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Friday, August 1, 2008 

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news briefly 

National Night 

Out scheduled 

Fort Riley will celebrate 

National Night Out from 6 to 

10 p.m. Aug. 1 on Cavalry 

Parade Field. National Night 

Out is a night for law enforcement 

and communities to unite 

and take a stand against crime. 

Besides free food, drinks 

and entertainment, there will 

be a K-9 military working dog 

demonstration, special reactions 

team weapons and equipment 

display, bike rodeo and 

obstacle course, Identi-kits for 

children, performances by the 

1st Infantry Division Dixie 

Band, SIDNE the go-cart, an 

adopt-a-pet booth, inflatable 

castle and much more. 

Rex’s Bark Park 

reopened 

The Fort Riley dog park has 

been reopened after being 

closed as a precaution against 

the spread of Parvo. 

Intelligence ball 

scheduled 

The 1st Infantry Division 

G2 will host a Military Intelligence 

Ball for Fort Riley’s MI 

personnel, including Soldiers, 

spouses, civilians and leaders 

at 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Courtyard 

by Marriott in Junction 

City. The purpose of the ball is 

to improve esprit de corps 

among the MI community and 

recognize the significant contributions 

of MI Soldiers and 

their spouses with Knowlton 

and Golden Rose awards. 

Ticket prices are: E-1 to E-4 

and guests, $15 per person; E- 

5 to E-6 and guests, $25 per 

person; E-7 to E-8 and guests, 

$35 per person; and E-9 and 

above, including civilians and 

guests, $40. Tickets for the 

ball may be purchased by contacting 

Capt. Nathan Sammons 

at 239-2894. 

Legal assistance 

to close for day 

The Office of the Staff 

Judge Advocate’s Legal Assistance 

Office will be closed 

from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 

6 for the staff to participate in 

and organizational day. 

Vehicles must 

be registered 

All active duty Soldiers 

who are permanently assigned 

to Fort Riley and Department 

of the Army civilians 

employed on Fort Riley are 

required by regulation to register 

their privately owned vehicles 

on post. Newly assigned 

Soldiers who have decals from 

other installations must update 

their records at the Vehicle 

Registration Office, Building 

885, adjacent to Henry Gate, 

and receive updated date and 

installation identifier stickers. 

To register a vehicle on post, 

drivers must show a valid driver’s 

license, state vehicle registration 

and proof of insurance 

for that vehicle. Individuals 

with temporary tags may 

obtain an extended pass for up 

to 30 days from the Vehicle 

Registration Office while waiting 

for permanent state registration. 

Extended passes may be 

obtained from the Vehicle 

Registration Office for visiting 

friends or Family members. 

This will be enforced to 

increase traffic flow through 

the access control points. 

By Bill Armstrong 

Staff writer 

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Home of the Big Red One Vol. 51, No. 31 

New GI Bill provides increased benefits 

By Staff Sgt. Michael J. 

Carden 

AFPS 

WASHINGTON – The latest 

GI Bill considerably improves the 

opportunity for today’s servicemembers 

to obtain their education, 

a senior Defense Department 

official said. 

President Bush signed the Post- 

9/11 Veterans Education Assis- 

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Spc. Kendrick Smith of the 116th MP Co., 97th MP Bn., hugs his daughter Aryanna, 2, upon being dismissed from 

a redeployment ceremony July 26 at Fort Riley. About 150 Soldiers of the 116th MP Co. returned to Fort Riley following 

a 15-month tour of duty in Iraq. 

‘Roughnecks’ return to Riley from Iraq 

Building 88312 on Custer Hill was a full 

house July 26 when 150 Soldiers of the 

116th Military Police Company, 97th Military 

Police Battalion, returned to post 

from Iraq. 

The “Roughnecks” had been deployed 

since May 2007, to the western Ninewah 

and Sal Adin provinces of Iraq in support 

By Maj. Enrique T. Vasquez 

CAB, 1st Inf. Div. PAO 

TIKRIT, Iraq – Seven U.S. 

Army flight medics assigned to 

Company C, 2nd General Support 

Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation 

Regiment, received the first Combat 

Medical Badges awarded to 

MEDEVAC crews for their 

actions during combat operations 

in northern Iraq while flying in 

support of Task Force Iron, 1st 

Armored Division. 

Staff Sgt. Kory Werts, Staff 

Sgt. Lanier Patterson, Sgt. Ethan 

Rogers, Sgt. Jovan Salazar, Sgt. 

Tyrone Jordan, Spc. Nathaniel 

Northrup and Spc. Stacey Dill 

received the CMB in a ceremony 

at Contingency Operating Base 

Speicher July 28. The seven 

awardees are all based out of Fort 

tance Act of 2008 on June 30. 

The new law mirrors the tenets 

of the original GI Bill, which gave 

returning World War II veterans 

the opportunity to go to any 

school they wanted while receiving 

a living stipend, Bob Clark, 

the Pentagon’s assistant director 

of accessions policy, said. 

“The original GI Bill was said 

to be one of the most significant 

social impacts of the 20th century,” 

Clark said. “We believe the 

new bill is going to have a similar 

impact.” 

The new GI Bill is applies to 

individuals who served on active 

duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001, 

and offers education benefits 

worth an average of $80,000 – 

double the value of those in the 

previous program. It covers the 

full costs of tuition and books, 

which are paid directly to the 

school, and it provides a variable 

stipend for living expenses. It’s 

of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

Seated on one side of the ceremonial 

area were several members of Spc. 

Kendrick Smith’s Family from Dallas, 

Texas. Smith, 23, is an MP with the 116th 

MP Co. His sister Keisha said most of his 

immediate Family members were able to 

make the trip to Fort Riley for the ceremony, 

but added that their visit would not be 

a surprise. 

“I just spoke to him a few minutes ago 

by cell phone. We were able to keep in 

Riley and deployed to Iraq with 

the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st 

Infantry Division in fall 2007. 

The CMB recognizes the 

unique service and selfless sacrifices 

of medical personnel while 

in contact with enemy or under 

fire. 

“This is a big deal when you 

think about the magnitude of this 

because it is the first time flight 

medics have received the CMB. It 

is an interesting point in history,” 

said Col. Jessie O. Farrington, 

CAB commander. 

Previously medical personnel 

serving in division-level medical 

companies, ground ambulance 

and medical clearing companies, 

Mobile-Army Surgical Hospital, 

Combat-Support Hospital and 

aero-medical evacuation units 

also transferable to Family members 

of career servicemembers. 

Its only restriction is that payment 

amounts are limited to the 

most expensive in-state cost to 

attend a college or university in 

the state where veterans attend 

school, he said. 

The variable stipend is based 

on the Defense Department’s 

basic allowance for housing for an 

E-5, which averages about $1,200 

a month, and $1,000 a year will be 

touch often over the Internet or over the 

phone,” she said as she held her brother’s 

2-year-old daughter, Aryanna, in her arms. 

Standing next to her was Smith’s mother, 

Sylvia Coby, who kept her eyes fixed 

on the door where the Roughnecks would 

soon enter the building. 

“I am very excited,” Coby said, staring 

at the open door just as the 10-minute 

warning was announced. 

See ‘Roughnecks’, Page 4 

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paid directly to the servicemember 

for books and supplies, he 

added. 

Enrollment into the Post-9/11 

GI Bill is free. Eligibility for the 

Montgomery GI Bill is based on 

service commitment and requires 

active duty servicemembers to 

pay a $1,200 fee over the initial 

year of their enlistment. 

The new bill requires that an 

New 

parents 

get 2 

more 

months 

New policy changes 

postpartum deployment 

deferment 

By Dena O’Dell 

Staff writer 

The Army recently announced 

a policy change that will extend 

the postpartum deployment deferment 

time from four months to six 

months for new Army mothers 

and, in certain cases, Soldiers who 

have adopted a child. The policy 

was announced July 16 and will 

go into effect Aug. 1 Army-wide. 

The expanded policy applies to 

Soldiers who are new mothers, a 

single Soldier who adopts a child 

or to one member of a dual-military 

couple who adopts a child, 

with the deferment period beginning 

on the date the child is 

placed in the home as part of the 

formal adoption process. 

“We welcome this new policy,” 

said Lt. Col. Lorri Golya, G1assistant 

chief of staff for personnel, 

1st Infantry Division and Fort 

Riley. “There is always a balance 

to be made between what is best 

for Families and what is best for 

the mission. We are hopeful this 

policy properly strikes that balance.” 

Eligible Soldiers will be able to 

stay home with their child two 

months longer than the previous 

policy allowed before being 

assigned to a permanent change of 

station to a dependant-restricted 

overseas tour; accompanied overseas 

tour where concurrent travel 

is denied; temporary duty away 

First flight medics awarded Combat Medical Badges 

See CMB, Page 9 

See GI Bill, Page 4 

See Deferment, Page 2 

Lt. Col. Michael 

Tetu, 2nd Bn., 1st 

Avn. Regt., pins one 

of the first Combat 

Medic Badges 

awarded to MEDE- 

VAC crews on Sgt. 

Jovan Salazar from 

Co. C, 2nd Bn., 1st 

Avn. Regt., July 28 

during a ceremony 

at Contingency 

Operating Base Speicher. 

CAB/Vasquez

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‘Black Lions’ dedicate memorial 

Unit remembers 19 Soldiers killed during Iraq deployment 

By Sgt. 1st Class Robert 

Timmons 

4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. 

It was a plain tan stone with a 

plaque emblazoned on the front, 

but it held special significance to 

the “Black Lions” of 1st Battalion, 

28th Infantry Regiment, 4th 

Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 

1st Infantry Division. 

The simple memorial, 

engraved with the names of the 19 

Soldiers of Task Force Black Lion 

who were killed during the unit’s 

deployment in support of Operation 

Iraqi Freedom, was dedicated 

July 17 in a ceremony outside the 

1st Bn., 28th Inf. Regt. headquarters 

on Custer Hill. 

“It’s very important to me,” 

said 1st Lt. Stephen Harker, the 

battalion’s fire support officer 

after the ceremony. “It gives us 

closure and allows Soldiers to see 

the sacrifice our brothers gave.” 

Another Black Lion agreed. 

“I think it’s going to be a good 

outlet for the Soldiers to just come 

out here and think about our fallen 

brothers that paid the ultimate 

sacrifice,” said Capt. Widmar 

Roman, executive officer for 

Company B, 1st Bn., 28th Inf. 

Regt. “Some of the Soldiers here 

probably have a lot of good memories 

of their guys.” 

During the ceremony, Spc. 

Jacob Clark, Black Lion Soldier 

of the Month, said the bonds of 

trust and loyalty forged in tough 

training exercises were taken into 

combat, where “relying on our 

unwavering commitment to each 

other” helped win battles. 

The Family-like atmosphere 

was created by the times when the 

Black Lions shared cold mornings, 

when their hands were so 

Deferment continued from page 1 

from their home station; or on a 

deployment. 

Soldiers who currently are 

deferred under the four-month 

policy are eligible to extend to the 

six-month policy, however, those 

whose deferment will end prior to 

the Aug. 1 date will still follow 

the four-month policy guidelines. 

The four-month postpartum 

deferment policy might have 

helped Spc. Amy Shaw, a medic 

with the 701st Brigade Support 

Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade 

Combat Team, when she gave 

birth to her son, Connor, in October 

2006, had Connor not been 

five and a half weeks early. 

Shortly after Connor’s birth, 

both Amy and her husband, Brad, 

also with the 4th IBCT, received 

deployment orders for a 15-month 

tour to Iraq. But because of the 

early due date, Shaw deployed 

with her unit about a week short 

of the four-month deferment period. 

“I had heard about the deployment 

policy, and I thought it was 

still six months (at the time). Then 

numb they had to look to ensure 

they were still holding their rifles, 

and the days of training where 

they braved torrential downpours, 

Clark said. 

“So when these men died, a 

part of us died also,” he added. 

“Wounds will heal over time, but 

the scars will never go away.” 

He said the monument was 

dedicated because “we will never 

I was told it had gotten changed 

from six months to four months,” 

she said. 

While the couple was 

deployed, Connor went to live 

with Amy’s mother in Wisconsin. 

The Family kept updated on Connor’s 

development through webcam, 

frequent phone calls and pictures 

and Amy was able to come 

home on leave for Connor’s first 

birthday in October 2007. 

“I was kind of banking on the 

fact that he was really small and 

didn’t know any better yet,” Amy 

Sgt. 1st Class 

Brian Sowder, an 

operations noncommissioned 

officer with the 

1st Bn., 28th Inf. 

Regt., unveils a 

memorial to the 

‘Black Lions’ fallen 

Soldiers during 

a ceremony 

outside the unit’s 

headquarters, 

July 17. Sowder’s 

cousin donated 

the stone for the 

memorial. The 

names of the 19 

Black Lions 

killed during the 

unit’s recent 

deployment are 

engraved on the 

stone. 

4th IBCT/Timmons 

forget our brothers who were 

taken away from us in their 

prime.” 

Also during the ceremony, Lt. 

Col. Eric Timmerman, the battalion 

commander, spoke and Sgt. 

1st Class Brian Sowder, a Black 

Lion operations noncommissioned 

officer, unveiled the stone 

monument, which his cousin 

donated. 

CHESS consolidated buy period opens 

By J.D. Leipold 

Army News Service 

WASHINGTON – CHESS, the 

Army’s “Computer Hardware, 

Enterprise Software and Solutions” 

consolidated buy period 

opens July 28 and will run 

through Sept. 30, giving Army 

customers the chance to buy computer 

hardware and software at 

significant savings. 

CHESS gives Army customers, 

through their contracting offices, 

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the opportunity to take advantage 

of nine hardware vendors at discounts 

on top of already low prenegotiated 

prices for state-of-theart 

commercial off-the-shelf products. 

New to the consolidated buy 

this period is a category for 

rugged/semi-rugged notebooks as 

well as memory and hard-drive 

upgrades. Two desktop and two 

notebook configurations are also 

offered with options and upgrades 

from leading manufacturers or 

resellers including: Dell, CDW-G, 

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• Complimentary jewelry 

inspection 

• Complimentary jewelry 

cleaning 

• Jewelry repair 

& stone setting 

• Jewelry restoration 

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Across from the Courthouse 

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• Remount Specialist 

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• Watch repair 

• Bead Stringing 

• Engraving 

• Insurance appraisal 

& consultation 

HP, Lenovo, MPC-G/Gateway, 

NCS Technologies, Panasonic, 

Telos and Transource Computers. 

“We like to say, ‘no Soldier left 

behind,” said Michelina LaForgia, 

CHESS project manager, adding 

that the buyer of even one desktop 

or notebook computer pays the 

same low prices as the large-volume 

buyer during the consolidated 

buy period. 

Cost avoidance to the Army 

since the program’s inception 

three years ago has exceeded 

$122 million, according to project 

officials, adding that this translates 

into a 47 percent savings off 

already discounted Army Desktop 

and Mobile Computing-2 contract 

prices. 

Under the auspices of the Army 

Information Technology, E-Commerce 

and Commercial Contracting 

Center, the CHESS Web site 

can be accessed at 

https://chess.army.mil where customers 

can view products, make 

side-by-side comparisons of specifications 

and prices and place an 

order. 

said about leaving Connor. 

The couple returned to Fort 

Riley in April. According to Amy, 

Connor is transitioning well and is 

a typical almost-2-year-old. 

Now that the policy has 

changed back to six months, 

Shaw said she feels that new 

Army mothers will benefit even 

more from having the additional 

time to bond with their babies. 

The effective date of the policy 

change coincides with the Army’s 

return to a 12-month “Boots-onthe-ground” 

deployment cycle. 

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Post, Army news briefly 

Home-buying 

seminar set 

Fort Riley’s Housing Services 

Office will host a homebuying 

seminar from 2 to 4 

p.m. Aug. 22 at Riley’s Conference 

Center. Active duty Soldiers 

and Family members, 

retirees and the local community 

are welcome to attend this 

free seminar. Attendees will 

learn about qualifying for loans, 

different loan programs, firsttime 

homebuyer programs, the 

process for buying a home and 

much more. Professionals will 

be on hand to answer any questions. 

Refreshments will be provided. 

To register, call 800-643- 

8991 or 785-239-3525. Walkins 

also are welcome the day of 

the event. 

Water test 

results in 

Fort Riley’s drinking water is 

routinely and frequently tested. 

In July, water collected from 

faucets in residences across the 

post was tested to find out how 

much lead and copper it contained. 

Results of those tests, which 

were performed by the Kansas 

Department of Health and Environment, 

showed the water is 

very good quality. The highest 

concentration of copper or lead 

in any of the samples was far 

below the level allowed by the 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

For more information about 

the quality of the post’s drinking 

water, refer to the annual 

“Consumer Confidence Report” 

posted on the Internet. From the 

Fort Riley homepage, 

www.riley.army.mil, follow the 

link to Services, Fort Riley Services 

and then to the Environmental 

page, which will have a 

link labeled “Quality of Tap 

Water Report.” 

Copies of the Consumer 

Confidence Report also can be 

obtained by contacting the 

water quality protection regulations 

manager at 785-239-2630. 

School to begin 

in August 

Web sites and start days for 

school districts in the Greater 

Fort Riley Community are: 

Abilene – Aug. 19, 

www.usd435.k12.ks.us 

Chapman – Aug. 18, 

www.usd473.net 

Clay County – Aug 18, 

www.usd379.org 

Herington – Aug. 19 

www.teen.k12.ks.us 

Manhattan and Ogden – Aug. 

13, www.usd383.org 

Riley – Aug. 15, 


Rock Creek – Aug. 14, 

www.rockcreekschools.org 

Rural Vista – Aug. 18, 


Solomon – Aug. 14, 

www.solomon319.k12.ks.us 

Wamego – Aug. 18, 

www.usd320.k12.ks.us 

Career fair slated 

A free career fair hiring event 

for military veterans, personnel 

who are transitioning from 

active duty, Reserves, Guard 

and military spouses will be 

held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Aug. 7 at Kauffman Stadium in 

Kansas City. For more information 

or to register as a job-seeker, 

visit 

www.recruitmilitary.com. 

TIPS hotline 

open 

The Fort Riley Police Investigations 

Section has installed a 

new TIPS line in order to 

improve its services to the community. 

The line will be used to 

assist the investigations section 

with gathering information people 

may have, but are afraid or 

unwilling to come forward with. 

People can call the TIPS line at 

239-TIPS with any information 

dealing with crimes such as 

drugs, thefts, damages, etc. 

Individuals may, but are not 

required to, leave their name. 

$500 reward 

offered by CID 

The Criminal Investigation 

Division is offering a $500 

reward for information leading 

to the identification, apprehension 

and conviction of the person(s) 

responsible for the 

offense of larceny of two LG 

26-inch liquid crystal display 

TVs. The TVs were stolen 

between March 7 and 8 from 

Building 671-F at Fort Riley. 

Anyone with information concerning 

this incident is urged to 

call the Fort Riley CID office at 

239-3931, or the Military Police 

239-6767. 

Fingerprinting 

offered 

The Security and Intelligence 

Division, DPTMS, offers free 

fingerprinting services. Prints 

will be done for clearances, college 

application, law school, 

any employment, financial 

accounts or for any reason. For 

more information, call 239- 

3607 or 240-1876. The fingerprint 

office is located in Building 

509 on the top floor. Hours 

are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday. 

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Bible Study at 9:15 AM 

Worship Hour at 10:30 AM 

Evening Program at 6:00 PM 

Tim Gotchey, pastor

Friday, August 1, 2008 Fort Riley Post 

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‘Daggers’ learn ins, outs 

of improved tactical vests 

By Sgt. Brian Tierce 

2nd HBCT PAO 

As the 2nd Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division 

prepares for their upcoming 

deployment in support of Operation 

Iraqi Freedom, Soldiers are 

being issued the Improved Outer 

Tactical Vest, or IOTV, which will 

replace the current body armor 

being utilized by the brigade’s 

Soldiers. 

According to the manufacturer 

of the new body armor, it features 

a number of upgrades that will 

enable Soldiers in the field to get 

into or out of the armor in a fraction 

of the time it took with previous 

sets of armor. The new armor 

also weighs three pounds less. 

During the issuing process, Soldiers 

were given a brief class on 

the IOTV by members of Team 

Soldier, which is charged with 

teaching the Soldiers how to operate 

the vests. 

“At first I didn’t think I would 

need a course on body armor, but 

after getting a look at the vest and 

some of its features I was glad 

they offered the training,” said 

Sgt. Jeremy Dahl, Headquarters 

and Headquarters Company, 2nd 

HBCT. “It should make the 

deployment a lot better than my 

previous one.” 

One of the updated features of 

the new vest, which is a first of its 

kind, is a release cord that 

removes the vest with the tug of a 

cord. 

The course instructor, Timothy 

Andrews, said a few reasons a 

Soldier might want to get out of 

the vest in a hurry include if the 

vest was to catch fire or if he or 

she needed to render aid and the 

armor was in the way. 

The vest also features armor 

plates that are worn on the sides to 

better protect Soldiers from 

enemy threats. “It is a good feeling 

to know the Army is doing all 

it can to protect us while we are in 

harm’s way,” said Sgt. Joseph 

Sarmiento, HHC, 2nd HBCT. “It’s 

also a good feeling to know I will 

have the latest and greatest technology 

when I get to Iraq.” 

Timothy 

Andrews of 

Team Soldiers 

goes over 

some of the 

features of 

the Improved 

Outer Tactical 

Vest during 

an operator 

course for 

Soldiers of 

the 2nd 

Heavy 

Brigade Combat 

Team, 1st 

Infantry Division. 

The Soldiers 

are 

being issued 

the vests 

ahead of their 

deployment in 

support of 

Operation 

Iraqi Freedom. 

2nd HBCT photo 

Technicians work to cleanup brigade’s computers 

By Paula Nardella 

Staff writer 

When the Soldiers of the 4th 

Infantry Brigade Combat Team 

deployed to Iraq, they took their 

laptops with them. When they 

came back, they brought home 

laptops full of sand and the occasional 

insect. All of the computers 

also needed to be reimaged and 

have software reloaded to bring 

them up to date with the latest 

Fort Riley software. 

That’s where the Directorate of 

Information Management came to 

the rescue. Six technicians at 

DOIM blew the sand and bugs out 

of almost 1,000 laptops, reloaded 

software and reimaged every 

machine. They also loaded software 

and imaged about 430 new 

laptops to give to Soldiers whose 

laptops could not be fixed. 

Reloading software and 

reimaging ensured Soldiers will 

have access to the Fort Riley network 

and the most current security 

measures on their computers. 

The cleaning of components will 

help to keep delicate internal parts 

from sustaining any more damage 

from sand and other debris. 

After each deployment, even 

those not to Iraq, Soldiers are 

required to turn in both desktop 

and laptop computers to have the 

necessary updates installed and 

the machines cleaned. The clean- 

ing is especially important for 

computers that have come back 

from sandy areas. 

Cleaning a laptop and reinstalling 

software takes 45 minutes 

to one hour per machine. The six 

DOIM technicians had the job of 

cleaning and updating the laptops 

in addition to their usual workload. 

Besides the cleaning, the 

staff also exchanged any components 

that were still under warranty. 

The majority of the 4th IBCT 

laptops were less than three years 

old, so many of the parts could be 

replaced under warranty. 

“It took us a couple months to 

get them all done,” said Carol 

Worrell, one of the technicians 

who took care of the computers, 

which the technicians finished 

updating about a month ago. 

The laptops came in sets of 100 

to 150 machines at a time, and 

according to Worrell, every time 

the DOIM technicians got one set 

almost done, another set was 

brought in. 

DOIM cleans all governmentissued 

computers, which consist 

mainly of laptops as the Army 

shifts to a more mobile force. 

Laptops are easier to move as the 

troops move, and don’t require all 

the cables that a desktop computer 

does. 

“We do still get some desktops 

in, but nowadays the Army mostly 

uses laptops,” said Worrell. 

Regiment inducts 

distinguished members 

By Spc. Dustin Roberts 

2nd HBCT PAO 

A World War II cavalry troop 

commander and a former 1st 

Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment 

commander were inducted 

as distinguished members of the 

4th Cavalry Regiment July 18 

during a regimental social for 

Soldiers and Families. 

The ceremony brought the 

2nd Heavy Brigade Combat 

Team’s 5th Squadron, 4th Cav. 

Regt. and the 4th Infantry 

Brigade Combat Team’s 1st 

Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. together 

to recognize the Soldiers and 

their Families’ service and dedication 

to the regiment. 

“We are crossing generational 

lines and bridging boundaries 

to bring members of the 

same regiment to celebrate our 

regiment’s lineage and history,” 

said Lt. Col. John Richardson, 

5th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. commander. 

“This is a very special 

night for our cavalry Soldiers 

and Families.” 

The two newest distinguished 

members of the regiment 

are Ervin Aden and retired 

Col. John Musser. 

Aden, the first inductee in 

the ceremony, played professional 

baseball for the Cincinnati 

Reds minor-league team in 

1940. He decided to put his 

career on hold and join the 

Army, said Capt. Dustin Navarro, 

who narrated the event. 

After Pearl Harbor was 

attacked, his one year of service 

turned into five. He attended 

Officer Candidate School and 

was assigned to the 4th Cav. 

Regt. at Fort Meade, S.D. 

Shortly after D-Day, he commanded 

Troop A in combat and 

served with the regiment until 

August 1944. 

Between battles with German 

forces, Aden led a patrol to 

meet with another commander 

in order to plan the next day’s 

mission. On the way there, they 

ran into German Soldiers at a 

farm house. 

“He led a hasty attack, resulting 

in the capture of many Germans,” 

Navarro said. 

In the aftermath, one of the 

German prisoners informed 

Aden that there were injured 

German Soldiers left at the farm 

house. 

“He could have chosen to 

ignore the issue and continue to 

plan for the next day’s attacks, 

but because he was a man of 

integrity, he led a patrol back to 

the farm house to perform first 

aid,” Navarro said. “Meanwhile 

a German Panzer hid in a nearby 

wood line and waited for the 

patrol.” 

Navarro said Aden was 

severely wounded in the attack, 

but still took charge of the Soldiers 

and led them to safety. He 

was evacuated from theater and 

returned to Fort Riley. 

“His severe wounds also 

ended his professional baseball 

career. But if you ask him, he 

would say he wouldn’t change a 

thing about his service,” said 

Navarro. 

Aden said he was one of the 

few of his friends who survived 

the war, and he was sad they 

couldn’t be there to see him 

inducted. 

“I thought about them as I 

accepted membership,” he said. 

“These were wonderful people 

who gave their ultimate.” 

Musser, who was inducted 

after Aden, commanded 1st 

Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. from May 

1994 to December 1996. 

During Musser’s command, 

he led the squadron through a 

successful rotation to the 

National Training Center at Fort 

Irwin, Calif., and a 95-day 

deployment in support of Task 

Force Six, a drug suppression 

operation along the Mexican 

border. 

“The squadron spread out 

and operated across Arizona 

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FACs to meet 

The following family advisory 

councils will meet in 

August and September: 

Family Housing, Picerne – 

4 to 5:30 p.m., Aug. 6 at 

Riley’s Conference Center 

Chapel – 10:30 to 11:30 

a.m. Aug. 11 at Building 228 

Army Community Service – 

10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 19 at 

Building 7264 

Riley’s Conference Center – 

11 a.m. Sept. 21 at the conference 

center 

Irwin Army Community 

Hospital – 2:30 p.m. Sept. 23 

in the hospital conference 

room 

Fort Riley troop action 

council – 10 to 11:30 a.m. 

Sept. 23, location to be 

announced 

Troop store 

hours expanded 

The Funston Troop Store, 

Building 1861D, has expanded 

its hours. The new hours are 

from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday 

through Friday and 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 

Classes offered 

for civilians 

Directorate of Human 

Resources, Workforce Development 

Division is offering 

the following on-site training 

to Department of Army civilians: 

Aug. 4 and 6: Pre- 

Retirement Planning CSRS; 

and Aug. 5-6: Pre-Retirement 

Planning FERS. Online registration 

through the Civilian 

Human Resource Training 

Application System is 

required. For more information, 

call your activity training 

coordinator or the Workforce 

Development Division at 239- 

2011 or 239-2205. 

Security class 

offered 

The Security and Intelligence 

Division of DPTMS is 

sponsoring a one-day class on 

personnel security, open to all 

S-2s and security managers, 

from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 

12 in Riley’s Conference Center’s 

west ballroom. For more 

information, call Jerry Donker 

at 239-6323. 

ASAP offers 

training 

The Fort Riley Army Substance 

Abuse Program conducts 

monthly classes for Soldiers 

in the rank of sergeant 

and above who have been 

selected by unit commanders 

to assist them as an ASAP 

subject matter expert. 

Classes are scheduled Aug. 

19-21 and Sept. 16-18. 

For information on the Unit 

Prevention Leader Certification 

Course or to enroll Soldiers 

for the class, call 239- 

1928 or 239-4151. 

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‘Roughnecks’ continued from page 1 

Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins, 1st 

Infantry Division and Fort Riley 

commanding general, served as 

the official party for the ceremony, 

along with Lt. Col. David 

Chase, 97th MP Bn. commander. 

Up in the bleachers, the chatter of 

those attending grew in volume. 

Even before the Roughnecks 

entered the building, Family 

members and friends held up 

large posters and banners over 

their heads, welcoming home 

individual Soldiers. 

After introductory remarks by 

the ceremony narrator, the redeploying 

Soldiers marched into the 

building, standing in formation 

before the anxious crowd. A short 

invocation and the playing of the 

national anthem preceded an 

address by Chase. When the battalion 

commander dismissed the 

unit, Soldiers scattered in several 

directions, searching for their 

Families. 

By coincidence, Smith happened 

to be standing at the same 

end of the building where his 

Family waited. This was Smith’s 

second deployment to Iraq in his 

four years in the Army. He quickly 

made his way over to his sister 

in order to grab Aryanna for a 

tight hug. 

“I feel good,” Smith said as he 

kissed his daughter’s cheek. “Fifteen 

months is a long time, and 

it’s great to see my little girl 

again.” 

GI Bill continued from page 1 

individual serve at least 90 days 

on active duty after Sept. 10, 

2001, and if discharged, be separated 

on honorable terms. Servicemembers 

discharged due to a 

service-connected disability are 

eligible if they served 30 continuous 

days on active duty. Servicemembers 

must serve 36 aggregated 

months to qualify for the full 

amount of benefits. 

Servicemembers are entitled to 

benefits of the new bill for up to 

36 months and have up to 15 

years from their last 30 days of 

continuous service to use their 

entitlements. But as successful as 

Defense Department officials 

anticipate the new bill to be, Clark 

suggested that new recruits still 

enroll in the Montgomery GI Bill. 

The Montgomery GI Bill gives 

benefits for higher education as 

well as vocational training, 

apprenticeship programs and onthe-job 

training, he explained. 

The Post-9/11 GI Bill focuses 

solely on higher education and 

can only be used at institutions 

that offer at least an associate’s 

degree, he said. 

“We recommend that all new 

recruits think hard before turning 

down the Montgomery GI Bill, 

because they will limit their 

opportunities for additional education 

without it,” he added. 

Servicemembers also are 

“highly encouraged” to use the 

Defense Department’s tuition 

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During their deployment, the 

116th MP Co.’s police transition 

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joint patrols with Iraqi police. 

They also conducted combat 

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space, traveling in excess of 

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GI Bill’s full entitlements, such as 

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allowance, will not be available, 

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Bill while on active duty, it will 

merely cover tuition or the difference 

of what tuition assistance 

will pay,” he explained. “Another 

downside to that is each month 

you use (the new bill), you lose a 

month of your 36 months of eligibility.” 

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active duty on or after Aug. 1, 

2009, and meet the minimum 

time-in-service requirement, they 

will be eligible for the new GI Bill 

while also maintaining benefits 

from the Montgomery GI Bill, he 

said. 

The Post-9/11 GI Bill also 

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more than 1,680 Iraqi police from 

five districts. The company provided 

police transition team training 

to more than 35 stations and 

participated in more than 3,000 

police transition team missions. 

Its members taught advanced 

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services, convoy security, 

leadership and incident response. 

During their deployment, six 

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able to qualify if they finish their 

initial obligatory service. Commissioned 

officers must complete 

their initial five-year commitment 

if they attended a service academy 

or their four-year agreement if 

they were commissioned through 

college ROTC. Servicemembers 

whose college loans were paid off 

by the Defense Department as a 

re-enlistment incentive must finish 

their initial commitment – 

whether it is three, four or five 

years – before they can apply, 

Clark said. 

“Any amount of time an individual 

served after their obligated 

service counts for qualifying service 

under the new GI Bill,” he 

said. 

Another facet unique to the 

Post-9/11 GI Bill is that it’s transferable 

to family members. The 

feature gives the defense and service 

secretaries the authority to 

offer career servicemembers the 

opportunity to transfer unused 

benefits to their family. Though 

Defense Department officials still 

are working with the services to 

hash out eligibility requirements, 

there are four prerequisites that 

are subject to adjustment or 

change, Clark said. 

Currently transferability 

requirements are: 

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for the Post-9/11 GI Bill; 

• Active duty service in the 

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The company coordinated and 

assisted in contracting more than 

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and improvements throughout 

their area of responsibility. 

Since May 9, 2007, the company 

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Action Badges. 

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Riley 

Roundtable 

This week’s question: 

Army Community Service celebrated its 43rd birthday 

July 25. How has ACS helped you out? 

"I've referred people to the AER loans 

for various Family emergencies and Red 

Cross messages or just to get home to 

see parents." 

2nd Lt. Robert Hamilton 

Military Police Platoon Leader 

2nd HBCT 

Home: Cross Lanes, W.Va. 

"I've used WIC. It helps with single 

mothers like myself and it made it all 

better." 

Sgt. Tessa Miller 

Human Resources sergeant 

HHC, 701st BSB 

Home: Las Animas, Colo. 

"There have been a couple of times 

where we've been on the verge of using 

ACS, but we were able to bail ourselves 

out." 

Spc. Jason Cain 

Mortarman 

PCSing to Fort Bliss 

(formerly with 2nd Bn, 16th Inf.) 

Home: Dallas, Texas 

"I used the lending closet when I got 

to Fort Riley while I was waiting for my 

household goods and it was a valuable 

service that I'd recommend to other Soldiers." 

Spc. Gerald Engel 

Medic 

1st Bn., 63rd Armor Regt. 

Home: Pittsburgh, Pa. 

"The (lending closet) is the biggest 

thing that helps because they can get 

stuff that they need in the house. And 

AER really helps in the area of loans and 

grants. The wife of one Soldier I had 

broke down on the road one time. They 

actually gave her a grant to replace the 

motor in her car because her husband 

was overseas." 

Letters to the editor: 

Master Sgt. Joseph Andrade 

Platoon sergeant 

Co. D, 101st FSB 

Home: California 

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not contain any libelous statements or personal accusations. 

Letters accepted for publication must include the writer’s 

full name and a phone number where he or she can be 

reached. 

Letters may be edited to fit space but never edited to 

change the writer’s viewpoint. Send letters to anna.morelock@us.army.mil 

or fax them to 239-2592. 

Commander’s Corner 

Teen Center provides year-round opportunity 

By Col. Richard Piscal 

Garrison commander 

It seems that just yesterday 

Fort Riley’s children were 

getting out of school and 

making summer vacation plans. 

The end of that break is just 

around the corner, but that doesn’t 

mean kids across post should 

give up on getting in some last 

minute summer fun. 

Aug. 8 the Middle School 

Teen Center will host an End of 

Summer Block Party and Cookout 

at the center, Building 5800. 

Youth in grades six through 12 

are invited to participate in basketball 

and dodgeball tournaments, 

make their way through 

an inflatable obstacle course, and 

finish off the evening with dinner 

and a dance. The cost for the 

event is $5. 

Later in the month, the Teen 

Center is looking forward to 

opening its new skate park 

behind the center. The skate park 

started as a suggestion during the 

Army Family Action Plan conference. 

Because of that suggestion, 

teens across post soon will benefit 

when the skate park opens its 

ramps. Besides the skate park, 

teens also will be able to enjoy 

basketball, a gazebo and grilling 

in the new outdoor area. 

Fun at the Teen Center also 

spreads farther than just out the 

backdoor. During the summer, 

the Teen Center sponsored trips 

to places such as the Omaha, 

Neb., Henry Doorly Zoo; Exploration 

Place in Wichita, Kan.; 

and Worlds and Oceans of Fun in 

Kansas City. The fun will continue 

this month with a shopping 

trip Aug. 6 to Legends Mall in 

Kansas City and a trip Aug. 23 to 

the Kansas City Aviation Expo 

and Air Show. Planned trips for 

this fall include getaways to 

Jumpin’ Joes in Salina, the 

By Command Sgt. Maj. 

John Gioia 

MND-B senior enlisted leader 

Most senior noncommissioned 

officers in our 

Army had the benefit of 

being raised during the Cold War. 

The reason I say “benefit” is due 

in large part to the opportunity 

they had to learn how to care for 

and counsel Soldiers through 

institutional knowledge and dayto-day 

experiences in a garrison 

environment. 

The time was available 

because we weren’t deploying 

back-to-back rotations. There 

were a number of opportunities 

that presented themselves in the 

form of training, courses and a 

longer NCO Education System. 

In retrospect, almost all of the 

sergeants in our formation today 

came into the Army after Sept. 

11, 2001. They’re institutional 

knowledge and experience is limited 

to Operations Iraqi Freedom 

and Operations Enduring Freedom. 

The only NCO education they 

have received thus far may have 

been two weeks of the Warrior 

Leader Course. 

It takes time to generate confident 

and skilled NCOs. They do 

not just suddenly appear. Rather, 

they are developed over time 

Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 

the Shrine Circus and trips to 

a number of local theater productions. 

Hitting the books 

Once school is back in session, 

middle and high school students 

can still benefit in being 

involved with the Teen Center. 

After school, kids will be able to 

catch buses from Fort Riley Middle 

School, and Junction City 

Middle and High Schools to the 

Teen Center. 

Center staff also is looking 

into the possibility of starting a 

shuttle service for teens who 

don’t live near the center. Once 

at the center, youth will be able 

to take advantage of the center’s 

regular services such as the 

Homework and Computer Labs. 

The Homework Lab can help 

students get back into the swing 

of studying. Tutors will be available 

to assist with homework and 

other academic activities. 

As an incentive to keep up on 

homework, students can receive 

“Power Hour” points in the 

Homework Lab, which can be 

spent on various prizes. 

Aug. 14, teens in ninth 

through 12th grades will have an 

area to call their own, the High 

School Lounge. The lounge will 

include a teen-designated area 

with video games, movies, board 

games, a reading area and, during 

the school year, a homework 

area. 

Dealing 

with deployments 

For those students who might 

be facing a new school year with 

one or both of their parent’s 

overseas, the teen center offers 

services of another kind. Many 

teens have been participating in 

Comment 

Mentoring more critical 

now than ever before 

Watch Riley TV 

through a carefully designed progression. 

So you can plainly see, now 

more than ever, senior NCOs 

must commit to teaching, coaching 

and mentoring to fill the gap 

of what is missing in our junior 

NCOs. Empowerment of the 

junior NCO is critical; NCO 

induction ceremonies lend themselves 

as a great tool in laying 

the foundation of empowerment. 

Mentoring is about one-onone, 

face-to-face counseling, 

focused on preparing junior 

NCOs for increased responsibility. 

A successful mentor can significantly 

influence character and 

values while guiding Soldiers 

through the fundamentals of 

basic leadership. 

Mentoring requires leaders to 

look for and take advantage of 

teaching and coaching moments; 

opportunities to use routine tasks 

to build skills and confidence in 

subordinates. Mentoring should 

not be limited to formal sessions; 

every event should be considered 

a mentoring opportunity. When 

done correctly, this takes time 

and our junior NCOs are worth 

the investment. 

Bottom line – empowerment 

of the junior NCO is critical in 

our formations and we must 

invest in their future for the good 

of our Army. 

See what’s happening on Fort Riley, watch cable channel 2. 

Col. Richard 

Piscal 

deployment 

talk sessions 

where they 

are able to 

communicate 

with peers in 

the same situation. 

The sessions 

focus 

on enhancing 

coping skills 

associated 

with a parent 

being 

deployed and communication 

among peers dealing with similar 

concerns related to deployment. 

Four contracted Military Life 

Consultants rotate through Child 

and Youth Services facilities, 

including the Teen Center where 

they facilitate the sessions and 

help teens with any questions 

they may have. 

The Military Life Consultants 

are professional, licensed and 

credentialed clinical staff who are 

contracted to provide non-medical 

counseling to servicemembers 

and their Families. The consultants 

are a key part of CYS 

programs and assist parents, children, 

youth and teens in dealing 

with the stress associated with 

deployments. 

A group of teens from the 

Teen Center recently had an 

opportunity to participate in a 

day retreat at the 4-H Rock 

Springs outdoor adventure area. 

During the day the group participated 

in horseback riding, canoeing, 

swimming and team building 

activities. In the afternoon the 

group, which consisted of teens 

who had recently returned, still 

deployed or soon to deploy parents, 

focused on Family deployments 

and coping strategies. 

The groups had active participation 

among the youth and the 

event was considered very much 

needed by all of those involved. 

Grunt By Wayne Uhden 

Learning the ropes 

For those new to the Fort 

Riley area, another service the 

Teen Center offers is its sponsorship 

program. 

By signing up on the Web at 

http://www.riley.army 

.mil/view/article.aspx?articleId=763-2005-05-17-60333-86, 

youth familiar with post can 

choose to sponsor a newcomer, 

and newcomers can sign up to be 

paired with a sponsor. 

Sponsors will help familiarize 

newcomers with the ins and outs 

of the Greater Fort Riley Community, 

safe places to go and 

have fun with new friends, 

employment opportunities for 

teens in the area and something 

important to all teens – how to 

get a driver’s license once they’re 

able to drive. Sponsors are available 

for students in sixth through 

12th grades. 

For those who’d like to 

explore post on their own, the 

Teen Center offers a 51-page 

welcome guide with information 

on all there is to do at Fort Riley. 

To be a member of the Teen 

Center, students must be enrolled 

at CYS’ Central Enrollment 

Facility, Building 6620 on Custer 

Hill. Registration is required to 

utilize all CYS programs. Registration 

is by appointment from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday. Walk-in enrollment 

is available from 11 a.m. to 

1 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

To make an appointment, call 

785-239-4847. 


the Middle School Teen Center, 

call 239-9222, e-mail DCA- 

CYS@riley.army.mil or visit 

http://www.riley.army.mil/Services/Family/CYS/MiddleSch/ 

on 

the Web. 

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The following 1st Infantry Division 

Soldiers re-enlisted July18- 

24: 

1st Brigade 

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen McDonald, 

HHC, 1st Bde. 

Staff Sgt. Antonio Ellis, HHC, 1st 

Bde. 

Staff Sgt. Marco Bochmann, 


Staff Sgt. Johnny Ellis, HHC, 1st 

Bde. 

Staff Sgt. Hector GutierrezSandoval, 


Sgt. Marc Perruccio, HHC, 1st 

Bde. 

Spc. John Diaz, Co. F, 2nd Bn., 

34th Armor Regt. 

Spc. James Young, Co. C, 101st 

FSB 

Pvt. Reuben Aldridge, HHB, 1st 

Bn., 5th FA Regt. 

2nd Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team 

1st Sgt. Robert Herfel, Btry. G, 

1st Bn., 7th FA Regt. 

Staff Sgt. Carvis Evans, HHC, 

1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt. 

Sgt. Richard Yockey, Co. B, 1st 

Bn. 18th Inf. Regt. 

Spc. Jose Morin, HHT, 5th 

Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. 

3rd Infantry Brigade 

Combat Team 

Staff Sgt. Micah Mosley, HHC, 

3rd IBCT 

Staff Sgt. Christopher St. Andre, 

Co. B, BTSB 

Staff Sgt. Kenyatta Titus, HHB, 


Staff Sgt. Ethan Schweitzer, 

HHC, 2nd Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt. 

Staff Sgt. Barry Arrington, Co. A, 

201st BSB 

Staff Sgt. Michael Garvin, Co. B, 

2nd Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt. 

Sgt. Jason Koch, HHC, 2nd Bn., 

2nd Inf. Regt. 

Sgt. Kimberly Wiley, Co. E, 


Sgt. Edward Wisdom, Co. D, 

2nd Bn., 2nd Inf. Regt. 

Sgt. Bobby Chancey, Co. A, 


Sgt. Nakia Moffatt, Co. B, 201st 

BSB Sgt. Brian Jarrell, Co. A, 201st 

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Spc. Timothy Rice, Co. D, 2nd 


Spc. Landon Boyles, Co. E, 


Spc. Todd Williams, HHT, 6th 

Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. 

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2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt. 

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Stunt man makes leap to Army 

By Spc. Justin Snyder 

Special to AFPS 

PATROL BASE MEADE, Iraq 

– Army Chap. (Capt.) Eric Light 

gives a weekly sermon and is 

available for counseling whenever 

a soldier might need it. But he is 

not your ordinary chaplain. 

“When I was in college, money 

was kind of hard to come by, so I 

became a stunt guy to pay for college,” 

said Light, who serves with 

the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st 

Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 

3rd Brigade Combat Team. 

In the late 1980s, Hollywood 

was experiencing a writers’ strike. 

Feeling the pinch from a lack of 

work there, some of the companies 

in show business took their 

shows on the road. 

“A guy who was a stuntman 

moved into town and would put 

on a Wild West show while trying 

to obtain the contracts for movies 

when they came through,” said 

Light, a native of Kingspen, 

Tenn., and a graduate of East Tennessee 

State University. “We happened 

to go to the same church, 

and he took me under his wing, 

teaching me the ropes.” 

Light began working at the 

Wild West show, which led to performing 

a few stunts for television 

shows such as “Unsolved Myster- 

By Lyndsey Born 

Staff writer 

A self-proclaimed “antique” 

spoke to Soldiers and community 

members July 22 during the 1st 

Infantry Division prayer breakfast 

at the Junction City Marriott. 

“Listen to how antique I am,” 

said retired Chap. (Col.) Robert J. 

Jenkins, deputy director for Ministry 

to the Military. “I am a survivor 

and not on TV. I was born 

before television, penicillin, polio 

vaccine, frozen foods, Xerox, 

contact lenses, Frisbees and the 

pill. I was born before radar, credit 

cards, split atoms, laser beams 

and ball point pens. I existed 

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Army Chap. (Capt.) Eric 

Light, chaplain for the 101st 

Abn. Div.’s 1st Bn., 187th Inf. 

Regt., 3rd BCT, stands outside 

his office on Patrol Base 

Meade in Iraq 

ies” and “Rescue 911.” The work 

on those shows paid most of his 

way through college. 

Following college graduation 

in 1993, Light quit the stunt man 

life and began what he said he 

believed to be his true calling, 

ministry. He started working with 

college students in a counselorlike 

role at the University of 

Michigan, then at the University 

of California State in Fullerton. 

After the university’s program 

before pantyhose – I never wore 

them anyway – dishwashing 

machines, clothes dryers, electric 

blankets, air conditioning, permanent 

press and before man walked 

on the moon.” 

Jenkins continued speaking 

about how things have changed 

and asked those in attendance if 

they had ever been on an assignment 

they didn’t like. 

“I have never had a bad assignment,” 

Jenkins said. “Why? 

Because I was always there privileged 

to be with and ministered to 

Soldiers. That’s where my heart 

was.” 

Jenkins continued to explain 

how all decisions have consequences 

for someone even if that 

3x8 

MWR 

diminished due to a lack of funding, 

Light found himself without a 

job. He struggled to find employment 

for a few years, eventually 

distributing a resume with the 

hope someone would contact him 

for work. 

He finally got a call, but from 

an unexpected place: the Army. 

“I got a call from a retired 

Army chaplain asking if I’d be 

interested in being a chaplain in 

the military. I told him, ‘No,’ 

because I wanted to work with 

college-age kids from 18 to 25 

years old.” Light said. 

“He kind of laughed at me after 

that statement, because soldiers of 

that age make up a lot of the 

Army. After that, the light bulb 

came on, and I knew this was 

what God was calling me to do.” 

Over the next 15 months, he 

lost 50 pounds to meet the Army’s 

weight standards and headed off 

to basic chaplains training. After 

graduation, he was assigned to the 

1-187th Infantry Regiment, where 

he received word that he would be 

deploying to Iraq. 

“Getting deployed was never a 

problem for me,” Light said. “All 

of the active-duty people in my 

class were getting deployed, so I 

knew it was a matter of time. 

What good would I be if I could 

not deploy with the soldiers I am 

person wasn’t the one to make the 

decision. 

He gave an example of a Soldier 

who drove through a red light 

striking another Soldier who was 

going through the intersection. 

The Soldier with the right-of-way 

who was on a motorbike was 

killed by the other Soldier’s decision 

to run the red light. 

“That Soldier killed was innocent, 

but he lived out the consequence 

of what another person 

did. Well that’s how life is,” Jenkins 

said. “All of the choices have 

consequences, good, bad and 

ugly.” 

Jenkins continued his message 

by telling the Soldiers how the 

Lord had moved him and how he 

here for?” 

Light said he constantly is 

learning and trying to improve 

himself as a better chaplain during 

his first deployment. Recently, he 

had an experience that served as a 

confidence booster. 

“I was sitting outside reading 

when the company commander 

came walking by and told me I 

was a good chaplain,” he recalled. 

“For someone outside of the 

Chaplain Corps to randomly come 

up to me and notice what I was 

doing, that really proved to me 

that being here was the right thing 

and that I was doing a good job.” 

While he isn’t outside the wire 

all the time, Light said, he knows 

his job is equally as important. He 

must be there not only for the soldiers 

who are deployed, but also 

for their families back at home. 

“Never in our nation’s history 

have families had to give up so 

much,” he said. “While I’m not 

out there on the front line fighting, 

it’s my job to be there for [soldiers] 

when they come back. If I 

can help prepare these soldiers to 

go back to their families, I’m 

doing my part.” 

Army Spc. Justin Snyder serves 

in the 101st Airborne Division’s 

3rd Brigade Combat Team public 

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During Operation Desert 

Storm, Jenkins said he made himself 

sick because he would drive 

himself to walk the perimeter at 

night. He said he had a fever, 

injured his arm and was put in the 

hospital. 

“When I wake up, my chaplain 

assistant, Matt Craft, has his hand 

down at the bottom of my leg and 

he is on his knees praying; he is 

praying for me. He says in his 

prayer, ‘Lord heal my chaplain. 

The Soldiers need him to encourage 

him and so do I.’ That fever 

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news briefly 

GC to host 

sensing sessions 

The Garrison Commander 

will offer Fort Riley civilian 

employees an opportunity to 

voice their concerns regarding 

workplace issues in sensing 

sessions scheduled for Aug. 

19, 21 and 22, and Sept. 16, 

17 and 19. 

All sessions will be held at 

the Civilian Personnel Advisory 

Center, Building 319 Marshall 

Ave., and will be open to 

select groups as follows: 

Non-supervisory Appropriated 

Fund employees – 10:30 

a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19; 

first line AF supervisors – 9 

a.m. Aug. 21 and 22; second 

line AF supervisors – 1:30 

p.m. Aug. 22. 

Non-supervisory Non- 

Appropriated Fund employees 

– 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 

16; first line NAF supervisors 

– 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 

17; second line NAF supervisors 

– 9 a.m. Sept. 19. 

No prior registration is 

required. Sessions are open to 

all civilian Appropriated and 

Non-Appropriated Fund 

employees throughout the 

installation. 

Session dates and times are 

subject to change, please contact 

your activity training 

coordinator or director to 

ensure dates, times or locations 

have not changed. 

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CHTD, J.C. 

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AGRICULTURE 

Seitz Farms, J.C. 

Eastside & Westside Markets, 

Manhattan 

APPRAISERS 

The Simmons Company, Manhattan 

ASSOCIATIONS 

Guardsmen rescue nation’s 

largest ponderosa pine 

By Air Force Lt. Col. 

Lloyd J. Goodrow 

Special to AFPS 

J.C.G.C Economic Development 

Geary County CVB, J.C. 

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce 

J.C.G.C. Military Affairs Council, J.C. 

Junction City Area Chamber 

of Commerce 

Credit Bureau Services of KS, J.C. 

ATTORNEYS 

Arthur Green, Manhattan 

Hoover, Schermerhorn, Edwards, 

Pinaire & Rombold, J.C. 

AUTO BODY SHOPS 

Quality Collision Repair, Inc., Manhattan 

AUTO DEALERS 

Briggs Auto Group, Manhattan 

DEL Motors, J.C. 

Jim Clark Auto Center, J.C. 

Dick Edwards Auto Plaza, J.C. 

Dick Edwards Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Mhn. 

Little Apple Toyota/Honda, Manhattan 

Murdock Motors, Manhattan 

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Coops Awards 

BAKING 

American Institute of Baking, Manhattan 

BARBER & BEAUTY SALONS 

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BANKS 

Armed Forces Bank, Ft. Riley 

Central National Bank, J.C. 

Commerce Bank, Manhattan 

Farmers and Merchants State Bank, 

Wakefield 

First National Bank & Trust Co., J.C. 

Community First National Bank, Manhattan 

Intrust Bank, J.C. 

Kansas State Bank, J.C. & Manhattan 

Landmark National Bank, Manhattan 

Sunflower Bank, J.C. 

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Heartland Beverages, Inc., Manhattan 

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HAYFORK, Calif. – California 

National Guard’s Task 

Force Pick came to the rescue 

when wildfires in the Shasta- 

Trinity National Forest here 

threatened the nation’s tallest 

Ponderosa pine tree. 

Ponderosa pines are plentiful 

in the forests of the western 

United States and are among 

the most widely distributed 

pines in North America. They 

have an average height of 180 

feet, and they usually can live 

for 300 to 600 years. 

When the team of about 20 

Guard firefighters reached the 

pine’s location, a few miles 

north of the Forest Glen campsite, 

they knew this tree was 

something special. 

Standing at 240.5 feet high 

— almost 24 stories — with a 

trunk nearly eight feet thick 

and estimated at an age of 700 

years, this tree had to be saved. 

The significance of the tree 

was verified by the U.S Forest 

Service team member as being 

documented by American 

Forests’ National Register of 

Big Trees. 

“It was a lot of hard work 

and heart that went into keeping 

this incredible tree safe,” 

said Army Spc. Diana Diaz. 

“This majestic tree has witnessed 

a lot of history and 

stands as a symbol for survival. 

There have been wildfires 

through these forests before, 

… and this tree still stands. 

We’re working hard to make 

sure that she makes it through 

this fire, too.” 

That task wasn’t easy. With 

low-hanging branches, the tree 

was threatened by sparks and 

embers from nearby fires that 

could easily ignite the tree if 

the wind shifted just right. 

The team of Guardsmen 

spent hours trimming the lowhanging 

threats and cleared a 

wide area around the tree that 

would eliminate any fuel 

source on the ground. 

Two Guard members spent 

the entire day cutting down 

neighboring trees, and the rest 

of the team stacked piles of 

wood that would burn a safe 

distance from the tree. They 

also set up a water sprinkler 

system that will keep the 

cleared area moist. 

“Rescuing a tree that some 

might consider a national treasure 

has been one of the most 

unusual missions I’ve ever 

been on,” said Army Spc. 

David Walker. “Being here in 

the Shasta-Trinity Forest with 

the other members of my unit 

has been a rough, but rewarding, 

mission. I’m proud to be 

here, and I’m very proud of my 

fellow soldiers who are serving 

here with me.” 

Air Force Lt. Col. Lloyd J. 

Goodrow serves with the Vermont 

National Guard. 

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CAR WASH 

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COFFEE SHOPS 

Radina’s Coffeehouse & Roastery, Manhattan 

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Walters-Morgan Construction, Manhattan 

Hall Bros. Construction Company, 

Manhattan 

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Johnson’s Portable Toilet Service, Wakefield 

Kansas Asphalt Pavement Association 

Ben Kitchens Painting Co., Inc., J.C. 

Smoky Hill, LLC, Salina 

Crest Quarry Properties Inc., Chapman 

Designer Construction Inc., Manhattan 

CONSULTANTS 

BG Consultants, Manhattan 

Virtual Team Works, Inc., Manhattan 

12th Street Company LLC, Manhattan 

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Handy’s LLC, J.C. 

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& CONSULTANTS 

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Field support battalion changes command 

Fort Riley - Central Kansas Chapter 

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STRENGTHENING THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN - ACTIVE AND RETIRED - WHO 

RESIDE IN THIS AREA. 

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP 

Lt. Col. Shannon Pool hands the 3rd Battalion, 407th Field Support Brigade colors over to 407th 

FSB Commander Col. Mario Coronel from Fort Hood, Texas. Coronel then passed the colors on 

to the battalion’s new commander, Lt. Col. Thomas “Andy” Parker July 24 in a ceremony at 

King Field House. 

After commanding the field support battalion since April 2007, Pool will move the the 1st 

Infantry Division staff at Fort Riley. 

Parker comes to the battalion from the 166th Aviation Brigade at Fort Riley where he deployed 

as the deputy commander, U.S. National Command Element, Combined Joint Task Force-82 in 

Kandahar, Afghanistan. 

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Credit Bureau Services of Kansas, J.C. 

CREDIT UNIONS 

Credit Union 1, Fort Riley 

DEVELOPERS 

American Dream Development 

McCullough Development, Co., Manhattan 

R&R Developers Inc., J.C. 

J.C. Housing & Development, J.C. 

ENGINEERS 

Kaw Valley Engineering, J.C. 

FINANCIAL PLANNING 

A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc., Manhattan 

First Command Financial Planning, 

Manhattan 

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Pioneer Services, J.C. 

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FINANCE 

Pioneer Military Loans, J.C. 

FURNITURE 

Faith Furniture, Manhattan 

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GOVERNMENT 

City of Junction City 

City of Manhattan 

City of Ogden 

City of Abilene 

Riley County Board of Commissioners 

HARDWARE 

Waters True Value Hardware, J.C. 

INSURANCE 

Charlson-Wilson Insurance, Manhattan 

Coryell Insurance, J.C. 

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Reed & Elliot, Manhattan 

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Countryside of Manhattan, Manhattan 

Landoll Corporation 

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OR OTHER QUESTIONS 

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MALLS 

Manhattan Town Center, Manhattan 

MILITARY HOUSING 

Picerne Military Housing - Ft. Riley 

MOTELS 

Holiday Inn Express, J.C. 

MOTORCYCLES 

City Cycle Sales, J.C. 

MEDICAL SERVICES 

Geary Community Hospital, J.C. 

Mercy Health Center, Manhattan 

Junction City Family Dentistry, J.C. 

Sager Dental Associates P.A., Manhattan 

Reynoldson & Reynoldson Optometrist, J.C. 

NEWSPAPERS 

Ag Press, Manhattan 

The Daily Union, J.C. 

Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan 

Montgomery Communications, J.C. 

RADIO & TELEVISION 

KJCK AM-FM & KQLA Radio, J.C. 

Manhattan Broadcasting, Co., Manhattan 

Cox Communications, J.C. 

KTMJ, Fox 43, J.C. 

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Blanton Realty, Manhattan 

ERA The Conderman Group, Manhattan 

Junghans Realty, J.C. 

Matlock Johnson Realty, J.C. 

Ryan & Sons Real Estate, Manhattan 

Coldwell Banker Realty Group One, 

Manhattan 

Coldwell Banker Mowry Custer, J.C. 

Mathis Lueker Real Estate, J.C. 

Realty Executives/Weis Real Estate, 

Manhattan 

RV SALES & SERVICE 

Flint Hills RV Center, Inc., St. George 

SCHOOLS 

Kansas State Foundation, Manhattan 

Kansas State University, Manhattan 

Upper Iowa University, Fort Riley 

TRANSPORTATION 

J.C. Transportation, J.C. 

UTILITIES 

Kansas Gas Service, J.C. 

Embarq 

T2 Wireless Inc., Wamego 

VETERINARY 

Flint Hills Veterinary Hospital - J.C. 

WHOLESALERS 

Manhattan Wholesale Meat Co, Inc., 

Manhattan



Older vets offer encouragement 

to newly wounded troops 

By Donna Miles 

American Forces Press Service 

OMAHA, Neb. – Recently 

wounded combat troops are here 

getting advice and encouragement 

from those who understand best 

what they’re up against: other disabled 

veterans who have learned 

to live with their disabilities. 

Veterans of operations in Iraq 

and Afghanistan, including five 

current patients at Walter Reed 

Army Medical Center, are among 

about 500 participants in the 28th 

National Veterans Wheelchair 

Games. 

The event is cosponsored by 

the Department of Veterans 

Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of 

America, and is open to all veterans 

with spinal cord injuries, 

amputations and other conditions 

that impair mobility. 

For Mitch Bocik, an Army 

reservist wounded when an 

improvised explosive device hit 

his vehicle just south of Baghdad 

in May 2006, the games offer a 

chance to recapture his love of 

competition. By yesterday afternoon, 

he’d already collected a silver 

medal in slalom and a bronze 

in nine-ball pool, and he had his 

sights on a silver or gold in basketball. 

But beyond the thrill of victory, 

Bocik said, the biggest takeaway 

from the games is the chance to 

get motivated by what other disabled 

veterans have accomplished. 

“That’s the main thing,” 

he said. “It’s helped me realize 

that I can pretty much do everything 

I used to do. I just do it differently.” 

Army Spc. Darrell Lawrence 

was back from his deployment for 

just over five months when a 

motorcycle accident at Fort 

Campbell, Ky., put him in a 

wheelchair. Two years later, he’s 

medically retired and back for his 

second summer games, where 

he’s already won two gold 

medals, in air rifles and slalom. 

Lawrence called winning 

sports competitions “a big boost 

to morale,” but agreed that getting 

to meet and learn from with other 

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Mitch Bocik, an Army reservist wounded when an improvised 

explosive device hit his vehicle just south of Baghdad 

in May 2006, said the National Veterans Wheelchair Games 

offer a chance to recapture his love of competition. He 

poses with his father, Gerry, who accompanied him to 

Omaha, Neb., for the games. 

disabled veterans is the event’s 

biggest draw. 

“I’ve seen so much and learned 

so much talking to these guys,” he 

said. “You can get a wealth of 

knowledge as they show you 

things that you thought weren’t 

possible before.” 

Like Lawrence, Air Force 

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Felder was 

injured in a motorcycle accident, 

losing his left leg after returning 

from a Middle East deployment in 

2006. Still assigned to the patient 

squadron at Andrews Air Force 

Base, Md., he has received 

approval to remain in the Air 

Force as an F-15 crew chief. 

Felder said he loves the competition 

of the games, which he calls 

“downright fun,” but said he’s 

found inspiration here, too. 

“It’s great being around people 

in similar situations and be able to 

share stories and network,” he 

said. “Everybody wants to win. 

But being around here and getting 

to learn from each other is inspirational.” 

Among those offering that 

inspiration is Charles Allen, who 

was injured during a 1993 training 

accident at Fort Hood, Texas. 

Allen, now 36, called the games 

an opportunity to share what he’s 

gained during the past 15 years. 

“The older guys taught me when I 

was new,” he said. “Now it’s time 

for me to help steer someone else 

in the right direction.” 

Like many of the newly 

wounded troops, Allen said, he 

went through tough times as he 

adjusted to the physical and men- 

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VA project captures veterans’ 

stories at Wheelchair Games 

By Donna Miles 


OMAHA, Neb. – As competitors 

were hurrying from one 

competition to the next at the 

28th National Disabled Veterans 

Wheelchair Games, some paused 

between venues to commit to history 

their accounts of their military 

service and the impact it’s 

had on their lives. 

Tucked quietly away from the 

brightly lit competitions, Steve 

Hollingshead from the Department 

of Veterans Affairs’Media 

Services Division was busy 

building the Veterans History 

Project. 

The program, established by 

Congress in 2000, is designed to 

preserve the legacies of America’s 

aging veterans who are 

dying at the rate of about 1,500 a 

day. 

Getting the oral histories now 

is important, “because once they 

are gone, their stories are gone 

forever,” Hollingshead said. 

“I love getting these guys,” he 

said. “They have such great stories, 

and none of them are boring. 

You get so much out of these 

interviews. You hear them talk 

and read their body language and 

get their emotion. It’s pretty powerful.” 

For many of the veterans, giving 

an oral history proves to be 

therapeutic, Hollingshead said. 

“I’ve had guys get tears in their 

eyes and tell me that this is the 

first time they’ve shared their 

stories. I had one Vietnam veteran 

tell me, ‘I feel so much better.’” 

The younger veterans’stories 

are different from those of earlier 

generations, Hollingshead said. 

They served in different wars, 

carrying out different missions 

and applying different kinds of 

warfare. Their wounds are different, 

with traumatic brain injuries 

and amputations more prevalent 

than in the past. Many long to go 

back to the conflict to rejoin their 

buddies who are still fighting. 

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Steve Hollingshead, an audiovisual specialist for the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, puts a microphone on 

retired Army Lt. Col. Jim Howe, before conducting an 

interview for the Veterans History Project. 

Hollingshead said he sees a common 

thread among the veterans 

he interviews. Whether they 

served in World War I or Operation 

Iraqi Freedom, or in some 

conflict in between, all recognize 

that “they were there, fighting for 

their country,” he said. 

“All of them love their country 

and are here for all the right reasons,” 

Hollingshead said. “They 

patriotism you see in these people 

is just phenomenal.” 

Interviews taped through the 

program go on file at the Library 

of Congress, where they are 

available for researchers, and the 

veteran gets a personal DVD 

copy, Hollingshead explained. 

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CAB/Vasquez 

Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, Task Force Iron commanding general, congratulates Spc. 

Stacey Dill from Co. C, 2nd Bn., 1st Avn. Regt., after receiving one of the first Combat Medic 

Badges awarded to MEDEVAC flight medics July 28 during a ceremony at Contingency 

Operating Base Speicher. 

CMB continued from page 1 

were not eligible for the CMB. 

According to Army regulations, 

flight medics could not receive 

the CMB. 

“In the past the combat medical 

badge was only awarded to those 

medics serving with ground units. 

For one reason or another flight 

medics were unable to qualify for 

the badge,” Rogers said. 

The battles of today have no 

distinct lines, as any area can 

become a combat zone without 

warning. This type of warfare has 

dramatically altered the traditional 

support role of MEDEVAC 

companies, placing their medical 

personnel into more multiple 

direct combat situations than any 

previous American conflict. 

“They are willing to go anywhere 

anytime to do the hard 

work, and it’s just impressive,” 

Farrington said. “When they get 

the call they don’t know what 

they are getting into. All they 

know is that they are going to 

save Soldiers’ lives, or any human 

being for that matter. These guys 

are truly angels of mercy.” 

Both male and female flight 

medics, previously regarded as 

strictly medical support person- 

nel, are now drawn into the fight 

against terror extending the 

opportunity to be awarded the 

CMB. 

“It is sort of a thankless job,” 

Rogers said. “Most people think 

all we do is pick-up and drop-off 

patients and only give us credit 

for that. We don’t get credit for 

the times when we retrieve 

patients under fire or treat them 

while in flight. 

“It is very special we are finally 

being recognized for that time 

when we actually work to save a 

patient’s life,” he said. 

The effort to award the CMB to 

flight crews gained momentum 

through the recent involvement of 

Army leadership, who played a 

major role in pushing for the 

badge. 

“Several months ago I was 

approached by Lt. Col. Michael 

Tetu, 2-1 commander, and we discussed 

the need to do something 

to recognize MEDEVAC flight 

crews since they did not qualify 

for the CMB,” said Maj. Gen. 

Mark P. Hertling, the Task Force 

Iron commanding general. 

“These air (flight) medics go 

into some very tough conditions 

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and probably face conditions 10 

times tougher than medics on the 

ground. What makes this so special 

is the fact that these flight 

crews treat patients in the air and 

to this day these medics and 

medics like them have never lost a 

patient in flight,” Hertling said. 

During the ceremony, Hertling 

recounted how he wrote a letter to 

Lt. Gen. Michael D. Rochelle, 

deputy chief of staff G-1, to see if 

Army regulations could be 

changed to allow flight medics to 

receive the CMB. 

“This isn’t right; we need to do 

something to change the regulations,” 

Hertling wrote to 

Rochelle. “We have to do something 

to get these flight medics the 

recognition they deserve.” 

The end result was a change to 

Army regulation that now allows 

CMBs to be awarded to flight 

medics. 

“So these seven people are the 

first, and I am very happy to be 

here to see the ‘Duty First’ 

brigade, 1st Infantry Division, be 

the first to award the Combat 

Medic Badge to air MEDEVAC 

medics,” Hertling said. 

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Foundation awards grants, 

scholarships to military students 

Special to the Post 

Our Family for Families First, 

a private charitable foundation 

established by John G. Picerne of 

Picerne Military Housing, recently 

recognized Fort Riley students 

who received grants and scholarships 

from the foundation. During 

a luncheon July 22 in Junction 

City, five spouses of active duty 

Soldiers were each awarded a 

$5,000 grant to pursue a secondary 

education at colleges and 

universities around the country. 

Awards were all based on merit 

and/or need. Two incoming college 

freshman and dependents of 

active duty Fort Riley Soldiers 

were each awarded scholarships 

in the amount of $40,000 to pursue 

a secondary education at colleges 

and universities around the 

country. 

“We have a great group of 

recipients this year who are working 

on a variety of degrees – from 

military history to culinary arts to 

nursing and so much in between,” 

said Maria Montalvo, foundation 

executive director. “It’s such an 

honor to be a part of their educational 

development. We hope this 

award can really make a difference 

in their lives.” 

The foundation also awarded 

grants and scholarships at Forts 

Meade, Bragg, Polk and Rucker. 

The names of the outstanding 

DMOR continued from page 3 

and New Mexico,” said Navarro. 

“They captured $80 million worth 

of contraband in support of the 

mission.” 

In February 1996, Musser 

deployed two of his ground troops 

in support of the 2nd Battalion, 

34th Armor Regiment’s mission 

in Kuwait. 

He stayed with the squadron 

until it cased its colors and went 

to Germany. 

students at Fort Riley who 

received grants and scholarships 

are below. 

Grant recipients 

Sherrie Tedford 

Husband: Sgt. 1st Class Jermaine 

Tedford 

Will use grant to attend the 

dental hygiene program at the 

University of Louisville. 

Brandy Phillips 

Husband: Staff Sgt. Charvis L. 

Phillips 

Pursuing an associate of science 

degree at Barton Community 

College with the goal of entering 

a nursing program to become a 

registered nurse. 

Sarah Plevinski 

Husband: Staff Sgt. Paul C. 

Plevinski 

Attends Kansas State University 

and is pursuing a bachelor of 

science in dietetics and a bachelor 

of science in public health nutrition 

with the goal of becoming a 

registered dietitian. 

Kimberly Bosco 

Husband: Sgt. 1st Class Darrell 

R. Bosco 

Currently attending Kansas 

State University while pursuing a 

masters of science in geoscience 

education and a bachelor of sci- 

Merton Glover, a D-Day and 

4th Cav. Regt. veteran who was 

inducted into the distinguished 

members of the regiment in 1978 

at Fort Riley, also attended the 

social and helped induct Aden and 

Musser. 

“What was so unique and special 

was to have three generations 

of 4th Cavalry in one room,” 

Richardson said. “It really brings 

the regiment together, and that’s 

what tonight was all about.” 

ence in secondary education 

Tolanda Martin 

Husband: Spc. Cornelius Jermaine 

Martin 

Plans to pursue a doctorate in 

general psychology at Capella 

University. 

Scholarship recipients 

Kaylan Sims is an 18-year-old 

graduate of Junction City High 

School with a 3.8 GPA and a 

strong commitment to his family, 

community and future. He will 

attend Ohio State University, College 

of Business, in the fall. Kaylan 

is a member of the National 

Society of High School Scholars 

and participated in the LeadAmerica 

Conference in 2007. His 

mother is Staff Sgt. Angel Sims. 

Rocio Ramirez is a 17-yearold 

Junction City High School 

graduate with a 4.0 GPA and was 

in the top 5 percent of her class 

with advanced placement classes. 

She was a member of the National 

Honor Society, a Red Cross 

volunteer, captain of the varsity 

soccer team and an intern at two 

community hospitals. She is considering 

a number of universities, 

including the University of 

Kansas and Harvard College. Her 

father, Sgt. 1st Class Juan 

Ramirez, is assigned to Fort Riley. 

Richardson also said remembering 

the Soldiers and Families 

of the past help Soldiers and Families 

of the present understand the 

importance of their own sacrifice. 

“We don’t forget those who 

have made the ultimate sacrifice,” 

Richardson said. “We don’t take it 

for granted, and that helps us realize 

that our country won’t forget 

the sacrifices Soldiers and their 

Families are making today.” 

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Arm attaches to vehicles for IED clearance 

By Erica Fineman-Bertoli 

Army News Service 

FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. – A 

new tool may soon help route 

clearance teams detect and neutralize 

potentially deadly improvised 

explosive devices in Iraq. 

An IED Interrogation Arm for 

the RG-31 and Husky vehicles 

has been developed by the Night 

Vision and Electronic Sensors 

Directorate, part of the Army 

Research, Development and Engineering 

Command. 

NV&ESD Team Leader Larry 

Jackson said there are several 

vehicles currently used for route 

clearance missions, including the 

Buffalo Mine Protected Vehicle. 

But, he said, demand for the Buffalo 

is very high. 

“The word we got back from 

theater is that Soldiers often don’t 

have the Buffalos when they need 

them,” he said. “The vehicle is in 

high demand, and there just aren’t 

enough of them.” 

In collaboration with the team 

at NV&ESD, discussions began 

for a new technology that could 

help teams interrogate IEDs and 

be quickly developed and fielded. 

“We said we would like to provide 

a similar arm capability to 

vehicles such as the Husky and 

the RG-31 which were being used 

in security missions but had no 

arm attachment that would allow 

for IED interrogation,” Jackson 

said. 

The new arm, which was initially 

fielded in Iraq in May 2007, 

and Afghanistan in July 2007, is 

designed as an independent component. 

It is able to be attached to 

existing vehicles already in theater. 

Additionally, the arm is lightweight, 

easily mounted and 

Vets continued from page 8 

tal challenges of being confined to 

a wheelchair. He credits his introduction 

to wheelchair basketball 

as a big step in his rehabilitation. 

“Life is not over because you 

are injured,” he said. “It might not 

be the life you had planned, but it 

can also be a new beginning, like 

being reborn.” 

Kevin Poindexter, a Navy petty 

officer 3rd class who was medically 

retired after being shot in 

the back during a carjacking 

attempt, said the wheelchair 

games offer more than an opportunity 

to chalk up medals, 

although he already has two and 

hopes for a third today. 

Even more valuable, he said, is 

the opportunity to meet and 

encourage veterans with new 

injuries. “I like to be able to give 

back what I’ve learned during the 

past 13 years,” said Poindexter, 

repaired, easy to use and significantly 

less expensive than the 

Buffalo, Jackson said. 

Stephen H. Bennett , a mechanical 

engineer with NV&ESD, was 

present in Iraq last spring to support 

deployment of the new arm. 

He reports a positive reaction to 

the technology. 

“The feedback has been positive, 

and the troops like it,” he 

said. 

As the Interrogation Arm continues 

to be refined, there is constant 

communication with the Soldiers 

on the ground, providing 

engineers with first-hand guidance 

on functional improvements, 

Jackson said. 

It was as a result of this ongoing 

collaboration with the Soldiers 

who use the arm that functional 

advancements were made, 

including the ability to examine 

hard-to-reach areas behind guard 

rails. 

“We got this information back 

from the theater and realized we 

needed to put a pivot point in the 

middle of the arm so that if there 

is a guard rail, you can reach out 

and dip down behind to do the 

interrogation,” Jackson said. 

who now lives in Tampa, Fla. “If 

we can get these guys out here 

and show them what people just 

like them are able to do, it can 

help them a lot.” 

Tourgee Bryant, a former 

Marine corporal paralyzed 19 

years ago when he fell asleep at 

the wheel and his car hit a tree, 

said he’s excited to be able to help 

motivate newly disabled veterans. 

“We’ve got to let them know that 

there are still opportunities for 

them to do things. They just have 

to go out there and try,” he said. 

As he sat in his chair watching 

a high-action basketball playoff, 

Bryant found himself cheering 

wildly for his fellow veterans, 

especially the younger ones. 

“You can’t help but yell for 

them,” he said. “That’s what the 

spirit of the games is all about.” 

After initial fielding in both 

Iraq and Afghanistan, additional 

Interrogation Arm units have been 

ordered for use in theater, and 

NV&ESD has been working with 

Program Manager Countermine to 

feed the continually growing 

demand. 

“We have been asked to adapt 

it to different vehicles and we are 

getting more and more applications 

in the field,” said Jackson. 

After 28 years as a civilian 

engineer for the U.S. Army, Jackson 

continues to take satisfaction 

The IED 

Interrogation 

Arm is lightweight 

and 

able to be 

attached to 

existing vehicles 

in theater. 


in knowing his work helps to protect 

our troops. 

“The satisfaction of getting this 

piece of equipment into theater 

where it is helping to save Soldiers’ 

lives is very rewarding,” he 

said. “For me, this has been the 

most satisfying project I have 

worked on in my career.” 

Bennett agreed. 

“There is a satisfying feeling 

you get when you design something 

that makes a significant difference,” 

Bennett said. 

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July retirees honored 

Special to the Post 

The following Soldiers were 

honored for their service during 

a retirement ceremony July 30 in 

front of the 1st Infantry Division 

headquarters: 

Lt. Col. Richard H. Wilkins, 

MEDDAC 

Chief Warrant Officer Rhonda 

K. Boswell, HHC, 4th IBCT 

Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Melon, 

HHC, 18th Eng. Bde. 

1st Sgt. Darrell G. Snell, Co., 

D, 1st Bn., 28th Inf. Regt. 

1st Sgt. Ed B. Sims Jr., Co. B, 

WTB 

1st Sgt. Robert W. Hobson, 

Co. B, 1st Bn., 34th Armor Regt. 

1st Sgt. Otis L. Sampleton, 

Co. D, 101st FSB 

1st Wade A. Greif, HHC, 1st 

Inf. Div. 

Master Sgt. Ricky D. Parham, 

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Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy C. 

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Sgt. 1st Class Timothy R. 

Winger, HHC, 70th Eng. Bn. 

Sgt. 1st Class David M. Zeil- 

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Jones, Co. A, 70th Eng. Bn. 

Sgt. 1st Class David W. 

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Sgt. 1st Class Patrick M. 

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Sgt. 1st Class Steven R. Beck, 

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Sgt. 1st Class Gerald D. Folk, 

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Sgt. 1st Class Ken L. Moore, 

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Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. 

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Sgt. 1st Class Farel D. Steinberg, 

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Sgt. 1st Class Stephen A. 

Grau, HHC, 701st BSB 

Sgt. 1st Class Paul W. 

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Staff Sgt. Gary A. McNemar 

Jr., HHT, 1st Sqdn., 4th Cav. 

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Staff Sgt. Louis E. Foster, 

HHC, 4th IBCT


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Iraqi interior minister thanks 

wounded troops at Walter Reed 

By Gerry J. Gilmore 


WASHINGTON – Iraq’s interior 

minister thanked U.S. servicemembers 

and their Families for 

their sacrifices on behalf of his 

country during a visit July 29 with 

wounded U.S. troops at Walter 

Reed Army Medical Center. 

Through an interpreter, Jawad 

al-Bulani told reporters that he 

wanted to convey his country’s 

“gratitude and appreciation for the 

sacrifices made by these great 

warrior-Soldiers, in the freeing of 

the Iraqi people and in helping us 

in Iraq to recover from tyranny 

and dictatorship.” 

Bulani also praised U.S. servicemembers’ 

Families, noting 

their sacrifices are equally important 

and appreciated by his nation. 

The senior Iraqi official also 

told reporters that he’d witnessed 

“the level of technical and medical 

sophistication” that is being 

practiced at Walter Reed. Observations 

at Walter Reed will be 

employed “to help our own 

wounded and many, many victims 

of terrorism and violence in Iraq,” 

Bulani said. 

“We believe that we need facilities 

similar to this in Iraq, and we 

need to learn from not only the 

medical, but also the administrative 

and other systems that are in 

place here to help victims of war 

and violence,” the Iraqi minister 

added. 

Bulani then took a reporter’s 

question about the progress of the 

national police, which fall under 

his portfolio as interior minister. 

The Iraqi National Police have 

performed their duties with professionalism 

and increased levels 

of performance during a recent 

series of anti-insurgent operations 

conducted in Baghdad, Mosul and 

other cities throughout the country, 

Bulani said. And recent 

reforms implemented across the 

Iraqi National Police force have 

AFPS/Gilmore 

Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani speaks with 

reporters after visiting with wounded U.S. servicemembers 

July 29 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, 

D.C. Bulani praised the sacrifices made by U.S. troops and 

their Families on the behalf of Iraq. 

led to better officer vetting, training 

and replacement systems, he 

added. 

The National Police soon will 

institute “a joint training program 

that will foster the culture of professionalism” 

throughout the 

ranks, Bulani said. 

Security has greatly improved 

in Iraq in recent months, Bulani 

said. 

He acknowledged that challenges 

remain. “However, I can 

tell you that we are taking all that 

is necessary to be ready and to 

step up and to fulfill our requirements, 

play our role in this transi- 

tional time,” he said. 

More security responsibilities 

will be transferred from coalition 

to Iraqi forces, he predicted, as 

Iraqi forces continue to gain in 

capability. 

When asked about media speculation 

on possible windows of 

time for possible phased withdrawals 

of U.S. forces from Iraq, 

Bulani commented that his government 

is engaged in ongoing 

discussions involving many 

issues that “will depend on all 

kinds of considerations that will 

come into play.” 

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‘Eagle Express’ responsible for 

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By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc 

165th CSSB, 1st Sust. Bde. 

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – The 68th 

Transportation Company, out of 

Manheim, Germany, known 

affectionately as the “Eagle 

Express,” is playing a critical role 

as part of the heavy-lift capacity 

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Traveling exclusively at night, 

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Trans. Co. are responsible for 

moving everything from beans 

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towers down some of the most 

dangerous roads in the world. 

“I love my truck,” said Spc. 

Sam Hyacinth of his M-915, the 

Army’s version of a semi-truck. 

“She may not look very pretty on 

the outside, but it’s what’s on the 

inside that counts. This truck will 

get up and go. Plus the AC will 

freeze you out; that’s a must in the 

desert, even at night.” Hyacinth is 

a native of New York City, and is 

assigned to the 68th as a driver. 

“I like this company, and I trust 

my leadership,” continued 

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his present duty station directly 

out of advanced individual training, 

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Morale remains high even after driving all night for the men and women of the 68th Trans. 

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and calm determination. 

Just before rolling out the gate 

on a recent mission to move needed 

supplies from one area of the 

battlefield to another, mission 

commander Staff Sgt. George 

Barnhart walked from truck to 

truck checking on the Soldiers in 

his charge, and disseminating lastminute 

information. 

“There has been recent enemy 

activity along our route, but medical 

evacuation status is good, so 

we’re ok to roll,” he said in a matter-of-fact 

manner. 

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1st Sustainment Brigade, inspects the undercarriage of a vehicle. Before anyone 

can enter Camp Taji, the guards have to check IDs and vehicle passes as well as inspect 

vehicles for explosives. “I haven’t found anything, yet, and hope I never do,” he said. 

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news briefly 

Correction 

It was incorrectly reported 

in “Soldiers have many higher 

education options”on page 13 

of the July 25 issue that 

tuition assistance for higher 

education is available to Soldiers 

and their dependents. To 

clarify, that assistance is only 

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Thrift Shop 

to host sale 

The Fort Riley Thrift Shop 

will hold an indoor sidewalk 

sale during the month of 

August. Clothing will be available 

in all sizes and styles for 

$1 per item. Thrift Shop hours 

are 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Tuesday and Thursday, noon 

to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, and 10 

a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and 

third Saturday of each month. 

The shop also is seeking energetic 

volunteers. Retail experience, 

child care reimbursements, 

volunteer hours and 

merchandise discounts are 

available to all volunteers. 

Infant massage 

class to be held 

The New Parent Support 

Program will offer a four-session 

infant massage class this 

month. The class will be held 

from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 5, 12, 

22 and 29 at Riley’s Conference 

Center. Participants must 

attend all four sessions. Benefits 

of infant massage include: 

strengthening the bond 

between parent and child, 

strengthens and regulates the 

baby’s primary systems, 

reduces gas and colic and 

helps baby sleep better. Child 

care will be provided for siblings. 

Call 239-9435 or 239- 

1829 to register. 

BOSS sets 

Florida trip 

Join BOSS for a four-day 

weekend trip to visit Busch 

Gardens and Fort De Soto 

Beach in Tampa, Fla. Aug. 15 

to18. The cost for the trip is 

$180 and includes a day at the 

beach, Busch Gardens, flight, 

hotel, and transportation. Food 

and other expenses will be up 

to the individual. This trip is 

for single Soldiers only. For 

more information, call BOSS 

at 239-8147 or Information, 

Ticketing and Registration at 

239-5614. 

Ice cream social 

scheduled 

The Historical and Archaeological 

Society of Fort Riley 

will hold its annual ice cream 

social from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 

18 at Custer House on main 

post. The free treat also comes 

with an opportunity to learn 

about the history of Fort Riley. 

HASFR memberships will be 

available during the event, 

with one year membership 

available for $5 and lifetime 

memberships for $25. For 

more information, call Abby 

Miller at 785-375-4087 

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Community 


Life 


Staff writer 

While some of the vehicles 

lined up inside the gates of 

Whiskey Creek Raceway sported 

souped up engines, fancy spoilers, 

shiny rims and custom paint jobs, 

others were restored to their original 

classic condition, reminiscent 

of times when a vehicle like a 

1948 Hudson roamed the streets 

and wasn’t so hard to come by. 

Despite their vehicle’s make or 

model, about 20 proud owners 

showed up July 26 to have their 

workmanship judged during the 

Better Opportunities for Single 

Soldiers Bike and Car Show at the 

raceway, located on the outskirts 

of Fort Riley. 

Among the competitors was 

Sgt. Jeff Roys, Headquarters and 

Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 

34th Armor Regiment. For 

the past year and a half, Roys has 

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Fancy rides rule at BOSS car show 


Staff writer 

been working on his 1993 bamba 

green Honda Del-Sol. This was 

Roy’s third time competing at a 

car show. 

Since buying his Honda, Roys 

said he has reupholstered its interior, 

replaced the arm rest, steering 

wheel, seats, headlights, rims 

and tires and added original floor 

mats and a spoiler. Additionally, 

he said, he prides himself on the 

fact that he does all of his own 

work including replacing the 

Sing-along 

vehicle’s suspension and exhaust 

system, which has saved him a lot 

of money in the process. 

“If you’re not hung up on 

brand names and can get a comparable 

replacement, you can save 

a lot of money. And the other 

place to save money is by doing 

the work yourself,” he said. The 

two costliest items Roys said he 

purchased for his vehicle were the 

seats for $350 and the suspension, 

which was about $250. He sug- 

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Children auditioning for the Disney musical "The Aristocats" practice going through a song from the musical with 

director Amy Rosine-Underwood July 28 at the Fort Riley Teen Center. Performances for the musical will be at 3 

and 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Teen Center. 

Teens audition for ‘Aristocats’ production 

About 35 children 6 years of age and 

older showed up July 28 at the Fort Riley 

Middle School Teen Center to audition for 

a part in the musical production of Disney’s 

“The Aristocats.” The production is 

under the direction of Kansas State University 

professor Amy Rosine-Underwood 

and Fort Riley Child and Youth Services. 

Set in Paris, France, in 1910, “The Aristocats” 

centers around a mother cat named 

Duchess and her three kittens. The adventure 

begins when the cats are catnapped by 

a greedy butler who tries to steal their 

inheritance left to them by their owner. 

During the first half of the audition 

process, children were split into two separate 

age groups, with the older children 

singing around the piano with Rosine- 

Underwood and reading lines in groups of 

about four to five children. 

The younger group of children, ages 6 

to 8 years old, began working on cat movements 

with volunteer Amie Jones, and later 

practiced singing with Rosine-Underwood. 

By mid-afternoon, all parts had been cast 

and rehearsals began later that day. 

The role of Duchess will be portrayed 

by Elizabeth Straw. Other main characters 

include Marie played by Tamara Jackson; 

Toulouse played by Michael Brown; 

Berlioz played by Ryan DeYoung; Roqueforg 

played by Anna Marie Sosa; and 

Madame played by Diamond Roundtree. 

The character of Edwin the butler has been 

changed to Edwina the maid and will be 

played by Bettina Smith. 

“The auditions went really well and we 

are pleased with the number of children 

who showed up to audition,” said Shelley 

Anderson, program director for CYS’ 

Schools of Knowledge, Inspiration, Exploration 

and Skills Unlimited. 

Two performances of the musical are 

scheduled for 3 and 7 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 

Teen Center gymnasium. 

The performances are free and open to 

the public. 

“People should come out and support 

the community, support the kids and show 

them that their two weeks of work means 

something. It’s Family entertainment and 

it’s free,” Anderson said. 

Volunteers are still needed behind-thescenes 

to assist with scenery, makeup and 

costumes. To volunteer, contact Anderson 

at rashelle.anderson@us.army.mil or 239- 

4723. 

August blood drive may ease summer shortages 


Staff writer 

Aug. 19-20, Fort Riley will 

hold its quarterly blood drive. The 

drive, which will be held at 

Riley’s Conference Center, is to 

help ease summer blood shortages. 

These shortages occur just 

about every summer due to Fami- 


Staff writer 

Fort Riley Army Community 

Service Director Bill Powers 

remembers what it was like being 

one of six children in a military 

Family during the 1950s and 

1960s. While his father was 

deployed, Powers vividly recalls 

his mother gathering all of the 

children and packing their belongings 

into the Family car to relocate 

from Fort Riley to Fort Car- 

lies going away on vacation. As 

the season progresses, Families 

start thinking about the upcoming 

school year and forget to donate 

blood. 

According to Kristi Ingalls, 

donor recruitment representative 

for the American Red Cross, there 

currently is less than half a day’s 

worth of type O blood available. 

ACS celebrates 43 years of helping Soldiers, Families 

son, Colo. No military relocation 

service was provided at that time, 

and there weren’t child care services, 

Powers said. Families just 

packed up and went. 

Now more than four decades 

later, those times have changed. 

July 25, ACS celebrated those 

changes during its 43rd birthday 

celebration, honoring the program 

that transformed itself from a volunteer 

grassroots organization to 

the centerpiece of the Army Family 

Covenant. 

“Every two seconds, someone 

in the United States needs blood,” 

Ingalls said. 

Each drive also has a theme 

and a goal. Last quarter the theme 

was “Rock and Roll up Your 

Sleeves.” This time it will be 

“NASCAR.” Everyone who participates 

in the drive will receive a 

NASCAR lanyard plus a chance 

ACS offers 10 core services for 

Soldiers and their Families ranging 

from financial and relocation 

programs to domestic violence 

prevention, mobilization and 

deployment services, employment 

readiness and Army Emergency 

Relief programs. 

The birthday celebration at 

Fort Riley recognized the efforts 

of the program, its staff and the 

Army’s commitment to the program’s 

success, Powers said. 

“ACS has become one of the 

to win a trip to Phoenix, Ariz., for 

a race. Donors will get points for 

registering and for the actual 

donation. When enough points are 

accumulated, donors can go 

online and use them to purchase 

NASCAR items at www.redcrossracing.com. 

The goal is to have 

See Blood, Page 15 

core Army programs today, particularly 

in the war-fighting environment,” 

Powers said. “The 

needs have grown considerably 

and how the Army addresses the 

Family issues and the Soldier 

issues have become a centerpiece 

through the Army Family 

Covenant.” 

ACS began in 1965 as a volunteer 

grassroots organization to 

address some of the basic needs of 

military Families. 

See Birthday, Page 15 


gests looking for car parts on E- 

Bay and getting information on 

how to do the labor off the Internet. 

About car shows, Roys said it 

is a great way to meet people and 

share ideas with other car enthusiasts. 

“Since I bought the car and 

started fixing it up a little bit, I 

decided it’s a great way to get out 

and meet people that do the same 

See Cars, Page 14 

Housing 

residents 

to get 

meters 

By Sam Robinson 

Picerne Military Housing 

A portion of Fort Riley on-post 

housing will begin participation in 

the Department of Defense-initiated 

Resident Responsibility Utility 

Program this fall. In order to 

begin this program, utility meters 

will be installed on homes. 

All new homes being built at 

Fort Riley have utility meters 

installed during construction. A 

total of 677 additional homes that 

have been renovated, or are 

planned for renovation, will have 

meters installed this year at Fort 

Riley. 

Homes in the following neighborhoods 

will be impacted in 

2008 and 2009: 

Ellis Heights – All 432 homes 

Peterson Place – 104 homes 

(Wofford Drive, Smoky Hill 

Loop) 

Colyer Manor – 141 homes 

(Venable Avenue, Booth Avenue, 

Hosmer Court, Attucks Court) 

Installation of meters on renovated 

homes is scheduled to begin 

in August for gas and September 

for electricity. Picerne Military 

Housing will notify Families prior 

to meter installation. Electricity 

and gas will be shut off to homes 

temporarily while meters are 

being installed. 

Homes with meters initially 

will go through a “mock billing” 

period. Mock billing for the renovated 

homes will probably not 

begin until the fourth quarter of 

2008. 

During the mock billing period 

residents will receive a detailed 

consumption report that will show 

them how much natural gas and 

electricity they have consumed 

and the corresponding cost associated 

with that usage. Residents 

on-post will see for the first time 

how much of their rent payment 

goes towards the cost of utilities. 

Brian Beauregard, Picerne’s 

Fort Riley program director, stated 

that Picerne has taken a cautious 

approach to the implementation 

of the Department of Defense 

mandated utility program. 

“We are behind some of the 

other developers in implementing 

this program,” said Beauregard. 

“The most important thing for us 

was to make sure that, at the end 

of the day, the program was fair to 

all residents.” 

He continued, “I think that the 

mock billing period will be an 

opportunity for Families to see 

how the program works and for 

them to see that it is a fair program.” 

The consumption report also 

will establish a utility baseline 

every month for each type of 

home based on the average utility 

usage for comparable homes in 

the on-post housing areas. The 

utility baseline establishes the 

average usage for each home type 

and each resident will be able to 

see how their usage compares 

with similar homes. Of course, the 

baseline varies each month, 

depending on the weather and 

individual usage. 

See Meters, Page 14



Eagle Scout builds steps to post trail 


Staff writer 

A Manhattan teen is providing 

walking trail enthusiasts with a 

safer path to venture down as a 

part of an Eagle Scout project for 

his local Boy Scout troop. 

Justin Baublitz, 16, son of Maj. 

Lee Baublitz and a member of 

Troop No. 41 in Junction City, is 

supervising a project to replace a 

worn-down staircase leading to a 

trail behind the First Territorial 

Capitol of Kansas at Fort Riley. 

The project is expected to be completed 

in early August. 

Justin has been in Boy Scouts 

for the past six years. Before moving 

to Kansas, he was a member 

of a Boy Scout Troop in Virginia. 

His father is currently Troop 41’s 

assistant Scout Master and his 

younger brother Grant, 14, is also 

a member of the troop. 

As an outdoor enthusiast, 

Justin said he enjoys camping and 

hiking, which was a factor in his 

decision to replace the staircase 

leading down to the 2-mile Kaw 

River Nature Trail. 

Before work began on the pro- 

Cars continued from page 13 

thing I do. It’s kind of like being 

bit by a bug. Once you get bit by 

the bug, you want to keep doing 

it,” Roys said. 

Owners entering their vehicles 

in the show competed in five different 

categories: Euro/Import, 

Trucks, Bikes, Muscle Cars and 

Custom Classic. The vehicles 

were judged on everything from 

exterior, paint and suspension to 

the cleanliness of the vehicle’s 

engines, tires and wheels, modifications 

and overall appearance. 

The top two winners in each category 

received a trophy. 

The winners were as follows: 

Euro/Import: 1st place-Timothy 

Milke; 2nd place-Jeffery 

Goerz 

Trucks: 1st place-Matt 

Bainum; 2nd place-Frank 

Girardin 

Bikes: 1st place-Juan Nunez 

Muscle cars: 1st place-Kenneth 

Carroll; 2nd place-Frederic Schncides 

Custom classic: 1st place-Jerry 

Mason; 2nd place-Bill Scholl 

Best work in progress award: 

Charles Moore 

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ject, the condition of the staircase 

was poor, he said. The steps leading 

down to the trail were made of 

wooden railroad ties which were 

rotting and the overgrowth around 

the staircase created a safety hazard 

threatening to close off the 

trail. The project consists of 

installing a permanent staircase 

built with treated lumber and stable 

railings. 

Justin and other scouts from his 

troop began tearing out the old 

staircase July 12, before work 

came to a halt one hour into the 

project due to inclement weather. 

The scouts resumed work July 26 

and were able to finish tearing out 

the old staircase and cementing 

new posts down the staircase’s 

steep incline. They are hoping to 

install the new staircase Aug. 2. 

“I am hoping this will be the 

last time someone will have to 

work on this. It has been worked 

on several times. It’s a good Eagle 

Scout project, but it’s no use if it 

keeps breaking down,” the Manhattan 

High School junior said. 

By replacing the stairs, Justin 

said he hopes it will give visitors 

an easier and safer passage to the 

trail. 

“Before you could barely get 

down, especially if you had any 

type of physical disabilities,” he 

said. “It’s going to be much easier 

to get down there now. It’s geared 

more toward everyone, instead of 

just physically fit people.” 

Spectators at the 

Better Opportunities 

for Single 

Soldiers Bike 

and Car Show 

check out the latest 

modifications 

car enthusiasts 

have made to 

their vehicles 

July 26 at 

Whiskey Creek 

Raceway. About 

20 people 

entered their 

vehicles in the 

show. 


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Meters continued from page 13 

At the end of the “mock 

billing” period actual bills or 

rebates will be sent. Those 

homes more than 5 percent over 

the average will receive a bill 

for the amount over the average. 

A 5 percent buffer has been 

established to ease the transition 

into the program for the 

benefit of residents and the 

weather. Those using less than 

the average (no buffer) will 

receive a rebate check or credit. 

Once residents actually 

become responsible for their 

utilities, they will have the 

opportunity to earn rebates by 

conserving energy and using 

less than the average. They will 

receive an actual rebate check 

or credit for savings. However, 

if a resident uses more than the 

average they will pay for the 

difference. For example if the 

average electric bill for like 

homes in the neighborhood is 

$100 per month and the resident 

uses $140 worth of electricity, 

they will need to pay $40. If 

they only use $80 they will 

receive a rebate check for $20. 

Col. Richard Piscal, Fort 

Riley garrison commander, said 

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with their troop for at least six 

months. They also must decide on 

a project to complete and submit 

the project plan to an Eagle Project 

Approval Board. 

Upon board approval, the project 

and paperwork accompanying 

the project must be completed. 

The project is then submitted to 

another Eagle Scout board. Once 

approved, the Boy Scout is 

awarded his rank, which is the 

highest rank a scout can obtain 

and is a sign of leadership. Additionally, 

scouts applying for the 

rank must have completed 1,500 

tasks, earning 12 required and 

nine optional badges in the 

process. 

Justin is a senior patrol leader 

for his troop and has earned more 

than 60 badges. 

“I’m proud of him. Only about 

2 percent of Scouts that start ever 

hit Eagle Scout rank,” said 

Justin’s father Lee. “I feel that it’s 

a great thing for him in the future 

by becoming an Eagle Scout 

because it opens so many doors - 

militarily if he chooses that path, 

educationally with scholarships 

and just the whole path he had to 

take to get to this point.” 

he sees opportunities for Families 

that are responsible and for 

the Fort Riley housing program 

as well. 

“This program has already 

resulted in significant utility 

savings at other installations,” 

said Piscal. “Those savings go 

back into the program to 

improve overall quality of life 

for Army Families. The more 

dollars saved, the more dollars 

will be available for new homes 

and for renovations.” 

Piscal also noted this program 

provides responsible 

Families an opportunity to put 

some of their basic allowance 

for housing back in their pocket.” 

No resident will be unfairly 

treated because of the condition 

or size of their house since they 

will be compared to similar 

houses. 

Picerne Military Housing has 

put together a brochure to help 

answer questions regarding the 

program. For more information, 

or to pick up a brochure, visit 

any of the Picerne neighborhood 

offices. 

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Fort Riley’s volunteers honored July 22 at RCC 


Staff writer 

On July 22, Fort Riley’s Quarterly 

Recognition Ceremony was 

held at Riley’s Conference Center 

to honor volunteers who have 

given their time and energy to 

make Fort Riley a better place for 

Soldiers and Families. 

Prior to the ceremony, the 

108th division Band Jazz Combo 

from Charlotte, N.C. played in the 

background. Featuring saxophone, 

guitar, flute, drums and a 

singer, the reserve unit said that 

they were honored to be playing 

at the ceremony. 

Becky Willis, Fort Riley’s volunteer 

coordinator, was the mistress 

of ceremonies for the 

evening. During the ceremony, 

Willis introduced the speakers 

and announced the names of volunteers 

recognized. 

Both military and civilian volunteers 

were recognized and con- 

Birthday continued from page 13 

“Family members would recognize 

that there were concerns 

and issues, but there was no formal 

mechanism to address those 

issues,” Powers said. “It might be 

something as simple as a lending 

closet, which is now part of the 

relocation services within Army 

Community Services. So they 

established these little volunteerrun 

lending closets to help Families 

who were arriving, say here at 

Fort Riley, with little or nothing to 

set up a house with.” 

Today, ACS has a fully stocked 

lending closet that can be used to 

set up a temporary household for 

a Soldier and his or her Family 

until their household goods arrive 

on post. 

Another example of how ACS 

has changed the Army and alleviated 

stress among Soldiers and 

their Families is by providing 

financial budgeting and assistance 

programs, Powers added. 

“The way the Army used to do 

it years ago was there would be a 

collection taken up in the unit and 

maybe a slush fund to help a Soldier 

get out of a jam,” he said. 

“The Army Emergency Relief 

Blood continued from page 13 

members of the Fort Riley community 

donate 100 pints of blood 

during the drive. 

The donation process starts 

with donors showing their ID and 

filling out the registration form. 

The donor then goes behind a privacy 

screen and is given a mini 

physical where the person’s iron 

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gratulated. Once awards were 

given out, Brig. Gen. Perry L. 

Wiggins, 1st Infantry Division 

and Fort Riley commanding general, 

gave a short speech. 

“We have hundreds of volunteers 

that provide thousands of 

volunteer hours,” said Wiggins, 

who then reminded the audience 

there were many more volunteers 

who were not recognized at the 

ceremony. 

“This is one of the most important 

ceremonies we will conduct 

throughout the quarter, and I can’t 

thank you enough,” he said. 

Wiggins then described the 

traits of a volunteer and why he 

believes volunteers are the 

embodiment of selfless service. 

Traits of volunteers include having 

a big heart and being a giver, 

not a taker, he said. Volunteers do 

not ask what’s in it for them. They 

know their talents and use them to 

the best of their ability in order to 

help others. 

Fund was designed really to 

address those kinds of emergencies. 

Today, it’s one of our busiest 

programs.” 

Utilizing services at ACS July 

levels, temperature and blood 

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the individual answers questions 

on a computer to ensure eligibility, 

then the donation takes place. 

It will take five to 10 minutes for 

the average person to donate a 

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Wiggins also thanked the Families 

of the volunteers. Whether it 

was watching the kids or taking 

on extra household chores, the 

volunteers would not have 

achieved these accomplishments 

without the support of their Families, 

he said. 

“On behalf of all the troopers, 

on behalf of all the commanders, I 

just want to say ‘thank you’ for 

your volunteerism,” Wiggins said, 

concluding the ceremony. 

The following individuals were 

honored for their time spent volunteering. 

Honorees are listed 

with the unit or organization that 

nominated them for recognition: 

Spc. Francesca Aiello, BOSS 

Heather Ashmore, 4th IBCT 

Karen Bezou, OCSC 

Spc. Terrence Braxton, 1st 

Bde. 

Amy Campbell, CAB 

Nicole Carroll, 2nd HBCT 

Marci Clarke, 1st Bde. 

Pfc. Roger Corley, 2nd HBCT 

25 was Spc. Joseph Williams and 

his friend, Spc. Craig McNelley, 

both with the 4th Infantry Brigade 

Combat Team. Williams and 

McNelley are both transferring to 

snack. 

Fort Riley is a good place for 

donors to give blood for the first 

time because it isn’t as crowded 

as some of the other donation sites 

can be, Ingalls said. 

Ingalls recommends that 

donors drink lots of extra fluids 

such as water, Gatorade or juice 

Tonya Cullen, CAB 

Sgt. Robert Dubray, BOSS 

Spc. Tiffany Gillis, BOSS and 

1st Bde. 

Pfc. Shawn Hass, BOSS 

Marion Jackson, 1st Bde. 

Amie Jones, ACS 

Danielle Laybourn, OCSC 

Diana Mercer, 1st Sust. Bde. 

Nicole Miller, 2nd HBCT 

Steven Nolan, 97th MP Bn. 

Gladis Plumlee, 97th MP Bn. 

Larry Pope, 2nd HBCT 

Melanie Probst, CAB 

Sharon Rose, American Red 

Cross 

Patsy Roseman, 1st Bde. 

Spc. Robert Ryan, BOSS 

Nicol Sarrett, CAB 

Jennifer Sutter, CAB 

Michelle Thompson, 2nd 

HBCT 

Jamie Van Brocklin, 1st Sust. 

Bde. 

Employees 

and visitors at 

Fort Riley's 

Army CommunityService 

watch as 

ACS director 

Bill Powers 

cuts the cake 

in honor of 

the program's 

43rd birthday 

July 25 at the 

ACS building 

on Custer 

Hill. 


different posts 

and needed information about 

changing duty stations. This was 

not the first time either Soldier 

had used ACS services. When 

and eat iron-rich foods such as 

raisins, spinach, fish, broccoli and 

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to Ingalls, blood should never be 

donated on an empty stomach. 

“You’ll just have a better donation,” 

she said. 

“You lose iron when you 

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Spc. Tiffany Gillis received two certificates of appreciation 

from Brig. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins, 1st Infantry Division and 

Fort Riley commanding general, during the Quarterly Volunteer 

Recognition Ceremony July 22 on post. 

Williams first arrived at Fort 

Riley and his possessions did not, 

he was able to borrow some 

household goods from the lending 

closet. During McNelley’s time at 

Fort Riley, he said ACS’ computers 

were useful in completing 

much needed paperwork. 

Among those in attendance at 

the birthday celebration was Lisa 

Garibaldi and her three children, 

Aiden, 3, William Jr., 2, and 

Dyna, 7 months. 

Garibaldi’s husband, Sgt. 

William Garibaldi, is deployed to 

Iraq, and the mother of three said 

she found the Army Emergency 

Relief and New Parent Support 

programs very helpful. 

“It has been a big help for us,” 

she said. 

Today, Fort Riley’s ACS has 46 

staff members and 20 contracted 

employees and will soon be at 

four different locations on the 

installation. The program serves 

thousands of Soldiers and their 

Families every month. 

The establishment of the Army 

Family Covenant last year and the 

Army’s pledge of shifting its 

focus toward taking care of Sol- 

less likely to get dizzy afterward 

if you have higher iron levels,” 

she said. 

Although the Red Cross 

encourages people to come out 

and donate, not everyone is eligible. 

Soldiers who have been 

deployed to Iraq must wait one 

year after returning to donate 

diers and their Families has contributed 

tremendously to the 

growth of the program, Powers 

said. Other factors that come into 

play have been the return of the 

1st Infantry Division to Fort Riley 

in 2006 and ongoing deployment 

cycles. 

“The importance of recognizing 

ACS is the impact that it’s 

had. It’s more than just a job, it’s 

a commitment to why the Army 

exists and why we exist to help 

that Army,” Powers said. “I think 

that’s a telling sign in terms of 

what we do here every day. Every 

staff member here has done something, 

in some way, to help a Soldier 

or Family member get 

through an issue, problem or find 

some success in some area of their 

life that just doesn’t get told. The 

transformation in the Army and 

the way they look at Families 

today has been phenomenal. It’s 

about recognizing that the Soldiers 

can’t do their job without 

their Family being supported, and 

that’s what ACS is all about. 

That’s why we’re here.” 

blood. Soldiers who have been 

stationed in parts of Afghanistan 

that are 2,000 meters below sea 

level or were stationed anywhere 

in the country during the months 

of April and December also must 

wait one year. For more information 

regarding blood donations, 

visit www.redcross.org. 

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CYS event registers more than 100 children 


Staff writer 

For three days the halls of the 

1st Combined Arms Battalion, 

63rd Armor Regiment headquarters 

were filled with kids, strollers 

and parents, as Families registered 

their children with Child and 

Youth Services. 

While Soldiers and Families 

filled out paperwork, kids sat in 

the hallway and played with toys 

or enjoyed snacks of juice and 

popcorn. 

To enroll their children, parents 

filled out the CYS registration 

form. Then the children’s vital 

signs were checked followed by a 

physical, which was done by a 

physician assistant. Parents had 

60 days to bring in any paperwork 

they may have been missing, such 

as vaccination records. 

According to CYS Outreach 

Services Director Jerra Daugherty, 

parents registered more than 

100 children into CYS. 

“I think it went pretty well. We 

got 100 more kids registered, and 

WTB commander addresses local leaders at breakfast 


Staff writer 

July 24, Col. Lee Merritt was 

the guest speaker for the Military 

Affairs Council breakfast at the 

Marriott Courtyard in Junction 

City. He is the commander for the 

Warrior Transition Battalion. 

Merritt spoke about how the 

transition battalion works and 

who makes up the battalion. 

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Soldiers and Families registered their children with CYS 

during the 1st Bn., 63rd Armor Regt. enrollment. Over 100 

children were registered during the three day event, which 

was the first of its kind. 

that’s what we’re here to do,” she 

said. 

Daugherty also said that while 

CYS is looking into doing mass 

“It’s really a team effort 

between 1st Infantry Division, the 

hospital, so we all work together 

hand-in-hand to make this work, 

along with the local community,” 

Merritt said. 

Merritt explained that it was 

never about medical treatment but 

about what happened to the Soldiers 

when they were a released 

from in-patient care to outpatient 

care. 

registrations with other units, they 

plan to use their building, 6620, 

rather than the battalion headquarters 

in the future. 

“Some of the Soldiers were living 

in not too good of conditions, 

so the Army came together, realized 

this was an issue and started 

up what they call the Army Medical 

Action Plan, AMAP for 

short,” Merritt said. 

The organizational structure is 

made up of doctors, occupational 

therapists, nurses primarily serving 

as nurse case managers, social 

workers, squad leaders, platoon 

“We just felt it was too tough to 

have them trying to work and us 

trying to work at the same time. 

We felt like we were taking over 

their desks,” she said. 

Registering children with CYS 

has many benefits including 

respite child care. Respite child 

care is free child care up to 16 

hours per month per child while a 

spouse is deployed. 

Care given above the 16 free 

hours is charged at $2 per hour. 

CYS also offers free child care 

during Family readiness group 

meetings, as well as free hourly 

care during medical treatments for 

wounded warriors. In order to 

take advantage of these benefits, 

Families must show deployment 

orders and receive a punch card, 

which will be required on the day 

of care. 

Families already registered 

with CYS may call any child 

development center, Family child 

care or school age services center 

for access to child care. 

Families not registered with 

CYS may do so by making an 

appointment by calling 239-9885. 

sergeants and a physical therapist. 

A Soldier really has two missions 

while he or she is in the 

Warrior Transition Battalion, 

Merritt said. 

“The first is to heal, so that 

means going to medical appointments. 

The second mission is to 

transition, they will either transition 

back to a unit, or they are 

going to transition into a civilian 

sector, depending on their medical 

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Another advantage of enrolling 

children in CYS is that they can 

take lessons such as swimming 

lessons, Tae Kwon Do classes, 

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lessons. 

Children of deployed Soldiers 

are entitled to four free classes 

with a copy of orders, excluding 

instrument rentals, uniforms, and 

testing fees. 

Families also were informed 

about the virtual Family readiness 

group Web site. The Army VFRG 

site is designed to keep Family 

members up to date on information 

regarding their deployed 

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To register, Families and Soldiers 

should go to 

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Access to the site may take a 

few days to be granted, and the 

site was built to run on Internet 

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The Welcome Home Heroes 

Foundation helps Soldiers with 

their second mission by allowing 

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areas they think they might have 

an interest. 

“Soldiers seem to like it. It 

gives them the additional skills 

that are necessarily to try and 

transition,” Merritt said. “It gives 

them confidence to transition.” 

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news briefly 

New LDS class 

offered 

A new Bible study, the New 

Testament Institute Class, will 

begin 7 p.m. Aug. 5 in the 

Installation Chaplain’s Office, 

Building 228 Beeman Place, 

next to the veterinary clinic on 

Main Post.. The course will 

meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. 

and will cover the New Testament 

from the perspective of 

the Church of Jesus Christ of 

Latter-day Saints, (Mormons). 

All Fort Riley community personnel 

and all Bible versions 

are welcome. For more information, 

contact Chap. (Lt. 

Col.) Keith Shurtleff at 239- 

8346 or david.keith.shurtleff@conus.army.mil.scheduled 

dates. Free child care will be 

offered Aug. 6, 13, 19 and 28. 

Women’s 

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The second annual Fort 

Riley Women’s Conference 

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p.m. Oct. 22 at Riley’s Conference 

Center on post. A $10 

admission includes the 

keynote speaker, four sessions 

and lunch. Sample sessions 

include cooking for one or 

two, wine appreciation and 

higher education made affordable. 

Register by 6 p.m. Oct. 

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Sports 


& Recreation 


Sports news 

in brief 

Marina sets 

grand opening 

The Fort Riley Marina will 

host its grand opening 10 a.m. 

to 2 p.m. Aug. 9 on the north 

side of Milford Lake off Highway 

82. The event will include 

10:30 a.m. ceremony, a 

pirate’s treasure dig, an inflatable, 

giveaways, Smores stations, 

concessions and one free 

pontoon ride per person. Visit 

www.rileymwr.com or call 

239-2363 for more information. 

Championship 

golf tourney set 

The 2008 Custer Hill Golf 

Course Championship will be 

held Aug. 16 and 17. The cost 

is $75 for members and $90 

for non-members. The format 

will be 36-holes, individual 

stroke play with tee time 

beginning at 8 a.m. both days. 

There will be mulligan and 

door prizes. The sign-up deadline 

is Aug. 12. 

Soccer sign-up 

in Wamego 

Crossroads Soccer Association 

located in Wamego has 

opened registration for the upcoming 

fall season. Visit 

www.csasoccer.us to register. 

Registration will close Aug. 2. 

The season will be run from 

Sept. 6 to Nov. 1. For more 

information, call Marianne 

Steen at 785-456-9196 or 

Wendy von Seggern at 785- 

456-6989. 

Fishing clinic 

scheduled 

Children ages 8 to 12 can 

participate in the 14th Annual 

Youth Fishing Clinic Sept. 5 

and 6 in Manhattan. The clinic 

starts with a classroom session 

at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at Susan B. 

Anthony Middle School, 2501 

Browning. Kids will fish at 

Anneberg Park at 9 a.m. Sept. 

6. Parents are urged to attend 

with their children. Applications 

are available at K-Mart, 

Wal Mart, all Manhattan 

schools and various other businesses. 

For more information, 

call Leo Schell at 785-539- 

6540. 

Family pool 

time set 

Parents can enjoy play time 

with their children during 

Mommy and Me Time. Each 

session costs $3 per Family 

and is instructed at Main Post 

Pool or Custer Hill Pool. 

Fathers also are welcome, and 

no registration is required. 

Play with the pool’s toys or 

bring your child’s toys. This 

class is for children 6 months 

to 5 years of age. Upcoming 

dates for Mommy and Me 

Time: 

Aug. 6 – 11 a.m. to noon at 

Main Post Pool 

Aug. 30 – 10 to 11 a.m. at 

Custer Hill Pool 

For more information, call 

239-9441. 

Old Bill Grill 

open 

Custer Hill Golf Course’s 

Old Bill Grill serves from 11 

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday and from 11 

a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 

Sunday. The menu includes 

hamburgers, cheeseburgers, 

philly cheese steak or chicken, 

grilled chicken, chicken fingers, 

schnitzel and French 

fries. 


Staff writer 

July 24, 143 men and four women competed 

in the preliminary round of the 2008 

Fort Riley Combatives Tournament for a 

chance to head to Fort Benning, Ga., and 

compete for an All-Army title. The first 

two Soldiers in each weightclass qualified 

to represent Fort Riley and their units during 

the All-Army Tournament Oct. 3-5. 

All of the Soldiers showed great sportsmanship 

during the tournament, and there 

was a great deal of participation, said 

Edwin Torres, intramural sports coordinator 

for Family and Morale, Welfare and 

Recreation. 

“The best thing I felt happened was the 

amount of participation within all of the 

units in the Fort Riley area,” Torres said. 

“After each fight, they would hug each 

other – good friendship even after losing. 

Home of the Big Red One Page 17 

Archers take aim at 3-D shoot 


Staff writer 

A turkey stood motionless in 

the woods of the Fort Riley 

archery range. An arrow struck it 

in the side, and the turkey didn’t 

even notice. A second arrow 

joined the first, and still the bird 

didn’t move. A moment later, the 

turkey was approached by the 

archer, who casually leaned down 

Flying fists 

Post/Born 

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gilmore 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt., punches Spc. Sean Dobbins, 1st Bn., 63rd Armor Regt., during 

the bout for third and fourth for the fly weight division. Gilmore won against Dobbins giving him the third place 

title. Both Gilmore and Dobbins will be alternates for the top two winners in their weight class who will be attending 

the All Army Tournament in Fort Benning, Georgia. 

Soldiers fight hard at combative tourney 

By Alan Hynek 

Fish and Wildlife Biologist 

See Combative, Page 20 

The Fort Riley landscape is 

typical Flint Hills prairie, dominated 

by rolling prairie meadows 

and gallery forests along the 

streams and rivers. The region 

was shaped by decades of erosion, 

drought and floods. The native 

vegetation evolved to withstand 

extremes in temperatures and 

heavy impacts by large grazers, 

including bison, deer and elk. 

Beginning in the late 1800s, early 

European settlers brought many 

changes to the vast sea of prairie. 

Some of those are still visible on 

and pulled his arrows free, writing 

his score down as he did so. The 

turkey continued to stare off in the 

distance as the next group of 

archers with the Fort Riley Outdoorsmen’s 

Group took their turns 

July 26 during the 3-D archery 

shoot at the range behind Building 

1020. 

The shoot, which ran from 9 

a.m. to 2 p.m., started with archers 

registering and picking up a 

Hedgerows, barbed wire and stone walls mark boundaries on Kansas landscape 

Alan 

Hynek 

Fort Riley. 

Most notable 

are permanentstructures 

that 

were meant 

to contain 

livestock or 

in some cases 

to keep them 

out of crop 

fields. Most 

Soldiers and 

hunting 

enthusiasts have probably noticed 

long rows of gnarled and twisted 

Osage orange trees, rusty old 

barbed wire and oddly placed 

scorecard. Points were earned by 

shooting the targets on the 3-D 

animals, which included a fox, 

warthog and a turkey set up with 

help from FROG members Peter 

Johnson and Kevin Wiley. The 

bulls-eye on the target netted 

archers 10 points, the outer circle 

eight points, and hitting the target 

anywhere was worth five points. 

Archers were allowed two shots 

per target and could go through 

Flyweight 

1st – Pfc. Keith Santos, STB, 2nd 

HBCT 

2nd – Pfc. Blake Evans, 1st Bn., 63rd 

Armor Regt. 

Lightweight 

1st – Staff Sgt. Joshua Geery, 1st Bn., 

18th Inf. Regt. 

2nd – Spc. Matthew Bray, 1st Bn., 

63rd Armor Regt. 

Welterweight 

1st – Sgt. Chad Linz, 1st Sqdn., 4th 

Cav. Regt. 

2nd – Staff Sgt. Damon Jamison, 

STB, 2nd HBCT 

Middleweight 

1st – Michael Gutierrez, 2nd Bn., 16th 

Inf. Regt. 

Winners 

On the Wildside: 

rock walls stretching across the 

grasslands of Fort Riley. Their 

origins probably date back more 

than a century and are now part of 

the historically rich landscape of 

the Flint Hills. 

Osage orange is not native to 

Kansas but is well adapted to the 

area. The natural range for these 

thorny trees extends north from 

Texas to about central Oklahoma. 

Before the invention of barbed 

wire, these living fences were the 

most practical solution for corralling 

livestock. When planted 

close together, these trees become 

the course twice. 

“They just shoot for bragging 

rights,” said Gordon Allen, FROG 

board member who heads up the 

archery range. 

According to Allen, the shoot 

started four years ago, and its 

main purpose is “to get people 

into the woods, not necessarily to 

hunt, but just to get them out 

there.” 

The 3-D range saw a total of 19 

2nd – Capt. Aquila Knopf, 2nd Bn., 

32nd FA Regt. 

Cruiserweight 

1st – 1st Lt. Brandon Bear, WTB 

2nd – Sgt. Benjamin Hernandez, STB, 

2nd HBCT 

Light Heavyweight 

1st – Spc. Michael Goede, 1st Bn., 

63rd Armor Regt. 

2nd – Staff Sgt. David Brallier, 1st 

Bn., 63rd Armor Regt. 

Heavyweight 

1st – 1st Lt. Christopher Haskell, 1st 


2nd – 2nd Lt. David Fox, STB, 2nd 

HBCT 

News About Nature 

entangled to form a nearly impenetrable 

barrier. Osage orange is 

long lived, with many larger trees 

approaching 100 years old. These 

trees continue their contribution 

to ranchers even today while serving 

as an excellent source for 

fence posts. The wood of Osage 

orange is hard and durable and 

can stand for decades. 

Stone walls are not as common 

as hedgerows on Fort Riley, but 

evidence of these structures still 

remain. While the material to create 

a stone wall is almost limitless 

in the Flint Hills, the time and 


shooters during the event, consisting 

of one open class shooter, two 

traditional class shooters, six Cub 

class (16 and under) shooters, and 

10 bow hunter class shooters. 

Todd Hitchcock, the only open 

class shooter, had a score of 325. 

Peter Johnson took first place 

among the traditional class with a 

score of 229. Out of the Cub class, 

Soren Johnson took first place by 

See Archers, Page 22 

Milford 

Lake 

water 

fest set 

Athletes, 

couch 

potatoes can 

participate 


Staff writer 

Milford Lake will host its second 

annual Extreme Outdoor 

Water Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. The festival 

is open to any person who 

would like to be part of the events. 

Admission is free, and there will 

be no fee for entering the park that 

day. 

All events will be at the south 

boat ramp at Milford Lake except 

for the youth triathlon and couch 

potato run/walk, which will be 

below the dam in the Outlet Park. 

Festivities will include a youth 

triathlon, a couch potato run/walk 

and a float-your-boat contest. 

The youth triathlon, swim, bike 

and run, will be held from 7 to 10 

a.m. Pre-registration is required 

for any youth between the ages 9- 

14 wanting to participate. 

The couch potato run/walk will 

begin registration at 7 a.m. with 

the race starting at 8 a.m. 

The float-your-boat contest 

will have four different age 

groups and categories. Participant 

will be required to make a boat 

out of only cardboard and duct 

tape, which they can row without 

sinking. All participants will be 

required to wear a lifejacket during 

the event. 

Other activities will include 

kayaking and canoeing, free pontoon 

rides, Fort Riley K-9 unit 

demonstrations, carnival games, a 

treasure hunt and a Life Star helicopter 

display. Food and beverages 

will be available for purchase. 

For more information please 

contact the Milford State Park 

Corps of Engineers Office at 785- 

238-5714, dial 0 for assistance, or 

Milford State Park at 785-238- 

3014. 

energy to create them was intense. 

The history of using stonewalls 

for livestock fencing came from 

Europe, where use of stone walls 

continues today. Although the initial 

construction was labor 

intense, they could stand for generations 

will little maintenance. 

Some stone walls were elaborately 

built, with several layers of horizontally 

laid rock and a single 

layer of flat limestone lain on top 

at an angle to dispel water. 

Within many hedgerows are a 

few strands of rusty barbed wire. 

The barbed wire industry began in 

See Wildside, Page 20

Y M 

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AGE REQUIREMENTS 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (K-5) 

(City, County & Post Schools) 

MIDDLE SCHOOLS 

Grades 6-9 

(Junction City Middle School 

and 

Fort Riley Middle School) 



• School Begins in Geary County U 

• Advance and Mail-In Enrollment - July 7th - August 

Any child who is 5 years old on or before August 31, 2008, shall be eligible to enroll in 

Kindergarten. 

Any child who is 6 years old on or before August 31, 2008, or who can show proof of 

having completed an accredited public or private Kindergarten course, shall be eligible 

to enroll in First Grade. 

For more information concerning Kansas Statute K.S.A. 72-1107 which defined entrance 

requirements, contact the Mary E. Devin Center for Education Support, 123 N. Eisenhower 

Drive, 717-4000. 

FIRST ENROLLMENT 

IN THIS DISTRICT 

New students enrolling in grades K-12 must provide a certified transcript or other similar 

record or data of previous school attendance. If proof of identity is not 

provided within thirty (30) days after enrollment, for grades K-12, written notice of the 

failure to provide such proof shall be sent to the law enforcement agency 

having jurisdiction. 

Children age 8 and under, enrolling in a Kansas school for the first time, must present 

the results of a Child Health Assessment completed within 12 months of school entry or 

within 90 days after school entry. 

Enrollment for the first time in this school district at any grade level requires a Kansas 

Certification of Immunizations (KCI) Card signed by a parent and/or 

physician, or a shot record and grade cards for the last school attended. To enroll in 

Kindergarten the child’s birth certificate and the KCI card are required. First Graders, 

who have not attended an accredited Kindergarten must also present a birth certificate 

and the KCI card or a shot record. 

Immunization Requirements: 

Required for students in Gr. 6-12 

• DPT, DTaP and/or DT - 5 doses (4, if the 4th dose if after the 4th birthday) 

• Polio – 4 doses (3, if the 3rd dose is after the 4th birthday) 

• MMR – 2 doses (the 1st must be after the 1st birthday) 

• Td/Tdap – booster is recommended at 11-12 years of age but required 10 years after 

the last DTaP, usually middle school or high school 

(Meningitis vaccine is recommended for middle and high school students) 

Required for students in Gr. K-5 

Grades 2-3 must meet all the requirements for Grades 6-12 and the following: 

• Hepatitis B series (3 doses) 

• Varicella (Chickenpox) - 1 dose required, unless child has had chickenpox. 

2 doses recommended for all students. 

Required students in Gr. Pre-K (ages 3-4) 

• DPT, DTaP and/or DT - 4 doses 

• Polio - 3 doses 

• MMR - 1 dose - (after 1st birthday) 

• Hepatitis B series and Vanicella (Chickenpox) 

• Varicella (Chickenpox) - 1 dose required, unless child has had chickenpox. 

2 doses are recommended for all students. 

At the time of enrollment, proof must be shown that the student has completed or is 

making timely progress in meeting the immunization requirements. By State law (K.S.A. 

72-5209), no student shall be permitted to attend school until he/she has received the 

most recent appropriate immunization in all required series. 

Immunizations may be obtained from: 

Family Physician 

Geary County Health Department (762-5788) 

Junction City Youth Clinic (762-5022) 

Konza Prairie Community Health Clinic (238-4711) 

Immunization Clinic at Irwin Army Hospital (Call 239-DOCS) 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CITY, COUNTY, AND POST 

New and returning students in all Geary County schools located in Junction City, 

Grandview and Milford and on Fort Riley may enroll as follows: 

Advance Enrollment: July 7 - July 24 

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (closed on Fridays) 

July 28 - August 1 

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

August Enrollment Day: Tuesday, August 5 

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Students should enroll at the school indicated in the enrollment boundary for his/her 

grade level. 

Transfers to another school my be necessary to balance district enrollment. 

Mail-in Enrollment: Returning/pre-enrolled students should complete and return their 

2008 Mail-in Enrollment packet using the enclosed return envelope (via U.S. Mail or may 

be dropped off) at their respective school. Any returning student who does not receive 

an enrollment packet should contact their school before July 28. Students new to USD 

475 may enroll at their respective school as follows: 

New Student Enrollment: July 7 - August 1 

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

August Enrollment Day: Tuesday, August 5 

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

JUNCTION CITY 

HIGH SCHOOL 

(Grades 9-12) 

Mail-in Enrollment: Returning students should complete and return their 2008 Mail-in 

Enrollment packet using the enclosed return envelope (via U.S. Mail or may be dropped 

off) at the high school. Any returning/pre-enrolled student who does not receive an 

enrollment packet should contact JCHS before July 28. 

New Student Enrollment: July 7 - August 1 

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

August Enrollment Dates: Tuesday, August 5 

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Wednesday, August 6 

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

EARLY CHILDHOOD 

SPECIAL EDUCATION 

& 

HEAD START 

Early Childhood Special Education Screenings are held monthly by appointment 

only. The first 2008-09 screening for children ages birth-5, will be held on Friday, 

August 15th. Call for an appointment at 717-4750. 

Enrollment for returning students will be on August 5th at your attendance 

center. 

Head Start enrollment will be open on August 5th, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and August 7th, 

1 p.m.-7 p.m. The first student day for Head Start is Wednesday, September 3rd. 

For questions on Head Start call 717-4730. 

• SPECIAL EDUCATION • 

Special Education is provided for children with special needs. The Individuals Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA) assures that all students receive a free appropriate 

public education. 

Kansas law defines exceptional children and youth as: 

Those who differ in physical, mental, social, emotional, or educational 

characteristics to the extent that special services are necessary to enable them to 

progress in their education toward the maximum of their abilities or capacities. 

In order to serve all students within the least restrictive environment, students with 

disabilities attend school with their non-disabled peers. USD 475 operates its own 

comprehensive Special Education Program for students with special needs. 

Programs include: 

• Early Childhood Spec. Education • Hearing Impaired 

• Severely Multiple Disabled • Visually Impaired 

• Trainable Mentally Disabled • Other Health Impaired 

• Educable Mentally Disabled • Speech/Language Pathology 

• Emotional Disturbance • Gifted/Extended Learning 

• Learning Disabled • Autism 

In addition the following services are provided under IDEA: 

• Early Childhood screening • Homebound 

(conducted monthly) •Instructional Paraprofessionals 

• School Social Work • Media and materials 

• School Psychology • Transportation 

• Occupational Therapy • Transition Services 

• Physical Therapy • Speech Therapy 

Placing students in special education is a child-centered process. A complete copy 

of Parents Rights in Special Education is available upon request. 

IDENTIFICATION: When a student appears to need special attention, a 

student improvement team meets to consider ways to meet his/her needs. Before a 

student is referred for an assessment, strategies to address his/her needs are tried 

in the classroom. 

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT: Referred students are tested with parental permission 

to determine specific educational needs. Testing helps the school staff and parents 

make the best possible educational plan for the student. 

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN: The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is 

developed by a team which includes professionals and parents. The team decides if 

the student is eligible and needs special education. The team also determines the 

educational setting in which the student should be placed. 

INSTRUCTION: The IEP is implemented in the classroom by providing learning 

opportunities to meet each student’s special instructional needs. 

REVIEW: Periodic review of each student’s progress is also a team decision, made 

to ensure that placement is correct or to make changes as are deemed best for the 

student. 

If you have questions regarding Special Education, or would like a copy of 

the Parents’ Rights document, please contact the Special Education Office at (785) 

717-4093. 

For Further Information or Questions, Please Call 

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 475 

MARY E. DEVIN CENTER FOR EDUCATION SUPPORT 

717-4000 

123 N. Eisenhower Drive 

Geary 

County 

Unified 

Schools 

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STUDENT ENROLL 

2008-2009 PAYABLE 

ELEMENTARY (Grades K-5) 

Kindergarten - Grade 5 

MIDDLE SCHOOl (Grades 6-8 

Grade 6, 7, and 8 

HIGH SCHOOL (Grades 9-12) 

Grade 9, 10, 11, and 12 

Additional fees may be asse 

materials for special projects 

* Geary County USD uses the 

System (FARS) for the elec 

returned for insufficient funds. 

• School Lunch 

Progr 

Lunchroom facilities are availab 

County Unified School District 

Every student may eat lunch at 

Lunch fees may be paid in e 

enrollment. Lunch fees are Gr 

$2.00; Grades 9-12 $2.05. 

A school breakfast program is a 

fee: $1.25. Families who meet f 

receive financial assistance for 

If a student has special dietar 

should contact the school office 

request special menus. 

• Elementary Sc 

During enrollment, each elem 

its own listing of school supp 

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ELEMENTARY E 

BOUNDARIES 

Parents with elementary sch 

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should enroll their children a 

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CONSULT THE ENROLLME 

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In order to balance elementa 

and to prevent overcrowdin 

transfer students to a differen 

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SCHOOL P 

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A physical examination or C 

required under state law for chil 

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have been completed within 12 

later than 90 days after school e 

Physical examinations are requi 

students participating in intersc 

school intramural. 

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Middle School and Junction City 

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SD 475 on Thursday, August 14th • 

1st • August Enrollment Day - Tuesday, August 5th • 

MENT FEES FOR 

AT ENROLLMENT 

Textbook Rental Fee 

$32.00 


$40.00 


$45.00 

ssed to cover the cost of 

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Federal Automated Recovery 

tronic collection of checks 

& Breakfast 

am • 

e for all buildings in the Geary 

both City and Post School. 

school if he or she so desires. 

ach building at the time of 

ades K-5 $1.90; Grades 6-8 

vailable in schools. Breakfast 

ederal income guidelines may 

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y needs, the parent/guardian 

to obtain appropriate forms to 

hool Supplies • 

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NROLLMENT 

2008-2009 

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grade level and the location 

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HYSICAL 

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ren age 8 and under entering 

. The health assessment must 

months of school entry or no 

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2008-2009 School Calendar* 

Aug. 5 Enrollment - Gr. K-12 

6 JCHS Enrollment Gr. 9-12 

7-13 Teacher Duty Days 

11 Prof. Development Day 

12 Prof. Development Day 

14 Student Half-Day Gr. K-8 

JCHS Gr. 9 & New Students (1:10 p.m. dismissal) 

Sept. 1 Labor Day – No School K-12 

19 Elem. 1/2 Student/1/2 Elem. Teacher Planning 

26 End of 1 st Six Weeks 

Oct. 8 JCHS Parent/Teacher Conf. 5:15 pm 

10 Elem. Plan Day (No School K-5) 

13 Prof. Development Day – No School K-12 

17 End - 1 st Quarter 

22 JCHS Parent/Teacher Conf. 5:15 pm 

23 Parent-Teacher Conferences – No School K-8 

24 P/T Conference Comp Day – No School K-12 

Nov. 7 End of 2 nd Six Weeks 


10 Prof. Development Day – No School Gr. K-12 

26-28 Thanksgiving Vacation – No School Gr. K-12 

Dec. 12 Elem. Plan Day – No School K-5 

19 JCHS Teacher Duty Day – No HS classes 

19 Full-Day Gr. K-8; End – 3 rd 6-Wks/2 nd Qtr./1 st Sem. 

20-31 Winter Vacation – No School Gr. K-12 

Jan. 1 New Year Holiday – No School K-12 

2 Teacher Workday – No School K-12 

5 Classes Resume – 2 nd Semester begins 

16 Prof. Development Day - No School K-12 

19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School K-12 

Feb. 13 Elem. Plan Day - No School K-5 

13 End of 4 th Six-Weeks 



26 Parent-Teacher Conferences – No School K -8 

27 P/T Conference Comp Day – No School K-12 

Mar. 13 End - 3 rd Quarter 

16-20 Spring Break – No School K-12 


Apr. 3 End 5 th Six-Weeks 

10 Good Friday – No School K-12 


Pupil Transportation 

Geary County Schools USD 475 provides bus transportation as outlined below: 

Junction City High School from the following locations: 

• Fort Riley 

• Outside the city limits of Junction City 

• Inside the City limits and West of US Highway 77 

• Grant Avenue 

• Milford and Grandview Plaza 

Fort Riley Middle School from the following locations: 

• Main Post 

• Colyer Manor and Marshall Field 

• (Special Note: November - March, transportation from Custer Hill is provided by 

a military contract) 

Junction City Middle School from the following locations: 

• Designated “pick-up” points within Junction City limits 

• Grant Avenue, Milford and Grandview Plaza 

• Outside the City limits of Junction City 

Elementary Schools from the following locations: 

• Outside the City limits of Junction City 

• Hunter’s Ridge and Patriot Point Additions to Spring Valley Elementary 

• Hargreave’s Hilltop Addition (West of Thompson Dr.) to Spring Valley Elementary 

• Eagle’s Landing Addition to Eisenhower Elementary 

• Grant Avenue students to Washington Elementary 

• Post elementary students from certain designated areas on Fort Riley 

• Special Education students are transported as required by their student 

Individual Education Plan (IEP) 

Fort Riley Post 

May 4 Prof. Development Day – No School K-12 

15 Elem. Plan Day – No School K-5 

24 JCHS Commencement – 6 p.m. 

25 Memorial Day – No School K-12 

29 Half-Day Gr. K-8 — End 6 th Six-Weeks/4 th Qtr./2 nd Sem. 

JCHS Teacher Duty Day – No HS classes 

* May be altered at the discretion of the administration or the Board of 

Education. 

• Private Schools - Students attending state accredited private schools who reside 

on regular established routes may be transported. 

Fort Riley Schools 

Elementary Enrollment 

Boundaries 

(Grades K-5) 

Parents with elementary school children (Grades K-5) living on Fort Riley will 

enroll their students at the following locations according to areas, building number 

or streets. Enrollment could be such that transfers might be necessary in all 

areas. 

Ware Elementary 

McClellan Place 6701 - 6753 K - 5 



Warner Heights 6200’s K - 5 

6522 - 6558 K - 5 

Custer Hill Elementary 

Warner Heights 5906 - 5926 K - 5 

5976 - 5996 K - 5 

6151 - 6197 K - 5 

6300’s K - 5 

6559 - 6577 K - 5 

6503 - 6520 K - 5 

Meade Loop 6842 - 6857 K - 5 

Jefferson Elementary 

Peterson Place 4900’s K - 5 

5100’s K - 5 


Warner Heights 5930 - 5970 K - 5 

6102 - 6149 K - 5 

Will Hall (Guest House) 5309 K - 5 

Ft. Riley Elementary 

Historic Main Post K - 5 

Colyer Manor 3000’s K - 5 

3101 - 3114 K - 5 

3115 - 3150 K - 5 

Barnes Hall & Kimball Hall 620 & 621 K - 5 

Grimes Hall & Lott Hall 510 & 541 K - 5 

Waters Hall & Carr Hall 170 & 45 K - 5 

Morris Hill Elementary 


Peterson Place 44534 - 44567 K - 5 

Peterson Place 44556, 44558, 44560 K - 5 

Ellis Heights 44800 - 44600 K - 5 

* Forsythe Housing - Please consult with the Picerne neighborhood office 

(bldg. 23221-1) regarding school enrollment location. 

Grandview Plaza & Grant Avenue 

All Grant Avenue students (K-5) enroll at Washington Elementary. 

Grandview Plaza students (K-5) enroll at Grandview Elementary. 

JUNCTION CITY 

ELEMENTARY ENROLLMENT 

BOUNDARIES 

(Grades K-5) 

Students who live in the 1000 block or higher on 8th, 9th, 10th, and 12th streets 

will attend Lincoln. This includes students who reside on Fair, Linda, and Rucker. 

2008-09 Elementary School Boundaries 

ROCKLEDGE DR. (EVEN) - EISENHOWER 

ROCKLEDGE DR. (ODD) - SHERIDAN 

EASTERN GEARY COUNTY - SHERIDAN 

WESTERN GEARY COUNTY - EISENHOWER 

EAGLE LANDING - EISENHOWER 

MILLER TRAILER COURT - MILFORD 

GRANT AVENUE - WASHINGTON 

HARGREAVE’S HILLTOP 

(W OF THOMPSON DR.) -SPRING VALLEY 

HUNTER’S RIDGE - SPRING VALLEY 

PATRIOT POINTE - SPRING VALLEY 

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‘Team Undecided’ dusts opponent 


Staff writer 

The women’s softball 

teams played July 23 at the 

Sacco Softball Complex. 

The games started at 6 

p.m. with teams Undecided 

and Collateral Damage 

playing on field four. 

With the bases loaded a 

ball was hit to Collateral 

Damage’s first baseman 

Jennifer Cady who threw 

to home to get the forced 

out. Catcher Kristen 

Wheeler was unable to get 

the out when Undecided’s 

2008 Fort Riley softball league standings 

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(as of July 24) 

Team W L 

HHC, 1st Bn., 16th Inf. Regt. 15 1 

10th ASOS 17 4 

1st Inf. Div. Band 4 12 

111th Eng. Co. 8 8 

1st Maint. Co. Team 1 13 8 

1st. Maint. Co. Team 2 7 11 

41st Eng. Co. 11 9 

Co. A, WTB 8 11 

Co. B, 701st BSB 12 6 

Co. D, 701st BSB 11 3 

HHB, 1st Bn., 5th FA Regt. 10 9 

Trp. D, 4th Cav. Regt. 4 17 

FSC, 1st Eng. Bn. 11 8 

Co. D, 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt. 11 5 

HHC, 1st Bde. 17 1 

MEDDAC/DENTAC 11 6 

Co. A, 701st BSB Team 1 9 5 

Co. C, 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt. 5 8 

Co. G, 701st BSB 6 11 

Co. F, 701st BSB 5 12 

Standings provided by the FMWR Sports Office. 

Softball games are played 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday 

through Thursday at Sacco Softball Complex. 

House fill ad 

For more information, contact 

Heather Laslie at Fort Riley, 

785-784-5930 or hlaslie@k-state.edu 

runner Jennifer Phillips 

slid into home plate. 

When Wheeler did not 

get the out at home she 

said she was thinking she 

should have gotten the out. 

“I was thinking dammit 

I should have got her out,” 

Wheeler said. 

During the third inning 

Undecided’s Alisha Torres 

hit an infield grand slam 

bringing the score to 16-0. 

The game lasted three 

innings with Team Undecided 

in the lead the whole 

game. They ended the 

game with a score of 16-0. 

Look for the Red Cross! 

Salute those businesses and organizations 

that protect their employees, customers and the community by providing 

Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED training. Look for the Red Cross decal 

on display, thank them for their contribution to community health and 

safety and encourage others to do the same. It’s the sign of a good neighbor! 

Go to www.thinkred.org to see a list of Red Cross partners. 

American Red Cross of Geary County 

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 

Arabic language course offered at Fort Riley 

This 4-credit-hour course offers an introduction to the 

structure of modern Arabic tailored toward Iraqi dialect. 

Learn the essentials of grammar, speaking, reading, 

and writing from a native of Baghdad. 

Enroll now at www.GoArmyEd.com 

- Arabic 1, ARAB 181, Ref. # 16723 

(GoArmyEd Ref. # 36749) 

- 4 UG credit hours 

- Course is offered from Aug. 12 - Oct. 2 

- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m. 

- Fort Riley Building 215, Room B-31 

- Offered through the K-State Division of Continuing 

Education 

National League Standings 


Team W L 

Co. B, 1st Bn., 63rd Armor 5 7 

Btry. B, 1st Bn., 7th FA Regt. 5 7 

977th MP Co. 8 3 

Co. B, STB, 2nd HBCT 3 12 

HHB, 1st Bn., 7th FA Regt. 4 4 

Co. A, 1st Bn., 63rd Armor 8 3 

Co. E, 1st Bn., 63rd Armor 4 9 

Co. D, 1st Bn., 63rd Armor 7 3 

Co. C, 1st Bn., 28th Inf. 7 7 

Btry. A, 2nd Bn., 32nd FA Regt. 14 0 

Co. A, 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt. 6 4 

Co. B, 2nd Bn., 16th Inf. Regt. 9 2 

HHC, 2nd HBCT 6 3 

Co. F, 299th BSB 7 1 

Co. C, STB, 2nd HBCT 4 4 

HHC, 1st Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt. 9 4 

HHC, 1st Bn., 34th Armor Regt. 2 5 

Women’s League 


Team W L 

Collateral Damage 1 8 

Icy Hot 7 4 

Undecided 7 3 

CALL 

TODAY 


House fill ad 

Kristen Wheeler, 

catcher from 

Collateral Damage, 

attempts to 

tag Jennifer 

Phillips from 

Undecided as 

she slides into 

home. The two 

teams played 

Wednesday July 

23 at the Sacco 

Softball Complex. 

Undecided 

won 16-0. 


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Wildside continued from page 17 

1872 when three men – Joseph 

Glidden, Jacob Haish and Isaac 

Ellwood decided they could 

improve the current standard of 

livestock fencing. The first 

strands of barbed wire were created 

on a Dekalb, Ill. farm. 

Using parts of an old coffee 

grinder, the three men fashioned 

“S” shaped barbs. Then 

two strands of straight wire 

were attached on one end to a 

tree and the other end to a 

grinding stone and twisted, 

securely attaching the handfashioned 

barbs. Although the 

process is much more efficient, 

the same method is still used 

today. 

The popularity of barbed 

wire boomed in the late 1800s. 

Farmers, ranchers and blacksmiths 

tried their hand at creating 

the perfect barbed wire. 

Hundreds of patents were 

developed. Even more varieties 

Over all they had good sportsmanship.” 

On the last day of the tournament 

there were 14 men who 

fought for first and second and 14 

men who fought for third and 

fourth within the weight categories. 

Along with individual 

awards there was a chance to win 

points for their brigade. 

The first place unit was 1st 

Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd 

Armor Regiment with 121 points. 

Second place was Special Troops 

Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team with 100 points, 

At the movies: 

were created and sold locally 

without legal protection. After 

much trial and error, the seemingly 

endless types of barbed 

wire have been reduced to only 

a few patents currently in use 

today. 

Consequently, with the many 

styles of barbed wire created 

over the years, collecting 

became a common pastime. 

One of the largest barbed wire 

collections in the U.S. is not far 

from here in LaCrosse, Kan. 

The “Devils Rope” museum has 

more than 2,000 wire varieties 

on display along with every 

fencing tool imaginable. 

Please note that it is illegal to 

remove any artifacts from federal 

property including barbed 

wire. For more information, 

please contact the Environmental 

Division at 239-6211 or stop 

by Building 407 Pershing Court 

on Main Post. 

Combative continued from page 17 

and third was 1st Battalion, 18th 

Infantry Regiment with 76 points. 

Second Lt. Anthony Daniels, 

STB, 2nd HBCT, said he had a 

great group of guys who were 

willing to train hard. 

“They trained all the time during 

their time off, PT or anytime 

they could,” Daniels said. 

Pfc. Keith Santos, STB, 2nd 

HBCT, said he really enjoyed participating 

in the tournament and 

winning felt great. 

“All that hard work paid off 

even for a beginner like me,” Santos 

said. 

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $4 for adults and $2 for 

children 11 and under. Children under the age of 5 are free 

except during children’s matinees or expected sell-outs. 

Aug. 1 - The Incredible Hulk, PG-13 

Aug. 2 - The Love Guru, PG-13 

Aug. 3 - The Incredible Hulk, PG-13 

Aug. 7-15 - Theater closed due to stage floor replacement 

For more information, call Barlow Theater at 239-9574. 

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Archers continued from page 17 

shooting a 241, followed by Lars 

Johnson with a score of 145 and 

third place was taken by Bradley 

Breckenridge, who shot an 88. 

Only two of the bow hunters 

turned in a score card, and they 

were Richard Fry with a score of 

349 and Mike Cheek with a score 

of 347. 

In addition to the 3-D archery 

range, there also is a static range 

behind Building 1020 off of 

Huebner Road. Target distances 

range from 20 to 50 yards and the 

range is open from sunrise until 

Home wanted 


Staff writer 

Out-driving himself by one 

yard, a Fort Riley specialist took 

first place for the second year in a 

row during the second annual 

Military Long Drive Championship 

July 26 at Custer Hill Golf 

Course. 

Spc. James Humphrey, Special 

Troops Battalion, 2nd Heavy 

Brigade Combat Team, improved 

last year’s drive from 349 to 350 

yards. 

Competitors were able to hit 

six golf balls for $10 and could 

enter as many times as they wanted. 

Dave Crawley, golf course 

manager, said there were about 37 

tries from the individuals who 

participated in the competition, 

which Soldiers were able to enter 

for the chance to move on to the 

regional competition at Fort Carson, 

Colo. 

Coming in second place was 

Capt. Brian Tuttle with a 329-yard 

drive, and in third place, Capt. Ian 

Guy, from Fort Leavenworth, 

with a drive of 325 yards. 

Humphrey hit his winning distance 

during his fifth round of 

golf-balls. Crawley said he was 

not surprised Humphrey won the 

tournament. 

“He won last year. There were 

people there who could beat him, 

but I have seen him hit the ball 

and he just crushes it,” Crawley 

said. 

Humphrey, who has been golfing 

for about 15 years, said staying 

calm was the best way for him 

to get ready for the competition. 

“To get ready for this I had to 

relax and rely on my golf swing. 

But to get a good golf swing I had 

to practice a lot,” Humphrey said. 

Spc. Aaron Picking, Headquarters 

and Headquarters Company, 

Special Troops Battalion, 2nd 

Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 

sunset. Archers who wish to use 

the static range should register at 

the station, and hang the flag to 

indicate there is someone down 

range. FROG also asks that 

archers fill out a comment card 

and drop it in the box. 

Other FROG events throughout 

the year include a youth deer hunt 

in the fall, and a youth turkey hunt 

and youth fishing day in the 

spring. 

Those who would like to find 

out more about FROG are welcome 

to attend the fourth annual 

Peanut 

This is Peanut. She is a two-year-old tortoiseshell 

cat with who is litterbox trained and gets 

along well with kids and other cats. We're not 

sure about dogs. Peanut has been here since May 

and really needs to find a home and a family. 

Fort Riley Stray Facility 

Building 226 Custer Ave., Main Post 

Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday 

Phone: 239-6183 

said the competition is great 

because it gives everyone a 

chance to participate. 

“It’s a chance for anybody to 

2x4 KPA Kids 

Todd Hitchcock, 

one of the shooters 

to attend the 

FROG 3D shoot, 

takes aim at a 

realistic fox target. 

Hitchcock, 

the only open 

class archer, shot 

a 325. Members 

of Fort Riley Outdoorsmen’s 

Group took their 

turns July 26 during 

the 3-D 

archery shoot at 

the range behind 

Building 1020. 

Post/Nardella 

FROG banquet Sept. 12 at Riley’s 

Conference Center. 

Tickets are available from any 

board member and cost $40, 

which includes the meal and a 

subscription to four outdoors 

magazines. Membership in FROG 

is free and open to anyone – military 

or civilian, youths or adults. 

Those interested can sign up by 

e-mailing FROG@FortRileyOutdoorsmenGroup.com. 


FROG visit www.FortRileyOutdoorsmenGroup.com. 

Soldier wins drive contest again 

Robert Lamb 

swings to hit the 

golf ball as far 

as he can during 

the Longest 

Drive Competition 

at the 

Custer Hill Golf 

Course July 26. 

Participants 

could hit six 

balls for $10. 

Lamb hit a ball 

310 feet during 

this round. 


come out and have a chance of 

winning without being a professional,” 

Picking said. 

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Retail salary is dependent on experience 

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double time for holidays, ID card and 

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Click on “Employment”. 

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TELEPHONE 717-4360 

Currently accepting applications for the 

following positions: 

• Full time Custodians 

• Head Custodians 

• General Crew 

To perform job functions within Geary County 

USD 475. 

Please apply at: 

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ARAMARK 

Golden Living Center is looking for a team player in 

the business office. Responsibilities include 

accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable. 

Experience in long term care preferred. Interested 

candidates contact Betsy Lloyd. 

Golden Living Center - Wakefield 

509 Grove Street • Wakefield, KS 67487 

785-461-5417 

EOE • Drug Free Workplace 

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS 

Veolia Water NA Operating Services has openings for full-time 

hourly positions as Equipment Operators, Sanitation Laborers, and 

Building Maintenance Assistant at the Junction City Public Works location. 

Position requires High School diploma or GED certificate, and a 

valid and current driver’s license. A Class CDL must be obtained within 

one year. 

Looking for the right individual who brings a good work ethic, positive 

attitude, and aspires to work within a good safety culture. 

Applications are available at Express Personnel, 222 W. 6th St. (Daily 

Union Bldg.) M -F, 10-2. Questions - call Ruthie Everett, 238-7142. 

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Airlines Are Hiring-Train for high paying Aviation 

Maintenance Career. FAA approved 

program. Financial aid if qualified. Job 

placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute 

of Maintenance. (888)349-5387. 

Candlewood Suites is accepting applications 

for housekeeping positions. Apply in person 

at 100 S. Hammons. 

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Look for “Junction City Daily Union (KS)” in the publication list. 

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and landscaping. Minimum of 3+ years experience in multi-family housing maintenance, 

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POSITION AVAILABLE: 

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST 

Speech-Language Pathologist, full-time or part-time available, with USD 379/Twin 

Lakes Educational Cooperative serving USDs 223 (Barnes, Linn and Hanover), 334 

(Southern Cloud-Miltonvale and Glasco), 378 (Riley County), 379 (Clay County) 

and 384 (Blue Valley-Randolph and Olsburg). 

Competitive starting wage (minimum of $35,000) + generous fringe benefit package. 

Signing bonus available. Laptop computer provided. Credit given for years of 

experience. Additional stipend for supervising CFY students. Starting date will be 

August 8, 2008. Applications can be submitted on the USD 379 website at 

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Phone: (785) 632-3176 • Fax: (785) 632-5020 

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BIG LAKES DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER, INC 

invites YOU to 

Join Our Team! 

We provide services and supports to people with developmental disabilities in work, social 

and leisure activities. We have part-time positions available mornings, evenings, weekends, 

and overnight. Rewarding work with advancement opportunities. 

Starting Wage is $9.00 to $12.00 per hour 

based on position, with a raise at six months, 

retention bonus, and other benefits, if eligible. 

Requirements: 

• Ambition, strong work ethic, and a willingness to learn 

• Positive and winning attitude 

• High School Diploma or equivalent 

• 3 years driving experience 

• Good driving record 

• Drug screening 

• No experience necessary; we will train you. 

Human Resources Director 

BIG LAKES DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER, INC. 

1416 Hayes Drive 

Manhattan, KS 66502 

(785) 776-9201 

www.biglakes.org 

Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM 

EOE/AA 

FOOD SERVICE WORKERS 

Openings available as part-time for individuals who enjoy 

working with people. All shifts available. Cook experience 

preferred. 

HOUSEKEEPERS 

Full-time and part-time positions available: Hours Monday- 

Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., every other weekend and as 

needed. Experience with institutional cleaning policies and 

procedures preferred. 

Applications accepted at Geary Community Hospital, Att: Human 

Resources, 1102 St. Mary’s Rd., Junction City, KS 66441. 

Applications available @: www.gchks.org, email to careers@gchks.org 

or fax to (785) 238-1700. 

EOE/Drug-Free Workplace 

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Walk-ins Welcome 

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Assessment test will be given. 

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CDL A Teams Wanted. Split $1.06 per mle. 

$1100/wk. min. per driver. O/O teams 

$2.45/mile. $1,000 bonus. 800-835-9471. 

supplies last) 866-290-1568. City beat reporter needed to fill out energetic 

award-winning staff at the Daily Union in 

Junction City, KS. College graduate or some 

reporting experience preferred. Photo skills 

a plus. Full-time position. Health, dental, retirement 

benefits. Two weeks paid vacation 

after 12 months on the job. Five paid sick 

days each year. Send resume, samples of 

work and three references to The Daily Union 

managing editor by fax to (785)762- 

4584, drop off at the newspaper on West 

Sixth Street or send e-mail to m.editor@dailyu.com. 

Drivers: 13 Drivers Needed! Sign-on Bonus. 

35-42 cpm. Earn over $1000 weekly. Excellent 

Benefits. need CDL-A and 3 mos recent 

OTR. 800-635-8669. 

Heavy Equipment Training. Cranes-Dozers- 

Loaders. Huge Job Demand. National Certification. 

Licensed by OBPVS. Oklahoma College 

of Construction. 280 Quadrom, OKC, 

OK. www.Heavy9.com. 1-866-726-0577. 

Hiring SLPs pediatric thru geriatric 

Competitive wages/benefits 

Full/Part/PRN 

Contact Marianne 785-210-7444 

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Mechanics, Foreman, Operators, and Laborers 

needed for landscaping at Ft. Riley. 

Pre-employment drug testing is required. 

Please call 785-712-6058 for an interview. 

EOE/AA. 

POST OFFICE NOW HIRING! Avg. Pay 

$20/hour or $57K/yr. including Fed. Benefits 

and OT Placed by adSource not USPS who 

hires. 1-866-533-3167. 

POSTAL JOBS $17.89-$28.27/hr, now hiring. 

For application and free government job 

info, Call American Assoc. of Labor 1-913- 

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General assignments reporter needed to fill 

The Daily Union contracted position Fort Riley 

Public Affairs Office. College graduate or 

some reporting experience preferred. Photo 

skills a plus. Full-time position. Health, dental, 

retirement benefits. Two weeks paid vacation 

after 12 months on the job. Five paid 

sick days each year. Send resume, samples 

of work and three references to The Daily 

Union managing editor by fax to (785)762- 

4584, Drop off at the newspaper on West 

Sixth Street or send e-mail to m.editor@dailyu.com. 

Supplemental Income. CETUSA seeks Coordinator. 

Place and supervise international 

high school students in host families. Training, 

stipend and international travel. Call 

Susan 1-866-923-8872. www.cetusa.org. 

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wanted. Prepass EZPass. Every 60K 

miles raises. 2006 newer equipment. APU 

Equipped Passenger/Pet Policy. 100% No 

touch. Butler Transport. 1-800-528-7825. 

The United States Border Patrol is now hiring. 

Agent salary is approximately $70,000 

pr year within the first three years of employment. 

Bornder Patrol Agents enjoy excellent 

federal benefits that include medical 

and retirement plans. Call 1-888-376-6419 

or visit www.borderpatrol.gov. 

Business Opportunities 400 

ALL CASH CANDY ROUTE. Do you earn 

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Includes 30 machines and candy. All for 

$9995. 1-888-753-3441. 

Musical Instruments 440 

Grands from $3,988! Acoustic pianos as low 

as $888! Digital $448 & up. Visit our website 

at www.piano4u.com, or come by Mid- 

America Piano, Manhattan, 1-800-950-3774. 


DISTANCE LEARNING INQUIRY 

AND RETENTION COORDINATOR 

Barton Community College is seeking applications for the new positions of Distance Learning 

Inquiry and Retention Coordinator at the Fort Riley campus. Applicants must possess excellent 

customer service, marketing, and communication skills. Computer proficiency in Microsoft 

Office products is required. The Distance Learning Inquiry and Retention Coordinator is 

responsible for recruitment, retention, student inquiry information flow, advertisement and 

coordination of distance learning activities with applicable staff sections of the college. A 

bachelor’s degree is required. Flexible work hours are available. For an application packet, please 

call (620) 792-9237. Email humres@bartonccc.edu or write to Barton Community College, 

Office of Human Resources, 245 NE 30 Road, Great Bend, KS, 67530-9251. Persons with 

hearing or speech impairment please use the Kansas Relay Service at 1-800-766-3777 or dial 

711. Position open until filled. Review of completed packets begins immediately. EOE. 

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Garage Sales 510 

My Friends Closet Consignment & Thrift 

Shop is having Back to School Sale. Starting 

August 1st-30th. 1/2-off on clothes & shoes. 

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PCS sale. Everything Must Go. 7-4 Saturday. 

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Meade Lp, Ft. Riley. Clothing, dishes, knickknacks, 

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Auctions 550 

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Sporting Goods 610 

U.S. Weapons Collectors Gun Show! August 

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Coliseum. (I-135 and East 85th St. N.) Buy- 

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$500 OBO. Call 785-717-5491. 

Motorcycles 650 

2006 Buell XB12S Lightening. Luminescent 

copper, custom blinker-seat-tail section, exhaust 

wrap, 2000 miles, 1203cc’s. $7,400 

OBO. 785-238-4047. 

RV's, Campers 660 

Beautiful 5th wheel camper, $4,500. 

(785)458-2314, (785)477-0948. 

Automobiles 680 

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Rooms, Apts. For Rent 740 

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Homes $185-$295. Furnished or unfurnished. 

Clean & carpeted, no pets. Call 238- 

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Mobile Homes For Rent 750 

Newly remodeled mobile home 2 or 3 bdr, 

20 min. S of JC of 15 min. W of Manhattan, 

785-556-0238. 

Real Estate For Sale 780 

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Leisure time 

ideas 

Manhattan 

Event: As Big as All Outdoors: 

Watercolors from the 

Permanent Collection 

When: Until Aug. 31 

Where: Marianna Kistler 

Beach Museum of Art, 14th 

and Anderson Ave. 

The best water color works 

from K-State’s permanent collection. 

Containing sketches 

and finished works, the collection 

explores how artists such 

as Charles Marshall, John 

Steuart Curry, and Joan Forth 

have used watercolors to 

describe both urban and rural 

areas. For more information, 

call 785-532-7718 or visit 

www.ksu.edu/bma. 

Event: Summer Celebrations 

When: Until Aug. 16 

Where: Strecker-Nelson 

Gallery, 406 1/2 Poyntz Ave. 

Exhibit features almost 30 

Kansas artists, including 

painters, ceramicists, sculptors 

and photographers, including 

some from the Manhattan 

area. For more information 

call 785-537-2099 or visit 

www.streckernelsongallery.com 

Topeka 

Event: The Printed Image 2 

When: Until Sept. 28 

Where: The Mulvane Art 

Museum, Washburn University, 

17th and Jewell 

This exhibit features 83 

prints picked by juror Robert 

Shimomura as the best from 

over 280 entries submitted by 

100 artists from 30 states. On 

opening night, visitors to Mulvane 

Art Museum can witness 

an awards ceremony at 5:30 

p.m. Admission to The Printed 

Image 2 is free. The museum 

summer hours (until Sept. 2) 

are Wednesday - Friday 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Regular hours 

begin Sept. 2 and are Tuesday 

10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday 

- Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 

Saturday and Sunday from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to 

the museum is free. For more 

information, call 785-670- 

1124 or visit 

www.washburn.edu/mulvane/. 

Salina 

Event: Billy Bob Thornton’s 

Band 

When: Aug. 26 

Where: Stiefel Theatre, 

151 S. Santa Fe Ave. 

Thornton’s band combines 

roots rock, country and folk 

music. Ticket prices are $21, 

$28, and $35, and may be purchased 

at the theater from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, online at ticketmaster.com 

or over the 

phone by contacting 785-827- 

1998. For more information 

visit the Stiefel Theatre’s Web 

site at www.stiefeltheatre.org/ 

or the band’s Web site at 

www.billybobmusic.com 

Travel & Fun in Kansas 


Staff writer 

When Allie Louch looks out 

her window at work, she sees wallabies. 

Louch is the Marketing 

Development Officer at Sunset 

Zoo in Manhattan. 

According to Louch, the zoo is 

the place to be this summer. 

”You can visit five continents 

here in an afternoon, and we have 

over 360 animals,” she said. Some 

of those animals are new arrivals 

such as the newly hatched flamingo 

and the baby giant anteater. 

Sunset also has a snow leopard 

cub that is nearly adult size. The 

zoo also added three new otters to 

the newly reopened otter exhibit, 

which had been closed for 

upgrades. Currently, there are four 

otters at the zoo. 

Other animals at the zoo 

include peacocks that roam free 

through the park, white hedgehogs 

and tigers. 

”The male tiger bellows and 

howls and whines when we put 

him in holding for the night,” 

Louch said. 

Sunset Zoo also has special 

events throughout the year. One 

event Louch said she is looking 

forward to is the Water Safari on 

Home of the Big Red One Friday, August 1, 2008 

Sunset Zoo offers summer fun 

Aug. 2. During the Water Safari, 

kids can learn about water conservation 

in a fun way. There will be 

a squirt gun area and local radio 

personalities will targets in a dunk 

tank. Children ages 12 and under 

get into Sunset Zoo for the Water 

Safari free. 

Enrichment Day, Aug. 31, also 

promises to be an exciting time 

according to Louch. Enrichment 

Day is when zookeepers place 

objects into the animals’ habitats 

that they are unfamiliar with to 

stimulate their natural curiosity. 

Other events happening at the 

zoo include Wildcat Day, Aug. 12 

until the 31, where any Kansas 

Courtesy photo 

The Water Safari Aug. 2 at Sunset Zoo will include a “super soaking” every 15 minutes from 

firefighters of the Manhattan Fire Department. During the Water Safari, kids can learn 

about water conservation in a fun way. Children ages 12 and under get into Sunset Zoo free 

for the Water Safari. 

K-State Media Relations 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – In his 

first year as executive director of 

McCain Auditorium at Kansas 

State University, Todd R. Holmberg 

has engineered a performance 

schedule that embraces 

Americana as well as contemporary 

satire, sharp-tongued comedy 

along with razor-keen musical 

theater, Irish step dancing and 

urban opera. 

“One of my overarching goals 

for the coming year was to change 

the university’s and the community’s 

perception of the McCain 

Performance Series,” Holmberg 

said. “There was a noticeable perception 

that the series needed a 

breath of fresh air.” 

To do that, Holmberg came up 

with more ways to engage the 

community and the university. 

The auditorium’s 2008-09 Performance 

Series will include such 

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high-profile national acts as Garrison 

Keillor, Sept. 22, and political 

satirists the Capitol Steps, Oct. 

19. Music genres range from the 

big band sound of the Glenn 

Miller Orchestra, April 18, 2009, 

to the 13-year-old prodigy Conrad 

Tao, Feb. 7, 2009, who will play 

one of his own compositions from 

this year. 

“A lot of people have asked, 

‘Are you going to take the series 

in a different direction?’” Holmberg 

said. His answer is that it is 

going in many different directions, 

but with a common destination: 

engagement of diverse audiences. 

“The goal is to attract new 

audiences but also to challenge 

your current audiences,” Holmberg 

said. “We’re here to educate, 

expose, engage and inspire, not 

just entertain. 

“Being program director in an 

educational setting, that mission 

is foremost in my mind,” he said. 

“If a popular show such as ‘Nunsense,’ 

starring Sally Struthers, 

Jan. 22, 2009, fills every one of 

McCain’s 1,650 seats, that’s great, 

but it’s only one element in the 

bigger mission.” 

A string quartet playing contemporary 

music might draw far 

fewer people, Holmberg said, but 

the question should be, “Are these 

people being transformed in some 

way? If the answer is ‘yes,’ then 

we’ve succeeded.” 

Even so, the overall schedule is 

far from esoteric. “Sweeney 

Todd,” 

Sept. 25, and “Hairspray,” 

March 11, 2009, are touring musicals 

spun off recent film successes, 

and the McCain season opener 

is the family-pleasing Golden 

Dragon Acrobats from China, 

Aug. 28. 

Most acts illustrate Holmberg’s 

underlying theme for the season, 

State student with a valid student 

ID can get in for half price; Military 

Appreciation Day, where military 

Families will be admitted to 

the zoo free of charge, and the 

Spectacular in October. 

This year’s Spectacular theme 

will be Sunset Zoo Goes Hollywood. 

Patrons who wish to take home 

a special part of Sunset Zoo can 

commission a CHIMPcasso painting 

online at 

www.sunsetzoo.com. The chimps 

will paint you or a loved one an 

original work of art in the colors 

you choose. 

The zoo is also holding an 

“The Spirit of America.” The East 

Village Opera Company, Sept. 18, 

brings a thoroughly American 

rock ‘n’ roll attitude to the stage. 

Cherryholmes, Oct. 9, is a charttopping 

family band that plays 

bluegrass, “a uniquely American 

art form,” Holmberg said. Savion 

Glover, Nov. 2, is a wizard of tap, 

a dance form with slave roots. The 

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, 

Nov. 6, will pay tribute to two 

great Jewish American composers, 

Leonard Bernstein and 

Aaron Copland. Riders in the Sky 

will revive America’s tradition of 

show-biz cowpokery in “Christmas 

the Cowboy Way,” Dec. 4. 

“I’m looking forward to the 

totality of the series,” said Holmberg, 

who started booking acts for 

K-State even as he was packing to 

leave his previous post as executive 

director for the Corpus 

Christi Symphony Orchestra in 

Texas. “I really get to use the cre- 

event called Slumber Safari, 

where patrons can spend an 

evening at the zoo. For the children’s 

slumber safari, the fee is 

$20 for children over age 7. 

Ticket prices are $4 for adults, 

$2 for children ages 3 to 12, and 

free for children ages 2 and under. 

Group rates are available for 

groups of 20 or more people at 

half off the regular rate. For 

groups, the zoo does require a 

notice two weeks in advance. 

Sunset Zoo is located at 2333 

Oak Street in Manhattan. For 

more information, call 785-587- 

2737. 

One of the 

newcomers 

at Manhattan’s 

Sunset 

Zoo is a 

baby flamingo. 

Other 

new zoo residents 

include 

a baby giant 

anteater, a 

snow leopard 

and three 

otters. Sunset 

Zoo has 

more than 

360 animals 

and schedules 

special 

events 

throughout 

the year. 

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ative part of my brain, even 

though I sit behind a desk from 8 

to 5 every day.” 

Already he’s deep into planning 

the 2009-10 season and 

beyond. 

“The auditorium also houses 

numerous K-State theater, music 

and dance performances, along 

with the Landon Lecture Series 

and various other activities, so we 

need to have our series in place 

earlier to be a resource for all the 

entities that need McCain,” 

Holmberg said. 

The complete schedule is available 

at McCain’s revamped Web 

site at http://www.kstate.edu/mccain/ 

that now allows 

patrons to select their seats electronically 

and buy tickets in real 

time. Tickets also can be ordered 

by phone at 785-532-6428 or by 

stopping by the McCain box 

office. Discounts are available to 

faculty, staff and students. 

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