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February is “Heart” month
Heart disease kills an esti-
mated 630,000 Americans
each year. It's the leading
cause of death for both men
and women. Since 1963, Feb-
ruary has been celebrated as
American Heart Month to urge
Americans to join the battle
against heart disease. For
more information, log on to:
www.heart.org.
FRG Up-coming Events
F Co “Firehawks” FRG Events
Wednesday, 15 Feb 6:30pm @ Wa-
tertown Ice Rink
Friday, 24 Feb 0800 Breakfast fund-
raiser
F Co “Pathfinders” FRG Events
Thursday, 16 Feb 1000 Fundraiser
after March followed by mini-FRG
meeting
G Co “Intruders” FRG Events
Task Force Knighthawk FRSA Flash
Thursday, 2February 2012
National Wear Red Day 4 February 2012
Health Care
National Donor Day - a day where one can give the gift of life. National Donor Day was started by the U.S. Department of Health and Human service in 1998. While many celebrate 14 FEB as Valentine’s Day and give away cards, candy and flowers to their loved ones, some encourage themselves to give the ultimate gift of love by signing to become the donors of organs and tissue. With the support of US Department of Health and Human Service; Valentine’s Day has been des-ignated as National Donor Day to increase the awareness of the lives that can be saved by donating organs and tissues. It is estimated that 50 lives can be touched and saved if one person becomes the donor of organ and tissue. To learn more about donating the gift of life, check out the following website: http://www.organdonor.gov/index.html .
ARMY MEDICAL HOME
Guthrie’s new addition brings with it a
new initiative! Army Medical Home
(AMH) is an active approach to estab-
lishing a “medical home” for everyone
- which means improved Continuity of
Care! Your healthcare needs are coor-
dinated by your individual medical pro-
vider who is leading a care team of
medical professionals providing con-
tinuous, comprehensive, and personal-
ized prevention-based healthcare. At
Guthrie, the Home Care Teams include
"Red," "White," "Blue", and "Gold".
Each consists of medical assistant,
nurse, PA and a provider, ensuring you
are cared for by the same Family
health team. Do you know who your
Primary Care Manager (PCM) is? Do
you know what “HOME” you are on? If
your answer is NO, please contact
Guthrie Clinic at 315-772-2778.
GUTHRIE REMODELING CONTINUES
Patients and visitors to Guthrie Clinic
are asked to remain alert to ongoing
remodeling efforts within Guthrie
Clinic. This may result in new signs
going up that require patients/visitors
to utilize alternate routes to gain ac-
cess to the Pharmacy, restrooms, and
other areas. MEDDAC Command ap-
preciates the Fort Drum Community’s
continued patience while Guthrie un-
dergoes its continued facelift.
TRICARE PHARMACY HOME DELIVERY
Your Choice Matters! Take advantage
of convenience, safety and savings
with TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery
(TPHD). With TPHD, picking up your
prescriptions is as easy as picking up
your mail. Maintenance medications
are delivered to your home – eliminat-
ing trips to the retail or military phar-
macy. Sign up for Automatic Refills
and your medication will be sent to
you automatically when it’s time. You
can also request refills by phone or
online 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, at 1-877-363-1433 (have your
maintenance medication prescription
information and your doctor’s tele-
phone number by the phone when you
call), or via www.express-scripts.com/
TRICARE
American Red Cross
772-6561
New Volunteer Orientation: Will be
held on 7 March in the American Red Cross
Office, RM B1-35 in Clark Hall at 1300, please
call 772-6561 to sign up or stop by our of-
fice.
Key Volunteer Opportunity-
Specifically we are looking to fill our human
resources based Coordinator of Volunteers
position that assists in the oversight/
management of our volunteer program. If
interested in this volunteer position please
call 772-7373.
COL THOMPSON 772-4024
National Donor Day
14 February
Training available at ACS Topics of discussion are open to anything related to the wellness of the Military Family, to include (but not limited to)
Financial Management Reintegration Challenges Changes in Self and Soldier Combat Stress Children & Deployment
Facilitated by ACS Mobilization & Deployment and the Military Family Life Consultant Program (MFLC)
FAMILY WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUPShare your experiences to help others and let other’s experiences help you!
Meets on the last Thursday of the month10-11am & 6-7pm in ACS
(AER Conference Room) Upcoming dates:
23 February, 29 March, 26 April, 24 May, 28 June
Communication Community Activities Supporting a Special Needs
Family Member Stress Management
Resilience Training:
Marathon: 6-9 February,
0930 – 1430, ACS. To
make a reservation,
please call 772-0470.
Key Caller Training: 14
February, 1400-1500 or
1700-1800, ACS.
OPSEC Training: 27 Feb-
ruary, 1300-1430.
CARE Team Training: 21
February, 0900-1230,
ACS.
Stress Management: 7
February, 1330-1530.
Anger Management: 21
February, 1330-1530.
Scream Free Parenting:
22-23 February, 0900-
1500.
Couples Communication:
10 February, 1330-1530 .
Informal Funds: 8 Mar.,
1400-1500 or 1700-1800
FRG Leader: 8 March,
0900-1300
Fort Drum Fitness
Gym: Hours of operation are
Monday-Friday, 0600-2100,
Saturday and Sunday, 0900-
1700.
Pool : Monday-Friday, 0830-
2030; Saturday and Sunday,
0900–1600.
H ealth Management
Program is an assess-
ment to get individuals
into a fitness, lifestyle and nutri-
tional program. Cost is $10. Re-
ceive a personal exercise and nutri-
tion report. Fitness Instruction in-
cludes equipment skill qualification,
free weights, cardio respiratory
equipment, body composition, ex-
ercise prescription and program-
ming. Call for an appointment.
Aerobics Fitness Classes are free
and are Monday-Friday, morning
and evening classes. Classes of-
fered are Power Zumba, Zumba,
Zumba Toning, Cardio Fit, Yoga,
Yoga Sculpt, Spin, Spin Sculpt, Belly
Dancing, and Core. Call 772-4936
for class schedule. Battalion and
Brigade Level Organizational and
Family Days can be reserved on
weekends only at the Monti Physi-
cal Fitness Center. Two Personal
Trainers are now available. Initial
consultation to include goal setting
and basic information costs $10.
After initial consultation each one
hour session will cost $25. Specials
and promotions will be offered.
Trainer will focus on strength train-
ing, cardio, weight loss, pregnancy,
and post pregnancy. Participants
must be ID card holders and 18
years of age and older. Trainer is
available Monday-Friday, 5:30-9
pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 9 am
-5 pm. Log your Walk to Afghani-
stan miles monthly at Monti Fitness
Center. Pavilion Rentals are $25
plus $25 cleaning deposit per pavil-
ion rental.
Water Aerobics Classes are held
Monday-Friday, 0930-1030 and
Tuesday and Thursday evening at
1830-1930. consist of low-impact
classes designed to improve cardio-
vascular endurance, increase mus-
cular strength, and enhance flexibil-
ity. Exercises will target those hard
to tone areas. Classes offered are
Aqua Fit, Aqua Tone, Aqua Zumba
and H20 Blast. Classes are Free.
Free swim lessons are offered to
Solders only by appointment.
Wave pool is run on weekends
1000-1100, 1200-1300, and 1400-
1500.
**Functional Fitness Center is lo-
cated at the Arts & Crafts Center-
Operating hours are Monday – Fri-
day, 0700-1300, Saturdays, 1000-
1700 and closed Sundays. Open to
active duty military, **Family mem-
bers and DoD civilians.**
Magrath Gym update:
POOL WILL BE CLOSED 19 DECEMBER 2011 – 8 MAY 2012 FOR REPAIRS.
Monti Fitness Center hours
& Pool hours of operation
The outdoor deck is enclosed with
a 6 ft fence for privacy which makes
Due to Magrath Pool Closure,
extended hours will be observed
at Monti Physical Fitness Center
Enjoy the Fort Drum Trails
Sports & Leisure
At the Commons
WWE Pay-Per-View Wres-
tling - The Winner's Circle
Sports Bar has all of the ex-
citement of viewing WWE Pay-
Per-View on the big screen.
Admission is $3. Doors open
at 1800. Live preshow will be-
gin at 1930 with the feature
event starting at 2000, 19 FEB
-Elimination Chamber.
Super Sunday -Watch the final game on the large screen TV's while enjoy-ing your favorite snacks and beverages. Free half-time buf-fet served and drink specials. Drawing for a $100 gift card courtesy of USAA at halftime, 5 FEB at 1600. Ultimate Fighting Champion-ships - Check out the Pay-Per-View UFC Fight Night at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar. Pre fight activities begin at 2100 with the main event be-ginning at 2200, 4 FEB- Doors open at 1900.
SKI TRIP TO TITUS MOUNTAIN,
MALONE NY with BOSS for Soldier
Appreciation Day
DATE: 11 February
DEPARTURE TIME: 0730
RETURN TIME: NO LATER THAN
2200
This is free to anyone with a mili-
tary ID. BOSS will cover rental costs
for any single Soldier who does not
have their own equipment that
travels with us. Sign up for this
event for married Soldiers, Family
members, and children will be al-
lowed one week prior to the trip
with no rental costs being covered.
Any Families who wish to drive
themselves can go and ski for free.
4th Annual Jack T Sweet
Family Ice Fishing Fun Day
Saturday, February 4th
Join us at Krings Point State
Park for a day of Ice Fishing and
Fun. Starting at 7am lasting all
day.
Fishing is not mandatory, over
16 will need a license.
will be other activities as well.
Bring a lawn chair, wear some
warm clothes, and be ready to
have some fun, as we remember
our very own HERO.
Directions:
Take 81 north to exit 50 N onto
Route 12N. past Alexandria Bay
approx.. 5 miles to Krings Point
Road. Follow to State Park, look
for banner.
For more information contact
Glenn Sweet @ 315-286-1835
Kids Corner….. CYS Services Sports Programs:
S tart Smart General Devel-
opment Program:
Basketball for 3-5 year
old, registration through 24 Febru-
ary. Cost $20 for a 6 week program
runs on Saturdays from 25 February
– 31 March, 2012. The program
focuses on teaching children and
their parents throwing, catching,
kicking/punting, shooting, dribbling
and running/agility skills in a safe,
fun environment. . Visit the CYS
Services Sports Office at 435A
Oswego Ave. or call 772-6718.
Youth Center Programs:
Syracuse Woman’s Basketball
Game, 7 Feb, 2012 , 1630-2300,
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament,
10 & 11 February 2012, 1800-
2000;
African American/Black History
Event, 17 Feb 2012, 1730-1900,
Indoor Paintball 17 Feb 2012,
from 1800-2100, cost $5 for
m e m b e r s , $ 1 0 f o r n o n -
members;
Syracuse Men’s Basketball
Game, 22 February 2012, 1630-
2300 (Space is limited to 12
teens);
Syracuse Stage Play, 25 Febru-
ary 2012, (Caroline, or Change)
1330-1900 cost $15.
SKIES instructional Program:
Drama & Theater, Art Programs,
Sew Kool, Kids in the Kitchen, Taek-
wondo, Tiny Tot Martial Arts, Draw-
ing, Gymnastics and Tumbling.. Call
SKIES office for more information
on cost, ages and times at 772-
0629.
Parent and Youth Orientation are
required for all members within 30
days of member registration. Ori-
entations are on 13th and 27th Feb-
ruary 2012 from 1800-1900. For
more information please call the YC
at 772-6719.
Black River Children’s
Author
Hope Marston
will be at the library
11 February from
1330-1700. All ages
welcome.
Kids Corner…..
7 FEB - FRG Reader,
14 FEB-Valentine’s Party,
21 FEB-Pajama Movie Night,
28 FEB-Unicycle Riders
Monument Ridge Community
Center (1400-1600), come in
and do a sand art craft, enjoy
some snacks too!
23 Feb- Adirondack Creek Com-
munity Center (1400-1530)
make popsicle stick snowman,
color winter scenes and play a
small game along with cookies
and cocoa.
24 Feb- Rhicard Hills Commu-
nity Center (1400-1600) make
Boondoggle bracelets, and
snacks and juice will be pro-
vided.
P arent to Parent The Par-
ent to Parent program
provides informative and
interactive parent workshops to
groups or organizations in the local
community. Workshops run from
20 minutes to an hour. We can
tailor workshops to meet your
group’s needs. Participants re-
ceive high quality resources and
materials which will assist them in
their role as their child’s best advo-
cate
February workshop is ...
“Coping Skills: Children and
the Military .Life Style.” What
is resiliency and why is it so impor-
tant for our military children?
Though we would all like to protect
our children from adversity, we
cannot protect them from all chal-
lenges and problems. Military
Families the every life stresses as
well as the additional stresses of
PCS moves and deployments. This
workshop outlines the 7Cs of cop-
ing and resiliency. Parents will
leave this workshop with real world
ideas of how to instill and nurture
confidence, competence, connec-
tion, character, contribution, con-
trol and coping skills in their mili-
tary child. We cannot raise invul-
nerable children. Our goal, then,
must be to raise strong children
who can handle the bumps and
bruises that the world has in store.
We need to prepare them to cope
with difficult challenges and bounce
back ,
Upcoming Workshops
Make Your Own Valentine,
McEwen Library, Fort Drum, 14
February, from 1000 – 1100.
Dance, Move and Shake to the
Music, McEwen Library, Fort
Drum, 28 February from 1000 –
1100.
Family Nights
Community Center
Activities
Housing News…..
The off-post housing rental market
continues to have less than 1%
available rentals being reported
from the area’s largest apartment
complexes.
As of 24 Jan 12, there were 29 ade-
quate rental units available for rent
off-post. These apartments range
from one to four bedroom units
available. The rental market
changes daily please check with the
local apartment managers. Check
our apartment guide found on the
Fort Drum web page
Due to the high market demand,
check back often for changes and
be prepared to move fast when
apartments become available. Fort
Drum is working closely with off-
post officials in getting new housing
projects started.
There are currently some 250 new
apartment units under construction
and another 340 that will start in
the spring. Another 700 units are in
the final planning stages, with in-
centive financing provided by State
and Local governments, and should
also start next spring.
We expect over 1,300 new units
will be opened in late 2012 through
2014. Information on available
homes for sale can be found at:
www.nnymls.com T
here continues to be hundreds of
homes for sale from $50,000-
$175,000 in a 30 mile radius of Fort
Drum in Jefferson, Lewis and St.
Lawrence counties.
The new On-Post Housing Wait List
Policy in effect 1 January 2012 is
already showing its benefits with
some 60% newcomers housed com-
pared to 10% previously.
Community Events
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
Beginning
The Saranac
Lake Winter Carnival began as an integral
part of Saranac Lake’s history as a renowned
health resort. Back in the late 1800s, the vil-
lage was a thriving logging community nestled
deep in the Adirondack wilderness. The
area’s pristine setting provided healing and
rejuvenation for hundreds of sufferers of tu-
berculosis from all over North America. In
the course of “taking the cure” here, many
patients experienced a renewed passion for
life, and took every opportunity, in every sea-
son, to explore the natural beauty that sur-
rounded them. The long, cold Adirondack
winters with snow-covered mountains and ice-
encrusted lakes provided the opportunity to
enjoy outdoor recreational activities such as
skiing, sledding, and skating. In order to take
a break from winter’s chill and to promote
“outdoor sports and games”, the Pontiac Club
was formed in 1896, and a year later, they
sponsored the first “Mid-Winter Carnival”.
This first Winter Carnival was a two-day affair
that featured skating races, a parade and an
“ice tower” – features that have been, in one
form or another, part of every Carnival since.
Construction
About six weeks before the Carnival, an ice
field is marked off on Lake Flower’s Pontiac
Bay. Once the ice reaches a suitable thick-
ness, the ice is partially cut using a saw that
was designed and built locally in the 1940’s
for the harvesting of refrigeration ice. It is
essential ly a huge circular saw blade
mounted on a sled and driven by a gasoline
engine. The saw can cut to a depth of ap-
proximately eleven inches. Since the ice
often reaches depths in excess of 20 inches,
the cutting process must be completed with
large hand saws that are relics of the tradi-
tional ice harvesting process. The blocks
taken from the lake are two feet wide and
four feet long, are anywhere from one to two
feet thick, and accordingly will weigh be-
tween four and eight hundred pounds!
The blocks are moved onshore via a con-
veyor belt, and are maneuvered into place
with “peaveys” – metal-tipped poles with
hinged metal hooks – and ice tongs. The 2’
by 4’ blocks are hoisted onto the structure
by cranes and “log loaders” and then ce-
mented to one another with a “mortar”
made of slush. As the slush freezes, the
block walls become rigid. While designs
vary from year to year and reflect the theme
chosen, a small palace requires about 1,000
blocks while a large one requires 3,000 or
more. Within each palace is an array of col-
ored lights that transform the Palace into a
vivid sculpture of ice and light every evening!
Be sure to look at the ice blocks carefully
because they sometimes have water plants,
fish or other items captured within them!
The Palace is generally adorned with
brightly colored flags and ice carvings reflect-
ing the carnival theme. Fireworks over the
palace take place at the opening ceremony
and again at the closing of the carnival.
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is
being offered 4 February. Trip
leaves Parks & Recreation at
1400 and will return at ap-
proximately 2200. This is the
longest running event of the
kind in the eastern U.S. Now
celebrating its 114th anniver-
sary, the Carnival began as a
one-day event to break up the
long Adirondack winters and
has grown into a 10-day festi-
val that includes sports,
dances, performances, two pa-
rades and two sets of spec-
tacular fireworks above the
world-famous Ice Palace. Call
Parks & Recreation for more
information.
Carnival Schedule
THURSDAY, February 2 5:30 p.m. – 13th Annual Past Royalty Mixer and Dinner *Red Fox Restaurant, $, call 891-1286 for reservations FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 7:30 p.m. - Coro-nation Of Carnival Royalty *At the Harrietstown Town Hall Sponsored By Women's Civic Chamber Post Corona-tion: Reception following the cere-mony at the Down Hill Grill 10 p.m.: Music – Alexis P. Suter Band (The Waterhole, $)* SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 10 a.m.: Ice Palace Fun Run (4 miles) (Ice Palace) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 19th Annual Business & Professional Women Chocolate Fes-tival (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Lutheran Church Women’s Craft Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Petrova Winter Carni-val (fun for kids) (Petrova Elementary School Cafeteria, $) 11 a.m.: The Curling Exhibition (Near the State Boat Launch site on Lake Flower) 11 a.m.: Paul Smith’s College Woods-men’s Exhibition (Riverside Park) 11:00 a.m. - White Stag Downhill Ski Races* (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $) 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Arctic Bar-B-Que (Mount Pisgah Ski Center, $) Pre-sented by the Friends of Mount Pisgah 12:30 p.m.: NBT Bank Ladies’ Fry Pan Toss (Riverside Park, $) 2:30 p.m.: Lost in Space – follow the clues (Riverside Park, $) Sponsored by the Women’s Civic Chamber 4:30-7:00 p.m.: 14th SL Figure Skating Spaghetti Dinner* (Methodist Church, $) Call for take-out – 891-3473
Park & Recreation
Trip Scheduled
February 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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26 27 28 29
2/3 Military Free Lift Tickets
1200-1700 Dry Hill
2/3 Military Free Lift Tickets
1000-2030 Snow Ridge Ski Resort
2/4 Saturday Opening, Off the Beatin’ Path
1000-1300 OTBP Gift Store
2/4 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
1400-2200 Parks and Recreation
2/4 Chili Cook-Off
1100-1500 Dulles State Office Building
2/5 Super Bowl Sunday
1600 The Commons
2/5 USO Super Bowl Bash
1700-2300 USO
2/6-9 Resilience Training Marathon
0930-1430 ACS
2/8 Military Free Lift Tickets
0930-2200 Titus Mountain
2/9 Soul Food Buffet Lunch
1130-1330 The Commons
2/10 Military Free Lift Tickets
1000-2030 Snow Ridge Ski Resort
2/14 Valentine’s Day Dinner
1700-2100 The Commons
2/15 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony
1030-1130 The Commons
2/16 Mrs. Merritt’s Welcome Luncheon
1045-1300 The Commons
2/16 Division Mountain Salute, DCSM
1600-1700 Magrath Gym
2/17 Military Free Ski and Tubing Day
1200-1700 Dry Hill
2/18-21 DIVISION DONSA/President’s Day Weekend
2/20-24 Local Schools Winter Break
2/21 Mardi Gras Buffet
1100-1330 The Commons
2/23 African American/Black History Month
1100-1300 The Commons
2/23 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony
1630-1700 Main Post Chapel
2/24 Chili Cook-off
1700-1900 The Commissary
2/24 Retirement Ceremony
1600-1700 Multi-Purpose Auditorium
2/24 Right Arm Night
1700 The Commons
2/29 AER Campaign Kick-Off
1400 Bldg. 990
“Seven Hearts”
There are seven hearts hidden in this picture can you find them?
FRSA Flash
3 February 2012
Kelley Arnold
Task Force Knighthawk FRSA
19912 MSR Tampa
Fort Drum, NY 13602
315-774-1373
ph
315-405-6783
cell
Contents of this newsletter
are compiled from multiple
Military Family news sources.
Material presented does not
represent the views or en-
dorsement of Task Force
Knighthawk or the Army. This
material is for personal use of
the readers. All readers are
encouraged to do further re-
search for all applicable re-
strictions and guidelines.
Please remember that listening to IPOD’s, MP3 Players, radio players, etc. is prohibited while walking/running on the road-ways, shoulders, or crossing the street on Fort Drum. There has been an increase of pedestrian accidents across the US due to earphone usage around road-ways. Also, it is mandatory for all personnel, Military, Civilian, and Family Members to wear reflective material while exer-cising on the roadways. If you have any questions, please call 772-0310.
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Command Safety Office