Beamsville WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 5, 1988-1992, p. 15

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20 e , April 12, 1989 es a ® a ' sie family: k Canada quite a change for Aussie family: speaker _ (The following report h%: °& us ts “ \ | _ Affairs Anglea Valli had asked _ ing every squirrel in sight. been provided by Angéla yallt l P _ | _ members to dress in national Many thanks were extended of the Beamsville W.L) p R , a ";a?;, costume. Genevieve sported _ to BWI guests Stella Goertzen Genevieve Edwards of Auâ€" ‘ ye e e ~C,. i 4 the Akubra: the Australian hat ~Jean Bouk, Roberta Jones, Wilâ€" stralia was guest speaker at the % Fase > es . g made of rabbit pelts. Ten pelts _ ma McKnight, Marjorie Macâ€" March 21 meeting of the || k .+ mt % ,;fifi%‘? are required to make one hat, â€" Gregor and Kay Muggish for Beamsville Women‘s Institute. |, 4 ¢ * «o e » / "SW / _ which costs between$60 and $80 _ joining the group. She, her husband Andy and . (MB) y °C i â€" 4 â€" and comes in several styles and The guest speaker was two sons, David and Kane,J have P » f A colors. sented with a trivet on whic%r?é been in Bear&svtllgds‘l;l:fdsagl:. + Soae 19. / The Australian colors are _ a Sketch of the Erland Lee ary, when Mtr. ear lesthange ho $ wl gold and green, representing _ home, on Ridge Road in Stoney rived on a One{yach natw a I * 4 * " their beaches and trees. Geneâ€" â€"Creek, where the firstâ€"ever DBS)SES“am $y %¢ P ol %, ' 2 vieve was dressed in these colâ€" {nfetmg of the Women‘s Instiâ€" _ $3 ; M * agt 5 is : s00t it ors, complete with a leather _ tute was organized on Februâ€" { Gengvxe;ethblg;];el;‘::égfig 4 Ar ““ € ‘." | â€"necklace on whichâ€"were hung _ 4rY 19, 1897 by coâ€"founders Adeâ€" | Gâ€"day airlld eis P BP z6. %. BP > green leaves representing the _ laide H. Hoodless and Erland where M ufah a population or °es Wws rrvoremmer s _ ‘..> cgeilen s U\ _ Eucalyptus trees, and round â€"Lte. | Mxld}xra{l;\;lgu ;dggpby esw Genevieve Edwards, guest speaker last month at the Beamsâ€" beads, representing the nuts of At the business meeting, Barâ€" \, :;:3015 ;SnseightAhour @rive from ville Women‘s Institute meeting, is joined during the meeting by the gum tree. % bara Stones informed members \p Melbourne. The temperature in _ (from left) Nell Michener, Dorothy Burtch, Stella Goertzen and Feeding deer and squirrels . that she had been voted chairâ€" A from 32 deâ€" Muriel Sherk has also been a firstâ€"time exâ€" _ person of the week and that she summers can range i fera : © 6 § & perience and, it seems, only had been presented with a grees Centigrade and higher, in Genevieve had on hand some _ perienced their first blizzard, _ four people in Beamsville are â€" spring basket arrangement by a very plry heat. crackers w1}h vegemite spread _ which had to be faced with crazy about squirrels. One of _ the C.C.A. In winter the tempeéattl_r? (an Australian Kraft product), _ some new driving skills. their new neighbors has offered Barbara ended the meeting | can drop to 16 degrees Centigâ€" _ and also some samples of a $2 Members of the BWI saw _ to ship all the squirrels off to by asking members to write rade, and thls is accompamed coin and other coins and bills. beautiful pictures of birds and _ Australia. more thankâ€"you letters to the by about 12 inches of rain. These past few months have animals such as possums, Should anyone happen to see _ sponsors of the C.C.A. (Comâ€" In can take two days to Cr0oSS _ been packed with adventure _ koala (which is not a bear), a lady on a walking tour of â€" munity Club Awards). â€" Australia‘s barren desert by _ and excitement, not to mention _ kookaburra, and, of course, Beamsville, with the biggest, The next meeting will be the Cat." * in some tense and frightening moâ€" _ kangaroo, which can travel at brightest smile on her face annual meeting, to be held on Mildura is an irrigation C0â€" _ ments., During the March _ 40 kilometres an hour when at a (especially when it‘s snowing), _ April 18 at 1:30 p.m. at St ony, founded by two (f)fanadlag break, Genevieve and herfamiâ€" _ mere lope. they have probably metour Auâ€" Alban‘s Parish Hall. The $5 l()}l;::)tglgirséh‘gfg&’caio ?;izglir;\â€" ly drove to Minnesota and exâ€" Convener for International _ stralian guestâ€"no doubt feedâ€" _ membership fee is now due. ated from Brockville. They set n m mle Te . 78 := up an irrigation colony in Caliâ€" ; fornia in the 1880s, and their success there led. Aldred . Deakin, a young politician, to & take them io Mildura in 1886, with a view to setting up £5, 4, April 19, 1989 another desert irrigation C 3 § colony. pomabsy t [ Award recognizes cessful, and resulted in an & abundance of flora in an area § 1 surrounded by desert. The area . | L I h produces citrus fruits, has its i InCO n aC Iever own vineyards and makes it ) _ Lincoln resident Jack Clinton W No ol own wine, and is responsible for | has been honored with aspecial | _ O | some 80 percent of Australia‘s achievement award from the p k es o+ ~. dried fruit. Ministry of Tourism and Reâ€" [ _ en e c Genevieve and Andy have a creation for his 28 years of inâ€" | / Tris lemon, an orange and a volvement with the Shooting | / Â¥ grapefruit tree in their backâ€" Federation of Canada. ' ho S iJ yard. A 60â€"yearâ€"old Jacaranda Mr. Clinton has been the chief | _ * ~ Wz witnie. Siik ;l;leci graces their front entrâ€" range officer for the federation |_ \\ We@® (r m Sp > for the past 28 years and, at 64, | & . C “â€"/‘ f . The Edwards found shopping he‘s sti{)l goingystrong. \'”‘M'l ‘ Act e in Canada to be quite an experiâ€" He has also coached many \ *) @Ngain‘\ Â¥ 7 ‘ ence. An attempt at making Olympic and Commonwealth f 'M it ¢ Paylova â€" a dessert of eggâ€" Games competitors and just reâ€" t Frdase 7 whites, castor sugar and fruit cently attended the World Cup (Â¥\ ‘ & â€"led to an exhaustive hunt for Competition in Mexico City . \Tas. f the sugar, only to find that casâ€" with a team of 16. . | 4. tor sugar and fruit sugar are "It‘s the nicest feeling when $ °“§ and the same. an athlete is on the podium and m equests for chips and sauce they‘re playing your national P ) :thet lwnh blank stares, until anthem," he said. "I‘m glad to 5 3 ey learned that in Canada the have been part of the success of 5 ls(ame is known as fries and the athletes." f o 5 laer;cbhutp{ Looking for fresh The father of seven and ,j‘az' f Been :notht? butcher‘s shop has grandfather of 13 said he began & y : er experience. _ : shooting in 1959 and joined the cS ¢ %_ * ;. federation in 1960. c w1 He describes himself as a W nc ; very competitive person. | hok .B "I love taking an Olympic on e on class athlete who‘s considered Jack Clinton the best, and make him better," _ Toronto earlier this month. he said. : Mr. Clinton has been a Jorâ€" Amateur athletes and volunâ€" _ dan Lions Club member for the teers from across the province past 25 years and a volunteer were honored for their outâ€" firefighter for 20 years. In his standing achievements in spare time, he enjoys deer sports at a banquet held in â€" hunting in Northern Ontario.

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