Trick or Treat hoursGhouls and goblins, Batman and Spiderman, and

a princess or two will make their way through mili-tary housing areas on Halloween. Trick or treat hoursvary in communities this year. Motorists are re-minded to be especially careful when driving duringtrick or treat hours.

Halloween hours/notes:USAG Ansbach – In Ansbach, trick or treat hours

are Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m., with trunk or treat at thesame time. In Illesheim, trick or treat is Oct. 29 from5:30 to 7:30 p.m., with trunk or treat at the sametime.

USAG Bamberg – Trick or treat is Oct. 31 from6 to 8 p.m.

USAG Schweinfurt – Trick or treat hours areOct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. Kids 0 to 16 years are in-vited to a costume contest at the PX, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.Register from 1 to 1:45 p.m. For info call 09721-808811.

USAG Franconia – Trick or treat hours Oct. 31from 6 to 8 p.m.

You can turn back timeBut just one hour, when European daylight sav-

ings time ends at 1 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 30. Be sure toturn clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday,Oct. 29, and enjoy an extra hour of sleep Sundaymorning.

Olympic champion to visitBilly Mills, gold medal winner of the 1964 Tokyo

Olympic 10,000 meter run, has been confirmed asNative American Indian Heritage Month guestspeaker Nov. 21-23. Mills upset world record holderRon Clarke of New Zealand in one of the most dra-matic Olympic moments of all time. He will speak inWuerzburg Nov. 21, in Schweinfurt and BambergNov. 22, and in Ansbach Nov. 23. Times and loca-tions will be announced in a future edition of ThePoint.

PLDC becomes WLCThe Army has announced that its Primary Lead-

ership Development Course will be renamed theWarrior Leader Course, beginning Oct. 15, and offi-cials said the new name reflects changes made toPLDC curriculum over the past year. The course hasbeen redesigned to better prepare Soldiers for asym-metrical warfare and now includes lessons learned inIraq and Afghanistan, said Brig. Gen. James M. Mi-lano, the Army’s director of Training under G3.

“The new WLC will not only prepare Soldiers fortraditional challenges, but irregular challenges aswell,” Milano said after reviewing all the changesmade to the curriculum this past year. (Army NewsService)

Safety course now onlineEveryone who drives an Army vehicle must now

complete a new online course designed to make peo-ple think about driving safer. The Accident Avoid-ance Course is available through the Army Knowl-edge Online Learning Management Services. AllSoldiers, civilian employees and contractor employ-ees who drive Army-owned or leased vehicles mustcomplete the training when they start working for theArmy.

Refresher training must be completed every fouryears. The course meets the four-year refresher train-ing requirements of Army Regulation 385-55 andArmy Regulation 600-55. (Army News Service)

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Not paying for gasis like shopliftingby Roger TeelThe Point

With the constant escalation of gas prices, some motorists havefound a way to beat the cost of fueling up.

But they better not get caught.Leaving the pump without paying, called a drive-off, is a serious

offense, one Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) ad-ministrators liken to shoplifting. Drive-offs are also happening withgreat regularity, according to cashiers at local AAFES gas stations.

“I’d say we get at least one a day,” said Dominic Cassaro, a cashierat the Leighton Barracks AAFES Shoppette in Wuerzburg.

“It always happens when we’re busy, and they always use thepumps on the end of the line,” he added.

“A drive-off occurs when someone pumps gasoline and does nothave the pump cleared by the cashier,” said Robert Koch, retail busi-ness manager for the Wuerzburg Exchange.

“In other words, they fail to notify the cashier and pay for the gaso-line. This is the only way to clear the computer,” he added.

“It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that payment ismade for services/merchandise rendered. When a pump is not

cleared, a drive-off has occurred and an investigation starts,” Kochsaid.

All AAFES gas stations and shoppettes have upgraded video sur-veillance equipment or will soon receive it, according to Koch.

“Customers will be videotaped 24 hours a day from up to 8 differ-ent cameras throughout the store. When a drive-off occurs, AAFESloss prevention specialists review the video tapes and track the indi-vidual from the time they start pumping until the time they driveaway.

Once a drive-off occurs, the Military Police are notified and thematter becomes an issue for the provost marshal.

Koch said penalties can be severe.“AAFES is authorized to charge a $200 administrative fee under

the Civil Recovery Act for expenditures of non-appropriated funds,including actual and administrative costs relative to shoplifting, theftdetection, and theft prevention in addition to the amount of gasolinethat was not paid for. This is in addition to any disciplinary action thatmay be taken by military authorities which can include loss of ex-change and check cashing privileges.

“It’s not junior Soldiers who are doing this,” asserts Cassaro whowatches for drive-offs when working the cashier cage in the middleof the pumps. “It’s the sergeants and above, more senior people. Mythinking is they shouldn’t have bought such expensive cars if theycan’t afford to put gas in them,” he said.

by Cheryl BoujnidaThe Point

You can hear Parrish Worrell coming downthe hall even before you see him. The sound ofhis electric wheelchair is familiar to students atBamberg American Elementary School wherehe teaches as a full-time educational technolo-gist.

Worrell was diagnosed with muscular dystro-phy at age 22, but did not allow his impairmentto hold him back. The diagnosis actually thrusthim forward.

“It was a mixed blessing because I was work-ing as a manual laborer and when I was diag-nosed and I had to change my profession,” Wor-rell said. “I was forced to go back to college andget a degree.”

Worrell said he realized quickly that with a100 percent disability he could be a tax user, buthe opted to be a tax payer.

“I have a strong work ethic that was instilledby my mother and father, a retired Army vet-eran,” he said. “Sitting at home and collecting amonthly check is not a high quality of life. I de-cided to choose something I love – teaching –and go for it.”

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AAFES targets ‘drive-offs’

Parrish Worrell, educational technolo-gist at Bamberg American ElementarySchool, assists David Jeffries, 8, andother students during their computer labclass.Cheryl Boujnida

Muslims observe Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitrby Chaplain (Maj.) Abdul-Rasheed MuhammadDivision Support Command, 1st ID

Muslim Soldiers and their families began to observe the HolyMonth of Ramadan (The Month of Fasting) Oct. 4 or 5 with continu-ous observance for 29 or 30 days.

After Ramadan ends, Eid-ul-Fitr (The Celebration of Fast Break-ing) takes place on the first day of the succeeding month, or the monthShaw’wal. The first day of Shaw’wal will begin Nov. 3 or 4.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It’s also whenthe first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to Muhammad by the an-gel Gabriel in the year 610 AD.

Accurate starting dates for the observances cannot be made be-forehand since the Islamic calendar is lunar and the actual date of ob-servance is determined by viewing the crescent moon every month.There is a 10-day difference between the lunar and solar calendarseach year.

This year, Muslim Soldiers and family members will meet in loca-tions throughout Germany for daily fast-breaking or Iftar and con-gregational prayers. Each weekend throughout Ramadan, a special If-tar program will take place at military installations in Germany, in-cluding the Islamic Worship Center on Harvey Barracks in Kitzingen,

the Islamic Worship Center in Hanau, and the Muslim and Jewishmulti-faith chapel at Ramstein Air Base.

Scheduled Islamic services include: - Daily Iftar (fast-breaking) and Magrib (sunset congregational

prayers) at the Islamic Worship Center on Harvey Barracks. Check lo-cal times for sunset.

- Isha Prayer (evening congregational prayer) and Tarweeh (specialprayers during Ramadan) every evening at the Kitzingen downtownmosque.

- Community Iftar & lecture “What Islam is all About?” by Chap-lain (Maj.) Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad on the facts, myths andstereotypes of the Islamic Faith, at the Harvey Barracks Islamic Wor-ship Center at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Lecture will be followed byQ&A and a community Iftar meal. All are invited.

Eid-ul-Fitr Prayers and Celebration: The celebration of the com-pletion of Ramadan, Nov. 3 or 4 at the Islamic Worship Center atRamstein AB. Contact your unit Chaplain for accurate dates andtimes.

For more information, contact Chaplain (Maj.) Abdul-RasheedMuhammad, 355-8505, or Chaplain Ibraheem A. Raheem, 322-7696.

Disabled employees contribute Not allowing impairment to hold them back

O’ great pumpkin …

Kristen Chandler Toth

Three-year-old Celeste Humphrey sortsthrough a pile of pumpkins looking for theperfect one in a pumpkin patch in Lindach,near Schweinfurt, recently. Celeste is thedaughter of Chris Humphrey, SchweinfurtAmerican Middle School band teacher, andmother Nicole. Celeste’s little sister Oliviaalso searched for the great pumpkin.

CombinedFederalCampaignkicks off

The compassion that members of our communities have forthose in need was well illustrated by community and personalsupport for the American Red Cross disaster relief fund that pro-vided direct aid to recent hurricane victims in New Orleans andother areas of the Gulf Coast.

The call for support is now being trumpeted again as the an-nual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is underway throughDec. 2.

This nationwide fund-raising campaign enables all of us tojoin other Americans in supporting charitable and humanitarianorganizations of our choosing.

As you are probably well aware, the purpose of the CFC is toallow Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians to con-tribute to worthwhile charities through payroll deduction. Thedonation is solicited once a year.

Over the years, the CFC has grown to include virtually everyhelping agency in the United States. Contributing is easy. Youonly need to contact your unit CFC representative who has thenecessary information and forms to fill out. If you don’t knowwho your CFC representative is, contact your unit adjutant orS-1.

Unit CFC representatives can arrange for contributions to bemade through payroll deduction, but can also accept a check ora lump sum contribution. When giving through a payroll deduc-tion, the amount of your contribution is deducted from each pay-check for the next year.

You can designate which organizations you want your moneyto have, or you can designate it be put into a general fund. Nomatter which way you go, your money will help others, assist inresearch, pay for children’s programs, aid in disasters, or supportother fields in critical need of funding.

Many contributors designate to agencies that provide directlyto areas where they may have been personally touched. For ex-

ample, people who have lost loved ones to cancer may contributedirectly to the American Cancer Society. Someone else may becompelled to donate to the American Diabetes Foundation, or tothe American Heart Association.

If you don’t have a particular charity you would like to donateto, you can give back to your community by designating “FSYP”which stands for Family Support and Youth Programs. Funds do-nated to FSYP will be returned to your community’s family sup-port and youth programs.

In these times of tight budgets and downsizing, many organi-zations are fighting for their financial lives. Without your helpsome important services provided by these organizations may belost.

I encourage each of you to continue to show how much youcare by contributing generously to the 2005 CFC.

You really can make a world of difference.Team of Teams!

RUSSEL D. SANTALAColonel, Air Defense ArtilleryU.S. Army Garrison, Franconia, Commander

2 The Point, October 21, 2005 Team of Teams!

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U.S. Army Garrison FranconiaCommander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Col. Russel D. SantalaU.S. Army Garrison Franconia Public Affairs Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald KlingerCommand Information Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry ReillyEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger TeelAssistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott RouchJournalist (Ansbach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim HughesJournalist (Bamberg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl BoujnidaJournalists (Schweinfurt). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristen Chandler Toth,

Mark HeeterReader contributions are welcome but will be published at the discretion of the editor.

Street talk: Photos by The Point staff

Spc. Jeremy Edison, commospecialist, Headquarters andHeadquarters Company, 1st In-fantry Division, Wuerzburg“Probably the AmericanCancer Society or Amer-ican Diabetes Founda-tion. Breast cancer runsthrough my mom’s fam-ily; my aunt is recover-ing from it now. And di-abetes runs in my dad’sfamily. I already lost anaunt and my grandmoth-er is fighting it now.”

“What agency do you contribute to in the Combined Federal Campaign and why?”

Staff Sgt. Daniel Mitchell, Com-pany B, 82nd Engineer Battal-ion, Warner Barracks, Bamberg“Each year I contributeto charities such as theAmerican Federal Can-cer Foundation or theArmy Emergency ReliefFund. It’s nice to helpothers – I have even hadto use AER myself so itpays to give.”

Gloria Higgins, family member,Storck Barracks, Illesheim“We give to the Ameri-can Red Cross becauseof many different rea-sons, one being all thenatural disasters thathave recently hap-pened. It is important tohelp out others inneed–not only Ameri-cans, but all nationali-ties.”

Robert Blackwell, petroleummanager, Petroleum Manage-ment Division, Warner Bar-racks, Bamberg“I contribute to the Ma-sonic Organization forChildren charity be-cause it feels good tohelp someone in needand it’s very importantfor the children, too.

Melinda Stephenson, secre-tary, Ansbach Middle/HighSchool, Katterbach Kaserne,Ansbach“We contribute to theNational Kidney Associ-ation because my broth-er-in-law passed awayfrom kidney failure. Wealso contribute to chil-dren organizations be-cause you can’t gowrong helping out thekids.”

Maj. Bryan Tash, air liaison of-ficer, 2nd Air Support Opera-tions Squadron, Leighton Bar-racks, Wuerzburg“I contribute to NoGreater Love, a veter-an’s memorial organiza-tion. I’ve done volunteerwork for them in the pastin high school and I’vedecided to keep givingto them.”

Sgt. 1st Class Todd Carlsrud,HHC, 1st Battalion, 18th In-fantry, Conn Barracks, Schwe-infurt“Every year it’s differ-ent, but most of the timeI give to cancer soci-eties like the AmericanCancer Society. In thepast some of my familymembers were diag-nosed with and passedaway from cancer. I alsochoose another agencyto give to each year.”

Sgt. 1st Class RaymondBuchan, Company B, 1st Bat-talion, 18th Infantry, Conn Bar-racks, Schweinfurt“I always give to FSYP(Family Support andYouth Programs) be-cause it puts our moneyback into our communi-ty. The money we givesupports youth pro-grams like CYS and theCDC.”

What’s the Point?‘My naiveté was a beautiful thing’Commentary by Kristen Chandler TothThe Point

In the fourth grade I came home pleading formy mother to tell me about our family’s culturalheritage.

All my classmates had something that madethem unique. One had exotic Pacific-Islandereyes. Another could hide a pencil his dense high-top Afro and make everyone laugh. Another haddark and beautiful Hispanic skin.

My mother replied with a string of Europeanroots.

“But,” she said after thinking for a while,“your great-great-uncle did marry a Creek In-dian.”

The next day I proudly claimed to be NativeAmerican, despite my blonde hair.

I am an Army brat. I grew up in Departmentof Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). Di-versity in our classrooms made us all special. Itgave us our identity, each of us unique.

In my DoDDS high school, my best friend’smom was Korean. My closest friend on the bas-ketball team, a star athlete, was black.

I noticed cultural differences, of course. Someof the girls from the basketball team invited meover as they melted wax-tipped “weave” into

their heads. They were thrilled to see the terri-fied look on my face. They showed me how toapply it and soon it became normal to me thatone of the girls kept a toolbox of weave attach-ments in her locker, just in case she wanted tochange her hair after practice.

I never experienced racial discriminationuntil the eleventh grade when I went to publichigh school for the first time in Georgia. Up tothat point, I thought differences between blackand white people were a thing of the past, some-thing studied in history class.

It seems my naiveté was a beautiful thing.When I walked into the lunch room that scary

first day, I was shocked to find two tables ofblacks and a small table of Asian students. Therest was a homogenous mix of Caucasians. Theyhad self-segregated and, for the first time in mylife, I was in the racial majority.

The longer I lived in Georgia, the more I sawthe “great cultural divide” and the segregation ofblacks and whites.

I am an Army spouse now. I know it’s likelythat my husband will work with more people ofdifferent cultural backgrounds in the Army thanif he worked in the civilian world. While it maybe true that the Army is not perfectly integrated,the Army is integrated, and it has been ahead of

mainstream American society for a long time inregards to the intermingling of cultures.

The military was officially integrated in 1948,16 years before President Lyndon B. Johnsonsigned the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Schools atFort Bragg were racially integrated in 1951,three years before Brown vs. Board of Educationand 10 years before schools in the surroundingarea were integrated.

Unless we adults teach our children racismthey have an opportunity to grow up without itbeing an issue. They can have a future rich in theknowledge and appreciation of each other’s cul-tures.

I believe people teach their children to dis-criminate because of their own lack of diversity.I need more black friends. You might need a fewwhite friends, or Hispanic friends. I encourageyou to invite them into your home and into yourlife.

November is Native American Indian Her-itage Month, but, and this is the point I’m tryingto make, cultural awareness is much more thaneating cornbread at the dining facility next to apaper cactus. We need to take time and recognizethe wealth of cultures in our communities, andembrace the multicultural Army family for thecaring, unbiased dominion that it is.

MilestonesCongratulations to Regina Stinson and

Gerti Mathis from the U.S. Army GarrisonSchweinfurt claims office, which won theJudge Advocate General’s claims office ofthe year award. The Schweinfurt office wasamong 13 offices that came out on top of151 entries for the award. The Schweinfurtoffice has won the award each of the pastsix years. Evaluation for the award involvesclaims issues, training of staff and cus-tomers, and timeliness of reports.

Congratulations to Sgt. Stephanie Cas-tle from the U.S. Army Garrison Schwein-furt Law Center, who won the V CorpsParalegal noncommissioned officer of thequarter board, after winning a similar boardwith the 1st Infantry Division.

Congratulations to Spc. Nyal Bradleyfrom the U.S. Army Garrison SchweinfurtLaw Center, who won the 1st Infantry Di-vision paralegal specialist of the quarterboard. Bradley competed against NCOsfrom Hohenfels, Grafenwoehr, Vilseck andWuerzburg.

Congratulations to Jack Whitelaw ofBamberg’s Stable Theater and Vikki Han-rahan, Mike Ewing, Sgt. Adam Frenchand Jenny Oberschlake of the AnsbachTerrace Playhouse for their award-winningperformances at the 11th annual InstallationManagement Agency – Europe One ActPlay Festival Oct. 7-9 at Heidelberg’sRoadside Theater.

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Sgt. W. Wayne MarlowHot salsa!Spc. Michelle Diaz and Sgt. Jammy Serrano dancethe salsa at the National Hispanic American HeritageMonth celebration Oct. 13 at the Cantigny Club onLeighton Barracks. After opening remarks by Divi-sion Support Command commander Col. KevinO’Connell, participants heard the biographical rec-ollections of a Hispanic upbringing by Maj. JoseOcasio-Santiago, commander of HHC, 1st InfantryDivision. An assortment of Hispanic food also filleda need for all in attendance.

Kathryn DeBoerSoaring with books!Ansbach American Elementary School students excitedly watch a Blackhawk helicopter from the 2nd Battalion,1st Aviation Regiment land near their school Oct. 4 on Katterbach Kaserne. The helicopter and crew, includingChief Warrant Officer 2 Wayne Silva and Spc. Aaron Ferguson, insert, helped kickoff of the school’s reading pro-gram ‘Soar With Books!’ Students toured the aircraft and received bookmarks from the crew with a flight plan toset their accelerated reader goal and achieve it.

Mark HeeterGarrisons unfurl new colorsCommanders from 35 garrisons throughout Installation Management Agency – Europe traveled to Campbell Bar-racks in Heidelberg Oct. 13 to case their former organizational guidon and unfurl new colors bearing the organi-zation’s new name “United States Army Garrison.”

Roger TeelStudent body leftBamberg sweeps left against the Ansbach defenseduring Club Beyond’s 10th annual Powder Puff flagfootball tournament Oct. 10 at Wuerzburg’s highschool football field. A two-day affair that attractednearly 100 area kids and also teams from Wuerzburgand Giessen, included a lock-in and cookout.Giessen won this year’s title on an amazing last-sec-ond play.

George OhlMarchers uniteLt. Col. Jeff Feldman, USAG Schweinfurt comman-der, center, poses with representatives from winningteams at the 30th annual German-American Volks-march in Schweinfurt Oct. 2. Sigrid Loomis and FredWorcester, front, are members of the SchweinfurtGerman-American “Wanderclub.” In addition to co-sponsoring the annual march, the Schweinfurt clubhas tickets for several upcoming Volksmarches, in-cluding one in Langenzenn Nov. 1, and another inVolkach Nov. 5-6. For more information about theclub and upcoming marches, call 09721-34827.

Roger TeelSins of the MotherAct 1 Community Theater cast members, above from left,Heather Noel Twist, Kim Teel, Raven Bukowski and WendyLatelle present the blighted existence of an Irish American fam-ily in Tony Morinelli’s “The Sins of the Mother” at Harvey Per-forming Arts Center in Kitzingen Oct. 14. Susan Telgenhof, left,portrayed the memory of the strident Irish mother whose influ-ence left her two daughters and granddaughters in a cloud ofalcoholism and escapism. The play was entered in this year’sone-act play festival at Heidelberg Oct. 7-9.

Health and Fitness is a monthly supplement to ThePoint co-sponsored by the USAG Franconia and theU.S. Army Hospital, Wuerzburg. Editorial office is inthe U.S. Army Hospital, Wuerzburg, room 4NE10,phone 350-2280 or (0931) 8042280. Mailing addressis Commander, U.S. Army Hospital, Attn: Public Af-fairs Office, Unit 26610, APO AE 09244-6610.Hospital Commander .................. Col. Dallas Homas Public Affairs Officer ............................ Amy StoverHealth Promotion and WellnessCoordinator for U.S. ArmyHospital, Wuerzburg ............................. Sarah RadkeUSAG Franconia HealthPromotion Coordinator ...................... Angela Hunter

Health & Fitness

4 The Point, October 21, 2005 Health & Fitness

Early detection is keyOctober is breast cancer awareness month

October isRegistered DentalHygienist monthby Amy StoverU.S. Army Hospital, Wuerzburg

A Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) has animportant role in keeping your smile in greatshape.

“Our job is the prevention of oral diseases,”said Carol Bartoschek, a RDH at the WuerzburgHospital Dental Clinic.

One way they help prevent oral disease is witha teeth cleaning, or prophylaxis treatment, atleast once a year, said Bartoschek.

“During the cleaning, we educate our patientson the dangers of smoking and chewing tobaccoand the importance of flossing and brushing reg-ularly,” she said.

Poor oral health and habits such as smokingand chewing tobacco can lead to other healthproblems, Bartoschek said. Heart disease andcancer are two potential consequences of someof these habits.

“It’s important to start good oral health habitsearly with young children brushing their teethregularly, just like their parents,” said Bar-toschek.

Hygienists also play an important role in Sol-dier readiness. A teeth cleaning is an essentialpart of the deployment process. Dental hygien-ists offer oral health tips to deploying Soldiers.

“We focus on keeping mouths healthy down-range,” Bartoschek said.

One way is by encouraging the use of foods or

gums with Xylitol, a substance that can help pre-vent tooth decay. Xylitol can be found in manyitems, such as gums, mints and even some can-dies, said Bartoschek. Recently, a Xylitol gumwas added to the Meals Ready to Eat.

“We encourage people to eat foods containingXylitol at least three to five times a day, espe-cially if they are downrange and are likely to eatmore junk foods and can’t easily brush theirteeth,” Bartoschek said.

The European Regional Dental Commandsupports the European Association of Regis-

tered Dental Hygienists, an organization found-ed eight years ago by Bartoschek and 14 otherRDHs to provide a forum for them to share ideasand earn continuing education credits.

A Registered Dental Hygienist is required tohave an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in den-tal hygiene from an accredited university. Na-tional and state boards must be passed in order toapply for a license in dental hygiene in the statethey intend to practice. RDHs are also required tohave continuing education units on a regular ba-sis to keep their dental hygiene license current.

by Amy StoverU.S. Army Hospital, Wuerzburg

One 67th Combat Support Hospital nurse strives to find piecesof his Hispanic culture wherever the Army sends him.

“As soon as we arrive, my family and I seek out Hispanic peo-ple and places that help us stay connected to our heritage,” saidMaj. Wilfredo Cordero, an operating room nurse at WuerzburgHospital.

Born in Queens, N.Y., Cordero visited Puerto Rico during hisfamily’s summer vacation when he was 10, before he and hisfamily moved back permanently

“I grew up with the language and culture, even before wemoved back to Puerto Rico. We always had Spanish music play-ing in the house, lots of family, and my mother cooked Puerto Ri-

can dishes, like rice and beans, roast pigand pastels, a kind of tamale dish,” he said.

Once back in Puerto Rico, he said it waspretty easy for him to reintegrate into theisland’s culture.

“I met a couple friends at school whohad moved back from New York becausetheir parents missed the island, just likemine,” the 19-year Army veteran said.

Cordero is a 1983 graduate of theCatholic University of Puerto Rico with abachelor’s degree in nursing. He joined the

Army with a friend after working as a renal dialysis nurse inPuerto Rico.

Cordero has been married to Jenny, his high school sweetheartfor 27 years. They have a daughter, Michelle, 26, a graduate ofthe University of Texas as San Antonio, now a bilingual educa-tion teacher in San Antonio, and a son, Wil, 25, who after ful-filling his Army commitment is a nursing student in Puerto Rico.

“Our biggest challenge with staying connected to our culturewas raising our children to be fluent in Spanish,” Cordero said.

“God forbid we went to visit the family in Puerto Rico and thekids couldn’t speak the language,” he said.

“We always tried to find Spanish-language books, televisionshows and a Spanish-language church to attend. We are so proudthat they are able to speak both languages,” Cordero said.

With plans to retire next summer, Cordero and Jenny will re-turn to Rio Piedra in Puerto Rico.

Nurse stays connected to his Hispanic culture

Amy Stover

Carol Bartoschek, left, shows proper flossing techniques to 1st Lt. Laura Schlenker.Registered dental hygienists such as Bartoschek promote oral health with patienteducation and hands-on demonstrations.

Cordero

by Johanna EdwardsHealth Promotions Program Coordinator

A monthly breast self-exam (BSE) is yourbest chance to detect breast cancer early. Choos-ing a specific day each month to perform theBSE is important as breast changes can occurwith changes in the hormone cycle, pregnancyand with the aging process.

Breasts are as unique as fingerprints andlearning your own breast anatomy and the nor-mal feel and texture will help you to more easi-ly identify changes and know when to seek fur-ther medical treatment and evaluation.

Every woman should do a monthly BSE to de-tect any changes or lumps, which if found,should be immediately followed up with a visitto your medical care provider who is trained intechniques used to identify suspicious lumps orchanges in breast texture.

The American Cancer Society recommendsall women over the age of 40 have a baselinemammogram. Those over age 50 should have amammogram every year.

A mammogram is a safe, low dose x-ray thatscans the inside of the breasts. It reveals bothcancerous and non-cancerous growths at theirearliest stages of development. Mammogramsare used to screen for changes found in the breastand diagnose the nature of the lump found dur-ing a monthly BSE or by a physician. Breast im-plants or scars may affect this test.

A mammogram can reduce your risk of dyingfrom breast cancer and is one of the best tools forfinding and detecting changes in the breast tissue.

The chance any given woman will developbreast cancer increases with age, according tothe American Cancer Society. At age 30, awoman’s risk is 1 in 222, but increases to 1 in 54at age 40, and continues to increase as the wo-man ages.

Women with a family history have an in-creased risk of breast cancer, and should checkwith their physician for individual screening andevaluation.

Breast cancer can also affect men. About1,200 new cases of male breast cancer are di-agnosed each year, and the numbers are grow-ing.

Someone who CARESJacqueline Johnson

of the optometry clin-ic won WuerzburgHospital’s CARESaward for September2005. The CARESaward, an acronymfor Compassionate,Attentive, Respon-sive, Exceptional Ser-vice, was presented toJohnson for going theextra mile. A patientand his family drove three and a half hoursto be seen in the optometry clinic. Unable toget in that day, Johnson made appointmentsfor the family the next day and helped themfind lodging so they would not have to dri-ve home and back again.

.Flu vaccine comingWuerzburg hospital has received a par-

tial shipment of the influenza vaccine. Thecomplete shipment is expected the begin-ning of November. Right now all high riskbeneficiaries are encouraged to get their flushot. High risk groups include: All childrenage 6 to 23 months, all adults 65 and older,persons age 2 to 64 with underlying chron-ic medical conditions, all women who ex-press a desire to become pregnant duringthe flu season, close contacts of childrenunder 6 months old, and health care work-ers.

Adults and children 10 and over withparents can walk into the allergy/immu-nization clinic at the hospital Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., andThursdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for theirvaccine. Parents can bring their childrenaged nine and younger to the Pediatric Clin-ic for a walk-in flu shot Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon.

All beneficiaries age 10 and up who arenot in a high risk category are encouragedto get immunized at one of the communityflu shot clinics.

Date, time and location of the clinics are:Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at theMarshall Heights Shoppette; WednesdayNov. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the LeightonBookmark; and Thursday Nov. 10, noon to6 p.m. at Leighton Bookmark. Please callthe flu hotline at 350-2741 for updates.

Caring hearts availableWuerzburg hospital’s department of

ministry and pastoral care sponsors caringhearts counselors for those who have expe-rienced a pregnancy loss through miscar-riage, still birth, or the loss of a newbornchild. Counselors are available 24 hour aday. Call 0162-297-6714 for assistance.

TIME OUT for parentsWuerzburg hosptial sponsors a parenting

group called TIME OUT that focuses onchild development, behavior management,self-care and special issues. The groupmeets weekly in four 90-minute sessions.The next group is now forming. For infor-mation, contact Melanie Rouch at 350-3713 or 0931-804-3713.

Johnson

Keeping a smile on your face

Amy Stover

Let me see those feetWuerzburg Hospital physical therapist Capt. Cyndi McLean examines the foot ofPfc. Monique Hudson during a recent appointment. McLean showed Hudsonhow to do exercises before running to decrease the chance of injuring her footand ankle during physical training.

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Community responds to victims’ needsby Jim HughesThe Point

Members of the USAG Ansbach communityresponded to the devastation and tragedy of hur-ricanes Katrina and Rita by donating more than140 boxes of goods for victims.

The effort was headed by Dennis Shinn, se-nior vice commander of Veterans of ForeignWars Post 9342 in Ansbach, and Jessica Welter,an American Red Cross volunteer in Illesheim.

“I watched the news coverage of the disaster

and the heartache of the people made me thinkthat we’re Americans here, and even thoughwe’re across the ocean, we have to let themknow we haven’t forgotten about them,” Shinnsaid. “I listened for what people were asking for.Money is great, but that wasn’t what the victimswere asking for.”

What they needed were clothes, baby items,school supplies, toys and other things they couldimmediately put to use.

“We’re sending them things they will appre-

ciate,” Shinn said. “People appreciate being ableto put on a shirt, or a pair of slacks, or shoes, orsocks. We’re giving them peace of mind bysending things we’ve heard them ask for. Manyof these people have lost everything. Moneycan’t buy everything and this is our way of let-ting them know that we care. The money do-nated through other channels can go for otherthings.”

Once word was out what hurricane victimsneeded, the community here responded in fullforce, said Welter, whose hometown of PineBluff, Ark., is now home to about 1,000 hurri-cane refugees.

“The response from the community blew meaway,” she said. “Army communities aren’t thewealthiest around, but I was getting new thingsand used things, and I was in awe of the re-sponse. Even the kids were getting into doingsomething for their fellow Americans.”

Shinn said the VFW mailed out the first 40boxes Sept. 28. The plan is to send the donateditems to a VFW home in Michigan where thegoods will then be distributed to refugees wherethey are living.

He added that the VFW is not currently ac-cepting donations of clothes and such, but cashcontributions will help pay to ship the boxes ofgoods already received.

“We have more boxes than we can afford tomail and more materials than we have boxed,”he said. “We’re concentrating on getting whatwe have out right now. Then we will find outwhat else they need and concentrate on gettingthose things.”

For more information on the VFW’s hur-ricane relief effort, e-mail Shinn atshinnden@aol.com or call him at 0911-600-3967.

by Jim HughesThe Point

USAG Ansbach’s Better Opportunities forSingle Soldiers program is living up to its namewith the Sept. 30 opening of the new BOSS Cen-ter on Bismarck Kaserne.

Located across from the movie theater in thebasement of the post exchange building, the cen-ter offers Soldiers a place to relax, socialize,have fun and just get out of the barracks.

At the opening, Sgt. Maj. James Esters toldthe 50 or so Soldiers in attendance that the facil-ity belonged to them. “Use the facility, but don’tabuse it. Get the word out that if people want toget out of the barracks and let their hair down,the BOSS Center is the place to be.”

After operating for just a few weeks, Sgt.Charles Dixon, vice president of BOSS, said thecenter is catching on in a big way with its targetaudience.

“It’s going great,” he said. “We get bigturnouts Thursday and Friday nights. The firstFriday we were open, we had 102 Soldiers and72 the next. We weren’t expecting that manypeople to start things off and it’s great to see thatpeople are using the facility.”

Dixon said the center sells snacks and bever-ages, and also offers music with a differenttheme each night, such as rock, country, rhythmand blues, Caribbean and reggae.

“We try to appeal to a varied audience, not justone set,” he said.

The center also offers AFN television, pool,ping pong, a place to play cards and board gamesand a comfortable setting in which to socialize.

Coming soon are a computer area and a bigscreen television.

“BOSS is for single Soldiers and geographi-cal bachelors,” Dixon said. “But pretty muchanyone can use the center as we had some cou-ples in this past weekend.”

The center is run by BOSS representativesfrom the various units in the USAG Ansbachcommunity and is open Tuesdays-Thursdays, 6to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 6p.m. to 1 a.m. The BOSS Center can be reservedfor parties and special events.

For more information on the center or theBOSS program, call Dixon at 467-2571, or KittyBrown at 467-2921.

Soldiers relax at BOSS CenterShop the bazaarThe Ansbach Spouses and Civilians

Club hosts the 2005 Ansbach HolidayBazaar Oct. 28-30 in Hangar 2 on Katter-bach Kaserne. The bazaar, with the themeHolidays in Bavaria, will feature vendorsselling all types of goods unique to Europe.Hours for the bazaar are 4 to 8 p.m. Friday,10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5p.m. Sunday. Cash, checks and credit cardswill be accepted at the bazaar. For more in-formation, call 467-2921.

Learn winter drivingAll U.S. and local national civilian em-

ployees are invited to attend the USAGAnsbach Winter Driving Orientation from8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 25 at the AnsbachDrivers Testing Station in Building 5818 onKatterbach Kaserne, and 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.Nov. 15 in the Illesheim Drivers TestingStation in Building 6541 on Storck Bar-racks. For more information, call 467-3700or 09802-833-700.

Prevent domesticviolence

Family advocacy’s victim advocacy pro-gram presents the one-act play, “Dolores,”in October at the Bismarck movie theater inobservance of Domestic Violence and Pre-vention Month. “Dolores” is the story oftwo sisters drawn together because domes-tic violence influences their lives more thanthey’ve ever admitted. The show is open toSoldiers in the Ansbach area Oct. 27 from 9to 11 a.m. in the Bismarck Theater. The per-formance is open to the entire communityOct. 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the the-ater.

Chapel services changeThe Katterbach Chapel offers a tradi-

tional service that includes Anglican,Lutheran and Episcopal faiths at 12:30 p.m.Sundays. The new Sunday service scheduleis: Catholic, 9 a.m.; Protestant, 10:30 a.m.;Traditional, 12:30 p.m.; Church of God inChrist, 2 p.m.; and Hispanic Pentecostal,4:30 p.m.

Get in the gameRegistration for child youth services bas-

ketball, wrestling and cheerleading pro-grams runs now through Oct. 31 at centralenrollment registration in building 5817 onKatterbach Kaserne or in building 6651 inIllesheim. Basketball and wrestling areopen to children ages 3 to 15, while cheer-leading is open to ages 6 to 15. Childrensigning up need a valid health assessment.Registration times at Katterbach are Mon. –Thurs., 2 to 4:30 p.m., and in IllesheimMon.- Fri., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more in-formation, call the youth sports staff at 468-7866 or 0981-183-866.

Help build the teamIllesheim Army Community Service of-

fers the Army Family Team Building LevelII class Oct. 24. For times and more infor-mation, call Pam Lindenmeyer at 4672-883or 09802-832-883.

Haunted happeningsThere’s a haunted house in Illesheim,

Oct. 29, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., in building 6508in the basement under the Four Seasonsstore. Organizers recommend bringingyounger children during the early hours ofthe haunted house.

There’s a Halloween party Oct. 29, be-ginning at 9 p.m. at the Underground onBismarck Kaserne. DJ Destiny will providetunes and there’s a costume contest, as well.For more information, call 467-2935.

And, there’s Haunted Shipton, Oct. 29, 6to 9 p.m. on Shipton Kaserne. Event is forall ages and costs $5 per car. Parade beginsat 6:15 p.m. Harvest House at the dining fa-cility begins at 6:30 p.m. A costume contestis from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for the following agegroups: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, and 9 and up. Trick ortreating will be held in the batteries.

Enhance community on Make a Difference Dayby Kathryn DeBoerThe Point

“Neighbors Helping Neighbors” is the themefor this year’s USAG Ansbach Make a Differ-ence Day Oct. 22.

People in Ansbach and Illesheim will join to-gether on various projects, events and fundrais-ers in the spirit of volunteering to enhance theircommunities, volunteer for noble causes andgive to those in need.

“It’s a day for people to come together andcomplete projects that will benefit their commu-nities. Anyone who wants to make a differenceis welcome to participate – children, familymembers, Soldiers and civilians,” said TonyaPrice, Army volunteer corps coordinator atArmy Community Service in Illesheim.

“USA Weekend Magazine initiated Make aDifference Day 13 years ago. It was started inUSAG Ansbach by Janeth Lopez, a formerIllesheim Army volunteer corps coordinator,”Price added.

Patti Bentley, Army volunteer corps coordi-nator at ACS in Katterbach, said, “Sometimes Ithink we don’t look outside our busy lives and

realize just a few hours can make a big impact onanother family or individuals in need.”

With that in mind, community organizationscame together to form a day filled with activitiesof neighbors helping neighbors.

A hurricane relief walk is this year’s projectin Katterbach. The Katterbach Cares Programbegins with registration at 8:30 a.m. at theSchool Age Services ball field. At 9 a.m., thehurricane relief walk will weave through posthousing. The walk is open to all ages, strollersare welcome and military police will direct traf-fic.

“Just because volunteer day is on Saturdaydoesn’t mean you can’t volunteer prior to theevent,” Bentley said. “For instance, Rainbow El-ementary School is collecting cat and dog foodall week for the local tierheim (animal shelter)and will present the collection on Saturday.Also, donation jars are located throughout postfor the American Red Cross to aid in hurricanerelief.”

After the walk, USAG Ansbach will host abarbecue and morale, welfare and recreation willconduct children’s activities on the ball field.

MWR will also offer free bowling all day on Sat-urday.

Make a Difference Day at Illesheim kicks offat 9 a.m. with a breakfast for volunteers at thedining facility. At 10 a.m., volunteers will headto their projects, including: a drive for hygieneitems for patients at the Bad Windsheim hospi-tal, books for Soldiers downrange, communitycleanup, holiday items and donations for hurri-cane victims, collecting items for the Bad Wind-sheim tierheim; a canned food drive for theChapel Emergency Food Locker, and more.

“Being a small post, we use many local Ger-man community services,” Price said. “We takeour pets to the tierheim for vet services, we usethe Bad Windsheim hospital, and our childrenattend German kindergarten. We are makingcontributions and giving back to these valuableservices we need and use.”

Anyone interested in taking part or needingmore information on projects in Illesheimshould call Tonya Price at 467-4555 or 09841-83555. For information on Katterbach eventscall Patti Bentley at 467-2883 or 09802-832883.

Jim Hughes

Soldiers enjoy some snacks and sodas at the new BOSS Center during the openingof the facility Sept. 30 on Bismarck Kaserne. The center, located across from themovie theater, gives Soldiers a place to relax and socialize.

Jim Hughes

Norberto Millett, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9342 commander, and David Moyer(background), VFW post chaplain, load boxes of donations to hurricane victims out-side of the post office before mailing them to Michigan Sept. 28 to be distributed torefugees relocated to the Midwest.

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Visit haunted houseV i s i t

Bamberg’sh a u n t e dhouse in theformer mili-tary policeb u i l d i n gnext to gateone, Oct. 28and 29 from6 to 9 p.m.Admissionis $2 perperson andthe thrillsare appro-priate for allages. Cos-

tumes are encouraged, but not required. Thehaunted house is sponsored by 1st Battal-ion, 33rd Field Artillery Family ReadinessGroups and the Boy Scouts. A concessionstand with ghoulish goodies for purchasewill be available. For more information call469-8103 or 0951-300-8103.

Bowl in costumeJoin in a Halloween cosmic bowling

party at Birchview Lanes Bowling CenterOct. 29 at 7 p.m. A prize for the best cos-tume and lots of giveaways are on tapthroughout the evening. Bowling is $3 pergame for adults, $2 per game for children.Shoe rental is $1. For more information callthe bowling center at 469-7722 or 0951-3007722.

Attend fright nightHalloween fright night at the Child and

Youth Service’s teen center is Oct. 29 from6 to 10 p.m. Put on a costume and entry isfree, otherwise pay $3. Games, refresh-ments, a costume contest, prizes and fright-ful movies are in store. Fright night is forchildren in 6th through 12th grades. Formore information call Patrice Turner-Lappat 469-8698 or 0951-300-8698.

Trick or treat hoursTrick or treat in Warner Barracks’ hous-

ing areas Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Best costume winsThe community library hosts a Hal-

loween costume contest Oct. 31 from 5 to 6p.m. On your way to trick or treating, stopby the library and show off your costume.The person with the best costume willreceive an AAFES gift card. The contest isopen to everyone throughout the communi-ty. For more information contact the librarystaff at 469-7047 or 0951-300-7047.

Halloween photosTrick or treat with the Community Activ-

ity Center staff at Friendship Park Oct. 31from 6 – 8 p.m. CAC staff will offer freeapple cider, coffee and candy for trick ortreaters. Photographer Shannon Lankfordwill capture your Halloween moment. Costfor one 4X6 photo is $5 or two for $8. Formore information call Michelle McGaugh-ey at 469-8659 or 0951-300 8659.

Maintenance company ready for Iraqby Cheryl BoujnidaThe Point

About 260 Soldiers with 317th MaintenanceCompany, the largest maintenance company inEurope, will deploy in the next several weeks toIraq for one year.

“The company’s mission in Iraq will be toprovide maintenance support to units in the areasof wheeled vehicles, engineer equipment, com-munications and electronics, power generation,air conditioning, and chemical equipment andsmall arms repair,” said Capt. Wayne Vornholt,company commander. “We’ll also have machineand welding shops and a warehouse where wecan order and store repair parts.”

He stressed the company is ready for its mis-sion and has been training hard in the spring andsummer for the deployment. This is a seconddeployment to Iraq for the company – Soldiersdeployed in March 2003 in support of OperationIraqi Freedom I.

First Sgt. Vincent Noble, 317th MaintenanceCompany first sergeant, said the Soldiers aretrained for whatever mission is required of them.

“Whether it’s maintenance, force protectionor convoy escort missions, our Soldiers have thewar-fighting skills they need to get the jobdone,” Noble said. “We are a nation at war – Sol-diers are required to be ready at all times and wedefinitely are.”

Noble said the Soldier not only must be ready,but the family, too.

“The focus of today’s Soldier is having fami-ly members prepared for what’s to come aswell,” he said.

Vornholt said information flow is constant for

family members through family readinessgroups, the rear-detachment commander and thefirst sergeant.

Spc. Isaac Managan, a native of Montgomery,Ala., will deploy to Iraq for a second time to per-form automated logistical specialist duties.

“I feel more confident this time around. Wehave really prepared for the deployment in termsof training. I think the time will go by quickly,”

Managan said.Spc. Kate Marshell, a native of Sacramento,

Calif., shares the same military occupationalspecialty as Managan and is able to perform hertasks as second nature.

“Due to the training requirements, everythinghas become ingrained. We are ready for whatmay or may not come, but the most importantfactor is readiness,” Marshell said.

The Price is Right with BSCC Copying the popular game show “ThePrice is Right,” Bamberg Spouses’ andCivilians’ Club members compete in aseries of pricing games that ended in afinal showcase at their monthly meetingOct. 13 at the Warner Club. Judy Bullock,left, filled in as Bob Barker as contestantsHeather Stoner, Andria Nichols and Mag-gie Spencer prepared to spin the wheel.Nichols won the game and the showcasevalued over $250. The real winners werethe Red Cross, Bamberg American HighSchool, Bamberg Aqua Barons, Bam-berg’s People Encouraging People pro-gram and the Community Activities Cen-ter who received donations totaling$8,296. Last year the BSCC raised morethan $50,000 for the Bamberg community.

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Spc. Conrad Featherstone and Pfc. Francisco Perez provide Sgt. Roy Rodriquez withinformation during a pre-deployment preparation session.

Town hall meetings provide community forumby Cheryl BoujnidaThe Point

If there’s something on your mind or you want to know what’sreally happening in the community attend monthly town hallmeetings. Town hall meetings are held at Preston Hall the sec-ond Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.

“Town hall meetings serve a two-fold purpose in the sense thatit is an opportunity for community leaders to hear opinions, inter-ests and concerns from our residents and, in turn, residents canget direct, accurate information from managers and directorsproviding community services and programs,” said Lt. Col.Mark Gatto, Bamberg garrison commander.

Denis Martin, Bamberg deputy garrison commander said

town hall meetings have in general become more focused.“There is a positive aspect about the meetings that by specif-

ically asking community residents ‘what’s on their minds’ or‘what the latest rumor they’ve heard is’ we are able to clear upmisunderstandings, dispel misconceptions and or validate thetruth,” Martin said. “It’s not that this was not done prior to this,but the direct questioning tactic allows residents to immediatelyfocus on what they think is important within the community.”

Martin noted residents who express views, make suggestionsand ask questions are able to play a direct role in the managementoperations of their community.

Another aspect of town hall meetings is that volunteerism andcommunity involvement within Bamberg is acknowledged.

“When people go out of their way to make the Bamberg com-munity a better place and contribute to the quality of life here it’simportant to recognize them,” Martin said.

He stressed town hall meetings are also an important forumfor Bamberg youth.

“Last month, a youth asked if the rumor was true that a skatepark is being built. Leaders were able to verify that the rumor wastrue and seek immediate youth involvement in the project, too,”Martin said. “People care about where they live and want to beinvolved in creating a sense of community and that can beaccomplished by attending town hall meetings regularly.”

The next town hall meeting will be held Nov. 9 at Preston Hallat 6 p.m.

TeacherFrom Page 1

About 53 million Americans have a disabili-ty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, whichincludes people of all ages and approximately 30percent of adults with severe disabilities areworking.

October is recognized as National DisabilityEmployment Awareness Month. This year’stheme is “Workers with Disabilities: Ready forTomorrow’s Jobs Today.”

“This is a national campaign designed toincrease the public’s awareness of the contribu-tions and skills of American workers with dis-abilities,” said BJ Holman, Equal EmploymentOpportunity (EEO) specialist.

Bamberg’s EEO office actively seeks to assistmanagers and employees with questions sur-rounding workplace accommodations.

“It is our goal to help all workers and allowthem to succeed in their jobs,” Holman said.

Worrell said he’s successful in his 15-yearcareer as a teacher because many people arewilling to help him.

“Warner Barracks was not designed for some-one in a wheel chair. Whenever I need some-thing located in a remote location such as an IDcard, people go out of their way to accommodateme,” he said.

Another factor for Worrell’s prosperity in thework environment is the support he receivesfrom his wife, Madeline, and five children,Andrew, 20, Joshua, 18, Adam, 16, Alysha, 15,and Tiffany, 11.

“My wife and children are awesome – I amtruly a blessed man,” Worrell said.

He and his wife’s love for their children havecreated new and challenging opportunities. AtBamberg American High School, they tag teamas volunteer coaches for cheerleading while headditionally coaches football and wresting.

“By doing what I love, I’m successful,” Wor-rell said. “You should not hold yourself backbecause, no matter what, there’s always some-one else who is worse off than you.”

Robert Blackwell, a petroleum managerworking with Petroleum Management Divisionin Bamberg, said there are a lot of resourcesavailable to ensure people with disabilities aretreated fairly.

Blackwell, who served about 22 years in theU.S. Army before retiring and accepting a gov-ernment service position, has a 60 percent dis-ability and suffers from asthma, arthritis andchronic neck pains.

He has never experienced any type of dis-crimination in the workplace as a result of hisdisabilities. Blackwell remains positive andoffers advice to disabled individuals.

“Continue to seek employment and read andunderstand all of your rights as a disabled indi-vidual or veteran,” he said.

In support of the nationwide campaign inOctober to inform and educate community resi-dents, Bamberg’s EEO office, located in build-ing 7089, has set up an information display onComputer/Electronic Accommodation Program(CAP).

“CAP is dedicated to ensuring that peoplehave equal access to the information environ-ment and opportunities throughout the Federalgovernment in all stages of the employment life-cycle,” said Dinah Cohen, CAP director.

For more information, log onto www.tri-care.osd.mil/cap or contact Holmann at 469-7898 or 0951-300-7898.

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Harvest a good timeJoin the chaplain’s

office at the HarvestFest for a fun, freeevening, with candy,games, fun and fel-lowship, at the Led-ward gym and Led-ward chapel, Oct. 31,from 6 to 8:30 p.m. “Ifyou come to harvestfest, you’ll have a de-lightfully good timeand you’ll find outwhat October 31st is really all about,” saidRonny Bigham, event coordinator. Kidsshould come in costume, but nothing scary.For more information or to volunteer call09725-709632.

Get craftyCrafters, sell your wares at the Schwein-

furt American Elementary School ParentTeacher Association Craft Show Nov. 5,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handmade crafts ofall types are welcome, from needlework tojams to photography. Tables are available tocrafters for $10 each. Proceeds benefit thePTA. For more information call 09721-81893.

Romance your spouseEnjoy a romantic weekend at beautiful

Schloss Pommersfelden, Oct. 28-29 at afamily life center marriage retreat. Coupleswill work on communication and othermarriage enhancing topics. Free child careis available on site. For more information orto register call 354-6135 or 09721-96-6135.

Playmorning is backMoms, babies and children up to three

years old are invited to Playmorning at theSchool Age Services gym on AskrenManor, Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30p.m. and Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m.Playmorning is a great opportunity formoms to meet other moms and is a safeenvironment for kids to interact. For moreinformation call 354-6187 or 09721-96-6187.

Cross culturesParty at the next German-American

Friendship Night at the Abrams Entertain-ment Center across from Ledward Bar-racks, Nov. 4, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admis-sion is free and enjoy free snack foods orfood and beverages available for purchase.Designated drivers drink soda and coffeefor free. Live music by R&B group “Just 4Friends” is on tap. For more informationcall 354-6715 or 09721-96-6715.

14 The Point, October 21, 2005 U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt

Baby boom makes local delivery

Bigham

by Kristen Chandler TothThe Point

More than 140 women in Schwein-furt are expecting the arrival of a childin the next few months.

With the redeployment of 4,500 Sol-diers to Schweinfurt after a year in Iraq,the baby boom was expected.

“We have around 20 deliveries amonth and we get as high as 45,” saidDr. (Maj.) Robert Holland, chief of theOB-GYN clinic at the U.S. Army Hos-pital in Wuerzburg.

“That should pick up in a bit. There isgoing to be a big hump in the winter-time. It’ll pick up in November, a littlemore in December. January and Febru-ary will be the two biggest months,”added Dr. (Col.) Barbara Jennings,deputy commander for clinical servicesand an OB physician at the hospital.

The Army medical command doesnot have the resources to bring in doc-tors to care for the temporary surge inpregnancies, according to Maj. Char-lotte Shell, chief nurse at SchweinfurtHealth Clinic. The medical commandrelies on its “preferred provider net-work” of local health care professionals,and routes pregnant American patientsto capable local German physicians.

“We let our local providers know five monthsago that we expected an increase in the numberof children being born,” Shell said.

The number of pregnant Schweinfurt womenrose past double digits during the summer. Be-cause of the sharp increase in appointmentsneeded by pregnant women, the clinic found away to care for all the patients in Schweinfurt.

“We’re referring pregnant women out to thelocal economy a little bit earlier, to be with thephysician who’s going to deliver their baby,”Shell said.

Pregnant women are normally referred at the36th week, either to the Army hospital inWuerzburg or to a local physician, with abouthalf choosing each option.

Using local German obstetricians has severalpluses.

“The earlier the contact with the OB doctor,the better,” said Jennings. “You are more likelyto tell somebody you’ve been seeing for a longtime about the piddly-widdly things that turn out

to be very important. If you are seeing somebodyfor the first time, you only get the big stuff andmay miss something. I always prefer to deliverwith moms that I’ve been seeing all along.”

By being referred earlier, patients will bondwith the doctor who will be delivering theirbaby, Shell added.

Going to a German doctor may seem dauntingto a wife new to the country, but it offers the ad-vantage of seeing an obstetrician who special-izes in pregnancies and births. And the baby willbe delivered in Schweinfurt instead of inWuerzburg, 45 minutes away.

“I wanted to go to a German doctor because Iknew their attitude toward pregnancy is veryproactive and positive,” said Amy Lennox, nowpregnant with her third baby.

A German doctor delivered her second babyand she decided to see him for this baby as well.Her experience is typical of many women whosebabies were delivered by German doctors.

“I was extremely happy with the care I got.

They spend time with you to make sure you un-derstand what’s going on. My doctor cared abouthow I felt, not just physically, but emotionally aswell,” Lennox said.

The proactive approach German doctors haveto pregnancy puts many fears at ease.

“I’d had a miscarriage before and my doctorwas sensitive to my situation. He saw me everytwo weeks and gave me an ultrasound to makesure I wasn’t anxious,” Lennox said.

Most – if not all – German physicians speakEnglish. And if there are questions or concerns,patients can contact patient liaisons at their localhealth clinic who are familiar with host nationmedical systems and procedures.

While the tsunami-size swell in the number ofpregnancies is challenging, Wuerzburg andcommunity health clinics are focused on doingwhat they do best.

“We’re doing everything we can to providethe best possible care to all of our patients,” Jen-nings said.

Airmen rise to EuroChallenge in Schweinfurtby Mark HeeterTHE POINT

Twenty-two Airmen from Tactical Air Control Parties(TACPs) throughout Europe came together at Camp RobertsonTraining Area near Schweinfurt Oct. 11-14 to participate in “Eu-roChallenge 2005,” the U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) com-petition to select representatives for the worldwide LightingChallenge next month.

“We’re bringing all these guys together to determine the bestof the best from the European Command. It’s our version of theBest Ranger competition” said Tech. Sgt. Jay Lemley, noncom-missioned officer-in-charge of the competition.

“It’s primarily an esprit-de-corps building event. As a smallcareer field with a high ops tempo, its tough to get together veryoften as a group,” Lemley said.

Airman 1st Class Joshua Ashley and Senior Airman JoshuaCarter, from the Schweinfurt-based Detachment 2, 2nd Air Sup-port Operations Squadron, were the overall team winners. Theywill lead three other two-man teams to Hulbert Field, Fla., for theworldwide Lighting Challenge Nov. 13-18.

They competed on several events, including the obstaclecourse, Army physical fitness test, marksmanship, various class-room and field skills tests, and 12 mile ruck march.

“It’s tougher than it looks. When you look at these obstaclesand look at the 12-miler, you’re just like, ‘Aw it’s just 12 miles’,

or ‘it’s just a wall,’ but when it gets down to it, it’s a lot of hard-line mental toughness that gets you through it,” Carter said.

These Airmen spend their entire careers alongside Soldiers,providing close air support to ground combat units in trainingand war. Most of the competitors wore Army combat patches –Big Red One, Special Forces, 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Ar-mored Division – above the Air Force stripes on their sleeves.

“We are the guys that do close air support for the Army. Wecome from different TACPs that support the different Army ma-

neuver units in Europe,” Lemley said.“This is great. I love being with the young guys,” said Master

Sgt. James Brown who, at 40, was playfully dubbed “Old Man”by his comrades. Ranger tab on his left shoulder and SpecialForces patch on his right, Brown enthusiastically let his experi-ence speak for itself.

“I think the best part about this job is protecting everyone elseout there. If I could stay deployed, I would, for just that reason,”Brown said. Dispite his age and an extra heavy 60 lb ruck on hisback, MSgt Brown took first place in the 12-mile ruck with atime of 2 hours 30 minutes.

These Soldiers, who serve in Tactical Air Control Parties, arespecially selected for this extremely challenging military spe-cialty.

“We’re very selective in who we bring into this career field.These guys are hand-selected right out of basic training. We startwith pretty much the cream of the crop,” said Maj. Richard Arm-strong, commander of Det 2, 2nd ASOS, which provides tacticalair control support to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st InfantryDivision.

The airmen balance the physical training of the Army with thetechnical training of the Air Force to effectively do their job, ac-cording to Armstrong.

“We train our Airmen to be on par physically with the Armyand keep up with them,” Armstrong said.

by Mark HeeterThe Point

Early on a crisp autumn morning outside theCommunity Club on Conn Barracks, DavidLuellwitz plucked trash off the ground of thehalf-full parking lot.

“At times, we all have to pitch in, roll up oursleeves, throw our ties in the corner, and do somehands-on work,” Luellwitz said. “I believe ingetting out from the back side of your desk andgetting out there on the ground and making surethings come together.”

Luellwitz was named the Association of theUnited States Army Catigny Chapter civilianemployee of the year at the Land Combat Expoin Heidelberg Sept. 22. Gen. (Ret) Gordon Sul-livan, former Army chief of staff, presented theaward at the resident’s dinner in Patrick HenryVillage.

The business recreation division manager for

the U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt directorateof community activities, he has earned a reputa-tion for being deeply involved in making thingsgo according to plan.

“He’s always willing togo the extra mile to ensurethe success of whateverevent we’re faced with,”said Joseph Quinn, DCAdirector and Luellwitz’ssupervisor.

“That’s obvious toeveryone in the commu-nity. They see him every-where, doing it all, andtherefore, he’s earned thetitle Super Dave in ourcommunity,” Quinn said.

Luellwitz is focused on taking steps necessaryto satisfy his customers – who comprise the en-

tire Schweinfurt military community. And he ex-pects the same of his employees.

“I expect them to make an improvement andmake a difference every day, to take off theblinders in their general program and work to-ward a customer focus,” Luellwitz said. “Wehave a varied program here that we’re trying tofocus in on the desires of the customer.”

“Dave’s the consummate leader of the enter-tainment and recreation staff and the businessstaff in our community. He’s actively involved inensuring that all our programs are operating ac-cording to schedule and according to plan,”Quinn said.

That effort might involve serving drinks at areception, hammering in the stakes of a festivaltent, or setting up the tables at a German-Amer-ican friendship night – the approach that madeLuellwitz the logical choice for the award, ac-cording to Quinn.

Local manager honored for hands-on work ethic

Kristen Chandler Toth

After the redeployment of OIF Soldiers to Schweinfurt, expectant moms get their own park-ing spaces in front of the post exchange and health clinic.

Mark Heeter

Luellwitz

Airman1st ClassPatrickHill takesa breatherwhilenego-tiating theweaverobstacleat CampRobertsonOct. 11.

U.S. Army Garrison Franconia (Wuerzburg, Kitzingen, Giebelstadt) The Point, October 21, 2005 17

Take a hikeHike with Wuerzburg’s German-American Society Oct. 22 from

Kleinochsenfurt to Sommerhausen and back. Group will assembleat 9:45 a.m. Take B-13 from Wuerzburg toward Ochsenfurt. Op-posite the 14.5 kilometer marker (markers are every 0.5km) thereis a blue sports building. Turn left on to Ochsentalstrasse. After 20meters turn left again, parking area is 100 meters on where groupwill meet. Hike is about 11 kilometers. Lunch is in the GasthausGoldener Ochse in Sommerhaussen. Other than the cost for lunch,the hike is free.

Build the familyUpcoming USAG Franconia Army Family Team Building

courses include: AFTB level II training Nov. 1-4, 8:30 a.m. to 2p.m. at the Leighton Yellow Ribbon Room; and AFTB level IIItraining Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Leighton Yel-low Ribbon Room. Hourly child care will be paid by ACS. To signup or for more info, contact AFTB program manager Wendy Lakso,350-7103 or 0931-889-7103.

Residenz wine tastingWuerzburg’s German-American Society will assemble Nov. 18

at the Frankonia fountain in front of Wuerzburg’s Residenz at 6:45p.m. for a Weinprobe that begins at 7 p.m. A tour of the candlelitcellars will be led by wine connoisseur Karl-Heinz Pfaff who willspeak English all evening. Six Franconian wines will be sampledwith German bread and water between. Cost is €17 for G-A Soci-ety members, €20 for non-members. A limited number of partici-pants can be seated, and members have first choice. Contact GaryKleeman, 350-6171.

Be energy awareOctober is National Energy Awareness Month, and this year’s

theme, “Not In Use? Turn Off the Juice,” promotes smart energychoices and reminds community members to switch off unneces-sary lights, unplug electrical drains, and use energy efficient prod-ucts.

USAG Franconia spent €10.9 million for energy consumptionin 2004, approximately two-thirds for heating, the remaining thirdfor electricity. We need to think about what we can do to save nowso that we don’t have to pay later. There are many little things thatadd up:

• Turn off lights and appliances when not in use. Use the “sleep”setting on your computer as it can use as much energy as a refrig-erator.

• Open window coverings on the sunny side of your home totake advantage of the sun. Be sure to close the coverings as the sungoes down.

• Unplug your televisions/DVD player/VCR when you’re onvacation.

• Keep your freezer as full as possible.• Make sure food is cool and covered before it goes into the re-

frigerator. • Run full loads in your washer and dryer. • Vacuum your refrigerator coils and keep lights and lighting

fixtures clean. • Unplug your cell phone charger when not in use. Your charger

uses energy even when your phone is not plugged into it. For more information contact P2 manager Barb van der Smis-

sen, 351-4582 or 0931-296-4582.

Recollections of a brown boot Soldierby Al BrowerSpecial to The Point

This September marked the 50th anniversary of myarrival to Wuerzburg as a 19-year-old bandsman withthe 10th Infantry Division Band. I played the Frenchhorn.

The 10th ID was transferred to Germany from Fort Riley, Kan.The 1st Infantry Division, which was the last “occupying” divi-sion in the Wuerzburg area, returned to Kansas in its entirety aspart of what was known as “Operation Gyroscope.” In thosedays, getting to Europe as a Soldier involved embarking from theBrooklyn Navy Yards on a troop ship. My troop ship was theU.S.S. Upshur, a small ship on which all aboard, with the excep-tion of the sailors, became sick as proverbial dogs for the 10 daysit took to get from Brooklyn to Bremerhaven.

We landed at the U.S. Army terminal in Bremerhaven and thentraveled by troop train to Wuerzburg where we were met bydeuce-and-a-half trucks and whisked away to Emery Barracks.At this time I didn’t get a good look at Wuerzburg. That wouldcome later. The division headquarters was located at Emery Bar-racks and did not move to Leighton Barracks until 1958.

Army times

We had two uniforms. One was a dress uniform in OD (olivedrab) color with the famous (or infamous) Eisenhower jacket.Ike looked fine in his tailored uniform and those who were slimand trim also looked fine. The rest of us were constantly tuckingin our shirts and pulling down the Ike jacket lest our midriffs beexposed. This uniform was very important because we were re-quired to wear it when on “liberty” (off base).

Our footwear included brown shoes and boots, hence theArmy of that time was known as the “Brown Shoe” Army. Theproblem with brown boots and shoes was that nobody could gettheir shoe colors to match. In 1957 the Army switched to black

footwear which solved some problems although not for those ofus who were issued brown shoes. We had to dye our boots blackor buy new one’s from our uniform allowance. As none of ussaved our uniform allowance for its intended purpose, thisproved a bit tricky.

Everyone was issued a liberty pass that was kept in the orderlyroom and issued when liberty was granted. At first we had towear our Class A uniform and were inspected when we pickedour passes up at the orderly room and again at the gate by the MPgate guard. If anything was wrong, you fixed it or didn’t go onpass. Later, when civilian clothes were allowed, a tie and jacketwere required at all times when not on base.

Würzburg in 19551955 was an important year for Ger-

many. It was the year Germany re-gained sovereign status, meaning thatthe American Army ceased being anoccupational force and became a guestin Germany and a partner with theGerman army in NATO. This was a bigchange and didn’t happen withoutsome “hiccups.”

We newcomers had been thor-oughly educated about our new role aspartners and guests and with a few ex-ceptions lived up to the role. Some ofthe guys who had been here since 1945had a few problems adjusting.

Wuerzburg was nearly destroyedduring bombing raids on March 16, 1945. American troopswould enter Wuerzburg in early April 1945. The justification ofthe destruction of Wuerzburg along with many other Germancities has never been clear. In any event, when I arrivedWuerzburg was still about 60 percent in ruins, but there was afeeling that this city was on its way to rebuilding itself with“some help from its friends.”

Despite the negative vestiges of war, you could not help butnotice an upbeat, can do attitude among the people here.

I am very proud of the important role my country played ingetting Germany and Wuerzburg back on its feet. Indeed, theMarshall Plan and the U.S. commitment to NATO provided thebasis for which the beautiful city of Wuerzburg could rebuild andflourish.

Money

When I left the Army as a SP3(E4), I was making around $120a month. This doesn’t sound like much, but when a beer in agasthaus sold for DM .50 or about 12.5 cents, the $120 repre-sented a converted income of around DM 508 at a time when theaverage German income was much less.

This rosy picture should not blur the fact that many of us, de-spite our income advantage, managed to be broke by the 5th ofthe month. Obviously, with beer prices what they were, we man-aged to get rid of our money in other ways.

Garrison life

Single Soldiers at that time were required to live on base.

All rooms had to be open and ready for inspection at any time.Alcoholic beverages were forbidden. NCO and EM clubs pro-vided an opportunity to let one’s hair down. These clubs made alot of money in those days and were supported by the commandbecause there was a strong interest in keeping the Soldier on baseand off the streets.

There was no TV, only AFN radio (AM only). The Stars andStripes cost 5 cents. Cigarettes cost about $2 per carton and lowprice whiskey was available for $2 to $3. Whiskey, wine, etc.,had to be purchased at a so called “Class VI Store.” Only E-5sand married personnel could shop in the “Class VI.” Commis-sary privileges were available to married Soldiers only.

Almost all units had their own barber, tailor and civiliankitchen police (KPs), paid for by the Soldiers for services ren-dered and a pro-rated monthly levy.

All in all, my life in Wuerzburg has been very rewarding. Ifone asks me if I made the right choice by staying here, my onlyanswer can be: ”I sure did!”

The greatest aspect of my remaining in Germany was – and is– my wonderful wife, Heide. I met her at Christmas 1955. Wehave now been married 47 years and I couldn’t imagine a morefortunate or wonderful life.

(Editor’s note: Al Brower has resided in Wuerzburg the past 50 years. Born inHartly, Iowa, in 1936, he graduated from high school in Worthington, Minn., andserved on active duty from 1955-58. He completed his bachelor’s degree at theUniversity of Maryland on the GI Bill, and worked with the Military ServiceCompany from 1962-69. From 1969 to 2001 he worked commissary and ex-change sales, culminating in the position of Europe region manager for S&KSales. He is past president of the American Logistics Association and past pres-ident of Golf Club Kitzingen from 2002-05.)

Al Brower

A heavy loadBriAnna Rosen grimacesas she dead lifts AdrianMartin across the stageas Jacob Rosen looks on.The three were rehears-ing for Wuerzburg Ameri-can High School’s theaterproduction of Moss Hartand George S. Kaufman’s“The Man Who Came toDinner.” The comedy isset in 1939, when a criti-cally acclaimed radio per-sonality and noted cur-mudgeon comes to smalltown Ohio and breaks hiship. He ends up recuper-ating in a family homeand causes chaos allaround. Play dates are Nov. 3, 4and 5 at 7:30 p.m. eachevening in the highschool cafeteria.

‘Haunted Trail’ set for thrillsby Candace CarpenterSpecial to The Point

The second annual 2nd Air SupportOperations Squadron (ASOS) “HauntedTrail” provides a quality communityevent, community involvement formembers of the squadron, and raisesrevenue for unit funds.

But, most importantly, it’s a lot offun for everyone.

“We had so much fun hosting thisevent last year that it was the main mo-tivation to do it again,” said onesquadron member recently.

While it’s a creepy, frightful bit offun for everyone, it’s also a major fundraiser for the unit. These funds are usedto help defray the cost of the annual unitChristmas party, burger burns and othersmall unit events throughout the year.

The 2nd ASOS family came up withthe haunted trail idea last year and theairmen have worked hard to make thisyear’s trail as scary as possible. They doit on a limited budget and most con-tribute their own money.

They’ve been planning for severalmonths and have come up with somegreat, blood-curdling ideas for the trailthis year. Some horrifying charactersand situations promise to get pulsespumping.

If you love the adrenaline rush andlike to be scared, or just want to standon the hill nearby and listen to thescreaming, you’ll definitely want tocome out for this event.

Hours for Haunted Trail are Friday,Oct. 28, from 7 to 10 p.m., and Satur-day, Oct. 29, from 5 to 10 p.m. Cost is$2 per person. Entrance to the trail isbehind the Leighton Barracks MilitaryPolice station.

On Saturday, Oct. 29, 2nd ASOS willalso host a pumpkin patch for familiesfrom 5 to 7 p.m. The patch will be setup for pictures. The haunted trail will beopen during that time but will be toneddown a little so younger children or thefaint of heart can take in a less-scaryversion of the trail.

Haunted Trail is sure to frighten thefaint of heart.

Roger Teel

Sports The Point, October 21, 2005 19

RoundupWolves win girl’s golf,boys finish third

Wuerzburg freshman Kayle Heltoncoolly tapped in a bogey putt on the lasthole to secure the girls’ individual and teamtitle at the European high school golf cham-pionships Oct. 13-14 at Wiesbaden’sRheinblick Golf Course.

Helton’s win paced a terrific girl Wolveseffort that captured the school’s secondstraight DoDDS championship. Chippingin were third place finisher Katherine Riley,fifth place finisher Ashley Cary (a sixthgrader), and Sarah Fowler’s tie for ninth.

Helton also won longest drive and clos-est to the pin prizes.

She said it was “very difficult, very in-tense” as she was in the last group playingwith Hanau’s Hope Fotter and Sonja Garciaof SHAPE. She was only one point up in themodified Stableford scoring system used byDoDDS, but once she hit her fourth shotclose on the last hole, she said the pressurewas off.

The boy Wolves had strong perfor-mances by Jonathan Mikkelson (fifth) andBenjamin Mikkelson (ninth), but lacked thedepth to stay in the hunt for team honorswith Division I powers Ramstein and Hei-delberg. Ramstein’s Chris Hustead won theboy’s individual title with a 165 two-daytotal over the hilly, 6,239-yard Rheinblickcourse.

Sign up, play, cheerSchweinfurt Community Youth Sports

will hold basketball and cheerleading regis-tration at the Commons in building 224,Ledward Barracks, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 18.Basketball is open to boys and girls ages 4through 18 years. Cheerleading is open toboys and girls ages 6 through 15 years. Formore information call 354-6517 or 09721-96-6517.

Spin at nightSpinning classes are now offered

evenings at Finney Fitness Center, building64, Conn Barracks, on Mondays, Wednes-days, and Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m., Wed &Fri, 6 – 7 p.m. Spinning is a low-impact,high-energy cycling class that allows you tocontrol the intensity of your workout andmove at your pace. For more informationcall 353-8234 or 09721-96-8234.

Cougars lose, set sights on playoffsby Jim HughesThe Point

From the elation of a resoundinghomecoming victory to the heartbreak-ing end of their record 28-game win-ning streak, the Ansbach Cougars ex-perienced an emotional end to theirregular season.

Following the high of their home-coming thumping of Giessen, 45-6,Oct. 8, the young Cougars felt the painof losing for the first time in four years,falling to unbeaten Division III power-house Hohenfels, 25-24, Oct. 14.

The team is now preparing for theplayoffs and seeking their fourth con-secutive Division III title. Ending witha 4-1 record, the Cougars finished onegame behind 5-0 Hohenfels.

The playoffs begin for Ansbach athome versus Rota, Spain, Oct. 22 at 1p.m. at the football stadium next to thehigh school.

In the Cougars’ homecoming,sophomore quarterback John Willis-Morris returned a punt for a 70-yardtouchdown, ran for a four-yard scoreand threw a 27-yard scoring strike toZach Harmon. Willis-Morris com-pleted six of 17 passes for 133 yards.

Xavier Sheppard and Chris Meltonadded touchdown runs and Lee Ro-driguez completed the scoring with afumble recovery in the Giessen endzone. Melton led all runners with 120yards on 27 carries.

But the big game was last Friday night in Ho-henfels, the team Ansbach Coach MarcusGeorge rightfully worried about the most on hisschedule.

“It was a tough ballgame that could have goneeither way,” George said. “I am totally pleasedwith the effort of the team. It was probably our

best effort of the year.“Hohenfels outweighed us by about 40 or 50

pounds across the front lines and they have anice, mature team. We had to start over this yearand our young kids have stepped up and got thejob done.

“I’m very proud of the kids on the team,” thecoach continued. “They gave it their best shot,

but we made some mistakes.”Ansbach led 24-12 in the third quarter on the

strength of two Willis-Morris touchdown runsand a 10-yard strike to Zach Harmon.

Hohenfels’ defense smothered the Ansbachoffense in the fourth quarter, though, and gotback in the game on an 8-yard touchdown run byStephen Washington.

The Cougars’ lone turnover set Ho-henfels up with a shot to win the gamein the waning minutes, with the Tigersneeding 70 yards to score.

Hohenfels quarterback Jason Parkshit receiver B.J. Denson for 35 yardsand Washington capped off the drivewith a 25-yard touchdown run withunder three minutes left in the game.

“The kids took the loss hard,”George said. “They’re young kids, andthey had borne a banner this year thathad been carried by this school for fouryears that was built through a lot ofblood, sweat and tears. It created somepressure on them and they took the losshard. It was the quietest bus ride I’veever been on.”

George said now is not the time forthe team to get down, though, becausemuch hard work remains.

“We’re taking things one game at atime,” he said. “Our mantra has been toget better every week and we’re doingthat. The record is over, but we can’tdwell on it other than to learn from ourmistakes. We’re going to get betterover the next couple of weeks andmake everyone proud.”

Rota is a team George describes asbig and physical. Hohenfels and AlliedForces Northern Europe are also toughteams waiting to end the Cougars’dreams of a fourth consecutive cham-pionship.

But the coach hopes communitysupport and a big turnout might make a differ-ence.

“This is the community’s team,” the coachsaid. “The kids on this team are hard working,dedicated and doing everything they can to rep-resent this community well. They’re a youngteam and they need support from the commu-nity.”

Jim Hughes

Ansbach Middle/High School junior linebacker Tyler Sherman (89) chases Giessen quarterback TimBattle during the Cougars’ 45-6 homecoming victory Oct. 8.

Kitzingen Ryder Cup hastens relationsCommentary by Roger TeelThe Point

European golfers at Golf Club Kitzingen havebeen having their way at the annual Ryder Cupmatches that pit the top 12 players from Euro-pean and American sides in a two-day matchplay battle.

Led by Kitzingen professional StephenThomas, the Europeans have now won three ofthe past four cups, handily winning this year bya score of 16-8.

The event is unique in that match play is a for-mat rarely played by most golfers. Total strokesfor the round mean nothing, but each hole isplayed for its value. Matches are decided by thenumber of holes won.

The Ryder Cup format, used when the UnitedStates plays Europe next year in the real RyderCup, always challenges players.

The first matches are called “fourballs,”meaning each side sends two-man teams out

against each other, and the better ball betweenthem is what counts. Fourball matches are fol-lowed by “foresomes,” in which each side againsends two-man teams out and they hit alternat-ing shots. One player tees off; the other hits thenext shot, and so on until the ball is holed.

On the second day individual matches – oneon one – are played.

“Foresomes is the most difficult format be-cause most golfers never play it,” said Americanteam captain Marty Dawson. “A good team re-quires two players of similar ability who knowhow to get along. It’s pretty easy to turn on yourpartner when he keeps hitting your ball in therough.”

While the matches were hard-fought andplayed with great golfing spirit by both sides,much discussion over the weekend was aboutthe future.

Golf Club Kitzingen, located on Larson Bar-racks, is approaching the expected closure of the

military installation next year with guarded op-timism.

While the membership expects to finally havepublic access to the facility (golfers must cur-rently enter through installation security), thereare many details to attend to, according to clubpresident Alfred Krug.

“When they close the installation, that meansthey turn off the electricity, the water, the heat,which means we have to be prepared for when ithappens,” Krug said, adding that the club isdrilling a well for water and may need to erect anew clubhouse.

The clubhouse – the pro shop, locker roomsand restaurant – is now in the same building asthe Larson Barracks library which will be re-turned to the German government once the in-stallation is closed.

Asked about a continued provision for Amer-ican golfers at the Kitzingen course, Krug saidsomething will be worked out.

“We will likely raise the annual green fees forour German members, and wewill have to review the price forAmerican golfers who want toplay here. I’m sure we will worksomething out,” he said.

The Ryder Cup matches haveevolved over the past 10 years tobe more than simply competitivein nature. They are, in the mindsof many, an opportunity to im-prove relations with members ofanother culture.

First-time American partici-pant Willie Locke said thematches were a wonderful expe-rience.

“I’ve never been as nervous asI was on the first tee, playing golffor my country. There’s justsomething special about doingthat. I really had a great time thisweekend,” he said.

Both Germans and Americanscontend the tournament couldeasily be expanded next year,which may be the last true RyderCup experience at Kitzingen asthe American presence in thearea continues to dwindle.

“Mehr leute, mehr spass(More people, more fun),” saidSchorsch Scheibenberger, a 10-year veteran of the Ryder Cupwars. Golfers on both sides saidteams could be expanded to 20golfers per side.

Stephen Thomas

Adnan Hajdini, assistant teaching professional at Golf Club Kitzingen and playing for team Amer-ica, blasts from the sand on the 11th hole during the recent Ryder Cup matches.