Greetings all! I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself to those that I don’t know yet. I’m Isabel Fleuretan and have been selected as the new A&S Minister for BMDL. First, I’d like to thank The Honorable Lady Elss of Augsburg for her service as A&S Minister. She did a phenomenal job and has left big shoes to fill. I’d also like to thank Shonagon Ishiyama Gen’tarou Yori’ie for his service as deputy and his previous service as A&S Minister. You both have shaped the arts and sciences in the barony and leave a legacy to live up to.
I consider the most important duty of this office to be acting as a liaison between those that want to learn and those that can teach. If there is anything that I can do to help you learn or teach A&S within the barony or just within the SCA in general, please reach out to me at ansminister@debatablelands.org .
In the coming weeks, I’ll be looking to get some new A&S scheduled activities up and running. I’ll also be looking to recruit a deputy. If you are interested in learning something in particular, interested in teaching something in particular, or are interested in learning what it is to be an officer or deputy within the barony, please send me a note.
Fight Practice February 10
Hello.
There will be fight practice on February 10, at the Pittsburgh Chinese Church, from 2 til 6 PM. Loaner armor will be available.
Also, I am looking for information about who will be available next weekend. Aedult Swim will be held on Saturday the 16th, and I suspect that a lot of the fighters will be attending that. Please let me know if you would want to attend fight practice on February 17. If enough people are interested, practice will be held as usual.
Robert
New Column: In Mentem Insania
“Fear is a wonderful thing, in small doses. You ride the ghost train into the darkness, knowing that eventually the doors will open and you will step out into the daylight once again.” -Neil Gaiman
As many of you may already know, in the last year or two there has been a surge of true crime podcasts. Some deal primarily with true crime, others address other things such as legends, cults, cryptids, and UFOlogy.
History is full of stories of killers, madmen, and nightmarish beasts. As a longtime reader of true crime I have been interested in these kinds of stories. In talking with others, I’ve found that I’m not alone in this interest. This has led to the creation of a monthly column, “In Mentem Insania”.
Each month, on the 15th of the month, I will focus on an aspect of medieval true crime, legends, cults, and oddities. This includes: Erzebeth Bathory, Christman Gniepperteinga, Gilles de Rais, the Fehmgerichte in Westphalia, and the draugr.
If you have heard about something that might be an interesting topic for this column, please contact me at inmenteminsania@jennstrobel.com. I’m very open to pretty much anything that falls into the “scary and odd” range and happened between the dawn of time and 1600.
Call for Letters: Webminister
Unto the populace of the Debatable Lands, greetings from Kameshima Zentarō Umakai, Baronial Webminister!
My term as Webminister ends at the next Baronial Business meeting, April 3rd, AS LIII (2019), and while I am intending to seek a second term in the position, the Barony is always looking for good people to step up and take positions of leadership!
If you are interested in the position, please submit your letter of intent to webminister@debatablelands.org and seneschal@debatablelands.org sometime before the beginning of the aforementioned meeting. Included in your letter should be your qualifications for the position, as well as what if any plans you have for improving the Barony’s web presence.
If you have any questions about the requirements of the position, please contact me at webminister@debatablelands.org!
(A gentle reminder: email addresses have been sanitized to prevent bot spam; please clean the email addresses in your mail client before trying to send!)
In continued honor and service,
亀島
Kameshima Zentarō Umakai
Business Meeting TONIGHT
The next Business Meeting for the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands will be TONIGHT Wednesday, 6 February from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church (416 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 – map).
The Agenda will be:
1. Open Meeting
2. Approve Meetings from Previous Meeting
3. Officer’s Reports
4. Review of Policies, discussion of proposed policy changes
5. Letters of Intent for Comet Persuivant
6. Letters of Intent for A&S Minister
7. Close Meeting
If you have any additional Agenda items please send them to Odriana at seneschal(at)debatablelands(dot)org.
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.
February Business Meeting
The next Business Meeting for the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands will be this Wednesday, 6 February from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church (416 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 – map).
The Agenda will be:
1. Open Meeting
2. Approve Meetings from Previous Meeting
3. Officer’s Reports
4. Review of Policies, discussion of proposed policy changes
5. Letters of Intent for Comet Persuivant
6. Letters of Intent for A&S Minister
7. Close Meeting
If you have any additional Agenda items please send them to Odriana at seneschal(at)debatablelands(dot)org.
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.
Fight Practice February 3
Hello,
Fight Practice will be held from 2 till 6 PM, on February 3, at the Pittsburgh Chinese Church. Loaner armor will be available.
Robert
Sad Tidings
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Fran Lefkowitz, known in the SCA as Lady Tseepora of the Debatable Lands. Fran and Al Lefkowitz were the long time hosts of the Debatable Choir Practice and the Parents of Mistress Ts’vee’a bas Tseepora Levi. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Lefkowitz family.
Funeral service will be held at Rodef Shalom Temple in Oakland on Sunday at 2pm. The address is 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
In Caritate,
Brandubh et Hilderun
Fencing Practice at Broken Plow This Sunday 2/3
Just as a reminder this Sunday’s fencing practice is once again a crossover muster at Broken Plow.
The address is:
201 Crawford Run Rd
Creighton, PA 15030
We will start at 1:30 PM and will go until everyone is tired.
Loaner gear for fencing and cut and thrust is available, next week we will return to the Chinese Church.
jorundr
Archery Practice is on. 🏹🏹🏹🏹
For Sunday, January 27th, due to the cold weather we will not be having archery practice at Highland Park. However, Archer’s are welcome to join us at Chieftain Archery Club to shoot an indoor short range, and submit scores for the Gwintarian challenge. http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/wint.html
The Chieftain Archery Club charges $5 per visitor, so please come prepared for that cost in cash. They do not have the availability to take cards.
Chieftan Archery Club Address:
4711 Leechburg Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068
We will be there 11:30am to 2. 😉🏹🎯