LLuminariesuminaries wwithith nnamesames ooff ffriendsriends aandnd ffamilyamily mmembersembers wwrittenritten oonn tthemhem rrepresentepresent tthosehose wwhoho hhaveave llostost ttheirheir llivesives ttoo ccancer.ancer. TThehe RRelayelay fforor LLife,ife, wwhichhich bbenefienefi ttss ccancerancer rresearch,esearch, wwasas hheldeld oonn KKwajaleinwajalein SSundayunday nnight.ight. FForor mmore,ore, sseeee PPageage 44.. ((PhotoPhoto bbyy JJ.J..J. KKlein)lein) Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 The Kwajalein Hourglass www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html LLetteretter ttoo tthehe editoreditor Reader feels breast cancer article was insensitive I have a problem with the last article on Page 16 of and decency -- Men’s Testicle Awareness Month. I’m sure Saturday’s The Kwajalein Hourglass. We advertise Breast I am not the only lady on this island who feels this way and Cancer Awareness Month without any decency or respect to strongly believe that all ladies deserve an apology for the women’s privacy. I’m ashamed with all the educated individ- insensitive manner in which this edition was published. uals on this island that we are inept and fi nd it impossible to I am very angry about this. promote women’s health in a more sensitive fashion. Maybe we should promote men’s health with the same disrespect Name withheld by request To nominate an employee or family member for USAKA Person of the Week, send submissions to Sandy Miller, Public Affairs To submit a letter to the editor: Keep offi cer, at sandra.miller letters to less than 300 words, and @smdck.smdc.army.mil keep com ments to the issues. No or call her at 51404. personal attacks will be printed. To pharmacist Steve Klause Letters must be signed. However, and nurse Carolyn Koopman names will be with held if requested. of Kwajalein Hospital for We will edit for Associated Press Classifi ed ad deadlines are: going the ‘extra mile’ to style, grammar and punctuation and For Wednedsay’s issue, if you exceed the word limit, space. provide a patient with Limit one letter every 30 days. Send noon Saturday; needed medicine over the your letter to: The Hour glass, P.O. Box for Saturday’s issue, weekend. It was greatly 23, Local; or appreciated by that patient. [email protected]. noon Thursday. USAKA Person of the Week Nancy Nast is a conscientious handedly took over for the person and very caring individual. president of the Kwajalein Golf She never “fl uffs” from frustration, Association after his untimely but is able to maintain an outward PCS and held her position as even keel under the most dire of cir- vice president and president cumstances. She has one of those for the year. positions at work that is constantly Ask anyone who participated dynamic and still treats everyone in this year’s KGA events, and with kindness and respect. they will tell you that Nast was Nancy Nast On the golf front, she single- at the heart. TThehe KKwajaleinwajalein HHourglassourglass The Kwajalein Hourglass is named for the or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department E-mail: [email protected] insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, of Defense, Department of the Army or USAKA. which liberated the island from the forces of Im- It is published Wednesdays and Saturdays in ac- Commanding Offi cer......Col. Stevenson Reed perial Japan on Feb. 4, 1944. cordance with Army Regulation 360-1 and using a The Kwajalein Hourglass is an authorized pub- network printer by Kwajalein Range Services edito- Public Affairs Offi cer......................Sandy Miller lication for military personnel, federal employees, rial staff. Editor......................................Nell Drumheller contractor workers and their families assigned P.O. Box 23, APO AP 96555 Graphics Designer..........................Dan Adler to U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll. Contents of the Phone: Defense Switching Network 254-3539; Reporter............................................J.J. Klein Hourglass are not necessarily offi cial views of, local phone: 53539 Printed circulation: 2,000 Distribution..................................C.J. Kemem The Kwajalein Hourglass 2 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 Ebeye children get help with dental hygiene Auntie’s estate leads to purchase of much needed toothbrushes By Nell Drumheller Editor A passel of Marshallese students now know more about dental hy- giene and have been supplied with new toothbrushes thanks to an aun- tie they never met. Dental Hygienists Judy Shimam- oto and Jan Budo of the Kwajalein Range Services Dental Clinic have been planning and plotting on how to help their young Marshal- lese neighbors protect their dental health. On Monday their plans be- came reality. “We feel education is the key to students at Jabro school on Ebeye Monday morning. (Photo by Nell Drumheller) health. It’s hard for a student to learn any skill without the necessary though any age group benefi ts from tance of hand washing and the tools, so we needed toothbrushes for knowing how to care for their teeth, need to brush daily and not to share our talks to be effective,” Shimamoto our funding limited us. So we chose their brush. These things will help said. third graders because they are at keep them healthy throughout their And then something unfortunate an age where they can understand lives,” she continued. resulted in something fortunate. concepts like germs and health. So Shimamoto identified lack of “My Aunt Tootie died,” she said. we made it our goal this year to talk dental supplies as a problem for Shimamoto’s portion of the estate with all the third graders and hope the Marshallese youth. “The impor- was $278.17 and covered the cost to be able do this yearly,” Shima- tant thing is the knowledge, and we of toothbrushes. “I know she would moto said. hope that they will do all that they like it used this way because she Both hygienists made presenta- can with what is available. It might introduced me to dental fl oss.” tions, talking about the importance come as a surprise to many people to Shimamoto added, “In 2004 a of personal hygiene including hand learn that what removes the plaque dental manufacturer donated a washing and dental care. from your teeth is the brush not the gross of toothbrushes which was “Prevention is always better than paste. Paste is good because does just enough for the third graders at repair, and the fi rst step in prevent- help but its big contribution is that the public school [on Ebeye]. Since ing dental problems is good dental it almost always has fl uoride which then we’ve been trying to get more hygiene. Educating the public and helps prevent decay,” she said. so we could speak to more children. our patients on how to prevent “It is not uncommon for the den- We have had some small donations problems is the single most impor- tal hygienists here to do educational but what will allow us to talk with all tant thing a dental hygienist does. presentations at the elementary the third graders on Ebeye is that a October is National Dental Hygiene school here both for Kwaj kids and toothbrush manufacturer is willing Month, so it is appropriate that we the Ebeye kids who eat lunch at to sell us misprints and overruns at do this now,” Shimamoto said. school. We used to talk with the a greatly reduced cost.” “Hopefully some basic hygiene Job Corps kids, the hospital does a Shimamoto, Budo, Daleiana practices were reinforced: Impor- diabetic clinic and I’ve spoken there Chong Gum, Dr. Monte Junker, a couple of times. Also, Jan recently Dr. Jim Schuler and Chris Gamble had an opportunity to go to Lai, and traveled to Ebeye Monday morn- “We feel education is the key she took toothbrushes for the entire ing and visited elementary school to health. It’s hard for a student population. She and I once went to students at Jabro School, Queen to learn any skill without the Likiep and took brushes for all the of Peace School and Ebeye Public school kids. Next month we will go to School. Noda Lojkar, Republic of the necessary tools, so we needed Enniburr and talk with all the kids Marshall Islands representative, ar- toothbrushes for our talks to be in school there. Ebeye has such a ranged the times with the schools. large population and such a great They focused on educating third effective.” need that we will do what we can,” and fourth grade students. “Al- — Judy Shimamoto, dental hygienist Shimamoto said. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 3 The Kwajalein Hourglass CCelebratingelebrating SSurvivalurvival Relay for Life honors survivors of cancer; remembers loved ones who succumbed to their battles By J.J. Klein Reporter here was no race to win at the Kwajalein Relay for Life Sunday night. There was, instead, a time for the Kwajalein community to raise money for the American Cancer Society, a time to celebrate cancer survivors and a time to remember loved Tones who succumbed to their battle with cancer. The Relay for Life, a worldwide American Cancer So- ciety event held throughout the year with participants in Africa, Honduras as well as the United States, is a celebration of lives affected by cancer aimed at rais- ing funds and raising cancer survival awareness. The Kwajalein Relay for Life 2006 was held Sunday evening through Monday morning to coincide with Breast Can- cer Awareness month. Fifteen teams, some with names like Guns and Hoses (representing the police and fi re depart- A cap and shirt refl ect the sentiment of Relay for Life ments) and Cherie’s Fighters (indicating the group’s de- participants Sunday evening. (Photos by J.J. Klein) sire to fi ght cancer with its monetary donation), For a small donation, relay participants and supporters sent out team members purchased luminaries dedicated to a loved one who died of in 30-minute or hour- cancer.