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Show i x y j . "iijaii n I rt in ' it yTesai,i - , - r l K V ", . ; - si MBftvfty ' ' ' ' ' .'''T;. Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving ; Dugway, Utah JMI BO I 19QS )i 1982 Dugway digs out December comes in like a lion by SSG Phil Hale photos by SP4 Tim Karas The first major snowstorm of the season arrived at Dugway at about 10 p.m. Nov.30 and brought cries of good who grief to Dugwayftesinches find awakened to eight of snow on their cars and the roads and snow continuing to Snow man contest The Public Affairs Office is sponsoring' a "Beautiful Snowman Contest", on the Post. The winner, decided by a panel of "experts" will receive a $50.00 savings bond, donated by Morale Support. Each family wishing to enter must call the Public Affairs Office at 211.6 or 2141 before the close of business- on Monday; December 6 in order for judges to make a decision. The winner will be announced on Thursday, December 9. The snow is here, why not have some family fun, build a snowman and enter. The savings bond would make a nice Christmas gift for someone. Christmas tour scheduled '. ' , . :v- i - . rj. rt. -i ' - - ' , ' . v 'X sv ;. v i f a. .3! j ,v., .. v' i s. ' - - .. . t ! . ,f; : fA v: ' hA y i i r:.- . . ,' ' f"' - : ' ' j.. "n', ; . , f- ; - y ' VI i exclusively for iJ.. ft , s .. 't . Vfi - ;i'- - fi- r v i. j'i- '- ' - 's '. - f . VVi' !Ti5?hHrTV? , i A it.vt-s- ' s . s.h, it'. ft- " r " : : .s r ,'. . ' . j , ? . . storm-relate- d m A - :' this occur, and we will ' s .. .:.U rf r .V i L iS . 1 : Hi:1 . transfer our audio to KALL radio which is more news and information during these winter storms to keep everyone better informed. Please turn it on in the mornings and we will also let you know whether or not to send your kids to school. ... THIS SIGN IN STOCKTON tells all at the height of the storm Wednesday it was advising travelers headed for Tooele and Salt Lake No-No! More photos on page 4 ployees an opportunity to change their present health benefits coverage or to select a new benefits program from among the 131 separate benefit providers. ned 544-097- Devine also noted that copies of the Government brochure sent to enrollees directly from the GEHA office in Kansas City, Missouri, by Darrell L. Johnson It's amazing how some people who can't control, even their feet think theyTl be able to control their cars once they get behind the wheel. Statistics show they're . 2 Discounts available to traveling military dead wrong. According to government studies, a person with a .10 percent of alcohol in the bloodstream (the legal limit for driving in most states) is six times more likely to have a serious accident than someone who's had no alcohol at all. At the .15 percent level, chances of an accident are 25 times greater. Police estimate that for every drinking driver arrest, there are 2,000 others driving under the influence who go uncaught. The odds are in favor of not getting caught, but the stakes aren't. Would you bet your life 6n it? The best way to avoid becoming a drinking driver is not to drink at all. That's not , quite realistic, thought since people do drink and they do drive. The next best way is to be a sensible drinker. Here are some Survival tips Holiday travel season is approaching rapidly and personnel planning to travel during this time shoud make reservations early. Some January return dates 'are already completely booked. Military members are reminded that many airlines offer military discount fares ranging from 25 to 50 percent off regular coach fare. Service members traveling oh leave or pass should be preto confirm the fare, pared to show I.D. cards or leave papers however they do not have to travel in uniform. Additionally, all personnel are reminded to check with the .airlines to make sure that they are getting the best price available as many promotional fares offered to thd general public may be lower than the military discount rate. Service members encountering problems such as shortage of funds or expiration of leave can' obtain help at Military Information Desks located in major U.S. air terminals or , uie American neu Centers listed in local telephone directories. Tutors offer services for drinking during the Community Services has tutors willing to help with all levels of school. If your child needs help with school work, please call Community Services at 2278. holidays: federal employees do not - Eat before re- quire correction. -- Government pension offset A 1977 change in the social security law called the "government, pension offset" could affect many Army em- ployees who are covered under the Federal Civil Service Retirement System. Offset is the reduction in the social security spousal benefit equal to the amount retirees government pension will not be ployee.' The reduced. The purpose of the offset is to eliminate windfall payments to retired federal, state or local government em- ployees who have their own pensions and who also would receive social security benefits as a spouse or surviving spouse. The offset works much the same way that benefits are offset when a person is entitled to more than one type of social security benefit. A civil service employee who is approaching retirement may be exempt from the offset if both of the following requirements are Odds are good, but the stakes arent met: the employee is eligible to receive aidv service annuity before December 1, 1982. This means an employee must meet the age .and 1 requirements for an immediate anlength-of-servic- e 1, nuity before December does not 1982, but he or she have to apply for an annuity by that time; and The employee meets requirements to receive social security benefits as a spouse or surviving spouse, In order for a husband or widower to meet these requirements, he must have received at least support from his one-ha- lf wife. Social Security Administration pamphlet, Publication dated November 1980, explains the offset. No. 05-100- 7, Check a blood-alcohconcentration chart to figure out your limit; then stick to it the next time youre drinkol 4 ing. Sip your drinks. The body can "burn off about one ounce of alcohol per hour. An ounce of alochol is one ounce of liquor, 12 ounces of beer, or four ounces of 100-pro- of wine. - Stop drinking long before the party's over. Time is the only thing that will sober you up once you've had too much to drink. There's only one thing a worse than a drunk i Holidays drunken driver. If you find that you've had too much to drink, there are lots of alternatives to driving: - Take a taxi. Ride with a friend (a soberone). - Stay overnight. The worst time to find out you cant drive a straight line Is when you're on the wrong side of the one on the highway. Exciting : (Editors Note: SFC Darrell L. Johnson, USA, is the Pub- K t Army Drug and Alcohol ' (DCSPER) field operating agency in Falls Church, Va.) Fr i The appearance of advertisementsinserts.in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army y IP r 1 - , wo u wnijn wsPWl w-'- - """ " t K Technical Activity; a HQDA expressed by writers herein are. their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army, Publishing Company, a private Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n the with connected to no Department of the Army. Opinions firm way , of the government pension (annuity) earned by the em- lic Affairs NCO for the U.S. 1 . drinking. Food slows down alcohol absorption into the bloodstream. - Know your personal limit. . retired and those sent to Drunk driving: 546-469- 8. J - (OPM) said today. Originally scheduled to run from November 22 through December 10, the open sea-- . son is being extended to December 23. The open sea- son provides federal em- tion Benefit Plan brochure contain an error on its page three. A correction sheet is being made available to agencies on a priority basis. The -- extended an additional 13 calendar days, Donald J. Devine, Director of the Office of Personnel Management sentation in Congress, discount auto program, discount member auto insurance, CHAMPUS aid program, worldwide dependent dental care, local merchant discounts, scholarship program, national discount buying program. For more information, call Ray or Lisa Gill, or . v Employees Hospital Associa- Open season for the Feder- al Employees Health Benefits' (FEHB) program has been 9, i sc . news and other information when events such as Open Seaton extended The NCOA is a worldwide organization and has money saving benefits available for enlisted personnel E-- 4 through E-all branches of the military. Some of the benefits available through the N CO A are personal counseling on government benefits, legislative repre- . ' yf fw- :V; t Civilian personnel programs explained! ; ; ' ..Si-- . - ;;v; : 'rj' v? V , ... - 1 . Officers Assoc starting a local chapter at Dugway t 13 Several cars slid. off the road on the way to Ditto, in The Eye Clinic located in the Health Clinic is changing days of operations. Effectively immediately, the Eye Clinic at Dugway will be open on Wednesday and Thursday instead of Monday and Wednesday. Hours of operation will continue to be from 6:50 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. ... ."A.---- f S' " . ' Thanks to the Facilities way difficult Eye Clinic changes days of operation Non-commissio- . S' s "t '.''AVv. ! folks for their super snow clearing efforts, to Ditto Security for using the 4x4's to shuttle snowbound Ditto employees, to the Military Police for helping so many folks out of their driveways and to everyone else who's neighborly cooperation really helped out. We will be using Channel not maintained by the county, was treacherous as. drifts made finding the road- "There will be a dance on Saturday, December 11 at the Teen Club, featuring a live band - Union Station. Tickets are $4.00 per person or $7.00 per couple; buy your tickets now at the Teen Club. Ml 'C; : Commander. Our favorite forecaster is predicting more heavy snow for Saturday, so make plans to snuggle all weekend. slightly more than one lane over the pass until noon. Skull Valley Road, which is dance will be held at the Teen Club t b. tive leave by the Post pass while trying to clear it, and traffic was restricted to A f I - Those who commuted to DPG and made it were released at 1 p.m. when it:was evident the storm would not let up until Thursday. Those who didn't make it were given Act of God administra- valiantly to negotiate the pass. The county, plow got stuck on the east side of the On Thursday, December 9, all women of the Chapel are invited to tour the Synagogue Kol Ami and the Cathedral of the Madeleine. The group will travel by bus and leave the Post Chapel at 8:15 a.m. The Synagogue is newly built and the tour guide will explain the many religious symbols contained in each part of the building. The Cathedral has a wealth of beautiful art works and stained glass windows. A guide will accompany the group and take them through the Cathedral. After lunch, there will be time for shopping. The group plans to return to Dugway about 6 or 7 p.m. Nursery care will be provided at the Child Care Center. Each person should make her own reservations for child care. Please call the Post Chapel if you wish to attend. I 11. 'iti much!) All five of Dugways FE plows attacked the accumulations but weren't able to clear many of the streets in time to let everyone drive smoothly to work. Many workers were caught before their snow tires were on and many found out that radial tires do not work quite as well as snow tires. Johnson's pass was blocked by 3 a.m. when two DMIS workers were almost stranded. They had to back five miles down the road before they could find a place to turn around. It was still a mess Wednesday as the caravans from Salt Lake and Tooele tried Remember Monday, December 6 is the day for the seminarluncheon oh motivation from noon to 2 p.m. You need reservations for the luncheon, hut chairs will be placed in the back for anyone wishing to listen to the speaker. . still 100 percent. Salt Lake never dreamed we'd get this fall. Seminar and luncheon to be held i: cluding the car of the forecaster who predicted we'd get six inches (by the way, he's i ,r: ' . " S '' Ti -- finmi f ; |
