MERRY MONTH OF MAY
This is the month that we plant flowers, the ducks have their little ones and the mosquitoes are born. It can't all be good. But the school year is fast coming to a close and exams are sneaking up. We are still working hard at the Adult Learning Centre. We are tidying up the Excel course and Introduction to Computers. Writing Your Memoirs is just about done and these people are not looking forward to finishing up, they are having too much fun. But classes are still running for another month, so we are trying to keep our noses to the grindstone until it is done. Some students are looking forward to graduating from grade 12 this year and we congratulate them. They have worked hard and deserve that diploma. For those that are still at it, keep up the good work, it will pay off.
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 16th, 2005, at 7 pm. It will be held at the Red Lake Adult Learning Centre at 232 Howey Street. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited to attend.
Mother's Day
Mother's Day occurs annually on the second Sunday in May. Although festivals honouring Canadian mothers can be traced back to the Greek celebration honoring Rhea, the Mother of Gods. It was not until the 1870's that the holiday became a possibility in the United States. In 1872, Julia Ward Howe who held Mother's Day meetings in Boston, first suggested the day as one dedicated to peace. Later, Anna Reese Jarvis began efforts for a Mother's Day holiday which would help heal the emotional wounds of families torn by the Civil War. Unfortunately, Mrs. Jarvis died in 1905 before realizing her goal.
Mrs. Jarvis' daughter, also named Anna, then took up the cause in honour of her mother and began a letter writing campaign. In 1908, at a church service honouring her mother, Anna donated 500 white carnations. This soon became a tradition and by 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed a national day honouring mothers. Many people still wear carnations on this Sunday - pink or red for mothers still living and white for mothers who have died.
