Guantanamo Bay Vol. 57 No. 40 Friday, October 6, 2000 Fire inspections to start next week in Guantanamo Bay Courtesy of the Naval Station Fire Department National Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 8 - 14 and begins our annual home safety program. This year, the fire department will conduct home fire safety training sessions with each activity. At this time, base residents may schedule a home fire safety inspection with the fire department. These inspections last approximately 15 minutes per house. The fire department encourages all residents to participate in this training and home inspection program. Appointments may be made through your command at 4598 or 4611. "The Great Escape" features a contest where base residents make a plan of escape from their quarters. Thanks to the feedback from fire .departments across North American, the National Fire Protection Associa- tion has documented 58 lives saved as a direct result of participation in "The Great Escape." Forms have been passed out at the elementary school and may be turned in at any fire station or brought to the fire department's "Open House" Oct. 14. The open house will run from 9 a.m. to noon and will offer fun and games for all ages. Two winners, chosen nationally by the National Fire Protection Association, will win an all expense paid vacation to y inPF s attn rbaks to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Photo by PH2 Emmitt 1. Hawks NCTAMSLANT Detachment explains Marine galley serves morale call system to GTMO residents gourmet grand finale By CWO3 Al Larsen NCTAMSLANT Detachment Officer-in-Charge The Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic Detachment and Local Communications Network would like to take this opportunity to review the procedures for placing and receiving morale calls. Military personnel and CONUS-recruited civil service employees may place or receive morale calls from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. All calls are limited to 15 minutes and official government calls will have priority over morale calls. To place a morale call, an individual must make a reservation by dialing 916 starting at 5 p.m. (7 a.m. on weekends). Morale calls can be made from any phone on base by dialing the operator and providing the operator with the DSN number to a base located in the city that you want your call to be connected to. The call must be a local call from the receiving base. Not all bases participate in the program and some bases may require that the call be placed from a DSN line on base. Persons overseas or in CONUS should contact the local base operator to obtain their local procedures for placing morale calls. Persons overseas or in CONUS can place morale calls Marinesfrom the Marine galley pose in to GTMO by dialing their local base operator and giving them the number to reach Guantanamo Bay, front of Quick Hall on the galley's last DSN 723-1520. Once connected to 723-1520, the person calling will provide the LCN operator with day in service. The galley served steak, the extension they want to be connected to and the operator will do the rest. Morale calls are limited to one call every seven days. If an individual makes a reservation and fails oter les an ar eicn to call back during the designated time, the call will be considered a no show and the caller will have Photo by PH2 Emmitt J. Hawks to wait seven days to make another morale call. GTMO Recycle this AZEWWE} Hispanic -eritage Association announces contest winners By LT Ruth Goldberg We look forward to the day when recycling Hispanic Heritage Association will be second nature and the problem with the (Part two of a three-partseries) ozone layer will no longer be a political issue or This week, as we continue to focus on the a man made disaster affecting the world's essay contest winners, the Hispanic Heritage population. Association is proud to announce the winners The future will provide thinkers and prob- from category II, students in grades 6th through lem solvers like Washington Carver, Albert 8th. Einstein and others such as John Paul Jones, Jessica Brewer, a sixth grader, was the run- the book writers Christina Garcia and Cisneros ner up and received a $100 U. S. Savings Bond. and many more who have contributed to this The first place winner, and recipient of a country. $200 U.S. Saving's Bond, was seventh grader We would hope that the future of our chil- Wynton Hardy. dren would be much brighter, where all people This is his impressive essay: and nations will come together on one accord, in Children: Our Hope for The Future hope that they will learn to share their knowl- By Wynton Hardy edge and resources that will lead to finding a cure Children are our future, they are our next for cancer, AIDS and multiple sclerosis. generation and they are our hope. Parents' hope One day our offspring will find far away plan- that their children will strive for a good educa- ets in outer space that are in a whole different tion in order to have a better lifestyle then what galaxy; living in space stations will not be just a they had. dream but it will become a reality. We expect our children to achieve many Today we work towards providing a great things. healthy nurturing environment for our youth, We look towards the future for greater tech- Wynton Hardy won first place in Category I. because they are our children, our hope and nology in medicine, engineering and the sci- Photo by LT Ruth Goldberg our future. ences. L I Letter to the editor October is upon us and it is getting close to they were always glad to lend a hand and always the time that we have to say good bye to our willing to go the extra mile even when it came to friends ofNMCB Five. They will be leaving us helping two women get their keys out of a locked this month to return to home port in Port car. So it is at this time that I would like to thank Hueneme, Calif. Hopefully they will leave with these fine men and women for a job well done. fond memories of the people and work they did You have made our life hear in GTMO a little U.S. Naval Base in GTMO. NMCB Five came onto the island better and you have brought friendship into our Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and instantly became a part of this community. lives. Keep up the good work and continue to We first got a look at them working on our new shine. You will be missed by the community and Commander, Naval Base walk way by the Youth Center as they painted the next battalion has big shoes to fill. This is not CAPT Robert A. Buehn it bright red and everyone wondered if it was good bye but until we meet again. Best wishes. going to stay that way. The Seabees also worked Thank Chief Staff Officer you for supporting the community, CDR Jack H. Van Zandt at W.T. Sampson High School when the shop Mrs. Kathleen F. Soares teacher left on emergency leave, first working in GO SEABEES Command Master Chief the wood shop class, showing the kids how to PCCM(SW) Lloyd E. Smethers make skate park ramps, which are now in use at Energy conservation tip the skate park and then in the automotive class If a motor fails and the repair cost is more Public Affairs Officer taking apart an engine and putting it back to- than 60 percent of the price of a new JOC Walter T. Ham IV gether. Then it was onto the elementary school energy-efficient motor, buy a new motor. to build some beautiful cubbies for the first grad- This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the military ers so they could have their own space. They service stationed overseas. Its contents built a giant book for the "Read Across America" Water Conservation do not necessarily reflect the official views also for the elementary school. For the week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 of the U.S. Government, the Department of The Seabees also took time to come over to Weekly Use - 4,558,511 Defense or the U.S. Navy and do not imply endorsement thereof. the elementary school to help set up the tables Daily Avg. -651,215 Voice: 4502, 4819 Fax: 4520 and chairs for the teacher appreciation lunch last Daily Goal - 700,000 E-mail: [email protected] year. They gave up their off time to help clean (all amounts are in gallons) QAZWWU1 On-line: We saved www.nsgtmo.navy.mil up Cuzco Beach, they filled a dump truck up $4,439.36 on our goal with garbage and they never complained. In fact, this week. Page 2 *F day, October6, 2000 - A 1 SHOPPER Recycle this 4AEM TTNE IL4 AuTos JOBS YARD SALES SCHOLASTIC LINE 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, engine in presser, commissary operations clerk, store We have a stroller, crib, changing table, high on Chapel Hill. Eligible students must reg- excellent condition, must sell by Oct. 23, worker, invoice audit clerk and supply chair, sofa, women's clothes, boy's clothes, ister and pay the $25 fee by Oct. 20. FMI call $1,500 OBO. FMI call David or Sonya at 5542.