Pine Lake History - 1990-1999

              WI has been around
since the hills were
formed.
It's an integral part of
the Prairies and this col­umn
has often and long
extolled its many virtues
and largesse. Approach­ing
its centenary, the
Women's Institute sur­vives
though it competes
with many other societies
and causes.
At every meeting of every
chapter, the ladies recite what
they are about. They call this
catechism the Creed and while
its laid down like scripture every
once in a while a chapter comes
up with afresh look at Wis raison
d'etre.
One of the more peppy and
outgoing chapters in the land,
Pine Lake WI presented its
member with a brief philosophy
that best expresses where the
long- lived organization is pointed. |
We lead Calling Card with the
statement proposed by member 1
Marion Brown:
The Women's Institute's
Recipe for Success
" Fundamental basics of
Women's Institute's identify
with women's daily reality of
caring for husband, children,
home and community. WI
gives support to its members
and, through its members, to
the community- at- large.
WI now faces new chal­lenges
with Canadian society
becoming more diversified. WI
must stretch to create respect
and support for the diversity
of women that make up and
emerge into that society.
We daily confront new chal­lenges
and issues with the evo­lution
of a more complex world
that's forcing social change.
It is not acceptable for us to
see children go hungry in the
richness of our country, or to
see children's legacies being
denied as family farms go
bankrupt.
We desperately need to
move forward in a way that is
not harmful to one another
and to the precious earth.
These tasks are ones that
the Institutes cannot shy away
from. They have become part
of our community life and we
must deal with them."
During and after the festive
season break, the ladies were busy
with never- ending community
work even as they were caught up
in family celebrations. Here are
the catch- up reports:
In WI parlance it's The
Constituency that
draws all district chapters
together in carrying out
the aims of the society.
At the request of convener
Trudy Carson, Red Deer Centre
Constituency representatives
gather several times a year and
while the ladies report on their
local assignments, the meetings
flesh out the society's coming
events.
This is the map of the ground
for the months ahead.
April 18- 20 - Annual Handi­craft
Tea, Red Deer and District
Museum. April 18, judging exhib­its;
April 20, The Tea; displays in
the Museum, April 19- 28, pickup
of exhibits, April 29. Organizer is
Evelyn Wadey.
March 1 - Deadline for com­pletion
of water system question­naire,
called by environment con­vener
Grace Grover.
March 25 - Next representa­tives'
meeting of The Constitu­ency,
Museum, 1: 30 p. m.
Constituency Convener
Visits
Jan. 3 - Penhold; Jan. 4, Bal­moral;
Feb. 6, Blackfalds; Feb.
11, Hillsdown; Feb. 12, Pine
Lake; Feb. 21, La combe; March
5, Springvale, and March 12,
Ridgewood.
March 6- 7, District 3 Work­shop,
Norseman Inn, Camrose.
March 6- 7, provincial level
judging of Recyling poster con­test.
July ll- 15, Victoria, B. C., Fed­erated
Conference.
March 15, deadline for reso­lutions
to the Provincial Con*
ference.
May 3 - Constituency Con­ference,
at the Museum.
Publicity convener Kathleen
Lawrence requests that chapter
reports get to her on time, each
month. The reports may now in­clude
times, places and content of
upcoming community events.
Mrs. Lawrence also advised
Alberta WI is offering a workshop
on public communication, featur­ing
public speaking and written
skills.
Attending the training rally for
the Pine Lake Campaign was
Kathleen Lawrence of Pine
Lake WI, the engine behind the
Red Cross fundraiser in that pre­cinct.
Through the work of the
local WI, Pine Lake residents have
always been keen supporters of
Red Cross activities, both in war
and peace.
There are 250 rural campaign
i locations in Alberta and the North­west
Territories which raise more
than $ 500,000 for the Red Cross,
each year. This money allows the
Red Cross, a non- profit organiza­tion,
to offer its services and pro­grams
to residents across the Prov­ince.
Pine Lake - Isabelle Beck
and Marion Brown Ja* i%.
Congratulations go out to Vera
Pierce who has achieved 24
years of perfect attendance.
Gaining perfect attendance for
the year was Lillie Clutton,
Dorothy Herbert, Kathleen Law­rence
and Doris Warke.
The Toxic Waste Seminar was
well attended with much worth­while
information provided.
The Mini ACWW Fund project
is complete. The money will be
used to buy seed for a third world
country.
A special thank you to every­one
who bought tickets for the
' Grandmother's Flower Garden
Quilf raffle. The quilt was won
by Robin Lawrence, Pine Lake.
Gwen Renouf, RR 1, Elnora won
the cushion.
Marion Brown and Doris
Warke have submitted their
names to represent AWI at Al­berta
conferences in the areas of
agriculture, education and envi­ronment
when called upon to do
so.
All members were present to
enjoy the Christmas meeting.
Cards and gifts were exchanged
and ' secret sisters' were identified.
" Environmental protection is
likely to be the single most press­ing
issue of the next decade— and
effective waste management will
undoubtedly become even more
important to our survival," stated
Doris Warke, Environmental
Education Convener. She defined
hazardous or special wastes as
wastes that cannot be disposed of
safely by conventional methods.
Special wastes can be ignitable,
corrosive, reactive or contaminat­ing.
It is everyone's responsibil­ity
to REDUCE, RECYCLE, RE­COVER,
REUSE. Helpful infor­mation
was given to put the 5R's
into action. The Pine Lake
Women's Institute branch is dem­onstrating
its responsibility with
the following actions: 1) Recycling
used Christmas cards, calendars,
magazines to Beaver Hall, Mich-ener
Centre; 2) Donating $ 50 to
Concerned Citizens of Pine Lake;
3) Donating a reusable cloth gro­cery
bag as a gift to the upcoming
District 3 Conference; 4) Partici­pating
in the RECYCLE POSTER
competition and display the re­sult
at the 1991 AWI Provincial
Conference; 5) Participating in the
Ghostpine 40+ Club book and
reading exchange project.
Minute Minders included:
Agriculture - Marilyn Wat-tenburger
reported on a B. C.
farmer growing blueberries on a
five- acre plot which had to be to­tally
covered to deter starlings
from eating the fruit.
Environment - Doris Warke an­nounced
upcoming programs at
Kerry Wood and Ft. Normandeau
Interpretive Centres.
Education - Edna Whittemore
stressed a positive attitude is the
secret to a happy life. The pres­ent
is colored by the past; but we
can choose the future.
President Gayle Olson distrib­uted
the 1991 programs which
were adopted by the meeting.
Communicate with Confidence
workshop will be held Jan. 25, 26,
1991.
The annual Heart Fund Card
Party will be held Saturday, Feb.
23, at 8 p. m., the HUB Commu­nity
Centre. This function takes
the place of a district canvas.
The branch will support the
ACWW - United Nation Project
# 180, Women Feed the World.
Money will be raised during the
year and contributed as financial
support.
Jean Miller won the hostess
prize from hostess, Doris Warke.
RED CROSS FOLKS
Kathleen Lawrence, left, chats with Janet Davidson, president of
Alberta- NWT Division of society.