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,. Murch 13, 1991 WI district directors meet Whitechurch W.I. branch was hostess for the District Dircctnrs‘ meeting on Tues. Feb. 26. After serving delicious desserts, Mrs. Joan (Churles) Murray presided [or the meet- ing. The meeting opened in the usual manner lollowed by lead ing at the minutes by secretary Mrs. Doreen (Don) MacAdam. The Roll Call was answered by branch directors except 't‘ivertnn and Purple Grove. Mrs Marion (Perrin) Lowry. board director of sub. 17 gave her report. She mentioned the "Logo‘ competition for the 100- year Centennial coming up in 1997. Entry forms are available at Guelph. For the Canada Packers quilt display in August for District No. 10. Mrs. Shirley ‘ Grubb of Mildmay took first prize, The W.I. pins are available - the 5, 10, 30 and 40 year pins are $2.00 and the 7.5 and 50 year pins are $5.00 each. Any life member who has passed on or moved away is to be repo- rted by branch. It is stressed that the W.I. members are not to use styrofoam cups. Mrs. Jean (George) Whitby gave a report on Bruce County Tartan. June is W.I. month. Each District is to try to have some- thing to do to celebrate such as creative, an old fashioned picnic with heritage dress. clean up. etc. ‘ Mrs, Marion Lowry. Mrs. Joan Murray, und Mrs. Larr garct Mclnnes form the corn mittee to bring a suggestion to the District Annual on how to celebrate W.I. month in June. The Bruce County Rally is , to be held in Lucknow Oct. 17, WW, area convention to bc Oct. 3, 1991 in Ayton, district directors on Feb. 24, 1992 at Silver Lake and the district annual on May 19, 1992 at Reids Corners. A motion was passed to print the W.I. program. A new program coordinator is needed. ‘ Bruce County resident wins quilt competition MILTON, Ontario-Shirley Grubb's nimble fingers have won her $1,000 in thL' 13th Anniversary Canada Packers Quilt competition. The Mildt may, Ontario resident re ed the Grand Champion priLt: for "Peace Baskets" at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies annqu convention ltultl in Toronto, February 20, 1991 There were 14 CmnFlEnâ€"s representing Ontario Fair the l tricts. These finalist quilts were selected from approximately 234 winners at local Agricultural Society Fairs across Ontario where approximately 4,000 qu- ilts were entered. Also at the convention, Can- ada Packers announced that alter 13 years they thl no long- er be sponsoring the annual competition and formally trans- ferred the collection and ad ministration ol the competition to the Ontario Agricultural Museum. On behalf ol the museum. general manager. John Wiley accepted the collection and the responsibility of the competi- tinn 'Thc museum, as a branch of the Ministry 0t Agriculture and Food, t’CZtlIZCS the value of this collection and the degree of involvement by both urban and rural residents tn quilt l cotttpclilinns at the local [air lL‘VL‘l it is our goal to enhance ‘dWLtnllIL‘SS til the coilcttion and tht.’ strong rnrnl networking it encourages thmughnut the Pm- tincr," he sniti The nlu‘t‘lll‘ll cncnumgcs llti.‘ continuation of the quilt c.me [tclitittn and intttcs cntrits at all lnml Ontaritt Fairs during rm for tht: 14th annual L‘tltllr petition. The cntirt: Ontaritt Agrit‘ulr turztl Museum - Cunttdu Packerx Quilt Colluction’ will be an display during, th: muscu'n'x 1901 season The museum is open 10 unt.-S pm, daily, May 21 to Sept 23. Whtlt.‘ at the museum [Lt vtuw tht‘ quilt tillr tcutiuu, explore chr m Ltutllir inst and display) on the 3: hectare site. Costumuu inn-n prctcrs, farm animals, 1mm. un exhibits and spunint mm will malt: your «lay in the am. ntry an enjoyable one.