ONCE AGAIN a good time was had by all:  Below is a report on Burns Night, and some of the wonderful photos are attached.  (If this newsletter came in the mail, all Burns Night photos can be viewed at the April 19th gathering.)

January 25th, a cold, crisp night, and the perfect evening for our Robert Burns Celebration at the Cottage Cafe.  We had quite a lot of members and friends attend.  Many were handsomely attired in their Scottish finery.
  
       President Jim Mills was our Master of Ceremonies, and did a grand job.  The evening progressed smoothly--three  of Lee Gwyn's dance students performed (Rachel Courville, Jessica Hradek & Alexandra Friar).  One of them performed the sword dance.  All three young ladies did a lovely job.
  
        One of our resident pipers, Clyde Buchanan, piped in the Haggis.  Reverend Ed Remaly read the 'Address to the Haggis' and the 'Selkirk Grace'.  During the dinner {which was delicious}, many of our members came forward to read & recite poems by Robert Burns.  Jamie Rich created a refreshing 'Immortal Memory' for Robert Burns.  Cindy Monroe read 'Tam O'Shanter' more like a story than a poem which made listening absolutely delightful.  Dale Perin did the 'Toast to the Lassies', and Glad Remaly did the 'Reply from the Lassies'.  Wallace Skinner even came forward with some poems that left us all smiling.
  
      Tables were buzzing with members, guests & friends, catching up and getting re-acquainted.   We were definitely a lively bunch!  
  
      Later, Clyde played a number of Scottish songs.  Closing remarks were made by Jim Mills, who thanked us for attending, and for doing the readings, toasts and poems.  At the end, we all stood to sing 'Auld Lange Syne'. . .  just the right ending to a very good evening.
   

      Glad Remaly, Cheboygan

Two very familiar faces were missing at Burns Night.

Ed Gardner was hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy, and Mel Gee was just ‘casted’ that day for a broken ankle.

Ed’s home now and Mel is recuperating at Rosegate.

Speedy recovery, gents!  We’ll be looking for you in April.