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Navajo
From 1A
Their bravery, service, and
courage are the subject of
“The Windtalkers,” an MGM
feature starring Nicholas Cage
to premiere June 14.
Arrambide came to know
some of the Navajo code talk-
ers during his stint as the Boy
Scouts of America’s national
director for American Indian
relationships. Arrambide’s
role was to seek assistance in
establishing more Boy
Scouting units in Navajo terri-
tory in Arizona and New
Mexico.
Thanks to the code talkers
and other Navajo leaders,
Arrambide was successful in
his venture.
“Because these men were
held in very high regard,
whenever they asked (others)
to get their kids involved in
Scouting, they would show up.
Our membership went high in
numbers with the help of these
Navajo code talkers,” he said.
Arrambide added that the
code talkers were proud to
help create self reliant, respon-
sible young men.
“They especially liked the
American spirit of patriotism,”
he added.
Arrambide’s relationship
with the code talkers, plus his
experience in the Marines,
prompted them to submit his
name to the governor of New
Mexico to serve as Indian
affairs aide to the governor.
This enabled him to act as a
spokesman for the Navajo
nation.
Arrambide said the recogni-
tion made him proud.
“I’m so glad they found me
worthy,” he said.
Arrambide added that he
was particularly honored to
speak on behalf of the Navajo
nation, as code talkers are
some of America’s great
heroes.
According to information
compiled by Alexander Molnar
Jr., the idea to employ Navajo
code talkers came from Philip
Johnston, a missionary who
had been raised on a Navajo
reservation.
Johnston believed the
Navajo code could not be bro-
ken. Because it has neither
alphabet nor symbols, it could
never be written.
In May 1942, the first 29
Navajo code talkers were sent
to boot camp at Oceanside,
Calif. There, the 29 created the
code used throughout the
duration of the war, developing
a dictionary and words for mil-
itary terms. Each man had to
memorize this code and dictio-
nary prior to deployment.
The Navajo code was so suc-
cessful that many credit the
code for America’s victory in
the Pacific.
“At Iwo Jima, Major Howard
Connor, 5th Marine Division
signal officer, declared, ‘Were
it not for the Navajos, the
Marines would never have
taken Iwo Jima.’ Connor had
six Navajo code talkers work-
ing around the clock during
the first two days of the battle.
Those six sent and received
over 800 messages, all without
error,” Molnar wrote.
Arrambide values the code
talkers’ contribution as well as
the time he spent with them.
“To me, being a former
Marine, I’m so glad that I
made a lot of wonderful friend-
ships with a lot of wonderful
men who contributed so much
to America. I hold them in
very high regards.”
Obituary
A CAMP Among many citations
Shaw Frank Camp, born received are two purple
April 18, 1924, passed away hearts for combat wounds,
Feb. 20, 2002. two bronze stars for gal-
He was preceded in death lantry and the silver star for
by his parents, William C. bravery.
Camp and Sallie Elvira Camp He was inducted into the
of Gaffney, SC; sister, Lorene American Legion Hall of
Hill of Shafter, CA; brother, Bravery, Cherokee County
Dwire Camp of Shafter, CA. South Carolina on May 30,
He is survived by his wife, 1994.
Marjorie Camp of The As well as a patriot, Shaw
Colony; his son, William Frank Camp was a loving
Camp and family, wife, husband, father and grandfa-
Nancy and children, ther.
Heather, Jessica and Joshua In lieu of flowers, please
of Arlington; son, James made a donation to your local
Complex
From 1A
un-lighted football field, and
six lighted soccer fields.
Restrooms and concession
buildings are also on the list,
as well as shaded, star-shaped
pavilions and spectator areas,
two playgrounds, hiking and
biking trails, and parking lots.
“We were extremely
pleased with the turnout we
saw at the groundbreaking,”
Nelson said. “I think the num-
ber of people who came out
was very reflective of the com-
munity support we’ve had
overall on this project.”
After spending the past sev-
eral months planning and
designing the complex, the
parks board and 4B
Community Development
Corp, board decided to incor-
porate a Texas heritage theme
into the architectural design
and landscaping features of
the facility. Native Texas
stonework will be used on
parking lot entry features and
restroom and concession
buildings. Shade structures
and patterns in the concrete
will also be star-shaped,
reflecting the facility’s name
and design theme.
The Texas-themed facility
has been named The Colony
Five Star because of the sym-
bolism of the star in Texas cul-
ture and because the phrase
“five star” is indicative of high-
quality establishments.
Each of the five stars also
stands for one of the ways the
facility will benefit The
Colony: sports, community,
environment, recreation, and
culture.
Board President Vicki
Briggs said she was thrilled to
see so much of the communi-
ty turn out for the ground-
breaking of the board’s “first
truly big project.”
“I’m looking forward to
watching the week-by-week
progress of its construction as
much as I am the grand open-
ing. We’ve put in a lot of hard
work and late nights on this,
so it’s very exciting to see it
finally starting to take shape,”
Briggs said.
Henville-Shannon said The
Colony Five Star is one of the
biggest projects ever taken on
by the city and will have some-
thing for everyone. She said
she is especially excited by
the hiking and biking trails,
which will eventually intercon-
nect with other trails through-
out The Colony.
The Colony Chamber of
Commerce President Loretta
Hill said that she is very excit-
ed to see the project under
way and that she expects the
facility to benefit The Colony
business community as well
as local residents.
“This will be a wonderful
place for kids and will help to
attract families to The
Colony,” Hill said. “I think
businesses will see that and
will view the Five Star as one
of the most attractive features
of our city.”
Contact staff writer David A. Smith
at 972-625-9698 or dsmithnews@
hotmail.com.
Medieval
at the school strive to link cur- peasants, jesters, princesses,
riculum between disciplines. and more.
‘We strive to do interdisci- “They have a great time,”
plinary things. That’s not Morris said. “And they have
From 1A uncommon,” she said, more fun if they dress up.”
study classes were focusing on ‘Whenever we can see a link, Kirkpatrick and Morris said
early Europe, English teachers we try to link our lessons the event would not be possi-
were studying such literature together.”
as “Robin Hood” or The result is a fun learning
“Canterbury Tales.” Teachers opportunity. Kirkpatrick said
saw an opportunity to link stud- that prior to the fair, about 40
ies; and later, science and math children remained after school
were included in the lesson. to help set up for the event. In
ble without help from parents.
Parents not only helped stu-
dents prepare costumes, but
they also helped create lunch
and completed other tasks.
“We’d like to thank them,”
Kirkpatrick said.
“It started out in social stud- addition, many dress up,
ies, so it was an extension of spending the day dressed as
history,” Kirkpatrick said.
“Now it’s a day to study a his-
torical time period.”
Students spend the day dur-
ing Medieval Fair rotating
between four classes: social
studies, language arts, math,
and science.
Each class focuses on mate-
rial pertinent to that era. For
example, students might study
medieval society in social stud-
ies and in language arts dis-
cuss literature that originated
from that period. In science
class, they might study con-
cepts already known to
medieval man. Math teachers
might opt to conduct a game of
chess or create a castle using a
grid, Morris said. At lunch, stu-
dents and teachers dine on
such foods as hard-boiled
eggs, chicken legs, and other
foods prevalent in medieval
culture.
“It’s not a day off, because
they learn something,” Morris
said. “But it’s a fun day.”
Morris added that teachers
Filing
From 1A
Matt Armstrong, a manager
at Sam’s Club, filed to run for
Place 6 on Feb. 19. He said he
has lived in The Colony for 1-
1/2 years.
“I want to get involved in
the community, and it’s my
chance to help out my neigh-
bors any way that I can,”
Armstrong said. “I know that
we’ve got a great new mayor
in there, and I look forward to
working with her.”
No one has filed for Place 4.
On the Lewisville ISD
board, places 6 and 7 are
open, occupied by Mark Shaw
and Carol Kyer.
Shaw, who is serving his
second term, filed Feb. 19.
“I’m running to continue
my efforts in this district’s
success,” Shaw said. His years
on the board are an important
aspect for voters to take into
consideration, because he
brings experience and exper-
tise, he said.
Kyer, who has served one
term in Place 7, filed Feb. 20.
“I feel that it would be
neglectful for me not to,
because the first three years
are a learning period,” Kyer
said. “Now I’m ready, I’m
more knowledgeable, and I
can serve LISD even better,
because I’m better informed
and I’ll be a better trustee.”
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