May 17, 2013
Transcribed by Stephen Bloch
Started around 8:15.
Webminister: not
much news, but it's the end of the semester; should be
able to do some maintenance soon.
Lions End:
started archery practices at Cedar Creek
Have been asked to participate in
Bellmore Street Fair again, 9/21-22 (conflicts
with QCFFD); we'd like to be there one day or the other,
but not sure which.
Broken Bridge:
Had heraldry workshop w/visitor Alys Mackyntoich
Chronicler:
E-horse went out last night.
Guy points out need to change moderators for Ostgardr
Facebook group, to make sure some current officers are
moderators. (Friderich is a moderator; would like
more than one.)
Knight Marshal:
nothing much. Beau Geste is happening monthly;
Grants Tomb is every week, normally 1:00 (but may be
different when it's Beau Geste). Lou is in charge
(it's officially WW).
Chamberlain: we
have a new large green & white tent.
Everything is much heavier than on old tent (e.g. Mitch
can't lift canopy by himself, and only 2 poles at a
time); need to give more thought to personnel for moving
& setting up. Nylon ropes are too slippery;
need to replace. Will discuss when it's up at
Riverfest.
Most of the cooking gear is back at Krevors', but a few
items still in Northpass. Need to schedule
(tonight) an inventory party.
Mitch sez he was authorized several years ago to buy
rolling wire racks to store stuff, but didn't; consensus
that he's still authorized (<= $300).
Exchequer:
bought a canopy for $2600. Crown had 360 people,
and made $1900-2000, which will be split with Kingdom.
Will be handing over office to Richard at the end of
June.
A&S: Stuff
is going on. Somebody took photos of A&S
display at Crown
Archery: started
for the year, every Sunday in S.I. (usually 1 PM).
Herald: stuff is
happening. Silver Sea Lion created, w/Suuder as
principal. Sea Dog for Tormundr. Melanie got
Seahorse. Discussion of whether to try to reserve
natural seahorse in all colors, for use in lots of new
Orders some day in the future.
Viceroy: Thanks
to Valgard for running Crown.
Historian: There
were awards at Crown (see above).
Seneschal: need
to schedule Officers' Meeting and Pennsic Planning
Meeting.
Drop-dead deputy is Lori.
Past events & demos:
Crown: weather
was great, site was great, feast was great, bathrooms
were problematic. Rangers, Scouts, and Council all
liked us. Hall would work better for 80 diners
than 100. Probably don't need to rent cabin next
time (would save $$).
Irreconcilable differences between BSA and SCA archery
regulations.
Mitch is still waiting for a few bits of paperwork
before completing financial report.
Thanks to kitchen crew and prep crew. Kitchen
smaller than you would believe; would have been in
trouble if hadn't extended prep & staging space into
hall. Limited number of burners. Site has
large charcoal grill just outside that we didn't use;
ask rangers about it.
Johanne would like to see a "generic pre-planning
checklist", shorter & more convenient than
Autocrat's Handbook. Guy says Settmour has a nice
checklist we could use as a model.
Mitch says event management went well and smoothly.
Jacki points out problems with handicap access:
handicapped parking spaces are time-limited, & they
don't allow cars to move people to/from hall (although
hall itself is ADA-compliant). Valgard will
discuss with BSA Council.
Hall cleanup on Sunday: need to prearrange more cleanup
crew.
Upcoming events &
demos:
Viking Day is
tomorrow. Setup at 9; open to public at 11:30.
An Dubh Ostgardr War
June 8. Viceroy taking suggestions for merriment
and japery.
Riverfest June
30. Tell Lori if you're planning to attend.
More ships coming this year; expect even more public.
Queens Co. Farm Fair
Demo Sept 21-22. Discussion of different
kinds & purposes of demos.
They'd let us use the site, but need a lot of lead time;
should find a way to take advantage. They would
also let us use education building for regular
arts&crafts activities.
We have a good and hard-working demo team, but there are
lots of regular annual demos & risking
burnout. Is it a good idea to have two demos same
day?
Cloisters: no
date yet.
Musicians' Day proposal: proposing
slight price rise. ExCom will need more time to
digest budget.
Proposal to buy some helmet gauge (?)
Officers' mtg. No site & date agreed to; will
discuss on Officers' list.
Pennsic mtg. Guy & Mitch will discuss.
June Commons: no site & date agreed to.
Aug. 15 Commons at the Peters/Bloch residence
Adjourned 10:53 PM.
June Commons will be on Friday, June at the home of John and
JoAnna Motylewski, 658 53rd Street, Brooklyn, New York
By subway
R train to 53rd Street station. Walk uphill to #658;
use downstairs 1st floor entrance.
By car
➦From Bronx or Manhattan:
Take Battery Tunnel, Brooklyn
Bridge, Manhattan Bridge or Triboro Bridge to BQE (Rt
278) westbound. Exit at 39th Street. At the end of the
ramp, turn left, then turn left again at the next
corner. You are now heading east on 40th Street. Go 2
blocks to 4th Ave and turn right. At 52nd Street, turn
left and go down to 7th Ave. Turn right. Then turn
right on 53rd Street. Number 658 will be on the left.
You may need to take some time to find parking.
➦From Queens and Long Island:
Take the LIE or your best route to
the BQE (Rt 278) westbound. Proceed as above.
Alternately, take the Southern State Pkwy to the Belt
Pkwy and proceed as below.
➦From Southern Brooklyn or from Staten Island:
Take the Belt Pkwy or the Gowanus
Expwy to the BQE (Rt 278) eastbound. Exit at 38th
Street. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto 4th
Ave. Proceed to 52nd Street and turn left. Take this
up to 7th Ave and turn right. Then turn right on 53rd
Street. Number 658 will be on the left. You may need
to take some time to find parking.
Confronted with the possibility of mass destruction of
"idolatrous" materials, book-owning families smuggled
their libraries of thousands of ancient manuscripts out of
Timbuktu, under the noses of Islamist rebels.
Photos of ongoing underwater
archaeological survey of Thonis/Heracleion, an important
Mediterranean port city.
On the 800th anniversary of the
signing of the Magna Carta, the British
Library invites you to learn more about this pivotal
legal event.
