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Review: 'Project X' makes 'Animal House' look like a church social
Steve Salles
June 28, 2012
"Project X" is every parent's nightmare. Hopefully, it's not every teen's dream.Many of us have dealt with a cat's-away-mice-will-play scenario, in which parents head off for a much-needed weekend, entrusting the family home to their teenage darlings with the standard edict -- "No parties while we're gone." Usually followed by: "I mean it! and "I will be checking in from time to time."Baby... Read more


Hill receives most NDEP FIRST grants in Air Force
Deborah Roach, NDEP STEM coordinator
June 7, 2012
“1,2,3 …. Let’s go LEGOs” might be the sound you hear if you are one of the ten Hill Air Force Base teams that were selected to receive a For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) grant awarded by the National Defense Education Program (NDEP). NDEP sponsors school LEGO robotic teams that are mentored by DoD engineers and... Read more


421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit key spouse named 2011 ACC Key Spouse of the Year
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times Editor
May 24, 2012
The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Hostage, recently announced that Holly Cope, the 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit key spouse, earned the 2011 ACC Key Spouse of the Year Award.In February, Cope was first selected as the 388th Fighter Wing's Key Spouse of the Year before competing at the major command (MAJCOM) level.As Cope heard Col. Scott Long, 388th Fighter Wing commander,... Read more


67th APS receives Air Force level recognition
419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
May 24, 2012
The 419th Fighter Wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious service from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2010. This marks the eighth time the squadron has received the AFOUA.During the two-year period, the 67th APS serviced 7,275 cargo aircraft, processing more than 168,711 passengers and 36,174 tons of cargo in support of Operations Unified... Read more


Samuel Morgan students honor heroes
Katina L. Ventura, Hilltop Times Staff
May 17, 2012
American heroes act in powerful ways for those who have no power. The 9/11 Remembrance Grant allowed Hill AFB to create a powerful partnership with United Way to support the heroes inside the gates as well as those outside; its neighbors.On May 11, Samuel Morgan Elementary School in Kaysville celebrated Heroes' Day with a reading in the library, deployment briefings and a special honor guard flag... Read more


Hill AFB Half Marathon finishing times, men's and women's divisions
May 17, 2012
Official winners in the top three spots for men's and women's overall are as follows:Men's Official Top 31st, David McAlhany, 1:34.16; 2nd, Richard Barber, 1:34.44; 3rd, Terrell Lewis, 1:36.20Women's Official Top 31st, Becky Burnett, 1:38.13; 2nd, Elizabeth Jones, 1:47.09; 3rd, Elizabeth Stauder, 1:50.36Men's DivisionAustin Stevens, 1:30.23, no age division, same-day entrantRandy Thomas, 1:32.42... Read more


The full scale fun of RC aircraft flight
Mary Lou Gorny, Hilltop Times Editor
May 10, 2012
Falcon Radio Controlled Model Airplane Club members will display models Saturday, May 19, at the Base Exchange, and since it's always much easier to demonstrate why they enjoy their sport than it is to explain it, an open house will be held at the base RC Flying Field, Sunday, May 20, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.The field, located just east and a bit north of the new parking area by the Building... Read more


Review: 'Big Miracle' good movie as it goes, but not all true
Steve Salles, Standard-Examiner movie critic
May 10, 2012
With every "inspired by true events" Hollywood production, comes the inevitable reality of what ACTUALLY happened out there, in the middle of nowhere, so many years ago. With time and distance comes creative license, but in the case of "Big Miracle," the essence of this dramatic rescue attempt in 1988 of three California gray whales, stuck in ice off the coast of Alaska, did occur.In Hollywood's... Read more


Child care connecting website memberships paid for by DoD
Katina L. Ventura, Hilltop Times Staff
May 10, 2012
As summer approaches military families really feel the heat. As kids bust through the doors when the last school bell rings they will head for home, where their parents will be communing, albeit face to face, by phone or online, "What in the heck are we going to do about child care?"Military families are more likely than civilian families to have only one parent at home due to deployment and add... Read more


Hill AFB Chess championship brings out competitive spirit
Katina L. Ventura, Hilltop Times Staff
May 3, 2012
The 2012 Hill AFB Chess Championship was held Saturday, April 28 at The Landing/Club Hill. The results are as follows:Division 1, military competition: Senior Airman Joe Martinez won the title, by scoring three wins and no losses, and is the 2012 Hill AFB Active Duty Chess Champion. He won a close game against last year's defending champion Senior Airman Mike Tully. Both Airmen are assigned to... Read more