Region Two Summit 2001
REGION TWO SUMMIT 2001: A VACATION IN RISA! The Region 2 Summit 2001 was the biggest, business all afternoon and evening, with and many in attendance said the best, that By Commodore Pete Mohney • Regional Coordinator, STARFLEET Region Two shoppers snapping up books, models, the region has ever seen. With more than autographed photos, dolls, posters, toys and a hundred people attending, from a region puzzles. The Region Two Quartermaster with fewer than 400 members, the numbers also had a table, where items from Summit alone were pretty staggering! By the end of t-shirts, Summit 2001 mugs and steins, the weekend, forty people had registered Region Two polo shirts and various other for the next year’s event. Nearly two items were up for sale. One end of the thousand dollars in proÞ t was registered room was taken up by the booth for Region for the weekend, which will be used to run Two’s official shirt supplier, Aardvark the region for the next year, and will also Screenprinting, the company that has allow the region to continue its tradition of supplied the Summit shirts for a number making a $500 donation to charity. of years. The room was closed for the day at nine p.m., and a couple of dozen The weekend started on Friday March 2, as competitors gathered for the “Introduction attendees began pouring into the beautiful to Dalmuti” tutorial. After a few practice Lafayette Plaza hotel in Mobile, Alabama. hands for the new players, the tournament Members came from all four states of began. Nearly three hours later, the the region, plus a double handful from battle ended with eventual champion other regions; twenty-three chapters were Sandy Arrington coming from behind represented. The hotel was hosting two and crushing the other Þ nalists, including basketball teams that were playing in a several former champions and second- tournament that weekend, but the hotel place Þ nishers from previous years. staff didn’t let that interfere with the quality of their service. Meeting rooms were always Saturday began early with Opening ready and arranged on time, and when Ceremonies at eight a.m. There were changes or additions were requested, they brief speeches by Summit Chairman moved quickly to help. Some guys have all the luck: Wade Olson (a.k.a. the Victim), Sandy Dolan, Kristi Sandy Dolan, Vice Regional Coordinator Fell and Jennifer Rosbury enjoy themselves on “Risa”. Jennifer Rosbury, Regional Coordinator When Fleet Admiral Les Rickard arrived, Photo courtesy of Jill Rayburn Pete Mohney, and Fleet Admiral Les he was treated to the traditional dinner at Rickard. After a series of presentations, a local restaurant, this year for steaks and “fun awards” and announcements, the seafood. In the middle of dinner, a surprise crowd moved on to the morning panels. arrival, Region 2 VRC Jennifer Rosbury The Summit had four tracks running swept into the restaurant; much to the all morning and afternoon, with thirty happiness of those who thought she wasn’t different panels on the schedule, including going to be able to make it this year. Jennifer everything from Alien Food to Zone and Summit Chairman Sandy Dolan had Coordinators. The Marines had their own plotted to sneak Jennifer into the Summit, track, with panels for everything from and surprised everyone with her presence. the member interested in starting his own The dinner crowd then went back to the group through the formal Marine Muster. hotel for an evening of socializing. A two-hour Þ rst aid panel was held to give basic training in how to deal with injuries Traditional Friday events include the pre- and emergencies, hosted by two trained auction at “Moogie’s Store,” where items and certiÞ ed emergency medical workers. may be bid upon or bought from the dozens Topics discussed at the panel ranged from and dozens of auction items; the Great 16 ounces of wholesome goodness not included: The Region 2 Summit 2001 the 3 Emergency Action Steps of Check, Dalmuti tournament; and the Region Two Commemorative mug. Call, Care to caring for people who aren’t Staff meeting. Moogie’s Store did great Photo courtesy of Pete Mohney Continued on Page 23
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On top of all of these things Don is CO of the USS JAGUAR in Region Five. When he is not working on Fleet business he is a trainer with the Microsoft Corporation, teaching SQL, Visual Basic and other classes.
As with Tammy, I know that all it takes is a call or email to Don and I will have an answer quickly on any question I might have regarding Membership Services. I would like to thank for Don for all of the hard work he Greetings once again from STARFLEET HQ! all about - the fun and fellowship. job very seriously. When there is a question does for Fleet. As I have always tried to do with my articles, on how something financial needs to be I will attempt to be brief and then be gone. Again, thanks to the Region Two and Summit handled my first stop is Tammy and she I SAID THAT TO SAY THIS I would like to spotlight and thank a couple 2001 staffs for their hospitality and I am inevitably has the answer - whether I like of people here at STARFLEET HQ that have looking forward to Summit 2002! it or not. Tammy has been doing this for I wanted to mention these two outstanding worked very hard to make sure STARFLEET me and Fleet since the transition began in individuals as they are two of the many is running smoothly day in and day out. WELCOME ABOARD November and doing so with a drive that is volunteer’s who work hard for this I would also like to introduce two new difÞ cult to describe. organization everyday. These two people members to Fleetstaff. But first let’s start As everyone knows, we have two Fleet make sure the money is right and accounted with... Staff positions open that we have sought When I approached Tammy last year about for as well as ensure that each member applications for. Those are STARFLEET’s doing this job she made it clear that it would receives their membership packet in as timely ADVENTURES IN TREKKING: RETURN OfÞ ce’s of Promotions and Personnel. be done right...or she would not do it. I knew a fashion as possible. TO REGION TWO then that I had found the right person to do I have reviewed and considered all of the the nearly insurmountable job of tracking As I said before it is my hope that in each I had the honor and privilege to be invited applications and I will honestly say that this Fleet’s finances. Tammy does this duty article I can, among other things, spotlight to this year’s Region Two Summit in Mobile was a very difÞ cult decision to make as all of without want for recognition; rather she does some folks that work very hard behind the Alabama on March second through the the applicants were qualiÞ ed. I encourage all it because it needs to be done. I believed then scenes around STARFLEET. The reason for fourth. Let me say, I had an outstanding time of those that applied to maintain their resume and now that she has what it takes to do it this is very simple. These are the people who thanks to the regional and summit staffs as with STARFLEET. Now, it is my honor to right. Over the last few months, when we are doing the real work to keep STARFLEET well as the members of Region Two. present the following ofÞ cers. had difÞ culties with the credit card system, running smoothly. Without them there would she took it upon herself to work with our be no Summits or IC’s, you would not be As you may recall from an article after last First, please welcome aboard Marine Captain credit card companies on a nearly daily basis. getting your membership materials, I would year’s Region Two Summit, my traveling Deb Malotte on board as STARFLEET’s next She worked with other staffers and myself not be writing this article each issue. companions and I were indeed involved in Director of Promotions. Deb has been the in ensuring that we were functioning up some adventure going to and headed home Assistant Director for some time and is quite to speed despite these problems. As with ONE MORE THANK YOU from that event. When Pete Mohney, Region versed in its operation and procedure. Deb everyone, there are occasions when real life Two Regional Coordinator, made the ß ight has some ideas to improve and enhance the just steps in and you have to concentrate on I wanted to quickly thank someone without arrangements I began thinking to myself “Oh OfÞ ce of Promotions. The contact information it. When this has happened Tammy has made whom I do not believe I would be able to please don’t let me run into a tornado on the for the OfÞ ce of Promotions is: sure that no matter what she stayed ahead do the job of Commander, STARFLEET. Yes, way down or something on Þ re on the way of the game and made sure STARFLEET was when you attain this point in your Fleet back!” *Grin* MCapt Deb Malotte running at full speed. career you sometimes feel like it is a job. It 4331 Laurel has its good days and it has its bad days and I left Piedmont Triad International Airport Kansas City, MO 64133 On top of her duties as Fleet’s Treasurer you take them all with a grain of salt and do in Greensboro, NC at around lunchtime Promotions@sÞ .org she is also Treasurer for Region One and you duty. I would like to take a moment to on March 2nd headed to Mobile, Alabama. Commanding Officer of the Region One thank the person who is there day in and day I connected in Cleveland, Ohio and laid Second, allow me the honor of presenting to chapter USS MAAT. Tammy is married to out and, when she cannot help she hits one of over there for nearly three hours. That’s you STARFLEET’s next Director of the OfÞ ce Blair Willcox. the many speedials on the ofÞ ce phone and the airlines for you -- go north to get south. of Personnel, Fleet Captain Ben Redding. Þ nds me someone who can. Anyway, the trip down was uneventful and Ben is a member of Region One and is I would like to say to Tammy, and I am sure I I landed on time in Mobile. Once I arrived I Commanding Officer of Bennu Station in speak for the rest of the Executive Committee They say behind every good man is a great was immediately treated to the Region Two Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Ben brings to this and Þ nance team, thanks for all that you do. woman, well I have that in my wife Deidre hospitality I remembered from the previous position some new ideas on improving You are an asset to the Team that would be Rickard. I think I owe her a public “thanks year - hugs, hand shakes and the like from the Personnel Department and what it can very difÞ cult to replace. and I love you” for everything she does so I around the region. for those around the Fleet. The contact am able to go about the business of running information for the OfÞ ce of Personnel is: SHOW ME THE PACKETS! STARFLEET. In addition to that she is so Shortly after arrival my dear friend Denby caring about it that she is bringing another Potts said “You are here as our guest, relax FCapt Ben Redding There is another member of Fleetstaff that assitant into the world as well *Grin*. If and just enjoy yourself. You don’t have to 2917 Heritage Way I would like to thank for all of their hard you missed it in my interview in a past work this weekend.” So...I did! Over the Sevierville, TN 37876 work since the transition began in late Communiqué, we are expected a new Fleet weekend I was able to enjoy myself, relax Personnel@sÞ .org 2000. This person has been contributing member in late June, Zachary Josiah Rickard. and take the opportunity to renew old to STARFLEET’s continued success since Again, thanks hon! friendships as well as make new ones. I Again, please welcome aboard these two he offered to head up the daunting task enjoyed participating in Region Two’s Great new ofÞ cers. of STARFLEET Membership Processing THAT ABOUT WRAPS THIS UP... Dalmudi tournament (Next year you’re going Services. Captain Don Willits, from Region down Mohney!
* Designates that part of the deposit included Chapter/Shuttle Application Fees, STARFLEET Academy Account – Savings: Check recoveries, CQ ads, etc. ** Designates that the Credit Card Deposit comes from a variety of charges, Beginning Date: 2/1/2001 Beginning Balance: $1,301.95 such as membership processing, IC registrations, Summit registrations, and Ending Date: 2/28/2001 Ending Balance: $1,303.69 Marine Pin Orders. The Academy Savings account recieved interest in the amount of $1.74 and has yielded $3.78 in the year to date. STARFLEET Scholarship Account: STARFLEET Academy Account – Checking: Beginning Date: 2/1/2001 Beginning Balance: $20.15 Ending Date: 3/26/2001 Ending Balance: $1,254.34 Beginning Date: 2/1/2001 Beginning Balance: $2,006.12 Deposits/Credits: $1,234.19 Checks/Debits: None Ending Date: 2/28/2001 Ending Balance: $2,083.08 Deposits: Deposits/Credits: $205.00 Checks/Debits: $128.04 2/06/2001 - Transfer of Funds from Sue Hampton: $526.50 2/26/2001 - Transfer from Valley National Bank: $90.19 $79.04 of the Academy Expenses were for reimbursements to Directors, $49 was 3/05/2001 - Deposit from R1 Mile of Dollars: $588.50 for a new Toner Cartridge. All $205 income was via Tuition deposits. 3/26/2001 - Deposit from Fleet General Account: $29.00
PAGE 4 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 thing you’ve said to someone will really be the last thing you’ll get to say to them, or when the things you didn’t say will forever remain unsaid.
Cherish the ones you love, and let them know just how important they are to you. You never know when the time you’re spending together will be the last chance you’ll have to do it.
As I write this article on March 26, 2001, movie, or about the goings-on in the cat, and lay down on the sofa for a nap. Now it’s time for me to take a I acknowledge that I’m submitting this lives of Belgarath and Polgara and She never woke up. deep breath, and change the subject column a day after the deadline, and on Belgarion and Ce’Nedra, and muse completely. Just so you don’t think I’ve a subject not at all what I expected to about whether the mysterious owl could The coroner says that she’d had a completely abandoned Fleet business, I be writing about, and both for the same possibly be Poledra, as though these massive cerebral hemorrhage, and do have a few announcements to make reason. This weekend I attended the were all real people who were old died instantly with no pain. I guess as Vice Commander. funeral of my Aunt Carolyn. friends of ours. Most recently, we both that’s how I’d want to go when it’s my enjoyed J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter time, although I’d like some advanced The Þ rst is that, thanks to an inquiry Now, Aunt Carolyn wasn’t really my novels, and were looking forward to the warning, so I can say my good-byes. from Vice Admiral Sherry Anne Newell aunt according to strict deÞ nition. She upcoming feature Þ lm releases of both of the USS Morning Star, we’ve learned wasn’t the sister of either of my parents, that there were some post office nor was she married to a brother of problems involving the Stampede, either of them. She was however, which STARFLEET’s International second only to my father, my mother’s Charities Coordinator, Amy Alexander, best friend for the past forty-Þ ve years, has informed me have since been and she was my aunt in all the ways straightened out. Amy also tells me that that really count. Lynn Evans, the Stampede Director, is recuperating from injuries incurred She was always there for the important in a bad automobile accident, so I events in my family, and we were ask all of you for your patience and always there for her’s. Despite the understanding, and extend to Lynn my fact that we were Jewish and they wishes for a full and speedy recovery. were Lutheran, Aunt Carolyn and her daughter, my “cousin” Suzy, came The second is that Rick Driver has to the Passover Seder at my parents’ stepped down as FDC Science as a house every year, and for dinner and result of changing priorities in his life. the exchange of presents at Chanukah. I’d like to publicly thank Rick for all My family celebrated Christmas at his help and hard work, and wish him her house, trimming the tree and the best! then sitting down to a dinner which always featured two huge pans of A number of people have already her wonderful lasagna -- one with expressed an interest in the position, meatballs, and one without. Aunt and we’ll be appointing an interim Carolyn was with us for my Bar FDC Science to keep the program Mitzvah and my sister’s wedding, at all moving along, but FDC Director Dustin the birthday parties and anniversary Williams and I won’t be Þ lling it parties and yes, unfortunately, at my permanently until the Fleet in general grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ have had the opportunity to submit funerals too. applications. Since Dustin’s been having some connectivity problems Aunt Carolyn was my reading partner recently, interested members can send and mentor as well. She was a voracious their applications to me by email, or reader of high and low fantasy novels regular postal mail to the address Yes, ß anel shirts are in once more: Gordon (Yes, Gordon – Not Gord, Gordo and an occasional science fiction fan below. or
Mark A. Vinson 1047 Cottonwood Trl. Benbrook, TX. 76126
Please remember that there are no longer any DVC’s so please remove any DVC email address or Dennis Rayburn, Ken Things have been going along at a fair Ops. The Chapter Assistance program pending decommissioning letter from Ops Kopacki or JD Knight’s addresses from clip here in the Operations department. gives those chapters below 10 members a in their third month. your distribution list. I will see that Dennis We have commissioned ten new chapters, 90-day window to get their numbers back gets copies of those MSR’s he is responsible processed ten changes of command and in up before they are put on stand-by. Here 4.) All chapters participating in the CAP for. January and February nine Regions had is how the program works: program must also contact SFI Recruiting 100% reporting. We have vastly updated for ideas to help them get new members. If you use the Email text form or the U.S. the Vessel Registry (you can get the 1.) If a chapter falls below 10 members they Mail version for reporting PLEASE make current version at http://www.sÞ .org/ops/ get no notice from CAP for the Þ rst month 5.) Chapters get only one 90 day extension sure to put both the CO and the XO’s vr.pdf) and have been working hard on the because for the majority this drop below if they are participating in CAP, growing dates of passing OTS and OCC as well membership database. 10 is a temporary thing. and reporting to their RC, Ops and CAP. as the date of their latest promotion in a MM/DD/YY format. If you email directly Don Willits, Membership Processing please download the email form from our Coordinator, has also been working website (http://www.sÞ .org/ops/msr.txt). overtime on the database. He has the MSR REPORTING – OPERATIONS BY NUMBERS: Do Not Send Attachments. Half the time daunting task of trying to get the multiple January 2001: they get scrambled in the process. Just cut and paste the form into the body of an copies of the database that Ops, CompOps, R1 = 52 Chapters – 100% R6 = 4 Chapters – 100% R12 = 45 Chapters – 71% email message and Þ ll it out. and ShOC edit each month into one up-to- R2 = 25 Chapters – 100% R7 = 34 Chapters – 82% R13 = 4 Chapters – 100% date version. You may have noticed that R3 = 19 Chapters – 100% R9 = 2 Chapters – 100% R15 = 11 Chapters – 100% Please remember that you are also required some changes have begun to show up in R4 = 18 Chapters – 94% R10 = 5 Chapters – 80% R17 = 6 Chapters – 90% to send MSR’s to your respective RC the on-line version but not others. This is R5 = 12 Chapters – 100% R11 = 1 Chapter – 100% because of the merges. The Fleet’s database and any other Regional OfÞ ce they deem is in Microsoft Access. Access, although a February 2001: necessary. You are also required to send a copy of your MSR to ([email protected]) good program is like all programs -- it has R1 = 52 Chapters – 92% R6 = 4 Chapters – 100% R12 = 42 Chapters – 81% if you are a Correspondence Chapter, to issues. One of the major issues is that the R2 = 25 Chapters – 100% R7 = 35 Chapters – 85% R13 = 4 Chapters – 100% ([email protected]) if you are program is not really capable of merging R3 = 19 Chapters – 100% R9 = 2 Chapters – 100% R15 = 11 Chapters – 100% an Armed Services Chapter and/or to all the changes correctly. We make changes R4 = 18 Chapters – 94% R10 = 5 Chapters – 80% R17 = 6 Chapters – 100% [email protected] if you are in the Chapter then they get lost in the merges. Don works R5 = 12 Chapters – 100% R11 = 1 Chapter – 100% for Microsoft and in his capacity there he Assistance Program. MSRs go to the is able to do things with the database that Chapter Summary Department for the 2.) If, however, by the second month their I want to remind all CO’s that MSR’s Communiqué (CQSummaries@sÞ .org). the average person cannot. He has been numbers remain below 10 then the CO gets are due by the 5th of each month and working long hours trying to Þ gure out a letter from the CAP Director inviting them considered late from the 6th to the 10th. how to ensure that all the changes made to In closing I want to say Thank You to to join the program. If the chapter joins, After the 10th chapters are placed on the Fleet Captain Gregory A. Sheets of the the database stay there. It has not been easy. they have 90 days to get their numbers Failed to Report List. If three reports in This is why CompOps has not uploaded USS Columbia. Greg helped to rewrite the over 10 but they must keep them there for a row are missed your chapter may be Commissioning E-mail that I send out for any changes since 21 February. Please bear the rest of the year and during this same decommissioned and/or the Commanding with us. As soon as he has it ready the all Shuttles and EFCP chapters when they period the chapter may not miss even one OfÞ cer relieved of duty. If a chapter makes complete their respective programs. His changes will be on-line. If you get a minute, MSR, to any ofÞ ce. If they do then either a habit of missing a couple of MSRs then email him at (membership@sÞ .org) and help was greatly accepted and I hope that the CO will be relived of duty and/or the catching up, the chapter will be treated as if all appreciate its Old World Naval Flair. thank him for all his hard work. chapter may be decommissioned. three in a row have been missed.
The Chapter Assistance Program has 3.) If a chapter chooses not to participate in Getting your MSR to STARFLEET undergone some changes since I took over CAP then they get a 30-day standby Operations is easier than ever. The CHAPTER CHANGES IN COMMAND CHAPTER COMMISSIONINGS STARFLEET Operations has processed Ten Changes of Command since January 01: STARFLEET Operations is pleased to announce that it has c ommissioned 10 Region 1: Region 3: chapters since January 01, 2001: USS Aeon, NCC-75022 USS Tejas, NCC-9756 New CO, Captain Laura Flippin New XO, Comm. Chrylon Stroud Region 1: Region 12: New XO, Commander Susan Jones USS Vindicator, NCC-74212 USS Brimstone, NCC-3143 Commanded by RAdm. Ron Fell Commanded by Tom Townley Region 12: USS R. E. McNair, NCC-61804 USS J. Maddox, NCC-14514 Region 2: Region 15: New CO, Captain Jennifer Kelley New CO, RAdm. Christine Leddon New XO, Commander Bill Kelley USS Shadow Hawk, NCC- 74660 USS Anubis, NCC-586 Commanded by Capt. Josh Ainsworth Commanded by FCpt. Peter Lutz Region 2: USS Traveler, NCC-3145 USS Odyssey, NCC-454 New CO, Capt. Kevin Shane Region 3: Region 15: New CO, Captain Mary Curry New XO, Cmdr. Phillip Decker USS Ark Angel, NCC- 74662 USS Darwin, NCC-1166 New XO, Cmdr. Stewart Patton Commanded by Capt. Jeffrey Webb Commanded by Capt. Corey Grant Region 17: USS Spiritwalker, NCC-31097 USS Omega Glory, NCC-26197 Region 4: Region 17: New XO, Cmdr. Jeanette Self New CO, Capt. David Chadwick USS Dragon’s Cub, NCC-81003 USS Arc Royal, NCC-63546 New XO, Cmdr. Jennifer L. Scott Commanded by Capt. Dee Horn Commanded by Capt. Robet Bulkeley Region 3: USS Intangible USS Wind Spirit, NCC-14110 Region 12: Region 17: New CO, FCpt. Raymond Ford New CO, Capt. Erik A. Johnson USS Adjudicator NCC-73707 USS Pioneer NCC-5280-D New XO, Cmdr. Scott Stamm New XO, Cmdr. Laura Latrell Commanded by Capt. David Lockwood Commanded by Capt. Debby Garris PAGE 6 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 NEWSLETTER CONTEST ANNOUNCED! By LGen. Michael Malotte Chief of Communication, STARFLEET
Now that spring is on it’s way, it’s Welcome to CQ #104! I’d like to start Fillmore. Coupon?” and “Please change my Summit season once again so the IC off by thanking the entire CQ staff for address to…” to actually contacting can’t be too far away. And you know what that means! Yep, it’s time again for an absolutely awesome job on #103. If you have any questions about a new member in Hawaii by phone STARFLEET’s annual Communications It’s nice to see so many things coming any of our publications, please do to assure him that his membership Awards. So, without further adieu… together so well. A few of the not hesitate to contact Wendy at materials were on the way. Major new features have gone over with [email protected]. kudos to Greg Trotter, Joan Pierce, and The OfÞ ce of Communications rave reviews, especially Scott Akers’ the rest of the staff of the Helpdesk announces the contest for the Annual Historian column and Johnathan The rest of the Comm Department for their dedication to the members Newsletter Awards for 2000 “Gumby” Simmons’ interview column continues to keep things rolling quite of Fleet. Publications. This year’s judges will be - you can expect to see more from them smoothly. By the time you get this, the Allyson Dyar, Kurt Roithinger, Dave each issue. A special thanks to Kurt new STARFLEET web pages should Well, that about does it for me Pipgras, and Chris Wallace. Roithinger, Dave Pipgras, J.C. Cohen, have been unveiled. I personally this issue… as always, if anyone is CATEGORIES: Allyson Dyar and Wendy Fillmore for apologize for the delay in not getting missing a CQ, please send an e-mail all of their time in making sure all this done sooner. We had a few issues to lostcq@sÞ .org with the following Newsletters will be judged in the the I’s were dotted and the T’s were on access to the proper areas to get it info: following categories: crossed. If it’s true that a leader is only up and going but, thanks to the hard as good as the people he leads, then work of Mark Anbinder, Brett Morrow, Name Outstanding Cover you folks are making me look great! Jesse Smith and Mike Wilkerson, all Complete postal address (both b/w and color) Keep up the excellent work! these issues should be behind us. The Renewal date upside of this delay is that Mike has Issue(s) needed Outstanding Graphics (both b/w and color) As some of you might know, JC had the time to really tweak his work Phone number (in case I need to Cohen was recently elected as the new - from everything I’ve heard, the new contact you) Outstanding Overall Presentation Regional coordinator of STARFLEET site promises to be just this side of (both b/w and color) Region 7. unbelievable. Thanks to all for working And if you have any other questions together to get this accomplished. and don’t know who to turn to, Most Informative Newsletter Because of the responsibilities that remember that an e-mail to come with this position, JC has opted Fleet’s newest department, the helpdesk@sÞ .org can get you Þ xed up Best Electronic Newsletter to reduce his involvement with the Helpdesk, has been a resounding in a ß ash! Communiqué and thus resigned as Copy success. As of this writing, we’ve Best Printed Newsletter Editor. Taking his place will be our very handled over 160 questions and See ya in 60! Newsletter of the Year own Vice Chief of Communications requests, ranging from things as simple (and former CQ Editor herself), Wendy as “What is an International Reply Hard Copy Submissions: Chapters or Regions interested in submitting their newsletters for consideration should send one issue 5th ANNUAL WEB AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT per Chapter or Region no later than 31 By LGen. Michael Malotte • Chief of Communication, STARFLEET May 2001 to: Allyson M.W. Dyar For those who you who “live on the “Fun” Site of the Year: the title says it Operations Website SFI Newsletter Contest web”, the Office of Communications all! 1209 SE 89th Avenue announces the contest for the Annual 3. Any Fleet Site listed on a Region Portland OR 97216-1715 Web Awards for 2000. Awards of Excellence: will be awarded at Website the discretion of each of the Web Award If you would like your newsletters The Categories and descriptions thereof Judges. Winners will be announced at the returned, please include a Self are as follows: STARFLEET International Conference, Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) Winner’s Choice: will be awarded by the 2001 in Kansas City, Mo. with sufÞ cient return postage. Chapter Homepage of the Year: Web Masters of last year’s winning web Otherwise, I will donate the newsletters Individual ship’s page. Well-balanced pages. (Please note, last year’s web award Want to get involved in this? As with to the IC 2001 for everyone to enjoy use of graphics and color; overall winners are not eligible for an award, but previous years, we are looking for an (in this case, the newsletters will not design and appearance. Content is well the web masters are if they’ve done other individual to help judge the web sites. be returned.) constructed and easy to navigate. pages.) Interested parties must have IRC access, be somewhat knowledgeable about web Electronic Submissions: Information Resource: These are sites Vanguard Award: for those Web Masters surfing, and willing to contribute the Please send one copy or send a link if it designed as a reference tool. Links and who are on the cutting edge of technology time necessary to judge. One thing to is a web page to [email protected] online information to assist in locating and are pushing the envelope of web note – if you are a judge, your site will Submissions must be received by 31 materials on a speciÞ c subject. Materials design. not be eligible for consideration. May 2001. If your newsletter is not are presented in logical and concise strictly web-based and requires a form. To be eligible for the award, the site must If you are interested in being a judge or download from the site, please send be one of the following: have any questions on the Web Awards, the Þ le (not just the URL) to Allyson. Regional Website of the Year: Well- please contact STARFLEET Vice Chief Winners will be announced at the balanced use of graphics and color; 1. Any Fleet Site listed on sÞ .org of Communications/Electronic Services STARFLEET International Conference, overall design and appearance. Content Ed Nowlin at netservices@sÞ .org. Good 2001 in Kansas City, Mo. is well constructed and easy to navigate. 2. Any Fleet Site listed on the STARFLEET luck to all! THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 7 we have a much more speciÞ c mission for the new post. We are seeking a schematics artist to aid in both the design of new ships and to ß esh out designs which we know something about, but may not have good drawings of. This artist must be able to do schematic drawings (plans and elevation views, at the least) in a reasonable period of time, working from known technologies and proposals for new designs that chapters may submit. While it’s common now to see Greetings, everyone! groups in various stages of preparation for any members who might want to shuttle new designs rendered in various computer shuttlecrafting. I’m in touch with most of with you fall into one of the categories modeling programs, straightforward I hope this Communiqué Þ nds you well. I’m them directly, and a few more I’m hearing above. engineering schematics seem to be in pleased to report that ShOC has continued about and look forward to speaking to shorter supply, and DTS would like to add to progress quite nicely since last issue’s soon. If you’re in a chapter, and you want to start a staffer to help us create them. column was written, with more groups a shuttle just so you can be in charge, don’t. graduating from the Program and the All that said, we reach our main topic for Being in charge is work. There’s a lot that To apply for this position, please contact first new groups of this administration this issue: Why shuttle? Perhaps equally goes into leading a group, and even the me within one month following the release launched. important, when is shuttling perhaps not leader may not always get his/her way. If of the Communiqué. Send the following: the best idea? Let’s do the Þ rst question you really want to lead, work within the This issue will also mark the Þ rst of what Þ rst, though. chapter you’re already a part of, and rise 1. A short resume with a description of I hope will be a series of discussions about through the ranks. You can gain respect your abilities and experience that are matters of interest to the members about There can be many different reasons to start and support, and maybe grow to lead that relevant to creating schematics. Any real- shuttles and how the Shuttle Program a shuttle. Perhaps the most obvious is for chapter someday. life and STARFLEET experience is what works. a new member who’s joined STARFLEET I’m interested in. and lives in an area where there aren’t any If there are already a number of chapters in 2. Top plan and side elevation drawings of Let’s begin with the news of various chapters to take on the challenge of getting your area, especially if they have different the following four starships: groups. It’s always exciting to watch one started. That can be challenging, but styles and can appeal to different groups groups proceed along the path toward is very exciting, too. It brings STARFLEET of fans, it’s probably not a good idea to just Constitution-class heavy cruiser chapterhood, and I’m only too happy to into a new location, and reaches more try to throw another chapter into that mix. (Original Series Enterprise) share the news with all of you.
When to Renew Less than three months into the Rickard- Please submit your renewal application no Goldberg administration, we’ve learned later than 6-8 weeks before your expiration a lot about how our plans don’t always date! materialize in reality. We’ve also had a completely new Membership Processing Tips for Membership Applications staff learn on the job and get up to speed. If you send your membership application via registered mail, certifi ed mail, receipt- Credit Card Processing: requested mail, or with not enough postage, The biggest hurdle we’ve faced in getting it will (not may, will) slow down the membership processing back in gear at process. Since Don often picks up mail its new home has been the transfer of our from the Membership Processing P.O. Box credit card merchant accounts to refl ect the outside of business hours, any mail that organization’s new leadership and its new requires a signature or paying extra postage bank accounts. At one point, thousands may necessitate an extra trip back to the of dollars we’d been assured would be post offi ce. deposited into our new accounts were instead deposited into the old STARFLEET Please don’t send anything bigger than a bank accounts Mike Smith had set up in a 9x11 envelope, and please make certain New Jersey bank. This took several weeks your mail has enough postage on it. If to fi nally get straightened out, but we’re you need to send a larger package, please now successfully processing credit card give Membership Processing a heads-up transactions and fi nding the appropriate in advance so Don can make arrangements funds being deposited into STARFLEET’s to retrieve the package from the post offi ce current bank accounts! successfully.
STARFLEET Treasurer Tammy Willcox You can renew (or submit a new and Membership Processing Coordinator membership for someone who isn’t yet a Don Willits both put countless hours into member) in the following ways: resolving these problems, and the relief was palpable when Don’s last $1 test charge Online at http://www.sfi .org/compops/ fi nally turned up in our checking account. database/join.asp
The Backlogs Via postal mail to: Because of the credit card issues and related banking delays, and just general scratch- STARFLEET Membership Processing P.O. Box 7056 the-head hurdles that popped up as we got The Program was quickly discontinued: One recent idea fi eld tested by Bellevue, WA 98008-1056 membership processing transferred to the the intrepid CompOps staff was the notion of having Mark delivering ones Pacifi c Northwest, we had longer delays in membership packet in person. getting people their membership materials If you’ve got any questions for Computer Photo courtesy of Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo than we would have liked. Operations or Membership Processing, e-mail CompOpsHELP@sfi .org or Don reports that, for membership about the delay were very friendly and especially when they submit an application [email protected], or see the contact applications received from December 15th understanding about it, and we appreciate online. In this universe of instant info at the end of this CQ issue! Well, that on, submitted with checks or money that. gratifi cation I can understand why folks is all for now! orders for payment, there was a two- to would like instant membership processing, five-week turnaround. For credit card I’m still often surprised at how many folks but until we can afford to pay a full-time applications, submitted on paper or online, are taken aback when they realize that staff, that’s just not going to be feasible for the turnaround stretched as long as twelve membership processing isn’t instantaneous, STARFLEET. weeks. The good news is that, for applications “HISTORY OF STARFLEET” NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! received since February 22nd, whether payment was by check, money order, or By Lieutenant General Scott A. Akers • Chief Historian, STARFLEET credit card, the turnaround time has been four weeks or less. As of this writing, on The Offi ce of the Chief Historian, History/SF_History.pdf and is a little March 21st, Don reports that Membership STARFLEET, is pleased to announce under 5MB in size. Processing is up-to-date as of this week. the release of the print edition of “The The last batch of packets will be in the History of STARFLEET”. Thanks go Please note that this document is not a mail within the next couple of days for to Jeff Higdon for his work on “A static one, and that it is being updated memberships processed in the last several Brief History of STARFLEET” which on a regular basis as STARFLEET itself days. served as the inspiration and basis grows. for this expanded edition, which was Patience is a Virtue spearheaded by Chris Wallace. Remember to check http:// We appreciate the patience of those www.sfi.org/html/historian.html members whose applications could not be The document may be downloaded at The Cover of “A History of every few months to see if a new one is processed as quickly as we’d have liked ftp://ftp.sfi.org/Documents/ STARFLEET”. available. in the early weeks of this year. The vast majority of you who sent inquiries THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 9 This report summarizes information that your payment was successful. has been going across STARFLEET-l, the MEMBERSHIP PROCESSING UPDATE announcements list, and the March CSR. I will work hard to ensure that any such It also provides much more detail than the By Captain Don Willits • Membership Processing Coordinator, STARFLEET delays will not be a reason or excuse for a more concisely worded report Mark H. member being adversely affected. If your Anbinder has provided in his CompOps successful I’ll be in doing so! I’m merging the OTS passage dates from her shuttle/ship is commissioning, you are report elsewhere this issue. So if you data store into the membership database, to become a CO/XO, you need to vote like Readers Digest--go read his version! Error 401 or 405 from the online and have put in place a mechanism so that I in an election (for RC or CS), or receive Mine’s much more wordy!!! membership page can more easily keep the “ofÞ cial” database your CQ. Ensuring these matters can be in sync with the “accurate” database. handled in a timely fashion is my Þ rst Congratulations on member # 55000 We’ve had occasional reports of members and primary goal. applying online, and that the process fails. So far I’ve managed to merge in an additional On March 20th, I assigned SCC# 55000 They’ll get a error # such as 401 or 405, and 1600 OTS dates that the membership Complaining about sfi.org not being to new member Tracy Brochu of the a message along the lines of “no site exists” database did not reß ect (out of 6600... well a current doesn’t really impress me. One of U.S.S. Challenger in Region 7. Our SCC# or “couldn’t access the site.” lot of those are for members from the early the reasons I took this job was to correct scheme actually starts at 10,000, so this 90’s...) Still, I intend one more pass at Peg’s that – in time. But one of my Þ rst priorities means Tracy is actually member number This is possibly an error caused by a router database and see if I can nudge a few more in MP has been to keep the ß ow of packets (~)45,000. either at your ISP, somewhere in the Internet hundred into the “ofÞ cial” database. going, and to learn to do the job at least as and/or at SFI’s ISP. It is not caused by well as the Smiths before I go and try to Welcome (back) to STARFLEET Tracy!!! the process but rather something in the OCC is next! improve things overly much. (Your packet goes in the mail the week transmission got in its way. It is not likely of March 26th). anything you or the SFI site did. MP Responsiveness Donating to Scholarships
Only 5,000 new members to go until we You may be the only one who sees this error. CompOps stated goal is 6-8 weeks When sending check or money order, hit 50,000 for the history of the club so More than once, this has occurred when a turnaround for processing membership don’t forget to ADD the cost of the get your membership apps out and start member is hitting the conÞ rmation screen, apps/renewals. Corollary--you should scholarship donation you wish to make recruiting, people! But take your time, i.e. they don’t see it. The transaction likely renew your membership 6-8 weeks before to the amount you owe for membership eh...? I’m just getting caught up on the went through, but in the process of the it expires to ensure that it is processed in renewal. So if your membership is $15, backlogs! summary page being displayed between time. If it isn’t... well... that’s okay. Your and you want to donate $5.00 to the Gene sÞ .org and you, something got screwy. new renewal will be 1 year from the date of Roddenberry fund, send a check/money Contacting Membership Processing processing if you’re inadvertently expired, order for $20. What to do??? not 1 year from the date of expiration. Of E-Mail: membership@sÞ .org course if you’re not yet expired, we just tack For Credit Card--the web site indicates World Wide Web: http://www.sfi.org/ If you provided a valid e-mail address in a year onto the expiration date. we will tack onto your renewal charge the compops/database/join.asp your form, and received the automatic e-mail amount you wish to donate. acknowledgement of your application, then Our policy is that members who expire Snail: everything is probably Þ ne. If you didn’t due to delays in processing should not Family Members provide a valid e-mail address in your be penalized. I routinely send statements STARFLEET Membership Processing form, that may be why the processing to SHOC, OPS, and even the IG (for RC It is an unfortunate consequence of P.O. Box 7056 hit a snag. Please drop us a note at elections) conÞ rming that member X is a Membership Processing, especially when Bellevue, WA 98008-1056 (Membership@sÞ .org) to conÞ rm that your member in good standing through such and wading through large backlogs, that application arrived intact. such a date. We’ve had a few backlogs this sometimes family members will be and of course, for any issues or problems, year, and that’s not the membership’s fault. dropped when renewing/processing a not limited to MP, there is always CC processing Þ nally back on line We worked very hard, for instance, to insure new membership. Chris Wallace and I the STARFLEET HelpDesk (http:// that everyone who was a member in good both perform intensive audit checks when helpdesk.sÞ .org) which can be reached I’ve detailed this more in the forthcoming standing got CQ103 even though it meant we process memberships, but the larger at: helpdesk@sÞ .org CSR, but the gist is this. In Feb we thought delaying delivery of the data for the CQ103 the backlog, the more likely a slip-up we finally got Novus/NPC set up with mailing labels by several weeks. will occur. Sending Registered, CertiÞ ed, Return- ‘Fleet’s new accounts for the Rickard Receipt Mail or Not Enough Postage administration. We did--and we didn’t. I Renewed, but SFI.ORG Says I haven’t! I have two responses to this situation. Finally, about last week (~March 13th), The P.O. box that I use is very we got conÞ rmation that the new accounts In an ideal world, we’ll be updating the 1) I’m asking Mark H. Anbinder to modify conveniently located. It is also not overly were Þ nally conÞ gured. I did a $1 charge -- SFI.ORG membership database twice a the online Credit Card processing form so large, and the post ofÞ ce it is located in is and after a nail-biting wait--it Þ nally came month, speciÞ cally the “Member Lookup the report I get places family members in inordinately busy. I usually only hit it on through! Whoopee! Web Page” and the “Online Roster web a much more prominent location. weekends/odd hours. pages” at http://www.sfi.org/. When the The bad news? I had another 130 CC apps data center comes on line, changes will be 2) Once the backlogs Þ nally settle down... If you send registered mail, certified backlogged since mid February. visible live (even if we haven’t validated Chris and I will perform an audit of mail, receipt requested mail, or (more them yet, you’ll be able to see pending the memberships we’ve processed so frequently) mail with not enough postage, We’ve Þ nally waded through that backlog changes). far for this and other potentially “lost” it will slow down (not may, will) the in terms of getting the CC processed, and information. process. It may necessitate an extra trip we’re in the process of stufÞ ng packets for We’re at once a month updates to SFI.ORG. to the post ofÞ ce, to pay extra postage/ them and for others who have sent in checks Compounded by a number of backlogs, this Your response, as a member, should be etc. and sometimes that is not always since Feb 21st. I’m hoping that everyone once-a-month hasn’t always been as current to notify Membership Processing and we possible. (I have a rather inß exible who can be processed by this Saturday will as it could be. (Example: The Jan 31st merge will send out the missing certs/cards. teaching schedule, for example, and the have been processed--and packets will be did not include anyone who had applied We will also certify, with any CO/RC/ week of March 20th it was impossible going out early next week. by credit card from Dec 15th through Jan Ops/Shoc/CompOps/whoever that the for me to reach the post office during 31st--in part because I did not have access member is indeed a member in good business hours). No delays for CQ 104 are anticipated at this to that data!) standing. time. We may Þ nally be catching up and Please limit your packages to nothing catching our breath. (Almost afraid to say If you have a concern about your Finally... bigger than a 9x11 envelope, and include that, don’t want to jinx it, eh?) membership being expired, contact enough postage. If you must send a membership@sÞ .org. The database posted Fleet isn’t really a fan club, you know. It larger package, give me a heads up and OfÞ cers Training School on SFI.ORG is not the Þ nal authority on the is a small business that provides products we’ll make arrangements so that I can validity of your membership. (CQ) and services (facilitating contact and successfully retrieve it. Peg Pellerin’s database showed 6400+ camaraderie with people of like interest members of STARFLEET (current and The membership processing coordinator and demeanor). But it is a small business Yes, it is my responsibility to pick up mail expired since Jan ‘88) who had passed enjoys that privilege (me!), followed that runs on the free labor of its members. sent to the P.O. box, but the more you the OTS exam. The official membership closely by the treasurer (Tammy “the This presents an interesting operational make it easier for me to fetch it, the more database showed ~850. Working with Peg, MoneyGoddess” Wilcox) who will verify if context, to say the least! PAGE 10 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 STARFLEET CADET ACADEMY IS BACK! By Admiral Peg Pellerin
Please inform your younger STARFLEET members that they now also have some Cadet courses they can take. There are a few already open and Hello Everyone! Red STARFLEET Vouchers & STARFLEET Tom also has Cadet Academy Applications hopefully more opening soon. Academy Vouchers are the Vouchers most available. Questions from a few STARFLEET of us are familiar with. They can be Now open are: Members prompted me to use this article to purchased from STARFLEET Treasurer Look through the list and Þ nd a subject that address methods of paying for STARFLEET in packs of One Credit or Five Credit catches your attention. Once it catches you, Cadet Security School Academy courses. denominations: follow the directions. Academy courses Nancy O’Shields, School Director can be purchased by checks, money orders, 155 Sylvest Dr. #405 Any of these methods are welcome at Tammy Willcox Vouchers or Online Vouchers as described Montgomery, AL 36117 STARFLEET Academy, the Cadet Academy 4121 Stillwood Ct. above. and the Online Academy: Checks and Virginia Beach, VA 23456 E-mail: CadetSecurity@sÞ .org Money Orders; Online Vouchers; Red treasurer@sÞ .org Many course packets are available via the STARFLEET Vouchers; STARFLEET Internet or e-mail -- no need to even leave 1st course $3.00 no SASE just 5 stamps Academy Vouchers One Credit Vouchers may be ordered from the comfort of your own home, unless you for postage, other courses will depend Academy Headquarters: need to hunt down some resources for on size of manual. First course is Basic Since some banks charge for each Check your answers! Security that range on topics of rank you write, and other institutions charge Marlene Miller and insignias to safety at home and anywhere from 39-cents on up to write a 461 Harmony Lane Once you complete your tests, send them school. Money Order, it might be worth your while Campbell, Ohio 44405 back to the School Director who will score to pay for more than one course packet academy@sÞ .org them, and send the results to you. Cadet School on 20th Century Space with each Check or Money Order. Flight School So, as you see, we’re making it as easy Allow several weeks (although most Ben Redding, School Director For example, let’s say you want to take as we can for you to purchase Academy Directors have a quicker turn-around time) 2917 Heritage Way courses in the College of Federation Studies. courses. and before long, your Diploma and other Seveirville, TN 37876 Instead of writing separate $1.00 Checks certiÞ cates you qualify for, will be in your or Money Orders, you can write a Check Now that you have some idea about how mailbox. You’ll have bragging rights... E-mail: CadetSpace@sÞ .org in the amount of $5.00 for 5 courses (or to pay for the courses, consider this. Did and rightfully so! Not only will you have whatever amount you would like to take). you absolutely hate taking tests when bragging rights, you’ll also see your name Learn about space flight in the Of course you’ll still need to send the Large you were in school and had to endure published in an up-coming Communiqué! 20th Century. You’ll learn about Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelopes and them at the whim of your teacher? Well, the highlights and defeats we’ve correct amount of loose stamps. Or, you at STARFLEET Academy and STARFLEET If you have any questions, please don’t experienced in the space program. can purchase Vouchers (outlined below) in Cadet Academy you’ll be required to study hesitate to contact me either by e-mail or The cost is $3.00 plus 2 Þ rst-class U.S. volume amounts. on your own, and take tests, but I assure USPS (See address above). postage stamps. You will have 10 weeks you, once you take one of these tests you’ll to complete and return the test. Online Vouchers may be used for all want to come back for more. We’ve been adding new Schools and Academy courses. These are sold in $1.00 Colleges with more to come. Schools Cadet Federation Studies denominations and may be purchased in How does someone apply for an Academy such as Temporal Physics, Alien History Donna Stewart, School Director any amount. To purchase Online Vouchers, course? and Culture, and more will spark your 990 One Mile Rd you can use the newly installed PayPal imagination. Fayetteville, AR 72704 option or send a check or money order to: The first thing to do is access the most current STARFLEET Academy And as you probably already know, we E-mail: CadetFedStud@sÞ .org Carol Thompson Application from: http://www.sÞ - haven’t forgotten STARFLEET’s younger P.O. Box 135 academy.org/primary/applications.asp. members. The Cadet Academy is up and $1.00 tuition. No SASE but send in Ester, AK 99725 running with several Schools.... and...there’s two first class stamps. The cadet’s [email protected] If you don’t have e-mail capability, you more to come! knowledge will increase about the Star may request an Application from Vice Trek universe – for entertainment. The One-Credit Voucher Codes are created Commandant Tom Restivo. Send an SASE Come and check us out. You’ll be glad and e-mailed to the purchaser. The student and note to: you did! Cadet Vulcan Academy of Science redeems the Voucher Code when he or Rebecca Self, School Director she uses them to pay for Academy course Tom Restivo 4415 Willow Bend Rd. packets. Once the Code is redeemed, it is 144 Willowdale Drive # 34 Decatur, Al 35603-5313 then voided. Frederick, MD 21702-1142 E-mail: CadetVAS@sÞ .org
Early Space History and the Mercury In 1999 I joined STARFLEET so Harvey had just passed his 92nd Program is presently open. There is that I could “Talk Trek” to other A THANK YOU birthday and when he left me I a Logic test for 12 - 18 year olds and people without watching their lost a friend of 78 years. He was Trek Trivia also goes along with this eyes glaze over. It was the happiest By Vice Admiral Helen Pawlowski my last link with the past and I course. There will be further courses in things I ever did. With one miss him very much. the Cadet Vulcan Academy of Science. application I enlarged my family steps that families do: they put their We’ll let you know when they are open. to global proportions. arms about me, they offered prayers I want all of my friends, some I’ve The course is $1.00. Be sure to send a SASE. and condolences and through phone never had the privilege of meeting, The death of my brother, Harvey calls, letters and cards and e-mail let to know how grateful I am for Please feel free to contact any of the Callahan, in January proved that me know that I was not left to grieve their kindness and support. God directors regarding their courses if you alone. my “family” followed all of the bless you all. have any questions.
THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 11 As always, it gives me great pleasure to present the Graduating Class of STARFLEET Academy based on Directors’ Reports received from January 16 through March 24, 2001. An Asterix (*) indicates scores of 100% or Higher. Some schools issue “pass” or “fail” rather than numerical scores. A number next to the name indicates that the student has taken that many courses within the College or School, during the report period above.
OfÞ cer’s Training School (OTS) OfÞ cer’s Command College (OCC) Flag OfÞ cer School (FOS) INSTITUTE OF Peg Pellerin, Elizabeth Worth, Manon Lessard-Belanger , Jeroen James Cushing, Alan Yates, Helen Pawlowski, Alan Yates - Directors LEADERSHIP Vantroyen - Directors David Blaser - Directors Wade Wantoch Joe Latrell Andy Bilodeau Randi Spears Greg Franklin (2) * * Peg Pellerin, Dean Sherry Hinson David R. Reustle Boyd Harmon Dennis Relyea Kathie Silbernagel * Denise C. Wolff Valerie G. Rosenberg Bertha G. Blair David Horst Kitara Pramela Paul A. Duncan Kenneth Cunningham Edward Lillie Justin Cole John Roberts (3) * * * Gloria Pickens Ross Donaldson Dafydd Dyar Jolynn Brown * Geraldine Sylvester Jonathan Slavin Jeanette Self Christopher Ami F. Gunnarsson Gregg Crockett Earl Beighley Hamman Lori Mormon Ariel Vitali Denby Potts Robert Osburn Dino Gravato Brandy Hallman Barba Osburn Allan Fleeker Edward Lillie Carmen J. Schultz Jimmy R. Hagy Robert M. Saucier Jonanthan Hunter Lija Kristjansdottir Edward C. McDonald
School of Literature (SOL) School of Music (SOM) College of Alien History & Culture (CAHC) INSTITUTE OF Jill Rayburn, Director Sherry Anne Newell, Director David Peifer, Director ARTS Dean Rogers * Patricia Lewis * Linda K. Johnson (8) * * * * * * * Sherry Anne Newell, Cathy Edgington * George Parker (10) * * * * * * * * * Dean Diana Dengan (9) * * * * * * * * * School of Romance (SOR) School of Cultural Anthropology Dean Rogers (10) * * * * * * * * * * Sherry Anne Newell, Director Sherry Anne Newell, Director Patricia Lewis (4) * * * * Steve Turner * Patricia Lewis Patricia Lewis School of Treknology (SOT) Eddie Milbrandt * College of Federation Studies Alice C. Strange; A. Jean Smith, Directors LCDR Anne Bellenger, Director School of Language Studies (SOLS) Linda K Johnson Sherry Anne Newell, Director Kurt Roithinger (12) * * * * * * * * * * * * D. Garry Cameron John Roberts (8) * * * * Kurt Roithinger Eddie Milbrandt (2) * * Dave Blaser (6) * * * * *
Security School (SFASS) Klingon Warrior Academy (KWA) Vessel Readiness CertiÞ cation Program INSTITUTE OF Greg Staylor, Director Debra Kern, Director Carol Thompson, Director MILITARY Franz Bruyere, Jr. * Sherri Huff (2) * * These ships have certiÞ ed departments since 9/13/00. STUDIES Fred Parsons * Greg Franklin * John Roberts (3) * * * Greg Staylor, Dean John Roberts * Kitara Pramela * Kitara Pramela * USS Normandy (1) Shuttle Soyuz (6) Larry Williams (2) ** Kevin King * Cathy Edgington * USS Aurora Vulcanus (ALL) USS Rhyanna (5) Joseph P. Hoolihan * Shuttle Dark Wolf (2) USS Ohio (2) School of Strategy & Tactics (SOST) USS Prevailing Wind (2) Sanford Berenberg, Director College of Starship Operations Marine Unit Readiness Program (MURP) James W. Lee, Director Carol Thompson, Director Barney Cole John Roberts Shuttle Soyuz 898th MSG: (5) John Roberts (4) **** Sherri Huff (2) George Parker Kitara Pramela Linda Cole USS Carolina 161 st MSG: (1) Kurt Roithinger * Pat Stewart USS Normandy 169th MSG: (4)
College of Medicine (SACOM) Vulcan Academy of Science (VAS) Ship Counselor College (SCC) INSTITUTE OF Wayne Killough, Director Marlene Miller, Director Helen Pawlowski; TECHNOLOGY Donna Jean Noddin, Directors Sharon Ann Clark, Allyson Dyar (4) Paula Kesler Tom Ferguson * Dean Raymond Johnson Ariel Vitali Paula Kesler * Sheri Huff (4) * * Kimberly Brooks John Roberts Jeff Roy (4) * Anne Bellenger * Mike Dethlefs Charise Hughes John Roberts (7) * * * * * Allyson Dyar (3) * Lorie Straley (2) Rosa Jackson Cathy Edgington * Kitara Pramela Alice Strange * College of Computer History (COCH) School of Engineering (SOE) College of Survival Studies (COSS) Carol Thompson, Director Sharon Ann Clark, Director Capt. Brian W. Dougherty, Director Craig Schuster * Lena M. Johnson * John Roberts John Roberts * Kurt Roithinger
PAGE 12 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 STARFLEET ACADEMY ONLINE VOUCHER CODES ACADEMY AWAY TEAM By Commodore Carol Thompson • Online Voucher Contact PROGRAM What Are Voucher Codes? What Information Do I Send When invalid. If a group of Codes are to be By Brigadier Jill Rayburn Voucher codes are an Internet friendly Purchasing Voucher Codes? purchased for a ship, that info must be on the application. If an individual substitute for the Red paper vouchers used Your money must be accompanied by the Late winter and early spring usually purchases codes for himself and then as currency in SFI. They are redeemable purchaser’s: brings warmer weather to most of us, shares them with someone else, that info ONLY at STARFLEET Academy. but it also heralds the start of the Summit must be forwarded to the OLVC. Real Name season. The Academy is proud that we What Is The Advantage Of Using SCC number (That’s STARFLEET number, are starting our second year of offering How Do I Use Voucher Codes? Voucher Codes? not your Social Security number!), full the Academy Away Team Program. Voucher codes eliminate the need for mailing address and e-mail addy. Submit one voucher code for each dollar of tuition required for the class. If you are students to send checks, money orders, or First, let me introduce the newest applying for a class via e-mail, just type paper vouchers through the mail to take If the vouchers are being purchased for use member of my team, my new assistant, the codes into your message along with an Academy class. by a STARFLEET Vessel’s crew, that must Deb Kern. Deb brings with her all required info (name, SCC, etc). be noted, as well. Add to the information: enthusiasm and new ideas. Her How Do I Purchase Voucher Codes? experience as the Klingon Warrior If you are applying to the OnLine Currently, you still must mail a check Name of Vessel, NCC#, Region Academy director and as a previous Academy, type the voucher code(s) in or money order to the Online Voucher Away Team Leader will be a great the space(s) provided. Contact. A PayPal account is in the works How Will I Receive The Voucher Codes asset. to eliminate using snail-mail. I Purchased? Do Voucher Codes Expire? They will be e-mailed to you. We have already had our Þ rst event of Voucher Codes do not expire until Voucher Codes are one US dollar for 2001, the Region Two Summit. Team they are redeemed. Should you lose each Code. To purchase voucher codes, What Are The Restrictions For Using Leader Alice Strange and team members your codes, e-mail the OLVC and your send check or money order made out to Voucher Codes? Jean Smith and Neil Fuller did a great unredeemed codes will be resent. STARFLEET Academy Fund to Online Voucher Codes may ONLY be used job, selling 49 courses to 14 students. at STARFLEET Academy. I was also able to attend the Region 2 Other Questions? Carol Thompson, OLVC Summit, and I want to thank not only E-mail Carol Thompson at betazoid@ PO Box 135 Each voucher code may only be used Alice and her team, but also the Summit mosquitonet.com. Ester, AK 99725 ONCE. Once the code is redeemed, it is staff, especially Denby Potts (hi, Mom!), for all their assistance.
Plans are underway to have Teams at the Summits for Regions 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, and 13, as well as the International B.U.R.P.S. UPDATE! Conference/International Muster in July. If you are the event coordinator of By Commander William Skinner • Director, B.U.R.P.S. an event not on this list and you would like for an Academy Away Team to be Greetings one and all. I hope that took another National CertiÞ cation Exam, where the proceeds from the sale of a part of the activities, contact myself everyone reading this article is having this one in Nutrition, and scored a 95. this cookbook will go. I’ve given it a lot or Deb and we will make every effort to a great day. There are a few things I Upon initial review by my instructor I only of thought and have some up with the have a team there. need to cover and so let’s get down to missed four questions out of eighty. This following idea. 50% of all money raised business. particular test was tougher than the one I from the STARFLEET cookbook will go Here are some points to remember if took for Applied Food Service Sanitation to charity, 25% to the USS Renegade you plan to purchase any courses from First, I want to apologize to the and Safety. I am now waiting to receive chapter fund, and 25% to the USS an Academy Away Team: membership. The initial B.U.R.P.S. my LCCC transcripts, to see if I made the Cherokee chapter fund (to cover the cost article in CQ #102 left out some vital Dean’s List again, and for my diploma to of publishing and postage). And I hereby 1) Please have your SCC# for the information. That article was written see if it will be issued with honors. pledge the Þ rst 50% of sales to the Julien application. That helps the instructor based on my original submission of Fleming Fund (CQ #102 Pg. 16) when they verify your membership in material for B.U.R.P.S. When it was Meanwhile, using material from my initial the database. If your membership is deemed too “bulky” to be useable, submission of B.U.R.P.S. there is now a I would also like to take this opportunity expired or invalid, the instructor will B.U.R.P.S. was overhauled, and a new section of Star Trek Trivia. There are Þ fty- to let you know that my friend’s not grade your test, and all SCC#s are CQ article as written. Somehow it got lost five questions in this section. The first computer is down. Until she gets it Þ xed veriÞ ed. in the shufß e. I’m sorry for any confusion Þ fty-one questions can be answered using there is no way for her to review my 2) If you are purchasing a course for or problems this has caused anyone. the Star Trek Encyclopedia. Questions email. So that leaves regular old snail- someone who is not in attendance, make fifty-two, fifty-three and fifty-four are mail. And, because of my incarceration, sure you have all their information for B.U.R.P.S. as it exists now, is based on essay questions in which your creativity please do not use rank on the envelope. the application: name, address, SCC#. a college textbook that I used during is challenged. Question Þ fty-Þ ve asks for Otherwise it is likely to be returned to We do discourage large number of my LCCC Culinary Arts program. a unique and original recipe (real or Trek you. purchases for others, such as purchases “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary related). Material from this question will be of 20 copies for a whole chapter. If you Fundamentals”, (2nd Edition) by Sarah used to compile a STARFLEET Cookbook, Also, please keep me in your thoughts are interested in something like that, R. Labensky and Alan M. Hause. All which will be sold, when ready, and and prayers. I managed to break my left contact the instructor directly and they answers for B.U.R.P.S. can be found in updated as material becomes available. An foot on January 9th and there is a chance, can help you. that book. example of this would be: depending on how it heals over the next 3) Tests are not graded onsite. Please do four to six weeks, that I will still need not ask for this service. The program is B.U.R.P.S. takes some material from each FERENGI TUBE GRUBS AU GRATIN to go back and have surgery to put in designed such that students purchase of the thirty-six chapters. Hopefully, none (macaroni and cheese) and how to prepare a screw. the test and take it home to complete of you will have any trouble Þ nding this it. and send it to the instructor. textbook. Perhaps using an Inter-Library Last, but not least, my thanks to FCapt 4) Above all, have fun. That is why we Loan system will help you get a copy. Or Heart of Targ. David Pipgras for the artwork. I really do this. like it and will use it to create some And, speaking of the LCCC Culinary Arts Again a challenge to be unique and B.U.R.P.S. stationery. I think that covers everything. We look Program, that Þ nished up on December creative. forward to seeing everyone at this year’s 27. I received an A in all Þ ve classes. All And that’s all I have. Take care, everyone, events! my G.P.A.s were 97 or better. I also Some of you are no doubt wondering and God bless.
THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 13 Hello from the OfÞ ce of Promotions! Here are those who have been promoted since the Þ rst of January 2001: To Captain/ To Fleet Captain/ To Commodore/ To Rear Admiral/ Colonel: Brigadier: Brigadier General: Major General:
Neil Yawn Lisa Brinkley David Klingman Bethany Theilman Paul Dyl Trina Anderson James Lewis Dal “Tiny” Glenn Laurie “Ro” Reddick Eric Wade Larkin Robert Mooney Wade Olson John C. Adcock Dean Rogers Suzy Mooney Freddy Heller Walter Otten Kai’leen Gibbs Judi Oliveri Tom Brinkley Gary Donner Wendy Gilliatt James Gibbs Marilee Worrell Audi Jack Jeff Kirkland Philip Decker Cynthia Temple Truman Temple Jerry Conner Richard Ward A. Jean Smith Joe Dobson
STARFLEET SAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Captain James “Jimmy”Whatley • USS Draco, Region 2
Hi! My name is Jimmy Whatley MAY BIRTHDAYS JUNE BIRTHDAYS JUNE BIRTHDAYS – CONTINUED and I am your friendly STARFLEET Birthday officer. I would like to May 2, Tom Campbell June 1, Richard A., Crum June 20, Alex Rosenzweig present the Communiqué readers with May 2, Barb Gambill June 1, Carl Johnson June 22, Amy Alexander the May and June birthday list as May 2, Ed Nowlin June 1, Jason Schreck June 23, Ruth Green I have it right now (any updates May 3, Larry S Neigut June 2, Johnathan K. Fuller June 23, Philip J. “Jack”, Kern May 4, Jeff Higdon will be posted on the STARFLEET June 2, Kris McDaniel June 23, Matthew Baillie May 4, Lauren Nolen June 2, James (Jimmy) Whatley June 26, Renee White Listserver). May 5, William S. Woods June 2, Ben Schwab June 27, Eloise Hassell May 5, Mary Moore June 5, Lea Eddy June 27, Karina Torris, USS Osiris Please note that if anyone would like May 5, Brad Wilders June 5, Eril Vanarsdale June 27, David R. Vaughan to participate in the birthday list to May 7, Linda Oakley June 6, Mark H. Anbinder June 28, Deirdre Gibbs e-mail to the address below with a May 8, Elizabeth Cash June 7, Christen McMlintock June 29, Scott Inman Subject of “Birthday List” or snail May 8, Chris Jackson June 7, Jill Rayburn June 30, Clay S. Oliver mail to STARFLEET Birthday List, May 9, Curtis Stenovich June 9, Gordon Goldberg in care of: May 18, Lesley Pike June 9, Norman Huff May 19, Ellen Schwab June 11, James Dunham May 20, Dorothy H. Getz June 11, Elise Dunham Captain James Whatley May 22, John Winsley June 11, Thelma Dozier 176 County Road 606 May 24, Wendy Fillmore June 13, Brenda Bell Hanceville AL 35077 May 24, Karen Long June 13, Tommy L. Holman May 25, Joseph Bloch June 13, Chris Underwood I would be happy to put in Birthdays, May 25, Peter V Briggs June 14, Arthur B. Getz Commissioning Dates of your Ship, May 25, Rick Gibbs June 14, Kai’leen Gibbs Special Anniversaries, etc. Just send May 26, Andrew Holland June 15, Doug Glenn me the information and I will get it May 26, Brittany Sloan June 16, Victor Coll May 27, Michelle R Coleman on the list. June 17, Edger Torris May 28, Donald L. Revere June 18, Kurt Roithinger May 30, William Duane June 19, William B Purivne In the mean time, Happy Birthday May 31, Jack Eaton June 19, Cheryl D. Walker to everyone listed! PAGE 14 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Major General Robb Jackson • Inspector General, STARFLEET Artwork Created by Fleet Captain David Pipgras• STARFLEET Region Five
Greetings and felicitations from the Lord ELECTIONS/VoCs: REGION 12 Constitution and other internal policies. Fleet Captain Danny Potts High Inquisitor’s… er, the Inspector A current copy of the IG Operations Assistant Inspector General, Region 02 General’s OfÞ ce. We started the Nomination Phase of Manual (in several downloadable forms) E-mail: aigr02@sÞ .org the Election Process for Region 12 on can be found online through the My name is Robert Jackson, but I usually March 12. The current deadline for STARFLEET Documents link on the Rear Admiral Dan Hislop go by Robb, and I am the newly appointed submitting the Nomination Form is top-level page on http://www.sfi.org/ Assistant Inspector General, Region 03 Inspector General, STARFLEET. For those April 17th (postmarked April 12th). Stay or directly at http://www.sÞ .org/html/ E-mail: aigr03@sÞ .org of you that don’t know me I thought I tuned. docs.html. would start with a little background. Fleet Captain Ramon Macias Assistant Inspector General, Region 04 I Þ rst enlisted in the Fleet in 1986, joining E-mail: aigr04@sÞ .org as a Marine, which was a rare breed indeed in those days. Over the next Vice Admiral Kurt Roithinger near-decade, I assumed many roles in Assistant Inspector General, Region 05 STARFLEET and the Corps, from being E-mail: aigr05@sÞ .org the Þ rst Commandant to commanding a starship (USS Columbus). I retired in Rear Admiral Mark Hanford 1995, due to real life personal reasons. Assistant Inspector General, Region 07 E-mail: aigr07@sÞ .org I re-enlisted in 1999 after being offered the position as Corps Historian. Since Fleet Captain Ray Brown then, I have also assumed the position as Assistant Inspector General, Region 12 Chief Herald for the Corps and combined E-mail: aigr12@sÞ .org the two offices under the aegis of the Support Command (SUPCOM), SFMC. Brigadier “Doc” Kinne Assistant Inspector General, SFMC I commanded the USS Boston for a short E-mail: aigsfmc@sÞ .org period before retiring her and launching a new class vessel – the USS Omar This OfÞ ce is also looking to Þ ll positions Khayyam. So, as you can see, I have a for Assistant Inspector General in Regions wide and varied experience in Fleet. 6, 10, 13, 15 and 17.
In real life, I am a retired police ofÞ cer (18 Qualifications for an AIG position are years) and look to that experience to help simple: 21 and over, member in good in my duties as the Inspector General. standing with Fleet, an interest to serve not only the Region when necessary, but Now, on to business. The paint in the Fleet. This person must be fair, thoughtful, OfÞ ce hadn’t dried yet before things got persevering and trustworthy. busy. I would rather this person not be a chapter ELECTIONS/VoCs: REGION 7 CO, since I believe that is busy enough, but I won’t overlook anyone for the The Region 7 Election Process began position that is interested. ofÞ cially on February 5, 2001 with the Would you trust this man? Inspector General, STARFLEET Robb Jackson nomination phase after an e-mail notice to enjoys a brief moment of levity right before 4 investigations, 3 VoCs, 2 RC If anyone is interested, or you believe all available COs of the Region followed Elections and a partridge in a pear tree come crashing down upon him! someone in your chapter that would by a hardcopy mailing to all COs with Photo courtesy of Robb Jackson be interested, please have them contact nomination forms included. Deadline for me with a short bio/Fleet resume at receiving nomination forms was March 5 ig@sÞ .org. (postmarked by March 1). OTHER ISSUES IG PERSONNEL That’s it from me. My staff or I can be As of March 5, 2001, this OfÞ ce received There are currently no investigations in To help me with the duties of this OfÞ ce, reached at our e-mail addresses listed 26 nomination forms from COs of Region progress. I’ve appointed several new staff members, above. 7. One of these was withdrawn, as the with a few more yet to come. I’ve been nominee did not want to participate. My staff and I will be submitting busy canvasing for suitable officers to And, a special thanks to Fleet Captain The other three nominees received the a proposal for an addition to the round out my staff. I am proud to David Pipgras, Region 5 OfÞ ce of Graphic percentage of nominations as follows: Membership Handbook to address the announce the current staff personnel: Design for the IG Logo! issue of Regional Coordinators resigning JC Cohen (58%) their position and the process of selecting Captain Lee Shamblin Sandy Berenberg (26%) a replacement. Currently, only removal Deputy Inspector General Gary Ensey (16%) of a Regional Coordinator is addressed E-mail: dig@sÞ .org in the MHB and Constitution. Achieving the 50%+1 ratio, Fleet Captain Rear Admiral Mandy Livingston John A. “JC” Cohen was named as We are also revising the IG’s Operations Assistant Inspector General, Region 01 Regional Coordinator, Region 7. Manual to reflect the changes in the E-mail: aigr01@sÞ .org THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 15 FROM USS AVENGER... BY STARFLEET HISTORIAN LGEN. SCOTT A. AKERS ...TO USS BANTING The Motto of the OfÞ ce of Fleet Historian Then-Commodore Alex Rosenzwieg, who all became part of this mix. Anniversary Seventh Fleet’s first shuttlecarrier. True is simply “Memory is Fleeting, History is had commanded the USS Revere before parties of various sizes have been held to form, the crew of USS Malverne made Eternal”. It is the mission of this ofÞ ce to she merged with the Constitution, and who every year, with the “major” ones held their collective mark across STARFLEET. collect, preserve, analyze, and disseminate was serving as Executive OfÞ cer, became at the 5th, 10th, and 15th Anniversaries, Malverne’s CO, Tony Rowley and several items and facts from our club’s beginnings the Commanding Officer of the group marking the end of each 5-year mission. other members helped make the 1997 IC at through today. Of the many different what would become the Avenger. The Avenger members have been part of events Cherry Hill, NJ a rousing success. Malverne projects: which include the Short and Long command staff and others decided to such as the 1994 NY Toy Fair, assisting at members also earned their share of Histories of Fleet, the Regional Genealogies, stay with STARFLEET, rather than going Creation Conventions in the late 1980s, and awards, decorations and commendations and the Communiqué Archives, is this new independent, and Alex was elected on trips to area attractions such as the Liberty from Region, Fleet and from the project. Namely to select one chapter every 22 June 1985, with Commander Matthew Science Center, Franklin Institute and Rose STARFLEET Marines. The Malverne’s other month, that has both survived and Cohen as Executive OfÞ cer. Center/Hayden Planetarium. Ranger detachment all but faded away with thrived throughout the tumultuous 26+ the demise of the STARFLEET Rangers, years of our club’s histories. In addition, The first months were a whirlwind of Two of the chapters that have shuttled but the 41st Marine Strike Group remained highlights and information on the newest activity, as the new crew excitedly worked off the Avenger were the USS Sovereign active. The presence of USS Malverne descendant of that chapter will be to create all the basics for a new chapter, and the USS Challenger, both of which are extended across regions and across included. creating logos, establishing the name, important to our story. The USS Challenger international boundaries as well. setting membership rates, and creating all was the ß agship for Admiral Rosenzweig’s Malverne’s first shuttle, which would Our next chapter in the distinguished the materials that would come with being successor, then-Commodore Bob Vosseller be commissioned as the USS Banting in history of STARFLEET, will be the USS a member of the ship. By the end of the (later Vice Admiral), who served as Guelph, Ontario, revived STARFLEETs Avenger from Region 7. Her newest great summer, the basics were in place, and Regional Coordinator for over three years. presence in eastern Canada. grand daughter is the USS Banting from the group settled down to the day-to-day Shuttling off the Challenger was the Region 13, and soon to be mothership to fun of being its own STARFLEET chapter. Philadelphia area chapter, the USS Thagard The USS Banting, founded by then the Shuttle April. Recruitment began, and the first “fun” named after astronaut Dr. Norman E. Commander Bernard Guignard, was activities commenced. Thagard, under the command of Judith launched as a shuttle from the USS The early history of the Club is still Brandy, who later became Chief of Malverne in August of 1998. The Banting shadowy, and the lines of descent from Over the next few years, the Avenger would Communications for STARFLEET. ß ew through the Shuttle Program in a mere the alpha chapter, the USS Enterprise in grow by leaps and bounds. By 1990, the 6 months, and was ofÞ cially commissioned Lufkin, Texas are not all deÞ niative. We ship had over 200 members, and had served USS Malverne began as an informal group in February of 1999. January of 2000 do know that sometime around 1976 the as the mothership for seven shuttlecraft. of gamers and military enthusiasts aboard brought the Banting’s first Change of Outpost Kaferius was founded in the New The peak membership was 239, which the then-shuttle Kyrie Eleison who met on Command, with Captain Guignard turning York / New Jersey Area, and was the nexus included many members who were serving Sunday nights to play Star Fleet Battles and the chapter over to the newly commissioned of most of the chapters to come after in that on the shuttles Sovereign, Albany, and hang out. The original group was largely Captain Dave Blaser. area and in fact most of what we now call Ascension. Up to the present day, Avenger made up of various volunteer and career Region 7. Out of this group came the USS parented 12 shuttlecraft, of which 5 remain Þ re and EMS personnel as well as current Throughout the 3-year history of the Lucifer, very little is know about them, but as active STARFLEET chapters. 16 current and former military personnel, who quickly Banting, the crew has maintained a more will be written about these original chapters or shuttles can trace their lineage, came up with a motto, “In Harm’s Way”, high level of community service and chapters in a later article. either directly or indirectly, back to the long before the name of their group was participation in regional events while Avenger. Internally, a series of subgroups ever decided upon. A series of signiÞ cant attempting to push the boundaries of However, we can’t honestly say that the first called “internal shuttles” and later philosophical differences led the gaming STARFLEET into Canada. Captain Blaser Lucifer emerged directly from the USS renamed “duty shifts” provided a more group to seek their own destiny as the and the now Fleet Captain Guignard are Constitution III, the third such chapter in personal experience for members of a group shuttle Malverne, launched as Fleet Bay working with several groups to build the STARFLEET to hold that distinguished that was spread through New Jersey and Shuttle 20. foundation of new chapters in Canada and name. It’s only Commanding OfÞ cer Jason into New York and Pennsylvania. (It was Region 13. Preparing to shuttle off of the E. Genser, had read about STARFLEET in these subgroups that met monthly, while The Malverne thrived as a shuttle and Banting is the new group, the Shuttle April, Starlog magazine, wrote in and joined the chapter as a whole met semi-annually.) formed an active Ranger detachment named after Captain Robert April (first and requested to command his own The Avenger also served as Region 7 and an active Marine Strike Group very Commanding OfÞ cer of the Þ ctional USS chapter, and the then latest incarnation ß agship from 1988 through 1994, and has quickly. Indeed, it was the strong ground- Enterprise) who made a guest appearance of the Constitution was born. Soon the been one of STARFLEET’s most prominent force presence that brought some conß icts on the animated episode “The Counterclock Consitution became the largest chapter in chapters. between Malverne members and the Incident”. Fleet, with their goal to gain 430 members, it Maddox administration, conflicts that was Genser’s goal to make the Constitution As it spun off shuttlecraft into chapters, led the Malverne crew to break ties with From Avenger to Banting and beyond – 16 a “national” chapter with long distance Avenger gradually began to shrink, STARFLEET for a time. Immediately upon years and counting – it has been an exciting members from every state. both in membership numbers and in the start of the Lerman administration, the time. For Region 7 these 16 years have been “territory” covered. It eventually stabilized Malverne crew rejoined STARFLEET and the sum total of the regions history, with However the SFI Headquarters actively to approximately 40 members, the majority took steps to once again become a chapter. Alex Rosenzweig, a giant in STARFLEET discouraged this, as many complaints were of whom live in the Central New Jersey The road back to chapter status was a long and the man that keeps the spirit and Þ led that Genser was attempting to poach area. Gradually, the “duty shifts” were and arduous one; opposition at several traditions of those long ago eras alive even membership from local chapters as far dissolved, and Avenger adopted the more levels forced Malverne to start from scratch today, an integral part thereof. away as California or Florida. Sadly, when common practice of holding a single as a shuttle. During this period the shuttle instructed to stop such behavior, Genser monthly chapter meeting, which continues Malverne, now launched off USS Sovereign, Future History in its highest form. took the Constitution out of ‘Fleet, and today. hosted the 1995 Region 7 Conference in within the year, it was foundering. Philadelphia - proof that a small, highly- Until next issue, I remain historically One constant through all this has been motivated group could tackle anything. yours, Happily, from this chapter many chapters the group’s commitment to providing arose, including our very own USS an enjoyable, quality experience in Star At long last the shuttle Malverne received Avenger. Trek fandom. Trips, parties, and meetings her commission as USS Malverne, the PAGE 16 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PICKS’N’PANS – WHERE MEMBERS REVIEW THOSE SPECIAL THINGS WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT! Fleet Captain Mike Wilkerson• USS Atlas: Star Trek Games: A new and Expanding Frontier...
Back in the days of “let’s create another STAR TREK: BRIDGE COMMANDER various aliens, and eventually the Borg), turn it on it’s side, and do an Odo lame STAR TREK Game!” the best we the multi-player gaming (featuring transformation trick with it. I mean could probably hope for was to see yet After polishing your pips, sitting down at “Deathmatches” and “Capture the Flag” hours can go by in just a blink of an eye. another over done, poorly thought out, your station for some Earl Grey (or a Diet matches) is truly satisfying, and what Much like just about any computer time, tough to control “pseudo-adventure Coke, in my case) you suddenly get word TREK-gamers have been waiting for TREK- this can have severe consequences in game” that was cool, because it was that a sun has gone supernova, damaged gaming to provide. I have no doubt, people’s lives that few are prepared STAR TREK, right there on your screen! the ship and KILLED THE CAPTAIN! No: whatever your desire (either shoot it fast, for. Getting a “pizza timer” (mine is But soon, those games became tedious, It’s not my Executive Officer dreaming and shoot it again gamer, or scenario a small German-made egg-timer, that sometimes impossible to “solve,” and sweet dreams again, it’s the new game from following-ß ip-switching-mystery solver) goes BUKgaaK!! when it dings) and a even other times, we finally realized “Totally Games” (distributed by Activision) this is the game that you need to add to reasonable “allowance” of time will just how lame the game was to begin called STAR TREK: Bridge Commander. your already towering collection. Truly help ease that. The last and probably with. Your adventure in the lead of a grand an exquisite gaming experience. For more most noticeable negative that is slowly Starship will take you through more than details, check out Ravensoft’s Website changing with the price of computers It’s my proud pleasure to say “it’s time 30 different missions that will have you (and excellent home Website too) at: http:/ and the technology surrounding them to turn the page on that book” my fellow interacting with many of the alien races /www.ravensoft.com/eliteforce/ is the need for what amounts to a very Fleeters. STAR TREK gaming for your you see in just about every incarnation of high-end computer gaming machine. If computer has a bold new face, a new STAR TREK. The real thrill here is that DEMOS, ETC you’ve somehow still got that 486dx4100, attitude, and is incorporating things that you missions include and expound on with the 256 color monitor, and a make other games successful. Strange STAR TREK’s most fundamental elements So where do you go from this massive whopping 940mb hard drive, it’s time to as it may seem, game companies are - defense, combat, diplomacy, exploration, list in preparation for your TREK-based upgrade and put the “oldie but goodie” Þ nally understanding that even though rescue, and scientific discovery. Bridge computer gaming? Let’s take a look at the on the shelf next to the washing machine the game is “STAR TREK,” that it makes Commander will, for the first time, pluses and negatives for a second to weigh so that you have something to put the sense to incorporate the components of allow you true command of Galaxy and out what you’re about to “get yourself detergent on. already successful games, and add in Sovereign class ships much like the U.S.S. into.” the TREK twist. I know: You’re thinking Enterprise-D and U.S.S. Enterprise-E. Though many of the “package deal “well, duh!?” but don’t you say that Expected in summer 2002, (hopefully along Pluses: Almost all computer games now systems” available in superstores around sometimes when you’re watching the with a TREK movie and the second season provide a Demo, or “crippled version,” the nation will “push” these games, you most recent STAR TREK episode too? of a new series), Bridge Commander looks that will allow you to kick just enough ass can really see the difference in using to be yet another pizza cutter to the good to get the taste of the game, and implant one of those systems and a system that In any case, this article is a smorgasbord ole’ bank account. For more information the desire to part with your hard earned was built for gaming. Hard drive access glance at the most recent games that check out/stake out the STAR TREK: dollars. In the current days of many people speeds, quality mouse and interface have been released, and some that have Bridge Commander Website online: http:/ getting broadband connections, or knowing controls really provide a different and been distributed over the years, by a /www.bridgecommander.com/ someone with one, this is a great advantage rounded gaming experience, but again, it number of gaming companies. All of that is only now really starting to change all comes down to cost. On the upside of them are available now, and are in just STAR TREK: HIDDEN EVIL the way computer gaming markets its that negative, is the fact that 3D gaming about every computer software venue materials. Other benefits: allows one to card technologies are really starting to you can imagine. Riding the coat tails of the most recent interact with TREK-based materials at a become cost effective, and upgrades STAR TREK Þ lm, “Insurrection,” this title rate that you could never had done just 5 are fairly priced for what you can now STAR TREK: BORG ASSIMILATOR becomes a “sequel” to that Þ lm, providing years ago. STAR TREK is a business after get in the realm of computer gaming you a mission in which you need to “solve all, and we know how much we like to technological advances. Easily one of the most original and fan- the puzzle to advance in the game.” I really buy TREK. The fact is that so many games anticipated games to date, this one will liked this game, mostly because not only coming out and catering to many different Bottom line on Gaming’s Pluses and feature numerous campaigns where the does it appeal to those of us that “would interests is also a great advantage. You Minuses: The cost for whatever is player is “The Borg” and the mission, really like to just duct tape the phaser want to do a shoot-’em up? Fine. Want going to make the experience more as my Executive OfÞ cer Robert is trigger down”, but also involves sensible, to busta’ move managing resources and “immersive” is what wins out for me. fond of saying during numerous TREK logical thinking, that adds up. So many inventories, eventually kicking the sadly The only thing that’s missing in my Episodes: “Throw away the Fleet games that try to involve “puzzles” are so new opponents ass sideways? Go for it. opinion, is a device that lets us stop time uniforms and Prime Directive books, incredibly nonsensical, that I can’t imagine It’s all here for you, right now, in several so we can actually play all the games baby!” In this electronic romp, you where the budget actually came from to different incarnations, catering to almost that are available. are the Borg: Your Mission: To produce them. This one is an excellent every fandom interest. make Resistance as Futile as possible “Þ rst game” for those of you wondering Favorite Recommendations: Of the “baby!”. what TREK gaming is all about. For Minuses: Games cost money, and although games we’ve discussed (and even the more information check out/stake out the Demo portion of this scenario allows ones we haven’t), I have to totally Your mission is the continual the STAR TREK: HIDDEN EVIL Website you to pick and choose, it’s still money. recommend and ask why you haven’t assimilation of varying races throughout online: http://www.activision.com/ Most games will range in the $50 range, purchased “STAR TREK: VOYAGER; your adventure. Through conquest and games/hiddenevil/ with an ever-increasing number having ELITE FORCE.” Of the games I can assimilation, players will gain access to not only the “regular” version of the game, think of that knocked my socks off, this more advanced buildings: regeneration STAR TREK: VOYAGER; ELITE FORCE but also a “Collector’s Edition” that has one leads the way, and is the gaming alcoves, research centers, and even several “Oh My Gawd! You’re Kidding experience that any gamer, experienced the Borg Queen hive. A mode that Everyone has been waiting for the game Me!” features that cater to the ever-so- shooter-upper or puzzle solver should will be included will allow players to that gives you a phaser rife, a nice wide- priority-reordering community that is make the cornerstone of your gaming “assimilate in Freestyle mode” meaning open Federation-holodeck-created world, TREK Fandom. A “limited edition” CD collection. that the possibilities and number of and plenty of screaming, snarling weapon- here, a never to be released comic book proverbial scenarios is truly endless. toting enemies. The wait ended late last year there, it’s all great TREK collectibles, and Where to Find Game Reviews: Though Can you say “time to go wait in line, when Ravensoft and Activision released so it sells like hotcakes. Our second large I have many sources that get added to like the Metallica concert in the late “Star Trek: Voyager; Elite Force.” Providing negative here on TREK gaming is the regularly (E-mail me if you’d like to 80’s?” This one will be something very not only one of the best conceived single time that it can eat out of your regular have the list I have going currently), special, and is due later this year. For player modes, this game, utilizing the day. Though it hasn’t happened to me GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/) more information check out/stake out Quake 3 Game Engine, is easily some of the recently (even my Birthday software is in is one of the best places online to get the Activision Website online: http:// best dollars I’ve ever parted with. Beyond it’s wrapping so I can write this article) game reviews. Or check out the following www.activision.com/ the single player (which pits you against gaming will take anyone’s scheduled day, URL: http://gaming.startrek.com/
THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 17 CAPTAIN LEAPS or OH BOY... administration and threw his support celebrated Woodie King’s New Federal along with her “Becker” castmates at the So what about this new rumor about Scott behind IFT’s “Guardians of the Dream Theatre 30th Anniversary Gala, honoring 5th annual Prism Awards, anti-drug honors Bakula as the C.O. in the next Trek series? Campaign,” and also let the fans know that 30 years of excellence in-producing from the Entertainment Industries Council CNN just picked up the story from Trek the battle for Excelsior is far from over. works by African American men and on April 4. Today. Honestly, I don’t know what to Does anybody else still believe this? women, honoring eight luminaries from think. The rumor mill has toyed with the the theatrical and philanthropic worlds. CHARGE! fans all year with conß icting stories about PICARD AFRAID? Co-host Avery Brooks and Phylicia Rashad Laurence Luckinbill [Sybok] stars as the new scenario so we have no notion You can take the boy away from the stage... plus Lynn WhitÞ eld [hey, another starship Theodore Roosevelt in a new one-man what, if any, are true, and this may just be “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?” played captain!], Maya Angelou, Angela Bassett, show “Teddy Tonight!” Spock’s twisted sib another Paramount decoy. Or not. We’ll in Minneapolis with Patrick Stewart playing Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sylvia Miles, Melba is no newcomer to the presidential scene, have to wait and see. It does follow the George. Our Minneapolis fan friend had Moore, Sir Sidney Poitier, Vivian Reed, as his last one-man tourer was “Lyndon” modus operandi since DS9 of choosing never seen the play before, and found Ntozake Shange, Shirley Verrett and many Johnson. an actor who has some name recognition it “not as much of a downer as it was others toasted the best at the aptly-named to the general TV audience as the main supposed to be.” Is this good writing, or Majestic Theatre in Manhattan. That’s all the Star trekking for now, more Commanding Officer in each new Trek just a Patrick fan speaking? You decide. fun to come after the next Grand Slam. show. Avery Brooks as “Hawk,” Kate COCHRANE’S HOMECOMING... Hush-hush, and strictly on the subspace Mulgrew in “Ryan’s Hope” and “Mrs. KIRK IN TROUBLE AGAIN... James Cromwell has signed on to the lead channels! Columbo,” Genevieve Bujold [remember The Screen Actors Guild has Þ led a in The Second Act, an upcoming CBS series. her? 1st choice for Janeway, Þ lmed for a complaint in March against the producers Cromwell will play a defeated U.S. senator Biographical information. day and quit] a well-known movie actress of “Groom Lake,” written and directed by returning home to his family in the PaciÞ c from “Anne of a Thousand Days” and William Shatner, claiming that more than Northwest. [What, not Montana?] Susan Fox-Davis is a longtime Star Trek “Coma” and now Bakula from “Quantum 20 of the actors and stuntmen who enthusiast and club fan since 1974, whose Leap.” worked on the science-fiction film have WESLEY GOT GAME... writing career veered away from science Þ ction not been paid. A little late, as the Þ lm had Wil Wheaton participated in the Hollywood early and wound up as managing editor of SULU SPEAKS... already wrapped production in December, Hoopsters Celebrity Basketball Team’s 6th Hollywood News Calendar since 1987. George Takei had a press conference hurrying against the strike deadlines... annual game on March 22 at Ramona High at Creation’s Grand Slam over Easter won’t somebody help the Captain? School, Riverside, California. She serves in STARFLEET as Chief of Weekend, before his scheduled appearance Engineering of the USS Angeles and Senior on Friday. He commented on the changes SISKO HOSTS... NO DRUGS FOR DAX... Vice Fleet Director of Chaplains/Counselors. in the Trek universe during the Berman Opposite the Oscars this year, Broadway Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) was a presenter [email protected]. THE HERSHEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT Lieutenant Parker Gabriel • USS Sovereign Logo created by Alex Rosenzweig • Logo adapted by Kurt Roithinger
On Sunday, February 25, 2001, the consisted of a small bottle of whole milk, a Since my uniform’s outer tunic was of A Space Odyssey.) Dr. Dackow could work Sovereign’s Command Staff Advisor, breakfast sandwich, a half-dozen packages sweat ß eece, it was uncomfortably warm from full orchestral scores for the music she Captain Pamela Fernsler, and I traveled of miniature chocolate-frosted donuts, to wear. Thus I went outside, where it was conducted, and I resolved to obtain copies to Hershey by Space Lane Four Hundred a coffee cake, and a large cup of coffee. colder, to participate in the tailgate party. I of them for both myself and the beneÞ t of Twenty-Two, to attend a concert the local Though we had not been expected till 14:00 ate a plate of pasta and drank a cup of hot a music school where I was then a student, Symphony Orchestra would perform that hours, we arrived early, at approximately cocoa whilst I was there. for “Who Dares, Wins.” On the way, I had afternoon. Capt. Fernsler noted that the 13:00 hours, to Þ nd that a tailgate party was found the street lamps, in the shapes of rain-soaked climate for that day reminded in progress in one of the docking ports. When the lobby manager greeted us, she Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses, wrapped and her of Ferenginar’s climate. We departed sprang a major surprise on both of us. She unwrapped alike. I expressed an interest in from Philadelphia’s northeastern Region Docking itself was gratis, and so were wanted us to descend into the orchestra pit, future exploration of Hershey. at 10:00 hours, and I was disappointed to both of our admissions to the concert since along with herself and a man armored Þ nd myself the only passenger on Capt. we were in uniform. I had brought my to resemble Darth Vader. When the pit Climate-wise, our return was difÞ cult. It Fernsler’s shuttle. (She had hired it out from middle 2370’s Star Fleet Security & Tactical rose, she explained, the overhead lights was dark, without marker beacons on the Enterprise Spacecraft For Hire.) Ensign uniform with me, complete with my phaser would make it seem as though the sun was lanes. Worse, most of Space Lane Four Joseph Horton had considered himself too pistol, and I geared up in the lobby. dawning on us all. Hundred And Twenty-Two was fogbound. sick to join us due to a common cold – Capt. Fernsler wore a tunic adorned with A diner served us our final meal of the he feared the medication would have too autographs from Norway Corporation Dr. Sandra Dackow, the Music Director, day; I had to take my main course from strong a sedative side effect on him. Repertory actors. People entering through interacted with a man who, from off-stage, the diner, a cheeseburger with bacon and the lobby found this interesting; Capt. gave potential voice-over competition to extra cheese, with me. (I had had both of Going was slow due to the climate. En Fernsler said that they “ate up” my Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio the soups of the day and chicken Þ ngers route, we obtained food rations in a Turkey memorized lines from scenes; she called me actor Douglas Rain. (Mr. Rain had provided as appetizers.) But thankfully, we made it Hill Shop around 11:30 hours. My rations the big hit with them for that reason. the H.A.L. 9000 computer’s voice in 2001: safely back with shuttle intact. PAGE 18 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 REGION 7 CADET CHRONICLES Captain Dean Rogers • USS Highlander SPACE EXPLORATION DAY Artwork adapted by Lauren Milan• STARFLEET Region Seven By Harold J. Heald USS Sun Tzu, NCC-5373 Hello my fellow STARFLEET & Region 7 It will contain links to our staff listings, the activities, and superior performance in their Artwork courtesy of NASA Cadets, it is the dawn of the new age of handbook that will be coming soon, chapter duties. There are currently fourteen awards the Cadet kind as we look back on our Þ rst links, staff bios, pictures and much more. awaiting the approval by the R7CC Liaison On July 20th, 1969 Neil Armstrong and half of the “Prep Period”. The Þ rst half was We would like to give credit to our web Officer, Regional Awards Director, and Edwin Aldrin Jr. landed on the moon not only a smooth ride but also one with designer, Lieutenant Commander Lauren Regional Coordinator. Be sure to keep your and in the process captured the hearts, triumph and filled with destiny. It has Milan, for her outstanding efforts to make eyes and ears open because we are looking minds, and dreams of everyone on also brought some changes to the corps for this website a reality and to Admiral Alex for our outstanding young officers to be Earth and all the future generations which I am happy to report in these cadet Rosenzweig for all the copy-editing and recognized this year. Check out the R7CC of humanity. They let us know that chronicles. proofreading of the materials on the website. website and the Regional listserves for more someday man will walk and live I salute these two fine officers for their information about the awards. Now, in answer to the question that some of creativity to make this website, a great amongst the stars. Another barrier had our readers may have had when I mentioned one for the Regional Cadet and senior R7CC PROMOTIONS been broken by the human spirit and “being caught in the Tholian Web”; well, ofÞ cers to enjoy. If you would like to see the J.C. Cohen has been promoted to the rank of ingenuity. it started at the stroke of midnight at Blair latest sensation of Lauren Milan’s creation: Fleet Captain and the position of Regional Learn’s house. If there is one favor I ask go to: http://ddmi.he.net/~laurak/R7CC/ Coordinator in February. Dean Rogers (yours In 1966, a writer named Gene you out all there is to never become a new index.htm truly) has been promoted to the rank of Roddenberry gave us a glimpse into member of your starship. The reason why Captain for outstanding service to the Cadet his vision of the future. This vision I point this out is because when midnight THE AWARDS PROGRAM Corps on February 12th. exploded into the cultural phenomenon occurred on January 1st, 2001 most of my The R7CC awards program, created by known as Star Trek. As fast as NASA new crew aimed their can of silly string our Executive OfÞ cer - Lieutenant Mandy Well, all good things must come to an end and the space program grew, so did towards me. I can really tell you that it felt Halleman, has been ofÞ cially completed. As and so does this log. Keep up the outstanding Star Trek’s following. Today just the so oozy and good! Well, now that I got that I have detailed in the last Cadet Chronicles, work STARFLEET! I am looking forward mentioning of certain key phrases great event out of the way, it’s now time Þ nd the R7CC will award the next generation of to giving you another report for the 3rd invokes this vision, and the dreams out what has been happening from January STARFLEET OfÞ cers in the areas of real life quarter. Region 7 Cadet Corps Headquarters of Neil Armstrong and Gene through March 2001. academics, Participation of Fleet & Regional signing off! Roddenberry. CHANGE IN COMMAND: For more than four generations, children The second quarter of the R7CC has seen have grown up looking up into the some of its members moved up within the night sky and have dreamed about staff or have moved on with their lives in living among the heavens. Many of Region 7. Thirteen months after taking ofÞ ce, them know that because of the work Admiral Jesse Smith has decided to step at NASA and other space agencies this down from the Regional Coordinator’s chair. is a real possibility, and that it will be From all the years that I have known him, accomplished within the next 100 years. he is, to me, one of the Þ nest ofÞ cers that The problem is that NASA and these this organization has ever known. On behalf other space agencies cannot do it alone. of the R7CC, we would like to wish him the It is time for those of us who have very best in all his future endeavors. Just to looked into the night sky, and had the let you all know, he will always have a place same dream, to unite under one banner not only in SFI but also in Region 7. With that in mind, our former Sector 3 Liaison OfÞ cer, and push humanity into the next stage Fleet Captain J.C. Cohen, has been promoted of space exploration. to the position of Regional Coordinator. He knows that he will continue the journey That banner is Space Exploration Day that the officers of Smith, Vosseller, and to be held annually on July 20 in honor Rosenzweig have begun and lead our region of Armstrong and Aldrin’s landing on to victory. the Moon. We have new blood in our staff for the Please join me and the crew of the USS Second Quarter. With a recommendation Sun Tzu, a chapter of STARFLEET, The from one of our Sector Cadet Coordinators International Star Trek Fan Association, and a majority vote from our staff, we have Inc. in celebrating this glorious occasion. decided to merge our three Sector Liaisons Take the time to teach others about into 1 position that is now known as the the happenings in space exploration Sector Liaison OfÞ cer of the R7CC. Let it and help others to see the dream that be known to all of STARFLEET that as of has captured our minds and our hearts March 15, 2001 at 1750 Hours, Captain Carlos since 1966. Ruiz of the USS Northstar is the new Sector Liaison Officer. We hope that his talents and inspiration will continue to support the Cadet Corps to become one of the Þ nest programs in the Region and STARFLEET.
CADET CORPS CENTRAL DATABASE HAS BEGUN I am so thrilled to report that the Region 7 Cadet Corps website has been up and running. Starting in the second week of March, the R7CC website will be the central database to learn more about the program. THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 19 WANT TO BOOST RECRUITING? LET NASA HELP! Captain Ralph Planthold• USS Jubilee, STARFLEET Region Two Artwork courtesy of NASA
Looking for a natural “hook” to hang your And thanks to my good friend and former not selling anything. Find out what local DON’Ts next recruiting event on? I proposed this CO, Captain Tony Goretski [himself a rules you’ll have to obey. While it’s all right to smile and nod to them idea to CS Les Rickard at the recent Region NASA employee], who volunteered to keep and even to talk to them if they come over 2 Summit, and he bought it: Consider interested chapters abreast of schedules for Check in with the NASA Media Relations to you, be careful to avoid accosting or setting up a display at one of NASA’s NASA exhibits coming to areas near them, representatives traveling with the exhibit, even greeting visitors on their way to the many exhibits as they travel the country. and to serve as SFI’s point of contact with preferably before they begin setting it NASA exhibit. I’m now speaking from NASA is always looking for ways to boost the sponsoring NASA centers, ironing out up. Introduce yourself [ideally, with a sad personal experience: When I made its public support [and, by extension, its wrinkles in advance for the local chapters. business card] as an enthusiastic supporter. the mistake of stepping forward to congressional funding]. While it will want Tony will do his best to give you names and Volunteer to have your team help out in welcome visitors to one exhibit, a NASA to avoid creating any public impression phone numbers of the appropriate points whatever capacity they might need you; representative politely but firmly asked that its work is akin to science fiction, of contact, both from NASA and from the chances are they’ll decline the offer, but me never to do that again, lest the visitors NASA will generally appreciate any visible exhibit hosting organizations. at least you’ll have extended it. Find out assume I worked for NASA. show of support, particularly if rendered where and how close they’re comfortable tastefully and respectfully. So if you’re interested in doing some with your display to be set up; personally, I Avoid giving even the appearance that you recruiting at a NASA traveling exhibit, suggest setting up in the visitors’ direct line are selling any goods or services. If your It should be no surprise to anyone that please contact Tony as soon as possible so of sight of as they exit the exhibit. ß yers include chapter and/or STARFLEET NASA’s and STARFLEET International’s he can give you plenty of advance warning International membership application constituencies overlap considerably: Trek of any exhibits scheduled near you: Your ship’s banner is one of the most forms, have your prospects mail you their fans are often interested in the real world eye-catching weapons in your recruiting dues checks instead of writing them out science necessary to bring about the kind Capt. Tony Goretski arsenal; display it prominently and and handing them to you on the spot. I of universe in which a United Federation 8000 Fishhook Lane proudly. Bring your own table. Exhibit your know that may be hard to swallow, but of Planets and a STARFLEET are more Picayune, MS 39466 ship’s commissioning plaque, together with again I’m speaking from sad personal than just science Þ ction; and plenty of real [email protected] photos and media coverage of past social experience. science types caught the science bug from and community service events involving devouring science Þ ction in their youth. Once he’s laid the groundwork for your your crew. And by all means have a supply That same NASA representative assumed recruiting opportunity, there are some DOs of ß yers to pass out to interested visitors on I must have been selling something, and Right now, I’m working with RAdm. Ron and some DON’Ts you’ll have to abide by their way from the NASA exhibit. turned in just such a complaint to the host Fell, SFI Director of Recruiting, on coming at the exhibit. venue’s security staff. I could show that I up with a standardized “Science Fiction Then staff your display with a uniformed was merely talking with and distributing v. Science Fact” ß yer to be downloaded, DOs real “First Contact” team, two or three ß yers to people who were coming up to customized with the addition of the local Check in with the authorities that are handpicked from your best and brightest. me, so the complaint was groundless, but chapter’s information, and distributed to hosting the exhibit. Show them your ß yers, Be careful, though: Your chapter’s most annoying nonetheless. I suggest that you exhibit visitors. Watch for its announcement etc. Remind them that your purpose there enthusiastic Trekker may be someone don’t want a visit from police or uniformed on the STARFLEET Announcements is twofold: Visible support for NASA and whose zeal “spooks” a prospect away security personnel; that can scare prospects ListServ soon. recruiting for STARFLEET International, rather than enticing that person to join. away faster than anything else.
Many chapters around the Fleet of $3,360.00 per year with little or participate in a wide variety of no effort on the chapter membership community service activities. Our COMMUNITY SERVICE MADE EASY! other than a few dollars per month. I chapter has found a way for our By Lieutenant Commander John Roberts • Executive Officer, Shuttle Soyuz know it seems to belittle the purpose chapter to make a rather large impact of community service by throwing with minimal effort on the part of driven to the central donation point. images: uniformed STARFLEET money at it, but think of the good the our crew. We have chosen, as part We will have sent out a press release members asking for the assistance of US food will do throughout the year for of our ongoing community service to the local television stations, radio Marines to get the donations unloaded, the needy in your community. efforts, to support a local food stations and what a sight bank and the USMC’s Toys for Tots newspapers of that would be. Even better, think of the smiles at program. our sizeable The chapter Christmas time when the children donation and could then (who otherwise would have received The manner that we support these hopefully we volunteer to little or nothing) unwrap the gifts worthy charities is to encourage (not get positive help the your chapter helped to provide them require) our crew to purchase an press coverage Marines wrap with. extra $10 (more or less depending for our efforts and tag the toys on the crewmember’s financial as well (a boost prior to This is a simple program that carries situation) worth of canned goods or to recruiting distribution to the possibility for your chapter to other food for donation and to spend and other the children. make a large impact on the needs of a like amount on toys every month. efforts in the your community with little effort. The food is donated to our local food community). Now, consider Almost everyone can afford $20.00 bank on a regular basis and the toys With any luck, the impact. per month, but how many of us can are stockpiled until the Marine Corps the toy The average afford to donate $250.00 at one time? announce their donation sites for the donation is so STARFLEET year (usually around Thanksgiving sizeable that we chapter boasts This is a method of service that truly or the beginning of December). have to ask the Marines at the donation 14 members. 14 times $10 = $140.00 utilizes the teamwork concept to point for assistance in unloading the per month or $1,680.00 per year in food make a difference: together we can The toys are then gathered up and toys. Just imagine the television AND toy donations for a total donation all make a difference. PAGE 20 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 THE INTERVIEWS with Vice Admiral Johnathan “Gumby” Simmons
She is one of the “Unsung heroes” of SFI. do to help insure the process goes card declined occasionally for no other golf, cards, play with the grandchildren... Chained to a desk in a basement somewhere smoothly? reason than “Hey, what’s she doing using wait a minute, I hate golf, Jesse hates in a non disclosed location… Ankle deep Teri: It’s going to sound corny, but clear her card in Maryland for gas, and then cards, and we’re not old enough to have in Spent Dot-Matrix printer ribbons and printing will go a long way in making sure buying stuff on Amazon.com?” grandchildren... :) smudged mailing labels… Teri Smith spent an app is processed quickly and smoothly. Gumby: Oh, buyer protection. Gumby holds up the PADDcam and countless hours processing thousands of Fleet Gumby: Clear printing? Teri: Sometimes the number was input says... note to self... try to get Jesse to Memberships! Now in retirement, I was able Teri: Handwriting :) So that the processor incorrectly, so those had to go aside, send interview... to catch the secluded Teri enjoying some free Teri: Actually, he’s been keeping busy. time for a change and decided to shoot for One of the reasons why he stepped down an interview. Best Case Scenario: I get an was because he went back to school and interview... Worst Case Scenario: Someone else we’re both so busy with our church lives, writes next month’s interviews! :) it feels like we’re back in the thick of membership processing! Name: Smith, Teri Rank: Rear Admiral Gumby: What chapter do you serve Current Assignment: USS Tanagra (but aboard? playing around on the USS Normandy) Teri: Trick question?
“Oh my god. Is that a $100 bill? Oh, wait...just an old egg salad sandwich...” Members of the USS Triumph on Road Clean Up detail.
Koochie-koochie-koo: Region Two’s “First Couple”, Pete and Sue Ellen Mohney, show off their latest cadet, Katrina L. Mohney. Photo courtesy of Pete Mohney
No, we do not know wheth Jamaheron while at the Re have our suspicions: The R USS TRIUMPH IS “ON THE ROAD AGAIN” – yes, it’s a giant Horga’hn. By Joe Dobson Florida Zone Coordinator, STARFLEET Region Two
The USS Triumph adopted a street in Fort Lauderdale called Florida Avenue. It is 1/2 mile in length. The chapter cleans it four times a year and it is in its third year. In 1999, the USS triumph was honored to be able to attend a county commissioners meeting where it was given an award for its outstanding service to the Adopt-A-Street program. The crew attended in class “A” uniform, and the audience was in awe. Photographs were taken and the meeting was broadcast “live” over the local cable TV networks and was replayed several times. I can’t think of a better way to be seen, huh STARFLEET? The USS Triumph is very lucky to have such a great crew. I Almost two years as IG and all I got was...: As STARFLEET encourage every chapter to adopt a street in their local community. somehow misplaced any sort of Medals, honors and awards, Fleet Admiral Rickard presented former Inspector General Danny Potts with the OfÞ cial STARFLEET Pizza with Diet Coke Cluster. Photo courtesy of Pete Mohney
All that is missing is the S on his gut: From Region3’ this little gem, an Actio “We are the World...”: Members of Region 2 get in line, lock arms Chief of Operations AND Making their mark: USS Trimuph members assemble for a group shot after a and sing Kumbaya. Or maybe they are doing the Macarena. A note: Vinson. No word on any p hard days work along their adopted stretch of roadway, Florida Avenue in Fort Pictures like these do really beneÞ t from including names of those the MSR Archive Playset Lauderdale, FL. in it. (Hint, hint, hint). Pho Photos courtesy of Joe Dobson Photo courtesy of Joe Dobson PAGE 24 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 STARFLEET OFFICERS FANCY TURNS TO... l • Region 17 Logo created by Bob Bulkeley
“The Þ rst giant rock monster I see, gets it...” Captain D. Justin Taylor of the USS Alioth is ready for action.
Put ‘er there, pardner: Pete Mohney congratulates Neil Yawn on recieving the award as Region Two’s OfÞ cer of the Year. Photo courtesy of Pete Mohney her or not people partook in USS ALIOTH GOES ON A QUEST... egion 2 Summit, but we do By Keira Russel Strong Regional Coordinator, STARFLEET Region Seventeen egion Two Summit Mascott The command staff of the USS Alioth/NCC-72383, from Orem/Provo, UT. Photo courtesy of Joe Dobson visited Goblin Valley. The movie Galaxy Quest was partially Þ lmed in UT. As Tim Allen stated, Goblin Valley is other worldly.
The crew of the USS Alioth didn’t come across any miners or rock creatures, not even a pig-lizard, but they did have fun doing a photo shoot. When asked if we were obeying the prime directive we told them that we were and that was the reason we couldn’t tell them what we were doing. Alas, the XO D. Justin Taylor left behind a phaser. Members at the photo shoot were Capt. D. Justin Taylor, Fleet Capt. Janet Shepherd, RADM Keira Russell-Strong, Midshipman Julia Clawson, and itty bitty Alyssa Clawson who has insisted We’re not auditioning for “Walks like an Egyptian 2001”: From that we watch Galaxy Quest repeatedly during the last five days to see Lest to right: Sandy Dolan (Summit Chairperson), Les Rickard (Who is he again?) , R2 VRC Jennifer Rosbury, Wade Olson (leader of the where we were. band), RC R2 Pete Mohney and Danny Potts (Pizza Person). Photo courtesy of Joe Dobson If any members of STARFLEET are driving through UT. Goblin Valley is well worth the stop. And if you Þ nd Justin’s phasor we will pay for the shipping to return it.
STARFLEET Logo tattooed ’s USS Panther City comes n Figure of STARFLEET D Panther City CO) Mark Marines STILL have more fun: Marine Comandant Wade Olson, potential other Þ gures, but ß anked by R2’s Margie Dyl and R1’s Kristi Fell, proves once more is “under consideration”. that Uniforms hold a certain sway over the opposite sex. “Rocks, rocks, rocks. What is this? Star Trek V?” – “Shut up, Wesley.” oto courtesy of Joan E. Pierce Photo courtesy of Joe Dobson Photos courtesy of Keira Russel-Strong THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 25 REGION 2 INVADES LAS VEGAS! Captain Ralph F. Planthold• USS Jubilee, STARFLEET Region Two Artwork courtesy of the USS Jubilee • STARFLEET Region Two
Captains and crew from three Region 2 and chocolate syrup]. range]! While talking to the clerk there, female warrior, and a general, were starships made the jump in March from however, we learned of the upcoming roving “good will” ambassadors, often New Orleans to Las Vegas, spending We purchased all manner of souvenirs STAR TREK 35th Anniversary chiding the humans to pursue their Þ ve days and four nights in The City from Moogie’s Store and Garak’s Convention at the Alexis Park Hotel commercial efforts more zealously That Never Sleeps. Fleet Captain Clothiers, where we did quite a bit of in Las Vegas; and we’ll be returning (i.e., to buy more stuff); to those of Jo Banister, her son Zane, and Fleet photographing of various uniforms for it this September 6-9. Check out us in STARFLEET uniforms, however, Captain Jim Brunton represented USS they were surprisingly civil and Okatoma; Captain Mary Ann Curry even somewhat talkative. The staff from USS Odyssey and Captain Ralph working the shops on the Deep Space 9 Planthold from USS Jubilee rounded Promenade were, to no one’s surprise, out the shore leave party. We were all Bajorans. joined there by my brother Robert and by Jim’s good friend Cliff Fornwalt, On day 2 “the boys” went to nearby both from California. Hoover Dam and took the hardhat tour of its interior all the way to the bottom, On the ß ight there, I pointed to an item guided by a Native American named from their TO&E [table of organization Adrian. On day 3 we all drove to Valley and equipment] and quizzed the of Fire State Park, 55 miles northeast Marines on the proper nomenclature of Vegas. This was where the outdoor of the standard airline tray table: “1 location shooting of the planet Veridian each table, folding, olive drab in color, III was done for the movie Star model M1A1E1 [with modiÞ cation for Trek: Generations. While there, we’re deep water fording], Star Trek Uno convinced we found the location of variety.” Then, over the backs of the Captain Kirk’s Þ nal resting-place. seats, we passed most of the flight playing that game on such a table. On night 3 Jo and Jim [in white TNG mess jackets], Mary Ann [in a DS9 Our Þ rst afternoon in town, we toured duty uniform], and Zane [in civvies] the Imperial Palace Auto Collection attended Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance” at the New York, New York [lots of Duesenbergs, plus many newer One of the great marvels of modern engineering: While visiting Las Vegas, casino. They enjoyed the performance cars, including some belonging to or members of Region 2 visited Hoover Dam. used by Elvis Presley, Liberace and the immensely. Photo courtesy of Ralph Planthold Pope]. Jim especially enjoyed seeing cars from the 50s and later, since they On day 4, after a second visit to The brought back many fond memories. Experience, taking my brother to the airport, and supper at one of the During the Þ ve days we were in Vegas, numerous casino buffets, we had we only made it to Star Trek: The to make an emergency stop at the Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton a Excalibur casino to allow Jo to buy mere three times. Can you believe it?! some chocolate fudge. When we Þ nally The actual “ride” at The Experience was returned to our hotel, Jo, Zane, and worth every penny we paid for it, just Mary Ann had been evicted from their for the opportunity to be on a replica room due to the hotel’s clerical error; of the USS Enterprise bridge set several and since the hotel had no other room times in person. Upon entering the available, we had to scramble to Þ nd ride wearing our uniforms, we were room for them at another nearby hotel each issued a UFP Ambassador sticker for one night. to distinguish us from the ride’s own uniformed personnel. On the ß ight back, this time occupying facing seats, four of us again played Star Quark’s Bar looks pretty much like Trek Uno (this time by Klingon rules, what we’d seen on television [minus available upon e-mail request to me at the Dabo table and the girls who ran [email protected] while Jo Banister it]. “Quark” himself was on hand the Umax, por favor? Fleet Captain Jo Banister, Commanding OfÞ cer of the USS slept. When I say this lady slept, I don’t Þ rst night we were there. We sampled Okatoma helps Hooman...er...Human–Ferengi interspecies relations along mean dozed. When Jim had to ask her Raktajino [Klingon coffee, a frozen with her own unique personal touch. to move so he could go to the rest room, blend of mocha and cappuccino] quite Photo courtesy of Ralph Planthold she did so willingly; but, rather than a few times during our three visits; on resume her seat while he was away, our Þ rst evening, the more adventurous for details of their construction. We the website information soon, because she took her pillow with her, stood in of us [go ahead, guess who] tackled looked but hardly touched anything tickets are going fast! the aisle, and slept resting her head Deanna Troi’s Chocolate Obsession from the Admiral Collection [high-end on a cabin section partition until he [Kahlua, raspberry liqueur, Bailey’s, collectibles, way out of our price Several Klingons, a male warrior, a returned! PAGE 26 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 REGION 15 GOES SLEDDING! Fleet Captain Cindi DiMidio• Public Relations Director, STARFLEET Region 15 Artwork adapted by Kurt Roithinger• STARFLEET Region Five
It was a cold and windy day on Planet and Betsy Nacaula at the height of the and CURRENT Nationally Registered Storch, Jeremy Burl Gilbert, Paul The Amesbury in the chilly sector of Region battle. Space Station Ian Fleming came EMT Intermediate’s Trina McLaughlin Klingon Belanger and Fleet Captain 15 when Regional ships converged in support of the campaign as CO Gary and Mark Abbott cared for the fallen Spooky regaled the locals with Region for the showdown. The gauntlet was Halverson and Ian Halverson ß ew the cadets. Both young men were brave, 15’s vocal talent. The event marked the thrown down: Beat the Hills at their command runabout overhead, Þ ring a calm, listened and followed the Regional debut of “Country Klingon” own game and Survive! Region 15’s salute to the battle weary. As the day instructions of medical personnel and as Tsunami’s Klingon Chief Engineer best turned out for the competition. wore on, more STARFLEET personnel made mature decisions regarding their Paul (C’Orrell Chengoff) Belanger Teams from Guardian Angel Class were needed for battle. The Hubble injuries. (Personal Kudos and Thank pounded out George Strait melodies. USS Hood and Sullivans Class USS Class USS Omar Khayyam swooped You’s to Mark and Trina for their Gary Halverson of Ian Fleming Station Tsunami readied the battle-hardened into orbit. CO Robb Jackson and Peg skillful and compassionate handling of and Eric Storch of USS Tsunami had troops for Amesbury’s slopes and Kelley joined the troops in one last the incidents and young men. I’d put a good natured Elvis impersonation began combat at around 11 AM ditch effort to make the hills succumb. both my sons’ welfare in their capable battle between “I Can’t Help Falling APT (Amesbury Planetary Time). In Love With You” and “In The Leading the assault were campaign Ghetto”. commanders XO’s Captain Trina (Scully) McLaughlin, USS Tsunami Laurie MacFarlane Halverson of Ian and Commander Garrett (Wildman) Fleming Station swooned the crowd McCarthy, USS Hood. with Billie Holiday’s “God Bless The Child” and her Patsy Cline rendition The hills were slick; speed and of “Crazy”. Jeremy Burl Gilbert of Þ nesse essential as STARFLEET USS Tsunami brought out the Bowie Region 15 placed their mark once and Beatlemania in all with “Space again. Garrett and Trina’s original Oddity” and “A Day In The Life”. test team included: Mark Abbott, USS Tsunami, John Cook and CO Both Fleet Captain Spooky and Eric Ron Bishop of USS Hood. The teams Storch belted out show tunes “Don’t were assembled, and added to the Cry For Me Argentina” and “If Ever original test team were Mel Nadeau, I Should Leave You”. Spooky USS Hood, Jim Wentzel, and Rich also sang the Japanese song DeMidio, USS Tsunami. Several “Sukiyaki” with a little help from brave STARFLEET and Civilian the planetary Universal Translator. Cadets joined the foray: Ronnie and Omar Khayyam’s Peg Kelley joined Toffer Bishop, USS Hood, Paul & in on the sidelines as a local sang Ross DeMidio, Brandon & Jenn Zadel “Nights In White Satin”, taking the and Dustin Howard, USS Tsunami. high lead on the song to the Tsunami All of the cadets showed bravery crew’s harmony. (C’mon Peg, on and camaraderie toward each other “Rosebud” was a sled, too: Members of Region 15, led by “Wildman” Garrett stage next time.) USS Atlantis’ Betsy and their team commanders in, for McCarthy demonstrate the technique of “Train”-ing down the slopes. “Watch out Nacaula sang sideline harmony some of them, their very Þ rst Away for that TREE… er…FENCE!!!” with the Klingon on many of the Mission. As time and the elements Photo courtesy of the USS Tsunami and USS Hood local talent’s country songs (Next beat down on the weary participants, time, you too Betsy.) Rich Nacaula Tsunami CMO Russ Hannagan (Atlantis), Robb Jackson (Omar) & offered to join the battle. As he was Courage was the order of the day hands anytime. I’m glad they were John Cook (Hood) were content to sing leaving for the hills he looked back as Region 15 teams conquered the there. Spooky.) along from the Regional campsite near to see the assembled landing party mighty hills of Planet Amesbury. The the stage. USS Hood Karaoke talent offering him a blessing and a wave. He Amesbury hills were not ready for The victory was celebrated by a Icie Barker was sidelined due to lack continued towards the battleground the onslaught of the team’s distinctive contingent of 17 as Hood, Tsunami, of space at the microphone for her asking in horror, “What did I get myself technique called “Train”-ing. Of Atlantis, Omar Khayyam and Ian crutches. into?” course, neither was the retaining fence. Fleming gathered in orbit around ;o) Despite the strong wind and chill, Outpost Haverhill, MA for an Fleet Captain Gary Halverson Þ nished Battle continued throughout the day. the day was won, but not without outstanding meal of Italian cuisine at the evening’s entertainment with Teams were cheered on by Tsunami sacrifice. Two brave cadets; Ronnie The Roma Restaurant. The battle weary “Cat’s In The Cradle”. The RC made crew not in competition: Paul Belanger, Bishop and Paul DeMidio, through no were served as if they were royalty. a decree that from this moment on Mom Zadel, Shirley Shaw & Fleet fault of theirs or anyone else’s, fell to The victory celebration continued the two chapters be good-naturedly Captain Spooky, USS Tsunami, CO. injury defending Region 15 valor. through the night by crew from all known as the “Tsinging Tsunamis” The cheering was loudest by Icie 5 ships into Karaoke with Lamphear and the “Fabulous Flemings.” Needless Barker, USS Hood, who showed up Fortunately, on hand were many Karaoke Company (the folkes who did to say, we closed the house! to cheer for her ship and Region, on versed in First Aid in both STARFLEET the Karaoke at the 2000 IC). a pair of crutches. The mighty Galaxy and Civilian quarters. CMO’s from the Many thanks to all who participated Class ß agship USS Atlantis broke into Hood and Tsunami as well as former Region 15 members Gary Halverson, in making this a success. Go Region!! orbit, depositing RC Rich Nacaula NYS EMT’s Rich and Cindi DeMidio Laurie MacFarlane Halverson, Eric Region 15 Rocks!! THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 27 STARFLEET’S FIFTH BRIGADE IN ACTION! By Colonel Norman E. DeRoux • 521st Marine Strike Group, USS Destiny Artwork By Admiral Chris Wallace • STARFLEET Region 5
You’ve been hearing about STARFLEET members working to start Later, we enjoyed viewing a video trying to build a new Homeless Teen STARFLEET Marines, and perhaps a new Shuttle in Portland, Oregon (Pre- production given to us by Region Five’s Shelter in Salem. We are still examining wondered who we are and what we Shuttle Achilles). While they know USS Jaguar. just what we can do for the program, do. As members of STARFLEET many of us are Marines, we focus but our Marines will be there pitching International, Inc., we have chosen to attention on them and their current We began the month of March with in with help. represent the Þ ctional Ground Forces needs rather than distracting them an Away Team mission to visit the in the Star Trek Universe. While that is with secondary issues. News flash - Portland Art Museum, and were joined Coming up soon, we’ll be sending a lot of fun, we also have a role in the we’re a “Mommy!” The USS Destiny by some members of the Achilles. The an Away Team to the Oregon Coast real world activities of our Chapters. is the proud Mothership of the Shuttle following day we held a Command to help with SOLV’s Oregon Beach The 521st Marine Strike Group (MSG), Achilles, launched March 17, 2001 with Staff meeting, where decisions were Cleanup on March 31st. We’ll get back which is attached to the USS Destiny CMDR Tim Taber as SCO, and LCDR made that will impact the future of the just in time to send a Team to Gresham, in Salem, Oregon, is part of the 5th James Smith as SXO. ship and MSG. Oregon on April 1st for taping of a Brigade (Region 5), SFMC. Portland cable television production Within the Chapter, our Marines take Recently, we were contacted with a entitled “Spotlight on Star Trek.” This To begin, not everything we do is responsibility to get things done. At request to support the HOST Program 1-hour show will include a 20-minute a high visibility, attention-getting our Chapter’s February meeting, guests of Northwest Human Services. Three of segment on our Chapter and its activity. One of our activities has were informed about our Marine our Marines attended a dinner raising members, and is being produced by been to give encouragement to some activities by several of our members. funds for the HOST Program, which is Anthony Wynn.
The Fifth Battalion of the Seventh Exhibit room to gaming competitions Brigade of the STARFLEET Marine to volunteering at the con’s registration Corps, made up of the various Marine FIFTH BATTALION MUSTER table. The contingent from the 771st contingents within the State of New • USS Accord MSG in Ithaca paused for lunch with York, held its very Þ rst Battalion Muster By Major General Mark H. Anbinder MGEN Anbinder’s parents, who live a in conjunction with Lunacon 2001 in few towns south of Rye, in Dobbs Ferry, late March at the Rye Town Hilton in and who drove up to the hotel for the northern Westchester County. Leading meal with their son. the weekend’s events was the 5BTN Commander, Brigadier Richard C.S. Then, 6 pm saw the group reassemble “Doc” Kinne. for an extensive buffet dinner at the Tulip Tree restaurant. The Marines of The first 5BTN Muster also had the the Battalion were joined for the meal distinction of being the Þ rst STARFLEET by Dale Kagan, a USS Avenger member event at which Fleet Captain J.C. whose science Þ ction murder mystery Cohen made an appearance as Region book, Lanterns Over Demner, has just 7 Regional Coordinator, following his been published by Xlibris, a publishing selection to that post by the chapters of company afÞ liated with Random House, the Seventh Fleet in early March. J.C. Inc. Dale was selling and signing copies had the privilege of promoting USS of the book at the con, and ran out early Sun Tzu’s Marilee Worrell to the rank in the day Saturday! of Captain, or its Marine equivalent, Colonel. Minting new Colonels along the way: Newly promoted Col. Marilee Worrell, Col. 5th Battalion members present for Hank Heald, and Fleet Captain J.C. Cohen at the 5th BTN Muster Meeting. the weekend’s festivities were Mark BGR Kinne was assisted in setting up Anbinder, J.C. Cohen, Richard Fine, the weekend by Colonel Hank Heald, Stephanie Fine, Hank Heald, Doc Kinne, Battalion Adjutant, OIC of the 755th Rob Shugrue, and Marilee Worrell. The Marine Strike Group, and CO of USS group is already thinking ahead to plans Sun Tzu. Hank, who has helped with for this summer’s 7th Brigade Muster, several past Lunacons, secured meeting planned for early July at the Shore Leave space and helped to promote the event convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland. among the area’s Marines. The Ithaca group stayed at a separate At the meeting, the 5th Battalion nearby hotel, as there were no rooms succeeded in conducting several items of available when BGR Kinne tried to make business, including selecting a nickname a reservation weeks in advance. They set (“The Fifth Menace”) and a motto (“We out northwest early enough on Sunday make our own luck”). In addition, for J.C. to get to his evening shift at work the group managed the impossible, on time, but to no avail! Car trouble designing a logo by committee! stranded the trio in Fish’s Eddy. Thanks to AAA, a pair of tow-truck drivers, and Following the 9 am meeting, the 5th Flowers are a mighty tasty appetizer: Rob Shugrue, Col. Hank Heald, and convention a roving Buddha Buck, the story has a Battalion members pursued a variety of guest author (and USS Avenger member) Dale Kagan at the 5th BTN Muster Dinner at happy ending, and J.C. even eventually activities, from manning the con’s Book the Rye Town Hilton’s. Photos Courtesy of “Doc” Kinne. got to work.
PAGE 28 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 WHAT DO WE FIRST CONTACT WAS MADE BY KLINGONS! REALLY KNOW? By Lieutenant Commander John Roberts • Executive Officer, Shuttle Soyuz By Fleet Captain David Pfeifer Artwork adapted by Vice Admiral Kurt Roithinger • STARFLEET Region 5 USS Prevailing Wind Recently the following statement Klingons, not Vulcans, made Þ rst contact unite the Mongol clans, he dishonored and according to their neighbors. The Klingons has come across my desk and has with Earth. In fact, they made Þ rst contact banished Jamuka from the clans and into love gagh and Blood Wine among other made me think: “The True Path To more than 1000 years before the Vulcans. the desert, along with any followers who “delicacies.” The Mongols enjoyed horse Enlightenment Is First To Admit The basis for this statement: Genghis would not follow Temüjin. and yak meat and drank fermented That You Know Nothing.” Before Khan. The similarities between Khan’s mare’s milk, dishes despised by most of you dismiss the statement, think life and methods and those of Kahless the The similarity between Kahless’ brother, their neighbors as being revolting and about it. If Columbus had not Unforgettable and Klingon culture are too Morath, and Jamuka are also startling: uncivilized. challenged the idea of the world striking for any other, rational, explanation both had no honor. Morath lied to try and to be reached, save one to be mentioned at undo Kahless while Jamuka was a man The Mongol and Klingon empires have being ß at, we would not now hold the end of this essay. who loved intrigue and would desert his founders and cultures which are eerily the knowledge that it is spherical, friends for a quick buck without hesitation. similar. The similarities leave only two at least that is what we now believe. How, you may be asking yourself, did However, the similarities between Kahless possible explanations: (1) Genghis Khan Along the same line of thinking, the Klingons get to Earth more than 1000 and Temüjin do not end there. It is somehow left Earth (with help from if Galileo had not challenged the years before the Vulcans? Simple, the said that Temüjin had a vision that the ancient Egyptians?) and founded thought of the Earth as being the Klingons eventually gave the Romulans was interpreted to mean that the Klingon Empire as Kahless the warp technology. Since the Romulans are Heaven and Earth agreed that Unforgettable (highly unlikely); or (much center of our Solar System, then nothing more than a splinter group of he should be lord of the empire. more likely and reasonable) (2) the Klingons would we now know that the Sun disgruntled Vulcans who left the home Kahless also received visions made First Contact with Earth more than is really at its center? (At least, that world when Surak came to power with his regarding his place in the 1000 years before the Vulcans. It is my is our current belief). logic over emotion philosophy, it is obvious Empire and he holds a belief that the person Earth history knows that the Klingons had warp technology messianic position in as Genghis Khan was, in reality, a Klingon We are taught early on that 1 + 1 much earlier than the Vulcans. With early Klingon legend due, in who was somehow left behind after First = 2 and that a certain color is red. warp powered spaceships, the Klingons large part to the visions Contact was made and the Klingon ship started exploring the Galaxy and found departed Earth. My basis for this belief, as Where did these concepts come Earth. Instead of conquering Earth outright outlined above, is bolstered by one other from? Who labeled them? Is it by (a mistake they would later regret as compelling piece of evidence: Genghis convention? Why is it so? While a people), the early Klingons decided Khan looks amazingly like the Klingons we need these concepts to function to leave behind an outpost and study seen in the original “Star Trek” series: long in our limited capacity as human the development of Earth civilization. hair, dark skin and Fu Manchu moustache. beings and to grow as a race, culture, Unfortunately for the outpost, one of the All of this evidence backs up the fact that or world, who is really to say that many civil wars of the Klingon Empire Klingons must have made Þ rst contact with erupted and they were forgotten about Earth. There can be no other reasonable we know such things to be true? after the records of their mission were explanation for the eerie similarities destroyed or misplaced. Assuming between the leaders and cultures of Many probably believe that the (rightly) that they had been forgotten, the Mongol and Klingon Empires. people they associate with every the Klingons on Earth decided to day are Terran. What if, by some “go native” and promptly began The line of Klingons on Earth, after the Þ nal means, the individuals you work intermingling and interfering in human destruction/collapse of the Mongol Empire, Kahless with, socialize with, or even live affairs. It just so happened that they received and survived for many years and eventually were dropped off on the Asian continent passed on to the people of the Empire migrated across the Asian and European with are actually from another near the homelands of the Mongol people. he founded. Additionally, the weapons continents to reside in the family of an world, innocently blending in, Please allow me to explain my reasoning used by these men were similar in overall Englishman. As documented by the famed waiting to see when Terrans are for the statement that Klingons made First appearance: the Bat’leth used by Kahless author Douglas Adams in his book “The ready to accept news of their Contact with Earth and not the Vulcans. and the scimitar favored by Genghis Khan Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” the existence. How would this change are curved blades with very sharp points construction supervisor, L. Prosser was a our world? (Understand I am The similarities between Kahless, founder direct, male line descendant of Genghis and make effective tools of death and neither supporting or denouncing of the Klingon Empire and Temüjin, later destruction. Khan. Unfortunately, by the time of known as Genghis Khan, founder of the Second Contact with Earth by the Vulcans, such a concept; merely stating a Mongol Empire, are eerie. Both leaders Aside from the leaders, Klingon and the bloodline of Genghis Khan and the thought, a possibility if you will). united their peoples, previously nomadic Mongol civilizations are also similar. Klingons left behind on Earth more than (to a large extent), into strong military Kahless and Khan created uniÞ ed nations 1000 years earlier had been diluted to the The purpose of this article is not states. They began campaigns of conquest, that were organized for war and survived point that the only thing left of them in to knock or support any religious which made them and their people feared many trials (feuds, civil war, etc…). their descendants was a predilection for beliefs or ideals or any scientific by all of their neighbors. Neither of the blood (usually cooked into pies and other beliefs or ideals. It also is not leaders were the Þ rst, or the last, to unite Both cultures are very militaristic and meat dishes) and a need to shave on a very and lead their peoples in conquest; they organized for conquest. They were also regular basis to remove the moustache and intended to ask anyone to change were merely more successful than any of both greatly feared by their neighbors, beard if one did not want to sport that the way they do things or call for the others. who took steps, they thought, to protect type of facial hair. The important thing to change as we must have certain themselves from conquest. In the case of the remember about the later descendants of concepts and beliefs in order to Both leaders were forced to overcome Mongols, the Chinese so feared them that the Klingons on Earth is that they never grow, as stated earlier. The only those closest to them before becoming truly gave up. Whatever job they were given they built a huge wall to keep the “Mongol reason for the article is to ask “What successful in uniting their people. Kahless horde” out of China. The Federation, trying was done with the highest degree of honor Do You Really Know?” was forced to kill his brother in order to to protect itself from invasion by, or war and pride, once again evidenced by Mr. regain his family’s honor. Temüjin was with, the Klingons, negotiated the space- Adams’ book. L. Prosser never gave up on forced to overcome attempts by his closest based equivalent of the Great Wall, the trying to demolish Arthur Dent’s house and friend and advisor, Jamuka, to provoke a Neutral Zone. Both cultures also have was prepared to wait forever if necessary crisis in his leadership. Temüjin, though, strange tastes in food and drink, at least for Arthur to give up and leave so he could did not have to kill Jamuka to triumph and move his bulldozers into position. THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 29 THE HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO MIDDLE EARTH By Fleet David Klingman • USS Hawkeye Artwork By Fleet Captain David Pipgras • STARFLEET Region 5
PART ONE OF THREE to balance awe of the Valar, particularly of Orome force of discord of themselves - not being and (who later becomes their salvation against creations of Iluvatar himself, they are Given the upcoming release date for the counteract the hands of Melkor). forced to sleep beneath the earth until Þ rst of three Þ lms based on JRR Tolkien’s the good of such time as Iluvatar’s elves come Lord of the Rings trilogy (December 19, the Valar, Seeing the potential for their destruction, to populate and explore the world 2001) and a personal interest I have taken and this the benevolent Valar sends Orome to unhindered. It is only after their division in the entire saga, I thought I would force is bring the elves, known as the Quendi, to at their own hands and the influence share with you some of the history of Melkor, the lands of Aman to live an immortal of Melkor that the dwarves appear in Middle Earth and perhaps open some Þ rst among existence without suffering. However, the Middle Earth. very interesting thoughts and questions the Ainur seeds of discord planted by Melkor are about Tolkien, The Hobbit, and The and the already planted, both in his perversion of On Men Lord of the Rings which I will call “The first to some of the elves (who he has captured) Hitchhiker’s Guide to Middle Earth.” question into the orcs of Middle Earth as well as Mankind in the mythology of Tolkien In the upcoming “Lord of and by the free wills of the elves themselves. represent the mortal aspect of Iluvatar’s On Tolkien’s Writing the Rings” movie, veteran challenge Such is created a division among elves vision of the world - they come into the Actor Christopher Lee plays the might - those who choose to follow Orome world at his hand with what is considered Much of Tolkien’s writing is of a Saruman. of Iluvatar to Aman to see the light of the divine a gift of mortality that makes them better mythological nature, particularly in as principle trees (these become the Eldar) and those connect with each other and with the the writing of The Silmarillion, which designer of all things. Melkor himself has who choose to remain in the darkness other living creatures around them and is in itself a mythology and history of a series of vassals, the major one of whom of Middle Earth not yet lit by a sun and allows them the luxury of (perhaps) Middle Earth from its beginnings to its is Sauron, but also including the Balrogs moon (these become the Avari). joining each other after death in the culmination in the War for the One Ring featured in Lord of the Rings and Orcs, halls of Mandos, a gift that the immortal made and coveted by Sauron, the major the twisted creation of Melkor from the Tolkien traces a history for both the Eldar elves do not share. However, given their force of discord and evil. Þ rst elves he captures and torments. and the Avari as they further divide mortality and their ease in influence, themselves of their own choice and the they ultimately become both the pawns Let’s begin the journey through Middle The creation of the world, or Arda as it is hands of discord planted by Melkor. of Sauron (and such are borne Sauron’s Earth Þ rst with a study of its creation and called in the mythology, is a creation of Of the Eldar, three groups evolve - the armies of the south and east that battle development from the dark void Þ lled both a divine world and a secular world. Vanyar (who remain committed to the for Gondor and Minas Tirith in Return of by a divine being (and by no means is The divine lands, known as Aman, are deities and remain in Aman in Valinor), the King and his Ringwaiths or Nazgul this meant to be a theological discussion, the Þ rst to appear in the creation, and the Noldor (who are drawn for various that are possessed by the Rings of Power however some aspects of divinity and Arda’s center is Valinor, the home of the reasons back to Middle Earth), and the given to them by Sauron). However, creation are part of the saga, so please Valar on earth. Aman is located to the Teleri (those elves who had journeyed mankind under the direction of Gandalf don’t take offense if you have your own far west of the world, and on its eastern from their home in Cuivienen either to and Aragorn, who ultimately becomes set of beliefs). shores is created the great sea Belegaer, return to Aman as part of the Calaquendi the unifying king of men, later proves to which separates Aman from the lands (Elves of Light who beheld the divinely be the salvation of Middle Earth and the On Middle Earth and its Location in of Middle Earth that are soon to be lit trees of Valinor). Some of the Teleri downfall of Sauron. the Cosmos populated by the creatures of the who, despite making the initial voyage world (elves, men, dwarves, and the toward Aman, remained in Middle Earth, Aragorn in particular is perhaps the Tolkien’s description of the world begins like). Middle Earth at the beginning either crossing the Misty Mountains to central player, equally as important as at a beginning of time with a divine being encompasses a realm known as Beleriand enter the western shores of Beleriand Frodo the Hobbit is in destroying the One called Iluvatar (or Eru) who, with a group (which is later destroyed in a catastrophic (these came to be known as the Sindar or Ring that can spell doom for the world. of deities and demiurgic beings known as flood by Iluvatar and the Valar in a Grey Elves), or those who remained far We shall explore Aragorn in further the Ainur (or Valar) and their vassals, the cleansing of evils) and lands further to the east, eventually came to Beleriand detail... Maiar, create the world from a formless east beyond the Blue Mountains (Ered (and become known as the Nandor and dark void. Much like the Greek Luin) which will become Middle Earth and Laiquendi). Collectively, the Avari, Aragorn mythos, these demiurgic beings each take as presented in The Hobbit and Lord of Sindar, Nandor and Laiquendi became on a form and function. The key players the Rings. It is from this early world that known as Moriquendi (Elves of Darkness Aragorn is (and there are others to be sure) of the spring forth the creatures, the first of who never beheld the light in Valinor). by birth of Valar in the creation of the world are: - whom are the elves... Such is created diversity of culture and the race of Manwe and Varda, the King and Queen language and ultimately a driving force men, the of the Valar - Ulmo, the Lord of the On Elves and Their Divisions for the reunion of all elves and men in son of Waters and his vassal Osse - Orome, the the character of Aragorn, who in the Elros, Hunter - Aule and Yavanna, the makers The Elves are in the mythology the mythology shares both an elven and brother of of substance (lands, trees, stones, and children of Iluvatar, immortal in lifespan human heritage through thousands of the earth) - Namo, who maintains Mandos, yet mortal in the sense that they can be years of ancestry. immortal the halls of the dead where spirits of killed, they represent the connection elf Elrond. the world go after death - Nienna, who between Middle Earth and the undying On the Dwarves To better laments for the sorrows of the world, lands populated by the Valar. Their understand and her vassals (in theory), the Istari or beginnings are in Middle Earth in The dwarf race is a creation of Aule and Aragorn’s Wizards, of whom Gandalf and Saruman darkness in a land bordering a great lake Yavanna - as givers of earth and land, the Aragorn, as portrayed by lineage and become key players in the challenging of known as Cuivienen, and their beginning dwarves are therefore connected to the Viggo Mortenson. his role as Sauron in the War of the Ring. is somewhat primitive - although they grounds and to the mountains and gems the unifying force of the world, we need possess language and culture and a and metals of the world, which is evident to trace his ancestry a bit... Tolkien, like many writers of mythology, wonder for the stars and things around in their forges and mastery of metals also creates a force of discord and evil them, they are nonetheless in fear and and rocks. The dwarves also represent a Of the Noldor, those elves that departed PAGE 30 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 from Aman, Feanor is the principle her ties to her faithful father, is able to and which the rest of the world, they themselves catalyst (other than Melkor) for the evils preserve much of the divinity of Aman also blinds come to be a better part of things in the of the world. Feanor, long before the age in Middle Earth through the ages and him to the end. Arwen sacriÞ ces her place in Aman of men, captures the light of the trees of provide a haven for the Fellowship of vision of and becomes mortal, marrying Aragorn Valinor in the three great jewels known as the Ring on their quest to destroy it and the three and thus allowing Frodo to go across the the Silmarils. It is not surprising then that ultimately she is redeemed and returns rings sea. Merry and Pippin become more like both Feanor, in awe of his own creation, to Aman with Elrond at the end of the hidden by men in the end than Hobbits, growing and Melkor, jealous of all that has been War. Her contribution is finalized by the elves both in stature and grandeur with the created, each covet the three jewels. her daughter Celebrian’s marriage to (one is kept help of the Ents (tree-men, perhaps a gift Feanor, not to be deprived of his work, Elrond, for their daugher Arwen chooses by Gala- of Aule and Yavanna themselves), and draws the Noldor away from Aman and is mortality at the end of the War for the driel, one forging close ties and relationships with exiled to Middle Earth. Melkor is given the One Ring and Arwen marries Aragorn, is kept by the men of Gondor and Rohan during the opportunity and is successful in stealing ushering in the age of men and leading Cirdan the war and after. the Silmarils and destroying the divine the elves to return in time to Aman for ancient trees in Valinor, signifying a passing of reuniÞ cation. Academy Award-nominated shipwright It All Comes Together divine creation of the world to a more Sir Ian McKellan (“Gods of the secular history and passage of time at This is of course a complex history and and Monsters”) as Gandalf. Nandor Perhaps the lesson Tolkien teaches us the hands of elves, men, and creatures of lineage, but the point perhaps is to see elves who without anyone realizing it is that the discord who use the Silmarils and their that Tolkien paints for us a picture that eventully came to the shores of the sea world is not a vessel Þ lled with individual powers through the ages which ultimately ultimately leads to a more uniÞ ed world and provided the ships for the elves to components, but rather is comprised of leads to the War for the One Ring. but yet one which has a great deal of return over the sea to Aman, and one is inseparable systems much like that of its diversity of life and culture rather than kept by Gandalf himself, the fact of which living inhabitants. In the end, The Lord Aragorn, however, could not have come one which is either sterile or wholly is only revealed at the end). of the Rings ties everything and everyone to exist were it not for this division of divine. It just happens that a war happens together - the elves are removed from the elves and their exile to Middle Earth - in between... Much of the history of Middle Earth and world to rejoin each other in Aman, men Feanor’s stepmother Indis sires children the War for the One Ring of course sets the and hobbits grow closer together, dwarves who, although loyal to Feanor and are Of the War for the One Ring stage for the return of the elves to Aman and elves resolve eons of separatism themselves exiled to Middle Earth, begin and for the dominance of men in Middle despite separate origins, and everyone a lineage that will end with Aragorn. Indis The ele- Earth, a truth of their creator Iluvatar ends up with a little piece of physicality has a son Fingolfin who is abandoned ment that that is revealed only after the forces of and emotional connection to everyone on the long journey from Aman to is missing discord - Melkor and Sauron in particular else - Aragorn is the keystone to all this Middle Earth by Feanor, and FingoÞ n’s from this of - are destroyed, which is perhaps their of course, for his fate is tied up both in sons become a positive force in the course is ultimate punishment to not know that lineage and self and political motivation development of Middle Earth. FingolÞ n the element their seeds of discord could have given with everyone, even the face of evil which sires his own children including Turgon of discord them the world but rather led to their he challenges in Sauron. who then sires Idril who eventually planted absence from the greater plan. marries the mortal man Tuor and their initially by Resources daugher Earendil (a half-elf) then sires Melkor but Hobbits - The Mystery of Middle Earth both Elrond and Elros - Elrond chooses carried I myself am fasicnated with Tolkien’s to be immortal and therefore enables through the Hobbits are strangely left out of almost world, probably for the same reasons himself to be the teacher and foster parent ages by the entire history of Middle Earth - I enjoy Star Trek so much - there is an of Aragorn and counsel him to be able Sauron and they appear nowhere in The Silmarillion origin and a history to the world created, to lead the race of men, while Elros The role of Frodo will be his forging (except in a discussion of the War of the which makes the fantasy seem a lot more chooses to be a mortal man thus ensuring portrayed by Elijah Wood of the One Ring itself in the Third Age) and nowhere real and maybe that’s why these things (“Deep Impact”) Aragorn’s lineage through the kings of Ring. does Tolkien discuss their origins (or have so much appeal since we can relate. men down to the Third Age where the Through discord he creates the Silmarils perhaps we’re the descendants of Aragorn War for the One Ring occurs. which Aragorn ultimately uses to who just don’t know the whole plan yet - The ofÞ cial Lord of the Rings web site at challenge him and set forth the wheels I say this tongue in cheek of course). http://www.lordoftherings.net/ lists the Equally important to those elves who were that allow him (Aragorn) to defeat Sauron release dates for the three Þ lms as: The exiled from Aman are the elves who never and allow Frodo to bring the ring to its Still, without the Hobbits and without Fellowship of the Ring - December 19, saw the light of Valinor, for they create destruction. Gollum (supposed to be a Hobbit of some 2001; The Two Towers - Holiday 2002; The the background for the development of sorts twisted by the evil of the One Ring Return of the King - Holiday 2003. Middle Earth through the ages and sew Through discord he also fools the elves over the centuries), the One Ring would the seeds for the resistance of Sauron. into forging the Rings of Power, three of never have come to its destruction and I myself am looking forward to these Þ lms Chief among these is Elwe, father of the which they wisely hide from him, seven good would never have triumphed over both as a visual presentation of books Sindar elves, who marries Melian (one of which he tries to sway the dwarves evil. All we know is that neither the elves which are written with a great deal of of the Maiar, vassals of the Valar, who with (unsuccessfully due to their unique nor the men, the children of Iluvatar’s visual description of the environment in herself chooses an existence in Middle lineage at the hands of Aule and Yavanna), own vision, could resist the ring, yet the which they take place as well as a visual Earth) and together they sire Luthien who and nine he steals and uses to twist mysterious Hobbits who seem to appear record and resource for a vast volume of marries the mortal Beren. They have a the mortal men into the Nazgul or out of nowhere as clumsy and comical information already in existence. child, Dior, who marries and sires Elwing, Ringwraiths that serve as his Captains in little people, provide the strength of who will be Earendil’s husband and father the War for the One Ring. This all comes resolve to resist long enough to aid in If you like the history presented here, let to Elrond and Elros, thus reunifying to a head when he creates the One Ring to the Rings’ destruction, although they me suggest the following (much of this is the elves of Aman and Middle Earth control them all -Tolkien writes the well themselves are marred by it in the end the source material for this article): (recall that Earendil is a child of the exiled known verse: (Bilbo reaches extreme old age but fades Tolkien, JRR; The Hobbit Noldor). into a partial twilight at the hands of Tolkien, JRR; The Fellowship of the Ring One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to the Ring, Frodo and Sam face torture, Tolkien, JRR; The Two Towers The Þ nal unifying factor is the marriage Þ nd them, injury, and near death and are ultimately Tolkien, JRR; The Return of the King of Elrond to Celebrian, the daughter of One Ring to bring them all and in the separated in their lives when Frodo and Tolkien, JRR; The Silmarillion. Galadriel, who herself becomes a major darkness bind them... Bilbo leave Middle Earth, and the Shire Foster, R; The Complete Guide to Middle force in the downfall of Sauron. Galadriel itself is brieß y twisted and loses its Earth. Ballantine, New York. 1971, 1978. is herself the daugher of Finarfin, the It is his folly and blind ambition that leads innocence at the hands of the Nazgul and Kocher P. Master of Middle Earth. brother of Feanor who chooses not to be him to pour much of his power into the Saruman the Wizard). Ballantine, New York. 1972. exiled to Middle Earth with the Noldor One Ring (which becomes his undoing but remain as lord of the faithful Noldor when the ring is destroyed in the Þ res of Still, despite the mystery and almost Pictures courtesy of who remain in Aman. Galadriel, through Mount Doom where it was created) complete separateness of the Hobbits from http://www.lordoftherings.net/ THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 31 THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY By Lieutenant Commander Dale A. Kagan • Chief of Communications, USS Avenger Artwork By Fleet Captain David Pipgras • STARFLEET Region 5
As you may have heard, I have Governor Eccles’ estate on the Planet a tendency to blow up. with a short description. The heroes are contracted with Xlibris (http:// Dauropa. Eleven people are in the castle members of the Special Forces Council, www.xlibris.com/), a division of – and one of them is a murderer. Anyway, Exeter was one of 2 cities a branch of the military that uses special Random House, for a science fiction that did not black out during the 1965 abilities such as ESP. However they murder mystery. It’s called ”Lanterns The Avenger News, the publication power outage and no one knows why. have other abilities that will be covered Over Demner”. Demner is a place name of the USS Avenger, ran an article in With a stroke of my pen I made my ball in other books. The Special Forces on another planet. It will be available in February on the story behind one lightning aliens both alive and invisible, have no starships of their own and May in paperback from Amazon.com, of my aliens, the Shades, a form of and native to the Planet Dauropa where rely on other branches of the service bn.com (Barnes & Noble), Borders.com; ball lightning that absorbs electricity an Earth colony Þ nds them and has to to assist. and your bookstore can order it or you from their surroundings, including deal with them before the opening of can buy direct from Xlibris at 1-888- machinery. my story. In the case of Lanterns, a Space Force 7Xlibris. security ofÞ cer who was once a Þ rst-in The Shades are loosely based on a Our chapter, the USS Avenger, has its scout (First Explorer for a new world) Our ship, the USS Avenger, has a wide Popular Science article which features meeting in Barnes & Noble and hopes has been assigned as Security Chief to variety of Avenger fiction, some of an excerpt from the book Incident to do an author signing in May 2001. the members of the Special Forces. which is posted on our web site. I At Exeter. In 1965, there was a huge USS Avenger has started a campaign believe I am the Þ rst member to write blackout on Thanksgiving Day. All of obtaining Star Trek book authors to The cultures of the two branches of their own universe and actually get it of New York State went out into the visit and sign books before meetings. the military are very different, and the into print. streets to socialize and for years people Security Chief spends the story trying quipped, “Where were you when the We thought doing a book signing to understand his protoges. Due to the The plot summary of the book to be lights went out?” for “Lanterns Over Demner”, and specialized nature of the ESP work the published is as follows: The Special featuring other creative works from Special Forces also consider themselves Forces Council, Earth, taught Governor Exeter was the site of UFO sightings for Avenger members, would help boost different from civilians in the Solar Eccles to develop a telepathic block. about 2 years (1963-1965), usually over membership and be good general PR Federation, which poses a challenge for power lines or over car engines that for STARFLEET as a whole. one of the characters who is trying to Now their telepaths cannot find out would then stall out. It was eventually deal with people on the Earth colony what he is trying to hide. Four decided that the UFO’s were in fact a “Lanterns Over Demner” is laid out Dauorpa. members of the elite Council, an arm type of ball lightning. Ball lightning is like an Agatha Christie-type mystery of the military, are summoned to unstable and when made in the lab has story with a list of characters up front I hope you like it. USS ACCORD’S SHINY NEW MEETING PLACE By Rear Admiral Mark H. Anbinder •Photos by Brigadier Doc Kinne
The many dozens of STARFLEET members who’ve visited USS Accord These photos show the brand new fire station building (technically a territory over the years for Watkins Glen Weekend or other events may “renovated” building; they left several square feet of wall so they could get remember the Cayuga Heights Fire Station, where we’ve held monthly better renovation rates for a construction loan), which USS Accord was able meetings for about a decade (See photo below, mid-demolition). to resume using as of the February 2001 meeting.
Out with the Old: The USS Accord’s old Meeting place. In with the New: The USS Accord’s new Meeting place.
PAGE 32 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PHYSICAL SCIENCES ON THE HUMANOID CONDITION Fleet Captain Richard Heim Region 1 RDC, Sciences
By Captain David Klingman • Xenobiologist, USS Hawkeye Hi! I’m Richard Heim, RDC Science for Region One and also the Chief Artwork by Fleet Captain David Pipgras • STARFLEET Region Five Science OfÞ cer aboard the USS Alaric. Science is a fascinating subject! I’ve been especially interested in astronomy and their extinction is believed to be due We continue our series on the humanoid developed from the labyrynthodont teeth and meteorology, but I find almost to either competitive stress by modern condition with a little bit of anthropology due to the presence of infolding and pits every Þ eld of science intriguing. Over Homo sapiens or through breeding between and theory. This is by no means meant and grooves in teeth such as that found the past few years I’ve written a series the two groups. Neanderthals in any case to supplant anyone’s belief systems, it’s in humans. of short articles on the history of science disappear from the fossil record about theory and nothing more. for chapter and region publications. In 30,000 years ago and modern Homo sapiens Human teeth are of course characterized as the near future I’d like to share these (sapiens) appears 120,000 years ago and The concept of an anthropoid,which polyphyodont - the adult human dentition with the readers of the STARFLEET dominates by 40,000 years ago with the (recalling from our last column) includes has incisors, cuspids (canines), bicuspids Communiqué’. In the meantime, one of appearance of Cro-Magnon man and human beings, apes, and new and old (premolars), and molars (32 teeth are in the my goals in educating SF/ST fans about a reverse trend toward smaller faces, world monkeys. I’d like to share with you modern adult human dentition, although science is to publicize science-related smaller teeth and jaws, and of course some theory that I Þ nd interesting in the the development toward smaller jaws and facilities and sites in your local area. origins of primates and particularly in the appearance of complex culture and absence or crowding of wisdom teeth seems ultimately technological advances. anthropoids. Much of this information is to be occurring with increasing frequency). I’ve started this on the SFI-FDC-Science taken from fossil record and a portion of it and Science-Lab listservers (to subscribe A LITTLE ON TEETH AND JAWS from my area of interest, teeth. Let’s review A major difference that distinguishes to these two lists, go to the http:// some basic anthropoid characteristics: modern human teeth from other groups.yahoo.com/ web page and, Generally, development of modern - relatively large and complex brains anthropoids, Ardepithecus, and under the “Join a Group” section, type humanoids, particularly Homo sapiens (average brain cavity 1350cc) Australopithecus species is the marked in the name of the group to join and sapiens found on Earth and its colonies in - the majority have opposable thumbs that absence of a “canine space” and dominant click on “Search”). allow for complex manual tasks space, is characterized by a decrease in canine or cuspid teeth that is present tooth and jaw size. To better understand - stereoscopic vision in modern ape and chipanzee jaws For my first review here, I’d like to this, we need to review the human dentition - social organization (for a better understanding of this, discuss the National Caves Association, and make some comparisons. Humanoids look at the comparative sketches at which is a non-proÞ t organization of and most primates are heterodonts (having Common origin for hominid species (which http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/ publicly and privately owned show multiple types of teeth, as opposed to on Earth come to include the humanoid jaws.html and you’ll see what I mean). caves and caverns -- caves developed homodonts that have a uniform type of species) can be traced back approximately for public visitation. At their web page tooth). I will digress a little here to give 4.4 million years to Ardipithecus ramidus, a Of course, we can also compare teeth http://www.cavern.com you can learn you some interesting facts about teeth and possibly bipedal species that may have been among modern humanoids and make some about the Association’s 91 caves and some deÞ nitions: an intermediate forest-savannah dweller. conclusions, for example: caverns that span the United States. (If Dental evidence suggests an intermediary you’re not connected to the web, you Acrodont - rootless teeth; attached to the rim between earlier apes and A.afarensis. Fossil - Klingon teeth are heterodont and can write to them at: records show continued development into of the jawbone (lizards, tuatara) orthodontically are frequently malposed, Australopithecus anamensis (4.2-3.9M years and the incisor teeth appear more conical National Caves Association Pleurodont - rootless teeth; attached to ago), Australopithecus afarensis (3.9-3.0M like canines (presumably due to their diet 4138 Dark Hollow Road lingual (tongue) side of jaw (lizards, years ago), Australopithecus africanus which is largely carnivorous and includes McMinnville, TN 37110 3.0-2.0M years ago), Australopithecus garhi, snakes) raw flesh that canines would be better Australopithecus aethiopicus (2.6-2.3M years suited for tearing). The Member Caves Directory lists the Thecodont - having teeth rooted in sockets ago), Austtralopithecus robustus (2.0-1.5M address and phone number of each (mammals, crocodilians, toothed birds) years ago), and Australopithecus boisei - Ferengi teeth appear to be characteristically cave, and many of them have web (2.1-1.1M years ago) - the tibias of all homodont small canine-like teeth pages and e-mail points of contact as Polyphyodont - replacement continues these species present strong evidence of well. The web site has an interactive throughout life (most vertebrates) bipedalism. Generally, the brain cavities of And so forth... message board on which you can post these species range from 420 to 530cc. information about the caves, the tours, Diphyodont - two sets of teeth (most We’ll finish the series in the next issue and other activities at the particular mammals) Homo habilis appears in the fossil record with a little bit on prosimians and their show cave, and in the area. They also between 2.4 and 1.5 million years ago major differences with modern primates have a link to the National Speleological Teeth have developed through various and bears similarities with A.africanus. and hominids and perhaps some theory on Society’s website (their link doesn’t stages in the fossil record starting as Characteristically the teeth become larger, whether or not there is a common ancestor work, but the Society’s website is http:/ cyclostomes (conical horns), then developing particularly in the molar region and the of both anthropoids and prosimians. After /www.caves.org, where you can learn into bony plates covered by dentin in brain cavity increases in size to 500-800cc. that we’ll begin looking at humanoid more about the science and study of some extinct Þ shes. Development in Þ shes Homo erectus follows between 1.8M and anatomy and physiology. cave formation or about the exploration continues into numerous conical homodont 300,000 years ago and is characterized of undeveloped caves). If you like teeth with rootless acrodont character into by large molars, lack of chin, thick brow Source material and suggested reading: spelunking, then this is a good place labyrynthodont teeth (folded enamel and ridges, and a low long skull and brain to start! cavity averaging 720-1125cc. dentin) in amphibians and some reptiles. Ash M. Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Modern amphibians have few or no teeth Physiology, and Occlusion 6th ed. WB If you want to drop me a line, which are pedicle-like. Modern reptiles Homo erectus is also the Þ rst hominid species Saunders Company, 1984. I can be contacted by e-mail at and extinct birds are mostly homodonts - to be found in Africa, Asia, and Europe Darwin C. The Origin of Species. Mentor [email protected] or by mail at: simultaneously. Homo sapiens appears about toothed birds and many archosaurs were Books, 1958 edition. thecodont - most are polyphyodont, with 500,000 years ago (and the Neanderthals, Johanson D and Edey M. Lucy: The Richard Heim snakes and some lizards being pleurodont, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis appeared Beginnings of Humankind. Warner Books, P.O. Box 2072 some lizards are acrodont, and a few living about 230,000 years ago). Early sapiens 1981. Asheville, NC 28802 species began with a brain cavity about reptiles and synapsids have heterodont Rumbaugh D, “Primate,” World Book dentition. Most modern mammals are 1200cc - the neanderthalensis grouping Online Americas Edition. Remember to check out the R1 heterodonts (having multiple types of teeth), already had showed a brain cavity over Hominid species, http://www.talkorigins.org/ Science web page at http:// thecodonts (teeth rooted in sockets), and 1400cc. Geographical stresses seem to be faqs/homs/species.html alaricrh.home.sprynet.com/science/ are diphyodonts (having two sets of teeth). the driving force behind the development Teeth (online resource), http://www.uta.edu/ R1Science.htm of neanderthalensis in prehistoric Europe It is believed that all ‘modern’ teeth are biology/restricted/3452tee.htm THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 33 UPCOMING STARFLEET CONVENTIONS AND REGIONAL EVENTS
In a move that shocked some people the winter of 1777-1778, during a while sending others scrambling REGION 7 CONFERENCE TO FRIGHTEN ATTENDEES! period that turned the American to prepare for a scary experience, Revolution in favor of the colonies. Region 7 ofÞ cials have awarded this By Fleet Captain Michael Klufas • Region 7 Chief of Staff year’s regional conference to a three- Shepherd, VRC Sector 1 Ed Tunis and (PA) is convenient to many major You can call the hotel at 610-265-7500 chapter team consisting of the USS VRC Sector 2 Gary Ensey. highways, including I-76/Schuykill to reserve a room. Room rates are Malverne, the USS Sovereign and Expressway, PA Route 202 and the $82 per night (plus eight percent the USS Thagard. For just $40, you can enjoy this Pennsylvania Turnpike (main line and tax). To obtain this special rate, you wonderful weekend in its entirety. Northeast Extension). The 225-room must mention “Region 7 conference” The theme of the conference - to be This price of admission includes a hotel features Internet-ready rooms, when reserving your room. held at the Holiday Inn of King of name badge and program booklet, as daily breakfast and lunch buffet, and a Prussia (PA) November 2-4, 2001 - is well as admittance to all conference restaurant (Plaza Food and Spirits) in Your conference hosts - chairpersons “The Scariest Region 7 Conference sessions, Friday’s fashion show, the hotel. The hotel is adjacent to Bally’s Kris T. Klufas of the Thagard, You’ll Ever Attend.” Plans include Saturday’s dinner and awards Fitness Center, which is available to Tony Rowley of the Malverne and a fashion show, costume party, ceremony, Saturday’s costume party all hotel guests. Beryl Washington of the Sovereign, murder mystery event and scavenger and dance, and Sunday’s continental co-chairs Susanna Reilly of the hunt. breakfast. If you’d prefer something The Holiday Inn is also located across Thagard and Sonny Wright of the less than the Weekend Package, there from the King of Prussia Mall, one of Sovereign, along with their crews Of course, there will be the usual is the $20 Conference Only package, the largest malls in the United States, - look forward to scaring… er… activities such as meetings, panels which includes your name badge with two distinct centers - the Plaza seeing you! and awards dinner. Regional and program booklet, admittance to and the Court - and 365 shops and Coordinator JC Cohen will give his all Saturday and Sunday conference boutiques. The mall also features a Preliminary information and “State of the Region” speech - a sessions and the Saturday night food court in the Plaza and numerous resources for the 2001 Region 7 frightening thought - as he reviews awards ceremony and costume party/ eateries, including Dick Clark’s Conference is now available on the year gone by and outlines plans dance. And if you can only join us on American Bandstand Restaurant. the Region 7 web site at: http:// for the coming year. Other staff Saturday evening, $30 will admit you Other restaurants and shopping www.region7.com/R7conf.html members expected to speak are Chief to the dinner, awards ceremony and opportunities are nearby. Also nearby of Staff Michael Klufas (an event that costume party/dance. is historic Valley Forge National For additional information, please will send everyone screaming into Park, where George Washington and contact Thagard CO Kris T. Klufas the streets), Operations Chief Ray The Holiday Inn of King of Prussia American troops camped out during at uss.thagard@sÞ .org.
If you walk into almost any major Fillmore back at the helm. To Mark’s Science Fiction convention, it probably RANK – SHMANK. IT’S ALL FOR FUN! surprise, this time out, the byline won’t take more than a few steps identiÞ ed me as a Fleet Admiral. before you run into a group of people By El Supremo Blair Learn • USS Highlander wearing uniforms from Star Trek. In October, I attended the 1999 After a quick look at his or her list published in The Communiqué has When he looked at the new byline and Watkins Glen Weekend; an annual rank insignia, you’ll quickly decide had a byline reading, “Compiled by read, “Captain Blair Learn,” he believed event organized by Mark’s Chapter, that in the 23rd and 24th centuries, Corporal Captain Blair Learn.” Most that to be my correct rank. the USS Accord. As has become the everybody’s a Captain. This Þ rst people correctly identify Corporal Accord’s standard practice, nametags impression is, of course, completely Captain as the “experimental rank” In fact, at that time, I was the only person were issued to each attendee, listing wrong. If you take a closer look, you’ll Hawkeye used to sneak Radar into the on the CompOps staff who didn’t hold their name, rank, and chapter. discover that at least half of them are OfÞ cer’s club in M*A*S*H in the same a ß ag rank. My correct rank at the time actually Admirals. episode where we were Þ rst introduced was Lieutenant(jg). Naturally I teased Mark was prepared for me. My to BJ Hunnicut. But judging by the e-mail Mark about the goof. nametag identiÞ ed me as “Corporal It isn’t until you search among the I receive, many people aren’t certain how Captain Blair Learn.” Every edition members of organized fandom (e.g. that could possibly be a STARFLEET When the next issue of The Communiqué of the convention list since then has STARFLEET, UFPI, etc.) that you’ll rank. The answer is that, as was the case came out two months later, Mark shown that rank in the byline. begin to find Lieutenants, Petty with Radar, somebody made it up. made darn certain that I was listed as Officers, and other less glamorous Lieutenant(jg). What he didn’t know In July of this year, my CO arranged positions. The Þ rst edition of the convention was that while he was putting together for the RC to hand me my promotion list was published in The Communiqué that edition’s byline, my CO and XO had certiÞ cate for the rank of Lieutenant You’ll find Captains, Admirals and during the summer of 1999. Wendy realized I was due for promotion to full Commander. But you shouldn’t expect even the odd Fleet Admiral in the Fillmore had taken a temporary leave of Lieutenant. More teasing ensued. to see that rank on the convention list ranks of organized fandom, but those absence, and Mark Anbinder was doing any time soon. people didn’t just pay a few dollars in the first of his two issues as interim Mark’s reaction was that he was going the dealer’s room to get those ranks, Communiqué editor. to start calling me “Admiral” on the And if I ever decide to wear a uniform they earned them according to the grounds that I wasn’t likely to get to a convention, I’ll probably go as a rules of the respective organizations. Mark knew me from the work he’d promoted past that level for some time French Army Marshal. been doing in CompOps and when he to come. And then there’s me. composed the list’s byline, he cut and After all, as Riker pointed out in Hide pasted the byline from another article, Two months later, another edition of and “Q”, “…a Marshal outranks even For the past year, the convention the author of which was a Captain. The Communiqué came out with Wendy an Admiral..
PAGE 34 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 I have been asked by our Super-Chief is St. Peter Villa Long-Term Care Facility. in Region 1 to match or beat our amount Mars Con in Williamsburg VA. On January (Lt. General Mike Malotte) to re-examine We held a Valentine’s Party complete with and called on them to help save a valued 20, 2001 Commander Marilyn Romero lead the criterion that allows chapters to be “kiddie” valentines, refreshments and piece of our heritage. The money that an away team for a recruiting display at the included. Some chapters had asked why prizes. The night before, the ship celebrated was raised will be sent to the Civil War Williamsburg-James City County Math- their information was not included in the the 50th birthday of her CO (yours truly) Preservation Trust. Together the money Science ShowCase. On January 26, 2001 last edition. There are even a few of you with a Mardi Gras theme party and a great raised will save 730 square feet of the Commander Marilyn Romero lead an away who I included in the last edition that may time was had by all! Battlefield. The endangered site is 136 team at the Virginia Air and Space Centers not be in this edition because of these new acres. On February 12th, members Doug Gala for the Grand Opening of the Star Trek criterions: USS ALARIC, NCC-503 Foulk and Lee Shamblin represented the Federation Science Exhibit. On January Asheville, NC Columbus at the funeral of a beloved and 27, 2001 Commander Marilyn Romero lead Only data in the Comments or Activities Recycling aluminum; supporting local respected friend of the Columbus and an away team in support of the Grand sections are used (I had said that it was Eliada Children’s Home; conducting several central Ohio Star Trek clubs. Rob Opening of the Star Trek Federation from the Activities section), at the discretion fundraiser through eBay. Lyon was one of the founders of the USS Science Exhibit. The Ship ran its recruiting of the CQ Summaries Coordinator. Maximillian, an Independent club that display, memorabilia display and TV/VCR USS ASGARD, NCC-72402 the USS Columbus has worked with for running the some of the Original Star Trek No general, staff, command or membership Lancaster, OH many years. Never enough can be said Episodes. meetings will be mentioned in the Challenged the Columbus to meet or beat about Rob. CQ Summaries unless really important our donation to the Civil War Preservation USS MAAT, NCC-1794-A information is included or an important Trust for the purchase of the Second USS DOMINATOR, NCC-18076 Virginia Beach, VA person from outside your chapter attends. Manasses BattleÞ eld that is in danger of N. Charleston, SC On February 10th the crew went to Pizza being purchased and having apartments We collected more coupons for the OCP, Hut for dinner. On February 24th we held Fractured statements may be eliminated, built on the battle ground. The Columbus and cans for recycling. The ADA has a Recruitment Display at the Federation such as ‘1/2/2001 Bowling’ or ‘RobCon and Asgard then challenged all of Region received the first $12.45 from our last Science Exhibit at the Virginia Air and 1-2-01 Albertville’, will not be included One to meet or beat our donations. The recycling run. A challenge has been made Space Museum in Hampton, VA. unless much more information is given as Asgard has raised $26 so far. to other chapters in Region One to donate you can. If enough information is given then blood, or platelets. The winner will be STATION NIKOLA TESLA the CQ Summaries Coordinator will rewrite BENNU STATION, SFR-119 announced at the Region One Summit. We NCC-SS005, Puryear, TN and edit the information as he interprets Gatlinburg, TN are currently planning an outing to donate Completed fund raising for family who it. So please give as much information on Had the Bennu Awards Banquet with a as a group. lost house at Christmas; Working on events as you wish to share. tour of the Aquarium. reviving newsletter; Webpage being totally USS HORNET, NCC-1714-D redesigned. As much as it pains me, promotions USS CAROLINA, NCC-74222 Charlotte, NC and awards will not be included, except Greenville, SC On January 22 we held the Hornet Night USS QUESTAR, NCC-75435 in special cases, determined by the CQ The USS Carolina has been supporting Out - Seven folk made it to Fuddrucker’s Louisville, KY Summaries Coordinator. the annual Shamrocks against Dystrophy for some humongous burgers and fresh The ship attended a Captain’s Poker Night. Campaign. So far we are helping to provide cut fries. On February 20th we staged The crew also collected about $80 worth of For the sake of space future chapter plans logistical support to prepare to send out the Hornet Night Out at Pancho and school supplies and the CO mailed them will not be included. This includes the use packages of ß yers, shamrocks etc to local Lefty’s Border Cafe and had a very good to Kosovo. That was in honor of our 10th of calendars in the MSR. business. The Crew of the Carolina will sized crowd of 12 people, including the Anniversary as a Fleet Ship-of-the-Line. also be participating as secret shoppers Yorktown’s CO and XO and one of their We also held a promotion ceremony and If it is determined that there is no summary again this year helping to raise awareness members, and a potential Hornet member handed out special awards to various for your chapter, to save space, you title of the campaign in our local areas. as well. We all had a good time, and Bill crewmen. LTCOL Mike Browne won the entry will be eliminated. Grahling was finally presented with his Gumby Award- the Questar’s highest USS COLUMBUS, NCC-72401 certificate for being the Most Intrepid honor and one that is not routinely given These guidelines are either to enhance Columbus, OH Crewmember. out. An anniversary party was also held or add to the guidelines given in the last At the meeting the USS Columbus was and the crew had a splendid time! edition. We know the importance of these challenged by her sister ship USS Asgard USS JAMESTOWN, NCC-1843-D reports to you and will attempt to be as to help save a portion of the Civil War Newport News, VA USS TYCHO, NCC-59325 thorough as we can in summarizing them. BattleÞ eld Site of 2nd Manassas in Virginia On January 10, 2001 Captain John Winsley Fremont, OH that is threatened to be torn up by and Commander Mary Ann Winsley were This month’s social event was a dinner REGION ONE Developers for housing “Urban Sprawl”. interviewed by the Virginia Peninsula out at a local restaurant. Much food was The challenging amount was $26.00. The “Daily Press” about the Star Trek Fan Clubs consumed and a good time was had by USS AEON, NCC-75022 Columbus passed the hat and $57.00 and the Upcoming “Star Trek Federation all. Plans are in the works to attend the Memphis, TN was collected thereby beating the $26.00 Science Exhibit”. The article appeared in Region 1 Spring Summit. More on this to Moving right along with the Coupon challenge of the Asgard. Later that night the January 21, 2001 issue of the Daily follow. We are still collecting stamps for the Project and with the Can Tab Project. We both Captains of the USS Asgard and USS Press. On January 13, 2001 Captain Winsley STARFLEET Stampede, coupons for the have chosen our charity for this year and it Columbus issued a challenge to every ship and Acting Ensign James Winsley attended STARFLEET Overseas Coupon Project. THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 35 USS WEST VIRGINIA, NCC-2008 schedule for this traveling exhibit may be REGION 3 membership. Charleston, WV found at: (http://www.starship2040.com/ tourdates.html). Based on Mr. Dumoulin’s USS JOAN OF ARC, NCC-73289 K’EHLEYR STATION, NCC-SS009 Our club had our Birthday Party on the verbal approval, USS Jubilee took Corpus Christi, TX Las Vegas, NV 20th of January, our 12th as the USSWVA. advantage of this opportunity to do a little On Dec. 16th, the Christmas Party was 20 and 21 Jan 01, members attended the The crew that was at the meeting had recruiting as well, outside the exhibit; held at our traditional location of Charco’s Creation Convention down at the Plaza Ice Cream, Cake, Pizza, Fudge, Veggie while several people stopped to pick up Restaurant. Almost entire Crew, including Hotel and Casino. Guest stars included platter with dip, cookies and fellowship. ß iers and business cards, so far we have a couple of out-of-town members was cast members from Star Trek: Voyager We viewed a few of the new Voyager tapes no new recruits from this venture. We did in attendance as well as several guests and several guest stars from different sent to us by the Borg. manage to get some favorable coverage brought to the party by LCDR Tex Dobie series. Afterwards, crew met at Quarks Bar in The Mobile Register. The USS Jubilee who has expressed an interest in joining at the Las Vegas Hilton’s Star Trek: The REGION 2 displayed its banner proudly as it marched the chapter. Traditions of the annual Experience. in a Pensacola, FL, Mardi Gras parade Christmas poem and White Elephant Gift USS DAVINCI, NCC-74671 beside the USS Continuum and the IKV Exchange were held to the enjoyment of USS NORTHERN LIGHTS, NCC-27001 Columbus, GA Shadowstorm on 2/24/01. the attendees. San Jose, CA Met a girl from Croatia at one of our ship This month’s social event was a night at meetings. Her fan club back home has USS KHAI TAM, NCC-81000 USS PANTHER CITY, NCC-63543 the local Dave and Busters Arcade and 140+ members and they are interested in Tallahassee, FL Ft. Worth, TX restaurant we had a blast with a really nice becoming a STARFLEET chapter! I will On January 6th we had our monthly Starlab On the 21st of January members went to turn out. be working with her in the next month to Science Center Participation; On January the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. On make sure she knows what they have to 14th we staged our monthly St. Marks the 27th of January we held our monthly USS ONIZUKA, NCC-71815 do under the Existing Fan Club Program. Bicycle Trail Cleanup. Darts and Dominoes Night at the Benoit’s Chico, CA We also spent several hours one Saturday home. Problem is we were having so much Commanding OfÞ cer Commander. Boyd picking up trash on our Adopt-a-Highway Shuttle LIBERTY, NCC-71821/01 fun talking and laughing we forgot to play Harmon went to a local Star Trek Creation program. It had been a while since our Panama City, FL darts or dominoes. On the 28th we had Convention 1/27 and 1/28 in Sacramento. last pick-up and that was proven by the Recruiting effort continues hope to increase our annual Super Bowl watching party at Had lots of fun, ran into members from amount of just cans and bottles and plastic shuttle size by 5 with in the next month. Brian Hughes’ Home. On Saturday Night the Northern Lights, Oberon, Highroller, I took home for the recycle bin! the 24th of February we held our monthly Shuttle Greywolf (Region 5), Peacekeeper, USS PAEGAN, NCC-1755 Darts and Dominoes Night at CO’s home. and our Region 4 Coordinator Ed Nowlin USS DRÄKENFIRE, NCC-71822 Orlando, FL Problem is we were having so much fun from the Cascade Station, and the Tikopai. Odenville, AL Members of the Paegan attended an away talking and laughing we forgot to play Members held adinner at Lyons after the Though late, the newsletter was sent out mission in support of a local martial arts darts or dominoes. On Sunday the convention on Saturday 1/27, with 20+ around the second week in February. As club. A number of the members performed 25th of February we went and played STARFLEET members attending. Had a February is our anniversary month, we in a Chinese New Year Lion Dance Lazer Quest. We enjoyed two games. social/party at Comdr. Harmon’s house really did not have a meeting this time. celebration at a local Chinese restaurant. We may make this a regular event! from the Onizuka with 9 or 10 STARFLEET Instead, it was more of an informal get Photo attached. members attending. Listened to Spock vs. together over an indoor picnic. There were USS RHYANNA, NCC-1892 Q II. sandwiches, drinks, and chips. To top the USS SPIRITWALKER, NCC-31097 Austin, TX occasion, since Mardi Gras is in February, Decatur, AL Gigi Battle is working with Literacy Austin USS PEACEKEEPER, NCC-72300 too, we had a king cake to celebrate with. Sent a bag of food to the CCC. Took two teaching people to read. This month Visalia, CA Routine work was been done on the ship’s bags of pet food to the Decatur Animal we delivered 67 tomato products to The USS Peacekeeper now has it’s own web site and the ship is continuing to Shelter for the animals to have food the Hill Country Pantry. We are still website at http://www.usspeacekeeper participate in the Region 1’s EROR/1A this month. The Spiritwalker had several cutting coupons to send our Army Base .org/. We have submitted a bid to host the program. Coupons are still coming in for meetings in January. On January 20, in Germany for the STARFLEET Overseas Region 4 Conference. We have received OCP and we have a bunch we need to 2001, the CO of the Spiritwalker went to Coupon Project. Thank You letters from the Diabetic Youth send in. Hanceville, Alabama for a Mini-Muster Foundation for our donation of $100.00 and of the First BN2BDE. Met Major Larry K. REGION 4 from the Porterville Dialysis Center for our USS HAISE, NCC-74664 Morris who is the 2nd Brigade OIC. Very donation of 2 13” TVs. Jackson, MS nice person. Learned a lot about what he USS ANGELFIRE, NCC-75025 Working with the Parkway Place Theater has planned to help make STARFLEET Phoenix, AZ REGION 5 and other Zone 4 ships to make a movie Marine Corps better here in the Region Most of the crew attended the Renaissance marathon come together. Theater wants to and maybe even further. On January 27, on President’s weekend. There was great USS BRIGHT STAR, NCC- 71875 reschedule us. Jo and Jim from Okatoma 2001 the CO of the Spiritwalker went to fun to be had by all. The crew enjoyed Correspondence Chapter came up partly to discuss it. OCP STATUS: a get together of the Wernher von Braun. several coupon-cutting parties during the Attended RadCon in Eastern Washington Clipped $1303.58 in January! Collecting more food for the CCC for month. There are still many coupons to cut, as guests of USS Rubicon. Helped recruit people to have over the Easter Holiday sort, and count. A shipment of $77,392.97 new STARFLEET members and possibly USS HEPHAESTUS, NCC-2004 later this next year. The Spiritwalker is still worth of coupons was sent to 4 bases at return a former STARFLEET chapter to Birmingham, AL collecting food and goodies for the Decatur the cost of $122.00. The senior staff met the Region. Created, stuffed and mailed flyers and Animal Shelter for the next year. to discuss future plans for the ship, fund registration forms for the Region 02 2001 raisers, and to just kick back and enjoy each USS CRUSADER, NCC-74711 Summit to all Region 02 households. USS TRIDENT, NCC-74692 others company. Spokane, WA Stuart, FL For their activity for February, we held a USS JUBILEE, NCC-57299 Continuation of 2001 New Year’s Party: as USS ANGELES, NCC-71840 “Movie Party.” They enjoyed “Trekkies” Mobile, AL we awoke on January 1st, 2001 and were Los Angeles, CA and “Muppets from Space.” Thanks to a hot tip from NASA employee served breakfast by our hosts. On Jan. 18th New Year’s Eve party, trip to Japanese and former USS Jubilee CO Tony Goretski, we dined out at the Taj Mahal 2 in Stuart Garden in honor of Ray Walston (Boothby), USS DESTINY, NCC-97301 USS Jubilee conducted a liaison operation that served an Indian Cuisine. On Feb. La Brea Tar Pits & Museum. Began Salem, OR with a team from Marshall Space Flight 12th a winner was drawn for two Hallmark production of new video episodes “More Away Team attended meeting of Pre- Center out of Huntsville, AL, when that Xmas tree ornaments as part of our Space Than Meets The Eye,” the commercial Shuttle Achilles in Portland, Oregon on team brought NASA’s “Starship 2040: Camp Scholarship Drive. On Feb 15th our for the “Red Shirt Life Insurance.” February 17th. Attended the Chapter/ Building the Highway to Space” traveling Away Team dined out at the Cafe Creme Marine Strike Group Dinner on February exhibit to Mobile on 2/4/01. While John restaurant in Port St Lucie. On Feb 15th CASCADE STATION, NCC-SS003 19th, which was followed by a viewing of a Dumoulin of NASA MSFC hasn’t formally we celebrated our 6th anniversary with a Redding, CA video prepared by USS Jaguar. sanctioned STARFLEET International cookout. Chapter is working on still getting out to do chapters’ presence wherever the exhibit their Adopt a Highway Cleanup (Weather USS JAGUAR, NCC-74750 travels, he has given verbal approval and USS TRIUMPH, NCC-26228 hassles making things difÞ cult). Also are Correspondence Chapter has written, “As for setting something up Fort Lauderdale, FL looking at sending in diplomas to get Helped to organize a regional dinner after near our exhibit, typically when we travel There was an away mission in February to our VRCP CertiÞ cate. New Membership the Jan 6th Creation Con. Participated in it’s really our host’s call... To be fair the 16th century in the form of a trip to the Flyers have been handed to members to RadCon 3 with members of the Sky Dancer to the host, we’d defer to them.” The Fla. Renaissance Festival. distribute, and hopefully we can boost our and Rubicon. PAGE 36 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 USS PENDRAGON, NCC-2005 Members of the USS Asimov, Alpha was a TAD short skirted if you ask me, many beads and new drink recipes were Bellevue, WA Centauri, Sun Tzu, and Sovereign attended LOL). We can’t wait for the next time obtained. An excellent time was had by Held Valentine’s party on February 11. along with other fans to this popular public when we get the chance to hang out with all. event. A nice write up featured the CO in a our Regional brethren. On the 16th, some USS RUBICON, NCC-71816 Klingon mask (per our theme). Counselor of the crew attended the roasting of the USS HEXUM, NCC-2199 Richland, WA Emily Vosseller completed the special Northstar’s XO, Captain. Carlos Ruiz. We Belleville, IL We had a very successful weekend at recipe book that she started last month. It had a good time listening to the Northstar This month Captain Carole Smith helped RadCon with an estimated proÞ t of $500. was distributed at our Feb. 4 event. A new crew cut their XO to shreds. us support the Special Olympics Program. Quark’s Bar was a hit with the convention ß yer for the ship was made and debuted at Several Hexum members participated in goers, they especially liked sitting at our the February 28 Barnes & Noble ST Book USS STARLORD, NCC-74225 the Þ rst Away Team mission of the year - lighted DS9 designer tables, watching Discussion at the Brick Twp. Barnes and Ramsey, NJ to St Clair Cinema 10 in Fairview Heights movie shorts, playing cards, or eating Noble which was used as a recruitment The Starload crew held numerous on-line to see Vertical Limits, an excellent movie. our chili/hot dogs. The Romulan Ale opportunity. gaming nights; also we held three live Cast of stars included Alexander ‘Bashir‘ and Klingon Blood Wine, complete with gaming nights, as well as dinners and a Siddig. We had an early dinner at TGIF with gummy worms, were enjoyed by many. USS LIGHTYEAR, NCC-74217 BBQ at two. much conversation. Members also spent We had many request for the Klingon and St. Mary’s County, MD the second Away Team mission viewing Romulan puzzle mugs. We sold around 280 Held 2nd Movie marathon, food and USS THOR, NCC-2549-A Antitrust, deemed another excellent movie. one dollar rafß e tickets for the bat’leth! drinks and fun for all. Was expecting some Parkton, MD We then had dinner at Emperor’s Wok prospective members or possibly a new The Thor just Þ nished up with a helping afterwards with more conversation! Our SPACE STATION NEXUS, NCC-DS021 shuttle but alas it was not to be. Still hoping with running a convention in Crystal City, recycling, coupon and stamp collection Online Correspondence Chapter for new members soon though. Va. Katsucon 7. It was a blast! 90% of our activities continue. We sent a large envelope All online Stellar Wind/Nexus Þ ction has crew helped out and everyone was great! to STARFLEET Stampede! We clipped and been converted into pdfs and now requires USS MATRIX, NCC-72296 sorted for the Overseas Coupon Project. Adobe Acrobat to read. Also, new Stellar Online Correspondence Chapter REGION 9 Last phase is to count them and send them Wind Þ ction was posted: “Nights of Future The SETI@home support has logged over in. Peaceful talks were held with members Past” and “Milk Run.” Updates on the 25 years of CPU time on the project, USS SAGA, NCC-71202 of Federation Marines and Federation Þ ction page to reß ect the new pdfs. I also for the USS Matrix. The Matrix web site Reykjavik, Iceland Legion non-afÞ liated groups. included how many words each piece had moved from matrix.simplenet.com Had a 10FWD general lounging event is as well as how large it is. IRC to our own domain name at http:// where we ate good food together, chatted USS MORNING STAR, NCC-4126 Update: there are three new servers: www.ussmatrix.org/. The problem is the and socialized. We also had a very Lawton, OK patriot, honor and freedom. Check http:// hosting company, whhq.net, went into successful LAN (Local-Area-Network) Donated $120 in goods to Kosovo children, www.ß eetchat.org/ for details. receivership, and turned off the server! Due computer gaming event, where most of $25 worth of food to Humane Society, food to the efforts of Colonel Chris Esquibel, the crew showed up and played computer to Salvation Army, $1791.03 OCP, 6033 USS STARCHASER, NCC-71801 an afÞ liate member from the USS Angeles, network games on a 10-computer network RMHC tabs, 703 Stampede stamps, 34 BC Seattle, WA and with the help of SFI Net Services, the at a member’s home. Some administrative UPC’s, 60 Campbell’s labels. Preparing Matrix now has space on the daystrom changes have been implemented and our for Garage Sale--all proceeds will go In Jan. we held our OfÞ cer Award & server. We are in the process of rebuilding four departments (Ops, Communications, to Humane Society. 41 hrs. Community Recognition Banquet. our site, and should be back on line shortly. Medical, and Science) have now had their Service. Reading Materials donated to In the interim, we have placed the Director roles even better reÞ ned. Surgery Waiting Room at local hospital. REGION 6 of Correspondence Chapter Operations In February we donated food/tea to web pages on the commodore’s personal REGION 12 Salvation Army, toiletries to Women’s USS FOX RIVER, NCC-81002 account, at http://users.erols.com/ Shelter, Valentine candies to Children’s Appleton, WI joehooli/correy. They are now fully USS BLACK HAWK, NCC-75004 Shelter. Cooked, served, cleaned St. John’s Had a Star Trek potluck dinner and updated and accessible. An Away Team Rockford, IL Street Feeding Program. Mailed $1,807.03 everyone brought his or her favorite food! is scheduled to attend the Creation Crew voted to change class and NCC OCP. Collected nearly 1,000 stamps for We had Klingon Bloodwine, Aldeberon Convention in Valley Forge, PA on March number after one year of the name change. Stampede. Recycled 500 lbs. cash recyclable Whiskey, Vulcan Veggies, and roast beast! 3. Monthly Trivia contest ongoing; We are now a Sovereign Class Starship. for Food for the Poor. Collected 30 BC Played games and really had fun. much discussion of possible ship logo UPC’s for St. John’s, 54 Campbell’s labels merchandise, new ID cards, and generally USS CYDONIA, NCC-74687 for School for the Blind. Delivered 10 gal REGION 7 a group brainstorm of what we want to do St. Louis, MO tabs to OKC Ronald McDonald House in 2001! We are actively ordering ballcaps The USS Cydonia sold $943.50 worth of Charity (over 31 lbs). USS ACCORD, NCC-1842 from the Region 7 quartermaster. Butter Braids (a local charity fund-raising Ithaca, NY company) to support the USS Cydonia USS PHOENIX, NCC-2155 A movie night was held at Peter Green’s USS OSIRIS, NCC- 75011 Telescope Project. The proceeds will be Columbia, MO home in Trumansburg. Accord Sciences New York, NY used to build a 10” Dobsonian style January’s Third Tuesday Social went well is distributing bookmarks via local On January 13th, we had an Osiris movie telescope to be used at area Star Parties as usual. The newsletter will be revamped bookstores and comic shops as a recruiting night. On January 19th, several Osiris with the St. Louis Science Center and at the again before next online issue. measure. Ops has distributed hotel info members attended the USS Northstar’s Annual USS Cydonia Star Party. We hope for WGW2001 and conÞ rmed our return Borg Summer Camp. On the 20th, we had to encourage astronomy and star gazing in REGION 15 to the Cayuga Heights Fire Station for our Osiris Bowling Night where we met local youth. I am sad to report the passing the February meeting onward. We were new member Clyde Slason (who has since of Charles Lacy Burns (SCC:52846)on 02/24 USS ARES, NCC-26291 delighted with the new facility! joined our Security Department). All had from a heart attack. Husband of Cydonia’s Boston, MA another fun time. We presented this year’s CMO Cathy Palazzolo and father of Alex The crew gathered for our monthly meeting USS ASIMOV, NCC-1647 Member of the Year Award to Ship’s and Andrew Burns. Chuck and Cathy at Borders Books in Boston on February 24th. Yardley, PA Counselor Jeannette Otano. Our Þ rst event hosted very successful “Voyager Nights” We were joined by members of the newly We have also begun work on a Time was our attendance of the USS Avenger’s during the time period the show was not commissioned USS Darwin. We went over Capsule that we will send off to the future crafts/games night on the February 10th. broadcast in St. Louis. He was 37. Our chapter business, and then played some sometime in our near future. The new We had a great time, as this was the Þ rst thoughts and prayers go out to Cathy and Dungeons & Dragons. Command Staff is working well, and they event that we had ever attended with our her family on this sudden and completely have settled in to their routine as much sister ship. SufÞ ce to say, we all got along unexpected loss. USS OMAR KHAYYAM, NCC-79001 as possible. well together and it was nice to know that Watertown, MA despite our diverse backgrounds and the USS DISCOVERY, NCC-1308 USS CHALLENGER, NCC-1676-D distances between us, we’re not all that St. Louis, MO Members are writing the final episodes Dover Township, NJ different at all. We had great fun creating January activities included trips to Dave & of the USS Boston before starting the Acting XO Capt. Mary Francen oversaw valentines for the patients at the local VA Buster’s, and our annual Super Bowl Party. new adventures of the Omar. Members the revamping of the ship ofÞ ce area and and after that was said and done, we In February, members of the Discovery attended the recent Region 15 Tube-a- is working on business card magnets for had even more fun playing board games attended LoveTrek 2001 hosted by Slanted thon at Amesbury Park in northern MA. recruitment and membership purposes. and watching the Highlander Liaison. Fedora in Champaign, IL. Also held a video Members also attended dinner and the New Frontiers #73 was released at our Todd Brugman made caricatures of me in day. We Þ nished up the month with grand following Karaoke evening at a local 7th Annual Intergalactic Food Festival. different suits of clothing (the Xena wear style at the Soulard Mardi Gras where restaurant. THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 37 MARCH 2001 Any questions can be addressed to for pre-order: (http://allfor12.ussatlas.org/ Regional Coordinator, Region 4, ([email protected]), though they will tshirts.html). Take the time to reserve one ([email protected]), announces that 2001.03.30: Fleet Captain Peter Lutz, not be answered until Captain Willits now so that you won’t miss out on the the 2001 Region 4 Conference/ Western Director: Chapter Assistance Program, returns. Operational Immediates can be opportunity to have something to take Conference 2 will be hosted by the ([email protected]), reminds all Chapter addressed to ([email protected]) or home that will be your very own “Summit USS HighRoller at the Peppermill Hotel COs, in the event your chapter is enrolled in (helpdesk@sÞ .org). Artifact.” Contact them with any questions and Casino in Reno, NV on October CAP, or your chapter is currently enrolled you might have, and look for a formal 19, 20 and 21, 2001. Web Site: (http:// in CAP, please remember to include your 2001.03.26: Captain Don Willits, Director, order form shortly. www.region4.org/wc2001/). chapter’s name in all e-mail or surface Vice Chief of Computer Operations & mails to cut down on my having to dig Director - STARFLEET Membership Pro- 2001.03.21: LGen Scott A. Akers, SFI His- 2001.03.12: Lieutenant General Michael through the VRR to match a name with cessing, ([email protected]), announces torian, ([email protected]), announces W. Malotte, STARFLEET Chief of Com- a ship’s name. Web Page: (www.sÞ .org/ that he will be out of pocket due to a death that the OfÞ ce of Fleet Historian, is in need munications, (comm@sÞ .org), announces ops/chapter_assist_prog.html). in the family. For all matters regarding of information, or contact information that with the mailing of CQ #103, it’s about Membership Processing, please contact for the USS Krieger, or “Admiral” Lee time for another batch of remailings, as 2001.03.29: Fleet Captain Jeffery Higdon, Mark H. Anbinder at (compops@sÞ .org). Schmidt. well. If anyone is missing a CQ, please Deputy Director, OfÞ ce of the STARFLEET Don anticipates returning next Monday, 02 send an e-mail to (lostcq@sÞ .org) with the Historian, ([email protected]), April. He has about 200+ packets going out, 2001.03.17: Captain Edith L. Padgett, Direc- following info: Name, Complete postal announces the opening of the STARFLEET the last of the transition-related backlogs tor College of Trade and Commerce, address, Renewal date, Issue(s) needed, OfÞ ce of the Fleet Historian’s Store. If you (he hopes) and then catch-up for various ([email protected]), announces Phone number (should he need to contact ever wanted to walk like an Historian, talk ommissions and spelling errors the Þ rst that the On-line site is now up. You can you). As more address corrections are like an Historian, you can at least look time around for everything that went out copy the test from there and send it in with made, less and less back issues are going like the Fleet Historian. Check it out at the last two months. a LSASE and tuition. (http://fullspeed.to/ out. With this next batch, he hopes to get all (http://www.cafepress.com/sÞ historian). cotac). New mailing address (just for the needed issues from #102 and prior out. Come and check out our line of T-Shirts, 2001.03.26: BGN Robert J. Jackson, school): COTAC c/o Edith L. Padgett, Sweat Shirts, Mouse Pads and Coffee Chief Herald and Corps Historian, PO Box 60674, North Charleston, SC 2001.03.07: Fleet Admiral Les Rickard, Mugs all designed for the use of the Fleet, ([email protected]), announces 29418-0674. New tuition - $1.00, LSASE, ([email protected]), Commander, STARFLEET, Regional Chapter Historians, or just Joe that the STARFLEET Marine Corps’ OfÞ ce 2 Loose 34 cent stamps per course. announces the appointment of Fleet Cap- Member. Proceeds from the sale of these of Heraldry is proud to announce the STARFLEET Academy Web Site: (http:// tain John A. “JC” Cohen, Region Seven’s items goes to a fund that will help the Grand Opening of its Staff Apparel and www.sÞ -academy.org). next Regional Coordinator. STARFLEET OfÞ ce of the Fleet Historian in OfÞ ce Accessories Gift Shoppe located at: its research and publication of the History (http://www.cafepress.com/heraldry). 2001.03.17: Admiral Chris “Tigger” 2001.03.02: Captain Don Willits, Director, of our organization! Proceeds from the sale of leisure wear Wallace, Editor - Stellar Visions IV, Vice Chief of Computer Operations & and ofÞ ce accessories will go to the SFMC (fanzine@sÞ .org), announces that the Stel- Director - STARFLEET Membership Pro- 2001.03.27: Admiral Chris “Tigger” Wal- General Fund for use by SUPCOM. lar Visions IV site is now online : cessing, ([email protected]), reminds lace, ([email protected]), announces (http://www.ussbrightstar.org/ everyone that if you want to donate to that with the passing of the grandmother 2001.03.25: Vice Admiral Dwain Gleason, sv4/index.htm). Send all questions and the scholarship fund when renewing your of the Vice Chief of Operations, Captain Editor, Command Status Report (CSR), submissions to ([email protected]) or link application, the donation is in addition to Donald Willits, the OfÞ ce of Membership ([email protected]), announces to: (http://www.ussbrightstar.org/sv4/ the amount of your membership, and not Processing will be closed for about a week that March/April edition of the Com- submissions.htm). included as part of your membership fee. while Captain Willits attends to matters in mand Status Report (CSR) is available now Oregon. It took him all day (literally) to do at: (ftp://ftp.sfi.org/Documents/CSR/ 2001.03.15: LTC Sean Niemeyer, SFMC, 2001.03.01: reminder -- Admiral Tom it, but he successfully stuffed, labeled, and csr17_2.pdf). AOD Editor, ([email protected]), is Monaghan, STARFLEET Chief of Staff and mailed the 167 packets that were outstand- pleased to announce that the February/ HQ Patch Guy, ([email protected]) ing as of Sunday. International will go out 2001.03.24: BGN Robert J. Jackson, March 2001 issue of Attention on Deck! is announces that the all new 2001 tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. The SFMC, Inspector General, STARFLEET, now available for download. 1) Go to (http:/ STARFLEET Headquarters Staff patches data he had required some wizardry, (ig@sÞ .org), is proud to announce the open- /aod.griffyn.com) and click on Download are on order and should be in by March. but he’s pretty sure everyone got a cert ing of the - OfÞ ce of Inspector General’s Issues or (http://aod.griffyn.com/ They’re a whole new design. They’re and card. If not, please send a note to Staff Apparel and Accessories Gift Shoppe! documents/aod010315.pdf). $4 each so order now to ensure prompt (helpdesk@sÞ .org). He has a key to the MP (http://www.cafepress.com/igofÞ ce). All delivery. You can send your orders to: PO Box and will be sweeping it Thursday proceeds from the sale of these items go 2001.03.14: Brigadier Dennis Rayburn, Fleet Tom Monaghan, 1341 Maplewood Avenue, or Friday so that we can resume operations directly to STARFLEET to help cover the Division Chief - Chaplains/Counselors, Norfolk, VA 23503. As always, if you have on Monday. Credit card renewals will not expenses of the IG’s OfÞ ce. ([email protected]), announces that Com- any questions, drop him a line. Check be processed until then, either. They still mander Suzie Buck is the new Vice Fleet it out if you haven’t already at (http:// have a good chunk of pre-printed packets 2001.03.24: Fleet Captain Mike Wilkerson, Department Chief - Counselors. www.ussaccord.org/sfhq0101.gif). As an in the chute, so the offline time should ([email protected]), announces that extra bonus, he still has some 2000’s left not impact operations to any great extent. the Region 12 summit t-shirts are available 2001.03.13: Rear Admiral Ed Nowlin, and you can get them for $2 each. PAGE 38 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 FEBRUARY 2001 of the following folks as their last CQ Rena, our Internet Ambassador, has passed Dec 17th, 2000. “bounced” and the post ofÞ ce did not have a Handshake Treaty, as well as SFI, with 2001.02.28: Rear Admiral Ed Nowlin, a forwarding address: John Buckhanan of the Star Trek Delta Fleet -- also known as 2001.02.07: Lieutenant General Michael Director, OfÞ ce of Web Consultants (OWC) the Augusta Ada (R4), John M. McCarter SDF. SDF is an online gaming organization W. Malotte, STARFLEET Chief of Com- & Memory Alpha, ([email protected]), of the Haise (R2), Len Severe (SCC# 53244) (sim), and Joe “Wolfpack” had made an munications, (comm@sÞ .org), announces says that many have been asking when the of the Bortas (R12), V. Denise Ricks (SCC# earlier announcement regarding a possible that the Command Status Report (CSR) OWC Website and Memory Alpha will be 47977) of the Jamestown (R1), Hope Rear- connection with Department of Online is available online for free (http:// coming back online. Everything for MA don (SCC 54610 and 50245--gack!) of the Gaming and the new organization. For www.royalsovereign.org/CSR_16.zip) or is set to go up at a moment’s notice, with Stargazer (R12), Josh Fitzpatrick (SCC those who are interested in checking for $12 a year for a paper copy from Mike the OWC site awaiting the update of the 53969) of the Phoenix (R12). out SDF, please visit them at: (http:// Malotte, 4331 Laurel, Kansas City, MO Resources Section by our Senior Consul- www.moonwalker.org/~sdf). 64133. tant, Diana Hoff (Welcome Back, BTW 2001.02.20: LGen Scott A. Akers, SFI His- Diana). He also has two CD’s here that he torian, ([email protected]), announces 2001.02.14: Commodore Carl F. Johnson, 2001.02.05: Lieutenant General Michael needs to send out to folks and he lost the that Communiqué #95 has been rebuilt Vice-Chair, IC 2001--Kansas City, W. Malotte, STARFLEET Chief of Com- return address for them. One would be electronically and is now ready for release ([email protected]), is looking for the munications, (comm@sÞ .org), announces from a lady who sent him all the stuff to to the membership at (ftp://ftp.sÞ .org/ following State ß ags for IC2001: Wyoming, that missing back issues of the CQs were send it back via Fed Ex, and he lost your Documents/CQ/). Thank you to Rear Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, South Dakota, mailed today from Kansas City, MO, hit- information. If both of you could mail Admiral Mandy Livingston for creating the Oregon, Oklahoma, Nevada, Missouri, ting the Post OfÞ ce at approximately 12:15 him directly, he’ll be more than happy to issue originally, to Admiral Chris Wallace Mississippi, Minnesota, Maryland, Louisi- PM. Please reference the entire message expedite your CD’s with the most up-to- and Vice Admiral Kurt Roithinger for their ana, Kentucky, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, for the full list of folks receiving back date images. Anyone who wants a copy guidance in use of Pagemaker. Enjoy, next Hawaii, Delaware, California, Arizona and issues and please either e-mail him at of the MA web site, all he requires is a up is CQ 90. Massachusetts. As for International ß ags, (comm@sÞ .org) or reply to your Helpdesk blank CD-R or RW disk and a SASE (USPS they have Japan, Korea and an American ticket when you receive your CQ. requested) to: Ed Nowlin, PO Box 494781, 2001.02.19: reminder -- Admiral Brad Pense, ß ag that will be donated or loaned. If you Redding, CA 96049-4781. Commander, Third Fleet, (r3rc@ß ash.net), have any others, contact Carl. IC 2001 site: 2001.02.04: Captain Don Willits, Director, announces Region Three’s Þ rst Summit of (http://ic2001.sÞ .org/). Vice Chief of Computer Operations & 2001.02.28: reminder - Admiral David the Third Millennium, Summit 2MI will Director - STARFLEET Membership Pro- Kloempken, Region 6 Regional Coordina- be held on June 22nd -24th, 2001 in Waco, 2001.02.13: LGen Scott A. Akers, SFI His- cessing, ([email protected]), announces tor, Sixth Fleet, ([email protected]), Texas at the Clarion Inn. The Summit 2MI torian, ([email protected]), announces that they finished the January database reminds everyone of the R/6 Summit, web site is up and running and ready. the latest W.I.P. (Work in Progress) of merge last week, and we are just waiting on June 8th-10th, 2001, Hampton Inn, 3000 You can go to (http://www.region3.com/ “The History of STARFLEET.” This latest it to be posted to sÞ .org. It includes more Eagandale Place, Eagan, MN 55121. s2001.htm) for direct access to the edition includes updated graphics (thanks than 2,000 updates to the database, includ- For more information, link to their 2MI web site. On-line registration is to Admiral Chris Wallace and Fleet Captain ing all of the memberships outstanding web page: (http://www.geocities.com/ available at (http://www.region3.com/ David Pipgras), as well as some updates to from the Smith administration, and all of czarak_ncc_1798a/r6summit.html). registration_s2MI.htm) or from the Summit the Steve Smith Administration (thanks the packets we have processed that have 2MI web site. to Fleet Admiral Smith, himself). As you been received by mail up through January 2001.02.25: reminder - FCapt. Michael Dugas, can guess with the W.I.P. notation, this 28th. It does not include the credit-card ([email protected]), announces that 2001.02.18: reminder - FCapt. Michael is not the “Þ nal” edition. Frankly, there submitted memberships received since pre-registration for the Region 13 Summit Dugas, ([email protected]), reminds will never be a “Þ nal” edition as long as Dec. 17th, 2000. He received the access to is now open. Until May 15th, 2001, registra- everyone about the Region 13 Summit in STARFLEET itself exists. This document get to that data, and will be processing the tion costs, per person, are: $25.00 (Canadian Sarnia, Ontario, Canada -- 2 1/2 hours west will evolve in step with STARFLEET itself. memberships in time for CQ 103. Funds) / $20.00 (US Funds). If you wish to of Toronto, Canada - or about 2 hours north The current edition of this document may join us for the Saturday Banquet, the cost, of Detroit, Michigan. The 2001 Summit be found at: (ftp://ftp.sÞ .org/Documents/ 2001.02.04: Captain Don Willits, Director, per person, is: $40.00 (Canadian Funds) / will be held on June 1st, 2nd and 3rd History/SF_History.pdf) Vice Chief of Computer Operations & $30.00 (US Funds). You must pre-register (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Registra- Director - STARFLEET Membership Pro- if you want the banquet. After May 15th, tion information (including registration 2001.02.11: Major Joe “Wolfpack” Brou- cessing, ([email protected]), announces 2001, registration costs, per person, are: costs and banquet costs) for the Region hard, Director STARFLEET Department of that they have completed printing all of the $35.00 (Canadian Funds) / $25.00 (US 13 Summit will soon be posted here, and Online Gaming, ([email protected]), membership certiÞ cates and cards for the Funds). To pre-register, you can down- at the Region 13 Summit Web Site: (http:/ has several Department of Online Gaming four hundred and forty nine (449) members load the pre-registration forms at (http:/ /www.region13.org/summit/). (DOG) announcements. Jessica Flores who joined or renewed the last Þ ve months /www.region13.org/summit/) or can and Dustin Williams have been added to of 2000. In addition, they have completed contact Dave Blaser ([email protected]) 2001.02.16: Fleet Admiral Les Rickard, the staff. For more information on this membership packets for all those whose or Mike Dugas ([email protected]) for ([email protected]), Commander, STARFLEET, and other DOG projects, link to: (http:// applications received through February 2, more information. Region 13 Summit is set announces that Commodore Howard dog.sÞ .org). 2001. So all total, 611 folks were processed for June 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The Summit will Cronson from Region 15 is back as the in forty-eight hours. be held at the Best Western, Guildwood Internal Auditor, STARFLEET and that 2001.02.09: LGen Scott A. Akers, SFI His- Inn in Sarnia, Ontario. Sarnia is located Brigadier General Robb Jackson from torian, ([email protected]), announces 2001.02.04: Commodore Carl F. Johnson, about 2 1/2 hours west of Toronto, Canada Region 15 is now the new Inspector Gen- that he is looking for 150dpi or better Vice-Chair, IC 2001--Kansas City, - or about a 2 hours north of Detroit, eral, STARFLEET. Two staff positions pictures of the following persons: Captain ([email protected]), wanted to let every- Michigan. that applications have just closed. They Dan McGinnis while serving as Com- one know that they are looking for auction are STARFLEET Promotions Director and mander STARFLEET, Fleet Admiral Jean- items for this years IC. Anyone wanting 2001.02.23: FCapt. Peter Lutz, Director: Personnel Director. The new appointments nette Maddox while serving as Com- to donate something or willing to help Chapter Assistance Program, will be announced shortly. mander STARFLEET, Fleet Admiral Steve us track down items for donation, please ([email protected]), reminds all chapters Smith while serving as Commander contact Fleet Captain Troy Cash at that participate in CAP that unless your 2001.02.15: Vice Admiral Dwain Gleason, STARFLEET, Fleet Admiral Fran Booth ([email protected]). He will be the auction chapter has been released from the CAP Editor, STARFLEET Illustrated, while serving as Commander STARFLEET, coordinator. program, you still need to send a copy of ([email protected]), announces Fleet Admiral John Wetsch while serving your MSR to CAP as well. If you are a CO that the February 2001 edition of as Commander STARFLEET, Fleet Admiral 2001.02.02: Admiral Alex Rosenzweig, and you’re not sure as to your status, please STARFLEET Illustrated - the ofÞ cial mag- Adeline Longshaw while serving as Com- Chief of Shuttlecraft Operations (ShOC), contact him. CompOps has just submitted azine of Region 12 - is now available mander STARFLEET. ([email protected]), states that it has come a new list of below strength chapters and for download from the R12 web site at: to his attention that there may be some con- he will be sending out CAP letters to those (http://www.region12.org/si/). 2001.02.09: Captain Don Willits, Director, fusion about the correct address to which chapters this Saturday, via e-mail. Vice Chief of Computer Operations & e-mail MSRs for shuttlecraft should be sent. 2001.02.15: Chief Ambassador Kyle J. Wolf, Director - STARFLEET Membership Pro- That address is: shocreports@sÞ .org. The 2001.02.21: Captain Don Willits, Director, Director Department of Diplomatic Corps, cessing, ([email protected]), announces previous address, is no longer in operation Vice Chief of Computer Operations & ([email protected]), announces that that all memberships processed through and should not be used. As always, reports Director - STARFLEET Membership Pro- within this past week the Diplomatic Corps Jan 28th, 2001 are current on sÞ .org, how- may also be sent via US Post, if desired: The cessing, ([email protected]), announces has passed two treaties with an organiza- ever, this does not include the 150 some correct address for that is: 980 Linwood that he is looking for the current address tion. Ambassador Jessica Janett Flores odd credit-card applications received since Place, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-2267. 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Lee, Adrienne Wilkinson, Alexandria Guests: Jeri Ryan, Bruce Campbell, /www.vulkon.com/ [email protected] Tyddings, Claire StansÞ eld Andreas Katsulas, Ted Raimi, Dirk Guests: Robin Curtis Benefits: Boward Convention Organizers: Please send the Benedict, Laurette Spang Community College Library convention’s name, dates, location, and May 25-28 BayCon 2001, San Jose, contact information to Blair Learn at 11604 California; Info: P.O. Box 610427, San Aug 10-12 ConChord 15, Van Nuys, Georgia King’s Arrow CT, Germantown, MD 20876 Jose, Ca. 95161-0427 Ph: 408-450-1788 California; Info: Zen Nine Productions, or to ([email protected]). http://www.baycon.org/ [email protected] P.O. Box 61172, Pasadena, CA 91116 May 25-27 Vulkon, Atlanta, Georgia; Please allow a minimum of three months Guests: Rudy Rucker, Bill Hartmann, http://www.conchord.org/ Info: PO Box 297122, Pembroke Pines time between your submission and the Kathryn and James Stanley Daugherty, [email protected] Guests: FL 33029-7122 Ph: 954-441-TREK http:// convention’s date. Poppy Z. Brite Broceliande, Maureen O’Brien, Steve www.vulkon.com/ [email protected] MacDonald Guests: George Takei, Alice Krige, Bruce Alabama Jun 8-10 AgamemCon V, Burbank, Campbell California; Info: 92 Corporate Park, District of Columbia Jun 1-3 Movicon IV, Mobile, Alabama; Suite C-330, Irvine, CA 92606 http:/ Jun 29-Jul 1 LunaRevolution, Savannah, Info: P.O. Box 161632 Mobile, AL 36616 /www.agamemcon.org/ Aug 24-26 Slanted Fedora, Washington, Georgia; Info: 1525 Sherman Avenue http://www.mobicon.org/ [email protected] Guests: Claudia District of Columbia; Info: 11916 W. 109th Box #93, Denver, Colorado 80203-9772 [email protected] Christian, Tracy Scoggins, Mark Scaggs Street, Suite #125, Overland Park, KS 66210 Ph: 303.675.8262 http:/ Ph: 913-327-8735 http:/ /www.lunarevolution.com/ Arizona Jun 22-25 The 5th Annual Gathering of the /www.sfedora.com/chicago.htm [email protected] Guests: Brinke Gargoyles, Los Angeles, California; Info: [email protected] Stevens, Tom Savini, Kelli Maroney, Candy May 18-20 LepreCon 27, Scottsdale, 19500 Monterey Avenue, Cleveland, OH Clark, Vidar Nilsen, Herb Jefferson, Jr., Arizona; Info: PO Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 44119-1507 http://gathering.gargoyles- Florida Anne Lockhart, Richard Kiel, Caroline 85285 Ph: 480-945-6890 fans.org/ [email protected] Munro, Jon Provost, Richard LeParmentier, http://www.leprecon.org/lep27/ Guests: Marina Sirtis, Thom Adcox- Apr 28-29 Klingon Kon 2001, Jacksonville, Denice Duff, Fred Olen Ray, Dick Warlock, [email protected] Guests: Stephen Hernandez, Crispin Freeman, Greg Florida; Info: 6270 Hollow Lane, Medina, Bob Masse, Dru Blair, Brian Rood, Dorian Hickman, Michael A. Stackpole, Robert Weisman, Frank Paur, Dennis Woodyard, OH 44256 Ph: 330-764-7967 http:/ Cleavenger, Larry Elmore, Jeff Pittarelli, Ross Bob Kline, Lisa Salamone, Michael Reaves, /www.makeitsoproductions.com/ Elf, Jennifer Janesko, Matt Busch, Nene Brynne Chandler Reaves, Gary Sperling, [email protected] Guests: Thomas, John Baker, Ric Frane, Glenn Jul 27-29 Hexacon 11, Scottsdale, Arizona; Lydia Marano, Jamie Thomason, Karen Michael Dorn, Tony Todd, Robert O’Reilly, Porzig, Bob Burden, Austin Janowsky, Info: PO Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 85082 Peterson, Dave Schwartz, Greg Guler, Rosana DeSoto, J.G. Hertzler, Barbara David Napoliello, James O’Barr, Gene http://www.casfs.org/hexacon/hex11/ Victor Cook, Brad Rader, Doug Murphy, March, Gwynth Walsh, Todd Bryant, Spice Gonzales, Philip Xavier, Steve Lieber, Nina hex11.html [email protected] Carl Johnson, Julie Morgavi, Myhr Williams, Mary Kay Adams Coleman, Jana G. Buehl, Gary Roen, James A. Moore, Amy Mullin, Jason Henderson, Arkansas Jun 23-24 Celebrity Autograph Collector’s May 25-27 Oasis 14, Orlando, Florida; Laurie Jacobson, James P. Hogan, Donald show, Hollywood, California; Info: Post Info: P.O. Box 940992, Maitland, FL R. Schmitt, Thomas J. Carey, Rick Searfoss, May 18-20 Roc*Kon 2001, Little Rock, OfÞ ce Box 5040, Spring Hill, Florida 34611 32794 Ph: 407-263-5822 http://oasÞ s.org/ Don Wilson, Michael Lowe Arkansas; Info: 6115 West Markham, Ph: 352-683-5110 http:/ oasis14.html [email protected] Guests: Jack Suite 9H, Little Rock, AR 72205 http:// /www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/ McDevitt, Jean Pierre Targete, Tom Smith, Aug 31-Sep 3 Dragon*Con 2001, Atlanta, www.rockon.org/ [email protected] [email protected] Ben Bova, Jack Haldeman II, Barbara Georgia; Info: P.O. Box 16459, Atlanta, Guests: Barbara Hambly, Nene Thomas, Delaplace, Mike Resnick, Kathleen Ann GA 30321-9998 Ph: 770-909-0115 http:/ Richard Knaak, Chris Hanther, John Jul 27-29 Costume College 2001, Van Nuys, Goonan, Matt DiPalma, Richard Lee Byers, /www.dragoncon.org/ Connolly, Alfred Bonnabel, Wendy Carson, California; Info: Post Office Box 3052, Linda Evans, Owl Goingback, Diana [email protected] Guests: James John Belden, David Lee Anderson, W. Santa Fe Springs, California 90670-3052 Gallagher, Peter Telep, Adam-Troy Castro, E. Allen, Aaron Allston, Kevin J. Anderson, Mark Simmons, Libby Singleton, Margaret http://www.costumecollege.org/ Guests: Jeanette Spencer, Mary Hanson-Roberts, Ben Armstrong, Peter Atkins, Stephen Middleton, Leonard “Giacomo” Wilson, Edward F. Maeder John Stevens, Stan Morrison, Steve Parady, Austin, Jim Bassett, Dirk Benedict, James Ann Wilson, Lee Martindale Mike Conrad, Lew Hartman, Jeff Mitchell, Bickert, Tom Biondolillo, Jerome Blake, Rik Aug 3-6 Mythcon 32, Berkeley, California; Joe Green, Rick Wilber, Randy Miller Briscoe, Julie Caitlin Brown, Phil Brucato, California Info: 2231 10th Street, Berkeley, CA Jeremy Bulloch, Richard Lee Byers, R.J. 94710 http://www.mythsoc.org/ Jul 13-15 Vulkon, Tampa, Florida; Info: Christensen, Storm Constantine, F. Brett May 4-6 Creation, Pasadena, California; mythcon32.html [email protected] PO Box 297122, Pembroke Pines FL Cox, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Dobro, Andy Info: Creation Entertainment, 100 W. Guests: David Llewellyn Dodds, Peter S. 33029-7122 Ph: 954-441-TREK http:// Duncan, Harlan Ellison, Buddy Finethy, PAGE 40 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 Todd Fischer, Eddie Floyd, Bill Fogarty, http://allfor12.ussatlas.org/ Curtis Ph: 913-758-0749 http://ic2001.sfi.org/ Michael Forest, Will Frishe, Drew Geraci, [email protected] [email protected] Stephanie Gladden, Glass Hammer, Erin Michigan Gray, Sanford Greene, Paula Guran, Jun 7-10 ThunderCon 2001, Overland Jun 1-3 Miscon 2001, Missoula, Montana; Garner Halloran, Andrew Harmon, Jennifer Park, Kansas; Info: P.O. Box 7457, Kansas May 18-20 Motor City Comic Con, Detroit, Info: P.O. Box 7721, Missoula MT. Hartshorn, Tom Heintjes, Tracy Hickman, City, MO 64116-0157 Ph: 816.455.5020 Michigan; Info: 19785 W. 12 Mile Rd, PMB 59807 http://www.miscon.org/ Bob Hobbs, Joshua Hood, Barry R. Hunter, http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/RPGKC/ #231, SouthÞ eld, MI 48076 Ph: 248-426-8059 [email protected] Sherard Jackson, Herb Jefferson, Jr., Doug shaun.html [email protected] http://www.motorcitycomiccon.com/ Kaye, Charles Keegan, William Kenyon, [email protected] Guests: Nevada Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nancy Knight, Mur Louisiana Richard Kiel, Richard LeParmentier, Bob Lafferty, Cheralyn Lambeth, Andy Lee, May, Jay North, Ethan Phillips, Mark Sep 6-9 Slanted Fedora, Las Vegas, Patty Leidy, Richard LeParmentier, William Jun 30-Jul 1 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show, Rolston, Dick Ayers, Terri Boyle, Frank Nevada; Info: 11916 W. 109th Street, Levy, Ken Lightner, Deanna Lund, David Shreveport, Louisiana; Info: PO Box Brunner, Sal Buscema, Guy Davis, Dan Suite #125, Overland Park, KS 66210 Ph: Mack, Dawn Marie, Kevin Marshall, Anya 941111, Plano Tx 75094-1111 Ph: DeCarlo, Franchesco, Cully Hamner, Adam 913-327-8735 http://www.sfedora.com/ Martin, Richard Christian Matheson, Garry 972-578-0213 http://members.aol.com/ Hughes, Georges Jeanty, Joseph Michael [email protected] Guests: Leonard Nimoy, W. McKee II, Billy Messina, David Millians, toyshow/ [email protected] Guests: Linsner, Vince Locke, William Messner- Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, George Frederick O. 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Thomas St., Phillips, Jennifer Lien, Tim Russ, Garrett Rob Sommers, Craig Spector, Jeanette Info: PO Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686 Lansing MI 48906-4047 Wang, Roxann Dawson, Robert Beltran, Spencer, Chris Staros, Ron Stephenson, Ph: 410-563-2737 http:/ http://members.aol.com/MdiaWstCon/ James Darren, Max Grodenchik, Jeffrey Brinke Stevens, Anthony Taylor, Greg /www.balticon.org/ [email protected] mwc20.htm [email protected] Combs, Aron Eisenberg, Cecily Adams, Theakston, Brett Thompson, Mike Torrance, Guests: Hal Clement, Halla Fleischer, Dave Gary Lockwood, Mary Kay Adams, Wayne Vansant, Andy Vetromile, Kyle, Frank Hayes, Robert Sacks, Stephen Minnesota Robin Curtis, Barbara March, Gwynyth Christopher Waldron, Jason Walker, L. Burns, Kara Dennison Walsh, Robert O’Reilly, J.G. Hertzler, Graham Watkins, Michael Weaver, Robert May 11-13 Marscon 2001, Bloomington, Dirk Benedict, Claudia Christian, Robert William Wednesday, John D. 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Stirling, Lee Seed Yoshitoshi Abe, Scott Frazier, Robert VA 22202 http:// http://www.geocities.com/ Dejesus www.Þ lker.org/conterpoint/ czarak_ncc_1798a/r6summit.html New York [email protected] May 18-20 DucKon X, Lisle, Illinois; Info: Jul 13-15 Shore Leave 23, Hunt Valley, May 24-27 SFRA 2001, Schenectady, PO Box 4843, Wheaton, IL 60189 http:/ Maryland; Info: P.O. Box 6809, Towson, Jul 6-8 CONvergence 2001, Bloomington, New York; Info: PO Box 2085, Albany, /www.duckon.org/ [email protected] MD 21285-6809 Ph: 410-496-4456 http:// Minnesota; Info: PO Box 13208, Dinkytown NY 12220-0085 Ph: 518-456-5242 http:// Benefits: The Golden Duck Awards for www.shore-leave.com/ information@shore- Station, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Ph: www.klink.net/~fcs/sfra2001.html Excellence in Children’s Science Fiction leave.com Guests: Nichelle Nichols, Bruce 612-996-9224 http://www.convergence- [email protected] Guests: CJ Cherryh, David Literature Boxleitner, William Campbell, Erin Gray, con.org/ [email protected] Guests: Weber, Jane Yolen, Vincent Di Fate France Nuyen, Paul Carr, Greg Cox, Harry Knowles, Michael Sheard, Crist May 19-20 Celebrity Autograph Collector’s Ann C. Crispin, Peter David, Keith R.A. Ballas, Jay Knowles Jun 30-Jul 1 Northeast Supercon, West show, Chicago, Illinois; Info: Post OfÞ ce DeCandido, Tim DeHaas, Michael Jan Hempstead, New York; Info: Celebrity Box 5040, Spring Hill, Florida 34611 Friedman, Robert Greenberger, Jeffrey Missouri Entertainment Corporation, P.O. Box 266, Ph: 352-683-5110 http:/ Lang, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Marco Malverne, NY 11565 Ph: 516-564-1058 /www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/ Palmieri, Roberta Rogow, Howard May 25-27 ConquesT 32, Kansas City, http://www.supercon.org/ [email protected] Weinstein, Joan Winston, Kirk Borne, Missouri; Info: PO Box 36212, Kansas City [email protected] Guests: Keir Helen Hart, Loretta KcKibben, Al Schultz, MO 64171-6212 Ph: 913-768-0779 http:/ Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Nicole Bass Jun 15-17 Slanted Fedora, Chicago, Illinois; Massimo Stiavelli, Ray Villard, Bill /www.kcsciencefiction.org/con32.htm Info: 11916 W. 109th Street, Suite #125, Hathaway, Mark Kochte Benefits: MPT [email protected] Guests: James North Carolina Overland Park, KS 66210 Ph: 913-327-8735 Hospital Morrow, Bill Hodgson, Stephen Pagel http://www.sfedora.com/chicago.htm BeneÞ ts: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall Apr 27-29 STARFLEET Region 1 Summit, [email protected] Guests: Roxann Massachusetts of Fame Greensboro, North Carolina; Info: 1635 Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Robert Bright Leaf Rd., Pfafftown, NC 27040 Picardo, Ethan Phillips May 18-20 The Black Road, Marlborough, Jun 15-17 Conjuration 2001, Columbia, http://www.R1Summit2001.iwarp.com/ Massachusetts; Info: 12 Dodge Street, Missouri; Info: PO Box 874, Columbia, MO [email protected] Iowa Wynantskill, NY 12198 65205-0874 http://conjuration.cjb.net/ http://www.theblackroad.org/ [email protected] Guests: Jody Lynn Nye, Ohio May 4-6 Demicon XII, Des Moines, [email protected] Keith Berdak Iowa; Info: PO Box 7572, Des Moines, May 25-27 Marcon 36, Columbus, Ohio; IA 50322-7572 Ph: 515-224-7654 http:/ Jul 13-15 Readercon 13, Burlington, Jul 6-8 Gateway, Saint Louis, Missouri; Info: P O Box 141414, Columbus, OH 43214 /www.dmsfs.org./demicon.html Massachusetts; Info: PO Box 38-1246, Info: P.O. Box 3064, Florissant, MO 63032 Ph: 614-470-5448 http://www.marcon.org/ [email protected] Guests: Harry Harrison, Cambridge MA 02238-1246 http:// Ph: 314-524-3014 http://stlf.org/gateway/ [email protected] Guests: Robert Jordan, Sergey Poyarkov, Rusty Hevelin, Glen www.readercon.org/ [email protected] [email protected] Guests: Bruce Campbell, Ellisa Mitchell, James P. Hogan, Joan Marie Cook Ted Raimi, Frank Conniff, Timothy Zahn, Verba Jul 27-29 Slanted Fedora, Boston, Marjorie Monaghan, Jack Stauffer, James Kansas Massachusetts; Info: 11916 W. 109th Street, Doohan May 26-27 The Women of Star Trek Suite #125, Overland Park, KS 66210 Ph: Voyager, Cleveland, Ohio; Info: 6270 Apr 27-29 STARFLEET Region 12 Summit, 913-327-8735 http://www.sfedora.com/ Jul 27-29 STARFLEET International Hollow Lane, Medina, OH 44256 Ph: Emporia, Kansas; Info: 517 Exchange St, chicago.htm [email protected] Guests: Conference 2001, Kansas City, Missouri; 330-764-7967 http:// Emporia, KS 66801-3819 Leonard Nimoy, John de Lancie, Robin Info: 528 Ottawa, Leavenworth, KS 66048 www.makeitsoproductions.com/trek.html THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 PAGE 41 [email protected] Guests: Tennessee WA. 98125 Ph: 206-789-BRIT http:/ Constantine, Ed Bishop, Frank Maher Scarlett Pomers, Nancy Hower, Jennifer /www.webwitch.com/anglicon/ Lien, Roxann Dawson, Kate Mulgrew May 4-6 Tenacity/DeepSouthCon 39, [email protected] Guests: Robert Jun 16-17 Nocturnal 3K, London, United Birmingham, Tennessee; Info: 279 Chesire Trebor Benefits: KBTC-TV (Television Kingdom, England; Info: PO Box 3870, Jun 21-24 Midwestcon 52, Cincinnati, Ohio; Rd, Harpersville, AL 35078 station) Troon, Scotland, KA10 7PZ http:// Info: 34 Creekwood Square, Glendale, [email protected] Guests: www.midgaard.demon.co.uk/nocturnal/ OH 45246-3811 Ph: 513-771-7587 http:/ Larry Elmore, Ned Brooks, Sharon Green May 25-28 World Horror Convention frmst1.htm [email protected] Guests: /www.cfg.org/midwestcon/ 2001, Seattle, Washington; Info: PO Box James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Andy [email protected] May 25-27 LibertyCon 15, Chattanooga, 5171, Bellingham, WA, 98227 http:// Hallett, Amber Benson, George Hertzberg, Tennessee; Info: PO Box 695, Hixson, TN www.whc2001.org/ [email protected] Todd McIntosh, David DeLeon, Dayne Jun 29-Jul 1 Empire Union, Toledo, Ohio; 37343-0695 http://www.libertycon.org/ Guests: Richard Laymon, Simon Clark, Johnson Info: 707 Kirts Blvd., #103, Troy, MI 48084 [email protected] Guests: David Drake, Larry Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Barbara and http://www.empireunion.org/ Guests: Elmore, Debbie Hughes, Eric Flint Christopher Roden, Charles Vess, Jack Jun 28-Jul 1 2001: a Celebration of Mary Kay Adams, Karen WesterÞ eld, Earl Ketchum British Science Fiction, Liverpool, United Ellis, Michael Westmore Texas Kingdom, England; Info: c/o Dr. Farah Wisconsin Mendlesohn, Middlesex University, White Oklahoma May 18-20 Long Range Desert Convention, Hart Lane, London N17 8HR, UK http:/ Austin, Texas; Info: PO Box 4366, Austin, May 25-28 WisCon 25, Madison, Wisconsin; /www.liv.ac.uk/~asawyer/2001.html Jul 27-29 Conestoga 2001, Tulsa, Oklahoma; TX 78765 http://www.klio.net/LRDC/ Info: PO Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701 Ph: [email protected] Guests: Brian Info: PO Box 54037, Tulsa OK 74155-4037 [email protected] Guests: Gary Raymond, 608-233-8850 http://www.sf3.org/wiscon/ Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, John Clute, Nicola Ph: 918-836-5463 http://www.sff.net/ Donna Barr BeneÞ ts: The International Red [email protected] Guests: GrifÞ th, Gwyneth Jones, Ken MacLeod people/sfreader/conestoga.htm Guests: Cross/Red Crescent Nancy Kress, Élisabeth Vonarburg Joe Haldeman, Tim Powers, Mike & Karla Jul 6-8 Nexus 2001, Bristol, United Weaver, Kelly Vandiver Jun 9-10 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show, Kingdom, England; Info: 280 Southmead Nacogdoches, Texas; Info: PO Box 941111, INTERNATIONAL Rd, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England, Oregon Plano Tx 75094-1111 Ph: 972-578-0213 http:/ BS10 5EN http:/ /members.aol.com/toyshow/ /www.enterthenexus.com/ Jul 5-8 Westercon 54, Portland, Oregon; sciÞ [email protected] Canada [email protected] Guests: Info: PO Box 5901, Portland, OR 97228-5901 Sylvester McCoy Ph: 360-993-2001 http://www.osfci.org/ Jun 16-17 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show, May 25-28 CostumeCon 19, Calgary, w2001/ deaner@paciÞ er.com Guests: Tim Grapevine, Texas; Info: PO Box 941111, Alberta, Canada; Info: Box 20001, Bow Oct 26-29 Cult TV: Breakaway, Liverpool, Powers, Mike Glyer, Terri Windling, Frank Plano Tx 75094-1111 Ph: 972-578-0213 http:/ Valley Postal Outlet, Calgary, Alberta, T2P United Kingdom, England; Info: Barton Lurz, Golden Bough /members.aol.com/toyshow/ 4H3, Canada http://www.msight.com/ Hall Centre Kingskerswell Road Torquay, sciÞ [email protected] Guests: Shannon Baksa, cc19/ [email protected] Devon TQ2 8JY, England Ph: +44 Pennsylvania Jeremy Bulloch, Peter Mayhew 01733-205009 http:/ May 4-6 V-Con, Burnaby, British Columbia, /www.cult-tv.freeserve.co.uk/ Apr 27-29 Pittsburgh Comicon, Pittsburgh, Jun 22-24 STARFLEET Region 3 Summit, Canada; Info: 1410 Regan Ave., Coquitlam, [email protected] Pennsylvania; Info: 1002 Graham Ave., Waco, Texas; Info: PO Box 1756, Coppell, BC, V3J 3B5, Canada http://www.v- Windber, PA 15963 Ph: 814-467-4116 TX 75019 http://www.region3.com/ con.org/ [email protected] Guests: Lynne Sep 14-16 Cavalcade, Whitby, N. 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Box 3178, Winnipeg, MB +01-947-821-711 http:/ Gonzales, Rob Hunter, Steve Lieber, Gray TX 77598 http://www.con-sortium.org/ R3C 4E6, CANADA /www.yorkmpd.demon.co.uk/ Morrow, Dennis Mullen, Rudy Nebres, [email protected] Guests: David http://members.tripod.com/ [email protected] Jimmy Palmiotti, Andy Park, John Romita, Weber, Tony Elam ~keycon2001/ [email protected] Jr. , Brian Rood, Tom Savin, Mark Schultz, Guests: Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Scotland Jeff Smith, William Tucci, Rich White, Joe Jul 14-15 Sci-Fi Expo & Toy Show, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio Williams, Al Williamson, Philip Xavier Plano, Texas; Info: PO Box 941111, Plano Sep 22-23 Hypotheticon, Glasgow, United Tx 75094-1111 Ph: 972-578-0213 http:/ Jul 20-22 Toronto Trek 15, Toronto, Ontario; Kingdom, Scotland; Info: 25 Ravenscraig Jul 20-22 Confluence 2001, Pittsburgh, /members.aol.com/toyshow/ Info: Suite 0116, Box 187, 65 Front Street Ave., Paisley, PA2 9QL, United Kingdom Pennsylvania; Info: P.O. 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William Tenn Info: PO Box 11745, Salt Lake City UT May 4-7 Odyssey 2001, London, United 84147-0745 http://conduit.sfcon.org/ Kingdom, England; Info: PO Box 3870, If you have any questions, concerns, Aug 30-Sep 3 Millennium Philcon (59th CONduit/ Guests: Alan Dean Foster, James Troon, Scotland, KA10 7PZ http:/ problems or issues with how things World Science Fiction Convention), Rogers on.freeserve.co.uk/page2.html are functioning in STARFLEET today, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Info: Box [email protected] Guests: Armin please feel free to contact the SFI 310, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 http:/ Virginia Shimmerman, Max Grodenchik, Chase Helpdesk at [email protected] and /www.netaxs.com/~phil2001/ Masterson, Aron Eisenberg, Cecily Adams, we’ll get right on it! 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Make sure to Pawtucket, RI 02860 Ph: 516-326-6140 or East #19-407, Milton, WA 98354-7019 leave us enough information so we 401-726-2003 http://www.para-net.com/ Ph: 253-535-2395 http://sakuracon.org/ May 25-27 Eclectic 21, Leicester, United know how to contact you! ~necon/ [email protected] Guests: Tim Guests: Lia Sargent Kingdom, England; Info: 47 Bennetts Powers, Christopher Golden, Nicholas Court, Bristol, BS37 4XH, United Kingdom Any questions? Email us at Jainschigg, Roman Ranieri, Craig Shaw May 18-20 Anglicon XIV, Seattle, http://www.eclectic21.co.uk/ Guests: helpdesk@sÞ .org! Gardner Washington; Info: PO Box 75536, Seattle, Gareth Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce, Storm PAGE 42 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
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OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL (OTS) VULCAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL - CANADIAN CAMPUS Peg Pellerin • RFD#3, Box 5460 • Winslow, ME 04901 Marlene Miller • 461 Harmony Lane • Campbell, OH 44405 Manon Lessard-Belanger Fee: $2.00 and SASE + 2 * Fee: $2.00, SASE + 2 542 Regaudi • Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec J9X-3W6 • Canada Prerequisites: Membership in STARFLEET Prerequisites: None Fee: Contact For Current Rates Contact: ots@sfi .org Contact: vas@sfi -org Prerequisites: Membership in STARFLEET Contact: [email protected] OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE (OCC) COLLEGE of COMPUTER HISTORY (COCH) Jim Cushing • P.O. Box 11584 • Memphis, TN 38111 Sharon Ann Clark • P.O. Box 603 • Kirkland , WA 98083-0603 OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE - CANADIAN CAMPUS Fee: $4.00, SASE + 3 ** Fee: Free, SASE + 2 per course Dave Blaser Prerequisites: OTS (Include photocopy of certifi cate) Prerequisites: None 260 Guelph St, Box 74072 • Georgetown, Ontario L7G-5L1 • Canada Contact: [email protected] Contact: coch@sfi .org Fee: Contact For Current Rates Prerequisites: Offi cer’s Training School (Include photocopy of certifi cate) FLAG OFFICER’S SCHOOL (FOS) COLLEGE OF TRADE & COMMERCE (COTAC) Contact: [email protected] Helen Pawlowski • P.O. Box 22225 • St. Louis, MO 63116 Edith Padgett • PO Box 60674 • N. Charleston, SC 29418-0674 Fee: $5.00 for 1st course, $2.00 each for 2nd and 3rd Fee: $1.00, Large SASE & 2 loose stamps SHIP’S COUNSELORS COLLEGE - CANADIAN CAMPUS Prerequisites: OCC (Include photocopy of certifi cate) Prerequisites: None Donna Jean Noddin Contact: N/A Contact: cotac@sfi .org P.O. Box 4501, STN-A • Nanimo, British Columbia, V9R-5J9 • Canada Fee: Contact For Current Rates COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS (COC) SCHOOL of ENGINEERING (SOE) Prerequisites: None Brian Dougherty • 408 Carlyle East • Belleville, IL 62221 Contact: N/A Temporarily Closed For Reconstruction Fee: $2.00, SASE + 2 Contact: soe@sfi .org COLLEGE of FEDERATION STUDIES (COFS) COLLEGE of MEDICINE (SACOM) EUROPEAN CAMPUS COURSES Anne F. Bellenger • 1255 N. Hartman Rd. • Avon Park, FL 33825 Wayne Lee Killough, Jr • 319 N. Maple St • Harrison, AR 72601 OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL - EUROPEAN CAMPUS Fee: $1.00, SASE + 3 Fee: $1.00, Large SASE + 2 OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE - EUROPEAN CAMPUS Contact: cofs@sfi .org Contact: sacom@sfi .org Captain Jeroen Vantroyen COLLEGE of HISTORY (COH) SHIP’S COUNSELORS COLLEGE (SCC) Muilaardstraat 120 • B-9000 Gent • Belgium D. Butcher • 3200 Grandview Dr, Lot #167 • Simpsonville, SC 29680 Helen Pawlowski • PO Box 22225 • St. Louis, MO 63116-2225 Fee: Contact For Current Rates Fee: $1.00, SASE + 2 Fee: Six Courses, $3.00 per course Prerequisites: Membership in STARFLEET Contact: [email protected] Contact: N/A Contact: [email protected] SCHOOL of LITERATURE (SOL) SECURITY SCHOOL (SFASS) Jill Rayburn • PO Box 61 • Puryear, TN 38251 Gregory Staylor • 3913 Monterey Ct • Chesapeake, VA 23321-2054 AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS COURSES Fee: $2.00, SASE + 2; free if taken electronically Fee: $2.00, 3 Loose 1st-Class Stamps for each course Contact: sol@sfi .org Contact: sass@sfi .org OFFICER’S TRAINING SCHOOL - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS Commander Elizabeth Worth COLLEGE of ALIEN HISTORY & CULTURE (CAHC) COLLEGE of SURVIVAL STUDIES (COSS) 12 Perrin Ave • Plumpton, New South Wales 2761 • Australia David Peifer • 6112 Nassau Road • Harrisburg, PA 17112 Carol Thompson • P.O. Box 135 • Ester, AK 99725 Fee: Contact For Current Rates Fee: $1.00, Large SASE + 2 Fee: $1.00, 2 Loose 1st-Class Stamps per course Prerequisites: Membership in STARFLEET Contact: cahc@sfi .org Contact: coss@sfi .org Contact: [email protected] SCHOOL OF UNUSUAL KNOWLEDGE (SOUK) COLLEGE of STARSHIP OPERATIONS (COSO) OFFICER’S COMMAND COLLEGE - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS Helen Pawlowski • PO Box 22225 • St. Louis, MO 63116-2225 James W. Lee • 504 Jamestown Dr. • Spring Lake, NC 28390 Commodore Alan Yates Fee: SASE and 1 Loose 1st-Class Stamp Fee: $2.00, 2 Loose 1st-Class Stamps per course P.O. Box 103 • Harbord, New South Wales 2096 • Australia Contact: N/A Contact: coso@sfi .org Fee: Contact For Current Rates CULINARY SCHOOL (BURPS) KLINGON WARRIOR ACADEMY (KWA) Prerequisites: Offi cer’s Training School (Include photocopy of certifi cate) W. Skinner & A. Davis • 469 Mistletoe Ave • Youngstown, OH 44511 Deb Kern • 2525 Enterprise • Alamogordo, NM 88310 Contact: [email protected] Fee: $2.00, SASE + 2 per course Fee: $1.00 + 3 loose 1st-Class stamps for each Course FLAG OFFICER’S SCHOOL - AUSTRALIAN CAMPUS Contact: burps@sfi .org Contact: kwa@sfi .org Commodore Alan Yates SCHOOL of TREKNOLOGY (SOT) SCHOOL OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS (SOST) P.O. Box 103 • Harbord, New South Wales 2096 • Australia Alice Strange • 1294 George Crowe Rd • Odenville, AL 35120 Sanford Berenberg • PO Box 460 • Gaithersburg, MD 20884-0460 Fee: Contact For Current Rates Fee: $2.00 and 2 Loose 1st-Class Stamps per Course Fee: $3.00 Per Course and 3 loose stamps for Course Manual Prerequisites: Offi cer’s Training School (Include photocopy of certifi cate) Email: sot@sfi .org Contact: SoST@sfi .org Contact: [email protected] ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE SCHOOL COURSES (CONTACT FOR INFO) SCHOOL of LANGUAGE STUDIES (SOLS) STARFLEET OFFICERS RADIO SCHOOL (SORS) Commodore Alan Yates SCHOOL of MUSIC (SOM) Charles Cullum • 14771 Justifi able Court • Woodbine, MD 21797 P.O. Box 103 • Harbord, New South Wales 2096 • Australia SCHOOL of TREK HUMOR (SOTH) Fee: $2, SASE + 3 Fee: Contact For Current Rates SCHOOL of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCA) Contact: sors@sfi .org Contact: [email protected] SCHOOL of TREK ROMANCE (SOTR) • STARFLEET Offi cer’s Radio School Sherry Anne Newell • 5 NW 40th • Lawton, OK 73505 VESSEL READINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (VRCP) • Cadet School • Starship Counsellors College Fee: $1.00, SASE + 2 per Course MARINE UNIT READINESS PROGRAM (MURP) • College of Communications • Acrocademy Contact: som@sfi .org Carol Thompson • P.O. 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I’d be smiling, too: From left to right: Northstar CO Mike Figeroa poses with BarBara They got my attention: From left to right: BarBara Luna again [She’s hot and I’m male -Ed.], Luna, author Susan Wright, software producer Kim Kindya and author Susan Shwartz Susan Wright, Susan Shwartz and Kim Kindya during their panel discussion. USS NORTHSTAR WELCOMES TREK AUTHORS & ACTRESS Words and Pictures Courtesy of Lieutenant Marc Handler • Chief of Communications • USS North Star On Stardate 0103.16 (a.k.a. March 16, 2001) the USS Northstar, & Schuster Editors Carol Greenberg and John Ordover were “The Outer Limits”, “Hawaii Five-O”, “Buck Rogers of the 25th the New York City chapter of STARFLEET, held its Fourth unable to attend. Century”, “Fantasy Island”, “One Life to Live” and “Sunset Annual Writers & Editors Forum. The topic this year was “The Beach”. Despite this varied career, it is her role as Lt. Marlena Women of Star Trek.” The meeting room at New York’s Lesbian The discussion was both energetic and engaging. Questions Moreau on the “Mirror, Mirror” episode of TOS that is best & Gay Community Services Center was Þ lled with fans from included the gradual progression of women’s roles in Trek from remembered. every walk of life seeking to communicate with our panel on a gloriÞ ed secretary (Yeoman Rand) to Person-in-charge (Captain this timely topic. (It was purely coincidental that Star Trek Janeway); the use of mini-skirts in TOS and TNG; people whom But a tidbit from one of her roles on the classic TV show “Zorro” Communicator had this very same topic as their cover story for each panel member found inspirational; and where each one felt cracked up everyone that evening, including her. I obtained a the current issue. But great minds do think alike!) women are heading in the real-world twenty-Þ rst century. As sound Þ le from her role as Teresa the Tamale vendor singing always, our guests were very spirited, which made for lively “Hot Tamales”. When we played that one, the audience roared It was our pleasure to welcome back noted Trek authors Susan interaction. and then cheered. And Luna (as she herself prefers to be known) Wright, whose works include “The Best and the Brightest” and was as gracious as any one could be. I’ve had the fortune to “Dark Passions” books One & Two, among others and Susan Also covered was the amazing breadth of Barbara Luna’s meet several Star Trek actors, some are a little wary of their Shwartz, co-author of “Vulcan’s Heart” and “Vulcan’s Forge” experience. Most people are unaware that her acting career began fans. But Luna is as warm and down-to-earth as anyone I’ve with Josepha Sherman, as well as numerous non-Trek titles. on Stage in “South PaciÞ c”. She then moved on to “The King and ever met. Our Þ rst-time visitors were Kim Kindya, Producer of “Starship I”, “Teahouse of the August Moon”, “West Side Story” and “A Creator Warp Two” at Simon & Schuster Interactive, and our Chorus Line”, to name a few. Speaking both for myself and on behalf of the USS Northstar, I’d Special Guest, Original Series Guest Star BarBara Luna (Lt. like to publicly thank all of our guests for a wonderful evening. Marlena Moreau from “Mirror, Mirror”). She has appeared in numerous Feature and TV Þ lms, including We all walked away with a greater understanding of women’s “Elmer Gantry”, “Five Weeks in a Balloon”, “Che!”, “Brenda Starr” roles, both on Trek and in the real world, and we had a lot of fun Author Greg Cox and Publicist Penny Landau also attended and most recently, “Noriega: God’s Favorite” for ShowTime. Her as well. And that is what STARFLEET and the USS Northstar and added their insights to the evening. Due to illness, Simon TV series appearances include: “Bonanza”, “Mission: Impossible”, are all about! PAGE 48 THE STARFLEET COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 104 – APRIL/MAY 2001