U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands Commander offers Thanksgiving greeting, honors armed services Col. Gary K. McMillen USAKA/KMR Commander Alihda William, Job Corps trainee, tends to the gardens recently put together by the Job Corps. (See MCMILLEN, page 2) www.smdc.army.mil/kwaj/hourglass/hourglass.html Luncheon at Yuk to top off Native American month By Barbara Johnson (See FOOD, page 3) Job Corps focuses on community projects From pumpkins to posters, trainees volunteer their time Story and photo by KW Hillis (See HAWAII, page 5)
Commander passes on holiday wishes... (From page 1) Junior Boys Basketball Post-season Tournament Friday 5:30 p.m. Junior Spartans/B&S Hoopsters 6:45 p.m. Ruff Ryders/winner of 5:30 game The Commanding Officer...Col. Gary K. McMillen Public Affairs Officer...Preston Lockridge Editor...Pat Cataldo, Jim Bennett Associate Editor...Peter Rejcek Feature Writers...Barbara Johnson Bob Fore K.W. 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, 1944. 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 96555. Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539. Printed circulation: 2,300 Kom ruwainene will be at the post office Nov. 22-Dec. 6. Santa s waiting to read your letters. Kids, be sure to include a return address so Santa can write back to you. Thanksgiving Day Holiday Hours Thursday, Nov. 25 Unless otherwise noted, Wednesday and Friday hours are normal operating hours. KWAJALEIN Community Activities Beaches Coral Sands... Buddy system at all times Camp Hamilton... Buddy system at all times Emon... 11 a.m.-6 p.m. -Friday... 12-6 p.m. -Saturday... 12-3 p.m. Bowling Center... Closed CRC Gym...8 a.m.-1 p.m. Raquetball Courts... 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Gear Locker... Closed Golf Course... Sunrise to sunset Golf Driving Range... Closed Wed., Thurs. Golf Pro Shop... Closed Hobby Shop... Closed Photo Lab... Closed Ivey Gym... 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Library... Closed Marina... 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Pools Adult... Buddy system at all times Family... Closed -Friday... 12 p.m.-6 p.m. UPRC... 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday... 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Youth Center...Closed Wednesday...3-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m. Friday... 3-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m. Hourglass... Closed, publishessaturday Food Services Yokwe Yuk Club (dining)... Closed Yokwe Yuk Club (lunch)... Closed Yokwe Yuk Club (bar)... 4:30-11 p.m. Three Palms Snack Bar... Closed Delivery... 4:30-9 p.m. Oceanview Bar..... 4:30-9 p.m. Country Club... 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunrise Bakery... 7-11 a.m. Checkpoint Snack Bar (DSC)... Closed Enra Food Truck... Closed Café Pacific Breakfast... 7-9 a.m. Thanskgiving Dinner -Unaccompanied only... 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. -Community meal... 1:30-6 p.m. Merchandising Macy s and Macy s West... Closed Surfway... Closed Ten-Ten... 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Laundry... Closed Beauty/Barber Shops... Closed Tape Escape... Closed Self-Help...Closed Wed.-Thurs. Trash Pick-up...Friday Continental Travel Agency...Closed Bank of Guam...Closed Post Office... Closed Hospital/Dental Services...Emergencies only Sick call: Fri., 8:15-10:30 a.m; 1-3:30 p.m. ROI-NAMUR Gimbels... 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community Activities Library...Closed Gear Locker... Closed Hobby Shop... Closed Small Boat Marina... Closed Tues.-Thurs. Golf Course... Sunrise to Sunset Post Office... Closed Bank of Guam... Closed Wed.-Thurs. Food Services Outrigger Bar... 5-11 p.m. Roi Snack Bar... Closed Café Roi Breakfast... 7-9 a.m. Brunch... 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Dinner... 5-6:45 p.m.
Power switch expected to conserve some energy By Peter Rejcek (From page 1) Food from the Americas shaped world cuisine... Foods originating in the Americas
By Barbara Johnson What is Al-Anon? What it is not History of Al-Anon New group forms Al-Anon offers help to families
Hawaii next stop for Jop Corps young students... (From page 1) Ineke Marmaduke (standing), Job Corps instructor, introduces her English as a Second Language (ESL) class to a book, Paddle to the Sea, about the mid-western U.S. In Hawaii or the U.S., there are a lot of community projects available... here you have to use some imagination.
Classified Ads and Community Notices Macy's Special orders for Hawaiian heirloom jewelry for Christmas delivery will be taken at Macy's through Dec. 1. For more information, call 32143. Attention Roi pet owners Small Arms Range Notice Macy's Special orders for well-known brands of sofas, sleep-sofas and recliners will be taken at the Retail Office through Dec. 1. Hours are 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. For more information, call 53308.
Classified Ads and Community Notices This week at the Yokwe Yuk Lounge Friday DJ Steve McGrew plays music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s 7-11 p.m. Sunday Dance night with special guest DJ Michelle Murray mixing it up with R&B, acid house and club dance music. Tonight Tuesday night football 7 p.m. Raiders/Broncos. Free pupus. Saturday Rich Feagler plays the top hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
Saturday This live-action adaption of the television cartoon series stars Matthew Broderick as the hapless detective. He is blown to pieces while chasing the villainous Claw (Rupert Everett) and a sexy surgeon puts Gadget back together with all sorts of bionic gizmos. Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. Researchers gather for the weekend at an old New England house to decide whether or not a ghost lives there. (Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones) Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8 p.m. Steve Martin is a down-and-out movie producer who is desperate to make a movie with Eddie Murphy, who doesn t want anything to do with the project. This comedy had been compared to Martin s Roxanne. (Robert Downey Jr., Heather Graham) Tradewinds Theater, Roi-Namur, 8 p.m. Sunday This 1938 film version of Charles Dickens Christmas classic is a better-than-average retelling of Scrooge s transformation from greedy malcontent to altruistic businessman. Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. Richardson Theater, 9:30 p.m. Tradewinds Theater, Roi-Namur, 7:30 p.m. Tradewinds Theater, Roi-Namur, 9:30 p.m. Monday Richardson Theater 7:30 p.m. Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8 p.m. WEATHER Courtesy of Aeromet A musical moment on film Jacob Conrad is caught on film while playing When the Saints (Go Marching In) on the piano during last Friday night s Kwajalein Music Recital in the high school multipurpose room. Other students who performed included Lani Brown (piano), Michael Grant (piano), Ryan Abouzahra (piano), Daniel Conrad (piano), Stacey Sargent (piano), Amber Banducci (guitar), Sarah Holzrichter (piano), Danika Jensen (vocal, accompanied by Ryan Mawhar on piano), Kevin Cohen and Danny Robey (clarinet duet), Amber Banducci (vocal, accompanied by Angela Banducci on piano) and Jesse Henstock (horn solo, accompanied by Ryan Mawhar on piano). (Photo by Peter Rejcek) The Hourglass will publish Saturday, Nov. 27, instead of Friday, Nov. 26, due to the holiday. Special holiday meal set for Thanksgiving Sun Moon Tides Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low Tide Tuesday /1826 1829/ November 23 Full moon 2232, 0.0' Wednesday 0645/1827 1928/0720 0432, 5.3' 1030, 0.2' November 24 1650, 6.3' 2313, 0.1' Thursday 0646/1827 2030/0824 0512, 5.1' 1107, 0.3' November 25 1729, 6.2' 2355, 0.2' Friday 0646/1827 2132/0927 0553, 4.8' November 26 1809, 5.9' 1145, 0.6' Saturday 0647/1827 2233/1028 0636, 4.4' 0040, 0.6' November 27 1852, 5.5' 1224, 1.0'