Times-Advocate, 1988-03-30, Page 8f
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Times-Advodate, March 30, 1988
WI leaves many legacies
The legacy any organization
leaves for the future generations in
the community is just as important
as what the individual members re-
ceive. This is very true of the wom-
en's Institutes. Throughout the rural
communities in Ontario there arc
tangible records Aube Women's
Institute cares about the community
that tliey are in.
In Granton it is the Women's In-
stitute that erected the War Memori-
al While the Yarmouth -Glen branch
take care of the local cemetery. In
the tourist village of Sparta, the lo-
cal Women's Institute branch have
restored and maintain thc local mu-
seum, The Forge and Anvil.
It was through the efforts of the
Women's Institute that the South-
wold Earth works, recording a
campsite of the Neutral Indians, has
been restored... For a long time
Parks Canada and the Women's In-
stitute maintained the site. Now
Parks Canada looks after the site.
St. Thomas is the home of the
Elgin County Museum. The local
Women's Institute -branches under
the direction of Mrs. Futcher helped
to raise money to establish the mu -
scum which. records the work and
joy of the pioneers of Elgin Coun- •
ty. Thirty years after its establish-
ment the local branches are still
supporting 'the museum, financial-
lyIf you travel to Stoney Creek you
will -Visit the Erland-Lee-(Museum)
Home, a site that is visited by hun-
dreds of overseas as well as Canadi-
an visitors, as the home of the co-
founder of Women's Institute Erland
and Janet Lee. Visitors particularly
like to see the original table on
which Janet Lee recorded the min-
utes of the first Women's Institute
meeting in 1897. Little did she real-
ize that this organization would
spread throughout Canada and to the
four corners of the world.
Federated Women's Institutes of
Canada maintain the Hoodlcss
Homestead in St. George. This is
the home of the other co-founder of
Women's Institutes: Adelaide Hunt-
er Hoodlcss. Both these houses are
of interest not only to Womcn's In-
stitute members but to any one in-
terested in seeing homes restored to
their original style.
When you visit the Agricultural
Health Topics
Diet myths
By: Lynn Garrison
Nutrition Consultant
Huron County Health
• Unit
With this year's Nutrition
Month theme being "Healthy
Weight in '88", hopefully you've
started examining your dict and
exercise habits. You may be left
wondering whether or not you
need to do something special
with your dict if you've taken up
a sport or activity. •Let's take a
look at some of the more com-
mon myths.
Myth: High protein diets im-
prove athletic performance. This
leads many individuals to cat dis-
proportionately large amounts of
meat and -to use special protein
supplements. The requirement
for protein does not increase
with exercise except to a slight
degree when muscle mass in-
creases. However, the average.
Canadian diet supplies more thah
adequate amounts of protein for
muscle development. Any excess
protein is broken down and
stored as body fat.
Myth: Vitamin and mineral
supplements are needed .to
"Supercharge" your body. The
use of massive doses of vitamins
to improve performance is an-
other common practice which is
unnecessary and may be harmful.
Vitamins and minerals don't sup-
ply energy and taking large
amounts of some vitamins (par-
ticularly A and D) can be harm-
ful.
Myth! Salt tablets arc neces-
sary to replace sweat losses.
Sweat is really very dilute - it
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has only a small amount- of salt.
Salt tablets are unnecessary be-
cause normal meals replace the
salt lost in sweat. In addition,
salr.tablcts may actually be
harmful. They can irritate the
stomach lining and can cause
nausea and vomiting. They may
also worsen a dehydration prob-
lem by drawing water from -other
body tissues into thei stomach.
The nutritional needs of people -
participating in sports, exercise
classes and other athletic activi-
tics arc basically the same as
those of any person who is mod-
erately active at work. Both ath-
letes anct non -athletes should cat
a well-balanced diet based on
Canada's Food Guide.
The only nutrient that nele%& to
be increased for exercise, is wa-
ter. During heavy exercise water
loss should be replaced by.inter-
mitten( fluid intake. Thirst is
not a good indication of how
much water is -needed, therefore,
replacement should be scheduled.
To prevent overheating, drink 1 -
1 1/2 cups of cool plain water
before exercising and 1/2 cup
every 1--15 minutes during cxcr-
cising.
Involvement in sports or an
activity docs not necessitate ma-
jor dietary changes. Exercise can
be fun and improve your health -
so get moving and let Nutrition
Month '88 be the Start of your
activity program.
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Museum at Milton you will have
the chane to sec the Women's In-
stitute Hall. This now depicts a
1928 Sewing Class, similar to the
many sewing classes held in the ru-
ral halls throughout Ontario.
Many Women's institute .branch-
es purchased the local schools.
when consolidation came about,
and turned these schools into local
community centres. Some are
maintained entirely by thc local
branches and others have been
turned over to a local community
committee. Facilities such as these
help to hold the community to-
gether.
When you travel out of Ontario
there is still one more place that
the Ontario Women's Institutes
helps to maintain. This is the In-
ternational Peace Gardens between
Manitoba and South Dakota. The
Federated Women's Institutes of
Canada was one of the first organi-
zations to offcr assistance when the
Peace Gardens were established.
Today the upkeep of the Women's
Institute acre is financed by an an-
nual donation from each province.
As you travel through rural On-
tario you will find many more ex-
amples of the legacy that the rural
communities have received from
the largest rural women's organiza-
tion in. Ontario - the Federated
Women's Institutes of Ontario.
Kids' concert
at Playhouse
One of Canada's most exciting
family entertainers Bob Schneider
.will appear at Huron Country
Playhouse on Monday, July 18 for
two performances at 11 a.m. and
2:30 p.m.
Originally from New York City,
Bob makes his home in Toronto
where he's been writing, recording
and performing with and for chil-
dren for the past several years. He
stars in his own nationally tele-
vised children's program called
"Vid Kids" and has recorded three
children's Albums including
"When You Dream a Dream" that
won a juno - Canada's -version of
the Grammy, as best children's al -
buns of the year.
Bob Schneider has been described
as"clectric and full or pure energy
and his talent appeals to preteens
as well as preschoolers - and their
baby boomer parents cnjoy the
music too!
At most of his concerts; Schnei-
der appears with local kids. "That's
partly what makes doing the shows
so special for me, said the 40 -year
old entertainer. I develop a close re-
lationship with these kidsin a
short period of time."
Schneider's Concerts arc gener-
ously sponsored by The Village of
Grauxl Bend.
Tickets arc $4.00 for children and
adults and go on sale to the general
public May 2.
For tickets call the Playhouse
238-8387.
Emmanuel Baptist
marks anniversary
Emmanuel Baptist Church cele-
brated its 26th anniversary on Sun-
day, March 20, 1988. Guest speaker
for the day was Dr. Roy Lawson,
General Secretary for the Fellow-
ship of Evangelical Baptist Church-
es in Canada.
His morning message based on
Matthew 20:1-17, challenged thc
congregation to examine our mo-
tive for. service. Our supreme moti-
vation for serving God should be
our love for Him, not because of
any benefits we might receive.
Special music for the day was
provided by ,Bob and Joan Peckham
of London, who portrayed their joy
in serving Jesus through thcir de-
lightful singing.
A delicious pot luck dinner and
time of fellowship followed the
morning service.During the evening
service, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon dc
Montmorency were honoured for
twenty-six years of faithful service
with a plaque and a gift.
In the evening message, Dr. Law-
son emphasized seven of God's life -
changing qualities, as they arc re-
vealed through the miracles in the
Gospel of John.
Eastern Star
entertains
The Worthy Grand Matron and
Patron of the Grand Chapter of On-
tario were entertained Thursday
night by four chapters - Exeter,
Clinton, St. Marys and Mitchell -
in the Upper Thames School,
Mitchell. After the regular meeting
Carl Mills, Exeter, read a humor-
ous Scottish reading and entertained.
on his. bagpipes.
Exeter Chapter also co -hosted
with Ingersoll Chapter in March
which Coldwater, Michigan, trav-
elling degree team which portrays
how the degree work was done in
1867.
Exeter Chapter 50th Anniversary
is being celebrated September. 10
and tickets arc available from Jean
Mills, convener or from any mem-
ber.
PREPARING FOR TEA - Margaret Crago, Jean Ratcliffe, Mary Tufts. Ethelene Fraser and Ruth Selves aro
shown preparing food or Thursday's Centennial Tea sponsored by the Kirkton United Church Women.
BELLS FOR SALE - Florence Heard, Christine Eveleigh and Doris Denham display bells being sold by the Kirk -
ton United Church Women to celebrate the group's 100th birthday.
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