Archive 2014 - April

Archive April - July 2014
Last updated on: September 22, 2014

Legion Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Start of World War One
Legion Branch 185, along with other local Legions marked the 100th anniversary of the first world war with a memorial parade from Central Park (13th ave) to the Legion. Presentations and speeches were made at the cenotaph and a BBQ followed at 3:30.

Please c lick here to see more pictures and video.

Alan Poplett - 1952 - 2014
Alan Poplett, formerly of Fabreville, passed away on Monday July 14th at the age of 61. He was doing what he loved best, riding his motorcycle on one of his many adventures. This time with his friend, up the Alaskan highway. Tragically, on the return trip his bike left the road and Alan succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital. He is survived by his wife and soul-mate Cynthia (Prin) Poplett nee: Gouldson of St. Eustache.
Alan, Prin and family have been living in St. Albert, Alberta, for many years.

Excerpt from his online obituary: Alan Poplett, loving husband of 40 years to Cynthia (nee Gouldson), and devoted father to sons: Doug and Jon, passed away on Monday July 14th, 2014 after a motorcycle accident in Stewart B.C. His family takes comfort knowing he died doing what he loved.
As well as his adored wife and sons, he is survived by his brothers in both blood and spirit: Mike (Joanne) Poplett and Terry Poplett; his loving sister, Leslie (Pierre) Berniquez; and 8 brothers and sister-in-laws; 14 nieces and nephews; all of their children; and all the friends met through the course of a long life well lived.
He is predeceased by his father, Robert Poplett; mother, Dorothy Poplett (nee Blunt); and sister-in laws: Fran Poplett (nee Forcier) and Sandy Gouldson (nee Gordon).
A Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Connelly-McKinley St. Albert Funeral Home, 9 Muir Drive, St Albert, Alberta. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Akins Drive, St. Albert, Alberta.
We will miss you Alan. When we cry in sorrow, it's not sorrow for the loss of the one we love, for we know you are not lost while we hold you in our hearts. Rather we sorrow for the loss of light you brought into this world. The world is a darker place without you, but your legacy lives on in those you left behind, and we will come together in your name and shine a little bit brighter. To view his online obituary, click here.

Cooper's Hawk At Home in Our Backyard
As you may have noticed on my entry screen, four rather large Cooper's Hawks have taken over my back yard. Although this may seem to be good news for the environment, it certainly isn't for the many songbirds that sit at my feeders. Let's say the activity around the feeders has slowed down quite a bit. I don't usually keep my feeders going in the summer but I noticed that there were some juvenile cardinals around so decided to keep the sunflower seed going. Somehow, the starlings have not even been around but the squirrels are having a field day. The bizarre thing is that the squirrels are not frightened by the hawks and the hawks are ignoring them even when they are a few feet apart. Either the squirrels don't taste good or the hawks don't want to deal with the fur. This morning, as I tried to get on my back deck, there were 2 hawks perched on the railing. In the last few days I managed to get a few pictures and a video of one stomping around the backyard. Click here to see the pictures and video.

Valerie Sanderson Chosen for Team Canada FIFAU20 World Cup

Two Mountains resident, Valerie Sanderson has been chosen to compete in the under 20 World Cup of soccer. The team is currently playing some 'friendlies' in Mexico but they will be coming back to Canada to kick off the World Cup on August 5th in Toronto. The game is the first group A match against Ghana. They will then play Finland on August 8th and conclude the preliminary round in Montreal on August 12th against North Korea. The U-20 tournament is scheduled for Aug. 5-24 in Edmonton, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto.

Valerie has been attending the University of Memphis and is doing very well in the soccer program. The NCAA soccer schedule starts in late August and ends in early November.

Good luck to team Canada in the World Cup. To read more about the team and Valerie, click here.

Ron Legault Passes Away in Tragic Accident
Ron Legault, formerly of our region, died in a tragic accident on Sunday July 13th as his Jeep rolled down a cliff near Kelowna, B.C. According to the article in the Kelowna news, “The man's Jeep was parked on a narrow roadway when it started to roll towards a cliff," says RCMP spokesperson Kris Clark.

"When the man attempted to stop his vehicle from going over the embankment, he fell approximately 50 metres while the Jeep continued for 30 more. The man suffered fatal injuries and his body was recovered by Big White Fire Department personnel.”

Ron was 67 years old.
Click here to read the entire article. I will post an update if it becomes available.

Thanks to Dave Cohen for sending me the info.

Ron Hunt Golf Tournament
On Friday September 12, Ron Hunt, Chief of the Intermunicipal Fire and Security Services of Two-Mountains and Ste-Marthe-sur-le-lac will be holding a golf tournament at the Oka Golf Club. This event is to mark Ron's 40 years of service with the fire department. Any funds raised by this tournament will be donated to the Santa Claus Parade Committee. There remains an opening for 2 foursomes. For all the info please click here and to print a form to register a foursome, click here. Registration deadline is August 1st and payment is required by August 12,2014

The "New' Barrels Officially Opens
Last January (barely 6 months ago), I posted a video of the Laval West institution, Aux Vieux Barils Brasserie, being demolished. Today, July 8th, was the official opening of its replacement establishment, La Réserve. The place was buzzing as the lunchtime crowd was checking out the new digs. The two floor structure is much bigger than the old building and can easily handle triple the number of people. The prices are not cheap but reasonable. I had Fish and Chips (with French Fries) and it was a tasty treat at $16 (plus tax and tip). They have many flat screen TV to show sporting events a 3 by 3 array above the bar. Of course, it has lost some of the character of the old premises and will probably lose its old characters as the price of beer seems low until you add the tax. It's definitely worth the visit so you can judge for yourselves. It does not take reservations so you have to hope there will be room. That shouldn't be a problem though because there is plenty of seating. To see some pictures, please click here as we made a point of celebrating Ricky D's birthday with a lunch there today. To see the demolition video click here.

Diane F. Pullen (Lambertucci)
December 10, 1941 - July 1,2014

Published in The Gazette on July 5, 2014

With profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Diane Pullen, beloved mother of Donna and Peter, adored grandmother of Christopher, Molly and Kierra. Diane is survived by her companion of 20 years, Bertrand Richer.

Diane is forever remembered for her vivacious personality, fashion sense, generosity and limitless compassion. She was an active member of the Red Hat Society and loved her work at the Abbaye Sainte-Marie des Deux Montagnes.

Please join us for a celebration of her life on Saturday, July 12 2014, 11:00 AM, All Saints Church, 18th Ave. Deux Montagnes. A reception in her honor to follow.

To view her online obituary and guest book, please click here.

Click Here for a Few Pictures of Canada Day

Ron K's Steak Dinner - July 4th at Pub Deux-Montagnes
The popular steak featuring Ron Kesseler's BBQ'ed steak will be held on Friday July 4th at Pub Deux-Montagnes (200 Oka Road). There are limited seats available. Please drop in or call 450 598-6998 to reserve a seat and a steak. The cost is $25 for a great steak and all the trimmings. There will be karaoke during and after the dinner for those who want to sing while enjoying their meal.

All Saints Church Annual Strawberry Social
On Saturday July 5th at All Saints Church (248 18th Avenue) the annual Strawberry Social will be held at 2pm. The price is $8 for adults and $4 for children. It features Quebec strawberries and REAL cream. For all the details including how to get tickets, please click here.

Dan Klimas Drive for the Cure Golf Tournament Raises Record Amount
The 14th annual Dan Klimas - DFTC Golf tournament raised an impressive $71,000 for the fight against cancer. A great day out on the Fontainebleau golf course where 160 golfers helped raise the money that will go to the Royal Victoria Foundation. The weather was perfect and everyone had a good time with lots of food and drink available at the course. Next year's edition will certainly sell out once again by February. Click here for pictures of the golfers and the many volunteers that make this day possible.

Holy Family Golf Tournament
Saturday June 21st was the first day of summer and it couldn't have been a better day for being outside. 68 golfers and plenty of volunteers were on the Oka Golf course to take advantage of the longest day of the year. The Holy Family Annual Golf Tournament, that had been founded by Glenn Hogan, went on without Glenn but his presence was felt by all. Over 100 people then congregated at the church hall for a great steak supper. There were prizes for all attendees and a raffle with lots more prizes. The raffle itself brought in $700 but more was raised through the sale of tickets and the 19 sponsors of the holes at the golf course. Thanks to all attendees, sponsors and volunteers who made this day a special one. Click here to view many pictures of the action and if you would like to share your pictures, please use this link and I will add them to the album.

A Message From the Hogans

We would like to thank family, friends and the community for the many expressions of sympathy and condolences we have received since Glenn’s passing. It has brought our family great comfort to see first hand how Glenn was loved, respected and appreciated by so many. Your support has meant the world to us.
Marlene, Lea Anne, Shannon and Erin

Glenn's Photo album can still be viewed by clicking here.

Tina Carpini R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that the family announces her passing on June 17, 2014. Loved beyond words, she will be missed beyond measure by family and friends. Visitation Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Les Salons Funeraires Guay located at 146 rue Saint-Louis in Saint-Eustache, QC. From 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass and Interment to be held in Toronto, on July 29, 2014 at St. Michael's Cathedral and Holy Cross Cemetery.

To visit her Online obituary and guestbook please click here.

Four Candidates Vie For Council Position In July By-election
Loosely Translated From This l'Eveil Article
Following the resignation of Councillor Robert Montplaisir, in the month of May, the City of Deux-Montagnes will hold a by-election in the Golf district. The vote is scheduled for Sunday, July 13, from 10am to 8pm, with advanced polling on Sunday July 6, between noon and 8pm. Voters will have to choose among four contenders.
For the team of Mayor Denis Martin, Deux-Montagnes Autrement, Margaret Lavallée will be running for the post. Daughter of the late Nelson Lavallée and daughter-in-law of former Mayor Clifford Parr, the Two-Mountain native, currently an at-home mom, is involved in several local organizations (charity, sports, school).
Member of the defeated Denis Joannette team during last November's election, James McAllister will try his luck again. He has some experience since he was a municipal councillor (in opposition) in the last term of Mayor Lauzon. The native of Deux-Montagnes is a lieutenant in the Fire Department of the City of Montreal and in his words; '..would like, once again, to continue to serve this community with all the energy, passion, and experience that I havefor this City' .
The third candidate, Rudy Neumayer, is running as an independent. A business professional, he is well known in the community for having presided over the Canada Day for ten years and Heritage Social Club for three years.
Finally, a few minutes before the close of nominations last Friday afternoon, a fourth candidate threw his hat into the ring. Patrick Préville has been added to the list. This young entrepreneur in public relations is 35 years old and moved to Deux-Montagnes two and a half years ago to start a family. The four candidates will have just a few weeks to convince voters of the Golf ward to elect them for what is left of the 4 year term.
During the council meeting of June 12th, Mayor Denis Martin, regretted the cost of unexpected election but was pleased to find out that they will cost 'only' $25,000 as opposed to the earlier estimate of $40,000.

Colleen Baxter Sullivan To Write a Detective Series
Author Colleen Baxter Sullivan, now with two published novels has been hired by Triplicity Pubishing to write a detective series. The first book in this series is called YOLK and it will be out within the next three months. She is currently writing another in the series called Gritty.
They are and will all be about this wonderful character, Adam Garwood, who is a gay detective with offices in the plateau. His client list is a unique blend of people. It is like every other mystery/suspense novel, with one exception, the cast of characters are extremely entertaining. He not only has to solve cases but is constantly explaining his personal choices, which at times interfere with his career. You cannot help but love this man. It is a great read.
Her two previous novels, Lil's Way and Jaded dealt with people with mental issues. Colleen says; 'I have chosen to leave writing about mental health because I am known for my description, plotting and of course a touch of murder thrown in the blend. I don’t want to be known solely for writing about mental illness. So, the way I look at it, why not write a detective series?'
You can follow Colleen on her website, http://www.colleenbaxtersullivan.com or on Facebook by clicking here.

Newspaper Archives
Many of you have perused my Victory archives. One of the regular visitors to my site, Susan D., pointed out to me that Google News has scanned archives of thousands of newspapers. For example there are almost 25,000 issues of the Montreal Gazette dating from January 1st 1878 to November 2006. The nice thing about it is that they are searchable. You could spend countless hours looking through these archives which are very readable, especially if you use the zoom options. Thank you Susan for bring this to my attention. The link to these archives is http://news.google.com/newspapers. You won't find the Victory but there are many others as you will see. Hint: to find a particular newspaper on the first page use the Ctrl-F feature of your browser.

All Saints Church Garage Sale Saturday June 7 - Starting at 8am - Click here for details

Two Mountains Business Celebration Day - Click here for Pictures of the Day
On Saturday June 7th between 10am and 4pm, citizens will be encouraged to discover or rediscover local merchants. Tanya Bougie, spokesperson Business Celebration Event Committee, announced that a new Business Celebration Event will be held in Deux-Montagnes. The Business Celebration is a day-long event which aims to encourage residents to venture out of their homes and become more familiar with local Deux-Montagnes’ businesses. On that day, all of the City’s merchants will be out in force to form a large outdoor market, invading parking lots and outdoor terraces to display their products/services for sale and to meet with residents. It’ll be sort of like a large Open House – an opportunity for local residents to receive discount coupons, samples, food and drink. It’s also a party, so there will be lots of balloons, inflatable games, as well as face painting for the kids, music and animation in front of shops and in parking lots. Click here to read all about it on the City Website.

Glenn Anthony Hogan 1947 - 2014 - Click here for pictures used in his Slideshow
It is with much sadness that I have to post the news of Glenn Hogan passing away suddenly on Thursday May 29th. His death is a shock to everyone who knew him. Glenn was foremost a family man leaving behind a large family in mourning. He also had many other 'families' that will miss him dearly; his hockey family, his Holy Family Church, his school family and his community family.

Visitation will be at the Guay Funeral Complex, 146 Rue St-Louis, St-Eustache on Monday June 2, 2014 from 2pm to 5pm and from 7pm to 9pm. A Celebration of Glenn's Life will be held at Holy Family Parish in Deux-Montagnes, Tuesday, June 3 at 11 a.m. followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Glenn's memory to his beloved Holy Family Parish, 1001 chemin D'Oka, Deux- Montagnes, QC J7R 1L9

(Obituary From Montreal Gazette). It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Glenn passed away unexpectedly at home on May 29, 2014 beside his cherished wife and best friend of forty-three years, Marlene (Beaudoin). Beloved father of Lea Anne (Rob), Shannon (Jason) and Erin (Shawn) and proud "Pappy" to Riley, Aidan, Liam and Grace. Dear brother and brother-in-law to Wayne (Lillian), Donna, Neil (Debbie), Fred (Celeste), Brian (Lois) and Joanne (Nicky). Beloved uncle to Kim, Karen, Shawn, Kevin, Lauren, Randy, Shari, Jerry, Derek, Andrew, Carly, Nicholas, Michael and many grandnieces and grandnephews. Joining his mother Rita, father Kenneth and brother Barry, Glenn will be cheering for the Habs to bring home the cup next year! A man of quiet and yet resolute faith, he was a pillar of the Holy Family Parish in Two Mountains and an exemplar to those who aspired to live the beatitudes. A true man for others, Glenn loved and reaped many-fold what he sowed. An educator and principal for over four decades, he nurtured, inspired and challenged his students, staff and colleagues alike to live up to the potential he knew they possessed. Glenn was a passionate man for whom half measures did not exist. He was a fearless presence between the pipes for over forty years, playing in the Laval Teachers Hockey League, an Alouettes season ticket holder for sixteen years and lifelong Habs fan who never missed an opportunity to proudly wear the bleu-blanc-rouge. As a friend and a man, he was without equal; he would grip your hand like a vice, offer a listening ear, a warm smile and an open heart. He made your problems his and considered no request too inconsequential. His greatest passion of course was his family and he was the rock on which it was built. He loved them all beyond words and took immense pride in their accomplishments and more importantly how they lived their lives. A greater son, husband, father, and grandfather simply did not exist.
Click here to view the online obituary and guestbook.

The obituary will appear in the Saturday Gazette and a link to the online site will posted here. R.I.P. Glenn, we all will miss you.

Only A Few Tickets Left for Saturday's FYT's Spring Fever Variety Show
The Forever Young Theatre Company is putting on another show this Friday and Saturday at the Heritage Social Club. The admission of $20 includes hors d'eouvres and a dance following the show. These performances features some song and dance numbers as well a two radio plays; Man of Mystery and Irma Writes a Column. The Friday show is a sell out however a few tickets remain for the Saturday performance. For tickets, contact Sandra Tremblay at 450 491-4020 or send her an email at sandytsmith@yahoo.com . For all the info, click here for the poster.

Horticultural Day This Saturday (May 24) Click here to view pictures
The City of Two Mountains will be holding it 9th annual Horticultural day Saturday May 24th from 9:00am to 3:00pm. If you are a citizen you can get free flowers. The day's major sponsor is the Caisse Desjardins St-Eustache-Deux-Montagnes. The event takes place at 625 20th avenue. Click here for more info.

City Councillor Robert Montplaisir Resigns
Loosely Translated from this l'Eveil article
Elected last November as part of Denis Martin's Deux-Montagnes Autrement team, Robert Monplaisir, has resigned which will force a by-election scheduled for the end of summer.
After serving only six months as councillor for the du Golf ward, Mr. Montplaisir caused too frequent tension during caucus meetings in the eyes of Mayor Denis Martin.
"Communication and teamwork became very difficult with him. It even reached a lack of respect that I could not tolerate within my team. So I decided to exclude him from the caucus, but I asked him to continue to serve as independent councillor to represent the people who elected him. "
This proposal was rejected, and a few hours later, Robert Montplaisir handed in his resignation. "I did not want to stay doing nothing and just collect my cheque at the end of month," he commented ICI Radio-Canada. He also believes that his exclusion from caucus is because he refused to follow the "party line". Six months ago, Robert Montplaisir had indeed voted against the majority vote. He voted against the 2014 budget, because he wanted a freeze on municipal taxes ( it was eventually increased by 1.92 %) and the latest was his vote against the transfer of 911 to Saint -Eustache.
The 'party line' argument was refuted by the Mayor Denis Martin who says that each councillor is free to vote with their conscience.
The result is that a by-election will be held soon. "The Director of Elections shall select a date between July 6 and 7 September ," said Mr. Martin, also stating the cost generated by this election it is estimated that between $35,000 and $50,000. An expense, he adds, that the cash strapped city did not need at this time.

Last Chance To Enter Pub Golf Tournament + Habs Hockey, and Pub $tar Karaoke
Pub Deux-Montagnes is holding its spring Golf Tournament on Saturday May 24th. The 12:30 shotgun will take place at the Oka Golf Course. The cost is $45 (or $55 with cart if available) and includes Golf, Pizza, a Beer and prizes for 2 golf contests on the course. There are only a few openings available, so make your way to the pub to register.
The pub is also featuring $12 beer pitchers on hockey nights featuring the Canadiens. Click on the pub logo on the left for their calendar of events. Other than hockey, the big events coming are the 2 last nights of the Pub $tar Karaoke contest. This Friday will see the top 8 fight to make the top 6 for the grand finale on Friday May 30th where the $250 first prize will be awarded along with money for 2nd and 3rd place. This week, the top 8 will sing 3 songs each with one of them being the people's choice. Who are the top 8? Click here to see the video of clips from the May 9th show. The audience votes for their 3 favourites each night, so come and encourage them starting at 9:30pm on Friday.

White Family Softball Tournament - May31 - June 1st
Serita White and family are having their annual softball tournament in Two Mountains to raise money for the “Ride to Conquer Cancer” fundraiser. They have 7 bike riders participating in a 2 day trek from Repentigny to Quebec City. Each rider must raise a minimum $2,500 and this softball tournament is to help them meet their goals. The tournament currently has 16 teams (mixed guys and gals). It's a fun competition, where the teams ump themselves and provide their own pitcher. They would like to get as many people out as possible to support the teams and help fund the concession stand. Click here for the poster with all the information. See you at Olympia park.

May 15th - Water Boiling Advisory Lifted - Please Click Here for info
If you hadn't receive automated phone call from the city to tell about this water advisory, you are not registered for the service. Please take a minute to visit the city site to do this or use this link. You may also want to register any of your acquaintances that do not regularly surf the web or do not use email.

Louise McDougall - 1951-2014

Heaven welcomed another angel today. In loving memory of Louise Gina McDougall (Markey) who passed away on May 9, 2014 in Montreal at the age of 62. Louise was the third child of Nola Black and Yvon McDougall, both predeceased. She is survived by her husband of 16 years, Henry Markey, her siblings, Suzanne, Ron, Lynne and Paul, as well as several family and friends. Louise was always quick with a laugh and kept her positive attitude throughout her life. "Cancure" took her away from us. Rest in peace "Frenchie", your spirit will live in our hearts forever. Visitation will take place at Les salons funï¿½ires Guay
146 St-Louis street, St-Eustache.
On Wednesday 14 from 2 to 5 pm and from 7 to 10 pm and Thursday 15 as of 9 am. A church service will be held the same day at 10h30 at the St-Eustache church, 123 St-Louis St., St-Eustache, followed by a reception at Salon Guay. In lieu of flowers, donations to West island Palliative care residence, www.wipcr.ca, or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Click here to view her online obituary.

Diane Mann 1951-2014
In Montreal, on May 4th, 2014, passed away after a long hard fight against cancer. She leaves in mourning, her family, Robert (Aline), Linda, Dean (Shelley), Donald, Sheryl (Mark); many nieces and nephews as well as friends.
Diane was a very close friend to Lana (Stevenson) Brebner. They helped each other through many ups and downs during the last few years. Diane spent some special Christmas Eves with the Stevenson family as we played our silly games. She had a way of fitting right in no matter what the occasion.
The family will receive condolences Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. at Complexe Funeraire Goyer 147 Boul. Arthur-Sauvï¿½t-Eustache(450) 473-5934. A Liturgy will be conducted at 8 p.m. the same day, in the chapel. To see her online obituary, please click here.

Grand Moulin Station Parking at St-Jude
Can't get a parking space near the Grand-Moulin train station? St. Jude Elementary school has the solution at only $50 a month including tax. For that price, you get a reserved space that is secure and well lit. All money collected goes to student activities. There are limited spaces so call immediately at 450-621-7805 to reserve your spot.

Pub $tar Karaoke Contest Down to the Top 10
Friday May 2nd was Wild Card night at Pub Deux-Montagnes' singing competition. Fourteen aspiring stars sang their way into the top 10 voted by the large audience. To see the top 10 presented in alphabetical order, simply click here to see the video. This Friday (May 9th) will see 2 more contestants eliminated as the audience votes for their favorite 3 performers. The action gets started at 9:30pm with 2 songs from each performer. The remaining 8 will then be facing off in the semi-finals two weeks later on May 23rd. The grand finale will be on May 30th with 6 hopefuls trying to grab part of the $500 purse. Come watch and you can even grab the mike after the voting to show what you can do.

Dale Hammond Featured in Today's Montreal Gazette
Dale Hammond who lives in Two Mountains and conducts exercise classes at the Heritage Social Club is featured in today's (Monday May 5th) edition of the Gazette. There is also a video featuring one of the classes she offers at the HSC. She has quite a story on how she became a fitness instructor. Click here to see the on-line article including the video in which you will certainly recognize a few faces. Congratulations, Dale on making into the Gazette and hopefully this will inspire a few people to join you there in your future sessions. When you look at the video, the sound from the player might be muted by default. Simply click the volume icon () at the bottom of the player and slide it to the right to increase the sound.

St Jude Presents - Movie In The Yard
On Friday May 30th. St -Jude School will be repeating their Movie In The 'School' Yard event. In case of rain, it will be moved to the following Friday. Profits from the evening, supported by the city, will go to fund school activities. The doors (or gates) open at 7pm and the movie will start at 8:30. Admission is $5.00. There will be food available on site. Click here to see what's playing and for more info.

Pub $tar Karaoke Contest Debuts
Last Friday, the audition night for the title of Pub $tar of Pub Deux-Montagnes (Two Mo Pub) was held. Even though a few people got cold feet and bowed out of the competition, we saw 12 performers advance to this Friday's (May 2nd) wild card night. Wild Card night is the last chance to enter to win the $250 top prize that will be awarded along with another $250 at the finale on May 30th. Last week's competition featured some great performances and this week promises to top it. There is room for at least 2 more wild card entries and all you have to do is show up on Friday night before 9:30pm and take the stage to win free money as there is no entry fee. Even if you can't sing or are just too shy, go and watch and cast your vote for your three favorites as they vie to be in the top 10 to advance to week 3 (May 9th). To see who made it on audition night, click here to see the video.

Marc (Marcus) Londei - 1966 - 2014

Suddenly, at Boisbriand on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 47 years of age, Marc Londei passed away. He leaves in mourning his partner Louise, his mother Lea, his father Vittorio, his brother Paul, his sisters Gloria and Cinthia, nieces, nephews as well as other relatives and friends. The family welcomes you to join them at the Magnus Poirier Funeral Complex, 222 Boulevard des Laurentides, Laval on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Our love and all our thoughts are with you, Marc.

Published in The Gazette on Apr. 26, 2014

'Marcus' as we used call him, played many years for the Laval Teachers Hockey Club L.T.H.C. He was part of the kids that joined us in the early 90's. He hasn't played for us for a few years but he was always be remembered for the fun times we had together. Rest in peace Marcus. To see a picture of The Kids, click here.

To view his online obituary or sign his guest book, please click here.

You Know You're Getting Old When......
After my hockey game today I had to go get some copies made at an office supplies store in St-Eustache. Since the copies were going to take a while, I decided to go next door to the Fu Lam lunch buffet. We have been back from Asia for almost 5 weeks, so the moratorium on consuming Asian food was about to end. The buffet is $11.49 so I figured the bill was going to be just over $13.00 with tax. I was pleasantly surprised as the waiter handed me a bill of just $10.57. The pleasantly part ended when I looked closer at the bill (on left) and saw why my meal had been discounted. Hey, I am only 2 years and a bit away from 60, but I didn't ask for that discount. I just hope that their rule is not for 65 and over. Don't get me wrong, I'll be the first one to ask for the discount rate when the time comes but it's the first time this has happened to me. Actually it was the second time. The first time was a couple of years ago when I was with woman I went to grade school with and someone asked her if I was her father. Ouch!!! These two occasions hurt almost as much as the first time I got called 'sir' in a bar in Boston by what I thought were people my age. When I paid the bill at the Fu Lam, I gave the guy a $2.50 tip. He acted surprised, so I think he realized then that I might not be a senior.

Deux-Montagnes Quilt Guild Show This Weekend
This Saturday and Sunday (April 26-27) starting at 10am each morning, the DM Quilt Guild is putting on it's 10th annual quilt show. The admission is only $2.00 admission and the tea room included. It's a bargain even if it were just the tea/coffee and snack! This year's show should be colourful and fun and the 10th anniversary theme will be highlighted in some of the works. Please click here for all the info.

Bowling For Mon Chez Moi
The 7th annual bowling party to raise money for Mon Chez-Moi will be on Saturday June 14th 2014. If you would like to participate please organize a team of 6 players, collect $13.00 from each player, and get back to Ethyl Stephen by June 1st 2014 with the money and the names of your team players. This info is needed to establish the number of lanes required to accommodate everyone. If you would like to participate and do not have a team please contact Ethyl and she will put you on a team.
The cost of shoe rental is $2.00 to be paid to the bowling alley. Thank you all for your continued support. Click here for all the info. To visit the Mon Chez Moi website, please click here.

Free Roaming Deer in Nara Park, Japan
We have been back from our Vietnam/Japan trip for over a month now. I said I would put together some videos that we took there. Well, we have been busy so it hasn't happened. I did post a video on YouTube today that shows some deer that roam free in the city of Nara. They are wild, however they are smart enough to know that when you buy these special biscuits that they are about to be fed by a tourist. The video shows me being chased by few deer before I even had time to unwrap their treats. By the time the video starts, I already had been bitten in the rear a few times. Some of the deer are very polite and will bow to you before you give them food but some do not have any manners. Click here to view the 90 second video.

Golf Season Finally Opens
After a long hard winter and a cold spring, the golf season opened in the Montreal area. Of course, International 2000 opened a few weeks ago, but on Friday, Quatre Domaines and Cardinal (I think) opened for play. Both courses at 4 Dom were booked solid through the weekend, but Darrin S. managed to book a twosome on Easter Sunday morning. It was a little nippy at first but the layers started coming off on the back nine. I should have quit after one hole and finished the season under par after sinking a 55 footer for birdie on the first hole. The ponds were still covered in ice and the dozens of balls on top made it tempting to try and retrieve them but the ice was just thick enough for geese to walk on. There was still a lot of snow in bunkers and in the rough which made some of the conditions a little tough. It was a nice outing nevertheless. As in the past, I will be posting most of my games on the 'latest golf' link on the above right side. If you want to see pictures of the conditions at Quatre Domaines, you can click here and choose the 2014 album.

4Korners Presents A Play At LTMHS
On Friday April 25th at 7:30pm, 4Korners, in association with the City of Two-Mountains, LESAN and Table 3^e Age, will be presenting the play Grandpa is Not a Cash Cow & Grandma Won't Take Any Bull. It will be held at LTMHS at the low cost of $5. The play is a funny yet poignant look at abuse of the elderly. A must-see for everyone. Click here for all the details.

More Reasons to Unlike Facebook
I have been a casual Facebook user since 2007. I actually 'deleted' my userid from 2008 to 2009 because I didn't really need it as I was using this website to communicate information to some 'followers'. I reluctantly reactivated my FB id in late 2009. By reactivate, I mean they had never deleted my account, a fact I hate since they still use your info after you think you are not there anymore. There are many other things I don't like of Facebook; The incessant game requests, people who double post the same items, the bad luck curses if you don't re-post something, people re-posting hoaxes without checking them out, Bill Gates giving away money if you like a certain link, what people ate for lunch and much more. One of the latest 'scams' is sharing a link that forces you to like another website which is designed to suck your personal info from FB and blast with more advertizing, or worse, that targets you as a possible identity theft victim.
The very latest Facebook Frenzy is someone posing as someone you know. Yesterday, I got a friend request from someone I already was friends with on FB. I thought that maybe this person had 'unfriended' me by mistake or on purpose but had seconds thoughts. So I accepted the friend request. A few hours later, I bumped in to that friend and asked him why he had re-asked me to accept his friend request. He said that he hadn't even been on Facebook and some other people were asking him the same thing. He had changed his password because someone had hacked into his account. The problem is that those requests were not coming from his FB account. Someone had opened another account with their exact name, extracted all the information from FB including all his pictures (there are programs that will do that in a few seconds). All that was left to do for that person is to take the list of friends and send out friend requests with the 'fake' Facebook and access those people's information. To be safe, I unfriended both the real and fake person, sorry Mike. Another weird thing happened this morning. I had someone accept a friend request from me. The problem is that I don't think that actually sent out this request. has someone hacked my account. I am seriously contemplating saying so long to FB and I will share any information I need to share on this scam-free 2mopaul.com. btw I had a bowl of cereal this morning with a cut up banana and toast with strawberry jam. Like?

Mikaël Kingsbury Celebrated by City
On Thursday April 10th, the city invited its citizens to honour the achievements of Olympic silver medalist, Mikaï¿½ Kingsbury. Along with his silver medal, the three time world freestyle FIS ski champion brought his 6 crystal globes to display. The city first presented him a framed lucky Olympic loonie from the Canadian mint. Then, Mayor Denis Martin presented Mikaï¿½with a sign that shows that one of the parks in Two Mountains will now be named after him. Mikaï¿½was almost speechless as he thanked the city for the gesture. Mikaï¿½s mother also said a few words on the emotional experience in Sochi. It was a good turnout at the Veterans Hall and Mikael had his picture taken with many Two Mountaineers and signed many autographs. Click here for pictures of the event.

St Jude Elementary School Raises $450 in Walk-a-Thon for St-Eustache Hospital
On Thursday April 10th, the children of St-Jude School held their annual 'Marche-ton' to raise funds for the St-Eustache Hospital Foundation in cooperation with the City of Two-Mountains. They walked for a half an hour then each class took their turn at pulling the city's ladder truck. Meanwhile in the gym, there was an aerobics class where the kids got to do more exercise. In all, they raised $450, which will probably matched by the city in order to round it off to $1000. The funds will go towards the the Tï¿½Don for the foundation which will be held on Friday April 25th starting at 7pm. It will be on Videotron's channel 9. Click here for pictures.

Spring Is Having a Hard Time Getting Started
As I look in my backyard at the remaining snow, it's hard to believe that spring will ever arrive. Since the buds will be taking a while to come out, I decided to put together a slideshow to remember the great colours that the spring brings. It also proved to be very relaxing to watch. If you have 10 inutes or so when you need to relax, give it a try by clicking here. I suggest that you view in in full screen. You can also speed up the slide interval if you don't have 10 minutes. The slideshow option might not work on tablets that don't support flash. If that is the case, use this link.

2MOPAUL Still in English
Last Monday, I posted an April Fool's joke that my site had to be posted in French. Lots of people fell for it but I removed the article at midnight. Some people only figured it out on a subsequent visit because they had not clicked on the link of the letter that I had supposedly received from the OQLF. If you want to see what I had posted as the letter. this is the link.

Busy Little Beavers Preschool Open House
The preschool is holding another open house on May 5th and 7th from 9-3pm at 248 18th ave (All Saints Church basement). There are only 2 spots left for 2 full days a week or 2 half days a week. Children 2ï¿½ to 5 years old are welcome. Call 514-703-5128 or come by to see us anytime. Registration is for September 2014.

Congratulatory Ceremony for Mikaël Kingsbury

The City wishes to extend an invitation to the general public to come and congratulate our own citizen of Deux-Montagnes, Mikaël Kingsbury, Silver Medal Winner in Men’s Moguls at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

The ceremony will take place on Thursday April 10, at 6:00pm at the Veterans Hall, 141 Grand-Moulin.

The regular monthly council meeting will follow at 7:30pm.

Pulled Pork Dinner and a Movie
On Saturday April 12 at 6:00pm, All Saints Church (18th Avenue) is having a Pulled Pork Dinner followed by a movie. It's a BYOB event unless you are drinking the lemonade included in the dinner. For all the details, please click here.

Edmond St-Laurent 1927-2014
(Translated Excerpt from La Presse of April 2, 2014) Mr. St-Laurent of Deux-Montagnes passed away on March 31, 2014, at the age of 86 years, Husband of Mrs. Yolande Hachï¿½he is survived by his children, Marc (Murielle), Aline (John), Monique (Gaetan), Luc (Mariï¿½), Claire and their mother Hï¿½ne Latulippe, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, brothers and sisters, the Hachï¿½amily and many other relatives and friends. We will remember Mr. St-Laurent for his many years devoted to the Deux-Montagnes Regional School Board. The family will receive condolences Saturday, April 5, 2pm to 5pm and from 7pm to 9 pm and Sunday, April 6 at 9am at the Goyer Funeral Complex at 147 Arthur-Sauvï¿½ St-Eustache. A prayer service will be held on Sunday, April 6 at 11 am in the complex's chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Society would be appreciated.

Mr. 'Eddy' St-Laurent was the principal at St-Jude when many of us were there in the mid 60's. 2MOPAUL.COM would not exists were it not for Mr. St-Laurent. He was directly involved in the fact that my father decided to move to Two-Mountains from Jonquiere in 1964. He is responsible for getting my father a position at the school board and my eldest brother, Georges, a teaching job. He also sold us the land for the house we built on Grand-Moulin. When we arrived here in 1964, I was sent to St-Jude with a very limited knowledge of the English language as I was in French school in Jonquiere. Without Mr. St-Laurent, my life and my family's lives would be certainly be completely different and I certainly wouldn't be typing this right now nor would I have attended Marianopolis College where I met my wonderful wife. Thank you Eddy! By the way, I just learned today when talking to my brother, what an integral part of Mr. St-Laurent played in our lives.