Highland Herald, Membership & Calendar
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4th Annual - 2010
Iron Thistle
"Scottish Heritage Festival
and Highland Games"
Kirkpatrick Family Farm in Yukon, OK.,
1015 S. Garth Brooks Blvd.
West on I-40, turn North on Hwy 92 (Garth Brooks Blvd.),
go 1/2 mi., just north of Vandament Ave.
Festival Aerial Map with Event Locations:
Friday - March 19th
"Fire Ceremony & Introductions to the Clans"
(Open & Free to the public) starts at 6:00pm
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Saturday - March 20th
"Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games"
Festival Hours to the Public: 9am to 6pm.
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We already have several Clans and Vendors scheduled to attend.
Applications & Registrations:
for Athletics, Vendors, & Clans
Athletics Competition Application: "Iron Thistle Application Form"
Vendor Space Registration: "Iron Thistle Vendor Space"
Clan Space Registration: "Iron Thistle Clan Space"
Mail Athletics Applications & Vendor Space Registrations, to the Festival & Games Chairman:
Jonathan Irvin, c/o Iron Thistle, 2632 S.W. 97th, Oklahoma City, OK 73159
or call: 405-834-1876 or Email: Deakion@yahoo.com, for more information
Mail Clan Space Registrations, to the Clan Chief and Asst. Festival Chairman:
Josh Morgan, c/o Iron Thistle, 3405 Frostwood Terrace, Oklahoma City, OK 73115
or call: 405-255-5709 for more information.
Click on this link and print a $1.00 off Coupon to the Iron Thistle Festival 2010.
Please print a copy for each member of your family or friends attending the Festival.
Saturday, March 20th
$8 - General Admission
$6 - 60yrs & older, & Military & Students, with ID
$3 - 6 yrs to 12 yrs
Free to 5yrs & younger
Same wonderful location with superb festival grounds.
Plenty of FREE Parking! Free Parking is available in the Yukon High School Parking Lot.
Vendor or Clan Tents: Contact U.S.C.O. if you need assistance setting up your tent. Lots of Entertainment: Several Celtic Bands, Celtic Dancer, Pipers and Pipe Bands. There will be dog trials, and especially the Highland Athletic Games. Along with, lots and lots of great food and drink.
Located at: 1351 Canadian Court, Yukon, Oklahoma, 73099,
Telephone: 1-405-350-6400 or email Traci, at: Yarbrough@hilton.com.
Special Rate: $79.00, single to quad occupancy per room, with Hot Breakfast.
A total of 29 rooms have been blocked for guests attending the Iron Thistle Festival.
You need to contact the hotel as soon as possible to reserve your room at this special festival rate.
This Special Festival Rate, is only available through March 10th.
To receive the Special Rate, when you call to register at the hotel,
tell them you're with the "Iron Thistle Festival" or "Scottish Festival" being held in Yukon.
Note: Click on Hampton Inn Yukon, for the hotel website.
Games & Festival begins at 9:00am.
call: 405-834-1876deakion@yahoo.com
Other members of the Athletics Group
Clint & Josh
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The following Schedule is for Athletic Competition.
Athletic Competition.doc, or Athletic Competition.pdf.
Athletic Competition Schedule March 20th Iron Thistle Scottish Festival
Men’s A Class -Women’s Open Men’s B Class - Men’s C Class Masters-Open-190
9:00am Braemar Stone 56lb WFD Weight over Bar
Open Stone 28lb WFD
10:00am 56lb WFD 22lb Hammer Braemar Stone
28lb WFD 16lb Hammer Open Stone
14lb WFD
11:00am 22lb Hammer Caber Toss 42lb WFD
16lb Hammer 28lb WFD
12lb Hammer
12:00 NOON CEREMONY
1:30pm Caber Toss Sheaf Toss 22lb Hammer
16lb Hammer
2:30pm Sheaf Toss Weight over Bar Caber Toss
3:30pm Weight over Bar Braemar Stone Sheaf Toss
Open Stone
5:00pm Thistle Carry Thistle Carry Thistle Carry
6:00 End of Festival WFD = Weights for Distance
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Entertainment Schedule: 2010 Iron Thistle Scottish Festival
Download the Entertainment Schedule.
Opening Ceremonies will begin at 12:00pm, with Clan Parade and Bands playing the National Anthem and Scotland the Brave, along with Introductions and Appreciations to our Sponsors and Clans.
Stage by the Lake Stage on the Athletic Field
9:45 AM As the Crow Flies 9:45 AM Session
10:45 AM On the Doss with
Piper John Imes and John Stark 11:00 AM Emerald Flame
12:00 Noon Opening Ceremonies
1:00 PM On the Doss with 1:00 PM As the Crow Flies
Piper John Imes and John Stark
2:30 PM All About Irish Dancers 2:00 PM Boru's Ghost
3:30 PM Flowers of Edinburgh 3:00 PM Emerald Flame
4:30 PM William Ellis 4:00 PM Boru's Ghost
5:00 PM Flowers of Edinburgh 5:00 PM Session
Laura Ladymon will be doing Highland Dance with Flowers of Edinburgh performances
Old Town Area
Dustin Cooper and Galician Dancers
And Dance Demos
Our special appreciation goes to Roger and Carol Graham for organizing the entertainment for this festival.
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U.S.C.O., is very proud to display this certificate, received for the "1st Annual U.S.C.O. Athletics Games and Festival - Iron Thistle Celebration" in 2007, which was announced as an "Oklahoma Centennial Project".
Mark your calendar and plan to attend:
The 4the Annual - Iron Thistle
"Scottish Heritage Festival and Highland Games"
March 19th & 20th, 2010 at the
Kirkpatrick Family Farm - Yukon, OK.
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WHAT A GREAT TIME WE'VE HAD WITH THE PAST YEARS FESTIVALS.
Hope everyone is looking forward to the 2010 Iron Thistle Festival is March.
At this festival, you will see some of the best Athletic Games, hear some enlightening Genealogy research training, eat some of the best traditional Celtic food, and visit some of the finest Vendors of Celtic items and Clans than anywhere in the state. Hope you got to hear and see the non-stop entertainment of Bagpipes, Celtic Bands and Celtic Dancers perform. We got to see Clydesdale Horses, lots of other animals. There was something enjoyable for every member of the family, and that's exactly what we wanted. So plan now to come out to the 2010 Iron Thistle in Yukon, Oklahoma.
A Wonderful Location, plenty of parking, and superb festival grounds. Click on: "Iron Thistle Festival Site" for an area map of the festival grounds. The Kirkpatrick Historical Park in Yukon, OK., is right off I-40 at Garth Brooks Blvd. & Vandament Ave.
We had several Celtic Bands, Pipers and Pipe Bands, several Food Vendors and lots of Clan tents. We had Westie Dogs, Clydesdale horses, and all day Highland Athletic Games. There was a great Link to the Festival Area and Events Map, identifying where the various Events would take place. You could View and Download copies of the Festival Posters which are put up around the city. You could also take advantage of the great offer provided by the Festival Host Hotel in Yukon, OK.
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Here's another event sponsored by U.S.C.O., where the Athletics group participated.
Here are a few photos from our May 2006 "Hawaiian Style" Scottish Picnic held at Earlywine Park in OKC. The Heavy Athletics group gave a demonstration of the techniques required for the heavy athletics games competition.
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Once again, if you're interested in more information concerning:
U.S.C.O. Heavy Athletics, you can contact: Jonathan Irvin, at deakion@yahoo.com .
