LocSec Lowdown

Volume 31, Issue 7 July 2014

Hello, fellow Plains & Peaksters! There’s been the usual whirlwind of activity at our house, complicated by an extremely busy bee swarm season this year. For about two or three weeks, Mike and the other bee swarm collec-tors could hardly keep up with the swarm calls! Unfortunately, I wasn’t much help … er, make that no help (due to the broken iliac), but I was at least able to field phone calls. Things are slowing down now and Mike’s finding time to tend to our own bees. Me, I’m going to ride the broken iliac excuse as long as possible! Regardless of broken bones, I was able to attend quite a few Mensa events in June, including an informal tour of the Broadmoor! We had planned on going to the El Pomar Carriage Museum, only to arrive and find it closed for some renovations. So, George, Chris, Jim, Sean, Ellen, Austin, Caitlyn, Grego-ry, Kristy and I just strolled about the Broad-moor properties, enjoyed the luxurious sur-roundings and saw some fabulous art, includ-ing four by Maxfield Parrish and at least one Moran. Jim is quite knowledgeable about the Broadmoor’s art collection, so it was a pleas-ure to have him point out some of the more important pieces. The Broadmoor West had just opened after extensive remodeling and it was absolutely beautiful! Chris took a lot of great pictures, which she posted on our Face-book page if you’d like to see them! It was a beautiful day and I really enjoyed not only our tour, but lunch with Chris and George at the Golden Bee. Another event I was able to attend in June was Doug and Linda’s “kitchen kristening.” Seeing the renovated kitchen in person in-stead of just hearing about it, along with vis-iting their garden, made for an excellent

evening’s entertainment. Thanks, Linda and Doug! We had a great time!! As I write this up, several of our members are gearing up for the AG in Boston, which will be over the 4th of July weekend. If you are going to the AG, please drop me an e-mail so I can get a rough number of how many of our members will be attending. Our little group does a surprising good job of representing ourselves at these events! Speaking of that, when I compare notes with other LocSecs, especially those with groups our size, we do a very good job regarding the number of events and level of participation. Keep it up, Plains & Peaks!! Even with some of our more active members going to the AG, we’ll still have several local events planned in July, including BurgerQuest, Trivia, Mix and Mingle, as well as Mountain Munchies at the end of the month! Mountain Munchies is always a great summer treat – cool mountain air, lots of hummingbirds, RC’s special chili (Yum!!!), as well as his special trivia game! Thanks once again, RC and Con-nie, for hosting this event. See our calendar for more details about this annual event! Heads up here – in September, we’ll be head-ing once again up to the mountains for our mini-RG at “The Creek.” We’ll be visiting the Butte for the latest in Cripple Creek entertain-ment, as well taking some of the tours offered, like the Homestead House, the Mount Pisgah Cemetery Tour, aspen tours, and maybe a trip on the train! For some of us, we’ll also be doing our best to make the casinos part with some of their money! Mark your calendars now for the weekend of 19, 20 and 21 September! Even if you can’t partake in the whole weekend, perhaps you can join

us for one or two events! 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

BurgerQuest Review………...……….4

Trivial Trivia…...………………..….…...4

Birthdays……………….……….....……..5

Welcome & Farewell....................5

Anniversaries...............................5

Trivia/Cryptogram Answers……….5

July Events…….....………..…...…......6

July Calendar….………..……….........7

Plains and Peaks Mensa Officers

Sandy Halby (LocSec/President) 6066 Del Rey Dr., COS 80918 719-528-5483 mandshalby@comcast.net Chris Cooper (2nd Vice Pres. for Membership) 1105 Bowstring Rd. Monument, CO 80132=8595 (719-646-4456)

Shedonist@Cooperplace.net

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 sean.mccormick.us@member.mensa.org Betsy Ogan (PlainsPeaking Editor) 1061 Hummingbird Ct, COS 80921 719-481-1199 Bogan54@aol.com Windy Haddad (Webmaster) 1465 Stella Dr. COS 80921 719-201-4743

windy@adoretti.com Al Ackerson (Past President) 5102 Galley Road, #430AW, COS 80915 719-465-3747 Alackerson@msn.com

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What’s Up In Our Region

Greg Kontz

Regional Vice Chair

Heartland Region 7 RVC7 – LocSec 07/585 North Dakota

grjk@fisherind.com 701-290-0743

Hi guys -

We had our RG in Dickinson last weekend. We’re wrapping things up now – pretty much a done deal. We had 18 attendees, eight present-ers, and two tour guides. The presentations were interesting and well done, the food was great, the tours were very well received, and, of course there was no shortage of Mensa conversation.

Speaking as a committee of one, it was a great experience, but I’m glad that it’s over. Setting one up is not rocket science, but it is a time sucker - big time. Once it got started, there was some very much appreciated help from fellow Mensans at the event, and from Susan, my very supportive wife. I also had a lot of help from the Convention and Visitors Bureau – they supplied a banner, name badges, set up the oilfield tour, and gave us packets of really nice brochures and maps. We had 17 people on the oilfield tour – a packed passenger van that was donated by a local car dealer, and a couple other vehicles. We ended at a 600 person camp with a tour and lunch.

We had old renters moving out and new renters moving in the same weekend, so there was that also. Plus there’s Boston coming up in a couple weeks – gotta get ready for that. Plus this, plus that – wel-come to life. Speaking of which, there was one thing that was really in the back of Susan’s and my minds:

My daughter gave birth May 23 to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Chloe. She was a ‘micro preemie’ – born at 22 weeks. We were told the night before that the chances of her surviving were 5-10%. The time of viability is 24 weeks – not 22. She went into labor a few hours after that. At 1:00 am, we were all sitting outside of the deliv-ery room, anticipating the worst, when the chaplain came out and stated “Your baby was born alive at 12:59 am and breathing on her own - she was 1 lb. 3 oz.”. We were stunned. Then, 10 minutes later, she brought out pictures from the delivery room, and we all lost it. 10 minutes after that, we were looking at her in the NICU. You can read about 1000 miracles, you can hear about 100 of them – ya only gotta see one. It was an experience that I have a lot of trouble describing. I can tell you this: everyone in that room was changed that day, and the changes were long term. St. Alexius in Bismarck has been around since 1888, and there have been almost 90,000 births there. They’re known for their excellent NICU unit. Chloe is the youngest ‘micro preemie’ they’ve ever had. They have had smaller, though.

It’s now been 25 days since Chloe was born. She was moved to Chil-dren’s Hospital in Minneapolis about 10 days ago. It’s been a real roller coaster ride. There have been 3 or 4 times that we didn’t know if she would make it through the night. But, so far, she’s still fighting, and she’s still here. And her odds get better every day she keeps fighting. Every day that I go to bed with her still here is a good day – no matter what else happened.

Susan and I appreciated very much the prayers and good thoughts we’ve gotten. For those of you so inclined, she’s on caringbridge.org - search for ‘chloesarmy’.

See ya in Boston,

Greg

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Cryptogram

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XL XLKSFCLJ; OS HYKS XL DUGOLRLJ.

~IVDPEWOP J. VFFKLRLWS

If you have an announcement or news item, please forward it to PlainsPeaking Editor Betsy Ogan (bogan54@aol.com) for inclusion in PlainsPeaking! And, don’t forget, you can advertise your business in PlainsPeaking. The current rates are: business card size $6, quarter page $10, half page $25 and full page $50. TRIVIA RESULTS: Five of us gathered at TGI Friday’s to play Buzztime® Trivia in June. With Mike as our first place winner (he was really on a roll and did fantastic!), we took four of the top 5 places that night. [I was the big loser; just was not my night – Sandy] There was a tie be-tween Al and Mark at the end of the first round; Sandy took the third round and George the fourth. Mike, Al, Mark and George all placed in the top 100 nationwide and our location was 31st nationwide! Con-grats to all the Trivia players! How’s that for some part-time Trivia players? What to join in? Check out the calendar, RSVP to Al, and show up! 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 manshalby@comcast.net! HELP WANTED! Have kids? Like kids? Like to do activities with them? Would like to have them meet other bright kids? How about volun-teering to be the Plains & Peaks Gifted Youth Program (GYP) Coordi-nator? Sean McCormick, who initiated our GYP here, set up a gang-buster of a program, but he feels it’s time to move on. (He’d be availa-ble for advice and help.) Sean’s also tied into Denver Mensa and American Mensa Gifted Youth Programs and has a long list of re-sources available! Remember, kids don’t have to be Mensa members themselves – just have an adult parent/guardian in Mensa. Note: To be involved with our GYP, you’ll have to pass a Mensa background check. If you would be interested in making sure Sean’s program con-tinues, please contact Sean: via e-mail: sean.mccormick.us@member.mensa.org, cell phone: (719) 651-6706, Skype: mr.mccormick, or on twitter: @plainspeaksgcc.

Plains & Peaks Patter JOIN PLAINS & PEAKS MENSA ON FACEBOOK! See photos of recent activities and meetings and get to know some of your fellow Mensans via this popular social site! It’s a “closed” group so you have to ask to join. Search FB for “Plains & Peaks Mensa.” BLOGS AND WEBSITES: If you have a blog or website that you think might interest other Mensans, send the link to Betsy at bo-gan54@aol.com so she can put it here. E-MAIL AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER: If you’re receiving this via “snail mail,” consider changing your preferences to electronic news-letter and correspondence. It’s easy! Either go to the American Men-sa web-site or contact American Mensa to change your preferences! GET PUBLISHED! If you’d like to contribute to the PlainsPeaking news-letter, submit your article, poem, photo, puzzle, whatever to Betsy at bogan54@aol.com . WORDS WITH FRIENDS AND SCRABBLE® PLAYERS: Can’t get enough Words with Friends or Scrabble®? Look Sandy up on Facebook (Sandra Lynn Halby) and start a game with her!

Trivial Trivia by RC Timm

Potpourri 1. According to Greek myth, what did Prometheus steal from the gods and give to mankind? 2. Columbus had three ships on his first expedition, how many on his second Atlantic crossing? 3. How did the term "brand name" originate? 4. The White House is the most visited residence in America, what is the second most visited home? 5. Besides being phobias, Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Scotophobia & Lugophobia have what in common? 6. When and where was the first 'motel' opened? 7. What was the name of the first battleship powered by steam tur-bines in 1906? 8. What is the rarest color of diamond? 9. At what temperature does water boil at the top of Mount Everest?

BurgerQuest Four – the results are in! On June 8th, the second Sunday of the month (as usual), twelve Plains & Peaks members and their guests met at Five Guys on North Academy. Attendees: Brian, Caitlin, Chris*, Doug, Ellen, George, Jennie Jo, Linda, Luke*, Sean, and Wayne. The first few of us to arrive were a bit dismayed, there wasn’t a free table in the place! (Five Guys doesn’t take reservations.) But as tables became available, we sat one person at each table until we had three full tables reserved, and got them all before the last of the group ar-rived. I have never seen a Five Guys that crowded, and I’ve been to well over a dozen of their locations. Must be a testament to their burgers (or that it was Sunday Lunchtime). An unexpected bonus – we had a member attending his first Mensa event ever, and he even brought his dad! Hi, Luke, we hope to see you again (and bring your dad, too!)

The results: Burgers: 4.5 Service: 3 Cleanliness: 3 Accompaniments: 4 Value for Price: 4, Atmosphere: 2.5.

Comments (remember, I’ve never seen the place this crowded): “ Very hectic and not enough table for the crowd. Messed up our order a little.” “First time - Great Meeting, everyone!” “Very crowded. Poor traffic coordination. Lady cleaning tables was very personable.” “Decent food, horrible crowd management. Order wasn't quite right, but not totally screwed up. Food is worth coming back for, but only if the place is empty.” BurgerQuest Five will be at Steak n Shake (719-434-3002), 1560 Briar-gate Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 at 1:00 PM on Sunday, July 13, 2014. George, your regular host (oops – almost said “normal”), will be returning from a trip to the Annual Gathering and a swing down the east coast, so Al Ackerson will be standing in (see calendar entry for RSVP info). The first Steak n Shake I ever saw was in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, but the chain was actually started in Illinois in 1934. I think it caught on in the deep south faster than in the Mid-west. The “Steak” part of the name is for “Steakburger”, and of course “Shake”, well… it doesn’t mean “Shake your Bootie”. Gus Belt, the founder, had a slogan “If in sight it must be right” and the chain still sticks to that premise – all cooking is done in full view of the custom-ers. Their signature Steakburger is 100% USDA certified Organic, the fries are fresh-cut russet potatoes, and the shakes are hand-dipped. Remember, RSVP to Al this time. BurgerQuest is a kid-friendly event, so be sure to bring along the ankle-biters.

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Christopher J Coley July 2 Ryan P Mielke July 2 David T Hightower July 4 Montgomery A Lee July 4 Philip Stahl July 6 Julia Ann Hargrove July 7 Srikant Mantravadi July 11 John Roberts July 14 James Bittel July 17 David Niedringhaus July 17 Theodore J Thompson July 17 Loree Czarnecki July 20 Daniel K Hope July 23 Mark Schnegg July 27 William C Bricking July 31 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 WELCOME: Aaron Watson, who moved here from Hawaii. Aloha, Aaron! FAREWELL: Gary Showman, who moved to Florida. Good luck to you, Gary!

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Trivia June answers: 1. 78 2. According to Bill Cosby, we have air to blow up basketballs and footballs. 3. A zax is a tool for cutting and trimming roof slates. 4. A crossword puzzle. 5. Gerald Ford 6. Only American to win gold medals in both Summer & Winter Olym-pics; 1920 boxing, 1932 bobsled. 7. Roger Bannister; May 6, 1954 8. No woman has run it faster than 4:12.56 July answers: 1. Fire 2. 17 3. Whiskey makers branded their names on the wood barrels 4. Graceland 5. All are names for "fear of the dark" 6. Dec 12, 1925; San Luis Obispo, CA 7. HMS Dreadnought 8. Red 9. 150°F / 65°C Cryptogram In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answers to Trivia/Cryptogram

Membership Anniversaries Larry G Christenson Michael D Colgate Robert P Weaver Stephen D Copp Wetzel B Howard Lotus Young Boyd Rodman Windy Adoretti Janelle Adams

David Fincher Damon Alan Smithwick Srikant Mantravadi Peter T Sinclair Hannah Mellow Arthur R Evans Tony O’Brien

Sunday, July 20th, 6pm: Mensa Mix and Mingle! Married, single, Gen-X, new member, long time member, Hell’s M, shy, outgoing, whatever – you’re all invited to no-host cocktails and drinks at the Stratton Lobby Bar, located in the Mining Exchange Hotel (8 South Nevada). Good conversation, excellent company, a drink or two, may-be a nosh from Springs Orleans – relax and get to know some of your fellow Mensans! If you’ve not been to a Mensa event, this is just the one you need to attend to break the ice! See you there! Sunday, July 20th, 8pm: RSVP for Trivia. Call or e-mail Al (465-3747, alackerson@msn.com) to RSVP for Trivia – he needs a good headcount for Tuesday! Tuesday, July 22nd, 7:30pm: Trivial Pursuit. We’re playing Showdown, a 6-stage trivia contest featuring a wide variety of topics at TGIF’s, 7061 Commerce Center Drive (I-25 and Woodman). Plus we’re drink-ing some adult beverages (if you want to) and noshing on some pretty good food. 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, alacker-son@msn.com) by Sunday, the 20th of July to RSVP. Saturday, July 26th, Start time between 3 - 4 pm: Mountain Munchies at RC’s! Up the mountain we go to party and stay cool! We’re going to RC and Connie’s house outside of Florissant for our annual BBQ, RC’s Food Fest picnic and hummingbird watching. The festivities start be-tween 3 and 4pm (although early arrival is not discouraged) and we’ll start eating around 5pm. RC will have brats on the BBQ (or bring your own steaks) and the traditional world famous chili will be on hand. Bring your favorite beverage and a side dish to share. RC has also dreamed up another trivia quiz and the winner will receive some kind of cheap prize. RC and Connie live at 122 Badger Trail, just a few miles outside of Florissant. All details subject to Ma Natures whim. In case you need it, RC’s number is: (719) 748-1413. Allergy alert – cats! Advance Notice: Tuesday, August 5th, ExComm Meeting & Din-ner. 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! This event is open to all members and guests. Advance Notice: September 19-21: 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 events will include: the 2 Mile High Club’s Aspen Tours, the Mt. Pisgah Speaks Cemetery Tour (complete with costumed speakers), dinner at Bronco Billy’s Steak-house, the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Crip-ple District Museum (excellent small museum), the Cripple Creek Jail Museum, Stacy Pederson’s stand-up comedy routine, “Because I Have it All Together” at Gold Bar Room Theater, the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, the Old Homestead House Museum, the Victor Lowell Museum, the Victor Gold Camp Ag and Mining Museum, and 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. Stay tuned to August’s newsletter for de-tails and reservation information.

Friday, July 4th, 5pm: Give In To Beer Pressure. The July GITBP will be at Brewer’s Republic, 112 N Nevada Ave. Brewer’s has undergone some changes since we last visited, but still feature an ever-changing

variety of tap beers brewed in Colorado. Remember, if you have an idea or new pub for Give In To Beer Pressure, let Sean know! Sean can be reached by email: sean.mccormick.us@member.mensa.org, by cell phone: (719) 651-6706, Skype: mr.mccormick, or on twitter: @plainspeaksgcc.

Friday, July 11th, 8 pm: RSVP for BurgerQuest Five! Contact Al at (719) 465-3747 or e-mail at alackerson@msn.com to let him know you’ll be joining him on Sunday at Steak n Shake! Sunday, July 13th, 1pm: BurgerQuest Five. The quest resumes at Steak n Shake (719-434-3002), 1560 Briargate Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. Guest Host this month is Al Ackerson. Steak n Shake has a menu centered around burgers, but also serves breakfast, salads, and hot dogs. They have “Under $4” and “Kids” menus as well. Preview the menus at http://www.steaknshake.com/menu/. Al generally likes an RSVP two days before the event, but please plan to attend even if you forget to RSVP. Contact Al at (719) 465-3747 or e-mail at alackerson@msn.com by Friday if you’ll be there! Sunday, July 13th, 8pm: RSVP for ExComm Meeting and Dinner. Let Sandy know you’ll be at the ExComm Meeting and Dinner at the Haci-enda Colorado® on Monday. Sandy can be reached at 719-528-5483 or e-mail mandshalby@comcast.net. Monday, July 14th, 6pm: ExComm Meeting and Dinner. Let’s meet at Hacienda Colorado®, 5246 N Nevada Ave, in the University Shopping Center. They boast ”a style of cuisine unlike any other” so much so that they claim to have invented a new term for it: “Mountain Mex®.” Let’s see if they can live up to their self-made reputation! Visit their web-site at www.haciendacolorado.com for a preview of the menu! 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. Thursday, July 17th: RSVP for Games Night! Please RSVP for Games Night calling the Coopers at 719-646-4456 or emailing Chris Cooper at shedonist@cooperplace.net Saturday, July 19th, 7pm: Games Night at the Coopers: The Coopers are hosting another fun-filled evening of games and delicacies. Don't

play games? Come and ease yourself into a com-fy chair and converse with others. TV shows, DVDs, and free movies on Amazon are available to watch on their 65” HDTV. Snacks from sweet to salty are provided. Bring a beverage of your choice. Have a favorite game? Bring it (though

the Coopers have many to choose from). Children are invited to come play. Their address is 1105 Bowstring Road, Monument. RSVP no later than Thursday, July 17th: 719-646-4456 or Shedon-ist@cooperplace.net. See you there!

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