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Archive for 'May 18th, 2010'

Edna Lillian Peach

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Edna Peach on May 3, 2010 at her residence in Princess Court. Edna was born and educated in Kenora coming to Dryden in 1937. She was [...]

Marie Delorme

Peacefully at Princess Court on Monday, May 10, 2010 Marie Delorme, age 93 years, passed away surrounded by loved ones. Marie was born in St. Amelie, MB and moved to Quibell in 1938. She worked at [...]

Elizabeth (Veen) Bakala – 1922 – 2010

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Elizabeth (Veen) Bakala, age 87 of Princess Court, who passed away on Thursday May 13, 2010 at her residence. [...]

Overpass work delayed until July 19

At an additional cost of $46, 540, the city of Dryden’s mayor and council have voted in favour of delaying the Duke St. overpass construction until July 19. At the May 17th council meeting, Blake Poole, [...]

SIU probes local death

The province of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the death of 25 year-old Dustin Rouillard in the early morning hours of May 12. Rouillard had been held in the custody of [...]

KDSB makes cuts

District services board finally passes 2010 budget, looks to province for increased funding After three previous attempts the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB)  finally approved a $50.5 million budget for 2010, May 13. Since January, KDSB [...]

Finnish tactics added to local hockey school

The second annual summer hockey school to be held in Dryden this August will feature some new techniques the coaches picked up in an exchange program with Finland last October. Randy Allen, local coach and organizer [...]

National bronze medalists

Three young ladies from the Youth Bowling Club at Timber Lanes captured a bronze medal at the national championships in Gatineau, Que on May 3. Kristen Pacheco, Alyssa Hazlewood and Baylee Huntus, representing Northern Ontario, bowled [...]

Eagles take first place with wins at home

The Eagles girls’ soccer team added two to the win column on Wednesday, May 12 as they hosted the Fort Frances Muskies and the Beaver Brae Broncos in round two of the NorWOSSA season. The Eagles [...]

Eagles beat Broncos, fall hard to Muskies

The Eagles boys’ soccer team earned their first win of the season against the Beaver Brae Broncos on Wednesday, May 12. Blair Dingwall scored early in the game and Ritchie Callewart added to of his own [...]