<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 6px;color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:12.88px">Dearest Gatesedge Family,</p><p style="margin:6px 0px;color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:12.88px">I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of all of you. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. All I heard from folk was compliments about how much fun they had, how smoothly everything went, how incredible feast was, how informative, interesting and useful the classes they took were, how they looked forward to more fun in the future. His Highness and Her Excellency Stargate were so gracious and they both seemed to be impressed with our little Sh<span class="" style="display:inline">ire and they both seemed to have a good time also.</span></p><div class="" style="display:inline;color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:12.88px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 6px">Despite every effort on my part, it always seems that you leave people out of the thank yous...I had a list of teachers and I missed thanking some of them personally and giving them a token of my appreciation. My only excuse is that these were all afternoon classes and I was dealing with autocrat foo over the site and trying to get court and feast to play nice. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 6px">So the following 3 teachers, please know first that I really did appreciate your classes...they were well attended showing how much interest there is in archery in our community. And second, I will have that small token with me for the next time we meet. HL Padraic of Kilkenny, HL Leofwine of Sumersaetum and HL Jean-Paul De Calmont all taught afternoon classes and I missed you. My deepest apologies to all of you. HE, Nicolette also taught classes but I had already given her a token of appreciation while she was on the list field taking care of His Highness. Her service was much appreciated.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px">For those who couldn't come out, here are some highlights:<br>Our Chivalric champion was His Grace, Ulstead the Unsteady<br>Our A& S champion was Her Grace, Ebegardis von Zell<br>Our Bardic champion was Lord Paedric O'Mullen<br>Our Dance champion was Lady Morina O'Donovon <br>Our Rapier champion was HL Christyana Ivarsdottir</p><p style="margin:6px 0px">Vivat and congratulations to all of you!</p><p style="margin:6px 0px">Our own Jason of There was given his AoA and is now Lord Jason of There. <br>HE, Baroness Genevieve McCullum de Caen was given her much deserved and overdue sable crane. <br>Lady Grania O'Mora was named the newest Guardian of the Gate. HE, Baroness Signy Gandalvsdottir passed on her "Adelicia" porcelain award to Grania.</p><p style="margin:6px 0px">There were several awards that were held to be given at a later date as the recipients had to leave before court. Wait for it...it could have been *you*. </p><p style="margin:6px 0px"><br></p><p style="margin:6px 0px">Vivat the Shire! Vivat!</p><p style="margin:6px 0px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- </span><br></p></div><div class="gmail_signature">Annes<br>"Munerius Ultra Sanitas"</div>
</div>