Sunday, August 3, 2014
PHOTOS: Spokane Highland Games
The 58th annual Spokane Highland Games brought together athletes competing in the caber toss, the hammer throw and weight above a bar, among others. Clans set up tents to display their history, bag pipes welcomed visitors and the ever-present haggis was available to sample.
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Cory Frazier, from Tacoma, Wash., walks with a caber during the men's amateur A & B competition.
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Maisie Walters, left, from Everett, Wash., shows proper caber toss technique to Spokanites Sandra Willmann, right, and Allison Hawn during the women's amateur A & B competition.
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Maisie Walters, from Everett, Wash., tosses a caber during the women's amateur A & B competition.
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Spokane County Firefighters Pipes & Drums member Nate Brown, front, performs during the opening ceremonies.
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Columbia Regional Pipe Band member Chris Nickerson, right, performs during the opening ceremonies.
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Columbia Regional Pipe Band member Judy Morrison, front, performs during the opening ceremonies.
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Dan Ferguson, left, shows a book of tartans to Dan, center, and Laci Murdock at the Clan Fergusson tent. Dan Murdock was looking for his family's tartan.
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John Inglis, left, feeds his 10 month old son John Jr., haggis as his wife Amanda looks on.
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Kobie Hamm, 17, from Sandy, Ore., attempts a weight over a bar during the men's amateur A & B competition.
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Roger Moon, from Tacoma, Wash., throws a hammer during the men's amateur A & B competition.
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Allison Hawn, from Spokane, Wash., throws a hammer during the women's amateur A & B competition.
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Eight-year-old Gabrilla Van Inwegen, left, and 9-year-old Elizabeth Darjany dance the Highland Fling.
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Five-year-old Londynne Stratton, left, and her 4-year-old sister Keegan dance the Pas de Basques and High Cuts.
Tags: Photos , Culture , Highland Games , Scottish , Arts & Culture , Image
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Young Kwak is a staff photographer at the Inlander. Moving to Spokane in 2007 from Los Angeles, Young started contributing as a photographer for the Inlander in 2008.
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