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PLANETS
December 2015
DECEMBER 2015
NASA spies a lightsaber in space
The force appears to be awakening in our galaxy. A NASA telescope has
spotted what the agency says looks like "a cosmic, double-bladed lightsaber."
IN THIS ISSUE:
Captains Log
2
Drunk or Treat
8
XOs Report
9
Engineer’s Log
10
Flight Control
13
Star Trek News
14
Star Wars News
16
Tactical Officers Log
18
Meeting Minutes
19
Member News
20
It's actually a newborn star that's
shooting out twin jets of superheated
gas that escapes along the star's spin
axis. "Intertwined by magnetic fields,
the bipolar jets blast into space at
over 100,000 mph," NASA reported
Thursday, the same day the new Star
Wars movie hits many theaters nationwide.
This is not, however, in a galaxy far,
far away, but rather inside our home
galaxy, the Milky Way. "It’s inside a
turbulent birthing ground for new stars
known as the Orion B molecular cloud
complex, located 1,350 light-years
away," NASA said.
The image was photographed
by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope,
which is in orbit around the Earth.
Sir Alec Guinness
Photo taken from the Hubble Space Telescope
Artists rendition of the birth of a star
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Captain’s Log
Vice Admiral Eddie Allen III
201511.20
(20 November 2015)
SHIP’S COMPUTER UPDATE
I am now firmly entrenched in the Mac World. I decided to try
and create a newsletter header for practice and it required my
working with the graphics and page design on the mac. Here
is the result:
I have been told that this can be converted to Photoshop and
that it will move over to PC in that format. If so I will be able to
pass this over to anyone else wishing to use it.
I also made a flyer for my wife’s company that I cannot show
here. It turned out well and I will turn my attention to the Horizon flyer next.
On a different note, I have had continuing conversations with
Danielle and she is coming along great with the 50th anniversary Horizon logo. She tells me it should be available by January. It will show up on the newsletter first but I anticipate that
we will have “T” shirts and other gear. Good job so far Danielle!
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Finally, I do not have our website and calendar in a Mac format
yet. I am leaning in the direction of using a platform that
works on both the Mac and the PC so that others can assist or
take over the web work if needed. If anyone has any suggestions, please, forward them.
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CALENDAR
For the sake of keeping us all in the loop, I will again discuss our
calendars. We have 5 at present. Our calendars are either public or
private. This is very important. If you want only Horizon members
at a function, then it should go into the Facebook calendar. An example would be if you wanted to invite members to a tea at your
home. Please do not place that in the public calendars.
Another issue is that you only need to place items in one calendar. Sometimes things will go into 2 calendars in order to get the
attention of several groups but we do not need our functions in every calendar. As a result, you will need to check each calendar but it
is likely that you will find yourself interested in certain sectors of
our group and looking into those calendars. Links to all of them are
or will soon be through our site. The Facebook calendar will require
a request to me with your Facebook information for access. No one
gets into our Facebook page unless a club member for at least 6
months and if we judge them trustworthy.
Over the last month
I believe that the best item in the last month was “Drunk or Treat.” I
have written a special article about that under a separate
name. There are so many items in this one function that no one
should walk away bored at the end of the day. This function was
under Do Deca Events.
Another great function was Cosmic Bowling which was joint with
the St Louis Meetup. There were about 30 people bowling. Of
course there was a ringer who bowled a 200 plus twice. Yours truly
had a high score game of 121 but had a cut on the right thumb and
had to bowl left handed after that. Average score left handed was
76. Surprising but not good for the overall average.
Also high on the list was the joint Thanksgiving dinner that has
members of three different Star Trek chapters from 3 different Internationals and the St Louis Meetup. There were some 40 to 50 people at the dinner at Stir Crazy in Olivette, MO. We played trivia and
had a wonderful meeting between all of the people.
Not to be outdone is the traditional dinner for the chapter that ended up at the CO’s house. Thanks to Rhonda and the wonderful
meal.
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The fourth big function was the Summit planning meeting in Kansas
City, MO. I was not able to make it but have heard that the Summit
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is not going to be the traditional Summit. Change is hard, and it is
not always what we might want, but the goal is the survival of Summit. What will it take to continue to have Summit? If Jim’s plan is
successful it could change the face of Summits forever. Get used to
change as it must happen if we are to compete with the newer and
more popular fan groups out there. My opinion. While I am cautious
about this, I hope it will succeed for all our sakes.
I’m glad we can get together in small groups and meet for lunches,
dinners and brunches. As a CO who lives 2 hours away from his XO,
our command staff meets as much as any other average chapter.
Considering that we live in completely different towns, this is not too
bad.. This month there were 49 functions. Our use of the Facebook
calendar has been phenomenal. Congratulations to the Marines on
all their hard work as well.
DoDeca Events at Comic Con
Toni and a great “T” shirt
Toni & Randy
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Members at Pappy’s BBQ
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Urban Chestnut Brewing
Halloween just before all hell
broke loose!
Rams game. It started well and
ended poorly.
Yoda
Spectre
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Stir Crazy
5
Stir
Crazy
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Drunk or Treat 2015
Hosted by Do Deca Event of Jefferson City
This event, hosted the Saturday before Halloween each October is about all day
fun. The events under the umbrella of this function change from year to year although some of the best portions are continued each year. The start is around 12:00 or
1:00 pm and the finish is some 12 hours later
at 1:00 am. They provide transportation on
their bus to avoid the DWI thing but you can
follow in a car with a designated driver and a
reduced fee. While I have followed in a car
before, this year I opted for the bus. I had a
great time and the bus is a lot more fun than
first blush, even for us old fogies.
The function started for many at Hanson Hills camp ground in Kingdom City.
Those who wished could camp out starting Friday evening. The partying started a
day early for that group. The campout continued for 2 nights. How about a little
cooking and sleeping out of doors? Anyone game?
I did not make the campout as I already had other
plans long before it was announced. They have
suggested that it will be continued next year.
After everyone was on the bus we made our first
stop at the Tropical Liqueurs in downtown Columbia.
This is a favorite
and has been on
the schedule since
the
first
Randy Taylor Horizon Member
year.
and Event Coordinator
This is
a very
good
way to
start
the trip
as their frozen drinks are to die for.
They have about 60 different varieties
and even have several that are virgin
(non-alcoholic.) We spent about 45 minutes there.
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Our second stop was for 90 minutes at Laser Lanes. Choices were Laser Tag,
Bowling and video games on site. This is a fairly large complex and we had front
of the line privileges. I played video games and then had a Margarita.
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This stop also featured Jose’ Jalapeno which
has the best frozen strawberry Margaritas in
Columbia. If you are not into any of the activities, then there is the opportunity to have some
Mexican food and a drink or two. Some members enjoyed the drink and food and some enjoyed games and bowling.
A new feature this year was “calling
ahead.” This kept us completely on
schedule, and made the evening smooth.
The moderator made sure they were
aware we were on the way and the hosts
at the next stop moved us to the front of
the line and made sure we got done on
time.
When we left Laser Lanes we went to our
third stop at Craft Beer Sellers in downtown Columbia. Again there were options.
The first was the beer tasting at Craft Beer Sellers. Some of the group that were
not into taste testing beer went into U Kneed Sweets and had various sweets and
coffee. A little something for everyone at
this stop.
I of course ended up at the Sweet Shoppe
and had a Peach Ginger scone and coffee.
The Beer Celler is a great place and according to those who tasted the beer it was a
great sampling. Most of the group had beer
and only a few of us went to have sweets.
Our fourth stop was at Poe Golf Company or the old Perche Creek. This stop
included batting cages, go karts and miniature golf. Again most had a great time
and found something to entertain them.
This was another 90-minute stop.
For some the bus was their hanging out
place as there was a cooler on board, but
for most we enjoyed the stops and the
activities. This was a discounted stop.
I played mini golf. How about a 71 on a par 72 course with alcohol. I felt good
about this score considering the conditions.
I even competed against Spiderman in this contest. Starfleet won!
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The fifth stop was Panhead Billy’s BBQ in Kingdom City. The restaurant is an old biker bar that
has cleaned itself up to become more family
friendly. At least until we showed up. Again,
there is a bar and you can drink but why worry
about that when they serve up wholesome meals,
burgers or BBQ. Everyone got really good food
and drink if they wished.
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The meals were called ahead and just about ready when we got there. The restaurant had added extra staff to accommodate us. This was a stop last year and I
suspect will be again.
The sixth stop was Necro Planet haunted house in mid Columbia. This featured
two haunted houses.
The line here was 4 hours long but we were
again rushed to the front of the line to be ticketed only to go to the front of the lines for
both haunted houses. One of the two was a
little physical and required some crawling and
a little more activity but the other was walk
through. You could opt out of one or both as
you desired. We were done here in about 40
minutes.
From the outside you could hear men screaming like little girls and lots of general screaming before entry and knew they were going to
get to you in the end. But, just imagine, skipping a four hour line to enter…
Consider this as a stop for your fall entertainment for next year. It is a continuing function but needs planning by anyone not
from mid-Missouri as this is also homecoming weekend for the University of Missouri.
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The last stop was a Battlecreek Paintball
stop in Kingdom City right near the
campground. This was an opportunity to
shoot zombies by the droves. Again this
was a welcome repeat stop and offered
finishing fun for the group. It was very
late in the evening by this time at 11 pm
but many were still going strong.
While I was not there for the campfire and
concluding camp out this year they continued into the night and then had breakfast
as a group the next morning. How about
some bacon on the barbie…
VAdm Eddie Allen
XOs Report November 2015
November 7th four members of the Horizon, which were
SFMC members attended the launch of the USS Valiant in
Kansas City. The evening was wonderful and contained all
the pomp and circumstance that the occasion required, with
many chapters across the region attending. Each chapter represented was called and a representative of that chapter was
seated. David did a wonderful job of representing the Horizon
in his Marine dress uniform. Speeches were given to congratulate the chapter and the crew of the Valiant was introduced to
all present. Awards were handed out but the best one was the
awarding of the charter for the ship as a full
chapter in Star Fleet. Then the U.S.S. Dark
Phoenix got up to have their say as the “parent”
chapter for the Valiant.
Like all good parents the Dark Phoenix cleared
out the kids room. Ralph Planthold threw out a
teddy bear, blanket and a notebook along with a
few other items. Clearing the way so the “kids”
cannot move back in. Many jokes were told and
much goon natured teasing of the command
staff of the Valiant took place.
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Many gifts were presented to the Valiant and among
them the USS Dark Phoenix gave them some chocolate
wine. What else would Sunny give them? Coyote gave
them the glasses for the wine and they were presented
with a picture of their ship’s logo made from duct tape.
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Engineer’s Log
Vice Admiral Eddie Allen III
201511.20
20 November 2015
Back to my really enjoyable article of trying to find that special something
Trek for everyone…
ST BBQ set at the Star Trek Store (If I didn’t already have one I’d ant this
one)
Burlee Australia has
released a limitededition range of custom
made sheepskin boots:
WE Love Fine has introduced
Trek Themed apparel:
Think Geek has a Borg Paper Lantern
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4 new ships (Xindi aquatic ship, the Antares, SS Raven, and a Breen)
are being released in the Official Starship Collection.
Starfleet Academy Keychains: TrekToday
SW Speakers from ACWorldWide
SW Shower Heads: (I want one)
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BB-8 Robot by Sphero
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BB-8 Robot by Sphero
Millenium Falcon Hover Drone by
Gadget Flow or their Keys shaped like light sabers.
Gadget Flows light up chop sabers
and finally Gadget Flow
makes a 3D Chess set:
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Flight Log
Commander Rhonda Allen
201506.26
(26 June 2015)
It's a Wonderful Life.....Not that I've fallen off a bridge and now floating
in a dream, but this year has been pretty wonderful.
I recently finished my book challenge. I have reported on this several
times this year. I started in January with a goal of 15 books. I'm already looking forward to starting a new reading challenge in 2016. The
exercise challenge did not go as well, although I gave it plenty of
thought.
I love this time of the year, not the shopping and receiving gifts part, but
the spending time with family and getting together with friends part, especially when there's food involved. Thanksgiving was great and I was
surprised with a Sweet Potato Pie, my favorite holiday treat, thank you
Connie :-). Growing up no holiday was complete without my Mom's
Sweet Potato Pie, Peach Cobbler, or Banana Pudding.
Most of my favorite television shows are over for the season, releasing
me to spend more time to catch up on magazines, sewing, and coloring. I now have 2 adult coloring books. If you still have your inner child
in you, I would suggest taking a trip to Barnes & Noble. I hope to get
back to doing more sewing next year, as I had put that on the back
burner for the last few years.
It's almost time to start thinking of new resolutions. I didn't do too bad
with the resolutions for this year. I didn't beat myself up over the ones
that didn't happen. I embraced happily the ones that I achieved and exceeded. I gave all of it as much as I could and it fell into place right
where it was supposed too.
Launch of the Valiant
Continued from page 9
The Crew of the Valiant presented the Dark Phoenix with a standard of their ships logo on velvet
done by Mike Calhoun’s wife. The Valiant also
has a velvet standard with their ship’s logo on it.
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In true Fleet fashion there was a feast after the
ceremony and the food was very good and plentiful. The fellowship during and after the meal was
even better.
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Trek News –
November 2015
Paramount wants non-Trek Star Trek movies: http://
trekmovie.com/2015/11/17/with-execs-calling-for-star-trek-zero-darkthirty-does-paramount-just-not-get-trek/
Why did the new ST series end up scheduled for “All Access?” http://
www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/why-star-trek-went-cbs-836710
Wil Wheaton will be in Big Bang Theory on December 17 th with Bob
Newhart: http://www.starwatchbyline.com/?p=20721
February IDW Comics: New Visions 3, Star Trek 54 and ST: Starfleet
Academy 3:
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Idris Elba has stated that he is doing a 2 hour prosthetic/ preparation for
his role in ST3.
Red Shirt Diaries episode 21: http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com/#!
episodes/c1w96
Star Trek Beyond will release on July 22nd instead of July 8th so that it
can release in IMAX theaters as well.
Red Shirt Diaries # 20: http://www.theredshirtdiaries.com/#!episodes/
c1w96
Simon Pegg (Scotty) says writing ST3 was “fun.”
Leonard Nimoy is the focus in a COPD special video that has been put
together: http://www.startrek.com/article/watch-it-now-1st-trailer-for-copd
-highly-illogical-a-special-tribute-to-leonard-nimoy
A poll says (basically) that the newer the series, the better the special
effects Surprise!...
Carrie Underwood has a crush on Patrick Stewart: http://
www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/carrie-underwood-freaks-out
-after-sir-patrick-stewart-responds-to-her-20152810 and he replied:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6745951/carrie-underwoodpatrick-stewart-crush
IDW’s Starfleet Academy characters revealed: http://www.startrek.com/
article/meet-the-characters-set-for-adventure-in-idws-starfleet-academy
5th Passenger will star among others, Marina Sirtis, Tim Russ and Armin
Shimerman.
Shatner appeared in a stormtrooper outfit at the CMAs and I was actually watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlmm9J4iNb0 and
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11976762/Watch
-William-Shatner-sings-Girl-Crush-in-a-Stormtrooper-costume-atCMAs.html and the best of all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kAp51wT4qhg
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18 Dec 2015
Star Wars News – November 2015
Want to meet the cast and crew of Star Wars at a red carpet event? Donate to
Omaze. https://www.omaze.com/experiences/starwarspremiere?
utm_source=social-youtube-omaze&utm_medium=videoanouncement&utm_content=8&utm_campaign=child_healthinternational&oa_h=27lg00
Facebook Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/StarWars/videos/1059652867419647/
Collider Jedi Council – 25 Nov 2015: http://amcmovietalk.libsyn.com/collider-jedicouncil-mark-hamill-confirmed-for-episode-viii
New Universe desert planets: Takodana, D’Qar and Hosnain; http://
www.empireonline.com/movies/news/exclusive-empire-reveals-new-star-warsplanets/
Daisy Ridley is on the cover of Glamour:
http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/
celebrity/2015/11/26/daisy-ridley-glamourmagazine-cover-2015
Chance for free Episode VII tickets: http://
www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2015/11/swnn-giveaway-6-movietickets-from-fandango.html
Star Wars Rebels episodes: http://www.starwars.com/tv-shows/star-wars-rebels
C3PO voice map: https://www.waze.com/download
Predicting $170 million opening weekend for the Force Awakens.
Force Awakens is PG13.
Empire has 6 covers for the Nov 26th issue: http://
www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2015/11/empire-reveals-six-exclusive-star-wars-theforce-awakens-covers.html
Jimmy Kimmel live with the crew of the new SW movie: http://screenrant.com/starwars-7-force-awakens-kimmel-abrams-cast/
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Shatner at the CMA’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlmm9J4iNb0
Harrison Ford at the AMA’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg6JThJ0ZWY
Pentatonix at the AMA’s did the SW Theme with an orchestra in background:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvJjfBIiWw
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Force Awakens TV trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9RtGRFNQxs
Saturday Night Live Screen Test Skit: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/
video/star-wars-auditions/2941766
The Force Awakens final cut is out.
Starkiller Base Plans: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/star-wars-first-order-base/
Force Awakens ticket sales at $54 million.
Verizon commercial with Force Awakens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=YQi997MfUZs
SW Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StarWars/
Collider Jedi Council – 19 Nov 2015: http://amcmovietalk.libsyn.com/colliders-jedi
-council-star-wars-movies-once-a-yearforever
Riz Ahmed’s character in Rogue One will be tech savy:
Starkiller Base information: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/13/star-warsstarkiller-base-general-hux?
hootPostID=2e25dce99e219a1c5784bb8680d772d0
General Hux:
More filming coming up for Episode VIII next year in Ireland.
Force Awakens will be 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Collider Jedi Council – 12 Nov 2015: http://amcmovietalk.libsyn.com/collider-jedicouncil-is-snoke-darth-plagueis
Force Awakens prop:
Snoke:
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Daisy Ridley in Elle magazine.
Super Fan Trailer (over 4 minutes) for Force Awakens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqvkarUF8xs
There are hints that Anakin Skywalker’s grandchildren
are in the movie.
Disney 23 magazine’s November issue is SW.
The fifth brother in Rebels is based on the Force Awakens: http://
makingstarwars.net/2015/11/concept-art-of-the-5th-brother-was-created-for-star-warsthe-force-awakens/
70 mm IMAX screenings in select theaters: Eastern MO = St. Louis Science Center:
http://www.slashfilm.com/imax-announces-star-wars-the-force-awakens-screeningdetails-and-reveals-a-new-poster/
Collider Jedi Council – 29 Oct 2015: http://amcmovietalk.libsyn.com/collider-jedi-council
-freddie-prinze-jr-aka-kanan-live-in-studio
EW will have covers with Solo, Key, Finn and R2D2: http://www.ew.com/
article/2015/11/11/star-wars-force-awakens-ew-cover
Interview Magazine with Carrie Fischer and Daily Ridley: http://
www.interviewmagazine.com/film/daisy-ridley
Topps Galactic Connections cards and discs: http://www.topps.com/galacticconnexions
Force Awakens music only trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0C8ggQWys
Jacob Trembley, 9, a Canadian actor may be in Episode IX. http://screencrush.com/
jacob-tremblay-star-wars-episode-9/
Chief Tactical Officer’s Log
Lieutenant Colonel David Williams
OIC 201st Fighting Wolf Pack
12th Brigade 4th Battalion SFMC
November was a log of fun for the security department. We started the month off
strong with a book signing event hosted by two of our newest members, Raz A. Wickham, the author of “Beyond the Edge” and Joe Schlottach, the artist for the book.
They hosted the signing at Distant Planet Comics in Columbia, Missouri. Following the
book signing members went to the commissioning of the USS Valiant in Kansas City,
Missouri at the invitation of Lieutenant Colonel Mike Calhoun. Chief Tactical Officer
David Williams stood in as the representing dignitary for the USS Horizon.
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The tactical department participated in many gaming events throughout the month of
November. On that stood out was the Lantern Corps Game. The Lantern Corps is
based on the Green Lantern Comic books from DC Comics. The Lanterns represent
exemplars of specific qualities. Green is the color of Will, Yellow the color of Fear,
Blue the color of Hope, Indigo the color of Compassion, Violet the color of Love, Red
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Meeting Minutes – November 2015
Starfleet Medical is looking for volunteers for community health.
SFI Scholarships in the news: http://www.vice.com/read/being-a-startrek-fanatic-can-literally-pay-off-if-you-win-the-low-key-starfleetscholarship-111
Date
Region
18-Oct
1
24-Nov
Location
KY, IN,NC,OH, SC, TN, VA, WV
Members
945
7
DL, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PN
611
2
AB, FL, GA, MS, PR, Car
531
3
LA, TX
491
4
AZ, CA, HW, NV
461
12
MO,IL,KS,AR,OK
428
1
KY, IN,NC,OH, SC, TN, VA, WV
929
7
DL, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PN
599
2
AB, FL, GA, MS, PR, Car
531
3
LA, TX
492
4
12
AZ, CA, HW, NV
MO,IL,KS,AR,OK
462
424
SFI Badges: http://sfi.org/shop/starfleet-name-badge/
SFA manual has been updated: http://acad.sfi.org/courses/iols/doc/
SAOC_Manual.pdf
Laura Victor is the sole list administrator for SFI-l.
There is a discussion continuing about redistribution of the Regions.
(Some have just a few members)
There is a discussion continuing about splitting the RC duties into 2 jobs:
RC and Sector Leads (House of Reps)
Still ongoing discussion about the print CQ. (They are going away, some
want to keep them)( there are 2 suggestions on ways to keep it. One is
mine.) If you paid for a print copy your membership will get extended
with the refund money.
Fleet has suggested that we check our information we have on file with
them. For most of you that means check your information with me.
Starfleet has a secret Solstice gift exchange. I have joined it. It closed
in mid November.
There is a huge discussion about CosPlaySky not doing a good job. In
the end it appears that we still have a 15% discount with them.
The Region 12 Summit for 2016 will be a gaming convention. There is
concern about getting what we are paying for. I cannot promise that but
I can say that we, the USS Horizon will have our own functions planned
just in case Summit is a bust. Consider it a holiday out of town with
friends.
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SFI Sciences is posting their reports online: http://
webpages.charter.net/alaricrh73/sci/Starfleet-Sciencesreports.html
There is an ongoing discussion about following the chain of command
Adam Nimoy joined Wil Wheaton on Big Bang theory on 5 November.
There is a discussion about what a chapter in SFI is exactly. Is it only
the fleet members or all of the members.
Fleet has gone to e voting. Apparently, it is against the rules in N.
Carolina but is allowed somehow by means of a gap in their laws.
It has been approved by a special team in the state. It will slow
down voting but ensure that all are able to vote.
The 2017 and 2018 Summit/Picnic/Gathering will be bid beginning
on January 1, 2016.
St Louis Meetup is having “T” shirts made.
Member News November 2015
Members of the Wolf Pack have been very busy this month. They have held
weekly and sometimes daily, gaming events. Good fun and good friendships
formed and strengthened.. One of the Marines was entertaining a guest from
England during November and part of December and David found that he
was a Star Trek fan. They began researching chapters in England and found
none close to him. Since he has several friends that are also Trek fans he is
considering starting a shuttle in his home town across the pond. Great job.
Daneille McLeod has been asked by the Region 12 RC to redsign the Region 12 logo for the 50th anniversary. She has also been assigned to do the
logo for the 2016 R12 Summit. This all started when Robert Westfall was
talking about needing a graphic done and she spoke up that she could do it.
She is also working with the USS Discovery to redesign their ship’s logo.
Considering the work Daneille has done on the Horizon logo for the 50th anniversary I am sure she will do a great job on all the others logos as well.
Carrie Crawford has completed OTS and is
now on her way to taking OCC. She was
promoted at the Wolf Pack’s December
meeting, at Teppanyaki Grill in Jefferson
City, to Second LT. The Marines are definitely busy. We now have three with OTS
and two with OCC.
The sad news was saved for last. Our former member Paula O’Docharty-Rohde passed away on November 30th quite
suddenly, leaving behind a husband, two children and many friends. She will
be sadly missed and the world will be a poorer place without her cheerful and
giving spirit.
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the color of Rage, Orange the color of Avarice, White the color of Life and Black the
color of Death. David Williams played a Green Lantern, Carrie Crawfored played a
Blue Lantern, Ben Davis played a Yellow Lantern, and Kat Davis joined in playing a
Violet Lantern.
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Carrie Crawford was promoted to Second Lieutenant after passing OTC through Starfleet Academy.
The Security Department is organizing a Christmas Cookie distribution to the Emergency Services in Callaway County as a thank you for being on the job during the holiday.
Rick Williams called the Fulton Police Department, Fulton Fire Department and Callaway County EMT’s and Callaway County Sheriff’s Departments to ask if they would be
accepted. The only ones who asked not to receive them were the Fulton Police. They
declined because they get so many treats during the holiday season and the officers
really try to stay in shape for their job. The Wolf Pack members who live in Jefferson
City will take care of the Emergency Services people in the Holts Summit area and the
Fulton residents will take care of the Fulton Services persons.
The security Department has recruited six new members, Mike Dzicek, Raz Wickham,
Joe Schlottach, Michelle William, Will Williams and Amber Kintner.
The Wolfpack website is up and running. Thank you Daneille McLeod for your hard
work. Check us out at http://hasgonetoboldlygo.wix.com/thefightingwolfpack
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