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P o l k C oun t y L i v ing Po l k Coun t y I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r • Sep t embe r 16 , 2015 6 A J o u r n e y t o a n o t h e r t im e “Y ou da r e mo ck the kn igh t s o f B r i tann ia ? ! ” EM I L Y M EN TZ ER / I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r Swo rd p lay i s a common s igh t a t Sh rew sbu ry Ren F a i re . JO L EN E GUZMAN / I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r A kn igh t re spond s to he ck le r s in the c rowd du r ing a jou s t ing pe r fo rman ce on Sunday a f te rnoon a t Sh rew sbu ry . Sh r ew sbu r y R ena i s san c e Fa i r e in K in g s V a l l e y show s a g l imp s e o f l i f e in a v i l la g e 500 y ea r s a go By Jo lene Gu zman The I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r K INGS VALLEY – K a t r ina Sho r t r idge look s no th ing sho r t o f d i sp l ea s ed w i th h e r daugh t e r , Logan , a s sh e wa s fo r c ed to ba rk and how l . Sho r t r idge , o f Co rva l l i s , ha s b e en th rown in th e “ ja i l ” a t th e Sh r ew sbu ry R ena i s - san c e F a i r e b y sa id daugh t e r . Fo r wha t c r im e ? “Every th ing ,” Logan Sho r t r idg e sa id w i th a m i s - ch i e vou s g r in . K a t r ina wou ld on l y ea rn ba i l i f sh e g e t s on h e r hand s and kn e e s and ba rk s l ik e a dog , bu t no t b e fo r e tak ing som e ha r a s sm en t f rom h e r cap to r s , the “ ja i le r s ” a t H angman s A c r e . Many ac to r s w i th the g roup , ba s ed ou t o f G ig H a r - bo r , W a sh . , a r e m i l i ta ry v e t - e r an s , and th e y m i ld l y hu - m i l ia te peop le a t R ena i s - san c e fa i r s fo r a good cau s e . Abou t ha l f o f th e p ro c e ed s f rom the “wa r ran t s ” and “boun t i e s ” th e y s e l l go to g roup s a s s i s t ing v e t e r an s . Th e y pu t on a good show , pok ing the mo s t fun a t th em s e l v e s wh en no t ho ld - ing a c i v i l ian cap t i v e . “On th e coun t o f th r e e , w e w i l l a l l po in t a t th i s d runk en ba s ta rd and laugh a t h im , ” sa id T ro y N a ry , th e g roup ’ s s c r ib e , imp lo r ing th e ga th e r - ing aud i en c e to mak e fun o f on e o f h i s f e l low p la y e r s du r - JO L EN E GUZMAN / I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r Ka t r ina Sho r t r idge , in the ce l l , joke s w i th he r cap to r s a s he r daugh te r , Logan , look s on w i th amu semen t . Logan had he r mom ja i led on a wa r ran t fo r “ eve ry th ing ” on Sunday . ing a lu l l in bu s in e s s Sunda y a f t e rnoon . Th i s i s th e th i rd y ea r th e g roup ha s b e en on th e R en fa i r e c i r cu i t , sa id Cod y N e l - son , th e “wa rd en ” and on e o f th e o r ig ina to r s . In sp i r a t ion fo r H angman s A c r e s e em s f i t t ing , g i v en th e na tu r e o f th e i r a c t . “R ea l l y i t wa s a d runk en Monda y , ” N e l son sa id , sm i l - ing , “W e sa id , ‘H e y , wou ldn ’ t i t b e fun i f w e d id th i s ? ” “Th e n e x t y ea r , th i s hap - p en ed , ” h e sa id g e s tu r ing to th e mo ck ja i l w i th two c e l l s . In fu l l Rena i s sance -e ra ou t f i t s and cha r a c t e r s , th e ja i l e r s a t H angman s A c r e f i t in p e r f e c t l y a t Sh r ew sbu ry , wh i ch took p la c e o v e r th e w e ek end in K ing s V a l l e y . Th e annua l f e s t i va l r e c r ea t e s a Rena i s sance v i l lage , com - p le te w i th a ta v e rn , me r - chan t s , a jou s t ing r ing , and now , a ja i l . A good po r t ion o f th e p eop l e who a t t end d r e s s th e pa r t and b e com e pa r t o f th e amb ian c e . M embe r s o f Hangman s A c r e ’ s ca s t a r e manag e r s o f The W a sh ing ton M id sum - m e r R ena i s san c e F a i r e , so th e t r ip to Sh r ew sbu ry g i v e s th em a w e l com e b r eak f rom r e spon s ib i l i t y . “W e ’ v e had a wond e r fu l t im e , ” N a ry sa id . “ I t g i v e s u s a chan c e to p la y and r e la x th roughou t th e da y . ” Th e y ha v e p l en t y o f fun w i th Ka t r ina and Logan . A f t e r su f f e r ing h e r fa i r sha r e o f emba r r a s sm en t , K a t r ina wa s f ina l l y r e l ea s ed f rom ja i l . Logan d i sapp ea r ed in a f la sh on c e th e doo r to th e EM I L Y M EN TZ ER / I t em i z e r -Ob se rv e r The jou s t ing tou rnamen t em cee kep t the c rowd en te r - ta ined du r ing the mo ck compe t i t ion s a t Sh rew sbu ry . c e l l op en ed . H e r mom fo l - low ed w i th d e t e rm ina t ion in h e r s t ep s . Th i s wa s th e f i r s t R ena i s - san c e fa i r K a t r ina had a t - t end ed in 20 y ea r s . “Th e k id had n e v e r b e en to on e , ” sh e e xp la in ed wh i l e scann ing the c rowd fo r Logan . “So fa r sh e lo v e s i t . ” A s fo r r e v eng e , th e wh e e l s we re tu rn ing in Ka t r ina ’ s h ead . “ I don ’ t know y e t , bu t I w i l l th ink o f som e th ing app ro - p r ia t e , ” sh e sa id . Wh en Logan r e tu rn ed , sh e wa s g r ee ted b y he r mom th row ing a cup o f wa t e r on h e r . Tha t wou ld b e ju s t th e b eg inn ing o f h e r p enan c e , bu t sh e d idn ’ t s e em to ca r e . “Oh m y god , i t wa s ama z - ing , ” she sa id . “ I ’m go ing to d ie . Bu t i t wa s wo r th i t . I cou ldn ’ t s top laugh ing . ”