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Show ..,!( - : ; r - J . f , K i . -. ! .- : , .v -Mi j ; ' . . .' : r 1 r, ' t 'p PRACTICING A medieval battle with swords and shields ar e members of the Society for Creative Anachronisms, Inc rt will perform Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on -the courthous! J lawn. 3o' Days of King Arthur i live in Vernal Oct. 24 ? "On your honour and at the marshals mar-shals command, you may begin!" No, it's not a duel with six-guns with the town marshall overseeing the proceedings. R's the beginning of a medieval sword and shield battle as recreated by the Society for Creative Anachronisms, Inc. Saturday, Oct. 24, the Society will present two demonstrations of knightly fighting and courtly skills at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Uintah County Courthouse. The Society for Creative Anachronisms, Inc., is a non-profit educational corporation that is made up of people who enjoy recreating the medieval and renaissance culture" the way it should have been instead of how it really was." The members of this international group, now 15.000 strong, take great pleasure in taking a step back in time at their monthly "revels" and enjoying some of the same feasts and entertainments that were enjoyed by noblemen and noblewomen in earlier times. The Society had its start about 16 years ago at the University of California at Berkley where a group of students held the first tournament to "protest the Twentieth Century t. U that beginning, the idea of raj-. time of chivalry and cwrtW."' I spread until there are now or ia i groups in 48 of the 50 states aai- Hi least five foreign countries. " Is The local group has been orfo :at for a year and is called "thesb c Dragon's Rest." As Claire Spec; ;:en of the local officers, explained T r elsedoyouhaveagroupwitha monument devoted to the stii r dragon bones right outside of tor' . MembersaredrawnfromaIk;i 1 life. Teachers, mechanics, state r. housewives all work together tolr A the times of King Arthur back tc Membership in the Society is ops'- r anyone interested in enjoying tb r f:' of time trip. " "' r re The demonstration this SaturisT; ip acquaint more people with the pc i" activities here in Vernal. To heij?- the festivities, members of the $e- t are coming from Salt Lake City K Barony of Loch Salann") acd G r.-River," r.-River," Wyo. ("the Shire of OtheiZ L Everyone is welcome to stops:;. demonstration to talk with cere about the Society and to a:i;. fighting. |