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Rural HillWhere History Springs Alive
P.O. Box 1009Huntersville, NC 280704431 Neck RoadHuntersville, NC [email protected]
Facilitated in cooperation with
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation
Spring Newsletter 2018
Jeff’s Corner
Mark Your Calendars!
The spring season brought us the 25th Anniversary of the Loch NormanHighland Games and it was a weekend to remember! Music, dancing, culture,athletics, fellowship, and more. Thank you to all who helped make thecelebration weekend a giant success - our volunteers, staff, members, andfriends old and new...from the bottom of our hearts, Thank You.
Summer Food Truck Rally
July 28
Miss May’s Tea
August 12
Scotch Dinner
August 24
Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze
September 8 - November 4
Rural Hill SheepdogTrials
November 10 & 11
We then moved on to the North CarolinaBrewers and Music Festival and anotheramazing weekend at Rural Hill. The musicwas incredible, the breweries commendable,and it was wonderful to see smiling faces all
around the grounds.
We strive to offer a variety of events andcontinually plan and revise to make them
the bestpossible. Agreat fall is inthe works, andwe can’t wait
to share itwith you. Hopeto see you onthe farm!
25th ANNIVERSARY OFTHE GAMES: FarmManager Freddie Brown,Education Director ZacVinson, Farm ManagerEric Ferguson, Dr.Joseph Morrow - TheCourt of the Lord Lyon,Executive Director JeffFissel, AdministrativeAssistant CarolynCampbell, andAccountant/PrivateEvents Director JessicaBustamante.
Photo by Lisa Margolis
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We want to thank Visit Lake Norman for recognizingthe 2017 Loch Norman Highland Games as their Eventof the Year!
Thanks to all of the volunteers, entertainers, eventdirectors, musicians, dancers, athletes, clans,reenactors, and staff that make the Games happenyear after year!!
Congratulations. We'll be
back again next year!
- R. E. Piland, Goldsmiths
via Facebook
25th
Anniversary
Winners of the Games
March, Strathspey & Reel
1. Nick Hudson, Houston, TX
Winning the Stephenson Family Trophy
2. Andrew Donlon, Germantown, MD
3. Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, PA
4. Dan Lyden, Timonium, MD
Hornpipe & Jig
1. Andrew Donlon, Germantown, MD
Winning the Loch Norman Highland Games Trophy
2. Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, PA
3. Dan Lyden, Timonium, MD
4. Michael McLeod, Greenwood, SC
Photos
Top: Nick Hudson with Jimmy and Joyce
McIntosh
Middle 1: Andrew Donlon with Jimmy McIntosh
Middle 2: Dan Lyden with Joyce McIntosh
Bottom: Joyce McIntosh with Michael McLeod
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An absolute beautiful weekend
to celebrate Rural Hill and Loch
Norman Highland Games! My
first time and loved every
minute of it!! - Dianne S. via Facebook
Couldn't have picked a better Games to introduce
friends to all things Scottish. Hard to believe it's at
25 years! And a HUGE thank you to all involved to
make it so special.
- Shearin W. via Facebook
Piobaireachd
1. Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, PA
Winning the Jimmy McIntosh, MBEPiobaireachd Challenge (for the 5th timein 6 years!)
2. Nick Hudson, Houston, TX
3. Andrew Donlon, Germantown, MD
4. Amy Garson, Ottawa, Canada
Winners of the Games
Photos
Top: The Piobaireachd Judges - Donald MacPhee,
Alexandria, Scotland; Ed Krintz, Huntersville, NC; The
Namesake of the Contest, James McIntosh, MBE; and
the Light Music Judges, Jim Wilson, Washington, DC;
and Sandy Jones, Jonesborough, TN
Middle: Andrew Carlisle with Jimmy & his wife Joyce—
the organizer and announcer
Bottom: Amy Garson with Jimmy and Joyce
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Around the FarmCharMeck Schoolsat Rural Hill
Some dedicated teachers fromCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schoolswere getting a jump start on nextyear with training held in ourCultural Center!
Did you know? Our 4,000 squarefoot venue has plenty of room formany different types of corporateevents during the week!
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Give the Gift of a Field Trip to Local Schools
We are excited to announce the launch of an end of year giving drive in order tofund a new educational initiative to benefit area schools. The educational fund aimsto offer field trips to Rural Hill at absolutely zero cost to the school by waiving thefield trip fee and also reimbursing the school for transportation costs for students.The goal is to offer this program to 10 area schools in 2018.
As you may know, we host field trips at a deep discount for area schools, but havenoticed a decline in public school attendance due to a lack of available public fundsfor field trips. We believe that field trips are a vital part of the educationalexperience for students, and that a good field trip will have a lasting impact beyondjust that day. Almost everyone you meet can remember a field trip from theirchildhood, and we don’t want to see our local students deprived of that experience.
Based on county data, it costs a school roughly $500 per grade level of 100students to bus students to a field trip. Little to no county or state funding isallotted to funding field trips for local schools,which leaves the financial burden to alreadystrapped schools and parents. Rural Hill’seducational programs are multi-disciplinary andexpose students to history first hand, givingstudents a broad and unique hands-on learningexperience.
Interested individuals can donatethrough Rural Hill’s donationplatform, choosing to give one time,or have a recurring donation. Thoseinterested in donating over $500, orto “sponsor a school” are encouragedto email Jeff Fissel [email protected] to discuss options.
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Scenes from SpringNorth CarolinaBrewers and Music Festival
Went to Rural Hill this past weekend for the
NCBMF (2nd year!). Can’t wait to be back...
the camping area was great and we all had a
fantastic time.
- Christie M. via Facebook
And the winners are...Divine Barrel Brewing andBold Rock Hard Cider!Thanks to all who participatedand voted!!
Another #NCBMF in the books!How much fun was that? Thank you toMidwood Entertainment, Charles Willet, ourvendors, bands, breweries, staff, sponsors,volunteers and most of all our patrons for aspectacular festival! See you all next year!
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Spring Weddings at Rural Hill
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Love is in the air and our Cultural Center has become a sought-afterwedding venue. We love to see our bridal parties celebrate their day withincredible vendors, photography, ceremony, and of course, our scenery!
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The Historic Rural Hill Cultural Center continues to grow in its popularity forweddings, rehearsal dinners, and other special occasions and retreats. The rusticatmosphere of the venue offers a unique combination of vast outdoor spaces andinviting indoor comforts.
The 2,000 square foot May Davidson Hall accommodates up to 200 guests forcocktail style receptions and there are options to expand the space and guest
capacity with the covered patio and tent annex. The decorative and functionalfinishings include aptly appointed restrooms, a generous catering kitchen,
pleasing architecture of soaring barn-style rafters with ironwork chandeliers, abarn door opening to the west end covered patio (perfect for admiring the sunset),
four sets of French doors leading to the wraparound brick walkway, and turn-keyaudio/visual amenities.
Don’t miss securing the date for your special occasion at the Historic Rural HillCultural Center. Contact us to schedule a personal tour. Call (704) 875-3113 or
email us at [email protected].
Some photos courtesy of Thirteenth Moon Photography LLC, Samantha Laffoon Photography, and Andrea Anderson Photography
Volunteer at Historic
Rural Hill
Historic Rural Hill’s events existbecause of the generous andenthusiastic support of volunteers.
For more information onvolunteering, please contact us
at (704) 875-3113 or email
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Give online at
www.ruralhill.com
Support HistoricRural Hill
The money you donate to Historic Rural Hill
goes to a variety of things that keep a
265-acre and 250 year old farm
operating, including the preservation and
restoration of historic buildings, and our
educational programming.
Through your generosity we are able to
keep history alive for current and future
generations.
All donations are greatly appreciated and
tax deductible.
Visit online for easy, securegiving.
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Celebrating more than 250 years in history…
Rural Hill is located at4431 Neck Road (offBeatties Ford Road) inHuntersville, 28078. Theformer homestead of MajorJohn and Violet Davidson,the 265 acre site ismaintained and promotedby Historic Rural Hill Inc.and features annualevents such as the RuralHill Scottish Festival and
Loch Norman Highland Games,
the Rural Hill Amazing MaizeMaze, the Rural Hill SheepdogTrials, and the NC Brewers and
Music Festival. Historic Rural Hill Inc.
is a non-profit organization supportedthrough membership and donations,and with proceeds from its events
utilized for the preservation of
Historic Rural Hill and its educationefforts. For more information on
events or for financial supportaccepted securely online, please visit
www.ruralhill.com
Tina Brown Photo
Board of Directors
Robert G. McIntosh, Chair
Jim Puckett, Vice Chair
Brent Lewis, Treasurer
Sam Fuller
Maurice D. McIntosh
Beth Eakes Martina
John Cherry
Henry Mummaw
Danny Phillips
Brandy Larrick
Wendy Watts
John Nabors
Staff
Jeff Fissel, Executive Director
Zac Vinson, Education Director
Jessica Bustamante, Controller
Freddie Brown, Farm Manager
Eric Ferguson, Farm Manager
Carolyn Campbell,Administrative Assistant
Mission
An educational organization thatprovides for recognizing,celebrating and preserving therich heritage of Rural Hill.