Highlights of the Annual General Meeting

The Edmonton Estonian Society held its AGM on January 28, 1990, at Hosanna Lutheran Church with approximately ten members who braved the miserable weather. Eda McClung, president, gave a comprehensive review of the events of 1989; the doubling of the mailing list to 75 people was terrific news. Our newsletter has been well received, not only by our members in the Edmonton area, but by others throughout Alberta and by the Toronto and Vancouver groups as well. Many thanks were extended to Mare Maxwell who does the bulk of the work for AjaKaja.

There was discussion of upcoming events:
a/ Vabariigi Aastapäev - now a happy memory for the many people who came
b/ Jaanipäev - this celebration will be held in Stettler again, June 23 & 24. Unanimous support was given to the idea that this big weekend event be held in Stettler every two years with the assistance of our group.
c/ Estonian school - some of the parents in the group are beginning to explore the possibility of some sort of regular class to familiarize their children with aspects of Estonian culture and language. Tiina Burns is spearheading this effort.

The executive of last year will continue their work for the coming year with a few changes. To our regret, Ann Holtz resigned from her position of secretary. Anu Tirrul-Jones stepped into this vacancy and Tiina Burns joined the executive as a new member. The executive now is: Eda McClung (president), Tiina Burns, Mare Maxweil, Linda Peet, Viivi-Rita Piil, Nurmi Simm. Membership fees were set at last year's level of $10 for individuals and $15 for families.

Everyone went back out into the cold weather fortified by wonderful food, a sense of accomplishment for last year's activities, and most of all, happy hopes for an exciting 1990!