Scottish Festival – Sunday, May 6, 2001
Held at the Berman Academy (former Peary High School building)
Photos courtesy Judy Miller Ridgway (1968)

Left, Dave Ricklis (1967) with his wife and one of his daughters.  Dave was the Drum Major chosen to lead all the bands at the end of the evening.


Above, Dave Ricklis leading all the bands at the evening’s final performance. Totally awesome sound from all the pipes and drums as they marched and played together

 

 


Above, The Peary Alumni Band with one of the original bass drums.

 


Right, the newly placed anchor at dusk (from l to r) Judy Miller Ridgway, Laura Kadin Egger and Bobbie Coberly
Servant… all Class of 1968.

Left, Dr. Dunn and Dave Ricklis.

 

Below, photo from one of the earliest pipe band scrapbooks…. It’s of a news article that appeared in the local Rockville, Maryland newspaper on Thursday, October 7, 1965. The words in fine print are ” An age old
question as to what a Scotsman wears under his kilt is seemingly answered at the expense of Peary High School Piper Dave Spurlock, as Jackson Weaver of WMAL investigates. Enjoying the scene in front of the Washingtonian (hotel) prior to the recent UGF Kickoff Luncheon, are from left: Mrs. Betty Roberts, residential chairman of the UGF drive, Art Ridgway (66) on the drum, Weaver, Joe Bartlett (66) of the pipers, Spurlock (66) of Peary, Frank Hardin of the WMAL team, and Ann Evans (68) of the piper band in the background.”