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119 Starfleet Remembers Ben Kokochak and Ed REGION 4 TOSSES A RINGER! 119 OCT/NOV 2003 REGION 4 HAS A CONFERENCE... ...and promptly started tossing their shoes. Horseshoes, that is. Top Row: Left: Charles Flowers of the USS Highroller demonstrates his pitching technique. Center: The clash of the titans! Charles Flowers and Charles Werner of the USS Peacekeeper get ready to rumble! Right: Charles Werner keeps his eyes on the prize. Center Left: Adam Bernay watches as Larry Barnes of the Shuttle Gallant gives it his best shot. Center Right: Region 5’s Jolynn Brown goes for the gold as Jennifer Cole of the USS Angeles watches on. Photos courtesy of: Pete Briggs and Glenda Werner REGION 7 HAS ONE, TOO! Meanwhile, back on the east coast of the United States, the fi ne art of Conferencing was practiced sans the pitching of equine footwear. Rain gear (thanks to hurricane Isabel) was much prefered. Left: RC R7 Alex Rosenzweig and Michael Klufas pose with STARFLEET Academies’ Blue Squadron Leader, Raven Avery. Right: Jon Slavin, Martin Lessem and Larry Neigut during the SFMC panel at the R7 Conference. Photos courtesy of: Mark H. Anbinder USPS 017-671 STARFLEET REMEMBERS BEN KOKOCHAK AND ED DeRUGGERIO FOR MORE, TURN TO PAGE 14. CONTENTS STARFLEET Communiqué Volume I, No. 119 Region 4 Tosses a Ringer!.....................1 From the Center Seat..............................3 Published by: Off-Center Viewpoint...............................4 STARFLEET: The International From the FDP Youth................................4 Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. EC/AB News............................................4 3212 Mark Circle Remembering Those Who Came Before..4 Independence, MO 64055 Ops Center..............................................5 SFI Morale Offi ce Help Neeeded...............5 Chrissy Killian and Larry Barnes congratulate one another for Publisher: Greg Trotter COMM As You Are..................................6 Editor in Chief: Dixie Halber The Return of SFI Memory Alpha.............6 surviving one more Region 4 Conference. Graphics Editor: Johnathan Simmons The Shuttlebay........................................7 For more from the fun time in Region 4, turn to Page 22. Copy Editors: Claire Halber, Dixie Halber, Help Wanted: The CQ Needs You!.............7 Michael Klufas, Tracy Lilly, Stuart Roth Membership Certifi cate Contest..............7 Photo courtesy of Glenda Werner Layout: Team Jaguar Computer Operations..............................8 From the Incoming Chief of CompOps......8 Financial Finagling..................................9 Send Submissions to: SFI Treasurer Report – Aug/Sept 2003...10 LEGAL NOTICE Commandant’s Corner..........................11 Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ Academy Graduates – July/Aug 2003....12 8606 King George Rd. STARFLEET Flag Promotions...............13 1. Title of Publication: Communiqué Evansville IN 47725 Offi ce of the Inspector General...........13 2. Publication No. 0017-671 cq@sfi .org 3. Date of Filing: 10-01-2003 In Memoriam: Ben Kokochak................14 In Memoriam: Ed DeRuggiero...............15 4. 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