[ANSTHRLD] Because not everyone reads the Gazette...

[Rhonda and Stephen Hays]

Online go to ansteorra.org, select regnum, hit that big green button with 
the two gold trumpets on them, select publications, select Ansteorran 
Gazette.  That page has links to online Gazettes, plus instructions on how 
to get print copies.

The Gazette is the "official" publication from the CoH in Ansteorra. It is 
good practice for each branch who is required to have a herald to maintain a 
yearly subscription of print copies for the heraldic library.  If the branch 
is fairly heraldically active, a subscription to the LoAR isn't a bad thing 
either, even though they are available online as well.  At 12 dollars a 
year, that is a minimal yearly cost for the office.

Medb Liath
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "agnarr" <agnarr at cox.net>
To: "Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,Inc." <heralds at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] Because not everyone reads the Gazette...


> How can I get a copy of the Gazette?
>
> Agnarr
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer Smith" <jds at randomgang.com>
> To: "'Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.'" 
> <heralds at ansteorra.org>
> Cc: <bsmif76308 at aol.com>; <pkieferjr at aol.com>; "'Steve K. Rourke'" 
> <steverourke at charter.net>; <greywalker1 at yahoo.com>; "'Alden Drake'" 
> <alden_drake at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:18 PM
> Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Because not everyone reads the Gazette...
>
>
>> ...although, of course, you SHOULD, especially if you're a branch herald. 
>> I
>> reprint here the letter I wrote for it.
>>
>> Unto the good and gentle heralds of Ansteorra comes greetings from Lady 
>> Emma
>> de Fetherstan, Asterisk Herald.
>>
>> It has come to my attention that there is apparently a problem with
>> submissions making their way from the hands of branch heralds to me.  I 
>> can
>> think of no less than five individuals that have submitted items to their
>> local branch herald, and then Something Happened. It may have been a bad
>> case of life, difficulty getting the paperwork together, misplaced and
>> forgotten between two files in the box, or even lost in the mail. 
>> Whatever
>> the cause, we have submitters who wonder where their submission is months
>> after they submitted it, and an Asterisk Herald getting increasingly
>> concerned about the entire situation. Unfortunately, I imagine that these
>> five individuals scattered across the kingdom are hardly the only ones in
>> this predicament.
>>
>> At the same time, I am sure that the vast majority, if not all, of our
>> branch heralds have no malice in heart and indeed have never intended to
>> cause a delay in any submission. However, I feel I must remind one and 
>> all
>> of their duty to submitters.
>>
>> If a submitter hands you the proper number of submission forms, properly
>> filled out, and the correct amount of money, it is your responsibility to
>> finish the local processing (getting a check from the local treasurer or
>> what have you) and send the submission on to me as quickly as possible.
>> Sitting on it for several months is not acceptable.
>>
>> And so I am going to humbly request and require several things be done:
>>
>> Firstly, that the regional heralds contact each of the branch heralds in
>> their region by face or phone within the next three months and confirm 
>> that
>> they understand their end of the submissions process, and see if there 
>> are
>> any issues needing help or correction.
>>
>> Secondly, that the branch heralds each take a quick peek in their files 
>> and
>> make sure there are no old submissions sneakily hiding in there, and if 
>> so
>> to send such up immediately. There will be much rejoicing, all will be
>> forgiven, et cetera.
>>
>> Thirdly, that anyone sending submissions to me (branch herald, regional
>> herald, Armillary, etc) please read the Gazette regularly to ensure that 
>> the
>> submission you sent did indeed turn up in an ILoI. Sometimes things do 
>> get
>> lost or eaten in the mail, and watching the ILoI may be the only way 
>> you'll
>> notice -- at least until another submitter contacts me directly with a
>> complaint.
>>
>> My mailing information is in the back of the Black Star. I can be 
>> contacted
>> at asterisk at ansteorra.org. I sometimes even answer my telephone. If you 
>> have
>> any questions or comments, please do contact me at your convenience.
>>
>> Emma Asterisk
>>
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