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Celebrating America’s independence
Kelli Bland
Katherine Ripley, an employee at the Arts and Crafts Center on Patton Barracks in Heidelberg, paints an American Flag on the cheek of Joshua
Himel, 8, a member of Heidelberg’s Cub Scout Pack 20, during Friday’s Independence Day celebration on Patrick Henry Village. More than 2,000
people attended the event, which featured games, concerts, food and fireworks. For more Fourth of July photos, visit www.flickr.com/photos/
heraldpost.
KAISERSLAUTERN
Drive-thru
Java now open
By Christine June
USAG KAISERSLAUTERN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Coffee runs for the office just got a
lot easier with the grand opening of
Army Europe’s first drive-thru Java Café
Wednesday on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.
Just ask Sgt. Robert Green and Sgt.
Simona Lorenzo, both with the 230th
Military Police Company based on ROB.
They have been going to the facility for
their morning or afternoon coffee since
its soft opening a month ago.
“We work late, so it’s nice to get a cup
of coffee right before you go on shift,”
said Lorenzo, who normally gets the Vanilla
Latte coffee, but on July 2 – a hot
day – she decided to try the Vanilla Latte
“Javaccino” – the café’s themed name of
the Starbucks’ brand of the blended-icebeverage
“Frappuccino.”
Christine June
Martin “Coffee Connoisseur” Flores, a Java
Café employee, practices his Java skills July
2 at the new facility, Bldg. 273 on Rhine Ordnance
Barracks in Kaiserslautern in preparation
for Wednesday’s grand opening.
Located across from the 24-hour
shoppette, the café serves Starbucks
brand coffee, blended beverages and
see DRIVE-THRU COFFEE page 16
‘Rumbling
Rubbish’
adopted as
LSS project
By Jason L. Austin
HERALD POST STAFF
Residents in 10 family housing
buildings in Heidelberg have walked
through a six-week education process
designed to significantly reduce
the amount of non-recyclable waste
that has to be incinerated.
The pilot project, called “Rumbling
Rubbish/Keep It Green” was
developed by Heidelberg Recycling
Manager Travis Vowinkel, and with
the support of the Environmental
Division, the pilot program was
launched.
see LSS page 16
THURSDAY
HP Speed Read
July 10, 2008
AGREEMENT HELPS KIDS
The Departments of Defense and Education
formally agreed to work together
to ease transition challenges military
children face when moving from school
to school. 3
ARMY LIFE
Family members
of deployed
Soldiers from units
throughout USAG
Baden-Württemberg
experienced a
day in the life of a Soldier during Combat
Spouses Day in Mannheim. 4
MORE THAN A THERAPIST
Physical therapists, lab techs and combat
medics proved they have Soldier skills to
compliment their medical skills during
Heidelberg Health Center’s warrior
competition. 6
NIGHT AT THE APOLLO
More than 500 audience members
cheered and booed in Schuh Theater as
seven contestants competed in Mannheim’s
Apollo Amateur Talent Show. 8
SUMMER-HIRE PROGRAM
More than 250 family members have
jobs for the summer thanks to the
summer-hire program currently underway
throughout the communities in USAG
Baden-Württemberg. 12
CARE IN ROMANIA
Members of the 212th Combat Support
Hospital and the Heidelberg Medical
Department Activity screened Romanian
citizens for medical problems during a
three-day mission as part of Joint Task
Force-East in Babadag, Romania. 14
Defense Details
MATERNITY HOSPITAL
With the delivery of two large truckloads
of medical equipment, hundreds of
mothers-to-be soon will benefit from
the opening of a refurbished maternity
hospital in western Baghdad’s Karkh
district. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gulf Region Division managed the nearly
$600,000 renovation, which includes a
new heating, ventilating and airconditioning
system and electrical and
mechanical upgrades.
Army news: www.army.mil
Defense news: www.defenselink.mil
What’s Inside
Our Army Around the World ...............10
Leisure .................................................17
Dear Ms. Vicki .....................................18
GET OUT! .............................................19
Movies .................................................19
Announcements ..................................20
Sports ..................................................21

2 OUTLOOK
Thursday, July 10, 2008 HP
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
What’s a POA and why would I need one?
By Capt. David L. Adamson
PATTON LAW CENTER
Powers of attorney are often a topic of conversation
in the legal assistance office, but they are sometimes
misunderstood.
POAs can help ease the difficulties caused by the
uncertainty that often characterize the life of a Soldier.
A POA is a legal instrument where one individual
(grantor) grants another (grantee) the power to act in
the name of the grantor. The grantor will generally be
held accountable for the acts of the grantee.
Powers of Attorney can be broken down into two
categories: general and special.
A General POA is the broadest kind of POA. It allows
the grantee to act in the name of the grantor with
few restrictions. Because of the awesome power of the
General POA, the grantor should seriously consider
the need for the instrument and examine the level of
trust and quality of the relationship with the person
receiving the power.
The General POA is an important document to
consider if you are preparing for a deployment. It will
allow someone at home to manage your affairs while
you are deployed. It is a catch-all document that allows
the grantee to deal with most issues as they arise. The
ideal grantee is a trusted spouse of a married Soldier
or family member of a single Soldier. Because of the
potential for abuse, the grantor must honestly consider
the quality of the relationship.
A POA is rarely permanent, and there are several
ways a POA can be terminated. A General POA expires
on its own terms, when revoked by the grantor,
or when either the grantor or grantee dies or becomes
incapacitated. It is most common for a General POA
to say in the document when it expires, often within
two years.
It can also be terminated early by a written revocation
being given to the grantee and to all third parties
who have or may rely on the POA. There is even one
POA that deals directly with the health of a Soldier.
A health care POA allows the grantee to make health
care decisions for the grantor when the grantor is unable
to make those decisions because of disability or
incapacity. The importance of this document is all too
clear when considering the dangers Soldiers are currently
facing. The most likely recipient of this power
would again be a trusted spouse or a parent.
It is important to discuss this sensitive subject with
the grantee, so the individual can make an informed
decision consistent with your values and beliefs. Unlike
most General and Special POAs, a health care POA is
durable, meaning that it will survive incapacity where
a General or Special POA would terminate.
A Special POA is a POA for a specific purpose.
Whenever an individual knows they need a specific
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Commander, U.S. Army Garrison
Baden-Württemberg:
Col. Robert J. Ulses
Acting Public Affairs Officer:
Harry Connors
Editor:
Kelli Bland
Reporters:
Jason L. Austin, Heidelberg
Christine June, Kaiserslautern
Webmeister:
Juan Meléndez Jr.
Contact information:
Herald Post
Building 167, Patton Barracks
373-7277/7243 or 06221-17-7277/7243
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Darmstadt Public Affairs
348-1600/6469 or 06151-69-1600/6469
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Mannheim Public Affairs
380-1600/385-3369 or 0621-730-1600/3369
usagmpao@eur.army.mil
The Legal Assistance Office can help you
draw up the plans for your deployment
task performed by another, then a Special POA is
always preferable to a General POA. A Special POA is,
in a sense, more powerful than a General POA because
there are specific tasks that can only be achieved with a
Special POA.
Special POAs can accomplish a great variety of
tasks, to include clearing quarters, shipping personal
belongings and household goods, conducting financial
transactions, buying or selling most property, and
providing for the temporary custody of children or
their medical care.
Many financial institutions and businesses and some
government offices have their own powers of attorney
which they prefer to use. For instance, the vehicle
registration office in Heidelberg does its own powers
of attorney for the selling and buying of registered
vehicles.
Acquiring any of the above POAs is a simple process.
Visit your nearest legal assistance office. You do not
need an appointment to get a POA. There are paralegals
and attorneys who can create the document on
a walk-in basis. Only the person granting the power
needs to be present.
A POA can make a difficult situation more bearable,
and even if it is never needed, it is well worth acquiring
because at the very least it can bestow on loved ones an
intangible benefit everyone could use more of: peace
of mind. For additional information, contact the Patton
Law Center at DSN 373-5058, civ. 06221-17-5058.
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BAILEY’S BREAD
Happiness is
like a stack
of gelatin
By Chaplain (Col.) Ray Bailey
USAREUR COMMAND CHAPLAIN
Happiness should not be your goal.
I bet that statement got your attention!
It definitely goes against everything
heard on television and the magazines
sold at the checkout line.
We hear this many times from expectations
in marriages, friendships, and
that new car. We fully expect to attain
happiness in people and things.
So, what’s the matter with happiness?
Happiness is too elusive. Happiness that
is pursued for its own sake is seldom
attained.
The other day I heard a friend say:
“Life is like stacking gelatin. The stack
quivers and jiggles precariously while we
hope it doesn’t fall.” That really puts a
picture in one’s head. Happiness of life is
pretty much like that. In finding happiness
in what we do and own is like a
stack of gelatin.
So, where is this elusive need in our
life called happiness? How can we find it?
What you need to try to attain is “meaning.”
If happiness results from the effort,
well and good, but you can always find
meaning. You seek to find life meaningful,
in spite of anything else. Happiness is
what follows in the wake of a meaningful
life.
To stack up meaning is like stacking
rocks. It is solid and purposeful.
Nothing is wrong with happiness, and
we hope we can find some happiness
in life’s goals but that isn’t enough. We
truly seek meaning to our existence and
efforts.
Within life there will be happiness
but also discouragement and disappointment.
It is the meaning behind our
efforts that sustain us and happiness is
the by-product.
I hope you find pleasure and happiness,
but I hope even more you find
meaning, faith and love.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
NEWS
Agreement to help transitioning military children
By Margaret McKenzie
FMWRC PUBLIC AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON – Deputy
Secretary of Defense Gordon
England and Deputy Secretary
of Education Raymond
Simon signed an agreement
at the Pentagon June 25 to
work together to ease transition
challenges for military
children.
The Memorandum of Understanding
formalizes the
partnership between the two
agencies.
The agreement is designed
to establish a collaborative
framework between the Department
of Defense and the
Department of Education to
address the unique challenges
military children face as they
transition from one school to
another as their parents are
assigned to different installations.
“We have a long-standing,
positive working relationship
with the Department of Education,”
England said. “The
ongoing relocation within
the Department of Defense
has created an urgent need
to enrich and expand this relationship
and other partnerships
with military-connected
communities to ensure the
best possible educational opportunities
for military students.
This memorandum of
understanding strengthens
that partnership.”
He said children of military
German-American Friendship
Kathy Yemm
(left to right) 5th Signal Command Deputy Commander Col. Mark D. Baines, U.S. Army Garrison
Mannheim Command Sgt. Maj. June Seay, Mannheim City Councilor Peter Pfanz-Sponagel
and USAG Mannheim Commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Fletcher toast to the grand opening
of the Mannheim German-American Summer Fest June 27. In a special presentation to the
city of Mannheim, Baines and Fletcher thanked the city officials for the support they provide
to the military community throughout the year and presented a crystal paperweight to
Pfanz-Sponagel, who represented Lord Mayor Dr. Peter Kurz at the opening of the fest. The
presentation was the overseas version of the Army’s new Community Covenant designed to
develop and foster effective community partnerships with the Army.
Frank Schleehuber
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey G. Smith Jr., commanding general, 5th Signal Command, crowns Rhein
Pearl Queen Janina I at the 57th Rhein Pearl Fest crowning ceremony June 30, while Conny
Schuh, Chairwoman of the Cultural Association of Rhein Durkheim, looks on. Smith is the
patron for the new queen, who will reign for one year.
members have the right to an
outstanding education and
will not relocate where they
don’t have good schools.
“That is where they draw
the line and they are right,”
England said. “Their children
deserve to have a good education
and so we have an obligation
both as a department
and as a nation to make sure
not just the children of the
military, but frankly all the
children of the United States
of America get the absolutely
finest education.”
Thousands of military students
are moving as a result of
base realignment and closure,
as a result of global rebasing
and other force structure
changes.
By Sgt. Daniel T. West
214TH FB PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Of the 1.2 million schoolage
military students, only 8
percent attend DoD schools;
the remaining 92 percent attend
America’s public, charter,
private, independent and
parochial schools across the
nation.
In his opening remarks,
Simon talked about his participation
in a school accreditation
process in Germany
and a meeting of the advisory
council on military dependents
education he attended.
“The one thing I took away
from that meeting was the
absolute commitment from
command and senior leadership
of our Armed Forces for
a quality education for their
children,” he said. “That com-
FORWARD OPERATING BASE
DELTA, Iraq – “Running cable isn’t
that interesting unless you stop
and play with the puppy,” said Spc.
Jennifer Dimitroff, assigned to 5th
Signal Command’s Company B,
44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion.
The puppy Dimitroff mentioned
was adopted by contractors living
near one of the many manholes
Company B Soldiers are working to
refurbish.
Company B provides voice and
data services for Forward Operating
Base Delta as well as 12 sites away
from the FOB, said Capt. Kelly Mc-
Cay, Company B commander.
The 44th ESB Soldiers stay busy
establishing and running a Technical
Control Facility as well as 26
miles of fiber-optic cable through
a series of manholes around the
FOB.
They work to ensure communications
are available for all who need
them, McCay said.
As FOB Delta grows, Company B
is also on the front line working to
provide for all new units and personnel.
“As new buildings are raised, we
work within the construction process
to ensure they are wired for
communications,” McCay said.
New construction is only half the
mission. The company must also
service the existing cables.
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mitment included the personal
attendance, for several
hours, of the commanding
general of the U.S. Army in
Europe. For him and for the
other commanders present,
access to the finest schools
with the most outstanding
teachers for their children was
non-negotiable.”
The agreement will honor
the sacrifices military families
make every day, Simon said.
“By working more closely
together, by working smarter
together, we can help ensure
that the unique needs of these
children to learn and have access
to first-class teacher and
support programs are more
fully met, no matter where in
the world they are deployed.”
44th ESB ensures
FOB Delta is wired
for communication
As the 41st Fires Brigade started
to arrive from Fort Hood, Texas,
preparing to take charge of FOB
Delta, the number of work orders
jumped by 65 percent.
“One challenge has been dealing
with the speed of growth on the
FOB,” said 1st Lt. Michael Marrinan,
officer in charge of the TCF.
“There’s an issue with resources and
a lack of personnel.
“We have to manage who’s most
important for the mission to keep
up with how fast demand is growing.
”
Morale remains high in the company
despite the challenges, McCay
said.
“Many times, people don’t see the
impact of their work, they just work
their shifts,” he said.
“The motivation level is high because
they see the impact each day
of what they’re doing.”
The positive impact of these Soldiers
is, in part, due to their flexibility,
often working in jobs for which
they never trained.
Spc. Blake Martin, a satellite communications
tech, said he has no regrets
about coming to Iraq.
“I wanted to do my part,” he said.
“I saw Soldiers on TV working over
here and wanted to do my part to
help that.
“I joined to come over here and I
feel I’ve done my part.”
The Mannheim-based 44th ESB
is currently serving a 15-month deployment
in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008 HP
So far, so good with new
Germany fuel ration cards
IMCOM-Europe Public Affairs
The first month of transition from
fuel coupons to fuel ration cards in
Germany is complete with much success,
few misunderstandings, and discovery
of misleading information on
transaction receipts, according to Germany
Fuel Ration Card Development
program officials.
“From May 27 through June 25,
AAFES had 7,075 active cards in the
system,” said Wess Bryan, AAFES senior
project manager for the Germany
Fuel Ration Card Project. “We’ve had
15,255 transactions at AAFES stations
and 2,398 transactions at Esso stations.”
For a system that is designed to have
more than 100,000 active cards, this
initial success should be a welcome
relief as sponsors and spouses in Ansbach
and Illesheim have already begun
to receive their cards by mail.
The misunderstandings continue to
be on publicized topics that sponsors,
spouses and other authorized drivers
have not made themselves aware of.
The publicized topics are available
for review within all of the video training
modules that are available from
the IMCOM Europe Web site, www.
imcom-europe.army.mil/sites/news/fuelcard.asp.
The same video training modules
are available on DVD from community
libraries within each IMCOM-
Europe Region garrison.
Examples of misunderstandings
have come from customers as well as
from AAFES associates.
“We’ve had several customers contact
us through the Web site with concerns
that their cards did not work at
an Esso station,” said Dave Mattingly,
Installation Management Command-
Europe, Germany Fuel Ration Card
Development program lead.
“After discussion with the customer,
we learned that the customer had
pumped a very small amount of fuel,
just to see if the card worked. The system
would not approve the transaction,
and the customer ended up paying
a very small amount of Euros for
the fuel that they pumped.”
Mattingly noted that it’s important
to keep in mind that the minimum
transaction is two liters of fuel for a
Germany fuel ration card at an Esso
station.
The misunderstanding by AAFES
associates was in issuing “diesel” cards
for vehicles that operate on gasoline.
As both “diesel” and “gasoline” cards
are blue, the only difference is in the
“100” (diesel) or “200” code number
shown on the front of the card.
The “diesel” cards did not support
gasoline transactions, causing frustration
and inconvenience for several
customers who had not done anything
wrong.
AAFES has reminded their associates
on the importance of confirming
the code number on the front of the
card before issuing the card to a customer.
The inaccuracy, or so it appears, is
on each transaction receipt. “Starting
with a ration balance of 400 liters, a
transaction at an Esso station for 16.04
liters will produce a receipt that shows
the remaining ration balance to be 383
liters,” Mattingly said. “Many customers
want to know where the missing
.94 liters went.”
In addition, and even more important
to customers, is the question on
what happens to their pre-paid cash.
For the same transaction, costing
$18.68 at the AAFES price, the receipt
showed $81.00 remaining from an initial
prepayment of $100. What happened
to the 32 cents?
The answer to the question comes
from checking the vehicle account
via the Internet. Close review of several
transactions with the same vehicle
shows that no ration and no pre-paid
cash were ever taken away.
So why the mysterious disappearance
on the transaction receipt and
reappearance in the on-line account
statement?
“It’s based on system capabilities,”
Bryan said. “Before we added the fuel
ration card to the existing Esso Card
system in Germany, the system had
been built to report whole numbers
on transaction receipts.”
A balance inquiry via a call to the
toll-free number shown on the front
of the card confirmed the exact number
of remaining liters and amount
pre-paid cash were correct. No money
or liters were missing.
As the fuel coupon era for Germany
closes out at the end of December, all
drivers will become aware of this information,
either now or as they begin
to use their card, Mattingly said.
Officials offer a reminder to drivers
who review the community activation
date list and assume that their vehicle
won’t change to a card until their community’s
activation dates: The date of
a vehicle’s registration renewal might
push the card into the fuel ration card
system earlier than expected.
Officials also offer a note of caution
to those who renew their vehicle registration
and plan on using stockpiled
coupons: Having the new version of
the registration document means the
vehicle is no longer eligible for using
coupons.
Esso stations may ask a coupon user
to show their registration document,
and if it’s the new version of AE Form
190-1A, the Esso station may refuse to
accept the coupons.
Matt Rotman
Pfc. James R. White, 9th Military Police Detachment, Mannheim Confinement Facility, is
subdued by spouses during combat training June 20.
Families get a taste of
the Army in Mannheim
By Matt Rotman
USAG MANNHEIM
Spouses and children of deployed
Soldiers gathered at Coleman Barracks
to experience life in the Army
for a day during the first Combat
Spouses Day June 20.
Coming from seven different deployed
units stationed throughout
U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Württemberg,
wives, husbands and children
divided themselves into three
platoons and spent the day traveling
from station to station, learning
just what it takes to be a Soldier.
Each station, ranging from combat
patrol to military police forced
cell entry, provided a brief, one
hour training course for the given
subject.
Other stations included handto-hand
combatives and weapons
training, with a half-hour long
demonstration of a military work-
End of an era
ing dog.
The objective of the day, which
was sponsored by the 95th Military
Police Battalion, was to let family
members who have a loved one
in harm’s way experience how the
Army keeps its Soldiers safe and
prepared for combat duty.
Rear Detachment Commander
Maj. Lance Stratton said that after
a couple of years of observing other
installations hold the same event,
it sounded like a great idea for the
spouses and children in the region.
“Everyone here has someone in
harm’s way,” Stratton said.“It’s great
to let them be a Soldier for a day
and show them the Army is a doing
a lot to keep its Soldiers safe.”
The next opportunity to participate
in a Combat Spouses Day in
Mannheim is Aug. 16, sponsored by
44th Signal Battalion. Contact Travantha
Miller at DSN 385-2255, civ.
0621-730-2255 to sign up.
Christine June
Elaine Leist, U.S. Army Garrison
Kaiserslautern’s deputy
commander for the past
17 years, waves goodbye
June 27 from her mode of
transportation – one of the
garrison’s fire trucks – to
her farewell luncheon at
the Armstrong Community
Club on Vogelweh Housing.
Her next assignment is the
deputy garrison commander
at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. More
photos can be found at the
garrison’s photo gallery
at www.flickr.com/photos/
usag_kaiserslautern.

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transforming
DARMSTADT
Bowling Center
Bowling Center hours are now noon-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 11
a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
Left Clothes at the Cleaners?
If you were unable to retrieve your clothes from the alterations
and dry cleaning shop on Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne
before it closed June 30, you may pick them up at the Main
PX next door.
Kelley Barracks Fitness Center
Because of the closing of the Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne Fitness
Center, the Kelley Barracks Fitness Center will be open on
USAREUR training holidays. The fitness center is open 5:30
a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday and closed Saturday, Sunday and
federal holidays.
Need Education Services?
With the closing of the Darmstadt-CFK Army Education Center,
Darmstadt customers should contact the Heidelberg-Patton
Barracks center, DSN 373-8700, civ. 06221-17-8700, or the
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By Jennifer Walsh
USAMEDDAC HEIDELBERG
They may work as physical therapy specialists
or lab techs during the day, but the Soldiers at the
Heidelberg Health Center are warriors at heart.
Each quarter they prove their worth as Soldiers
during the center’s physically and mentally challenging
warrior competition.
The day started with the first of four events –
shooting an M9 and an M16 at the range. Prior to
the actual firing of weapons, competitors were given
detailed safety instructions, practice shots and pointers
from the instructors.
“It’s testing more than the knowledge in your head;
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Greene.
“I’m firing better on the M9 than I have before,”
said Spc. Robin L. Gilliland, who is a physical therapy
specialist and combat medic. “I just want to get better
trained in my Army Warrior Test and become a
better leader.”
After the range, the competitors traded their combat
boots for tennis shoes and pushed their physical
limits in the combatives event. Combatives is a combination
of martial arts and boxing where competitors
try to dominate their opponent without the use
of weapons.
“It’s mainly designed to teach Soldiers how to defend
themselves,” said Sgt. Evan J. Kohoutek, who is
the health center’s top combatives instructor. “The
main point of it is to save Soldiers’ lives.”
The competitors went head to head for up to five
minutes while Kohoutek rated the techniques they
used to subdue their opponent.
“Overall, it’s some of the best fighting I’ve seen,”
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The next event was a series of mental challenges
where each competitor was required to complete certain
stations, including map-reading and treating a
Amy Buenning Sturm
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Staff Sgt. Samuel Arhin, Outpatient Records NCOIC at the Heidelberg Health Center, gives Spc. Jessica T. Endreson, a licensed
practical nurse, some pointers about prepping her weapon. Shooting the M16 was one event in the health center’s Warrior NCO
and Soldier of the Quarter competition. Endreson won the competition and will compete for the center’s Warrior of the Year in
January.
Therapists, lab techs show off their Soldier skills
Spc. Robin L. Gilliland, a physical therapy assistant and combat
medic for the Heidelberg Health Center, concentrates on
completing the map-reading requirements during the Warrior
NCO and Soldier of the Quarter competition.
casualty in a combat situation.
“Every Soldier needs to be able to shoot, move
and communicate,” said Spc. Matthew B. Garza, who
works in radiology and manned one of the stations.
“This event is important because it tests these Soldiers’
basic skills and core training.”
The last event of the day was an oral board where
competitors demonstrated full military bearing and
answered a series of questions posed by board members.
Each board member came up with his own questions,
which are either straightforward or scenariobased,
Greene said. Points were awarded based on the
answer and the way it was presented.
Despite the long day of challenges, the competitors
still felt the experience was worth the bumps and
bruises. “I think everyone should try (the competition),”
said Spc. Jessica T. Endreson, a licensed practical
nurse in general surgery who was named Warrior
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“You find out a lot about yourself, you push your limits,
you push your skills and it’s good training.”
Cpl. Blanca E. Chavez, a patient administration specialist,
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Mannheim-based ‘High Rollers’ ensure fuel tanks never run dry
By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc
165TH CSSB
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – More than 15 million gallons
and counting: The 515th Transportation Company
Soldiers, also known as the “High Rollers,” are living
up to their namesake at Camp Taji.
For nearly a year, the 515th has been solely responsible
for the delivery of fuel to the generators that
light up the power grid of the entire installation.
Based out of Mannheim, the active-duty unit is
currently serving a 15-month tour of duty, where
its troops are assigned to the 165th Combat Sustainment
Support Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade.
Although the 515th’s largest assignment is fuel de-
Shaheed Simms
Sgt. Liatama Manga sings “Kiss and Say Goodbye” to win Mannheim’s Apollo Amateur
Talent Show at Schuh Theater June 28.
Mannheim hosts night at Apollo
By Princess Brown-Burkert
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Entertainment was the goal of the
evening for seven contestants trying
to impress more than 500 audience
members during Mannheim’s Apollo
Amateur Talent Show June 28.
Five of the contestants sang a mix
of R&B, country and contemporary
jazz, while the other two created
their own Spanish and urban dance
routines for the show at Schuh Theater.
Before performing, the contestants
rubbed on the wooden stump
for good luck– just like the original
Amateur Night at the Apollo.
In the end, it was Sgt. Liatama
Manga who wooed the audience
with his rendition of The Manhattans
1976 song “Kiss and Say Goodbye.”
Though Manga said he had never
performed publicly other than karaoke
before, it was the American Samoan’s
raw talent and soulful voice
that brought the audience to its feet.
Manga, who is a Soldier with the V
Corps information office/G6, said
he plans to use the $1,000 cash prize
toward his upcoming move to Fort
livery on Camp Taji, the High Rollers also have proven
to be jacks of all trades, performing a share of
almost every assignment handed down to the 165th,
the most robust logistics battalion in Iraq.
“With the exception of moving concrete barriers,
we’ve picked up a piece of every mission organic to
the battalion,” said Capt. Jason Miles, commanding
officer of the 515th. “In addition to moving fuel all
over (Multi-National Corps – Iraq), we also have a
gun truck platoon that provides security for convoys
outside the wire, and we’re capable of moving any
class of supply.”
The 515th is scheduled to redeploy to Germany
in the fall, completing its third tour in Iraq since the
beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Stewart, Ga.
Second place winner, Staff Sgt.
Derrick Alexander, with the U.S.
Army Europe Band, won $200 for
his version of Usher’s “U Got It
Bad,” and Ersil Elmas came in third
place ($100 prize) singing Maxwell’s
song “This Woman’s Work.”
The infamous original Apollo in
Harlem, N.Y., introduced its regular
amateur night shows during
the Harlem Renaissance period in
1934.
The Apollo billed itself as a place
“where stars are born and legends
are made.” This statement is without
a doubt true as the Apollo
became famous for launching careers
for legends like Ella Fitzgerald,
Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan,
James Brown, Diana Ross and the
Supremes, Gladys Knight and The
Pips, The Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle,
Marvin Gay, Luther Vandross, Stevie
Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Ben
E. King, Mariah Carey, The Isley
Brothers and Lauryn Hill.
The night in Mannheim did not
end with the talent show; it continued
on as more than 400 partygoers
dance the night away at the Top Hat
Club.
by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger
18TH MP BRIGADE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – Stability
and benefits are two of the many reasons
Soldiers serving in Iraq elected
to stay in the Army Friday during the
largest re-enlistment ceremony of deployed
Soldiers the Iraq theater has
seen at Al Faw Palace here.
More than 1,200 service members
re-enlisted in a ceremony administered
by Gen. David Petraeus, commanding
general, Multi-National
Forces – Iraq.
Job stability and medical benefits
are important to many young Soldiers
who are thinking about starting or
have families to support back home.
For Sgts. Ryan and Erika Lowe, starting
a family with the stability and benefits
the Army provides was a major
consideration the husband and wife
team reflected upon when deciding to
re-enlist.
“We talked about starting a family,
and we think the military is the best
way to do that,” said Sgt. Ryan Lowe,
a military police squad leader, 64th
Military Police Company serving under
the Mannheim-based 18th MP
Brigade.
The Lowe family, who met in the
first few years of their military careers,
said it was a joint decision for both of
them to re-enlist during the Fourth of
July ceremony.
“The Army really is trying to keep
good Soldiers,” said Erika, who serves
as a Police Transition Team leader, with
the 401st MP Company.
The 401st is on its final month of a
15-month deployment, in which it carried
out PTT operations in the Baghdad
area while training Iraqi police to
take over responsibility for the rule of
law.
The 64th and 401st MP companies
are deployed from Fort Hood, Texas,
and are currently working at Camp
Liberty.
Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc
The exposed valves and hoses are indicative of Camp Taji’s
bulk fuel yard known as the “Bag Farm,” named for the dozens
of 55,000 gallon bladders that make up the fuel storage
system.
Husband, wife MPs
re-enlist together in Iraq
“We were very lucky that both of our
companies were co-located, and we
thank our command for allowing us to
be together while we were deployed,”
said Ryan, who elected to stay in Iraq
to be with his wife after he already
completed a 15-month tour serving on
a security team for the 89th MP Brigade’s
command group.
Ryan is currently on his 23rd consecutive
month in country.
“I thought it was a good opportunity
to save money, have some stability, and
we got to stay together,” said Ryan, referring
to the reasons he extended his
tour.
The young family has been in the
Army for a combined seven years and
say they enjoy getting the chance to
travel all over the world while serving
their country.
“(In) what other job could you see
all the places in the world we have
seen,” said Ryan, who is re-enlisting
with his wife to be stationed together
in Brussels, Belgium, for their next assignment
with NATO.
Beside stability, benefits and the
ability to travel all over the world, the
Lowe’s said they love being NCOs and
that is another reason they decided to
stay in the Army.
“Building up Soldiers is a great experience,
and just being an NCO is one
of the reasons why I elected to stay in,”
Ryan said.
In addition to the Lowe family, 25
other Soldiers from the 18th MP Brigade,
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
re-enlisted during the ceremony.
During the mass re-enlistment, Petraeus
thanked all the Soldiers for their
service and sacrifice for their country
and added, there is nowhere else he
would rather be but spending the nation’s
birthday with the best Soldiers in
the world.
Petraeus also mentioned that this
ceremony was telling the world about
American service members’ dedication
to their country – friend and foe.

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fellow WTU Soldiers Pfc. Christopher Gross, Spc. Max Kenworthy and Spc. Carl Vandenberg signed for Steve
Van Zant. The Soldiers met with Van Zant prior to the guitarist taking the stage with Bruce Springsteen and E
Street Band in Milan, Italy, June 25. The Soldiers were invited to the concert as guests of Van Zant.
A member of the 101st Airborne
Division’s Screaming
Eagles Parachute Demonstration
Team, carrying the
America Supports You program
flag, jumps onto the
course at Congressional
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Md., on July 2, 2008. The
team, out of Fort Campbell,
Ky., delivered the golf balls
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The honor guard detail
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Staff Sgt. Jason Condreay, a military policeman, stands at the
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267 family members take
part in summer-hire program
By Jason L. Austin
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“I make good money for a 14 year
old,” said Justin Leugers, a summerhire
employee working at Consolidated
Mail Room 419 on Patton Barracks
in Heidelberg.
Leugers was one of 267 family members
in U.S. Army Garrison Baden-
Württemberg selected to participate
in this year’s summer-hire program, a
program “designed for real-life experience
in mind, not for compensation,”
according to Tony Lewis, a team chief
at the Heidelberg Civilian Personnel
Advisory Center.
The temporary employees must be
family members of an active military
member or Department of Defense civilian
and perform unskilled tasks in
clerical, labor or child care fields. Summer
hires often free up a regular permanent
employee to focus on larger
projects, according to Lewis.
“We’re kind of short staffed, and
(Leugers) likes to help the customers.
That allows the other employees
to work faster on their jobs,” said Ann
Bradlin, CMR 419 supervisor.
The summer hires earn $5.50 an
hour, or $44 a day as Leugers points
out. Leugers said 75 percent of his
earnings go straight to a college savings
account – his parents’ idea.
“I would have said more like 50/50,”
said Leugers, an Eagle Scout, who
hopes the time he isn’t spending hanging
out with friends or sleeping in pays
off by allowing him some pocket money
over the next year.
This year, there were a total of 499
2nd Signal Brigade welcomes partnership unit’s new commander
By Staff Sgt. Elizabeth A. Sheridan
5TH SIGNAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MECHERNICH – German commands rang out
and Soldiers from two nations snapped to attention
simultaneously. A partnership was strengthened as
service members from Germany and the United
States stood in formation to hail and farewell two
German commanders.
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 2nd Signal Brigade participated in a
change-of-command ceremony for their partnership
unit, the Fuhrungsunterstutzungsregiment 28,
on Bleiberg Kaserne July 2.
“The fact that we were invited to participate in
this event shows the strong bond between our partnership
unit and 2nd Signal Brigade,” said Capt.
Matthew J. Brennan, HHC commander.
A platoon-sized element of 2nd Signal Brigade
Soldiers stood in formation with the rest of the German
28th Regiment to farewell an old friend and
welcome a new one.
“I would like to extend a welcome to our friends
of the 2nd Signal Brigade,” said Oberst Michael Konstanty,
outgoing commander, 28th Regiment. “It is
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Justin Leugers, 14, a summer hire working in
Consolidated Mail Room 419 on Patton Barracks
in Heidelberg, sorts the morning mail
Monday. Leugers says he keeps busy in the
mail room and enjoys helping customers.
applicants in USAG Baden-Württemberg.
The family members are being
employed from June 23 until Aug. 1.
According to Pat Zambardi,the summer-hire
coordinator for the Heidelberg,
Mannheim and Darmstadt areas,
the applicants were selected on a firstapplied,
first-placed basis, with a few
caveats. Family members aged 16-22,
who properly completed the online
application and submitted a complete
in-processing packet, were placed first
based on the installation and type of
work requested on the application.
If a packet was incomplete, the applicant
was not placed, Zambardi said.
Also, those applicants willing to perform
any type of work and who listed
multiple installations were more frequently
placed.
After working through all of the
16-22 age group, Zambardi said they
placed the 14 and 15 year olds, again
on a first-applied, first-placed basis
by installation and type of work requested.
Zambardi said about 80 of the 182
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were in the younger age group. Connie
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85 family members placed there were
in the younger group.
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Over the past three years, there has
been a dramatic drop in the number
of children placed, Lewis said. He estimates
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of family members placed was between
700 and 900 in his area of operations.
The budget is the primary reason
Lewis said directorates are not able to
hire the family members. Another thing
Lewis points to is the effects under performing
employees have on future opportunities,
noting a few bad apples.
On the whole though, Lewis said
the summer-hire program has had its
share of wonderful employees. “Every
year supervisors want to put in awards
for their summer hires,” Lewis said.
There are several programs in the
federal employment system managers
can use to retain high performing
summer hires such as Family Member
and Youth Part-Time appointments,
the Student Temporary Employment
Program and the Student Career Experience
Program, all of which offer
Staff Sgt. Elizabeth A. Sheridan
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd
Signal Brigade, salute as General Major Kurt Herrn, ceremony
officiator, left, and the outgoing commander of Fuhrungsunterstutzungsregiment
28, Oberst Michael Konstanty, pass
by during an inspection of troops at the 28th’s change of command
held on Bleiberg Kaserne.
quite a pleasure to see you here today and to have
you as participants in our change-of-command ceremony.”
The two units have had a partnership for approximately
two years. They compete together annually
in the Schinderhannes, a 22-kilometer march with
various events enroute. Participation in the chain of
outstanding family members the opportunity
to enter the federal work
force and gain experience while earning
a paycheck.
Making the switch
One summer hire employee who
made the transition to permanent
federal service is Anna Sanderlin, who
first worked as a summer hire in 2004
as part of the For Youth, By Youth program
in Heidelberg, earning $5.15 per
hour. Today, Sanderlin is a non-appropriated
fund human resources specialist,
making significantly more.
The FYBY program was a pilot
program in Heidelberg, which hired
a select number of family members
to speak to directorate managers and
other youth about the summer-hire
program. Sanderlin said the program
introduced her to basic HR functions,
and she fell in love with HR and plans
to make it a career.
Before entering the summer-hire
program, Sanderlin said she worked in
an AAFES fast food restaurant earning
more money, but when a friend
of her mom told her about the FYBY
program, Sanderlin says she saw an
opportunity.
When she left the FYBY program in
September 2004, she was hired as an
HR assistant in Mannheim. Since then
she has been climbing the HR ladder
and has worked in Heidelberg, Würzburg
and now in Bamberg.
Sanderlin, who wanted to be a
linguist before her experience as a
summer hire, said “the summer hire
program is a great thing (for family
members to do) before college, to help
discover what they want to do with
their life. “It was an eye opener for
me,” she said.
Back at the post office, Leugers hopes
to be able to participate in the summer
hire program again next summer. “It’s
been fun here at the post office.”
command was the first event of its kind for the Soldiers
of 2nd Signal.
“It was an honor to be invited to participate in
their change of command,” said 1st Sgt. Anthony
Harris, HHC. “It gave our Soldiers a chance to see
how the German army conducted their change of
command, to see their band in action, to see how
their officers engaged their Soldiers.”
The ceremony impacted the Soldiers as well as the
leadership.
“I was able to see that they are similar to us, they
have traditions and take pride in what they do,” Spc.
Chong Yi said.
The 28th had an American flag flying next to the
German flag at the entrance to the installation and
played the U.S. national anthem during the ceremony.
“Standing in formation, I kept thinking about how
when we go to another country, these are the people
that will be standing on our left and our right,”
Brennan said. “Any chance that we get to encourage
our relationship will only help us in the future. The
more interaction we have, the more understanding
we will have for each others cultures, customs and
courtesies.”

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Signal Soldiers shoot for Schuetzenschnur badge
By Sgt. Michael J. Taylor
5TH SIGNAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
BRUCHSAL – Motivation, hard work and dedication
are just a few key factors needed in order for
Soldiers of the U.S. Army to build and maintain
good partnerships with militaries of their allied
countries.
Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 5th Signal Command participated
in a host nation Schuetzenschnur range with their
German partnership unit, Stabskompanie Heerestruppenbrigade,
Headquarter and Headquarters
Company Combat Support Brigade, at General-Dr.
Speidel Kaserne here June 25.
The purpose for 5th Signal’s participation in the
range was to develop a relationship with its German
partnership unit and afford its Soldiers the opportu-
By Spc. Joseph McAtee
USAREUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
BABADAG, Romania _ This is a quiet
town, a tiny potpourri of about 10,000
Romanians, Turks, Roma and Lipovans
surrounded by wide skies and sunflower
fields an hour’s drive from the Black Sea.
The village’s Dimitrie Cantemir High
School graduates about 25 seniors each
year. Its walls, lined with pictures of
Cantemir, a former prince of Moldavia,
and fading photos of graduating classes,
are a small but precise portrayal of the village’s
character: steeped in history, proud
and poor.
Members of the 212th Combat Support
Hospital and the Heidelberg Medical Department
Activity who are in Romania participating
in training at Joint Task Force-
East, screened locals to identify medical
problems, checked blood pressures and
temperatures, distributed handouts on a
variety of medical issues, and offered immediate
optical and dental treatment on
site during the July 1 humanitarian civic
assistance visit.
“Today has been great. We have been
well received by the community, who
came with a positive attitude,” added Capt.
Tameka Bowser, 212th CSH, who served as
the supervising officer for the mission.
More than 60 people were treated during
the first day of the Babadag mission,
one of five three-day visits the team will
conduct. During weekly missions this
month the team will travel to Jurilovca,
Visterna, Sarichioi and finally Enisala.
“It’s important to make our presence
known while we’re here, to treat as many
people as possible,” Bowser said. “So far,
the people are very happy we are here.”
Sgt. Whitney A. Knowles, 212th CSH,
one of the Soldiers who screened residents,
said she was excited by the chance to treat
the locals and introduce them to the U.S.
Army in a positive way. “It’s so different
than what I do on a daily basis. It’s my first
nity to earn the Schutzenschnur badge.
It was also a chance for the German soldiers to
earn a U.S. Army marksmanship badge.
The German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons
Proficiency (Schützenschnur) is a decoration of the
Bundeswehr, which was established on July 16, 1954
for the Soliders of the German armed forces and its
allied nations.
The day started out with the American Soldiers
receiving training on the German weapons systems.
Then the German soldiers were trained on marksmanship
fundamentals, the dime/washer drill, the
shadow box method and sports.
After training, the Soldiers went to qualify.
After taking turns and qualifying with each others
weapon systems, the German and American Soldiers
sat down together at a barbecue where they had to
opportunity to build relations with one another.
JTF-East troops treat Romanians
during recent humanitarian visit
Spc. Joseph McAtee
Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Ivie of the Heidelberg Medical
Department Activity checks the eyes of a local
resident during a Humanitarian Civic Assistance
visit to Babadag, Romania, July 1.
chance to do this in a (foreign) country.”
After being screened, the local citizens
could opt to be seen by the U.S. Army optical
and dental professionals or to take
a record of their screening here for later
medical treatment by local doctors. Every
person who showed up decided to be
seen.
“They’re seeing new equipment and
new medical techniques,” said 1st Lt. Ioan
Timonea of the Romanian army’s 21st
Mountain Battalion. “Around here, the
technology is not very advanced, and even
then it is still very expensive.”
Bowser said the missions are an opportunity
to show their Romanian army
counterparts and the people of Romania
that she and her colleagues are making a
positive difference.
“We’ve discovered that it’s possible to
join together and overcome our difficulties.
We see that we can resolve some problems
together,” Timonea said. “I hope that
in the future we can do the same thing.”
“I think that all the Soldiers here had a great time,”
said 2nd Lt. Jose Fernandez, executive officer, HHC
5th Signal Command.
“The fact that we can come out, spend a day at
work shooting some really nice weapons and having
a good time with the German army is definitely a
benefit to our unit.”
“I think that participating in events like this helps
build relationships that the Soldiers can use in the
future,” Fernandez added.
The opportunity was beneficial for the American
Soldiers and the Germans as well.
“I take with me and to my unit that Americans
are very nice,” said Obergefreiter Marc Schonhals,
trainer for the German machine gun. “They are very
friendly, and I think this was a very good opportunity
for me and my unit. I will carry this with me
for good.”
Courtesy
Volunteers use sanding blocks to round the edges and prepare a future kitchen
play set for paint as part of Joseph Novakoski’s Eagle Scout project. The set was
donated to Heidelberg School-Age Services program.
Heidelberg teen helps
School-Age Services
Before advancing to the rank
of Eagle Scout, a local teen completed
a community service
project to help the Heidelberg
School-Age Services program.
Joseph Novakoski,a 2008 graduate
of Heidelberg High School,
led 22 scouts and adult volunteers
in the building of a kitchen
play set for SAS. The project took
more than two months to complete.
After the project was finished
last month, Novakoski was ready
for the next step. Boy Scout Troop
26 and Scoutmaster Don Brown
conducted a Court of Honor at
the Mark Twain Village Chapel
June 25 to advance Novakoski to
the rank of Eagle Scout.
Col. Bill Gallagher, U.S. Army
Europe deputy chief of staff,
himself an Eagle Scout, was the
guest speaker. In his remarks,
Gallagher noted that Novakoski’s
scouting career started in
1995 as a Cub Scout and that he
has scouted on three continents
– including Asia (Korea), North
America (Texas, Maryland and
Virginia) and Europe (Hanau
and Heidelberg).
In closing, he reminded Novakoski
and all Scouts present,
“once achieved, one is always an
Eagle Scout and an Eagle Scout
must always respect his parents
and others, remember where he
came from and what he believes
in, set high goals, and give back
to others.”
Along with troop members,
family and friends, seven local
area Eagle Scouts were present
for Novakoski’s advancement.
A good friend, Eagle Scout Colin
deCamp, led Novakoski and
the other Eagle Scouts in affirming
the Eagle Oath.
Novakoski, son of Col. Bill Novakoski
of V Corps, plans to attend
Baylor University this fall.

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LSS
continued from page 1
In Heidelberg, the Army’s non-recyclable waste
disposal costs U.S. taxpayers €568 per ton. During
fiscal year 2006, U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg
alone spent $2.4 million on non-recycled
waste disposal, according to Daniel Welch, chief,
USAG Heidelberg Directorate of Public Works-
Environmental Division.
Conversely, recyclable waste costs between €66
and €306 per ton, depending on the type of recyclables,
with an overall cost to U.S. taxpayers in
FY06 of $1 million.
During what Welch called a Dumpster-diving
expedition, environmental specialists went
through the contents of a non-recyclable container
and determined that 80 percent of the
trash could be recycled and a further 5 percent
could have been recycled if it hadn’t been mixed
with non-recyclable trash.
With this in mind and in an effort to cut costs,
Vowinkel proposed reducing the size of nonrecyclable
containers (black containers marked
restmüll) at recycling islands throughout Heidelberg’s
family housing areas.
The size of the container impacts the cost because
the city of Heidelberg charges the Army
based on each container pickup.
Additionally, if non-recyclable trash is found
in a recyclable container, the whole container is
deemed non-recyclable.
A change in mindset
In order to make the change, staff from the Environmental
Division had to educate those families
in the pilot audience.
The education process went far beyond a flyer
or brochure, Welch said.
Staff members met with each family and walked
them through the recycling process that results in
the least amount of non-recyclable waste.
They, along with Heidelberg city sanitation
workers, then monitored and tracked each family’s
progress using a color-coded score board
system for each recycling island to indicate success
and in some cases failure.
When a building didn’t meet the standard,
DPW staff members sent letters and offered support.
The program is ongoing, but initial cost estimates
show that if 75 percent of housing units
were able to use the smaller container, an estimated
$427,000 per year could be saved.
With such a marked improvement in both
natural resource conservation and cost savings,
the program was adopted as a Lean Six Sigma
project.
What is LSS?
Simply put, Lean Six Sigma is “a methodology
focused around process improvement,” according
to Sonya Draught, plans specialist with
USAG Baden-Württemberg Plans, Analysis and
Integration Office.
In the private sector, the Lean and Six Sigma
business models were developed separately. The
Lean model was developed to make things more
efficient by getting rid of extra time, Draught
said. The Six Sigma model focuses on getting rid
of deficiencies.
The two models were merged to both eliminate
wasted time and improve the end product.
The Army’s goal with LSS is, according to
Draught, “to make the employee work better and
provide a better product to the customer.”
Drought sees the effect of LSS in USAG Baden-
Württemberg as being threefold.
First, LSS enables employees to provide the
best possible services to customers.
Second, LSS will make employees work better
by improving how they work, which will lead to
more empowered employees.
And third, LSS helps the command find better
ways to save money.
LSS in Baden-Württemberg
The LSS program has had a gradual implementation
throughout the Installation Management
Command-Europe over the past two years,
but for a period of time, Draught said, the Lean
Six Sigma program in Baden-Württemberg was
limited because her office faced a large attrition
rate, leaving no one to guide the program.
Now she says they are back at full staff with five
new personnel, and they are working to get back
to speed.
Right now she said there are a few projects in
the works, and several of them have gone over
the recommended time line, so Col. Robert Ulses,
commander, USAG Baden-Württemberg, has
placed a 60-day limit on these projects to either
complete or stop the project based on its merits.
Of the ongoing projects, Draught said three are
in their final phase and others, like the Rumbling
Rubbish\Keep it Green project, are expected to
move through the LSS phases quickly.
Recently, Draught said her office has solicited
the garrison directorates for more ideas.
“If you have an idea that makes things better,
that’s something for Lean Six Sigma,” Draught
said.
“For the average worker, you know your process
and you can think about ‘how can I improve
this and get the product to the customer better
and faster.’ There is a lot of the voice of the customer
in Lean Six Sigma.”
The PAIO accepts ideas for Lean Six Sigma
anytime, and Draught says it doesn’t matter how
big or how small a project seems. She said there
are what they call just-do-it projects, where the
project is carried out quickly over a day or two,
and doesn’t follow a standard LSS methods, but
her office can document the project and its benefit.
Another type of project is called Rapid Improvement
Events, which take one to two weeks
and follow LSS methodology.
The way ahead
The Rumbling Rubbish/Keep It Green project
will soon enter into the next phase of 10 more
buildings, Welch said, with an eventual goal of
having every housing unit on board.
If fully implemented throughout USAG
Heidelberg, the project could see a cost savings of
$600,000 per year.
“We don’t always look at money,” Draught said,
“but customer satisfaction, which also means a
lot to the garrison.”
Since soliciting for more ideas, Draught said
her office has received more than 20 ideas and is
continuing to accept more.
An Executive Quality Council meeting is scheduled
for today, where the council will review each
idea for its merit and prioritize them.
Draught said she expects to leave the EQC with
half of the ideas ready to be implemented using
LSS methods.
“During the next couple of months,” Draught
said, “we’ll see some real changes to LSS in the
garrison.”
For further information about LSS in USAG
Baden-Württemberg, contact the Plans, Analysis,
and Integration Office at DSN 373-5255, civ.
06221-17-5255.
Christine June
Donna “Macchiato Mamma” Harrison, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
Java Café employee, hands a customer his cup of
coffee July 2 at the new facility’s drive-thru on Rhine Ordnance
Barracks in Kaiserslautern. This is the only Java Café in Army
Europe that boasts a drive-thru window, breakfast and lunch
menu options and a game room. The official grand opening of
the $735,000 facility was Wednesday.
DRIVE-THRU COFFEE
continued from page 1
another first for Java Cafés in Europe – breakfast and
lunch menu options such as burritos, salads, wraps and
sandwiches, said Valentine Pumphrey, the U.S. Army
Garrison Kaiserslautern’s business operations chief.
She lists other Army Europe firsts for this café as
well; it is the only one out of the three other locations
in Germany that has its own building. Hence, the other
unique features such as the drive-thru window and
game room, which sports a pool table, slot machines
and one of two flat-screen TVs.
“Almost everything is here,” Pumphrey said. “We
hope customers come in and are comfortable.”
Customers can choose from a variety of seating options
from the outdoor patio with two picnic tables
and umbrellas, to inside accommodations that include
couches and sofa chairs with low tables, bistro-style
tables and chairs, and even 10 gaming and Internet
machines – three of which are in the gaming room.
Music can be added to the atmosphere by a network
jukebox, where customers chose from loaded entries
or select a song from the Internet.
“We try to cater to whomever comes in here whether
it’s a Soldier or a family member,” said Raymond Rodriguez
Jr., the Java Café manager, speaking on behalf
of his 12 employees.
He added that most of the positive feedback he has
received from customers during the soft opening has
been about friendly service.
“Of course, we are friendly,” said Donna “Macchiato
Mamma” Harrison, a Java Café employee. “We want
everyone to have fun when they are here.”
Customers can even bring their laptop computers at
the café as wireless access is available for a fee.
That’s what Sgt. Steven Herrera, with the 1st Battalion,
8th Infantry currently deployed downrange,
did while he was in the Kaiserslautern military community
waiting for a flight back to Iraq after escorting
a wounded comrade to Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center. He was here for about three days, half of which
were spent at the Java Café uploading software for his
personal laptop computer and drinking a Café’ Mocha
or two.
“This was the first place they pointed out to us when
we came through the gate,” Herrera said. “I think there
should be one of these at every base, especially in
Iraq.”
Construction on the 3,200-square-foot building began
in February. Total cost of the building to include
equipment – espresso machines, blenders and ice makers
– was about $735,000, Pumphrey said.
Hours of operations and menu options can be found
at www.mwrgermany.com/kl/java_cafe/java_cafe.htm.

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LEISURE
The burning of the castle
Photos by Gene Knudsen
The mock burning of the Heidelberg Castle entertains thousands of visitors June 7. If you missed the first one, you still have two more chances to see it this
year: Saturday and Sept. 6. (below) After the burning of the castle, a fireworks display lights up the city.
See the Heidelberg Castle light up the sky
Head to Heidelberg Saturday night to
experience a long-standing tradition
guaranteed to please. Sit next to the
Neckar River, climb up to the Philosophenweg,
or hop on a river boat cruise to view the
enchanting castle illumination, which is a recreation
of the castle’s actual 17th century destruction
and burning by the French army.
Almost 400 years ago, the “Winter King” Prince
Elector Friedrich V appreciated the overwhelming
beauty of a fireworks display with the romantic
Heidelberg castle as the backdrop. He captivated
his new bride, the English princess Elizabeth Stuart,
with a dazzling spectacle as a welcome gesture
in 1613.
The castle ruins were first illuminated from the
inside July 20, 1807, when crown prince Karl Ludwig
and his wife visited the city. At that time, the
pyrotechnician Nikolaus Kesselbach just set normal
wood aglow. On May 31, 1860, his son introduced
the slow burning “Bengal Fires” to illuminate
the ruins atmospherically. The 1910 entry in the
Heidelberg city archives entitled this event “the first
official castle illumination.”
If the French General Melac and his troops had
not destroyed and burned down Heidelberg Castle,
perhaps it would never have achieved the fame it
enjoys today as the most beautiful and romantic
castle in the world.
In memory of this fateful event, the castle illuminations
are now held several times each year – the
first was in June, the second is Saturday night, and
the third is set for Sept. 6. The show always begins
at 10:15 p.m., after dark.
The castle walls turns blood red in the glow of
torches and a huge, brilliant fireworks display is
launched from the Old Bridge, bathing the entrance
to the Neckar valley in light and color.
Encouraged by the success of last year’s illumination,
pyrotechnician Thomas Fischer will continue
his new concept. The fireworks are launched at an
angle parallel to the Neckar’s water flow. Therefore,
the amount of space for audiences near the Old
Bridge, in the cafés and along the Neckar streets on
either side has gone up considerably, affording the
best views of the spectacle.
Prior to every illumination, there is a concert
in Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit).
Tickets are available via Heidelberg Ticket: Civ.
06221-58-20000.
For information, bookings of rooms or guided
tours, contact Heidelberg Marketing GmbH at civ.
06221-14220 or info@heidelberg-marketing.de.
SOURCE: Heidelberg Marketing GmbH
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GERMAN COOKING
Crêpes flambées with Forest Berry Coulis
(Flambierte Crêpes im Waldbeerenmeer)
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
w4 tablespoons brandy
w4 tablespoons orange liqueur
w3 tablespoons forest berry jam
w2 oranges
w2 lemons
w1 cup (100g) confectioner’s sugar
w3 tablespoons Crème de Cassis
w2/3 lb. forest berries, fresh or frozen, plus more for decorating
w1 tablespoon butter
w1 tablespoon cognac
w1 pinch of salt
w1/2 tablespoon vanilla sugar
w1/2 cup milk
w1 egg
w3 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
w1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons (50g) flour
Preparation:
wSift the flour and confectioner’s sugar into a mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl combine and beat the egg and the milk.
Add the liquid ingredients to the flour mixture under constant
stirring.
wAdd the vanilla sugar, salt and cognac to the mixing bowl.
Let the mixture rest for about 10 minutes.
wMeanwhile, wash and clean the fresh forest berries or thaw
the frozen fruit. In a medium saucepan combine the berries,
Crème de Cassis and confectioner’s sugar and boil for 3-4
minutes. Add the juice of 1 lemon. Let the sauce cool down
and pour it onto four serving plates.
wMelt the butter in a pan suited for crêpes-making and
prepare four thin crêpes. If necessary place them in a 120-150°
oven to keep them warm.
wCombine the juice of 1 lemon and 2 oranges with the orange
liqueur, add the forest berry jam and heat the mixture. Fold
the crêpes twice (to form quarters) and place them into
the sauce. Douse with brandy and carefully light the liquid.
Arrange the crêpes on the serving plates, decorate with fresh
berries, dust with confectioner’s sugar and serve immediately.
SOURCE: www.germanfoods.org
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CINCHOUSE.COM
When I was pregnant with my second child, the
war in Iraq was in its own infancy. Being pregnant
while a husband deployed seemed to be the exception.
When he left, I was only three months along
and barely had a bump. When he came home, I
was 10 days from my due date and had gained 50
pounds. It was quite a shock for him.
When my daughter was born 10 days after his
return, the local television stations were at my hospital
room door for interviews. The big story was a
dad who missed the pregnancy but was home in the
nick of time for the birth.
Today, five years into the war in Iraq, stories like
mine barely register with the local media. In the
military community dads-to-be away at war are
the norm rather than the exception. However that
doesn’t mean keeping a deployed dad involved in
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’m a little fearful of writing
this letter because sometimes you
answer letters in a way that makes it
seem like you have little patience or
understanding. On the other hand,
I like your advice because you are
always to the point, and I think it’s
what people need to help them. I’ve
had counseling before, and I think
my previous counselor sort of went
round and round without ever getting
to the point.
I have been married now for three
years. My husband is active-duty
Army. He’s only been deployed one
time, and we’ve made it through the
hardest year of our lives. We have
one daughter together and he has
two children from a previous relationship.
I am very fond of my stepchildren
who live in Illinois with
their mother. Since my husband has
been back from Iraq, he has been
very distant, but that’s OK because I
think it’s part of him getting used to
being with his family and all.
Here’s the problem, he seems to
be getting along great with everyone
else except me and our baby. He
Ms. Vicki’s New Blog
Ms. Vicki’s advice column is now being featured in the Washington Times twice a week. In addition,
she is hosting a blog, where you can engage in and read daily discussions in the community
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never wants to do anything with us.
Instead he is out with friends, his
family or on the Internet. I’m not
very close to his family. I admit I
don’t know everyone in his family,
and he does have a large extended
family.
He recently said his cousin was
coming to visit–afemale cousin. I
had no problem with that. I figure
I’d get to know more of his family.
Besides, I’d do anything to make him
happy at this point. God knows he is
not acting like he is happy with me.
The female cousin came to visit.
I’ll call her Heather. Heather acted
like she had a chip on her shoulder
toward me. They would stay up all
night talking. I would have to go
to bed because I work full time. He
never included me in any of their
activities. They went to clubs, out to
dinner and on road trips.
On one occasion we all went to
the movies together. It was more like
they were together and I was alone.
My daughter and I had to ride
in my car together and the two of
them rode in his truck. He wouldn’t
even walk in the theater with us; he
walked ahead of us all close together
with his cousin. She wouldn’t even
speak to me. She doesn’t cook or
clean. She lies around my house like
she is a queen or something.
Two days ago my neighbor asked
me “are you sure she is his cousin?”
I said, “Yes she is his cousin, why do
you ask?” My neighbor then said
“the noises that come from your
house when you are at work are
noises that no one makes with their
cousin.”
My Sieg Heppner neighbor basically told me
they are being loud and intimate
the pregnancy has become easier.
The deployed dads-to-be may not be able to feel
every kick, but the expecting mom can share the
pregnancy across the miles.
“A lot of times I try to focus on the big picture.
Life with your child is not just pregnancy. This is
just a small part of your child’s life,” said Navy Capt.
Cynthia Izuno Macri, a gynecologic oncologist at
Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
Moms and doctors agree, one of the best ways
to keep your husband involved is to tell him what’s
happening. This doesn’t necessarily mean sending
an update after each doctor’s visit. Write just a
few paragraphs each day or each week about what
you’re feeling, how the baby’s moving, or what
you’re doing to prepare for the baby.
“Whether it’s in the beginning and you’re very
sick or you’re at the end and completely miserable,
you may be uncomfortable, but the baby is inside of
you and you have 24-hour contact with the baby,”
when I am away. What if my
neighbor is lying? Do you think she
is lying to me to get trouble started?
I have noticed that many of my
neighbors are outside looking at me
when I make it home from work.
Something is up; I’m just not sure
what. I want to believe my husband,
but I have doubts about who his
cousin is. She won’t even talk to me.
What should I do?
From: Trouble with Husband’s
Cousin
Dear Trouble,
Girl, wake up and smell the coffee!
How much do you have to see
and hear before you realize your
husband has “his” woman staying
in your house?
Get this hussy out of your house
immediately. Tell her she has got
to go today, right now. If your
husband objects, then put his
clothes in a trash bag and throw
them outside with her belong-
ings. Listen, denial is not a Adam river Lederer
in Egypt. I’ve been getting letters
lately saying, Ms. Vicki you recommend
counseling for everything.
You said you’ve been in counseling
in the past. I guess you did not
connect with the right counselor,
but I do think you need some serious
counseling if you are willing
to let your husband continue with
this party.
This is awful to do something
like this to your wife. This is low,
but you don’t have to accept it. I
would tell her she has got to go.
What should you do about your
husband? You will have to write me
later for an answer to that question
– I’m still too appalled from reading
your letter. Unbelievable!
Sharing your pregnancy across the miles
Macri said. “Think about your husband. Make it a
point to not be too tired to write something every
week or even every day.”
Besides letters, experienced moms overwhelmingly
suggest pictures, pictures, pictures. Snap
pictures each month as your belly expands and
send those overseas. One mom even tied a string
around her belly each month and cut it at length
and sent that to give her husband a hands-on
feel for how big she was growing. Whether you’re
vomiting, ecstatic, worried, fat and happy or
completely miserable, there are thousands of little
anxious pregnancy moments when there might be
no one standing next to you to share it with if your
husband is deployed.
“I tell my patients to get involved with other
mothers and join a mom’s group or other organization,”
Macri said. “And they should get involved
early before the baby is born so they have a big
group of people to depend on.”

HP
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Hancock: Summer Blockbuster
Can you say summer blockbuster? I have
to admit, I wasn’t completely prepared for this
movie. I had seen trailers and heard rumors of
Will Smith playing a “homeless superhero,” but
it didn’t prepare me for this movie.
It was a fantastic movie and was just all
around hilarious. Will Smith plays John Hancock,
a guy with a bad attitude, alcoholism and
July 10
African Doll Exhibition – Head to
Luisenpark in Mannheim through July 27
to marvel at more than 1,000 dolls from all
over the world in a special exotic setting.
Abyssinian Banana plants, Moringa-trees
and fragrant geraniums in planted black
lava sand will let you journey into the
mystical world of ethnic roots and rituals.
About 200 dolls, from almost all of the 53
African states made from raw materials
like bast fibers, wood, clay-state and water
buffalo bones, are displayed.
July 11
Italian Night – It’s all about Italy through
July 12 at the Residenz in Würzburg. Champagne,
Italian opera music, Italian food,
and strolls through the Residenz’s illuminated
garden. On both days starting at 8:30
p.m., the stairway, with its fresco ceiling,
the Kaisersaal and the court garden will be
filled with Italian opera music performed
by the Philharmonic Orchestra Würzburg.
Reservations: Civ. 0931-390-8124, karten@
theaterquerzburg.de.
Shopping in France – The first stop
will be at a farmer’s market in Haguenau,
where you’ll find a large selection soaps,
herbs, pastries and fresh produce. Then to
the Cora, a shopping center you can shop
for fine French foods, cheeses and wine.
In the afternoon we’re off to Soufflenheim
and the many stores selling traditional
ovenproof Alsatian pottery. DSN 385-2082,
civ. 0621-730-3468, www.uso.org/
rheinneckar.
July 12
Cadillac Country – Enjoy country
music 8 p.m.-4 a.m. at the Kazabra
Club on Vogelweh. DSN 489-7261, civ.
0631-536-7261.
Heidelberg Castle Illumination Cruise
– The mock “burning” of the Heidelberg
Castle is a recreation of the castle’s actual
17th century destruction and burning by
GET OUT!
area events
the French Army. A boat cruise on the scenic
Neckar River is a nice place to observe
this very special event. DSN 385-2082, civ.
0621-730-3468, www.uso.org/rheinneckar.
July 13
Trout Fishing – Enjoy a day of fishing
in Abenteuer with Kaiserslautern Army
Outdoor Recreation. DSN 493-4117, civ.
0631-3406-4117.
Black Forest Tour – The first stop is to a
factory where you can watch artists blow a
custom made glass vase for you. The shop
has a wide selection of beautiful ornaments
and gift items to choose from. The
next stop is Triberg, the unofficial capital
of cuckoo clocks. Nature lovers can climb
a portion of the highest waterfall in Germany.
DSN 385-2082, civ. 0621-730-3468,
www.uso.org/rheinneckar.
July 16
Open-Air Opera – At 8 p.m., Burg
Abenberg, Burgstrasse 15 in Abenberg,
bring its visitors to the Egypt of the pharos.
Guiseppe Verdi’s famous opera AIDA is
performed at the castle on an open-air
stage. Ticket prices: € 38-54. Reservations:
Civ. 0911-41-4196.
July 18
Dinkelsbühl Kinderzeche and
Volksfest – Through July 27, head to Dinkelsbühl
for concerts, parades, plays, dance
performances and more. Civ. 09851-90254,
www.kinderzeche.de.
Rock Climbing and Adventure
Weekend – Head to Oberammergau with
Kaiserslautern Army Outdoor Recreation.
DSN 493-4117, civ. 0631-3406-4117.
July 19
Custom Made Concert– See the California
R&B band Custom Made at the Top Hat
Club on Benjamin Franklin Village in Mannheim
starting at 8 p.m. DSN 380-9370, civ.
ENTERTAINMENT
super powers – not a good combination. Even
when mixed with his good samaritan tendencies,
you still get disastrous and hilarious
results.
I can tell you to start that this movie is a little
much for kids. It has some rough language
and a scene or two that kids probably can do
without seeing.
All in all, I thought it was an incredible
movie, and I was amazed at the turn out of the
free advanced screening of the film. Thank you
AAFES for providing another fine event for
the community and for allowing our families a
chance to watch this great film before the rest
of the world. It was a great welcome back for
me, it’s great to be back and giving our readers
their weekly dose of movie info.
Grab some popcorn and take a seat. You’re
in for one great ride.
0621-730-9370.
July 22
Scarlet Ending Concert– See the
Syracuse-based band Scarlet Ending, let
by twin sisters Kaleena and Kayleigh Goldsworthy,
bring a unique blend of folk and
rock to the stage at the Cove on Sullivan
Barracks in Mannheim.
July 25
Open-Air Rock Festival – The Cove on
Sullivan Barracks in Mannheim hosts its
annual outdoor extravaganza starting at
7 p.m. Entry fee: $10. DSN 385-2884, civ.
0621-730-2884.
July 26
Four-Castle Illumination – Get your
tickets now for the Warrant Officers’ Association
four-castle illumination cruise to
Neckarsteinach. The boat, “Alt Heidelberg,”
departs the dock in front of the Heidelberg
Stadthalle at 8 p.m. Cost: €25. The event is
held in conjunction with the wounded warrior
barbecue. DSN 375-5192 or 380-5465.
Ongoing
Würzburg Volksfest – Würzburg hosts
one of Franconia’s largest fun fairs through
July 20 at the Talavera fest grounds.
The huge beer tent with enough space
for about 5,000 people offers various
culinary specialties and beverages. Civ.
0931-37-2695.
Ludwigsburg Schloss Festival –
Through July 27, visit this international
festival in the forum in the palace gardens,
palace and Schloss Monrepos for concerts,
musical theater, drama and dance
performances. Civ. 07141-93-9636, www.
schlossfestpiele.de.
Les Miserables – See the famous play as
part of the Wasenwald Festival in Reutlingen
through Aug. 23. Civ. 07121-270766,
www.naturtheater-reutlingen.de.
coming to
THEATERS
PLAYING THIS WEEK
Heidelberg
July 10 - WALL-E (G) 4:30 p.m.; BABY MAMA (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 11 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 6:30 p.m.; MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 9:30 p.m.
July 12 - SPEED RACER (PG) 2 p.m.; MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 5 p.m.;
HANCOCK (PG-13) 9:30 p.m.
July 13 - TYLER PERRY’S WHY DID I GET MARRIED (PG-13) Noon;
TYLER PERRY’S DADDY’S LITTLE GIRLS (PG-13) 3 p.m.;
TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS (PG-13) 5:30 p.m.
July 14 - SPEED RACER (PG) 7 p.m.
July 15 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 16 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 17 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 7 p.m.
Mannheim
July 10 - GET SMART (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 11 - WALL-E (G) 7 p.m.; MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 10 p.m.
July 12 - SPEED RACER (PG) 1:30 p.m.; WALL-E (G) 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m.;
MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 10 p.m.
July 13 - WALL-E (G) 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m.; MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7:30 p.m.
July 14 - SPEED RACER (PG) 7 p.m.
July 15 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 16 - WALL-E (G) 7 p.m.
July 17 - WALL-E (G) 4:30 p.m.; MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7:30 p.m.
Vogelweh
July 10 - WALL-E (G) 7 p.m.
July 11 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
July 12 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
July 13 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
July 14 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 15 - SPEED RACER (PG) 7 p.m.
July 16 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 17 - HANCOCK (PG-13) 7 p.m.
Ramstein, Hercules
July 10 - GET SMART (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 11 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 12 - SPEED RACER (PG) 7 p.m.
July 13 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 17 - WALL-E (G) 7 p.m.
Ramstein, Nightingale
July 10 - BABY MAMA (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 11 - WALL-E (G) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
July 12 - WALL-E (G) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
July 13 - WALL-E (G) 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
July 14 - SPEED RACER (PG) 7 p.m.
July 15 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
July 16 - WALL-E (G) 7 p.m.
July 17 - MADE OF HONOR (PG-13) 7 p.m.
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MADE OF HONOR
(Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan) Tom leads a good life; he’s sexy, he’s successful,
and he knows he can always rely on
Hannah, his delightful best friend and the
one constant in his life. It’s the perfect setup
until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a
six-week business trip … and Tom is stunned
to realize how empty his life is without her.
He resolves that upon her return, he’ll ask
Hannah to marry him, but is floored when
he learns that she has become engaged to a
handsome and wealthy Scotsman and plans
to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to
be here “maid” of honor, he reluctantly agrees
to fill the role … but only so he can attempt
to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before
it’s too late. Rated PG-13 (sexual content, language) 101 minutes
THEATER INFORMATION
Patrick Henry Village, Heidelberg , 06221-27-238
Schuh Theater, Mannheim, 0621-730-1790
Galaxy Theater, Vogelweh, 0631-50017
Hercules, Ramstein, 06371-47-5550
Nightingale, Ramstein, 06371-47-6147
Visit www.aafes.com for updated listings and more movie descriptions

20 COMMUNITY
Thursday, July 10, 2008 HP
community
HIGHLIGHTS
Technology Expo 2008
The Ramstein Air Base Summer Technology
Exposition will be held 9 a.m.-3p.m. July 22 and 10
a.m.-2 p.m. July 23 at the Ramstein Officers’ Club.
This year’s Expo theme is “Winning Today’s War.”
Expo highlights include a kick-off reception 5-6
p.m. July 21, a networking social 3-6 p.m. July 22
and a golf tournament 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 24.
Pre-register: www.FederalEvents.com.
Lean Six Sigma Project Sponsors
A Lean Six Sigma Project Sponsor Workshop
is scheduled 8 a.m.-3 p.m. July 23 and 30 at
Heidelberg, Campbell Barracks, Bldg. 31 in the NATO
Training Room (upstairs from the Food Court). This
curriculum provides leaders and supervisors with an
understanding of LSS and the Army’s LSS strategy.
Reserve a seat: DSN 370-7811, duwayne.larsen@
eur.army.mil.
Organization Day
Join U.S. Army Garrisons Baden-Württemberg and
Heidelberg for Organization Day 10:30 a.m.-3:30
p.m. Aug. 1 at the Rod and Gun Club in Oftersheim.
A full day of fun for all ages will include food, horse
shoes, trap shooting, music, face painting, paint ball
and much more. Prior to Organization Day will be a
golf scramble 7-11:30 a.m. at the Heidelberg Golf
Club in Oftersheim. Contact your directorate point of
contact for more information and ticket purchase.
local
EMPLOYMENT
Youth Instructors
Heidelberg SKIES Unlimited seeks a martial arts
instructor. DSN 388-9399, civ. 0621-338-9399.
Kaiserslautern SKIES Unlimited seeks a gymnastics
instructor. DSN 486-5412, civ. 06371-86-5412.
Thrift Shop
The Heidelberg Thrift Shop is accepting applications.
Must be at least 18 years old with a valid ID. Apply in
person. See manager.
Care Providers
Kaiserslautern Army Community Service seeks care
providers for the upcoming Exceptional Family Member
Program Summer Camp for children with special
needs Aug. 4-8. DSN 493-4110, civ. 0631-3406-4110.
Respite Care Providers
Kaiserslautern Army Community Service needs
providers to provide temporary care for children with
special needs. Applicants must be at least 18 years old
and may make up to $35 per hour. DSN 493-4110,
Civ. 0631-3406-4110.
Substitute Teachers
Substitutes needed for Mannheim High School. Open
to U.S. passport holders with orders. No experience
needed. Pick up a packet 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the main
office. DSN 380-4092, civ. 0621730-4092.
Field Assistant
The University of Oklahoma is seeking applicants for
a part-time field assistant for the Heidelberg/Mannheim
offices. Minimum requirements: bachelor’s
degree and experience in marketing, public relations
and office administration. Submit cover letter and
resume to apheidelberg@ou.edu or fax DSN 373-6685.
Questions: DSN 373-7919, civ. 06221-17-7919.
DARMSTADT
Education
wRegistration at Wiesbaden
Schools – For questions about the
registration process, contact the
Darmstadt school liaison officer at
DSN 348-6105, civ. 06151-69-6105
or the Wiesbaden SLO at DSN
335-5129, civ. 0611-408-0129.
If you are assigned to Aukamm
housing area: DSN 337-6260, civ.
0611-705-6260.
Community
wAAFES Fuel Card Activation –
Fuel ration card issue and activation
support for USAG Darmstadt will
take place at the AAFES retail store
on Kelley Barracks during its posted
operating hours. These services will
continue until the store’s planned
closing July 15. www.imcom-europe.
army.mil/sites/news/fuelcard.asp.
wCountdown to Closure – The
Darmstadt Bowling Center will host
“Final Farewell, Blow Out BBQ”
beginning at 5 p.m. July 18, the
center’s final day of operation. Join
all your friends as we “Go Out In
Style” with Dominoes, spades, limbo,
three-legged races, sack races, a
watermelon-eating contest, music,
prizes and more.
wOfficial Closure Ceremony – U.S.
Army Garrison Darmstadt will hold
its closure ceremony at 10 a.m.
Aug. 5 at the flag pole in front of
Bldg. 4025 (military police station)
on Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne. All
current and former members of
USAG Darmstadt community are
invited to attend. DSN 348-1600, civ.
06151-69-1600.
wPack Storage Spaces – Darmstadt
military community residents
are reminded to clean out and pack
up basements, attics and other storage
areas when preparing to depart
from the Darmstadt garrison. Don’t
leave your possessions behind when
you PCS.
wTurn in Lawnmowers – The
Directorate of Public Works is asking
all Darmstadt residents to turn in
lawnmowers as soon as possible.
DSN 344-7982.
KAISERSLAUTERN
Education
wACS Classes – DSN 493-4203, civ.
0631-3406-4203.
wScholarship Briefing – Informational
briefings will be offered at
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. July 15 regarding
scholarship and educational
opportunities for Army spouses and
dependants. Space is limited. DSN
493-4062, civ. 0631-3406-4062,
selinda.torbert@us.army.mil.
Community
wPOSH Training – The Equal
Employment Opportunity office will
host Prevention of Sexual Harassment
training for new employees
ANNOUNCEMENTS
9:30-11:30 a.m. July 15 at the learning
center on Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center. DSN 493-4277.
wDOL Closure – The Directorate of
Logistics will be closed 8-10 a.m. July
15 for mandatory customs training.
wAmerican Legion Meeting –
Post GR01 will hold a meeting at 6:30
p.m. July 16 at Bldg. 368 on Rhine
Ordnance Barracks. DSN 486-7516,
civ. wardtrans@yahoo.com. www.
ktownamericanlegion.org.
wGaming @ Your Library –
Gamers 18 and older, head to
Landstuhl Library at 7 p.m. July
16 for a Battle of the Rock Bands
Tournament and Eye of Judgment
gaming session. This event is free
to all ID holders. DSN 486-7322, civ.
06371-86-7322/8390.
wGiant Indoor Flea Market –
Head to Kaiserslautern July 19. DSN
493-4117, Civ 0631-3406-4117.
wVacation Bible School – The
Chaplain’s Office will host VBS 2008
9 a.m.-noon July 28-Aug. 1 at the
Landstuhl elementary and middle
schools, Bldgs. 3837 and 3838 on
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
With the theme of “Son-Force Kids,”
VBS is for special agents, 4 years old
to students entering the fifth grade.
Registration: Civ. 0631-3406-4098.
wArmy Postal Survey – Soldiers,
Army civilians and contractors assigned
to the Kaiserslautern military
community are invited to complete
an online survey regarding Army
postal services. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zn_2bKB4Q
9dTKAH_2bttIPh4tA_3d_3d.
wKids’ Zone Hours – The Kids’ Zone
on Pulaski Barracks has new hours:
Wednesday-Friday, 1:30 a.m. -7 p.m.;
Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; and
Sunday , 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. DSN
493-4125, civ. 0631-3406-4125.
HEIDELBERG
Education
wACS Classes – DSN 370-6883, civ.
06221-57-6883.
wFree Babysitters Training –
SKIES Unlimited offers free 4-H
babysitter training and Red Cross
First Aid/CPR certification for youth
ages 13-18, July 16, 17 and 18. DSN
388-9377, civ. 06221-338-9377.
wUniversity of Phoenix Graduate
Degrees – The University of Phoenix
is enrolling students for on-site
degree programs at the Patton
Education Center. Degrees offered
include Master of Arts in education-
curriculum and instruction and
Master of Business Administration.
Classes start Aug. 26 and 28. DSN
373-7650, civ. 06221-588-0492.
Community
wVolunteers Needed – The
Artisans’ Boutique (behind Popeye’s
at the Heidelberg PX) is looking for
volunteer desk workers. All proceeds
from the boutique are returned to
the community. Three and six-hour
shifts are available Tuesday through
Sunday. Civ. 06221-5880448,
0725-398-2000.
wVehicle Registration Closure
– Heidelberg’s vehicle registration
office will be closed July 18.
wDirectorate of Human Resources
Office Closures – The DHR
will have an organization day July 18,
and most operations will be closed or
have limited service. ID Cards - open;
In and Out-Processing - limited
services; Passport Office - closed;
Reassignment- limited services;
USAG Baden-Württemberg S1 -
closed; Personnel Actions - closed;
Patton Education Center - counseling
services available 7:30-10 a.m.;
Official Mail Distribution Centers on
Campbell and Tompkins Barracks -
closed; Community Mail Rooms 419,
420, 425 and 432 - closed; PHV and
Shopping Center Army Post Offices -
closed; ASAP Clinic - closed.
wProtestant Women of the
Chapel – Join the annual Summer
Program 9:30 a.m.-noon every
Thursday through Aug. 7 at Mark
Twain Village Chapel for the “Women
of Faith Series.” Monday Christian
Movie Nights are 6:30-9:30 p.m.
through Aug. 18.
wPOSH Training – Prevention of
Sexual Harassment training will be
held 1-3 p.m. July 16 in the Community
Training Center on Patton
Barracks. Sign up: DSN 373-5494.
wNATO Change of Command –
The U.S. Army NATO Brigade will
change leaders at 10 a.m. July 17 on
Tompkins Barracks parade field. Col.
Donald H. Woolverton will relinquish
command to Col. Leah R. Fuller-Friel.
wYouth Journaling Camp – Camp
A.R.M.Y. Challenge is offering a free
camp for teens ages 13-17 on the
adventures in writing, which includes
journaling and field trips, July
28-Aug. 1. Register by July 11 at the
Lion’s Den on Patrick Henry Village.
DSN 388-9396, civ. 06221-338-9396.
wVolunteers Needed – Heidelberg
Girl Scouts are looking for energetic
adults to help “Build Girls of
Courage, Confidence and Character.”
Civ. 06221-57-6958, https://www.
myarmylifetoo.com.
MANNHEIM
Education
wACS Classes – Anger Management,
July 11, 9-10 a.m.; Mannheim
Orientation Spouses’Tour, July
14-16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sponsorship
Training for Soldiers, July 16, 3-4
p.m.; Hearts Apart Support Group
Brownbag Workshop, July 16, 11:30
a.m.-1 p.m.; Organization POC VMIS
Training, July 17, 3-4 p.m.; Stress
Management, July 18, 9-10 a.m.;
Toddler Parenting, July 14, 9-10
a.m.; Volunteer Orientation, July 14
and 16; School-Age Parenting, July
15, 9-10 a.m.; Account and Budget
Management, July 15, 9-11 a.m.;
Levy and Out-processing, July 15,
1-2:45 p.m.; Saving and Investing,
July 15, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Mom
and Me Play Group, July 16, 10
a.m.-noon; Healthy Relationships,
July 17, 2-4 p.m. DSN 385-3101, civ.
0621-730-3101.
wFree Babysitting Class – SKIES
Unlimited offers free babysitting
training for youth ages 13-18 8
a.m.-noon July 15 and 17 ; and 10
a.m.-noon July 22 in Bldg. 238 on
Sullivan Barracks. DSN 380-9132, civ.
0621-730-9132.
Community
wCYS programs – 4-H Club, July
11; SMART Girls, July 14; Dragon
Fly Quest, July 15 and 29; Keystone
Club, July 17 and 31; Youth Action
Council, July 18. All groups meet 4-5
p.m. at the tennis courts located on
BFV, Bldg. 725. DSN 385-2923, civ.
0621-730-9633.
wCYS Central Registration New
Location – The Child and Youth
Services Central Registration Office
is now located in Sullivan Barracks,
Bldg. 255, room 106. DSN 385-2750,
civ. 0621-730-2353.
wYouth Services Summer Camp
– Summer camp for middle and high
school age kids is ongoing through
Aug. 16. The theme is Rollercoast
into Careers. Weekly enrollment;
deadline is every Friday at noon
prior to the week of enrollment. DSN
385-2923, civ. 0621-730-9633.
wSummer Reading Program
– Held every Wednesday at 10
a.m. through Aug. 6. This year’s
theme is “Catch the Reading Bug.”
Register early for this program. DSN
380-1740, civ. 0621-730-1740.
wBallet – Child and Youth Services
offers ballet classes for youth ages
3-18 on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Children ages 9 to 18 must be placed
on a waiting list. DSN 385-2750, civ.
0621-730-2353.
wCombat Spouses/Wee-IB Badge
Day – The Mannheim community is
invited to the 44th Signal Battalion’s
Combat Spouses/Wee-IB Badge Day
starting at 6:30 a.m. Aug. 16 on
Woods and Sullivan fields. Spouses
will take the Army Physical Fitness
Test on Woods Fields, then move to
Sullivan Fields at 9 a.m. for the Combat
Spouse and Wee IB Badge Events.
Experience the “Army for a Day.”
Register by Aug. 11: DSN 730-2255,
travantha.miller@eur.army.mil.
wFCC Providers Needed – Become
Family Child Care provider to:
maintain a home-away-from-home
atmosphere for children; earn an
income while staying at home; help
Soldiers who worry about having
quality, reliable child care; create
social experiences for your own
children; and be your own boss. DSN
380-9668, civ. 0621-730-9668.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Fitness Anywhere
Army MWR provides training
kits for deployed Soldiers
By Tim Hipps
FMWRC PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FORT BRAGG, N.C.
Less space than needed to park a Jeep, a
sturdy mount and a willing body are all it
takes to perform hundreds of exercises that
help build strength, balance and core stability
with a TRX Suspension Trainer Force Training
Kit.
The Army Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation Command purchased 3,205 of the
kits for deployed Soldiers to get complete-body
workouts wherever they can find a beam, doorway
or tree limb to anchor the resistance-training
device. Soldiers already have mounted several of
the systems to Humvees, tanks and cargo crates.
MWR employees at Fort Belvoir, Va., have sent
205 of the combat-boot-sized systems to Iraq
and Afghanistan as part of the recreation kits
for deployed troops. Three-thousand more were
issued to Army units for a pilot program at Fort
Bragg, where about 100 Soldiers volunteered for
train-the-trainer clinics with instructors from
Fitness Anywhere, Inc.
Those Soldiers, in turn, will train other
Soldiers in their respective units, which will be
issued more of the systems before deploying to
the Middle East.
“I’m never going to walk away from free
weights, but for somebody that wants to maintain,
especially during deployment, it’s great,”
Sgt. Wes Bard said after completing a three-hour,
train-the-trainer session at Fort Bragg. “I was
doing the chest press, and compared to a bench
press, it’s working all those little stability muscles.
It’s a lot harder.”
Bard, a 6-foot tall, 260-pound former football
player, wrestler and track and field competitor
from York, Pa., who tossed high school girls high
into the air as a competition cheerleader, said he
would use this system – even if free weights were
available.
“There’s no doubt at all,” Bard said. “Don’t be
fooled by its appearance. I walked out here and
looked at it and thought: ‘Yeah, I think pretty
much anybody could figure out how to rig it up
and use it.’
“But don’t think it’s going to be a cakewalk. It
works the core great. And because we run every
day, I really liked using it for the legs because you
want to keep your legs in shape but you don’t
want to add mass. Weight training for your legs
isn’t really going to help you with the distances
we run.”
Army commanders already have requested
more of the kits, which include a quick-start
guide, basic training DVD, 12-week strength and
cardio training manual, and a mesh carry bag.
“Our missions take our Soldiers worldwide
in some of the most austere environments,” a
mission commander wrote in an e-mail to Janet
Mackinnon, the acting sports, fitness and aquatics
director at FMWRC in Alexandria, Va. “In
the past we have been taking bulky equipment
with the unit, or in some cases, actually building
equipment from existing materials. We think the
TRX will fit the bill for our command’s fitness
SPORTS
needs.”
Mackinnon has been down
this road before. In 2004, she
began issuing troops a much
simpler workout tool called
Army Fitness Deployed, a
resistance-training kit that
consisted of a strand of elastic
tubing in a pocket-sized
package. She sent more than
680,000 of those kits to Army
units and Soldiers around the world.
“I wanted to do something that is the next evolution,
if you will, that’s a more intense workout
for the people that really need it and just don’t
have access to the other things,” she said.
Mackinnon is excited about this pilot program
and hopes to expand its scope.
“I can only do as much as the funding allows
me to do,” she said. “Basically, I want to make
sure this is worth it. Do the Soldiers like it? Are
they getting a good workout? Are they also getting
some recreation in?”
The Fitness Anywhere folks believe their system
is the answer.
This could be an unprecedented launch of
awareness into the Army on suspension training
and the TRX,” said Ken Taylor, a former Navy
SEAL who helped instruct the train-the-trainer
clinics at Fort Bragg. He knows firsthand how
difficult it is to train in the field and can’t wait
to see the reactions of the Soldiers using totalresistance
training.
“There are hundreds and hundreds of service
members that on their own have recognized the
value of the suspension training and have been
purchasing these via our Web site.”
The Soldiers at Fort Bragg were delighted to
receive the training and experience the full-body
effects of a TRX workout.
“It was a big surprise to just see how much
stuff we could do,” Sgt. Tavares Wilson said.
“Not just the different exercises, but the different
exercises for every body part. I’m going to go
home and show it to my wife and we’re going to
work out at home. This will save us some trips to
the gym.”
Wilson, 23, who deployed to Baghdad in
2004-05 and Balad in 2006-07, said the TRX system
could not replace working with free weights,
but it could supplement his regimen. He said
the MWR gyms on developed bases in Iraq were
“top-of-the-line.”
TRX instructors have conducted orientations
at Fort Jackson, S.C.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Benning, Ga.; Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii; and Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Taylor says wounded Soldiers are prime candidates
for using resistance training because it
can help them throughout the progression of an
exercise.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees
used a TRX to rehabilitate his injured shoulder.
“It’s just your body weight working against gravity,
so you won’t get injured. Now my wife uses
one at home, and I’m addicted,” Brees said.
“That would be a reason for a wounded warrior
to be able to do this injury-free,” Taylor said.
staying
ACTIVE
21
Photos by Tim Hipps
Sgt. Wes Bard
works with a
TRX Suspension
Trainer Force
Training Kit at
Fort Bragg, N.C.
(above) Soldiers
from the 82nd
Airborne Division
at Fort Bragg
participate in a
train-the-trainer
clinic for the kit.
The Army Family
and Morale, Welfare
and Recreation
Command
purchased 3,205
of the systems
to be distributed
through a pilot
program at Fort
Bragg and to
include in recreation
kits headed
to troops in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
Tackle Football
Mannheim Youth Sports and Fitness is introducing tackle football for age
categories 10-12 and 13-14. Parents can register their children at the Central
Enrollment Registration Office (located at Benjamin Franklin Village,
Bldg. 742) through July 11. DSN 385-2684, civ. 0621-730-2700.
Summer Sports Clinics
Kaiserslautern Child & Youth Services (DSN 493-4516, civ.
0631-3406-4122) is offering:
Soccer Camp – July 14-18; children ages 5-15 can sign up by July 11. Cost
is $25 per child.
Flag Football – Aug. 4-8; children ages 7-12 can sign up by July 11. Cost
is $25 per child.
Unit Strongman Competition
Mannheim Sports and Fitness will host a Unit Strongman Competition 9
a.m.-1 p.m. July 19 in the parking lot of Sullivan Gym. Three-man teams
will compete in Farmer’s Walk, Crucifix, Tire Flip, Barrel Load and Keg Press.
There is a $20 per team entry fee. DSN 385-3314, civ. 0621-730-2001.
Bodybuilding Championship
Kaiserslautern Sports and Fitness will host the 2008 Installation Management
Command-Europe Bodybuilding Championship Sept. 13. Categories
include: Male Body Building, Female Figure and Male and Female
Physique. Event is open to all U.S. ID cardholders. DSN 493-2088, civ.
0631-3406-2088.

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with gorgeous views of Rhine Valley, 4
bedrms., 2,5 baths, Rauenberg, 4sale
by own., Phone 0171-3391574, OPEN
HOUSE Su. 6/29 11 - 2 p.m.
GARAGE SALE – 12. July, in Otterbach,
Hauptstr. 80, starts at 9 o’clock.
Great stuff like decorations, household
appliances etc. Even if it is raining.
You’ll enjoy it ... come and see.
ORIGINAL WARRINGS – diningroom
(carpet, cupboard, sideboard,
small corner carpet, table with 8
chairs) beautifully carved, original price
€ 44.000,- for € 7.000,- bargining
terms possible; pick up yourself, zip
code 69488, phone no: 06359-810296
afternoon.
ORIG. PORCELAIN MEISSNER –
(flower pattern with gold ridge) dinner
service for 12 people (58 pieces)
and coffee service (32 pieces), Dekor
Neu Brandenstein, original price €
7,000 for € 4,000 bargining terms possible;
zip code 69488, phone no:
06359-810296.
HEADBOARD – Dresser w/mirror,
nightstand, schrank - $400,-; Bar w/2
stools, glass shelves - $150,-; glass dng.
table w/4 chairs - $200,-. 01520-
7360660 w/pics.
NICE GERMAN FULL SIZE BED –
only 6 months old, have to sell due to
move, original 250,- EUR for sale 170,-
$ obo, pics. available. Call: 06227-
399361.
19 INCH HITACHI TV – $30, German
bed 140 x 200 w/mattress - $75,
HP F380 printer - $25, German clothing
Schrank - $75, AFN decoder -
$150,-. Call 0176-61105230.
LARGE SCHRANK – four sections,
sliding glass doors, shelves with and
without doors, for books, TV, stereo,
12x6x2’, $225,-. Call 06224-172508.
L/R SCHRANK – oak, 3.60 m, three
sections c/piece, doors w/glass, lights
all sections, extra corner, piece w/shelves,
asking, $1.500,-. Call 06205-
16421.
LOW PROFILE ALUM. WHEELS –
w/high performance, TIRES 235/45Z,
R17 94Y Dunlop Sport 9090 summer
tire, used 2 months, asking $500,-.
Call 0172-7020620.
AFN DECODER – with this one you
can pick up, all worldwide chan.
English, German, Russian, Mid East &
lots more for free, asking $350,-. Call
01742-106658.
AIR CONDITIONER – $50,-; Twin
bed barely used (mattress, springs, frame)
$50,-; 1600 watt transformer,
$50,-. Phone 06221-651-6344.
TEEN/CHILD LOFT STUDY BED –
with twin mattress. Great for limited
space. Like NEW! Over $500,- new, asking
$300,- for all. Pics avail., 06203-
937950.
psychotherapy
PSYCHOLOGICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
& COACHING – in English, Español,
Deutsch. Tricare & other insurances.
Dr. Glenn T. Koppel. Contact:
06201-590068; Info@DrKoppel.de
Wanted! Wanted!
Used cars. All makes & models
(also German and Japanese cars),
all specs., also damaged. We pay
cash and do all customs paperwork.
ALDOR Automobile · Leimen-HD
06224-172555 or 0172-7151599
service
GARDEN AND HOUSEPAINTING
SERVICE – Call Melasco for free quote.
07255-726133 or 0171-8446694.
MELASCO HOUSECLEANING
SERVICE – weekly/bi-weekly/Pcs/also
onetime professional service. Call
07255-726133/0171-8446694 for free
inspection and quote.
HELICOPTER TOURS – over Heidelberg
and it’s surroundings. You will be
fascinated by the bird’s eye view. Gift
certificates available. HEIDELBERG
HELICOPTERS 06232-649496,
www.heidelberg-helicopters.de
TRANSLATIONS – Certified Documents
in court, at Notaries - full time
service. Call 0631-54440.
TRANSLATIONS – G>E/E>G
(law/medicine etc.) Quick-affordablecompetent.
06221-303929, evenings.
LOW BUDGET CLEANING SER-
VICE – ask for that special offer.
06224-702959/0173-4854725.
LEARN FRENCH, SPANISH – private
lessons from french teacher, in
Schriesheim. 06203-961350.
PCS CLEANING – painting, carpet
cleaning, gardening, fair prices in US
Dollars. Call 0172-6218245.
SKY CARDS/AFN INSTALLATI-
ONS – Special Forces Satellite, 0175-
1263107 or e-mail: sfs@europe.com
MOBILE DJ – Having a party & need
a DJ? Then call me at 0163-6149374 or
Cooldjcoope@yahoo.com
jobs
CSC IS SEEKING TO FILL AN AD-
MIN POSITION IN MANNHEIM –
to support PMDCS-E on Funari Barracks.
Please contact Joanna Peyton
@0173-698-0192 or jpeyton@csc.com
for more information.
wanted
MR. VIDEO MANNHEIM NOW
HIRING – Part-Time, Free Rentals,
Flex Hours. Contact 0157-76047484.
LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED
DOGSITTER – Heidelberg area. Please
call Marcus, 0163-412-2004.
WEEKLEY HOUSE CLEANER I LI-
VE IN KETSCH – please call after 5
p.m., for Hamilton, 06202-6050832 or
cell 0171-4880323.
pets
FIRST CLASS DOG KENNEL!!! –
www.hundepensionanett.de, 0621-
7886210 or 0172-6059272.
YORKSHIRE AND MALTESE PUP-
PIES – all purebred dew. w/shots,
chip. 0177-7107800 (BREEDER).

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