Pine Lake History - 1956-1975

              W. l. Pine Lake ^ T h e recent
meeting of Pine Lake W. I. was
held at the home of Mrs. Gary
Klepper. Mrs. H. Steele, con­stituency
convener, was guest
speaker. Handicraft hints were
given by Mrs. W. D. Smith.
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W. l. Pine Lake — The W. I.
will sponsor swimming lessons
in Red Deer in July. A report
was given on Ihe cancer can­vass.
Women s Institute ! Pine Lake family night ' succeeds'
treats youngsters
OCX. By MRS. JOHN WARKE
Pine Lake Correspondent
Pine Lake Wl.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lawrence
Pine Lake Wl held its meeting a n d Edward Lawrence have
at the home o fMrs. R. Law
rer. ce. Twelve members and one
visiter were present. It was de­cided
to attend, as a group, the
charty bazaar at the Mall in
November. A rug is being
hooked as a winter project. The
winter family swimming night
at the Red Deer pool has begun.
A Hallowe'en party was held
at the Hub for all children in the
district and sponsored by
B r a n c h S p o n s c s
F a m i l y S w i m N i g h ts
Twenty below weather does not deter the
enthusiasm for the regular monthly family
swim night at the Red Recreational Centre,
sjjoa& aied- fay Pine Lake W. I. For the
past four and one- half years the bp— th has
rented the indoor swimming pool and lounge I
once a month during the winter months from
October to Apiil A minimum charge with)
special family rates cover rental costs. Fol­lowing
the one- hour swim, coffee
supplied by the members and
joyed in the lounge.
The success of the project is partially due
to the skills learned from regular
swimming lessons. The P i n e Lai
sored Red Cr<
lake from
and lunch,
iitors, is en-summer
ke W. I. spon-
" mmii sons at the local
1964- 69 and in 1970 bussed 50
uldren to Red Deer for their regular I ™
borne of the children who first took e ^ n s • re now instructing. The sw. mming project
are very worthwhile. HO)" F . proJ e c ts
_ " u r ' E & C O U N T RY
turned from a holiday which
took them east to Toronto, and
home via Chicago, 111., and;
Grand Forks. N. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Law-renceand
family have returned
from their holiday at aBnff. Jas­per
and Edmonton. They were
joined at aBnff by Mr. and Mrs.
Tern Lawrence and famil*.
Walter Suter from Zurich,
the Switzerland has been a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown and
family. He has been on a farm
working holiday at Sexsmith
fcr six months.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. John Pope on the birth of
a daughter.
The Pine Lake History Book
meeting was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Beckingsale. .
R. Beckingsale was elected the
chairman: Mrs. Chris Lawrence
as secreary- treasurer; Mrs. R.-
Brown as editor and Mrs. E.
Pierce as assistant editor. Mrs.
J Warke is the publicity chair­man.
Anyone interested in this
project may contact any of the
above.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Dan MacFadyen on ther
recent marriage.
By MRS. J . WARKE
Pine Lake Correspondent
A successful family night en­tertainment
was held at the
Pine Lake Community centre
for the Pine Lake Wl members
and their families in the form
of a turkey and ham supper.
Games were played afterwards
and Miss Marjorie Brown
showed slides of her trip Lo
Switzerland.
The Christmas meeting of tlte
Pine Lake was held at the home
of Mrs. Roy Clutton as an eve­ning
meeting. Mrs. Dennis
Buckler was co- hostess. Mrs.
Eric Pierce was presented with
her 10- year award for perfect
attendance for 10 consecutive
years. Several other members
received one- year perfect at­tendance
awards, me ne*
year's program was presented
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. John Escott on the acca-sion
of their 25th wedding anni­versary
.
The Pine Lake history book
is progessuig nicely. Any per­son
wishing to participate in the
making of this history is in-ivted
lo do so. Histories of your
family in the Pine Lake area
and pictures accompanying it
are welcomed. Q£ C,
Pine Lake notebook
District history^,
still needing help
By MRS. JOHN WARKE
Pine Lake Correspondent
Pine Lake W. I. held ils month­ly
meeting at Ihe home of Mrs.
R. T Beckingsale willi Mrs.
Chris Lawrence as co- hostess.
Business included discussions
about the charity bazaar held in
Red Deer, the annual Christmas
supper, history book and Christ­mas
concert at Pine Lake Hub.
The jelly committee reported
several successful jelly- making
bees a! various members'
homes . Mlh about 200 jars of
jelly being made. Mrs. Law-
; rence reported three members
i attended the meeting at lnnis-
I fail on the status of women.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Brown were
delegates to the Social Credit
convention in Calgary.
The Pine Lake History Buok
committee executive held a
meeting at the home of R. T.
Beckingsale. Progress is being
made with several family his­tories
ready fur the publisher.
Pictures depicting Pine Lake
days and families are needed.
Contact Mr. Bcckmsale or Mrs.
Lawrence for more information.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Brown was Ihe setting Sunday
for a 45th wedding anniversary
dinner held in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Dallaire of Burnt Lake,
parents ol Mis. Brown. All the
family was in attendance and
included Mr and Mrs. R. Clut­ton,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Schofer,
Mr. and Mrs. N. Cunningham,
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dal­laire.
Their 12 grandchildren
were also present Mr. and Mrs.
H. Comer were also dinner
The newly- elected provincial council of the Alberta Women's Institutes
is: ( Front row, left to right) Nellie Whilson, Edmonton, second vice-president;
Marion Alexander, Caylcy. president and Ethel Morrisroe,
Red Deer, firs vice- president. In the back row are the district direc'
tors: (] eft to right) Vera Holt, Sangudo; Lena Hillabv. Camrose: Rath-enne
Habberfield, Langdon; Eira Silver, Huxley and Marie Plaizler
Peace River.
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