Month: February 2023

Hello hello Debatable Lands! Today, I got the email confirming that we are in the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday March 11th!

It’s always been a blast in the past to walk in this parade and I’m sure we’re going to have a great time as well.

Here are a few things we need to get organized before the parade:

-Need a truck and a flatbed trailer, a drive, and folks interested in riding and waving along the route. Unfortunately, the truck and trailer we borrowed in previous years is unavailable. If we can’t source the vehicles, everyone will have to walk this year.

-Folks to walk, wave, and had out flyers to the crowd

-Rattan fighters and rapier fighters to walk, do some sparring along the route when we stop.

Please let me know if you want to be included here, over DM, or shoot me an email at chatelaine@debatablelands.org.

Yours in Service,

Svava

Hello Debatable Lands! Salve Accolens!

The ballots for the Baronial Election were mailed via first class mail on Thursday, February 23rd. Those eligible to vote in the election should be getting them shortly (if you haven’t already).

We are aware that some checkboxes on the ballots printed out as bullet points (dots). Please just checkmark next to the bullet point where needed.

Things to remember:

— Follow the directions on the ballot carefully and exactly.

–Do not write your name or any idenfying information on your ballot.

— After completing your ballot, seal it in the envelope provided. One ballot per envelope (for households that got more than one). You can either mail it back, or hand deliver it to Baron Brandubh.

— All ballots must be received IN HAND, sealed in the provided envelope, by April 2nd, 2023, at 4:30 pm Eastern.

— Ballots are only valid if they are received, on time, sealed in the provided envelope.

If think you think you should have received a ballot, but do not receive one within the next couple of weeks, please contact Baron Brandubh at Baron@debatablelands.org or Baroness Hilda via Facebook (Krista Traini Cogan). Questions may also be directed there. [Note: You will receive a response within a day. If you don’t, we didn’t get your message, please try again.]

Hello Debatable Lands, and Salve Accolens!

Come one and all to our in-person social on Sunday, March 5th, at the Rose Barn in North Park! Noon to 6pm

It’s garb-optional, as are all our social meetings, and features all kinds of awesome!

— All 3 sets of Baronial Candidates will be here to chat with, and we’ll be holding another Meet ‘n Greet!! (time TBD)

— Our Heavy and Rapier practices will be held here!

— Many of our Guilds will be here and doing fun stuff, including Sewing, Fiber, Brewing, and maybe more!

— Bring aaaalllll your fun A&S stuff – there’s lots of folks to share and chat with!

— Food? Potlucks are fun and all, but well… this is Pittsburgh… LET’S DO A TAILGATE potluck! Bring munchies and comestibles to share. It’s been a long time, let’s do it up with the food!

–Oh, did she say comestibles? Yes. Yes I did. As you may have guessed from the presence of the Brewers’ Guild, we do have an alcohol permit! (Be smart about it, please, and bring a DD.)

— There will, of course, be a regular meeting, too. If anyone has announcements, please let Master William, the Baronial Herald, know.

Here’s the Facebook event for those that partake: https://www.facebook.com/events/555681259690707

See you there!! Can’t wait!

Notes on COVID stuff: While the masking rules will have expired, and will not be required, our officers will be providing filter-fan boxes for indoors. We care deeply about the safety and comfort of our populace. We know that no solution is perfect, but we hope to be as inclusive as possible here and going forward.

Just a reminder, this is the third Sunday of the month, therefore we will not be holding practice at Ace Axe Throwing tomorrow, 2/19/23.

Guillaume

Salve Accolens! Hello Debatable Lands!

We have gotten a usable address list from Corporate, and we will be mailing the Baronial election ballots later next week. You’ll hear from us again on the day they’re mailed.

The March Social Meeting and Guild Hall will still happen on March 5th at the Rose Barn in North Park (watch here or this blog for more info), but the election results will NOT be tallied March 5th.

The election results will be tallied at an extra Barony Meeting, to be held Sunday, April 2nd, at 4pm at the castle of Duke Byron and Duchess Ariella in Wexford. Many thanks to them for their hospitality! Here’s the Facebook event for those that partake.

Completed ballots, sealed in their provided envelopes must be IN HAND by 4:30pm on Sunday, April 2nd, mailed or handed to Baron Brandubh.

You can read the candidates’ statements here (date and time will be updated shortly): http://debatablelands.org/baronage/index.php

Feel free to contact Baron Brandubh or Baroness Hilda (she’s feeling pretty good!) with any questions.

More details to come. 🙂

In Levitate et Caritate, and Cheers

Baron Brandubh and Baroness Hilda

Salve Accolens Debatable Lands,

Alas, but we meet with further delays in our election process. SCA Corporate Office has not yet been able to deliver us a Membership list with addresses to mail out the ballots. As of today 2/7/23 we have less than one month until the Ballot Counting meeting on March 5th. Baronial Policy states the counting must occur at least 1 month after the ballots are mailed, and so unfortunately the March 5th Counting meeting must be cancelled.

We will need to reschedule that Counting Meeting so that the ballots can be tallied and our successors announced, but we cannot do so until we know when we can mail out the ballots. We will let all of you know as soon as the Election Committee is able to mail out ballots and then move on to the next step in the process.

The election page will be updated with the new deadline as soon as we are able to correct it. In the mean time you can still view candidate info here:

http://debatablelands.org/baronage/

Cheers,

Brandubh et Hilderun

In Levitate et Caritate

Greetings Good Gentles,
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