European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Smearing at the makeup of an army wife Christina Manning the conference i had just come from was called makeup tips for the fashion conscious family support was Friday. I still had a weekend of baking for fund raising to go. There was Only one other person at the bar when i stumbled into the club an older woman sitting at the other end staring contemplative by into a Glass she held and smoking a Cigar. She had on one of those hello my name is tags. I could t see it too Well but it looked like the name was Amy. Maybe she d been at the same conference. So i asked Are you ready to Spring ahead with a new face quoting one of the speakers from to Day s conference. She snorted out a puff of Cigar smoke and rolled her eyes. Anything to keep y All i Don t need to be occupied. I have a life and it does t include All these conferences coffees Hail and farewells family support group meetings fund raisers seminars training sessions Etc Etera Ethete a Etc Etera. They re artificial Community. We re so Busy running from one obligation to another we Don t have a Chance to develop real Community with our neighbors whether they be american or Ger Man. It in t real v what s real life for me it was continuing my career getting to know he language the people and the Countryside Here in Germany and spending a Little time with my / you live in a dream world she sucked deeply on her Cigar and let out another explosive puff. You re in the army now. Your career is to Fol Low your husband and his career around participate in All these activities we come up with smile sweetly � at military functions and give Dandy i started pounding the bar with my fist. Hey that s not fair i thought this was the 90s" opening laugh Coco Milan Italy Toos Usa and guess what he s practically Here comes the gig the army does t operate in the 90s. It s stuck somewhere in the 70s. That s Why we keep you so Busy with conferences coffees and Volunteer work. It s to keep you from noticing that you re hot going anywhere that basically your life s on hold till your husband s Job is done. And quit pounding on the bar you re jostling my Well then if i put my career on hold i m going to use that time to get out and see Germany. Drop All these military obligations and you know tour the Countryside Check out the major Why the hell would you want to do that she asked. It s full of foreigners there re no malls they Don t have Normal business thurs and the food s strange. You re just Plain Well then i said hunching Down on my Stool and tearing up my Napkin compulsively maybe i la just stay Home and spend some time with my Hus band. I d like to see my husband once in a while what with him being away in the Field so much and me at meetings All the time a dream on baby she snarled. You re better off occupying your time with meetings and seminars. Your husband will be too Busy. When he s not out in the Field or working 10 and 12-hour Days hell be retyping award who Are you anyway she turned and let out a final blast of smoke. I clearly saw the name on her tag now. It said army not Amy. I m your husband s mistress Christina Manning lives near Darmstadt Germany.yol1e Cortez i he 1994 combined Federal Campaign Csc officially begins monday and ends on nov. 25. The Campaign theme is pledge to make a the Csc was established More than 30 years ago so that soldiers and other Federal employees could choose which charities to support without having to Deal with numerous collectors. All Csc contributions go to nonprofit humanitarian organizations. In addition six percent of the total amount raised by the Community is returned in support of morale welfare and recreation activities. One of the easiest and most popular ways to con tribute is through payroll deduction. Donors simply authorize a specified amount to be deducted from their paychecks each month payroll deduction Al ways begins in january and runs for one year unless the donor separates retires from service or cancels the authorization. By allowing employees to select from a single guide and make contributions through payroll deductions Csc opened the door to More opportunities for generous giving to hundreds. The annual Charity drive consists of 16 not for profit federations and More than 900 charities. Donors can designate their gifts to the charities of their Choice. The Dollar May be going up and Down against for eign currencies but for people in need the Dollar is priceless. In fact the Dollar can mean the difference Between life of death for drowning and heart attack victims. A Dollar a month for one year can help pro vide a person with the car training needed to save a life. There Are countless number of ways Csc makes a difference in someone s life. Yolie Cortez is a Csc program manager in Schweinfurt Germany Send in your column plus photo of yourself to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars , Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-64278 Darmstadt Germany. If mailing disk save text in Asci and include printout. Columns Are edited for clarity and length. Contents in from the cover. 4-7 Here comes the . Trial. Odds & ends. 8 Erma Bombick on a consuming Van. In tune ,.,. 9 Nastassja Kinski is Back. This week s films 10-11 military circuit listings. Chuck Emch on television listings. 12-15 local Cable and satellite schedules. Home entertainment 16 . Simpson on the screen. Voices. 17 Linda Ellerbee visits a Rock vell town. Sidelights 18 Marion Barry i no joke. Words & wit. 19 Tony Konheiser cracks up about Barry. Books. 20-21 John Gray s Mars still up there. John Berendt shot on Parade. 23 unmasking Cameron Diaz. Last laugh. 24 Dave Barry recalls Good of cold War. Sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars editon Bucky Fox cover Story design Susan Harris production Bernard Jensen i inter Schroder editorial assistance Louis d. Pierce Page 2 sunday september 25. 1994
