Hello...
If anyone knows us ladies from 3rd avenue, we are meeting at Cresendo Restaurant at 5150 Lasalle (5th&desmarchais) sometime after 6pm saturday OCT 20TH. It's been 50 years since we have all seen each other, and now we are in our mid-60's We hope there are some folks who still remember us,.....we are, Earlene and Elsie McDonald,Bev Kane,Rose Emard,Ann Ringland,FayAnn Featherstone,Maureen McManus, Sandra Carlin. We will trip down memory lane (3rd avenue) during the day ,stop for a smokemeat sandwich. Some of us are traveling from Ontario,USA,and British Columbia. Hope to see some old friends from way back when....as we have been trying to find some of you without any luck.....
It will be so much fun and maybe the last trip for some of us who live far away........
SO COME ON DOWN..........................wanna' trip down memory lane??
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE !!.......... (smile)
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wow,what a fantastic idea, and i might say a great gourmet restaurant. do not order fish, it is not prepared with any taste or savoir faire.the rest, especially pasta fab. carolyn bennett
Thanks Carolyn.....Iwill not order any fish....we are so excited about this get-together,already I am losing sleep...it's hard to believe this getting together after 50 years.....a pajama party maybe in order....hahahaha...we hope people will either come for dinner that night or pop in to say "Hi'" especially all the folks we've chatted with over the past year on "VC" that know of us...... so exiting........ cookie
Cookie, are you inviting others (aside from the 3rd Ave. gang) to join you as well?
Who's all invited? Margo
Hi Maggie, Whoever wants to join in, the more the merrier! I will be contacting the organizer tonight to find out about what times to meet for the smokemeat and the 3rd avenue walk-a-long....and a more precise time for supper at Cresendos.....for whoever wants to do it all, or whoever wants to do the supper only............. later with an update, this is going to be a great day Oct.20th !! cookie
Hi Margo, Hope your doing well? Earlene and myself recently mentioned about remembering you, as you walked down the stairs on 3rd avenue as a lovely bride! I believe you were the only bride we ever saw on 3rd ave as youngsters,as we stood with our mouths wide open in "awe"..... It will be great to see you again Margo, I will post the Oct.20th times & places as soon as I can after talking to Earlene. I would think reservations may be in order at "Cresendos" ,I have no idea if it's a small or big restaurant......it will be great to see old friends and acqaintances after so many years......(wonder if we should wear name tags) later, cookie.....
Anyone remember the Reiter sisters on 3rd Avenue?
Barbara, Beverly and Diane. I forget the address but the flat was between Verdun and Wellington.
Bill
cookie, i was there end of june, its very large exquisite, great service, outdoors or in, large awning outdoors, and right on water, you,ll love it. chilean sea bass we had, we returned our meal and they substituted without a problem.caesar salad great. fettucine, and other pastas good. its antsy ,fantsy.need reserves. carolyn bennett
Carolyn, I hope it's not too fancy-schmancy, as I don't plan on bringing fancy things to wear,will they throw me out if I'm casual? Too bad your not going to be there. cookie
Hi Did the Reiter sisters have a brother named John.They lived down near Wellington. Lad
Yes, John was the youngest. He lives in B.C I believe. Did you know the family?
Bill
Hi, We ladies are making reservations for 6pm OCt.20th (saturday) at Cresendos,5th & Desmarchais.....there is only about 6 of us childhood pals...from 3rd avenue...so far, ...we hope more people from Verdun will also make reservations at Cresendos at that time ,so we can all get-together and have a great visit. Heck, we could take over the restaurant ! I heard it was a BYOB restaurant, which is even better. Hope to see you there for supper or just to say Hi if you know us, or even if you don't.! Looking forward to seeing you all !.................. YAHOOO..VERDUN,HERE WE COME !! cookie
Have a good time at your reunion....we will be in Florida or I might have joined you...certainly know Bev Kane very well...anyway, enjoy your smoke meat, I am quite jealous....Judy
Judy...Thanks, and have a good trip to FLorida. We are getting very excited now, as there seems to be lots of Verdunites coming to this dinner, what a great re-union we will all have! I depart tomorrow a.m. for ONtario first, then onto Mtl.......yahooooo cookie
hi judy ,where are you headed in florida? i,m in clearwater, let me know carolyn bennett
Cookie. Bon Chance!!!!
still unsure if Cresendos is a "BYOB" restaurant...anyone know?
Hey Winnie, too bad you and Billie are so far away,would have been great to see you again. We are trying to locate Maureen Gill, but unable to find her on VC..there is quite a few people coming to Cresendos Oct.20th 6pm..so looking forward to this exciting time...it will wonderful to see so many Verdunites once again, after all, what's 50 years between friends?!? (smile) We will take lots of photos and ensure you get some Winnie.... cookie
Some reviews I found on the internet for Crescendo's: http://foodpages.ca/RestaurantCrescendo?ratethisgo=1&reviewo=1 Crescendo's phone # 514-751-2171 Could call and find out about the BYOB thing. I have never heard of such a thing. I live a sheltered life out here, I guess. I have heard of BYOWine.
It started quite some time back Maggie 'Apporter Votre Vin' is a sign on many restaurants in Montreal,.I Remember it being isolated to just past the Main years ago Saguenay St maybe,.or but you could bring your own wine,.as for BYOB ( I never heard of that either,.otherthan the wine). As for pages on the Crescendo Rest,.I was looking for info on them also,.and I was actually surprised that they do not seem to have their own website,.but rather appear on many food review pages only,....... I think that would also be a Great Spot to have a webcam installed looking around the River & Boardwalk area,......perhaps this suggestion could be made to the owners of the restaurant,.as I'm sure it(their cam or website) would recieve many hits,& visits ,if only by us transplaneted ex patriots of Verdun............imagine a good web cam that we could use to zoom around that area by the river......... It really does surprise me that a city the size of Montreal has very few webcams accessible via the internet,.even the Montreal cam isn't that great staring at a few spots around the town,.but nothing showing all the great visual landmarks ,. In anycase back to the Restaurant ,.I would have thought that their Menu would be accessible somewhere ,.but I've yet to find it. But I guess we'll know soon enough ,as Cookie and the girls will be there shortly: Incidentally Cookie is Looking for MAUREEN (Gill) PAYNE .......Maureen if you read this ,you can relay a message through the site here ,.or email Cookie ,.................she's looking forward to having you join her at the Restaurant,.................... Sounds like you will all have a super blast,............... Good Luck ,.....and Have Fun & Remember Verdun ................have a drink for all of us ,who cannot be there in person, Remember the old days in Montreal (where every place was a place you could bring your own Booze ( ya just couldn't get caught)....hahahaha
Hi Maggie........We found out that Cresendos is NOT BYOB (bring your own beer/wine).......latest news, lots of people coming to Cresendos.....should be a hoot...hope you can make it Maggie.........I depart for Ottawa tomorrow....so won't be in touch with VC until I see everyone at Cresendos Oct.20th 6pm toodles, cookie
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HAVE A WONDERFUL RENDEZ VOUS AT CRESCENDOS, WHAT A NICE ARRANGEMENT!WISH I WAS THERE, HI TO ALL THERE, CAROLYN BENNETT.
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Hi Bill RE John Reiter went to school with John and hung around with him. If I am not mistaken I think John was in one of the first classes at Dawson when it first opened the Selby campus. Remember John lived not far from there. Lad
Hi Cookie...Still waiting to hear from Peter...I did forward your email to him but he is not computer savvy so I sent it to Sandy (his wife) I hope your reunion turns out to be a success. To bad some of the people were not a little younger maybe then there would be some people I know. As being the baby of the Lazure family...I don't know all of Peter and Michaels friends....I would have been around 4 years old...any way I will keep on trying to get intouch with Peter and I will let you know... Sandra
Say hello to Rose Emard, we are first cousins!! Would love to hear from her. Please give her my email address. I am also a Verdunite, born and raised and educated there. Lovc to all, Barbara (Stone) Hickey
Hi Carolyn, Taking a fast trip to Cocoa Beach...looking to rent a place for the month of March next year. Also a shuttle goes up on the 23rd so my husband wants to see that...hope it does go..or he will be disappointed...looking forward to getting away for awhile, and delay putting the golf clubs away... Judy
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Hi Barbara So sorry to hear of your brother Ken's passing. His daughter Wendy e-mailed me, as Ken and I had been in e-mail contact a few times. It would be interesting to see how many of the "Lloyd" cousins are able to be contacted. I'd love to hear from you. My e-mail is wsyoung@telusplanet.net. Your first cousin, Wayne Youngward
Only 2 days until the reunion supper at Crescendo's! I wish I could be a fly on the wall. Don't forget to join in at Crescendo's if you can. 6:00, Saturday, October 20. Call to make your reservation. Bon Apetit!
Have fun tonight at Crescendo's. Take pictures, (before the wine) Share the VC Website address and enjoy the company!
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