Scottish Highland dancer from Vancouver competes in national, world competitions

Burnt Bridge Creek — Stella Bluhm, 9, represented the Northwest at the United States Inter-Regional Nationals for Scottish Highland dancing, finishing as fourth runner-up in the 9-and-younger division at the competition, held in Gettysburg, Pa. She also competed in August in Scotland at the Cowal World Highland Games. The Burnt Bridge Creek fourth-grader started dancing about four years ago, and started competing around 3 1/2 years ago.