S.T.A.R. Utah
| Fan Club | |
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| Name: | S.T.A.R. Utah (also "S.T.A.R. **Utah," became "Intermountain Star Trek," "Intermountain Star Trek Society" in mid-1975) |
| Dates: | 1973-? |
| Founder(s): | Gerry Williams |
| Leadership: | Gerry Williams, then Michael Scott, Julia Howarth, Carol Andrus |
| Country based in: | Utah, USA |
| Focus: | Star Trek, science fiction |
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Publications
Cons
The club sponsored Intercon in 1975 and 1976.
Some History
Star Trek Association for Revival (S.T.A.R.) was formed in 1972 with the express purpose of gathering Star Trek fans and reviving Star Trek. A Utah chapter (S.T.A.R.**UTAH) was formed shortly after that with subsidiary chapters in Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Provo.
Gerry Williams was the head of S.T.A.R.**UTAH and S.T.A.R.*Salt Lake until early 1975, when he moved to San Diego, California, and Michael Scott took over as the new head.
In February 1975 The Communicator became the official newszine of S.T.A.R.**UTAH.
In mid-1975, since S.T.A.R. Central had ceased communicating with chapters of S.T.A.R. and it seemed the organization was dead, the name of the club was changed to Star Trek Intermountain (STI) and the scope of the club broadened to include all the intermountain states. [1]
[from The Communicator, Vol 3 No 1, February 1975]
7502.12 Welcome to the first issue of THE COMMUNICATOR as the official publication of S.T.A.R.**UTAH. Throughout this year S.T.A.R. hopes to bring you the latest news of STAR TREK and other science fiction programs such as WAR OF THE WORLDS and SPACE: 1999. We plan many activities such as canyon parties, space games, picnics, and convention trips; but most of all we will be promoting the return of STAR TREK to TV.
With Gerry Williams leaving us for San Diego we are losing one of the vital forces of S.T.A.R.**UTAH. Gerry has been the prime mover of S.T.A.R.**UTAH and S.T.A.R.*Salt Lake in so many ways that to list them here would require most of THE COMMUNICATOR. But suffice it to say that without Gerry S.T.A.R.**UTAH would have floundered into oblivion.
’74 was a big year for S.T.A.R.**UTAH. We had Gene Roddenberry speak at the U of U campus, we had the beginnings of our very popular STAR TREK games. We had our Lagoon picnics and many other activities that made being a member of S.T.A.R. a dimension rather than a duty.
’75 has started off equally importantly with the lecture by Leonard Nimoy at the University. More than ever before S.T.A.R.**UTAH is at the forefront of science fiction appreciation in the west. This is the year of the EQUICON when a good number of our group will travel en masse to San Diego to attend this big west coast STAR TREK Convention. This is the year when STAR TREK will once more be born. 1975 is the year of STAR TREK.
As the new head of S.T.A.R.**UTAH and S.T.A.R.*Salt Lake I welcome you to the galaxy of imagination and adventure across the stellar frontier; to the World of STAR TREK.
–Michael (Scotty) Scott
[from the The Communicator, November 1975 issue]:Well, it looks like Star Trek Intermountain has finally reached the turning point. STI is now a completely viable club with regular publications, full-scale meetings, and the possibility of new chapters forming in the Kearns area, Las Vegas, and Montana. We now approach our first official officer elections and enjoy the cooperation of the Salt Lake County library system.
Gerry Williams, past commodore of S.T.A.R.**UTAH, now living in San Diego, California, just published SUBSPACE CHATTER again and it appears that Gerry and Penny are now back to normal In their new home. In the zine, Gerry tells about the club S.T.A.R./San Diego and how they meet once a month in full costume with dealer's tables and everything that constitutes a "minicon." It's as if they held one of our General Meetings every month. ((Course it helps that they have close on 500 paid members, too! —ed.)) Well, we've got a special meeting this month at the Holladay library and another one in December at the Kearns branch. I would like anyone to come to our meetings in costume if they want to.
Currently the USSF (Utah Society of Science Fiction) is having its problems—with which we oan deeply sympathise. In a state where SF fans are not as numerous as in other places, any SF group must keep the interests of those fans in the highest regard. Activities planned by such a group should maintain the interest and enthusiasm of the fan in ways that stimulate and emphasize the importance of science fiction in a world where SF is becoming science fact at a rapidly accelerating pace. Theodore Sturgeon (author of "Shore Leave" and "Amok Time," as well as E Pluribus Unicorn and other well-known stories) says that science fiction is the antidote for future shock. Science fiction and science fiction fans have Importance, even in Utah.
Star Trek Intermountain invites you to join us in the future, the optimistic future of Star Trek.
Michael Scott
Commodore, Star Trek Intermountain