The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-07-01, Page 10Recently,, Federated -
Women's Institutes of
Ontario: (t0) executive
assistant Lynn Rui rok.
annotwhtced .that Women's
Institute members across
Ontario have donated
$15.000 to the OFA aural
Relief Fund and to: the
United Way to assist the
victints of the 199$ ice
storm in Eastern. Ontario.
The- funds will be used to
help the agricultural .+corn.-
muntty in particular.
One of the objectives of
,the Women's. Institutes is
to help identify and resolve
needs in the community.
. Today, asin the past, mem
bers hep their neighbors
locally, nationally and:
internationally.
Assisting those in need
mantles a tradition start -
School
office
staff
nerease
The Iluer±iater District
School Board will increase
its schooloffice staff .,as.
the result of a new pcilicys..
The policy says that fox
safety and cnthrohnicatiof '
• each school; must have . `'a
basic corripioment" on
fall time egiyalent office .
staff.
Trustees 'reported. that
sQmc scboos now..have
only part.tinne affiee staff,
and, on some daya;theire's
f0. cm er ,trl the office .to
answer phos es or:parents'
inquirie
The board will spend an.
extra $54,000 as it :increas- '
cs stafirlg: at schools wird
gag. time or lens,.office:
help.. •
The policy allows addi-
tional office staff depend-
ing On
epend-ing.on student enrollment,
hr►�[ allows the direr to..
authorize "lilanited. addi
ti.ional, office assistance
for 'whoa
Periods'.
daring POS
cho
n
1ue w ntiniaiL,a Vir
•ed a century ago, when tom.
first "i was fbed; as a
fouurtat'where women could
learn from each other •how•
to prepare more nutritious
food. w better vegeta-
bles and; fruit and. practice
mere sanitary habits
around the home and farm
Currently, Wt members
in asteth Qntarin are
preparing an emergency
plan "Are You 1pared in
Case. of Disaster'," It will'
cover topics such as drink-
ing . water tips; what to
have prepared. its advances
and anter helpful tips' for
emergency planning.. They
are using. their personal
• experiens~es. td help others
irr similar situations, •
Other examples, • of WI
aid iticIUdu the followings
lit, 1997, 1+WIQ member
sent over $12,090 tra
attitoba Wonter's
Institutes for• flood Mid,
:to help residents recover
from the Red River Flood.
At that time, a group of WI
members from ;St. Pauis in.
:Perot County went by bus
tci . help with the flood
clean-up, u:ndev-the dt^ee-
tier,, of the Menncinite
Relief Services.
The spirit ,of. helping
Bothers was. most evident
• daring: Me war years.. It is
estimated that Ontario
Women's Institutes. donat-
ed $1,650,000 in cash and
goods, including. 13,524
pairs •of hand -knitted
socks, during WWL ..
In 1941,. two tons of
seeds were shipped to
England for the "Seeds for.
English gardens" project
which • was a . praetrcal
attempt to help offset tbod
• shortages. WI recants andtti
care that members created
917,3b9 handcrafted arta
cies, includin quilts,
soeks.sweaters, alaclavass •
and •elothin and shipped:.
them abroadduring Ward°
War ll:
The°centACWW pro-
- jeet of.1oiitting :squares for '
Zambia (to provide vkitk •
and income for ,the handi.
capped it well as blankets •
for babies , in hospitals).
resulted its enough squares -
being. sent to make 580
blankets, 17() dolls, and 40
children's .vests.
As they have .crone it
the past around the v�rorld,
Women's. institute rnem-
bers'responded in a practi-
cal way to ;the needs of
those living in • 1?ast'ern:
Ontario...
With repairs to the swlmlming pool on: everygne'sh mine#,. the L ucknow
i*lonS.hawe: started a now tund-raiser collecting and crushing pop cant*.
Shown on the jokf are Tern Hogan, •Ainhcose Radntond, aob.:Irwin: and.
Virgo Madge Anyone wi9hing •to donate their canna can 'contact 'any
Mona mernbei, Or place them in the. containers.. that can be foundin vari*;
naa.,Spttt rs (photo submitted)
by Pat kiaJpzn
Four superintendents.
for the $luewater District •
School:00W will. retire; at
the grid of December.
-- - :--fs i-ardthair'J'eitnftfer
Yenssen said an early
retixeinent.offer and, the. •
board's need to downsize
prompted the retire bents...
Ir901 page,0
new; *ante:rton Public,
Ckiristinc•Icving, transfer,:`
frgrri :'1N. E. Thompson;
Institute Of outdoor and
Environ ental Skydies
Cii,vo'Card; transfer fraise
Walkton ,Public;
Kincardine District
SeCentlary ,Sche0I, Cathy
Thompson, new; Saugeen
District Secondary School,
John: IfioytiQ1ds,'. new,,
Walkerton District,
Secondary SchoQI,
Marianne Williams,, trans;,
ler from SDSS.
'Vice ptincipr
A.rrap .
Lara°" iiev `4:'arlisle, trap
lnstitutr� of Outdoor at1,1
Environmental. Studio,v,
EldersLie Jean Garrow.
transfOr from Mildmay;
Q C. us ton E1izabeth-,
MacPherson, transfer from
Bruce Central; Pert Elgin
'Central Schou•(, Karen
Mots: new; Walkerton
Public , Bill, Carroll, new;
o. h: n
DiefcnbAker,.> lizabeth
McDonald, new;
Kincardine Distri,i t
Sceif'ndary; School, Deb
Kaufman, new; Saugeet
district Secondary, School,
Joy. Johnson, new.
•
prrriculum superintendent,, cant, restructiiritag and •
Doug Cumanirig, 'student streamlining" because `of
services superintendent.... the retirements., but has. ,.
Sharon i2:i bey, .finance not decided whether to fill
'uperintendent chary thc-v oatic'tes bsignN
Eewis and business super- the duties to. remaining
intendentKett Mann staff;
'announced their -retire.
ments'on Tuesday.
Yenssen said fiusiness, Transfer
superintent
des: • Gary.
• Lewis• and, Kea Mann will
be especially hard, to.assetsi
replace. • The Bitiewater Distfltt
"With them' will -go;• School Board will have, to
their knowledge of both transfer $7003000 in assets
the-predec?essor boards. and and habil ties to the new
how we have been operas .French -language district.
ittg over. the. past' six board serving western.
Months," 'Yensspn said, Ontario ,
. The •tiransfer "will not
"It's, going to be very unduly. iimpair the ability'.
important for the_boar-d• to.--of-the .Bloewater board to:
decide' Who will be taking carry out its dutiesand day
over the portfolio soto
that day operations, accord-
particular person can ing to What education
beginworking with Cary: 'director Paul Martindale
and: Ken immediately .to called a "carefully word,
learn the ropes." ed" tnoton set oat by the
"In accepting the resig- Education Improvement
nations with, regret,
Yensseq, noted., the 'four
superintendents have>a
total 01.115 years, experi-
enc:e, ,She said the board
will, hve to der."'signifi-
omtn s
According to the agreed,
Ment with the French -lair
gunge board; the, transfer..
Will fie rade on or before
Dece ber 3 l .
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Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance
regarding:
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