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UPCOMING GAMES & EVENTS For a complete list of games in your area log onto http://www.turnbullclan.com/main/coming_events.htm
USA Games – Attend one in your area! **** Look for a Turnbull Tent! Oct. 1 Loch Lomond Highland Games, Ben Lomond, CA Oct. 1-2 Chesapeake Celtic Festival, Snow Hill, MD Oct. 2 New Jersey Scottish Heritage Festival ****Oct. 7-8 St. Louis Scottish Games, St. Louis, MO Oct. 7-9 Seaside Highland Games, Ventura, CA Oct. 9 Scotland Highland Festival, Scotland, CT Stone Mountain Highland Games, Stone Mountain, GA |
CANADIAN Games – Attend one in your area! Oct. 2 Downsview Park Highland Games, Toronto Oct 7-15 Celtic Colours International Festival, Cape Breton, NS
AUSTRALIAN Games – Attend one in your area! Oct. 15 Dapto Highland Games, Dapto Oct. 14-15 The Australian Federation Tattoo, NSW Oct. 23 Glenbarr Highland Games Strathalbyn, South Australia A wee bit of humor: Sandy was digging peat at his croft when a passing American tourist asks, "How much land do you have here?" "About two acres" Sandy replies. "You know back home it takes me a day to drive around my ranch !" the American boasts. "Aye", says Sandy “I once had a car like that." |
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Clan Tent (continued from page 1) After a couple of years my brother Bill and his wife Pat took over management of the tent and were heavily involved in organizing the Highland games in the Tri-City area in Eastern Washington. It’s nice to have the tent as a meeting place for the family but it’s gone beyond that now to being an annual event where we come to express our Scottish Heritage, make new friend and meet folks who don’t know the fulfill-
Back row left to right: Bruce Trimble, Mary Trimble, George Shilipetar, Kathie Trimble Shilipetar, Merle Trimble Newby Second row down: Doug Newby, George Shilipetar, Jr. Nicky Shilipetar, Dale Newby, Johanna Shore Trimble, Dale Trimble, Third row down: Juliana Shilipetar, Melissa Shilipetar, Dave Newby, Tracy Delawie, Jan Lewis-Newby, Mithya Lewis-Newby, Jan Berney, Jill Berney, Tim Berney, Jamieson Berney, Front row: Clara Newby, Peter Berney, Marybeth Berney, Evan Trimble, Katharine Richards. Member Janine Lewis-Newby shares a family photo from their recent reunion held in Shelton, WA. There were 3 generations of Trimbles present. The family is descended from David Trimble who came to America with his four brothers from County Armagh, Ireland around 1732. They settled in Virginia and then Kentucky. Janine’s great grandfather was John Ellis Trimble who went to Garfield, WA from Kentucky around 1894.
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ment that comes with the knowledge of who you are and where you came from. There is something for everyone at the games, whether you like the music or are into sports. Both men and women can really get into throwing heavy stuff. There are dogs to ooh an ahh over. The bagpipe and dance competitions are great. So many talented people in one place is something to see. Not to forget the beer gardens or the booths full of great Celtic things to purchase. Oh yes and men in kilts! It is one of the few truly family friendly summertime outdoor activities. My 85 year old mother enjoys it as does my 3 year old granddaughter. Our first tent in 1999 was kind of primitive. Using mostly home made items for display, we had a lot of fun getting organized. Check out the flower pots. For most of the day we sat sweltering in the tent with the back and sides closed. It wasn’t until late in the afternoon that we opened the back and let the air move through. Live and learn. That first location was next to a fish and chips stand. Hey it’s Puget Sound; we gotta have fish ‘n’ chips. But it was rather smelly there so we moved farther up the line. The new location was better except that many of the pipers practiced and warmed up behind us. Now I love bagpipe music but a dozen plus pipers playing a dozen plus different songs simultaneously is a tad bit deafening. So we moved again, this time to the opposite end of the fairgrounds to where we are now. Under the shade of trees we currently enjoy listening to featured artist like The Wicked Tinkers and Tempest. We’re also closer to the beer garden, but I won’t talk about that here. This year we hosted the Turnbull Clan’s Annual General Meeting so had a double tent to make room for everyone. It was great fun meeting Turnbulls from other parts of the country. And indeed it was a pleasure to meet Wally and Betty Turnbull, our President and the editor of the Bullseye. u Note: If this article has inspired you to consider hosting a Turnbull tent at a game near you, and we hope it has, now is the time to start planning. TCA can assist in helping you get started. Please contact Wally at president@turnbullclan.com or 5216 Tahoe Dr., Durham, NC 27713 |
