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Show HILLTOP TIMES avmg a ba NEWS BRIEFS Rod and Gun Club Wobble Trap Tournament The Hill Rod and Gun Club will be holding a Wobble Trap Tournament on April 25. There will be 100 international targets to take aim upon. The shoot starts at noon. Sign up begins at 10 am. Cost is normal fees for four rounds and $10 towards the pot. The event is open to all shooters and it will be the last of the international trap targets this season. The Hill Rod and Gun Skeet and Trap Range hours are as follows: Trap hours are Wednesdays, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 am.4 p.m. Skeet hours are Thursdays, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays, 10 am.-4 p.m. For more information, call the range at 777-6767. Special Olympics Torch Run volunteers needed A statewide run by Law Enforcement officers to raise money for and promote awareness of Special Olympics Utah will be held May 13 at 9 a.m. and travel more than 1,600 miles throughout Utah. Starting and meeting places to be determined. The Torch Run has raised millions of dollars worldwide for Special Olympics. Utah Law Enforcement officers raised more than $128,000 for Special Olympics Utah athletes last year. The run goes through the cities in Davis County and anyone can choose to run any amount of miles they want. Those at Hill Air Force Base wishing to participate can sign up at www.sout.org. PILOTS From page 1 mettle as pilots for a day. The selected children had to have had a strong desire to fulfill this wish because they had to make a sacrifice to become a pilot for a day, McAtee said. "The kids have to take the day off from school to participate, in-this program ... they miss a lot of school due to their illnesses, so for them to take an additional day from school means they really were interested in doing this." The "Pilot for a Day" program allows children and their families to get the full experience of being an F-16 pilot. The day's itinerary included flying in an F-16 simulator, reviewing the 421st FS Aircrew Flight Equipment training, viewing an F-16 up close and watching the Viper West aerial demonstration. The children received call signs just as a real pilot receives in his first year as a member of a squadron, and Col. Scott Dennis, 388th FW commander, pinned their wings to officiate their status as pilots for a day. Jake Firth, 17, took this opportunity to consider which branch of the military he would join in one year. Firth had a brain tumor that has been in remission for more than a year and now he is considering a career in the Army as a designated marksman, but after experiencing the "Pilot for a Day" program, Firth is also considering joining the Air Force. After earning his call sign "Ace" due to his outstanding performance in the simulator that impressed the 421st FS pilots accompanying him in the simulator, Firth uncovered a talent he never knew he had. "I didn't know what was going on at first, but then it got easier," Firth admitted, but said that watching the aerial demonstration made him realize that flying the TIMES March 26, 2009 BY CATHERINE CORNETT Hilltop Times correspondent W ith the lights dimmed low, thumping tunes in the background, and a lively crowd, Hill's Bowling Center may seem like a hip city club. Of course, the energetic children and the bowling lanes get rid of that image pretty quickly. The neon, glow-in-the-dark theme is all part of the Thunder Alley, the second and third Monday of every month which also overlaps Bowling Center's Family Night, every Monday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 23 saw a great turnout, with families of all shapes and sizes, and friends, too, hitting up the lanes for some friendly competition. It's a great chance to be together with your family, said Alesa Bennett and Jennifer Frost. Along with their husbands, Bennett and Frost also brought their sons and daughters to enjoy a bit of bowling. With a little help from his big brother, Braxton Frost, Crew Frost even got to knock real thing is much more complicated. "It takes a lot of skill to do all that and you just can't be scared. That was pretty amazing." Capt. Roberto Flammia, 421st FS pilot and "Pilot for a Day" program project officer, noted that teamwork within the 388th FW was key to executing the day's mission. • "It was truly a joint effort but we all received a ten-fold return on this," he said. "Hopefully we've touched some of these kids' lives and they will look back on this opportunity as a high point in their lives." Flammia noted that the favorite part of his day was the Viper West down some pins using a special metal ramp to keep the ball on a straight course. The Bowling Center is equipped and ready to help all types of bowlers, from the pros to those who haven't lifted a bowling ball ever before, plus those of us who fall in between. Though he denies it, Mike Tarancom, a retired Air Force veteran, could probably be labeled a "pro." Tlarancom, who served 20 years in the Air Force, said that he and his family bowl quite a bit. The best part about Family Night, Tarancom said, is that a family can come to the Bowling Center and get a lane without spending a fortune. On Monday night, $25 rents a lane for six people, bowling shoes included. As Tarancom stepped away to take his rum at the lane, it became evident that practice must make perfect. After winding up, Tarancom let the ball go whizzing down the lane, where it hit all ten pins with a satisfying crack. Strike! For Stephen Shimkus, the Bowling Center is the best place to hang out for nostalgic CATHERINE CORNETT/Hilltop Times Jennifer Frost watches as her bowling ball rolls down the lane at the Hill Air Force Base bowling center as her sons Crew and Braxton bowl in the lane next to her. reasons. When he was younger, he used to visit the alley with his dad who was in the Army. It's a great place to hang out with friends, Shimkus said. One of Shimkus1 friends, Army Private Brady Epps of the 737th Transport Company, had a different reason to hang out with friends. On Friday, March 27, Pvt. Epps, who recently married his girlfriend, Amber, will make his first deployment. "I've only been here once before when I was in ROTC," Epps explained. Still, he and his friends and family were having a ball, so-to-speak. The Bowling Center isn't just home to Family Night, though. For those who want a little bit more competition, the center hosts adult and youth bowling leagues, explained Recreational Assistant David Green. There are also two birthday packages available for those celebrating a special day. Despite the economic recession, the center is still going strong, said Greene. That's great news for Hill Air Force Base families, because that means they can rent a lane, enjoy a game or two, and "party like a rock star," or at least dance to the music like one. Thunder Alley is also available as part of Friday bowling. For more information call the Bowling Center at 777-6565. Noah Roberts is mesmerized by the simulator screen as he is talked through his mission by 421st Fighter Squadron pilot Capt. Ben "Shredder" Mosley during the "Pilot for a Day" program March 24. ALEX R. 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