Svatý officers and members will be kept busy over the next two months with parades, demonstrations, student fairs, two local SCA events, and community volunteer work.

During the first week of September, Svatý members will march in the Labor Day Parade in Newcastle NE and will hold a demo on campus east of the CSC on Thursday before the first official meeting of the academic year. The following week, members will participate in the Student Activity Fair on the USD Campus on Wednesday. That weekend, the largest SCA event in the immediate area, Armorgeddon, will be held at nearby Union Grove State Park. Approximately 600 SCA re-enactors are expected to attend this four day event, which features armored combat tourneys and battles, royal courts, arts & sciences demonstrations and classes, and a host of merchants.

The last weekend in September, The College of Svatý Sebesta will be holding its fall session of the Collegium at Wayside Dairy just two miles east of Vermillion. This weekend camping event will feature workshops and classes covering a wide range of the arts & sciences of the Middle Ages. These classes are open to the public and there is no admission charge or camping fee.

On October 5th, Svatý Sebesta members will be hauling their infamous siege weapon, a trebuchet nicknamed the Wrath of Gourd, to Newton Hills Sate Park near Canton SD. Each year we compete with the Park Rangers to see whose trebuchet can fling the most pumpkins into an (empty) outhouse.

For Dakota Days, members will march in the parade on Saturday, and will continue to participate and do volunteer work for the Vermillion Area Arts Council’s Annual Chili Blues feed and contest.

For more information on any of these activities, contact any officer or visit our web site at http://www.usd.edu/socrean.

Officers of Svatý Sebesta
Seneschal: Sergeant CeCil Hagan (Joshua Mock)
Pursuivant: Lord Thomas du Crosbie (Tom Petersen)
Minister of Arts & Sciences: Kaia of Svatý (Kaia Nelson)
Exchequer: Lord Thomas MacPaul the Younger (Tom Graff)
Knight Marshall: Lord Matthias (Matt Smart)
Faculty Advisor: John Day, Dean of USD College of Fine Arts

The College of Svaty Sebesta maintains financial records as a non-profit educational organization under Sec 401 (c) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. As such, the College only attempts to generate enough income from its events to allow it to sponsor following events. As exchequer I am pleased to report we made a $268.07 profit at our last feast—leaving us in good shape for Crash’n’Bash VII.

Also, as approved in a general vote of the membership, a check for $100 has been sent to the Principality in response to its fundraising efforts to pay for the Populace Pavilion. In exchange for the donation, the Svatý device will be painted on one of the pavilion's panels.

Gross Income Qtr2 2002 $468.86 from Brewers’ & Vinters’
Expenses $180.79 for food and
$20.00 for miscellaneous items
$100.00 Principality Pavilion Fund
Current Cash on Hand $358.13

Cearr & Nualla Wed in Lonely Tower

Tara Nelson and Jesse Neese were married August 10, 2002 in Omaha. The event was the culmination of a romance begun at Lilies War several years ago when Tara was Chatelaine for Svatý Sebesta and used the SCA name of Brianna Fallon. An SCA ceremony and reception is planned for the couple at Amorgeddon. The first week of their honeymoon is being spent at Pennsic War.

Copies of SCA’s Known World Handbook are available from Svatý Sebesta for $13.00. The reduced price is possible because the group purchases a bulk order of the publication for sale to members. If you would like a copy, please let The seneschal or Exchequer know. Checks should be made out to SCA, Inc.—College of Svatý Sebesta.

Svatý Sebesta will continue to sponsor its traditional four annual events, and may add a fifth geared toward equestrian, archery and horse archery.

An indoor archery event called Sebastian's Strings leads our annual calendar in mid-January. The event features competition and informal target archery for adults and youth and includes a lunch and pot luck feast.

Hertzkrieg will follow as a tournament style fighting event featuring armored combat and rapier competition. It will be held in February as close to Valentine’s Day as possible at the Washington Street Arts Center.

Brewers’ & Vintners’ is scheduled for mid-April and will serve as the Spring Session of the Collegium. This event features dozens of instructional classes and workshops, guest speakers, an informal Arts & Sciences competition, and a formal feast. It is also held at the Washington Street Arts Center.

Crash’n’Bash completes our annual event schedule in late September. This is a camping event featuring Arts & Sciences workshops and demonstrations, with a strong emphasis placed on gathering to socialize rather than compete. It is the Fall Session of the Collegium and is held on private land east of Vermillion.

Activities Planned:
Armored Combat: (war point) bridge battles, castle battles, woods battle
and several field battles
Archery: War Point competition plus Royal Round and IKAC shoots
Arts & Sciences: (war point) two informal popular choice votes
Rapier: No war point but swashbuckling at its best
Power Shopping: Large merchant area
Youth Activities: youth boffer competition
Thrown Weapons: (war point) Dagger and Axe competitions

For more detailed information visit the Border Downs’ website at: http://www.geocities.com/borderdowns
or contact the event steward.

Event Steward: Lady Ceara McDougal (Becca Huck);
6600 W 62nd St, Sioux Falls SD 57106
phone (605) 361-6294 or e-mail reshtani@ideasign.com

Directions:
From the North take your best route to I-29. Go south on I-29 and take exit 38. Turn left (east) and travel one-half mile to the first stop sign. Turn right (south) and go two miles to Union Grove State Park. Look for the SCA signs.

As the Fall Session of the Collegium of Svatý Sebesta this event will feature workshops, demonstrations and classes honoring the Arts & Sciences of the Middle Ages.

This is a primitive camping site with a beautiful view of the Missouri River Basin separating Northshield from Calontir. It is also within walking distance from the pottery shed, the woodworking shop, the forge and metalworking shop, the dairy barn and the livestock corrals.

While the Spring Session of the Collegium featured short one hour classes, the Fall session will concentrate on workshops requiring longer time periods of up to three hours. There will also be a selection of one-hour classes throughout the day.

Classes will include: make an inkle or table loom; candle lantern construction; spinning and weaving; pottery; tablet weaving; introduction to coal forge techniques; metal casting; archery; intro to SCA equestrian activities; and period handgonnes of the Middle Ages.

While there will be no tournaments or battles, there will be workshops on battle related topics, such as armoring, weapons and tactics.

For more information about this event, visit our website at www.usd.edu/socrean or contact Tom Graff at 605 624-6663, email tomgraff@hotmail.com