Heidelberg - Herald-Post

Vol. 33, No. 21 

HeraldPOST 

HEIDELBERG 

Command 

structure 

to change 

By Art McQueen 

HERALD POST STAFF 

Heidelberg soon will be 

home to two U.S. Army garrisons 

– USAG Heidelberg and 

USAG Baden-Württemberg. 

In a March 27 re-designation 

and activation ceremony, 

USAG Heidelberg will 

become an indirect report 

garrison – along with Kaiserslautern, 

Mannheim and 

Darmstadt – and will fall under 

the direct report garrison, 

which is to be re-designated 

USAG Baden-Württemberg. 

“We have a lot of things 

happening in terms of transformation,” 

said Col. Robert 

J. Ulses, who will continue his 

current command function 

and oversee all four indirect 

reporting communities as 

the USAG Baden-Württemberg 

commander. 

Once the greater garrison 

is re-designated as USAG 

Baden-Württemberg, the 

new USAG Heidelberg will 

be activated as an indirect 

garrison to provide support 

and services solely for the 

Heidelberg community. 

Lt. Col. Robert White will 

assume command of USAG 

Heidelberg and take on many 

of the duties previously performed 

by the direct report 

garrison through the base 

operations manager, Lt. 

see USAG BW page 14 

By Kristopher Joseph 

5TH SIGNAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

The 5th Signal Command 

welcomed new commander 

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey G. Smith 

Jr. during a ceremony on 

Woods Field at Sullivan Barracks 

in Mannheim Feb. 27. 

After eight months as the 

Serving the communities in U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg 

www.heidelberg.army.mil 

Building relationships 

Capt. Matthew Norris 

Soldiers from the 2nd platoon, 164th Military Police Company of the Mannheim-based 18th MP Brigade 

build protective barriers around the Balad Shrine Mosque to increase its security. 

MPs improve security around mosque 

By Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger 

18TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

BAGHDAD, Iraq – At the request of 

the imam of the Balad Shrine Mosque, 

Soldiers from the Mannheim-based 18th 

Military Police Brigade and Multi National 

Division-North visited the mosque Feb. 24 

to increase its protection and prevent future 

attacks on the site. 

The Soldiers were the first coalition 

forces to be granted permission to visit 

the mosque. They have worked with the 

imam and other local religious leaders for 

eight months and are frequently asked to 

provide security during events near the 

shrine, said Capt. Matthew Norris, 164th 

MP Company commander. 

Soldiers, Iraqi police and national police 

in Balad have placed approximately 160 

protective barriers around the mosque. 

“The Soldiers received many favorable 

comments from the Iraqi police and local 

populace who continue to see the Coalition 

forces working with the Iraqi security 

forces to improve security in Balad,” said 

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Wogomon, 2nd Platoon 

sergeant, 164th MP Company. 

New leaders take over 5th Signal, 21st TSC 

5th Signal leader, Brig. Gen. By Spc. Stephen Decatur in Kaiserlslautern. 

Susan S. Lawrence relinquished 

21ST TSC PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Fontaine, who last served 

command of the 

as the G4 (logistics) for U.S. 

unit to Smith, who recently Maj. Gen. Yves J. Fontaine Army Europe and 7th Army 

served as deputy commanding 

assumed command of the in Heidelberg, takes comprise 

general of Network Enter- 

21st Theater Sustainment mand after a 32-year career. 

Technology Command Command from Brig. Gen. Fontaine told the 21st 

and 9th Signal Command at Scott G. West Feb. 26 in a TSC’s Soldiers to expect the 

Fort Huachuca, Ariz. change-of-command ceremony 

unit’s operating tempo to 

see 5th SIGNAL page 14 near Daenner Kaserne 

see 21st TSC page 

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THURSDAY 

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PHOTO GALLERY 

Visit the Herald 

Post’s new online 

photo gallery to 

see photos from 

recent community 

events. Link to the 

Herald Post from 

www.heidelberg.army.mil. 

March 6, 2008 

ADAY OF PRAYER 

Heidelberg hosted its annual National 

Prayer Breakfast last week. To the surprise 

of many, the life lesson came from a story 

about slithering reptiles. 3 

P2P: HELPING FAMILIES 

The Heidelberg- 

Mannheim Parent 

to Parent program 

hosts regular 

worshops to help 

parents through 

each stage of their 

children’s lives, from birth on. 4 

PREPARING FOR CLOSURE 

Darmstadt residents gathered last week 

to find out about gate closures and the 

reduction of commissary hour.s and, for 

those moving to Wiesbaden in the near 

future, meet their new commander and 

his staff. 6 

Defense Details 

MEDAL OF HONOR 

President Bush posthumously awarded 

the Medal of Honor to Master Sgt. Woodrow 

Wilson Keeble Monday. Keeble is the 

first full-blooded Sioux to received the 

military’s highest award for valor. 

ARMY TO MUSTER 10,000 

The Human Resources Command will 

conduct a muster of about 10,000 Individual 

Ready Reserve Soldiers starting this 

month. The readiness muster is typically 

conducted for Soldiers assigned to the IRR 

for more than 12 months. 

CONTRACTING COMMAND 

The Army announced Friday that it 

has begun steps to establish an Army 

Contracting Command and an Army 

Contracting Campaign Plan. 

Army News: www.army.mil 

Defense news: www.defenselink.mil 

What’s Inside 

Our Army Around the World ...............10 

Dear Ms. Vicki .....................................16 

Family & Culture.................................16 

GET OUT! .............................................17 

The Reel Life .......................................17 

Leisure ................................................15 

Announcements .................................18 

Sports .................................................20

2 OUTLOOK 

Thursday, March 6, 2008 HP 

COMMENTARY 

Commissary makes it easy to be green 

By Amy Buenning Sturm 

USAG DARMSTADT PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

The year my husband was deployed, I did my 

commissary shopping at Fort Myer, Va. Every week 

or so I would drive my little car from its parking 

space (the only time it moved all week) and we’d 

make the pilgrimage from my D.C. apartment, past 

the Washington monument, around the pond surrounding 

the Jefferson memorial, past the Pentagon 

to the Fort Myer gate. 

It was my ritual. I parked near the same space at 

the commissary parking lot, checked out in almost 

the same aisle every time, and even often had thesame 

friendly gentleman help me with my bags to 

the car. 

The commissary had its own role in this little tradition. 

Every week, without fail, I would be greeted 

pleasantly and asked “paper or plastic” and the image 

of my petite frame lugging groceries from my 

parking space down the stairs, then up the stairs, 

and then down the stairs into my oddly positioned 

apartment like a confused gerbil would pop into 

my brain, and I’d immediately reply, “plastic please, 

it has handles.” 

Usually this prompted a conversation with the 

checkout clerk about how much better it would be 

if the commissary offered paper bags with handles. 

It wasn’t that I was unwilling to be environmentally 

friendly, it was simply that during that year of my 

life, I sometimes needed things to be a little easier. 

A year and a half later, my husband I still used 

plastic bags, this time because we lived on the top 

floor of our building and plastic was simply more 

durable. Clinging to the paper alternative, without 

handles, meant risking flying eggs and milk down 

56 or so stairs. Of course, we religiously recycled the 

bags using the German recycling system. 

To our surprise and astonishment, however, a few 

weeks ago, we walked into the Darmstadt commissary 

and there, hanging near the checkout line were 

the new environmentally friendly green cloth bags, 

with handles. I literally jumped up and down with 

joy – and promptly bought 10. The bags are now 

clearly labeled with our last name (courtesy of my 

spouse) and will be reused for countless new commissary 

rituals to come. 

As an Army spouse, it was one of the small ways 

our commissary and local support facilities help 

make life easier, not only in the short term, but 

byalso helping to keep our planet healthy for our 

children and our nation. 

I’d like to think that somewhere in the Army, 

there is another spouse performing her weekly 

commissary ritual whose life is a little easier 

and alittle greener. The icing on the cake for me, 

Defense Commissary Agency 

Reusable bags now are being sold at commissaries worldwide 

as part of the Defense Commissary Agency’s “Go Green” 

initiative. The green bags cost 70 cents each, are made of 

sturdy mesh and are strong enough to hold up to 30 pounds 

of groceries. 

personally, was that even in Darmstadt, where the 

military community is preparing to depart, new 

ideas and products are still available that make that 

little difference in everyday life. 

My husband says that’s because I am easy to 

please, but I think the truth of the matter is I was 

excited about something much larger. 

In the midst of Army transformation, continued 

deployments, and new situations affecting Army 

Families daily, that little bit of green was a sign that 

sometimes change can be a very good thing. 

COMMENTARY 

Registered dieticians are here to help you get healthy 

by Belinda Steinacker 

REGISTERED DIETITICIAN 

You know who your doctor is, but 

who is your registered dietitian? 

“In the same way you have a 

physician whom you see regularly to 

manage your medical needs, everyone 

should also see and RD routinely for 

help in managing your nutritional 

needs,” says registered dietitian and 

American Dietetic Association 

spokesperson Joan Salge Blake. 

National Nutrition Month is a 

nutrition and information campaign 

created by the American Dietetic Association. 

It is the perfect time each 

year to highlight the importance of 

good nutrition. 

This years’ theme is “Nutrition: 

It’s a Matter of Fact.” The campaign 

is designed to focus attention on the 

importance of making informed food 

choices and developing sound eating 

and physical activity habits. 

This year March 10 will be the 

first-ever Registered Dietitian Day. 

Registered dietitians are the nation’s 

food and nutrition experts committed 

to improving the health of their 

patients and community. 

They are the nutrition experts who 

can translate the science of nutrition 

into practical solutions for healthy 

living. 

Registered dietitians have degrees 

in nutrition, dietetics, public health 

or a related field from well-respected, 

accredited colleges and universities, 

completed an internship and passed 

an examination. 

The registered dietitians at Heidelberg 

Hospital encourage annual visits 

for a “nutrition checkup” to obtain 

dietary advice and guidance based on 

changing health needs. 

With an annual visit, there is a 

chance to address nutrition and 

health problems as they occur and 

possibly prevent problems that are 

potentially looming down the road. 

If you have diabetes, cardiovascular 

problems or high blood pressure, a 

registered dietician serves as an integral 

part of your health care team by 

helping you safely change your eating 

plan without compromising taste or 

nutrition. 

If you are pregnant or trying to get 

pregnant, a registered dietician can 

help make sure you get nutrients like 

folate, especially during the first three 

months of pregnancy, lowering your 

newborn’s risk for neural tube or 

spinal cord defects. 

If you need guidance and confidence 

for breastfeeding your baby, a 

dietician can help make sure you’re 

getting enough iron, vitamin D, fluoride 

and B vitamins for you and your 

little one. 

If you are thinking of having or 

have had gastric bypass surgery, a 

registered dietitian can help you learn 

to eat again. 

If you want to gain or lose weight, 

if you care for an aging parent, if your 

teenager has issues with food or eating 

healthfully or if you want to eat 

smarter, a registered dietitian can give 

you up to date information and help 

you to set goals and achieve results. 

The registered dieticians at Heidelberg 

Hospital are looking forward to 

assisting you. To make an appointment, 

call DSN 371-2622. You do not 

need a referral from your primary 

care provider. 

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USAG Heidelberg Commander: 

Col. Robert J. Ulses 

Acting Public Affairs Officer: 

Harry Connors 

Editor: 

Kelli Bland 

Reporters: 

Christine June, Kaiserslautern 

Art McQueen, Heidelberg 

Amy Buenning Sturm, Darmstadt 

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Thursday, March 6, 2008 

By Kelli Bland 

HERALD POST EDITOR 

NEWS 

Heidelberg hosts National Prayer Breakfast 

3 

The topic of discussion at this year’s 

National Prayer Breakfast in Heidelberg 

was snakes. Yes, snakes. 

Guest speaker Chaplain (Col.) 

Charles R. Bailey, shared a personal 

story – featuring water moccasins – to 

encourage the more than 260 community 

members gathered at the Village 

Pavilion Feb. 28 to never give up. 

Bailey, the new U.S. Army Europe 

command chaplain, learned a very 

important lesson about resolve at a 

young age, he said. 

When he was in elementary school 

in south Texas, a hurricane swirled toward 

his town. Many families evacuated, 

but his was one of the few that 

chose to stay. 

The Baileys boarded the windows, 

placed a wall of sand bags around the 

perimeter of their home, and filled the 

bathtub with water so they would have 

something to drink if the water lines 

were damaged in the storm. 

After several hours of huddling inside 

the shaking house, listening to the 

hurricane’s rage, it was suddenly “still 

as a cemetery,” Bailey said. The eye of 

the storm was passing overhead. 

Bailey’s father took him outside 

so he could see the circle of blue sky 

above surrounded by a wall of blackness. 

His father went back inside the 

house, but Bailey didn’t follow. He said 

he “saw a chance to discover America,” 

and quickly grabbed his bike to set off 

into world. 

As he was riding along the paths 

Kelli Bland 

Installation Management Command-Europe Chaplain (Col.) James May, plays “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” with the U.S. Army Europe 

Band Brass Quintet while Ed Matthiesen leads the Heidelberg Community Chapel Chorus in song during the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 28 

at the Village Pavilion. See more photos from the event on the Herald Post’s new photo gallery, linked to www.heidelberg.army.mil. 

surrounded by massive amounts of 

water, he approached a group of water 

moccasins crossing the path to get 

from one flooded area to the next. He 

sped up and rode his bike right over 

them. He soon discovered that one of 

the snakes was caught in the spokes of 

his wheel – and it was still alive. 

“I had a choice to make,” he said. 

Should he stop to get the snake out 

and risk it striking him or keep pedaling? 

He chose to pedal hard toward 

home; the snake eventually flew out 

from the spokes and hurried away to 

safety. 

“How often in our lives have we encountered 

snakes in our spokes?” Bailey 

asked the crowd. He encouraged 

everyone to “keep pedaling” instead 

of giving up when they encounter 

problems in their lives, whether it be 

at home or at work because, he said, 

God will give them the resources to 

keep going. 

“The image of the surrounding 

storm as a symbol of danger and harm 

with the snake inches away … seems 

to illustrate the world situation of violence 

and the culture of death that we 

fight as an enemy,” said Chaplain (Lt. 

Col.) David Druckenmiller, U.S. Army 

Garrison Heidelberg Chaplain who, 

along with the Unit Ministry Team 

staff, coordinated the breakfast. “The 

anxious resolve of pedaling hard, even 

with danger all around, with God’s 

strength, will defeat the danger that 

threatens us.” 

The prayer breakfast brought together 

people from many faiths “to 

share from our uniqueness of faith 

in an expression of national unity,” 

Druckenmiller said. 

Prayers and readings were shared by 

a Baptist preacher, a Jewish rabbi and 

a Catholic priest as well as Bailey, who 

is a Methodist minister. 

“Diversity is our strength as a people 

in many ways,” Druckenmiller 

said. “The freedom of religion and the 

opportunity to share from our diverse 

backgrounds and still be a united people 

is a strength we cherish.” 

Celebrating heritage 

Amy Buenning Sturm 

Sgt. 1st Class Marcella Johnson performs a praise dance with her daughter, Amber Johnson, at the Darmstadt observance 

of African American History Month Feb. 28, while guest speaker Maj. Gen. Select Anthony Jackson, U.S. Africa 

Command director of operations and logistics, and Lt. Col. David Astin, U.S. Army Garrison Darmstadt commander, 

watch the performance. 

USPS offers discount 

for U.S. to APO mailing 

Postal officials want Soldiers, family members 

and civilian employees who receive packages from 

friends and family in the states to know they can save 

some money and support the troops while staying 

in touch. 

The U.S. Postal Service now is offering a new flatrate 

shipping box that costs $10.95 when shipped to 

an APO or FPO address. 

USPS officials said the new parcel, which sports 

the “America Supports You” logo, costs $2 less to 

mail than the same sized package mailed to a U.S. 

address. 

The discount is applied when the Priority Mail 

Large Flat-Rate Boxes are shipped to an APO/FPO 

destination. 

The unbranded two existing flat-rate boxes which 

currently retail for $8.95 for U.S. addresses are not 

available for the military discount. All flat-rate boxes 

can be used for international shipping, however. 

“This is the first time the Postal Service has offered 

a special price for our armed forces serving overseas,” 

said Postmaster General John Potter. 

“We’re proud that family and friends will be able 

to use this new larger-sized box to send muchappreciated 

packages from home to our dedicated 

troops overseas.”

4 NEWS 


White Plume awards go to IMCOM-Europe managers 

IMCOM-Europe Public Affairs 

Two members of Installation Management Command-Europe 

have been honored for continually 

improving the quality of life for Soldiers and families 

through their extensive experience and knowledge 

in the morale, welfare and recreation arena. 

Dan Gasparino and Mary Schweitzer each received 

a White Plume Award from Russell Hall, director 

of IMCOM-Europe, who jokingly said: “We 

don’t give these things out just when you retire.” 

The White Plume Award is the highest award in 

the field of MWR. It was established in June 1982 by 

The Adjutant General of the Army, with only about 

300 of the medals having been presented Armywide 

since then. 

Hall, along with Arnie Cole, chief of Family, Morale, 

Welfare and Recreation Division for IMCOM- 

Europe, said the two honorees’ efforts directly impact 

Soldiers at the grass-roots level. 

For instance, Gasparino procured state-of-the-art 

recreation equipment for garrison gyms, along with 

also being responsible for a series of world-class 

concerts and celebrity appearances at installations 

throughout Europe. 

Behind the scenes, he aligned the transition of 

staffing for garrisons and undertook a complete review 

of MWR facilities. Plus he managed to limit 

closure costs of garrisons, which enabled facilities 

located there to serve customers longer. 

Saving money and streamlining services has also 

been a forte of Schweitzer, as she guided the transformation 

on the U.S Army in Europe MWR One 

Fund into the IMCOM-Europe Single and Oversight 

Funds. Additionally, she developed a reinvestment 

process to optimize the use of funds. 

Indeed, Schweitzer is known for working on projects 

close to a Soldier’s heart. Cole called her the 

“money side of the house” that helped in making 

events such as welcome home celebrations possible. 

Keeping the whole family in mind, she even executed 

a plan to improve financial support for pet 

veterinary services. 

Gasparino, chief of recreation IMCOM-Europe 

MWR, has focused his 30-year career on sports, 

recreation, business, analysis and base operations. 

He started with MWR in 1978 working in Berchtesgaden 

at the Armed Forces Recreation Center. 

Schweitzer, chief of the Financial Management 

Group for IMCOM-Europe MWR, started her morale, 

welfare and recreation career in 1986, focusing 

on accounting, budget, funds control and management 

analysis. 

time to file 

TAXES 

Who’s eligible? 

Military members serving on active duty 

and their family members, DoD civilians and 

military retirees are able to use the local tax 

centers free of charge. A representative can 

e-file your tax return directly with the IRS with 

software from the IRS, and get your refund 

posted to your account within 10 work days. 

What do I bring? 

wW-2s 

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wCopy of last year’s tax return 

wPower of attorney if spouse will not be present 

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information ID cards 

Where do I go? 

Darmstadt 

Location: First floor, Bldg. 4006, Cambrai- 

Fritsch Kaserne 

Appointments: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Walk-ins: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 

a.m.-11:15 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. 

Contact: DSN 348-7145, civ. 06151-69-7145 

Heidelberg 

Location: Shopping Center, across from 

Popeye’s Chicken 

Appointments: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 

p.m. starting Feb. 6 

Walk-ins: Thursday mornings 


Mannheim 

Location: Bldg. 343, Taylor Barracks, across 

from the Auto Care Center 

Walk-ins: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

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Kaiserslautern 

Location: Room 101, Bldg. 2310, Kleber 

Kaserne, inside the Legal Services Center 

Appointments and Walk-ins: Monday-Friday, 

9 a.m.-5 p.m. 


Landstuhl 

Location: Bldg. 3701 on the ground floor 

Appointments and walk-ins: Monday-Friday, 9 

a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. 


Workshops help 

local families with 

various stages of 

parenting 

By Kris Wheeler 

HEIDELBERG-MANNHEIM P2P TEAM 

The Heidleberg-Mannheim Parent 

to Parent, or P2P, three-member 

team uses workshops to help parents 

throughout the communities learn 

about what their children need as 

they grow. 

Whether school advisory committee 

meetings,family child care provider 

meetings, parent-child playgroups 

or baby showers, the P2P cadre – Kris 

Wheeler, Deanna Anest and Cherie 

Shivers – is out and about. 

The workshops cover popular 

standards such as the frequentlyrequested 

Growing, Learning and 

Understanding series; new topics 

like European Education Outside 

the Classroom; and even speciallytailored 

titles such as “Staying Connected 

While Deployed for Special 

Needs Children.” 

Since September, the P2P team has 

conducted a minimum of nine sessions 

each month, with attendance 

averaging 10-21 people per workshop. 

At times total monthly numbers have 

been as high as 200 participants. 

The team has developed strong 

partnerships with various parent organizations 

such as Special Parents 

for Exceptional Kids, family readiness 

groups and American Women’s 

Activities Germany as well as with the 

school liaison officers and all schools 

in these two military communities. 

“Each week I meet with many 

people and groups,” said Jenny Lavai- 

Parent to Parent 

Parent to Parent 

Parents and their children listen to the story, “A Snowy Day,”read by one of the Military Child 

Education Coalition Parent to Parent cadre members. 

Baird, school liaison officer. “Advocating 

the P2P workshops is an important 

part of helping our parents 

with educational transition.” 

Conducting GLU workshops for 

both Heidelberg and Mannheim parent 

playgroups as well as incorporating 

them into the library story hours 

has also become part of the established 

schedule. 

Parents look forward to enjoying 

these special opportunities to learn 

and talk about ideas to integrate early 

literacy into their child’s everyday 

life. 

Shivers’ strong background and 

experience in early childhood education 

engages both parents and small 

children as books such as “A Snowy 

Day” are shared with groups. 

“It’s a great sign of success to see 

parents in our sessions talking about 

ideas on early literacy ... and then 

asking for more,” Anest said. 

The team also to play a key role 

in “The Real World… what are you 

doing?” partnership program conducted 

monthly in Heidelberg. The 

Real World helps students and their 

families with planning for life after 

high school. 

“We know that a good number 

of parents and students attend Real 

World because of the informative, 

high-quality workshops the P2P 

team conducts,” said Real World Director 

Juanita Harvin. 

This concept has now inspired the 

Mannheim community to follow suit, 

and the first “Life After High School” 

is being planned to take place in October. 

A primary ingredient already revolves 

around concepts for workshops 

focused on how parents can 

best help their students with their 

lives after high school. 

“Adding the Parent to Parent workshops 

to our school advisory council 

meetings has been a key element in 

meeting one of our primary goals 

of involving more parents with our 

school,” said Sharon O’Donnell, 

principal of Mannheim High School.

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transforming 

DARMSTADT 

AS DARMSTADT PREPARES TO CLOSE, 

THE HERALD POST WILL KEEP YOU 

UPDATED OF CHANGING HOURS AND 

ACTIVITIES 

Making music 

Gate Operations 

Darmstadt’s entrance and exit gates have changed operations. 

The North Gate of Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne is now 

closed for exiting vehicle traffic and all pedestrian traffic. 

The only access point to Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne for 

pedestrian and vehicle traffic will be the South 

Gate off of Cooperstrasse. The Lincoln Village exit-only 

gate onto Heidelbergerstrasse is now open to traffic and 

pedestrians 24/7 as an entrance and exit gate. 

The gate onto Noackstrasse is now open 7:30 a.m.-3:30 

p.m., Monday-Friday, as an exit-only gate to allow 

residents an alternative to depart from the housing area 

during peak traffic times. At Kelley Barracks, there are no 

changes to the gate operations. 

Commissary Hours 

The Darmstadt Commissary will reduce operational hours 

April 1. The new hours will be: Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; 

Monday, closed; Tuesday, closed; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 

p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 

and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Library 

The last day to check out books at the Darmstadt Library 

will be April 1. May 1 will be the last day for DVD checkout, 

to allow the library time to prepare for closure on 

May 31. DSN 348-1740. 

Storage Containers 

If you have an MWR rented storage container at 

Griesheim, contact Outdoor Recreation immediately. DSN 

348-1550. 

USO Pick-Up Point Move 

The pick-up point for USO tours is now at the Escape Club 

parking lot hear the Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne South Gate. 

ACS Changes 

Army Community Services has adjusted its course 

offerings. Customers seeking information on relocation 

assistance, foreign-born spouse support and community 

information can call DSN 348-6440 for individual assistance 

and class schedules in neighboring communities. 

Pack Your Storage Spaces 

Darmstadt military community residents are reminded 

to clean out and pack up their basements, attics and 

other storage areas when preparing to depart from the 

Darmstadt garrison. 

Lawnmower Turn-in 

Darmstadt’s Department of Public Works is asking all residents 

to turn in lawnmowers this winter to help prepare 

for closure. DSN 344-7982 or 344-6239. 

Transformation Update 

Access transformation-related material, at one central location: 

www.darmstadt.army.mil/closure.html. Residents 

are encouraged to visit the site and provide feedback on 

its content to: USAGDSTPAO@cmtymail.26asg.army.mil. 

Transformation updates are also available on the Command 

Information Channel and the AFN Darmstadt Update 

every Wednesday on 98.7, “The Eagle” at 8:15 a.m. 

Gene Knudsen 

Sixth-grader Emily Favor will be one of the 85 advanced band middle school students who participates in tonight’s Heidelberg District 

Music Festival Concert in the multipurpose room of Mannheim Middle School. Band instructor and festival organizer, Priya 

Muehr, said students from middle schools at Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Mannheim and Wiesbaden have been attending master classes 

the past two days under the instruction of members of the 76th Army Band and the instructors from the four participating schools. 

The students will create one large band for tonight’s performance of nine selections under the direction of those school instructors. 

Some of the selections will be “Magnificent Seven”, “Simpsons”, “Royal Emblem” and “Bandtasia. The concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. 

is free to the public. 

DARMSTADT 

Community meeting addresses closure issues 

By Amy Buenning Sturm 

USAG DARMSTADT PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

Darmstadt’s quarterly town hall meetings have become 

a central, routine part of the closure of the Darmstadt 

community. 

It was at a town hall meeting that residents first 

learned Darmstadt was inactivating, and since the closure 

of Babenhausen Kaserne, these meetings has become 

a key forum where community members can have 

their questions regarding transformation addressed. 

At the most recent town hall meeting, held Feb. 27 

at the CLEOS building on Lincoln Village, the USAG 

Darmstadt community was introduced to the USAG 

Wiesbaden staff, who will absorb the garrison support 

role for the 66th Military Intelligence Group and Defense 

Threat Reduction Agency when Darmstadt closes. 

Lt. Col. David Astin, commander of USAG Darmstadt, 

opened the meeting and welcomed Col. Ray Graham, 

the USAG Wiesbaden commander, and his staff. 

Astin reviewed a range of community events and accomplishments 

since residents last gathered in November. 

The big news of the evening was that the gate changes 

that took effect in Darmstadt Saturday ultimately assumed 

a different shape than previously announced to 

the community. Based on a U.S. Army Europe decision, 

USAG Darmstadt was faced with closing the North Gate 

of Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne and modifying the gate access 

to Lincoln Village. 

Astin said based on his staff’s assessment and “the 

(community members’) input, we decided to make the 

Lincoln Village exit-only gate the gate that remains open 

24 hours a day, seven days a week.” 

The announcement received spontaneous applause 

from residents, many of whom had attended the meeting 

to address their concerns about the upcoming gate 

change. Astin asked for patience as the community adjusts 

to the new gate operations. Residents should exercise 

caution and slow down when crossing the intersection 

towards Lincoln Village through the new 24/7 

entrance and exit gate. 

Astin reminded residents, on behalf of Darmstadt’s 

Directorate of Public Works, to recycle appropriately 

when preparing to depart from the community to save 

the garrison considerable time and money. He said 

$85,000 was spent to dispose of bulk trash during the 

closure of Babenhausen Kaserne, a situation he asked 

the community to assist in avoiding during Darmstadt’s 

closure. 

Alvin Lim, commissary manager, said because of 

a nearly 45 percent decrease in year-to-date sales, the 

commissary will reduce its hours starting April 1. 

“I am keeping my promise,” he said. “We will still be 

open five days a week.” 

Maj. Mark Probus, Health Clinic commander, and 

Capt. Brian Bickel, Dental Clinic officer-in-charge, 

discussed transition of care to the Wiesbaden military 

community. Probus said it is important to complete Exceptional 

Family Member Program screenings well in 

advance of departure from the community. Bickel said 

now is the time to make appointments for dental cleanings. 

For a copy of the meeting notes, visit www.darmstadt. 

army.mil.

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to read Dr. Seuss’s book “Horton 

Hears a Hoo.” Baass was one of several 

readers at the Mannheim Elementary 

School’s Reading Across America program. 

Last year, after Mayor Baass participated 

in the program for the first 

time, he had decided immediately he 

would to make this an annual event. 

Christine Gebhard 

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March 23 – Easter Sunday – regular worship schedule, 

MTV and PHV Chapels 

Lighting of the Paschal Candle and Holy Communion, 

Nachrichten, 8:45 a.m. 

Mannheim 

March 20 – Holy Thursday Mass, BFV Chapel, 6 p.m. 

March 21 – Good Friday, BFV Chapel, 6 p.m. 

March 22 – Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, BFV Chapel, 8 p.m. 

March 23 – Benjamin Franklin Village Protestant Easter Brunch, 

Mannheim Middle School, 8 a.m. 

Easter Sunday Mass/Easter Egg Hunt, BFV Chapel, 

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March 16 – Catholic Service, Palm Sunday Mass, CFK Chapel , 9 a.m. 

Collective Protestant - Palm Sunday Service, CFK, 10:45 a.m. 

Gospel Service, Palm Sunday Service, CFK,12:30 p.m. 

March 20 – Catholic Service, Holy Thursday Mass, CFK, 6 p.m. 

March 21 – Catholic Service, Good Friday Service, CFK,6 p.m. 

March 23 – Catholic Service, Easter Sunday Mass, CFK, 9 a.m. 

Collective Protestant, Easter Sunday Service, CFK,10:45 a.m. 

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Lt. Col. Mechelle Hale, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern commander, asks a question to her son’s third-grade class 

while reading “Alpha, Bravo, Charlie” in celebration of Read Across America Day Monday at the Vogelweh Elementary 

School. Read Across America Day is held March 2 – Dr. Seuss’ birthday – every year to inspire reading in children 

nationwide and military communities throughout the world. Hale also read the same book at the Ramstein Elementary 

School on Ramstein Air Base. For more photos from Read Across America events throughout U.S. Army Garrison 

Heidelberg, visit the Herald Post’s new online photo gallery, connected to www.heidelberg.army.mil. 

Kaiserslautern 

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Doctor: Get students vaccinated before sending them to college 

ERMC Public Affairs 

When high school students receive their acceptances 

to college, they should also receive something 

else: a vaccination. 

The potentially life-threatening bacteria called 

Neisseria meningitidis commonly infects military 

personnel living in barracks and college students living 

in dormitories. Basic trainees routinely receive 

the vaccine to protect them against several types 

of meningitis and other infections. Health officials 

recommend that college-bound students receive the 

vaccine, too. 

“College freshmen that live in dormitories are five 

times more likely to get a meningococcal infection as 

compared with those who live off campus or don’t 

attend college,” said Dr. (Col.) William P. Corr, the 

Europe Regional Medical Command’s consultant 

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Center. 

Vaccination is a proven way to reduce the risk of 

infection. 

“Over the past 12 months, many DoD children in 

Europe have been vaccinated against meningococcal 

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proteins that help the body fight infection; people 

exposed to someone infected with meningitis types 

A, C, Y, or W-135; and children and adults traveling 

to sub-Saharan Africa between December and June. 

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Soldiers of Troop B, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment help unearth six large barrels 

from a farmer’s barn in the southern Arab Jabour region Feb. 28. The father of a Son of Iraq 

member found the barrels while clearing debris form his barn. 

Top left: An elderly Iraqi woman stands aside and watches as Soldiers from Company B, 1st 

Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division 

pass by to search her house during a clearing operation in Kesra, Iraq, Feb. 24. 

Left: Amanda Stern (left) and Brenda Grandia listen to instructions while performing Army 

combatives as part of Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry’s “GI Jane Day” in Baumholder, 

Germany, Feb. 28. Stern and Grandia took part in the event designed to give spouses 

of troops in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division company a taste of a 

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Minnesota National Guardsmen follow along behind a tracked vehicle as they conduct cold-weather training at Camp Vearnes, Norway, Feb. 18. The Guardsmen participated in the 35th Annual 

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Nurse Advice Line provides 24/7 medical advice 

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How many times have 

screams from your baby or 

small child roused you from 

sleep in the middle of the 

night and you wondered just 

what to do? 

How about try to find your 

way in the dark to an unfamiliar 

hospital,call an ambulance, 

or try to comfort the sick one 

until the next morning? 

“It’s scary for a young mom 

or dad in an unfamiliar country, 

and no mother or grandmother 

to turn to,” said Lt. 

Col. Karen Grace, chief of the 

clinical nursing services at the 

U.S. Army Medical Department 

Activity in Heidelberg. 

“That’s why we recommend 

that our patients keep the 

Nurse Advice Line telephone 

number handy. 

“The Nurse Advice Line 

gives you around-the-clock 

access to medical information 

and advice. If you’re looking 

for help anytime day or night, 

you can dial 00800-4759-2330 

or 0800-825-1600.” 

The Nurse Advice Line is 

a service sponsored by TRI- 

CARE for beneficiaries stationed 

in Europe. 

It has registered nurses who 

can answer questions, provide 

self-care advice, and help you 

decide if you need to seek immediate 

care, according to the 

TRICARE Europe Web site. 

Science Applications International 

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its partner McKesson Health 

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line. 

“It requires a special expertise 

to advise military personnel 

and their families about 

their health care, especially 

when the nurses are at the 

other end of an international 

telephone call,” said Raymond 

S. Crawford III, SAIC advice 

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Crawford described the 

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He emphasized that the 

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The combination of patient 

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Crawford is proud of its 

caller satisfaction rate, which 

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percent. He said “with the experience 

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can be confident with Nurse 

Advice Line recommendations.” 

The TRICARE Europe Web 

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Line says that in addition to 

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Such topics include help 

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USAREUR honors 3 

officers for leadership 

Practice makes perfect 

By Spc. Sean C. Finch 

USAREUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

U.S. Army Europe saluted the leadership 

and achievements of three officers 

when it awarded the trio top honors 

in the USAREUR level of the 2007 

General Douglas MacArthur Leadership 

Awards. 

Capt. Daniel C. Enslen from the Operations 

Group, Joint 

Multinational Readiness 

Center, 7th Army 

Joint Multinational 

Training Command; 

Capt. Daniel P. Kearney, 

commander of 

ENSLEN Bravo Company, 2nd 

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Regiment, Southern European Task 

Force; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 

Jason E. Feser of V Corps’ Headquarters 

and Headquarters Troop, Special 

Troops Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry 

Regiment, were chosen for the award 

from a group of 11 nominees. 

The annual award was created by 

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The 11 officers nominated represented 

approximately 3,700 eligible 

officers in USAREUR. 

Each was recommended by his or 

her command for the award, and the 

three winners were then selected by a 

panel of senior leaders. 

In his remarks at the ceremony, 

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commanding general, praised the caliber 

of all the nominees. 

“It is people like this who make our 

Army have the strongest leadership it 

has ever had,” the general said. 

“I know that you are all probably 

thinking, ‘There are officers who deserve 

this just as much as I do,’ and 

maybe there are,” McKiernan added. 

“But you are here because you have 

earned it – don’t forget that – and you 

deserve to be recognized for your efforts.” 

Enslen was the only one of the three 

winners present to receive the award. 

Unit representatives accepted on behalf 

of Kearney and Feser, who are 

deployed. 

“When I first heard that my name 

had been recommended and nominated, 

I was shocked. It had never 

been about the recognition; it is about 

taking care of your mission and your 

Soldiers,” Enslen said. “(The award) 

has definitely renewed my zest for the 

job, and it is nice for someone to notice 

when you put all of yourself into 

something. 

“I don’t expect a constant pat on the 

back every day, but days like today say 

to me that someone took note and appreciated 

something I did.” 

Enslen, Kearney and Feser represented 

USAREUR for the Army level 

of the award. 

Art McQueen 

Maj. Robert Gunther, operations officer for V Corps Special Troops Battalion, plays a 

set of 57-year-old bagpipes on the athletic field adjacent to the Patton Barracks fitness 

center Feb. 28. Gunther, whose mother was born in Scotland, has been playing the 

“pipes” since he was 13 years old. During inclement weather he plays in the basement 

of his office building, but the pleasant day brought him outside, where he prefers to 

play, he said, because the tone of the instrument is cleaner, not being reflected off of 

walls.

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NEWS 

13 

Illustration by Sgt. Brandon Spragins

14 NEWS 


Using full-spectrum operations 

By C. Todd Lopez 

ARMY NEWS SERVICE 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Army’s new operations 

manual, FM 3-0, defines full- spectrum operations 

and includes stability operations as part of the Army’s core 

mission. 

During a session at the Association of the United States 

Army’s Institute of Land Warfare Winter Symposium and 

Exposition here, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard 

A. Cody said Soldiers are already applying in theater 

what is contained in that field manual. 

From development of the Stryker Brigade Combat 

Teams – to the development, application and refinement 

of counterinsurgency operations – the Army is a leader in 

full-spectrum operations, the general said. 

“The Army has lead the joint force into the 21st century, 

and wields full-spectrum operations against traditional and 

irregular threats in complex environments,” Cody said. 

“If you read FM 3-0, the operational lessons learned will 

leap off the page to you. But they are not lessons learned 

unless they are applied,” he said. “Having just returned 

from theater, I can say unequivocally, our Soldiers and our 

leaders don’t just get full-spectrum operations, they are 

damn good at it.” 

During his visit to Iraq and Afghanistan, the general said 

he had the opportunity to re-enlist some 300 Soldiers, hand 

out hundreds of coins; and to pin on silver stars, combat 

infantryman badges, combat action badges and combat 

medical badges. Above all, he said, he was impressed with 

Soldiers’ selflessness. 

“These Soldiers told me their stories,” he said.“And every 

Soldier’s story was deeply impressive. But if I could paraphrase 

them, they talked about their buddies more than 

they talked about themselves. They talked about the heroics 

of their partners and how much they trusted each other.” 

The general visited Iraq and Afghanistan, he said, to inspire 

Soldiers and to boost morale. It was he, however, that 

was inspired by the Soldiers, he said. 

“These young Soldiers will never know not just how 

proud I was of them, but how much I wanted to join them,” 

he said. “I went to Iraq and Afghanistan to check on the 

troops and to inspire them, but it was they that inspired 

me. 

“They bear this difficult mission for all of us, make incredible 

personal sacrifices, and witness friends and buddies 

getting wounded. They do it because they love this nation. 

They do it because they believe in this mission – they 

see the big picture – and they know the importance of victory 

for this nation and for this world.” 

5th SIGNAL 

continued from page 1 

Smith returns to Germany after previously serving in the 

56th Field Artillery Brigade, 440th Signal Battalion, European 

Command headquarters, and most recently, as commander of 

the 22nd Signal Brigade from 2002 until 2004. Smith led the 

22nd during its deployment in support of the first iteration of 

Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

“There is no better fact than to state the rightness of this assignment 

for my family. We are home,” Smith said. 

Lawrence will leave Germany to become commanding general 

of NETCOM and 9th Signal Command. 

“I look forward to the future and our continued service together,” 

said Lawrence in her remarks during the ceremony. 

“NETCOM may be an ocean away, but – to the credit of the 

‘Dragon Warriors’ (the Soldiers of 5th Signal Command) – I 

know we will always be superbly connected.” 

“Today’s Soldiers and missions require the very best, and 

that’s what we got with you,” said U.S. Army Europe and 7th 

Army Commander Gen. David McKiernan of Lawrence’s time 

with 5th Signal Command. 

Capt. Allison Flannigan 

Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 

facilitate a veterinarian visit to Yusafiyah Feb. 5 to promote growth 

for the area’s farming industry. Here Mohel Abdella Mohammed, a 

local veterinarian, prepares a vaccine for a baby sheep. Stability operations 

are a major part of the new FM 3-0. 

online 

Learn more about FM 3-0 

http://downloads.army.mil/fm3-0/FM3-0.pdf 

The general said he asks himself daily if he is doing all 

he can to support Soldiers and their families, and if he is 

showing the same moral courage that he saw daily in the 

eyes of Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

“The answer to those questions must be yes,” he said. 

“Then I ask myself am I living my life as an American that 

is worthy of the sacrifices of our young Soldiers.” 

21st TSC 


continue. 

“Rest assured that we will 

maintain the momentum 

and stay the course you have 

set in the past years,” he said. 

“We will continue to train 

hard, to provide support on 

time and on target, and continue 

to implement transformation 

while taking care of 

Soldiers, our civilian workforce 

and their families.” 

USAREUR and 7th Army 

Commander Gen. David 

McKiernan expressed his 

confidence in Fontaine to 

fulfill his duties as the 21st 

TSC’s commanding general 

during its future operations. 

USAG BW 


Col. James Diggs. Diggs currently 

performs many of these functions 

without the command authority or 

the structure the new unit will provide, 

Ulses said. 

“The presence of a commander 

for Heidelberg focusing exclusively 

on the day-to-day issues places the 

community on the same level as 

the other communities,” said Nina 

Richter, garrison resource manager. 

“No positions or jobs will be lost as 

a result of this action. It is the same 

amount of work, with a different 

modus operandi.” 

Ulses said the change will allow 

him to focus more on transformation, 

with an indirect garrison commander 

relieving him of some of 

the day-to-day requirements of the 

Heidelberg community. 

There will still be garrison decisions 

and appeals that require colonel-level 

approval to implement, 

Ulses said. “I will still be actively 

involved in the community. The 

photos will change, but the mission 

will not.” 

No growth and no cost were the 

conditions for re-establishing the 

command, Richter said. 

The newly activated indirect reporting 

garrison in Heidelberg is 

slotted to have slightly more than 

100 positions – and just one new 

one, a command sergeant major. 

While the new structure will be 

streamlined, it will allow for better 

organized assets and more responsive, 

customer-focused support that 

exceeds expectations, Ulses said. 

“This change will be completely 

transparent to the customers,” Richter 

said.“A service order will still get 

called in to the local Department of 

Public Works, for example.” 

“If anything,” Ulses said,“you will 

see a sharpened focus on the community, 

which will improve services 

to enhance the well-being of our 

residents.” 

“No one is more qualified 

than you to take this command 

to the next level of 

transformation,” McKiernan 

said. 

The 21st TSC underwent 

major transformation during 

West’s two-and-a-half 

year tenure, including the 

unit’s redesignation from 

theater support command 

to theater sustainment command 

as well as the inactivation, 

activation, redesignation 

and consolidation of 

subordinate units. 

While that transformation 

was taking place, the unit 

was also training, deploying 

and redeploying Soldiers 

from operations in Iraq and 

Afghanistan. 

“The time has come for us 

to say thank you to all our 

Soldiers and civilians for 

the support they’ve given us 

these past years,” West said. 

“Ever present on our minds 

are the 1,200 Soldiers we 

have deployed today.” 

West is slated for promotion 

to the rank of major 

general and will take command 

of the U.S.Army Tankautomotive 

and Armaments 

Command’s Life Cycle Management 

Command in Warren, 

Mich.

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LEISURE 

15 

Enter the world of glassmaking 

German National Tourist Board 

The Bavarian and Upper Palatinate Forest is home 

to Die Glasstrasse, or the Glass Route, which allows 

visitors to encounter the glassmaking tradition at every 

turn and experience first-hand the international world 

of glass, its fascinating history and universal appeal. 

Glassworkers here were creating works of art as long 

as 500 years ago, and they are still an important part of 

the local economy today. 

Glass from eastern Bavaria, where glassblowing is a 

long and firmly established tradition, is highly sought 

after. Both utility glass by famous manufacturers and 

art glass pieces made in small workshops are in great 

demand internationally. 

The Glass Route runs for approximately 250-300 kilometers 

including subsidiary routes – from Neustadt 

an der Waldnaab, Europe’s “lead crystal capital,” to the 

Passau Glass Museum where more than 15,000 examples 

of glassware from a range of different eras are 

on display. Bavaria’s famous cuisine means a wonderful 

choice of culinary treats along the route. 

There is much to see in this “glass kingdom” and 

many treasures to discover: rare and exquisite glass objects 

– some centuries old, some finished just minutes 

before – in museums, galleries and glassworks. Quartz, 

lime, soda and potash are words frequently heard in 

Bavaria. 

The word “glass” is derived from the old German 

word for amber, and old Germanic jewelry was made 

almost exclusively of this fossilized resin. 

The glassmaking process has remained essentially 

unchanged since the glassmaker’s pipe was discovered 

some 2,000 years ago. Glassblowers still fetch the redhot, 

honey-like glass melt out of the furnace with their 

long “pipe,” turning, swinging and blowing it to get the 

desired shape, as if by magic. 

The process of producing glass involves fire and 

glowing heat. Because the ancient craft of glassmaking 

cannot be replaced by machine, the mouth-blown 

tradition has been carefully preserved and is kept alive 

in many towns and villages. 

Watch as these master craftsmen mold their glass 

creations using the oven or working by their lamps. 

You can watch glassmakers at work at many show 

glassworks along the route. There are also a number of 

viewing tours, exhibitions and courses. 

Additionally, there are glass displays in museums 

and galleries along the route. Many glass-decoration 

workshops have large showrooms where visitors can 

admire and purchase a wide range of glassware. 

Between Weiden, Oberviechtach and Rötz, the route 

leads through what was once the “land of the mirror 

cutters.” The most magnificent crystal chandeliers are 

produced in Arnbruck. 

Glass is a fascinating material – transparent, sparkly 

and endlessly versatile. However, glass is also about art, 

technology, history and the modern era. The world of 

glassmakers and gallery owners who specialize in glass 

is as colorful and complex as the glass itself. 

This “glass forest” offers attractions not only for 

lovers of the fine arts but also for walkers, cyclists and 

winter sports enthusiasts. There is always something 

interesting to do. 

The Glass Route combines the “glass forest” and the 

Bavarian Forest, a walker’s paradise with lots of fresh, 

healthy air. You can only fully appreciate the Glass 

Route if you experience it for yourself. 

Die Glasstrasse 

wLength – 300 kilometers 

wThemes – The art of glassmaking, handmade 

glass, nature, culture 

winfo@ostbayern-tourismus.de 

wwww.dieglasstrasse.de 

Eastern Bavaria, one of four regions in Bavaria, 

boasts the Crystal Road. This famous holiday route 

provides unforgettable opportunities to experience 

historic glass towns, admire glass crafts, see valuable 

antique glass objects, as well as view modern 

works in one of the many galleries, museums or factories. 

Numerous glass makers and refiners work 

along the 250 km long Crystal Road stretching between 

the European center of lead crystal in Neustadt 

an der Waldnaab and Passau. 

All along this trail, visitors can admire and experience 

the production of exquisite drinking glasses, traditional 

Art Nouveau glass, sparkling chandeliers, 

fantastic lamp glass and unique pieces designed by 

internationally renowned artists such as Erwin Eisch 

and many more young talents with new, experimental 

glass ideas. It is also possible to purchase 

items directly from these skilled artisans. 

Stops along the way 

wNeustadt an der Waldnaab – European lead 

crystal museum, municipal and glass museum 

(1 meter-tall cut and engraved gold ruby 

flashed vase) 

wPössberg – Glass smelting furnace museum 

wViechtach – Glass barn 

wRegen – Glass forest 

wFrauenau und Passau – Glass museums 

wWeiden – “Shopping capital” for glass and 

porcelain 

wFrauenau – Freiherr von Poschinger glassworks 

wEisch – Glass museum and factory, Wolfstein 

Castle 

wFreyung – Weinfurtner glassworks, hunting 

and fishing museum 

wPassau – Town on three rivers, world’s largest 

Bohemian glass collection 

Dieses Projekt 

wird von der 

Europäischen 

Union 

kofinanziert. 

info@ostbayern-tourismus.de • www.glasstrasse.info • www.ostbayern-tourismus.de

16 FAMILY & CULTURE 


GERMAN COOKING 

Colorful Easter Cake 

(Bunter Osterkuchen) 

Ingredients: 

Cake: 

10 ounces ground almonds 

2 tablespoons bread crumbs 

3 tablespoons cornstarch 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

peel of one lemon 

2 medium-sized carrots 

2 small apples 

6 fresh eggs 

10 ounces sugar 

1 pinch salt 

Decoration: 

4 ounces marzipan 

2 1/2 ounces confectioners’ sugar 

red and yellow food coloring 

1/4 teaspoon cocoa powder 

egg white from 1 egg 

5 ounces confectioners’ sugar 

green decorative leaves 

decorative sugar flowers 

Preparation: 

wMix together almonds, bread crumbs, cornstarch, baking powder 

cinnamon and lemon peel. Peel carrots and apples and grate. 

wSeparate the eggs. Beat together egg yolks with 4 ounces of 

sugar. Beat egg whites together with salt and rest of sugar. Mix 

the grated carrots and apple with the egg yolk and carefully fold in 

egg white mixture and almond mixture. 

wLine a 10-inch spring form with baking paper and pour in the 

batter. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. 

Remove from the oven, loosen the cake from the form and allow to 

cool on a baking tray. 

wFor the decoration, break up the marzipan and knead it together 

with the confectioners’ sugar. divide into three portions and color 

each portion pink, yellow and brown (using the cocoa powder for 

brown). Place the marzipan between two layers of plastic wrap, 

roll out and cut out Easter eggs shapes and branches. 

wFor the glaze, mix the egg white with the confectioners’ sugar. 

Put the glaze in a plastic sandwich bag and cut a tiny corner. Use 

the glaze to decorate the marzipan eggs with fine lines. 

Sprinkle the cake generously with confectioners’ sugar and decorate 

with the marzipan eggs and sugar flowers and leaves. 

SOURCE: www.germanfoods.org 

DEAR MS. 

Vicki 

Vicki Johnson is military 

spouse and a clinical social 

worker with more than 12 

years experience working 

with families in crisis. To 

contact Ms. Vicki, e-mail her at 

dearmsvicki@yahoo.com. 

Dear Ms. Vicki, 

I am currently living on Fort 

Bragg Army base with my husband. 

We are going through some hard 

times relationship wise. It is to the 

point where a divorce is the best 

thing for both of us. 

He convinced me to move here 

in January because he wanted to 

work on being a family. Well, this is 

totally not the case. 

I am looking for a job because 

now I am in a bad situation that 

my entire family warned me 

against. I foolishly came because I 

wanted my girls to grow up with 

their father. 

I am working on master’s degree, 

but the down side is I do not have 

enough work experience because I 

stayed home for a while to raise my 

three children. I was a caseworker 

in New York where I investigated 

child abuse, and I was only in 

this position for six months then I 

moved here. 

I plan on getting my own place 

here and not returning to New 

York. I had a good salary there, but 

cost of living is high and I really 

didn’t have the support system for 

the job. I worked 12 hours a day 

from time to time and my children 

didn’t have me around. 

From: Army Wife 

Dear Wife, 

I don’t think it was crazy for 

you to move to Fayetteville to 

be with your husband and your 

children with their father. That’s a 

good thing! 

I regret hearing the marriage 

is not working out. Are you in an 

abusive marriage? Are you safe? 

Are you still in the home with 

your husband? 

I would never advise anyone to 

stay in an abusive relationship. If 

it’s not abusive, I hope your marriage 

can be saved. 

Don’t be so hard on yourself for 

your decision. You have done a 

great job and accomplished a lot. 

In your case, you may have to 

be ready to provide for you and 

your children. You are going to 

need to pursue a degree that can 

provide immediate opportunities. 

Would your husband consider 

marriage counseling? I know 

the Fort Bragg and surrounding 

communities have much to offer. 

I can send you some resources for 

counseling and for employment. 

If your husband refuses counseling, 

then I think you should 

consider speaking to a professional 

counselor for support if 

nothing else. 

Please answer my questions 

and let me know how I can help 

further. 

Ms. Vicki, 

I am so happy to receive a response 

from you – thank you. Yes, I 

agree with the need for counseling 

for my husband and me. He is, of 

course, going to be very resistant 

and see it as a waste of time. 

My husband has many issues 

that I can no longer deal with. He 

doesn’t hit me, and, yes, I do know 

that there are other types of abuse 

out there. I’m to the point where I 

will walk away and never look back 

because he doesn’t want to change 

and he swears he doesn’t love me 

and he never did. 

So when he says these things, I 

ignore it because he has said it for 

a while. He pushes me away and I 

know it is because of his underlying 

conditions from his past. He is very 

successful career-wise in the Army 

and defied all odds by only having 

attained his GED. 

I got stuck in this mindset that 

he would change if I loved him and 

was good to him. As far as my education, 

I am tired of student loans 

and if there was away to work on 

my social work masters with some 

assistance, I would. 

I just moved here and have not 

found a job, so what am I to do? 

I will be 28 in a week and I really 

hope for something great to come 

my way. 

Dear Wife, 

You really shed more light on 

the situation. How can you stay 

with someone who says he does 

not love you and does not want to 

be with you? 

I’m not sure what you are to do 

if he doesn’t want counseling either. 

In my position, I can’t make 

the decision for you and tell you 

when to leave your spouse. 

Please contact some of the 

resources I’ve sent to you for 

counseling. If your husband 

doesn’t go, I still think you could 

use the support. 

Also I would like for the counselor 

to continue to assess your 

situation. I’m sending you some 

Web sites to visit regarding finding 

employment. I understand 

about the student loans, I’d hate 

to see you get student loans to 

finance a master’s degree that will 

not render immediate employment. 

I’m glad you are safe. 

Lamb Faces 

The Cotton Ball Game 

Lion Cookies 

Parent Tip 

mom’s 

good 

cents 

Nicole McGhee is an 

Army spouse and a 

stay-at-home mother of 

two toddlers. If there are 

things you’d like to see, 

a kid-friendly recipe you 

need for a picky eater, 

a game for a birthday 

party, a craft you can 

make with paper towel 

tubes, let Nicole know at 

nicole_lynette@yahoo. 

com. 

supplies 

directions 

wCotton balls 

wPaper plate 

wPaper 

wMarkers 

wScissors 

wGlue 

wHave your little one help you tear each cotton ball 

into a few pieces. When you pull them apart, they are 

thinner and easier to work with and also make the 

lamb’s face fluffier. 

wCover the back of the plate with glue. Cover the 

bottom first and work on it, then put glue around the 

outside of the plate. 

wDraw some eyes, a nose, a mouth and ears (which 

look like stretched out ovals and hang down instead of 

up) onto a piece of paper. Your child can color the eyes 

and add other details to the lamb’s face (we glued a 

little bow at the top). 

wCut the pieces out and glue onto the lamb’s face. 

There you have a lamb! 

wTip: Little kids love to glue and it washes right off, so 

let them have a chance at gluing. 

supplies 

directions 

wCotton balls 

wStraws (one for each 

player) 

wSet your cotton balls at 

one end of the table (since 

we’re playing with little 

kids, a coffee table would 

work best). 

wEach player gets a straw 

and a cotton ball. 

wThe object of the game 

is to be the first one to 

blow your cotton ball to 

the other end of the table 

using only your straw. NO 

HANDS! 

ingredients 

directions 

w1 cup of sugar 

w1 large egg 

w1 cup of peanut butter 

wPreheat oven to 375 degrees 

wCombine sugar and egg in mixing bowl, 

stirring until somewhat smooth. Add peanut 

butter and mix in thoroughly. 

Roll into walnut-sized balls. 

wPlace the balls on ungreased cookie sheets at 

least 2 inches apart. Use your hand to flatten 

them a little. 

wTake a fork and flatten the outside of the 

cookie with the tines. (This is meant to 

resemble a lion’s mane so use the tines to 

make lines all the way around the outside of 

the cookie). 

wOptional decorations: For eyes poke the end 

of a straw into the center of the cookie and use 

a butter knife to make a small line for a mouth. 

wBake for 10 minutes or until done. Let cool on 

cookie sheet for one minute before moving to 

cooling rack. 

If you’re having a hard 

time getting your 

preschooler to help pick 

up his toys, make it a race. 

Kids love to do things 

quickly, so countdown 

from 10 and each of you 

race to pick up as many 

toys as you can.

HP 


ENTERTAINMENT 

17 

Semi-Pro: Great cast, great flick 

Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson and Andre 

Benjamin – what a combination. I mean, come 

on people, it’s another Will Ferrell movie and 

it has Andre 3000 in it. You can’t beat that 

combo! 

Will Ferrell stars as Jackie Moon, a 1976 

singer who uses profits from a hit single to buy 

a basketball team in the American Basketball 

Association – the Flint, Michigan Tropics (the 

team he plays for). The down-and-out team 

March 6 

District Music Festival – Mannheim 

Middle School is hosting this year’s district 

music festival concert at 6:30 p.m. in 

the MMS multipurpose room. Approximately 

85 advanced band students from 

Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Mannheim and 

Wiesbaden will create one large band. 

March 7 

Nove Italy Shoppers Express – This 

tour is for serious private shoppers who 

are interested in Italian pottery, china, 

gift items, leather goods and wines. We 

will visit Union, producer of Capodimonte, 

flowers made of delicate porcelain; RG 

Porcellane, for exquisite porcelain and gold 

leaf figurines, as well as a store where you 

can buy those cute “chicken pitchers” for 

a faction of their price. Other shops offer 

a range of products, including Lennox 

china, vases, mirrors, lamps, tea sets and 

porcelain dolls. USO DSN 385-2082, civ. 

0621-730-3468. 

5 Women Wearing the Same Dress – 

See an irreverent and funny look at the 

intricacies of friendship and the power of 

similar dressing. Performances take place 

at the Roadside Theater on Patton Barracks 

March 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. 

and March 9 and 16 at 3 p.m. 

To Kill a Mockingbird – KMC Onstage in 

Kaiserslautern performances are March 7, 

8, 9, 14 and 16. DSN 483-6626, civ. 0631- 

411-6626, www.mwrgermany.com. 

Military Tattoo – At the Ballsporthalle in 

Frankfurt at 7:30 p.m. www.bundesmusikparade.de. 

Jazz Duo – Head to the Jazzhaus Heidelberg 

on Leyergasse at 9:30 p.m. to hear 

Walt Bender. www.jazzhaus-hd.de. 

Hip Hop Anniversary Tour – Head 

to Zollhofgarten on Güteramtsstrasse in 

Heidelberg at 10 p.m. to hear the original 

Sugar Hill Gang, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster 

GET OUT! 

area events 

Melle Mel, Grand Wizard Thedore and 

more. www.halle02.de. 

March 8 

Pub Festival – The first Schwetzingen 

Nightgroove starts at 8 p.m. as 17 local and 

regional bands perform in the pubs in the 

Schwetzingen city center. The participating 

bands play everything from rock and 

roll to R and B and salsa to soul. www. 

nightgroove.de. 

Ski Trip to Engelberg – Head to Switzerland 

for a day with Mannheim Outdoor 

Recreation. The trip also takes place March 

22 and April 5 and 12. DSN 381-7215, civ. 

0621-730-7232. 

Halo 3 Competition – Mannheim Better 

Opportunities for Single Soldiers will host a 

Halo 3 Competition starting at 1 p.m. at the 

Cove on Sullivan Barracks. DSN 385-2561, 

civ. 0621-730-2561. 

Easter Egg Market – Visit Geibel’sche 

Schmiede on Oberstrasse in Darmstadt- 

Eberstadt through March 9. www. 

eberstaedter-buergerverein.de. 

Mettlach – Villeroy and Bochs large outlet 

stores are located here. Everything you 

need for all occasion table settings is in the 

three large shops. Lands End has an outlet 

here . Next door is a Birkenstock outlet and 

Tigma. USO DSN 385-2082, civ. 0621-730- 

3468. www.uso.org/rheinneckar. 

Hidden, but Interesting – Along the 

5R streetcar route, USO guide Christine 

has a special tour for people who have 

been to all the well-known places in the 

area. First stop is a pilgrimage church in 

Leutershausen, where a statue of a black 

Madonna is said to work miracles. Then 

there is the “other castle” in Heidelberg, 

not open to the public, but with a gruesome 

(true) story. Finally, the town of 

Schriesheim,which has a nice old center. 

This is during the Mathaisemarkt, a wine 

fest with rides for children. USO DSN 385- 

2082, civ. 0621-730-3468. 

is waiting for its big break. The guys want to 

make it pro. 

The ABA plans to merge with the NBA and 

only four teams are going to make it big. So 

our good friend Jackie Moon convinces the 

board of trustees to pick the top four best 

teams in the ABA. 

It just so happens the Tropics are the worst 

team in the league. 

The entire cast keeps you laughing throughout 

the movie with cameos by comedians from 

Saturday Night Live and even Patti LaBelle. 

Overall, “Semi-Pro” is a funny movie with a 

few slow points. 

If you enjoyed “Talladega Nights,” you will 

enjoy this one. Sorry kids, “Semi-Pro” is rated 

R, so you’re going to have to sit this one out. 

Ladies, this is yet another guy flick, although I 

think you would laugh just as much. 

You guessed it – this one will be added to the 

collection. 

Jazz Concert – Susan Weinert Synergy: 

Tomorrow’s Dream will be featured at 

Centralstation in Darmstadt at 7:30 p.m. 

www.centralticket.de. 

King of the Forest – Through March 9, 

the Fahl ski stadium in Feldberg in the 

Black Forest will showcase elite regional 

and national snowboarders and skiers. 

Spectator entry is free. Civ. 07655-8019, 

www.kingoftheforest.de. 

March 9 

Hairstyle, Decoration of the Stone Age 

– At the Wella Museum in Darmstadt 11 

a.m.-5 p.m. www.wellamuseum.com. 

Cushion Concert – Visit Darmstadt’s Centralstation 

at 11:30 a.m. for funny classical 

music directed at children 4 and up. Bring 

cushions! www.centralticket.de. 

March 10 

Danish National Orchestra – The 

concert will be at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt 

at 8 p.m. www.alteoper.de. 

Baden-Baden Boogie Nights – the 

fourth International Boogie-Woogie 

Festival happens in Baden-Baden through 

March 15. 07221-996-6034, www.badenbaden-boogie-nights.de. 

March 11 

Earth, Wind and Fire – Concert at the 

Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt at 8 p.m. 

www.jahrhunderthalle.de. 

March 13 

Solo Dance Theatre Festival – Through 

March 16, 18 contemporary choreographers 

and young dancers present their 

latest productions to the public at Rotebühlplatz 

in Stuttgart. Performances every 

evening at 8 p.m. Civ. 0711-187-3804, 

www.stuttgart-tourist.de. 

coming to 

THEATERS 

SEMI-PRO 

(Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson) Jackie Moon is 

one-hit wonder who used the profits from the 

success of his chart-topping song “Love Me Sexy” 

to achieve his dream of owning a basketball 

team. But Moon’s franchise, the Flint Michigan 

Tropics, is the worst team in the league and in 

danger of folding when the ABA announces its 

plans to merge with the NBA. If they want to 

survive, Jackie and the Tropics must now do the 

seemingly impossible – win. Rated R (language, 

sexual content) 99 minutes 

ONE MISSED CALL 

(Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burn) Beth Raymond is traumatized when she 

witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends days apart. She knows that both 

of them had received chilling cell phone messages – recordings of their own 

horrifying last moments. The calls were received days before they died, but each 

death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think 

Beth is delusional – except for Detective Jack Andrews, whose own sister was killed 

in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth’s friends. 

Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous 

calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth’s cell phone begins to ring 

with an eerie tune, and the readout displays: “One Missed Call.” Rated R (violence, 

disturbing images, nudity) 87 minutes 

PLAYING THIS WEEK 


March 6 - P.S. I LOVE YOU (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

March 7 - SEMI-PRO (R) 6:30 p.m.; ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 

March 8 - THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (PG) 2 p.m.; 

SEMI-PRO (R) 5 p.m.; ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 


SEMI-PRO (R) 5 p.m. 

March 10 - ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

March 11 -SEMI-PRO (R) 7 p.m. 

March 12 - THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (PG) 7 p.m. 


Mannheim 

March 6 - NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (PG) 7 p.m. 

March 7 - VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) 7 p.m.; ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13) 9:30 p.m. 


VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) 4:30 p.m.; ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13) 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. 


VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) 4:30 p.m.; ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13) 7:30 p.m. 



March 12 - VANTAGE POINT (PG-13) 7 p.m. 


Darmstadt 

March 7 - UNTRACEABLE (R) 7 p.m. 



Vogelweh 

March 6 - P.S. I LOVE YOU (PG-13) 7 p.m. 

March 7 - THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (PG) 3:0 p.m.; 

SEMI-PRO (R) 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m. 

March 8 - THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (PG) 11 a.m., 3 p.m.; 

SEMI-PRO (R) 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m. 

March 9 - THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (PG) 11 a.m., 3 p.m.; 

SEMI-PRO (R) 7 p.m. 


March 11 - SEMI-PRO (R) 7 p.m. 


March 13 - NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (PG) 7 p.m. 

THEATER INFORMATION 

Patrick Henry Village, Heidelberg , 06221-27-238 

Schuh Theater, Mannheim, 0621-730-1790 

Darmstadt, 06151-691790 

Galaxy Theater, Vogelweh, 0631-50017 

Visit www.aafes.com for updated listings and more movie descriptions

18 COMMUNITY 


community 

HIGHLIGHTS 

UMUC Europe Registration 

University of Maryland University College Europe 

Term 4 registration is March 17-28. Students may 

register at one of the 70 field sites located throughout 

Europe and the Middle East for on-site courses 

beginning March 31. 

Vehicle Emissions Stickers 

According to a new German law, all privately owned 

motor vehicles must bear an emissions decal on the 

lower right (passenger) side of their windshields to 

enter environmental protection zones in Germany, 

currently in Berlin, Hannover and Köln, Stuttgart 

and Mannheim. 

NAACP Service Award 

The Department of the Army is accepting nominations 

for the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service 

Award. Deadline: May 8. Nomination information: 

www.per.hqusareur.army.mil/services/EO/index. 

htm, DSN 370-6873. 

Stuttgart Tour 

Be a guest of the state of Baden-Württemberg 

and the city of Stuttgart to learn more about 

your new home state. The visitation is open to all 

Soldiers, DoD civilians and spouses new to Germany. 

Transportation is free. The next tour is April 7. Reservations 

by April 2: DSN 373-1600, usaghdpao@ 

eur.army.mil. 

Gang Awareness and Prevention 

Community STRONG Gang Awareness and Prevention 

Training will be held March 13-14 at NH Hotel 

in Weinheim. Residential participants: €99 per day; 

commuting participants: €85 per day. Advance 

registration required: www.cysyp.com. More 

details: DSN 379-6067, civ. 0160-9399-5534, judie. 

schroeder@us.army.mil. 

Motorcycle Basic Riders Course 

An MSF BRC for newly licensed motorcycle riders 

and re-entry riders will be offered at the Heidelberg 

Army Airfield March 26-27. Riders in need of 

renewing their MSF trainingare also welcome to 

attend this training or the ERC being offered March 

19. Prior registration is required: www.imcomeurope.army.mil/sites/management/so_atstp.asp. 

Additional information: imcom-europe.atstp@eur. 

army.mil. 

local 

EMPLOYMENT 

Heidelberg Career Fair 

The Heidelberg Community Career Fair will be held 

March 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Patrick Henry Village 

Pavilion. DSN 370-6883, civ. 06221-57-6883, 

michiel.devito@us.army.mil. 

Thrift Shop 

Mannheim Thrift Shop is currently accepting applications 

for full and part-time employment. DSN 

385-2862, civ. 730-2862 or stop by the store. 

Transition Center 

Full-time position in Mannheim. Two years 

experience in military personnel service support 

operations or associate’s degree and one year 

experience in Army personnel administration. DSN 

379-9454, civ. 0620-280-9454, patrick.mcelroy@ 

eur.army.mil. 

DARMSTADT 

Education 

wACS Classes – Home Buying Tips, 

March 10, 10 a.m.-noon; Couples 

Communication Workshop, March 11 

and 18, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Anger Management, 

March 12, 9-10:30 a.m. 

DSN 348-6440, civ. 06151-69-6440. 

Community 

wCYS Events – Parent Advisory 

Council, March 6, 5 p.m.; Parents' 

Night Out, March 7, 6-10:30 p.m.; 

SKIES Unlimited piano recital at the 

CLEOS building, March 14, 6:30 p.m.; 

Easter egg hunt, March 15, 1:30 p.m. 

at Bldg. 4446 on Lincoln Village. DSN 

348-7605. 

wKontakt Club – Stammtisch, 

March 6 and 13, 7 p.m.; Easter 

market at Ronnenburg Castle, March 

9, 1 p.m.; 5 Women Wearing the 

Same Dress at Roadside Theater, 

March 15, 6 p.m. DSN 348-1600, civ. 

06151-69-1600. 

wCommunity Update – The next 

Darmstadt community update will 

be held at Army Community Service 

on Cambrai- Fritsch Kaserne March 

11 at 9 a.m. Child care reservations: 

DSN 348-6304, civ. 06151-69-7605. 

wBank Closure – Due to a server 

upgrade, the Community Bank on 

Kelley Barracks will close at 2 p.m. 

March 12. 

wDMSCC Scholarships – Darmstadt 

Military, Spouse and Civilian 

Club is accepting applications for 

college scholarships for high school 

seniors for the next academic year. 

Applications are available at www. 

darmstadt.army.mil/sites/services/ 

DMSCC.asp and are due by April 1. 

wChapel Volunteers – Cambrai- 

Fritsch Kaserne Chapel needs 

volunteers for religious education 

and child care for the next year of 

chapel support activities. Civ. 0160- 

5860-582, Protestant; 06150-40893, 

Catholic; 0162-4230-126, child care. 

KAISERSLAUTERN 

Education 

wArmy Community Service – 

Families in Waiting Workshop, March 

7, 5 p.m.; Boot Camp for Dads, March 

10, 11 a.m.; Making Your Money 

Work for You, March 12, 9 a.m.; 

Kids Connect at Kaiserslautern High 

School, March 13, 8 a.m.; Sponsorship 

Training, March 13, 1 p.m. DSN 

493-4203, civ. 0631-3406-4203. 

Community 

wLenten Season – The chaplain’s 

office hosts events for the Lenten 

season through March 14 at the garrison’s 

chapel on Daenner Kaserne. 

DSN 493-4098, civ. 0631-3406-4072. 

wAER Campaign – The Army Emergency 

relief fundraising campaign 

is ongoing through May 15. Civ. 

0631-3406-4221. 

wVeterans of Foreign Wars – Post 

10614 hosts a meeting at 6:30 p.m. 

March 11 at Bldg. 368 on Rhine 

Ordnance Barracks. DSN 486-7516, 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

wardtrans@yahoo.com, www. 

ktownvfw.org. 

wEggs-Travaganza and Scavenger 

Hunt – Enjoy arts and crafts, 

face painting, tattoos, obstacle 

course and toddler area March 22, 

11 a.m. – 3 p.m., at Kids Zone and 

Pulaski Park. Register by March 20. 

DSN 493-4062, civ. 0631-3406-4093, 

selinda.trobert@us.army.mil. 

wVolunteers Needed – Army 

Community Service needs volunteers 

for the Special Olympics Spring 

Games May 6 at the German Police 

Academy in Enkenbach-Alsenborn. 

DSN 493-4094, katharine.m.sharpe@ 

eur.army.mil. 

wWomen’s History Month – The 

Equal Opportunity office hosts a 

Women’s History Month luncheon 

March 28, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at 

the Armstrong Community Club on 

Vogelweh Housing. Tickets can be 

purchased at Army units’ EO offices. 

DSN 493-4130. 

HEIDELBERG 

Education 

wACS Classes – Buying Your First 

Home, March 7, 10 a.m.-noon.; 

Community Orientation, March 

10, 12:30-3:30 p.m.; Sponsorship 

Training, March 10, 1-2 p.m.; FLAG 

Cultural Adaptation Class, March 

10-11, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and field trip 

March 15, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; AFTB 

Level II, March 11, 13 and 20, 6-:30 

p.m.; Resumix Workshop, March 11, 9 

a.m.-noon; Checkbook Management, 

March 14, 9-11 a.m.; EFMP Teen 

Social, March 14, 7-9 p.m. DSN 370- 

6883, civ. 06221-57-6883. 

wGraduate Degrees – The 

University of Oklahoma at Heidelberg 

- Patton Education Center offers 

graduate degrees in human relations 

and international relations. Summer 

2008 registration began March 

3. DSN 373-7919, apheidelberg@ 

ou.edu. 

Community 

wPHV Gate Construction – The 

Patrick Henry Village gate near 

Burger King (located on Grasweg) is 

no longer open to vehicle traffic 24 

hours a day – the hours are 6 a.m.- 

10 p.m. for entry only. Pedestrians 

and bicyclists may enter and exit 

24/7 through the Burger King Gate. 

All vehicle traffic must exit through 

the Commissary Gate. Only ID card 

and installation pass holders may 

use the Burger King Gate. Contractors 

and anyone requiring manual lookup, 

access rosters or visitor sign-in 

must use the Commissary Gate, 

which is open 24 hours a day. DSN 

388-2500, civ. 06221-678-2222. 

wReading Night – Learn effective 

techniques to help your child with 

reading March 6, 4-5:30 p.m. at 

Patrick Henry Elementary School. 

wPolish Pottery Bingo and Silent 

Auction – Head to Heidelberg 

Middle School on PHV March 7 at 

6:30 p.m. to support scholarships for 

the High School Booster Club. 

wAuto Glass Repair – Have 

chipped glass on your windshield 

repaired in 20 minutes March 7-8 in 

front of the Power Zone. Civ. 06221- 

18-3063. 

wMarrow Registration Drive 

– Register for the C.W. Bill Young 

Marrow Donor Program March 15, 

10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the PX. A simple 

cheek swab is all it takes to register. 

Civ. 01515-821-9743. 

wRetirement Ceremony – March 

14, 3 p.m., at the Roadside Theater 

on Patton Barracks. DSN 373-7083, 

norma.delores.ewers@eur.army.mil. 

ARMY Lodging NAF Property 

Sale – Get furniture, rugs, refrigerators, 

24”-32”TVs, VCRs and more at 

cut-rate prices March 15, 10 a.m.-6 

p.m., at Tompkins Barracks, Bldg. 

4220. Schwetzingen. https://public. 

euromwr.army.mil/mwr_armylodging.htm. 

wWelfare Grant Requests – The 

Heidelberg Community and Spouses’ 

Club is accepting requests for grants 

through March 15. Qualifications and 

guidelines: www.hcsc-heidelberg. 

com. welfare@hcsc-heidelberg.com. 

wWomen’s History Month – Celebrate 

women getting things done, 

breaking new ground and making 

changes during the community luncheon 

at the Village Pavilion March 

11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $9. DSN 

379-7772, civ. 06221-17-7955. 

wPenny Bazaar – Collectings days 

for the German American Women’s 

Club annual bazaar will be March 

14-15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Selling days 

are March 27, 1-6 p.m.; March 28, 10 

a.m.-6 p.m.; and March 29, 10 a.m.-1 

p.m. Buergerhaus, Jaspersstrasse 2, 

Emmertsgrund. 

wMass in Spanish – (Palm Sunday 

Celebration) March 15, 6:30 p.m. 

at Mark Twain Village Chapel. Choir 

practice is at 5 p.m. Please join us 

for a catered reception after Mass. 

Civ. 06221-751859, evening; day 

0177-6748-775. 

wThe Real World Workshop 

– “The REAL World ... what are you 

doing?” will feature “Teens Managing 

their Finances” at its March 21 

workshop at 2 p.m. at Heidelberg 

Middle School. Parents and students 

in grades 7-12 are invited for this free 

family event. Workshop listing: www. 

heid-dso.eu.dodea.edu/RealWorld. 

Civ. 06221-67-7326, RealWorld@ 

eu.dodea.edu. 

wVoting Assistance – Contact 

voting assistance officer Jimmie 

Burney, Bldg. 101, second floor. DSN 

373-6334/8619. 

wLions Den Activities – Art , 

Mondays, 6-7 p.m.; Smart Girls, 

Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m.; Cooking Club, 

Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.; Keystone 

Leadership Club, Wednesdays, 6-7 

p.m.; Intermural Sports, Thursdays, 

5-6 p.m.; Men with Honor, Fridays, 

6-7 p.m.; League Games, Fridays, 6-8 

p.m. Programs are open to teens in 

grades 9-12 and registration is free. 

wAlcoholics Anonymous – 

Lunchtime group meets Tuesdays, 

noon, on the third floor conference 

room in Bldg. 3752, Roemerstrasse 

104. DSN 370-1710, AA Helpline 

01803-224357. 

MANNHEIM 

Education 

wACS Classes – Anger Management, 

March 7, 9-10 a.m.; Toddler 

Parenting Class, March 11, 9-10 a.m.; 

Smooth Move, March 11, 1:30-2:30 

p.m.; School Age Parenting, March 

12, 9-10 a.m.; Orientation Tour, 

March 10-12, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. DSN 

385-3101, civ. 0621-730-3101. 

wCentral Texas College – EMT-B 

refresher course March 8-9 and 

15-16 at Coleman Barracks. This is a 

32 contact hour course and students 

receive two college credits. emt@ 

europe.ctcd.edu. 

wAutomotive Service Excellence 

Exam – Registration deadline for 

the examination, given at the Sullivan 

Education Center testing office, 

is March 7. The test takes place May 

13,14 and 15. DSN 385-2933. 

Community 

wCYS programs – Torch Club, March 

7; SMART Girls, March 10. All groups 

meet 4-5 p.m. at the Tennis Courts 

located on BFV, Bldg. 725. DSN 385- 

2923, civ. 0621-730-9633. 

wVFW Evening Socials – Post 9534 

invites all Soldiers to Friday evening 

socials at 6 p.m. in the Veterans 

Center, Bldg. 204, Sullivan Barracks. 

DSN 380-5457. 

wCommunity Assistance – 

Mannheim Community Club is 

accepting applications for its Spring 

Community Assistance. Applications: 

Thrift Shop or mcccommunityassist@ 

googlemail.com. Deadline: March 15. 

wDevelopmental Screenings – 

EDIS is sponsoring its annual, free 

Mannheim Milestones and More 

Developmental Screenings for 

children birth to 5 years of age March 

26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Bldg. 214 on 

Sullivan Barracks. Children’s motor, 

communication, cognitive, socialemotional, 

and adaptive skills will 

be assessed, as well as hearing and 

dental screenings. Appointments: 

DSN 385-3133, civ. 0621-730-3133. 

Walk-ins are also accepted as time 

permits. 

wAuto Glass Repair – Have 

chipped glass on your windshield repaired 

in 20 minutes March 27-28 in 

front of the main PX on Ben Franklin 

Village. Civ. 06221-18-3063. 

wMCC Scholarships – The Mannheim 

Community Club is offering 

merit-based scholarships. Applications: 

Mannheim High School counselor’s 

office, the Education Center, 

the Thrift Shop and Army Community 

Service. Deadline: April 15.

HP 

ADVERTISEMENT 


Ministering to the U.S. military for over 20 years 

Sunday School: 10 a.m. 

Morning Worship: 11 a.m. 

Evening Service: 6 p.m. 

Wednesday: 7 p.m. 

Phone: 0621-739-916 or 06201-290-286 

tomdottiel@yahoo.com · www.rrbc.net 

Dr. Tom Lancaster, Pastor 

Mannheim, Germany 

New Children’s Program 

NOAH’S PARK 

Sundays at 11:00 a.m. 

SHAMMAH INTERNATIONAL 

WORSHIP AND TRAINING CENTER 

Samuel & 

Patricia Boswell 

Pastors 

RRBC SINGLE’S CENTER 

A home away from home for the single and 

unaccompanied soldier. Group activities, 

Bible studies and free home-cooked meals. 

Located adjacent to the church. 

Call the Church or 0162-974-0892 

Conveniently located behind the Benjamin Franklin Village PX, Mannheim, Germany 

Our Vision: To Lift Up God’s People in 

Knowledge and Understanding. 2 Peter 1:3 

Now in two Locations 

Berliner Ring 58 · 68519 Viernheim 

Sunday 09:00 Worship Service 

Wednesday 19:00 Bible Study 

Edison Strasse 6 · 68519 Viernheim 

Sunday 11:00 Worship Service 

Thursday 19:00 Bible Study 

e-mail: boswellman@aol.com • Phone: 06201-875320 

MINISTRY TO THE MILITARY 

Christian Servicemen’s Center 

HEIDELBERG AREA 

Robert-Bosch-Str. 6 · Schwetzingen (across from Hotel Zagreb) 

Bishop Willie J. & Carolyn J. Courtney, Tel. 06227-880445 

Min Dean M. Courtney, 0171-3820926 

Monday Night Prayer 7 p.m. (19:00 hrs.) 

Thursday Night Bible Study 7 p.m. (19:00 hrs.) 

Sunday School 10 a.m. & Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m. 

http://www.mightywarriorcc.truepath.com • www.mttm.org 

RELIGIOUS SERVICES 

GRACE International Baptist Church 

Lübecker Str. 9, 69181 Leimen (1 block west of Esso) 

Pastor David Walker, Church Tel: 06224-51516 

www.gibcleimen.com * E-mail: admin@gibcleimen.com 

Sunday Worship Celebration: 9:30 a.m. 

Sunday Discipleship Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

(AWANA, Discipleship Classes and Sunday School) 

** Come join us Easter Sunday! ** 

Breakfast 9:15 a.m. and Worship 10:30 a.m. 

Men & Women’s Bible Studies * Home Groups * Youth Ministry * 

AWANA* Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)* 

Experience a Touch of Grace! 

GREATER NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 

Speckweg 14 · Mannheim-Waldhof · only 3 min. from BFV 

“HOUR OF POWER” 

“Conceive it; Believe it; Achieve it” 

Sundays: 9 a.m. 

BIBLE STUDY 

Tuesday: 

7 p.m. 

Pastor: Rev. Chester Jordan – 0621-6349210/ 0160-91520766 

Heidelberg Church of Christ 

WORSHIP: 

Sunday mornings 8:30 a.m. 

1st & 3rd Sunday evenings 6:00 p.m. 

BIBLE STUDY: 

Sunday morning 9:45 a.m. 

Gemeinde Christi (name on Building) 

Steubenstr. 17 · 69121 Heidelberg 

Phone 06221-401872 

American contact numbers: 

Jaime: 0179-8327494 

Cox: 06226-787493 

Lighthouse 

Baptist Church • Heidelberg 

www.heidelberglighthouse.com 

Behind Campbell Barracks 

Im Bosseldorn 23 · Heidelberg-Rohrbach 

Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m. 

Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. 

Pastor Dave Mros, Tel. 06202-608195 

“Serving our Military for Christ” 

Bible Baptist 

Church 

· Independent · KJV · Fundamental 

www.BibleBaptist.de 

Only 5 km from MTV, PHV in Heidelberg 

Pastor T. Castellaw 06223-925151 

Pastor@BibleBaptist.de 

MANNHEIM 

CHURCH OF CHRIST 

Sunday 8:45 a.m. 

Carl-Benz-Strasse 75 

Wednesday Bible Study - 18.30 hrs 

John Davis 0170-680-9070 

Daryl & Necole Jordans 

0151-5221-5099 or 

0151-5221-8451 

Iglesia Hispana Betel e.V. 

“Una Iglesia de Amor, 

Aceptación y Perdón” 

Haberstr. 27, 69126 Heidelberg 

DOMINGO-ESCUELA DOMINICAL: 12:30 p.m. 

DOMINGO-SERVICIO DE ADORACIÓN: 1:30 p.m. 

MIÉRCOLES-ESTUDIOS EN LOS HOGARES: 7:30 p.m. 

JUEVES-SERVICIO DE ORACIÓN: 

7:00 p.m. 

Cell 0176-75555597 & 0160-2639418 

E-mail: iglesiahispanabetel@yahoo.com

20 SPORTS 


Mannheim prepares for international youth tourney 

Mannheim MWR 

The 24th Albert Schweitzer International Youth 

Basketball Tournament will take place in Mannheim 

March 22-29. 

For the past 50 years, the Mannheim U.S. military 

community has co-hosted the tournament in conjunction 

with the German Basketball Federation 

and the city of Mannheim. This one-week biennial 

event is the largest privately organized youth tournament 

in the world. 

AST 2008 will have junior national teams representing 

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Croatia, 

France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, 

Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. 

There will also be one All-Star U.S. team, consisting 

of students from various stateside and Department 

of Defense Dependent Schools-Europe high 

schools. 

AST is very popular with the U.S. military and 

international communities. Sports fans have the 

opportunity to watch hopeful NBA stars; past AST 

players include Ervin “Magic” Johnson, Baron 

Davis, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Jermaine O’Neal, 

Bonzi Wells, Glen Rice and Dirk Nowitzki. 

Games are held on- and off-post. All U.S. games 

and the championship game will be held at Ben 

Franklin Village Sports Arena. Other games will 

take place off post at MWS Halle am Herzogenried 

on August-Kuhn-Strasse in Mannheim Neckarstadt. 

Albert Schweitzer Tournament 2008 

Free U.S. Exhibition Game including Meet & Greet the U.S. Team 

USA- Germany 

Date & Time: March 20 at 7:30 p.m. 

Location: Sports Arena - Benjamin Franklin Village, Bldg. 736 

AST Opening Ceremony 

Date & Time: March 22 at 7 p.m. 

Location: Sports Arena - Benjamin Franklin Village, Bldg. 736 

Tickets 

Tickets are now on sale at the Mannheim & Heidelberg USOs for US ID 

cardholders only. For the game schedule and ticket price, go to www. 

mwrgermany.com and click on the Mannheim community section. 

DSN 385-3164, civ. 0621-730-2001 

staying 

ACTIVE 

Heidelberg Sea Lion Anne Kelso takes 

the lead on her way to a gold medal in 

the 100-meter breastroke. Kelso and 

the Sea Lions competed in the European 

Forces Swim League Championships 

Feb. 16-17 in Berlin. 

Biggest Loser, Week 2 

Congratulations to Matthew 

Brennan and Dion Jordan for losing 

eight pounds in the second 

week of Mannheim’s Biggest 

Loser competition. Keep up the 

good work! 

JORDAN 

Ladies Racquetball Nite 

Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m., at Campbell Fitness Center in 

Heidelberg are reserved for the ladies. Enjoy exercise, 

camaraderie and fun competition. Novice players welcome; 

coaching/instruction available. DSN 370-6350. 

Sea Lions take 47 medals at swim championships 

By Darryl Holt 

SEA LIONS PARENT 

The Heidelberg Sea Lions swim 

team ended a successful season with 

a strong showing at the European 

Forces Swim League Championships 

in Berlin Feb. 16-17. 

The reigning two-time Rhineland 

Divisional champions finished with 

47 gold, silver and bronze medals, 

second only to the Kaiserslautern 

Kingfish’s 71. 

C.J. Higdon won the overall high 

point winner for the boy’s 11-yearold 

division, scoring 105 out of a 

possible 120 points. 

Head Coach John Costello attributed 

Sea Lion success to the “teamfirst” 

mentality of the swimmers. 

“The Sea Lions embody a solid, 

unified and strong team,” he said. “It 

is comprised of a large number of 

strong and competitive swimmers 

working for team success by team 

spirit and individual improvement. 

“Every success we have had this 

season ... is a direct result of this 

philosophy and reality.” 

While the team may not have 

had a lot of stand out swimmers, 

Costello said it had a lot of depth 

both for the boys and girls at all age 

groups. 

“I couldn’t be more proud of 

how they swam as a team all season 

long,” he said. 

Other medalists on the team 

include: Kate Jeszensky (2 medals), 

Colby Mortensen (1), Ethan 

Christiansen (1), Michael Simmons 

(2), Rachel Rausch (1), Alex 

Aldous (4), Kris Eggert (6), Ellena 

Christiansen (4), Ethan Parkhill (5), 

Chase Simmons (5), Trevor Canipe 

(1), DJ Laureta (2), Ashley Holt (5), 

Zach Eggert (6), Genevieve Fontaine 

(1), Sam Christiansen (5), Brendan 

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Andrew Simmons (3), Reid Aldous 

(1), Nathan Holan (6), Tomas Holt 

(1), Donna Avallone (1), Anne Kelso 

(5), Caroline Kelso (2) and Meg 

Louk (6). 

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The Ramstein Rogues rugby team takes on 

the Baumholder Highlanders Army rugby 

team with a season opening ‘friendly’ 

match Saturday. With temperatures near 

freezing, the 22-man strong squad from 

Ramstein scored first in the match but in 

the end fell to Baumholder 5-7. The Ramstein 

team travels this weekend to Trier to 

participate in the Rhienland-Pfalz Spring 

season opening tournament. Details about 

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the Heidelberg Golf Club. Civ. 0173-311-6051. 

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HOUSES FOR RENT 

WALLDORF + DIELHEIM + BALZFELD + 

MALSCH, 1-fam. home, 160 sq.m, 4 bedr., 

kit., yard, garage, 1.000,- € to 1.200,- € 

HOCKENHEIM – FREESTANDING HOME 

260 sq.m, 4 bedrms, 4 bathrms, kitchen 

1.500,- € 

LEIMEN – FREESTANDING HOME 

4 bedrms, 2 bathrms, kitchen, garage 

1.800,- € 

GAIBERG – FREESTANDING HOME 

4 bedrms, kitchen, 2 garages 1.300,- € 

English spoken - utilities + agent’s fee 

www.zipfundpartnerimmobilien.de 

Mail: ge.ka.lehmann@online.de 

Telephone 0 62 24-76 66 86 

ROWHOUSE FOR RENT 

Wiesloch-Baiertal, approx. 140 

sq.m, 4 bedrooms, guest toilet, cellar, 

hobbyroom, balcony, garden, 

2 parking spaces, avail. May 1, 2008, 

€ 1.050,- + util. + 2 mo. rent deposit. 

Tel. 0172-9341472 

FREESTANDING 

HOMES FOR RENT! 

Leimen: Best area, dead end street, 230 sq.m 

living space, 1.000 sq.m grounds, 8 rooms, 

furn. kitchen, 2 bathr., garage € 1.900,- + util. 

St. Leon: 200 sq.m, 6-7 rooms, livingroom with 

open fireplace, sep. diningroom, furn. kitchen, 

2 1 ⁄2 baths, 2 garages, yard € 1.700,- + util. 

Schönau: Approx. 360 sq.m living space, incl. 

sep. apartment, indoor pool, furn. kitchen, yard, 

carport 

€ 1.800,- + util. 

Schönbrunn: Wonderful antique, renovated 

house, 252 sq.m living space, furn. kitchen, 

firepl., wooden floors, garage € 1.700,- + util. 

Ask about duplex houses available in 

HD-Kirchheim, Leimen, Sandhausen, 

Nussloch, St. Leon, Wiesloch etc. 

Apts. available 1 to 4 bedrooms!!! 

You must pay a finders fee, when you 

sign a lease of a house or apartment 

I offered or showed you. 

Real Estate Hildegard Knoll 

Tel. 06224-923474 or 0172-6256879 

E-mail: knoll-leimen@t-online.de 

Houses for Rent 

Gaiberg: 12 km to Heidelberg, very nice 

freestanding 1-fam. house, just renovated, 

2 bathrooms, 150 sq.m living space, built-in 

kitchen, basement, garage, laminate and tile 

floors, available April 1, € 1.350,- + util. 

Malschenberg: Freestanding house with lots 

of character, 190 sq.m living space, built-in 

kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 livingrooms, garage, 

fireplace, 2 1 ⁄2 bathrooms, avail. now, 

€ 1.600,- + util. (Homepage Nr. 221108) 

Mühlhausen: Double house half with large 

grounds and green surroundings, 160 sq.m 

living space, 3 bedr., built-in kit., garage, avail. 

now, € 1.400,- + util. (Homepage Nr. 211108) 

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English spoken! Best service! 

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Experience the difference! 

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WONDERFUL HOMES 

FOR SALE! 

Dielheim-Horrenberg: Freest. house, approx. 

280 sq.m + sep. apartment, nice view, 611 

sq.m grounds, 2 fireplaces, furn. kitchen, 

double garage € 335.000,- 

Sandhausen: Freestanding house, approx. 

170 sq.m, 700 sq.m yard, 2 1 ⁄2 baths, sauna, 

garage € 369.000,- 

Nussloch: Large duplex house, 180 sq.m, 414 

sq.m yard, garage € 240.000,- 

(rental ground € 1.097,- per year) 

St. Leon: Completely renovated freest. house, 

approx. 170 sq.m, open fireplace, large 

kitchen, 2 baths, garage, yard € 279.000,- 

Neidenstein: Freestanding house, approx. 170 

sq.m, 1.150 sq.m yard, open fireplace, 

swimming pool, garage € 260.000,- 

+ 3% realtor fee 

Real Estate Hildegard Knoll 

Tel. 06224-923474 or 0172-6256879 

E-mail: knoll-leimen@t-online.de 

Plankstadt 

Large duplex for rent in very quiet 

location, 170 sq.m, livingroom, 

built-in kitchen, basement, garage, 

terrace, yard, fireplace. € 1.300,- 

English spoken + util. + 1 1 ⁄2 agent’s fee. 

Immobilien-Service Duszenko 

E-Mail: realtor@t-online.de 

Tel. 06202-26902 or 0172-5101003 

accommodation 

HOUSE IN ST. LEON – 5 bedrooms, 

2,5 baths, built-in kitchen, garage, terrace, 

kids, pets ok, 180 sq.m, American 

landlord, 2.000,- € + util., avail. Mar. 1. 

06205-287826, DSN 379-6584. 

LEIMEN – 10 min. to Campbell, very 

nice 3 room apt., 88 sq.m, 2 bedrms., 

built-in kitchen, guest WC, bathrm., 

lg. balcony, 1 underground parking 

space, avail. 1 Sept., 720,- € + util. Tel. 

06227-840631. 

WALLDORF – duplex, 115 sq.m, 4 

bedrms., 2,5 bathrms., built-in kitchen, 

nice yard, parking space, private, 

rent 1.100,- € incl. util. + deposit. 

Call 0172-6204538 or 06241-75871. 

MÜHLHAUSEN NEAR WIESLOCH 

– rowend house, approx. 125 sq.m, livingrm. 

with fireplace, built-in kitchen, 

3 bedrms., 2 bathrms., 3 WC, 2 

basem., terrace, balc., garage, garden, 

avail 1 April 08, 1.050,- € + util. + deposit. 

0171-4504931. 

HOCKENHEIM – atrium house, 125 

sq.m, with 30 sq.m reconstructed 

bright loft, built-in kitchen, renovated 

2005, lockable windows and balcony 

door, bathrm., sep. shower, 2 parking 

spaces, rent 1.180,- € + util. incl. painting 

at moving out, avail. March 1. Tel. 

0621-4815312 from 9-17 hrs. Mon.- 

Fri., Cell 0160-4877321. 

HEIDELBERG HOUSE AND 

APARTMENT FOR RENT – 120 

sq.m, full kitchen, newly renovated, 

modern bathroom. Tel. 06221- 

750050 cell 0162-2328385. 

HOUSE FOR SALE IN ST. LEON –- 

double house half, very quiet, southern 

location, liv./diningrm. with 

open fireplace, approx. 150 sq.m, 

built-in kitchen, 3 rooms, bathrm, 

guest WC, hobbyroom, basement, attic, 

terrace, balcony, garden, garage, 

parking space. Avail. immediately 

from private owner. 286.000,- Euro. 

Tel. 0151-14904037. 

SCHWETZINGEN BEAUTIFUL 

RESIDENCE – best Location. Nice 2 

bedrm. apt., on second floor in 2-fam. 

house, living/diningrm., 2 lg. balconies, 

approx. 130 sq.m. living space, 

built-in kitchen, bathrm, guest WC, 

newly renovated, garage, parking space, 

bright, heated hobby/guestrm., basem. 

Rent: 1.600,- € + util. 0160- 

98658192 or 0151-12632905 

GERNSHEIM (DARM) – full furn. 

2rm. apt. w/linen&dishes, all util. pd. 

€ 350,-; Rae 0151-51122322. 

KETSCH STUDIO – 46 sq.m, built-in 

kitchen, balcony, 4th fl., avail. now 

rent € 350,- util. € 100,- dep. € 700,-. 

Tel. 06202-51943 or 01520-3882515. 

LEIMEN: STUDIO APT. – in 2-fam. 

house, best slope location, 3 rooms, 

kitchen, bathrm., 95 sq.m, covered 

balcony, laminate floors, garage, avail. 

now. Rent: 700,- € + util. + 40,- € garage. 

Tel. 06224-75223. 

LANDSTUHL, KAISERSTR. 54 – 

Nice 4 bedrm. apt., on third living/ 

diningrm., approx. 165 sq.m living 

space, built-in kitchen, bath, guest 

WC, newly renovated, wooden floor, 

light fixt. avail. immediately. Rent: 

1.150,- € + util. Tel. 0631-18865. 

FOR RENT – 2-bedroom comp. furnish 

ground-level apt. in priv. house, 

20 min. to MA, by Weinheim, 

long/short term ok, 1.350,- €, has also 

Am W/D. 06201-843501. 

DOUBLE HOUSE IN HOCKEN- 

HEIM – built-in kitchen, with back 

yard, 4 bedrooms, with garage and basement, 

newly painted, 1.380,- €. Call 

0621-6719637. 

WALK TO SCHWETZINGEN 

CASTLE/SQUARE/CAFES – 3 bedrooms, 

2 baths, lots of storage, garage 

+1, balcony, patio. 0162-3137985, 

townhouse. 

FOR RENT – 2 bedrooms, all furnished 

apt., incl. Am W/D, 20 min. to 

MA, in Odenwald, priv. house, immac. 

ground-level, 1.350,- €, 

short/long term ok. 06201-843501. 

APT. FOR RENT – Schwetzingen, 60 

sq.m, 1st floor, 1 bedroom, sunroom, 

built-in kitchen, parkhaus, avail. May 

1, rent 500,- €, util. 110,- €, dep. 

1.000,- €. 06202-51943. 

pets 

FIRST CLASS DOG KENNEL!!! – 

www.hundepensionanett.de, 0621- 

7886210 or 0172-6059272. 

PUPPIES: YORKSHIRE, MALT- 

ESE, POMERANIAN – all purebred 

dew. w/shots and chip. 0177- 

7107800. 

LOOKING FOR A SHORT HAIRED 

KITTEN OR YOUNG CAT – Mannheim 

area. Please call 0621-7187330 or 

e-mail: jennifer_wakeland@yahoo.com 

2 FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER 

PUPPIES – looking for lovely home(s). 

Please call 06221-3382561. 

wanted 

TUTOR – for son in 10th grade, in 

English and Biology, in St. Leon area. 

Please call 06227-548824, after 5 p.m. 

FREE MEMBERSHIP PAINTERS 

ABROAD JOIN OUR CLUB – learn 

to paint, all levels welcome, we need 

teachers as well. 06221-473546. 

Computer 

Diagnostic service 

Tech 2 read and 

reset Fault codes. 

autos 

MERCEDES OR JAPANESE CAR 

OWNERS! – Call me before you sell, 

junk or give away – also if you need 

parts. I do all paperwork including customs. 

1 day Service. 06563-1564, 

www.klink-cars.de 

ALL CAR OWNERS – Call me before 

you sell, junk or give away. Tel. 07261- 

16884/0178-2759698. 

$TOP$ – I’d like to buy your car. Please 

call for a.s.a.p. service. 0176- 

51660041. 

1991 BLACK BMW 318i/1998 

SILVER HONDA CIVIC LX – 

asking BMW, $1,500; Honda, $2,500. 

Contact Jon 06224-148681 or 

soccerjon02@hotmail.com 

2005 VOLVO S40 T5 – black, tan 

leather, 23k miles, all power, sunroof, 

free conus shipping, by Volvo, ex’lent 

car, $21,000. 0162-2960002 or 06205- 

305987. 

2003 BMW X5 3.0 – blue w/black 

leather interior, fully loaded, 41,500 

miles, $27,000 obo, auto. steptronic 

trans. Call Glenn @0162-2729610, excellent. 

2005 LEDMANS BLUE CORVETTE 

– 400 PS, 6 speed manual, leather interior, 

30.000,- €. Call after 6:00 @ 

06222-935064, pics. sent on requests. 

1986 JAGUAR XJ6 – black, great engine, 

new brakes, for parts or restoration, 

best offer, U haul it. Call 06221- 

473546. 

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Used cars. All makes & models, 

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ALDOR Automobile 

Leimen-Heidelberg 

06224-172555 or 0172-7151599 

2002 VW GOLF VARIANT – 99,500 

miles, 45 mpg., summer & winter 

tires, ger. specs., pwr. win., AC, 

silver, turbo diesel, standard. 

twowheeljeep@yahoo.com 

2006 MUSTANG V6 COUPE – for sale, 

asking $14,000 negotiable, 14,500 

miles, under warranty, light blue, 

spoiler, cd player. tara.bussey@us.army.mil 

1998 FORD MUSTANG – 84k miles, 

black, great condition! PCSing, must 

sell, $5,000 obo! Mannheim. E-mail: 

showercrose@hotmail.com for pictures 

and more info. 

1998 CHRYSLER GRAND CARA- 

VAN SE – runs but needs transmission 

wk., PCSing early March, must sell, 

$1,000 obo. Eric 06224-148747. 

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