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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010VOL. 6, NO. 35

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Naval Base Kitsap Naval Station Everett www.northwestnavigator.com

By MC1 Sonja Chambers NPASE Det. NW

Naval Station Everett held its annual Health, Fitness,

Recreation and Safety Fair May 20.

The fair featured booths and demonstrations high-lighting safe and healthy activities for Sailors and their families.

Julia Krassin, Seismos Fitness Center fitness manager who organized the event, said the fair gives Sailors a chance to see what’s available in the Pacific Northwest.

“We have such a variety of activities in this area,” she said. “You can hike, ski or boat. We tried to bring all of those aspects together to give people a taste of what’s available.”

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SW/AW) Keashia Gardner, Naval Branch Health Clinic Everett Health Promotions assistant, manned a booth at the fair. She said the booth makes people aware of healthier lifestyles.

“We give out informa-tion on healthier lifestyles, so people can make better

health choices,” she said. “We highlight some of the services we offer at Health

Promotions at the clinic such as tobacco cessation and diabetes management.”

Children from the NSE Child Development Center

By MC2 Scott Dagendesh NPASE Det. NW

Naval Magazine Indian Island conducted a beach and roadside cleanup May 21-22 at Indian Island.

Department of Defense (DoD) employees and Navy personnel volunteered to help with the cleanup.

“Today we are work-ing on beach cleanup and roadside cleanup,” said Julia Stockton, event coordinator and Naval Magazine Indian Island environmental spe-cialist.

The cleanup, said Stockton, is a way for the Navy to get out and see the impact they are having on the environment when they come out to help the com-munity.

“We have a handful of people on the roads along with our crew here on

the beach and our Port Operations people are on another stretch of beach”

said Stockton. “This [clean-up] gives our military a chance to see what is actu-ally happening with the beaches and roadsides and allows them that opportu-nity to make a difference when they come out and help.”

The volunteers picked up waste ranging from old trash bags and rotting wood planks, bits of metal, tires and other debris.

“We’re picking up stuff off the beach that doesn’t belong here which comes from out-side sources,” said Stephen Smith, volunteer. “I’m pret-ty much an outdoorsman so I do this around my house, I like being out and walking around, and it just makes me feel good to be able to come back and utilize the

land, but I also want to keep it clean — I don’t mind doing this at all.”

Smith also said it sends a message that they are there to help.

“It’s everyone’s responsi-bility to do their part,” said Smith. “Naval Magazine has a beautiful place here, and we are contributing to keep it that way.”

“This is a great oppor-tunity for the Navy to show it’s stewardship and give back to the commu-nity,” said Steel Worker 2nd Class Bret Morrell, Navy Region Northwest Reserve Component Command vol-unteer.

The cleanup concluded in a barbecue held for the vol-unteers and their families at Crane Point.

Health, � tness, safety highlighted

MC1 Sonja Chambers

Naval Station Everett Emergency Management Officer Steve Paschal, left, speaks with Senior Chief Religious Program Specialist (SW/FMF) Ronald Genova, leading chief petty officer at the NSE Chaplain’s Office, about emergency preparedness during the health, fitness, recre-ation and safety fair, May 20, at NAVSTA Everett.

Beach spruced up at Indian Island

MC2 Scott Dagendesh

Department of Defense civilians and military personnel carry bags of trash and pieces of debris from the beach at Naval Magazine Indian Island. The beach cleanup was part of a two day effort, including a roadside cleanup conducted by both civilian and mili-tary personnel.

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