http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/ 70th Explorers News en-us Copyright 2007 70th Explorers News 43200 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/ 70th Explorers News Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:09:03 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1681 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1681 Lord Vader, one of his loyal stormtroopers, and a biker scout battled the arctic temperatures of a Hoth-like environment to participate in the 5th Annual Walk for Autism Awareness on Saturday, April 12th. Lord Vader was the rock star of the event as... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:58:02 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1680 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1680 Members of the 70th Explorers and Central Garrison met April 4th-6th in the Kansas City area for the annual Planet Comicon. It all kicked off on a Friday night with 501st members attending a private dinner with convention guest of honor, Kenny Baker... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:30:19 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1606 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1606 A public relations detachment, let by Lord Vader, was welcomed in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Springfield Missouri on March 15th, 2008. The Emperor commanded to instill the love of the empire and the 501st into the citizens of Springfield through... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:43:39 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1602 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1602 Members of Gateway Squad appeared at the ToyMan Toy Show on March 9th. Curt Stanfill debuted his new rebel trooper costume while the rest of the troopers took pleasure in repeatedly arresting him and making jokes about holding a recall election. In... Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:47:49 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1584 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1584 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... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:33:30 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1569 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1569 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... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:59:56 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1555 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1555 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... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:33:46 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1520 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1520 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)... Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:01:18 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1386 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1386 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... Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:29:17 GMT http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1335 http://www.70thexplorers.com/blog/?permalink=1335 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...