Hope everyone is ready for Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Thursday night is the torchlight Ceremony, Friday the Clan Tents are up and the games begin with dancing, bagpiping and throwing the caber, Friday nite is the formal reception and dance at ASU, Saturday more games. Sunday morning Peter Mccall of Dumfries salute at worship services, followed by Clan Parade and more games. Planning to attend the NC Mccall Family Picnic tomorrow,honoring Professor Nelson Mccall. Hoping to meet Spencer Mccall of our Royal family of Cheraw and Jan Christian, a family Historian , who has researched the Society Hills Area.More on Society Hills games later. Talked with Lynn McCall and he still plans to forward kilted photos of Major Robert Mccall-Pollock , formerly of Black Watch, in time for GMHG. He will try to interest Angus , Robert's son in accepting temporary Chieftain of Mccalls and to maintain his Father's Coat of Arms (James Mccall of Daldowie0. Sister lives near Lynn. Need to hear more about Mccall Reunion at Whipple Dam later this month. Brent and Lynn have attended in past and I suspect that Edith Young attends? Kevin, Mark and Bill should be back from Scotland next week.They should know all the latest news from Dumfries and Galloway. Bill and Mark will be at GMHG. Heard from Mary Allison and she is headed across the ocean. Her Robert W. McCall married Amanda "Mandy" Barnes. Still trying to verify that the Rood fair in Dumfries was originally Druid fair? Found story of Evan McColl of Loch Fyne to add to website. Also found more on Alan MacCoul, who is like Robin Hood, and killed the Lord of Lorn (his Sheriff of Nottingham?). Another minister in our family in Who's Who is Dr Rev. Duke Mccall, whose parents were William John and Lizette McCall. Duke married Marguerite Mullinnix in 1936 and their children are Duke , Douglas, John Richard and Michael. He got his BA at Furman and PHD at Baylor. Salute! Have a Happy and Safe, Independence Day, Ron McCall www.clanmccall.org ( May have found "Showing of the Colors " at the National Museum of Scotland)