Wow, May was such a busy month that we didn’t get a blog post in. Sorry about that. We usually have a TON of discussions going on with our USS Ticonderoga Facebook page (click on link to visit).
We have a very busy month in June. On Saturday, June 4th we will have a booth at the Weber County Library 3rd Annual FanCon (formerly known as Fantasticon). This will be held at the Roy Library (same location as our meetings) from Noon to 3:00pm. There will also be a food truck rally held at the same time. There is no admission cost for this event. This is a costumed activity so come and be prepared to show off the fun we have in the club.
Wednesday, June 8th is the monthly USS Ticonderoga business meeting at the Central Park located at 300 East Center Street, Clearfield (just to the east of the Clearfield City Hall and Wasatch Elementary). This will start at 7:00pm (first 30 minutes is socialization, then meeting announcements and don’t forget a Star Trek/SF show and tell). This is not a uniformed event, but we encourage club or Star Trek shirts. Bring your dinner to BBQ or brown bag it. For July’s meeting we will be back at the Roy library (there was no room for us in June).
Friday, June 10th will be the USS Ticonderoga Senior Officer’s meeting at Starbase 40. Please make sure you have your reports into your Department Chief before this date.
Saturday, June 18th is our monthly activity. We will be meeting at the home of Captain Stark (Starbase 40) in Clearfield for a BBQ and Star Trek Beyond prep night. Bring your own meat and a dish to share. We will be finishing up any preparations for the upcoming Star Trek Beyond movie promotion in July. Captain Stark has a new BBQ grill to use. This event will start at 2:00pm and run until finished.
Captain Stark will be attending the Seventh Fleet Council Meeting on Saturday, June 25th. If you have any proposals for the 2017 Seventh Fleet Admiral’s Banquet (or any other proposals), you need to get them to Captain Stark before this meeting.
Also on June 25th and 26h will be the Hill AFB Air Show. This event is free to the public and a lot of Ticonderoga members attend this event. Make sure you bring your own lunch, water, sunscreen and folding chairs. Give yourself lots of time with the crowds (traffic can be slow). But seeing a lot of the older airplanes and newer craft can be very exciting. This event only happens once every two years.
Don’t forget to check with your Department Chiefs for any upcoming department meetings or activities.
Future Events to keep in mind: July 13 Monthly meeting. July 16 Seventh Fleet Games. July 22 Star Trek Beyond movie premier. August 2-7 Las Vegas Star Trek Convention. Sept 1-3 Salt Lake Comic Con.
Greetings everyone (especially the new people checking out or fun club). We have a couple of items coming up for the month of April in regards to meetings or activities. Wednesday, April 13th is our monthly meeting. This will be at the new Weber County Southwest Library in Roy. The address is 2039 West 4000 South. It is just to the west of the IOmega Building in Roy (and 1/2 block east of the Roy Frontrunner station). This will be at 7:00pm and we have several new people showing up. We met them at our FanX booth and are very interested in meeting the local Star Trek family. Note: You do not need to wear uniforms to meetings. We do encourage you to bring a Star Trek/Sci-Fi item to show off if you would like. We also encourage you to bring a friend with you to the meetings (rank advancement points are awarded for recruiting new members).
For the last several months our old meeting location of the Roy library was closed as they moved to a new building. The new Weber County Southwest Branch is now opened at 2039 West 4000 South, Roy, UT 84067. This is just behind the old IOMEGA building in Roy. If you are traveling by bus, UTA route 640 goes right by the library. For those of you taking the UTA Frontrunner, the Roy stop is just to the west of the library (it would probably be best to hop on 640 from the station or ask a fellow crewmember to pick you up from the station).
Don’t forget that we will be meeting on Wednesday, Feb 10th at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Game Den Gaming Events Center in Layton (Address: 719 N. Main Street in the strip mall that sits between the Del Taco and Walmart.)
Well as you may recall from our last meeting, we had a long discussion about different meeting locations. After gathering some information (and other tidbits are still being collected) the Captain and Staff of the USS Ticonderoga have made arrangements to meet at the Game Den Gaming Events Center in Layton for the next three months (Dec-Feb). The address is 719 N. Main Street (in the strip mall that sits between the Del Taco and Walmart. The meeting will still start at 7:00pm and you are welcome to bring family and friends to the monthly meetings.
And now a word from our Captain: Hey everyone! Just a reminder that the June Tico meeting is this coming Wednesday, June 10th at 7:00pm (grill will be started earlier if you want to come cook early). We will be at Central park in Clearfield again, and this month we will be firing up the grill. Please bring something to throw on the grill, and a dish to share.
With the warmer months now upon us we have moved our meetings outside as requested by the members. We will be meeting at the Clearfield Central Park located on 140 East Center St. If you know where the Clearfield City Hall is on the corner of Main and Center Street. The park is just to the east of the city hall and elementary school.
First: The USS Ticonderoga started as a Star Trek club on this date, March 9th, all the way back in 1996. We met at the Clearfield Library to announce our launching (as the USS Euphrates, a chapter-in-training off of the USS Kelly) and then went to the Hill AFB Museum as the activity. That was nineteen years ago. How many clubs last for over nineteen years? Congratulations to all of you who contribute towards the club.