Burnstown WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 4, [ca. 1991]-[ca. 2003], page 9

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0W“ Anton/armor Burnstown WI: 90- and going strong , ’ samurme tinnitus»: of the Hometown Wehrmhtbatiam Coat ptd m held My tannin“ Ihe‘hilltnp [humanoid-chanti- _ moIHmd'slalte. Q’s-hometown ‘ ‘ " “humanity Fwd ,.“l.,I,H .l I“ :tflr‘.“ ' “' " enntnttm‘ity with nth" on local tables. the situation. "What 7 . maggeamme ‘,' ’ bott?’ wrist: and soy- ignown locally appear on ‘ifltlu ls corals and margarine. .oéittmttmnwm How can we be wise in our choice ofpur- chases? The Canadian govemment is bringing in new packaging legis- lation in order to have a country- wide standard for package labelling. News of this will appear in the media. Health Canada recom- mends that consumers increased the variety of cereals eaten. use more fibre. take Vttnmin C (as in orange juice) with those cereals to get max- imum Iron benefit There are three kinds of fat. some very bad for cho~ lesterol. some good to use. ranging from saturated to mono-saturated to unsaturated. Palm and coconut oil are the worst. Anything labelled “hydrogenat- ed” in as bad as "saturated." As an introduction to wise shopping in these arms. Mrs. Clelland provided a number ofcaeal boxes and mar- garine containers and led tlte ladies in how to read and understand the fine print thereon. leaving an appre- ciative and wise group of shoppers and food sewers. Seva activities undrumed of 90 years ago are planned for the upcoming weeks, In this, the Year of the Volunteer. the branch is sponsoring].er Larone. a past pres- ident of Renfiew South District. in a Relay for Life in Pathwawa on June 1 and 2 in support of the cana- dian Cancer Society. This is done in memory of several members who have passed away due to cancer, in Bumstown village on the banks of the Madawnslra. well hid- den by shntba and undergrowth. is a historical plaque commemorating a rescue from drowning in the early pan of the century. As a gmup of volunteers. members plans to clear access to this on a road allowance from County Road 508 and to clear around it for visibility by bollem Two volumes of Neednrutir history. which record local events over many years. have been micro filmed and the films placed in Renfrew and Amprlor archives. These volunt will be on display at the district annual meeting in Castleford on May 26. Film are being made to travel as a group to the Herbfest in Almonte ill July. All members are looking for- ward to tlte meeting on June 7 in Bumnown Church when they will officially observe their 90th birth- day. No.7[5llflcl‘ Burnsiown Women’s Institute celebrates 90 years blUCI’HASS Wrath: WWW Although the annual armiversry fell on January 9. members of the Burnatown Women's Institute chose a far more plenum swing evening on June 7 to celebrate nine deaths of l‘rimdsbip and philanthropy Tbcevutingopenedwithadinnertnthebasementof the Btmown Church. followed by the dedication of new throne-morn walls in memory of Catherine Elmbeth McIntyre. The thughter of Sandy Campbell and Elizabeth Box. shew up in Bumatown and married Neil McIntyre. She was active in all women's organizations Within the Bum- uown church and was Mission Band leader at one nmc. She was described as “a faithful. dedicated member of the Bllmsumrn WI up until her death tn I994." "She always enjoyed the meetings and it few ofthe cur- rent members joined as a dtrect result of her efforts. one being current pruitknr Kay Reid.“ Vice President [rt-nu Robillttrtl noted. Lil'e members Adele McLeod. Juan Dcnmctnn and Josie mer set the festite tone for the owning when they cut and Shared a btrthday ark: marking the 90m .mnitct- sary, Fellow lire members Goldie Moor: and Carmel Stctmrt were unfortunately- unable to attend. The first lth membership ’7 granted b3. the branch to anyone who has served actively for 35 um or more 7 was given to Anrne McAdam to IV!) afier she had belonged for 42 years. But the oak: curring was JuSl the beginning of an evening of fellowship and fun. The real icrng on the cake followed v-tth a programme that paid rnbule â€" both htstortcal and humuurotfi â€" to l Minx?" . each decade of the Wl's lifespan. Filled with facts and closing with fantasy (a comical look at the Bumstowrt W] in 20] l) the programme ofsong and skits was only the tip oftbe iceberg. As emcee Eileen Brydges said at the programme's end. “There is a great story untold" as glimpses were given of only the first year ofmch decade. “What a tale could be told it'wc had the time to mention every shon course. all the catering. all the speakers. all the exchange visits wrth other branches. all the fair exhibits, all the methods of fundmising. and all the things on which those funds were spent." she said. Past secretaries on hand for the June 7 celebration were Adele McLeod. Ella Roscbrugh. lrene Robillard. Henny Schaly and Eileen Brydges. Treasurers of the past decadc were Irene Robtllard. Pat Mnika, Jessie Frame-r and Betty Brannon in closing, tribute was paid to somc very spcclal mem- bers Year's ol'acttvc work In the branch wort: rceogntzcd wrth the following mmmcmoralnc ptns 4i) yours (‘nrrncl Stewart. Jessie Fraser and (ioldtt: Moore, 20 years lrcnv: Robtllnrd. Halon Jones. Norma Rtopcllc and \‘ctta Wyatt; and ill yours Kay Reid, Diane \icKtnnon and Karen Schnl} Berry Cuth also rcccncd :tn H\I('ptn for her )6 years b a member nl‘ouchcc \\ I and v ycnrx In the Untanu \Vl mote-mom. Earlier tn the program District President Kart-n Ponder brought grt-cttngs to thc group, The owning clmcd \\ llh north of imputation by Prt-tmcul Prestdcnt ('hnsttno Rnchum nltu congratulated the Bumstoun iddlLN on than mrlc~tnne (ml'IHt‘fHLlrb and outlined the tltallengcs that be ahead as \tnmcn around the world lbe' lhr‘ll' social conscrcncc to address Such (“€53ng tntcmatmnal concern.» as human rights and national issues such as tho impact of globalization and protection of our natural resources. “We have some momentous decisions on the horizon." she said. encouraging members to face the criticel issues of our day. “How do we want to see Canada in 2011'!" she asked the ladies. Meeting other women from around the world "one-om one" and learning about their life experiences. Racburn has teamed. among many other things. appreciation. “We are so absolutely fortunate to live here in the Ottawa Valley." she said. proud of being part of the W] movement, "an organization who Bumstown WI lite members Jessie W, Jean Denniston and Adel Meteor; cu} ’ths cake to celebrate 90 years.

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