78th Annual Peace River Constituency W.I. Conference Staged

• Other Authors: (Author)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Alberta Women's Institutes (AWI) > Peace River Constituency Women’s Institute > Grimshaw; AB > Women > Alberta > Organization > District > Volunteer; Grimshaw
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A9313/datastream/OBJ/download; http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/womeninst/id/2466; https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A9313

Newspaper Article - 78th Annual Peace River Constituency W.I. Conference staged by Glenna Eastman AWI Collection 7 8 t h A n n u a l Peace R i v er C o n s t i t u e n c y W . I . C o n f e r e n c e staged by Glenna Eastman The 78th Annual Peace River Constituency Wom­en's Institute Conference was held on March 20,1998 at Grace United Church, Grimshaw, Alberta. Everyone was welcomed by Constituency Convenor Lydia Martin. Reverend Audrey Brown representing the town of Grimshaw wel­comed all visitors and mem­bers. Visiting officers were Mildred Luz - Alberta Wom­en's Institute Vice- President; and Kay Saastad, District Director. The Memorial Book had three names submitted. Alice Craig- Charter Member of Grimshaw W. I.; Krissy Simpson - Grimshaw W. I.; and Eva Northey - Founding member of Griffin Creek WI. and also was a member of the Peace River W. I. Kay Saastad gave her District Director's Report. She also informed us that the election of a new District Director will be this Fall at the District Workshop. A demonstration and brief history on the art of Karate was presented to us by instuctor Shawn Walker. This art helps build self es­teem and teaches how to de­fend yourself. A lovely lunch was served by the United Church La­dies. The Guest book had 31 ladies attending. Mildred Luz gave us an informative report on Pro­vincial and Federated affairs of the Women's Institute. Margaret Pawlowich was our Handicraft Judge. She was very impressed with the articles and helped us with a few pointers. Valerie Nixon reported the handicraft results. Griffin Creek W. I. won first with 47 entries and 331 points. Grimshaw W. I. won second with 42 entries and 312 points. Berwyn W. I. won third with 40 entries and 311 points. Big Meadow- fourth with 21 en­tries and 154 points. Anne Palmer won the plaque for most points - 129 total. Special Prizes went to Avis Grant winning on her entry in class 87 ceramics. Zella Pimm won in class 71 Embroidery and Ruby Walker in class 18 afghan: Guest Speaker Patricia Beckley gave us a talk ...