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Show Hilltop TIMES Weekly Since 1948 Mission possible Fundraiser begins Page 7 Page 9 liii, Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com IN THE KNOW Commissary closes Monday The HH1 Commissary will be closed Monday for formal inventory. The store will reopen for regular business Tbesday. The commissary is open 9 a.m.-7 p.m., seven days a week. To increase security, the drivethrough at the front of the store will no longer be accessible. Concrete barriers will be installed to bring the commissary in compliance with Air Force security regulations. For more information, call the Commissary at 777-2175. U.S. Air Force Honor Guard visits Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, Boiling AFB, Washington, will visit here Monday through March 29 to train with the Hill Honor Guard. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Hill Honor Guard and participating in the training, can call Master ' Sgt. Ivy Whitehouse, 777-3967, for more information. Team Hill Recognizes AFAF kick off Little Mountain Pages 10-11 hilltop.times@hill.af.mil Vol. 66 No. 11, March 16, 2006__jjH Stop signs go up on Southgate Avenue always an accident waiting to happen — we have too many close calls there," Colonel Stop signs will be installed soon on Southgate Avenue at Chambers said. "Some of the the 8th and 11th Street interfault lies with pedestrians not sections to improve overall looking before stepping out driver and pedestrian safety at into the street; some of the fault Hill. lies with drivers not yielding Installation of the stop sjgns to pedestrians. We need to do is set for March 24 according to everything within our power to Col. Scott Chambers, 75th Air avoid anyone else getting hurt." Base Wing commander. Colonel Chambers said, "There have been a couple of "While the stop signs will deserious pedestrian and vehicle crease the speed of the drivers, traffic accidents in this area, pedestrians need to gaggle up and from my perspective, it is a bit before crossing the street. BY MITCH SHAW Hilltop Times staff Pedestrians need to understand that drivers get frustrated when they cross this wide intersection one at a time," he said. "I ask pedestrians to help out and form a group before crossing the street." Three of the more recent major accidents at these intersections involved: • A bicyclist being struck by a car five years ago resulting in a broken leg and other injuries for the bicyclist See Stop signs, 4 Photo by Beth Young A Hill employee crosses the street at Southgate Avenue and 8th Street. This and the crosswalk at 11th Street have become areas of concern for driver and pedestrian safety. ' Hill Airman aids Iraqi rescue Boy Scouts collect food donations The Boy Scouts will leave grocery bags on the doorsteps of homes this weekend and return March 25 to pick them back up with food donations for their annual "Scouting for Food" drive. Hill Troop 55 will deliver the bags to the Hill housing area. The Hill Airmen's Attic and other local food pantries are recipients of the food donations. "The Boy Scouts single handedly supply enough food for our emergency food pantry for an entire year, with one food drive," said Ed Brisley, Family Support Center director. Baby food and formula are items often in high demand, and in addition to nonperishable food items, other household goods such as diapers, toilet paper and toothpaste, are also needed. The Boy Scouts are also looking for volunteers to help sort the food once it is collected. Those interested can call the Family Support Center at 777-4681. For more information about the Hill Boy Scout Troop, open to boys ages 11-18, contact Tim Morland at 779-0301. The Troop meets every Monday at 7 p.m. on the east side of Bldg. 430 (old BX). Another youth organization, the Hill Venture Crew, is open to boys and girls ages 14-18. For more information, contact Joe Owen at 775-8757. The group meets every TUesday at 7 p.m. on the east side of Bldg. 430 (old BX) New cell phone use policy takes effect on Hill April 3 BY BETH YOUNG Hilltop Times staff Photo by Capt. Chris Watt Staff Sgt. Lealofi and Airman 1st Class James Dlxon, both assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, share their drinks with children from the International Zone apartment where they evacuated more than 50 residents during a fire Feb. 23. Two Airmen rescue more than 50 from fire BY CAPT. CHRIS WATT es Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Joint Area Support Group Public Affairs Lealofi Lealofi, 30th Se- INTERNATIONAL curity Forces Squadron at ZONE, Baghdad, Iraq — Vandenberg, both assigned Photo by Capt. Chris Wall Airman 1st Class James Dlxon (left) and Staff Sgt. Lealofi Lealofi, both assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, revisit the International Zone apartment that caught fire Feb. 23. A Hill Airman and a Vanden- to the 732nd Expeditionary berg AFB, Calif, sergeant, Security Forces Squadron, currently assigned to the Det. 3, were on patrol in the International Zone Police Al Qadesiyah Apartment Department here, rescued Complex, also known as the more than 50 people from 215 Apartments, when they a burning apartment build- were alerted to the fire by ing Feb. 23. residents. Airman 1st Class James Dixon, 75th Security ForcSee Rescue, 4 A new Department of Defense policy on cell phone use while driving will go into effect at Hill April 3. The policy, implemented by DOD Feb. 27, requires that drivers not use cellular phones while driving on DOD installations unless a hands-free device is used or the driver is safely parked and not impeding traffic when using the cell phone. "Those violating the policy on Hill will be given three assessment points toward his or her base driving privileges," said Tech. Sgt. Rachael Bell, a 75th Security Forces Squadron spokeswoman. Sergeant Bell said using a cell phone while driving, without a hands-free device, is considered a "primary offense." This means violators will be able to be stopped solely for this offense. "Gate guards will also deny entry onto the base to drivers who are using cell phones, without a hands-free device, until the driver terminates the call," Sergeant Bell said. This restriction applies not only to privately owned vehicles, but also to all government owned vehicles, or GOVs, at all times. No GOV drivers are permitted to talk on a cell phone while driving without a handsfree device on or off base. "The wearing of any other portable headphones, earphones or other listening devices (except for hands-free cellular phones) while operating a motor vehicle is prohibited," Sergeant Bell added. "Use of those devices impairs driving and masks or prevents recognition of emergency signals, alarms, announcements, the approach of vehicles, and human speech." The DOD regulation follows suit with many regulations that states and cities have already imposed. Currently only ConSee Cell phone, 4 Company demolishes old homes to build new BY BETH YOUNG Hilltop Times staff Base Theater Movies Friday, 7 p.m. "Jarhead," -R Saturday, Noon "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," - PG Saturday, 7 p.m. "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," - R pouring the foundations for 13 updated, two-family unit homes. These will include carpet, central air, Breaking glass and crashing lumber were a welsprinkler systems, two-car garages and other amecome sound in Hill's housing area last week, as nities. some of .the first housing units were torn down "A lot of the amenities you see in the private secin military family housing Area D, located in the tor will be seen here," said Gary Stewart, Okland southeast area of the base. Construction project manager. In total, 22 units were leveled so Okland Construc- This area should be finished and ready for milition Company can rebuild new homes in the same tary members to move in by the end of September, area. Mr. Stewart said. "You can only do so much to these old houses," "We're excited to be able to provide new homes said Lareen Parkinson, 75th Civil Engineer Group for military members, especially updated housing," Housing Office specialist. "It's exciting to see the he said. new homes get stated." Okland began immediately on the new homes by See Demolition, 4 Photo by Beth Young,, Nephl Mackey of the Grant Mac key Company tears down a home In housing area D. |
