[Ponte Alto] Our Gratitude to the Barony and her supporters

[DCADENISE at aol.com]

To the Good Gentles of Ponte Alto,

This March finds new winds blowing through our noble barony. Winds of change, 
some may say, but also winds of continued respect from its Baron and Baroness 
to the people of Ponte Alto. The opportunity to serve this barony and its 
talented populace humbles us. Our first thanks as the new Baron and Baroness 
must be to Baron Donald and Baroness Winifred.  We admire your 
accomplishments, and are most grateful for your help with our transition. Our 
second thanks is to each of you for your support and continued efforts toward 
the glory of Ponte Alto. 

Speaking of glory, we cannot express well enough how pleased we were at our 
Investiture. Thank you, everyone who attended and participated and worked so 
hard. It is hard to believe it possible, but we hope that the fun you had 
even surpassed the effort that you all put forth. Special thanks to Count 
Ragnarr, the autocrat, and his crew, and Master Kevin of Thornbury and his 
cooks for making us all well-fed and happy Italians for the day!  We were 
proud to select our new Rapier Champion, Cosimo of Venice, who won for his 
skill, grace and chivalry on the field.  We are also pleased annouced the new 
baronial notables Lucia Antony de Venise as baronial artisian, Robert (who 
had no last name as of Court so shall be referred to as Robert the Brewer) as 
baronial brewer and Ottey ap Tam as the baronial bard.


Denise and I are journeying to Gulf Wars, and hope that many of you will make 
the trip with us (March 11-17). We ask your support of our righteous King and 
Queen during this time of war. If you would honor us with your presence at 
Gulf Wars, we would honor you with a Baronial Fighting Favor, and the 
traditional Baronial Bead. We look forward to seeing many of us displaying 
our beads so all may see the participation and know the enthusiasm within our 
fair and wondrous Barony. The more the merrier, as the saying goes, and so it 
is when fighting an adversary in far-away lands.  Because the camaraderie of 
friends so encourages our forces, it will be our policy that anyone attending 
a foreign war, whether as combatant or supporter, will earn a Baronial Bead. 
Please see Baroness Denise for these, and our Ponte Alto favors, and wear 
them proudly at the Wars.

As March is named for the ancient God of War, we would remind everyone of two 
other martial events coming soon. Please come out and support our own Barony 
at St Paddy's Day Blood Bath on March 23. We will choose our Heavy Weapons 
Champion on that day. In addition to the winners' prizes, tokens of 
appreciation will be given to the most chivalrous on the field, best-dressed 
fighter and the best demise. 

In the spirit of welcoming new allies into Atlantia, we also ask that your 
support our neighbors to the south at the "Defending the Gate" event in the 
Incipient Caton of Sudentur (within the barony of Stierbach) on March 30th. 
This event has a Byzantine theme, and will delight fighters and artisans 
alike with Heavy, Rapier, Thrown Weapons, Archery and Arts and Sciences 
competitions. 

We are pleased that Mother Nature has been so good kind to us with the calm 
winter weather.  As the weather warms up and brings us to spring, we ask you 
to come and join us for Sunday's fighters practice at Tysons-Pimmit Hill park 
behind the library.  We wish to sponsor Sundays pic-nics in the park during 
fighter practice.  There is a playground for children so bring the family and 
come have fun and make merriment with us.

With God's Grace and your support, we would make you as proud of us as we are 
of our Barony and its gifted populace. Our goal as Baron and Baroness is to 
spread the friendly arms of Ponte Alto wide, and make the martial Arms of 
Ponte Alto felt in battle. We welcome this opportunity to work together to 
garner fame and praise for Ponte Alto among all of the honorable lands of 
Atlantia.

Yours in Service,
Thomas and Denise


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