Meeting Minutes: 17-May-58

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

Crown Tournament and Kingdom A&S Updates:

May 27-28; Ashtabula Fairgrounds.

Feast is more than half full. There are camping spaces and hotel rooms available, but we will lose the discount if we don’t get enough people signed up.

Gate will open at 5 p.m. Friday for campers.

There is a Pelicans’ meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Her Majesty Sabd hosts a bardic hour in the Royal Encampment; time TBA

Anyone seeking to serve as TRM’s A&S champion can create a display in Kingdom A&S display showing their qualifications. A Kingdom A&S entry can also be considered for TRM’s A&S champion position.

Help with Crown Tourney and Kingdom A&S:

Gate staff: Gate will be busy on Saturday; See Lady Dorothea.

Serve lunch: See Lady Clairicia.

Breakfast bar: Muffins, breakfast-type finger foods and pastries are needed. Give them to Baroness Madelaine on May 24 or the morning of May 27 at the event.

Teachers: See Mistress Thorhalla and Lady Chaiya.

Loan of banners, banner poles and portable holes: See Lady Jocelin.

Feast prep and cleaning kitchen after feast: See Master Aiden.

Bake sale fundraiser: See event steward Lady Katherin verch Rhys.

Baronial tent: Help needed at 5 p.m. Friday; See Baron Pietro and Baroness Aurelia

Help setting up the event: Starts at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26. See event steward Lady Katherin verch Rhys.

UPCOMING CLEFTLANDS EVENTS

May 31: A relax-a-revel (no planned activities) will be held.

June 10: NOWM, in Wellington. Registration is now open during baronial meetings. Camping will be allowed Saturday night; campers must talk to the camp’s representative at troll to make arrangements. Mistress Elizabethe is organizing classes. Registration will be taken at meetings soon. See Lord Meinhard for details.

OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Youth Officer: Parents and kids are invited to give their ideas and suggestions for future projects to our Youth Minister Lady Chaiya.

Upcoming classes: See the baronial calendar, baronial Facebook page or our MOAS Mistress Elizabethe for details.

Garb-a-thon sewing sessions are scheduled for May, June and early July. Watch the baronial Facebook page for details.

OPEN OFFICER POSITIONS

Archery marshal: See Forester Cadfan for information about this position.

Gold Key: Applications are on the baronial website. See our seneschal Mistress Angharad for information about these job openings.

GUILD ANNOUNCEMENTS

Armorers Guild: This guild meets most Thursdays in Berea. The host requires that participants be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend. See Baron Calum for details.

UPCOMING SCA EVENTS

July 28-Aug. 13: Pennsic War

See a full list of upcoming Midrealm events here: https://midrealm.org/events-calendar/

OLD BUSINESS

Exchequer: Members are asked to donate $2 per meeting, or $100 per year, to cover the cost of the meeting hall rental.

Quartermaster: The quartermaster must be notified at least two weeks in advance if a member wishes to borrow baronial gear.

Baronial meetings: Set-up starts at 6:30 p.m. and activities start at 7 p.m. A brief business meeting is held about 9 p.m.

For updates, corrections or additions, contact THL Jolicia atte Northclyfe at chronicler@cleftlands.org or on Facebook (Julie Washington).