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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><p class="MsoNormal">I wish to thank the following members of our <st1:city>Canton</st1:city>,
our Barony, and our neighbors for helping to make this year's Defending the
Gate happen. In no particular order,
they are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lady Wynn and the Bright Hills Cook's Guild for a delectable
feast.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lady Anastasia of Sudentorre and Lord Oswin the...(I forget)
for putting together, serving, and cleaning up after lunch for 300 people.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Baron Flaithrí Ó Cearnaigh as Marshal in Charge! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Duke Logan, Sir Turgeis, and company who organized and
supervised not only the defending of the gate but the attacking of it too.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lord Godai for making sure our combat archers and fighters
were safe while engaging.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maestro Dante di Pietro for his creative and enjoyable
rapier competitions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lady Sanada Katsumi for an artistic and challenging archery
shoot.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mistress Ceridwen ferch Rhys ap Michael and company for
keeping our list in check. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Baroness Cairistiona de Coueran for organizing the field and
running a very successful silient auction.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lady Miriel de Nedham and family for an efficiently run
troll.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sara Van Erde for her fabulous A&S competitions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mistress Rhonwen verch Tuder as royal liaison and for
providing their majesties and highnesses with food and welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lord Wulff Nuremberger for giving up his day of fun to do a
job that no one wanted to do and only a handful of people offered to help
with! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ich danke dir
mein Lieber<span class="apple-converted-space">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lord Erich von Kleinfeld for dealing with any injuries incurred
in the pursuit of fun.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mistress Blitha of Wolfhou as a warm and welcoming chatelaine.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lady Rosaleen Robertson and lord for keeping our younger
members thoroughly entertained.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lord Otel Altunat for (once again!) combining artistry and
frugality in the creation of the site tokens.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lord Wiglaf and his lady for always finding time to say
“What can I help you with?”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mistress Ceridwen ferch Owain for keeping poetry alive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jaspar for making a TON of delicious cookies and Penny for
playing the role of Easter bunny before the much anticipated egg-hunt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Mary Washington Ren Club for doing odd jobs throughout
the day and auctioning themselves off in a very entertaining way at feast.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lord Allen for donning the robes and curly pointed shoes of
our auctioneer after organizing an atalatal skirmish.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My dear friends Lord Frederick and Meisterin Felicity for
traveling so far south to spend a day doing odd jobs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their Excellencies Mors and Esperanza for attending our
little event and all the assistance they provided throughout the day on Friday
and Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m sure I am forgetting people here so I will sum it up with
everyone else who attended, stopped to lend a hand, and enjoyed the thirteenth
annual Defending the Gate! Hope to see
you again next year…and while your thinking about next year, I have some
positions to fill…let me know if you are interested <span style="font-family:
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