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Boy’s baseball registration
The Killeen Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment will begin registering boys for its
youth tee-baseball and baseball leagues
March 7. Leagues are available for boys
ages 4 to 6 (tee-baseball) ages 7 to 9
(competitive and recreational midget) ages
10 to 12 competitive and recreational
freshman) ages 13 to 14 (sophomore) and
ages 15 to 16 (hi-junior). The registration
fee is $15 per child. Acopy of the child’s
birth certificate is required for registration
at time of registration. Deadline is April 6.
For more information 526-0550.
Ski Red River
ITR is offering a skiing trip March 22
through 26 to Red River N.M. The cost of
the trip which includes four days two days
skiing six meals and all accommodations
and transportation is $179 per person.
ITR gets group rate discounts which save
you money. ITR has secure luxury maxi-
vans 8 cabins and motels chairlift tickets
and ski equipment which are included in
the price. Departure from Fort Hood will be
promptly at 6:30 p.m. March 22.
ITR can accommodate up to 35 skiers on
the trip. Feb. 21 is the cut-off date for
signing up for the trip. ITR asks for a 50
percent deposit when signing up for the
skiing trip. ITR at 287-7310 or 690-2699.
ITR is located in building 136 next to the
Military Clothing Sales Store.
Lacrosse players needed
Interested in playing lacrosse? Even if you
don’t have a lot of experience there are
players on Fort Hood who would like to
practice and play lacrosse. For more infor-
mation Spc. Kurt Witucki 287-0775.
Adult dance class
The Armed Services YMCA offers adult
jazz dance classes at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays. The cost of the
class is $1 per person per session and free
child care is available. Pre-registration is
required at the Armed Forces YMCA be-
tween 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday. The Armed Forces YMCA
is located at 415 N. 8th St. Killeen. For
more information ©634-5445.
Girls’ softball registration
The Killeen Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment will begin registering girls for its
youth tee-softball and softball leagues on
March 7. Leagues are available for girls
ages 4 to 6 (tee-softball) 7 to 9 (midget) 10
to 12 (freshmen) and 13 to 15 (junior). The
registration fee is $15 per child. A copy of
the child’s birth certificate is required for
registration. The registration deadline is
April 6. For more information 526-0550
Golf courses open
Anderson golf course will be closed on
Mondays and Clear Creek golf course will
be closed on Tuesdays through the winter
golf season. 287-4130/6921.
Want to coach?
Managers and coaches are needed for the
upcoming Fort Hood baseball season. Play is
tentatively scheduled for February through
October. If you’re interested call A.W. Rizzo
from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at
634-8292.
Take scuba lessons
Scuba lessons are now being offered by
the Fort Hood Aquatic Department. All
classes are taught by a certified dive in-
structor.
Classroom time is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays at Fiddlers
Green. Pool time is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Thursdays at the heated indoor swimming
pool in Abrams Physical Fitness Facility.
554-5565.
Judo club forms
A judo club is forming on Fort Hood and
is looking for experienced or begineer judo
players to begin the judo program in Febru-
ary. 1st Lt. Hector Morales 288-5524 or
539-0536.
En garde!
Anyone in the Fort Hood community with
previous fencing experience interested in
establishing a fencing club and possibly
competing in the Southwest Texas Division
of the U.S. Fencing Association contact
Chief W arrant Officer Stewart 288-3893/
690-9374.
Learn to teach aerobics
Health Promotions is offering an eight-
week introductory aerobic course. The class
for people interested in becoming in-
structors meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday
at the Skating and Fitness Center. The cost
for the class which is not a certification
course is $5 per session. Bernadette
Jackson 287-3550.
By Rebecca Matanic
13th PAD
Barness who was sought out by
the Department of the Army to
manage the Sports Dome is not
content to sit back and hope that
attendence will continue at high
levels.
Instead he relentlessly pursues
By Mikala Martin
2nd Armd Div Public Affairs
Soldiers of 3rd Battalion 66th
Armor Regiment 2nd Armored Di-
vision have begun their own
‘Olympics’ and William Moore
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company has been crowned physi-
cal fitness champion.
Twelve soldiers compete quar-
terly in the battalion’s Monster
Knight Competition. Two from
each company enter the competi-
tion with elimination trials usu-
ally necessary due to the large
number of ‘olympic’ hopefuls.
“The soldiers really enjoy them-
selves and it inspires esprit-de-
corps” said Mark Neubauer of-
ficer-in-charge of the competition.
“It gets them away from the hum-
drum of everyday PT. Not only do
they feel good and really work
hard to win but they have the
whole battalion watching. It gives
them something to look forward to.
They get their name on a plaque
in the battalion and a three-day
pass as well as their first place
trophy.”
Burts’ Knights are still in the
early stages of their competition.
This is the third time the competi-
tion has been held.
“Each OIC incorporates things
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“I was told we could not be ev-
erything to everybody but we can
be a lot of things to a lot of
people” said Steave Barness man-
ager of Fort Hood’s interactive rec-
reational facility the Sports Dome.
Since the completely renovated
facility opened its doors in August
the Sports Dome has consistently
drawn large crowds.
The facility has also imple-
mented new ideas and promotions
to keep soldiers and their family
members coming back.
Besides electronic dart boards
pool tables and video games the
Sports Dome features a regulation
size boxing ring a mechanical
bull a free throw court and a
football goalpost among other
sports attractions.
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A Sports Dome patron competes in the sumo mechanical bull
riding competition held recently at the Dome. Besides unique
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Sports Dome leads the way
new ideas and promotions to keep
the customers coming back and to
draw new ones.
“We have to think bigger than
what has been thought before”
Barness said adding that past fail-
ures should not clog the process to
success.
“C hanging and not letting
standing paradigms influence the
process” is what Barness believes
is necessary in a business like his.
Even with a educational back-
ground in economics and manage-
ment along with previous experi-
ence in the field including his
most recent position as manager of
the Fort Knox Officers’ Club Bar-
ness does not rely solely on his
own ideas for running the Sports
Dome.
“I rely on feedback from my
employees and from soldiers” he
said.
One thing that soldiers who pa-
tronize the Sports Dome have been
asking for is sand volleyball courts
on the outside of the building.
Barness said that volleyball at
the Sports Dome is definitely in
the future.
He added that ideally he would
2nd Armd Div holds monster Olympics
from previous competitions as well
as new contests” said Neubauer.
Soldiers compete in five events
earning points. Points are awarded
according to the order of finish 12
points for first and one for last.
The top three are awarded medals.
The competition is strenuous. It
began with a sandbag race fol-
lowed by a road wheel run.
The soldiers race in sets of two
wearing gas masks and carrying a
road wheel weighing more than 50*
pounds.
Following the road wheel run
and an appropriate stretching pe-
riod the soldiers begin a three-
mile run.
After a break they were back to
throw a ‘tankers bar’ in a javelin-
like competition.
The soldiers then go to the pul-
lup bar to see who can do the most
with a 20 pound ruck on their
back. The day ended with a sand-
bag runoff due to a tie in times.
Winners of the competitions
were: sandbag race Moore first
Dale Gardner second Herman
Whitney third road wheel race
John Barthelemy Moore and Cur-
tis Watson three-mile run W hit-
ney Mathew Schmidt and Moore
‘tankers bar’ toss Barthelemy
Staff Sgt. Scott Richards and
Moore and the pullups Moore
Schmidt and Barthelemy.
Other things Barness has in
mind includes Secretarys’ Olym-
pics a headbangers night concerts
and a Spring Break party.
In the Secretarys’ Olympics
Barness said possible events in-
clude shotputting a calculator
wadded paper basketball and a
boss in chair push-around the
Sports Dome running track.
Among things that have already
proved successful for the Sports
Dome is the weekly pool tourna-
ment a recent dart tournament
and Pay Per View boxing.
The Sports Dome’s upcoming 1st
Winter Golf Classic which is set
to be an annual event sold out a
week inadvance.
“For the dart tournament we
had people come from as far away
as Houston” he said.
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activities like this the Sports Dome features sports and recre-
ational activities to satisfy even the die-hard sports fan.
like to have a deck and three
regulation-size beach volleyball
courts.
With those courts he explained
the Sports Dome would be quali-
fied to host the professional beach
volleyball competition that travels
throughout the country on tour.
Sgt. John Barthelemy gallups towards the finish line with road wheel
in hand during the Monster Knight competition in 3rd Bn 66th Armor
Regt 2nd Armd Div.
Courtesy Photo
There have been three Pay Per
View boxing matches shown at the
Sports Dome since its opening in
August.
‘W e’ve done three shows at a
much reduced fee to what the sol-
diers pay downtown” Barness
said.
Although the Sports Dome is a
military club which causes Bar-
ness to work under some regula-
tory instructions civilian establish-
ments are not subject to the
Sports Dome is still allowed the
freedom to have numerous promo-
tions tournaments and sponsors.
Z-ROCK nights at the Sports
Dome have been tremendously
popular according to Maiy Lou
Head assistant manager at the
Sports Dome.
“We’ve had to turn people away
the last three Saturdays” she said.
Barness said he believes one of
the reasons soldiers are attracted
to the Sports Dome is found in one
of his marketing philosophies.
‘Babybusters’ as Barness refers
to them are those people between
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