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Show -- Z ST . JT- -- r '.w . ? ' . i f "Published In the interest of the personnel Dugway, Utah . ? 4 painting. The ever present dunking machine will be run by the DPG HS Band. There will be a mechanical bull, a new addition this year that is bound to draw crowds. Balloons will be handed out by the IDS Relief Society. Picture buttons will be sold by the High School Flag Twirlers and the Dugway. Pony Express Chapter of Toastmasters will sponsor a Hyde Park booth. Just prior to the opening of the booths, at 12:45, members of the Special Forces Group, here on train- ing, will parachute from a high altitude and feature a long free fall before they open their chutes. The Utah Lions Club have added another new feature to the days activities. A free mobile testing van will be located near the Recreation Center offering free hearing, glaucoma, diabetes, vision, and blood pressure checks. Displays will include arts and crafts from the DPG Craft Shop. The folks from the Dugway computer read-ou- ts directorate will be offering and the Utah Power and Light will have a demonstration area for microwave oven cooking. The LDS Relief Society will feature a bake sale. Fresh flowers will be on sale by the Army Community Services. At one in the afternoon of the 15th, the clown of TV fame, Ronald McDonald will present an hour-lon- g show from a stage located to the rear ofthe Rec Services building. Also at one p.m. a golf tournament will begin. There will be plenty of prizes for the winners of that event. Another crowd pleaser will be Dugways own rapelling team. They will drop from a helicopter at 1:15 in the vicinity of the Rec Center. Eugene Jelesnik, Salt Lake Citys answer to the Original Amateur Hour, will present a show that will feature Jack Hart an Illusionist, the Swing Sisters, a County and Western Band and a juggler. According to CA Chief, Major David Maxwell, a 3 and a half mile Fun Run will open the activities on the 15th, sponosored by the Air Force GLCM Test Team. Hie route will lie from Headquarters Building to Stark Road, east to the road leading into the ammunition holding area. Then up near the ridge heading towards the Commanders home, across East Knight and around the rear of English Village, past the rear of St. John Park, on to Reservoir Road, then left on Doolittle Road to the finish line at Head-quarteBuilding. Trophies and ribbons will be ' awarded in eight categories according to age and sex of finishers. A parade will fonn at noon on East Knight turning right on Valdez Circle, past the. reviewing stand located near the Rec Center, and will disband in the vicinity of Headquarters Building. Several trophies will be presented, including special trophies for various categpries of floats. rs Scones and spudnuts will be sold by the LDS Relief Society, a snow cone booth will lie manned by members of the DPG High School Band, popcorn will be sold by representatives of Material Test Directorate. Members of the Skull Valley Fur Company will lie offering, for sale, cotton candy, while will be selling tacos. One of the the DHS D-ett- es favorites will be back this year. Members of Headquarters Company will have the grills hot and will be dishing, out hamburgers and minute steaks. The Dugway Womens Club will be serving hot dogs and members of the LDS Young Womens group will Dugway Days has always meant fun, food, frolic-in- g and friends for everyone. Your support for this community endeavor will be appreciated. Any profits realized from the events will go into the Morale Support Fund. rides. The following day, the 16th, the festivities continue with a beef and burgundy dinner at the Community Center from 5 to 8. The cost of the dinner will be $5.95 per person. At 8:30 the dance begins at the Community Club featuring the music of Simple Dreams, Admission to the dance is $1.00. There will be a drawing for a side of beef . If you have any questions concerning the events you are asked to call the Community Activities Office at 2278. There will be plent of games all afternoon in the Cbinmtaiity Center Annex, located across the street from the Rec Center, and a local artist art auction from 4 till 5. be selling something called a sour stick. Members of the Headquarters'Company will also be manning the beer and soda booth. !S prizes at the Recreation Center, and miniature train bio-rhyth- m At one o'clock the booths, located to the rear of the Recreation Center will be opened, and according to Maxwell, there will be a greater variety of activities this year than in past years. ! Friday, July 10, 1981 irDifi)iLoin)gd Dugway Days, 1981, is scheduled to be held Wednesday and Thursday, July 15 and 16. The schedule of events has been announced by the sponsoring organization. Com muni tv Activities. ti Dugway Proving Ground - MSI i off The Dugway Days Rodeo, an event that has become one of the favorites of everyone, will begin at three at the rodeo grounds. That will feature all of the traditional rodeo events, including bronc riding, races and for the kids, barrel racing. Activities booths will include a sponge throw run by the LDS Young Womens group, a dart throwing contest operated by the DPG Commissary, a fishing pond with the DYA organization operating it. Certainly .one of themftt interesting will be an obstacle course that will lie for youngsters and operated by the Air Forces GLCM Test Team. That outfit will also be operating a putting green. The Post Child Care Center will feature face ;A;pet show will get underway at the Recreation Center from 4:30 to 5:30. And then to round off the days activities, there, will be a softball game later in the evening. All through the day there will be drawings for i f f f ! r.- - . Among the many other Dugway Days activities and events scheduled for this year is a rapelling demonstration by mwnhm of HHC. Interview with Col. Bay ff Bn d bh Q. What are the major accomplishments of your tour at Dugway ? ' Bay - We have significantly increased bur direct mission productivity and we have improved the quality of life at Dugway across the board. Also, weve absorbed an influx of USAF personnel in such a way that the com- Q. Do you think two years tour as Commander are right , should they be . longer? Q. Which one arm your most proud of? Bay - Probably those things we have been able to do in the quality of life area, such as the Ditto Diner, cable TV, the four-da- y week, year-roun- d Also looks fact like more etc. an Army post the that Dugway swimming, all one that be and where a can now, place taxpayers professionals proud of, obviously live and work. Its amazing what some paint, white rocks, trees . munity has scored a net gain by their presence. We have been innovative and professional and weve succeeded in making more people in the defense establishment aware of the fact that DPG exists and is, indeed, a national asset. ' Bay - In my perspective, two years is too short. It takes six to twelve months just to learn the intricacies of a command this size and become fully .effective. The Army seems to agree with me on this, having just increased future Colonel level command tours from 24 to 30 or 36 months.- - and hard work can do. Q. Ifyou could pass on one suggestion to your replacement , what would ' i IH Q. Are there areas you wanted changes but were unable to make them? " e H .xw ' Jr .. 4,, J' I 4 A Bay -- 1 think Ive made at least dents every where change was desired, but I discovered quickly that you just dont wave a magic wand to get done what you want to get done at DPG (or at any other installation for that matter). It always takes persistence and more often than not', resources andor approval from higher headquarters which are not always easy to come by. TVo things I wish I had more success with were (1) convincing the army that what is good for Ft. Benning, Ft. Knox or Ft. Carson is not necessarily good for DPG; and (2) in improving teamwork and mutual respect between the test area and the support area. Sometimes we forget that were all cm the same team and mutually dependent on each other. vV f. t - , ' b'kj - -r- - tfV v,. L jN-- . : tv Q. :;:V Ifyou could stay on as Commander what changes would you seek? Bay - More resources both space authorizations and dollars. Also, new construction. We badly need more quarters and a trailer park. We also need the construction of a new facility at Carr and an operations center for Ditto. Ive had some success in getting DPG more money, but spaces and new construction have been a major frustration. Hopefully weve created a sufficient level of awareness with respect to these problems at higher levels so that assistance can be provided before too long. of the post, additional personnel and more work? What do you see as the brightest light for Dugway's future? Q. How about the future it be? 1 think I would emphasize two things: (1) Be people oriented. Our are people Dugways greatest asset. They are can do and have good ideas. Dugway prospers when its people know that somebody cares. (2) Move out smartly to replace existing critical vacancies and others as they occur. Dugway has lost a number of key people over the last year or so. It will lose even more over the years. At Dugway were one deep in many areas. Its absolutely essential that these positions be kept filled with the best talent available. Bay -- Q. What will you and yourfamily remember most about Dugway? Bay - The people and the skiing. We have never been associated, with a finer group of people and made so many friends in such a short period of time. And, of course, we had never skied before. Q. Can you tell us about the new commander? Where will he be placing the most emphasis, will it be quality of life 9 mission, what? Bay - Col. Carruth will be an outstanding commander for DPG. He knows our business inside and out and he cares about it. It would be presumptious for me to predict where he will place emphasis. However, I will predict that wherever he places it, that it will be where it is required. i - The future of Dugway, I believe, has never been brighter. We are being increasingly recognized as having capabilities that simply arent available elsewhere in the free world but which are at the same time in greater demand. The workload has increased and will increase even more. Certainly the brightest light for Dugway s future is its dedicated professional military and civilian workforce. This remarkable collection of talent virtually insures that DPG will have a promising future. - u i i - I ir . 4 a 1 r 1 Bay. . ' 1 CoL Charles IL Bay will be turning over the reins to Col. George Carruth on July 22 after his two years as Dugway Proving Ground Post Q. AS far as the Army itself is concerned, what changes do you see your next assignment? Bay - Ill be going to J5 in OJCS. Im not certain at this point what the new. job will involve but hopefully it will permit me to stay in touch with whats going on in the chemical and biological arena and to be involved in matters that jmpacpn Dugway. as needed for the veteran? Bay - Im upbeat about the Army. Its manned in the main by outstanding mn nnA women and fftinrn are under way to make up for the neglect which h occurred in some areas during recent years. Its a profession that is essential to our nation and one with which we can all be proud to be Commander. associated. Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department, of the Army. Opinions expressed by writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army.. r Q. Can you tell us something about Q. Have you any one sentiment you would want to leave with the people at Dugway? Bay -- Yes. Nothing is easy in the desert. The appearance of advertisementsinserts in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. I V I ; t If- -" |