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We are putting together such a list of in-house talent. If you wish take advantage of this free advertising, please let David know that you want to be on the list, along with what you make or can help others make.
Thanks.
David
baethan1630@yahoo.com or 612-378-1973
Announcing the next Dun
Gowan Immersion Weekend, June 19, 20, 21, 2009. Dun Gowan
is an ongoing project, which is the site of Gaffneyis
Annual Tactical in July. Take advantage
of the opportunity to use period tools as we continue the construction of a
17th century cottage with sleeping loft. Additional activities will include
hawk throwing, music (modern and 17th century) by the campfire, and general fun.
Volunteer cooks are needed so, if you would like to muster in planning & cooking
a meal, here’s your chance. Your Clann Staff would be most grateful for your
assistance.
(Photo of a similar project house )
Come and enjoy this privilege Clann
Tartan so generously offers us, and learn in the process! The more we do so,
the better our skills as interpreters will be. Experience is the best teacher,
after all. Others have paid hundreds of dollars for such an opportunity. Don't
forget that Clann Tartan’s Tactical weekend is coming up in July, as well.
Everything we add to the landscape on our permanent historic site enhances the
Tactical experience.
Event Details:
Location:
Dates: June 19-21,
additional dates to Be Announced.
Length in Days: Friday evening through Sunday
Lodging: Bring your tents. If you don't have one, there are those
who have room to share. Send out an email to the members’ list with your needs
to coordinate.
Cost: Donation of food or $12 per person to cover meals cooked by
volunteer staff
Materials Fee: Included
Level: All Skill Levels
Age: Any - with necessary permission forms filled out &
signed by parents/guardians of minors & an adult present who takes
responsibility for that minor.
Necessary items to bring: If anyone has any axes, or a chainsaw,
please bring them. These would be very much appreciated!
Registration Contact Info: Contact David Vavreck
at 612-378-1973 or baethan1630@yahoo.com for further information, or to
volunteer to help.
DIRECTIONS:
From Duluth, Minnesota- Take US
Highway 53 northwest out of town - take a right turn on the Ugstad
Rd./Lavaque Rd. Bypass, and travel north about ten
miles. Take a left turn on the
From Mineapolis/St.Paul,
MN- Travel north on Interstate 35 out of the Cities for about two hours or
so. After you pass the Esko/ Thompson
exit, but before you get to
We have a potentially very educational opportunity this year at Twig (June 13th and 14th) to play with our favorite Knight and Charger. Carlos and Caesar will hopefully be at Twig this year, and thanks to David V., we may be able to experience an actual charge of horse, in our own armor and everything!
However. Because this is an actual horse and actually not ours and could actually be dangerous if we're not in top form, if you want to participate in this charge, you absolutely must participate in a practice prior to the event and also a brief practice at the event. That's correct. You must attend at least 2 dry runs of the horse charge in order to be eligible to play. We will be covering what to expect at the show, how to react to an emergency, personal safety and special commands that may be used as a failsafe against damage to our members or Cesar.
Also, we will absolutely will be requiring our members to wear armor in the front lines, and as far back as possible, given the amount of armor we have on hand. We WILL be wearing armor at the show, for this charge.
We are attempting to make this easier by holding two additional off-site practices before the event. One is at the O'Duggans work weekend (Johndezvous: May 23rd to 25th) and the other is at Minnehaha Park by the Yoders' home, on June 6th from 10 am to noon, in two separate bunches (ie: horse specific information, brief drill, horse specific information) so if you can't make the whole time, make sure you make it to either the 10-11 session or the 11-12 session. Please contact me if you need directions. We will start promptly.
If you cannot make it to either of these drill times, please contact me and I will endeavor to find a time that we can review the necessary parts of this potential event--I want everyone who wants to participate to be able to participate, just let me know when we can cover what needs to be gone over.
I will be taking names and not asking questions. If I don't know that you've being to a drill that involved the horse charge technique specific to Twig, you will not be on the duty roster for the charge (and only the charge) at Twig.
Thank you,
Betsy Bolton
Captain
One proposal for a future trip was to head south to meet with a group from Texas. Lisa Gillstrom McCanna has the details on the Texas group. This is only one possibility, if you know of other likely events that should be considered, please get the details, including dates and location to staff. staff@clanntartan.org Staff needs to get any proposals so they can decide on feasibility and worth before bringing it to the board. The board then needs to decide on the financial aspect. Please get any ideas to staff as soon as possible, be sure to include as much pertinent information as is available.
A lot of valuable information is in the current Clann Tartan Manual.
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I Minutes - approved with amendments
II Reports
A. Vice President
1. Gavel - Julie presented Mike with the gavel of office.
2. Cards - Julie and John Debnam spoke regarding having business cards made for Clann to hand out at shows. Minimal cost for shipping cards done for free through website. Staff has discussed a design, but has not made a determination. Mike will finalize the design and order the cards.
B. Treasurer
Presented financial statements for Fiscal year ’08 - ’09. We have not yet received payment for Ramble. The current total deficit is $130.45. The upcoming fiscal year budget has a total approved deficit of $2,260. Clann’s current assets total $8,290.74. Maintaining revenue and being frugal will be extremely important this year. Inevitably, there is potential for change.
There is still a call out for proposals regarding road trips for this coming year.
C. Secretary
The number of members receiving a paper copy of the newsletter is being reduced, and Bruce and Heidi are working together to produce those inexpensively.
Heidi is working on an updated roster.
D. Quartermaster
David got in touch with John O’Duggan, who will probably be bringing the musket to muster. He is still working on replacing tampions. Julie will acquire thread to make lucets as a muster activity. David proposed adding artillery as a third level muster requirement. The board was in general agreement, and David will research the process of adding to the muster requirements.
E. Camp Rep - No report.
F. Company Rep - No report.
III. Guild Reports
A. Music
Singing is going well.
Woodwinds have started . First and Third Thursday.
Advanced Singing (Glee Club) will be starting. A notice asking for
B. Dance
A member from the church came and danced with us.
C. Fiber
Mia has been working with safflower, which is interesting, but labor intensive. She hopes to write up her experiences for the newsletter. Guild has been erratic lately due to conflicts for the hosts. Mia has been negotiating with a Canadian woman with an eye towards acquiring a waulking wheel. Anyone with contacts in eastern Ontario is encouraged to contact Mia.
In light of the conversation regarding muster requirements, consideration is being given to a second level muster requirement in knitting. It was decided to discuss this at greater length given the level of manual dexterity involved.
D. Sword
The ordered singlesticks have not yet been received.
E. Historic Site
The first work weekend has been scheduled.
IV. Events
A. Camp/Company Drills
April drill will be at Muster. May drill will be at Johndesvous. The Captain has a conflict for August drill.
B. Woodville
A group of home-schoolers has asked to come to the event after school hours (3pm-5pm), so as not to conflict with our contract with the school. We will be asking them for a donation of $2 per child, as this is what the school is giving us.
C. MSFHG
Lisa still does not have a contract, but is attempting to confirm that our pay will be the same as last year.
D. Twig
Our application was not received and is currently being re-sent.
E. Johndezvous
Accidentally left off budget for this year.
F. Tactical
No known changes from last year.
G. Deer River
The board has discussed the difficulty with attendance figures at this event due to the long drive up on Thursday. Last year there was a last-minute drop in attendance. The board discussed the importance of following through when making a commitment to attend a show as well as the show’s drop-dead date involved.
H. Perham
We are still debating this show due to attendance issues and distance. This show was a net loss last year. It was pointed out that the festival’s theme is really Early American. We will ask for more money to see if we can make it profitable, but if not, we will be dropping the event.
I. Renaissance Festival
The Festival does want us, although we are concerned about the slow payment last year. This is being pursued.
J. Pioneer Village
Due to illness at the management level, the event will not be able to pay us the same amount as last year. They have instead asked us to attend for a lesser consideration. The board decided to counteroffer a lower figure on a one time basis.
K. Hudson
Lisa has talked to the church and confirmed the date. The contract has been sent out and Lisa is waiting to get it back.
L. Aberdeen
Not yet set in stone. The contract has been sent out and Lisa is waiting to get it back.
M. Big Island
We are confirmed for nine demos this year. Julie will work on getting people for school days.
N. Mankato
No updates.
V. Old Business
A. Garage Repairs
Herb is looking into getting a grill to put over the window. Bruce will ask the owner about the grill and about replacing the broken glass.
B. Web site
John Debnam wants someone to take point on the project. Julie and John set a date of May 16th at Bruce’s office for a committee meeting, with a backup of the 24th. Both dates have issues for some of the committee members, but the first date will go forward as a preliminary meeting. John specifically wishes to discuss: calendar formats, e-mail/mailing list capability, formatting issues for documents, and hosting. He also would like more current pictures and graphics to use. The issue of what documents should be made available publicly and which to members only also needs to be addressed. Heidi has added herself to the committee.
VI. New Business
A. Member meeting
June 27th at 2pm at the Yoder’s. The meeting will follow drill at noon, and there will be an open grill (brats and potato salad provided with donations requested) at the Yoder‘s at 1:30.
B. Cookbook
Heidi will head up a committee and solicit members through the newsletter and the Clann mailing list.
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If you need to contact someone associated with Clann Tartan, here is where you find out how. If you are unsure who to contact, you can always email us at: info@clanntartan.org
| President | Julie Yoder | 612-825-4519 | julieyoder@juno.com | 2/08-2/10 |
| Vice President | Mike Eastling | 763-439-9084 & 763-218-0556 | Kentairi@gmail.com | 2-09 thru 2-11 |
| Secretary | Heidi Johnson | 612-600-4768 | kassia1213@yahoo.com | 2-09 thru 2-11 |
| Treasurer | Bruce Yoder | 612-825-4519 | bruceyoder@juno.com | 2/08 - 2/10 |
| Quarter Master | David Vavreck | 612.378.1973 | baethan1630@yahoo.com | 2-09 thru 2-11 |
| Camp Rep. | Betsy Bolton | 612-619-6406 | basil80@hotmail.com | 2/08-2/10 |
| Company Rep. | Anthea Cross | 763-257-7038 | 2-09 thru 2-11 |
Staff
| Chief of Staff | Mia McDavid | 651-490-1842 | mia_mcdavid@comcast.net | |
| Assistant Chief of Staff | Lisa Gilstrom | 612-986-8511 | anstice_demalkuth@yahoo.com | |
| Captain | Betsy Bolton | 612-619-6406 | basil80@hotmail.com | |
| Lieutenant | Sean McCanna | 952-926-1279 | macbaird@lycos.com | |
| Corporal | David Vavreck | 612.378.1973 | baethan1630@yahoo.com | |
| Corporal | Bryce Eno | (715)410-5347 | riescenu-golanodel@Hotmail.com | |
| Corporal | Mike Eastling | 763-439-9084 & 763-218-0556 | Kentairi@gmail.com | |
| Head Camp Follower | Julie Yoder | 612-825-4519 | julieyoder@juno.com | |
| Assistant HCF | Laura Swenson | 715-684-4221 | mommyco@baldwin-telecom.net | |
| Goodwife | Ann Peters | 612-333-0605 | AnnEdyth@aol.com | |
| Goodwife | Margaret Kirkpatrick | 612-722-6485 | mlkirkpatric@earthlink.net | |
| Goodwife | Anthea Cross | 763-257-7038 |
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Guilds
Sword Guild:
Meeting and time TBA
Contact:
David Vavreck
baethan1630@yahoo.com
612-378-1973
The Yoders have graciously offered to host music once a month. We will meet at their house at 4736 12th Ave S, Minneapolis, from 7 - 9pm the 4th Monday of each month.
To contact the Yoders, call 612-825-4519 or email to Julieyoder@juno.com.
To contact your Music Chair, call David at 612-378-1973 or email to baethan1630@yahoo.com
Thanks, and I look forward to making some noise with y'all!
David
We have a yahoo groups email list for the guild that we use for reminders about the meetings and topical discussions. If you want to be on the email list, request an invitation to join from Bruce at bruceyoder@juno.com.
Please contact your music chair, me, to express your interest, and to let me know what evenings would work best for you. And if you can host.
I am thinking maybe twice a month, but you can vote on that, too.
I will set it up for the day(s) with the most votes.
And if you have a better name for it than Gaffneyis Glee Club, I am all ears. It does have a nice ring to it, though.
David Vavreck
612-378-1973
baethan1630@yahoo.com
We have seven members already, and are working on a bit more refined style of music than we do in our regular music meetings.
Contact your music chair (David) if you are interested in joining up.
baethan1630@yahoo.com or 612-378-1973
Dance
1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Dance will meet at Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center, 2701 E 44th St Minneapolis.
It is at the corner of 27th Av S and E 44th Street. Both streets are one way. That block of 44th between 28th and 27th Avenues is one way westbound and that block of 27th Av between 44th and 43rd Streets is one way northbound. You must enter turning west onto 44th St from 28th Av and exit from 27th Av onto 43rd St.
Questions? call Mary at 651-699-6853 or Julie at 612-825-4519
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church, 2300 N Hamline Ave. in St. Paul.
It is at the northeast corner of Highway 36 and Hamline Avenue (Hamline is between Snelling and Lexington). The church is actually encircled by the highway entrance ramp.
The Dance Guild gathers weekly from 7PM-9PM to learn and practice historic Scottish country dances.
For more information call:
Mary at 651-699-6853 or Julie at 612-825-4519
It's a great place to meet people!
We have a yahoo groups email list for the guild that we use for reminders about the meetings and topical discussions. If you want to be on the email list, request an invitation to join from Bruce at bruceyoder@juno.com.
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Calendar of Events
Be sure to contact your staff
if you plan on attending a show event. Try to give at least a ten day notice when possible.
This allows proper planning for the feeding of our members, and in some cases is required by event organizers to allow entry as a participant.
You can call any of the staff members listed, or send an email to staff@clanntartan.org.
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
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| 1 Staff meeting Glenn & Mia's |
2 |
3 Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center |
4 Recorder consort |
5 |
6 |
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| 7 |
8 |
9 Dance Saint Christopher's |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 Olde World Renaissance Faire (Twig) http://www.owrenaissancefaire.com/ |
| 14 Olde World Renaissance Faire (Twig) http://www.owrenaissancefaire.com/ |
15 |
16 |
17 Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center |
18 Recorder consort |
19 Dun Gowan Immersion Weekend/ Night at the Pub |
20 Dun Gowan Immersion Weekend |
| 21 Dun Gowan Immersion Weekend |
22 Music 7PM @ Yoder's home |
23 Dance Saint Christopher's |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 Board Meeting @ Yoder's 11am - Drill @ NOON 12th Av S at Minnehaha Parkway - MEMBER MEETING @ Yoder's home 1:30pm |
| 28 |
29 |
30 |
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| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center |
2 Recorder consort |
3 |
4 |
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6 Staff meeting Glenn & Mia's |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| 12 Fiber guild |
13 |
14 Dance Saint Christopher's |
15 |
16 Recorder consort |
17 Dun Gowan Tactical http://www.dungowan.com/ Night at the Pub |
18 Dun Gowan Tactical http://www.dungowan.com/ |
| 19 Dun Gowan Tactical http://www.dungowan.com/ |
20 |
21 Board Meeting 7:00 at Yoders |
22 Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center |
23 |
24 |
25 Drill |
| 26 |
27 Music 7PM @ Yoder's home |
28 Dance Saint Christopher's |
29 |
30 |
31 White Oak Rendezvous, Deer River MN |
Aug 1 White Oak Rendezvous, Deer River MN |
The following is a list of the dates of the events that are currently on the schedule for this year. The staff has met and decided to keep this running list of events in the newsletter to give you a chance to get an idea of what is going on this season as well as keep you updated to changes in the schedule.
The column titled status will include the following information.
Tentative- this means that an event organizer or Clann has expressed a strong enough interest in doing this event that it warrants reserving space on the calendar for the event.
Pending- this is the next stage of an event. This means that the Contracts Administrator has entered serious discussion about Clann doing an event but we are still not committed to the event. You should however if possible think about whether or not you may be able to attend this event.
Scheduled- this level means that the board and staff have approve the event and we are committed to providing manpower to making the event happen. When an event is assigned this level please let Julie know as soon as possible if you can or can not attend this event.
Canceled- This means that for various reasons an scheduled event has been removed from the current season. We will try and give as much notice as we can prior to canceling an event.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me regarding this matter
Thanks,
Lisa Gillstrom McCanna
| DATE | EVENT | STATUS |
| Jan 1/2009 | Airing of the Tartans 1st Footing |
Finished |
| Feb 14-15/2009 | Albert Lea Historical Faire | Finished |
| Feb 14-15/2009 | A Scottish Ramble - http://www.scottishramble.org/ | Finished |
| Mar 4 14/2009 | Fargo Parks Celtic Festival, Moorhead MN | Finished |
| April 4th 2009 | Tartan Day, MN State Capitol, St. Paul | Finished |
| April or May 2009 | Charles City Military Hist. Days | Cancelled |
| April 24th-26th 2009 | Muster at Jack McGowan's | Finished |
| May 1-2 2009 | Siege of Woodville | Finished |
| May 9 2009 | MN Scottish Fair and HG - http://www.mnscottishfair.org/ | Finished |
| May 16-17 2009 | Dun Gowan Immersion weekend | Finished |
| May 23-25 2009 | second annual Johndezvous | Finished |
| June 13-14 2009 | Olde World Renaissance Faire (Twig) http://www.owrenaissancefaire.com/ | Scheduled |
| June 19-21 2009 | Dun Gowan Immersion Weekend | Scheduled |
| July 17-19 2009 | Dun Gowan Tactical http://www.dungowan.com/ | Scheduled |
| July 31 thru Aug 2 2009 | White Oak Rendezvous, Deer River MN | Scheduled |
| Aug 15-16 2009 | Perham Heritage Festival, Perham MN | Scheduled |
| Aug 29-30 2009 | MN Renaissance Festival | Tentative |
| Sep 12 2009 | Scottish Day at Hudson Presbyterian Church | Scheduled |
| Sep 19-20 2009 | Northeast South Dakota Celtic Fair, Aberdeen SD | Scheduled |
| Oct 1-4 2009 | Big Island Rendezvous, Albert Lea MN | Scheduled |
| Oct 8-10 2009 | Mankato History Fair, Mankato MN | Scheduled |
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| 1st and 3rd Wednesday Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center 2701 E 44th St., Minneapolis |
Map to St. Paul location St. Christopher's- Dance |
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| Map to Bruce and Julie Yoder's Home Music and Board & Staff Meetings 4736 12th Ave S, Minneapolis |
Map to Glenn & Mia's home Hosts for staff meetings 340 Brooks Ave Roseville, MN |
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| Jen McDermott Host for Fiber Guild 1638 Arlington Ave Saint Paul, MN 55106 | |
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~ From Duluth: From Interstate 35 and U.S. Highway 53. Take U.S. Highway 53 North to County Highway 7 (also known as Industrial Road). Turn left on County Highway 7 and continue on to McGregor Road. At McGregor Road turn right and proceed to the Olde World Renaissance Faire entrance on your right. Distance is approximately 19 miles.
~ From Grand Rapids: From U.S. Highway 169 and U.S. Highway 2. Take U.S. Highway 2 South to State Highway 33. Turn left on State Highway 33 and continue on to County Highway 7 (also known as Industrial Road). Turn right on County Highway 7 and continue on to McGregor Road. At McGregor Road turn left and proceed to the Olde World Renaissance Faire entrance on your right. Distance is approximately 69 miles.
~ From Virginia: From U.S. Highway 169 and U.S. Highway 53. Take U.S. Highway 53 South to County Highway 7 (also known as Industrial Road). Turn right on County Highway 7 and continue on to McGregor Road. At McGregor Road turn right and proceed to the Olde World Renaissance Faire entrance on your right. Distance is approximately 50 miles.
~ From Minneapolis/Saint Paul Area: From Interstate 694 and Interstate 35. Take Interstate 35 North to the State Highway 33 exit going to Cloquet. Follow State Highway 33 thru Cloquet and continue on to County Highway 7. Turn right on County Highway 7 (also known as Industrial Road) and continue on to McGregor Road. At McGregor Road turn left and proceed to the Olde World Renaissance Faire entrance on your right. Distance is approximately 145 miles.
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DIRECTIONS:
From Duluth, Minnesota- Take US Highway 53 northwest out of town - take a right turn on the Ugstad Rd./Lavaque Rd. Bypass, and travel north about ten miles. Take a left turn on the Fish Lake Road, and travel west about 3/4 miles. At this point I am the only house on the right hand (north)side of the road.
From Mineapolis/St.Paul, MN-
Travel north on Interstate 35 out of the Cities for about two hours or so. After you pass the Esko/ Thompson exit, but before you get to Duluth, take the Midway Road exit. Turn left on the Midway road, which will head you north. Continue north on the Midway Road for about 12 miles or so; crossing three stoplight intersections, and then you will come to a stop sign. Turn right there onto County Road 9, the Martin Road. Travel east on the Martin road for three miles and take a left turn onto the Lavaque Road. Travel north on the Lavaque Road, for about 7 1/2 miles until you come to the Fish Lake Road. Make a left turn there, and travel west about 3/4 miles. At this point I am the only house on the right hand (north) side of the road.
5261 Fish Lake Road. Large grey garage, small grey house.
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Same as above, for Immersion Weekend
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Directions:
Take I-35 north to exit 237--MN 33 N toward Cloquet/Iron Range, and follow that for 11 miles. Take the US 2 ramp towards Grand Rapids/Duluth and make a left onto US 2 West. Follow US 2 for 60 miles approx. and turn left onto US 169/NE 4th St/US 2, and follow US 2 for another 15 miles. Turn right onto MN 6/Division St and follow MN 6 for a mile and a half to 33155 Hwy 6.
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