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Trials and Temptations:James 1:2 – Consider itpure joy, my brothers andsisters, whenever you facetrials of many kinds, be-cause you know that thetesting of your faith deve-lops perseverance. Perse-verance must finish itswork so that you may bemature and complete, notlacking anything.

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U.S. Pacific Fleet ships inthe Western Pacific wereconverging on Japan to bein the best position to helpthose in areas damaged bythe massive earthquakeand subsequent tsunami.

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Bread shouldn’t be everthrown away. How manytimes have we heard thatfrom our grandparents?Today, we think that it isnormal to buy fresh breadat bakeries, but if we reallylook back at our history, werealize how importantbread has been over thecenturies, especially inrural communities.

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Take a little tour throughthe Conderelli factory andlearn how they make theirfamous hollow eggs forEaster.

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Think you have what ittakes to make the best bur-ger in Sigonella? If socome to Take 5 on Thur-sday, March 31. This is theFirst Ever Burger Cook-Off.We will provide the ingre-dients and spices and youmix it all up to provide thebest tasting burger!

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AFN Radiothon happening nowBy MCSA Cameron Bramham

The Signature Staff

American Forces Network(AFN) Sigonella is set to cap off the an-nual Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society(NMCRS) fund drive with its premierefund raising event, the Radiothon. Thisannual event gives Sailors, Marines andtheir families the opportunity to giveback to the local NMCRS offices thatprovide them with a varietyof services. During the drive,which lasts all month, NavalAir Station (NAS) Sigonellaand its tenant commandswill hold various fundraisers,from car washes and sportstournaments to special foodsales with all proceeds goingto the NMCRS. To assistNMCRS with raising these funds, AFNSigonella is holding its annual Radio-thon on Eagle Radio 106.0 today, Mar.18.

“What AFN is doing is we’re havinga 12-hour live call-in show where peo-ple can request songs or if they don’tlike the song, they can call in and re-quest to change the song and play so-mething else,” MC2 Jeremy Freehlingsaid. “Every song requested will also ac-company a donation with it and in turn,all of that money will go to NMCRS.

Along with AFN we have other organi-zations such as the First Class Associa-tion (FCS), Junior Enlisted Association( JEA), Morale, Welfare, and Recrea-tion (MWR) and the Navy Exchangethat will donate and help set up activi-ties for people to help create an atmo-sphere similar to a carnival.”“I think that the reason the Radiothonis key is because most of the people onbase listen to the Eagle and AFN while

they’re in their office and I think that tohave that airwave going for 12 hours isa great way to get our message to ourservice members,” NMCRS DirectorEsther Scott said. “They will have fun li-stening to music and participating inthe different activities, but more impor-tantly they will gain a better understan-ding towards the NMCRS and what wecan provide for them.”MCCS Michael Martin said the Radio-thon basically breaks down into twoparts, radio and fundraising.

“The radio part is where we will be ta-king donations and song requeststhroughout the day, and then we’ll havefood vendors, car washes, auctionitems, a security jail and bail and otheractivities people can participate in,”Martin said. “There’s a lot of coordina-tion involved with an event like the Ra-diothon putting the event together andmaking sure we’re ready to go come Fri-day.”

Listeners who make pledges getan added bonus; their name isthrown into a hat for a chance towin one of the wide varieties ofgoods and services donated bylocal businesses and organiza-tions in support of the militarycommunity living in and aroundSigonella. Potential prizes in-clude a stay at a local hotel, din-

ners at local restaurants, executiveparking, free car rentals and muchmore. The drawings are held around theclock until all the prizes are given away.Winners will be required to pay theirpledge to their command keyperson,and bring with them proof of paymentprior to picking up their prize. Base lea-dership and base “celebrities” will be ta-king the calls and pledges.Martin said that he has been a part of

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Sigonella runners participatein Base to Base event

Photo by MCSA Cameron Bramham, The Signature Staff

Runners take off at the start of the Base to Base run on March 12. TheBase to Base run is a 7.6 mile course that goes from NAS II to NAS I.Runners were rewarded with refreshments and music following the event.

By GM2 Kris Carmody

The Signature Staff

The weather this year on Mar. 12 wascalm and sunny with a few clouds hereand there as many active duty servicemembers and civilians from the NASSigonella community came out to par-ticipate in the annual Base 2 Base run;the most popular running event of theyear hosted by NAS Sigonella’s Morale,Welfare and Recreation (MWR).

Participants started the eventat the Flight Line Fitness Center Gymon NAS II and ran or walked the entire7.6 miles of road between NAS I andNAS II. The walkers were given a headstart and started the race at 10 a.m.,while the runners followed behind at10:30 a.m. The finish line was locatedat the NAS Sigonella Midtown Recrea-tion Center on NAS I where partici-pants were greeted with inspirationalcheers and applause by the crowd aswell as free food, refreshments andmusic.

The first runner across theline was Lt. Thomas Matella of the Uni-ted States Navy Nurse Corps. Whenasked how he felt about being firstacross the line he said, "I'm pretty exci-ted. I ran my first Base 2 Base run backin 2008. Last year, it was terribly rainy

and there was a really tough field of Ita-lians last year. The weather was muchbetter this year. That hill, even thoughthis is my third time running, that hillstill gets you every time, so it's good tohave a crowd of fast runners up frontleading the pack that have a good paceto get up to that final stretch and kick inon that straight away. So it was a goodrun."

The second runner to finishwas IT3 Colton Leadley who said, "Ifeel awesome. I feel accomplished, andI just feel really good about it. My timewas really good and it was a really funrace. Everybody tried really hard anddid really well."

Third place was Jason Black who said,"It felt a lot longer than 7 miles but Iwas really happy that I was able to finishbecause the last part of the run I just jel-lied up and I felt like bad, but for 7 milesof running I still made good time."

Some participants showedsupport and teamwork by runningalongside their fellow runners and hel-ping them along the way while otherparticipants ran along with their chil-dren in strollers. Military members ofother services showed their enthusiasmfor the run such as, a few Marines who

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Commanding OfficerCapt. Scott Butler

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Naval Air Station Sigonella, SicilyPSC 812 Box 3020,FPO, AE 09627Telephone: 095-86-5440:DSN 624-5440

DirecT LiNeAll of us have daily reminders

that serve to show us just how frag-ile life can be. This past week wasno exception as the nation of Japanwas struck by a threefold disasterthat is quickly proving to be one ofthe worst in history. On Friday, an8.9 magnitude earthquake occurredwhich triggered a tsunami, damageda nuclear power plant, and causedinestimable damage across the is-land. A single one of these eventswould be considered a crisis – allthree happening at once defiesimagination.

This recent disaster hit especiallyclose to home for me as my last tourwas serving as the Operations Offi-cer for the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet inYokosuka, Japan. Like many of you,I have many close friends still sta-tioned there, all of whom remain inharm’s way and many of whom arelending a hand in the recovery ef-forts. My thoughts and prayers goout, not only to our fellow servicemembers stationed in and around

Japan, but also to the people ofJapan themselves, who have had somuch taken from them in such ashort time.

While this is an ongoing tragedyfor our friends in Japan, I think it isimportant to try and use the les-sons, many of which are still beinglearned, from this crisis to betterprepare ourselves for the future.The two big lessons that that standout to me are communication andpreparedness. As always, communi-cation is KEY. As long as we areable to maintain constant commu-nication between us, our ability todeal with any potential problemssignificantly increases. The NAS-SIG Community is spread through-out the island of Sicily, and there’sno single way I can ensure that eachof you receives critical informationyou might need in the event of adisaster; however, if disaster strikes,I will use all available methods tocommunicate and increase our oddsof reaching as many of you as possi-

ble. If necessary, I will notify yourchain of command, employ AFNRadio and Television, send mes-sages through the Computer Desk-top Notification System (CDNS),use All Hands Mass e-mails, put in-formation on our fan page at face-book.com/nassigonella, activateCommand Phone Trees and lever-age our Command Ombudsmen.The bottom line is that if you areever unsure what is going on in agiven situation, I ask that you ac-tively search for information fromone of these sources, in addition tochecking with your chain of com-mand.

I cannot possibly overemphasizethe importance of being properlyprepared ahead of any emergency.The time to do that preparation isNOT once the crisis emerges. Partof that preparation is making sureyou can provide for your family:you must understand what will berequired if an emergency requiresthat you Shelter in Place. Families

must know what they need to havein order to survive in an emergency.It is recommended that you keep afive-day emergency supply of foodand water, as well as an emergencykit which should include a battery-powered radio, flashlights and otherimportant safety measures availableat all times in your homes. If you’renot certain that you’re prepared,check with our world-class Emer-gency Management team here orconsult the Red Cross for more de-tailed lists of emergency suppliesthat everyone should maintain.

Like Japan, the island of Sicily isfull of its own challenges, includingan active volcano, several seismi-cally active regions, heavy rains, andvery challenging driving conditions,even in good weather. The Navyhas invested considerable time andresources to ensure that the NAS-SIG Community is as prepared ashumanly possible for whatever maycome; however, all of our planningand preparation will only succeed if

each of you is informed and activelyprepared to act on your plans whenthe need arises. Please, help me helpyou. Prepare now; know how tofind information, and help all of ussucceed if/when a crisis does occurhere.

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Pursuing Perseverance RP1 Stacey L. RuthemeyerNAS Sigonella Religious Ministries  DepartmentTrials and Temptations: James 1:2 –Consider it pure joy, my brothers andsisters, whenever you face trials ofmany kinds, because you know thatthe testing of your faith develops per-severance. Perseverance must finishits work so that you may be matureand complete, not lacking anything.

Over the past couple ofyears, like any human being, I havebeen faced with many trials. The que-stion often comes to my mind, likemany of you, I’m sure, “God, why me,what did I do to deserve this?” Iwould like to share a few of the hardlife lessons that I have had to endurein my recent years, ones that have hel-ped me grow and what I like to refer

to as “Perseverance!” In the summer of 2007, I became avictim of drunk driving, yes, youheard me a “Victim!” The rental carthat I was driving while on TAD/Go-vernment orders was completely tota-led. I managed to get out of the carand quickly realized, while shocked inamazement looking at the totaled car,that I was still “ALIVE!” I live in phy-sical pain everyday, some days worsethan others, this is something that Ihave really had to fight to come togrips with and at times can be verymentally draining. This being said, I’llrepeat the saying we all get tired ofhearing, “DON’T DRINK ANDDRIVE!” You may never know thelife-long damage you could cause tosomeone else’s life and if you don’tknow now, come see me, I’ll tell youall about it!

In the summer of 2008, mymom’s older sister, one of my favoriteaunts, my Aunt Bonnie died of cancerat the age of 61. She was the heal-thiest person in our entire family,taken from us, just like that. I sharethis with you because we have all lostsomeone we have loved dearly. I re-member my last visit to see her in

May, before she died in July, havingjust graduated with my Bachelor’s De-gree at the time, she had given me ahand-written congratulations card,that read, “Stacey, you have always ma-naged to persevere!” My aunt had avery good point, but if it wasn’t wi-thout the help of God and his grace, Iwouldn’t be anywhere! My AuntBonnie went on to suffer in pain eve-ryday until the day she died, I wastruly amazed by her display of perse-verance throughout her cancer periodand it has taught me a lifelong lessonabout the pain that I endure daily, I’mstill here, and I get to enjoy the mostout of my life, so I might as well live it!

On my “Bucket List,” I havealways wanted to finish a Triathlon,now having physical challenges makesit more difficult, but I know I can doit. As God would have it, my friendjust transferred here from SouthKorea, where we were both stationedprior to this duty station. He compe-tes in Ironman competitions, and isbound and determined to help mereach my goal. I’m truly blessed forhis motivation, patience, and daily en-couragement On a positive note, wehave successfully completed week one

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WIESBADEN ARMY AIRFIELD,Germany — The people who put onthe DODDS Europe high school wre-stling cham-pionshipsare fond ofcalling it“The Tour-nament ofCham-pions.”When the2011 cham-pionshipswrapped upSaturdaythat desi-gnation wasno hyper-bole. Eightof the 14individualchampions completed unbeaten sea-sons by winning championship bouts.Three were 2010 champions back foranother go — Adam Franz of Ram-stein, Adam Carroll of Lakenheathand Calen Fields of Patch — and eachseasoned his second title with someextra mustard.Franz, the 2010 champ at 103, clai-med the 119-pound title by defeatinga fellow 2010 champion, Adrien Julianof Baumholder, 12-4.“I love wrestling him,” said Franz, a ju-nior who finished this season 28-0 fora second-straight unbeaten campaign.

“We’ve wrestled six or seven timesthis season. He’s a great wrestler.”Carroll, last year’s 130-pound king,put the distinction on his 145-poundcrown by registering his seventh fall in

sevenboutsherewhen hepinnedHeidel-berg’sDanielLeJeuneat the 3minute,49 se-condmark.Carroll,21-0 forthe sea-son,said the

all-falls tournament run had been inhis mind all weekend.“I’d been to Europeans before,” saidthe junior, who’ll be chasing third titlenext year. “I wanted to do somethinglike getting the most pins or some-thing like that.”Fields, who finished his campaign 24-0, pinned Ramstein’s ChristopherGrantham at the 2:53 mark of the160-pound finale, was a big part ofPatch’s third straight European Divi-sion I title. The Panthers outpointed

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Eight unbeatens leadwrestling champs

Photo by Nicole Vossler

The Sigonella Jaguars Wrestling Team at the DODDSEurope High School championships.

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Picciolo Dott. StellaNew Hope

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What is the most challenging thingyou have done in the Navy?

ITSR Alyssa Vient

“Not having a car.”

LSSA Brandon Thrasher

“Living overseas.”

ITSR Cody Harner“Boot Camp, because Iwas not prepared at allfor Great Lakes.”

MA2 Brandon Sharman

“When I had to work 11straight days working sixon six off.”

PSSR Alicia Walters

“Saying goodbye to mydog.”

Who: NAS Sigonella Pack 53 Boy ScoutsWhat: Pine Wood Derbyand Cake AuctionWhen: April 30, 12 p.m.Where: Midtown Complex

Navy units prepare to supporttsunami-damaged areasFrom U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) --U.S. Pacific Fleet ships in the WesternPacific were converging on Japan to bein the best position to help those inareas damaged by the massive ear-thquake and subsequent tsunami.They include the aircraft carrier USSRonald Reagan (CVN 76), which de-parted Southern California waters onMarch 5 for a regularly scheduled de-ployment to the Western Pacific andU.S. Central Command area of respon-sibility. Reagan is the flagship of the Ro-nald Reagan Carrier Strike Group,which includes USS Chancellorsville(CG 62) and USS Preble (DDG 88).All three ships were headed to Hon-shu's east coast. It is too early to saywhat they will be tasked with once theyarrive.USS Essex (LHD 2), also forward de-ployed to Sasebo, had just arrived inMalaysia, but is getting ready to returnto Japan to rendezvous with USS Har-pers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS German-town (LSD 42) off Tokyo to prepare forany humanitarian assistance/disasterrelief duties.USS Tortuga (LSD 46), a dock landingship that carries helicopters and landingcraft to support amphibious operations,left its forward deployed port of Saseboin Southern Japan last evening to em-bark MH-53 heavy lift helicopters.USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), the U.S. Se-venth Fleet command ship, had arrivedin Singapore yesterday for a port visit,but immediately changed its focus toloading humanitarian assistance/disa-ster relief equipment and preparing toreturn to Japan to provide support asdirected."We obviously have huge sympathy forthe people of Japan, and we are prepa-red to help them in any way we possiblycan," Defense Secretary Robert Gatessaid in a statement. "It's obviously avery sophisticated country, but this is ahuge disaster and we will do all, any-thing we are asked to do to help out."

Sailors and Marines aboard the U.S 7th Fleet command ship USS BlueRidge (LCC 19) watch an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to theWarlords of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 as itconducts a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Commandfleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), not pic-tured. Blue Ridge is taking on humanitarian assistance supplies to en-sure the crew is ready support earthquake and tsunami reliefoperations in Japan as directed. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi-cation Specialist 2nd Class Aaron M. Pineda/Released)

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Empower. Enrich. EDUCATE.First Impressions, Lasting Impact!Adapted from National CareerFairs

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Career Fairs are the best op-portunity you can find to make con-nections face to face with recruiterswho make hiring decisions. In orderto make the most of those connec-tions your first impressions needs tomake a memorable impact on the re-cruiter. You want to stand out inpositive ways when recruiters reviewall of the people they met during theevent. Below are some importantthings to remember as you preparefor the event and any meeting youhave during your job search process.

Look Your BestYour polished resume and

solid skills will shine if you dressprofessionally for the career fair. Re-cruiters will quickly recognize thatyou have taken the time to dress ap-propriately and will then put thefocus on listening to you and under-standing your potential with thecompany. No last minute outfits-plan in advance what you will wearthe day of the event. Take out your

clothing and make sure it is cleanedand pressed and your shoes are pol-ished. The position you are seeking orthe company may not require businessattire, but you are showing respect bydressing professionally.

• Your general appearance willbe the first thing noticed- make it pro-fessional and you will quickly turn theemployer towards a discussion of yourskills and qualifications.

• Looking professional doesnot need to cost a lot of money. If youdo not have a suit or coordinating skirtand blouse there are many reasonablediscount stores and second-handclothing stores that carry gently wornprofessional clothing.

• If you need to choose onenew suit then focus on conservativecolors like navy, black, grey and brownor tan in warmer climates

• Keep the accessories mini-mal and not distracting- you want therecruiter focused on your resume andwhat you have to say not on large jew-elry or a distracting tie.

• Make sure your shoes arepolished and wear socks or stockings.

Your belt should be black, or matchthe color of your shoes.

• Pay attention to little de-tails such as removing lint or stringsand buttoning collars

• What about a necktie? Al-though conservative and not worn asmuch as in the past you should havea tie as part of your suit for the careerfair. Wear subtle patterns or stripesand avoid flashy designs and colors.For a more conservative look matchyour suit with deep colors, such asreds, navy blue, or black.

• If you have a beard or mus-tache, make sure it is neat andtrimmed.

• Avoid wearing any strongscents as some people may be allergicor find them distracting.

• Make-up should be natu-ral, not overdone- less is more.

• Make sure your nails areclean and not too long. Women whowear nail polish should stick to clearcoats or a very soft color.

• Bring along mints to en-

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The Signature Staff

MagnoliaWild West

Ashton Grand Soirée Ballet bringsmagic to Catania Opera

Tickets are on sale for Frede-rick Ashton's choreographed "AshtonGrand Soirée," an enchanting ballet featu-ring prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili'scompany, the State Ballet ofGeorgia, which will make itsCatania debut on TuesdayMarch 22 as part of the high-profile Catania Bellini Operaseason. Frederick Ashton wasone of neoclassical ballet'schoreographic masters. Ana-niashvili, who is a former prin-cipal of the Bolshoi Ballet andAmerican Ballet Theatre, di-rects and dances with her ho-meland's national company.

The program featu-res "Marguerite et Armand"(music by Franz Liszt), "Syl-via: Pas de Deux" (Music byLéo Delibes), “Thais Pas deDeux" (music by Jules Massenet), "LaChatte" (music by Jacques Offenbach),"Voices of Spring" (music by JohannStrauss) and "Birthday Offering" (Musicby Alexander Glazunov).

The company will give sevenperformances on the following days: Tue-sday, March 22 (8:30 p.m.), Wednesday,March 23 (5:30 p.m.), Thursday, March24 (5:30 p.m.), Friday, March 25 ( 4 p.m./8:30 p.m.), Saturday, March 26 (5:30p.m.) and Sunday, March 27 (5:30 p.m.). As the New York Times reports, the StateBallet of Georgia tracks its beginningsback to the 1850s, to a small ballet com-pany from St. Petersburg, Russia, headedby the choreographer Manokhin. In 1935,dancer and choreographer Vakhtang Cha-

bukiani, composer Andrey Balanchivadze(George Balanchine's brother), and desi-gner Simon Virsaladze established theState Ballet of Georgia as the resident

company of the Tiblisi Opera and BalletTheatre. The company fell into disarrayduring the 1992 Soviet civil war and in2004, the president of Georgia (which be-came an independent state in 1991) ex-tended a request to Ananiashvili to returnto her home country and become artisticdirector of its national ballet company. Asnews of her appointment spread, formerState Ballet of Georgia dancers who hadgone abroad to perform with other en-sembles returned to rejoin the company.Ananiashvili has added more than 20 newballets to the repertoire, restaged classicssuch as Swan Lake and Don Quixote,works by fellow Georgia native Balan-chine, and contemporary ballets by TreyMcIntyre and Kylián. Alastair Macaulay

has praised the company’s dancers fortheir “clean, unshowy style with none ofthe flamboyance or exaggerations thathave characterized many Kirov and Bol-

shoi dancers,and plentyof technical strength”(The New York Times).

According to EpochTimes, Ananiashvilistarted her impressivecareer in 1981 with theBolshoi Ballet and thensoon became a worldrenowned Bolshoiprima ballerina and anAmerican Ballet Thea-ter principal dancer.She has since been invi-ted to dance with pre-stigious companiesaround the world. Herelegant and fluid form,

exceptional technique, and dramatic ex-pression distinguished her from all others.And even today when she sweeps her lan-guid arm, she is the definition of grace. In2004, Mikhail Saakashvili, president of thenewly independent Republic of Georgia,invited Ananiashvili to build a ballet com-pany, and in doing so, built the nationalpride of Georgia—a country that had suf-fered civil war, economic strife, and socialunrest since its secession from the SovietUnion in 1991. In four years, Ananiashvilihas established a reputable company of100 dancers.

For more information and tic-kets visit www.teatromassimobellini.it

The breathtaking Salemi St. Joseph’s votive altars are the highlight of the an-nual festival - to be held this Sunday, March 19 – that will pay homage to theadoptive father of Jesus and the patron of families, carpenters and workers.

Salemi honors St. Joseph throughVotive Bread Festival this Sunday

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“U pani non si ietta mai!” (Breadshouldn’t be ever thrown away). Howmany times have we heard that from ourgrandparents? Maybe, thousands! Today,we think that it is normal to buy freshbread at bakeries, but if we really lookback at our history, we realize how impor-tant bread has been over the centuries,especially in rural communities. Bread hasbeen the most traditional of staple foodssince ancient times. In Sicily’s country-side, at the beginning of the 20th century,pane or bread was considered to be holy.Peasants worked hard in the fields duringthe day and bread was their “reward.” Bread as “holy food” is also linked to thedevotion towards San Giuseppe (St. Jo-seph) who has been celebrated for centu-ries throughout the region. Today, theserituals are still kept alive. One of the mostfascinating traditions is the Salemi one.Salemi is an ancient medieval town loca-ted in the province of Trapani.Devotion to San Giuseppe takes the formof altars decorated with local food that issymbolically offered to the poor andneedy. According to tradition, the numberof foodstuffs on the altar can’t be less than19 or more than 101. In Salemi, decorated

“bread altars” are an important part of thatcelebration. Since the 19th century, the“Cene di San Giuseppe” (St. Joseph Din-ners) also called the “St. Joseph's Altars”are prepared for the festival that is held onMarch 19. These special “dinners,” whichactually take place at midday at the SanGiuseppe main church and at several ve-nues throughout the town’s historic cen-ter, consist of a banquet offered bydevotees to a group of children (three)who symbolize the Holy Family. It inclu-des “101courses”, all of them meatless andcereal-based, because of Lenten obliga-tions. Spaghetti mixed with olive oil, bre-adcrumbs, sugar, cinnamon and parsley,different kinds of cakes and vegetarianomelets are also among the food offeredto the young guests. The devotee, whoprepares the meal with the help of the en-tire family, could be someone who just ex-presses devotion to St. Joseph or someoneshowing gratitude and reverence to himfor “grazia ricevuta” (for a grace received),meaning that the saint has helped with re-covering from a deadly sickness or survi-ving a bad car crash. The preparation of

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Moroboshi Pietro Angela

By Tracie Barnthouse

The Signature Editor

Chocolate making is somesuper secret stuff, and stealers lurkin the sweet shadows - hello, Mr.Slugworth, Wonka’s biggest foe. Sowhen a group of excited and hungrychocolate lovers from NAS Sigo-nella went to visit the Condorellifactory in Belpasso, an ITT tour of-fered only once a year, we were allpretty bummed that we couldn’ttake pictures.

Because of that, I thoughtI’d “stick it to the man,” and make itmy mission to precisely jot downeverything that goes on, but unfor-tunately, I’m afraid that someonewill come track me down and notbe too pleased, so instead I’ll giveyou a brief, vague rundown of thehappenings in the Condorelli fac-tory. And no, there were no OompaLoompa’s in sight. Strike two.

As soon as you enter thefactory, you are greeted with anoverwhelming smell of chocolate. Iimagine you get accustomed to itafter a while, but it’s like guilt-freeindulgence and no calories. I couldjust go there every day for a littlesniff and be well on my way, noharm, no foul.

After you come out of thechocolate haze, you’ll see that thehappy Condorelli employees arebusily working on Easter treats thatare sold to the masses and exportedall over the world. The Condorellifactory sends 40 percent of theirgoodies to countries outside ofItaly, including the United States,Australia, and Canada, amongothers.

Now, I don’t know if yo-u’re like me, but when you think ofa factory, you probably think oflines of people working on one par-ticular element of the item they are

producing. Not so at the Condorellifactory. There are a total of threepeople working on packaging Eastercakes and each person is assemblinga different flavor: traditional, pista-chio, and citrus. These three peoplewill over the course of the Easterholiday, package over 100 of thesecakes a day. The cakes are called Co-lomba Pasquale, and are similar tothe Panettone you see around theChristmas holiday, but they are sha-ped like doves. Cute!

The next room in the fac-tory is devoted to the hollow Eastereggs that are popular amongst Ita-lians and especially children. I thinkthis is what the owners really didn’twant to be photographed, becausethe process is pretty amazing. Firstsome melted chocolate is pouredinto an egg mold. The mold thenfolds in half and enters what I’ll calla vibrating spinning device, which

shakes the chocolate into shape.After both sides are fully coated, thechocolate egg comes out and an em-ployee quickly opens it and throwsin a gift. From there, it is cooled andgets ready for packaging. Some eggsare set aside to be coated by handwith a nut and chocolate mixture.

Condorelli offers choco-late eggs in a variety of sizes, and thefactory makes 600-700 large-sizedeggs a day and 800 small eggs a day.They even offer a chocolate egg sobig that five employees have to coatthe mold by hand and will put wha-tever gift you’d like inside of the egg.This would be an awesome way fora guy to propose. (hint, hint, gentle-men!)

Condorelli imports all oftheir chocolate from Belgium, soyou know you’re getting the goodstuff. The chocolate is placed intocontainers that can hold up to

10,000 kilos (22,000 pounds) andis separated based on if it’s milk cho-colate (latte) or dark chocolate (fon-dente). The containers have specialchambers in them that hold water.The temperature of the water mustbe maintained at 36 degrees Celsiusor else the chocolate will not betempered correctly.

The Easter eggs are on theshelves now, and can be found in thelocal supermarkets. If you’re lookingto visit the Condorelli bar, there isone down the hill from the factoryin Belpasso. It’s right across thestreet from the main church. Thebar gets the freshest chocolatesevery day, and the men who workbehind the counter speak English,which is pretty amazing! For moreinformation about Condorelli, visitwww.condorelli.it.

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*Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Grilled Sausage Patties, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggsto Order, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Asstd Doughnuts, Cinnamon Rolls.*Lunch: Chicken Corn Chowder, Baked Fish, Meat Loaf, Paprika Buttered Potatoes,Glazed Carrots, Fried Okra, Spiced Cake w/ Frosting, Crisp Drop Cookies.Speed line: Grilled Cheese/Hamburger, Baked Beans, French Fried Potatoes.*Dinner: Chicken Noodle Soup, Baked Fish W. Cherry Tomato Sauce, Tossed Green Rice,Corn O’Brien, Lima Beans, Spiced Cake w/ Frosting, Crisp Drop Cookies.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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*Breakfast: Farina, Grilled Ham Slices, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs toOrder, Roasted Potatoes, Buttermilk Pancakes, Asstd Doughnuts, Crumb Cake.*Brunch: Breakfast Items, Creole Soup, Teriyaki Chicken, Fried Rice, Steamed Broc-coli, Calico Corn, Cherry Pie, Abracadabra Bars.*Dinner: Vegetable Soup, Baked Lasagna, Steamed Rice, Seasoned Asparagus,Steamed Cauliflower, Garlic Bread, Cherry Pie, and Abracadabra Bars.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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*Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Grilled Minute Steak, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs toOrder, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast Puff, Asstd Doughnuts, Italian Croissant.*Brunch: Breakfast Items, Puree Mongole Soup, Cheddar Chicken Broccoli, Onion Rings,Eggplant Ratatouille, Southwestern Rice, Club Spinach, Almond Cake, Crisp Toffee Bars.*Dinner: Chicken Vegetable Soup, Sauerbraten, Spring Garden Rice, Mashed Potatoes,Natural Pan Gravy, Steamed Cut Green Beans, Seasoned Carrots, Almond Cake, Crisp Tof-fee Bars.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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*Breakfast: Hot Hominy Grits, Minced Beef on Toast, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets,Eggs to Order, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast, Asstd Doughnuts, Streusel Coffee Cake.*Lunch: Creamed of Broccoli Soup, Roast Beef, Lemon Baked Fish, Steamed Rice, MixedVegetables, Squash, Brownies, Yellow Cake w/ Icing, Fruit Ambrosia.*Speed line: Turkey/Ham & Cheese Sandwich.*Dinner: Vegetable Supreme Soup, Cajun Meatloaf, Rice Pilaf, Brown Gravy, Peas &Onions, Corn on the Cob, Brownies, Yellow Cake w/ Icing, Fruit Ambrosia.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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*Breakfast: Hot Farina, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Grilled Sausage Patties, Eggs toOrder, Roasted Potatoes, Waffles, Biscuits and Gravy, Asstd Doughnuts, BlueberryMuffins. * Lunch: Chicken Vegetable Soup, Roast Turkey, Pasta al Forno, Steamed Rice, MashedPotatoes, Turkey Gravy, Carrots and Orange Amandine, Club Spinach, Fruit Cocktail Up-side Down Cake, Oatmeal Cookies.*Speed Line: Roast Beef Sandwich, French Fried Potatoes.Dinner: Zesty Bean Soup, Chicken Quartered, Orange Rice, Southern Greens, SeasonedMixed Vegetables, Fruit Cocktail Upside Down Cake, Oatmeal Cookies.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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*Breakfast: Rolled Oats, Creamed Ground Beef, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggs toOrder, Roasted Potatoes, Blueberry Pancakes, Asstd Doughnuts, Bear Claws.*Lunch: Beef Rice Soup, Baked Fish w/ Cherry Tomato Sauce, Honey Ginger Chicken, Gar-lic Cheese Potatoes, Rice Pilaf, Eggplant Parmesan, Brussels Sprouts Polonaise, CheeseCake, Chocolate Pudding.*Speed Line: Grilled Cheese/Hamburger, Baked Beans, French Fried Potatoes.*Dinner: Cream of Chicken Soup, St. Louis BBQ Pork Ribs, Steamed Rice, Greens BeansNicoise, Steamed Peas, Cheese Cake, Chocolate Pudding.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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*Breakfast: Hominy Grits, Corned Beef Hash, Oven Fried Bacon, Asstd Omelets, Eggsto Order, Roasted Potatoes, French Toast, Asstd Doughnuts, Raisin Muffins.*Lunch: Corn Chowder Soup, Roast Pork, Chinese Five Spice Chicken, Mashed Pota-toes, Brown Gravy, Steamed Rice, Seasoned Carrots, Asparagus, Peanut Butter Cookies,Cherry Pie.*Speed Line: Hot dogs,Chili Macaroni.*Dinner: Minestrone Soup, Salisbury Steak, Ginger Rice, Mexican Corn, Steamed Broc-coli, Cherry Pie, Peanut Butter Cookies.Choice hamburger or hotdog by order.

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oN the go With mWr

midtoWN moVie theaterSSChedule & deSCriptioNS

Friday, March 185:00pm Rango PG5:30pm Country Song PG-137:30pm The Dilemma PG-138:00pm The Mechanic R PREMIERE

Saturday, March 192:00pm Rango PG2:30pm Megamind PG5:00pm Country Strong PG-135:30pm The Rite PG-13 PREMIERE7:30pm No Strings Attached R8:00pm The Mechanic R

Sunday, March 202:00pm Rango PG2:30pm Battle: Los Angeles PG-13 PREMIERE4:30pm The Rite PG-135:00pm The Mechanic R7:00pm Hall Pass R

Tuesday, March 225:00pm Battle: Los Angeles PG-137:30pm Hall Pass R

Wednesday, March 235:00pm The Rite PG-137:30pm No Strings Attached R

Thursday, March 245:00pm Country Strong PG-137:30pm The Dilemma PG-13

Friday, March 255:00pm The Roommate PG-13 PRE-MIERE7:30pm The Mechanic R

HALL PASS- Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Apple-gate, Nicky Whelan

Rick and Fred are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that theyhave each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs ofrestlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalizing their marriages:granting them a "hall pass," one week of freedom to do whatever they want... no ques-tions asked. At first, it sounds like a dream come true for Rick and Fred. But it isn'tlong before they discover that their expectations of the single life--and themselves--are completely, and hilariously, out of sync with reality. (105 min.)

THE ROOMMATE- Frances Fisher, Ryan Doom, Leighton Meester, MinkaKelly, Alyson Michalka

A deranged college freshman becomes obsessed with her new roommate. (92 min.)

THE RITE- Ciaran Hinds, Anthony Hopkins, Colon O’Donoghue, AliceBraga, Toby Jones

An American seminary student who attends exorcism school at the Vatican finds faiththrough encounters with demonic forces. (109 min.)

NO STRINGS ATTACHED- Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, GrettaGerwig, Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond

Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex onemorning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pactto keep their relationship strictly "no strings attached." "No strings" means no jeal-ousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. Itmeans they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever public placethey want, as long as they don't fall in love. The questionbecomes -- who's going to fall first? And can their friendship survive? (110 min.)

COUNTRY STRONG- Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund,Leighton Meester, Marshall Chapman

Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter gets involved with a fallen, emotionallyunstable country star, the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by herhusband/manager and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer. Between concerts, ro-mantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all. (117 min.)

Movie schedule is subject to change. Please call to confirm. Movie Hotline: 624-4248

Sumo BowlingLooking for something ex-citing to do on a Monday?Come to Take 5! Ever wanted to know whatit is like to be a sumo wre-stler and a professional bo-wler all at the same time?Now is your opportunity.You will be dressed inSumo suits and will be bo-wling. The extra large fun takesplace on Monday, March21, at 5:30 p.m. There is nopre-registration required.Prizes will be awarded.For more information call624-5602. Burger Cook-off

Think you have what it takes to make the best burger in Sigonella?If so come to Take 5 on Thursday, March 31 for the First Ever Bur-ger Cook-Off. We will provide the ingredients and spices and youmix it all up to provide the best tasting burger! Preparation startsat 3:30 p.m. and the flames will be ready at 5 p.m. Bring your bestcooking abilities as you will want to take sole bragging rights tothe best burger! For more information or to pre-register callx5602. Pre-registration is required as space is limited!

Community Flea MarketDo you have a little too much junk in the trunk? Looking to findthat specific something? Either sell your treasures or snag a dealat the Sigonella Community Flea Market Sunday, March 26 from10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Marinai Community Center parking lot.To sell your goods contact the ITT office, the small fee includesone eight-foot table and 2 chairs. Slightly used treasures, arts,crafts, and delicious treats are welcome! For more informationcall x4777.

THE MECHANIC- Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, TonyGoldwyn, Mini Anden

Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talentfor cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and totaldetachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and closefriend Harry is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment isself-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated whenHarry's son Steve approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination tolearn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back onHarry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world anda deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptionsthreaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.(100 min.)

Sigonella AllOfficer'sSpouse's

Club wouldlike to sup-

port thewonderfulorganiza-tions that

contribute toour commu-nity. AOSC

is now accep-ting written requests for funds from any NASSIG sanctioned

group or DODDS organization. Written requests outlining theneed for funds must be received

no later than March 31st, 2011. The requests will then be revie-wed by the AOSC Board and funds will be earmarked by April

15th, 2011.

Please send requests to:Sigonella All Officer's Spouse's Club

c/o Lisa McEwenPSC 812 Box 3320

FPO, AE 09627If you have any questions or if you would like more information,

pleasecontact AOSC at the following email address:

aoscsigonella@yahoo.com

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AlcoholicsAnonymous

Alcoholic Anony-

mous meeting

will be held on

Monday evenings

from 5:30 p.m. to

6:30 p.m. at the

NASII Chapel.

If additional

meetings are

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more information

please call x3267

Eno

U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella

Job Vacancy

"Contracting Office, FISCSigonella, is soliciting forthe following personalizedhealthcare contract posi-tions at the US Naval Ho-spital, Sigonella: two fulltime "Certified MedicalAssistants" and one fulltime "Registered Nurse".Sources must be eligiblefor US employment. Forfurther information pleasecontact Mr. LaColla (DSN624-5727) or Ms. Ran-dazzo (DSN 624-3792)."

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the dinner begins a couple of weeks be-fore the festival. Three children (in the past they cameonly from needy families) refereed to as“Santi” (saints) or “Virgineddi” (virgins)who depict the Holy Family, are invitedto the meal to celebrate the holiday. St.Joseph is worshipped as the saint of Pro-vidence and the patron and protector ofthe family and of the poor, both embo-died in the invited guests.Chapel-like structures made of wood oriron, containing devotional altars is ano-ther feature of the celebration. Within atypical “chapel” there is a three or five-tie-red altar surrounded by an ornamentalroof-like projections framed in myrtleand laurel, “murtidda” (boxwood), le-

mons, oranges, and hundreds of small ho-memade breads shaped as flowers and ve-getables.The altars also contain candles, crossesand other religious objects, flowers, selectfoods, a jar of wine and three large, intri-cately ornate breads (“Cudduri” whichare divided into three categories: the“Cucciddatu,” the “Vastuni” or “Bastonedi San Giuseppe” or St. Joseph’s cane andthe “Palma” or Palm). Those breads,which represent the Holy Family, are seton the first tier. On the second one, amonstrance surrounded by two bread-shaped angels is placed and above it, onthe third level a chalice is displayed rightbelow a large framed print of St. Joseph orof the Holy Family.At the end of the banquet, believers recitemonologues and prayers named “Parti” inhonor of Saint Joseph. While eating, thethree kids offer food to the visitors. Themeal concludes with pasta with bread-crumbs and “blessed” bread that are givento the visitors by landlords who host thedinners.“This is an unique decorative bread-ba-king tradition. I invite all Sigonellans tocome to our town and enjoy our religiouscelebrations as well as our artistic beau-ties,” said Enrico Spisso, the president ofthe Salemi Tourist Office. Every year, this ancient festival attractsthousands of tourists. Festival events willalso include art and exhibitions and anti-que fairs. Salemi, which is about four hours drivefrom Sigonella, is located on a hill in theheart of the Trapani province. It can be ea-sily reached through the Catania -Pa-lermo highway. Once in Palermo take thePalermo-Mazara del Vallo highway andexit Salemi. For more information on Sa-lemi, call 0924 -991111.

DUI, continued from page 2of training.

I would like to share a quotewith you that we could all use andapply in our lives: “In general anyform of exercise if pursued continuou-sly, will help train us in perseverance.Long distance running is particularlygood training in perseverance.” ~MaoTse-Tung~I would like to thank my Chaps as wellwho encouraged me to write this. I’ll leave you with this, no matter whatpain, trials, or hardships you will en-dure in your life, you must keep pre-serving, “keep going the longdistance,” you might just be amazed atwhat God has in store for you next.

Effective immediately, theNAS Sigonella Commissarywill be closed on Mondays.

AFN, continued from page 1many Radiothon’s and is hoping thatRadiothon 2011 will bring more inte-rest to Sigonella than it has in past years.“This year we’re trying to get more peo-ple involved so we can bring in moremoney for the fund drive,” Martin said.“Everything that gets donated is for usand the Marines so the more people wecan get to participate in these events,the better off our Sailors and Marineswill be.”“I think it’s a good thing for this base,the NMCRS does a lot for Sailors andthis is a way for us to help give back tothem for providing a great service forus,” Freehling said. “It should be a lot offun because it also gives us at AFN achance to interact with people on thebase.”“I would say that the Radiothon is cri-tical and essential for the Active DutyFund Drive because it’s the time wherepeople get to hear about it, and learnabout it in a fun way,” Scott said.

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sure you have fresh breath during yourdiscussions.

• If you have tattoos, coverthem up if possible and remove any fa-cial piercing. Nothing could turn a re-cruiter off faster than an attendeewalking up with a ring in his lip or nose.

• Take along a briefcase orportfolio with everything you’ll needfor the long day ahead. It can also beused for all the handouts you’ll receiveat the career fair.

Be Confident and PositiveOne you are set with an outfit

that is professional and gives you con-fidence it is time to focus on how to in-troduce yourself with impact. As youapproach the recruiter smile, look theperson in the eye, offer a firm hand-shake and introduce yourself confi-dently- “Hello, my name is JanetBrown, it is a pleasure to meet you.”Practice introducing yourself to friendsand family- it will help you build confi-dence in your approach and get yourhandshake right.

First Impression Made- WellDone!

You did it- you made it throughthe first impression with flying colors ifyou followed the advice above. Nowyou can turn your attention to having ameaningful conversation with the re-cruiter about the company, open posi-tions, and why you are the right personfor the job. For information on how toprepare for those conversations and todevelop your personal marketing pitch,check out the articles below.

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Ramstein 242.5-219.Lakenheath, last year’s D-I runner-up,was third at 173.5 despite crowningindividual champions in Carroll and140-pounder Austin Morrow. Morrowcredited his wrestling-room battlesagainst Carroll and his Lancer team-mates and coaches for this year’s suc-cess.Carroll said it was a two-way street forthe two.“I’m stronger than he is,” Carroll said,“and his opponents are usually stron-ger than he is. He’s better technicallythan I am, so he helps me with the te-chnicalities.”So talented was this year’s field thatthe first five champions crowned com-pleted unbeaten campaigns.Ross Wilson (28-0) of Patch startedthe run by pinning Ryan Goins ofRamstein at the 3:31 mark of the 103-pound finale.Freshman Dane Robbins (23-0) ofBitburg finally tamed Patch’s IsaacMcIlvene 15-7 at 112 after the twohad traded early five-point takedown-to-near-fall moves.“I love wrestling,” Robbins said afterhis roller-coaster start. “It’s the bestfeeling in the world to win a match.”After Franz finished his perfect sea-son, SHAPE’s Matthew Lengyel (22-0) slapped a 17-8 major decision onRota sophomore Keaton Regenor at125 pounds.Lengyel, who countered Regenor’s fa-vorite figure-four moves throughout,credited his focus on attacking for hisdomination of the Virginia transferstudent. “I try to work my offense asmuch as possible,” he said. “I do whatI want to do, not what he wants to do.”Nikolas Weiser of Aviano, who impro-ved to 31-0 by downing Heidelberg’sJaron Henninger 4-2 at 130, actuallyallowed his opponent to escape to tiethe match at 2 in the final period.“My coaches had confidence in my ta-kedown moves,” Weiser said after ta-king Henninger to the mat for thedecisive points with 1:38 left, then ri-ding the Lion out the rest of the way.Patch’s Marshall Haas (22-0) comple-ted the bravest unbeaten season po-sted by anyone here by dominatingBitburg’s Austin Schmidt 7-1 at 189.Haas underwent reconstructive kneesurgery for a displaced kneecap he suf-fered in October while playing foot-ball, and spent his last four monthsrehabbing.“I just had to push through it,” he said.“There were a lot of doubts goingthrough my mind, but I knew I had tobe mentally strong.”Haas said the prospect of opposingSchmidt, who had pinned every oppo-nent here en route to the final, kepthim at it.“I knew Schmidt would be busting hisbutt to beat me,” Haas said, “so everyday I’d do an extra run or have anextra workout.”In the 171 final, Ramstein’s Ryan Ger-nert denied Patch’s Jason Pinnow anunbeaten season with a reverse into afall.“I’ve wrestled him three times in thepast two years,” said Gernert, “and thisis the first time I’ve beaten him.”Heidelberg sophomore JimmieMcBride topped Kevin Andrus ofPatch 9-4 at 152, and Lakenheath’sMorrow downed another Panther,Thomas Trevino, 5-3, for the 140 title.Morrow-Trevino was one of seven titlematches pitting wrestlers who’d al-ready faced each other earlier in thetournament. The only one of thosewith a different outcome came in the215-pound finale, where Erik Stouterof Wiesbaden avenged a loss to ShaeEmerton of Lakenheath. “He pinnedme yesterday,” Stouter said. “I wantedrevenge.”He got it by stopping the match at the5:10 mark by posting a 19-3 technical

fall.“He rolled a lot on me yesterday,”Stouter said. “Today, I caught himwhen he rolled.”The day’s longest match came at 285,where Vilseck’s Noah Hartley finallyfound the opening he was looking forand body slammed AFNORTH’s Jo-nathan Garcia into a fall 38 secondsinto overtime.Regulation was 1-1, but Hartley waspatient.“I’m a defensive wrestler,” he said. “Iwait for a mistake and try to take ad-vantage of it.”Although neither school had an indi-vidual champ, Baumholder’s five-mansquad and Sigonella repeated their2010 team titles. Baumholder outsco-red Bitburg 96-80 for the D-II cham-pionship, while Sigonella retained theD-III crown 51.5 to 43.5 over runner-up Brussels.

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ran the entire race while wearing theirbody armor, while another servicemember wore a shirt with the phrase,"I am an Ordie, if you see me running,try and keep up" written on the backaimed at encouraging all those behindhim to keep pace.

The Annual Base 2 Base runis a community event hosted by theMWR Fitness Staff. This year’s eventwas a way for the community to get in-volved in an event that caters to all fit-ness levels. For anyone who wishes toenhance their fitness levels that havemissed the Base 2 Base run can checkout MWR Sigonella's Fitness Scheduleby calling DSN 624-4483.

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Porka Vakka

Stampa

By MCSA Cameron Bramham

The Signature Staff

Editor’s Note: MCSA Bramham is the PAOshop’s  resident  sports  guru. These  are  hispicks for this year’s NCAA Basketball Tour-nmanet.The 2011 NCAA March Madness Tour-nament is set and along with it, many que-stions to be answered over the upcomingweeks. Will Duke repeat as champs? CanButler make another miracle run to the fi-nals? Which double-digit seeded teamwill be this years ‘Giant Killer’? All yearlong we’ve heard the talk from players,coaches and analysts, but the time for talkis over. Time to lace up the shoes andleave it all out on the court for the mostexciting sports time of the year!EAST RegionBreakdown – Number One overall OhioState leads this side which includes threeof the hottest teams in the country inNorth Carolina, Kentucky and Washin-gton. I look towards watching GeorgeMason against Villanova and in a poten-tial third round matchup against the Buc-keyes.Winner – (OHIO STATE) The Buckeyeswill have some problems against teamslike UK and either Syracuse or North Ca-rolina, but having a player like Jared Sul-linger will give any team an automaticadvantage. The lack of depth on the benchand even a little inexperience doesn’tscare me in taking Ohio State to make itout of this bracket and go on to HoustonUpset Special – (Marquette over Xavier)This one isn’t really so much of an upsetin my books but both teams play very si-milar styles of ball and they both love torun, should be a great game but Mar-quette has played better teams this yearand has beating the likes of Notre Dame,

Syracuse and UCONN.WEST Region Breakdown – Defending Champ Duke isthe one seed and has potentially a roughmatch in the Sweet 16 looming againstTexas. With that being said Texas has anextremely difficult match-up in the Se-cond Round against Oakland which ave-rages over 85 points a game. Bottom halfhas San Diego State in a potential Sweet16 collision against Kemba Walker andUCONN, and we all know what’s happe-ned this year when the Aztecs went upagainst a player (cough, cough Jimmer)who can change the game in a blink of aneye.Winner – (UCONN) I really like this sideof the bracket and a lot of good match-upscan take place, but the one I’m lookingforward to see would be the rematch bet-ween UCONN and Texas for the FinalFour spot. When they played on Jan. 8,the stars aligned and the fireworks werepopping during a thrilling overtime vic-tory by the Huskies. I say Kemba takesover and history repeats itself as UCONNmoves on.Upset Special – (Northern Colorado overSan Diego State) – I know what you’re al-ready thinking and believe me I’m not ex-tremely confident in this pick myself, butI do think the Bears can give the Aztecs ascare in the Second Round match-up. SanDiego State does have size and athleticismto run away early, but the Bears have oneof the best scorers in the country inDevon Beitzel who averages over 21points a game and has a very similar styleof play to Jimmer Fredette. SOUTHWEST RegionBreakdown – This one looks pretty onesided as Kansas should have no troublegetting through to Houston. However, Isaid that last year and the Jayhawks lost

early to Northern Iowa. Notre Dame andPurdue should meet in the Sweet 16which would be a terrific match-upagainst teams separated by 100 miles. Sur-prise teams Louisville and Vandy wouldbe an excellent Third round match andGeorgetown is getting star guard ChrisWright back from hand surgery just intime for John Thompson’s III team tomake a run.Winner – (KANSAS) I will admit, beinga Jayhawk fan I am biased picking them towin the region, but honestly they are thebetter well-rounded team in the Sou-thwest bracket and should have no issuesplaying in Tulsa and in San Antonio

where they won it all back in 2008. Size,ability and experience always make Kansasa tough out and that will be the case thisyear as well.Upset Special – (Morehead State over Lo-uisville) I come from the great city of Lo-uisville, so this one absolutely tears me up,but Louisville is not a very good reboun-ding team and the Eagles have a player whowill dominate the boards this game. If youhaven’t heard of Kenneth Faried yet, (ave-rages just under 15 rebounds a game) youwill very soon. Projected to go in the top15 of the NBA draft, Faried dominated theOhio Valley Conference this year and willmake it very rough on the Cards who playfour guards almost the entire game.SOUTHEAST RegionBreakdown – How Florida got a two seed isclearly beyond me because I frankly don’tunderstand that one, but with that beingsaid…Every year one region gets an earlyupset which in turn produces a series ofwide-open and unpredictable games. TheSoutheast bracket is the most balancedbracket out of the four and should serve upsome interesting recipes of disaster againsttop teams Florida, BYU, Wisconsin, andKansas St. On a side not Michigan State isback in the tournament once again and itshould surprise no one if they are able tocatch fire and once again make a deep runthrough the tournament field.Winner – (PITTSBURG) This one took mea second to really process what teams couldreally challenge Pitt, and while I do believeSteve Lavin and St. John’s will make a runto the Elite 8, Pittsburg will have too muchexperience for them this time aroundwhere it will be Ashton Gibbs hitting theclutch shot this time, not Dwight Hardy.Upset  Special – (Utah State over KansasState AND Belmont over Wisconsin)That’s right, I doubled up for this one, bothBelmont and Utah State have 30 wins thisyear and both teams are playing against hi-gher seeds who are not playing their bestball of the year right now. I understand thatthe Badgers and Wildcats both beat num-ber one teams this year, but since then allKansas State did was lose to Colorado inthe first game of the Big 12 tournament andWisconsin has since been destroyed byOhio State and put up only 33 points in

their second round match-up in the BigTen Tournament against Penn State. FINAL FOURSo we went through each corner of thebracket and have come up with Ohio Statevs. UCONN, and Kansas vs. Pittsburgwhich would be really intriguing games. Amatch-up pinning Pittsburg and Kansas to-gether for a shot at the title would legend,wait for it…DARY!!! Yes, legendary, bothteams are about as similar as you can getwith Pitt having an edge down-low and theJayhawks having the edge on the perimeter,I think Josh Selby finally breaks out of hisshell, just in time to knock down a gamewinner late to trip up the Panthers. OhioState shouldn’t have too much troubleagainst any Huskie not named Kemba Wal-ker but the Buckeyes have one of the pe-skiest defenders in the country in a littleguard named Aaron Craft who won’t beable to stop Walker completely but couldcontain him enough for Ohio State to holdoff the Huskies late.TITLE GAMEOhio State vs. Kansas – These have beenthe two teams this year who have beenclear-cut above the rest, this game wouldbe a very exciting match-up with a lot of fu-ture NBA players in it led by Jared Sullin-ger. As we know in the past, freshmen whomake it to the title game have the ability totake over at any point in the game (Car-melo Anthony and Derrick Rose). Keepingthis in mind, Rose had the chance to iceKansas in 2008 and missed two key free-throws right before Mario Chalmers hit thetying three pointer with two seconds leftand Memphis went on to lose to the Jay-hawks in overtime. The point from all this,is that while talent is a huge factor in tour-nament games, experience is the key ele-ment to nearly every past NCAAChampion (Duke, North Carolina, Flo-rida). That is why I’m going with the Mor-ris twins to double up on Sullinger andKansas’ prominent perimeter defense tocontain John Deibler and William Buforton the wings. Kansas wins a surprisinglylow scoring title game 72-67 over The Buc-keyes and gives head coach Bill Self his se-cond National Title at the school.