European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 16, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3mainz-Kastel to keep cd video outlet by Jon Connor staff writer shoppers who relied on the Mainz Kastel sport amp sound in Mainz Kastel Germany for a Broad selection of compact discs and videos can relax the video and cd portion of the store Isnit going away a a a. A. A the first floor of the three Story sport amp sound building will remain open to handle the cd and movie music video business after the rest of the building closes in mid july said a Community official  the Fate of the remaining floors a where sporting gear clothing and biking equipment Are sold a remains Uncertain. A decision a will be forthcoming a said Dennis Hart chief of the 221st base support a no a business operations division. The support battalion with Headquarters in nearby Wiesbaden directly oversees the Mainz Community. Earlier this year the 53rd area support group planned to close the three level 20,000-Square-foot retail outlet at the Mainz Kastel storage station. The 53rd area support group with Headquarters in bad Kreuz Nach oversees up a in the Mainz and Wiesbaden communities As Well As bad Kreuz Nach Derheim and Baum older. Sagging sales in 1993 were cited As a reason to close the morale welfare and recreation store. However some employees there blamed falling sales on procurement officials saying they have delayed or curtailed purchases of audio equipment. A spokeswoman for the army and air Force Exchange service Europe Headquarters in Birndorf Germany has said her organization is interested in occupy ing space at the sport amp sound building a we re still waiting for a response from the 221st bib a said Carrie Higley Krowka of a fest request for space. In an april Survey of 523 Community members in Wiesbaden Mainz Darmstadt Frankfurt and bad Kreuz Nach video rental and music video sales emerged As the no. 1 and 2 interests for shopping at Mainz Kastel said Alice Bower director of the 53rd Asgis personnel and Community activities the Survey was to determine if the retail services that residents desired were available in the 53rd ask regardless of who offers it. A Home entertainment equipment a for met mainstay at the store was not listed among those things needed by those polled in the Man on the Street Survey Bower said. A we know Vve can t compete with cafes a Bower said. The Survey also indicated that most people wanted to shop at the store on weekend afternoons and that 80 percent of the respondents would drive up to 45 minutes to shop there she added. As officials determine the rest of the buildings late the sporting gear clothing and biking equipment for Sale on the remaining floors arc being sold at discounted prices ranging from 20 to 70 percent. A a a a a a a next Friday and saturday an armed forces Day Sale is slated to Clear out the remaining merchandise. Two buses will bring As Many As 160 additional shoppers who will Stop there As part of a Uso tour Hart said. On saturday food Booths will be set up and an Europe radio will be broadcasting live from 10 . To 2 . By Ron Jensen Niernberg Bureau Hillesheim Germany a Storck Barracks was filled with costumed characters laughing children burgers and hot dogs but the focus of the Day was on a serious subject safety. A a you be got to make safety something that happens naturally a said col. Albert. E. Bryant the commander of the 11th aviation regt. A a you be got to make it a part of their lives. You have to keep notching it  fridays Spring safety fest then was designed to take safety awareness up a notch or two. To that end there were Booths promoting bicycle safety child car seat usage Home safety Ana other areas. Plus the crash dummies were on hand along with Mcguff the crime dog. This was the second such fest at Storck Barracks. The first was last year and included Only soldiers. The latest version included everyone. Family members and civilians said chief warrant officer 4 Ronald b. Ritter actually Are the ones most often involved in accidents. Soldiers get safety lectures every time they have a formation or a class. Others rarely hear those lectures said Ritter one of the regiments safety officers. A we wanted to take a wholistic approach and get everyone involved a he said. That was Fine with sgt. Gay per shall who accompanied his wife and child to the fest. A a it a a lot More important than just for the soldiers a he said. A a it a the mothers and kids who can use this stuff at Home. They never get this so this is definitely a Good  Hans Coester the hazardous material officer at the base displayed a Jar containing an unknown but foul smelling poisonous household material. The Jar however still had its original Label identifying the contents As Raspberry preserves he had found it in discarded household  a children will drink it a he said because they will be fooled by the Label. A but they will never drink  his Point was made. At another tent John Shelley of the outdoor recreation the Spring safety fest at Storck Barracks in ill Eshelm Germany on Friday Drew soldiers and their family members. A amps Ron Jsn ten he office was teaching gun safety pushed teaching children about guns. A most people have guns in their Homes a he said. A they also have children. The More a child knows about a gun safety Wise the More the Home will be Accident free. When they done to know anything about it that a when a gun hurts  at a driving course spec. Richard Bagwell was weaving around the Oval route like a Drunken Driver. That of course was the Point. He was at the wheel of a car provided by Chrysler military car sales. The car is a jumped with a computer that can make the vehicle perform in such a Way to duplicate How someone drives after drinking too much alcohol. The brakes and steering Are both slow to respond. Safety is not a once a year thing at Storck. The 11th aviation regt flies helicopters and safety is built into the training. But the Community has taken safety be step further. Bryant ordered a seat Belt Check about six months ago Ritter said. Everyone coming onto the base one morning was stopped. A what we found was initially Only about 60 percent of the people coming on base were complying with the seat Belt Law More unannounced seat Belt checks followed sometimes at the front Gate m 4 a Jav a h i a i jt4m t i St children at the safety fest meet a crash Dummy. A amps Ron Jensen sometimes in front of the theater sometimes other places. The result a we have 98 percent or belter compliance a said Ritter. A now we be got everybody on the base wearing the  a