Rainy River volunteers among 107 honoured by province in Fort Frances

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Last Tuesday evening 106 residents from the west end of the Rainy River District were honoured at the 2008 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in Fort Frances. Of those 13 were from Rainy River and surrounding area.
From Rainy River and surrounding area the following received awards:
Laurene (Buddy) Hannam, 20 yrs., Dode Budreau, Joan Hall, 20 yrs., Irene Hanson, 20 yrs. and Vivian Hartnell, 20 yrs., and Elsie Gerula, 15 yrs., with RR Hosp. Aux.
Myrna Armstrong, 50 yrs., Mary Michniewicz, 40 yrs., William Szlauko, 40 yrs., Larry Armstrong, 25 yrs., Anne Mailloux, 25 yrs. and Verna Barsy, 15 yrs. Knox United Church Council.
Rudy Sinninghe and Kristine Carpenter, both with 30 yrs., with RR Fed. of Ag.
Here are all the other people honoured in Fort Frances last week:
Joan Allison, 10 yrs., Doris Anderson, 40 yrs., Carol Angus, 20 yrs., Carrie Baker, 5 yrs., Lee Barr, 25 yrs., Ryan Bell, Youth Award, Dean Bethune, 5 yrs., Pat Bird, 10 yrs., Darren Blattner, 5 yrs., Kim Jo Bliss, 10 yrs., Paul Bodnar, 25 yrs., Lin Boileau, 20 yrs., Nevin Bonot, 5 yrs., Shantelle Bragg, 5 yrs., Jim Brow, 30 yrs., Stuart Bruce, 30 yrs., Patty Bullied, 5 yrs., Louis Byma, 5 yrs., Ruth Caldwell, 10 yrs., Janice Cousineau, 10 yrs., Larry Cousineau, 10 yrs., Helen Crook, 5 yrs., Joyce Cunningham, 10 yrs., Mervin Cyr, 20 yrs., Darren Derendorf, Youth Award, Ken Desjardins, 15 yrs., Don Dickson, 30 yrs., Sandy Drennan, 5 yrs., Lincoln Dunn, 5 yrs., George Emes, 5 yrs., John Esselink, 5 yrs., Bea Galbraith, 15 yrs., Phil Gavel, 5 yrs., James Gibson, 25 yrs., James Gibson 5 yrs., Jane Gillon, 10 yrs., Tracy Grennier, Youth Award, Richard Hallman, 5 yrs., Dave Halverson, 25 yrs., Sandy Haney, 25 yrs., Jackie Howarth 5 yrs., Monty Howarth, 5 yrs., Joan Hughes, 25 yrs., Jacqui Hunsperger, 25 yrs., Ralph Hunsperger, 10 yrs., Charlotte Hyatt, 5 yrs., Lyle Hyatt, 5 yrs., Shelley Hyatt, 5 yrs., Bill James, 10 yrs., Cory Jewell, 10 yrs., Ahlan Johanson, 5 yrs., Peggy Johnson, 5 yrs., Owen Johnston, 5 yrs., Harold Kellar, 20 yrs., Mark Kowalchuk, 5 yrs., Bernice Kress, 30 yrs., Peter Landry, 10 yrs., Bruce Lidkea, 10 yrs., Garth Lockman, 15 yrs., Joy Lockman, 15 yrs., Beth Logue, 5 yrs., Blair Lowey, 5 yrs., Jordan Manty, Youth Award, Ken McKinnon, 5 yrs., Eugene McPherson, 5 yrs., Shirley Morrish, 30 yrs., Tom Mosbeck, 20 yrs., Henry Niskala, 40 yrs., Evelyn O’Connell, 5 yrs., James O’Sullivan, 5 yrs., Dwayne Pihulak, 25 yrs., Calvin Robertson, 20 yrs., Gordon Ross, 30 yrs., Maria Sanders, 10 yrs., Frances Shefantook, 60 yrs., Davetta Sheppard, 5 yrs., Bert Smeeth, 40 yrs., Marge Sveinson, 10 yrs., Jason Teeple, 10 yrs., Shirley Teeple, 10 yrs., Vernon Thompson, 10 yrs., Sandra Tibbs, 10 yrs., Helen Thompkins, 30 yrs., Anne Marie Vanderaa, 5 yrs., Amanda Vennechenko, 5 yrs., Henriette Verhoef, 5 yrs., Stanley Ward, 20 yrs., Katherine Williams, 5 yrs., Martin Williams, 5 yrs., Inez Woolsey, 5 yrs., Wendy Wreggitt, 5yrs., Robin Wright, 10 yrs. and Alan Zucchiatti, 15 yrs.