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"WELCOME,"
to the Saline Celtic Festival and Masters World Championships
Saline, Michigan - July 10, 11, and 12, 2008

  

The Saline Celtic Festival committee is totally committed to providing the athletes at the 2008 MWC with a great experience.  Visit this page often during the coming months to learn more about what you can expect to find when you come to Saline by clicking on the links below as they become active. 

Saline Celtic Festival website

    Schedule of Events at the Saline Festival

        Hotels for Saline, MI

            Tourist Info for the Area - Restaurants, Shopping, etc. 

                Travel Info to the Area

Important MWC Info on Age Classes, Events, Rules, etc.

Buses to the Field

Buses will run from the Weber and the Best Western starting about 7:30.  Anyone can drive there and take the bus.

Weber’s Inn                                       Best Western
3050 Jackson Avenue                     2900 Jackson Avenue
Ann Arbor , MI 48103                        Ann Arbor , MI 48103

If you are coming to Ann Arbor or Saline from the airport, Canada , Detroit or even US23 you will be traveling on I94 in a west direction

For the hotels you would get off at Exit 172 which is Jackson Avenue …

Turn left from the exit ramp and the first hotel is Best Western on your right about ¼ of a mile.  Weber’s Inn is about 1/8 of a mile more and is on your left.

We will have early buses for the hotels.  If you wanted to drive from the hotels, go about another ½ mile to Wagner Road and turn left (south).  Wagner merges with Ann Arbor Saline Road (three way stop signs).  At the next light, the intersection of Pleasant Lake Road and Ann Arbor Saline Road , is the Farm Council Grounds.

Let’s start by driving directly to the Farm Council Grounds

Going west on I94 you leave one exit before the hotels at Exit 175, which is Ann Arbor Saline Road .  Turn left at the end of the exit ramp towards Saline (although there are no street signs at the exit, it is Ann Arbor Saline Road ).  The Farm Council Grounds are 3.1 miles from I94.  Just before you get to the Farm Grounds, you will merge with Wagner Road (three way stop signs and is 2.6 miles from I94).  Bear left and stay on Ann Arbor Saline Road .  The Farm Council Grounds are the SE corner of the intersection of Pleasant Lake Road and Ann Arbor Saline Road .

Buses do not start from the Farm Council Grounds until 8:00 AM

From the Farm Council Grounds to Mill Pond Park (location of Festival) continue going south on Ann Arbor Saline Road to Bennett Street at Bennett turn right (west) and this street ends at the park

(if you get to Michigan Avenue you have gone too far and need to go back north three blocks)

The games are at Mill Pond Park.

Athlete Check/Weigh -in,  Dinner, etc.

Check-in/weigh-in will start at 4:00 pm at the Weber on Friday afternoon and continue for an hour or so (as long a Lori Henderson wants to hang around).  It will continue at the pub tent on the Festival grounds after 7:30 pm for a limited time.  It will also occur Saturday morning at the Weber until 8:00 am.  At check-in you will receive your wrist band and competition t-shirt.  A wrist band is required for entry to the festival grounds.  I will have bands for athletes and some family but not roadies - I have a limited number of wristbands.

Dinner is at the American Legion Hall at 6:00 pm on Friday for those who pre-paid.  There are no tickets available at the door.  Athletes - wear your kilt.  There will be a list of names at the door to determine entry - no tickets needed.

The Friday evening pub night tent (at the festival field) opens at 5:30 pm Friday and last call is at 11:30 pm
Mr. Pretty Legs Contest begins at 8:00pm
Live music and dance throughout the evening
Food vendors will be open.  The bar is a cash bar.
Entry is $5.  Athletes wearing kilts won't be charged to enter. 

SMAI Board Meeting

There will be an informal meeting of any SMAI board members as well as any athletes interested in the future of the MWC at the Pub tent sometime after 7:30.

Competition Flights for Athletes

Flight First Name Last Name Flight First Name Last Name
1 40-44 Class 1

8 in class

 5 55-59 Class

5 in class
John Jay Reginald Dentry
Rhett Bobzien Bill Leffler
John Vinzant Danny Valko
Kengo Kubota Dan Taylor
Ken Crum Harvey Barkauskas
John Shingler 50+ U200

3 in class
Steven Jystad Pat Parker
Doug Steiger Jim Spalding
Danny Ellis
2 40-44 Class 2

8 in class
Jim Deters 6 60-64 Class

5 in class
Joe Moore Dan DeWelt
Geir Standal Malcolm Freeberg
Anthony Lordi Jerry Bowersox
Tom Kassion Ian Percy
Dirk Bishop Roddy McLeod
Mike Shea 65-69 Class

5 in class
Warren Trask Mike Murdock
Dean Ross
3 45-49 Class

10 in class

 Vern Alexander
Mark Meyerhoff Bill Rogers
Bob Vail Malcolm Doying
Myles Wetzel 70+ Class

2 in class
Mark McDonald Frank Carl
Dale Gehman Robert Verbanac
Brett Milton  
Kip Miller 7 40-49 U200

12 in class
Robert K. Verbanac   Tim Ross
Greg Bean Michael Wilkie
John Jans Kevin Rogers
Dave Carl
Kirk Taylor
4 50-54 Class

12 in class

 Doug McDonald
John Tracy Tony Colbert
Jeffrey Baty Tom Kollars
Chuck Wagner Christian Flanagan
Frank Henry Doug Ballard
James Stagner Robert Henderson
Joe McPhie Kevin Henderson
Mark Buchanan
Merl Lawless 8 Women 40-49

5 in class
Larry Ventress Denise Houseman
Rick Kramer Karyn Dallimore
Mark Renken Terri Ventress
Chuck Livingston Dawn Higgins
Mike Melia Angela Studle
Women 50+

4 in class
Pat Shema
Sue Sanchez
Sue Hallen
Ruth Welding

Event Schedule by Flight

Note that there is lots of flex room built in so that flights may overrun time in an event or finish early and move on without problems.

No. in Flt 8 8 10 12 8 12 12 9
Flights 40-44 Flt 1 40-44 Flt 2 45-49 50-54 55-59&50+U200 all 60+ 40+ U200 Women
               
9 00 Hvy Hammer Lt Hammer Lt Distance Hvy Distance WOB Braemar S Open Stone Sheaf
9 15
9 30
9 45 Lt Hammer Hvy Hammer   Open Stone Braemar S  
10 00 Hvy Distance Lt Distance Caber Caber
10 15
10 30    
10 45 Open Stone Braemar S.   Hvy Hammer Lt Hammer  
11 00 WOB Caber Lt Distance Hvy Distance
11 15
11 30 Braemar S. Open Stone
11 45   Hvy Distance Lt  Hammer Hvy Hammer Lt Distance
12 00 Caber Sheaf
12 15    
12 30 LUNCH LUNCH Braemar S LUNCH Hvy Distance Open Stone
12 45    
1 00 Caber combined LUNCH LUNCH
1 15 LUNCH Lt Distance LUNCH LUNCH
1 30
1 45 Sheaf WOB
2 00 Open Stone Hvy Distance Lt Distance Braemar S
2 15
2 30    
2 45 WOB WOB Open Stone Braemar S Lt Hammer Sheaf Caber Lt Hammer
3 00
3 15
3 30 Sheaf Sheaf Braemar S Open Stone Hvy Hammer   Hvy Hammer
3 45 WOB  
4 00 WOB 
4 15 Hvy Distance Lt Distance Hvy Hammer Lt Hammer    
4 30     WOB
4 45 Sheaf Caber Sheaf
5 00 Lt Distance Hvy Distance
5 15 Lt Hammer Hvy Hammer  
5 30        
5 45            
6 00              
               
40-44 Flt 1 40-44 Flt 2 45-49 50-54 55-59&50+U200 all 60+ 40+ U200 Women