President

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Presidents Report

• Scottish Society of Tidewater
• June 6th, 2006

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Flowers of the Forest

• Olivio A. Lopes
• Olivio A. Lopes 1921 - 2006 EAST LONGMEADOW -
  Olivio Americo Lopes, 85, passed away Monday May
  15, 2006 in a local hospital. He is survived by
  his wife of 62 years Lois Carolyn (Smith) Lopes
  of East Longmeadow. Born March 10, 1921 in New
  Bedford MA, he was the son of Jose Maria and
  Palmira (Ferreira) Lopes. In addition to his wife
  Lois, Olivio is survived by his daughter Carolyn
  L. Barkley and her husband William of Virginia
  Beach VA a grandson Kelley Powell and his wife
  Kim of Roanoke, VA and three great-granddaughters
  Megan, Samantha, and Mackenzie. Olivio was a
  veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army Air
  Corps in England and France as a Staff Sgt.
  attached to the 370th Air Services Group. Mr.
  Lopes, a graduate of Bridgewater State Teachers
  College, received his M.S. in English from
  Middlebury College, Middlebury VT. He received a
  John Hay Fellowship to Harvard University. Olivio
  then taught English at Dighton and North
  Attleborough High Schools before coming to
  Longmeadow High School, where he was Chair of the
  English Department from the school's opening in
  1955 until 1983. Following his retirement from
  teaching, he and his wife were summer residents
  of Fulbrook, Oxfordshire, England, where he wrote
  and published a collection of poetry.

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Recent Events

• Fundraiser for the Family of Norfolk Police
  Officer Seneca Darden _at_ OSullivans Wharf
• Organized by the Police Emerald Society, and
  supported by NNPPD
• Raised over 4200 for the family
• OSullivans donated 25 of all receipts that
  evening to the family

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Recent Events

• Blackbeard Festival in Hampton featuring the
  Southside Ceili(dh) Dancers

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Recent Events

• Memorial Day ceremonies in D.C. (Tom Crouch et
  al) and in Virginia Beach (Larry MacCauley and
  SAMS)
• Memorial ceremony for the families of those
  killed on the USS Scorpion (NNPPD)

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Upcoming Events

• Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
• 50th Anniversary Year
• Still lots of nearby accomodations available
• Weekend of July 6th, 7th, and 8th at Grandfather
  Mountain, NC.

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Upcoming Events

• Ceilidh Dancing to LIVE music at Conklins Irish
  Rover!
• Last Sunday of each month
• Irish Ceili and Scottish Ceilidh dances
• FREE!!!
• Scottish Ceilidh dancing will be taught the next
  two weeks at the regular class on Sunday evening
  (6 pm at Golden Slippers)

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Upcoming Events

• Sons of the Mountains The Highland Regiments
• Local author Ian McCulloch
• Group order from the SST 40 Discount!
• First order has already been placed but, we are
  planning on a second order 29.30 for the two
  volume set
• Planning to have the author visit in the fall!

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Upcoming Events

• Heritage Aire USAF Heritage of America Band
• June 14th Norfolk (Pagoda, 6pm, FREE!)
• June 15th Williamsburg (Merchants Square,
  630pm, FREE!)

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Upcoming Events

• 3rd Annual Newport News Police Pipes Drums
  Independence Day Picnic
• It will be held Sat. July 1, 2006
• 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
• Deer Park, off Jefferson J. Clyde Morris Blvd
  in Newport News

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Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events

• World Cup Football (thats soccer to most of you)
• Saturday, June 17th _at_ 300 pm USA vs. Italy
  First Round Match
• Murphys Grand Irish Pub