Scottish Society of Tidewater, Inc.

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1 THE THISTLEDOWN Scottish Society of Tidewater, Inc. SUMMER 2016 SST Brew Day! P lease join us for the Scottish Society Brew Day on Saturday, July 16. We will meet at Coelacanth Brewery (760 W 22nd St, Norfolk, VA 23517) at 2 pm. The head Brewer will be giving us tours of the facility and talking about the various types of beer they brew. There will be a food truck on site and there are various restaurants that deliver and within easy walking distance. Coelacanth [pronounced SEE- LUH-KANTH] is one of Norfolk s newest breweries and has become a very popular place to enjoy a cold brew on a summer day. Beat the heat at Coelacanth! CoastalVirginia Cup T he Hampton Roads Hurling Club and the Cumann na mban Camogie Club are hosting the second annual Coastal Virginia Cup on July 23. The event will be at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex, which is located at 4001 Dam Neck Rd., Va. Beach. Activities and tournament play runs from 9:30am to 5:00pm, and is free and open to the public. Teams from Hampton Roads, Richmond, DC, Baltimore, Charleston, Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, Philadelphia and Allentown will be participating this year, more than twice the teams that participated last year. This tournament features the ancient sports of hurling and camogie, which are exploding in popularity across the US. Please come out and support your local teams! VOLUME 33, ISSUE NUMBER 2 Wallace Night M ark your calendars now to attend our annual Wallace Night Pot Luck Supper on Wednesday, August 3 at 7 pm. This will be our regular monthly meeting at the Church of the Ascension in Virginia Beach. This event commemorates the murder of William Wallace in Celtic Cousins Picnic Saturday, Sept. 10 Y ou won t want to miss the Celtic Cousins Picnic on Saturday, September 10 from 1-5 pm. It will be held at the Church of the Ascension picnic shelter, so it s rain or shine! The address is 4853 Princess Anne Rd., VB. This event is co-hosted by the SST, the St. Andrew s Society of Tidewater, and the Irish American Society of Tidewater. The societies will be providing hot dogs, hamburgers, (maybe) BBQ, condiments and soft drinks. Please bring your favorite picnic side dish or dessert. Coolers are encouraged. And bring your appetites! Bring an instrument if you play!

2 PAGE 2 THISTLEDOWN SUMMER 2016 About the Scottish Society of Tidewater, Inc. The Scottish Society of Tidewater exists to promote the preservation and study of Scottish culture, including music, language, art, history, folklore, dance, literature, athletics, and all other things distinctively Scottish among interested persons in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area and to cooperate with like-minded persons, groups and organizations here and abroad. A meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Church of Ascension Community Center, 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, VA Social time begins at 7:00pm, and the meeting starts at 7:30pm. Anyone interested in Scottish culture and history is invited to attend. 301 E. Randall Ave., Norfolk, VA SST Executive Board President: Skip Hunter jwhunter2@cox.net 1st Vice President: John Bair ffgdoc@hotmail.com 2nd Vice President: Laurie Macpherson macphersonlaurie@yahoo.com Secretary: Marcey Hunter Treasurer: Ruth Fraser Board of Directors: Cliff Gimbert Donna Looney McGlynn Andrea McGlynn George Phillips Corey Roy Connie Smith marcey.hunter@nofolk.gov RHFraser@vbgov.com gimbert.est@verizon.net loontoon@msn.com andreamcglynn@yahoo.com gpphish@aol.com scottishcorey@yahoo.com caus10smith@hotmail.com SST Committees A Few Words from the President H appy Summer to my SST family! I hope you are managing to stay cool. I am pleased and excited to have the opportunity to serve again as SST president. I enjoyed my first tenure and am looking forward to the coming year. A big THANK YOU goes out to our outgoing president, Stacy Apelt. We are so grateful for your hard work, enthusiasm, and passion for all things Scotland. You left some big shoes to fill but I will do my best! We have some great things planned for summer and fall. Upcoming is the Brew Day at Coelacanth Brewery in Norfolk on July 16. Very excited about this, come on out and tour the Brewery! Next comes the Coastal Virginia Cup on July 23. Last year s event was a huge success, and we are hoping to have a repeat. We need volunteers to support the hurlers and camogs of Hampton Roads! Up the Coastal Virginia GAA! Our Annual Wallace Night is on Wednesday, August 3. This is one of my favorite events, and I hope you ll make every effort to join us. The Celtic Cousins Picnic will be on Saturday, Sept. 10. Please come out and avenge Caledonia as we (once again) endeavor to be the Irish in the corn hole challenge! There are several other events happening this fall, including the Kirking at Knox Presbyterian on Sunday, November 13, and the Richmond Games on October 22 & 23. Will keep you posted! We have three new members on our Board of Directors. Welcome, and thanks for your willingness to serve. We are working hard to come up with new and creative ideas for events, membership recruitment, programs and projects. Please share any ideas you may have with a member of the Board. We are here to serve YOU! Yours aye, Skip Webmaster: Scott MacGregor Membership: Marcey Hunter Newsletter Editor: Marcey Hunter mcgregr@exis.net marcey9@cox.net marcey9@cox.net

3 PAGE 3 THISTLEDOWN SUMMER 2016 Your SST Board of Directors CEUD MILE FAILTE! "One Hundred Thousand Welcomes" to New SST Members! Nanette Emmerich Virginia Beach, Virginia emmerich127@hotmail.com President Skip Hunter 1st Vice President John Bair 2nd Vice President Laurie Macpherson Treasurer Ruth Fraser Secretary Marcey Hunter Director Cliff Gimbert Director Andrea McGlynn Director Donna Looney McGlynn Director George Phillips Director Corey Roy Mike Pettry Virginia Beach, Virginia mikepettry@hotmail.com Clans Pettry, Campbell & McPhail Robert & Kimberly Pugh Chesapeake, Virginia kpugh22@verizon.net Clans Buchanan, Frazier, Ramsey, Patterson & Morgan Flowers of the Forest Gloria McRae Virginia Beach, Virginia Did You Forget? Dues 2016 ATTENTION: Scottish Society of Tidewater Membership dues are past due for Your support is CRITICAL if we are to continue to provide monthly meetings, programs, special events, a website, newsletters, etc., that keep you engaged and informed about the Scottish- American community in Hampton Roads. PLEASE DON T DELAY! If you ve already sent yours in THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! Renewal Forms can be downloaded from

4 PAGE 4 THISTLEDOWN SUMMER Spring Picnic - SST & St.Andrew s Society Norfolk,Virginia Thank you to Judy and Stacy Apelt for opening your home and garden for us to enjoy. Connie Smith and John McGlynn He may be our only hope to beat the Irish Society in corn hole... Dale Walker and his daughter Heather

5 PAGE 5 THISTLEDOWN SUMMER 2016 From left, Skip Hunter, Ruairidh, Catriona & Juliette Dunphy and Brad Dunphy, left, and Bob Felty Mike Pettry and Breeze Stewart George and Kathleen Hofmann, with Donna Looney McGlynn. Good food, fabulous weather, cold beer and Scots...what could be better?

6 PAGE 6 THISTLEDOWN SUMMER 2016 Tartan Day Ceilidh 2016 Lots of Scottish cheer! From left, Kara Cox, George Hoffman, Jackie Trudell & Cheryl Brown Corey Roy provided some stirring bagpipe tunes such as Scotland the Brave. From left, Andrea McGlynn and Betsy & Jack Kennedy Once again this year, we were treated to some awesome Scottish music. Tapadh Leibh (thank you!) to our talented musicians.

7 PAGE 7 THISTLEDOWN SUMMER 2016 Eleanor Unger, left, and Ginny Zaun Corey Roy gave a tartan and Great Kilt demonstration. Charlie Stewart, left, and Skip Hunter From left, Gerry McDowell, Nancy McKay and Robin Willis

8 THISTLEDOWN PAGE 8 SUMMER 2016 SST Out and About SST at the St. Patrick s Day Parade. What a grand day! Baird Scholarship recipient Sean Heely recently performed for a friend s CD release concert in Columbia, SC. This kid is going places! Former SST president Nancy Miller, right, recently attended the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Washington DC. Nancy was recently elected and installed as the Virginia DAR State Librarian. Former SST president John McGlynn and longtime SST Board member Donna McGlynn at Hadrian s Wall in bonnie Scotland.

9 THISTLEDOWN PAGE 9 SUMMER 2016 From left, Eileen Walker, Connie Smith and Lynnette Brash enjoying a pint at a Glasgow pub. Slainte! Former SST president Edward Brash recently opened for the band Star Folk Club, winners of the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo, at the Admiral Bar in Glasgow. Good for you, Edward! Past SST President Manny Willis with his grandson Christopher West. Christopher recently completed the Norfolk Police Dept. s Criminal Justice Explorers Program. SST Vice President John Bair with his newly graduated daughter Hannah. Hannah is also learning Scottish Gaelic. Way to go, Hannah!

10 PAGE 10 THI S TL ED OWN SUMMER 2016 Baird Memorial Scholarship 2016 T he purpose of the Richard & Olive Baird Memorial Scholarship is to provide financial support toward the study of an element of Scottish culture. It was named in memory of Richard Dick Baird, who served as the president of the Scottish Society of Tidewater from , and his wife Olive. Both Olive and Dick were very proud of their Scottish Heritage. They devoted much of their lives to the promotion and celebration of Scottish-American culture. It was very fitting that the Scholarship award announcements were made at the Tartan Day Ceilidh by our immediate past president Stacy Apelt. Thanks to Connie Smith for serving as our Scholarship Committee Chair this year. Congratulations to all! Eileen Walker will use her scholarship to help fund a week of Gaelic study on the Isle of Skye this summer. Emily Brubaker will use her scholarship to help with costs associated with competitive Highland dancing. Her father accepted her award on her behalf, as she is away at college. Colin McGlynn will use his scholarship to help offset costs to attend the Jink & Diddle Scottish Fiddle Camp in July. Seán Heely will use his scholarship funds toward his studies in Scottish fiddle. His good friend and long-time SST member Anne McGowan accepted the award on his behalf.

11 THI S TL ED OWN PAGE 11 SUMMER 2016 Calendar of Upcoming Events Saturday, July 16 SST Brew Day Coelacanth Brewery 760 W 22nd St, Norfolk, 2 pm. Wednesday, October 5 SST Monthly Meeting Church of the Ascension 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Va Beach 7 pm Speaker TBD Please bring a tasty snack to share and/or an item for the Church food pantry Saturday, July 23 Coastal Virginia Cup Hurling & Camogie Tournament Princess Anne Athletic Complex 4001 Dam Neck Rd., Va. Beach 9:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23 Central Virginia Celtic Festival and Highland Games Richmond International Raceway Wednesday, August 3 SST Meeting / Wallace Night Church of the Ascension 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Va Beach 7 pm This is a potluck supper, so please bring a tasty dish to share. NOTE: There will be NO SEPTEMBER SST MEETING In lieu of the Celtic Cousins Picnic Saturday, September 10 Celtic Cousins Picnic Hosted by SST, St. A s, and TIAS Church of the Ascension Picnic Shelter 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Va Beach 1-5 pm Wednesday, November 2 SST Monthly Meeting Church of the Ascension 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Va Beach 7 pm Speaker TBD Please bring a tasty snack to share and/or an item for the Church food pantry Sunday, November 13 Kirking of the Tartan Knox Presbyterian Church 427 W 37th St, Norfolk 10:30 A.M. (Line-up); 11:00 A.M. (Worship Service); 12:15 P.M. (Reception) Hampton Roads Hurling Club Clinches Tournament Win The Hampton Roads Hurling Club (HRHC), pictured above, recently won the Thomas Burke Hurling Cup in Raleigh, NC. SST President, Skip Hunter, pictured left, who served as Coach for the tournament, accepted the trophy on behalf of the team. The Cumann na mban Camogie Club competed in the tournament and won their first game. It was a grand day for hurling and Camogie for our Hampton Roads teams!

12 Scottish Society of Tidewater, Inc. c/o Marcey Hunter 301 E. Randall Ave. Norfolk, VA I is ready for battle now