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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Greetings from
the new somewhat befuddled Land Agent for Pennsic, Perronelle<BR>la
peintre,<BR><BR>The preachy stuff:<BR><BR>We are now officially registered as a
group for Pennsic 33.<BR>Our group name is: Barony of Ponte
Alto<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT>The Pennsic Homepage is:</DIV></FONT>
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href="http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn33/index.html">http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn33/index.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>If you plan on camping with the Barony please use this name when
you<BR>register for Pennsic. Do not use THE Barony of Ponte Alto. You will not
be<BR>placed with us and will cause confusion and a possible loss of
land<BR>allotment. If you register online there will be a drop down menu where
you<BR>can select Barony of Ponte Alto. When you do register you MUST send me
the<BR>registration numbers of everyone, including ghosts, in your
encampment.<BR><BR>If you plan on camping with the Barony, please register by
June 1st. Land<BR>allotment is calculated from the people registered by then.
Although we<BR>would try, there may not be enough space to accommodate you if
you do not<BR>pre-register. If your plans are still uncertain as of June 1,
refunds are<BR>available until July 31st minus a handling fee of $10. </DIV>
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<DIV>Pennsic Pre-Registration Page:</DIV>
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href="http://www.cooperslake.com/prereg33.htm">http://www.cooperslake.com/prereg33.htm</A></FONT><BR><BR>From
a show of hands at the last Board Meeting we already have 26 campers.<BR><BR>We
will be camping with the Barony of Stierbach again. There was some<BR>confusion
on this issue earlier in the year. The new Baron and Baroness,<BR>Colum and
Briana will be with us. Their land agent is Justinus. I will be meeting with him
to co-ordinate our campsites.<BR><BR><BR>Block N18, where we have been the last
two years, is our first choice.<BR>Second choice is N14, followed by N16 and
N05. N14 and N16 are close to N18.<BR>N05 is the block with Atlantian Royal
right along the Interstate. Hopefully<BR>we can stay in N18. </DIV>
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<DIV>Pennsic Maps:</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>At the Baronial meeting in January we agreed on a common land set
aside of<BR>75 sq. ft. per person.<BR>This is a reduction from last year’s
amount, which was 100 sq. ft per<BR>person. When you pre-register each person is
allotted 250 sq.ft. of land.<BR>75 sq. ft/person is deducted from that
area in order to provide for common<BR>area, walkways, showers, fire pit, and
vehicle access, etc.<BR><BR>Computing the footprint of your camping
area:<BR><BR>The dimensions of your tent:<BR>If ropes are needed to stake your
tent please add 6 feet to the length and 6<BR>feet to the width.<BR>Ex. a 10 by
10 tent with ropes will have a final footprint of 16 by 16.<BR>This amount is
required in order to meet fire safety regulations.<BR><BR>If you have a separate
dining fly:<BR>Please include that dimension plus room for ropes if applicable,
Per Pennsic<BR>fire regulations: “All tents must be 3 feet apart fabric to
fabric, with no<BR>ropes touching.” If your dining canopy and tent have no
ropes they must<BR>still be three feet apart. You need to include this area in
your final<BR>calculations<BR><BR>If you have an attached dining fly, include
the amount that it projects from<BR>your tent in the measurement for that side
of your tent.<BR><BR><BR>Add all these numbers together for your total square
footage. ________ sq.<BR>ft.<BR><BR>Number of persons pre-registered x
250/person =<BR><BR>Minus Common area set asides @ 75/person =<BR><BR>Minus
encampment area =<BR><BR>Total<BR><BR>>>>> Total must be in the
positive. If you have a negative total you may<BR>need to register another
person in order to have enough land allotted for your<BR>encampment. According
to Pennsic regulations you may not register a<BR>“ghost” child since children
are charged less. You may register a ghost adult<BR>and pay that fee in order to
get enough land for your encampment. You can<BR>also "share" a
registration with other campers to meet that goal<BR><BR>***** An
amendment to the above paragraph.<BR>At the February board meeting we discussed
this issue. It appears that there<BR>may be enough people "camping" at hotels
who are registering with the Barony<BR>to provide enough land for any overages.
It was discussed but not voted on<BR>that if we need to add registrations in
order to have enough space that this<BR>cost could be added to camp fees. </DIV>
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<DIV>If you are planning to stay in a hotel, please consider registering with
the<BR>Barony of Ponte Alto as your site. No matter where you stay you are
allotted<BR>250 square feet of Land at Pennsic for pre-registering<BR><BR>In
order to make our camp comfortable there are some camp fees. This is to<BR>cover
expenses such as firewood, propane for the shower, hose, water filters etc. We
strive<BR>to keep this as low as possible.<BR><BR>At the Baronial meeting in
January, the members agreed to have the Barony<BR>fund durable goods for Pennsic
such as cost of the shower enclosure, water filtration system, sink for washing
up,<BR>as these could be used at other events. At the February board meeting
$100<BR>was approved to cover the costs of the water filtration system. Costs
for<BR>building the shower enclosure are being donated.<BR><BR>Improving our
camp at Pennsic is a goal of mine. As Land Agent, I would<BR>like our Baronial
Encampment to be a welcome and comfortable place for our<BR>fellow Pontoons,
Atlantians and our friends and neighbors at Pennsic.<BR>Currently there is an
emerging Pennsic Committee forming. I hope to schedule<BR>a short meeting in
March to discuss our plans and get comments and<BR>suggestions. If you would
like to help out with the planning just let me know. Many hands<BR>make light
work!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Lady Cassandra
and I are working on updating the website Irene created last year. I will post
that website as soon as it becomes available.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>If there are any questions, comments or suggestions please feel
free to<BR>contact me. I will do my best to help you. I need and want your
input,<BR>support and understanding.<BR><BR>YIS,<BR><BR>Perronelle la
peintre<BR>mka Debbie Irwin<BR>dwatsonirwin at cox dot net<BR>703-455-0298
before 9 pm please<BR>I am often home during the
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