NEWS
WORKSHOPS AND DANCES/BALLS 2012
| Location | Dates | Venue | Website | Contact | Email/Tel. |
| Lethbridge | 3 March 2012 | St.Andrew's Pres. Church | www.lethbridgescottishcountrydance.org | Fiona Miller | fionamiller2c1@yahoo.ca |
| Regina | Saturday, 24 March 2012 | United Services Institute | kennedyfam60@sasktel.net | Bev Kennedy | |
| Red Deer | 13-15 April 2012 | Festival Hall | reddeerscottishcountrydancers.weebly.com | Lily Breland | wapati2@telusplanet.net |
| Winnipeg | 27, 28 April 2012 | Silver Heights Church | http://www.rscdswinnipeg.ca | Jane Nattrass | janenattrass@shaw.ca |
| Salt Spring Island BC | 15-17 June 2012 | www.saltspringscottishdancers.org | |||
| Seattle | 14-16 September 2012 | Fort Worden WA | Kathi Ploeger | fwreg@rscds-seattle.org | |
| Banff | 6-8 October 2012 | Banff Centre | www.rscdscalgary.org | Ilo Torgerson | torgeri@shaw.ca |
| Medicine Hat | 26-28 October 2012 | Medicine Hat Lodge | http://nonprofit.memlane.com/scottish | Elizabeth Kean | rscdsmh@gmail.com |
RECENT EVENTS
Annual General Meeting 2011
At the annual general meeting, a new executive was acclaimed:President: Stewart Kennedy
Past President: Cynthia Mutch
Vice-President: Susan Davies
Secretary: Jennifer Sissons
Treasurer: Barb Grant
Membership Secretary: Brenda Kean
2010 Ceilidh, Workshop and Ball
On Friday, 29 October, our 35th Annual Scottish Country Dance weekend kicked off at the Medicine Hat Lodge with a ceilidh. On Saturday, three workshop sessions were held with Janyn Bertram, Robin Lynch and Bob Anderson as instructors and Ken Nattrass, Ron Krug and Dennis Orr providing live music. In the evening we held our Ball with live music by Ken Nattrass and Ron Krug, who received a presentation for their tenth consecutive attendance at our workshop and ball. Eric Kean was piper for the Grand March, directed by Bill and Linda Smith. Sunday morning was a relaxed session with some new dances. See you next year!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.
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 RR3.34th 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!