Clan MacColin Day Book 80s

1980 ======================== 1980
1/80
Hogmanay at Duntamknacken; pun tax ($0.10) to Eoin for any pun causing anyone but the Chief to groan within the Chief's hearing.
3/80
Clan Colin's Point Reyes 16th century expedition
9/80
Clan Colin & MacColin total over 300 people
/80
Irish Faire sees first cooked Clan Lunch?
11/80
Gun Show Costume Awards swept by Clans- Eoin MacKenzie (Chief) and Norm Montgomery (Kern) tie for 1st
1981 ======================== 1981
2/81
Seannachie # 2, Flanders
5/8/81
Eoin letter re Troubles between North & South, notably Karl Davis & Liz Roderick
//81
Seannachie #2
9/81
Roderick Robertson Captain ProTem as Clan Colin Officer corps truant
9/20/81
"Old Tyme Irish Fair" at Devonshire Downs
12/81
Seannachie # 4, Hogmanay 1 announced
1982 ======================== 1982
1/1/82
* Hogmanay 1 in Manhattan Beach, Clan MacColin granted complete autonomy, including own newsletter with Maggie Pierce as Chronicler
1/82
Seannachie # 5, Berwick Rations
1/82
Steven Gillan, LT., Norm Montgomery, Leach
5/82
Steven Gillan, CEANN CATH
6/82
Steven Gillan, TANAIST
6/82
(NON-FEATHER RANKS)
Bill Voorhes, COOK
Jason Adajian, ASST COOK
Kate Tigar, DANCE MISTRESS
Anne Scherer, CUP BEARER
6/5,6/82
USS Games at O.C. Fair Grounds, so we can't go!(but got an inviataion)
7/25/82
Steven Gillan, CHIEF
Maggie Pierce, GENTLE FEATHER
?9/?/82
Irish Fair chicken?
10/23,24/82
COH Chino Games, paying to participate.
1983 ======================== 1983
1/83
* Hogmanay 2 in Manhattan Beach
Liz Roderick, SEANNACHIE
John Mullin, CEANN CATH
Norm Montgomery, Brevet Sgt.
Paul Mohney, Brevet Sgt.
Bill Voorhes, Bvt Sgt.
Bill Goodrich, Maggie Goodrich, Janet Cornwell- Gentlefeathers
2/83
Karl Davis, chief Clan Colin
3/19/83
Liz & Dale Roderick's daughter Heather Dee Marie Born 6 lb 8oz, 20"
5/83
The Civil War
6/83
Maggie Pierce resigns as Seneschal (keeps feather)
8/30/83
Maggie Pierce quits
10/83
various retirements and leavings
10/22,23/83
COH Chino Games
11/22/83
"bank ball" from hand written note???
1984 ======================== 1984
1/84
Roderick Robertson, Chief of Clan Colin
1/1/84
* Hogmanay 3 in Manhattan Beach
4 pun licences sold at $16.50
Andy Scherer, Chief's Banner-bearer
Lee Garig, Scribe and Rubricator
2//84
Ten Clannies see the Chieftains at La Mirada Civic Theater ($12.50ea)
2/25/84
Seannachie # 27, Swords, Health 1
3/84
Paul Mohney, Bvt Lt.
Norm Montgomery, Bvt Lt.
Bert Sheffey, Bvt Lt.
Bill Voorhes, Bvt Lt.
Tom Porter, Ed Lynch, Cary Martin- Bvt Sgt.
4/5/84
Seannachie # 28, Health 2-Diet
4/8/84
Cleaned the hootch roof and it went off...
4/17/84
Family system formalized
5/27/84
Juanita Attacked, long afterhours search for attacker, with reports from Ziggy every half hour all night.
6/16/84
Irish Fair
8/84
Family System instituted
9/15/84
Seannachie # 29, Bushkern Published
10/84
Seannachie #30- The Bloody Shirt- Chino, Family Table
11/29/84
Roderick Robertson declare in Crann Tara Clan Colin on 1 year Hold
1985 ======================== 1985
1/5/85
* Hogmanay 4 in Costa Mesa at VFW Hall
All Brevets confimed
Tom Drennen, Sgt
Mallette Patterson, Jeane Weston, Maggie Goodrich- Dance Mistresses
Kate Savacool, Cupbearer
6/23/85
Paul Mohney & Norm Montgomery stand galloglaigh guard for the MacLeods on the Queen Mary, complete with press pictures.
7/26/85
Seannachie # 37, Feathers
7/85
Daniel Smith, Protector of St. Andrew
9/21/85
Roderick Robertson marries Hannom in Sunneyvale
9/5/85
Pat McKenna was paid $75 for a jacket for Marty in appreciation for his unpaid performance for us at Faire.
10//85
Paid $40 to commission Geoffery Taylor to make the Chief's Jacket.
10/27,28/85
COH Chino Games
10/85
Mallette Patterson (AKA Magruder), Dance Mistress
11/30/85
Seannachie # 40, Auction announced
1986 ======================== 1986
1/86
* Hogmanay 5 in Costa Mesa
Vern Kriske, An Ghillie Bratach, Bannerman
Jean Gwinn, 'An Cupair, Housekeeper
1/11/86
Paid $72 Hoffman for St. Maolrubha & Golden Ewe medals, $300 for Eoin's honorary dinner & transport. ($50 for Chief to attend USS Burn's Night).
2/22/86
Clan purchased a very nice Whistle for Steve Flanigan to be heard at Faire.
3/10/86
Clan springs to fly Simon Spalding down for Faire.
3//86
Seannachie #44
3/16/86
St. Patrick's Day Parade Beverly Hills Swim- Wolfhound incident
4/19/86
Leslie Snow & Michael Ebner More marry in Lydian Grove at Faire
4/27/86
Purchased 4 Halbards from Frank Leiberman for resale.
5/7/86
$350 for Pickup truck- Hot Damn, real transport!
5/18/86
Clan purchsed $704.25 of Silk screened Clan T-Shirts to identify ourselves and make a buck.
8/13/86
Mohney Wedding in Church
8/30/86
Mohney's Clan Wedding at Kriske's
9/27/86
Carl Goodrich Christening (27th)
10/24/86
Clan Stationary! ($175.35)
12/13/86
Seannachie 50, Directory
1987 ======================== 1987
1//87
* Hogmanay 6 in Costa Mesa ($480)
Eoin MacKenzie, First Chief of Clan Colin as Guest
Diamond Awards to Chiefs' wives: Janet, Bonnie, Christal
2/22/87
First Sumptuary Laws Issued
5/87
Liz Roderick retires
5/24/87
Chief's Birthday and 10 year reunion, with Charlie Rafferty piping
5/31/87
Constabulary joins Clan MacColin en mass
6/13,14/87
Irish Fair Burbank
6/27/87
Kriske 25th Wedding celebration
7/24/87
Seannachie #56
7/25/87
MS Fishflopper Cruise
8/22,23/87
Long Beach Renaissance Festival
10/3,4/87
Chino Highland Games- "Shake & Bake"- Whittier Quake and Voorhes-Weintraub garage burns
10/17,18/87
San Marcos Olde English Faire
10/25/87
+Memorial service under the Great Oak for baby Sean Paul Mohney
12/12,13/87
Chief's House Work Party
12/19/87
Clan meeting at Mohney's
12/26/87
Lindy's Yule Party
1988 ======================== 1988
1/1/88
Bill McConnell retires
1/9/88
* Hogmanay 7 in Woodland Hills
Hackles instituted for Sargents
Vern Kriske Color Sargent Major
Clay Penn, Regimental Sargent Major
Monty Abbot Sgt
Ed Lynch, Quartermaster (Supply Sgt)
Brian Gwinn, Corporal
Curt Cotter, Danny Garland Lance Posados
St. Maolrubha to Pat Kriske & Luann Cupp
Golden Ewe to Curt Cotter & Vern Kriske
Order of the Oak, Knight Commanders to Lt.s with Argent Oak Leaves
Clan MacGhillestiophan granted sept status
2//88
Seannachie #62
1/16,17/88
Pike Workshop at Hoffman's
1/23/88
Site Survey Agoura
2/13,14/88
Wappenshaw at Hoffman's
2/21/88
Old World Scottish Festival & meeting
3/5/88
Bill Voorhes & Regina Lawson engaged
3/12/88
St. Patrick's Day Parade Hollywood
3/13/88
Clan MacColin Clothing Guide first published
03/88
GlenTeigh in Eire
5/88
Lee Hoffman, Engineer (L.P. rank field commission)
6/5/88
Seannachie #66, Farewell Janet, Seann to Kriske
6/5/88
Last Day SRPF, with Victory Lap
7/4/88
Caitlin Mary Rose Mohney born
7/11?/88
Faire Agoura Dosed
7/20?/88
Seannachie #67
8/13/88
Voorhes-Lawson Wedding in Northridge
10/1,2/88
Chino Highland Games, with the Cultural Center.
10/15,16/88
San Marcos Olde English Fair
11/5/88
Clan Meeting & Auction in Northridge
12/4/88
Granada Hills Parade: 1st Walking Novelty
1989 ======================== 1989
1/14/89
* Hogmanay 8 in Woodland Hills
Paul Mohney retires
Curt Cotter Steward of O'Mahoney household, Corporal, Engineer
Danny Garland, Corporal
Paul Weintraub, Gentle Feather, Chief's Speaker
Pat Kriske, Oiriseach (Historian)
Ian Abramovitch, brevet Lance Posados
Janet's Service Awards
St. Maolrubha to Jessica Gillan
Golden Ewe, with Clusters to Danny Garland & Paul Weintraube
2/8/89
Seannachie #72
2//89
Wappenshaw split Hoffman's/Cotter's
2/25,26/89
Old World Scottish Festival, H.B.
3/11,12/89
Dragonwood Glendale
3/18/89
St. Patrick's Day parade in Hollywood
4/21/89
Faire opens
4/21/89
SRPF Devore opens, with BOAT Building
5//89
Cowchip (Scealloga [skal-ly~oga])
5//89
Donald Duck (Placshuil [plack-ool])
5/26/89
Chief's Birthday Dinner @ Hoskins, delayed by Brother's Feis
5/26,27/89
Brothers of St. Patrick Death Feis, USS Games, RPFS
6/89
Seannachie #73, Chief' Birthday, with Errata
6/10,11/89
15th Irish Faire, Burbank instead of closing RPF Devore
6/23,24/89
Ninth Summer Solstice Folk Music Festival
8/8/89
Odo in Glenderry
8/12/89
Rose Wedding, Northridge
8/25/89
+Bob Woods died in Long Beach
8/26,27/89
Travler's Aid Fair, Long Beach Hyatt
9/5/89
Bob Woods buried.
9/9/89
Wake for Bob Woods at Kriske's
10/7,8/89
Chino Games- Chief gave the Life Styles of the Poor & Wretched, Janet Cornwell taught Cloth Making, Bill Voorhes the Recruiting Sergeant, John Eddings Early Celtic Christian Church, Vern Kriske & Dan Miller spoke about currach & coracle building int the Cultural Center.
10/8/89
Father John Knox Douglas (John Eddings) ret.
Brian Malion appointed as Co-Arb na Maolrubha
10/14,15/89
Ye Olde English Fair, San Marcos
10/16/89
Seannachie #76, Marks,Animal's letter, Questionaire
10/27-29/89
Dragonwood Faire, Castaic Lake; Londonderry sign
10/31/89
KayPro 2000 dies- power fluctuations kill power supply.
11/9/89
Clan Auction and Meeting flyer
11/18/89
Clan Auction, Northridge
12/1/89
+Arron "Stripes" Becker died of heart attack in N. Calif.
12/7/89
Seannachie #77, Hogmanay issue



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