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1 Outage affects phone lines By Barbara Johnson Feature Writer U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (See PHONE, page 5) Treats set for Tricksters By KW Hillis Feature Writer (See COSTUMES, page 5) (Photo by KW Hillis) A bicycle stands unused as Rudy Gil, Jr., 13, flies by on a shiny, new scooter on Lincoln Street. Children between five and 14 are opting for scooters rather than in-line skates or bikes as a means of transportation. Scooters are at the top of Christmas wish lists. Stateside craze rolls across Pacific By Barbara Johnson Feature Writer (See SCOOTIN, page 8)

2 Now s the time to vote for the Yoda of your choice Want to voice an opinion? If you have a communitywide issue to raise and no other outlet, perhaps you should write a letter to the editor. Keep your verbage to less than 300 words, and keep your comments to the issues. This would be a no-libel zone. Letters must be signed. We will edit for AP Style and, if you exceed the word limit, space. Please limit yourself to one letter every 30 days, to give other readers a chance to write. Send your letter to: The Hourglass, P.O. Box 23, Local; or jbennett@kls.usaka.smdc.army.mil. The Commanding Officer...Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr. Public Affairs Officer...Preston Lockridge Editor...Jim Bennett Associate Editor...Peter Rejcek Feature Writers...Barbara Johnson Bob Fore KW Hillis Graphics Designer...Dan Adler Circulation Manager...Bobby Lamug Sr. The Hourglass is named for the insignia of the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, which liberated the island from the forces of Imperial Japan on Feb 4, The is an authorized publication for military personnel, federal employees, contractor workers and their families assigned to USAKA/KMR. Contents of the Hourglass are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army or USAKA/KMR. It is published Tuesdays and Fridays using a network printer by Raytheon Range Systems Engineering editorial staff, P.O. Box 23, APO AP Phone: Autovon ; local Printed circulation: 2,300 There were 323 signatures on Bonnie Burris Trick or Treat petition. Jest for Fun By Ron Tsubamoto

3 Health fair draws crowds By KW Hillis Feature Writer (Photo by KW Hillis) Nurse Valerie Gray prepares Joan Brower s finger to perform a blood sugar test at Kwajalein Hospital s Fourth Annual Health Fair Monday morning. Vehicles work from nine to five By Bob Fore Feature Writer

4 Women s Club operates Mic Shop for 37 years By Gwyne Copeland Contributing Writer (Photo by Gwyne Copeland) The Micronesian Handicraft Shop specializes in handmade artifacts from the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. Some of the big sellers are carved sharks from Pohnpei that include real sharks teeth. The Mic Shop has been operated in the air terminal for nearly four decades. K The Micronesian Handicraft Shop Monday p.m. Tuesday noon Thursday noon Friday... 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday... noon-2 p.m.

5 Hospital sets appointment guidelines Costumes are preferred... From Kwajalein Hospital Don t forget, clocks in the continental United States are rolled back one hour as of 2 a.m. Sunday. Phone service restored... (From page 1) (From page 1)

6 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 6:30 Gilligan s Island 7:00 Dharma and Greg 7:30 The Steve Harvey Show 8:00 Will and Grace 8:35 Spin City 9:00 NYPD Blue 10:00 Headline News 10:35 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:35 The Late Show with David Letterman 5:00 CNN Special Report 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightly Business Report 8:00 48 Hours 9:00 NHL: Rangers/Flyers 12m The Late Show with David Letterman 12:30 Showbiz Today 1:00 Movie: Weird Science (PG) Two nerdy teens use computers to conjure up the women of their dreams. 3:00 The Flintstones 3:30 The Brady Bunch 4:00 Gilligan s Island 4:30 The Cosby Show 5:00 Bulletin Board 6:00 The Today Show 8:00 Teletubbies 8:30 Kiana s Flex Appeal 9:00 Oprah Winfrey 9:55 Port Charles 10:20 Guiding Light 11:10 General Hospital 12n Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 1:00 Frasier 1:30 Veronica s Closet 2:00 Sesame Street 3:00 Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries 3:30 Mighty Ducks 4:00 Moesha 4:30 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Bulletin Board 6:30 Gilligan s Island 7:00 The Simpsons 7:30 The Hughleys 8:00 Star Trek: Voyager 9:00 X-Files 10:00 Headline News 10:35 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:35 The Late Show with David Letterman Tonight Saturday, Oct m National Sports Report 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 Good Morning America 4:00 PGA: National Car Rental Classic 8:00 20/20 Downtown 9:00 Your World 10:00 World View 10:30 NBC Nightly News 11:00 ABC World News Tonight 11:30 CBS Evening News 12n NHL: Penguins/Rangers 3:00 Sports Tonight 4:00 Larry King Live 5:00 CNN Special Report 6:00 The O Reilly Factor 7:00 Nightline 7:30 Nightly Business Report 8:00 Dateline 9:00 World Sport Special 9:30 NHL 2Night 10:00 NFL 2Night 10:30 RPM 2Night 11:00 Sportscenter 12m The Late Show with David Letterman 12:35 Showbiz Today 1:00 Entertainers 2:00 WWF Superstars 3:00 Headline News 3:30 Navy/Marine Corps News 4:00 Season by Season 4:30 Interior Motives 5:00 Bulletin Board 6:00 CNN/SI 6:30 NBC Nightly News 7:00 Zoboomafoo 7:30 Arthur 8:00 Disney s Recess 8:30 Rocket Power 9:00 Pokemon 9:30 So Weird 10:00 Discover Magazine 11:00 Hometime 11:30 Bulletin Board 12n The View 1:00 Andy Griffith 1:30 I Love Lucy 2:00 Bewitched 2:30 M*A*S*H 3:00 Charlie s Angels 4:00 Fantasy Island 5:00 Twilight Zone 5:30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 6:00 Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 7:00 JAG 8:00 Once and Again 9:00 20/20 10:00 Bulletin Board 10:30 Saturday Night Live Halloween Special Sunday, Oct m ESPNews 12:30 Air Force Football Show 1:00 Headline News 1:30 Wall Street Journal Report 2:00 McLaughlin Group 2:30 Washington Week in Review 3:00 Headline News 3:30 Navy/Marine Corps News 4:00 NCAA Football: Nebraska/Oklahoma 7:00 College Football Today 7:30 NCAA Football: Georgia/Florida 11:00 Army Newswatch 11:30 World Series: Mets/Yankees (or) NCAA Football (TBA) 3:00 Sports Tonight 4:00 Larry King Weekend 5:00 Dateline International 6:00 Judith Regan Tonight 7:00 Showbiz This Weekend 7:30 Style with Elsa Klensch 8:00 Dateline International 9:00 NASCAR: Motorola :00 PGA: National Car Rental Classic 12m Ancient Mysteries 1:00 Seinfeld 1:30 Drew Carey 2:00 Meet the Press 3:30 America s Black Forum 4:00 Walker, Texas Ranger 5:00 Bulletin Board 6:00 Celebration of Victory 6:30 Precepts For Life 7:00 Cowboys of Moo Mesa 7:30 Disney s Little Mermaid 8:00 Mister Rogers Neighborhood 8:30 Wishbone 9:00 The Wonderful World of Disney 11:00 Wild America Specials 12n National Geographic 1:00 Bulletin Board 1:30 The Cosby Show 2:00 Little Men 3:00 Discovery Special 4:00 New Detectives 5:00 ER 6:00 Movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (PG) 8:05 Movie: Interview with the Vampire (PG) In modern-day San Francisco, a 200-year-old vampire grants a reporter an interview. (Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise) 9:55 Movie: Footloose (PG) A young man in a new town shakes up the repressive establishment with his love of dancing. (Kevin Bacon) 12m PGA Golf 12:30 Baseball Tonight 1:00 Sportscenter 2:00 CBS Sunday Morning 3:30 Face the Nation 4:00 Evans, Novak, Hunt and Shields 4:30 Headline News 5:00 NFL Sunday 6:00 NFL: Lions/Colts 9:00 NFL: Eagles/Giants 12n Headline News 12:30 NFL Primetime 1:30 World Series: Mets/Yankees (or) NFL Football 4:30 ESPNews 5:00 This Week 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 6:30 Science and Technology Week 7:00 Motor Week 7:30 George Michael s Sports Machine 8:00 World Report 9:00 CART Auto Racing: The :30 ESPNews Tuesday, Oct. 31 Monday, Oct m New Detectives 1:00 ER 2:00 Movie: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (PG) (repeat) 4:00 The Flintstones 4:30 The Brady Bunch 5:00 Bulletin Board 6:00 The Today Show 8:00 The Puzzle Place 8:30 Kiana s Flex Appeal 9:00 Oprah Winfrey 9:55 Port Charles 10:20 Guiding Light 11:10 General Hospital 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 1:00 Sesame Street

7 2:00 Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 3:00 Disney s PB & J Otter 3:30 Disney s Pepper Ann 4:00 Bill Nye, the Science Guy 4:30 Cousin Skeeter 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 6:30 Gilligan s Island 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 Touched by an Angel 9:00 The West Wing 10:00 Headline News 10:35 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:35 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m National Sports Report 1:00 Dateline 1:30 Morning Business Report 2:00 Headline News 2:30 Morning Business Report 3:00 Good Morning America 5:00 PGA Golf 5:30 PGA: National Car Rental Classic 7:30 NFL Films Present 8:00 Sportscenter 9:00 Navy/Marine Corps News 9:30 Army or Air Force TV News 10:00 Your World 11:00 World View 11:30 NBC Nightly News 12n ABC World News Tonight 12:30 CBS Evening News 1:00 Bowling 2:00 NHRA Racing 4:00 Sports Tonight 5:00 Larry King Live 6:00 CNN Special Report 7:00 Monday Night Football: Titans/Redskins 10:30 Boxing 11:30 Up Close with Gary Miller Wednesday, Nov. 1 12m The Late Show with David Letterman 12:35 Showbiz Today 1:00 The Practice 2:00 Movie: Phantom of the Rue Morgue (PG) 3:30 Spectrum Movie 4:00 The Flintstones 4:30 The Brady Bunch 5:00 Bulletin Board 6:00 The Today Show 8:00 Barney and Friends 8:30 Co-ed Training 9:00 Oprah Winfrey 9:55 Port Charles 10:20 Guiding Light 11:10 General Hospital 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 1:00 Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 2:00 Sesame Street 3:00 Hey! Arnold 3:30 Beakman s World 4:00 Nick News 4:30 Scholastic Sports America 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Bulletin Board 6:30 Gilligan s Island 7:00 The Night of the Headless 8:00 Movie: Scream (TV-14) All the scary movies are rolled into this one. (Neve Campbell) 10:00 Headline News 10:35 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:35 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m National Sports Report 1:00 20/20 Downtown 2:00 Headline News 2:30 Morning Business Report 3:00 Good Morning America 5:00 NCAA Football: TBA 8:00 Sportscenter 9:00 Street Sweep 9:30 Headline News 10:00 Your World 11:00 World View 11:30 NBC Nightly News 12n ABC World News Tonight 12:30 CBS Evening News 1:00 NHL: RedWings/Capitals 4:00 Sports Tonight 5:00 Larry King Live 6:00 CNN Special Report 7:00 The O Reilly Factor 8:00 Nightline 8:30 Nightly Business Report 9:00 PBA Bowling 10:30 NHL 2Night 11:00 Up Close with Gary Miller 11:30 NBA 2Night Thursday, Nov. 2 12m Late Show with David Letterman 12:35 Showbiz Today 1:00 Wardogs: Forgotten Heroes 2:00 Melrose Place 3:00 Movie: Mother (PG) 5:00 The Flintsones 5:30 The Brady Bunch 6:00 The Today Show 8:00 Teletubbies 8:30 Bodyshaping 9:00 Oprah Winfrey 9:55 Port Charles 10:20 Guiding Light 11:10 General Hospital 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 1:00 Sesame Street 2:00 Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 3:00 Disney s Mickey Mouseworks 3:30 Brand Spanking New Doug 4:00 Rabbit Ears 4:30 Saved by the Bell 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Bulletin Board 6:30 Gilligan s Island 7:00 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 7:30 Malcolm in the Middle 8:00 Beverly Hills, :00 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 10:00 Headline News 10:35 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:35 The Late Show with David Letterman 12m National Sports Report 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Headline News 2:30 Morning Business Report 3:00 Good Morning America 5:00 NASCAR: Motorola 200 7:00 Inside the PGA Tour 7:30 Inside the Senior PGA Tour 8:00 Sportscenter 9:00 60 Minutes II 10:00 Your World 11:00 World View 11:30 NBC Nightly News 12n ABC World News Tonight 12:30 CBS Evening News 1:00 NBA: Magic/Heat 3:30 Inside the NBA 4:00 Sports Tonight 5:00 Larry King Live 6:00 The News with Brian Williams 7:00 The O Reilly Factor 8:00 Nightline 8:30 Nightly Business Report 9:00 NHL: Penguins/Sharks 12m The Late Show with David Letterman 12:35 Showbiz Today 1:00 X-Files 2:00 Movie: Something Wild (PG) 4:00 The Flintstones 4:30 The Brady Bunch 5:00 Bulletin Board 6:00 The Today Show 8:00 Bear in the Big Blue House 8:30 Co-ed Training 9:00 Oprah Winfrey 9:55 Port Charles 10:20 Guiding Light 11:10 General Hospital 12n Bulletin Board 12:30 Wheel of Fortune 1:00 Sesame Street 2:00 Star Trek 3:00 Rugrats 3:30 Superman 4:00 Pokemon 4:30 Boy Meets World 5:00 Jeopardy! 5:30 Headline News 6:00 Window on the Atoll/Bulletin Board 6:30 Gilligan s Island 7:00 Dharma and Greg 7:30 The Steve Harvey Show 8:00 Will and Grace 8:35 Spin City 9:00 NYPD Blue 10:00 Headline News 10:35 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 11:35 The Late Show with David Letterman Friday, Nov. 3 12m National Sports Report 1:00 The Spin Room 2:00 Headline News 2:30 Morning Business Report 3:00 Good Morning America 5:00 PGA: The Tour Championship 8:00 Sportscenter 9:00 Newsfront 10:00 Your World 11:00 World View 11:30 NBC Nightly News 12n ABC World News Tonight 12:30 College Football Tonight 1:00 NCAA Football: BYU/Colorado St. 4:00 Sports Tonight 5:00 Larry King Live 6:00 The News with Brian Williams 7:00 The O Reilly Factor 8:00 Nightline 8:30 Nightly Business Report 9:00 NHL: Blackhawks/Bruins Window on the Atoll this week: CPN drops in on the Kwajalein Hospital Health Fair. Program Note: All programming is subject to change without notice. CPN cannot control such changes. sports and news events are the most likely to be changed.

8 (From page 1) Women s Soccer Schedule Tonight 5:15 p.m. Spartans 1/Spartans Red Saturday, Oct p.m. Spartans 2/Play on Tuesday, Oct. 31 5:15 p.m. Spartans 2/Spartans Red Wednesday, Nov. 1 5:15 p.m. Spartans Green/Queen of Peace Thursday, Nov. 2 5:15 p.m. Spartans 2/Duff s Friday, Nov. 3 5:15 p.m. Queen of Peace/Play on Tuesday, Nov. 7 5:15 p.m. Spartans Red/Duff s Wednesday, Nov. 8 5:15 p.m. Spartans 2/Spartans Green 8 p.m. Spartans 1/Play on for a daily update on game schedules, officials and scorekeepers. Men s Soccer Schedule Tonight 6:30 p.m. Support to Defend/Locals Tuesday, Oct. 31 6:30 p.m. Kobeer/Queen of Peace Doves 8 p.m. Spartans 1/Spartans 2 Wednesday, Nov. 1 6:30 p.m. Support to Defend/Coconut Killers 8 p.m. Who s Your Daddy/Locals Thursday, Nov. 2 6:30 p.m. Spartans 1/Queen of Peace Doves 8 p.m. Spartans 3/Kobeer Friday, Nov. 3 6:30 p.m. Locals/Coconut Killers 8 p.m. Support to Defend/Who s Your Daddy Tuesday, Nov. 7 6:30 p.m. Spartans 2/Kobeer 8 p.m. Spartans 1/Locals Wednesday, Nov. 8 6:30 p.m. Spartans 3/Queen of Peace Doves Youth Basketball Schedule Thursday, Nov. 2 5 p.m.... Sundevils/SDA... Pee Wee 6 p.m.... SDA/Brown-Maynard... Jr. Girls 7 p.m.... Pierre-Mike/Jan-Lik Boys... Jr. Boys Saturday, Nov. 4 5 p.m.... SDA/Slow Break... Jr. Boys 6 p.m.... Soldiers/Kaurur... Jr. Boys Monday, Nov. 6 9 a.m...red Snappers/Blue Dolphins.. TinyTots 9:45 a.m..yellow Marlins/Green Turtles.. Tiny Tots The Skulls When Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson) is invited to join the prestigious secret college society, The Skulls, where presidents are groomed and wealthy bloodlines bond, it s a dream come true. But when a fellow pledge gets caught up in murder, Luke is alone amidst the sinister and wellconnected brotherhood. Rated PG-13. Shanghai Noon Two cultures collide when East meets West in this actionadventure comedy starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. Chan is a Chinese Imperial Guard who goes to the old West to rescue a beautiful, kidnapped Princess and meets up with a laid-back outlaw cowboy. Rated PG-13. Love and Basketball From the playground to the pro leagues Monica and Quincy taught each other how to play the game. Now their commitment to the sport will force them to choose between each other and the game. Produced by Spike Lee and Sam Kitt and starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps. Rated PG-13. U-571 A U.S. Navy captain and his crew are called back from leave for a top-secret assignment, where they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-Boat. Their assignment is to steal the Nazi s top-secret coding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what s really happening. The movie features explosions, raging fires and speeding torpedoes. Stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton and Harvey Keitel. Rated PG-13. American Psycho Patrick Bateman is a young, handsome, Harvard-educated success. He seems perfect, with his beautiful fiancee and high-powered friends, but he has another side they don t know, one that lusts for more than status and material things. Stars Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon and Willem Dafoe as the detective hot on Bateman s trail. Rated R. Snow Day Chevy Chase, Jean Smart and Chris Elliott team up in this comedy about a snow day, when school s out because of an unexpected snowfall. For 15-year-old Hal, it s a chance to win the heart of a popular girl or embarrass himself. For 10-year-old Natalie, it s a chance to create a second snow day, if she can stop Snowplowman, the town s road-clearing fiend. Rated PG.

9 Classified Ads and Community Notices Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Tonight Stuffed potato cups Chicken teriyaki Beef empanadas Grill: Italian meatball sandwich Brunch station open Fried chicken Italian lasagna Brunch station open Spaghetti and meatsauce Savory beef brisket Manicoffin and marinara Mummie s beef enchiladas Slime cilantro chicken Grill: Barbecued pork sandwich Mahi mahi steaks Oriental beef and broccoli Top-your-own taco bar Grill: Bacon and Swiss sandwich Four-cheese pasta Country-fried chicken Pork El Paso Grill: Reuben sandwich Tofu and vegetable stir-fry Baked meat loaf with gravy Fish and chips Grill:Western beef Catch of the day Chicken fingers with sauce Beef and broccoli stir-fry Sat Pizza madness Salisbury steak with gravy Ham and noodles au gratin Sun Idaho burrito Baked ham Hamburger bar Mon Spinach turnovers Yankee pot roast Turkey a la king with biscuits Tues Broccoli bake Tuna pot pie Pork chop Virginia Wed Mushroom quiche Prime rib and garlic bread Sweet-and-sour chicken Thur Cheese and vegetable strata Pepper steak Curry chicken breast This symbol denotes the Wellness Menu. Gilligan's Lunch Specials (Oct.28-Nov.3) Sat 10/29 Spicy southern-fried chicken Burger: Tex-Mex Thur 11/7 Chef s choice Burger: Chef s choice Fri 11/3 Chef s choice Burger:Chef s choice Gilligan's Dinner Specials (Oct. 28-Nov. 26) Tonight Cajun honey roast pork loin Prime rib Sat California pizza Prime rib Sun Korean-style grilled beef Mon Savory shepherd s pie Tues Southern-style meat loaf Wed Chef s choice Thur Chef s choice The following on-island positions are open with Raytheon. For more information or to submit a resumé or application, call HR employment, Ann Louise, Raytheon off-island positions are updated weekly in the Career Opportunities Book at the HR counter, Bldg The next boating orientation class is Nov.1-2, 6-8 p.m., in CAC Room 6. Attendance both nights is required. Register and pay your $20 fee at Small Boat Marina or Community Activities office during regular hours of operation. Questions? Call the Small Boat Marina,

10 Classified Ads and Community Notices Small Arms Range Notice CPN presents Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater's original broadcast that panicked a nation, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2 p.m., 1224 AM, 101.1FM Eric Lindborg, M.D., and Theo Riley, Ph.D., will provide information about quitting smoking in a class Tuesday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., in the REB. Friends, family and co-workers can help. Get prepared for the Great American Smokeout Thursday, Nov. 16. Tell them you commit to quit. New store hours at Gimbel's Beginning Nov. 1, Gimbel's will test new hours for 30 days. Hours are as follows: Mondays...no change Tuesdays-Fridays...10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 3-6 p.m. Saturdays...10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 3-7 p.m. Sundays...no change Holidays...no change

11 Classified Ads and Community Notices OPSEC "Never bypass an opportunity to keep your mouth shut." -MG Paul Menoher, Jr. Lawns will be judged for Quarters of the Quarter competition Tuesday. Five yards will be recognized. One from North, one from Ocean, one from Central, one from South and one from Emon housing areas. Judges look for overall appearance, initiative and originality. Good luck! presents at tonight s meeting, 7 p.m., in the REB. Come see slides of the various islands, learn about the handicrafts. see special items from the MIC shop.

12 WEATHER Courtesy of Aeromet Sun Moon Tides Ann Louise Jeffrey puts down a domino as part of a teamwork exercise during the RSE Leadership Training seminar. Thirty supervisors and managers attended the weeklong session. (Photo by Paula Weaver) RSE leadership hosts training session Jim Bennett Editor Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide Saturday 0637/ / , 5.5' 1030, 0.4' October , 6.0' 2258, 0.4' Sunday 0637/ / , 5.3' 1057, 0.5' October 29 New Moon 1712, 5.9' 2329, 0.5' Monday 0637/ / , 5.0' 1123, 0.7' October , 5.7' Tuesday 0637/ / , 4.6' 1200, 0.8' October , 5.4' 2348, 1.0'