Indiana Highland Games announces move to IPFW for 2010 events
(Talk of the Town photos by Jennifer Zartman Romano) Above, a bagpipe band moves across the field during the 2009 Indiana Highland Games. Below, Mike Huth prepares to present awards in the Highland Athletics competition. The athletic competitions at the Indiana Highland Games are popular with Whitley County residents, many of whom are competitors and spectators each year.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
For those who look forward to the Indiana Highland Games each year, an important announcement was made last night regarding a new location for the event in 2010. 
According to IHG president Tony Graber, the Scottish Cultural Society had been engaged in discussions with Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne for several months about the possibility of moving to IPFW's property.
"After several months of negotiations with IPFW, we will host our event this year on the old Carrington baseball fields site," said Graber Monday evening. This location is just west of the IPFW campus and near the newly constructed Holiday Inn and Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
"We are very excited about moving to this location," Graber continued. "We hope the increased visibility and accessibility will help us with our attendance."
This year marks the 24th year the Scottish Cultural Society has presented the Indiana Highland Games, a Scottish festival with athletics, sporting, entertainment and activities for families to enjoy. The 2010 Indiana Highland Games is slated for Saturday, June 12, from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on the grounds of IPFW.
For the last several years, the event has been hosted at Concordia Theological Seminary. Prior to that, it was held at Zollner Stadium for many years.