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<DIV>Right. It is certainly understandable and desirable to move the
meetings when there is a holiday conflict. The problem I had with moving
the LOCATION of the business meeting was there was no good reason for it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Vlod NotVlad</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=runa.herd@earthlink.net href="mailto:runa.herd@earthlink.net">Sher
M</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=byzytym@att.net
href="mailto:byzytym@att.net">byzytym</A> ; <A title=m_meaux05@yahoo.com
href="mailto:m_meaux05@yahoo.com">m_meaux05@yahoo.com</A> ; <A
title=ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org">Raven's Fort Barony of</A> ; <A
title=rfofficers@yahoogroups.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers]
POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>This from what I understand is a one shot deal because
normally our Populace is the 1st Thursday of the month. That was New
Year's Day. The Fire Station was already booked for the 2nd Thursday
(8th). This like the business meeting in December (according to what I
understand) is just a one shot deal (many people were going out of town and
needed the time to pack, etc). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Runa</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd<BR><A
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<A title=byzytym@att.net href="mailto:byzytym@att.net">byzytym</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=m_meaux05@yahoo.com
href="mailto:m_meaux05@yahoo.com">m_meaux05@yahoo.com</A> ; <A
title=ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org">Raven's Fort Barony of</A> ; <A
title=rfofficers@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:rfofficers@yahoogroups.com">Raven's Fort Officers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ravensfort] [rfofficers]
POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2</DIV>
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<DIV>Actually there was more than one member of the Barony that had a
problem with the business meeting moving to Huntsville. </DIV>
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<DIV>The reason I didn't want it to move the business meeting and the
reason I would like to keep the populace meeting north is consistency.
I have seen full, to over flowing meetings like the ones we are having now
dissolve in to practically nothing in no time because the powers that be
start messing with a good thing. In my twenty years in Raven's
Fort I have seen business meeting held in Conroe at least three
times. All the locals in the south start attending and both of the
meetings grow. Then we get a new Seneschal that thinks Conroe is too
far to drive and so the meetings get moved north again and the people in the
south quite going because asking us to drive north twice a month is too much
of a burden. It is a little unreasonable when the folks in the north
are not willing to drive down once. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There has been talk lately about doing online meetings so no one will
have to drive south. Well, I won't go into why online meeting suck so
badly again, but I will say that if the people in the north do not want to
drive south, there are other groups that would love a shot at
the Conroe area. Driving to Huntsville takes me almost an hour.
Driving to GatesEdge would take me twenty minuets or less. I'm
guessing that it would not take long for them to become a barony if
they had the rich area that is right in their back yard to developed.
I wonder what would happen locally if such a change took place.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Let me say that I love Raven's Fort and I am willing to suffer almost
anything to protect it. I think that I have proved that over the last
several years. In return there should
be reciprocation. In recent conversation with our Baron, he
assured me that the south is very important to our Barony and he has no
intention in let it slip into neglect. That is excellent. The
best way that I know of maintaining a happy south is to continue with the
successful schedule as established and stop the unfriendly talk of doing
away with the only effort that shows a presence in the area.
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<DIV>Let me close by saying that I believe that our Seneschal, Baron and
Baroness are doing an exceptional job. The Barony is healthier than I
have seen it in almost a decade. Let's not rock the boat.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In service to the Barony,</DIV>
<DIV>Vlod NotVlad</DIV>
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<A title=m_meaux05@yahoo.com href="mailto:m_meaux05@yahoo.com">m meaux</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ravensfort@lists.ansteorra.org">Raven's Fort Barony of</A> ;
<A title=rfofficers@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:rfofficers@yahoogroups.com">Raven's Fort Officers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ravensfort]
[rfofficers] POPULACE MEETING UPDATE 2</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>I liked moving it to the 8th also. This gave
people time to recover from New Years festivities.<BR><BR>As for
location..I actually thought moving it towards the Conroe area would
be nice this month since our "impromtu" business meeting was held in
Huntsville last month. <BR><BR>There was at least one member
that voiced negatively about the Business meeting being held in
Huntsville. Ironically, that person is now wanting the
Populace meeting to be held in Huntsville when it would be closer if
it were moved to the Willis/Conroe area.<BR><BR>If we hold it at the
"Shop"..we can still do food. It's called "potluck".
There is also a working kitchen to prepare the food and set up a
buffet line.<BR><BR>The last time we held meetings in Huntsville..it
was done at the Golden Calf. Food sucked and we had small
turnout.<BR><BR>Since this is the New Year and the vocalized concern
for a good "turn-out"..I vote to hold it at the shop. I
believe this would be our strongest turn-out..and if I am wrong I'll
give a quarter for those that need
it.<BR><BR>YIS,<BR>Marie<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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