European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday duty 17, 1990 the stars a no stripes Page 9 Over Here sgt. Keith Theisen uses a Power sweeper to clean up part of the Poppenhausen Quarry area As a scout from Fulda s troop 168 bends Down to help Clear the party site of trash 8 As John Molnar sorry Quarry into a great party site by John Millar on thursday co b showed up with Wal Ryburg Bureau bulldozers bucket loaders backhoes Poppenhausen West Germany Grinders jackhammers pumps and 120 pvt. 2 Steve Carson and spec. James cd a a 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 Jackhammer was used to obliterate an obscene Lambert had been standing knee deep in stagnant water for about six hours. Battling swarms of gnats and mosquitoes Lambert was trying to keep Moss and algae from clogging the pipes and a a pumps he was using to Drain standing sculpture water from two pools in the old wacht soldiers graded the Entrance Road re Kuppel Rock Quarry. With the water gone tarred roofs and rebuilt the Barbecue Carson and other soldiers signed to co pits. There were stumps and fallen Tim a 54th engr in used grappling Hooks to Ber to remove and there was fresh gravel pull tires and other garbage from the to spread. Ooze filled pools the Wil Flecken based combat engineers Are More used to setting up mine Fields and blowing up Bridges than cleaning quarries. But they had incentive to work two Days on the project last week the Prospect of a party. Poppenhausen a Wach Kuppel is no stranger to parties. For years germans and americans have ventured to the site 10 Miles outside of Fulda to Cut Loose said Fulda Kontak club coordinator staff sgt. John Hanlon. A the whole area is frequented by groups of All Ages a he said Hanlon was planning a German american music festival for the Kontak club and thought the Quarry which forms a natural Amphitheater would be an Ideal spot. Capt. David Wilkins Hanlon a former commander also was looking for a place to have the Engineer company a annual party. The two agreed to Combine the events and got permission from Poppenhausen s mayor. They also got a Little More than they a 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  Reed said the cleanup Effort broke up the Quot monotonous routine of army life. Quot 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 blues and Rock v Roll. A i knew there was a party place up Here but i understood that it was pretty trashed Quot said Lonnie Tague an american who has lived in the area for five years. Quot its pretty Nice now Quot he said s4s  sgt. Dean Cundiff pieces together a Section of the Quarry a vandalized Barbecue pit Al a a w 4tllv Lill v to Iii Melv of u w i w i ill lev Tatj in Stu bargained for. \ visiting the site Hanlo Alphile listening to the band. Quot i just Hope and Wilkins saw that years of parties and the germans keep the Park up a vandalism had taken their toll. Poppenhausen resident Jens Rasner Graffiti were All Over the Stone Walls said the Effort created a a Nice Atmo Stone Barbecue pits had been toppled sphere Quot at the Quarry. A now its very and the roofing Over picnic areas was tidy before it was very wild Quot he said. A it shot. A the place was trashed Quot Hanlon was quite necessary. There was a lot of said. A you  walk anywhere with broken Glass and  out stepping on  Rasner said he thought future partners rather than give up they went Back to would take the soldiers Lead in keeping the mayor and made a proposal if the town the Quarry clean. A there Are always peo would pay for the materials the americans pie who done to take care of their sur would Supply the knowledge and manpower rounding. But its a Small group i to fix the place up. The mayor agreed.  j