Friday August 16, 2002 Kwajalein Hourglass THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASS Volume 42, Number 65 Friday, August 16, 2002 U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands TRADEX upgrade final piece in KMAR By Jim Bennett and it was becoming difficult to main- by-50-foot room filled with rows of avo- Editor tain it,” said Henry Thomas, TRADEX cado-green racks of computers and TRADEX is celebrating its big 4-0 Kwajalein Modernization and Remoting equipment from the early days of the this year and receiving a state-of-the- integration lead. radar. Before, a single rack held the art upgrade. “For some of the legacy equipment computer processor for each sensor The radar shut down this month for being replaced, commercial suppliers signal going out. Two boards in a com- a six-month scheduled refit that in- hadn’t made replacement boards for 10 puter, mounted in what looks like a cludes hardware and software. years or more,” said Mark Schlueter high school locker from the back, now “We had reached a point where some TRADEX sensor leader. process all signals. Some components of the equipment had become outdated The project involves replacing a 50- (See UPGRADE, page 4) West Nile Virus in U.S. in 2002 West Nile Virus unlikely to hit Marshall Islands By Peter Rejcek Associate Editor The West Nile Virus that’s claimed at least seven lives in Louisiana and is spreading throughout the United States is not likely a concern here, according to local officials. Thanks largely to Kwajalein’s isolation and the virus’ mode of transmission, no one here is likely to get sick, said Mike Nicholson, Pest Management manager. “I don’t see a concern out here,” Nicholson said this Confirmed infections during 2002. week. Dr. Eric Lindborg, Kwajalein Hospital chief medical Pattern indicates human cases. (Graphic courtesy of CDC Web site) (See VIRUS, page 5) Moving up: Students ready to head to the next grade level By CJ Johnson elementary school. Contributing Writer Seventh-grader Shelly Kwajalein students Childers, 12, said, “I just are sharpening their went from being the top pencils, getting ready for of the school to the another school year. lowest. So people are Ashley Johnson, 9, is going to be treating me enthused about becom- differently, but I’m ing a fourth-grader this looking forward to new school year at meeting people and I George Seitz Elemen- expect it to be fun and at tary School. the same time learn “I’m older now. I’m things.” nine, and it’s probably Another upcoming going to be a lot of fun,” seventh-grader, Ben Johnson said. Fogg, 12, said, “I am The seventh-graders excited about being more are also ready to begin recognized, being older, their first year in the big and learning new stuff.” (Photo by CJ Johnson) leagues at Kwajalein Jr. Both Childers and Seniors, from left, Andrea Copeland, Patrick Casey, Nanelle Fellows, /Sr. High School after Fogg are eager about Megan Graham and Rachel Corrado enjoy one of their normal get- being at the top of the getting lockers in sev- togethers at Copeland’s house this week. The class of 2003 says its social ladder at the (See NEW, page 5) ready for the school year. See more back to school coverage in Tuesday’s Hourglass.

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opinion is offered for publication. Stereotypes do not Finally, to Mr. Coffey, chief, Host Na- What we really need tion office: Wake up and smell the coffee. inspire real change Yes, the Hourglass readers are a diverse and get is not always Let me first state that Mr. Bischoff’s and sophisticated community, which is response to the Host Nation office-gener- why your response puzzled me so. I find stocked on the shelves ated article titled “Beauregard and Latao” it startling that a man in your position From time to time we’ve all been frus- dated July 30 scored a direct hit on poor would make the statement that “stereo- trated with what we are not able to get on taste. Once again Host Nation has types evolve out of some basis of truth.” Kwaj. I would like to share with everyone “missed the mark” in their reply to Mr. Webster defines stereotype this way: what I did get. Bischoff in the Aug. 9 Hourglass. Gross and often mistaken generalization. At midnight on July 2 my wife called As an African-American I have been the These portrayals can only serve to polar- 911 because I was having a heart at- subject of stereotypical behavior or com- ize our community, not bring us closer tack. Because of the immediate re- ment, and at no time did I feel “inspired” by nor clear up misconceptions. sponse of the EMTs and the life-saving it. I have also never witnessed it advance As a community, both American and treatment of the Kwaj Hospital medical anyone’s understanding, compassion or Marshallese, we look to your office for staff I am here today writing this letter of tolerance for others. solutions when it comes to better rela- appreciation. I also feel that the Hourglass should not tions between our hosts and us. The Host So, to those involved in that unforget- be used as a forum for fictitious characters Nation office personnel and the RMI gov- table evening, I will forever be grateful to with fabricated opinions. You will note at ernment are the professionals. Step up to you all for saving my life. Thank you all the end of this letter my name will appear, the plate, folks. very much from the bottom of my new and and I am totally responsible for its content. Sincerely, improved heart. This is and should be required when any Donald P. Hall Al Gregoire With just one question the relationship transmutation begins Well, I finally did it. tionship, I got that look: The look that I finally sold that PalmPilot that I just says, “You will do this my way, there is no knew I couldn’t live without only a few way out, you are doomed, my friend.” months ago. About a thousand (no exaggeration) Oh, and I got engaged a couple of Web searches later, we found the perfect weeks ago as well. card. Yes, ladies, the lamenting may begin. “Do you love it?” she asks me. Gentlemen, you may now unboard your Pummelled into submission by now, I windows. I’m officially off the market. reply, “I’m prepared to found a new reli- Seriously, though, when Andrea said, gion around it, I love it so much.” Right The Kwajalein Hourglass “Yes,” I was very happy, because she is answer. Commanding Officer...... Col. Jerry Brown a wonderful lady and I love her. Also, at Of course the cards are produced by Public Affairs Officer...... LuAnne Fantasia least I thought at the time, she is not one some company in India, so an e-mail Editor...... Jim Bennett of those women who are so ‘girlie’ about flurry begins. It’s about a six-hour time Associate Editor...... Peter Rejcek Feature Writers...... Barbara Johnson some things, such as painting other girls’ difference between the Marshall Islands KW Hillis toenails, making regular trips to her Mary and wherever it is our new friend actually Graphics Designer ...... Dan Adler Kay supplier and the other activities that lives and works. magazines like Maxim offer loads of ad- “Why hasn’t Rahul responded?” she vice about. My fiancé is different ... asks the computer, though I’m expected The Hourglass is named for the insignia And then she told me it was time — mind to answer. of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which you, with the wedding nearly a year away “He did five minutes ago,” I say, hiding liberated the island from the forces of Impe- behind my new book, “Marriage for Dum- rial Japan on Feb 4, 1944. and less than a week into the engagement The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized — to order the wedding invitations. The mies.” publication for military personnel, federal em- mother of all Internet searches began. “But I responded. Why hasn’t he?” This ployees, contractor workers and their families Apparently buying wedding invitations from someone who said she figured we assigned to USAKA. Contents of the Hour- is not like shopping for Christmas cards. would get married when it was conve- glass are not necessarily official views of, or There is an entire protocol and subculture nient, like when we tried to buy our first endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Depart- involved, from whose name goes first to home stateside. Now it’s the Prince ment of Defense, Department of the Army or whether or not we want a host of different Charles and Princess Diana wedding of USAKA. It is published Tuesdays and Fridays RSVP cards, inserts, etc. the 21st century. using a network printer by Raytheon Range “Couldn’t we just send out a mass e- And you wouldn’t believe what it costs Systems Engineering editorial staff, P.O. Box to ship from India ... So, my Kwaj friends 23, APO AP 96555. Phone: Autovon 254- mail,” I asked, which is, I realized later, 3539; local 53539. like asking a woman, “You’re going to and neighbors, consider yourselves in- Printed circulation: 2,000 wear that?” vited: June 21, Bali, Indonesia. For the first time in our three-year rela- Dang it, now I need that PalmPilot. Friday August 16, 2002 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 3 Automotive keeps employee skills up to standards Kwajalein now an approved official ASE test site By CJ Johnson Chris Slota, Contributing Writer Truck Shop The National Institute for Auto- supervisor, is motive Service Excellence skill now a master testing, training and certification automobile program continues to improve on mechanic Kwajalein. after becom- The ASE national office approved ing certified the Kwajalein Community Educa- by the tion Center as a permanent test National Institute for center for the ASE exams for auto- Automotive motive employees. In the near Service future the Kwajalein test site will Excellence. appear in the ASE test booklet publication as an approved test site. Mike Wiley, Automotive superin- tendent, has been a key player in ensuring that the program got (Photo by CJ Johnson) underway. “I submitted that we should have Shop, has worked at the body shop employees training. tests out here, so that we can get for five years and holds five certifica- “We want our Marshallese employ- training and get all of our employees tions. ees to be more self-reliant,” Wiley ASE certified. The tests are in real “It’s a pretty tough test, but being said. detail, so there is no way to cheat, certified is a definite plus. ASE is Currently, three RMI technicians and we give our employees study definitely a resumé builder; all the are cross-training with certified booklets to study for the tests,” dealerships require it,” Warren said. contract technicians, addressing Wiley said. Most vehicle repairs involve some the practical training portion of The testing requires a technician the tests and working with super- to have a “hands-on” working experi- visors in preparing for written ence and the ability to pass written exams. exams in one of the 18 mechanical “We want to have the “As a supervisor I’d like to get out categories or one of the five collision knowledge to say ‘this there to help my Marshallese categories. workers,” Slota said. “We want to have the knowledge is what is wrong with it’ The ASE program will allow the to say ‘this is what is wrong with it’ department the ability to offer more and back it up,” Wiley said. and back it up.” certified technicians the opportunity Chris Slota, Truck Shop supervi- to maintain their certifications and sor, realized the importance of being — Mike Wiley obtain new certifications and be- ASE certified after living on Kwaja- Automotive superintendent come master-certified ASE techni- lein. cians. “This was the first time I had ever Many shops in the states require taken it and I have been in this field sort of rusting, according to Warren. ASE certification for employees, “and for 15 years,” Slota said. In the near future, plans for the we really want our guys to be When Slota graduated trade ASE skills certification testing labeled as master mechanics. The school in 1987, he was not ASE program include certifying the RMI tests really prove to us more than certified. Now, after taking several technicians. This process will take anything else that guys know what ASE exams, Slota is a master time, considering the time involved they’re talking about and are doing automobile technician. for the practical training and prepar- a high-quality job. This program is “It’s a test, and if you study for it, ing each RMI technician to take more of a progressive thing,” Wiley you’ll pass it. ASE really wants to written exams. said. know who knows their job, and the “We want them to be labeled as Since the start of the program, 13 tests are used to find the people who full-fledged mechanics,” Wiley said. technicians have received 67 certifi- have the knowledge. Some people The automotive services are cations. pass and some fail,” Slota said. working with the RSE training “We can’t sit around and not Darin Warren is another automo- department to obtain approval have our guys trained, because it’s tive technician who is ASE certified. funding through the Workforce something we need to do,” Wiley Warren, supervisor of the Body Investment Act for the Marshallese said. Friday Page 4 Kwajalein Hourglass August 16, 2002 Upgrade creates universality among radars ... (From page 1) date back 40 years, predating some of the technicians and engineers working on them. In addition to the commercial hardware, software engineers in Lex- ington, Mass., write special algorithms and computer codes to align the com- puter with the task and maximize effi- ciency. In the future, three to four individu- als will operate TRADEX during mis- sions from the Kwajalein Mission Con- trol Center. That’s down from the 12 or so who once worked at the crowded control room in the TRADEX building. A few technicians will remain on site to ensure everything works properly. “You can build in all the fault-moni- toring systems, and KMAR certainly has just about everything you could anticipate, but you still need people,” Schlueter said. “It’s amazing what a human nose or ear can pick up when something doesn’t smell or sound just right, sometimes long before the prob- lem will show up on a sensor.” The prep work came at a time when, with ALTAIR down for KMAR, TRA- DEX held space surveillance responsi- bility. The radar successfully tracked (Photo courtesy of RTS) 16 of 16 new foreign launches in that TRADEX will get a modernization refit over the next six months. The radar has peered time, a 100 percent success rate, all into the skies over Kwajalein Atoll since 1962. while supporting 10 missions over the three months leading up to the shut- June. improvements from the upgrade. For down, along with summer annual leaves “They did a lot of the groundwork,” example, where TRADEX used to send for the crews. Schlueter said. “If ALTAIR had a test multiple pulses to measure the length “The timing was tough,” Schlueter plan to test a capability, we might have of an object, personnel were able to said. to modify it some, but we were able to modify its systems using practices The radar is the fourth sensor in the use it.” adapted from ALCOR and MMW. Now, KREMS complex on Roi-Namur to un- In fact, the key feature of KMAR is after the upgrade, the radar will gain dergo KMAR upgrades, a project that the universality of the systems. Dis- the same data with a single pulse. grew out of planning in 1997 and began play screens will offer technicians a And as TRADEX ages, this radar- in 1999. KMCC underwent a facelift in Windows-based, point-and-click ease as wide modernization allows for upgrades the summer of 2000, paving the way for they monitor and track objects. Also, in the future to individual subsystems the remote projects. ALCOR became components for one radar will work in rather than the whole sensor, similar the first radar remoted in October 2000, other radars, should the parts be to changing out a VCR with a DVD in followed by MMW in 2001. ALTAIR needed, Thomas said. your home entertainment system. crews finished its KMAR upgrades in But TRADEX crews faced a few indi- “But the receiver and your speakers vidual challenges unique to their ra- might still be good, so you could keep A Note on History: dar. those,” Thomas said. TRADEX moves in a full range of Whether that will result in 40 more At 40, TRADEX is the oldest sensor at motion including “over the top.” The years for TRADEX remains to be seen. the Kiernen Reentry Measurements Site on Roi-Namur. With its full name of system has to be modified to tell the Technology is changing faster than Target Resolution and Discrimination radar where it is, for example, if it is ever now, Schlueter and Thomas said. EXperiment, the radar was supposed to performing a track that puts the dish But the upgrades will complete the work for five years, undergo a refit and into “plunge mode,” as they call it. KMAR work at KREMS and put TRA- work five more years, all the time simu- Also, TRADEX fires pulses in both L- DEX in an enviable spot among other lating Soviet radars of the time period. and S-band frequencies, including a radars. The radar acquired and tracked its first unique S-3 band. That requires an ad- Said Schlueter, “We have guys from missile, an Atlas ICBM, on June 26, ditional computer board to manage. other ranges come here and they seem 1962. Likewise, the radar will see system very interested in KMAR.” Friday August 16, 2002 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 5 Virus affects people in six states, claims eight lives ... (From page 1) that the virus can be spread from per- officer, said the “likelihood of contract- son to person or animal to person. Buzz Off: Keeping ing West Nile Virus here at Kwajalein “Humans are a dead end host,” is essentially zero.” Nicholson said, explaining that birds mosquitos away Lindborg said the main concern for are the source of the virus because it is hospital staff would be a patient who strongly concentrated in their small contracted the virus stateside and then blood supply, so that a mosquito can returned to Kwaj. transmit infected blood from a bird to a “The clinical presentation is impos- human. But a human’s larger circula- sible to differentiate from other kinds tory system dilutes the virus, prevent- •Apply insect repellent containing of infections/inflammations of the ing it from spreading from one person DEET when you’re outdoors. brain,” Lindborg noted. to another, he said. •Avoid applying repellent to children On rare occasions, West Nile Virus Nicholson added that other mosquito- less than 2 years old. Use care in infection can result in a severe and spread diseases, like dengue fever, can applying repellent to small children, sometimes fatal illness known as West be passed from one person to another. and don’t put repellent on their hands Nile encephalitis, an inflammation of That’s a good reason, he said, to help because it may get into their mouth the brain. The risk of severe disease is control the mosquito population by or eyes and cause irritation. higher for persons 50 years of age and dumping standing water, where the •Read and follow the product older, according to the U.S. Centers for bloodsuckers incubate and hatch. directions whenever you use insect Disease Control and Prevention. Most One of the main types of mosquito repellent. people who become infected with West species that carries the West Nile Vi- •Wear long-sleeved clothes and long Nile virus will have either no symp- rus is the aedes mosquito, according to pants treated with repellent and stay toms or only mild ones. Nicholson. He said that species is found indoors during peak mosquito feeding “Ultimately, diagnosis would be on worldwide, including at Kwajalein. hours (dusk until dawn) to further the basis of blood tests, and most pa- “Many mosquito species carry it,” he reduce your risk. tients with any kind of significant en- added. •Limit the number of places available cephalitis would be referred off Kwaja- As of this week, the CDC had con- for mosquitos to lay their eggs by lein for definitive evaluation and man- firmed 145 cases of West Nile Virus in eliminating standing water sources agement,” Lindborg said. six states as well as Washington, D.C., West Nile Virus is spread by the bite in 2002. Eight deaths have been re- from around your home. of an infected mosquito, and can infect ported this year, seven in Louisiana people, horses, at least 110 types of and one in Mississippi. The virus, which ing as far west as Texas. birds and some other animals, accord- first appeared in North America in “If it ever does start showing up in ing to the CDC. However, the CDC 1999, has spread throughout the east- Hawaii, that’s when I would be con- says there is no evidence to suggest ern and central United States, reach- cerned,” Nicholson said. New school year means new challenges, opportunities ... (From page 1) Robbie Hamill, 17, a member of the local band,” Fast enth grade because they never had lockers before. Most Food Tragedy,” said, “I’m looking forward to spending of the seventh-graders are also thrilled about learning another year on Kwaj with my friends and family.” more things once they start their new school year. Other seniors are not only energized about spending “I also expect to learn more and make older friends,” their last year of high school with their friends and Fogg said. family but also going off on their own after they gradu- Now with the senior class of 2002 out of the way, 2003 ate. is ready to step in place of the former seniors and shake Nanelle Fellows, 17, plays soccer and is a member of things up this new school year. the National Honor Society. Megan Graham, 16, plays soccer, volleyball, softball “I’m looking forward to making the best of my senior and is a member of the National Honor Society and year with my friends and family. But I’m ready to go,” Student Government Association. Fellows said. “It seems like high school has gone by really fast and I Said Graham, “I’m so excited and I have been waiting can’t believe we are seniors,” Graham said. forever.” Tanner Duncan, 17, plays soccer, volleyball, softball, Andrea Copeland, 17, says she is ready to participate in and basketball and is ready and keyed up about playing a Kwajalein high school graduation after seeing her sports this new school year. brother, Dave, graduate in May. “I’m looking forward to the soccer season,” Duncan “I’m very excited to graduate with such a small class, said. where the graduation is personal,” Copeland said. A few members of the senior class of 2003 also had Patrick Casey, 17, a keen soccer, basketball and many things to say about embarking on their last year of softball player, said he is “looking forward to getting out high school. on my own.” Friday Page 6 Kwajalein Hourglass August 16, 2002

AFN 7:30KWNightline Up CloseAJALEIN Tonight 8:00 Army Newswatch Monday, Aug. 19 8:30 Access Hollywood Channel 9 9:00 Headline News Channel 9 5:00 Jeopardy 9:30 Nightly Business Report 12m Showtime at the Apollo 5:30 Headline News 10:00 CNN 1:00 Programming to be announced 6:00 Bulletin Board 11:00 Dateline Friday 4:00 Headline News 6:30 The Cosby Show 4:30 Hour of Power 7:00 Friends Sunday, Aug. 18 5:00 Celebration of Victory 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 5:30 Coral Ridge Hour 8:00 Frasier Channel 9 6:00 Christopher Closeup 8:25 Window on the Atoll 12:30 ESPNews 6:30 Café Video 8:35 Scrubs 1:00 Movie: “Picture Perfect” (PG) An art 7:00 Your Corps 9:00 C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation director’s boss won’t promote her 7:30 Army Newswatch 10:00 ESPNews because she’s not married. (Jennifer 8:00 Mary Kate and Ashley in Action 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Anniston) 8:30 The Fairly Odd Parents 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 2:50 Movie: “Good Morning, Vietnam” (PG) 9:00 Pokemon An Armed Forces Radio disc jockey shakes 9:30 Lizzie MacGuire Channel 13 up the status quo when he broadcasts 10:00 Family Movie: “Up, Up and Away” (G) 5:00 The News with Brian Williams music and news that is not officially 11:30 Rugrats 6:00 The O’Reilly Factor sanctioned. (Robin Williams) 12n Bulletin Board 7:00 Nightline 5:00 Bulletin Board 12:30 Programming to be announced 7:30 Nightline Up Close 6:00 Programming to be announced 1:00 Movie: “Journey to the Center of the Earth” 8:00 MLB: TBA 7:00 Charmed 3:00 Cinema Secrets 11:00 Good Morning America 8:00 The View 3:30 Ebert and Roeper 9:00 Star Trek 4:00 WWE Superstars 10:00 Robotica 5:00 Andromeda Saturday, Aug. 17 11:00 Hometime 6:00 Headline News 11:30 Motor Week 6:30 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board Channel 9 12n NBC Nightly News 7:00 7th Heaven 12:30 ESPNews 12:30 Bulletin Board 8:00 Movie: “Shakespeare In Love” (PG) 1:00 Movie: “Tap” (PG) An ex-convict takes 1:00 ET: Weekend Edition Shakespeare has a writing block and over his late father’s dance studio in 2:00 WWE Smackdown the theater he’s using is being closed Harlem. (Gregory Hines) 3:00 JAG down by creditors. (Joseph Fiennes) 3:00 Movie: “Someone to Watch Over Me” 4:00 100 Centre Street 10:15 Headline News (JIP) (PG) A New York City police dectective is 5:00 Movie: “Hope and Glory” (PG) A seven- 10:30 Seinfeld assigned to protect a wealthy socialite year-old English boy views the London 11:00 Spin City who is a witness to a mob murder. (Tom Blitz as a great game. 11:30 ET: Weekend Edition Berenger, Mimi Rodgers) 7:00 My Wife and Kids 5:00 Bulletin Board 7:30 King of Queens Channel 13 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Enterprise 12m Fox News 8:00 Sesame Street 9:00 Law and Order 9:00 The Today Show 1:00 Sunday Morning 10:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 2:30 Face the Nation 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 10:30 Saturday Night Live 12n Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 3:00 Headline News 12:30 Judge Judy 3:30 Navy/Marine Corps News 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer Channel 13 4:00 Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer 2:00 Harold and the Purple Crayon 6:00 PGA: 84th PGA Championship (final) 12:00 Dateline Friday 11:00 Fox News 2:30 Wild Thornberries 1:00 Saturday Today 3:00 Horrible Histories 12n MLB: Red Sox/Twins 3:00 Wall Street Journal 3:00 Sportscenter 3:30 Brothers Garcia 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 7th Heaven 4:00 Computer Chronicles 4:00 Special Report with Brit Hume 4:30 Headline News 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:00 Headline News 5:30 Headline News 5:00 Fox News 5:30 PGA: 84th PGA Championship (3rd rd) 6:00 Access Hollywood 6:00 Bulletin Board 11:00 MLB: TBA 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:00 Fox News 2:00 CNN 8:00 CNN Student News 7:00 Malcolm in the Middle 3:00 Dateline International 8:00 Fear Factor 8:30 Headline News 4:00 Judith Regan Tonight 9:00 Access Hollwood 9:00 Alias 5:00 Larry King Weekend 10:00 ESPNews 10:00 Dateline 6:00 Sportscenter 11:00 Good Morning America 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 7:00 MSNBC 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 8:00 Headline News 8:30 Navy/Marine Corps News Tuesday, Aug. 20 Channel 13 9:00 War Stories with Oliver North 10:00 Fox News Channel 9 12m Good Morning America (contd.) 11:00 Fox News 12:00 ET: Weekend Editon 1:00 Headline News 12:30 America’s Black Forum 1:30 Morning Business Report 1:00 Programming to be announced 2:00 Early Show 5:00 Bulletin Board 4:00 Fox News 6:00 Good Morning America 6:00 PGA: 84th PGA Championship (2nd rd) 8:00 Sesame Street 12n ESPNews 9:00 The Today Show 1:00 WBNA Playoffs: TBA All programming is subject to change 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight without notice. AFN-Kwajalein 12n Bulletin Board 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline cannot control such changes. 12:30 Judge Judy 4:00 Larry King Live Channel 13 sports and news events 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 5:00 The News with Brian Williams are most likely to change. 2:00 Winnie the Pooh 6:00 The O’Reilly Factor 2:30 Wild Thornberries 7:00 Nightline Friday August 16, 2002 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 7

3:00 Horrible Histories 1:30 Morning Business Report 8:30 Access Hollywood 3:30 Brothers Garcia 2:00 Early Show 9:00 Headline News 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:00 Fox News 9:30 Nightly Business Report 4:30 Batman 8:00 Access Hollywood 10:00 Downtown 5:00 Jeopardy 8:30 Army or Air Force News 11:00 Good Morning America 5:30 Headline News 9:00 48 Hours 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 10:00 Headline News Friday, Aug. 23 6:30 The Cosby Show 10:30 NBC Nightly News 7:00 60 mInutes 11:00 ABC World News Tonight Channel 9 8:00 The West Wing 11:30 CBS Evening News 12:30 ESPNews 9:00 The West Wing 12n MLB: TBA 1:00 Movie: “Boyz in the Hood” (PG) A 10:00 ESPNews 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight gutsy, realistic look at life and crime in 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline L.A.’s South Central. 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 4:00 Larry King Live 2:50 Movie: “Thunderheart” (PG) A native- 5:00 The News with Brian Williams American FBI agent discovers his roots 6:00 The O’Reilly Factor Channel 13 when he investigates a murder on a 7:00 Nightline 12m Good Morning America (contd.) reservation. (Val Kilmer) 7:30 Nightline Up Close 1:00 Headline News 5:00 Bulletin Board 8:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 6:00 Good Morning America 8:30 Access Hollywood 2:00 Early Show 8:00 Sesame Street 9:00 Headline News 4:00 Fox News 9:00 The Today Show 9:30 Nightly Business Report 5:00 MLB: TBA 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 10:00 Dateline Tuesday 8:00 Access Hollywood 12n Bulletin Board 11:00 Good Morning America 8:30 Headline News 12:30 Judge Judy 9:00 Dateline Sunday 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 10:00 Headline News Thursday, Aug. 22 2:00 Rugrats 10:30 NBC Nightly News 2:30 Happily Ever After 11:00 WNBA Playoffs: TBA Channel 9 3:00 Pokemon 1:00 WNBA Playoffs: TBA 12:00 The Late Show with David Letterman 3:30 Men in Black 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight 12:30 ESPNews 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 1:00 Movie: “Absolute Power” (PG) An aging 4:30 Batman 4:00 Larry King Live cat burglar becomes a crusader involved 5:00 Jeopardy 5:00 The News with Brian Williams in a government cover-up. (Clint Eastwood) 5:30 Headline News 6:00 The O’Reilly Factor 3:15 Movie: “Return to Snowy River” (PG) A 6:00 Bulletin Board 7:00 Nightline young man returns to his home after five 6:30 The Cosby Show 7:30 Nightline Up Close years determined to marry his sweetheart. 7:00 Friends 8:00 Army Newswatch 5:00 Bulletin Board 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30 Access Hollywood 6:00 Good Morning America 8:00 Frasier 9:00 Headline News 8:00 Sesame Street 8:25 Window on the Atoll 9:30 NFL: 49ers/Broncos 9:00 The Today Show 8:35 Scrubs 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 9:00 C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation Wednesday, Aug. 21 12n Bulletin Board 10:00 ESPNews 12:30 Judge Judy 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Channel 9 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 2:00 Hey! Arnold 12:05 The Late Show with David Letterman 2:30 Disney’s Recess 12:30 ESPNews Channel 13 3:00 Croc Files 1:00 Movie: “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (PG) A 12m Good Morning America 3:30 Bonehead Detectives computer operator figures out a secret 1:00 Headline News 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond password and enters a world of intrigue. 1:30 Morning Business Report 4:30 Batman (Whoopi Goldberg) 2:00 Early Show 5:00 Jeopardy! 2:50 Movie: “A Tale of Two Cities” (PG) An 4:00 Fox News 5:30 Headline News English lawyer falls in love with the wife 8:00 Access Hollywood 6:00 Bulletin Board of a French aristocrat during the French 8:30 Navy/Marine Corps News 6:30 The Cosby Show Revolution. 9:00 Downtown 7:00 VH1’s Military Diaries 5:00 Bulletin Board 10:00 Headline News 8:00 Dark Angel 6:00 Good Morning America 10:30 NBC Nightly News 9:00 Boston Public 8:00 Sesame Street 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 10:00 ESPNews 9:00 The Today Show 11:30 CBS Evening News 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:00 Oprah Winfrey 12n WNBA Playoffs: TBA 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 12n Bulletin Board 2:00 WNBA Playoffs: TBA 12:30 Judge Judy 4:00 Larry King Live 1:00 Newshour with Jim Lehrer Channel 13 5:00 The News with Brian Williams 2:00 Disneys’ Mighty Ducks 12m Good Morning America 6:00 The O’Reilly Factor 2:30 Weekenders 1:00 Headline News 7:00 Nightline 3:00 In the Mix 1:30 Morning Business Report 7:30 Nightline Up Close 3:30 Tiana 2:00 CBS Early Show 8:00 Headline News 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:00 Fox News 8:30 Access Hollywood 4:30 Batman 5:00 MLB: Angels/Yankees 9:00 Headline News 5:00 Jeopardy! 8:00 Access Hollywood 9:30 Nightly Business Report 5:30 Headline News 8:30 Headline News 10:00 Primetime Thursday 6:00 Bulletin Board 9:00 Dateline Tuesday 11:00 Good Morning America 6:30 The Cosby Show 10:00 Headline News 7:00 Movie: “Mississippi Burning” (PG) 10:30 NBC Nightly News 9:00 Santana Live 11:00 MLB: TBA 10:00 ESPNews 2:00 News Night with Aaron Brown 10:30 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 3:00 Connie Chung Tonight 11:30 The Late Show with David Letterman 3:30 Lou Dobbs Moneyline 4:00 Larry King Live Window on the Atoll: 5:00 The News with Brian Williams Channel 13 6:00 The O’Reilly Factor Beneath the Surface 12m NFL (continued) 7:00 Nightline 12:30 ESPNews 7:30 Nightline Up Close of Kwajalein 1:00 Headline News 8:00 Navy/Marine Corps News Friday Page 8 Kwajalein Hourglass August 16, 2002 Sports and Leisure Japanese baseball offers alternative to striking MLB If Major League Baseball goes on strike, AFN has got to pick up the rights to Nippon Professional Baseball games out of Japan. These guys get into baseball as much as anyone I’ve ever seen, and it’s conta- gious. I briefly mentioned this in a previ- ous column on the editorial page, but let me expound here for the sports fans among us. We saw the Nippon Ham Fighters duke mascot, Fighty, a giant pink pteradactyl it out with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the dressed in a ball uniform, and led the Tokyo Dome on a Friday night last month. crowd to the “YMCA.” My 16-month-old Before the game, as the warm-ups daughter got so excited, she stood on her concluded, Little League teams took the mother’s lap, raised her hands up and outfield, one in left, another in right. Their yelled “Go, Go, Go,” along with some coaches hit flies and grounders to the inaudible cheer meant for Fighty. She eight-year-old ball players, who had to be literally didn’t stop cheering for the entire thrilled to be shagging flies in the Tokyo song, certainly representing, given her Dome where their idols played. short attention span, the longest time she Next, cheerleaders dressed in the same has focused on a single thing. uniforms used in the baseball movie, “A We had so much fun the first night, we League of Their Own,” came onto the field (Photo by Jim Bennett) went to an afternoon game the following and danced to swing music holding base- In the Tokyo Dome, you can watch a game Sunday, as we had an afternoon to kill ball bats. As players were introduced, as vendors with kegs of soda and other before going to the airport. Again the they came onto the field beneath crossed beverages cruise by, happy to fill your cup game was between the Fighters and bats, held high by the cheerleaders the for 250 to 500 yen, or about $2 to $4.50. Hawks, the third game in their three- same way soldiers and sailors hold swords That’s the Fighters’ Chris Seelbach, for- game series. After the Fighters ninth- merly of the Atlanta Braves, on the mound over a wedding party. The players then firing a fastball. inning win the first night, the Hawks came threw balls into the crowded stands for back and whomped the Fighters, 6-3, so souvenirs. Our Little League friends had course of the game. With one out in the the third game promised to be an exciting the obvious advantage, as they were bottom of the ninth and the score tied at rubber match. warmed up, had ball gloves and could 1, a pinch hitter named Takaya Hayashi The pre-game went pretty much the snake down between the adults and seats hit a towering fly ball deep into the right same, with even more Little League teams after the ball fell down among the fans. field stands, giving the Fighters a 2-1 win. out on the field before the game and even An American named Chris Seelbach, He’d recently been traded to the Fighters some young girls dressed the same as formerly of the Atlanta Braves, took the from the Hawks and, while he was hitting the cheerleaders, getting tips from the mound for the Fighters and pitched all .344, he only had one homer for the older dancers. nine innings, giving up only one run in the season. He picked a good time to hit his When was the last time you saw an fourth after loading the bases on one out. second and, after crossing the plate, American ball team include the youth so He impressively pitched himself out of the stood on a makeshift stage near the much? Instead, we charge our youth for jam and gave up only four hits over the dugout to interview with the announcer autographs. and receive the adulation from the crowd. Fighty returned aboard his tricycle, too, Basketball Schedule I didn’t know until later that the Fighters much to the delight of my daughter, who Saturday were 15 games back from first place in the was sure he remembered her and told him 6 p.m...... Blink-Blink/Island Geckos Pacific League. so in her own fashion. 7 p.m...... Sloppy Seconds/Navigators Besides the action on the field, the The Hawks came out tough, crushing Monday game featured a horn section that belted the ball on a grand slam and three-run 6 p.m...... Big Buster/Da Real Deal out fight songs. They had at least eight homers in the third and fourth innings, 7 p.m...... Court Jesters/Tiltak-Buster trumpeters jamming in the bleachers and respectively. But you have to credit the Tuesday the crowd seemed to know the tunes, Fighters, whose team motto is “never, 6 p.m...... Buoj Jab-bere/Buoj Kibwe 7 p.m...... Triple J/Marine Team chiming in with coordinated cheers, wav- never give up.” They came back to make Wednesday ing giant flags and beating plastic bats it 5-8 by the eighth inning, when we had to 6 p.m...... Court Jesters/Big Buster together, all in synch. The Jumbotron leave to catch our plane. 7 p.m...... Tiltak-Buster/The Geriatrics blasted out videos and music between Unfortunately, we left too early, as the Thursday innings, in some cases reverent music Fighters apparently came back to score 6 p.m...... Island Geckos/Navigators with black and white images from years three in the bottom of the ninth and the 7 p.m...... Sloppy Seconds/Blink-Blink past and in other cases, rousing rock winning run in the bottom of the tenth to Friday tunes with great plays. win, 9-8. Never give up, indeed. 6 p.m...... Buoj Jab-bere/Triple J During the middle of the fifth inning, the Now, if only America’s players and 7 p.m...... Marine Team/Laik-Al-Al cheerleaders returned with the Fighters’ owners would heed that motto. Friday August 16, 2002 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 9 Classified Ads and Community Notices

HELP WANTED name tag, from Qtrs. 468-A. Return or call 54624. No The following on-island positions are open with questions asked. CAFÉ PACIFIC Raytheon. For more information or to submit a resumé or application, call HR employment, Jack FOUND Riordan, 54916, unless otherwise noted. CASH at Small Boat Marina. Call Cris, 52935. IMAGING SERVICES COORDINATOR, Kwajalein Hospi- GIVEAWAY tal. Seeking a patient and records coordinator for the FIVE-DISC CD player, broken, but repairable, optics imaging department. Duties include interviewing need adjustment. Call Linda, 54624. and screening patients to coordinate appropriate PATIO SALES imaging required by physician and performing gen- eral secretarial duties, including appointment sched- SATURDAY, 8 a.m.-noon, Qtrs. 133-D. Children’s and uling, reception and billing. Strong computer, orga- adult clothes, plants. Everything must go. nizational and communication skills required. Previ- SATURDAY, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Dome 151. Multi-family ous medical office experience preferred, but not sale. Baby clothes, toys, household items, bedding. required. Rain cancels. Lunch YOUTH NIGHT SUPERVISOR, Community Activities. SATURDAY, 2:30-6 p.m., Qtrs. 457-A. Three-family Sat Cajun roast chicken« Part time. Looking for responsible and fun-loving sale. Clothing, household goods. Bean and cheese burrito adults to work two weekend nights or more per Beef Stroganoff month at the Youth Center. Job duties include MONDAY, 7-11 a.m., Qtrs. 403-A. No early birds. Grill: Filet of fish sandwich supervising youth, enforcing policies, coordinating Sun Huevos rancheros« various activities and keeping the center a hip place FOR SALE Crispy-fried chicken to be. A criminal history background check is re- CSI IN-WALL stereo speakers, new, 8" x 12" x 3", 50- Roast beef with pan gravy quired. Call Erika, 53331. watts, $100; Jenn-Air exhaust fan, new, paid $100, Grill: Brunch station open will sell for $50; portable CD player, new, paid $112, Mon Brunch station open« SECURITY/DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST, Raytheon will sell for $70; Capiz shell lamp, new, $30; Cloisonne Ribs your way Security Office. Seeking an administrative person ware: vases, ginger jars, bowls, plates, all in original Chicken and ziti casserole with strong organizational and computer skills (Out- boxes. Call 53640, before 8:30 p.m. Tues Baked potato bar« look, Word, Excel) to maintain security clearance Chicken tetrazzini records. Strong communication skills required for FIVE BURGUNDY blinds, 38" wide, $15 each. Call Breaded pork cutlets precise communication with employees, depart- 54152. Grill: Turkey and cheddar ment management and government agencies. Se- CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT, infant to 40 lbs., with five- Wed Fiesta taco bar« lected applicant will undergo a National Agency point restraint, $15; Little Tykes toy chest with Smoked barbecue brisket check to obtain a secret-level security clearance. sliding doors and two shelves, $15; ceiling fan with Tex-Mex chicken light fixture, includes wiring and wire conduit, $20; Grill: Chicken and chile quesadilla PIANO PLAYER, Yuk Club. Casual for Thursday through Saturday evenings. Call Andrea, 58909. booster seat, $5. Call 54624. Thur Chinese bar« Country-fried chicken DENTAL ASSISTANT, Dental Clinic. Casual. Crimi- GLIDER/ROCKER with sliding footstool, $50; dehu- Roast pork with pan gravy nal history background check required. midifier, $40; denim crib bumper, $10; two wrought Grill: Reuben on rye iron curtain rods, $20; two gigantic water guns, $10 Fri Eggplant zucchini casserole« Raytheon off-island positions are updated weekly each; one-person hammock, $10; two metal curtain Hamburger Stroganoff in the Career Opportunities Book at the HR counter, rods, $5 for both; two metal CD racks, $5 each. Call Beer-battered mahi mahi Bldg. 700. 54210. Grill: Bacon and cheddar burger «This symbol denotes the U.S. Embassy in Majuro currently has the follow- TWO NAVY blue canvas and wood folding chairs, Wellness menu ing job vacancies. Must be a U.S. citizen 21 years excellent condition, $30 for both. Call 52504. or older. Applications must be submitted on U.S. Dinner UNUSED CARPET with pad, 12' x 27', light beige with Tonight Stir-fry to order Form 171 available at the Embassy. For more « light brown specks, $100. Call 52775. Hamburger steak information, call the Embassy, 692-247-4011 Glazed Cornish hens ext. 109. WOODEN BABY GATE, $10. Call 51359. Sat Vegetarian chow fun « POLITICAL ASSISTANT. Closing date is Aug. 30. Spaghetti with two sauces MEN’S ALUMINUM bike, three-speed, high-rise handle Pizza AIDE to the Embassy Executive Office. Closing date bar, comfortable seat, suspension seat post, sealed Sun Fajitas to order« is Aug. 30. cartridge bearings,Term aluminum I fork, custom wheels, Mexican-style beef stew Aug.$500. 13-Oct. Call 553721. (on-island courses only) Enchilada casserole COMPUTER MANAGEMENT and FINANCIAL MANAGE- DACOR scuba equipment, includes everything for Mon Hot sesame tofu MENT ASSISTANT. Closing date is Aug. 30. « dive except tank, $650. Call Brian, 53483. Spicy beef stir-fry CMIS 140 Introductory Programming (3) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/MILITARY LIAISON Oven-smoked chicken Wednesdays/Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and PROGRAM OFFICER. Closing date for applica- MARES WRIST dive computer, Atomic T2 regulator, Tues Pasta puttanesca « tion is Aug. 30. triple-console,Instructor: full McGowansuit, ScubaPro vest, fins, masks, Beef tips in Burgundy $600; HP CDR/CDRW external burner, M820 series, Honey-barbecued chicken WANTED with SCSI2 PCMCIA card and cable, with carrycase, Wed Vegetarian chili mac« FULL-SIZE FREEZER. Call Greg, 59019. CMST$200; 310 Serial/USB Desktop converter, Publishing $30; Kwaj (3) bike, $20; Teriyaki flank steak Tuesdays/Thursdays,Trek aluminum bike, needs 6-9cables, p.m. $50; Panasonic Szechuan chicken BRING YOUR extra vacation hotel soap and shampoo VCR, PV-V4621,Instructor: $90. WaiteCall 52553. Thur Pasta al pesto« to Grace Sherwood Library. We will deliver them to Huli huli chicken workers who have a chance to shower on Kwaj before TWO 16" boy’s bikes, $30 each; Panasonic microwave Sweet-and-sour pork going back to Ebeye. Any excess will go to Ebeye oven, excellent condition, $70; breadmaker, $40; Fri Roast turkey« Hospital. youth bed, $30. Call 52555. Bean and potato burrito Fried pork chops HOUSE-SITTING situation for visiting friend Oct.20- 55-GALLON aquarium with fish and all equipment, Nov. 4. Good with pets and plants. Call Craig, 50900. must sell, PCSing, $125. Call 51452. «This symbol denotes the Wellness menu LOST COMMUNITY NOTICES 20" BOY’S BIKE, black, with David printed on blue MACY’S WEST wants your empty RSE propane bottles. Friday Page 10 Kwajalein Hourglass August 16, 2002 Classified Ads and Community Notices

Effective Aug. 22 at 4 p.m., the mid-atoll corridor will be closed to all non-mission- related surface vessels until further notice. This includes oceanside East Reef north of Bigej, to Gagan’s oceanside east, out to the 12- mile territorial limit. Oceanside West Reef is also closed out to the 12-mile territorial limit, from Carlos north to Yabbernohr. Recreational activities are limited to areas south and north Be aware of of these lines. Jino jen Thursday/August 22, 4:00 awa jota lowaan aelonin (mid-corridor) enaj kilok mae heavily laden emoj kemelmel ko an USAKA. Ijoko kein jen relik tuion in Bigej nan Bikejlan (Gagan) 12 coconut palms mile tulik. 12 mile likin ene enaj kilok jen Carlos lok nan Jabenwod, enaj melim wot around the ejerakrok wot ilo turok in jin bakake. We will pay $32.90 for each RSE bottle. Free pickup golf course available. THIS WEEK AT the YUK CLUB LOUNGE: Tonight, DJ Shawn Cherry; tomorrow, DJ Wise Roko; Sunday; DJ when standing Tom Roko. YOKWE YUK RESTAURANT will be open the next two on the greens Sundays. or in the YOKWE YUK GRILL is open daily, 4:30-9 p.m. YOKWE YUK BAR is open 4:30-11 p.m., Monday through tee boxes. Friday, and 4:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Saturdays and Sundays. INTERESTED IN home education with a Christian emphasis. Come to the Christian home education Don't lean conference Sept. 3, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., in the REB. For more information or to reserve lunch, call Kay, on or stand 53627. ULTIMATE FRISBEE under the lights will be next Friday, 7 p.m., at Brandon Field. We will divide into under the teams on the field. Questions? Call 53331. BACK-TO-SCHOOL hours at the Youth Center begin trees. Wednesday. Hours will be 3-6 p.m., week nights; 7-11 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays; 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., school days. Questions? Call Erika, 53331. NEW ISLAND students must have an up-to-date PPD/ TB skin test before school starts. Parents can bring their child’s immunization record to Kwajalein Hos- pital to be reviewed by a nurse 1:30-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Students will not be admitted until certain immunization requirements are met. Questions? Call 52223 or 52224. GRAND CALLING ALL beach enthusiasts: A four-person beach volleyball tournament will be held Monday, Sept. 2, REOPENING noon at Emon Beach. Registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 30, at Community Activities office. There is a HAS BEEN $10 fee. Questions? Call Scott, 53331. RESCHEDULED KWAJALEIN YACHT Club will hold an evening race tomorrow. A skippers’ meeting is 4:30 p.m. at Small FOR Boat Marina. The public is invited to sail. No expe- rience necessary. Food and drinks provided at the SEPTEMBER. Yacht Club following the race. Questions? Call Mike, 51385. U.S. GOVERNMENT property sealed bid sale will be STAY TUNED conducted Aug 20-31. Items will be available for FOR MORE inspection 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Fri- day, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m., Saturdays. INFORMATION. Sealed bids will be received at Raytheon, Range Systems Engineering, DCCB Facility or Property Man- Friday August 16, 2002 Kwajalein Hourglass Page 11 Classified Ads and Community Notices

agement Office, Facility 602, until 4 p.m., Aug. 31. Bids will be opened Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 9 a.m. For additional information, call Raytheon Reutilization and Disposal, 51770 or 51076. APPLICATIONS FOR the KAG Holiday Fair are located on the mini-mall bulletin board. The Fair will be Nov. 4. SCRAPBOOKING: Every Sunday evening, 8 p.m.-12 midnight, in CAC Room 7. All island ladies are invited. Questions? Call Amy, 51128, or Laura, 51114. NEW SAFETY barricades have been erected near the Freezer Dock and warehouses 610, 612 and 701. The purpose of the barricades is to prevent bike accidents from taking place by using these shortcuts. Bike riders are requested to use the paved roads in the industrial areas of the island. is Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m., in Community KENT DUNCAN and Robert Magnuson, attorneys at Activities conference room. Bring law, will be on Roi-Namur tomorrow, 8-11:30 a.m. To make an appointment, call 51462 or 51431. team rosters and $150 fee. To get MASONIC FELLOWSHIP meets Wednesday, 7 p.m., in on a free agent list, call 53331. the Yokwe Yuk Club Kabua Room. All Master Masons welcome. Questions? DUE TO popular demand, the Hobby Shop is now Call Scott, 53331. open Saturday mornings. The new hours are: 9 a.m.-noon and 12:30-5:30 p.m. Questions? Call Julie, 51700. BARGAIN BAZAAR hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday, 1-3 p.m.; Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. We have lots of golf clubs, dive lights, bike parts and books. Donations always welcome. For donation pickup, call 53686 or 54691, before 1 p.m. Mondays. "He was safe? er, out?" ... meetings are Sept. 4 in the BOWLING LOCKER rentals are now past due for July- “I wasn’t December. The $17 fee is payable at Community looking.” Community Activities Activities, 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m., conference room, Building 805. Tuesday through Saturday, at the Bowling Center or by mailing a check to Community Activities, P.O. Box 23, Local. Questions? Call 53331. Scorekeepers’ meeting is 5:30 p.m. GOLF COURSE greens fees and locker rentals are now Officials’ meeting is 6:30 p.m. overdue for July-December. The $183 fee is payable at Community Activities, 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30- Questions? Call Scott, 53331. 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, the golf course Pro Shop, 4:30-6:30 p.m. or by mailing a check to Community Activities, P.O. Box 23, Local. Questions? Call 53331. SPECIALIST in internal medicine will be on island Due to mission considerations, effective Aug. 27-30. Adults with diabetes, thyroid disease, hypertension or lung or heart disease can call the Sunday, laundry is not allowed through hospital appointment desk, 52223 or 52224, for an appointment. Complete physicals by a physician the Dock Security Checkpoint until board-certified in internal medicine also available. further notice. EAR, NOSE and throat specialist is available for appointments Sept. 11-14. For an appointment, call the hospital appointment desk, 52223 or 52224. Kin kemelm EBEYE FERRY schedule for LCM #2 will change Aug. USAKA/RTS, jinoel M jenijel Sunday/ ko an 20 as follows: New departure times from Kwajalein are August 18, enaj bwojrak kwalkwol 4:50 a.m., 5:50 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. Ebeye departures are 5:20 a.m., 6:20 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. All other runs nuknuk ion Kwajalein m remain the same as the current schedule. ejemlok kem ae ien melmel ko. Classified ad deadlines Tuesday issue: noon Friday Friday issue: noon Wednesday Friday Page 12 Kwajalein Hourglass August 16, 2002

YYWC donates copiers Marshallese Word to all Ebeye schools of the Day By Peter Rejcek Ralik = West. Associate Editor Queen of Peace Elementary Principal Jelton Anjain at least has one less thing to worry about as the school year gets See you at the movies! ready to begin for his school on Ebeye. Friday Thanks to the Yokwe Yuk Women’s The New Guy (2002, PG-13) Club and the help of one of the school’s A high school misfit gets a second chance former high school teachers, Queen of to be cool when he transfers schools. (DJ Peace has a brand new Canon digital Qualls, Lyle Lovett) (100 minutes) copier. In fact, all eight school cam- Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m. puses on Ebeye and Gugeegue received Saturday copiers from the club. Anne Greene, the treasurer of the The New Guy (2002, PG-13) club’s Education Assistance Commit- Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m. tee, said it donated $7,500 for the copi- Monsoon Wedding (2001, R) ers. The EAC allocates money raised An Indian man and woman decide to enter through Bargain Bazaar and the Micro- (Photo by Peter Rejcek) into an arranged marriage, but their fragile nesian Handicraft Shop for Micron- bond is threatened by her predatory boss. Queen of Peace Elementary School Prin- esian education. In the case of the cipal Jelton Anjain, left, helps carry a new From the director of “Kama Sutra.” (114 copiers, all the money came from funds Canon copier donated by the Yokwe Yuk minutes) at Bargain Bazaar. Women’s Club into the school’s library Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m. “We try to give as much of the Bar- Friday afternoon. Sunday gain Bazaar donations back to Ebeye,” Snow Day (2000, PG) she said. and Autumn, Denise Bottomley, YYWC Syracuse is stricken by a heavy snow The idea for the donations came from president, Noda Lojkar, USAKA om- storm, paralyzing the city and shutting an informal survey of the schools by budsman, and Stephan Notarianni, down businesses and schools. But one former Queen of Peace teacher Dave USAKA Host Nation specialist, deliv- magical snow day isn’t enough for some Bramlett, according to Greene. ered the copiers last Friday afternoon. teens, who plan to steel the Snow Plow “That was the thing they needed Besides Queen of Peace elementary, Man’s snowplow and stretch out the school more than anything,” Greene said, Calvary, Ebeye Public Schools, Jabro adding that the copiers are self-con- School, United Church of Christ, Queen hiatus even longer. (Chevy Chase, Chris tained and don’t need to be in a climate- of Peace high school, Head Start and Elliott) (85 minutes) controlled environment. Seventh Day Adventist all received a Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m. The donation comes at an opportune copier and replacement cartridges. Monsoon Wedding (2001, R) time for the Queen of Peace elemen- The copiers are not unlike some of Yokwe Yuk Theater, 9:30 p.m. tary school, whose copier just broke those found on Kwaj, which will help The New Guy (2002, PG-13) down, according to Anjain. with any troubleshooting, according to Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m. “It will come in very handy,” he said. Lojkar. Monday Jane Brown, wife of the USAKA com- “This, at least for a while, will be Monsoon Wedding (2001, R) mander, their two daughters, April helpful,” Greene said. Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m. WEATHER Courtesy of Aeromet Sun • Moon • Tides

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