The White Falcon - 26.08.1994, Side 2

School lunch
program changes
By J02 Kevin A. Mills
The minimum standards for qualifying
for the 1994-95 Free or Reduced-price
School Lunch Program have changed.
More than 40 families took advantage
of the program last year at NAS Keflavfk.
With the new rates, the number of partici-
pants could increase drastically.
Last year for instance, a family of three
had to have a monthly income of less than
$991 to qualify for free meals. Now the
rate is $1,536 for the same family.
One reason the number of participants
was low last year may have been because
of fear. “Kids receive a regular meal tick-
et,” said MSI Estelle Michaud, food ser-
vices leading petty officer. “The only
place their name shows up is in my
ledger.”
“The program helped with our budget
last year,” said Betsy Jones, whose family
qualified for reduced lunches. “Some
may think they are going on a welfare
program, but it doesn’t hurt to apply. It
can only help you.”
The program is open through the
school year. Interested families should
stop by the Food Services office, located
behind the Navy Exchange, to fill out the
appropriate paperwork. Once approved,
parents may stop by the office each month
to pick up meal tickets.
For additional information, call
Michaud at ext. 6502.
Look out, New York ... Lauren Race
exhibits clothes from the NEX Saturday
at the Youth Center. Twenty kids partic-
ipated in the Youth Fashion Show, spon-
sored by Youth Services and the NEX.
(Photo by J02 Kevin A. Mills)

Some thoughts on decision making
By Chaplain Daniel N. Powell
The well-defined and fine lines between right and wrong are
now cracked, if not broken, by contemporary society. Long
established values and habits are now tossed aside. This has
left some very earnest people quite bewildered and confused as
they struggle with the issues of their lives.
Some have recommended “conscience” as the guide in deci-
sion making. Huckleberry Finn said conscience “takes up more
room in us than all the rest of our insides put together.” Let us
remember that conscience is a product of our heredity and
environment. We were not born with a fully-developed sense
of right and wrong. Conscience grows slowly as a result of
learning and experience and may vary according to individual
moral and spiritual experiences. A conscience may be so poorly
developed that it offers little or no opposition to temptation, or
a conscience may be the strong force that compels us to fulfill
our responsibilities to God and man.
These questions may offer a technique for some of those who
earnestly seek to know the difference between right and wrong.
Will my action result in waste? (Jesus looked upon all bles^
ings of life as gifts of God.)
Will my action build personality? (Right strengthens pers«
ity while wrong undermines human values.)
How will my action look when viewed from the perspective of
months or years? (Look ahead and measure the permanent
effects of present choices.)
Jesus said, “Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man who built his
house upon a rock.” (Matthew 7:24) His teachings form the
moral code for his followers. It is still true that we can measure
our principles of right and wrong by the yardstick of his words.
Read the word of God, study it seriously, and discover for your-
self the teachings of Jesus. Choose actions that look noble
when seen through the perspective of the years.
Give time, possession, talent and strength to those things
which build personality and benefit society. Recognize the gifts
God has so generously given to mankind. Use and conserve
them.
Commander, Iceland Defense Force
Rear Adm. Michael D. Haskins
Deputy Commander, Iceland Defense Force
Col. H. John Markulis
Commanding Officer, NAS Keflavfk Commander, 35th Wing
Capt. W. Robert Blake Jr. Col. Richard B. Cross Jr.
Chief of Staff, Fleet Air Keflavfk Command Chaplain Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Keflavfk
Capt R. Peter Fleming Capt. Gerald S. Vintinner Capt. John A. Mitas II
che Ullfe FAlCOT)
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Lt. Vince Broome
Deputy Public Affairs Officer
Fri6|>6r Kr. Eydal
Leading Chief Petty Officer
JOC Dave Marr
Leading Petty Officer/Editor
J02(AW) B. Natalie Dias
Journalists
J02 Kevin A. Mills
Staff Sgt. John R. VanSickle Jr.
Administrative Assistant
Lavanda Rosemond
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