Minutes from meeting September 6th, 2003

Attendance:
Members:
Falgon, Volund, Aonghus, Faellon, Eberwulf, Brogan, Collin, Momus
Probates:
Dairchain, Elysia, Maeve
Friends:
Hellska

The meeting was opened with a blessing from our Druid at 12:51pm

What News:
Collin: Doing house stuff… Consuming the most of his time.
Brogan: His hip went out at Pennsic. Surgery is looking evident. He is also very concerned about what will happen at work after the surgery, as he will be limited in what he can do. He will still be able to fix things but not move them around like he has been. Luckily he has a new referral for a doctor here in New York.
Falgon: Other than working on some items in the shop nothing much is happening.
Volund: Still looking for wok and thinking of a change of career. He is thinking of trying to be a video education teacher. He is looking to getting certified to do such things and many good suggestions came in from almost everyone and he will be looking into most of them.
Aonghus: He is cataloging his library with over 300 books with 90% being Celtic in some way. Also found that he owns multiple copies of some books
Faellon: Very busy with work and working out. Can’t wait for the house to come through.
Momus: Comedy is going well. He is also making Man Eating Plants out of walnuts. His company name will be Tim’s Nuts
Eberwulf: He has two wedding to go to. Had some stoups put in on the house and he is very happy with them. He was also very happy with not getting flooded at Pennsic.
Dairchain: He worked a job playing the bagpipes, which was an awesome time, but when he got home there was an inch of water on his floor. It turned out to be a water main that busted. He replaced it him self which turned out to be a huge hassle. He had to dig a 25’ ditch “Major Hassle”. As for his persona story it is finally finished but he is trying to come up with synopsis but it too was to long. Vollund suggested making a movie out of it. You never know….
Elysia: Married almost a year already…time is flying. She is happy about the tenants moving out. She also scored very well on some tests for advancement at work.
Maeve: School is taking the most of the time but she still has time to go to a football practice or two.
Hellska: She likes the fixes around the house and also the speed in which it was done.

Treasury Report:
Since the Treasurer was not present there was no report.

Old Business:
Brewers Guild: Nothing has been done with this as of yet due to mundane realities. There is a request for a list of goals for the guild. Collin will put this together if he has the chance to.
Clan Coins: Vollund has all of the equipment to do the dyes but hasn’t had the chance to get to the dyes. Collin publicly tried to motivate Vollund but it went nowhere.

Don: The Idea of getting a medicinal welcoming kit for him was brought to the table. Everyone welcomed the idea and Brogan pledged a chest to put it all in. Different clan members pledged the following items.
Dairchain: Belt and pouch
Brogan: Drinking vessel
Vollund: Staff
Eberwulf: tunic
Elysia: Trues
Hellska: Necklace
Aonghus: Chest
Anyone wishing to donate items should have them to brogan before the event.

Event Planning:
Invites: Fallen will look after the invites.

Trailer Maintenance: Proposed for the first weekend in October Saturday the 4th. Everyone is welcome to aid with this project and it will take place at Aonghus’s Shop. No times were discussed at the meeting if you’re interested in assisting call Aonghus to see what time you should show up.
Items on the list to be looked at:
Re-Packing
New Hatch for the hot water heater
Bolts
Hinges

Beer:
Fallen pledge a batch
Collin pledge a batch
Vollund pledge a batch
Brogan pledge a batch

Firewood: Collin
Trailer: Brogan will try for Thursday but it’s looking like Friday
Water hookup: Aonghus
Tiki Torches: Vollund and Fallen
Wicks for Tiki’s: Eberwulf
Jockey Box: Vollund
Welcome Stew: Vollund
Day board: Valerian with Maeve in reserves

Listed Events:

Friday:
Welcome Stew.
General Revelry.

Saturday:
Order of events:
Axe throwing all day contest time will be given that day
Mask making at you leisure
Champions battle 3:30
Feast dark thirty
Meeting
Ceremony
Mead Tasting

Champions Battle: Slated for 3:30pm run by Aonghus
Mask making: Brogan will bring glue
Axe Throwing: Fallen will run a contest and has a bottle of mead for the winner
Feast:
Late night Mead tasting: Every one wishing to put up their brews for tasting is welcome to do so. Even if its not your or store bought that’s fine too. Will be run by Collin and Fallen as a semi formal event. Offers by Collin, Fallen, Dairchain & Elysia, and Vollund already on the tasting block.
Feast Responsibilities:
Pig: Collin and Fallen
* An official request went out for the following items, the white cooler, fire drum and holder, spit, and any other items need to complete the roasting to be brought to the event by Friday afternoon for preparation.
Pottage: Eberwulf
Barley: Brogan
Mashed Turnips: Dairchain & Elysia
Bread: Dairchain & Elysia
Mixed vegetables: Maeve
Deserts: Guthrum and Finnoula
Cookies: Elysia

Clean-up Detail:
Dishes: Maeve and Dairchain
Hoses: Aonghus
Tiki torches: Fallen
Trailer: Brogan
Jockey Box: Eberwulf
Black Barrel: Collin
White Cooler: Falgon

New Business:

Aonghus proposed a change in the membership laws in reference to the unanimous vote being change.

Aonghus proposed to lower the punitive requirement for members
*Both are automatically tabled until the next meeting, as they require a unanimous vote.

Personal Business:

Erlan wrote a letter to the chieftain resigning from the clan. These are the comments from several clan members.

Momus: Passes
Vollund: She hasn’t been acting the same lately. She was very unreasonable at Pennsic. He mentioned one incident when she had a guest looking for her and she snapped at him.
Aonghus: Upset with her behavior at Pennsic.
Brogan: Restated what he already said publicly on the web and worried about her bad mouthing the clan.

There was a general feeling that she didn’t even want to address the issue because she chose to resign her membership rather than talk about it.

Aonghus also states “If she wants to apologize his heart is always open to her.”

He then followed it up with a story about the great warrior Cullen where the moral of the story was that sometime you have to quench your anger.

Eberwulf the put a motion on the floor to close the meeting
Seconded by Fallen
Unanimous vote closed the meeting at 3:40pm