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The 20th Annual Tartan Golf Scramble will take place on Monday, July 6, 2009. Tee-off times begin at 12:00 noon at the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club. The cost is $70 and the deadline is June 30th. The cost includes green fees and a BBQ Steak dinner. The Tournament format will be a Texas Scramble format with teams of four. Highland Dress is mandatory (kilt or trews). Ten kilt rentals are available - $10 each. For more information, please call Bob Findlay at 462-6730 or email at fin@accesswave.ca or Ivan Richardson at 434-1627 or email at ivanrich@ns.sympatico.ca . From the distance comes the plaintive call of a bagpipe, accompanied by the military precision of drums. For centuries these symbolic sounds of Scotland have been impossible to ignore, a powerful summons to duty, to clan, to tradition. Can you hear them now? They herald the approach of the 2009 Issued: June 2009 Halifax Highland Games on July 11: a Gathering of proud Scots, and others who wish they were!! And from the ancient stories of battles emerge the warriors, the Scottish champions who answered that call centuries ago. Our 21st century warriors take shape in the Heavy Events competitors, powerful men who have spent years training in the arts of caber tossing, putting stones (precursor to Shotput) and throwing hammers. Ancient tests of military skill and athleticism, put to the test! Dartmouth Common will vibrate with the sound of hundreds of Pipes & Drums. Everywhere you go you'll hear the sounds of Scotland. Individuals and Bands will compete throughout the day, culminating in the thrilling Massed Bands. We defy anyone to witness the Massed Bands and not feel the hair on the backs of their necks rising! Witness the traditional Highland Dance competitions, performed by lads and lassies of all ages. Centuries ago, most of these dances were performed only by men. Sometimes warriors danced the complicated steps for their comrades on the eve of battle. Their level of performance often predicted the outcome of that conflict, so they had better be good! Plan to bring your entire clan! A number of clans will be represented by various clan tents and organizations who will be pleased to give guided “tours ” of visitors' ancestry. Onward to the many vendor tents where one can find their clan crest on a shirt, their tartan on a tie, or perhaps a tiny, musical bagpipe on a keychain. The Halifax Highland Games is a non-profit organization. We are a small group of volunteers with big hearts. We are always pleased to accept donations of any size. Through the North British Society Charitable Trust we can give tax receipts for any cash donation. These donations should be made out to the “North British Society Charitable Trust ”, indicating that you wish your donation made to the Halifax Highland Games. We are expecting over 3500 guests at Dartmouth Common this year. The Gate is on the south side of Thistle Street, between Victoria Road and Wyse Road, just below Bicentennial School and across the street from Dartmouth High School. There is a map of its location on our website: www.halifaxhighlandgames.com .

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