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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings, fellow pontoons!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer, getting in sufficient amounts of fighting, feasting and A&/or S-ing! However, the time is now upon us to step forward and volunteer for perilous duty at our favorite upcoming event - Crown Tourney! (Spring 2015). We are planning a few departures from our typical Crown event, perhaps with a pleasant surprise or two. Keyword: Pageantry.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To nobody's surprise, Theresa Crean (Lady Theresa Cahir) has chosen to accept the peril, and will be our Kingdom Liaison for Crown. Therefore, she will be liaising with those people that need liaising, once we determine who those people be. That will likely happen on or after Fall Crown on November 1. :)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=null>Rebecca Karas</span> (Lady Aveline Scargill) has also accepted the peril, and will be our Head Cook for Crown. Based upon advance discussions, i<span class=null>t'll be mostly if not all English food. Probably fresh bread. Cheese. Preserves. </span>While it is her intention to prepare as much as possible in advance, I am sure she will still need a few minions for kitchen duty. And remember, cooks and servers don't clean.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On things new and different, I have asked Debbie Eccles (Baroness Deirdre O'Bardon) to put down her poetry and serve as our Dessert/Subtlety Chef. We've discussed doing some nifty things with *SUGAR*.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With invaluable help from the Scribbler Royale and fellow pontoon, Sarah Stango (<span class=usercontent>Lady Éadaoin</span>), Her Excellency, Adina, has taken the reigns in executing Ponte Alto's SUPER SECRET Crown project. If you've any artistic skill, please consider joining Mary Dotson and others in contributing some time to help us complete this memorable effort.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Currently, persistent vacancies include<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Gate Manager (Troll): 1 + 1-2 minions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Merchant Wrangler: 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>- Field Coordinator: 1.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>-- Need someone willing to promote autocrat's 'Pageantry' rule (e.g.<b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><b>P</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>avilions displaying heraldic banners and/or pennants will be given preferential placement adjacent to the list field.</span></b>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- A&S Representative to coordinate the Atlantia Tempore (Spring Crown Tourney 2015: 1250 A.D. to 1400 A.D.), and a Heraldic Display/Pageantry Competition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Royal Retainers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- and more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>R/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Michael Schneider<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Autocrat, Atlantia Spring Crown 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Barony of Ponte Alto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:grimkirk@gmail.com">grimkirk@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>Privacy notice: The information contained in this directed e-mail is confidential, may be privileged, and is intended only for the addressee(s) specified in the originating message. If you are not the actual addressee, any use, dissemination, distribution or publication (print or electronic), or copying of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. In some U.S. States, failure to abide by this receipt policy may be actionable.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>