NWJPBÂ Grade 4 took first place of seven pipe bands at the Tacoma Highland Games on Saturday June 23rd. NWJPB Grade 5 played for comments and were well received by the crowd and the judges. Video has been uploaded to the NWJPB Myspace page. The hard work of all the youth musicians in the band is paying off,...
“Blood on the Flat Track; The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls” premiered Thursday night to a near-capacity crowd in the Neptune Theatre. We only saw about 20 open seats. What an exciting organization the Rat City Roller Girls are, completely volunteer run, all “business” positions taken on by women, incredible characters, from the “star”...
The Tartan Thistle has been a long time supporter (and supplier) of Northwest Junior Pipe Band, and recently experienced a signficant loss of property and inventory due to a “suspected” arsonist who has been attacking residents of Whidbey Island. Angus MacDonald and Maureen Lee had been renovating the home on the same property as their...
Three unique, entertaining, and successful and Seattle area non-profit organizations Shoreline, WA What do Roller Derby, Film Festivals and Pipe Bands have in common? A history of growth, success and entertainment! Although the scale of influence of each of these organizations varies significantly, each contributes an important and incredibly unique value to the Pacific...
Northwest Junior Pipe Band fielded two competition pipe bands for the first time in our 12 year history at the Bellingham Highland Games Saturday, June 2nd, 2007. Grade 4 took 4th of 5 bands, with two judges ranking us 3rd. Grade 5 (beginner level youth bands) took first place, with unanimous ranking by the...
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