Traveller March 8, 2012

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Vol. 72, No. 10 March 8, 2012

AER Campaign Begins, Covenant Reaffirmed

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America’s Military ..........................Page 7News Briefs .....................................Page 8CASCOM COR ..............................Page 9Kenner Connection ......................4Sgt. McGillicuddy’s Wordsearch ..Page 20Calendar of Events ................Pages 27, 29

DeCA Announces Lee Store Renovation Plan

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Ice Carving Displays Artistic Abilities

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CulinaryConquestCompetition Presents Multiple Challenges to Best Cooks in Military

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Spc. Nathan Rohlik places spinach leaves on a beef tenderloin during the Field Competition at the 21012 Military Culinary Arts Competition. Rohlik is on the U.S. Army Europe team this year. See Page 11 for story and photo.

Photo by Amy Perry

Commanding General ....................Maj. Gen. James L. HodgeGarrison Commander ............................ Col. Rodney D. EdgePublic Affairs Officer ............................................ D.R. BinghamCommand Information/Managing Editor ....... Patrick BuffettSenior Writer/Special Assignments ................ T. Anthony BellProduction/News Assistant Editor ........................Amy PerryFamily/Community Life Reporter .............. Kimberly K. FritzProduction Assistant ................................... Kathryn C. Weigel

COMMENTARY

by Chaplain (Maj.) Andrew RoppFort Lee Family Life Chaplain

My wife and I love the “empty nest.” From the time we started planning to have children, we also looked forward to the time when they would leave home to be out on their own. Our children grew up being told that when they graduated from high school they would have to choose – join the military, go to college or get married. Whatever their choice, staying home was not one of them – or at least that is what I told them.

One day, when both girls were just out of their car seats, my wife and I were talking about what kind of car we wanted to get for ourselves when the youngest graduated from high school. Suddenly, our oldest began crying. When we asked what was wrong, she responded, “There is no

Planning for the empty nest, however, was more than just figuring out what we were going to do after the girls were gone. It was preparing the girls to be on their own. It was giving them opportunities to enjoy their youth with

Empty Nest Gives Time for Reflection

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PRO DEO ET PATRIAChaplain’s Corner

advantage of those times when we could spend quality time together so they knew confidently they were loved and they were each important as individuals.

They have been out on their own for several years now. Oh, the freedom! We can eat at any restaurant without wondering if they have a children’s menu. No more teenagers asking for the keys to MY car. No more having to work our social calendar around the endless activities of our children. No more long discussions (arguments?) over the importance of having a clean bedroom. And, we have much smaller electric and water bills.

Yes, the children are grown and out on their own. And, as much fun as the empty nest might be, I must admit that I miss my kids. I didn’t realize how quickly time would fly as they matured.

I have often asked myself whether I took advantage of every opportunity to spend quality time with my daughters. I know there were times I could have done better. Long weekends and holidays cause me to remember weekends I spent with my wife and daughters. When possible, we would try to go on a short trip somewhere or at least find a way to spend quality time together through the weekend. Did I ever miss a chance to get to know my children better while giving them a chance to get to know me better as well?

Those times are over. My girls have become beautiful young women living their lives and pursuing their dreams. My wife and I are now seeing the seeds of our plans and dreams from

is that we are enjoying them together.The older I get, the more I value quality time with

those I love. I don’t ever want those I love to wonder if I love them. I don’t want to miss a chance to strengthen and deepen relationships with my Family. I want to make the most of weekends and holidays so I can make new memories instead of new regrets.

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by Kimberly FritzFamily/Community Life Reporter

Team Lee kicked off the 70th annual Army Emergency Relief campaign March 1 with a ceremony at the Fort Lee Theater.

Before the start of the official event, the Army Strong Beginnings preschool classes from Child, Youth and School Services’ Battle Drive Child Development Center sang “God Bless America” and “Where’s My Teacher?”

To begin the once-a-year fundraising event, Col. Rodney D. Edge, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Lee com-mander, introduced the guest speaker, retired Col. C. Eldon Mullis, Army Emergency Relief, deputy director for administration and corporate secretary.

Mullis discussed AER aspects that aren’t widely known about the non-profit organization.

“We’ve been supporting Soldiers for 70 years,” Mullis said. “You would think that everyone knows everything there is to know about AER.”

Mullis said when he visits installations and speaks with Soldiers he realizes there are many people don’t know the tools that are available to them as Soldiers and leaders.

“I am going to tell you about some tools that I want you to put in your rucksack and take with you,” Mullis said. “One day you may need help or one of your friends, a Family member or retiree may need help.”

Mullis said a large part of the campaign is about awareness. “It’s about talking up what AER can do for you,” he

said. He spoke about many people who are eligible for assis-

tance but aren’t aware they are. AER assists active duty,

AER Campaign Begins, AFC Reaffirmed

Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general, and Col. Rodney D. Edge, Fort Lee Garrison commander, sign their 2012 Army Emergency Relief pledge cards during the AER Campaign kick-off March 1 at the Fort Lee Theater.

PHOTO BY KIMBERLY K. FRITZ

their Family members, National Guard members who have been activated for 30 days, retirees, widows and children of deceased Soldiers.

He shared an example of a medically retired sergeant who lost his home to foreclosure because he couldn’t make ends meet as he transitioned from active duty after he’d lost his left arm in an IED explosion. Mullis said he wished he could have helped – if only the Soldier had known.

Mullis encouraged the audience to get the word out about who is eligible and for what.

In the last two years, AER has added more than 90 cate-gories to the program including assisting the HVAC repair costs, repair or replacement of a refrigerator or stove, pur-chase of child’s car seats and help with buying a child’s cranial helmet.

Mullis highlighted the undergraduate scholarship pro-gram for children of Soldiers based primarily on financial need and the three primary requests for a loan or grant – food, rent or utilities.

Mullis said he wants to get the word out about AER’s programs and to encourage Soldiers to use the money that is there for them.

“We are the Army Family helping other members of the Army Family,” he said. “We raise funds once a year to replenish the funds.”

Team Lee’s goal this year is to raise $105,000. The campaign coordinator is Sgt. 1st Class Tekena Patterson and campaign assistant is Sgt. 1st Class Ricky Warren. Their office is located inside Army Community Service , building 9023. To contact either by phone, call (804) 765-3800 or 734-7954.

Last year, Fort Lee’s Army Community Service, ad-ministered $1.4 million in AER loans to more than 1,100 eligible recipients.

At the conclusion of Mullis’ speech, Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, CASCOM and Fort Lee commander, and Edge signed their AER pledge cards and re-signed the Army Family Covenant, which is the Army’s commitment to providing a quality of life commensurate with their level of service and sacrifice to the nation.

More self-checkout terminals and a re-designed entryway will be among the re-sults of a near-future renovation project planned for the Fort Lee Commissary.

The upgrade will help “streamline the shopping experience” here, according to Defense Commissary Agency officials. The work could start as early as October. No closures or changes to the store’s nor-mal operating hours are anticipated during the project, which is expected to take 14 months to complete.

Herb Winchester, director of DeCA’s East Area, which includes the Fort Lee store, said this project is indicative of his organization’s aggressive facility manage-ment program that is meant to provide consistent delivery of the commissary ben-efit at the 247 locations worldwide.

“The Fort Lee commissary has a fairly high volume of foot traffic for a medium-sized facility and many customers have expressed interest in what can be done to improve the shopping experience,” Winchester said. “This project is our re-sponse to those patrons.”

Providing further details about the proj-ect, Winchester said customers may have already noticed some of the prep work for the renovation. The bank area that used to be located in the entrance is gone, and an automated teller machine has been in-stalled.

“We’re going to move the public rest rooms in that area as well,” Winchester said. “They will be relocated to another space near the front of the store. One other element involves moving the cart coral to

a covered area just outside the entrance so shoppers can conveniently get their carts as they enter the facility.”

The new design accommodates the in-stallation of four additional self- checkout stations, and there’s room at the front of the store for a customer kiosk that will pro-vide shopping information to new arrivals on the installation.

Other key features of the project include the following:

ventilation system

-play cases in the produce section

deli area, as well as the store offices and preparation areas of the produce and fresh

meat departments

includes distinctive signs and attractive in-terior color schemes

Winchester also discussed the recent suggestions to open the commissary on Mondays, which would make it a seven-day-a-week operation. He said a customer and cost study was conducted in that area and the results did not support the addi-tional hours.

“DeCA’s analysis of customer transac-tions (how much is purchased at what peak times on normal shopping days) shows that its current hours of operation can ac-commodate the majority of customers,”

Lee Commissary Set to Undergo Renovations

SEE DECA, PAGE 26


Fort Lee Marines, led by Gunnery Sgt. Robert Lince, help the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River repair steps at Hopewell's Evergreen Overlook on Feb. 25. The Marines removed more than 50 bags of trash and 15 tires, said Wayne Walton of FOLAR. "The young service men and women do a yeoman's job with their vol-unteer efforts for the community," said Walton.

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Marines Step Up to ChallengeAmong more than 270 people participating in the 59th Ordnance Brigade's first Leaders Night on Feb. 24 are, from left, Sgt. 1st Class Clifton Rash, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Long, 1st Sgt. Clinton Parker, Sgt. 1st Class Elvira Pygatt and Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Hardy. They are play-ing the rack builder game, competing against four other teams, which they defeated. This team is arranging ribbons in the order of their pre-cedence. The event was held to raise funds for the Brigade Ball and build organization cohesion.

Team Racks Up the Points

Two noncommissioned officers from the Ordnance School’s Wheel Maintenance Training Department here will soon wrap up a six-month Mobile Training Team Mission in Vilseck, Germany.

During their deployment, Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Ferguson and Staff Sgt. Arturo Nino conducted nine consecutive train-ing courses that produced more than 30 Soldiers who are now qualified as Rough Terrain Cargo Handler Maintainers.

“This is a great example of Ordnance Corps support,” noted Samuel Burns, Wheel Maintenance Training Department course manager. “When the U.S. Army European Command came to us asking for help in qualifying more Soldiers in the Rough Terrain Container Handler, special-ty, we were able to step forward and com-plete the mission. It also says a lot about

the quality of our instructors. They took their skills and innovation to the field and completed the mission as required.”

The RTCH is the primary vehicle used by sustainment units to move, load and/or stage 20-foot containers for large-scale, logistics operations, Burns explained. The RTCH is identified as “critical rolling-stock” specifically during deployment and re-deployment operations conduct at ports, rail sites and airfields.

Cargo movement with the RTCH system saves time and simultaneously provides the unique ability to operate in any terrain and under rugged conditions, according to Burns. Safety is significantly increased when using the RTCH system versus a fork-lift. This is primarily due to the manner in which the RTCH attaches itself to the cargo container and the additional stabilization

Lee NCOs Complete Overseas Training Missionthe RTCH system provides.

“For sustainment commanders, hav-ing the RTCH system is great, but having qualified maintainers to sustain it is a criti-cal and priceless asset,” Burns said.

Ferguson served as the lead NCO and primary instructor for the mission. He previously taught the RTCH Maintainer course at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., for two years prior to relocating to Fort Lee in 2011 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure moves. Nino teaches the Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (91B) course and recently began teaching the RTCH Maintainer course. He too relocated from Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Joel Blakeney, who serves as Joint Multi-National Training Center, Combined Arms Training Center Plans Officer for USAREUR, stated that “Everything is go-ing exceptionally well. The two Soldiers your organization sent over here are real professionals.”

The number of classes conducted by Ferguson and Nino during this mission

exceeded the number of similar courses taught in the schoolhouse at Fort Lee over the past two years, Burns noted. “These dynamic NCOs make my job as the course manager easier,” Burns said. “I was able to provide support from the rear and to ef-fectively coordinate and execute all logis-tics-related tasks. This was a direct result of the sound communication between the supported units, our NCOs and the depart-ment.”

The cargo handler maintainer course at Fort Lee trains active Army, reserve and national guard enlisted Soldiers to per-form maintenance on the RTCH system, basic vehicle operations, introduction to troubleshooting, fuel system maintenance, electrical system maintenance, power train maintenance and brake maintenance. The class awards an additional skill identifier of “R1.” The annual training load for the RTCH Maintainer course is 40 Students.

– Wheel Maintenance Training Department

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Lt. Col. Sean Herron, 16th Ordnance Battalion commander, recites the oath of reenlistment to 13 59th Ordnance Brigade Soldiers from his battalion during a mass reenlistment ceremony in the Ordnance Circle Friday. From left, the Soldiers are Staff Sgt. LaShandra McConnell-Antoine, Staff Sgt. Delvecchio Barnette, Sgt. Seaford Heron Jr., Staff Sgt. Benjamin Brown, Staff Sgt. Zachary Lewis, Staff

Sgt. Samuel Martinez, Staff Sgt. Ronald Quinn, Sgt. Larry Jackson, Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Vest, Staff Sgt. Jermie Romel, Sgt. 1st Class Dominic Brock, Spc. Ronnie Stout and Sgt. Pileo Devega. Sgt. 1st Class Boris Arevalotorres, Staff Sgt. Michael Lilly and Staff Sgt. Jaime Morales, also part of the 16th, reenlisted this week while de-ployed to Afghanistan.

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Anyone who needs a new govern-ment identification card should call the Identification Card/DEERS Registration Office at (804) 734-7394 to set up an appointment. Appointments also can be scheduled online at www.lee.army.mil by clicking on “ID Cards and DEERs” un-der “Soldiers,” Civilians” or “Families.”

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The office processes identifica-tion cards for military members, their Families and Department of Defense Civilians as well as DEERS enroll-ments and updates. Military members should visit the office following reen-listment, retirements, marriage, divorce or the birth of a child.

The office is in the Soldier Support Center, building 3400, between B and C avenues.

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“Command Sgt. Maj. Riddick is the right person at the right time to be the CASCOM and Fort Lee command ser-geant major,” Hodge said. “I have com-plete confidence that he will continue to take this great command and our Soldiers to new heights, as we continue the journey of becoming more multi-functional, more efficient, more capable and more effective on the 21st century battlefield.”

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Command Sgt. Maj. James E. Riddick, left, assumes the top NCO position with Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee on Friday at the MacLaughlin Fitness Center. Also participating in the change of respon-sibility ceremony are Maj. Gen. James L. Hodge, right, CASCOM and Fort Lee commander, and outgoing command sergeant major, C.C. Jenkins.

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by Kathryn C. WeigelProduction Assistant

Think whipping up a nu-tritional meal is a breeze? Try doing it with a pad of thorny cactus as one of six required ingredients.

That was the challenge facing Monday’s competi-tors in the Nutritional Hot Food Challenge of the 37th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition. Pentagon, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Fort Stewart, Ga., teams squared off. Each two-person team was armed with quail breast, whole grain couscous, a vegetarian protein mix, papaya, pine nuts and the thorny ingredient, a pad of

nopales, the Spanish name for prickly pear cactus.

Ingredients change dai-ly during the eight days of the nutritional chal-lenge, but each mystery market basket includes a grain, an animal protein, a vegetable protein, a veg-etable, a fruit and a nut or seed. The task is to cook in 90 minutes a 750-calo-rie meal that also meets the cholesterol, sodium and fiber requirements of the MyPlate standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Maj. Julie Rylander, a nu-trition expert with the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence.

“We set them up for

success,” she said of the teams and the ingredients chosen for each day of the competition. “They will meet their nutritional goals as long as they stay away from fats, refined sugar and salt.”

In addition to meet-ing the nutritional goals, teams must produce appe-tizers, entrees and desserts that look, taste and smell good, Rylander said. This is a culinary competition, after all.

As of Monday, four teams – Fort Stewart, Fort Hood, the Coast Guard and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. – had earned gold medals in the nutritional event. In 2011,

only one team walked away with nutritional gold.

Teams have open access to a pantry in addition to their required ingredients. However, if they want to use refined sugar, salt or oil, for example, they are given measured amounts and watched to see how much they actually use in preparing their dishes.

How did the teams use their nopales pads Monday? Stewart added nopales to a salad, Bragg crafted a salsa stir fry that included the cactus and the Pentagon included no-pales in a cream sauce that topped roasted baby veg-etables.

Mystery Basket Makes Event a ‘Thorny’ Challenge

Pfc. Alicia Martineau of Fort Bragg, N.C., re-moves thorns from a pad of nopales.

PHOTO BY KATHRYN C. WEIGEL

by Amy PerryProduction/News Assistant Editor

While most who eat food from a Containerized Kitchen are just happy for a hot meal, visitors to the Military Culinary Arts Competition here were treated to four- and five-star quality feasts.

CKs are typically used to serve deployed military members and are capable of serving three hot meals a day to those downrange. In the MCAC, however, culinary teams use them to create a three-course meal for 80 people who luckily obtain one of the “pub-lic day” tickets at the Post Field House portion of the event.

“Utilizing the container-ized kitchens for the Field Competition adds an interest-ing dynamic because they aren’t using the field rations as cooks normally do on the CKs,” said Raymond Beu, Joint Culinary Center of Excellence director of training, while noting the unique challenge of the event. “The CKs are made for feeding Army units

Teams Use Field Kitchens for Fine Dining

in the field. For the field compe-tition, the teams come up with 4- and 5-star quality menus, but they have to use the components of the CK to cook everything.”

First-timer to the field com-

petition Spc. Andrew Shurden, from the Hawaii team, said work-ing on the CKs made the event more challenging. Shurden’s team earned a silver medal.

“Trying to cook fine dining on

the equipment they gave us is a challenge because it’s not de-signed for it,” he said. “It’s de-signed to feed mass amounts of people, not make fine dining.”

Fort Stewart’s Staff Sgt. September Harris, another first-timer to the field competition and to the entire event, said her team worked for two months to per-fect its menus. Harris worked on the appetizer – Tuna Carpaccio with peppered greens and roasted garlic aioli, scallop cevichi with Italian parsley and a splash of olive oil, citrus shrimp and fried capers. Her team earned gold for the event, and she said she was thrilled with the results.

“I was very excited when I heard we won the gold medal,” she said. “I still don’t believe it. There was a lot of stiff competi-tion – all the long hours paid off.”

While Soldiers have some training on either the CKs or Mobile Kitchen Trailers, some of the participants of the culinary competition only get to experi-ence them during the event.

The Coast Guard, for example, doesn’t use CKs, but its team was quickly introduced to the equip-ment during MCAC, said Food Service Specialist 2nd Class Jason Rohrs, who is on the Coast Guard team. The Coast Guard team comes together from all across the branch to compete at the culinary competition. Rohrs serves on the Cutter Eagle, a 300-foot sailboat that is used for train-ing cadets or officer candidates.

“We don’t have this equipment in the Coast Guard – so we don’t get an opportunity to practice on a containerized kitchen,” said Rohrs, whose team earned a bronze medal this year. “Our team comes from all over, and we communicate by emails so we all have a game plan – but we don’t get an opportunity to practice together a lot.”

The field competition event is part of the overall coveted Installation of the Year award. The top installation will be named at the MCAC awards cer-emony Friday, 10:30 a.m., at the Lee Theater.

Spc. Omar Wilson, serving on the Hawaii culinary team, cuts up a piece of tuna for part of the team’s entree – the Ahi Tuna Furikaki – during the field competition event March 1.

PHOTO BY AMY PERRY


by T. Anthony BellSenior Writer/Special Projects

Of all the events associated with the 37th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition over the past 11 days at Fort Lee, ice carving is one of the few that doesn’t in-volve cooking.

But that’s not to say the showcase lacks a high level of competitiveness and skill.

“Ice carving takes a lot of skill,” said Spc. Matthew McKown, with the U.S. Army Reserve Culinary Team. “And to keep up those skills, you have to practice.”

Practiced or not, eight military members were ready to demonstrate their carving skills in an event that takes place outside of the Military Culinary Arts Competition’s, or MCAC’s, main cooking venue. It kicked off March 1 with the solo round in which one participant is provided with a roughly 2-by-3-foot block of ice and is given three hours to complete a sculpture.

To carve out their works of art, contestants are allowed to use traditional tools such as chisels and saws but also employ chain saws, drills, blow torches and other heating elements to cut, shape and further refine their work.

“You can use pretty much anything you can bring,” said McKown.

There are also two other categories within the ice carv-ing event – one for a two-contestant team provided with three blocks of ice and given three hours to complete their work. The other is for a three-contestant team that is pro-vided with up to five blocks of ice and three hours.

McKown, a resident of the Seattle area, is a first-timer to the competition but an experienced carver nonetheless. He said the level of skill in the MCAC surprised him.

“So far, I’m amazed at what the military produces,” he said. “We have a lot of talent here.”

During the first week of competition, the talent and skills were on full display. Under one tent stood a fairly detailed 3-foot-high horse on a pedestal. In another, a 3-foot-long sailboat complete with main and support sails

sat ready for judging. Stafford Decambra, a professional who has judged the

event the past six years, said he often sees the same competi-tors and works to help them develop and improve their skills.

“We try to instill the finer points, elevate them and teach them about motion, level of difficulty and workmanship,” he said. “When I see it all come together and get that tin-gly feeling on the inside, it makes me happy to know that our coaching and mentoring has made a difference.”

The ice carving competition is a stand-alone event for

the MCAC, meaning that it is not judged as a part of the ultimate and highly coveted installation of the year prize. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to partici-pants. It concluded Wednesday.

The overall Military Culinary Arts Competition will conclude with an awards ceremony Friday at the Fort Lee Theater. Look for more photos and coverage on the competition’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Army.Culinary or the Traveller’s Facebook page at www.face-book.com/ftleetraveller.

Ice Carvers Bring High Skills to Culinary Event

Spc. John Philipp sends ice particles with a drill during the ice carving event of the Military Culinary Arts Competition March 2. Philipp is a member of the Fort Hood (Texas) Culinary Arts Team sculpted a rearing horse.

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One goal of the Military Culinary Arts Competition is to im-prove the skills of junior competitors – those who embody the vast majority of military food service personnel. The student skills competition arguably is the marquee event to accomplish that goal.

Staff Sgt. Steven Behr, an advanced culinary skills course in-structor and event administrator, said student skills seeks to test and help develop new abilities.

“This event showcases junior skills,” he said, “and helps them move on to become teachers, certified executive chefs and senior chefs.”

Student skill teams are comprised of four competitors and an apprentice who are no more than 23 years of age. The teams com-pete in two phases – fabrication and cooking – and are required to complete a four-course meal for four.

“It is very difficult,” said Behr, “if you don’t practice.”The winner of the event moves on to compete in a regional

event in New York.

(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) Fort Bragg (N.C.) Culinary Arts Team members Pfc. Mary Crisostomo and Pfc. Alicia Martineau manage the cooking as other team mem-bers work in the background

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by Kimberly K. FritzFamily/Community Life Reporter

For the first time in its 37-year history, the Military Culinary Arts Competition here welcomed an all-Navy team comprised of Sailors from various duty stations and com-mands across the country. Based on the medal count, the troops clearly brought their A-game and took advantage of the many learning opportunities offered at the competition.

Team captain Culinary Specialist 1st Class Michael Edwards, who won the competition’s Armed Forces Chef of the Year title in 2009, said Navy leaders have recognized the value of the competition for years and their plan to send a larger wave of participants to compete for the Installation of the Year title – one of the most prestigious achievements during the 12-day show – has finally reached fruition.

“About five years ago, several of us went to Las Vegas where we trained under professional chef Miles Parker. The plan was to eventually continue on to the Culinary Olympics,” he said. “We’ve competed in military and civil-ian competitions and small groups of us have competed here (at Fort Lee) in individual events. We would go back to our galleys and messes with medals, but we felt like the Navy presence wasn’t strong enough. This year, everyone started asking, ‘Why isn’t the Navy here?’ All the other branches were competing and winning but only a small group of us had that experience.”

This year, it all came together with the support of the Navy Supply Systems Command, the enlisted aide commu-nity and the support of Fort Lee, Edwards said.

First Navy Culinary Team Competes, Vies for Gold

From left, Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Cameron Johnson, CS2 Sarah Scholtz, CS2 Frida Karani and CS 1 Matthew Susienka listen as judge Tom Recinella critiques Scholtz’s dish prepared for the student contemporary cooking event. Scholtz’s chicken fabrica-tion won a gold medal.

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Sondra Marie Baier prepares part of a dessert for the Navy's field team competition meal during the 37th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee March 2. Baier is a member of the Navy's first culinary arts team.

PHOTO BY KIMBERLY K. FRITZ

The team’s presence at the MCAC comes shortly after the Navy announced significant changes in the culinary are-na. The service branch has laid out three aggressive goals to improve culinary specialists’ quality of work, including adjustments to menus to incorporate more scratch cooking and bakery products, and to increase training while ensur-ing appropriate staffing levels. Specific goals include more instruction at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee and in fleet concentration areas like Norfolk and San Diego. Additionally, professional chefs will be sent to sea to provide hands-on and on-the-job training for less-experi-enced culinary specialists.

The Navy Student Skills team competed Feb. 29, earning a silver medal and a great deal of experience. Each student team had four members and one alternate – all meeting the technical definition of “student chef,” which requires that they not be older than 25 years of age. The competition is divided into three phases, including fish, chicken and veg-etable preparation and a hot food challenge where each team created four servings of a four-course signature meal. The final phase is a cold buffet platter presentation. Each student skills team member draws for the event in which he or she will compete.

The four competing team members – Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Cameron Johnson, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Cataby, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Frida Karani and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Scholz – all shared their excitement to be on the first Navy squad at MCAC. None of them are prior competitors.

“I was nervous,” Karani said. “I was excited too. It was a great challenge for our team to train in-dividually and then come together here to compete.”

“This has been a great learning ex-perience and a pleasure to work with some of the best culinary specialists in the Navy,” Cataby said. “It’s been hard work but well worth it.”

Friday, the team competed in the field cooking event preparing a three-course meal for 75. The menu of seared sable fish, braised short ribs and a Nutella cereal crunch chocolate mousse earned a silver medal.

Team member Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Sondra Marie Baier said the event was an education on speed.

“This has been 12 days of intense training,” she said. “Everything in the military motivates, including this com-petition. I can’t think of anywhere in the civilian world where you would see this kind of competition.”

Baier said it has been a great oppor-tunity to be a part of the first-ever Navy team.

“It’s neat to be part of this,” she said. “I’m hoping it will continue. It’s

a great time to show the Navy and the world what Sailors in military food service can do.”

Edwards is hoping to finish in the top five for the Installation of the Year competition. Regardless of that out-come, however, he feels the team has already succeeded … its young culinary specialists have demonstrated a wealth of talent and skill that isn’t seen in general mess cooking on a day-to-day basis.

“For me, this is an opportunity to extend what I’ve done in the last few years to those who haven’t competed before,” he said. “I think it has been very successful. We have some amazing talent on this team. I’m blown away by what I have seen.”

The overall Military Culinary Arts Competition will conclude with an awards ceremony Friday at the Fort Lee Theater. Look for more photos and coverage on the compe-tition’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Army.Culinary.

by T. Anthony BellSenior Writer/Special Projects

Over the past five years, what’s now known as the Military Culinary Arts Competition has evolved from a predominately Army and Marine Corps event to one that has attracted all of the armed services.

And it keeps extending its reach.This year, the MCAC included its first interna-

tional category within the event, attracting teams from the United States, Canada and Germany. Although more teams were slated to participate, it was a good start to an effort intended to add a little spice to the showcase of military food services, said Sgt. Maj. Mark Warren, Joint Culinary Center of Excellence.

“It enhances the competition because it is a better venue to ad-dress our most senior chef skills,” he said.

Much of the MCAC is tailored toward junior food service personnel, helping them develop skills to better serve their respective military organizations. The Armed Forces Chef of the Year is one of a few events aimed at senior chefs.

Two veterans of that competition, Sgt. Maj. Mark Morgan and Master Sgt. Jesus Camacho, both members of the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team, represented the U.S. Armed Forces in the inaugural event. They earned a gold medal and won the competition, but it wasn’t an easy task, said Camacho.

“I’ve been in other competitions in Germany and it’s been great; I’m very proud to do it,” he said. “But it’s harder competing here because we’re in front of our peers – our own American Soldiers. That is more pressure than going to Germany and going up against international competition because that’s an audience that doesn’t know you.”

Master Cpl. Chiu Tsang, one half of the Canadian team, said the event was more than a competition. It’s an opportunity to share his skills with the other contestants.

“It’s an honor to be chosen to represent my country,” he said. “It’s not so much winning or losing but having the opportunity to share our culinary background, our knowledge and to see what the other countries are doing. It’s been an eye-opener.”

Warren said it’s been an eye-opener for the junior food service personnel as well because they were treated to seeing chefs perform at a very high level.

“It shows young Soldiers who come here the level of

expertise required to compete at a national or interna-tional event,” he said.

Warren said the USACAT team, which typically performs at the Culinary World Cup and the Culinary Olympics in Europe, has traditionally been the principal means to mentor young chefs. The international compe-tition at the MCAC will touch the multitudes of young chefs beyond the USACAT team.

“This is another venue in which the young Soldiers can see what the most senior talented chefs in the Army

can do on any given day in head-to-head competition against other services.”

Morgan said the MCAC can only benefit from an international presence in the future.

“This will open the door for other teams and countries to par-ticipate,” he said. “I think it ex-pands the venue.”

The plan to increase the in-ternational presence in future

competitions was confirmed by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Russell Campbell, USACAT team manager and the pri-mary MCAC organizer this year.

“We definitely want to make this a tradition,” he said. “Perhaps it will be in a different format or even on a field cooking platform. In a few weeks, we will start taking a serious look at what we will do for next year, so we can ensure we have everything in place to make it suc-cessful.”

GLOBAL REACHMCAC Extends Invitation to International Participants

(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) Sgt. Maj. Mark Morgan puts together dessert dishes as Master Sgt. Jesus Camacho looks on. The two, members of U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team, were the U.S. representatives in the international category of the Military Culinary Arts Competition that took place

Jean-Louis Lassonde and Master Cpl. Chiu Tsang, repre-senting Canada, talk over their

listens to the judges’ critique. This is the first year the MCAC has hosted an international component to the event.

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That’s why a lot of emphasis was placed on plating and table presentations during the 37th Annual Military Culinary Arts Competition that will conclude with a final awards ceremony Friday at the Fort Lee Theater. In one particular event – Team Buffet/Cold Food – looks meant every-thing as participants created elaborate food displays with themes like Captain Hook, Mardi Gras, under the sea and more.

“The smallest details determine the winners here,” said Sgt. John Thomas, a member of the culinary team representing Fort Sill, Okla. “The judges want to see the cleanliness of your aspect – that all of your pieces are well put together, good vari-ety, multiple kinds of cuts, clean lines and straight edges. Cleanliness of the plate is a big thing also. Really, the standard is to be perfect and then improve on it from there.”

The competition guidelines for the Team Buffet/Cold Food event read as follows: “Every team must prepare a cold food buf-fet table (with) a minimum of seven man-datory entries, all with a common theme, and will showcase the team’s ability to work together and produce a work of cu-

Teams Show Passion with Cold Displays

linary art. These tables are the epitome of beauty, skill and perfection. Included are hors d’ oeuvres, plated appetizers, plated desserts, buffet platters and dessert plat-ters. This category demonstrates the differ-ences between cookery and culinary art.”

“It takes a lot of hours to get to this point,” noted Spc. Ielle Cushionberry, a member of the team from Fort Polk, La., that was toiling over its table early Saturday morning at the Post Field House. The rules stated that they had to be finished and out

of the area by 7 a.m. so judges could be-gin their assessments of the displays. “We have been working at this for the past 24 hours, non-stop,” she said. “At this point, it’s nothing less than a labor of love. We want it to be perfect.”

At a neighboring table, a team of enlisted aides for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was building its table display as well. The showcase included a centerpiece with white lilies erupting from an assort-ment of glass vases. Hors d’oeuvres and appetizers were being carefully arranged on glass platters under the watchful eye of long-time competitors like Staff Sgt. Billy Daugette and Sgt. Maj. Mark Morgan.

“This is one of those events where the stress can really bring you down,” Thomas said. “That’s why you have to work togeth-er to keep that motivation up. Appreciating those moments when you can step back and say ‘I did an awesome job’ is impor-tant also. And the real payoff of a competi-tion like this is that feeling of accomplish-ment when you’re standing up there with your peers realizing what it means to be part of this team. It’s definitely motivating because most of us walk away from this thinking how much more it will take to do better next year.”

According to results found on the competition’s social media page – www.facebook.com/Army.Culinary – forts Stewart and Hood have earned silver medals for their team buffet entry. All others have received bronze medals or an honorable mention. The final day of competition was Wednesday.

Sgt. John Thomas, a member of the Fort Sill, Okla., team, carefully adjusts the alignment of a plate during a Team Buffet/Cold Food table display event early Saturday morning at the Post Field House on Fort Lee. Teams competing in the 37th Annual Culinary Arts Competition category had to “demonstrate the beauty, skill and perfection of the culinary arts.”

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by 1st Lt. Kyumin ShinT Company, 266th QM Bn. Executive Officer

With their proven ability to enhance camaraderie, co-hesion and friendship, family readiness groups are argu-ably an indispensable element of today’s Army Wellness Program.

“We refer to it as ‘shared reinforcement and support,’” said Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Harrison, a representative of the newly incorporated FRG for Tango Company, 266th Quartermaster Battalion. “It’s a wonderful means to facil-itate friendly interaction among Soldiers, civilian employ-ees and Family members within a military organization.”

Tango Company’s FRG Leader Katja Heinl-Collier and Warrant Officer Laquannia Marshall both cited the

group’s Feb. 22 potluck as an example of what can be ac-complished when unit members are given the opportunity to come together and share a laugh or discuss the issues of the day.

“A functioning company FRG offers many benefits in-cluding stronger unit cohesion and higher morale among permanent party cadre,” Heinl-Collier said. “Our FRG acts as an extension of the company in providing official, accurate information about the command and helps our Families solve problems at the lowest level. It also helps to educate our Families on a whole host of community resources available when needed.”

Having an FRG at the lowest unit level greatly helps spouses and children feel connected and supported by the company, Harrison noted. This is strongly correlated with

service members and their Families having a more posi-tive attitude about the unit, the unit’s mission and overall military life.

“A support network among Family members creates a connection to the company through which they develop greater moral courage and even lifelong friendships. As a collective group, we embody the organization to embrace the future,” said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Gallow, a Tango Company advanced individual training platoon sergeant. “The FRG definitely creates a sense of family within our unit.”

In addition to its regularly scheduled potluck meals, the Tango Company FRG participates in a wide variety of

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by Amy PerryProduction/News Assistant Editor

In an effort to be more inclusive to the entire military, this year’s en-listed aide category at the Military Culinary Arts Competition was open to every service.

Allowing participation by a wid-er variety of military food service professionals was just a natural step in the progression of the com-petition, said Culinary Specialist Senior Chief Frank Davila, senior Enlisted Aide Training Course instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence.

“Since the other services were competing in the culinary portion of the competition already, we thought why not let them compete in the enlisted aide competition?” he said. “We wanted to build ca-maraderie amongst the services to shed more light on the enlisted aide program here.”

Compared to last year’s three Soldiers, the 2012 competition had 14 enlisted aides competing to earn the title Armed Forces Enlisted Aide of the Year.

Keeping the competition strictly for Soldiers just didn’t make sense, said Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Stafford,

Enlisted Aide Training Course in-structor, especially with the joint operations going on around the world.

“We’re more of a joint service,” Stafford said. “We train as a joint service; we should compete as a joint service. You can have an en-listed Army guy working for an admiral or an enlisted Navy guy working for a general.”

The enlisted aide competition has four parts: a 100-question exam (50 culinary questions and 50 enlisted aide questions); an oral board (in front of a panel of 5 experienced enlisted aides and enlisted aide program managers); uniform assembly challenge (put-ting their general flag officer’s uni-form together by regulation); and a hot food challenge (a three course meal).

“This event gives us exposure to the community,” said Davila, referring to all of the young culi-nary specialists who compete in the competition but may not even know about the enlisted aide pro-fessionals around them. “This also shows the generals and admirals out there that the enlisted aide training is important. If they have the proper formal training, the en-

Enlisted Aides Showcase Their Skillslisted aides will want to come back and compete.”

Sgt. 1st Class Sophia Bulham, enlisted aide to Lt. Gen. Mick Bednarek, commanding general of First Army at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., has only been an enlisted aide for four months and competed at the competition this year. She said the experience is great, but meeting the other enlisted aides has been her favorite part of the event.

“I think it’s great – I’ve come and met wonderful enlisted aides,” she said. “We’ve had a wonder-ful time together and networking. We’re able to get different ideas from each other.”

The various aspects of the com-petition made it stressful, said Bulham, especially the written exam.

“You didn’t know what to study,” she said. “As an enlisted aide, you have the time you’re dedicating to the boss, and by the time you get around to studying, you hope you memorize a lot of things.”

Another competitor – Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen Willis, enlisted aide to Gen. Anne Dunwoody, commanding general of the Army Materiel Command – has been an

enlisted aide for more than eight years and said the uniform rigging was the most nerve-racking part of the competition.

“With General Dunwoody, I’ve put her uniform together so many times, I can just about do it in my sleep,” she said. “But still, know-ing they are coming behind me with a ruler. With a male’s uni-form, they have a pocket to go by, but women go with the configura-tion of the body. After she puts on

her uniform, depending on how it fits, I may have to make some little adjustments.”

One part she wasn’t worried about was the hot food challenge.

“I just love food and have a pas-sion for cooking,” said Willis, who also has two children in culinary schools across the United States.

The Armed Forces Enlisted Aide of the Year will be announced Friday during the MCAC ceremo-ny at the Lee Theater.

(ABOVE) Staff Sgt. Billy Daugette, an enlisted aide for Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers a question during the oral board Monday. (LEFT) Chief Petty Officer Curtis Addleman works on his boss’s rack of ribbons during the Uniform Assembly Challenge Monday.

Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen Willis works on her main en-tree during the Armed Forces Enlisted Aide of the Year Competition Tuesday at the Post Field House.

PHOTO BY AMY PERRY


by Capt. Jake NareOfficer in Charge, Tax Assistance Center

There are several tax issues that often confuse military taxpayers, and all have major implications for an individ-ual’s tax return.

Who can file head of household in a separated but married couple?

Typically, a separated but married couple has only two tax filing options – married filing separate or married fil-ing jointly. Often for separated couples neither of these are good options, as filing jointly means cooperating with an estranged spouse and filing separately will often cost the taxpayer thousands of dollars worth of lost credits.

To avoid these problems, separated couples often want to file Head of Household. This allows the individual to keep all of the credits, such as the earned income credit, education credits, and credits for child and dependent care, while not having to cooperate with their estranged spouse.

The problem with this is the IRS does not like married couples filing separately, and they are not going to allow an individual to skip the married filing separately punish-ment without first meeting several strict requirements.

In order to file head of household as a married indi-vidual, a taxpayer must first be living apart from his or her spouse for the last six months of the tax year. If a married couple is living apart solely for military purposes, whether deployment or training, the couple is still consid-ered living together.

After a taxpayer meets this initial barrier, there are sev-eral other restrictions. The taxpayer must live in the same home as the qualifying child for more than half of the

Tax Issues for Military, Retirees, Families

year. Additionally, the taxpayer claiming head of house-hold must pay for more than half the cost of keeping up the home for the year. This includes everything from rent to food and utilities to maintenance. Only after these three restrictions are met can a married individual file as head of household.

Often, two separated parents both want to file as head of household. One parent pays for more than half the up-keep of the home but does not live in the home with the child, while the other parent does live with the child but does not pay for more than half of the upkeep. The re-sult, however, is neither parent can claim head of house-hold because neither meets the requirements. Both must choose between married filing jointly and married filing separately.

Head of Household status is not something a separated couple can just pick. There are strict guidelines to when a married individual can use this status.

What is the injured spouse rule, and am I eligible?If your spouse owes back child support, owes a previ-

ous tax liability or owes another past due amount that may be satisfied by seizing an individual’s tax return, the por-tion of the tax return attributable to you may be protected by the injured spouse rule.

To be considered an injured spouse, you must (1) not be legally obligated to pay the past-due amount, and (2) have made and reported tax payments or claimed a refundable tax credit. In order for an injured spouse to protect himself

or herself, a Form 8379 must be filed along with a tax return.

This form attempts to allocate income, adjustments, credits and taxes paid between the two spouses in order to determine how much of the return should be given to the injured spouse and how much can be subject to the debt owed by the non-injured spouse.

One wrinkle occurs for individuals who are residents of community property states. In community property states, income earned by either spouse is jointly owned by both spouses. Therefore, regardless of how much income is earned by an injured spouse, half of the total income is attributable to the indebted spouse.

Withdrawing from my Roth IRA: What’s the pen-alty?

Most people know withdrawing from an IRA before turning 59½ is a bad idea. Not only do you have to pay income tax on every penny withdrawn, but you are also subject to a 10 percent penalty for the early withdrawal.

The reason is simple. When an individual contributes to an IRA, he or she receives the tax benefit of having the contribution subtracted from income. Roth IRAs, which receive a tax benefit upon distribution instead of upon contribution, are a little more confusing for tax purposes. Because taxpayers receive no tax benefits when they con-tribute to a Roth IRA, taxpayers mistakenly believe there is no penalty for an early withdrawal.

For a Roth IRA, as long as an individual has contrib-uted more to the account than he or she took out early, the early Roth IRA distribution will not be added to income

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Capt. Michael Gallucci, Tango Company commander stated, “We want Family members to know that we care about them and that we recognize they are the foundation of their Soldier’s success.”

For more informa-tion about the Tango Company FRG, call (804) 734-6744.

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Soldiers and Family members chat and share good times at the Feb. 22 pot-luck dinner hosted by the newly formed Tango Company, 266th Quartermaster Battalion Family Readiness Group.

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Military ShowThe Fort Lee Military Collectors Show will be held March

10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Regimental Club. Admission is free.Those attending the show will be able to buy, sell and trade

military memorabilia of every era from around the world.For details, call (804) 765-2229.

AUSA NominationsNominations for the 2012 Association of the U.S. Army

Volunteer Family of the Year Award are due to chapters by May 1. Nominated Families may be active duty, National Guard, reserve, retired or Army Civilian.

For details, call (1-800) 336-4570, ext. 2674 or 2684.

Evening of JazzThe 392nd U.S. Army Band Jazz Ensemble and the

Hopewell High School Jazz Band will present an Evening of Jazz at 7 p.m. March 20 at Hopewell High, 400 S. Mesa Drive.

Admission is free and open to the public.For details, call (804) 734-4323.

Suit to SpeakSecretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Terri L.

Suit will address the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army during its general membership luncheon meet-ing at the Lee Club on March 14 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $14.

For details and tickets, call (804) 734-1358 or 765-7397.

March Madness EventsThe March Madness college basketball games will be

broadcast on the flat screens at the Sports Zone in build-ing 3650 and the Overtime Sports Bar on the lower level of the Lee Club.

March 11 is Selection Sunday; the 12th is National Bracket Day and the First Four are chosen on March 13-14. The Second Round is March 15-16 with the Third Round on March 17-18 and Sweet 16 on March 22-23. The Elite 8 will be chosen March 24-25 with the Final Four on March 31.

Both facilities will be open during normal hours for the games. Game times vary.

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national attractions. The free event is open to the public.For details, call (804) 765-3789.

Presidential VisitPresident Barack Obama’s visit to Rolls-Royce in the

Southpoint Business Park in Prince George County on Friday is expected to cause traffic delays in that area from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. For details, call Capt. Brian Kei of the county Police Department at (804) 733-2773.

Patriot Family ContestThe Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s new

Patriot Family contest puts entrants’ imagination to work creating patriotic scenes using Peeps candy in order to win a $1,000 exchange gift card.

Entries are due by April 8. Rules are available at www.shopmyexchange.com/Community/patriotfamily/contests.htm.

Chili Cook-offThe Prince George Ruritan Club and the Holiday

Helper Association are hosting their first Chili Cook-off March 24.

The cook-off will be held at the Post Field House, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. on March 24. Tickets cost $10, and the event is open to the public. Beverages and hot dogs will be available for an additional cost. All proceeds will ben-efit the community.

For details, contact Mike Toter at (804) 895-2885 or [email protected].

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Entries must be received by mail or in person by March 30 at the airport USO, 1 Richard E. Byrd Terminal Drive, Richmond, Va., 23250. They also may be mailed to Capital One, (ATTN.: Michael McKenna, 12071-0210), 15000 Capital One Drive, Richmond, Va. 23238.

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Each group meets at 1 11 B Avenue, building 4055.For details, call 04 5- 045.

Army 10-Miler Try-outsTry-outs for the Fort ee Army 10- iler Team start arch

24 with the hite Bank lassic 5- iler in olonial eights.There is a registration fee. The team is open to active duty

oldiers, retirees, epartment of efense ivilians, Familymembers and contractors working at Fort ee.

Another opportunity is the krop’s 10 in Richmond onarch 1. There is a registration fee. At a.m. on April 14 anday 5 try-outs will begin at the ost Field ouse. o registra-

tion is required.The Fort ee Armed Forces ay - iler is the last try-out

chance. Registration is required for the ay 19 race. It will be-gin at a.m.

For details, call 04 4- 10 .

Fitness ClassesA variety of weekly fitness classes are available through

the Family and R ports ffice. The cost is usually$4 per class, and a fitness card may be used for most. Ten-class punch cards cost $20.

Free classes include orkout with eights in theouse of ain and restorative yoga. Iyengar yoga is free

for active duty oldiers. Fitness class participants must beage 1 or older and eligible fitness facility patrons. The

in the ouse of ain class is for those 1 and older.For details, call 04 4- 19 .

Chili DinnerThe adies Auxiliary of the . Thompson yatt

American egion, ost 2, will hold a Family Fun hiliinner and ii Bowling Tournament for children onarch 10, 4- p.m. at its facility at 20 infield Road,

etersburg.The ii tournament is limited to the first 1 children

who sign up. ompetition will begin at 0 p.m.The homemade chili will cost $4, chili dogs $ and

plain hot dogs $2. rinks and dessert are included.

Russian ArtistRussian-born artist Anna Evdokimova will exhibit her

work this month at the etersburg ublic ibrary, 1 .ycamore t., etersburg. A public reception will be heldarch 9, - 0 p.m.For details, call 04 -2 .

Civil War Womeniving historians will portray the lives of former

slave and confidante Eli abeth eckley and nionnurse ornelia ancock on arch 10 at the etersburg

ational Battlefield’s eneral rant’s eadquarters nit,1001 ecan Ave., opewell. The ivil ar omen at

ity oint program is free and commemorates omen’sistory onth.Also, ark Ranger Emmanuel abney will lec-

ture on “The Enslaved and Free orking omen atAppomattox lantation” at 2 p.m. eckley will speakat 10 15 a.m. and 1 p.m. ancock will speak at 11 15a.m. and p.m.

For details, call 04 2- 5 1, ext. 200.

‘Desire’ TripA trip to ew ork ity for area residents to

see etersburg native Blair nderwood starring inTennessee illiams’ “A treetcar amed esire” is be-

ing hosted by ycamore Rouge. The trip will be April, and tickets are on sale through arch 1 . The cost is

$159 for transportation and the matinee performance.eating is limited.For details, call 04 95 -5 0 .

Beefsteak RaidA guided bus tour of the ivil ar’s reat Beefsteak

Raid route will be held arch 10, beginning at 9 a.m.,at the rince eorge eritage enter, 40 ourthouseRoad, rince eorge. The $ 0 cost covers the tour, lunchand snacks.

For details, call 04 -0212 or email PG.

Comedy ClubThe Encore omedy lub will perform arch 1 at

p.m. at the eterans of Foreign ars Robert E. ee ost22 9, 14 50 efferson avis ighway, hester.

Tickets are $10 online ator $12 at the door.

For details, call 15 2-0 4 .

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