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The White Falcon
February 1, 1980
Inspection schedule
Navy Relief honors 13 members
The Keflavik Office of the Navy
Relief Society held its first award
ceremony on Monday, Jan. 21 at the
Officer's Club.
The featured speaker was Captain
Thomas J. Keene, Commanding Officer
of the Naval Station and the Presi-
dent of the Navy Relief Office, Kef-
lavik.
Capt. Keene recapped the history
of the establishment of the Navy Re-
lief Office in Keflavik for the
seventy guests, adding his personal
words of gratitude to the many vol-
unteers who have dedicated extensive
time and energy to the humanitarian
programs of the Navy Relief Society.
Following his remarks, Capt.
Keene presented one hundred hour
pins to Linda Acree, Dianne Bell,
Nancy Cann, Janet Chretien, Shirley
Fierro, Peggy Harmon, Winnie John-
son, Natella Peterson, Lana Roth-
rock, Ginny Serna, Chris Singleton,
Jenny Smith and Nola Unger.
Those who had given over three
hundred volunteer hours were hon-
ored with pins also. They were
Linda Acree, Nancy Cann, Charlotte
Duncan, Natella Peterson and Lana
Rothrock.
Two volunteers received six hun-
dred hour pins; Charlotte Duncan and
Claire Smith. The highlight of the
awards ceremony was the presentation
of the highest award the Navy Relief
Society can bestow upon a volunteer,
the Meritorious Service Award. Mrs.
Claire Smith, Chairman of the Vol-
unteers, was presented this coveted
The 1980 National Prayer Break-
fast will be held at 8 a.m. on
Thursday in the Top of the Rock.
Each year since 1953, a National
Prayer Breakfast has been sponsored
by the prayer groups of the U.S.
Senate and the House of Representat-
ives. It has been attended by
officials from every branch of the
government, usually including the
President.
These yearly observances focus
the attention of our nation on the
fact that many persons in positions
of responsibility in our government
rely on regular prayer and Bible
study as a means of acknowledging
their dependents upon Cod and their
commitment to the moral and spirit-
ual values upon which our nation was
founded.
Local, state and federal em-
ployees throughout our nation and
the world gather together for Prayer
Breakfasts on the same day as the
observance in our nation's capital.
award for her "distinguished leader-
ship in connection with the estab-
lishment of the Navy Relief Office—
Keflavik, Iceland." Mrs. Smith was
also awarded her one thousand hour
pin.
Capt. Keene also read a letter
of appreciation from Vice Admiral
Robert S. Salzer, President of the
Navy Relief Society, for the contri-
butions of Chaplain C. Richard Dun-
can as the Director of the local
Navy Relief Office since its estab-
lishment .
The Navy Relief program on Ice-
land has been operational since
March 1, 1979. Since that time six-
ty- two volunteers have dedicated a
total of 5,339,25 hours to the re-
lief of human need among Navy and
Marine Corps personnel stationed in
Iceland. The Navy Relief program
here at Keflavik began simply with
emergency financial assistance ser-
vices. However, as interest grew,
needs were identified, and volun-
teers recruited, other services were
offered; including budget counse-
ling, referral services, a layette
program and a visiting nurse pro-
gram. In its first year of opera-
tion the Keflavik Office of the
Navy Relief Society has assisted
over 100 families.
Come to the Navy Relief Office
located in the Human Relations
building, T-170, Monday through Fri-
day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or call
4602.
This year the National Prayer
Breakfast at the Naval Station will
have as its guest speaker the Rev-
erend Olafur Skulasson, Dean of the
Reykjavik Clergy. Tickets are on
sale for $1.75 from command repre-
sentatives and the chapel.
Blafjoll ski trip offered
The Tour Office is planning a one
day bus tour to Ulafjoll (Blue Moun-
tains) Feb. 9, depending on weather
conditions and participation. Sign-
up for this ski Trip will start Mon-
day and will run until close of bus-
iness on Thursday.
Scottish piping Sat. at 4
There will be a demonstration
of Scottish Piping by two members
of the Pipe Band from RAF Station
Kinloss, Scotland at 4 p.m. on Feb.
2 at the Andrews Theater. Admission
is free.
FEB. 4 - J01 to JO-3934
5 - JO-3935 " JO-4985
6 - JO-4986 " JO-5841
7 - JO-5842 " JO-6305
11 - JO-6306 " JO-6697
Look for remainder of schedule
in next week's edition of the White
Falcon.
Gas increases 10<
Today the price for gasoline at
the Navy Exchange was increased by
10 cents a gallon.
The reason tor the world-wide in-
crease is that the Defense Fuel Sup-
ply Center (DFSC) is raising bulk
fuel costs of military customers.
The Navy Exchange buys its gasoline
from DFSC, and therefore will have
to pay the new wholesale cost, which
has risen to more than double its
former price.
Meanwhile, military officials
here sent a message of concern to
the U.S. suppliers. "While it is
understandable that fuel prices
must increase in the face of current
world and market conditions, the ex-
tent of the standard price for sales
appears excessive." Additionally
the message asked that the standard
price for sales to Navy Exchange be
reduced to "more approximate actual
cost to the government and prices
available commercially in CONUS."
COMMANDER ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
RADM Richard A. Martini
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
LCDR Perry C. Bishop
EDITORIAL ADVISOR
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SA Karen Dean
ARTIST
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Prayer breakfast slated for Thursday