Short Treks/1983

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== v.4 n.4 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.4 was published in April 1983 and contains 10 pages.
The editors were Richard McKay and Blake Smith.
* Dear Readers (topic is McKay and Smith taking over as editors)
* Minutes (or Possibly Seconds) from the Last Meeting
* In the News
* Puzzle Answers
* Quiz
* the third issue of Event Horizon would be for sale at the April meeting, three years after the first two issues were published, printing costs have gone way up from $100 to $400
* nominations for club officers
* Quantum Leaps, essay about communication, reflection and knowledge
* next meeting is Talent Night
* a fan asks that the person who borrowed her copy of Enter-comm return it, please
* Membership Cards to be Voted On
A member questioned the yearly membership proposal price increase, from $6 a year to $8 a year: 
 
Image:shorttreks4-4-1.jpg|from v.4 n.4, some financial information
Image:shorttreks4-4-2.jpg|from v.4 n.4, membership cards to be voted on
== v.4 n.5 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.5 was published in May 1983 and contains 8 pages.
* Commodore's Comments (Russ Strong strongly encourages members to be active and contribute)
* Minutes from the Last Meeting (memberships will stay at $6, club card was voted upon, officers were elected, it was announced that the title of the third Trek movie would be called "Return to Genesis" It ended up being "The Search for Spock." , the talent show consisted of poetry reading, several skits, songs accompanied by guitar, and more) 
* request for more raffle donations
* the club is reviving the rule of having one's membership cards checked at the door for meetings
* a quiz
* a member profile of Mike F.
* How to Survive a Science-Fiction Convention, short essay by Lyndie S. Bright
* Quantum Leaps, another short essay (many in-jokes, making a macaroni bomb)
* humorous want ads
 
== v.4 n.6 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.6 was published in July 1983 and contains 6 pages.
* Minutes from the Last Meeting (it was the weapon's meeting, peace-bonding was optional, Blake and Rob reported on their trip to Chicon IV)
* information about the Annual Club Picnic to be held Aug 7, 1983 at Assiniboine Park
* a lot of random in-joke vignettes
* quiz
* Rumours That Never Were (humorous vignette, full of in-jokes, about the Star Wars movie)
== v.4 n.7 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.7 was published in August 1983.
* Minutes from the Last Meeting (activity was the Intergalactic Dating Game where club members in persona role-played, Linda M talked about conventions, lots of casual conversation about science fiction)
* various in-jokes
* Dear Readers (description of visiting Star Trek Winnipeg's display at Grant Park Plaza)
* Financial Reporting from the treasurer, Judy
== v.4 n.8 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.8 was published in September 1983.
* Our Fourth Annual Membership Display (Star Trek Winnipeg Presents...?) (details about it at the University of Manitoba's Multi-Purpose Room, it will be almost like a mini con)
* Commodore's Comments (Russ Strong is glad the club members are more active, wants to know how meetings can be made more orderly in order to create good impressions; this short essay has a response by Richard McKay in the next issue)
* Minutes from the Last Meeting (info about the Halloween gathering, info about Valley Con, raffle winners)
== v.4 n.9 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.9 was published in October 1983 and contains 8 pages.
* Minutes from the Time of Chaos (a description of the mini con/membership drive at the U of Manitoba Multi Purpose Room: members in costume, art, models, books, games display, Rice Krispie bars, video room, door prizes)
* Reflections of an Editor (comments on a short essay in the last issue)
* puzzles
* How to Survive a Science Fiction Convention, part two by Lyndie S. Bright
* some in-joke letters and vignettes
== v.4 n.10 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.10 was published in November 1983 and contains 4 pages. 
It was edited by Blake Smith alone. 
* statement by Blake Smith
* Last Meeting (Minutes There Of) (This meeting was bathrobe and tie night (someone wore a Boy George hat) but many members did not know about the theme (do they not read their newsletter??), the guest speaker Rodger Woloshyn talked about the possibility of other life in the universe, tickets for the next event are to be sold by members with the raffle being a Sony Walkman. the editor also addressed comments by his co-editor in the previous issue.)
* during the meeting, there was a report on club finances: before the membership drive it had $392.50, after paying for all the things for the membership drive/mini con the club was left with $39, after the membership drive the club had $441.90. Despite the fact that after expenses, they basically broke even, they did get 13 new members. That's good, as one of their members had just quit the club to work with a music band instead.) 
The editor wrote: 
From Smith, reporting on the meeting minutes: 
From Smith's Dear Readers: 
== v.4 n.11 ==
Short Treks v.4 n.11 was published in December 1983 and contain 20 pages.
* Dear Readers (about Christmas: don't buy so much "bland gluck that'll gather dust in a dark corner," instead hug, smile, and spend time with friends)
* Cheer Minutes for the Last Time We Got Together (thank yous to members who helped at the Halloween social, prizes were awarded to top ticket sellers of which there was some strife, there was discussion about the "recent skirmish between council and a certain editor" and "communication, or lack thereof" was deemed the culprit, there was a slide show, and then a Secret Santa gift exchange was instigated)
* Aunt Spacey's Timeless Advice
* Oh, To Be a Seiko Watch! by Richard McKay (original fiction)
* My Twelve Treks to Outer Space, a filk by Laurie Smith and Cheryl Drabinsky
* In the News by Karl Kolchak (vignette)
* A Definitive Guide for the Amateur Wiz by Geon
* Janice Rays: A Historical Critique (nee Prasol)
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Zines
Category:Club Zines
Category:1983 Zines