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Days gone by – flashback to 1994

No wonder everyone was smiling in this photograph as there was a large donation being made to a good cause. Andy MacIntyre, the manager of Oban’s Co-op, presented a cheque to Angus Smith, who was representing the Feis Latharna committee watched by tutors and pupils attending the Feis. Andy handed over a cheque for £1,500.

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