Haggis ritual

The annual Robbie Burns dinner was held Jan. 29 at the Sooke Legion.

Bill Dryden recites the ode to the haggis.

Bill Dryden recites the ode to the haggis.

The life of the immortal Scottish poet Robbie Burns was celebrated on Jan. 29 at the Legion. Left, Bill Dryden toasts the haggis along with the Sooke Pipes and Drums and speaks of the glorious properties of the glorious oaten orb.

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