Former King Robert I Birthday Well Wishes

The Office of the Prime Minister of Talossa

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L'Óifisch dal Seneschal del Regipäts Talossa

As today marks the birthday of our former King Robert I, I join all of Talossa in celebrating this annual milestone and remind the good citizens of Talossa that we all are here because of the imagination of King Robert.

Done under my hand and seal, as from Kenwood House, this day the 2nd day of July, in the Year of Our Lord 2013, of the independence of Talossa the thirty-fourth, and the seventh in the reign of our gracious Sovereign John.

Txec Róibeard dal Nordselva, MC

Seneschal 

Immigration Day Speech

Note: This speech was given on June 24, 2013 but due to the Prime Minister being out of town on the actual date, it was posted via Talossan Time Travel

The Office of the Prime Minister of Talossa
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L'Óifisch dal Seneschal del Regipäts Talossa

Immigration Day Speech

Talossa is by its very nature a nation of immigrants - every citizen over the past thirty-two years since immigration opened chose to immigrate to this great nation through a conscious decision. It is due to our nature that Immigration Day is such an important day in the life of all Talossans. Nearly Thirty-four years ago in a small bedroom, our first Sovereign, King Robert I, declared his independence from the United States of America. It is this amazing accomplishment that we celebrate here today. All of us from King John down to our newest citizens all owe a debt to this visionary act that created the Kingdom that we call home today.

I am especially pleased to celebrate this, my very first Immigration day. It is my first in two ways - first because I was not a citizen the last time this auspicious day rolled around, and second because this is my first time celebrating it as your Seneschal. I am an example of how hard work and persistence in Talossa is rewarded. Our nation is full of eminent examples of persistence and greatness. In fact, I would say that each and every citizen of Talossa is a testament to this greatness. We have created a nation full of rich heritage, cultural depth, linguistic uniqueness, and above all, a pretty cool place to be! We are the "in-crowd" that our natural Cestours within our national borders celebrate even without realizing they are doing so.

I am proud to be a Talossan and a loyal subject of our Sovereign, His Majesty King John. I am proud to serve as the Seneschal of this great nation. I am most proud to be an immigrant to this nation of freedom loving, independent thinkers. I celebrate with all of you this great day!

Long Live King John and Long May Talossa Thrive!

Dr. Txec dal Nordselva, Seneschal

Juneau Day Message from the Government

In the first ten years of its existence, there were really two Milwaukees -- Juneautown on the east side of the Milwaukee River and Kilbourntown on the west. By the 1840s, the rivalry between the east side (Juneautown) and the west side (Kilbourntown) had grown intense. Much of this was due to Byron Kilbourn who was trying to isolate the east making it more or less a satellite of Kilbourntown. In 1840, the Wisconsin Legislature required Milwaukee to build a drawbridge to replace an inadequate ferry system. Kilbourn and the west siders saw the bridge as a blow to their independence. It all came to a head in May of 1845 when Kilbourn decided to drop the west end of the bridge into the river. An east side mob gathered at the river. Violence was averted for at least two more weeks when an east side vigilante group destroyed two smaller bridges in an attempt to cut the west side off from the south and the east. A skirmish broke out between the west and east. Several people were seriously injured but there were no deaths. After the smoke cleared, Milwaukeeans on both sides realized that they would have to learn how to cooperate and live as one community. The following year, west and east joined to become the City of Milwaukee.The 25th Cosa forever sealed its fate in our great history with the enactment of the following bill:

25 RZ67 - The Juneau Day Act


WHEREAS the Kingdom does not have an official holiday to honor the William Penn of Talossa, the Roger Williams of Talossa, the Thomas Hooker of Talossa; and


WHEREAS the Venerable Solomon Juneau is recognized to be the ultimate antecedent of the Talossan national consciousness, with his firm yet kind leadership of the East Side from 1819 to 1852; and


WHEREAS the Ziu now sees it incredibly fit to honor the great Juneau with a annual holiday;


THEREFORE the Ziu sets aside 28 May as Juneau Day, to commemorate the day where a few battalions of Juneaumen bravely fought against the evil Kilbournites on the two bridges.


Uréu q'estadra så: Matt Dabrowski - (PC-Vuode)


And so my friends and fellow talossens we celebrate bridges burning. And honor a great man in the history of our home soil and a reflection of a unity in a city that later came to be a central hub of beer making and enjoyment, in 1843, housing 138 taverns in Milwaukee, an average of one per forty residents. And some people wonder about us…

The minister of culture wanders off duty done for the day..