Twin Town Diary
A record of visits and other events arising from the twinning of Oban
and Laurinburg.
|
March 96 |
More students apply for US senior years - Karlynn Silkowski and Martin Still | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
May 96 |
Mr and Mrs D Barret of Laurinburg visit Oban as part of UK tour. The offer is made for two Oban students to spend a Senior Year in Scotland High School. Two Oban students give this serious consideration, and another researches St Andrews College prospectus.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
June 96 |
A 21 strong party arrives. These are; 2 x teachers 11 x students Beacham and Lynn MacDougald and their 2 children Bill and Ann Caudill 2 x students on private visits but travelling with the others In addition, Bill Caudill's parents spend a weekend in Oban Cindy Young and her husband visit Oban researching the Stewarts (Daniel Stewart of Lismore) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
July 96 |
Once again, Oban is featured in the pages of the Scotland High School Yearbook. Sarah Stewart returns, with husband John and 2 friends, researching the Stewart clan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
October 96 |
13 OHS students go to Laurinburg, accompanied by Mr T Laurenson and OHS Librarian Mrs P McKiernan. The students are;
Apart from representing Oban by running a stand at the John Blue Cotton festival, where some are interviewed by Channel 13 TV, they - see cotton harvesting and processing, - lunch with Laurinburg Rotary, - visit local schools, - go to the State Fair and to Myrtle Beach, etc. Two presentations are made; - the Veterans of Foreign Wars present a friendship plaque to Oban, to be placed where young people can see it. It is placed part of the time oin Oban High School, and part of the time in the 'Oban at War and Peace' museum. - Representative Doug Yongue presents a drawing of the State Capitol in Raleigh. This picture is too large to be carried back on this trip and will be collected at Easter 97. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
November 96 |
Karlynn Silkowski, having seen Laurinburg, turns down a placement elsewhere in the USA and applies to attend SHS as a senior in session 97/98 Copies of Aviemore Trade Fair catalogue dispatched to Laurinburg retailers. Laurinburg Chamber of Commerce consider sending a delegate to the Glasgow Trade Fair in January | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
December 96 |
Oban Old Parish Church watchnight service is carried live on Oban FM, and in Old Laurel Hill Church, near Laurinbrug Christmas programme from Oban FM is sent to WLNC Laurinburg Part of Oban FM New Year prog was to be carried live by WLNC Laurinburg - approx 23.50 - 00.15.. In fact the lines are so busy by then that they can't get through! Martin Still applies for a senior year at SHS and is accepted |