Night: the Opportunity to Attend the Christmas Day Aloha Bowl at Aloha Stadium As Guests of Fresno State University Officials
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t NOTICE TO HAWAII MARINE READERS We hope you will enjoy this special readers during the holiday season when The Military Sun Press, published twice edition of the Military Sun Press, creat- HAWAII MARINE is not published. each year, is in no way connected to the ed especially for HAWAII MARINE U.S. Marines or the U.S. government. Hawaii Marine WEEK OF DECEMBER 23-29, 1993 Military Sun Press BRIEFLY First Aloha Bowl tickets Single sailors stationed in Hawaii will have Night: the opportunity to attend the Christmas day Aloha Bowl at Aloha Stadium as guests of Fresno State University officials. Over 175 activities "Operation Christmas Cheers" was dreamed up by Fresno State's athletic department as a promotion for Bulldog football fans who planned in annual are unable to attend Fresno home games, but k want to be part of the Aloha Bowl experience. alcohol-free event I The annual event this year pits the Fresno State Bulldogs against the University of Col- The fourth annual First Night orado Buffaloes. Honolulu will feature more than "Operation Christmas Cheers is a way to do 175 events and performances at 75 something nice for other people and make sites in downtown Honolulu, from some new Bulldog fans," said Deena Johnson, the Municipal Building grounds assistant athletic marketing director for Fresno along the Honolulu City Lights State. route to Fort Street Mall. "A lot of folks are away from their families, The alcohol-free celebration Dec. and Christmas can be a sad time. This lets 31 will offer music, dance, theater, them know there are people in other places art, crafts and multi-ethnic cultural who care." and ritual for all ages and back- "It's Hawaii's Aloha Spirt working in F. L. Morris photo grounds. reverse," said Larry Warnken, Pearl Harbor's "First Night Honolulu gets better Morale, Welfare and Recreation director. He and better each year," First Night said the tickets arrived just in time to brighten The man in red executive director Linda Ryan said. the spirits of sailors who are spending the holi- "It's proven by the increase in atten- days far from loved ones. Kelly Emerson visits with Santa Claus at Santa's Village Friday at the NCTAMS East Pac station in Whitmore Village. The annual dees - last year more than 70,000 Anja Jonker, program director of Unaccom- event features a festive community built by Navy personnel. button-wearers enjoyed the fun and panied Sailors Activities at Pearl Harbor aloha, and we're hoping that even echoed Warnken's enthusiasm. more of the community will join "Although we have other holiday events First Night in ringing in '94." going on, this is something really special for First Night buttons provide the unaccompanied sailor who doesn't have a admission to all events and are lot of extra spending money," Jonker said. State, feds plan albatross colony available for $5 each from more "What great holiday spirit to have these free than 200 retail stores, businesses tickets." and military locations. (See related Single sailors living on ships and submarines story.) Children age 5 and under at Pearl Harbor are encouraged to contact at Makapuu to aid influx of birds will be admitted free. their recreation offices to reserve the tickets to Scheduled events include: the event. By ELOISE AGUIAR Point National Wildlife Refuge and Island airtieid, he said. Children's Afternoon - 2:30 to Staff Writer Barking Sands military base." McDermond speculated that the 5:30 p.m., Municipal Grounds. Fea- The albatross has been nesting for birds like open fields, but he tured are 2, 4, 6, 8 How Do We EAST OAHU - State and federal several years on Oahu at Kaena couldn't say for sure why they are Communicate?, Fair Weather Roadblock checks officials are planning to establish a Point, Mokuleia's Dillingham Field attracted to runways. They do need Feather Creations, Hiccup Chil- seabird colony off Malcapuu Point and Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Sta- a running start before taking flight, dren's Circus, Puppets on Parade, Police will set up roadblocks at unan- to accommodate the influx of tion, he said. The problems with he explained "but they don't need clowns and much more. Foodland nounced times and locations every evening Laysan albatrosses to the islands. these locations, he said, are that an airfield." and Kraft General Foods arc spon- around Oahu from Friday through Jan. 2 as "The albatross population has birds aren't safe from predators and The plan to create a Laysan alba- sors of the event. part of a crackdown on drunken drivers. been expanding (for many years) they create hazards for airplanes. tross colony on Kaohikaipu Island People's Procession - 5:45 Traffic accidents have claimed the lives in the northwestern Hawaiian Dogs, cats and mongooses attack - Black Rock - will be discussed p.m., procession divides into two of 11 more people so far this year than in all Islands," U.S. Fish and Wildlife and kill the birds, and humans during the Hawaii Audubon Soci- parades, with half moving along of 1992, according to police statistics. To refuge manager Ken McDermond shoot them, McDermond said. ety's public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fort Street Mall to Pauahi Street date, 77 people have died this year from said Dec. 7. "What's happening now Albatrosses, which are about the Dec. 16 in the Paki Conference and the the other part remaining on traffic accidents compared with 66 deaths is the birds are trying to recolonize size of turkeys, favor nesting on air- Room at Bishop Museum. Volun- the traditional route along Bishop last year. the main Hawaiian Islands. They've plane runways. The largest known teers are also being sought to moni- Street. Featured is "1,001 First The percentage of alcohol-related traffic already done so on Kauai at Kilauea albatross colony lives on Midway See ALBATROSS on A-8 See FIRST NIGHT on A-8 deaths is also higher this year than last, police said. Of the 72 fatal collisions that occurred this year, 31 (43 percent) were alcohol-related, compared with 23 out of 64 (35 percent) in 1992. Century Cab is conducting its "Drive Army vet keeps history alive with museum Straight/Arrive Alive" program again this holiday season by offering free taxi service for restaurant and bar patrons whohave By JAN WESNER CHILDS available. of military history books, and Vic- Victor, now 64, made his first had too much to drink and cannot drive home. Staff Writer But Victor said he sells those tor invites anybody who's interest- visit to Hawaii in 1951. He spent The program will be in effect 24 hours a day things just to make a profit. His ed to sit down and take a look. A 36 hours at Tripler Army Hospital through 4 a.m. 'Jan. 2. The company's number Warren Victor, an Army real purpose is to be a military 25-cent donation gets a warm cup en route to California from Korea, is 528-4655. veteran of Korea and historian. of coffee to enjoy while reading. where he had been injured. He Requests must be made by the management Vietnam, thinks the only "Experience is the best teacher," The money goes to the Disabled was stationed in Hawaii in 1961 of the establishment. Customers must show way to prevent future wars is to he explained. American Veterans' disaster relief and, except for two years in Viet- proof of having driven to a bar or restaurant remember past ones. He hopes his Another back room holds a shelf fund. See KEMOO on A-8 by giving the manager their driver's license, "war museum" at Kemoo Farm car keys, home telephone number and loca- will help people do just that. tion of the parked car. Victor, disabled from wounds The cab driver will only take the customer to he suffered in the Army, took his or her home. The customer's license and over operation of the visitor cen- keys will be given to the cab driver, who will ter at Kemoo Farm three months return them to the rider upon arrival at his or ago. The former proprietor, her home. Kemoo owner Dick Rodby, had the place stocked with antiques. Victor cleaned out a tiny back room and dedicated it to war Bogus charities memorabilia donated by fellow disabled veterans. The Better Business Bureau of Hawaii is "I just think it's important for warning island residents that contributions for American history," Victor said Fri- "bogus" charities are being solicited by tele- day, showing a small group of phone. Japanese tourists his treasures. Anne Deschene, BBB president, said the Some of the items he has col- holiday season is a particularly popular time lected are lighthearted, like a USO for charity fund-raising and that unscrupulous program from Vietnam and a tar- telemarketers are making fraudulent sales get with Saddam Hussein's face pitches. printed on it. Others are more "It's easy enough to avoid unwanted mail sobering - pictures of bodies she said, "but some people often piled high in Nazi concentration solicitations,"find it impossible to evaluate pitches from tele- camps and a newspaper article funders." about Japanese allegedly eating She said the BBB offers a free holiday the flesh of enemy soldiers during newsletter with a checklist of eight items to World War II. help avoid deception when responding to tele- The visitor center also sells phone solicitations. Kemoo's famous happy cakes, as To obtain a copy, send a self-addressed, well as arts and crafts made by F.