Sir Edwards Memorial Tournament

April 23, 2010 to April 25, 2010 -
Shittimwoode

Bellingham - Whatcom County, WA

Autocrat: Mistress Megan Althea of Glengarriff

 

Sir Edward's Memorial Tournament XXXII

April 23-25, 2010

 

 

Rumors rumble like footsteps (bunny hops?) throughout the land of “Lepus Vorpelus”.  Yes! The Shire of Shittimwoode once again invites all to Sir Edward’s Memorial Tournament.  Come be regaled with tales of Sir Edward Zifran, the bastard of Gendy, and compete for the annual Championships of the Shire: Heavy, Rapier, Archery, Thrown Weapons and A&S.  There will also be games, a silent auction, and contests (such as the Sable Veil and the “Joie de Vivre”).  Saturday evening will be our traditional feast and the annual dessert auction.  Camp overnight and participate in Sunday’s activities which will include Heavy and Rapier competitions.  Contact the autocrat for more information. 

 

Autocrat: Megan Althea (mka Roxanne Orr), 360–733–0386, or at amberhouse@nas.com.

 

Merchant steward: is Lady Tianna (“T”).  Merchant fee for merchants will be $1.00 per front footage.  Contact her at (206) 463-2760 (no calls after 9 PM) or at gerrydunn@centurytel.net.  Merchants may arrive and set up on Friday after noon.

Schedule (subject to change...)

Saturday

9 am: Feast Hall opens for Arts and Sciences entries

10:30 am: Heavy lists open

Archery range opens for Royal Rounds

11 am: Rapier lists open

11:30 am: Heavy lists close

12 pm: Silent auctions open (closes at 3pm)

12:30 am Rapier lists close

1 pm: heavy and Rapier Championships begin

1:30 pm: Archery Championship competition/specialty shoot begins

3:30 pm: Arts and Sciences contestants may pick up their entries

4:00 pm: The Feast setup crew needs help setting up the Feast Hall. Please go over and volunteer

5:00 to 5:30ish - Presentation of the new Heavy, Rapier, and Archery Champions

5:30 pm: Feast Hall opens to all with tickets holders.

6 pm: Feast service begins

9 pm: Feast over

 

Sunday

Morning: General Heavy and Rapier combat throughout morning and early afternoon

11am: Archery range opens. Closes at 2:30 pm

1 pm sites closed to General Public

3 pm site closed to SCA Public

*There will also be a Brewing Contest run by Morrigan Graham of Redstone and the Sable Vail and Joie de Vivre run by Viscountess Kelinda. Contact Autocrat for more information. Schedule not set yet.

 

Site opens at 3pm Friday and closes 4pm Sunday.

 

Site fees:

$12.00 for adult members of the SCA, $15.00 for non-members.  

$8.00 for youth (8-17), under 8 free.  

There will be a family cap of $37.00 (does not include NMS).

RV parking available, but hookup is $25.00 per day (electric and water).  No charge if you do not hook up. (will be verified as per park direction)

Feast tickets are $12.00, limit of 100.  Contact autocrat for tickets.

 

Make checks out to “SCA Inc., Shire of Shittimwoode” (US checks only):  NO DAY FEE.

 

Directions: Deming Logging Show grounds, 3295 Cedarville Rd, Bellingham, WA, 98226.  From North and South:  Follow I-5 to exit 255 (Sunset Dr. – Mt Baker Hwy).  Turn east from the exit ramp (from N., a left, and from S., a right) on Sunset Dr and go approx 13 miles to Cedarville Rd. (over the bridge is too far).  Turn left onto Cedarville Rd.  Site is approx 2 miles down the road on the left.  As you enter the site, please stay on the gravel roads.  No cars on the grass.

 There will be only small dumpsters available, so please sort and recycle garbage.  There will be bottle and glass recycling bins available; break down cardboard in into flat bundles for processing.

Site Info:
Name: Deming Logging Show Grounds
3295 Cedarville Rd
Deming, WA 98226

Directions to Site:

Last Event's Directions :

Site info:  Deming Logging Show Grounds, 3295 Cedarville Rd, Bellingham, 98226 Follow I-5 to exit 255 (Sunset Dr/Mt Baker Hwy#542). Turn east on Sunset Dr and go approx 10 miles to Cedarville Rd (over bridge is too far). Turn left on Cedarville Rd. Site is approx 1 miles down road on the left. Please, NO CARS ON GRASS, stay on roads. 

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Note that the above Weather and Map information is generated from the site address and can be easily confused. The weather will say if its for the branch or for the site. It will be for the site if the site can be found, but this again is not always the case, and if the site is some distance from the branch then the weather may be different.