Congratulations Joanne Currie! At the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, FWlO President Joy Trimble and Women of Excellence in Agriculture Committee Chair, Lynda Brooker presented the very deserving Joanna Currie (L) with the 2008 Women of Excellence in Agriculture ‘ Award. Joanne lives on a farm with her husband David and two daughters in the Region of Peel. She is, by profession, a Law clerk and specializes in wills and estates. Joanne is a director with the Peel Mutual Insurance Company and holds positions with several other organizations. She worked on the farm when the family acquired Belgian Blue calves and played an internal role in bringing this breed and its national show to the Royal. After many years with this breed the Curries became involved with the Shorthorn breed and in 2004 were proud exhibitors of the Grand Champion Shorthorn female at the Royal. Joanne has acted as chaperone at the Royal for the Peel 4-H Beef Club for many years. She offers to children without farm backgrounds the use of a Currie calf to experience 4-H and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Joanne has a deep commitment to 4»H, farming and her connections to the Royal and is indeed a worthy recipient of this award for 2008. Carlingford Cornerstone Dedication Members of the Carlingford WI dedicated the stone placed at the corner of Carlingford in memory of those families who established the village over 100 years ago. Pictured here on the left of the stone are Jean Peck, Lorraine Babb, Lillian Kries, Verna Willows, Joyce Knight, President Donna Willows. On the right of the stone are Tweedsmuir Coordinator Lois Mclntosh, Donna Tinning, Jean Sebben, Betty Knott, Agnes Miller and Barbara Mitchell. Absent are Ruth Reath, Sandra Thompson, Edna Babb, and Peggy Morris. lowermostth may. 0mm Friends of Adelaide Recently the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead introduced a new Membership Program. Those who become a "Friend of Adelaide" will receive a bi-monthly newsletter, event announcements'and We want to hear from you! Send stories and photos for our next Issue of The Home 8: Country ROSE Garden to: The Home 8: Country ROSE Garden 7382 Wellington Road 30, RR ii 5 Guelph, ON NlH 6J2 or email them to roseprogram®fwlo.on.ca or fax them to 519-836-9456 Please note, your article may no: ap' pear exactly as submltted. We will do our best to edlt appropriately to include as much lnformatlon as possible. Thank you for your understandlng. Deadline Dates Spring/Summer - March 1 109 Fall â€" July 15 109