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The power of the Internet and of real-life networks brought us the services of Dave Gray, a friend of Bruce's, who volunteered to haul the trailer to and from Farmington for us. He and his wife own Gray's Leathers at 34th & Nicollet in south Minneapolis, but are closing the store in preparation for a move overseas. Please check out their Web site at http://www.graysleather.com.
As our faithful readers know, in February the membership approved a plan to gather three or four times a year, for half a day or a day at a time, so as to practice the military drills, tasks on the muster list, and other useful skills, and celebrate with a meal together. Now’s our chance! On Saturday, June 11, beginning at ten in the morning, we are all invited to one of the favorite spots of our Lieutenant’s family, Long Lake Regional Park in Ramsey County, for the first mini-muster of 2011.
Things that Go Boom, even of the antique sort, are not permitted in the county park system, but we’ll be able to march with pikes and drill with swords, and with dummy muskets if they’re ready in time. Pending instructors, we will be starting fires with flint and steel, reviewing general safety procedures, erecting and striking canvas, and (to continue the fire theme) splitting wood with an axe and creating charcloth. As a special feature, Marty plans to teach us how to make ink in seventeenth-century fashion.
The park lies northwest of Interstates 35W and 694, at Old Highway 8 and County Road 96. See http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks/parks/LongLake.htm and the map in this newsletter. Rich suggests we meet at the parking lot by the pavilion on the northern end, #1 on the shelter location map off the Web site above.
What shall we bring?
Historical attire is encouraged but not required. We can also hold a clothing swap if there’s interest. Our newsletter editor has pointed us to Barley John's Brewpub post-muster. Questions? Contact staff. Come out and play!
Several active members have still not paid their dues for the current year. You know who you are, and so does our Treasurer. He will be contacting you personally.
Dues are $20 for adults and families, $10 for students. Payments can be given to Bruce Yoder, our Treasurer, at meetings, drills or events; mailed to the PO box, or mailed directly to him at 4736 12th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407.
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Items must be received by the 15th of each month to be considered for inclusion for the upcoming months issue. Mailed submissions will not be returned unless requested. All pertinent submissions will be considered as space permits. All research articles must reference at least three sources. Submissions may be broken in multiple parts.
Deadline for articles to go in the June newsletter will be the 15th of May.
Present: Margaret Kirkpatrick, Glenn McDavid, Sarah Shaftman, Rich Mueller, David Vavreck
Marty will not be able to haul the trailer. [The trailer was hauled by Dave Gray, a friend of Bruce.]
Margaret has the fair tickets.
Looks like Laura will be going. She can haul the trailer.
Sarah got some rate estimates from U-Haul. Mia, based on sad experience, noted that these quotes do not include various fees which significantly increase the actual cost.
If we take a van, we want something with a roof rack. In particular, we need to consider the tavern ridge pole, which is 16' long.
Some tents have broken side loops. Check at Farmington
Cleaning pike heads: Wire brush and steel wool.
Polishing armor: Brick dust and steel wool.
Serving new ropes: Need twine. David talked to Bruce about ordering it.
7 PM. Thursday, June 2. Location: Margaret's house. The Mini-muster and Tactical are of particular interest.
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 at clanntartan dot org
| President | Julie Yoder | 612-825-4519 | julieyoder at juno dot com | 2/10 - 2/12 |
| Vice President | Karen Bastien | 651-399-3505 | kybastien at gmail dot com | 2/11 - 2/13 |
| Secretary | Mia McDavid | 651-490-1842 | miamcdavid at gmail dot com | 2/11 - 2/13 |
| Treasurer | Bruce Yoder | 612-825-4519 | bruceyoder at juno dot com | 2/10 - 2/12 |
| Quarter Master | David Vavreck | 612-353-1237 | baethan1630 at yahoo dot com | 2/11 - 2/13 |
| Camp Rep. | Laura Swenson | 651-204-1778 or on my cell at 715-497-9792 | mommyco at baldwin-telecom dot net | 2/10 - 2/12 |
| Company Rep. | Anthea Potter | 763-257-7038 | anthea at winternet dot com | 2/11 - 2/13 |
| Chief of Staff | Sarah Shaftman | 612-371-4425 | smuzikant at visi dot com | |
| Assistant Chief of Staff | vacant | |||
| Captain | David Vavreck | 612-353-1237 | baethan1630 at yahoo dot com | |
| Lieutenant | Rich Mueller | (651) 583-4264 | dragon_musk at yahoo dot com | |
| Corporal | Eric Ferguson | {612}726-6364 | eric at celticfringe dot com | |
| Head Camp Follower | Margaret Kirkpatrick | 612-722-6485 | mlkirkpatrick at usiwireless dot com | |
| Assistant HCF | Anthea Cross | 763-257-7038 | anthea at winternet dot com | |
| Goodwife | Ann Peters | 612-333-0605 | AnnEdyth at aol dot com | |
| Goodwife | Glenn McDavid | 651-490-1842 | gmcdavid at comcast dot net |
Guilds
Sword Guild:
Meeting and time TBA
Contact:
David Vavreck
baethan1630 at yahoo.com
612-378-1973
We will sing and play music of many styles and places from our period. Bring your voice and/or your instrument(s). Neither need be period correct.
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 at juno dot com.
To contact your Music Chair, call David at 612-353-1237 or email to baethan1630 at yahoo dot 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 at juno dot com.
The Dance Guild gathers weekly from 7PM-9PM to learn and practice historic Scottish country dances.
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.
Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church, 2300 N Hamline Ave. in Roseville.
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.
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 at juno dot com.
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 at clanntartan.org.
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21 Board Meeting 7PM Yoders' Home |
22 Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center |
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27 Music 7PM Yoders' Home |
28 Dance Saint Christopher's |
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15 Night at the Pub 7 PM at Merlin's Rest 3601 E. Lake St. Minneapolis |
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19 Board Meeting 7PM Yoders' Home |
20 Dance Lake Hiawatha Neighborhood Center |
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23 Fort William Thunder Bay Canada |
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26 Dance St. Christopher's |
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Hello all,
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 the HCF 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 staff regarding this matter
Thanks,
Your Staff
| DATE | EVENT | STATUS |
| Jan 1-2011 | Airing of the Tartans 1st Footing |
Finished |
| Feb 12-13, 2011 | Big Island Trade Fair, Albert Lea, MN | Finished |
| Feb 19-20, 2011 | A Scottish Ramble - http://www.scottishramble.org/ | Finished |
| March 12, 2011 | Fargo Celtic Festival www.fargoparks.com/se_celticfest.html | Finished |
| April 10, 2011 | Tartan Day, MN State Capitol, St. Paul | Finished |
| April 29, 2011 | Siege of Woodville, Woodville WI | Finished |
| May 14, 2011 | MN Scottish Fair and HG - http://www.mnscottishfair.org/ | Finished |
| May 27-30 2011 | Johndezvous | Finished |
| June 11, 2011 | Mini-muster, Long Lake Regional Park, Ramsey County | Scheduled |
| June 16-19 2011 | Dun Gowan Tactical | Scheduled |
| July 23-24, 2011 | Fort William Celtic Fair, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | Tentative |
| Sep 29-Oct 2, 2011 | Big Island Rendezvous, Albert Lea MN | Scheduled |
| Oct 6-8, 2011 | Mankato History Fair, Mankato MN | Pending |
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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 Meetings 4736 12th Ave S, Minneapolis 55407 |
Map to Margaret's Home Host for staff meetings 2636 17th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN |
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 Dun Gowan is 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 Dun Gowan is the only house on the right hand (north) side of the road.
5261 Fish Lake Road. Large grey garage, small grey house.