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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">First of all want to say that I am extremely proud of every one whop braved what looked to be a rained-out Highland Games and came out today. Both days, in our new location, seemed to be very successful from a demo standpoint. We had interest, we had people give us their contact information (some of these were from SCA'ers who had moved here and were looking for local groups), and we've already had one send to the list. Those are the things that make a successful demo even better. They are icing on the cake, so to speak, </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">And I especially want to thank Master Airklee Wolf and Mistress Cainwen, Barons and Baroness of the Court of Ansteorra, fro being here when our own beloved Baron and Baroness were unable to be with us. We were able to give them their first taste of holding a court and they were, well, EXCELLENT!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Now, I want to thank publicly the following people for all their help. And, I will say this upfront - if I forget someone, that's because my forgetter was working overtime this weekend. And any spelling errors are purely my computer's fault.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Friday Shed Loading:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fearghus, Trevor, Aeryn, Daniel of Cameron, Ceatta</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Friday Setup:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fearghus, Trevor, Daniel of Cameron, Aeryn, Duke Jonathan, Duchess Willow, Richard, Jonathan, Anistashia, Ailgenan, Ceatta</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Demo Itself:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Darius, Rosalia, Gerhart, Gavin, Tomas, Rixende, Daire, Calien, Alaric, Augestina, Aislyn, Fearghus, Trevor, Daniel Stewart, Zoe, Deloris of Elfsea, Daniel of Cameron, Jocelyn, Aeryn, Duke Jonathan, Duchess Willow, Richard, Jonathan, Anistashia, Tristian, Crandall, Katheryn Baroness of the Steppes, Airklee, Cainwen, Ailgenan, Hanna, Sylivious, Kermit, Zianziau, Chris, Vivian, Ceatta, and at least 3 other people whose name I did not get. Thank you all for assisting and adding to our enjoyment.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sunday Teardown:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Darius, Rosalia, Gerhart, Gavin, Daire, Calien, Alaric, Augestina, Aislyn, Fearghus, Trevor, Daniel Stewart, Zoe, Aeryn, Richard, Jonathan, Anistashia, Tristian, Crandall, Airklee, Cainwen, Ailgenan, Hanna, Sylivious, Kermit, Zianziau, Chris, Vivian, Ceatta and at least 1 lady whose name I did not get.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sunday Shed Unloading:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Aislyn, Fearghus, Trevor, Zoe, Aeryn, Hanna, Sylivious, Chris, Vivian, Ceatta and at least 1 lady whose name I did not get.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Also, special thanks go out to Anistashia and Tristian for their brave efforts in rescuing our pabvilions this Sunday morning after the deluge, along with Jonathan and Richard. VIVAT!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">And in Master Airklee Wolf and Mistress Cainwen's court, Daire de Hoya, Jonathan, Richard, Tristian and Fearghus all received silver daggers for their displays upon Cainwen Field. Master Darius of the Bells was the winner of the Highland Games Buckler for rapier fighters and Gerhart Wolfgang der Roj was the winner of the Highland Games Mace for heavy fighers, though it was touch and go there for a moment as to whether Master Airklee struggled to have himself declared the winner. Fortunately, cooler heads and reason (Mistress Cainwen) won out. Mistress Cainwen was honored by all the fighters, when it was decided that the list field was to be known as Cainwen Field and that they were fighting to be it's champion.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Once again, if I left anyone out of the listing above, I am dreadfully sorry and I apologize.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Already, we are talking about how to make next year's event even better (more about that later…)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Until next year,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I remain</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">In Service to Our Great Barony, Baron and Baroness,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lord Ceatta</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Elfsea Demo Coordinator Emeritus</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">aliquantulus ferment nunquam vulnero quisquam</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(a little ferment never hurt anyone)</FONT>
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