Guantanamo Bay A/I ZETTE G Vol. 55 No. 3 Friday, January 23, 1998 Trzyna Village Restaurant closes after more than two decades of service July 19, 1974, a story headline in the Em- ager. I've been able to meet a lot of people Food Service Board was established to study the ployee News, Non-U.S. Citizens newsletter read working there." possibility of providing immediate, short-range "New restaurant for non-U.S citizen employees Make a living Lewis definitely has. After improvements to the non-U.S. citizen employee. to open soon." .Twenty-four years later the story taking exile on the base Feb. 27, 1961, he worked The result of this board was a concession to op- headline for this article reads just the erate as a food service outlet, pro- opposite. viding meals at reasonable prices Trzyna Village Restaurant has to non-U.S. citizen employees also served delicious Jamaican and Cu- known as Trzyna Village Restau- ban style food, for lunch and dinner, rant. to the community since July 24, From the beginning, Trzyna 1974. As of Jan. 15 the doors to the has always been located in Build- restaurant have closed forever and ing 55. When it was opened in will be part of a demolition project 1974, it was said in the Employee very soon. News Letter that the outlet was lo- According to the Morale, Welfare cated in a remodeled premises. Ac- and Recreation Director Berry cording to Lewis, Trzyna was quite Patrick, Trzyna Restaurant and o modest but grew impressively over Snack Shop, Building 55, is being de- the years. molished for two main reasons. "Building 55 was actually a "The building is scheduled for z barracks located in the same area. demolition by the Public Works De- When it was opened it did not have partment along with all of Trzyna a ceiling or partitions," he said. Cultural Center and Bay Hill as part o "Later, the commanding officer of of a base relocation project," said E the Public Works Department, Patrick. "In addition, it (Trzyna) is Capt. Trzyna, led major improve- closing because of the base's ment projects to Trzyna to improve downsizing, resulting in a decline in Capt Farank T. Watkins (left) and Rear Adm. Fran Mckee wwith Tryzna living conditions. That's why the all food and beverage sites being op- Village Restaurant manager Edgar Lewis in August 1976 area was named after him." erated aboard the installation." Years following Trzyna Village There are other dining facilities on base to in the ComNavBase office and Public Works De- Restaurant's opening, The Snack Shop opened choose from, such as the Bayview Club, Late partment Administration office for about 10 years and according to Lewis, "everything just grew Nite Cafe and Gold Hill Restaurant. However, in various positions such as personnel adminis- up around it." for some residents, Trzyna Restaurant provided trative clerk and a Spanish translator for In 1974, the facility fed about 200 people a humble atmosphere where one could get au- ComNavBase. Then, in 1974 he was asked to and over the years that number has fluctuated thentic food and conversation. While other fa- assume responsibility of the Trzyna Village Res- with the rise and decline of the base population. cilities may have similar qualities today, this one taurant and he accepted. While living in Guan- According to Lewis, the major intent all along in particular was a place where all people could tanamo Bay, Lewis has married, raised two chil- was to serve Cuban and Jamaican food but it go and thoroughly enjoy spending their time be- dren and had many fun times. always welcomed everyone. cause in some ways it represented two different Originally, the restaurant was opened to The community will always be grateful to cultures. "provide adequate food service facilities conge- Lewis and all of his employees, past and present, "I enjoyed meeting new people all of the time nial to the preferences of non-U.S. citizen em- who have made the restaurantpart of community and being able to talk to them," said Edgar G. ployees of the base." Under and now, part of histoy. Lewis, Trzyna Village Restaurant Manager. COMNAVEBASEGTMO Instruction 12790.3 of - Jacqui Handwork "I've been able to make a living being the man- March 18, 1974, a Non-U.S. Citizen Civilian MWR Publicity Assistant GITMO Recycle this GAZETTE Atlantic Fleet Master Chief changes helm Norfolk, Va - In a brief ceremony Jan. 16, MMCM(SS) Thomas B. Hefty, relieved AOMC(AW) David Borne as the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Mas- ter Chief. The change of position makes Hefty the tenth master chief to hold the coveted post. As Atlantic Fleet Master Chief representing more than 113,500 enlisted Sailors, the Albuquerque, N.M., native will serve on the staff of Adm. J. Paul Reason, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He will focus on all issues that affect the welfare and morale of Atlantic Fleet enlisted personnel and their families. "I look forward to working with this great team of force and command master chiefs," Hefty said during the ceremony. "They're doing an out- standing job. I look forward to being their team leader." Enlisting in the Navy in 1975, he served aboard the submarines USS Tautog (SSN-639), USS Barbel (SS-580), USS Birmingham (SSN-695), and USS Aspro (SSN-648) where he was chief of the boat. His shore tours include duty as an instructor and a career counselor. He also served as the command master chief for Submarine Squadron Seven in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C. Hefty begins his new assignment after serving two years as the force master chief for the Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. His predecessor, Borne, completes his three-and-one-half year tenure with a sense of accomplishment. "I'm thankful. Not many people have had the opportunity to represent the men and women of the Atlantic Fleet," Borne said. "We've had some great challenges, but I think we've proven that when we come together on issues and prob- lems, we can overcome anything." Appointed as Atlantic Fleet Master Chief S afety helmets - a must for in late August, 1994, Borne re-instituted a suc- cessful training program called "Chiefs back to Bootcamp." The annual week-long venture, GTM O bladers, skaters and bikers which began in 1996, allowed senior enlisted Guantanamo Bay -According to the Con- ing accidents is by wearing the appropriate cloth- representatives to train side-by-side with new summer Product Safety Commission there are ing. Bicyclists are required to wear bright or recruits at the Naval Recruit Training Center in more than 500,000 en emergency room visits and light-colored clothing during the day and reflec- Great Lakes, Ill. The experience not only pro- over 1,000 deaths ea h year tive clothing at night or vided valuable insight on basic training initia- from bicycle injuries. Eighty during low visibility times. tives to Navy leadership, but also allowed the percent of these are a esult of Roller-skaters, in-line leaders to be excellent examples for the recruits. head injuries. skaters and skateboarders Another Borne initiative was to send the rec- Roller-skating, in- line skat- are required to wear the ap- ognition ceremony for the Atlantic Fleet's top ing and skateboarding can alsopropriate protective knee Sailor back to the fleet. Borne directed that the cause severe head injuriespads, elbow pads and Atlantic Fleet Sailor of the Year ceremony, which proper precautions are not taken.glvs had been held in Norfolk, Va., since its incep- Guantanamo Bay has specific Some other bicycle safety tion, be showcased aboard an aircraft carrier. laws to prevent these njuries from oc- tips include: Be alert. Give pe- Last year, the event gained even greater audi- curing. destrians and vehicles the right ence exposure when it moved from Norfolk to OPNAVINST 510( ).25A states that ev- of way. Ride on the right side of Jacksonville, Fla., home to roughly 40,000 Sail- eryone is required to wear a helmet while the road, closeqto the edge. If in a ors. The ceremony is now held on a rotational riding bicycles, in-line skating, roller-skating " group, ride in a single file line at least basis at different sites along the East Coast and skateboarding on U.S. Navy installations, one bike length apart. Avoid potholes, where Sailors are concentrated. This includes housi areas and residential bumps, loose gravel or sand and sewer grates. Borne will report to the Commander, Naval parks. Bicycle helmets can reduce the chances Make sure your bicycle is properly maintained Base Norfolk next week as the housing military for brain injuries by 8 5 percent. and the tires have proper air pressure and good liaison representative. Another way to prevent bicycling and skat- tread. Page2*Fnday, January 23, 1998*6AZET7K GITMO Recycle this GAZETTE driving the person's vehicle Dispatch received a radio transmission from without permission and a unit reporting a vehicle was fleeing at a high without insurance. Esti- rate of speed from the Barrel Club. Units made mated cost of repair is un- contact with the vehicle at the TBOQ and trans- known. ported the suspect to base police for suspected DWI. The suspect failed a series of Field So- 911 Rendered Assistance briety Tests and consented to Intoxilyzer, result- Dispatch received a 911 ing in a BAC of .155 and .164. She was charged drinking and was released The following incidents occurred Jan.