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Penticton Scottish Festival has something for everyone

Penticton Scottish Festival has something for everyone | iNFOnews.ca
Penticton plays host to the second annual Penticton Scottish Festival and Highland Games on July 4. Photographer: Jennifer Stahn

PENTICTON – If you enjoy everything Scottish, from kilts to haggis and tartan to bagpipes, then the Scottish Festival in Penticton could be right up your alley.

While haggis may not actually be on the menu, the Second Annual Penticton Scottish Festival and Highland Games will celebrate Celtic culture with a variety of Scottish oriented events. The Penticton Highland Games, part of a highland games circuit that extends through B.C., Alberta and the Northwest U.S., is traditionally held on the first weekend in July.

Whether you're Scottish or not, the event promises some unique entertainment and fun. Bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing and heavy events competitions will be included along with Celtic entertainment that includes children’s activities and clan information. There will also be clothing, equipment and food vendors with opportunities for tastings.

With the event set to take place Saturday, July 4, organizers are anticipating approximately 3,000 people will attend the games this year.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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By Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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