by mrivorey on Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:47 am
A public relations squad, let by Lord Vader, arrived at the University of Missouri - Columbia Children's Hospital on March 1st, 2008. Following the Emperor's directive to ensure the health and well being of the children of the Empire, the troopers presented several games and posed for pictures. Troopers attending this event included: Chris Adams (SL-8100), Bernadette Adams (ID-8101), John Hodges (TK-4284), Chad Sooter (SL-4012), George Bryson (ID-5593), Tristan Bryson (TB-8229), and Ron LaVoi (TS-9706).
by mrivorey on Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:33 am
On March 2, 2008, Gateway Squad was officially approved by the Legion Council. The vote was 36-0 with 2 abstaining. Brian Steele (SL-9633) will be the Squad Leader.
The territory for Gateway Squad will begin with the St. Louis metropolitan area and extend down the eastern border of Missouri to include the area surrounding Cape Girardeau.
Gateway Squad will now start a 6 month probationary period. During this time the squad will be judged on their performance as a unit and their ability to work with the rest of the garrison.
The Gateway Squad website may be found at http://70thexplorers.com/gws/ .
by mrivorey on Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:59 pm
Newly elected CO, Curt Stanfill announced his appointments for the
garrison staff this weekend. They are: XO: Chris Haze. GML:
Ral Wheeler. GWL: Evan Greenwood. PRO: Dru Felkins. Webmaster: Chris
Moody. Garrison Captain of the Guard: Chris Adams.
The job duties of the aforementioned staff members are as follows.
XO (Executive Officer): Assist the Commanding Officer with regards to running the garrison.
GML (Garrison Membership Liaison): Establish first contact with new applicants and help them through the process of joining. Also responsible for keeping garrison members' information up to date in the Legion database. Also conducts the annual census.
GWL (Garrison Web Liaison): Responsible for obtaining, prepping, and uploading members' profile photos for the Legion web site.
PRO (Public Relations Officer): Responsible for creating and maintaining PR materials to help promote the garrison.
GWM (Garrison Webmaster): Responsible for creating and maintaining the garrison website and database, as well as the websites for any squads attached to the garrison.
GCG (Garrison Captain of the Guard): Responsible for overseeing the forums to ensure posts conform to guidelines. Also acts as a moderator to resolve disputes involving garrison members.
by mrivorey on Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:33 pm
Curt Stanfill (TK/ID-1161) won the 2008 garrison election for Commanding Officer last week. He had been the Executive Officer of the 70th Explorers since its formation as a squad three years ago. Curt replaces outgoing CO Rhonda Brown (TB/BH-1165) beginning immediately. An announcement of his command staff could come as early Feb 22.
by TK-1161 Curt on Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:01 am
On November 4, 2007, the 70th Explorers and the Southern Illinois Jedi Order came together to help out Shoes That Fit for 2 screenings of "The Empire Strikes Back" at the Liberty Theater in Murphysboro, IL.
The troops spent before and after the movie posing for pictures and signing autographs. Kathy Guetersloh of On Media reports that the 1pm show had 266 attendees and the 5 pm show had 152 attendees. The total dollars raised was $1865.00. We look forward to doing this again next year when the movie will be "Return of the Jedi".
by TK-1161 Curt on Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:29 am
Members of the 70th Explorers helped Country Acres Rescue with their second annual Howl & Yowl Fall Festival that was held on October 13-14, 2007. With nearly 1000 people attending the 2 day event, the troops had a great time posing for pictures with attendees in a photo where donations were accepted to help fund the daily care of their rescue animals.
