<div dir="ltr">Good morning Ponte Alto!<div><br></div><div>I hope everyone had a lovely weekend this weekend. This is your friendly neighborhood butcher reminding you that it's T-31 days to Thanksgiving so start thinking about turkeys!</div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Updates for the Week</font></b></span></div><div><span id="gmail-m_-8461665095756449593gmail-m_2848797509837832734gmail-m_2211565318071032991gmail-m_-2466893335232190713gmail-docs-internal-guid-8a967039-7fff-0c5a-ee4d-c2ffe32909f6"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">I have decided to add an additional A&S night to November's calendar that I am tentatively calling "What the Heck am I Teaching for Winter University?" for anyone who wants to brainstorm class proposals before the 12/10 due date. Keep an eye on the calendar for those scheduling details.</p></li></ul></font></span></div></div><div><span id="gmail-m_-8461665095756449593gmail-m_2848797509837832734gmail-m_2211565318071032991gmail-m_-2466893335232190713gmail-docs-internal-guid-8a967039-7fff-0c5a-ee4d-c2ffe32909f6"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Events this Week</b></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tuesday, 10/26- Newcomer's Night, </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">see Facebook event for details, <a href="https://fb.me/e/1hsEMo6Zn">link here</a></span></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thursday, 10/28- Rapier and Heavy practice</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, see the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PonteAltoSCA" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Facebook page</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> for practice updates or check with the marshals for day of updates. </span></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sunday, 10/31- Heavy practice</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (potentially). Check the Facebook page or check with Heinrich directly. </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Upcoming A&S Opportunities- November and December 2021</b></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Fall Crown Tourney, 11/6- </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/atlantianascompetitions/home/cultural-atlantia?authuser=0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Cultura Atlantia (12th C Irish)</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/atlantianascompetitions/home/tempore-atlantia" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Tempore Atlantia (1350-1500)</span></a></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Highland Havoc, 11/13- yes! Best goose related project, period games, and general, details on the </span><a href="http://highlandfoorde.atlantia.sca.org/highland-havoc/?fbclid=IwAR29XyeWZFntBrkKrvC1_SEYYrgqqYIP0V8_oag2U5JFf1Eqdk6rv4iib2A" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">website</span></a></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34);vertical-align:baseline">Holiday Faire, 11/20- yes, keep an eye out on the </span><a href="http://www.stierbach.org/index.php/holiday-faire" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">website</span></a></p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">WInter University class proposals due, 12/10</p></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Yule Toy Tourney, 12/11- <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/yuletoytourney/activities?authuser=0" target="_blank">4 different challenges</a></p></li></ul></font></span></div></div>