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Greetings Nokomis Crew…

As you know, the club has an eBay Store where we are selling/auctioning Star Trek Collectibles, with proceeds going to the Club.

Currently we have 6 items on the site, all of which were generously donated from the Estate of Juana Mann.

The eBay store can be found with this link:  https://www.ebay.com/usr/stcollectibles7

Stop by and have a look…there are some interesting and rare items on-offer right now.

There are only a couple months before the Holidays…Get your “Trek-Mass” shopping done yearly this year.

Until Next Time, Trek On!

First Officer Jane Dusek.

We will be doing a paint-and-sip event at Cheers Pablo in Woodbury on Saturday, November 4th at 6:30 pm.  A painting with the Enterprise and a Vulcan salute has been specially designed for our group!  The cost is $35 plus whatever wine or snacks you choose.  You may sign up directly on http://www.cheerspablo.com    Select the Woodbury location and go to our private event listed at November 4th at 6:30.

Greetings, crew!

If you missed the September meeting, you missed the unveiling and approval of our new year's calendar. Here are the activities we have planned for the rest of this year and 2018:

October 2017
Governing Board Meeting – 13
Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony – 14
Zoo Boo – 21-22/28-29

November 2017
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting – 11
Possible Mall Scavenger Hunt – 11

December 2017
Holiday Event – 9

January 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting – 6
January Dance – 13
Feed My Starving Children Packing Coon Rapids – 23

February 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting – 10
Valentine Dinner Fundraiser – TBD
Theater Outing – TBD

March 2018
MarsCon – 2 to 4
MarsCon Blood Drive – 3
Twin Cities Regional Science Fair – 2,3
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting – 10
St. Patrick’s Day Party/Beer Tasting – 10
Possible Theater Outing – TBD
Begin election campaign for 2018 Governing Board

April 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting – 14
Chuckwagon Social – 21
NLC Gala – TBD
Possible Escape Room Outing – TBD

May 2018
Journey to Babble Brewery Tour – TBD
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting – 12
Possible Construction Day – TBD

June 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting and Anniversary Picnic – 9

July 2018
CONvergence – 5 to 8
CONvergence Blood Drive – 7
Garden Party – TBD
Feed My Starving Children Packing – TBD

August 2018
Drive-in Movie Night – TBD
Starfleet Convention – 10 to 11
Lake Campout – 17 to 19
Star Trek Bar Crawl – TBD
Possible St Paul Saints Game – TBD

September 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting and Bowling Party – 8
Renaissance Festival Outing – TBD

October 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony – 13

November 2018
Governing Board Meeting – TBD
Membership Meeting and Bake Sale – 10

December 2018
Holiday Event – 8

How's that for a bunch of fun? We are always willing to add events to the calendar if you'd like to propose something, provided the group approves. It certainly helps if you're willing to lead the way with planning, but it's not necessary.

Now it's time to move on with our year. Please join us at the October meeting for the yearly awards ceremony. Make sure you've paid your dues, too!! Remember that they're all due in September. We're sure to find a nice place for dinner after the meeting, too, so plan for that.

See you around the galaxy!

Mary

We will have a scavenger hunt at a local mall if, and only if, we have enough interest. We've had lots of fun at these in the past and would love to do it again. If you are interested, please make sure to sign up on the signup sheet here.

A Mall scavenger hunt is a lot of fun. Each team of 2 or 3 people run around a shopping mall, locating and photographing the answers to clues.  The team with the most completed clues wins.

We've done this event a few times in the past, and we have one scheduled for November 11, 2017.  Sounds good, right?

There's a signup sheet available for you.

We'll let you know the rest of the plans at the October meeting.

On Friday, July 14th, an away team from the Nokomis attended a showing of the 2009 movie Star Trek at Orchestra Hall with full accompaniment by the Minnesota Orchestra.  Hearing the soundtrack played live was an amazing experience.  Many fans who attended dressed up in Star Trek uniforms and other costumes, including the entire brass section!  Many of us said we'd like to attend other types of screenings like this in the future.

Many thanks to Aida Cruz for this awesome suggestion!  Way to dive right in as a new member!

Greetings, Crew!

Here we are, back to a new year of fun. September is the beginning of our club year and we have lots of great things in store, as always. We'll start out on the 9th with our general membership meeting and annual bowling party. We've invited the other clubs to attend, so help pass the word if you know folks who'd like to come. We hope you'll join us at Boca Chica afterwards, so please add your name to the list for the reservation.

At the September meeting we always unveil our upcoming calendar. You'll hear all of the things the Governing Board proposes for October 2017 to December 2018. Then the membership will approve that calendar and we'll start to plan. Keep in mind that the calendar is always evolving, so any social or charitable event you crave could become a reality. Just suggest it to a board member for consideration.

If you haven't come to the last few October meetings, you'll want to make it this year. This will be our third annual awards session and review of our year. It's amazing what fun things we do!

We are currently looking for a fun activity for our December calendar, so if you have an idea let's hear it! We've done everything from outdoor activities to fancy parties to theater outings, so anything is fair game. We'll discuss this decision at the September meeting.

I hope everybody is enjoying the late summer offerings in the area, from the Fair to the RenFest to apple orchards and more. See you around the galaxy!

Mary

On August 26th we had a nice time at the backyard movie night. We weren't in the back yard due to the rainy weather, but that didn't stop the fun.

Our theme was Halloween in August. We watched two episodes of extraordinary high quality - Spock's Brain and Catspaw. Our menu included Sylvia's Salad, Transmuter Pie and Sigma Draconis Pie (regular and Vegan shepherd's pies), Brain and Brain Cake, Morg and Eymorg Cookies and Korob's Wands. Popcorn capped the evening as we watched several documentary segments from the Roddenberry Vault. Previously unseen original series footage is rare, so it was especially fun to see these programs.

We were sad that the Star was missing, but she was here with us in spirit, we're sure. I am thankful that Lynne stepped in with great ideas and lots of work so our event could go on. Thanks also to Phill and Jack for their part in the evening and to everyone that attended.

Mary