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Btrrford Wl helped to celebrate On- tario's bicentennial and Btirjfnrrl Village '5 centennial this summer. .45 a special project. the branch beautified the grounds of the rotttnship offices. Shrubs were trimmed and plants were added. Pictured from left to right are Mrs. Barbara C lurk, Mrs. Helen Porrruff, Mrs, Jennie Greenwood and Mrs Margaret Davis. Ripley WI held [I bitwtlt'uriinl tailor the local hospital um‘r‘liurr in con- jtllll'lltm trle their .H‘Ulli tllllll'\'t’l"\tlr\'. Members u'urc- permit t'nsrnmrs ln servo the ten. From left In rigltl. [tre- lrlrt'tl are .‘ldt’lllll' \lurll'tr, s‘lluruuri-r Gummy/l. Smile .\lt‘l.t'ml, Drum/(In McLean. Hurt-are! Pnllut‘k, /t'lltt Hadley 1.1an :lnnr’e 5th History published in Alma Alma Women's Institute. as a bi? centennial project. published a history of the Town of Alma this year. thanks to the many hours or work contributed by Twccdsmtiir curator Mabel Trask. Mabel accepted the task of record- ing Alma's history in l973 when she first became curator. Recording history is second nature to her no“. Mabel has kept a diary her whole life and has included in it the history ol‘ the town as well poems and verses she has enjoyed The history book. called Our Heritage. lists Alma's firsts. i'mm lhc first school house built in 1854. to thc first telephone. to the first car owner. Many of the articles in the book wcrc researched. collected and written by Mabel, but a history committcc was formed by Alma W] to organirc lhc book‘s production. Formed in 1980. lhc history EOmA mittec of Mabel Trask, Ruth Gross. Marg Hall and Bessie Bosomworth. spent hours proofreading articles and organizing photographs for the book. Alma WI raised some of the funds for publishing themselves providing catering services in the community. Other assistance came from the Secretary of States Mabel Trask More bicentennial news on p. 23. HUR lllk‘l‘N l'l'NNlAl WM ("mm' mm will: in, ( 'umt' t’urlwr 'rnnrul. Um lilt‘t'ntt'muirl ll‘rrlt ml“ trlmtrml. Itru lunltlr‘t'il Vl‘t'lH" H l' t't'lt’lvruli: (lttr [lrnll'flll't' mnl rlmmtu Illt' L't‘t'tu ll l‘ rmnl um i‘t'lt'hrtrtm, ll (- Imus! ultu‘ It'll (ll Hunt/Nt- nml Hal. “1' 'llt’VuIltlt'r‘ Ht'lft ()l .Iulm .\/L'R¢‘tt [In "l'lturrlt'n Ill'lll‘. " (ll Ilit' Stun/('1' ('lul lml Iltt' [unli' II m'hlx (ll l/tt' \It‘lHltH/I till/llt' ll (- law It: all. (1/ "Mr Sum/mm film ltn " U! \lnwlux Il'llt'tll llit‘ [ml ll writ-n '\ lirtliluli' ll'm mtlrtr/t'rl'. lml mm' lr'i An:an ,‘Il‘rlllllu' Ilti' Irur'ltl. H c' \tmlt-tl lunl lumdmt’. ,lml Ilrt' /. \l I,.Ilml ire m'l t‘ri/‘m' I’lrt' (‘nmnlmtr l \. (lururm't i'l'vL'tIl'l' ls rub and citmrl. \u \IIIL‘ Jill [I Hut/ll Iml slnkr It]! Iln' lmml ()rutrltrrt' rlml [iliur IH rlnr. In t't'lt’fil'ult' In vuur mm \t‘ui', Dorothy ll. Dobbin: London. Unlnriu | .l