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Aucust 8, 2007 TeE InbEPENDENT > j ith older sist by John . Campbell h > officer for the distant cenâ€" THE INDEPENDENT: /f,“ = g tre, he invited Percy Townâ€" x THEY’RE TWINS BORN rFOUR a%, 4 \X ~ M ship to enter into "a sister 7 years apart, who go by l « * 4 town relationship." The s the same name, and are ul ! @ f connection was formally well on their way to reachâ€" i o n is d o F made as one of the final orâ€" ‘ ing 200. . B abe ::I is‘ t ue ders of business Percy carâ€" No, they‘re not in the t o‘ sMM °O .c ried out before becoming v * Guinness World Book of .. q "“\ Â¥ e .. s part of Trent Hills. Bill and Records. They‘re in Canada ‘1 flce o m t WO3 _ Jane Osmond were appoint |__ _ and in New Zealand. Wark â€" PUMii "~(es e . ed ambassadors and were worth is their name and the â€" | We Riiig i 3e TW _ 4 W in the audience when Mr. one in Trent Hills is coleâ€" _ l Ee Wihleas, > > 9 _ 2 P § Parker made his presentaâ€" f brating its 150th anniverâ€" â€" MMAieiAR 4 wilyy 47 pemitee tion. Also in atiendance R sary this year. Its kiwi &( Hix imA & were nine other Percy ward counterpart marked its iafint g residents who have visited sesquicentennial in 2003. d & Warkworth, New Zealand. f A group of people from . Ees ~# 2 Mr. Parker, a justice of 2 the local village traveled to & the peace who has earned a f New Zealand to join in â€" Dave Parker, representing Warkworth, New Zealand where Queen‘s Special Mention those celebrations and the _ he‘s a Justice of the peace and promoter of tourism, and Trent _ for his efforts to promote berson who made it all hapâ€" _ HiMs Mayor Hector Macmilian, on the right, exchanged gifts his community, said he pen in the first place reâ€" _ last week at the council mesting. looked forward to seeing f & turned the favour by "stronger links" being making the trip to Canada _ thrilled I am to be here," _ initiated contact between forged between the two this month to acknowledge David Parker told Trentâ€" the two communities in â€" Warkworths (and another the 150th anniversary of â€" Hills council at its meeting _ 1984 that led to their becomâ€" one in the United Kingdom) the younger community, recently. ing twinned. Writing at the â€" through tourism and stuâ€" "You have no idea how It was Mr. Parker who _ time as the public relations dent exchanges. Ree n OO O OO C t O OO DC O PME DSLHEpUDUcTelitiuhaidentexchangcst | O Roseneath WI‘s 100th o e 3 o . Many good things for the community through women‘s organization by Ray Yurkowski village. "And I think they _ times over the years," she Centre. 44. THE INDEPENDENT were wooden sidewalks," â€" said. Founded in 1897 in f lT’s BEEN 100 yEARS for the _ she added. First aid kits were purâ€" â€" Stoney Creek, Ontario, WI Roseneath Women‘s Instiâ€" In 1914, the group donat_ chased and presented to _ has become a fundamental tute and they are celebratâ€" _ ed $25 to have the schoolâ€" three area schools by club part of many women‘s lives _ ing. rooms painted, a "drop in _ members. throughout the world. Origâ€" And everyone‘ is welâ€" . the bucket" by today‘s stanâ€" During the war years, inally set up to provide § come to drop by the Alâ€" dards said Ms. Adams, â€" the club sent packages to _ training and education to |â€" nwick Civic Centre at . laughing. soldiers from Roseneath as _ women and address the |â€" Roseneath to join the festivâ€" In 1924, plumbing was _ well as clothing and other . wrongs in predominantly ities on Aug. 16, between 2 â€" installed at the school, alâ€" goods to the children in rural society in the late & and 4 p.m. lowing the luxury of runâ€" â€" Britain. 19th century, WI now offers Club historian Eileen . ning water, thanks to the "And they sent prisonerâ€" women a mutual support Adams tells the tale of how _ Institute membership. Theâ€". of war boxes too." structure, as well as an imâ€" the Women‘s Institutecame same year, seven gas With the founding of the portant lobbying voice on to Roseneath. lanterns were furnishedfor _ local 4â€"H Club in 1956 WI issues close to its members‘ "An agricultural repreâ€" ~ the town streets as well as funds paid for the leaders to _ hearts. sentative came to Roseâ€" â€" hiring a caretaker to look go to Brighton to get their "Erland Lee and Adeâ€" : neath in January 1907," she _ after them. training. The group sponâ€" â€" laide Hunter Hoodless were > said. "He brought a lady Town council paid $50 sored the 4â€"H homemaking the coâ€"founders of the ' with him and she met with _ toward the caretaker‘s â€" cluband now sponsor the4â€".â€" Women‘s Institute," said â€" the women while he met . wage, a princely sum of $10 _ Hcalf club. Federated Women‘s Instiâ€" : + with the men. a month. "We‘ve donated to many, _ tutes of Ontario president, "There and then, they As well, two lanterns. many things over the Elsie Stephenson. "After 3 formed the Women‘s Instiâ€" . were installed in the Presâ€" â€" years," said Ms. Adams. . the death of her son in 1889, f â€" tute (W1):" â€" _ byterian church shed and _ "This is what we do. We do _ Mrs. Hoodless began advoâ€" | 7 ‘ The first meeting of the one at the Methodist â€" things to earn money and cating the study of domesâ€" | local club was on Mar. 7, _ church. give it away." tic science. Mr. Lee, a 1 1907. "They used to get to The club continues to do . founder of the Farmer‘s Inâ€" And that year, the WI 1 church with horses," exâ€" _ good work on behalf of the stitute, invited Adelaide to won a knitting exhibition plained Ms. Adams. "A â€".community despite their . speak to women in order to 4 at Roseneath Fair Their ef . caretaker was paid $2.50 to _ small membership. establish a women‘s organiâ€" â€"\ forts were rewarded with _ light them." "You try to do as much zation parallel to the the presentation of the‘T. In 1937, two trees were. . as youcan," says clubmemâ€" â€" Farmer‘s Institute." Eaton trophy, named in hoâ€" . planted by the group at the _ ber Jean Wilson. "We‘re all On February 19, 1897 nour of Eaton‘s, a major . agricultural fair grounds â€" more mature, I won‘t say Adelaide spoke to 101 Canadian retailer for 130 _ in celebration of the coroâ€" _ we‘re older, just more maâ€" women in Squire‘s Hall in years, founded in Toronto . nation of King George VI. _ ture." Stoney Creek and the first > in 1869 by Timothy Eaton, In 1939, two Australian Currently, only 10 _ WI was created at that Ms. Adams continues, _ cedar trees in front of the women are enrolled with meeting. chronicling a brief history _ town hall in commemoraâ€" _ WI, half aged 80 years or At the dining room table of the local group. tion of a visit to Canada by more. in the Lee home, Erland In 1908, the WI started K%ng George and Queen In years past, Ms. Lee‘s wife, Janet, penned | the first public library at Ehqueth. ~ Adams says the Rosenerj}th the constitution on which the town hall, organizing Village signs at both enâ€" _ membership {,mmbered 40 _ the first Women‘s Institute ' ( socials in town to raise . trances to Roseneath were . or even more.‘ was based. | money to pay for books. funded by WT. § The group meets on the WI today has links with I Q) In 1911, a social raised "We‘ve had them paint â€" first Thu}zs?my 0Afkeg.er.y over 8 million women in :‘. funds for sidewalks in the ed and repaired manÂ¥ month at the Alnwick Civic _ some 60 countries.