Fete de Lune

Dear Veteran Fencer,

The Clear Lake Fencing Club and I would like to invite you to attend the 5th
Annual Fête de Lune Veterans Fencing Tournament, to be held on August 23,
2003, in Houston, Texas, at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC's) Gilruth
Center
The Fête de Lune will provide Mixed Foil, Épée, and Saber competitions.
There will be awards given for the top four competitors in each event, as
well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place female competitors and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place in the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70 and above age categories. These will
be presented at our Awards Banquet, to be held at the nearby Nassau Bay
Holiday Inn Banquet Room. A schedule of events is enclosed.

The registration fee is $30 for the first weapon (another $30 for the
Banquet, if you choose), and $10 for each additional weapon. The Awards
Banquet fee for non-fencers is also $30. Please pre-register by August 15th,
since we must receive fees by that week to guarantee your meals. The meal
choices are boneless breast of chicken, stuffed with spinach and cheese,
topped with a tarragon sauce; roasted prime rib, served with a creamy
horseradish sauce; and shrimp scampi with garlic lemon butter, served over
angel hair pasta. There will be a cash bar available. The registration
form is enclosed.

The tournament is close to a range of hotels located along NASA Road 1.
Tournament participants are responsible for arranging for their own
accommodations. We are currently awaiting a response from certain hotels
concerning possible discounts. Please indicate if you require hotel
information when registering for the tournament. For those interested, the
Holiday Inn and the Hilton both have packages which include two tickets to
the Johnson Space Center.

After fencing, showers and lockers are available for your use at JSC's
Gilruth Center. You might also choose to return to your hotel, just a few
minutes' drive away, before the Awards Banquet at the Holiday Inn.

The event will coincide with the Ballunar Liftoff Festival, which will
attract nearly one hundred balloon teams! This should provide some
interesting sights for participants and guests.

For anyone intending to fly to Houston, we would recommend flying to Hobby
Airport, since Bush Intercontinental Airport is much further away (about an
hour drive, versus 25 minutes). Hotels will not have a courtesy van from
either airport. The attached maps should help you, whether you fly or drive
to Houston for the tournament.

The Fête de Lune is one of a handful of veterans' tournaments held each year
in the Southwest Section. We hope that our friends who have joined us in
the past will be able to make the trip to Houston again this August, and
that those who have not yet been a part of our familiar group will take the
opportunity to meet and fence with our illustrious guests.

Best of Fencing to you,

Nicole Trojanowski
President, CLFC