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KILLIN NEWSKILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Issue No. 39 July 1997

KILLIN DOES IT AGAINFolk Music Festival Another Great Success

The Third Traditional Music andDance Festival, in spite of poorweather, was once again, in JohnMallinson's own words, 'a terrificsuccess'. In fact some of theexperienced lighting men whoserviced the McLaren Hall concertsgave it as their 'professional opinionthat 'Killin Festival continues to bebetter - better even than the famousBute Festival'. The Cuniffe familyfrom Cork, again hugely experiencedin this scene, felt that Killin wasspecial - not oversized and overcommercial as some Festivals havebecome - but just the right size.'People don't lose their identity inKillin, everything nicely concentratedin a manageable area'. Their advice- 'Don't let it get any bigger!'.

We felt too that the quality of perfor-mance was higher and with more vari-ety of music - folk music legends likeArchie Fisher and newly formedgroups like 'The Vast Majority' andthe unaccompanied singing of'Stravaig' to name just a few, gave a

stunning variety of music. Some,perhaps slight, sense of the gloriousweekend is represented in thephotographs shown in the centre pagesof this issue.

On the organisational side - again thebig feature of the Festival was theBreadalbane Park camp site. FewFestivals have the luxury of such acentrally located camp-site - rightbeside the McLaren Hall! . JohnMallinson, Chairman of KillinInitiative, has also much praise for theefficient police presence, and he alsothanks the dozens of local people whohelped to make the Festival thesuccess it was.

But, of course, that was the 'OfficialFestival'! The unofficial, the 'fringe',the music provided in pubs and hotelsand the streets was memorable andexciting also. We never cease to beamazed at the huge number ofperformers, with all sorts of instru-ments that we have in Scotland's FolkMusic Scene.

Congratulationsto Killin Mountain

Rescue Team

We noticed in our sister(?) paper theStirling Observer that the MountainRescue Team have had a great windfall of£13,250 from the Sports Council LotteryFund.

The money, explained Inspector Rose,Team Co-ordinator, will be used to createa new mobile search and rescue controlcentre. They presently use an oldcaravan which is difficult to set up insome of the remote areas they have towork in. Using the new van they can setup easily almost anywhere.

To this money the Dreadnought Hotel hasadded £9,000 to buy the van. Bill Rosesaid 'Local fund raising will help equipthe van and we hope to have it ready bythe end of the year. We're absolutelydelighted with the cash boost which willmake as a more efficient team'.

ContentsKillin Community CouncilStrathfillan Community CouncilGamekeeper, Tim FrostEditorial CommentPolice NoticeChurch NewsGreen TeamRetiral of Killin TeacherGlendochart Adult EducationTraditional Music l,10,and Dance Festival

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Local Sheep Shearing Competition 12CCTV. Public MeetingLettersObituariesAnnual Ploughing CompetitionHighland Games Review

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Clubs and Societies 17,18,19

Killin Community Council

The Council met in the Lesser McLarenHall on Thursday 12 June, 1997, under thechairmanship of Ian MacGregor. In atten-dance was Councillor K. Campbell ofStirling Council; Richard Shand,D. Scott, Lochearnhead CommunityCouncil.

Entrance to Breadalbane ParkA. Walker had attended a meeting ofStirling Civic Trust Annual Design Awardon 15 May, when a Highly CommendedCertificate for environmental improve-ment was awarded for the entrance toBreadalbane Park. The work was said tobe beautifully detailed using excellentmaterials. An award was also made to theArchitect/Designer.

BenchesStill no action on renovation of variousbenches . Councillor Campbell promisedto pursue the matter.

Proposed installation of C.C.T.V. atEast End of VillageRichard Shand provided the meeting witha T. V. demonstration of the sort of pictureswhich would be received. Cost ofequipment was likely to be around £4,000plus VAT with running costs amounting tojust under £1,000 per annum. Richardoffered to install the system withoutcharge for his time, but a maintenanceagreement would require to be set up.The question of grants was discussed andwill be taken further. A public meetingwill be held soon (see p 13).

Ice Cream VanPlanning permission applied for and nodifficulties anticipated.

The newly revived Youth Club meets inMcLaren Hall on Tuesday evenings.Community Council agreed to send adonation of £50.Next Meeting : Thursday 14 August

StrathfillanCommunity Council

Stirling Council are reviewing publictransport services in the autumn, so we aretelling them that the new Postbustimetable has proved popular in givingpeople more time in Killin on Tuesdaysand Thursdays; and in enablingStrathfillan children to get to KillinNursery. We are also repeating ourrequest for a monthly return bus service toStirling on a Saturday. Twelve trips a yearsurely isn't too much to ask for!

Hunter Jamieson, the Roads Man. fromStirling Council attended the CommunityCouncil meeting. A detailed plan forsmoother traffic movement in Tyndrumwas put to him which included double yel-low lines along the length of the road,moving the southbound bus stop awayfrom the Invervey Hotel and improvingvisibility at the sharp bends nearGlengarry. Mr Jamieson said that anywork on a trunk road requires ScottishOffice approval which he will forward. Amirror to improve visibility for cars leav-ing the Clyton Cottages road was request-ed, but apparently mirrors are not allowedon trunk roads. Road markings at BenMore Farm, stones and pavements alongGlen Falloch road and a Dead End sign forWillow Brae road end were also dis-cussed.

A representative from the East of ScotlandWater Board came to discuss sewagecapacity problems in both villages. Nocapital investment is planned for this yearbut 1998/99 looks promising. He waspassionate about his subject and honestabout the problems; especially in Tyndrumwhere we have literally coachloads of peo-ple flushing the toilets at the same time.

A Swedish study tour group had a visitwith our Community Councillors, directed

our way by Stirling Council. They wereinterested in local efforts to encourage andenable the community to influence every-day life.

Problems older residents are experiencingwith the Council's cutbacks in grass-cut-ting were detailed. Possible ways of get-ting local people to volunteer to help werediscussed.

May 2nd 1997 was a red letter daybecause the Strathfillan CommunityDevelopment Trust was legally registeredas a charity limited by guarantee. AllStrathfillan households will beapproached about supporting the Trust(and their Community's future) by becom-ing a member for £2. per person.

A brief A.G.M. was held at the end of themeeting. Office Bearers retained theirposts until the Community Council elec-tions which will take place in October.

Red Cross Week

The Red Cross area H.Q. in Perth hasconfirmed that Killin contributed £203.10which is greatly appreciated

This is a very deservng cause - a numberof Killin residents, who were Prisoners ofWar between 1940-1945 were very grate-ful for the occasional food and medicalparcels provided by the Red Cross.

More recently the Red Cross has beenvery active in the areas of Bosnia andvarious areas in Africa. The organisationalso gives assistance when there are anyproblems in our own country The BranchDirector, Perth. Mrs Mary Laurie. M.B.E.J.P. sends sincere thanks to the two housecollectors and the five establishmentswhich had counter-top collection trays,your co-operation has been muchappreciated.

KILLIN HOTEL(and Self catering Cottages)

Bar Lunches 12 - 2.30pmA La Carte andBar meals served nightly from 6pmBed & Breakfast from £26 per personwith full en suite facilities

Regular entertainment in the Hoteland separate Bar & Games Room

Riverside beer garden and conservatoriesAVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS AND PARTIES (LARGE AND SMALL)

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Glady's Ice Cream Trailer

Our photograph confirms that all'sright with the world! At least as far asKillin is concerned. Glady has herpatch; the ice cream trailer is thereand unless there are bureaucraticproblems (and who would dare initiatethem?) she will continue to sell her icecream to the passers-by, even the peo-ple from the coaches!

Best of luck to you, Glady!

"La fheill Eoin's an E'SamhradhTheid a chuthag gu' taigh geamhradh. ""On St Jon's Day in SummerThe cuckoo goes to her winter home. "

Not strictly true as in many years this birdcan be heard calling into July, as late as9th on occasions. Although given aninclement and cold June such as we havefirst experienced the cuckoo gives upearly, sometimes even in mid month.

Fresh snow on Ben Lawers at levelsapprox. 3600 feet, not by any meansunprecedented in June but an example ofjust how miserable the past month hasbeen since, after a fortnight of glorioussunshine during late May, the weatherbroke with the new moon on 5th June.

The spring of 1997 was indeed a text bookseason and probably the best for about tenyears. Oilskins were necessary on butone day during lambing time and althoughMay began comparatively cold and wetwith snow on the tops and frost somemornings, it was by no means asdamaging to plant and bird life as manyMays we have known.

While the months of January, March.April and May were drier than average,February and June produced sufficientprecipitation to bring the figure up to justabove average at time of writing. Juneindeed being the second wettest atArdtalnaig since records began in 1957.the honour of the wettest goes to June1966.

While most of our weather originates fromsomewhere out in the North Atlantic, wehave now as June fades, a fairlyunusual set up in that depressions haverecently been emanating from North WestEurope giving a large area of lowpressure South and East of the UK whilemaddeningly close in the Eastern Atlantica large anti-cyclone has persisted.This has meant that while the revellers atGlastonbury and Wimbledon have beenwell and truly soaked, we in the NorthWest have escaped with just cold windsand chilly conditions. What doesBrussels have to say about this?!

Mervyn Browne

The Coach House Hotelin New HandsLochay Road, KillinTel: 01567 820349

John & Ann Shuttleworth with their sons Peter & Mark,have taken over The Coach House Hotel(formerly the Dundaramh) and have appreciatedthe warm welcome from the local community.

The family being caravan club members have regularly visitedthe area staying on the Maragowan site and would like to offera warm welcome to all fellowcaravaners.

The Coach House Public Bar opens at midday.with bar food available until 9.00pm and there is live music most weekends.

The restaurant offers home cooked food on Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings 7.00 - 9.00pm (last orders)and for Sunday lunch 12.30 - 1.30pm (last orders), reservations taken.

The hotel also has eight spacious, comfortable bedrooms all with hospitality tray, television, radio alarm andexcellent views.

A warm welcome awaits all.

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The Interfering HandAs usual when the Killin News editorstalks me for another 'piece' I tried tothink of a recent incident on the hill.The one which came to mind was abrace of hillwalkers letting out Judas.

In recent years Larson traps have beenused fairly frequently to catch hood-ies, jackdaws, magpies (in other lowerground areas) and rooks. The trapsare in two or three sections, one ofwhich holds a call bird. Spring-loadeddoors are held open by split pieces ofwood. Birds which are attracted to thecall bird perch on these, release thespring and so are trapped. They arenamed after the inventor Hans Larsonand being three or four feet square, arefairly easily moved around by oneman (preferably with a Land Rover).

Larger cage traps which are about sixor eight feet square and six feet highwith funnel or 'letter box' entrancescan be used but these are much moredifficult to transport around the fieldand hill and sitting seems to be animportant factor for the success of thetraps.Hoodies, or hooded crows and carrion

Home made Bar Meals include:Ben Lawers Special - chicken and mushroom

cooked in a rich, creamy white wine sauce encasedin a pancake and topped with grated cheese

£6.95

Poached Salmon Fillettopped with a delicate creamy sauce

£5.95

A mouth watering parcel of briestuffed with asparagus in Filo pastry

£5.95

all served with fresh vegetables and new potatoes

and many more . .

Plus a selection of children's mealsincluding half portions

Plus a selection of starters and puddingsMeals served daily

from 12noon - 2.30pm and 6.00 - 9.30pmPlease note - we do not take bookings

Ben Lawers Hotel is located halfwaybetween Killin and Kenmore

on the A827(north side of the Loch)

Telephone (01567) 820436

crows need to be controlled as theyprey upon wild bird eggs, chicks,lambs and ewes - especially whilelambing. Unchecked they seem toincrease in numbers quickly and con-trol is difficult. They are intelligentbirds and soon recognise when thekeeper is about so shooting is not easy.

Trapping seems to be the best optionbut it is time-consuming work tocheck the traps daily and feed andwater the call birds when the trap is onthe hill.

To go back to the hillwalkers - theysaw the cage, had no idea why it wasthere so they let out the call bird.Losing the call bird means a wait untila colleague has a live bird to replace itwith. Had the hillwalkers returned tothe same area with me two days laterthey would have seen a group of

hoodies, one was probably the callbird, enjoying a cowped sheep.(Sheep sometimes roll over and whenthe wool is heavy the) can't get upunaided) While the sheep was stillalive and conscious the hoodies hadeaten the eyes and tongue and werestarting on the back passage.

Many visiting townies seem to thinkthat they know it all - especially thatall gamekeepers spend long hoursdevising new and dastardly ways tomake animals suffer. The reality isthat time and effort is spent trying toprotect stock and wildlife on the hillas best they can-Next time you, or your town visitor,see something that sou don't under-stand, just ask.There seems to be a consensus of pub-lic opinion, especially from townspeo-ple that much of country life is not totheir liking so it should be destroyed.We are an endangered sub-species andif we are not careful our rural way oflife and, indeed our rural areas willbecome more threatened.

Tim Frost. Gamekeeper

Larson Trap

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has 14 bedrooms, all having en suite facilities, and tea/coffee making facilities. We can offerguests fishing ( Salmon, Trout and Char) on Loch and river, and for golfers there are

several courses within a 10 mile radius. For the outdoor enthusiastic the area is ideal walkingcountry, as well as offering sailing, water skiing, pony trekking, amongst others.

Winners of the Perthshire Tourist Board/ Glen Turret Distillery Awards for the'Most Enjoyable restaurant Meal'

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COMMENT

While we hold to our view that the FolkMusic Festival was a fine success and agreat credit to the village, there are how-ever some worries for the future. Ofcourse we would like to see 'ourFestival' as a regular fixture on the FolkFestival scene, but itscontinuation is not at the moment aguaranteed certainty. One concern isthe level of sponsorship: unless we areable to attract adequate funding we willnot be able to get the bestperformers, the best music groups, etc.After all they don't do it for nothing!'Boys of the Lough' for example cost agreat deal more than last year's'Wolfstone'!

As John Mallinson put it to us, 'We areat a cross-roads financially'. Some ofthis year's sponsors, reduced their sup-port: Scottish Brewers for example.We could also do with more local adver-tising - and we should also rememberthat even although your particular busi-ness may not gain directly from anadvertisement in the programme, the

longer term objective is to publiciseKillin and over the years attract moretourist trade and improve the villageeconomy.

So we need new sponsors - and there aresome signs of hope here. But it is ourview that we might expect more supportfrom Stirling Council who cut down onthe small support they gave us last year.Additionally they wanted to charge astraight commercial rate for the use ofthe school for the Craft Fair of £60. perhour! Fortunately it was possible to putthe Craft Fair in the Killin Hotel Barn toavoid that horrendous cost. We feel thatStirling Council should be proud ofKillin's achievement to date (e.g. theThistle Award) and come up with realfinancial encouragement. But there are,as yet no signs of this. In contrast wegreatly appreciate the strong support ofForth Valley Enterprise who again cameup with £5000.

The future of the Festival clearlydepends on such support, not only to pay

our quality performers, but also to meetthe multitude of running costs: hire ofportaloos, £250 cash guarantee toStirling Council for repairs to the Parketc. We may also be required to provideprofessional security care for the Park -and this is not to devalue the good vol-untary support we had from local peopleand outside helpers for this job.

So it's not all plain sailing. Over thecoming months much work will be doneto try to ensure that the Festival contin-ues. We wish the Killin Initiative everygood fortune and the village's support.

NOTICE

We very mush regret that because ofpressure of work, Richard Shand, hasresigned from the Killin News produc-tion Committee. We would like tothank Richard for his help and adviceover the years.

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Police News

Facials, Waxing, Manicures,Pedicures, Massage, Eyecare

and Make-up

For more information contactSamantha Quigley

Glendhu, Ardchyle, Killin

(01567) 820422

K. Taylor & SonsHaulage Contractor,Livestock Removers.

Hay & Strawsupplied and delivered.

Local & long distance transportCompetitive rates

Dall. Ardeonaig, KillinTel: 01567 820658

or 0831 284208

The Killin and District TouristAssociation are arranging a four dayprogramme of walks of varying lengthand character. Each walk is plannedto show visitors as much as possibleof the human, social, cultural and nat-ural history of the area. These are notguided walks but give people theopportunity to walk together alongsuggested routes and to tap into thelocal knowledge of other walkers.

All walkers should be properlyequipped with walking boots andwaterproof clothing. A copy of the OSmap Landranger 51, covering LochTay and the surrounding area wouldbe useful. We ask that dogs are nottaken on the group walks and that youdo not smoke on any of theforest/moorland walks. All those join-ing the walking groups do so entirelyat their own risk. Places on all thewalks must be pre-booked as we needto have a clear indication of numbersin order to supply people with moredetailed information nearer the time.

To book places on all walks contact:Killin Outdoor Centre and MountainShop, Tel: 01567-820652 (9.00am-5.00pm)

Central Scotland Police have recentlyreleased the crime figures for the financialyear ending 31st March, 1997.

It is pleasing to note that there was a 9%reduction in reported crime for theCallander Local Command Unit whichincludes the Killin Section. There were437 crimes reported compared to 481 lastyear. In addition, the detection rate forcrime has increased from 41.5% to 48.5%over the same period.

Nearly all of the crimes within the KillinSection of the Command Unit arecommitted by travelling criminals and aconsiderable number of detections were adirect result of members of the communi-ty reporting suspicious vehicles andincidents at the time. All the local offi-cers would like to thank the communityfor the part it has played in assisting thePolice during the past year. We hope thatour partnership approach in particularwith initiatives such as the Pubwatch andShopwatch Schemes and communitybased policing initiatives such as ourrecent 'Operation Swallow' will continueto improve our performance in Policingthis large rural area.

The recent local initiative mentionedabove 'Operation Swallow' is at presentbeing evaluated. Details of the operationshould be available for the next issue ofKillin News.

The majority of the local crime comprisesthefts from sheds and outbuildings andthefts from vehicles left at picnic ureasand other rural locations. Please remem-ber to keep your sheds and outbuildingssecured at all times and if you have toleave your vehicle for any length of time,take any valuables with you or hide themin the boot.

/. Donaldson

GRANT ANDWELSH

(Sole proprietor: A Grant)

Painter & DecoratorsAmes Taping

Greenbank, Main Street, KillinTel: (Killin 01567) 820462

Walk Breadalbane2nd - 5th October

Back Row: Louise Simpson, LinziStewart, David Stewart, ClaireMcCarron, Graham McInnes.Front Row: Linda Somerville. GillianSmith, Sarah Murphy, GeorgeCockburn, Michael Webb, JamesGrant.

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Vacancy Over : A new Minister and hisfamily are living in the manse.

The two years of vacancy came to an endon 19th June when Rev. John Lincoln wasinducted to the charge of Balquhidderlinked with Killin and Ardeonaig.

The service which was a function ofPresbytery, was held in Killin Church andwas conducted by Rev George Sherryfrom Menstrie. The actual induction wasconducted by Rev Ian Goring fromCallander who is the current Moderator ofthe Presbytery.

The Church was full, as well as local folk,a good number came over the hill fromBalquhidder (Mr Lincoln is their ministertoo) together with well-wishers andfriends of the Lincoln's from their previ-ous home in Bettyhill, SutherlandPresbytery and from around the country.

At the welcome social in the McLarenHall following the the service BuntyMacGregor led a team from both parishesin maintaining her reputation as cateringmanager extraordinaire by feeding us allmagnificently.

Captain Bowser started the formal pro-ceedings with a sincere and humourousspeech of welcome to Mr Lincoln.Colleagues of Mr Lincoln fromSutherland Presbytery were generouswith their commendations as well as cau-tioning us not to take Julie (Mrs) Lincolnfor granted or to work John into theground. The opportunity was taken tothank Rev Dr Stewart Todd for his min-istry in Killin over the last couple ofyears. Dr Todd was presented with giftsto express the congregation's appreciationto himself and his family for gettinginvolved in the church here.

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Work undertaken throughout Perthshireand neighbouring counties

Lots of other people were thanked: JohnNicol the Interim Moderator, RebeccaLeask who had been Interim Moderator inBalquhidder, everybody for being thereand for doing anything, flowers were pre-sented and words of welcome given inGaelic.

Talent was displayed by Jack Roughaccompanied by Sheena Chisholm.Gilbert and Pat Christie, Margaret Ritchieand Penelope Hannah who providedmusical interludes to give us a break fromspeeches. They did so admirably, kept theattention of all present and added to theenjoyment of the evening.

A good time was had by all - if youweren't there it was your loss. Similarlygood times, but without food, can be hadin worshipping God week by week in theKirk at 10 am, all are welcome.

Green TeamSave the Golden Birch!

The Green Team recently took on anexciting challenge, and weresuccessful.

The challenge, set by Quercus theWise, was to save the Golden Birch(and so the planet) by persuadingpeople to change their habits and bemore environmentally friendly. Theirquest brought them in contact withmany 'baddies' like Husquavara thechainsaw Queen. Acidor maker ofacid rain and Paraquat the soil polluteras well as keepers of the earth. Bywinning various contests and convinc-ing the baddies that they were doingwrong, the Green Team were able topresent enough evidence to theGuardian of the Golden Birch to saveit. He was convinced that they wouldlook after it and the earth and contin-ue to persuade others to do the same.

Green Team is continuing as usualover the school holidays with meet-ings on 3rd, 17th and 31st July and14th August, so we look forward toseeing many of you there.

Helen Cole.

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End of an Era Quick Recipes

Our photograph shows Allan Walker, one of our elderly villagers, getting the last petrolto be sold in Killin. Alastair MacCreavy's filling station is now closed, and yournearest petrol is approximately two miles away; so don't let your tank get too low - orbuy a bicycle!

On 5th June people (and children) gathered to witness the formal combined opening ofthe Killin Out-of-School Care provision and the children's new Playpark. Ourphotograph shows Stirling Councillor Pat Kelly cutting the ribbon to open the Playpark.On his left is Stirling Councillor Kenneth Campbell and on his right our own Chairman

Chicken RecipeIngredient: 1 Large tin Campbell's MushroomSoup. Chicken pieces. Mushrooms7 fl.oz. single cream

To assemble: Place chicken pieces in largeovenproof dish. Add chopped mushrooms.Mix together mushrooms soup and singlecream and crushed garlic (if desired). Coverchicken pieces with mixture. Dust with papri-ka. Cover with foil. Cook 1hr. Remove foilcook further 15 mins.

Banoffi PieIngredient: Large tin condensed milk boiledfor 3 hours. Unopened (Don't let the pan boildry!) 7 or 8 inch baked shortcrust flan case orbiscuit case. 2 bananas. Half-pint cream.

To assemble: Place condensed milk in flancase. Top with banana, then whipped creamand grated chocolate.

Next IssueCopy and advertisements for the next,September Issue, are required by29 August. Remember, any activity,meetings, etc., taking place in October orNovember can be flagged in the NextIssue, which will be distributed towardsthe end of September.

Killin Crafts and Woollens

Highland PotteryCrafts and Knitwear

Barbour Jackets and accessoriesQuality goods at honest prices

Tel: Killin 820357 Main Street. Killin

J.R.NEWSTHE NEWSAGENTS AND FISHING

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Agents for permits and Stockist ofFishing Tackle & Accessories

Newspapers magazinesConfectionery Ices CardsStationery Gifts and Toys

TobaccoTel: 01567 820362

Main Street, Killin, Perthshire FK21 8XB

Try our new all home cooked3 course lunch for £4.9512.30-2.30pm

Extensive Children's menu from £1.50A la Carte Dinners 6.30 - 9.30pm nightly

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RetiralOf Local Teacher

Blackface ShearingChampionship, Lochearnhead

We are informed that Sheena Chisholmis taking early retirement from her postof Senior Teacher at Killin PrimarySchool.

Sheena has taught at Killin, at first inthe upper school and latterly in theinfant department, for 11 years. Ourphotograph shows her with her "weeones", who we feel will miss her terri-bly.

Before teaching at Killin, Sheena wasHead Teacher at Ardeonaig School forfour years before its closure. It will behard to replace a teacher of such experi-ence and ability, but we wish her well inher retirement.

We would also like to add that Sheena'sother gift, apart from teaching, was hermusical ability and we are informed thatshe made many end of term concertsmemorable by her musical contribution.

Thank you Sheena for the eleven yearsyou gave to the school.

Approximately 1,000 people camethrough the gates on the day with 92competitors taking part.

Winning the hand shears and receiving theLachie MacGregor Memorial Trophy-was:lst - John Taylor, Braes of Ardeonaig.2nd - Tom McKellar, Auch, Bridge ofOrchy. 3rd - Jimmy Love, Oban. 4th -Dick Steven, Tyndrum.

Winning the Spinners Trophy for bestclipped sheep in this section was JimmyLove.

There was tremendous excitement in thecrowd when we had the InternationalTeam Relay. Results as follows: lst -Scotland with 44.38 points. 2nd - Waleswith 46.13 points. 3rd - England with50.50 points. 4th - Ireland with 54.75points.

Junior Machine - lst - Rob Ellis, Ruthin,Clwyd, North Wales. 2nd - GilbertMcWhirter - Renfrewshire. 3rd - MarkArmstrong - Wester Tullich, Ardeonaig.4th - Robert Campbell, Huntingtower,Perth.

Intermediate Machine - lst - Alan Wright,Glenalmond. 2nd - John Blackhall -Durris. 3rd - Mathew Gibson, NewZealand. 4th - Peter Carnegie, Comrie.

Senior Machine - lst - Lance Armstrong,Lanark. 2nd - Robert Cockburn.Crawford. 3rd - Brian Wilson, NorthernIreland. 4th - Colin Little, Callander.

Open Machine - lst - Tom Wilson, Duns.2nd - Doug Lambie, Barbreck,Kilchrenan. 3rd - Hamish Mitchell, Sleat,Skye. 4th - Wullie Jones, NorthernIreland.

The Colin MacGregor Salver for best pen

David Courtney & SonGeneral Builders

Autumn CoursesPhotography or Camcorder :(One only depending on popularity)5 week course starting Monday 6thOctober, 1997 - 5/6 places. To booktelephone : 01567-820374.

Computing for Beginners :For 10 weeks starting Tuesday 16thSeptember, 1997. 10 places. To booktelephone : 01567 - 820753.

Aerobics (Killin) :10 weeks starting Wednesday 17thSeptember, 1997. For informationtelephone : 01567-820472.

Yoga :10 week course starting Thursday 18thSeptember, 1997. To book telephone :01567-820374.

Aerobics (Lochearnhead) :10 weeks starting Tuesday 16thSeptember, 1997. For informationtelephone : 01877 384205.Please book early to avoid disappoint-ment - telephone now!!

Further CoursesWe are trying to arrange a computingcourse aimed at small businesses. Itwould be held either in Lochearnhead orKillin. Watch this space or telephone820753 to note your interest.

Spanish/German Conversation : If any-one is interested in attending a course inthe above after Christmas please tele-phone 01567-820374.

Note; 18th - 23rd August is AdultLearning Week. Make sure you areenrolled for one of the courses beforethen.

Films Cards

Next day developing servicefor your films

Why not try ourColour care Film?

Stationery Books

Cancer Research Committee,Hot & Cold Food in the Park.

Raised £471

The Great Man Himself,Archie Fisher

Boff, the Clown

Taffy Thomas, Storyteller with the children

Stepdancing Workshop.Note the Survivors from last years

Appaladin Clog Dancing

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Lucky Bags, from NE England.A great group's first festival

In Fishers Hotel. National No Smoking Day?

Open air merry making. Spot the Locals!

Real Scottish Entertainment

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Annual Local SheepShearing Competition

The Annual Sheep Shearing Competitionwas this year held at Glen Falloch Farm onFriday 27th June by kind permission of AlexBuchan. Jimmy Reilly provided a welcomebar complete with some excellent home-baking - (especially the gingerbread!)

The results were as follows:Hand Open - 1. Tom McKellar. 2. DickSteven. 3. Billy Ronald. 4. PeterMcDiarmid.Hand Local - 1. Dick Steven. 2. PeterMcDiarmid. 3. Angus McKechnie.4. Jimmy McDonald. Machine Open - 1.Willie Shaw. 2. Hamish Mitchell 3. AlanWright. 4. Donald MacKenzie. MachineLocal - 1. Donald MacKenzie. 2. SandyTaylor. 3. Fulton Ronald. 4. JimmyMacDonald.

CruachanCoffee Shop

Lunches, SnacksFarmhouse Cooking - freshly

Baked Scones - Fruit Pies & cakes

3.5 miles outside Killinon the 827 Aberfeldy Road

Tel: 01567 820700

In Fearnan, take Fortingall Rd.for 100 yds, then turn right

Open Everyday

Tel: 01887 830251

Hanging Baskets

The Committee of the Killin and DistrictTourist Association should like to thankall those traders and individuals who haveagreed to sponsor the baskets for 1997.Favourable comments have been receivedfrom both visitors and villagers alike, andspecial thanks go to those sponsors whohave agreed to water the plants this sum-mer to keep them flourishing. There arenow 24 baskets placed along the MainStreet and it is hoped to expand thescheme in 1998 and to form a villagecommittee to take over the running of thescheme.

The Committee is particularly grateful toWillie Inglis for planting up all the bas-kets and looking after them until theywere in situ.

Hey! have you got ideas about how toimprove your local area?

Do you want some help in sprucing upthe school yard. Perhaps you arealready working with a local group butneed some extra support to launch aspecial initiative!Stirling Council C.E.S. is here to helpwith grants up to £1,000.

We can also provide advice on designand on how to make your money go fur-ther. Schemes can range from pickingup litter, removing graffiti and creatingwildlife areas to putting up bird boxes,planting trees and improving footpaths.Any project which improves the localenvironment will be considered. Thescheme is open to voluntary organisa-tions, community groups, schools orenvironmental advisory groups in theStirling Council area.

Still interested? then here's what to donext, pick up an application form fromany council office or write to:Environmental Action,Stirling Council,Viewforth, Stirling FK82ETor alternatively phone (01786) 442775.The deadline for the return ofapplication forms is 31st August, 1997.

Floral AwardsEntries for the Village Floral Awardsshould be handed in to the TouristInformation Centre by August 5th.Preliminary judging for the new open cat-egory "The Tidiest Garden Viewed fromthe Road' has been underway for somemonths and a short list will be drawn upready for the final judging which will takeplace in August. It is pleasing to see justhow many well-kept gardens there arethroughout the whole village. So, keepthe weeds at bay, the grass cut, the shrubstrimmed and the flowers watered.

Civic Trust Tribute to StirlingDesign Standards

Stirling Civic Trust at a ceremony on the15th May in the Municipal Buildings gaveout a number of awards for good design.

There were 13 entries - Loch LomondRanger Station received an award, but inaddition the trust presented a HighlyCommended Certificate for the environ-mental improvements to BreadalbanePark and the Park entrance in Killin, com-menting that the scheme was 'beautifullydetailed using excellent materials'

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KillinC.C.T.V. Cameras

The Community Council are now in aposition to proceed with the next step ofthe proposal to install CCTVcameras at each end of the village. Thecosts for a good quality system isapproximately £4,000 to purchase.

The running costs of the system weexpect to be approximately £1,000, forelectricity and say a life span of 8 yearsfor the system and allowing for priceincreases a factor of 20% per annum fordepreciation. If the system is installedalong with a neighbourhood watchscheme, some insurance companiesgive a 10% discount to policy holders.It is hoped that some funding assistancewould be forthcoming from StirlingCouncil and/or Central Scotland Policebut a significant amount would need tobe raised by public and commercial sub-scription.

The benefits of the system are a fargreater degree of security for our prop-erties, not only for the village, but in thesurrounding area, secondly the fact thatthe cameras are there, and notices up tothis effect act as a major deterrent towould be criminals.

To discuss this with the community, theCommunity Council are to hold a publicmeeting in the Lesser McLaren Hall,Killin, on Thursday 14th August at 7.30pm.

It is essential that as many people aspossible attend this meeting to air theirviews to ensure that the correctdecisions are arrived at. It will be amajority decision, so be there.

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I would like to take this opportunity tosay a very big thank you for awonderful 'send-off last week. Forthe painting given to me by all thestaff of Killin School, the camera fromparents and pupils, the bouquet fromthe P.T.A. and all the presents given tome by individual children, I say thankyou from the bottom of my heart.I am quite overwhelmed by every-one's generosity.

I have been privileged to work first inArdeonaig and then in Killin Schoolover the last 15 years. Thank you toall my colleagues for their support andfriendship over the years. They havebeen good years filled with happiness- the kind which comes from beingwith children. I am going to missthem very much.

Sheena Chisholm.

Sponsored Knee Walk

On Sunday lst June Muriel McNicoIldid a sponsored walk for the'Wishbone Trust' Dundee RoyalInfirmary, for which she would like tothank all who sponsored her to thesum of £306.

On lst June, 1997 Louise Coffield,Strathfillan, ably assisted by hergranddaughter, Eilidh Fraser, complet-ed Stirling's Grand Hip and KneeWalk, thereby raising £130 for theWishbone Trust. Louise wishes totake this opportunity to thank all thosewho sponsored her in this worthwhilecause.

Mary, Catherine and Sandra andfamilies would like to thank the manyfriends in Killin for their kindnessfollowing Norman's death. Thecards, letters, flowers and phone callswere much appreciated, as was theirpresence at the church and graveside.We would also like to thank theambulance team and the local doctorsfor their unfailing attention over theyears.

The Campbell Family

May I take this opportunity to thankeveryone who kindly and sympatheti-cally helped me when I sorely neededassistance after the sudden death ofmy husband Douglas. A sincere thankyou to the ambulance staff, doctorsand all who sent flowers, letters andcards of condolence and comfort. Myappreciation is heartfelt. Thank you.

Kathleen Whitfield

We would like to say thank you toeveryone for their cards and flowersand also thanks to those who attendedCharlie's funeral. All yourcondolences and support was greatlyappreciated at this difficult time.

We would also like to take this oppor-tunity to say goodbye and thank youfor the friendship and support of ourregular customers over the last tenyears.

Mary, Karen and Donna Millar,Dundaramh Hotel.

We wish to express our grateful thanksfor all donations received totalling£340, for Ward 28 Trust Fund, StirlingRoyal Hospital in memory of mybeloved husband Arthur.

Catherine Copple and family.

After my long stay in hospital I wouldlike to thank everyone most sincerelyfor the flowers, presents and cards Ireceived and also the caring visitors Ihad in hospital and here in Killin.

My family would like to thank all con-cerned for the tremendous supportthey have given us throughout thistime. Thank you all again.

Peggy MacPhail

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Laburnum, KillinDear Sir

I feel that we should write to the KillinNews as residents living beside theMonemore carpark and to follow on allthe correspondence regarding buses, inyour paper.

The new bus parking arrangements andcarpark up here at the top of the village,we believe, have gone a long way toimproving the congestion and often chaosat this end of the street.

The larger pavement beside the busstances has made walking to the villagewith our children a much safer and happi-er outing. In fact driving our car in thevillage is also an easier and safer event.

Thank you Stirling Council, you deserve apat on the back for the new system, how-ever, things would be further improved ifthere was a sign at the entrance to thecarpark indicating the parking area.

Susan and Douglas McRobbie

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It is with great regret that I have toinform the people of Killin that I haveresigned from the Killin and DistrictLeisure Recreation Club, but I wouldnot like to let this opportunity passwithout giving my reasons.

When Dall Lodge Hotel put in forplanning permission to build the con-servatory, as adjacent neighbours wewere asked if we had any objectionsvia the council. Out of goodwill wesaid we had none, but as the commit-tee explained there would be instanceswhen tennis balls, footballs etc. wouldprobably hit the conservatory andalso that at times there would be noiseand powerful lights from the tenniscourts. How much of this the councilexplained in their reply we do notknow.

Since Mr Wilson has moved in he hastaken every opportunity to complainabout the club and the way we use thefacilities and at every turn the clubhas gone out of its way to remove whathe sees as a problem by imposingrestrictions on members. There wereproblems with club members goinginto Mr Wilson Is grounds but mem-bers are now expressly forbidden fromdoing this. All this is even although alot of problems he complains about donot emanate from club members butfrom general usage of the public parkby members of the public. He haseven stated at one of our meetings thathe feels the club is so badly run thathe advises his guests not to use thefacilities at Killin but rather to travelto Aberfeldy for its facilities. Latelythe club has been threatened withlegal action by Mr Wilson andbecause of this they have brought outa rule that no football was to beplayed in the court area during thesummer months.

To me this was one rule too many. Icould not stand by and see the chil-dren of the village denied, what I seeas their right if they are members, toplay five-a-side football any time theylike as long as tennis is not inprogress. We spent a long time plan-

ning, building and raising the moneyfor the pavilion project (including£35,000 from the Football Trust) andIn recent years all through the summerholidays it has been well used by thechildren. So much so that in fact thatwe have added pool and table tennisalong with the other facilities for themto use. It must be gratifying to manymothers in the village and well worththe fee to know that their children areat the pavilion all day and that it ismanned all through the holidaysrather than hanging around wherethey may end up in mischief or in aless safe environment.

We had hopes of putting up anotherbuilding alongside the pavilion as asheltered area where children couldplay in inclement weather, butbecause of the recent restrictions wemay lose members and so income, andbe unable to afford any extension. Infact the way things are going it proba-bly won't be long before the Club foldsand leaves only the Bowling Club.

I have argued at committee meetingsto carry on as we are constituted aswe were there before the present DallLodge proprietor and as such I don'tthink we would have a case to answer.When he bought Dall Lodge Hotel heknew he was moving in beside a pub-lic park and he should have been pre-pared to put up with the normal activ-ities of the park. However the clubcannot afford any expenditure onlegal fees and they feel it is better totry and satisfy his demands. I fear wemay never satisfy these until the clubis closed.

These then are the reasons for my res-ignation but I would also point outthat I can see the committee's reasonsfor doing what they are doing. I leaveit to yourselves to decide how you feelabout this but I would ask everyone togive as much support to the committeeas they can as every one of them ispassionate about the club and worksvery hard for it and only have its bestinterests at heart.

Yours sincerely,David Osler.

OBITUARIESDouglas Whitfield was a son ofBaillie Henry Whitfield, a councillorfor Dundee for many years. Douglaswas educated at the Harris Academyalong with his two brothers butdeclined to attend university, choosinginstead a career in banking. This wasrudely interrupted by the war. Sent toFrance as a driver in the RASC he wastaken prisoner at Dunkirk. He hadfive years in the German camps wheremuch time was spent working onfarms, in a sugar mill, building auto-bahns and lastly a sawmill. He man-aged, through the Red Cross to studyfor and pass the first part of theInstitute of Bankers Exam. On hisreturn to civilian life he passed thesecond half and his career in bankingwas truly launched. He became man-ager of Securities Department at a rel-atively early age and eventuallyretired as Head of Securities Dept.,Head Office, Royal Bank of Scotlandin Edinburgh, where with his dedica-tion to his work and his unassumingmanner he earned the respect of hisstaff and colleagues alike. In 1980 hehappily retired to Killin as he hadspent so many of his childhood holi-days on Loch Tay. He is survived byhis wife, Kathleen, a daughter and twogranddaughters.

Norman Campbell passed away on30th June, 1997. Norman came fromNess in the mid-1950's to work on thehydro-electric schemes. He thenworked in the roads depot until hetook early retirement in 1986.Norman's family and friends were hismain interest in life and he was happi-est in his garden tending his roses.

Norman will be greatly missed by hisfamily and all who knew him.

Charlie Millar came to Killin someten years ago, to the DundaramhHotel, where a warm welcome await-ed locals and visitors alike. Charliewas first and foremost a family man,caring deeply for his wife Mary anddaughters Karen and Donna. Havingspent many years in the license tradeas a salesman and relief landlord, hebrought a personal touch and livelysense of humour to the Coach HouseBar, much of which was returned ingood natured banter from his cus-tomers. A keen bowler, he played atthe very top level in Yorkshire,enjoyed a round of golf, and the occa-sional fishing outing on the Loch.Originally from Kinross, Charlie wasproud of being a Perthshire man, andstressed the fact on more than oneoccasion in his usual good naturedmanner. A private person, but alwaysthere to lend a hand, he will beremembered with affection by manyin the village and the regular visitorswho holidayed in the area. On a per-sonal note, I have many memories ofworking along with Charlie and hisfamily, as part of the team, wishes gowith Mary, Karen and Donna for thefuture.

"I have left the room and closed thedoor, but speak of me so I may hear".

Alex Stewart

Mrs Janet Anderson ,'Nettie', wasbrought up in Lanarkshire. She leftGlasgow University to join theBirmingham Police where she met herhusband. When he eventually retiredfrom the C.I.D. there she went withhim to a new post with a diamondmine in Tanganyika as it then was.After several happy years there theyreturned to Scotland and settled inKillin in 1960. Nettie ran a Bed andBreakfast business and became verymuch involved in the life of the com-munity serving as an office bearer invarious organisations such as theMcLaren Hall Committee and theW.R.I. in her younger days. Latterlyshe was a loyal member of theHeritage Society and the TuesdayClub. She made many friends in hertime here and will be rememberedwith gratitude for her contribution tothe life of this community over thepast 37 years.

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This year's Games take place onWednesday 6th August, and will start at10 am with the children's races in thepark, and the Piobaireachd Competitionsat 10.30am. The parade will leave theDochart Bridge at 1.30 pm headed by theVale of Atholl Pipe Band and BrigadierSir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregorBart, our Games Chieftain will open thegames at 2.00 pm. Mary Sandeman hasgraciously agreed to be our personality,and will preside over the prize-giving.

There are the usual heavy events and theWorld Strong Men will compete in a vari-ety of feats of strength, even perhapsbreaking games records or, as last year, aWorld record. Traditional attractionsinclude. Highland Dancing and Pipingcompetitions, the Open Hill Race, andmany side shows and stalls, with a qualityCraft Fayre displaying the best of ScottishCottage Industry products.

The Highland Queen Dance takes placeon Friday 1 st August when you can dancethe night away to Neil MacEachern'sScottish Dance Band and during theevening the Highland Queen and herattendant will be chosen. The lucky win-ners will receive £150 and £100 respec-tively, and will officiate on the GamesDay. The Marquee Ceilidh Dance fol-lowing the Games will start at 9.00 pm tilllate with Tandem. On Friday 15th Augustthere will be a marquee dance in aid of thesenior citizens Burns Supper when NeilMacEachern's Band will again have youdancing the night away. So mark up yourdiaries and make a date to be seen at allthese venues.

Charlie Grant, Games Chairman.

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This year the competition was heldat Boreland on 24th May: ninecompetitors took part.

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Special Prizes Oldest Ploughman :Gilbert Christie.

Youngest Ploughman :Rory Waugh.Best Looking : Willie Taylor.

Killin School SportsWe very much regret that some of oureditorial Committee, (including theEditor!) were on holiday at the time ofthe school sports. So - No pho-tographs of eager young athletes - forwhich we are very sorry. We'll not letit happen next year.

We did learn however, that it was adreich, drizzly day for the sports.Lochay with 568 points won the meet-ing against Dochart's 491. Again thechildren from Crianlarich school wereinvolved and of course the staff ofboth schools. Well done Lochay!

Category A- Effort/Achievement -Merit Certificates were awarded to :Jamie Callan, Gillian Ferguson, LauraHilditch, Krystal Grant, Craig McCreevy,Gregor MacKenzie, Duncan Somerville,Janet Kennedy, Alison Cairns, RichardLewis, John Smith, Louise Webb, EmmaHunter, Allan Donnelly. Ross Hilditch,Marissa MacInnes, Lyndsey McLaggan,Hamish Campbell and Paul Ramsey.

Junior Mathematical ChallengeCertificate Winners2nd year - Gold : Gregor MacKenzie andLaura Hilditch.Silver : Gillian Ferguson, Ross Mallinson,Craig McCreevy and Mark Grindlay.Bronze : Jamie Callan.lst year - Bronze : Timothy MacColl.

Special Prizes2nd Year Individual Sports Cup for Boys:Ross McAllister.Senior Individual Sports Cup for Boys:Ross Hilditch.

Also congratulations to David Riddell forbeing elected as Head Boy for 1997/98.

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Killin's First BlackbeltHeather Stewart is the first student fromKillin to gain her blackbelt in karate withthe Central Freestyle Club. She hastrained hard for over 5 years, overcominginjury and other problems to gain thishighly sought reward. Sadly, Heather isleaving us in the autumn to continue herstudies at Glasgow University. We hopeshe will continue to train and increase herknowledge of the martial arts.

Other students gaining grades were ColinMcGregor (lst kyu Brown belt), ChristineGallacher (5th kyu Blue belt), PaulRamsay (5th kyu Blue belt), GordonBates (8th kyu Yellow belt), MariaLyndsey (7th kyu Orange belt), DavidMcKellar (7th kyu Orange belt) andAlister Gibson (7th kyu Orange belt).

The club trains every Wednesday from 7 -9 pm in the McLaren Hall. New mem-bers are always welcome. With twodemonstrations and a competition in Obanin the near future, the club has a very busysummer ahead. We are also pleased toannounce that we are now in possessionof the new club suits which have beenprinted with the club name and logo.They are available to members at the lowprice of £24.95.

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Martial ArtsWeekend

On 14 and 15 June, members of mar-tial arts clubs from all over Argylland Perthshire met up on the shoresof Loch Awe for a two day course.The two day event was organised byKenny Gray of Central FreestyleKarate Club, which is based in Killin.Instructors, Ian Sinclair, ArchieMcAlister and Flo McBurnie all ofArgyll Shukokai Karate, WillieRogers of Oban Kick-Boxing Cluband Mark Gowdie of Oban FreesyleKarate, all took training sessionsover the two day event. Saturdays'schedule was very tiring and includ-ed a three mile run in the morning.The afternoon saw two more classesplus a grading in which HeatherStewart, of Killin successfully gainedher black belt.

On the Saturday evening a barbecueand cruise on the Loch was organisedby Averil Watson. Those who stayedovernight enjoyed a relaxing saildown the Loch just before sunset.

Sunday consisted of more karate anda two mile cross country race whichwas won by Neil Mellis of CentralFreestyle Karate. In the afternooneveryone made their way to KilchurnCastle where they trained on thelarge expanse of sand beside theLoch. As a result of the high spiritsgained over the weekend, very fewpeople returned completely dry.After one more session in the hall, ashort talk was given by Kenny Grayon the psychological side of trainingwhich is sadly neglected by manyclubs. The event ended with the pre-sentation of awards and trophies.

Kenny and members of CentralFreestyle Karate would like to thankall the instructors who taught on thecourse, Averil Watson and her sonsRobin and Jamie for the excellentbarbecue and cruise and finallyeveryone who helped make thecourse possible, including land own-ers and the Loch Awe Village HallCommittee. It is hoped to stage abigger and better event next year.

Julia Bates

Killin Community BusThe A.G.M. of the Killin Community Bustook place in the McLaren Hall. Killin onWednesday 21st May. Mr J. Gauld.Chairman, welcomed those present.

It was reported that the mileage haddropped from 6,000 in 1995/96 to 4,000in 1996/97 which had the effect ofincreasing the cost per mile from 15p to21.3 p. After discussion it was decided toleave the charge at the present 15p and tryand increase the usage of the bus. It wasalso decided to leave the annual levy at£10. Would organisations note that this isnow due. It was also agreed to contactother community councils in the area tosee if they had any organisations forwhich the bus could be of benefit.

Mr Gauld thanked A.M.C. Motors for alltheir help and assistance over the pastyears and wished them well for the future.

Lix Toll Garage has kindly agreed to keepthe bus there, and Mr and Mrs Rough willkeep the diary at the paper shop. To bothparties we are extremely grateful.Please note: When hiring the bus wouldthe person in charge please hand themileage money in to the treasurer Mrs J.Higgins, Cedars.

Mrs B. Gordon, Secretary.

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Major Prize WinnersSeniors Open -Saturday 21st May, 1997.

Best Scratch - G. Smith, Killin - 70.

Handicap - Group 1 (age 55 - 64)Cat 1 (0-14) 1. J. Blyth, Whitemoss -Nett 67. 2. S. Ireland, Killin - 70 BIH 3.D. Nicolson, Killin - 70.Cat 2 (15-28) 1. J. Greaves, Killin - Nett63. 2. M. Parsons, Nizels - 68.3. A.J. Burke, Dalmally - 70.Group 2 (Age 65+)Car 1 (0-14) 1. W. Blake, Killin - Nett67. 2. J. Williamson, Colville Park - 70.3. W. Clowe, Strathtay - 74.Cat 2 (15-28) 1. A. Muller, Killin - Nett67. 2. A. Cloud, Killin - 68 BIH. 3. J.MacCallum, Killin - 68.

Kiltyrie Trophy -Winner - J. Greaves, Killin.Lix Toll Trophy -Winner - G. Smith, Killin.McTaggart Trophy -Winner - J. Greaves, Killin.

Mixed Open -Saturday 31st May, 1997.Best Scratch: I. D. Brown/H. Dalgleish.King James V1 - 75. 2. G.Ferguson/C.Fenton. Killin - 77 BIH D.Douglas/J.Primrose, Dunkeld - 77 - equal.3. W. Punton/C.Dunbar, Aberfeldy - 77.

Best Nett: 1. L. & K. Liney, Pitlochry -Nett - Nett 62.5. 2. J. & K. Blyth.Whitemoss - 64.5 BIH 3. M. & S.Andrews. Muckhart - 64.5Killin Open Trophy - Winners -L. &K. Liney, PitlochryBill Mitchell Salver - Best Killin Couple -Winners G. Ferguson/ C. Fenton

Ladies Open Competition - ResultsSilver Scratch 1. M. McQueen. Kelburn -Also won the Craigdochart Cup. 2. C.Fenton. Killin - (Also won the SeniorsPrize) 3. H. Dalgleish, King James VIHandicap 1. F Ramsay, Killin - Also wonthe Bridge of Lochay Salver 2. F.Bannatyne. Taynuilt. 3. S. Stokoe,Aberfoyle.Bronze Scratch 1. R. Cannon, Killin 2. M.Simm, Taynuilt. 3. S. Chrisholm. KillinHandicap 1. P. Hurrell, Camperdown -Also won the Killin Cup 2. S. Tollan,Taynuilt. 3. A. Bell, Callander.

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Success for Killin Football Club

Killin Football Club have just ended ourmost successful season for a number ofyears. Having lost only four games weended the league programme with thesame number of points as Breadalbane(Aberfeldy) which necessitated a play-offto decide the Perthshire Amateur LeagueThird Division Champions and sinceyours truly lost the toss of the coin thegame took place in Aberfeldy. It waspleasing to note that a large Killin contin-gent travelled to support the team, whoplayed their part in an enthralling gameproducing numerous spells of good enter-taining football especially in the first half.After a tense, nail-biting 90 minutes Killinemerged deserving winners by the onlygoal of the game scored by David Feaks.

Historians tell us that the Club was firstformed about 1920 but only lasted threeyears before going bankrupt. It wasreformed, but eventually in 1962 it wasdisbanded because of lack of players. On23rd June 1987 Killin A.F.C. wasreformed and accepted to play in Division4 from which they won promotion toDivision 3 as runners up to Newtyle. Lifewas hard, however, and they languished inthe bottom half of the league and by1991/92 were back in Division 4. In1994/95 they were runners up to their oldadversaries Breadalbane. The fourth

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Congratulations to Gregor Gillies inwinning the Lix Toll Shield for ClayPigeon Shooting.

Division was dropped at the end of thatseason and Killin were again in Division 3the following year where they unfortu-nately propped up the rest of the teams.However, 1996/97 was to be very differ-ent. Murray Falconer accepted the posi-tion of Player/Manager. With the numberof players available from the immediatevicinity dwindling it became necessary tosign some from a wider area but they knit-ted together well and played much finefootball during the league season.

The end of season buffet/disco was held inFishers Hotel where the regular playerswere each given a small trophy providedby our Chairman, Eric McAllister.Annual Awards were won by MurrayFalconer (Top Scorer) David Feaks(Player of the Year) and David Riddell(Young Player of the Year)

Now that the club have attained Division2 status we hope to see a growth in localencouragement both vocally and finan-cially through the village supporting thevarious fundraisers we hold during theyear. The next big one is the Duck Race- look out for the date.

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Killin Gun ClubKillin Gun Club held their CharityShoot on Sunday 11th May, 1997. 34guns turned out. We raised £200which goes to Cancer Research.Many thanks to all who donated prizesto make the day such a success.

Shoot results as follows:D.T.L and B.T. Class A.1. E.McAllister - 75. 2. J. Sinclair -71. 3. H. Campbell - 69.D.T.L. and B.T. Class B.1. G. Mullen - 64. 2. T. Frost - 56. 3.B. Donaldson - 50.Sporting Class A.1. D. Robertson - 72. 2 eq.E.McAllister, G. Ross & H. Campbell-69.Sporting Class B1. G. Mitchell - 60. 2. D. Howson - 59.3. I. Downie - 56.Sporting Class C1. K. Campbell - 57. 2. R. Lewis - 56.3. J. Donaldson - 52.

Results of shoot held on Sunday 22ndJune. 23 guns turned out on a dry day.D.T.L. Class A.1. G. Coyne - 62. 2. E. McAllister -60. 3. G. Ross - 58.D.T.L Class B1. T.Frost-48. 2. R. Gill - 39. 3. S.Argo - 37.Sporting Class A.1. G. Coyne - 69. 2. E.McAllister -60. 3eq. G Ross & D.Robertson 57.Sporting Class B1. J. McKay - 51. 2 eq S.Christie & T.Frost - 45. 3. S.Argo - 36.High Gun - G. Coyne - 131.High Pheasant - 1. D.Stewart 30. 2eq. D. Robertson & J. Sinclair 30. 3eq. B. Staveley. E.McAllister & S.Christie 27.MacKay Trophy G. Coyne - 90. BattyTrophy G.Coyne - 152.Name Trophy Winner S. Christie - 98.High Gun Class C B. Staveley - 86.

Killin Gun Club outing went toRothiemurchus Shooting Ground onSaturday 7th June. Winner of theCraignavie Cup was G. Ross with ascore of 81 out of 100 birds.

Angling ClubSunday 15th June saw the annual visitof the Loch Lomond Angling Club,that is the fly fishers - the creme de lacreme! What a fine fishing day wehad! - brilliant sunshine and for mostof the time a glassy calm on the loch!In fact occasionally we noticed two orthree boats tied together in the middleof the loch - having a bit of a chat ( nodoubt fishy stories) and maybe a cupof something - tea or coffee of course.

Again the lunch break was a splendidbarbeque on the island (the bigisland!) provided by Taff, Alex,Kevin and Stewart. A fine day and afine place to share a dram with ourLoch Lomond friends. We are able toconfirm that all were entirely capableof setting off again for an afternoon'sfishing after the lunch break.

The facts of the day were that 17members of Loch Lomond AnglingClub turned up and 10 boats were putout into the Loch each with an experi-enced{?) Loch Tay Ghillie. The bestghillie for the day was AngusMacLennan who won the LochLomond Club's bottle of whisky; his'client' Jim Allardyce had the bestcatch, two fish weighing 1 1b 10 oz(!)Jim of course also got a bottle ofwhisky for his endeavours.

The day finished with a buffet inFishers Hotel at which the prize win-ners were presented with their bottle!

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The Princess Royal TrustStirling Carers Centre

Volunteersrequired

The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centreis looking for volunteers to work as partof a small team of fundraisers toorganise and run a range of local eventsto raise funds for the Centre.

For more information please contact theCarers Centre on 01786 447003, or callinto the office in the Norman MacEwanCentre, 41 Cameronian Street, Stirling.

Crossword By Safarian ACROSS DOWN

Carpet Bowling Club -URGENT!!

Killin Carpet Bowls:Knock Out Trophy Cup - Could whoever has itplease let Hazel Guild know.

/. "Bloused" - and often seen oncourt. (5,7)

9. Print inscribed from a mixture ofvinegar and outer shell of nutmeg. (9)

10, 12. Snowball and apple both comeshattering display on high. (5, 4-4)

11 Golf Open nonchantly displayingthe flag. (6)

12. See 10.13. Pitcher sounds like your - but not the

baseball player. (4)14. In opera Maria Callas reverently

held backward movement. (8)16. Tap found within Stealth bomber's

top cockpit installation. (8)19. Cuts off the tail. (4)21. Variable resistance from cooking

the roast. (8)22. Missing short holiday, cloth is woven

from alcoholic. (6)25. State within confines of Florida

hospital is clear - US State, that is.(5)

26. Futile going on. pencil lead hasbroken off. (9)

27. Stir concoction of fever fencesenclosing model to make it bubbly.(12)

Solution To Last CrosswordAcross: 1. Partnership 9. remarks 10. adagio 12. Gel 13. Chippendale 15.earplug 16. element 17. seagull 20. gazette 22. of the Arctic 23. RSA 24.relent 26. eyeball 27. top-dressingDown: 2. agriculture 3. testing 4. example 5. sea 6. imitate 8. ambler 11.set the table 14. Nietzschean 18. Art deco 19. Lorette 20. gutless 21. Tarzan25. end.

2. Artless girl is genuine, though somewhat troubled. (7)

3. Last of Calliope or Urania, not Clio -one of the Muses. (5)

4. Said shifted the platform. (4)5. Advert purged and altered resulting

in promotion. (2-6)6. Is this where the sheep go for a dip in

Wester Ross? (4,3)7. Representations of similar sounding

percussion instrument perhaps. (7)8. Tip snails out and sort for essential

conditions. (12)9. Transportation for former FleetStreet hacks, perhaps "Elizabethan".(7,5)15. Royal Engineer holding credit - a

bonnie fighter he is not! (8)17. Build up 3 down with gym training

to run. (7)18. Abandoned needlework - not really.

(4,3)20. Six hundred reasons' to remember this

conflict, thanks to Alfred LordTennyson. (7)

23. Room found initially at the top isconstructed. (5)

24. The enemy, commonly. (4)

Editorial PolicyThe Killin news is a free communitynewspaper produced and distributed everytwo months by volunteers to householdsand business in Killin and District. The aimof those involved is to produce aninformative, accurate and entertainmentjournal for those who live, work and visitin this area. Letters and articles publishedin the newspaper do not necessarily reflectthe views of the Production Committee andthe Editors reserve the right to shorten,edit, or not publish, any particular article orletter. Contributions will only be publishedif accompanied by a contact name andaddress.

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KILLIN NEWSProduction Committee

Sinclair AitkenFiona InglisJulia ThorntonJudy ForsterLinda Fitzgerald

EditorAsst. EditorTreasurerSec. & AdventsSecretary

David Main, Angus Inglis, Allan Walker,Jan Willison and Kay Riddell.Address:Glebe Cottage, Main Street, KillinTelephone 820358

20 This paper is published by Killin Community Newspaper Association. Production by Stirling Council's Community Resource Centre

July - OctoberJuly 15 Marquee Dance - Breadalbane27 Alloa Bowmar Pipe Band. Park Killin

Killin 1 pm. 16 Killin Agricultural Show -30 Killin Parish Church Coffee Breadalbane Park

Morning. 10 am - 12 noon 24 Alloa Bowmar Pipe Band Killin30 Scottish Country Dancing - 1 pm

McLaren Hall Killin 8 pm everyWednesday September

7 Killin Gun Club - Open 50 DTLAugust 7 Sheep Dog Trials - Acharn Farm1 Highland Queen Dance - 2 pm

McLaren Hall Killin2 Killin Golf Club - Men's Open October

Competition 3,4,5 Breadalbane Walking Weekend.4,5,6 Nearly New Sale - McLaren Group Walks Heritage Trails.

Hall Killin Evening entertainment. Details6 Killin Highland Games available from Tourist6 Marquee Ceilidh, Breadalbane Information Centre.

Park Killin9 Killin Golf Club - Open The Killin Heritage Society hold local

Stableford Competition heritage walks fortnightly on Friday(This continues every Saturday evenings during the summer. Dates,until end of October) times and venues are available from the

10 Killin Gun Club - Open 50 Tourist Information Centre.Sporting Competition