New Guest Book started
Feb. 2002
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Sunday, February 03,
2002
06:14
Name and E-mail address: (optional)Brenda Smith (now Zantingh)
bzantingh@telus.net Years attended: Mountainview Elementary from 1960 - 1965 Moved away to California
in October 65 then back to Beloeil in April 67. Attended Wm. Mcmaster. Left
Beloeil (and PQ) for good in May 68 when we moved to Calgary and points west. Current location: Smithers, BC (between Prince George & Prince Rupert--
about 5 km short of nowhere) Favourite Mountainview Memory: Playing in the manor house, the boating club,
the old ice house (after the ice but before the fire dept.) and in numerous
homes of summertime residents of the park who were away for the season---
while explaining this to a co-worker recently, I realized that I was a
childhood b & E artist! walking home from La Cabin with fish 'n chips
wrapped in newspaper...hayrides...skating...firecracker day
(queen victoria day--not haloween!) those yellow flowers that grew down by
the river (lilies?) stealing apples, jumping on the rolls of fencing behind
the old Union church (now a funeral home) on the way to school
(i think the farmer put them there to discourage us from using the short-cut?
) playing in the creek down near my great grandmother's house
(across from Notre Dame) .....so many memories. Amazing what one thinks
of at 3:00 a.m. after too much coffee.... Comments: Anyone out there from any of my elementary school classes?
There's another Otterburner here in Smithers. Gary Haydock. He was a
year behind me in school, I think, and lived in the heights. Donna, you are a gem! I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me
(and everyone else, it would seem). perhaps in light of 9-11, we all
realize how fleeting life can be -- how important it is to cherish our
most precious memories....and not let them fade into dust and rubble.
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Monday, February 04, 2002 23:07 Name and E-mail address: (optional)Chris Doutre Hi everyone.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2002 22:05 Name and E-mail address: (optional) I think it is great. My email address is bichon5700@aol.com my maiden name
was heather white and my married name is heather montague. my nickname
is cookie. *******************************************************************************************
Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:31
Name and E-mail address: (optional) Carolynne Jollye (Clark)
e-mail: rcjollye@cs.com
Years attended: 1961 - 66 (I think)
Current location: Kent, England
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Friday, February 08, 2002 16:00 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Robert E. Blackshaw Years attended: 1935 t0 1946 (In the old two-room school house) Current location: Glenwood, Maryland Favourite Mountainview Memory: Interesting to see photos of children whose parents I knew Comments: The mountain has not changed a bit. ******************************************************************************************************** Tuesday, February 12, 2002 22:12 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Jill (Rivington) Swinton swintonjill@hotmail.com Years attended: only as elementary Current location: High River, Alberta Favourite Mountainview Memory: Favourite Otterburn memory: Playing in the orchards - sweet freedom! and those apples, can't get them like that anymore. Comments: Thank you. Telling the kids stories just doesn't cut it.
The pics are great. any ideas on expanding to include all ages of class photos, etc?
**************************************************************** Thursday, February 14, 2002 21:48 Name and E-mail address: (optional) John Hood geeshere@shaw.ca
My sister Elizabeth was a grad in 68 or 69 . I think the site is great,and it is
wonderful to see the names of people long forgotten, for sure I will let my
sister know about it. Years attended:1970 Current location :Mission B.C. ************************************************************************************* Saturday, February 16, 2002 06:31 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Elizabeth I. Hood
cerins_hood@btopenworld.com Years attended: from grade 1 through 11, graduated 1969 Current location: Locks Heath, England Favourite Mountainview Memory: Drama Club and the 'Village Wooing' with
Stephen Pattison; Miss Lomas instilling a love of poetry and Shakespeare. Being terrified of 'The Birds' in the school gym. Mrs. Lessard challenging me to
actually use my mind. Many memories are gone but some remain, especially
the smell of apple blossoms in the Spring! Comments: My brother found this site and e-mailed me about it immediately.
Wonderful idea! ********************************************************************** Saturday, February 16, 2002 14:44 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Lynne Sparks Powell e-mail: lynnebspakrs@hotmail.com Years attended: April 1965 - April 1967 I came in the middle of Gr 9, but having just completed 2 years in the US I was all mixed
up and had to do it all over again. I was 3/4 of the way through Gr. 10, when my parents
up and moved to Brossard! My brother Howard, was 2 years behind me. We both
graduated from Lemoyne D'Iberville High School in Longueuil. Current location: Lynne - 5005 Kensington in St. Hubert (J3Y 2W5) 676-7868 Howard - moved to Guelph, Ontario in 1978 and owns his own auto shop "Auto Sparks"
E-mail: autosparks@sympatico.ca Favourite Mountainview Memory: The four musketeers Lynne (me), Liz (Wick), Chris (Klove) and Gloria (Healy. We were
inseparable for 2 years! Unfortunately none of us has a name or picture posted here
so far! I also remember the apple blossoms in the spring. And the apples! I must have
eaten bushels. I actually lived in St. Hilaire, so I walked through the apple orchards to
and from school every day. I found this web-site through Elizabeth Hood (Cerins) with
whom I recently found after not seeing or hearing from since we moved in 1967.
What a small world! I would like to hear from my other 3 friends who I haven't seen
since 1967 either! Liz Wick did attend Lemoyne D'Iberville High for a short while but
I didn't see much of her at the time. She was gone after a few months. Comments: Anyone who remembers me please contact me! I wish I had pictures! I didn't graduate,
so I don't have any. I will pass this along to my brother too. ************************************************************************************************Sunday, February 17, 2002 21:37 Name and E-mail address: Ian Thomson (tembo@sympatico.ca) Years attended: Grades 1 through 11, graduating in 1964 Current location: Still in the neighbourhood, the olde homestead. Favourite Mountainview Memory: That has to be Mr. Shaw, MacBeth and
Saint Joan ...and not having to worry about late assignments anytime before
the last curtain call. Actually the cast party we had at home after MacBeth has to be pretty memorable.
We, my brothers and I, were always allowed to have a beer at home,
(much more comfortable than in the gully), so Mum thought nothing of offering
it to a bunch of 16 year olds at the party. Today you'd get sued!! Comments: This is a great idea Donna, I'll see if I can dig up any old photos, scan
them and forward them to you. ********************************************************************* Monday, February 18, 2002 18:53 Name and E-mail address: Norman Noel nnoel@telus.net. Years attended: Must have bequn Elementary in 1960 and left Mountainview High in the first migration to RVRHS in 1969 Current location: Prince George, BC Favourite Mountainview Memory: I'm currently living in Prince George, BC where I occasionaly sip a glass of wine with Barry Hammond another Otterburn emigre. I have so many fond memories of Otterburn and St. Hilaire: dancing to Les Gants Blancs, stealing my first kiss in the Leclair apple orchards, playing intramural lunchtime sports, especially 'Bordenball', the enchanting fall colours and skating on the forest ponds between 'the Park' and 'the Heights'. I remember well afternoons spent at Rod Syme's with T.Stenzel, L.Radcliff, O.Zyderhoff et al. as we approached the end of our grade eleven year and all new that this was the end of our childhoods and that we would not be able to share these moments for many more days. I slipped away from Quebec in 1970 and moved to BC where I have lived since but I have gone back to the old haunts a few times. I often wonder how those in the yearbooks and class pictures are doing. Thanks, for hosting this page; when I'm avoiding a pile of marking which calls from my backpack it will be a wonderful place to go to spend a few moments daydreaming (I think most of my Mountainview teachers considered that my greatest strength) **************************************************************************
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Name and E-mail address: (optional) Scott Wing swing@telusplanet.net
Years attended: Good question late 60's to early 70's
Current location: Canmore Alberta
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Lots of things
Comments: Trying to find Scott Paker or Gail Seymour
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Friday, February 22, 2002
13:53
Name and E-mail address: (optional)Tim (Alex) Sim
(Email address on file with site administrator)
Years attended:Elementary 1960-66, High school 1967
Current location:Toronto
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Boating Club, football, cruising the
neighbourhood,swimming pool in the summer, outdoor rink and forts
in the orchards Comments: Jimmy Sproule, Ian Marshall, I miss you guys! Where are you? ***************************************************************** Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Name: Cathy Badger/Crinkley
Comments: Badger Number 3 comes out of the woodwork! I graduated from
RVRHS, but did go to Mountainview for my elementary years. That's right, I'm
the baby badger!!! Living in Nova Scotia and lonesome for home!
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Thursday, March 07, 2002 20:46 Name and E-mail address: (optional) bwalter@primus.ca Years attended:1956-11961 Current location:Mississauga, Ont. Favourite Mountainview Memory:All of my memories of Mountainview and Otterburn
are wonderful, if fleeting....the apple orchards in the spring, the boating club,
(the Point Valane;sic) crossing the railway bridge over to Beloeil, Tommy Smith
and his old car, swimming in the Richelieu River!! Dear teachers, who tried to Really
teach us something! Estelle Saunders, Mrs Glenright who both deserved a lot
better than what they got from us. So many memories...I marrried Ross Walter in
1962 and lived accross the road from Donna's family until 1975 when we moved to
Newfoundland for 3 years, in 1978 we moved to Oakville, Ontario where both of
my children spent their teenage lives. I was divorced in 1996 and remarried last year. Anyone from WAY BACK THEN who remembers me or my sisters Carol or Cheryl
or my brother Tim (Alex) I'd love to hear from you. Keep up the great work Donna...Super Job!!! ********************************************************* Tuesday, March 19, 2002 22:15 Name and E-mail address: Brian & Phyllis Donohue Donohue@telusplanet.net Current location: Calgary
Comments: I am a former Otterburn resident who really liked growing up in Otterburn.
I recognized a lot of the names on your log . This is a great web page and I thank
you for taking the time to do it. Thanks ***********************************************************************************
Monday, March 25, 2002 03:22 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Lynn Briscoe (Stewart) Years attended: 1958 - 1964 Current location: Agassiz, B.C. ***************************************************************************************** Monday, March 25, 2002 18:39 Name and E-mail address: (optional) cloran-b@ebtech.net BRYAN AND TONI CLORAN (LEDREW) Years attended: 59-64 Current location: sarnia ontario Comments: after all of these years it is good to see people finally getting back together ******************************************************************
Friday, March 29, 2002 11:28 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Kathy Brownridge denkat@videotron.ca Years attended: I think it was 69 Current location: Hemmingford, Quebec ****************************************************************** Saturday, March 30, 2002 02:31 Name and e-mail: Ron Nash Ronnash@cadvision.com Years attended: 1956, elementary until 1964 highshool in 64,, great site,,
I live in calgary ****************************************************************** Saturday, March 30, 2002 20:52 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Janice Yeats (Proctor) yeatsgang@telusplanet.net Years attended: 1959-1968? give or take Current location: Innisfail, Alberta Favourite Mountainview Memory: Just that it was in Otterburn!! Comments: Hi nice to see this page. I have often wondered about different
people and hopefully will get the opportunity this summer. ******************************************************************* Thursday, April 11, 2002 02:08 Name and E-mail address: Greg Pattinson
gdpattinson@hotmail.com (all lwr case) Years attended: 1961-65 Current location: Ottawa Ontario (613-726-1940) Favourite Mountainview Memory: Lunch hour soccer games Comments: A great reference site.
**************************************************************** Friday, April 12, 2002 11:28 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Evan Gage Years attended: 1960-64 Current location: South Carolina
Favourite Mountainview Memory: The same lunchtime soccer games, a lot of them
in the snow. Also, didn't we have a skating rink right across the street from the
school for a few years? *********************************************************
Monday, April 15, 2002 Name and E-mail address: Trish Baldwin aka Patti Knox Years attended: Notre Dame 1970 I think LOL Current location: Boston, Massachusetts Favourite Mountainview Memory: Came back to sign up again, forgot to
mention my fond memories. LOL. Let's see Barney's get the grape flavored
Bazooka Gum only in Canada. Manor House great fun, skinny dipping last day of
school near train bridge in the river, Orchard parties, the gulley for parties,
and winter sliding, skating rink my grandfather monitored, ice hockey and pleasure
at night! And of course the municipal swimming pool in the summers.
Is it still there? Mountainview School for all those fall football games, great
partying after. Comments: Anyone wishing to contact me from the Otterburn days,
please feel free to contact me at my email address. I do visit Montreal at least
a few times a year, still have family there.
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Monday, April 22, 2002 14:53
Name and E-mail address: (optional) Robert(Robbie)Murray
rmurray@colba.net
Years attended:196? - 196?
Current location: St-Hilaire
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Playing Hockey for the school and Football for
Otterburn, School dances and movies, Bird and the Bombshells, Auclair's Snackbar,
The Boating Club and it's neighbour the Pointe. Gully partys and mysterious
grass fires that happened every spring while the volunteer firemen watched the
NHL playoffs etc. etc. Comments: Donna, Thank you so very much for telling me about this terrific web site.
You have done an excellent job. Congratulations ******************************************************************* Monday, April 22, 2002 16:38 Name and E-mail address: Christine Fisher (now Casey) christinecasey@yahoo.com Years attended: 1968/69 Current location: Ottawa Favourite Mountainview Memory: Ski Club, watching football games Comments: Attended the last year Mountainview was a high school. graduated
from RVRHS. Love the website. many fond memories. ****************************************************************** Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:38 Name and E-mail address: toni le drew (now cloran...) Years attended: graduated '66 Current location: sarnia, ontario Favourite Mountainview Memory: so...so...so...many how about a trip to the quebec winter carnival.....i actually arrived "dry"...oh, the
days of innocence !!!!! where is peter stelfox......"want an fable , cheap ??? " i have some original manuscripts !!! glenda gastrell's great dane (MOOSE !?!?) knocking me flat on my back ! having a crush on a certain teacher..." bam bam..." writing to guys staitioned in viet nam....janice jervelund 'member that one ?? Comments: you gals are doing a bang up job on this site...the idea was inspired...
have heard from some people out of the past ...and am still laughing after checking out the
"then and now " shots ....dug out my old yearbooks ( YIKES !! ).....
keep up the good work !!! ******************************************************************
Saturday, May 04, 2002 17:33 Name and E-mail address: (optional) Richard Groulx email : rgroove@wanadoo.fr Years attended: Never attended Mountainview but I sure did hang around Otterburn a lot.
I played for the Otterburn football team and did a lot of partying!! Current location: France Favourite Mountainview Memory: I have great memories of partying with a few members
of the "animals" gang and hanging out with Tim Jackson. My fondest memory is fantastic
"french-kissing" and fondling with Shiela Gurr in the "Gully". ( Hi Sheila!!) Does anyone
remember Cheryl Simms ??? I'd also like to say hi to Roy Dunn. Anyways, thanks Donna , this is a great idea !!! I'll be back, Richard Groulx PS: I'm now in Montreal doing the new production of Romeo and Juliette. ************************************************************************* Tuesday, May 07, 2002 22:15 Name and E-mail address: Wanda Ward (Jones) wards@monarch.net Years attended: 1966-1969 Current location: Canmore, Alberta Favourite Mountainview Memory: The terror of Mrs. Lessard's geometry class Comments: Great web page!! ********************************************************************* Thursday, May 09, 2002 14:01 Name and E-mail address: Timmy Jackson jacksonmusic@primus.ca Years attended: 1966-1968 Current location: Montreal
Favourite Mountainview Memory: One of my favorite memories is steeling dad's
car keys while he was sleeping on Saturday nights and quietly rolling his '64 Pontiac
Parsienne hardtop out of the driveway then picking up some of my favorite
cohorts the likes of Jamie Watt, Richard Groulx, Chris Norman, Patrick Cordier,
Glen Lucock plus the occasional female and drive at 120 miles per hour down
route 9 towards St.Hyacinthe.This (of course)was way before I had my driver's
permit. Everytime I did this, I'd get stopped by the police and dad would have to
come collect me at the police station even though he'd have get up a few hours
later to preach a sermon at Mountainview Baptist Church. Comments: Only you Donna could think of creating such a beautiful project
as this. Does anyone know where Gretchen Matthews is ? How about
Donny Jolivet ? I'd like to say a big HELLO to Donny Logan ! If anybody is
interested, I play every Tuesday at a bar on Mont Royal street near corner
of St. Denis street called "BILY KUN" between 6 o clock and 9 o clock.
See you there !!! ****************************************************************** Thursday, May 09, 2002 15:28 Name and E-mail address: Wayne Hughes and Anne wayne.hughes@ns.sympatico.ca or Eronbaron@hotmail.com Years attended: 1960-1961 Current location: Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia Favourite Mountainview Memory: Watching Jimmy Hyman chewing on toothpicks in the classroom Comments: Sorry to hear about the fire. Franky Powell just called me on the phone
from Halifax. By the way, the moose's name was Sid. Didn't know about this site,
I'll have many photos to send in to you. Wish I could attend the reunion, but I will be
in Saint John's Newfoundland the same week. So nice to see old names and faces,
brings back memories. Anne and Wayne say HI! to Pat and Jim Leal! ********************************************************************** Friday, May 10, 2002 20:44 Name and E-mail address: Karen Davies (Parker), email: MikeCDavies@cs.com Current location: Chateauguay, Qc ******************************************************************************************* Sunday, May 12, 2002 19:43 Name and E-mail address: Nigel Purser nigeman@pacificcoast.net Years attended: 1958-1964 Current location: North Vancouver. British Columbia Favourite Mountainview Memory: it seems so many decades ago, but the fun times and
skipping some classes like geometry especially ,glad i opted out for latin.the best times,
drinking the apple cider from auclairs, boy that was powerful brew. playing in bands
guitar, piano drums with derek king, jim bodo, jim bird- does anyone know where derek king
and jim bird are??? spoke to jim bodo the other day''' he lives in b.c... lots of parties in
grade 11.. so many great times with stuart spencer and what about the infamous mr shaw
no-- socks.. strange guy indeed... anyway hope to see you all at the western reunion in
july 2002 warmest wishes to all, Nigel **************************************************************************
Monday, May 13, 2002 07:54 Name and E-mail address: Peter Lavigne Years attended: 68,69 Current location: Toronto, Ontario Favourite Mountainview Memory: More Otterburn than Mountainview but: (Football in the fall
in the cold and wet and mud playing against Lemoyne under the Jacques Cartier Bridge
- good clean fun!) Comments: Is David Byers / Craig Stirling / Ricky McCubbin / Jimmy Sproule out there? *************************************************************************** Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:34 Name and E-mail address: Stephen Pattinson GRIFFIN_ELEC50@HOTMAIL.COM Years attended: late sixtys SPENT 12 YEARS IN US THEN BACK TO CANADA WHERE I BOUGHT AN INN NEAR PEMBROKE, LOST BOTH THE WIFE
AND INN BUT HAVE TWO GREAT KIDS-JUSTIN 19 AND RYAN 17, NOW OPERATING
GRIFFIN ELECTRONICS THAT PRODUCES CONSUMER AND CIVIL DEFENSE PRODUCTS. LOVED MOUNTAINVIEW FOR MISS LOMAS, I GAVE HER ANY GREY HAIR SHE HAS,
THE CIDER, GREAT FRIENDS AND EXPERIENCES, WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO ANY OF
THE OLD GANG, CONTACT AT E-MAIL GRIFFIN_ELECTRIC 50@HOTMAIL.COM Current location: Renfrew Ontario **************************************************************************
Name: Sharon (Jervis) Anderson E-Mail Address: sharonson@sympatico.ca
Current Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Years Attended: 1958 - 1962
Mountainview Memories: So many, most of them good ones. Being in a 'Small' school where you knew just about everyone and you weren't just another 'body' in a big building. I recognize so many of the names in the guest book and can put a face to most of them, although 40 years younger!! I have been in contact with several of my old school mates, it would be great to hear from more.
Comments: WE finally moved from Quebec in 1985 (wished we could have picked Otterburn up and brought it with us!) to Hamilton, Ontario and then to Niagara Falls, Ontario, my birthplace, in 1999. I had left here in 1958. We have three great kids, who all went to Mountainview too. Jim who will be 37yrs soon, Stacey, 34 yrs. and our baby Kari 28 yrs. (lord I can't believe that I have these adults for kids!!) Also we have SIX wonderful Grand Kids, two Granddaughters and four Grandsons and another expected for the New Year!!! Hoping for a Girl this time :-).
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2002 12:49
Name and E-mail address: Lynda Stewart ldame@dwpv.com
Years attended: Grade 1 through 11
Current location: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Barney's, Point Valaine,
walking through the farmer's apple orchard going to school,
tobogganing down Mason's hill, hanging around with Charlene and
Janice, the mountain and many more memories.
Comments: The website is terrific Donna! It's great
to see the before and after shots and to get in touch with people
I had forgotten about. Many thanks for providing us with
the ability to get back in touch with each other.
Lynda Stewart (Dame)
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Saturday, May 18, 2002 20:10
Name and E-mail address: darlene emo (now
simpson) rorky@telusplanet.net
Years attended:65-73
Current location: morinville alberta
Favourite Mountainview Memory: going to lunch with debbie
to kims house (can't remember the last names) hanging out with
anne hudson (does anyone know where she is?) she went to the
catholic school in the park and lived on mountainview. I lived at
809 mountainview and went to the pool/rink all the time. i miss
otterburn what a great place to grow up.
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Tuesday, May 21,
2002 18:35
Name and E-mail address: Bill Doidge wdoidge@attglobal.net
Years attended: have to do the math elementary 1961- 1971?
Current
location: Kuujjuaq, Nunavik (Northern Quebec)
Favourite Mountainview Memory:
Outbidding grade 11 guys in grade 7 for Carolyn Small as
"slave" during winter carnival. Miss lomas' art classes
with billy gurr and glenn (Mao) Luckcock and Michou and lots of
friends. ski trips with mr. higgs.
Comments:
This is a great site Donna. Phil Turgoose drew it to my
attention. I am still in touch with Phil and marlene (bryan) as
well as all of marlene's sisters (Karen,valerie and pam), keith
scobie (vacouver), mark hanley (kingston..he bought my dad's 56
oldsmobile) and peter warren (orillia, ont). hear of the holden,
calderhead and simpson offspring through their parents. i guess
the walrus snow sculpture that leah auclair and i made (with
slave carolyn) was a sign of what was to come. ended up working
on marine mammals in the arctic and antarctic. been in kuujjuaq
11 years now... still single... working for the inuit as director
of a small research centre that studies wildlife and
"country" foods. spend most of my summers along the
coast of eastern hudson bay.
lost contact with some old st. hilaire friends: barry knott
(probably president of avery label by now...last heard of in
usa). see julian falconerer on the news sometimes (toronto
lawyer... wonder how karen and janet are). my old buddy david
holden was lost to cancer 11 years ago. he was a prof in
chemistry at waterloo.
anyone passing through kuujjuaq, come and say
"hi"...only 2 hours north of montreal (by jet). sorry i
will likely miss the reunion as it will be sun and sand time in
eastern hudson bay. hi to all and thanks Donna!
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Tuesday, May 28,
2002 10:58
Name and E-mail address: John Alton
Seale olivier93@hotmail.com
Years attended:1966-1969
Current location:Back in Otterburn since the autumn of 2000
Favourite Mountainview
Memory:My chemistry experiment explosion.
Comments: I saw Donna recently at a mini reunion at a club in
Montreal where Patrick Cordier performed with his oldies band.
Timmy Jackson, Richard Groulx and I held down the old rockers
section. Greetings all, perhaps I will see some of you in August.
John
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Tuesday,
May 28, 2002 11:50
Name and E-mail address: Ann Vickers (Lawson)
david_m_
Lawson@hotmail.com
Years attended:1957 -1968
Current location:Calgary
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Reading everyone's e-mails sure
does jog the old memory - the orchard parties and stealing
apples, sliding in the gully,the manor house, walking the train
bridge to go see our French boyfriends, the slave auction where
Kathy Sproule , Phillippa Syme, and I bought Teddy LeDrew,
the winter carnival,getting kicked out of Mr.Tallboy's Latin
classes (and others) and standing in the hall, the broken
furnace (thanks Simione), and on and on
Comments: It
is so nice to hear what has become of so many people who I grew
up with. Otterburn was a great place. Presently my husband,21
year old son and I are working in Calgary, trying to save money
for travels to Asia, Australia, and N.Z. in the fall. Would
love to hear from old friends.
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Thursday,
May 30, 2002 16:19
Name and E-mail address: Charlene
Ross charlene_ross@hotmail.com
Years attended: 1964=1968
Current location: Otterburn Park
Favourite Mountainview Memory: George Wall as our gym
teacher!
Comments: Donna, this is a great site!
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Thursday, June
06, 2002 21:05
Name and E-mail address: Sharon (Hall)
Beattie beattie@cyg.net
Comments: Hello to all! It was so sad to learn about the boating
club. Those were excellent pictures! Oh, the memories: regattas,
corn roasts, great dances. How I loved that wrap-around porch. I
sure hope if they rebuild that they keep a similar style.
I heard from Ann (Vickers) recently. We had lost touch in the
70's.
This web-site is great for rekindling old friendships.
When I learned about the reunion, I had just sent off a deposit
cheque for a vacation in P.E.I. We will be stopping over at
my parents' in Otterburn on our way but won't be able to make the
re-union.
We live in Milverton, Ontario. Its a village with 1600
people 28 km. north of Stratford. we moved here 13 years ago when
our two kids were 5 & 10. I think I was trying to find an
Otterburn for them! It is the kind of community where everyone
knows everyone and where sports are really BIG. It just doesn't
have the mountain, the river, or the orchards. As kids we never
realized how lucky we were to live in such a pretty
area.
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06, 2002 14:01
Name and E-mail address: Wendy
Moffat operalover2001@rogers.com
Years attended: Moved to Otterburn in time to start Grade 4
in 1964. Finished Grade 7 in Mr. Higgs' class in 1968 and
went to RVRHS until mid Grade 10 when we moved back to Verdun and
completed school there - graduating in june '73.
Current location: I am now living in London, Ont.
Have lived here for the past 15 years or so. Some of you
may also remember my older brother Randy Moffat who attended
Mountainview for Grade 11 and possibly Grade 10 as well, memory
foggy. Randy moved to London before I did. Randy died
in 1987 at the age of 39. This is a terrific website.
Thank you for all your efforts.
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Milkshakes from the cabane,
sodas at Barney's, spending my allowance in Auclairs, flying
saucer rides down the gully - no wonder my back is sore now -
swimming all summer in the pool and skating all winter to music
there, stealing apples from the orchard - they don't taste the
same in Ont. - Field day at Mountainview. Ballet lessons at
Church. Otterburn was the best place to be a kid.
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Saturday, June 15,
2002 02:41
Name and E-mail address: Phillipa Syme
philippa@axionet.com
Years attended: 65-68
Current location: Vancouver
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Here's more - taking a salt
shaker to Peter Auclair's garden at the bottom of the orchard
between Otterburn and St.Hilaire with Sandy Peterson to eat
tomatoes off the vine. What bad garden pests we were.
Viewing forts made of apple crates at that same locality.
Does anyone know who built those? Hi Ann, wasn't it Brain Gorman
you and I bought with Kathy Sproule at a slave sale? Where
are they now? Cheers et al!
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Tuesday, June
18, 2002 20:27
Name and E-mail address: Linda Anderson cwfa@cadvision.com
Years attended:63-67
Current location: Calgary
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Absolutely all of
them. To this day I have a hard time eating an apple that
hasn't been stolen.
Comments: Update, Western Reunion, I apologize for the
delay, my job was tracking you down, Susan's arranging reunion
activities, Brian (well) he came up with the idea. Anyway,
we had a hoard of people say they were coming, a lesser number
sent money. Please forward ASAP, as Susan's dogs has gone
without supper too many nights (hefty desposits). It looks
like we have a whole lot of vintage MHS'ers attending, should be
a hoot. Book accommodations early it is a busy time of
year. Take Care, see you there. Anybody remember how
to do the locomotion??? Please excuse all errors, I'm
trying to run a softball league, got to run.
*********************************************************Wednesday, June 26,
2002
14:00
Name and E-mail address: (optional) Mike Veitch
Current location: Windsor, Ontario
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Sunday, June
23, 2002 14:23
Name and E-mail address: Michael (Bould) Leduc
email: mary_leduc@canada.com
Years attended:
Attended what is now Notre Dame but then called St.Hilaire No. 3,
at the corner of Connaught and Richelieu.
Current location:
Dollard des Ormeaux
Favourite Memory:
Riding the buckboard from the train station with the afternoon
mail to Strike's. (Oh, that's so long ago.)
Comments:
Very pleased you set up this site, Donna. It brought back a
flood of memories.
Things like: Remember the ferry, Tuckerville, Gordies, Barney's,
etc.?
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2002 00:17
Name and E-mail address: Ann Alcorn (now
Hardy) annd925@netscape.net
Years attended: 1961(?) through to Grade 7, then went on to
RVRHS
Current location: Victoria BC
Favourite Mountainview Memory:
So many years ago! And so many memories come flooding back -
riding my bike down the hill to school (I lived in what was then
called Stone Ridge), friends in the school yard, the bookmobile
visiting, teachers' nicknames... Otterburn/ St. Hilaire was a
great place to grow up!
Comments: I really appreciated checking out this site
- it was great to bring back those memories. If anyone from
"the old days" would like to get in touch, please feel
free to email me.
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Monday, July 01, 2002 17:45
Name and E-mail address:
Nancy Arcand / arcand@rogers.com / tel: 416 241 5263
(Toronto since 1982)
Years attended: 1967 / 1968 / 1969
Hi - I went to Grade 7, 8 and 9 with people like: Martin Dey,
Susan Rivington, Linda Ewart, Barbara Smith, Jimmy Sproule, Gordy
Cairns, Lynne Atkinson - we had a ball - we used to have outdoor
pyjama parties and meet the boys - then hide behind low stone
walls on the "top road" and bomb the mayor's car with
apples and run like the wind to the screams of "hey, watch
out! old man charbonneau's got a bb-gun this time!!!!
aghhhh" - anyways wonderful memories and i'd love to hear
from any of you - been in toronto since 1982 - loving it and very
happy. nancy
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Monday, July 08, 2002 08:32
Name and E-mail address: Terry
Ballantyne, sballantyne@wellesley.edu
Years attended: 1965-69
Current location: Medfield, Massacusetts (15 miles southwest of
Boston)
Am living with my partner (23 years) and our eight year old
son. I am an administrator at Wellesley College.
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Many, many memories. Riding
my bike up
and down those Otterburn hills form Auclair's snackbar or Kaye
Atkinson's house. Playing on six or seven sports teams each
year... the post proctice chats by the Pepsi machine.
Walking the train bridge. Winter carnivals (especially the
one where I flipped a puck into Kaye's face a few hours before
the Carnival Ball). Our all night graduation parties, which
ended with a hayride to my home. Long chats on the way to
school with the always wise Wendy McFall.... and lots more.
Comments: I have been thinking a lot about Otterburn over
the past year (I guess that happens when one approaches
50), so I took a little tour back late last March. I was
amazed by how built up the mountain has become. Now that
I've reconnected somewhat with the place it is great to be able
to reconnect with the people.
This web site is a great idea. Wonderful to read stuff from
everyone.
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Sunday,
July 14, 2002 19:07
Name and E-mail address: Terry Nelan terrylove@sympatico.ca
Years attended: 1959-60
Current location: Toronto
Favourite Mountainview Memory:
Riding my bike up the hills, stealing apples, climbing the ski
tow, listening to Elvis, Connie Francis, The Everly Bros, etc. at
the Boating Club. Can't believe it's gone!!
Comments:
I can't wait for the reunion.....I had to move with my family in
1960 and have always missed the place. Hope someone remembers me.
:o)
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Sunday, July 21, 2002 17:58 Name and E-mail address: (optional)Janice Mason [Little] Years attended:1961-63 Current location: Victoria, B. C. Favourite Mountainview Memory: Auclairs, summer or winter, juke box, great dancing. Long safe walks through a
gorgeous neighborhood. Ice storms, Mr. Mac, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Shaw our eccentric
English teacher, bus trips to basketball games, school uniforms and life before the
Beatles! Comments: These were the best of times. Hello to Barb Harper,
Janet Sproule, Cindy Hug, Brian Davidson, Elspeth Baird, Carol B. and Chris, Nigel,
Doug J., Doug M. Suzanne G. and Geary.
Thanks for the memories.
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Monday, July 15, 2002 19:47 Name and E-mail address: Claudette Boyer, plouboy@sprint.ca Years attended:1964-66 ********************************************************************************************
Monday, July 22, 2002 19:52 Name: Linda Anderson WESTERN REUNION UPDATE.... Hard to believe it's been 35 year (+). It was so wonderful seeing everyone and meeting earlier
and younger grads. Susan really did a bang up job. We started with a Wine & Cheese Reception
Friday evening at Summerhill Winery (wow, what a view, and the wine's not so bad either).
We got to take in the Regatta Festival Events Saturday during the day, then it was off to a
Dinner & Dance, we had approx. 45 attend, we chatted, looked at yearbooks (laughed lots at
ourselves pictures), drank, ate, danced and had a really good time. Sunday morning it was brunch
at the Grand Hotel (GRAND is correct). Then it came time to say our farwells, exchange info
and shed a few tears. Lots of pictures were taken, so we are awaiting their arrival.
Thanks to the following for making it a very special weekend: Lloyd & Alice Luckock,
Brian Luckock, Doug & Julie Cairns, Bob & Kelly Blackshaw and guests, Doug Matthews,
David Matthews, Bob Cadman, Bernie McCarthy & guest, Dick Boyer & guest, Donald Munroe,
Philippa Syme, Michou Jaroz, Lindene Jervis, Betty Ann Booth, Lynn Stewart, Karen Stewart,
Lois & Bill Archambault, Nigel & Gail Purser, David & Nancy Martin, The Greenough Clan (12),
Susan Morrison, daughter Michelle and grandaughter Aaliyah (5 mo).
Would you believe the two youngest grads (no names Phil & Mic) couldn't keep up with the
oldies. See you at the next reunion and it won't be 35 years away... Have a blast in the East. ***************************************************************************** Tuesday, July 23, 2002 11:08 Name: Bob Blackshaw Comments: I second Linda's comments! What a great time. I really enjoyed seeing everyone and so did my family. Had a great time
playing golf with Lloyd and Alice. Susan you did a fabulous job (along with your helpers).
It is too bad the others did not show as it would have been nice to see them all again.
And I guess some do not understand the commitments you had to make to pull this off!
I trust we managed to settle the shortfall. It was definitely worth the effort - I really had a great time. It was amazing to see how many
people are still the same - I loved it. Bill & Lois - great to see you again - still infectious laughter & smiles. Lloyd & Alice had lots-o-laughs with you guys...(I love seeing a man get his ass kicked by his
wife in golf!) Dave Mathews - you are a sick man - have not laughed that hard for some time! Nigel & Gail - same as always - have not had a man hug me since my dad passed away - funny -
I enjoyed it! - great to see you again. Dave & Nancy - well really nice to spend some time together again - missed it lots Doug Mathews - well it is still humbling to stand beside the fastest guy in school -
thanks for travelling all the way from NB Susan & Linda - great job and I enjoed seeing you both & the little Bambino who was perfect
the whole time Wayne, terry, gail greenough - great to see you guys - gail say hi to Barton for me & send Email
address - great to see your dad again too! Betty Ann - Really enjoyed seeing you and everybody again MIchou - nice to finally put a face to the name...great meeitng you and your family Brian - you and Lloyd are still the same old FIT guys we knew in school - you guys don't look a
day older - must be dyeing their hair - right?
Bernie - great to see you again - a thin version of Santa :o)
Don Munro - You have to say hi to Peter & David & get me email addresses - really nice to see you again.
Doug Cairns - Did you know only 3 of us from the championship hockey team were there
(you , Doug & me) - Dick Boyer - I think I remember an incident in the pub from way back
(something to do with a spray..) great to see you again - you look the same
Lynn & Karen - Wish we'd had more time to talk - good to see you again -
Philippa - what can I say - still as pretty as when we went to the Winter Carnival -great memories..Your daughter looks just like you!
IF I have forgotten anyone it is because of age/memory......... you know!
Really really enjoyed the events, meeting everyone, the laughs, memories - thanks to all of you!
Sincerely,
Bob (Sonny)
(My wife Kelly is getting a kick out the "Sonny" thing)
PS: If anyone wants to play golf in Calgary - look me up.
Pictures to come - I have 15-20 of them...
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Wednesday, July 31, 200217:32
Name and E-mail address: Leslie williams-morel (lesliewilliams@nexicom.net)
Years attended: 1966? - 1968?
Current location: millbrook, ontario
Favourite Mountainview Memory: ski trips - not just the skiing; everything about the football
games except the football game - the spirit, the adventure of trying to steal apples from
auclair orchards without getting caught (ouch), new faces from other places; movie nights;
lunch time in the gym; irritating mr higgs until he made books fly (karen falconer always seemed
to raise her head from sleeping position at this time); and absolutely the last time i made
the basketball team (only at mountainview could you make the team at 5'3''). Comments: great times reading all the postings. not only did i get to relive some memories
of my own mountainview times, but also recognized many of the people from times spent
with my sister debbie and brother sam. can't help but chuckle at the posting from timmy jackson
- my memories of phone calls in the middle of the night were my dad picking up the phone
and saying 'i'll be right there'. i'd ask is it your's or mr jackson's car this time dad?
sam and timmy either had the worst luck i've ever seen or........ great site and effort donna-good for you! how is susan? i did not see any posting from her?
************************************************************************** Sunday, August 04, 2002 22:47 Name and E-mail address: BARB SMITH (NOW HANZELKA) EMAIL : EHANZELKA@ROGERS.COM Current location: 300 RYERSON CRES, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, L1G 8B7 Favourite Mountainview Memory: SITTING OUTSIDE THE ANGLICAN CHURCH ON MOUNTAINVIEW ON THE WEEKENDS WITH THE
GANG, SUE YOUNG, LINDA EWART, NANCY ARCAND, SUE RIVINGTON, LYNNE ATKINSON, BILL GURR,
WAYNE LUCOCK, STUART JOYCE, BRIAN QUICK, JIM SPROULE, ALAN HALL, SIMON PILSWORTH,
BRIAN DOOLEY, BILL PENNELL, ALEX SIMS. SWIMMING AT THE LOCAL POOL, PADDLING AT THE
BOATING CLUB. GROWING UP IN OTTERBURN WAS THE GREATEST, I HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL
MEMORIES IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO LIST THEM.. Comments: MOVED TO OTTERBURN WHEN I WAS 2 YEARS OLD LIVING AT 252 ELEANOR. I ATTENDED
MOUNTAINVIEW UNTIL 1969 WHEN I WENT ON TO RVR. LEFT OTTERBURN IN 1973 AND LIVED IN
MONTREAL WORKING WITH THE ROYAL BANK UNTIL I TRANSFERRED WITH THE COMPANY IN1985
TO TORONTO, ONTARIO. I MARRIED THE SAME YEAR AND STILL LIVE IN THE DURHAM AREA.
I AM NO LONGER WORKING (SINCE 1994), INSTEAD TOOK UP GOLF SERIOUSLY AND CONTINUE
TO DO SO AS MANY DAYS A WEEK AS MY BODY ALLOWS. ATTENDED THE REUNION IN OTTERBURN
THIS WEEKEND AUG 4/02 A GREAT JOB DONE BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
STAYED AT JOHN SEALES HOME ALONG WITH OLD FRIENDS LYNNE ATKINSON, SUE RIVINGTON
AND CHRIS FISHER. REALLY MISSED SEEING THE GUYS WE HUNG AROUND WITH MOST OF OUR
LIVES, BILL GURR, JIM SPROULE, BRIAN QUICK, BRIAN DOOLEY, ALAN HALL, SIMON PILSWORTH
,TO NAME A FEW. DID GET TO SEE BILL PENNELL AND RONNIE PRIVE WHICH WAS A REAL TREAT.
ALSO MISSED SEEING BENNY HUOT. NOTICED ALEX SIMS IS IN THE GUEST BOOK, ANOTHER MAN
FROM OUR PAST. IN FACT ALEX AND STUART JOYCE( A OLD HEART THROB) MOVED AWAY AROUND
THE SAME TIME FRAME, TWO GREAT LOOKING GUYS. I KNOW STUART LIVES IN THE OTTAWA
AREA, MY GOD WHERE DID ALL THE MEN GO. I WAS IN THE GUEST BOOK BEFORE THE WEB SITE
CHANGED AND I PRESUME THE INFORMATION WAS LOST. DONNA, I MET YOU LAST NIGHT
ALONG WITH YOUR SISTER SUSAN, WHO I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH. YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB
OF THE SITE, ITS A WONDERFUL WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OLD FRIENDS.
LOOKING FOR NANCY ARCAND AND SUSAN YOUNG. LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE I HUNG OUT
WITH, SO VERY LONG AGO. Years attended MOUNTAINVIEW FROM GRADE 1 THROUGH 9 (1969) WHEN WE WERE MOVED TO
RICHELIEU VALLEY ***************************************************************************** Monday, August 05, 2002 19:32 Name and E-mail address: Mike & Marg Little >mlittle@atcon.com< Years attended:1962 Current location:Cape Breton Island
Favourite Mountainview Memory:Eastern Reunion- wow what a weekend-thanks to Donna & Karen [and all those behind the scenes[Legion included], for making all this happen.! Can we return in 5 or 10 years again? really enjoyed seeing school chums-
all the best take care Mike & Marg Little *********************************************************************************** Sunday, August 11, 2002 14:01 Name and E-mail address: Virginia Labelle Years attended: Grade 1 to Grade 8 (left for Montreal summer 1969) Current location: Whitehorse, Yukon Favourite Mountainview Memory: Mr. Higgs - everything but especially the ski trips...
going to the library with Marina and then to the outdoor skating rink next door,
circling around memorizing our Shakespeare lines for Mr. Hinds...hanging out with
Marina Szabo, Eva Lockard, Susan Campbell, Karin Van de Water. Comments: Great site, Donna, thanks! Some of you will remember my mom, the teacher -
she and my dad are well and living in Kelowna BC for the last ?10 years or so.
I still keep in touch with Marina Szabo (Bancroft) who is in Baie d'Urfe and Eva Lockard
(Toronto). And it was great to hear from some of the classmates I tracked down through
the McGill directory (hi, Leah!). I've been in Whitehorse since 1979 - left Mountainview for Montreal and was at
West Hill High for four months before the family moved to Edmonton.
Finished high school there, came back to McGill (B Comm 1976), then moved to Toronto
for three years (Chartered Accountant 1979). I work with the Government of Yukon -
married Tom Booth in 1984 on a restored sternwheeler in a small town just outside
Whitehorse, and have two kids - daughter 16, son 13.
We've travelled quite a bit (India, Thailand, Mexico) and built a cabin outside of town
on a lake. I've been a (very slow) on & off runner for years - just did a (trail) half-marathon
last weekend and am looking forward to my leg of the annual Skagway-Whitehorse
relay in September. *************************************************************************** Monday, August 19, 2002 20:57 Name and E-mail address: Denise Forand forand@ns.sympatico.ca Years attended: 1970 - 1973 Current location:Windsor NS Comments: Great fun ************************************************************************************** Name: Cathy Crinkley/Badger
Comments: Hey, the fourth Badger shows up! I didn't graduate from Mountainview but
but went there for my middle years. I am living in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Name: Robena Rowland (Cleveland)
Comments: Now in London Ontario. So nice to hear news of Otterburn.
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Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:31 Name and E-mail address:Mike Tinling miketinling@hotmail.com Years attended:1963 Current location:Toronto
Favourite Mountainview Memory: The many guys I played hockey, football, paddled with.
Some still there, some not. All in our memories. Comments: Where have the years gone? In retrospect, what a beautiful community to be raised
in, too soon old, too late smart. The people that stand out; Keith (Skip) Eaman.Stuey Vickers and brother Murray,Stu Spenser.
Geary (Pecker) Prive, Dougy Jude, Gary Gilbert, Bob (Snort) McGeary,Leo Clement (Great Guy)
Bob Rob, Brian Marchant, Sonny Blackshaw (never new him as Bob), Ron/Bob/Linda/Kenny Jones,
Doug Cairns, Sheila Gurr (Thought I'd throw her in) Marion Cadman, Pat Sproule and Janet
(What a great athlete) What was Pat's best friends name. All I can think of is hoppy bouncing
down the street always smiling & laughing.If she could have bottled it she would have been a millionaire
(Ellen) just came to me . Does anyone remember Caroline Cooper, she lived in Mr.Shaw's house before he moved in.
Speaking of the latter I could write a book about he & his wife's driving antics (old VW Beattle).
Paul Harrison, sorry to hear about the passing of his brother, Tony. Paul was the best dancer I
had ever seen and after seeing his parents dance one night I know why, in the genes.
Their are many more I've not mentioned but I'm running out of space & the memory is not what
it once was,(Killed a lot of brain cells at the Hotel Central) Drop me a line . Mike Tinling *********************************************************************************** Thursday, September 12, 2002 22:00 Name: Bob (Sonny) Blackshaw Comments: Tingling - remember when we dyed our hair? It was all your fault! (I think?) ROFL...
the good old days... How are you - where are you? I am in Calgary now. Remember playing at the Central with the Band(s) & not remembering how I got home
some nights(mornings).... Now I give my kid shit for coming in late...
Oh well it seems to have all worked out! ******************************************************************************* Sunday, September 15, 2002 21:13 Name and E-mail address: Donna Pearson walterdo@rogers.com Years attended: all of them Current location: Toronto Favourite Mountainview Memory: graduating Comments: would love to hear from Betty Ann Booth.. ************************************************************************* Monday, September 16, 2002 21:02 Name and E-mail address:Lois Wise Lobill@shaw.ca Years attended: 1953-1964 Current location: Calgary Favourite Mountainview Memory: Comments:Donna, just sent you an e-mail with the coordinates for Betty Ann.
Talk to you soon.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2002 14:49
Name and E-mail address: Robert E. Blackshaw (the other Bob)
blackshaw@access-4-free.com
Years attended:1935 - 1944
Current location:Glenwood, Maryland Favourite Mountainview Memory: No memories of Mountainview school as I attended the old
two-room school. Donna has sent me photos of my parents, grandparents, brother's and
mine and that sure stirred the brain cells. Started to remember the loons calling in
the evening from the sandpit - not there anymore. Remember skiing in the gulley and
coming out along the tracks - one of the big 6200 steam locos decided to blow off
excess steam as it passed me - that sure warms you up in a hurry! Remembered that our
son Brian was only five when we moved to Ottawa in 1970 - he is now in San Francisco
- all 6'2" of him. My sister has most of the old photos but I will have to dig around
and see what I have. Having become the Family Historian I have some of great
grandparents, but no one alive would remember them. Very heartwarming to see that
the old homesteads are cherished and well kept. Many happy memories of my youth in
Thistledome, such that our home in Maryland is called Thistledome II. Comments: A great page by a great lady. ******************************************************************************** Wednesday, October 23, 2002 23:08 Name and E-mail address: Eva Miklos now Mitchell e-mail: emitch47@sbcglobal.net Years attended:1963-1966 Current location: Chico, California Favourite Mountainview Memory: Boating Club, robbing the apple orchards hanging out with Deen Comments: What a find! This is a great site.
What fun to read about old friends and acquaintances. *****************************************************************************Monday, October 28, 2002 11:50 Name and E-mail address: stu vickers / cscuting@telusplanet.net Current location: box 900, gibbons, ab. toa 1no Favourite Mountainview Memory: Comments: great job on website, keep up the good work ***************************************************************************** Wednesday, December 11, 2002 01:29 Name and E-mail address: Linda N. Anderson, cwfa@telus.net Years attended: way back when Current location: Calgary, Alberta, Yahoo Country Favourite Mountainview Memory: The ones I can't talk about. Comments: Thought I would break Stu's curse, no postings since his. Yes another year is on the way out, two reunions, lots of connecting and
Donna continues to hang in there. Bravo gal and many thanks.
To all a very, very happy, safe and joyous holiday season.
Who knows maybe we will find the missing Otterburnites in 2003. Take care. ************************************************************************* Hi, Donna here, Let me just take the liberty of adding a line or two to Linda's posting,
I know she won't mind. It has been a long dry spell here on the Guestbook, or as it is now
known Stu's Curse. Let us know what you have been up to....Signing the guestbook isn't only for new members.
What did you do Saturday? Alan and I went to see the taping of the Vinyl Cafe's Christmas Show?
at Place Des Arts. For those of you unfamilliar with the show, It is a CBC radio program hosted by
Stewart Mclean, he tells amusing stories and there is always good music. The Christmas shows
are particulairly well known and popular. The taping we attended will be broadcast either this weekend
or the one after, on Saturdays at 10am on CBC 2 or Sundays at noon on CBC 1. Give it a listen and
see if you can pick out my laugh!
Cheers, Linda, and thanks for the good words. All the best in 2003, And
to all a good night! *************************************************************************** Friday, January 03, 2003 11:29 Name and E-mail address: Alan McFadyen amcfadyen@yaleforklifts.com Years attended:elementary school 1960-63,high school 1964 Comments:Keith Laverty got me in touch with this web page. I saw my picture
with the black and white football team picture.I moved to Beaconsfield in 1965
but I will scan a 1965 picture and one of me now to aid to your collection.
I want to commend you on this superb idea for a web site and you for your
countless hours. I recognize a lot of the people from the football picture and
never dreamed I would find anything about this forgotten stage of my life.
Thanx again I'll be in touch.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2003 02:46
Name and E-mail address: Lorne Goodale
email: bozo_249@yahoo.com
Years attended: 1946...1953
Current location: London Ontario
Favourite Mountainview Memory: Graduating !!!!!
Comments: This is great stuff, keep up the good work...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2003 14:44
Name and E-mail address:Ken Ballantyne balloftwine2003@yahoo.com
Years attended:64?65 for sure and half of 66.
Current location: Lower mainland of BC for last 27 yrs.
205-820 5th ave,New Westminster,BC. 604-515-7096
Favourite Mountainview Memory: There were too many to name and
they were all good. I miss the old place.
Comments: Were it not for my sister,Janis, showing me the website on Christmas
eve day 2002,(obviously an early gift) I would never have known that you were
in existance. I'm one of those rare birds who has yet to become the proud
possessor of a pc. lol! I have to rely on the good graces of friends or the internet
cafe. But I've already been in touch with some of my fellow alumni ;
Phillippa Syme, Brian Luckock, Debbie Williams, And I left a voicemail for
Susan Morrison in Kelowna. Brian,Phillippa and self are going to try to get
together the first weekend in February. ***************************************************************** Thursday, January 23, 2003 13:15 Name and E-mail address:ken ballantyne,...balloftwine2003@yahoo.com Years attended:64?- 66 Current location: new westminster,b.c. Favourite Mountainview Memory: i remember hosting an impromptu party or a
small gathering of friends one cold winter afternoon, a sunday if memory serves
me, and of course my parents were out of town for the day; and when all was
said and done i think the final count of attendees for the day was in the high
sixties. nothing was broken much to my relief. and ray o. & janet v. making out
under the dining room table. ****************************************************************** Thursday, January 23, 2003 14:48 Name and E-mail address: ken ballantyne--balloftwine2003@yahoo.com Comments:a really great job is being done by all with this web site.
Oh, all the great memories. ****************************************************************** Sunday, January 26, 2003 13:56 Name and E-mail address: Jo Ann (Pilkington) Shoemaker Years attended: Grade 1 (with Mrs Pyke in the old school) through Grade 11 (Grad 1964) Current location: We, my husband Jeff and daughter Elizabeth
(age 18 months - adopted from Kazakhstan in Jan. 2002) now live in Friendswood Texas.
This is halfway between Houston & Galveston. We moved here in 1977 after living and
teaching in Chataguay and West Island for years. Favourite Mountainview Memory: Whenever I go home, and there is still family there
(Tommy & Betty, Peter & Johanne Hopley and their kids)
my first sight of the - MY - mountain always brings a lump to my throat.
Other things I remember are the smells; of the apple blossoms in the spring and
the way it looks like the whole area is covered in snow and the smell of the
"Sugaring-Off Parties" up on Jean-Claude Aulair's farm and eating "sugar on snow".
I also miss Curling at the Leagion and in St Hilaire.
It is so hard to describe these things to Texans. Comments: I think this site is an excellent idea and it has made me want to get out all the
old photos. I still have all the year books, from my High School years,
and lots of photos but most of them are on slides, so I will have to print them before
I can sent them to you - there are some hillarious ones of "topsy-turvy day"
with Mr Mackenzie and Nigel on his motor bike. ****************************************************** Saturday, February 22, 2003 20:46 Name and E-mail address: Linda Anderson Current location: Calgary Favourite Mountainview Memory: The word Memory is no longer in my vocabulary. Comments: Wow, what a super job on the new website. Kudos to David and Donna.
Now all we have to do and track down the lost MHS crew. *************************************************************************** Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:44 Name and E-mail address: Brindell Flye bflye@argus.net Years attended: 1958-66 Current location: Weezer, Alta. Favourite Mountainview Memory: Buying cidre from Bugger Meunier's old man on Saturday
nights nights and getting wobbly at the school dance. Comments: Mountainview was the best eight years of my life. ******************************************************************** Monday, March 10, 2003 09:40 Name and E-mail address: Marc Bedard mabedard9@hotmail.com Years attended: until 1970 then 4 yrs at RVRHS Current location: Cape Neddick,ME. USA Comments: Looking for a student that graduated mid to late 1960's named Ann Vickers.
Thanks for your help, Marc ************************************************************************ Friday, March 07, 2003 19:20 Name and E-mail address: Maureen Adams canoe462000@yahoo.com Years attended: 1960- Current location: Verdun Favourite Mountainview Memory: Mr. Hamwee and his Latin class.
(He did instill a love of Latin in me. )
Everything to do with the Boating Club. Stealing apples from the apple orchard. Comments: Donna, this is an excellent web-site.
Very interesting to here what everyone is doing.
I would like to hear from as many of you as possible.
I used to see Cathy Watt when I went back to school at Concordia.
I have run into Debbie Williams a few times in the past few years.
I am volunteering at the Atwater Library and I see Laura Belford from time to time.
I wonder if any of you still paddle. Right now I am doing Dragon Boat.
I have two sons, Jesse is 25 and Jeremy is 24. ************************************************************************** Thursday, March 06, 2003 06:04 Name and E-mail address: Brenda Sim (Walter-Crowe) lcrowe@cogeco.ca Years attended: 1956-60?? Current location: Ancaster, Ont Favourite Mountainview Memory: A wonderful, little town to grow up in. Comments: Keep up the great work, Donna. ********************************************************************** Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:30 Name and E-mail address: Frontalle LaBotamie f.lab@aol.com Years attended: Went to ESSM from 1963-66 Current location: Ft. Worth, Texas Favourite Mountainview Memory: Listening to Les Sultans at Jette's Ranch. Comments: Hey Brindell. when are you going to come down here and see your son.
His parole hearing comes up next month. ***********************************************************************
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