So members of the USS Ticonderoga and the Seventh Fleet had a ton of fun last weekend. WE had the opportunity to join our friends at Starfest 2011 in Denver. While we were there, Brian Wesley of the USS Kelly had taken a ton of video footage. He has been putting it together ind different videos showing the fun that was had at the con. Here is the first video that he has posted on YouTube.
What memories do you have of the convention?
Greetings everyone. Today Starland announced that Jonathan Frakes will not be able to make it this year for Starfest 2011. In his place will be LeVar Burton, best known for his role of Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Also we have had so many people get new uniforms for this event that we are setting up a group photo on Saturday. If you do not have a uniform for the event we may have some extras that you can borrow. We also may have some additional spaces available if you find that you can go on April 15-17. If you are interested, please contact Captain Erica Stark right away.
This is one of the big events that we are looking forward to since there is a lack of conventions in Utah.
The Star Trek fan club, the USS Ticonderoga, has been a group for fifteen years now. We started in March 1996 as the Runabout (Chapter-in-Training) USS Euphrates. Our launching ceremony was in Clearfield, Utah. In 1997 we graduated to starship status and became the USS Ticonderoga. We’ve helped launch Starfleet Command’s Seventh Fleet, several new chapter-in-trainings and the imagination of a lot of Star Trek fans. We’ve had our ups and downs. Our triumphs and our defeats. We have our friends to thank for a lot of these fond memories.
So what we would like to ask everyone, member or friend, is to click on comment and share any memory of the USS Ticonderoga over the past fifteen years. Our eventual goal is to publish some of these in an upcoming issue of the Ticonderoga Transmissions newsletter.
Thank you for being our comrades, we look forward to another fifteen years of Trekkin’.
Greetings All! This is a hail from Captain Erica Stark
Just a quick note to let you all know that our usual Friday night RPG game will NOT be happening this month. Our Retributor GM’s have a family commitment that night. (Silly peoples, thinking a birthday is more important.)
Don’t be discouraged, however. We will still be having a game night that night, but it will be a board-game night, instead. All other details will remain the same.
Held at Kathy Campbell’s home, beginning at 7:00 pm.
If you have a favorite board game, please bring it along.
Any questions? Email me. I’m sure I can come up with an answer.
If you happen to see Justin Rouviere, in person or online, wish him a happy b-day.
See you all on Friday.
Starland is the company that puts together a convention called Starfest every April in Denver. They have been running this convention for more than 30 years and it has gained quite a following. A lot of USS Ticonderoga and Seventh Fleet members will make the annual trek to this convention because of the fun and great guests they have.
Today Starland announced that actor and director Jonathan “Commander Riker” Frakes will be a guest at Starfest 2011. They have also tabbed Morena Baccarin (Anna the Supreme Leader from V and Inara Serra from Firefly), David Prowse (Darth Vader from Star Wars) and Mark Sheppard (Romo Lampkin from the new Battlestar Galactica, Badger from Firefly and Leucon in Star Trek: Voyager). We should be hearing more guest announcements soon.
You can read about Jonathan Frakes at Starfest here: http://starland.com/wp/2011/02/23/jonathan-frakes-added-to-starfest-lineup/
Don’t forget that the Seventh Fleet is trying to charter a bus for $90/person (this is a round trip and includes the driver gratuity). If you are interested in this, please contact Captain Erica Stark for details.
For years Star Trek fans in Utah have been waiting for one of the local television stations to pick up any of the Star Trek series to show in syndication. We have seen stations in other parts of the country airing Star Trek: The Next Generation. We were also hoping that Deep Space Nine, Voyager or Enterprise would also be released to local stations for syndication. The moment we hear of a local station showing any of the Star Trek series in syndication, we will promote it here.
Until then, we have been given another option to buying all of the DVDs. Today Netflix and CBS announced an agreement to allow Netflix to stream various CBS shows to their customers. This will start in April and continue for two years. Details on this announcement can be found here:
http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/cbs-licenses-tv-shows-to-netflix.html
If you had a choice, which Star Trek series would you like to see on local syndication?
Here is a group shot of the USS Ticonderoga crewmembers who had fun at the Laser Tag event last Saturday.
We really liked this arena as they had several styles of games that we could play and kids of all ages could participate. It was discovered that they have unlimited laser tag games for $10/person from 6:00-10:00pm on Sunday. Would you be willing to participate in a Sunday event?
The USS Ticonderoga will be returning to Boondocks on Saturday, June 18th to participate in their outdoor events (batting cages, miniature golf, go-kart racing, bumper boats w/water cannons, etc.)
Last Wednesday was the USS Ticonderoga February meeting at the Weber County Library-Main Branch . This was the first meeting conducted by newly minted Captain Erica Stark. She announced that Crewman Hollie Caudell was named Crewman of the Year for 2010. She also announced that Rear Admiral Carl Stark was announced as the January Crewmember of the Month for all of his hard work towards the chapter.
This was also the first opportunity to announce some of the new Department Chiefs. Lieutenant Frank Buck will be staying as the Chief of Security. Lieutenant John Barnes has accepted the position of Chief of Communications. One of his main goals is to get the Ticonderoga Transmissions newsletter back up and running. Crewman Hollie Caudell will be remaining as the Chief of Tactical. There are still several other positions that need to be filled such as Civilian (Counselor), Chief of Conn, Chief of Engineering, Chief of Medical, Chief of Operations and Chief of Science. If you wish to be considered for a position, feel free to email the Application to Captain Erica Stark.
A question that always seems to come up after the meeting is “Where are we going to go eat?” The crew likes to gather after the meetings and events to continue the socialization in a relaxed setting. Today Captain Stark has decided that as long as Village Inn continues with the Free Pie Wednesdays, we will go to the Village Inn located at 322 12th Street in Ogden. We will usually get there about 9:00-9:15pm. So even if you can’t join us for the meeting due to work, see if you can join us for dinner afterwards.
Wednesday, February 9th at 7:00pm is the date and time for the next USS Ticonderoga monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at the Weber County Library-Main Branch located at 25th and Jefferson in Ogden. We will be in the basement meeting rooms. This will be the first meeting that is conducted by newly minted Captain Erica Stark. At the time she will be making some announcements on the open Department Chief positions.
Don’t forget that you can still apply to be a Department Chief by submitting this Application to Captain Stark. This is the time for anyone who wishes to shape the future of our Star Trek club to step forward and live up to the fleet motto “We Do Not Stand Alone!”
Job Posting listed: Wanted new department chiefs. The USS Ticonderoga will soon be under a new Command Staff. The new Captain has decided to release all department chiefs as of January 29th (at the Admiral’s Banquet) and to set up an application for those wishing to be a department chief.
Download the application here and email your answers directly to the new Captain, Erica Stark at ExecOfficerStark@gmail.com
The departments that we are looking to fill are:
Communications – responsible for: weekly briefings and club newsletter
Conn (flight control) – coordinate the exchange of ship’s newsletters with other special-interest groups and keep them in a scrapbook format for use in research.
Engineering – coordinate production of club paraphernalia and other items – T-shirts, hats, bumper stickers, badges, etc.
Medical – keep track of crew birthdays and anniversaries, and provide cards for senior staff to sign at staff meetings.
Operations – oversee the computer operations of the club, including email lists, Twitter, and Facebook, Wiki page. (Due to the new Tico website being more of a blog-type site, as opposed to a traditional web page, updating of the Tico site will stay in the hands of the command staff – C.O., X.O., S.O.O. Please note, this is different than the description on the website, because this decision was only recently arrived at, after much discussion.)
Science – coordinate Ticonderoga scrapbook of past events.
Security – coordinate Ticonderoga photo archive.
Tactical – keep crew informed of Star Trek gaming and coordinate any inter-ship/club competitions. Organizing teams of Tico crewmembers, etc.
Counselor/Civilian department – Civilians are the club members who just want to come and play, they don’t want to worry about gaining rank advancements. As such, this department doesn’t really have a specific duty, beyond ‘having fun’. However, the chief of this department is still expected to be at all meetings and activities that their schedule permits, and keep the members of this department informed.