Health and Safety: Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Abuse Awareness | A Change in Season – Now is the Time to Savor Autumn | Find your Inspiration and Give a Gift | Historic Neighbors: the Sacred Heart Cultural Center
OCTOBER 2012
FORT GORDON’S BARTON FIELD OKTOBERFEST
OCTOBER 11-14
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 4:00-10:00 P.M. CARNIVAL – FUN FOR FAMILIES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 4:00 P.M. 4:00-8:00 P.M. 6:45 P.M. 7:00-10:30 P.M.
CARNIVAL OPENS VENDOR VILLAGE KEG TAPPING AND VIP WELCOME JERRY GOODMAN AND THE GOOTMAN SAUERKRAUT BAND ALPENLANDER GERMAN FRIENDSHIP DANCERS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. FLEA MARKET 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. VENDOR VILLAGE 10:00 A.M. CARNIVAL OPENS 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. BOSS CAR, TRUCK & BIKE SHOW 5:00 P.M. OPERATION RISING STAR FINALS NOON-7:00 P.M. KID’S CORNER NOON-10:30 P.M. THE U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS BAND ALPENLANDER GERMAN FRIENDSHIP DANCERS ATLANTA SÄNGERKREIS OPERATION RISING STAR FINALS JERRY GOODMAN AND THE GOOTMAN SAUERKRAUT BAND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 NOON-6:00 P.M.
CARNIVAL – SALUTE THE TROOPS
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CARNIVAL: THURSDAY-SUNDAY
FUN FOR FAMILIES: THURSDAY • 4:00-10:00 P.M.
FLEA MARKET: SATURDAY • 9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
VENDOR VILLAGE: FRIDAY & SATURDAY
THE GOOTMAN SAUERKRAUT BAND: FRIDAY & SATURDAY
GERMAN FRIENDSHIP DANCERS: FRIDAY & SATURDAY
KID’S CORNER: SATURDAY • NOON-7:00 P.M.
BOSS CAR & BIKE SHOW: SATURDAY • 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
SALUTE THE TROOPS: SUNDAY • NOON-6:00 P.M.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND DOMESTIC ABUSE AWARENESS | A CHANGE IN SEASON – NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVOR AUTUMN | FIND YOUR INSPIRATION AND GIVE A GIFT | HISTORIC NEIGHBORS: THE SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER
From the cover Are you one of those people for whom the process of finding the right gift comes easily? I’m not and in my book, I’m more the norm than the ones who shop through the year, get the right thing without much effort and are done shopping for Christmas by October. If you’re like me – and for the sake of keeping the peace I’m assuming you are – you might just enjoy our Inspirational Gift Guide. While flipping through the pages, we hope you say “I Gotta Get This!” OCTOBER 2012
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OCTOBER 2012 In Every Issue
Features
5 Editor’s Notes 7 Around Town Calendar 8 Events with Swami 9 Your Health 10 Culture Shock 11 Restaurant Reviews 12 Reflections 13 Financial Fundamentals 15 Customer Care Zone 17 Planning Your Career 18 Service Member Stories 22 Never Forget 27 This Month in MWR 57 From the Bookshelf 59 Movie Review 61 Director’s Chair 63 Snapshot 64 Next 65 In Focus
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Neighbors with History Sacred Heart Cultural Center, formerly Sacred Heart Catholic Church, welcomes thousands of visitors to its beautiful facility each year. Executive Director, Sandra Fenstermacher, talks about its history and unique contribution to the fabric of downtown Augusta.
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Gotta Get This! An Inspirational Gift Guide Are you prepared for the gift-giving season? It’s not always easy to come up with the best present for those we love, but we believe a little inspiration can go a long way!
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Savoring Autumn in North Georgia The fall months give us fabulous weather and delicious food – combine them in a weekend trip to North Georgia where fall festivals abound
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Getting Healthy and Staying Safe This month marks two major observances – Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Abuse Awareness. Recovering from cancer and escaping an abusive relationship are not easy, but deserve our support. Help increase awareness by sharing this article with your friends and family. You might just save a life.
Contributors Jeff Haskell
Kathleen Haskell
Nathan Hoeller
Kim Hussey
Susie Joyner
Arial Marsh
Rachael Sosa
Jerry Swain
Molly Swift
Crystal Tyson
Steve Walpert
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editor’snotes Molly Swift, Editor
octoBER 2012
The Fort Gordon FYI is a publication produced by the Marketing Office of the Fort Gordon Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare & Recreation. The appearance of sponsorship and/or advertising does not imply an endorsement by the U.S. Army.
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MG LaWarren V. Patterson Commanding General COL Robert A. Barker Garrison Commander
DFMWR Administration
James T. Green Director, DFMWR Tiffany Olds Chief, NAF Support Services Kim Lyons Chief, Marketing Director
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Molly Swift Editor Nathan Hoeller Creative Director Bartley Harper Senior Graphic Designer/Webmaster Jenifer Immer Graphic Designer Arial Marsh Staff Writer Crystal Tyson Staff Writer/Photographer
FYI Advertising and Sales
Anna Gaillard Corporate Sponsorship & Sales Manager
Most publications meet challenges as they grow; the FYI is no exception. Our main aim is to provide our readers with quality information on MWR events, activities and programs. It is a mission we take very seriously and we are always looking for ways to do better. The FYI has grown from a small, 30-something page booklet printed in-house in black and white, to a full-color, full-size 68-page magazine. We feature stories about service members, retirees and veterans. Numerous contributors work hard each month on articles covering everything from financial readiness, employment advice, and health, to movie, dining and literary reviews. In each issue, you will discover what special events are coming up, how Fort Gordon is celebrating national observances and which fabulous productions are taking place at the Dinner Theatre. There is even a section entirely devoted to the monthly happenings of MWR’s departments and programs. At the end of the day, it’s a huge process and we want to be able to do more and do it even better. Our vision is to go digital. We envision a webzine – the online magazine will include the same quality stories and information, but with enhanced digital features, such as videos, interactive content, a blog and more! The FYI will not be going away; it will move into the next phase and become more accessible on hand-held devices, smartphones and desktop PCs. We are still developing this vision; we cannot move forward without your help and your input. Throughout the month of October we will be campaigning for your opinion by providing an online survey, as well as printed surveys in various locations on post. To thank you for your time and thoughts, we will be giving away a Google Nexus 7 tablet – fill out a survey and you are automatically entered to win! Of course, we have worked hard to pack a ton into this issue! Read what drives some wonderful women to walk for three days all over Atlanta raising awareness for breast cancer. And discover for yourself the numerous signs of domestic abuse in the feature Getting Healthy and Staying Safe. Get inspired to give a gift in our fabulous Gotta Get This Gift Guide! And escape from it all by Savoring Autumn in North Georgia. Want to contribute or give us your two cents? Join us on Facebook! You can find us at www.facebook.com/FYIMagazine. You’ll also find us at the Westobou Festival, Oktoberfest, Alternate Escapes and other locations. Come say hi – maybe even fill out a survey... Take care,
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Around Town
October
Hispanic Festival An event were the attendees are always delighted by folkloric groups, musical groups, authentic food stands from several countries, arts and crafts, games for children, other attractions for the family and the night dancing in the street. Doors to the festival will be open one hour before the start of events: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. No pets allowed.
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Augusta Common | Reynolds Street | Downtown Augusta GA
The Morris Goes to the Dawgs: Tailgate Party + Book Signing with Vince Dooley and Hairy Dawg 17 It’s a Morris Museum Tailgate Party! Former UGA head football coach and athletics director Vince Dooley will be available to chat, take pictures, and sign his newest book, History and Reminiscences of the University of Georgia, as well as his earlier books. Be sure to take the kids because his children’s book Hairy Dawg’s Journey through the Peach State will also be available, not to mention Hairy Dawg himself! Signed copies of any of these books make wonderful Christmas gifts for that hard-to-buy-for sports fan on your list. 5-7:30 p.m. Call the Morris for more information - (706) 828-3815.
Morris Museum | 1 Tenth Street | Downtown Augusta GA
Boshears Skyfest 2012 It’s MORE than an airshow! Boshears’ 20th Annual Skyfest will be held October 20th and 21st, 2012. Excitement is in the air and on the ground...with lots of fun for the entire family! The mission of Boshears Skyfest is to honor the memory of the Boshears brothers by raising awareness of general aviation and its history in Augusta, especially to the youth of the Central Savannah River Area. For more information, go to www.boshears.com.
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North side of Daniel Field. Entrance on Wrightsboro Road | Augusta GA
Augusta Photo Festival Every two years a committed group of volunteers with interest in the art of photography work to present a Photo Festival in and around the city of Augusta, Georgia. This year’s festival will be held October 27 - November 4 at a number of venues in the area. There will be photo safaris; exhibitions; workshops and a competition open to any amateur photographer with a desire to show his or her talents and skills in six separate categories of photography. There will also be a Light Up Downtown event all aimed to accommodate the novice or seasoned photographer. Detailed information may be found on the Festival web site at www.augustaphotofestival.org.
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Various Galleries | Downtown Augusta
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eventswithswami Fort Gordon ist Wunderbar! Jerry “Swami” Swain, Special Events Coordinator
If you have no idea what Lederhosen are, or what a stein is used for, and you never heard of the chicken dance, it is a must you attend Fort Gordon’s Oktoberfest! If you don’t feel like Googling Lederhosen, just come out to Barton Field on October 11 -14, find me and I will explain it. For those that celebrate this wonderful festival every year with us – we will have just the carnival on Thursday, October 11, but the entire festival will be in full effect starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 12. It will start up again at noon on Saturday October 13. The carnival will also open at noon on Sunday, October 14. You will find something for everyone at this safe and affordable celebration. Details are outlined in the full page ad at the beginning of the FYI and you can always go online to www. fortgordon.com for more information.
Are you interested in earning your own income while staying at home? You can by providing the best care a mom or dad can offer. Become a Family Child Care Provider in your own home on or off post. For more information on a wonderful rewarding career, please contact: Angela Davis, FCC Director, 706-791-4440 • Free FCC training • Up to 40K a year • Lending Library (equipment, furniture and toys) • Extensive initial and on-going competency-based training
706-791-4440/3993 Building 28320 Lane Avenue Fort Gordon, GA 30905
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yourhealth Nuclear medicine – it’s not just x-rays Kathleen Haskell, EAMC Marketing
Did you know the first week of October each year is observed as national Nuclear Medicine Week? It is a weekly health observance the staff at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center celebrates. The Nuclear Medicine Service provides a valuable, noninvasive way for health care providers to see inside a patient in order to provide them the excellence of care they deserve. When people hear the word nuclear they might think of power plants or remember war movies with atom bombs and think of radiation, death, and destruction. However, in DDEAMC’s nuclear medicine world of imaging it takes on an entirely new meaning – vision. Nuclear medicine provides a way to view inside our patients, in order to understand what is going on inside their bodies, what might be wrong, where the injury or disease is, and how we can fix it. Dow n t h e c o r r i d o r of the second floor of DDEAMC, nestled b e t w e e n c a rd i o l o g y and family medicine, there are bright yellow signs on one side of the hall. The signs have a red radioactive symbol prominently displayed on the yellow background with the w o r d s “r a d i o a c t i v e material” underneath. This is the Nuclear Medicine Service. There is a full complement of personnel at DDEAMC ranging from medical staff to nuclear pharmacists and technologists trained specially in the reading, handling, injecting, and scanning of these radioactive materials. Nuclear medicine has been around in one form or another since 1896, when Henri Becquerel discovered mysterious rays from uranium. In 1904, a patient was treated with Radium for their Thyroid disease. In 1946, an “atomic cocktail” with Iodine-131 was first used to treat
a patient with thyroid cancer. In the 1950’s they began to take pictures of radiotracers, first of the blood pool of the heart and soon after the imaging of the thyroid gland was possible. Today, nuclear medicine can image most organ systems the in body. Nuclear medicine is part of the radiology department. However, nuclear medicine is definitely unique in how images of patients are obtained. With traditional x-rays, a machine is positioned in front of a patient and a panel with film is placed behind the patient. The x-ray is
the patient’s stomach over a two-hour time span to see how well food from the stomach is emptied. Over time, the live chicken was replaced by injecting into an egg rather than a live chicken, and then cooking the egg. Machines have improved drastically with the type of images that are created. Computers are behind a lot of this improvement and have become a large part of nuclear medicine. With computers and sophisticated programs, 3-D and other advanced images are now possible. An example of advanced imaging available is of the heart’s efficiency for pumping blood. There many studies that can be done at DDEAMC which are easy and comfortable on the patients, with the most difficult for some patients being a walk on the treadmill for a heart study. They can be as quick as a few minutes to several days – DDEAMC’s Nuclear Medicine Service has that kind of flexibility.
turned on and the radiation that passes through the patient leaves an impression, or photo, on the film. With nuclear medicine, the patient becomes the radioactive source and the cameras simply record or detect where the radiation is inside the patient. In the beginning, for one test a live chicken was needed. The chicken was injected with a radioactive substance and then sacrificed for its liver. The liver was cooked and a patient would eat the radioactive liver. Afterward, a crude imaging device would be used to image
An estimated 20 million nuclear medicine procedures are done each year in the United States. Unlike other tests and procedures, nuclear medicine provides information on practically every organ system in the body from tear ducts to bones. Nuclear medicine procedures are very safe and a vital, non-invasive tool used in patient diagnosis and treatment. DDEAMC has the most advanced equipment available in order to serve our patients. The Nuclear Medicine Service is available to all Department of Defense beneficiaries, regardless of whether their primary care doctor is at DDEAMC or in the community. Referral access for an appointment may be made through DDEAMC’s Specialty Care Coordination Office by calling toll free (877) 667-5828 or local (706) 787-0297. www.fortgordon.com | 9
cultureshock: Being on a military installation allows us the opportunity to experience many different cultures. This month we focus on the German community. Next month’s focus is Native American community.
a sense of confusion and uncertainty sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation. -Webster’s dictionary
Germany Crystal Tyson, MWR Staff Writer
Germany is officially known as the Republic of Germany, located in the west-central part of Europe. Berlin is its largest city as well as its capital. Over 82 million people live in Germany and yet the Germans have succeeded in keeping almost 1/3 of the country covered with forests and woodlands. German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide and is spoken in multiple dialects.
Below are some things you can do to expand your cultural awareness:
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Cook: Find a recipe for Franzbrötchen − a small, sweet, baked pastry. The fun is trying to shape it, but it is also wonderful to eat.
Cinema: Paper Clips is a wonderful documentary to watch with the family about a group of school kids studying the Holocaust. Available to rent at Woodworth Library.
2. Wo ist die Toilette, bitte? (voh ist dee twah-LET-uh, BIT-tuh?)
Dine: Try a meal at Villa Europa and for dessert - Black Forest Torte.
Learn: Try guessing and sound out these German expressions! 1. Bitte. (BIT-tuh)
3. Nett, sie kennen zu lernen. (net zee KEN-en tsoo LER-nen) Answers: 1. Please 2. Where’s the toilet, please? 3. Nice to meet you
Have a suggestion for our next Culture Shock? Email crystal.l.tyson.naf@mail.mil
Experience: This month is Oktoberfest. A major celebration held in Germany; originally a weeklong celebration for the marriage of King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of SaxonyHildburghausen, later becoming a festival for all to enjoy. If you happen to miss our Oktoberfest celebration, a great place to visit is Helen, Ga which celebrates Oktoberfest until October 30.
restaurantreviews
The views and opinions expressed by the contributors to this page (express or implied, contractual, tortious or otherwise) are not necessarily those of Fort Gordon or FYI Magazine. FYI Magazine is not paid by the restaurant for a positive or negative review. We do not hold back the negative reviews; however, a bad review does not mean the restaurant is a bad restaurant.
Madison’s Day Kitchen
The Boll Weevil Café
Blue Sky Kitchen
1269 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta 706.722.4691
10 Ninth Street, Augusta 706.722.7772
990 Broad Street, Augusta 706.821.3988
Madison’s Day Kitchen at The United House of Prayer for All People is a local favorite, served cafeteria-style, for soul food, country cooking or southern food, or however you want to say it. So, if you want to experience southern hospitality; fabulous country cooking made fresh daily; a clean, relaxed and family-style atmosphere; at a price you won’t believe, well under $10, you will truly enjoy lunch at Madison’s Day Kitchen.
Tasty appetizers, entrees and absolutely incredible desserts are the watch-words for a trip to this charming local eatery. We started with the fragrant Apple-Tomato Soup and the very best Fried Green Tomatoes I have ever tasted. Those alone were worth the trip! And it’s almost impossible to choose from their amazing dessert selection, but only “almost.” The piece d’ resistance, peanut butter pie!
Blue Sky Kitchen has a large variety. Because of this, it may be difficult to choose what you want. The restaurant offers a very relaxed vibe and has a more mature crowd. The walls could’ve used a scrubbing, but overall it is clean. Although the food was spicy it seemed to lack flavor. The meatloaf was fine; tasting more of a sausage than beef. The best part of this experience, however, were the fresh picked vegetables.
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“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” -Lao Tzu
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financialfundamentals Couples and Money: Communication is a Must Rachael Sosa, ACS, Financial Readiness Specialist
Money. We have been told that it cannot buy us happiness. The Beatles told us it cannot buy us love. The Bible tells us it will not get us into Heaven. So where does it get us? All too often, it gets us into arguments with our loved ones. Sixty-one percent of couples surveyed in the American Express “Couples and Money Survey” say discussions about household finances lead to arguments. Fifty percent of couples say the financial habits of their partner drive them crazy. Additionally, seventy-five percent of couples have financial secrets they have kept from their partner (Hudleston, 2011). So what is going on here? What is it about money that turns partner against partner, husband against wife? Many couples believe that a larger income would end their arguments about money. But financial counselors say that this is rarely true, because most couples do not fight about how much money they have – they fight because they have different expectations about what to do with their money. The arguments occur because couples have not clearly spelled out their expectations about spending or saving. Instead, each assumes that the other shares his views on the subject. That is why it is important to bring your feelings out into the open. Talking frankly can keep disagreements from turning into major battles. Topics for discussion: • Your overall money beliefs. Your attitudes toward money – usually formed
“Fifty percent of couples say the financial habits of their partner drive them crazy.”
in childhood – control how you act with money. One of the most common causes of tension in a relationship is when one person is a “spender” and the other is a “saver.” Discussing this major difference may help you reach compromises that keep the tension to a minimum. • Your financial goals. Schedule a major money meeting at least once a year to discuss your short-range, medium-range, and long-range financial goals. Decide together what your biggest priority as a couple will be for the year and beyond, then agree on a plan for achieving what matters most to you. Put it in writing! Draft a budget that provides a day-to-day money management plan for achieving your goals. It may be beneficial to hold brief periodic meetings, to see how the spending and savings plans are going. • Your individual responsibilities. In many relationships, one person assumes the responsibility for tasks such as bill paying and balancing the checkbook. In others, both take turns or divide up the regular financial tasks. The specific approach you choose is not as important as making sure that you discuss how you will handle these responsibilities. Be flexible. If dividing up the responsibilities one way does not work, be open to shuffling them around. Keep in mind, military responsibilities could prevent one from handling the finances for an indefinite time. While it is critical that couples have these discussions, equally important is how you have these discussions. Setting some basic guidelines and using some common sense communication skills can greatly increase your chance for
productive, successful discussions about money with your partner. • Stop blaming. Does it really matter WHO ran up the credit card bills? Stop pointing fingers, or you will never move forward. The issue at hand is how to fix the problem. Focus on the present and the future, not the past. • Be kind. While it is always important to be truthful, it is just as important to be sure that the words you are using are not disrespectful or judgmental. • Use neutral turf. If you find that tempers get heated during money discussion, consider meeting in a quiet, neutral place – where you would be less likely to raise your voice or react inappropriately. • Watch those nonverbals! Only about 40% of communication involves words themselves. Studies show us that 60% or more is conveyed through nonverbal communication: tone of voice, eye movement and body language. Avoid pointing, waving your finger, or turning your back on your partner in the middle of a discussion. • Dig deeper than your wallet. The argument may seem to be about money, but could, in reality, be triggered by other factors – like your expectations of one another and how you communicate those expectations. Ask yourself honestly, “What is this really about?” If you would like advice on managing your money, you can turn to your ACS Financial Readiness Program for workshops, training, assistance with setting up a budget (spending plan) and debt elimination strategy.
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customercarezone Hilltop Riding Stable Jeff Haskell, Customer Service Program Coordinator
The Hilltop Riding Stable is a phenomenal place to enjoy the cool days of fall. Set in rustic, country surroundings, this award-winning facility gives visitors a sense of serenity, yet is just a few minutes’ drive from the McNair, Gordon and Olive Terrace Housing Areas. Hilltop is open to the public (non-ID card holders should use Gate 1) and offers a wide variety of activities for people of all ages and riding experience levels. Heidi Mohr, the manager of the Hilltop, told me, “We are one of only two trail-riding rental facilities in Augusta. We have over 20 miles of wooded trails and a riding arena slightly larger than a football field. We have six ponies for children aged six and under and a grooming center for their curious hands and minds.”
expectations. The grounds are well manicured with large, shaded playgrounds and BBQ pits. The green pastures are surrounded by white fences making one believe they have been transported from Georgia to the Bluegrass State. The main building itself is very impressive. It was renovated in 2010 and looks like a lodge you might see in a National Park or in an episode of Bonanza. The shaded porch has several large, wooden rocking chairs to relax in. The inside features a comfortable sitting area, two party rooms and a conference room with audio/visual capabilities. The light fixtures have a distinctive Ponderosa Pine and horse theme and the bathrooms feature hand beveled sinks with unique water fixtures resembling oldfashioned water troughs.
I asked the staff at the Hilltop what they do to exceed customer expectations. Heidi told me, “I believe our patrons are not just customers, but people with wants and needs. A day out with your family or that special someone should be a happy, memorable and enjoyable experience. Life is built on memories and we strive to make your visit a special memorable experience.” Brent Ussery, one of the sables’ tractor operators, said, “If the customer isn’t happy, we’re not happy. I’ll take the extra time to walk them through things to make sure they are comfortable. I’ll do whatever I can to make sure the customer has fun.” I should mention that while Brent is a tractor operator he, like everyone else at the Hilltop, spends a lot of the day working with customers, horses and doing anything else that needs to be done. Kira Miller responded this way, “I want to go above and beyond expectations. I know what horse our regular customers like to ride. I also make sure I have lots of balloons, coloring sheets, and lollypops on hand for my little customers who don’t want their ride to end. I don’t want any child to leave in tears.
I asked the staff if they needed any special knowledge or skills to serve their customers. Emily Mortensen shared with me everyone had to know how to ride and saddle a horse, how a bit works, and even the various personalities of each horse at the stables. “We need to match a horse’s personality to that of a customer. If I have a beginner rider, I make sure their horse is calm, patient, and not going to get rattled by what it may perceive as mixed commands. We also have to ensure our horses are in good health. It would not be a good experience for a horse or rider if the horse wasn’t feeling well.”
David Peak, the facilities other tractor operator, summed it by saying “When I retired from the Army I wanted to do something fun for my second career. I have fun here at the Hilltop. It is hard work doing things like cleaning the barn, mending fences and maintaining the trails, but it is a labor of love. We all do a lot of behind the scenes things to make sure our customers have a great experience.” The appearance of the Hilltop Riding Stable is most aesthetically pleasing and exceeds
care of. It’s all about safety - safety is priority one. Everyone here must be very knowledgeable and comfortable around all our animals.” I asked Heidi what kinds of quality activities she has to offer. “We have activities ranging from riding lessons, trail rides, youth camps and special assistance rides for Wounded Warriors, Exceptional Family Members and civilians. We also board privately owned horses. During the weeks when school is out we hold Youth Horse Camps for children ages 7-13. Our camps teach them the fundamentals of horse husbandry and riding. From September through May we hold riding lessons. We offer birthday parties for both young and older children. Our parties include all the set up, clean up and an hour of horse or pony rides. We also have special programs for elementary, middle, high schools and specialty groups – our conference room can accommodate up to 30 people. We can conduct trail rides for teambuilding. There are large and small picnic areas, three playgrounds and outdoor games for those who want to create a special life event. If a person has a request, we at the Hilltop would like to see if we can make that happen.” If you’ve never been to Hilltop Riding Stable, you are missing out on one of the finest facilities on Fort Gordon. I hope you all will take a few minutes out of your day to give the stables a call at (706) 791-4864 to see what they can do to put a smile on your face and make a memory that will last a lifetime.
Lilith Merritt talked about the importance of checking the animals every day. “Each morning we take the horses vital signs and look for signs they aren’t feeling well.” I asked Lillith what she looks for. “In addition to abnormal vital signs we look for things like hanging their heads low, sweating along the flanks, laying down more than usual or limping.” Each Hilltop staff member is able to bandage horses and administer shots. Heidi told me she has high standards for her crew. “All staff goes through a rigorous hiring process and ongoing training to insure that both our guests and livestock are happy and well taken Heidi Mohr, Emily Mortensen, Lillith Merritt, Kira Miller, David Peak, and Brent Ussery
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LIVING IN LOVE
Kim Hussey
LIVING IN FEAR
belief: If I was able to do it, why can’t others? He and many of that generation hold the basic mindset, conscious or unconscious, that unemployed folks aren’t trying hard enough to secure employment or that they are not willing to start at the bottom and work their way up. Both mindsets are prevalent but not necessarily true. I have met many hard working, high achievers who have been through numerous lay offs due to downsizing and mergers through no fault of their own. I also believe that there are still great jobs out there, for those with the ability to market themselves.
This month’s article regarding job search will be a little different. We will discuss how cultural beliefs and mindset are related to your search for employment. We will examine existing beliefs, our own frame of mind and what we can do to change the way we think to become more proactive in achieving our desires. The search for employment today is both an art and a science. It can be difficult and ego deflating, especially for those without a personal network of support. In my parent’s day, most people did not need a professional resume, a college education, and years of experience to land a well paying job. And those hired at lower wages were often able to work their way up to higher paying positions, sometimes achieving incomes that would be considered great by today’s standards. A belief that our parents generation had it “easier,” can cause an underlying feeling of resentment and lead to a “poor me” attitude. This is the mindset that states: “There are no good jobs left out there” and “The American Dream is dead.” I know people without a high school education who earned a six figure income – my dad, for one. He was a welder who worked the pipeline, away from home weeks at a time, and often working in dangerous conditions. His basic
So, how can we change our negative beliefs and the beliefs of those around us? First, we can only change one mind at a time – our own. Second, each individual can be in only one frame of mind at a time. You can live in love or you can live in fear. Living in love is: • Focusing on all of your blessings and writing them down, then replacing stress and worry with thoughts of gratitude. • Taking the time to figure out “Who Am I and What Do I Want?” Then taking the steps to get there. • Loving yourself for every step you take toward finding a job. • Listing rewards to use when you meet a challenge or a goal that is part of your overall plan of action. Living in fear is: • Buying into negative cultural beliefs – believing it is not your fault or taking all the blame for your joblessness. • Whining, complaining, grousing, and grumping because job search is hard –
this is a waste of your precious energy. • Saying – or in most cases, thinking – “I can’t.” • Placing yourself in a mental box or a self devised jail that limits your possibilities and gives away your personal power. • Not developing or working your plan of action. Have you ever heard of the Law of Attraction? The basic premise is that we all get what we think about or focus on in life. If you think about your goals and desires most of the time, you will achieve success. If you blame others for your misfortunes or focus on your deficiencies, opportunities missed, or what you don’t have, the Law of Attraction says, that is what you will get. I have only recently learned how important it is to refocus my mind on what I want and not to waste energy thinking about what I don’t want. I am mindful of negative cultural beliefs and do not buy into them. This has freed up energy for me to work my plan. In conclusion, • Be aware of the cultural mindsets that may affect your underlying beliefs while taking on the challenge of finding work. • Realize you have a choice to go forward in love or fear. Love is gratitude, self knowledge, and taking a proactive stance by developing your plan of action. Fear is complaining, moving backward rather than forward, and not developing or working an action plan. • Be aware of the Law of Attraction and figure out where you are – either focusing on your desires or continually thinking and talking about what you don’t want. Kim Hussey is the owner of Plan4Success, LLC, an organization devoted to assisting those seeking employment in the CSRA. For more information, contact Kim at plan4success.mpa@ gmail.com or check out her website at www. plan4success123.com.
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Service Member Stories: SFC Singleton Crystal Tyson, Staff Writer
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Soldier to Civilian 20 years of doing the same thing has its way of forming a habit. After 20 years, can you ever imagine yourself doing anything else? When you were 18, was your goal or thoughts ever focused on retiring at the ripe age of 38? Well for some of us, retiring young will be the case. So what do you do when there’s no more waking up to PT, guiding soldiers and working hard until the close of business? I’d like for you to hear the story of Sergeant First Class Iasha K. Singleton; a soldier who became eligible for retirement and has made the decision to move on. “It wasn’t an easy decision, but you have to be sure not to have any regrets. In this case, I don’t.” Born in the small town of Spartanburg, SC, Iasha later moved to Woodruff, SC. It was during high school that her best friend convinced her to join the military. The plan was to go in on the “Buddy System” and travel the world. They went in to take the ASVAB and only one of them passed. The plan changed. Iasha would now go ahead and join, while her friend would continue to work on the ASVAB. “My friend never joined, but she did become a spouse to a serviceman.” she says laughing. It is now an inside joke between the two. Iasha went through basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Gordon for AIT where she became a 25W. She would then travel by bus to Fort Stewart for her first duty station. “I thought I would get on a plane and it would be so extravagant. I couldn’t believe I was only a bus ride away.” Once done with Fort Stewart, she was stationed in Manheim, Germany only to repeat Fort Stewart and Manheim again. In between PCSing, she had her daughter in Germany. Korea would turn out to be an important assignment. Iasha met First Sergeant Christina Hunt, who would become her mentor. “She encouraged me to stay in, although I was having difficulty and felt like I wanted to just get out.” Iasha was also sent to a two-week EO course. “I didn’t really pay too much attention to EO then.” While deployed to Kuwait, she became aware of many issues that surrounded her. The problems
were very “in your face” and it seemed that there was no one she could talk to about them. After thinking about it, she decided to ask her branch manager to allow her to become an EO rep. It was set. She went through DEOMI − a 15-week EO program at Patrick Air Force Base. “A lot flooded back while I was there. So much I had experienced and seen.” Upon completion she came back here to Fort Gordon. She became the EO/Sharp NCOIC and has made it her mission to be there for every person that walks through her door. As she spoke to me about it, I saw the passion in her face. I decided it was a good time to ask my questions. So are you ready to retire? “Yes, although I’m very passionate about what I do, I realize it’s time to pass the torch. I’ve had some medical issues that I need to take care of, as well as my daughter. I have other dreams that I want to accomplish, as well. I think once I hit my 18 year mark, I knew.” Was this always your plan, retiring in 20 years? (Giggling) “I’m a small town girl who wondered what to do with my life. I didn’t have a plan other than to make it and even after my daughter, it was just to care for her. The Army has been challenging but it has taught me to push for what I want. It has provided for me and my family. I’m at the point where I know I will miss it, but once you make the decision to retire you have to back yourself up. You have to know that you are making the right decision for yourself.” So how is your retirement process coming along? “It’s a little overwhelming. I plan to stay in the Augusta area depending on the job market. I have my BA in Science but I want my MA. If I can give any advice, I will tell people be prepared for a lot of information being thrown at you. Please ensure your finances are in order. Know where you want to live and how you will pay for the first couple of months. Try to preplan as much as possible. You can go early to ACAP to see what you need to do. Obtain your education. It’s never too late. Most importantly; have no regrets!”
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Music
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Come celebrate the art of music with the library! Each month, we spotlight and display different music genres. Come listen to some mood-enhancing tunes, check out CDs, books, and more featuring your favorite musicians!
SPOOKY TUNES
Halloween (or Hallowe’en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trickor-treating, costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. This holiday can be linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain; or, the Festival of “Summer’s End” in the British Isles. Stop by the library to check out any of your favorites on CD and set up a Freegal account to easily Download songs (up to 3 per week) to your Smartphone. (FREEgal – that’s right! Sing, sing, sing along with your favorite tunes for FREE through the Army Library program!)
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Never Forget: stories of our heroes Molly Swift, Editor
A few things about CSM Herbert E. Parrish (RET.) to keep in mind while you are reading his story: Parrish became a Command Sergeant Major at the age of 37; his family mean the world to him – he takes his responsibilities as provider very seriously; he probably doesn’t even realize quite what a fantastic role model he is; not only to his family, but to others whose lives have been touched by this very funny and charming man. Arkansas was home – but in the 1930s and 1940s, continuing the life of sharecroppers didn’t cut it for a young Herb Parrish. He was ready to head out of town and, by the age of 16, had a plan to do so; joining the U.S. Army appealed to him as a source of stability and a way ahead. Trying to get in at that age, however, wasn’t possible and he had to wait until he was 17 to sign up. He went through AIT at Fort Knox and trained at Fort Stewart in radio repair. Fort Stewart turned out to yield more than a start in the Army. It was also where he met his wife, Nadine, who was the daughter of his First Sergeant. They married and embarked upon decades of a life together. Parrish was focused on his career, establishing goals at a very young age and finding the determination to see them through; namely, stability and a solid career to carve out of a 20year stint with the Army. “When I first went into the military, I made my mind up that – unless something drastic happened – I would stay in for twenty years. I enjoyed a pay check; I enjoyed having a place to sleep at night. The driving force for me was that thought - and every opportunity I got to better my training and military education, I took it. In the long run it certainly benefited me.” He went to CBR School, CBN School, Weapons Repair School, Advanced Tank Training and even took a course in Human Relations. Said Parrish, “I don’t remember anything I didn’t go to – anything that would come by, I’d do it!” While in Germany, Parrish discovered he couldn’t get promoted in his Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) of radio repair, so he was transferred to tanker. After two years as a tanker, he experienced a paperwork shuffle; on one set of orders he was transferred over to Headquarters Company, then he was promoted 22 | FYI OCTOBER 2012
to E5 and transferred back to Charlie Company on another set of orders. Parrish told me that back then all courses provided a certificate which in turn gave you promotion points. He had been encouraged to go to NCO School in Germany, which he did, although he had heard that to fail that school would result in being reduced one grade. It turned out that applied only to E5 and above; Parrish passed the school as an E4. As within any team, Herb Parrish enjoyed some great support; his assistant Name: PARRISH, HERB Rank: CSM (Retired) Platoon Sergeant - then an E6 - also took the school two-thirds of my tour, so they sent me up to and helped Parrish to graduate. Following the a microwave relay station up on a mountain. graduation, the two rode back to Schweinfurt I worked with Italian Air Force up there – the over two days and partied at every stop along relay station was tiny; it was just banks of the way! Parrish chuckled while telling the story. communication equipment and it served I don’t know what purpose. I was trained to operate Europe was a large part of Herb and Nadine’s the equipment, I was on a night shift and they lives for many years. During this time, the Army let me stay there until I completed my tour.” was making a lot of changes in the Signal Corps which resulted in a transition for Parrish from “While I was there, me and a section sergeant 32E (radio repair) to 31M (radio operator.) “I and one of the maintenance guys, went to went to Italy as a 31M. As long as I was there Malta. We got snowed in for two days once and I really didn’t understand, and nobody seemed before that I didn’t like spaghetti, but for those to be able to tell me, what our mission was. It two days had no choice but to eat spaghetti! was just a section with a platoon sergeant, I Spaghetti, lettuce and blood oranges. They were was a buck sergeant with a team of three men really good!” and there was another buck sergeant who had a Parrish had two years left on his enlistment team of three men, two rigs and two repairmen. when he told his wife, “If I don’t get promoted That’s all. We would go out and set up on the in these next two years, I’m going to get out.” beach once or twice a month or so and establish Why? “A buck sergeant just doesn’t make a a link back to the headquarters. Then we’d go whole lotta money and I was having kids left swimming all day.” and right!” As it turned out, he didn’t have to “I’d been there about two years in that job and wait that long. His duty station – had four or they did away with that entire section. Finally five E6 slots. Parrish was named as a team chief, someone woke up and asked why they needed but he knew he outranked one of the E6 section that section – the equipment was so old, it sergeants in time and grade. Parrish told his was pitiful. Some men from the section were Lieutenant, “I’ll be a team chief for 30 days – if sent back home if they had completed twoyou don’t feel I deserve that section sergeant’s thirds of their tour, but I hadn’t completed job, you let me know and I will tell my First
Sergeant that when my time is up, I’ll head back home to be discharged.” The gamble paid off.
he would receive the help he needed to get into the school.
As part of his duties, Parrish was sent to Königstuhl mountain, just outside of Heidelberg in Germany to display communication equipment for General Charles Myer (who in later years was Commandant of the Army Signal School and commander of the Army Signal Center.) The Major in charge of the operation told Parrish he was allotted eight or nine minutes to brief the General, but when the General went into the van containing the equipment he insisted on being told everything. “We must have stayed in there for 20 or 25 minutes. I explained all about the equipment and I was going nuts, because I knew all about it.” When the two emerged, the Major was pulling his hair out. General Myer promised Parrish a letter of commendation, but he sent it to the Major, who wasn’t part of Parrish’s outfit. The Major held the letter.
“But, I was told when I got there that things change and I was needed as a First Sergeant in Charlie Company. I was hooked into that job again. I was in charge of students – all they wanted to do was to fight and drink. I reported to my brigade Sergeant Major and appealed to him and he told me “Give me a year and I’ll get you to the school.” But it wasn’t two weeks later that we had a little get-together as a leaving party for the brigade Sergeant Major!”
After waiting for a week, Herb called the assistant to the General and told him the Major hadn’t passed his letter of commendation along. Two days later Parrish’s company commander received the letter; Parrish was moved into the section sergeant’s position and made E6. Only a year went by and Parrish made E7, then within a year he was promoted to E8. Parrish was stationed for a year in Long Binh, Vietnam. It was considered a “safe zone” due to its proximity to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) headquarters. In spite of its relative calm, the Viet Cong was still active in the area, going to the homes of locals and robbing them of their money. “We did have Viet Cong in civilian clothes attempt to break our perimeter. We had that happen two or three times – and when the category alert turned red, we had an infantryman job and had to defend a portion of the perimeter. In fact, the barber at the barber shop, he was a Viet Cong – must have cut a million heads of GI haircuts and he got killed during one of these raids. He could have slit so many GI throats.” After Vietnam, the Parrish family went to Darmstadt, but Herb had his sights on Fort Gordon to get involved with the school system and get his test scores up. His chance came along eventually – having appealed to the post Sergeant Major of Fort Gordon, he was told
Herb felt stuck; nobody wanted the First Sergeant’s job. He was lucky. About a year later, the Army began to phase out his company – his company Sergeant Major called him and asked him which job he wanted over at the school. “I want to be that dude that writes my MOS test!” The job was his – Parrish became chief of the MOS testing branch. It wasn’t long until the time came to revise and rewrite the 125 questions on the old test. “And you wouldn’t believe it, Molly – one of those questions I wrote, I missed that son of a gun! I made 124 on that test.” Parrish made Sergeant Major. About two weeks later, the Colonel called Herb and asked if he wanted to be recommended for Command Sergeant Major, to which Herb said “Yeah!” Lo and behold, about a month later he was appointed to Command Sergeant Major and returned to the First Battalion. “I had made it so fast and I was so young, but I knew I needed to stick with that until it came time for me to retire.” The time came December 31, 1975. Almost twenty years after he had signed up for the Army, which had been December 4, 1955, CSM Parrish retired from the Army at the age of 37. “I loved the military. I really did. The military took care of me, it took care of my family, it provided me with a retirement check. It saw to it that I had food, a bed when I wasn’t at home and my family absolutely loved it. The experience my family had overseas was irreplaceable – they got to see and do things that some kids in this country will never have the opportunity to see and do. Now, we’re a very close family.” Thank you CSM Parrish.
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Outdoor Recreation Molly Swift, Editor
Fort Gordon’s Outdoor Recreation program is a much loved destination for fans of hunting, shooting, fishing and archery. Archery season and small game hunting season are upon us we are indeed entering one of the busiest times for outdoor sports - to include squirrel, rabbit and dove season. Small game season will last through February while deer season has a slightly shorter timeframe; however, Georgia has one of the longest deer hunting seasons in the country. In fact, deer season for those hunting with a bow and arrow, started in the middle of September and continues until the middle of January. Fred Perry, the manager of the Tactical Advantage Sportsman’s Complex (TASC), explained this is due to the “diligent management of resources and the responsible nature of the hunters, the majority of whom eat what they harvest.” TASC welcomes hunters who bring their own firearms - rental of firearms is permissible for target practice only - from mid-October. During this season, tournaments are fewer and far between since the hunters are out in the field, but the range will be very busy prior to the season. Mr. Perry said, “We will get very busy as people are zeroing in on their firearms, making sure they are accurate before they go out into the woods.” Fort Gordon offers multiple training areas designated to the various forms of hunting some are specifically for archery, while others are for those hunting with a firearm. They are 24 | FYI OCTOBER 2012
also available at different times due to on-post training requirements. A sign-in station is located on the corner of North Range Road and 15th Street − information is provided there as to what areas are open, at what times and for what purpose. The completion of a hunter education course is the law, but Fort Gordon makes it easy to access this course; classes are offered locally and online. The course is offered on post approximately six times per year, or hunters can contact TASC and arrange to take an online course through Mr. Perry, who is a registered hunter instructor. Another popular activity during this time is fishing. As the weather cools, fewer fish are seeking shade in the water and the fishing becomes more plentiful! The Kid’s Fishing Derby - which took place at the end of September - is a huge attraction precisely because of the cooler weather. Bass and Crappie tournaments will take place through October, November and December. Nature trails are also fabulous at this time of year; Pointes West provides the Bartram Trails for hikers. Camping is another popular option and TASC provides the only on-post camping ground at Leitner Lake; 24 full hook-up sites with a renovated bath and shower house, and primitive camp sites are also available both at Leitner Lake and off-post at Pointes West. The Leitner Lake sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis and bookings are made by calling TASC.
The shots of the shooting range may appeal to some, while the tranquility of the lake may be what floats your boat. No matter your preference, you’re sure to find something outside to enjoy! For more information on what the Outdoor Recreation program has to offer, go to www. fortgordon.com.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES • Family Readiness Group Training • Unit Service Coordinator
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Relocation Services 706-791-4181/1922 • Welcome Center: Darling Hall, rm 172 • Lending Closet: Darling Hall, rm. 172 • Welcome CDs • Destination Information
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Army Family Action Plan (AFAP) 706-791-2820
Soldier And Family Assistance Center (SFAC) 706-791-8777
Army Family Team Building (AFTB) 706-791-2820
Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) 706-787-4767/1767
Army Volunteer Corps (AVC) 706-791-3880
*Swap And Assist Shop (Reopening Aug. 16) 706-791-3579
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Family Advocacy Program (FAP) 706-791-3648/6632 • Emergency Shelter • Emergency Transportation • Emergency Respite Care • New Parent Support • Victim Advocacy / Domestic Violence Program EAMC Department of Social Work Service (SWS): 706-787-3656 or 5811 Domestic Violence Hotline: 706-791-STOP (7867)
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Financial Readiness 706-791-1918/8586 • Consumer Information • Personal Financial Management/ Consumer Advocacy • Army Emergency Relief (AER) • ACS Emergency Food Program
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*Denotes special Fort Gordon programs pioneered at Fort Gordon. Exceptional Family Member Program Information and Awareness Forum October 18 , 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Family Outreach Center, Bldg 33512 Program Representatives will be on site from Babies Can’t Wait, the Katie Beckett Program, Parents Educating Parents, Richmond & Columbia County Special Education Department, Easter Seals, Department of Family and Children’s Services, ACS New Parent Support, CYSS School Liaison Officers, Department of Labor – Vocational Rehabilitation and numerous other resources within the community. This forum will help you to navigate through the maze of resources and educational opportunities for children, youth, and adults diagnosed with special needs or disabilities. Refreshments will be served. Please contact the EFMP Manager for further information at (706) 791-4872. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM): “Don’t turn your back on Domestic Violence” Command Program: October 2, 1:30 p.m. Alexander Hall You can help by taking a stance and joining others in efforts to prevent domestic violence. DVAM aims to promote domestic violence awareness and connect advocates across the nation in a concerted effort to end violence against men, women and children. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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CYSS Sports Bldg. 45410, 46th St. 706-791-5104 Parent Central Services Parent Central Services offers free registration to all eligible patrons. Warriors in Transition and Families of Deployed Service Members are also eligible to receive free childcare hours and various discounts. Please call Parent Central Services for more information at 706-791-4722 or visit our office in Building 28320, Lane Avenue. Our hours of operation are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondayFriday. On Wednesdays our hours are extended until 7 p.m. Outreach Services Please take advantage of our Parent’s Day Out and Parent’s Night Out programs on the first and third Saturday of each month. Kids-on-Site is offered at Gordon Fitness Center. With this program you can enroll your
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child in a safe, fun, nurturing environment while you exercise, attend a class, tan, or get a massage! Call today to reserve your space!
Place, Euchee Creek, Lewiston Elementary, Brookwood, and Bel Air. Students at Freedom Park walk back/forth to school.
Outreach Services is honored to help support our Military Families through providing childcare for events and special activities. If you’re in need of child care to facilitate your next Organizational Day, Special Event, Unit Function, or Family Readiness Meeting, give us a call.
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SKIESUnlimited Hosting a wide range of classes for our Military children and youth, from Piano, Guitar, Culinary Arts, Visual Arts, Drama, and Karate.
Youth Program The Fort Gordon Youth Program is committed to providing quality programming for youth ages 11 through 18. The YP is an affiliate of both 4-H Youth Development Organization and Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Both organizations provide several year round active clubs for youth to enjoy. YP provides a wide variety of FREE activities that includes monthly dances, sports challenges, fieldtrips and lockins. We provide FREE transportation to the YP from various schools off post in Richmond and Columbia County Schools. Our Homework Center offers FREE assistance to students with their daily assignments. Equipped with a library of resource materials and literature, youth of all academic levels can engage in activities to supplement their studies. The Youth Technology Lab offers classes that are educational as well as fun and exciting for various age groups.
Please contact us at 706-791-4722 for more information or to enroll your child now! School Age Center Before and After School Care available! SAC provides care for children in grades 1-5. A wide variety of activities are offered to include arts and crafts, cooking, science, homework assistance, technology lab, community service projects, character building, cultural awareness, mentoring and intervention programs, fitness programs, 4-H and Boys and Girls Club, field trips, special events, just to name a few! SAC is open before school at 5:15 a.m. and after school until 6 p.m. Transportation is provided to the following schools: Cedar Ridge, Deer Chase, Diamond Lakes, Willis Foreman, Grovetown Elementary, Sue Reynolds, C.T. Walker, Tobacco Road, Baker
For programming information contact Darren Brown, SAC Director at (706) 791-7575/5127. For program registration call Parent Central Services at (706) 791-4722.
Youth will have the opportunity to learn basic computer skills, digital photography, and web design. We offer the HIRED! Program that is designed to meet the workforce-preparation
and secondary-education exploration needs of eligible 15-18 year old youth. High School students who are accepted into the HIRED! Apprenticeship Program is placed in twelve (12) week-long positions with the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) operations in the Garrison. These 12-week long positions serve as exploratory work experiences under the guidance of a dedicated on-site mentor. Please take advantage of all that the CYSS Youth Program has to offer. For programming information contact Darrell Butler, Assistant Director at (706) 7917575/4446. For registration information contact Parent Central Services at (706) 791-4722. Calling All Teens! If you are interested in participating in the babysitter’s training course, please contact Parent Central Services to enroll in the next session. This course, known as “CYSitters,” is designed to familiarize teens with the responsibilities of babysitting and teach skills and techniques needed for sitters to become competent and caring. Students will learn safety, discipline skills, nutrition and entertainment ideas, in addition to the business of babysitting and how to manage their new part-time job. Please call Parent Central Services at (706) 7914722 for registration information or to enroll your child in any of our amazing programs now! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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COMMUNITY SERVICES cont. saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.
Bldg. 997, 10th St. and Chamberlain Ave. 706-791-7881 The Green Corner: You’re bound to get a little peckish throughout the workday, but those trips to the vending machine for potato chips and candy harm more than just your summer diet. Americans produce more than 76 million tons of packaging waste ever year, amounting to nearly 31% of our overall waste stream, according to the most recent EPA data available. And food packaging makes up a huge part of that. Shrink your contribution to the packaging waste problem by packing your own snacks in reusable containers for work or school. As an added bonus, DIY snacks are also more costeffective and help you ditch the high-calorie vending machine grub in favor of energyboosting bites that are both good and good for you. To get you started, here is an example of low-waste, skinny-waist snacks that are bound to keep you and your footprint light. Granola Bars What you’ll need: • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats • 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds • 1 cup sliced almonds • 1/2 cup wheat germ • 1/2 cup honey • 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • Chopped dried fruit – any combination of apricots, cherries or blueberries How to make it: Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half-sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium
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Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to completely cool. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week. Why it’s healthy: Rolled oats are perfect for curbing appetite and boosting energy when that mid-afternoon lull hits. Toss in ingredients like nuts, dried fruits and sunflower seeds to increase protein and fiber content and add vitamins and minerals like potassium, manganese and vitamins C and E. Reinforcing your granola bars with wheat germ or protein powder increases health benefits – as both of these ingredients are packed with protein without adding many carbs or calories. Use the USDA’s National Nutrient Database to find out more about your ingredients, and customize your granola bars to suit your taste and dietary needs. Cut back on waste: Individually-wrapped granola bars create loads of hard-to-recycle waste. Nix those food wrappers from your personal waste stream by making a large batch of bars and packing them in reusable containers for school, work or outdoor excursions. To reduce waste even further, head to the bulk foods section to stock up on ingredients like rolled oats, sunflower seeds, nuts and dried
fruits. And take a lesson from others, who helped their family go entirely zero-waste, by bringing your own bags, glass jars or reusable containers to the bulk-food aisle to eliminate the need for plastic grocery bags. Source: http://earth911.com/news/2012/07/24/10sustainable-snack-recipes-active-lifestyle/ Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Paul Henri, Manager 706-831-3409 (cell) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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CONFERENCE AND CATERING SERVICES
Bldg. 18402, 19th St. 706-791-6780/2205 | 706-793-7636 After Duty Hours: 706-339-0827 We support conferences at multiple locations: • Leitner Lake Conference Center • Pointes West Conference Center • Courtyard Recreation and Dining Center • Gordon’s Conference and Catering E-mail us for more information at: Janice Ivey, Caterer janice.t.ivey.naf@mail.mil Jeff Starcher, Caterer Manager jeffrey.j.starcher.naf@mailmil Or call (706) 791-6780/3928/0220 We provide catering from simple set up and drop off, to full service black tie affairs; from 10 to 600 guests and for all events in surrounding CSRA. Weddings • Bridal and Baby Showers Graduations • Promotion Receptions Corporate Functions • Holiday Parties Tailgate Parties We are now offering Tailgate Party packages. Lunch Specials: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Featuring a Southern Style Buffet each day for only $8.95. Home cooked specials, salad bar, desert bar, softserve ice cream, hot cobbler and so much more. Great sandwiches, burgers and more from our Sandwich Line. Holiday Feast Thanksgiving Day Dinner Served on Thanksgiving Day - November 22 Two Seatings 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m. Reservations Strongly Encouraged Advanced Paid Reservations: Adults:................... $18 Kids 6-10:.............. $10 Kids 2-5:.................. $5
Walk In: Adults:................... $20 Kids 6-10:.............. $12 Kids 2-5:.................. $6
1. Turkey Dinner:................................... $75 Roast Turkey, Giblet Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Cut Corn, Green Beans, Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Dinner Rolls
Featured Menu: Roast Turkey with Giblet Gravy and Cornbread Dressing.
2. Ham Dinner:...................................... $85 Sweet Virginia Ham, Giblet Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Cut Corn, Green Beans, Cornbread Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Dinner Rolls
Carved Roast Round of Beef with horseradish and au jus. Glazed Ham with Candied Yam Patties. Burgundy Beef Tips with Steamed Rice. Roasted Chicken and Fried Chicken Tenders.
3. Roast Turkey:......$50, add $10 for carving (12# avg before cooking) 4. Ham:...................$58, add $10 for carving (9# avg before cooking)
Turkey Dinners To-Go If you have thoughts of hiring a chef to prepare your special holiday meal, but find it difficult, here’s the next best thing: Pre-order your turkey and side dishes to-go from Gordon’s Conference and Catering!
Side Dishes: Corn Bread Dressing................................ $20 Green Beans............................................. $10 Corn........................................................ $10 Giblet Gravy............................................ $10 Macaroni & Cheese.................................. $20 Yam Patties............................................... $15 Cranberry Sauce......................................... $9 Mashed Potatoes...................................... $10 Pumpkin Pie (8 slices).............................. $20 Sweet Potato Pie (8 slices)......................... $20 Lemon/Chocolate/Carrot cake, 12-16...... $21 Peach Cobbler.......................................... $23 Dinner Rolls (dozen) ................................. $6
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Macaroni & Cheese, English Sweet Peas, Green Beans Almandine, Cut Sweet Corn, Scalloped Potatoes, Squash Casserole, and Broccoli with cheese sauce. Salad Bar with Steamed Shrimp, Assorted Dessert bar with Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Pies.
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-Conference Center-
Lake Thurmond 6703 Washington Rd., Appling, GA 30802 706-541-1057 Catering & Conference Center Bookings: Janice Ivey janice.t.ivey.naf@mail.mil 706-791-6780/2205
Leitner Lake -Conference Center-
Located about 1.5 miles down Gibson Rd. from Range Rd. (Full map and directions on www.fortgordon.com) Catering & Conference Center Bookings: Janice Ivey janice.t.ivey.naf@mail.mil 706-791-6780/2205 Conference Center Sales: Jeffrey Starcher jeffrey.j.starcher.naf@mail.mil 706-840-8399 Located on the serene Leitner Lake and minutes from the heart of Fort Gordon, this breathtaking new facility offers multi-functional accommodations with seating for 100 guests. The spacious deck overlooks the water, an ideal setting for pre-function receptions. Adjustable lighting and a comfortable seating area ensures
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perfect ambience for every event. Tables and chairs are included with your room rental, and a nearly limitless array of room layouts can be arranged to suit your event’s every need. Leitner Lake Conference Center offers a caterer for your special events located on Fort Gordon. Gordon’s Conference & Catering Center’s most popular items are available at a reasonable cost. If you prefer to customize a menu, the catering staff will be happy to work with you. Guests at Leitner Lake Conference Center may select independent caterers for their events at an additional fee. We look forward to making your special event a memorable occasion. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you! Events • Weddings • Receptions • Rehearsal Dinners • Retreats • Team Building • Reunions • Themed Events • Luncheons • Showers • Casual Events • Conventions • Birthday Parties • Retirement Parties • Anniversary • Graduation Parties • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Business Meetings • Hail & Farewells • Company or Unit Gatherings <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Schedule a viewing: Jenna Parker jennifer.e.parker@us.army.mil 706-541-1057 Looking for a unique venue for your wedding ceremony and reception? Pointes West Army Resort has just what you have been looking for! Our rustic lakefront conference center is the perfect place for an outdoor ceremony on the lawn surrounded by a breathtaking backdrop view of the lake. For the reception, move indoors for a charming and elegant atmosphere. Let Pointes West be a part of your special day and make your wedding unforgettable! Pointes West Army Resort is available to authorized users only. Please see our website for more details: www.fortgordon.com A security deposit is required at the time of your reservation. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
FORT GORDON AND MWR DINING
Sandwiches, grill & snacks Bldg. 537, Range Rd. Weekday Hours: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Weekend Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Phone: 706-791-2433 (ext. 4)
Pick-up, Delivery or Dine-In Pizza In Alternate Escapes Recreation Center Bldg. 25722, B St. Sun.-Thu.: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-12 midnight Phone: 706-863-6211
Lunch buffet, sandwiches, hot dishes & more Bldg. 18402, 19th St. Mon.-Fri.: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Phone: 706-791-6780
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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 267 Avenue of the States 24 Hours, 7 Days a Week Phone: 706-798-3722
Grill, snacks, smoothies & coffee In Alternate Escapes Recreation Center Bldg. 25722, B St. Mon.-Thu.: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat.: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Phone: 706-791-0785
Specializing in coffee & smoothies In Signal Towers Bldg. 29808, 506 Chamberlain Ave. Mon.-Fri.: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
JAVA EXPRESS
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Snacks, coffee & smoothies Bldg. MWR-023, Chamberlain Ave. Mon.-Thu.: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.: 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Phone: 706-787-3803 Grill, burgers & more In Gordon Lanes Bowling Center Bldg. 33200, 3rd Ave. Sun.-Thu.: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat.: 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Phone: 706-771-6907 Chinese food At the Bus Station Bldg. 36000, 3rd Ave. Sun.-Thu.: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Phone: 706-792-9774
Breakfast & lunch - daily specials In Darling Hall Bldg. 33720, Chamberlain Ave. Mon.-Fri.: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone: 706-790-5505
Mexican food In The Courtyard Bldg. 36708, Brainard Ave. Sun.-Fri.: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Delivery Available (Mon.-Sat.: 5-9 p.m.) Phone: 706-910-1044
For more information on MWR dining facilities, pick up our monthly Dining Guide! Available at most MWR facilities
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SPORTS, RECREATION & LEISURE to include adults during lunch time. For information or availability, please call the Indoor Pool at 706-791-3034 or e-mail us at Indoorpoolgordon@gmail.com. Courtyard Outdoor Pool Hours: Sat.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun.: Noon-6 p.m. Indoor Pool Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 6 a.m.-1 p.m. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Guitar Hero – Two guitars, microphone, three song disks. Play every day!
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X-box 360 – Many games to choose from, four controllers available, sign-up required. Bldg. 36200, 36th St. 706-771-0089 BLUE MAN GROUP - Now More Wow! Blue Man Group has taken their indescribable live celebration of art, technology, and music to a whole new level. Forget what you know – that was then, this is WOW! Military Discount: $44 Adult Tickets. Call Aladdin Travel for more information. Disney Military Salute Promotion Promotion has been extended to September 2012! Call Aladdin Travel for details. Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed on all major and government holidays.
10 Large screen TVs with satellite! Movies – Everyday, all day long. Choose from over 150 movies, including new releases! Wednesdays – ladies choice, chickflick and action movies. Eat at the Java Escape – Hot wings, chicken tenders, club sandwich, BBQ and our HUGE fish sandwich with side and a drink! Now open to the entire Fort Gordon community! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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BOSS Headquarters Bldg. 19730, Barnes Ave. 706-791-3025 Car, Truck and Bike Show October 13 on Rice Road (Part of Oktoberfest) Zombie 5K October 27 adjacent to the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre For more information, contact: ft.gordonbosspresident@yahoo.com 706-791-4040 Or visit: www.fortgordon.com/boss <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Courtyard Outdoor Pool: Bldg. 36707, Brainard Ave. 706-791-8053 Indoor Pool: Bldg. 21608, Brainard Ave. 706-791-3034 Bldg. 25722, B St. 706-791-0785 DJ – Every Friday night 7-10 p.m. Jukebox with all the new releases!
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Indoor Pool Hour-long swim lessons will be available throughout the summer, Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The American Red Cross has created swim lessons for babies as young as six months. And – for the first time – this summer, we have expanded swim lessons
Bldg. 32100, 3rd Ave. 706-793-8552 Upcoming Shows: Witness for the Prosecution, by Agatha Christie Show dates: Sept. 21, 22, 28, 29, Oct. 4, 5, & 6 Only Agatha Christie could have conceived such a suspenseful thriller and then capped it with an uncanny triple flip ending. A young married man spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered,
SPORTS, RECREATION & LEISURE cont. the naive young man is the chief suspect. The audience will be on the edge of their seats as Dame Agatha takes them on a journey through what has been called her “best mystery” ever. “A walloping success.” -Herald Tribune “Packs plenty of surprise in its cargo of suspense.” -Daily Mirror Harvey, by Mary Chase Show Dates: Nov. 9, 10, 16, 17, 30 & Dec. 1 When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-halffoot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood’s hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also! This laugh-filled Pulitzer Prize winning comedy is an all-time classic! A celebrated success... Full of charm and hilarity, this play has become one of the most successful and popular plays ever produced on Broadway or off! For more shows and upcomming auditions, please visit www.fortgordon.com/theatre.php
Hunter Education Course October 10 and 11, 6-10 p.m. October 17, 6-8 p.m. (Online course) The classes are held at the EAMC 1st floor auditorium. Hunters wishing to hunt on Fort Gordon must have a valid Hunter Safety Card. The online training is available at www. beasafehunter.org. The course is free of charge and open to the public. Pre-registration recommended at www.georgiawildlife.com for both courses. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
You can now make tee times online For tee times, email: • william.fumai.naf@mail.mil • dallas.m.cooke.naf@mail.mil • amanda.l.perry22.naf@mail.mil getoutdoorsgordon@fortgordon.com 706-791-2556 Rent kayaks, canoes and bikes through Tactical Advantage Sportsman’s Complex at Range 14. (706) 791-5078. For more information on any Get Outdoors Gordon activity, call (706) 791-2556, or email getoutdoorsgordon@fortgordon.com. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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Bldg. 00445, Carter Rd. 706-791-5078 Recreational Shooting at Range 14 Sat., October 6 and 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed. and Thu., 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. $9 per person, $4 FGSC members and $2 for persons under the age of 16. Fishing Tournaments at Butler Reservoir October 14: Bass Tournament October 28: Crappie Tournament Daylight-Noon Open to all ID cardholders and members of the public with a FG fishing license guest permit (available at registration). $20 per person, $10 FGSC members with a $5 Big Fish Pot, $100 awarded to first place; $50 to second place.
Bldg. 537, Range Rd. www.gordonlakesgolf.com 706-791-2433
FITNESS CENTER Bldg. 29607, Barnes Ave. 706-791-2647 Massage Therapy at Gordon Fitness Center and Gym 6 • Therapeutic Back Massage • Relaxation Massage • Wednesday Special • Spa Treatments Call for prices and times Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri.: 5 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. & Holidays: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Tee times are taken four days in advance. Reservations for 2012 & 2013 Golf Tournaments The time to set up golf tournaments is NOW! GLGC hosts over 90 tournaments a year and Fridays and Saturdays go fast! Please contact Bill Fumai at (706) 791-2433 to set your event up today! Golf Memberships Come join one of the best golf courses in the CSRA (The Augusta Chronicle, July ‘10) and the #1 golf course in the Army as voted by the PGA of America. Great membership pricing taking place now! Members receive the discounted pricing on range balls, cart rides, and merchandise, green fees, cart fees, tournament entry fees and special assistance in tee times. Enjoy the latest technology with our new Visage GPS system: exact yardage to the pin, hole by hole playing tips and you can order food and beverages from anywhere on the course. Hook a Soldier on Golf Since March 2012, Hook a Soldier on Golf has been a huge success. The program was started to help active duty military-members and their families learn the basic fundamentals of the golf swing. We at Gordon Lakes take a tremendous amount of pride in being given the opportunity to work with these Soldiers and their families. It’s truly a privilege and an honor to see many of the Soldiers we’ve worked with take their golf swing from the driving range to the golf course. We look forward to the continued success of this wonderful program for years to come. Hook a Soldier on Golf will continue in March, 2013. Until then…keep it in the fairway! Dallas Cooke, PGA
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SPORTS, RECREATION & LEISURE cont. Gordon Lakes Senior Dogfight Tuesdays and Thursdays Must be 55 or older to be a member – valid handicap required. For more information, please visit the website: www.bellsouthpwp.net/l/a/larryoham12/ SeniorDogFight.htm Please check our information center in the clubhouse for upcoming tournaments and events.
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Hook a Retiree on Golf Clinics Clinics will start October 4 and will be conducted every Thursday for the month of October, from 9-10 a.m. Registration is not necessary, just show up on the driving range; balls and clubs are provided for with free instruction! Call Dallas Cooke at 706-8314654. Get Gordon Golf Ready It’s time to get ready Fort Gordon! Gordon Lakes Golf Club is hosting a five-day golf clinic for all patrons and your families. The Get Gordon Golf Ready program will teach you everything you need to know about golf in five short lessons. The program will consist of the following topics: • Driving • Iron Play • Short Game Techniques • Putting • Golf Course Management The five-day golf clinic will be conducted October 22-26. Registration begins October 1. Cost of the clinic will be $120 for all five days. For more information, contact Dallas Cooke at 706-791-2433 or 706-831-4654. Gordon Lakes CSRA Lady Members: Congratulations! The CSRA Women’s Golf Association completed their 50th year of competition. For the second year, the Overall Gross Champions were the Gordon Lakes Ladies Golf Team. Team Play is yearlong event that has the member clubs of the CSRA WGA play three
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team Four Ball Matches against the other clubs. The Gordon Lakes Golf Club has a Ladies Golf Association which affiliates with the local CSRA. The association is open to civilians and military alike and encourages ladies of all skill levels to compete in various tournaments on local public and private courses in the area at a modest rate. The Fort Gordon Ladies Golf Association plays every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. and welcomes lady golfers to join their group for fun and competition. The winning Gordon Lakes team members are in the photo above. Golf Lessons Now is the perfect time to take some golf lessons from our PGA Instructor Dallas Cooke. Dallas is PGA certified and has been teaching the game of golf for over ten years. Individual Lesson:................................... $40 3-Series Lesson Package:........................ $100 5-Series Lesson Package:........................ $150 All lessons are 45 minutes. To sign up, call Dallas at 706-831-4654 Fall Trifecta Golf Tournament October 27 Who has the best team at Gordon Lakes? Come take part in a great traditional golf tournament. Play 27 holes of great golf, food and prizes. Cost is $30 for all members and $45 for all non-members. Price includes green fees, cart fees, range tokens, lunch and prizes. 8:30am shotgun start. Sign up in the Pro Shop or call (706) 791-2433.
Bldg. 33200, 3rd Ave. 706-791-3446 This Month at Gordon Lanes! • Xtreme Columbus Day Special September 3, 1-11 p.m. $1 per game, $1 shoe rental, $1 hotdogs, $1 sodas and $1 french fries. Xtreme Cosmic Bowling 3-11 p.m. • WWE Wrestling Sunday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. at Kegler’s Bar. Come watch all the action on our 80” TV for free! • Trick-or-Treat Halloween October 28, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. $1.50 per game and $1.50 shoe rental. • Dollar Days This is a great family treat! Every Monday in October, 1 p.m.-11 p.m. $1 per game, $1 shoe rental, $1 hotdogs, $1 sodas and $1 French Fries. • Wild Wednesdays 5-11 p.m. $1.50 per game and $1.50 shoe rental. • Xtreme Cosmic Bowling Friday and Saturday 10 p.m.-1 a.m. • Bowlopolis Birthday Parties You supply the kids and the cake; we do the rest!
SPORTS, RECREATION & LEISURE cont. Plan your next bowling party at Gordon Lanes • Birthday Parties • Church Groups • Military Functions • Family Reunions If it’s NOT listed above, we probably can do that too! We welcome groups from 10-150. Full line Snack Bar • Bar • Pro Shop • Arcade Games Gordon Lanes Pro Shop Massive inventory close out! Sale, sale, sale! Kegler’s Bar Check out our new 80” flat screen TV! NFL Package: Come watch your favorite games! 18 TVs • Great atmosphere • Friendly staff • Your favorite beverages If you haven’t been in Keglers Bar in a while, it’s time to come in with friends and unwind. Kegler’s Café Great food at a fair price!
Family Fun Days October 20 and November 17 Trail Rides at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. For children age 7 and up; child pays full price and parent pays half price. Please arrive 40 minutes before the ride time. All rides go out at appointed times. Boarding $300 per month – openings available Trail Day Use Sun.-Sat., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For privately owned horses. $10 per day, per horse with Coggins. Open Riding No reservations required for weekend riding − first come, first served. See our web site for riding times. Week day riding is at 11 a.m. with a 24-hour reservation. Please arrive 40 minutes before the ride time.
24-Number Bingo Great entertainment! Win up to $4,000!
Youth Horse Camp Reservation book is now open for fall, winter, spring and summer 2012/2013.
Hours of Operation: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Sun., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Party Room Reserve Hilltop’s party room for birthdays, holiday parties, conferences and team building events! Call for more information.
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Hilltop Riding Stable’s 2012/13 event calendars are out. Come by to pick one up. • 100% ID check with all equine activities • Closed shoes are required for all equine activities • This facility will close with the heat index at 101˚F, or at times of thunder and lightning.
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Pointes West Army Resort is the perfect place to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors! Enjoy your stay in one of our rustic two story two bedroom waterfront cottages or one of our unique waterfront motel suites! Lodge in one of our spacious two and three bedroom cabins overlooking breathtaking views of Clarkes Hill Lake! Or camp under the stars in your camper or tent at one of our lakefront full hook up, semi hookup and primitive campsites. Don’t miss out on the beautiful scenery fall has to offer at Pointes West Army Resort! For more information or to make a reservation please call Pointes West Army Resort at (706) 541-1057, open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Do You Have What it Takes? Are you ready for a challenge? Pointes West Army Resort has your next adventure! The High Ropes Confidence Courses at Pointes West include a variety of obstacles high above the ground that will test you physically as well as mentally. The Odyssey II course is a great team building apparatus. The climb up the initial rope netting will definitely set your mind for the course to come. Once atop the Odyssey, a facilitator will have a program designed and catered specifically to meet your group’s needs. After you have successfully completed the course, you will end with an exhilarating zip line ride down. The Alpine Tower II is a thrilling way to test the strength and courage of your group members. The course starts with a slight and gradual incline and challenges each individual’s strength and trust. Once completed, each team member will have a boost in confidence and a high sense of accomplishment. Pointes West Confidence Courses are great for unit functions, birthday parties, or corporate team building.
Please see our website for prices and registration forms and information: www.fortgordon.com
• The confidence course is geared for groups only
Volunteer Classes October 27 and 28 This is a two-day class for ages 14 and up. Please contact our office for more information.
• Reservations must be made two weeks in advance.
Closed on Thanksgiving Hilltop Riding Stables will be closed November 22 for Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen for business November 23 at 9 a.m. for regular programming. Riding Lessons Slots are available for Wednesdays and Fridays. Age 7 and up. Call during business hours for more information.
• Confidence courses will be made available for groups up to 24 participants. At Lake Thurmond P.O. Box 67, Appling, GA 30802 706-541-1057 Fall has arrived at Pointes West! We all are familiar with the crisp change in the air; red, orange, and yellow splattered trees, and the smell of roasting marshmallows around the fire. Fall has finally arrived and
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SPORTS, RECREATION & LEISURE cont. history. Check out books, CDs, or downloads for all your favorites! This month the library will feature SPOOKY TUNES!
Bldg. 33500, Rice Rd. 706-791-7323 FREE REFERENCE/RESEARCH CLASSES To sign up, call 706-791-2449 or email David White at david.l.white42.naf@mail.mil •
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Woodworth Library Catalog (GLIS) October 1 & 25 Find Books, DVDs, Music CDs and more. Academic OneFILE October 4 & 29 Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources.
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History Reference Center October 3, 10 & 24 Discover the many features in this database of American and World History.
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Class times: 12-12:30 p.m. and 4-4.30 p.m. Book Around Town* October 24, 6 p.m. Let’s go restaurant hopping and read a book while we do it! Contact the Woodworth Consolidated Library to reserve your spot and find out the meeting location! The book selection for October is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury! Music in the Library Enjoy music in the library and learn more about different genres and points of interest in
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Pre-School Story Hour* Every Wednesday thru 10 April 2013, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Ages 2-5 Dear Parents: Woodworth Consolidated Library warmly welcomes you and your children to participate in our Pre-school Story Hour. A series of fun and encouraging educational activities are planned for your children. Please join us in motivating our newest readers! Teen Read Week: It Came from the Library!* October 14-20 Come in all week for special bookmarks and goodies! October 17, 5:30 p.m.-until: Felt Monster Making Workshop! Banned Books Week 2012 September 30 - October 6 Come check out a banned book from the library! Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States. Stop by the library to see our display, check out titles that have been targeted for banning, and celebrate your FREEDOM TO READ! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)* October 18, 5:15-6:15 p.m. One day I’d like to write a novel…
Start at the Library! NanoWrimo is a handson writing adventure where everyday people all around the world bash out a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. No judges or entry fees. Just a whole lot of fun! For more info, visit www.nanowrimo.org. Between the Lines: Families with Deployed Soldiers; Record a Classic Children’s Story and Receive a Free Book! Between the Lines is a FREE program that allows Fort Gordon Families with deployed Soldiers to record children or parent(s) reading favorite children’s books. The recorded DVD and selected book will be given to participating families as a gift to share the joy of learning, stay in-touch during long deployments, and record precious memories. On-going via appointment: while supplies last! To sign up, call (706) 791-2449, visit the Reference Desk, or email susanna.r.joyner. naf@mail.mil. eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMovies and eMusic Download your favorites free by registering with your I.D. card at the library, and then create a My Account at: http://mylibraryus. fmwr.net/search~S25 Login: to your ‘My Account’ and select ‘Free Downloads’. Find event flyers, online catalog, how-to guides, and more at the Library’s website: gordon.army. mil/library
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Neighbors with History
Sacred Heart Molly Swift, Editor
Sacred Heart Cultural Center is known by many due to its striking architecture and proximity to the John C. Calhoun Expressway, the overpass that links downtown Augusta with Washington Road. In fact, Sacred Heart is one of the more familiar sights as you enter downtown, yet its function is not what it may at first seem. It is no longer a church. The irony is you would be hard pressed to find a more welcoming and accessible center. Run by a non-profit guild, Sacred Heart houses various cultural activities and hosts numerous cultural and independent events. Executive Director, Sandra Fenstermacher told me it is also a much desired facility for weddings, concerts and other celebrations. But this piece of Augustaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history had to fight to survive. Built in phases by Jesuit Priests, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church was opened for services in 1900 and served its congregation for over 70 years. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, its gothic style and stunning stained glass resulted in not only a magnificent architectural 40 | FYI OCTOBER 2012
masterpiece, but a much loved place of worship for generations of Augustans. Reminiscent of European style cathedrals and abbeys, Sacred Heart comprised a convent, rectory, school house and church. The church was home to Jesuit priests while the convent and school were managed by the Sisters of Mercy. The school house was built in 1864 prior to the church building, in anticipation of the growing population; spurred on by the mills and development of the canal. Sacred Heart, one of three Catholic churches in Augusta, developed a vast and devoted congregation. Its popularity only dwindled following the gradual dispersion of the general populace from downtown and the development of suburbia in areas such as Martinez, South Augusta and Evans. The last mass was held in Sacred Heart on July 3, 1971. And then it lay vacant.
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at Fort Gordon’s Oktoberfest Saturday, October 13, 2012 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart was deconsecrated and the buildings were put up for sale, but for many years there were no takers. The future of Sacred Heart was uncertain until the early 1980s when the property was purchased by Knox Ltd.; spear-headed by Peter S. Knox III, renovations began in 1983 and the Sacred Heart Cultural Center opened in 1987. Preserving and maintaining Sacred Heart requires extensive efforts in terms of monetary donations, fund raising and planning. The Knox family still owns the title of the building but day-to-day operations are the responsibility of the members of Sacred Heart’s Board of Directors and Guild members. Today, the Sacred Heart Cultural Center is home to administrative offices of local arts groups and other non-profit organizations, including the Greater Augusta Arts Council, Augusta Ballet, Choral Society, Children’s Chorale, Symphony
Orchestra Augusta, the Augusta Players, CSR Girls Scouts and the Red Cross. As a noted feature of Augusta’s downtown skyline, the Sacred Heart Cultural Center now welcomes many visitors from all over the world. Its annual events are well-loved and highly praised, while those individuals who wish to serve as benefactors are welcome to contribute to its maintenance and upkeep through donations. Tours of the building are permitted, as is renting the facility for private functions such as balls, weddings and more. In the coming months, the Center will host the Augusta Choral Society Concert, an art exhibition, the Augusta Children’s Chorale Dessert Concert, a bake sale by the Sacred Heart Guild and the highly revered Christmas Event, “A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols.” For a full list of events, go online to www. sacredheartaugusta.org.
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Tribute to the Fallen
Each year, the Marines of Fort Gordon and the surrounding Augusta community honor their fallen service members with a non-stop run around Barton Field, running a mile for every Marine and Corpsman who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving as part of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The tribute begins October 28th with a brief ceremony in which the Commanding Officer of the Marine Detachment orders 21 rounds to be delivered to the firing detail that will be formed on November 8th. As each runner completes their lap, the rounds will be passed on. The final lap will be run by all who participated in the event, as well as other service members, volunteers and members of the community. The run is one of the most phenomenal displays of commemoration that exists - each runner faces the elements, regardless of weather, while carrying the rounds in the name of their fallen brothers and sisters. All are welcome to run alongside the runners at any given time; a Marine or Sailor will be running on the track 24 hours a day for the entire nine-day duration. Join them in the final ceremony when the rounds are handed over to the firing detail and a 21-gun salute is rendered followed by the playing of taps and the singing of the Marineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hymn. POC for this event is SSgt Leugers, (706) 791-8887. Semper Fi.
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Gotta Get This! An Inspirational Gift Guide Molly Swift, Editor
I have a friend who shops for Christmas throughout the year and she’s usually all done by late September. I have a cousin like that too. I, on the other hand, tend to wait until we are on the home-stretch – just days away from the holidays – and rush to get my shopping done. Yes; not just a “few” last-minute items, but everything is a last-minute item. It’s not cool and it doesn’t fully demonstrate just how much I care for my loved ones! So, this year I’ve resolved to do better. I’m not only preparing ahead of time by making lists of ideal gifts; I’m thinking of alternatives to the conventional store-bought presents. And not just for Christmas – I’m thinking birthdays, Thanksgiving, farewells, or even just ways of saying “Hey, I was thinking of you.” It’s not impossible to do, but we know a little inspiration can go a long way. So here’s our guide to gift giving and we’re packing it all in; from online purchases to thoughtful gestures. Enjoy − then, go out and make someone smile!
Inspiration from the MWR Marketing Staff Pinterest is becoming a great go-to source for many. Our Creative Genius, Nate, was inspired by one of the ideas posted… “There was one cool idea … I turned into an anniversary gift. I printed three maps from Google; where I proposed, our wedding location, and our first house. I cut them into hearts with a label under each; “Marry Me?”, “I Do”, “Welcome Home”. I found a long frame to put them in at Goodwill for like $3. It came out really good and it’s made specifically for us. I really think it’s these kinds of gifts that mean the most.” Graphic Artist, Jenifer, said her boyfriend has come up with a simple, but effective way to show he’s thinking of her. “Mat bought me a vase and whenever the flowers die, he buys me new ones to fill it. It’s pretty easy with me as I love daisies and sunflowers, so it doesn’t cost much at any given time, but I always know he is thinking about me.“ Editor, Molly, has a vast collection of gifts made by her daughters throughout the years. “Every once in a while, I look through the plastic tubs I keep them in and each time seeing them is as special as it was the first. I love them!” Among her favorites are seasonal decorations featuring hand prints, a hand painted drink coaster and handmade cards. “They are unique and I know my girls were excited to give them to me – to see how happy it made me!”
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Handmade and Homemade In the past few years, my husband’s grandmother has baked cookies – all different kinds of delicious cookies – and given them to us on a Christmas platter, wrapped in saran wrap and tied with ribbon. It’s become one of the gifts I most look forward to each year! Delicious, comforting and just what we want to eat over the holidays! Try your hand at one of these; trust me, the thanks you receive will be genuine!
Memory Tree
The Gift of Time
Home Made Sweet Treats
Many of us have a collection of photographs that normally don’t see the light of day. Pull them out and find photos of moments shared with your loved one. To make the “tree”, be creative! You can find plenty of miniature trees in craft stores, or perhaps you can make one from some craft materials you already have at home. The idea is to hang the pictures from the decorated tree in such a way your loved one will enjoy displaying it in their home. Write a message on the tree, or include quotes that remind you of your friendship. This gift can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose – no matter what, it will be special.
Remember when you were in grade school and your teacher helped you make a “coupon book” to give to your mother for Mother’s Day – redeemable for such items as “one hour of peace and quiet” and “hugs”? Well the sentiment can still apply today!
Cookies aren’t the only items on the menu! The internet is teeming with easy-to-make desserts, chocolates and candies. The best choice is one tailored to your friend’s taste.
Customize your gift and think beyond your seven year old self; try babysitting coupons for your sister so she can relax for a few hours, or a walk with your other half. Combine them with actual gift cards for an enhanced present of love and attention – slip in some movie tickets, or a paid dinner for the two of you!
To gift-wrap baked goods, pick up plain white boxes, or some netting material, from your local craft store. Line the boxes with waxed paper over some tissue paper and decorate accordingly. If you go with netting; line a square of the netting with tissue paper, bundle treats by pulling all corners together and tie with a ribbon. This is also a great gift for your kids to give to their friends, no matter the occasion!
Experiences Sure, you know what you like and that’s your comfort-zone, right? Well, life is for living and that’s why we’re offering up the following suggestions. For all thrill-seekers, nature-lovers and adrenaline junkies; these are for you. • • • • • •
Hot Air Balloon Ride Sky-dive Caving Rock Climbing and Rappelling Kayaking All-Terrain Vehicles
Taking your best friend out to do something they love is a great gift! Try the Wild Cave Tour in Cloudland Canyon State Park in October, or an evening kayak in Hard Labor Creek State Park. Fort Gordon’s Get Outdoors Gordon, Phinizy Swamp in Augusta and Mistletoe Park near Appling are great places to look for alternative activities and spectacular, one-of-a-kind memories!
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Geek Out: Superheroes, Sports Fans, Pet Lovers & More! Fandom is totally underrated. As frequent readers know, we at the FYI are fond of techie wonders, geeky gifts and clever crafts. If you are similarly afflicted, you’ll love these!
Batman Begins 3rd Brake Light ($6.49 from Amazon.com)
Don’t have a Batmobile? No problem! You still show your Bat-devotion by customizing your car’s brake light with this cover.
Fred & Friends Ninjabread Men Cookie Cutters ($9.54 from Amazon.com)
Ninjas are so sneaky – fight back by using them to create the coolest cookies! Three attack poses in a set.
Beard Head
(Starting at $30 from Beardhead.com) Knit beard caps combined with a massive beard and moustache growing on your face! While you’re out and about this winter, keep your face warm with its own beard.
Sea to Summit Pocket Shower ($29.95 from Goodsports.com)
All dirty from your primitive camping and need to get clean? No more awkward dips in the nearby lake − just fill this bag with clean water and enjoy a real shower!
Wonder Woman Deluxe Dog Costume (Starting at $18.99 from Buycostumes.com)
That’s right – your pooch deserves to feel super too.
Light Up Slippers
($40 from Opulentitems.com) Some of us live in fear of standing on Lego pieces when we venture into the hallway at night. No more.
Ghostbusters Proton Backpack ($40 from 80stees.com)
Suit up and go catch some ghosts! Or just go to school. Or work.
Personalized Face Pillows ($30 from Pillowmob.com)
Create your own pillow! It’s simple – upload a photo of yourself, a friend or a pet and the custom pillow will be yours, your friend’s or your pet’s to own!
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Over the Top The internet is a wealth of unrealistic expectations and commodities, but who are we to judge – if you can afford to splash out on an outrageous luxury item, it might as well be one of these… Functional Mermaid Tails ($350 from 3-fins.com) Make a girls Mermaid dreams a reality with a gorgeous custom made tail. A special and unique gift that will bring happiness and fun times to all who wear it! Two-story Inflatable Reindeer ($379.95 from Hammacher.com) Never again will your neighbors complain at your lack of Christmas spirit! Dog Mansion (Starting at $2,000 from Bestfriendshome.com) You enjoy a fine family home. Your four-legged friend wants one too.
Red Beard’s Revenge Pirate Ship Playhouse ($52,000 from Poshtots.com) Children will love role playing in this handcrafted pirate vessel. Ship comes complete with captain’s quarters, upper and lower decks, and a handcrafted crow’s nest for spotting trouble on the high seas. Jeep Action Camper ($53,000 from ActionCamper.info) Live in and out of your Jeep – “With the pop-up roof closed, there is enough clearance to sleep during a sandstorm, or cook a quick meal.” So yeah, that’s going to happen. Diesel powered MechWarrior ($1,350,000 from Suidobashijuko.jp) Known as the Kuratas, this giant MechWarrior actually has a cockpit for you to ride inside, and looks like a truly promising addition the SkyNet program.
Pointes West Army Resort and Allied American University Proudly Present
(Family Friendly – G Rated)
Saturday, November 10, 2012 | Gate Opens 5:30 p.m. | Movie Begins 6:30 p.m. Newly released family movie shown on our outdoor screen on the beach. Complimentary popcorn, drinks and s’mores provided. And don’t miss the fabulous door prizes! For more information, call (706) 541-1057 | www.fortgordon.com
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The Biggest (Pet) Loser! The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 42% of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. Sadly, where humans go, pets often follow and indeed that appears to be the case in mammals ranging from rats and mice to our trusty dogs and less trusty cats. The Fort Gordon Vet Clinic is aiming to tackle this problem by introducing a new weight control program and weight loss contest; The Pet Biggest Loser provides owners with the chance to help their pet in safely losing harmful excess weight. Registration costs $15 and participants will receive weight coaching by a certified weight coach, a diet plan and an exercise plan. The “biggest loser” will receive some fabulous prizes! The Grand Prize is dental cleaning valued at $200! Second place wins an annual exam with vaccinations valued at $150 and third place wins free blood work valued at $90! The contest will last three months – it kicks off on October 13 with a pre-weight-loss photo; weigh-ins and waist measurements.
Obese cats are welcome, though dogs are likely more suited to the active nature of the program. To determine whether the animal qualifies to compete, the clinic will provide a rating based on a body condition score chart. Dr. Holly Landes explained to me that a healthy pet would score at around 4 or 5; the clinic is looking for furry friends that would score around 8 or a 9. These animals are at most risk of the adverse side-effects related to obesity: increased anesthetic risk; cardiovascular disease and arthritis. Participation is truly the name of the game; actively engaging pets and their owners is vital to the success of the program. Monthly weigh-ins as well as organized pet “activity days” will be offered at which time dogs and their owners will enjoy various activities, such as mile-long walks. And while the aim is to lose weight, the point is not to
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Gordon’s Conference & Catering | North Ball Room | North Wing 19th Street, Fort Gordon, GA Presented by AAFES and the Directorate of Family and MWR Featuring an Extensive Selection of Wines Food to complement the wine tasting, live music and door prizes Ticket Prices: Active-Duty/Spouses | $20 Advance | $25 Day Of DoD/Retirees/Civilians | $25 Advance | $30 Day Of Designated Drivers | $20 Buy your tickets at MWR Marketing, Gordon’s Conference & Catering, PX, PXtra and Class VI 706-791-6780/2205 | www.fortgordon.com Civilians Welcome • Must be 21 or older
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starve your pet, but make healthy adjustments to improve their quality of life. For more information on the program, contact the Fort Gordon Vet Clinic at (706) 787-3815.
Savoring Autumn in North Georgia Arial Marsh, Staff Writer & Molly Swift, Editor
Fall in the South is the best time to get out and sample local fare; cooler weather and the promise of delicious fall foods make weekend trips both more manageable and more enticing! Grab your friends, throw some snacks together and hit the road for some fabulous festivals and wine tastings, all within a few hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive of Augusta. continued on page 50 >>
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Big Red Apple Festival – Cornelia, Ga. October 6 Cornelia is the home of the Big Red Apple Monument which is located at the old train depot downtown − the monument pays homage to the apple and apple growers of the county. Built of steel and concrete in 1925, The Big Red Apple weighs 5,200 pounds and is seven feet high! A fall festival is held each year to celebrate the apple and apple growers of the county. Everyone will enjoy the family-oriented fall festival, featuring crafts, food, entertainment, a chili cook-off, apple bakeoff and children’s area! Located in Historic Cornelia Depot, three hours from Augusta. For more information, see www.corneliageorgia.org.
41st Annual Georgia Apple Festival – Ellijay GA. October 13, 14, 20 and 21 2012 marks the 40th year of the Georgia Apple Festival. Over 300 vendors feature hand-crafted items as well as providing many on-site demonstrations of how selected types of crafts are made. From pony rides to egg shell carvings, this festival packs it all in! An antique car show will be held at the Civic Center on October 13. If you want to attend the festival parade, head up the second Saturday, October 20; the parade begins at 10 a.m. Admission $5, Children 10 and under are free. A suggested donation for parking is set at $2. Four hours from Augusta. For more information, see: www.georgiaapplefestival.org.
Georgia Mountain Fall Festival – Dalton, GA. October 12-21 Look forward to the 2012 Fall Festival! With its mild temperatures and beautiful scenery there is no better place to be than the North Georgia Mountains in the fall. Each October, the nine-day event features exciting musical performances, educational demonstrations, a flower show and Georgia’s Official State Fiddlers’ Convention. General Admission is $9.00 and parking is $2.00. Four hours from Augusta. For more information, see: www.georgiamountainfairgrounds.com/ fallfestival.php. 50 | FYI OCTOBER 2012
Gold Rush Days – Dahlonega, Ga. October 20 and 21 Located in the heart of North Georgia’s Wine Country, celebrate the Harvest season with free admission, live music, food and wine tastings, with delicacies for purchase. Gold Rush Days are held the third weekend in October, when thousands come to see fall colors peaking and celebrate Dahlonega’s 1828 discovery of gold. Over 300 art and craft exhibitors gather around the Public Square and Historic District in support of this annual event! Included in the two day event are a parade, children’s activities, a fashion show, gold panning contest, wheelbarrow race, King and Queen Coronation, hog calling, buck dancing contest, gospel singing and other live entertainment, wrist wrestling, and last but not least – some delicious food! Approximately three - four hours from Augusta. For more information, see www.dahlonega.org.
Hemlockfest 2012 – Murrayville, GA. November 2-4 Hemlockfest is an annual bluegrass, blues, and rock music festival held to benefit efforts to save the Hemlock trees of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Various artists and genres are explored to include such as blue-newgrass, blues, Celtic rock, and jam bands. Hemlockfest also features arts and crafts vendors, demonstrations and exhibits on nature and rustic living, tasty food and beverages, and unique performances by fire dancers, puppet artists, and other entertainers. Vendors provide food and drink (including beer and with proper identification), jewelry, pottery, wood, stone and metal sculptures, Native American crafts, paintings, watercolors, photography, clothing, herbs, furniture, and festival merchandise for sale. 100% of the proceeds of Hemlockfest go toward efforts to preserve the Hemlock trees. Starbridge Farm, 326 Starbridge Rd., Murrayville, GA. Three hours from Augusta. For more information, see: www.lumpkincoalition.org/HemlockFest.html.
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Getting Healthy and Staying Safe Molly Swift, Editor
Breast Cancer Awareness Team Strong Blessings Daveda Malone: A breast cancer diagnosis is one that could devastate an entire family. Years ago, my sister Marilyn Palmer was diagnosed with breast cancer; however benign, the diagnosis changed her life. The desire that has driven me to get involved with doing what I can to assist in the cure has been, wanting to make a difference in the lives of others. Seeing two special friends deal with the diagnosis, treatment and outcome makes me work harder with each day to do what I can to assist. The Susan G. Komen 3 day 60 miles breast cancer walk has afforded me that opportunity. GOD has allowed me to be a blessing to others and I will continue to do that forever. Pam Glasper: The “C” word is like a bad word or taste in your mouth. I do what I do because no one asks for this; it just invades your life. It has taken the life of two very important people dear to my heart and affected some of my closest friends and now they are survivors. So I do what I can to help raise money to find a “CURE” for that nasty “C” word called “CANCER.”
Walking for a Cure Marilyn Norris is a two-time breast cancer survivor. “I was first diagnosed in October, 1998 and then again in April 2012.” An Advocate for breast cancer, she has participated for four years in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, 60 miles breast cancer Walk for a Cure. The walk is held in Atlanta Georgia each year. Each walker must raise specific amount to be able to participate. Says Ms. Norris, “Raising the funds can be difficult but making everyone aware is the easy part.”
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Pam Glasper: My mother Cynthia B. Clark was first diagnosed in 2004 and again a year later in 2005. It was following this that I decided to join the 3-Day. I couldn’t believe all the women I knew who had breast cancer or how it has touched so many people I know. Walking 60 miles was nothing compare to what those affected had to endure. So I walk, this will be my 6th year walking and I will continue to walk… I walk in hopes that my 22 year old niece who has lost one grandmother to breast cancer – the other grandmother is an eight-year survivor – will not be affected by this dreadful disease. Everyone deserves a lifetime… Marilyn Norris: It has been almost 15 years (October 1998) since I was first diagnosed with breast cancer and just a few months (April 2012) since I was diagnosed again, and I am still called a BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR. What I like about that is that World War II heroes are called survivors and so are Vietnam Vets. I too survived a battle; it was very personal, but it did threaten my home and my loved ones, if not my country. I consider myself an advocate for breast cancer; I am always willing to tell my story. I have been walking in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day 60 miles Walk for a Cure for four years now. Last year I decided to start my own team, “Strong Blessings.” The team name comes from
a book written by Marcie Curry that shares my story “Be a Strong Blessings.” There are six ladies on the team: Adele Holifield, she got me involved in the walk; other members are Irma Riddick, Daveda Malone, Pamela Glasper and Marcie Curry. Each walker has to raise $2300 to be eligible to walk. During the event, you actually live in pink tents with about 2500 other walkers from across the United States. You are walking with men and women. Beginning this year on October 19, you walk approximately 20 miles each day. You are walking through the cities surrounding Atlanta, Georgia. You take showers in portable showers with real hot water; you eat and get entertained by some of the crew members and volunteers. While you are walking, people line up along the roads in your honor to thank you for walking for their mother, sister, aunt, friend, wife or just anyone to help find a cure. You see children out with pictures of their mothers who have become a breast cancer Angel. The event will have your emotions on a roller coaster. Then you get to Sunday the closing ceremony, where you cross the finish line for the last time and all the people are there to watch you lead the way and to continue to thank you for your journey to a cure. My name is Marilyn Norris and I walk because everyone deserves a lifetime!
This month marks two major observances: Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Abuse Awareness. While we have no control over the pre-existence of these threats to our minds, bodies and souls, we are capable of raising awareness so that we can deal with them when they arise. Spread the word; get out and walk; speak out against violence – we want a cure and we want the abuse to stop. We want you to be healthy and we want you to be safe.
Domestic Violence Awareness Physical abuse is a prevalent act of domestic violence and one that needs to be addressed by individuals and society as a whole. Many options are available for victims of domestic abuse, but it is not always straight forward and it is never easy. Often forming complex relationships resulting in dependency, abusers and victims of abuse both need our help. It’s not always easy to tell at the beginning of a
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Using coercion and Threats
Making and/or carrying out threats to do something hurt her • Threatening to leave her, to commit suicide, to report her to welfare • Making Using her drop charges Economic • Making her do illegal things Abuse Preventing her from getting or keeping a job • Making her ask for money • Giving her an allowance • Taking her money • Not letting her know about or have access to family income
Using Male Privilege
Treating her like a servant • Making all the big decisions • Acting like the “master of the castle” • Being the one to define men’s and women’s roles
Making her feel guilty about the children • Using the children to relay messages • Using visitation to harass her • Threatening to take the children away
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Making her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures • Smashing things • Destroying her property • Abusing pets • Displaying weapons
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behaviors abusers use to get and keep control in their relationships. Battering is a choice. It is used to gain power and control over another person. Physical abuse is only one part of a system of abusive behaviors and abuse is never a one-time event.
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Putting her down • Making her feel bad about herself • Calling her names • Making her think she’s crazy • Playing mind games • Humiliating her • Making her feel guilty
Using Isolation
Controlling what she does, who she sees and talks to, what she reads, where she goes • Limiting her outside involvement • Using jealousy to justify actions
Minimizing, Denying and Blaming
Making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously • Saying the abuse didn’t happen • Shifting responsibility for abusive behavior • Saying she caused it
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“The strength of our Nation is our Army; The strength of our Army is our Soldiers; The strength of our Soldiers is our Families; And that’s what makes our Army Strong.” The 2012 US Army Soldier Show came to Fort Gordon Monday, September 10, 2012, for the first of three shows, including one special Command Performance in honor of the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Photography by Bartley Harper
The Soldier Show touches all in attendance through laughter, dance and song. This year’s production “Army Strong,” explores what it is that makes our Army strong. It highlights the different strengths of our Soldiers and their Families – the family and cultural influences they experience contributes to the physical, emotional and spiritual strength which forms a Soldiers foundation. This year’s show celebrates our Soldiers and why they serve. The U.S. Army Soldier Show promotes resiliency by giving fellow troops an opportunity to unwind, relax and re-evaluate the world in which they live, along with the way of life that they defend. And how they do it: Army Strong. – Chief of Staff of the Army
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Book: How to Be a Woman, 2011, Author: Caitlin Moran Caitlin Moran is hilarious and fun and puts a very down-to-earth spin on what it means to be a feminist. Part memoir, part rant, part comic routine, any woman will openly (or secretly – we won’t tell) enjoy Ms. Moran’s musings and very British, yet universal, humor and observations. A WONDERFUL pick for a lovely fall day and a very large cup of coffee! Check out How to Be a Woman at the Library, and check out our many other titles available for free download to Kindle, Nook, or other electronic devices. Download by registering with your I.D. card at the library then create a My Account at: http://mylibraryus.fmwr.net/search~S25. Login to your My Account and select:
Movie: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, 1966, Created by: Charles Schultz, Directed by: Bill Melendez, Rated: G “This is the time of year to write to the Great Pumpkin. On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys for all the children!” –Linus Van Pelt Enjoy this blast from the past, Emmy award winning, and perennial favorite of the third ever released Charlie Brown television specials. After viewing; on Halloween night, search for the most sincere pumpkin patch, where there’s nothing but sincerity for as far as the eye can see, and wait to get your glimpse of The Great Pumpkin! Happy Halloween everyone! Books, movies, CDs and more are available for free check-out to Service Members & DOD Civilians at Woodworth Consolidated Library, 549 Rice Road, Building 33500, Fort Gordon, GA 30905 For more information, call: (706) 791-7323 or visit our website at www.gordon.army.mil/library
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5 kilometer Zombie-Filled Haunted Trail Run October 27 | First Heat 2 p.m. Intersection of 3rd Avenue & 31st Bypass Next to the Dinner Theatre | Check-in begins at noon
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moviereview Murder in a small town: Bernie Alice Wynn
It is said that truth is stranger than fiction. Such is the case with the film Bernie, which is based on a murder case that took place in the tiny town of Carthage, Texas in 1996. In 1998, Skip Hollandsworth wrote an article for Texas Monthly detailing the murder of Marjorie Nugent, an ornery wealthy widow, at the hands of Bernie Tiede, her nearly constant companion. The article caught the eye of director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Slacker) and he approached Hollandsworth with the idea of the two collaborating on a script. The script sat shelved for nearly a decade before Bernie came to fruition. After making its debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year and South By Southwest in March, the film is now available on DVD and OnDemand. Starring Shirley MacLaine as Nugent, and Jack Black in the title role, Linklater, a native Texan himself, has woven a small-town tale of murder that is as darkly funny as it is intriguing. Bernie Tiede was the local assistant funeral director in Carthage. He sang in the church choir. He directed local musical productions. Not exactly the portrait one would paint of a murderer and Black completely loses himself in the role. Pudgy, mustachioed and speaking in a soft, high-pitched falsetto of sorts, Bernie was a highly amiable member of the community. When he meets Marjorie, at a funeral no less, the two became nearly inseparable. They took trips to New York and Russia, first class all the way, all bills footed by Marjorie. There were whispers amongst the townspeople that the two shared a room on their numerous trips, but there were also whispers of Bernie’s supposed homosexuality. Much in the mockumentar y style of Christopher Guest (Best in Show), Bernie combines interviews with actual residents of Cartharge, interspersed with actors. Telling the difference between the two is difficult at times. The colorful folks of Carthage paint a not-so-pleasant portrait of Marjorie. Meanspirited and nasty, it’s a wonder that Bernie can even stand her company. All those he comes in contact with, especially the little old ladies, on the other hand, love Bernie. As Bernie and Marjorie’s friendship grows, she eventually hands over control of her finances to him. He takes full advantage of that situation to indulge in luxuries such as flying lessons. But he
still takes the time to fold her underwear and cut her toenails. But as Marjorie’s demands on Bernie grow, so do his frustrations. It all comes to a head, leaving Marjorie dead on her garage floor, shot four times with the same rifle she had made Bernie use to shoot at armadillos in her yard. But that is where the story takes a bizarre twist. Bernie then kept up the illusion that Marjorie is still alive. He tells people she had a stroke and is in a nursing home. Naturally they believe him; everyone is crazy about Bernie. Little do they know her body is hidden away in her freezer. Bernie, in the meantime, uses Marjorie’s money to lavish gifts upon the people of Carthage. He buys cars, jet skis, failing businesses and pays for church renovations. No one ever questions him. No one finds it strange. It’s only when her stockbroker becomes suspicious, that an investigation begins.
sympathetic, but is it all an act? Black is in rare form in this role, leaving behind his usual manic performance to don some decent acting chops, showcasing his singing and dancing abilities as well. MacLaine is truly a wonder and she always plays cantankerous characters with ease. Her pursed lips and disapproving glare seem to come naturally to her. Bernie is some of Linklater’s finest work to date. Not only are the performances terrific, his portrait of East Texas is so accurate, you almost feel as if you know these people. You will find yourself wondering what it is about this story that is so interesting, but then you realize it’s the people that make up the story itself.
Enter Danny Buck, the Stetson-wearing district attorney played by Matthew McConaughey, who is having a stellar year of performances, with this film, Magic Mike and William Friedkin’s (The Exorcist) Killer Joe. Buck is one of the only people who thinks that Bernie is guilty. Everyone else cannot fathom that their beloved Bernie is capable of such a thing. He is so well liked that Buck has to move the trial to another county, seeing as how a few people say that if they were on the jury, they wouldn’t vote to convict him. But the question remains: Did Marjorie push Bernie over the edge or is he truly a sociopath of sorts who took full advantage of an old lady? That is one thing that is left up to the viewer to decide. Bernie is www.fortgordon.com | 59
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Steve Walpert, Entertainment Director
The U.S. Army Soldier Show came to town, and what a show it was! Always an awesome production; this year was no exception. It never ceases to amaze me how these Soldierperformers and technicians stay on task day after day, week after week for this extended tour; loading and unloading tons of gear; setting it up; and then taking the stage, as they capture the hearts of all in the audience. With multiple shows scheduled on September 10 and 11, the two tractor trailers containing their gear, and bus full of cast and crew arrived promptly at 7 a.m. in front of Alexander Hall. The trucks opened, and, with the enthusiastic assistance of our Fort Gordon Installation Support Platoon, the river of high-tech sound and lighting equipment (to include a totally impressive 30’ LED wall), costumes, staging, and more came pouring out and into Alexander Hall. After a six-hour set-up, several rehearsals, a production meeting, and a brief backstage rest, they were ready for the 6:30 p.m. show. When the lights came up on the Monday night show, the house was full of our Soldiersin-training from the 15th Regimental Signal Brigade, many who had no idea of what they were about to see. As always, there was nothing but satisfied customers in the house. The theme and spirit of the show dealt with Army life. A wide variety of musical genres were featured this 90-minute Soldier spectacular, but all related back to Army life, Army values and experiences. It was a moving production, and one that made us all proud of our Soldiers, the Families that support them, and also that we were privileged to be a part of it all.
requirements go as planned. Over at the Dinner Theatre, we have been running our terrific Agatha Christie thriller, Witness for the Prosecution. With a great cast of about 18 service member, family and community performers, the show has been playing to enthusiastic show-goers, all carefully analyzing the intricate web of clues and intrigue for which Dame Agatha is famous. If you are reading this soon after the FYI has hit the stands, there may be some seats remaining for our October 4, 5 and 6 performances. So if you want to enjoy a delicious buffet meal catered by Gordon’s Conference and Catering, and one of the most famous classic stage thrillers of all time, ring up the box office at (706) 793 8552. We also held auditions last week for our next classic comedy, Harvey, a Pulitzer Prize winner by Mary Chase, playing November 9, 10, 16, 17, 30 and December 1. A long-time celebrated success, this show is the story of Elwood P. Dowd. When he starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey – a six-and-a-half-foot tall rabbit – to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. The hilarious fall-out evolves into one of the most famous stage comedies of all time. Full of charm and hilarity, this play has become
one of the most successful and popular plays ever produced on Broadway or off! Tickets are now on sale at the Dinner Theatre Box Office. Then coming in February, the international award-winning musical comedy the whole town has been waiting for: Legally Blonde, the Musical. This hit all-singing, all-dancing, romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing what you’ve got! “Elle Woods can handle anything. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her she decides to follow him to Harvard Law School and win him back. With some help from new-found friends Paulette, Emmett and her Chihuahua, Bruiser, she learns that it’s so much better to be smart.” Auditions for the show will be next month. Then it’s full steam ahead for what promises to be the show of the season! We’ll keep you posted on our progress... And last but not least, we have had a great crop of talented performers competing in the Army-wide Operation Rising Star singing competition. Be sure to join us at Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 13 for the final round of the competition where your vote could determine who will be the next Rising Star! And that’s it for this month. We will be announcing the full 2012-2013 Dinner Theatre season soon and we promise lots of excitement in the coming months. Thanks for your continued support, and, as always…we look forward to seeing you at the theatre!
On Tuesday, September 11, the performers took part in a commemorative downtown performance on the Commons, gave a special afternoon Command showing to our Fort Gordon community, and an evening show for Trainees plus general public – all to capacity crowds. Then, as if it was just the part of an average day (because it was), they took down the set, stowed the tons of gear back in the trucks, and went back to their lodging for some rest before starting back down the road. BRAVO to the cast, crew, and staff of the U.S. Army Soldier Show! And a special thanks to the Installation Support Platoon and all the Fort Gordon staff who assisted in making these Fort Gordon shows run efficiently at the local level. It takes a lot of team-work to make events like this happen, and at Fort Gordon, we have a fantastic team that insures all the infrastructure
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Jenifer Immer at the Tactical Advantage Sportsman’s Complex
PV2 Dustin and Bree Keele at the Soldier Show, Alexander Hall
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Give Back The month of November is geared toward being thankful; we take a look at individuals who have transformed their feelings of gratitude into a daily activity.
Veteran’s Day Every year on November 11, we celebrate the contributions of our veterans and celebrate them for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
Cooking a Feast Yes, ‘tis the season to spend hours in the kitchen, cooking up a storm − only to wolf down the entire meal inside of half an hour. In anticipation of your frantic feeding frenzy, the FYI offers tips on making the process oh-so-easy!
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