O•S•C•A•R© Fida's Pizza Changes Hands - Old Ottawa South
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MAY 2010 The OSCAR - OUR 37 th YEAR Page 45<br />
CLASSY ADS<br />
CLASSY ADS<br />
are free for <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong> residents (except for businesses or for business activity) and must be submitted in writing to: The OSCAR, at the <strong>Old</strong> Firehall,<br />
260 Sunnyside, or sent by email to oscar@oldottawasouth.ca by the deadline. Your name and contact information (phone number or email address) must be<br />
included. Only your contact info will appear unless you specify otherwise. The editor retains the right to edit or exclude submissions. The OSCAR takes no<br />
responsibility for items, services or accurary. For business advertising inquiries, call 730-1058.<br />
For Sale<br />
Handmade Baby Blankets: Crocheted.<br />
Prewashed and dried. Size 36” by 38”.<br />
Beautiful pattern. One-of-a-kind gift.<br />
Excellent price $35. Call 613-730-2411.<br />
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Moving Sale: Tons of stuff including<br />
beds, entertainment units, TVs, stereos<br />
and other electronics, toys, sporting<br />
gear, light fixtures, small appliances,<br />
gerbil cage, air hockey table and much<br />
more. Lawn and garden tools and even<br />
winter tires. Contact David at 613-697-<br />
4812 or montoyas@rogers.com<br />
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Pair of wheel rims (15” x 6”) Fits all<br />
1996 to 1999 Ford Taurus models<br />
$45. Tel 613 327 9080<br />
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Handmade Baby Quilts: 100% cotton<br />
fabric. Extra loft batting. Pre-washed<br />
and dried. Variety of sizes and colours.<br />
Prices $40.-$75. Call 613-730-2411<br />
Accommodation<br />
Private 3 Bedroom island cottage for<br />
rent. Cottage is located on Newboro<br />
lake (part of the Rideau canal system).<br />
Fully-equipped traditional-style cottage<br />
on beautiful, peaceful 8 acre island.<br />
Three bedrooms (sleeps six), screened<br />
porch, kitchen, BBQ, dining/living<br />
Around Town<br />
La Leche League Canada has a group<br />
in <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>South</strong> - Are you breastfeeding<br />
your baby? Are you pregnant<br />
and planning to breast-feed?A La Leche<br />
League meeting is a relaxed, supportive<br />
and non-judgmental place where you<br />
can: meet breast-feeding women, ask<br />
specific questions about breast-feeding,<br />
learn more about breast-feeding from<br />
accredited leaders who have breast-fed<br />
their own children and who volunteer<br />
their time, get tips for working through<br />
best breast-feeding challenges, find out<br />
more about getting ready to breast-feed<br />
(if you are pregnant), find out more<br />
about the benefits of breast-feeding<br />
for baby and you, borrow books about<br />
breast-feeding and related parenting<br />
topics.Meetings every second Tuesday<br />
of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at<br />
36 Glen Ave. Next meeting May 11.<br />
For more information call 613-238-<br />
5919, the local La Leche League phone<br />
line.<br />
Join Joseph Cull and Kathy Godding<br />
and get down and boogie the night<br />
away in support of the YMCA YWCA<br />
- Strong Kids Campaign on Saturday,<br />
May 15 2010 from 8:30 p.m. to midnight<br />
in The Glebe Community Centre, 175<br />
Third Ave. Put on that Disco outfit,<br />
frizz out your hair and party with your<br />
friends. Be wowed by the disco decor<br />
authentically created by Event Design,<br />
enjoy the fashion show by Sukhoo<br />
room, 2-piece bath, and fire pit. Included<br />
with the cottage is use of canoes and<br />
Kayaks. Excellent swimming and<br />
fishing, close to the towns of Newboro<br />
and Westport, excellent hiking and road<br />
biking. Pets welcome. rental is Saturday<br />
to Saturday and 700.00 per week. For<br />
more information contact Stephen at<br />
swasteneys@hotmail.com<br />
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Longboat Key, Florida for sale. Simple,<br />
charming, house on quiet road, steps<br />
from loveliest beach on the gulf coast<br />
2br/2ba/pool easy to maintain must sell<br />
½ former price $489,000 US Florida<br />
Regional MLS #A3913831 or call: 613<br />
256 6522.<br />
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Accommodation: Meticulous retired<br />
gentleman from Germany coming to<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> for intensive English study,<br />
seeks accommodation in <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Ottawa</strong><br />
<strong>South</strong> from June 14 to July 15.<br />
Could be house sit, or modestly priced<br />
room or apartment. Must have private<br />
bathroom. (613) 730-0906<br />
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Wanted one house to rent close to<br />
Carleton. We are a family of five with<br />
children aged 5, 8 and 10 and will be<br />
living in <strong>Ottawa</strong> for at least 9 months,<br />
from August 1 to April (or longer). We<br />
do not smoke and do not have pets.<br />
Please contact John at valentinej@<br />
macewan.ca<br />
Sukhoo Couture, savour the fabulous<br />
light food from Thyme and Again, dance<br />
the night away to the music of Showtime<br />
Entertainment, special guest host<br />
Michael Bhardwaj of CBC’s In Town<br />
and Out. A special gift from <strong>Ottawa</strong>’s<br />
own Mistura Beauty Solutions. An<br />
evening of fun and frivolity for all, so<br />
get those dancing shoes polished! Prizes<br />
to be won! Tickets are $50.00 per person<br />
and are available at all YMCA YWCA<br />
Locations or by calling 613-788-5043,<br />
more info at www.ymcaywca.ca . Get<br />
a head start on exercising those “dated<br />
dance moves” with the Complimentary<br />
Disco Lesson Friday, May 7, from<br />
7-8 p.m. at the YMCA YWCA Metro<br />
location.<br />
Chorus Ecclesiae Spring Concert -<br />
On Sunday May 16, at 3:00 pm and<br />
8:00 pm, the Chorus Ecclesiae and<br />
the Symposium Choir, conducted by<br />
Lawrence Harris, present their spring<br />
concert of Gregorian chant and early<br />
renaissance church music. The concert<br />
will be held in the Cloister of the<br />
Dominican Convent, 96 Empress Ave.<br />
Tickets at the door: $15 / students $5.<br />
Information, 613-567-7729.<br />
Hawthorne Public School, 2158 St.<br />
Laurent Blvd., is celebrating its 111th<br />
anniversary this June 11. Former<br />
Hawthorne students and teachers from<br />
all eras in the school’s history are<br />
Child Care<br />
Caregiving: experienced and loving<br />
child-care worker available through the<br />
spring and summer on a part of full time<br />
basis. Home help such as light cleaning<br />
or yummy cooking also possible.<br />
References. Please call (613) 730-8098.<br />
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Wills baby-sitting services! Need a<br />
break or night off from your wee ones?<br />
You’ve come to the right place…<br />
I’m a responsible, athletic, musical<br />
and bilingual teen guy with lots of<br />
experience. Have OSCA babysitting<br />
certificate References available.<br />
Weekdays from 4:00pm – 10:00pm<br />
Weekends from 8:00pm – 12:00pm<br />
Now booking for the summer as well!<br />
Contact me @ (613) 730 5531 or (613)<br />
883 8436 will_kuijper.dickson@<br />
hotmail.com<br />
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Summer Tutoring: Fill Gaps. Improve<br />
Skills. Raise Level. Retired Elem.<br />
Teacher will tutor student in your home.<br />
Grades 1-6. Literacy or Numeracy. Call<br />
613-730-2411<br />
Services<br />
Top-notch deep cleaner. Mon- Fri<br />
mornings. Currently employed in<br />
Rockcliffe as nanny/cleaner/cook<br />
afternoons. Available for weekend<br />
invited to join us for a day and evening<br />
of nostalgia and fun. There will be an<br />
open house 10:30-2:30, Reception at 1<br />
p.m. and Family Activities 4:00-6:00<br />
p.m. to celebrate not only Hawthorne’s<br />
50 years in its current building, but also<br />
to remember the school’s earlier life as<br />
a one-room schoolhouse built in 1899<br />
in the tiny rural village of Hawthorne.<br />
Contact Hawthorne111@rogers.com<br />
, call 613-733-6221 or go to www.<br />
hawthorneps.ocdsb.ca.<br />
Motor Coach Trip To Benedictine<br />
Monasteries Of Québec<br />
Saturday, June 19, 8:45 a.m. - 11:30<br />
p.m. This all-day trip will visit the nuns<br />
at the Abbey of Sainte-Marie des Deux<br />
Montagnes, outside of Montréal, and the<br />
monks of St-Benoît-du-Lac, between<br />
Magog and the Vermont border. We will<br />
hear services sung at the monasteries<br />
as well as brief recitals by the Chorus<br />
Ecclesiae and the Symposium Choir,<br />
conducted by Lawrence Harris. Two<br />
meals are included. For information<br />
and reservations, call 613-567-772 9<br />
Saturday, May 8th - The <strong>Ottawa</strong><br />
Regional Youth Choir, directed by<br />
Kevin Reeves will perform at 7:30 p.m.<br />
with Kingston ’s Cantabile Youth Choir<br />
directed by Dr. Mark Sirett at Knox<br />
Presbyterian Church, Elgin Street and<br />
Laurier Avenue Tickets: Adults-$20;<br />
Seniors-$15 Students-$10<br />
evenings for childcare. I have a<br />
business degree in the Philippes; I<br />
am alert, caring, intelligent and hard<br />
working. Great OOS references. Please<br />
contact: Lally at 613 794-0916 or<br />
glitz_2007@yahoo.ca<br />
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Looking For<br />
Wanted: 4 Adult Bicycles In Good<br />
Shape For A Good Price. Two bikes<br />
frame size from 56 - 58 cm. Two<br />
bikes less than 56 cm.The buyers are<br />
newcomers from Equador and a student<br />
moving to <strong>Ottawa</strong> fromAlberta. Price<br />
range: $10-50. Please contact; 613 730-<br />
0033 or georginahunter@rogers.com<br />
Lost/Found<br />
Lost at Brewer Park around April 9 - a<br />
silver dog whistle with cap and chain.<br />
Sentimental value. Please call 613-736-<br />
5984 if found.<br />
WANTED:<br />
Part-time receptionist/office assistant<br />
for a large group psychology practice,<br />
located in a heritage office building in<br />
Centretown.<br />
Responsibilities include day-today<br />
office operations, including<br />
correspondence, telephone and<br />
public reception, liaison between the<br />
psychologists and their clients as well<br />
as public communications via the<br />
webmaster and promotional material.<br />
The suitable candidate must<br />
be a self-starter and able to<br />
work independently, have good<br />
conversational levels of French<br />
and English with demonstrated<br />
diplomacy and sensitivity, proficiency<br />
with MS Word, Publisher, Power<br />
Point and Excel. Familiarity with<br />
multipurpose business machines<br />
(printer/scanner/fax/document server)<br />
and phone systems would be an asset.<br />
Training will be provided and paid.<br />
Please provide references in your<br />
application.<br />
CONTACT:<br />
Ms. Penny Skelton - Email: gpsys@<br />
magma.ca<br />
437 Gilmour Street, <strong>Ottawa</strong>, ON K2P<br />
0R5<br />
TEL: 613-230-4709 ext. 21
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