Star Trek Winnipeg
| Fan Club | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Star Trek Winnipeg (STW) |
| Dates: | 1980 - 2000 |
| Founder(s): | Haanita Kogan, Greg Young |
| Leadership: | Council comprised of: President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Director(s), Chief Newsletter Editor |
| Country based in: | Canada |
| Focus: | Science fiction / Fantasy |
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Star Trek Winnipeg was one of the longest running science-fiction/fantasy clubs in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
It was born shortly after the Star Trek: The Motion Picture premiere where a new fanbase was able to find a home in the Manitoba Planetarium auditorium the second Tuesday night of each month.
The organization catered to all age groups. A wide cross-section of society found a home within those walls; professionals, students, parents, children, the young and the old, all found haven within that space. Creative souls who put on skits and plays, watched movies together and discussed anything and everything under the sun. Part social group, part fanbase for all segments of geek culture. There were DnD people, cosplayers, writers, singers, musicians, many StarFleet ships and a wide scope of readers and collectors.
Membership averaged 90 members per year
The club produced monthly newsletter called Short Treks.
The club also produced five issues of the zine, Fanzine: Event Horizon.
Comic: "File:AEA v1.pdf" (1 issue available - Dec 1991)]
contact: Twopir
A 1986 Description of the Club and a Meeting
See Winnipeg Trekkies are unabashed hams, Archived version.
Club Finances
Some example balance sheets:
early 1983 financials, printed in Short Treks v.4 n.4
List of Council Members: 1980-2000
Council positions: (Please note any name that is bolded and italicized signifies that the member is deceased.)
| 1980 | |
|---|---|
| President | Hanita Kogan & Greg Young |
| Vice President | n/a |
| Treasurer | Steve Gajerski |
| Secretary | n/a |
| Yeoman over 18 | n/a |
| Yeoman under 18 | n/a |
| 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Haanita Kogan | Judy Zoltai | Cathy Agnew | Russ Strong | Richard McKay |
| Vice President | Robert Downie | Mike Daly | Greg Young | Davette Kent | Katherine Kopynsky |
| Treasurer | Steve Gajerski | Steve Gajerski | Steve Gajerski | Judy Zoltai | Rob Downie |
| Secretary | Ruth Anderson | Clarice Kelso | Wayne Morris | Ralph Martens | Jocelyn Wirth |
| Yeoman over 18 | Scott Guttman | Richard McKay | Mildred Speer | Mildred Speer | Blake Smith |
| Yeoman under 18 | Leslie Martins | Laura Honke | Zoe Kogan | Scott Anderson | Monique Dauphinais |
| Chief Newsletter Editor | Wayne Morris | Wayne Morris | Richard McKay & Blake Smith | Richard & Blake | (various “Guest Editors”) |
| 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ruth Anderson | Ruth Anderson | Greg Young | Russ Strong | Christine Barnson |
| Vice President | Doug Lauther | Doug Lauthier | Russ Strong | Greg Young | Robert Downie |
| Treasurer | Rob Downie | Rob Downie | Rob Downie | Rob Downie | David KW Derkson |
| Secretary | Jocelyn Wirth | Wayne Morris | Mike Flett | Fran Major | Fran Major |
| Director(s) | Lisa Miller | n/a | Jackie Trudeau | Mildred Speer | Doug Kemp |
| Chief Newsletter Editor | ? | Greg Young | Mark Collett | Jackie Collett | Katherine Kopynsky |
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Russ Strong | Katherine Kopynsky | <TBD> | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Vice President | Andrew Turner | Brad Wagner | <TBD> | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Treasurer | Katherine Kopynsky | Richard McKay | <TBD> | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Secretary | Christine Barnson | Sherry Charbonneau | <TBD> | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Director(s) | Cheryl Shlanda | Dave Harborne | <TBD> | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Chief Newsletter Editor | Richard McKay & Bev Ballon | Joey Wensel & Garth Wilcox | <TBD> | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Nancy Fetterman | <TBD> | Nancy Fetterman | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Vice President | Stan Philippon | <TBD> | Stan Philippon | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Treasurer | Martin Olafson | <TBD> | Glen Forkheim | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Secretary | John Mansfield | <TBD> | John Mansfield | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Director(s) | John Mansfield | <TBD> | John Mansfield | <TBD> | <TBD> |
| Chief Newsletter Editor | Glen Forkheim | <TBD> | Richard McKay | <TBD> | <TBD> |
Random Event Photographs
Meetings were once a month on the first Tuesday. Usually held at the Museum of Man and Nature/Manitoba Planetarium
Three consistent yearly events: Olympia Picnic, Slave Night, & Halloween Social.
These photographs cover some of the events of the club.
STW Costumers - (back) Katherine Kopysnky, Jocelyn Wirth, Russ Strong. (front) <unknown>, <unknown>, <unknown>
Keycon skit: "God (Richard McKay), the Devil (Dean Naday) and Phil Donahue (Mark Collett)"
Keycon: God, the Devil and Phil Donahue skit (Richard Mckay)
"God" played by Richard McKay
STW Halloween Social - Yes, we even had girls.
STW Halloween Social - "Who ya gonna call?"
STW Halloween Social - Ghostbusters doing their do
STW Halloween social - Ghostbusters (left) Greg Young, Richard McKay and Blake Smith
STW Halloween Social - Ghostbuster builds his backpack
Keycon (STW booth): Richard McKay tries to sell everything including the kitchen sink.
STW convention booth. Richard McKay selling the kitchen sink
Winnipeg Convention Center - STW booth - The "vast" wealth of STW
Star Trek Winnipeg's mall display - Brad Wagner & Richard McKay
Star Trek 25th Anniversary USS Enterprise Hallmark Christmas ornament (right of Christmas Tree) raffle
Keycon 87 - Program book
STW Hospitality Suite - Keycon - bartender: Richard Mckay
Keycon: STW Intergalactic Dating Game - Richard McKay as "Foil Boy"
Keycon - STW Intergalatic Dating Game: Foil Boy's appearance
Keycon - STW Intergalatic Dating Game - Foil Boy handles a tricky question
Winnipeg Convention Center - STW's Mission Improv (Cherie Charbonneau, Richard McKay, Fran Major
STW hired for Labatt's Molson Canadian Dry 1st Anniversary bash.
STW members are hired to participate in Labatt's Canada Dry 1st Anniversary
Star Trek uniforms - Next Gen vs movie
Greg Young and Richard McKay in the Captain's Lounge at convention
Richard: "Yes, Greg... but is it art?"
STW participating in Kiwanis Walk-a-thon (various members)
Mark Collet, Jackie Trudeau, Rob Downie, Richard McKay - Kiwanis Walk-a-thon
STW Kiwanis Walk-a-thon: Can we make it?
Kiwanis Walk-a-thon... "bandage?"
STW Kiwanis Walk-a-thon: Always be prepared!
Kiwanis Walk-a-thon: Mark Collett attempts to "fly like a kite" fellow walker Richard McKay
Star Trek Winnipeg's Halloween social decorations - Enterprise caught in a "Tholian" web.
Star Trek Winnipeg's monthly meeting at Manitoba Planetarium
STW: The Skit (Mark Collet, Katherine Kopynsky, Angela Auriti & Richard McKay)
STW Council - Richard McKay as the "Treasurer"
STW members enjoying a friendly game of baseball
A skit involving selling used spaceships, a light-hearted presentation on modern propulsion systems.
Video Clips
The link below will take you to the club’s YouTube playlist. Enjoy!
Star Trek Winnipeg YouTube Playlist
Additional Winnipeg Clubs
Other clubs in the City of Winnipeg (at that time):
- Barony of Castel Rouge - local SCA branch