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There were it members and one guest at I‘the Mar WI meeting on Thursday. Roll call “was about hobbies and these included knit» I photography, crocheting. rug hooking. quilting and Japanese arranging, A donation i to the Red Cross for the Haiti relief fund wrll l ' be included to the regular local charities. Cathy Weir and her thughter Jennifer Rankin are part of the church group that is there right now helping out. The grass cutting fund that is normally given to Harvey. Betty insisted that it go towards Haiti. Colleen gave a short l talk about the Tweedrnuir history. A new wrn- ’ dow and a repair has been done already at the hall The fish dinner will be on May 29. The ‘best part of the meeting was that Eve Elliott not only had the meeting at her house. she pro vided homemade soup and tea biscuits. Now don’t you ladiesjust want tojoin‘? It is a good fafiemoon and very worthwhile. :9 1 Mat H10 _, __ “ml.” van-u. At the Mar Women’s Institute , meeting on 8 members to share. Irish w... “A t thesern‘eetings, we do lots arm as well! Leila a“ w, the Directors l l l The Wurton Echo, March 16. 2010. I Fâ€" t; r; . f ’ :7 the Women's institute meeting on Thursday held at Hester'x had lots of gOOdtBH such as chocolate and cherry cheesecake. There were l2 members and 4 guestx attend- ing. Most of the valentines made for exchange were paper Creations along with a little gift, A fabric valentine wall hanging was also exchanged. Pat has her new photo greeting card: available for sale. The prry ceeds go towards the Mar Institute and pm mote Mar W] with lecal scenest Contact Sharon Newman 53441110 to get your part- age of cards. Ruth is “)0ng for more ideux for monthly programs and roll call idea; As the Olympics draw clever shared events and stories were shared. Doreen't daughter is the Canadian team‘s doctor. Back at the Calgary Olympics in l988 Connie's son Douglas was a torchbearor. He had to run 1 km hut aim canin on and ran the 12 km with the other bearers for that section. There were only 12 torches. one for each of the provinces and ter- ritories and the. whole torch was pan-red on. Douglas kept it msecret from his family until the day but he continued to practice running, 50 that is exciting to know about out local connectionsl As it rains on the balmy coast around Vancouver it should he no surprise there is no snow. That is what Vancouver is famons for rain! Whistler always has iota ofsnow and all the downhill events should be planned there 1 .April 13. 2010 ~“ Mar Women's Institute was held on Thursday, Ten members attended The Mar . Fish dj ‘1] ‘ , Sharonls homemade bread bestillusedagaininside quilts. These quilts “n” “'1 be held 0" May â€"9 at the - r - - jam; willbemadeupandsenttothirdworldcoun-' mm‘bmfimglfiflfig my; tries. Give Leila a call 793-3358 to droP ofl‘ «ifim‘o‘cir co'olries..No we don't] yolgt'ttag of quiltinners. Hall on highway 6. Once again “r: will he featuring our home cooked \‘egetablux, coleslaw that is not marinated and iota of pies and of course Howells. cooked tixh We appreciated all the help we received lu>l year from our Mar neighbours and hope lml’ the same help mi; year. Picture Card> are available again this year at Sit) a packet of l 5 cards. They will be available at Gateway / ‘ Haven's bazaar and from Sharon at 5Hâ€" Hfla l 0010. The packet of cards feature local ,i r J sights and scenes beautifully photographed ix” by Pat Shields. Use as greeting cards for all e , occasrons. thev make great girls. gnaw-0‘ Take time to spot all the dafâ€" tfocltls that were planted latt'fall o prornote our area. We have daffodils that are early bloom- ing to late flowering. Some are ‘ feathery to others that are the typical large cup centers. I l have moved daflodils from the bushes that are 30 years old and they too are now Spr throughout the yard. There should be dafiodils around the Mar Hall.