European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 28, 1994 upper Heyford ceremony to return base to British by the stars and stripes Raf upper Heyford England a informal ceremony will be held Friday at Raf upper Heyford to return the base to the Britis defense ministry. Col. William crate Strorigl  the620th air base Wing will hold a Brief closure ceremony at 10 . At the Wing Headquarters building 125, a base spokeswoman said. Fewer than 30 people still Are assigned to upper Heyford and they will leave at the end of the month the spokeswoman said. 53rd ask changing hands bad Kreuz Nach Germany the commander of the 53rd area support group passes the Torch today to his successor before assuming control Friday of a logistics and Supply operation i Kaiserslautern. Col. Peter w. Lichtenberger a 28-year Veteran will relinquish command of the 53rd to col. Victoria Revilla in a 10 . Ceremony at bad Kreuz Nach s Rose Barracks. Revilla was the Deputy commander of a co defense logistics Agency Europe in Wiesbaden. The 53rd oversees Community v operations in bad Kreuz Nach Baum older Derheim Mainz and Wiesbaden. At 3 . Friday Lichtenberger succeeds col. Kenneth a. Koetz As head of the 200th theater  Materiel management Center. Koetz will become director of the  command and general staff College s department of logistics and resource operations at fort Leavenworth Kan. N new co m Mande r for Wing Raf Mildenhall England col. James w. Morehouse will become commander of the 100thair refuelling Wing at Raf Mildenhall on monday. Morehouse will succeed col. David e. Pope who will become chief of operations and plans with the air mobility Gomel s Headquarters at Scot fab 111. Morehouse previously was vice commander of the 552nd air control Wing tinker fab okla. . Positions offered Raf Chicksands England a seminar will be held at Raf Chicksands for people interested in applying for . Civilian employee positions. The seminar will be held from 10 . To noon oct. 13 at the recreation Center. The program is sponsored by the family support Center i conjunction with precision resources technical recruitment consultants. People with backgrounds in computers logistics transportation administration maintenance and engineering Are encouraged to attend. People with experience in secretarial mechanical and electrical work also Are being sought. To Register or for More information Call the support Center at Dan 234-2384, or 0462-2384. Child development award Raf Mildenhall England the child development Center at Raf Mildenhall has been awarded the Safe meritorious service award. The award is Given annually to the Best child development program in the  Center received the award in part for its nutrition program multicultural activities and its encouragement of parental participation. Vintage aircraft show Duxford England an air show featuring Vintage aircraft will be held oct. 16 at the cd. Duxford air  will begin at 2 . And will include a Canberra Jet bomber two spitfires a Messerschmidt 109g, a Bristol Blenheim a King cobra and a Fairey Flycatcher biplane. The show also will include the military Auster team and two russian Yakovlev aerobatics aircraft. The museum which will be open earlier in the Day features several hangars filled with Vintage aircraft As Well As Static displays of a concorde Anda u-2 spy plane. Visitors also can walk through realistic Battlefield scenes View tank and artillery collections and operate an aircraft flight simulator. Admission which includes the air show is 8 pounds about $12.88 for adults 6 pounds about $9.66 for senior citizens and 4 pounds about $6.44 for  museum is South of Cambridge on the a505, just off the Mil. The stars and stripes Page 3 see to be g Center of activity games to food on tap for facility r by Ron Jensen. ".  Bureau Katterbach Germany when the recreation Center at Katterbach  Airfield closed As part of an  directive allowing Only one Center for each base support battalion an organization for single soldiers stepped in to fill the void. The Boss Community activity Center will open at 3 . Thursday in the basement of the Post Exchange at Bismarck Cavern just across the Highway from Katter Bach Cavern " the single soldiers have committed to it said air Force staff sgt. William l. Thompson project coordinator for the better opportunities for single soldiers organization. But it is set up for the Community the new Center will in clude Pool tables video games satellite television a music room equipped with speakers and instruments Ping Pong tables and a por trait studio. There Are plans for a Kitchen that will serve lunches and snacks. A Small bar will serve Beer and soft drinks. We re not competing with the club but we find that one of the things the single Soldier likes to do when playing Pool is have a Beer Thompson said. The need for such a facility arose when the old recreation Center closed As part of a directive that each base support battalion have Only one Center. The one at Katterbach closed and the one at Illus Heim about 30 Miles to the North remained open. Thompson said that the local members of Boss a department of the  program for single soldiers saw an Opportunity to do something positive for the Community including the More than 700 single soldiers who Are part of the Ansbach military Community. I honestly think that the Center is going to be an Oasis in the desert where the single Soldier will get out ii honestly think that the Center is going to be an Oasis in the desert where the single Soldier will get out of the Barracks come Over Here meet some people and enjoy his tour in Europe air Force staff sgt. William l. Thompson enjoy his tour in Europe said Thompson the air Force Liaison at the Airfield. The idea has the support of the local command and the Community sergeant major. I be been watching that thing grow and grow. It gets better every Day sgt. Maj. Garland Keaton said. He said the Center s value to single soldiers is obvious. It gives them some place to go where they won t be running around and getting into trouble he said. It s theirs something they can Call their  the Center is in the space that once housed the Rod and gun club which closed nearly two years ago. Soldiers and others have volunteered to clean and paint the Center which is a a Maze of 15 rooms with arched ceilings. Murals of cities in the Region decorate the Walls. .,.many of them were painted by the Gernian soldiers who occupied the base before and Dur ing world War ii. The Center must be self sufficient although Start up help has come from the directorate of engineering and housing in the form of electrical work and some supplies. Thompson said the Center will be staffed by volunteers and funds from Boss activities such As a food Booth at the German american fest and a shuttle bus to the larger exchanges in Nurnberg and Wiir Burg will help keep the Center alive. Thompson said a store for used College textbooks will be unique in Europe and also help fund the Center there will be parties and other special activities he said including a halloween party next month with live music. / ".-. The Bottom line he said is that single. Soldiers will have no reason to complain about the Lack of activities available to them this activity Center belongs to them. It will allow those soldiers to have More input into of the Barracks come Over Here meet some people and the Type of activities they want Thompson said. Petty officer Dies after collapsing on ship Taranto Italy is a Navy Petty officer Sec Ond class stationed aboard the destroyer tender puget sound died of unknown causes saturday according to the 6th Fleet Public affairs office in Gaeta the woman lost consciousness while showering Early saturday. A medical response team aboard the ship.  p. ". Simonella holding rites for victim of traffic crash Nas Simonella Sicily is a memorial service is planned today for a military family member assigned to Simonella who died monday. The rites for Jackie Vinson husband of Navy Petty officer 2nd Glass  Vinson will take place at 10 . At the Simonella Chapel. The 30-year-old native of Wetumpka ala., died monday morning following a two car Accident. Jackie Vinson had worked As a Mechanic at Simonel la s Auto Hobby shop. He had been at the station about three years. Tried to revive her and transferred her to the italian Navy Hospital san to Sima Annuziata in Taranto where the puget sound is temporarily docked. Her condition remained stable until about 7 30 ., officials said when it worsened. She died at 8 30 . Her name and other information Are being withheld until relatives Are notified. Furth revival meeting set.  Furth Germany chaplain maj Charles Moss will be the features speaker each night of a revival meeting to be held oct. 13-15 at Johnson Barracks in Furth. The meeting will begin at 7 o clock each night and feature gospel singing preaching and testimonials. A potluck dinner will be held at 5 30 . Oct. 15 before the meeting. Moss is the chaplain for the 69th air defense arty brigade in Wiir Burg. For More information Call Dan 460-7172 or 460-3819. Darmstadt Soldier s wife found dead at Home Darmstadt Germany is the wife of a Darmstadt Soldier was found dead thursday in the family s Aschaffenbur quarters according to a statement released tuesday by the 233rd base support  Bounds 33, of Klein Allstadt is survived by her husband spec. Bobby Bounds of Btry a 4th in 27th Field arty regt and two daughters Ages 6 and 12, said Teri Viedt a Community spokeswoman. The girls names were not available. Her family found her body officials said. German police and the  s criminal investigation come commonly known As Cid Are investigating her death. Preliminary findings indicate there was no foul play according to the statement. A funeral is scheduled for 4 30 . Today at the Par Rish cemetery in Klein Allstadt the statement said