TOPics
Tweedsmuir on the Park
Newsletter
Issue #132 – July 1, 2014
TOPCOM EXECUTIVE
Your Executive - tweedsmuironthepark@hotmail.com
Chair
Martin Rivers
Secretary
Sue Fleming
Co-Operations
Dan Larose
Co-Operations
Jacques St Denis
New Member
Blaine Knapp
Past Chair
Moira Winch
(ex Officio)
From the Editor
Submitted By: Bob McAra (Editor): top-community-mail@rogers.com
Most of the information, both important and not important, concerning
what is going on in our community is passed along using email. The
monthly Newsletter contains up-to-date infromtation and a there are
growing number of bulk information emails. Unfortunately, a few TOP
residents that do not have e-mail and as a result are not fully aware of what
is happening. If you know that your neighbors do not have e-mail access,
please take the time to keep them informed. I have a short list of the
those I know are without email. There may be others. Also inform those
without e-mail access that a copy of the last three (3) newsletters is always
available to read at the Clubhouse.
Several TOP residents have been looking for the TOP ‘Recommended
Trades List’ on the TOP website. You will find it when you click the
‘Clubs/Groups’ tab on the website. The list is slightly out of date and will
be updated during the coming month. If you have names to add please
forward them soonest.
Reports
From Tony Goodeve for P&G Sub-Committee: (edithandtony47@yahoo.ca )
NOTICE
HANDBOOK AMENDMENT
The following changes have recently been made to the Handbook and
residents are requested to download these pages from the TOP web site
and insert them into their Handbooks to ensure the latter are kept up-todate.
 Tab 4, page 8. To show changes in the names of TOPCOM
members to contact in the case of fire in the Clubhouse. (Dated
June16, 2014)
 Tab 5, page 1. Changed to show the names of the current
TOPCOM members and two other membership changes in the
sub-committees. (Dated June 16, 2014.) Note that this page reflects
changes made following the last AGM and supersedes the page 1
handed out (*) at that time.
At the last AGM, a hard copy of the following changes were provided as
a handout to those in attendance(*):
 Tab 4, pages 13 and 14. To change certain fees. (Dated May 15,
2014).
 Tab 6, page 4. This adds two names to the list of first responders.
(Dated February 14, 2014).
These changes have now been incorporated into the Handbook on the
TOP web site and are identified here for record purposes.
Reminder
To help identify the latest changes in Handbook amendments, the date of
the change is shown at the bottom left of the page and the specific change
for that date is shown by sidebars in the right margin of the page. No date
is shown on unchanged pages that were originally issued with the
Handbook.
(*) For those residents that did not attend the last AGM, a copy of the
handout provided at that time will be delivered to your door in the near
future.
Submitted By: Jim & Ann MacMillan <jimmacmillan@sympatico.ca>
Welcoming Team
June has been quite busy with new residents moving in on Kinmount &
Goldora. Louanne & Leo Lax have moved into #34 Goldora while Ann
& Ken Boyd have moved into #1 Kinmount. Louanne, Leo, Ann & Ken
have all just relocated from within Ottawa. We would also like to
welcome Jim & Win MacKenzie who are renting Moira Winch’s home @
#12 Goldora for the next 5 years. They have moved in from Calabogie.
Some of them already attended a community event. Please be sure to
invite them to enjoy all of our events and amenities in Tweedsmuir.
Submitted By: Tom Kanigan (tomkanigan@sympatico.ca)
2014 TOP Gears CYCLING
Further to last month's notice
please note that
TOP Gears cyclists leave TOP
9 AM (not 10)
During the summer months (June, July and August)
Please join us
Speed and the number and frequency of stops are
At a pace comfortable to all participants.
Upcoming Events
From the Social Planning Group
CANADA DAY
July 1st – Canada Day
TOP Event
4:30 – 6:00
Happy Hour (BYOB) – Entertainment by Senior
Discounts in the paved roundabout at the Clubhouse
Entrance
5:30-6:30
Happy Hour (BYOB)
6:30
BBQ (sausage dogs, hamburgers, and cole slaw)
Dessert will be served (cake, ice cream and strawberries)
After Dinner Dancing - music provided by Evan Cady’s Ipod.
Dusk
Fireworks (9ish)
(fireworks are based on "quality" and not "quantity")
Sign-up
You must sign-up on the sheet at the Clubhouse by
June 26th so we know how much food is required).
Cost
Tickets are required for the Celebration. The tickets are
available in advance from Judy Beveridge at 75
Kinmount
$10.00/Adult - $5.00/Child (12 and under).
The cost is for BBQ food, Fireworks and dessert.
Please bring the correct change.
(Your ticket must be presented to partake in the BBQ).
BYOB
Please bring your own plastic glasses.
Games Note
There will be no formal games in the centre core,
however the games are there if people want to come out
and play bocci, toss and ladder.
FEEL FREE TO SIGN-UP GUESTS TO THIS FUN FILLED
EVENT!
Submitted by: Doug Shepherd (doug.shepherd@hotmail.com)
PICKLEBALL
June Pickleball Schedule
Monday, Tuesday & Friday
10:00 till 12:00
at the Tennis Court
New players welcome
No exprience nessecary
Its FUN, Its EASY
Submitted By:
Jim and Ann MacMillan: jimmacmillan@sympatico.ca
Lyle and Pearl Simpson: LyleandPearl@Rogers.com
Partner Bridge
Just a Reminder
New participants welcome.
It starts at 7PM sharp at the clubhouse on the first and third Thursday in
every month (try to arrive a few minutes early so we start on time).
Don’t forget your two quarters
You sign up with a partner and play with that partner for the evening.
There is a separate signup sheet for each session
(posted in the clubhouse).
July 3rd & 17th
Please sign up at the clubhouse
Submitted By: The Social Planning Group
TGIF
There will be no TGIF in July
Submitted by: Joan Polzin (BJPolzin@msn.com)
AQUAFIT PROGRAMME
COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE
TUESDAYs
THURSDAYs
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
–
–
12:00 NOON
2:00 PM
Aquafit is a low impact water exercise program about 40 minutes in
length. Music with instruction is provided on tape. If you are new to water
aerobics, you will find the program easy to learn and fun to do while
working at your own pace. If you have water weights, be sure to bring
them. If not, extras are available for you to try.
The bi-weekly schedule for the summer will be Tuesdays at 11 a.m. and
Thursdays at 1:00 p.m., weather permitting.
This is a free program which is open to ALL Tweedsmuir residents.
Submitted by: Karen Remy (kremy@rogers.com)
Tweedsmuir on the Park
Book Club
The TOP Book Club
is meeting at the Clubhouse
Thursday, July 10th at 1:30 P.M.
The book being discussed is
“The Summer Before the Storm”
by Canadian author
Gabriele Wills
The story takes place in a by-gone era in the Muskoka Lakes area in the
summer of 1914. An upper class Canadian family and their wealthy
friends enjoy one final idyllic summer in the Muskoka Lakes area and
adjust to re-unification with a long-lost family member before their lives
and lifestyles are shattered forever by the onset of the war.
The session will be hosted by Lora Dorrell. All TOPcom residents are
welcome to join us for an interesting discussion and refreshments - even if
you are not a regular participant in our monthly book club.
Submitted by: Alan Colpitts (ColpittsA@aol.com)
Music in the Park
7PM
Thursday July 10th
Admission $8.00/person
Mike Fahey/Peter Dawson
Classic Country Re-Vu
After a highly enjoyable June evening with Dueling Pianos West, and a
paid attendance of 142 (just one short of our all time record), it’s time to
turn our musical tastes from Rock and Roll of the 80’s and 90’s, to
Real Country Music.
Invite some friends and join your neighbors on Thursday July 10. for an
evening with Mike Fahey, Peter Dawson, and a Country Re-Vu. This
group features six musicians, five of whom are already members of the
Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame. Their performance is just
plain awesome and their music is a real part of our heritage. This link
takes you to their webpage and you can listen to some of their music on
line. http://www.mikefahey.com/ccr.html
Remember Thursday July 10 at 7PM. Bring some friends, your lawn
chairs, and, if you like, a beverage of choice (no glass containers please)
Entrance fee is just $8.00 per person.
Also note on your calendars:
Wednesday, August 6 for an evening with Multi instrumentalist, Simon
Clarke, formerly of the British Invasion Rock Band, Freddie and the
Dreamers. Simon presents a tribute to the British rock music which
stormed North America starting some 50 years ago. Simon comes highly
recommended by several of our neighbors who have heard his
performance at various Fairs and performance venues over the past year.
Submitted By: Evan & Helen Cady (ecady5110@rogers.com)
Tweedsmuir Breakfast
Saturday 19th July, 2014
Our next Summer Breakfast is coming – on 19th July. Once again, you will
have an opportunity to have a wonderful gourmet breakfast cooked for
you, with loving care, by members of our community at the TOP
Clubhouse.
Blueberry Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Home Fries, Toast, Juices
And More.
8:00, 8:30, 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. seatings available
Adults … $8
Children(4-12) … $4
Under 4 … free
The tickets may be purchased from:
Lyle and Pearl Simpson............28 Kinmount...........613-254-5319
Evan and Helen Cady..................62 Kinmount.................613-599-9419
Pierre and Franceen Gaudet....88 Kinmount......gaudet88@piroga.org
Gary and Martha McCorkle........30 Goldora.............613-270-0542
Please indicate your preferred seating time
when you purchase your tickets.
This Community Breakfast is
Co-ordinated by Helen & Evan Cady
Thank you for supporting Tweedsmuir Breakfasts.
Submitted by: Nancy Bolliger (nancyjb@rogers.com)
Thousand Island Boat Trip
Castle Excursion
Come join me on a boat trip on Sunday July 20 to the two Castles in the
Thousand Island. Our trip is leaving from the Senior centre at 8 am by
bus to Rockport to board an all day trip .
Going to Boldt Castle where you can tour the castle on your own, then
board the boat and enjoy a wonderful hot and cold buffet, plus desserts
while cruising through the 1000 islands to Singer Castle where you will
have a guided tour of the castle.
PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED.
Arrive back at Rockport at 4.30 for your bus trip home to the Senior
centre.
The whole trip everything included is $125.00
$60.00 deposit and $65.00 payable by June 27th
If you are interested please call me 613 592-1904 OR e-mail me at
nancyjb@rogers.com
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU COME ABOARD.
Submitted By: Lina Woods - lhallewoods@sympatico.ca
MOVIE NIGHT
Cancelled until September
From the Social Planning Group
nd
2 TOP BBQ of the Year
Civic Holiday BBQ
Monday, August 4th, 2014
5:00-6:00 Happy Hour
6:00 – BBQ
BYOB/BYOF/BATS or BDTS
(Bring Your Own Beverage/Bring Your Own Food/Bring Appetizers to
Share or Bring Dessert to Share)
For those of you who haven’t attended one of these before, you bring
your own beverage and food. BBQs will be available. Bring either
appetizers or dessert to share. You can note if you are bringing an
appetizer or dessert on the sign-up sheet at the Clubhouse.
Hopefully the weather will be good and we will be able to sit outside on
the deck.
A sign-up sheet is posted at the clubhouse
Special Items/Reminders
Submitted By: Editor top-community-mail@rogers.com
CONGRATULAIONS
Gary O’Neill
Gary was honoured by the Canadian Bar Association at the Federal
Courts Judges’ dinner on Thursday June 12, 2014 for the significant
contributions to intellectual property law in Canada that he made during
his distinguished career. As part of the tribute, he was given the above
caricature highlighting some of his biggest cases and his personal interests.
Submitted By: Maureen Fisher (mfisher46@gmail.com)
How Cockroaches Led me to Writing Romance
Long, long ago, when the world was young (and so was I), animals,
anatomy, and biology fascinated me. At one point, I seriously considered
becoming a veterinarian like, say, Doctor Doolittle or James Thurber.
That, or a marine biologist like Jacques Cousteau. Both career paths
required study of the sciences, and I was up for the challenge. Subsequent
events, which I am about to describe, changed not only my mind, but also
my career choice, and, possibly, the world.
Fast-forward to grade 13, the time when my career plan kicked into high
gear with the study of Biology. I was the only girl willing to sever the head
from a formaldehyde-pickled cat to examine its neck structure. Whereas I
found it fascinating, all the other girls found it icky, pleaded time-of-themonth problems, and fled the classroom. So on the final exam, when
asked to draw a cross-section of the neck and label it, I was the only girl
able to produce an accurate diagram of esophagus, trachea, vertebra with
spinal cord, and major blood vessels. All the other girls drew some
variation of a circle surrounded by fur on the outside (labelled fur,
possibly to avoid confusion) and an all-purpose opening in the center
(labelled gullet), containing, optionally, a tangled blob (labelled fur ball).
Needless to say, I was the only girl awarded an A+ by the teacher.
In first year university, most girls avoided Zoology-101 like the plague.
Except me. Every week, 50 budding scientists (49 frat brothers and
myself), descended on the laboratory to play with Bunsen burners and
dissect various beasties. I was in heaven. Between explosions and other
failed experiments, we tackled rodents and fetal pigs with gusto.
Mostly, our specimens arrived dead. All but two notable exceptions.
Take the de-cerebrated frogs. Someone had lopped away the front
portion of their brains, leaving the creatures without a pain center, but
alive for our dissection. Scalpels flashing, we dug into our frogs, marveling
at the exposed brain, beating heart, and working digestive system. I
couldn’t help congratulating myself on how much I was learning.
By the time our group had finished with the frogs, those poor suckers
were well and truly dead. The next week’s specimens, not so much.
Here’s how it went down.
At the start of class, the ancient walls pulsated with anticipation. Word
that we were examining cockroaches had spread. The insects,
anesthetized, but still very much alive, slumbered on top of one another in
black, shiny heaps at the bottom of huge Bell jars. White-coated lab
assistants reached in and deposited three humongous roaches, each
roughly the size of a baby’s fist, onto paper towels laid in front of each
student.
Time flew as we examined our roaches under microscopes, gently
spreading wings to watch blood cells pump through teeny-tiny capillaries,
trying not to pull legs off while making an unsuccessful attempt to
determine the gender, and documenting our findings in massive 3-ringed
binders. The bugs cooperated by remaining immobile—for almost two full
hours.
The first clue of impending crisis was when 230 lbs. of pure muscle,
commonly known as a linebacker, stampeded out of the lab, flapping his
hands and shrieking like a girl. The class laughed, figuring he was
experiencing either flashbacks from a bad acid trip or the after-effects of
residence food.
Approximately 1.273 minutes later, I noticed that my largest roach, which
had been inert upon its paper towel, was now waving a pair of antennae at
me. We locked gazes, which was unfair given that roach’s multi-faceted
eyes gave it the advantage. Moments later, six segmented legs pumped the
air. The cockroach righted itself, gave me the finger, and promptly
launched itself off the edge of the desk to scurry away.
What happened next was unspeakable. All the roaches recovered early.
Every. Single. One.
The entire first year class of biologist wannabes scrambled over one
another in our attempt to flee the lab. Terrified screams accompanied the
thunder of sneakered feet. When I glanced over my shoulder on my way
out, the roaches were bouncing from desk to desk in a victory dance. I
swear I saw a few high-fiving one another in celebration of their narrow
escape.
Needless to say, after that semester ended, I never entered another
Zoology lab. In my defence, I bet the sight of a roomful of re-animated
cockroaches would have discouraged Hippocrates from soldiering on.
Renowned Scottish biologist, Alexander Fleming, might have packed it in
to become a haggis producer. And it’s a good job Marie Curie never
experienced a similar lab malfunction, or wound sterilization might have
remained undiscovered for another century.
Who knows what my life (or the world) would have looked like if I had
continued my quest for scientific knowledge. But sadly, it was not to be.
Science’s loss eventually proved to be romance’s gain. First, I joined the
world of bits, bytes, and hex dumps (probably not what you’re thinking),
to end up as a disillusioned management consultant in the IT business.
That was before I smartened up and became a romance writer.
And unless I miss my guess, the great-great-great-great-great-great-greatgreat-great-great-great grand-roaches of those long ago escapees roam the
halls of the U of T Medical Building to this very day.
http://booksbymaureen.com
For Rent
Submitted by: Lyle & Pearl Simpson - LyleandPearl@Rogers.com
Timeshare Weeks
For Rent
613-254-5319
(One and two bedroom apartments)
Available at various locations :
Orlando
Hilton Head
Branson, Missouri
Malaga area, Spain
Etc.
Contact Lyle Simpson to determine specific locations and resorts available, times
available, prices, size, etc.
Submitted by: Tom Kanigan
Timeshare Weeks/Days
For Rent
613-599-3237
(One and two bedroom apartments)
Available at various locations :
Florida
New York
Hawaii
Hilton Head
Arizona
Europe
Caribbean
Etc.
Contact Tom Kanigan to determine specific locations and resorts available, times
available, prices, size, etc.
TOP Information
Submitted By: The Social Planning Group
Social Planning Group Report
Event Calendar
June 2014 - January 2015
The following is a tentative list of scheduled TOP events from April 2014
to January 2015 (subject to change). Mark these dates on your calendar.
More information to come!
 July 1st - Canada Day
 July 10 – MIP – Mike Fahey/Peter Dawson and Classic
Country Re-Vu
 July 19 – TOP Breakfast
 August 4 - Civic Holiday BBQ
 August 6 – MIP – A Touch of Class
 August 16 – TOP Breakfast
 September 1 - Labour Day Corn Roast
 September 7 – Nine & Dine
 October 3 –Oktoberfest in Barrhaven; bus participants
to/from the site
 November 7 - Bingo
 November 22 - Pot-Luck
 December 5 – TGIF
 December 11 – TOP Christmas Cocktail Party
 December 18 – Caroling
 January 14 – Chili Night
Clubhouse Rentals
Carroll Larose is the contact for any/all clubhouse bookings. She can be
contacted at: carroll.larose@sympatico.ca.
Clubhouse Movies
Thanks to those who are adding to the selection.
A sheet listing the movies has been posted above the bookcase which
contains the movies. We would appreciate it if you would check off the
name of the DVD you are borrowing. This is just to give us an idea on
how much the DVD’s are used.
TOP’S WEBSITE: www.TweedsmuirOnThePark.Homestead.com
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