LADIES ~ COME ON
IN!
Continuous
Effort...not strength or intelligence
is the key to
unlocking the potential.
(Winston
Churchill)
Scotland
Got it Right!
Not only did this
country recently vote to remain with the
British Commonwealth,
The Royal &
Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews has voted overwhelmingly
to admit female
members for the first time!
The club, exclusively for men
since it was founded in Scotland
260 years ago, released a statement on
Thursday saying 85% of those who took part in the ballot voted in favour of
allowing female members. The club has a world-wide membership of 2,500.
Peter Dawson, secretary of the R&A
says, “The membership has also acted to fast-track a significant initial
number of women to become members in the coming months.”
High School
“Tackle Football” Team Welcomes Girl
She's always been adventurous
both at home and at school. Graduating with honours in Grade 8 and recognized
for her pursued participation in various school activities, she was elected to
be Valedictorian at her graduating class ceremony. My grand daughter was thrilled to be
attending High School. Why should I be surprised when she “tried out” for
the “tackle football team”? She's
tall with a strong build. A few other girls quit during the try-outs,
concluding they couldn't physically handle it.
The coach welcomed her...and the
boys, though a bit leery at first, accepted this girl on their team. They discovered she was an asset...often
patting her on the back and would check if she had any injuries when knocked
down. To them, she was awesome!
The team players all became “good
friends”. The coach had encouraged her and commended her play throughout the
season. Yes, she had bruises and
bumps...but no injuries except for a few broken fingernails. And now, this
year, the boys are asking if she's playing again with them.
She tells me, “I was proud of
myself in being able to withstand the “tackle drills” and becoming able
physically to play. I was proud that I was not tempted to quit after the
try-outs!”
And...Yes...the coach
and the boys welcome her for the second year.
(See Post Script at
end of this article)
Think like a
Queen; a Queen is not afraid to fail.
Failure is another
steppingstone to greatness.
(Oprah Winfrey)
Dr. Emily Howard
Stowe (May 1, 1831...
was the first female doctor to
practise in Canada
and an activist for women's rights and suffrage. Stowe helped found the women's suffrage
movement in Canada and campaigned to initiate the first Medical College for Women.
Canada's First Female
Catholic Priest
(from the Nanaimo's Daily
News...October 29, 2012)
As the first woman in Canada to
be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, Nanaimo
resident, Michele Birch-Conery's perspective on the church is nothing, if not
unique. At a time when a Vancouver
church is appealing to Catholics that have abandoned their faith with a series
of television ads set to air on the mainland Vancouver Island, Birch-Conery
feels that in an era of upheaval for the
church, it is time for the clergy to abandon its rigid exclusion of women from
the priestly ranks and usher in a new era of inclusivity.
"With opportunities, given or self-created,
women are capable to
take the initiative and accomplish outstanding feats."
Marilyn Bell was the first
(male or female) to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954. At age 16 she swam from Queens Beach at
Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario to Toronto.
Later, she swam the English Channel and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Vicki Keith was the first
person to swim across all 5 Great Lakes, achieving this feat in1988. She was also the only person to accomplish
the 104 km double crossing of Lake Ontario.
Vicki's dream has always been to make a difference in other people's live. She became a coach and met the needs for children having disabilities with diabetes in Kingston, Ontario.
Ladies Golf Club
of Toronto
(7859 Yonge Street)
Celebrating 90 years, from
1924-2014, it is North America's only remaining private golf club for women
exclusively. Founded by Ada MacKenzie (a
world-class golfer herself), it has provided a place for women to play, learn and enjoy a lifelong
involvement with golf in a private setting.
An isolated location in 1924, she set about designing the many acres
golf play by hiring legend Canadian golf architect, Stanley Thomson of Banff
Springs and Jasper
Park fame to design the layout.
Wise
Perspective from Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a
teabag ~
you can't tell how
strong she is
until you put her
in hot water.
Post Script: In the Spectator’s ‘Readers Write’ September
30th issue, Abbie Boyko, a 1982 Hamilton Graduate of Sir John A.
MacDonald Secondary School wrote: As
a proud graduate, I was a part of the football crew, which was on the field at
Ivor Wynne Stadium at our home games. We
had two people who took care of the measuring sticks and I was the one with the
down stick. I watched every game for
four years; the Chiefs played hard and proud.
I have followed them over the years as they struggled. I am so happy that someone has stepped up to
help the Chiefs. Thanks to Nissan and
the Canadian Football League for saving this wonderful secondary school’s
football team…and to John Williams, the coordinator of community development
for the Hamilton Tiger Cats, for choosing this school and helping all those
kids who now play for the Chiefs and the players of the future. GO CHIEFS!!!
Merle
Baird-Kerr...written September 20, 2014
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