Ancestral Remembrance Celebration

Hosted by

The Shire of Myrtle Holt (Josephine County, OR )

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Andreana Sionnach
Date: October 2 , 2015 until October, 4 2015
Site opens at: 12:00 AM on October 2th 2015
Site closes at: 12:00 AM on October 4th 2015

Event site:
Flying B Bar Ranch
1100 McMullen Creek Rd. Selma, OR 97538

Please come join the Shire of Myrtle Holt for our Ancestral
Remembrance Celebration.

What is the Ancestral Remembrance Celebration? The A.R.C. is a
chance for the populous of the Summits to join us to gather and
celebrate the lives of those within the Society that we knew
personally who for one reason or another are no longer with us on
our journey through life.  Each year, the names of those
SCAdian players of the Summits that have passed on are added to the
Summits Memorial Scroll and their names are read out in our
Remembrance Ceremony.  In addition, family and friends are
encouraged to bring mementos, regailia, or other artifacts of those
passed on that were near and dear to them to be displayed at
stations that surround the Town Square of our event, inviting the
blessing of their spirits upon all the events of the Summits for
the coming year.  

A.R.C. is a day meant to be a celebration of life, full of fun
and games, tourneys and competitions, and other such frivolities
capped by a potluck feast, and finally an evening of bardic
offerings commemorating our fallen friends.  We pay special
attention at this event to providing lots of entertaining
activities aimed at pleasing the youths of our families at all
ages.  We want our SCAdian children to have an event that they
really enjoy going to.

We are proud to announce that in addion to our normal list of
traditional activities, by category, we will be hosting two Summits
Level Championships.  This year’s activities, by category,
will be:

• Heavy Fighting:
  • Myrtle Holt Heavy Defender Championship
  • Ronald Hawkwood Memorial Single-sword Tournament
• Archery & Thrown Weapons
  • Myrtle Holt 5th Annual Archery Championship
  • Summits Captain of Eagles Archery Championship
  • Archery Royal Rounds
  • At’latl Rounds
  • Darts Rounds
• Youth Armored Combat
  • The 3rd annual YAC Castle Diablotin Defender Championship
• Equestrian:
  • Myrtle Holt 1st Annual Equestrian Championship — Horsemaster
    of Myrtleholt
  • Sunday Pumpkin Shoot (equestrian archery)
• Arts and Sciences:
  • Bard of the Summits Championship
  • Rememberence Bardic
  • Classes (Further details coming soon)
  • Garbology Competition
  • Brewing Competition
• Childrens activities:  (Details coming Soon)
• All age fun:
  • Granny Grimm Kettle Toss
  • Norse Trading Blanket

MORE GENERAL
INFORMATION

Gate Fees:
Adult-$15
Youth-$8
Child-Free
Family Cap-$35
NMS-$5

Fires, torches, and other open flames:
We
had been hoping that the predictions as of 2 weeks before the event
were going to hold true and
that there was going to be a rainstorm coming through mid-week
before the event.  Unfortunately,
that weather pattern has apparently disappeared and we’re going to
be having nothing but beautiful
sunny and warm weather for the event.  The down side is, that
while this means that the daytime
temperatures are going to be mid-80’s for the event, our fire
danger has only been decreased to “HIGH”, and
the site is very dry.  Therefore, we’re going to have to limit
braziers to only those which are propane
fueled, must be on top of a non-combustible surface, and they must
be a minimum of 16″ above the
non-combustible surface, and a fire extinguisher must be maintained
at all times close at hand.
Cooking devices must be liquid fuel ONLY.  No Tiki
torches.   Candles/lanterns on tables will be
permitted,
again, fire extinguisher must be within visible easy reach from
said light device.

CHAMPIONSHIP
DETAILS

ARCHERY
CHAMPIONSHIP(S) INFORMATION

SUMMITS PRINCIPALITY CAPTAIN OF EAGLES CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
            and
    MYRTLE HOLT OSPREY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

This year, the two reigning archery champions have been working
hard on
devising another exciting and fun competition to find the next
archery champions for the Summits and Myrtle Holt.   Said
competition
will be happening a short month from now at the Ancestral
Remembrance
Celebration (ARC) in Myrtle Holt.

In order to accomodate having two championships happening in a
way
that keeps the archery community having maximal fun in a unified
way
we have decided to unify the two championships in
activities.   Competitors
will be asked to declare which championship they will be competing
for
at the outset, and most of the activities will be identical with
the
exception of one and the finals.   While this is
primarily an archery
championship, there will be a multi-disciplinary feature
involving
thrown weapons, just to keep everybody on their toes.

Please do not be deterred from entering if you happen not to
have
some equipment that is necessary to compete, such as Atlatl,
throwing axes, or combat arrows.   You will need to have
bow and a
minimum of 6 arrows.  At’latl and darts, throwing axes, and
combat
arrows will be available on a loaner basis, if you have
equipment
please bring it to share. For the Combat archery (zombie)
scenarios,
bow strengths will be limited to 30lbs.  Lower draw strength
bows may
be available to borrow.  If you have equipment that you can
share,
please bring it for those who might not to borrow.

All equipment must comply with Antir Book of Target (ABT)
requirements.

Here’s what is currently being planned:
1.  An Period Archery Royal Round:
    Scoring will be period regardless of equipment
used,
    but there will be a bonus for using period gear
for this round.
2.  A  SSAC “Falling Leaves” shoot: 
    See 
http://scores-sca.org/public/scores_rules.php?R=25&Shoot=243
    for full information
3.  An A’tlatl Royal round:
    The scores from 18 dart throws will be totaled
for your score.
    There will be three throws for each of the three
ends at 15 and 20 yards
4.  A Thrown Weapons Round – Thrown Axes only
    20 Axe throws from 10 feet at a standard 14″
target.  Scoring as standard
5.  Zombie Shoot:
    This is being brought back from last year’s
ARC.  Fighters
     who loose at our Defender Championship
will be resurrected
    as zombies.  The Archers will need to save
the world from
    being attacked by these zombies.  
This is a combat Archery
    scenario.  Archers will not be required to
fully armor up. 
    Zombies will be armored up for heavy combat.

    Captain of Eagles Competitors Scenario: 
The zombies will be entirely
     misguided about what they are trying to
accomplish and will
    be staggering aimlessly to and fro in front of
the castle wall
    and the archers will be required to kill the
zombies with a
    head shot.   Archers will have the
additional requirement of
    having to wear a helmet during the
scenario.  Points allocated
    by # of zombies killed. 

    Myrtle Holt Osprey Competitors:  After
having realized that
    there are people inside the castle bent on their
destruction
    the zombies will be moving towards the
archers.  Normal Combat
    Archery rules apply:  should a zombie get
within 3 feet of
    an archer, if the arrow is nocked and drawn,
zombie deemed dead; 
    Arrow not drawn, Archer is deemed tagged and
therefore dead.
    Scenario 1:  Zombies attack the castle,
Archers defend castle
    Scenario 2:  Zombies are escaping the
castle, Archers protecting
            the
outside world.
    Points allocated by # of zombies killed

6.  There may be a possible surprise round…

Scoring on all initial rounds:
You will receive points based on how well you do in each round,
i.e. top
score gets 10 pts, next gets 9, etc. At the end of the above rounds
score
will be totaled and the finalists decided.

Finals:       
Tower Arrow-Slot Shoot:
    The top two competitors on each of the
championships will be
    shooting against each other.  The target
will be an arrow-slot
    with a head target behind.  Archers will
start at 40 yards, one shot
    at each distance, and move forward a pace. 
Winner will be whomever
    hits the head 3 times first.
   

Please bear in mind that this will be October in Oregon and the
possible weather
conditions that brings. Adjustments may have to be made due to
weather, but we
will try to stick as closely to this format as possible. We’re
looking forward
to seeing you all and meeting our successors.

BARD OF THE
SUMMITS CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

As the Summits gather together at ARC to tell the tales and
honor our people, look to each other to pass on our Traditions and
History.
To add in this – We ask you all to join for the bardic circle
that will be held DURING THE DAY as we gather not only for company
and merriment – but to also choose the Summits next Bardic
Champion.
I cannot think of a better time or place to choose the next
champion for the Summits. The competition will be held around the
‘fire’ with entrants,
judges, and spectators performing as we go around the circle. I ask
that those wishing to vie for the Championship prepare 3 pieces
– Two for the circle and the third for the last round which
will be held during the time of feast at their Highnesses leisure,
and to send a letter of intent to Their Highnesses, HL Rowen
– Principality MOAS and myself no later than September
25th.

I’ve outlined the basic
overview of the competition below, and am more than happy to
discuss any questions or concerns anyone may have, but please allow
me to address one very important point. THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION
BASED IN PEROID ONLY PERFORMANCE/ MUSIC/ ETC. Filk is
acceptable… especially if you can tie it to the information
below. We want someone to be a Representation of the Principality
and its people. Come enjoy just sharing your talents. We have such
amazing people out there that perform for their friends and chosen
family…. Please come share that with us.
The Competition will be held in a bardic circle formation that will
allow for a much more informal setting. I would like those
competing to be interspersed with the judges and with EVERYONE
performing. Once we have gone around twice (thus allowing
competitors to perform their first 2 pieces,) the competitors and
judges will retire to a smaller area where the competitors and
judges can discuss the pieces in panel.

The judges will then tally
scores, with the top 2 performing a final piece at court/ feast –
as it suit their Highnesses. Judges will gather for a final
consultation and scoring.

Scoring: Will be based on the
following.
1) Technical Ability
2) Complexity
3) Overall Impression
With each category scored 1 – 5

Most of the emphasis will be
focused on mentoring for the performers, helpful hints, and if/ how
to make it more period – either historically or with in the
SCA timeframe
**Note this means that documentation IS NOT REQUIRED, However there
are some opportunities here:
Bonus points: Up to 2 points per each of the following categories
between the first 2 pieces. (Total 10pts Possible)
Written Documentation (Summarize the Ws)
Tying it to your personae
Differing styles (poem/ song/ puppetry/ instrumental/etc.
Original piece (You wrote it)
SCA History
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may
have.
Mea Passavanti – Bard of the Summits
Mea.Passavanti (at) gmail dot com

EQUESTRIAN
ACTIVITIES:

HUNTMASTER OF MYRTLE HOLT
CHAMPIONSHIP

This year will be Myrtle Holt’s first equestrian
Championship.   For those of you who have been to ARC in
the past and participated in the equestrian activities there, you
will know that MH provides an exceptionally interesting set of EQ
activities.  This year, we’ve bundled these previous
activities into a full championship! Here are the three segments
which will count towards the championship:

Tir Taingiri Hunt

The hunt will be limited to six targets, on a somewhat shortened
course. It will have a maximum time for the teams of two or three
to run. Penalty points for going over time. There will be team
winners, but all individual scores will count toward EQ
champion.

Games

Games will be run as they were at Hocktide. Maximum set time for the course, with penalty points
added to your time for what you miss. You will be free to run the
course in any way you choose.