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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Great turnout for the meeting! A total of 24 people in attendance. Thanks everyone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Event and Demo Reports:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>It Takes My Child to Raze a Village – </b>Good event even though it was windy and cool. Well attended by Cynnabar. Both Godaeth and Aeffe started their Archery MIT process.<b> </b>Good archery turnout. Several of our youth made good showings in the tournaments as well including Gabriella who placed 2<sup>nd</sup> in the youth fencing. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Monthly Tourneys</b> – For the rapier, William took the prize. For armored, there was no armored last week due to low attendance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Upcoming Baronial Events and Demos<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Spring Revel (April 29<sup>th</sup>) –</b> Champions Tourney. Pavilion with alcohol permit is set. Potluck grill and kill<b>. Please wear your garb for the group photo. </b>If you are planning to enter the tourney(s), please present yourself to Their Excellencies by 12:30. Tourneys should start by 1:PM. Food will start at 4:PM<b>.</b> There will be a tool sharpening workshop as well. Bring your garb. Bring your music stuff and anything else to have fun with!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>St. Ceclia at the Tower (May 12<sup>th</sup>) – </b>Classes are done. A crumhorn class was added. Only gate and lunch/food is left to be finalized. There will also be a conversation on improving the A&S criteria for division 1.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Celtic Festival (July 14<sup>th</sup>) – </b>No new news.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Grand Tourney (Nov 3<sup>rd</sup>) –</b> Walk thru is scheduled for the morning of May 12<sup>th</sup>. Final time yet to be determined but will work to not cut into the crumhorn time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Old Business<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Northwoods event proposal: “Ale to the Victors” – </b>(for early October)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our northerly neighbors are looking to have an opponent for a fun event full of competitions (A&S, armored, rapier and more) including a “medieval tailgate” (think of this like a big football game). No date is set yet. More details to come soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Baronial Ballista plans – </b>(meeting minutes reminder/placeholder only)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Plans have been ordered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Fixing loaner leg armor proposal – </b>(meeting minutes reminder/placeholder only)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just waiting for confirmation armor is in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Tithing to the Kingdom – </b>(meeting minutes reminder/placeholder only)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The previously group-approved amount of $300 to their Highness’s travel fund will be presented at Crown in Kentucky in May. This line item will remain as a meeting note but not brought up during the meeting proper unless someone has a question/comment on it. This is just a reminder until we are able to present this in May.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>New Business<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Archery notes – </b>Practice has been taking place since mid-March and last week we even had some Roaring Wastes people show up. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>New officer submission (Archery) for the Barony</b> – Godaeth has offered her services to become the Baronial Group Archery Marshal. As she has just started her Archery MIT process, should would actually be our Group Archery MIT. Everyone at the meeting seemed pleased with this. There was a question if the Archery Marshal position covered thrown weapons, but it does not and is considered a separate MIT process. To approve Godaeth as the Baronial Archery MIT we will go thru the normal 3-meeting approval process. This was the first meeting. <b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Announcements:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Next baronial meeting is in 3 weeks on May 14th.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Constance has a new house and would like help picking colors. If anyone is willing to help her out, please contact her directly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are planning on going to Coronation and would like to support Gregoire with his knighting, please let him know so he can plan according with the right number of people. It will be at morning court.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>His Grace Dag has always preferred the sackbut because it sounds funnier than the crumhorn. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Master Midair will also be stepping up as the Kingdom Seneschal at Coronation’s morning court.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sir Ranthlfr has room in his minivan to share the ride and expenses. Please contact him if you are interested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The seneschal managed to actually render Midair so he had nothing to say.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Officer Repots</u> (normally done on 4th Tuesday of each month)<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Exchequer (Vincent) – We have $5770.06.<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><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Webminister (Aaron) – Nothing new. If there are any questions about the website, please let Aaron know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fencing Marshal (Arnold) – Fencing is taking place Sundays and Thursdays. <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><p class=MsoNormal>MoAS (Arin) – The quarterly Report is in. Anyone going onto Kingdom A&S will be having the e-mails come out soon. Also there are some upcoming workshops that have some material cost associated with them. You will need to pre-sign up for those so they know how much material to get.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chatelaine (Genoveva) – Chatelaine Report which is due May 1 has already been submitted. There are more SCA social cards. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chronicler (Ermenrich) – July 1<sup>st</sup> is the next scheduled release of the Citadel. Submissions deadline is June 15<sup>th</sup>. Please send more pictures and articles. Even small items can be submitted (for example, Sir Dirk sent in the riddle last issue).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Herald (Simcha) – Things in the Herald Office are going great! We have four people with submissions in preparation. There are a handful of others who are awaiting determinations either at Kingdom or Laurel level. I was just recognized at Terpsichore's baronial court (very sneaky, Your Excellencies!) for having registered more names and devices during my two-year tenure than Cynnabar had registered in its entire existence to date. There's talk about some vocal heraldry excitement for the next Grand <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tourney, but that's a few months out. :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Knight Marshal (Gregoire) – Practices are going on Sundays at Island Park. Wednesday melee practices start the first week in May at Washtenaw Community College (same site as last year).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Archery Marshal (coming soon!) – <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Seneschal (Finn) – Next meeting 3 week on May 14<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Baron and Baroness (Hanna and Tairdelbach) – Please send in any award recommendations. Come to the Spring Revel! We are still a Barony.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>