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WmNESDAY,.APRfl. 8, 2009 Southline Brant WI celebrating 75 years 503mm) BY Pawns SIEGNER Special to WHT Seventy-five years and still going strong! Southline Brant Women's Institute members are busy planning activities for 2009. among them the group's 75th anniversary on May 2, and its fourth annual ROSE (Rural Ontario Sharing Education) program. For 75 years, members of the Southl'rne Brant Women's Institute have been working for home and country. supporting, caring for and educating one another to bring a better quality of life to families. friends and communities. On May 10, 1934, the first executive of the Southlrne Brant Women's Institute was tanned, including Mrs. James E. Metcalfe. presrdent; Mrs. Hugh Traynor, first vice; Mrs. George Francis, treasurer; and Mrs. Elmer Lilies. secretary. Other charter members were Mrss_Molly Pepper (Pinkney), Mrs. Sebastian Kgrstme. Mrs, \iifrlliam Kirstine. Mrs. Henry Stegner, Earl Siegner. Mrs. Charles Trim-Er. Miss Sadie Sicgner, Mrs. Joseph Kristine. Mrs. George Metcalie. Mrs. Ed MCKEIVIB. Mrs. Murray Crispin. Mrs. Charles Fischer, Mrs. Ed Dobsnn and Mrs. ELI Hopkins. I Currently, Southliue Brant Women's Amman: has [9 members: Leona Francis, Elma _Oehnng. Joan Hundl. Florence Birr, ugeara Zettler, Mary Pnechrnan. Phillis JDCCIUTIQD, Joan Entewcin. Jnrrn Strncrlt-t. 03" Gmbb. Gail F'oechruan. P 3mm“ ML‘yer. Marlcnc Din‘jL'errc. Carylc HICItIliiLl. Ruth Pit-rah. JTF'I‘L’IIL: Wuct‘htcr and Laura HL’I'L‘tiII [h c irrsl l| member‘s IINIL‘rI Ii:r\c rr-rcru-tl _‘CIF_I'I“FIC'FiiI'y Lil'c Mcruhcrshilr I'Lrtllmx :mrl Ltnrlrcuiex 'l‘ln- clrlm “1' rm“ "with .l ,. LennaFrrrncrx.whurswr ‘ been a uremia-r i I'I_VIII.\ Slcgncn Moliing. (firth)- \ttlrln young, .IIlrI |r.r~. iii (if) yours \ilrr' i\ Inn-wrth anniversary. being cared iii-r at Hanover (Krrc ('cuu‘e Another i'lonrrrrrary [.il'c Monrhcr. =\nn.r Ochnrrg. has been a lllL'ltihr‘l' Iriril veins She continues to utan \‘uluurccrrny hr'r IIIL" ])Cl.5\|<\ll Itr rulrlrrrrru, \uurr lh'hritri- irrul l-mri (irrrhli have heart Ihr irrrtIr-I lt'tiiHiSIiIN nl rln' I‘Irllltl‘ (‘rrrurly Illslllrl \\‘rrurr'u‘. luxrruur- i.rir Award 'I'Ilr' \\rrrrrr'rr\ Ill'wliililr‘ lrr. .1 Itili" Irmlrrwrr llI l‘tIllLrlIIiill II'iIt-liL'Il tarry-ninth ~Ilriri r rtlilrt” iril .trltrll- irll Milli i .lm «in ruwrri‘ Mini through the I'L‘fiflll' Sulirrrrtlt-rl plrrrlrr chin}:t The Southline Brant Women’s Institute celebrated Its 40th anniversary in 1974 with a cake cutting that Included. from the left, members Anna Oehring. Molly Finkney, Mrs. George Francis, Viola Crlspin and Wllha Slegner. Other members in attendance that day were Dorris Ostendorff, Elaine Francis and Leona Francis. The local Institute will mark a new milestone in 2009 â€" Its 75th tr nil ltrcxcnlrug «a! inirrr‘ruzrtu-It .u Il'lttIiIIlI)‘ meetings. In I‘l‘l‘l. Iltc RHSI" luugrruu was \It'\i'Ii'[‘CLI. irrrnrrlrirr; .rn ultlmrlrrrtm urrrrrlu‘rs in rmrlr “III In llh’u unrrrrruurrlrm In lru \\"r riiir‘rr's Irrxrrttrrr- |ilti\.leilli' \r)lll|l|-'1" lv Ilrllr‘ lIrrrI twiu’rlrm liminirrw i-‘(Mi t .r rr-r .' in \ll.ll Iii.iIiII I rrr' irrlwrlrmlrvr .rtllir‘r-V \tlirr IIli-Ill"ll iIrt‘ lIliI prevention and treatment) as well as relevant topics of interest to women, their families, friends and communities. The ROSE program has experienced overwhelming success. To date, over 1.000 ROSE sessions have been held. as stated in the winter 2009 edition of “Home and Country". Southline Brant Women’s Institute has hosted three ROSE sessions: Drive Wise with Sgt. Robert Degroote. Chronic Pain Management with The Arthritis Society, and Health Care Altemalives with Kucan Chiropractic. On Oct. 14. 2009. the Soulhlinc Brant chapter and the Alzheimer Society Grey- Bruce will present Brain Health: Diflereut Conditions that Affect Brain Health. History is rich along the southiinc. as recorded in 10 volumes compiled in the 'hveedsrnuir books. These volumes continue to be kept up by the curators of the branch These volumes will he on display at the Southlrne Brant Women's lnstrtute‘s open house on Saturday, MJ)‘ 3 at the Walkertou Public Lthrary. --ll‘lth_j‘lr't‘\ (rum Ilir' Tn r'r'rllwnrm‘ .HIMUH’ Bur iii rrrrrr’jmm r lllrlmn‘ Murr' Pr'e'r‘frrrrrm mid Errcr'nirr ththv