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VOLUME 3 NUMBER 5 OCTOBER, 1992 THE WRIGHT STUFF THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF TILE U.S.S. KITTY HAWK NCC 1659 A happy Halloween to each of staying on top of things and co- it. You voted to do the extra you! This is going to be handed out ordinating. To Jeff, thanks for the highway cleanup but only six people at our Halloween party being held excellent toys that everyone talked turned out that Saturday and we at Diana Waldier's home. Those not about and for standing guard at the had to go back and do the rest the attending will get theirs either by door all day. To Larry, the following Saturday. Don't vote for mail or by showing up on the 7th of appreciation of everyone there for something you aren't going to November at the Fisher residence running the video, game, support! for the monthly meeting. presentation room. To Elaine, In a similar vein, you have I know that this is a thanks for spending the entire con given goad support to the food bank particularly scary time in our lives, at the Kitty Hawk table, guarding project by bringing a can of food to what with the fleet elections and the our treasures, handing out each function. Please keep up the mundane world elections coinciding; applications, signing people up and good work. Also, you have proven but it is truly important that you answering all those questions. To yourselves with your donations to vote in both cases. In the case of the Pat, for helping everyone to get a the stampede. Please bring them to fleet, if you have not already sent in break and to keep an eye on all Teresa so we can send them off in your ballot, bring it with you to the those people and things. By the December. meeting on the 7th and you may way, Pat won first place in the There are a number of events place it in the large envelope we will costume call, and Teresa won second coming up soon, so please check have there. A number of people place. Congratulations to both of with Debbie or the assigned person have given me their ballots to send you And last, but certainly not for events in which you wish to in for them and by sending in bulk least, thanks to Tara for taking participate. Also, Diana and Jeff we reduce cost and lessen the probably the least desirable job of and perhaps a few others have chance that the U.S. Postal Service working the Creation table. discussed with me some new will lose some of them. But understand she enjoyed it projects they have been thinking whatever you choose to do, vote. immensely. Creation gave us an about as money raisers for the Kitty As always, I have good and bad extra handful of buttons and Hawk. If you have any ideas, please things to discuss with you. Some of bumper stickers on her behalf, most come forward or if you just want to the good news revolves around the of which we sold immediately for donate your time to an existing recent Creation Con held here in our charity. We seem to have project, let us know. Raleigh. Carey and his security established a good working Well, I am running out of space team did an excellent job at this relationship with the Creation and it is getting late so I should convention. True, we did not have people and I hope it continues at wrap this up. Remember, if we many of the problems associated their future shows here. They gave want the future to be as good as with the previous effort, but we did us a number of perks: several times what we see in the Star Trek shows, not have as many security people or they mentioned us (U.S.S. Kitty we have to make changes in our fans to contend with. Hawk) to the audience and they had world today. That is what For those of you not there, the Nichelle do her autographs at our STARFLEET and the Kitty Hawk in convention people were very nice, table. Also, to those who particular is about. One person at a polite and relaxed. Linda had volunteered their time and energy, time, one step at a time. Together specific jobs she wanted done and they gave a discount on all of their we can do it. she knew how she wanted them merchandise. One last note: you have been done. Our people performed All in all, it was a very good very generous with your change to marvelously. When suggestions show. We handed out several the Duke Children's Hospital jar. were made to improve function and hundred applications and signed up We are way ahead of last year. image they were accepted and 39 people as prospective members. Please continue as it is our chosen implemented immediately. This A "well done" to all. charity and the kids are the future. was one of the smoothest run cons of Now for the not so good news. Show everyone we have "The Wright its type I have seen and a great deal You voted to go to the fair together Stuff'. of the credit belongs to those of the on the first Friday night it was open Kitty Hawk who helped. but only five people showed up. We ESSE QUAM VIDERI To Carey, a thank you for had a good time; too bad you missed THE WRIGHT STUFF VOLUME 3 CONTENTS NUMBER 5 A VIEW FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT 1 FIRST OFFICER'S LOG 3 CHIEF ENGINEER'S LOG 3 A SHORT STORY 4 ALLIANCE TREK AWAY TEAM REPORT 6 OUTPOST COLONY REPORT COMPUTER GAMING 7 THE AWAY MISSIONS 7 CO-OP II: THE RETURN 7 PROS AND CONS LASER TAG 8 WRIGHT THANKS 8 MARS OBSERVER TO CARRY TRIBUTE TO NASA'S PAINE 8 HEAVY METAL 9 ANSWERS TO 2/92 AND 4/92 PUZZZLES 9 STUFF TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME 10 DOIN' THE CON THING AGAIN 10 VOLUME 3 NO. 5 NAME THE RACES 10 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS (In alphabetical order by department) 11 is a publication of the U.S.S. Kitty MARS MISSION UPDATE 11 Hawk the Raleigh, N.C. chapter of WORLDS OF THE CLASSIC STAR TREK SERIES WORD SEARCH 12 STARFLEET, an international STAR CAN YOU MATCH THE EPISODE NAME?? 13 TREK fan organization. This publication is provided free of charge, to all chapter members in good standing. Subscriptions for non- members are $8.00 per year (six issues). Please address all CREDITS correspondence to CATBIRD PUBLISHER J.R. FISHER Publications, 5017 Glen Forest Dr., EDITOR JANE FISHER Raleigh, N.C. 27612. This publication is a non-profit enterprise and is not ASSISTANTS AND CONTRIBUTORS J.R. FISHER meant to infringe upon any copyright JEFF AND MARIA COHN or trademark held by Paramount LYNETTE CROWLEY Pictures, Gulf & Western, or any PAT HEINSKE other holder of STAR TREK DEBORAH HERNDON copyrights or trademarks. Unless otherwise noted, ENTIRE MARTHA LEE CONTENTS ARE COPYRIGHT 1992 JOHN P. MILLER CATBIRD Publications/THE CAREY MUSE WRIGHT STUFF. Nothing in whole LARRY PISCHKE or in part may be used without the written permission of the publisher. LIZ READ THE WRIGHT STUFF assumes all ELAINE ROYAL material submitted for publication is TERESA TUEL gratis. The publisher and editors DIANA WALDIER reserve the right to edit all ROBERT YATES submissions. TOOL BOX: Dramen 386125; Hewlett Packard Laserjet III; Logitech Scanrnan Plus; Word for Windows; Logitech Ansel Image Editing Software; ►5-Ttyl7MLEPT, Microsoft Publisher. FIRST OFFICER'S LOG By Teresa Tuel It's election time again folks, Several of us ventured out into To date, we have collected 2640 not only for fandom but also for the the great outdoors and visited N.C. stamps from the members. We are real world. Please take a few State Gardens. Afterwards we collecting all stamps, U.S., foreign, minutes and vote! The upcoming attended a Greek festival and postage due, pre-sorted, etc. national election will probably take looked for "goodies" at the flea I hope everyone will be able to a bit longer (in the last election, I market. It was agreed that we join us at the Halloween party or stood in line for 3 1/2 hours to do my should return to the gardens in the the other activities that are civic duties). Durham is supposed spring when the tulips are planned. to be getting new voting machines. blooming. Happy trails. I hope! We are still collecting stamps. CHIEF ENGINEER'S LOG By Pat Heinske STARDATE 9208.25 - I with submarine rides, a dolphin rendezvous with the U.S.S. Joshua, noticed that I had accrued quite a tank, and a full-size replica of the who then returned me safely to bit of personal leave time, so I Santa Maria. We also went for a familiar surroundings where I could decided to take some time off and go ten-mile hike in Elk Island Park catch back up with the Kitty Hawk. see a friend of mine from Space (just beautiful!) and a forty-mile (!) As I record this, Iveta and I are Academy who lives in Edmonton, bike ride on the bike paths around making plans for her to come down Alberta, Canada. So, I hopped in the city with her friend Al3rnn. We here to see me and all of my friends my two-seater scout shuttle and also went to the Space Sciences and family, but we don't quite know rendezvoused with the U.