The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1994 Page: 17 of 34
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Fish around at BLORA
The Fort hood Boat Dock Activity will
sponsor overnight fishing tours of Lake Bel-
ton. March 12 is the first excursion of the
season. Other spring dates are April 16 and
May 14. Tours continue through Sept. 17.
Tours are on a 36-foot party boat. Tackle
and valid license required. Cost is only $15
per person. Reservations required 287-
5526.
Dance to the music
The West Fort Hood Recreation Center is
hosting a 50s and 60s dance with alive DJ
7 to 11 p.m. March 25. Good music Twist
and hula hoop contests will add to the fun.
Cost is $3 per person or $5 per couple. They
say if you can remember the 60s you
weren’t there. Come find out what the ex-
citement was all about. Open to the public.
288-9828.
Reserve a booth at garage sale
The Bell County Museum is looking for-
ward to its best garage sale ever. The
museum is currently accepting booth space
reservations for the annual Big Bell County
Garage Sale at the Bell County Expo Cen-
ter which will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 5. S 939-6110
NCO Club drive on
The NCO Club is hosting a membership
drive contest. Members and their spouses
who sign up the most new members receive
points. Phase II of the drive began Jan. 15
and ends April 15. Cash prizes will be
awarded to the top three winners. Mr.
Piper or Mrs. Walker 532-3317.
Walk for a cause
The Fort Worth-area Multiple Sclerosis
Society is sponsoring benefit walks in Tar-
rant County this Spring. Two routes are
scheduled. The one in Arlington is sched-
uled for April 9 the one in Fort Worth is
scheduled for April 10. Prizes will be given
away including a European trip for two.
Registration is 9 a.m. each day but start
gathering pledges now. S (817) 496-4475.
Learn how to buy a car
Better Opportunities for Single and Unac-
companied Soldiers and Fiddler’s Green Rec-
reation Center present “The Buyer’s Edge”
anew workshop on how to buy a car.
The workshop covers the dos and dont’s of
buying making the deal the car-buying
process interest rates and what to pay for a
used car.
The workshops take place at 7:30 p.m.
each Wednesday and tickets are $10 for
singles or $18 for couples. Advance reserva-
tions are recommended and the seminar is
open to all prospective car buyers. 287-
5690.
Spend family time at Phantom
Every Thursday is family night at Phan-
tom Pizza. Buy one pitcher of any beverage
and get $2 off any large pizza. Phantom
Pizza is located in building 5782 on 24th
Street. 2? 532-4425. For delivery to West
Fort Hood S 532-1880.
Sing along at the Dome
Don’t miss the fun and awards given out
every Saturday to Fort Hood’s own talented
Karaoke singers at the Sports Dome. Con-
tests are at 9 p.m. Saturdays with practices
every Tuesday and Friday. Grand prize is
$100. Open to all MWR patrons and guests.
532-6056.
How to check out a video
The Apache Arts and Crafts Center an-
nounces the addition of a video library
service. You may watch them at the
Apache or check them out for up to seven
days. Subjects covered include Ceilings
Decks Home Security Vinyl Floors Plumb-
ing and some episodes of This Old House.
S287-0343.
Paint yourself anew hobby
The West Fort Hood Recreation Center is
offering Painting on Canvas classes from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday night.
The $60 tuition includes the cost of the
class three projects and supplies. S 288-
9828.
Saddle up at BLORA
Organized guided trail rides are now
being conducted at Belton Lake Outdoor
Recreation Area. Six trail rides are con-
ducted Wednesday through Sunday and hol-
idays every two hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Rides are $8.50 per one-hour ride. Pony
rides available to children 12 and younger.
Lessons also available. To make reserva-
tions from one week to one day in advance
287-2523.
By Cliff Sees
FORT HOOD
Se
13th Public Affairs Detachment
Duok hunting is going to the
dogs.
Actually dogs have been used in
hunting probably since they were
domesticated back at the dawn of
history. With the advent of rifles
hunters have been able to shoot
ducks and other game birds from a
greater distance than before.
Often the birds fall into brush or
water forcing the hunter to go
retrieve them.
Then somebody came up with
the idea of using dogs to do the
fetching. Dogs with their keen
sense of smell their good eyesight
and speed as well as their undy-
ing devotion to their human mas-
ters made for excellent hunting
companions. A special type of dog
called Retrievers was bred.
For all their natural ability
however Retrievers still need
training and practice. That’s why
a group of soldiers and others was
out on a recent sunny Saturday
morning on some ranch land
owned by Doc Combs in Moody.
Combs is a Retriever trainer who
holds classes and practices on his
land.
The men women and children
arrived on Combs’ land in pick up
trucks vans and other large ve-
hicles. All carried portable ken-
nels some custom-made. Many of
the people wore mud boots and
blue jeans most of the men wore
gimme caps.
Like Army training Combs
makes the practice as realistic as
possible while keeping an eye on
safety. While people and dogs were
still arriving Combs grabbed some
“poppers” shotgun shells filled
with a little bit of powder and rice
or grits.
“They give a bang so the dogs
get used to the sound” Combs
said. “The rice is safer than pel-
lets and feeds the birds too.”
The ducks are simulated with
“bumpers” white knobby hard
rubber cylinders about afoot long
with a short piece of rope tied to
them. “Bird boys” (or girls) stood
by some trees at the edge of a
grassy field. On command from
Combs or another trainer on two-
way radio headsets the bird boy
who despite the name can be an
adult too-tossed the bumper into
the air. The dog’s owner made sure
the dog saw the bumper then gave
a command to the dog to retrieve
it.
“Retrievers are very soft-
mouthed” said Maj. Blair Turner
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company 2nd Armored Division.
Turner works in the BRAC--Base
Realignment and Closure—office in
the division. “You don’t want them
to destroy the meat (of the bird.)
The bumpers help train them to
treat the bird gently.”
Stage One
Share the magic when Stage
One a Louisville Ky.-based chil-
dren’s theater troupe presents Al-
addin at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Feb.
27 at the Palmer Theater. Admis-
sion is free.
Aladdin adapted by Moses Gold-
berg from the Arabian Nights
fable exemplifies Goldberg’s fresh
innovative style in creating qual-
ity family theater. This produc-
tion directed by J. Daniel Her-
ring creates an atmosphere of ex-
citement mystery and magic using
a combination of mystical sets
fanciful costumes and imaginative
movement.
“In film ‘magic’ is created with
high-tech special effects lasers
and computer graphics” Herring
said. “I want to let the theater
work its magic. Theater magic in
Aladdin creates a place where
movement sound lights and voic-
es allow the audience to use their
imaginations and fly away to dis-
tant lands discover great trea-
sures and live happily ever after.”
tin
The adventure includes an evil
Recreation
Hood soldiers going to the dogs:
Retrievers owners train play together
as
Turner was training with his
Golden Labrador Retriever a
young male named Champ. Champ
is one of the few Goldens in the
club. There is some good-natured
ribbing between owners of Goldens
and Black Labs Turner said.
Turner said he got interested in
Retrievers while he was in Ger-
many about two years ago.
“I started with a book” he said.
“But you can only learn so much
from a book.” So Turner’s wife Jo
bought him Champ.
“This kind of activity is good all
year long” Turner said. “In the off
season you get a chance to work
the dog get him focused on the
tasks the ability to retrieve
downed game. You get teamwork
going with the dog.
“They can retrieve anything-
pheasant dove ducks” Turner
said. He pointed out that Retriev-
ers have webbed feet which helps
them swim out to the downed
ducks.
Turner said he grew up hunting
in the San Francisco Bay area of
‘northern California.
“The water is very frigid there”
he said. “This (using dogs) is the
only way to hunt.”
Turner and Combs said that
using dogs to retrieve the game
actually helps conserve the spe-
cies.
“With a Retriever you bag
about 98 percent of what you
shoot” Combs said. “So you don’t
shoot more than you have to to
get your limit.”
Aladdin brings magic love to Palmer Theater
magician the sultan’s beautiful
daughter gold jewels and a genie
in a lamp.
Herring’s goal is accomplished
creatively through the use of cho-
reographed scene changes in which
the characters spin and ease the
set pieces into place while music
captures the sense of travel
through time and space and char-
acters stepping in and out of
scenes from behind screens.
The entire production is con-
ducted by the mysterious Prop
master who glides from scene to
scene supplying sound effects
magical props and an occasional
dragon.
Stage One is a company of pro-
fessional actors directors adminis-
trators designers and educators
dedicated to bringing the finest
quality live theater to young peo-
ple their families and educators
everywhere.
Since 1987 Stage One has toured
nationally traveling throughout
new England the South and Mid-
west including week-long residen-
cies in Washington D.C. at the
John F. Kennedy Center for the
Black Labrador Retriever Mosbey’s Powder Keg or owner 2nd Lt. Paul Haynie 588th Engr Bn 2nd
Moseby for short runs after a “bumper” a training Div recently began training Moseby to re-
dummy during a recent practice session. Moseby’s tr*eve game. See C4 for more photos.
Turner said the dog training ses-
sions are good for anyone.
“It’s an activity that soldiers can
come to” he said. “It’s a positive
family-oriented thing. It can teach
kids how to treat a dog.”
The dogs and their owners also
compete in American Kennel
Club-sanctioned activities. The
dogs must perform certain tasks
based on one of three skill levels:
Junior for the inexperienced dogs
Senior for dogs with some prac-
tice and Master for the top dogs.
Another officer training his dog
that Saturday was 2nd Lt. Paul
Haynie 588th Engineer Battalion
2nd Armd Div. Haynie said the
club has a good mixture of civilian
and military members.
“This club—It’s good. It has a
civilian nucleus which helps keep
its longevity” Haynie said. “It
adds credibility within the com-
munity and in the AKC.
“It (the club) has a lot of en-
listed and officer members” he
said as he sent his Black Lab
Moseby’s Powder Keg (Moseby for
short) out after a bumper.
Moseby is only four months old
and he kept running to his
“mommy” Haynie’s wife who was
the bird girl. On the next trip
somebody else tossed the bumper.
As Moseby picked up the bumper
Haynie waved his white Ducks
Unlimited gimme cap calling out
to the dog to get him to return the
bumper.
Moseby dropped the bumper a
couple of times on the return trip
Performing Arts’ Imagination Cel-
ebration and performances in Rus-
sia.
Aladdin is recommended for
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February 171994
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Jeremy Tow plays Aladdin and Jacki Goldhammer plays The Prin-
cess in the Stage One production of the Arabian legend. Aladdin will
be presented at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Palmer Theater.
Admission is free.
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which he should not do with a real
duck.
“He’s still teething” Haynie
said.
“This is my third dog” he said.
“But this is the first time I’ve been
serious about it.”
Haynie said he enjoys coming
home after work and playing with
Moseby.
“After a stressful day I can
come home and play with him for
about 20 or 30 minutes” he said.
“It’s a great stress reliever.”
Some of the dogs went on a
“blind” run. Two bumpers were
tossed the dog marked each one
then was released by his owner. A
moment later the owner blew a
whistle. The dog stopped turned
and looked at his master.
The owner used hand signals to
point the dog to a third bumper
which the dog didn’t know about.
“The first two are ‘poison’
bumpers” Turner said. “The dog
has to go after the third bumper
first.”
Turner said successful hunters
“read” Nature before sending a
dog out to retrieve.
“You have to notice where the
sun is” Turner said. “Know which
way the wind is blowing. These
can affect how well the dog finds
the duck.”
This Saturday was a training
day the dogs and owners were
expected to make mistakes but
also to learn from them. Positive
re-enforcement is essential to good*
training according to club member
J.C. Parks.
family audiences and school audi-
ences grades 1 through 6. This
production is sponsored by Morale
Welfare and Recreation.
Courtesy Photo
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