Hale's Moon Christmas Decorating Contest Winners

Hale's Moon Christmas Decorating Contest Winners

Hale's Moon thanks everyone who entered the ship and residential Christmas decorating contests.

The winners of the Resident Decorating Contests were Thoth Belic, Lilia Machalski and Calina Tereschenko.







Lux Tchailenov, Jo Masenberg and Gage MacArthur won the ship decorating contest.

Consolidated Associated Traders of Zenobia Hiring Cargo Freighters

Consolidated Associated Traders of Zenobia (CATZ) is hiring cargo freighters for Asteroid Gulag supply runs thru pirate infested space.

Minimum 40 ton capacity.

Interested applicants please contact Jai Raghilda or at the Consolidated Associated Traders of Zenobia (CATZ) offices in Hale’s Moon.

Armed Escort Ships also may apply.

Potential crew members looking to join ships or assist in a run should also make contact.

Reward for Hale's Moon Sasquatch Photograph

Hale’s Moon Sheriff’s Office expressed concern over recent reports of a Sasquatch type creature (aka Bigfoot, Ponginae Gigantopithecus, Australopithecus Palaeojavanicus, Paranthropus robustus, Tauri Anthropoid or Hansen's Planet Anthropoid) in the Hale's Moon colony.

The creature bears a striking resemblance to Bihar Sanctuary Museum Curator Feargananym Karillian, although slightly shorter and non-verbal according to reports.

Bihar Sanctuary Museum Curator Feargananym Karillian commented, "No relation."

No injuries have been reported.

Sightings have been concentrated in the Wastelands area, but also in the main settlement.

The Hale's Moon Herald offers a 100L$ reward for a picture of the Hale Sasquatch in Hale's Moon.

The reward will go to the picture that we run in the Hale's Moon Herald.

Contact Jai Raghilda of the Hale's Moon Herald or Sheriff Gallagher Aeon of the Hale's Moon Sheriff's Office with your photograph.

CHRISTMAS SHIP DECORATING CONTEST

If you don't live on Hale's Moon you can't enter the Hale's Moon Home/Business Decorating Contest.

BUT NON-RESIDENTS CAN ENTER THE CHRISTMAS SHIP DECORATING CONTEST.

The winner will receive 5000$L and will be featured in the Hale's Moon Herald.

There's no limit on prims as you aren't decorating/building it in Hale's Moon.

We'll let you know when to fly it in and let our judges take a look and photograph you and your ship.

You can't win if you don't enter.

Shameless self promotion is permitted.

Send a notecard to LilyBell Snoodle at Hale's Moon to let us know you are interested.

Hale's Moon Decorating Contest

Enter the Hale's Moon Decorating Contest, you might win 1000$L.

1. Your decoration may use up to 20 prims.
2. You can decorate inside or outside your own house or business.
3. You must let us know you are entering by sending a notecard to one of the GMs or by dropping an entry into the MailBox at the BlueSun Office at the main terminal on Hales.

Going over 20 prims disqualifies you. Don't do it.

Additional prizes later and everyone who enters will win something...but one lucky winner get jackpot.

Hale Law Enforcement requests leads about Ratz Rule

Grafitti on the side of Hale's Moon eatery Fook Yoo's, with the word "Ratz Rules" has law enforcement baffled.



Hale's Moon Sheriff, Gallagher Aeon, asks for anyone with information about this to contact his office or deputies.

Several local residents say they are making every effort to find the ratz.

Hale's Moon Shipyard sells refurbished FireFly Transports

Hale's Moon Shipyard sells refurbished FireFly Transports





The Hale's Moon Shipyard has salvage and refurbished FireFly Transports available for sale. The Salvage kei64s aren't flashy, but they fly well. The refurbished has some minor upgrades and is a might prettier.

All proceeds go directly to supporting the Hale's Moon Colony.

Find the salvage model at the Shipyards in the southeast corner of Hale proper. The refurbished model is on the tarmac. Detailed information is available from the for sale sign.

Both ship models are Lightbulk Cargo Transports:
Minimalist footprint of prims and script resources.
Smooth flight with good camera offset
Easy to land
The engine in the back glows and rotates during flight.
The side VTOL engines rotate along the vector of flight.
The ship uses a very low resource physical flight script and super low resources when landed.

The salvage model is ideal for the firstime FireFly captain. It's salvage, but it's been refitted and flies true. This is a bare bones ship.

The refurbished model is good for the firstime FireFly captain or the more experienced captain who is looking for a ship that is not just proven flightworthy, but has some upgrades. She's got all the features of the Bronze, but has been upgraded to include:
Fully Operational Access Door to Cockpit and Flight Deck
Access Ramp to Engine Room and Upper Deck.
Genuine Fake Leather Upgrades
Refitted Upgraded Flight Console
Comfy Hammock in the Engine Room
Cargo Bay (rezzable empty or full)

A representative from Blue Sun says that shiny high end FireFly Transports are coming soon, from their private airfields.

“But it ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. You know what the first rule of flyin' is? Love. You can know all the math in the 'Verse, but take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells ya she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her home." - Malcolm Reynolds

Crops Circles in Hale's Moon Stirs Controversy

Crops Circles in Hale's Moon Stirs Controversy
By Dashiel Flash, Ace Reporter at Large


A mysterious glowing crop circle was embedded in the main landing bay of Hale’s Moon.

Hale's Sheriff denies mind controlling powers of the Alien Sigil, but warned, "Don't touch!"

The sheriff failed to explain why they are called crop circles if there are no crops.

A shirtless drunken man on the roof of Firefly's bar reported, "Aliens, it was those damn aliens again! Aliens in hotpants!"

The Mayor made no statement about any aliens involved in this incursion into Hale.

Hale’s Moon Mayor, Seana Kawanishi, replied, “Huh. That's new."

Rabbit droppings were found at the scene; It is yet unknown if there is a connection.

Hale's Dentist was not available for comment about any random mutations caused by the menacing symbol.

No casualties have been reported.

Recently rediscovered records from earth that was have shown that this case has striking similarities to a case long since closed. This is an artist’s rendition of the culprit based on those records:



Could this be the alien menace invading our little slice of heaven?

Hale's Moon ground facilities reopen

As the cleanup in Hale's Moon colony continues, Port Authority has been able to reopen the main pads and cargo handling facility. Though the facilities are not yet operating at full capacity, as resources are needed elsewhere, they are once again available to handle limited cargo and personnel transfer.

As before, priority is going to relief supplies and evacuation cases. Commercial cargo destined for the colony and ships picking up ore shipments will be given second priority, while transhipment cargo will receive the lowest priority until the backlogs are cleared.

Small craft are asked to use secondary facilities if possible, and the Orbital will remain available for both transhipment and personnel transfer at least until the ground facilities return to full capacity.

Alliance troops raid Destiny and Hale's Moon

While still reeling from recent fires and rock impacts, a small contingent of Alliance soldiers executed an armed raid on the Destiny enclave and parts of Hale's Moon earlier today.

Injuries were few and, fortunately, mostly light, according to Infirmary staff. The raiders, identified as Alliance, though not matching the known markings or transponder codes of the local 1st marine Raiders unit, were initially chased from the Destiny enclave by local residents. The raiders evacuated by shuttle, only to return a short time later with a larger force. This second force was also repulsed by a coordinated effort of the Hale's Moon Militia and members of Destiny's own internal self defense force.

The Alliance forces were based aboard a vessel identified as the Ticonderoga, which broke orbit before the IAV Abraham Sinkov could respond. The Ticonderoga is apparently an Alliance warship, but her transponder codes do not correspond to an active vessel. Alliance officials aboard the IAV Sun Tzu had no comment on the incident other than "We'll look into it."

Deputy Mayor Genni Foxtrot, speaking for the Mayor's office in Mayor Kawanishi's absence, was quoted as saying "We've been right civil with the Alliance for a while now. Not friendly, but not fighting either. Not sure who these jokers are, but they want to get frisky with us we'll show 'em them business end of a rifle."

Orbital remains open

In light of event on the surface, the Hale's Moon Orbital Maintenance Facility is remaining open to handle some limited cargo transfer duties and to serve as a transfer point for supplies destined for the colony. The Orbital's shuttles will remain operational to serve emergency needs, and most emergency supplies are being routed through the colony's indigenous lift capacity.

While the station is primarily intended for maintenance work and has limited warehousing for cargo transfer, priority is being given to emergency supplies destined for the colony.

While the town's main cargo handling facility is subject to the curfew, the remote landing area remains operational. However, this is considered an "unimproved" drop zone and spacecraft that are not certified for 'unprepared surfaces' should use extreme caution before attempting to land. Cargo landed at the remote site will need to be conveyed to the colony by surface transports.

Sheriff returns to post

After a brief departure "to settle some personal matters," Sheriff Gallagher has returned to duty as Hale's Moon's lead lawman. Details are sketchy, but Town Elders have confirmed that Hale's Moon has full time Law Enforcement at this time.

One of the Elders was quoted as saying: "The Militia's spread a bit too thin to be keepin' watch on folk an' fightin' Reavers at the same time. Folks like havin' a Lawman about."

The Mayor's office had no official comment on the Sheriff's departure and subsequent return.

Milita caught off guard in Reaver attack

The Hale's Moon Militia was caught off guard by an unexpected Reaver attack. Quick response by several residents prevented what could have been a massacre as the town Militia assembled, holding back the attacking Reavers until they could be reinforced.

According to Deputy Mayor Genni Foxtrot, "We didn't get a lot of warning on this one. Woulda' been a lot worse, weren't for Nack and General and the others holding the line. Real violent this time too. More'n usual."

Casualty reports were lighter than expected given the severity of the attack, though several townsfolk are still recovering in the Infirmary. A request has been sent to the local Alliance command to honor their commitment to provide medical supplies in the event of an attack.

The patrol Frigate IAV Abraham Sinkov, normally on station in this region, is currently resupplying from the Cruiser IAV Sun Tzu, and there is some speculation as to whether the presence of an Alliance warship would have prompted the Reavers to attack a softer target.

Hale’s Church Endures Repeated Assaults

The Hale’s Moon Church, located near the mines entrance and the Destiny Compound has been repeated assaulted.

Several weeks ago, the newly erected building was burned down. Photographic evidence suggests the Replicant Order was behind the arson.



Replicant Order spokesperson, Krenshar Magic, stated that the fire shows that building a wooden church near the mines entrance is unsafe.

Most recently, the church was assaulted again with a posed corpse near the main entrance.

(Picture released by permission by the Sheriff’s Department)

Sheriff Gallagher Aeon said that preliminary forensics confirmed that the bodies were not reavers and not local to Hale’s Moon. It was also revealed evidence indicates that the bodies were deceased for a matter of years in some form of cryrogenic storage.

The Sheriff’s department would not reveal the identities of their main suspect. Said suspect reputedly has left Hale’s Moon, but the Sheriff’s Office said that it is monitoring its actions.

Further updates as they become available.

Four new skinned decaptitated Corpses found in Hale's Moon

Four new skinned decapitated corpses were found in and around the Hale’s Moon Settlement of Friday.

The first body was found by Hale's Dentist Dr. Natirra Danick, posed outside of the Medical Clinic.



Ibram Ansar found a second body posed on a saddle by the Welcome Center.



Two more bodies were discovered in an open field posed as if playing a game of baseball. (Baseball is a traditional Japanese sport from Earth-That-Was.)



Previous corpses were sent offworld for forensics and hopefully for identification of the victims. Doctor Natirra Danick will perform lab tests on the more recent findings.

Previously Sheriff Aeon had hoped that forensics will be able to determine whether the corpses are reaver bodies or not, but Deputy Cody Winterwolf commented Friday that the preliminary results indicated that the first victims were probably not reavers.

Sheriff Aeon is currently offworld and will return in a few days, more updates at that time.

Bags of Body Parts and Corpses litter Hale's Moon Easter Weekend

Five bags of body parts were found and four skinned decapitated corpses were found in and around the Hale’s Moon Spaceport, Mines and Destiny Compound.

Several bags of body parts were found hidden in various areas in the periphery of the main Hale settlement. The day following the discovery of the five bags of body parts, 4 corpses were discovered posed mostly in plain view.

A bag of body parts were found near a support pillar in the Northeast corner.


Nearby, a corpse was found dangling from the Hale Transmission Tower.


Rottengirl Elswit found a bodybag between the Gregory apartments and the catalog store.


When Leia Cale awoke, she found a body bag next to her bed.


At the playground between Leia Cale’s apartment and the catalog store a skinned decapitated corpse was found posed on the tire swing.


Another bodybag was found in a container being used as a residence behind Fook Yoo’s.


A decapitated skinned corpse was found dangling in the butcher shop.


A young girl named Anna found a bodybag in the mines.


Thoth Bellic found a decapitated corpse in his personal building in the Destiny Compound.


Several of the bags and bodies were found by Jango Fell. The Sheriff’s Office did not give specific details.

An egg painted with reaver blood was also found on display although currently there is no definite connection.

Sheriff Gallagher Aeon commented that, “It’s possible that the bodies are reaver corpses, but at this time it is not confirmed. Although we are treating this as a serial killer investigation we cannot confirm or deny anything at this point.”

Sheriff Aeon hoped that forensics will be able to determine whether the corpses are reaver bodies or not.

The Sheriff’s Office did not wish to comment on whether they expect further bodies to be discovered or why none have been found in the central areas of the settlement.

Hale's Moon Orbital completes 2nd stage deployment

After some delay in transporting the remaining modules, Kawanishi Heavy Industries Limited is pleased to announce that construction of the second stage of the Modular Maintenance Facility is complete. The additional modules should improve both capacity and capability of the facility.

In order to allow technical staff to more easily execute repairs on visiting spacecraft, the facility has added two enclosed hangar bays. Located above and below the main habitat, they allow repairs and maintenance to take place in a pressurized environment making life much easier for the maintenance crew.

The station has also added expanded bunkers for fuel and life support storage. This expanded capacity vastly increases the station's ability to refuel and resupply visiting spacecraft between tanker runs. There is also a high capacity solar furnace to augment the small fusion plant providing main power.

In order to facilitate easy transportation between the surface and the orbital, a dedicated hanger bay was added below Pad One for an automated shuttle system. These four place shuttles provide convenient an fast transportation between the orbital and a small shuttle port located at the edge of the colony's Maintenance and Cargo Handling facility.

The service is subsidized by KHI, and open for anyone who has business on the station.

With the added capacity, the Modular Maintenance Facility becomes the most advanced small yard in the region and the best option for light traders. While the installation is small, it has the specialized tooling to handle repairs to much larger spacecraft as well.

KHI looks forward to serving the local merchant fleet and Hale's Moon colony.

Hale's Moon First Annual Egg Decorating Contest, Easter Egg Hunt and Church Opening

Hale's Moon First Annual Egg Decorating Contest, Easter Egg Hunt and Church Opening

Hale's Moon First Annual Easter Egg Decorating Contest.

Pick up a free, plain, hard-boiled egg in front of the Hale's Moon Welcome Station.

Decorate it however you like and enter as many times as you like.

All entries will be displayed in the window of the Department Store, and the winning entries will be on permanent display in a place of honour.

Judging of the eggs by a panel of judges will be on Sunday April 4th

FIRST PRIZE L$500
SECOND PRIZE L$250
THIRD PRIZE L$100

The eggs are starting to roll in. Eggs can be dropped at the center - or give to the Sheriff, Deputy or Mayor.

Egg acceptance will close on Sunday April 4th at 12:01 a.m. SLT.

A CIVET was spotted near the eggs, reported to now being served as meat sticks.


Hale's Moon First Annual Easter Egg Hunt

DAY: Friday April 2nd and Saturday April 3rd.
TIME: FRIDAY 11 a.m. SLT
FRIDAY 6 p.m. SLT
SATURDAY 11 a.m. SLT
SATURDAY 6 p.m. SLT
HUNT WILL LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR.

PRIZES AWARDED IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES including
"Most eggs overall"
"Most golden eggs overall"
And
"Most eggs in a numerical order".

These are not copy eggs. You take it, you keep it and we count 'em up.

WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED
L$ 500 for Most Golden Eggs
L$200 for Most Eggs Overall,
L$1000 UAP Credits for most eggs in numerical order.

Church Opening

The Hale's Moon Church will open with a special Easter message from our new Shepherd . The exact time to be announced.

All events are free and open to the public.

Hale's Moon Starstrucks Reopening with Barista Service.

Hale's Moon Starstrucks Reopening with Barista Service.

Hale Resident Leia will be working there, but it is automated when during times when there is no live wait staff.