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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-07-02, Page 17V Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 2, 1997 - Page 17 centennial celebrati�n d Hundreds of branch banners and thou- sands of miniature lights from about 2,000 delegates of Women's Institute from across Canada and around the world helped Canadian members usher in their second century. Pageants, parades, bus tours, choirs, speakers, fashion shows, panels. ban- quets, a rrfulticu.Itural ,concert at the Hamilton, Ontario Convention Centre?' and an. Interfaith Service made the week of June 15 to 22 an unforgettable experi- ence for the double event, The Women's. Institutes. Centennial. Celebration and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada Convention/97. ' Helen Burt Upper Saunders-Baufelt, a > long-time WI member from, Thorold. horn in 1897, the same year the first Women's Institute Branch was formed.. attended the opening ceremonies and stated that shehas never ceasedpraising the. Women's Institutes for their good work. Un.der the., direction of Adela:ide Hoodless, an activist Hamilton ,soci.alite Indebtedto Me Past; Committed to the Future re and Erland Lee, a prbsperous Stoney Creek, farmer, the firstalranch' of the Women's Institute was initiated on. Feb. 19, ,1897 and 100 years later remains an organization devotedto developing informed, responsible citizens, encourag- i:nggood family life skills, initiating pro- grams to achieve•common goals and leadership development. , Under the umbrella organization, the Associated Country Women of the World (aboutsix million women in more than 60 countries) projects' continue to help women improve their'living conditions. Lyndsay •Hacket-Pain, world president of the. ACWW stressed the fact that the •role of the ACWW is to'"help women to help themselves" by offering relatively modest but practical support to :;rural communities, requesting whatever the donees can offer and often receiving Agriculture, tourism_ working together in Huron County Farming„ and tourism go hand in hand in provid- 'ing' a sound economic base. in Huron .County. That is what :researchers •Speculate as.'they` begin. the. second .part of .a major study here this sttnamer Unniversity'. of Guelph,:_ researchers Or: • Harry, ,Cummings and. assistant *Karen Morris . will con- duct the' research to pro- vide an'accurate picture of .. the size and importance of tourism . and: 'farming to 'this southern ..'Ontario 'county. It was comr�nis- sinned after a ,ground- breaking meeting last Month between the Huron Federation .of Agriculture and the Huron Tourism 'Association. "We know.. instructively that -tourism • is a strong; 'and : growing :industry, m= Huron, but t we have no real idea- of .'how • big it nd we will.be over- joyed` to find' out," says Joan �Karstetrs president of the • Huron' Tourism. Association. No;. previous study has looked at the impact .Of tourism. in Huron, and researchers will fill' that void. Last summer,.. Cummings and'';graduate student Dan McLennan ,studied the impact.of agri- 'culture and agriculturally- related businesses on the county. , To' helpin their . research' this; summer, -Cummings . and Morris - will ,:be sending a. ques-. tionnaire to business own- ers. who deal with tourists. Their list includes every- thing from a retail store in Exeter to .a golf course near •Gravid Bedd; from a vacation farm near Bayfield to a gas station in Seaforth; from a trout pond in Belgrave to the festival in Blyth;. from:' a. bowling centre in Goderich .to a 'grocery store in Wingham.. : "The list of businesses will be quite, large and '•involves not only those. business' normally associ dated with tourisrn such as antique shops ',but any business '.th4t. :serves;. tourists, says Morris She urges business owners to cooperate' enthusiastically with the study since a it can; "help;: promote the.• notion that 'the' tourism ind'u'stry' should be fully supporrted within the ,county," she said. ,Last . summer's work looked at , the importance of 'agriculture:: and . its financial clout., Preliminary : ,findings•. show that one-third of the jobs in the county, or between 10,000 .and 13,000 an be attributed •to '. agricuature. • Sales` in 'agriculture have• reached the billions: The University gf.Guelph study, although., separate aid independent, is fully. supported by the Huron Planning , ' and Ij e ve l . o. p ,nt, e . n: t Department. Planner Cindy Fisher sees' the resu•Its of the research. as crneial to appropriately planning forthe county, "This analysis Will ,pro- vide aclearer understand irrg of the .magnitude and • impdrtan•ie : of two of. Hurons • most important industries. For :more information, ' contact Dr. ' Harry Cummings at •the University of Guelph. via mail or person-to-person collect calls at -(519) 824- 4120 ext..'3637.. matching funds from specialists United Nations and other aid agencies. r The. Convention theme Indebted to the Past; 'Committed to the Future formed the basis of addresses by all the guest kers. • Motivational speakers, Norman Rehin, and Rosalie Wysocki congratulated the Women's Institutes on their accomplish rnc,nts during the past 10:0 years but reminded members to scheme, dream and redeein as they enter their second century and that is our attitudethat affects our altitude. ' • Dr. Linda Ambrose,.author of the recently published For Home and' Country, the Ontario Women's Institute 1-listory;. ep.couraged . the Women's Institutes in their future plans and was present to autograph copies of her book. The keynote speaker for the conven- tion, Dr. Roberta Bondar, when recount- ing her lifetime of .achievements includ- ing her participation in the space pro- gram, stressed the importance of setting adventurous goals, always keeping a clear vision'of them and. if one path isn't clear, finding another path and keeping enthusiasm alive. When • a goal is reached, change our views to continue ,to improve realizing that the achievement is not the end hut,only the beginning. During the Conve:ntion, Charlotte Johnson, president for the past three years., turned over her duties to Mildred J. Keith of New Brunswick. Active at the ; national level of the Women's Institutes .for many years. Mildred was named tci' the 1997;edition.o.f the Who's Who of Canadian Women." • After a two harlot election, delegates ,chose Faye Mayberry, a Red Deer, Alberta farmer and' FWIC executive. member over the other nominees, Margaret •Munro and Joyce Johnston,'. to !turn to'page 18 TV is fine. '+• And radio is great - If you only need The time and the date... But if you want more, .. Like figures and facts, Then pick up. the Newspaper • 'Cause that's where . it's at. We cover the meetings That you attend. We can 'sell your car, And say "Thank You'' to a friend. We take "pictures of sports And people, and all. . We cover the area all the way From `the School to Town Hall. Wetell you of the bargains The :local merchants sell °'' So your dollars stay at home And keep ourcommunity well. Your. news won't fade away With the clic k of a dial. :The Newspaper will be around For a long, long while. You can, help us save on ou.r valuable trees if you'll'recycle your papers we'll even sayptease. 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