The White Falcon - 22.08.1980, Blaðsíða 1

News briefs
Student handbooks ready
A.T. Mahan Elementary School
handbooks are ready for pickup in
the school office along with
classroom assignments for grades
k-sixth. The first day of school
for all students in kindergarden
through sixth grades is September
2, Tuesday.
Episcopal services announced
The Episcopal Church will hold
services on every first and third
Saturday of each month at 6 p.m.
in the base chapel. Chaplain
Swanson will conduct the services.
All base personnel are welcome to
attend.
Gas prices increase
Effective Monday, August 25,
the price of gasoline at the Navy
Exchange Service Station will be
increased by 10c per gallon.
tion Fire Department the 1980 Grand Award in the "Learn Not To Burn"
competition. Capt. T. J. Keene, commanding officer Naval Station Kefla-
vik, recently presented the 1980 Grand Award, a Letter of Appreciation,
and a plaque to Fire Chief S. R. Eiriksson during ceremonies
conducted Tuesday at the Fire Station. (Fhoto by PH3 Thom Lindgren)
WHITE
Pilot receives trophy
Maj. David M. Peters, an Air
Force pilot assigned to the 9th
Strategic Reconnaissance Wing,
Beale Air Force Base, Calif., re-
ceived the 1979 Koren Kolligian
Jr. Trophy from Air Force Chief of
Staff Gen. Lew Allen Jr.
Plaza Suite opens tonight
Ice & Fire Theatre's production
of "Plaza Suite" opens tonight at
The Top of the Rock Club and will
run through Sunday. Tickets are
available. For more information
call 4115 or 7493.
Be careful near Hekla
The Icelandic Civil Defense re-
commends the following safety pre-
cautions for individuals traveling
near Mt. Hekla. Enter the area
only on the windward side of the
mountain; Stay on the windward
side as the mountain's leeward
side has poisonous gases; Be care-
ful of glowing rocks and fragments
being ejected from the eruption.
There may be restricted access to
some roads.
Chapel program begins
Pre-registration is currently
underway for the Protestant Chris-
tian Education Program of the Base
Chapel. Sunday school classes
will resume September 7 for chil-
dren ages three through Sr. High
age and for adults. To register
call RMC Reel, work 4606/home 7250
or stop by the chapel office.
August 22, 1980
Volume 23, Number 33
NBS expands
Keflavik, Iceland
FALCON
TV schedule
Beginning Saturday August 30th, TV-4 will initiate a new television
schedule with expanded daily broadcast hours. Ensign Glendon M. King, CIC
of U.S. Navy Broadcasting Service Detachment Eight said "The new TV
schedule was a result of numerous requests and comments from the military
community. We took a look at our programming assets, our manpower re-
sources and the desires of the community and came up with what we consider
a very good schedule," he said.
"What it will mean is that TV-4 will begin its program day at 7 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. Monday - Thursday and 11 a.m. on Fridays."
"The reason for the later Friday sign on is to give our engineers an
opportunity to service and maintain the various equipment. In addition to
expanding the program day we have developed a program block from approxi-
mately noon - 2:30 p.m. of major entertainment and information for the
shift worker. We realize that due to the nature of his or her work
schedule many of the prime time popular TV shows are not normally shown
during his off time. We think we have remedied that," he said.
Ensign King went on to explain that TV-4 is part of Detachment Eight of
the Navy Broadcasting Service with headquarters in Washington D.C. "Our
primary mission is information. That can include anything from club meet-
ings to command policies."
The programs themselves are received from the American Forces Radio and
Television Service in Los Angeles, California, and for the most part
the programs are the same world-wide.
One of the major problems AFRTS Los Angeles faces is the fact that the
major networks broadcast their programs for approximately 26 weeks and
then repeat them again as summer re-runs. AFRTS-LA does not have a summer
re-run policy and keeps the bulk of its programs changing on an infrequent
basis in order to avoid reruns. It may sound confusing but it is de-
signed to give the audience the best variety possible of what each of the
major networks offer.
Ensign King concluded by saying that "Detachment Eight is here to serve
the military member and their dependents and with the expanded TV hours we
hope we can better serve."