The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-19, Page 18re
Open
Christmas
and New Year's
Eve and Day
New Year's Day Smorgasbord
5 p.rta. - 8 p.m.
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Cook vegetables in►a small
amount of water to retain the
nutrients, says Food and Nu-
trition Specialist Monica
Beaumont with the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food's rural organizations
and services branch_ Cook
until lender and crisp, . , ,: if
possible, crook whole or in
lase pieces.
The most valuable coin-
, niercial maple is Sugar
Maple whose hard wood pro-
vides products from bowling
pins to furniture and whose
sap is widely used for maple
syrup.
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"PM
ulidays
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Hoping your holidays will be
shining, filled with all the wonderful.
things that spell CHRISTMAS!
Council of the -Town of Wingham
THE MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS lilted the air at theFr,end-
shop Club meeting at the Wingham United Church last
Wednesday afternoon when these public schooe
students lava,red those present with songs on their
recorders The students are part of Dave Marten's
special tparnpny needs class at the Wingham Public
School
Institutes donate money
to numerous projects
Almost three-quarters of a
million dollars was gen-
erated by 1,152 Women's de-
stitute branches across On-
tario during the past year.
The money will be used in
diversified projects and
activities.
This statistic comes from
the public relations report
presented at the Federated
Women's Institute of On-
tario's annual board meeting
last month in Toronto. •
Non-members see the
Institute as a social
organization and they are
quite unaware of its
educational role„ the high
level of community in-
volvement it fosters and its
traditional concern with
improving the quality of life.
Since the Women's In-
stitute is an educational
organization, the branches
initiated and supported
many projects in this field.
They presented awards,
scholarships and bursaries
to students, bought recrea-
tion equipment for a nursery
school, supported public
speaking comiaetitions and
music festivals, purchased a
projector and microfilm
reader and provided a
scanner for the Canadian
National Institute for the
Blind, to name a few.
Branches also promoted
resource material within
their communities when
volunteer leaders attended
workshops to learn techni-
ques of quilting and rug
braiding, Then these leaders
returned to instruct groups
in their communities.
Most branches also
provided volunteer leaders
and support for the 4-H clubs
and many members at-
tended Loyalist costume
workshops, then created
their own bicentennial
dresses — replicas of 200
years ago.
Women's Institute
branches discover needs in
the community and ways of
fulfilling those needs. Over
the past year they made and
painted street signs,
maintained and equipped
community halls, organized
hobby and craft shows,
supported fall fairs, pur-
chased band uniforms and
any number' of community
projects.
Institutes are continuously
attempting to improve the
quality of life. The elderly,
sick and shut-ins are visited
and remembered with gifts
and cards. "Meals on
Wheels" and parties add ,to
the Life of seniors living
FW!O discusses
current issues
.during annual
board meeting
Current issues were a
matter of concern at the
Federated Women's In-
stitutes of Ontario's annual
board meeting last month in
Toronto.
Numerous concerns were
studied over the past year by
25,000 Women's Institute
members in branches all
over Ontario. Some of the
topics explored were:
pornography, profiteering .
by crime, women's rights,
farm safety, Canada pen-.
sions, advertising that ex-
ploits women, child abvtse ,
drugs and alcohol_
Oneday of the annual
meeting was spent con-
sidering some of these
concerns and 16 resolutions
which had been formulated
at the branch, district and
area levels. After much
study and discussion, nine of
these resolutions were
deemed worthy of 'support
and sustained.
Alcohol seems to be a
major concern in our lives
today as three of the
resolutions pertained to this
topic. Therefore action was
requested to: raise the
drinking age to 21 years;
step up a campaign for
tighter controls and public
awareness of the harmful
effects of alcohol and drugs;
and enact legislation so that
a substantial portion of the
profits realized 'from liquor
licenses and taxes on
alcoholic beverages be used
explicitly for the care and
rehabilitation of alcoholic
victims in treatment and
detoxification centres
throughout Ontario.
Concerns addressed
yhrough the other resolutions
were: to set a standard for
seat belt fasteners in cars
and trucks; to enforce laws
to prevent the degradation of
women and children through
pornography; to change the
leagal system to deal more
severely with repeat of-
fenders; to enact legislation
which will exclude
psychiatric patients from
nursing homes for seniors;
to implement compulsory
centre -line markings on all
blacktop road surfaces; and
to urge the Canadian govern-
ment to strive to be a leader
in the global nuclear
disarmament movement.
But all is not work.
Women's Institute members
did take time to enjoy the
friendship of fellow mem-
bers, make new friends and
enjoy the warmth of serving
others.
Happy
Holiday
alone. Members volunteer
their help at blood donor
clinics and hospitals and also
provide hospital and medical
transportation_
Branchessupported crisis
centres and Block Parent
programs and canvassed for
non-profit organizations.
One branch adopted a
resident of a home who had
no family.
All Women's Institute
groups support the world-
wide UNESCO co -action
project of "Clean Water dor
All"_
This is just a cross-section
of Institute activities across
Ontario. The complete list
would be endless.
At Christmas
we of
you with
sincere
appreciation
and wish
you every
happiness.
GOTHIC
MASONRY
Gord, Cathy &
Christopher
357-2611
Wtx
•
Hearts soar
in the crisp
winter
landscape
reminding
us of the
glories of
nature and
of Christmas.
May all that
brings
meaning to
this sacred
celebration
add to the
special delight
of your
holiday.
Our
Thanks!
Mitchell
• 3488433
port Albert Ailsa Craig
529-790i 293=3223
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Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year
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time of the veer to send best
wishes to all our friends!
Bob, Murray & Staff at
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Wingham