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We are delighted to report that Killin was short listed toone of fifteen communities from the 250 who enteredthe above competition. The entry which documentedKillin as the caring, active and vibrant community it is,was prepared by Linda FitzGerald on behalf of KillinCommunity Council, with assistance from SuzannePlayer. A copy of the application is on display in theKillin Library.

Killin's Commendations were for four categories ofvillage life; Environment, Older People, Young Peopleand Community Life.

The awards were organised by the Association ofScottish Community Councils and the Association forthe Protection of Rural Scotland, and were sponsoredby Calor Gas.

On November 2nd, Frank and Hilda Thompsell,celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary(60 years), a party was held to mark the occasion at theOld Mill Restaurant a few days earlier.

Frank and Hilda used to tour Scotland many years ago,and it was then they decided that when they retired, theywould make Scotland their home. Their daughter,Janice married Sandy Chisholm and moved toCrianlarich, so Frank and Hilda retired to Killin in 1974.

The Killin Breadalbane Angling Club'sAGM was held on Friday 5 November.The President, Alex Stewart welcomedeveryone and opened the meeting. ThePresident spoke about the Tay ProtectionOrder and illegal fishing which is themain concern keeping Club bailiffs andwardens busy - everyone should attendthe training session on 28 November.

The season produced 60 salmonaveraging 10.27 pounds and 9 grilseaveraging 4.22 pounds. The troutcompetitions saw good catches andquality had improved. The hill lochsproduced good sport, and it wasemphasised that Lochan nan Cat is notunder the Club's jurisdiction, only EastLoch Tay Angling Association membersfish there by agreement with the riparianowner. The constitution and rules areavailable in booklet form and membersshould have a copy as no excuse will betolerated for not abiding by them.Members must have their cards and IDwhen fishing and make sure any guestswith them have a permit.

The Treasurer's report was given by thePresident in the absence of Angus Ingliswho was enjoying a sea fishing break inFlorida. The Club's finances are in avery healthy position. He could forseeno need to increase the annual dues asthe balance would meet any expectedexpenditure in the next financial year,and the subscriptions for 2000 will coverany annual outlays and contributions.The accounts were adoptedunanimously.

The following members were elected tooffice for 2000. President - JackScougall, Vice President KevinO'Reilly, Secretary - Dave Murray,Treasurer - Angus Inglis, CompetitionSecretary - Donald McLarty, Committee

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Members I Downie,D McRobbie, N Cairns,T Mantle, S Gillies, D Twiggand N Inglis. The new Presidentthanked the members forhonouring him and hope to fulfilthe challenge in leading the Clubinto the new Millennium. Jackthen proposed Alex Stewart asthe Club's Honorary Presidentand this was agreed.

Mrs Jean McLarty thenpresented the prizes for:-Salmon section; Winner of theDonnie MacKenzie Cup for the best sixfish, 73 pounds and the CapercaillieShield for the heavies salmon, 18 poundswas David McLarty. Trout Section;Club Champion - Angus MacLennan.The Worthington Challenge Cup, PeterRoss Competition - Alex Stewart, ThePairs Cup Angus and KyleMacLennan, The George Memorial Cup,Casting Competition - Alex Stewart,The 'Awa' Trophy - Ian Downie. TheKillin Breadalbane Angling Club Cup,for the Heavies Basket - Angus and KyleMacLennan, The Bob MacGregor Cupfor the Heaviest Fish - John Scougall.

Donald McLarty presented the Club withthe Callum McLarty Shield on behalf ofhis mother Jean and the family inmemory of his father who was a verykeen angler and did everything he couldto encourage young members. It is theirwish that this shield be presentedannually to the junior angling champion,and he was pleased to announce that thefirst recipient was David Stewart. ThePresident thanked Mrs McLarty and herfamily for the new shield and forpresenting the prizes. Everyone wasthen invited to enjoy the buffet supperand social crack.

Alex Stewart

Tuesday ClubEvery Tuesday afternoon between 2 pmand 3.30 pm, the village's Senior Citizensmeet under the auspices of the "TuesdayClub" in the Church Hall.

Invited speakers, demonstrations, slideshows and video presentations ensuresomething of interest for everyone. Tea &biscuits are served and there is anopportunity for a chat with other villagers.The "Club" is non-denominational andregardless of whether you have lived inthe village all your life, 10 years or 10minutes - a warm welcome is guaranteedto you all. This is an ideal opportunity tosocialise and keep up to date with villageaffairs, events and discussions.

Membership costs £1 and attendance costs30p each Tuesday. For more informationplease phone Mairi Stewart on Killin01567 820606 or just turn up at theChurch Hall on Tuesday afternoonsat 2pm.

Coffee MorningThe Killin Branch of the Cancer ResearchCampaign are holding their AnnualChristmas Coffee Morning in the LesserMcLaren Hall on Saturday 27th November,1999 between 10 am and 12 noon. Pleasecome along and support this worthwhilecause.

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In the last issue of the Killin News wereported that the contract for theCommunity Animateur post would endin November. We are very pleased toinform you now that shortly afterdelivery of the Killin News, StirlingCouncil Community Support made thedecision that this should be extendeduntil December 2000.

Suzanne Player is delighted that shewill have the opportunity to continueher support work with the communityof Killin - both with ongoing projectsand with new ones which develop. Theonly difference with the job fromDecember will be that Suzanne willcover a wider area and offer support tothe communities of Strathfillan,Lochearnhead. Balquhidder andStrathyre in addition to Killin. Asmany issues are the same for all thesecommunities. Suzanne hopes that thismight provide an opportunity to bringpeople together to look at jointsolutions to problems affecting thewhole area.

If anyone would like to speak withSuzanne about her work or how shemight be of assistance to them or theirgroup she can be contacted on: 01567820154 or through the CommunitySupport office in Callander 01877331766.

InvitationThe Residents of the Falls of DochartRetirement Home would like to extend aninvitation to relatives and friends to abuffet at the Home On Boxing Daybetween 2 - 5 pm. All welcome.

The Killin News Team is combining efforts with 22 other community newspapers in theStirling Council area to produce a special edition for the Millennium. This bumpercollection will feature one issue of each newspaper which will be bound together to forman anthology which will be available in all schools, libraries and public placesthroughout the whole Stirling Council area.There will also be a unique Millennium Issue containing articles which depict howlifestyles and priorities in our scattered communities vary and differ. This issue will bedelivered free with your usual copy of the Killin News around Easter time. A StirlingCouncil grant of £5,000 has been received for this venture.

In the photo are members of the Community Newspaper Forum, representatives ofStirling Council and visitors from various Dundee Community Newspapers at a meetinghosted by Stirling Council in the Lesser Albert Hall in Stirling.

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Killin Community Council InformationA meeting of Killin Community Council on 12October was attended by Peter Hutchison(Scottish Natural Heritage), Colin White,Steven Cooper & Ian Fraser (Stirling CouncilRepresentatives), Suzanne Player (CommunityAnimateur), Linda FitzGerald {Killin News),ten members of the public and five KillinCommunity Councillors.

Peter Hutchison had just happened to bepassing through Killin, and popped in to givea brief up date on the National Park. Heexplained that SNH are acting as advisors tothe Scottish Parliament. The Park boundarieswill be decided by the Scottish Parliament bynext summer and the Park will be operationalby April 2001. Legislation will be developedand in place by November 1999.

Allan Walker asked if Killin were to beincluded within the Park boundaries would thewest end of Loch Tay be incorporated also?Linda FitzGerald asked if boundaries areofficially set with which the people of Killindo not agree, will there be any route availablefor an appeal to have them changed? PeterHutchison replied to both of these questionsthat he didn't know, but these were importantcomments to the boundary discussions whichwill be taking place.

John MacPherson suggested that thecommunity of Killin should host a publicmeeting and invite representatives of otherareas, who, like Killin, are situated on theperiphery of the suggested Park boundaries,i.e. Crianlarich, Tyndrum, Lochearnhead andCallander. This Public Meeting will take placein early December 1999 to allow time for thevillages to make representation to the ScottishParliament on whether they want to beincluded or excluded from the Park, prior toboundaries being officially agreed. PeterHutchison assured Killin that SNH would bedelighted to attend this meeting.

LollipopIt was suggested that the Killin PrimarySchool should launch a petition to highlightthe problems faced by the children in crossingthe busy Main Street to get to school. It wasalso suggested that parents should write lettersto Stirling Council to urge them to appoint aLollipop Person before a child is knockeddown, or worse, on this road.

Who decided that the new housing at the OldMart should be called Craiglyon Mews? Itwas strongly felt that the name "The OldMart" should be retained as a reminder of animportant part of village history. TheCommunity Council will pursue this withStirling Council Planning Department.

Ian Fraser, Colin White and Steven Cooper(SC) unveiled drawings of the proposed newcar park on the scrub land on the left as youapproach the Council Yard (just across fromStitt Bros.) This new car park will have 4coach parking spaces and coach turning area,13 car spaces, 2 disabled car parking spaces,landscaping with shrubs - but NO publictoilets. They explained that public toilets sitedat the car park or in Breadalbane Park wouldcost in the region of £90,000 and that theamount of money they have available fortoilets was only between £15 - £20,000. Theypropose to approach the McLaren HallTrustees to ascertain if it would be possible tohave an extension built on to the hall whichcould be used for this purpose.

This plan also detailed the proposed relocationof A&B Services. The area of ground from theboundary of Stitt Bros Yard back to theboundary fence of Stirling Council RoadsDepartment (at the moment car parking andtoilets) will become the property of A&BServices. It was pointed out that this wouldrestrict access onto the old railway line.Stirling Council's representatives indicatedthat the existing access at the Sewage Workswould still allow access but perhaps ifvillagers felt strongly enough, a lane might becreated between Stitt's and A&B Servicesproperties.

The Stirling Council Representatives wereasked what would become of A&B's presentpremises if the move goes ahead. Theyanswered that as it is private land, it would beup to the owners what they chose to do with it.Currently the area is zoned for industrial useand could continue to be used for this purpose.They suggested that if planning was sought forchange of use to accommodate housing, itwould most likely be viewed favourably.Suzanne Player mentioned that the Health andSocial Care survey, which is taking place inthe village at present, had highlighted a needfor a community resource building. Suzannehad received suggestions from interestedvillagers that perhaps the land could be usedfor this.

The three representatives of Stirling Councilasked the Community Council to give itsbacking to these two proposals as a singleventure - ie the new Car Park was not a viableproject without relocation of A&B, and viceversa. They insisted that contracts had to besigned by the end of December (the financialyear) to ensure financial assistance from theEuropean Commission. It was agreed toaccept the plans without assurances of publictoilets, this issue could be pursued separately

A detailed drawing of the proposed carpark and workshop has been kindlygiven to the Killin News by Colin Whyte(SC), courtesy of Alan HarrisonAssociates, Chartered Architects. It isimportant, should you wish toconstructively comment on this plan(illustrated on the facing page), that youattend the meetings of YOURCommunity Council on the secondTuesday of every second month. Thenext one being on 14 December 1999.

We might not be able to"Skip to the Loo" ! -

howeverAfter what seems like years of pushing to havea community skip for unwanted items ofhousehold rubbish, Killin's patience has atlast been rewarded. Steven Cooper (SC)delighted the village by announcing that alarge civic community skip will be placed inthe Stirling Council Roads Department yard,approximately once a month. It will besupervised by a council employee andtherefore will only be accessible duringnormal working hours. He stressed that KillinCommunity Council must bear someresponsibility for items being disposed of inthis skip, and the first time its use is abused,the licence will be revoked and it will beremoved - never to return again. So people ofKillin - it's down to you to ensure that onlyitems from houses are disposed of in it - NOcommercial waste - NO trade waste -definitely NO car batteries. If you witness anymisuse - please report it immediately to yourCommunity Council or the local police.

The issue of parking in the Main Street wasraised and difficulties encountered whenattempting to access Main Street from thedriveways of residences. Line of sight isseverely restricted even though cars are parkedin officially designated spaces. Colin McRaesaid that parking is actually restricted to 20minutes in these spaces. The CommunityCouncil will inform the local police that thisrestriction needs to be enforced.

Road RepairsPat Christie said that the Auchlyne Road hadbeen repaired. The repair would appear not tobe up to standard as the new barriers havealready collapsed into the Ri\cr Dochart. JohnMacPherson mentioned that he had received acomplaint about a one mile stretch of roadwhich was falling into the river at Glenlochay.The Community Council will write to StirlingCouncil to highlight these problems.

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The MillenniumCommittee

The Committee's efforts in getting fundshave achieved success and progress hasbeen excellent in forward planning.Some other grant applications are stillawaiting decisions.

The magnificent sum of £5,000 has beenreceived from Stirling CouncilMillennium Fund for the Time Capsule& Cairn. This project is at an advancedstage with the design for the carvedinserts awaited, and the final preparationfor the content packs being put together.The Killin School have been asked todesign four plaques which will be placedin the cobbled walkway. The school isalso working hard on their contributionfor the Time Capsule contents. Ourthanks go to Maureen Inglis for herenthusiasm and co-operation.

We are also delighted to report that theVideo Project has received £3,800 ofmatched funding for equipment. Thevideo work party is busy coveringvillage activities - make sure if they havenot been in touch with any organisationthat they are aware of what is going on.It is anticipated that upon completion,the video will be around one and a halfhours long.

The Clearing of the Railway Walkwaywill soon reach planning conclusion andvolunteers are requested to assist. This

project has been given a superb boostwith £300 kindly donated from the KillinInitiative - many thanks.

Fingal's Grave clearing is movingtowards finalisation of the landacquisition and plans are being drawn upfor the layout.

The Church Windows will be designedshortly for approval and discussion.

Finally, the Hogmanay Fireworksdisplay is at final preparation stage. Theorder has been placed, and withassistance from Richard Shand plans arebeing drawn up to construct thenecessary staging and framework to setoff the fireworks. The site is up streamfrom the Dochart Bridge and will utilisethe rock face to form the back drop.Viewing will be from the Gray Streetarea, with the bridge being kept clear forsafety reasons, and the gaps in the wallwill be blocked off for the same reason.The display will start at midnight andlast for approximately 25 minutes.

The Millennium Committee requestsyour full co-operation in making this amemorable and safe occasion, and wouldlike to take this opportunity of wishingeveryone a peaceful Christmas and aHappy New Year.

Colin McRae, Chairman.

Can You Host A Foreign Language Student?Elio , an Italian male, aged 47, seeks hostfamily or preferably retired person, for 2 - 3months, in order to improve his Englishlanguage skills.

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"I visited Killin for a weekend in August1995 to attend the Killin Show and the

marquee dance and it left such a bigimpressing on me that I can't wait to comeback. I particularly enjoyed the fox terrierrace and I loved the scenery, especially theFalls of Dochart."

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Changes in the ChurchProfessor Reverend Bobby Sommerville,who has been the priest in charge of St.Fillan's Episcopal Church for the past twoyears, has resigned from the post and beenappointed to two churches in Tayport. Wewish him success in his new job, and weoffer thanks for his work for Killin. Weare delighted that Reverend L Fagerson,who is the Chaplain at Rannoch School,has agreed to take over the responsibilityof St. Fillan's when he retires from hiscurrent duties next summer. Until then, heis going to hold a communion service hereon one Sunday every month. Details ofservices will be given on the notice boardoutside the church.

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Mervyn Browne was born in Clogham, Glenfinn, County Donegal in Ireland and spentmost of his early years at school in Tyronne. He was sent by his parents to finish his.schooling at Glenalmond, Perthshire, and has been in love with Scotland ever sinceOn leaving the Black Watch Regiment, his first job was at Murlaggan. Balquhidder,with Jimmy Ferguson. He eventually ended up working as Manager at Ardtalnaig.South Loch Tay, where he has remained ever since.

Since he retired, Mervyn hasbeen busier than ever. He ison the Heather TrustManagement Committee, heis the agent in Scotland forMan Friday Helicopters whoorganise bracken spraying, hebroadcasts every Sunday forRadio Heartland and for thepast 42 years he has recordedthe weather conditions for theMeteorological Office. Healso finds the time to write a column for the Killin News, "Mervyn's Weather".

On 26 October 1999 Mervyn took some well earned time off to take up an invitation toBuckingham Palace where he was presented with the MBE (Member of the Order ofthe British Empire), by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. This was in recognition of hiswork in Conservation and Services to the Community. Accompanying him were hisdaughter Deirdre and his two grandchildren Fiona and Ryan.

If not Loch Tay, where else would youlike to live?Anywhere near hills and glens with afarming lifestyle.

Over the years, what changes have youwitnessed around this area?A complete change in the way of lifewithin the country community.Previously, everything was done by hand- now we are all governed by machinery.

Where is your favourite place aroundKillin?Ardtalnaig - where I live.

Do you have a favourite journey?The walk into Braeriach in theCairngorms.

What hobbies do you have?Living!!

What type of music to you most enjoy?Scottish and Irish music, also music fromthe shows such as Annie Get Your Gunand Oklahoma.

Any favourite reading material?Henry Williamson is my favourite author,he has such a great insight into naturalhistory. "Jock of the Bushveldt" by SirPercy Fitzpatrick is my favourite book.

Do you have any unfulfilled ambitions?I would love to visit Altiplano in Bolivia.the Drakenberg Mountains in SouthAfrica and Nepal.

To conclude - what about the weather?If there's enough ice to carry a mouse inOctober, there won't be sufficient to carrya duck all winter!

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With the onset of the darker nights, we do not wish to deter the youths from using theirpedal cycles, however, we would like to ensure their safety by having lights fitted tocycles and using them. In addition, some of the older youth cyclists still persist inriding their bikes on the footpaths and sometimes at great speed. Would parents pleasead\ise children on bicycle road safety.

Lost dogs are becoming a regular event in the village and as we have no facility to keepany that are found, it would be most helpful if owners would notify the police as soonas they discover that their dog is missing. This will save the animal being transportedto the dog pound at Throsk and also save the owners a trip to reclaim the dog and paythe necessary fees - £2 per day and £23 for processing.

With Christmas and Millennium Festivities getting ever closer, can we remind ownersof premises, commercial and domestic, to ensure that if they are going to be away overthis period that they notify the police of any changes to keyholders. This will ensurethat if the Millennium Bug does exist andalarms or other problems arise, then wecan deal with them with the leastinconvenience to others.

A final message regarding security overthe Festive Season. Please ensure you lockall outbuildings and store all garden toolssecurely. If you are going to be away fromhome try and set timer switches on lightsor arrange with a friend/neighbour toswitch on lights, close and open curtains,also cancel any deliveries of papers. Youcan even have any mail retained at the PostOffice until you return just by notifyingthem.

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LunchClub

Killin News Across The Globe

The Wednesday LunchClub meets everyWednesday at 12 noon

in the Church Hall. This "get together" isnon-denominational and extends aninvitation to all of the village's SeniorCitizens to join them for lunch. The twocourse lunch is prepared by the Cook inthe Killin Primary School and is differenteach week; one week it will consist of astarter and main course and the next, amain course and dessert. It is served inthe Church Hall at a cost of £1.50. Thisis an excellent opportunity to have a chat,catch up on village news and enjoy adelicious lunch at an excellent price.Don't worry if you're new to the village,there will be someone there with whomyou will find a common interest and awarm welcome is guaranteed.

If you would like to join in, please phoneMairi Stewart on Killin 01567 820606 tomake your reservation in advance.

In the last issue we advised you of acompetition which we will runthroughout the Millennium Year.Send us a photo of someone holding aKillin News anywhere in the world -let us see how far flung the KillinNews can be?

We were delighted when our first lotof photos popped through ourletterbox.

This photo was taken in WashingtonD.C., in the USA. In the photo, acouple from Dundee who werevisiting American friends with -excuse my ignorance but could it be -President Lincoln? - reading overtheir shoulders!

Send your photos to the Editor atDalerb, Craignavie Road, KillinFK21 8SH.

Mervyn'sWeather

Without fuss or frost, the leavesare quietly assuming their autumn

hues. As early as the beginning of August, when a dry, though markedly cool,spell occurred, some trees, mainly birch, beech, and some species of saugh orwillow began prematurely to show fading of their greenery. Then, during therains and humidity of September this procedure appeared to go on hold, andonly now, in mid October, is normality returning. Of recent years, the lack ofearly frosts has produced a situation whereby some trees seem to shed theirleaves almost without the normal colour change. Probably this wasaccentuated by rain and gales thereby making the period of maximum"splendour of autumn" comparatively short.

The cause of the recent run of mild autumns and winters has been alleged tobe global warming, and while this phenomenon is obviously fact, it is difficultto assess whether indeed it is presently having a noticeable effect on ourclimate. In the past there have been epochs of various extremes of climate, hotsummers, cold winters, even "mini ice ages", lasting for sufficiently lengthyperiods to affect plant, animal and insect life, so that one cannot yetcategorically assume that our present regime is due to any specific cause orcauses. It seems somewhat ironic that our springs still seem to show theirnormal reluctance to "put their cards on the table" so to speak, and arefrustratingly reluctant to progress steadily forward! Unlike "a week inpolitics", weather seems to require many years to establish a pattern!

Mervyn K. Browne, Ardtalnaig

SafariSupper

We are looking for volunteers to host a safarisupper.What is it?A travelling dinner party. Guests change houseand companions after each course. Anopportunity to mix and meet different villagers!What do hosts do?Provide a 3 course dinner for 4 - 8 peopleWhen?7pm Saturday, 19th February, 2000Where?Throughout the village of Killin. Hosts mustlive within walking distance of the village centre(or satellite groups of volunteers within walkingdistance of each other).What is it in aid of?Fundraising for Millennium Committee projectsthroughout the year 2000.How do I volunteer?Contact Elizabeth Woods (820267) or ElaineTurner (820266) if you would like to be a host.

Tickets for guests will be available in the NewYear.

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Tony Davies of the Falls of Dochart Retirement Home has been given anelectric scooter from the Royal AirForce Benevolent Fund.

This was organised through SSAFA(Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmens'Families Association) Forces Help.SSAFA/Forces Help is a voluntarycharitable organisation which helpsservice and ex-service men andwomen and their families. The localSSAFA representatives, Bill andAlice MacPherson are in the photowith Tony. (Telephone SSAFA onKillin 01567 820751).

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Elizabeth & Tom would like to thank the people of Killin for their supportand wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Seasons Greetings from Jim Cushley and Staff

Killin InitiativeAnnual General Meeting

It may be useful to start with to remindreaders that the Killin InitiativeCommittee took over from the earlierTraders' Association, some four yearsago. Its main function as described in itsconstitution is "to organise events,promote and assist projects which willprovide benefit and attraction to thevillage of Killin and to educate the publicin the culture and heritage of the area".Since the Committee now has an InternetWeb Site, the address of which is,www.geocities.com/Heartland/Trail/1813/ - to "bring Killin to the people and thepeople to Killin", it clearly functions toimprove the economy and attraction ofthe area.

Alex Stewart chaired the AGM at whichabout six members of the public werepresent. In his report he pointed out thatwhile The Games had two bad years, the1999 event was much more successful,and alongside the Music Festival'ssuccessful year, made it possible tocontribute some £2,000 to localenterprises and activities. It might also benoted that over the four years of itsexistence it has ploughed some £6,000back into the Community - quite anachievement.

There followed a report from theHighland Games convenor, Charlie Grantwho underlined the considerable successthis year of the Games. Partly due tointernet publicity, but also the remarkablygood weather!

The report on the Music Festival similarlyspoke of a highly successful event withartists of outstanding quality andreputation. We note that BrewerySponsorship continues to be muchappreciated and it looks as if it willcontinue.

The next item for discussion was thepresentation to the meeting of a revisedConstitution which was unanimouslyapproved.

Finally, elections were held for officebearers and Committee members for thecoming year. These were: Chairman- AStewart, Vice Chairman - C Grant,Secretary - T Bolton. Treasurer - DFettes, Committee Members - JMallinson, D McRobbie, J Reilly, TGrant, D Syme, J Shuttleworth, F Stewart,A Aitken.

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Sporting AppointmentRural Stirling Council

As I write this, Autumn has definitelyarrived. The leaves are flooding from thetrees although there hasn't really been a frost.The stag season is reaching an end, and as forthousands of Autumns past the glens areechoing to the roars of stags in rut. Theyhope that the roar will scare away other stagsfrom their harem of hinds (females) butsometimes this does not happen and theycome to blows locking their antlers in battle.The other day I spent an interesting half hourwatching two evenly matched stags fighting.One sustained a wound on the face from thehorns of his adversary. Eventually, theyappeared to come to some sort of decision;only to find that, whilst they had been busy,several young stags had nicked off with thehinds and none were left for the victor. Theypaced side by side for a further quarter of anhour before going their own ways, probablythinking about their females and saying "I'llnever understand women!".

When gralloching deer (taking out stomachetc) on the hill, new health and safetyregulations demand the use of surgicalgloves. It's a bit of a hassle, but the glovesare useful afterwards to put over the end of ahorn to mark the position of the stag for theghillie to bring up the hill vehicle - theyshine nice and white on the horizon. I'llleave to your imagination what one guestthought they were like.

While spying for deer you can often hear theskeins of greylag and pinkfeet geese flyingover from their Arctic breeding grounds toScottish estuaries or to England.

It is the time of year for other migrants too,and this year 1 have seen more fieldfares thanever before. They usually visit us for a fewdays on their way from Scandinavia, to fillup with berries and bugs, but this year theyhave been here for two weeks. They havebeen busy on all parts of the hill in flocks of20 to 200 digging out grubs. Maybe it's themild weather or maybe it's the newparliament which has made Scotland moreattractive. They are providing an extra mealor two for peregrines. He plucks his kill andso leaves a kind of trademark.

Another autumn activity I saw while spyingwas a red squirrel gather in extra food forwinter. He was scampering around thehazels, gather one or two in his mouth thenrunning down to bury them. It is thought thathazels are the main reason for the continuingsuccess of the red squirrel in some areas. Hewill be helping himself by forgetting a fewnuts and letting them grow. If we once morepractised hazel coppicing, we could helpthem.

The hedgehogs are desperately trying tobuild up their body weight ready forhibernation by eating slugs and worms etc.,

(if you want to help any that you have in yourgarden, give them cat or dog food - not milkas they cannot digest it.). In 1974 hedgehogswere introduced to Lewis and Benbecula tocontrol slugs; now it is the hedgehogs whichare the plague, plundering the eggs ofground-nesting birds. The RSPB andScottish Natural Heritage are trying to find ameans of control. They think that thehedgehogs have reached plague proportionsbecause there are no foxes - I rest my case!Maybe we could export some out there?

At home the field mice are seeking winterquarters. My wife was getting food for thehens and scooped up a mouse from the combin - he happily sat on the bowl of food,washing his face, till the corn was put down.The other morning 1 was gathering up mygear for the hill of the pegs in the shed whereit had been left to dry the night before. WhenI tried to put my telescope in its case, it didn'tfit, 1 found that overnight a mouse hadcrawled down the strap and "set up nest" inthe bottom of the case.

As we approach this new millennium with allits high tech, its comforting to know that therhythms of real life have not changed foryears. I leave you with a comment fromArthur Carter in the Countryman magazine:-"Internet! We've been ferreting rabbits internet for years!"

Tim Frost

KILLIN NEWSProduction Committee

EditorLinda FitzGerald

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TreasurerKay Riddell

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Production TeamSinclair Aitken, Ian Lithgow,Bill Douglas, Angus Inglis,

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Postal Address: Kilchurn, KillinTelephone 01567 820298

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Nick Rennie has recently been appointedSports Development Assistant for the RuralStirling area.Nick graduated from the BA Sport in theCommunity Degree at the University ofStrathclyde. He has spent the last couple ofyears broadening his horizons overseas inAustralia and New Zealand.If you need any assistance whether it be to setup or develop and existing sporting club orany advice on a sporting issue, please contacthim at:Sports DevelopmentCommunity Resource CentreCorn Exchange RoadStirling. FK8 2HXTelephone: 01786 432103

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Session House Development

The grandly named Session House is thatcorrugated iron affair attached to the sideand back of the church. It is easy to seehow the building might have been a stepforward for the church when it was builtin the late 1800's. At the end of thiscentury it is also easy to see that the timefor change may have been with us for afew years in order to meet the needs of thechurch today, let alone in the newMillennium.

The Problem

Our thinking has been focused by theimmediate needs of the children in thechurch. We have a thriving SundaySchool who do not have anywhere verysuitable to meet. The McLaren Hall is afine facility, well suited to the range ofthings it accommodates. We are pleasedto be able to use it for the Sunday Schoolbut it is not ideal. It also involvescrossing the road and takes the childrenaway from the community of the church,bringing them back in to take part indifferent things that are happening is noteasy and involves another road crossing.There is the Church Hall but it is too far

away for Sunday School.The Solution

We are proposing to demolish the existingSession House and build a small suite ofrooms that are suitable for children inSunday School. It is envisaged that thedevelopment will also be a facility for thevillage. A small kitchen and comfortablefurnishings will be included to provide fora broad range of uses.

Progress So Far

Plans are being drawn up, discussions aretaking place with the planning departmentand funds are being gathered. The costsare beyond the means of our owncongregation and will be the subject of afundraising effort during the coming year.

In embarking on this project, albeit rootedin the churches own needs, we do see it asa contribution to the community facilitiesof the village. To that end please do talkabout it. look forward to the end result,plan to use it and please support us inprinciple (and more!) as we go throughthe fundraising exercise.

Phil Simpson

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We Aim to please

Friday, October 22nd was the date ofthe second Musical Eveningpromoted by the Killin Drama Club.The McLaren High School Orchestraunder the guidance of Ian Mulligan,and from Malta, sopranos ArleneBarlow and Marie Therese Vassallotogether with pianist Lydia Buttigiegentertained a disappointingly smallbut none the less appreciativeaudience.

When the Drama Club was awardedLottery funding four years ago, theyundertook to help promote theMcLaren Hall as a venue forentertainment to suit all tastes, andthe musical Evening was planned tofulfil this obligation and to raisefunds for the Orchestra and theDrama Club.

Those who did attend, witnessed aperformance of the highest calibre bythe Orchestra which included severallocal youngsters, and their workincluded pieces from the DamBusters March and the blockbusterfilm Titanic. A solo performance byfiddler Ruaridh Campbell wascompared by many with the best FolkFestival performances of the summer.The duet Pie Jesu by Arlene andMarie Therese accompanied by Lydiawas for me the highlight of theevening. With the benefit ofhindsight, the evening's performancewas too long.... but at least those whopaid the £5 entry fee were givensuperb value for money.

Promoting such an evening isexpensive, with piano hire and othercosts to be counted, and we hadhoped that there would be a smallsurplus of funds to boost the DramaClub coffers, but sadly this wasn't tobe. All profits from the evening willbe forwarded to the McLaren HighSchool Orchestra and we will also besend a £4 donation from a kind locallady who left the Hall saying, "It waswell worth double the money!".

Gordon Hibbert.

The Green TeamGreen Goings-on

The Green Team has had a busysummer looking at various bits ofnature and our environment.Towards the end of the summer theprogramme of events included acouple of outings.

Some of the older members attendedthe Scottish Wildlife and CountrysideFare held at Vane Farm nearKinross. There were displays andactivities put on by all Scotland'sconservation organisations but thehighlight of the day was a meetingwith Dominic Wood of the BBC'sAnimal Magic Show. This and hismagical show (and the numbers ofkisses he put on his autograph forMaria) provided the topic ofconversation for the entire journeyhome.

Closer to home, and thanks toTommy Gibson, we were able to visitLochay Power Station to learn abouthow electricity is generated fromwater. We saw the three hugeturbines that are turned by the waterpiped from the surrounding hills. Notsurprisingly, there is apparently

enough rain in the area for them all torun for most of the winter. Only onewas running when we arrived, but asecond one switched into actionwhile we were there, presumably aspeople settled down for theirevenings viewing (it wasn't long untilEastenders started). We were alsograteful to Alasdair from Ritchies whocame along to tell us about the workbeing carried out to mend the tunnelsthat carry the water.

Our own efforts at generatingelectricity were less successful! Thewater pressure from our garden hosewas not enough to get the 500revolutions per minute required toturn the dynamo, although it wasenough to get us all pretty wet!

Green Team meetings continue onan almost monthly basis over thewinter (November 18th, January20th, February 17th and March 16th)at Lynedoch from 3.30pm - 5pm. Welook forward to seeing you there.

Helen Cole

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Marvin Elliot, a very talented sculptorwho has a studio on the island of Arran, wasrecently commissioned by Clive and PamelaBooth at Loch Tay Highland Lodges todesign and work two large wood carvings.Two 150 year old pieces of beech - bothpart of the same tree - weighing 6 tonnesand 5 tonnes respectively, were subjected toMarvin's chosen tool of the trade - achainsaw - which he wields with great flare,as an artist would his paintbrush! The treehas a special history, it was originallyplanted for Queen Victoria in 1850 atBolfracks Estate near Aberfeldy, where itstood until it blew down two years ago.

Both carvings overlook the large outdoorriding arena. One depicts a lady dressagerider in full dress with her Red Setter sittingfaithfully beside her and was commissionedto honour the Millennium. The other hasfour superb horse's heads carved out at eachcorner with a seat moulded out of the centre.This one was carved in memory of Cliveand Pamela's much loved Cleveland Baymare "Swepstone Samantha" - the dam ofPamela's own successful dressage horse, MrFox, with whom she regularly competes.Samantha died tragically in April this yearafter giving birth to a beautiful colt foal,

Clive & Pamela Booth and their son James would like to join withall their staff, horses, ponies and not forgetting

Tay, Sophie and Poppy the dogs to wish the people of Killin avery Merry Christmas and a Happy New Millennium Year.

The photo shows James holding Paris and Pamela with Mr Fox.

"Japstone Sams' Pride" or "Pride" as he isknown. Pride was hand-reared withunwavering devotion and the reward is therefor all to see in this strong handsome andvery special young colt. Also depicted inthis superb carving are Samantha'soffspring Mr Fox, Nikita and Wolfgang.Each one shows tremendous potential forthe future and keeps alive the memory oftheir dam.

Visitors are very welcome to come and lookat Marvin's work.

Jo Alexander

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Boating from our private harbour (Lifejackets provided) 1 hour to a full day. Boats have cabins and outboard engines. Salmon/Troutpermits available.

Accommodation also available 35, 2 & 3 bed self catering pine lodges over looking Loch Tay. Bunkhouse for up to 8. New for1999. cosy, comfortable wooden Wigwams sleep 6, with TV., fridge, shower/toilet facilities. Communal dining/cooking.

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Open All Year

Naomi McLaren, winner of 1999 Floral Awards "Tallest Sunflower" ispictured here (on the right) with her enormous sunflower.Kathleen McRae (left) was the winner of the Sunflower with the "LargestHead" section.

Christmas Fayre MenuServed From 3 - 24 December

Christmas Party Menu Available

The Riverview Bistro is a particularlycharming venue for dining - noformalities, just excellent food.

For larger groups, the Tartan Room is aperfect setting for your ChristmasParty.

Open for lunch 12 noon - 2.30 pm.Evenings from 6 pm - 9.30 pm

Bookings Welcome

Development is progressing just outside the village in November.This is just a part of the proposed 6,500 mile Millennium CycleNetwork throughout the UK.

StrathyreLearning Centre

The bats proved to be only temporarydefenders of the property and we arebeginning to wonder if they are earningtheir corn, bearing in mind the costsincurred in cleaning up after them!

Despite the rumours still circulating, wehave negotiated a lease for the buildinguntil December 2000.

This is not the basis of a new rumour:Falkirk College wishes to maintain itspresence in the rural area, as long as thereis a demand for its services.... So, it'sover to you!

If you have any query regarding courses,please phone 01877 384 616.

Lesley Kettle

Killin WRIMrs K Winton welcomed members to thenew session. A hair and beautydemonstration was given by ladies fromCrieff Hydro Hair & Beauty Salon.

Competition Winners:Three Oven Scones: 1. Mrs E Woods 2.Mrs M Macdonald 3. Mrs B McGregorFavourite Brooch: 1. Mrs M Graham 2.Mrs E Holmes 3. Mrs M Macdonald

M Hunter (Secretary)

Editorial PolicyThe Killin News is a free communitynewspaper produced and distributedevery two months by volunteers tohouseholds and business in Killin andDistrict. The aim of those involved isto produce an informative, accurateand entertaining journal for those wholive, work and visit in this area. Lettersand articles published in thenewspaper do not necessarily reflectthe views of the ProductionCommittee and the Editors reserve theright to shorten, edit, or not publish,any particular article or letter.Contributions will only be published ifaccompanied by a contact name andaddress.

Should you wish to make a donation orhave any suggestions on how toimprove the Killin News, please feelfree to get in touch with the Editor orany member of the ProductionCommittee.

Killin Medica l P r a c t i c eC h r i s t m a s a n d New Y e a r

H o l i d a y s

Saturday 25th DecemberMonday 27th DecemberTuesday 28th DecemberFriday 31st DecemberSaturday lst JanuaryMonday 3rd JanuaryTuesday 4th January

ClosedClosedClosedClosedClosedClosedUrgentAppointments Only

Due to our drug suppliers being closed over the Festive period,please order your repeat medication during December and byMonday 20th December at the latest, to ensure Santa's delivery!

There may be problems with telephone access for a few hoursafter midnight at Hogmanay, due to pressure on the telephonenetwork. We will do our best to minimise disruption but hope youwill understand if difficulties arise.

When the Surgery is closed, the Doctor can be contacted as usualon Killin 01567 820 213.

In an emergency please dial 999.

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& Licensed RestaurantBookings now being taken for Christmas Parties

and Dinners throughout December.Prices from £17.50 per person for the sample menu below.

We will be happy to discuss other choices with you.

A Welcoming Glass of Mulled Wine^^^

Haggis SporransSoup of the Day with Crusty Bread

Savoury Vegetable ParcelsPrawn Cocktail

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Roast Turkey with Traditional TrimmingsRoast Beef

Honey Roast HamMedallions of Pork with Creamy Onion Sauce

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To Book Your Party or Christmas Dinner, please call us on01567 820700 / 302 or 820983

Also open weekends until Christmas

Well, that was the message beingput across from Forth Valley HealthBoard at the newest "exercise" classin Killin.

Forth Valley Health Board arepromoting the "Move Forward" classto improve the health of participants,through increasing physical activity,health knowledge and improvinghealth enhancing skills.

This class is ideal for all age groupsand all levels of fitness - andunfitness! You do as much as youenjoy and are comfortable with.Relaxation techniques and how tohandle stress management areexplained (ideal for this stressed outEditor I can assure you!). It is quitea social gathering too with a breakfor a cup of tea or drink of juice. Thephoto below shows some of themany villagers who attend this funclass every Thursday morning at 10in the Lesser McLaren Hall.

For more information please phoneSuzanne Player (CommunityAnimateur) on Killin 01567 820154.

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Come and join us for a special

MILLENNIUMPARTY

By KillinFriday 31st December 1999!

with Live Folk/Rock Band "The Fife"

(currently on tour in Europe - support band to "Status Quo")

Disco Buffet All included Brilliant Venue200 tickets already sold

Adults £60 Children up to 12 £30 Fancy Dress Optional

Tent Pitches & Motorcaravan Site also available for MillenniumFor info ring 01567 820323

Accommodation providers (B&B, Guest Houses, Caravan/Camping sites) inKillin and surrounding area - are you looking for an event on the Millenniumnight for your guests. We will give a reduction on the purchase of 4 or moretickets from your establishment. Please ring 01567 820323 to book tickets in

advance

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The Killin GP's havecommissioned research into Healthand Community Care Needs intheir practice area. The work isbeing carried out by ColinRoxburgh of the Small Town andRural Development Group with thesupport of our local CommunityAnimateur, Suzanne Player.

The aim of the research is to lookat access to a wide range ofservices, and to identify how-access could be improved. Thereis also a specific desire to look atbetter ways of matching the needsof people with chronic healthproblems to the range of servicesthat exist - and how these servicescan best be co-ordinated.

They will be putting together aCommunity Profile for the areawhich describes the existingservices, documents any locallyidentified needs, and highlightsgaps in provision. They havealready run a number of focusgroups in Killin, Lochearnheadand Strathfillan, met with theTiddlers and Toddlers, and theKillin Lunch Club to gather localviews on the issues. They are nowconducting a round of interviewswith service providers.

One of the big ideas being flaggedup at the focus group held in Killin,was the need to look at creating amultipurpose centre - a healthyliving centre - which wouldprovide accommodation for arange of clinical and care servicesas well as other social, communityand public services.

If anyone would like to have theirvoice heard as part of this research,they should contact SuzannePlayer on Killin 820154.

Rural StirlingOutreach Network

The Rural Stirling Outreach Network is avoluntary organisation with charitablestatus. It has been going now for aboutthree years and was initially an offshoot ofthe Stirling Voluntary Organisation. TheRSON Project Manager and AdministrativeAssistant organise rural events forvoluntary, statutory and other organisationswho require assistance. They co-ordinatevolunteers, advise on fund-raising andfunding bodies to suit specific needs.

The main aim of the RSON is to create anetwork of local rural volunteers. TheCommunity Information Officer for Killin,is Margaret Fenna and she will be pleasedto give any assistance and information toanyone who is interested in joining theteam. Two Officers are required for eachvillage and they will be known as"Ronnies". The RSON has a MobileInformation Unit which will bringinformation out to the rural communitiesand will be manned by the Ronnies forabout two hours each month. Also in Killinthere will be a notice board attached to thebus stop outside the Post Office with allcurrent transport information.

The RSON is fortunate to be funded by theEuropean Regional Development Fund.Rural Community Transport Initiative.Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund.Stirling Council Transport Co-ordinationDepartment, Lloyds/TSB FoundationScotland and Forth Valley Health Board.

Editorial: Not wishing to detract from thisarticle, I have attended a seminar run byRSON and they do an excellent job -however, I couldn't help but laugh as Ityped paragraph two and I had to share itwith you all. What an unfortunate nameto give to the two Community InformationOfficers - "The Two Ronnies"! Well itsgoodnight from Margaret and itsgoodnight from me!

Tarmachan Teashop(opposite McLaren Hall car park)

Morning CoffeeAll-Day LunchesAfternoon TeasHome Baking

Open 11am - closed FridayWishing all a very merry Christmas

and a happy New Year

T h u r s d a y 3 0 D e c e m b e r 2 - 6 p mChildrens' Fun Afternoon

(Up to Primary 7 age)Bouncy Castle

Ball PitSlide

Magician's ShowDisco

Sing-a-long

Friday 31 December 2 - 4 pmSenior Citizens' Party

Scottish MusicSongs

Afternoon Tea

(Please phone Mairi Stewart at Kirk Care on 820606 to say if you willbe attending and also if you require transport).

Friday 31 December 6 - 9 pm

D i s c o (ages 5 upwards)

Friday 31 December 9.30 pm onwards

Millennium CelebrationCeilidh Dance with the Lochside Ceilidh Band

Licensed Bar

Tickets are £10 each and only a very limitednumber are still available.

All the above events have been organisedon behalf of the Killin Community BusCompany and for the enjoyment of thepeople of Killin and District by way of aMillennium Celebration.

For Tickets contact Charlie Grant on Killin 01567 820342 as soon aspossible to avoid disappointment. This "one-off" event for theMillennium is extremely popular and there is a limit to how many theMcLaren Hall can hold! Tickets will be available to those outwith thelocal community from mid November.

In the last issue of the Killin News wereported that local man Dochy McDonaldhad this year raised £830 by taking part inthe 70 Wild Miles Triathlon. This tookhis personal total raised over the 5 yearshe had participated to £3,170. We arenow pleased to report that the totaldonated to Cancer Research from the 70Wild Miles is an astounding £35,000 -not bad at all for one days work!!

Killin Gun Club 50 Bird Open SportingShoot results was held on Sunday 8August. A very good turn out of 81guns on a lovely warm day (nice tothink back on now we are in the depthsof winter!). This Shoot was sponsoredby MAP of Edinburgh. Continuationswere sponsored by the Old MillRestaurant and Ian Wilkie of Tyndrum.Many thanks to our sponsors on thesuccess of the day.

Driven Grouse: 1. B Bolton2. H JohnstonPheasants: 1. R Eddie 2. G CameronWalked Up Grouse: 1. J Simpson2. R EddiePartridge & Woodcock: 1. S Cumming2. A BlackRabbit & Crow: 1. J McPhillip2. B WilliamsonContinuation Fox: S CummingsWalk Up: S CummingsHigh Gun Club: J Sinclair 36High Slea Cup: J Sinclair 36High Gun Open: H Johnston 45Ladies: E Paterson 20

G Coyne (Secretary)

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Ardeonaig & District WRIOn Wednesday 13th October, Jane Brown gave a very interesting talk on First Aid.

Competitions: Lemon Mousse - 1st Mrs J Scott. First Aid Quiz - 1st Mrs J Scott.

Janet Anderson, Cambusurich.

Before listing the various prize winners for the year, let us first celebrate the toweringperformance of two of the Club's younger members. They will both take us into theMillennium Year as Killin Golf Club Ladies and Gents Champions. Fiona Ramsay, nowat her somewhat "mature" golfing age of 19(!) is for the second year running the Ladies'Club Champion. Also, at the ripe old age of 15(!!), the youngest EVER Gents' ClubChampion is Kenny Campbell from Cruachan Farm. Do I hear people say they are tooyoung? If you think so, then you are welcome to take them on! Congratulation to Fionaand Kenny on their superb performances.

Earlier in the year, the Junior Section was disbanded due to lack of support. Perhaps thesuccess of our two young champions will encourage youngsters in the village to ask forthe section to be revived.

Gent's Competition Winners for 1999Club Champion - K Campbell, Runner Up - I Donaldson, George Smith Trophy - RLewis, Fred France Trophy - G Smith, Captains Putter - J McLennan, Arrochar - MMcPartland, Grouse Shotgun Foursome - G Smith & J Macallum, J S McLean Trophy- D Webster & T Bolton, Jack Noble Stableford - J R Guild, 3 Club Challenge - LBrown, Ford Golfer of the Year - G Ramsay, G M Classic Stableford - I Ramsay. FlagCompetition - K Campbell, Medal Final - B Ford, Dr. Wilson - R Lewis. Gents'Foursomes - T Bolton & M McParland, Gents'Fourball Betterball - J Chisholm & JGreaves, Medal (Glass): April - K Campbell, May - not played, June - K Campbell.July - D Webster, August - S Bergin, September - B Ford.

Ladies' Competition Winners for 1999Club Champion - Fiona Ramsay, Runner Up - Audrey Weaver, Silver Medal - SheenaChisholm, Bronze Medal - Lyn Bartlett, McKay Cup - Audrey Weaver, Chrissie France- Jan Rough, May Wilson - Lyn Bartlett & Sheena Chisholm, SLGA Brooch - RachelHunter, Cancer Relief- Jan Rough, Eclectic (Scr) - Fiona Ramsay, Eclectic (H'Cap)Audrey Weaver, Captains Prize - Lyn Bartlett, Flag - Lyn Bartlett, Coronation 4 s -Liz Stevens & Fay Greaves, RSSPCC - Mairi MacColl, Sheena Chisholm & MaureenGauld, Pendant - Jan Rough, Daily Mail - Jan Rough & Audrey Weaver. Birdie Tree -Fiona Ramsay.

Seniors' Competition Winners for 1999Super Senior Trophy - W Rew, Senior Trophy - G Smith, John Hall ~ A Muller. MedalPlay Off - G Smith, Eclectic Trophy - G Smith, Ivor Noble Quaich - W Rew,MacTaggart Trophy -J Macallum.

Mixed Competition Winners for 1999Lochay Trophy - J Guild & J Rough, Dr Stevenson Trophy - A Cloud & J Rough. MixedFours (03.07.99) - G Smith & L Stevens, Save the Children Foursome - W Norton & JHenderson, Closing Mixed Foursomes Anderton Trophy - J Rough & T Bolton.

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I would like to bring to the attention of theresidents of our area, a planningapplication to widen the use of Loch TayHighland Lodges Equestrian Centre.Below is a copy of my letter of objectiondated 19 October 1999.

Planning & Development DeptPerth & Kinross Council2 High Street,PERTH,PH1 5PH

Dear Sirs

I wish to object in the strongest terms tothe application by Mr Booth for a changeof use of the existing indoor equestrianarena to Class II (Assembly & Leisure). Ifind it very difficult to understand how theapplicant can even imagine that Class IIconsent would be given considerationbeyond its specific present use forequestrianism.

I understand Class II to cover "Assembly& Leisure", and within this category Iunderstand the following to be included:use as a dance hall, concert hall orcinema, bingo or karaoke hail, ordiscotheque; a gymnasium or indoorsports arena, but not including motorvehicle or firearms use.

It would be insensitive to allow whatseems to be an under-used equestrianarena to become such a place in ruralhighland Perthshire. This is a placewhere people come for peace andtranquillity, for both residential andholiday use.

In summer 1998 noise emanating from

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music played after the hours of darknessduring "hog roast" events caused me toreflect on how inappropriate loud musicis in this tranquil area. Music was clearlyaudible at my house which is almost ahalf a mile distant in a straight line. In1999 no further similar events wereorganised. We thought they had ceasedfor ever. Not so it seems. Officialsanction is now being sought and I objecton the grounds of noise disturbance androad traffic.

When considering this application youshould also bear in mind several additionfactors. The community of Killin, whichis just over the boundary in StirlingCouncil area, organises very successfulmusical and other events during the year,these are sited in and around the McLarenHall at the centre of the village. TheMcLaren Hall is dedicated to the purposeof concerts and the like. I claim that thereis no "imperative reason of overridingpublic interest" (Highland area localplan 1999) for this development (Policy13c Environment and NatureConservation section of Highland arealocal plan 1999 ~ still to be ratified).Another assembly and leisure centre issimply not needed in the area as a whole.

Another point to consider under the localarea plan is whether the development"meets a new market or extends theseason " - Policy 30a. There is no newmarket. Additionally will it "onlygenerate traffic appropriate to itslocation? " (Policy 30c). Clearly it willgenerate much more traffic in the eveningand night, which cannot be appropriate.How would Tayside Police deal with suchevents so distant from their normal basesat Pitlochry or similarly distant offices?

Finally, under the local area plan 1999(still to be ratified), Policy 47d says theproposal should "not detrimentally affectthe amenity of the countryside ". In myview the proposal would seriously affectthat amenity which visitors and residentshere crave in this busy modern world -the tranquillity of the countryside.

I hope you will consider these points inyour deliberations.

John T H Allen,Tay Cottage,Morenish,

Killin.

Open Letter To KillinThe sad news of the death of my dear

friend Willie Allan brought back fondmemories of the five happy years my latewife and I spent in Killin from 1953 to1958.

Willie, Dr Kennedy, Gwyn Saunders andmyself formed a small Concert party andtravelled throughout Perthshireperforming for all sorts of causes. 1 canstill hear the golden quality of Willie'svoice and remember with admiration hisChristian sense of right and justice.

It was he and big Alastair Mackinnonwho proposed me to membership of myMother Lodge Breadalbane St Fillans, ofwhich Willie was a dedicated and ferventMaster and Office-bearer. His exampleand guidance to me in the Craft ofFreemasonry was an inspiration forwhich I shall ever be grateful

Like so many others, my life has beenenhanced and enriched for having knownhim. How I would love to hear him singthe song I dedicated to him many yearsago - "The Shores of Loch Tay ", the lastverse of which has a poignant meaningnow for all his many friends.

"Though I may wandero 'er land and o er sea

No place is dearerthan my homeland to me,And when life has ended,

I hope and I prayThat God calls me home

to the shores of Loch Tay. "

His presence will always be felt and hisvoice heard around Killin and the shoresof his beloved Loch Tay.

Goodbye Willie - and thank you.

George J Clavey, Stornoway.

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Dear EditorRecycling & MacMillan Cancer Relief

Recycling does not "cost" - it pays! Inoticed in the September issue of theKillin News that recycling "costs a greatdeal of money ", as reported to you by arepresentative of Stirling Council duringthe August meeting of the KillinCommunity Council. 1 feel that thisstatement is misleading. There is atremendous benefit to all of us if we makethe effort to get involved with recycling,particularly so with aluminium, but alsopaper and glass.

Many of you will have heard of the superbwork being done every day by members ofMacMillan Cancer Relief in their quest toease the suffering of individuals andfamilies who are trying to cope with thecrisis of cancer in their lives. You mayhave experienced first hand the help theygive which varies according to particularneeds - direct nursing care, - specialequipment - even financial help in somesituations. To finance this, the charityrelies heavily on the unstinting effort ofmany volunteers throughout the countryand also in the Loch Tay area. Oneactivity which has generated thousands ofpounds for them over the past three yearsis the collection of aluminium cans, foilsetc., which are sold to companies to makenew cans. The cost of using this recycledaluminium is a fraction of the cost ofextraction. Recycling reduces the needfor space in the rapidly disappearingsites available for landfill. Theenvironmental benefits are obvious.

Numerous village establishments (hotels,bars, caravan sites) have generouslyagreed to save used aluminium cans. 1 'msure they all feel a sense ofaccomplishment from having reducedsome of the waste in our society and atthe same time having helped peopleduring a difficult time. Many thanks tothem - well done!

Who says "recycling is not a viableoption "?Patty Hope, Ardeonaig

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Dear EditorI think it is ludicrous that a street lightshould not be replaced for possibly fivemonths — the interval during whichStirling Council deem in their wisdom tobe appropriate for their periodic visits tocheck them in Killin!The street light in Ballechroisk Terracehas not worked for at least six weeks. 1was informed that "It costs £10 to changea bulb in Stirling" - how much more inKillin?The cost should not be the issue, we paythe same Council Tax as those who live inthe towns, but we do not receive the sameservice — why?Mrs Alice MacPherson9 Ballechroisk Terrace, Killin.

A Bit Stuck !?Can any of you help out a lady inLochearnhead? She is looking for yourunwanted glass jars to enable her to selljars of home made jams at various localsales of work. Small jars i.e. mintcranberry sauce size would be ideal. Tohave them uplifted, please phone JaneCampbell on 01567 830 207.

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Obituaries

Mrs Joy Lydia Cameron passedaway peacefully in the WesternInfirmary Glasgow on 17 October1999. Joy was born in 1922 inJersey in the Channel Islands. Shewas evacuated to Falkirk during theSecond World War. She joined theLand Army and was posted toDalmally where she met herhusband Angus Cameron. WhenAngus died 22 years ago shesettled in Killin where she spent therest of her life.

She will be sadly missed by herfamily and friends.

Behind thescenes

Rehearsals for this season's Pantoare well under way, and we'repleased to welcome Tam Bolton,Susan McRobbie, Jane Brown andAlex Tigwell to our cast along withTimothy MacColl, Zander Martin,Alexander MacPherson. Also,Rachel Lincoln, Kirsty Somerville.Gareth & Stephen Tigwell, who willjoin us as junior members.

As the production date approachesfor our January Pantomime,sightings of Ratlings around theMcLaren Hall will become morefrequent, but residents can restassured that the Pied Piper willsoon take them off to the RiverLochay, never to be seen again.

A big thank you is due to all ourhelpers in the village who haveproduced costumes and props forthe past years. Without your helpthese 'large scale' productionswould never be possible but bewarned, we're looking for helpersfor this year. Volunteers, (yes, I dobelieve in fairy tales), please phoneSecretary Glenda Mardon on Killin01567 820248.

Thanks once again for yoursupport!

Killin Heritage Society - Routes to your Roots!Killin Heritage Society's winterprogramme began on Friday, 1st October.with Mrs. Elma Lindsay. Local HistoryOfficer for Stirling Council, who gave amost informative, interesting and highlyentertaining talk. Researching the familyhistory is something many of us thinkabout but relatively few of us everactually do anything. Mrs. Lindsay'spassion for discovering her own "roots" isinspiring and enabled her to talkauthoritatively, enthusiastically andamusingly about the different "routes" tobe followed, and the surprises yousometimes find along the way!

As she spoke, it became very obvious thatwe should never throw anything away, nomatter how vaguely associated with thefamily we might think it is. Even if youare not particularly interested, someoneelse might be in the future. In this respect,it was disappointing that none of theyounger generations (under 45's!) werepresent at the meeting. Mrs. Lindsayshowed examples of wills and certificatesof birth and death and explained howthese not only give us names but also

provide a social history of the times. Allfamily documents - certificates of births,marriages or deaths; photographs;letters; diaries; bibles; property deeds -prove useful in your search for yourancestors. Census Schedules! 1841-1891), Old Parish Registers, theInternational Genealogical Index,newspapers, gravestones, local directoriesand other local history material can helpbuild up a picture of how your ancestorslived.

The Central Reference Library in Stirlinghas census schedules and old parishregisters, available on microfilm, formuch of this area. The IGI (InternationalGenealogy Index) is available onmicrofiche in Stirling, Bridge of Allanand Dunblane libraries. When you havegathered as much information as you canlocally, the next step is to visit the GeneralRegister Office for Scotland, in NewRegister House, Edinburgh, and theNational Archives of Scotland.

As local history officer, Mrs. Lindsay isalways pleased to help or advise as

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required, but cannot undertake intensivefamily searches on your behalf. She canbe contacted at the Smith Art Gallery andMuseum, (01786 471917) or at StirlingLibrary Headquarters, (01786 432394).

Lady Evelyn'sEmbroidery Exhibition

Another "route" to your roots is viasamplers and at Blair Castle, fromOctober lst to 3rd , there were somewonderful examples of these on display.Blair Castle has quite a collection ofsamplers, all recently restored andremounted, as part of the textileconservation project that is underway atthe castle. Even for those not normallyinterested in embroidery this was anexhibition not to be missed.

Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray, the thirddaughter of the 7th Duke and Duchess ofAtholl was from an early age especiallykeen on embroidery. She spent most ofher life living in Belgium and collectedexquisite pieces of embroidery and lace ofexhibition standard. She became skilledin many forms of embroidery butparticularly enjoyed fine whiteembroidery, producing pieces of work.which are unbelievably perfect in everyminute detail. Her most famous piece isthe British Arms, which took her sevenyears to work. When Blair Castle openedfor the first time in 1936 she sent homeboth her collection and her own work.Since then some pieces have been onshow in the castle, including the BritishArms. Much of her collection is so finethat magnifying glasses were thoughtfullyprovided so that each piece could be seenin detail. This was only the second timethat the whole collection had been ondisplay but already, there are two morespecial exhibitions planned for 2000,from 21 to 24 April and 6 to 8 October.

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I would like to take this opportunity tothank everyone for their get well wishesfollowing my recent accident and stayin hospital. I would also like to extendmy appreciation to all those who offeredtheir kind assistance and support toIrene, Graeme and Fiona during thistime.

Ian Ramsay, Crianlarich.

The Killin News Team joins withthe whole village/area to wish Iana speedy recovery. For those ofyou who are unaware of thecircumstances, Ian is one of ourlocal policemen and member ofthe Killin Mountain Rescue Team.A few years ago he was on thesearch/rescue helicopter whichcrashed on Ben More. Recentlyhe was involved in a terrible roadtraffic accident at Ardchullarie(between Callander andStrathyre). We are sure we speakfor everyone when we say wewere all shocked to hear of hisaccident and his second trip in ahelicopter as he had to be airlifted to hospital. We are alldelighted to hear he is nowrecovering at home. Our verybest wishes are extended to Ian,his wife Irene and their family.

The Killin Parent Teacher Associationwould like to thank everyone whosupported the Scholastic Book Fairheld recently in the Killin PrimarySchool. The PTA donated thecommission received to the School,which enabled the teachers to purchasebooks to the value of £215. The nextBook Fair will be held in the school inMarch 2000.

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Many thanks to Hillary, Annette and allthe staff at the Falls of DochartRetirement Home for a very happy T Dayfor Altzheimer's (Scotland). This waswell supported by friends, relatives andmany of our great wee village schoolchildren. The sum of £20 was raised.

Jean Henderson.

My family in Killin and Dunkeld andmyself would like to thank everyone fortheir cards, flowers and phone callsfollowing the sudden death of my Mumon 11th September. She enjoyed comingto Killin and made many friends here. Iwould also like to thank all myneighbours for their support. Thank youall.

Jessie McLeod

The Killin News Team would like tothank all our advertisers for their businessduring the past year - without which ourpaper would cease to exist. We value youcustom and look forward to another yearof serving you in 2000. We would like totake this opportunity to wish you all amerry Festive Season and an extremelyprofitable Y2K.

We would also like to thank all articlewriters and benefactors for theircontributions over the past year, and wewish all our readers, local and global, allthe very best for the New Year and a veryhappy Christmas.

See you all in the new Millennium.

I would like to thank all who sent cardsand letters wishing me a speedy recoveryduring my recent stay in hospital.

Honor Leighton

The family of the Late Joy LydiaCameron would like to thankeveryone for their kindness duringtheir sad loss. The beautiful floraltributes, many phone calls and cardswere appreciated.

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Local girl Catriona Inglis married Colin Lynch on 26 August1999. The wedding and reception were held in Cameron HouseHotel on Loch Lomond and the weather stayed nice and dry toallow them to have some wonderful photos taken in the hotelgrounds. Catriona is the only daughter of Fiona and WillieInglis at Firbush. Colin is the Managing Director of EcoEuropean in East Kilbride and Catriona is an Administrator ofEdinburgh Fund Managers. The couple have set up home inMenstrie.

Married in Killin Parish Church on 23 October 1999 - anotherlocal girl - another Catriona no less - Catriona Chisholm.Catriona's groom is Brian Andrew McLean and they are now-living and working in Glasgow. The wedding reception was heldin the Crieff Hydro Hotel. Catriona is the only daughter of Sheenaand Allan Chisholm of Kilvaxter Cottage, Killin.

Married on Saturday 25 September by the Killin Registrarwere Miss Karen Woosnam to Mr Arran Evans. Their receptionand dance was held in the Bridge of Lochay Hotel. The bride andgroom visited Killin for a holiday in the summer and enjoyed it somuch they decided to get married here, they both hail from MidGlamorgan in south Wales. The Best Man was our local postie.Gregor Macaulay from Glen Lochay.

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Apologises

The Killin News team apologise if yourarticle has not appeared in this issue.Even though this is a bumper 32 pageslong - it is still not long enough to includeeverything. In particular we would liketo apologise to the McLaren HallManagement Committee, whose reportwill definitely be in the January Issue.

A Family OccasionArchie Angus Stroyan (pictured here) was baptised by his uncle, the Reverend JockStroyan at St Fillan's Episcopal Church, Killin on 29th August. Archie aged 5 monthsis the son of Mark and Bunch Stroyan of Boreland and he has a sister. Clemmie aged 2and a half.

Incidentally, Archie's father was also baptised at St. Fillan's in 1970!