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<meta name="GENERATOR"/><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp </style> <p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><span class="style2"><strong><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0); background-color: rgb(156, 214, 85);">Saint Patrick's Day Festivities 2009</span><br/></font></strong></span></font></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0); background-color: rgb(156, 214, 85);"><meta/><title/><meta name="GENERATOR"/><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; </style> </p><p align="left" style="background: rgb(156, 214, 85) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0in; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="background: rgb(156, 214, 85) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">March 17th, Bellingham</span></font></font></strong><font color="#008000"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="background: rgb(156, 214, 85) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> </span></b></font></font></font> </p> <p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><meta/><title/><meta name="GENERATOR"/><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; </style> </p><p align="left" style="background: rgb(156, 214, 85) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; margin-bottom: 0in; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="background: rgb(156, 214, 85) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Patrick will be playing throughout Bellingham, the evening of March 17th. He is featured in the entertainment section of the Bellingham Herald, along with Griffith Gustafson. Here are links to the venues in which they are playing. If you're in the area, come check them out!</span></font></font></strong><font color="#008000"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="background: rgb(156, 214, 85) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> </span></b></font></font></font> </p> <p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><span class="style2"><strong><font size="5"><font size="4" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><a href="http://www.bellinghamherald.com/entertainmentnews/story/826876.html" target="_blank"><br/></a></font></font></strong></span></font></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><span class="style2"><strong><font size="5"><font size="4" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><a href="http://www.bellinghamherald.com/entertainmentnews/story/826876.html" target="_blank">Bellingham Herald</a></font></font></strong></span></font></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><b><br/></b></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><font size="4" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=97736588" target="_blank">Individual.com</a></font><br/></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><hr size="2" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><span class="style2"><strong><font size="5">SFU Pipe Band Concerts 2009</font></strong></span></font></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 28, 0);"><b><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">The concert is called "Affirmation," and the band is performing in Vernon, BC and Glasgow, Scotland.</span> </font></b></p><div align="right" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><strong><img align="right" height="151" src="http://www.sfupipeband.com/images/square.jpg" style="height: 151px; width: 193px;" width="193"/></strong></span></span></div><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><b><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><strong><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">Vernon Concert <br/></font></strong></span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><b><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><strong><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">Friday, July 10th, 2009</font></strong></span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><b><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><strong><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">Glasgow Concert</font></strong></span></span></b><b><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><strong><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><br/></font></strong></span></span></b></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><strong><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><b>Wednesday, August 12th, 2009</b></font></strong></span></span></p><p align="left"><span class="style2"><span class="style5"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">The SFU Pipe Band will be giving a pre-Worlds concert at the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall in Scotland. The band's concert will include music with the band </span></b><a href="http://www.wolfstone.co.uk/videoclips.htm" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><strong>Wolfstone.</strong></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> </span></font></span></span></p> <p align="left" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);" class="style5"><strong><font size="4"><a href="http://www.sfupipeband.com/html/cdn_order.html"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Tickets are on sale through the SFU Pipe Band online store. <br/></span></strong></a></font></strong></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);" class="style5"/><hr size="2" width="100%"/><p style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><p style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>8/4/08 Grand Aggregate Award</b><br/></font></font></p><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><meta/><title/><meta name="GENERATOR"/><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; </style> </p><p style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><b><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">Patrick places third overall in the BC Piper's Association Grand Aggregate for grade one.</font></font></b></p> <hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><b><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">7/12/08 Kamloops Highland Games</font></font></b> </p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">Patrick wins the MSR contest at the Kamloops Highland Games. </font></font> </p> <hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><font size="4"><b>6/28/08 BC Highland Games</b></font></font><br/> <p style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">Patrick wins the Hornpipe and Jig contest at the BC Highland Games. SFU beats Dowco Triumph Street in both the MSR and Medley events.</font></font></p> <hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"/><p style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>6/21/08 United States Piping Foundation </b><br/></font></font></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">Patrick wins the MSR contest at the USPF in Newark, Delaware. He places third overall and is his first year attending.</font></font></p> <hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>6/14/08 Sons of Scotland highland Games</b><br/></font></font></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">Patrick wins the 2/4 march contest at the Sons of Scotland Highland Games in Delta, BC.</font></font></p><hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"> </p><p style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">6/7/08 Bellingham Highland Games</span></b><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">Patrick wins the Hornpipe and Jig Contest at The Bellingham Highland Games in Ferndale, WA. SFU beats Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band in both the MSR and Medley contests.</span></font></font></p> <hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><p style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">5/17/08 Comox Highland Games</span></b><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">Patrick wins the Piobaireachd contest at the Comox Highland Games on Vancouver Island.</span></font></font></p><hr size="2" width="100%"/><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4"><strong><span style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">5/9/08 Northwest Junior Pipe Band Fundraiser Night</span><br/></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">Patrick, along with NWJPB alumni, Piper's Creek, and The Karen Shelton Highland Dancers performed for a large crowd of supporters. </span></font><font face="'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif" size="4" style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">The night helped push NWJPB over the top of their fundraising goal of $32,000.</font><br/> <br/> <hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><p style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><span style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);">5/5/08 WPA May Mini-Gathering</span></b><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);">Patrick wins the March, Strathspey, Reel contest at the Washington Piper's Association's May Mini Gathering.</span><br/></font></font></p><hr size="2" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);" width="100%"/><p align="left" style="color: rgb(54, 97, 0);"/><p style="color: rgb(98, 9, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>2/9/08 WPA February Mini-Gathering</b><br/></font></font></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 57, 0);"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font size="4">Patrick wins the March, Strathspey, Reel contest at the Washington Pipers Association's February Mini Gathering.</font></font></p><hr size="2" width="100%"/><font size="4"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><br/><img src="/images/good%20circle.jpg" style="height: 227px; width: 568px;"/><br/></font></font><meta/><title/><meta name="GENERATOR"/><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt</style> <br/><p align="center" style="font-size: 20px; color: rgb(0, 138, 74);" class="F_Mid"><meta/><title/><meta name="GENERATOR"/><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; </style> </p></div></td><td style="width: 1%;" class="MS_WH_ZoneSpacing"/></tr></tbody></table></div> </div> </td> </tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td id="IWS_WH_Elem_Footer" colspan="2" class="MS_MasterFooter"> <div class="MSC_FooterFrame"> <span id="IWS_WH_Elem_FooterLinks"> </span> <div id="IWS_WH_Elem_FooterText" class="MSC_FooterText"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(132, 204, 43); font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: ">"No job too big or too small"</span> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr id="ctl00_IWS_WH_Elem_Logo"> <td id="ctl00_IWS_WH_Elem_BottomAd" class="MS_MasterBottomAD" style="padding-top:2px"> </td> </tr> </table> </form> <!-- BEGIN TRACKING CODE --> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> var FCProAccountId = "eZKVCQAAAAAAAAEA"; var ServerName = "theseattlepiper-com.sitereports.officelive.com"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="http://theseattlepiper-com.sitereports.officelive.com/js/restats_static.js"> </script> <noscript> <img src="http://theseattlepiper-com.sitereports.officelive.com/FCPISAPI/ISAPIExtn.dll/i/eZKVCQAAAAAAAAEA/0" /> </noscript> <!-- END TRACKING CODE --> <!-- CXNID=5426436&Code=C2 --> </body> </html>