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style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>Greetings good gentles of
Darkwood,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>Your Baron and Baroness need your
help.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We need your recommendations
for Principality, Kingdom, and Darkwood.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>White Shield is almost here and I would like to our populace to be
recognized for all of its hard work.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>I am also looking for donations to go
into the gift baskets.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you can
help, please contact me off list.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT
size=3>Next year is Darkwood’s twentieth anniversary and we plan to celebrate at
White Shield ’07.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That means
this White Shield we need to raise some funds.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are looking for auction
donations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some of the cantons are
going to do baskets of really cool stuff.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Baron Erich will be auctioning off a stainless steel Valsgarde Helm
(</FONT><A href="http://zweihammer.com/products.shtml"><FONT
size=3>http://zweihammer.com/products.shtml</FONT></A><FONT size=3>) at the
tourney.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Vyncent has kindly offered
to auction a promissory for shoes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We would love to have more of our artisans donate items for our live
auction.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
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size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>Remember only Darkwood can out
Darkwood Darkwood and this will be the best White Shield ever!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are going to have tons of fighting
for heavies, rapier, and boffer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This year Baron Wilhelm is bringing back the bar room brawl at 10:30
sharp.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>Just in case everyone is not getting
enough fighting we are going to have flowers again this year.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our lovely Caterina di Guglielmo is
making a wonderful feast. Go to the Darkwood web site to view the menu
(</FONT><A href="http://baronyofdarkwood.org/"><FONT
size=3>http://baronyofdarkwood.org/</FONT></A><FONT size=3>).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There will be dancing.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is going to be
great!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>YIS,<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Papyrus"><FONT size=3>Baroness
Liesl<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>