[Artemisia] Harvest Court in Sentinels' Keep

[Elaine, a.k.a. Iduna]

Greetings!
	(Apologies if some of you receive this more than once.)
	We are trying to reach as many of our former players as possible; some 
may be on this list; some may not.  Please let me know contact info. for 
others whom you know.  Thank you.
	Iduna

Harvest Court, A.S. XLI -- October 21, 2006

	On Oct. 31, A.S. XX, the branch called Sentinels’ Keep was founded, in 
the Region of Artemisia.  Since then we have grown, from incipient Shire 
to Barony.  Many of our founding folk have wandered away, but many more 
have come to take their places.  Now Sentinels’ Keep invites her many 
friends from near and far to help us celebrate 20 years of our 
existence, on October 21.  (This year we’re half as old as the Society!)
	If you ever lived here, we especially invite you to come; former Barons 
and Baronesses are especially invited, as are our early Armigers.  There 
will be something for everyone.  For the fighters, this is the time of 
our Defender’s Tourney, when the next Baronial Champion will be chosen. 
  Open to all non-belted fighters, this will be a 3-round tournament: 
sword & shield, then spear over barrier (gauntlets required), with 3rd 
round weapons chosen by Their Excellencies of Sentinels’ Keep.  Each 
fighter must have a herald, as at this year’s Uprising.  Each fighter 
must be warranted in the appropriate weapon styles.  The Champion must 
be a resident of our Barony and plan to stay here for the next year. 
Knights are invited to test the Champion following this tourney.  A 
separate Valhalla tournament, open to all, will determine the next 
Defender of the North, according to Baron Thorwulf, of Avacal, the 
current Defender.
We invite players from our early years to come and display some of their 
first attempts at garb, heraldry, or another art or science -- side by 
side with some recent efforts.  This is NOT a contest, just a display. 
Current and former Arts and Sciences Champions are particularly asked to 
display some of their works.  There will be some boardgames to play, as 
we often did at our early events, plus possibly other contests.  (Hint: 
Brush up on your Sentinels’ Keep history.)  Come and find long-lost 
friends, have fun, enjoy an eclectic period feast with dishes from 
various cultures (since our populace is eclectic), and help us celebrate 
our birthday!
	If you know some of our former members whom we may not know how to 
reach, please share this information with them.  Thank you!
	Reservations for the evening’s period feast are required by Thurs., 
Oct. 12.  The feast will be limited to the first 75 reservations. 
Off-board seating will be limited, as the hall is not large.  To make 
feast reservations, or if you have questions about the feast, please 
contact the Head Cook, Mst. Gefjon (see below).
	Site fee:  $5.00 (non-members age 16 and over must pay a $3.00 surcharge)
Feast fee: $9.00 (children age 6 through 12 half price; under age 6 free).
Make checks payable to “Barony of Sentinels’ Keep, SCA, Inc.” Site is 
damp.  Site will open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m.
	Site: “Brown Building,” on Hwy. 93 in Arlee, MT
	Directions: (from south, east, or west:) Take your best route to 
Missoula, MT.  From Missoula, go west on I-90 to Hwy. 93 N. (about 7 
mi.). Take Hwy. 93 north to Arlee, MT (17 mi.)  Site is the “Brown 
Building,” on your right, next to the Arlee Fire Dept.
(from north:) Travel south on Hwy. 93 to Arlee.  The Brown Building will 
be on your left.  Either way, there will be an SCA sign.
Event Steward:  Mistress Iduna Snorradottir, m.k.a. Elaine Higgins 
elaine.higgins at umontana.edu (406) 243-4728
Head Cook:  Mistress Gefjon Hrafnardottir, m.k.a. Sondra Gibson 
sgibson at edulog.com
(406) 777-2334
Knight Marshal & Current Champion:  Lord Cormac mac Ruadri, m.k.a. 
Charles Demery  fire_n_earth at hotmail.com (406) 546-8359

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elaine.higgins at umontana.edu