NEWS

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

"35th Anniversary Workshop and Ball" in Medicine Hat 29-31 October 2010
Mark it in your calendar!

Classes are now finished until the fall

Registration social

See you on Wednesday, 8 September, at 7:30PM in RR3 at the Cultural Centre.

WORKSHOPS AND DANCES

Location	Dates	Venue	Website	Contact	Email/Tel.
Seattle	10-12 September		www.rscds-seattle.org
Saskatchewan	1-3 October	Kenoshee Inn, Moose Mtn	http://www.rscdssask.org/	Chris Mitchell	chrismitchell@sasktel.net
Calgary, St. Giles	15-16 October			Donna Gillespie	donnagil@telus.net
Medicine Hat	29-31 October	Medicine Hat Lodge	nonprofit.memlane.com/scottish	Elizabeth Kean	rscdsmh@gmail.com

RECENT EVENTS

Yearend Social

We enjoyed our last social on Wednesday, 21 April. A special treat was live music, featuring Dennis Orr on the accordion.

Elizabeth and Eric demonstrate the Gay Keans while Dennis squeezes out a tune. Annual General Meeting We held our AGM on Wednesday, 14 April< at the Cultural Centre. A new Executive was acclaimed and can be found on our contact page.

Red Deer Workshop and Ball

This biennial event took place at the Festival Hall and Armouries in Red Deer. Eric, Elizabeth, Brenda, Barb, Hilton, Diane, Malcolm and Jennifer all attended.

Edmonton Workshop and Ball

Keith Smith and Muriel Johnstone played for the ball at the 40th anniversary event in Edmonton on the weekend of 19-21 February 2010. Seven Medicine Hat members attended: Eric and Elizabeth, Malcolm and Jennifer, Brenda, Barb and Sybil.

Burns Evening Celebration, Medicine Hat

Wednesday evening, 20 January at the Cultural Centre, we celebrated the birth of the bard with piping, dancing and haggis, tatties and neeps.  Unfortunately, the scotch was in short supply!  Photos on album page.

Burns Supper at St. John's Presbyterian Church

We had a demonstration dance during the evening of the Supper, Friday 16 January.  Thanks to Brenda, Sharon, Barb, Susan and Jennifer for dancing Dominoes 5.

Christmas Party, Medicine Hat

We held a nice Christmas party, Saturday, 5 December 2009, 7:30 - 10 PM at the Cultural Centre RR3.

34^th Medicine Hat Workshop, Banquet and Ball

Our windy and spooky workshop and ball took place from  30 October to 1 November 2009.

Spring Fling Ceilidh

The Medicine Hat Highland Dance group organized a ceilidh for all Scottish cultural groups and the public, which took place on Saturday evening, 18 April 2009, at the Strathcona Centre. See photos of the event here.

Medicine Hat Annual Burns Social

The 250th Anniversary of the birth of Rabbie Burns was celebrated on Wednesday, 28 January 2009, in grand style with the "Address to the Haggis" by Bob Mutch. See photos on ALBUM page.

"Nollaig Chridheil!" Medicine Hat Christmas Social

Our last class of 2008 took place on 3 December at 7:30PM in RR3 of the Cultural Centre. It was a Christmas social and there was lots of red and green! See photos on ALBUM page.

2008 Medicine Hat Workshop and Ball

The 2008 annual workshop and ball took place 31 October to 2 November 2008 at the Medicine Hat Lodge. Great fun! See photos on ALBUM page.

2008 Medicine Hat Branch Registration Social

The 2008 Registration Social for the Medicine Hat Branch took place on Wednesday, 10 September 2008, at the Cultural Centre. Old friends and new faces were in evidence. Thanks to those who brought snacks! And we'll all try to do better next time with Postie's Jig... who was Postie anyway?

Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society

Fiddles, voice, piano and pipes filled the Medicine Hat College Theatre, 7:30 PM, on Thursday, 10 July 2008. Jigs, reels, strathspeys! It was interesting to note that the Scottish fiddling differs somewhat from the Cape Breton fiddling, an older form that picks up some of its style from dance tunes played on the pipes.

Eric Retires!

Eric Kean, a long time member of the Medicine Hat branch, RSCDS, is not exactly "retiring" but he has retired. Not from dancing but from his day job at Goodyear after many years. It's not a "last day" that many at Goodyear will soon forget!