Feast for the Bears
February 28th, Shire of Stormsport
(Union City, PA)
It has been a long, cold Winter. As the Bear wakes from his slumber, it is now time to shake off the Winter sleep, and begin to prepare for the coming fighting season. Once again, the Shire of Stormsport invites all to attend the Feast of the Bears on February 28th. There will be plenty of heavy fighting with a double elimination tourney running right into our traditional bear pit. There will be room for fencing throughout the day for those who prefer the rapier arts. In addition, we will be providing some space for our youth fighters to come and test their skills. The Fighting will begin at noon.
The site is St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, 9 Third Avenue, Union City, PA 16438, open from 9am to 8pm. The site is wet, but no open flames, please. Your autocrat for the day is Vladisla Nikulich (Matthew Granger, 419 Stafford ave, Erie PA 16508, mgranger1@gmail.com, 814-455-2486). Teachers and Merchants are welcome to contact the autocrat for space.
In an effort to foster youth and family involvement in the Society, we are hosting a Kids Kitchen at Bears Event. Our head cooks from Stormsport are Lady Evelyn (age 10), Lady Katherine (age 8), and Lady Alva (age 10), with guest cook, TH Lady Alethea Cowle (age 12). Children ages 4+ and their parent/guardian are invited to help us prepare the sideboard for the day. We will have kitchen prep jobs for all ability levels, with lessons on food safety and basic cooking techniques, all supervised by Ottilige von Rappoltsweiler. Questions and dietary concerns can be directed to her at ottilige@rocketmail.com
Site fees for the event are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 5-12, and children under 5 are free. Students with a valid id are $5.00. This includes a sideboard lunch. An additional $5.00 non-member surcharge will be collected at the door. Please send reservations to Ciar ingen ui Chrotaig (Char Smith, 1007 W. Grandview Blvd, Erie PA 16509,charsmith@verizon.net). Please make checks payable to SCA-PA, Inc. Shire of Stormsport.
DIRECTIONS: From North: Take your best route to I-90 West and take Exit 41 in North East, PA. Turn left onto Route 89 South. After about 13 miles, PA-89 S joins with Route 8. Continue following Route 8 for another 8 miles into Union City. At the first traffic light, turn right onto West High Street. Follow this for two blocks, then turn right onto 2nd Ave. After one block, turn left.
> From the South & West: Take your best route to I-79 North and take Exit 166 for Edinboro, PA. Turn right onto US Route 6N, which becomes US Route 6. Follow this until it intersects with PA Route 8 (approximately 19 miles). Turn left onto PA-8. Go through two stop lights, and at the third light turn left onto West High Street. Follow this for two blocks, and then turn right onto 2nd Ave. After one block, turn left.
> From the East: Take your best route to Route 6 and go west. Follow until you reach the intersection with Route 8 in Union City. Go straight though the stop light, onto West High Street. Follow this for two blocks, and then turn right onto 2nd Ave. After one block, turn left.