CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sat., Oct. 30: USS Republic
Halloween "Spookfest,"
Part I
Sun.,
Oct. 31: USS Republic Halloween "Spooktacular,"
Part II
Sat.,
Nov. 13:
Fall
Sci-Fi Charity Putt-Putt Challenge
Sat.,
Nov. 20:
TXA
Volunteer Staff Recruitment Meeting
Sun., Dec. 19: Christmas
Party & Awards Ceremony
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax Atlanta
announces third live band
Commanding Officer elections
coming in December
Recent Chapter Event
Photos
SIDEBAR
October Birthdays
Welcome Aboard!
Member Reenlistments
October
Membership Renewals
About the Republic
For More Information
USS Republic Online
Related Sites
Our Member Benefits Program
Partners
News from TrekMovie.com
Leonard
Nimoy "Recovering Beautifully" After Surgery
Lindelof, Orci,
& Kurtzman Talk Star Trek Sequel
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
USS
Republic Halloween "Spookfest," Part I (ADULTS
ONLY)
Hosted by ENS3 Chris and Deena Seckinger
7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010
140 Woodcrest Way, McDonough GA 30253-8220
(678) 432-6425 |
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Last
year, Stargate Atlanta, the IKAV Nemesis and
the USS Republic combined their annual Halloween
parties into a single Sci-Fi Spooktacular. This
year, all members of the Republic are invited
to not one, but TWO parties hosted by members of the
Republic!
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From USS
Republic member ENS3 Chris Seckinger: "It's
time for our annual Spookfest and I wanted to extend the invitation
to all the Trekkers out there! Hallowe'en is here and your
presence is required at the home of Chris and Deena to celebrate
the hap-hap-happiest time of the year!"
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Come
one, come all! Just make sure to bring your own
booze! |
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Dress
in your favorite costume (or don't wear a costume...
but have a good story why!) |
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Costumes
are optional, but encouraged! REALLY encouraged! |
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Don't
make Chris be undead all by himself! |
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Lots
of snacks and Hallowe'en goodies will be provided, but
we never turn down the shared culinary creations from
our friends! |
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If
you feel the desire to whip up some Hallowe'en delights,
bring them with you! |
IMPORTANT: This is an ADULTS-ONLY
party... no children, please! If the party goes
well, then it will not be a safe place for little ones!
MAP
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USS
Republic Halloween "Spooktacular," Part
II
Fun, Food and Fright for the Whole Family!
Hosted by Ens Eve Gidion & Ens Tommy Dempsey
5:30 p.m. Sunday, October 31, 2010
1814 Brockton Glen NE, Atlanta GA 30329
RSVP REQUIRED at Ens
Eve Gidion or (404) 325-2531
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The
presence of all members and friends of the USS Republic
is morbidly requested at the graveyard of Ens Eve Gidion
and Ens Tommy Dempsey on Sunday, October 31! This
annual frightfest is the mega-event of their neighborhoodthey
even have their own Halloween
House Atlanta web site! Visit the web site
to see photos from past years!
Buffet and cocktails will be served to all who help terrorize
the trick-or-treaters. Please come in scary costume!
Scary works best to torture the trick-or-treaters, even
if you're dressed just in black with a scary mask, as there's
lots of dark places to hide and pop out at 'em. The
screams begin at 5:30 p.m.!
IMPORTANT: RSVP REQUIRED!
Please call or email Ensign
Eve at (404) 325-2531 to let her know you will be
attending.
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& DIRECTIONS TO HALLOWEEN HOUSE ATLANTA |
Fall
Sci-Fi Charity Putt-Putt Challenge & Dinner Invasion
Sponsored by KAG Atlanta and Sci-Fi Summer
Con
A charity event benefitting Bread of Life Food Ministry
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, November 13,
2010
Malibu Grand Prix Theme Park
5400 Brook Hollow Parkway, Norcross GA 30071
(770) 416-7630
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Members
and friends of the USS Republic, KAG Atlanta,
Stargate Atlanta and the IKAV Nemesis at the
2008 Fall Sci-Fi Charity Putt-Putt Challenge in Norcross.
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Let's
join our Klingon friends from KAG
Atlanta at the Malibu
Grand Prix Theme Park in Norcross for this fun-filled
fundraiser benefitting Bread
of Life Food Ministry,
a community food bank in Lawrenceville.
We had a lot of fun at this event the last three years and
have been challenged by KAG Atlanta to do it again!
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Malibu
Grand Prix is on Brook Hollow Parkway in Norcross, just
west of I-85 at Indian Trail-Lilburn Road |
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Bring
at least two canned food donations per person
for a free 18-hole round of putt-putt per person (a
$6.99 value)! |
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All
other attractions at group rate prices! |
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Prizes
to the winner and person donating the most canned goods! |
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Republic
shirts or Star Trek costumes encouraged but not
required! |
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All
local fan clubs and fan groups are challenged and welcomed
to attend and participate! |
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This
is a "family-friendly" event! |
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There
may be some fun semi-fabulous prizes for the winner! |
After the challenge, you're invited to join us for a Klingon
Dinner Invasion at Ghengis
Grill in Buford. Genghis Grill: The Mongolian
Stir Fry is a build-your-own-bowl, fast-casual, Asian stir-fry
concept. The atmosphere is colorful, lively and a lot
of fun! It's actually not a cuisine, but an interactive
style of exhibition cooking modeled after a centuries-old
legend. According to this legend, 12th century Mongol
warriors, led by the mighty warrior Genghis Khan, heated their
shields over open fires to grill food in the fields of battle.
A perfect Klingon outing! Please RSVP
Theresa
Parker if you plan to join the invasion so she can make
appropriate reservations.
For more information about the Putt-Putt challenge, please
contact Sci-Fi
Summer Con
chairman and KAG Atlanta Quadrant Commander Chris
Jones. On behalf of the command and crew of
the USS Republic NCC-1371, we hope to see you there!
Q'pla!
MAP AND DIRECTIONS |
TrekTrax
Atlanta Volunteer Staff Recruitment Meeting
2:00
p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010
Location to be announced |
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Many
of you have been asking... and here's your answer! The
very first TrekTrax
Atlanta
volunteer staff recruitment meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m.
on Saturday, November 20, at a location to be announced soon. Anyone
and everyone who is interested in serving on staff as a volunteer
should plan to attend this meeting.
The TrekTrax Atlanta executive committee is still evaluating
and determining our specific staffing needs. Our
needs as of press time include the Star Trek, Klingon
and Costuming & Makeup programming tracks; gaming and
video rooms; registration, con operations, guest relations
and security. Con suite and technical operations
departments are already filled. Additional
departments (if any), the specific number of persons needed
for each department and the number of duty hours required
from each volunteer will be announced at the November 20 meeting.
All persons interested in applying for a volunteer staff position
are asked to bring a written summary of your previous convention-running
experience. Candidates will be asked to pay a $10
staff registration fee to cover a few basic con expenses;
checks should be made payable to "TrekTrax Atlanta"
(cash also accepted).
As soon as the meeting location is determined, it will be
announced on TXA's Facebook
page, in our YahooGroups
and by Twitter. |
USS
Republic Christmas Party & Awards Ceremony
6:00 p.m. Sunday, December
19, 2010
Location
to be announced |
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The
USS Republic's 2009 Christmas Party & Awards
Ceremony was held at the Hampton Inn in Woodstock,
Georgia. Stay tuned for additional details
on this year's location.
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Please
save the date and make plans now to join the USS Republic
for our fabulous annual Christmas Party & Awards Ceremony,
where we'll eat, drink, and be merry! We'll also present
a number of membership awards, including this year's distinguished
Member of the Year! A location for this annual
potluck dinner and BYOB event has not yet been finalized;
any member of the Republic who would be willing to
serve as this year's host is encouraged to contact
the Captain as soon as possible. |
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax
Atlanta announces third live band |
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One
Hard Night is a "Southern Indie Pop Nerd Rock"
band based in Atlanta. They'll be bringing
their own brand of sci-fi-oriented nerd rock music
to TrekTrax Atlanta in February. Don't
miss a full evening of music from three different
bands at TrekTrax Atlanta!
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TrekTrax
Atlanta is pleased to announce that a third live band has
been added to our musical line-up. One Hard
Night is a "Southern Indie Pop Nerd Rock" band
based in Atlanta. They'll be joining local favorite
Hyperdrive and Greenville-based New York Disco Villains for
a full evening of great music on the first night of the convention.
Learn more about One Hard Night, listen to some audio
clips and find out where they'll be playing next by visiting
their Facebook
page. |
Commanding
Officer elections coming in December |
Captain
Eric L. Watts' second 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.
Candidates
for the position must be a member in good standing of STARFLEET
International, must have taken and passed Officers Training
School (OTS) and Officers Command College (OCC), and must
be at least 18 years of age. Members interested
in taking OTS and OCC should visit the STARFLEET Academy web
site. In accordance with the Republic's
Rank
Assignment & Promotions Policy, members who take and
pass both courses receive an automatic promotion to Lieutenant,
Junior Grade (Lt. JG).
As of October 24, there are still only four members of the
Republic who hold the necessary credentials to hold
the office of Commanding Officer. They are:
Lt
JG David Churvis |
Commander
Brian Holloway |
Captain
Matt Ebeling |
Captain
Eric L. Watts |
Captain Watts is willing to serve a third term as the Republic's
CO. If any other eligible person announces his
or her candidacy, paper ballots will be mailed to each member
in good standing in November. Cast ballots can
then be mailed to the chapter's mailing address or delivered
by hand at the Republic's Christmas Party in December. Ballots
will be counted by three noncandidate members and the results
announced during the evening. The new Commanding
Officer, if any, will officially assume office on January
1, 2011. |
Recent
Chapter Event Photos
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STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge || September 25, 2010
Kneeling: ENS3 Eddie Hines. Standing:
CO Capt Eric L. Watts, Ens Claire Willis, ENS2 Julianne
Trew, Chris Jones, Ens Sarah Burroughs, ENS2 Joanne
Trew and ENS2 Jeff Trew.
Ensign Eddie rocked the casbah with an amazing three-game
cumulative total of 465 points. Captain
Eric placed a respectable second with 338 points,
followed by Ensign Jeff with 289. Ensign
Joanne was not far behind with 265 points, with
Ensign Julianne and Ensign Claire putting in good
showings of 237 and 213 points, respectively. A
good time was had by all!
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=OCTOBER
BIRTHDAYS
Friday, October
1
Cmdr Brian Holloway
Saturday, October 2
Ens Sarah Burroughs
ENS1 Nelson M. Barnhouse
Saturday, October 9
ENS3 Barbara Nies
Thursday, October 14
ENS1 Daniel Wolfgang
Saturday, October 16
ENS3 K'La Albertini
Sunday, October 24
ENS1 Mark A. Ozanick
Friday, October 29
Ens Russ Smith
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WELCOME
ABOARD!
4 New Members in September!
Ens Catherine Busbee
Ens Tobee Appleby
Ens Tracy O'Quinn
Ens Tasheka Gipson
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MEMBER
REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their SFI and chapter
dues in September
ENS3 Eddie Hines
ENS3 Renardo Hunter
ENS3 Barbara Nies
ENS2 Will Sims
ENS3 Charles G. Smith
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OCTOBER
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' SFI and chapter dues expire in October
Capt Michael Cowart
ENS1 Hal Doby
Ens David Donaldson
ENS1 Zannetta Law
ENS2 Marjan F. Peltier
ENS1 Michael Shipley
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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Commissioned
on May 14, 1988 at Dixie-Trek in Atlanta, Georgia, the
USS Republic NCC-1371 is a chapter of STARFLEET
International (SFI) and a member of STARFLEET Region 2. The
Republic currently has 53 active members
(as of October 24) and is the largest chapter of STARFLEET
in Region 2.
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 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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NEWS
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Leonard
Nimoy "Recovering Beautifully" After Emergency
Surgery |
by
Anthony Pascale
October 22, 2010
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There
is breaking news Friday morning that Star Trek icon
Leonard Nimoy is currently in the hospital after having
emergency surgery. The actor was scheduled for events
this weekend in Chicago and Long Beach, but had to cancel.
Reports indicate he is recovering well. |
Nimoy "recovering beautifully" Leonard Nimoy, Star
Trek’s original Spock, was scheduled to appear today
at the Creation Star Trek convention in Chicago and
at a special "Evening with Leonard Nimoy" on Saturday in
Long Beach, Ca. However, this morning messages were
posted at both the Creation and Carpenter Performing Arts
Center web sites that the 79-year-old actor’s appearances
were cancelled. Both sites offer the following statement:
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Mr. Nimoy had minor benign abdominal surgery but is recovering
beautifully. He thanks you for all the get well wishes
and he’s doing great. |
TMZ is also reporting that Nimoy had to cancel an event
last night at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art,
who are showing Nimoy’s "Secret Selves" photography exhibit.
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For those attending the Chicago convention today, Armin
Shimerman (Quark) will be filling in on stage for Mr. Nimoy.
Creation has also announced they will be offering
refunds for those with autograph and photo tickets for Mr.
Nimoy. And the Carpenter Performing Arts Center is
planning to reschedule the sold-out "Evening with Leonard
Nimoy" and will notify ticket-holders and post updates on
their Nimoy page. |
Of course, all of us at TrekMovie wish Mr. Nimoy a fast
recovery. TrekMovie will monitor the story and
provide updates. |
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Lindelof,
Orci, & Kurtzman Talk Star Trek Sequel (and Shatner,
too) |
by
TrekMovie.com Staff
October 21, 2010
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As
we recently reported, work on the Star Trek sequel
script is finally underway. A new interview with the
writing team has some more comments about the process. See
excerpts below for what Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci and
Alex Kurtzman are saying about their second Trek. |
Trek writers on sequel expectations, characters &
Shatner
As recently reported by TrekMovie, the writing team
of Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof recently
agreed on a story for the Star Trek sequel, allowing
work of the script to start. In a new interview with
NBC, the Star Trek writing team continued to offer
no details about the film, but what they are saying is still
very encouraging. |
Damon Lindelof talked about the writing process, saying: |
It’s a lot of fun. There’s a tremendous amount
of pressure because expectations, I felt, were a little
bit low the last time. Now they’re highbut that
brings its own level of excitement. So, you know,
I hope that we do the fans proud. |
Alex Kurtzman says breaking the story was “an epic moment
for us, of feeling like we finally came to something that
meets our expectations.” Kurtzman also talked about
dealing with all the fan input and discussions and how he
copes with it, noting: |
It’s exciting and terrifying and wonderful, and yet I
want to put my head in the sandall at the same time.
I think Bob and Damon and I have to shut the noise
out. You do listen to what people are saying, and
our antennae are always out for what people are saying and
what people want. We take that in, we process it,
we adjust it, we talk about it, we debate it, and then we
shut it all out and say "What are we going to do here?
What do we want? What feels right?"
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For his part, Roberto Orci reiterated Damon Lindelof’s recent
comments about how the primary concern for the writers is
the characters: |
Now we have all of characters in place for the beginning
of the movie, so order number one is to make sure we’re
taking care of them. The first movie had the benefit
of slowly introducing themthey weren’t all there from
the beginning. Now they’re all there, and we want
to make sure everyone gets what they deserve first before
we see who else can fit in. |
The article notes that it is "unlikely" that they will write
William Shatner into the sequel, but Kurtzman did offer
some hope to those who are wishing to see Kirk Prime, saying
that if they can find a way to "do it right," then they
will do it, but they have to firstly "protect and make sure
that the integrity of Star Trek is kept alive." |
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