Site notes
We meet at the Good Shepherd Family Center, St John of the Cross, 140 Richmond Rd, Euclid. Please use the entrance at the far end along the parking lot.
The Baronial Briefing/Announcements will be at 7:30 indoors for the summer.
Officers Announcements
The schedule for Standard Bearers competitions is:
- Armored & Rapier at NOWM
- Archery at May dessert revel next week 5/28 (rain delay is 6/4)
- A&S at June dessert revel (6/25)
The Baronial open house, cookout, and swap meet is scheduled for Wednesday, July 2nd. We plan to set up the meeting area like a mini demo.
Upcoming Events
5/23-26 – Kingdom A&S & Spring Crown (Marche of the Marshes), Findlay, OH
https://marcheofthemarshes.midrealm.org/middle-kingdom-ans-and-crown-spring-2025/
We have several Cleftlanders competing in A&S and Crown – good luck to all!
Publick House will be set up– please see Mistress Elizabethe re providing donations.
6/7 – Northern Oaken War Maneuvers (Barony of the Cleftlands & Shire of Falcon’s Quarry), Wellington, OH
https://events.cleftlands.org/nowm/
Prereg is open both online and at meeting.
Our Armored and Rapier Standard Bearers tournaments will be held at NOWM in the morning.
Please make award recommendations to take advantage of the local event!
As is now traditional, pre-registering gets express check-in at the event.
New for this year, anyone who pre-registers will get a raffle ticket for a chest built by Count Nikolai!
7/11-13 – Push for Pennsic (Marche of Norborough), Troy, OH
https://marcheofnorborough.wordpress.com/norborough-faire/
7/25-8/10 – Pennsic!
Online registration ends 6/15 – register soon!
6/29/26 – Save the Date: SCA 60 Year Anniversary! Hendricks County Fairgrounds, Danville, IN
Dame Elizabethe Alles is coordinating the history display – see her if you are interested in helping.
For the full list of Midrealm events, visit the kingdom calendar at https://midrealm.org/events-calendar/
Guild Meeting Schedule
Regular schedule unless noted otherwise in announcements
Armorers: Thursday evenings in Berea, see Baron Calum for details.
Cooks: 2nd Wednesday 7pm at meeting in the classroom.
Event Planning Committee: 3rd Tuesdays at Critical Hit Games
Needleworkers: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at Critical Hit Games
Scribes: 1st Tuesdays in Euclid, see Master Aiden or Master Milesent for details
Guild & Officer Announcements
Archery: No practice this coming Monday, will resume on 6/2.
Armorers: Meeting is at regular time & place, see Baron Calum for details.
Arts & Sciences: Tonight’s class was cancelled as Lady Chaiya is not feeling well; her Basic Embroidery class will be rescheduled.
Cooks: Our May dessert revel challenge for next week is edible flowers – have fun with it!
July 12 we’re planning an outing to a couple Amish stores; come talk with Dorothea or Katherin for details.
Demos: 6/28 is the Scottish Games demo, with setup on the evening of 6/27.
Exchequer: We ask each person to donate $2/meeting, or $100/yr; if this is your 1st meeting, please be our guest.
Coronation report – we had 442 attendees, and the barony made $937 on the event, plus $89 on the lunch tavern.
Garb-a-Thon: 5/31 from 10am – 6pm at the House of the Three Cats. See Facebook for the location.
Gold Key: Need garb for an upcoming event, but you’re new or just out of things that fit? We can help! We are also doing some spring cleaning & repairs on the garb – sewing/mending assistance is welcome.
Social Media: Mela wants “Then and Now” photos from all baronial members to share on social media.
Facebook: Barony of the Cleftlands
Instagram: Cleftlands
Our current A&S Champion Lady Lyonnete has issued a challenge as her final act as Champion – finish at least one of your UFOs…UnFinished Objects. Choose any of your unfinished products sitting around taunting you, finish it, and see her at NOWM for a token.
Several officers are looking for deputies, and this is a great way to try it out and see if you enjoy it. If you think you might be interested in what an officer does, come talk with one of us. If you’re just not sure what the various officers do, come ask about that!
Their Royal Highnesses ask that we all be their eyes & ears for people who are deserving of awards. Remember that the Cleftlands wiki lists a person’s awards, if you’d like to see whether they already have a given award.
Scribal challenge from Her Majesty – There is a competition for the group that can provide the most AoA level award blanks. Blanks may be submitted with illumination only, calligraphy only, or both.
Is your Cleftlands Wiki entry up to date? Look for the QR codes available at meeting to make changes.
For updates, corrections or additions, contact Lady Katherin verch Rhys at chronicler@cleftlands.org or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/angela.reese.146, Angela Reese).