The BargeMarch 2012 – A.S. XLVI

The Newsletter of the Barony of Three Rivers

In this issue...Curia Baronis �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2A Letter from their Excellencies Three Rivers �������������������������������������4A Letter from the Chronicler of Three Rivers �������������������������������������5Electronic Newsletters: An Overview ���������������������������������������������������6Electronic Newsletters: An Overview ���������������������������������������������������7Baronial Calendar: March 2012 �������������������������������������������������������������8Baronial Calendar: April 2012 ���������������������������������������������������������������9SCA Corporate Announcements ��������������������������������������������������������10Arts and Sciences Calender������������������������������������������������������������������11Arts and Sciences Calender������������������������������������������������������������������12Weekly Activities �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������13Weekly Activities �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������14Weekly Activities �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������15

Julian Ó Néill

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Baron and Baroness Baron Josef von Rothenburg Baroness Slaine ni Chiarain David Haselbauer and Mary Haselbauer

baron@threeriver.org / baroness@threeriver.org

Seneschal

Aldred Lyccidfelth Paul Bender

seneschal@threeriver.org

Chatelaine

Ariadne Karbonopsina Christine Misterka

chatelaine@threeriver.org

Minister of Youth

*** OPEN *** moy@threeriver.org

Gold Key

Gwendolyn Verch Morgaine

Gwendolyn Sweezey

goldkey@threeriver.org

Demo Coordinator

*** OPEN *** demo_coordinator@threeriver.org

Herald Annora Reyner

Ariel Tuley herald@threeriver.org

Minister of Arts & Sciences

Judith of Three Rivers Judith Bailey

moas@threeriver.org

Baronial Librarian

Lucia Octavio da Siena

Starr Mahoney librarian@threeriver.org

Curia Baronis

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This is the March 2012 issue of the The Barge, a publication of the Barony of Three Rivers of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc� (SCA, Inc�)� The Barge is available from Michael Kennedy (Julian Ó Néill) at chronicler@threeriver.org or at 135 Venice Circle, Saint Charles, Missouri, 63304� It is not a corporate publication of SCA, Inc�, and does not delineate SCA, Inc� policies�

Copyright © 2012 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc� For information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece� Please respect the legal rights of our contributors�

Administrivia:

This publication was made with Adobe InDesign CS 5�5 software using Minion Pro, Old English Text MT, Trajan Pro, Lucidia Bright, and Black Chancery fonts� The front and back cover graphics are © 2009 Michael Kennedy (Julian Ó Néill)� All rights reserved and used with permission� Our feature story, “Electronic Newsletters: An Overview,” is © 2012 Michael Kennedy (Julian Ó Néill)� All rights reserved and used with permission�

Exchequer

Eowyth pa Sidend Tiffany Parrett

exchequer@threeriver.org

Knights Marshal Duncan Fearmac

MacLeod Gary Phillips

marshal@threeriver.org

Archer Marshal Eirik Thorkelsson

Patrick Danzer archery_marshal@threeriver.org

Chronicler Julian Ó Néill Michael Kennedy

chronicler@threeriver.org

Webminister Aleksei Rusinovich

Kent Jordan webminister@threeriver.org

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To the People of Three Rivers, from Josef and Slaine, Baron and Baroness, Greetings!

We want to express our gratitude for the warm wishes and the wonderful Chieftains event as we stepped up to the Baronage� We would also like to acknowledge the hard work of our predecessors, Their Excellencies Ravasz and Kajsa, who are now enjoying their well-earned retirement�

We look forward to leading the Barony and wish to have a chance to talk with the populace about your hopes and expectations� To that end, we will be holding an Althing on Thursday, March 29, at 7 PM� This is an open meeting to discuss the group’s future and is less formal than a meeting or Court� Please come and let your voice be heard�

The month of March is here, which brings with it both Spring and Gulf Wars� We know that many of our folk will be joining the Falcon Host as fighters, archers, Fourth Company, power shoppers, and in other fun pursuits� While we are not able to go this year, we are eagerly awaiting the tales of those who do�

Also in March this year is a change to the normal cycle of coronations in Calontir� Their Royal Highnesses Lucian and Conna will be ascending the Falcon Thrones on March 24 in the Shire of Spinning Winds� Although it is far, we hope to see many from Three Rivers there to celebrate the day�

In service,

Josef and Slaine

Baron and Baroness Three Rivers

A Letter from their Excellencies Three Rivers

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A Letter from the Chronicler of Three RiversGreetings unto the populace of Three Rivers,

Spring has arrived and there are many changes in store for the barony this month�

February brought Chieftains and a changing of the guard� Ravasz and Kajsa have turned over the coronets to Slaine and Josef� I wish the new Baron and Baroness the best in their upcoming reign�

March contains many changes as well� This is the month marks the launch of the new SCA electronic publications site� This site allows members to access any newsletter from any kingdom in the known world� To ease your transition into this brave new world of electronic publications, I have included a guide book to the new electronic publication formats� The guide book can be found on pages 6 and 7�

The Barge is also undergoing some changes� The Barge’s electronic counterpart on threeriver.org is launching this month� The electronic edition of The Barge will feature the same great content as the print edition plus certain extras like story hyperlinks and color content that do not translate well to the print world�

Once again, if you have any questions, concerns, or articles for The Barge, please contact me at chronicler@threeriver.org� I will follow up as soon as possible� Thank you for supporting The Barge�

In service,

Julian Ó Néill

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Electronic Newsletters: An OverviewJulian Ó Néill

This month marks the inaugural launch of the SCA’s kingdom level publications site� This launch also marks the end of no-cost print newsletters for SCA members� All memberships created or renewed on or after March 2012 will not receive a paper copy of the kingdom newsletter in the mail unless they subscribe to the optional $30/year (third class) or $35/year (first class) service� SCA memberships that were active before this date will continue to receive paper publications until they opt out or their current membership term expires�

If this is your first time using electronic publications, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader or an equivalent PDF file reader� PDF files originated from the publication industry as a way to easily distribute electronic documents� This file format is now being used by both the SCA and the Barony of Three Rivers in their electronic publications systems� Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free from: http://get.adobe.com/reader

To access the the kingdom level newsletters:• Go to http://enewsletter.sca.org (feel free to bookmark this page for future usage)• Type in your SCA membership number (user name) and password� Your initial password to this site is: start• Select the Kingdom of Calontir from the list of available kingdoms� If you want to view other kingdom newsletters, you can select that kingdom’s area� All kingdoms are available to all members through the electronic newsletters site at this time�• Select the issue that you want to view� The newsletter will display in your browser� If your browser prompts you to save the file, save the newsletter file to an easy to remember location (i�e� Desktop) and open it manually with your preferred PDF reader�

To access The Barge:• Go to http://threeriver.org/barges (feel free to bookmark this page for future usage)• Select the issue that you want to view� The newsletter will display in your browser� If your browser prompts you to save the file, save the newsletter file to an easy to remember location (i�e� Desktop) and open it

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manually with your preferred PDF reader�

What to Expect – The MewsThe Mews and other publications will be going to a fixed layout starting with the March 2012 printing� All kingdom newsletters are now limited to 16 full size letter (8�5”x11”) pages in black and white� (SCA Chronicler Policy 3A) The pre-transition The Mews was a variable length half letter (8�5”x5�5”) black and white booklet�

The content of the newsletter is also changing in March� The Mews is now reserved for “official real world business only” and may not contain “extra” features such as arts and sciences articles, court reports, or photography� The additional features are currently being transferred to a quarterly online only full color publication called The Calon Scrolls� (The Mews, February 2012, Kingdom Chronicler Letter)

For those renewing their SCA membership: The printed version of the kingdom is now optional� The current cost is $30 for third class postage and $35 for first class postage� That works out to $2�50 an issue at the third class rate�

For more information, visit the SCA Chronicler page at: http://www.sca.org/officers/chronicler

What to Expect – The BargeThe content of The Barge is unaffected by the change� However, the distribution model of The Barge will be changing to take advantage of the electronic format�

The Barge will be distributed in a dual format starting in March� The printed version of The Barge will remain available at weekly meetings� The $0�50 mandatory charge has been removed in favor of a donation system� The suggested donation for The Barge is now $1�00�

The Barge will now be available on the Three Rivers web site (threeriver.org) starting in March� The PDF edition will feature full color and certain “interactive extras” that are not easily translated to the print format�

Electronic Newsletters: An Overview

Arts and Sciences and reoccurring event information can be found in the back of The Barge�

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday1•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Site Dinner (7p)

2 3 4

5•Officer’s Mtg� (7p)

6 7 8•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Middle Eastern Dance (7p)•Gardening Roundtable (7p)

9 10 11•Gulf Wars Begins (Lumberton, MS / 603 mi)

12 13•Gryphon’s Mark Meeting

14 15•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Weaving 101 (6:30p)•Euro� Dancing (7p)

16 17 18•Gulf Wars Ends

19•Officer’s Mtg� (7p)

20 21 22•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Adv� Embroidery (6:30p)

23 24•Coronation (St� George, KS / 366 mi)

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26 27•Estrella War Begins (Queen Creek, AZ / 1,453 mi)•G�M� Project Night•April Barge Deadline

28 29•Althing (7p)•Weekly Meeting (6p)

30 31•Heraldic, Scribal, and Dance Symposium (Kirksville, MO / 212 mi)

Baronial Calendar: March 2012

Is your activity not listed here? Contact the Chronicler at chronicler@threeriver.org to add your event today!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday2•Officer’s Meeting (7p)•Estrella War Ends

3 4 5•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Site Dinner – Archery (7p)

6 7•Spring Spears IX (St� Robert, MO / 131 mi)

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9 10•Gryphon’s Mark Meeting

11 12•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Corset Design (6:30p)•Middle Eastern Dance (7p)

13 14•Bardic Bedlam: Layali al-Wuqud (Night of Bonfires) (Joplin, MO / 288 mi)

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16•Officer’s Meeting (7p)

17 18 19•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Farthingale Design (6:30p)•European Dancing (7p)

20 21•Ceilidh (Leavenworth, KS / 280 mi)•Known World Bardic Congress and Cooks Collegium (Woodland Park, CO / 847 mi)

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23 24•May Barge Deadline•Gryphon’s Mark Project Night

25 26•Weekly Meeting (6p)•Advanced Arrow Making (6:30p)

27 28•Melon Wars 8 (Grandview, IA / 252 mi)•War College (Hallsville, MO / 130 mi)

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Baronial Calendar: April 2012

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E-Newsletter Website Ready!If you are a Sustaining or International member, you can now access the e-newsletter website at http://enewsletter.sca.org/�

Your user name is your membership number and the temporary password is “start” (without the quotes)� Once into the site, we ask that you immediately reset the temporary password, replacing it with one of your own choosing�

The FAQs at http://sca.org/BOD/announcements/E-NewsFAQs.pdf have been updated� If you

have additional questions, please contact the Publications Manager at pubmanager@sca.org�

Lawsuit DonationsThe Board of Directors would like to express its gratitude for the generosity of the good people of the SCA� We know many of you are holding fund-raisers and seeking ways to donate to the Society, thank you� We deeply appreciate all your efforts� We have had many e-mails, telephone calls and messages asking about donations� Here are some guidelines for donating or sending money to SCA Inc�

You are free to hold fundraisers or make personal donations, and the SCA deeply appreciates your efforts and your support of our shared organization� We would suggest that you make any such donations directly to your Kingdom to help it pay the amount it will be required to contribute as its part of the SCA’s obligations in the settlement� Some Kingdoms have organized ACCEPS “event” to accept donations, so if it is more convenient for you to donate online, check the ACCEPS site to see if your Kingdom has created a donation “event�” Any donations made through ACCEPS will go to the Kingdom�

If you choose, you may also send a donation directly to the corporation, and it will be gratefully accepted as a general donation toward the SCA’s operating expenses� The corporate office is working on a Paypal account and will add a button to the SCA’s website once the account is established� Any donations sent directly to the corporate office or through the corporate Paypal account will not be counted toward your Kingdom’s obligation�

We also encourage the membership to opt out of paper newsletters as soon as possible because it reduces the amount of operating expenses the SCA must pay� See your Kingdom newsletter or www.sca.org for more information on how to opt out of paper newsletters� You will soon have access to the electronic version of all the Kingdom’s newsletters!

We encourage our members to use one of these methods or to send a check directly to your Kingdom Exchequer or the SCA’s corporate office in Milpitas to ensure your donation is received and put to its intended use� Thank you all again for your support of our wonderful Society!

CommentsComments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:

SCA Inc� / Box 360789 / Milpitas, CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org�

SCA Corporate Announcements

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Arts and Sciences CalenderMarch 1st

7:00 PM: Site Dinner: Chili Cookoff Populace of Three Rivers

March 8th7:00 PM: Gardening Roundtable Aemiliana Villani Bring your favorite books and your questions for a period gardening discussion� We’ll begin with period container gardening, how to grow herbs, and lists of period herbs and flowers� Then we’ll expand into as many other topics as there are books and interest!

March 15th6:30 PM: Weaving 101 – Terms, Tools, and Techniques Carrys of Caer Rudd Weaving has been around since the dawn of time� It is one of the oldest crafts in existence� This class will introduce people to some of the common terms used in weaving; tools used in weaving; some fibers that weavers use; and some of the more common weave structures that are done� I will have a variety of tools for students to look at and some to try their hand at� I will also have some types of yarn that are commonly used by weavers�

March 22nd6:30 PM: Opus Anglicanum Embroidery Fiondel Songspinner “Opus Anglicanum” refers to embroidery from England from about 1100-1350, which was of unsurpassed quality and famed throughout Europe� It can be described as “painting with thread�”

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Arts and Sciences CalenderMarch 29th

7:00 PM: Althing Baron Josef and Baroness Slaine

April 5th7:00 PM: Archery Site Dinner The Archery Community

April 12th6:30 PM: Corset Design and Construction Magdalena vander Meer

April 19th6:30 PM: Farthingale Design and Construction Jack of Banyard

April 26th6:30 PM: Advanced Arrow Making Eirik Thorkelsson This class will include a quick over view of general arrow making for complete beginners, as well as instructions for balancing and numbering arrow shafts, footed shafts, and self nocks� Fletching in period will be discussed if time allows�

May 5thKingdom Arts and Sciences: Championship and Tri-Levels Shire of Heraldshill (Charles City, IA) Entries may be submitted online, by email, or by regular mail� Research paper entries must arrive by April 14, 2012� Standard entries must arrive by April 21, 2012� Features a special “From the Ground Up” competition by current Kingdom A&S Champion Nikolena Martinovna Popriadukhina�

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Weekly ActivitiesMonday

Officers Meeting First and third Mondays of the Month at 7:00 PM. What: This is where the business of running the barony is decided� Officers meeting is open to anyone who would like to attend� If you are thinking of running an event or submitting a bid, you are encouraged to talk to the officers or attend an officers meeting� Where: 310 Clark Avenue, Webster Groves, MO Contact: Josef and Slaine, 314-918-1062

TuesdayGryphon’s Mark Contact Group Meeting Second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM. What: General meeting for the St� Charles contact group, Gryphon’s Mark� Where: Home of Wayne of the Heights, 17 Snow Hill Drive, St� Peters, MO Contact: Wayne of the Heights, 636-397-1323 or 314-517-4516

Gryphon’s Mark Activities Night Fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM. What: Teaching, assisting, and companionship for assorted projects� Call ahead to find out about the night’s activities Where: Home of Wayne of the Heights, 17 Snow Hill Drive, St� Peters, MO Contact: Wayne of the Heights, 636-397-1323 or 314-517-4516

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Weekly ActivitiesThursday

Weekly Populace Meeting, A&S Class, Fighter Practice Thursdays, 6:00 PM; Site opens at 6:00 PM; meeting hall and indoor fighter practice opens at 7:00 PM � What: Business meeting for the Baronial populace� All are welcome and the meeting is open to the public� A weekly A&S class is held in conjunction with the meeting� Contact the A&S minister for more information or to schedule a class� Fighter practice includes SCA combat practice and instruction� The fighter practice on the last Thursday of each month is oriented especially toward newcomers� Where: Olivette Community Center, 9723 Grandview Drive, Olivette, MO; SCA meets in Room 8 and the gym, in the northwest wing of the Community Center� Contact: Aldred Lyccidfelth, 314-324-1112 (meeting); Luckie of Falcon’s Keep (A&S class); Duncan Eardstapa (fighter practice)

Site Dinner Fundraiser First Thursday of the month; dinner starts being served around 7:00 PM and is open until at least 9:00 PM (assuming food is still available). What: This is a dinner that we hold on the first Thursday of every month at the weekly Baronial meeting� It raises money to help pay for our meeting site and has proven to be an anticipated social evening as well� Every month a different set of volunteers supplies a delicious home-cooked meal� We sell those meals for donations of $5 (or less as suits your budget� We’re flexible�) We’re also willing to just sell a dessert or a side dish if that’s all you want� Where: Baronial Meeting Site, in the Gymnasium and Kitchen Contact: Slaine ni Chiarain, 314-918-1062

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Middle Eastern Dance Second Thursday of the month at 7 PM. What: This is an informal Middle Eastern (belly) dance teaching session for any skill level� No experience is necessary� Dances will be taught� Where: Baronial Meeting Site� Contact: Gwendolyn Verch Morgaine

European Dance Third Thursday of the month at 7 PM. What: This is an informal European dance meet up� No experience is necessary and dances will be taught� Where: Baronial Meeting Site� Contact: Tzipporah Ebrea DaPessaro

SundayArmoring with Grimwulf Sunday afternoons and evenings by appointment. Please call ahead. What: Teaching and assisting for armoring and leatherwork, etc� Armoring is a dirty process, so don’t wear your good clothes� Materials are relatively inexpensive, but not free� I ask only that you pay for what you consume� Tipping is appreciated� Where: 424 Hazelgreen Drive St� Louis, MO 63119 Contact: Grimwulf Harland, 314-359-7163; please email or call ahead�

Weekly Activities

Julian Ó Néill