European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july. 17, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 9over Here i keep a amp is pipes incl f standing d Watt by John Miliar j Wal Ryburg Bureau Poppenhausen West Germany a pvt. 2 Steve Carson and spec. James Lambert had been standing knew stagnant water for about s battling swarms of in toes Lambert was try and algae from clog i pumps he was using water from two pools a Kuppel Rock Quarry. With the water gon Carson and other soldiers signed to co 54th engr in used grappling Hooks to 0w1 tires and other garbage from the Oon filled pools. The Wil Flecken based combat engineers afe More used to setting up mine Fields and blowing up Bridges than cleaning Quameek but they had incentive to work two Daw on the project last week the Prospect of party. Poppenga Useriu Wach Kuppel is no stranger to parties for years germans and americans have ventured to the site 10 Miles outside of to Cut Loose said Fulda Kontak fcb coordinator staff sgt. John Hanlon. A the whole area is frequented by groups Orgl Ages Quot he said 4 said. Hanlon was planning a German american music festival for the Loq Takt club and thought the Quay i he forms a natural Amphitheater would an Ideal spot. Capt. David Wilkins Han Lon a former commander also was looking for a place to have the Engineer company s annual party. The two agreed to Combine the events and got permission from Poppenhausen s mayor. On thursday co b showed up with bulldozers bucket loaders backhoes Grinders jackhammers pumps and 120 men. Thirty boy scouts from Fulda a troop 168 also came to help clean up the area. Wilkins men used Grinders to Sand Graffiti off the Quarry Walls. A Jack Ham ther was used to obliterate an obscene sculpture. Soldiers graded the Entrance Road retarded roofs and rebuilt the Barbecue pits. There were stumps and fallen Timber to remove and there was fresh gravel to spread. Friday night the Mobile bandstand arrived and work went on until saturday. By 1 p.m., there were umbrellas benches Beer bratwurst and bands. A a it a another great reason to keep gis in Germany a sgt. Keith Reed said while taking a rest from his Jackhammer sculpture work. A besides we re getting trained we re using All our equipment and doing something for the Community a Reed said the cleanup Effort broke up the a monotonous routine of army life. A it makes it rewarding for us because there a a party saturdays party was open to the Public and the crowd grew steadily into the night. Almost equal numbers of germans and americans gathered to hear bands play Bluet and Rock v Roll. A i knew there was a party place up foe but i understood that it was pretty unfixed a a said Lonnie Tague an amen can has lived in the area they also got a Little More than they do try Nice now a for five _. A a. He said bargained for. \ visiting the site harlot me Lac ening to the band. A i just Hope and Wilkins saw that years of parties and the Ger nip keep the Park vandalism had taken their toll. Poppe Totsen resident Jens Rasner Graffiti were All Over the Stone Walls the eff hot created a a Nice Atmo Stone Barbecue pits had been toppled sphere at tha Quarry. Quot now its very 64s John Liiv sgt. Dean Cundiff piece together a Section of the Quarry a vandalized Barbecue pit and the roofing Over picnic areas was shot. A the place was trashed a Hanlon said. A you walk anywhere without stepping on rather than give up they went Back to the mayor and made a proposal if the town would pay for the materials the Vic scans Koukl Supply the knowledge and manpower rounding to fix the plaice up. The mayor agreed. tidy before it wag very wild Quot he said. A it was quite necessary. There was a lot of broken Glass and Rasner said he thought future partners would take the soldiers Lead in keeping the Quarry clean. A there Are always people who done to take care of their sur but its a Small group i
