Bulletin Board

This page is for articles that are too long to put in the Prairie Dawg, news that is too urgent to wait until the next issue comes out, and links.

The “Members’ Links” are to your own website(s) – the only rule is that the website has to be yours. The “Member-Recommended Links” are to other websites you would like to share with the members. Commercial sites are fine; affiliate links are fine; and you can put a business website in “Members’ Links” as long as the business belongs to you.

There is (for now) a limit of 20 recommended websites per member (so we don’t wind up with 5,000), and we won’t include links to pornographic (so-called “adult”) sites, sites that promote hatred for any ethnic or religious group, or sites that encourage an illegal activity. Other than that, anything goes: if you like it, share it!

Please send news, articles, and links to ndmensa@valkyriepub.com. Thanks!

Scholarships

Scholarship applicants should go to http://www.mensafoundation.org/scholarships for information about applying. Scholarship Chair Gay Rawson writes that they should type in their zip codes and the information they need will appear.

Event Updates

Mensans in western North Dakota will meet at 6 PM on Friday, October 19, at Applebee’s in Dickinson. Several Mensans, including Brian, are already planning to attend. For more information, email Andre Jordheim, ajordheim(at)aol(dot)com.

Grand Forks Mensans will meet at Big Al’s at 5:30 PM (some will come later) on Tuesday, September 25. For more information, contact Kevin Lemke, klemke(at)vir-sys(dot)com.

Articles and News

EPPIE Award Winner!

The Catholic science-fiction book Infinite Space, Infinite God, an anthology edited by Ms Rob and Karina Fabian (who moved to Minot in August) is no longer a finalist for the EPPIE award.

IT IS THE WINNER!!!

To read more about this award-winning book, go to one of Karina’s websites:

www.fabianspace.com

More about Karina and her work

http://isigsf.tripod.com

Website specifically for Infinite Space, Infinite God

www.freewebs.com/dragoneyepi

Vern, the dragon PI

Regional Scholarship Chair Erin Koffler writes:

Got Scholarships?

The Mensa Foundation and its team of Mensans in 80 Local Groups across the country recently announced the winners in the 2005-2006 scholarship program. Awards included $58,600 given to 140 recipients. Winners are working on various degrees from associate to doctorate. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of an essay contest.

Planning for the 2006-2007 scholarship program is already underway. If North Dakota Mensa were to participate, we would have the opportunity to award at least one $300 scholarship to a North Dakota student through this program. Wait, you say. We can award a scholarship and the money doesn’t have to come out of our treasury? That’s right! We do, however, need a brave soul willing to be the Local Scholarship Chair. That person arranges for publicity for the program, lines up judges, receives and prepares the essays for judging, tallies results, and sends the results on to the Regional Scholarship Chair. Local Group Participation Forms are due August 1. Contact Brian Tinker if you want to volunteer.

For more information, see http://www.mensafoundation.org and click Scholarships.

Straight from the Heart, by Tony Jackowski

Full Version

January, 2004

A Story, by Andre Jordheim

Answer to One-Question IQ Test: “He just has to open his mouth and ask. If you got this wrong, please - do not pass go, do not breed, just go dig a hole and hide.”

News – a casting company in downtown Minneapolis it looking for smart, single guys aged 21-32 to take part in a game show. Sounds like a lot of fun for the right person! Click here for details.