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Today, 2-5 p.m.: Fallapalooza - All Corvias community centers

Saturday, 6-8 p.m.: Official trick-or-treating hours on Fort Meade

Saturday, 6-8 p.m.: Hallelujah Festival - The Pavilion

Sunday, 2 a.m.: Set clocks back 1 hour as daylight saving time ends

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Iwould like to take the time tospeak toall ofourpartnersatFortMeade.

With the daylight decreasingduring the early morning hoursof5:30 to7:30a.m., Iwould like toencourage everyone performingphysical fitness or supportingevents during limited visibility towear some type of reflective beltto safeguard themselves fromoncoming traffic.

Wehavebeenvery fortunate tonot have any major injuries, butit’s becomeapparent—especiallyaround McGlachlin Parade Field — thatservice members and civilians are doingphysical fitness without wearing reflectivebelts and dashing across the streetwithoutany type of notice.

Everyone has a responsibility for safety,andIchallengeyoutobecomeasensor.Wehave posted messages on the marquee fordrivers to adhere to the projected speedlimitof15mphsouthofMapesRoadduringthephysical fitnesstraininghoursof5:30to7:30 a.m.Monday toFriday.

Please adhere to thepolicy.Additionally, there will be a large

number of children out and about thisweekend on the installation, celebrating atthe Hallelujah Festival at the Pavilion andtrick-or-treating duringHalloween on Sat-urday from6-8p.m.

Family members: Ensure that yourchildren also have some type of reflectivematerial on so they are visible while outand about in the community.

Lastly, I would like to re-emphasize theimportance of “Reveille” and “Retreat” fortheAmerican flag and giving the appropri-ate honors when the flag is being raised orlowered eachday.

At “Reveille,” which sounds at 6:30 a.m.,and “Retreat”/“To the Colors” that soundsat 5 p.m., my expectation is that anyoneoutside on Fort Meade should stop andtake a few moments to show honor to theAmerican flag and the sacrifices that keepit flyinghigh.

Military personnel in forma-tionor a group shouldbebroughtto the position of attention anddirected to present arms while“Reveille” is played.

Salutesshouldbehelduntil thelast note. When the music stops,the formation should be broughtto order arms.

The same commands shouldalso be performed if a servicemember is alone andnot part of aformationor group.

Those wearing civilian clothesshould stop, remove their head

gear and face the flagormusic (if the flag isnot visible). Next, they should assume theposition of attention and place their righthandover their heart until themusic stops.

The bugle call “Retreat” is sounded justbefore the actual lowering of the flagduring the evening. Military personnel information should be at the position ofparade restwhile “Retreat” is played.

On the last note of “Retreat,” a cannon isfired. The formation should be brought toattention and present arms. The salute ishelduntil the last noteof “To theColors” isplayed. When the music stops, the forma-tion is brought to order arms.

Those in civilian clothes should stop,remove their head gear and face the flag ormusic (if the flag isnotvisible), andassumethe position of attentionwhile “Retreat” isplayed.

At the first note of “To the Colors,” theright hand should be placed over the heartuntil the music stops. More informationcanbe found inArmyRegulation600-25.

As service members, family membersand civilians working on Fort Meade, wemake sacrifices at our jobs and at ourhomes so that the flag continues to fly.

I encourage each of you to be mindfulwhenyoustepoutdoorsat6:29a.m.or4:59p.m. to show a few moments of respect tothe flag that symbolizes what we work toprotect on adaily basis.

Have ablessedand fruitfulTeamMeadeweek.

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A long line of FortMeade retirees formedat the VAMarylandHealth System’s displaytable Friday.

“We probably ran out of about 150information packets,” said Nicole Kaiser, alicensed social worker with the organiza-tion. “We should have broughtmore.”

More than 750military retirees and theirspouses attended FortMeade’s 40thAnnualRetireeAppreciationDayatMcGillTrainingCenter.

Although an Army event, Retiree Appre-ciationDay is open to all service branches.

“We come to keep abreast of the changesthat affect us as retirees in regard tobenefits,” said Patricia Jackson, wife ofretired Navy Petty Officer 1st Class MosesJackson and a resident of Severn. “It’s veryinformative.”

Sponsored by the FortMeadeRetirementServices Office, the daylong event is held torecognize the contributions of militaryretirees and to provide them with the latestinformation on their rights and benefits.

“We’ve received lots of positive feedback[about the event],” said Anna Taylor, FortMeade’s Retirement Services officer. “Retir-ees can receive the one-on-one attention tobe able to talk to someone to answer all theirquestions and make follow-up appoint-ments for their problems and concerns.”

TheVAMarylandHealthSystemwasoneof 45 vendors that participated in the event,distributing information about health care,retirement, education and social services forretirees.

Other Fort Meade vendors included theSoldier for Life Program, Office of the StaffJudgeAdvocate, CasualtyAssistanceCenterand the Army Substance Abuse Program aswell as Johns Hopkins Medicine, the SocialSecurity Administration and the UnitedServicesAutomobileAssociation.

Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Centerprovided500dosesof the influenzavaccina-tion for nurses to administer to attendees.

Health care professionals from Kim-brough also were on hand to help retireesschedule appointments with their primaryproviders and to educate them aboutpreventive screenings for breast, colon andcervical cancer.

Retirees also learned about the impor-tance of tobacco cessation, proper nutrition,sleep and exercise.

Retired Sgt. Cyril Padgett, who received aflu shot, said he came to the event fromSalisbury to learn about the medical carebenefits that will be available to him afterage 60 as well as the benefits available toveterans.

After themorning session of vendors andhealthcare information, theattendeeseitherrode a shuttle orwalked to the FreedomInnDining Facility for lunch.

The afternoon session began with apatriotic salute.MeadeHighSchool’s JuniorReserve Officers’ Training Corps colorguard posted the colors. Aaliyah Bunville, aMeade High sophomore, sang the nationalanthem.

Chaplain (Maj.) James Covey, FortMeade’s Family Life chaplain, gave theinvocation.

RetiredCol.BertRice, co-chairmanof the

Fort Meade Retiree Council, welcomed theaudience and introduced Garrison Com-manderCol. Brian P. Foley.

“It’s so wonderful to have you all here,”Foley said. “We want to thank you for yourservice on active-duty and your continuedservice.”

Foley said that as retirees, the attendeeswere“sustaining the fireof camaraderie thatsustains service members for life. ... Even inretirementwe continue to enjoy the supportof our peers in service.”

Foley said Fort Meade’s commitment toretirees and veterans is strong.He then gavethe audience an overview of Fort Meade’sstatus as the nation’s center of information,intelligence and cyber operations.

Mark Overberg, deputy chief of ArmyRetirement Services, spoke about the Sol-dier for Life program and its incorporationof retirement services for Soldiers.

According to the Army’s Soldier for Lifewebsite, the program “connects Army, gov-ernmental, and community efforts to buildrelationships that facilitate successful rein-tegration of our Soldiers, retired Soldiers,veterans and their families in order to keepthem ‘Army Strong’ and instill their values,ethos and leadershipwithin communities.”

As part of Soldier for Life, Overberg saidthe Army will now refer to retirees as“retired Soldiers.”

“We’re not going to take that title ofSoldier away from you,” Overberg said. “Webelieve that you are Soldiers for life.”

Overberg said that retirees are theArmy’slargest demographic.

“Our policy is to take care of you and yoursurviving spouses for life,” he said.

Overberg also presented an overview ofthe concerns of retired Soldiers, whichinclude the continuation of health care

benefits andnochanges in retirementpayorcommissary privileges.

He said retirees also have the desire tospread theArmy’smessage to the nation.

Overberg encouraged retirees to takeadvantage of the federal long-term insur-ance program and the Army EmergencyRelief program.

He also emphasized the Army’s Perform-ance Triad and the importance of propersleep, nutritionandexercise as retirees growolder.

In addition, said Overberg, one of themost important things retirees can do is telltheir story.

“Only about 1 percent of Americansserve,” he said. “The other 99 percent don’t.They don’t know about the military, eventhough the military protects and servesthem.”

Overberg said retirees must tell theirstories to their family members, neighborsand youngerAmericans.

“You have to tell your story so that the 99percent knows what you did for them,” hesaid.

After the speech, various prizes werepresented towinning raffles.

Many retirees said they attend every year.“I come just to keep upwithwhat’s going

on and I get the flu shot every year,” saidretired Master Sgt. John McClain of Oden-ton.

A Vietnam veteran, McClain said he alsoenjoys the opportunity to re-establish bondswith other retirees.

“You meet people here who you knew inthe military years ago,” he said. “It’s a smallworld.”

Editor’s note: Fort Meade’s RetirementServices Office can be reached at 301-677-9600.

Meade annual retiree event still going strong 40 years laterBy Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

Mark E. Overberg, deputy chief of Army Retirement Services, speaks to an audi-ence of more than 750 military retirees and spouses about the Soldier for Lifeprogram and its incorporation of retirement services at Retiree Appreciation Day.

PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.

Parrish Kenny, a registered nurse in the Specialty Care Clinic at Kimbrough Am-bulatory Care Center, administers a flu shot to retired Sgt. Cyril Padgett of Salis-bury at Fort Meade’s 40th Annual Retiree Appreciation Day held Friday at McGillTraining Center. Kimbrough provided 500 doses of the influenza vaccine for theevent.

PHOTO BY LISA R. RHODES


You no longer have any excuse not towork out, saysWendyGibbs.

In December, Murphy Field Housewill officially become a 24/7 fitnesscenter.

“This is a big deal because nowwe canmeet all of the physical demands of theFort Meade community,” said Gibbs,community recreation officer for theDirectorate of Family and Morale, Wel-fare and Recreation at Fort Meade.“People have busy lives. So now after youput thekids to sleepandschoolorwork isover, you can go to a gym. We’re neverclosed.”

Murphy, located at 8451 ZimborskiAve., will continue to bemanned daily byits eight staffers from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Butthe rest of the time, the facility andparking lot will be open and under thesurveillance of 24 cameras to ensuresecurity,withoutanystaffersbeingphysi-cally present.

Cameraswill be set up throughout thefacility, except for locker rooms andrestrooms.

“We’ll have cameras wherever we canand need to,” Gibbs said. “If you’re doingsomething you shouldn’t, we’ll see that.It’s all recorded.”

Also, Common Access Card-enableddoors will be installed to help ensuresafety and security in the 28,000-square-foot facility..

“The cameras and the CAC readerswill mitigate a lot of risks,” Gibbs said.“We’re confident we won’t have anymajor problems, and people will be ableto dowhat theywant to do.”

In addition, a live feed of the facilityand campus will enable military policeofficers at the Directorate of EmergencyServices and three Murphy facility man-agers to remotelymonitor activities at alltimes. An emergency phone will beinstalled in the building’s corridor.

The construction project, which willlikely start next week, will include thereplacementofMurphy’s frontdoors andits locks. The project will not change thefacility’sphysical composition inanyway.

Gibbs said she only knows of only oneother Army installation, Fort A.P. Hill inVirginia, that has a 24/7 fitness center.She noted that she received some advicefrom officials at Bolling Air Force Base inWashington,D.C.,whichhas itsown24/7gym.

“They’re not very common in theArmy because of safety and securityconcerns for patrons,” Gibbs said. “Peo-

ple can have heart attacks or get injuredat anunmannedgym.Youhave todo a lotto do it all right and keep your patronssafe.”

Murphy’s impending transformationis due to Fort Meade’s status as one of 14pilot installations as part of the Depart-ment of Defense’s Healthy Base Initia-tive,which ended in the summer.

Gibbs said the project will cost$85,000, coming out of the budget of theOffice of the Secretary of Defense. Inaddition, Fort Meade received $100,000fornewexercise equipment tobeutilizedat both Murphy and Gaffney FitnessCenter.

“We’re trying to promote healthierlifestyles,” Gibbs said. “It all benefits thecommunity tohelpourSoldiers and theirfamilies stay fit.We’re happy to be part ofthat, andwehope everyone likes the newthings we’re bringing to them. This is ahugewin for FortMeade.”

Gibbs said FMWR applied a year agoto the U.S. Army Installation Manage-ment Command to convert Murphy into

a 24/7 gym. The process includedundertaking several steps regarding safe-ty and security to obtain approval,including a comprehensive evaluation ofrisk assessments conducted by the garri-son’s Installation SafetyOffice.

Once the 24/7 policy goes into effect,no sports or usage of free weights will beallowedatMurphyduring theunmannedhours to reduce the risks of injuries andaccidents. An accordion locked door willbe installed tokeeppatronsoutof the freeweights area between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

“We’re not leaving people the deci-sion,” Gibbs said. “We’re making it forthem to keep service members andfamilies as safe as possible.”

Cableweight stationswill be available,aswell as ellipticals and treadmills.

“Someone can still come there and geta good workout — just no sports or freeweights,” Gibbs said.

Because of the 24/7 policy, Gibbs saidMurphy will likely receive an increase inpatrons. The field hall currently attractsaround 9,000 patrons amonth, while the

newer and larger Gaffney has approxi-mately 30,000users permonth, she said.

Gibbs anticipates that most of theMurphy patrons during the unmannedhours will be National Security Agencyemployeesor individualswhoworknightshifts on post, as well as Soldiers whoprefer working out before morningphysical training.

“Iknowitwillgetused,”shesaid. “Thisis awin-win for everybody.”

Gibbs said she has already receivedinquiries from Fort Myer and FortBelvoir — both located in Virginia —about setting up their own24/7 gyms.

“We’re very excited about this, and thegarrison commander and command ser-geant major have been very supportive,”she said. “We have bragging rightsbecause we’re basically leading the pack.This could become the norm in themilitary. It’s very cool.”

Editor’s note: For more informationabout Murphy Field House, call intramu-ral sports coordinator Beth Downs at301-677-3318.

Murphy Field House to become 24/7 facilityBy Alan H. FeilerStaff Writer

Ken Littlefield, a contractor with the Defense Information Systems Agency, works out at Murphy Field House, which will beconverted into a 24/7 facility in December..

PHOTO BY ALAN H. FEILER


Folks these days may be conscientiousabout recycling newspapers or shreddingpersonal documents. But there seems tobe little interestwhenitcomestorecyclinganddestroyingelectronicdataandappara-tus, some of whichmight contain particu-larly important or personal information.

That’s why the Directorate of PublicWorks is inviting all residents, civilianemployeesandservicemembersonpost toparticipate in the first-ever Fort MeadeEnvironmental Electronic Recycling DataDestructionEvent.

The event will be held Nov. 13 from 9a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the upper parking lotarea at the Fort Meade Commissary, 2786MapesRoad.

“We want to raise awareness,” saidMick Butler, chief of the DPW-Environ-mental Division. “There’s so many pre-ciousmetals inourphonesandcomputers.They can be reutilized in newproducts.”

Butler said the idea for the event cameout of last year’s Earth Day observance onFort Meade, when the issue of recyclingelectronic datawas presented.

Representatives from Securis, a re-gional information-technology asset au-diting, recyclinganddestructioncompany,suggested providing an avenue for de-

stroying such data in an environmentallyresponsiblemanner.

In addition, Butler said Securis wasapproached by post employees who workin the intelligencefieldandhavedestroyedelectronicdata forprofessional endeavors,and felt a similar venue should also existfor personal data.

Securis will provide a 26-foot-longtruck for the event, which will be held inconjunction with National Recycling DayonNov.15.

Among the items that will be acceptedat no cost are: desktop computers, laptops,tablets and servers; cellphones, iPods andMP3 players; printers and fax machines;audioandvideoequipment; radios, receiv-ers, amplifiers, tuners, equalizers and tapedecks; phone systems and answeringmachines; AC adapters and wiring; elec-tronic gaming systems; VCRs, DVDs andBlu-ray players; LCD monitors; and com-puter peripheral items such as keyboards,mice, printers, power supplies, circuitboards, cables, UPS batteries and backupsystems, power supplies, memory, harddrives, routers, switches, firewalls, mo-dems andKVMswitches.

Disposal fees will be charged forcathode ray tubemonitors and televisions($15); backup batteries (small $5, large$10); hard drives ($10); and CDs, floppiesand tapes ($1per pound).

“You see a lot in the news aboutpersonal data being hacked,” Butler said.“That shouldmotivate you [to destroy andrecycle electronic data].We’re just hopingpeoplewill comedown to the commissaryand bring these items.”

Editor’s note: For more informationabout the Fort Meade EnvironmentalElectronic Recycling Data DestructionEvent, call 301-677-9170 or 301-677-9648.For informabout about Securis, visit secu-ris.com.

Meade to host first-ever electronic data recycling event

The first-ever Fort Meade Environmental Electronic Recycling Data DestructionEvent will be held on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A similar activity was heldlast November at the Fort Bliss, Texas, Recycling Center.

PHOTO BY HEATHER WILBURN

By Alan H. FeilerStaff Writer

A power of attorney is a legal documentyou can use to give a person of legal age theauthority to take specific or general actionson your behalf, whether it be selling avehicle you own or being able to control allof your finances.

The two types of POAs are special andgeneral. You, “the grantor,” are giving theauthority to someone else to be yourattorney-in-fact to act for you for one ofthree time periods:

• For a specific period of time if the POAbears an expiration date

• For an indefinite period of time if thePOAhas no expiration date

• Only during the time that you areincapacitatedandunable toactonyourown,which is called a “springing” POA

Powers of attorney can be durable, whichmeans that the POAwill remain valid and ineffect even after the expiration date if youhave become disabled, incapacitated orincompetent before the POAexpires.

A special POA is used to give specificpower to your attorney-in-fact, whether it isto register a vehicle, sell a piece of real estateor handle banking transactions on yourbehalf. This type of POA limits the powergiven to the attorney-in-fact to only aspecific areaof thegrantor’spersonal affairs.

Forexample, if the specialPOAstates thatthe attorney-in-fact may only access moneyfrom a bank account, then the attorney-in-factmay not use the special POA to sign andfile an income tax return for the grantor.

AgeneralPOAgives your attorney-in-factthe authority to handle all kinds of financial,property and taxation matters. A generalPOA is used less often, as it is moredangerous and gives the attorney-in-factmuchmore power and responsibility.

General POAs could be used to file taxreturns, buy or sell a vehicle, enter legallybinding contracts, manage bank accounts,even signdocumentson thegrantor’s behalf,all at once.

When figuring out which power ofattorney to use, here are a few tips toconsider:

• It is better to create a special POAwithlimited powers rather than a general POA,which would allow your attorney-in-fact toadversely impactmany aspects of your life ifthey were to make bad decisions. Further-more, it is best for thePOAtobeeffective fora short period of time tominimize the risk.

• Many banks, credit unions and otherfinancial institutions have their own POAforms, which they prefer to be used. If youwant your attorney-in-fact to handle bank-ingmatters, youmust checkwith your bankto determine if it will accept a POA draftedby the Legal Assistance Division or if thebank will insist that customers use theirform.

• A business, financial institution orother third party does not have to accept aPOA. If you know that a matter will need tobe handled when you are unavailable, it iswise to contact the business or other thirdparty before you are unavailable to makesure your POA is acceptable.

• Every act performed by your agentwithin the authority of the POA is legallybinding upon you. Therefore, a POA should

only be given to a trustworthy person.• Revoking a POA may be difficult. This

can be done by destroying the original POAbefore it reaches its expiration date.

Agrantorwho isunable toget theoriginalPOA may sign a formal revocation. Thegrantor must provide the signed revocationto the attorney-in-fact, and should also senda copy to all business establishments,financial institutions and agencies that thegrantor dealswith, and request a signed anddated confirmation of receipt to ensure allnecessary parties are aware of the revoca-tion.

• Keep a copy of your POA for yourrecords. Should you need to sign a revoca-tion form, you will need to know in-formation from the POA. The Legal Assist-ance Division does not keep copies of POAsdrafted for clients.

The Fort Meade Legal Assistance Divi-sion drafts powers of attorney as a walk-inservice.

For more information, call the LegalAssistance Division at 301-677-9536 or 301-677-9504.

Power of attorney: A necessity or a danger?By Pfc. Brandon E. KingLegal Assistance Division


Avideoof special-needs children talkingabout their educational and life goalswas ahighlight of a two-day seminar for militaryparents.

The seminar, hosted by Fort Meade’sExceptional FamilyMember Program,washeld Oct. 22 and 23 at the CommunityReadinessCenter.

“The training helped to empower par-ents by educating them and giving them avoicetoadvocatefortheirchild,”saidPortiaJackson, aFortMeadeEFMPspecialist andcoordinator of the event.

The seminar was sponsored by Special-ized Training ofMilitary Parents, a parent-directed organization based in Tacoma,Wash., that works to empower militaryparents, individuals with disabilities, andservice providers with the knowledge andskills to access services for individualswithspecial needs, according to itswebsite.

STOMP is funded by a three-yearcontractwithboth theArmyandNavy.

The seminar was led by Judy Dientz, aconsultant forSTOMP;VickiFarnsworth, aproject supervisor forTheBranch/MilitaryParent Technical Assistance Center; andHeather Luke, a parent educator at theParents’ Place ofMaryland.

The Branch/Military Parent TechnicalAssistance Center in Tacoma is funded bythe Office of Special Programs at the U.S.Department of Education and works tohelp parent centers across the countryprovide effective services to military par-entswith special-needschildren, accordingto the center’swebsite.

The Parents’ Place of Maryland, locatedinGlenBurnie, is funded byTheBranch. Itis a parent-training and information centerfor special-needs families throughout thestate, and also servesmilitary families.

On the first day of the seminar, militaryand civilian parents learned about therights guaranteed to special-needs childrenunder federal law in regard to education inpublic schools. They also learned how tocreate plans to educate their children athome and in public schools, and how tomake a request for an accommodation ormodification for their child.

“I got a lot of useful information,” saidPetty Officer 2nd Class Corey King of theNavy Cyber Warfare Development Groupat Fort Meade, who is the parent of a7-year-old son with special needs. “I wrotedown lots of notes.”

Dientz said learningwhat rights parentshave in educating their special-needschildren and ensuring their children get aqualityeducationcanbe“a longandbumpy

road.”“Our main purpose is to reach out to

special-needsparentstohelpthemnavigatethat road,” she said.

Farnsworth gave a brief overview ofAmerican disability law and said that theSupremeCourt’shistoricBrownv.BoardofEducation ruling, which held that a sepa-rateeducationforblackchildrenwasnotanequal education, laid the legal foundationfor parents to advocate for equal educationfor their special-needs children.

Two cases — P.A.R.C. v. Commonwealthof Pennsylvania, and Mills v. Board ofEducation — opened the door to equaleducation for childrenwith developmentaldisabilities, and children with mental,behavior, physical or emotionaldisabilities.

These Supreme Court cases eventuallyled to the Individuals with DisabilitiesEducation Act, which requires schooldistricts to include and educate special-needs children and to create academicplans for them.

“Families know children better thananyone else,” Farnsworth said, noting thatparentswereinstrumentalinadvocatingforthe educational rights of special-needschildren.

Luke explained that the law requiresstates to provide a “free appropriate publiceducation for all children with disabilitiesbetween theagesof 3 and21.”

Public school districts are required toprovide a free evaluation by a team ofmedical andmental health professionals to

determine a child’s eligibility for specialeducation services, she said.

Once a child is deemed eligible forservices, parents can contribute to theirchild’s educationbyhelping tocreateeitheran Individualized Family Service Plan,Individualized Education Program or 504plan. These documents outline the educa-tional objectives or accommodation needsfor their childathomeor inapublic school.

During the afternoon session onOct. 22,workshop leaders worked with parents tohelp them write goals for an IEP for theirchild.

An IEP outlines educational objectivesforchildrenfromage3throughhighschool.

“I actually learned some things that Ididnot know about our daughter’s IEP,” saidSgt. Ezekiel Willis of the 53rd SignalBattalion.

His 3-year old daughter has devel-opmental delays anda speechdelay.

“I learned what to do to make sure theIEP is setupcorrectly,”Willis said.

On the second day of the workshop,parents learnedabout thebenefits availableto special-needs childrenunderTRICARE.They also learned about what Congress isdoing to expand a therapeutic treatment,whichhasbeensuccessfulforchildrenwithautism, to childrenwithotherdisabilities.

“There’s a lot of information out thereandithelpstoknowwhatyouneed,”Dientzsaid. “Parents can take what we’ve donehereandexpandon it for their ownneeds.”

Editor’s note: Formore information aboutFort Meade’s Exceptional Family MemberProgram, call 301-677-5590.

Seminar empowers parents of special-needs children

Fort Meade’s Exceptional Family Member Program and the Specialized Trainingof Military Parents sponsored a seminar for military parents on educating spe-cial-needs children. The two-day seminar was held Oct. 22-23 at the CommunityReadiness Center.

PHOTO BY LISA R. RHODES

By Lisa R. RhodesStaff Writer

Celena Flowers (center),program manager forthe Fort Meade FamilyAdvocacy Program, pinsa Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month bib on13-year-old Caitlyn Walshof Gambrills. ArmyCommunity Service andFAP sponsored a free1-mile domestic violencewalk in conjunction withthe Fort Meade runseries on Saturday atthe Pavilion.PHOTO BY STEVE RUARK

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The following ICE comment wassubmitted by a member of the FortMeade community:Speed limit south ofMapesRoadIknowthis is forpedestriansafety,but

in the same way, how about thecommand team help enforce the “wear-ing of reflective outer garments and/orequipment during hours of limitedvisibility for personnel running (not introop formation).” IAWAR385-10I’m tired of seeing servicemembers at

the parade field and areas south ofMapeswithout their reflectivebelt/gear,both in physical training gear and ArmyCombat Uniform or Operational Cam-ouflageUniform.And if safety is of concern, how about

having a crosswalk at the parade field,then requiring service members to useit?You try dodging service members

from the field to the parking lot everymorning. They just cross anywhere....................RESPONSE:Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L.

Forbes:I just had a meeting with the senior

enlisted leaders on Fort Meade andelaboratedonthe importanceofwearingthe reflective belt onFortMeade.Wealsowill put some informationout

at the partner commander’s luncheonand in Soundoff!Thanks for bringing this to the

garrison’s attention.Wewill continue toengage and enforce the standards on theinstallation.Everyone is a sensor and with people

like yourself bringing their concerns tothe forefront, we can be better preparedto alleviate accidents or incidents.Please don’t hesitate to report any

other unsafe acts you see on theinstallation.

ICE comment spotlightssafety during PT hoursInteractive Customer Evaluation

Service members should wear theirreflective belt/gear with their physicaltraining gear during hours of limitedvisibility.

FILE PHOTO

Oct.15,Drivingunder the influenceofalcohol, driving while impaired by alco-hol: Police were notified of a suspiciousvehicle in the parking lot of the ShoppetteonMacArthur Road. Police responded andfound the vehicle parked in the travel laneof theparking lot. The enginewas running.

The driver was unresponsive in thedriver’s seat. Police were able to get thesubject to regain consciousness by bangingontheclosedwindowsofthevehicle.Policedetected a strong odor of an alcoholicbeverage emitting from the subject.

The driver performed poorly on a set ofstandard field sobriety tests to evaluate hisability to operate his vehicle. He agreed tosubmit to a blood alcohol concentrationtest. The test resultswere .18 percent.

Oct.15,Shoplifting:AAFESlosspreven-tion personnel stated she observed oncamera the subject take a Slim Jim beefsnack and a small package of cookies andconceal the items in his clothing. He then

removed the items and consumed themprior to exiting the storewithout renderingpayment.

COMMUNITY CRIME WATCH

Moving violations: 27Nonmoving violations: 2Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 43Traffic accidents: 7Driving on suspended license: 1Driving on suspended registration: 1Driving without a license: 2

For week of Oct. 12-18

Moving violations: 34Nonmoving violations: 5Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 23Traffic accidents: 5Driving on suspended license:Driving on suspended registration: 0Driving without a license: 0

For week of Oct. 19-25


Benjamin Franklin famously said,“Early to bed and early to rise, makes aman healthy, wealthy andwise.”

Sunday at 2 a.m. marks the end ofdaylight saving time. You’ll be gaining anhour— remember that old adage, “Springforward, fall back” — but nightfall willarrive sooner.

The question remains, where does theconcept of DST come from? And do wereally need it?

DST is a change in the standardizedtime structure with the objective ofenhancing the utilization of daylight byhaving the sun rise an hour later in themorning and set an hour later in theevening.

The rationale of DST is due to theEarth’s axial tilt, synchronously resettingall clocks in a geographic region to be anhour ahead or an hour behind. Thisenables individuals to begin and com-plete daily routines in a manner thatprovides them an extra hour of daylightfollowing theirworkday.

But where did the notion of tinkeringwith time come from?

We know that in the ancient world,similar processes to DST were employedin different cultures that would adjusttheir schedules in accordance to the sun’srotation. An example is that the Romanscreated water clocks that used differentscales for the measurement of differentmonths of the year.

But the modern-day concept of DSTwas first conceived by –who else? – goodol’ Ben Franklin.

In 1784, the statesman/inventor/print-er/author was living in Paris as an envoy

and published the essay “An EconomicalProject for Diminishing the Cost ofLight.” The essay proposed economizingthe usage of candles by rising earlier tomake use of themorning sunlight.

It appears that the next catalyst in thecreation of DST — coming after theestablishment of standardized time bytheBritish railroads in the1840s to createa senseoforderwithschedules topreventpotential train wrecks — was New

Zealand entomologist George VernonHudson.

In 1895, Hudson presented a paper tothe Wellington Philosophical Societyadvocating for a two-hour shift forwardin October, as well as a two-hour movebackward fivemonths later.

Adecade later,EnglishbuilderWilliamWillett called for moving clocks forwardin summertime to take advantage ofdaylight in the mornings and the lighterevenings. He also suggested movingclocks forward by 20 minutes all of theSundays in April and switching themback by the same amount on all of theSundays in September.

This idea attracted some notice, somuch that the first Daylight Saving Billwas drafted in 1909 and presented toBritain’s House of Parliament severaltimes. Farmers and others, however,opposed the measure and it was scrap-ped.

ItwasWorldWar I— the same conflictthatpaved theway for thecreationofFortMeade — that served as the catalyst forthe implementation of DST. At 11 p.m. onApril 30, 1916, the concept of DST tookroot in Germany to replace artificiallighting so that Kaiser Wilhelm II’speople could save fuel for thewar effort.

England, the U.S. and other countrieson both sides quickly followed suit. Somereverted back to pre-war standard time,but when World War II broke out, DSTmade a quick return among the combat-ant countries to save energy resources.

After the war, states and regionalgovernments were allowed to decidewhen and if theywould observeDST.

All of this changed when Congressestablished theUniformTimeActof1966,which ensured that DST would begin on

the last Sunday of April and conclude onthe final Sunday of October.

After the 1973 oil crisis, CongressextendedDST to a period of 10months in1974 and eight months in 1975, hoping tosave energy and resources. Many people,however, complained that thedarkmorn-ings in winter jeopardized the safety ofschool children.

Eventually, the U.S. changed its DSTschedule again to begin on the lastSunday of April. In 1987, DST wasamended to start on the first Sunday inApril, andmore changesweremade afterthe implementation of the Energy PolicyAct of 2005.

Today, DST — in different forms andtimes— operates inmore than 70 nationsaround theworld and impacts more than1billion people.

In the U.S., since the Energy Policy Actof 2005,DST starts on the second Sundayin March and ends the first Sunday inNovember.Most of theU.S. observesDSTexcept for: Hawaii, most of Arizona,Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,American Samoa andGuam.

DST remains a controversial topic insome circles. Some folksmockingly call it“daylight slaving time” and say it servesno real purpose except benefiting com-mercial industries. Others praise itseconomic and emotional health perks.

OfDST,WinstonChurchill once said itincreases “the opportunities for thepursuit of health and happiness amongthe millions of people who live in thiscountry.”

For now, DST appears to be here forgood, in one formor another.

But fittingly, only timewill tell.Editor’s note: Portions of this article

were reprinted fromAPGNews.

Daylight saving time: why we fall back, spring forwardBy Alan H. FeilerStaff Writer

Don’t forget to "fall back" this Sundayat 2 a.m. when clocks are set an hourbehind for daylight saving time.

10 COVER STORY THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 | SOUNDOFF!

More than 500 walkers and runners showed up in their scariest, silliest andcutest costumes to participate in the Ghosts, Ghouls andGoblins 5K and1-milewalk Saturday at the Pavilion.The annual event was part of the Fort Meade Run Series sponsored by Fort

Meade’sDirectorate of Family andMorale,Welfare andRecreation.This year’s 5K winners were Stephanie Staub (overall female) with a finish

time of 20:34 andLukeRobertson (overallmale)with a finish time of17:44.The next scheduled run is the TurkeyTrot 5K onNov. 21at 8 a.m. atMurphy

FieldHouse.Visit ftmeademwr.com for details on race registration and fees.FormoreHalloween events thisweekend, see Page13.

Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K Run and 1-mile walk participants, including Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley (left), leave the starting line Saturday.

Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K Run and 1-mile walk participants Capt. KristenJones (left) and Capt. David Pietrasz, both of Aberdeen, wait for the start of theevent at the Pavilion.

PHOTOS BY STEVE RUARK

Braelynn Treloar, 2, of Annapolis, dressed as Princess Elsa, checks out cavalierKing Charles Spaniels — Kingsley (left) dressed as a giraffe, and London dressedas a pumpkin. The dogs belong to Patrick Delaney of Annapolis.

Run participant Julian Lahdelma, 15, ofSevern, clowns around at the 5K.

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Ten-year-old Jason Williams of Severnsoars as Batman at Saturday’s race.

Halloween funfor everyone

TheFamilyPetCareCenterhosted its annualPetCostumeContestonSaturdayat thePavilion following FortMeade’sGhosts, Ghouls andGoblins 5KRun and1-milewalk.

The annual contest featured 32 pets competing for top honors in three categories.Categories included “MostCreative,” “MostOriginal” and “Best Pet andOwnerPair.”Prizes includedgift certificates for thePetCareCenteraswell asdog food fromPetco.

Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley (right) greets Senior Airman NathanHayes of Odenton; his wife, Michelle; and Trooper, the couple’s Australian cattledog, dressed as "Star Wars" characters at the Pet Costume Contest held Sat-urday at the Pavilion.

Staff Sgt. Tabitha Williams of Patriot Ridge stands near Tinkerbell, her Yorkshireterrier that is dressed as a Fort Meade Cougar cheerleader, during the Pet Cos-tume Contest hosted by the Family Pet Care Center.

Pets on parade

By FortMeade Public Affairs Office

12 SPORTS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 | SOUNDOFF!

O n Nov. 17, 1968 — waybefore the #Middle-agedgangstawasevena

thought in Thurl D and KarenJeanJones’mind—theOaklandRaiders scored two touchdownsin nine seconds to beat JoeNamath and the New York Jets.It was an improbable ending onpar with any other ever seen infootball history. Problem is,most people didn’t see it.

Instead, they got towatch themovie “Heidi.” With just 65seconds left toplay,NBCswitchedoff thegame in favor of its previously scheduledprogramming, a made-for-TV version ofthechildren’s storyaboutayounggirlandher grandfather in theAlps.

Viewers were outraged, and theycomplained so much that networkslearned a lesson they’ve never forgotten:“Whatever you do,” one said, “you betternot leave an NFL football game.”bit.ly/1HaEpYZ

The game,which became cemented infootball lore as the “Heidi Game,” was aseminal moment in television and sportshistory. That seemingly innocent pro-gramming blunder is the reason whygrumpy nonfootball fans always screamabout their news running late, “except ontheWestCoast.”

It made it clear that sports trumps allwhen it comes to programming.

Well, on Oct. 27, 2015, Major LeagueBaseball made its own statement regard-ingTVandsportswhen itdelayedGame1of theWorldSeries,not for rainorsleetoreven an earthquake like it did in 1989.yhoo.it/1O7t43S (BTW, you are welcomefor the James Earl Jones clip and yes, Iamgoing to “StarWarsVII” onDec.17.)

Instead, MLB officials delayed thegame because Fox was having technicaldifficulties. And by delay, I mean theystopped playing while Fox and MLBNetwork figured things out, and the40,320 fans who packed Kauffman Sta-dium just watched the chaos and won-dered, “WTFMLB?”

Now anyone who has watched morethan one sporting event on TV hasexperienced “technical difficulties” dur-ing their game. The screen goes haywire,the sound may go in and out, and thenBAM! You are looking at a green or blackscreen. The expectation and practice,until Tuesdaynight,was the gameplayedonwhile the station squared things away.

That’s why technical difficul-ties join the surprise poweroutage as the biggest foe towatching sports on TV. Cryingkids who want to watch car-toons and a wife expectingdomestic support are a closesecond.

So after some initial confu-sion caused by a horrible televi-sion studio cut-in, I wasn’t tooupsetwith baseball’s decision tostop the game. It is clear thisseries is going to be a good one,

so the millions of people watching orlistening to the game do notwant tomissa big hit or great play.

But, of course, there is a larger issue toconsider.Wayback in1964, the “FatherofCommunication” Marshall McLuhan fa-mously said ,“The Medium is the Mes-sage.” It basically means that when itcomes to individual behavior, how some-thing is conveyed—pictures versusprint,television versus radio (The Medium ofcommunication) — is more influentialthanwhat’s being said (TheMessage).

On Tuesday, baseball took that a stepfurther when it decided the message(The Game) wasn’t worth playing if itcouldn’t be seen on the Medium oftelevision.

This may seem uninteresting to some,but as someone who makes his baconcommunicating, this shift is fascinating.

For one, did baseball delay the gamefor the fans on TV or for the advertiserswho forked over millions to get theirproducts onTV?

Is this just a one-time occurence or atrend? What happens when a networkhas technical difficulties during the NFLor NBA playoffs? Will the ref stop thegame mid-drive or possession to ensurethe cameras are rolling?

What, if any, long-term impacts willthis deference to television have onstadium attendance? Why watch a gamelive, sitting in bad weather, and spend allthat money on tickets, tail-gating, etc.,when it is clear that sports are catering toa different audience?

Hopefully, the allure of ballpark franksand kiss cams will keep the fans coming.But only time, and television signals, willtell.

If you have comments on this oranything to do with sports, contact me [email protected], or hit me up onTwitter@CTJibber.

JIBBER JABBER - OPINION

The medium is the message

Chad T.JonesPUBLIC AFFAIRSOFFICER

All-day aerobicsGaffney Fitness Center is offering an

all-day aerobics class Tuesday from 8:45a.m. to 7:35 p.m.

Fitness classes include: Power Core,Zumba Express, spin and yoga.

The free event is open to all eligiblepatrons.

For more information, call 301-677-2349 or visit ftmeademwr.com for classschedule.

Free cosmic bowling, hot dogsAll military families are invited to free

cosmic bowling Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. at the Lanes.

The free event is open to all active-duty service members, military retireesand their family. Unlimited free bowlingand shoe rental with valid military I.D.

Patrons also can enjoy one free hotdog per person while supplies last.

For more information, call 301-677-5541.

Post Army-Navy gameThe Fort Meade Army-Navy Flag Foot-

ball Game will be played Nov. 17 at 4 p.m.at Mullins Field.

The free event is open to all.A free tailgate party at 3 p.m. will

feature food, entertainment and a doorprize.


Yoga for service members, vetsCrofton Yoga is offering yoga classes

for military veterans, service membersand their families at 2411 Crofton Lane,Suite 11, Crofton.

Sessions will be offered from 11:30 a.m.to 12:45 p.m. on the following Saturdays:Nov. 21, Dec. 19, Jan. 23, Feb. 27 andMarch 19.

The donations-based sessions led byPamela Stokes Eggleston, who is trainedwith the Pranakriya Yoga School for theHealing Arts, will focus on the specificneeds and challenges of the military andveteran communities.

Suggested donation ranges from $10to $20 per session.

For more information, call 410-451-1625 or go to www.croftonyoga.com.

Volunteer coaches neededVolunteer youth coaches are needed

for the winter season sports of basket-ball, wrestling and futsal.

All volunteers will receive free trainingand will be certified through the NationalYouth Sports Coaches Association.

All volunteers must complete a back-ground check.

To apply, go to the Youth Sports andFitness Office, 1900 Reece Road.

For more information, call 301-677-1179/1329.

Basketball coaches meetingA coaches meeting for the Fort Meade

Basketball League will be held Nov. 10 at 1p.m. at Murphy Field House.

A representative must be present tosubmit a team’s roster. All active-dutyservice members are eligible to partici-pate in the league.

Play is from the end of Januarythrough mid-March.

For more information, call 301-677-3318 or [email protected].

Line dance classesGaffney Fitness Center offers line

dance classes on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays from 1-2 p.m.

This class will teach line dancing forbeginners using a variety of music andsimple choreography.

Cost is $5.Classes are open to all authorized

users ages 18 and older. For more in-formation, call 310-677-2349.

Sunday footballThe Lounge at the Lanes features

football every Sunday on its big screensfor the 1 and 4 p.m. games.

Enjoy food and beverage specials.For more information, call 301-677-

5541.

Youth Sports winter registrationRegistration for youth winter sports is

ongoing.Winter sports include:• Basketball for ages 2 to 13• Futsal for ages 5-10• Dodgeball for ages 8-13• Wrestling for ages 4-15

Volunteer coaches are needed.Apply at Child, Youth and School Serv-

ices’ Youth Sports & Fitness Office, 1900Reece Road.

For more information, call 301-677-1179 or go to ftmeademwr.com.

Dollar DaysDollar Days at the Lanes is offered

Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Bowlers receive a game of bowling,

shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger, smallfries, pizza slice or medium soda for $1.


SPORTS SHORTS

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The deadline for Soundoff! community“News and Notes” is Friday at noon. Allsubmissions are posted at the editor’sdiscretion and may be edited for space andgrammar. Look for additional communityevents on the Fort Meade website atftmeade.army.mil and the Fort MeadeFacebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.

NEWS & EVENTS

New way to submitannouncements

Community members can advertisetheir upcoming event, meeting or class onthe Soundoff! community announcementspage by visiting ftmeade.army.mil andclicking on the Press Center tab.

Once you are in the Fort Meade PressCenter, click on PA services, story or pro-motion request and electronic inquiryform.

Inquiry forms should be submitted atleast two weeks before the date of theevent, meeting or class.

For more information, call Editor DijonRolle at 301-677-6806.

Voting assistance boothsThe installation voting assistance offi-

cer and unit voting assistance officers willset up and man voting assistance boothson Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event is designed to help the com-munity kick off the 2016 voting season.

Booths will be set up at locations across

the community including the Exchange,Shoppettes, Freedom Inn Dining Facility,commissary and the National SecurityAgency.

Voting officers will pass out brochures,pamphlets and other items to all servicemembers, their eligible dependents, fed-eral employees and contractors during thistime.

Community members also will have theopportunity to fill out their Federal Post-card Applications at the booths.

For more information, call Richard Leeat 301-677-4209 or email [email protected].

Flu shotsKimbrough Ambulatory Care Center’s

mobile vaccination team will be vaccinat-ing Air Force, Navy and Marine servicemembers today and Friday from 8 a.m. to3 p.m. at McGill Training Center.

Flu shots also will be offered to eligiblebeneficiaries including DoD civlian em-ployees today from 1-3:30 p.m. and fromMonday to Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.at McGill.

Contractors and Johns Hopkins en-rollees are not eligible.


Bike gate passTo obtain a bike gate pass for the Pep-

per Road gate, call Joseph R. Shinskie,chief of physical security at the Director-ate of Emergency Services, at 301-677-6618 to schedule a date to pick up thepass.

Passes will be available for pickup with-in the next two days.

LTS movingThe Leisure Travel Services office is

closed today and Friday to relocate to itsnew facility.

LTS will reopen Monday at the Arts andCrafts Center, 6530 B York Ave.

New hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.For more information, call 301-677-

7354.

Right Arm NightJoint Services Right Arm Night is today

from 4-6 p.m. at Club Meade.The event is open to all services and

ranks and DoD civilian employees.Right Arm Night features free food and

music, prizes and a unit party event.For more information, call 301-677-

6969.

Family Appreciation MonthIn honor of Military Family Appreciation

Month, Fort Meade’s Directorate of Familyand Morale, Welfare and Recreation issponsoring a week of programs for themilitary community.

Events are open to all active-duty serv-ice members, military retirees and familymembers.

“Military Family Appreciation Month isfor the entire month of November; wedecided to incorporate a week of pro-grams, activities and discounts for ourmilitary community,” said Candace God-frey, marking manager for FMWR on post.

This is the program’s second year.“It’s a way for us to give back to our

customers and our community,” Godfreysaid. “Each year will be different activ-ities.”

• Monday: Lunch buffet, 11 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. at Club Meade: Cost is $5. Military IDis required. For more information, call301-677-6969.

• Tuesday: Free day of aerobics classes,8:45 a.m. to 7:35 p.m. at Gaffney FitnessCenter:

Classes include Power Core, ZumbaExpress, Line Dancing, yoga, spin, BroomSpin and Zumba.

• Wednesday: Discounted movie tick-ets: Go to Leisure Travel Services, 6530 BYork Ave., beginning at 10 a.m. and pur-chase 50 percent-off Cinemark movietickets.

Cost per ticket is $4.50. There is a two-ticket limit per active-duty service mem-ber, military retiree and family. ID card isrequired. Supply is limited. For more in-formation, call 301-677-7354.

• Free dog treats: Visit the Family PetCare Center on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 5:30p.m. to receive a free treat for your dog,while supplies last. For more information,call 301-677-4059.

• Nov. 6: Free cosmic bowling, shoerental and hot dogs (while supplies last), 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lanes


MOAA luncheonThe Fort Meade Chapter of the Military

Officers Association of America will hostits next luncheon Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m. atClub Meade.

The event is open to the community.The guest speaker is New York Times

best-selling author John Crawford, whowill speak about his experiences in Iraq in2005 and his book, “The Last True Story I

NEWS & NOTES

Halloween HappeningsTrick-or-treatingHours for trick-or-treating Halloween night on the installation is scheduled forSaturday from 6-8 p.m.

FallapaloozaCorvias Military Housing is sponsoring Fallapalooza, a Halloween open house at itscommunity centers, today from 2 to 5 p.m.Residents can enjoy refreshments, and pick up a take-home holiday craft andother goodies. The free event is open to all on-post, family-housing residents.For more information, call the Corvias Neighborhood Office at 410-672-4570.

Halloween StorytimeThe Children’s Library is offering a prekindergarten Storytime today at 9:30 a.m.and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall, 4415 Llewellyn Ave.The theme is “Books that Go Boo!” — “not-so-scary” stories, songs and fingerplay.Children are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes.For more information, call 301-677-5677.

Hallelujah FestivalThe Hallelujah Festival, an alternative to Halloween,will be celebrated Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at the FortMeade Pavilion.The free event is open to the community.Please, no monster, witch, ghost or other scarycostumes.For more information, call Sheila Stewart at301-677-6038/0386/6035.

Halloween AerobathonA free Halloween Aerobathon will be held Saturdayfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murphy Field House.The family-friendly event will feature classes for alllevels and fresh fruit and snacks.The following classes will be offered: Vinyasa yoga, Metabolic Effect, Zumba, spinand Boot Camp.All instructors will be present. Segments will be abbreviated and flow from oneinto the next. Work out for two hours or take breaks as needed.Halloween exercise costumes are encouraged.For more information; call 301-677-2349 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

See NEWS & NOTES, page 14

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Will Ever Tell.”Cost of luncheon is $15.For reservations, call Wayne Hobbs at

410-799-8331.

Cancer support groupDr. Timothy Tausch, urologist at Fort

Belvoir, Va., will discuss “Prostate CancerSurvivorship: Urinary Incontinence AfterTreatment” on Nov. 5 from 7-8:30 p.m. atWalter Reed National Military MedicalCenter in the America Building, Room2525 and at Fort Belvoir Community Hos-pital via video teleconference in the OaksPavilion, Room 332.

Spouses and partners are invited toattend.

The Prostate Cancer Support Groupmeets at Walter Reed on the third Thurs-day of every month from 1-2 p.m. and6:30-7:30 p.m. in the America Building,River Conference Room.

The next meeting is Nov. 19. Spousesand partners are invited.

Military ID is required for base access toWalter Reed to attend meetings.

For those without a military ID, call301-319-2900 at least four business daysprior to the events for base access.

For more information, call retired Col.Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or [email protected].

Brass Lounge grand openingA grand opening for the Brass Lounge at

Club Meade will be held Nov. 5 from 5-8p.m.

The event is open to all ranks and serv-ices and DoD civilian employees, and willfeature an assortment of beverages andappetizers.

Music and television entertainment willbe provided.

The Brass Lounge will be open everyThursday, Friday and Saturday from 5-8p.m.

For more information, go to ftmea-demwr.com.

Harvest for the HungryHarvest for the Hungry is preparing

Thanksgiving food baskets to assist FortMeade’s service members and their fami-lies in need.

Last year, more than 170 military fami-lies received support. This year’s goal is tohelp 190 families.

To submit the name of a military familyin need, contact Pamela Dudley at 301-275-7263 or [email protected], orPaula Henry at 410-707-6333 or [email protected].

Include the family’s name, unit andtelephone number.

Submissions will be accepted through

Nov. 8 or until 190 submissions are re-ceived.

Packaged food baskets are available forpickup Nov. 23 from 12:30-3 p.m. at Ar-gonne Hills Chapel Center, 7100 Rocken-bach Road and Grandea Avenue.

Food baskets that are not picked up byNov. 23 at 3 p.m. will be donated to a localfood pantry.

Volunteers are needed to assist in as-sembling food baskets on Nov. 23 from 10a.m. to 3 p.m.

Free barbecueMission BBQ restaurants will provide

free barbecue sandwiches and cake toactive-duty service members and veteransonly, on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day.

The free food will be available at allMission BBQ restaurants as long as sup-plies last.

Destroy your electronic dataThe Fort Meade Directorate of Public

Works-Environmental Division will host anelectronic recycling, data-destructionevent on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. inthe upper parking lot area of the commis-sary.

Community members can dispose oftheir personal electronic items such aslaptops, tablets, printers, LCD monitors,computer parts and more — at no cost.

However, there will be a fee to recycleCRT monitors, hard drives, CDs, floppydisks, tapes and back-up batteries.

For more information, call 301-677-9170or 301-677-9648.

Veterans Day DedicationA Veterans Day Dedication will be held

Nov. 10 at 12:30 p.m. at O’Malley SeniorActivity Center, 1270 Odenton Road, Oden-ton.

The keynote speaker is Garrison Com-mander Col. Brian P. Foley.

The guest speaker is Byron Morris,immediate past president of the EastCoast Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen.

The program will include a music pre-sentation by the Bowie Senior Choraleersand a video of the “Candy Bomber Story”featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choirand narration by Tom Brokaw.

Light refreshments will be served.For more information, call 410-222-

0140.

Sensory-friendly filmsAMC Columbia Mall 14 Theater will offer

showings of sensory-friendly films for localExceptional Family Member Program fami-lies on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. (Arrive early.)

The theater is located at 10300 LittlePatuxent Parkway in Columbia.

For more information on prices and a

listing of upcoming movies, visit https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensoryfriendly-films.

Veterans Job FairThe Fort Meade Veterans Job Fair will

be held Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. atClub Meade, 6600 Mapes Road.

The free event is open to all job-seekers.More than 60 employers are expected

to attend.Bring plenty of resumes. A “resume

doctor” will provide free resume evaluationand preparation assistance.

Free parking and a shuttle bus fromSmallwood Hall parking lot to Club Meadeare available.

For a complete list of employers, go toftmeademwr.com.

RAB meetingThe next Fort Meade environmental

Restoration Advisory Board meeting willbe held Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the CourtyardMarriott, 2700 Hercules Road, AnnapolisJunction.

Community members are invited.RAB meetings are held to keep the

public informed of Fort Meade’s environ-mental cleanup and restoration programand to provide opportunities for publicinvolvement and open discussion.

Members of the public who would liketo learn more about the restoration pro-gram or to become a RAB member areencouraged to attend.

For more information, call 301-677-7999or visit www.ftmeade.army.mil/director-ates/dpw/environment. Click on the RABlink.

EDUCATION

Casualty assistance trainingThe Fort Meade Casualty Assistance

Center is conducting a Casualty Noti-fication Officer and Casualty AssistanceOfficer Course from Monday to Wednes-day from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McGillTraining Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave.

To be eligible, service members must bebetween the grades of captain to colonel;chief warrant officer 2 to chief warrantofficer 5; and sergeant first class to com-mand sergeant major.

All service members must coordinatewith their command representatives toattend the course.

For more information, call POC KevinWilliams at 301-677-2806.

Federal job workshopThe Soldier for Life-Transition Assist-

ance Program is offering “Apply for a Fed-eral Job Workshop” on Nov. 9 from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. in Room 1 of McGill Training Cen-ter, 8452 Zimborksi Ave.

For more information, call the SFL-TAPCenter at 301-677-9871.

Financial, EmploymentReadiness

Army Community Service offers Fi-nancial Readiness and Employment Readi-ness classes to all ranks and services andto DoD civilian employees at the Commu-nity Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.

Registration is required for each class.Financial classes• Dollars & Sense: Tuesday, 9 a.m. to

noon• Holiday Planning: Nov. 5, 9-11 a.m.• Banking Basics: Nov. 10, 9-11 a.m.• Reducing Taxes: Nov. 16, 9 a.m. to

noon• Car-Buying: Nov. 17, 9-11 a.m.• Credit Management: Nov. 24, 9-11 a.m.• Financial Readiness: Nov. 24, 8 a.m. to

4 p.m.To register, call 301-677-5590 or go to

fortmeadeacs.checkappointments.com.

Free classesThe Navy Fleet and Family Support

Center offers a variety of classes at itsfacility at 2212 Chisholm Ave.

The free classes are open to DoD IDcardholders including active-duty servicemembers, retirees and their family mem-bers, DoD civilian employees and contrac-tors.

Registration is required for each class.• Stress Management: Nov. 6, 9-11 a.m.• Anger Management: Nov. 10, 9-11 a.m.• Meet and Greet: Nov. 12, 5-7 p.m.• Common-Sense Parenting: Nov. 16,

10:30-11:30 a.m.Topic: “Handling Emotionally Intense

Situations”• Men’s Focus Group: Nov. 10, 1:30-2:30

p.m.Session covers sexual assault preven-

tion-related topics. This group is open tomen with a military or DoD ID card.


• Women’s Focus Group: Nov. 17, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Sessions cover topics related to sexualassault prevention. For more information,call 301-677-9040.

• Young Women’s Enrichment: Thurs-days, 9:30-11 a.m.

The group is designed to help empower,promote and support female, active-dutyservice members under age 22.

• Sponsorship Training: Nov. 24, 2-3:30p.m.

Employment• Resume Workshop: Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.

to noon• Social Media for Job-Seekers: Nov. 12,

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9 a.m. to noon• Job Search Strategies: Nov. 17, 9 a.m.

to noonMilitary retirement• TGPS (Transition, Goals, Plans and

Success) Workshop: Monday to Nov. 6,from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Nov. 16-20, from8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Retirement Brief (within two years ofretirement): Nov. 9, 8-11:30 a.m.

• DTAP Brief: Nov. 9, 1-2:30 p.m.• Pre-Separation Brief: Nov. 12, 9-11:30

a.m.• Deployment Brief: Nov. 19, 10-11:30

a.m.• Medical Records Review: Appoint-

ment requiredTo register or for more information, call

301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.

YOUTH

StorytimeThe Children’s Library offers pre-kinder-

garten Storytime on Thursdays at 9:30a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall, 4415Llewellyn Ave.

• Today: “Books that Go Boo!” — “not-so-scary” stories, songs and finger play;children are encouraged to dress in theirHalloween costumes.

• Nov. 5: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”— stories about sports

• Nov. 12: “Bears, Bears, and MoreBears” — books, songs and finger playabout bears

• Nov. 19: “Feed your Mind at the Li-brary” — stories about foods


Daddy and Me PlaygroupAll dads are invited to join the Parent

Support Team for an interactive playgroupon Monday from 5-6 p.m. at the FamilyAdvocacy Building, 2462 85th MedicalBattalion Ave.

Youngsters and their dads will engage inactivities conducive to improving socialinteraction, and cognitive and motor skills.

Children ages 2-4 are welcome.Space is limited. Registration is re-

quired.To register or for more information, call

301-677-4118.

Romp ’n StompRomp ’n Stomp playgroup for children

ages 5 and younger and their parentsmeets Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. atthe Youth Center gym at 909 Ernie PyleSt.

For more information, call 301-677-5590or email [email protected].

Weekly playgroup

Children ages 4 and younger are invitedto the weekly playgroup “A-Z Come PlayWith Me ” that is held every Monday andFriday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at theFamily Advocacy Center, 2462 85th Medi-cal Battalion Ave.

The playgroup features a variety ofengaging activities to build strong parent-child relationships.

Space is limited. Registration is requiredfor each session.


RECREATION

Out & About• “Disney on Ice” tickets are on sale at

Leisure Travel Services. Show dates areFriday to Monday at the Royal Farm Arenain Baltimore.

Cost is $19.25 per ticket. For more in-formation, call 301-677-7354.

• The Howard County BiketoberfestCross, a 3.2 kilometer race, will be heldSaturday at 8:15 a.m. at the HowardCounty Living Farm Heritage Museum,12985 Frederick Road, West Friendship,rain or shine.

Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m. Registrationcosts $15-$29. For more information, emailhocobiketoberfest.org.

• The Crafts Spectacular, showcasingthe work of artisans, gourmet chefs, jewel-ers and doll makers, will be held Nov. 6-8from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Howard CountyFairgrounds in West Friendship.

Santa Claus will be at the event eachday from 1-4 p.m.

Admission costs $5 to $7. For moreinformation, go to atozcrafts.net.

• Pumpkin Chucking will be held Nov.7-8 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Clark’sElioak Farm, 10500 Clarksville Pike, EllicottCity. Last admission is 4 p.m.

Place the pumpkin in the farm’s cata-pult and watch it soar.

Farm admission costs $6. For moreinformation, go to clarkland-farm.com.

• The 2nd Saturday Café Series be-gins Nov. 14 from 8-11 p.m. with a perform-ance by jazz artist Carl Filipiak at Oliver’sCarriage House, 5410 Leaf Treader Way,Columbia.

Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Cost is $25. Formore information, go to 2ndsaturday-cafe.com.

• The 23rd Annual Chesapeake BayFall Classic, the area’s largest rockfishtournament, will be held Nov. 21-22.

Fishing starts at 6:30 a.m. Weigh-insclose at 4 p.m.

Registration costs $225-$275. For moreinformation, go to mssa.net/fall classic.

• BOSS Medieval Times Trip will beNov. 20 from 7-11 p.m. The event is open toall single service members. Cost is $15.

For more information, [email protected].

• Leisure Travel Services is offering itsnext monthly bus trip to New York City onNov. 21, with discounts to attractions. Buscost is $60. For more information, call301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.

MEETINGS• Families Dealing with Deployment

meets the first and third Monday of everymonth from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the FamilyAdvocacy Program, 2462 85th MedicalBattalion Ave. Children welcome. The nextmeeting is Monday.

The group is for families experiencing anupcoming or current deployment, or theservice members who has recently re-turned from deployment. For more in-formation, call 301-677-5590 or [email protected].

• Calling All Dads, for expecting fa-thers and fathers with children of all ages,meets the first and third Monday of everymonth from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the FamilyAdvocacy Program Center, 2462 85thMedical Battalion Ave.

The next meeting is Monday. Childrenare welcome. Registration is required. Formore information, call 301-677-4118.

• Marriage Enrichment Group, spon-sored by Army Community Service, meetsthe second and fourth Monday of everymonth from 3-4 p.m. at the CommunityReadiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. Thenext meeting is Nov. 9. For more informa-tion, call Celena Flowers or Jessica Hob-good at 301-677-5590.

• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted bythe Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held thefirst Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. atClub Meade. The next prayer breakfast isNov. 5. There is no cost for the buffet.Donations are optional.

Menu features eggs, bacon, sausage,biscuits, gravy, grits, Danish, fruit, coffeeand ice water.

All Fort Meade employees, family mem-bers, and civilian and military personnelare invited. For more information, call301-677-6703.

• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets thefirst Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. atPerry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquethall in back of the building. The next meet-ing is Nov. 5. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. Formore information, call Charisma Wootenat 240-568-6055.

• National Alliance on Mental Illnessof Anne Arundel County offers a freesupport group for families with a loved onesuffering from mental illness on the firstThursday of every month at 7 p.m. at theOdenton (West County) Library, 1325Annapolis Road. The next meeting is Nov.5. For more information, visit namiaac.org.

The movie schedule is subject to change.For a recorded announcement of showings,call 301-677-5324. Further listings are avail-able on the Army and Air Force ExchangeServicewebsite atwww.aafes.com.

Movies start Fridays and Saturdays at6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

PRICES: Tickets are $6 for adults (12 andolder) and $3.50 for children. 3DMovies: $8adults, $5.50 children.

Today throughNov. 15Oct. 30: “Everest” (PG-13). A climbing

expedition onMount Everest is devastatedby a severe snowstorm.With Jason Clarke,KeiraKnightley, JoshBrolin.

Saturday, Sunday & Nov. 6: “HotelTransylvania 2” (PG). Dracula and hisfriends try to bring out the monster in hishalf-human, half-vampire grandson in or-der to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.With the voices of Adam Sandler, AndySamberg, SelenaGomez.

Nov. 7: “No Escape” (R). In their newoverseas home, an American family soonfinds themselves caught in the middle of acoup, and they frantically look for a safeescape in an environmentwhere foreignersarebeing immediately executed.WithLakeBell, Pierce Brosnan, OwenWilson.

Nov. 8: “The Visit” (PG-13). A singlemother finds that things in her family’s lifego verywrong after her twoyoung childrenvisit their grandparents. With Olivia De-Jonge, EdOxenbould,DeannaDunagan.

Nov. 13: “Sicario” (R). An idealistic FBIagent is enlisted by an elected governmenttask force to aid in the escalating waragainst drugs at the border area betweenthe U.S. and Mexico. With Emily Blunt,JoshBrolin, BenicioDel Toro.

Nov.14-15: “Pan” (PG).Twelve-year-oldorphanPeter is spiritedaway to themagicalworld of Neverland, where he finds bothfun and danger, and ultimately discovershis destiny -- to become the hero who willbe forever known as Peter Pan. With LeviMiller,Hugh Jackman,GarrettHedlund.

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