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Fruit donated by Kwajalein Range Services is loaded on the LCM for delivery to Ebeye For more, see Page 3. ((PhotoPhoto bbyy JJ.J..J. KKlein)lein) www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html COMMENTARY Saving people’s lives can never be insensitive I read the letter to the editor in Wednesday’s Hour- they know that glass, in which the reader stated she felt the breast something can cancer article on Page 16 of that issue was insensitive happen to them and and disrespectful. what they should do I reread that article several times and honestly can’t to protect them- see any reason why someone would fi nd it to be insensi- selves. tive or be angry about it. Breast cancer The people who provided the information were only try- hits home with me ing to raise women’s awareness that tests such as mam- because I spent mograms should be done to detect cancer at an early several anxious stage and thus increase the chances of survival. days last year when my wife and I went to Honolulu so she Younger women, just like younger men, feel that noth- ing will ever happen to them, and it’s vitally important See SAVING LIVES Page 7 LLettersetters ttoo tthehe editoreditor It's respectful to educate women about their bodies I have a problem with the letter to cent and respectful to women than to think that it is proper to only discuss in the editor in the recent Hourglass, educate as many people as possible private the techniques to detect breast regarding the insensitive nature of the as often as possible about detecting cancer, then you are robbing too many breast cancer awareness article in cancer in its earliest stages when it is women of the knowledge that could the Wednesday edition. I don’t get it. most treatable? In what way did the What could be more sensitive, de- article disrespect your privacy? If you See EDUCATE, Page 7 Reader didn't find article offensive Ignorance about To Name Withheld. mammogram you might men. I personally I am so sorry the not have been offended. didn’t fi nd the article cancer is not bliss breast awareness article You might also write to offensive, but then I was upsetting to you. If AFN and request that am a nurse. To the woman who is angry you only had a parent they remove the adver- — Name about the Breast Cancer Aware- who had lived 10 years tisement for the testicular withheld by ness article, longer because of the cancer awareness to the request What exactly did you fi nd insensitive and offensive about the article? Was it the use of the word Thanks to all for a successful Relay for Life breast? If so, shame on you for To all Relay for Life teams and the event a huge sucess. using the word testicle! members, the countless volunteers, and the anonymous donors, thank you — Lee Allas, chairperson for See IGNORANCE, Page 7 very much for all you did.You made Relay for Life Correction: On Page 12 of the Wednesday issue, Kori Dowell To nominate an employee or family member for USAKA Person of the Week, send submissions to Sandy in the D.A.R.E. photo was misidentifi ed as Corey McDowell. The Hourglass regrets the error. Miller, Public Affairs offi cer, at sandra.miller @smdck.smdc.army.mil or call her at 51404. TThehe KwajaleinKwajalein HHourglassourglass The Kwajalein Hourglass is named for the or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department Printed circulation: 2,000 insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, of Defense, Department of the Army or USAKA. E-mail: [email protected] which liberated the island from the forces of Im- It is published Wednesdays and Saturdays in ac- Commanding Offi cer......Col. Stevenson Reed perial Japan on Feb. 4, 1944. cordance with Army Regulation 360-1 and using a Public Affairs Offi cer......................Sandy Miller network printer by Kwajalein Range Services edito- The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized pub- Editor......................................Nell Drumheller lication for military personnel, federal employees, rial staff. contractor workers and their families assigned P.O. Box 23, APO AP 96555 Graphics Designer..........................Dan Adler to U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. Contents of the Phone: Defense Switching Network 254-3539; Reporter............................................J.J. Klein Hourglass are not necessarily offi cial views of, Local phone: 53539 Distribution..................................C.J. Kemem The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 Overstocked fruit on Kwajalein donated to nine Ebeye private schools, hospital By J.J. Klein Reporter Ebeye school children were recipients of Kwajalein Range Services straw spun into gold when 15 pallets of deteriorating apples, pears and oranges were donated to nine Ebeye private schools and the Ebeye hospital by the contractor on Tuesday. The less-than-fresh produce in the warehouse was due in part to a reduction in consumer fruit consumption and in part “to a doubling up of orders by the sup- plier in August,” said Alan Stone, KRS Supply and Transportation Department manager. “The orders for produce are placed months in advance by voyage number of the ship. We Ebeye community members help distribute boxes of fruit at the Ebeye Community had a last minute adjustment by Center on Tuesday. The fruit fi lled 15 pallets and was donated by Kwajalein Range Matson where they used V001 Services. (Photo by J.J. Klein) as a test voyage,” said Stone. “This caused all the future voyage dates state trucks and community center) Occasionally, KRS will donate to be reset backwards two weeks, were available and ready to roll, said a pallet or two of food items, like which meant that all the produce Alan Taylor, USAKA RMI relations chips, but 15 were quite a surprise that should have arrived on voy- specialist. said Lojkar. ages V001 and V002 all showed up “It’s great! We like mistakes like Even Ebeye school children rec- at once.” this,” said Telciau Telcita, Calvary ognized the unusual donation of a “Basically, we had far too much School principal. nutritious items. Children from a produce on hand and it was start- Telcita and fellow school adminis- number of schools were sent to the ing to deteriorate. A new produce trators were pleasantly surprised by community center to help unload van arrived on last week’s barge,” a phone call from Lojkar, the day of the trucks laden with pallets of fruit said Patrick Zurick, Kwajalein Hos- the delivery and told to come down to and then cart the boxes back to their pital Food Safety and Sanitation the Ebeye Community Center to pick schools. specialist. “Technically some pro- up donated food for their schools. “We came to carry the boxes duce had passed what would be con- “Noda said, ‘Come and get your to school,” said Joe Milne, 14, a sidered its shelf life. For example, share.’ I was expecting Cokes and student at Seventh-Day Adventist some apples in a case may be bad it’s a surprise to see apples and School, “and then share it to [with] but others good. If it sat any longer fruit,” said Jelton Anjain, director of the students.” it may all have gone bad. We decided Schools for Queen of Peace Elemen- “They are heavy, but they are im- to start issuing the newer produce tary School and Father Hacker High portant to the school,” chimed in and to donate the other produce to School. “That’s good, real good.” fellow classmate Daniel Nebo, 13. the food facilities.” “It’s healthy food.” The U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll Host “Noda said, ‘Come and get Ebeye Public School Principal Carl Nation Offi ce learned of the possible Jeakrik, distributed his nutritious donation the afternoon of Oct. 13 your share.’ I was expecting gift on Wednesday morning, decid- and quickly set about coordinating Cokes and it’s a surprise to ing the only fair way to distribute the all aspects of the delivery with the fruit was to hand out an apple and Marine Department, Heavy Equip- see apples and fruit. “That’s orange per student to his school of ment and communicating with Noda 1,130 students. Lojkar, Republic of the Marshall Is- good, real good.” “I think it’s a good thing for some- — Jelton Anjain, director of schools for Queen of lands representative to USAKA, and body to donate food for students on Peace Elementary School and Father Hacker the local government on Ebeye to en- Ebeye,” said Jeakrik. “We are really High School sure that assets on Ebeye (forklifts, grateful.” Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 3 The Kwajalein Hourglass School Advisory Council Kwaj students doing well on IOWA tests By J.J. Klein Guest Student Lunch program and the formation of Reporter a faculty committee to develop the 2007-2008 School calendar. High School Counselor Jaime Bowers presented Ebeye Guest students, requesting improvements to the results of the 2006 IOWA Tests program to the the school lunch program, met with Kwajalein Range Kwajalein community at the School Advisory Council Services to implement changes to the school lunch public meeting on Wednesday. menu. Changes to the improved lunches did not affect “The message is that our students are doing well, the donated funds per child. and our teachers are doing a good job,” said Bowers. “The meetings resulted in bigger lunches for the high “On the IOWA tests in 2006, when comparing grade school students, with one day of Snack Bar take-out to grade, each grade tested by the Kwajalein schools food and a once a month birthday pizza party at the performed better than the average U.S.