European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 11 letters in Landers dear Ann Landers my husband and i have four children a three boys and a girl. Through the years we foolishly eave them everything they wanted. We took out Loans and had charge accounts All Over to  a our daughter who is 23, is engaged to be married in two years. We can to afford the kind of wedding she wants but i have agreed to give her $2,000 toward it. She says that a not enough. In be needed so Many things Over the years and never bought them. Now we must make some repairs on our House or it will fall Down. My Mother is lending us the Money interest free and in be budgeted to make Small monthly payments. My daughter resents the fact that i would borrow for repairs and not for a fancier wedding. She gives me $ 15 a week for room and Board. I said this was of so she could save More Money for her wedding. She has a Good Job and makes More than $300 a week. Her three Brothers did no to turn out like this. I can to believe her attitude. She does absolutely nothing around the House and tells me a a you re Home All Day that a your  we fight All the time. I am on stomach medication because of a a nerves and am heading for god knows what. In be asked her to move out and she says if i Force her to move we will never see her again. I simply can to wait two years for this girl to get married. 111 never make it. Should i take out a loan so i can live in peace has anyone else Ever gone through this i realize now i should have brought her up differently but i can to turn Back the clock. Please advise me Ann. A aggravated in Long Island dear aggravated if you think taking out another loan will solve your problem think again. That spoiled brat will find some other Way to stick it to you. A Young woman who makes More than $300 a week and lives at Home should be paying at least $60 a week for room and Board. She should not however be expected to do any housework beyond taking care of her own room Tell her this is what you want and that you will save $20 a week out of that amount toward her wedding. This Means an additional $2,080, which should make her Happy. Meanwhile talk to your doctor your clergy person or a trusted Friend if you can to afford counselling. You sound As if you re ready to crack up. Dear Ann Landers with so Many elderly folks living in nursing Homes you must get a great Many letters from frustrated relatives who find it a chore to visit because they done to know what to say. I have a suggestion most older people can remember what they wore to a family wedding 60 years ago but they can to Tell you what they had for breakfast. If you want to have a delightful time with grandma ask her to Tell you about her childhood. How did they Wash clothes what did they eat How did they Cook How did they bake who made their clothes what was going to Church like get a recorder and tape the stories. They will make a fascinating family history for the grandchildren. My Sisters and i Are doing it and have a great time. When we visit grandma now the time flies. A the xxx in Charlston . Dear xxx Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. C creators Syndicate Ultra walking events Europe provides Many opportunities for Volks marchers who want to meet their sports ultimate challenges a Over distances longer than the 42k Marathon walk which has become a fairly common event. Unfortunately there Isnit a single listing of these Ultra walks anywhere in an easily assimilated format. Typically its the end of ones first european tour and too late before you have an appreciation for which Are the most famous or challenging walks that you wish you had done. This letter is one readers attempt to fill the void with a season planner. At the biggest of these events you la find hundreds of Ultra runners running the same course doing their thing. Its not uncommon to see Many of Europe a finest Speed walkers cruising by runners who bit off More than they could Chew.  Are demanding athletic events. You wont finish if you Haven to trained diligently and it takes a champions mental discipline to keep going when the body tells you its had enough hour after hour. But the framed medal certificate and Patch on the Wall remind you years later that you were among the elite in your sport. The first of these Ultra events each year is the 100k at Bitch France. With arguably the nicest medal and certificate in the Volks marching world the race offers plenty of incentive to train during the dreary Days of Winter and Early Spring. The 100k walks Start in the evening continue through the night and into the next Day with 24 hours to Complete them. A Good fit Walker taking minimum time at control Points and feeding stations a and bypassing the Massage tents a will take 18 hours to finish. You la need to have completed Many Marathon walks in preparation. Otherwise your body a endurance systems wont be trained to carry you through. If you can to get to Marathon Volks marches repeat 20k marches. Include upper body exercises such As push  and pull  in your training. Tens of thousands of rapid Arm swings take a heavy toll on your fatigue Factor. And keep smiling you be never been in such Good shape a Large hip pack not a shoulder pack that buckles around the Waist is Best and the Type with external water bottle holsters is Ideal. Its cold at night and rain is possible so dress and pack accordingly. The following Are a few of the most popular major Ultra walks. If your rec Center or Uso does no to have information write the organizers listed below. The length of Denmark a 306k/5 Days july 8-14 Vandrey Greningen Fod Slaw St. Set. Hansgate 9 dk-8800 Viborg Denmark limit of 500 walkers. Preregistration is required. Request application now. Nijm Egen Holland a 200k/4 Days july 17-20 Secretary Knobl abound Reader says . Box 61533 22506 am the Hague Netherlands this is the one that gets such Good coverage by the stars and stripes and an. But its not just for military teams. Most walkers Are civilians and gis in civvies. Individual military walkers Are Welcome and if they wish to Wear their uniform can stay in free military billeting along the Way with the teams preregistration is required for All. Apply now. Kamikaze 100, Belgium a 100k/24 hours july 2728 Kamikaze team Rue Des Francais 29 b-6071 Chatelet Belgium great to shirt. Bomer death March Belgium a 100k/24 hours aug. 10-11 100km Marche de la Morte . Kadee club Post bus 10 b-2680 Bomer Belgium great to shirts and organization. Good train service to and from Bomer. One lieutenant took an army bus of troops in civvies last year. Super initiative belgian walk trophy 1990 annual a 3x100k in three legs april 27, july 6 and sept. 21 Heinz Thelen 100km von Ost belgian Wiesenbach 7 b-4780 St. Vith Belgium Bitch France a 100k/24 hours May 11-12, 1991 Antoine Bach 48a, Rue de Strasbourg f-57410 Petit ride Ching France just across the Border from Parma sons and Wei Brincken. Villagers cheer you on As you pass through. Volks marching Europa cup a series of 100k marches in several countries to be completed in one Calendar year to earn an individual cup. A new program being developed by the Bomer death March organizers. Others some marches of less than Ultra distance Are the equivalent of events considerably longer because of the terrain. The Innsbruck Austria Alpine walking Marathon 42k is an example. It is sept. 2. Horst Rauch Dobler inn Strasse 3 a-6020 Innsbruck Austria a Donald j. Maxwell Kaiserslautern West Germany pen pals i am a 26-year-old american living in England. My hobbies include writing meeting people Reading walking music movies and sports. A Susan Leyland 47 Welbeck place East Dene Rotherham South Yorkshire England i am a teen Ager who loves modern music dancing Reading and having a Good time. A Vanessa Jones 7 St. Margarets drive. Wigmore Gillingham Kent me8 0nr, England i am a 27-year-old German woman looking for pen friends All Over the world. I am tired of having an empty Mailbox. A Christina poetic Dutweiler land str. 97 6600 Saa Brucken 3 West Germany i am 26 years old have two children and like driving swimming and country walks. A Lorraine Bright 57 Kimbolton Crescent Stevenage Hert. So 28 re England i i am 19 years old and i enjoy singing Reading newspapers and pocket books. A Joan f. Dajay Paraiso Fabrica Saga Negros Occidental Philippines i am 10 years old and my hobbies Are Bowling swimming and playing softball. A Rhianna Kuhstoss Box 9102 Apo . 09012 i am 17 years old and my hobbies Are listening to music Reading novels writing pen pals and watching television. A Lopel r. Aragon co Armando Rama Singer sewing machine Hilado ext., Bacolod City Negros Occidental Philippines european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col. Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of. Or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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