January 2009

January 23- 28

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Burning Lands

• BL makes a Myspace page link. The kingdom is female, 25 and looking to network.

Emerald Hills

• Jan 25th -- EH Kingdom visit to Five Banners in Tulsa OK
• Queen Faunna urges each of her chapters to update their information. Link

Celestial Kingdom

• Information for Dragonmaster to occur in San Marcus in two weeks is finally released.

Golden Plains

Iron Mountains

• January 25--QT/IT Day
• Photos by Cruz of the interesting weapons made for the upcoming 'Zombie Reign'. Choices include a guitar, plank of wood and a chainsaw.
• To get Ready for his Reign as Prince of Olympus Covus vacated his seat as GMR and Rigel Stormwarden was voted as his replacement
• The current Champion of the Duchy of Olympus Raion no Kupe is moving to Querna Tema, the position of Champion will now be filled by Bromos

Goldenvale

Dragonspine

• Dragonspine's mid-reign will be held on January 31st 2009! During the day, weaponmaster will be held by Champion Jester and later that evening a feast at Peace Lutheran Church.
• Photos by Gorin from Astral Winds quals.
• Grix is interviewed on Esam

Wetlands

• Jan Sat. 31st - Crown Visit - Cairn Garneth - Dow Park, San Augustine, Deer Park, TX
• Jan Sat. 31st - Park Midreign - U-Topus - Crockett, TX
• Hey guys, as most of you know Stormwall will be invaded by Emperor Bas and the Kingdom of the Wetlands on February 1st. We will also be hosting the 2nd Cookoff. This Sunday, for those who plan to enter, we want to find out which dishes will represent the Stormwall team. So bring a main entree, side, desert, etc... and they will be judged to see which is the best. Also on February 1st I will be hosting a "Baby Shower" for Limbo and Rhyno.
• A vote was taken at park this weekend and along with on-line votes it has been decided to move Granyte Spyre to Cullen Park address as noted below. This will begin as of Next Saturday Jan. 31st. We will be meeting on the North side of the park, not at the soccer fields. Please let anyone know who

is not on-line. Cullen Park19008 Saums Rd, Houston, TX 77084.

• Flyer and information for the upcoming midreign of Sebastian du Lac.

http://local.yahoo.com/info-24438921-cullen-park-houston.

Neverwinter

Blackspire "Blackspire--care of Arch-Duke Ser Tseng--hosts the 2008 Winterbash Jan. 23-26, with a feast provided by the Northern Lights. Site is at Fort Stevens, Battery Russel." Link of arial view of 2-3 story Military base, http://www.satellite-sightseer.com/id/10246 Jerago Rising Winds

• January 24- The Dragon Tales King's Visit RW
• January 25- Satyr's Crossing King's Visit RW

Crystal Groves

Desert Winds

Freeholds

• January 25- Autumn Grove ventures to Satyr's Crossing to meet Thorvald and begin to petition the Rising Winds.

January 13-23

Burning Lands

• BL makes a Myspace page link. The kingdom is female, 25 and looking to network.

Emerald Hills

• Queen Faunna urges each of her chapters to update their information. Link
• Martello and I are investigating the forum errors that are popping up. Some users get a blank error page when they attempt to log on, and some users are getting an error every time they post. In both cases if you click on your bookmark to the forums you will be able to get past the error screen. - Elder

Celestial Kingdom

• The Autocrats and crew for Spring War are looking for volunteers for Med tent, gate and security.

Golden Plains

• The Chapter of Dark Oasis has chosen to become a freehold by althing. link

Iron Mountains

• Principality of Olympus Crown Quals were held on Sunday, January 18th in the Duchy of Olympus. The results of the Elections and Tournament resulted in Baron Covus Helstaven of Olympus becoming the new Prince at Coronation and Leon Alexevich Boisgard of Starmount as his Regent. His Champion will be Sir Raphael of Starmount, and the GMR will be Lord Wolfstar of Olympus. The Principality also elected a Board of Directors which are Sir Raphael, Leon, Bromos Alestone, Sir Micah Helstaven, and Raion no Nanako. Coronation is to be held at Horseshoe Falls Lodge at Pinicon Ridge Park just outside of Central City, IA on Saturday, February 14th.
• Querna Tema caravans to welcome their newest sister chapter, Centerpoint.
• Zumat becomes the newest Warlord.
• In response to the criminal action of extortion, Lief McPayne is hereby banished from participation in Amtgard in the Empire of the Iron Mountains for a period of 1 year. Additionally, his Titles and belts of Knighthood are suspended indefinitely. Both sanctions are effective immediately. Said banishment term shall be considered served in full, and Lief shall be allowed to return to participating status upon the third weekend of January, 2010. His belts and titles may be reinstated by the petition and approval process of the Imperial Althing, as outlined in the Iron Mountains Corpora, after the banishment term has been served. Moss du Percheron
• Rilian Shattered his cheek bone in three places by running full bore into a tree at Starmount.

Goldenvale

• Twilight Peak is promoted to Barony.
• A new Kingdom Corpora is passed at the althing.

Dragonspine

• January 17th - BOD election at Siar Geata.
• Erowin declares for the position of Regent in the duchy of Astral Winds.
• Kate declares for position on the local Board of Directors for Pegasus Valley.
• BOD and Prime Minister elections this coming weekend.
• Kingdom Midreign January 31st at 7pm at Peace Lutheran Church.

Wetlands

• Jan Sun. 18th - WeaponMaster/DragonMaster – Crimson Moon, Lake Charles, LA
• Granyte Spyre looks into moving to a different location.
• Gavin The Kingdom Guildmaster of Reeves will have Rulebooks to distribute to all dues paid members at Weaponmaster.

Neverwinter

• The Principality of Winter's Edge signed up folks to join their Corpora Committee.
• Layla Amunet Steps down from he office of Regent of Winter's Edge early in her term sighting health issues. Wolfen du Chevalier declares for the ofice of Prince.
• Next weekend will be Neverwinter's coronaion. Checkout Alona's Website.

Blackspire

• January 18th-(Sunday)-Teaching Day/Declarations for office start- Shrouding Mist
• Kubla Khan Baron of Inland Ocean was injured at the park last weekend, and will be receiving a cadaver graft to repair his ACL in two weeks.
• Iron Keep holds their monthly Ithra at Lariah's house.
• Oathbreaker's Bog cancels their visit to Dragon's Forge sighting time constraints and travel limitations.

Rising Winds

• On January 18th Knoblands in Springfield, MO will hold their Midreign.
• Phoenix Tears discusses the slight difference between the Rising Winds and Western Gate corpora and how it might affect their future quals process.
• Ashen Hills will not be meeting at the park but instead traveling to Gryphon's Perch.

Crystal Groves

• On Saturday the 17 Soltice holds 'Two Man Terror'

Desert Winds

• River's End will have Reeves and Corpora tests available for any who would like to become current before their
• Enchanted Falls has a new website.

Freeholds

• Mists of the Dawn confirms that they will be meeting this weekend at the Apple Valley Community

Center from 2pm till 7pm.

Burning Lands

• Queen Giri reminds everyone about fighter practice held Thursday at 3:00 PM at Memorial park.

Emerald Hills

• Rulebooks are delivered to Midnight Sun in Garland, Texas and Eagleshire in Denton, TX.

Celestial Kingdom

• The populous travel to Pleasanton to support their local freehold of Pekannott Rois.
• Spring War T-shirt Designs are due on the Tenth to Wilhelm.
• A class is held on cloak making in San Antonio.

Golden Plains

Iron Mountains

• Querna Tema is off to the printers this week, running off copies of the new rulebook for their dues paid members.
• Imperial Coronation to be held.
• Rivermoor announces their Collegium to be held Jan 31st, at Ponca State Park.

Goldenvale

• Ravenwing in Brantford, ON holds Raven's Frost, their Coronation Event.

Dragonspine

• Valegorn declares for the office of monarch in the Duchy of Astral Winds in Faribanks, Alaska.
• Crimson Sanctum plans a visit to Siar Geata on January 10th.

Wetlands

• Feral, the current kingdom Prime Minister of the Wetlands seeks to complete their move from he attendance tracker to the Online Record Keeper by January 31st. Meggido asks that wetlanders note that some of their awards may be STRIPPED or REPLACED because of the awards standardization.
• An open Knight's Circle Meeting is held. Contact Chewie for details.
• Thalen declares for the office of Prime Minister, sighting malfeasance on the part of the perviously elected officials. The debate rages on the kingdom mailing list.
• Weapon and Dragon master for the kingdom will be held in Lake charles, Louisiana at Prien Lake Park. This is not Crimson Moon's Usually meeting place.

Neverwinter

• Crying Heavens once located in Miami, Florida talks about restarting on their list.
• Neverwinter must chose to delay their midreign or hold it at an alternate site.

Blackspire

• Jerago Roulaire, steward of the crown has spent the last few weeks visiting several chapters, despite serious snowfall and icy conditions.
• Inland Ocean posts individual images of their populous. link
• On Saturday Prime Minister Elections are held in Northern Lights.

Rising Winds

• Dekland Silverbush has stepped down as Rising Winds GMR for mundane reasons. King Thorvald has appointed Tugen in his place.
• King Thorvald visits Cordis Medagar St.Charles, MO on saturday.
• Baroness Io reminds the people Ashen Hills to join her in doors at Gier Community Center from 1-3 p.m for their meeting.
• Western Gate in St, Louis Missouri will hold their midreign and masque this Saturday. They have invited Falcon Tor, Heartland, and Phoenix Tears to attend. Dragonmaster Judging will begin at 5:30pm.

Crystal Groves

• Solstice and Bandit Flats East will hold a joint coronation this Saturday, January 10th at a site in Bowie, Maryland.

Desert Winds

• Desert Rose Releases their Dragonmaster results Shauna in first place with a 5.8 average, Cole in second with a 5.45, Vexx in 3rd at 4.29, and Red Thorn in 4th with 3.32.

Freeholds

• Between the Hills is founded in Purcellville, Virginia.
• Centerpoint has been accepted into the principality of Rivermoor. the Core of Iron Mountain's leadership has two weeks to veto their decision.
• A new chapter, Elemental Fields was founded in Waterloo, Illinois. That makes them less than and hour drive from Western Gate, Rolling Hills of Baal, and Cordis Medagar. Best way to contact them is through their yahoo group. The chapter has been active for some time as foster group of Cursed Prairie, but only yesterday decided to seek status as their own chapter.
• Skystone in Billings, Montana changes their plans and meets at the park today.
• Stormfront is founded in Grand Island, Nebraska. They can also be contacted at their yahoo group. The nearest established chapters are Ivory Tower, Querna Tema, and Gehenna Plains.
• Pekannott Rois in Pleasanton, Texas holds their midreing celebrations.

• January 9-10, 2009 Demo at Shadow Con also special SCA guests King and Queen of Gleann Abhann and King and Queen of Meridies