A VERY Time-Sensitive Message related to STARMAN FAMILY-CON 2014 and/or The WILD HORSE SANCTUARY (WHS)
Originally posted by Vicki Werkley for Liz Turner and the rest of the Con Crew on SEPT 21, 2014 around noon PDT

Apologies if you receive this more than once.

<>NOTE: If you want to REPLY to just Vicki about this message,
        please do so OFF-LIST at <starwerk@gmail.com>.  
         PLEASE cc Liz at <etequine@aol.com>.
If you simply hit REPLY, your message may post to all of STARMANET.  

        = buy T-shirts, Raffle tickets . . . and/or . . .
        = contribute photo(s), other images, poems, short writings, etc. for this year’s
    “Our CORRAL” (see more below)  . . . and/or . . .
       = donate funds to SFC or WHS -or- items to the Charity Auction or as Raffle prizes
                 
Greetings, All!

I’m simply running out of time, so I’ll dispense with the abject apologies.

 Attendees have been waiting to send payments (a few have already arrived),  
so I’m gonna try “something really new under the sun”

~~~~PAYMENTS (PAF & NAF Payment Form)
If you’re attending (<>PAF) & haven’t already mailed a check, BRING YOUR PAYMENT to the CON
(Also please buy any Raffle Tickets AT the Con before the drawings.)
Make a copy of this Form to accompany your in-person payment but ALSO, please mark this
Form and email it back so it arrives no later than 10am TUES morning SEPT 23.

If you’re not attending (<>NAF), you have to move really fast so your envelope arrives at Sandra Ragan’s** no later than FRI 9/26.
Please make a copy of this Form to accompany your mailed payment and/or CORRAL contribution, but ALSO, please mark this
Form and email it back, so it arrives no later than 10am TUES morning SEPT 23.
DO NOT snail mail anything to Vicki; it won’t arrive in time.

Neither <>PAF nor <>NAF need pay for T-shirts yet (though you’re welcome to).
---Below, where you see a fwd slash /  ...  please circle the appropriate word(s)---
    circle which (or delete one)
$_______Total enclosed/owed for Con Fee [*CFR= Con Fee Reminder (below)]
________Total enclosed/owed for Pizza Night [*Watch for a separate email about this]
                ___total slices @ $2/each
                    ___large green salads @ $3/each
________Total enclosed/owed for T-shirts (shirts + postage, if applicable) [*TSR]

           NOTE: ALL Raffle tickets must be bought before drawings begin (SAT and/or SUN)                   
________Total enclosed for ____Crew Jacket Raffle Tickets $2 each or 12 for $20 [*CJRR]
________Total enclosed for ____Quilt Raffle Tickets $2 each or 12 for $20 [*QRR]
________I'm sending photo(s) and/or other materials for “Our CORRAL” [*OCR]
________I’m sending something for the Charity Auction, which benefits Cachuma Star,
                the rescued “orange Mustang” we sponsor at WHS,
________I'm enclosing a donation for Cachuma Star as part of my SFC check [*CSR]
                    It won’t be tax-deductible, but it will be DOUBLED) -OR- see [*CSR] below
________I'm enclosing a donation to the SFC Fund to help keep everything going,
                including the In-Your-Pocket Fund  

$_______GRAND TOTAL of <>PAF = Plan on Attending  <>NAF = Not Attending
                (<>NAF ONLY) __of check / money order I'm sending NOW.
         -OR- (<>NAF or <>PAF) __of what I’ll pay using PayPal [*PPR]       
         -OR- (<>PAF) __ of what I’ll pay in person at SFC  
         -OR- __of what I’ll pay as noted here . . .
                                                 (how/when/etc.):_______________________________________

***************************************REMINDERS*************************************
CON FEES REMINDER  [CFR]:

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[*TSR] Remember what size(s) you pledged / ordered?
Short-Sleeve shirts: Small, M, L, XL  = price: $24  
                  2XL thru 4XL = price: $26
Long-Sleeve shirts:    Small thru 2XL = price: $28  
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For the following items (Tickets for either Raffle; “Our CORRAL” or
other $$$ donations, Non-Attendees: snail mail IMMEDIATELY to:
Sandra Ragan (SFC)
      412 W. 3rd St.
Rialto, CA 92376
Snail mail donated Auction Items
(see [*AUCR] below) IMMEDIATELY to:
Diane Roe
10676 Bell Street
Stanton, CA 90680
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 Proceeds from Raffles go to the SFC Fund to keep the account open and viable with "start-up" for next time, including the In-Your-Pocket Fund.
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[*CJRR] ~~~~~~STARMAN CREW JACKET RAFFLE
We'll raffle one of the two jackets we have on hand, each originally owned by a StarStaffer. The winner gets to choose which jacket to take (probably by size).
 These official series CREW JACKETS are dark blue corduroy; warmly quilted inside; metal-snap front. On the back is embroidered a large red-orange-yellow energy burst around a hand holding a sphere beneath the word STARMAN. On the front, each jacket has the name of the original owner embroidered on the left chest.

  ***LARGE (42-44):  "Norman" (We don’t know who this fellow was or what he did on the show.)
  ***SMALL  (34-36):  "Portia" (Portia Adams was C.B. Barnes's on-set tutor and proved instrumental in SSI's establishing contact with him. She and her husband Larry attended the 1990 & 1992 SFCs.
If you’re a NAF buying tickets for the Raffle, note on your ticket request the following. . .
 
If I win: This is the jacket I will choose:      _____SMALL (34-36):  "Portia"    -or-    _____LARGE (42-44)::  "Norman"   
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[*QRR]~~~~~~”NIGHT PASSAGE” QUILT RAFFLE
Some of you will remember Melinda (a.k.a. Mindy) Young (now WI), who wrote such eloquent STARMAN fanfic. Well, she’s coming to her first FAMILY-CON (including as a Novelist at BookNight) and is celebrating by donating TWO of her stunning Quilt creations. This one, called “Night Passage,” is 57 X 72. In the attached (I hope) photo, you’ll find it features earthy tones (including a lot of dark purple) and patterns in addition to its wild-eyed horses. (The other Quilt goes to the Auction; see [*AUCR] below.)
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[*OCR] We’ll be celebrating “All Things Horse.” One treat will be a wall of photos / other art / poems or vignettes submitted by StarFolk, both attendees and those who wish they could be there.
            We’d love to have you participate (especially if you can’t attend)!  Please send. IMMEDIATELY (to arrive no later than FRI 9/26.
<>Picture(s) or some other image of You & Horse(s): your own, past / present: you on / with someone else’s horse: a horse you’ve known/cared for/worked with; your favorite celebrity / fictional equine; etc.
    (Pix can also be of a horse or horses, without you.)    If you can, please note NAME(s) of horses / all / other people in photo, including yourself.
 <> A Poem or other writing about horses (what they mean to you; a favorite or humorous memory, etc.)
<> OR pix of Ford Mustangs.
<>It’s best to send good photocopies or scans so nothing gets lost in the mail.
But if you want your contribution returned, please include a SASE (Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope),
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[*AUCR] We still have a few precious items remaining from the “estates” of Spotlighters who’re now “Among the Stars”: Helen Keckler, Zena Uzep; Ken & Ida McDaniels. As usual, Liz Turner is donating a number of fine photos, prints, etc. Most other auction items will come from other Spotlighters, commonly little trinkets / treasures (often whimsical/humorous) related to STARMAN or any of its elements (space, astronomy, peregrines, irises, Sedona, photography, etc. -- anything starry or star-shaped) or to, of course, horses  or butterflies, especially BLUE ones, honoring the endangered El Segundo Blue, which is now our official STARMAN insect.
   We'll limit the number of "paper" goods (scripts, fan fiction, etc.), because there may be a separate table of zines and scripts. If you're attending, please bring donated items with you if possible. If not, mail immediately to Diane Roe at address above., we like to have them early in the Con (by Sat. morning) so that they can be displayed in our Hospitality Room.
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[*CSR] The Auction sponsors Cachuma for another two years, but you may prefer to send a $$$ donation, either included in your payment as above –OR-- ___I’ll send my own (tax-deductible) check directly to WHS, payable to: A & E Court Nature Watch Conservancy, dated AFTER JAN 1, 2015 (this organization has been doubling our contribution for years, but WHS has already met its allotment for 2014. Note Wild Horse Sanctuary & STARMAN on the check so that it will be DOUBLED and credited to Cachuma Star. Understand you will then be on the mailing list for WHS and the Nature Conservancy. {Address for [and more info about] WHS can be found at <www.wildhorsesanctuary.org>
If you’ve missed earlier posts about Cachuma (named for the lake in the “Blue Lights” episode), contact Vicki. View him here:<tinyurl.com/CachumaStar>
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[*PPR] You may pay by PayPal, but you must cover all fees as well, so we’re not out-of-pocket. At the following site you can do a reverse calculation of how much extra you’d need to send to cover the fees we’ll have to pay: http://www.rolbe.com/paypal.htm
To use PayPal, please email Todd Andrews (OR) immediately off-list: <starman@pobox.com>
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OK! I don’t even have time to proof this.
Starting now, I’ll be paring down the List I post to for the Con (PAFs). WATCH FOR UPCOMING PIZZA NIGHT POST! If you’re NOT attending but want to remain on the List for vicarious enjoyment of this SFC’s chaos, let me know.

Blue Lights Always!
Dashing---
---Vicki
                      SSI Mini-GLOSSARY
<> STARMAN FAMILY-CON (SFC) -- a biennial (in even-numbered
       years) “Family Reunion” of  those who created/appreciate
       STARMAN -- is an international convention of STARMAN’s cast/
       crew/staff/fans, hosted by Spotlight Starman International (SSI).
<>StarStaffer or Staffer = a member of STARMAN's
       cast, crew or staff
<>VIP = not strictly a Staffer but an important supporter
<>Spotlighter = member of Spotlight Starman International
      (SSI), which formed when the show was cancelled in May, 1987
<>StarFolk = any and all of the above
<>Extra-Statesider = person residing outside the USA
<>(NCA) (SCA) = U.S. States are abbreviated to show members’ residence
These two differentiate between Northern & Southern CA (California)

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     STARMAN FAMILY-CON 2014  (SFC’14)
                   SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2014
            13th biennial "Family Reunion" of
      those who created/appreciate STARMAN
  including: Reunion Party with Cast/Crew/Staff
El Segundo, California *** (1 mile south of LAX)    
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  Co-organizers: Vicki Werkley & Liz Turner
          Contact Vicki:     starwerk@gmail.com
              or  STARMAN.Family@gmail.com
     16563 Ellen Springs Rd / Lower Lake CA 95457-9477
        707-995-1228 (any day: 7am-10pm Pacific)
AFTER 10am, TUES, SEPT 23, call my cell: 707-367-4049
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           Official 2014 Con Crew Members (so far):
       Vicki Werkley (NCA)  ***  Liz Turner (now NCA)
                       Sandra Ragan (now SCA)
              Diane Roe (SCA) *** Jean Ensling (CT)
            Sharon Herden, Auction Coordinator (IL)
                           T-shirt Design / Arts Team:
     Sandra Ragan, Vicki Werkley, Bruce Jividen (OR)
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                         Spotlight Starman International:
                                "We're not history yet!"
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