Moot Minutes

October 10, 2007

Officers reports

• Third quarter reports are due by October 15. Rememeber to send a copy to TE and to me.
• There will be a finance committee meeting right after moot
• I will be unable to attend Moot or A&S from October 17-December 5 due to school.
• A request for a discussion of Moot and A&S start time was received. After a short discussion it was decided that Moot and A&S will begin at 7pm. We will try this for the until the end of the year and then re-evaluate. This means the remaining meetings in October and all meetings in November and December will start at 7.

• Tuesday Fighter Practice has moved inside to the “pit” in the Military and Navel (M&N) Building. This is located on 14th and Vine.
• Sunday FP continues weather permitting at Woods Park starting between 3 and 3:30pm

• Archery continues outside for October on A&S Wednesday nights. Location is the Prairie Bowman outdoor range starting at 6:30pm
• Indoor archery continues on Wednesday evenings starting at 8:30pm.

• Keep received $403.57 from the Barony as their profit from the Inn at Coronation

• Last weeks A&S Farble was well attended. The list of things to do at A&S nights is very long now.
• Stay tuned for announcement of what A&S night on October 17 will be.

• Deadline for the next issue is October 25.
• Thanks to Mistress Gwyneth for her first installment of recipes

• You have until Monday October 15 to get changes to Master Owain for your directory listing.
• Directories will be assembled on Tuesday October 16
• Directories will be on sale for $1-$2 at Baronial A&S October 21

• Scribes: will be meeting October 19,26. November dates to be announced.
• Music: will meet October 18 at Volkmar and Isadora’s. In November they will meet the 1 at Keep in the student Union and on the 15th at Volkmar’s
• Scarlett Keep: continues to meet on Thursday evenings at 8pm. The room will be listed on the Union event listings but it is usually the Pewter Room. On the 11th Lady Suzanne and Lord Angus from Lonely Tower are visiting to discuss Italian Ren. On the 18th Master Sashatec is visiting to discuss Mongolian Garb. Then on the 25th is their Halloween Party. WWM is in the works. There is a conflict with the Lancaster Event Center so it is in the works to use Cook Pavilion again.

• nothing to report

• Baronial A&S:
• Mistress Vasilla is the autocrat
• October 21, 2007
• Lincoln’s Women Center from 11am to 8pm
• Set up will start about 10:30am. Lady Gyda is in charge of set up.
• Registration for the Baronial A&S competion will be prior to noon.
• Judging starts at Noon.
• Master Demetrios will be attending and is hosting a any thing Byzantine competition.
• There will be tourneys for the fighters and a place to show & tell.
• Pot-luck to start 5:30ish
• HL Natalya is the kitchen coordinator.
• Lady Aibhilin is the clean-up coordinator. Please all stay and help clean up
• site fee is a donation. For every $ you donate you get to put your name in the drawing for a cool prize. Prize made and donated by Mistress Vasilla
• If you are entering the Baronial A&S championship please let Master Gerald know ASAP.
• The annual trick or treat for the food bank on Halloween is in the works. Stay tuned for information. Halloween is on a Wednesday this year so it will preempt A&S. It looks like we will be trick or treating in two neighborhoods again this year, Volkmar/Isadora’s and Dwolm/Aibhilin’s. So get your costumes ready and join us for some fun!
• Riverside Park near Milford, NE. Possible site for Crown Tourney 2008. Mistress Isadora, Mistress Gwyneth and Lady Sabi checked out the camp site. It has LOTS of space. It would not only work for Crown but for Cattle Raids.
  • $1,500 for three days, cleaning deposit of $200
  • Discrete alcohol: no sales, collect and dispose of all empty containers
  • No pets on site.
  • Owner is horse owner so can add equestrian to Cattle Raids if interested.
  • Smokers must collect & dispose of their debris.
  • Above ground fires only, unless in designated fire rings. Several permanent fire pits available.
  • Visitor Center: 4 dorm rooms, each with 10 bunks, one love seat, two showers, two toilets, and two sinks, one “community room” with lots of chairs/seating, a couple of tables, and basic kitchen equipment.
  • Two somewhat primitive cabins: One has air conditioning; the other has a sink & running water, each has 6 bunks.
  • Feast Hall: The kitchen is wonderful….just ask Gwyneth for details. 3 stoves, a walk in frig, a commercial dish washer, access to all of the equipment /dishes /trays /carts /mixer /meat slicer, etc, etc.
  • Lots of Open Space: There’s lots of open, level space, some of it shaded, for camping. Open areas are kept mowed.
  • Open air Tabernacle: Big – the central area of this building is our “in case of inclement weather” list area… and it would still provide quite a bit of viewing area around it. The covers for the screened windows on three sides of the building open up and would allow people to watch from outside. Opening the window covers requires three tall, strong types and nails to act as pins.
  • Kids' areas: There’s a playground and an former chapel building that has ping pong tables, fuss ball table and pool table. We might need to furnish our own ping pong paddles and balls. The playground is in a central location north and a bit east of the tabernacle; probably in line of site from the open area where the tourney field would ideally be. The chapel is a bit farther north…kids using it should be supervised – if we choose to use it. Note: there are other buildings on site that we won’t be using – we may need to mark them as off limits to the kids – and adults!
  • Parking: Parking would work well east of the buildings on either the north or south side of drive way -- or even both sides, if that much space is needed.
  • Archery: Archery is a definite possibility on site. Archers should look the site over and think about where archery would best be located for future reference.
  • Horses: The site owner is a horse owner and horse lover. She is very positive and very interested in equestrian activities. Check with Calontir’s equestrians to see what their site requirements are. This site has definite potential for them.