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Baronial Curia Meeting Minutes
April 10, 2005 (A.S. XXXVIII)
Baronial Curia Report April 10, 2005
Held in the Canton of Distant Shore
In Attendance:
Curia
Maria Crook - Baroness
James Crook - Baron
Karen Worden - Baronial Seneschal
Kelly Grant - A&S Minister
Joan Chaisson - Icicle Pursuivant
S. Brenciaglia - Exchequer
Mike Burnett - Chatelaine
Nick Hue - Minister of Lists
Paul McCulloch - Chronicler
Vivian Fox - Company Captain of Archers
Susan Richter - Webmaster
Joanne MacDonald - Canton of Distant Shore
Nancy Clark - Canton of Ynys y Gwaed
Populace
Joy Pye-MacSwain
Tina Oliver
Pierre Longtin
Nicole Chaffey
Mike Reid
Doug Clark
Donald
Thane Fox-Hue
Minutes from the previous meeting passed
Officer Reports
A&S - Kelly Grant
- Citizens of the Barony, under the direction of the Dabblers Guild, presented handmade gifts to the Baron and Baroness of Dragon Dormant on the Occasion of Their Investiture.
- Athena's Thimble will be constructing table linens. A scroll in both official Languages was also presented.
- Athena's Thimble are working on Banners for the Barony. They were brought out at the last meeting, Thursday, and are looking very nice.
- Dabbler's Guild are beginning to hold workshops again. Recently a corset workshop was held in Great Village, taught by Mistress Bess Darnley. Four dedicated students attended and had a wonderful time. Future workshops may include Calligraphy and Illumination, Pewter casting and Commercial Pattern Manipulation.
- Several households are holding regular A&S evenings, and afternoons. Projects of many sorts are also popping up at fight practice at the MFRC on Thursday nights as well.
Chatelaine - Mike Burnett
- I was elected in as Baronial Chatelaine in January. I have at this time received most of the items of the office. I am still waiting to receive the final items from Lady Cristiana. She has told me she will be turning the last of the items to me this weekend.
- This first quarter has been a time to locate all the chatelaines’ items of office, sort, hang and repair the gold key clothing, get the discussion list going and settling in. Below is a list of the continuing projects and new projects I am working on.
- Gold Key- The clothing is washed and some is in need of repair. The clothing is now being stored in garment bags on hangers. The storage bins now contain the table settings and accessories (belts/hats/etc) as well as paper for the printer and pamphlets and books.
- Scanner and Printer- I have both items. I also have the box of paper and two new ink cartridges.
- Pamphlets- There are 20 copies of ‘Forward into the past”.
- Chatelaines List- I have invited all the Canton Chatelaines and Seneschals to join the list. Everyone can fully participate in the group. I asked the seneschals to join since they would have to fill in the position if the Chatelaine was not able to fulfill their duties. I am hoping to use it as a tool to pass ideas for recruitment and educational demos. It is also used for reminders of when reports are due and upcoming events and demos.
- Display Packet- I have a packet that will I will be making copies of to pass out to the Canton Chatelaines so they can hang at locations such as libraries, book shops, and game stores: all the places that potential new members frequent.
- Demonstration videos- There are 5 videos that are all out of date. They show people fighting with illegal weapons and have wrong information (members, contact information, historical information). I am going to contact some people about filming new videos so we will have something with the currant members and correct information. Once I get the information on costs and time frames, I will get back to the Baronial curia to see if it is feasible to continue.
- Across the Barony, there are several new people showing up at both practices and events. They have been contacting the SCA thru me, the Canton chatelaines, and present members. This quarter, all the new folks coming to events has been taken care of by the Canton Chatelaines as far as garb and dishes for feast.
Chronicler - Paul McCullough
- Current subscriptions:
Paid - 23
Complimentary - 9
- Subscription payments for deposit - $76.00
Receipts for reimbursement (Jan-Mar/05) - $84.93
- The office of Chronicler expires in Sept/05. I would like to advise Curia
that I will not be re-offering for a second term.
Company Captain of Archers - Vivian Fox
- So far there has been one practice
- Regular practices are starting to commence and Lady Elise and Lady Niniae will be sharing the responsibility for running the practices
- Private practices can be arranged by phone with either Elise or Niniae
- Equipment - Elise has volunteered some Seashire funds for loaner archery gear
- There has been a donation of shafts which Elise is going to refurbish
Coronet - James and Maria Crook
- The Coronet continues to try and make every event in the region
- The award system is progressing with the assistance of the Icicle Pursuivant
- The populace is reminded that now is the time to express suggestions as the badges move into stage 2
Exchequer - S. Brenciaglia
- Ruantallan currently has $3623.64 in our bank account (Scotia Bank). The money from the Heritage Account (which will be closed) was moved into the Scotia Bank account, giving us the above total.
- The BRC of last June is finally sorted out, thanks to Lady Janet!
- I will be going to Drachenwald from April 16 - May 14, it was decided at Curia that I inform the List that I will be gone and that any business must be transacted before or after then.
- The First Quarter Report has been submitted to Kingdom - all issues regarding the customs seizing of files has been sorted
- I also asked anyone who received a cheque from the Barony to please cash it promptly!
Icicle Pursuivant - Joan Chiasson
- Attended YYG potluck on Feb. 19 - Four people now have ideas for their heraldry
- Meeting of heralds March 6 - Meet and greet and Herald's commenting group set up for education of the heralds
- Herald's point - Fowl Winter - Input of opinions of the populus on the new Baroniall badges and awards
- Kingdom Herald now requires quarterly report of all heralds, March 1st, June 1st, Sept. 1st & Dec. 1st. Forms are available on the East Kingdom website
- Herald's office position is up for election, as of Sept. 2005. I am re-offering for the position
Knight Marshall - Dale Roberts (filed online in absentia)
- Apologies for missing the meeting..I took awrong turn and ended up in
Wolfville.
- General: Fighting practices in the barony are a little low on participants,
we need to bring up enthusiam. Yesungge reports that scheduling difficulties
are resulting in low turnout in Distant shore. Suggested by Seumas
Tableburner: each month / week, a different fighter "host" the fight
practice, and select a theme for the night, Such as: Polearm practice,
single sword, bearpit, or whatever that fighter wants to do. This would be
more interesting then the typical pickup fighting that generally occurs.
- At Herne the Hunter on Dec 18th, 2004, there were the following
authorizations:
- Lord William Lancton re-authorized S&S, Polearm, 2 weapons, greatsword.
- Lord Fergus re-authorized Polearm and greatsword.
- Cirac authorized S&S.
- At Foul Winter on March 12th, there was a rattan tourney, and an incident:
- Lord Decimus entered the list with an un-inspected weapon, with no lanyard,
and was repremanded for it.
- A request was sent to crown Knight Marshall concerning the following rules
for clairification: requirements for lanyards on two handed weapons used in
one hand, maximum length of a weapon with a butt spike, and maximum length
of a padded polearm. No reply as of yet.
- At the MFRC fight practice on March 14ish, Milord BuchQuannan mac Thamhais
authorized S&S.
- At the MFRC fight practice on March 28th, Milady Sarah authorized S&S.
Minister of Lists - Nick Hue
- Participated in the authorization of Milady Sarah Welcher
- A minor paperwork issue was resolved regarding signed authorization cards
Webmaster - Susan Richter
Click here to download the full PDF version of the Webmaster report.
Canton Reports
Distant Shores - Joanna MacDonald
- The canton is currently in the process of splitting, as their region currently spans 3 counties
- The Borough of Readfah Holm is being developed
- Distant Shore has a new curia
- Readfah Holm is moving toward Incipient Cantonship and then towards becoming an official canton
- The account is currently at $1461.12, with $62.00 still to be deposited
- There have been 2 library demos in Pictou
- Regular meetings are happening every second week and on April 30th they will be holding their first schola - a bead weaving class
- They are currently looking for a fighting site
- Joanna has been chosen as the representative for Distant Shore for the Northern Principality Steering Committee, and Mike Burnett has been chosen to represent Readfah Holm
Borough of Readfah Holm - Mike Burnett
- We have just held the officer election and at this time we do not have a chatelaine. Since I live in the area, I will cover the position till such time as someone steps forward to take it on.
- We are having regular practices in the Great Village area every Saturday in the afternoons. We have rattan combat, have been working on constructing siege engines and have plans to put together an armoring work shop for repairs and creation of new armor.
Seashire - Wendy Regular (filed online in absentia)
- Population (est.) Members = 50, Non-members = 40
- Current Bank Balance = $966.15 as of April 4/05
- No events have been held since last report.
- Events planned:
- May Day: May 7, 2005. Seashire Rattan Championship, feast, dancing.
- Herne the Hunter: Dec 10, 2005.
- A Fair Day in Seashire: June 7, 2005. This bid is still before Curia.
- Regular Thursday evening fight practices at MFRC, Dabbler's guild workshops and Sewing Sundays at the Bay Road Firehall are in the works
- January, 2005 - Election Seneschal - Lady Brianna inghen Douglass
- Deputy Webminister assuming duties for traveling Webminister
March 2005 - Election Knight Marshall - Lord William Lancton
- Re-election Seadrake Herald - Lord Lachlan MacIntoisich
April 2005 - Election Chatelaine - Lady Elise Ferch Morgan ap Owen
May 2005 - Re-election Exchequer - Lady Janet Kempe
- Seashire website should be up and running again shortly.
- Seashire is planning on many upcoming demos around the area.
Wolfsgate - Colin MacKenzie (filed in absentia by Karen Worden)
- Members: 17 Non: 10
- Things seem to be going well. We are having our second meet and greet/workshop
this weekend, with new people again planning to attend.
- Bank account should be up and running Friday
- Considering setting up a website as well to help people find us!
Ynys y Gwaed - Nancy Clark
- Current Balance = $1325.80
- Lady Rosalie is acting as exchequer and looking for a deputy.
- The herald office is currently empty
- No fight practices have been taking place due to lack of marshalls and authorized fighters
- They will be holding a mini A&S competition at their next feast
- Summers end bid for the Labour Day weekend is going to be submitted
- Potluck feasts continue
- Meetings continue with good discussion among the populace
- The were reviewing a possible BRC event bid, but the site they were considering was deemed not suitable for fencing
Old Business
- Fowl Winter
- 62 attendees
- Bad weather kept many away
- Current loss $16.22, with 3 non-attendees saying they are willing to pay their fee
- Venue Database
- Lady Janet and Lady Gavlinne are working on compiling a venue database Barony wide - a list of possible event sites and their corresponding information including price, contact information, etc.
- Lady Gavlinne will be posting the database information form for those throughout the Barony who would like to contribute information to the database
- Failed Attendance Record
- A revised failed attendance record based on discussion from the last curia meeting was presented and posted to the Baronial Curia Yahoo Group for review
- Curia members were asked to thoroughly review the proposal before the next curia meeting so that it might be voted on
- Readfah Holm
- Officers have been securied
- They will not have a bank account until they become incipient, and therefore, no exchequer is required
- Heraldry and name need to be submitted
- The herald will be a herald at large until they become incipient
- Ynys y Gwaed Heraldry
- The seneschal was asked to contact Mistress Katherine to try and locate curia minutes which might reference the passing of the YYG name and heraldry
- If no minutes are found, the canton will need to start the submission process over
- YYG was elevated to full canton status in July of 1999
- Seneschal Report
- The seneschal dealt with American Customs to try and get the exchequer report through
- Ruantallan was facing potential suspension from the Kingdom Exchequer because the exchequer report hadn't been filed
- The report has now been received by the Kingdom Exchequer
New Business
- Herald
- New awards and badges are being processed
- 2/3 of the populace are needed or a majority of curia - the herald is currently asking for a curia vote to proceed with the badge submission
VOTING - 8 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- Request for $81.00 USD to the SCA Inc. College of Heralds plus mailing fee for submission fee for badges.
VOTING - 10 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- The herald will send to the webmaster the chosen badges for posting
- Dabblers Guild
- A new guild mistress was elected - Nicole Chaffey (Lady Janet Kempe)
- The first meeting was held in February and only 5 people attended.
- A request for reimbursement of $192.05 was made for the cost of the Baronial gift to the Barony of L'ile du Dragon Dormant. The gift was a full set of table wear, plates, bowls, cups, etc.
- An account is set up at the royal bank in Truro, and they currently have a $112.13 balance.
- They held a corset workshop on April 2&3rd and had a number of active participants
- A list of the Dabbler's Guild assets was presented
- The next meeting will take place at the Henry IV event on April 23rd
- Election of the Minister of Lists
- Nick Hue has been acting MOL since H.L. Yesungge was elected into the position of Baronial Chatelaine.
- VOTING - 9 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- Event Bids
- No bids have been received for Baronial Investiture. This is a required event for the Barony and must be held
- No event bids have currently been received for BRC.
- Website Updates
- Zelina inquired about setting up a thumbnail photo database of a collection of old Ruantallan photos in an effort to identify the parties in the photos. Efforts will be made to document these photos as part of Ruantallan history
- An invoice for the domain name of $30.00 was submitted
VOTING - 10 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- Event Bid - Martinmas Comes Late this year
- An event bid for a combined Northern Shores Regional Rattan and A&S Championship was submitted, reviewed, and passed through Curia without incident
- Autocrat will be Lady Zaneta Gavlinne Angiolieri, and Co-Autocrat will by Mistress Elizabeth Darnley
- Event will take place November 26th
- VOTING to accept bid - 10 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- Event Bid - Summers End Event
- A copy of this bid already passed through Canton curia of Ynys y Gwaed was presented to the Barony
- Athena's Thimble Report
- Recognized that the Ruantallan Athena's Thimble is a Kingdom Guild
- Ruantallan has the only local branch
- They are close to three members who will be at the judging level
- A promisary scroll was presented to the Barony of Dragon Dormant for table linen front and napkins. The cost is expected to be approximately $65.00. Motion to approve proceeding with this project
VOTING - 10 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- The group is looking as sponsoring a Kingdom Collegium Easter weekend of next year - 2006, and making it a potential RP should the reigning Queen at the time wish to attend.
- Mistress Elena is also considering 3 potential dates for hosting a Ruantallan Laurel's Challenge
- SCA Canada
- This is the 3/4th movement to get a Canadian Group separate from the US.
- They are looking into changes to insurance and laws as it applies to the SCA participants in Canada
- Mike Reid, Joy Pye-MacSwain and Sarah Paterson have all volunteered to be reps for this group. A motion to approve these volunteers as reps was made
VOTING - 10 yes 0 no 0 abstain
- Principality Steering Committee
- Representatives from all areas are being sought to form a steering committee to work on the principality movement of the Northern Shores Region
- Joanna MacDonald and Mike Burnett have been selected as representatives for the Canton of Distant Shore and the Borough of Readfah Holm respectively
- Insurance
- Zelina has done research into the insurance issue with SCA Inc. It was concluded that because ING is the parent insurance company for SCA Inc, and since this parent insurance company has a registered company in the region and the group is registered in this region, then we are completely covered insurance wise.
- It was requested that Zelina get this statement in writing for the finalization of this discussion regarding insurance at this time
Meeting adjourned
Next meeting to be held July 9th in Ynys y Gwaed
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