(Drop-Quarter) Winter

(Drop-Year) 1999

(D1) Blatha an Oir

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(T4) Puyallup

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Business Meeting January 21, 1999,

Meeting started at 7:06 pm, about 25 people present

Their Excellencies reported that a follow up forum will be held on Jan. 28 at Lakewood Community Center from 7-9 PM. It's important, Baron & baroness will be giving feedback. Address is 9112 Lakewood Drive SW, between Steilacom Blvd & 100th.

It was suggested that fighters might want to look at pages 10-15 of the ABC's.

Given our educational status, how many have done a demo, taught a class, etc. in last 3 months? Stronghold feast went very well. It was suggested that officers and aurocrats might want to make use of our contact at Office Max in Tacoma (see the Chronicler).

Business:

At 12th night, Maeve had a birthday party, Alessandra elevated to Laurel.

Maggie Longtooth is in the hospital for cancer surgery. Send cards, but no balloons.

At last forum people wanted time to socialize at baronial meeting, so meeting will be kept short.

Officers: Fennig: Curently have $9000 ($200 is Strongholds). Policy on advances, per Kingdom: will need to give full name, address & Social Security number. If advance money is not reconciled in 60 days, IRS will count it as income for the individual receiving the advance. Domesday report should be out by the end of the month.

A&S: Meeting went well, February meeting, see Blatherings.

Marshall's: Denis wants to step down. Need someone at journeyman level to take his place. Fighter's practice Sunday at Larchmont. Will be there until 1:30.

Herald: No report.

Constable: See Blatherings

Chirurgeon: All quiet. Knowne Worlde Chirurgeon Symposium Oct 23-25. Boy Scout camp in Deception Pass.

Chatelain: Short fighting demo on Feb 7th at McMurry Middle School, Vashon Island. Contact Pisi. Will include feast with the kids. We have been asked to mingle in the lobby at the Rob Roy Highland Ball at Shereton Convention Center April 17. Merchants welcome: Celtic stuff only, Celtic persona only.

Gold Key: Aowen (?) wants pavilion and castle for June faire. He will transport and set up. $50 & $50 cleaning fee to be charged.

Chamberlain: Report in Blatherings

Stronghold Chatelain: doing pretty good: not a lot of new people due to military rotations, etc. Feast went well.

Stronghold A&S Class coming up. Field & Book Heraldry in Feb & March. Working on list of teachers & classes wanted.

Seneschal's report: End of reporting cycle. All officers need to get reports in to Kingdom

Events: Calender for next year locked in with Crier & Orting. Need autocrats.

Newcomer's Althing: Normanna Hall. April 24-25. Contact Isabeau or Fennig with what classes you would like. A&S round table: Bring your pretties to show off and discuss.

Old Business: Sebastian taking over Rapier marshallate. Cadet to Diana. All Officers: need drop dead deputies & deputies to train as your replacements. Reminder of open offices.

Sargents meeting needed to plan Harvest Feast. Isabeau is Autocrat, Rowan Feastocrat.

Tandy leather going out of retail business. good prices, stock up now!

Western Regional feast Feb. 20th. Rowan organizing entertainment. Site Kitsap County Fairgrounds.

Sven contacted for fighter's demo at Norwescon. Fighters contact Sven.

Baroness: How about Merchant villeges instead of Merchants row at events? Could have all sorts of scenarios: Caravans, etc.

South Sound Unity: Erik & Sancha of Glymm Mere autocrats. BAO is only liaison.

No autocrat for Learning Dag, yet.

Meeting adjourned at 8PM

Business Meeting February 18, 1999

Meeting started at 7:00 pm, with 18 people present, including 1 small.

Meeting to be short due to snafu with room reservations.

Their Excellencies report: Isabeau will be going to Western Regional Feast Saturday. Lots of Blatha AN Oirans performing there.

Yusuf encourages all households to get their members to Newcommers Althing recommended that if you are bringing newcommers to their first event, hand them Forward into the Past, available from Chatelain and many merchants. Need junior grade marshalls. Please consider training for this.

Seneschal: Pyotr got together with Fenneag regarding her position. She's doing excellent job. . Contract with Riverglen still in negotiations.

Herald, Chatelaine, Scribe: not present, no reports.

Gold Key: has bought some fabric for t-tunics to replace missing garb. Cloaks and fabric needed: donations welcome!

Constable: Please check your warrants with Anne to confirm them. Next Tuesday at Stronghold: Basic, Bare-bones Constabulary class, 7pm Nelson Rec center. Handbooks will be for sale then.

A&S: Special meeting at Sara Bonneville's 7pm. Topic: Falconry. A Harris Hawk will be present.

Marshallate: Rapier will be at Stronghold next Tuesday. Fighter practice still at Spanaway Elementary.

Baron Moonshadow and another member presented Baroness Isabeau with two squeaky laurels and pot of daffodils. Ricardo is in country.

Chamberlain: Looking for new angles on cleaning tent.

Fenneag: Has copies of year end report. Have always shared proceeds of Autumn War with opponents. Proposed sending $1,000 to principality. Seconded/Passed. Suggestion to present at next Coronet.

Chirurgeon: All quiet

Baron Moonshadow: Sunday fight practice went well. Stronghold practice: 5 in armor, 3 rapiers from Glym Mere.

Events:

Vashon Island Boy Scout demo: went very well

Not Just for Newcommer's Althing: Barek and Lao and someone else (didn't catch the name) teaching boffer/ whale bone tourney. Someone/s needed to teach adults how to do children's activities run armor workshop. All day A&S forum. Stew(?), dessert/snack potluck and bardic afterwards.

Lord Defenders/Robin Hood Days: Karle Redstone doing heavies. Need archery & Rapier scenarios. Aowen & Connel: Siege cooking.

Sergantry: Walrum reported next meeting will be to greet candidates at Walrum's Sat. march 14 from 1-5. Bring your inspirations, if you want.

New Business:

Sara Trying to find a site for dance and stitch & bitch, etc. Fife community center available for $20/hr. Will try 3 month trial.

Isabeau: Rohan sent check to Chronicler: $50 to help people afford subscriptions: $5 per person. Rohan Foundation grant of $5 per/subscription. See Chronicler for grant if you need one. Pyotr will add $50 to cover $5 for 10 more people.

Honey War Belly dance competition-includes prize for best male dancer.

Sponsorship of Crier front page Barony will send $100 donation to Crier.

Need proposals for post-meeting site for socializing.

Meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm

Business Meeting Minutes -March 18, 1999

Meeting started at 7:10 pm, with 22 people present, 8 more arrived later.

Roswitha has run across 8-9 copies of Viking Congress papers on the Norse in the British Isles. If interested in seeing , contact Roswitha.

Their Excellencies report: Isabeau not present. Yusuf received e-mail from someone in Gig Harbor regarding assistance with school project. Pisi and others have been in contact with the gentle.

Seneschal: Pyotr got together with Fenneag regarding her position. She's doing excellent job. . Contract with Riverglen still in negotiations.

Officers:

Seneschal: Contract has been signed with RiverGlen. Pyotr has copies. Autocrats need copies of the contract. Road has been gravelled.

Herald: 6 submissions in: Fred (sorry, I didn't get the whole name), Diana, Sgt. Garrett, 2 baronial awards. Will be discussed at April's Lion's Blood meeting. Rohan willl be holding Heraldry meetings on third Saturday of the month, beginning in April, at his house.

Marshallate:Tuesday's Fighter practice excellent, and getting large. Missed last Sunday's practice due to 18th wedding anniversary. Sunday's still at Spanaway Elementary, 1 PM to whenever.

Archery: Diana and the Boeing group are looking at getting Boeing Archery Range for practice on Tuesday.

Chamberlain: no report.

Fenneag:Thanks to all who take care of Baronial pavilion. If we want the pavilion at May Crown in Omak, we need people to take it, set it up, take it down, etc. Castle repairs: castle needs major refurbishing, need volunteers to organize and run work parties, survey the repairs, estimate cost and supervise work.

Contract for Social Night for Pyotr to sign: Social night s are: 1st Wednesdays of April, May and June at Fife Community Center.

Chronicler: 69 copies mailed out, including 11 comps. 2 subscription renewals. $50 contributed to Johan Fund, total now $100. Fund for 1st time subscribers, or for one renewal after a several month lapse., for those in financial need. Fund will contribute $5 per subscription.

Chirurgeon: No activity

Chamberlain: no report.

Chatelaine: Newcommer Althing is coming up, and is not just for newcommer's. Rob Roy Demo: there has been some miscommunication. All attending must pay $25 to get in. See Pisi for fliers.

Norwescon, on easter weekend. 8 people have contacted Pisi about joing. Request from Kent Girl Scout troup asking us to do something for them.

Lord Defenders: Maeve autocrating, Gold Key/Chatelaine/and Pied Piper will combine tables: Need 2-3 people at the one area. Contact Alexandra if you can volunteer.

Events:

Not Just for Newcommer's Althing:4/24-4/25. 1 ot 2 classes will be running at a time. 2 day full metal jacket stitch & bitch. William will do class on SCA cooking: for fun and serious research.

Laura Crrokshank tendered resignation as Biffycrat (for the summer?). Need either volunteers or autocrats will have to do it themselves. Thanks to Llaura for a wonderful job.

Lord Defenders/Robin Hood Days: Need volunteers for FUN rapier and archery scenerios.

Shauna: Information Binder is in progress. Needs publications to add to it: ABC's, Knowne Worlde handbook, Kingdom By-Laws, etc.

Guilds: Dance practice at the stronghold is picking up. 3rd Tuesdays at the Stronghold. There will be dancing at monthly social night. April is silly dance month. .

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM to Round Table Pizza.