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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the weekly meeting minutes for 11/28/11. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Announcements:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Next business meeting is December 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- There will be no December 26<sup>th</sup> meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Vince let us know that the incorporation move is complete and just needs to do the “old Cynnabar” domesday to finish.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- From Midar (via Anne): “Pie. Lots of pie.” <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>- Cynnabar Holiday Gift Exchange (Dec 19<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>This will take place on Dec. 19<sup>th</sup> at the regular business meeting. We’ll keep the meeting short this night so we can get to the fun!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>If you want to participate, bring a <i>wrapped</i> gift of around $10-ish. Note: No crap stuff from Straum’s basement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'>This will in the “white elephant” format. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>All presents will be put in a pile in the middle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Where people will draw numbers to see what order people go in. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>A person can either pick a new present from the pile and unwrap it for everyone to see or they can “steal” a previously opened present from another person. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>If a person’s present is stolen, they may either steal from another person or choose to open another gift.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Note: There is a 3 steal limit on any item. That means that it may only be stolen 3 times total for the entire event. So the 3<sup>rd</sup> person to steal an item cannot have it stolen from them again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Note 2: The first person who goes does not get a chance to steal at the beginning, so they will have one final chance at the very end to steal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Event and Demo Reports:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sir Straum reports that the Command Symposium was great. Kudos was given to the fighters of Cynnabar as examples of the right way to do things.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Old Business:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Events and Demos<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Grand Tournament (Dec. 3rd) -<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Setup starts at 7:30 AM on Saturday. There will not be a Friday night setup. Gate opens a 9:AM. COME HAVE FUN! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Wassail (Dec 17th) -<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Looking for stuff for the garage sale.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>A Day as St. Catherine's Cloister</b> – Demystifying A&S Competitions (Feb. 4th) -<br>Info is out to various lists (Facebook, Laurel’s list, Middlebridge, etc) getting the word out.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Terpsichore (April 14th) -<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Note: Iron Peep contest on Friday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>St. Ceclia at the Tower (May 12<sup>th</sup>) - <o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nothing new to report.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Boy Scout Demo (Dec 12<sup>th</sup>) - <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are doing a small fighter demo at a Boy Scout meeting on Dec. 12th. We are all set.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ann Arbor Christian School demo (Dec. 8<sup>th</sup>) - <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ann Arbor Christian School requested a demo Dec. 8th from 7:00-9:00 PM looking for carolers and fighters (2 fencers, 2 heavy). School is at 5500 Whitmore Lake Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. <b>Contact Lady Jadwiga to volunteer</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Other Business<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>New Fencing Gear Budget Proposal – <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>A proposal for the Barony to purchase two new kid-sized fencing masks for $170 ($85 each) +shipping has been made. The purpose is so that if there are interested youth fencers we would have the equipment ready and available for them to use/try. We already have some youth blades so those would not be needed. These masks will also be steel, so smaller adult fencers would be able to use them as well for adult fencing if needed. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This was the second meeting to discuss. Considered a great idea by a lot of people at the meeting. Masks will be blue on the inside and black on outside. Next business meeting we will discuss and bring up for final budget approval for purchase.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Thursday’s Fencing practice night (with dancing) - <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thursdays from 7-9 PM at Pierpont Commons is set to begin in January. Good discussion took place around this and in particular conflicts with people and other activities in the Barony. We are fortunate that we have so many people interested and have many activities in the group for them to be interested in. This does unfortunately cause scheduling conflicts. The proposal of the Thursday indoor night is to mimic the summary outdoor fencing practice nights. The dancing will be in addition to/made available for those who can attend. It is not meant to be the “official” Barony dance practice. So in the end, there should end up Thursday night fencing practice that folks can also dance at if inclined. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Discussion was brought up to see if we can restart an official Baronial dance practice, but this would take further investigation and should include our dance mistress and other “core” dancers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Nicola’s Wrapping and Donation fundraiser - <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>We can volunteer to wrap gifts at Nicola’s and possibly receive donations for doing so. See Lady Amyon’s e-mail for more details or contact her directly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Youth Fighting investigation of what is needed – <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mistress Claire did some preliminary investigation on what is needed to hold youth activities in the group (with the purpose primarily for youth fencing and/or boffer, but it can apply for any youth activity). In short, 2 adults need to be present at all times. Only one must have a valid SCA background check. For martial activities you must also have a trained “Youth Approved Marshal” for fencing or boffer in order to hold those respective activities. The marshal may also be the person who has the SCA background check as well. But 2 adults must always be present. There is also a separate “Youth Approved Trainer” authorization where it allows said person to directly fight/train the said youths. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the end, Mistress Claire volunteered to coordinate the effort of submitting the SCA background check paperwork and several people volunteered to start the process. Note, there is no fee involved with getting the SCA background check done. <b>If you are interested, please contact Mistress Claire for details</b>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Loaner gear for youth (boffer) combat was also discussed. It was agreed that armor for that age range would be very hard to fit such a wide variety sizes. In the end being able to put together a resource list for interested parents on what they would need to get for their kids, where they can get it and roughly how much it would cost can be made available. However, it was agreed that the Barony should be able to put together some loaner weapons and shields to make available for those who want to try. What it will take to put the resource list and weapons/shields are still under investigation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Local event resource book project -<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>No feedback yet. This is a long term project. Please see Mistress Claire with any feedback or questions. We’ll be removing this from future agendas for now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Workshops -<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Award tokens were made.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dec. 11<sup>th</sup> is a garb workday (see the Baronial calendar on the Cynnabar website for details).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Gold Key -<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sorting was completed. Next steps will be to sort thru the feast gear and accessories and will include banners and serving tabards. Which will be after the Holidays. Removing this from agenda as well.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Phonebook -</b><br>Proof copy was at the meeting! ETA is this should be completed by Wassail.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Citadel -</b><br>ETA is this should be completed by this weekend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>New Business<o:p></o:p></u></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Irish Whisky Cake -</b><br>It is noted by Sir Straum and Finn that the Irish whisky cake outweighs the pie.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Loaner Heavy Weapons Armor - <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The existing loaner armor for heavy weapons is in bad repair and even broken (where it can’t even be repaired). Gregoire will be putting together a budget proposal replacing the loaner armor and will send it to the business meeting for review/discussion/approval.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Loaner Fencing Swords – <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lord Arnold reported that one sword was broken at practice last week and another damaged (but it might be salvageable). There was a generous donation of a new blade to the group. And if the damaged blade is not usable, that still leaves the Barony with 4 good loaner swords, so no new blades are needed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>