New Officers Elected!

The KaCSFFS Public has Spoken

Logo designed by Ken Keller.

Three new officers were elected to the KaCSFFS Board of Directors at the April 2014 meeting, held April 19, 2014.

ConQuesT Chair for 2015
Kristina Hiner is still on the Board, but in a new position: she moves from Secretary to 2015 ConQuesT Convention Chair. She is currently the Vice-Chair of the 2014 ConQuesT.

Communications Officer
Jan S. Gephardt remains Communications Officer.

Earline "Cricket" Beebe

Treasurer
Our new Treasurer is Earline "Cricket" Beebe. She is a previous KaCSFFS Director, but not (as erroneously reported in the April 18 2014 blog post) a past treasurer. She has a professional background in accounting and tax analysis. She also has a long history
in fandom.  She has been president of the KC Horror Club, as well as KaCSFFS.

Keri O'Brien

Secretary 
Keri O'Brien is our new secretary.  She is a talented graphic designer who won the recent ConQuesT Logo Contest, and has been active on the ConQuesT Convention Committee for several years, as well as the Kansas City in 2016 Worldcon bid.

Ken Keller

President
Not for the first time, KaCSFFS can look forward to a new year with Ken Keller at our helm.  This is Ken's fourth time as Director/President of KaCSFFS.  He also was one of its founders, and was the chairperson of the 1976 Midamericon Worldcon in Kansas City. Ken has been a fixture in SF fandom for decades.  He also is a graphic designer, publisher, and connoisseur of fannish collectibles.

IMAGE CREDITS: Many thanks to Keith Stokes's Midamericon Fan Photo Archive for the images of Earline (at Lonstarcon, the Texas Worldcon) and Ken (at the 2007 ConQuesT). The image of Keri is her Facebook profile photo.  Thanks, Keri! 

Three Contested Elections April 19!

Don't Miss the April Meeting!

What: Annual KaCSFFS Officer Elections Meeting
Where: The Writers Place,

3607 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111

When: April 19, 2014

Board of Directors Meeting: 5:30 p.m. (open to all members)

Monthly Business Meeting: 7:00 p.m.

It's been a while since we had this many contested elections! Unfortunately, the Communications Officer was moving a household from California to Texas and Kansas City when she otherwise would have been posting an Absentee Ballot, and I apologize!

Thus, the ONLY way to vote is to come in person, and be a dues-paid member!

You still may pay for your membership in person at the meeting, or you may purchase your membership online, using the button at right.  Current President Ty Gephardt will be there with pre-printed membership cards for those who have already paid their membership fees in time to get on the Treasurer's list. He also will have blank cards to fill out, and the laminating machine at the meeting.

And the Nominees Are . . . 

For President of KaCSFFS, April 2014-April 2015: 

Ty Gephardt*, incumbent since 2013

Ken Keller, challenger (founder and previously a Director [when it was called that])

For Secretary of KaCSFFS, April 2014-April 2015:

Ty Gephardt*

Keri O'Brien

*Please note the Bylaws specifically prohibit a person from holding more than one office on the Board of Directors at the same time.  If Ty is elected to one office, he must remove himself from the race for the other office.

For Treasurer of KaCSFFS, April 2014-April 2015:

Cindy Norton, incumbent since 2009

Earline "Cricket" Beebe, (also previously a Treasurer)  

Two other nominees are running unopposed:

For Communications Officer of KaCSFFS, April 2014-April 2015:

Jan S. Gephardt, incumbent since 2011

For Chairperson of ConQuesT 46 (the 2015 convention), to serve on the Board of Directors April 2014-April 2015:

Kristina Hiner, currently vice-chair of the 2014 convention. 

Members, the fate of KaCSFFS is in your hands!

Come vote on Saturday!

KC Horror Book Club April 2014 Meeting

The Terror

By Dan Simmons

Details:
Date and Time: April 13, 2013 (Sunday) from noon to 1:30.
Location: The Green Room Burgers and Beer
Address: 4010 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite D, Kansas City, MO.
Event Notes: 

Come and discuss The Terror and grab some food too.

The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations, 126 men fight to survive with poisonous food, a dwindling supply of coal, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is far more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror constantly clawing to get in.When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. With them travels an Inuit woman who cannot speak and who may be the key to survival, or the harbinger of their deaths. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear that there is no escape. The Terror swells with the heart-stopping suspense and heroic adventure that have won Dan Simmons praise as "a writer who not only makes big promises but keeps them" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). With a haunting and constantly surprising story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core.

-Little, Brown and Company & Earline Beebe

Check the Facebook Event Page for more information.

Please contact Earline Beebe for more information on the Facebook event page.
Image from: SITE. Published by Little, Brown and Company.

Laser Rangers 2014 April Meeting (Part 2)

Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Part 2)

Date: April 26, 2014
Time: 4:50pm
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: Ken K.
Food: See Inn at the Crossroads for ideas. (Also, Sausages, hot dogs, bratwursts, franks, etc.)  
Costume: Dark Ages

To learn more, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Episodes 6-8

(2013,) Directed by: Alik Sakharov (ep6), Michelle MacLaren (ep7 & 8)

Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE
Watch the Episode 6 Recap!
Watch the Episode 7 Recap!
Watch the Episode 8 Recap!

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During our break, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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Episodes 9 & 10

(2013) Directed by: David Nutter (ep9 & 9),

Starring: Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE

Watch the Episode 9 Recap!
Watch the Episode 10 Recap!




The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

Laser Rangers 2014 April Meeting

Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Part 1)

Date: April 12, 2014
EARLIER Time: 3:45pm (Start at 4pm)
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: Ken K.
Food: See Inn at the Crossroads for ideas.
Costume: Dark Ages

To learn more, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Episodes 1-3

(2013,) Directed by: Daniel Minahan (ep. 1), Daniel Minahan (ep. 2), David Benioff (ep. 3)

Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE
Watch the Episode 1 Recap!
Watch the Episode 2 Recap!
Watch the Episode 3 Recap!

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During our break, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
~~~~~

Episodes 4 & 5

(2013) Directed by: Alex Graves (ep. 4 & 5)

Starring: Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE

Watch the Episode 4 Recap!
Watch the Episode 5 Recap!



The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!