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HRSS 2009/2011 Officers

President:

Chuck Lawson, FSA Scot

1211 Wilson Ave.

Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 455-2925 president@hrsstn.org

Vice President:

Heath Barkley

801 Clouddale Court

Smyrna, TN 37167

(615) 459-9139

heath.barkley@gmail.com

Secretary:

Desireé F. Porter

101 Virginia Drive

Tullahoma, TN 37388

(931) 393-3586

RJsPrincess@gmail.com

Treasurer:

Ken Stewart

96 Motlow Court

Wartrace, TN 37183

(931) 461-0314

kstewart96@charter.net

Webmaster:

Ron Porter

webmaster@hrsstn.org

We are on the web at ...

www.hrsstn.org

From the President’s Pen It has been an honor for me to have served as

President of the Highland Rim Scottish Society for the

past four years. It has been exciting to lead the Society

during a strong period of growth and outreach, and I

want to thank all of you for helping me to make that

such an important part of our agenda during my two

terms. I particularly want to thank my fellow officers,

my committee chairs, and our webmaster. I could not

have done my job as well if you had not all done yours.

I am now ready to turn the helm over to someone else.

My life appears to be getting fuller and more busy, and

I do not want our organization to suffer due to any in-

ability on my part to give my position the attention and

energy it deserves. I ask you all to continue to work for

HRSS and with the new leadership to be elected at our

AGM on 15 November. I plan to do so myself.

You can continue to contact the President by e-

mail at president@hrsstn.org

Yours aye,

Chuck

volume 16, issue 6...november ‘11

Standing Committee Chairs Audit Howell Graham

By-Laws Ken Stewart

Hospitality Randal Cunningham

Membership Fran Lawson

Program Ron Cunningham

Publicity Jack Burke

Ways and Means Ron Cunningham

Webmaster Ron Porter

A 501 (c)(3) Charitable Organization

UPCOMING EVENTS

15 November HRSS AGM

7:00 P. M. at The Celtic Cup

Coffee House, Tullahoma

19 November HRSS Annual Bake Sale

In front of Wal-Mart

Manchester

02 December Christmas Parade

7 PM, Tullahoma

17 January 2012 HRSS Regular Meeting

7:00 P. M. at The Celtic Cup

Coffee House, Tullahoma

21 January 2012 HRSS 17th Annual Robert

Burns Night at Lakewood

Country Club, Tullahoma

5:00 P.M. Social Hour

6:00 P.M. Address to the Haggis

FUNDRAISERS BAKE SALE: The annual bake sale will be held at

Manchester Wal-Mart on 19 November, 2011. We

would like to see a lot more interest and participation

this year, and definitely more items for sale than we

had last year when we sold out early. Baked goods

may be delivered to Chuck Lawson or Desireé Por-

ter on Friday afternoon for delivery Saturday morn-

ing or can be delivered to Manchester Wal-mart on

Saturday. If you do not want to bake, you may make a

cash contribution before or during the sale. Volun-

teers are also needed to help out on the day of the

sale. We received a hearty welcome from Manchester

last year which is why we are returning there this

year. We received donations from the general public

and enlisted several new members. Add your support,

your energy, and your talents to help make this a suc-

cessful event for your Society.

Highlandphoto CLAN SEAT PACKAGES: A

photo montage and album about your Clan is avail-

able from Highlandphoto. Two packages are avail-

able to members and interested persons. HRSS will

receive commission on those orders. Check details at

www.highlandphoto.org.uk; get further order infor-

mation from suebrewer@highlandphoto.org.uk Per

Sue: Check out our reduced size package for $50, a

limited offer for the holidays and available to clans for whom packages have already been done. Ask me for list of those.

COOKBOOKS: Great gifts for Christmas, for brides,

at anytime for anyone, Scottish or no. Cost is $15/

each or $13/each for 3 or more. Contact Fran Law-

son, order on the website, or buy at The Celtic Cup.

DONATIONS: HRSS is a 501(c)3 organization. A

donation to HRSS is tax deductible and can be ear-

marked as you wish.

Hiking News

Eleanor Gilchrist waited 30 minutes at the Celtic

Cup 15 October for hikers for Sycamore Falls. No one

showed, so she went solo. She reports a beautiful day,

perfect temperature, and awesome fall colors.

Linda Hudson and Chuck Lawson continue hiking.

They did an overnight 12 mile loop at Fall Creek Falls

State Park 7-8 October and 34 miles on the AT from

Clingman‟s Dome to Fontana Dam 21-25 October.

HRSS will continue to plan hikes and support hikes

planned by members that invite others to participate.

Hiking is a healthy way to relax and enjoy yourself

and we would like to see more participation.

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MEMBERSHIP NEWS Moran taing to those members who have already

sent their 2011-12 membership renewals and dues.

Our membership year is 01 December to 30 Novem-

ber, so time for renewals is here. Dues remain at $10

individual or $15 family. Dues can be paid at the No-

vember meeting or can be sent to:

HRSS Membership Chair

P. O. Box 1701

Tullahoma, TN 37388

Condolences:

Ruth Wells on the death of Jerry Joe, her husband.

Connie & Bill Work on the death of Connie‟s son,

Skye Vassen.

Charlene & Ken Stewart on the death of Char-

lene‟s mother, Bobbie Jean Watson.

Congratulations:

Conner Davidson & Kell Coulter on their marriage

on Halloween.

NOVEMBER MEETING No program is planned for this meeting, which is cus-

tomary, as this is our Annual General Meeting. This

is an election year; new officers will be elected at this

AGM. Reports for the year are also due from all offi-

cers and committee chairs. Your presence is vital to

this very important meeting. Attend, support your

Society, and add your voice to the election process.

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Minutes of 20 September, 2011, Meeting President Chuck Lawson called the meeting to order

at 7:07 p.m. with 19 members and 2 guests present.

Announcements: HRSS friend, Jimmy Boazman,

passed. Connie Work’s son, Schuyler Vassan,

passed and a Celebration of Life will be held at her

home on September 24, 2 – 5 pm.

Minutes of Last Meeting: Desireé Porter asked

for corrections/additions to the July minutes printed

in The Sporran before approval, there were none.

Treasurer’s Report: Chuck Lawson reported in the

absence of Treasurer, Ken Stewart. Current balance

after income and expenses is $3885.66. COMMITTEE REPORTS

Membership: Fran Lawson reported a total of 130.

She read a note from Lee Snyder regarding Katie„s

North American Highland Dance Award.

Burns: Fran Lawson reported the next Burns Din-

ner is scheduled for January 21, 2012, at Lakewood.

Publicity: Jack Burke reported a very good contact

at the Tullahoma News. With Chuck‟s aid, Jack

will submit a news article on HRSS to this contact.

Webmaster: Chuck Lawson reported Ron Porter

is doing a terrific job. OLD BUSINESS

Bake Sale: Randal Cunningham reminded us to

bring baked goods and show support on November

19 at Wal-Mart in Manchester. If you have an item

with good shelf life, bring it to the November meet-

ing. You may also make arrangements with Chuck

Lawson or Desireé Porter for pick-up or drop-off

on Friday for transporting to Wal-Mart. It was sug-

gested that sugar-free and gluten-free items sell well.

Hiking: Eleanor Gilchrist invited any interested

persons to meet at the Celtic Cup on October 15 at

9:00 am for a Fall Color Hike to Sycamore Falls.

The trail is 3 miles round trip.

Other Old Business: Fran Lawson reported HRSS

will not be convening at the Goose Pond Games. NEW BUSINESS

Election of Nominating Committee: Gary

Overman, Eleanor Gilchrist, Randal Cunning-

ham, John Scarborough were nominated. A motion

to accept was made by Stan Turner and seconded

by . John Scarbrough was named Chair.

Other new business: Suggestion made for Piping

on the Green at the Celtic Cup for Tartan Day,

April 6, 2012. A committee consisting of Fran Law-

son, Connie Gloyer, Desireé Porter, Carol Good-

man, Rene Cavett, and Denise Smith was named to

plan the event. Any others‟ input is encouraged.

Contact Fran Lawson. ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn was made by Ted Sheldon and

seconded by Jack Burke at 7:50.

Desireé F. Porter, Secretary

TULLAHOMA CHRISTMAS PARADE

On 2 December, the skirl of the bagpipes and throb

of the drums will again resound in the air in Tulla-

homa as HRSS presents the Nashville Pipes &

Drums in the Christmas Parade for the eighth year.

This has become an annual HRSS and NP&D tradi-

tion and is a joyous, fun way to kickoff your holi-

days. For several years, meeting at Fast Jack‟s after

the parade has been part of that tradition. Society

members and band members dine and commune to-

gether to further cement bonds of friendship and mu-

tual support. This is a “mark your calendar” event.

2012 BURNS CELEBRATION The time for our annual birthday party for our be-

loved bard approaches and your participation is be-

ing requested. Be thinking of what you can do to

assist in the success of this event. Of course, plan to

be there and have a fun evening; invite and encour-

age your friends and family to do the same. Also,

volunteer to aid before, during, and after activities or

for a small, or large, part in the actual festivities. Let

Fran Lawson, Linda Hudson, Ken Stewart, or

John Scarbrough know what you are willing to do.

Everyone is asked to collect and donate items to the

Silent Auction. This is the fund-raising part of the

evening that gives HRSS the money for scholarships

for study in Scottish music and dancing to guarantee

that our Scottish heritage, culture, and traditions con-

tinue to survive in the future. We made enough to

fund four scholarships in 2010 and 2011 and we

want to repeat or exceed that number in 2012. We

can all be proud to have a part in that endeavor. Do-

nations for the Silent Auction can be delivered to

Chuck Lawson at his home or he can be called to

pick them up from you. Every year, we attempt to

have a bigger and better Burns Night. So far, we

have, and we do not want this 17th Annual Tribute to

Robert Burns to be an exception in our line of tre-

mendous successes. However, it takes all of us to

make it happen. We are counting on all of you. Pick

your job(s) and be a part of making it happen!

Reservation brochures will be available at the meet-

ing this month, are accompanying this newsletter, or

can be downloaded from the website.

Highland

Rim

Scottish

society

the sporran Newsletter of HRSS Chuck & Fran Lawson, Co-Editors P. O. Box 1701

Tullahoma, TN 37388-1701