The Hourglass 4-13-01

Kwajalein Hourglass

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THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASSVolume 41, Number 29 Friday, April 13, 2001

U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands

By Peter RejcekAssociate Editor

Prepare to laugh, danceand play ball over the nextmonth.

Some big-time entertain-ment is coming to Kwaja-lein in April and May, in-cluding the band Every-thing, featuring its 1998breakthrough album, �Su-per Natural,� which hassold about 250,000 albumsto date, and includes thesong, �Hooch.�

�They are considered tobe a celebrity band,� saidSteve Snider, CommunityActivities superintendentof Entertainment Services.

The group has touredwith such big-name bandsas The Barenaked Ladies,Goo Goo Dolls and DaveMatthews Band.

The band is not restingon its laurels, however.Everything is scheduled torelease its fifth album, �TheNew One,� in July.

The band is scheduled toplay Gilligan�s May 2, be-ginning at 7 p.m. An EmonBeach concert will followMay 3 at 5:30 p.m.

There won�t be a Roi-Namur show, but KarinRobas, Roi Community Ac-tivities superintendent,said there will be specialplanes to get Roi residentsto and from Kwaj.

�We always try to send[the acts] to Roi, but be-cause of the very, very tightschedule, we just don�thave the time,� Snider said.

A tight schedule is alsoresponsible for a one-night-only comedy show 7

RMI teachers take lessons at Kwaj Trio of showscoming soon

Camillus Jikit, student teacher from CMIin Majuro, looks at Donna Pippitt’s work inKelly Anderson’s fifth-grade class.

(Photo by Barbara Johnson)

By Barbara JohnsonFeature Writer

Nenette Boucher still remembers thetrip she made to Kwajalein 25 years agowith a group of student teachers fromMajuro. Ever since that trip in 1976 shehas hoped to have a chance to comeback. Last week, for the first time, shedid.

Boucher, vice president of student andcommunity services at the College of theMarshall Islands, came to Kwajalein 25years ago on a mission to learn fromKwaj�s teachers and classrooms. At thattime, she was with the CurriculumLearning and Training Center at Majuro.

She returned last week, with SisterLois Morisky and a group student teach-ers from Majuro, to visit Kwajaleinclassrooms on a trip sponsored by theYokwe Yuk Women�s Club.

�It is beyond my wildest expectations,�Boucher said of the visit. �Never did Ithink it would happen. It was providen-tial.�

Boucher and Sister Lois Morisky, headof education at CMI, arrived April 3 witha group of five student teachers onanother learning expedition. All of thestudent teachers are working on theirAssociate of Sciences degree in Educa-tion; most have had experience teaching,some for several years.

Former Kwaj kid lost at sea survivesFrom staff reports

A former Kwaj kid survived a daydrifting alone at sea before he wasable to swim back to shore at MokuleiaBeach Park on Oahu, Hawaii.

Michael Splittstoesser, a 1985graduate of Kwajalein High School,found himself adrift in sea swells afterhe emerged from a dive off of KaenaPoint and his boat was gone, accord-ing to an April 9 story in the HonoluluStar-Bulletin.

The story said Splittstoesser, 33,was at sea for about 28 hours beforehe made it back to shore. He used hisBCD, buoyancy compensator device,

to keep afloat most of that time beforeditching it to make a swim to land.

�I just filled up the BC and floated,�he told the Star-Bulletin. �I figured Ihad to wait till the following morningtill someone would come get me.�

Attempts to reach Splittstoesser fromKwaj were not immediately success-ful.

Resident Simone Smead, who knewSplittstoesser for about 10 years whenthe two were children on Kwaj, saidshe believed his love of the water savedhis life.

�What helped him out was growingup on Kwaj,� Smead said.

(See YYWC, page 5)

(See USO, page 6)

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Commanding Officer...Col. Curtis L. Wrenn Jr.Public Affairs Officer..............Preston LockridgeEditor..........................................Jim BennettAssociate Editor...............................Peter RejcekFeature Writers....................Barbara Johnson

KW HillisGraphics Designer ...........................Dan AdlerSports Writer ............................Bruce Sinkula

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Editorial

Jest for Fun By Ron Tsubamoto

... for Lizzie, Becky, Roy, Jamie,Matt ...

... for all the children

April is the Month of the MilitaryChild.

A few years ago, a Fort Sam Hous-ton (Texas) family�s little girl lost herbig fight against bone cancer. Herswas a short life of long hospital stayswith bone marrow transplants, ra-diation and chemotherapy.

I�ve never lost a child but I can onlyimagine that there is nothing in lifeto prepare a parent for that loss. Mysons tower over me now and jokinglymock me when I remind them tohonor their mother (or I�ll whack themwith my walker someday!).

My sons have grown up and grownaway from me, but that�s what chil-

dren do. They grow and go, and I missmine ... all the time.

�Our children come through us,but they are not ours to keep. Theybelong to life itself. We can give themour love, but they have their ownthoughts. We can shelter their bod-ies, but their souls belong to tomor-row.

�We are only bows from which ourchildren go forth as arrows.�

Kahlil Gibran wrote that. I wish Ihad.

Nature asks the young to bury theold. Nothing prepares us for the re-verse.

Nothing could prepare militaryneighbors at Fort Devens, Mass., forthe cruel, fatal illness that slowlystole their little Becky�s energy tofight.

Nor could any of us foresee thetragic accident that claimed anotherArmy son�s entire future just as it

was about to begin � the night of hishigh school graduation.

My sister-in-law waited a lifetimeand nine months to bring a babyhome from the hospital. Ten weekslater, in the early morning light, anugly crib death took her daughter.

� Denise, one of twins. Tiny, fairDionne. Tall, healthy Matt who tookhis life at the age of 22.

Nothing prepares mothers and fa-thers for this. Nothing.

When the unthinkable happens,where do they get the courage to goon? Do they already possess it, or isit doled out with each day? How muchof the pain can they share with fam-ily and friends? Why doesn�t the plea-sure they�re given from their otherchildren somehow fill the emptiness?Do they turn within themselves, orsimply turn away?

And, how do they tell others theystill want to talk about their child; tosay and hear his or her name � evenyears later?

Maybe we learn to accept the sea-sons of the heart just as we acceptthe seasons of the year. Perhaps joyis a relative term; that it cannot befully appreciated without first know-ing sorrow intimately.

Perhaps.

Loss of a child leaves many questions unanswered

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CWF auction to benefit Christmas drop, sponsor speakersBy Barbara JohnsonFeature Writer

Have you been dreamingabout a sunset sail on thelagoon? A stay in a B&B onthe big island of Hawaii?How about a personaltrainer or someone to scanyour photos and make youa custom CD slide show?

These and about 100other services and items willbe auctioned at the Chris-tian Women�s FellowshipSilent Auction Monday, be-ginning at 2:30 p.m. in theMP room. The event will lastuntil 5 p.m.

�The Silent Auction prom-ises to be a big event,� saidJune Foltz, event chairmanand president of CWF.

Contributions for the auc-tion were received frommembers and nonmem-bers, including cash dona-tions to help with the event.

�People are very gener-ous,� Foltz said.

It�s a good idea to come atthe beginning of the auc-tion, she said, explainingthat inexpensive items,most valued under $10,such as espresso coffeebeans, wrapping paper,

and used books, will be soldon a cash-and-carry basis,and the best items will gofast.

Early in the afternoon,bidders can begin biddingon items and enjoy refresh-ments, including cottoncandy, cappuccino and freechips and salsa.

Residents donated a widevariety of items to be auc-tioned: food, flowers, jew-elry, clothing, services, art,lessons, outings and more.

Among the art works wait-ing for the highest bidderwill be a framed photo ofthe green flash, a stainedglass piece in cobalt blueby Maggie Fuller, four ofLinda Wade�s prints, a Kwa-jalein sketch by EileenCarson and a pencil-col-ored black and white photoby Tamera Wilcox.

Services include a guidedtour of Roi radars for eight,a sunset cruise on MikeCheatham�s boat, a guidedtour of Ebeye, a home-sewnoutfit, maid service andyard work.

John Tompkins donateda bowling party for ten, andPat Savage and Elaine Hol-

land donated one of theirpopular high teas. Otherresidents donated scuba,swimming, sewing and pi-ano lessons. A Noah�s Arksampler by designer TeresaWentzler includes instruc-tions, materials and eventhe teacher.

At a silent auction, itemsare either displayed or de-scribed on a card, accom-panied by a bid sheet. Thefirst bidder writes his or hername and bid amount onthe first line, and each suc-ceeding bidder adds hisname and a higher amounton the line below the lastbid. The items will have atleast a $10 minimum bid.

When time is called, theperson whose name is atthe bottom, with the high-est bid, wins the item. Thehighest bidder must bepresent at the auction towin.

The Rev. John Dorr, Prot-estant chaplain, will serveas emcee for the event andwill announce door prizewinners every 15 minutes.

CWF is a nondenomina-tional Christian women�sorganization open to all

women on Kwaj and Roi.There are no membershipfees, and meetings andevents are open to anywoman who wishes to at-tend.

CWF has sponsoredWomen�s World Day of Prayer,weekly bible study groups,cultural exchanges and aChristian women�s retreatwith women from Majuro.

This is CWF�s first auc-tion. The group would liketo use some of the proceedsto bring Cherith Rydbeck,missionary from Ecuadorwho visited last year, alongwith her husband, back toKwajalein as a guestspeaker, Foltz said. Lastyear Rydbeck was able tovisit churches on Majuro,Ebeye and Third Island, aswell as Kwajalein, and Foltzsaid it was a very impor-tant event for the people onthose islands.

Proceeds from the auc-tion will also be used forCWF projects such as theCarlson Christmas Drop,special speakers for re-treats, child care for CWFevents and to support otherfellowship activities.

Aloha flight attendants and Mar-shallese dancers join with IroijMichael Kabua (front) to welcomeAloha Vice President of SalesDaniel Gleason Tuesday night. TheHawaii-based carrier rolled into theterminal on its inaugural flight foradditional service to the Kwajaleinand Ebeye communities Tuesday.In addition to its Friday eveningflight into Kwajalein and Saturdaymorning flight out to Majuro, Alohanow offers a Tuesday evening flightto Majuro and a Wednesdayafternoon flight to Honolulu.

(Photo by Larry Allen)

The friendly skies



Grade 12High Honors (3.67+) � Emily

Baker, Danielle Bellknap, EmilyDuncan, Christina Hamill, JessicaJacobs, Susan Landgraff, David Para-dise, Kristen Pichler, David Rehman,Keela Williams

Honors (3.50-3.66) � Floyd Corder,Giselle Gil

Merit (3.00-3.49) � BrendanGreene, Lynn Pippitt, Alicia Sowden

Grade 11High Honors (3.67+) � Sean

Cummings, Katie DeLong, AnthonyDesmarais, Jeremy Gideon, AustinLong, Spencer Mawhar, Grace Powell

Honors (3.50-3.66) � JamesCorder, Patricia Fritz, Burke Vinluan,Jennifer Westermann

Merit (3.00-3.49) � JacquelineButler, Labrok Lanej, Randy McKeen,Bethany Riley

Grade 10High Honors (3.67+) � Anna-

Maria Alves, Eric Corder, RachelCorrado, Nicole Dowsett, Nanelle Fel-lows, Gillian Godlewski, Megan Gra-ham, Robert Hamill, Alicia Stoddard

Honors (3.50-3.66) � Eric PichlerMerit (3.00-3.49) � Patrick Casey,

Tanner Duncan, Shaun MacDonald,John Shultz, Stephanie Winter

Grade 9High Honors (3.67+) � Sarah

Alves, David Barbella, Tanya Corder,Stephanie Flavin, Kayla Hardin,Nathan Holzrichter, Jonathan Miller,Camilla Morrison, Christina

PadayhagHonors (3.50-3.66) � Spencer

Barrs, Jonathon CasselMerit (3.00-3.49) � Stephanie

Hileman, Clifford Lamug, ShannonMacDonald, Monique Moreno, AnjaPierre-Mike, Daniel Razook, PatrickRiordan, Timothy Samuel, RobertWestermann

Grade 8High Honors (3.67+) � Jacob

Baldassini, Stephanie Berlind, JessieBrown, Kevin Corrado, Leslie-AnaCurtiss, Richard Grant, ElizabethHorner, Carol Ann McKeen, MarcyPeterson, Melissa Razook, RobertSchubach

Honors (3.50-3.66) � Alicia Fuller,Kealohaonalani Hall, James Jacobs,Ian Taylor

Merit (3.00-3.49) � David Frediani,Rudy Gil, Brandon Harville, AndrewHedman, Brandon L�Esperance,Shem Livai, Anthony Poirier, RoryScott

Grade 7High Honors (3.67+) � Emily Alves,

Sara Barrs, Elizabeth Bouchard, Me-lissa Burt, Maxwell Cohen, AaronDuncan, Sarah Holzrichter, StevenShotts

Honors (3.50-3.66) � AshleyDeLong, Racheal Teagarden

Merit (3.00-3.49) � Lisa Barbella,Robyn Clark, Sean Corrado, GaryHall, Kelly Hornbrook, Michelle Lopez,James Ouderkirk, Allison Peacock,Jeffrey Schilling, Mallory Smith

Kwajalein Jr./Sr. High School Honor RollThird Quarter

From Kwajalein High SchoolGraduating senior Susan Land-

graff won a National Principal�s Lead-ership Award scholarship sponsoredby the National Association of Sec-ondary School Principals.

Earlier this year, Principal StephenHowell selected Susan to representthe school in the competition.

�In 34 years as an educator, this isonly the second student I have hadthe opportunity to congratulate as anational winner,� Howell said, add-ing that both winners have been fromKwajalein High School.

Landgraff competed against more

than 7,500 school winners through-out the United States. She is one ofjust 150 national winners and willreceive a scholarship award of$1,000.

Nominees are selected basedupon their leadership, their par-ticipation in service organizations,achievements in the arts and sci-ences, employment experience,academic record and a written es-say.

Landgraff, the daughter of Jim andMichelle Landgraff, has acceptedadmission to the University of Cali-fornia at Santa Barbara.

Landgraff earns national scholarship award

BQs to undergoperiodic fire drillsFrom staff reports

A change in an Army regulationregarding fire and emergency ser-vices will impact BQ residentsand some TDY personnel.

To comply with National FireProtection Association stan-dards, the fire department willconduct fire exit drills at the BQs,according to Jerry Leverett, Kwa-jalein Fire Department assistantchief.

The change in regulation is apart of the Army�s efforts to im-prove the quality of life and in-crease safety, fire departmentofficials said.

The fire exit drills will be con-ducted at least twice per year perbuilding. Leverett said the drillswill not be overly disruptive, butwill require everyone to exit thebuilding until Fire, Safety andHousing personnel determine bya door-to-door check there is noone still inside.

Those who don�t comply will geta letter further explaining theirresponsibilities. A second inci-dent will result in a letter to theresident and his/her manager. Athird incident will result in a let-ter to the commander.

Leverett said he does not knowof any major BQ fires in the re-cent past. The last incident oc-curred in October at the PacificBQ, when a TDY person left apiece of cloth over a lampshadewhile the light was still on.

�It smoked up the room prettywell,� Leverett said, adding thatdamage was limited thanks to aquick response by fire depart-ment personnel.

BQs that have been renovatedover the last several years weredone so with the most currentcodes and standards. Each roomis equipped with a smoke detec-tor, and all of the most recentlyrenovated buildings also have asprinkler system.

Questions? Call assistant chiefof Fire Prevention, Ken Riley, 52137.


�I wanted [the students] to seethe possibilities. This situation isworld�s apart,� Boucher said.

The group of student teachersand supervisors had a full sched-ule, with classroom observations inkindergarten through eighth grade,and at the Child DevelopmentCenter. They also observed specialmusic and computer classes. Thevisit included discussions withteachers, a visit to the library,tours and social activities, includ-ing bowling, breakfasts, lunchesand a beach barbecue.

The visit ended at a lunch withScarlett Scholte, where they dis-cussed how to put what they hadlearned here to use in Majuro.

Debbie Mawhar, English as aSecond Language teacher atKwajalein schools, coordinated theclassroom visits and tours andserved as hostess to the group.

Sister Lois, on her first trip toKwajalein, said she appreciated thechance for her student teachers tosee some of the things that can bedone and expressed her thanks tothe women�s club for helping makethis visit possible.

Rosehanna Sawej, a specialeducation teacher in Majuro,visited Gwendolyn Kelly�s third-grade class Thursday morning.After walking around the class ob-serving the colorful bulletin boardsand taking notes, she remarkedwith enthusiasm that even withthe limited resources on Majuro,�there�s a lot we can do.�

Boucher also commented on thevalue of observing discipline tech-niques. Speaking of one class shevisited, she said, �Our teachers willobserve how she handles disci-pline. It was beautifully organized.�She added, �If they�re not payingattention, they�re not learning.�

At a luncheon for staff andvisitors Thursday, the studentteachers spoke about what theyhad observed during the week. Onething they all noticed was how theclassrooms were arranged andtheir colorful and educational

bulletin boards. Another commonobservation was classroom disci-pline techniques.

Halley Lelwoj, who has beenteaching for 10 years and is work-ing on his degree, said it was usefulto observe the classroom arrange-ments and ideas for group disci-pline, how to keep the room quiet.

Also noticing the bulletin boardswas Jenkwan Rang, a fourth-gradeteacher, who teaches full time atCMI�s lab school.

�I�m really enjoying staying hereand learning a lot,� he said. �Shar-ing ideas helps the children.� Rangtalked about his first teaching job onEbadon, where he taught 42 stu-dents ranging from first to eighthgrade. Preparing lessons for all thestudents was difficult, he said.

Lanta Elbon is teaching first gradeat Majuro, but has taught uppergrades previously. She said theteachers here are well organized.

�If the teachers focus on teachingchildren, the children will learn,�Elbon said with emphasis. �I reallylike the rooms, there are things tolearn from the word walls.�

The idea of the trip began,Boucher said, when she received ane-mail about another subject from

Cris Lindborg, whom she had nevermet. Boucher happened to mentionthat she had enjoyed her visits tothe schools back in the �70s andwished she could revive them.

Lindborg passed the idea on tothe Education and AssistanceCommittee of the Yokwe YukWomen�s Club, who agreed tosponsor the trip by paying for thegroup�s airfare and lodging, and tosuperintendent of schools, KarenAmmann.

�The EAC is trying to help pro-mote training for teachers in theclassrooms,� said Melissa Vessar,chairperson. �It was great to seeone of our grants in action. Theteachers really seemed to get a lotout of it.�

�The value is in meeting peoplewho are colleagues and have achance to share what�s going on inour classrooms with someone else,�Ammann said. �Our teachers loveto share. We don�t have as manyvisitors as in the states.�

And the Majuro teachers obvi-ously benefitted from the sharingtoo. Sister Lois summed it up, �If wecan get [the teachers] to see class-rooms like this, they will know theyexist.�

(Photo by Barbara Johnson)

Rosehanna Sawej, special education teacher from Majuro, observes GwendolynKelly’s third-grade class during the Majuro student teachers’ visit last week.

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p.m. Wednesday at the RichardsonTheater. Snider said the outdoorvenue will ensure everyone whowants to see the show can.

Again, special flights are beingarranged for Roi residents, accord-ing to Robas.

The comedi-ans, who haveappeared onvenues like TheTonight Showand ComedyCentral, areLisa Sund-stedt, Spankyand Kevin Jor-dan.

�I travel all over the world doingshows for my troops, anywhere theysend my troops, I will go,� Jordansaid over e-mail.

Sodexho Marriott will be on handserving �picnic basket� platters ofcheese, cold chicken and otheritems, along with alcoholic bever-ages, including specialty wines.

The show is rated PG-13 andSnider said parents should beaware that the show is meant foran adult audience.

Coming later in May are the Fieldof Dreams Ghost Players. Foundedin 1990 after the movie �Field ofDreams� put Dyersville, Iowa, on

the map, the Ghost Players are ontheir fifth overseas tour.

�We really enjoy doing theseevents and meeting all the greatpeople in the communities,� saidKeith Rahe, Field of Dreams GhostPlayers general manager.

There will be 15players plusthree supportcrew, Snidersaid. The sched-ule of events isstill undecided,but there will bea game betweenthe Dyersville na-tives and a teamof Kwaj all-stars.

The Ghost Players are tentativelyscheduled to be here May 11-15.

One show that�s not coming thisyear is the Harlem Ambassadors, agroup that performs basketball ac-robatics similar to that of theHarlem Globetrotters. The show hadbeen tentatively scheduled for theend of May, but Snider said logisti-cally it wasn�t possible.

All three shows are being broughtto Kwajalein by the United ServicesOrganization. Sponsors include De-partment of Defense, Armed ForcesEntertainment, AT&T, USAA,Glaxo-SmithKline, BAE Systemsand Yahoo!.

guage during the ceremony while itwas being videotaped. The tape will besent home to Drabek�s family andfriends, who are also hearing impaired.

After the ceremony, everyone movedto the Scuba Shack, where refresh-ments were served while MikeDonohue provided the entertainmentas he played his bagpipe.

The newlyweds left in a cart deco-rated with ribbons and bows, and astring of empty cans clattered be-hind them. Well-wishers followedthem to the Outrigger Club, wherethe celebration continued.

Later the bride and groom had theirfirst dance together as man and wife.They danced to a romantic ballad byMC Potts, a singer who was recentlya guest entertainer for the residentson Kwaj and Roi.

Karin Robas caught the bridal bou-quet, and the bachelors attached asymbolical ball and chain to Drabek�sankle. Drabek didn�t let the ball weighhim down, as he spent the rest of thetime clanking around on the dancefloor.

For a photographic look at the wed-ding, check out Richard Brook�swebsite at www.roi-rat.com.

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“I travel all over theworld doing shows formy troops, anywhere

they send my troops, Iwill go.”

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Kwajalein Hourglass Page 7FridayApril, 2001

By Bruce SinkulaSports Writer

Big numbers equaled a bigwin for the largest contingentof Majuro Tennis Club mem-bers to travel to Kwajalein forthe Micronesian Cup TennisTournament.

MTC brought 42 players herelast weekend to compete in theninth annual tournament. TheMTC successfully defended thecup by winning 32 matches toKwajalein Tennis Club�s 27.

Friday night representativesfrom both tennis clubs set outto schedule the nearly 70 adultand junior matches. The ob-jective was to match up par-ticipants of comparable skilllevel, according to Rich Sasiela,KTC president.

�The main goal is to enjoyeach other and enjoy the ten-nis,� he added.

Play began early Saturday morn-ing, with official opening ceremoniesheld at the Koenig/Jabar tenniscourts that evening.

Each match was a one-set affair.Men�s matches were played until aplayer, or a doubles team, won eightgames. The women and juniors playedthe conventional six-game set.

The Majuro junior tennis playersregained their Micronesian Cupfrom their Kwajalein opponents bywinning six matches to four. Thejunior tennis tournament featuredseveral close matches, some ofwhich headed to a tiebreaking gameto be decided.

The logistics of holding such a tour-nament are almost as challenging asthe matches themselves: The actualdate for the annual event wasn�t fi-nalized until less than a month ago.

�In mid-March, USAKA approvedthe use of one 1900D aircraft,� Sasielasaid, adding that there was a lot to doin such a short time.

Like choosing a weekend for thetournament. Last weekend was se-

lected after coordination with theMTC.

The smaller capacity USAKA air-craft, compared to the former Dash-7s, also presented a challenge. ButSasiela said the expanded Aloha Air-lines flight schedule helped take careof the record number of off-islandparticipants.

About two dozen Majuro tennisplayers arrived here Friday night viaAloha Airlines, with the remaindertraveling to Kwajalein late Saturdaymorning on a special USAKA flight.

After play concluded early Sundaynight, it was off to the Yokwe YukClub for the banquet and awardsceremony. The Micronesian Cup tro-phy was presented to MTC presidentWally Milne on behalf of his team. Itis the fourth year in a row that MTChas won the cup.

�Everyone has been very nice andfriendly,� Milne said. �I would alsolike to thank the commander and theKTC for hosting us. And we extend aninvitation to the KTC to come toMajuro next year.�

Sports and Leisure

By Bruce SinkulaSports Writer

The Kwajalein High School boysand girls basketball teams traveledto Majuro, dominating a weekendtournament that saw both teamssweep the competition away in twogames each.

It was the third year in a row theboys team has traveled to Majuro,according to Floyd Corder.

�Most of them were used to theexperience,� Corder said. It was thefirst trip to Majuro for the girls.

The teams raised money to helpdefray the cost of traveling to Majuro.�The girls would really like to thankthe whole community,� said a grate-ful coach Tahara Moreno. �They sup-ported us 100 percent and the girlsplayed hard.�

The Spartan girls team defeatedthe RMI all-stars in games playedSaturday night, 49-23, and Mondaymorning, 51-28. Despite the scores,�they were a tough two games,�Moreno said.

The Spartan boys team took on theRMI high school champions, Assump-tion High, on Saturday night anddefeated them 86-62. On Monday,the opponent was an all-star teamassembled from the best RMI highschool teams. The Spartan boys tri-umphed again, 81-71.

�I was a little worried because theirseason has just ended and ours juststarted,� Corder said.

All the games were played underinternational basketball rules. Thegames were also broadcast on localtelevision and radio on Majuro, ac-cording to Moreno.

Kwaj hoopstersdominate RMIteams in Majuro

Majuro clubdefends titleagainst KTC

KTC player Laptok Langrus serves during adoubles match in Micronesian Cup action Sun-day. Langrus, and his playing partner, BrianBerlind, won their match eight games to four.However, the Majuro Tennis Club went on toretain the Micronesian Cup.

(Photo by Bruce Sinkula)

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Sports and Leisure

By Carol SwordContributing Writer

Pat Donovan won the sixth annualLarry Kalawe Memorial Golf Tourna-ment April 8 at Roi-Namur.

Donovan, who works at Roi Telem-etry, won the tournamentwith 54 points in theStableford format.

�It was a great day forgolf. I had a lot of fun,� saidDonovan, who won boththe front nine and the over-all points.

Larry Roberts, Roi-Namur Country Club presi-dent, won the men�s longdrive.

�Everyone had a goodtime for a good cause inthe memory of LarryKalawe,� Roberts said. �We appreci-ate the Kwaj folks coming to Roi. Theymade up half of the 50 players whoparticipated today.�

It was a battle for the women�s long

drive betwen Shirley Smith and NidSponseller. Sponseller won.

�I was lucky with the wind,� saidSponseller, who also won the tourna-ment in 1999.

�Roi was blessed with recent rain,so the coursewas nice andgreen,� Smithadded.

Andy Frase,who recentlyshot a hole-in-one on Kwaj,was the closestto the pin in oneshot at 181inches on holenumber ten.

�The tourna-ment was a suc-

cess because it was a communityeffort,� Frase said.

�It was a nice tournament� saidWillie Ng, who won the back nine andwas the co-winner with Lloyd Jordan

Deenju won the Women�s B Divi-sion Softball championship, twogames to one, by thrashing theScrubs, 25-5, Friday night. Muchlike their game one victory, Deenjuraced out to a huge early lead,scoring 13 runs while blanking theScrubs over the first three innings.They never looked back. Softballseason returns again in Septem-ber.

The Kwajalein Golf AssociationApril Fun Tournament is April 23,with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Par-ticipants should be at the courseby 9:30 a.m. to pay the entry feeand purchase mulligans.

The format is a nine-holescramble, with three-person teams,and the course will be set up back-wards. Each team will have to useat least two drives from each player.

Entry fee is $20 per person forKGA members and $30 for non-members. Mulligans will be sold at$5 each, with a limit of two per

Tuesday, April 176 p.m. ................................................... Marco/Foul Play7 p.m. ............................................. Chargogg/Stingrays8 p.m. .................................... Undertow/The Inebriators

Thursday, April 196 p.m. .................................... Foul Play/The Inebriators7 p.m. .................................................. Stingrays/Marco

Water Polo Schedule

Saturday, April 145 p.m. ............................... Blood Brothers/Mandamus II6 p.m. .............................. Calvary Boys/Supply System7 p.m. ............................................ Stubbies/Navigators8 p.m. ........................................... Earth Pigs/SPI Boys

Monday, April 165 p.m. ............................................. En Jab Rub/SP Red6 p.m. ........................................ Mandamus II/Wong-Ho7 p.m. ............................................... Group 4/Nameless8 p.m. .......................................... Earth Pigs/Mavericks

Tuesday, April 175 p.m. ...................................... Island Girls/Lady Doves6 p.m. ................................................ WD 40/SP II Girls7 p.m. ................................ Kaurur JaJa/Blood Brothers8 p.m. ............................................. SPI Boys/Primetime

Wednesday, April 185 p.m. ............................................ Wind-Ed/SP III Girls6 p.m. ................................................ LDS Men/SP Blue7 p.m. ......................................... Navigators/HB Monnin

Thursday, April 195 p.m. ................................................ QP Men II/Mosey6 p.m. ......................................... SP I Girls/Island Girls7 p.m. ........................................ Brickdaddies/QP Boys8 p.m. .......................................... Earth Pigs/SP I Boys

Friday, April 205 p.m. ................................................ Fikima/SP II Girls6 p.m. ................................... Kaurur JaJa/Mandamus II7 p.m. .............................................. Stubbies/CMI Boys8 p.m. ........................................... Mavericks/Primetime

Adult Basketball Schedule

in last year�s event.�This is a tournament for charity,�

explained Dale Sponseller, Roi-Namur Country Club treasurer.�Nearly $2,000 was raised. All theproceeds will be donated to the Kwaj

Shrine Club in the nameof Larry Kalawe.�

Mark Grode, a previouswinner in 1997, played hislast game on Roi becausehe will be PCSing in lessthan a week.

�I�ll miss beating Kwaj inthe Atoll Cup next year,�Grode said. With those de-parting words, he left toplay one more hole beforepacking his clubs for theirfinal shipment home.

Roi-Namur has hostedtwo major tournaments this year.The sixth annual Atoll Cup wasplayed on Roi in January. Roi wonthe Atoll Cup, 10-6, evening up theCup series at three a piece.

Donovan wins Larry Kalawe memorial golf tourney

Sports Briefs

Call the Sports Hotline at 54190 foran update on game schedules, officialsand scorekeepers.

person.Handicaps are based on 20 per-

cent of lowest nine-hold handicapand 15 percent of each of the otherteam members.

To sign up, call Flynn Gideon at54168 or e-mail at [email protected]. Those without a teamwill be put together to form addi-tional teams if necessary.

The 2001 Rustman Triathlon isApril 30. Information packs, includ-ing registration forms, are postedon the mini-mall bulletin board.

Registration deadline is Thurs-day, April 26.

This is the 22nd annual Kwaja-lein triathlon, sponsored by theKwajalein Running Club.

Those interested in helping con-duct the race can call Bob or JaneSholar at 51815.

Pat DonovanLarry Kalawe


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HELP WANTEDThe following on-island positions areopen with Raytheon. For more informa-tion or to submit a resumé or applica-tion, call HR employment, Andrea, 53705.

BOTANIST. Part time. Seeking individualwith Bachelor of Science in botany, biologyor related field. Responsibilities includedetermining requirements for maintenanceof Kwajalein Public Gardens, plant care andmaintenance tasks, coordinating and di-recting employee and volunteer projectswithin Kwajalein Public Gardens, speciesidentification and diversification of Kwajaleinspecies with native species from otherislands, coordinating solicitation of volun-teer help and planting vegetation withinvarious Kwajalein landscaping projects,maintaining records to reflect work accom-plished and other duties as assigned.

SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERK. Full time.Responsible for processing payments andcashing checks for customers, enteringdata into Oracle, issuing TA tickets fortravel to Roi, daily bank deposit, depositreconciliation, assisting with end-of-monthclosing procedures for cash office and serv-ing customers on a daily basis. Requiresexcellent communication and customer-ser-vice skills as well as accuracy and attentionto detail. Computer experience preferred.

APPLICATIONS are now being accepted forthe Raytheon Summer Employment Pro-gram. We are seeking individuals who enjoyworking with children and can help providea safe, fun learning environment. Adultsand students are encouraged to apply.Applications will be accepted through May15. Applicants selected will be required tosupport the Summer Fun program as in-structors or recreation aides. First sessionbegins June 12. Applicants may be requiredto undergo a criminal history backgroundcheck. Applications can be picked up at theRaytheon Human Resources Office in Build-ing 700. Applicants will be required to fillout a supplemental questionnaire. For moreinformation on the Summer EmploymentProgram, call Andrea, 53705.

Raytheon off-island positions are up-dated weekly in the Career Opportuni-ties Book at the HR counter, Bldg. 700.

WANTEDPATIO COVER for 400-series house. Call54641.

BIKE TRAILER of any type and set ofwomens golf clubs. Call 51091.

LOSTKALLOY SCOOTER with green wheels. Call52517.

HOMEMADE twin-bed quilt with airplanesat church retreat in Religious EducationBuilding. Call 54364.

FOUNDCHILD�S BINOCULARS at elementary schoolplayground. Call 52276.

TYR GOGGLES with blue lenses and blueplastic scoop toy at Emon Beach. Call52663.

PATIO SALESMONDAY, 6:30-10:30 a.m., Qtrs. 124-A.PCS sale. Ten years of stuff, all must go.

MONDAY, 7-10 a.m., Qtrs. 495-A. PCSsale. Household items, teen and adult cloth-ing, furniture, tools, waveboard.

MONDAY, 8-10 a.m., Qtrs. 125-B. PCSsale. Children�s clothes, videos, householditems. No early birds.

FOR SALEPCS PLANT SALE: Former Quarters of theQuarter plants, all must go; metal bike cart,$125; kayak, $350; 8' x 8' and 4' x 9' patiodecks; queen-size mattress, available May10. Call Toni, 54698 evenings.

21' YAMAHA powerboat with 115 hp out-board and 8 hp kicker, center-console stylewith small cabin in front, runs great, needsnothing, good boat for fishing, diving orwater skiing, includes boat house No. 300,over $12,500 invested, will sell for $10,500.Call 53070.




SCUBA TANKS: two U.S. Diver HP 3500steel 80 CF and one U.S. Diver HP 3500steel 105 CF, for sale separately or to-gether. Call 52450.

BIKES: 24" Kwaj-condition and 20" boysbike, used but not bad condition, $10 each.Call 52415.

PCS SALE. Fence and window blinds for400-series house. Call Sgt. Gutierrez,53461/53424W or 53731H.

�KIMO SABE.� 25' center-console, direct-drive powerboat with 351cubic inch Fordengine, includes aluminum trailer, coveredlot and boat shack with all the necessities tofish or dive, great Mother�s Day gift. CallJim, 51494.

PC COMPUTER games: Thief, Starship Ti-tanic, Tiberian Sun, 12 O�Clock High, DeusEx, Symbiocom, Magic and Mayhem, ShadowWatch, Mummy, Starcraft, $10 each. Call52161.

MICROWAVE OVEN, $150; toaster oven,

$40; two wood file cabinets, $25 each;kitchen dinette set table with four cloth-covered chairs with wheels; aluminum bike,$50; computer desk, $50; Sony 50+1 CDplayer, $275; JVC stereo VCR, $175; largebeige recliner, $200; La-Z-Boy recliner,blue, $175. Call 52312H or 56303 or56712W.

BERBER CARPET for 200-series house;aluminum charcoal grill, $30; inflatableboat, $20; Infinity minuet 5 speakers with50-watt subwoofers, $500; Sony TR 81camcorder, Ikelite underwater housing, SonySport weather housing, all just $750; superfast skateboard, $30; JVC 31" TV, $400;desk, $300; 8' bookshelf, $150; pond withfountain, $100. Call 52602.

TWO GIRLS Speedo bathing suits, size 30,new. Call Erica, 52527.

GARMIN E-Trex global positioning satelliteunit, new, used twice, great to get you todive sites, $100 firm. Call Drew, 51161.

STAIR-STEPPER and foosball table, both ingood condition, $50 each or best offer. Call52439.

HOOVER MACH 2.1 Wind Tunnel vacuum/carpet sweeper, with attachments. $75.Call 51038 after 4 p.m.

FAX MACHINE with extra paper, $30; mensdive gear: BCD, XL, weight belt and weights,regulator, in great condition, $200; twoceiling fans, new, still in box, $40; 9°-13°-19° Olimar tri-metal woods, graphite shafts,with head covers, $200; golf bag pull cart,$30; AT&T answering machine, $20. CallJohn, 51130.

18' RUBBER BOAT with boat lot (No. 50 byroundhouse with power and water) and boat

Propane tanks, purged or brandnew, are no longer authorized to be

shipped along with household goods.Questions? Call the

Transportation Office, 52101.

house. Call 54489.

1989 YAMAHA 150 hp twin outboard en-gines, one counter-rotating, SS props, re-mote control cabling, some new parts, bothrun with good compression, one has startermount problem. See at boat lot No. 6 or callScott, 52774.

GE DISHWASHER, portable, 2½ years old,works great, $150; 12' x 15' area rug, cut tofit right side units of 400-series two-bed-room housing, $25; two brown staircaserunners, $10 each; assorted sheer cur-tains, tension rods and homemade val-ances, various prices; two 38½" blue vinylblinds, $2 each. All available the end ofApril. Call 52793.

CORDLESS TELEPHONE, $15; 18 feet of1" x 12" shelving wood with four anglebrackets, $35. Call 58954.

COMMUNITY NOTICESNATIONAL INFANT Immunization Week. Thehospital outpatient nursing staff invitesparents to bring their child�s (infant throughhigh school age) immunization records tothe hospital April 24-28, 1:30-4 p.m., andthey will update them and inform you of anyimmunizations needed.

BOWLING CENTER will be closed Satur-day, April 28, 6-10 p.m., due to high schoolactivities. Questions? Call Ramton, 53320.

THERE WILL be a poetry reading by localisland authors Saturday, April 28, 7 p.m., inCAC Room 7. Attendance is free and in-cludes refreshments. Children are welcomeand invited to read their poetry. If you would

Small Arms Range Notice

The small arms range will be inoperation Wednesday, April 18,8 a.m.-noon. Avoid the hazard area shownbelow.All watercraft observe the redflags on the southwest end of theisland.

Why OPSEC?Our adversaries havedeveloped methods of

collecting valuable informationabout USAKA/KMR activities and

operations. OPSEC is usedto counter agents in theirefforts to determine our

weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

Tickets for theBallroom

Dinner/DanceApril 22 aregoing fast!

Get yours and support thestage band.

Call Nate, 53578, Cris,52935, or Dick, 51684.



Sunday, 4 p.m.,at

RichardsonTheater

For childrenup through

sixthgrade

Bring yourbasket!

Questions? Call Amber, 53331

like to participate, call Eileen, 52244 eve-nings or weekends.

HOLMBERG FAIRWAYS Golf Course willbe closed for tee-times Monday, April 23,10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in support of the KGA-sponsored fun tournament. Questions? CallCommunity Activities, 53331.

APRIL HOMESCHOOL assembly is tomor-row, 2:30 p.m., in CRC Room 6. Comeprepared with your presentations and toparticipate in Earth Day activities. Ques-

tions? Call Erica, 52527.

GEORGE SEITZ PTO will meet Thursday, 7p.m., in the elementary school music room.

JOIN US in wishing Bob and Kathy Valenciaa fond farewell April 22, 6:30 p.m., at thecountry club pavilion. $12 per person for aSanta Maria-style barbecue. RSVP by to-morrow to Darlene, 51517.

MASONIC FELLOWSHIP meets Wednes-day, April 18, 7 p.m., in the Yokwe YukClub Kabua room. For more information,call Bob Hatcher, 53279.

HIGH SCHOOL art show and recital is May3, 6-8:30 p.m., in the MP room.

TEXAS AGGIE muster is Saturday, April 21.If you would like to attend, call Lou Askew,52194W or 52208H, by tomorrow.

SCHOOL ADVISORY Council will hold itsmonthly meeting Wednesday, 7 p.m., in theelementary school music room. Action itemswill be the science and computer curricula.Public is invited.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT Center is offering atwo-day workshop on mother�s helper forchildren age nine and older planning toassist mothers at home, April 17-18, 3:30-4:30 p.m., at the CDC. Workshop will beconducted by Angie Dampier and KrisBrown. Sign up by tomorrow at CommunityEducation, 51078.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT Center is offering ahome alone workshop April 17, 7 p.m., atthe CDC, for children age nine or older bySeptember. Parents and students both mustattend. Workshop will be conducted byAngie Dampier and Kris Brown. Sign up atCommunity Education, 51078.

USAKA PARALEGAL Ms. Standifer will beon Roi-Namur tomorrow 9:15-11 a.m. Tomake an appointment for legal assistance,call 51431.

SCRAPBOOKING extravaganza is Monday,April 23, noon-6 p.m., in the ReligiousEducation Building. Join us for an after-noon (for one hour or six hours) to work onyour albums or just to see what scrapbookingis all about. Bring your own snacks anddrinks. Questions? Call Mary, 52793.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL art show will beApril 28, 6-8 p.m., in the MP room. Comesee the funky, fantastic student art work.

Ahoy me hearties!If it's a seafarin' lad or lass yer wantin' ta be, go to the boatin'

orientation May 2-3, 6-8 p.m., in CAC Room 1. $20 is ta' be paid and ya'need to be goin' both nights. Sign up at Small Boat Marina or

Community Activities. Questions? Call 53643.

A Silent AuctionSponsored by

Christian Women's Fellowship

Monday, 2:30-5 p.m.,in the MP room

Questions? Call Amy, 42681



SaturdayHow the Grinch Stole Christmas(PG, New Release)Ron Howard directed this live-action adap-tation of Dr. Seuss� classic yuletide story.The reclusive Grinch, shunned from Whovilleyears ago because of his horrid appear-ance, seeks revenge against his formerneighbors. His scheme is simple: With thehelp of his dog, Max, the Grinch will stealChristmas, pilfering every last present, treeand decoration. (Jim Carrey; AnthonyHopkins narrates) (105 minutes)Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m.Duets (R, New Release)The lives of six characters intersect as theyeach move closer to their destiny at thenational karaoke final in Omaha in this roadcomedy with music. (Huey Lewis, GwynethPaltrow, Paul Giamatti) (112 minutes)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8 p.m.Best in Show (PG-13, New Release)This semi-improvised comedy from Christo-pher Guest casts a satirical gaze on theworld of championship dog breeding andtraining, as a television crew is on hand todocument the prestigious Mayflower Ken-nel Club Dog Show. Competition is fierceand funny among the canine devotees.(Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Ed BegleyJr.) (90 minutes)Tradewinds Theater, 8 p.m.

SundayBest in Show (PG-13, New Release)Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m.Duets (R, New Release)Tradewinds Theater, 7:30 p.m.How the Grinch Stole Christmas(PG, New Release)Tradewinds Theater, 9:30 p.m.

MondayHow the Grinch Stole Christmas(PG, New Release)Richardson Theater 7:30 p.m.Duets (R, New Release)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 8 p.m.

See you at the movies!

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Tonight: Partly cloudy with isolated show-ers.Winds: East-northeast to east at 8 to 12knots.Tomorrow: Chance of showers.Winds: East-northeast to east-southeast at 8to 12 knots.Temperature: Tonight�s low 79°

Tomorrow�s high 87°April rain total: 1.12"Annual rain total: 7.53"Annual deviation: -7.13"

Call 54700 for continuously updated forecastsand sea conditions.

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What’s playing?Call the Movie Hotline, 52700.

By Carol SwordContributing Writer

The only April showers last Mon-day morning on Roi were showers ofblessings when Tom Drabek andChristy Pappas tied the knot.

Drabek, a senior transmitter atMMW, met his bride in Californiaafter he left Roi more than two yearsago. When he returned for a secondtour, she joined him, working as arecreation coordinator for Roi Com-munity Activities.

�Roi�s such a beautiful place that Ican�t believe Tom ever left it,� Pappassaid.

�I needed someone to share thebeauty with me,� Drabek said. �Nowthat I�ve found her, Roi is truly aparadise.�

The wedding ceremony took placeat Sally Point, where the bride andgroom were wedded barefoot on thebeach with water lapping at theirtoes. The bride wore a tropical printskirt and the groom had a matchingshirt. Members of the wedding partywere draped with leis made by resi-dents of Enniburr island.

�Everyone pitched in and helpedwith the wedding preparations,�Pappas said.

Carol Golby-Saunders, an ordainedminister of Universal Life Church,officiated the ceremony.

Golby-Saunders� husband, DaveSaunders, made the two weddingbands. Saunders, who is a gold andsilversmith, enhanced the circum-ference of the groom�s band with curlsof ocean waves.

�I brought Tom�s idea from conceptto gold,� Saunders said.

Rick Schweiger acted as best man,and the groomsmen were JimCorbett, Steve Yocum, Steve Alvesand Bill Kostka. Debbie Corbett wasmaid of honor, and the bridesmaidswere Karin Robas and Laurel Cote.Ted Burris and Herb Harris escortedthe bride down the beach and gaveher away.

Drabek, who is hearing impaired,asked Sheri Howard to use sign lan-

Roi couple tie knot

(Photo by Carol Sword)

Roi residents Tom Drabek and ChristyPappas wed Monday on Roi.

(See ROI, page 6)

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