Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1975, page 19

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" ". " 1r 1.. r Siewartville W. l. nterested in marking original site of Town- Ship Hall McNab Township Hall was built in 7859, in 797i the budding collapsed from the weight of the snow The rill were anxious to preserve this landmark with a plaque The Township Council erected the Cairn and Miss Jesste ‘3rnith. President and Mrs. John Watt, both charter merri- “ers‘ are seen at the unveiling. EXCHANGE PROGRAM Kars W.l. had arranged an exchange program with Luughbrickland W.l. in County Down. Northern Ire- Lind. A kit assembled by Loughbrickland included col- ouer slides with a co-ordinated sound tape in three runs: an imaginary walking tour through their village: .‘ motor tour through the Mountains of Mourn: and N l. members reading a play and singing Irish songs. Kars W.l. prepared a kit showing tivc difi'erent \pes of houses: a walking tour of the village; farming iirough four seasons: social activities in the WI. and .nmrnunity. It also included the history and tourist al- tr.tctions in Ottawa as well as books and pamphlets. the script included three voices on .J tape with hackâ€" :niund music. Local schools also used both the kits. Lind liars \\ ill use their kit to exchange with another W.l. when it LIT- .l\t.'$ back from Ireland. Ayr WJ. This past year has been u very busy one for the Ayr Women’s Institute. To commemorate the ISLJth Anniv \L’l'Sal'y and Reunion Celebration in the village of l. 50 inhabitants the Ayr Wl httd :1 lovcl} fountain built and placed in the Cedar Creek which flows ‘Iirough the village. Some 25.000 pcoplc ttttcnded the reunion and very favorable comments “ere heard on till sides regarding this project. Another event during this Scsquicentennnil was the unveiling of a plaque on the John thlsfln Manu- lltcturing Co. marking 127 years us it family-run Indusa tr} tn the village. This plaque was erected jnll‘lll} by the Ayr W1. and the Wtiterloo Historical Society Some 500 ducks winter each ycar at the Jedburgh Dum and each year the Institute make money collec- tions to help feed these feathered friends. I Also this year the Public School has gtven trophies and certificates to the studean (girl llnd boy) lor showing outstanding citizenship and also two words for students showing the must improvement during the year. This projeCt was made possible by the finanCIal aid of the Ayr Women's Institute and will be a continuing project over the years. 1915131, test Ayr Wt donated lounfam to Village during Ayr‘s sesqui~ centennial Celebrations Mossley Wl members and guests admire Mr Art Nunn's Indian artifacts at a public Relations meeting Alliston Wt - celebrate 60th Anniversary Past Plagidents (L-Fll Mrs Allan Corrigan, Mrs Winnilrerj Hunter, Mrs Harry Gray. Mrs James Crash/e PIESldEI’ll elect. Mrs Wes ley Levens. Mrs Roy Pete/man, Mrs Joseph Hancey. Mrs Sam Knipe, Mrs Clrtlord BIS-DEB Mrs Allan Lahrner Mrs Marshall Downey. Mrs Arthur Merrett l9

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