Community Ledger, Feb. 3

Calendar

The following holidays and days of no scheduled activities are planned:

• Feb. 17, DONSA

• Feb. 20, Presidents’ Day

• May 25, DONSA

• May 28, Memorial Day

• July 4, Independence Day

• July 5, DONSA

• Aug. 31, DONSA

• Sept. 3, Labor Day

Big Game parties

Pick your Big Game party Sunday from three locations on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Catch the action at Nelson Recreation Center with a Madden tournament at 1 p.m., free munchies and cushy comfort; McChord Club’s Pub & Deli party with free hot dogs and other food for purchase, or Heroes Lounge at Cascade Community Center with free chili at half time.

For details, call Nelson Rec Center at 967-5636, McChord Club at 982-5581, the Pub & Deli at 982-7200 or Cascade Community Center at 964-0331.

Warrior Zone opens

The Warrior Zone Recreation Center at JBLM Lewis North is now open to all authorized ID cardholders ages 18 and older. The rec center offers 32 computer game stations, 40 Internet stations, 16 Xbox 360s and 16 PS3s for console gaming, eight tournament pool tables, 53 big screens, three projected screens, free WiFi, theater, dining area and party patio with grills.

The Warrior Zone is in Building 11592, 17th & D St, next to Wilson Sports and Fitness Center.

See the story and photos of last week’s opening on Sports & Leisure, Page B1 of this issue of the Guardian. For more details, call 477-5756.

Alt. fuel postponed

The grand opening for the alternative fuel station at the Express on Pendleton Avenue and 2nd Division Drive (originally scheduled for Jan. 30) has been postponed. Check the Ledger for updates.

POV resale lots

Buy or sell cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles or RVs at the POV Resale Lots on JBLM Lewis North next to the Museum and McChord Field next to the Commissary. Information and prices are at JBLMmwr.com.

Clarkmoor hours

Clarkmoor Hourly Child Development Center is now open Tuesdays until 9 p.m. and Fridays until 10 p.m. Your child must be enrolled in CYS Services.

For more details or reservations, call Parent Central at 966-CYSS (2977).

Care Fair at McChord

Enjoy a free day of wellness and pampering at JBLM’s Operation Care Fair Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the McChord Club/Community Center.

The event features reflexology, massages, aromatherapy, health cooking, health care and fitness professional consultations, door prizes and giveaways, hors d’oeuvres, live music and a no-host mimosa bar.

Call 477-4299 for details.

Garden helps needy

Volunteers are needed at the Intel DuPont Community Garden for construction of raised vegetable beds, cleaning out of winter weeds in current beds, top-dress soil from compost piles Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at 2800 Center Drive, DuPont. Bring tools like wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes and battery-powered driver drills.

In 2011 4,700 pounds of produce was harvested, from which 4,200 pounds was donated to food banks in Lakewood, Steilacoom and Olympia, RSVP to IDCG.volunteercoordinator@live.com. Keep in touch for more volunteer opportunities in the future.

Flea market sells stuff

Clean out your closets, attics and spare rooms to sell your treasures at the annual JBLM Spring Flea Market. The cost is $24 for two tables/spaces or $34 for three tables/spaces for authorized ID cardholders. The flea market is being held March 10 in the FMWR Fest Tent. Call 967-6772 for more information.

UFC free at Heroes Catch UFC 143 action at no charge at Heroes Lounge inside Cascade Community Center Saturday. Doors open at 6 p.m. Cascade Community Center is located in building 2400 on Bitar and S. Division; for more information, call 964-0331.

Heroes’ repairs in Feb.

Heroes Sports Lounge inside Cascade Community Center will close for repairs Monday through Feb. 29 and reopen March 1. Cascade Community Center on Bitar and S. Division at JBLM Lewis Main remains open with normal operating hours.

Call 964-0331 for more information.

Portable job openings

If you are seeking employment with an organization that will allow you to advance, provide paid training and the ability to transfer upon a PCS move, this is for you. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc, a Xerox Company in Lacey and Federal Way, will recruit for customer service agents Tuesday and Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at JBLM Employment Readiness Service in the ACS Annex, Building 2166 at the corner of South 12th Street and Liggett Avenue.

Start the application process at https://www.acs-inc.evolvondemand.net/offline/1965.

For more information, call Victor at (360) 923-8649 or Taryn at (360) 923-8656.

Derby season begins

AFC Arena roller derby season opener, JBLM Bettie Brigade vs. Tacoma Dock Yard Derby Dames Femme Fiannas Derby Bout, is Saturday at 6 p.m.

For details, call 967-4458.

Teen success workshop Ninth and 10th graders and their families are invited to Evergreen Elementary School Feb. 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., for Child, Youth & School Services’ Keys to Success workshop. Sessions include recognizing and preventing bullying, healthy relationships, learning at home, and more.

Call the school liaison office at 967-7195 for more information.

Mystery dinner theater

Come to Nelson Recreation Center for an evening of murder and mayhem with a Mystery Dinner Theater Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. For $25 per person, you’ll get a three-course dinner with chicken or salmon entrée while you watch the show.

Reservations are required by Feb. 9; call 967-2539.

Texas Hold ‘Em series

Play to win in a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament 10-week series at Nelson Rec Center Wednesdays starting Feb. 15. Register at 6 p.m.; begin play at 6:30 p.m. Prizes include an $800 gift card grand prize and $500, $300, $200 and $100 gift cards for second through fifth place.

The cost is $6 per week for each player. For details, call 967-2539.

Civilians can be fit Survive holiday excesses or get back into shape anytime with the Civilian Fitness Program. The 2012 schedule for assessments is Feb. 21, March 20, April 17, June 5, July 12, Sep. 11, Oct. 9 and Nov. 6. Appointments begin at 8 a.m. unless otherwise announced.

There is also a mandatory wellness/injury prevention class. Participants attend both sessions.

To sign up online, first call 967-5122.

PWOC Bible studies

Are you looking for a fresh start in the New Year? Are you hoping for genuine friendships in a safe and inspirational environment? Join us at the McChord Field Chapel Support Center. We offer women’s Bible studies and fellowship every Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and every Thursday from 9 to 11:45 a.m. We are a Christian faith based ministry called the Protestant Women of the Chapel.

Free professional child care is available on site. For information call 982-5556 or visit us on Facebook at McChord- Field-PWOC.

Youth cross-country

Register through Feb. 13 for CYS Services youth cross-country running. The participation fee is $25 for youth ages 8 to 15.

Register at CYS Services Parent Central, Building 2295, 12th and Bitar at JBLM Lewis Main or at the McChord Gateway Center, Building 560, Lincoln Boulevard.

You’ll need a full CYS Services registration on file, current sports physical, shot record, military, DOD or contractor identity card and two emergency contacts.

Download and fill out forms from JBLMmwr.com under WebTrac/online registration, CYS Services. For more information, call CYS Services at 967-2977.

Housing Office hours

Due to manpower reductions, effective immediately, the Housing Services Office customer service hours of operation are as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition, hours of operation the last Thursday of every month are 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

These hours apply to both HSO customer service locations: 5128 Pendleton Ave, Lewis Main and 553 Barnes Blvd., McChord Field. Customers are advised that service wait times could exceed 20 minutes between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

$1 books at library

Our military members and friends are welcome to a huge book sale today or Saturday at the Lacey Timberland Library at 500 College Street SE in Lacey. Come today from 1 to 3 p.m. for presale to Friends of the Library (memberships available for $5 at door good through Dec 31, 2012), and open to the public Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3;30 p.m.

Nearly all adult books are only $1; all pocket size adults only 25¢; nearly all children’s only 25¢.

Other sale dates in 2012 are April 6 and 7, June 1 and 2, Aug. 3 and 4, Oct. 5 and 6, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Call Charlotte E. Hunter (retired USAF), Friends of the Lacey Library Membership Manager, at (360) 556-0717.

AF education grants

Concerned about the soaring cost of higher education for your children?

Under its General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program, the society awards $2,000 each to selected applicants. The program continues to be offered to sons and daughters of Air Force active duty, deceased and many categories of retired Air Force members.

For information and to access the online application, visit the Air Force Aid Society website at www.afas.org. Application deadline is March 9.

2012 ASIST workshops

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two day workshop that trains you to become an effective caregiver for a person at risk of suicide. Learn to assist persons at risk of suicide. perform suicide first aid, help them stay safe and seek further help.

ASIST is an interactive workshop that equips you to recognize invitations for help, reach out and offer support, review the risks of suicide, apply a suicide intervention model and link the person at risk to community resources.

Evaluations have shown ASIST to be a very effective program, increasing a caregiver’s knowledge, skills, and confidence to respond to a person at risk of suicide.

Call the JBLM Suicide Prevention Office for more information or to sign up for an ASIST T-2 class on the following dates: Feb. 9-10 and 23-24; March 8-9 and 22-23; April 12-13 and 26-27; May 10-11 and 17-18; June 7-8 , 21-22; July 12-13 and 26-27; Aug. 16-17 and 23-24; Sept. 6-7 and 20-21.

Workshops are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each of the two days at Lewis North Chapel. The dress is civilian casual.

Job fair at CenturyLink

Military job-seekers are welcome to a free career day event Feb. 24 at CenturyLink Field, 800 Occidental Ave. South in Seattle at the home of the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders. All job-seeking military spouses and family members, veterans, military transitioners, job-seeking National Guard and Reserve members, wounded warriors, care-givers, job-seeking Gold Star and Blue Star family members are welcome to attend Hire America’s Heroes sponsoring corporations at CenturyLink Field’s West Club Lounge.

Companies and organizations interested in hiring veterans into their workforces are welcomed to purchase exhibitor tables and add-on services. Visit www.regonline.com/hahcareerday2012.

Exhibitors can start setup at 7 a.m. and career day begins at 9 a.m.

Event information and registration: www.regonline.com/hahcareerday2012.

M’s salute military

Join the Mariners for a special pregame program honoring the U.S. Armed Forces, service veterans and support organizations. Festivities will begin at 12:20 p.m., April 21. The M’s take on the Chicago White Sox at 1:05 p.m. Fans will each receive a commemorative military coin courtesy of the Mariners and Boeing at the conclusion of the game. Visit Marners.com/Mariners for tickets. Discount tickets are available for all military service personnel, their families and friends. View reserved seats reduced to $11. Field seats reduced to $25. Terrace Club seats reduced to $30.

During the 2012 season, present your military ID on Tuesday home game dates and receive 20 percent off regular price merchandise at all Mariners Team Store locations. Restrictions may apply.

SJA Claims Office info

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Staff Judge Advocate Claims Division Facebook can be found at http://www.facebook.com/JBLMJAGClaimsOffice.

A Facebook account isn’t required to view the contents of the page, which contains the Claims Office location, hours of operation, services offered, informative claims articles and occasional closure announcements. For assistance on claims filing or any claims-related questions, call 967-0704.

The JBLM SJA Claims Division has changed its hours to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Closed on weekends and federal holidays.)

For details, view our “Events” posting on our Facebook page. Refer to the Profile “Information” section. Call us at 967-0704.

Legal assistance hours

The hours of operation on Tuesdays and Thursdays have changed for the JBLM Lewis Main Legal Assistance Office, Building 2027. Hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays will remain the same.

The new hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for attorney services; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for notary and power-of-attorney services. Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for attorney services, notary and power-of-attorney services.

For questions, call 477-1875.

Apply for scholarship

The Fort Lewis Family Member Scholarship Fund is currently accepting 2012 scholarship applications through March 31. Applications can be downloaded from www.fortlewisscholarship.com. Applicants are encouraged to use the fill-in form.

Family members of active duty servicemembers, retirees and surviving Family members are eligible to receive scholarships without regard to the income level of the Family or the rank of the servicemember. The applicant remains anonymous until the process is complete.

2012 African American/Black History Month observance

I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord's annual African American Black History Month observance will be held Feb. 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Collocated Club, Building 700 on McChord Field. 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade will host this year's event.

For information, call Sgt. 1st Class Clark at 967-6541 or email jeffrey.w.clark@conus.army.mil.