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1992-02-27

The Quarterdeck / 1992-02-27

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey Callifornia

http://hdl.handle.net/10945/52171

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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL• Monterey, California IN THIS ISSUE •

Col. Prentice Thompson, commander Silas 8. Hays Army Community Hospital, addressed members from NPS about medical issues Monday night in King Hall.

MEDICAL CARE 'TOWN MEETING' ADDRESSES ISSUES

A "Town Meeting" was held Monday night in King Hall to address military health care on the Monterey Peninsula.

Guest speakers from Silas B. Hayes Army Community Hospital, including Col. Prentice Thompson, commander Silas B. Hayes Army Community Hospital, fielded questions about care provided at Fort Ord.

The main issue discussed was obstet­rics, according to Lt. Kimberly Pellack, Naval Medical Administration Unit OIC. The hospital currently has 15 family practice physicians and residents but will be dropping to five from June to September. Obstetricians will also drop from five to three during that time. Due to "Desert Stork" and the loss in physicians, a backlog of patients has occured. The staff at the hospital is looking for patients in OB who have due dates between June and September and

would like to take CHAMPUS. Anyone meeting that criteria can stop in at the CHAMPUS office at the hospital for further information. Additionally, anyone encountering excessive delays for GYN services may be eligible for CHAMPUS.

Another highly visible item discussed was access to other clinics in a timely manner. The guest speakers responded that new programs will be implemented that should help alleviate the problem.

The staff is also working to improve communications between the hospital and patients. An OB/GYN newsletter was brought up, as was printing aritcles in "At Ease." General questions about patient affairs can be directed to the Patient Representative Office at 242-3111.

FTS 2000 NEW PHONE SYSTEM FOR NPS

• Health care issues • New tax information • Carseat recall • WCW on the Peninsula

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more when the new 5ESS switch is installed in September. The Quarterdeck will provide details when available.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING TAX TABLE CHANGES

The Federal Income Tax Withholding (FITW) tax table will change Sunday, providing workers with a gain in their net income.

The new tables were designed by the IRS to reduce tax withholding, thereby increasirig net income for most low- and middle-income employees. For navy members, the February LES will reflect the new withholding in the March forecast amounts.

Since the new tables reduce the amount of tax withheld, employees will see an

A new telecommunications network increase in net pay beginning, for military will arrive at NPS tomorrow. The Federal members, with the Fri., Mar. 13 payday. Telecommunication System, or FfS The effect of the change will become 2000, will replace WATS and direct dial apparent when members file their 1992 long distance. federal tax return. For those who nor-

Starting Sunday, if a non-autovon call mally get a refund, it will be smaller. For outside the 408 area code needs to be (SEE 'TAXES', PAGE 1WO) placed, it will go on FfS -~==========~======;:';l 2000. The billing rates are less expensive than WA TS and direct dial long distance.

To access FfS 2000 dial *4. The FfS 2000 phone number is the 10 digit commercial number. Since it is a "private" network, a 1 does not have to be dialed before the commerical number.

If the party to be called has autovon, it should be tried first. If autovon does not exist there, FfS 2000 is the least costly. For calls within the 408 area code continue

NEWNPSXO Lt. Cmdr. Sheri Smith has t1ken over the

duties as NPS executive officer from Cmdr. Dorothy Harrison-Brown. Smith llrived 1t NPS affer completing a tour of dwy as oflicer-in-charge of NTCC, HI. Smith is a 1978 graduate of Texas A & M University and a 1986 gradulte of Naval Postgaduate School, earning a M.S. in Systems Technology (Comm1nd, Control and Communications - C3).

VOLUNTEER NPSCOMMAND OMBUDSMAN NEEDED

The Naval Postgraduate School needs a new Command Ombudsman for officers.

The ombudsman plays a valuable role in stimulating better communication between the command and family members. NPS has two officer and one enlisted ombudsmen. Kathryn Y easte is one of the officer ombudsman and will be

leaving in March. All spouses of military officers

assigned to NPS are eligible to volunteer as the new command ombudsman.

Anyone interested in this position should submit a resume to the NPS Family Service Center by Fri., Mar. 20.

For further information. contact Lt. Cmdr. Gail Griffin, FSC director, at ext. 3060 or one of the two officer ombuds­man, Kathryn at 649-8014 or Susie Thompson at 372-8617.

NPS COMPUTER CLUB ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD DEMONSTRATION

The NPS Computer Club will hold a meeting Thu., Mar. 5 in Spanagel-400 at 7p.m.

John Davis will present a demonstration of the electronic bulletin board system, "Welcome to Closet Gouge."

IBM and Mac applications and plat­forms will be discussed at the meeting.

Everyone is invited and can call Dan Young at 64 7-8385 for more information.

TAXES----(FROM PAGE ONE)

those that receive a small refund, they may owe money. And for those who normally owe taxes, they may find_ they owe even more.

Those who do not want their withhold­ing changed should file a new IRS form W-4. When filing the form, claim the same number of withholding allowances as before, but on line six indicate that the additional taxes should be withheld. For more information, contact your disburs­ing clerk or personnel office.

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SUBMARINE BIRTHDAY BALL CELEBRATING A PROUD TRADITION

The 1992 Submarine Birthday Ball ha-A been scheduled for Sat., Apr. 11 in -Herrmann Hall. The ball is open to all submariners past and present. Attire will be formal, dinner dress blues.

For tickets contact Jim Elliott at smc box 2703 or call 372-5201. Tickets are $54 for couples or $27 per person. Checks should be made out to Submarine Officers Association. The payment deadline is Fri., Mar. 20. Contact Elliott for more information.

OSSC BARGAIN FAIR SELLERS WANTED

The next OSSC Bargain Fair will be Sat., Mar. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the La Mesa School.

Sellers must be La Mesa residents, students or staff of NPS or spouses and at least 18 years old

A space will run $7 for OSSC members and $12 for non-members. There is a two space minimum.

Reservation forms are available on th. table outside the Family Service Center. Herrmann Hall-039C, or at the La Mesa convenience store. The deadline for reservations is tomorrow.

For further information, contact Katherine Muhlbach at 649-1699.

The annual "March Madness" event is in progress at the Navy Exchange and will continue through Sunday.

There will be a special one-day sale tomorrow at the NEX. "Payday Spe­cials" will feature great savings on items throughout the store.

In the jewelry department save 25 percent off on all 14kt gold diamond A stud earrings and 30 percent off all 14-gold neck chains and earrings.

Chief Yeoman Jacqueline Nease, left, is presented the Navy Commenda­tion Medal by Lt. Barbara Lewis, PSD OIC, during Nease's retirement ceremony Friday in the Tower Room in Herrmann Hall. Nease left active duty after 20 years of service.

Master Chief Machinist Mate (SW) David Nuttd (right) is congratulated by Rear Adm. Ralph W. West Jr., NPS superintendent, on Friday. Nuttall reitifld from 20 ytMTS of active • rvice de.ring a ceremony in !he Tower Room in Hemnann Hall.

$SAVERS DISCOUNTS FOR THE TRAVELER

The Scheduled Airline Ticket Office is offering discounts for the military and their dependants on certain flights within the United States.

You can stop by the office in building 301, across from the NEX uniform shop, or call ext. 3355 for more details on the offer.

SATO also offers discounts on cruises.

CDC OPENING DELAYED NEW CENTER BUMPED BACK 4 TO 6 WEEKS

The opening of the new Child Development Center in La Mesa has been delayed four to six weeks.

The opening was pushed back so that playground equipment could be installed and to give time to repair safety items.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony and opening date will be announced when the center has been approved.

For further information, contact Dick Crawford at ext. 2A32.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT RECALL TESTS SHOW SEAT ALLOWS TOO MUCH HEAD MOVEMENT

Evenflo is recalling 14,387 Ultara II child safety seats that fail to meet safety standards.

The seats affected were manufactured between Jan. 5, 1990 and June 18, 1990. The Ultara II seat is the only Evenflo seat to be affected by the recall, the Ultara I is not being recalled.

Tests performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that the seat allows a child's head to move too far forward in a crash when the seat is used in a front-facing position. The tests were confirmed by Evenflo. If you own an Ultara II safety seat

manufactured during the dates shown, Evenflo will provide a new shell and instructions to attach it to the existing front t-shield. If you are not sure if the seat you own is

affected by the recall, contact Evenflo at 1-800-837-8926. Evenflo can also be reached by mail at 1801 Commerce Drive, Piqua, Ohio, 45356.

If you have any further questions on this recall, you can also contact the safety office at ext. 2911or2A75 or stop by the office in Herrmann Hall-040.

Mar. 5 A free one-Oay "Technology Fair" has

been set for Monterey from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The fair will be at the Monterey Beach Hotel.

Hands-on demonstrations featurning the latest technology in high performance workstations, networking solutions and software applications will be presented_

For more information, call Bob Smith at (415) 960-4225.

Mar. 5 The Carmel-By-The-Sea chapter of the

Red Cross will be sponsoring a blood drive at the Carmel American Legion Building.

A bloodmobile will be on hand from IO a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Parking is available and a lunch will be served to all donors.

For more information, call Jean Snow at 62A-0408.

Mar. 14 The Fort Ord Officer's Wive's Club will

hold 49er Night at the Fort Ord Officer's Club from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.

This is an annual fund-raising event and is open to all officers, GS-7 and above, their spouses and guests.

Call Gail Redfern at 393-1639 for more information.

WEARY RIDERS Some of the 450 people that rode the USS

Texas from Alameda to Monterey disembarlc the NPS motorized whale boat Thu., Feb. 20. The ship putted out of Monterey Harbor Monday.

)·c~ASSIFIElJS···· FOR SALE

IBM PSZ SOZ, internal 1.44 floppy, external 1.2 floppy, VGA card w/IBM VGA monitor, $1,100 OBO. Call Tom or Teri at649-8106.

7 Ff F1CUS, exe. cond., needs home, pcs sale, $40. Call 626-8527.

BIOS COMPUTER color monitor, 40mb hard drive, modem, printer, $800 OBO. Call 655-0163.

SEALY POSTIJREPEDIC'S BEST MAT· TRF.SS, twin, box springs, $150. Call 373-5450 for details.

1983 KOMFORT '24 TRAVEL TRAILER, sleeps /drives 6, fully self contained, good condition, $6,000. Call 647-4392 or 659-5842 and leave message.

BABY BUGGY/STROLLER, Rex make full sun canopy, large wheels, good condition, $100 OBO.

NEWPORT NEWS VA. HOME, immaculate, on cul-de-sac, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, formal living/dining rooms, family rm w/fireplace, deck, porch, 2 car garage, central heat/air, $114,800. Call 384-5366.

WA VELESS WA TERBED, queen size, padded headboard, rails, 6-drawer pedastal, adj . heater, liner, fill/drain kit, $150. Call 373-5450.

TWO 3SLB DUMBELLS, same as in gym, like new, asking halfof new price, $35. Call 626-8527.

[fil>ORTS/REC DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE RECREATION OFFICE MARCH MADNESS

The recreation office is offering discount tickets to Disneyland

Disneyland "March Madness" tickets for adults can now be purchased for $18.75. The tickets are only good during March.

The rec office also has Universal Studios Hollywood tickets that are good from Sunday through Thu., Apr. 30. The tickets run $15 for adults and $11 for children.

Squaw Valley lift tickets have arrived. They can be purchased for $33.50.

Effective Sunday, the rec office will begin selling Monterey/Salinas bus passes. The Family Service Center will no longer be handling the passes.

For more information, stop by the office in Herrmann Hall-037.

YUGO 88, mint condition, 47k, $1,790 OBO. Call 372-4970 after 5 p.m.

TENNIS RACQUETS, Modem 300/1200/2400. Car bike rack. 10 spd bike. Complete office set Dining table, plants. Reasonable. Call 646-2666.

ZENITH SLIMSPORT 286 LAPTOP COM­PUTER, 9#'s, like new, 20 meg hard drive, 3.5 floppy drive, 3K RAM, VGA graphics, padded case, $1,200. Call 626-8527.

CHINA CABINET, antique oak, curved glass, $650. Call 375-2546.

C-ITOH PROWRITER 8510 PRINTER, w/3 new ribbons, paper stand, ream of fanfold paper, $125. Call 375-5194 and leave message.

EXERCISE BIKE, $50 OBO. Computer desk w/ hutch and attached printer stand, $40 OBO. Cross country ski machine, $250 OBO. Kitchen table w/4 chairs, $100 OBO. 12 spd Univega racing bike, $150 OBO. 3 sets of curtains for La Mesa housing, $20 each or all for $50. Call 649-2391.

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FORT ORD SPORTS ARENA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING COMES TO THE PENINSULA 9

World Championship Wrestling will be corning to the Monterey Peninsula Thu., Mar.5.

The action will be held at the Fort Ord Sports Arena.

Ringside seats will run $13. General admission for adults will be $10 and children can get in for $5.

Tickets can be purchased at the Fort Ord ITT or the ITT at the Presidio.

A FAMILY OUTING LEAP YEAR DAY

Everyone 8 years old and older is invited to celebrate Leap Year Day with an Eagle Watch Tour at Lake San Antonio. The tour is being sponsored by the Lyceum of the Monterey Peninsula and will be held on Saturday from 12:30 -2:30 p.m. Call the Lyceum office at 372-6098 for more information.

91 EXPLORER, 2wd, 5 spd, ac, ps, pb-abs, trailer tow, super cooling, luggage rack, 2 tone paint, $16,500 OBO. Call 373-2230.

THULE CARTOP RACK SYSTEM, rain gutter mount, 3 bicycle rails, like new, $125 OBO. Call 646-9711.

81 BMW 320!, 5 spd, sun roof, new radials, brakes, clutch, 2-owner, all records, excellent care, no problems, $4,000 OBO. Call 646-2666.

GAMES-GAMES-GAMES, IBM compatible, "ILLS,'' "Wizardry 7," "Eye of Beholder," "Loom," "Monkey Island 2,'' "Escape from Hell," cheap! Call Mike Morris at ext 2520 or 1-464-2525.

UNIFORMS, size 42 coat/waist 36, blues, whites, kahki, mess dress, hats, accessories, retired, price is good. Call 763-2760.

FOR RENT

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CABIN, close to everything, fully furnished, avail. over break, $75 a night. Call 375-2546.

FREE

GOLDEN RETRIEVER, female, fixed, to good home, call 372-0872.

WANTED

NAVY SWORD, size 31-33, call 655-0163.