Our Halloween Party will be the first Ceilidh of the year. It’s always fun to see our friends in costumes marching around the floor in our Costume Contest. I want to thank the Board of Directors for their con-tinued work during the summer. Board Meetings, the Orange Festival, clean ups and several other events that occurred. We continue to work year-round for your benefit. We are constantly striving to find ways to keep our or-ganization alive. We can-not do this alone. There needs to be an understand-ing that costs have gone up and income has gone down. I firmly believe that with your help we can continue to promote our traditions

and heritage to those who are looking for the oppor-tunity and by doing this there will be a time when the younger generation we teach now will be in the same position in the future and teach their younger generation. Finally, I want to share with you how deeply I feel Dee’s departure. She was always at my side, some-times smiling and some-times frowning over some-thing I did or said. Her guidance through the years has helped me be the kind of President the SAS will benefit from. I will always feel her at my side. Remember-Looking into our past is preserving our future. Warmly, Diane

She gave selflessly of her-

self every time we have

needed a hand even if she

was not in agreement with

changes that were happen-

ing around her. Always the

trooper.

She will forever be our

Boogie Woogie Choo-Choo

leading line dances at our

Friday night Ceilidhs.

She donated all her line

dance proceeds to the

betterment of the SAS.

Greetings from the President

Notable Dates 2

It’s Official 2

First Responders 2

Clearwater Friends

3

Caribbean Cruise 3

November Calendar

4

International Highland Dance

5

Feature

Articles

SCOTTISH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DUNEDIN, Inc.

The Rampant Line

Volume II, Issue VIII 2016-17 Issue: October 2017 Editor: Patte Plount

Well, the sum-mer wind came blowing in for sure. An unwel-come guest by the name of Irma came

through and wreaked havoc on our beautiful city. How-ever, our Historic Scottish Hall made it through with minor dents. I am looking forward to wel-coming all of you back soon. We have a full Calendar of Events and we plan to add to our activities as we move along. Make your plans now to attend our annual dinners. Friday Nights are a wonder-ful way to spend time with friends and meet new peo-ple. Remember to wear tar-tan with pride on the First Friday of each month.

Dee Stultz

to you my dear

“Siochain”

She led the Hunt for Haggis

each year for Robbie Burns

Supper, managed the ven-

dors for the Highland

Games and touched each

heart that crossed her path

and made every moment

count.

To you my dear..Peace!

“They whom we love and

lose are no longer where

they were before…

They are now...wherever

we are.”

- St. John Chrysostom

For many years she has

graced our walls in her proud

Scottish Tartan, striking blue

of her eyes and her unmis-

takable Auburn/Red locks.

Dee has been president of

this organization more than

any other individual over the

past 37 years. she stood in

when no one else would.

On September 14th 2017, the

SAS officially became a 501(C)

3 organization, retroactive to

May 2017.

We are also officially listed as

a Charitable Entity and are

eligible for a multitude of

Grants and special programs.

What this means further will

be discussed at the first Gen-

eral Meeting.

Last year we did quite well at the

event with new members as well

as volunteers. This year we got

one new member, and raffled off a

heck of a gift basket

We thank everyone that helped out

for the event, especially, Mary

Sloan, and Becky for helping set

up, Dave Stewart and Ray South-

worth for striking and storing our

equipment until the following

Monday.

July 8th 2017. The SAS, NWC, the

Dunedin Scottish Arts Foundation

and the Dunedin Youth Guild each

had a booth at the festival. The

committee placed all of our tents in

the same location.

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Many

areas

of

Dune-

din were without power for 8

days. First Responders and

City workers were on the clock

24/7. The owner of Caledonia,

contacted Diane, our hall suf-

fered a pipe break and water

was spewing all over the day of

evacuation, Ken Giesow con-

tacted the City, they immedi-

ately came to our aid even as

in demand as they were.

This was SAS’s way to say

“Thank You” Bless them all!

March 16 St Paddy’s Pot Luck

March 28th SAS Picnic

Apr 3 Tartan Recpt. (formerly

Mince and Tatties)

Apr 7 Dunedin Highland Games

1st Fridays Tartan Nights, with

live entertainment, by Norm.

Horse Races & Dog Track –TBD

Friday Ceilidhs are as usual.

Other events will be scheduled

with the participation of the

members at the Gen. Meeting.

***Notable Dates***

All in all. We had

a great day met a

lot of people. It is

nice to see the

amount of people

that recognize the

SAS

On September 10th Hurricane

IRMA came blowing through our

little Hamlet, while there was

minimal flooding there was

mounting damage from downed

trees and Electric lines as well as

contamination of water from the

electrical shut down.

Please mark your calendars

Oct 27th Halloween Costume Pty

Nov 25th St Andrews Dinner

Dec 9th Dees Celebration Ceilidh

Dec 12th Xmas Pot Luck

Dec 31st Hogmanay

Jan 20th Robbie Burns Supper

Jan 27th Caribbean Cruise

Feb 16th Valentines Party

Feb 24th High Tea Fundraiser

Orange Fest Pictures

IT’s OFFICIAL!

After 12 years of renting our hall the Clear-water Friends have made a move. They needed a space with two rooms, they sent a very nice thank you letter that Diane will share with you at the first General Meeting.

However, we have been actively working on methods to bring more renters into our walls. The 501(C)3 will help. Monies will be able to be obtained from other re-sources to help with maintenance and up-grades. We have begun an upgrade of our media in hopes of attracting renters that

have a need for the technology, which now is just about everyone.

For 1/3rd of the cost, we added a 40” flat screen TV and DVD player which have been mounted and are opera-tional. The installation was done by Ken Giesow and Patte Plount.

Of course these items are for use for the SAS as well….for instance, a movie night, live stream Scottish Events such as Piping Competition or the Tatoo. Memorial tributes to those that have passed on, simply or stream Entertain-ment, Music, or Karoke from YouTube.

Members

One of our

Highland Las-

sies has had a

wee Lad over

the summer.

Let us give a

great big Wel-

come To

Easton, born

to Kevin and

Lindsey Mal-

lon.

Blessings and Prayers

Calypso

Please contact Valerie Harris:

Cell: (727) 522-2422 or home

(leave message) (727) 645-

5160.

The Ship will be departing Ft.

Lauderdale on Jan 27th, 2018.

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SAS group cruise

forward to her return this year.

Diane Burke is on the mend after

her knee surgery.

Duncan Farrell

Frank McGuire and Maureen

McGuire

Sally Stewart

And anyone not mentioned, we

wish you well, it is never our in-

tention to leave anyone out. We

need to be notified to place it in

the newsletter.

One person signed up at

the Orange Festival.

Elizabeth Rowe

We have two inquiries and

applications sent from

Facebook Content.

Woo Hoo!

Saying Goodbye to the

Clearwater Friends

Soul Benders

In August, the Soul

Benders held a free

concert at our hall.

They played all eve-

ning for the entertainment of

anyone that wanted to attend.

We had a wonderful

time on the Calypso

Cruise. Thanks go to

Margaret Wiesnewski

for making the ar-

rangements.

The day was beautiful

and the lunch was out

of this world.

We have had mem-

bers that expressed

they would like an

opportunity to do this

event. We will be

discussing at the next

meeting.

Get Well Blessings

The SAS wishes to extend our

prayers and blessings to the fol-

lowing individuals who have been

ill or recovering.

Mary Jane Peters, of our Real Es-

tate team, is in Rehab recovering

from Cancer Surgery

Meg Bossert, a Life member has

been on the mend over the sum-

mer and is doing better after her

treatments. We look

Welcome Wee One

Lindsey and Easton

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11

Gen. Meeting

7PN

Elections

16 EASTER

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

22 23 24

25 26

27 Friday

Nighter-

Ceilidh 7PM

Tartan Night

Halloween cos-

tume party

28

29

Scottish Cntry

Dancers

6-9:30

30 31

1 2

3 Friday

Nighter-

Ceilidh 7PM

Tartan night

Norm Campbell

4

5

Scottish Cntry

Dancers

6-9:30

6 7

8

9 10

Friday

Nighter-

Ceilidh 7PM

11 Scottish Ameri-

can Military Society

4-9 PM TBD

Veterans Day

12

Scottish Cntry

Dancers

6-9:30

13 14

Gen. Meeting

7 PM

Refreshments

15

NWC

Whisky Tast-

ing.

10 TBD

Daughters of

Scotia

12 Noon

17

Friday

Nighter-

Ceilidh 7PM

18

Celtic Festival-

Highlander Park

19 Kirkin o

the Tartans

Scottish Cntry

Dancers 6-9:30

20 21

22

NWC Kilt

Night-

Caledonia

23 24

Hall Closed

Black

Friday

25

26

Scottish Cntry

Dancers

6-930

27 28

Board Meeting

3 PM

29 30 Note: St An-

drews Dinner,

Opens 6 PM

St. Andrews

Catered Dinner

6 PM

NOVEMBER 2017

Rent Historic Scottish Hall

The Board of Directors made changes

to hall rentals.

We have increased the rate for outside

organizations to help keep up with

other rentals in the area, but we are

still below the competition.

We have also added a media entice-

ment that will allow groups who

would like technology such as power

point, or a

DVD to play.

The rates adjust if the organizations

are non-profits, and also members or

for members in need of a event associ-

ated with a funeral.

Anyone interested in booking an

event please contact Pres. Diane

Burke for specifics. 727-734-0757.

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Board of Directors

Pres.: Diane Burke 727-734-0757

1st VP: Vacant

2nd VP: Evelyn Greco 732-768-2785

Sec: Ann Isenberg 727-470-9375

Mmbr Sec: Dave Stewart 727-656-6098

Treas: Patte Plount 727-455-8470

Nwsltr: Patte Plount 727-455-8470

Anyone that has any questions, comments, ad-

ditions, or subtractions, please do not hesitate

to contact the appropriate Board Member or

President Diane Burke.

International Gathering

of Scottish Highland

Dance

At Disney World Orlando

10/27 & 10/28/17.

“A North America Gathering” will be

held and dancers from Lindsay

Dubocks Isle Of Skye Highland Danc-

ers will be featured in the event.

The SAS has contributed to assist

several of the dancers in participation

of this event.

917 Louden Ave. Dunedin, FL 34698

Phone: 727-734-0757

Scottish American Society

of Dunedin, Inc.

stored and the cabinets.

E-mail: Scottishamerican2015@gmail.com

Facebook Site: “Official Site:

Scottish American Society of Dunedin, Inc.”

Website:

sas-dunedin.com

Welcome back. There is not

much to do as newsletter

editor in summer, but I have

been busy. Taking pictures

as well as joining in all the

summer events that have

taken place, working on the

books, the City Grant, and

the 501(C)3.

There is a big responsibility

taking care of a building

that many may not think

about. i.e. Early in the sum-

mer we scheduled a day to

clean out the closet where

the chairs and tables are

Discover the Rich Culture, History & Heritage

of “SCOTLAND”

We are on the Web and Facebook

From the Editor

Patte Plount

Thanks to the assistance of

many members, Margaret W

and Margaret G, Dave Stew-

art, Diane Burke, Allan Roth,

Ken Giesow and me, in May

we got the main storage torn

apart, purged and re-

arranged the items so that we

know what we have and it is

now labeled. It was amazing

to find out just how much

room we really have.

August 12th, we had a Kitchen

clean out. Again, we had,

Margaret W, Ellen McCabe,

Evelyn Greco, Dave Stewart,

Diane Burke, me and some

others who were not mem-

bers. We purged and rear-

ranged the kitchen closet and

both refrigerators were

cleaned out completely.

None of this would take place

without the dedication of

Diane Burke. She is the one

that schedules, arranges and

makes sure each and every-

thing happens. There are also

things that need to be at-

tended to on the interior, i.e.

a/c, plumbing, electrical, bat-

teries, pest control, as well

carpet and floor.

We really need some help

however, currently we have a

cost associated with the up-

keep formerly done by trus-

tees, we currently have none.

Let’s talk at the General meet-

ing!!!!!!! Slainte’