NEWS

This years Year of 100 Pipes and Drums was a great success and should be returning with even more to watch in 2012, The Omaha Pipe and Durm Band won the Chief MacArturs Quaich. Thanks to all and to Ty and Chris Kaufman. Without your support we would not have been able to have such a great festival.

This year we will be honoring the athletes as the Year of Athletes. We will have special events just for them and those of us that might feel a kinship with them. We may have a special, special preformance. So make sure to invite everyone you meet to register this year. We would like to have a record turnout to support the athletes. After all, Highland games and our youth are curtial to carry on our traditions at the festival.

SAMS "Scottish American Military Society" had their 2011 AGM here this year. We would like to thank them for selecting our festival.

The Scottish American Military Society had their 2011 AGM last year and will have it here again this year in 2012.

We would also like to thank Clan Arthur as our Host Clan for the 2011 Games. Nancy McArthur Cochner and her friends are new have been strong supporters of our festival and they will will represent their Clan as Hosts to this years Games and we would like to thank them for their support and for having their AGM with us this year.

Remember we meet on the fourth weekend in September, 2012. So make your arrangements to be here early. For more information go to the festival web site at www.macfestival.org and check it out. If you are interested in registering your clan for the festival you can also download the forms there as well.

Clan Chairman.