Once again we have been battered by wind and rain, as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha visited the Moray Firth. As usual life in Portknockie was not hampered as badly as many surrounding towns and villages, and our thoughts go out to those who really have suffered.This issue welcomes the second part of Bruce Bishop’s A History of Moray, together with many of our more usual features. We are particularly pleased to re-introduce the ’Welcome’ bit and hopefully will be able to add births and marriages to this section, too. Mhairi McLean gives us an insight into Portknockie Primary School as the threat of closure looms over it.