Template:Current Events

Wednesday March 5th to March 12th 2008

Global

• Olympiad resolves with Margul coming in as Grand Olympian, GoldCrest as Cultural Olympian, and Tar'get as War Olympian.
• Gary Gygax has passed on into the 7 heavens at level 69.

Amtgard Media Coverage

The Wetlands gets some interesting coverage via the Houston Press

The Frostlands is also in the news. And they appear in video on Fox 11

Burning Lands

• No News

Emerald Hills

• Logan T. Black of the Emerald Hills receives his final belt in the order of the flame and becomes the 12th person in the history of Amtgard to have received all four orders.
• In Memphis, TN Soul's Crossing an incipient shire of the Emerald Hills will hold their first large event. It will be a role playing camp out called the Elf Orc Wars. Unfortunately canceled due to weather.
• Emerald Hills Holds a Kingdom Allthing,
• Echos of the Hills the Emerald Hills Newsletter for March 08 is Released.
• Banner Wars 2008 bid is awarded to Meggiddo and Michael of the Wetlands and Iron Mountains respectively. Kaiser Morgan said that he chose to award the big to out landers because he received no bids from inside the kingdom.

Celestial Kingdom

• No News

Golden Plains

• In the last few weeks there have been several discussions on how to improve feelings about the kingdom on GP's Forums.
• Held a 10,000BC Demo organized by Kamal at 6PM on Friday at the UA. About 11 people attended despite the fact that it was held on GP's Coronation weekend.
• GP Coronation Held at Camp Don Harrington, the price is 10$ a person.

Iron Mountains

• Ceowulf posts photos of normal River's End day.
• Grendel, Kingdom Champion of IM releases his March fighting theme tips. Feints & Baits part 1, Feints & Baits part 2, Feints & Baits part 3
• Rehlyimah and Knives of Ivory Tower are welcomed back to the park after the conclusion of their six month ban.

Dragonspine

• Dragonspine has returned home from their annual victory against their out laying lands. Lost Souls, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Thundering Mountain, Socorro, New Mexico; and Alucard's Guardman of Tempe, Arizona; all rose against their king this year, but were ultimately stamped down.

Goldenvale

• In Nitro West, Virginia Blackrock Hills will held their 1st Gladiatorial combat expedition.
• Dragon Cross will be holding their Coronation, with a pot luck feast to follow.
• Goldenvale Coronation is on the 8th. Akrith will be taking up the role of Monarch, Esselia was chosen as Regent, and Bowen is the incoming Champion.

Wetlands

• Ironwood, a chapter of the wetlands in Conroe, Texas will hold a Arts and Sciences competition.

Neverwinter

• Mystic Caverns a chapter of Neverwinter under Winter's Edge located in Glasgow, KY has canceled their regular fighter practice due to inclement weather.

Rising Winds

• The results are in for the new Monarchy of Phoenix Tears, Duke: Kindyr, Regent: Setsuko, Champion: Oaces,
• Corrana of recent Amt advertisement fame has compiled a list of all the chapters that are active with in a 3 hour drive so that her park Gryphon's Perch can start raiding in earnest; Everfield 1 Richmond, Indiana; High Rain 1.5, ?????; Freeman's Forest 1.5, Huber heights, Ohio; Satyrs Crossing 2, Huntington, Indiana; Valley of the Twin Rivers 2, Springfield, Ohio; Hyborea 2, Danville, Illinois; Maddoc's Keep 2 Saturdays, Louisville, KY; Obsidian Hills 2 Saturdays, Cincinnati, Ohio; Dragons Tale 2.5 Saturdays Robinson, Illinois; Five Oaks 2.5, Vine Grove, Kentucky; Port of Winters Night 2.5, Valparaiso Indiana; Mithril Keep 2.5 Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Frostlands in Oshkosh, Wisconson is organizing under it's new Duke Zebidark are focusing outward, planning to raid the near by chapter of Mists of the Dawn. On Friday the 7th a reporter from Good Morning Wisconsin, will shoot footage of the Frost landers for her morning show, which is listed in inthe media coverage section. They were also recently featured in their local paper. Frostlanders will also be volunteering at local haunted house and sending two members to a grade school "Medieval Feast". (These guys are really busy!)
• Western Gate will hold a demo for the movie 10,000 B.C. at their local theater from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM on the 7th.
• The Robinson, Illinois chapter of the Rising Winds, Dragon's Tale cancels their regular game day due to a snow storm.
• Cursed Prairie in East Peoria, IL will hold their Qualifications at Fondulac Farm Park. Sign-In starts at noon. The competitions will begin anywhere between 1 and 1:30.

Blackspire

• Blackspire will hold it's Kingdom coronation at McClellend Art Center in Longview, WA. This will be King Darrian's Second consecutive reign.

Crystal Groves

• The Crystal Groves list continues to boil with arguments for and against having an SCA household run their Feast at Feast of Fools to the tune of 1500$. They will also hold their monthly company battle on Sunday.

Freehold

• A freehold in Buffalo, New York called Twin Moons will hold it's Midreign Celebration.

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