Category: Fun

Starfleet Academy Watch Party, at Lynne and Phill’s

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Starfleet Academy makes an even dozen versions of Star Trek.  We always think these premieres are a good occasion to get together, and this one is no different.  We're making a couple of simplifications this time. First, we're viewing on Friday evening January 16th to avoid the work-night choices.  Second, we're meeting at Phill and Lynne's home to skip the conflicts with football and other sport this time of year.  I know, a lot of folks will have watched it at the night before premiere, but who is going to watch it just once anyway? Phill will set up the big screen, and we'll watch BOTH episodes that night.

Lynne and Phill will take care of getting the pizzas, that's why we need to know if you're coming by the 14th. We'll have a mix of Papa Murphy's, some Heggie's as extra and make them as needed (Sorry, it's January - no pizza oven this time).  If you plan on coming, please sign up on USS Nokomis site, at the January meeting, or let Phill or Lynne know by Wednesday, January 14, so we can plan quantities. You can call or email us, or just use the sign-up sheet directly.  We'll supply the plates, napkins, and utensils as well.  If you feel joyful, we'd accept a $5 contribution to help out with costs.

Basic drinks (lemonade, iced tea) available. You're welcome and encouraged to bring your favorite preferred beverage, and we'll supply the cups and ice for you.

  • Feel free to arrive at our home anytime 6:00 p.m. or after on Friday, January 16.
  • We will watch the PREMIERE show at 7:00 p.m, and take a break before launching right into the second episode.

Now, it is January and weather is changeable.  Use your best judgement rather than calling for 'status'.  Lynne and I will be present no matter what, and we'll welcome folks that make it but Star Trek isn't worth risking life, limb, and health (and car).

We look forward to seeing you!

June Membership Meeting and 41st Anniversary Picnic

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Greetings, Fellow Nokomisites!!!

We're hosting our 41st Anniversary Picnic IN PERSON.   We're moving north, to the home of Lynne Tauer and Phill Goldman in Dayton.

Date:  June 14th, 2025
Time:  Noon meeting; you're welcome to arrive any time after 11:00 AM
Wise Acres – Phill and Lynne’s
12021 Stoneridge Rd
Dayton
MN

"We bring the HEAT you bring the MEAT" - we'll have grills hot and ready to go and just a few tools.  Bring favorites if you have 'em.  We'll have a propane grill and a small charcoal kettle at the ready, and if you're in the mood we can light a fire in the fire pit and you can use your Dutch Oven.  Feel free to experiment, we're all friends here.

Phill has a 12" Pizza Oven on hand and he'll have a dozen 12" crusts available.  A few other folks are bringing sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, and onions.  If you want to try something unique (chicken tikka, sauerkraut and bratwurst) bring it along.   The pizzas are Neapolitan-style like Punch, cooking takes less than 2 min per pie.

We'll have a sharing table, bring whatever you feel makes a real picnic.  The Nokomis will supply plates, napkins, 'red cups' and a few utensils.  If your share dish has special tools required, please bring 'em.

Bring the beverage of choice with you as well.  We'll have some lemonade and iced tea ready.   We have a few outdoor, comfortable chairs on hand.  If you have a favorite outdoor seat you should bring it along.  We can backfill with some of those folding steel chairs.

What to look forward to:

  • A very short business meeting
  • Actual People in 3-D
  • The smells of good grilling and Pizza
  • And a few games, perhaps involving PEEPS

We'll also be setting up a virtual camera and speaker so you can visit if you just can't make it to Dayton.

Your Reminders List

  • Bring your main meal(s) - lunch and dinner and your beverage of choice
  • Something to share
  • Experimental Pizza Toppings if you dare
  • Comfy Outdoor Chairs
  • Outdoor recreation

The garage is ready and we have several shelter tents, so the event happens rain or shine.

We don't have an end-time planned, but please let us know if you're camping out.

Our 40th Anniversary Year – 1984-2024

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The U.S.S. Nokomis was founded in June of 1984. We've had hundreds of meetings and events, dozens of celebrations, and uncountable hours of good times. A few hundred people have visited our Club and more than a few have remained long term. We've had romances and a few marriages, births and deaths, challenges and accomplishments. It's remarkable that any organization can last this long, it's time to celebrate.

It's a year-long celebration with a list of happenings:

  • On May 4th we held our Celebration Dinner and Dance.  For a meeting summary
    • Read the post 40th Anniversary Celebration was Fun!
    • Mary had some Challenge Coins made for our occasion - if you didn't make the Dinner and Dance, check with Mary to see if there's one available for you!
  • At the actual anniversary date we'll hold the Anniversary Picnic - June Meeting and 40th Anniversary Picnic NEXT MONTH
  • In the meantime, and before the Picnic you can get your swag - Scott's set up ussnokomis.square.site with mugs, t-shirts, and more - directly sent to your home, no need to wait for a meeting.

After Meeting Activities – Name That Story

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Get your Trivia Mind ready, it's Name That Story, after the February Meeting!!

This will be a little bit new and a little experimental.  It will very definitely be Star Trek related, and having a ready stock of trivia in your head may or may not help since I like to level the playing field just a bit. If you remember overall stories, that's all you'll need (no ship IDs, stardates, minor characters, or backstage stuff - Sorry Jim).  For practice, try this one:  Intense twin rivalry winds up as a fistfight in the corridor.   

We'll have a couple of rounds, and self-score between.  The prize is bragging rights, and the privilege of planning the next online game.

Seriously, whether you Win this one or not: If you have an idea for an after-meeting game, I'm happy to help you make it real, and it's always welcome even if we have other things later in the day.  Give it a shot, I can tell you folks in the group enjoy the work and are really forgiving of glitches.

"Boeing, when the Doors Fell"

  • Phill

Your Practice Answer: The Alternative Factor.  Remember Lazarus?   Good Luck.

Chuck Wagon Fundraiser, Sunday October 15, 2023

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Chuck Wagon Dinner and Auction

Sponsored by

U.S.S. NOKOMIS STAR TREK CLUB

SUNDAY
Sunday, October 15, 2023
at the
Dan Patch American Legion – Savage
12375 Princeton Ave
Savage, MN 55378

Cost is $13.00 per person

Social Time and Auction Viewing  2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Chuck Wagon Chili Dinner Served, plus fun Games 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Silent Auction Closes  3:30 p.m.
Door Prizes  2:15 p.m. to  3:15 p.m.

Please reserve your spots by October 7th so we can make sure there is plenty of Chili and fixins for everyone.

Hello Everyone,

We’re back again and we’re excited to say it’s that time again for our annual Chuck Wagon Dinner.  I can’t begin to tell you how much your support means to us.  Come enjoy a fun meal as well as the auction.  The dinner tickets are $13.00 a person as well as we are raffling off 50/50 tickets (one for $5.00 or three for $10.00).  That means if your name is drawn you will win half of the proceeds that we have collected.  Last time’s winner took home over $365.00 dollars!!!  So, if you can’t make the dinner, please buy raffle tickets.

  Please pass along the invitation to friends and family.  All are welcome.  We just need you to purchase your tickets by October 7th so that we make sure to have plenty of food for you to enjoy.  If you have already bought your tickets, please mark your calendars so you don’t miss the fun!

Thanks again my friends,

Pam

June Meeting and Anniversary Picnic

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Greetings, Fellow Nokomisites!

We're hosting our 39th Anniversary Picnic IN PERSON at the Bush Lake Park, Shelter #1 in Bloomington.  This is familiar territory, the same shelter as we've used before.

Date:  June 10th, 2023
Time:  Noon meeting; we have the shelter from 11:00AM to 4:00PM
West Bush Lake Park Shelter 1
9401 W Bush Lake Rd
Bloomington
MN

We are also returning to our normal ways on picincs.   "We bring the HEAT you bring the MEAT" - we'll have grills hot and ready to go and just a few tools.  Bring favorites if you have 'em.

We're back to having a sharing table again, bring whatever you feel makes a real picnic.  Bring your own plates and utensils too, otherwise eating could be messy.

What to look forward to:

  • A very short business meeting
  • Actual People in 3-D
  • The smells of good grilling
  • And a few games, perhaps involving PEEPS

We'll also be setting up a virtual camera and speaker so you can visit if you just can't make it to Bloomington.

2022 Anniversary Picnic and Membership Meeting – June 11th in Bloomington

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The 37th Anniversary Picnic takes place this Saturday the 11th at Noon.   We've booked the West Bush Lake Park Shelter 1, the two-roofed shelter in the woods in West Bush Lake Park, Bloomington.

We have the shelter from 11AM to 4PM, along with access to grills and the bathrooms.   As of now the weather forecast is quite good, no difficulties.

Phill has electronics good to go for background music and Zoom-ing the meeting.  We have a large bag of charcoal for grills for you to cook whatever grillable or roastable goodies you bring.  Halloween style treats (packaged) are ok to bring and share, but not yet homemade treats out of an abundance of caution. Drinking is ok if we avoid D&D (drunk and OK disorderly).  Sorry, No bouncy Galileo or Inflatable Trelane's Castle.

Speaking of Zoom, we'll have the meeting up and running a little ahead of time and keep it up until there's nobody on.  If you're at the meeting in person, stop by the Zoom PC to say hi to those who can't make it this time.

See you all there!

 

Movie Night – Outdoor-Safe on August 22nd

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star-trek-movie-night-600x520The Backyard Movie Night is coming This Month!

This is one of the few events we can host outdoors and stay safe from the scourge.  Mary's agreed to host a socially spaced event outdoors in front of Storage Bay 3 (the shed) so we can get together at least once in six months.  We'll do the Star Trek movie set starting at 7PM, and host the food using the best party subs Jersey Mike's has (thanks Emma and Harrison).

The event will only take place if the weather is good, there isn't a good option to move indoors if it rains.  We'll make the call on the day before the event.  If we have to cancel due to weather we'll fully refund the money you paid.

With just over a month remaining, it's time to reserve your place at the event and pre-pay.  The link below is for PayPal, or you can send checks to Pam and she'll hold them until the night of the event.  We are looking into Venmo, but we're not quite there yet.

It's been a long time since we went virtual, let's have some in-person fun.

 

Something new….

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OK...now that I am the chief cook, chauffeur, maid, and bottle washer I find that I have been getting a little bored doing the 'same ole, same old' for making meals. Most days I prefer simple easy meals without extra/exotic ingredients. Plus, let's be honest, I need to be able to adjust recipes because of likes/dislikes, lactose intolerance and allergies...no one in this house likes the same thing--so it seems.

I receive daily emails with recipe suggestions from Recipe of the Day from Taste of Home and Betty Crocker websites. Both have a daily suggestion or two from their free subscription services, can be easily signed up for and cancelled, and have a huge back log of choices. These have been helpful! Hope it makes your menu planning a little more interesting!