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UPCOMING EVENTS March 23, 2012: No School for Carthage Central StudentsMarch 26, 2012: Division DONSAMarch 30, 2012: No School for Carthage Central StudentsApril 2-6, 2012: Spring Break for most local schoolsApril 6, 2012: Division DONSAApril 9, 2012: No School for Carthage Central StudentsApril 9, 2012: Division DONSAMarch 30-April 29, 2012: Block LeaveMay 24, 2012: Spring Extravaganza (Formal)

710 th BSB

FRSA FLASHFor the Week of March 2012

Flyers Included: Page 2: Easter Services Schedule for Fort Drum

Page 3: EFMP Autism Drama Clinic (March 24)

Page 4: Maple Days (March 24)

Page 5: Women’s History Month (March 29)

Page 6: Family Wellness Group (March 29)

Page 7: ACS Master Resiliency (April 9)

Page 8: Spring Clothing Giveaway (April 27)

Page 9: Arbor Day Poster Contest (Deadline April 9)

0: International Food Festival (April 20)

Page 11: USO Ice Cream Social (April 28)

Page 12-13: ACS April Calendar

Page 14: Youth Center Newsletter

Page 15: USO Oxygen Seminar (May 17-18)

Page 16: Strongest Warrior (June 9)

Page 17: Returning from War GroupPage 18-19: Public Notices about items that affect Fort Drum

Page 20-21: Information from a Spouse on change to Dental Program.

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Mount Belvedere Drainage Work

Drainage work outside Mt Belvedere entrance gate has been delayed from 19 Mar 2012 until the 26thof March 2012, this work will take three weeks to complete. Closing of roughly 1000 feet of one lanewill take place on a daily bases during the median work. They will pull the barrels and signs into themedian each night and reopen all lanes.

Road construction of the intersection of Military Rd and Mt Belvedere will start immediately after andwill last approximately two weeks.

Construction at Gas Alley Gate and Iraqi Freedom Gate

Road construction in the area of Gas Alley and Iraqi Freedom( new entrance lanes) will restart on 12March 2012. Construction will not interfere with traffic entering either entrance.

This work will provide an additional entrance lane and has a completion date of June 2012.

Date for Post Wide Yard Sale Announced

Looking to clean out your garage? Are you PCSing prior to June? The postwide community yard sells are coming to the neighborhoods the weekend ofJune 2-3 for Adirondack Creek and Rhicard Hills and the weekend of June 9-10is Monument Ridge and Crescent Woods!

Fort Drum Spouse Publishes Children’s Book & Book Signing

There’s an A Co., 3 -10 GSAB spouse who just wrote a children’s book. She’s going to be reading atstory time and will have a book signing at the PX next week. I’m going to feature her in the March 29paper.

Fort Drum spouse promotes first children’s book

Mindy Whitten will be selling and signing copies of her first published book, “An Alpaca in My Pocket,” from9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 30 and 31 at the Post Exchange. Whitten also will read her book during story time atMcEwen Library March 23, April 17 and June 12. For more information or to purchase a book, emailWhitten at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] > .

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- F a c e b o o k p o s t f r o m Me t L i f e T RI CA RE De n t a l Pr o g r a m ( T DP)

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