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Show Ati?att 16 2C3t Top talent HillAFB i i j mm'm m mi i u ' ,, .J m ' weather outlook 5-d- ay . www.alrfleld-ops- hill. af.miloswwcathcr MI File photo talent is displayed Wednesday as "Tops In Blue" performs In the 7,500 seat Dee Events Center on Weber State University in Ogden. The Magic of Music" Is the theme for the performance, which showcases the singing, dancing and musical talents of Air Force members. The show is open to the general public and admission Is free. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. The best in Air Fore 87' High Low 61 Partly cloudy with evening mountain thunderstorms (J 87' High Partly cloudy rmm ttmt Mr A7ilr ViMiiiii i' ii receive the same access standards to primary care at the 75th Medical Group as TRICARE Prime. The 75th MDG will enroll up to 1,500 beneficiaries in the TRICARE Plus program on a first come, tenance organization. by Marty Kessler Chief, TRICARE Base health care officials have scheduled three seminars to explain the new TRICARE Plus and Low 61 Seminars outline TRICARE Plus options TRICARE for Life options. The 75th Medical Group and the managed care support contractor, TriWest, will host the informational seminars in the Base Theater, Bldg. 441, noon and 3 p.m.; and Aug. 25, 10 a.m. Aug. TRICARE Plus is open to military beneficiaries eligible for care in the Military Treatment Facility (including beneficiaries over age 65) , and not enrolled in TRICARE Prime or a commercial health main 23-2- Enrollment begins Oct. 1. There is no cost to join and no annual enrollment fee; however TRICARE Plus only covers care rendered in the Military Treatment Facility. TRICARE Plus doesn't pay for referred care or other care provided in the civilian community. Other health care insurance, such as Medicare and TRICARE For Life, may pay for civilian health care services obtained by a TRICARE Plus enrollee. The new option was developed following legislation which "Restores the Promise" of providing healthcare services to the senior population. Hill AFB beneficiaries enrolling in TRICARE Plus will first served basis. Interested beneficiaries can receive a TRICARE Plus information and enrollment packet in the mail by calling the 75th MDG TRICARE Plus Business Office at Ext. For more information about TRICARE Plus, contact the 75th Medical Group TRICARE office at Ext. check the TRICARE Web site at or call (888) DOD-LIFwww.tri-care.osd.milnda- a, E Family Support sponsors Job Fair Tuesday 88' High 62 Low Holley Lovelady, now a Lodging Clerk Hilltop Times staff Hill AFB has the resources classes, facilities and equipment to help those looking for a job. One resource is a Job Fair Tuesday from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Family Support Center, Bldg. 308N. Fifteen companies will be on hand to discuss current job openings. Employers range from global technology and manufacturing to food, online and consulting services, a 89' High 62 Low Partly cloudy MMiifflfif muturftmWrti (fT1 company with aircraft positions and those looking for technical and communication professionals. Job seekers should bring copies of their resumes, if available, and be prepared to complete job applications. "We're really excited about it, and anyone having access to the base is welcome," said Barbara Ferguson, spouse employment manager. "Local employers are wonderful, and we have an excellent rapport with them. They know (Hill) people are employable and have an outstanding work ethic." In addition to job fairs held twice yearly and a teen job fair held each May, a lot of information is available to employment seekers. Ferguson holds Spouse Orientation classes biweekly, and talks to those attending 89 High 62 Low Partly cloudy Hill AFB DUIDW Report Date of last DUI: July 11 Days since last DUI: 34 A single drunk driving conviction can end your military career. According to the Uniform Code of Military weekly Newcomers' Briefing at the Officers' Club. Information is shared at these meetings and is also available at the FSC's Resource Center in Bldg. 308N. The center is open weekdays from 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Job seekers have free access to computers, fax machines and other reference materials. They also have access to many classes, including Resume Writing and Interviewing Tech- niques, and in September, Stress Solutions for Those Who Work, Developing Good Answers for Difficult Interview Questions and No One is Unemployable. "Essentially, any class that someone wants, we can go ahead and develop," Ferguson said. "There is always some intoxicated is a dishonorable from page Current as of Aug 14, 2001 Airmen Against Drinking and Driving 586-AAD- D (586-223- T 3) -- "t r mm . In 'i it ''. Vi! K-- i I' r, lii.j f - 1 lfeS"7 i jii i eral civilian employees on how to update federal employment forms, and the Air Force Crossroads web site at www.afcrossroads.com has information on many of subjects including employment and a spouses network. All classes and resources the FSC provides are open to anyone with access to Hill AFB. For more information or to make an appointment, call Ext. provided to range facilities months confinement. u ar Water Justice, the maximum punishment for driving while discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and 18 at the Mountain View Inn, attended r the Spouses Orientation Class after arriving at HillAFB and took advantage of the resources for, her job hunt. From start to finish it only took her took a little more than two weeks to find a job. "I used everything here in the Family Support Center," Lovelady said. "Barbara (Ferguson) gave me all sorts of information like web sites, phone numbers, maps, locations of job agencies around the areas and even helped me with my resume. The biggest advice I can give to spouses come to the Family Support Center and find out what the facility has to offer. They have so much. I would have felt lost, very lost if they weren't here. They helped so much." Another program offered by the employment team of Larry Dawson, Transition Assistance manager; Jim Mallock, Transition Assistance specialist and Ferguson include a three-da- y class taught by the Department of Workforce Services called TAP, Transition Assistance Program, for military members going into the civilian sector. And, Professional Employment and Executive Resource Services are available for spouses new to the base who have a four-yedegree. Spouses who would like to take advantage of this mentor-typ- e program should make an appointment with Ferguson at Ext. 74681 and not attend the Spouses Orientation. There is also help available to fedone-hou- Partly Cloudy V rr thing going on related to employment" by Sue Berk Photo by Senior Airman Russ Martin r Barbara Ferguson, Spouse Employment manager, explains techniques to John Delacruz, Job Corp student, at the Family Support Center's Resource Center " in Bldg. 308N. There is no charge for using the facility, which Is open weekdays, 7 a.m. 4:30 p.m., for anyone with access to Hill AFB. ''' during the summer his peak season. The plant runs Monday through Thursday unless there's a high demand. When it can run daily if needed. The tank runs on its own during the night. Sagers is required to carry a state water treatment technician license. operators license and back-floHe was hired as an industrial equipment mechanic, but in addition to keeping workers from getting thirsty, he's the post's locksmith, carpenter, plumber and welder. In May Sagers had to drain the tank when there was a water line break. When the tank was built, no shut-of- f valves put in place so it was impossible to is late the tank. Sagers said it was only down for a few hours during the night and he was making four or five feet of water a day. w 1 the process is completed any bad water goes down a drain and is released into a storm system. "We can only recover about 75 percent that we put through," Sagers said. "So not 100 percent of everything coming in goes out." It's Sagers' responsibility to ensure that the half million-gallowater tank has a minn imum of 34 feet of water for fire protection, especially f Sagers said keeping things going is a challenge especially when dealing with the chemicals r but because of the system's uniqueness he keeps a good supply of parts on hand. "Sometimes this plant will just get a mind of its own and will do things that really keep you on your i d toes," he said. Sagers anticipates the system will last years before the technology becomes obsolete. The membranes used to filterJ water last three to four years. "We are basically like a small city out here," he said. "We're I enjoy just being away. You're not in the rat race. I enjoy the remoteness.' Some people it drives them crazy, but there's beauty in the desert." And thanks to Sagers, there's water too. -- - j i three-year-ol- 10-1- 2 i ; g. jPOOR |