European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 16, 1994 / the stars and stripes Page 3partnership exercise like a dream by Jon Connor staff writer. Poznan Poland a on wednesday night 100 . Soldiers participating in a Multi nation exercise in Poland swapped stories and military paraphernalia Over a few Beers after a Long Day of simulated peacekeeping. A this is a great experience a said pfc. Brian Mckelvey a mechanized infantry Man in the . 1st army dives 3rd in 5th Cav regt from Kirch Gons Germany. Spec. John Vives added that at first it was strange to train with soldiers against whom the . Army had once trained its troops to fight. A i was sceptical when i first came Here a Vives said. A a in be never seen former Warsaw pact soldiers in person. I was very impressed with their professionalism and How quickly we became  \ Quot a. A a a a soldiers participating in the nato exercise have the Opportunity after training stints to socialize until 11 . Topics of discussion include Home life local customs and cars Vives said. A a it a like a dream a a Vives said of the exercise. A a you re really flying on Cloud nine so to speak. In a really proud that in a part of that  \ the exercise part of natos partnership for peace program involves 650 soldiers from 13 nations including members of the North Atlantic treaty organization and the former Warsaw pact. The soldiers based in Kirch Gons Are staying at the Bie Drusko training area nine Miles North of the Western polish City of Poznan. A a the billets themselves Are very Good a said Vives of Long Island . On the other hand when Mckelvey a. \ s % v polish soldiers taking part in the partnership for peace exercise in their Homeland Row across a Pond near Poznan. Its amps Dave Casey and Vives go with their unit to the Field in Germany a most of the time we re in tents Quot Mckelvey said. So a this is  less than two Miles away polish army capt. Andrzej Faldasz waited for a Refu geese a polish soldiers dressed in civilian clothes a to appear from the Countryside so american soldiers could pick them up by boat and take them to be unprocessed. Faldasz 41, provided instruction on How to properly escort refugees. A sometimes they really forget that peacekeeping is not fighting Quot Faldasz Saidi a they must change their mentality. We prepare them for peacekeeping not  he would not specify which soldiers he was talking about. Faldasz said he participated in a . Peacekeeping Effort five years ago in the Southern african nation of Namibia located Between Angola and South Africa. He was there 10 months and said that experience helped him understand the difference Between combat and peacekeeping. Other tasks the soldiers must do Are to Check for injuries infiltrators and weapons among the a refugees Quot Faldasz said. According to . Spokesman Jim Boyle a similar peacekeeping exercise is scheduled for october in the Netherlands. It was not known whether Russia will participate Boyle said. Set oct. 8-10 Washington a amps the 35th annual armed forces chess championship has been scheduled for oct. 8-10 at the . Chess Center in Washington officials with the american chess foundation have announced. All Active duty service members Are invited to participate. There Are no entry fees but All players must be members of the . Chess federation. Annual dues Are $20 for players under age 20 and $30 for everyone else and can be paid at the tournament. All interested players must Register by oct. 1. Entries must be mailed Early enough so that they arrive by that Date. Entries must contain name address . Chess federation identification number and rating and Branch of service. Entries should be mailed to armed forces chess championship . Chess Center 1501 m St. New Washington . 20005. Entries also can be sent via email to . In previous years the tournament has been a round Robin Competition spread Over about two weeks. But because of funding cuts the tournament this year will be condensed to a Long weekend and played using the open five round Swiss system. Players should bring chessboard sets and clocks.  officials cannot provide housing for players but will offer information on local hotels and other accommodations. More information can be obtained from Bill Gray Washington area representative of the american chess foundation at civilian 703 791-5141 it s Are a amps americans goodbye by Mark Kinkade staff writer rumours that the . Military resort in Chi Emsee Germany would remain in american hands were squelched this week when the German government said it would symbolically accept the resort during ceremonies today. The cancellation of a planned Sale of recreation equip mint from the resort apparently sparked the rumours said Rich Gorman general manager for armed forces recreation centers in Europe German finance minister Theodor Taigel would speak at a 9 30 . News conference today formally taking charge of the resort said German officials in born aug near the resort. Arc should be finished cleaning and moving equipment from Chiem Sce by oct. 1, Gorman a said. A a Chiem Sce a . Resort since the end of world War ii served its last customer sept. 5. The resort valued at about $11 million is being returned to the German government in Exchange for renovations to the general Walker and Skytop arc hotels in Berchtesgaden Germany. A Gorman  cancelled the Sale of sailboats windsurfers and ski equipment because a that train was moving too fast and we were not prepared to  he said he wanted to redistribute some of the equipment to arcs in Berchtesgaden and Garmisch Germany before Selling excess goods. The Sale was set for next thursday and Friday through the Nurnberg defense re utilization and marketing office. An arc offer to sell All Chiem Sce hotel and restaurant furnishings to the German government May have also contributed to the rumours Gorman said. Anticipating that the German government would want to Lake Possession of the property and immediately reopen it As a resort arc proposed Selling about $3 million Worth of furnishings to the germans. While there was some initial interest the German government passed up the Deal Gorman said. Although the . Army Europe is still negotiating with the germans for the renovations of the facilities at Berchtesgaden plans to Transfer the Chi Emsee property Are All but final and should be formalized with a contract by a amps months end Gorman said a it is the position of the department of the army that the Transfer of Chi Emsee to the German government in Exchange for renovations to our facilities at Berchtesgaden is final a Gorman said. Gorman said some employees at the Chi Emsee resort Are hoping for a last minute Quot reprieve because some people have worked at the resort for years and Are fearful of the future without Chi Emsee. A it Breaks my heart a Gorman said. A a it a part of who they Are. They re hoping against Hope that some White Knight is going to save their place. I done to think that a going to  at Berchtesgaden both hotels will close when renovations begin Gorman said. While closed arc will open a mothballed hotel in Berchtesgaden for guests. Renovations to the general Walker which includes adding bathrooms in each guest room and increasing the number of rooms in the hotel will take about two years Gorman said. Similar renovations to the Skytop will take about one year. The work Hasni to been scheduled pending the contract signing Gorman said. Estimates place renovation costs at about 25 million German Marks about $16,5 million he said. Contributing to this reported Ravia in Darmstadt Germany