Nominations trickling in for ‘Citizen of the Year’

With the deadline coming up Oct. 31, some nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far.
“We have a couple, which is great,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday, adding those who submit nomination forms often wait until the last minute.
The forms are available now at the information desk at the Civic Centre. About 30 letters requesting nominations also have been sent out to local service clubs and other organizations.
Anyone who has done an outstanding job for the community in any way is eligible for the award. The only stipulation is that the recipient be a resident of the Town of Fort Frances and not presently hold elected office.
Bill Gushulak (”Citizen of the Year 2000”) and Mark Kowalchuk (“Citizen of the Year 1994”) form the selection committee, along with Mayor Glenn Witherspoon and a town councillor (last year it was Coun. Deane Cunningham).
Completed nomination forms must be returned to the Civic Centre by 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.
Last year saw about 20 nominations, some of which were duplicates. Jean and Lin Boileau captured the honour.
Other previous recipients include Dede Mallory (1988), Albert McKelvie (1989), Florence and Woody Gray (1990), Jean Scheirer (1991), George Wood (1992), Dr. Audrey Johnstone (1993), Pastor Earl Swanson (1995), Gordon McTaggart (1996), Terry Ogden (1997), Walter Horban (1998), Jim Cumming (1999), and John McTaggart (2001).
The “Citizen of the Year” will be formally honoured at the town’s annual appreciation banquet in late November or early December, and also likely will be in the Santa Claus parade.
For more information, contact Gushulak (274-3891) or Kowalchuk (274-9118).