<div dir="ltr">For those who couldn't make it, the minutes are below.  If there are any mistakes, please feel free to let me know and we'll make sure the record is updated.  Thank you to Lee for putting this together.<div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:16px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline">Baroness</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:16px;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Baroness Esperanza</span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="line-height:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">* Thank you for all the help at Baronial Birthday<br></span></font><br><span id="docs-internal-guid-940dd152-09aa-288f-c52d-5976f9d6b01d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Exchequer</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – Lord Grimm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Back in 2010 – “Future Purchases” account established, currently contains $188.84, last used in 2011 for roses, possibly for Atlantia 30</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, financial committee passed motion to move money to general fund</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Lord Grimm to provide a full financial report next month</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Arts & Sciences</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – Lady Failenn aka "Tigearna"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Baronial Birthday 2014 Dirty Dozen Largess very popular, will probably do it again next year</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Saturday, October 18</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> (same weekend as War of the Wings) will be the next A&S Saturday – sewing day at the home of Aine & Sigurd. Sigurd will be working on armor the same day so if you need minor repairs, bring them!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* No A&S Saturdays in November or December</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Baronial Birthday 2014</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Report</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Master Ii will send a court report (still working on it - Ii)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* 100+ people in attendance, pleasant surprise</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Confusion over “official-ness” of event, everything was official by the rules of the SCA, except the court report will not be in the Acorn because the event was not spiked on the Kingdom calendar</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Baronial Birthday 2015 is already spiked and Lord Sigurd will start looking for volunteers after Holiday Faire</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Upcoming</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Holiday Faire</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – November 22</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* <a href="http://www.grimmsfield.com/HolidayFaire.html">http://www.grimmsfield.com/HolidayFaire.html</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Merchants in addition to Thrown Weapons, Archery, Heavy, Rapier (with costumed villans)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Abe planning A&S</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Main hall only has 2 spaces left, small hall still available</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Abhainn Iarthair providing fund raising “Plowman's Lunch” for $5</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Sudentorre to provide fund raising drinks for sale</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Need help on Friday for set up around 3pm – measure space for merchants, set up list fields, etc</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Master Richard will need help with setting up silent auction on Saturday morning, proceeds to benefit Kingdom travel fund</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Raffle (checking with Kingdom on terminology) to repay Pennsic camp fund – Merchant gift certificates in the form of 2 $10, 1 $20</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><u>Unevent</u> – December 6</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Highland Foorde, Frederick Maryland</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Big business meeting for the Kingdom</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Generally the sessions are open but check first</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Massaponax Demo</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – usually weekend after Unevent</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Annual high school demo</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* More info to come</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Tarara Winery Event</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Gunnora has heard nothing back, probably canceled</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Defending the Gate 2015</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Won't be last weekend in March as something else is already spiked</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Next Baronial Business Meeting</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Vote to keep Tuesdays at new location (Bethel Lutheran Church in Manassas)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Possibly larger room available</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Donation approved of $25 per meeting</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Reassess before committing in January, possibly use room additional times or for additional hours</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Equestrian Insurance</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Need to renew, $50</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Practice will continue at Aldie location, going very well</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Financial committee approved</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">War of the Wings</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – October 15-19</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Stierbach is sided with Sacred Stone</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Barony has a dayshade space reserved, even though Baron & Baroness cannot attendance</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Chalice of the Sun God</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – October 25</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Stierbach needs teams – We have won the Chalice for the last 6 years!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Teams need people in 4 of the 5 categories, plus youth</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Cooks Guild</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – Heloise</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Starting in January, will meet on 3</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">rd</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Sunday every other month</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Time to be announced</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Atlantian 12</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Night</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – January 10</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Held in Sacred Stone</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Theme Venetian Carnivale (same as WoW's masked ball)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Baronial 12</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Night?</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> – January</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Not the same night as Atlantia's</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Possibly held at Grimmsfield or Bethel Lutheran Church</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Practices & Baronial Announcements</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Archery at Bull Run Shooting Center begins November 6</span><span style="font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, when you pay tell them you are part of a club (or with the SCA League) for a discount, Monday Archery at Grimmsfield will become A&S</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Leatherworking on Thursdays at Colum's</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Viking Wireweaving class at WoW taught by Arnbjorg (her first!)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Fighter training and A&S on Tuesdays at Aine & Sigurd's in Warrenton</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Welcome to the new folks from Mid Realm (Michigan)!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Cantons of Sudentorre & Abhainn Iarthair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">* Food & Drink fundraisers at Holiday Faire</span></p><br></span></div></div>