MARNE MESSAGE, April 11, 2014: TODAY/THIS WEEK - Frontline online - ACS Recon Challenge APRIL HEADLINES - NPST Week, Sunday-April 19 - Lane strip, Sunday - State of the Garrison, Tuesday & Thursday - Fit for Life classes, Tuesday & more - Stewart water outage, Wednseday - WLC Graduation, Wednesday - Job Hunting training, Wednesday - Facebook Townhall, Wednesday - BECO Training, Thursday, April 22 & 24 - Stewart Chapel Holy Week Schedule - HAAF Chapel Holy Week Schedule - Corrected ICE Training Date, April 22 - Prescription Take Back Day, April 24 - AFTB Level 1 classes begin - Resiliency Training, April 28 - Walk Your Child to School, May 7 FMWR NEWS - Club Stewart training holidays schedule change COASTAL HAPPENINGS - Spring Break Performing Arts, Monday-April 18 - Shadow Run, April 26 - Hoag headlines Book Festival, May 8 - Summer Camp Performing Arts **************************************************************************** TODAY/THIS WEEK FRONTLINE ONLINE: The Frontline newspaper is now online. Check out local and up-to-date Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield/Kelley Hill news. 24-7 access at stewartfrontline. ACS RECON CHALLENGE: ACS is hosting the RECON Challenge! Challenge your navigation, communication and team building skills. Participants will use map reading skills to navigate through designated courses, complete challenges along the way and race to the finish. Open to Single Soldiers, Couples and Families. Register at reconchallenge.eventzilla.net or call (912) – 767-1257. ----- APRIL/OTHER HEADLINES NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, Sunday-April 19: Fort Stewart/HAAF 9-1-1 Center celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 13-19 in honor of their dedicated dispatchers who process nearly 50,000 emergency and non-emergency calls each year from both the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield communities. Help celebrate by remembering and thanking the emergency services dispatchers that are the heart of public safety. Take a moment to discuss the importance of 9-1-1 with your families, how and when to call, and as always “WHEN IN DOUBT, MAKE THE CALL”. If you would like more information about the Fort Stewart/HAAF 9-1-1 Center please call 912-767-0219. LANE STRIPPING, Sunday: The DOT will begin lane striping on Gulick Ave Sunday at 6 p.m. You can expect lane closures and delays. This project will be accomplished during the overnight hours for the next several nights to help ease with traffic congestion. If you have any issues or concerns contact Gary McIntyre at DPW, 912-767-3305. STATE OF THE GARRISON, Tuesday and Thursday: The Garrison workforce is invited to attend the Fort Stewart State of the Garrison workforce brief, 1-3 p.m., Tuesday at the Main Post Chapel and the Hunter AAF State of the Garrison workforce brief, 1-3 p.m., Thursday, at the Hunter Chapel. Please be sure to be seated 15-30 minutes prior to start of event. This event will be your primary place of duty during this time. For more information call 912-767-7843/0443. FIT FOR LIFE CLASSES, Tuesday & Wednesday, more: Don’t Miss Your Opportunity to attend the “Fit For Life” Resilience Training Program. Class Dates for Fit for Life follow: Tuesday & Wednesday: Thursday & April 18; May 1-2; May 5-6; May 13-14; and May 15-16. Two opportunities remain for participating in the voluntary blood draws for the remaining classes: FORT STEWART - Today at B-1190, 7:30-9 a.m.; HUNTER AAF - April 24 at Soldier and Family Service Center, B-1286, Room 163. TO BE SCHEDULED for participation in the training and/or the blood draws, contact your Organizational Training Coordinator. There is NO cost to participants or organizations for this training. FS WATER OUTAGE, Wednesday: A water outage will take place on Wednesday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the 1200 block to replace 2 fire hydrants. The buildings that will be affected are 620,621,622,623,624,626,627,651,1208,1209,1211,1261,and 1263. For more information please call the DPW Service Order Desk at 912-767-2883 or Scotty Roberts (TFW Lead Plumber) 912-320-0085. WARRIOR LEADER COURSE GRADUATION, Wednesday: The Fort Stewart NCO Academy Warrior Leader course, Class 05-14, will graduate Wednesday at Newman Fitness Center, 11:00 a.m. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. The uniform for military attendees is ACUs and for the civilians proper attire. Please call SFC Kingston, 912-435-2506 for more information. JOB HUNTING 101, Wednesday: Don’t be like Elmer Fudd hunting rabbits, if you want a job, consider attending ACS Employment Readiness Job Hunting 101. This is a brand new training event which will provide you with strategies and skills to market yourself while hunting for a new job. This training will be conducted Wednesday, 1–3 p.m. in building 87. Please call (912) 767-1518 to register. FACEBOOK TOWNHALL, Wednesday: Fort Stewart-Hunter Airfield holds the quarterly Facebook Town Hall Meeting at facebook/3rd.Infantry.Division, 3-4 p.m., Wednesday. The Facebook Town Hall provides an interactive feedback venue. The Fort Stewart Garrison Command Team of Colonel Kevin F. Gregory, Command Sergeant Major Louis C. Felicioni will be joined by the Hunter Garrison Command Team of Lieutenant Colonel Clarence W. Bowman III and Command Sergeant Major James A. Mitchell, and their staff to answer questions divided into 9 threads. Community members will be invited to place their question or comment into one of the nine following threads: Town Hall Thread 1 - Chaplain question or comments; Town Hall Thread 2 - MEDDAC; Town Hall Thread 3 - DENTAC; Town Hall Thread 4 - Public Works; Town Hall Thread 5 - Safety and Emergency; Town Hall Thread 6 - Child care, Schools, FRGs or Recreation activities; Town Hall Thread 7 - Commissary or AAFES; Town Hall Thread 8 - Hunter Army Airfield Specific; and Town Hall Thread 9 - Miscellaneous questions or comments. BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICER (BECO) TRAINING, Thursday; April 22 & 24: The BECO program is a command driven energy directive per Energy Policy Letter, dated December 2011. Per the policy letter, trained and appointed BECOs are required to implement a viable energy conservation program. Three BECO training sessions have been scheduled for Thursday; April, 22, and April 24, from 9-11:30 a.m.in building 1190, Fort Stewart, Ga. At the training BECOs will be provided with valuable energy awareness and conservation information that will help perform their BECO duties effectively and assist Fort Stewart /HAAF achieving their energy and water reduction goals. Due to limited space, approximately 20 spaces per session, you are highly encouraged to register as early as you can to get the session desired. For additional information and registration for the training sessions, please contact Mr. Fred P. Louis, Energy Engineer, (912) 767-5034 or email [email protected]. STEWART CHAPEL HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE: Protestant, April 20, 7-7:45 a.m., Easter Sunrise Service, Main Post Chapel; Catholic: April 13, 8:45-10 a.m., Palm Sunday Mass, Main Post Chapel; April 17, 7-8 p.m., Holy Thursday Mass, Main Post Chapel; April 18, 3-4 p.m., Good Friday Veneration of the Cross, Main Post Chapel; April 18, 7-8 p.m., Children’s Stations of the Cross Service Main Post Chapel; April 19, 8-10 p.m., Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass, Main Post Chapel; April 20, 9-10 a.m., Easter Sunday Mass, Main Post Chapel; April 20, Noon-1 p.m., Easter Sunday Mass, Heritage Chapel. For more information, call 912-767-5691. HUNTER CHAPEL HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE: Hunter Chapel Holy Week Schedule is as follows: Catholic Easter Penitential Service, Friday, 5 p.m.; Protestant Palm Sunday Service, Sunday at 9:30 a.m.; Catholic Palm Sunday Mass, Sunday, at 11 a.m.; Catholic Holy Thursday Mass, April 17 Apr at 6 p.m.; Catholic Good Friday Stations of the Cross, April 18 at 6 p.m.; Catholic Veneration of the Cross, April 18 at 6:30 p.m.; Catholic Holy Saturday Vigil, April 19 at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday Sunrise Service, April 20 at 7 p.m.; Protestant Easter Sunday Service, April 20 at 9:30 a.m.; Catholic Easter Sunday Mass, April 20 at 11 a.m. All are invited to attend Services/Mass. For more information contact the Hunter Chapel at (912) 315-5515/5111. CORRECTED ICE TRAINING DATE, April 22: The Installation Customer Evaluation training will be held 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. April 22 at Hunter Army Airfield Building 1286. This is a change from Easter Weekend, April 18-21. Please contact [email protected] or call (912) 767-8781 by April 15 to attend the class. This ICE training is for ICE service provider managers and will go over the ICE website and ICE policy, and all aspects of ICE. PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, April 24: The FS-HAAF Army Substance Abuse Program in coordination with the Chatham County Office of the Drug Enforcement Agency will host a “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” April 24 between the hours of 10 a.m.- 4p.m. at the FS and HAAF Commissaries. All Soldiers, Family Members, Retirees, Civilian Employees and community members are encouraged to turn in all unused or expired prescribed medication for proper disposal. POCs: Lucinda Johnson-Wallace- FS Prevention Coordinator 912-767-1146 or David Bennett-HAAF Prevention Coordinator 912-315-5592. AFTB LEVEL CLASSES OFFERED: AFTB Level 1 is back in the classroom. Join us and learn more about Customs and Courtesies, Benefits and Entitlements, Military Terms and Acronyms, and Military and Community Resources. This class is especially beneficial to those new to the Army life or those who would like a refresher. Dates are April 23, 8:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; April 24-25, 8:45 a.m.-2 p.m., ACS, Bldg 87. Call 912-767-3863 to register or for more information. 5 DAY RESILIENCY TRAINING, April 28: Resiliency Training for Family Members, Couples and DA Civilians. The entire course will be presented as a 5 Day course on Fort Stewart April 28-May 2, 8:45 a.m.-2 p.m. ACS Bldg 87. Bounce back through Self-Awareness, Enhance your ability to Handle emotions, understand your Family and know yourself. Advanced sign up is recommended. To sign up or for more information call Becky Sellars, (912) 767-3863. WALK YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL, May 7: National Walk to School Day is May 7. Brittin, Diamond, and Kessler Elementary Schools are encouraging parents to participate in walking with their children to school or at school in order to raise awareness of healthy habits and lifestyles. Soldiers who take part in the event with their child will be excused from participating in PT that morning. For more information, please contact your local elementary school or Ms. Sandra Durrence at (912) 435-5071 ext. 5587 or [email protected]. ------ FMWR NEWS TRAINING HOLIDAYS AFFECT THUNDER RUN, BISTRO NIGHT, MARNE CALL, April 18, 21: Due to training holidays, Thunder Run will not offer lunch April 18 and April 21. Also, Bistro Night and Marne Call are closed on April 18. For more information, call 912-767-4717. ----- COASTAL HAPPENINGS (Events scheduled in the local area are considered public information, and mention of these events does not constitute sponsorship or endorsement.) SPRING BREAK PERFORMING ARTS, Monday thru April 18: Inspirations Performance Studio Performing Arts Spring Break Camp, April 14–18, for kids age groups 4 to 14. Pre-registration and Pre-payment are required. Space is limited, Early Registration is very important and a plus. Lunches are not provided. Cost of the camp includes training in the Arts: Drama, Dance, Piano, Visual Art, and Voice. Call 912.332.5326. SHADOW RUN, April 26: The local 4.2 walk/run to honor the legacy of Pat Tillman, a fallen Ranger, will be held April 26, at Lake Mayer, at 9 a.m. to raise scholarship funds to support Tillman Military Scholars. Register on-line at patsrun. For additional information, contact James Evans at jrudy36@gmail or Katie Cochran at katiemaycochran@gmail. BEST SELLER HEADLINES BOOK FESTIVAL, May 8: International bestselling author Tami Hoag will headline the Savannah Book Festival’s Spring 2014 event, noon, May 8, at The Landings Plantation Club on Skidaway Island. Hoag, who has written more than 30 New York Times bestsellers—including crime thrillers Deeper Than the Dead and Secrets to the Grave—has more than 30 million books in print. Tickets are available by calling Savannah Box Office at 912.525.5050. More information on the special event and LITERATI membership is available online at savannahbookfestival.org or by calling 912.598.4040. SUMMER CAMP PERFORMING ARTS: Inspirations Performance Studio Performing Arts Summer Camp, for kid age groups 4 to 14. Pre-registration and Pre-payment are required. Space is limited, Early Registration is very important and a plus. Lunches are not provided. Cost of the camp include training in the Arts: Drama, Dance, Piano, Visual Art, and Voice. Call 912.332.5326.
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