European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The written word can take readers far afield no Mzeigler this tire of year Many outdoors enthusiasts find Solace in books. Fortunately there is a wealth of Good nature and outdoor writing to choose from both old and new. The Best of it teaches us while also opening a literary magic door to far Flung forests Fields and shores. One of the classics of american nature writing is the outermost House by Henry Beston. This slim unpretentious Book written in diary form chronicles the author s experiences and observations during a year 1928 29 on the outer Beach of Cape cod. Like his fellow new englander Henry David Thoreau Beston sought a simple life a return to the basics. The outermost House was a two room wooden cottage tucked behind the Beach s Barrier dunes just a Stone s throw from the crashing surf. With no neighbors and his Only visitors the coast guardsmen who occasionally stopped to Chat during their patrols along the dangerous Shore Beston had plenty of time to study the harsh natural world around him. On one level the outermost House is a natural history guide. But it is much More. From his Kitchen table and during Long solitary walks Beston watched the seasons change marked to the haunting music of migrating geese and recorded the tragedy of shipwrecks along the onetime graveyard of the  he saw the rolling Sands shift and change during onslaughts of fierce gales and towering Waves. And he contemplated his own mortality and the frailty of human society in the face of an unfathomable  things have changed since that year that proved so memorable for Beston and for american nature writing. Shipwrecks Are now a rarity on Cape cod s Eastern Shore. The opening of the Cape cod canal in the late 1930s eliminated the treacherous passage around the outer  of the Cape. Boston s once deserted outer Beach is now even in Winter a popular strolling spot for the myriads of visitors to Cape cod National seashore. And the outermost House was swept out to sea during a Winter Gale in 1978. But the outermost House continues to ring fresh and True More than 60 years after Beston wrote it out in longhand to the rhythms of the storm swept Atlantic. In Germany owners of Hunting rights have been trying to fill out their seasonal a Schuss game Harvest plans. Two friends called recently to Tell of participating in German american drive Hunts. Among the animals hunted were class 3-b red Deer foxes wild boar and Roe Deer. Hunting areas in Germany Are divided into units for which Harvest quotas Are set the intent is to maintain viable game populations for the available habitat. Though neither Friend shot anything both said they thoroughly enjoyed the Hunts for the Chance to be out in the Field with fellow Hunters. Many German Hunters Are eager to get to know americans. One of the Best ways of making Contact is through the association of Rod and gun clubs. A fair number of clubs hold regular Hunters Stam Tische which offer germans and americans the Chance to socialize and Exchange information about Many aspects Termo Thouse a tits 01 fill to Refl c � Tver or i urow Sof Luff i heir Boston of their sport. The third annual cism regional skeet tournament will be feb. 21 at the Rod and gun club in Kaiserslautern Germany. The event begins at 10 . Participants can Register up to 1 30 . Cism which stands for Conseil International do sport Militare promotes International Competition among the military services of different countries. The Competition will be 100 targets american skeet. This tournament will determine the . Multi service team that will attend the International cism championships april 15-18 in Kaiserslautern. The team will consist of the top finishers from each of the three services and two or three of the other Best shooters. Service members interested in participating in the tournament should Contact Jim Hawkins at Dan 486-8435 or civilian 0637f-f3746. The heartland Fly Fishers a German american Fly fishing club will hold its monthly meeting feb. 13 at 2 . At the Harriau Rod and gun club. The meeting will cover the club s future direction and other important topics. For More information Call vice president David Lewis at 06073-63514 or 06073 4510. The Rhein main Germany Rod and gun club will hold its Hunters Stam Tisch at 6 30 . On feb. 16 at the Jage stube on the Rhein main a recreation area. The Rhein main club will conduct a German Hunting course beginning March 22. The course will be taught by German and american instructors. Subjects covered include Hunting Laws weapons safety conservation and other related topics. Participants must be at least 16 years old. There is a $25 registration fee for the course. Anyone interested in taking the course should Call the Rod and gun club at Dan 330-6516 or civilian 069-699-6516. The club s annual trophy show will be March 27 at 6 pm. In the Rhein main consolidated mess. Tickets and More information Are available at the club s retail store. The Fulda Rod and gun club will conduct a German Hunting certificate class in february. People interested in taking the course should Contact club manager Artie Abercrombie at Dan 321-3291 or civilian 0661-71375. This column can to useful tool for sharing information among outdoor enthusiasts. If you have questions or information about outdoor activities in your area or Fust want to talk about your particular interest Contact Norm Zeigler stars and stripes unit 29480. Box 265. Apo a 09211. Telephone Dan 348-8230 or civilian 06155-601230 in Germany. Action line old new Mai rooms heed address change of i was recently assigned to the 2nd army div at Karlstedt Germany. During my out processing i went to transportation to get paperwork to mail out three boxes through the military postal system. Since i was being reassigned to another unit in Germany i thought this would be the Best Way to go when i arrived at my new unit i received two of the three boxes. After waiting for a few weeks and not receiving the third Box i went to the Post locator at the Post office of my new unit and explained my problem. They asked me if i had insured the Box when i mailed it. I told them no because i had mailed it using the transportation office and the mrs. They explained they could t do anything about it because they had no Way of tracking it. I even tried to Call my last unit but due to the draw Down i can t Contact anybody because the phones have been disconnected. What do they do with  boxes and other mail is there a Way to insure boxes and other items that you mail through the mrs sgt. Dennis l. Hanselman Darmstadt Germany Barbara Lutz postal service analyst . Army postal group Europe replies " we re Happy to report that we were Able to track Down your missing Box and you have since received it. Well explain what happened and Why and use this As an Opportunity to remind our military customers of procedures that can prevent situations like yours from occurring. What happened prior to june 1992, you were assigned to a unit which later inactivated. You received orders which assigned you to a new unit in Darmstadt. Before you reported to your new unit you spent a month in the states on leave. The package that you mailed from Bremerhaven to yourself in Darmstadt arrived while you were on leave. The Darmstadt Community Mai room car personnel had. Not been informed of your pending arrival. When they received a package addressed to you did t know who you were and did t have a postal directory card a form 3955 for you they returned the package to sender As required. When the package was received by the Bremerhaven Apo there was no unit to Send it to As your unit had already inactivated. Since your package had been mailed via official mail through the 581st signal co official Mai room the Bremerhaven Post office sent it Back to them. The 581st mail clerk set the package aside hoping you would Contact them and provide them with your Correct address. After i contacted the 581st Mai room its personnel re addressed your package to your car and Box number and sent it to you. What can be done to prevent this situation from happening it is very important that both the old and new unit Mai rooms and Post offices Are informed of a change of address As soon As possible. In your Case although your supervisor at your new unit knew that you were coming the car personnel who sort mail for Many different units did t know. When you unprocessed at your new unit you filled out a postal directory card which went to both the car and Post office but your Box had arrived a month before that. When personnel leave one unit of assignment for another they need to Send a postal directory card to both the losing and gaining Apo and respective Mai rooms. This is particularly important to do when an individual will be delayed by leave or temporary duty before reporting to a new unit. If the gaining unit Mai room is aware that an individual will be arriving at a future Date that person s mail will be held for him or her. In accordance with Neucom directive 10-4 postal and courier service you May insure parcels mailed through the Apo system Only if postage is paid on that parcel. In other words since a parcel is mailed via maps or Dod official Intra theater mail without Cost for postage insurance cannot be purchased. If you wish to pay postage then you May Purchase up to $600 Worth of insurance. We re glad we were Able to assist you with your problem. If we can be of further assistance please Contact us at Dan 379-7837 or 379-7643 or write to .mr?  postal group. Europe attn Teupe Page Ops unit 29301, Apo a 09186. Readers action Une which appears mondays and wednesdays strives to answer questions about life in a military environment. If you Don t know where to turn Tor help write readers action Une co the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211 All letters must be signed. Please include address an phone number. 20 the stars and stripes wednesday february 3, 1993