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July 2004
06, Tuesday -- Scribal Guild Meeting at Lady Katya's, 7pm (BSSB)
10, Saturday -- Raiders, Invaders and Privateers (Gryffins Keep)
10-11 -- Defenders' Tourney (Sylvan Glen)
11, Sunday -- Bog Baronial Business Meeting at Hiram G. Andrews Center
13, Tuesday -- Ceili Night at Adams Memorial Library (Geal Moor)
16-18 -- Bog Chaos (BSSB)
24, Saturday -- Summer Picnic (Sunderoak)
August 2004
No Meetings
6-22 -- PENNSIC
28, Saturday -- Baronial Champions Event (Canton/BSSB)
For more event listings visit the Kingdom of AEthelmearc Home Page
or the SCA's home page.
Heavy Weapons Practice: Sundays, 3:30 - 7:00pm at Hiram G. Andrews Center. (Contact person: Lord Connor MacGregor, a.k.a. Chuck, at 814-736-4885 or gossard@pennswoods.net)
Fencing Practices: Wednesdays, 6pm at Kusar's & Sundays, 3:30pm - 7:00pm at Hiram G. Andrews Center. (Contact person: Lord Kusar, a.k.a. Norm Ed, at 814-244-335; 139 Clinton Street, Johnstown)
Archery Practices: no information. (Contact person: Lord Deryk, a.k.a. Joe, at 724-433-6784)
Scribal Guild: 1st Tuesday of the Month. (Contact person: Lady Katya, aka Cindy Leap, at 814-536-0045 or cindleap@atlanticbb.net).
Ceili Night: 2nd Tuesday* of the Month, 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Adams Memorial Library (Contact person: Rose Thorne, a.k.a. Beth Rose, at 724-850-7404 or ThornesKeep@att.net)
Bog Business Meetings: 1st Sunday* of the Month, 6:00pm at Hiram G. Andrews Center (727 Goucher Street, Johnstown, PA 15905) (Contact person: Talishar, a.k.a. Cindy Meyers, at 814-262-7189 or talishar@floodcity.net)
*Check the Calendar of Events to verify dates and places.
Greetings Fellow Boggers,
Unto the Goode and Noble people of the Barony of Saint Swithin's Bog do We Aquila and AElfra, Retiring Baron and Baroness, Saint Swithin's Bog bid a fond greeting and farewell:
We have had an amazing three years serving as your
Baron and Baroness. We have been humbled by the kindness and generosity of the
people of the Barony.
In our time we have witnessed the rising of a new
Incipient Canton, have seen fencers elevated to White Scarf, fighter's be
squired, THL's made, and a Pelican roost in our Barony. It has been an
incredible journey, one that soon ends. We look forward to continuing to serve
the Barony in other ways. We take from these last three years a sense of
friendship and pride in our fellow Boggers.
We can not in good conscience give name to those who
have helped us for fear of leaving anyone out. We say Thank You! To everyone who
has helped us carry, tote, set up, made scrolls, made tokens, made garb, got us
to where we were supposed to be, retained, guarded us, hauled stuff, made
regalia, recommended awards, been Baronial Champions, served high table, set up
high table, kept us in good spirits (especially the kind to be drank), kept us
from making an a-- of ourselves, kept us sane and everything else. Thank you,
Thank You, Thank You, you are the strength of the Barony, have kept the Barony
going and have made us so proud to be your representatives.
We send congratulations to our new Incipient Canton of
Geal Mor and ask that the Barony help them become a viable resource in the
western area of the Barony.
So we go now unto our retirement with light hearts as
we know our Heirs will tend well the Barony we so love. We know the Goode and
Noble people of the Barony will show them the same love and respect that you
have shown us.
As always, In service to the Bog
Baron Aquila Blackmore and Baroness AElfra Long
Palus Elementum!!
From the Baronial Heirs
Unto the populous of the Barony of St. Swithin's Bog from Don Quinn and Dame Vivienne, Baron and Baroness-elect, do these heartfelt greetings come,
This month’s three-day event marks our investiture
as St. Swithin’s Bog’s third Baron and Baroness. Since becoming a Barony we have
grown and matured. The past 6 years have been a fun and exciting journey. While
the road that we have traveled has not been without its rocky and rutted
stretches, we have continued to move forward. Today we stand, along side our
fellow Baronies, as a strong and unwavering pillar of AEthelmearc. No single
person can take credit for this achievement. Our traditions of unity and
dedication have made it all possible. Pause for a moment and consider what these
traditions truly mean.
Recall those shining moments when the fighting was the
thickest, and the sun blazed hot and merciless. Remember that person that stood
at your side and refused to give ground for no other glory than to say they were
with you on that day.
Cherish your memories of peace when our halls of
learning produced the finest of works, when we learned and taught together
freely. Recall when you were welcomed to a warm glowing fire and shared a story,
a drink or a song , with an open and generous heart.
Recall in your mind when the days were the darkest,
when you were cold and hungry and far from home. Remember those people that
filled your belly and took the cloak from their very back and covered you with
it.
Ask yourself if you have ever wanted for anything in
the company of these people. Ask yourself if there has ever been a task that
wasn’t made easy with their helping hands.
We are honored to help continue these traditions, the traditions that make us what we are. We will lead when necessary, follow when appropriate but mostly stand shoulder to shoulder with our fellow Boggers and continue the journey.
From the Chronicler
Greetings all, As you look through the pages of your Sentinel you
shall notice some changes. The most noticeable is that, until the Canton decides
to have its own newsletter, the Barony has graciously agreed to share the
Sentinel with the Canton. I’m going to attempt one of the suggestions on how to
make the sharing work. If anyone has any difficulties or further suggestions,
please feel free to contact me. In service to crown and bog,
Also, as no one stepped forward to take over the
newsletter, I have agreed to remain in office for another year. Thankfully, Lady
Morrigan offered to become my assistant Chronicler and after this issue she will
begin to assist in creating the Sentinel.
As always, if you have any submissions or suggestions or artwork for the
cover or as inside filler, please contact me, Cait (aka Kathleen) at
724-238-0114 (if you get the answering machine, please leave a message) or
bogchronicler@yahoo.com.
Lady Caitilin "Cait" ni Mhaolconaire
From the Seneschale-to-be
Unto our Excellencies Aquila and AElfra, Their heirs Don Quinn and Dame
Vivienne, and the Bog.
For those of you who do not know, I
will be the new Seneschale after the ceremonial throwing of the Key at Bog Chaos
July 16-18.
I hear growth within our midst with the "soon to be"
Incipient Canton of Geal Mor, as well as the rumblings of War in the distance.
Let us prepare to fight with honor, shop with a vengeance, and remember there is
no better drink than Gobi!
Talishar I could never replace you because you are
un-replaceable.
In honor, chivalry and courtesy
I remain in your service
Katya
From the Scribal Mistress
Scribal Guild, we are meeting the First Tuesday of each month at our house, starting at 7pm. For More Information: cindleap@atlanticbb.net.
First I would like to welcome Diane as part of the
scribal community. She has graciously accepted her first assignment! I would
also like to thank Bethany for the wonderful needlepoint scroll she did for Rose
Thorne. If you didn't stay for Court at the Spring Thing, you missed roses in
the air, on the floor and in other places we won't mention!
The scribal Guild will have LOTS of up coming
assignments. While we seem to have the assignments for "Bog Chaos" under control
before you know it, we will need scrolls for Baronial Champions. Any one who
would like to do a blank for Baronial Champs, please let me know at
cindleap@atlanticbb.net. If you can
do Calligraphy, please send me an email at
cindleap@atlanticbb.net.
We have approximately 6 scrolls that need calligraphy
finished, so they can be given out at Court.
Please mark the First Tuesday of Each Month on your
calendar. The next meeting will be July 6th at our home starting at 7pm. Need
directions? cindleap@atlanticbb.net
Thanks for all your continual help,
Katya
If you were born in July, please check your authorization card for the expiration date!
WANTED
Are you extremely organized?
Do you like to make lists?
Do you like to watch?
Do you understand the term 'Round Robin', 'Single or Double Elimination'?
Do you have the voice of a Herald or are you as quiet as a mouse?
Can you count to 20 without
taking off your shoes?
If so being MOL may be for you.
Lady Emilia (Baba) has moved on to a higher calling and the BOG NEEDS YOU!
Contact Talishar if you would like to fill this position.
From the Chatelaine
Greetings all, This is a slightly belated missive regarding a
presentation at the Forest Hills High School. A few weeks ago, we put on a small
demo for approx. 100 students & faculty. One of our younger members, (Keagan
<sp> mundanely known as Frankie), is a student there. He helped to set up the
presentation as a part of his school project. Another newer Bogger, Julie (the
young lady fencer), showed up to assist. During the demo, we showed dancing;
(with a couple of students from the audience helping). We had fencing and even
some armored combat. At the end, we took questions from the audience and had
four people sign up for additional info. Jorka
SOMETHING DIFFERENT: The Bog’s Ceili Night will be on Tuesday, July 13th at Twin Lakes Park in Greensburg, PA - everyone is
welcome! We’ll gather under the pavilion at the upper lake. If possible, please come
in garb!!! The group requests we have a Pot Luck picnic, everyone bring
something to share. If interested in attending or have any questions, contact
Rose Thorne (Beth Rose
724-850-7404 RoseThorne@att.net). For more information visit the Incipient Canton of Geal
Moor's Newsletter & Website! A&S Competition and Baronial A&S Championship So sorry in the delay of this announcement, as I was
unaware as last year's winner, it was my duty to choose the theme for this
year's event. I apologize for the inconvenience in not giving our artisans more
time to work on their entries. Clear Skies,
June Business Meeting Minutes Greetings fellow Boggers.........here's the short of the long: Sunday at 4pm Kingdom Seneschale, Aobheil was here to meet with everyone
who's someone from BSSB, Gryphon's Keep and Geal Moor. After viewing the zip
code map and conferring amongst the representatives a decision was reached and
zip codes were formally signed over to Gryphon's Keep and the incipient Canton
of Geal Moor. An official announcement is to be forthcoming in the next AEstel.
Sometime within the next few weeks I will have revamped the Baronies zip code
list to reflect the current state of geographical affairs. At 5pm we commenced with the June monthly meeting........ Baron/ess: This has been a fun three years and now it's almost over.
Thanks for coming to the event, it was a lot of fun (Spring thing). Anyone who
has anything for the gift baskets, give it to Viv. Seneschale: The official signing over of Zips has taken place. Geal
Moor will become official with Kingdoms announcement of said. Next month or
perhaps at the three day Geal Moor will be awarded it's seed money as stated in
our by-laws. Exchequer: 3,123 in checking, 2,008 in savings. Checks were signed and
distributed at the meeting, balance stated was prior to signing. Chatelaine: Thanks for the Green Gables help. Several interested
parties signed up. Next on the agenda, a demo for Bedford. Archery: Come shoot, lots of equipment available for loan, willing to
teach, so come have fun. Chronicler: reminded all the July Bog business meeting will be held on
July 11th due to the holiday weekend. The newsletter will be shared until Geal
Moor gets one up and running and a Geal Moor web page is in the works. Baroness 2B: Vivienne gave notice that gate guards for the Kingdom
encampment at Pennsic will be needed again this year. We are to do August the
9th, the Wednesday that the Bog is hosting the Baronial Dinner at the
AElthelmearc camp. Don Lodovic will be Capt. of the Guard, contact him for info
and volunteering. Old stuff: Katya gave a big thank you to all who worked hard on the
zip code issue this past year and stated, good job done. New: Ligonier has a country market and there could be a chance of a
Demo there. Go ahead was given for this to be researched with the organizers and
co-ordination will be handled with Jorka. Event stuff: Spring Thing thank yous were given by the autocrats. 64
persons had registered. Event report is in the works. Additional: Deryk volunteered to autocrat the Baronial Champs event
for 2004 to be held in Latrobe. And chaos was declared. Lady Talishar
The Baronial Heirs' Whims Don Quinn's whims: 1. Coffee first everything else after!! 2. Garlic doesn’t like me nearly as much as I like it...Garlic bad! 3. On the other hand I have never met a Baklava I didn’t like. 4. Honest efforts that come from the heart are always the best. 5. Do the right thing for its own sake. I don’t drink....really!!! Dame Vivienne's whims: 1. Service is a very good thing!! 2. I don't do coffee, but tea or hot chocolate are okay. 3. I favor root beer. Wine and other spirits in moderation only(except
Gobi!). 4. Fleur-de-lis and cattails make wonderful decorations. 5. Festive banners, pennons, and all types of heraldry are greatly
appreciated at events.
From the Knight Marshal Greetings Bogger's Hey have ya heard we have a new site!!!! Great place
for heavy and to just come and visit with old friends (not yet the RM but it's
getting there). It is at the H.G.A. center, and it is easy to find. If you need
direction let me know. Practice is from 3:30 till 7:00 on Sunday's. If there are
any changes to that, I will post on the e- list and in the Sentinel (if
possible). So come and fight and BS. In service to the Bog, Attention Heavy Weapons Fighters New &
Old Anyone who wishes to make or work on armor, please contact
THLord Tower (aka Dave Chapple) to set something up. Please call
(814-266-1347) or email him (asqtowerkm@floodcity.net).
ST. SWITHIN’S PROUDLY WELCOMES YOU TO BOG
CHAOS WELCOME TO THE INVESTITURE OF DON QUINN KERR AND DAME VIVIENNE
MARIE DE BEAUVAIS Come join the Barony of SSB for a weekend of Chaos (as only the Bog can) and
the Investiture of our new Baron and Baroness. The Site is the Johnstown Saddle
Club, Saddle Club Rd, Elton Pa (no street address, directions below) The Site
opens 4pm Friday and closes at noon Sunday. Once again, The Barony of St. Swithin's Bog will
proudly host the Pearls of AEthelmearc Inter-Baronial Rapier Championship. The
tournament will begin promptly at 9:00 A.M. Saturday morning. Tournament details
will be sent to all Baronies and their champions beforehand. The clans battles These battles will bring together all forms of skill
and martial activity. There will be five teams selected to partake in a melee
form battle, but the catch is that each team will have fencers, heavy weapons,
archery, and thrown weapons all on the same team competing for points. How this
will work is: the heavy’s will melee each other then the fencer’s and so on in a
round robin format. The team that wins the tournament will get the royal
treatment at feast that evening. Each group will be picked randomly at 1pm. Each
group will be in charge of marshalling their own martial activity I will have
marshals assigned by the three day to marshal each group. AUTOCRAT & RESERVATIONIST:
Lord Francis Martin (James
Ford) &
Lady Morrigan of the
WillowBrook (Robbin Ford) 550 Lake St South Fork PA 15956 (814)
495-4018 no calls after 10pm AS ALWAYS THE ONLY RESERVATION IS A PAID
RESERVATION. (Feast is limited to the first 150 gentles and your reservation
must be received no later than July 15, 2004) Prices for this grand event: $20.00 on board; includes, site fee, camping
fees and a sumptuous Feast and a hearty brunch Saturday and Sunday. Off board
$15.00 includes everything as stated minus the feast. Saturday only $10.00. Children under the age of 5 eat and troll in free, ages 5 -
17, $10.00 on board and $7.50 off board. These fees do not include the $3.00
nonmember surcharge. The site opens on Friday July 16, 2004 at 4:00 P.M. and
closes noon sharp on Sunday, July 18, 2004. There will not be a demo on Sunday.
Troll opens on Friday from 5:00-10:00P.M. And will reopen on Saturday from
8:00A.M. and will close at 4:00 P.M. Please make checks payable to SCA Inc.
SSB DIRECTIONS: Site location, The Greater Johnstown Saddle Club, Saddle Club
Road, Elton, PA. Take your best way to Rt. 219. Get off on Rt. 756 (Elton exit).
From the south, turn right: from the north, turn left. Go 2.4 miles on 756 east.
Turn left at the first stop sign onto Rt. 160 North. Go 1.8 miles on Rt. 160
North to Krayn Rd. Turn right on Krayn Rd. Go .8 of a mile and turn right onto
Saddle Club Road. Site is .5 of a mile on the left. Look for the SCA signs.
Baronial Championship Event The Incipient Canton of Geal Moor will host the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog’s
Baronial Championship Event on Saturday, August 28, 2004 at the Cooperstown
Sportsman Association (2541 Thomas St. Latrobe, PA 15650). Gather and watch the
members of the Barony and the Incipient Canton compete to be the next Baronial
Champion in Archery, Heavy Weapons, and Thrown Weapons. The autocrat for the
event will be Lord Deryk Archer (Joe Bartlow - 814 Green Street, Greensburg PA
15601; 724-433-6784).
My thanks, (and a hearty "well done") to Frankie for
his help, both as a contact for the school as well as his help throughout the
demo. Thanks Tower, for the use of your shields. And a special thank you to
Julie, (who volunteered to come & help, with only 2 hours notice).
During the summer Adams Memorial Library has shortened hours,
therefore, we’ll be relocating our June and July meetings;
due to Pennsic, there is no meeting in August!
Therefore I have chosen a theme that hopefully will be
of interest to many people in all areas of A&S and allow you to have some
flexibility in your entries.
In line with the theme of this year's 3-Day Event, I
have chosen our A&S competition theme to be: "Organized Chaos"
It will be your challenge to create an entry which
allows you to organize the chaos in your life, what ever that may be.
In other words- holders and containers of all types
that can hold/organize your chaotic stuff.
You may think of something to hold your piles of food,
your many beverages, your pile of armor or garb. It could organize your scribal
supplies or metalworking tools. Anything that helps you keep your stuff in neat
order- and being period (or at least looking very period) will be considered.
Creativity, quality craftsmanship, originality and of
course functionality are highly valued attributes for this competition.
Have fun with this and show off the many talents of our
populous!
I hope the judges have a hard time choosing the winner!
Lady Kathryn de Lyon de Savoire, "Kat"
Calls for letters of intent were sent out and so far
only two replied. One has decided to maintain his current office, leaving only
one candidate for the office of Seneschale. (ahhh, when things become simpler
:-) Our next Seneschale will be Katerina de La Marne mka Cindy Leap and will be
taking over at the three day.
Three day info. Things going well and plans forming
nicely. The site is building new bathrooms (yeah) Pork and Turkey cooked on site
will be for feast.
Kat stated that things look good for the Fall Academy
and we are awaiting final word from Kingdom. The site will be Seton Hill
College, free due to her alumnus status.
BSSB Seneschale
Lord Connor MacGregor
Knight Marshal
JULY 16, 17 and 18 of 2004
Between 9am and 11am Lord Deryk Archer will have
parent- child archery shoot. The parent must match what the child shoots. Lord
Deryk can explain more at time of shoot. There will also be other children
activities planed through out the day
The last court of Baron Aquila and Baroness Aelfra will
follow the Inter-Baronial Championship. Followed by the Investiture of Don Quinn
Kerr and Dame Lady Vivienne Marie de Beauvais. Lunch will be offered following.
Sign ups for the Clans battles will start at 11 am and
will close at 1pm.
There will also be a brewing competition. So bring your
favorite brews and wines.
We will be also having a blanket sale. Which means
bring all the extra stuff you want to get ride of or sell. It will place on a
blanket and either traded for or sold for a price that you set, so tag all of
your items before hand. This will be held on the honor system.
There will be and area set aside to do pick ups between
bouts for both fencing and heavy weapons.
Evening court will begin 45 mins following the Clans
battles. Feast to follow.
Fall AEthelmearc AEcademy
The Incipient Canton of Gael Moor will be hosting the Fall AEcademy on Saturday, November 6th, 2004 at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. This is a great event to participate in a variety of classes on everything from cooking, painting, herbs, music, martial activities, garb construction/history, even first aid. We are looking for volunteer teachers from our populous as well as our sponsor, the Barony of St. Swithin's Bog. We will be having teachers come from many other lands within AEthelmearc, but we would like to see a strong showing of our members teaching on a wide variety of subjects. There will be a medieval buffet provided by the University which has an excellent reputation for their food. There will be a variety of classrooms available, including the fancy parlor rooms, and plenty of space outdoors available if weather permits. For additional information and details, or if you would like to volunteer to teach, please contact the Autocrat: Lady Kathryn de Lyon de Savoire, "Kat" (Lori Mozina-Ogurchak) at mozina1@earthlink.net, or 724-838-0420, or by mail at: RD 11, Box 692, Rt. 819; Greensburg, PA 15601-9140. Remember we are an organization that is about history and education. Come learn more about something that interests you, or something totally new to you! It will be a great day to learn new things, eat great food, make new friends, and of course have fun!
