Target Archery:
Lord Maelgwyn

Missile Combat:
His Lordship Warwick Drakkar

Armoured Combat:
Viscount Savaric de Porte des Lions

And congratulations to the winners of our other competitions:

Arts and Sciences:
Dame Elena de Maisnilwarin

Rapier:
Oberst Luther Magnus

Council this week is at Thora’s house.  It will be a BBQ.  BYOB (Beef/Beverages).

BBQ starts at 6:00 council starts at 7:00.

Also, last month’s council minutes have been posted: http://www.lionsdale.net/library/council-minutes/

Please take a look and send any corrections to the Chronicler via the contact page.

June 16th, 2010

Greetings unto the Populace of Lionsdale:

On June 1, 2010, we had our forth and final meeting for finding out about becoming a Barony.

We have looked at the process and the criteria that we need to meet to become a Barony. We pretty much have everything in place for petitioning the Crown. However, we have another issue to consider in this.

Eisenmarch council has officially become interested in joining with Lionsdale as one branch to carry on with us in this adventure. They would bring devoted people to the group and help boost the membership numbers. There is still some unknowns as to how this might happen and I am still in contact with both the principality seneschal and kingdom seneschal regarding this matter. It is the opinion of the committee that such partnership would be a good thing for the branch as well as for the area at large.

The intent at this point would be that there will be polling regarding this as directed by kingdom. That we can’t maintain the all the lands of Eisenmarch and Lionsdale well, and there are areas that we believe to be big cross over sections for Lions Gate. (Namely: New West. , Po.Co., Coquitlam, Port Moody and the lands on the west side of the Pitt River, and Fraser River) It is being suggested that those areas might be better with Lions Gate. Again we are just figuring out the process possibilities and are asking questions to Kingdom and Principality over this matter. We would later on be looking at the possibilities of changing things like our devise perhaps to allow for Eisenmarch to maintain some of it’s traditions and such.

Part of the process that is being involved with this is time set aside for populace consulting. At both Lionsdale and Eisenmarch’s council meeting for June, July and August, as well as sometime to be set aside and Lionsdale’s Champions Tourney in July, there will be time to ask questions and make comment on the matter of combining the branches and the bigger picture.

Until we find out about this matter, we are holding off petitioning for our polling to become a Barony. That way if we do combine everyone will have an opportunity to participate in the matter.

Beyond that process of the Lionsdale-Eisenmarch “blending”, we will petition to become a Barony and there will be populace polling for all SCA members within our boundaries. If from that polling, the King and Queen at that time see fit to make us a Barony then we start looking at all the rest of it. At that point there will be more opportunities to get involved. There will be regalia, fundraising, heraldic things and ceremonials, etc. to start to put together. Then and only then will there be open candidate discussions.

This process will take time to be sure. It is really important that if you have anything to say on this that you do so in the proper forums. There is a place on the Lionsdale Forum for comments to the council and for questions to be raised. Please take time to answer the informal poll on the website regarding if you support bring the two branches together and stay tuned for updates on the information we discover and progress that we make. You can also direct comments and questions to seneschal@lionsdale.net.

To conclude: there are some interesting decisions that will have to be made in the next while. We feel that the committee has done its part to discovering the process and see if we are at a point to consider it. We find that we are ready and so now would like to have any more discussions happen at council. The process is underway!

My personal thoughts on this are that we were a child of the Barony of Lions Gate when we were a canton. Then we grew up and left home to become our own shire. Right now think of this as a courting time with the exciting possibilities of being married (with Eisenmarch). Who knows maybe someday we might even have children of our own (Cantons)!

Yours in Service,

HlaefdigeThora Golvik
Seneschal of the Shire of Lionsdale

Parking is limited but you can park at lordco parking lot and walk around the corner (very small walk)

This council will have several important items on the agenda:

• Final report from the Baronial Inquiry Committee
• First reading of the Lionsdale Bylaws
• Selection of the next seneschal

Some of you may have heard whispers regarding the future of our branches.  We send you this missive to officially inform you of the aspirations of your council.

It is our wish to join Lionsdale and Eisenmarche to form one branch, with the prospect of becoming a Barony.

This, of course, is not a decision for the councils alone.  You, the citizens of our Shires’, have the responsibility of making many informed decisions to determine this outcome.  To present you with the information and opportunity to discuss the joining of the two Shires, ALL are invited to attend your local Shires’ council meetings in June, July and August.  Eisenmarche and Lionsdale will then poll their respective memberships in August for the official response of joining Lionsdale only.  (This will not be a Baronial polling).

We look forward to your input and questions.  Please contact your branch Seneschale for more information.

Regards,

Council of Lionsdale,
Thora Golvik email: seneschal@lionsdale.net

Council of Eisenmarche,
Elphin o Flaithbheartaigh email: elphinoflaithbheartaigh@gmail.com

http://www.lionsdale.net/library/council-minutes/

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http://www.lionsdale.net/library/council-minutes/

Take a look before council, which incidentaly will be at Sofia’s house, 6860 Sumas Prairie Rd, Chilliwack this Thursday, April 15, at 7:00.

I am amazed at how quickly the time has flown by.  We are looking at only a few months left for my tenure as your seneschal.  I would like to name my replacement as of the June council and so in light of that will be accepting applications for the position immediately.  The change over to the new seneschal will be complete by August council.

This is a big job.  There are so many rewards though.  The biggest of which is the people that you will get to work with and meet along the way.  I have included a job description as I see it below.  Please submit both mundane and SCA resumes as well as a letter of intent to seneschal@lionsdale.net

Thank you.  I have sincerely enjoyed my three years in this position and hope to continue serving in someway with the branch in the future.  I will be staying on as contingency deputy until such time as the new seneschal is comfortable with the office and able to provide a new contingency deputy.

Position: Seneschal for the Shire of Lionsdale
Application acceptance close on May 31st, 2010 at midnight.
Tenure: Two years (you can re-establish/re-apply for two ‘one year’ terms after that)

Requirements:

• SCA membership in good standing for the full duration of your tenure.
• Acceptable warrant from the Principality of Tir Righ and the Kingdom of An Tir.  (ask me if your not sure)

Commitments and Responsibilities:

• You are the legal representative for the branch on behalf of the SCA Inc.
• You are also the chairperson.  Your responsibilities will include running the monthly council meeting and being involved in all committee meetings.
• Approving all event bids in principle and budgets with the financial committee.
• You will be responsible for signing all contracts with sites and service groups.
• You will be responsible for reporting to council monthly with updates and announcements from up the chain.
• You will be responsible for reporting quarterly to the Principality of Tir Righ’s Seneschal, including a dooms day report at the end of the year.
• You will be responsible for following up with officers regarding their reporting
• You will be responsible for maintaining a file of important correspondences as well as reports for the officers and yourself
• You will be responsible for reporting for any major offices that are vacant and for helping find replacements for them
• You will be responsible for problem solving issues as they arrive in the day to day running of the Shire and at events.  (This may include calling authorities if needed to remove persons behaving in a illegal or dangerous way at events)
• You will be responsible for finding and maintaining a contingency deputy
• You will be responsible for screening applicants for your replacement so that they meet the requirements and acclamation of the attendees at council.

Expectations:

• You will need to be able to devote about four hours (flexes with activities through the year) each week to the day to day running of the Shire
• You should have a mode of transportation to allow you to get to various meetings and events
• You should have reliable access to a computer including email, printer and scanner (fax is a bonus)
• You must be able to say “no” in such a way as to not offend people overly much.
• You should be well versed in the various governing documents for our group (includes: SCA Corpora, Kingdom of An Tir and Principality of Tir Righ Laws, BC Societies Act and Lionsdales policies that are in place)
• You can not be afraid to ask direct questions when you are in doubt.
• The whole group benefits from you travel out of the Shire and attendance at such meetings as Principality and Kingdom Curia Meetings and Seneschal meetings and retreats.

There are alot of materials and people around to support you in the office should you succeed in obtaining the position and while I am asking for resumes, I am also fully aware of the aspect of volunteerism and won’t be only looking at that.  I really would like to see someone with the ability to work well with other people, and with the drive to continue taking the Shire on through the process of looking at and possibly becoming a Barony. I look forward to talking with all applicants at length and answering their questions.

Thora Golvik
Seneschal of the Shire of Lionsdale