Author: Scott Wallace

25th Annual Panama City Beach Highland Games

Russ Harper 1st Place Trophy for Best Clan Tent

The Panama City Beach Highland Games (FL) was held on March 4, 2017. These games are held at Frank Brown state park in Panama City Beach, Florida. Sunshine was the weather of the day. There were sixteen clan tents participating and Clan Wallace was among them. Russ and Marcia Harper hosted the Clan Wallace tent.

The entertainment included the Santa Rosa Pipes and Drum, Emerald Coast Pipe and Drum, Tallahassee Pipe and Drum, and the Panama City Pipe and Drums, and the McGuire’s Pipe and Drums, The Blarney Girls and the Seven Nations. The Games included heavy athletics, Children’s Highland games competition, British Car show, Border Collie Demonstration and Highland dancing. The vendors at the games included, Celtic Store, Cameron British Food, The house of Douglas bakery, Scots Corner, Scots den, and Near and Far Scottish.

At the end of the day Clan Wallace was awarded 1st place in Best clan tent. House of Gordon took 2nd place for Best Clan Tent, and Clan Johntson/e in American took 3rd place. Thanks to all that came out and enjoyed the day with us.

Courtesy of Marcia Harper

23rd Annual Sarasota Highland Games

Russ Harper Sarasota Highland Games 2017
Russ Harper, Clan Wallace President with 2nd Place Award at the 2017 Sarasota Highland Games

The Sarasota Highland Games (FL) was held on February 4, 2017. These games are held at Sarasota fair grounds in Sarasota, Florida. Sunshine was the weather of the day. There were twenty–two clan tents participating and Clan Wallace was among them. Russ and Marcia Harper hosted the Clan Wallace tent.

The entertainment included the Sarasota Pipes and Drum Band, The City of Dunedin Pipe Band, North American Pipe Band, MacPhearson’s Rant, Brendan Nolan and Booby Vesey and Mike Hickmont. The Games included heavy athletics, British Car show, Border Collie Demonstration Highland dancing and the Irish Dancing. The vendors at the games included, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Celtic Exchange, Cameron British Food, The house of Douglas bakery, Scottish Banner, Scots Corner, The Celtic Store, and County Argyle.

The Parade of Tartans was held at noon. At 2pm the top three best tent awards were presented, Clan Wallace was awarded second place, Clan Cameron came in first, Clan Henderson came in third.

Thanks to all that came out and enjoyed the day with us.

Courtesy of Marcia Harper

A “Splash of Tartan” at the 2017 Edinburgh Royal Tattoo

Special Message From Our President

We just received notice that Clan Wallace has been invited to actively participate the 2017 Edinburgh Royal Tattoo, A Splash of Tartan , on Monday night August 14th 2017. Come join with other Wallace’s and march in the opening ceremony.

This is a once and a lifetime opportunity to actually be part of the Tattoo at the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. There are only two requirements,

  1. Registration is through March 1st.
  2. participates have to wear tartan. Banners, weapons, pipers and drummers will all be welcome as are children.

What also makes this particular night special is that the BBC will be filming the event. (How often do events you participate in end up on TV?)

Our Clan Chief Andrew will not be able to attend, but has asked Falconer Wallace of Candacraig to stand in for him.

The Wallace Pipes and Drums of Malta will also be participating in the Tattoo, so there will be lots of Wallace Tartan in the event.

Ordering tickets will be through a special website with a password that identifies you as a member of Clan Wallace. Send me an email to obtain the link and password. We are doing this at the request of the Tattoo management to keep the code from getting in the hands of scalpers. We will also use this method to keep a list of all those attending so we know who to contact with more details as they become available.

Checkout the official Tattoo Website for more information about the Tattoo itself.

The Standing Council of Chief’s website has the latest list of Clans and Dates that other Clans will be participating.

I know this is late, but we received the official confirmation on January 24th. If you are interested but don’t have time to finalize a trip. Get your Tattoo tickets now and plan other stops in Scotland after March 1st.

If you don’t have a travel agent, or are intimidated by making reservations on the web, One of our members Lois Wallace, has a travel agency specializing in Celtic travel and tours. Call her at 775-567-0148 or email her

Marcia and I are seriously looking at going, so please come join us.

40th Annual Central Florida Scottish Highland Games 2017

The Central Florida Scottish Highland Games (FL) was held on January 14-15, 2017 in Winter Springs, Florida. Blue skies and gentle breezes greeted the fifty-five clans participating and Clan Wallace was among them.  Russ and Marcia Harper, along with Captain John Wallace hosted the Clan Wallace tent.

The parade of tartans was held at noon on Saturday and Sunday. We were honored to have a novice Piper Chris Lancaster and his family joins us, along with Marilyn and Neil Wallace, to join us in the Parade of Tartans.    

The entertainment included the Albannach, Breakers, Off Kilter, Rathkeltair, Enter The Haggis, Guilane and Smillie, Men of Worth and The Kilted Creature.   Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders, Jacksonville Pipes and Drums, Harp & Thistle Pipe Band, Pipes and Drums of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and The Orlando Firefighters Pipes and Drum bands played for us at the games.  The Games included heavy athletics, Border Collies, Irish, Highland and Scottish dancing, Battle Ax Competition, Shortbread Competition, and Children Games.

Congratulations to society member Chris Lancaster for coming in first in the Novice Piping competition.

Thanks to all that came out and enjoyed the wonderful weekend with us.

 

 

 

 

40th Annual Central Florida Scottish Highland Games 2017
From left to right: Neil and Marylin Wallace, Marcia and Russ Harper, and Capt John Wallace

Photos and article Courtesy of Marcia Harper

Florida Keys 4th Annual Celtic Festival 2017

The Florida Keys Celtic festival was held in Marathon Community park on January 7, 8, 2017. The Florida Keys beckon you to come as you are. The weather was 82 degrees with bright sunshine on Saturday.  Sunday we were greeted with 40 mile an hour winds.

The event is sponsored by the St. Columba Episcopal church with the cooperation from Celtic Heritage Productions.

Entertainment was provided by West of Galway, The Screaming Orphans, Rathkeltair, Albannach and Marcille Wallis and Friends. The pipe band of the day was the Police Pipe and Drum Corps of Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Women athletes competed, our own Council member, Amy Jenkins was representing Clan Wallace in her Green Wallace kilt.

Clan Wallace, Clan Maxwell and Clan Donnachaidh shared their clan history with the folks of the Florida Keys.

(Courtesy of Marcia Harper)

Anne Marie Lindig Wallace 1931-2017

amwallaceMrs. Anne Marie Lindig Wallace passed away Wednesday, January 4th, at the age of 85.

Anne Marie is survived by 2 daughters and one son: Jean Marie Kendall and husband Jon of Salado; Stephen Duke Wallace and wife Barbara of Pleasanton, CA; Jo Anne Wallace McIntosh and husband Jim of Austin; 8 grandchildren and sisters-in-law: Mary Lindig of Hye and Mathilda Lindig of Fredericksburg.

Anne Marie was born July 25, 1931 in Gillespie County, to Max Christian Lindig and Frieda Meier Lindig. She married Joe Perry Wallace November 23, 1957, in Fredericksburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and siblings: Else Preas, Ernst Lindig, Emilie Hansen and Theo Lindig.

She received a Bachelor of Science on May 25, 1953, and later in life went back to school to receive her Master of Art Education at East Texas State University on August 13, 1976.  During her career as a school teacher, she taught in five different school districts, Waco ISD, Fredericksburg ISD, Howe ISD, West ISD and Killeen ISD, where she received many awards for her excellence in teaching. After retiring from teaching, she was a co-owner of the Kwik Kopy shop in Temple, Texas.  She spent her life volunteering and serving others, including being an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Sherman, Texas, being a co-founder and lifetime achievement recipient of the Clan Wallace Society, and serving on the board of the Central Texas Area.
Graveside services for Ann Marie Wallace will be 10 a.m., Saturday, January 7th, in the Lindig Cemetery. Funeral services will follow at 11:30 a.m., in Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Percy Smerek officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.fredericksburg-funerals.com

Capt John R. Wallace, USCG Retired

Captain John Robert Wallace, US Coast Guard, proudly served thirty two years, from 1957 until 1989, and is now enjoying retirement in Walterboro, SC.

A US Coast Guard Academy Graduate and University of Illinois Graduate, John served 4 Tours in Southeast Asia, (3 in Vietnam 1969-1972).  After that the majority of his career was served as a Civil Engineering Officer, including two major command appointments.

As a Clan Wallace Society member, he served 15 years on the Board of Directors as well as 3 years as the society President.

For your service and sacrifice John, the Clan Wallace Society salutes you.

 

Scott Wallace, USN, 1989 – 2001

Scott Wallace joined the US Navy right out of high school in 1989, entering into the Navy Nuclear Power program.  In 1993 he reported to the USS John F Kennedy CV-67, serving five years in the ship’s main propulsion division.  Follow on duty assignments included NAS Cecil Field and SIMA Mayport following a short period on medical hold.  Scott separated from active duty in August 2001 as a Machinist Mate 1st Class.

Scott joined the Clan Wallace Society in 2016 and filled the role of the society’s webmaster until 2024.

For your service and sacrifice Scott, the Clan Wallace Society salutes you!