(More 2010 Fall Fest photos here)
With rain overshadowing our Fall Fest and the forecast suggesting we might have to cancel, I called up the Special Events Committee and we decided that our new community centre was actually big enough to hold a Fall Fest ( with a few tweaks of course). Then when Cathie Buchanan, our Centre Director, suggested we have the Goat Bingo inside, I knew we were going to be just fine. (See Brenda with goat in the photo to the left by Tom Alfoldi.)
OSCA Fall Fest Moved to Firehall
So Fall Fest was moved, fingers were crossed that the message would get out—the OSCA web team sent out a special bulletin to subscribers, for example—and we waited with baited breath. The doors opened and people started flooding in. In the end, over 200 people came to enjoy a community celebration of Fall in Old Ottawa South.
With over 12 pots of soup donated and free hot dogs and drinks from the Old Ottawa South Community Association (OSCA), people were well fed and ready to check out the various activities offered. There were games from Firehall staff, hay rides, pumpkins, raffles, local vendors (thanks to Yummy Cookies, Life of Pie, Alpenblick Farms, Cas Houde and Christopher Heilmann), live music (courtesy of Darcy Middaugh and The Ottawa Folklore Centre), food contests, and of course Goat Bingo.
In the end the goat "picked" Nic Wennekes’ square as the winner of the 50/50 prize and he walked away with over 60 dollars in his pocket...and no, he did not get to keep the goat!
While Nic’s win was certainly the most entertaining, there were other prize winners who were equally happy with their wins. (And yes, you will see the Wennekes name featured prominently in this list. I hope Nic went out and bought a lottery ticket after Fall Fest!)
And the Winners Were
- Best Soup, a $25 gift certificate to Taylor’s Genuine Food and Wine Bar, went to Cas Houde
- Best Pie, a $25 gift certificate to Domus restaurant, went to Julia Danis
- Best Pickle, a $25 gift certificate to Patty’s Pub, went to Brenda Lee and her day care children
- Best Preserve, a $20 dollar gift certificate to Quinn’s Ale House and a Quinn’s t-shirt, went to Mary Anne Thompson
- Best Jam, a Life of Pie gift certificate and a Dairy Queen certificate, went to Mary Anne Thompson
Raffle Prize winners:
- Kaledioscope Kids Books basket—Catherine Radford
- Teak statue from Delusions of Grandeur—Kelly Campbell
- Haircut from Fatia at Atlantis Beauty Salon—Lori Sullivan
- Life of Pie free pie certificate—Brenda Sidla and Avra
- Brendan Flynn music CD—L. Rachlis
- John Allaire music CD—L. Rachlis
- Cooper Brothers music CD—Kerry Duffy
- Bytowne Beauty Supplies package—Dianna Rachlis
- Yummy Cookies basket—Regis Alcorn
- Wag package—Nic Wennekes
- Global Pet Foods package—Nic Wennekes
- Two hair cuts from Sunnyside Barber Shop—Kevin Wennekes
- Mother Tongue Books calendar—Kerry Duffy
- Two Treatza pizzas from Dairy Queen—Michael Dobbin
- Handmade Hallowe’en quilt from Deirdre McQuillan—Karen Goodrich
The Jelly Bean Contest was won by Sophie Troh, and the Best Jack o' Lantern Design prize of one very large pumpkin went to Darcy McCoy.
Darcy proudly displays both drawing and prize to the left. Click the pumpkin picture to see the winning design.
Thank you so much to all of the people and businesses who donated prizes to this event. It's really wonderful how many donations we had and a true testament to what a great community we live in. Please go out and thank the businesses and let them know that their help was appreciated! (And don't forget to shop our local stores for a night of savings, special treats and sale prices Thursday, November 25 from 5 - 9 pm.)
Thanks go out to the local vendors (listed above with the winners) who helped and who took time out of their busy schedules to make the Fall Fest a true celebration.
Thanks also to all of the many volunteers who helped out at this event. These events would be absolutely impossible without your help and it is again a testament to the community we live in that we had such hard working and committed volunteers. Thank you!
And if it looked like fun and you want to volunteer at our next event, the Winter Carnival, then please call 613-247-4872 for more information, or watch the OSCAR and this website as we get closer to February, 2011.