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1DivPost.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 Vol. 7, No. 6 FORT RILEY, KAN. Fort Riley to see changes PHOTOS OF THE YEAR at access control points ter, Building 885, adjacent to Marshall Post remains accessible Army Air Field, located near the Henry ACP. There, visitors can apply for a pass to visitors via passes, badges or badge, depending on their purpose By Maria Betzold for visiting the installation. According 1ST INF. DIV. POST to Dombrowski, the process takes an average of five to 10 minutes. Visitors to Fort Riley the next two “We are no longer going to allow months will see changes at the access personnel to come through all the gates, control points. The most notable change unless they have a DOD ID card,” he will be for people who don’t have a De- said. “The Visitor Control Center will partment of Defense-issued identifica- be open 24/7, starting Feb. 17.” tion card. Those without a DOD ID The pre-registration form is avail- card are still encouraged to visit the in- able on Fort Riley’s homepage of stallation, but should understand it will www.riley.army.mil and can be filled take slightly longer to gain access. out anytime between now and April, “DOD is directing that everyone Dombrowski added. follow Army regulation in regard to Issued passes are good from one to installation access control,” said Mark 90 days and badges are valid from 91 Dombrowski, chief, Security Branch, days to one year, depending upon the Directorate of Emergency Services. type of access required. “At the same time, we’re trying to stay The first phase of the installation’s as accessible as we can to the public.” changes started Jan. 20 and are in full Starting Feb. 16, those without swing now. Commercial vehicles are DOD ID cards, Fort Riley access required to enter Fort Riley through badges or visitor passes need to enter the 12th Street or Estes ACPs between Fort Riley through the Ogden, Trooper 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays and from or Henry ACPs. On March 2, people 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Outside without a DOD ID, Fort Riley access these hours, commercial vehicles must badge or visitor pass will have to enter enter through the Henry ACP. ABOVE: An American child, dressed as an American World War II Soldier, stands tall June 6, through the Henry ACP. And starting For questions about Fort Riley ac- 2014, while saluting the sands of Omaha Beach, France. The boy, never breaking composure, April 1 – as the post reaches full com- cess control procedures, call the Direc- stood for more than two hours during a 1st Infantry Division ceremony that helped com- torate of Emergency Services Security memorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The photo took second place in the pliance with regulations – visitors will Army’s Photo of the Year Contest with 2,300 votes. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinning- be directed to the Visitor Control Cen- Branch at 785-239-3138. ton, 1st Inf. Div.) BELOW: Walter D. Ehlers, the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor to participate in the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II, died at 92. Soldiers with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team fold the Medal of Honor flag next to Walter D. Ehlers’ casket ‘Wolverines’ remember their during a memorial service March 8, 2014, at the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California. The photo took fifth place in the Army’s Photo of the Year contest with 1,100 votes. (Photo by Sgt. Daniel Stoutamire, 1st Inf. Div.) fallen comrade at ceremony
By J. Parker Roberts I, as a commander, like to call a ‘low- 1ST INF. DIV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS maintenance Soldier.’ He had the in- telligence and drive to get things done The 1st Infantry Division and with limited guidance and resources.” Fort Riley communities paid tribute Ferriera said any commander to a fallen Soldier with the 4th Infan- would want a formation full of Sol- try Brigade Combat diers like Spenner, who was a native of Team, 1st Inf. Div. Savoy, Illinois. during a Jan. 29 me- “This kind of Soldier provides the morial ceremony at light to the dark tunnel, provides the Morris Hill Chapel. smiles and laughter when morale is Spc. Brian Carl down, and, most importantly, provides Spenner, heavy- the expertise to persevere in the face of equipment operator, adversity,” the captain said. “Spenner Company A, Special Spc. was the bedrock of his unit from day Troops Battalion, 4th Spenner one. It did not take long for him to IBCT, was remem- surface as an individual who the com- bered by his fellow Soldiers as a caring, pany could trust with the most special- capable and humble friend. ized piece of route-clearing equipment “We gather to celebrate the unfor- in Afghanistan.” tunately short life of Spc. Spenner and Ferriera said Spenner flourished pay respects to one of our own,” said under the stressful conditions his unit Capt. David Ferreira, Spenner’s unit commander. “Spc. Spenner was what See MEMORIAL, page 10 2 ‘Big Red One’ CAB battalions earn top Army awards
By Sgt. Michael Leverton thers” of modern Army aviation, said “These Soldiers do this every day,” 1ST CAB PUBLIC AFFAIRS Lt. Col. Richard Martin, commander, Spell said. “This award is not about me. It 601st ASB. is all about the Soldiers of this battalion.” The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, Four separate categories make up Two flight crews and one company 1st Infantry Division has a reason to the Parker Awards. The winners were from Spell’s battalion were recognized celebrate. Two battalions from within selected by a Department of the Army at the Feb. 4 Army Aviation Confer- the brigade were recognized as the best board that convened in December. ence in Fort Rucker, Alabama. They in the Army Aviation Corps. “We were chosen over every avia- accepted awards for the Air and Sea The 601st Aviation Support Bat- tion service support unit in the Army,” Rescue of the Year award and the Air talion, 1st CAB was announced as the Martin said. “Every unit from Nation- Traffic Control Unit of the Year. Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award best al Guard to Reserves to active duty are “Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Hel- combat service support aviation unit eligible. To win this is a big deal.” ton and I are so proud of the accom- and the 2nd General Support Avia- The recognition is just a reminder plishments of both units,” said Col. tion Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, of the effort from every individual, Matthew Lewis, commander, 1st CAB. 1st CAB, was recognized as the top Martin added. “It is a reflection of the extraordinary combat support unit within the entire “This was an entire team effort,” he teamwork and dedication exhibited by Army Aviation Corps. said. “If it weren’t for the Soldiers in this the Soldiers and their leaders of these Sgt. Michael Leverton | 1ST CAB The award, which began in 1993, unit going out and putting forth the ef- two great units. While we recognize the Lt. Col. Richard Martin, commander, 601st ASB, 1st Avn. Regt., 1st recognizes the service of retired Lt. fort every day, none of this is possible.” units, we should also pay tribute to the CAB, speaks to his Soldiers during a convoy training exercise Oct. Gen. Ellis D. Parker, former com- Lt. Col. Randy Spell, commander, families and friends who provided the 23 at Fort Riley. The “Guardian” battalion was announced as the Lt. mander of the Army Aviation Corps, 2nd GSAB, 1st Avn. Regt., 1st CAB, love and encouragement for the Soldiers Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award winner as the best combat service sup- who is known as one of the “godfa- had the same message. throughout the mission in Afghanistan.” port battalion in Army aviation.
SAFETY HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS ALSO IN THIS ISSUE The next USAG Resilience CHILDREN LEARN As of Thursday, Feb. 5 Day Off will be: LIFE SKILLS DURING AN FEB. ASSEMBLY AT 0 3 1 MORRIS HILL ELEMENTARY days have passed since the last SCHOOL, SEE 13 vehicular fatality at Fort Riley. PAGE 11. Eighty more and the post will celebrate with a safety holiday SOLDIERS CELEBRATE DURING THE to take place at each unit’s SUPER BOWL AT THE WARRIOR ZONE, discretion. SEE PAGE 15.
1DivPost.com 2 | FEBRUARY 6, 2015 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE ‘Dagger’ brigade honors distinguished leaders
By Capt. Andrew Cochran The board was designed by from which the winner is chosen 2ND ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS Col. Miles Brown, 2nd ABCT by consensus, Boorda added. commander, and Capt. Andrew Candidates who partici- Leaders with the 2nd Ar- Boorda, brigade simulations pated received a “Big Red mored Brigade Combat Team, officer, and is open to ranks of One” medallion, perfor- 1st Infantry Division hosted specialist to major. mance and leadership course a recognition banquet for Sol- Candidates for the board opportunities at the Com- diers participating in the bri- submitted a packet of infor- prehensive Soldier and Fam- gade’s first distinguished leader mation, ranging from weapons ily Fitness Center and place- board Jan. 20 at the Cantigny qualification and physical fit- ment on an order of merit Dining Facility. ness scores to an essay written list for engagements with the The winner of the board, on a book from the Army chief local community. Staff Sgt. David Rodriguez, was of staff’s or the 1st Inf. Div. “Each candidate must also presented with an Army Com- commander’s reading lists to sponsor a future candidate in mendation Medal for his perfor- the board for consideration. the next distinguished leader mance by Brig. Gen. Eric Wes- “The intent is to have a board,” Boorda said. “The over- ley, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley rank-and-position-immaterial all goal of the brigade is to rec- senior mission commander. board with the ability to accept ognize the great leaders in our “Leadership is the scope of and screen a candidate’s packet formation and provide exam- the challenge and privilege of based on certain criteria, such ples for Soldiers to aspire to.” being a Soldier,” Wesley said. as weapons qualification and Wesley recognized the “As we move to a smaller force, analytical writing ability, for contributions and sacrifices leadership boards like this al- what the Army says leadership of all the candidates during low us all to see our invest- is,” Boorda said. “On the day the banquet, presenting each ment in character returned to of the board, each candidate is with a medallion, award and the Army.” then interviewed by the board a handshake. Staff Sgt. Tamika Dillard | 2ND ABCT Wesley also said leadership members and graded on charac- The “Dagger” brigade’s dis- The winner of 2nd ABCT’s first distinguished leader board, Staff Sgt. David Rodri- shows the challenge and privi- teristics ranging from character tinguished leader board takes guez, center, is presented his Brave, Responsible and On Point medallion from Brig. lege of Soldiering, and boards and presence to intellect and place once a quarter. Soldiers Gen. Eric Wesley, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley senior mission commander, left, during help the Army identify and their essay.” interested in competing should a Jan. 20 recognition banquet at Fort Riley. Rodriguez, an M1 armor crewman with develop future leaders for more The overall goal of the grading contact their chain of com- the 1st Bn., 63rd Armor Regt., competed against Soldiers ranked from sergeant to challenging assignments. is to select the top five candidates mand for details. major to win as the “Dagger” brigade’s most distinguished leader of the quarter.
TRAFFIC REPORT NOTICES Hampton Place Reveille and retreat A portion of Hampton FRPD conducting traffic survey signal the official start Place, from Jackson and end of the duty Avenue north to Ashby Editor’s Note: This is part one tion that allows us to assess the while driving at Fort Riley, with speed, he said. day. In an effort to pay Drive, will be closed to respects during reveille thru traffic through of an eight-part series that will changing traffic patterns.” Davis said, but there are addi- According to Davis, the at 6:30 a.m. and retreat May 2015. contain information about traf- Traffic trailers with radar tional Fort Riley-specific laws speed limit while driving in a at 5 p.m. Monday to A pedestrian and bike fic enforcement and regulations are being set up around the that apply while driving on parking lot is 10 mph. Thursday and at 3 p.m. detour will also be in at Fort Riley. installation to help traffic en- the installation as well. On a military installation, Fridays, military place during this time. gineers and law enforcement According to Davis, the he said, people come from var- personnel in uniform, The closure is part of By Maria Betzold assess traffic volume, type of speed limit on all roadways at ious backgrounds and may not but not in formation, the demolition and 1ST INF. DIV. POST traffic and speed in specific Fort Riley is 25 mph unless oth- be familiar with Kansas laws. will face the flag and construction project areas. Like most surrounding erwise posted. The residential It is important to keep Sol- render a hand salute. in the Warner A new traffic survey is be- communities, Fort Riley has area speed limit at Fort Riley is diers, families and civilians of The salute should begin Peterson Community. ing conducted at Fort Riley, its version of ordinances. 15 mph. When passing troop surrounding communities up- at the first note of Detour signs will be in reveille and end on the place. Access to with a goal of determining For traffic enforcement, Fort formations, the speed limit is to-date on traffic laws at Fort last note. This also will Custer Hill Elementary the driving habits of vehicle Riley Regulation 190-5, Motor 10 mph, regardless which direc- Riley because of those varying be done during retreat, School will be operators while driving on Vehicle Traffic Supervision and tion you are traveling. backgrounds, he said. ending after the available from Ashby installation roadways, accord- Installation Traffic code, is the “People think that because “Our population is very sounding of “To the Avenue. ing to Lt. Paul Davis, traffic equivalent of city ordinances they drive faster they have transient,” Davis said. “We Colors.” For more information supervisor, Fort Riley Police from local municipalities. more control,” Davis said. would like folks to take a Family members, or questions regarding Department. “We use many of the same However, the faster a car is few moments and familiarize civilian contractors and the partial street “The survey helps determine traffic laws that surround- traveling, the more distance themselves with state and local retirees are highly closure, contact if the appropriate speed limit is ing law enforcement agencies that is traveled during the traffic laws. We’re all part of encouraged to Corvias Military Living posted,” he said. “And, it gives use,” Davis said. reaction time, coupled with the same community and safe- participate in this at 785-717-2200. tradition by standing us an abundance of informa- Kansas laws still apply braking that distance increases ty for all is our top priority.” firm and upright with ACP HOURS their hands over their OF OPERATION hearts and removing The Directorate of their headgear, if Emergency Services applicable. While would like to bring Dailey shares ideas about leadership driving during reveille attention to the and retreat on the available access installation, drivers are control points for By C. Todd Lopez those might be the 1st Armored required to bring their normal and federal ANS Division at Fort Bliss, Texas; vehicles safely to a holiday hours. the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort complete stop, as they Four Corners/Trooper/ WASHINGTON – “You’ve Hood, Texas; the 1st Infantry would if an emergency Ogden: 24/7. always been just a Soldier. And, Division at Fort Riley; and the vehicle were approach- Henry: 24/7. you need to say that,” said Sgt. 3rd Infantry Division at Fort ing, and place their 12th Street: Open from Maj. of the Army Daniel Dai- Stewart, Georgia. vehicles in park. 4 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday ley, relaying the advice given to Dailey also has his own ideas Personnel in civilian to Friday. Closed on clothing are to remain weekends and federal him by retired Sgt. Maj. of the he brings with him to the job seated in their vehicles holidays. Army Robert Hall. – ideas about Soldier devel- pulled off to the side of Rifle Range: Open for Dailey, who most recently opment, physical fitness and the road for the construction vehicles served as the command sergeant women in combat, for instance, duration of the bugle only. major at U.S. Army Training and topics he became familiar with call. Fort Riley’s Grant: Open from 5 Doctrine Command was sworn while serving as the senior en- guidance is that a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday in as the 15th sergeant major of listed advisor at TRADOC. personnel turn off any to Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 the Army during a Jan. 30 cer- music playing in their p.m. Saturdays; closed emony at the Pentagon. Chief of WOMEN vehicles during this on Sundays and federal Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odi- IN COMBAT ARMS time. holidays. Most recently, the Army If a group is in a military Estes: Open from 5 erno administered the oath to the vehicle or bus, only the a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday announced that female Sol- C. Todd Lopez | ANS new senior enlisted adviser. senior occupant is to to Friday; closed The role of the sergeant ma- diers will be allowed, for the Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno adminis- exit the vehicle and weekends and federal jor of the Army is primarily to first time, to attend Ranger ters the oath of office to Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel render honors. holidays. advise the chief of staff of the school on a trial basis. This Dailey at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2015. Dailey’s wife, Army on issues related to the April, 60 slots will be made Holly, holds a Bible during the ceremony. enlisted force and to pursue ob- available to female Soldiers jectives laid out by the chief of during a Ranger course assess- staff of the Army. ment at Fort Benning, Geor- During a Jan. 30 interview, gia. The change is something before having been sworn into Dailey said he welcomes. office, Dailey said Odierno had already discussed objectives See DAILEY, page 10 with him and after he settles into his new job, he is expected to start off in his new position by visiting with Soldiers around the Army. “The chief wants me to get out and see the force,” Dailey said. “It’s critical I hear their voice and carry that back to the chief and the secretary of the Army.” Dailey said he expects to visit areas with large Soldier populations. Included among HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE FEBRUARY 6, 2015 | 3
From ‘Blue Spader’ to Avenger: Marvel hero Captain America served with the ‘Big Red One’
By J. Parker Roberts will reprise the role this summer in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and 1ST INF. DIV. PUBLIC AFFAIRS “Captain America: Civil War” in 2016. “It’s one of my favorite extra facts that you get to talk to the ne of the most popular superheroes to grace the pages of kids about when you’re talking to them,” she said. “I think, for OMarvel comics shares a common bond with real-life heroes them, it makes history more exciting and it turns every single who have worn the “Big Red One” patch. member of the 1st Inf. Div. we talk about into superheroes.” Steve Rogers, known to fans worldwide as Captain America, served with the 1st Infantry Division’s 26th Infantry Regiment, also known as the “Blue Spaders,” during World War II, as shown Originally from Great Brittan, comics author Paul Jenkins in “Mythos: Captain America,” a 2008 comic written by Paul Jen- got his start in the industry at Mirage Studios in the late 1980s, kins with art by Paolo Rivera. where he helped Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird negotiate li- Throughout the character’s 72-year history, Captain America censing deals for their black-and-white comic “Teenage Mutant has been depicted fighting alongside the Big Red One and other Ninja Turtles.” Army units during WWII, including storming the beaches of Nor- After working as an editor and in the business side of the in- mandy in the first wave of Soldiers to set foot on Omaha Beach dustry, Jenkins turned to writing. He’s penned stories for charac- on D-Day. ters from Wolverine and Spider-Man to the Incredible Hulk and “Cap fit more adventures into his time being active during the his own Marvel creation, The Sentry. He now works exclusively war than there would have been days for during the war,” said for comics publisher Boom! Studios, where he writes titles like Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort, who began working for the the all-ages “Fairy Quest” and the upcoming steampunk adven- company as an intern in 1989. “The service and devotion to duty ture “Lantern City.” of the American Soldier is something that we don’t feel that any- “In Europe, especially in Great Brittan, we’re taught a lot about body should take for granted, so having a character who represents world history, so I find American military history fascinating,” the that service to the protection of our nation and to the highest ide- author said. als of our land is a proud and special thing.” “The first thing about storytelling is you have to decide on a Captain America was created in 1941 by Joe Simon and Jack theme,” Jenkins said. “Let’s take a character like Batman. I happen Kirby for Timely Comics, which would later become Marvel. In to think that Batman is one of the best modern tragic characters the final days of WWII, Rogers was frozen in a block of ice after that there is. If you look at him, he’s a guy who lost his parents, falling into the Atlantic Ocean. The character was revived in the and he’s spent his whole life ever since trying to get the one thing pages of “The Avengers” in 1964 and has been a mainstay of that he can’t get. He wants them back, he wants them to come back to team ever since. life. It doesn’t matter what he does, he’s got this built-in problem “While patriotism and the specific meaning of patriotism – he’ll never have his parents back. It’s very, very tragic and very has changed throughout all of the decades through which Cap- sad because of that. There’s nothing he can do about it. That’s my tain America has been published, the one thing that hasn’t ever approach to writing him, so it kind of fuels everything that hap- changed is our desire for the ideal version of America that is pens with him. He’ll never win this mission of revenge, I suppose.
COURTESY PHOTOS FROM LEFT: Chris Evans (left) stars as Captain America alongside Chris Hemsworth’s Thor (right) in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” which hits theaters May 1; Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America, takes the fight to Adolph Hitler himself on the cover of the first issue of Captain America Comics, published Dec. 20, 1940, almost a year before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust the U.S. into World War II; Evans (above) as Captain America in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”; Evans (left) and Scarlett Johansson (right) star in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”
embodied in the principles of the nation as laid down by the “So with Captain America, I think you have to look at it founding fathers,” Brevoort said. “That’s what Captain Ameri- and decide who he is first. Primarily, he’s a product of a genera- ca truly represents – not a particular political party or position, “Since the very beginning, Captain America has always stood tion, but not the generation that we’re in. Even though he’s come but the precepts that ours is a land of equality and opportunity for our great American ideals of freedom, liberty and justice,” said through to the generation that we’re in, he would have been a and freedom for all men. And that dream, that hope, is always Capt. Kevin Sudsberry, deputy information operations officer, 1st product of 1930s America, growing up in the Great Depression, going to be relevant, no matter how bright or dark a particular Inf. Div., who said Captain America has been his favorite super- and I’m just intrigued by that. day may be.” hero since childhood. “He demonstrates an unwavering moral “When I wrote his origin story in ‘Mythos,’ I wanted to talk character and code of ethics, which parallels our Army values and about the depression as well and what that might have done to the warrior ethos. He is a straight arrow, always doing the right shape his childhood, and what it was like to grow up with a sin- “The story of Captain America on the whole is a rather in- thing, dependable and dedicated.” gle mother because his father died and all these different things.” teresting one,” said Cord Scott, adjunct instructor at Harold Sudsberry said he found it interesting that Steve Rogers has ties Jenkins returned to the mythos of Captain America again in “Cap- Washington College in Chicago, who specializes in 20th cen- to the Big Red One. tain America: Theater of War,” a series of standalone stories that in tury American history with a focus in cultural and military his- “Just like we think of Captain America when we see his iconic part explore what it would have been like for the nigh-invulnerable tory. “Captain America was actually introduced almost a year shield, the authors clearly thought of the division when they thought Avenger to fight alongside his mortal peers in WWII and beyond, before Pearl Harbor. He sees what’s coming, and he wants to be of our Army and WWII,” he said. “That speaks volumes. It makes many of whom died fighting thousands of miles from home. proactive in fighting the forces of evil, whether it be the Axis me that much prouder to say I am a Big Red One Soldier.” “I’ve written comics for many, many years, and I’m not ex- or whatever.” The real-life captain said that, as a superhero, Captain America aggerating … the ‘Theater of War’ stories are probably my four Scott points out that Rogers was too weak to join the mili- is someone children can look up to and aspire to be like. Staff favorite comics I ever wrote for Marvel,” Jenkins said. “My fa- tary, but was given superior strength, speed and tactical abilities members at the First Division Museum at Cantigny, located in vorite review I’ve ever had … was ‘it took a British writer … to thanks to the Super Soldier serum developed by a German scien- Wheaton, Illinois, use the character’s popularity to help bring the teach me the true meaning of American patriotism.’” tist named Abraham Erskine. division’s history to life for their younger visitors. The author said he chose the Blue Spaders for his Mythos “The idea was that this formula was going to turn him into the “I think it’s such a great thing to get to talk about with kids,” story carefully. first of a new breed of “super Soldiers” that could fight against the said Laura Lyn Sears, volunteer and program coordinator for the “I found a unit that had been involved with so many impor- enemies of the U.S.,” Scott said. “In the original storyline (Erskine) museum. “Especially now with the Marvel movies being out, Cap- tant moments,” Jenkins said. “I needed a unit that his father was killed, so Captain America ended up being one of one.” tain America has had a resurgence in popularity.” could have been in because when you get down to ‘why does The themes of justice and equality that come with the charac- Marvel brought the character to the big screen in 2011 with he want to join up?’ – yeah, I get that he’s brave, he’s especially ter appeal to readers, Scott said. “Captain America: The First Avenger” starring Chris Evans as brave because he’s a little guy before he takes that serum – but “He’s the embodiment of what is America,” he said. “He believes Steve Rogers. Evans played the character in the subsequent films more importantly, the secret was that he always wanted to hon- in the idealism of the country as a shining beacon to the masses.” “The Avengers” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and or his father, and that was his father’s unit.” 4 | FEBRUARY 6, 2015 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE SAFETY NOTES TRICARE shares safety tips for home during winter season
TRICARE One major concern of source and alternate fuels available. clothing, gloves, scarves, hats tires with all-weather or snow materials to keep you safe and winter weather safety is the • Install a carbon dioxide and waterproof boots for tires. You should keep your warm until help arrives. or many, the winter ability of weather phenom- and smoke detector. Check wetter weather. Work slowly gas tank full to avoid ice in the During the winter safety season brings fam- ena to knock out heat, power batteries regularly. when doing outside chores, tank and fuel lines, and use a season, it is also important to F ily, merriment and and communications services • Stock food that needs no and take a friend and an wintertime formula in your make sure to check on family perhaps even some chestnuts to your home or office. Get cooking or refrigeration and wa- emergency kit when partici- windshield washer. It is also and neighbors who are at risk roasting on an open fire. It’s prepared for weather-related ter stored in clean containers. pating in outdoor recreation. smart to prepare a winter emer- from cold weather hazards: easy to forget that winter emergencies, including power • Ensure that your cell During the holiday season, gency kit for your car. young children, older adults, weather can be deceptive outages, and follow these steps phone is fully charged. we often spend a lot of time Pack blankets, non-perish- and the chronically ill. and dangerous. from the Centers for Disease • Keep an up-to-date emer- traveling to see friends and able foods, water and plastic If you have pets, bring Don’t let the season’s severe Control and Prevention to gency kit. family. Oddly enough, we don’t bags for sanitation. You them inside. If you can’t storms, light dustings of snow prepare your home. We also forget during the think to winterize our cars for should also include booster bring them inside, provide or cold temperatures catch • Check your heating cold weather months that our the journey ahead. Make sure cables, flares, a tire pump, adequate, warm shelter and you unprepared. systems and have them profes- bodies need extra protection to prep your car for colder flashlight, battery-powered unfrozen water to drink. Make sure you and your sionally serviced. when going out into the cold. climates. Have your radiator radio, extra batteries and a Winter storms and cold tem- family know how to safeguard • Inspect and clean fire- Make sure to wear appropri- serviced and check antifreeze first aid kit. If an accident peratures can be hazardous yourself from dangerous places and chimneys. ate clothing at all times. It levels. Check your tire tread, does occur, with these essen- for all, but if you plan ahead, winter weather. • Have a safe alternate heating is best to layer light, warm and, if necessary, replace your tials, you should have enough you can stay safe.
Small increase to TRICARE pharmacy copays IRWINFORMATION
TRICARE Does TRICARE cover Note: TRICARE cover- breast pumps? age of breast pumps is dif- New copayments for prescription drugs ferent from what is covered covered by TRICARE began Feb. 1. It depends. TRICARE under the Affordable Care The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense doesn’t cover manual breast Act because TRICARE Authorization Act requires TRICARE to pumps, basic electronic falls under a different set of increase most pharmacy copays by $3. breast pumps or breast laws. The recent National Drugs from military pharmacies and ge- pumps for convenience, Defense Authorization neric drugs from TRICARE Pharmacy even if prescribed by a doc- Act made changes to TRI- Home Delivery still cost beneficiaries $0. tor. For example, if you use CARE’s policy on cover- TRICARE pharmacy copays vary the pump so you can return age for breast pumps. The based on the class of drug and where ben- to work. Defense Health Agency is eficiaries choose to fill their prescriptions. TRICARE only covers developing policy to meet Home delivery copays for formulary heavy-duty, hospital-grade the requirements and once brand name drugs are going from $13 to electronic breast pumps for completed, it must be ap- $16, and for non-formulary from $43 to Some pharmacy copays are not chang- Copays at non-network retail pharmacies premature infants during proved by Department of $46. Beneficiaries can get up to a 90-day ing in 2015. Military pharmacies remain will also change, based on the changes to the immediate post-partum Defense leadership. Until supply of drugs through Home delivery. the lowest cost option for beneficiaries, retail copays. For more details, visit the period. Contact your re- then, the current TRICARE At the retail pharmacy network, co- with no cost for drugs, and generic formu- TRICARE pharmacy costs page. gional contractor to find out policy on breast pump cov- pays for generic formulary drugs go from lary medications at home delivery remain The changes in the NDAA overrule how to get a pump. erage stays the same. $5 to $8, brand name formulary go from cost-free. previous rules passed by Congress in $17 to $20 and non-formulary from $44 Home delivery is a low cost, safe and 2013 that connected TRICARE phar- If you have a question for IrwINformation, send it to to $47. Beneficiaries can get up to a 30- convenient way for TRICARE beneficia- macy copays to the retiree cost of liv- [email protected] or call 785-239-8414. day supply of drugs at retail pharmacies. ries to get their maintenance medications. ing adjustment. Webinar to explain TRICARE, Affordable Care Act Home TRICARE sign up. Registration is on a first-come, The speaker for the event is Mark Ellis, wanted first-served basis and is limited because of senior health program analyst, TRICARE TRICARE and Military OneSource system capacity. Participants must avoid Health Plans Division, Defense Health Abel are co-hosting a webinar to educate TRI- sharing personal health information when Agency. He manages the Continued CARE beneficiaries about tax reporting asking a question. Health Care Benefit and TRICARE Young and the Patient Protection and Affordable All Americans, unless exempted, must Adult programs, which offer premium- Abel is a 5- to 6-month Care Act. have minimum essential coverage or pay a based health care coverage to former service old, easy going, playful cat. The webinar will be from 11 a.m. to monthly “individual shared responsibility” members and their family members when He seems to love cuddles noon Feb. 9. tax penalty via federal tax returns. TRI- they are no longer eligible for TRICARE and playing with toys. Go to https://attendee.gotowebinar. CARE fulfills the MEC requirements of the benefits. He has 35 years of DOD health Abel seems to get along com/register/8226953182319863297 to ACA under certain conditions. care experience. with other animals. Abel’s adoption fee is $92, which includes a micro-chip; vaccines, includ- ing Distemper and Rabies; leukemia test; and de-worming. Those interested can call 785-239-6183 or email [email protected]. Other shelter animals can be seen at www.facebook.com/fortrileypets. All stray animals at Fort Riley picked up by the military police are brought to the Fort Riley Stray Facility. The animals are held there for three business days to allow owners to claim their pets.
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DOD NEWS RILEY ROUNDTABLE Joint chiefs urge transitioning service members What is your favorite thing about living in Kansas? to continue to serve their local communities By Cheryl Pellerin that support service members, generation,” he said, “and then service and, he said, six sig- DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY veterans and military families. along came the wars and we natures short of transition, is “I love the lakes and sunset. It’s just The organizations included found out just what they were applying for civilian jobs. so calm and peaceful.” hairman of the Joint TAPS, the American Red made of.” “There are programs and Chiefs of Staff Army Cross, Operation Homefront, After the chairman and the initiatives out there that have TEAGAN OVERBY CGen. Martin E. the USO, Habitat for Hu- Joint Chiefs signed the letter, a made our transition much Fifth-grader – Morris Hill Elementary School Dempsey and the Joint Chiefs manity International-Veterans panel of four service members easier, so don’t get me wrong, yesterday signed a letter that Build, Got Your 6, Blue Star who are in the process of those are great,” he said. will go to all transitioning Families, the National Mili- transitioning into civilian life But Thompson feels service members, urging them tary Family Association and spoke with the audience. that transitioning service to continue serving the nation many others. members themselves should as civilians in their communi- POSITIVE IMPACT shoulder more of the ties and in their new jobs. CALL TO IN ANY ORGANIZATION responsibility for making “So many pretty places so my mom “We trust that you will CONTINUED SERVICE Army Sgt. First Class themselves accepted in the can take pictures. And, it’s filled accept this challenge and The Call to Continued Dustin Parchey is a combat civilian world. with so many animals, like deer and join ranks with the busi- Service, Dempsey said, “isn’t medic assigned to the 3rd U.S. ducks.” ness leaders, volunteers, the first time in our history Infantry Regiment, called the TRANSITIONING INTO and public servants in your we’ve done something like Old Guard, at Joint Base Fort THE FUTURE KYLIE BECKLEY communities. You have made send a message to the field … Myer-Henderson Hall. He has “Really, it should be on Fifth-grader – Morris Hill Elementary School your mark in uniform and about life in civilian com- 18 years of service and is look- us and on what we used to represent the strength of our munities for service members ing at options for transitioning call the [Army Career and Nation,” the letter read. “We as they transition out of out of the Army. Alumni Program] that’s now know you will do the same as uniform.” “As leaders in the military called Soldier for Life-Tran- veterans, setting the example In 1949, five-star Army and for all service members, it’s sition Assistance Program to “One of the only places with flatlands. for the next generation of Gen. Omar Bradley, the first our duty to make a positive im- remind us,” he said, how to I like to sit in meadows. It’s nice veterans to follow … It has chairman of the Joint Chiefs pact in any organization we’re a leave Army acronyms, jargon when it’s real quiet, and you can hear been our greatest privilege to of Staff, wrote a letter to the part of,” he told the audience. and rough humor behind the bugs.” serve with you, and we look force coming out of World “As I get ready to transition and do what’s necessary to fit forward with pride to what War II that was titled, What and head into my civilian life into civilian life. BELLA LIND your future holds. We know We Owe Our Country, after this, I plan on carrying In his comments, Fifth-grader – Morris Hill Elementary School it will be extraordinary.” Dempsey said. the same values and the work Dempsey explained that The 32-star letter is part of “I’m told that before ethic that I learned in the the Call to Continued a Call to Continued Service World War II that [younger] military into my next profes- Service is meant to encour- campaign that will include a generation was criticized for sion,” Parchey said. age service members as “You don’t have to wear school uni- focus by the chairman and a being soft because of the “I believe that everything they transition into civilian forms. It’s much more windy. Spring coordinated outreach effort ‘luxury of freedom,’ – that’s I do can be traced back to society to keep serving. here is summer in England.” from across the services that actually the phrase that Omar my time in the military,” he “We appreciate every- reinforces the call to service in Bradley used – and then added, “and I want to make thing you all do for us in the letter. they were called to war and the best impact I can.” sending that message and HUGH GHIKA “It’s my honor to speak on became what we know today helping reinforce it,” he told Third-grader – Fort Riley Elementary School behalf of the Joint Chiefs of as the Greatest Generation,” SHOULDERING MORE the audience, “and you have Staff in support of this initia- the chairman added. RESPONSIBILITY our commitment to continue tive,” Dempsey told the mili- Before 2001, some may Army Staff Sgt. William to support them as they and tary leadership and attendees have called the younger Thompson, an infantryman their families make the tran- who represented organizations generation “the Nintendo with nearly nine years of sition into the future.” “It’s more cold than hot.” ARMY READINESS JESSE DILLARD Third-grader – Fort Riley Elementary School Army budget reductions raise risk to readiness By David Vergun the Army’s Future Vertical Lift ANS program. Regarding ground sys- Within our culture, we tems, the Army is investing in “I used to live in Alaska. It’s a lot will always strive to meet upgrades to its fleet of tanks, more cold.” “any requirement from the Strykers, and Bradley Fighting combatant commander,” said Vehicles, Dyess said. SYDNEY AIRD the assistant deputy chief of Progress with the Joint Light Third-grader – Fort Riley Elementary School staff of the Army, G-3/5/7. Tactical Vehicle program “looks “The Army actively accom- pretty solid,” Dyess said. “We’re plishes those missions, which happy with the competition, gives an impression that every- which is good for the Army.” thing is fine and that there are A fleet of vehicles known as no impacts to an Army that’s the “Family of Medium Tactical still ready to do the business Vehicles,” or FMVT, is also THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION POST the nation requires,” Maj. Spc. Ashley Marble | ANS receiving investments, he said. Gen. Gary Cheek said. A Soldier provides security at the rear entry control The FMVT program produces But “as the Army’s size and point of the staging area for decisive action rotation vehicles that are able to carry Th is civilian enterprise newspaper is an COMMANDING OFFICER capacity gets smaller, and if Jan. 16 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif. heavy payloads, and they are authorized publication for members of AND PUBLISHER PUTTING A FACE the Department of Defense. Contents Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk II demands stay the same or get tunity and be called upon to becoming more in demand. greater, it will take a larger TO READINESS Funding for the MIM-104 of Th e 1st Infantry Division Post are PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER deploy because of some unan- not necessarily the offi cial views of, or Lt. Col. Sean Ryan portion of the Army to accom- Cheek provided an ticipated large-scale event, they Patriot missile program, the endorsed by, the U.S. Government, plish those missions, which we Army’s surface-to-air missile, is PRINTER example of how the absence would be put more at risk going or the Department of the Army. Th e will continue to do,” he said, also on track and will continue editorial content of this publication John G. Montgomery of training dollars can affect into harm’s way. is the responsibility of the 1st FORT RILEY EDITORIAL STAFF referring to an increase in risk readiness, not just for one Incidentally, renewed seques- to be an important program, Infantry Division and Fort Riley PA as the budget for manning, year, but for decades. tration in 2016 would result in not just for the Army but also Offi cer and printed by Montgomery EDITOR equipping and training the for the combatant commander’s Angelique N. Smythe A captain who is a company the number of BCTs dropping Communications, Inc., a private fi rm Army declines. commander needs command down to about 30, he said. joint force, Dyess said. in no way connected with the U.S. ASSISTANT EDITOR Cheek and other senior Army Welch said the Warfighter Government under exclusive written Dena O’Dell experience that is both realistic Additionally, by 2017, the contract with Fort Riley. budget leaders addressed the 2016 and challenging, Cheek said. number of combat aviation bri- Information Network - Tactical STAFF WRITERS Army budget during a Pentagon In the absence of combat, that gades could be expected to drop is becoming increasingly impor- Th e appearance of advertising in Kalyn Curtis and Maria Betzold this publication, including inserts media roundtable, Feb. 3. experience is best acquired by from 13 to 10, Cheek said. tant to battlefield networks and or supplements, does not constitute ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES The 2016 budget will leading a company through a Another impact on readiness it is being budgeted. He said Melissa Tyson, Nichole Spaid endorsement of the products or and Neva Fisher “help us mitigate that risk,” rotation at one of the Army’s and budget will be determined three brigades and a division services advertised by the U.S. Army Cheek said. combat training centers. by next year’s findings of the headquarters will be fitted with or Montgomery Communications, CONTACT US Inc.. Everything advertised in this If sequestration were to re- A captain is usually in com- Commission on the Structure WIN-T systems. publication shall be made available for For business or advertising matters, call turn in 2016, that would take mand of a company for two years of the Army. The commission’s Lastly, Army investment in purchase, use or patronage without The Daily Union in Junction City at a nearly $6 billion chunk out or less, so if that experience isn’t report, Cheek said, would have cyber capabilities is now split regard to race, color, religion, sex, 785-762-5000. of the Army’s $126.5 billion acquired in short order, “it’s gone a bearing on the Army’s Avia- between the intelligence and national origin, age, marital status, For news offerings, call the Fort Riley fiscal 2016 budget request, forever,” Cheek said, explaining tion Restructuring Initiative, or mission command portfolios. physical handicap, political affi liation, Public Affairs Office at 785-239-8854 or any other nonmerit factor of the or DSN 856-8854, or email usarmy.riley. said Maj. Gen. Thomas A. that the captain would then be- ARI, which calls for the Army Although cyber is vital, purchaser, user or patron. If a violation [email protected] Horlander, director of the come a major and lead a battalion National Guard transferring there’s not a lot of investment or rejection of this equal opportunity Army budget. at this time, Dyess said. The LETTERS TO THE EDITOR and perhaps stay in the Army for Apache helicopters to active-du- policy by an advertiser is confi rmed, And, if reforms outlined by another 10, 15, 20 or even 30 ty units, while active-duty units Army is pausing its investments the publisher will refuse to print The Post welcomes letters to the editor. advertising from that source until the Letters should not contain any libelous the recently released Military years – but would have a gap in transfer Black Hawk helicopters as the cyber community defines violation is corrected. statements or personal accusations. Compensation and Retire- their leadership experience. to Guard units. its procurement requirements. Letters accepted for publication must ment Modernization Com- “We’re on the early side” of that, Circulation 8,800 copies each week . include the writer’s full name and phone “Every leader has gaps in expe- Another component of ARI, number. Letters may be edited for mission report to Congress rience but we want to minimize he said, is divesting the oldest of he said. A licensed newspaper member of space, but never for content. Send a fax are not enacted, that would those gaps,” Cheek said. That’s Army aircraft, while investing the While the dollar amount in the Junction City and Manhattan 785-239-2592 or e-mail usarmy.riley. chambers of commerce. [email protected] further impact every compo- why “even budget decisions made savings into aircraft that are more cyber will grow over time, there’s nent of the Army’s budget, in a single year will have a lasting suited to future missions and still a sizable increase in cyber Horlander said. impact on the Army.” which are more easily maintained. investments reflected in the 2016 A third impact – not as Besides the captain, his budget, Welch said, meaning immediate as sequestration or entire company, and the bat- PORTFOLIO PREVIEWS there is a 31 percent increase in entitlement reform – would talion and brigade Soldiers Welch said the Army is do- procurement and 92 percent in- come from a future decision on above him would also lose those ing things now with its current crease in research, development, base realignment and closure. training opportunities and the fleet of helicopters to extend testing and engineering. Another round of Defense Army would just have to hope their useful lives and will con- Another reason for the pause, Base Realignment and Clo- they wouldn’t be called upon to tinue to invest in incremental Cheek said, is to allow for statu- sure, also known as BRAC, is deploy, Cheek said. improvements just as it has been tory requirements to catch up necessary because the Army Typically, about nine brigade doing with its ground systems. to intelligence, communications maintains upward of 160 combat teams are engaged in One of the improvements and cyber capabilities. “We have million square feet of excess operations around the world, the Army is investing in is the to weave those to allow statutory Cell phone use while driving is prohibited facility space, which is not Cheek said, while the remainder Improved Turbine Engine requirements to stay aligned and being utilized, said Davis are at home station recovering Program, also known as ITEP, yet still be effective.” on post. Phone calls may be made only Welch, deputy director of or preparing for deployments. designed to make aircraft more Besides that, the Army is now with a hands-free device. Texting is includ- the Army budget. That extra Should one of those brigade powerful and fuel efficient, deciding where to station all the ed in the ban. Failure to adhere to policy capacity requires electricity, combat teams, or BCTs, at said Maj. Gen. Robert Dyess, new gear and what the training plumbing, heating, cooling home station miss a combat director of Army Force Devel- requirements will be, Cheek said. will result in a $75 fine. and other attention, which training center rotation or opment, G-8. He said ITEP Getting it right is very important eats into the budget. home-station training oppor- could also become relevant for but it’s also “very complicated.” 6 | FEBRUARY 6, 2015 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE ‘Guardians’ host basewide team dance off in Kuwait
By Staff Sgt. Bernhard Chap. (Capt.) Aprill Bright, “It was a great way of bringing Lashleyleidner 101st BSB, said the event was a different people from different 1ST ABCT PUBLIC AFFAIRS part of the battalion’s ready and generation together.” resilient program designed to Johnson, a native of Chatta- CAMP BUEHRING, Ku- boost morale. nooga, Tennessee, said some do wait – The all-female dance Bright, a native of Char- not look at dancing as a form troupe FAB 5 won the Pick lotte, North Carolina, said of physical fitness, but Soldiers Your Groove and Move dance the team who organized the have to be in good physical competition Jan. 10 at the Mo- event wanted to share the joy condition to perform many of rale, Welfare and Recreation of music and dance and show the new dances. warrior tent at Camp Buehring. service members how both About nine dance groups The competition was spon- art forms can cross racial and auditioned for the competition, sored by the 101st Brigade Sup- ethnic barriers. with only five continuing on to port Battalion, 1st Armored “We invited women from the finals. Brigade Combat Team, 1st In- Ethiopia and Cameroon who The show opened with fantry Division. work on base to perform tra- a tribute to different genres Spc. Angelina Sampson, hu- ditional African dances and of music from old-school man resources specialist, 101st songs during the competi- rhythm and blues and hip hop BSB, a native of Jonestown, Mis- tion,” Bright said. “The con- to country, Latin and ball- sissippi, and member of FAB 5, testants demonstrated their room music. The competitors said she and her fellow dancers capacity to work through the were judged on creativity and had fun participating in the com- most challenging moves and audience reaction, with the petition and were very happy be- to play to their individual highest combined score mov- ing crowned the winners. strengths and talents.” ing on to the finals, where the “We chose FAB 5 because Teams were randomly as- audience had the opportunity they improvised the best,” said signed music to dance to, with to pick the winner. Sgt. Maj. Roosevelt Whetstone, songs from the 80s to the pre- “We wanted people to come operations senior noncommis- set as possibilities. out and have some good clean Staff Sgt. Bernhard Lashleyleidner | 1ST ABCT sioned officer, 4th Squadron, 4th “The competition was fun,” Bright said. “We had such Spc. Francisco Perez, ammunition stock control and accounting specialist (left) and Cavalry Regiment, 1st ABCT. about the celebration of dance a tremendous response after Pfc. Ronnie Cummings, ammunition specialist (right), both with Co. A, 101st BSB, “They seemed like they actually and music,” said Spc. Robert our last event and wanted to do perform a dance routine during the Pick Your Groove and Move dance competition rehearsed different routines, and it Johnson II, human resources one more big, morale-boosting Jan. 10 at the MWR warrior tent on Camp Buehring, Kuwait. showed during the competition.” specialist, HHC, 101st BSB. event before we redeploy.” Army Reserve tells hopefuls ‘we are hiring’ TUESDAY TRIVIA
By David Vergun United States. The cost-bene- ANS fits alone are potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dol- WASHINGTON – The lars over a Soldier’s lifetime. Army Reserve currently has a lit- “Do you really want to walk tle more than 197,000 Soldiers. away from that?” Sisson asked. This year’s end-strength objec- Apparently, Soldiers are tive is to have 202,000, said Bar- not walking away from those bara Sisson, assistant chief of the opportunities as there’s been U.S. Army Reserve. “a growing number of people “We are hiring,” she said, coming to us,” she said. adding the doors are wide open Army G-1 has been helpful, for anyone desiring an exciting, too, she added, providing names rewarding and challenging ca- of the best captains and majors The winner of this week’s Tuesday Trivia was reer, particularly Soldiers who are being involuntarily separated. Laura Black, who answered the question, “What planning to leave the service ei- “We made contact with are the hours of operation for each of the 10 ther voluntarily or involuntarily. them,” she said. “I understand AAFES facilities on Post? “ While Soldiers with valu- that hundreds of them will be Laura, left, is pictured with her daughter, able skill sets – engineers, doc- ARMY RESERVES coming our way. That’s good for Mathilda, and husband, Warrant Officer 2 Grant tors, lawyers and so on – are An Army Reserve medic practices his civilian craft dur- the individuals, the Army and the Black, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st sought after, there are other ing a training day. Soldiers leaving the Army are encour- taxpayers. It’s easier than growing Combat Aviation Brigade. skills needed by the Reserve. aged to explore opportunities in the Army Reserve. them from scratch,” meaning the CONGRATULATIONS LAURA! Soldiers should see their career different military occupational ticipate in these valuable transi- veterans have the skills and mili- counselors or an Army Reserve specialty while still on active tion programs, she added. tary experience needed to hit the representative at least a year be- duty, Sisson said. Also, under There are a lot of other rea- ground running. fore separation to determine if the Soldier For Life program, sons to go Reserve, she said. The Army Reserve would they are a good fit and get the employers are actively provid- Besides having a part-time also “love to hire not only Sol- ball rolling early, she said. ing job training at installations, income, Soldiers can stay in diers coming off active duty, Even if Soldiers don’t have so that’s another route. the Army, earn retirement and but those leaving the other ser- high-demand skills, there could Hopefully, Soldiers’ units TRICARE health benefits and be opportunities to retrain for a will give them the time to par- use their skills to benefit the See RESERVES, page 9 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE FEBRUARY 6, 2015 | 7 Fort Hood shooting victim seeks to inspire others
By Elaine Sanchez children in mind, Arroyo drew after months of intense reha- BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER on his last reserves of strength bilitation at the Center for the PUBLIC AFFAIRS to stand up and find help. He Intrepid here, has regained the held his throat to staunch the use of his right hand. bleeding and stumbled toward His swift recovery wasn’t JOINT BASE SAN AN- a man. He suddenly realized he surprising, he said. “I was given TONIO-FORT SAM HOUS- was about to seek aid from the a second chance by God,” he TON, Texas – An Army officer, shooter. said. “I should have died in the who was severely wounded in a “I was within 10 feet of him, parking lot that day. I believe I shooting at Fort Hood last year, but he never saw me,” he said. am here for a purpose and will is using his near-death experi- “He walked right past me into continue to heal.” ence to give others a new lease the building and started shoot- Hoping to inspire others, on life. ing again.” Arroyo began sharing his story “I believe I was given a sec- A few Soldiers spotted Ar- with everyone from inmates to ond chance,” said 1st Lt. John royo from across the parking students to fellow patients and Arroyo, who is recovering at lot. They called out: “Soldier, service members. “I want ev- Brooke Army Medical Center are you OK?” He was some- eryone to realize that if they’re here. “I hope my story inspires how able to answer: “I’ve been breathing, they have the op- others to realize that it’s never shot.” With no time to spare, portunity for a second chance.” too late to make a change or to they raced Arroyo to Carl R. Arroyo returned to Fort make a difference.” Darnall Army Medical Center. Hood last month to speak at Arroyo had three deploy- Meanwhile, the shooter was the hospital’s Holiday Ball, and ments under his belt when he ar- confronted seconds later by a mili- to thank the staff for saving his ANS rived at Fort Hood in November tary police officer. She fired a shot life. One of the nurses was in Army 1st Lt. John Arroyo works on strengthening his right hand, while his occupa- 2013. The California native had at him and he responded by com- tears after Arroyo told her an- tional therapist, Katie Korp, looks on Jan. 16 at the Center for the Intrepid in Brooke enlisted in 1998 as a truck driver, mitting suicide. Four Soldiers, in- other Soldier who had been shot Army Medical Center’s rehabilitation center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam but jumped at the opportunity to cluding Lopez, were killed and 16 in the spinal cord was walking Houston. Arroyo, severely wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood last year, hopes his become a Green Beret just a few others were wounded that day. again, thanks in part to her care. story of survival will inspire others. years later. After a dozen years in Critically injured, Ar- “I went back to the spot where Special Forces, Arroyo was com- when he heard shots fired. two Soldiers and wounded more and fell to the ground. He lay royo was rushed to surgery I was shot,” he said. “And I wasn’t missioned and selected for the He had just stepped out of than a dozen others in another there, bleeding profusely, and and transferred to Scott and upset at what had happened. I felt Medical Service Corps. his car as another car parked building by the time he pulled struggling to breathe. White Memorial Hospital for grateful that I was given a second He was assigned to the 1st close by. He had no idea the into the brigade parking lot. “I thought, ‘Is this it? Am I further care. chance to make a difference.” Medical Brigade at Fort Hood driver was Army Spc. Ivan Lo- The next shot Arroyo heard going to die?’” he recalled. “But He was told his voice box “I don’t focus on tomorrow; as a platoon leader. On April 2, pez, who was just minutes into was the one that ripped through then I heard a voice telling me and right arm were damaged I finish today,” he added. “And 2014, Arroyo was pulling into a shooting spree across post. Lo- his throat. Gasping for breath, to get up, to hurry and get up.” beyond repair. Yet, two months I plan to make each day count brigade headquarters parking pez had already shot and killed Arroyo stumbled back to his car With his wife and three later he was talking again and, for something.”
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RESERVES Continued from page 6 vices,” she said. “We’re working time employment, that’s great.’ Army budget, yet we contribute with (the) U.S. Army Training You don’t have to, but that’s 20 percent of the total-force op- and Doctrine Command to try available to you.’ erational requirements.” and figure out how to bring in “What we got out of that While the Reserve is an those from the other services was trained Army medical Army component, it’s also an coming off active duty who technicians who could work on Army command, she said, re- have skills that match the Army this equipment and GE ended porting to U.S. Army Forces Reserve. I’d love to get some of up with 85 percent of those Command. While the Guard those trained Navy Seabees en- who went through the train- works for governors, the Re- gineers or doctors and lawyers ing who were offered full-time serve answers to the Army chief from the Air Force and Coast jobs,” Sisson said. “We call it of staff and combatant com- Guard.” the externship program and manders. That gives the Army The reason for working we’re looking to expand that to flexibility of authority in using with TRADOC, she said, is other types of equipment and Reserve forces. that as of now, service mem- other companies.” bers, except for Marines, would AN OPERATIONAL likely have to go through Army RESERVE VALUE, FORCE basic combat training. EXPERTISE The Reserve participates in The Reserve doesn’t mirror regionally aligned forces with EXTERNSHIP the Guard and active Army, units attached to combatant PROGRAMS Sisson said, meaning it brings commanders, Sisson said. Cells The Army Reserve is part of unique skill sets to the total or teams are embedded at each the Private-Public Partnership force, including the active, combatant commander head- Program, which establishes rela- Guard and joint force. quarters and at the Army ser- tionships with corporate Amer- So, if a port needed opening vice-component commands. ica, academia and nonprofit or- somewhere in the world, Re- So in the case of U.S. Central ganizations. The goal, she said, serve Soldiers would be some of Command and U.S. Army is to employ Reserve Soldiers as the first people there, she said, Central Command, there are well as enhance their skills. explaining that duty is normally about 5,000 Reservists split be- An example was the Reserve thought of as being Navy-cen- tween them. partnership with Coca-Cola to tric. The reservists would be U.S. Southern Command bring water to drought-stricken needed to set up logistics and has 1,200 Reservists and U.S. villages in Africa. That effort flow in engineers, medical, mili- Northern Command has was paid by the company, she tary police and so on. 3,000, to name a few, she said. said, so the taxpayers didn’t foot “We have about 80 percent To continue to remain an the bill. The Reserve Soldiers of the total Army’s civil affairs, operational Reserve, the Army got valuable training, and the logistics, over half of total Army needs to have the funding and host nations received assistance. medical and information opera- authority, she said, pointing to A partnership was also made tions,” she said. “They’re at the the National Commission on with General Electric, which top of their field and want to the Future of the Army, which produces medical equipment continue serving their country.” reports to Congress next year. which the Army uses in opera- Sisson is a retired Reservist, The Reserve would like the tions. GE needed highly skilled as is her husband. commission to have a represen- persons to work on their equip- The Army Reserve is good tative there to answer questions ment and were having trouble for the taxpayer, she emphasized. and provide expert testimony retaining them, Sisson said. While the Army Reserve about the roles, responsibilities Likewise the Reserve was hav- has an annual budget that’s and requirements, she said. ing trouble training Soldiers to under $8 billion, it contrib- Coming out of the com- use specialized equipment. utes about $18 billion to the mission’s report to Congress, “So we got with GE and national economy, according the Reserve would like clarity said ‘how about if we send you to an economist who ran the and reaffirmation of its mis- our Army Reserve Soldiers? numbers, she said. sion sets, which drive all deci- You train them and after that Another interesting fact, she sion making from people and training period, if you decide said, is the Army Reserve “rep- force structure to training dol- you want to offer them full- resents 6 percent of the total lars and modernization.
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MEMORIAL Continued from page 1 dealt with in their 2012 de- out of your day to remem- dier one of his best friends. the best time of his life. Defense Service Medal, Army Driver’s Badge. ployment to Afghanistan. ber him,” said Spc. Jakob “He treated me like a brother Spenner’s awards and dec- Good Conduct Medal, Army Spenner is survived by his “Brian would have been Patch, who served alongside – part of his family.” orations include the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ser- wife, Janel, and his parents, very happy for all of this and Spenner in the “Wolverines” Patch described a concert Commendation Medal, Army vice Ribbon, NATO medal, Laura Spenner and Wayde for all of you taking time battalion and called the Sol- he attended with Spenner as Achievement Medal, National Combat Action Badge and Spenner.
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“Is the Army ready for fession is critical. As we draw women in combat arms? I “It is a critical time in our Army now. We live in a world of uncertainty. We have to maintain down, it has been made clear think we are past due,” Dailey readiness. Our ultimate goal is to not fi ght. Our adversaries need to see we are an Army of that we will use a standards- said. “I think we should give based approach to make sure every Soldier, regardless of gen- preparation, and that we are trained and ready to fi ght in response to our nation’s call ...” we keep the best Soldiers. We der, the opportunity to serve SGT. MAJ. OF THE ARMY DANIEL DAILEY owe that to our Soldiers. We in any military occupational owe that to our leaders. We specialty. What I am excited owe that to the gracious tax- about is that we are using a payers of America. standards-based approach, just military education system for on to the Soldiers who follow nation asks it to do, and that need to see we are an Army of “Continue to do your best, like we should for everything our NCOs and Soldiers.” in their footsteps. The Army means continued training. preparation, and that we are work hard and when you get we do in the Army. Regard- One area of development, wants them to pass that infor- “I’ve always said the harder trained and ready to fight in those opportunities to excel, less of gender, those Soldiers Dailey said, is placed firmly on mation on, Dailey said. you train in garrison, the easier response to our nation’s call. you need to do that. Study who are physically capable and the shoulders of Soldiers them- He also said with combat your combat experience should That call can happen any- hard when you go to the vari- want to compete and try out selves: structured self-develop- operations having been drawn be,” he said. “It’s critically im- where, for any type of opera- ous levels of NCO education, for these schools and military ment and civilian education. down, there will be more time portant for our NCOs, and our tion, whether it’s another war work hard at (PT). There is occupational specialties will be “Our (NCOs) and Soldiers for Soldiers to develop those leaders and officers that have or a contingency operation in plenty of room in the Army, eligible to do so. I think it will need to understand that a criti- professional skills and to also served overseas for the last 12 one of our partnering nations for the future, for those Sol- make our Army better.” cal part of the development transfer what they have learned years to maintain those skills. to help them. This time is just diers who want to stay.” phase for a Soldier is the devel- from 12 years of conflict to the And, they also have to educate as critical as the last 12 years For those Soldiers who do DEVELOPMENT opment they do on their own new Soldiers arriving in the and train the future Soldiers.” of war.” leave the Army, Dailey said OF THE NCO CORPS – utilization of the structured force, fresh from basic training. The world is still danger- preparation for civilian life is A key area of focus for self-development platforms “We have to make sure our ous, Dailey said. There is a sig- KEEPING THE BEST SOLDIERS along the same lines as what TRADOC, and now the new- that we initiated and utiliza- NCOs are using those skills nificant amount of uncertainty Soldiers ought to be doing est sergeant major of the Army, tion of tuition assistance for they learned over the 12 years the Army and Soldiers must be Today, the Army is in anyway – something Dailey is continued maintenance and them to take college credit and of war and translating those prepared to face. One way to the middle of a drawdown said he has been doing now development of the noncom- certifications,” Dailey said. skills to our young Soldiers, prevent war, which is the most in troop levels. While many for 10 years. missioned officer corps. Equally important, he and ensuring they are maxi- desirable course of action, he Soldiers will leave the Army “Take advantage of the ed- “I am carrying on some of said, is maintenance of the mizing the time,” Dailey said. said is to show potential ad- voluntarily, at some point, the ucation and self-development the initiatives that we started operational skills Soldiers There’s more time now for versaries the Army is still very Army might be forced to ask opportunities that currently when I was the TRADOC ser- have learned from 12 years NCOs to spend with younger capable of combat. some Soldiers to leave. exist,” he said. “Every Soldier geant major,” Dailey said. “I of combat. Soldiers who have Soldiers to do critical unit-level “It is a critical time in “My advice is to make sure is entitled to tuition assis- truly believe that we have a lot of participated in combat opera- training, he added. our Army now,” Dailey said. you are doing your best, that tance, so utilize that. That’s work we have already done, and tions in Iraq and Afghanistan Additionally, Dailey said “We live in a world of uncer- you are representing Army a gift from the American tax- there also is a lot that still needs will eventually leave the Army, the Army is becoming an tainty. We have to maintain values, and that you are truly payer to give Soldiers the edge to be accomplished, to further and their experience will leave “Army of preparation,” and readiness. Our ultimate goal an Army professional,” he they need when they get out professionalize our professional with them, unless they pass it must be ready for whatever the is to not fight. Our adversaries said. “Stewardship of the pro- of the service.”
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IN BRIEF TRAFFIC UPDATES Rally Point playing host to regional comedians For traffic updates, please see the Traffic Report on page 2 or IF YOU GO laugh or to recognize how funny life visit www.riley.army.mil and click Evening an opportunity can be,” Wilburn said. “Comedians on “Advisories.” Comedy Night have a way of pointing that out and for families to see true » 8 p.m. Feb. 7 (doors open at 7) reminding us not to take everything GENERAL INFORMATION professionals, relax » Rally Point so seriously.” For general information about 2600 Trooper Drive, Fort Riley Another great thing about the » Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at door events and services at Fort Riley, By Cheyanna Colborn shows is the comedians are true pro- visit www.facebook.com/FortRiley 1ST INF. DIV. POST Tickets can be purchased in advance from 4 p.m. to midnight at fessionals, she said. or follow @FortRiley on Twitter. Rally Point. Longhorn, one of the comedians Rally Point will become a house scheduled for Feb. 7, has been on CEREMONIES full of laughter during its upcoming Last Comic Standing, Who’s Got For U.S. Army Garrison Fort Comedy Night Feb. 7 at the facility. “We’re having the only comedy of the best things about the monthly Jokes. Another comedian, Judge Riley ceremony information, visit Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show in the area, and where else can comedy nights at Rally Point is it Mathis, has performed on three Eu- twitter.com/usagceremonies. show begins at 8 p.m. one go to get a good show for $10?” gives people the opportunity to relax ropean tours for service men and David Kennedy, assistant busi- Kennedy said. “Not even the movies.” and have a good time. women, and has toured on the na- NO MOTOR VEHICLE ness manager, Rally Point, said they Heather Wilburn, marketing di- “Sometimes we get so caught up tional club circuit. TRAFFIC NEAR NEW SCHOOL try to host events that are cost effec- rector, Directorate of Family and Mo- in our day to day, that we don’t give The use of motor vehicles, in- tive for patrons. rale, Welfare and Recreation, said one ourselves the opportunity to really See COMEDIANS, page 14 cluding all-terrain vehicles, motor- cycles, et cetera, is not authorized for use at or around construction IF YOU GO areas at Fort Riley. The includes the area at and around the new “I love these kids. Th ere is something special about the kiddos Seminar for enriching marriage Fort Riley Elementary school. This » Noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and in this area, especially where a lot are military kids.” Feb. 26 area has been leased to the USD »Army Community Service, 475 and is under development for BARRY WARD | COWBOY SINGER, PERFORMER Building 7264 on Normandy Drive, the new school. People are asked Fort Riley to refrain from entering this area. »Individuals can attend seminar The new school is about half mile with or without significant others west of Seitz Elementary School on Rifle Range Road. To register for the seminars, call ACS at 785-239-9435. VINNELL ARABIA DAY Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program clients within six months of honorable separation are encouraged to attend Vinnell Arabia Employer Day scheduled Unlock for 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the SFL-TAP Satellite Classroom, Room 118C, Building 210 on Main Post. Dan Klecker, manager, secrets New Equipment Training Branch, will discuss the pay, benefits and culture when working for Vinnell Arabia. Opportunity awaits 30 U.S. to happy trainers with jobs in Saudi Arabia. See an SFL-TAP staff member to get scheduled. Cheyanna Colborn | POST marriage HIRING HEROES Dasia Arvin, third-grader, Westwood Elementary School, sings “Home On The Range” A Hiring Heroes Career Fair, with country singer Barry Ward. featuring career opportunities for ACS seminar to help wounded, ill, injured and transition- individuals learn about ing service members, their spouses Happy and primary caregivers is scheduled themselves, their beliefs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at Riley’s Conference Center. By Maria Betzold Come talk with Department of 1ST INF. DIV. POST Defense, other federal agencies and private sector recruiters about future Kansas Day! Marriage and relationships can be opportunities in civilian career fields. challenging at times. Even if you’re not getting out of the To help couples cope with marital military for another six months or challenges, Army Community Service longer, come and talk with recruiters Area elementary schools celebrate has scheduled a seminar designed to now. For more information, contact help unlock secrets to enrich mari- Sylvia Parker at 571-372-2124 or tal relationships from noon to 2:30 [email protected]. state’s 154th birthday p.m. Feb. 19 and 26 at ACS, Building MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS 7264 on Normandy Drive. By Cheyanna Colborn KANSAS FACTS Applications for scholarships “Individuals can learn about them- 1ST INF. DIV. POST selves, their expectations and beliefs for military children are now open. Kansas, situated on Applications will be available at of what they Kansas entered the union 154 years ago, and local elemen- the American Great administration counter in the Fort Plains, became the think marriage tary students celebrated the day with Old West-themed activi- Riley Commissary or at www.mili- 34th state Jan. 29, should be,” “Having taryscholar.org/sfmc/application. ties Jan. 29. 1861. said Carolyn html. If the administration coun- Students at Westwood Elementary School, Junction City, Lee, Family new ter is closed, ask for a manager on began their morning by rotating through several western- and • Capital: Topeka Advocacy Pro- state-themed stations, including a sing-a-long with cowboy sing- • Nickname(s): gram special- information duty. The application deadline is 8 Sunflower State; p.m. Feb. 13. For more informa- er Barry Ward; stick horse rodeo in the gym; and looking at a ist, ACS. nature center with Kansas symbols, like honey and buffalo hide. Wheat State; can lead to tion, visit www.militaryscholar.org. Jayhawk State According Cheryl Hudson, Westwood Elementary School librarian, • Motto: Ad astra per to Lee, the cur- applying CORVIAS SCHOLARSHIPS teaches students about rodeos every year on Kansas Day. aspera (“To the stars riculum in the new skills Corvias Foundation is offering “A lot of these kids have never been to a rodeo, and doing this through difficulties”) seminars can scholarships and grants for family gives them a different experience,” Hudson said. “It gives them • Tree: Cottonwood be completed that will members of active-duty Soldiers. those cultural experiences.” • Flower: Wild Native Sunflower in three two- promote the Applications are available and During the afternoon, students gathered in the gym for a story hour sessions. and then went back to their classroom to draw a prairie mural. They • Bird: Western more information can be found on Meadowlark The work- promise of later gathered in the gym for a schoolwide sing-a-long with Ward. the Foundation website at www. — Source: www.history.com shops are longevity.” corviasfoundation.org. Interested See KANSAS DAY, page 14 open to Sol- individuals may also call or email diers, families CAROLYN LEE for more information at 1-401- and civilians. ACS 228-2836 or info@corviasfounda- Free child care tion.org. Scholarship applications will be offered are due Feb. 12. Singles rejoice: Anti-Valentine’s for Soldiers and spouses who plan HASFR SCHOLARSHIPS to attend. The Historical and Archaeo- “Individuals can attend with or with- logical Society of Fort Riley is out their significant other,” Lee said. Day celebration to include flames There will be a variety of work- offering scholarships for students who reside in or attend school in shops featuring topics, like dating Geary or Riley counties. Disc jockey, karaoke, while being a single parent, under- Three students will be awarded standing the five love languages and the scholarships for $1,000, $500 poetry contest highlight laughing your way to a better mar- and $250, respectively. riage. There will be a total of eight Application packets are avail- free event at Warrior Zone workshops offered. Other workshops being offered able at www.fortrileyhistoricalsoci- By Cheyanna Colborn ety.org. Deadline for applications 1ST INF. DIV. POST will be about overcoming divorce, is Feb. 15. break ups and online dating. According to Lee, people interest- FROSTY CONTEST Sometimes love can be difficult. That is the theme for one event on need to dwell on the past. Love Sucks the pictures to Facebook, Twitter or ed in attending can explore a variety From December to February, Valentine’s Day at Fort Riley. (at times); best to move forward.” Instagram to be entered for a prize. of dynamics involving relationships, Outdoor Recreation, Directorate A Love Sucks Anti-Valentine’s Day The event is free and will include In addition to the various activi- including communication, commit- of Family and Morale, Welfare and Party, hosted by the Better Opportu- a disc jockey, karaoke and poetry ties, a meal is available for purchase. ment, finances, and careers. Recreation will have a Frosty Con- nities for Single Soldiers and the War- contests, as well as a Broom Stick The steak dinner for one includes a “All of these can contribute to the test. Families who build a snow- rior Zone, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Date Selfie contest. six-ounce sirloin, loaded mashed po- success of a relationship when they man can submit their pictures to Feb. 14 at the Warrior Zone. Patrons can decorate a broom- tato, vegetable, rolls and a beverage are understood and practiced,” Lee [email protected] for a chance “With so many special events on stick with the face they choose from for $11. said. “Having new information can to win prizes from Outdoor Rec- Valentine’s Day aimed at couples, we a magazine cutout and take their pic- BOSS will also host a bonfire to lead to applying new skills that will reation. Get creative with colors, decided we needed to offer something tures with the broomstick cutout at encourage those to envision their promote the promise of longevity.” clothes and accessories. For more for the singles out there,” said Caite various “prom backdrops” through- past relationships disappearing into To register for the seminars, call information, call 785-239-2363. Kendrick, manager, Warrior Zone. “No out the facility. Then, they can post the flames. ACS at 785-239-9435.
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By Col. Andrew Cole Guest ington on the first Thursday of I encourage you to attend FORT RILEY EXCHANGE “Picking up a fresh bou- GARRISON COMMANDER speaker is February. This event is some- this year’s National Prayer Lun- quet for someone special is Installation times also a luncheon or series cheon. Along with prayers for Love is in bloom with fresh as simple as visiting the Ex- Chaplains and chaplain- Management of meetings or dinners. Since our nation and its leaders, let’s flowers for Valentine’s Day at change,” said General Manag- led programs at Fort Riley Command the 1980s, the event began as a think of our service members the Fort Riley Exchange. er Anthony Ventura. “We have provide an opportunity for Chaplain way for the nation to set aside and those who are far away The Exchange offers fresh everything needed to make Soldiers and family members (Col.) David a day of prayer, give thanks to from families on deployments floral bouquets available for this Valentine’s Day special.” to build spiritual resiliency Giammona. God and ask for his blessing or continuing our mission Col. pickup in the Fort Riley Main For more information, and to strengthen their faiths. Although Cole upon the nation. around the world. Store. Fresh flowers, including shoppers can contact the It also provides an opportu- lunch is free, The breakfast normally roses, will arrive Feb. 12 for Fort Riley Exchange at 785- nity for all to come together tickets are re- includes a prayer specifically If you would like to com- Valentine’s Day weekend. 784-2026. as a community. quired. For tickets or for more for the nation, its government, ment on this article or suggest Fort Riley’s Religious information, contact your unit its leaders and any particular a topic for Community Corner, Office will host the annual chaplain or the Religious Sup- crisis. Many other events take email usarmy.riley.imcom.mbx. National Prayer Luncheon at port Office at 785-239-3359. place with a similar purpose [email protected] or 11:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at Riley’s Each year, a National Prayer and goal across the country visit my Facebook page at www. Conference Center. Breakfast takes place in Wash- around the same time. facebook.com/fortrileygc. Barlow Theater is now in digital! Tickets cost $5.50 for adults and $3 for children Tickets for 3-D and first-run movies cost extra. USD 475 announces new hiring Children younger than 5 are admitted free.
Materials CEO, Business Operations, “As much as District selects Clark Response USD 475, was comprised of as new emergency Team. Garry Berges, Geary County possible, we want to Scott’s Emergency Management; management director primary Will Paskow, deputy direc- be prepared for any responsi- tor, Fort Riley Directorate contingency.” USD 475 GEARY COUNTY SCHOOLS bilities are of Emergency Services; two providing USD 475 staff members; and CORBIN WITT JUNCTION CITY – leader- two USD 475 Board of Edu- SUPERINTENDENT, USD 475 FRIDAY, FEB. 6 Unified School District 475 ship and Scott cation members. • Into the Woods (PG) 7 P.M. Geary County Schools has coordina- Clark More than 20 applica- selected Scott Clark as the tion to de- tions were submitted, and School soccer coach for sev- SATURDAY, FEB. 7 district director of emergen- velop and the committee interviewed eral years. • Unbroken (PG-13) 2 P.M. cy management. maintain an three candidates. Scott received his bach- • Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 7 P.M. Clark brings with him 29 emergency Scott said he is looking elor’s degree from Kansas years of experience in emer- manage- forward to getting started. State University in journal- SUNDAY, FEB. 8 gency management with the ment plan “I’m excited about the op- ism and public relations. He • Into the Woods (PG) 5 P.M. Manhattan Fire Depart- for USD portunity to work for a great also holds a master’s degree ment, including serving as a 475. organization like USD 475,” in negotiations and dispute battalion chief. He will supervise the he said. “I’m looking for- resolution from Creighton He brings experience in building-level emergency ward to partnering with the Law School. key areas, including fire pre- response programs, provide professional staff, parents, “As much as possible, we vention and inspection, inci- oversight of school-based ed- students and emergency ser- want to be prepared for any dent management, and health ucational programs and co- vice providers to move the contingency,” said USD 475 and safety. He has also served ordinate crisis response pro- district forward on security Superintendent of Schools as a chief training officer, grams in cooperation with and safety issues. Together Corbin Witt. “Ensuring the where he was responsible for the community and emer- we can continue to provide a safety and security of our stu- the coordination of the de- gency service providers. He safe and secure learning envi- dents and staff is paramount partment’s training, safety, will also ensure compliance ronment for the students of to our mission in USD 475. For movie health and wellness programs. with all safety requirements USD 475.” Hiring a Director of Emer- show times, call Clark has also served as the and regulations. Scott is familiar with the gency Management provides chief officer in charge for the The selection committee, district through his time a proactive approach to safety Kansas’ Regional Hazardous headed by William Clark, spent as a Junction City High and security.” 785-239-9574 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE FEBRUARY 6, 2015 | 13 Three’s a charm for 97th MP It was Myers’ third such ketball practice early to receive lation volunteer coordinator MP Soldier earns 3rd award, and she became the her award. and Readiness Branch manag- silver star award first female Soldier to earn the According to Myers, er, said Soldiers volunteering trifecta. Only six other people watching the girls she coaches has built trust within the Fort for volunteer efforts have earned three silver stars grow up is the rewarding part Riley community. for volunteer work. of her volunteer work. Be- “They are enhancing the By Maria Betzold Myers, began coaching tween summers and breaks bond of the community to 1ST INF. DIV. POST basketball as a private when when she doesn’t see them, Fort Riley,” Willis said. “Vol- she first started her career in she said, they come back and unteering is not a require- Sgt. Erica Myers, 73rd Mil- the military. When she was want to show her how much ment, but can be highly en- itary Police detachment, 97th little, she said, she used to play they have improved. couraged.” MP Battalion, received a silver basketball and that has been “It is an amazing feeling Myers said receiving her star for her work as a youth her inspiration to coach. to know a 10-year-old cares awards and being recognized basketball coach. She received “I want them to remember about how I see them,” Myers as the first female to get the Maria Betzold | POST the award at the Volunteer of me the way I remember my said. “They want to do well third Silver Star was an honor. Sgt. Erica Myers, 97th MP Bn., center, receives her third the Quarter Ceremony Jan. 27 first coach,” Myers said. for me.” “It doesn’t seem real,” My- silver star for volunteering during the Volunteer of the at Riley’s Conference Center. Myers left her team’s bas- Becky Willis, Army Instal- ers said. Quarter Ceremony Jan. 27 at Riley’s Conference Center. K-State observing Black History Month New FDA rule bringing IF YOU GO calorie labels to menus Education pioneer “Geoff rey Canada is someone who Geoffrey Canada lecture to deliver lecture advocates for education to be equal in all » 7 p.m. Feb. 9 K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS more locations. The rule was » Grand Ballroom finalized in December 2014 communities. In light of what’s relevant in K-State Student Union, MANHATTAN — Look- and restaurants and vending in Grand Ballroom Manhattan today’s society, bringing in speakers like » Free and open to public ing to stay healthy this year? machine companies have one K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS A new regulation may help in year to get the labels in place. Geoff rey Canada will expand cultural For a listing of K-State’s your endeavor. While these new labels will MANHATTAN – Interna- Black History Month “We know that Ameri- give consumers more informa- tional education advocate and knowledge and racial consciousness events, visit https:// cans eat about one-third or tion before making their meal change agent Geoffrey Canada on campus.” ksusankofa.wordpress. more of their meals away decision, Procter says to take will be Kansas State Univer- com/bhm from the home,” said Sandy into account that it’s not just sity’s keynote speaker for Black JUSTICE DAVIS | K-STATE BLACK STUDENT UNION Procter, assistant professor of about the calories when mak- History Month. human nutrition at Kansas ing food selections. Canada’s lecture, “Level- backgrounds like his through Canada’s leadership with Geoffrey Canada will expand State University. “Choosing “Watch portion sizes,” she ing the Playing Field,” will the Harlem Children’s Zone. the organization inspired Pres- cultural knowledge and racial healthy options at restau- said. “Portions are really large be at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Starting from a focus on a ident Barack Obama’s Promise consciousness on campus.” rants can be tricky because in a lot of cases, so it can be Grand Ballroom at the K- single block, the Harlem Chil- Neighborhoods program, of- Canada’s work is nationally you don’t know the amount difficult to find something State Student Union. dren’s Zone has grown to more fering grants to programs in 21 recognized. He has appeared of calories in those items. that would be considered an The university’s Black than 100 square blocks and cities across the country to try on “Oprah” and he was named This new regulation will appropriate portion size when Student Union and Student serves 10,000 children by pro- and emulate the success of the one of America’s best leaders make it easier for consumers we go out to eat. I would Governing Association are co- viding prekindergarten care, Harlem Children’s Zone. by U.S. News and World Re- to make a healthy decision.” say a lot of people know the sponsoring the lecture, which after-school programs, health “Geoffrey Canada is some- port in 2005. In 2011, he was The new regulation an- right things to eat and make is free and open to the public. care, college planning and one who advocates for educa- listed as one of Time maga- nounced by the Food and healthful decisions; the issue Canada, a Harvard Uni- classes for soon-to-be-parents tion to be equal in all commu- zine’s 100 most influential Drug Administration requires is more in the sheer volume versity graduate, is a product to break the cycle of poverty. nities,” said Justice Davis, junior people in the world. chain restaurants with 20 of food we eat.” of a poor neighborhood in the Both Canada and the in marketing and K-State Black For a listing of K-State’s or more stores to list calorie The new labeling regula- South Bronx. After graduat- Harlem Children’s Zone were Student Union president. “In Black History Month events, information on menus and tion is part of the 2010 Patient ing, Canada began his life’s part of the 2010 documentary light of what’s relevant in today’s visit https://ksusankofa.word- menu boards. It also applies to Protection and Affordable work helping children with “Waiting for Superman.” society, bringing in speakers like press.com/bhm. vending machines with 20 or Care Act. 14 | FEBRUARY 6, 2015 HOME OF THE BIG RED ONE Study: Time-based training can decrease impulsiveness
professor of psychological sci- better self-control, we think Findings may help ences at K-State. “We more re- this could be a nice addition treat disorders like cently conducted experiments or alternative to medication.” to determine if we could teach The researchers also are obesity, ADHD individual rats to be less im- working with researchers at pulsive and found that time- the University of Kansas Med- K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS based interventions can be an ical Center to develop and test effective mechanism to in- a game to teach children that MANHATTAN – A study crease self-control.” delaying their response could conducted by researchers at Kirkpatrick thinks these earn a larger reward. The space Kansas State University is the time-based interventions invader game enables children first to demonstrate increases could help people make bet- to shoot a missile at a target. in both self-control and tim- ter choices. They must wait for the missile ing precision as a result of a “For example, we all know to charge before being able to time-based intervention. This some of us are better at defer- shoot, but they have to learn new research may be an im- ring the chocolate cake and how long the delay takes. The Cheyanna Colborn | POST portant clue for developing opting for the fruit platter researchers will see if the game Davion Arvin, fifth-grader, Westwood Elementary School, runs a makeshift barrel behavioral approaches to treat instead, whereas others are helps defer impulsive choices racing pattern during the Kansas Day activities in the school’s gym. The students disorders like attention deficit prone to giving in and making in overweight children. did a stick horse rodeo with barrels and pole bending. hyperactivity disorder, sub- these impulsive choices,” she While time-based inter- stance abuse and obesity. said. “We hope these inter- ventions may be an alternative The study, “Mechanisms ventions can help those more form of therapy for individu- KANSAS DAY Continued from page 11 of impulsive choice: II. Time- impulsive individuals learn als with impulsive behavior, based interventions to im- not to choose the chocolate Kirkpatrick said they are not Ward has been coming to To complete the day, Jan. 30. Students and staff prove self-control,” was pub- cake – at least not every time.” a cure. The most impulsive the area for about 10 years to Kansas Birthday parties were encouraged to dress as lished online in the Journal of While the research can individuals did improve their sing with students, despite mov- were conducted in individu- cowboys, ranchers, pioneers Behavioral Processes and will apply to obesity, gambling, self-control, buy they weren’t ing to Colorado a few years ago. al classrooms. or as Native Americans. be part of a special publica- substance abuse and other cured of their impulsivity. “I love these kids,” he said. In addition to Westwood Munson Farms gave wag- tion in March. To look at im- impulsive behaviors, the re- This project was partially “There is something special Elementary School’s celebra- on rides, lunch was served pulsivity, researchers studied searchers are focusing on supported by a Doreen Shan- about the kiddos in this area, tion, Eisenhower Elemen- around mock campfires and rat behavior, as rat brains are alternative ways to treat at- teau Undergraduate Research especially where a lot are mili- tary, Junction City also con- a farrier demonstrated how fairly similar to humans, espe- tention deficit hyperactivity Award to Aaron Smith, who tary kids.” ducted Kansas Day activities to shoe a horse. cially in terms of timing and disorder, or ADHD. is now a graduate student in decision-making systems. “Up to 15 percent of the the department of psychology “Our previous research population may suffer from at the University of Kentucky. found that individual rats ADHD during development Andrew Marshall, a doctoral Continued from page 11 with greater self-control have and our main way of treating student in psychological sci- COMEDIANS a better understanding of de- it is with medication,” Kirk- ences at K-State, co-authored lays, which means that they patrick said. “We think having the study. The project was also “These performers aren’t NEED CHILD CARE? In addition to its monthly can wait for a longer period of alternatives is a good thing. If supported by an RO1 grant just open-mic guys off the Comedy Night, Rally Point time to earn a larger reward,” we could use behavioral inter- from the National Institute of street,” Wilburn said. “Most Want to make comedy is undergoing a revamp to in- said Kimberly Kirkpatrick, ventions to help people gain Mental Health. of them are on a regional cir- night a date night? Call crease opportunities for Fort cuit, and several of them have Warren East Child Riley Soldiers and families. Development Center at done stand up on late-night 785-240-0821 to reserve “We are trying to have shows or performed in other child care. events and a place to go not venues. Rally Point’s shows only for Soldiers, but for WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ let our customers catch some couples and families,” Ken- great, experienced comedians $10 from 4 p.m. to midnight nedy said. FORTRILEY for a bargain price and a con- at Rally Point. Admission One event is Family Bingo, venient location.” at the door is $12. Some of which is at 2 p.m. one Sunday Tickets for the show can the comedy acts may include a month. The next Family Bin- be purchased in advance for adult content. go is scheduled for Feb. 15. WWW.1DIVPOST.COM Y M CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Y M
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IN BRIEF DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT A Dodgeball Tournament is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at King Field House. Cost is $50 per team and free for active-duty teams. The tournament is open to all On wings of Mercury Department of Defense cardhold- ers, 18 years and older. It is a double elimination tournament, and 12 players can participate per team. For more information, call 785-239- ‘BRO’ Soldiers 2813. BOWLING SPECIALS to vie for USA Monday to Friday: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., pizza and salad buffet, cross-country title $6.99. Monday to Friday: From 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., $2 games and $2 By J. Parker Roberts shoes. 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs Wednesday to Friday: From 1 to 6 p.m., $2.50 games and $2 shoes. Two Soldiers from the Fort Riley running team will again put their skills to the test, this Saturdays: From 11 a.m. to 6 time at the USA Cross Country Championships p.m., $2.50 games and $2 shoes. Feb. 7 in Boulder, Colorado. Sundays: From noon to 6 p.m., Pfc. Susan Tanui, Dental Activity, and Spc. family fun, $35 per lane, which Samuel Kosgei, a combat medic assigned to includes two hours of bowling, one Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st large two-topping pizza, two pitch- Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry ers of soda, and shoes for up to six Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, people. will take part in the race, along with more than Evening specials: 600 other runners. Wednesday: From 6 to 9 p.m., “It’s rare you find one runner who has the tal- $1 games and $1 shoes. ent to run on the All-Army team from one in- Thursday: From 6 to 9 p.m., $5 stallation,” said Lt. Col Sean Ryan, 1st Inf. Div. cover, which includes shoes and 50¢ public affairs officer and coach of the Fort Riley games. team. “Having both Kosgei and Tanui run in Friday: From 6 to 9 p.m., $10 the Cross Country Championships in Boulder, for 3 games with shoes and prizes. representing both the Army and Fort Riley, is a Extreme bowling from 9 p.m. to special occurrence. Both train hard and have the midnight. $9, for shoes and up to internal drive and dedication to excel. The race three hours of bowling, cost is $7 for kicks off what I expect to be a great racing season children. for both of them in 2015.” Saturday – Extreme bowling Ryan said Kosgei had a banner year in 2014, from From 6 p.m. to midnight. $9 taking first place in the international division of the Army Ten-Miler on Oct. 12 and winning the for shoes and up to three hours of J. Parker Roberts | 1ST INF. DIV. Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 25. bowling. Pfc. Susan Tanui, Dental Activity (right), and Spc. Samuel Kosgei, combat medic, HHT, 1st Sqdrn., 4th Cav. Regt., 4th IBCT, will take GOLF COURSE HOURS See CHAMPIONSHIPS, page 16 part in the USA Cross Country Championships Feb. 7. Winter hours are in effect during the winter months. The golf course is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If Fans watch Super Bowl battle at Warrior Zone the weather is scheduled to be 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, then the By Maria Betzold choose to purchase a VIP ticket had golf course may close. Follow on @ 1ST INF. DIV. POST access to snack trays and watched custerhillgolf Twitter for up-to-the- the game with other Soldiers in the minute happenings with closures. Pfc. Michael Fithian, 2nd Ar- lounge area of the Warrior Zone. mored Brigade Combat Team, 1st “I think the Soldiers in atten- LINE-DANCING CLASSES Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regi- dance enjoyed the comradery of Line-Dancing classes are sched- ment, visits the Warrior Zone every watching the big game with their uled from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every day, so he didn’t miss Super Bowl friends and peers,” Kendrick said. Monday at the Warrior Zone. Each Sunday. Fithian and his friends met Pfc. Brent Buck, 4th Infantry class costs $5, the first class is free. to watch the game in the VIP room. Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battal- He was cheering for the Seahawks,. ion, 28th Infantry Regiment, was No partner required and no experi- According to Caite Kendrick, displaying his Patriot pride by cheer- ence is necessary. Class instructor is business manager, Warrior Zone, the ing for his team. Tamar Williams. VIP tickets were $15 and included “It could go either way,” Buck appetizers, one beverage and service said. “I want them to win because I CYSS LOOKING FOR YOUTH SPORTS OFFICIALS during the game. want to see Brady get his fourth ring VIP ticketholders were given ac- and Gronk (New England Patriot Child, Youth and School Services cess to a VIP room with other guests, tight end Rob Gronkowski) will get is looking for sports officials for and snacks. his first ring.” youth outdoor and indoor soccer, “Caite made sure everything she Buck came to the Warrior Zone Maria Betzold | POST flag football, basketball, baseball and VIP ticketholders celebrate after the Seahawks score during the could do was done,” Fithian said. to watch the Super Bowl because it softball. Volunteer and paid posi- third quarter of Super Bowl XLIX. The final score of the game was “We didn’t have to wait on any- was the only place he could watch tions are available. Training is pro- 28-24, Patriots. Above at near right, Pfc. Travis Wright, 97th MP thing.” the game. He knew he would have a vided, and no previous experience Bn., 300th MP Co., celebrates after the Seahawks score. Those in attendance who did not good time, he said. is necessary. A background check is required. For more information on how to apply, call CYSS Sports at 785-239-9223 or 785-240-5207. New fitness center opens its doors, offers new variety BOSS OPEN MIC NIGHTS By Maria Betzold ABSS; if not, an audible alarm will Better Opportunities for Single 1ST INF. DIV. POST sound and a light will change col- Soldiers Open Mic Nights are at or alerting the climber and facility 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Whitside Fitness Center, which staff that an unsafe condition may be present. This ability to provide Custer Hill Bowling Center. Those is located at 684 Huebner Drive, opened its doors Feb. 2. advanced warning to climbers and planning to attend must be 18 years The opening of the new fitness staff is crucial in reducing incidents or older. center brings variety to help enrich due to climbers failing to clip in to an auto belay unit. FUSION CLASS the fitness experience of all Soldiers on Fort Riley. “Every fitness center has its Fusion classes are offered at 6 It features dual basketball courts niche,” Anttila said. “Ours will defi- p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at with a curtain that allows two games nitely be the climbing wall.” King Field House. Fusion combines to be played at once and an indoor A grand opening ceremony of the cardio dance and muscle training. track. A runner can travel approxi- Whitside Fitness Center is sched- For more information, call 785-239- mately one mile for every 11.5 laps uled for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 26. 3146. on the track. Also featured at Whitside are LOOKING FOR A WAY TO four fitness studios and a combative SERVE VETERANS? studio. Highlighting the features of the Need a workout partner? Want new fitness center is the existence of to get more involved in the com- a rock climbing wall that requires munity? Team Red, White and only one person – the climber. The Blue is a national veterans outreach climber is protected by an auto- organization with the mission of belayed safety system, or ABSS. In enriching the lives of America’s comparison, climbing walls at the veterans by connecting them to their Outdoor Recreation Center and community through physical and Craig Gym require two people – social activity. the climber and another person for For more information about safety. “My system uses [the] auto-be- Team RWB, visit www.teamrwb. layed system,” said Lance Anttila, org. For upcoming local chapter Whitside’s facility director. “We’re Maria Betzold | POST events with Team RWB Ft. Riley, the only one with that system.” At left, Spc. Brian Hoeh, Co. D, 1st CAB, 2nd GSAB, 1st Avn. Regt., search “Team RWB Ft. Riley” on The ABSS allows the gym op- recovers from hanging with one hand on the climbing wall at Whit- Facebook. erator to monitor the use of the side Fitness Center. The wall is 32-feet tall and features an auto- wall without a second person. The belay system. Whitside Fitness Center also features an indoor climber must be attached to the running track that overlooks the dual-court gymnasium.
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CHAMPIONSHIPS Continued from page 15 “The Cross Country Champion- China. Ryan said he expects Kosgei to thon as well. I have that much faith When Tanui found out she “I know I’ve trained, and I’ve ships will be Kosgei’s third race with place in the world championships and in her and I believe in her abilities.” would be stationed at Fort Riley, she pushed myself harder,” she said. “Even the All-Army team in one year, the move on to the Olympic trials held in Originally from Eldama-Ravine, started looking into the post’s run- though it looks the way it is, always I first time anyone has done that from Los Angeles in February 2016. Kenya, Tanui said she ran in school ning team. encourage myself to stay stronger. Ev- Fort Riley,” the coach said. “Kosgei “Tanui finished seventh overall growing up, but fell out of practice. “It’s been a great experience,” she erything is not easy; you just have to has shown he will not be outworked in the Army Ten-Miler in October, After graduation, she took up the said of running on the Fort Riley team. push. You have to work for it.” by other runners and he is putting in but I see her doing greater things,” sport again in hopes of earning a “It’s a great opportunity, and I’m really Updates on the championship the time and effort to be an Olympic Ryan said of the dental specialist. college scholarship. happy to be part of that team.” race can be found at http://www. marathon qualifier.” “With continued coaching, a smart Her resolve paid off, and Tanui The Soldier said the USA Cross usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/ The Feb. 7 race also serves as the training and racing plan in 2015, attended Dallas Baptist University Country Championships will be one USATF-Cross-Country-Champion- trials race to select the Team USA I believe she can place in the top and the University of Alaska before of the toughest races she has partici- ships.aspx. squad that will compete at the 2015 3 this year at the Army Ten-Miler, joining the Army last year. pated in, due both to the number of To obtain Webcast info or acquire IAAF World Cross Country Cham- move up to the marathon distance “It just changed my life,” she said skilled runners who will race and to the live feed on USATF.tv, log onto pionships March 28 in Guiyang, and win the Marine Corps Mara- of running. the higher altitude in Colorado. http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile. ON THE BASKETBALL HARDWOOD That 70’s Bowl
ABOVE: Sgt. Jerry Wright, Head- quarters and Headquarters Maria Betzold | POST Troop, 1st Combat Aviation Bri- Courtney Avel helps her daughter, Annabell, prepare to push the bowling gade, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry ball down the track toward the pins during That 70’s Bowl Jan. 31 at Regiment, dribbles toward the Custer Bowling Center. basket during a Jan. 28 basket- ball game at King Field House.
RIGHT: Chief Warrant Officer 4, Jim Thompson, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regi- ment, drives for a lay-up.
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IN BRIEF For links to attractions and events in the Central Flint Hills Re- Workshop brings taste of Ireland gion, visit www.rileymwr.com and click on the Fort Riley and Central K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS department in the College of Human farmers diversifying all the time. Our works as chef demonstrator and live Flint Hills Region Calendar. Ecology. meat, our breads, our ciders and our cookery theater host with area festival ABILENE MANHATTAN – Chef Paula Mc- Each daylong workshop costs $115 butter are all award winners and are in and food shows. She has also worked Intyre will import a bit of Ireland to for professionals and alumni and $5 demand from the top restaurants and as a recipe developer, food stylist, food Event: WWII Remembered: the annual Culinary Enhancement for students. Registration deadline supermarkets in England,” she told a event judge and college lecturer. Leaders, Battles and Heroes – Workshops at Kansas State University is Feb. 6 and can be done online at reporter at the Belfast Telegraph. The workshops are from 10:30 1941 to 1945 in February. http://bit.ly/1z2JxMP. McIntyre studied business in Bel- a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day. They will When: Now to Dec. 31, 2016 McIntyre will discuss authentic McIntyre, one of Northern Ire- fast then took a degree in culinary arts be followed by an optional Breads of Where: Eisenhower Presiden- ingredients and trending foods in land’s most popular broadcasters from Johnson and Wales University, Northern Ireland hands-on workshop tial Library, Museum and Boy- Ireland, and will demonstrate several with her own television and radio Rhode Island. After running her own from 3 to 4 p.m. The workshop is lim- hood Home, 200 S.E. Fourth St. traditional Irish dishes on Thursday, series, is the author of “A Kitchen restaurant in Manchester, England, ited to 20 participants at an additional A multi-year, multi-faceted Feb. 26, and Friday, Feb. 27, in the Year” and writes regularly for news- and working in restaurants in London, cost of $10 for professionals, free for large scale exhibit occupies the Gold Room at Derby Dining Center. papers and magazines. she headed back to Northern Ireland. K-State students. museum temporary gallery with The annual event is sponsored by the “There’s been a food revolution McIntyre is a frequent guest chef For information contact Missy rotational components in the tem- hospitality management and dietetics here over the past five or six years, with at events in Northern Ireland and Schrader at [email protected]. porary gallery, as well as through- out the remainder of the museum. A large, supplemental exhibit focusing on the unsung allies and heroes of the war is located in the Landmark epic highlights Presidential Library gallery. Cost: For admission prices, call 785-263-6700 or email eisenhow- [email protected]. 2015 Kansas Silent Film Festival
SALINA WASHBURN UNIVERSITY time Lloyd ventured into fea- IF YOU GO Event: Chocolate Lover’s Affair MEDIA RELATIONS ture films. Lloyd plays a bullied When: Feb. 7 young man who takes ‘stout- 2015 Kansas Silent Film Where: J.O. Sundstrom Con- The 2015 Kansas Silent ness’ lessons from his grandma. Festival » 7 to 10 p.m. ference Center, 102 N. Main St. in Film Festival is scheduled for This appears to do the trick Feb.27 and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 28. downtown Lindsborg. 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, as Lloyd becomes a tower of » White Concert Hall on the Join the Lindsborg Arts Coun- and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, strength … even if the truth Washburn Campus cil on Saturday evening, Feb. 7th Feb. 28. about his grandfather turns out 1700 SW College Ave., at 6:30 p.m. for the 21st Annual The festival venue is White to be a myth buster. Topeka. There is no cost to Chocolate Lover’s Affair and Art Concert Hall on the Washburn Making his debut at the attend. Auction. This year’s Mardi Gras-in- University campus in Topeka. KSFF, special guest Jon Mir- spired theme is “Parading the Arts”. The event is free and open to salis provides the music score Upon arrival, patrons will be the public. for “Grandma’s Boy” on his Laurel and Hardy are joined greeted by roving colorful charac- This year’s festival features digital keyboard. by a variety of great character Saturday morning will see actors including Anita Garvin, ters along with beads and masks. several fascinating, sometimes Buster Keaton Adventure and art experience relat- controversial, silent films in- an earlier start time for the Noah Young and Charlie Hall. ed packages will also be available. cluding the 100th anniversary sible way, but it is obvious from festival (9 a.m.) and a new “A Movie Star” featur- Cost: Admission is $20. of the first screen epic, “Birth his frame and muscles that event – the showing of a spe- ing Mack Swain as Hand- of a Nation.” Buster was a well-toned athlete cial documentary spotlight- some Jack will follow. This and acrobat. One incredible Event: Friday evening opens with ing part of the history of the 1916 short features Swain as “Clybourne Park” a screening of a surprise short pole vaulting scene marks the silent film era. KSFF director the title character, a film star When: Feb.13 to 28 film, followed by the feature only time that Keaton was ever Bill Shaffer will introduce this presenting his latest action- Where: Salina Community film, “College” starring Buster ‘doubled’ on screen. piece to open viewers’ eyes to packed short to an enraptured Theatre, 303 E. Iron Ave. Keaton of Picqua, Kansas. “College” will feature a the wonders of this amazing local crowd. This Pulitzer Prize- and Tony This 1927 gem presents Ke- music score performed ‘live’ by time in cinema history. Swain was almost always Award-winning show explodes in aton as a bookworm who must organist Marvin Faulwell and Following this special will cast as a second banana to oth- two outrageous acts set 50 years put aside his books in order to percussionist Bob Keckeisen. be an early collaboration be- er great comedians (like Charlie become an athlete and impress Friday night’s second fea- tween Stan Laurel and Oliver Chaplin) and rarely had a fea- apart. The first takes place in 1959, his girl. ture stars another legend of Hardy, “The Battle of the Cen- tured role, but this film was the as nervous community leaders anx- The key athletic images in silent comedy, Harold Lloyd, tury” (1928), featuring what exception. Both of these shorts iously try to stop the sale of a home this film show Keaton fouling as “Grandma’s Boy.” This 1922 is considered the greatest (and will include music by organist to a black family. The second is set up at every sport in every pos- short feature marked the first longest) pie fight ever filmed. Marvin Faulwell. in the same house in present day, as the now predominantly African- American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gen- All aboard: K-State theater trification. For more information, Kansas author to visit call the Salina Community Theatre at 785-827-3033 or visit www.sali- Flint Hills Discovery Center rolling out comedy ‘Bustown’ natheatre.com. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Satur- K-STATE MEDIA RELATIONS 785-532-6428. Tickets may also be purchased online at http://www.k- days and 2 p.m. Sundays. Cost: MANHATTAN – K-State The- state.edu/theatre/buytickets.html. Single ticket prices: atre will present the comedy “Bus- The following students are in the Adults are $32.42; seniors are town” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 to 7 and “Bustown” cast: $29.17; and students are $18.37. 12 to 2 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. Feb. Ben Deghand, senior in theatre, 15 in the Mark A. Chapman Theatre Berryton, as Cedric. MONTEZUMA FLINT HILLS DISCOVERY CENTER Dwight D. Eisenhower’s children. in Kansas State University’s Nichols From Derby: Blake Cordell, Event: Alert Today, Alive To- “Hark! I Hear a Meadowlark!” Hall. junior in music, as Punkbird Y morrow: Living with the Atomic MANHATTAN – Kansas chil- is about two children who discover Written by Lachlan Philpott, the (Mike); Brooke Merriam, freshman Bomb, 1945-1965 dren’s book author Roy Bird will visit many Kansas symbols using all five Kansas State University production in theatre, as Jude; and James Sher- the Flint Hills Discover Center from senses. It is Bird’s 18th book about When: Now to March 15 will be directed by Jennifer Vellenga, wood, senior in theatre, as Punkbird 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 21. Kansas and the American West. Z (Spike). Where: Stauth Memorial Mu- assistant professor of theatre. Bird, originally from south of “My specialty is stories about Kan- An exploration of small-town From Greater Kansas City: Lizzy seum, 111 N Aztec St. Abilene, started his writing career in sas, a bottomless well of inspiration,” life, “Bustown” questions the desper- Cook, senior in family studies and The exhibit explores the ways Manhattan as an undergraduate and he said. ate move young people make to the human services, Olathe, as Cressida; Americans experienced the atomic has been writing Kansas history ever His latest book is a large print city and how it affects the people and and Madison Plouvier, freshman in threat as part of their daily lives. since. He received both his bachelor’s collection of past stories he has pub- places they leave behind. theatre, Shawnee, as Corolla. Curated by Michael Scheibach and and master’s degrees in history from lished. Bird will be available to sign Enjoying the safety of their junk- Cat Huck, junior in theatre, ExhibitsUSA, the show features Kansas State University and sold his books and do a meet-and-greet with yard town, the people of Bustown Scott City, as Sylvia; Sam John- first article as a student. patrons from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Main more than 75 original objects from happily wait for The Driver to re- son, senior in life sciences and pre- “After publishing 15 popular his- Atrium at the discovery center. dentistry, as Axel, and Kelli Young, the era. For more information, call turn. But Axel and Cressida can’t stop tory books for adults, I tried my first For more information about pro- thinking about Otherness. With a sophomore in theatre, as Torana, 620-846-2527. Hours of operation children’s book,” Bird said. grams and events at the discovery chain of keys in close reach, how long both from Topeka; and Clay Massin- are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 The book was a third-grade read- center, visit www.flinthillsdiscovery. will they continue to wait? gill, sophomore in theatre, Wamego, p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, and ing level biography of President org or call 785-587-2726. Tickets are $15 for the general as Stranger. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. The public, $13 for senior and military, From out of state: Deontaé museum is closed Mondays and and $10 for students, plus taxes and Hayden, senior in theatre, Arling- major holidays. applicable fees. Tickets are available ton, Texas, as Punkbird X (Ike); and Cost: Admission is free, but do- WWW.1DIVPOST.COM at the McCain Auditorium box office Danielle Levings, master’s student in drama therapy, Milwaukee, Wis- nations are appreciated. from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon- day through Friday, or by phone at consin, as Faith.