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Photos: Highlands Games celebrated in Modesto

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Brook Weir, right, helps James Bunning IV wear a shield during the Scottish Highland Games at Tuolumne River Regional Park in Modesto on Saturday. Tartan was de rigueur on Saturday at Tuolumne River Regional Park as the 34th annual Modesto Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival reigned. Presented by St. Andrew’s Society of Modesto, the family festival fetes all things Celtic, with nods to the Scottish, Irish, Cornish, Norwegian and Welsh cultures, and features athletic events, bagpipers, Celtic music, children’s games, dancing and more.
Brook Weir, right, helps James Bunning IV wear a shield during the Scottish Highland Games at Tuolumne River Regional Park in Modesto on Saturday. Tartan was de rigueur on Saturday at Tuolumne River Regional Park as the 34th annual Modesto Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival reigned. Presented by St. Andrew’s Society of Modesto, the family festival fetes all things Celtic, with nods to the Scottish, Irish, Cornish, Norwegian and Welsh cultures, and features athletic events, bagpipers, Celtic music, children’s games, dancing and more. John Westberg jwestberg@modbee.com

Tartan was de rigueur on Saturday at Tuolumne River Regional Park as the 34th annual Modesto Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival reigned. Presented by St. Andrew’s Society of Modesto, the family festival fetes all things Celtic, with nods to the Scottish, Irish, Cornish, Norwegian and Welsh cultures, and features athletic events, bagpipers, Celtic music, children’s games, dancing and more.

This story was originally published June 6, 2015 at 6:09 PM with the headline "Photos: Highlands Games celebrated in Modesto."

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