The members of the USS White Buffalo will be getting together for a Christmas Party at the home of Robbie Baird in Tooele. This will be a pot luck and a white elephant gift exchange ($10 limit please). There will also be games for this event. This will start at 6:00pm. Details: CO@USSWhiteBuffalo.org
Schedules subject to change.
“Another glorious chapter of Klingon history. Tell me, do they still sing songs of the great Tribble hunt?” Odo- Trials and Tribble-ations, Stardate: 4523.7
Starfleet Command’s Seventh Fleet is saddened to learn that Rene Auberjonois passed away on December 8, 2019 due to lung cancer. Most Star Trek fans know that he played Constable Odo on Deep Space Nine. Rene also played Colonel West in the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Ezra in the Enterprise episode Oasis.
Our thoughts are with the Auberjonois family at this time.
“The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning…” Closing line of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Stardate: 7412.6
2019 marks the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture which premiered on this date. 1979 was the release date for this first Star Trek movie.
Originally slated to be a pilot episode for a new television series called Star Trek: Phase II, it was switched to a movie after the success of Star Wars. Which brought things back into full circle as George Lucas use to pause his script writing duties to watch original Star Trek episodes.
“People can be very frightened of change.” Kirk- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Stardate: 9521.6
The last Star Trek movie with the entire original cast, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country premiered on this date in 1991. The story line was inspired by the fall of the Soviet Union.
One of the most iconic scenes in the movie is the actors autographs ending the movie for their final bow.
Two different Seventh Fleet chapters hold meetings on the first Thursday of every month. And they are both in Idaho.
The USS Essex will be holding a meeting in the Idaho Falls area. For details, please email Captain Roger Taylor at CO@StarshipEssex.com
In the Mini-Cassa area, the USS Valkyrie will be gathering at 1900 17th Street in Heyburn. The meeting will start at 7:00pm. Contact Captain Charles Corr at USSValkyrie@SeventhFleet.org
Schedules are subject to change.
While it may be the end of the year, we’ve decided to make the theme for the Trek of the Month the firsts. With the first movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary this month, we wanted to honor it. So here are some firsts episodes created for Star Trek.
TOS: The Cage (The first episode produced for Star Trek)
TAS: Beyond the Farthest Star (The first animated series episode)
TMS: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (This first movie is celebrating its 40 year anniversary)
TNG: Encounter at Farpoint (The pilot episode for The Next Generation)
DS9: Emissary (This episode introduced us to Deep Space Nine)
Voy: Caretaker (The Voyager gets stranded in this first episode of the series)
Ent: Broken Bow (Welcome Archer and company to the series)
DSC: The Vulcan Hello (Pilot episode for Star Trek Discovery)
Other Trek: Trekkies (The first of two documentaries released in theaters about Star Trek fans)
Fan Film: Come What May (The first fan film in the Star Trek Phase II/New Voyages series. Link goes to the film.)
Non-Trek: Forbidden Planet (one of the first intelligent Science Fiction films)
If you have suggestions for future themes, feel free to suggest them to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org
