It’s a POTLUCK!
DIRECTIONS
to Knight’s house: 3364 Kerry Dr . Turn
south off Jackson Blvd onto Sheridan Lake Rd., go about 6 miles, turn left onto
Dunsmore Rd., take the first right onto Kerry Dr. to the 3rd house on the
left (log house), or take Hwy 16 south to Moon Meadows Rd and turn right for
approximately 3 miles to Dunsmore Rd. Turn left onto Dunsmore Rd and take the
first road to the right which is Kerry Dr. and look for the 3rd
house on the left. There will be signs posted as you near our house. Feel free
to call us when and if you get lost at 343-2884 or 390-6276
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Dec 13
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5:30 p.m.
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Board Meeting
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Dec 13
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6:30 p.m.
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General membership
Meeting & Christmas Party Potluck with the Celts of America, at Sally & Bill Knight’s house
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Dec 31
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Immediately after the
Symphony performance – approx 10:00 p.m.
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Black Hills Symphony’s
Celtic New Years @ Civic Center
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Jan 17
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6:00 p.m.
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Board Meeting
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Jan 17
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7:00 p.m.
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General membership
meeting: PROGRAM: TBA
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Jan 26
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TBA
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Robert Burns Dinner
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Feb 21
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6:00 p.m.
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Board Meeting
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Feb 21
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7:00 p.m.
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General membership
meeting: PROGRAM: TBA
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Another year has come and gone
and as your president for this past year I look to relinquishing my reign with
both some relief and wishfulness. You probably expected me to say relief and
sadness, not at all, in fact I only say relief to the fact of the many little
extra items or events or details one has to or should address as president and
I refer to wishfulness as only I wished I could have or should have done more
for SIS.
We had a great year with our
many events, dinners, ceili’s and of course the festival. The one area I feel I
should have addressed more strongly is membership participation other than the normal
“Magnificent 7”…. Like any organization there are those chosen few… that are
the core of the group who make things happen and the fringe of this core who
will gladly assist when requested and then there are the remaining who choose
just to attend whatever event we may have.
All of these members have
their place in our group and help to make SIS what is. I was constantly trying
to think of ways to make our meetings and events more fun and interesting and
not so much routine so as to attract those less frequently attending members.
In doing so I was asking even more from our core members not realizing there is
only so much they could do. After a while burnout becomes a real concern and
can affect the overall mood and direction of the membership.
This is why I so strongly
encourage in this election for those who have not previously been interested in
becoming a board member or officer to do so, to bring forward new fresh
interesting thoughts and ideas after all tradition doesn’t necessarily mean repetition.
It has been a fine year of good friends; good times and now I look forward to
another year of good times and good friends with new ideas and new approaches
to keep our Celtic community alive and well.
December promises to be
another fun filled month with our board/general business meeting on the 13th
and of course the Hogmanay on the 31st at the Civic Center, “Hope to See You There”!!
Merry Christmas/Happy Hogmanay
Bill Knight
President/SIS
The Scottish & Irish Society is hosting a light meal immediately
after the Symphony performance on December 31st as a fund raiser.
It will be much like we did two years ago. We’ll be serving Cock-A-Leekie
soup, bread, and scones/shortbreads. We’ll be asking for some assistance for
this event. Helen Magnusson has graciously agreed to try to get the bread
donations lined up. Holly Lemay is coordinating a Ceili after the symphony
& light meal. Our friends, the Molly Bennett School of Dance will be back,
to not only dance, but to teach us! Two years ago the stage was FULL of
dancers learning new steps. Hope to see you there!
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic
cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.
"Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. (Thanks
Siaryn for sharing this tidbit!)
John Duggan has graciously
agreed to take over as Newsletter editor in January. If you aren’t sure what he
looks like, he looks nearly EXACTLY like the gentleman to the left (except no
glasses and generally NO tie, but has those same ‘kissable lips’ – just ask Siaryn!).
I am THRILLED with his willingness to take over this task and encourage
everybody to send him items to include in our newsletter. Submissions can be
sent to info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org.
Your Input Needed
This
newsletter would be far more interesting with your input: news, events,
culture, history, photos, new Celtic businesses, anything. Submit your
articles in MS Word doc and photos in jpg format. E-mail to info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
Nila Boone shared this
information about a couple of books she’s read recently:
“ I just finished reading two
interesting books that I thought others might like to read. They are A
Pocket History of Gaelic Culture by Alan Titley and How The
Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill. Cahill's book is
on CD and in large print at the Rapid City Public Library. Titley's book is not
owned by any South Dakota library.”
One additional advantage to
holding our meetings in the Celtic Connection is that we will be storing our
Library there as well. That way we can easily display our varied books, CD’s
and videos for our membership to check out! Members are welcome to check out
these materials. We’ve got tattoos, history books, novels, Celtic folktales.
If anyone wants to give a ‘review’ on anything from the collection for the
newsletter, just let John Duggan know and he’ll give you some ‘ink’ space!
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As my last installment as
Newsletter editor, I thought I’d add a section highlighting an Irish
expression. My muse for this is Siaryn Duggan. She’s often a delight to
listen to (for many reasons) and quite frequently drops, what I’ve dubbed, as a
‘Siaryn-ism”. So I’d like to enlighten you with the Siaryn-ism for December:
“Gobsmacked”. It’s an expression used to say you’re ‘dumbstruck’,
illustrating that your ‘Gob’ is your mouth, and that you’d ‘smack’ your mouth
when you’re dumbstruck or rather “Gobsmacked!” Enjoy using this new term and
amusing your non-Irish friends! Thanks Siaryn!
This will be a regular feature
of our Newsletter with your help. Please share any of your favorite Celtic
Shopping locations with our Newsletter editor, Pat Hamilton. Send any
suggestions to info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
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Celtic Connection: 517 6th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701; 381-1500. They have jewelry, women’s clothing, trinkets, framed work. Our own
members, Siaryn & John Duggan and Sally & Bill Knight operate this
establishment.
Dream Shoes (Bald Mountain): http://www.DreamShoes.com/
They have great sandals and
shoes for both men and women.
Pyramid Collection: http://www.PyramidCollection.com/
Clothing, jewelry, goblets
(mail-order catalog available)
Creative Irish Gifts: www.ShopIrish.com
Clothing, trinkets, jewelry,
caps, mugs (mail-order catalog available)
Cashs of Ireland: www.cashs.com
Dishes, glassware, clothing
(mail-order catalog available)
Shannon: www.ShopShannon.com
Clothing, trinkets, glasses
(mail-order catalog available)
Sofi’s Stitches: http://www.sofisstitches.com/
Medieval and renaissance
clothing
Gael Song: http://www.gaelsong.com/
(mail-order catalog
available)
Celtic Croft: www.kilts-n-stuff.com
Kilts, clothing, jewelry, etc
(mail-order catalog available)
The Celtic Shop: http://CelticShopDunedin.com
This is our old friend Coleen
Coble’s web site. Check out her wide assortment.
The Oct 18th
minutes were not available at time of publication last month, but they are now:
Scottish and Irish Society of the Black Hills
General Meeting
October 18, 2007
Held at Celtic Connection
Meeting started at 1745 by
Bill Knight, President.
October program: was given by Sally Knight on Halloween.
Treasurer’s Report: Carole reported that SIS has $2,800 in checking after
all the bills were paid.
Old Business:
The festival committee will meet in November concerning festival decisions and
the nomination of officers. The merger of the festival with the Heritage
festival has been dismissed as the person who made the suggestion is no longer
employed with
that particular committee.
Flags and banners were discussed at the last meeting and Bill Knight
will continue to check on the best prices for new ones.
Senior citizens were mentioned at the last meeting as a means of
helping with SIS tasks. This will be followed up by different members.
Entertainment committee reports that there are enough programs through
January.
New Business:
Pipe Band: Susan
Peterson informed SIS of an endeavor to start a pipe band and also the
opportunity to learn the pipes. More information at a later date.
Kilt Rental: Sue also mentioned the possibility of kilt rentals via
internet. She will present the link for our website.
Combo idea: Bill Knight proposed combining the board meeting with
the general meeting. This would require that board members start at 6:00 pm,
followed by a general meeting. Motion seconded by Mark. To start next month.
New Meeting Location: Sally suggested that members meet at the Celtic
Connection for meetings. Seconded by Susan. Vote was YES.
Hogmanay: The Black Hills Symphony Orchestra will be doing a
celtic theme again this year and has asked SIS to manage the Hogmanay.
Unanimous vote of YES. A house party for Hogmanay
was also suggested either
before or after the Civic Center’s Hogmanay.
Election committee has 2 board member openings.
Standing Business:
Fund raiser ideas are needed, as well as new ideas to attract members.
Website—no changes.
Storage was offered by Celtic Connection for SIS’s items:
Carole will check into a refund from storage unit company.
Program for November will be about the Basks, by John Burke.
Meeting adjourned at 2050.
November 15th
minutes not available at the time of publication.
November 15th
minutes not available at the time of publication.
President Bill
Knight info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
Vice President John Burke
Secretary Heather Payden (Sally Knight,
co-secretary)
Treasurer Carole Conrad
Board Members Aliyah
Sanders, Kerry Smith, Jim Byrne, James Marrs, Paul Smith
Past President Gary
Hamilton
Membership Sally Knight
Web Site Gary
Hamilton
Newsletter Pat
Hamilton, info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
If you would like to contribute an article or story, list an event,
submit a photo, etc. to the newsletter, please email the item to me by the 5th
of each month.
to our Festival sponsors
For your Support!
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Irish Fest
Foundation
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Black Watch
Security
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Celts of
America
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Rapid City Journal
Hayman and Associates
Pennington Title
M & K Knifeworks
MAC Construction
The Exchange Club of Rapid
City
Elks Theatre
Scull Construction
Telco Federal Credit Union
String Thaw
(Traditional Irish music)
Horizons, Inc.
We appreciate all the
Support of all of our vendors in making
this Festival a
SUCCESS!!!
Hope to see you NEXT year too!
PO Box 765, Rapid City SD 57709
