RIVER RUNES
2002
The River Runes is available from Gunther Todmacher - Richard J. Faith III
3430 60th St. Moline, IL 61265
rjfiii@revealed.net
It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Incorporated, and does not delineate SCA policies.
Mondays
Nothing Scheduled
Tuesdays
Middle Eastern Dance
7:30-8:45pm
Palmer Cafeteria
(See Melisande)
Needle Arts
3rd Tuesday 7:00-9:00pm
Wednesdays
Fighting Practice
6:30-9:30pm
(See Daffyd)
Thursdays
1st and 3rd: Meeting at the Masonic Temple.
2nd and 4th: Scribe's Guild at Guido's. Call first to make sure.
TBA Sundays
Cooks Guild 2:30 pm
Fridays & The Weekend
Nothing scheduled but reveling, flirting, drinking, dancing and all manner of carrying on.
NOTE: Shire Officer meetings are held at the whim of the Seneschal.
Speak to him about it if you have the desire.
KNOW YOUR OFFICERS & SPECIAL PEOPLE
Seneschal
Lord Corkeran O'Brenan (mka Keven Woods)
Herald
Lord Edar ap Gwynedd (mka Terry Paul)
Chatelaine
Vacant
Exchequer
Vacant
Fighter Marshal
Baron Dafydd deSear (mka Dave Apple)
Youth Boffer Marshal
Lord Quintius de Folo (mka Chris Quinn)
Minister of Children
Lord Quintius de Folo (mka Chris Quinn)
Minister of Arts & Sciences
Lady Ceridwen (mka Sarah Malaise)
Chronicler
Lord Gunther Todmacher (mka Rich Faith)
Scribe's Guild Poobah & Lord of the Scriptorium
Lord Guido De Canale (mka Steve Morford)
Cook's Guild Poobah
Lady Annyse Lionstone (mka Jacqueline Chandler)
Brewer's Guild Poobah
Gunther Todmacher (mka Rich Faith)
Fool's Guild Poobah
Vacant
Blacksmith's Guild Poobah
Lord Gunther Todmacher (mka Rich Faith)
UPCOMING MIDDLE KINGDOM EVENTS
can be found at
http://www.midrealm.org/midrealm_calendar.phtml
UPCOMING CALONTIR EVENTS
can be found at
http://calontir.sca.org/calendar.html
Greetings Fellow Dark Riverites ?!!!?
Riverians???
Lords and Ladies,
As I assume the office of Seneschal for our Shire, I would like to introduce myself to anyone that I have not had the opportunity to meet and talk with. I have been with the SCA for almost three years and I will be the first to admit I still have a great deal to learn about our society. I hope that my naivety will assist me to bring something fresh to our Shire. I know I will be uncertain at times and that I will have possibly as many questions as you will have for me, but in the short time I have been involved with the society, I have found it's members to be as friendly and helpful as any organization I have ever known.
As our current Seneschal leaves office, some comments have been made about the same people seeming to be controlling all the authority in the Shire. I would be the first one to agree with those comments. The problem is if no else is willing to take on some of that authority, those that are willing must. For the Shire to operate within the society certain offices must be maintained and responsibilities must be met. For anyone that wishes to be more involved in the Shire's business, please volunteer yourself. Due to my assuming the Seneschal office we have a need for an Exchequer and Chatalaine, we would very much like to see someone new seeking one of these offices. In the up coming year we will be organizing our Christmas event, various demos, our soon to be annual event, as well as the Highland Games and Geneseo Faire. The Shire is always in need of people to volunteer to organize and participate in these activities.
I would also like to thank Ellie for the great job she has done as Seneschal, she has been tireless in her efforts. She works very hard for the Shire and has more than earned our gratitude as well as our respect. I'm greasing these skids because I'm sure I will need all kinds of help from her in the near future, it can't hurt. I look forward to serving the Shire and working with all of you in service to the dream.
Corkeran O'Brenan
Kevin Woods
From the Blacksmith's Guilde
The new shop is in place, however there are many things that still need to be constructed before winter. When it is finished we should have a place that we can work in year round. With that said the guild meeting will be announced depending on the progress of the shop.
Yours in service,
Gunther Todmacher
From the Chronicler
The Shire of Dark River also has a Yahoo Groups list on the Internet at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shireofdarkriver.
Anyone interested can sign up and get announcements and reminders. We will be utilizing this list more in the future rather than the mailing list, which is unwieldy to maintain. You can be in charge of keeping your own account information correct so you will always be assured of receiving any important shire related information.
If anyone has anything they would like included or corrected in the future copies of this newsletter please let me know. Any suggestions are welcome. If any officers would like a "standing" message (such as this one) to run please send it to me via email and I will include it in future copies. Please note if I deem that a standing message is not valid anymore, for example dates that have past, I will remove them. Please take the time to keep your messages current.
Yours in service,
Gunther Todmacher
From the Fighter Marshal
Fighter practice is held Wednesday nights at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The location is: Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church 1201 13th
Street Moline, IL 61265. For more information see Daffyd or Gunther..
From the Herald
Those in need of Names or Devices please see me. Get the forms and instruction sheets before working on your Name or Device, then follow the forms and instructions in drafting something. Get this draft to me for a two or three-week review and I'll get back to you with suggestions for a final submission to me, which I will complete and copy for sending up the line. Stay somewhat flexible on your Name and Device until you finalize it for submission. This will give you the best chance for approval on the first try.
Also, please drop me a note regarding the particulars whenever you receive an Award. I need to maintain records on all awards. Information should include the following: Type of Award, Recipients Name (as listed on scroll), Reason for Award (as listed on scroll) and Date of Presentation (as listed on scroll).
Celtic Highland Games, 24 August 2002
This year's games are now history and were a success. The unofficial count put attendance at 6,000, approximately double the last two years. Once the sun came out in late morning, people arrived in droves - no rain this year versus a light shower each of the past two. The Shire had one last minute cancellation, two no shows, some arrived late, and some wanted to tear down early, but - hey - we'll do better next year. 24 members worked the games (all using Gate Passes - hurray!) versus 18 last year, and my thanks go to all of these. Although this is short of the first year's (1999) 35, it's hard to recapture initial enthusiasm. The armored combat (two sessions), parade, and kids games (three sessions) all went well, and I already have ideas on how to better use our manpower next year. The first meeting for 2003 is September 5th.
The Shire received its $250 check on games' day for our participation. As Lady Norelle stated last Runes, "we do demos during the year to save up to throw a great party for all the other SCA people." (We also do them because they're fun.) If for whatever reason you missed the games last month, we still have our biggest fund raiser (Geneseo) coming up this month, and we need lots of people for both Saturday (28) and Sunday (29), plus set up on Friday.
Lord Edar
Arts & Sciences
To all the gentles in Shire of Dark River - please consider entering your Arts & Sciences accomplishments for judging at any upcoming A&S faires. You would be competing against set criteria as opposed to against other individuals. I know there are those of you that are stitching, brewing, cooking, armoring, etc. There are all manners of categories to choose from. We have very talented artisans in our shire and I would like to see you be recognized for your various talents. Imagine returning home with a first place award! What a confidence builder.
Many members of our shire are frequently working on Arts and Sciences projects at home, that I am unaware of. It is my duty to send a quarterly report to the Regional MOAS about what our shire and all of it's members have been doing. In order for this report to accurately reflect all your talents you have to share information with me about what you are doing. I routinely pass a notebook around at monthly business meetings for people to record their current projects, but members can not always attend. You can email me (wmal@mchsi.com) or phone me (787-6653), or even send by your personal messenger (preferably on horseback in period garb - my neighbors would be so impressed) details of your accomplishments. Lets show the rest of the kingdom our A&S talents!
In service
Ceridwen verch Gruffyd, (mka Sarah Malaise)
MOAS
