Highlights from the July 19 Commons

Most of the announcements were about Pennsic, or about other demos and events that have now passed, so we omit them.  Other event announcements appear in the "Upcoming" section of this issue.  Of what remains....

Lady Elenor gave profuse thanks to those who helped at Lion in the Daisies.  The Provincial Exchequer admonished Canton Exchequers to file reports on time.  The Minister of Lists is creating a computer database of Ostgardr fighters; please contact to be included.  The Knight Marshall has authorized several new spear and sword-and-shield fighters recently.  Whyt Whey held a pleasant, small demo for a Barnes & Noble branch, which "wants us back."  Lion's End participated in an unpleasant, hot, poorly organized demo for a school of horsemanship; we don't want them back.  Master Richard called attention to the movie "The Visitors", about a 12th-century knight transferred to modern France.

The September Commons will be held on September 20 at Nancy Stengel's home in Northpass; if the following directions don't make sense, contact her at (914) 271-9693.

Public: from Grand Central Terminal, take the Metro North Hudson line to the Croton-Harmon station.  Then either

1) take a $3 taxi,

2) call the house for someone to come pick you up, or

3) walk (c. 1 mile total): turn left, walk up the hill to Croton Point Ave, turn right, and see ** below.

Car from Manhattan or W. Queens:

Take the Triboro to the Major Deegan (I-87) north.  Take the Sawmill Parkway north; pass Elmsford and take the exit for Hwys 9A and 100.  (Ramp marked 10 MPH; they're serious.)  Turn left at end of ramp, stay on 9A north, and see * below.

Car from Queens or LI: take the Whitestone to the Hutchinson Parkway, then the Cross County to the Sprain Brook Parkway, which becomes the Taconic.  Take Highway 9A/100 north (not 141 to 9A).  See * below.

Car from New Jersey: take the Tappan Zee; at the first exit after the bridge, take Highway 9 north.

From Bronx, Brooklyn, or Staten Island: choose one of the above.

From Westchester and Putnam: from along the Hudson, take 9 (highways 9 and 9A come together south of Croton).  From the south, follow from *; from the north, turn left at bottom of Croton Point exit ramp and see **.  Otherwise, from the Taconic Parkway, take Underhill Ave. exit and follow signs for Croton.  Right on 129, which becomes Maple Ave.  Left at first light on Old Post Rd. to the bottom of a hill; turn right on Truesdale and see ***.

*Take Croton Point Ave exit and turn right at bottom of ramp.

**Turn left at light on Riverside.  Turn right at next light on Benedict.  This road ends at a traffic circle in front of a Lutheran Church.  Veer right on Truesdale.

***The house is number 55, a 2-story brick Tudor with a white cottage in the back.