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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=benliz@gt.rr.com href="mailto:benliz@gt.rr.com">Ben & Liz Lee</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tessa@gt.rr.com href="mailto:tessa@gt.rr.com">3 Tessa
gt.rr</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 28, 2008 8:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Please post these Thank You words</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From the Steward of Bordermarch Baronial Champions
XXXI,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Count Simonn of Amber Isle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Come these words of gratitude, with the dread
thought of leaving out anyone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you the guests from Gleann Ahbann, Meridies, and An Tir, as well
as Anseorrans in attendance. Being at the castle marked a "first
event" for nearly a dozen recent participants who were given applause
by all at court. </DIV>
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<DIV>Congratulations are certainly due to new title Champions: Lord Othar:
Chivalric; Don Petar: Rapier; Lord Padric: Archery; m'lady Phoenix: Youth
Archery; and Lord Padric again as A & S champion. Each of
these were victorious in competitions enjoyed by all the other
entrants. Thank yous are in order to the retiring Champions who were Their
Excellencies Santiago and Elisabeth's 'first' Champions:
<DIV>Sior Tomas, HE Don Armand, HE Baron Mikael, Young m'lord Daniel Nalligan,
and HE Mistress Isabeau for the generosity of their service and time to provide
competitions for this year.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>After this comfortable, cozy celebration of Their Excellencies Santiago and
Elisabeth observing their first anniversary as baron and baroness, I wish to
thank a number of people who gave extreme hours to planning and set up,
beginning Wednesday into Thursday and finishing any needed touches Friday
morning. Most of these same individuals were also the break down / clean
up crew who efficiently pulled together in order for every last
person to exit a pristine site Sunday by 2:00 PM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clear to see, one or a few persons cannot make
event surroundings, such as we just experienced, to happen in a little measure
of time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks to Lord Diego and Lord Zain
who arrived with me Wednesday</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>and set
the posts and ropes for parking and list field and the various baronial tents.
Thanks are in order to His Excellency Santiago for his direction and
muscle to set up the tents on the list field; thanks to Lord
Aeglemaer, Lord Phocas, Lord Gavan of the Daggers and his brother m'lord
Michael, for standing up the red BFT; to Lord BrandErik, Lord
Decimus, m'lord Oakin, and to all the Lost Boys for climbing, suspended on
nothing but their suspenders, to the heights of the castle towers and to the
heights of the (wooden) road entrance wall posts to install the pole
flags.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you to HE Don Armand for taking care of the
torch lines and setting the lamps to flame.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank yous to my beloved bride Countess Tessa, to
Lady Catalina, m'lady Tatiana, m'lady Courtney, at the gracious direction of,
and hands on with, Her Excellency Lady Elisabeth to set the pole banners of
kingdom and barony, personal banners, and field pennants in perfect array
as well as to arrange the decor within the Baronial presence, the List tent, and
the point of gathering near the Heraldry books and Scribal table. Thank
you to Lord George for manning the Heraldry books for consultations, to Lady
Kaithleen for her penning, and to all the artisans who produced original
scrolls: HL Therese' d Ivoire, Lady Kaithleen, Lady Libby, Lady Ellen the
Quiet, and Lady Lyllianne.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Much appreciation to Lady Padraigin who assisted and to Countess Tessa
for running an efficient and happy Gate clan from Friday midday through Saturday
afternoon, counting and closing each shift themselves, keeping everything
orderly and smooth, as well as keeping it fun for the workers. All was
going perfectly well any time I checked. Thank you to Lady Bianca and Lady
Catalina for their final financial counting of paperwork from gate
after closure Saturday PM. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you to Lady Catalina as well for assisting Her Excellency Elisabeth
with the Nobles luncheon, aided by Lady Anhelica; and for the Saturday
shared buffet set in order by HE Lady Amber Lea and Bladesong. Thank you to
everyone who cooked and donated food Saturday. Special thanks to those who
went the extra mile to provide and clean up Friday's buffet for
Populace Meeting after most of the camp work was completed.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you to the pottery guild for producing prizes and to others who
provided gifts to the new champions.</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you to Lord Diego for running his wagon in addition to being CiC and
Safety officer, to Lord Diego and Lord Phocas for public works, to Lord
Phocas, Lord Aeglemaer and their helpers for the beautiful (and often
personalized) Site Tokens. Thank you to all who ministered the
lists, marshaled, and heralded the fields, and to all the
Waterbearers.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If the found knife was claimed, that was the final piece of found
items of which I was aware. We were still searching for one lost ring
(with crosses) with no leads at this time. If someone has other
information about Lost or Found items, please contact me.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In service to Christ, Ansteorra, Bordermarch and the Dream!</DIV>
<DIV>Simonn</DIV>
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