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Well September has arrived and with it some much-needed rain – not too much but enough to soak the ground.\u00a0 Some classes have started and others will be starting this coming week\u00a0 Check the list of classes, find the one that suits you and come along, I am sure you will be made very welcome.\u00a0 Scottish Country dancing is great fun; it takes a bit of time and practise to learn the basics bit it is time well spent because once you know the basics you will be hooked.\u00a0 It is great exercise for the mind and the body.\u00a0 Here is an excerpt from the most recent Branch newsletter –<\/p>\n
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, conducted a\u00a021 year study of senior citizens, 75 or older published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the study frequent dancing was shown to significantly reduce the risk of dementia. The risk of dementia was reduced for each of the following type activities by the given percentage amounts: <\/em><\/p>\n Bicycling, swimming or playing golf: 0% The results hold up as many other research studies suggest a reduction in the onset and severity of dementia as a result of general exercise and movement, but this particular study did not show such a result from bicycling, swimming or golf. But dance, which combines both physical and mental exertion, really had an impact. <\/em><\/p>\n The research concluded that dancing – which also reduces stress and depression – improves flexibility, strength, balance and endurance by creating new neural pathways as a result of dynamic and rapid-fire decision-making.<\/em><\/p>\n But SCD is not just for seniors!\u00a0 It has lots of benefits for everyone.\u00a0 Come SCDing you never know it might just what you been looking for.\u00a0 Great people, great music, great teachers, great fun, great exercise.<\/p>\n On to more important stuff!\u00a0 It is time to remind you of the Ceilidh dates for this season and in particular the next one on\u00a0Friday September 29 with the usual class at 7 and the dance following from 8 – 11 pm.\u00a0 No change in the price this year but that is dependant on great attendance at every dance so mark your calendars now and tell all your friends to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n The other dates for this season are:-<\/p>\n The dances are all held at the Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street, Vancouver (73rd and Hudson which is between Granville and Oak Streets).\u00a0 They are all held\u00a0on Friday evenings and where\u00a0possible\u00a0the last Friday of each month – the exceptions are December (as we never schedule one) and January.\u00a0 Calanais have been practising and are raring to play for us again and Alison and I are rested and ready so all we need is you!\u00a0 Hope to see you on September 29.<\/p>\n Scottish Country Dance classes will be starting up again so now would be a good time to check out which class is suitable for you.\u00a0 There are many locations around the Lower Mainland (and beyond) with different levels.\u00a0 Check then out at www.rscdsvancouver.org then try one out you never know you might like it!\u00a0 The first class at most clubs is free and the cost is very low when compared to most other pastimes.<\/p>\n =====================================================<\/p>\n New Brunswick-based McCain Foods makes one-third of all the frozen French fries produced in the world, and many come from a $65-million state-of-the art potato processing plant that’s in Florenceville-Bristol<\/span>. The small town in western New Brunswick has taken on the moniker ‘The French Fry Capital of the World.’ Not surprisingly, this is the location of the Potato World museum, and the heart of the mid-July National French Fry Day celebrations<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 Loch Etive<\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n In 2012, more than 100 Major League Baseball players chose to swing Canadian maple wood bats – better known as the “Sam Bat”. Sam Holman, founder of the The Original Maple Bat Corporation<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, invented the bat by choosing maple wood, a harder wood than the traditionally used ash. So, if you see a professional player with a little logo on their baseball bat, that’s one of the 18,000 sluggers produced each year in Carleton Place, a half-hour from Ottawa.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ====================================<\/p>\n THIS IS FUN TO READ AND QUITE TRUE…WE ARE PROBABLY THE LAST GENERATION THAT WILL REMEMBER WHAT A CLOTHESLINE WAS.<\/p>\n And in lots of places they are illegal.\u00a0 It’s the poem at the end that’s the best!!!<\/p>\n Remembering Mom\u2019s Clothesline.<\/p>\n THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (If you don\u2019t even know what clotheslines are, better skip this.)<\/p>\n And now a POEM…<\/p>\n A clothesline was a news forecast, To neighbors passing by, \u00a0=================================<\/p>\n +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n ********************************************************************************<\/p>\n The next regular Ceilidh Dance\u00a0is\u00a0the Last\u00a0Friday of the month!! – That is Friday,\u00a0September 29, 2017 and I sure hope you can come and bring lots of friends.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????<\/p>\n I have updated the calendar with known dates at this time – see the Upcoming Events tab.<\/p>\n ===========================================================<\/p>\n yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy<\/p>\n XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX<\/p>\n Thanks to Steve at the Celtic Treasure Chest there is now an online list of all the Celtic societies as well as a calendar of events:<\/p>\n List https:\/\/www.celtictreasurechest.com\/links\/index.php<\/a> The Celtic Treasure Chest on Dunbar\u00a0– stock up on all your favourite foods.<\/p>\n Celtic Fashions on E-Bay – go to https:\/\/www.CelticFashions.com<\/a><\/p>\n xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DINNER IN THE FIFTIES<\/p>\n > Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti. =======================================================<\/p>\n The Scottish Cultural Centre is a pretty unique and wonderful asset and space is available for rent to anyone or any group. The Centre does not run itself but is actually run by the United Scottish Cultural Society (USCS). Memberships in this Society are for individuals only and presently cost $10 annually. Membership Application Forms may be obtained either at the Centre or on the USCS website – www.scottishculturalcentre.com<\/a> . The cost is only $10.<\/p>\n Any person may join USCS and Scottish Country & Ceilidh Dancers are encouraged to show their support by doing so. If any USCS member would like to be more involved, then, Darryl Carracher, the Manager at the Centre, will be pleased to give you further information.<\/p>\n EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE<\/p>\n Cairnsmore of Fleet<\/p>\n lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll<\/em><\/p>\n ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n The next Ceilidh Dance is\u00a0Friday,\u00a0September 29, 2017 –\u00a0.\u00a0 That will be the first one<\/strong> for the season and the fifth one of 2017. \u00a0There is\u00a0lots of time for you all to get yourselves and your friends organized to come along for another fun, filled\u00a0evening. Come and dance, it is lots of fun and really easy. Everything is taught from scratch – you won’t be the only newbie!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ==========================================<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fish Hooks<\/strong><\/p>\n A young\u00a0guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big “everything under one roof’ department store looking for a job.<\/p>\n The Manager says, “Do you have any sales experience?\u201d The kid says “Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in North Dakota. “Well, the boss was\u00a0unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he’d give him a shot, so he gave him the job. “You start\u00a0tomorrow. I’ll come down after we close and see how you\u00a0did.\u201d<\/p>\n His\u00a0first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor. “How many customers bought something from you today?\u201d\u00a0 The\u00a0kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, “One\u201d.<\/p>\n The boss says “Just one?!!? Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers a\u00a0day. That will have to change, and soon, if you’d like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Florida. One sale a day might have been acceptable in North Dakota, but you’re\u00a0not on the farm anymore, son.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0kid took his beating, but continued to look at his shoes, so the boss felt kinda\u00a0bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), “So, how much was your one sale for<\/p>\n The kid looks up at his boss and says “$101,237.65\u201d.\u00a0The boss, astonished, says “$101,237.65?!? What the hell did you sell\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n The kid says, “Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going\u00a0fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft.\u00a0Then he said he didn’t think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4×4 Expedition.\u201d<\/p>\n The boss said “A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?<\/p>\n The kid said “No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, \u2018Dude, your weekend’s shot, you should go fishing.’<\/p>\n !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n Michelle has very kindly made up a Facebook event page for the Ceilidh but you need to “Search for Vancouver Ceilidh on Facebook and “Like” us to receive updates on upcoming Ceilidhs and other events”. Then, if you “Like” the Vancouver Ceilidh FB page (do as described above), you too will receive updates AND be able to share those updates and events on your personal Facebook page to your friends and ask that they “Like” and “Share”, etc. Ceilidh Dances are great ways to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries etc. Invite all your friends to come and join you at the Ceilidh. You are welcome to bring your own cake and we’ll even sing for you!!<\/p>\n llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll<\/p>\n kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk<\/p>\n You can join the e-mail list of the SFU Scottish and Celtic Society; the club connecting you to all things Scottish and Celtic at SFU and the community. As members of this mailing list, you will receive updates on events and learning opportunities. All are welcome to participate and enjoy.<\/em> Facebook Group:<\/em> As of today, our new Facebook Group is launched and available to join. It is an ‘Open’ group. Anyone can join and invite their friends. We will create Facebook ‘Events’ for all our occasions. Join today at this link: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/451447541666799\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{<\/p>\n Some fun and interesting sites: – note if you have a link to something you think others will enjoy send me the link.<\/p>\n Sound On; Full Page:-<\/p>\n Double fantasy magic due<\/p>\n
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Glen Etive<\/p>\n\n
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<\/p>\nDid You Know Most of the World’s French Fries Come from New Brunswick?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nDid You Know Carleton Place Makes the World’s Best Baseball Bats?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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View from Fingal’s Cave, Staffa<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sen-4.jpg\")
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\nWalk the entire length of each line with a damp cloth around the lines.<\/li>\n
\nThere were no secrets you could keep, When clothes were hung to dry.
\nIt also was a friendly link, For neighbors always knew
\nIf company had stopped on by, To spend a night or two.
\nFor then you’d see the “fancy sheets”, And towels upon the line;
\nYou’d see the “company table cloths”, With intricate designs.
\nThe line announced a baby’s birth, From folks who lived inside,
\nAs brand new infant clothes were hung, So carefully with pride!
\nThe ages of the children could, So readily be known
\nBy watching how the sizes changed, You’d know how much they’d grown!
\nIt also told when illness struck, As extra sheets were hung;
\nThen nightclothes, and a bathrobe too, Haphazardly were strung.
\nIt also said, “On vacation now”, When lines hung limp and bare.
\nIt told, “We’re back!” when full lines sagged, With not an inch to spare!
\nNew folks in town were scorned upon, If wash was dingy and gray,
\nAs neighbors carefully raised their brows, And looked the other way.
\nBut clotheslines now are of the past, For dryers make work much less.
\nNow what goes on inside a home, Is anybody’s guess!
\nI really miss that way of life, It was a friendly sign
\nWhen neighbors knew each other best… By what hung on the line.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brochel-Castle-Raasay.jpg\")
Brochel Castle, Raasay<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Heather-on-Eildon-Hills.jpg\")
Eildon Hills<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sen-5.jpg\")
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\n> Curry was a surname.
\n> A take-away was a mathematical problem.
\n> Pizza? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.
\n> Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
\n> All chips were plain.
\n> Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of our dinner.
\n> A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
\n> Brown bread was something only poor people ate.
\n> Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
\n> Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.
\n> Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
\n> Chickens didn’t have fingers in those days.
\n> None of us had ever heard of yogurt.
\n> Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
\n> Cooking outside was called camping.
\n> Seaweed was not a recognized food.
\n> ‘Kebab’ was not even a word, never mind a food.
\n> Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and
\n> was regarded as being white gold.
\n> Prunes were medicinal.
\n> Surprisingly muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed.
\n> Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a
\npicture of a real one.
\n> Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging\u00a0more than gasoline for it they would have become a laughing-stock.
\n> The one thing that we\u00a0never ever had\u00a0on\/at our table\u00a0in the fifties…\u00a0 was\u00a0elbows,\u00a0hats\u00a0and\u00a0cell phones!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Cairnsmore-of-Fleet.jpg\")
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Buchanan Street, Glasgow<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vancouverceilidh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Child-17.jpg\")
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