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VOL. 7 NO.1 October 1985 Deaton named District " Woman of the Year" Lorraine A. Deaton, the District's Equal Women's Program Coordinator (FWPC), and Employment Opportunity Officer, was named President of the Civilian Welfare Council. the "Woman of the Year" for 1985 by the Lorraine presently serves on the district's Rock Island District Federal Woman's Pro­ Training Committee and the Career Executive gram (FWP). Planning Board. She is also certified to teach Lorraine was nominated for the award for a "Sexual Harassment Prevention Training" her excellent job performance at work, her class, and has taught this class throughout the efforts to advance women's equality and her North Central Division. professional development. In her nomination, With her selection for the Executive Devel­ Lorraine was cited for demonstrating signifi­ opment Training program, Lorraine was the cant achievement regarding the issues of first woman in the Rock Island District, as women's equality, the Federal Women's Pro­ well as the North Central Division, to par­ gram and other facets of Equal Employment ticipate in this program. Opportunity, her professional development Outside of the district, Lorraine actively par­ and her support of civic, social and community ticipates in numerous civic, social and com­ activities. munity activities. ~ Lorraine started her career with the Rock Lorraine was presented the award at the Lorraine A. Deaton, recipient of the Federal Island District in February 1972 as a card­ Women's Program " Woman of the Year" award for FWP annU:al Women's Day Equality Day punch operator in the ADP Center. Utilizing 1985. Luncheon by Colonel Burns, who commended training courses Lorraine continued to educate her and cited her as an example for all women herself in the computer field and progressed in achievement and professionalism. The in the district from an equipment operator to in the Equal Employment Manager for the Equality Day Luncheon is held annually com­ a computer aide to a computer technician. In District. memorating the passage of the 19th Amend­ October of 1979, Lorraine left the ADP Center In addition to her regular job Lorraine has ment to the U.S. Constitution. and became an Equal Opportunity Specialist served as an EEO Counselor, the Federal Pratt assumes North Central command We're back! After a break in service, the Tower Times Brigadier General Joseph Pratt assumed is back - bigger and better than ever. The command of the North Central Division on 19 break couldn't have come at a more opportune August 1985. He succeeds Brigadier General time - having just completed a readership Jerome B. Hilmes, who was reassigned as the survey we were able to incorporate some of the commander of the Southwestern Division in changes you, the readers, wanted. Dallas, Texas. General Pratt's previous One of the most prevalent comments on the assignment was as the Chief of Staff of the US survey was to print the Tower Times on a bet­ Army Training Center-Engineer, Fort Leonard ter quality of paper. This issue is printed on Wood, Missouri. a heavier quality paper, as will subsequent As commander of the North Central Divi­ issues, which we hope is more to the readers sion, General Pratt will direct civil works liking. activities in a 428,000 square mile area that Our readers also indicated they would like includes the Great Lakes and Upper Miss­ to see more stories on district personnel as well issippi River Basins. as more feature stories about district activities General Pratt will also supervise Corps ac­ and projects. The staff of Tower Times aims tivities related to agreements between the to please, and we hope that the stories in this United States and Canada on the regulation issue are more of what you would like to read. of boundary waters, by serving on three ad­ As we have said in the past, we try to make visory boards to the International Joint the Tower Times for the readers, by the Commission. readers. If you have a comment or an idea for A native of Bolton Landing, New York, a story, please let us know! Give us a call on General Pratt's civilian education includes a ext. 204, or jot your ideas and comments down bachelor of chemical engineering degree from and send them in the inter-office mail to the Clarkson College in 1960, a bachelor of science Public Affairs Office. We want you to enjoy in civil engineering from the University of reading your issue of the Tower Times.

Pratt (Cont. page 3) Brigadier General Joseph Pratt The editor One portion of the PRC visit to the Quad Cities was a boat trip from Lock and Heiberg, the Chief of Engineers, presents Vice Premere Ping with a plaque bearing Dam 14 to 15 on board the District vessel "ANDREWS." Pictured, Lt. Gen. E. R. the Corps' insignia. The spirit of 'Essayons': District praised for PRe visit arrangments On Saturday, 27 July, the Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China and other "It was great to visit your District as my ,.A note- to tell you how impressed I was ~-~..tegates visiterr-tneRock IslanaDistt1Ct to first official business-as the (almost)i)irec­ - ~with the arrangements and smooth ruIfhing . observe the operation of an inland waterway tor of Civil Works. You and your fine team procedures during our visit from our navigation system and our OMNI system. did a beautiful job with the PRC delegation, Chinese friends on Saturday. I know you The visit was arranged on short notice ­ the Chief, Assistant Secretary and the rest. and your staff did not have very long to and while the pace was hectic, the District per­ ..." Henry J. Hatch, Major General, USA, prepare for this visit, and the fact that it sonnel involved did a job which reflects the Assistant Chief of Engineers. came off without a hitch is testimony to the motto of the Corps, "Essayons!" good work and fine efforts expended." Media coverage was kept to a minimum at Robert K. Dawson, Acting Assistant "On behalf of the US Department of Secretary of the Army (CW). the request of the State Department but the State, I extend my sincere thanks to you for District's efforts did not go unnoticed. Colonel your support and assistance during the re­ Burns has received many letters compliment­ cent visit to your facilities by the Vice- As part of Colonel Burns "State of the ing our District for a job well done. The follow­ Premier of the People Republic of China. District" address to District personnel on 30 ing is excerpts from these letters. Please convey my personal thanks to your September, he made presentations to the em­ fine staff who assisted us with equal ex­ ployees who played a part in this most suc­ cellence. All the members who manned the cessful event. "All the way up and down the line the Command Center on the 27th ...; all the In all, the recognition received from all of Rock Island staff did an absolutely profes­ drivers in the motorcade, who did an ex­ the representatives attending the event at­ sional job (as they had done with President cellent job; barge Captain, and employees, tests to the pride and Esprit de Corps of the Carter a couple of DE's ago). Please tell your and all the others involved. Thank you, Col. Rock Island District workforce. folks how proud I was of them. The national Burns, for your efforts, and the support of interests were directly served by our put­ your personnel. If ever this office can be of any assistance, you call me immediately, Save ting our 'best foot forward' ... Rock Island rJ -Army ... on July 27th." E. R. Hieberg III, Lieute­ and we will pull out all the 'stops'.," Peter ~ , . Energy nant General, USA, Chief of Engineers. E. Galuppo, Special Agent in Charge. ®®

The Tower Times is an unofficial publication District Engineer ...... COL William C. Burns authorized under the provisions of AR 360-81, pub­ Chief, Public Affairs Officer...... Vicki Stapes lished monthly by offset press for the employees of the Editor...... Raymond A. Gall Rock Island District. Views and opinions expressed in Graphics and Design ...... Loren Carey this publication are not necessarily those of the De­ Photos...... Bob Carstens partment of the Army. Address mail to: Rock Island US Army Corps District, US Army Corps of engineers, Attn: PAD, of Engineers Clock Tower Building, Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004. Phone (309) 788-6361 ext. 6204. Circula­ Rock Island District tion: 1200. *

Tower Times, October 1985, Page 2 Toastmasters Club started to help employees with self­ The Corps Museum: A Practical improvement goals Monument The Rock Island District recently founded Fundraising efforts by the Corps of Engi­ neers Historical Foundation are moving ahead a Toastmasters Club to help District em­ to support the construction of the Corps ployees learn to communicate more effectively Historical Center and Museum to be located as well as improve their listening and think­ at the Humphreys Engineering Center, Fort ing skills. Belvoir, VA. The Toastmasters is an international organi­ The Center and Museum will be a working zation who's goal is communication and memorial facility. Open to all, the Center will leadership development. The local club is part tell the story of the Corps with exhibits and of the District's training program and can help displays. It will accent the development of with promotion possibilities. Toastmasters meets in the Annex Building resources by the United States construction Conference Room on the first and third industry in a team with the Corps. Archives will be available for students and teachers to Thursdays of each month from 11:30 a.m. to study the history of engineering, the United 1:30 p.m. Following a short business meeting, States, and the Corps itself. the informal training class begins with table topics. This gives everyone an opportunity to According to Foundation officials, the center "will define, memorialize, and com­ become more adept at extemporaneous speak­ municate the role of the Corps in meeting ing - to think quickly and clearly under the growth and defense needs of the United pressure. The basic manual features 10 speech projects States." It will honor individuals, military and Following is practice in giving a prepared that enable members to learn new skills and civilian, as well as units and organizations. speech. These are normally 5 to 8 minutes in achieve quick recognition. There are also two The Corps is providing initial support and length, but a speaker may give a longer speech advanced manuals available. partial funding for design, and the expected if desired. Each speaker has an evaluator More than 500 major organizations have cost of construction-to-be funded by the Foun­ whose purpose is to help by critiquing the sponsored in-house Toastmasters Clubs as dation is $8 million. For details, write the speech. This also gives the dual advantage of communication training workshops for their Executive Director, Corps of Engineers training in listening. employees. This adds up to 4,200 chartered The current officers of the club are Liz Historical Foundation, Kingman Building clubs in more than 47 countries - each one (CEHF), Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060. Cotton, ED, President; Rhea Williams, EP-T, helping others to reach their goals through Educational Vice-President; Doris Pilon, careful evaluation. ED-D, Administrative Vice President; Andy . So, of your goals include acquiring the abil­ Brucewicz, PD, Secretary; Gloria Steed, ity to persuade and convince others, to gain DC-M, Treasurer; and Thomas Crane, OC, self-confidence, or be able to put ideas across Worth Repeating Sergeant at Arms. clearly and understandably, give Toastmasters The Toastmasters course, which is offered a try. For further information about the club II Discipline is the soul as training through EP-T, is designed by pro­ contact one of the officers or the Training --~~ of an army. It m akes fessionals and has no limit in self-development. Branch, ext. 348. small numbers for­ midable: procures suc­ cess to the weak: and Internal Control' Section formed esteem to aiL" Recently, an Internal Control Section was dent of Davenport, Viet N am veteran, member -George Washington established and staffed within the Manage­ of the Iowa National Guard, and a graduate ment Branch of the Comptroller's Office. This of the University of Illinois. Ron and his wife, section is tasked with identifying waste, fraud, Jeanne, have three children, all in college. Pratt (Cont.) and misappropriation of Government re­ Joe Murphy, is a lifetime resident of the sources and finding ways to control or Quad Cities, a graduate of St. Ambrose Col­ Missouri at Rolla in 1965 and a master's eliminate them through a system of internal lege in Davenport, and a Viet N am veteran. degree in system science from Michigan State controls. After developing standard operating Joe and his wife, Joy, have two children. University in 1971. He is a graduate of the procedures for the section, they have em­ Both Ron and Joe have been involved in Armed Forces Staff College and the Industrial barked on a 100 percent inventory of all private business over the past ten years and College of the Armed Forces. District property. are looking forward to being and working with General Pratt's previous . military The staff consists of two Corps of En­ the Corps of Engineers. assignments include service as an engineer gineers' newcomers: Ron Christensen, a resi- Welcome aboard, Ron and Joe! troop commander and staff officer with the 1st Calvary Division in Korea; the 70th Engineer Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; the 169th Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia; and the 293rd Engineer Battalion in Germany. He served with the 168th Engineer Bat­ talion and the 79th Engineer Group in the Republic of Vietnam, and as plans office for the deputy chief of staff for operations. He has commanded the 39th Engineer Battalion at Fort Devens, Massachusetts; and the 1st Training Support Brigade and 4th Training Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood. He has served as deputy senior advisor to the Ohio National Guard. General Pratt is married to the former Joan Dein, and they have two sons and a daughter. General Pratt is scheduled to visit our district on Wednesday and Thursday, 4-5 December of this year. Joe Murphy Ron Christensen Tower Times, October 1985, Page 3 Veteran's spotlight McKeever: 500 missions in ETO during WWII Allan W. McKeever, of our Structural Section in Design Branch of Engineering Divi­ sion, was a very lucky man during World War II. He flew more than 500 missions over enemy territory in Europe without being shot down. McKeever, "Mac" as he is known to his friends, was a gunner-radar operator in a P61 "Black Widow." The "Widow" was a twin engine, twin boom, night fighter that could carry the "P" designation for pursuit. Of all of his missions in the European Theatre of Operation, Mac's plane was only hit twice. Once was over Berlin, when part of a wing was shot off by anti-aircraft fire. The second time Mac's plane took a hit in the middle of the fuselage but, despite a few tense moments, they were able to make it back to their base. Mac went into the U.S. Army Air Corps at the age of 18, in June 1942. He was inducted at Jefferson barracks in St. Louis, and went to Howard Field in Panama for his basic train­ ing, preflight and flight training. Howard AI "Mac" McKeever, A WWII veteran of the European in Structural Section his workplace for more than 32 Field was brand new when Mac arrived and Theater of Operations, has called his drafting table years. was located outside of the Canal Zone. Dur­ ing his time there Mac flew training flights to EI Paso, Texas, and Rapids City, South afternoon as a draftsman in the Drafting Sec­ battle stars for service, including such places Dakota. tion, which was then located at the east end as the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge, After his training, Mac went to England of the second floor in the Clock Tower Eastern France, Northern Belgium and with the Ninth Air Force in 1943. He was Building. Holland. He also received a French decoration stationed at a base near Kent, England, which Mac was promoted to an Engineering from General DeGaulle and a Belgian decora­ was midway between Dover and London. Ac­ Technician in 1952 and assigned to the Struc­ tion from the Prince Regent of Belgium. cording to Mac, "We were the first group to tural Section, where he still works today. He Mac may not have gained the night fighter fly the P61's in Europe, but they have been has 42 years of Federal service when one adds fame like Major Carroll Smith did (he was the flying them for sometime over in the Pacific his time in the Armed Forces with his years highest scoring U.S. Night Fighter Ace) in the Theatre. with the district. war, but bere in t.he District he is our premier - -'-:::":::"Before i)-Day we fle~ rhubarb missions, While in service, Mac received t~o Presiden­ ace. when we attacked any target we could find," tial citations with Oak Leaf clusters, and seven McKeevers said. The "Black Widow" had a 1,000-mile range and often carried extra fuel tanks which could be jettisoned after they were emptied. On D-Day, Mac and his pilot flew for over 14 hours and refueled three times while providing air cover over Utah and Omaha Beaches for the Allied landing. Mac's Air Corps unit landed in France by troop ship seven days after D-Day, but "We stayed in foxholes for a week while the Army You Engineers built our first airfield," he pointed out. This airfield was near St. Mere Eglise, about 30 miles behind the front lines. "Our havelhe mission there," said Mac, "was to fly air cover for the advancing Allied ground troops." From there they next moved to LeMons Airport out­ side of Paris, and then it was on to Chateau power 10 Thierry, which had been a WWI battle site. "We found some cannons there from the first World War," Mac related, "and the Army conserve Engineers built our airfields in a real hurry out of steel mats." His unit's next move was to Cologne, Germany, and then they were at a former Luft­ Energy awareness week waffe base at Kassel, Germany when the war Oct. 20~26, 1985 ended. However, Mac stayed in Germany for another year and a half as part of the Army of Occupation. He signed up for a civil service test while still in Europe and was hired for the District Energy security for peace and prosperity by Frank Ashton and Bob Hurlbutt three months before he even got home. "I arrived home in September of 1947, just in time to start at Augustana College under the GI Bill," Mac said. He went to school for four hours in ® Save Army Energy the morning and then worked four hours in the Tower Times, October 1985, Page 4 Walk into better health ­ some tips Building a Caring Community

Fitness-conscious Americans- have been $1,080 ($90 per month) through it all - the impassioned tennis and rac­ Provides four cancer patients with a quetball craze, early-morning jogging hospital bed and rails for four madness, marathon fever, bicycling bliss, CFC '85 months. skier's chills and thrills. Provides the opportunity for 14 deaf or needy children to attend camp. True, regular exercise will burn calories, in­ crease one's energy level and provide a more $780 ($65 per month) positive outlook on life. But it isn't necessary Provides three days of temporary to suffer through court fees, lift lines and foster care for 15 abused or neglected broken bicycle chains to enjoy the benefits of children who are in transition to a exercise. All you need to do is to start walking. new permanent family. Provides essential items of furniture Call it racewalking, exercisewalking, power­ for a family of four whose home was walking, aerobicwalking, healthwalking or destroyed by natural disaster or fire. wogging. $540 ($45 per month) Man's oldest means of transportation can $360 ($30 per month) Provides 16 Heart Treasure Chests provide physical benefits whether done in the Provides 66 days of hospice care, by for preschool and elementary schools' rapid form of racewalking, or with weights in a team of trained volunteers. for use, instructing young people about a system known as powerwalking, or simply terminally ill patients and their grief­ heart health. at a brisk but comfortable strolling pace stricken families. Provides 8 nights of emergency hous­ sometimes called wogging. Provides a year-long recreation pro­ ing for an abused woman and her gram for 14 blind senior citizens. children. The sport of walking has additional ad­ vantage. It is virtually injury free. While jog­ $240 ($20 per month) ging and running may injure the feet and legs Provides six Christmas Baskets to due to the pounding effects of landing on hard needy families. surfaces, walking does not, authorities say. Provides an individual legal assis­ tance for protection from abusers. The walking injuries that occur are more annoying than harmful. Myositis (sore mus­ $100. $180 ($15 per month) Provides an educational class for 50 Provides a handicapped individual cles) commonly afflicts racewalking new­ post-masectomy women. comers because they use different muscle with six days of vocational rehabili­ Provides 10 needy families with gro­ tation training. groups from those used in running or daily ceries for three days. activity. Once sore muscles adapt, the ten­ Provides four self-help sessions for three individuals in crisis. dency toward future muscle strains lessens as $25 racewalking develops the muscles in the legs Initiates a program of character $50 and thighs. building and companionship for Provides 12 delivered hot meals to children in need. homebound elderly. Walking provides the same physical benefits Provides a diagnostic hearingeval ua­ Provides training for 17 individuals as running - with less peril of injury to feet tion to a senior citizen. in CPR and first aid. and legs. Itjust takes a little longer. Although walking is considered an aerobic exercise, it takes about three times as long to get the same aerobic benefit from walking as from running, particularly if the walking is done at too leisurely a pace. Tower Times Readership Survey Results

But, as a means of burning calories and During the months of June and July, 1985, the readers for any comments they might have firming the body, rapid walking or race­ District employees and retirees were contacted about the Tower Times. The most prevalent walking outpaces running. An hour of race­ at random to participate in a Tower Times comments were: "print the paper on better walking at five miles an hour burns 530 readership survey. We were pleased with the quality paper," "have more personal stories," calories, compared to running's 480. 62 percent response rate which made the and "have more stories about the people in the survey responses valid. field and the jobs they do." Of course we also For several years, medical, nutrition and As part of the survey we asked readers to received editorial comments ranging from fitness experts have been prescribing walking list what they would like to read more of, and "why waste the governments and taxpapers programs for all types of people in the treat­ less of in the Tower Times. The overwhelm­ money by printing the paper," to "don't ment of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular ing response was more stories on "family and change a thing, it's fine the way it is." disease. employee news," and less on "military news." However one retiree's comment really caught Other stories which the readers want to see our eye where he had written, "The paper is According to a study done at the Pritikin more of is "district operations and missions," good the way it is. It's hard for me to read so Center in Santa Monica, Calif., the therapy is "feature stories," and "district sports." my wife reads to me. I'm blind." We, in the highly successful. Nearly 900 patients with Rounding out the what they would like to read Tower Times staff, are happy that this retiree significant heart problems who did little or no less about is "ceremonies," "Commander's enjoys the paper. exercise at the start of the program, were column," and "safety stories." Thanks goes out to all who participated in walking an average of five miles after only two When asked to rate the Tower Times for the readership survey. All of the comments are weeks. overall appearance and content, 68 percent of appreciated and many of them are being in­ the readers felt it was a good publication, corporated into the Tower Times. We hope (Reprinted from the Winter 1984 edition of 17 percent found it excellent and 12 percent that you will notice the changes and enjoy the Celebrate Health, a community service of thought it was only a fair publication. Tower Times even more. Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha.) In another section of the survey we asked Tower Times, October 1985, Page 5 Saylorville corridor bike trail dedicated

The dedication of the Saylorville corridor are enthusiastic about this facility. at Sixth A venue, where it crosses the Des bike trail in late August this year marked the "The entire corridor trail, including the Moines River, and runs north l.2 miles to completion of what is being called one of the curves, was designed and built for a 20-mile Euclid A venue. From Euclid the trail runs best bicycle trails in the state, if not the per hour bicycle speed, which is a good speed north for .9 of a mile to NW Morningside nation. for bicycle riding," Holmes said. He added Drive, north of Des Moines City limits. There The Rock Island District, the State of Iowa that the only exception is on a section of the is 4.2 miles of trail from NW Morningstar and the City of Des Moines, jointly developed Corps of Engineers bicycle trail at Saylorville Drive to NW 66th Avenue at the Fisher and built a bicycle trail in the corridor which Dam, where there is a steep slope as the trail Bridge, which is just below Saylorville Dam. extends from the Cherry Glen Campground crosses over the dam. From there, the trail extends as additional 9.7 south for 16 miles to Birdland Park, located "There are no grade crossings with other miles north past the dam and along the east in the northern part of Des Moines. roads or railroad tracks on this segment of the side of Sylorville Lake to the Cherry Glen Development of the bicycle trail became trail," Holmes said. He added that the trail Campground. possible after the Corps of Engineers bought crosses under several busy roads and high­ The district also cost-shared with the land along the Des Moines River between ways, including Euclid A venue, a busy east­ development of Prospect Park with the City Saylorville Dam and the City of Des Moines. west cross-town street in the north part of Des of Des Moines as part of the bicycle trail This land was bought to serve as a floodway Moines, where there are on and off ramps for project. Facilities at this park include a water­ corridor, allowing for a larger release rate from the trail; Interstate Highway 35-80; NW 66th borne comfort station, a boat launching ramp, Saylorville Dam in order to reduce flooding in A venue and under a Des Moines and Central courtesy docks for boats, a playground, pic­ Ledges State Park, located in the flood pool Iowa Railroad bridge. nic area with tables and grills, a parking area at the upper end of the reservoir. "The trail was build one foot higher than the and walking trails along the Des Moines River. Jack Adamski, PD-F, a landscape architect 12.000 cubic feet per second water release rate Joe O'Brien and Ed Barlean of the Des in Planning Division, worked on proposed from Saylorville Dam," Holmes said. He Moines Area Construction Office worked as recreational features during the development added that the trail would only have to be inspectors during the construction of the bi­ of the master plan for the use of the land in closed if large releases of water were made cycle trail. Wally Jensen, Office Engineer of the floodway corridor. Adamski also did land­ from Saylorville Dam, such as occurred dur­ the area office, computed all of the quantities scaping work for the corridor land. ing the major flood in·the summer of 1984. used for this project. Mark Scherer, Assistant Park Manager at Holmes added that the normal maximum Use of the bike trail is especially heavy on Saylorville Lake, and other members of the water release rate from Saylorville Dam dur­ weekends and weekday evenings, but there are Saylorville Lake staff, were involved in deter­ ing the recreation season is 12,000 cubic feet still a large number of riders during the mining the precise location of the trail while per second. . weekdays too. "As many as 600 bikes have plans were still being made for this project. Dan Holmes reports that the trail is eight been counted on the trail during a weekend The Corps of Engineers built this fine recrea­ feet wide and paved with asphaltic concrete. day," Jim Osche, the Park Manager of Saylor­ tional facility on a 50-50 cost-sharing basis There are grass shoulders on both sides of the ville Lake stated. . with the State of Iowa and the City of Des southern section of the trail, while crushed All of the new facilities and a majority of Moines. rock lines both sides of the remainder of the the corridor land will be turned over to the Jerry Moore, Dan Holmes, and Gary Loss, trail. _ _ _ State and City for operation and maintenance ED-I), project engineers for the Bicycle trail, The trail starts in the City of Des Moines now that the trail is completed.

A view of the corridor from Saylorville Dam looking downstream towards Des Moines, Iowa.

Tower Times, October 1985, Page 6 Of course, not only bicylists use the trail. Joggers and runners also enjoy the use of it.

Left: They Saylorville corridor bike trail is eight feet wide and paved the entire length. It offers biking en­ thusiasts a 16-mile trail from the City of Des Moines to the Cherry Glen Campground, located on the east side of Saylorville Lake.

One feature of the trail is that it doesn't cross any roads or railroad tracks, The trail has been called one of the best in the State of Iowa. Offering a trail making this trail a safe one to ride. Pictured is the bike trail going under the wh ich runs by the Des Moines River and through wooded forest, with conve­ Kempton Drive bridge. nient access. Pictured is the Sycamore access to the trail. Tower Times, October 1985, Page 7 Look who's talking . .. '0 Blanchar, Wadzinski, Phillips and OO-R employees address groups

Jim Blanchar, Chief of Construction Divi­ sion, made a presentation on 15 September to the Naval Reserve Division of the Naval Facil­ ities Engineering Command East (RDN A V AC East). Also in attendance were the subordinate command units from RDNAV AC West and Public Works Center East. Jim presented a program on Micro-Computer-Based Project Management Software and Applications to the 40 Naval Reserve Civil Engineer Corps officers. Les Wadzinski, of the Natural Resource Management Branch of Operations Division, spoke to the Rock Island Kiwanis on 5 August, and the Bi-State Metropolitan Plan­ ning Commission on 6 August. At both meetings Les presented the slide presentation Recreational Opportunities on the Upper Mississippi River. Jim Blanchar, Chief of Construction Division, wears Don Phillips, Chief of Procurement and Supply Divi­ two hats when it comes to speaking engagements. He Sion, represented the District at several small During the month of September Don Phillips, is a member of the district's Speakers Bureau, and he business procurement seminars sponsored by con­ Chief of Procurement and Supply Division, is also a Captain in the Naval Reserves and par­ gressmen from Iowa and Illinois. attended several small business procurement tiCipates in their Speakers Bureau. seminars which were sponsored by members of Congress from the States of Illinois and During the month of August, personnel Visitors to the District's Visitor Centers Iowa. Don represented the District as the from the Natural Resources Management totaled 23,328, and another 6,770 contacts Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza­ Branch gave a total of 232 interpretive pro­ with the public were made at sportsmen and tion (SADBU) Specialist. grams which attracted 7,118 participants. outdoor shows.

Espionage is for real, ask the FBI

Your work day is over and you've gone down psychologists, they'll use sex, drugs, and you to sign a receipt for "tax write-off" ~mur favorite watering. hole to relax. Seme­ meney to get their information. reasons. OfC01:lrse, these receipts would later one comes over and offers to buy you a drink. A HOIS agent will be very friendly and in­ be used as blackmail. Why? terested in the individual, commonly offering An agent might also attempt to establish The reason is not what you think. This per­ to pick up the tab for drinks and meals. They an intimate relationship with the victim. son has learned that you're a government won't ask a lot of personal questions or press Later, he or she will apply pressure for more employee. He or she is a hostile intelligence for information they want at first, but they'll sensitive information. If you balk, you're service (HOIS) agent and wants to get infor­ be interested in what you do. It's a common threatened with blackmail (photos to your mation from you. You, unfortunately, have ploy fOr agents to pose as students or someone spouse or boss, etc.) never heard of a HOIS agent. with a particular interest in your work. He or All personnel should excercise caution and HOIS agents (believe it or not) approach she might be a political science student who's use common sense when involving themselves people in bars, restaurants, on streets, federal interested in actual cases involving the with anyone suspicious. If you think you've installations, and even in offices. They prey government. Another might pose as a student been approached by a HOIS agent, contact the on anyone they think could be susceptible to interested in Corps projects. Usually the agent local FBI office or EM-PM. / their wiles. Masters of blackmail and expert will pay for anything furnished to him and ask

Leader Match·Up

By Hal Haskins

Test your knowledge of U.S. military history from the American Revolution through World War II by matching each military leader in column Awith a battle or military operation in column B. Solution A. B. Realism .. . 1. Dwight Eisenhower B. Bunker Hill-War of Independence .q . ·O~ ·6· ·s 2. David Farragut b. Yorktown-War of Independence ·9· ·6 '4 . 'l' 3. Anthony McAuliffe c. GettYSburg-Civil War Strength.. . .J . ·9 ·r ..£ 4. Chester Nimitz d. Mobile Bay-Civil War ·8· ·l .p -.~ 5. John Pershing e. Atlanta-Civil War Commitment ... .:> - ·9 '! .. ~ 6. George Pickett f. San Juan Hill-Spanish-American War 7. William Prescott g. Meuse-Argonne Campaign-World War I 8. Theodore Roosevelt h. Midway Island-World War II 9. William Sherman I. Normandy Invasion (D-Day)-World War II PEACE 10. George Washington J. Battle of the Bulge-World War II

Tower Times, October 1985, Page 8 Artist Works in Personnel Art is a major hobby for Aria M. Olson of famous people, including one of the mayors of Milan, a personnel staffing assistant in the Chicago and his family. Recruitment and Placement Branch of the Per­ She also took art classes at Augustana Col­ sonnel Office. lege in Rock Island. Aria began her lifetime hobby during art Jerry Hahn, chief of the Position Manage­ classes in high school and she has been paint­ ment and Classification Branch of the Person­ ing since graduating from high school. nel Office and a photographer himself, got "I have done pen and ink drawings and ArIa interested in painting landscapes. worked with crayons and oils but until re­ "Jerry gave me a picture of a forest path cently my speciality was portraits," Arla said. scene in Wisconsin and I painted it," Aria She has done portraits of her daughter, two said. She brought it to the office and the sons, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. picture is now hanging on the north wall of She explained that it takes lots of work to Arla's part of the Personnel Office. paint a portrait. Aria Olson sits in front of two of her paintings. On ArIa has worked five years in the Personnel Aria takes pictures of her subjects, has the the right is a forest landscape and on the left is Office. She is the first person that people meet pictures blown up and then paints from the sailboats at sea. when they come to the Clock Tower looking photographs. This saves her subjects from for a job. long sitting sessions with the artist. She studied art for a year in Chicago with The next time you are in the Clock Tower, "I paint on weekends and in the evenings, Mohammed Drize, a noted portrait painter. stop at the part of the Personnel Office near whenever the mood strikes," Aria said. Drize has done a number of portraits of the main corridor and admire her work.

News in the District family Centennial On Women Laurel Irvin, has completed the ADP Intern June 1985, when his daughter Cindy and hus­ (1885-1985) Program, and is assigned to the Business band Mark Greenleaf had their first child, Submitted by EEO Systems & Programming Branch in the ADP Lindsey Louise. Lindsey's vital statistics were center. 7 Ibs., 5 ozs., and 19% inches in length. In our ongoing series of "100 Women of the Lisa Cooksey, Suzanne Simmons and Sharryn Tom Schink, Lock and Dam 11, and his wife Century", the next women of the century are Schroeder, have all recently completed Up­ Kathy are the proud parents of their first "Grandma Moses", Constance Baker Motty, ward Mobility Programs. Lisa is a Navigation child, a baby boy, Henry Thomas. Born the and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Data Clerk in the Regulatory Functions 28th of May, Henry weighed in at 7 Ibs., 11 the list of 100 women and the statistics are Branch of Operations Division. Suzanne and ozs. from Goodhousekeeping Magazine. The list Sharryn are both in Planning Division, with Sandra Cagle, a Civil Engineering Techni­ was compiled by Barnard College, Bryn Mawr, Suzanne a Writer-Editor in Reports and Ser­ cian in Engineering Section at the Illinois Goucher, and Radcliffe Colleges. vices Branch and Sharryn an Economic Assis­ Waterways Project Office, recently received Do you have a "Woman of the Century" to tant in the Economics and Social Analysis the highest award from the W. D. Boyce Boy submit? Branch. Scout Council for volunteer scouting. At the ANNA MARY ROBERTSON MOSES ("Grandma Council's dinner meeting at Illinois State Moses"), one of 10 children in a farm family, herself bore University she was presented the Silver 10 children and lived the hardworking life of a farmer's Beaver Award for faithful service to their wife. She sold her first painting in 1938 when she was families, church community and scouting. 78. The nex.t year her paintings were shown at the Congratulations Sandra. Museum of Modern Art. At 80 she was an overwhelm· ing success. At first she copies scenes from books and Andy Luber, also from the Illinois Water­ postcards, later drew on childhood memories and her way Project Office, was recently elected a idyllic view of the rural world around her. She died in Trustee for the Village of Carlock, Illinois. 1961 at the age of 101. Andy has also done considerable work as Trustee for the Carlock Fire Protection CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY, the first black woman to serve as a federal judge, was appointed by District and the local Lions Club. President Johnson in 1966. Earlier as a civil-rights Wedding bells were ringing for Kimberly lawyer she had won nine of the 10 cases she presented Crockett, a Clerk-Stenographer in the ADP to the U.S. Supreme Court. She was the first black Center, as she was married to Gregory Aust woman elected a New York State senator. on the 29th of June. The ceremony was held EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY, as a poet in the 1920s, at the First Christian Church in Davenport, caught the mood and rhythm of the jazz age. Her poem with a reception following at the Knights of The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver won the Pulitzer Prize Columbus. Kim, who has been with the in 1923. "My candle burns at both ends," she sang. Later District since February of this year, and her she wrote more seriously about social and economic con­ husband will be residing in Davenport. flicts. She died in 1950.

Sharryn Schroeder, in Planning Division, recently MEN completed her Upward Mobility Program and is now EMPLOYED IN an Economic Assistant in the Economic and Social Analysis Branch. "WOMEN'S" Worth Repeating JOBS 1890's Congratulations go out to Keith Haas, an "The patriot volunteer, fight­ THEN & engineer in the Engineering Division, Project ing for his country and his Secretary-typist Management Section, for his selection as rights, makes the most re­ NOW 12,148 liable soldier upon earth." "Young Government Engineer of the Year," -Gen. Stonewall Jackson Today by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Secretary- Zone III. typist Don Bawmann, of Geotechnical Branch, became a grandfather for the first time on 18 81,000 Tower Times, October 1985, Page 9 What's up

Sustained Superior Performance: Russell Weeks...... Project Maint Section Thomas Stillwell...... Saylorville Area Office Marvin Williams ...... Emergency Mgmt Division Steve Felderman...... Lock and Dam 14 Susan Peters...... Construction Division Geraldine Borden...... Natural Resource Mgmt Branch Special Act Award: Gregory Reyes ...... Paint Unit Andrew Luber...... IL Waterway Project Office Clarence Hodson...... General Service Unit David Strickler...... Structures Maintenance James Thomas...... Repair Shop Benjamin Bagwell...... Structures Maintenance Robert Wild ...... 8tructures Maintenance Dorothy Rowley ...... ~ ...... Reports & Services Branch Paul Soyke ...... Econ & Social Analysis Branch James Headley...... Lock and Dam 15 Suggestion Awards under $100: . Norma Mahl...... Office Management Branch Rod Clausen ...... Bettendorf Area Office Geri Borden, in the Natural Resource Management Richard Bielenberg...... Bettendorf Area Office Branch of Operations Division, was awarded a Sus· William Ray...... Lock and Dam 20 tained Superior Performance. George R. Clark...... Lock and Dam 20 Harvey Vance ...... Lock and Dam 16 Wesley Larsen...... Brandon Road Area Office Sandra Leuch...... ADP Center Sue Clevenstine ...... Miss River Rec Branch J ay Williams ...... Project Maint Section Dorothy Williams ...... Office of the Comptroller Mary Donahue...... Lake Red Rock Lisa Cooksey ...... Operations Division Richard Rodgers...... Miss River Project Noah Clatt...... Lock and Dam 20 J. W~ H amiltQ.n.~ .. ~ ...... lA>Ck and Dam 20 John Stromberg...... Lock and Dam 14 Clinton Gaskill ...... Lock and Dam 14 Doyal Kuykendall ...... Lockport Lock David Smith...... Plant Section Arla Olson ...... Recruit & Placement Branch Suggestion Awards over $100: Mark Scherer, of Saylorville Lake, for his adopted suggestion to have the SF 52 number be typed on or above the "Position to which Appointed" line on the SF 61 appointment affidavits by the field offices that process new employees. This suggestion is a simple way Clarence "Bud" Hodson, a carpenter with the to prevent erroneous appointments which lead to unnecessary pay cost and time lost by General Service Unit, Maintenance Branch in Opera· . !ions Division, was the reCipient of a Special Act employees involved in making corrections. This suggestion has intangible benefits in the Award. enhancements of the credibility of management and the Personnel Office from the employee's view by eliminating mistakes which cause errors in pay and have an adverse impact on the employees. David Strickler, at the Illinois Waterway Project Office, for his suggestion recommending the addition of a keel cooling system to the MN Beardstown. The added cooling capacity will improve or completely eliminate the heating problem which develops while working under loaded conditions. Also, downtime and maintenance of the engine should decrease. This adopted suggestion results in tangible first year benefits of $1,200. David Armentrout, in the Maintenance Branch of Operations Division, for his adopted sug­ gestion recommending a safer and more efficient method of removing the diagonal stress bars located on the upstream side of the miter gates. The previous method of bending the stress bar around the scaffolding to the lip of the pan has now been replaced by simply cutting a hole in the top of the pan and bringing the stress bar straight up through .the hole. This method will save approximately 16 manhours per gate and results in estimated, tangible first year benefits of $2,400. Richard Williams, a Supply Technician in the Property Section of the Office of the Comp­ troller, for his adopted suggestion recommending the use of the Imprest Fund to pay small reimbursements submitted on SF 1134's and 1164's. The reimbursements will be paid from the Imprest Fund with prior approval from the Examination Section. This suggestion will enhance the use of the Imprest Fund, expedite immediate settlement of small purchase costs to District employees and subsequently reduce the documents processed by F&A Branch. This adopted suggestion results in estimated first year tangible benefits of $2,860. Gerry Wise, a Secretary/Stenographer in the Regulatory Functions Branch of Operations Dorothy Williams, Secretary in the Office of the Division, for her adopted suggestion recommending the purchase of self-inking stamps stating Comptroller, had her suggestion adopted and received ''''Cancelled,'' and an authority/signature line be ordered by each Division/Separate Office a Cash Suggestion Award. to facilitate the cancellation of travel orders. Her adopted suggestion will provide a smoother

Tower Times, October 1985, Page 10 workflow and less paperwork through office elements and results in intangible benefits of moderate potential value with extended application. Gerald Dowell and John C. Hastings, of Lake Red Rock, jointly submitted a suggestion which was adopted. The suggestion recommended the use of an adapter collar to screw anchors into the ground for a picnic table anchoring system. This anchoring system will virtually eliminate moving of picnic tables from one area to another, and the vandalization and/or stealing of the tables from the reservoir campgrounds. Tangible benefits are savings of labor costs; a reduction of theft and vandalism; and greater user satisfaction. This adopted suggestion results in estimated tangible first year benefits of $2,200. Craig Wisniewski, a Deckhand in Operations Division, for his adopted suggestion recom­ mending that a copy of all the breaker boxes electrical diagrams on floating plant and the motor vessels be made and placed in the vessels Standard Operating Procedures Manual. This would eliminate guesswork in using the breakers and make electrical repairs easier by eliminating the loss of the diagrams. The adopted suggestion results in intangible benefits of moderate potential value with extended application. Cash Award: Was presented to Michael Robbins, a Lock and Dam Operator at Lock &Dam 18, and Robert Wilkins, a Lock and Dam Operator at Lock & Dam 14, for receiving a patent on their invention of a turnbuckle ratchet tightening tool. This invention provides for the rotation of a turn­ Paul Soyke, Chief of the Economic and Social buckle to tighten and loosen barge connecting lines. Analysis Branch of Planning Division received a Special Act Award. Hellos: Are extended to the following new employees: Elaine Niro, is a Construction Clerk with the Bettendorf Area Construction Office. Elaine began at the Bettendorf Office on 17 June. Ronald Bauer, is an Accounting Technician in the Civil Works Section, Office of the Comp­ troller, and he started there on 10 June. Mark Lampe, began working for the District on 10 June as a Voucher Examiner in the Examination Section of the Office of the Comptroller. Grant Williams, is a Lock and Dam Operator at Lock and Dam 17. Grant came on board the 25th of June. Edward Holling, is working in the Regulation Section of Hydraulics Branch as a Hydrologic Technician. Ed started in the section on 10 June. Mark Hilton, has come on board in the North Central Division's Resident Audit Office here in the District headquarters. Mark lives in Bettendorf, and attended school at Western Illinois University in Macomb. Kenneth A. Barr, started as an Archeologist in the Environmental Analysis Branch of Planning Division on 8 July. Michael Edwards, is a Civil Engineeer at the Brandon Road Area Construction Office. Michael started there on 8 July. J ames Bartek, is a Mechanical Engineer for General Engineering Section of Design Branch in Engineering Division. Jim came on board the 26th of July. Dave Armentrout, Maintenance Branch of Opera­ Theodore Pittman, began on 22 July as an Operating Accountant for the Finance and tions Division, received a Cash Suggestion Award. Accounting Branch in the Office of the Comptroller. Farewells: Go out to the following District employees who have recently retired from Federal govern­ ment service: . Ardo Holmgrain, Chief of the Estimating and Specifications Section, Design Branch in Engineering Division, retired on 3 August after more than 33Y2 years of Federal service. Daryl Weber, a Lock and Dam Operator at Dresden Island Lock and Dam, who retired on 28 June after 20 years of Federal service. William Woods, the Assistant Lockmaster at Starved Rock Lock and Dam, who retired on 28 June after 30 years of Federal service.

Jim Bartek, a new employee in the General Engineering Section of Design Branch.

At the October meeting of the Rock .Island Post, Society of American Military Engineers, the guest speaker was Mr. Bruce Lake, an engineer with the James McHugh Construction Company located in Chicago. Mr. Lake's presentation was a slide program on the construction of the McCormick Place expan­ sion. Pictured, Colonel Burns, Post President, pre­ sents Mr. Lake (on left) with a Post letter opener in appreciation for his presentation to the Post. The next meeting of the Post is Friday, November 15. Tower Times, October 1985, Page 11 -November On This Date November 1 "Good Nutrition Month " and "Intemational Cre­ ative Child and Adult Month" begin. Take your pick. November 2 Daniel Boone 's birthday, 1734. American fron­ tiersman, explorer and militia officer. November 4 Some 500 Iranian "students " seize American embassy in Teheran, 1979. American humorist Will Roger's birthday, 1879. November 6 John Philip Sousa 's birthday, 1854. Leader of the Marine Corps band from 1880 to 1892, Sousa composed a number of famous marches, including "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "Semper Fidelis. "

Defense Supply Agency authorized, 1961 . November 10 U.S. Marine Corps established, 1775. November 11 Armistice Day. Armistice ending World War I signed at5 a.m., between Allied and Central Powers at Compiegne, France, 1918. Hostili· ties officially cease at 11 a.m., the "eleventh Members of the "Kingpins," who took third place team trophy, while LTC Miller holds his trophy for se­ hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh in the Class A Division of the 1985 Corps of Engineers cond place in men's series with handicap. LTC Miller month. " Veterans Day, by presidential procla· World Wide Bowling Tournament, (from left to right): rolled a 670 and lost first place in this category by only mation. lieutenant Colonel Arthur Miller, DD, Thomas Crane, one pin. Congratulations to the entire team on their November 14 ~C, Martin Berndl, PO, Major Mike McGee, DC-M , and worthy showing in this prestigious event. Robert Fulton's birthday 1765. Inventor of the George Johnson, ED-H. Tom Crane is displaying the steamboat. November 17 Suez Canal opened, 1869. November 18 U.S. Uniform Time Zone Plan anniversary. NCR Golfers Bring Home Hardware Railroads adopt Connecticut schoolteacher Charles Oowd's proposal for a four time zone For the second year in a row, the Rock Estate Field Office, was the winner of low plan for the United Stales. 1883. 'l st rd Distrid golf team 'came away ffie gross in the A flightandtied for low net within Birthday of Mickey Mouse in first talking car­ victor in the Gordon Hanson Memorial Golf the A flight. Rick Tarver, from the Illinois toon ("Steamboat Willie 'J, 1928. Tournament. Waterway, had both low net and low gross in November 19 The tournament, which was held at the the B flight. Russ Hutchinson, ED-DS, had George Rogers Clark's birthday 1752. Ameri­ Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley, low net in the C flight. Dick Mattson and can soldier who explored the Northwest. Illinois, featured a delegation of 18 District George Johnson, ED-H, both collected prizes golfers matched up against a combined team for low number of putts in flights A and B Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address, 1863. of North Central Division and Chicago District respectively. Greg Weist, DO-T, and Terry November 22 golfers. It was a close match all the way but Francis, DO, also won prizes for longest drive President John F Kennedy assassinated, Oal· in the end the Rock Island boys had a slim two and closest to the pin. las, Texas, 1963. poi.~t victory. Congratulations to all of the golfers on their November 28 .Many RID golfers contributed to the fine fine showing. Thanksgiving by preSidential proclamation . . ­ effort. Dick Mattson, of the Rock Island Real

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