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International Conference 2005 Fiesta in San Antonio, Texas!! 130 AUG. 2005/ SEPT. 2005 Jill Rayburn collecting EC autographs for the charity auction. Your EC hard at work at the IC! (from left to right): Sal Lizard, Sunnie Planthold, Bob Fillmore (back), Mandi Livingston, Todd Brugmans, Jerry Tien, Jack “Towaway” Eaton, and Pat Spillers. Sean Fillmore checks out a member of the Ferengi delegation. Chrissy Killian (head of the western membership processing team) mugs for the camera (and the kid taking the picture, Sean Fillmore). Expecto Patronum! Students awaiting their next lesson at Hogwarts. Robby and Sean Fillmore face down a Dementor (thanks to Dean Rogers!). USPS 017-671 STARFLEET SSTARFLEETTARFLEET SSTARFLEETTARFLEET 113030 Society 113030 STARFLEET Communiqué Volume I, No. 130 Contents ‘FLEET Birth/days Published by: STARFLEET, The International IC 2005 1 Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. USS HEIMDAL 3 102 Washington Drive USS POLARIS VISITS 3 Ladson, SC 29456 THE KANSAS CITY ZOO 3 USS ALIOTH PICNIC 4 AWARENESS GROWS ABOUT CANCER IN R7 4 Publisher: Bob Fillmore USS INFERNO R7 PICNIC 5 Editor in Chief: Wendy Fillmore USS INFERNO: ST:RoS 5 Layout Editor: Wendy FIllmore USS RUBICON HONORED 6 Interim Graphics Editor: REAL STAR TREK COINS 6 Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons USS JEANNETTE MADDOX 7 Submissions Coord: Gary Hollifi eld REGION 15 SUMMIT 8 Copy Editors: Kimberly Donohoe, REGION 12 SUMMIT 9 Mike Klufas, Tracy Lilly, Bruce AAR: OPUSCON 10 Sherrick AAR: FEDCON 11 I DARE YOU!!! 12 Send Submissions to: STARFLEET CHARITIES 12 RETENTION & RECRUITING 12 STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ CASTING CALL 12 OCPM 12 6770 E. Judson Avenue IS CANADA READY...? 13 Las Vegas, NV 89156 FROM THE US ARMY 13 cq@sfi .org IN MEMORY... 13 I’d like to welcome our newest addition to Shuttle Dark Star, Region 1. Ms. Katelyn OBSERVANCES OVER TIME 13 Ashley Hallman was born on June 29th 2005 at 10:18am by c-section at Medical LATINUM CARPET: IC2005 14 University of South Carolina. Both Katelyn and I are doing well, and her daddy The STARFLEET Communiqué is a publication SUMMARY & COMMENTARY 14 of the Communications Department of didn’t pass out while I was in surgery. Her sister has to still get used to the idea of STARFLEET, The International Star Trek Fan REGION 1 SUMMIT 15 another little terror in the Hallman household other than herself :) We only spent 3 Asociation, Inc. It is intended for the private SFMC ASS’T CHAPLAIN 16 days in the hospital, I did have some reactions to some of the medications but every use of our members. STARFLEET holds no STAINED GLASS OFFICE 16 claims to any trademarks, copyrights, or R1 HEMLOCK PROJECT 17 one is still in excellent health. Hope all is well with every one else. Website will properties held by Paramount or their APOLOGIES 17 be completed for Katelyn soon to show. ~ Brandy Hallman, Shuttle Dark Star, R1 parent company, Viacom. HELP DESK ADMIN. 18 [email protected] http://www.angelfi re.com/ab8/kahallman The contents of this publication are FRONT AND CENTER 18 Copyright © 2005 STARFLEET, The VCS REPORT! 19 International Star Trek Fan Association, COMMpletely RELEVANT 19 Inc. and/or the original authors. All rights THE TOWAWAY ZONE 20 reserved. No portion of this document may ‘FLEET be copied or republished in any way or form COMPOPS 21 without the written consent of the Offi ce of The SHUTTLEBAY 21 the Chief of Communications, STARFLEET. 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FLEET RESOURCE CENTER 34 SEPT. 25th, CHAPLAINS & COUNSELORS 34 FRC REPORTS 35 2005 “ENTERPRISE” IN SYNDICATION 35 SFMC REPORTS 36-37 NOMINATION FOR STAR OF BRAVERY 37 STARFLEET REPORT CARD 38 POSTMASTER CONVENTION LISTINGS 40-42 Please Send Address MONTHLY STATUS REPORT SUMMARIES 43-46 Changes to: CLASSIFIED 47 “If we join together, no force can stop us...” STARFLEET DIRECTORY OF CONTACT 48-49 STARFLEET APPLICATION 50 Jadzia to Worf, “You Are Cordially Invited” STARFLEET Communications ACADEMY APPLICATION 51 6770 Judson Avenue RICHARD HERD AUCTION! 52 ‘FLEET Weddings Las Vegas, NV 89156 22 AUGUST/SEPTEMBERJUNE/JULY 2005 2005 - •ISSUE ISSUE 129 130 • • STARFLEETSTARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉCOMMUNIQUÉ USS HEIMDAL USS POLARIS VISITS CELEBRATES 21 YEARS! THE KANSAS CITY ZOO ADM Linda Smith, CO • USS Heimdal, R1 CMDR Steve Farris • USS Polaris, R12 On April 16th at Clayton’s Restaurant Glenda Blanks & dragged her into it, too. in Lynchburg, VA 30 members, past She said, “Sure, I’m in” which was a lot The crew of the USS Polaris spent the members & friends of the USS Heimdal different from the, “Don’t you EVER ask day at the Kansas City Zoo. In attendance gathered to celebrate the USS Heimdal’s me to do this again,” that she hissed at were: 21st Anniversary as a STARFLEET me as we were going out to the mike to chapter. Starting as the Shuttle Asgard, sing our fi rst song at the party. Captain Vance Watkins AND... the Heimdal launched from her mother Commanders: ship, the USS Jamestown, in April 1984. Member Kelly Copes came up with the She went to full starship status in April name Filk Salet & Bonnie’s mom was our Jenny Watkins 1985 as the starship USS Heimdal. audience for our last practice before the Steve Farris party. She gave us rave reviews! Heimdal Evelyn Pypes During the Heimdal’s 21 years of Chaplain Dan Blanks, also Glenda’s New Recruit: STARFLEET service she has launched husband, came along for our fi rst practice William Washburn 14 shuttles. Shuttles & ships that she (funny, he declined an invitation to be has launched have given birth to 3 at later practices) & gave his opinion Region One Regional Coordinators, after hearing a little bit of us. He said, Photos taken by CMDR Steve Farris several Vice Regional Coordinators & “Do you realize how seriously you all are a host of regional division chiefs. She taking yourselves?” Well, yes, we did. My has won awards both regionally & from response was, “Even if we’re bad, we STARFLEET too numerous to mention. want to be the best bad we can be.” And I Her CO holds the distinction of never think we were, or something like that! having missed a monthly report! Former member Fred Loving said we were Jennifer and the fi sh The Heimdal has been led for all 21 better than last year’s band (a professional years by her commanding offi cer, ADM band) & Carl said he must not have liked Linda Smith (also R/1 RC for 10.5 years them at all. Jeanne Wilson, Medical Dept. from 1987 - 1998). The current core VDC wants a repeat performance for next group of the chapter includes at least year (well ….) & other comments have 12 members who have been STARFLEET been that we were SOOOO funny & lots members for 10 years & much more. The of folks have commented how funny Willy chapter boasts longevity of members was. I couldn’t fi nd an actual beard for as well as the chapter. Smith says him so Bonnie found some craft fur & I of the 21st anniversary festivities, “I made his beard out of that. When he put had a WONDERFUL time at our 21st it on, the fur started coming out & getting Anniversary Party. The food was good in his mouth where I cut the mouth out. & it was cool to be with our folks for a He actually coughed up a hair ball so I relaxed evening. Mostly I enjoyed BEING sprayed the thing with cheap hair spray the entertainment! & then no fur came out but nothing moved. While Willy was singing his lips Sea lion show A couple of months ago in the bathtub I were stationary because of the hair spray Gorilla on a rock (posing for us) had this brainstorm about forming a fi lk & some folks said that made him even band to entertain at our anniversary party. funnier. Some of the crew I hopped out of the tub; called Security Chief Carl Davis & his wife, Science As far as quality of sound, Carl, Bonnie & Department member, Bonnie Davis with Glenda DO sing, but Willy & I don’t. We my idea while poor, unsuspecting Willy actually LIP SYNC in church, if that tells (Smith, VRC R/1, Heimdal Chief Science you anything!!! Anyway, we had a blast. Offi cer & Heimdal Second Offi cer … also Linda’s husband) got dragged along into Obviously the Heimdal knows how to it. Then we called Communication Chief throw a party. After 21 years of meetings, parties & outings, everyone is pretty comfortable together. Comfortable enough to put on a chapter Talent Show for their June meeting. And guess what? One of the main attractions is going to be a return engagement of the fi lk band Filk Salet!!!! Left to Right (back) = Glenda Blanks, Carl Davis, Willy Smith, (front) Bonnie Davis, Linda Smith AUGUST/SEPTEMBERSTARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ 2005 • •ISSUE JUNE/JULY 130 • STARFLEET 2005 - ISSUE COMMUNIQUÉ 129 33 USS ALIOTH FAMILY PICNIC AWARENESS GROWS VADM Keira Russell-Strong ABOUT CANCER IN R7 USS Alioth, R17 FADM Michael Smith • USS Starlord, R7 COMM Angel Avery • USS Flying Fox, R7 It was a dark and stormy night… While it did rain most of the event (the third year in a row it has done so), it Well, it *was* dark at times, and it did didn’t deter the attendees from walking rain during most of the event, but that laps, or sitting out under the canopy didn’t prevent a few valiant members of enjoying conversation and gaming.