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iss Stephanie Fry (right), a first year student at ucdonold Institute, receives the 1960 Stoney Creek omen's institute bursary from the institute's President, :' rs. A. B, Jackson. Grand River: “Our rural school has been closed nd we are making it into a community centre. _he Institute has had a to\vc| shower. a white ephant shower and has provided cups and sau~ ers. a coffee urn and a picture of the Queen d Prince Philip. At Mt. Healy’s Christmas meeting instead of . exchange of gifts. each member gave fifty cents LI be used to buy gifts for members in Hospitals r Homes. Ballinafad canvassed for a new school for re- rded children in their county town. Limehouse got the Council to repair the road is a bad hill. Scotch Block reports “We felt good over our arty at the Manor when thc old folks told us ,- be sure to come back." River Valley “has been responsible for having Kn additional room built onto the school. Much ee labour and many donations have been given, 7 c Institute paying $734 toward the project this car. The new room has been a great asset to ,i e children as well as for community gatherings," Fordwich reports: “We makc tip a spring con- ert using Institute talent and present it at four I five nearby towns." Molesworth: "We are paying insurance on the mmunity church shed hoping to put up a himney so the children can have a place to get arm when they skate there. (Another case of ‘e old church shed. no longer needed since ars have replaced horses. being turned into a katingâ€"rink for children. Ed.) Lakelet says: “Our little village was being sad for a dump. We managed to get the Council 7 set up a permanent dump and maintain it." Jaffray gave subscriptions to Nature Magazine ’ Pellatt-Laclu is working to get telephone scr- ice for the community. Wabash sponsors Boy Scouts and Cubs and 'nds that boys are joining from other small laces nearby. Forest arranged a Christmas Carol Festival ith all the churches in the community and hools from kindergarten to high school par- ' INTER 1961 ticipating. tFor more details refer to Special Pro- grammes and Projects section. Ed.) Birkhall had a Stephen Foster Night with a talk on the Life of Stephen Foster. several of his songs sung by the whole assembly and catch preceded by a story of the song. other songs sting as solos and quartettCs. a medley of his songs played on an accordion and a talk on the Memorial to Stephen Foster built on the Swannce River in Florida. [Any group could get up such a concert. getting the story of Foster's life from the library. Most of his songs are well known from "The Swanncc River“ to "Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair. Ed.) lnwood reports: “Some of our members spent an evening at Twilight Haven. some to sew and mend uhilc others entertained the folk thcrc. We sent magazines to a tuberculosis hospital.“ Mc- Donald's Corners took treats to the inmates of their County Home and a birthday cake and special gifts to five “ho acre havtng birthdays that month. Allississippi had a [we to clear tip the ccm- ctcry. also paid for some improvements and ur» ranng a memorial service there. Clarendon having no telephone service petiâ€" tioncd the council to gct a line started and this has been done. Lombardy got their Council to have a white line painted on the country road for safety. Lunark sponsored a l’cc-VVcc Bull (V'ltth. Caistorville sponsored an “amateur show" with nine schools competing in singing. dancing and instrumcntal music. Shiclds \vcrc givcn in- stead of prizes. Loutlt "adopted" tuo inmates of thc (‘ounly Homciprcs‘umably two old pcoplc with no rela- tivcs giving them any attention. 'lhis has also becn donc by Queunstnn St. Davids. Roscdcnc had gates pttt up at the entrance to the community ccmctcry. Vinelnnd donated :15 books to lhc school li- brary and have saved ovct' $1.4!!!) to furnish the kitchen in the proposed conitiiunity hall. Beatrice had the ccmclct'y fcncc repaired and procured a road gtiidc sign. (‘astlelon put on a supper having twelve tables to rcprcscnt the months of the year. A member took charge of each table. having decorations and food in keeping uith the month represented. ('lurcmont provided a programme for a meet» ing of thc (ioldcn Agc ( luh (older people). Sumrncrvillc rcports: "We complained to authâ€" oritics about a bridge in the community that was badly in need of repair and as a result. Lifter three years. u out bridge was finished." Golden Gate asked the Ontario Hospital at North Bay for thc namc of a patient who has no family. They “adopted” this paticnt. sending her a skirt, swcatcr. stockings. lingerie and cos- mutics. Silver Crescent maintains sick room equipment such as a hospital bed and a wheel chair to loan as they are needed in the community. Clteltenhatn sponsored and chapcroncd tccn- agc dances. Inglewood houses the library. provides Lip-keep of room and heat and pays the librarian. Meadowvalc maintains a playground in the village. 31