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Show 1999 suns CtoFftGu North Pole visitor sftQjQdleiniUs i. ; - ' " ft v , Photos by Mary Galbraith Santa arrived at the Hill Aerospace Museum via horse drawn carriage Saturday as over 1 00 children waited to discuss Christmas wishes. He later paid a visit to the All Ranks Children's Christmas Party at the Enlisted Club where Austin Jones, 4, spoke to him about his Christmas list. Several hundred attended the party which had free lunch, games and prizes. Following parents' concerns and an investigation by the 75th Support Group, school bus service will be provided for North Davis Junior High students living on base. The new bus services, to include bus stops throughout the housing area, will begin Jan. 3. Transportation will be provided by contract with Laidlaw Transit Inc. The service had been provided in the interim by the 75th Logistics Group using Air Force buses. A meeting for all parents will be held in the Base Theater, Bldg. 441, Monday from p.m. Bus stop routes and procedures will be discussed. At the beginning of this school year, sev6-- 7 eral parents expressed concern that the walking route from Hill AFB to the North Davis Junior High was unsafe. Following an investigation, the 75th Support Group spearheaded the effort to provide bus services for all the North Davis JHS students on base. The base requested and received authority from Air Force Materiel Command headquarters to fund a private bus contract. For more details, contact Lt Col. Eugene Smith at Ext changes planned for employee thrift program ig by Douglas J Gillert American Forces Press Service More investment WASHINGTON funds to choose from and daily transaction processing are among the major changes coming May 1, 2000, to the federal employees' Thrift Savings Plan. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board that manages the governments 401 (k) for civilian employees will transfer all existing accounts to a new system in April. The system will convert dollar amounts to shares and offer investors two new investment options in addition to the three existing funds. The new International Stock Index Investment I Fund will be invested in the Barclays Europe, Australasia and Far East stock index. The index consists of stocks of companies in 20 countries representing 45 percent of the value of the world stock markets. The Small Capitalization Stock Index International S Fund will be invested in a Wilshire 4500 index fund. The index represents approximately 23 percent of the market value of the U.S. stock market. It consists of stock actively traded in American stock markets except those in the Standard and Poor's 500 index. The I Fund is expected to be the most volatile of TSP's five in the short run, followed by the S Fund. Third is the current C Fund, a Barclays Equity Index Fund that tracks the S&P 500. The C, I and S funds potentially can yield higher returns than the safer but generally lower yielding F bond fund and G government securities fund. Under the new system, transactions will be processed each business day, giving investors more flexibility in managing their accounts. They also won't have to wait for a semiannual open season to change the amount deducted from their pay for Thrift Savings Plan investment. Instead, they will be able to allocate future contributions at any time using the Thriftline 7 or the World Wide Web (504) (www.tsp.gov) or by submitting a Form TSP-5- 0 directly to their Thrift Savings Plan record keeper. 255-877- Workshop, scrapbook help kids cope with moving Ethics training required dren often talk about their thoughts and All personnel who were required to comfeelings associated with the move, Roybal said, noting the workshop is a safe plete a Financial Disclosure form (Office 450-A- ) place to express fears, excitement and . of Government Ethics form 450 or in 1999 must complete ethics training by anticipation. She recommends children language differences. the end of the calendar year. To help children handle these experi- attend the workshop at least two months This is a change from prior years when move. ences, the Family Support Center has the before they make-up Hill 12 training was allowed to count for The next workshop will be Jan. at "Kids on the Move" program. Open to ages Field Elementary School, starting at 3:15 current year training. This year the trainthe free program includes a offered over the Internet in an is activity workshop where participants p.m. Other workshops throughout the ing being interactive format design and make scrapbook memories of year are held on the first Wednesday of workTo access the program, go to school the month. each year, During Utah. www.disa.mil ethicshtml train.html. shops are held at Hill Field Elementary According to Rita Roybal, program direcClick on the "just browsing" option and at 3:15 p.m; and during the summer months, tor, the children receive a disposable camera they can use to record the people, workshops are held at the Family Support continue with the training until completed. The program won't let you skip ahead. places and things they don't want to for- Center, Bldg. 308N, at 5 p.m. with your Once completed, send an To register for the workshop, or for more get. As they decorate the scrapbook, chil details, call Family Support at Ext 74681. name and office symbol to Richard Trow Moving might mean adventure, excitement or a bigger room for some children, while others think only of leaving friends for unfamiliar surroundings and possible 45-minu- te 5-1- 7, e-m-ail Hill AFB Today 5-d- ay acquisition ethics, the Procurement Integrity Act the Confidential Financial Disclosure form (OGE450) or employ- post-governme- ment, contact Trowbridge at Ext. If your questions involve employment, gifts, travel or participation in nonfederal organizations call Kevin Cutler or Jon Jepperson at Ext. 74886. Sunday Saturday Friday bridge or Karen Cooke at the Ogden ALC Staff Judge Advocate, Acquisition and Fiscal Law Division. Participation is required, and the number of individuals trained in 1999 is reported to Air Force Headquarters, Judge Advocate General. The legal staff will discuss any ethical questions with participants during or after the training. 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