tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48407185435540750932011-04-21T22:19:31.595-07:00Sandynoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840718543554075093.post-79183265032812375852009-01-20T03:05:00.000-08:002009-01-20T03:46:58.866-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWx5M9b-sI/AAAAAAAAArw/S-4Zd9GLXDk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293332533333457602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWx5M9b-sI/AAAAAAAAArw/S-4Zd9GLXDk/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> St. Columba's Church Burns Night was held at St. Georges School and is one of our main social events of the year: over 80 people attended.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxz-QggSI/AAAAAAAAAro/TkNCambGsXg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293332443487568162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxz-QggSI/AAAAAAAAAro/TkNCambGsXg/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a> The dancer danced (Linsey McEwen is a Scottish National Dance Champion) and the piper, Gregor Alan (a fine figure of a man ) piped.</div><div></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxszA6JWI/AAAAAAAAArg/MS3Mcv_Nusk/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293332320210265442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxszA6JWI/AAAAAAAAArg/MS3Mcv_Nusk/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> The haggis was properly addressed by a rather apprehensive looking Alan Blair.<br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxfDfLIRI/AAAAAAAAArY/mvQRwjIHCA8/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293332084114006290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxfDfLIRI/AAAAAAAAArY/mvQRwjIHCA8/s400/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Anne-Marie and Ian Meiklejohn were congratulated on their Golden Wedding anniversary.They were actually married in St. Columba's.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxTHeyyFI/AAAAAAAAArQ/dL5jiSdMnew/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293331879027722322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxTHeyyFI/AAAAAAAAArQ/dL5jiSdMnew/s400/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sandy Hare gave the toast to "The Imortal Memory" taking as his theme-Burns and Religion.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxMgtkQEI/AAAAAAAAArI/HpKuB-XJLSo/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293331765541486658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWxMgtkQEI/AAAAAAAAArI/HpKuB-XJLSo/s400/6.jpg" border="0" /></a> George Baird toasted the lasses. His wife, Jean, replied and the fidler played "Believe it if you wish"<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWw8OdylRI/AAAAAAAAArA/yp7SdMyNWwo/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293331485765571858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWw8OdylRI/AAAAAAAAArA/yp7SdMyNWwo/s400/7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Rena Menzies, our Session Clerk, ably assisted on the electronics by Boyd Bennie, (Clerk to the Board) and her husband Greg (Fabric Convenor), holding up the wall, thanked all those who had attended and also those who mucked in and did the dirty work.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWwpYh2TKI/AAAAAAAAAq4/-XjoiNaIz-Q/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293331162049432738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8eH_W28twbA/SXWwpYh2TKI/AAAAAAAAAq4/-XjoiNaIz-Q/s400/8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />At the end, after a few dances, we all sang "Auld Lang Syne" and wended our way home; a happy lot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4840718543554075093-7918326503281237585?l=stckirkburnsnight2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sandynoreply@blogger.com0