Another season of OPS has ended!
Good luck at the Summer Highland Games
and see you in October!
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Big thank you to Mark Tomasetti for all he does
to promote piping in the Portland area! |
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Thanks to Colin MacKenzie for
his support and encouragement for
the continuing education of pipers! |
Thank you to all the volunteers, competitors, judges, donors, dancers, parents, grandparents, spouses, children and friends and members who made it all possible!
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| Even Spiderwoman appreciates a good tune on the pipes! |
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| Shara Maikranz gets help tuning from Nate Wahlgren |
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Susie Paul came down from Tumwater, Washington to
compete in the Adult class with her Piobaireachd
and took 3rd place |
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| Adjudicator Colin Gemmell enjoyed getting out in the sun! |
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Dixie Mize competed against husband Art in the Adult Class
The family that plays together stays together! |
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Art Mize received a 1st place for his
Piobaireachd in the Adult Class
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Barry Kirk from Clan Gordon Pipe Band
competed in the Adult Class and received 2nd place
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Kenneth Aitken performs a 6/8 March and gets 3rd place
in Grade 5 |
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Joonas Martin waits for his turn in Grade 5
then wins one of the Portland Highland Games Association's
scholarships to continue his piping education! |
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Mylinda Humble, Michael Hubbard and
Grade 4 Aggregate Jayne Ferlitsch |
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Mylinda Humble plays 6/8 March Jean Mauchline
and takes 2nd place in Grade 5 |
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Shara Maikranz and Steward Deb Lyon share a laugh while James Naismith and Dave Keachie from Clan Gordon Pipe Band watch the Grade 5 competitors
Shara received BOTH the Adult Aggregate AND the Grade 5 Aggregate Awards for this season! |
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Steve Fowler gets 2nd place with his Strathspey
and Reel in Grade 4 |
Dan Dorsett received the other Portland Highland Games Association's scholarship
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Denny Weber is all smiles - could it be because
she won the Adult Aggregate at the BC Indoor?
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Strathspeys and Reels are fun to play
when your hands and nose are cold! |
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| We are so proud of you, Denny! |
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Rick Campbell took the Aggregate in Grade 3 because
he competes up a level in Piobaireachd. |
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Jennifer Campbell enjoys husband Rick's 1st Place
performance in Grade 4 while awaiting
her Grade 3 turn with a 2/4 March. |
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Richard Stewart came over from Bend
to compete in Grade 4 |
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Robert J. Johnston plays a set of Colin Kyo Pipes
and drove up from Medford to compete.
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Nate Wahlgren performs a beautiful Piobaireachd
on a beautiful Portland afternoon |
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Flint Yoder - Grade 4
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| PMYPB (Portland Metro Youth Pipe Band) Drum Corps warms up outside |
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| Trejyn Tomasetti shows what she knows |
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| Portland Metro Youth Pipe Band performs for an appreciative crowd |
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| Truin Tomasetti |
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| Joonas Martin, Drummer Jackson, Ken Wilson |
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| Ralph Drew was the Local Hero and won the OPS Scholarship |
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Colin Gemmell is always a favorite performer
because he tells the best stories! |
Congratulations to the
Aggregate and Scholarship winners!
It was a great year!
