30th Annual Grandfather Mtn. Highland Games

[Dick Schoenling]

The 30th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and
Gathering of Scottish Clans will be held this weekend
(July 13 & 14) in MacRae Meadows in Linville, N.C.( U.S. 221
and the Blue Ridge Parkway).

These games are the largest games and gathering of the clans
in North America(not to mention one hell of a party!) and are
a great place for researching your Scottish ancestry or just
enjoying Scottish heritage. If you're a track star, come on out!
The Grandfather Mountain Marathon is pretty well recognized as
the toughest certified marathon course in the U.S., second only
to Pikes Peak in difficulty.

Campsites are available on the Mountain or in nearby Linville
or Banner Elk. Motel space may be scarce at this late date but
may be available too. The Ceilidh's(Kay-lee's) will be in
Hayes Auditorium in Lee McRae College in downtown Banner Elk.

For those of you that can make it, Ceud Mile Failte(100,000 Welcomes)!
For those of you that can't, next year's dates will be July 11 & 12, 1986.

Dick Schoenling(Clan Dunbar)
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decvax!ittvax!ittral!schoenli

[Cheryl Nemeth]

For those of you who can't make it to the east coast, the
Santa Rosa Highland Games (with the largest piping competitions
in N. America) will be held at the Santa Rosa fairgrounds
(about 1 hour north of San Francisco) on Labor Day weekend.

[bi...@persci.uucp]

More info:
Aug 30 5:30 Professional Piobaireachd ($4.00)
Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa
Aug 31 8:30 Piping (Solo and Band) Competitions, Highland Dancing,
to Heavy events and Caber ('Telephone-pole') Tossing, Clan Tents,
Sep 1 8:30 Scottish Vendors, etc, etc..

Write: Caledonian Club of San Francisco, 32 marin Valley Dr, Novato CA 95402
(707)545-4200

Also:
Jul 20 Portland Highland Games
David Douglas High School
Portland OR
(There's a Professional Piobaireachd competition the evening
before, at the same place)

Aug 3 Monterey Highland Games
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey CA
(Note: This year's Clairseach -harp, pronounced 'klahr-sock'-
competition has been transferred from Santa Rosa to Monterey.
Worth attending, but I hope it returns to Santa Rosa next year!)

Aug 10 Pacific Northwest Highland Games (a.k.a 'Seattle Games')
Everett Memorial Stadium
Everett, WA
(Why are the Seattle Games held in Everett???)

Now that you've all been bored to death reading about the games... :-)
--
Bill Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill
"Old Pipers never die, they just blow away..."