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Court report for Tavern in the Park

Here begins the court report for Tavern in the Park, on February 10, AS 52.

His Excellency Brandubh, after trying out his best “Hel-loooooooooooo, Debatable Lands!”,  thanked everyone for attending this little event, and explained that Her Excellency Hilderun was out of town and sends her greetings and well wishes for all to have a wonderful time.

His Excellency invited THL Elss Ausberg to give thanks and recognition for those who helped organize the event’s activities, noting that every person was trying a new thing for the first time.

His Excellency then wished to acknowledge those scribes who entered the day’s A&S competition, creating a scroll blank inspired by the personae of Their Excellencies. Entrants included: Lady Nichola Beese, Katrina Beese, Lady Aibell ingen Chernachain, THL Lucetta di Cosimo, and Mistress Arianna of Wynthrope. The following winners were announced:

Katrina, Youth division; THL Lucetta, Novice division; Mistress Arianna, advanced division.

Baron Brandubh offered additional thanks and encouraged everyone to continue to enjoy their evening.

There being no further business, the Court of Their Excellencies was closed.

Submitted by Kieran MacRae, Comet Pursuivant.

New List Ropes!

These are finished and will be debuted at the demo on Friday at the Carnegie Science Center!

A yellow pole on a black wooden base, with a white cap and a metal eye at the top
The new list corner poles

There is a total of 12 corners and 16 ropes that are 20′ long. The poles remove from the bases for easier storage.

Coils of thin rope in white, yellow, and black
New list ropes!

Vivant to Lady Zianna and her helpers for the manufacture!

William Blackfox Web Awards – Sylvan Strand Nominations AS LII (2018)

The Sylvan Strand Nominees have been announced, and the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands brought home much glory.

Congratulations to Kameshima-kyo Zentarou Umakai, our Webminister; Lady Elizabeth the Hunter, Webminister for the office of Earl Marshal; and to Maighstir Kieran MacRae for being recognized for their hard work!

Here is the list:

Published February 26, 2018

The following websites and people are recognized as the Sylvan Strand Nominees for the William Blackfox Web Awards, as announced in Court at the College of Three Ravens:

Best Overall Website
Winner: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Barony of Endless Hills, Dono Leo-San, Webminister

Best Appearance
Winner: Shire of Coppertree – Lady Aerin Wen, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Dominion of Myrkfaelinn – Lord Robert of Ferness, Webminister

Best Organization
Winner: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Shire of Sylvan Glen, Lady Umm Samin Bint Asad Al-Isfahaniyya, Webminister

Best Use of Technology
Winner: Authorization Clerk, Mistress Maria Christina de Cordoba, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Earl Marshal, Lady Elizabeth the Huntress, Webminister

Best Artwork
Winner: Shire of Nithgaard, Graphic by Lady Avitoria Vidua
Honorable Mention: Signet, Banner Graphic by Master Kieran MacRae and Background Graphic by THLady Fiora d’Artusio

Best Special Interest Website
Winner: AE Rapier – Lord Simon Caminante, Webminsiter
Honorable Mention: Brewers Guild – THL Madoc Arundel, Webminister

Best Regular Feature
Winner: Barony of Delftwood, Lord Sabastian Mora, Webminister
Honorable Mention:

Best Content
Winner: Barony of Delftwood, Lord Sabastian Mora, Webminister
Honorable Mention: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, Webminister

Best Blog
Winner: Barony of the Rhyderrich Hael, Baron Magnus de Lyons and Baroness Miriel du Lac – http://mandmreign.blogspot.com

Seneschal’s Spotlight – Business Meetings

The Seneschal’s Spotlight is a monthly feature that highlights an aspect of the Barony and/or its people.

This month’s Spotlight falls upon the Business Meeting. Every other month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec) on the first Wednesday of the month (except for August where we meet the first Wednesday after Pennsic) we hold a Business Meeting. While the Officers of the Barony are required to attend or to send a Proxy if they are unable to attend, the meeting is open to everyone in the Barony.

Every time I send out the reminder(s) for the Business Meeting, at the end is the following:

The Officers of the Debatable Lands are elected by the membership and is made up of members of the populace, just like you. The Officers are responsible for ensuring that the policies of the Kingdom and Barony are followed and are accountable to the populace of the Debatable Lands. The Business meeting is open to everyone in the Barony and attendance by the populace is encouraged.

This is an open invitation to everyone both within and outside of the Barony to attend and participate in the meeting.

What happens at the Business Meeting?

  • Officers Reports – Each Officer of the Barony gives an update of what has been going on in the area they oversee.
  • We review event bids for upcoming events.
  • Get updates on upcoming events and/or demos.
  • Review Letters of Intent for those interested in becoming an Officer when another Officer’s term expires.
  • Discuss concerns or recommendations we’ve received from the Populace of the Barony-Marche.
  • Once a year, in April, we have a Budget Meeting where we allocate the Barony’s Budget for the next year.
  • Once every year we review the Policies of the Barony.
  • Discuss any policies that have been recently changed or added from the Kingdom or Society Seneschal.

While the list isn’t exhaustive, they represent things that have been discussed at previous Business Meetings.

The Barony is all of us, not just the Officers, and your input and presence are very welcome. We want to know what is important to you and hear what you would like to see happening in the Barony. We hope to see you at the next Business Meeting (our Budget Meeting) on Wednesday, 4 April 2018 at 8:00 p.m. at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church on the North Side.

Captain of Archers

To continue our series on barony officer positions, here is a fantastic look into the position of Captain of Archers from Lady Katherine Tanzel.

The Captain of Archers is an archery marshal in charge of holding and running archery practices for the open populace. In that role they provide storage, care, transportation and maintenance for the target equipment and the loaner equipment. The loaner equipment provides those new to archery with equipment to participate in practices.

Following each practice the Captain of Archers is then responsible for submitting royal round scores and awarding new ranks to the archers as they advance up to Bowman, where the Captain then reports any advancements of Master Bowman or above to the Archer General for recognition through the ranks to the current royalty for recognition of such achievement.

The position of Achery Captain is a very public one open and easy for people outside the SCA to join in the fun. It’s up to the Captain of Archers to see that they are able to access what’s available to them, be that loaner equipment for the day if it’s available, saftey instructions for the range or for the proper use of the equipment, or just the Barony website or Barony blog (Storfetter) so they can see more about the Barony.

Business Meeting – TONIGHT

The rescheduled Business Meeting for the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands will be tonight Wednesday, 21 February 2018 from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church (416 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 – map).

There was an addition to the meeting agenda since last published so it has changed slightly.

Meeting Agenda

  • Open Meeting
  • Approve minutes from previous meeting
  • Officer’s Reports
  • Known World Heralds and Scribes Event Update
  • Seneschal – Letters of Intent (none received)
  • Close Meeting

The Officers of the Debatable Lands are elected by the membership and is made up of members of the populace, just like you. The Officers are responsible for ensuring that the policies of the Kingdom and Barony are followed and are accountable to the populace of the Debatable Lands. The Business meeting is open to everyone in the Barony and attendance by the populace is encouraged.

Have a thought you’d like to share with the Officers? Email seneschal@debatablelands.org.

Business Meeting – TOMORROW

The rescheduled Business Meeting for the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands will be tomorrow Wednesday, 21 February 2018 from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church (416 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 – map).

Meeting Agenda

  • Open Meeting
  • Approve minutes from previous meeting
  • Officer’s Reports
  • Seneschal – Letters of Intent (none received)
  • Close Meeting

The Officers of the Debatable Lands are elected by the membership and is made up of members of the populace, just like you. The Officers are responsible for ensuring that the policies of the Kingdom and Barony are followed and are accountable to the populace of the Debatable Lands. The Business meeting is open to everyone in the Barony and attendance by the populace is encouraged.

Have a thought you’d like to share with the Officers? Email seneschal@debatablelands.org.

Debatable Lands Social Media Survey

Good evening from the Chronicler!

I would like to ask that every member of the Barony-March of the Debatable Lands that can fills out our social media survey.

This short survey comes from Odrianna, Gwendolyn the Graceful, as well as myself to get input in the ways that you keep up to date on Barony news and share information with other members.

If you can spare the time please fill out the survey below and help us improve our communication methods.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKeb5zDSYIlSFdbAJPBh9FE_Xf9yHsMKv_4ugqW4aOFdNpbQ/viewform

Again, thank you for your time and have a fantastic day!

-Tigerna Alister Sionnach MacLeod