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MAR W.l. REPORT On April 14 ten members of the Mar WI gathered for lunch at the home of Pat Shields. Since we were in Red Bay. over lunch, discusâ€" sions was about happenings in the community. Thanks to Pat Noble who isn‘t a member, but has volunteered to do our Solway tape collec- i'he fincpgnucnéf the retro; , a: it has started for -. this Saturday, Ap Mullen, . go‘to. .Wiarton Hospital. Bring yourf purite dish totstart at 6:00 pin. Thank you to Dorothy and Ross Johnston who supplied us with a crock pot, ot luck donation ‘ 7 tions. We have to thank Solways for conâ€" tributing money to the community in propor- tion to how much we spend at the store, We are able to share within the community between $50 and $100 each year that comes directly from lGA Solways. Our roll call was to share a favourite poem or story. Most'of the stories were classics like Pride and Prejudice. Gone Willi the Wind. . I . g the programs tlus year. The new program Books will be V out soon. Hester kept us on track and pro grams will follow the divisions provided in the handbook. New members and guest are always welcome This year an excellent Tale of Two Cities, Little Black Samba and authors like Victor Hugo. For our annual meeting most of the execu- tive is the same as last year with the addition of Pat Shields and Ruth Tuck sharing the Education Coordinator. Our program meeting will be after the clean up or after lunch at the hall on April 18, Everyone contributes to the program, or sets up speakers for our monthly meetings for the year. Water is on at mc hall and it shouldn't take ‘ too long to get it swept up. Thank you to Hester who supplied lunch. Our volunteer hours are to be sent to the elude a flip peakers plus ogial. Fish Will be nding_it' staffing artist 3 at 5:30 pm. They Will be gathering donations for Heart and $troke, so thank you to these who have contributed. Last yearConnie Adams of the Mar Institute was the big collector. Connie had the royal seat of honour and sat and waved while the others struggled with the pedals. At one point in time they all thought they were headed for Colpoys Bay District Secretary this year instead of lhe bl-lt mafia themrnjustiu tirn ' ' e. District PRO. There doesn't appear to be a break down on when: it is spent which will ‘ make them easier to collect. It is amazing how these hours add up. Mar Ladies enjoy Big Bike MAR NEWS H’W ” make $2800. They were the first Bmeha MM to ride. (and the notsiest), even ‘ ‘ ‘ ' It I 1t In the easy wrthout the noisemakers. and was able 0 s looked like fun and congratula- didn’t show. and I didn‘t hear about the empty seat soon enough or else 1 would have been on. In . total the women raised $2799.50 1 with the extra .50 donated to On Thursday is the Mar W.l. monthly meeting starting at noon. Roll call is to bring a pic,_pastry or fish recipe. A hot meat is to be served so remember to bring your lunch. We will be planning tor the fish dinner. The Mar ladies had a fun ride on the Big Bike. For the second year in a row one of our members was top earner. Doreen Lumb collecte seat. Four institutes of Mar. Colpoys, Purple valley and Adamsville were involved. Nancy Cunningham also manâ€" tions to the Women‘s Institutes ‘ headed by Charlene Hepburn, to contribute. Thanks to the men who were there to cheer them on. aged not able to pedal. as one of her pedals was broken. Marg was clucking like a hen behind her because she had to peddle all that harder! It was slotted -for a (1 $255.50 full bike but one of the members June 29 Mar News . Almost 30 people enjoyed the community potluck on Saturday Some of the display was still up from the 100111 aruiiversaiy. An old quilt decorates the wall thanks to Bob Shields and Dave Adams hanging it. The flagpole was made and installed by Lorrie Tuck. The two flags are Canada and the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. For the anniversary tea party some of the iterm brought in for display were an old water pitcher, books that date. back to 1939 and 1947. There were washboards, butter maker With bowl. old newspapers, crochet to . l s and tea strainer. lit/Elfin dressed in period cosâ€" tume. An interesting article about Canada geese being protected and being I peston‘the North Island of NewZeaIimd the meeting. weal! about Ken and Kathy Pmck'and