Stardate: 202604.12 Location: Sunriver, Oregon Purpose: Stargazing In Oregon. it's hard to predict the weather. We went over to the Oregon Observatory located in Sunriver. It was a beautiful drive, where sun protection was needed. (For me at least. I will get a sunburn in a car.) The night of our appointment was very overcast. We were a little disappointed to see that the observation area had the roof closed. That's never a good sign. We walked in and chatted with the knowled

Stardate: 202604.05 Location: Executive Officer's Home Theater Purpose: Celebrate First Contact Day Some of the crew gathered to watch the Star Trek movie "First Contact" to honor the historic day in the fandom. First Contact Day, April 5th, is a Trek holiday to celebrate the first contact between Humans and Vulcans. This took place in Bozeman, Montana after the first warp ship took flight. The ship, named the Phoenix, was created and piloted by Zephram Cochrane, a famous nam

Stardate:202604.18 Location: Happy Valley Nature Park Purpose: Community Service We spent a very warm Saturday morning volunteering with "Friends of Trees". Our mission for the day was to mulch around one thousand native plants that were planted last year. The mulching gives the plants a barrier from weeds and helps the roots retain water. We were split into 3 different work crews. We had one group doing the mulching (making a bark dust donut ring around the little plants), o

Stardate: 202604.03 Location: Cinemark Theatre Purpose: SCIENCE! On Sunday afternoon, two Crewmembers ventured out in order to see the newly released film, "Project Hail Mary" based on the book with the same title written by Andy Weir. Having read his previous work ("The Martian"), I had high hopes for this film. It did not disappoint. I laughed, I cried, I spilled my popcorn down the seam of the seat...so a typical movie watching experience for me. I found the film to be gri

Stardate: 202603.28 Location: Milwaukie High School, Oregon Purpose: Observe a physical sporting competition. The crew of the USS Candor attended a women's full contact football game on Saturday. March 28th. The Oregon Ravens hosted the Utah Flaconz in a test of athleticism and determination. The Falconz drew first blood with a touchdown in the first quarter. They followed up with a safety before halftime to go up 0-8. The Ravens fought back and scored a passing touchdown to

Stardate: 202603.25 Location: Covert Cafe Purpose: Test our meddle in a contest of knowledge. Theme: Pets Episodes: ENT - A Night in Sickbay TOS - The Enemy Within TNG - Deja Q TNG - Genesis DS9 - The Forsaken The crew of the USS Candor attended a themed Star Trek trivia night at the Covert Cafe in Portland, Oregon. There was a record number of participants this week. It was a very close competition. Going into the final round, there was only one point separating 1st and 2nd