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The Waterside hosts “One Bad Apple”

September 2009
Murder Mystery Dinner
Within the first few minutes of the play the murder had occurred. You Murder Mystery Dinner 1
could hear the whispering amongst the crowd, “What happened, who did it?”.
Was it the Mayor Gertrude “Granny” Smith or the “go green” activist Gloria, or Community Member- 2
Profile September 2009
was it our very own Culinary Coordinator Julie???
The Murder Mystery evening “One Bad Apple” presented by Ottawa Valley Highlighted Activities- 2
Little Theatre was a wonderful success. The cocktail hour began with Community September 2009
Members and guests arriving in Paddles Pub to enjoy wine and cheese around 5:00
p.m. After some time spent mingling all 80 guests were seated in the dinning room Victory Garden 2
to watch the mystery unfold before their very eyes. A gourmet meal was prepared
by Waterside’s Executive Chef, Kris Gurung and Culinary Coordinator Julie Craw- Walk Around Canada?? 2
ford, and served by many hardworking Culinary Team Members. V!VA Team Member 3
A highlight of the evening was the acting performance by Community Mem- Profile September 2009
ber Jim, when all of a sudden during dessert he collapsed from his chair after biting
into his piece of homemade apple pie. Jim’s wife Lil was so distraught by his un- Boat Cruise on the 3
timely death due to apple poisoning. The theatre group even asked Jim if he would Mississippi River
like to join them in future performances. In the end the real murderer was re- Apple Dessert Baking 4
vealed and all Waterside’s Community Members and guests remained unharmed Contest
and alive.
A great big thank you to our Community Relations Team: Tera Codd and
Ashley Wilson for organizing such a wonderful event.

Men’s Club with Matt - Wellness

Team Member Matt LeBlanc
hosted Men’s Club Pizza Extrava-
ganza last month. Matt baked
homemade pizzas for all the men
to enjoy!

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Community Member Profile September 2009: Merton and Melva Glenn
The Glenn’s are two of the original Community Member’s who
moved into the Waterside when the building first opened its doors back
in December 2008. Now with a whole year almost under their belts,
Merton and Melva are two of the most active Community Members in
the building. You can find this pair in the V!VA gym daily on the strength
training equipment or at an exercise class, weekly attending the Oldies
Re-runs and other assorted movie nights, and just puttering around
helping other Community and Team Members with whatever needs to
be done. Merton and Melva rarely miss one of our bus adventures ei-
ther. Melva especially likes when we go on the “back roads”, the more
winding, the better.
Last month, Merton and Melva celebrated their 54th wedding an-
niversary. The couple met at a card party in Bristol, QC and were mar-
ried 3 years later in Aylmer, QC. Merton and Melva settled in Bristol for
a few years as it was close to Merton’s work in Hilton Mines. Melva kept
herself busy working as a nurse at the Pontiac Community Hospital and later was promoted to Superintendent. In
1974 the couple moved to Beachburg, ON where Melva continued her nursing in the community with V.O.N for
11years before retiring.. Merton made a career change at this point and worked in Pettawawa as a Stationary engi-
neer on the base.
It wasn’t until 2006 that Merton and Melva moved to Carleton Place to be closer to their 2 daughters and 2
grandchildren. Thank you Melva and Merton for making everyone’s day great with all your help at the Waterside.

Highlighted Activities for September 2009 : Walk Around Canada???

Wednesday, September 9th; Mystery Trip for the Men’s Club–
Calling all gentlemen… Join us on a Men’s Club outing to the “????????” for
lunch.
Thursday, September 10th; Ottawa Train Yards Shopping
Trip; Ottawa’s newest shopping experience. Please Note: Outdoor
mall, may be lots of walking.
Friday, September 11th; Welcoming New Waterside Team
Members @ 4:00 p.m.- Come and meet all new and current Water-
side Team Members in Paddles Pub.
Sunday September 13th; Happy Grandparents Day - Please see
Alison with your grandchildren’s pictures to have them displayed for
“Who’s Belong to Who?” Pictures must be submitted by Wednesday,
September 9th by 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16th @ 2:00 p.m.; Falls Prevention
Presentation - LifeMark Eldercare will be here to help you protect
yourself against potential risks associated with falls.
Friday, September 18th @ 2:00 p.m.; Musical Entertainment
with FORDIE - Old Time Favorites sing along with FORDIE on piano.
Thursday, September 24th @ 2:30 p.m.; Apple Dessert Baking
Contest - Enter your best apple dessert recipe and win or come and
join us for the judging
Saturday, September 26th to Saturday, October 3rd; Fall Fes-
tival Week - Activities include Carp Fair, baking, trip to the apple or-
chard, musical entertainment and more. Please see you calendar for
date and times of events.
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On Earth Day 2009 the Waterside
and it’s Community Members set out in a
walk around the world. Over the past few
months some of our walker’s have lost mo-
mentum so, we have decided to challenge all
Community and Team Members to walk
across our own country Canada first. What
do you think? We already left the East
Coast from Newfoundland at the end of
June so we will start fresh and begin the
next portion of our walk from the north.
Please join Joyce and Larry (the only
two walkers recording steps) carry the
Team the rest of the way home to Carleton
Place by Earth Day 2010. Please see Alison
on how to get involved.
V!VA Twins: Community Member John and Life-
styles Coordinator Alison get ready in their V!VA
wear to go picking in the Victory Garden.
 V!VA Team Member Waterside’s Ladies Historic Hat Society
Profile September 2009: A few of the Community and Team members got into the
Jessica Bourgeois, Culinary spirit of things when the Victoria School Museum brought in
and Concierge Team some of their hats from the past. It started to draw quite a
Mini Martha aka Jessica. This crowd as everyone started parading around in these fashion-
busy little bundle can be found able hats dating back to the early 1920’s.
greeting visitors at concierge or
serving Community Members in the
dining room with her bubbly per-
sonality and a cheerful smile. Jessica
has been a part of the Waterside Team since the
doors opened in December 2008 and has been an
asset in many areas with her cheery personality and
crafty ideas. Jessica is also well known for taking ex-
tra time to come in early before a shift to join Com-
munity Members in Perks Café for a cup of coffee or
bringing in fresh flowers from her garden to brighten
up the front desk.
The Waterside Community is truly apprecia-
tive for all you do Jessica! Keep up the GREAT Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You...
work.. Starting this month our Commu-
nity Members’ birthday celebra-
Dear Lord: tions will occur on each individu-
So far today I’ve done alright. I als’ birthday. So, instead of wait-
ing until the end of the month to
haven’t lost my temper, I haven’t celebrate, we are going to cele-
been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish brate on your actual birthday.
or overindulgent. I’m very thank- As a matter of fact we will be
ful for that. But in a few minutes turning up the heat and serving
Lord, I’m going to get out of bed you a baked Alaska dessert just
and from then on I’m going to for you on your special day. If
you do not wish to have your birthday recognized please
need a lot of help. Amen see Alison, Lifestyles Coordinator.

The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round...

The Waterside’s latest bus trip headed towards the water last month. Community Members boarded the
Friends of Sport Fishing boat at the Carleton Place Town docks for a beautiful boat cruise up the Mississippi
River to the Mississippi Lake. For some, this was their first time on a boat and for many the first time on the
Mississippi Lake. After cruising the shore line for a few hours our Captain Tom docked the boat at the Lake
Park Lodge for lunch. What a spectacular day enjoyed be all!

Waterside’s Community Members enjoy a boat cruise along the banks of the Mississippi Lake;
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 Waterside’s 1st Annual
Apple Dessert Baking Contest
Bake-off date: September 24, 2009-08-24
Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Location: Waterside’s The Shores Dining Lounge

The Waterside is challenging you to bake any apple desert,. It can be cookies, muffins
or pies but it MUST contain apples! The winner will have their name and picture pub-
lished in the local paper. Please supply us with a hand written copy of your recipe. If
you have a story that makes your recipe all that more meaningful, please share it with
us too. Winner will receive a $100.00 gift card and other prizes to take home.

We’re keeping it simple…

All foods must be baked and not purchased
Bring along the recipe, remember to have it handwritten.
Do we need to say all baking must contain apples?
Who can enter? Seniors of course!
Entries must be made in person at The Waterside
Retirement Community, 105 McNeely Ave, Carleton Place.

But wait!...We’re only accepting 15 entries...Don’t delay!

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