Friday, March 8, 2019 Wawota News-in-Five is a weekly news brief sponsored by the local Lions Club in co-operation with the Town of Wawota, R.M. of Walpole #92 & R.M. of Wawken #93. News-in-Five will not go into local mail boxes but will be made available at various local businesses every Friday. There will be no charge for local community upcoming events, announcements or appreciations. At present commercial advertisements and/or articles for sale will cost (per issue) 3"x4" or smaller - $2; ¼ page - $5; ½ page or whole page to be printed by you for insert - price negotiable. Advertisements can be run weekly, once a month, or desired frequency. Contacts for submitting events, articles for sale, ads, etc. will be: Garry 306-739-2437 or Shirley 306-739-2295 or can be e-mailed to
[email protected] Cut-off time for submissions will be Wednesday at noon (unless stated otherwise). INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY #Balance for Better th Today (March 8 ) is International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women’s Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Prior to this the Socialist Party of America, United Kingdom’s Suffragists and Suffragettes, and further groups, campaigned for women’s equality. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.