2010 CELTIC GAMES BROCHURE

Forms
Vendor and Celtic Clan Form
Advertising Form

Visit Our Entertainers:

Southern OR Scottish Bagpipe Band:
www.pipinglion.com/sospipeband.html

Eugene Highlanders: Facebook
Jesse Gragg: www.jessethepiper.com

Bios of Our Entertainers:

The Ceili Boys Band

Irish Creme

Randall Dighton

George and Anwyn Leverett

Janet Naylor

To participate in the Heavy Athletics,
contact Rick Baird, Athletic Director
2010 Entry Form
at trussman1@hotmail.com
541-459-1288 (days)
541-584-2822 (evenings)

To participate in the Games in General, call the Games Chair at (541) 673-7463  to discuss!

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2010 Highland Games & Clan Gathering

Winston, Oregon – Don’t miss the Douglas County Scottish Society’s 2010 (18^th  Annual!) Celtic Highland Games & Clan Gathering in beautiful Riverbend Park!  Settle down on the grass Friday, August 20 at 6:00pm for a FREE concert featuring roving pipers, local band Ceili Boys as well as Irish Creme, Randall Dighton and Ric Morrison.  Other featured entertainers during the weekend include George and Anwyn Leverett, David Helfand and David Burham, Eugene Highlanders Pipe Band, Southern Oregon Scottish Bagpipe Band, our local Janet Naylor on the Clarsach (Celtic harp), pipers Jesse Gragg, Heidi Wood, Dr. David MacDonald, and Wylie McKinnon.  The Games run Saturday from 9am – 5pm (with entertainment continuing until 9pm), and Sunday from 9am - 5pm.  Enjoy athletic competitions, Celtic goods (jewelry, books, clothing, swords, kilts, T-shirts, coffee, tea, household goods, Celtic canned foods, etc.), traditional foods, children’s games, livestock, agility dog trials, live stage entertainment all day each day, the Parade of Clans (each day at noon), the Kirkin of the Tartan (non-denominational service Sunday at 8:00am) and the Crooked Kilt (Celtic pub, opening at 5:00pm on Friday, and 11:00am on Saturday and Sunday).  Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors (ages 65 and above) and $5 for children (ages 4-12).  RV and tent camping are available along the river - $10 for tents and $15 for RVs each night (fully self-contained only-no hookups).  The event kicks off with a FREE concert, or Ceilidh (kay-lee, a musical party!) on Friday, Aug. 20^th at 6:00pm.    Bring your blankets and enjoy the sweet sounds of traditional Celtic folk music. You’ll hear haunting ballads, mythological tales and lively sing-alongs. Next, the emotion and power of the Great Highland Bagpipe and various ethnic instruments explode into the sounds of the tribal Highlands, Ireland and the many lands graced by the Gaelic people.  You won’t be able to stop dancing! Eat dinner with us that night and sample traditional Celtic foods, fun desserts and traditional Scottish ales in the Crooked Kilt, our Celtic pub.  The Games kick-off at 9am on Saturday, August 21.  This is your chance to experience an event that dates back at least a thousand years to early trials where Scottish kings orchestrated tests of skill and strength to select the strongest and best men for their armies.  In this century, the Games are a place for folks of Celtic descent (and their friends!) to enjoy fine wares, music, dancing, competition, fellowship and heritage.  This year we are excited to present the Shinty Games (an ancient form of field hockey)!  Trace your ancestry and meet long-lost family members!  The Games feature the Oregon State Athletics Championship.  Several athletes have broken world records at our Games!  Watch our heavy athletics director, Rick Baird of Sutherlin, as he competes in the Caber Toss.  He's recently taken part in the Scottish World Athletics Championship in Inverness, Scotland!  In 2006, he was ranked third in the world in his class – he throws a 100+ caber (think telephone pole!) like it was a matchstick.  Contests include the stone throw, weight for distance and caber toss.  Stop by the Edged Weapons Competition and listen to the whistle of arrows, the clash of steel and the thump of axes!  Both competitions run Saturday and Sunday, with men and women competing.  Brand new competitors are welcome to compete in the novice classes, and both events have "children only classes."
The Douglas County Scottish Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation all Celtic cultures and the provision of further education of Celtic culture.  Membership in the Society is open to anyone interested in Celtic culture.  For more information or to join, call (541) 673-7463.

The Douglas County Scottish Society proudly presents the "16th Annual Celtic Highland Games 2008" Aug. 15 - 17 at Riverbend Park in Winston, Oregon. The Games have evolved from early trials in Scotland to select the strongest and best men for the King. Now, folks of Celtic descent gather at Games around the world. The Games provide an opportunity for family entertainment involving competition, fellowship, and appreciation of heritage.
                                             
Planning for the Games is a yearlong activity involving Society members, the local community, and the many vendors, musicians and athletes that participate in this event. Numerous families, from California to Canada, travel to the area and camp at the park or stay in local Motels. At the Games, there is always something going on - the athletic competitions, the musical performances, children's activities, the open air market of Celtic goods, Highland dancing, Clan gatherings, and the FOOD! Come Friday night for a free Ceilidh.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or volunteer for the event, our address is 1224 NW Walnut PMB 167, Roseburg, Oregon 97470.