The E-Horse

Attendance was taken through the Seneschal's sign-in sheet before and during the meeting

Officers' Reports

Knight Marshall:

Sunday fighter practice taking place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It's lightly attended and it's a small space as well. Practice at Grants Tomb will start to take place in May. Beau Geste was held on Thursday, February 20^th. Baldwin from MSR was the champion and relations with MSR group in Wantagh getting stronger.

Archery:

Exchequer:

Reports completed with minor tweaks. Question was raised if BrokenBridge has an Exchequer. There is one, but not active. Richard would like to train both Nordernfjord and BrokenBridge's exchequers at the same time on how to handle their own accounts. The Viceroy is going to send an email to all Cantons to find out who their exchequer is and wants to hear back from them. Clarification was needed on how to address Nordenfjord on the balance sheets. The Viceroy addressed the need for the Cantons to take responsibility for their accounts.

Arts & Sciences:

A&S night at Magdalena's and Jackie's was cancelled due to bad weather but will begin again next month. A&S at Broken Bridge did take place. A&S report is due March 1^st

Chatelaine:

Gold key has been inventoried except for what is being held at Bish's. It was suggested by Sofya that the Gold Key be combined, as there was not enough to be split among the Cantons and that sewing workshops take place to create more clothes for Gold key. This was agreed upon and suggestions were made. The idea of renting a storage facility centrally located that would house all of Østgarðr's Gold Key and feast gear was brought up as well. It was agreed that there was a need but there is a concern of cost and depleting resources was discussed. All officers would look into facilities and costs in the Bronx as this was most accessible to all Cantons. All officers would brainstorm: for funding raising ideas to offset the cost and present at next Commons meeting. The website is still being worked on but will slow down for a month or so until Norana has time during her grad school classes. Pictures of officers are being added to the website and release forms will be emailed to officers. Sofya has scheduled a fabric shopping date Saturday 2/22. Workshops at Enigma bookstore are being scheduled for Sundays in April. Four instructors have been confirmed so far. There will be a $5 entrance charge

Vicereine:

Athena's Thimble is requesting to host their 30^th year anniversary event in Østgarðr, specifically Blue Mountain Trail Lodge in Early November. Baroness Katherine will be the autocrat. This was approved and information will be given to Mistress Briony on scheduling a date.

Viceroy:

The Viceroy addressed the poor attendance of Seneschals and that they need to attend meetings as part of their responsibility to the province. If Cantons do not address the attendance issue and be present in at least 50% of the meetings then maybe it would be best for the Canton to fold and regroup when there is a stronger interest. Brad stepped up from his duty as Deputy Seneschal of BrokenBridge to Seneschal. The Viceroy addressed the lack of fencing instructors. Lord Ye Lui Targai is the current fencing marshal on record but has not been active. A new fencing marshal needs to be found. The Viceroy also mentioned the growing relationship with MSR.

EVENTS/DEMOS:

Upcoming Meetings:

The meeting was adjourned around 9:30pm and we proceeded to enjoy birthday cake celebrating our Viceroy Gui's birthday.

Directions to March Commons

March Commons will be Friday, March 21 at the home of John and JoAnna Motylewski, 658 53rd Street, Brooklyn, New York

DIRECTIONS
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.

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Østgarðr Commons

February 21, 2014

Transcribed by Maria Dedvukaj