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Show HILLTOP TIMES Dog park to open on base for pets, owners BY SENIOR AIRMAN CLAY MURRAY 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs H ill Air Force Base is scheduled to open a dog park, located adjacent to the base youth center, Oct. 29 for Team Hill members and their pets. The original idea for the park was spearheaded by Suzann Chambers, wife of Col. Scott Chambers, 75th Air Base Wing commander, as a "quality of life program" that would attract petlovers and provide an opportunity where the owners could visit with one another in a one-of-a-kind service to Team Hill members. "The purpose of the park is to get our dogs together to socialize, and in doing so, bring people together to do the same," said Chambers. "With our high deployment rates, this could be a lifeline to someone that may not have otherwise left their home while their spouse was deployed." Chambers held several focus groups for interested parties to share their thoughts about the proposed dog park. TROOPS From page 11 She was a colonel's secretary, serving in Foit Bragg, in active duty than reserves for eight years. "I love my husband (a platoon sergeant) to death. I miss him, truly believe he's making it a safer place for his family. That's his commitment, that true desire to bleed red, white and blue. "It's touching, very difficult for me, and even more difficult for our 4 and 13 year-olds. The kids didn't sign up for it. They're troopers, they're great. I truly believe it makes them (kids) better people." Suggested care package items are personal items, including toothbrushes/ REVIEW From page 11 Matt also sheepishly admits he may have unwittingly played a small part in this fiasco by developing a security protocol now being used by the black hats. One of those black hats would be Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant), a disgruntled government employee with thoughts of revenge and, of course, reward. Systematically, his team is crippling the entire Eastern seaboard, but Matt may have some ideas how to stop these guys if he can get to their command center. That's where McClane comes in. He may be an "analog cop in a digital world," but he can still get you from Point A to Point B with little regard for the mayhem he'll leave in his wake. In other words, he's having a good time tearing stuff up and you will, too — even if it is over-the-top. Oh yeah, and it's probably the funniest of the franchise, with wisecrackso-plenty being fired off by nearly every character — so yippee ki yay, back at ya! (And yes, expect "the line," even with the PG-13 "I believe there were many on this base that thought there should be a dog park," she said. "Our focus groups proved there was definitely an interest... and was designed with every dog in mind. "Originally we looked at an area that was large enough to accommodate two separate sections — one for larger dogs and one for smaller ones. Our final design is one big park without divisions." Designing and building the base dog park has been quite an undertaking, with the securing of land proving to be an initial hurdle. It initially was not on base land. The park is now on 75th Air Base Wing owned-land and maintenance of the dog park will be provided by the 75th Services Division. "Now that it is on base land, the 75th Civil Engineer Group stepped up in an amazing way and extended the existing sprinklers, added sod and fencing, and will install the benches and signs," moving quickly after the new location was announced, Chambers said. Aaron Toman, son of Laura and Lt. Col. Tbdd Toman, 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, saw an opportunity to lend a helping hand. He is a young Boy Scout on base with two boxers of his own, and had a keen interest in helping the dog park idea "get on its paws." "I had an idea for a dog park on base," said Aaron, "and then I found out that Mrs. Chambers was interested in one, too. Since I'm working to earn my Eagle Scout I wanted to help. "For my Eagle Scout project I teamed up with Mrs. Chambers to organize the idea and went to meetings," said Aaron. "I contacted several companies and asked them if they would donate to our base dog park." "All dogs are welcome as long as they behave. We are trying to make housing a friendly neighborhood, first with the splash pad and now a dog park. If we get our neighbors out to meet others we have done a good thing," she said. The ribbon cutting ceremony is set for 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29. what's important," Taylor toothpaste, baby wipes, set for Saturday at the foot powder, back/muScle Logan/Providence Macey's, said. "We could write to some really big companies comfort items, phone 10a.nv4p.m.,Oct. 27 for help, but we're not cards and dryer sheets; at the West Jordan Waledibles, such as candy/ Mart: and Draper National trying to do that. We want thousands of people to mints, individual serving Guard headquarters; Nov. size chips/cookies, snack 3,11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Bukoos donate. bags, beef jerky, sunflower in Farmington and final "If each person donates seeds, microwavables •day, Nov. 10, all RC Willey one dollar or one item, such as popcorn, and locations. pretty soon we have this non-perishable snacks; "One Saturday we went big shipment from the entertainment items, to the Tooele Wal-Mart, on people of Utah," she said. from paperback books to a freezing, cold day. By Among groups involved magazines, CDs, DVDs, the end of the day we had are many schools, from board games and handheld gathered more than $800 Davis and Weber counties and/or electronic games. in donations, along with and beyond, as well as eight boxes, three feet church groups of various Other items are small high, of donated items. denominations. toys or school supplies for soldiers to hand out Those wishing to send a "Each person probably to Iraqi children, money note of support can email gave from $1 to $5, and/or for shipping expenses, feedunclesam@yahoo.com, one-two items, but that including checks to 116th . means at least 800 people or visit the web site at SECFOR FRG, wrapping www.feedunclesam.com. pitched in that day. That's paper for Christmas boxes. Other drop-off locations include Acres Market and Kings in North Ogden, Saturday, Oct. 20th, 11:00am -4:00pm Bookshelf in Ogden, with future one-day drop-offs TtMES October 18, 2007 Judgment penalizes military contractor for unsafe seals BY MITCH SHAW Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau mishaw@standard.net S ALT LAKE CITY — A judgment has been reached in a lawsuit against a military contractor who sold the Air Force faulty F-16 aircraft seals. A judgment of nearly $900,000 was entered into federal court Sept. 25. The defendants, Fifeco Inc., an aerospace product manufacturing company that is no longer operating, and its president and owner, Norman Fife, were ordered to pay the federal government $884,203.53. The judgment included $283,734.51 in payments Fifeco received from the government for the faulty seals as well as $33,000 in penalties for filing six false claims. Fifeco has also been barred from performing work on any government contracts for three years. An investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service determined Fifeco knowingly substituted shoddy materials when it manufactured the seals, which were used on F-16 fighter plane canopies. The substituted materials made the seals unsafe for the multimillion-dollar aircraft and posed a safety risk for F-16 pilots, it states in a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The defective seals failed to meet specifications of the U.S. Air Force and were not used on any jets. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office claimed Fifeco manufactured the aircraft seals when they were only authorized to supply seals manufactured by other companies. In a news release, U.S. Attorney for the district of Utah, Brett L. Tolman, said contractors who try to dupe the government or possibly even put lives at risk will receive no compassion. Fife's attorney in the case was Kevin J. Fife, a Logan resident recently appointed by Gov. 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