Captain’s Log, Stardate 92679.79

Commander Marci Jansen reporting.

Greetings all!

That photo to your left is myself and First Officer Jansen on January 24^th, heading up our monthly meeting in our new location at Heroes Your Mom Threw Out Comic Shop! Owner Jared graciously provided us with snacks, and a wonderful time was had by all!

If anyone has any used folding chairs they’d like to part ways with, or if anyone knows of some for sale, please let me know!

I’d like to extend congratulations to Captain Andrew Carlson and the crew of the USS Alaster on their commissioning on January 24^th. Welcome to the 7^th Fleet! (We’re not far behind them!) 

We’re working on expanding our newsletter! “On the View Screen” is just one of our new columns, and it will outline upcoming movies. If you have an idea about a column or article you’d like featured, e-mail me at usssirius@stny.rr.com.  We’ll also be featuring our member’s Interstellar Pets!

We’re still collecting cans and bottles for our ongoing fundraiser. We’re always collecting nonperishable food items or animal care items for our two chosen organizations – the Horseheads Food Pantry and the Horseheads Animal Shelter. Items can either be brought to a meeting or dropped off at the Captain’s house.

Captain’s Log, Stardate 92606.01

Commander Marci Jansen reporting.

Greetings all!

If you missed our December meeting, you missed a B-I-G announcement - As of January 2015, the USS Sirius has a permanent meeting place! We will be meeting at Heroes Your Mom Threw Out Comic Shop! Our first meeting there will be January 24^th at 2 PM. Heroes is located at 130 West 14^th Street in Elmira Heights. We’re thrilled to be working with Heroes owner Jared, and we’re looking forward to a long and prosperous partnership!

As we enter the new year, I’d like our focus to be on making a commitment to our meetings and our charitable work. Too often people say, “I don’t have time.” I’m just as guilty of that as the next person. But in reality, we make time for the things we want to make time for. Let’s make 2015 the year we stand out in Region 7!

I’d also like to focus on recruiting. While not everyone is expected to “pound the pavement,” I’d like for everyone to think about small ways they can help. Can you post a flyer at your work? Are you friends with any local business owners who would let you put up a flyer? Are you attending an event where you could pass out business cards? If so, shoot me an e-mail or give me a call and I’ll get you set up with flyers and cards!

We’re still collecting cans and bottles for our ongoing fundraiser. We’re always collecting nonperishable food items or animal care items for our two chosen organizations – the Horseheads Food Pantry and the Horseheads Animal Shelter. Items can either be brought to a meeting or dropped off at the Captain’s house.

Captain’s Log, Stardate 92496.63

Commander Marci Jansen reporting.

Greetings all!

On the club front – things are moving along nicely. We’re still collecting cans and bottles for our ongoing fundraiser. We’re also, of course, always collecting nonperishable food items or animal care items for our two chosen charitable organizations – the Horseheads Food Pantry and the Horseheads Animal Shelter. Items can either be brought to a meeting or dropped off at the Captain’s house. We will be making monetary donations to each of these fine organizations in December.

Check this out – a website called The Dodo recently did an article on comic shop cats, and guess who was featured? Dizzy, the Fat Cat Comics mascot! Here’s the link.

Also, if you missed it, mankind landed on a comet this month!

And finally, as always – we’re looking to welcome new members! To join the USS Sirius Star Trek/Sci-Fi Fan Club, simply go to www.sfi.org and click on “Join/Renew,” then click “Join Online.” Fill in the information, and pick USS Sirius from the Chapter drop down. That’s it! Easy peasy! Don’t forget to attend our meetings, though – that’s where the fun happens!

Speaking of meetings, for the winter months, we’ll be holding court a little earlier in the day – 2 PM (TWO PM) instead of 6 PM. See you at our next gathering, Saturday December 27^th at 2 PM!!

Captain’s Log, Stardate 92400.61

Commander Marci Jansen reporting.

Greetings all!

September was so full of events and flew by so fast that your Command Crew didn’t even have a chance to get a newsletter out! We’ll just have to consider this one the September/October edition!

There isn’t much to report on the club front – things are moving along nicely. We’re still collecting cans and bottles for our ongoing fundraiser. We’re also, of course, always collecting nonperishable food items or animal care items for our two chosen charitable organizations – the Horseheads Food Pantry and the Horseheads Animal Shelter. Items can either be brought to a meeting or dropped off at the Captain’s house.

Speaking of meetings – the October meeting will once again be at the Captain’s house. E-mail me at marcinichelle@stny.rr.com or text me at (607) 742-1945 if you need the address or directions. It’s my hope to be all finished up on the details for our meeting spot by November. Cross your fingers!

Now that we’re done with club business, I thought I’d share a couple links with you.

The first is Starfleet Academy, the educational branch of STARFLEET International. http://acad.sfi.org/

Through Starfleet Academy, STARFLEET members can take courses on subjects ranging from Klingons to Chinese History to Abnormal Psychology, or even Invertebrate Biology. There’s really something for everyone!

The other link I wanted to share, for all you Star Wars fans out there, is the 501s Legion, a very active charitable Star Wars fan group. Check them out! http://www.501st.com/

See you at our next meeting, 6 PM on Saturday 10/25/14!

Captain’s Log, Stardate 92269.13

Commander Marci Jansen reporting.

The following subspace communiqué was received from the office of Admiral Robert Westfall on stardate 92257.31:

“Please join me in welcoming a new Shakedown Chapter to the 7th Fleet, 26 August 2014.The USS Sirius NX-1744, a Constitution Class Heavy Cruiser, is based in Horseheads, NY (USA) and is under the command of CMDR Marci Jansen. The Sirius' mothership is the USS Serling, also out of the 7th Fleet.”

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve officially launched! I can’t tell you how happy and proud I am that we’ve all pulled together and made this happen! To those of you who have already joined our ranks, thank you from the bottom of my heart. For those of you who haven’t – what are you waiting for?! Beam aboard!

On the heels of that fabulous announcement, I have a few of my own.

First, we are looking for a new meeting place. I’m following up on several leads for a space for us, but for the time being, meetings will be held at my house, at 139 Owens Street in Horseheads. Owens Street is off of Lake Road. I’ll hold court in the garage (which has electric, AC/heat, and a fridge!). And of course, there will be snacks!!

Second, we’re proud to announce we’ve settled on our preferred charities – the Horseheads Animal Shelter and the

Horseheads Food Pantry. To that end, I’d love it if everyone could bring either a non-perishable food item or an item for the shelter to each meeting. A shelter “Wish List” can be found at

http://horseheadsanimalshelter.atwebpages.com/?p=449.

And finally, perhaps most importantly, going forward we will no longer be charging annual club dues. Instead, STARFLEET International dues will substituted. This means that, in order to join the USS Sirius, a new Crewmember must join STARFLEET and select us in the Chapter listing.

That’s all I have for now. I hope to see you all at our next meeting, September 27th at 6 PM!