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Events for 2009

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Gray shading indicates a non-invitational competition venue.

Date of Event Venue Contact
Feb. 14-15
SANCTIONED
as of 9/8/08
Queen Mary Scottish Festival
Long Beach, California
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Scott MacDonald
949- 643-0750
scottsymbol for at signlascots.org
Feb. 21-22
SANCTIONED
Arizona Scottish Gathering & Highland Games
Phoenix, Arizona
Kathy LeVar
racepipessymbol for at signaol.com
March 20-22
Meeting of WUSPBA Administration
Salt Lake City, UT.
Executive Secretary of WUSPBA
April 4
SANCTIONED
as of 2/4/09
Ardenwood Celtic Festival
Fremont, CA
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
2009 Entry Form (MS Word)
Liz Tubbs
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
April 4
SANCTIONED
as of 2/24/09
Bakersfield Scottish Gathering & Highland Games

2009 Entry Form (PDF)

Chris Parke
44059 Ruthron Avenue
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 492-9481
chrisparke1symbol for at signgmail.com
Apr. 18-19
SANCTIONED
as of 3/30/09
Las Vegas Celtic Gathering & Highland Games
Floyd Lamb State Park. (15 minutes north of downtown Las Vegas.)
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
James Buggie
3743 Avila Cir
Las Vegas, NV 89103
(702) 521-1359
james_buggiesymbol for at signyahoo.com
Apr. 25-26
SANCTIONED
as of 4/24/09
Sacramento Valley Games
Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA
P&D: Andrew Bodemeijer
3406 E. Country Club Lane
Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 359-7219
andrewbsymbol for at signsurewest.net

P&D: Jerry Whealen
(916) 392-3429
whealandesignsymbol for at signcomcast.net
www.saccallie.org

Drum Majors: Angie Roddan
(530) 669-7492
P.O. Box 1873, Woodland, CA 95776
wdlndlsssymbol for at signaol.com

May 2
Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition
Marines Memorial Hotel, San Francisco, California
Ozzie Reid, Chairman, 1814 Frankilin St. Suite 902, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-523-7343 or 510-836-1633
Fax: 510-836-1634
RBoydsymbol for at signmailer.scu.edu (Rob Boyd)
May 9
SANCTIONED
as of 3/25/09
Mt. Tamalpais Solo Piping and Drumming Competition
Piper Park, Larkspur, CA
(2009 Entry Form, PDF)
Paul Forrest
707-318-1563
paul_forrestsymbol for at signmsn.com
May 16-17
SANCTIONED
as of 3/15/09
Livermore Games
Livermore, CA
• Band Events CANCELED 2009 on 5/5/09 •
Marti Miernik
(408) 506-6499
martisymbol for at signmiernik.com
May 16-17
SANCTIONED
as of 3/16/09
Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stephen Chester
(505) 239-0332
wojosdcsymbol for at signaol.com
May 23-24
SANCTIONED
as of 3/31/09
United Scottish Society Highland Gathering
Costa Mesa, California

New this year: Grade 5 piping, Grade 5 drumming, Grade 4 piping 6/8 and hornpipe/jig to Grades Pro, 1 and 2 for piping.

http://www.scotsfest.com
May 30
SANCTIONED
as of 4/22/09
Northern Branch "Caboose Games"
Solo Piping & Drumming Contest & BBQ
Herald, California
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Liz Tubbs
13755 Beskeen Road
Herald, CA 95638
Phone: 916.812.4277
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
Jun. 12-13
SANCTIONED
as of 3/19/09
Utah Scottish Highland Games
Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah
(Entry Forms)
utahscotssymbol for at signutahscots.org
June 14-19
Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming at Sonoma State University
(Schools elsewhere in the USA are held on other dates.)
George Balderose
412-323-2707
infosymbol for at signbagpiping.org
Jun. 14-19
National Piping Centre School
Pebble Beach, California
Michel d'Avenas, USA Contact
831-372-2020
bagpipe11symbol for at signcomcast.net
June 19-26
College of Piping School at the Army-Navy Academy, Carlsbad, California See their website for contact information.
June 21
Campbell Highland Games
Campbell, California
• CANCELED 2009 as of 3/5/09 •
Patrick Teffs
925-275-0672
piperpucksymbol for at signaol.com
Jun. 27-28
SANCTIONED
as of 6/2/09
San Diego Scottish Highland Games
Brengle Terrace Park
Vista, California

(Solo Entry Form 2009, PDF)
(Solo Entry Instructions, PDF)
John and Coni Canino
10429 Highdale St.
Bellflower, CA 90706
(562) 866-8166 (Home)
(562) 505-6589 (Cell, John)
(562) 505-6590 (Cell, Coni)
(562) 866-3006 (FAX)
conisymbol for at signix.netcom.com
July 6-11
"A Week in Paradise" Bagpipe School
Featuring Ian Whitelaw & Murray Henderson
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
(More information)
Ian Whitelaw:
(310) 634-9726
iansymbol for at signaceltictraveler.com
www.aceltictraveler.com
July 10-11
SANCTIONED
as of 4/26/09
Payson Scottish Festival
Payson, Utah
25th Anniversary!
(Entry Form)
Payson Scottish Festival Association
Lynette Ethridge
901 West 400 North
Payson, UT 84651
Lynette.Ethridgesymbol for at signnebo.edu
Jul. 12
SANCTIONED
as of 6/16/09
Intermountain Games at Colorado Irish Festival
Clement Park in Littleton, Colorado
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Intermountain Branch of WUSBPA
imsymbol for at signwuspba.org
Jul. 12
SANCTIONED
as of 6/3/09
Northern Branch Dunsmuir House and Gardens
Solo Piping & Drumming Contest
Oakland, California
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Liz Tubbs
13755 Beskeen Road
Herald, CA 95638
Phone: 916.812.4277
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
Jul. 10-17
United States School of Piping
at Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Jim Thomson 
bagpipes9symbol for at signgmail.com
Jul. 18-19
SANCTIONED
as of 5/20/09
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Flagstaff, Arizona
2009 Entry Form (MS Word)
Jim Thomson
bagpipes9symbol for at signgmail.com
Jul. 18-19
Elizabeth Celtic Festival
Elizabeth, Colorado
Neil Gillette
3183 S. Monaco Circle Denver, CO 80222
303-691-3656
neil80222symbol for at signhotmail.com
Aug. 1-2
Sanctioning Delayed
Monterey Scottish & Irish Festival
Monterey County Toro Park
Monterey, California
2009 Entry Form (MS Word)
Roddy MacKay
831-899-7907 (phone and fax)
brigadoonsymbol for at signredshift.com
Aug. 8
SANCTIONED
as of 6/3/09
Northern Branch "Caboose Games 2"
Solo Piping & Drumming Contest & BBQ
Northern Branch AGM
Herald, California
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Liz Tubbs
13755 Beskeen Road
Herald, CA 95638
Phone: 916.812.4277
LizCSPBsymbol for at signaol.com
Aug. 8-9
Colorado Scottish Festival
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
2009 Entry forms
John Thornton, 303-798-0844
jthorntonsymbol for at signscottishgames.org
Aug. 14-15
SANCTIONED
as of 5/5/09
Jackson Hole Scottish Festival
Click on "Scottish Festival" in their menu.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Dave Macfarlane
dmacfarlanesymbol for at signbresnan.net
Aug. 29
SANCTIONED
as of 7/2/09
Cache Valley Celtic Festival and Highland Games
American West Heritage Center, Wellsville, Utah
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Erin McMaster
2360 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
801-484-7733
erinsymbol for at signcelticcenter.net
Sept. 5-6
SANCTIONED
as of 6/4/09
Caledonian Club of San Francisco
Gathering and Games

Pleasanton, California
2009 Entry Form (MS Word)
Bill Merriman
415-472-4058 or 415-472-4494
jwmjemsymbol for at signcomcast.net
Sep. 10-13
Longs Peak Scottish Festival
Estes Park, Colorado
2009 Entry Form (PDF)
Dr. Jim Durward
970-586-2186
Oct. 3
Loch Lomond Highland Games
Ben Lomond, California
(Solos are Grade IV and Grade III piping.)

• CANCELED 2009 as of 4/21/09 •
Andrew Lenz, Jr., Piping Co-Chair
Loch Lomond Celtic Society
P.O. Box 1024
Felton, CA 95018
831-469-9989
games2009symbol for at signbagpipejourney.com
Oct. 3
Reno Celtic Festival
Bartley Ranch Regional Park
Reno, Nevada
775-332-3336
infosymbol for at signrenoceltic.org
Oct. 10-12
Seaside Highland Games
Ventura, California
Ken Helmes
Director of Piping
661-296-7318
SeasidePipingsymbol for at signaol.com
Nov 6-8
Tucson Celtic Festival and Highland Games
Tucson, Arizona

Solo piper competition for Grades III & IV only.

Andrea O'Meara
abo1symbol for at signmindspring.com
Scotty Dean
scotty.deansymbol for at signusa.net
Nov. 1
Unconfirmed
P/M. Angus Macdonald Western Regional Championship
Canyon Crest Country Club,
975 Country Club Drive,
Riverside, CA 92506
Robbie McKnight
22201 Mariah Way
Alpine, Ca. 91901-3444
619-659-9221
rjgmcksymbol for at signaol.com
Nov. 8
Unconfirmed
David Barclay Memorial Competition
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jim Barclay or DeAnn Goodman
pipesanddrumssymbol for at signutahpipeband.org
801-390-0233 (Jim)
801-785-9178 (DeAnn)
Nov. 14-15
AGM Meeting of WUSPBA
Las Vegas, NV.
See AGM page for more information. All members are encouraged to attend and free P&D workshops will be offered.
Executive Secretary of WUSPBA

Last updated on Thursday, July 2, 2009.

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