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by Nadia Slusar
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Every year from Aug. 1 to Oct
it is light adjustment time. The
service station offers the light ad-
justment service to authorized pa-
trons Monday through Friday from 5
to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10
a.m. to noon. Remember to bring
your registration papers with You
and your fee.
The Navy Lodge is taking reser-
vations starting Monday for author-
ized patrons leaving with the No-
vember rotators. Reservations are
to be made in person between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday with Connie your
Navy Lodge hostess.
Estee Lauder International is
taking applications for a new repre-
sentative for the Keflavik area.
Our present representative has be-
come a short timer. If you are in-
terested in applying for the posi-
tion, simply drop in to see Pam dur-
ing the normal retail store operating
hours.
The sandwich line has been such a
hit that Paul has decided to expand
the service to Saturdays. The sand-
wiches include hot pastrami, roast
beef, ham or turkey all freshly
sliced while you wait. They are
served on Icelandic or onion rolls.
Add your favorite garnishments and
you have a real treat.
Along with that service, Paul has
also instigated "French fries and
onion rings in a basket". If you
love those side orders of French
fries or onion rings to go, you can
telephone your order in ahead of
time and they will be waiting for
you when you get there.
While you are phoning in your
order at 5287, don’t forget to add
those delicious, various styled
fresh doughnuts. It's as close as
you can get to those good, down home
meals.
With the new bowling alley having
opened, there are quite a few calls
for drilling personal bowling balls.
Personalized Services will drill
new balls to your dimensions or re-
plug and redrill used bowling balls.
On Personalized Services’s one-
week specials program, Danny has
added a new one. Starting tomorrow
certain items will be on special
for the Air Force personnel. See
Ruth at Personalized Services for a
discount on special items tomorrow
through * * Friday.
The Consumer Bulletin is compiled by Navy Exchange employees and Commissary
Store employees. The opinions and comments expressed herein do not necessari-
ly reflect the opinions and policies of the Department of Defense or the White
Falcon Editorial Staff. Mention of specific consumer products in this column
is intended solely for the benefit of authorized patrons, and in no way im-
plies Department of Defense endorsement for these products. Correspondence or
comments relating to this column should be addressed to the Navy Exchange Of-
ficer or the Commissary Store Officer.
1977-78 school year
.T. Mahan calendar of event*
TOURS
TRAVEL
by Magna Gudmunsdottir
Beginning Aug. 19, the A. T. Mahan
1977-78 school year will start. The
school calendar follows:
Feb. 20—Washington's Birthday holiday
Mar. 24—end of third reporting period
Saturday Bus Tour
The Bus tour for next week, Aug. 20
will lead through Reykjavik, Hveragerdi
and Selfoss down the fertile southern
lowland. The route will then take a
northerly direction up to the interior
of Iceland to Thjorsardalur.
The Thjorsardalur valley takes its
name from Iceland's longest river,
Thjorsa, which flows across the opening
of the valley. In medieval times the
valley was a flourishing area with near-
ly 30 farms, ms. Now there are only two
left, the others having been ruined by
volcanic eruptions from nearby Mount
Hekla during 1104-1693.
Some of the farms have been excavated
and there we see how the Icelanders
lived during the Viking period. The
most significant ruins are at Stong.
Recently, a replica of the ancient farm-
house Stong has been built in Thjors-
ardalur, which you will be able to see
on this tour.
The route to Thjorsardalur offers a
magnificent view of the famous volcano,
Mount Hekla, 1,491m high, which has e-
rupted 15 times since Iceland was set-
tled—last in 1970
Iceland's biggest hydro-electric
power plant has recently been erect-
ed at the opening of Thjorsardalur.
Akureyri
For those of you interested in
Akureyri, the Tour Office can provide
you with airfare and hotel accommodation
During your stay there you might want
to go to the Akureyri museum of Natural
History, Natturugripasafnid, which was
founded 1951. It is open daily from 1-
3 p.m. during the summer, but is open
only on Sundays in the winter.
The oldest and the most complete dis-
play in the museum is the native bird
collection, presenting all nesting birds
in the country. A great variety of Ice-
landic sea animals and algae is present-
ed in the exhibition room, as well as
land plants, minerals and rocks. The
museum is active in various branches of
natural research, and is a center for
the study of fungi and lichens in the
country.
The Municipal Museum, Minjasafnid,
is open from 1:30-5 p.m. daily during
the summer through Sept. 15. Visits may
be arranged at other hours by calling
the director at his office,1-1162 or at
home 1-1272.
The museum illustrates the way of
life of the Icelandic forefathers, their
home industry, work tools, culture and
arts. Worthy of special attention are
samples of the artistic needlework by
women, their unique national costume and
the fine silver-work and wood carvings
by men. An old church from 1846 stands
next to the museum, and is open for visi
tors at the same hours.
The Lutheran State Church, which was
completed in 1940, was designed by
Budjon Samuelsson, who has authored many
well known buildings in Iceland with his
characteristic style. One of the decor-
ated stone frames in the church origi-
nates from the old Coventry Church in
England, which was destroyed during the
war. The church is open for visitors
from 10 to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. during
the summer.
A public park and botanical garden,
Lystigardur Akureyrar, was founded in
1912. This beautiful garden presents
living samples of what can be grown at
this northern latitude. A living col-
lection of almost all native plants of
Iceland has been maintained in the gar-
den since 1957. Most of the approxi-
mately 2,000 plant species cultivated in
the garden are labelled by name. The
park is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
throughout the summer.
Hotel Edda - Laugarvatn
The Tour Office can offer you a good
discount through the month of August at
the Summer Hotel "Edda" at Laugarvatn.
It is 95KM from Reykjavik.
All rooms have a shower and toilet.
Hotel Edda has a restaurant, swimming-
pool and sauna bath. For more informa-
tion ^contact the Tour Office at'
4200 or 4420.
The Tour Office will have a bus going
to the Light Nights-Thursday.
Have regular
medical check-ups.
Aug. 26—first day of class instruction
Mar. 27-31—Easter holiday
500.000 victims expected poisoned
Sept. 5—Labor Day holiday
Oct. 10—Columbus Day holiday
Oct. 28—end of first reporting period
Nov. 24-25—Thanksgiving holiday
Dec. 19-Jan. 2—Christmas holiday
Jan. 3—school resumes
Jan. 19—end of second reporting period
Jan. 20—Professional Day (no students
in attendance)
’Youth Night’
slated for Monday
The Leather Hobby Shop announces that
Monday nights will be designated "Youth
Night," beginning Monday.
Instructors Mike Price and Rick
Cordens will be available to teach Naval
Station youth the art of leather tooling
and staining.
Popular craft items that can be con-
structed include belts, purses, key
cases, wallets, arm bands, watchbands,
Indian mocassins, pictures for the wall
and nameplates.
Youth who hold ID cards will be
signed in by the instructor.
Those youth who do not conduct
themselves in a safe and orderly manner
will be asked to leave the Hobby Shop.
Tomorrow, Sunday and Monday the
Leather Shop will offer a discount on
all latigq and scrap leather.
Oak-tanned tooling leather is also
available in a great quantity.
The shop has many tools and patterns
to follow and more than 50 different
Apr. 3—school resumes
Apr. 21—Professional Day (no students
in attendance)
May 29—Memorial Day holiday
Jun. 12—end of fourth reporting period
(last day for students)
The Njardvik/Keflavik school bus run
for school year 1977-78, beginning Aug.
26, will not include service to Innri-
Njardvik.
School bus service to and from Kef-
lavik and Ytri-Njardvik will continue
as in the past.
leather stains from which to choose.
Leather kits and a large stock of
belt buckles are available at the
Hobby Sales Store. Belt blanks are
also available, and are sold at the
Leather Shop.
Leather craft is not difficult or
expensive; it is time-consuming, but
the finished product is unique.
Photo Hobby Shop
The Photo Shop will have an E-4
color slide "Ektachrome" process
demonstration Aug. 24, starting at
7:30 p.m. You are welcome to bring
your own "Ektachrome" slide film in
for the processing demonstration.
Pottery classes
The Hobby Center will sponsor
pottery classes at the Ceramic Shop,
starting Monday. All interested per-
sonnel should contact the Hobby
Sales Store for further information.
at Leather Hobby Shop
Largest toll takes children
This year an estimated 500,000 child-
ren will be victims of accidental
poisoning, and of these, 90 per cent
will involve children under five years
of age. Unfortunately, things we take
for granted are often the cause of
poisoning among toddlers: medicines,
household preparations, insect sprays,
kerosene, lighter fluid, some furniture
polishes, turpentine, paints, solvents,
and products containing lye and acids.
To put it tritely, an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Here are some good housekeeping rules
that can prevent poisoning:
*Keep all household products and
medicines out of reach of youngsters and
preferably locked up when not in use.
When these products
are in use, they should never be out of
sight of adults - even if it involves
the adult's taking them along while
answering the telephone or doorbell.
*Internal medicines should be stored
separately from other household
products.
*Items should be kept in their
original containers, never in cups or
soft drink bottles.
*A11 products should be properly
labeled, and
one should read
the label before
using.
*The light
should always be
on when giving
or taking med-
icine.
*Adults
should avoid
taking medicines
in front of
children, since
youngsters tend to imitate grown-ups.
*Medicines should be referred to as
"medicine" not candy.
CAUTION

*The medicine cabinet should be
cleaned out periodically and unneeded
medicines disposed of when the illness
for which they were prescribed is over.
*Safety packaging should be used
properly by closing the container after
use.
In addition, you should list near
your telephone the numbers for your
physician, the nearest poison control
center or dispensary. A supply of
activated charcoal and syrup of Ipecac
should also be kept on hand to be
administered according to a doctor's
directions in case of poisoning.
White
Falcon
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
JOC James E. Dewater
Editor
J02 Jerry Foster
Staff
J03 Ray Oosterman
JOSN William Tayloi
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