These minutes were first found, called "excerpted", but very nearly complete,
in Son of the WSFA Journal #138, 3rd April 1974 issue.  Then in 2021, Matt
found the complete version and OCR'd it.  Noticed errors are marked with
"[sic]". Underlines are indicated by surrounding words with underscores.

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       THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MINN-STF MINUTES

Meeting of Feb. 23, 1974, at the Hobbitat.

Meeting called to "order" at 3:45.

Cryptic note follows:"someone threw coins; Mark lunged; Chuck remonstrated."
Importance of events recorded in cryptic note is proven by fact that two weeks
later I don't have the slightest memory of it.  Someone is covering up.

Chuck Holst called for old business, then new business.  The second one worked.

New business consisted of nominations for the Board of Directors:

Denny Lien      : Nominated by Dick Tatge     ; declined.
Dick=Tatge      : Nominated by Carol Stodolka ; Seconded by Craig Van Grasstek
Frank Stodolka  :   "       "  Martin Schafer ;   "      "  Craig van Grasstek
Ruth Odren      :   "       "  Dick Tatge     ;   "      "  Joan Verba
Gerry Wassenaar :   "       "  Denny Lien     ;   "      "  Craig van Grasstek
Don Blyly       :   "       "  Dick Tatge     ; declined "
Ken Fletcher    :   "       "  Dick Tatge     ; Seconded by Don Blyly
Blue Petal      :   "       "  Ken Fletcher   ;   "      "  Martin Schafer
Caryl Bucklin   :   "       "  Denny Lien     ;   "      "  Dick Tatge
Al Kuhfeld      :   "       "  Martin Schafer ;   "      "  Don Blyly
Bev Swanson     :   "       "  Chuck Holst    ;   "      "  Ken Fletcher
Mike Wood       :   "       "  Gerry Wassenaar;   "      "  Dick Tatge
Jim Young       :   "       "  Gerry Wassenaar;   "      "  Dick Tatge
Margie Lessinger:   "       "  Caryl Bucklin  ;   "      "  Gerry Wassenaar
Chuck Holst     :   "       "  Greg Lien      ;   "      "  Bev Swanson

Chairbeing Mark Hansen then closed nominations. Nominations will be open once
again at March 9th meeting; election to take place at meeting of March 23rd. Total
number of candidates thus far: 13. Total number of people declining nomination
thus far: 2. Record for most people nominated thus far held by Dick Tatge, with
4; record for most nominations seconded a tie between Tatge and Craig van Grasstek,
each with 3. Keep those cards and letters coming in, folks.

Jim Young moved to adjourn and someone seconded. Chuck Holst objected, leading to
a parlimentary [sic] squabble (for one thing, we had not yet had a Treasurer's Report).
While the squabble squabbed, Caryl Bucklin slipped in a Treasurer's Report _sotto_
_Voice_: we still have a treasury.  Denny Lien refused to ask everyone to sign the
sign-in sheets, for a change.  Frank Stodolka reminded us of the curently[sic]-running
local s.f. play, JUMPDAY.  Don Blyly announced that he was selling INSIDER, with an
article on local s.f. activities.  Denny Lien announced that his SCIENCE FICTION
WRITERS OF THE TWIN CITIES bibliography had been listed on the freebie page of the
current LIBRARY JOURNAL and that he was getting sundry across-the-country requests
therefrom.  By this time, the squabble had subsided to a rising surge of apathy and
a vote on adjournment was taken.  Aside from one abstention, everyone voted Yea.

Meeting adjourned at 3:55.

                                      Submitted and seconded _sans_ squabs,

                                      [signed:] Denny Lien

                                      Secretary

                                                  [handwritten:] 7 March 74

  
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