Event: Warden’s Challenge 2018

Inaugural Event

Wolves At Our Door

August 4, 2018 (Day trip only)

White County Fairgrounds

565 Hale Street

Sparta, TN 38583

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 PRICING

Coming Soon

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SITE POLICIES / ADDITIONAL SITE INFORMATION

CHARGING TABLE AVAILABLE in main hall for your electronics – unsupervised.

ALCOHOL: Descretely wet, police your empties.

FIRE POLICY: No grounds fires but braziers and grills OK. Fire extinguisher must be in camp.  

LINKS

FB Event Link – coming soon

PHOTO ALBUM of site features, and list of amenities, shopping, medical

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CONTACTS

AUTOCRAT – Eoin Mac Cana

MARSHALL(s) – Eoin Mac Cana mka Rob Pace

LUNCH STEWARDS –  Strybjorn Gunnarsson & Darri Smidor  Contact is Asa Kolbrun

RAPIER –

ARCHERY & LIVE WEAPONS – Asa Kolbrun

HALL STEWARD – (Merchants, Classes, Newcomers, Largesse Competition) – Ellen DeLacey

 

NEWCOMERS POINT – Limited Gold Key will be on site in the main hall.

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LARGESSE CHALLENGE

Yes indeed!  Support your Kingdom!

All items not drawn for prizes will go to

Kingdom Largesse and Bagatelle.

CHALLENGE 1     General Largesse

  • Dirty dozen.
  • No documentation necessary, but a note card is encouraged.
  • Teams allowed, but count as 1 person.
  • The winner will receive 1 of each of the items entered in this challenge.
  • Each of the other entrants will receive 1 item drawn blind, that is not from their entry.

CHALLENGE 2    Kingdom Regalia / Bagatelle Items

  • Meridies Regalia Items – Dirty half dozen.
  • The 6 units can be of mixed regalia or the same regalia.
  • No documentation necessary.
  • Teams allowed, but count as 1 person.
  • The winner will blind draw 6 items from Challenge 1.
  • Each of the other entrants will receive 1 item blind drawn from Challenge 1.

For general Largesse ideas check out Largesse Makers on Facebook

For regalia ideas, check out Jessica Sheffield’s posts about regalia on Kingdom of Meridies FB Group.  Meridies orders and awards can be found here.   Some items are needed more than others, and we will have a list of those as soon as it is available.  Photos will also be coming for examples.

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SCHEDULES

Subject to Change (All times Central – CST)

SITE MAP – at end of schedules

Site opens:

Site closes:

TROLL HOURS 

Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12 Noon

TROLL will be at the AG Building .

HEAVY SCHEDULE

RAPIER SCHEDULE

ARCHERY SCHEDULE 

CLASS SCHEDULE  – Subject to Change

TRACK 1 

TRACK 2

OPEN SCRIPTORIUM

Saturday 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Table space will be available in the main hall for those who would like to work on scribal arts.

MUSIC & BARDIC

There is plenty of space for the musically inclined to gather. Please reach out on the Facebook event if you would like to organize anything.

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LUNCH

Strybjorn Gunnarsson & Darri Smidor

Subject to Change (All times Central – CST)

  • Smoked meat (pork butt or shredded chicken) on a bun. Sauces available
  • Tater Salad or Cole Slaw
  • Chips
  • Dessert
  • Tea, Water

A limited number of smoked butts will be available for sale.   Mm-mm  smoked butt!!!!

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SITE MAP

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LOCAL INFORMATION

Shopping

  • The Fragrant Mushroom – Vivid collection of hand thrown pottery – 3 miles from site – Sparta, TN
  • Hamilton Dry Goods – reenactor fabric store – linen and wool blends as $5 and up – 5 miles from site – Sparta, TN
  • Muddy Pond General Store – Mennonite community closed Sundays. Great supply and reasonable prices on spices and leather – 33 miles from site – Monterey, TN
  • The Short Sheet –large variety of home décor and other fabric and trims – 34 miles from site – Crossville, TN
  • Serenity Thrift – 2 miles from site – Sparta, TN
  • Rescue Mission Thrift Store – 12 miles from site – Cookeville, TN
  • Goodwill – 14 miles from site – Cookeville, TN
  • Serenity Thrift – 18 miles from site – Cookeville, TN
  • Habitat Restore (Thrift) – 18 miles from site – Cookeville, TN

Restaurants In Sparta, TN (1-3 miles from site)

El Tapatio (Mexican) Burger King
El Meson San Pedro Captain D’s
Casa Luna (Italian) C H Donuts (awesome)
San Pedro Hardee’s
Sheer Delights BBQ Huddle House
Yannis Grill Kentucky Fried Chicken
Bojangles Little Ceasars
McDonalds Subway
Pizza Hut Sonic Drive In
Panda Garden Taco Bell

Restaurants In Cookeville, TN (12-14 miles from site)

Buffalo Wild Wings Jersey Mike’s
Cheddar’s Kentucky Fried Chicken
Chili’s Bar & Grill Krispy Kreme
Cracker Barrel Krystal
El Tapatio (Mexican) Long John Silver’s
Godfather’s Pizza McDonalds
Golden Corral Pizza Hut
Gondola (Italian) Smoothie King
IHOP Red Lobster
Little Kobe (Hibachi) Rib City
Logan’s Roadhouse Waffle House
Nick’s Restaurant Wendy’s
O’Charleys Super Hibachi Grill
Olive Garden Blue Coast Burrito
Outback Steakhouse Firehouse Subs
Shoneys Arby’s
Ruby Tuesday Burger King
Sonic Drive In Captain D’s
Starbucks Chic-fil-A
Steak and Shake Cook Out
Subway Duncan Donuts
Taco Bell Fazoli’s


Lodging, Address,  Miles From Site

  • Miss Eula Maes’s B&B, 127 N Main St, Sparta, TN 38583 –  3 miles to site
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1200 Sams Street, Cookeville, TN 38506 –  13.1 miles to site
  • Holiday Inn Express, 1228 Bunker Hill Road, Cookeville, TN 38506 –   13.1 miles to site
  • Day’s Inn, 1296 S Walnut Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   13.2 miles to site
  • Red Roof Inn, 1292 S Walnut Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   13.3 miles to site
  • Hampton Inn, 1025 Interstate Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   13.4 miles to site
  • Comfort Suites, 1035 Interstate Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   13.4 miles to site
  • Best Western, 900 S Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   13.4 miles to site
  • America’s Best Value Inn, 897 S Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   13.4 miles to site
  • La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1131 S Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 –   14 miles to site

 

MEDICAL (Very close to site)

Fast Pace Urgent Care – 7 days a week – 2 miles from site
150 Sam Walton Drive, Suite 600, Sparta TN, 38583
Friday 8a-8p, Saturday 8a-6p, Sunday 1p-5p

Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital – .9 miles from site
401 Sewell Drive, Sparta, TN 38583

Cookeville Regional Medical Center – 17 miles from site
1 Medical Center Boulevard, Cookeville TN 38501