Greetings:

On behalf of ADM Fanelli, R3RC, I am happy to announce that on Saturday September the 13th the Region Three will be holding our next big event:
The Annual Pool and Dart's Parrises Squares Tournament in Killeen/Harker Heights TX.

Here is the Tentative Schedule:

11 am Lunch: TBA

Pool and Darts Tournament

Location:
Killeen - Harker Heights Moose Lodge
125 West Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Harker Heights, TX 76548
Map to the Moose Lodge

12 pm Sign-up / Practice
1 pm Darts Tournament
3 pm Pool Tournament
7 pm Steak Dinner in lodge
8 pm Finals (if needed)

* The meal includes a steak grilled the way you like it, a baked potato, a salad and a dessert. Cost per dinner will be announced ASAP.

Those of you interested in taking advantage of this GREAT meal need to e-mail ADM Michelle Fanelli NO later than Sept. 8th so the Lodge has an idea on how many of us will be eating that evening.

Recommend Hotel (just a few blocks from the Lodge)

Heights Inn: 410 West Veterans Memorial Blvd
Harker Heights, TX 76548
Phone: (254) 690-8700
Map to the Heights Inn

Call NOW for Rates and Reservations ... they will fill up fast.

Rules

Following are the rules that will be used for the Region Three Darts and Pool Tournament; these rules are from the published ADO rules.
1. Each Sector will have one four (4) person dart team and one four (4) person pool team.
2. If enough cadets show up ... each Sector can have a dart and pool team also.
3. Each tournament (Darts and Pool) will be played as Single

Elimination events

Darts

1. A match will consist of a game of cricket and a game of 501.
2. Dart teams will be two (2) people to throw in the 501 game and two (2) people to throw in the cricket game.
3. A tie breaking game will consist of a team 801 game in which all four team members throw.
4. Example: Sector 1 wins the cricket game; sector 3 wins the 501 game. The two teams will then play a tie breaker game of 801.
5. All darts will be thrown from behind the throw lines in place already.
6. Scoring is as follows: outer ring is Double value, big sections are single value, inner ring is triple value and bulls are outer ring single inner circles double.
7. To close a number you must hit that number with either three (3) different darts or with a double and single or just a triple.
8. Remember ... the SCORE KEEPER in each game is NOT a target!

Pool

1. Pool tournament will be played with a two (2) person team for the 8 ball game and a two (2) person team for the 9 ball game.
2. If a third game is needed, it will be decided on by a flip of the coin.

Final Rule

Come out and ENJOY.

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ADM Mark A. Vinson,
Region Three Chief of Communications
Contact

Officers, Crew and Marines of the Third Fleet,

In my capacity as Vice Regional Coordinator (South) it gives me great pleasure to announce that Fleet Captain Trisha Tunis of the USS Corsair has been appointed Sector Leader for the Louisiana chapters. This announcement was made at Summit, but it was recently brought to my attention that my global post must have bounced and never made it out to the list. So here we go.

Congratulations, Fleet Captain Tunis, it was a hard decision to choose which of the hard-chargers from Louisiana to place in this post, but after some discussion with the applicants I do believe we've found that there's more than enough work to go 'round in our fastest growing section of the Third Fleet. I am expecting that we will be seeing great things...

Carry on.

JEFFREY A. WEBB
Rear Admiral, SFI
Commanding Officer, USS Ark Angel (FF-1889)
Vice Regional Coordinator, Third Fleet South
Contact

We are looking for a new Regional Financial Officer or as I call it the our money person. Here is the current but out of date description.

The Regional Financial Officer (RFO) is responsible for creating and maintaining a record of the financial transactions of the Region and shall submit timely reports to the Regional Coordinator as requested. The RFO is responsible for preparing a bimonthly report on the current fiscal state of the Region for submission to the Regional Newsletter.

The Regional Financial Officer is appointed by the Regional Coordinator and will report to the Deputy Chief of Staff as needed.

The more I get into the financial issues of the region, the more I find what we need to have in slot. So the job will be changing and the lucky person will get to help rewrite the description. I envision the role as a reviewer of summit bids for cost issues, Paypal helper, auditor for any large expenses, tax brain, etc. I am currently using Quicken, but if one can handle the job with another program, I am game. The biggest factor is time; they should be primary to this slot. Normally I don’t have a problem with the two hat rule, but I will be working them full time. Not on the REC yet, but I think that is a real option, once we get the details worked out.

If you are interested, send your resume to myself and to Raymond Ford by July 1. If possible, I would like to meet with the parties at summit for a final chat and get the person working with me after the event.

Shell

Admiral Michelle Fanelli
RC Region Three
Contact

We will be looking for a new Chief of Communications. Mark’s real life is getting very busy and he feels the need to step out of the slot. No he is not leaving staff, I will still be abusing him as Special Advisor, which is the jack of all trades for the region. I thank him for all of the hard work he does on Fleet Channels.

From the handbook, the ever popular job description.

The Chief of Communications (CoC) is responsible for the collecting of input from the Chapters in the Region, and the publishing and issuing of the Region Three Newsletter, Fleet Channels. The CoC will generate a calendar of events which includes intership activities, Region Three events, STARFLEET events, and any known conventions. The CoC will select their assistant, the Regional Division Chief for Communications.

The Chief of Communications is appointed by the Regional Coordinator and will report to the Chief of Staff by the end of each month.

We plan to find someone with Mark easing them into the job during the rest of the year. So don’t panic. We are currently using Pagemaker but are open to other publication programs like Quark Express and InDesign.

Sadly, Microsoft Publisher (2003 & 2007) and Microsoft Word (2003 & 2007) are just not strong enough programs to do the kind of newsletter we need. The major goal is a newsletter that is informative and fun. And if you wish to bring your own style to the publication, go for it. One must work with deadlines and well with others.

If you are interested, send your resume to myself and to Raymond Ford by July 1. I would like to have the new person working with Mark after summit.

Shell

Admiral Michelle Fanelli
RC Region Three
Contact