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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Saturday, September 3: Dragon*Con
Parade
• Saturday, September 25:
STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Klingon guests added
to TrekTrax Atlanta 2012 line-up
• TrekTrax Atlanta: position
for hire
• Personnel Records
• Recent Chapter Event
Photos
SIDEBAR
• August
Birthdays
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August
Membership Renewals
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About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Our Member Benefits Program
Partners
• Crew Roster
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Dragon*Con
Parade
10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2011
Peachtree Street at Auburn Avenue
Downtown Atlanta
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Star
Trek fans marching in the 2010 Dragon*Con parade
gather for a photo prior to step-off. The
entire group marched behind the USS Republic's
parade banner.
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For
the third year in a row, ENS1 Joanne Trew is coordinating
the Republic's participation in the annual Dragon*Con
parade. We heartily encourage everyone to come
out on Saturday morning and march with us behind our banner!
Members and friends who plan to march with us must meet at
the staging area at Woodruff Park (4½ blocks south
of the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street) in costume
at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. The parade
goes forward on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, rain
or shine. Start time is 10:00 a.m. The parade
starts at Peachtree Street and Auburn Avenue, follows Peachtree
Street north to Baker Street (at the Hyatt Regency), continues
east on Baker Street to Courtland Avenue and ends at the Marriott
Marquis' back entrance.
If you are planning to march with us, please let Ensign
Joanne know! She has registered the USS
Republic to march as a group in the parade but everyone
who plans to join us is also encouraged to join the Dragon*Con
Parade YahooGroup for parade rules and policies, a
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Sixth
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Midtown
Bowl
1936 Piedmont Circle, Atlanta GA 30324
(404) 874-5703 || www.midtownbowl.com
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The
Republic's Fifth Annual STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge, September 2010
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Save the
date and plan to join the USS Republic for our Sixth
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge! We'll challenge
the Klingon
Assault Group, the Georgia
501st and even the Georgia
Furs to meet us in the alley... we'll see who shows
up!
The game fee is $20.00 per person for two hours of
bowling and includes shoe rental. CASH ONLY,
PLEASE, and please pay the Republic, who has already
paid for the lane rental. We have rented two lanes
which accommodate up to six players each. Please
RSVP if you plan to attend so we can add lanes if necessary. Please
arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. to pay for play, get your shoes
and choose your ball. First ball rolls promptly at 7:00
p.m., so please arrive early and be ready to roll (literally)
at 7:00 p.m. Midtown
Bowl's food grill offers a broad range of menu items
and adult beverages are available at the full-service bar.
The
2007 Bowling Challenge turned out to be a huge media
event with lots of TV cameras and the three challenges since
then were just as much fun. Plan to wear your best Star
Trek costume or your USS Republic sport shirt or
chapter t-shirt for this fun-filled family-friendly event!
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
Klingon guests added to TrekTrax Atlanta 2012 line-up |
 The
USS Republic is pleased to announce that David Orange
and Keela & Katkith have been added to the guest
list for next year's TrekTrax Atlanta, to be held April 20-22,
2012, at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter in Chamblee.
 Orange
is best known to Star Trek fans as "Sleepy Klingon"
in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Keela
& Katkith have been bringing Klingon Karaoke to Atlanta
Star Trek conventions since 2005.
 Additional
guests will be announced soon. Member-ship rates
for persons age 12 and up are only $40.00 until December 31. Our
special convention rate for guest rooms at the Holiday Inn
is only $79.00 per night.
Visit the TrekTrax Atlanta web
site for additional information, to purchase your
membership and to book your hotel room. Suggestions
for programming and volunteers for staff are always welcomed. |
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TrekTrax
Atlanta: position for hire
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 ELW
Enterprises LLC, the parent company of TrekTrax Atlanta, is
seeking to hire a Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator. This
person will be responsible for working with the TXA executive
committee to develop a corporate sponsorship program and spearhead
a campaign to contact, present to and secure from a variety
of companies and businesses sponsorship contracts. This
is a temporary position which can be either full-time or part-time. Compensation
shall be a percentage of sponsorships received. Candidates
should have previous experience in corporate sales, a business-professional
appearance, excellent verbal skills and flawless writing skills.
For more information or to apply for this position,
please email President/CEO Eric
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Personnel
Records
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Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué! |
Recent
Chapter Event Photos
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Captain
Watts' 50th Birthday Celebration || August
6, 2011
USS Republic CO Capt Eric L. Watts would
like to thank everyone who came out to The Spot Bar
& Grill to wish him a happy 50th birthday. Republic
members in attendance included ENS3 Eddie Hines, ENS1
Mark A. Ozanick, ENS1 Michael Shipley and Ensigns
Richard & Zannetta Law Tucker. Other longtime
friends and acquaintances included Mari Banks, Barry
Bynum & Ken Cribbs, Gaylen & Vicki Greve, Chris Jones,
William MacLeod, Mac McKinsey, Kevin & Theresa Parker,
Craig Ruskin and Pete Wentzell.
The evening included several "toasts" to the Captain
by his "friends," a video reel of lifelong highlights
(including his poetry, stand-up comedy and television
appearances), balloons, karaoke and a fire hazard
birthday cake. The Captain also greatly appreciates
the numerous gifts he received during the evening.
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BELATED AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
Monday, August 1
ENS2 Russell J. Broomfield
Friday, August 5
ENS1 Jeff Trew
Wednesday, August 10
CRMN1 Jenilee Trew
Capt Eric L. Watts
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AUGUST
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' SFI and chapter dues expired in August
ENS3 Glenn Albertini
ENS3 K'La Albertini
Capt Eric L. Watts
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. After
22½ years and multiple name changes, the Republic
was decommissioned by STARFLEET in November 2010. The
Republic operated as an independent organization
until April 2011. Effective April 9, 2011,
STARFLEET recognizes the "USS Republic - STARFLEET
Registry: NX-1371, a Constitution-Class, Enterprise-Subclass
Heavy Cruiser... as a Meeting chapter in Shakedown Cruise."
As of August 31, the Republic crew includes 43
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
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.
Because the USS Republic is a (soon-to-be once
again) duly commissioned chapter of STARFLEET International
and is bound and governed by its Constitution and By-Laws,
membership in STARFLEET is a prerequisite for membership
in the Republic. Combined annual dues
for both groups are $25 per person and is collected by
the chapter (family discounts are available with certain
conditions and restrictions). Membership in the
Republic includes 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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CREW
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Commanding
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Executive
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The
Republiqué Volume
I, Number 41, August 2011.
Published monthly by and Copyright © 2011 USS Republic
NCC-1371.
Captain Eric L. Watts, Editor.
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