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Raasay House 2006 TheThe LeodLeod VoiceVoice Clan MacLeod Societies Canada National Council Newsletter # 50 spring, 2009 Raasay House 2006 Spring, 2009 Page 1 President’s Report by Don M. McLeod Dear Clansfolk, he spring is finally here for us Canadians and we are all busy withT our projects. My wife, Christine and I have just planted another 600 grape plants at my parents’ vineyard in Naramata, BC, which we have taken over. We are in the process of replanting barley on the hayfield and we will be preparing for the Merritt Mountain Music Festival again for the 17th year. Most of all we look forward to family reunions. We hope to see as many MacLeods as possible in St. Louis in June 2009 and we will try to see as many friends and family as we drive back from our destination in New York, where one of our twin boys is in 3rd year medical school. Preparing for the Olympics in Vancouver for February 2010 we be another venture for most of us here in BC. Christine and I have just returned from Victoria where we attended the Victoria Highland Games with our daughter, Skye. We love wandering through the various tents and reacquainting with the past highland danc- ing and piping days. The MacLeod Clan tent was organized by Malcolm and Karen from Vancouver Island and was a hotspot of activity as people streamed by to talk. Malcolm’s parents are a fixture and Judy Tipple is always snapping pictures round-and-about the games. Wine, music and piping made the day perfect and sunscreen kept the evening cool and exciting. Neil R. and June McLeod have organized an event at Shuswap Lake for dinner and show with Celtic entertainment to follow. Now I know the truth, that retirement can be busier than working days. I really am afraid of retirement, for fear that my routine could be shat- tered by unlimited new projects. I think for now, I will keep on working as the recruitment of new physicians seems to be getting more difficult in the smaller communities. We hope to see everyone soon at various events with a culmination at Clan Parliament next year in 2010 at Dunvegan. It should be an excit- ing year. We have already had discussions about a new “Dunvegan Cup” organized and presented by MacLeods to Gaelic singing events. This CMSC Newsletter # 50, Page 2 could be added to a list of ever- growing venues to keep some of the old traditions alive with some excitement. You will hear more of this idea soon as it becomes rooted and develops. Hold Fast and Prosper Don’s brother Stewart joins him with the piping duties at son Malcolm and Alison’s wedding Scotland Visit February 2009 By Canadians By Don M. McLeod been organized for March but since inter is coming to an end Gaelic is the common ground, we for the Canadians. Winter think that piping and highland beef isW a four-month process of mostly should be part of the celebration. living indoors with weekend forays The entertainment will likely be out to the world of winter sports Red Hot Chili Pipers and Celtic like skiing, curling and hockey. Just Women interspersed with bever- what the stereotypical Canadian is ages and scones. supposed to do. As we get older, Christine and I have just re- we become more socially gregari- turned from the MacLeod ACMS ous again and look for reasons to gettogether in Edinburgh and we celebrate. This seems to be no prob- must report a wonderful time. Trav- lem for the Irish and our Scottish eling in the winter in the northern ancestors weren’t far behind. Our hemisphere means nippy weather St. Patrick’s Day celebrations have but no crowds and no children on Spring, 2009 Page 3 the streets. Most attractions were open and the traffic is generally light, so enjoyable. It is such a warm feeling to be amongst a group of MacLeods with a com- mon purpose that revolves around family. I feel like sitting in a church hall, listening to plans for a family reunion. There is such a smooth commonality in the topics brought up at the meeting. It is a pleasure MacLeod travelers anywhere seeing the dedication and the expe- in the world. If you do enjoy riences of MacLeod families from meeting with MacLeods, I sug- around the world. gest that you always include some The ceilidh in the evening at the visible tartan. My wife and I Holiday Inn on Londonferry Road wore green MacLeod jackets and was especially different as people whether we were in Paris, Brussels, from the audience sang beautiful Dublin or London, people would Gaelic songs to us all. The music either ask where in Scotland we from the Celtic fiddle and accor- were from or tell us that they had dion was extraordinary and made MacLeods or Scottish roots in their for an all around attempt at Scot- family. This was amusing because tish Country Dancing. This was the often in Scotland, strangers would highlight of a trip that included a greet us on the street with “Good car trip to the Blarney Castle to kiss morning Mr. and Mrs. McLeod”, the stone of “eloquence” and a visit just because they identified the to Dublin to see if they had learned tartan. any Scottish music to go along with We were proud of the fact that their standard “Irish Eyes”. Our trip we have the only cultural dress in concluded with a visit to Brussels the galaxy as far as we know, that to meet with representatives from identifies our family name from a each European country to discuss distance. If you are law abiding, strategies for dealing with depres- then this is fine. Europe is expen- sion and dementia in Europe. There sive but then traveling is expensive is a feeling that “presenteeism”, anyway. There will be no finer which is being present at the work- time to reacquaint ourselves with place but not effective at your job our past and help each other with due to illness, is as bad a problem our futures than to stay in touch for productivity as “absenteeism”. and hopefully meet in Dunvegan I do have some advice for 2010. ∆ CMSC Newsletter # 50, Page 4 CMS Van Island By Malcolm MacLeod We signed up five new mem- h e C l a n berships and would like to extend MacLeod a warm welcome to them: SocietyT of Van- * Bruce McLeod and Penny couver Island from Brentwood Bay B.C. (Dr had a very busy Don’s older brother) and successful * Skye and Lachlan McLeod, two days at the Dr Don’s daughter and son from 72nd Victoria Victoria. Highland games * Janet and Dorothy MacLeod, and Celtic Festival. Karen and I sisters from Victoria. attended a meet and greet recep- * Duncan Taylor and Calum tion on Friday night in the officer’s MacDonald-Taylor from Victoria. mess at the Bay Street Armories, * Eric Ages, from Victoria. and were at the field early to set * Don & Lonia MacLeod of Salt our tent up on Saturday morning. Spring Island. We were busy with visitors right We were also visited by mem- away. CMSC President Dr. Don bers John McLeod from Sidney, and Chris arrived on Saturday my parents Neil and Fran MacLeod morning accompanied by their from Duncan and my sister Carol daughter Skye. Avon. Judy Tipple made it over on Francis and Neil have a long chat with a visitor who had taught French on Skye. Several new members were signed up at the tent. Spring, 2009 Page 5 Sunday, after which she came to went to the other side. Were they Duncan with us to stay over and ever excited and she was saying visit. “MacWoud, MacWoud. Thank On Saturday evening, Karen you, Thank you!” This puzzled and I went out to dinner to a res- me how they knew we were Ma- taurant called The Bard and Banker cLeod’s since I had no name tag with Dr. Don and Chris and Skye on and they didn’t speak English. then we walked back to our motel. It then dawned on me that they On our way we noticed an Orien- must have watched the TV show tal couple and she was taking his “The Highlander” and anyone in picture and trying to get me in it a kilt to them was a (MacWoud) as well. I sidled over to him and MacLeod. put my arm around him and Karen Lining up for the Parade of Clans: Karen, Malcolm and Judy invited banner-holding help from two friendly Murrays from the tent next to the MacLeod’s CMSC Newsletter # 50, Page 6 CMS Manitoba by Prairie Bob McLeod elcome to Winterpeg & Manitoba. Six months of snow,W wind, and icy roads. What ever happened to global warm- ing? Coming up for the summer Clan MacLeod Manitoba will months will be the Manitoba High- celebrate its 21st anniversary on land Games in Selkirk and hope Saturday evening, October 3rd, that we are invited to set up our with our annual dinner being held MacLeod table etc. Early August at the Victoria Inn, close to the air- will be the week long Folklorama port. Forty to fifty Mac/McLeods and the Scottish Pavilion will be are expected to attend, so come held at a new location, the Glen- on out. wood Community Centre, 27 It is with deep sadness that we Overton St, in St.Vital. Volunteers announce the passing of two of are needed for setup and take down, our members.
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