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Old news (but good news replaced on 02/25/04)
From the Seneschal: November
11th 2000 Gregorian In order to celebrate this
occasion to throw a Passing
of the Key Revel at our House Saturday November 18 at 7:00 PM. All
members of the Shire are invited however all gentles who wish to
attend need to RSVP by email by Saturday November 11 so we can
properly prepare enough food for everyone. Due to the limited amount
of space at Castile de Cordoba, I would recommend getting your
reservation in early. From the Seneschal: November
2nd 2000 Gregorian Directions are as follow: 15581 SW 164 st.
From the Seneschal: Oct 25th 2000 Gregorian Lord Frederick fought as true Trimarian swamplord. Nor only did he fight in all seven battles (and defeated many men) he also in pursuit of a quest, fought 22 additional warriors, 3 rounds each. Many of whom were great knights and Counts and such. He has the Stamina of a bull and a Heart as great to match. Young Ulfkell acquitted himself admirably at this his first engagement against a foreign army. He he was always at my side throwing many blows and slaying many men. I had most excellent fun and proud to have been called up in court as part of the Trimarian Archers who received the Triamarian Leon de Or. And Award that is given out to those who show extreme bravery and skill during the fighting that day. There are many more stories that can be told. Come down to fighter practice and ask!. And if this sounds like fun to you then consider making the Trip to Gulf Wars Next Year. ITs tuely a premier event and one that should not be missed. From the Seneschal: Oct 29th 2000 Gregorian We had a great meeting/ fighter Practice last Sunday at the Park. As you can see from the Photo the turnout was great. South Keep has not had so many folks armoured and on the field at one time. It looks like we will have a good turn out for the Melees at Greynolds Park the Weekend of the 14th. We discussed the various
upcoming events:
From the Seneschal: Sep 28th 2000 Gregorian There will be a meeting/ fighter Practice this Sunday at the Park. Items for Discussion Will be Baronial Bash next weekend, Sangre's Bardic Event here at Camp Greynolds the week after. Which by the way, we will be sponsoring the fighting, So lets make sure we all go to that one. there will be singing, Dancing and general Merriment. Which is all well and good for after that is PANHANDLE SKIRMISHES! If you can't make it to Mississippi for Gulf Wars the Come to this event in N Florida. There will be plenty of large scale melees with Combat Archery! Lets go up there and make a good showing as a Shire! From the Seneschal: Sep 14th 2000 Gregorian Hail
Bytor and Astrith King and Queen of Trimaris! Coronation and Crown Tourney is now done and we have all returned home safe and sound. Much fun was had by all despite the oppressive heat and terrible distance of our campsite from the main festivities. The Shire camped together in large group for the first time in several years. This was a most enjoyable thing. Though the weather was horrid, we managed to entertain ourselves in camp quite well. Though perhaps on Sunday evening a few us were a little "too" entertained. Next time, stick to one kind of beverage when playing games that involve coin of the realm (BIG GRINS) I truly hope they have been able to recover. In attendance were our
Deputy Seneschal Milan and his lady Olivia, Vern and Sharon, Lawrence
(Squishy banana) and his page Kyle (a newcomer) Ulfkell and myself. Many thanks to Milan and Olivia for providing the food for our party. Also thanks to Steve for helping out with the cooking and cleaning chores. all of your efforts did not go unnoticed. Several things did come to mind though while we were camping. If we'd like to continue to camp as a shire at large Kingdom events then there are some things that we may wish to consider purchasing and or making: 1. Two "Day Pavilions'. One
large one to use at camp to escape the blazing Sun and hang out in.
The other would be slightly smaller so that it could be setup near the
fighting field and give us a place to rest, put armor water etc, that
is nearer to the Event activities (Center of "town"
so-to-speak). The Shire does have Material that would be suitable for
this purpose (if a bit ugly).
Here is an eye-witness account of the "Death" of King Gunnar as told by Duncan the Etc.! The King is dead, long live the king, etc.(I'm still trying to figure that one out) King Gunnar the First of Trimaris succummed today to wounds recieved at Pennsic. It was said that he got them fighting some near-invulnerable beast (Micheal of Bedford perhaps ??) Queen Anastasia being both angry and
filled with grief drank a potion and followed King Gunnar into death.
It was rumored that the potion was the distilled venom of at least a
half dozen Peerage meetings held in an un-named kingdom. May they rest
well in Heaven, Valhalla, or someplace in between (with condo's
?) This report was brought to you slightly tongue in cheek, by Duncan the etc.
From the Seneschal: Aug 30th 2000 Gregorian Greetings all since it seems that we
some newcomers who will be attending their first event. this weekend.
For them I offer this link to the Ansteorran
newcomers guide. If you have not already reserved feast then be prepared to bring your own food - and some thing to cook it on (Campfire pits are available at the sites) or eat at the Italian restaurant down the road. There is not much in the way of fast food where we are at. so prepare accordingly. Feast may be available on a standby basis but don't count on it. My planned ETA from Miami is 7:00PM I'd like to go earlier if I can. If you wish to caravan with me please let me know so we can coordinate. And possibly get a good Campsite together.
From the Seneschal: Aug 10th 2000 Gregorian I trust everyone is doing well during tour Summer Break. Coming Soon is Coronation/Crown Tourney and a whole Slew of Events throughout the Kingdom. As you may have noticed the frequency of meetings has slacked off since we did our event. but that is generally the Nature of Summer in Trimaris. But a new Tourney season will be upon us and there will be much merriment to be had by all. Watch this space for details...... From the Seneschal: June 20th 2000 Gregorian Our Event is only Days away! Do you know what your wearing? I have just gotten confirmation on the arrival of their highness's Prince Bytor and Princess Astrith. It is also possible that Her Majesty Queen Anastasia will be in attendance as well.. Lets put our best foot forward and show all our guests the Hospitality and Kindness that is the Hallmark of our Shire. Also please note that there will be camping on site for Saturday night.. those of you wishing to stay onsite contact me (William bpr 841 1245) first!!. From the Seneschal: May 20th 2000 Gregorian Little News this Month as we prepare for our Murder Mystery event at the end of June. Sviatioslav made some excellent suggestions concerning the story that I would like to share with you all at the next meeting. I look forward to our putting on this event. Its going to be very fun. And A learning experience for many of you. Trimaris Memorial Tourney is memorial day Weekend next week. Alex, Noel and I will be traveling up there to aid our knight, Sayyid Kalim who will be fighting for Countess Nadira, for the crown of Trimaris. Crown Tourney is a wonderful event to go to. There will be some nice shopping, Bardic performance two Feasts and all manner of divertissements. And A good time is generally had by all. It is also a great way to meet folks from all over the Kingdom. It is a camping trip but the new facilities at La-no-che are welcome and the Kingdom is settling into the camp quite nicely. A copy of the Gulf Wars Video Segment done by CBS is available. Just Give me a blank VHS cassette or if you prefer an blank CD-ROM disk. The clip is available as an 80MB MPEG movie. For more Gulf Wars News, Photos, MPEG movies and stuff go to the Photo Gallery and check out he New Gulf Wars 9 section.
From the Seneschal: Mar 22nd 2000 Gregorian Well we have returned from the War and there are many stories to be told! I good Time was had by all. The weather held out for the most part and it really did not start to get bad till Saturday night. Magnus, Elena and I fought like tigers in all the battles. The shires siege weapon, built by Lawrence and Milan was easily the most powerful weapon there, handily out ranging all enemy siege weapons and archers. Lawrence especially distinguished himself on the field during the Archers only battle, firing his newly made crossbow with deadly accuracy. Lady Elena fought many brave knights and was also representative of one the virtues of chivalry (Charity/Largesse), as she fought a quest knight. Ulfkell was indispensable as it was he who helped keep us watered, well supplied and prepared for almost any eventuality. I was selected to be a possible combatant to represent Trimaris in the Champions Battle. Though I was not chosen to fight it indeed was a great honor to have been asked. Even though we (Heavy Weapons) were gravely outnumbered, We fought like dogs and died like men. Same for our Light weapons fighters. We gave the Ansteorrans a good fight all the way down.We did win the Archers only battle, alas it was not a warpoint event. But Trimarian Artists, Equestrians and Volunteers saved the day allowing the war to end in a tie. It was a great event and I hope more of can make it next year. Some words about the war from His Majesty Mittion:
Unto the good and noble people of
Trimaris,
As you have no doubt already
been made aware, the weather did indeed hold, and we thank you for
your concern. I would like to say that every Trimarian fought with
the honor, courage, and skill of the heroes of legend. I would
personally thank all those who attended and contested in defense of
our great Kingdom. To you belong the honors, for it is you who
earned them. Never before have I witnessed Trimarians come together
with so great a purpose. It is my hope that in years to come, we
will heed the lessons we have learned at this war. We have made
great friends and won much acclaim. These things should be greatly
valued and should never be taken for granted. All those who attended
or supported this effort should be commended on a job well done.
We faced a host prepared for war,
much as I had warned in previous missives, however unbeknownst to
us, they had secured most of the Known world as allies. Even though our
allies were few, they were steadfast, and we owe them our gratitude.
We were defeated in the Champions battles, both heavy and light,
even though our warriors strove mightily. There were many efforts
made, which are worthy of note, but one stands clearly, as a shining
example to us all. The now Honorable Lord Yoan Moon Yang, did set
himself apart with both his prowess and courtesy upon the field. In
all my years in the society, I have never witnessed a more honorable
contest, and for that we would thank him. We were defeated in the
Resurrection battle, which again took place in the ravine. Our
warriors fought hard, and with great endurance, but in the end, the
numbers of the foe were telling. We were also defeated upon the
field, even though our strategy was sound and well executed, the
allies of Ansteorra again proved their worth, as they carried the
day for Ansteorra. Our foes were successful in keeping us out of the
castle for the first time in many years, by using a desperate
gambit, which demonstrated clearly their fear of Trimarian siege
craft. Our foes sallied forth at the very start of the battle and
attacked our feared archers and siege weapons, destroying most of
them. This stroke of luck for Ansteorra enabled them to retain the
castle in a hard fought battle. They were however, unsuccessful in
taking the castle from us, as we held the walls and gates with great
resolve. Our foes brought many siege weapons with them, with crews
expertly trained in their usage. It would behoove us to quicken our
efforts in this endeavor if we are to prevail next year.
We did take the Equestrian point, and
all of the Trimarian Calvary should be proud of their
accomplishments. Most of our riders are new to tourney, and we are
sure that they will meet again next year to once again take the
field against our foes and win the day. We did also take the
volunteer points and I cannot adequately express how proud I am of
those who gave so unselfishly of their time at the war to this
endeavor.
The prevailing feeling at the war
this year was one of friendship and camaraderie. Many great deeds
were done on both sides of the battle lines, and I hope this server will
be filled with these tales. We won the performance part of the Arts
competition, and that is no surprise to me, as all should know that
Trimaris has the best performers in the known world, however, even
though it comes as no surprise, I would thank all of those who put
forth their efforts in the Arts and hope that you will
continue in that same tradition of excellence.
It is my most sincere hope that all
that attended the war had the best possible time. I greatly
appreciate all of the effort put forth to make this the best Gulf
War to date. Trimaris is blessed with the greatest people in the
known world, and it is good that we have the yearly opportunity to
prove it.
With love of Trimaris,
Mittion
From the Seneschal: Mar 14th 2000 Gregorian We are off to Gulf Wars!, Lady Elena, Milan, Lawrence, my trusty men-at arms Magnus and Ulfkell and myself are off to battle with the foul Hordes of Ansteorrans who dare to violate the peace and bring disorder to our lands. Rest assured we will deal with this menace and come home to our beloved Trimaris. Keep the Home fires lit!! Keep looking at his site we will try and post pictures live from the War! New Equestrians
From the Seneschal: Feb 22nd 2000 Gregorian Another Week Begins and now only 20 days till Gulf Wars IX as of this writing!!. We are all getting pumped up here for this event. It promises to be a good one. I 'd like to Welcome to the Shire Sherrie Cross, (Lyonnete) She comes to us from the Kingdom of Antir, way in the Northwest. Also I'd like to Welcome Joe Shaumberg, a newcomer who will be taking the Post of Shire Historian soon. As you can see there are some pictures in From the Sangre Del Sol Event held in January. I believe the photo is of Lord Janosh's daughter who is playing with my dog Daisy. I will post more photos from that event soon. (Photos Courtesy of Ainet). There are photos up in the Gallery from Scots Welsh War 2000, of the South Keep crew and our new Ballista fashioned by Lawrence and Milan. Also Joe took some Nice Photos at a Practice a couple of weeks ago which will also be Posted. Be sure to Check out the Photo gallery for Updates. From the Seneschal: Feb 17th 2000 Gregorian If you have not yet attended the Florida Ren Faire at Quiet Waters Park, I highly recommend that you do so. Magnus, his wife and I went on opening day and had a great time. Feb 19 Saturday, Some of us will be going to the Fighters and Riders revel in Ft Meyers. This promises to be a Fun event. And one of your last chances to get some Melee practice in before the War. NEW FIGHTER!! From the Seneschal: Nov 29th 1999 Gregorian Holiday /Winter Solstice Break Due to the Holidays and Y2K related things Shire Activities will be Suspended till After Winter Arts and Sciences Faire in Jan. Happy Holidays and assorted non-denominatial Festive
greetings. A Quick reminder, our Herald the Honorable Lady Tanarian has found more of her Heraldry books if you wish to do Heraldry research contact her at herald@threvworld.com From the Seneschal: Nov 20th 1999 Gregorian ALL Hail Prince Gunnar and Duchess Anastasia! At Martinmas Moot, Last Saturday, Lord Gunnar Oxnamegan won the right to be our next King, after defeating the formidable Earl Bytor in single combat. Lord Gunnar and his consort Duchess Anastasia, will now assume the role of Crown Prince and Princess and prepare for their roles as our sovereign lords. Duke Baldar Longstrider, Won the Champion of Trimaris list,
setting a new record as the only Warrior to hold the postion 5 times. He was previously
tied with his former Squire, Earl Bytor. Lord Subodai "The
Bear" took the title of the Children's Champion in the Toys for Tots lyst, He was
voted by the Ladies Gallery as Most Chivlarous on the Field that day.
Trimaris raised around 125 toys for Toys for Tots. Also note the Lady Katya Renata
Schwarze won Poet Laureate for the 5th time in a Row! Shire Event Canceled
From the Seneschal: Oct 29th 1999 Gregorian Thanks to the Good Heartedness of one of the Shires New
Members, Esther Sterental of the Children Resource Center, we now have a place (with free
parking) for Dance Classes and Shire Meeting. SHIRE MEETING UPDATE We had a great turnout last Sunday at Fighter practice! Many Fighters and non fighters alike showed for for an enjoyable day at the Park. Ainet contributed a stuffed Toy for the Toys for Tots Defender of the Children's Lyst this coming Martinmas Moot. Lady Elena will be bringing it up there. Toys for Tots at Martinmas Moot! A Quick reminder, our Herald the Honorable Lady Tanarian has found more of her Heraldry books if you wish to do Heraldry research contact her at herald @ threvworld.com
From the Seneschal: Sept 22, 1999 Gregorian The Event at Sea March Last Weekend was Great! If
you didn't go you missed a good one. There was much pageantry and many great Deeds of Arms
and High Chivalry. Magnus MacRoss, Lady Elena des Nachts and I represented the Fighters
from our Shire. Magnus and I were accompanied by our ladies Kaleigh (Magnus' wife), and
Tatiana (mine). Lady Elena fought for a newcomer to our Shire, the maiden Ainet, whose
first event this was. Thanks to Lady Elizabeth from Sangre del Sol for providing garb. Our
very own, Honorable Lady Tanarian was also there admirably filling in at the Last Minute
as the Site Herald for the event. This weekend is the Joint Practice between South Keep, Sangre del Sol, and Sea March. It is at Dreher Park in WPB The directions are: Take I-95 to Forest Hill Blvd (Exit 49). Forest Hill Blvd East to Parker Ave (follow the signs for Dreher Park Zoo). Take Parker North to Summit Blvd Take Summit West to Dreher Trail S. Turn Left on Dreher Trail S. Go into the Park and look for the first set of Pavillions on your right. I will not be going to the Practice this Weekend. I am Leaving for NYC Thursday Morning and will not be back till late Sunday night. If you have any Questions about Directions you may wish to contact Elizabeth as I think she will be going. Her email is marshe@fiu.edu
From the Seneschal: Sept 12, 1999 Gregorian Due To Hurricane Floyd, The Shire Meeting
scheduled for this Tuesday has been canceled. I hope everyone has taken proper
precautions, and have prepared themselves accordingly. I will Reshedule the Shire meeting
when things have settled down For more info on Hurrican Floyd G o to the Or listen in on:
From the Seneschal: Aug 26, 1999 Gregorian The August joint practice will be held on the 29th back at Greynolds Park in North Miami at 1:30:00PM. Remember, if you are interested in rapier and light weapons please contact me with your name and phone number so I may pass that info directly to the persons involved. Our designated rapier marshal, Janos, MKA Robert Manyoki at 561-615-8597, is willing to come down here on a Sunday to hold Official Rapier Practice. EQUIPMENT CAN BE PROVIDED. Those of you who have been asking about rapier this is your chance. The Next Shire Meeting Will be Sept 14 7:00PM at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Kendall Drive and122nd Ave . (West Side of the Turnpike), In the Cafe. PLease Plan to attend as we will be discussing Othe Details for our Event to be Held This December.
From the Seneschal: Aug 13, 1999 Gregorian The Summer has been long and hot as
is usual here in Trimaris. So there has not been much going on in the way of Events. Our
joint fighter practices have been a success. We had an excellent turnout at the the first
one at Greynolds park in the last week in June. Their Royal Highnesses and many of
the fighters from Sea March and Sangre Del Sol were in attendance. From the Seneschal: June 20, 1999 Gregorian Hello once again, I have returned from my long sojourn. I hope everyone is doing well. This is a Short Note to remind everyone that this weeks Shire meetings and fighter practice will be at 4:00PM at Merrie Xmas Park. We will be there till Sundown. This is to take advantage of the longer daylight hours as well as give folks time to take care of Errands in the day. I have been informed by Logan the Marshal of Sangre that They would like to join us at practice. to that end I will be moving the last practice of every month to Greynolds Park In N. Miami. Also If you are interested in Rapier and light weapons please contact me with your name and phone number so I may pass that info directly to the persons involved. Our designated Rapier marshal,Janos, MKA Robert Manyoki at 561-615-8597, is willing to come down here on a Sunday to hold Official Rapier Practice. EQUIPMENT CAN BE PROVIDED. Those of you who have been asking about Rapier this is your chance. I will setting up weekday Shire meetings again, This time at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore in South Miami at Sunset Place. The meetings will take the Form of a Medieval/Renaissance Book Discussion with SCA business thrown in. Featured Books will be sold at at a discount. So if there are books you are interested in please let me know so that I may discuss it with them. (They will do limited advertising for us so lets use this opportunity wisely.) I will present the first lecture on EL CID and his Times. I am currently negotiating a time and regular date for this but So far it looks to startup in August. Yours in Service Ld William de Cordoba From the Seneschal: March 28, 1999 Gregorian. All the News Is Good News!, Practice will be on Sundays as usual, An we have some newcomers to the Shire, Meska Duarte aka Penni Nichols, as well as Kim and Cindy! Cymrot from Sangre' Del Sol has been Seen about Practice too! Lets See Some More of you out there as the fighting is great! Congratulations to Dan Who is now the Shires officila Waterbearer! I 'm considering doing Tuesday night Shire meetings again, This time at Barnes and Noble Bookstore. either the one in South Miami at the Sunset Place or the one Kendall Drive just west of Turnpike. Please let me know your preferences. The Time would be 7:00PM. Frequency, once/month, for now. I would plan to start doing this in May after Iget back fom my honeymoon with Nancy! I would like yopur opinions on this! From the Seneschal: 8 Feb 1999... This News in From Tim, GULF WARS SHIRE MEETING Thurs the 11 th at Barnes & Noble on Kendall and 122 nd, 7:30 pm. Main topic of discussion to be transportation, not just for people but for all our stuff. Any and all ideas, comments, and suggestions, will be welcome. And if anybody has an in on a vehicle that can haul a trailer in the 2000 lb category, please call in all markers and favors. We can have a really nice camp, if we can get all the things there that I would like to see us take. This is my biggest concern !!! Also if anybody has their food money please bring, as I want to get certain things out of the way as early as possible. What seemed like yesterday, I was thinkng only 45 days till we're on our way. The past 15 days have flown by, and I am way behind on my personal schedule. The point being, March 8 is right around the corner and time is flying by. So let me know if there are any conflicts, would like to have everybody there as death will be the only acceptable excuse. Remember who's doing all the cooking. Gulf Wars Prepulf Wars Prep, Advance food reservations with the South Keep Encampment are being handled by Tim this year. South Keep will most likely be Camping with Sayyid Kalim and Tribe SHA at the end of Queens highway this year. In addition I have promised him that South Keep's militia Will be fighting under his Command. Also the King has asked that All Shires produce at least 50 Combat Arrows as part of the Royal Levy for our Archery Contingent This Year. Since we have Archers going I do not foresee this to be a problem. I would however like to be able to present His Majesty with an accurate count of the ammunition we are bringing. Let it not be said the South Keep cannot Arm itself! Volunteeringolunteering: Yes Sign up to Volunteer at the War! Even a few hours will help and it is Fun too. Also Part of the Gulf Wars Profits goes back directly to groups who put in volunteer hours. That Translates into more $$ for the Shire so We can do more fun stuff this year (See Below) Volunteer its Good for you , your Shire and Trimaris! From the Seneschal: 1 Feb 1999... Greetings All! We have Just Come back From Scots/Welsh War!. Noel, Alex, Lady Elena, Norma, Dan and myself went to this new site in Paisley which is about 20 Miles Northwest of Deland . The site was very nice and they have lots of room, though it is primitive camping (No Cabins). TMT (Memorial Day weekend) will be held at this site on another part of the 1500acre Boy Scout Reservation. This site is very nice and may replace We-Wa. It is further north by almost 1.5 hours but will probably be well worth it. NEXT Weekend (Feb 5-6-7) is the Gulf Wars War
College it will be held at the Same site. I will not be attending but Noel- Eternal083@aol.com and From the Seneschal: 10 Jan 1999 Happy Holidays and Joyous Greetings this season! I will keep this short as there is very little to report. Money has been received from the Kingdom for an event that we did and the Deposit for our Harvest Burning Event has been returned. We are now better off fiancially as we head into the new year. There was some miscommunication with Sangre del Sol concerning the Joint Fighter Practice at Greynolds last Sunday but all of us who attended had a great time and fought until we dropped. Practice will be back at Merrry Xmas Park this up and coming Sunday. Holiday break: Whether or not people wish to practice on Dec 27 is up to them. if people are willing I will make myself available, If not Then We'll resume the next weekend. From the Seneschal: 10 Dec 1998 I'd like to thank everyone who attended and especially those who helped out at the event. an extra big thanks to Alex Bond, my right arm for this one and to our feastcrat, Tim Levandowski who makes difficult look easy and keeps the autocrat happy. Also thanks to Milan, Vern and Lawrence "Cannon-Boy" and Little Lady Elisabeth (from Sangre) who stayed to cleanup. Everyone seems to have a good time and were thoroughly fed and watered (jelloed??) I am also happy to report that we took in $441.45. After Expenses the shire made appx $130.00!!. ?this is good the last Local event we held (Sea Dragon '96) only made $9.65, This was quite an improvement. However Nancy, Tim and Neal made donations which helped out alot. (Candy, hay, Misc food items). I 'd like to do another one in January.. 12th night celebration. For this next one though we could use more help cleaning up the site on Sunday. Some of the people who stayed to help (Lawrence and Vern) had a looong drive to Key Largo after we finished at 2:00PM. This will be discussed at the next meeting as well as pros and con of the event. Which brings me to.... the Shire meeting is this Tuesday at my house. Hope to see you all there I'd like to welcome Ld Olgar Bearclaw from Darkwater to South Keep. Ld Olgar is squired to Duke Baldar Longstrider (House Asgard) and fought bravely with the other members of our Shire against the odious forces of Sangre' del Sol and their mercenary throng. While we were defeated in battle, we were not defeated in spirit as was evidenced my the humor and mirth in the feast hall that night. However we must redouble our efforts at fighter practice so that we may be ready once again to defend ourselves against these aggressors who have vowed to take our castle on the other side of the park. From the Seneschal: 26 Oct 1998 I wanted to let you know that Tuesday nights Event Prep Meeting Will be at FIU @ 7:30 in the media Services Room. See Website for Directions----> http://www.threvworld.com/southkeep/senescha.htm Scroll down to Old Shire News.There will be a Dance Practice immediately Following. If you want to know some of the basic dances we will be doing at the Ball You will want to Come. Bring your Spouse, or Partner Have Fun!Special Note!!! There will be an Equestrian Demonstration at the Event. Helen and Linda from the ECW Re-enactors Will be performing a Dressage display with their Fine Andalusian Stallions, You will Not Want to Miss this! Also Tuesday I will be Finalizing the Schedule and Including the Horse Show Check the Online Event Schedule for Updates, http://www.threvworld.com/southkeep/schedule.htm Also Looking For Ideas for A Children's Scavenger Hunt with A Harvesty/Halloweenie type theme. Suggestions are Welcome from all on this list (HINT HINT). Finally We will need Shields, Banners, And other Decorative Items for the Feast Hall. Remember to Bring them To the Event. Or If you Like We can Pick them up Earlier this Week Let me know...... From the Seneschal: 20 Oct 1998 The Shire Meeting at my house tonight has been rescheduled to Wedenesday night at Milan's house Address: 15581 SW 164 st. Phone 305 252 1895. Here are the Directions:US 1 OR Turnpike to 152 st (coral reef dr.) west to 152 ave. left , 152 ave South to 164st. right to end of street 2 blocks house last one on right, This Will primarily be a class in Melee tactics and Formation training. Full Armor and Weaponry will be needed Esp if you plan on doing Combat Archery at our Event. If you need loaner Gear Contact me. .From the Seneschal: 4 Oct 1998 Tuesday October 6th at 7:30PM the Video Studio in the FIU Library, Lady Elena will be teaching Dance Class (to prepare us for our Masqued ball on the 31st). she has Great new music from Pennsic, so come on down!. Directions to Studio: Go to FIU South Campus ... Park ... the rumor is that they don't check for parking stickers after 6pm but that is merely a rumor and I can't vouch for it. If you're the nervous type park at the visitors parking which is metered.Go to the Library ... the tallest, most expensive, building on campus Look for a set of doors which says Instructional Media Services over it .. if you have come in with the classroom auditoriums at you back we are the 2nd set of doors to your right ... if the lake is at your back then we are the first to your left. Go down that hall ... through the next set of doors which say "Faculty and Staff Only" ... that's where my officer area and studio are. NOTE: *TWO* sets of double doors have Instructional Media over them ... you need to make sure you choose the ones that say Rooms 137-160. . Also there IS fighter practice on Sunday at the Park. We need to practice melee tactics for the upcoming "festivities" at our event heh heh heh. From the Seneschal: 2 Oct 1998 Just a quick reminder, Tommorow, Saturday, is Sangre del Sol's Bardic 3 event at camp Greynolds, In N. Miami. There will be Bardic Stuff, a lyst and other stuff . Price with feast is 13.00 with feast (subtract $3.00 with membership). Details are in your Talewinds....What your not a member? OK, get directions to the site from the Harvest Burning from the South Keep site, . From the Seneschal: 26 Sept 1998 Preliminary reports show that everyone seems to have done alright. We are still waiting for word from our folk in Key Largo. As you know we have rescheduled for Halloween Weekend. More to come later.............. From the Seneschal: 24 Sept 1998 Greetings All, Please give this message the widest dissemination possible. Due to the proximity of Hurricane Georges, our area has been put on Hurricane Watch. I have gotten word from Miami-Dade County Parks that all facilities will be closed. As Autocrat I am officially Canceling the Summer Harvest Burning Event. However at the meeting last night we decided to, Conditions permitting, reschedule our Event on Halloween Weekend, October 30-Nov 1st (Who knows? After a month of cleanup we will be ready for a party!!!) I want all of you to get your supplies, and whatnot and take care. If I don't speak with you soon I'll be in touch one way or another. Nancy and I will be going to Ft Lauderdale, if its bigger that Category 3 (We are in Mandatory Evac Zone). My pager number is 305 841 1245, my Cell Number is 305 898 1788. Good luck! From the Seneschal: 16 Sept 1998 Those of you who have not already heard, Fall Coronation was a Real Blowout, literally. It has Pretty much been dubbed "Fall Coronado 98".It reminded me eerily of a miniature Hurricane Andrew. This due to one possibly several small cyclones hitting the Campsite early Sunday Evening. As it turned out The Shires of South Keep, Swamp Keep, House Trahern and many other encampments were at/near Ground Zero of a waterspout on the lake that blew its way onto land. That land being our Camp Site. Neal and I watched from our respective tents the incredible wall of wind and water come off the lake and onto land. It was then that my pavilion was blown apart and I was otherwise preoccupied. There will be many stories to tell and I will post Reliable versions of the event as seen by other eyewitnesses. But for the Most part My tent was collapsed by the Wind (While I was in it!), Claude's tent was squashed flat by a HUGE branch that was ripped of a tree. luckily Claude was not there. (Some of us did not know Claude was not there but that is another story....) Neal's English Civil War Tent Stayed up but was narrowly missed by the aforementioned tree. Many of Clan Trahern's tents were wiped out but were restored/rebuilt and camp dinner was made. Our own Phil kept all our spirits up, singing many songs and entertaining us all. I would like to thank ALL of the people from all over the Kingdom, some I knew, most I didn't, who came by on "Disaster Patrol" and helped look for people/tents gear or provided food or other aid. Your help truly shows the good spirits and kind hearts of our Kingdom . VIVAT TRIMARIS! From the Seneschal: 16 Aug 1998 Here it is the Middle of August and Soon it will be time for Fall Coronation. At Camp We-Wa in Apopka. This Promises to be a Fun event with lots of Classes so I hope To See you all there. Elena is Back from the War And has many stories to Share we're looking forward to hearing them. A Reminder to Everyone that: A. Shire Meetings are Every other Tuesday Night at my house (We Just had one tonight). B. Fighter Practice is now at a new location Merry Christmas Park on S. Le Jueune Rd in South Miami. It is on the north entrance of the Traffic Circle at Cartagena plaza at the End of Sunset Drive DO not go onto Ingraham Highway. This Is a very Nice Park with BIG wonderful Shade trees, a playground for the children and Grills too. We'd Like to hold a Picnic there in a couple of Weeks.. Stay tuned. Also we will need Volunteers to provide Atmosphere for A NON SCA Medieval Wedding on December 20th 1998 to be held at the Coral Gables Women's Club. The persons Holding this Event have agreed to Donate some Money to Shire for our Assistance. especially needed will be entertainers (45 min) and Servers (Bus Help)(5-6 hours) and General Ambiance persons. this will be a nice way For the Shire to Make Some Extra Money Without holding our own events. Please Contact me (William) ASAP if you are interested. Also Remember We Will be holding Our own event on Sept 25th I need a Volunteer for Site Herald and Setup/Cleanup Crew. Leomhainne, (Dan Hupp), has expressed interest in holding another Leather mask making class at Tandy Leather. These are beautiful masks suitable for period Masqued Balls or for decorating your living room. There will be a materials fee and pre-reservation is required. Call me or Email me if you are want to do this. If there is enough interest (at least 10 people) Then Dan will set up a time. Call Dan at Tandy Leather on Kendall Drive for details.
From the Seneschal: 08 Aug 1998 Summer has been upon us with an oppressive Vengeance. however that has only slightly dampened out spirits. Fighter practices continue and the Meetings at my house also Continue. Starting this August the Shire Meetings will be moving to every other week. Fighter Practices will be moved to Merry Xmas Park inb S. Miami. Consult this calendar for details. (The Postal Mailing list is almost done- A paper newsletter is almost there!). We also send best wishes and congratulations to Lady Elena des Nachts. She has finally Authorized in Sword and Shield, and has gone off to fight in the Pennsic War, bearing the Shire's Battle Flag! We wish her good luck and good Hunting! From the Seneschal: 27 July 1998 Attendance at Last Tuesday nights meeting was better, but there are still alot of you out there who we have yet to see..If these times aren't proving to be good for the majority of you please let me know, there is room to be flexible. If you you just need a reminder or a phone call let me or Kiry know we'll be happy to give you a call. Next Tuesday on the 21st we will be having a craft-night. mostly for leather projects minor armour repair, and maybe even some sewing! We have some materials and tools for your use so don't be shy!! Also, Sayyid Kalim from the Shire of Trios may be coming down for our practice this Sunday, This will be an excellent learning opportunity. Neal and Kalim may also be doing Authorizations so if you need to get authorized before Pennsic this may be your last chance Yours in Service Lord William de Cordoba P.S. More Demos!! this from Lady Sanchia of the Shire of Sangre Del Sol in Broward: This is to remind you that we have demos coming up this weekend (18th) and the next (25th). The one at North Regional Library (18th) is from 1 to 3, fighter likely outside. The library is on Coconut Creek just west of the turnpike. The one at Main Library (25th) is from 2 to 3, fighting inside on the 6th floor in air conditioning. Main is located in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Go east on Broward Blvd, and turn right on Andrews Ave. Regarding bribes, you will have to take a promissory note. The beef jerky proved so popular at last week's demo that, by the time I wrested it away from a young Scadian who shall be known forevermore as Greedy Guts, there was only an ounce left. I would have started a fresh batch tonight but I couldn't find thin-sliced meat in the stores. But fear not, I will be making this stuff by the pound, in different experimental flavors no less, over the next three weeks. I'm stocking up for a long trek that includes mingling with a herd of Kaufmans. Lady Sanchia the Sly mka Bev Kaufman Peasant of Sangre del Sol First Off I'd Like to say Thank you to Hugo Neal and Tim for being able to come out to the Demo at Belen Jesuit Prep. They fought like beasts and did a fabulous job as usual. I'd also like to thank Coqui Ross for inviting us and his class for the wonderful gift of an maille, squires-style, chain for my-self and since Hugo was deemed the the Winner of the Tourney, one for him as well. Who knows when he gets back to the West a knight will let him wear it! (I believe they (Knights)are standing in line out there), He should be leaving for good this Time....Boo hiss, fighter practice will not be the same! In any event a fabulous time was had by all, Though we could use more of our folk to help with "crowd" control. But we are getting better at our demo format. Hopefully we'll be able to show off our "kinder-gentler" side in the future. I'd also like to Say that the Shire of Sangre del Sol has invited us to play at some demos that they are doing this month, The dates are 11th, 18th and 25th. Location TBA in Broward. Let me know if your interested. More to come on this Website when the photos go up See ya next Tuesday. I remain yours in service, Lord William de Cordoba
Old news (but good news replaced on July 09 '98) Well as You may already well know, we won Panhandle Skirmishes. But the it was the weather that truly was the foe. I have been in the midst of massive changes to the Website as most of you may noticed. Besides Changing the "look", we have also changed addresses. This New Home gives us alot more Webspace to put Archives databases and what-not. It will also allow for many other Technical enhancements that that make the Site a Snap to Manage. I will be bringing up the idea of Getting the Shire's own URL, E.G.www.southkeep.org. however this needs to be registered and financed. the initial charge is $70.00 for 2 years and $35.00 per year thereafter. It has been proposed that we offer Individual Virtual Shire address for South Keep's members. This way if some one at an event asks you for your Email address, you can give them a South Keep address that will redirect to your "real" Email address. For example: Your Real Email address is msmithe@aol.com. but your South Keep address would be ladymary@southkeep.org.. In this way you can set your Email filters to sort SCA traffic from your regular mail. and its easy to remember. If this idea is of interest please let me know. Special thanks to H. Lady, Tanarian who came up with this idea! From the Seneschal: 20 June 1998 Greetings and Felicitations to All, Well as You may already well know, we won Panhandle Skirmishes. But the it was the weather that truely was the foe. I have been in the midst of massive changes to the Website as most of you may noticed. Besides Changing the "look", we have also changed addresses. This New Home gives us alot more Webspace to put Archives databases and what-not. It will also allow for many other Technical enhancements that that make the Site a Snap to Manage. I will be bringing up the idea of Getting the Shires own URL, E.G. www.southkeep.org. however this needs to be registered and financed. the initial charge is $70.00 for 2 years and $35.00 per year thereafter. It has been propsed that we offer Individual Virtual Shire address for Southkeep's members. This way if some one at an event asks you for your Email address, you can give them a South Keep address that will redirect to your "real" Email address. For example: Your Real Email address is msmithe@aol.com. but your SouthKeep address would be ladymary@southkeep.org.. In this way you can set you Email filters to sort SCA traffic from your regular mail. and its easy to remember. If this Idea is of interest please let me know. Special thanks to H,L. Tanarian who came up with this idea! Remember the Belenn Jesuit Demo on July the 6th . PLease let me know if you can attend. Once again Thanks for the Responses on the Address List But I don't have them all. TO help you I have included a Shire Memeber Registry where you can give me the info ONLINE. I also hope to see many of you at St. Jemome's Study it should be very interesting. Call early if you need crash space. No one except Elisabeth really seemed interested in Caravanning so you all are on your own. Of course you can still call me before I leave for info. I remain yours in service, Lord William de Cordoba From the Seneschal: 1 June 1998 Sorry about the delay in Communications, But I've finally moved into the New T-House and I'm somewhat better Organized. I will try to keep this missive as concise as possible. 1.I am considering moving the Business Meetings Back to the School in Coral Gables (Merrick Adult Ed Center). However meetings will be on a Wednesday Night. Please Give me Your Feedback Input, Ideas. 2. We have been asked to do some Demos. The First one would be this Friday (June 5th) at the American Bankers Elementary School. This Demo Would be at 12:00PM and run till 1:30PM. It will entail a Fighting Demo and a Question and Answer/Show and Tell session. If you can Help Please Call me 305 234 9735. The Other Demo Would be a Belenn Jesuit School July the 6th. It would be of the Same Format however it would take place at App. 4-6PM.. 3. Panhandle Skirmishes Coming soon! July 12th Noel and I will be going if you need info or wish to Caravan Contact me. 4. Summer Raids between Sangre del Sol and South Keep Are to Commence in July through Sept ending on the Sangre Bardic Event. The final battles will be fought as well as a Bardic competition solely between South Keep and Sangre as part of the War Points!! Volunteers for 'Crats for each of these Scenarios (1 per month) will be needed! This will be a nice way to introduce some of our newer members into Cratting so we may do a Kingdom event Next Year. 5. Officers I need your Membership Card Numbers for my Records And for the Quarterly reports. 6. If you would like to become an officer or Deputy Officer Please contact me as well. Needed!--Deputies for Seneschal, Exchequer and Herald, Also Needed Chiurgeon, Hospitaller. 7. I have In my Possession The Shires High Table Feast Gear and Linens/Accessories. Yards and Yards of Extra Muslin, Loaner Garb in various states of Repair (Mostly good, alot of Children's stuff), Loaner Armour, Craft and Project Leather (latigo and other Grades), Autocrat Supplies (Staple Gun, Shire Flashlights, Clipboards, cash-box etc.)The Shire was in Possession of 2 pavilions; a "Parachute" Pavilion and a "Modern Plastic Bug Shelter". The Former was in total state of Disrepair and the Nylon cloth of the Chute was disintegrating. (I remember when we "acquired" it in 1982!). I still have the wooden poles and stakes though. The Latter Pavilion was destroyed due to the tentpoles Rusting in the bag and ruining the Shelter. Due to their Cost and their lack of Use I do not for see purchasing another in the near future. The Shire does Have some generic serving gear and Feast equipment with Missy Contact her for details. The reason for this List is to let you know some of the physical resources the Shire has to do things with. I do not wish to see all these items languishing in my Garage. If you like to hold a class or have an idea that might require the use of this stuff please let know. Other resources include the Shires library maintained by the Hon. Lady Tanarian, as well as the Talents of our members like Tim and Dan for Leather Crafting and Hugo for Metalwork and Armour. 8. Still looking for Good Period Dance Music Tapes!! 9. More to Come! Lord William De Cordoba Seneschal South Keep |
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