European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For a Good read try these there Are several new books on the Market that Appeal to outdoors enthusiasts. Home Waters edited by Gary Soucie Simon and Schusteric a variegated collection of Fly fishing tales by both famous and Little known authors. All of the stories in the Book Are crafted around the title theme an anglers a Home  the concept has a dual connotation. Sometimes it is the water nearest the writers Home and most often fished. Occasionally it is a Pond or Stream literally in his or her Back Yard. But other writers in this anthology View the concept More symbolically. For them Quot Home water Quot has Little to do with geographic proximity but rather is the place closest to their hearts a Quot Home Quot to dreams and memories. The stories take the Reader on a literary Angling Odyssey to Waters As Distant and diverse As Colorado a South Platte River a Pond on novelist Vance bourjaily Lay a Iowa farm and the shallows of the Marquesas keys. Soucie contributes a piece called Quot the Man without a River Quot and even tosses in the late Richard Brautigan a Quirky Quot Trout fishing in America a a droll absurdist sketch about finding a used Trout Stream stacked up in sections at a junk Yard. Home Waters includes fresh selections by top contemporary Angling writers such As Nick Lyons and Ted Williams As Well As classic pieces by Roderick Haig Brown William Cowper prime and other giants from the past. It is a Book to warm a Fisherman a heart on a Winter s night. Similar in title but More modest in scope is Homo water near and far by William g. Tapply Lyons and Burford. Many of us grew up Reading Quot tap s tips Quot the excellent Field and Stream feature produced by Tapply a father Quot . Quot tap Quot Tapply. The younger Tapply like his father an avid outdoors Man and gifted writer is at Home Litera Rily and literally in Many Waters. In this Book he guides the Reader to some of his favorite fishing spots from the put and take Trout Stream in his Hometown to the Spring creeks of Montana s Paradise Valley. Along the Way he makes Side trips into ecology ethics and childhood reminiscences. There Are also chapters filled with solid practical advice Quot Why the big ones get away Quot Quot stretching the  having grown up on Cape cod i especially enjoyed the Section about fishing for blues along the c v a a a. Is a or us a it i i t n $ a a a t j k we a Fly amp a Massachusetts coast. One of the strongest pieces in the Book is not about an exotic location or great fishing. Quot a death in the family Quot chronicles the untimely demise of a favorite family fishing Hole by eutrophication. Eutrophication is the transformation of a Lake or Pond into a bog. One of the stages is the disappearance of fish. This happens when Plant growth explodes overloading the water with rotting vegetation and suffocating the fish. In an undisturbed natural setting the process usually takes centuries. But it is drastically accelerated by the introduction of organic nutrients a sewage fertilizers phosphorous detergents. Tapply a Pond Dies within a few years a virtually overnight by geologic standards. The Story is mors than a literary postmortem on one local fishing Hole. It is an allegory about the mistake of thoughtless overdevelopment and the myriad threats to our environment in the late 20th-Century. Tapply s breadth of experience and understated self deprecating style Are just two of the qualities that make Home water a treasured addition to any Angling Library. Perhaps the most intriguing new Book offering is Summers with Juliet by Bill Roorbach Houghton Mifflin. This is a hard Book to pigeonhole. Part love Story part travelogue part autobiography part nature Book. The narrative line of Summers traces the tempestuous eight year love affair Between Roorbach and Juliet Karelsen. It is an emotional and spiritual journey from casual passion to the dreaded commitment by Way of Martha a Vineyard mass., new York Europe Canada and the West. Along the Way the two discover their deep shared love of nature. Major portions of Summers Are about fishing and camping especially Roorbach a discovery of and increasing fascination with Fly fishing. Among the most evocative sections Are the chapters that chronicle interludes on Colorado a frying pan River and another unnamed Trout Stream near Helena Mont. This is a Lovely lyrical Book that flows with the depth and Subtle Power of a big River. It will sweep you away and make you forget the Gray european autumn. The Heidelberg Germany Rod and gun club will celebrate a St. Hubertus mass at 5 30 . Nov. 14 in the Patrick Henry Village Chapel. The event will celebrate the Patron Saint of German Hunters. The mass features traditional ceremonies including Hunting Bugle music. The music will be performed by the Kur Pfalzer . For More information Contact Frank Soares at the Heidelberg Rod and gun club Telephone 06202-51193. I,, a umm tool Tor sharing information among outdoor a thu Staats. N you Hava questions or information about outdoor act Tefoa in psx1601 a a a a a Contact Norm Zeigler readers action Lin Echo gave wrong info on Home leave policy it a 1 need to not something cleared up Lor me and another worker in the area. I retired from the army on dec 31, 1986. I started working for Dodds in september 1987.1 was told of the benefits i would be entitled to and one of these was Home leave which can a be taken every two years. I was also told by the i processing person that because i retired in Europe and found employment in the year i was entitled and the first year would be waived which made me eligible for the following Yearin 1990,1 called the civilian personnel office at Frankfurt and asked what i needed to do to apply for Home leave since i work for Dodds i had to take the leave in the summer during school break. Onan 24, 1992,1 went to co to re Check on this because i wanted to go Back to the United states this year. I was told that i did t qualify for this entitlement. I was told things work on an individual basis. I know retirees who retired before and after me and get this leave. I m a gs-06 and desire to take Home leave and i think the policy should be the same for All not just a select few. A Paul e. Blackwell Frankfurt Germany u Jacqueline r. Floritto chief Dodds division 103rd area support group Ftp Llama it appears that you have confused two separate entitlements. A Benefit determination made by this office on sept. 28,1987, clearly stated that you Are eligible to negotiate a transportation agreement Law the joint travel regulations volume ii which would also entitle you to a round trip renewal agreement travel As explained in your transportation agreement which you signed. The Benefit determination also states that you Are not eligible for Home leave versus renewal agreement travel which Are two separate entitlements. Home leave is leave that May be used while in the United states in place of annual leave. Renewal agreement travel is the actual round trip travel for which orders Are issued that an employee is entitled to take approximately every two years providing they meet the regulatory requirements. 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