[Steppes] A&S Activities

[William Black Dragon]

Lyneya, You are correct about the SLAB (Steppes
Loose Association of Brewers), it's not really a
guild but more of a club so no paperwork required.
That's the real beauty of it and just the way we
like it!  

I'm currently the moderator for the Steppes Loose
Association of Brewer's yahoogroup but I can't tell
you much about the early history of it.  I've only
been a member for about seven years and they had an
active going membership when I joined. I was
already a homebrewer before I joined the SCA but
they have me taught a thing or two I didn't already
know over the years.  I'd contact Jon Rothsson if
you wished to explore it's history, he's one of the
older members and I think he might even be one of,
or possibly even the founding member of the SLAB. 
Jon's likely the closest thing we even have to a
leader as well.

On another note, I'm doing my best to try 
encourage more activity out of our Steppes Bowyers
& Fletchers Guild.  The Steppes Guild as far as I
know is the last surviving branch of the now
defunted Anstorran Archery Craftsman's Guild and
it's just next door to dormant itself.  Jacque the
Spinks has been the guild's leader for many years
now.  I believe the guild's major problem has been
that we have no where to get folks together to work
on projects right now, nor do we have any great
number of folks wanting to learn archery craft
skills.  So those of us whom still teach have been
doing so on a one or two on one basis for a while. 
According to our charter it only requires there be
three active members present to hold an "official"
meeting.  So I'm game anytime two more of ya want
to get together for a meeting!  Steppes could
really use some help with the loaner archery gear
right now too!  BTW, I'm also moderator of the
Steppes Bowyers & Fletcher's Guild yahoogroup as
well.  

Well there's a little bit of info on the only
Steppes' guild & pseudo-guild that I belong to, I
hope it's been helpful!  The active members can be
contacted at:

SLAB
-steppeslooseassociationofbrewers at yahoogroups.com

Head honcho or whatever - Jon Rothsson
eviljohnmays at yahoo.com


Steppes Bowyers & Fletchers' Guild - 
steppesbowyersandfletchersguild at yahoogroups.com 

Head of guild - Jacque the Spinks
jlspinks at sbcglobal.net




--- Susan McMahill <sueorintx at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I know that the original SLAB was formed to get
> away from the formalities and reports of being a
> guild. If SLAG is a guild, they need to report, I
> believe. If not, they do not, however, it is to
> your advantage to let your MOAS know what is
> going on. (Your Baroness, too, for that matter.)
> Essentially, I think that your report to the
> chronicler cc'd to MOAS and Baroness...and
> Seneschal too, is all that you need to do.
> Officers need to submit reports by the fifth of
> the month, I believe, so guild reports should be
> in several days before that. I can't find a form
> for actual guild reports.
>  
> Lyneya
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:17:41 -0500> From:
> duncan at stormypetrel.org> To: shawnw762 at gmail.com>
> CC: steppes at lists.ansteorra.org> Subject: Re:
> [Steppes] A&S Activities> > Shawn Willey wrote:>
> > It has been requested of me to check the Guilds
> and A&S information on the> > Steppes website, to
> verify accuracy and activity. If you have any> >
> information regarding the activities on the
> website , or changes to the> > guilds currently
> on the website, please contact me with this
> information> > asap, so the changes may be made.
> Also if you are starting a new guild, or> >
> reviving an old one, please get that information
> to me as well. It has also> > been requested of
> me by the Central Regional MoAS that all the
> guilds send> > me a monthly report...it doesn't
> have to be long or formal, just a rundown> > of
> the activities that I can send her with my report
> each month.> > Does putting a report into the
> newsletter count as your reporting > requirement?
> Or do we need to send you something separate?> >
> > > > Now onto bigger and better things...> > > >
> We would like to hold either monthly or
> bi-monthly A&S days or evenings.> > Is there
> something special you would either like to teach,
> or would like to> > see taught?> > Please email
> me with your input, as this will be valuable in
> our scheduling.> > > > Lady Rixende has already
> graciously volunteered to teach a day class on> >
> lampwork bead making...date TBA.> > I'd say
> gather a list of potential and willing teachers
> first, so you > know what schedule you can
> maintain before deciding on a frequency. > Other
> than that, I am for the idea. How can more
> teaching and learning > and social interaction be
> bad?> > > Don't forget to check the Steppes
> Calender for upcomoming Guild meetings,> > such
> as Brewer's, Potter's, Clothier's , Gaming , and
> Scribal and> > Illumination.> > I had originally
> specifically not approached gaming night as a
> guild... > but instead just an opening of my home
> with an enticement of period > games. But now
> after these past 6 months of seeing steady inter!
>  est and 
> > attendance, I think it is in the better
> interest of the Barony to become > a chartered
> guild. I will work on such a charter, as well as
> a guild > website. I'll have these done before
> our next gamester's gathering, for > you and HE
> Katheryn's approval.> > > I look forward to
> serving our Barony and Her Cantons to the best of
> my> > ability and greatly appreciate your input.>
> > > > Yours in Service to Steppes and Ansteorra,>
> > Lord Torquil Seamus of the Dragon's Laire> >
> MoAS, Barony of the Steppes> > Thank you Lord
> Torquil for taking on the job. I look forward to
> working > with you. Please let me know if there
> is anything I can do to assist.> > Don Duncan
> "the dice man" Hepburn> > > > As typed by his
> scribe, Rebbe Hadassah Sarai bas Yossi on this
> 10th day of> > August AS XXXX> > Man, gotta get
> me one of those scribes. =)>
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