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Headquarters Fund SI mitbn 7 5750.000 5500.000 3250000 To date: 514, 795.32 3!: $1 million Stone Fence Project By Loreen Rice Lucas Youngsters enjoyed climbing aboard the stone fence for the first time. tjust takes a good idea and someone to act upon it. The idea evolved after local historian Joanna McEwen had read several articles I had written be- moaning the disappearance ofstone fences. which are memorials to the labour they had entailed. When Joanna approached the three Women's Institute Branches - Harvie Settlement. Mitchell Square and Rugby » in Oro-Medonle Township with the idea to build a memorial with those very stones. our members needed little convincing, Were we interested“? You bet! All three Branches were enthused and members from each Branch came togetheras a committee under Joanna‘s direction. The questions of where. when and how this could be done were soon answered. Where? A strip of untouched wooded property be- tween Highway ll and the l5"‘ Line of Oro-Medonte had been purchased with public donations years be- fore with the hope of building a university. With the arrival of Georgian College. the idea went by the wayside and the property was duly designated as natural parkland. A parking lot in rather poor condi- tion along the IS“h Line, which led to some walking trails. answered the “Where?” Inside: 5%} Stone Fence Project continued . On Your Behalf . . Paddle to 5 Cum Board Briefings bwwN Advocacy Coordioalol’s Report Excellence lfl Agriculture Award ROSE Program Manager’s Report DUDIS Open In Waterloo Region Food Safety and Security . . . How Do We Know Our Food IS Sale) Our timeline to work on this project was throughoul the summer of 2003. with a completion date set foi October. How‘.’ Now that was the big question! Because thi~ was to be a work of art. as well as a memorial, fu nd: were needed, We promptly sent a letter to the Ontarit Arts Council, and then waited anxiously We tlit receive a grant from the Arts Council sufficient enough to encourage us to go ahead With our dream But we still needed more money. Committee members accessed the Township R0ll< from 1855 at the Simcoe Counly Archives compiling.t a list of pioneer landowners in an area surrounding the park over to the 7‘“ Line of Oro and north to the Horseshoe Valley Road. Via a letter writing cam- paign, the descendants In the area were asked ifthey would make a speed-led contribution to have their family name engraved in a stone that would be part of the stone fence. The response was fantastic! The Andersons and Scotts brought stones from their fences on properties nearby. Morris Shelswcll and his sons helped move stones. Master Stone Mason Eric Scott set the stones in place with the help of Gary Continued on page 2 , . 5 Historical Atlas Donated 10 S Wortrnq on the lweertsmiiii It] 6 Thinking or You om Busters ll 7 Qurlts, Ouills and Bears 12 8 Cross Country Happening: 13»! S 9 For Your Information l6