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Show 1 'S !V 'A' -e- - :'..s 'T- - ,J,' ' ,.v.A ''ll j V r i. i j ji. ' . ,. v . -'... H . ..,- . v ""9t. V ' , - - , J , 4 , ' .. k'lni ' ' " i ' :t ?,rm ' r r r . .,, ' . t A . i ' V Z . . VA T f .5 I DOUg i r Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground1 Dugway, Utah Mw dm Trick or Treat hours announced Halloween will be observed at Dugway on Monday, Oct. 31. As in past years, specific hours have been set aside for the traditional This year, those hours are from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Parents are urged to accompany children where possible, and to instruct children not to eat anything until it has been checked by mom and dad. Have a happy Halloween! Trick-or-Trea- Increase in civilian outpatient uwifjmt rates Effective November 1, 1983, each civilian outpatient visit will be $41.00. The civilian emergency rate will be $49.00. These charges are set by Army Regulation 0 and DA Cir Payment is due prior to receiving care or treatment at the Health Clinic, except in case of emergencies. Payment in this instance is due upon receipt of the bill. Make check or money order payable to Finance and Accounting Officer, US Army, Dugway Proving Ground. The U.S. Army Health Clinic will fill out an insurance form for each visit. It is the sponsor's responsibility to file this form with hisher individual insurance company for claim determination and settlement. On the bottom of the insurance form it states that payment should be made patient. It is the responsibility of the sponsor to pay the Clinic and then seek reimbursement from hisher insurance company;. 0. to-th- e Wednesday, October 12th, a bus load of 20 Dugway meeting proved beneficial in providing more information. After a briefing and two film presentations, got the chance to visit some of the local agencies that receive CFC fund liar with the program, the 3414 or 3411. Attention: All teenagers!! . time to start thinking about It's that time again "open season" for you several hundred thousand eligible to Army civilian employees (both active and retired) health in federal the enrollment employees change your benefit plan. This means that you once again can review all the literature on file various insurance plans, make the necessary comparisons, and decide on which plan best suits your needs; Your decision has to be conveyed to your servicing civilian personnel office during "open season, recently scheduled by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for the period of Nov. 14 - Dec, 9, 1983.' point out that while the biArmy Personnel officials coverage generally will weekly premiums for health-car- e "smart last shoppers can reduce be higher than year's, the effect of the rate increases by carefully evaluating the plans and tailoring the options to their expected needs and means. ACS still collecting old magazines ACS is still collecting old magazines for use in the medical and dental clinic and other lounge waiting areas. Magazines can be brought to the ACS office (west end of the health clinic) during normal duty hours. If you cant bring your magazines to the ACS office, call Madge Ball at 2727 between 12 noon and 5 p.m. to arrange for them to be picked up. Publishing Company, a private Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n firm In no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions : 'll f y-- : Ii.if ta i : ? ! d there. The CFC is a gift you make of yourself to help better those less fortunate than us. When you share, you do show that you care. ' Be sure and sign your donor card today and return it to1 your local keyworker. .You'll by-the- First stop was at Primary Children's Hospital where i, quality service provided in-la- ws ing. the units were already .5 be glad you did!! M on driving while under the fluence was underway. He said that within a period just prior to the town meeting two persons had been apprehended on Dugway and charged with drunken driving. Col. Carruth also appealed for support of the Combined Federal Campaign that was . in- underway at Dugway through the end of October. He said that of the total donated at Dugway last year more than $4,000 had come bade in the form of funding for various organizations on post. Energy conservation needs our help Hie Commander also indicated his interest in energy conservation. He said that although file price of gasoline may be dropping that there was still a need to conserve , on energy. He said that dur- ing the last fiscal year the consumption of fuel on post had increased by 22 percent over the previous year, and electricity consumption had increased by more than 6 percent. Funds to pay those increases came from Dugways operating budget, funds needed in other areas. Three major projects are underway on Dugway to overcome the increased use of fiiel oil and electridty. One is the installation of weather stripping on doors in quarters, insulation jackets around hot water heaters and k the installation of thermostats. This project has been halted by the Commander until a study can be made into the suitability of these units. He ; said that they need to. There are those who have spedal needs that have to be .met A decision on what will happen in the quarters where "set-bac- where there is a sidewalk, and then cars must be parked facing in the direction of . In the Renneau Court area parking is provided at Jthe end of the building. While in the St. Johns Park housing area parking is authorized on either the west or south side of the streets. Parking on either side of the streets is approved in the Capehart area. The restrictions are in effect to allow easy access by emergency vehicles. Halloween hint for housing occupants The Commander an- tv. . motorcycles. It should be published soon. Col. Carruth said that two routes would be designated, that would include access from the housing area for those who do not out. At any rate something will be done soon. On the status of the contract to install new windows in family quarters, those in attendance were told that installation had been completed in about 375 units, and the entire contract could be completed in 60 days if work progresses at the present rate. Hiere was a lengthy; discussion on the safety of joggers on streets during early morning hours when traffic "Trick or Treaters would be allowed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Monday, October 31. He suggested that if residents want- vehicles, including "off-roa- d the situation straightened nounced that Halloween have licenses. "on-roa- d Concluding the meeting, the Commander said that we were using facilities that were 30 to 40 years old, and there was a great deal of work that needed to be done. He appealed to everyone to have patience. He pledged that he would do everything within the resources that available to him to enhance the quality of life on Dugway. . oh- - ed visitors they should leave their outside lights on. Military Police will be out in force both on foot patrols and in 'vdiides. There was a suggestion that dumpsters be placed in strategic locations in housing to allow residents to dispose of tree limbs and other large items that the regular garbage collection does not handle. Col. Carruth said they are presently looking into the availability of four dumpsters, and if they are available, they would be located in the St. Johns area, p near the building, at the north end of East School, and in the Capehart area. When asked what the status of the tree trimming contract was, he said the project would be continued as soon as more funds were 'made V; v ' -, .- y r ri . Self-hel- '.V I ' V ce-- - f ' , available. Col. Carruth also said that Mr. Bob Cole, the manager of Dugway cable TV system, had indicated that the. Cine-ma- x and Disney channels should be available in about two months, and the cost expressed by the writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The S they were presently trying to work with the contractor who installed it. Two letters had been sent asking for assistance. Hie present floor will not be ripped up until all legal avenues are taken to get traffic. ur v . No answer yet on gymnasium floor issue When asked what the present situation on the gymnasium floor was, he said that ulations concerning the parking on Streets in the quarters area. The present regulations allow parking in the Wherry area on the side of file street abuse. He said the Army was taking a second look at the minimum drinking age, and that a nationwide the-program- was heavy. Several suggestions were made including using the high school track, or using reflective tape on clothing. A. number of close calls were reported. 'Swamp coolers are coming The Commander indicated that the contract to install swamp coolers in all quarters had been let to the same contractor who is installing windows. That work is expected to begin riiorfiy. A new regulation is being written covering the use of ; toward drug and alcohol' crack-dow- n should be about $8.50 per month per channel. When asked to comment on the status of the four-da- y work week. Col. Carruth said it will stay in operation unless production falls off. He said at the present time he has no plans to end in- stalled will be forthcoming. He did remind all those present that if a thermostat was tampered with, and damaged, the occupant could end up paying for it when he dears quarters. ' There IS a parking regulation here A question came up on reg. "get-toug- h I. A key-worke- rs the Commander's Quarterly Town Meeting at the Post Theater Monday. Opening the meeting, Post Commander Col. George A. Carruth indicated that everyone from the Department of Defense to Dugway was involved in a policy - Employees get chance to decide on health-car- e coverage overseas. With the person's name, social security number and duty station, a relayed message can be relayed from Europe to the U.S. or back. Short-teremergency loans also be may provided by the Red Cross. It might not be a bad idea to furnish parents, and other important, people with your social security number. Stop three for the n hungry crew from Dugway was at the La Morena Cafe. - Commander holds quarterly town meeting 24-ho- Mike Arnold of Morale Support is interested to know your feelings, ideas and suggestions about the Teen Club. On November 4, there will be a meeting for all teens and their parents to get the new Teen Club year started off right. Arnold has a lot of new and exciting ideas for the teens and some neat trips in mind. This meeting is very important for the future of the club. If you want it to become an enjoyable place to spend time and pass the long weekends here at Dugway, then it's important for you to come to the meeting and express your feelings and suggestions. For more information and suggestions call Mike Arnold or Monica Moe any time. pro- m agencies. For those not familiar with CFC, the meeting provided basic information about the role of the campaign and stressed the importance of Although sparsely attended, the questions and suggestions came hot and heavy at The seventh annual Frontier Night has been scheduled at the Dugway Community Club on November 18, beginning at 7 p.m. with a buffet and continuing until 1 a.m. An appeal has gone out to directorates to nominate persons to assist in the planning of the event. Directorate chiefs are asked to call 3414 with the name of that person. Volunteers to assist in the games are also asked to call citation of federal employees for the support of many worthy local, national and international voluntary Tryouts for the Youth Center production of "Snowman' will be held Nov. 1st and 2nd at the Youth Center. This is planned to be the first of hopefully many productions put on for and by the youth of Dugway. For more information about this premier production, contact either Dan Pitcher at 2802 or Mike Arnold at v soli- Lake for the kickoff meeting for CFC keyworkers. For those who were already fami- Tryouts for youth production Frontier Night is coming The Guadalupe Education- tion for service members government-authorize- d, Once-a-ye- ar workers traveled into Salt keyworkers. 2177. The CFC is a ) al Program, directed by Suzanne Weiss, is a very imwhich pressive programMexican-American serves to educate children, many of whose parents are functionally illiterate. Of all the places that the Dugway group visited, the Guadalupe Center and the programs the center provided were most impressive. Ms. Weiss is a highly trained professional who has taken the given resources and made a program that we as neighbors, friends and donators truly can be proud of. She has offered to show the facilities to anyone who would like to stop by and visit. Many of those of us who visited will remember the center and the ducts. Another service that the American Red Cross provides is emergency notifica- 40-33- 40-83-33- October 20t 1983 center. each. And each pint of collected blood may be used to gene- rate three more blood ! venue needed to fund the lected in costs about $10 mm ; lupe Center and provides about 40 percent of the re- blood drive, it was interesting to see where our blood goes, and to see what it does after it leaves our gate. Those plastic bags that blood is col- t. i: This cafe is part of the Guada- specialized care and equipment are essential in the treatment of youngsters. Strolling around Primary Children's, it is. clear to see that people who work there love their jobs. ' Second stop was at the Red Cross. Since this visit occurred so soon after our own fitim 1 t t v i .. t ' - 1 I i . WHO GETS THIS GUY? Col. Carhith recently gave Skun-kl- e as the Commanders award for Worst Safety Program. To find out who won this coveted "honor See page 4. appearance of advertisements Inserts In this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army. r.-'- s ,.v . i - |