The White Falcon - 03.10.1980, Blaðsíða 4

Page 4 The White Falcon October 3, 1980
Do you know there are a lot of clubs on base .
People with spare time aren't al-
ways able to find a group or organi-
zation that caters to their special
interests and hobbies. Here in Kef-
lavik, however, there are more than
enough clubs to fill one's spare
hours.
Take, for instance, the Arctic
Sportsmen's Club. Membership is
open to anyone who has an interest
in hunting, skeet and trap shooting,
archery and fishing. Trips and
sporting activities are held through-
out the year, including some of the
best salmon and trout fishing in the
world, and outstanding goose and
duck hunting. A sales room in the
clubhouse offers necessary supplies
and equipment, plus various other
items, at a reduced cost to members.
Instruction in the various activi-
ties are offered, usually at no
charge. Get-togethers of various
kinds are also held, including the
Annual Open House held recently in
September. The clubhouse is open
Monday and Thursday from 6:30 to 9
p.m. and on Saturdays from noon to
5 p.m. If this kind of club inter-
ests you, call J.C. Parker at 4424
for more information on how to join.
If acting is more to your taste,
the Ice & Fire Theatre Group is
always looking for new faces, and is
open to all military personnel and
their dependents. The group provides
live entertainment to the NATO Base
in the forms of comedy, drama and
musicals. They are currently working
on an old-time melodrama, and need
assistance in all aspects of the pro-
gram. No prior experience is neces-
sary, so if the excitement of the
theatre attracts you, don't be shy—
give it a try. Don Jacobs, at 4206
or 4326 is the man to call to get
involved.
Collectors will be interested in
the Northern Atlantic Coin and Stamp
Club, which meets in the Community
Center from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tues-
day. Membership is open to anyone
with an interest in collecting coins
or stamps and furthering their knov-
The Rocky Road 4 Wheeler Drive Club often goes on weekend trips to
scenic areas in Iceland. Above, a view of the mountains around Hofn.
(Photo by Duane Thien)
ledge in these hobbies. Regularly
the club holds auctions and raffles,
along with weekly door prizes of both
stamps and coins. Time is available
after the meetings to trade coins,
stamps and stories. Right now, the
club is planning for the upcoming
PTO Carnival, which is held in Novem-
ber. For further information, con-
tact Russ Burkhard at 5223 or 6261
or Vernon Wilmer at 7334 or 7195.
One of the newly-chartered clubs
on base is the Non-Commissioned Of-
ficers Association (NCOA). Member-
ship is restricted to military per-
sonnel who are currently serving or
who have served in the grades of E-4
throdgh E-9. Annual dues of $15 give
the member and his/her family the
benefit of a monthly NCOA Journal,
Legislative representation, a Motor
Club, CHAMPUS Aid Supplement, V.I.P.
(Veterans + Industry = Placement)
Program, and more recently a Dental
Care Program. All members are urged
to contact SSgt. Bruce Winter at
7590 to have their names entered on
the membership roster. Non-members
should also contact SSgt. Winter for
more information about joining the
NCOA.
Another club made up of milit
personnel is the Fleet Reserve As
ciation (FRA). The Northern Lig
Branch 255 of the FRA is just one of
over 300 FRA Branches located across
the United States and at overseas
bases. It is a national organization
of over 148,000 enlisted personnel
and commissioned officers (active
duty, fleet reservists, retired or
medically retired) of the U.S. Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard. On the
local Branch 255 level, regularly
scheduled general membership busi-
ness meetings are held the second
Thursday of each month. The Fleet
Home, located in Bldg. T-184, is the
scene of social meetings, dinners,
dances, and twice-weekly matches
held by the Keflavik Dart Associa-
tion. If you are interested in
joining the more than 360 members of
FRA Branch 255, contact Roger Hines
at 7265 or 3365 or Jim Long at 7430
or 4726.
The two-year-old Afro-American
Unity Club (AAUC) was established in
Keflavik in order to unite all mem-
bers, regardless of race, religion,
creed, color, sex, age or national
origin, in fellowship and friendship
and to promote cultural development.
It is open to all military and civil-
ian personnel in Iceland. Regu^y:
meetings are held every second^®
fourth Sunday each month. Dues^B
$2 monthly, and the club has on^|
money-making projects in the works
enabling them to continue contrib-