In loving memory of Anastasia Dykalski who passed away peacefully in London, Ontario on January 28, 2010.
Anastasia was born February 3, 1922 in Poland and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1951. She raised her family in Camp Robinson, Ontario and moved to Dryden in 1964.
Funeral services were held for Anastasia on February 2, 2010 at St. George’s Parish in London, Ontario. Interment took place February 9th, at the Dryden Cemetery.
Anastasia was predeceased by her husband, Walter, in 1999.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Dashnay, and three sons George, Martin and Henry Dykalski. Anastasia is also survived by five grandchildren and a great grandson.

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of their loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She passed away peacefully at the age of 87, with her family by her side at the Dryden Regional Health Centre.
Mildred married her one and only love, Harold Arnold Johnson on April 27, 1940. Together they raised a family of seven children on their farm in Morson, ON.
Mildred is survived by her children Sid (Kathy) of Brandon, MB; Carolyn Halvorsen (Danny) of Kakabeka Falls, ON; Curt (Lynda) of Dryden, ON; Glenn of Prince George, BC; Rob (Janine) of Dryden, ON; Lori Robbins (Barry) of Thunder Bay, ON, Brenda Berard (Ed) of Spruce Grove, AB; 16 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Evelyn Mancuso of Scarborough, ON.
Mildred was predeceased by her husband Harold in 1991, her parents Sam and Nadine Nelson, brother Floyd Nelson and two infant children, one at birth and Randy at 9 months.
Mildred’s whole life was devoted to her family. We all have special memories of times spent together. She found great joy in gardening, canning and weaving rugs. She was a great cook and baker, especially her bread and buns. A few summers were spent cooking at tourist camps in Morson. She moved to Dryden 10 years ago to be closer to her family.
At Mom’s request a private family service was held at Stevens Funeral Homes Dryden, ON. Following cremation interment of ashes will take place at a later date in the Bergland Cemetery.
If friends so desire, donations may be made to the charity of their choice through the Stevens Funeral Homes P.O. Box 412, Dryden ON P8N 2Z1. Condolences may be emailed to sympathycard@shaw.ca subject: Johnson

Suddenly at the Woodstock General Hospital on Sunday, January 31st, 2010. Benjamin F. McDonald of Woodstock passed away in his 79th year.
Beloved husband of Shirley G. McDonald (nee Johnson). Dear father of Lynda (Howard) Deline of Beachville, Patti McDonald, Jim (Kim) McDonald and Dave (Erin) McDonald all of Wood-
stock. Loved grandfather of Steven (Chantelle), Brad (Arielle), and Eric (Tabitha) Deline; Misty (Dana), Katelyn and Tyler McDonald; Owen, and Grace McDonald. Special great grandfather to Olivia Deline and Gabriel Lucas. Ben is also survived by his sister Ellenor (Kasimer) Hercun, Joyce (Ed) Swanson, Dorothy (Michael) Duchnicki, and brother-in-law of Ron (Kerry) Johnson, Allan (Jackie) Johnson, and Carol (David) Oliver, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his parents Frank and Eliza (nee Wall) McDonald, and sister Evangeline Lechelt and her husband Ron.
Ben was a longtime member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #55 Woodstock, the Woodstock Curling Club and the Downs Golf Club for several years. He also enjoyed travelling around Ontario playing in horseshoe tournaments.
Funeral service was held Thursday, February 4th in the Chapel of The Longworth Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m.
Contributions to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Online condolences at www.longworthfuneral
home.com

Gold, silver and bronze medals were handed out to several members of the Dryden Dolphins during the annual Northwest Regional Swimming Championships hosted at the Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay Feb. 26-28.
Sarah Urquhart, 8, placed third in the 50m and 100m butterfly; Alex Urquhart, 11, placed second in the 50m breaststroke; Jacob Anderson, 12, placed third in the 400m and 800m freestyle.
Kira Kuzemchuk, 12, finished second in the 50m freestyle and third in the 400m and 800m freestyle, the 100m and 200m breaststroke and the 400m individual medley.
Patrick Gould, 13, finished first in the 800m freestyle and 100m backstroke and finished third in the 50m freestyle and the 200m backstroke.
Chris Draper, 15, finished second in the 50m freestyle and third in the 200m breaststroke; Garrett Lindquist, 15, finished third in the 400m freestyle.
Three members of the Dryden Dolphins earned qualifying times to compete in the Manitoba Saskatchewan Short Court Provincials March 18-21 at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg.

The Ice Dogs are looking to re-gain their playoff lead tonight at home against the Fort William North Stars.

The team is 2-0 in the round robin playoff round and is looking to capitalize in their next two games.

Puck drops at the Dryden Memorial Arena tonight at 7:30 p.m.

There was a quiet crowd at the Dryden Memorial Arena on Sunday, March 7 after the Eagles lost their second straight game to the Fort Frances Muskies for the NorWOSSA gold medal.
The Eagles gave the Muskies a run for their money at home in Fort Frances on Friday, March 5; a game that needed overtime for the Muskies to win the game 5-4.
The Eagles found themselves trailing the Muskies on three separate occassions and managed to come back to tie the game and send it to the extra period.
Ryan Lobreau added two goals while Jared Stratford and Blair Dingwall added a goal apiece for the Eagles.
Coach Jamie Oltsher says the boys kept their “never say die” attitude and an unlucky break in overtime cost them the game.
“We had several golden opportunities late in the third to break the tie but sometimes the puck just doesn’t bounce your way and putting the finish on the game is tough.”
The Muskies managed to score the overtime winner on a partial breakaway to take round one of the series.
“Our message to the boys before OT was to keep up the hard forecheck and to minimize their mistakes. It was unfortunate that Fort Frances captalized on such a small error…but hey, that’s hockey.”
Round two was a different story as the Eagles couldn’t solve the Muskies’ goaltending, failing to score in the 60 minutes.
The Muskies were up 1-0 after the first period and the Eagles just couldn’t capitilize on their chance and eventually lost round two with a 3-0 decision.
The Muskies scored twice on the powerplay and sealed the deal with an empty-netter in the last minute of the game to earn their trip to OFSAA.
Oltsher says the drive from Friday just wasn’t there on Sunday but they didn’t give up.
“Their goalie played well but we didn’t test him often enough. Our forecheck wasn’t as good as it was on Friday and Fort Frances seemed to play a better defensive game this afternoon.
Despite this, our guyes didn’t give up and they left it all on the ice. The coaching staff is very proud of our team and would like to congratulate them on a very successful season despite finishing in second place.