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Purpi e UCL\lC-iy Med; 5 lane, Purple Tlalley news ,. .- (by Audrey Hepburn) w.l. MEET Purple Valley W,l, met on Monday evening April 9th at the Community Centre Hall for their annual meeting. The roll call was the paying of fees. Seven members responded. Correspondence was read and several short courses were chosen which interested the membrs. The treasurer gave her report which was tollowed by the auditor's report. Reports were given by all the conveners. Election of officers followed. Mrs. Edna Cook remains as President. Mrs. Wilda Gilbert will be Secretary-Treasurer for the new year. Plans were discussed for the May meeting. Scripture was read by Audrey Hepburn. A pot luck lunch was enjoyed at the close of the meeting. -Purple Valley had a lot at activity on the Easter weekend besides the Maple Syrup Fes- -1,_ 7 , :jVPurple Valley i (by Audrey Hepburn) {-Gueals with Betty and Clifford " libert on Saturday afternoon are Helen and Jim Craig of ' Southampton. to that estl'val. meeting will be held at p Purple Valley Community hire on. Monday. April 30 at a .l. meeting has also been ‘ onday. May 7. We bilile Cdlpo'ys Bay W.I. e hailing guest speakers rearid come. i y‘ialt'ed over» the the Maple Syrup' a large fabric centre and savage boots and shoes. Alter a busy day. supper was enjoyed at St. Jacob's. The bus trip and sewing course were under the capable direction of Mrs. Gladys Jeflries of Oxenden. -Visilors with Mrs. Eva Gilbert and Howard on the weekend were Mrs. Wilfred Lowe. Owen Sound and her daughter Mar- garet of Toronto. Wm. John and Jean Crawlord. Wiarton. and Ivan Crawford. Oakviile. called on Saturday. -Visiting Mrs. Elda Hepburn. Wiarlon and Mrs. Eva Gilbert and ,Howard and Bill and l on Sunday were Joyce and Charlie Crawford of Hamilton. -aarry Scanlcn. Toronto. visited with Paul and Sue Scanlon one day last week. Sue and son Matthew returned to George- town with him and visited with *Suefa. mother. Mrs. Frost. Joe Frosty Sue's brother. . brought ,herol'torrie Saturday. tival. -l_eona Ashcroll. Limberiost Visited on the weekend with Cathy Cook and helped out at the festival. -Guests lor the holiday with Fred and Pauline Urbsholt were Carol and .John Poucner of London. -Dick and Jean Jones 0! Lucan called on Lorne and loleen Hepburn and look in the lesilval and dance. -Weet<end guests wrih Lois and Garth Keays at Oxenden were their lriends Ron Maybee and Mary DeMoel of Kingston -Auni Carrie Caldwell. St. Thomas arrived Thursday to spend Easter with her Sister, Elda Hepburn. Wiarion Aunt Carrie enjoyed the pancakes and syrup in the afternoon and the good music of the Georgian Bay Ramblers at the dance in the evening ~From Brampton. working hard as usual at our Saturday events were Barb and Morgan Howe and family. They were staying with Jim and Doreen Howe and family at Hepworlh Easter Sunday guests with Edythe and Grenville Crawford were Mrs Amy Ciawlord Col- poys Bay and Mr and Mrs Harvey Knight oi St Thomas By all reporis Helen really enjoyed her pancakes and browsing through the cralls on sale in the hall Come again next year. -The MoKones oi Mitchell, Dori, Elsie and Darren were here in full force working and enioying the festival Their guests at the” Cottage were Dori Hunlsberger and Shelley Henderson El5ie also sold the winning ticket for the soil carrier at the W I. draw to Boberl Hunisberger at Mile cheli. -Chris Doherty, Toronto. enioyed the Easter holiday with his parents. -Visi'ting Jack and Willa and Jackie Coveney at then cottage for the weekend were Mr Bob Fitzslrnmons of Mississagua and Miss Elaine Gate of London. Dropping in on them on Satur- day, were Mrs. Josie Coveney. Louis, Gary and Stuart and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kay and grandson Bob all of Owen Sound. -Bob Filzsimmons was the lucky winner oi the gallon of maple layout: at the WI. draw. -Bar,'b Hepburn was home for the Easter holiday and supervised thel‘disolay ol yarns and weaving tor the Yarn Barn set up in the craft secllon at the lestival -Guests with the Hepburns were our friends lrorn Penetanguishâ€" one, Garnet, Carol. Keith and Shelley. -T a Sunaharas were at their a riter home at Mclvor tor the had a very eekend. Walter lovely display of his silk SCIEEn paintings set up at the leslival We hope they found it worth while and wtll conSIder coming next year Easter weekend guests with Bill and Judy Glasslord. Tara and Tanya at E A (3 Farms were Pale and Mike Kalpaoa and family ol Grand Valley. Mary and Russell Krueger of Ingle wood Paul and Kim Burt of Toronto. Steve Burt oi Burlingâ€" ion and Brian and Donna Forman of Wasaga Beach -The McCartney family were all home for the weekend with Helen and the boys Helen’s guests ior Saturday supper were Mrs Wilda Coulter and Floberi oi Flocklord Saturday evening. Eric Dix and Elaine Harwood and Evelyn and Holly Gill oi Tara called on Ch“ and Sharon Gilbert and attended lhe lestival dance -Bruce Gilbert was home Home tor the holidays too Birthday congratulations are In order tor a number ol Purple Valley residents. The number at candles they had on their cakes from was not disclosed The only number I heard was one, one more than last year Many more happy years are wished to Art Urbsholt, Blaine Gilbert, Helen McCartney. Rachel Hepburn and Wilda Gilbert -0ur annual maple syrup iestival is over for another year, Soon we wtll lorgel about how lired our feet were lrom all that activity and start planning for a bigger and better day next Easter weekend. The rain stoppâ€" ed lust in lime and all the gravel Harold Wright drew in before handI kept the yard nice and dry