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U.S.C.O. Heavy Athletics 2010

The Athletics group was very active last year with hosting their 1st Annual Festival and Highland Games near Bricktown in Oklahoma City.  The U.S.C.O. Athletics group has already been preparing for a more exciting and challenging 2010 Highland Games.  Be sure to mark your calendar and start making plans to attend and if possible, plan to participate in the Highland Games.

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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:  

      "Iron Thistle Festival Site"

 

 

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 have a Kid's Friendly area setup with lots of games, crafts and other activities created just for the kids.

 

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.

  Festival Admission

   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.

Area map of festival grounds:  Kirkpatrick Family Farm in Yukon, OK.   Kirkpatrick Family Farm in Yukon, OK., right off I-40 at Garth Brooks Blvd. & Vandament Ave. 

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. 

Kids Friendly Area: Kid's Friendly area setup with lots of games, crafts and other activities created just for the kids.

 

Host Hotel for the Festival  

Hampton Inn Yukon

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.

 

Information or interested in participating in Heavy Athletics, call or email:  

 

Jonathan Irvin

call:  405-834-1876, or email: deakion@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 .   

 

 

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