Sometimes, Jon Richard says, he’ll be up in the canopy of a large Missouri tree, doing work of some kind, and will stop for a moment to sit still on a perch.

The pipers will be blowing and the athletes will be throwing at the 81st annual CNY Scottish Games and Celtic Festival at Long Branch Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The big draw at ...