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Excellence in Agriculture Award The third annual Excellence in Agricul» lure Award was presented by the donated Women's Institutes of Ontario President Arthena Hecker to Grace Oesch at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 6, I998. Grace Oesch and her husband Ivan have been showing purebred Simmentals at the Royal since 1982. They have won many awards. including the RAWF Herdsman Award for Simmentals in “9%. Oesch has served with the Ontario Simmental Asso- ciation, helping with the planning of the 1995 Canadian Simmenta] Association an- nual meeting and show. She has also been an active Executive member of the Ontario Farm Women's Network. working tire» lessly for the cause of farm women and the farm family. Her interest in the Royal has included working with Perth County 4AH members attending Royal beef events. The Oesch family resrdes on a farm in Wellesley. Onâ€" tario. The Excellence in Agriculture Award recognizes the contributions made by Canadian women in all facets ofthe Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The portrait of Grace Oesch will join previous winners in the “First Ladies of the Royal" Gallery. Extracted from a Press Release written by Mary lanes. FWlO Public Relations Officer, dated October S. 1998 Hoodless Homestead Upkeep Proiect last winter, FWIC launched the Hoodless Homestead Upkeep Project. It was the result ofa motion passed at Convention ‘97 requesting that each WI member donate flil annually to support the operation of the Homestead. Thank you to all those who answered this appeal. Because ofyour genâ€" erosity the Homestead was self~sustaining for the first time in years. We hope we can count on your support again this year. Please send all donations directly to the national office as soon as possible In the new year. Make cheques payable to FWIC and mail to the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, 606-251 Bank St, Ottawa ON KB? 123. Specify yourdonaimn is forthe Homestead Upkeep Project. Women’s Institutes on Display! Five Women's Institute Branches - Anna Pt Lewis Wll Athlone WI, Elmhurst WI, Princess Elizabeth WI and the Tavistock W1 - near to the village of Tavismck worked together to produce this exhibit. It was in celebration ofthe 150m anniversary ofthe village and depicted many Women ‘5 Institute accomplishments and their influence in the community. The Anna P. Lewis Branch also compiled a sixteen month calendar portraying historical photos of Ta vistock, Submllted by Helen Anderson, Hamslead Wl, Perth Centre nationality ‘ d a Will-{bf Thor :-.- Erica. {arisen of Little Currey >Westérn’i- Headless-Lie . -‘ Stephen West: of Bradford Note: The theme for ther'1999 essay "Safe and Healthy Communities in the New Millennium." FWlOâ€"University of Guelph Scholarship - $800 0 Joanna Nicol of Lively Natale Desrochers of Ancaster' Lee-Ann Hunter of St. Catharine: - Angela Birnie of Chatham 90th Anniversary Educational Award -” 5600 - Margaret McDonald of Chesley' v also member of the Gillies Hill Wt, ‘ Bruce East Helen McKercher Scholarship - 5120 , - - Andrea Buckholz of Oakville FW101CHEA International Scholarship. - $2500 - Elan Moya of Zimbabwe â€" currently attending the University of Western Ontario Home 8. Country, Winter “998-99 13