These minutes were found in the archives and OCR'd in 2021. The OCR has been fixed up by hand and errors marked with "[sic]", with other transcription notes also in square brackets. Real underlining in the original is indicated by surrounding words with underscores. ================================================================================ Minn-STF Minutes, Back by Popular Apathy Meeting of September 28, 1974, at Denny Lien's. Called to an approximation of order at 2:24 by Denny Lien as an approximation of a presiding officer, in the absence of President or Vice-President Joan Kusske appointed temporary Secretary. OLD BUSINESS Gerry Waasenaar again requested a Treasurer's report, but since everyone wanted the meeting as short as possible, it remained old business and got older. Mark Hansen asked for Minicon 9 volunteer bartenders, but Was ruled out of order by Lien as this was new business. Caryl Bucklin announced that the Minicon 9 pre-party would be at the Bucklin house on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 10. Bring your own pre (also your own bottle}. NEW BUSINESS Lien indicated that the two items of business which necessitated calling the meeting were (1) lining up future meeting places and (2) lining up volunteers for various Minicon 9 functions. He requested anyone with any _other_ new business to speak first and briefly. Caryl Bucklin asked how many people were planning on going to Windycon (weekend of the 26th). Four of five were doing so. Feeling was expressed that we should thus revamp our post-con meeting schedule to leave that weekend without a Minn-STF meeting. Joan Verbs moved that our next meeting be on Oct. 19, with subsequent meetings every two weeks thereafter. Seconded and passed 5-0, with approximately 37 abstentions, most of whom were collating and/or drunk (not counting the presiding officer, who was only the latter). Upcoming meetings were set as follows; October 19 at the apartment of Mark Hansen, with probable back-up by Al Kuhfeld (same building); November 2 at the Hobbitat; November 16 at the Bucklins' home (with understanding that meeting will have to break up no later than 7 p.m.). Lien announced that volunteers were needed to make STAR TREK costumes (contact Mary Himmelbach), to bartend at the con parties (contact Mark Hansen), and to usher and/or guard at the movies at the Library (sign the posted sign-up volunteer sheet or contact Bev Swanson). Eight people were needed for the last function and this heart-felt plea netted five of them. Jim Young asked if there was any further new business. There being none, Mark Hansen moved adjournment. Seconded by Caryl Bucklin and passed by voice vote with two vocal abstentions and dozens of silent ones. Meeting adjourned at 2:34 p.m. Minutes taken by Joan Kusske and revised & typed by Dennis Lien, Minn-STF Secretary [signed: Denny Lien 9 Oct 74 ================================================================================