CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sat., Dec. 6, 2008: Georgia
Public Broadcasting Pledge Drive
Friday, Dec. 19: Star Trek Night
with the Atlanta OutWorlders
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008: Christmas Party
& Awards Ceremony
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Region Two Update now available online
USS Republic
administrative assistance needed
USS Republic to be represented at USS Continuum
event
Captain Watts advances
to karaoke competition finals
Commanding Officer election is this month
Preregister now for the 2009
Region 2 Summit
Member Benefits Program seeks
additional partners
Contributions needed for The Sovereign Star
One XXL USS Republic sport shirt still
available
20th Year Celebration t-shirts still available
Recent Chapter Event Photos
Classifieds
SIDEBAR
December Birthdays
December
Membership Renewals
Welcome Aboard!
Wish List
About the Republic
For More Information
Our Member Benefit Program Partners
17 Years Ago Aboard the USS Republic |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Georgia
Public Broadcasting Television Pledge Drive
6:30
p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008
Georgia Public Broadcasting
260 14th Street NW, Atlanta GA 30318 |
Put
on your USS Republic chapter sport shirt or t-shirt
and join us in the Georgia Public Broadcasting television
studios to answer phones for their pledge drive, and be
seen on TV!
The mission of Georgia
Public Broadcasting (GPB) is to create, produce
and distribute high quality programs and services that educate,
inform and entertain audiences and enrich the quality of
their lives. GPB's nine public television stations
deliver quality PBS and locally produced programming to
every county in Georgia, and to significant portions of
surrounding states. Since 1984, GPB’s listener-supported,
15-station public radio network has been Georgia's source
for great music and National Public Radio (NPR) news. During
GPB’s television pledge drive, we will answer phones and
take pledges when viewers call to give their support. This
is an excellent opportunity for the Republic to be
seen in the community and promote our chapter while helping
a very worthy cause!
IMPORTANT!
Participants must
wear either a USS Republic chapter sport shirt, chapter
t-shirt or Star Trek costume (Federation, Klingon,
etc.). It's too late to order any new sport shirts,
but some of our 20th Year Celebration t-shirts are still
available for sale. See the item below for ordering
information.
There is a maximum participation of 25
people for this event. If you would like to participate,
please contact
the Captain as soon as possible.
You should arrive at the studio no later
than 6:30 p.m. for a brief training. Our shift
begins at 7:00 p.m.
Dinner will be catered by Carole Parks
Catering Company.
Please make plans to join us for this event and RSVP
as soon as possible! If you can't make it, be sure
to watch us in the metro Atlanta area on WGTV
Channel 8!
INFORMATION
FOR VOLUNTEERS ABOUT VOLUNTEERING
MAP
AND DIRECTIONS
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Star
Trek Night with the Atlanta
OutWorlders
8:00 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2008
Hosted by and in the home of Alan Siler
2582 Addison Drive, Doraville GA 30340
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Let's
join our friends, the Atlanta
OutWorlders, for a night that celebrates the quintessential
American science fiction television franchise: Star Trek.
Each month, we'll explore a different theme by seeing episodes
taken from all of the show's TV incarnations: Star Trek,
The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space
Nine, Voyager and yes... even Enterprise.
Few television shows, particularly sci-fi, have had
the impact on American culture that Star Trek has had.
For the month of December, the theme is "Those
Wacky Vulcans!"
MAP
AND DIRECTIONS |
USS
Republic Christmas Party, Awards Ceremony and Commanding
Officer Election
6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2008
Hosted by and in the home of ENS3 Mark A. Ozanick
1690 Hudson Road, Decatur GA 30033
(678) 350-5366 |
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The
USS Republic's 2007 Christmas Party & Awards
Ceremony at Ens Ozanick's home in Decatur
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Make plans
now to attend the USS Republic's fabulous annual Christmas
Party & Awards Ceremony, where we'll eat, drink, be merry!
We'll also announce this year's distinguished
Member of the Year... and who your Commanding Officer for
the 2009-2010 will be! This potluck dinner event
will once again be hosted by ENS3 Mark
A. Ozanick in his beautiful home in Decatur. All
members and friends of the Republic are cordially invited
to attend. An Evite will be sent out soon so that
everyone who plans to attend can RSVP with the number of guests
and type of dish they plan to bring.
MAP
AND DIRECTIONS |
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Region
Two Update now available online |
Yes,
Virginia, there are other STARFLEET chapters
out there! The November 2008 issue of the STARFLEET
Region Two Update is now online.
Please take a few moments to check out this newly overhauled
and redesigned publication for the most up-to-date news about
our fellow Region
2 chapters and the Region as a whole. Click
here to subscribe to this bimonthly newsletter and
have it sent directly to your emailbox. |
USS
Republic administrative assistance needed |
Commanding
Officer, USS Republic, has two projects to offer to
members who wish to assist with the administrative operations
of the chapter. One project requires good computer
and web-browsing skills and the ability to burn a DVD; the
other project requires the ability to make phone calls. Both
projects require the ability to follow detailed instructions. Persons
interested in either of these assignments should contact
the Captain. |
USS
Republic to be represented at USS Continuum
event |
The
USS Continuumthe STARFLEET chapter in Pensacola,
Floridawill celebrate its 15th anniversary with a dinner
banquet on Saturday, December 6. The USS Republic
will be represented at this gala event by Ensigns Mike
and Connor Sollie, a father and son pair who joined our
chapter at this year's Dragon*Con in September.
Commanding Officer, Republic, congratulates the Continuum
on their anniversary and wishes to thank the Ensigns Sollie
for attending the event on behalf of the Republic. |
Captain
Watts advances to karaoke competition finals |
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Captain
Watts belts it out "his way" at Keela &
Katkith's Klingon Karaoke at the 2007 Dragon*Con
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Captain
Eric L. Watts took first place in the third of three
"Tucker USA Karaoke Idol" preliminary competitions
at Shorty's
Pizza in Tucker, Georgia, in November. He'll
now advance to the final round along with five other semifinalists
to compete for a $500 grand prize. Captain Watts
cordially invites the crew of the Republic to join
him at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 20 at Shorty's
Pizza to cheer him on to victory! Visit
Shorty's
web site for menu information and directions to their
Tucker location. Make it so! |
Commanding
Officer election is this month |
Captain
Eric L. Watts' first full two-year term as Commanding
Officer of the USS Republic will soon be coming to
a close, and all members in good standing will soon be asked
to cast their vote for the candidate they want to lead and
administrate this chapter for the next two years.
According to Section 04:05 of the STARFLEET Membership
Handbook, "Chapter Chairperson" (page 18, January
2005 edition), "The Chapter Chairperson, also known as
the chapter Commanding Officer (CO), plays an extremely important
role in the day-to-day operations of STARFLEET. The
CO represents STARFLEET to the members of their chapter, and
likewise, through regular reports, represents the opinions
and needs of their members to STARFLEET. A CO of
a shuttle is required to be a graduate of the Officer Training
School (OTS), while the CO of a chapter must be a graduate
of both OTS and the Officer Command College (OCC)." Also,
per Section 04:09, "Both the Commanding Officer and Executive
Officer must be at least 18 years of age."
As of December 1, 2008, there are five members of the Republic
who hold the necessary credentials to hold the office of Commanding
Officer. They are:
Lt JG David Churvis
Captain Michael Cowart
Captain Matt Ebeling
Commander Brian Holloway
Captain Eric L. Watts
Of the five officers above, only one has announced his candidacy
for the position. A vote of confidence will be
held during December to affirm Captain Watts' reelection as
Commanding Officer. |
Preregister
now for the 2009 Region 2 Summit in Jackson, Mississippi |
Hosted
by the USS Haise NCC-74664, the 2009 STARFLEET Region
2 Summit will be held March 6-8 in Jackson, Mississippi. The
annual Summit can be one of the most rewarding experiences
in STARFLEET. Unlike typical conventions with Star
Trek stars, a Summit is a learning experience. Not
only is it a great chance to learn valuable skills in the
various informative panels and workshops, but it's also a
great chance to make valuable friendships with people you've
only heard about through The STARFLEET Communiqué,
Region 2 Update, online and other sources. Over
100 people from chapters throughout the Region attend the
Summit, along with some of the STARFLEET Executive Committee,
like the Commander, STARFLEET. It's a great opportunity
to learn in a very fun environment. You will also have
a chance to find out what is going on in your Region and in
STARFLEET.
One of the most important events at the Summit is the annual
Awards Banquet. The Republic has won five
Regional awards in the last two years and looks forward to
another triumphant year in 2009! Adult registration
for next year's Summit is $25 until February 15 and goes to
$35 after that. Additional information about the
Summit in general can be found here
and additional information about the 2009 Summit, including
hotel and restaurant info and PayPal links for preregistration,
Awards Banquet tickets and commemorative t-shirts, can be
found here.
Commanding Officer, Republic, would like for our chapter
to be well-represented at next year's Summit. Please
plan to join this "away mission" and attend this
very important event! |
Member
Benefits Program seeks additional partners |
The
USS Republic's Member
Benefits Program has been a very successful recruitment
incentive and has helped our members save money on goods and
services provided by our partners. Unfortunately,
due to the recent downturn in the economy and other factors,
a couple of our original partners have gone out of business
in the last few months, reducing the overall value of the
program. The Republic would now like to
strengthen this program by adding several new partners to
it. Partners receive free advertising on our web
site, in our chapter flyers and brochures, and links to their
web sites in The Republiqué
in exchange for an exclusive money-saving offer to Republic
members. If you or someone you know is a business
owner or manager authorized to make such agreements and would
like to become involved in this program, please contact
the Captain for additional details. |
Contributions
needed for The Sovereign Star |
Member
contributions for the next two issues of the Republic's
award-winning chapter magazine, The Sovereign Star,
are now being accepted. Winner of the STARFLEET
Region 2 "Best Printed Newsletter" Award for 2007,
contributions can be articles, essays, reviews, reports, fiction,
poetry, artwork or word games (crossword puzzles, etc.). The
only requirement is that the contribution must be related
in some way to Star Trek, STARFLEET, Region 2 or the
Republic. Text documents should be submitted
as MS Word or PageMaker 7.0 files; image files should be submitted
as 300 dpi JPG, TIFF or BMP files. Send all submissions
to USSRepublic@aol.com. |
One
XXL USS Republic sport shirt still available |
One
of the Republic's gorgeous royal blue-and-black sport
shirts, size XXL, with the Republic's full-color logo
embroidered on the left breast, is still available for sale. Never
worn and still in brand new condition, this shirt is available
for only $40. Email
the Captain if you are interested in purchasing this
shirt! |
20th
Year Celebration t-shirts still available |
Making
their debut at Sci-Fi Summer Con, our 20th Year Celebration
commemorative t-shirts are still available! These
high-quality, 100% preshrunk cotton tees are available in
sizes Medium, Large, XL, 3XL and 4XL and feature the two-color
USS Republic 20th Year Celebration logo screenprinted
on the full chest. Each limited edition, collector's
item shirt is only $15.00 postpaid! Sizes Small and
XL are already sold out, so order yours now before they're
gone forever!
Click here to buy with PayPal or send check payable
to "USS Republic" to Captain Eric L. Watts,
2902 Aspen Woods Entry, Atlanta GA 30360-2759. |
Recent
Chapter Event Photos |
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Fall
Sci-Fi Charity Putt-Putt Challenge || November
8, 2008
USS Republic members who attended this
event hosted by KAG Atlanta include (second and
third from left, standing) Ens Todd Dissinger and
Ens Andrea Benton and (third from right, standing)
Ens Chris Jones.
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Ensigns Julianne, Jeff and Joanne Trew on the putt-putt
course. Also in attendance: Ens Jenilee Trew
and ENS2 Zannetta Law.
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CLICK
HERE TO SEE 201 PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT.
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Classifieds |
Star
Trek toys wanted to buy: New in box not necessary.
Ships preferred, but will consider figures and playsets
as well. Wanted for play use by Crewman Connor Sollie.
Please contact Ens Mike
Sollie with details and price. |
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DECEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Thursday,
December 4
Ensign Michael A. Knight
Friday,
December 5
Ensign
Marilyn Teague
Wednesday,
December 10
Ensign
Tammy Pakulski
Friday,
December 12
Ensign
3rd Class Sheryl Parsons
Wednesday,
December 24
Ensign
John Godwin
Ensign
Joseph M. Harner
Monday,
December 29
Ensign
Joanne Trew
Wednesday,
December 31
Ensign
Naomi Hemingway
Ensign
Leslie Mele
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DECEMBER
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Ensign Reginald Franklin
Lieutenant JG David Churvis
Ensign Terry Lee West
Ensign Naomi Hemingway
Ensign Page E. Lewis
CLICK HERE TO RENEW!
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WELCOME
ABOARD!
2 New Members in November!
Ensign John Randall Stump, Jr.
Ensign Daniel Wolfgang
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The
Republic needs certain items on a continuing basis
to operate. To help keep our expenses and membership
dues as low as possible, donations of the following items
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for
your support!
HP 10 black, cyan, magenta and yellow ink
cartridges
13 x 19 70-lb. smooth white opaque text stock
Avery 8160 or compatible address labels
9 x 12 manila clasp envelopes
8½ x 11 90-lb. white index card stock
(Springhill 15101)
standard staples
clear packing tape
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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Commissioned
on May 14, 1988 at Dixie-Trek, the USS Republic
NCC-1371 is a chapter of STARFLEET International (SFI)
and a member of STARFLEET Region 2. The Republic
currently has 63 active members (as of December
1) and is one of the largest chapters of STARFLEET in
the world. The Republic plans and coordinates
an active schedule of events for its members, frequently
partnering with other local science fiction groups in
the Atlanta area for joint activities, but does not hold
meetings on a consistently fixed date each month.
Membership in the Republic includes membership
in STARFLEET International. Annual dues are $25
per person for both groups (family discounts are available
with certain conditions and restrictions). Membership
in the Republic includes a subscription to our
award-winning quarterly magazine, The Sovereign Star,
access to our YahooGroups message board, voting privileges
in chapter elections and a personalized laminated membership
card which entitles the member to discounts and rebates
on products and services offered by our Member Benefits
Program partners. Additional information on Republic
membership and how to join is on our award-winning web
site.
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YEARS AGO ABOARD THE USS REPUBLIC
From the Center Seat
by Cmdr David W. Vosper
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Attention
all hands:
We have just completed another busy month of fun activities. At
our November 9th meeting at Fernbank we once again made
tribbles and practiced singing the "Star Trekkin"
song (we are getting better). After the meeting
we visited the Egleston Children's Hospital at Emory University,
where we amused/baffled the sick children with our uniforms
and presented them with the tribbles that we had made. The
kids were confused but their parents loved it.
A hardy WELL DONE To Lt. (jg) Karen Estes for planning
the entire Egleston Away Team. This is exactly
the sort of thing that STARFLEET Command wants its chapters
to do be doing -- community service. A very
rewarding and worthy project indeed Karen.
At our November 16th meeting, former REPUBLIC member Tony
Cade visited us, and showed us his first Sci-Fi Atlanta
cable TV show from September. Tony has invited
select members of the REPUBLIC (as well as IFT and KAG)
to participate in his "Salute to Star Trek"
episode on December 7th, on Dekalb cable TV public access
channel 12. Non-participents are also invited
to attend, and to watch the broadcast from the "green
room."
Our recruiting table at the TrekFest Con on November 23-24th
was also a success. It was good to see Jimmy
Doohan and Michael Dorn again. We all got some
great autographs and pictures. I have on my
desk membership applications from not five, not ten but
FIFTEEN new members, all from TrekFest. Another
WELL done to the TrekFest Away Team: James Corley, Karen
and Jon-paul Estes, Bill (Tony) Knopes, Dan Carson, Neil
and Gail Fuller and Stephen Stevers, all of which paid
$22 to attend TrekFest and help out the club. Also
kudos to Neil Fuller for the nifty new, portable blue
backdrop for our display.
Unfortunately, our Away Team to VULKON is St. Petersburg,
Fl, was canceled due to mechanical problems with the shuttle. Thanks
to Neil, Gail and Tony for trying.
Other cancellations include: Georgia Public Telethon (applied
too late) and the Star Trek VI sneak preview (vetoed by
Paramount). See the newsletter Schedule section
for our revised plans to see ST VI.
Another word about club leadership: all members are encouraged
to become as active with the club as they wish. Active
members who take SFA courses, collect cans for our recycling
program and volunteer at Cons will have a lot of fun and
will earn promotion points (see the article on Promotions
in this newsletter). However club leaders will
be selected from those people who serve as department
and division heads, who keep other members informed via
our phone net, and who are able to motivate others to
attend SFA courses, collect cans, attend Cons, etc. For
the good of the many, club leaders must first prove their
ability to be good followers. Club members
(and leaders) who do not use the chain-of-command to communicate
will not be appointed or retained as leaders.
Staff meetings are reserved for department heads, and
those other leaders who the Captain deems necessary to
planning club activities. All other members
will please use the chain-of-command to communicate their
needs and suggestions to this core staff, and to the Captain. The
formal chain-of-command is outlined in a seperate article
in this newsletter. As the club approaches
its 1991 membership goal of 100 members, it is becoming
critical that members follow these guidelines.
As you will read in the Chaplain's report, the position
of Chaplain/Counselor is being discontinued. There
are several good reasons for this.
Firstly, the STARFLEET Counselor/Chaplain Corps has also
been disbanded. I know of no official reason
for this, other than that in general these projects often
lapse due to changes in the lives of their leaders. Secondly,
acting as ship's counselor has proved to be emotionally
draining on Karen Estes, who is also a wife, graduate
student and acting Science officer.
Thirdly, it is not the role of STARFLEET or of the USS
REPUBLIC to counsel its members. We are a fan
club, and our primary role is "to provide a forum
for persons with an interest in the Star Trek universe,
to provide a social organization in which people of diverse
backgrounds with simular interests can interact, to promote
an optimistic future..." Hopefully our
social organization will include the emotional benefits
of friendship and camaraderie for our members. However,
for our staff to act as counselors for emotionally and
mentally disturbed individuals is clearly not within the
purview of a fan club. This type of counseling
should be done by trained, licensed professionals (psychologists,
family counselors, psychotherapists, ministers), as required
by law.
It is the responsibility of the staff of any organization
to protect that organization from the inappropriate or
disruptive behavior of emotionally or mentally disturbed
individuals. The ST experience seems to attract
more than its share of such individuals, and it requires
experienced, mature leaders to identify such individuals
and to diplomaticly deal with such conflicts.
I, your Captain, was mistaken in continuing the Chaplain/Counselor
program that was presented to me as a part of the REPUBLIC
when I took command. However, I can assure
you that I have the necessary experience to identify troubled
crew members, and to advise our staff of the appropriate
way to handle them. The dissolution of the
position of ship's Chaplin in no way reflects upon Lt.
(jg) Karen Estes, who has performed superbly in that role. Karen
will continue to fill in acting Science officer, until
such time as a permanent replacement can be found.
We are planning a new meeting schedule. Starting
the first of the year, we will start having one general
meeting on a weekend, and the second general meeting on
a weekday evening, in order to accommodate those members
who cannot attend weekend meetings. The weekend
meeting will be held at Fernbank at noon on Saturday,
January 4th, as usual. The evening weekday
meeting will be held on January 14th at a Shoney's near
Fernbank. We will eat at 7:00 PM and the meeting
will begin at 8:00. We will continue our regular
meeting schedule throughout December.
Everyone is invited to the USS REPUBLIC Christmas party
December 14th at Post Brookhaven apartments. Happy
holidays to you and all your families.
(Captain -- time dilation effects are becoming severe. Full
Impulse power is accelerating us towards the speed of
light. Warp engines are online and Warp power
is available.)
Maintain Present Course
Increase speed to WARP 1
WARP SPEED!
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Reprinted
from
And to the REPUBLIC
Volume III, Issue Twelve
December 1991
Copyright © 1991 USS Republic.
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