Stórfréttir

My term as exchequer is over in June. I do not plan to run for a second term and am calling for letters from all who are interested in serving as barony exchequer.

As exchequer, you are expected to be completely familiar with the SCA financial policy as well as the kingdom and barony policies. These documents are available online. You need to be thorough in record keeping and to complete event reports, quarterly financial reports, draw up the yearly budget, based on the previous year. All of these are using excel or online google docs. You are required to submit NMR paperwork and fee, event reports with supporting documentation, and financial reports with supporting documentation on time. You need to maintain financial records for 7 years. You are the keeper of the barony checkbook and will need to write checks as needed, get a second signature, and arrange to deliver them.
In addition to being responsible for the barony financial assets, you are responsible for other assets. These are mostly in the keeping of the baronage, the pennsic trailer, the officers, larder, gold key, and iron key. Once a year, in November, it is your job to nag people for the inventory of their assets.

If you are interested, send a letter with your experience and intent to barony seneschal, Magister Ceindrech, seneschal@debatablelands.aethelmearc.org, and to me exchequer@debatablelands.aethelmearc.org, by June 3rd. The election will be held at the June business meeting. That is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4th. It has been my privilege serving as your exchequer.

In Service,
Hara Kikumatsu

Hi, fencers! I’ll be unavailable to run fencing practice on Sunday, April 6th, so Guillaume will be stepping in to marshal fencing practice that day. I’ll also be unavailable on the 27th, so if you’re a marshal and can cover practice that day, please let me know!

Reminder our April business meeting is tonight, April 2nd, at Ace throwing from 8-10. The building will open around seven if anyone wants to grab a drink first. All populace is welcome. We will be reviewing a bid for Agincourt and scheduling our yearly financial meeting.

Here’s the Google meet link for tonight if you can’t make it in person: https://meet.google.com/yqt-tovc-sdt

YIS, Magister Ceindrech verch Elidir
mka Kate Neely

The Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands invites you to a Regional Muster celebrating Archery, Thrown Weapons, and Arts & Sciences at the Castle home of Their Graces. Byron and Ariella (755 Stonegate Dr, Wexford, PA 15090-7593) on Sunday, April 13th. This is the day after Coronation. The muster will begin at 11:00 in the morning and continue until 4:00 pm.

The archery and thrown weapons ranges will be open at 11:00 am and archery from the roof will begin at 1:00 pm. Thrown Weapons will be paused during the roof shoot. The Barony’s loaner gear will be available.

Please bring something for a potluck. We’re going to be there all day, so let’s eat.
NOTE: Due to Passover, please do not bring food or drink with wheat, oats, rye, barley or spelt in them. Legumes, rice and corn are fine.

Their Graces have asked that you dress in garb for the day.

Parking is along the road, however Their Graces would like to remind you to use space efficiently on the street, diagonally where possible, and heed the parking signs.

Greetings, Debatable Lands Fencers! This Sunday, fencing practice will be cancelled so that we may support our friends from Ballachlagan in their charitable endeavors toward our Midrealm neighbors in Brendoken.

If you want to carpool with folks, let me know, and I’ll do my best to match-make.

The event starts at noon in the Akron Turner Club.

Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1144453504059788

Greetings!

My first term as Webminister for the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands ends as of the April 2 business meeting. I have enjoyed serving these past two years, and am fully committed to serving a second 2-year term, but I am required by courtesy and policy to request letters of intent for the position.

If you have the necessary skills and experience, please consider submitting a letter of intent for the April business meeting. For technical skills, you should have a moderate understanding of HTML, and experience with PHP, WordPress, and cPanel is a huge help. The role mainly involves being able to promptly respond to email requests to publish new information to the site, blog, and Barony calendar. I should also add that I am still in the process of migrating the existing website and e-mail systems to the Aethelmearc kingdom server, so taking on this role now would involve working closely with me and both the outgoing and incoming kingdom webministers to complete this transition.

Please include your qualifications, relevant experience, and vision for the role in your letter of intent. As a reminder, in order to be considered for the position, you must be a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism in good standing and a member of the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands.

Submit your letter of intent via email to Their Excellencies, Baronesses Violeta and Prima (baronage@debatablelands.aethelmearc.org), and to our Seneschal Ceindrich (seneschal@debatablelands.aethelmearc.org) by April 1, 2025.

Yours in Service,
Niall mac Raedwulf, Current Webminister of the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands

We must cancel practice at Ace Axe Throwing tomorrow. The elevator is out of order and the main floor is not available to us. See you next week.

Guillaume

Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to shake off the dust and let your arrows fly!

I’ll be at our regular outdoor site in Highland Park (the park near the corner of Washington Blvd and Allegheny River Blvd) from 11 am to 2 pm this Sunday, March 23, planning to have the range open by 11:30 am. Loaner gear will be available.

NOTE: The other martial practices (heavy, rapier, thrown weapons) will continue to meet at the winter location (Ace’s Ax Throwing in Homestead) until sometime in April. Watch this feed for updates!

Yours in Service,
Niall mac Raedwulf, Captain of the Archers