debrum photo project reaches halfway...

Kwajalein HourglassFridayAugust 8, 2003THE KWAJALEIN HOURGLASSVolume 43, Number 62 Friday, August 8, 2003

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

www.smdc.army.mil/KWAJ/Hourglass/hourglass.html

By April BrownStaff Writer

Sue Rosoff crossed the halfway point last week. She isnow halfway done with digitizing about

2,500 glass plates from the Joachim deBrumphoto collection.

The deBrum photo collection is a visual docu-mentation of the Marshallese culture and thechanges that took place due to the exposure toWestern culture, Rosoff said. Although someof the glass plates were discarded or lost byolder members of the community, around 2,500plates remain in existence. Rosoff began in 2000digitizing the photos taken by deBrum, somealmost a century old, with assistance from theMarshallese Cultural Society. The project be-came a full-time position for Rosoff when theplates showed signs of serious deterioration.

As she digitizes each photo, Rosoff collectsinformation to go with it and will create asearchable database on the Internet.

“This is the first visual representation of this

Bright lights, big ocean

Laroktak spears a sea urchin wearing akul, a traditional Marshallese garment.The photograph is one of 2,500 in theJoachim deBrum collection, now under-going a digital restoration by Sue Rosoff.

deBrum photoproject reacheshalfway point

(See PHOTOS, page 6)

(See MEASLES, page 4)

Medical community looksat Majuro measles casesBy KW HillisAssociate Editor

Majuro Hospital received a confirmation on Tuesdaythat Majuro is in the middle of a measles outbreak, ac-cording to Dr. Tom Jack, Ebeye Hospital acting chief ofstaff. There are no measles at this time on either Ebeyeor Kwajalein and the risk for local residents who plan tovisit Majuro depends on their health history.

“The likelihood of getting measles sitting on an air-plane is pretty slim, but if there are measles there, peopleshould try to avoid being around those that have it,”said Dr. John Janikowski, Kwajalein Hospital acting chiefmedical officer.

Despite the fact the disease is spread by coughing andsneezing, the World Health Organization agrees, “Trav-elers should be reassured that there is little risk of anyinfectious disease being transmitted on board the air-craft.”

Measles, or rubeola, is a contagious, viral disease which

(Photo by Jim Paquin, RTS Photo Lab)

Two re-entry vehicles from a Minuteman III ICBM light up thenight sky over Legan Wednesday night during the GT-183mission. The mission tested weapon system accuracy andreliability, but also gave new RTS military personnel a look atKwaj missions, said Maj. Dennis Gaare, RTS ICBM test director.

Kwajalein HourglassFriday

August 8, 2003

Editorial

Commanding Officer.............Col. Jerry BrownPublic Affairs Officer..........LuAnne FantasiaEditor..........................................Jim BennettAssociate Editor.................... KW HillisGraphics Designer ...........................Dan AdlerReporters .................................... Jan Waddell

April Brown

The Kwajalein Hourglass

The Hourglass is named for the insigniaof the U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division, whichliberated the island from the forces of Impe-rial Japan on Feb 4, 1944.

The Kwajalein Hourglass is an autho-rized publication for military personnel, fed-eral employees, contractor workers and theirfamilies assigned to USAKA. Contents of theHourglass are not necessarily official viewsof, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government,Department of Defense, Department of theArmy or USAKA. It is published Tuesdaysand Fridays in accordance with Army Regula-tion 360-1 and using a network printer byKwajalein Range Services editorial staff, P.O.Box 23, APO AP 96555.

Phone: Autovon 254-3539; local 53539.Printed circulation: 2,000

Marshallese Wordof the Daymwojiti - to cut

The countdown has begun. I have to goback to college. Is this a necessity? MustI really and truly go? When this columngoes to press, I’ll have begun my journeyback to my cornfields.

When I came out here this summer, Ihad three goals. Get in shape, have agreat time and make some money.

I have accomplished my goals for themost part, but at a price. I have fallen inlove with the people here, and I don’t wantto leave. I guess if I was here longer, Iwould cherish the opportunity to go backto the “real world” and shop and havecable, but right now, I’m not feeling it.

What do I do? Hopefully I’ll have theopportunity to come back out here andwork in the future. If I don’t get a job, Iwas thinking of joining GreenPeace andsneaking in on an inflatable raft (just kid-ding Dad!).

As I deal with the mental preparationneeded to head back to school, Jim asksme to write a column. What can I writeabout? I’ve worn baseball out, what’s re-ally left?

You know, college is wonderful. I lovegoing to school, and I’m getting a great

education. There is no doubt about that. Ilove the state of Iowa, it’s beautiful coun-try and I love corn. I am in the right place.Or am I?

When we first moved out to Kwajalein, Idid what a lot of college kids do, I lookedat this place as the perfect vacation spot.During my visits home, it was just that. Iwent snorkeling, spent time on the beachand biked around the island. All of thatwonderful stuff was great.

But my summer vacation here is differ-ent, and I’m not sure what exactly changedit for me. Maybe it was my job. I don’t re-ally know. But somewhere along the way,I stopped thinking of this place as anotherbase, and I started thinking of it as home.And this is honestly the first time I haven’twanted to leave a location my parentshave been assigned to.

Whenever I’m in a play at school, atthe end of the run I write thank you let-ters to my cast members, expressing mygratitude for an amazing experience.Well, it’s the end of my run, and I want to

thank you all for this gift you have givenme.

Most specifically I want to thank myMarshallese hosts for welcoming me here.This is an amazing place, and if I get tocome back, there is so much I hope tolearn from you. You are a shining exampleof the strength of family and community,and I think the world as a whole could learnso much from you.

To the friends that I have made here,thank you so much for welcoming me intoyour family and making sure that I en-joyed my stay here. Specifically my Sat-urday night club crew, you’re the best torun around with. To my San Juan con-struction buddies, thanks for always look-ing out for me, making sure I was safe,especially when I ventured onto the GreatBridge. To my teacher and second dog,and the Oceanview crew, thanks for livelyconversation. Thanks to my cousin forbeing more like a brother and alwayswatching out. The three musketeers,when I return we will go on another stealthmission.

I have learned a great deal about my-self during my time here and I hope tospend more time with each of you when Ireturn.

To the entire Kwajalein community,thank you for welcoming me into your fam-ily. It’s one I’ve been proud and honoredto be a part of.

Attention Meal Card Holders, see if thissounds familiar:

You’re in line at the Cafe Pacific when

Letter to the Editor

you notice someone stuffing so muchfood in their “to go” container that it won’tclose.

I was there the other night to get somedinner and I noticed someone filling anentire styrofoam container with cherries.I politely asked the person if they thoughtthey were being a bit excessive. The per-son just gave me a dirty look and contin-ued to fill the container.

I was both appalled and floored thatthere wasn’t even a twinge of guilt fromthe confronted person.

I know that the take out policy at theCafe Pacific is constantly under scrutinyand if we don’t police ourselves we willsoon lose the privilege all together. I don’tknow about you, but I really don’t want togive that up. Do you?

— Tammy Laikin

Meal card holders should show restraint

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Reporter Brown returns to Iowa’s corn fields

Kwajalein HourglassFridayAugust 8, 2003

By KW HillisAssociate Editor

If a successful transition occurswhen no one knows the transition ac-tually happened, the Post Office didjust that, according to Col. JerryBrown, USAKA commander.

“We were able to go through this in-credible transition … from governmentto contractor run,” he said when heawarded a certificate of achievementfor a recent postal inspection to thePost Office staff on Tuesday. “The com-munity didn’t know it happened.”

USAKA Community Service chiefGerry Wolf said, “This is the first offi-cially approved transfer of an ArmyPost Office function to a contractor.”

Still a government Post Office withPost Office manager Karla Long report-ing directly to Sgt. Elizabeth Loredo-Flores, custodian of Postal Effects;KRS started running the facility onMarch 1. The successful transfer be-came evident when two postal inspec-tors from Joint Military Postal AreaPacific came to Kwajalein in late July.

The inspectors visit couldn’t havebeen timed more perfectly since de-layed planes full of mail arrived whilethey were on island, Loredo-Floressaid.

“It was a perfect opportunity for thepostal inspectors to see how well theywork because they were very busy, but[Long] still made the time to talk tothe inspectors,” she said. “They wentaround asking all the employees ques-tions. But even though they were busy,they were talking and working at thesame time.”

The inspectors followed the entireprocess of mail delivery on island.

“They went with me to meet theplane to see how it comes in, how it isaccepted and how it is transported,”Long said. “They were [at the Post Of-fice] when it was delivered. Theywatched us break it down to see howit is done. They inspected the overallprocess from the time it lands on theground until the time we hand it tothe customer.”

Although there were some minorthings that the inspectors noted to befixed, most could be fixed right on thespot.

“It had nothing to do with the waypeople are getting their mail,” Longsaid. “It was record keeping … it wasset up and there was a better way todo it. It didn’t affect the mail at all.”

The inspection went well, and the fa-cility earned a rating of 100 percent

on the accountability of all postal as-sets and registered mail to the reliefof the local staff and even the inspec-tors.

Since it had been two years since thelast inspection, and the facility hadperformed poorly during the last twoinspections due to inadequate recordkeeping, the inspectors came withsome trepidation, Long said.

“We were kind of nervous about com-ing out because we really didn’t havea clue of what to expect,” said JaneLoftif, inspector and JMPAPAC liaisonto Long after the inspection was over.“We didn’t know what kind of shape itwould be in. We just didn’t know whatall would be involved. I’m very, veryimpressed with how smoothly it runs.”

Before presenting the certificate ofachievement for the inspection andcommander’s coins to Long andLoredo-Flores, Brown mentioned tothe staff how important the Post Of-fice is to the community.

“I will tell you that we do all of thismissile testing … and you think, ‘Well,that’s what is most important,’” hesaid. “We can have all of those greattests … but if we don’t get this opera-tion right, this is not a place anyonewants to be.”

Post Office scores well on area inspection

(Photo by KW Hillis)

(Photo by KW Hillis)

Karla Long, Post Office manager, visitswith Col. Jerry Brown, USAKA commander,during a presentation Wednesday.

Annie Carlson, center, logs, sorts and stacks packages after their arrival on-islandWednesday, while BJ Wolf writes up package slips for customers’ mail boxes.


August 8, 2003

By Kris WhiteAeromet

July precipitation values were right on target. The aver-age monthly precipitation is 10.24 inches. We finished outthe month with 10.03 inches. That left us at 1.50 inchesbelow normal for the year-to-date. The heaviest precipita-tion fell on the 24th when the weather station recorded1.57 inches of rainfall for the day.

Temperatures were above normal for the month of July,with the average temperature for the month at 83.3 F,which was 1.4 F above normal. This makes the sixth monththis year that temperatures have averaged markedly abovenormal. The lone exception to date being the month ofApril. The high and low temperatures for the month were89 F and 76 F, which were set on July 16 and 24, respec-tively.

Above average sea-surface temperatures are most likelythe largest contributor to the warmer temperatures weexperienced again this month. Data generated by a nearbybuoy in the Pacific indicates an average sea-surface tem-perature of 84.3 F for the month of July, which is .6 Fabove average. The temperature trend for the buoy, how-

ever, indicated that sea-surface temperatures were begin-ning to decline to near normal values by the end of themonth. We’ll watch to see if this trend continues.

July was also a windy month for Kwajalein. When youmix strong winds and the clouds that make heavy show-ers, you produce squalls with gusty winds. We recordedtwo squalls for the month, one of which contained a 48mph wind gust. This set a new record for the month ofJuly beating the old record of 46 mph set in 1988. It makesthe second time this year a new monthly wind record hasbeen established. The other monthly wind record was setin May when the anemometer recorded a 51 mph gust. Inaddition to the squalls, we also recorded two periods ofthunderstorms, during the morning hours of the 12th andthe 18th.

Don’t expect the weather to become benign again anytime soon. We’re just now getting into the heart of the wetseason. Temperature and rainfall averages for the monthof August increase, while average wind speeds decrease.Expect it to be wetter, hotter, and if that’s not enough, therefreshing breezes should decrease in both intensity andfrequency too.

(From page 1)

Measles inoculations available on Kwaj, Ebeye ...can result in death in two out of1,000 cases, according to the Cen-ters for Disease Control Web site:www.cdc.gov. A middle ear infectionand diarrhea can accompany the dis-ease which is characterized by a redblotchy rash beginning on the faceusually on the third day of the ill-ness.

Although not common in the U.S.due to a concerted effort to adminis-ter the vaccine since 1963. Since1997 there have been less than 150cases each year. Usually doctors com-bine mumps and rubella vaccinesinto one MMR inoculation and giveit to children at 12 to 15 months ofage. The booster is administered be-tween the ages of 4 to 6, accordingto the CDC.

RMI secretary of Health and Envi-ronment Justina Langidrik con-firmed the measles outbreak onMajuro in an Aug. 7 e-mail to Jack,after six of 10 specimens tested posi-tive for the measles IgM antibody atthe Hawaii Department of HealthLaboratory.

“Local response measures includeenhanced surveillance for additionalcases, contact immunization and is-land-wide efforts to vaccinate the un-der -immunized,” Langidrik said.“These efforts are being extended toKwajalein Atoll/Ebeye and the outer

islands, where cases have not beennoted.”

Said Jack, “Majuro started vaccinat-ing on Monday and they are over-whelmed by people coming in.”

Fortunately, Majuro had a massimmunization campaign last year ac-cording to Langidrik’s e-mail.

Not wanting to be overwhelmed byresidents needing measles vaccina-tions, Jack went to Ebeye onWednesday afternoon to talk to thedoctors there about implementingvaccinations as recommended by theCDC. The measles vaccination be-comes effective 72 hours after the in-oculation.

“We are going to set up our plan tostart inoculating,” he said, explainingthat some of the Ebeye children al-ready are inoculated. “Without thebooster, they cannot enter the publicschool system on Ebeye.”

The last time the Marshall Islandshad an outbreak of measles was in1988, according to Landidrik’s e-mail.

Before traveling to Majuro or otherareas where measles are more preva-lent, local people should be sure theyare immune to measles, Janikowskisaid.

People at risk are those whose par-ents didn’t allow them to be vaccinatedor people who can’t be vaccinated be-cause of a medical reason, he said.With pregnant women, doctors are

more concerned about Germanmeasles [rubella], but measles couldbe a problem too. People born before1957 either had measles or were ex-posed and have good immunity, whilepeople born between 1957 and 1980,when only one shot of the vaccine wasadministered without a follow-upbooster, may be at risk.

“The immunity from a single shotmay wane some over the years,” hesaid, recommending that adult inter-national travelers born between thoseyears receive one adult booster in alifetime if they can’t prove they re-ceived a booster shot.

“Another thing a person could do ismeasure their blood levels showing theantibodies to tell if you are immune,”he said.

Although getting the booster shot isquicker than having the blood test,which must be sent to Honolulu forthe results, it may be better to get theblood test if there is time.

“Vaccines are not risk-free,” he said.“If you are unsure of your immunestatus and have enough time beforeyour travel, it is better to have yourmeasles immunity checked with ablood level before revaccinating.”

For more information on travelingby air and any infectious disease risk,see the Travel by Air section on WHO’sInternational Travel and Health Website: www.who.int/ith/.

Rain falls off; temperatures and wind speeds climb


By April BrownReporter

A hose blew on a solid waste pickuptruck Wednesday morning around7:45 a.m. spilling five gallons of hy-draulic fluid near the bakery, saidJim Rugg, KRS Environmental man-ager.

The fire department responded im-mediately to the call with one enginecompany, one emergency medicalservices unit and one command ve-hicle.

“We brought equipment out to as-sist the driver of the vehicle to stopthe flow of the hydraulic fluid that wasspilled so it wouldn’t absorb into theearth,” said Jerry Leverett, Fire De-partment assistant chief.

The seven-member team from thefire department remained on site un-til Environmental representatives ap-peared on the scene to begin the cleanup procedure.

“As Automotive and Environmentalreps showed up, we were able to putup our equipment and head back tothe station,” Leverett said.

Thanks to the quick response of thefire department and the assistancefrom Automotive, Solid Waste and En-vironmental, the entire clean up pro-cedure was completed by 10 a.m.,Rugg said.

“We had at least a dozen people outthere cleaning it up,” he said.

Quick responsestops fuel leak

Kimij karakik tok kom is theMarshallese way to say “Welcome”; lit-erally, it means, “We make you nolonger strangers.”

Maj. Dennis Gaare, the new RTSICBM test director; his wife,Myongsuk; and children, Amanda,Hannah and Sarah; recently arrivedfrom Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

He said, “We are very happy to behere and looking forward to a funtour.”

First Sgt. Dennis R. Neal, the newUSAKA first sergeant; his wife, Capt.Annette L. Neal; and children, Alexis,8, and Alyssa, 2; recently arrived fromFort Lee, Va.

He said, “Initial reaction was ‘wow!’Now, I could not have dreamed of anassignment this wonderful.”

Kimij karakik tok kom

neuvers, she said.A drivers’ first option should be to

select parking locations where back-ing will not be necessary when leav-ing the job site. If the vehicle can bedriven forward when leaving a back-ing accident may be prevented.

If the first option is not possible, adriver should back the vehicle intoa parking location upon arrival. Thisallows drivers to park and back thevehicle while a clear view of the en-tire area exists, before any conditioncan change, she said.

Backing can be unavoidable incertain environments. In these situ-ations, drivers should ask for assis-tance, if available, and back imme-diately, though slowly and with ex-treme care, while checking mirrors.Ground guides and drivers shouldagree on what hand signals to use.Verbal instructions may not beheard or understood.

Backing of vehicles should beavoided whenever possible, but ifbacking a vehicle is necessary, thenClyde recommends the guidelinesbelow:

• If two people are in the vehicle,one should be stationed outside todirect the backing action (GroundGuide). The driver should keep thehelper in plain view to ensure thathe or she is not struck by the ve-hicle. Backing is the driver’s respon-sibility, even with a helper.

• If there is no helper the driver

must get out and walk around thevehicle prior to backing.

• Look up to ensure that overheadwires or structures can be safelycleared.

• Look down to identify any un-usual depressions, holes or debriswhich may interfere with safe back-ing.

• Observe pedestrian traffic pat-terns.

• Observe fixed objects or parked,unoccupied vehicles.

• Back slowly using rear view mir-rors frequently. Less damage willoccur if one hits something whilebacking slowly.

• If backing vision is obscure, stopthe vehicle every few feet to exit andrecheck the backing route.

• Remain constantly alert at alltimes while backing a vehicle for thepotential automobile or pedestrianto appear unexpectedly in the pathof travel.

Regardless of how a vehicle isparked, the driver should alwaysperform a circle check before leav-ing the parking spot. Walk com-pletely around the vehicle looking forhazards, Clyde said. Once the checkis complete pull forward or back upimmediately but cautiously beforeconditions change.

Said Clyde, the effectiveness of anybacking accident prevention dependsprimarily on the driver’s ability tomaintain a professional attitude to-ward parking and backing habits.

(From page 12)

Backing safely takes a few easy steps ...

From a DoD ReleaseThe Pentagon Renovation Program

has selected Centex Lee LLC, ofFairfax, Va., as the design-builder forthe Pentagon Memorial.

The Pentagon Memorial Project is ajoint effort between various organiza-tions united to construct a memorialcommemorating the 184 lives lost inthe Pentagon and on American Air-lines Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001.

The Pentagon Renovation Programselected Centex Lee LLC based on thecompany’s superior technical andmanagement approach, past perfor-mance and proposed project cost. TheCentex Lee LLC design-build team in-cludes the construction firm Centex

and the design firm Lee and Associ-ates. Additional team partners areDelon Hampton and Associates, SyskaHennesey, CMS, Light’n Up, LID Cen-ter Inc., MC Dean Inc. and SouthlandIndustries.

Centex Lee LLC will further developthe technical aspects of the winningconcept design by Julie Beckman andKeith Kaseman and construct the Pen-tagon Memorial. The Pentagon Memo-rial construction will be funded en-tirely by private donations. Construc-tion will be completed approximately20 months after available funding isreceived to begin the first phase of con-struction. The total contract value is$11,590,100.

Memorial committee selects contractor


August 8, 2003

entire culture,” Rosoff said. “It’s a hugeresponsibility to make sure they liveon.”

Rosoff, a documentary photogra-pher, felt a special connection withdeBrum’s work and his ability to docu-ment the changes that were takingplace in his culture, she said. deBrumtook pictures of the way things were,and how they were changing.

“I’m learning an immense amountabout Marshallese culture throughthese pictures,” she said.

Many people are under the assump-tion that the glass plates are only pho-tos of the Capelle’s and the deBrum’s,she said.

“There’re pictures of other islands,residents on those islands,” Rosoffsaid. “There’re even pictures ofKwajalein when it was just huts andtrees.”

A searchable database will serve asa functioning tool for anyone whowants to see the history of theMarshallese people, she said. Rosoffwants to create a living history for theMarshallese people.

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the project is completed. Age and cor-rosion have contributed to deteriora-tion of the plates which increases thepressure to scan the plates before theyare no longer usable. Rosoff estimatesthat there are another 1,200 plates leftto scan.

“Once I scan the plate, you have thepicture,” she said. “So even if the glassis broken, you still have the picture.”

Leonard deBrum, at 87 years old, isthe last surviving son of JoachimdeBrum. He assists Rosoff in identify-

ing photos and makes sure the project runssmoothly. deBrum is the reason his father’simages still exist today.

When World War II was coming to theMarshalls, the majority of the deBrum fam-ily left Likiep, where the family house anddarkroom were located, to avoid beingbombed.

“Leonard stayed, and with the help ofseven or eight people they put the goodchina, some of the furniture and the glassplates on a sailboat and sailed them undercover of night to a small island where theyburied them,” Rosoff said. “He saved thefirst major visual representation of his cul-ture, as his father had on the plates.”

Rosoff travels to Majuro with her laptop

(From page 1)

Bottom left: Students and teachers gather onthe front porch of a Catholic mission school inNew Guinea.Middle: Lien and Litoblan collect food on theshores of Likiep wearing traditional matt skirts.Upper right: Residents of Ujae gather togetherat Christmas time.


a regular basis to show deBrum each group of photos that she has scanned see what identifications he can make.e really wants his dad’s work to be

ed,” Rosoff said. “That we’re doing it is important to him.”

osoff has received a great deal of help deBrum. Oral traditions were passedn to him from his father and he hasten down a great deal of what he wasght.e wants the images to be available toshallese people and students,” she said.ntil now, the majority of the Marshalleseple have never seen any of the pictures, said.n September we’ll be doing presenta-s on Kwajalein and Ebeye, and hope- Majuro, showing them the pictures anding about reaching the halfway point,”off said.e presentation will allow members ofMarshallese community a chance to a part of their history that has previ-

ly been unavailable to them, she said. the database established, in the fu- the photos and information will onlyire upgrading to the latest technologyake sure that they aren’t lost.he task in the future is to migrate theges to whatever storage media is next,”

Rosoff said. “This is down the line, but itsstuff you have to think about when you’redoing what I’m doing.”

Right: Leonard deBrum sits in his houseon Majuro. deBrum, 87, is the last surviv-ing son of Joachim deBrum.Above: Joachim deBrum’s family posesfor a photo on Likiep in 1919.Below: The main road on Kwajalein in1901 with the Rev. Lanlon’s dwelling onthe left.

(Photo of Leonard deBrum by Sue Rosoff. All otherscourtesy of the Joachim deBrum Collection.)


August 8, 2003

By April BrownReporter

Barcelona, Spain said farewell to2,015 competitors at the conclusionof the 10th FINA World SwimmingChampionships on July 27.

RMI team members Loren Lindborg,Carlos Notarianni and Jared Heine,joined the 157 national federations in13 days of aquatic sport competition.As the week and a half competitionraged in water polo, synchronizedswimming, diving, open water eventsand swimming. Lindborg, Notarianniand Heine competed solely in swim-ming. The three witnessed to 14 worldrecords, 36 championship records and60 continental records during theirtime in Spain.

The July 13 opening ceremony, ”Wa-ter of the World,” began with a waterand fire show and then a procession ofrepresentatives from all of the differ-ent federations displaying their flags,according to the FINA website dedi-cated to the championships. Heine wasthe flag bearer for the Marshall Islands.

“It was amazing,” Notarianni said.“I felt really special watching Jaredwalk around with our flag.”

After the procession, water samplesof all the competing countries werepoured into a 50-meter temporary poolbuilt especially for the competition inPalau Sant Jordi. Her Royal Highnessthe Infanta Cristina of Spain officiallyopened the ceremonies.

Notarianni gained his personal best

Brandon Price leaps upin the air for the spikeduring the competitiveKing of the Beach gamesMonday morning. Thecompetition gives par-ticipants a chance to bescored on their individualmerits during severalmatches. The King of theBeach champion for thecompetitive division wasRagnar Opiniano, withRobert “Chewy” Robbinscoming in second. Therecreational divisioncrowned Harris Henryking, with his wife, ClaireHenry, coming in second.

King of theBeach

(Photo by Marie Wininger)

during the competition improving bytwo seconds.

The U.S. dominated the competitionwith 31 total medals, 12 of those beinggold. Russia came in second with 10 oftheir 21 medals gold, while Australiawon eight gold medals and 26 total, ac-cording to the FINA Web site.

The competitors departed from

Spain at the end of July to begin theirpreparation for 2005.

The 11th FINA Championships arescheduled for July 2005 in Montreal,said Mustapha Larfaoui, FINA Presi-dent, in his closing statements.

For more information on the WorldChampionships in Barcelona and fu-ture competitions visit www.fina.org.

RMI swimmers return from Barcelona

(Photos courtesy of Carlos Notarianni)

For updates on games,officials and score-

keepers call theSports Hotline, 54190

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Basketball Standings

Carlos Notarianni, Jared Heine and Loren Lindborg, left to right, represented theRepublic of the Marshall Islands at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championshipsheld in Barcelona, Spain.


Lunch

Sat Baked meat loafCharbroiled chickenTuna casseroleGrill: Hot pork sandwich

Sun Country-fried steakThai broiled chicken/peanut sauceEggs BenedictGrill: Brunch station open

Mon Roast top roundChicken pot pieGarden pasta medleySteamed fish du jourGrill: Brunch station open

Tues Savory beef stewSpareribs and sauerkrautBeer-battered codGrill: Cheese sandwich

Wed Smoked barbecued brisketBuffalo wings with bleu cheeseLime cilantro mahi mahiMacaroni and cheeseGrill: Chicken and chile quesadilla

Thur Savory fried chickenBeef tips in BurgundyFresh vegetable stir-fryGrill: Reuben on rye

Fri Apple-glazed pork loinBaked spaghettiHawaiian chopped steakGrill: Ham and cheese croissants

DinnerTonight Stir-fry to order

Soyu chickenSpicy Oriental noodles with porkGinger sesame cod

Sat PizzaTurkey a la kingChinese pepper steak

Sun Beef StroganoffBlackened mahi mahiSpicy chicken stir-fry

Mon Spaghetti with Italian sausageShort ribs Jardinaise

Tues Korean-style spicy tofuHawaiian huli chickenFive-spice pork roast

Wed Prime rib and bread sticksPasta a la pestoChicken Parmesana

Thur Tender fried pork chopsChicken stewGarden vegetable stir-fry

Fri Oven-smoked turkeySpicy beef curryGarden vegetable stir-fry

CAFÉ PACIFICHELP WANTED

KRS has the following on-island job openings.Unless otherwise noted, call Alan Taylor, 55154.

HOUSING SPECIALIST. Full time. Individual must beable to communicate and deal with public daily.Must be proficient with computer and organiza-tional skills. Experience with FoxPro database aplus.

WANTEDDO YOU know how to play mahjong? We are lookingfor players. Call 51618 or 54785.

QUARTERS for responsible visiting parents Aug. 9-22. Call 51081.

LOSTPLAIN BAHT chain bracelet. Call Pam, 54284W or54678H.

PATIO SALESMONDAY, 8 a.m.-11 a.m., TR. 523. Huge plant sale.Large hibiscus, bougainvilleas, palms, cycads.

MONDAY, 8 a.m.-noon, Qtrs. 444-A. Printer, scubagear, curtain rods, baby toys, comforter, clothing.

`FOR SALEPCS SALE. LA-Z-BOY sofa, blue, $150; La-Z-Boyrocker/recliner, blue, $50; toaster oven, $20; breadmachine, $35; Little Tykes desk with swivel chair,$25; blue canvas toy box, $20; various size andcolor carpets, $5-$40; queen-size bed with mat-tress and box springs, $100; too many items to list.Call 52777.

PLANTS, $5-$25; Yamaha surround-sound speak-ers, $50; new Maui Jim sunglasses, $75; 9' x 12'carpet, $30; 100' outdoor rope lights, $30; HPdeskjet color printer 990 CXI, $150; Call 54630,after 5 p.m.

HP PENTIUM 4 2.0G, 60G HD, 256 RAM, CDRW/DVD,17" monitor, $750. Call 54165.

COMPLETE SET of men’s golf clubs with bag and

cart, $75; ladies’ graphite irons; Lady Cobra II withbag, $125. Call 57217W or 51751H.

MEN’S HUFFY bike with baskets, single speed, faircondition, one-year-old, $30. Call 58880W or 54434,after 5 p.m.

5600 BTU window air-conditioner unit, electroniccontrols with remote, new in box, never used,$225. Call 51044 or 55312.

FISHING GAFFS: 4' long with 4" hook, $25; 6' longwith 5" hook, $40; Big Daddy Flying Gaff, 7' longwith attached line and 7" hook, $75; 1,400-yardspool of 130 lb. monofilament line, new in pack-age, $55. Call 53276.

PORTABLE DISHWASHER, $25. Call 51618.

MELITTA Mill and Brew coffee maker, $50 or bestoffer. Call 52356.

1999 SEASWIRL 21' boat with walkaround cabin,150 hp Johnson outboard, trailer and 9.9 hpEvinrude kicker engine, air-conditioned boat housewith boat and motor spare parts, stainless steelfasteners, tools, extra scuba gear, kneeboard, skiropes and boogie tubes, all in excellent condition,$38,000. Call 52398.

PORTABLE DISHWASHER with butcher block top,good condition, $100. Call 52867.

MEN’S FOSSIL watch with analog readout and silverstainless steel band, background can be changedfron red to black, never used, still in box, worksperfectly, cost $70, will sell for $50. Call 53749.

VISUAL BASIC V6.0 programming language, $250.

Protestant services:Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday school for all ages throughadult, 9:15 a.m., in the REB.

Catholic services:Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m., main chapel

Sunday Mass7 a.m., small chapel

9:15 p.m., main chapel

For information, call 53505.

Island Memorial Chapelinvites you to worship with us.

Every Wednesday, 6-10 p.m., in theYokwe Yuk Jabwa Room.Beginning Aug. 16, Fine Dining

will be Wednesday and Saturday.For reservations, call Debbie, 54339.


August 8, 2003

TOMORROWDJ

Rich Feagler,9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Call Gene, 53062.

BOAT GYPSY, 23' YAMAHA, T-top, twin Honda, four-stroke 50s, boat house, aluminum trailer, coolers,safety equipment, on lot #80, $20,000; 27" SonyWega TV, $550; small Sanyo refrigerator/freezer,model SR-4800W, $400; Bowflex fitness machine,410 lbs., Power Pro XTL, $1,800. Call 53975H or51235W.

YAMAHA WAVEVENTURE three-person jet ski, stablewith a lot of power and low hours, new battery (dry-cell) and cover, includes 2003 registration, alumi-num trailer, 48-quart cooler and rack/pole holder,ski #288 in launch ramp area, $4,500 firm. Call54555 and leave a message.

COMMUNITY NOTICESA SLIDE presentation by Paul McGrew of the sailingvessel Cherokee, which has returned from a 2½year voyage throughout the Pacific, is Aug. 20,

Café Roi hoststhe following:

TomorrowDJ Blue Lou

SundayDJ Sean Cherry

A special Italian dinnerWednesday, Aug. 13A special Oriental

dinner Wednesday,Aug. 20.


Monday, 1-4 p.m., atthe adult pool.Open toall ladies of Kwaj andRoi and our sister club

Jine Tip Tip. Foodand beverages

provided. BYOB.Swim and beachwear.

7:15 p.m., in CAC room 6.

JOB CORPS pre-enrollment test is Aug. 13, 3 p.m.,at Ebeye public school. Questions? Call Jallo Tokeak,Job Corps recruiter on Ebeye, 329-6622, or KwajaleinJob Corps, 55622. Photo identification is required.

STUDENTS NEW to Kwajalein schools should regis-ter at the high school or elementary school as soonas possible. Bring birth certificate, immunizationrecords and school records at time of registration.For more information, call the elementary school,53601, or the high school, 52011.

ARE YOU interested in pottery? Assistance in basicwheel throwing techniques are given every Thurs-day evening 6:30-8 p.m. beginning this Thursdayat the Hobby Shop. Limited to five persons at atime. For more information, call Julie, 51700.

OPSEC REMINDER: Providing our military forceswith uncompromised defense systems is necessaryto minimize risks and enhance our potential for thesuccessful termination of a conflict. Apply OPSEC.

Due to Marine Departmentoperation requirements,

the hyperbaric chamber isunavailable Aug. 10-19.Recreational diving is

limited to 50 feet duringthis time.

Questions? Call 52182.


August 8, 2003

WEATHERCourtesy of Aeromet Sun • Moon • Tides

Tonight: Partly cloudy with scatteredshowers.Winds: Eastnorth-east to east at 8-16knots, with higher gusts near showers.Tomorrow: Partly sunny with scatteredshowers.Winds: East-northeast to east-southeastat 8-16 knots, with gusts near showers.Temperature: Tonight’s low 80°

Tomorrow’s high 88°August rain total: 0.48"Annual rain total: 47.00"Annual deviation: -3.37"

Call 54700 for continuously up-dated forecasts and sea conditions.

See you at the movies!

Sunrise/set Moonrise/set High Tide Low TideSaturday 0640/1908 1631/0322 0150, 4.9' 0830, 1.4'Aug. 9 1430, 4.0' 2020, 1.6'

Sunday 0641/1908 1731/0424 0250, 5.3' 0930, 1.0'Aug. 10 1520, 4.3' 2110, 1.2'

Monday 0641/1908 1828/0525 0340, 5.6' 1010, 0.7'Aug. 11 1610, 4.6' 2200, 0.9'

Tuesday 0641/1908 1919/0624 0420, 5.8' 1040, 0.5'Aug. 12 Full Moon 1640, 4.9' 2240, 0.7'

SaturdayThe Guru (2003, R) An Indian danceteacher, mistaken for a Swami, gets in-volved in the porn industry. (HeatherGraham, Marisa Tomei)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.Punch Drunk Love (2002, R) A mandealing with repressed anger falls inlove with his sister’s co-worker. (AdamSandler, Emily Watson)Roi Namur, C Building, 7 p.m.Two Weeks Notice (2002, PG-13) Atop-flight attorney, Lucy, realizes sheis in love with her boss after giving hertwo weeks notice and finding a replace-ment. (Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant)Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m.

SundayIntacto (2002, R) In this off-beatpsycological thriller from Spain, Sam,a gambler has a gift of being able to“absorb” luck from other gamblers.Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.They (2002, PG-13) An art collectorfaces evil in a film by Wes Craven.Roi Namur, C Building, 7 p.m.Drumline (2002, PG-13) A Harlemdrummer with a bad attitude wins a fullcollege scholarship to help the school’smarching band performances.Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m.

MondayThe Guru (2003, R)Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.Two Weeks Notice (2002, PG-13)Richardson Theater, 7:30 p.m. WednesdayThe Recruit (2003, PG-13) A new CIAagent has to find the mole within theAgency who is giving secrets toAmerica’s enemies.Yokwe Yuk Theater, 7:30 p.m.

(Photo by KW HIllis)

By Jan WaddellStaff Writer

The Accident Prevention Task Forceattributes the leading cause of acci-dents on Kwajalein to poor backinghabits, with the step van being the pri-mary vehicle involved, said DawnClyde, KRS safety specialist.

Over the past 45 days, the island hasseen more than $27,000 worth of ac-cident damage. she added.

Backing accidents have and cancause serious damage or injuries andeven fatalities. Even though it mayseem inconvenient to take the extratime to walk around your vehicle or tocheck to make sure the path is clear,

this extra effort can prevent a futureaccident or injury.

There are several potential hazardswhile backing up vehicles, particularlyin residential areas. These hazards in-clude but are not limited to, small chil-dren, bicycle traffic, fallen palm leavesand maintenance trucks, Clyde said.

In preventing backing accidents, onecannot get ahead by backing up. Thekey to prevention is reducing expo-sure.

Drivers must believe the concept, allbacking accidents are preventable.Drivers can control parking and back-ing as effectively as other vehicle ma-

Capt. Graham Shaw, Kwajalein Fire Department, spots for driver Scott Thomas,firefighter, as he backs up his vehicle in front of Café Pacific Friday morning.

Safe back-ups prevent cost and injury

(See BACKING, page 5)

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