PO Box 765, Rapid City SD 57709 BlackHillsCelticEvents.org Info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org Volume 9 Issue 5 May 2007 Serving the Celtic Communities of: Wales, Isle of Man, Cornwall (England), Glacia (Spain), Brittany (France), Scotland and Ireland You may contribute news and photos by email to Info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org SIS WILL BE HOLDING A YARD SALE: Saturday, June 9 from 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM at 1302 Downing Street (4 blocks from WalMart, off Animosa St.) This is a good opportunity to “spring clean” & get rid of “stuff” that is just taking up valuable space! We will be advertising this event as a non-profit organization’s fundraising event, and will need a list of the items that will be available to best promote the sale. Please contact Carole Conrad : Tel: 342-6406 or E-Mail: carolec@rapidnet.com with a list of what you will be bringing by May 29. Please put prices on the items you bring. We will need: * Tables for display * Volunteers – for set-up and tear down, and to man the tables (2 hr. shifts?) * Cold drinks, scones, etc. to sell? Some suggestions for sale items: NO adult clothing, kids o.k., dishes and kitchen gadgets, pictures, art, nic nacs, camping gear, recreational equipment, small appliances, furniture, books, magazines, toys, Celtic things, linens, etc. etc. May 3 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting May 17 7:00 p.m. General membership Meeting, American Legion Post 22, Rapid City PROGRAM: TBA May 25 6:00 COA Picnic more info below Jun 7 6:00 p.m. Board Meeting Jun 9 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Fundraising Yard Sale June TBA Midsummer’s Eve Celebration @ Knights Jun 21 6:00 p.m. General membership Meeting, American Legion Post 22, Rapid City PROGRAM: TBA *American Legion Post 22, 818 East St. Patrick St, Rapid City S.O.S. …… Members Needed !!! The first quarter of this new year has been very successful for SIS, with the Hogmany, Burns dinner, St Patrick's Day and soon on June 16th the Mid Summer's Eve celebration. My concern is our general business meetings and the low membership attendance. While I will be the first to admit that we are all very busy with our work and families, as members of SIS we also committed to some time and dedication to the Celtic culture within our community. A friend and fellow member of SIS casually mentioned that it seems to be the same people doing everything the vast majority of the time, and this person likened it to the "Magnificent 7". Though I chuckled at this analogy, I knew this was an accurate statement. It goes back to the old saying in any organization similar to ours '20% of the people do 80% of the work". In the last 6 months or so our general business meetings have ranged from 5 to 14 members in attendance and every number in between. I would better understand this if we were not having fun and being very successful at putting on our dinners, parades and festivities. My question to those less frequent members is why or what can we do? , or what do you want to see or do as members to entice you to attend our meetings? Those of us who are frequent fliers, part of the "Magnificent 7" or usual participants are having a wonderful time with our SIS activities, does it take time? hard work and dedication? Absolutely, but we know we are enjoying ourselves getting the word out in the community about our fine Celtic culture. So to those members whom we do not see as often as we'd like, I encourage you to rearrange your busy schedules to make a date with your SIS to have some great Celtic fun and frolic. As I previously mentioned we have some fantastic fun events coming up this early summer from a rummage sale fund raiser to a night of Mid Summer's Eve frolic. See you there!!   Bill Knight President /SIS   . As we plan for our annual festival, we need to know about any possible funding sources that can help us continue to offer this event AT-NO-CHARGE. Please contact Bill Knight or Gary Hamilton (info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org )if you have any ideas (they are our S.I.S. representatives on the Festival Board). We also want to expand our vendor list if you have any thoughts regarding vendors, please don’t keep them to yourselves! :) Kandyce Serene, one of our newer members and a student at SDSM&T is visiting Chile and is SUPER EXCITED and willing to share stories and pictures when she returns! The Kirk and the Spell family has returned to Rapid City.  There was a Welcome Home party for Kirk on Thursday, May 10th at the Holiday Inn ( by the Civic Center).  It is WONDERFUL to welcome Kirk back to Rapid and we’re all looking forward to seeing him in person! We’re hoping he’ll be judging the athletics at the Labor Day Festival. We all wish him continued successes in his ongoing recovery efforts. 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 . We welcome any Scottish or Irish trivia from any member. Please submit your thoughts to Info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org or contact Pat Hamilton, newsletter editor. News from Sioux Falls: Ron Ryvasy shares that there will be plenty of Irish entertainment at the June 16th Festival of Culutres at Falls Park. They expect  30,000 over the course of the day for the event. For more information: www.dakotairish@sio.midco.net. Catherine Heubner used to have a restaurant with tea and scones and now has a business out of her home. COA friend Sairyn Duggan shared this information. Geneaology The genealogy association meets every 3rd Friday of each month at the Canyon Lake Senior Citizen’s Club. Contact Nila Boone if you have any questions. The Sons of Norway host dancing lessons at the Canyon Lake Senior Citizens’ Center each Monday evening at 6:30. We’re learning some Norwegian dances and are preparing to learn some Celtic dances. Call John or Nancy Burke if you’re interested in attending as their summer schedule may vary a bit. . On Friday, May 25th from approximately 6pm, Celts of America will be hosting a Pot Luck Barbeque. It will be at Siaryn and John Duggan’s, 4937 Rainbow Ln. All are welcome and encouraged to bring guests.  Matt will be creating his famous Guinness Brisket for your culinary enjoyment. John will be preparing his special County Mayo Brats.    A night of good company and great food is expected. Anyone who has a special dish with which to bedazzle our taste buds are surely welcome to add to the evenings fare. Although some drink and drinks will be present, you are encouraged to byob 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 . 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. Program-Genealogy for Dummies-Gary Hamilton. Awesome!!! Treasurer's Report-$4003. Small Profit from St.Patrick's Old Business- * Dues-$10 for students a year – voted and approved by members. * Midsummer's Eve-June 16 at the Knight's house potluck * Festival News o Money from SIS -$1500 * Rummage Sale Is June 9th at Carols house 7am start time. * SIS-COA merger possibility – committee meeting will be April 29 at 4 o’clock at the Hamilton's (potluck). NEW BUSINESS * Booth-$45 set aside for Wyoming Festival * Jack Knowles will be honored at the Labor day festival. Think of something. Fireside Inn gift certificate will be bought. Standing Business * No word on Midge. * Kirk Spell will be back around May 8. * Website-Enhance the site with Merchandise * Storage Shed-look for sites. * Location of May Board Meeting will be Heather Payden's house at 6211 Cleghorn Canyon Rd. * Programs for May-June-July? MEETING CALLED TO ORDER TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer's Report - $3428 OLD BUSINESS: * Gillette Celtic Festival-June 23 and 24. We need volunteers to take shifts in the tent. Will register by the first of June. * Storage Locker - can move in this weekend $20 deposit and $35 a month. Extra Storage at 1800 E Saint Patrick. * Regarding a merge with COA, the committee suggests that we start holding joint membership meetings for a trial period. NEW BUSINESS: * With last year’s success we will consider looking for a larger venue for St Patrick’s Day Ceilidh. www.blackhillseventsandspecials.com Submitted by Heather Payden, Secretary 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. C:\Documents and Settings\phamilton\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK46B\Newsletter 2007-05 (3).doc 1