U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands Kwajalein Hourglass
THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASS Volume 40, Number 35 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands OPSEC program draws new blood By Jim Bennett Its no secret how USAKA/KMR OPSEC officer Master Sgt. Raymond Bell feels about the program, or the people who work with him on the USAKA/KMR OPSEC Committee. You always think you can do more to cover the bases. Its a constant pro- cess, he said. But I do feel good about the trainers and the committee. OPSEC, or operational security, is a high-priority at USAKA/KMR, where missile testing and other tech- nological programs regularly gener- ate classified and sensitive but un- classified data. OPSEC deals more with econom- ics now, too, said Master Sgt. Billy (Photo by Jim Bennett) Jarrell, who will take over as OPSEC Crossing the line officer in June when Bell PCSes. If you can steal someone elses re- Sharon Greenbaum crosses the finish line Monday as the winner of the 2000 Rustman triathlon. Greenbaum completed the 1-kilometer swim, 42-kilometer bike ride, and 10- search and development, you dont kilometer run in 2:23:17. Greg Hogan finished first in the men’s master division with have to come up with it yourself. a time of 2:34:59. Fast.com — with members Katie DeLong, Jeff DeLong, and John Were not even talking about the bad Ross — led the team competition with a time of 2:11:53. For complete Rustman results guys anymore. The adversary could check out Friday’s Hourglass. be another company in competition. We probably have to be more secre- tive than others about what were Navy crew treated to unexpected vacation doing out here because it is the lat- est and greatest technology. after C-130 breaks down en route to Guam Bell, Jarrell, and government and By Peter Rejcek was scrubbed, Lt. Cmdr. Matt Max- contractor employees met last week A C-130 airplane en route to well said there are worse things than to review training and update com- Guam from Norfolk, Va. stopped on getting stranded on a tropical island. mittee members on related issues. Kwajalein April 23 to refuel. Thats It was a pleasant surprise for us, John Jorgenson, automated infor- where the trip ended. he said. The kids are having a mation security specialist, gave a lec- A hydraulics problem a blown blast. ture on computer security and Sgt. landing gear seal grounded the Maxwell said the crews two other 1st Class Donnell Jones discussed plane and stranded the flight crew and officers, nine elisted men, and civil- force protection and threats. the planes Navy passengers on Kwaj. ian were finding plenty on Kwaj to Jones described anti-terrorist pro- The unexpected vacation for occupy their time, from lazing on the tection measures, particularly use- theNavys Fleet Composite Squadron beach to fishing with the help of lo- ful for USAKA/KMR residents who Six (VC-6) members forced them to cal residents. Scuba diving was also travel abroad on their annual leaves. cancel their mission flight simu- on the agenda. He also said USAKA/KMR reduced lation tests for some 7th Fleet ships, Its a lot of fun here, he added. its current threat condition rating to including the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, an- According to Maxwell, there was normal, last week, down from Al- chored at Guam because of time not another C-130 available to fly the pha, where it had been since a pair constraints crew to Guam. Their mission, BQM- (See OPSEC, page 2) While disappointed their mission (See NAVY, page 2)
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Navy crew enjoys Kwaj hospitality for the week ... (From page 1) 74E, involves aerial and surface weapons training, ships self-defense Master Sgt. Ray- training, and radar tracking. mond Bell, left, ap- In part, the exercises involve the plauds as Lt. Col. use of drones that can buzz the ship Ray Jones, KMR commander, cen- at over 500 knots. The targets are ter, presents Paul capable of flying at altitudes between Hester with a cer- 30 and 40,000 feet. Launched off the tificate for complet- sides of the vessels, the drones offer ing OPSEC training Navy personnel a chance to test ca- last month. pabilities, including radar tracking. The Firebees, as the unit is called, was expected to fly out of Kwaj this past weekend on a different C-130 that had left Norfolk Thursday. Then its another 30 hours in the air be- fore the crew, tanned and rested, returns home. (Photo by Jim Bennett) We have no complaints, Maxwell OPSEC issues to be covered in survey ... said. (From page 1) My goal is to get an OPSEC point- of U.S. embassy bombings in Africa of-contact in as many areas as pos- Did You Know? in 1999. sible. These individuals will provide Kwajalein makes cents ... You probably wont see a differ- assistance in resolving security is- ence, he added. Everything [at sues within their respective areas, The average family of four in Hawaii, Kwaj] is checked coming in or out of with an annual income of $64,000, Blair said. I can tell you about pays over $15,000 in federal income here anyway. OPSEC, but you may not know how taxes, spends about $13,000 on food, The committee will conduct a sur- it applies to your department. $13,000 on housing, and over $4,000 vey that covers OPSEC issues on-is- Consequently, contractors may for transportation. land. Members will distribute the see more OPSEC training in the near survey to fellow employees over the future. Blair is working with Infor- coming months. mation Technology to combine The Kwajalein Hourglass This is just another tool in our OPSEC training with the mandatory Commanding Officer...... Col. Gary K. McMillen bag to determine what we need to do, computer security briefing now be- Public Affairs Officer...... Preston Lockridge Bell said. ing given to all computer account- Managing Editor...... Pat Cataldo Editor...... Jim Bennett Committee members will also re- holding employees. Blair said she Associate Editor...... Peter Rejcek view over the next 60 days the Es- plans to hold OPSEC training ses- Feature Writers...... Barbara Johnson sential Elements of Friendly Informa- sions, as well. Bob Fore KW Hillis tion, or EEFI. These are key questions Added Jarrell, The more people Graphics Designer ...... Dan Adler that adversaries are likely to ask so we share the OPSEC information Circulation Manager...... Bobby Lamug Sr. that they can obtain sensitive infor- with, hopefully, theyll share it with The Hourglass is named for the insignia mation, classified or otherwise. their friends. of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which It was the second OPSEC activity in Jeramon non kom liberated the island from the forces of Impe- as many weeks, the first being a four- rial Japan on Feb 4, 1944. day course for 11 government staff and Jeramon non kom is the Marshallese way to The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized say, Goodbye and good luck friends. publication for military personnel, federal em- contractor employees, who were drafted ployees, contractor workers and their families from various organizations to become Patricia Flickinger departs May 6 assigned to USAKA/KMR. Contents of the OPSEC representatives. on AMC, headed for Memphis, Tenn., Hourglass are not necessarily official views Through the semi-annual meet- after a two-year tour at Kwaj. She is of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, De- ings, once-a-year training course, administrative coordinator, LPN at partment of Defense, Department of the Army and refresher training, government Kwajalein Hospital. or USAKA/KMR. It is published Tuesdays workers and contractors remain In farewell she says, I will miss the and Fridays using a network printer by Raytheon Range Systems Engineering edito- abreast of issues, and apply OPSEC windy days, It will be on the next rial staff, P.O. Box 23, APO AP 96555. strategies in their own shops. barge, no cat litter on the island, Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539. The OPSEC officer works with con- and dancing to Baby Got Back, It Printed circulation: 2,300 tractor security professionals such as has been a joy to be around all my Cristin Blair, RSE OPSEC specialist. Kwaj friends. Smile and be happy. Tuesday May 2, 2000 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 3 Message in bottle carries a meaning miles away By Bob Fore When 11-year-old Alyx Howard wrote a note and sealed it in a plastic bottle, little did she realize the result that would come of her actions. Howard and her friends had dis- cussed doing something like this before, so she finally sat down Jan. 22 and wrote a short letter on note- book paper. It began, Dear whoever gets this letter. Howard introduced herself and gave her age. She asked that the person finding the message respond by telling a little about themselves. I had been thinking of doing this for about a year, Howard said. I wondered what would happen if some- one found it and what their response would be. After sealing the note in the bottle, she rode to the west end of the (Photo by Bob Fore) island and threw it into the waves, When Alyx Howard decided to float a message in a bottle, she had no idea how much only to have it swept back onto the it would mean to the recipients. After a voyage of about a thousand miles, the bottle was retrieved by a woman on Weno Island, Chuuk, who had a special reason for shore. Retrieving the bottle, she re- attaching importance to the simple message. alized that there might be a better way of sending the message on its The bottle traveled nearly a thou- wrote that she had found the bottle voyage. sand miles in a west-southwesterly and asked her daughter to answer That evening, Howard asked family direction, ending up on Weno Island Howards message. friend and Kwajalein resident Trudy in Chuuk. The short letter spoke of the im- Butler if she would help. Butler agreed It was really, really exciting when portance that Howards message had to throw the bottle into the ocean on I received a letter back, Howard said. for them. her next fishing trip. I ran around looking for all my friends Michiuos husband had passed The following morning, at a point who also wanted to send messages in away on the very date that she had some seven miles off the Shark Pit, bottles. found Howards bottle. She declared Butler launched the bottle on its In the envelope were two pages of they will always remember Howards journey. notebook paper. The first was the letter, and they feel she is now a part I thought it might be a year or so message written by Howard, and the of their family. before I heard anything, but it was second was from the family that I am planning to write them back, only about 60 days before I heard found the bottle. Howard said. I also plan to send something back, Howard said. The recipient, Sina Michiuo, 42, another bottle in the future. Customs allows travelers to import small quantities of tobacco products From Staff Reports or on-board military carriers. gars and 200 cigarettes in the $400 The U.S. Customs Service has an- The new rule allows travelers to personal exemption. nounced that small quantities of bring back some tobacco products for An additional 100 cigars may be U.S. tobacco products exported from personal use. It is effective until fur- taken under the nonresident gift the United States may now be ther notice and comes as a result of exemption. When personnel return brought back into the country. a preliminary injunction filed by the home after their overseas tour has The new ruling overturns a ban United States District Court for the ended, they may import a reason- that began Jan. 1 and was reported District of Columbia in April. able amount of cigarettes and no in the April 11 edition of the Hour- Overseas personnel may choose more than 100 cigars. Customs of- glass. This restriction barred travel- returning resident or nonresident ficials recommend staying within the ers from bringing back U.S. ciga- exemptions with customs when on 200-cigarette limit in this case. rettes, cigars, and tobacco pur- stateside leave or temporary duty. Incidentally, the ban on import- chased tax-free at Kwaj, in overseas As returning residents, travelers ing Cuban tobacco products is still military exchanges or commissaries, may include no more than 100 ci- in effect and can carry heavy fines. Tuesday Page 4 Kwajalein Hourglass May 2, 2000
Finding a niche Kapingamarangi Village supplies Kwaj with handicraft By Peter Rejcek modest homes and their water four large boxes of handicraft he ex- POHNPEI The large, fleshy catchments. ports to Kwajalein each year to make hands of Heyger Paul grasp the But differences emerge as one a living. He complains that the shops wooden shark while simultaneously strolls down the pavement. A silver- in Kolonia do not offer the carvers whittling the flanks of the artificial haired elder with a face as wrinkled reasonable prices for their works. beast with a thin, curved knife as a crumpled newspaper, but with Very much the entrepreneur he like a fisherman filleting his catch. a trim, muscled torso and powerful has one of the few shops with its own The strokes are as swift and fluid as arms, chops away at a rough-look- sign, Carving Spot Handicraft, and a fish in water; after all, carving is ing shark the size of small child. A is quick to hand out a business card second nature to people from large pile of wood blocks sits behind Paul said he started supplying the Kapingamarangi Atoll. him, as if awaiting the fireplace. Far- Mic Shop about 10 years ago along We just learn it from growing up ther down the road, smiles and signs with some older villagers. with our parents, noted Paul, one welcome passers-by into homes- Those men have since passed of about 60 carvers transplanted turned-shops, where men spend away, essentially leaving the Kwaja- from his home island 300 miles away their days making everything from lein market to Paul and several other to this little neighborhood in carved manta rays on pedestals to carvers. Kolonia, Pohnpeis largest town. We dolphin necklaces of palm tree ivory Terry Morton, a former buyer on learn by watching. Nobody taught nut, using knives fashioned from behalf of the Mic Shop, said there us. files. are generally four carvers who sup- Kapingamarangi Village one of Kapingamarangi Village is liter- ply Kwajalein Paul, Esirom Hicks, Pohnpeis most popular tourist at- ally a world away from westernized Billy Mateak, and Kaius Saick. She tractions because of its high-qual- experiences, but the wares are fa- said as many as half a dozen ship- ity wood carvings and woven wall miliar, particularly to residents of ments arrive from Pohnpei each year, with more handicraft showing up around Christmas. We have four good suppliers we Heyger Paul dem- work with, she said. onstrates his carv- ing technique in- Only 36, Paul said he has been side Carving Spot carving since he was 10 years old. It Handicraft, which seems to be a skill endemic to the serves as his work- Kapingamarangi, not unlike the stick shop and retail charts fashioned by the Marshallese. space in Its also a skill reserved for men, he Kapingamarangi explained. Women weave, men carve, Village, located in Kolonia, Pohnpei. he said, smiling at the idea of a Paul is one of four woman carver offered by a female artists who sell customer. Carving is also a very old crafts found at the custom, according to Paul, and has Micronesian Handi- evolved over the generations. In the craft Shop. old days, the storyboards, sculp- tures, and outrigger canoes served a different purpose than economics. (Photo by Peter Rejcek) We made things that tell the life of the islands, Paul said. hangings, among other handicraft Kwajalein, because this is where Handicraft also served more prac- is found on the northwest edge of much of the stock for the tical purposes in the days before town, a stones throw across the bay Micronesian Handicraft Shop origi- natural disasters forced many from Sokehs Rock. At first, there is nates. And Paul, a friendly Kapingamarangi to emigrate to little to distinguish it from other Polynesian (the Kapingamarangi are Pohnpei. For example, those eel Kolonia neighborhoods: Tin-roofed Polynesian in culture, appearance, traps found in the Mic Shop once homes crowd together; dozens of and language) with a Buddhas sub- measured four feet long and were children laugh and play in the street; lime smile and round, hard belly, is actually used to trap the slithering thatched shelters with ubiquitous one of the shops chief suppliers. beasties. blue coolers turn into sakau bars I find supplying the Mic Shop is Today, the older carvers still keep as the sun goes down; and barely more [profitable], said Paul, who alive some of those traditions on a tamed jungle nearly camouflages the relies on local sales and the three or (See CARVER, page 5) Tuesday May 2, 2000 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 5
New Books at Grace Sherwood Library McNaughton Fiction Where You Belong by Barbara Taylor Bradford Elixir by Gary Braver Second Wind by Dick Francis Murder in Central Park by Mike Jahn The Burning City by Larry Niven Blue at the Mizzen by Patrick OBrian Wild Decembers by Edna OBrien The Runner by Christopher Reich Moses: The Last Book of the Bible by Les Whitten McNaughton Nonfiction The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong (Photo by Peter Rejcek) The Investment Strategies of Sharks hang in suspended animation, appearing to circle intricately woven wall Everyday Millionaires hangings in Heyger Paul’s Carving Spot Handicraft shop in Kolonia, Pohnpei. Paul is one of the chief suppliers of Pohpeiian crafts to the Micronesian Handicraft Shop. and How You Can Become One Too by Charles B. Carlson Carver changes style to fit new tastes ... Get Happy: The Life of (From page 4) carvers collect their own supplies. Judy Garland by smaller scale, while the younger ar- Paul works most days but Satur- Gerald Clark tisans of Pauls generation look for days, a day of preparation in his The Case Against Hillary ways to make their works more ap- culture. His shop is modest, noth- Clinton by Peggy Noonan pealing to tourists and collectors. ing more than a shed dominated by The Death of Innocence: The Sharks no longer sit still, but rather a large tree stump that serves as the Untold Story of JonBenets twist and curve, mouths gaping with work area. After chopping the young Murder and the Investi- real shark teeth. Dolphins are no wood into a reasonable facsimile of gation That Failed Us All longer dull: They leap into the air or his subject, Paul uses a knife to by John Ramsey ride waves. shape the piece. It is then hung to A Week in the Zone by Morton said the Mic Shop has dry, before being sanded and waxed. Barry Sears requested in the past that the carv- The most popular pieces tend to Locating and Evaluating Infor- ers try different things, such as fish be sharks and dolphins. Paul said mation on the Internet flipping in the air or dolphins bal- he prefers carving the latter. by Art Wolinsky ancing balls on their noses. Theyre lovely animalsand Travel Books Theyre starting to do more twist- theyre much easier than sharks, he Fodors: Australia, Florida, ing with the wood. There are differ- said. Los Angeles, Spain ent sizes, larger pieces, she added. But in Pauls hands, even an eel Frommers: Australia, And snails. All of a sudden snails seems lovely. Hawaii started showing up. Lets Go: Alaska and the Pacific Paul agreed his style is changing The Micronesian Northwest, Austria and to meet demand. Switzerland, California, Im making some changes this Handicraft Shop Sunday...... Closed Germany year, he revealed. Im going to do a Monday ...... 4–6 p.m. Other Recent Acquisition - little bit of action. Tuesday ...... 10 a.m.–noon Nonfiction Some traditions remain, however. Wednesday ...... Closed Thursday ...... 10 a.m.–noon Inon in Majol: A Collection of Light and dark woods from man- Friday ...... 6–8 p.m. Marshallese Folk Tales grove swamps are still used as the Saturday ...... noon–2 p.m. by Terry Mote primary material for carvings, and Tuesday Page 6 Kwajalein Hourglass May 2, 2000 Classified Ads and Community Notices
HELP WANTED developing and maintaining an administra- Get your B-boat license and The following on-island positions are open tive database, labor recording, and supply enjoy Kwaj waters. Register at with Raytheon. For more information or to requisitions. Experience in Microsoft Office Community Activities or Small submit a resumé or application, call HR em- 95, filing systems, and basic office organi- Boat Marina for the boating ployment, Nancy, 53705. zation, as well as oral and written skills, a orientation class May 3-4, 6-8 must. p.m., in CRC Room 1. DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST, Junior/ Questions? Call 53643. Senior High School. Part time. Approxi- COORDINATOR, C&DM Dept. Full time. mately 30 hours per week. Require excel- Must have MS Office experience, especially 52314 and leave a message. lent computer skills, good organization skills, MS Outlook. Responsible for receiving and and ability to work with students and adults. distributing contract deliveries from engi- TODDLERS rocking horse with electronic Primary responsibility involves student neering community to government customer. sounds, excellent condition, $140; Maytag records. Selected individual will be required Well-organized and able to communicate dishwasher, avialable June 20, three years to undergo a criminal history background with both internal and external customers. old, great condition. Call 51576. check. This highly visible job requires strict adher- PLAYSTATION GAMES: Jeremy McGrath, ence to delivery schedules. SECRETARY, ALTAIR. Full time. Individual Supercross, Extreme, Coolboarders 2, and to perform general secretarial duties includ- Raytheon off-island positions are updated Apocalypse, $15 each; Alien sandwedge ing, but not limited to, writing memos, weekly in the Career Opportunities Book golf club with head cover and video, $30. typing, filing, answering phones, timecards, at the HR counter, Bldg. 700. Call 52296. and ordering office supplies. Familiar with SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, Kwajalein Job GOLF CLUBS: Lady Cobra II irons, 4-PW, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Good Corps Center. To teach English, reading, paid $700, will sell for $400; Medicus PC interpersonal and written skills a must. and math to Marshallese students. Teach- practice golf club, new, includes book and Requires daily commute to Roi. ing certificate preferred, but not required. video, $65; Ping Pal putter, $65; childs LH RETAIL SUPERVISOR, Sunrise Bakery. Full Teaching experience helpful. For informa- putter, new, $20. Call 51751 and leave a time. Individual will be responsible for daily tion or to apply, call 55622. message. operation, ordering and inventorying sup- FAMILY CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS. Re- DOUBLE-JOGGER, one year old, no rust, plies, daily cash handling, and monthly sponsible individuals to supervise young $200; suitcase, $25. Call 54571. billing functions. MS Office experience a children in a home environment. Child plus. KENWOOD RECEIVER, $200; CD changer, Development Services will provide train- $100; four brass and glass shell light fix- STOREKEEPER, Tape Escape. Casual po- ing and inspections to become an FCC tures, new in box, five single, one triple sition. Individual will be responsible for provider. This is a requirement for anyone globe, $100 for all; kitchen appliances; opening and closing facility, billing, cus- providing child care in their home more mature banana tree in pot, $25; and coun- tomer service, and bank transactions. Indi- than 10 hours per week. Selected indi- try stoneware, $25. Call 52544 after 5 p.m. vidual will also be responsible for supervis- viduals and family members over age 12, ing all cashiers, as well as various adminis- as well as other authorized individuals FOOT MASSAGER, $15; mens wetsuit, trative tasks. residing in a potential child-care home, large, $15; mens wetsuit, extra-large, $25; are required to undergo a criminal history shelving, $20; mens rollerblades, size 10, SECRETARY, Community Activities. Part background check. Call Trina, 52158. $75; womens rollerblades, $15; baseball time. Looking for well-qualified, self-moti- bat and helmet, $15; tennis racquet, $25; vated individual who will be responsible for WANTED FRESH FISH. Call 53624. Have you Looking for BABY-SITTER for one hour in evenings. Call 53124. pushed shopping bargains EXTRA-LONG childs safety gate (68"). Call moms and friendly service? 53488. LOST buttons? NICKLAUS PW on golf course Saturday, April 22. Call Bob, 54528. DIVE MASK with purge valve, black strap, and black snorkel, at North Point, April 7. Call 59020H or 52224W. FOUND DIVE KNIFE in Emon Beach area. Call 54176. CALICO CAT without rabies tag oceanside. Call 52017. Why not make up for it by entering Come on in BLACK SPORTS watch on 4th Street in new Macys Mothers Day card contest? housing. Call 53227. Age groups are 4-12 years and The Bargain Bazaar 13-18 years. Cards must be hand- Monday ...... 1-3 p.m. FOR SALE PCS SALE. 13" Color TV/VCR, three months made and submitted before 6 p.m. Wednesday ...... 6-8 p.m. old, $250; lace curtains, $6 each; various Wednesday, May 10. Come on, show Thursday ...... 1-3 p.m. size rods; white sheers, $5 each; silk flow- mom you love her and youll never Saturday...... 1-3 p.m. ers; two speakers, $5 each; loveseat couch, do it again until next time. $150; rugs; lamp, $10. Call 52622 or Tuesday May 2, 2000 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 7 Classified Ads and Community Notices
cludes all-aluminum trailer, $3,000. Call Small Arms Range Notice Colby, 54784. This week The small arms range will be in BOYS ROLLERBLADES, size 6, $65. Call operation tomorrow, 8 a.m.-noon. 53227. at the Avoid the hazard area shown be- COMMUNITY NOTICES Yokwe Yuk Lounge low. Questions? Call Sgt. Egan, YOKWE YUK Womens Club executive board 54421. meeting is tonight, 7 p.m., in Qtrs. 202. If you are unable to attend, call Gerri, 54430. YOKWE YUK Womens Club members are invited to join the Education and Assistance Tonight Committee on a visit to schools on Ebeye Monday, May 15. RSVP by May 8 to Debbie, 58822, or Gerri, 54430. YOKWE YUK Womens Club appreciation racquetball racquets, $10 and $15; rac- barbecue will be Monday, May 8, 6-8 p.m., quetball goggles, $12; 1, 3, 5 woods, $10. at Emon Beach. Hamburgers, side dishes, Call 54120. and punch will be provided. Elections will be held. RSVP by Thursday to Brigitte, OUTDOOR TABLE, white, $15; four folding DJ Jim Muich plays all chairs, $25. Call 53124. 52641, or Gerri, 54430. the best modern music ENZMANN FAMILY PCS party and potluck TWO 35-GALLON aquariums, $200 each; for your dancing pleasure, one 75-gallon aquarium, $450 (both come cookout will be Monday, May 8, 3 p.m., at with accessories, fish, and frozen food, $5 Camp Hamilton. Questions? Call Heather, 7-11 p.m. per package); piano, $600; girls dive gear, 52573. size small, $600; mens dive gear, size large, KWAJALEIN AMATEUR Radio Club meets $250; snorkel equipment; rollerblades, $50. the first Friday of the month, 7 p.m., in the Saturday Call 53532 days or 53884 after 5 p.m. Ham Shack on Ocean Road next to the adult HUGE PLANT sale. Call Leann, 53532 days pool. or 53884 after 5:30 p.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) will meet SONY FIVE-CD player with remote, $100; Thursday, 8:45 a.m., in the Religious Edu- Technics dual-cassette deck, 2x dub speed cation Building. For more information, call but no auto reverse, $75; camcorder bag for Joan, 52280. MOPS is sponsored by the 8 mm, $20. Call Greg, 54518. Protestant chapel. LAWN and BEACH folding chairs, $5 each. THERE WILL be a junior high school band Call 54434 or 58880. and choir concert Wednesday, May 10, 7 p.m., and a senior high school band and PCS SALE. DVD-ROM 4x video card with choir concert Thursday, May 11, 7 p.m., in video out; Panasonic 900 mhz cordless the MP room. is the night to party with phone. All less than 6 months old. Call Jeff, CPN DJ Rich Feagler 53552W or 54128H. CORAL OPEN Tournament: Coral Open 2000 will be the weekends of May 21 and playing the hits from PCS SALE. Yamaha 760 Wavebuster II May 28. KGA and USGA members are the ’80s and ’90s. jetski, runs great, very dependable, in- invited. Tickets can be purchased Sundays, 10 a.m.-noon, at the golf course, or Mon- days, 10 a.m.-noon, at the mini-mall. Entry Sunday fees must be paid to select a tee-time. Last day to sign up and buy guest tickets is May The Marshallese 15. Questions? Call Sue, 53744. Cultural Center MUSIC RECITAL, in conjunction with the Kwajalein School Art Show, will be Thurs- day, 6:30 p.m., in the MP room. Mondays . . 4-6 p.m. CUB SCOUT Pack 135 leaders will hold Fridays . . . 3-5 p.m. their next roundtable meeting Monday, May 8, 8 a.m., in the Scout Hut. U.S. GOVERNMENT property sealed bid Handicraft demonstrations sale will be conducted during April and May. will be given Mondays, Items will be available for inspection April is Techno night with 4-6 p.m. 25-May 6, Tuesdays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-3:30 DJ Chris Hale. p.m., and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. Sealed bids will be received Come on down for until May 6 at 6 p.m., at Raytheon Range some hardcore Systems Engineering, DCCB, Facility 1500. techno rock, Bids will be opened May 9 at 9 a.m. For 8 p.m.-1 a.m. additional information, call Raytheon Reutilization and Disposal, 51770 or 51076. Tuesday Page 8 Kwajalein Hourglass May 2, 2000
See you at the movies! Saturday Bicentennial Man (New Release, PG) Cody Baker, Based on a short story by renowned sci- Danny Robey, and ence fiction author Isaac Asimov, the movie Jesse Henstock, stars Robin Williams as a domestic an- left to right, read the droid who wants to become human. (Sam senior wills to the Neil, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt) (131 juniors and adult minutes) bystanders at the Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. 2000 Junior/Senior Being John Malkovich (New Release, R) Banquet at Coral A file clerk on the seventh-and-a-half floor Sands Beach on of an office building finds a small door behind a filing cabinet that leads into the April 23. mind of actor John Malkovich. The portal allows anyone who enters to become Malkovich, with some interesting results. (John Cusack, John Malkovich, Cameron (Photo by Loren Lindborg) Diaz) (112 minutes) Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8 p.m. Snow Falling on Cedars Seniors pass torch to juniors at banquet (New Release, PG-13) Nine years after the bombing of Pearl By Loren Lindborg thick, brown wrapping paper. People Harbor, a small town in the Pacific North- Amidst the dark veil of night and dug in with their hands as cocktail west must deal with the troubling legacy of U.S. policies against Asian-Americans. the sparks of a blazing bonfire, stu- sauce and bread was passed around. The tensions spill into the courtroom when dents exchanged future wills and Reggae and dance music lingered in a Japanese-American man is found dead prophecies at the annual Junior/ the background. in the icy waters, and his close friend is accused of murder. (Rick Yune, Eric Thal, Senior Banquet on April 23. Be- The junior advisors lit a giant bon- James Rebhorn, Max Von Sydow) (126 queathed items from seniors to jun- fire on the beach, signaling it was minutes) Tradewinds Theater, 8 p.m. iors included everything from time to move on to the reading of se- Sunday Pikachu trading cards to Prozac pre- nior wills and junior prophecies. The My Man Godfrey (Classic, 1936) scriptions, while the juniors pre- wills were documents created by One of the great screwball comedies of the 1930s. Carole Lombard plays the most dicted their upper classmen would each senior of things or characteris- eccentric member of an eccentric family become an American Gladiator or tics that they wanted to pass on to who meets a hobo. (William Powell) (124 even a sheepherder in Arizona. the younger class. The prophecies, minutes) Junior John Clayton organized the fortune-tellings of each seniors fu- Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. event, along with many volunteer ture, were created by a committee of Snow Falling on Cedars (New Release, PG-13) members of the class. They arrived juniors. The readings were the last Richardson Theater, 9:30 p.m. at 6 p.m. to set up decorations and event of the evening and brought Being John Malkovich (New Release, R) prepare the food while the seniors both laughter and tears to an enjoy- Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m. participated in a scavenger hunt. able evening. Bicentennial Man (New Release, PG) A feast that could feed a crew of It was absolutely wonderful. I en- Tradewinds Theater, 9:30 p.m. Viking warriors followed the hunt. joyed the evening a lot, said senior Monday Served by Clayton and volunteer Taylor Speaker. Bicentennial Man (New Release, PG) Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. Tom Daly, huge pots of broiled It turned out great, said junior Being John Malkovich (New Release, R) shrimp, potatoes, and sausage were David Zakeri. I believe it was a Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8 p.m. poured onto tables covered with memorable event for everyone.
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