Bellingham's Scottish Highland Games has a few changes this weekend

The Bellingham Scottish Highland Games, which begins Friday, June 3, at Hovander Homestead Park, will feature a few changes this year, including a new rugby competition and the loss of some of the traditional athletics.

The majority of the rugby games will be played from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and will feature teams from Chuckanut Bay Rugby, Western Washington University and The Evergreen State College, said Joel Weisser, president of Chuckanut Bay Rugby.