Minutes for June 26, 2005

Here are the minutes for the Brendoken baronial meeting held Sunday June 26,2005 in Smithville.

Lord Brice called the meeting to order after a short celebration of the birthday of Baroness Catriona.

Baroness:
Another sewing session for the tabbards has been planned. It will take place July 13 at the Mill in Smithville in lieu of Thistle's regular meeting. LadyMageen will have the room available at 5:00 p.m. Please bring sewing machines
and/or sergers. There was also discussion of making baldrics for archers rather than the tabbards.

A Baronial Revel will take place at the Baronial Encampment at Pennsic Tuesday August 16 at 6:30 p.m. Please bring chairs if you wish to sit. Brendoken will also host the Oaken Baronesses Tea the same day at 2:00 in the Brendoken camp. This will be for Her Majesty, Her Highness and the Baronesses of the Oaken Region.

Their Excellencies have requested recommendations of gentles whose service to the barony should be recognized.

Baron:
24 gentles are registered to camp in the Brendoken camp at Pennsic. The location of the camp has not yet been announced. A melee practice for fighters will take place July 18 at St. Emilian Byzantine Catholic Church in Brunswick from 6:00-10:00 p.m.

Exchequer:
Lady Bekea announced that the balance (before checks were written) was $1876.36. An additional $20.00 was collected from the kitty.

Bekea still needs a list of baronial property.

The barony is now required to have a Financial Plan and a Financial Committee to make decisions about Exchequer matters. It was decided that the Financial Committee will consist of the Seneschal, the Exchequer and all paid SCA members in attendance at any given meeting. Non members will be requested not to participate in votes pertaining to financial matters.

Herald:
THL Katarina has passed the office to Lady Gauselin. Katarina will be sending in the packet for the barony's awards heraldry once she has received a check from the Exchequer. (Personal checks are not accepted by the College of Heralds.) A 16 1/2 month delay is anticipated for passage of group heraldry.

MOAS:
Lady Debfergail is still working on a dance night to be held in the Medina area. She is aiding new members with the production of garb for Pennsic.

The Baronial Championship event has been confired with Zion Lutheran Church in North Canton for September 17. Volunteers are still needed, especially for setup and teardown. See Debfergail to volunteer. Archery has been approved for the event, but a net will be needed.

There was much discussion about the Cleftlands dance event which was scheduled opposite the baronial championships. The event has been moved to the following weekend but now conflicts with Three Towers' Hastings event. The event was allowed to conflict since the dance symposium does not include fighting.

Webmaster:
THL Ailith now has internet access and needs to update the officer listings on the website. Please send information to her at ailith@neo.rr.com. All officers will be required to sign paperwork giving permission to publish personal information on the website.

Chatelaine:
Lady Maerwynn has taken over the position of Chatelaine. She plans to work on providing help with Gold Key at the Baronial Championships and to set up a Chatelaine's point for newcomers.

Alderford:
Alderford continues to participate in a number of library demos. The group's summer event, Oaken Melee School, will take place July 8-10 in Roswell and will feature melee practice as well as fencing, archery and siege engines. Lord Giles has volunteered to marshal youth fighting on Saturday afternoon.

Gwyntarian:
Has also had a number of library demos including a large one at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. They will be participating in a very large demo at Hudson Public Library on July 30 and have asked for help from other groups. The demo will be in celebration of the library building's grand opening and attendance is expected to be in the thousands. Katarina also announced that there will be a revel at her home following the demo.

Thistle:
Thistle has been participating in demos this past month and will continue to do so in July. They will be doing a large demo at Brunswick Public Library on July 9 from noon until 5:00. The group has several new authorized fighters. They are looking for a volunteer to serve as Thistle's Knights Marshal since Lord Durdel will be stepping down from the position. There will be no fighter practice in August. Lady Mageen announced that there will be a Thistle Reunion Picnic June 2 at her home beginning at 2:00. All former Thistle members are invited to attend.Please bring something to grill and a dish to pass.

Three Towers:
Three Towers has a new Herald and several new members. They have been participating in a number of library demos as well and will be helping out with one in Caer Byrbred. Encampment at the Castle was a great success. Feast sold out and the event made money. A good time was had by all.

Old Business:
None

New Business:
Baroness Catriona will serve as the baronial liaison for the Kingdom Page School, a program that recognizes the achievements and service of the Kingdom's youth. Young people in the program and their parents may report to her.

Lord Giles will be cooking the Baron & Baroness' lunch at the Oaken Melee School at a cost of $42. $50 was budgeted for the luncheon which honors the neighboring landed barons and baronesses. Their Excellencies would like to borrow tablecloths for this luncheon. Katarina will check to see if a length of cloth can be located at Ailith's house to be used for tablerunners. Lady Wulfwen, whose cake was very much admired last year, will be asked to make another for this year's lunch.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Milica of Varna
Incoming Baronial Chronicler

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