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THE FT. HOOD SENTINEL Thursday Septem ber
29 1983
Home Front
Child registration open
The Child Development Center is charging a $5 registration fee
per family. In order to continue providing a safe and healthy en-
vironment for your children we must have current health and
emergency information and an up-to-date shot record-for each
child. Each family will receive a “green card” when all registration
requirements are met. This card must be presented when using the
Child Development Centers.
Workshop scheduled
Child Development Services is offering a workshop entitled The
Child Care Tax Credit on Oct. 5 6:30 8:30 p.m. at the Main Child
Development Center bldg. 415. Mariana Dyson facilitator for the
workshop will assist parents in figuring their child tax credit
which is different from a tax deduction. For information about the
workshop call Yveta Phillips CDS coordinator at 287-3341/4936.
Center's name changed
The Center for Life Enrichment’s name has been officially
changed to the Family Life Center. According to Joy Walker a
counselor at the Family Life Center the name change was made to
appeal more to the families of military members. The center is
located at 37th Street and Headquarters Avenue bldg. 218. Point of
contact is Chaplain (Lt. Col.) James L. Moody 287-7948.
Gem faceting slated
A demonstration on gem faceting the process used to shape gem
stones such as diamonds emeralds or rubies will be held Saturday
at 11 a.m. at the Skills Development Center bldg. 3. For informa-
tion call 287-2243.
Craft classes set
The Skills Development Center bldg. 3 will be offering four
craft classes for making Christmas presents. A Photo X-mas Gifts
& Block Printing class will begin Saturday at 2 p.m. for the making
of Christmas gifts photographs and cards. A jewelry pendant class
will also begin Saturday at 2 p.m. for making silver pendants as
Christmas gifts.
On Sunday a copper enameling class will begin at 2 p.m. and a
Stained Glass class will be held from 1-4 p.m. All classes will be
held at the Skills Development Center bldg. 3 phone 287-2417.
Table space available
Reservations for table space for a Christmas Crafts Bazaar will be
offered at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Fiddlers’ Green Recreation Center
bldg. 2805. The reservations are made on a first-come first-serve
basis with a fee set at $3 per table.The bazaar will be held on Dec. 17
at Fiddlers’ Green. Admission to the market is free and the public is
invited to attend. For more information call 287-5690.
Painting class offered
A class on Decorative Tole Painting will be offered by the Skills
Development Center bldg. 3 on Headquarters Avenue. The 12-
hour class will be held from Tuesday through Oct. 7 from 6-9 p.m.
and will be instructed by Kay Fair. Cost for the class will be $30 per
person plus materials.
Registration can be accomplished Tuesday through Friday from
1-9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For informa-
tion call 287-2417.
Yard sale scheduled
Walker Village will host a community yard sale Friday from 10
a.m. 4 p.m. in the field by the shoppette in Walker Village.
My dog's better
Cleavon McCurry son of
Jamie McCurry gives his dog
King a pep talk before the
show starts at the Pershing
Park Pet Show held last
weekend.
(Photo by A.J. Jones)
By A.J. JONES
Health van will visit
local areas in Oct.
The Community Health Nurses will be operating the Health on
Wheels Van during the month of October at the mobile home parks
apartments and the post housing areas listed below. The amount of
time spent at each area depends on the number of people utilizing
the service. This is a free service provided by Darnall Army Com-
munity Hospital for all military personnel. Specific questions con-
cerning the van services and directions to areas visited will be
answered if you call 287-6925/4192.
Normal hours of operation are 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
Oct. 3* McNair Village.
Oct. 4 Comanche III.
Oct. 6* Comanche II.
Oct. 7 5 Hills Apts. Cedar Grove MHP.
Oct. 11 Country Squire Southern Comfort Big Oak Woodlawn
MHP.
Oct. 13* Housing Authority of Killeen.
Oct. 14 Oak Springs Melton MHP & S MHP Stonegate
Estates Southern Hills MHP.
Oct. 17* Comanche I. 1
Oct. 18 Pershing Park.
Oct. 20* Montague Village.
Oct. 21 Senior Citizens Center American Apts. Brookside
Manor.
Oct. 25 College Park Apts. Monaghans Rentals Century Plaza
Peppertree Apts.
Oct. 27* Marlboro Heights MHP Elm Grove MHP.
Oct. 28 Cummings Apts. Casa and Sunset Drive Apts.
Oct. 31* Walker Village.
*Afternoon only.
Services provided include immunizations for children six months
to 11 years blood pressure screening height and weight checks
infant and child counseling screening for sore throats colds
coughs or ear infections and referrals to other health resources.
Claudia Vinson wife of CWO 2 Ho-
ward Vinson DACH mother of three
children is serving her second term
as mayor of Pershing Park.
“Yes I’m serving my second term
as mayor and I’m even alive to tell
about it” Vinson joked.
“Of course the first year of being
mayor was not an easy one. I was
learning so I had to find out who I
had to talk to to get the help I needed
and who would do their best to help
mayors accomplish their goals. After
I figured that out things were
easier” Vinson said.
“Pershing Park is a great place to
be mayor. The village is quiet and the
residents know how to handle their
own problems whether it is calling
the military police or just discussing
their problems and working them
out on their own. That is the one
thing that makes me feel lucky to be
the mayor of this village.”
Vinson said all of her major goals
for her village have been shot down
because of lack of funds. As for non-
monetary goals Vinson has quite a
few of those.
“I know that one of my foremost
goals is for the Community Life
Program to continue on post. It
would also be nice if I could drive
through Pershing Park and find that
everyone was watering their yards on
the right day and everyone had their
By A. J. JONES
“My staff and I will work with you
as we have done with the mayors in
the past. We will give you all the sup-
port you ask for and do all we poss-
ibly can to make things run smoothly
for you and your communities. If at
2 AD supports village magistrates
“I think you will find while serving
your terms as mayor that the job is an
enjoyable one. You as mayors will
make real contributions to the com-
munity” Col. R.T. Macleod chief of
staff 2nd Armd Div said as he wel-
comed the newly elected mayors to
the 2nd Armored Division Regional
Community Action Council meeting
held last week.
A 1st Cavalry Division Regional
om unity A ctions Council in
which Wanda Knecht took the oath
of office as Comanche 1 mayor was
held in the division’s executive con-
ference room Sept. 1.
Lt. Col. Lemos Fulmer G-l pre-
sented the former mayor Sandi Bar-
tles with a Department of Army Cer-
tificate of Appreciation for outstand
Pershing Park mayor sets goals
grass cut. I don’t believe that’s asking
too much” Vinson said.
“I would also like to see military
family members who live off post re-
ceive some of the benefits that the
on-post families receive” Vinson ex-
plained.
“One of my newest projects is
trying to help get an out-reach prog-
ram started for the military family
members living off post. One thing I
find disturbing is that the Health on
Wheels van will only spend half a day
at the apartments and mobile homes
off post but will spend a whole day at
the housing areas on post. And most
of the time they spend waiting a
whole day to help only three or four
people. To me that is a waste.”
Vinson said she is grateful for what
her village does have. But she feels
that if people would just voice their
wants and needs more would be pro-
vided to them.
“Pershing Park does have anew
youth activities center for the kids”
Vinson said “but the parents would
be able to have more also if they
showed interest in various programs.
“A survey on adult education courses
was sent around to all of the housing
areas and no one sent the surveys
back. If the people would have
shown interest there would most
likely be adult education courses for
the residents now. By people not
voicing their opinions they miss
out.”
New mayors greeted at RCAC
anytime you need to talk with us feel
free to call us or stop by the office.
“I also want to extend my personal
thanks to those mayors who are leav-
ing us. They did a great job” Macleod
said.
MSgt. Berman Wade .acting re-
gional community life officer 2nd
Armd Div continued the meeting by
introducing the new mayors and
say in odbye to th former
mayors.
The new mayors are Della Gillyard
McNair Village Kathy Rodgers Pat-
ton Park and Yvonne Payne Wain-
wright Heights. Jane Scotting Chaf-
fee Village is continuing with her
second term as mayor.
New Comanche mayor takes oath
ing services from September 1982-
September 1983. Knecht will assume
resp sib ilities as Com anche I
mayor Saturday.
In other business G-4 facility en-
gineer Capt. M. Paul Hubley in-
formed the council that the 62nd En-
gineers 13th SUPCOM began con-
struction of the softball fields Aug.
22. The fields located on both sides
It's a bird wit's a plane?
Two children staying with their families at the Poxon House
a guest house for military personnel excitedly watch as a
helicopter takes off from the helipad located behind the
playground. (Photo by A. J. Jones)
Wade introduced Maj. D.J. Spauld-
ing assistant chief of staff 2nd Armd
Div as the new regional community
life officer.
Gloria Trim former mayor of
McNair Village was presented with
two certificates of appreciation. The
certificates were presented to Trim
for her outstanding service as mayor
of McNair Village.
The first item of business was the
movement of bus stops 46 and 47 in
Wainwright Heights to different loca-
tions. Second Lieutenant Robin Har-
ris representitive from G-4 reported
“Right now I am waiting on the note
that Wally Coleman used to initiate
the move. We also have sent out
flyers to the residents of Wainwright
of the road by the golf course are
expected to be completed by early
December Hubley said.
Capt. William Scoggins G-4 in-
formed the council that he had not
found any suitable piece of equip-
ment that could be used as bladders
for the mayor’s carnivals.
“There are 10000 gallon fuel blad-
ders that are available however if
*5®SSS
GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT—Claudia Vinson
(right) mayor of Pershing Park discusses anew program she
is trying to help get off the ground with CWO 2 Frank Bernal
a physicians’ assistant on the Health on Wheels van and
Linda Gorski an Army Community Services volunteer.
(Photo by A.J. Jones)
I
Heights to get their opinions on the
move of the bus stops. So we are wait-
ing for the residents to send their
answers back to us. As long as there
are no objections we will continue
with the project.”
SFC W.P. Curry headquarters
com andant 2nd Armd Div re-
ported on the strip maps that are to
be placed at an entrance of each of
the villages.
“The strip maps are now finished
and so are the encasem ents we
ordered” Curry said. What we need
to do now is figure out where each of
the mayors would like the maps
placed in the villages. As soon as this
can be determined the maps can be
erected.”
they are filled with water they be-
come unserviceable” he said.
Scoggins was directed to check
with 13th SUPCOM and the 2nd
Armored Division for bladders. Ful-
mer suggested trampolines be used
instead.
A recent Comanche III Village
Teen Dance was a flop Mayor Fore-
stine Harrison stated because the
was late and the participants soon be-
came bored and left. A III Corps rep-
resentative assured her and the
other mayors that this would not
happen again.
It was also brought up that the III
Corps chief of staff is having his staff
investigate the possibility of a bus
route through Comanche III and will
report their findings at the next
ICAC.
SSgt. James Osborn representa-
tive from the Hospital Liaison Office
briefed the council on the services of
the hospital liaison representative.
He said that the new chief of pediat-
rics is working on new procedures
for the Pediatric Clinic that will eli-
inate the long ait to obtain
appointments.
He told the mayors to ta
MSgt. Ash Johnson 1st Cav Div hos-
pital representative or himself if
they have any problems complaints
or the like.
Community Life Program Officer
Capt. Joyce Shambley reported that
residents of the Comanche region are
resp in to the E nglish as a
second language survey. Fulmer said
the funds are available and the
teachers have been chosen and aret
known to CLP.
However the mayors said that resi-
dents are concerned the instructors
who will teach English may not
speak the native language of the resi-
dents and that may make it difficult
for them to learn. A representative
from III Corps CLP said he under-
stood their concerns and that they
will employ the most qualified in*
structors for the job.
The next RCAC meeting will be
announced later pending the 1st
Cavalry Division’s return from RE-
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