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PAGE 4AM FEAR-GLÉIDHIDHThe Flowers of the ForestDr. Dean Rae (Skip) BergEdmonds, WA (1956‐2007)By Director Jim “Bowie” WallaceClan Wallace Councilman Dr. Skip Bergpassed away the night of 11 August 2007,of a sudden heart attack. He was 51.He leaves loving wife of 20 years, Kathy,and brother Neal Berg of Florida. He wasa Doctor of Silviculture (Forestry Man‐agement.) while doing what he liked todo ‐ dancing at an outdoor 60s RnR con‐cert. Skip was one of 12 first cousins ofCWS Director Jim “Bowie” Wallace.“I helped my Cousins Darrell Wallaceand Skip Berg set up and convened thePNW Games in Enumclaw, WA in 2006which they convened again in July 2007.See Dean Rae Berg Memorial (1956‐2007)on flickr.com. “Here is an impromptuphoto memorial of Skipʹs life, an extraor‐dinary brother and eco‐warrior. Thechildhood photos were taken by his lov‐ing and surviving father Don, while thelater photos have come from family,friends and me. Kathy, his wife has justbegun the planning stages of a formalcelebration for the last weekend of Sep‐tember in Seattle.” ‐ Neal BergDarrell Wallace (L) and Skip Berg (R)PLEASE SUBMIT ALL OF YOURARTICLES, NEWS, AND“FLOWERS OF THE FOREST “ELECTRONICALLY TOEDITOR@CLANWALLACE.ORG.Dr. Robert E. H. PuntenneyMcMinnville, OR (1917 ‐ 2007)Robert E. H. Puntenney, M.D., a great sup‐porter of the Clan Wallace Society andScottish History, passed away suddenly athis home in McMinnville, OR, on January1, 2007. He was 89 years old.He was born in Holly, CO on September 7,1917, to Elma Grace Wallace Puntenneyand Francis Herbert Puntenney.Hismother, a Wallace by birth, immigrated toAmerica directly from Scotland. He at‐tended Drake University in Des Moines,Iowa. He then went on to earn his medicaldegree from the University of Kansas anda specialty in Urology at UCLA in Califor‐nia. From there he held multiple teachingpositions at UCLA, Stanford University,University of Iowa, and University of Ne‐braska medical schools. In these positionshe was the recipient of numerous profes‐sional medical awards and service com‐mendations. He served in the Navy from1942 to 1953, entering the service at thebeginning of World War II as an enlistedman. Soon he was promoted to an officerand rose through those ranks as well. In1952 he married Rosemarie Daniels andbegan raising a family. Prior to his retire‐ment in 1978, he accepted a position withthe Veterans Administration Hospitals as aChief of Staff dedicated to improving theservices provided to military veter‐ans. After retirement, he continued withactive participation in the Veterans of For‐eign Wars (VFW) and the American Le‐gion. His personal beliefs held an ex‐tremely strong dedication not only to histotal family, but also to his heritage and hepassed that on to his children. His son,Robert A. Puntenney, had the pleasure ofenrolling him as a Life Member in ClanWallace in September 1998, in tribute tohis Wallace heritage, of which he had avery strong pride.He is survived by his wife, 4 sons, 1daughter, 13 grandchildren, and sevengreat‐grandchildren. He was dearly lovedby both his family and his medical pa‐tients, and will be deeply missed by all.AUTUMN 2007Road Less TraveledBy Bob WallaceWhile it may not seem like it, time hasbeen flying by since our last visit to Scot‐land in 2005, commemorating the execu‐tion of Sir William Wallace by the Eng‐lish in August of 1305. Two dozen ClanWallace Society members traveledthrough the Highlands for a week, stop‐ping at Abernethy for the Games in thatsmall town not too distant from Inver‐ness.During our second week, more than 50 ofus, in coach and cars, traveled the centralbelt between Glasgow and Edinburgh,from the Wallace home in Elderslie toStirling Castle and the Stirling Museumto the Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Cas‐tle, then up to Aberdeen for the paradeand ceremony beneath the WallaceMonument on School Hill, including agroup of Clan Irvine members from theU.S., and a group of “Vikings” in theirancient garb from the Shetland Islands.A good portion of that second week wasdevoted to Sir William Wallace for whatshould be obvious reasons. We coveredas many Wallace areas as was possible tofit into that second week of visiting Scot‐land in 2005. Unfortunately, we didnʹtget all the Wallace‐related sites into that2005 schedule as we may have wanted,thus another tour is in the works, a tourcovering the area south of Scotlandʹscentral belt.In the planning stage still at this moment,we expect to spend a day at the HighlandGames in Peebles, visit Lanark and NewLanark, the Border Abbeys, Ettrick For‐est, and near the end of next yearʹs tour,a stop at the Barns of Ayr. While thisportion of such a tour alone covers agood portion of Southern Scotland, thereis much more!Next yearʹs tour also includes a numberof sites tied to Scotlandʹs favorite poet,Robert Burns. We expect to visit hisbirthplace; the home where he lived later(Continued on page 6)

PAGE 5AM FEAR-GLÉIDHIDHThe Road Well TraveledBy Lois & Bob WallaceAt least once in oneʹs lifetime a vacationtrip ought to be undertaken that takes younearly from sea to shining sea to see whatthis nation is all about outside the majorcities. Such a trip is about to commence onthe last day of August of 2007 when Loisand I tow our fifth‐wheel trailer from ourhome in Dayton, Nevada to the ScottishGames in Pleasanton, CA, for Labor Day.On the official Labor Day holiday weʹll dothose chores one does to prep for a five‐week trip across this nation, en route tovisiting family in Michigan for about twoweeks; cross the border into Ontario, for agenealogy fair in Simcoe, ON; then backacross the border at Buffalo, New York onour way to this yearʹs Clan Wallace SocietyGathering in Williamsburg, VA. Nearly aweek in Williamsburg and weʹll be back onthe Interstate heading for Nevada.As you might imagine, it takes more than afew moments of time to put a trip of thismagnitude together. Over several eveningsin the last few weeks weʹve sat down andlooked at our Road Atlas 2007, checked ourTrailer Life magazine for RV sites at vari‐ous locations where we plan to stay over‐night during our trek across the numerousranges in the Great Basin states of Nevadaand Utah, over the high plains of Wyo‐ming, then across the plains states of Ne‐braska, Iowa and Illinois on our way toMichigan. Oh, and the occasional fuelingstation to top off the truck every few hun‐dred miles. For those attending the Wil‐liamsburg Gathering, we are sure to have afew stories to share.Wallaces In The “Land O’ Lincoln”joined the Society andvolunteered to con‐vene and to assistwith manning theCWS tent.One 85 year old Scots‐man from near Edin‐burgh named WilliamWallace said “Youmade my day!” Wellhe made ours, too.This was the firstCWS tent at theevent. We (Norma &L‐R: June Wallace Acheson, Jim Rolain, Bill J. Wallace, Peter Aishton Bill)accomplished(Potential Oak Brook Convenor) Norma Wallace in the Parade of Clans.some firsts for us.By Norma & Bill J. WallaceWe sent out press releases to several sub‐What a great event! The Saint Andrew urban newspapers. As a result Bill wasSociety does a superb job of organizing interviewed by a reporter for a story andand running the games. Staff and officers papers ran the press release.were unfailingly helpful to us strangersfrom Oregon. Temperatures in the upper We purchased an ad in the games pro‐80s didn’t keep visitors away.gram similar to one used in Tucson, AZ.Our ad received positive comment fromWe were so gratified to hear Wallaces say, several visitors to our tent. This was a“We look for a Wallace tent every year; we very good time, and it was wonderful toare so glad you are here.” Wallace’s be with family.AUTUMN 2007McLain Festival, PABy Richard WallisOn the Labor Day Weekend, everyoneshould come to the McLain Scottish Festi‐val at Carlisle, PA.The day started with the Zembo TempleHighlander Pipe Band which led a pro‐cession of the twelve clans in attendance,through the grounds from the perform‐ance area onto the athletic field where theNational Anthem was sung by CharlieZahm, and a prayer was said. Through‐out the day one had the opportunity towatch two Irish dance school troupes, aScottish Country dancers, six singers/performers, sheep herding, the HighlandAthletics, and a “Bonnie Knees” con‐test. The Highland Games as always wasthe centerpiece of entertainment with bigstrapping lads with great strength andendurance to compete all day long withonly short breaks between. Clan Wallacehad a front row seat as our tent happenedto be placed a short distance away fromthe field. I can assure you I was glad thatthe athletes had great control over thevarious hammer throws (photo below),caber tosses, and more!There was a nice flow of people all daygoing from event to show, and I met a lotof nice people and potential members. Infact, I can announce that The Clan Wal‐lace Society has a new Life Member inWilliam Sloane. Jim Schmelzer andWayne Jones stopped by, as did Dale andSusan Leppard, and even President BillWallace and Norma. There were manygreat stories and jokes told as is alwaysthe case when you get a bunch of CWSmembers together. It was a great time.

PAGE 6AM FEAR-GLÉIDHIDHAUTUMN 2007Braving the Hearth: Fall HarvestBy Lisa DeissBeat cream cheese and sugar in mixingbowl until smooth. Add pumpkin, spices,orange rind and beat well. Cover and chillfor 8 hours. Serve as a dip with ginger‐snaps, sliced apples and/or pears.“May your laugh,your love and yourwine be plenty,thus your happi‐ Spiced Apple Sconesness will be noth‐ 1 ¼ cup flour1 tsp baking powdering less.”Pumpkin Pie Dip1 pkg. 8 oz. cream cheese, softened1 can pumpkin pie filling (not puree)2 cups Confectioners Sugar½ tsp. cinnamon½ tsp. ground ginger1 tsp. orange zest (optional)¾ tsp salt3 Tbsp butter2/3 cup milk½ cup sugar1 tbsp apple pie spice1 cup minced apples1 beaten egginto sections when done. Split, butter andserve hot. Dust tops with sugar.Miss Mary’sSweet Potato Pudding1 small can evaporated milk2 cups sugar4 cups grated sweet potato4 eggs½ tsp salt3 ½ cups milk½ stick butter, melted1 tbsp vanilla extractCombine all ingredients and pour intolightly greased 9x13x2 pan and cook at 350for 1 hour. Cool on wire rack.Mix all ingredients well and place in a flatgreased pan. Bake 25 minutes at 450. Cut Enjoy! Slainte mhath!Team Wallace Wins 12th Consecutive Tug-of-War at GlasgowEarly June is a particularly beautiful timeof year in the hills of Glasgow, Kentuckywhere this year the 22nd Annual Games andFestival were held at Barren River StateResort Park. The fields were filled withcolorful Clan Tents, resounding PipeBands, sweating Athletes, Merchants ply‐ing their wares; all in a setting surroundedby the sounds and smells of wonderfulCeltic Entertainment and Celtic Food. Eachyear this exceptional event is put on by theCity of Glasgow Family, made up of Scot‐tish descent citizens who band together tojointly sponsor what is probably the bestand most comprehensive Highland Gamesin the Midwest. Highlighting the event isthe Clan Tug‐of‐War Challenge, won againthis year for the 12th consecutive year bythe Clan Wallace Team, led by ConvenorTim Young, and of course, the Alice Wal‐lace Young Children’s Tug‐of‐War(sponsored by Clan Wallace in honor ofTim’s deceased mother, Alice) where thechildren annually “out‐pull” and humiliatethe Clan Wallace Team.Needless to say, a goodtime was had by all. Thisfour day gathering drewguests from all over thecountry and every daywas filled with excellentcompetitions, shoppingopportunities, and manysocial events; all plannedto make each visitor gladto be a part of the wholeaffair. The Clan WallaceTent area was filled withclansmen at all times, acredit to Host Tim and his2007 Tug‐of‐War Champs: Team Wallace with Tim Young (foreground) family. In 2008 Clan Wal‐and Capt. John Wallace (far right). Congratulations to all!lace’s good friends from2005’s Wallace 700 Ceremonies in Aber‐deen, Scotland, David Irvine, the 26th Baronof Drum, accompanied by his lovely wifeCarolyn, will be the Chief of the Games.2008 will be something special at Glasgow.Plan to be there!(Continued from page 4)in his life; a dinner in Burnsʹ favoritepub, including haggis and Scotch forthose of the proper age, and a piper; anda special tour with a local guide special‐izing in Burns history.A few details are still being worked outat the moment. Brochures will be forth‐coming shortly with as much informa‐tion as we can include therein. For thosewho enjoyed the Wallace Commemora‐tion Tour in 2005, this tour set for Sep‐tember of 2008 looks to be every bit asenjoyable, seeing different parts of Scot‐land. If you didnʹt get the opportunity totravel with us in 2005, we look forwardto seeing you in Scotland in 2008! This isnot one of our International gatherings.If you would like additional details onnext yearʹs Scotland visit, contact me atbob‐wallace@charter.net or call 775‐246‐8316.

PAGE 7AM FEAR-GLÉIDHIDHAUTUMN 2007Arizona Celtic Festival a Smash Hit for Clan WallaceClan Wallace was very adequately repre‐sented on July 21‐22, 2007 at the Flagstaff,Arizona Celtic Festival with their doubletent presentation. Convenors were How‐ard Sloane and son, Ari from Tucson andWilliam H. Wallace and son Wm. HamiltonWallace, Jr. from the Phoenix area. Theywere ably assisted by Ari’s wife Dawn andHoward’s daughter Rayna Sloane, plusAnna Wallace Cocklin and husband Hu,from Prescott.All went well Saturday until just beforenoon when a hard rain came upon us. Itstopped long enough for the opening cere‐mony, so the march on of Clans and bandscould take place. Mid afternoon broughtmore rain plus hail, but with our tarps tocover the tables, nothing was damaged.We had lots of visitors in our two tentsduring the rains but not many interested inWallace.Sunday’s weather was finethough very threatening at times with onlya few drops at take down time. We felt theHamilton Wallace, Howard Sloane and William “Bill” Wallace at Flagstaff, AZ, 21‐22 July 2007.attendance was below last year with the be there next year. Besides it gets us out ofweather to blame. We always enjoy the 105‐115 degree weather into 75‐80 degreeFlagstaff Celtic Festival and the very nice temperatures at 7,000 feet elevation.people on their festival committee. We’llRemembering Scotland’s First New World Colony (1629—1632)the site of present‐day Fort Anne NationalHistoric Site. Clan Wallace had the distinc‐tion of leading a parade through AnnapolisRoyal, that included the Canadian ArmedForces Pipes and Drums (14 Wing CFBGreenwood,) two color parties, Sea Cadets,Parks Canada, representatives from vari‐ous Scottish and Acadian societies, andThe Charlesfort Colony, named for James’ dignitaries from all levels of government.successor, Charles I, was the first capital of Following the unveiling of the new monu‐“New Scotland.” Through the 1620’s, colo‐nial promoter Sir William Alexanderdreamed that Nova Scotia would be Scot‐landʹs response to Englandʹs Virginia andMassachusetts Bay colonies. Internationalpolitics, however, doomed the venturewhen Nova Scotia was ceded to France in1632, and the Colonial Office gave pre‐cendence and resources to the English colo‐nies farther south. The removal of theScots paved the way for French colonialexpansion in Atlantic Canada. The Aca‐dians are the ancestors of today’s American“Cajun” communities.In July 1629, Scotland established its firstNorth American colony at present‐dayAnnapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. It is signifi‐cant because the Order of the Baronets ofNova Scotia was created by King James I &VI as a way to fund colonial expansion intoNorth America.ment — which happened to be constructedof sandstone quarried at Wallace, NovaScotia — there was a public barbecue, anopen‐air concert, and exhibitions of High‐land and traditional 17th century Scottishdancing.For more info on Charlesfort and the Inter‐national Gatherings of the Clans, visitwww.scotsns.ca or www.igc2007.ca.Tom E.S. Wallace (R) with Hon. David Morse, NS Minister of Natural Resources (L), and Marie‐ColombeRobichaud (C) from the Acadian Heritage Society unveil a new Charlesfort Memorial at Annapolis Royal,Archeological research in the 1990’s provedNS, on August 14th. Coincidentally, this monument is made from sandstone quarried at Wallace, NS.that the short‐lived Charlesfort existed on

PAGE 8AM FEAR-GLÉIDHIDHAUTUMN 2007the Clan Wallace Caribbean Cruise: Feb 27—Mar 6, 2008Convenor Dorothy Knight of WoodsleeOntario informs us of a cruise to relieve thestress of winter.Carnival Miracle ‐ 8 Day Southern Carib‐bean from Fort Lauderdale, FLFebruary 27th to March 6th, 2008Rates from 1,152.00 USD per person.Cruise includes accommodations as se‐lected. Roundtrip airfare from Toronto.Airfare available from all major cities inCanada and the US. Local transfers in Ft.Lauderdale. Meals and entertainment onCarnival Miracle. 50.00 USD shipboard credit per cabinCocktail party ‐ one hour open bar.Special pricing per person.Inside Cabin Cat 4A 1152.00 USDOceanview Cat. 6A 1242.00 USDBalcony (obstructed) Cat 7A 1292.00 USDBalcony Cat 8A 1412.00 USDCruise without air please deduct 450.27Feb 27 departs Ft. Lauderdale 4:00 pmFeb 28 Day at SeaFeb 29 Day at SeaMar 1 St. Marten 8:00 am to 5:00 pmMar 2 St. Lucia 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMar 3 St. Kitts 9:00 am to 4:00 pmMar 4 Day at SeaMar 5 Day at SeaMar 6 Arrive Ft. Lauderdale 8:00 amcupancy. Government fees/taxes are addi‐tional per guest. Prices subject to changewithout prior notice. Offer is capacity con‐trolled and applies to new individualbookings only. Some restrictions (includingDeposit of 25.00 USD per person will hold stateroom/category availability) apply.your cruise. There are 20 cabins on hold in Rates are subject to availability. Shipsʹ Reg‐istry: The Bahamas or Panama. This com‐various categories. Secure your spot now.munication has been brought to you by:All deposits are fully refundable beforefinal payment.REGAL CRUISES AND TRAVELSecond deposit of 275.00 USD per person RE: CLAN WALLACE CRUISE29 KING STREET WESTdue October 1, 2007. Final payment dueSTONEY CREEK, ONTARIODecember 14, 2007.CANADA L8G 1H2Contact Mary Ann Burski at mary‐ann@regalcruises.ca or 905‐545‐4616 home We hope you enjoyed receiving informa‐tion on our latest featured offers.905‐517‐4616 cellIf however, you would rather not receivethese updates, please email:Call or Email MARY ANN ann@regalcruises.caSubject Unsubscribe and we will removeyou from the distribution list.* Cruise only rates are in U.S. dollars, perperson, based on category 1A, double oc‐July, despite health challenges to long‐timeClan Wallace convenors Jeani Johnson andJulie Davidson.Over fifty WallacesClan Wallace retained its traditional pres‐ stopped by to visit the clan tent on July 27‐ence at the 61st Annual Pacific Northwest 28, many signing a greeting card to JeaniHighland Games in Enumclaw, WA, in late and Julie at the same time.Enumclaw, WAWallaces wearing clan tartan participatedin the Parade of the Clans both days, andenjoyed a visit by the Chief of the GamesChuck Cook, who is credited with officialrecognition of Tartan Day in WashingtonState. All agreed that the massed bands,which featured twenty different pipebands in five grades, was most impressive.Missing from the picture is co‐convenorDr. Skip Berg who has since passed away(cf. Flowers of the Forest, Page 4.)Jeanne Wallace, Chuck Cook, Darrell Wallace andLori Wallace at Enumclaw, WA, Highland Games.GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT2009 CWS Gathering CommitteePresident Bill J. Wallace and the Board ofDirectors have given CWS Treasurer BobWallace of Dayton, NV, ownership of asub‐committee to research venues for the2009 International Gathering of ClanWallace.Ben Howard of Chandler, AZ; CarmenWallace of Red Deer, Alberta; andGarrett Whiteside of Herndon, VA; alsoserve on the committee.This committee will report its short listof recommended sites for 2009.For more information, contact Bob Wal‐lace directly at bob‐wallace@charter.net.

kcayler@davis.com GLEIDHIDH EDITOR Tom E.S. Wallace 50 Cavalier Drive Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Canada B4C 3K3 Phn: 902-252-2653 editor@clanwallace.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Marcus (Jim) Wallace, Jr. 3200 Blake St Corinth, TX 76210-1602 Phn: 940-321-3067 marcusjw@centurytel.net CONVENORS' AFFAIRS Jean R. Wallace 3005 Ridge Pass Rd