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Show • •--. - -:' -f Hilltog TIMES U.8.AIR Weekly Since 1948 '$• Utah 84056-5824 www.hilltoptimes.com hilltoptimes@standard.net Vol. 70 No. 24, June 17, 2§j ilffli B AC IN THE KNOW Fire hydrant tests June 18-July 2 The 75th Civil Engineer Squadron Utility Shop will be conducting annual fire hydrant flow testing beginning Friday, June 18, and continuing through July 2. Please use caution when driving vehicles near the testing areas and avoid any flowing or standing water. Additionally, during fire hydrant testing the base water system may experience temporary periods of discolored water. Please allow faucets to flush for several minutes to clear. For information on the Hill Air Force Base Water System Operations and Maintenance programs contact William Kopfman of the 75th Civil Engineer Squadron Utilities Shop at (801) 777-3647. 50-year pin goes to Hill War Materiel officer BY MARY LOU GORNY Hilltop Times editor G en. Andrew Busch, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander, got the rare privilege of presenting a 50-year pin to a member of Team Hill at the 75th Logistics Readiness Center on June 14. Jimmie Higgins, a War Reserve Materiel officer and logistics management specialist, started his career as a member of the Air Force, working for one year as a dog handler in Korea, and for three years as a C-124 Globemaster II aircraft loadmaster at Hill Air Force Base from Jan. 1955 to November 1958. In his 50-year tenure he took approximately two years 1-15 bridge work postponed one week Work on the Utah Department of Transportation Interstate 15 bridge maintenance project through the Roy/Clearfield areas was postponed until Thursday, June 17, due to forecasted weather conditions. Construction schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, equipment problems or unforeseen conditions. For more information, contact the project team at (801) 990-5555 or info® langdongroupinc.com. See SERVICE I page 5 Airman and Family Readiness changes Continuing through June 25, all classrooms, the Key Spouse Roorrr,and the conference room in the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, Building 150, willbe occupied by visiting Logistics Compliance Assessment Team members. This has resulted in the need to relocate or cancel the following events: Thursday, June 17: Reintegration Briefing, 8 a.m.-11 am, Building 900 * Thursday, June 17: Resume Class!- cancelled Thursday, June 17: Budget Workshop - cancelled Friday, June 18: Hill Heroes -Airman and Family Readiness Centerifbom yet to be determined)';-: Mdhday-Thursday, June 2124: T/*£ Class - cancelled Tuesday, June 22: Reintegratioro Briefing, 8 am-11 a.m., Building 900 * Tuesday, June 22: Pre-Separatiq&'BHefing, 1 pm-3 p.m., Buildfeg383, Room 112 Wednesday, June 23; PreDeployment Briefing - Club Hill, Chiefs' Room Wednesday, June 23: Spouse's Pre-Reintegration, 10a.rti.-11 am, Club Hill, Chiefs Room; Thursday, June 24: Reintegratidn Briefing, 8 a.m.-11 am, Buildfng 900 * Friday, June 25: Hill Heroes - Airrnan and Family Readiness Center {room yet to be determined) : Anyone scheduled for a Veterans Affairs or Disabled American Veterans appointment during this timeframe will be contacted concerning appointment relocation. * All future reintegration briefings will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays at Building 900. For more information, contact the Airman and Family Readiness Center at (801) 777-4681. Base Theater Free Movies June 18-20-NO MOVIES WILL BE SHOWING DUE TO OPERATIONAL READINESS EXERCISE (ORE) MARY LOU GORNY/Hilltop Times Workers from Deloitte LLR Salt Lake City office, clean up the rose and flower bed at the Hill Aerospace Museum on Impact Day, June 11, in coordination with efforts throughout the world in which workers from the firm volunteer and give back to the community. Camp trailers, ATVs lead rentals at Outdoor Rec BY CATHERINE MCNALLY Hilltop Times staff Deloitte workers aid in museum, Log Cabin clean-up ers," Rorabaugh said. "We appreciate the help," said Tom Hill, Hilltop Times editor curator for the museum, "because we rely on volunteers so much, because we have he Hill Aerospace Museum and the such a small staff. There are only five of Outdoor Recreation Log Cabin on us on staff — with our regular volunteers, base got some extra hands recently to help put the grounds in good order. Twen- then community volunteers who come in to do stuff like this, we have to rely on that ty-five employees from Deloitte's Salt Lake and we just love the support. We love the office raked, weeded and generally spruced help." up the rose garden and other areas along the entranceway to At the museum, the worklove "We just the museum. ers broke for lunch and then the support." got back to work as the yellow "We thought this year as we rose bushes and shrubbery were looking at projects mayTOM HILL, Hill Aerospace appeared sharply against the be there was something we Museum curator last few strands of unwanted could do at Hill to give back weeds. A big mound of deep brown mulch to all the people who work so hard for the lay piled up near the parking lot for districountry," said Jackie Rorabaugh, a Deloitte bution in the flower beds. Undeterred by a contractor who works at the base. light rain, the volunteers continued their "Every year Deloitte has a national day work around the flower box and around the of service called Impact Day. Everyone in trees. Two dead trees were replaced with the world stops and helps in the communinew saplings and the entrance to the muty," said Rorabaugh, who works in conjuncseum regained its welcoming, well-trimmed tion with the firm for Hill. "We got donations and put some of our money in, too, for the flowers and mulch, See IMPACT I page 6 landscaping and (provided) the hard workBY MARY LOU GORNY T I t could be said that Outdoor Recreation, located in Building 805, is your one-stop shop for all things outdoors. From tents to bikes, fishing boats and campers, to skis and white water rafting trips, the Outdoor Rec office has much to offer for outdoor enthusiasts — beginners and professionals alike. Along with offering trips and outdoor equipment, the Outdoor Rec office also functions as the host for several on-base clubs and services. "We do the Rod and Gun Club, the Archery Club and the Equestrian Club," Melanie Salazar, a recreational aide, said. "We also do garden plots," she added, mentioning that there are still several garden plots open and the cost is only $10, which is for water provided through November of this year. This summer, however, the See RECREATION I page 6 Look inside this week's Hilltop Times for... Going country! enthusiastic about rodeo volunteer work See page 4 Does it merit IG attention? Check out their yards Check out what the 388th IG advises BHMH gives out awards for landscaping efforts See page 14 See page 3 |