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- | This year the pandemic made it difficult to meet in October, November, or December | + | This year the pandemic made it difficult to meet in October, November, or December 2021 because of the unavailability a suitable meeting place. We decided to wait until January 2022, assuming we could easily find a place to meet. And we did -- Jerico' |
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===February 12, 2022=== | ===February 12, 2022=== | ||
- | During the meeting we will discuss at least the first story in **The Sign of Seven** edited by Martin Rosenstock (ISBN 9781785659034, | + | During the meeting we discussed |
The link to the Zoom meeting is [[expired]]. A waiting room protocol is employed, and after you click on the link, there may be a short delay before you join the meeting. | The link to the Zoom meeting is [[expired]]. A waiting room protocol is employed, and after you click on the link, there may be a short delay before you join the meeting. | ||
The meeting will start about 10:00 AM, but you can join after about 9:30 AM. | The meeting will start about 10:00 AM, but you can join after about 9:30 AM. | ||
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+ | ===March 12, 2022=== | ||
+ | We met, as usual, using Zoom and discussed the second and third stories in **The Sign of Seven**. Eleven members participated. | ||
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+ | ===April 9, 2022=== | ||
+ | During the Zoom meeting, we discussed the fourth and fifth stories in **The Sign of Seven**, specifically //The Dark Carnival// by Andrew Lane and //The Monkton House Mystery// by David Stuart Davies. Twelve members participated in the discussion. | ||
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+ | ===May 14, 2022=== | ||
+ | We met for the first time since February 13, 2020 in person. The meeting was expected to be at the W. Clarke Swanson Branch of the Omaha Public Library. Unfortunately, | ||
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+ | There was a discussion about how we should proceed in future meetings. One member suggested we revisit the stories and books of the Canon, but with a different focus, perhaps primarily considering the literary attributes. The fifteen books in the Inspector Lestrade series by M. J. Trow were mentioned as possibly being of interest as well. But the group finally decided on reading **The Beekeeper' | ||
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+ | ===June 11, 2022=== | ||
+ | We met again in a hybrid setting at the Milton R. Abrahams branch of the Omaha Public Library at 10:00 AM. There were eleven members attending in person, and four additional members attending via Zoom. We had the usual introductory discussions, | ||
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+ | We briefly mentioned the last story in **The Sign of Seven**, but a few members indicated they thought it wasn't too bad; at least it was worth reading, and was rated highly (among the other six in the book) by some members. The majority of the meeting was spent discussing the Laurie King novel **The Beekeeper' | ||
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+ | Near the close of the meeting, we discussed how to proceed at the next meetings. It was decided that, at the beginning of the next meeting (which will be on July 9th at 10:00 AM at the Sorenson branch of the Omaha Public Library), Terry will lead a discussion of how to approach the group' | ||
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+ | ===July 9, 2022=== | ||
+ | The group met at 10:00 AM in the large meeting room at the Swanson branch of the Omaha Public Library; 13 members were present, but none participated using the Zoom connection. The first part of the meeting included a discussion of various members' | ||
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+ | Next, Terry Kroeten presented a summary of various foci that we could consider using to direct our next traversal of the Canon. It was decided that for the next meeting, and probably for additional meetings in the future, we would proceed through the novels and stories in the Canon in the order of publication. And for each item, one or more members would lead the discussion using a particular focus, perhaps one selected from those Terry suggested, or perhaps another. At the next meeting (August 2022) the group will discuss **A Study in Scarlet**, focusing on the locations in the novel. The discussion will be led by TBA. | ||
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+ | The group then completed the discussion of the first Laurie King novel (**The Beekeeper' | ||
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+ | ===October 8, 2022=== | ||
+ | The group met at 10:00 AM in the large meeting room at the Swanson branch of the Omaha Public Library; 10 members were present. There was no Zoom connection provided for the meeting. | ||
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+ | The first part of the meeting included a discussion of various members' | ||
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+ | Members were reminded of the coming annual dinner on October 26th at the Brazen Head Pub starting at 6:00 PM. Also mentioned was the coming presentation of " | ||
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+ | The group then discussed **A Scandal in Bohemia**. The life of Irene Adler both before and after the period covered in SCAN was a significant topic of discussion. |