Nick Wihnan
Dear editor:
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and to thank this community, mayor, and council for bestowing the title of Citizen of the Year upon me.
I am forever grateful and humbled by this very special honour.
I also would like to encourage any and all seniors over age 55 to stop by and have coffee/tea at the Sister Kennedy Centre. Everyone is welcome (coffee/tea is only $1 and the refill is free).
We have many activities at the centre, including “Coffee Clatch,” table and floor shuffleboard, card games (cribbage, bridge, etc.), pool playing, potluck dinners, birthday parties, breakfasts, soup and sandwich dinner menu, Senior Games, and a workshop where seniors can bring things of their own to repair.
There’s also plenty of great friendships and much, much more, including good socialization, recreation, and a time to get out of the house and away from the TV.
Our records show we average more than 200 people per week at our seniors’ centre. And that does not include those who attended our potluck suppers, dinners, and breakfasts, which brings the total to around 10,000 people over the year.
We are run by a community board, which is administrated and set into place by Fort Frances town council. Our council representatives on the Sister Kennedy board are John Albanese and Andrew Hallikas while board members include Mary Clinker, Buzz Wickstrom, Bill Krukoski, and Irene Laing.
Our Community Services manager is George Bell. I’m the chairman of the board and managing director of the Sister Kennedy Centre.
I encourage all seniors to get out, enjoy life, and grow old with dignity. This seniors’ centre is for you—our doors are open. We look forward to seeing and meeting with you.
Our address is 401 Nelson St. (on the corner of Nelson and Victoria Avenue, one block north of La Verendrye Hospital) and our telephone number is 274-7656.
Yours truly,
Nick Wihnan
(Board chairman)
Fort Frances, Ont.
