<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 6px; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">September Council, Seneschal's notes:</p><div class=""><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">We're happy to announce that 2017 Spring University of Tir Righ Session will be held in Nanaimo. Pending the Navy League's approval, we hope to have the same site again for this year.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">We're also pleased to announce that the position of A&S Mistress has been filled. Lady <a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/lisa.simpson.corlett" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=594775869&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A21507980237%7D" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Sigrún</a> has agreed to step up into the job at our AGM. Seneschal, Master of Stables, and Master of Blades continue to look for successors.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">Travel has been approved for two individuals to carpool to the Exchequer/Seneschal symposium in Oregon, in November. Should I have a deputy by that point, I will be sending them. Deadline is October Council (Though you had better have your passport/enhanced ID at that point) to get in on the excellent leadership training and networking this offers. They manage to make complicated things seem simple!</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" class="">The office of Chief Scribe has been established. Mistress Halima was appointed on the fly, and it is because of her efforts that so many individuals were adequately inspired to produce those charters and tokens. There is a budget that has been approved to create loaner equipment (scribal gold key?) so beginners may try their hand at painting charters for the Shire, Principality, or Kingdom.</p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Finally, Lady Symonne is looking for some assistance for Yule.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font style="font-size: 14px;" class="">TOKENS: I am need some ideas for tokens and someone to make them. Please contact me if you are willing to do them and we will discuss.</font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font style="font-size: 14px;" class="">PRIZES: </font><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I would love to have a couple of Prizes for a Filk contest I am hoping will get some entries.</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class="">DECORATION: </span><span style="font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class="">I have some idea's for decorations but would love to hear from others if they have ideas as well. Please send me any ideas you may have. I am hoping the painted walls will be there (Aline?)</span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class="">GIFT EXCHANGE: </span><span style="font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class="">The Christmas gift exchange will be happening again. I would like to have someone to head this up on the night of just to make sure it is done fairly.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; widows: 1;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">DETAILS:</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The event will be held at Errington Hall. The feast will be a potluck; Judy will be organizing and will post closer to the date. Dogs are permitted in the hall, but must be on leash.</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Activities include: </span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- the Bardic Championship</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- awarding of the Craftsman Championship (held previously at TUTR)</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- a for-fun bardic competition (SCA filk done to a christmas tune; the filk does not need to be christmas/yule related although it must be SCA)</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- an A&S competition (an item representing your culture’s Winter Festival symbol)</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- Gwynafel’s largess challenge</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- Gift Exchange</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- Possible winter tourney, depending on interest</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- awarding of the Exemplar</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- awarding Tokens</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">- Membership Treasure Chest draw</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The event Steward and her team will post more about it as it comes up, but that’s a pretty full schedule right there!</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Yours,</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Cunegonda van den Bossche</span></div><div style="widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Seneschal of Hartwood</span></div></body></html>