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VOYAGES: The Official Newsletter of the Federation Winter 2003/2004 Page 1

The Official Publication of the International Federation of Trekkers Winter 2003/2004

WE MOURN AND REMEMBER Lt. Commander David Perez CHIEF ENGINEER ! USS ULYSSES

VOYAGES: The Official Newsletter of the Federation Winter 2003/2004 Page 2 FROM THE TOP NEW VOYAGES State of the Federation New Voyages Boldly Goes Russ Haslage, IFT President

With this being the first issue of our newsletter of the year, and since this will be the issue in which we publish IFT’s 2003 financial statement, I figured it might make for nice protocol to do my State of the Federation address. “I have surveyed the Federation and it is strong!” I say in my most presidential voice. Dramatic but true. In this time of a down turned Trek fandom environment, The premier episode of NEW VOYAGES has seen IFT continues to be the true guardians of the dream. a tremendous response. Released in January, “Come Ratings for “Enterprise” are among the lowest in Trek What May,” the premier episode in the series, as been history (though I must say that this cliffhanger episode downloaded over 3.5 million times, marking this one has me eagerly awaiting part 2), numbers of fans are episode with higher ratings than episodes of down and conventions that were once exclusively Star “Enterprise” which rates in at about 2.9 million viewers Trek centered now include Buffy, Stargate (oh, how I per episode. love that show!), Angel and other shows with Star Trek The tremendous response has created a few playing just a small part. Despite the slow times in Trek hurdles for the NEW VOYAGES team, so never let it be fandom, the Federation is strong. said that victories come without a cost. A number of Gene Roddenberry always believed that the ideals download nodes used up their bandwidth in the matter of a better tomorrow would always live on. Regardless of a couple of days, keeping the NV staff scrambling to of how the show is doing or how many fans remain, the find mirror sites every few days. message continues. There will always be hope for a The second episode of what is now called “STAR time where greed, hunger and hatred are gone. That is TREK: New Voyages” is in the early stages of the underlying ideal of IFT. We work together to help production. Details of the story for Episode 402 are make the world a better place. being kept secret to keep the excitement high, but you With NEW VOYAGES seeing a phenomenal can see some photos of some of the special props and response to their first episode, the dream has come wardrobe for the episode in their website forum at http:// back to the forefront of production and we’re glad to www.5yearmission.com. have that help in helping keep the dream alive. More IFT is the official fan club of NEW VOYAGES and about NEW VOYAGES in just a bit. will be releasing exclusive benefits later this year. We are seeing the dawn of our 20th anniversary. This milestone becomes important for a number of OPINIONS & COLUMNS reasons. First, because we are the only organization Support the Coalition Troops ______3 created with the help of Gene Roddenberry, it is our duty to uphold his ideals and vision. We truly are the guardians of the dream. Secondly, Gene believed in FEDERATION NEWS service and quality. Ours has always been an 2003 Fleet Merit Awards ______4 organization of service. Our chapters help others with We Remember David Perez ______4 their public service work. Our HQ offices serve those Another Toys For Tots Success______5 chapters and members by providing services to help Special Home for 2004 Nat’l Conference them live the dream and spread the word. ______6 In this past week I have sent an e-mail to all HQ Archon Named Regional Conference _7 support offices stressing the importance of quality 2003 Financial Statement ______7 service. We owe nothing less than that to the fans and Comm Channels ______8 thru 15 to the legacy of Gene Roddenberry. In this very important year I have asked our HQ personnel to re- dedicate themselves to top-notch service at all times. TREK NEWS “The ultimate Star Trek fan club” should offer nothing Cecily Adams Dies______3 less. A Star For Scotty ______3 As always, it is always an honor for me to serve all Beam Me Up Scotty; One Last Time __3 of you. If you need anything at all...anytime...just ask. -Russ IN THIS ISSUE

VOYAGES: The Official Newsletter of the Federation Winter 2003/2004 Page 3 OPINIONS AND TREK NEWS COLUMNS A Star for Scotty

Support the Coalition Help Chris Doohan get a star Troops on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Submitted by Jeff Anderson his father Jimmy (Scotty) Doohan. USS T’HY’LA You can write to Chris at: Chris Doohan/Scotty's Star 2060 E. Ave. Los Arbole Please pray for the coalition troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and Suite D-163 elsewhere overseas so they can Thousand Oaks, CA come home safe from their travels 91362-1376 when their work is completed. Or visit Chris’ web site at To help support the troops, http://www.scottysstar.com !" please visit these web sites: OPERATION SHOEBOX: http:// www.operationshoebox.com , and BEAM ME UP SCOTTY...ONE LAST TIME TREATS FOR TROOPS: http:// wwwtreatsfortroops.com . !" JAMES DOOHAN’S FINAL CONVENTION APPEARANCE

03.04.2004 On June 18-20, 2004 at the Art, and artist Michael David Ward. Ferengi Family Member luxurious Los Angeles Airport Hil- A new Trek parody, the short film ton, Planet Xpo will present James “Final Mission,” will make its world- Cecily Adams Dies Montgomery Doohan’s final public wide premiere at the event, showing appearance with BEAM ME UP, on a double bill with the critically- Cecily Adams, SCOTTY...ONE LAST TIME, an acclaimed “Roddenberry on Patrol,” the second ac- officially licensed show by agree- featuring actors from the classic Trek tress to step ment with Paramount Pictures. series as well as Star Trek: Voyager. into the role of Billed as the “Biggest Event of As part of the event, money will "Ishka" in Star the Year” by the Official Star Trek be raised to help finance the place- Trek: Deep Fan Club, this event will feature the ment of a star for Doohan on the Hol- Space Nine ENTIRE living cast of the classic lywood Walk of Fame. and who re- Star Trek TV series: William Shat- There will also be two charity prised the role ner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nich- auctions to raise money for Doohan’s at conventions ols, Walter Koenig, George Takei, favorite charities, Cowboys for Kids for "The Fer- Grace Lee Whitney, Majel Barrett and the Equestrian Special Olympics. Roddenberry, and, of course, engi Family Please go to www.planetxpo.com Jimmy Doohan. Hour," has died for more information. after a four-month battle with lung Also attending will be literally PlanetXpo is proud to present cancer. She was 46. dozens of actors who appeared as Beam Me Up, Scotty...One Last Guest Stars on the classic series Adams died Wednesday at Good Time, James Doohan’s final public and in the movies featuring the Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, appearance, honoring his tireless original cast, plus other celebrities, according to her agent Bruce Tufeld. commitment to Trek, the fans, and astronauts, X-Prize contestants, Her husband, actor Jim Beaver, was the future of space travel. artists, and high-tech industry with her. PlanetXpo’s annual The Great Bird of CEOs. According to the "Star Trek: the Galaxy Star Trek Celebration, Deep Space Nine Companion" by This event will be highlighted by honoring Gene Roddenberry and his Terry J. Erdmann, Adams loved the a sumptuous banquet and “roast” of vision of our future, will once again part she was playing, despite the James Doohan, featuring a major take place in Roddenberry’s home prosthetics. "She never backs down," celebrity comic actor as town of El Paso, TX later this year. Adams said proudly in reference to “Roastmaster.” News of many exciting future events "The Magnificent Ferengi." "I feel Sponsors for this spectacular will be announced at the PlanetXpo very fortunate to play her. She's event include the X-Prize Founda- web site. made me grow as an actor and as a tion, the Official Star Trek Fan IFT is a proud supporter of this person." !" Club, Art Asylum, Lightspeed Fine event! !"

VOYAGES: The Official Newsletter of the Federation Winter 2003/2004 Page 4 FEDERATION NEWS

IFT FLEET AWARDS: 2003 It is always an honor for me to announce the winners of each year’s awards. The people and chapters receiving things awards exemplify the great things that make IFT the true guardians of the Roddenberry dream. The dedication and hard work of these members make us all winners. Want to win awards for your chapter as well? The winners here will be glad to help you do that. In IFT, we are one united team and we all work together to help us all succeed. My heartfelt thanks and salute go to the following chapters and members for their tremendous work. Even if your chapter did not achieve an award in 2003, please know that my thanks and love are with you as well. Your work, dedication and enthusiasm are wonderful gifts to our Federation and to Gene’s legacy. - Russ Haslage, IFT President

IFT SHIP OF THE YEAR 2003: USS RAVEN 341 POINTS HONOR ROLL: USS ULYSSES 338 POINTS USS LIBERTY 243 POINTS 2003 Member of USS ANGSTADT 145 POINTS the Year Mandy Ison coordinat- USS COYOTE 140 POINTS ing IFT efforts at USS ARAPAHOE 125 POINTS one of the evacuation cen- USS GENE RODDENBERRY 122 POINTS ters during the USS PROSPECT 104 POINTS California fires. USS IMZADI 102 POINTS USS NATHAN HALE 100 POINTS IFT GEO OF THE YEAR 2003: GEO 5 IFT ROOKIE SHIP OF THE YEAR: USS LIBERTY MOST IMPROVED CHAPTER: USS LIBERTY MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2003: MANDY ISON

WE MOURN AND REMEMBER Lt. Commander David Perez CHIEF ENGINEER ! USS ULYSSES

David Perez 1953-2003 To honor and remember him, we Star Trek was our shared dream, have tried to recall all the good a shared conviction of a future that As many of you may know, our times we had with him, and to give holds no limits on our possibilities as beloved Chief Engineer, Lt. Com- as much to him in death, as he individuals. David brought his talent mander David Perez, died November gave us in life, as we gave each as an artist to our ship, and made us 23rd, at Desert Regional Medical Cen- other as friends united in our belief better for it. He enriched our ship ter in Palm Springs, California, due to in a better tomorrow. and brought a third dimension that, unexpected complications after otherwise, would have left us boring checking in Friday evening with com- and two-dimensional. plaints of not feeling well. His sister, I first met David as a member of Jenny, was the last to see him Satur- the USS Odyssey back in 1998. It day, where he seemed bright and was for the Odyssey Christmas Party chipper, before he crashed that night held at Charlotte Crandall’s house in and was rushed to ICU, where he San Bernardino. He didn’t stay long, died the next morning. and left soon after, while I stayed Those of us aboard the Ulysses with Juanita to enjoy the remainder of have struggled to come to terms with (Continued on page 5) knowing we will never see him again.

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IFT DOES THE WORK OF THE U.S. MARINES... TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN A BIG SUCCESS

Each year, the Meadville, PA time for the bearded man in the red USA chapter of IFT, the USS EN- suit to work his magic at Christmas- DEAVOUR, achieves the impossible. time. Indeed, it was the ENDEAVOUR that defied the odds and decided to go above and beyond a number of years ago when they found a need and filled it. But this was no small feat. The crew of ENDEAVOUR decided to do the job usually done by the United States Marines. They would coordinate the Toys For Tots function in their area since the Marines did not performed numerous fund raising perform that function in their area. events, even standing out in the rain This monumental mission is their collecting money and toys. major focus throughout the year, as it In 2003 the USS RAVEN and takes that kind of focus and commit- In order to make the magic hap- other IFT chapters also kicked in ment to pull this mission together in pen, ENDEAVOUR crew members (Continued on page 6) We Remember David Perez

(Continued from page 4) gral member of our ship, one we right that we should honor him in this thought would be there always. way, that it was exactly as David the festivities. After that, I saw him Just a week before his death, I had would have wanted from the crew- on a few occasions at Odyssey meet- put in an order for Ulysses t-shirts, mates that loved him. And when ings. and made sure to order extras in Juanita opened the communicator It wasn’t until July of 2000 that I his size. In October, Juanita had handed to her by Jesse, his partner, met him again at the first Ulysses ordered from Marna Bare ribbons and gave the order for “One to beam meeting, where he came aboard as we had planned on presenting him up”, it was exactly as David would our Chief Engineer. Everyone was for Christmas. We never thought have wanted from his commander, excited about our new ship, and es- he wouldn’t be there to grab up one one last order and a final farewell, pecially about IFT, which we had pre- of the new t-shirts or be gone when before he joined the Great Bird of the viously known very little about. The Christmas rolled around. Galaxy on his own journey into the Odyssey had been an independent But in truth, David had been unknown. ship; so much of the organization had sick for a long time with AIDS. We had to come from within. hadn’t known until August of this With our new charter, David was year, where his appearance soon working on a logo for the ship. shocked not only Juanita and I, but We were all amazed and very everyone at Jurassic Trek. He had pleased with what he drew. I soon dramatically lost weight and we shipped it off to Vicki Shipley to make feared for the worst. Shockingly, into graphic art. Over the years, he unexpectedly, our friend was dying. drew our first and second Jurassic But still, we hoped. We ignored the Trek logo, and collaborated on the inevitable, and continued with our third. He participated in the majority friend as if he would always be USS ULYSSES CO Juanita Gamble there, until the end. orders one to beam up as they send of our away missions, and missed David on the ultimate journey. meetings only during that hot time of I don’t know how to salute, year when he sold his Starrider never have and probably never will. Shaved Ice Cream at powwows and But when we turned to salute his Captain Mandy Ison festivals on the weekends. casket, set atop a white altar on the XO, Chief of Operations In short, David became an inte- green grass next to his grave, it felt USS Ulysses NFC-2006

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IFT CELEBRATES 20 YEARS… 2004 IFT NATIONAL CONFERENCE PICKS SPECIAL HOME

The 2004 2nd Annual GEO 5 Saturday night will be the Mas- was given the opportunity to present Conference, "The Best in the West," querade Dinner in Quark's Bar, be- a 5 - 10 min. presentation on their will be held in conjunction with IFT's fore we hop on Star Trek: The Ex- ship. I would like to extend this op- National Conference, October 23-24, perience: The Ride and the new portunity to all ships in IFT who will 2004, In Las Vegas. attraction, Borg Invasion 4D. Group be attending the conference. It will be held at La Quinta Inn & discount rate for both rides is Presentations will be held on Sat- Suites, downthe street from the Las $26.99! urday of the event and consist of your Vegas Hilton. Group room rates ship's history, goals, charities, have been negotiated at $66/night for events, etc. At our 2003 conference, two doubles, $76/night for two we had chapters prepared with queens, and $76/night for a queen poster boards to impromptu bed minisuite, plus tax. Conference speeches. ticket prices are $35/person for regis- Any chapters interested in doing nd tration up to September 22 . Tickets a presentation will need to confirm nd bought on and after September 22 this with me as soon as possible so are $45/person. Please don’t wait that I can guarantee a time slot on until the last minute as it is very likely the agenda. that La Quinta Inn & Suites Sunday of the event, chapters will completely book up! will also have the option of presenting Registration forms will be e- A group shot of the attendees of the GEO any ship awards to chapter members, mailed to members in April. It will 5 Conference in 2003 after during dinner after the IFT and GEO 5 awards are explain what your ticket buys, what it at Quark’s. Join us in 2004. presented. Again, please let me doesn’t, deadlines, and other needed know if you are interested so that I information. Last year, each ship in GEO 5 can schedule it accordingly. We en- courage chapters attending the event to bring any ship flags or banners as well. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at the conference!

Captain Mandy Ison Project Leader & Treasurer TOYS FOR TOTS M ISSIONS SET NEW IFT RECORDS GEO 5 Conference Planning Com- mittee (Continued from page 5) and others warms my heart as they show me that the dream will never some help of their own, making IFT’s die. We’re here to help others and long-time noble commitment to T4T a kids are our future. Give them hope part of their missions as well. and their own gifts will abound for a ENDEAVOUR was able to collect better future. well over 4000 toys and deliver them to 853 kids from 353 families on Christmas Eve and throughout the holiday season to children who otherwise would not have received anything for Christmas. The crew of the RAVEN even manned a storefront in a local mall to accept donations. Each year the dedication and spirit of giving from the ENDEAVOUR

VOYAGES: The Official Newsletter of the Federation Winter 2003/2004 Page 7 FEDERATION NEWS SPECIAL IFT EVENTS IN 2004 ARCHON NAMED REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR 2004

Greetings Fellow Trekkers. wants to be a part of that future. Mr. Takei is a very talented speaker ARCHON has given our group an We’re not your run-of-the-mill Trek- and we hope that he will regale us opportunity to contribute to this year’s ker group. We’re about family, with some past escapades as well as convention. Our contribution to this community and our world. his worldview of today’s world and year’s ARCHON will be the opportu- how he sees it in comparison to the nity to celebrate the International world that Gene Roddenberry created Federation of Trekker’s (IFT) twenti- with the Star Trek series. eth birthday. Archon will be held September 30 Yes, that’s right! Our group is to October 3rd in Collinsville, IL now 20 years old. To help us cele- (Greater St. Louis area). brate our twentieth birthday, we’ll be For more information at the IFT holding an open meeting during the Conference at Archon, visit their web- convention so that others can find out site at http://www.archonstl.org/28/ what we’re about. During the open index2.html or write to Conference portion of the meeting, we will hand Coordinator Brent Boehler at out awards, tell tales of past events, [email protected] or at: salute the past, present and discuss the future. You’ll hear how IFT has 4717 Valier Carpet Rd grown from a small group of fans, to We have the great honor of Mr. Tamaroa, IL 62888-2231 a group of fans who knows about our George Takei joining us in the open !" world -- past, present and future and meeting portion of our presentation.

BY THE BOOK IFT FINANCIAL STATEMENT: 2003 Each year at this time we present to you the report of the numbers that fueled the Federation through the previous year. The IFT fiscal year goes from February through January. Contrary to popular belief, IFT is not a high-budget out- fit. Staying true to the promise we made to Gene Roddenberry, we will charge no more for memberships or materials than what we need to provide them. Amazingly, we are able to provide more free support to our members and chapters than any other organization. FINANCIAL STATEMENT – FISCAL YEAR 2003 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF TREKKERS (February 2003 through January 2004)

INCOME & EXPENSES ASSETS

Total Receipts: $4,471.86 Saleable Assets: $2788.00 (retail) Membership Dues: $2,785.49 Club Shirts: $560.00 Club Merchandise Sales: $1,686.37 Club Patches: $578.00

Club Pins: $1200.00 Total Expenses: $4,259.64 Club Decals: $450.00 Membership Benefits Cost: $584.06

Recruiting (Advertising): $615.35 Other Assets: $975.00 Club Merchandise: $1,619.44 (IFT owns no real estate or equipment.) Newsletter: $500.22 Banners (2): $750.00 cost Other Costs (office supplies, fees, etc.): $940.57 Various printed advertising materials: $225.00 cost

Year-end Surplus/Deficit: $212.22

VOYAGES: The Official Newsletter of the Federation Winter 2003/2004 Page 8 ELECTRONIC EXTRAS START HERE! Because you subscribe to the electronic version of VOYAGES, you get more! More pages, full color and you get it at least a week earlier than everyone else. Enjoy! COMM CHANNELS CHAPTERS CHECK IN REPORT: USS AGAMEMNON offerings that January had brought was the publication of the COMMANDER: Wayne S. Sexton Arapahoe’s highly anticipated Second Anniversary Edition of our chapter’s handbook. GEO: 2 Indianapolis, IN USA After several months of organizing materials, I was finally ready to release this 18 page document to our crew. Among the Activities: typical things included in every handbook were some original ♦ Meeting on 14 December 2003 blueprints depicting our fictional starship’s Bridge, Sickbay and Discussed going on an Away Mission Main Engineering, as well as a manifest of our hangar bay’s to see “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” on 17 complement of shuttle craft. Biographies of the characters in our December 2003. Discussed looking into doing a GEO 2 web adventures were also included. page. Emailed Vice Fleet Admiral Ginger Minick on 5 January During our meeting Club Secretary Louise Apodaca pre- 2004. Received the okay on 7 January. sented several proposals for publicity opportunities. One of such opportunities involves the cooperation of a local Arby’s ♦ Away Mission to see “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of restaurant in promoting of our favorite causes, The American the King” on 17 December Indian College Fund. On a night of our choice the aforemen- ♦ Sr. Officers Meeting on 23 December 2003—Packet tioned restaurant will donate 1% of their night’s profits toward placed in USPS mail at the end of the meeting the charity of our choice. As an experienced businesswoman, LONG TERM PLANS: and political activist, Louise has also proposed negotiating air- ♦ Recruit new members for the chapter. time with a local radio and/or television station to promote the effort. ♦ Come up with more chapter service projects After our discussion of upcoming community service activi- Reporting: Captain Wayne S. Sexton ties (the Arapahoe will also be assisting in our local PBS station’s Annual March Membership Drive soon), Louise suggested REPORT: USS ANGSTADT that each after-meeting dinner should be carried out in the theme of that month’s significance. For example, in recognition COMMANDER: Ginger Minick of Chinese New Year, the crew adjourned to the Forbidden City GEO: 6 Rheems, PA USA Chinese buffet restaurant after the month’s meeting. Future dinner outings have been planned for Black History month, Na- Activities: tional Aviation Heritage month, and Native American history month. 1/6: Collected and donated box of books to the Mount Joy Library And finally, in addition to the club’s own interactive calendar (on our website), I have utilized my publishing tools yet 1/22: WWE wrestling night at CO's home again to produce a desk calendar detailing the dates of our 1/24: Role playing night - AD&D Ravenloft chapter’s meetings as well as member’s (and celebrity) birth- 1/30: Chapter Meeting - moved from normal date due to illness days. The calendar presents a different moment in Star Trek for 1/31: Attended PA Ghost Hunter's meeting each month, each containing a theme. For example, in recogni- On a plus note, we will soon have a member returning to our tion of Valentine’s Day, Worf and Dax’s wedding photo grace chapter and IFT. Steven Zeber is moving back to PA and bring- the month of February. Each page also advertises our chapter’s ing his new wife with him. She also wants to become a member. web address. Reporting: VF Admiral Ginger Minick Reporting: Captain David J. O'Brien

REPORT: USS ARAPAHOE REPORT: USS ATLANTIS COMMANDER: David O'Brien COMMANDER: Barbara Delgado GEO: 14 Aurora, CO USA GEO: 3 Saint Cloud, FL USA

As the first month of the New Year, The Vulkon convention was a lot of January presented the anxious crew of the fun, and almost all of the flyers were starship Arapahoe with many new offerings. taken. The USS Atlantis is planning on The first of which being a new meeting day. donating $40.00 for our IFT victims of the California Fire. My This month we held our first Saturday meeting since the earliest daughter won first place, Junior division, of the costume con- days of our chapter. It was very gratifying to know that, after all test. One of the staff members of Vulkon put together a last the fun (and preparations) had been had, there was still yet (Continued on page 9) another day before returning to the work force. Another of the

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(Continued from page 8) find out about permission on the SOS can drive. Reporting: Captain Andy Mihail minute skit with her. He accompanied her on stage and said to her he was sorry that the transporters malfunctioned and turned her into a child. He would have them repaired immediately! REPORT: USS COYOTE Then to my amazement and surprise, my 5 year-old exclaimed, COMMANDER: Allan Landow "Make It So!" The audience cheered and gave her a standing GEO: 4 New York, NY USA ovation. She became an instant celebrity. Reporting: Commander Barbara Delgado Activities: January 2- January 4th-- Captain Allan REPORT: USS CASCADE Landow and Commander Ida Vega-Landow attended the "Slanted Fedora" Star Trek Con- COMMANDER: Herb Prewitt vention in East Rutherford, New Jersey. GEO: 5 Keller, TX USA January 10-- Monthly COYOTE meeting at the Landow's place of residence. Activities: January 14-- Captain Allan Landow registered for January 17 - Open Meeting - Regular "Sociology Of The Family" and "The Classic American Novel" at Business Adelphi University for the Spring 2004 term. These are the last January 22 - Special Meeting - Officers Bridge 2 courses that he needs for graduation. January 29 - GEO V Online Planning meeting January 17-- Captain Michael Feliu saw the movie In the open meeting we discussed the possibilities of join- "Cheaper By The Dozen." ing the USS Texas on some events or conventions. The chari- January 17-- Blood Donation event at the NY Blood Cen- ties are still MDA, North Texas Food Bank, Toys for Tots, Santa ter. Captain Allan Landow and Commander Ida Vega-Landow Cops, Salvation Army, and the Red Cross. Lt. Commander donated whole blood and Lieutenant Jon Lobl donated platelets. Khysunja Frisella was awarded Chapter Member of the Year January 18-- Museum Of Natural History "Vietnam Exhibit" 2003, Lt. Salvatore Frisella was awarded Commendation for event attended by Captain Allan Landow and Commander Ida Service for his efforts during the North Texas Food Bank Drive. Vega-Landow. Lt. Eric Wisdom was awarded the Certificate for 95% Atten- January 23-- Lieutenant Jon Lobl donated leucocytes as a dance and Distinguished Service. Lieutenant Paula Prewitt was special blood donation request to help a 14 year old girl who awarded a certificate for perfect attendance. Promotions in- needed white blood cells. cluded Paula Prewitt to Lt., Khysunja Frisella to Lieutenant January 24-- Captain Landow set up the USS COYOTE Commander, Eric Wisdom to Lt., and Sal Frisella to Lt. Articles super bowl contest for newsletter assigned but not submitted. January 23-25-- Lieutenant Jon Lobl attended Reporting: Commander Herb Prewitt "Dreamation." Commendations: Congratulations and special commenda- REPORT: USS CORONA tion are awarded to the following 2 officers for outstanding per- COMMANDER: Andy Mihail formance in the month of January 2004: GEO: 4 Oxford, MA USA A) Captain Michael M. Feliu for outstanding work on our club newsletter, "THE HOWLING MOON." He also demon-

strated exemplary competence, creativity, imagination and in- Activities: sight in redesigning our club website. 1/10/04 - Standard meeting. Topics B) Lieutenant Jonathan H.B. Lobl for performing "above discussed were: NASA's Mars rover & it's and beyond the call of duty" by donating platelets and white findings: IFT Academy East news; con- blood cells to help those in need. firmed member Vicki getting her copy of Voyages; airdates for Promotions and new appointments: new Enterprise episodes announced; crew pictures scanned into computer for Photoshopping onto Starfleet uniforms; IFT Allan Landow from Executive Officer to Commanding Offi- Instant Communicator announced; new USS Coyote CO taking cer and also appointed as Medical Pathology Specialist. command in January; member Vicki to do keynote speech & Ida Vega-Landow from 2nd Executive Officer to Executive counseling for dual gendered people in April in Montana; Can Officer and also appointed as Chief of Xenobiological Sciences. Drive date set for March 27- property permission papers to be Vivian Silva promoted to 2nd Executive Officer and also handed into Oxford school corp.; Merit Award certificates given appointed as Chief of Earth Sciences. out to crew. Michael Feliu is our new Chief Of Communications. 1/24/04 - Short meeting - Captain had to work & the Damon Jones is our Information Sciences Specialist, which "meeting discussion list" did not arrive in XO's e-mail. Crew is a new sub-division of the Engineering Department. discussed theoretical Trek sciences & technology. Jonathan H.B. Lobl is our new Chief Of Medical and has Plans For Next Period: Have a regular meetings to discuss the future. Hopefully (Continued on page 10)

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(Continued from page 9) little interruption. Our Chief Medical Officer is tied up most of the time with been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. work and other important business, so we do not get to see him much. The Grandeur theme song he did is on our website, al- Reporting: Captain Allan Landow though he still would like to get a chance to work on it more and perfect it. REPORT: USS ENDEAVOUR Chief of Science Cayce Furrer is continually thinking of COMMANDER: Wil Nageotte ways to help the ship. Aside from that, not a lot has been hap- GEO: 6 Meadville, PA USA pening in our science department at this time. Senior Com- mander and former XO, Darren Sexton, is still liaison to the ship, working on some graphics as needed for the website, and The Meadville chapter had a successful helping IFT Command on graphic work and the Voyages news- fundraiser for the Toys 4 Tots campaign. letter. That is all there is this month, we hope there will be more Thanksgiving weekend, $2250 was raised to report next month. through a bake sale and stockings on the street corners. It was a cold, wet day for those on the corners and Reporting: Captain Larry Roop they all did a great job for TFT. I, myself, worked a few hours at the bake sale, which was indoors. But then, I was on antibiotics REPORT: USS HORIZON for a sinus infection and was ordered by the doc to stay out of COMMANDER: Rebecca Rupert the weather for a few days. I feel good doing this kind of thing for the children and I know the others do as well. It is a service GEO: 14 Hamilton, Ontario CANADA we gladly provide. Reporting: Lt. Dina Thomas Activities: Meeting cancelled due to crew cancel- lations. Items being discussed: Fundraiser REPORT: USS GENE RODDEN- in cooperation with a local veterinarian to BERRY enable clinics for people in need (large stray population in town COMMANDER: Cherif Boudjakdji as well as many owners who can’t afford prices of operations GEO: 5 Pasadena, CA USA for their many pets). Plans for Next Period: Activities: Feb 27/04 – Meeting and evening out. 2003.11.01 Malibu Creek State Park Feb 29/04 – ComiCON convention in Toronto Ont., same Docent Volunteer (Visitor Center) group runs a Sci-Fi con in May as well as another ComiCON. 2003.12.28 LOTR screening party @ Barb’s Reporting: Commander Rebecca Rupert 2004.01.?? Xena Convention Planning Meeting 2003.01.31 Malibu Creek State Park Docent Volunteer REPORT: USS IMZADI (Visitor Center) COMMANDER: Joleen Dooley 2004.01.30-2004.02.01 Xena Convention GEO: 5 El Cajon, CA USA Plans for Next Period: 2004.02.14-15 Star Trek/Sci-Fi/Buffy – Phoenix AZ Activities: Reporting: FLT Captain Cherif Boudjakdji 1/1/04 - New Years Day Celebration 1/7/04 & 1/14/04 & 1/21/04 & 1/28/04 -

Volunteer teaching Awanas. Event Detail: REPORT: USS GRANDEUR Teaching the Cubbies at local church. COMMANDER: Larry Roop 1/24/04 - General Meeting - Discussed new enlistees, up- GEO: 1 Lexington, OH USA coming events and budget for events. 1/19/04 - Disneyland: Trip to Disneyland for lots of fun. There is not a lot to report this month, Plans for Next Period: trip to Disneyland, movie trip, gen- most everything has been running par eral meeting, Valentine's day party. normal. Continual work on the Grandeur Reporting: Captain Joleen Dooley website. Our new XO, Lane Wallace, is always doing some computer work, working on his server that will help Grandeur in the future as well as others needing website space. Jason McGarvey is also working out well. He is of course always working on fan fiction stories, paying particular attention to detail. Chief of Security and Second Officer Lane Deaver is still not able to do a whole lot with the ship at this time but main- tains the Grandeur website by making sure that it stays up, with (Continued on page 11)

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(Continued from page 10) REPORT: USS LaPORTE COMMANDER: Anthony Haslage REPORT: USS JOHN W. COMISH GEO: 51 Lorain, OH USA

COMMANDER: David Stayduhar Activities: GEO: 51 Erie, PA USA 12/6/03 - SLCPA: South Lorain Card

Players Association is a card gaming and Activities: Group trips to see Pirates of Carib- anime viewing league open to everyone ten bean, and Return of the King. years of age or older. Charity Drive to raise money and food for 12/17/03 - SLCPA: South Lorain Card Players Association Lisa and Jess Hays went well. Got $145 plus is a card gaming and anime viewing league open to everyone some canned goods and a new VCR was donated as a Christ- ten years of age or older. Event Details: Had enough food and mas gift. drinks for everyone this time. Planned/Upcoming Activities: Still awaiting confirmation 12/20/03 - LCCC Anime/Radio Holiday Party: Lorain on transfer back to GEO 06. We managed to raise $357 for the County Community College Anime Society and Radio Club. fire relief efforts, and took the check to the local Red Cross. Event Details: We donated snack food, napkins, drinks and Reporting: Captain David J. Stayduhar whatever else remained from the December 17th SLCPA meeting. REPORT: USS KENOSHA Plans for Next Period: SLCPA: South Lorain Card Play- ers Association is a card gaming and anime viewing league COMMANDER: Shannon LaRoche open to everyone ten years of age or older. Late January will be GEO: 14 Kenosha, WI USA the next event session. Reporting: Captain Anthony Haslage Shannon, Rick and I have continued our volunteering at Warner Cable for Ja- son Rimkus’ “Just Talkin’” on Wednesday REPORT: USS LIBERTY nights. A couple of weeks ago, Shannon and I started working COMMANDER: Mandy Pershing on another cable TV show called “Keeping An Open Mind With GEO: 14 Hillsboro, IL USA Kandice”. It’s another talk show that is taped on Saturdays but is actually shown Wednesday nights. The Crew of the USS Liberty had it’s We have done this once so far. Shannon worked on the monthly meeting on December 20th. audio board, making sure the sound levels were correct. I did They started with the committee reports. the directing which meant I controlled which camera shots to do Chris Ekstrom reported that Operation Share is doing well, how- from the editing bay while recording the show onto VHS tape ever since we are in the colder months not as many people which Jason Rimkus loads into one of the many VCR’S that have been coming as in the warmer months. Lana Pershing play the shows everyday. The next day we get to this will be on st reported that 46 bags of clothing was gathered for the remains Feb. 21 . Kandice asked us if we would help on her shows from organization, and they were called to pick all the clothing up, a now on but I made a few mistakes in the camera shots (oops, I count was not made, however the truck was ¾ full. never directed before but learned how in 1997), so at least I am Moving to new business: Conventions are coming in the hoping we will be working with her on alternating Saturdays. Chicago area and if anyone is interested please contact the CO Anyway, Shannon is still working on the USS Kenosha and she will see about making arrangements for transportation. website. From what I saw last, it’s going to be good. There is The conventions are in March and April. Also the Chapter not much else to report on this month as far as this chapter moved that membership dues should be paid by the chapter goes. We don’t have regular, scheduled meetings since there since we have money in the bank. New members will pay their are only 2 of us on the Kenosha, but talk throughout the month first year and then after that the chapter will pick it up. After end- about what’s going on in our little corner of Wisconsin, and what ing new business the floor was open to any discussion. The to report about. chapter decided to have a little Christmas party. Members Oh, I am on the committee that we created in our GEO 14 bought a covered dish and we chatted. After discussion ended, meeting that we had the last Sunday in January, so far we have the Meeting was adjourned. had one meeting about that. ‘Till next month…take care. Activities: Reporting: FLT Captain Debbie Appleby December 12th ...... Crew members Lana Pershing, and Chris Ekstrom assisted the Operation share program by helping the public find clothing they needed. December 19th...... Crewmembers Anne Ekstrom, Chris Ekstrom, and Lana Pershing helped the Operation share program for 3 hours.

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(Continued from page 11) Plans for Next Period: 0402.07: U.S.S. Ulysses General Meeting December 27th...... Crew Vanessa Light, Lana Per- 0402.07: U.S.S. Nathan Hale General Meeting shing, Mandy Pershing, and Anne Ekstrom donate their time to Reporting: Captain Nathan Gastineau the operation share program.

January 2nd ...... Crewmembers Chris Ekstrom, Zach Ekstrom and Vanessa Light help the public find clothing during REPORT: USS NAVIGATOR the operation of the Operation share program. COMMANDER: Erica Baun January 9th...... Crewmembers Lana Pershing, Vanessa GEO: 1 Youngstown, OH USA Light, and Chris Ekstrom assisted the operation share program in helping the public find clothing. Unfortunately, due to weather, there's Plans for Next Period: Attend conventions in Chicago not much to report for January. Our meet- and hopefully raise membership for IFT ing was rescheduled, due to weather, and Reporting: Captain Mandy Pershing then rescheduled again, due to weather. Two of us made it to the second rescheduled meeting, but cut it short because the REPORT: USS MAGNA weather got worse and worse by the minute. In addition, we were invited to an organizational meeting for COMMANDER: Jacqueline Sissenstein the next Dark X-mas convention to be held in Youngstown. GEO: 4 Endicott, NY USA However -- due to weather -- this meeting was canceled for January. Is anyone seeing the pattern here? Activities: Crew meeting. Annual crew We have a meeting scheduled for February, which should holiday party. Activities for this coming be the best meeting we've had in a long time. Our first officer spring were discussed. Car wash/bottle will be coming home from Florida for a visit. Therefore, we drive. We are currently looking for a high scheduled the meeting to ensure that he could attend. It will be traffic venue that will sponsor us in using their parking lot. A the first meeting he's personally attended in several years. It will portion of the individual bottle drive was collected. The rest we be nice to have him there instead of via telephone. Well, that's are waiting on crew to bring into the treasury. about all for this month. Hopefully things will pick up soon. Reporting: Commander Jacqueline Sissenstein Reporting: Captain Erica Baun

REPORT: USS MILLENIUM REPORT: USS ODYSSEY COMMANDER: Gerald H. Borleis COMMANDER: Charlotte Crandall GEO: 6 Gwynn Oak, MD USA GEO: 5 Highland, CA USA

Activities: We held our meeting on the eight- Activities: eenth. We discussed our plans for possible 01-10-03: General Odyssey club meeting, fundraisers. We planned for the upcoming con- Banning, CA. Re-Joined IFT!!! Ship crew vention. received assignments, completed IFT paperwork, Paid dues, discussed Plans for Next Period: The next chapter meeting is tenta- IFT Charter, Rank Systems, picking a charity, etc. tively scheduled for 14th or 15th of February 2004. Plans for Next Period: Reporting: Captain Gerald H. Borleis 02-14-04: General Club Meeting The USS Odyssey has returned to the fold, and the crew is really excited. They are working with the Graphics Department REPORT: USS NATHAN HALE on a new, updated logo and learning all the exciting changes COMMANDER: Nathan Gastineau that have happened since their departure so many years ago. GEO: 5 San Bernardino, CA USA The crew is also looking forward to getting together with other chapters in the GEO for some fun events. Activities: Reporting: Commander Jim Grey 0401.03: U.S.S. Nathan Hale General Meeting REPORT: USS ORION 0401.03: Wild About Mars Away Mission COMMANDER: Tom Carol 0401.30 – 0402.01: Xena Convention GEO: 14 Wonder Lake, IL USA 0401.17: GEO 5 Online Meeting Projects: FSC (Federation Security Corps) Proposal to Greetings from the Orion! Sorry that I IFT, FCC (Federation Cadet Corps) Proposal to IFT, Open Dip- missed the January report. I had company lomatic Relations with IKV Stranglehold. up that weekend and the annual Christ- (Continued on page 13)

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(Continued from page 12) Hope our weather allows us to have a face to face meeting in February. mas Party for my work to attend and I apologize for not sending Long Term Plans: Relay for Life in May in what has been going on lately. Reporting: Captain Rachelle Lerner In Dec 2003 the Orion got together and talked about our upcoming charity events and how we were going to get them started and who was going to be the person in charge of which REPORT: USS QUASAR event. We also worked on the design of our ship’s banner and COMMANDER: Rachel E. Brown business cards for the Conventions. GEO: 6 Bensalem, PA USA In January we assigned the charity events to our crewmembers. Captain Tom Carol will be working with the Muscular Happy NEW YEAR!!!! The Quasar at- Dystrophy Tell-a-Thon is September, Lt Commander Carl tended a SCI FI convention in the Mead- Schweinler is going to find out about doing a food drive for one owlands that was put on by Slanted Fedora in early January. of the local food shelters in October, Lt Commander Dan Wire is Plans were made for our next fundraiser for Wendy, the third working on helping with whichever event leader needs help, and world child the ship sponsors, and they will be carried out during I (Commander Kat) am working on our event Bowl for Kids from Farpoint over Valentine’s Day weekend in February. The ship the Big Brothers Big Sisters foundation. intends to raffle off famous quote buttons and ST memorabilia th The Bowl-a-Thon will be held on March 14 2004. I have that members have collected over the years. It should be a fun already received the paperwork and we are going to start col- weekend for everyone. lecting money for the event as soon as we can. I also am going Reporting: Captain Rachel E. Brown to be sending a letter to Mr. Dave Scott from Slanted Fedora asking if we can also try to raise money at the March Conven- tion in Chicago, March 5th, 6th, and 7th for the Bowl-a-Thon. REPORT: USS RAVEN Our business cards are coming along and the banner is in COMMANDER: Brian Lukas progress. Other then that, everyone in the crew is doing well. GEO: 6 Smyrna, DE USA Also just want to wish our Captain a Happy Belated Birthday. I guess that just about covers everything that has been going on Activities: with us lately. Ship Business: Raven Meeting Reporting: Commander Kat Vanderwiel Ship Socials and Charity Events: Dinner

With Crew, First Night Dover, Transport Member to event, Din- REPORT: USS PHOENIX ner With Crew, Promote IFT, Promote Raven, Press Release COMMANDER: Ellen Truitt (Raven meetings), Video (Firefly), 1 new member, Transport GEO: 6 Salisbury, MD USA Donation to homeless shelter, Transport Member to event. Plans for Next Period: Required Monthly Meeting, Moonlight Bowling, Food Drive, traveling, Heart Walk, Shep- Activities: January meeting held on the herd's Place, Make a Difference Day, Press Release, Farpoint, 11th. The meeting was at Lombardi's' in Salis- WWE, PA Con, Bake Sale, and a Membership Drive Open bury. Vice Admiral Hobbit Hill turned over the House. captain’s chair to Captain Ellen Truitt! Executive Officer, Commander John Abbott, relinquished his position to Lt. Reporting: Commander Gale Rowell Commander Nikki Abbott and took over the Finance Officers role aboard ship. REPORT: USS REBECCA Social Events: January was a slow month with no group COMMANDER: Sande Riggs activity to speak of. We are all settling in to our new positions GEO: 3 Knoxville, TN USA and have high hopes for the months to come!

Reporting: Lt. Commander Nikki Abbott Activities:

December 6 Meeting - discussed the REPORT: USS PROSPECT cookbook and revised ones we have, discussed Christmas Din- COMMANDER: Rachelle Lerner ner and set date for 20th at 1200. GEO: 6 Mansfield, PA USA December 20 - Dinner held at Outback in Salt Lake City Activities: Captain Lerner gave blood Enterprise viewing on Wednesdays, Captain Riggs volun- and platelets this month. Neil Lerner teered at Bridgerland Literacy for 20 hours. helped at the Blood Drive by acting as an Future Activities: Aid Lt. Commander Arick in his recov- escort. Rae also attended Relay For Life ery, Captain’s Dinner February, American Western Heritage Training at Susquehanna University. Due Center to the weather - Captain Lerner conversed with non-resident Promotions: Sr. Lt. Arick to Lt. Commander Arick and members by telephone. Neil and Rae went to see Cold Moun- tain. William Carter has moved and is working in Philadelphia. (Continued on page 14)

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(Continued from page 13) bel Crusader is outfitted with cloaking technology, phase technology and the defensive "bat armor" shields the older Captain change of position to Executive Officer. Janeway placed on the Voyager in the last episode of that series. Awards: Member of the year- Lt. Commander D. Ryals; Commendation-Lt. Commander Dalton Arick for dedication to Reporting: Captain Thomas Robert Stevens duty and for outstanding leadership. Captain’s Log: December was a hard month for all of REPORT: DS SOLAR FLARE Utah. We had freezing cold, snow, and ice. Some places re- COMMANDER: Catherine Christy ceived over 40 feet of snow between November and the end of GEO: 5 Buckeye, AZ USA December. We have continued our viewing of Enterprise, enjoy- ing this seasons new battles and intrigue. We had a Christmas dinner and meeting. Most of our busi- Activities: ness is old business. We met in Layton for the Christmas Din- Sept. 6: Phone meeting: Planning for ner. Several members came long distances to attend. My par- membership drive to be held September 27th through October ents were here for Christmas, which we spent in Ferron. The 31st. Planning for fundraising dinner November 1st. Cathie & Ryals were here for a few days. My parents were here when Gary to design flyers. David & Gary to spearhead distributing Dalt had his accident. We all spent time at the hospital. We flyers in key locations. have had several contacts with the Renegade as well. Angelle to secure decorations for two booths we will run. Reporting: Captain Sande Riggs Steve & John to contact businesses for donations for prizes and raffle for fundraiser. David & Gary to seek advertisement support. I've suggested they contact the AZ Republic, and the local REPORT: USS REBEL TV stations and find out if we can get feature spots on the club, CRUSADER amongst the other places they've planned to check out. Angelle COMMANDER: Thomas Robert Stevens & Cathie to do mailing to members informing them of upcoming fall activities and the need for everyone's participation and help. GEO: 4 Fresh Meadows, NY USA Sept. 20: David, Gary, John, Angelle, Andrew, Ryan, Steve met and distributed fliers to businesses in the community. The ship held no meetings or events Sept. 27: Booth was to be run by Cathie and Steve in uni- this period. However, our Executive Officer, Phil Manners, is in form at Fall Festival. Was not run, as I was too ill to even stand the process of updating our website, we are planning a joint that day, and Steve's assistance was required in other areas business meeting with the USS DeBraak to be held at the Far- due to no shows. point Convention in Towson, Maryland, and we have opened the door to running some joint events with our sister ship, the Next scheduled general meeting October 17. Final prepara- USS Coyote, with Captain Allan Landow elected as the new tions for fundraiser on Nov. 1st. Commanding Officer. Reporting: Commodore Catherine Christy The USS Rebel Crusader has rejected the point system as a means of obtaining rank advancement. Rank promotions will REPORT: USS STAR PHOENIX be granted to those who perform extraordinary service to the COMMANDER: Joyce Young ship above and beyond the call of duty. Significant contributions made on a regular basis can and will result in rapid advance- GEO: 5 Upland, CA USA ment in rank. It is our intention to hold business meetings of the ship in Activities: different locations and counties for the convenience of all our 1-04: Meeting - A decision about what members. Toward that end, the following business meetings charity we will participate with. were held for December and January where indicated: Plans For Next Period: Friday, December 19, 2003 (Nassau County) 2/4/04: Send a message out to members about having a Saturday, December 27, 2003 (Suffolk County) meeting on 2/28/04, also plan on having a yard sale in an effort Friday, January 9, 2004 (Kings County) to put money in the treasury. Since May, 2003, the USS Rebel Crusader has sponsored Comments: Don’t give up on the Star Phoenix. a number of interesting events which have included going to the Reporting: Captain Joyce Young following places for December and January: 12/19/03 -- Milleridge Inn (Holiday Party) REPORT: USS TEXAS 12/27/03 -- Free Holiday House Party COMMANDER: Tommy Holman 01/09/04 -- New York Transit Museum GEO: 5 Hillsboro, TX USA The secret mission of the USS Rebel Crusader is to travel far beyond the boundaries of mapped space to investigate po- tential dangers and to develop diplomatic relations and to make Activities: "first contact" with alien species. Toward that end, the USS Re- (Continued on page 15)

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(Continued from page 14) and Shelley, Juanita’s dog, waiting in the truck. 01-11-04: $100 Animal Adoption – Caracal – Living Desert Jan 10 - attempted monthly meeting - No meeting this Endangered Species Program—Picked up adoption at the Liv- month, trying to find a new chat room for meetings ing Desert after giving them $100 for the adoption, which came Plans For Next Period: To find a website for meetings from the treasury. plus plan face to face meeting in the spring of 2004, meeting, 01-23-04: Promotion Dinner for Juanita – We celebrated picnic, and outing. Juanita’s promotion at work at Black Angus. Capt. Tommy Holman resumed center seat and trying to 01-29-04: GEO 5 Conference Planning Online Meeting - hold together our ship and crew and get new members. AIM—Voted for October 23-24, 2004 for the GEO 5 Confer- Reporting: Captain Tommy Holman ence. 01-31-04: Xena Convention – IFT Recruitment Table – REPORT: USS ULYSSES Burbank, CA—We worked the recruitment table and recruited 6 paying members, 3 for the Roddenberry, and 3 for the Ulysses. COMMANDER: Juanita Gamble Please welcome to the Ulysses, Edrina McShane, Jebbie GEO: 5 Beaumont, CA USA Lavoie, and Karen Traw! The following projects were active for the month of Janu- Activities: ary, i.e. were updated or progressing: Recycling Project (Gene 01-03-04: Ulysses January 2004 Gen- Gamble), Ulysses January 2004 HTML Newsletter (Mandy eral Meeting — Upcoming away missions Ison), Ulysses Website (Mandy), AIDS Memorial Quilt Raffle and adoption at the Living Desert. Sending of adoption materi- (Mandy), IFT Webring (Mandy), GEO V Conference Organiza- als to the San Diego Zoological Society. Other away missions – tion (Mandy). Wild About Mars, the Xena con, etc. Status of AIDS Quilt Me- 44th month of operation: Needless to say, we were busy morial Raffle. Tracking down who sent a $10 money order for for the month of January. The Odyssey officially rejoined IFT raffle tickets from Canada. Envelope was lost in Juanita’s and the Ulysses website has been completely moved to its new house. home, as well as a new Ulysses HTML newsletter created to 01-03-04: $100 Animal Adoption – Black Jaguar – CRES replace the old one. It has been a month of changes and reor- Adopt-an-Animal Program — Mandy brought the paperwork and ganization. filled it out. Juanita mailed it in with the check for our adoption The AIDS Memorial Quilt Raffle has been doing re- of the black jaguar from the Center for Reproduction of Endan- markably well. But since I lug the raffle can and tickets with me gered Species. Money came out of the treasury. wherever I go, I guess it’s not surprising. The GEO 5 Confer- 01-03-04: Raffle tickets pick-up — Juanita and Gene ence is now set for October 23 – 24. I can now go forward with stopped by Party Plus to buy more raffle tickets to be used in sending out announcements, creating the conference registra- the AIDS Memorial Quilt Raffle for Mandy. They delivered the tion form, etc. That’s all for now! new roll of tickets to her at the Nathan Hale meeting. Reporting: Captain Mandy Ison 01-03-04: Nathan Hale January 2004 General Meeting— They discussed finding a new meeting place, the new Voyages REPORT: USS VALIANT online, the gold leaf for their fallen member last year, upcoming COMMANDER: Brent Boehler away missions, crew report from Trish, etc. GEO: 14 Tamaroa, IL USA 01-03-04: Wild About Mars – Pasadena Convention Cen- ter—We toured the displays and watched as Spirit, the first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, landed on the surface of Mars! It Activities: Meeting was held on Janu- was exciting to watch the joy and triumph of the people at JPL ary 17th, 2004, at Ensign Dave Zettler's as it successfully touched down then signaled that it was okay. new apartment. Plans for Archon 28 were 01-04-04: Breakfast at Gramma’s Kitchen – Banning, CA discussed by Captain Boehler. Com- mander Rupert reported via e-mail that the Valiant Website has 01-08-04: Senior Staff Meeting – Online -The upcoming been updated as well as given a new face. She also reported Odyssey meeting, the status of our ribbons from IFT, reminder that she has begun redesigning the Valliant's 3-D chat room to Juanita to contact Shirley at the Living Desert to arrange the and the Bridge looks better than before. Chief Medical Officer adoption of the caracal, updates to the GEO 5 website, upcom- Pat Boehler gave a report on ways to stay warm out in the cold. ing conference meeting planned by Mandy, update on Las Ve- After the meeting Ensign Zettler treated everyone to refresh- gas choices, the people who have responded to the positions ments. posted by Mandy on the GEO V Yahoo groups, and moving the Ulysses website. Reporting: Captain Brent Boehler 01-10-04: USS Odyssey Meeting – Helped the Odyssey sign up for IFT. Mandy handed out the IFT applications which DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Juanita kept. Answered their questions, etc. 01-11-04: Living Desert Away Mission Annual Animal APRIL 24, 2004 Adoption – Spent the morning exploring The Living Desert TARGET PUBLICATION DATE: briefly before we had to leave because of the heat of the day MAY 1, 2004