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Show December 13, 2007 9 Spreading holiday cheer 75th Security Forces members help Shop With a Cop program BY CAPT. ASHLEY NORRIS 75th AB Public Affairs L AYTON — This is the seventh year that members of the 75th Security Forces Squadron participated in Shop With a Cop. Twenty-nine Security Forces members, along with local policemen and local law enforcement officers, gave up their Saturday morning to spend time with 40 local children. It provides an opportunity for children and law enforcement officials to interact in a positive environment and have fun. At 6 a.m. they met at the Layton Golden Corral and the 75 SFS members and policemen paired up with children. Over breakfast the cops and children discussed what Christmas presents the children wanted to buy. Then Santa and Mrs. Claus, in a Humvee, led a convoy of cars to Wal-Mart. At Wal-Mart they were greeted by members of the Northridge High School Cheer Squad and given $100 gift cards. Many children spent their money on gifts for members of their families, like Daijanek who shopped with Airman 1st Class Francisco Hurtado. Daijanek's first stop was to get gifts for her mother, sister and uncle. She used the leftover money to buy herself a new outfit, which she wore to take a photo with Santa Claus. Staff Sgt. Joshua Lansberry and Senior Airman Matthew Dockins teamed up with Damien. They had "tons of fun," shopping and spending time with him, said Dockins but it took both of them to keep up with Damien. Staff Sgt. Isaac Jones, 75th Security Forces Confinement noncommissioned officer in charge, headed the event and said it was a success. Security Forces has been participating in Shop with a Cop for seven years, and they always look forward to it as a chance to mentor young children. For example, while'waiting to get their presents wrapped by cheerleaders, Junior asked Master Sgt. Keith Cross, "Do Personnel from the 75th Security Forces Squadron help out at a breakfast at Golden Corral and then shopping later at WalMart with the Shop With a Cop program. Northridge High School Cheer Squad greeted them there and each child was given a $100 gift card. Many of the children chose gifts for their siblings and others in their families. CAPT. ASHLEY NORRIS U.S. Air Force you fight bad guys?" "I sure do; they threw rocks and dirt at me," Cross replied. "Did you throw back?" asked Junior. "No, I just chased them down," said Cross evenly. He explained later that, "I . felt like I was talking to one of my kids. I just tried to say the best thing to him without scaring him." "I think it's a great program for the kids and great for everybody involved," said Cathy Thomason, an accounting training associate for WalMart. She said seeing the smiles on the children's faces brings the true meaning of Christinas to life. Laughs come often in geeky but gross 'Superbad1 BY STEVE SALLES Standard-Examiner movie critic H ere we go again. I feel like I should have my brain washed out with soap. Yet I couldn't help laughing early and often at "Superbad," which feels like "Knocked Up: The Formative Years." It's about some fringe seniors desperate to fit in on the eve of high school graduation. These guys are still determined to prove themselves "cool" even though that little dinghy drifted off to sea many moons earlier. Seth (Jonah Hill) has struggled with his weight and thinks no girl would ever be interested in him unless she was drunk. A big party is planned for the evening. Seth believes that if he can be the one to bring the booze, maybe he'll enjoy one nignt of popularity. His best friend, Evan (Michael Cera), has already been accepted at Dartmouth. Seth also applied, but let's face it, his grades were hideous. The two will be going their separate ways for the first time in their lives. Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) is the thirdwheel supergeek who's always hanging around. He's never had a girlfriend, but thinks a fake ID will be his key to a new world of confidence. Unfortunately, he's chosen the name "McLovin" to grace his fake Hawaiian driver's license. No first name, just "McLovin." Evan and Seth sense zero See REVIEW I page f2 MELISSA MOSELEY/Columbia Pictures Christopher Mintz-Plasse (left to right), Jonah Hill and Michael Cera star in Columbia Pictures' comedy "Superbad." |