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Show HILLTOP TIMES TIMES March 13, 2008 Bring the nostalgia on with 'Chipmunks' NEWS BRIEFS BY STEVE SALLES Easter brunch at Club Hill Easter Sunday Brunch at Club Hill, is open to everyone, March 23. Pre-paid reservations only. Make your reservations by Friday, March 21 at 4 p.m. Ttiere will be one seating at 11 a.m. Costs are as follows: $15.95 members, $17.95 nonmembers, ages 12-14 $7.95, ages 5-11 $5.95, ages 4 and younger no charge. Carving station: Roast beef, sugar-cured ham, Cajun turkey breast, assorted rolls and butter Specialties: Fresh broccoli, honey-glazed carrots, medley of baby vegetables, rustic mashed potatoes, and rice pilaf Enhancements: Peel and eat shrimp, fresh tossed mixed greens with assorted dressings, Caesar salad, potato salad, pasta salad, cheese and crackers and fresh rruit Desserts: Carrot cake, key lime pie, Jell-O with whipped topping, assorted cheesecakes, chocolate chunk brownies and lemon bars There will also be breakfast selections and a children's buffet. For more information, call 777-3841. Lecture on readjustment Blue Star Mothers of America is hosting a seminar Saturday, March 15, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Military family members and friends are invited to hear Steven Allen, Ph.D, coordinator of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Team at the Salt Lake Veteran's Hospital. The lecture will address readjustment issues for returning soldiers. The event will be at the Salt Lake Public Library, 210 E. 400 South, 4th floor conference center. Standard-Examiner movie critic Mr. Olympia to visit Hill don't usually start a review like this, but frankly, it answers the question most have on their minds about "Alvin and the Chipmunks." No, if s not as bad as you think if s going to be. That's not exactly a ringing endorsement, but considering I was fully prepared to hate this film, I am mostly grateful. I was afraid the fcany antics of the '60s chipmunks would not translate over the four-plus decades and that Alvin, Simon and Theodore would be paraded out of the taxidermisf s collection simply for show and nostalgia It turns out, they've aged pretty welL They're still as cute and as mischievous as ever, if only their grown-up counterparts could have fared as well. The film offers a prequel setup as we learn the chipmunks once lived in the top of a pine tree deep in the California Sierras. Their home is chosen to adorn the lobby of Jet Records for Christmas, where fate throws them together with struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee). He has given up on his music after a latest turndown from Jet Record's chief, Ian (David Cross). Seville is told his stuff isn't fresh, but when he realizes these pesky little rodents can sing, he knows he's struck gold. Two-time reigning Mr. Olympia, Jay Cutler, will appear at the Hill Fitness and Wellness Center Friday, March 28,5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It is open to everyone with access to the base. There will be free T-shirts while supplies last, supplement samples and autographs. For more information, call 7772762. San Juan River trip open There are openings available for a San Juan River trip, April 15-20, planned through Outdoor Recreation. The San Juan evokes wonder, beauty and solitude like few places on earth. Its aes thetic has inspired the West's finest authors and artists. The river provides an interesting look at Native American history in the form of ruins and rock art The banks of the San Juan contain diverse animal and plant life and many interesting geological features. Enjoy a four-night, five-day river trip on the San Juan River in southern Utah. The group will depart 8 am., April 15 and stay overnight in Mexican Hat, Utah. Launch on the morning of April 16. Return to Hill on April 20. All personal items must fit into a waterproof bag provided by Outdoor Recreation. Bring extra money for meals to and from the base. Trip includes 14 meals, transportation and staff. A minimum of nine participants and a maximum of 12 needed for the outing. Cost per person is $245. For more information, call Outdoor Recreation at 777-2225. I Hill's version of March Madness G player will sing the national anthem, Miss Utah Teen, Kate Feinstein, will award door prizes and the University of Utah Crimson Line Dance Team will perform at halftime. "At the game, Team Hill members can learn about the campaign, donate and just come out for a good time to support the teams. We are hoping to get a good turnout and fill the gym," said AFAF Installation project officer Capt Julie Lacouture. "It will be an entertaining way to get the word out for the start of the campaign," she said. The event is free to all base ID card et ready for a new twist on March Madness. For the second consecutive year, Team Hill has put together its own version of the hyped-up sporting event that gets under way noon-2 p.m., March 20, at the Hill Fitness Center, site of the base's own March Madness as the officers go head-to-head against the enlisted. It's the Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) kick-off basketball showdown. The March Madness event will kick-off this year's AFAF drive that will run through May 3. In addition to the basketball game, Thurl-Baileyj former NBA Utah Jazz . 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They will eventually realize he has only their best interests at heart, but since it's a 90-minute movie, that plot point will be stretched longer than a saltwater taffy pulL The result is the kiddies will get restless two-thirds of the way through, right up until they hear that second famous chipmunk song, 'Witch Doctor," with an annoying hiphop twist. Does "oo ee oo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla, bing bang" sound familiar? tion," he said. Part of defending the nation and being ready to execute is being ready to quickly deploy a squadron and associFrom pagei ated personnel and equipment. on where we send our airmen, there Wilkinson said one goal they focused may not be a current chemical threat, on during this ORE is the ability to our people must be trained and able deploy squadrons and make sure the to operate under those conditions. It's scenario was much more challenging always a challenge." for this exercise. Everyday, familiar tasks to airmen Part of that deployment process durbecome more difficult when performed ing the ORE, Hill AFB practiced Phase in a chemical environment. The ORE I. It involved deploying a squadron is the test said Wilkinson. The ORE from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings provides evaluation on how Hill AFB and numerous support functions from is responding to the different combat the 75th Air Base Wing and Air Logissituations. tics Center somewhere in the world. "We evaluate how we are doing, then Wilkinson said Phase I is practicing we can steer this big ship in the right "packing up all of the stuff, getting all direction. We make sure we-are ready of our jets, cargo and personnel ready" in all the areas we have to be ready in," and then leaving town, going to some ^deployed location. Once they have arrived at that deployed location, then Readiness is important to the miliPhase II began. tary said Wilkinson because airmen Phase II involved flying combat don't know when they will be called on operations from the deployed base as to do their job. well as base attacks and demonstrating "The bottom line is that we always the ability to operate and survive under have to be ready to execute the misdifferent scenarios. sion, to do our job, and defend our na- EXERCISE PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, P.C. Dale Hibbert, Pediatrics Jennifer Brown, Family Leland Pack, Orthodontist Accepts Military insurance Latest technology in painless dentistry Free exam for children under 2 yrs Arcade games & more Open Mon through Sat 774-0770 2112 N. HILLFIELD RD. #1 • LAYTON ^i. 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