IMPORTANT INFORMATION / STANDARD BEARERS
Standard Bearers and Northern Oaken Regional A&S Fair, April 13 at Sts. Robert and William Church in Euclid. Contact Lord Tarmach, the event steward, with questions.
NEW: Food prep for Standard Bearers is 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at Mistress Angharad’s house. See Mistress Angharad or Lady Dorothea for details.
NEW: Saturday, April 6 is the last day to enter the A&S Fair. Judges are still needed. See Sir Crispin or Mistress Milesent for details.
NEW: Donated breakfast items are needed for Standard Bearers. Please sign up using the Google form on the event Facebook page, or see Lady Genevra.
NEW: Her Highness needs retainers. Sign up on the event website or the Northern Oaken Regional A&S Fair website. See Baroness Gianna with questions.
The site fee is by donation, but please pre-register for the feast, either via PayPal or at next week’s meeting.
Standard Bearers competitions will include armored combat, rapier combat and A&S. The archery champion will be selected at Fletchings of Spring.
Armored combatants should bring a full gauntlet and 6-foot spear.
FUTURE REVELS
April: Armored Tournament
May: Swap meet and possible cookout
UPCOMING BARONIAL EVENTS
May 18: Fletchings of Spring, held at Liberty Park in Twinsburg. The baronial archery championship will be held at this event, not Standard Bearers. Event steward is Lord Tarmach.
There will be target and combat archery. One fee includes lunch. Due to site restrictions, money cannot be taken on site, so the event is pre-registration only. Pay Pal information will be on the event website soon.
DEMOS
Scottish Games: Saturday, June 22, Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. Set-up help will be needed on Friday, June 21. A Google sign-up form will be available soon. See Lady Shahzada for more information.
200th St. Stroll: Saturday, June 1, Euclid. See Lady Shahzada to sign up.
OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW OFFICERS NEEDED: Rapier marshal Lord Reinhardt (Labros) Mit Dem Bartand and Sergeant Bastian Eychener are stepping down soon and need replacements. An officer application can be found on the baronial website.
ARCHERY: Archery practice will be held Monday, April 8. See the baronial Facebook page for details.
MOAS: Field trips to the Cleveland Museum of Art are coming up. See the baronial calendar (http://www.cleftlands.org/calendar/) or the baronial Facebook page for details on upcoming classes. See MOAS Mistress Elizabeth if you want to teach or request a class.
GUILD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Needleworkers Guild: Meetings are held at Critical Hit gaming store in Cleveland Heights on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6:30. See Lady Miriana to learn more.
Armorers Guild: Meetings are held most Thursdays on the West Side; see Baron Calum for details.
Garb-a-Thons: These sessions are opportunities to work on garb, get help sewing garb, or just socialize. Check the baronial Google calendar for details. The organizers want to know if gentles are interested in Sunday sessions. See Mistress Thorhalla, Lady Genevra and Lady Chaiya for details.
UPCOMING SCA EVENTS
April 27: Grand Tournament of the Dragon (near Cincinnati)
May 4: Spring Coronation (Canton)
May 11: Mugmorts Melee (Granville, OH)
May 18: Fletchings of Spring (Twinsburg)
May 25-26: Kingdom A&S and Spring Crown Tournament (Findlay)
See a full list of upcoming Midrealm events here: https://midrealm.org/events-calendar/
OLD BUSINESS
Our new meeting site is Ss. Robert and William Catholic Parish, aka Saint Billy-Bob, at 367 E. 260th St., Euclid. Go to the school, not the church. We need to vacate the site between 9:30 and 10 p.m. The barony will meet here until fall.
Lady Leonne is updating the Cleftlands contacts booklet. Contact her to update or add your information.
Families with children should introduce themselves to our Youth Office, Lady Chaiya.
Exchequer: Members are asked to donate $2 per meeting, or $100 per year, to cover the cost of the meeting hall rental. We are paying the same rent at Saint Billy-Bob.
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 at 8:15 p.m.
For updates, corrections or additions, contact THL Jolicia atte Northclyfe at chronicler@cleftlands.org or on Facebook (Julie Washington).