What News

What News:

• Vollund - Is not working at this time. Has been trying to get a show about golf off the ground, and has been working for free. Has started to learn how to carve wood, and has been working on a woodcarving project at the shop.
• Finnoula & Guthrum - Guthrum stated that work has been taking up a lot of his time. He wants to win Lotto. Went to the shop and turned a bowl on the lathe with some wood billets that he received for his birthday from Finnoula. Both Guthrum and Finnoula have been doing a lot of work in their basement, and have been doing quite a bit of gardening. The basement is almost finished. They are hoping to be able to host the next planning meeting in their newly finished basement. While shopping at target, they saw a little childrens wooden folding table and chair set that would contribute to a medieval atmosphere. Finnoula began turning a bowl out of mulberry wood, however, the wood billet cracked, and had to be repaired. Brogan interjected that the billet had been glued back together, and was ready to be worked. Finnoula also stated that she went to Florida with the children and enjoyed the warm weather.
• Aonghus - has completed a template/jig for producing wooden camp beds. The device still has to be tested. If all is well, this will cut down production time on camp beds for all who wish to build one. He recently completed work on his armor, and has begun fighting. Recently, he attended an SCA event and was authorized on Pole Arm. The work on the handbook has been bogging down, and some assistance is required. A locking steel cabinet was acquired for the shop, and now all of the tools and equipment can be properly stored and secured. This measure will hopefully enhance tool accountablility efforts. He has been taking bagpiping lessons on Friday nights. Aonghus also stated that he has gotten more space for the website, and indicated that more images can now be displayed as a result. Anyone wishing to submit images is welcome to do so, however, it is requested that they include a caption explaining who is in the photo, and what the context is. This caption should be directed not only at other members of the group who view them, but also at viewers who visit the website and do not know us or what we do. By doing this, we can put the photos into some sort of understandable context. Aonghus also remarked that he had been recently threatened and extorted by a militant terrorist organization, but that a resolution had been reached.
• Falgon - has been working on his armor. Has been working as usual. He also announced that he has become an uncle x 2 !! (His brother had a daughter, and his sister had a son).
• Brogan - has been working with Aonghus on the camp bed template/jig. Has been taking bagpipe lessons, and hand-made a cherry wood practice chanter and a leather case with a compartment for storing extra chanter reeds.
• Valerian - A message was read by Eberwolf containing Valerians WhatNews - Her mother is doing well, is scheduled to undergo a new blood test in a few weeks. She recently started a new treatment. Valerian and Charlie are going to make an offer on a new Condo. Sent a hug and a kiss to Helska.
• Eberwolf & Helska Eberwolf - has been doing very well on his diet, and has come off of his medications. The park dates are registered. The group is registered for Pennsic. Has been working and hanging out. Eberwolf and Helska said that they are going to have to repair their front step, and that they are thinking about putting in a wooden deck. They also refinanced the house, and are saving money as a result. Helska recently purchased a beautiful new digital camera with various attachments.
• Elysia & Dairchan Elysia - turned a candlestick on the lathe, and has been doing some leatherwork; She made a warrior's belt, a pouch for her feast gear, and a drinking horn holder. She has also been doing some brass etching, and has been
  taking bagpiping lessons. Dairchan has been teaching bagpipe classes. He also has been doing some leatherwork; making a warrior's belt, a baldric for a sword, a couple of belt pouches. Dairchan has also been doing some metal etching. Both Elysia & Dairchan have been doing quite a bit of work in the garden, and have recently built a lattice archway at the shop. A new section of fence was put up, and an old section of fence removed. Elysia purchased a $150 faucet, brand new, on ebay and Dairchan installed it. Also, a new pull-down attic door was installed, and the entire attic emptied, the old insulation removed, and new insulation and flooring installed. Dairchan has been learning the programming code for a bagpipe music writing software, and has begun writing bagpipe exercises for the bagpipe class, and printing them out. He intends to code all of the tunes for the group, and print them out in the near future. Lastly, the 10 gallons of Apple Cinnamon Ciser will be ready to bottle very soon.
• Erlan - Did not attend this meeting, but had obtained permission to attend an SCA event this weekend from the chief. Unknown to her, however was that Eberwolf had been contacted by an SCA Representative and informed that Erlan was going to be presented with an SCA award for all of the great things she has done for the SCA. Congratulations Erlan!!

Treasury Report

Treasury Report:

Current Balance: $ 1830.00

New Business

Park Reservations:
The park has been reserved for Bealtaine.

Clan Reimbursement Policy

Discussion: Reimbursement Policy.

Resolution: Generally speaking, items that are pledged for event feasts are non-reimbursable. There are exceptions to this general rule, i.e., high-ticket items (with pre-approval), Pennsic food plan purchases, financial hardship cases (discreetly handled on an individual basis).

Camp Set-Up:

Discussion: Topics included general campsite set-up, including placing the chief's tent and officer's tent, pros and cons of setting up from front to back vs. back to front. The impact of vehicles being brought into the campsite - i.e., the benefit to an individual of being able to drive to his or her site, and unload and set up directly from his or her vehicle, and the impact upon an individual forced to wait for others to move their vehicles before being able to set up their own tent. Feast location, taking in space required, terrain issues - i.e., flat level ground is optimum for the feast area. Safety issues - proximity to fire, etc. Personal preference: Clan members co-located, guests co-located, member co-located with guest, members preferring to camp near other members,
etc. -- The main question being:Is there a better way of setting up, is there a way to enhance and improve set-up, in order to make it more economical, etc.??

Resolution: A deeper familiarity with the new campsite is required prior to any decisions, or sensible discussion being possible. At the next event, the campsite will be surveyed. The best areas for the feast, the cooking fire, and the trailer will be identified. Once this has been conducted, discussion will resume if and when necessary.

Event Planning:

Friday
Kitchen Trailer	Brogan
Firewood	Aonghus
Welcome Stew	Erlan
Beer & Jockey Box	Brogan
Tiki Torches	Volund
Saturday
Dayboard	Valarian
He-Man Competition	Erlan
Feast Menu
Feast Co-ordination	Vollund
Lamb	Colin & Faellon
Pottage	Eberwolf & Helska
Barley	Brogan
Green Veggie	Brogan
Honeyed Carrots	Aonghus
Vegetalbe	Dairchan & Elysia
Bread & Honeybutter	Guthrum & Finnoula
Deserts
Apple Crisp	Helska
Unspecified Dessert	Brogan
Cowboy Cookies	Elysia
Clean Up
Dishes	Momus & Dairchan

Task Breakdown by Name:

Aonghus: Honeyed carrots, firewood arrangements.

Brogan: Barley, brussels sprouts or a green vegetable, unspecified dessert, the beer, tow trailer, jockey box.

Colin: Prepare main course of lamb (w/Faellon).

Dairchan: Vegetable dish (w/Elysia), dishes (w/Momus).

Eberwolf: Registered park dates/campsites, Pottage (w/Helska).

Elysia: Vegetable dish (w/Dairchan), cowboy cookies.

Erlan: Welcome stew.

Faellon: Prepare main course of lamb (w/Colin), invitations (postal and email).

Falgon:

Finnoula: Bread and honey butter (w/Guthrum).

Guthrum: Bread and honey butter (w/Finnoula), He-Man Competition

Helska: Pottage (w/Eberwolf), apple crisp.

Maeve:

Momus: Dishes (w/Dairchan).

Valerian: Dayboard.

Vollund: Bealtaine Celebration, handfasting celebration, blessings, tiki torches, feast coordinator.

Old Business

Old Business:

• Brewer's Guild: Tabled until event has been discussed. No objections.
• Clan Coin Project: Following a brief discussion, it was determined that Colin has failed to motivate Vollund to work on the coin project. Vollund expressed his opinion that had he been properly motivated, he is certain that this project would have been completed by now, or would be very near to completion.
• Bealtaine T-Shirt Project: Dairchan reviewed the proposals that he had obtained, explained the results of a cost/income analysis and made a recommendation to use a particular vendor. The design for the T-Shirt was shown, and the color scheme was discussed (hunter green ink on a sage green shirt) and agreed upon. The pre-orders were reviewed and
  updated. The pros and cons of the various vendors were discussed.

  Motion/Seconded: (Eberwolf/Brogan) Vote to approve
  proposal/recommendation to purchase Bealtaine T-Shirts.

  Discussion: See above.

  Vote: Passed Unanimously. Dairchan will provide the treasurer with a breakdown of pre-orders and extra-orders. Once the treasurer approves this breakdown, the necessary monies will be dispensed with which to pay for the T-Shirt order.

Personal Business

The bagpipe music writing/playing software was demonstrated to those in attendance, after which various insults, jibes, and bawdy comments were bandied about, the parentage of certain individuals was brought into question. Various disparaging, derisive, and otherwise colorful and denigrating pejorative terms and labels were assigned to some (accurately or inaccurately is difficult to ascertain at this time). Following this, the overall attractiveness or unattractiveness of some individuals was discussed in some cases, and the general level of hermaphroditism and inherent mental illness of others was remarked upon in others. A relatively short conversation regarding freaks and other similar creatures took place. After a thorough examination of all of the facts at hand, no resolution was arrived upon concerning these issues, however, nor could any evidence be brought forth to substantiate any of the aforementioned allegations, allegations, claims, hints, heresies, or accusations. The entire conversation was therefore deemed superfluous and was struck from the record and it was decided that dinner was a much more important issue.

Move to adjourn by Eberwulf, seconded and passed unanimously

Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM