Scottish Highland Games
Date: Saturday August 18th 
Location: North Plymouth Street (Lexington-Springmill Road)
Times:
Games:
9:30 AM
Training Classes (Open to Public): 10:00 AM
On Saturday there will be competition in three classes.
Events:
- Braemar Stone (22# rock from a flat footed stand) (time permitting)
- Stone (16# rock with a slight run before throwing)
- Heavy Weight for Distance (56# for the Amateur’s and 42# for the light weight class and Masters)
- Light Weight for Distance (28# weight for all classes)
- Light hammer
- Caber toss (Gaelic for "tree")
- Weight over Bar (56# for the Amateur’s and 42# for the light weight class and Masters)
 The group that is governing this competition is the Great Lakes Scottish Athletes Association. The website is: www.glsaa.com
The national organization that has information on games across the country is NASGA (North American Scottish Games Athletics) www.nasgaweb.com
A fairly comprehensive set of rules can be viewed/downloaded at:
www.nasgaweb.com/rules.asp
Training Class:
Starts at 10:00 AM. Call Scott Williams at 419-566-4494 in advance to sign up.
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