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Virgilio, Ceaser Win, but Nine Others Fall at Region 8 Tournament - Patch.com

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:36:50 GMT

Virgilio, Ceaser Win, but Nine Others Fall at Region 8 Tournament
Patch.com
The six-pack of Chargers—along with Highland's Harrison—earned automatic spots in the top eight of their weight classes by virtue of winning district titles. Things did not go as well for the rest of the clan. Timber Creek's Schalor Blackshear, ...

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In city with deep ties to Scotland, Highland Games resonate - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:04:58 GMT

In city with deep ties to Scotland, Highland Games resonate
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"It was all cut, slash and push," he said of the ancient style of Highland combat. Nowadays, the exotic weaponry serves as a teaching tool, a means to draw people into the Clan Henderson information booth. "It's good for the young people to become ...

Fun and Highland games - Waterloo Record

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:45:31 GMT

Fun and Highland games
Waterloo Record
She has become friends with Diana Gabaldon, the US author whose popular Outlander series of novels are a blend of romance, fantasy and history, focusing on Scottish clan life. She has also written a guide to Highland games around the world, ...

Robert Burns, haggis share a toast in Leominster - Worcester Telegram

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:38 GMT

Robert Burns, haggis share a toast in Leominster
Worcester Telegram
... Scots Highland Pipes and Drums celebration of Robert Burns Night Saturday evening. Pipers in beribboned bonnets and Royal Stewart plaid, flagbearers, and a Lowlands Border Reiver from the Scott clan accompanied the haggis and a bottle of Scotch.

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Highland castle falls into hands of... spiders - The Barrie Advance

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:53:25 GMT

Highland castle falls into hands of... spiders
The Barrie Advance
DidUhear – SCOTLAND – Historic castles, with kilted Highland ghosties that travel through time to be with their love, are the setting for many a romance novel. And one such castle, Dunollie Castle is to undergo a $2-million restoration program, ...

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Being in Wick - For Argyll

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:16:22 GMT

For Argyll

Being in Wick
For Argyll
This is the most spectacular ruin in the North of Scotland, currently undergoing preservation by the Clan Sinclair Trust. This part of the world is not the ragged, jagged, shredded coastline with the mysteries and the towering drama of the west coast.

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For sale: a little Highland pile nestling in upstate New York - Scotland on Sunday

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:33:11 GMT

Scotland on Sunday

For sale: a little Highland pile nestling in upstate New York
Scotland on Sunday
FOR the discerning buyer looking for a Highland pile, High Tor could be the perfect purchase. Sitting in eight acres of land, the 5000sq ft building seems every inch the medieval castle, with vast stone vaulted halls, hidden passages and, ...

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West Seattle restaurants: Athena's taking over ex-Zippy's space - West Seattle Blog (blog)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:49:10 GMT

West Seattle Blog (blog)

West Seattle restaurants: Athena's taking over ex-Zippy's space
West Seattle Blog (blog)
His wife's family also has a number of Korean soup shops around the area, so they are all busy food entrepreneurs in this clan. Nick is excited about getting the Highland Park shop built out and running, hopefully around April 15.

Family rings in Robbie Burns from Houston to Kitwanga - Houston Today

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:00:12 GMT

Family rings in Robbie Burns from Houston to Kitwanga
Houston Today
Such policies took a toll on her parents, Himech said, but it didn't stop them from raising her in two cultures—a Scottish and a Gitxsan clan. Soon after they moved to Houston in 1948, where Ray took a job with the forestry service, Himech said her ...

Dunedin pipe band leader Sandy Keith dies, leaving legacy of love for all ... - Tampabay.com

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:17:23 GMT

Tampabay.com

Dunedin pipe band leader Sandy Keith dies, leaving legacy of love for all ...
Tampabay.com
He was instrumental in organizing the popular Dunedin Highland Games and Spring Clan Gathering, the Military Tattoo and the Dunedin Celtic Festival. "Sandy was practically an icon in the community for the Scottish heritage," said Dunedin City Manager ...

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