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Memories & More By Rosella Clancy Since the first attempts to compile Tweedsmuir Histories, the resulting pages have become valuable sources for researching and reminiscing, as well as programs. The celeâ€" brations and happenings this year. our centennial year. will bring our Tweedsmuirs to the forefront. Maybe during this eventful. busy year. Cura» tors should consider enlisting the support of a friend. especially if they have photographic know-how or writing skills. The Branch. I’m sure. would appreciate their contribution. and maybe they would eventually join as a member. Wan/rick Women’s Institute members in Lambtcn North District are currently twinned with Westbrook WI near Cochrane, Alberta. Letters and articles have been exchanged. and last summer, member Maxine Miner (seated in front, tar right) visited with Westbrook members and their families. She thoroughly enjoyed the personal visit and faoe-to-faoe exchange 0! ideas. Submitted by Maxine Miner. Warwick WI member. Lamblon North District. TWI N N I N E - the tie that bonds The Motherwell Women's institute in Perth South District is enjoying being twinned m'th Hughenden WI in Alberta. Letters. birthday cards, Wl newsletters and small Wl memen- toes have been exchanged. Helen McLean Nethoort (centre) andherhusband drove many miles out of weir way on a trip west to visit some members from the twin Institute, They Visited Shirie y Mitchell (left) and Jean Will (right) and were treated royally. Submitted by Leurine McIntosh. Mathemall WI. Perth South Dletrlct. 10 Home 8. Country. Spring 1997 This year. the updating of our Tweedsmuirs will be in vogue. Fashion Shows featuring styles through the decades will feature an often overlooked topic. Other events may feature the ever popular quilt. giving curators an opportunity to note quilting designs. binding techniques and patterns (etc). Perhaps this is the year to launch a new idea. with each Branch member asked to submit a profile. The results would reveal inspiring women with varied accomplishments. The WITrail Blazers of 1997? Another topic might be our life styles in the '905 - camcorders. intemet access and electronic deadbolts. Wouldn't this be interesting reading for WI members in the year 2097? As your Provincial Tweedsmuir History Curator. I hope to encour. age members to considercompil‘rng family books, to be known as “A Grandmother‘s Legacy.” 1 found the preparation of such books rewarding. I included family records (condensed from years of re- search). pictures. biographies of loved ones and stories. One of the first stories I wrote covered “My Public School Days." Once you‘ve caught the needed enthusiasm to compile “A Grand- mother’s Legacy." pass it on to other family members and friends, Rnrella Clancy ir the F W10 Tweedsrnutr History Curator. She can be reached at Bar 63, Stirling 0N KOK 350. (613)395-2615. Poker Anyone? By Elma Sutherland If I may. I'd like to say a law ‘ words on a subject dear to 1 our hearts - volunteer hours. It. for instance. your Branch decides to put on a poker game to raise funds. playing poker would fall under volunteer hours. As would planning the meeting or discussing whether tour of a kind beats a straight. It it's a Women's Institute project, it all counts. Your planning and meeting time counts, Phoning for a ride counts. And if she‘s late and you're waiting in the hall with your coat and boots on. count that as well. I know some of you have questions. You're at the sink whipping up a cake mix tor a bake sale. The dish cloth falls into the cake mix and you have to start again, Yes. You include all the time from start to finish, Likewise, it the turkey stuffing falls out on the floor. It the end result is 3 WI project, counl all the time and the hours. Except for plants. Count the actual planting and time lugging them to the plant sale. The plant does the growing, Don't count thatl I'm pretty sure most at our volunteer hours are underestimated. but with a bll of ingenuity or imagi- nation, we should get them up where they belong. You mlght wonder when you fill out your term. where to enter the hours spent on the poker game. We not 4-H, health. history. lairs, malls or education. Even though playing poker at WI mightverywll turn out to be an education, it's not really. Under leaderA ship there isa category called otherWI opportunities. put the poker game there. And don’t forget to count the hours you spen counting hoursl Submitted by Elma Sutherland, PRO, Rarier SW”! Dirtrict