Weeden Nichols, F.S.A. Scot.
2906 hillcrest drive
hays, kansas 67601  USA
Telephone 785-625-4085/ Cell Phone: 785-259-2969
e-mail nichols1@ruraltel.net

Missouri Valley Regional Newsletter
1 April 2008 (No Joke)

We are about to begin our 2008 festival and games calendar with Missouri Tartan Day.

4-6 April 2008                 Missouri Tartan Day Festival                       Frontier Park, St Charles, MO
www.motartanday.com          MacLeod Rep’s:  Ian Good, Gary Scott, Craig Spradling

Deputy RVP Ian Good advises:
Come out on Saturday and be part of the Parade of Tartans.  The Parade of Tartans down Main Street begins at 12:00 p.m. but lines up at the Boathouse Parking Lot at 11:00. 
Because the St Louis Scottish Games in the Fall have been suspended until further notice, this may be the one time a Scottish Festival is held in the St Louis area.  Don’t miss out! 
This Festival is Free Admission (which is a big benefit).

As the schedule now stands, here are the rest of our festivals for this year:
19 Apr 2008                    Highlands in the ‘Burg                   Warrensburg, MO                                                    MacLeod Rep’s: Tom Macleod, Sasha Macleod

13-15 June 2008        Kansas City Scottish Highland Games        Riverfront Park, Riverside, MO        www.kcscottishgames.org   Clan MacLeod Rep’s: Tom Macleod, Sasha Macleod, Todd Sanders, Neal McCaskey

23 Aug 2008               Celtic Highland Games of the Quad Cities    Fairgrounds, Davenport, IA            www.celtichighlandgames.org   Clan MacLeod Rep’s: Peter S. Dunbar assisted by a Great Lakes Region representative

5-6 Sep 2008           Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games       Buffalo, MO www.swmocelticfestival.com           MacLeod Rep’s: Tom K Macleod, Sasha Macleod

20-21 Sep 2008        McPherson Scottish Festival                        Lakeside Park, McPherson, KS    www.macfestival.org Clan MacLeod Rep’s: Tom Macleod, Sasha Macleod, Neal McCaskey.
 20 Sep 2008           All Things Scottish Celtic Festival         Usher’s Ferry Historic Village, Cedar Rapids, IA www.haggis-iowa.com see also www.cedar-rapids.org/ushers/ATT1905058.htm     MacLeod Rep: Peter S. Dunbar

I would like also to remind our membership of the Clan MacLeod North American Gathering at Ottawa, Canada, 2-6 July 2008 (http://www.macleodgathering2008.ca/).  Rosalie and I are going, as are member Teresa Carnazzo and her family, and DRVP Ian Good and his family.  Our US AGM for this year is at the NAG.

Best wishes to all, and Hold Fast!

Weeden Nichols
Regional Vice President