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<DIV>Hail and well met, friends.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=5>War of the Staked Plains VI<BR></FONT>Castille
Llano Estacado<BR>Shire of Scorpions Hollow (MKA: Clovis, N.M.)<BR>30 Jun - 4
Jul 2000</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>With this missive I do invite one and all to visit our motte and bailey
castle for a weekend of great battles, song, dance and heraldic mayhem, er
courtly graces. The prizes for this event are spectacular in all
areas.</DIV>
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<DIV>Castille Llano Estacado construction is well underway on our 30 acre site
located North of Clovis, NM. The upper palisade is approximately 2/3
complete as of this writing, with several feet of wall going up each
week. Photos from about 3 weeks ago are available on the event web page
listed below. Currently, drinking water is piped in. We hope to drill a
water well by next year, and the Arbor Foundation has sent us many young trees
to plant for shade. (Our rather full tree nursery is currently maintained
off site.) We are building a gatehouse at the site entrance and a large
pavilion in the campgrounds before the June event. We have cleared
the campgrounds, Bardic circle, list fields, equestrian meadow and archery range
for permanent use.</DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Folks who come to assist with site construction are welcome to
negotiate permanent campsite development for your branch with our Land
Warden.</DIV>
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<DIV>Read more about the event and the castille at:</DIV>
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href="http://members.tripod.com/scorpionshollow/">http://members.tripod.com/scorpionshollow/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Scribed by my hand,</DIV>
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<DIV>Lord Padraig O Maoilriain</DIV>
<DIV>The Roving Bard</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>