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4 THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1997 Women's Institutes celebrate 100 years BY ANNEMARIE MCDONALD, PRO (SILVER-WOOD W.1.) Special to The Gemini The Bannockburn, Lime- house and Silver-Wood branches of the Women's Institute joined together on Feb. 19 tocelebrate the 100th anniversary of their organi- zation. After opening with the In- stitute Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect, 23 members and five guests answered the roll call, "What the Women's Institute has done for me." Many mentioned the wel- TSsis come and support received from the W.I., the sense of belonging and acceptance, the personal growth and con- fidence instilled, the 4-H and other practical short courses offered and the community history in the Tweedsmuir books. Following the singing of the W.I. Centennial Song, the minutes of the first meeting of the Women's Institute held in Stoney Creek, Ontario on Feb. 19, 1897 were read, fol- lowed by the reading of the SERVICE ye Wea) me) mee) Bm Ce OV SOTO a Gea) ke sTURNTABLES «VIDEO GAMES *COMPUTERS "ETC. ey eM aga UU Vea ea aS QUAIFIED TECHNICIANS For the Best service At ihe Best Price call HOURS [BTA ONEUST EN NTI Tues. - Fri. 9:00 - 6:00 Saturday 9:00 - 5:00 Servis SOUP meer ug Halton Hills & Area Since 1978 877-2425 minutes of the first meeting of the Bannockburn branch (organized March 1918), the Limehouse Branch (organ- ized May 1921), and the Sil- ver-Wood Branch (organized March 1951). Other highlights of this special evening included a sing-along, a ceremonial lighting of candles, a presen- tation of readings, and a quiz. Remembering the past and celebrating the present will help the W.I. look forward to the future. The W.I. National Convention, taking place June 17 to 22, in Hamilton, will include Dr. Roberta Bondar as guest speaker. From the horse and buggy to the space shuttle, the W.I. remains true to its motto, "For Home and Country." aS ite i ONE HUNDRED YEARS STRONG: Kay Lawson (Limehouse W.I.), Joan Matheson (Silver-Wood W..), and Linda Cairns (Bannockburn W.1.) light candles celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Women's Institutes, Wednesday in Limehouse at the home of Doris Lindsay. The Women's Institute was founded in Stoney Creek. (Eve Martin photo) OPC - 100 Per Pentium Intel 100 MHz Proce: 256 -K Pipeline cache. 1.44 3.5" Floppy disk drive. To 120 MHz. To 32 MB RAM | WAC) 2) Spetial Swinis Prices are 3.5 % cash discounted and are subject to change without written notice. STUDENT SPECIAL ATL or. 16 MB RAM. IDE Hdd 1 MB PCI Video Card. 16 Bit Sound card. 8x CD-ROM drive. 'ase 230 Watts p/supply ULE Z. YI) To 133 MH; 1.2GB...$268 1.6GB...$298 2.0GB...$328 2.5GB...$418 2 Years Parts Warranty 5Years Labour @ SOFTWARE!!! * Windows-95 CD & Manuals * Corel Wordperfect 7. * Corel Presentation 7 * AT&T Word Net Service * Envoy 7 viewer * Corel Flow7 * 150 Fonts * Netscape Navigator * Corel Quatro Pro7 * 10K Clipart Images QPC - 166 Pentium Intel Pentium 166 MMX processor Gigabyte Motherboardwith 430 vx C/S 512-K Pipeline cache, 32MB RAM. 2.0 GB EIDE Hdd. ATI Mach 64 2MB 1.44 Floppy disk drive. 12x CD-ROM drive. SB 16 Sound Card. 60 Watt Speakers. Windows 95 Keyboard. 15" SVGA 1280x1024 Digital Monitor 33.6 Voice/Fax/Data Modem & Mouse Te Sh SUC Ue eM Re Ce Lt ae ea Bee LS ye EE t] yee IE ea ett 4 Quality Personal Computers MISSISSAUGA Tel: 905-795-8333 eee he ag Bands take gold at music competition From Front Page "Just because you win the gold doesn't mean you get an invite (to the Nationals)," Brisley said, adding thateven if an invitation is extended, a determination would still have to be made regarding the feasibility of going to the competition. "J just want them to know that as a band they played extremely well... These kids, with the exception of a hand- ful of Grade Eights, have only been playing their instru- ments for a year," Brisley said. FURNACES & AIR CONDITIONERS See sat eae pie ce b: " AOS Tike RA OPENING SALE! Scratch & Up to *500" When you purchase any Furnace or Fireplace. FROM THE INSIDE GUYS AKA LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY WEEN TW! Win! each unit) 'onditioner, AIR CONDITIONERS Se HIGH QUALITY Authorized Dealer AIR CLEANERS CONSUMERS GAS BOILER MIDIFIERS - > we 3 "You're Helping us . Reach our Goal of ~ Total Customer Satisfaction!" * Offers cannot be WEATHERMAKER : INFINITY. FURNACE - The most efficient, the quietest and the most reliable gas mace in the world. combined with any other promotion UNIVERSA; SET 2 "VAG. sySTEN? A Trovted Company fer Many Yrers * 905-453-0-453 For your chance to Scratch & Win up to $1,500, please call SS 68) sss