The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1983 Page: 4 of 32
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By A.J.JONES
A -4 THE FT. HOOD SENTINEL Thursday October 20
The date and time for trick or trea-
ters to be out this Halloween at Fort
Hood is from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Keeping this in mind there are
some safety tips parents should relay
to their children according to 1st Lt.
Angela Squier OIC III Corps and
Fort Hood Crime Prevention Sec-
tion.
Squier made the following sugges-
tions to parents:
—Discuss with your children a pre-
planned well-lighted route to follow
when they go trick-or-treating mak-
ing sure you are familiar with the
heighborhood.
Parents should accompany their
children however this is not always
possible. If it isn’t an older child or
another adult should be designated
to accompany a group of trick or trea-
ters.
If your youngster is in a mask
make sure he has a clear field of vi
Chaffee mayor regrets waiting
By A. J. JONES
When Jane Scotting is mentioned
one can relate many things to the
name: housewife mother grand-
mother and mayor.
It sounds like a busy hectic life
but Scotting mayor of Chaffee Vil-
lage said she loves it.
“I became an Army wife nine years
ago when my husband Wes (6/28
Trans Co 180th Trans Bn 13th SUP-
COM) joined the Army” Scotting
said.
Scotting has lived at Fort Hood for
three years. Before she came here
her husband was stationed at Fort
Carson Colo. and in Germany.
“When my husband was stationed
at Fort Carson I wasn’t involved in
any community or volunteer activi-
ties” Scotting explained. “Now
when I look back I regret I waited so
long before I got involved. I have met
so many wonderful people I know I
wouldn’t have met if I hadn’t in-
volved myself in the Community Life
Wayne Sellers a representative
from the Directorate of Indust-
rial Operations briefed the audi-
en ce of th re re-
Installation Community Action
Council meeting on a transporta-
tion system for the Comanche
villages and West Fort Hood.
Sellers explained the econo-
mic pressures that would be en-
countered by the bus company
should it decide to offer bus ser-
vices to the Comanche and West
Fort Hood areas.
Sellers said there had been
tests for the bus company to see
just what rider use would be for
those areas. The tests indicated
Home Front1983
sion. Makeup can be used in place of
a mask. Try to avoid wigs if possible.
If wigs are used make sure they are
non-flammable.
Have your child dressed in a
flame-resistant bright- colored cos-
tume that can be easily seen after
nightfall. A flashlight helps the child
be seen and helps him to see. Reflec-
tive strips can be used on the cos-
tume or the trick-or-treat bag.
Before the children leave home
insist that all treats be brought home
for inspection before anything is
eaten. Fruit should be washed and
cut into small pieces to make sure
nothing is inside. Discard popcorn or
any loosely wrapped candy. If you
should find anything wrong call the
Military Police or the local police in
your community.
Squier also gave these tips for the
parents and adults:
Secure all lawn equipment bicy-
cles and recreational items from easy
accessibility to young pranksters. Be
Program.”
Scotting was recently elected to
her second term as mayor.
“Being elected for a second time is
really exciting. It means I will have to
a chance to accomplish things I
wasn’t able to finish during my last
term as mayor. On top of that I have a
lot of ideas in the back of my head I
would like to see get off the ground”
Scotting added.
According to Scotting her first
year as mayor was pretty tough. What
made it so hard was that she didn’t
know exactly where she could go to
get things done.
“One of my major setbacks was
finding people who wanted to be on
my staff. It seemed as though no one
wanted to get involved in the Com-
munity Life Program .”
Scotting said she has only two ma-
jor goals while she is mayor: to estab-
lish a Neighborhood Watch Program
in Chaffee Village and to have people
become aware of what’s going on
around them.
Representative discusses busing
issue with mayors at pre-ICAC
that rider use would be poor.
In certain villages it was found
that during a 45-day test period
the average rider use per day was
3.3 persons according to Sellers.
The mayors of the Comanche
villages and West Fort Hood
asked for a second chance to
advertise the availability of the
bus service to the residents of
their villages.
The pre-ICAC held to discuss
issues of concern to the villages
and to set the agenda for the quar-
terly ICAC was attended by the
mayors of the Fort Hood housing
areas the supporting unit’s re-
gional community life officers
kids where's the fire?
The Fort Hood Fire Department makes a spe- department takes time out of their schedule
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ment Center to give the kids a thrill. The fire fire engine. (Photo bv A.J. Jones)
Beware of ghosts goblins running
through the streets this Halloween
suspicious of older children who
come to your home more than once
because they may be “casing” for a
burglary.
If you are driving after dark in
one of the housing areas watch out
for young trick-or-treaters who may
be crossing or walking in the street.
Make your home safe for other
trick-or-treaters. Keep the lights on
and clear the sidewalks of obstacles.
If you observe any young people
roaming around your neighborhood
and committing destructive acts call
the Military Police at 287-2176. If you
would like to remain anonymous
you can call the 287-CRIM line.
The Crime Prevention Section will
be doing their part to inform children
of these safety tips.
“For the next couple of weeks be-
fore Halloween cGruff will be
going to bus stops and other places
where children gqther to talk to them
about safety” Squier said.
“McGruff will be reminding the
Wife gains friendships through volunteering
and selected members of support
groups.
The agenda for the ICAC the
date of which is still pending was
set as follows:
Old business: storm win-
dows Walker Village housing
fact sheet and housing regula-
tions.
New business: siren at West
Fort Hood.
Special interest items: bus-
ing system taxes of veterinary
services and the Army Family
Week/Great American Family
Society Awards Program.
Cliild Develop- each year to give the children rides on their
ASK ME ABOUT CLP Jane Scotting mayor of Chaffee
Village discusses mayoral issues with another mayor. Scot-
ting said the things she liked most about being mayor was
getting out and meeting all sorts of different people.
(Photo by A.J. Jones)
kids that even though it is Halloween
and they want to have fun vandalism
is still illegal. McGruff will also in-
form them they shouldn’t ruin other
people’s fun by destroying their
property.”
The Military Police will be out full
force this Halloween to stop trouble
from happening and to be able to
react quickly if it does.
“There will be additional patrols
out” Squier explained. “Walking
patrols will be working and the
kanine units will be walking the peri-
meters just in case they are needed.
Even McGruff will be out with the
trick-or-treaters. Although we don’t
anticipate any problems we want to
be prepared should an incident arise.
“Last year we had no problems.
The villages were all pretty quiet. The
kids were good and the hours were
obeyed. It was wonderful the way ev-
erything worked out so well. We are
hopeful that everything will work out
the same this year.”
By SUZANNE D’ALEO
Army Community Services has a
long standing reputation for helping
the soldier and his family through va-
rious special service programs.
The Exceptional Family Member
program is one such program. For-
merly known as the Handicapped
Dependents Program the name was
changed in February of this year to
include the talented and gifted fami-
ly member.
“The Exceptional Family Member
Program is primarily an aid to fami-
lies who will be relocating some-
where as apart of a PCS move” Ken
Brown program director ACS ex-
plained.
“As it stands now when a service
member gets ready to PCS several
things are taken into account:”
Brown said “his rank time in grade
MOS and ETS. But what they don’t
take into account is that there is a
family member with a special need.
“Through enrollment in this prog-
ram a statement is placed in the per
The things inside your home are
probably worth far more than you
realize.
An inventory of household fur-
nishings and possessions can help
determine the value of your property
Nancy Granovsky home economist
said.
The inventory is important to esti-
mate your need for insurance and to
settle insurance claims quickly and
efficently according to Granovsky a
specialist in family resource manage-
ment Texas A&M’s Agricultural Ex-
tension Service.
“Your memory may fail you espe-
cially under the stress of a natural
disaster or a burglary but an inven-
torv will have information needed for
ACS offers helpful service
for special family needs
manent records of the soldier stating
what the special family need is. Also
included in the file is what kind of
treatment or facilities are required to
fill this special family need. This can
be taken into account when assign-
ments are made” Brown said.
“However there are no guarantees
with this program. If the soldier’s
MOS is relatively narrow and the
places where he may be of use to the
service are few there is not a whole
lot that can be done to change the
situation” Brown explained.
“What this program does try to do
is accomplish a little troubleshooting
and perhaps solve some problems for
soldiers before they have a chance to
get started” Brown said.
The program is very simple to be-
come enrolled in according to
Brown. It requires a minimum of
running around and form submit-
ting. The first step to gain entry into
the program is to obtain a summary
of the family member’s special need
from the proper authority (teachers
doctors therapists.)
Taking inventory can save time
worry in emergency situations
a claim” Ganovsky said.
An inventory should note the date
of purchase and purchase price for
«ach item. If you don’t know when
you bought an item or what the pur-
chase price was you can estimate the
replacement cost. This information
can help you specify exactly what
was lost and its worth Granovsky ex-
plained.
No matter what type of inventory
you make it’s critical to store it in a
safe deposit box or some other secure
•place away from your home.
Photographing each wall of every
room of your house with all cabinets
and drawers open is the easiest way
to make an inventory. Also save the
a a
Volunteer orientation set
The Fort Hood Army Community Service will be holding its
monthly orientation for all new volunteers on Oct. 24 from 9-11
a.m. in bldg. 104. Anyone interested in sharing his or her skills or
developing new ones is welcome to attend.
Swim team competes
The Fort Hood Dolphins traveled to Fort Sam Houston recently
to participate in the Aqua Brats of Fort Sam Houston’s third annual
swimming pentathalon “C” and unclassified swim meet.
The two outstanding swimmers at the meet for the Fort Hood
Dolphins were Troy Johnson 11 and 12 age group and Carine*
Croninger 13 and 14 age group. These two swimmers swam in the
special pentathalon event that is a swim of points and medals only.
Johnson came in second overall and received the silver medal.
Croninger was the top swimmer in the 13-and 14-year-old catagory
for girls and received the gold medal.
Fumigation closes center
The Child Development Center bldg. 415 will be closed for
fumigation on Oct. 22 and 23. The Child Development Center
Annex bldg. 4411 will be opened on Oct. 22 noon until 1 p.m. and
Oct. 23 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for church services only. Please call 287-
4848 for reservations.
New English class starts
A new 12-week English as a second language course is scheduled
to begin at the Comanche II Youth Activity Center starting Nov. 1.
The course will be held every Tuesday and Thursday. There will be
a registration meeting held Oct. 25 at the Comanche II Youth
Activity Center at 9 a.m. All interested individuals should attend.
Village holds sale
Wainwright Heights will hold a community yard sale during the
daytime hours on Oct. 28 and 29. Join the fun and clean out your
storage closets and cabinets for the winter season.
Preschool arts taught
Montague Village is sponsoring a preschool arts and crafts class
for children 2-6 years of age. The class will be held every Monday
afternoon from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The fee is $1 per child per week.
Family seminar planned
The Fort Hood chapters of the Officer’s Fellowship and the
Christian Military Fellowship are sponsoring The Christian Family
in the Military Society Nov. 18. The two-day conference will feature
Pastor William T. Waldrop a former Air Force officer and his wife
Doris as speakers and conference leaders.
The conference is open to the public. The fee is $9.75 which
includes the Friday evening dinner gratuity and nursery fee. For
information call Maj. Jan Beer at 287-1830/3331 or Maj. Andre Fran-
cis at 288-9912/9685.
“After the summary is obtained”
Brown said “they need to go to their
unit and fill out DA Form 4187. On
that form there is a block that addres-
ses the Exceptional Family Member
Program that they need to check. In
the remarks section of the form they
need to request entry into the Excep-
tional Family Member Program as
per AR 614-203 and add the pertinent
in fo a tio a the family
member.
“They then turn in the Form 4187
with the attached summary from the
doctor or whomever to their unit.
From then on it simply must move
through channels.
“One thing that cannot be stressed*1
enough is the fact that if the soldier
and his family have this special need
they must get the paperwork started
early. Once the soldier comes down
on levy or has received orders it is
really too late for the program to do
any good” Brown said.
For information about the prog-
ram contact ACS at 287-4936.
make enlargements that could pro-
vide important details for an insur%
ance claim Granovsky added.
Another method for making an in-
ventory is to list all household goods
room by room. Include everything on
the walls and in the closets including
food in the freezer or pantry and
items in the garage.
If you have extensive collections of
things that are difficult to photo-
graph or tedious to write down such
as books or record collections Gra-
novsky suggested using a tape recor-
der to dictate the information onto a
cassette. microcomputer owners
may wish to invest in a software
package to maintain a household in-
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