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The Valentine Ball 1990 to 1999

February 10, 1990 dinner 6:15; dancing 8:00 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Arlene Baxter
Committee	Hildegarde Klee
	Marjorie Easton
	Mikkel Thompson
	Victoria Williams
	Pat O'Brien
	David Mostardi
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Kim McGarrity(violin), Janet Kurnick(violin), John Taylor (violin), Lyle Ramshaw(piano), Andy Johnson(bass), David Mostardi(accordion), John Day (drums). Kelvin Buneman(sound)
MC	Ron Wallace
Refreshments	Diner before & buffet after
Cost	$22/25/30/6 (members/nonmembers/after 1/31/spectators)
Grand March Marshall	Alan Twhigg
Piper	Ron Wallace

• The Duke of Athol�s Reel
• West's Hornpipe
• The Bridge of Nairn
• St. Andrews Fair
• My Lady Hamilton
• None So Pretty
• The Lass o'Livingston
• John McAlpin
• Pinewoods Reel
• The Jubilee Jig
• Sean Truibhas Willichan
• Old Nick's Lumber Room
• The Buchan Eightsome Reel
• Haste to the Wedding
• Staffin Harvest
• The Highlandman Kissed His Mother
• Miss Gibson's Strathspey
• The Happy Meeting
• General Stuart's Reel
• Waltz/Polka/Auld Lang Syne

February 9, 1991 dinner 6:15; dancing 8:00 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Arlene Baxter
Committee	Hildegarde Klee
	Marjorie Easton
	Victoria Williams
	Ken & Elizabeth Thompson
	David Mostardi
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Kim McGarrity(fiddle), Janet Kurnick(fiddle), John Taylor (fiddle), Lyle Ramshaw(piano), Andy Johnson(bass), David Mostardi(accordion), John Day (drums) , Kelly Rogers(sound)
MC	Bruce Hamilton
Refreshments	dinner and after ball buffet, Maria & Bruce Watson
Cost	members $23, nonmembers $25 Diner $16
Grand March Marshal	Kevin Lesko
Piper	Ron Wallace

• The Jubilee Jig
• The Montgomery�s Rant
• The Silver Tassie
• Waverley
• MacDonald of the Isles
• West's Hornpipe
• Schottische
• Waltz Country Dance
• The Machine without Horses
• Adieu Mon Ami
• Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder
• The Flowers of Edinburgh
• The Glasgow Highlanders
• The Duke of Perth
• Roaring Jelly
• J B Milne
• The Village Reel
• The Laird of Milton's Daughter
• Monymusk
• General Stuart's Reel

February 1, 1992 8:00 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Karen Gerkey
Committee	Gary Thomas
	Victoria Williams
	Mikkel Thompson
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory with special guest Earl Gaddis (fiddle) Kim McGarrity (fiddle), Janet Kurnick(fiddle), Lyle Ramshaw(piano), Andy Johnson(bass), David Mostardi (accordion), John Day(drums) David Newitt(sound)
MC	Marjorie Easton McLaughlan
Refreshments	buffet Janice and Terry Head
Attendance	240 dancers
Cost	same as 1991
Grand March Marshal	Ken McFarland
Piper	Ron Wallace

• Hooper's Jig
• Caberfei
• The Lovers' Knot
• Polharrow Burn
• Kendall's Hornpipe
• Lamb Skinnet
• Leslie Strathspey
• West's Hornpipe
• Miss Ogilvie's Fancy
• Rothsay Rant
• Shiftin' Bobbins
• Muirland Willie
• Lady Glasgow
• The Rendezvous
• The Rakish Highlandman
• General Stuart's Reel
• The Robertson Rant
• White Heather Jig
• The Highlandman Kissed His Mother

February 13, 1993 8:00 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Karen Gerkey
Committee	Gary Thomas
	Victoria Williams
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Kim McGarrity(fiddle), Janet Kurnick(fiddle), John Taylor(fiddle), Lyle Ramshaw(piano), Andy Johnson(bass), David Mostardi(accordion), John Day(drums) , David Newitt(sound)
MC	David Newitt
Refreshments	buffet Janice and Terry Head
Attendance	289 dancers & 33 spectators
Cost	same as 1991
Grand March Marshal	Alex Harvey
Piper	Ron Wallace

• The Hollin Buss
• The Sailor
• Adieu Mon Amie
• Luckenbooth Brooch
• The Sauchie Haugh
• Duke of Perth
• Ladies' Fancy
• The Irish Rover
• The Braes of Breadalbane
• Kendall's Hornpipe
• Miss Gibson's Strathspey
• Flowers of Edinburgh
• Posties Jig
• The Glasgow Highlanders
• Davy Nick Nack
• Sandy O'er the Lea
• Roaring Jelly
• The Reel of the 51st Division

February 12, 1994 sherry 7:30; dancing 8:00 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Karen Gerkey
Committee	Gary Thomas
	Victoria Williams
	Dorothy Fast
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Kim McGarrity (fiddle), Janet Kurnick (fiddle), John Taylor (fiddle), Lyle Ramshaw (piano), Andy Johnson (bass), David Mostardi (accordion), John Day (drums), William Griffiths (sound system)
MC	Ellen Aaron
Refreshments	post ball buffet Janice & Terry Head
Cost	same as 1991
Grand Marshal	Fred DeMarse
Piper	Stewart Taylor

• Hooper's Jig
• The Fusilier's Dream
• Miss Ogilvie's Fancy
• Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel
• Sugar Candie
• Wicked Willy
• See You Again
• From Scotia's Shores
• Haste to the Wedding
• The Gates of Edinburgh
• John McAlpin
• The Wee Cooper o' Fife
• The Red House
• Bonnie Stronshiray
• Fair Jenny's Jig
• Neidpath Castle
• White Heather Jig
• Davy Nick Nack

February 18, 1995 Sherry 7:00; dancing 7:30 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Anne MacIver
Committee	Victoria Williams
	Gary Thomas
	Trina Merriman (decorations)
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Kim McGarrity (fiddle), Janet Kurnick (fiddle), John Taylor (fiddle), Lyle Ramshaw (piano), Andy Johnson (bass), David Mostardi (accordion), John Day (drums), William Griffiths (sound system)
MC	Avril Quarrie
Cost	$25/30/30/8 (members/nonmembers/after 2-1/spectators)
Grand Marshal	David Quarrie
Piper	Ron Wallace

• Laird of Milton's Daughter
• The Highland Lass
• The Sauchie Haugh
• The Wee Cooper of Fife
• My Friend Joe
• General Stuart's Reel
• Jessie's Hornpipe
• Miss Allie Anderson
• The Duchess Tree
• Frog in the Middle
• Argyll Strathspey
• Ray Milbourne
• Rest and Be Thankful
• Mrs. Stewart's Jig
• Invercauld's Reel
• The Happy Meeting
• From the Broomielaw
• The Highlandman Kissed His Mother

February 17, 1996 sherry 7:00; dancing 7:30 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Anne MacIver
Committee	Trina Merriman
	Victoria Williams
	Gary Thomas
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory; same personnel as 1995 except David Newitt (sound)
MC	Kathleen McAdam
Refreshments	post ball buffet by Terry Barron & Anne Maclver
Cost	same as 1995
Grand Marshal	Eugene Bissell
Piper	Stewart Taylor

• The Duke of Athol�s Reel
• Shiftin' Bobbins
• Fair Donald
• Miss Mary Douglas
• Anna Holden's Strathspey
• Sleepy Maggie
• Blue Bonnets
• Caberfei
• Miss Milligan's Strathspey
• Roaring Jelly
• Up in the Air
• The Sailor
• The Express
• The Bonnie Lass O' Bon Accord
• Peggy Dewar
• The Bridge of Nairn
• The Reel of the 51st Division

February 15, 1997 sherry 7:00; dancing 7:30 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Terry Barron
Committee	Anne MacIver
	Trina Merriman
	Victoria Williams
	Robert Sanborn
	Carolyn Hunt
	Donald F Robertson
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory; same as 1996
MC	Alan Twhigg
Queen & King of Hearts	Virginia & Eugene Bissell
Refreshments	post ball buffet
Cost	$25 members, $30 nonmembers, $8 spectators
Grand Marshal	Tom Reid
Piper	Ned Garrett

• Haste to the Wedding
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley
• Sandy O'er the Lea
• Bratach Bana
• The Braes of Breadalbane
• The Starry-Eyed Lassie
• Hooper's Jig
• Monymusk
• Bonnie Anne
• Miss Flora's Favorite
• The Robertson Rant
• The Hamilton Rant
• The Clansman
• Miss Catherine Allan
• C'est L'Amour
• The Minister on the Loch
• White Heather Jig

February 14, 1998 &:30 PM

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Trina Merriman
Committee	Dwayne & Mary McQuilliams
	Susan Scott
	Victoria Williams with help from Linda Turner(table decorations)
	Robert Sanborn (artwork)
	Jim & Celine Passage
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Kim McGarrity (fiddle), Janet Kurnick (fiddle), Lyle Ramshaw (piano), Andy Johnson(bass), David Mostardi (accordion), John Day (drums & vocal), John Taylor (fiddle & vocal). Sound David Newitt
MC	Bruce Herbold
Artwork	Robert Sanborn
Refreshments	Midnight supper
Grand March Marshalls	Kathy Wendell & Kim Jorgensen
Piper	Ron Wallace

• The Laird of Milton's Daughter
• None So Pretty
• Miss Gibson's Strathspey
• The Wild Geese
• Tuloch Gorm
• Red House
• The Irish Rover
• The Braes of Tulliemet
• Capelthwaite
• Machine Without Horses
• Adieu Mon Ami
• Ladies' Fancy
• Just As I Was in the Morning
• Sauchie Haugh
• The Sailor
• Sugar Candie
• The Reel of the Royal Scots

February 6, 1999 Sherry 7:00PM; Grand March 7:30

Venue	Scottish Rite Temple, Oakland
Chair	Dwayne McQuilliams
Committee	Mary McQuilliams
	Trina Merriman, Cindy Sobrero
	Diane Turechek
	Judith Sims with help from Robert Sanborn (Artwork)
Band	Fiddlesticks and Ivory: Lyle Ramshaw (piano), Janet Kurnick (fiddle), John Taylor (fiddle), David Strong (fiddle & viola), David Reyna (bass), David Mostardi (accordion & hammered dulcimer, John Day (drums) Sound: David Newitt
MC	Sara Gratiot
Refreshments	midnight diner
Cost	$35 members, $40 nonmembers & late orders, $15 spectators and 1st-year dancers who assist.
Grand Marshall	Arlene Baxter
Piper	Ron Wallace

• The Happy Meeting
• Fair Donald
• Davy Nick Nack
• Over the Water to Charlie
• The Duchess Tree
• The Reel of the 51st Division
• Luckenbooth Brooch
• The Silver Tassie
• The Whistling Wind
• The River Cree
• The Dundee Whaler
• General Stuart's Reel
• Miss Hadden's Reel
• Neidpath Castle
• The Montgomery�s Rant
• Miss Allie Anderson
• Balquidder Strathspey
• The De'il Amang the Tailors

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