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Volume 31, Issue 8 August 2014
Hello, fellow Plains & Peaksters! Just got back from my 40th High School reunion – we were a small class – only 52 of us (I’ve had that num-ber wrong for years – I thought it was 48) and 17 showed up for the event! It was really, really great to see these folks again. With one exception, it had literally been 40 years since I’d seen them. We got caught up on what we’ve been doing, where life had taken us and where some of our absent classmates were or could be. My goal for the next year is to find all my classmates and encourage them to attend a future reunion! We zoomed up to Montana via the fastest route, but took a couple of days to drive back down and went through Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. Mike got to see Old Faithful and we did see one buffalo (and lots of deer), but no elk or moose. The Tetons were majes-tic – I could live there in Jackson – I do love the mountains. But, for most of Wyoming (the southern part), I didn’t lose anything there that I need to ever go back and get! This trip was, of course, right on the heels of the Brilliance in Beantown Annual Gathering. I had a fantastic time at the AG and took ad-vantage of all the seminars, hospitality room and seeing friends I hadn’t seen since last AG! About 13 of us from Plains & Peaks attended the AG – and we frequently met up with for-mer Peaksters Dave and Jen and Art and Vera and Joan during the 4-day long event. Mike and I also enjoyed being in Boston; we walked the Freedom Trail and had lunch at the Union Oyster House, which opened in
1826, making it the oldest restaurant in the US. We watched the 4th of July Charles River fireworks from the 21st floor Hells M suite in the hotel and saw the Red Sox play at Fenway. It was quite the trip – and I enjoyed every minute of it! Side note: the fireworks were actually on the 3rd this year (due to a horrible weather prediction for the 4th)! Coming up in August for our group: lots of events! Surely you’ll find something to attend, like GITBP, Kimball’s, or lunch at the Burg-erQuest Six event, or maybe dinner at Oscar’s or Juniper Valley Ranch. How about Trivia or Scrabble? Or, less “formal” is the Late Sum-mer Celebration at Linda and Doug’s house. There’s lots to choose from – or – attend them all! Coming up in September – our Mini-RG at Cripple Creek. Huge thanks to Al Ackerson for organizing this event again this year! In addi-tion to the all the stuff to do and see up in the mountain communities of Cripple Creek and Victor, Al’s got three events planned for the group: dinner at Bronco Billy’s, the Butte The-ater, and Stacy Pederson’s comedy show. Check out all the details in our calendar, mark your calendar for those events, and RSVP to Al … it’s that simple! Remember, Plains & Peaks Mensa offers a variety of events and guests are always wel-come, so if you’d be more comfortable com-ing to an event with a spouse or friend, please do so! Also keep in mind that most of our events are, in fact, kid-friendly, too!
As always, if you have an idea for a program or know of an interesting guest speaker – let me know so we can set it up! And … hope to see you soon at a Mensa event!
~Sandy
http://www.plainsandpeaks.us.mensa.org/
The Newsletter of Plains and Peaks Mensa, Southern Colorado
In This Issue
What’s Up In Our Region………...…2
Plains and Peaks Officers…...........2
Plains & Peaks Patter....……..........3
Cryptogram.………………….…………..3
Jewel Awards……………...…………...3
Welcome & Farewell....................3
BurgerQuest Review………...……….4
Birthdays……………….……….....……..4
Trivial Trivia…...………………..….…...4
Anniversaries...............................4
Brilliance in Beantown…………..….5
Trivia/Cryptogram Answers……….5
August/September Events….....6/7
August Calendar….……...…….........7
Plains and Peaks Mensa Officers
Sandy Halby (LocSec/President) 6066 Del Rey Dr., COS 80918 719-528-5483 [email protected] Chris Cooper (2nd Vice Pres. for Membership) 1105 Bowstring Rd. Monument, CO 80132=8595 (719-646-4456)
George Cooper (treasurer) 1105 Bowstring Rd. Monument, CO 80132=8595
719-646-4456 Sean McCormick (Gifted Children’s Coordinator) 4220 Ruby Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80918-5058 (719) 651-6706 [email protected] Betsy Ogan (PlainsPeaking Editor) 1061 Hummingbird Ct, COS 80921 719-481-1199 [email protected] Windy Haddad (Webmaster) 1465 Stella Dr. COS 80921 719-201-4743
[email protected] Al Ackerson (Past President) 5102 Galley Road, #430AW, COS 80915 719-465-3747 [email protected]
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What’s Up In Our Region
Greg Kontz
Regional Vice Chair
Heartland Region 7 RVC7 – LocSec 07/585 North Dakota
[email protected] 701-290-0743
Hi Guys – Here’s a summary of events at the Board meeting in Boston:
We discussed membership rates. One proposal was that there
be an automatic increase of 2.5% per year. The other proposal would remove multiyear discounts if the automatic increase passed – because there would be a ‘built in’ discount then. These will be voted on at the September 6th meeting.
Also discussed were proposed changes to Bylaws of American
Mensa . The vote on which proposals should go on the 2015 ballot will be held at the September 6th meeting. Once they’re on the ballot, the decision is up to you guys. There will probably be lots of American Mensa Bylaw changes on the 2015 ballot - many are simply ‘housekeeping’ changes to bring them up to date. There may be some that you will find interesting, though – be sure to take some time to ‘dig in’ when they come out.
A motion to hold all non-AG board meetings in Arlington was
rejected.
The current requirement that at least one member of the hospi-
tality committee at gatherings has to have completed a food handling course was changed to food handling requirements of the venue and local laws had to be followed.
Hollywood, Florida was selected as the site of the 2017 AG.
Every R7 group received Jewel Awards (details on page 3) Emer-
ald Awards to: Plains & Peaks, Missouri Ozarks, Mid America, High Mountain, Denver, Boulder Front Range, Wyoming, Sun-flower, South Dakota, Central Iowa. The following got Sapphire Awards: North Dakota, Nebraska/Western Iowa. North Dakota also got the award for highest score in their class size (Class V). Boulder Front Range was 4th, and Sunflower 10th, of 35 in Class IV. Denver was 4th, and Mid America 7th, of 25 in Class II. Ne-braska/Western Iowa was 9th of 37 in Class III. I have most of the awards – will be mailing them to the LocSecs soon. Not bad, fellow Heartlanders – ya’ done good. The fact that every group was active enough to qualify says a lot about the ‘walking the walk’ aspect of being a Heartlander.
Tony Jackowski (07/640 Mid America) was given a Distinguished
Service Award. He's served as Second Vice Chair, twice as RVC, Asst. RVC, Interloc Editor, Co-Chaired two AGs, and been on sev-eral committees. Congrats, Tony – and thank you for all you’ve done and are doing!
On a personal note: I’m leaving in the morning to go see my
grand-daughter Chloe. She’s still at Minneapolis Children’s Hos-pital – will be for a while. Her mom has been there, with her, for about a month now. Chloe has doubled her birth weight – she’s now 2lbs, 6 oz. It’s still a roller coaster, and I’m sure it will be for a long time yet. I’m still grateful every day she hangs in there, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing her and being able to hold her (haven’t yet). Susan and I appreciate all the expres-
sions of support – thank you so much for that.
Later,
Greg
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Cryptogram
“To us, family means putting your arms
around each other and being there..”
~Barbara Bush
If you have an announcement or news item, please forward it to PlainsPeaking Editor Betsy Ogan ([email protected]) for inclusion in PlainsPeaking! And, don’t forget, you can advertise your business in PlainsPeaking. Current rates are: business card size $6, quarter page $10, half page $25 and full page $50.
GAMES NIGHT AT THE COOPERS: Al Ackerson, Chris and George Cooper, Sandy Halby and Doug Laird enjoyed an evening of noshing, imbibing and playing Trionimo. How we’d do? Let’s see: Al said “This game sucks”; Chris said “This is a stupid game”; Doug said “This is a stupid game"; George said “This game is stupid”; Sandy said “I love this game”. Guess who won two games?
TGIF TRIVIA: Al Ackerson, George Cooper, Mike Halby , and Louise and Jim Hunter tested their genius against each other and the coun-try. Al and Mike were tied for “Warm-up”. Someone else won “Countdown” (the nerve!). George won the “Lightening Round”. “Pyramid” was a tie between Al and George. Final results were: Jim, George, Al, Mike and Louise. The location, TGIF Colorado Springs, was 24th in the country. Jim came in 27th in the country. You go Jim!!!
HELP WANTED! Do you have a Media or Publicity background? May-be that’s something you’d like to try? If so, consider helping Plains & Peaks Mensa with Admissions Testing publicity! We’re looking to in-crease our testing numbers and really need a hand with the publicity – ideas, contacts, someone to take this particular bull by the horns and wrestle around with it! And, bonus – this would look good on your resume or annual job appraisal! If you’d be interested in volunteering to be our Publicity person, contact Sandy at [email protected]!
DO YOU WANT SOME GEEK ACTION? Chris and George Cooper have invested in some "Great Courses" DVDs and Al also has a few. They are wondering if anyone is interested in having a biweekly or monthly event at the Cooper's home watching lectures on their 67” TV. Each course has about 24 lectures; some more, some less. Approximately three lectures would fit into a session. At this time they own the fol-lowing courses:
"Experiencing Hubble" "The Dead Sea Scrolls" "Change and Motion: Calculus Made Clear" "What Are The Chances? Probability Made Clear" "Old Testament" "New Testament" "The Foundations of Western Civilization" "Understand Investments" "Joy of Math" "Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior”
Al Ackerson has the following courses: “Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory” “The Secrets of Mental Math” “What are the Chances? Probability Made Clear”
If this is something you’d like to participate in, please let either Chris ([email protected]) or Sandy ([email protected]) know the following:
What 3 courses interest you most? Would you prefer attending biweekly or monthly? Would you prefer to meet on a week day or weekend? If weekend, afternoon or evening?
Plains & Peaks Patter
WELCOME: Wesley Wilkerson, who moved here from Alabama. Hello, Wesley! WELCOME BACK: David Artusi, Jerry Pulley and James Wilder, all who are re-joining our group. Hello, again! FAREWELL: Larry Christenson, who is moving to South Dakota. Good luck, Larry! Metere Conley, who is moving to warming weather in Florida! Daniel Hope, who’s moving to Washington State !
Welcome
&
Farewell
The Jewel Awards replaced the GOTYA (Group Of The Year Awards). They are based upon an accumulation of points for groups doing vari-ous things such as Social Media Presence, calendar in the newsletter, etc. There are about 30 different things that earn points. None of the information has to be submitted – it’s all tracked automatically. The idea is to be able to accumulate information that can be used to help groups see what other groups do or don’t do. Then you can, with a ‘big picture’ view, decide if you want to make any adjustments to your group’s activities. Of course this doesn’t do any good if your group cannot access the data. Sandy, our LocSec has received the data as this is going to print. The awards (in ascending order): Emerald > Sapphire > Ruby > Dia-mond.. All R7 groups qualified for at least an Emerald.; two qualified for Sapphire and one was the Diamond group for their size category. My personal belief is that it’s a worthwhile program. Nobody in a local group has to submit anything.. If you want to use the info – fine. If not – fine. Since it’s the first year, adjustments will be forthcoming, I’m sure. It was announced earlier this year, but a lot of people did not get the news. There were also some things that just got missed.
Greg
Jewel Awards
Caleb Lewis August 2 Dr William J Riley August 4 William Brown August 7 Keith Wear August 7 James Wilder August 11 William Luden August 12 Kirsten Messer August 15 Gary Mohr MD August 17 David Fincher August 18 Javan Ridge August 18 Connor Baker August 21 Levi R Knox August 21 RC Timm August 21 Kathie Schmidt August 23 Larry G Christenson August 30 NOTE: If your birthday isn’t here, it’s probably because that infor-mation is marked “non-releasable” on our rosters. To check your personal information release status, please contact American Mensa (1-800-66-MENSA) or go to www.us.mensa.org and under Member Resources, select the PDQ section.
Birthdays
Trivial Trivia by RC Timm Hatfield - McCoy Folklore & more
1. What started the Hatfield - McCoy feud? 2. How many people died in the feud? 3. Who were the leaders of each family? 4. Where did the feud take place? 5. What is "The Real McCoy"? 6. Who was Leonard H. McCoy? 7. How many towns in the U.S. are named McCoy? 8. Where was McCoy Air Force Base? 9. Where is Fort McCoy? 10. When did The Real McCoys air on TV?
Results Times Two There are two Burgerquests to report on this month. Our normal sec-ond Sunday of the month meeting was at Steak n Shake on Briargate Blvd. just off North Academy. Our substitute host, Al, stood in for George who hadn't yet returned from a trip back east for the AG and to visit family. Al, Caitlin, Ellen, Mike, Scott, and Sean all pitched in to rate the burgers, with the following results. Burgers: 3.5, Service: 3.5, Cleanliness: 3.5, Accompaniments: 3.5, Value for Price: 4.0, Atmos-phere: 3.0. Comments: "String fries too stringy, burgers small" and "Burgers were tasty but smallish, fries were cold, specialty fries were tasty, shake was good".
The second Burgerquest took place earlier, on July 3rd. Plains and Peaks had an outstanding showing at the Boston AG, and we decided to try out a burger joint near the AG hotel. Chris found a place called Five Napkin Burger on Huntington Avenue, and we invited all present and former P&P AG attendees. Seventeen
came: Art, Chris, Dana, Dave, Ellen, George, Jennie-Jo, Jennifer, Linda, Mark, Mike, Sandy, Sean, Vera, Wayne, Windy, and one shy soul who didn't put down his/her name [that was Doug]. Normally scores are reported to the nearest half point, but with seventeen scores, the numbers are meaningful to a tenth of a point. Burgers: 4.6, Service: 4.7, Cleanliness: 4.6, Accompaniments: 4.0, Value for Price: 3.5, At-mosphere: 4.5. Comments: "Very responsive to change of group size" (we had expected only 10-12, and they had to move us to anoth-er area when 17 showed up), "The young waiter did a wonderful job", "Burgers were expensive, but restaurant was in downtown Boston so probably not out of line", "Veggieburger was great", "Pricy for COS, average for Boston”, "Boston is expensive. $15 for a burger?", "Good burger, onion rings not so much", "A little expensive, but to be ex-pected from Downtown Boston. Burger was fantastic, service was unparalleled, and the environment couldn't be beat for an AG Burger Quest. We should plan to come here again.", and "Let's find one of these in COS.". (Editor’s note: my husband and I ate here when we were in town for the 2014 Boston Marathon and we totally agree with the ratings and comments.)
So what about Drifters? Drifters is closed on Sundays, but enough folks have mentioned it so we should probably consider having a fu-ture Burgerquest on a Saturday. There's another place we recently noticed that sounds good but is also closed on Sundays.
Burgerquest Six will be at 1:00 PM August 10, at Bunz Bakery and Burger Bar (719) 481-0555, 11550 Ridgeline Dr, COS 80921. (On Voy-ager heading north, go .7 mile past Interquest, and turn west onto Ridgeline Dr. at the Shops at Voyager.) Their website is www.bunzbakeryburgerbar.com With hand-cut fries or side salad included in the price, the tab comes to ten bucks or so. There are side dishes, salads, soups, lots of desserts including pies, cakes, donuts, shakes, malts, and sundaes made with Blue Bell ice cream, and a kids menu. Please RSVP to George (719-646-4456) by 8 PM on Saturday, the evening before. Burger Quest is a kid-friendly event, so be sure to bring along the rug rats. (Editor’s note: I live a mile from this place and frequent it often. These are custom burgers: you choose the type of burger (this may be fish, Yak or even beef), the type of bun, the type of cheese, the type of sauce, and up to four toppings. It’s a lot of food, but the staff will happily split the meal for you.)
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BurgerQuest Review
Membership Anniversaries Mark James Frymire James G Hunter David Haukom RC Timm Roberta Cordova
Dan L Green Jessica Senia Lynnette Whitsel David R Hughes Loree Czarnecki
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Cryptogram To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. ~Barbara Bush
Trivia 1. An allegedly stolen pig 2. 12: 7 McCoys, 4 Hatfields, 1 Deputy Sheriff 3. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield & Randle "Ole Ran'l" McCoy. 4. The Tug River valley, on the border between Kentucky & W. Virginia 5. A corruption of "A drappie (drop) o’ the real MacKay”, a slo-gan of G. MacKay & Co., Ltd., whisky distiller, 1856. 6. Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, USS Enterprise 7. One, in Eagle County, Colorado 8. Orlando, Florida 9. Wisconsin 10. 1957-63
Answers to Trivia/Cryptogram
After I get back from an AG, the most asked question I hear is “What do you do at the AG”? I can only speak for myself – but I “do” just about everything an AG has to offer! I spend time in Hospitality and the Hells M’s Suite; I usually put my head in the door of the Games Room and then check out Fox Imaging to see what I might need (emphasis on “need”) in the way of Mensa logo stuff (this year was a new fuzzy jacket). I also sign up for tours – in Boston, I went to a Bos-ton Red Sox game in Fenway Park, home of the Green Monster, and then went on a Duck Boat tour and even got to drive the boat! For photographic evidence of me driving the Duck Boat, check out Plains & Peak Facebook page! I also met up with Plains & Peaksters for Burg-erQuest Boston! In addition to all this stuff, I found the time to attend a bunch of semi-nars. One of the great things about the Mensa AG is that you don’t have to sign up for the seminars in advance; you can join one in pro-gress or leave if it sucks (which I did on one occasion this AG). And, the topics are so varied; if you like, you get a chance to hear about something new and exciting! Here’s a list of some of the seminars I went to – and this isn’t all of them! A Girl’s Night Out – 1880’s style: For 10 days, four women “vacationed” on a remote island in Boston Harbor. One kept meticu-lous journals – and gave us a glimpse into their lives. Volunteering in Vanuatu: An overview of an older woman’s experi-ence as a Peace Corps volunteer on a remote South Pacific Island. Conjuring History: the Salem Witch Trials: I walked out on this one; the speaker was horrible (talking directly from a prepared paper, flat monotone, with no slides, photos, etc.) I wasn’t the only one who left! Bitcoin SIG - An Introduction to Cryptocurrency: I still don’t get it! How To Write and Publish Your Book on Amazon in 30 Days: I’m going to try this, but it may take me longer than 30 days! Had some really good tips for self-publishers! Ukraine from the Inside: This was a presentation by a young LDS mis-sionary; he spoke primarily about the people’s views of the recent events in the Ukraine. Far different than what we hear in the news! Selecting Jewelry: Becoming an Educated Buyer: Learned a bit in this one; won’t be so intimidated next time I walk into a jewelry store! "Survivor" Lessons for Mensans: I’m not a fan of the show “Survivor” but the presentation was fun, informative and really targeted what could happen when you get a bunch of smart people together with the goal of trying to accomplish something. The results are generally less than expected! BBT's "The History of Everything": I’m a huge fan of the TV show “Big Bang Theory” and this was a delightful presentation delving into the show’s opening sequence. Bonus: The speaker arranged a viewing of the original BBT never-aired pilot. Fantastic! Schemes & Scams: Cookie Bakke always has a fun presentation on the latest scams we all should be aware of!
Brilliance in Beantown—2014 Mensa AG by Sandy Halby Bad Science: A Brief History of Bizarre Theories: Yes, there are some really bad things out there and this seminar only scratched the sur-face! As I said earlier, this is only a partial list of what I attended. Quite often, there were two seminars that I wanted to attend scheduled at the same time – and since I’ve not figured out yet how to be in two places at the same time, I had to skip some really interesting stuff. Do yourself a favor and take a look a the Brilliance in Beantown web-site (it’s still up) to see what you might have missed – and get an inkling of the type of programs that might be offered at Unbridled Spirit in Lou-isville, Kentucky, next year or San Diego in 2016, or even Hollywood (Florida) in 2017!
Photo by Betsy Ogan
Friday, August 15th, 8pm: RSVPs for Ultimate Saturday Supper are due! If you’ll be joining us for USS in August at the Juniper Valley Ranch, call or e-mail Al Ackerson to reserve a seat! Al can be reached at: [email protected] or 465-3747. Saturday, August 15th, 10am: Mensa Admissions Testing. If you know someone who would like to test for Mensa membership, this is the day! Contact Sandy ([email protected] or 528-5483) for details. Sunday, August 17th, 2pm: Scrabble®! Meet at Sandy’s house, 6066 Del Rey Drive (near Flintridge and Dublin, call 528-5483 or email [email protected] for directions) for an afternoon of just-for-fun Scrabble®. Sodas, wine and snacks pro-vided. Adults only, please! Allergy alert – cats and dogs! Thursday, August 21st, 8pm: RSVP for Late Summer Celebration! RSVP to Linda and Doug at (719) 928-7997or [email protected] if you can join us on Saturday! Saturday, August 23rd, 4-9pm: Late Summer Celebration! We’re help-ing the Laird’s enjoy the fruits (and veggies) of the garden at this re-laxed, come-on-in-and-enjoy-yourself late summer celebration! Bring something to put on the grill, and a dish or drink to share. Indoor and outdoor games available. Doug and Linda live at 2990 Rhapsody Dr., COS, 80920, near Union and Briargate Blvd. RSVP by Thursday, Au-gust 21st to (719) 928-7997or [email protected] Alerts: Cats and tomatoes present! Smoking outside only, please! Sunday, August 24th, 4:45 pm: Kimball’s Peak Three Movie! Join some of your fellow Mensans at Kimball’s, which is a downtown (Pikes Peak and Tejon) first run movie theater showing “the very best of current independ-ent and foreign films.” The plan is to meet at 4:45, have a drink in Kimball’s full service bar, select a movie to attend together (or not!!), and then afterwards, if people want to, have another drink and/or dinner and discuss the movie. We’ll be taking a chance on what Kimball’s is showing on this date - but you never know! Could be the best movie you’ve ever seen!! Saturday, August 30th, 6pm: Ultimate Saturday Supper at Juniper Valley Ranch! Get ready for some of the best skillet fried chicken or baked ham in the state as we venture south down Highway 115 to Juniper Valley Ranch Restaurant. The chicken is $18.25 and the ham is $19.25 and is served family style! It includes an appetizer (curry con-sume or cherry cider), cole slaw, riced potatoes with cream gravy, okra casserole [Note from Sandy – the okra is excellent! Worth the trip alone!!], and a homemade biscuit with apple butter. For desert, you can choose a chocolate or butterscotch sundae, or a peppermint stick ice cream. This is a popular dining location so let Al know ([email protected] or 465-3747) if you're coming by 15 August! Juniper Valley is 13.5 miles south of Academy Blvd or 2 miles south of the US Army Turkey Creek Recreation Area, on South Highway 115. WARNING: Juniper Valley does not accept credit cards! Advance Notice: September 1st, 8pm: RSVPs for Cripple Creek due! Don’t forget to RSVP to Al for the group events at our Mini-RG up at “The Creek”! See next page for details!
Friday, August 1st, 5 pm: Give In To Beer Pressure: The August GITBP will be at the Fieldhouse Brewing Company, Colorado Springs’ newest brewery! Join us to welcome them to the neighborhood – which is 521 South Tejon! Remember, if you have an idea or new pub for Give In To Beer Pressure, let Sean know! By email: [email protected], by cell phone: (719) 651-6706, Skype: mr.mccormick, or twitter: @plainspeaksgcc. Sunday, August 3rd, 8pm: RSVP for ExComm Meeting and Dinner. Let Sandy know you’ll be at the ExComm Meeting and Dinner at Oscar’s on Tuesday. Sandy can be reached at 719-528-5483 or e-mail [email protected]. Tuesday, August 5th, 6:00 pm: ExComm Meeting & Dinner. Join us for a short ExComm meeting and dinner at Oscar’s Oyster Bar, 333 S Tejon Street. Bonus – Tuesday is 2-4-1 oyster night (from 4-7pm – you know I’ll be there early!!). This event is open to all members and
guests. Note: Reservations will be under the name “Sandy Mensa” or just spot the table with the Mensa “flag” on the table when you get there! Please let Sandy know you’ll be there by RSVPing by Sunday evening.
Saturday, August 9th, 8 pm: RSVP for BurgerQuest Six! RSVP to George ([email protected], or 719-646-4456) by 8:00pm for BurgerQuest Six at Bunz Bakery and Burger Bar! Sunday, August 10th, 1pm: BurgerQuest Six. The quest forges ahead at Bunz Bakery and Burger Bar, 11550 Ridgeline Dr, Suite 280 (just north of the New Life Church, west of Voyager; 719-481-0555) with your founder and host, George. Expect artisan breads and baked goods made fresh each day, hand-formed burgers never frozen, a great selection of "meats" including normal burg-ers, a Vegetarian Eggplant Burger or gluten free turkey patty, and much more (including a kids menu). Bonus: they also serve Blue Bell ice cream! Bring the kids; Burgerquest is a kid-friendly event. Try to RSVP to George at 719-646-4456 or [email protected] by 8pm the night before the event; but if you forget, please show up anyway. Sunday, August 10th, 8pm: RSVP for Trivia. Call or e-mail Al (465-3747, [email protected]) to RSVP for Trivia – he needs a good headcount for Tuesday! Tuesday, August 12th, 7:30pm: Trivial Pursuit. We’re playing Show-down, a 6-stage trivia contest featuring a wide variety of topics at Old Chicago, 7115 Commerce Center Dr (I-25 and Woodman). NOTE: This is a new location; TGI Friday’s closed!! Old C’s has a good menu and 15 controllers per floor, plus Wi-Fi for those playing on their smart phones. Plus we’re drinking some adult beverages (if you want to). The game starts at 8, but if you want a game player you probably
should get there earlier! Call or e-mail Al (465-3747, [email protected]) by Sunday, the 11th to RSVP.
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Advance Notice: September 19th - 21st: Cripple Creek Mini-RG! Goin’ up Cripple Creek, Goin’ in a whirl … Join us for our annual mini-RG at “The Creek” in September. This year’s individual events will include: the 2 Mile High Club’s Aspen Tours, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks Cemetery Tour (complete with costumed speakers), the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Cripple District Museum (excellent small museum), the Cripple Creek Jail Museum, the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, the Old Homestead House Museum, as well as the Victor Lowell Museum, the Victor Gold Camp Ag and Mining Museum just a few scenic miles away in the town of Victor (which is like Cripple Creek used to be before the casinos!). We’re planning three Group Events, which are: Friday, 19 September, 7 pm, dinner at Bronco Billy’s Steakhouse, (in Al's opinion, the best steakhouse in Cripple Creek--try their butterfly steak!). Make reservations for this by e-mailing Al, [email protected], with the number in your party by 1 September. Saturday, 20 September, 1 pm, The Compleat Works of Shakespeare at the Butte Theater, in which three madcap men in tights weave their wicked way through all 37 of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies in a wild ride that will leave you breathless with laughter. Tickets are $18. E-mail Al, [email protected], by 1 September and let him know how many seats you want. Al will purchase the tickets and you can reimburse him at Cripple Creek.*
Saturday, 20 September, 7 pm, Stacy Pederson’s stand-up comedy routine, “Because I Have it All Together” at Gold Bar Room Theater. Pederson is a professional actress, stand-up comedian, author and speaker, who has performed stage, film, commercial, standup come-dy, and radio work. She is an award winning performer with a unique style of Stand Up Comedy. She recently took second place in the over-all competition in the state of Colorado for "Colorado's Got Talent" 2013. Her unique style of comedy interweaves characters, storytelling and one-liners. Her clean humor is witty, creative, clean, professional, and enjoyable for all ages. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. E-mail Al, [email protected], by 1 September and let him know how many tickets you want. Al will purchase the tickets and you can reimburse him at Cripple Creek.* We will be staying in the Double Eagle Hotel and Casino. Room rates are roughly $100 for a standard queen bed to $120 for a king bed. They do offer senior and military discounts. Contact Al, [email protected], by 1 September and let him know which you want, whether you want smoking or non-smoking, and how many nights you plan to stay. Al will make the reservations and get back to you with your reservation number.
* If you order a ticket and don't show up, you'll still owe Al for the
ticket.
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