— pages 4-5 Inside: KRS looks at Aetna — pages 6-7 Iron Chef named — page 3 RMI interns graduate — page 8 June 11, 2004 The Kwajalein Hourglass www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html (Photo by PH1 Jon Gesch, U.S. Navy) Editorial Intern learns worklife lessons in newsroom By Krystle McAllister me on how, when he just threw me into our lives. And that is one part of my day Hourglass Intern the water, I floated. I was so proud of that I look forward to since the moment I When I first came to be an intern for that article. I look back on that article wake up. I sit up and think, “Today I get to the Hourglass, I was nervous. I figured now and think, “That was horrible. I can’t talk to Jan. Now get up and face the day.” I’d have to start mopping the floors, dust- believe he published it!” This woman taught me that writing is an ing and vacuuming before I’d ever get I got better as time went on, and art, you should write with all your heart the chance to try any stories. everyone at the office looked through and you should enjoy writing, no matter I figured this internship would be like my articles and pointed out what didn’t what anyone else thinks. the ones I’d heard about, like the ones make sense, or that I had been spelling And whenever Dan wants me to run in the movies. The intern works day in “groovy” wrong since the sixth grade. an errand for him, “Hey Intern!” is usually and day out, gets to do all the work that I learned that if it bleeds it leads; pho- heard throughout the room. I try to reply no one else wants to do and after three tos should draw the reader’s eye into the with, “Yo.” I wish I ran more errands, just years of working, other employees still page not away; if I were to say “caption” so that I could’ve heard that more often. can’t remember your first name. rather than “cutline” in the newsroom, I Mig recently joined us. I don’t know I was surprised to find that it was very would be laughed at; and a pica pole is much about her, but she seems like a different. It actually didn’t take me too a strange object used for many strange great lady. I know you’ll take pleasure in long to kind of fit in. Before I knew it, I purposes. getting to know her. was laughing and joking with the other I even became friends with my cowork- So here I go, into the summer and then employees. ers. One in particular, Jan, has been the into senior year with all these memories Jim Bennett even let me do my own friend I never thought existed. Every day and knowledge. I’m ready to go break story, not too long after I started. After when I come in, before much work at all into the next chapter one page at time, the story was done, Jim complimented is done, she and I share what is new in and I intend to have fun doing it. To submit a letter to the editor: Keep letters to Letters to the Editor less than 300 words, and keep comments to the issues. Letters must be signed. We will edit for they have been forced to hire additional AP style and, if you exceed the word limit, space. Limit one letter every 30 days. Reader finds no fun security personnel to oversee the ac- Send your letter to: tivities. I could waste energy wondering The Hourglass, P.O. Box 23, Local; or in program price who is trying to make money off of this, [email protected]. I just received the flyer informing or complaining about the rampant price me of all the fun and excitement avail- fixing we endure: insurance, day care, Marshallese Word of the Day able to the Kwaj kids this summer. For phone and grocery bills, 401K — noth- those of us not in a financial position to ing is left. How long before we are pay- naninmij — sick spend the entire summer off of Kwaj, ing KRS to work out here? But I have we depend a lot on the Summer Fun been on Kwaj long enough to know it’s The Kwajalein Hourglass program for safe and organized ac- not worth my energy. tivities for our children during the long, I’m just really disapointed for the kids. Commanding Officer ...Col. Jerry Brown Public Affairs Officer...LuAnne Fantasia “boring” (as my son puts it) Kwaj sum- Last summer’s program was incredible! Editor .....................................Jim Bennett mer days. We were very impressed with the lead- Assistant Editor......................Mig Owens However, I noticed a significant ers of that program and our kids had Graphics Designer....................Dan Adler change this summer. Last year we paid a blast! The kids have been looking Reporter................................ 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The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 June 11, 2004 June 11, 2004 The Kwajalein Hourglass Cooks enter ‘Olive Battle’ for Iron Chef title By Jan Waddell Reporter Anthony Moore and Ryan Krogh went head-to-head in the Kwajalein Iron Chef “Olive Battle” Monday, with Moore edging out Krogh by 3.6 points to take the win and become the sec- ond Kwaj Iron Chef. Moore said he would like to be known as Kwaj Iron Chef Hapa. Held at the Multi-Purpose Room kitchen, the event allowed each con- testant two sous chefs to help prepare items, but only the contestant could actually cook the dishes. Moses Moreno assisted Moore while Debra Oglesby and Shelly Easter as- sisted Krogh. As in the first compeition, the com- petitors picked up the secret ingredi- ent early Monday morning and then (Photo by Jan Waddell) had until 11:30 a.m. to decide on reci- Anthony Moore, left, and Ryan Krogh duel in the high school kitchen for the title pes and shop for the ingredients. of Kwajalein Iron Chef in a competition held Monday. The added feature to this second Iron Chef competition was guest judge, Metta added he had always thought keep his salad and finish it later along Chef Walter Turner. Other judges for his wife was the best cook, but he with the olive martini. the “Olive Battle” were Steve Metta, couldn’t wait to taste some of the It was then Moore’s turn to serve Iron Chef American Celeste Gainey, dishes being prepared. his dishes. His first course was also Josh Brazeal and Carl Overman, who “It feels great to see how calm these a fresh salad, but his twist was arti- gave the contestants the rules and guys are,” Gainey said. “I was so ex- choke hearts and balsamic vinegar. kept the time. cited for them. It all smells so good He then followed up with a seafood Around 11:30 a.m., both contes- and it is great to just sit here.” platter of prawns, scallops, mussels, tants had finished shopping and re- Moore finished three dishes and tomatoes and olives in a tomato sauce turned to “Kitchen Stadium” with an tried for a fourth in the final minutes poured over angel hair pasta. array of food. of the competition, but the stuffed Brazeal asked why he chose not to At noon, Overman counted down mushrooms never made it to the peel the prawns before serving and the time and said, “Go ahead.