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By Patrick GordonNSAW public affairs

Winter and summer temperatures canget into the extremes in Washington D.C.When the thermometer rises or falls intouncomfortable ranges, the first action manytake is to adjust the thermostat. Naval Sup-port Activity Washington wants to remindpersonnel, though, that limits are in placeon how hot or cool spaces should be.

Work spaces in NSAW and throughoutNaval District Washington are to maintaintemperatures of no lower than 78 degreesin the spring/summer and no higher than66 degrees in the fall/winter as directed byCommander, Naval Installations Commandpolicy within Smart Grid capabilities. TheNavy’s Smart Grid is comprised of intercon-nected technologies that collectively moni-tor, predict, control, and respond to build-ing and utility management systems. Us-ing Smart Grid technologies, the Navy canadjust energy distribution and controls tolower cost and divert energy to power criti-cal assets during an emergency.

While the settings seem extreme whentemperatures in the region regularly exceed85 degrees in the summer and dip below 40degrees in the winter, the restrictions arenot without merit.

“Energy is a key priority of the Secretaryof the Navy,” said Rear Adm.Markham Rich,Naval District Washington Commandant.“The NDW energy program supports spe-cific SECNAV priorities and is driven by ourfive pillars: energy culture, energy informa-tion, energy efficiency, renewable energyand energy security.”

Within the pillar of energy efficiency liethe temperature settings that new technolo-gies in NSAW are maintaining with an eye

on the future. TheWashington Navy Yard, in

conjunction with Shore Operation Center, is

employing temperature set points to reduce

climate control system usage.“ShOC operators will be working close-

ly with facility management specialistsand energy representatives to monitor thechanges and review reduction in energy,”said Ken Preuitt, acting installation energymanager for NSAW. “This implementationwill continue as additional buildings are

brought online with the ShOC.”Preuitt added that tampering with the

thermostat can have largemonetary impacts.“Americans waste upwards of $300 bil-

lion a year in energy,” said Preuitt. “That’smore than the entire military budget.

When faced with such numbers, CNICand NSAW view energy management atall levels, work space climate control, withgreat importance. This extends to individualactions as well.

“We are preparing to conduct BuildingEnergy Monitors training for each of ourFacility Managers and POC’s for each build-ing,” said Preuitt. “Their goal is to assist inidentifying and eliminating energy waste.”

Ultimately, the command opts to keepthe lights on by regulating temperature.

For more information on the SmartGrid system and other energy initiatives inNSAW, visit http://www.dcmilitary.com/waterline.

Don’t touch that dial:Heating and cooling settings in NSAW save energy, money

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Miller

Valentino Floyd, an Enterprise Industrial Control System operator at the Shore Operations Center at the Washing-ton Navy Yard, uses a SmartGrid system to monitor energy usage in area buildings. Thermostats in NSAW workspaces are kept at certain temperatures to prevent energy waste.

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It only takes one storm to change your life and commu-nity. Tropical cyclones are among nature’s most powerfuland destructive phenomena. If you live in an area proneto tropical cyclones, you need to be prepared. Even areaswell away from the coastline can be threatened by danger-ous flooding, destructive winds and tornadoes from thesestorms. The National Hurricane Center issues watches,warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropicalweather.

Hurricane HazardsThe primary hazards from hurricanes are storm surge

flooding, inland flooding from heavy rains, destructivewinds, tornadoes, and high surf and rip currents. While hur-ricanes pose the greatest threat to life and property, tropicalstorms and depressions can also be devastating. Floodingfrom heavy rains can cause extensive damage and loss oflife. For example, Tropical Storm Allison produced morethan 40 inches of rain in the Houston area in 2001, causingabout $5 billion in damage and taking the lives of 41 people.

Storm surge has the potential to cause the largest loss oflife in hurricanes. Since 1963, storm surge has caused nearlyhalf of the deaths in the United States in tropical cyclones.Water, not wind, has accounted for nearly 90 percent of alltropical cyclone deaths in the U.S. during that time.

tropical cyclonesStorm surge is dangerous because a mere six inches of

fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult. It takesonly two feet of rushing water to carry awaymost vehicles—including large pickup trucks and SUVs.

The strong winds of a hurricane can cause widespreaddestruction. Hurricane Hugo was a fast-moving, category 4storm that made landfall near Charleston, South Carolina.Hugo brought destructive hurricane-force winds hundredsof miles inland, downing numerous trees and power linesover a swath from the Atlantic coast to the southern Appa-lachians. Millions were left without power and the resultingdamage totaled in the billions of dollars.

Tornadoes are also common with landfalling tropicalsystems. In recorded history, almost every tropical stormand hurricane that has come onshore in the U.S. has pro-

duced a tornado. These tornadoesmost often occur in thun-derstorms embedded in the storm’s rainbands, well awayfrom the center of the hurricane.

Strong winds of a tropical cyclone can also cause danger-ous waves that pose a significant hazard to mariners andcoastal residents and visitors. When the waves break alongthe coast, they can produce deadly rip currents—even atlarge distances from the storm. In 2008, despite the fact thatHurricane Bertha was more than a 1,000 miles offshore, thestorm resulted in rip currents that killed three people alongthe New Jersey coast and required 1,500 lifeguard rescues inOcean City, Maryland, over a one week period.

The Time to Prepare is NOW!What should you do to prepare for a hurricane?Get a plan. The most important step is to identify your

hurricane risk. Do you live in an evacuation zone? If so, youneed to plan on where you and your family would ride outthe storm if you are told to evacuate. Most people only needto evacuate a few miles from the coast to avoid the dangersof storm surge. Find a friend or relative that lives outsidethe storm surge evacuation zone and have a plan to rideout the storm with them. You should also establish a fam-ily communications plan in case you are not together whenyou need to evacuate.

Once a person understands their risk for hurricane im-pacts, an appropriate disaster safety plan should be devel-oped to help ensure an individual’s and a family’s safety. Adisaster safety plan is a comprehensive plan that identifiesall of the steps a family needs to take before, during, andafter a disaster to ensure maximum personal safety andproperty protection. For a step-by-step guide on creating afamily disaster plan please see Florida’s “Get a Plan” guide.Citizens should also visit their State Emergency Manage-ment Agency websites for family disaster plan templatesthat may be more suited to a local area.

Coastal residents should go to their local emergencymanagers for evacuation zone information. This informa-tion is typically available on-line. A county-by-county list ofevacuation zone resources is available at: http://flash.org/hurricane-season/evacuation-zones/Evacuation_Zone_

Identification_Survey.pdfVital resources to help you prepare include: Hurricanes.

gov, which provides critical hurricane advisories and ma-rine forecasts.

Weather.gov for the latest forecasts for your part of thecountry.

Ready.gov for additional preparedness information.National Hurricane Center Outreach Resources Weath-

er-Ready Nation Kids (PDF) Ready.gov KidsWhat We’re DoingThe mission of the National Weather Service (NWS)

is to provide weather, water, and climate data, forecastsand warnings for the protection of life and property andenhancement of the national economy. Its vision is of aWeather-Ready Nation, one that is prepared for and re-sponds to weather-dependent events.

The mission of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) isto save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve econom-ic efficiency by issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, andanalyses of hazardous tropical weather and by increasingunderstanding of these hazards. The NHC vision is to beAmerica’s calm, clear, and trusted voice in the eye of thestorm and, with its partners, enable communities to be safefrom tropical weather threats.

The NWS and NHC are issuing several new storm surgeproducts that will highlight areas most at risk from stormsurge flooding from a threatening hurricane. The NHC nowissues a Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map, which showsthe geographical areas where inundation from storm surgecould occur and how high above ground the water couldpotentially reach in those areas, based on the latest officialNHC forecast and its likely errors. The NWS will begin is-suing a prototype Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic in2015 to highlight those areas along the Gulf and Atlanticcoasts of the United States that have a significant risk oflife-threatening inundation by storm surge from a tropicalcyclone. This map introduces the public to the concept ofan NWS storm surge watch and warning which is expectedto become operational in 2017.

Hurricane Preparedness Week underscores need to be ready

Photo by Elissa Jun/FEMA

Various agencies working together in recovery effort after the disaster. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they re-spond to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy.


Naval Education andTraining Command PublicAffairs,Ed Barker

Sailors applying for Tuition As-sistance are reminded that theirchances of success are increasedsubstantially by submitting re-quests early; helping to avoid de-lays in their college plans.

According to Ernest D’Antonio,the Naval Education and Train-ing Professional DevelopmentTechnology Center’s VoluntaryEducation program director, thenumber one reason for TA requestdisapproval is late applications.

“No one wants to deny a re-quest, but service members mustobtain approval for TA funding be-fore the official start of a course,”said D’Antonio. “It’s a multi-stepprocess, and if we find a problem,the request gets held up until wecan fix it. It’s crucial for commandsto make sure that their Sailorsknow to start the process early - sothat TA applications can be com-

pleted by the VEC in advance ofthe deadline.”

D’Antonio suggests that 30days prior to the course start dateis not too soon for members tostart their TA requests.

“Applications are funded on afirst-come, first-served basis,” headded. “There’s no risk to apply-ing early; we can modify or cancelthe TA voucher after the fact withno harm to the Sailor, but if yousubmit the TA request after classeshave started, there’s nothing wecan do.”

Supervisor for the VEC, Su-san Sutter, detailed the requiredsteps that must be taken before aTA request can be approved. Sail-ors must: 1) Be counseled by theirlocal Navy College Office or theVEC, 2) WebTA training must becompleted, 3) An education/de-gree plan must be on file (with thecourse that the Sailor is requestingTA for included in the plan), and4) The Sailor’s command must ap-prove the TA request.

“Additionally, Sailors must havecompleted at least 12 months on-board their first permanent duty

station, have no missing grades, notowe the Navy any funds for incom-plete or failed courses, and have anend-of-obligated service date afterthe course ends,” Sutter said.

Both D’Antonio and Sutteralso stressed that Sailors shouldmonitor their account through theMyEducation portal on the NavyCollege website to ensure their ac-counts are posted and accurate andthat their degree plans are current.

If a Sailor or his/her commandhave any questions or experienceany problems, they should contacttheir servicing NCO or the VEC forassistance. The VEC is open from6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern StandardTime Monday - Friday and may bereached by calling: 1-(877) 838-1659.

For more information on theNavy College Program and the Vir-tual Education Center visit https://www.navycollege.navy.mil/.

Additional information aboutthe Naval Education and Train-ing Command can be found viahttps://www.netc.navy.mil.

For more news from Naval Ed-ucation and Training Command,visit www.navy.mil/local/cnet/.

Early Application is Key forTuition Assistance Approval

From Department of theNavy InnovationPublic Affairs

The Department of the Navylaunched its crowdsourced ideationplatform, the “Hatch,” May 20.

The launch of the Hatch is partof the initiative to build a DONNaval Innovation Network.

The Hatch is an accessible, vir-tual collaboration forum where in-novators can submit their creativeideas for improving the DON. Inthe Hatch, ideas can be refinedthrough crowdsourcing and fur-ther developed by local innovatorsand subject matter experts.

“The Hatch enables us to con-nect innovators locally,” saidSecretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.“We have the opportunity to re-ceive and share innovative ideasat the right level to get solutionsto problems people encounterevery day. I look forward to see-ing how the Hatch will allow us toshare these solutions across ourworkforce.”

The Hatch is a continuationof the CNO’s highly successfulinitiative to reduce administra-tive distractions (RAD). The RADideas and user profiles are fullyintegrated into the Hatch.

The DON workforce can estab-lish an account using their .mil,.gov, and military .edu email ad-dresses. Once an account is cre-ated, the innovator will be able tosubmit and monitor ideas throughtheir work or personal desktop,laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

The NIN working group is cur-rently developing an efficient, yetcollaborative and transparent,process to ensure all ideas areevaluated fairly.

An incentive/rewards struc-ture will be developed to rec-ognize those who submit ideas,actively collaborate and advanceideas through development andimplementation. One of the first“challenges” within the Hatchwill be focused on the incentive/rewards program, and we needyour input to ensure success.

Whether you have an innova-tive idea, a solution to reducingadministrative distractions, or acreative proposal for how we canrecognize top contributors, enterthe Hatch and start participating.

Additional information aboutDoN Innovation and accessingthe Hatch may be found by visit-ing: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/innovation/Pages/Home.aspx

Navy Launches the “Hatch”

By Joshua L. WickNaval History andHeritage Command,Communication andOutreach Division

Naval Sea Systems Commandheadquarters officially opened itsrecently redesigned, renovatedand renamed building with a cer-emony April 20, 2015, at the Wash-ington Navy Yard.

With a nod to NAVSEA’s mis-sion, Building 197 will be known asthe Humphreys Building, namedin honor of Joshua Humphreys,the original designer of the U.S.Navy’s first six frigates.

“As America’s first warshipdesigner, he laid the foundationupon which the Navy and NAVSEAis built … As the designer, buildermaintainer, and armorer of today’sNavy, NAVSEA carries on JoshuaHumphreys’ work, and in fact ourhistory and future are forever inter-twined,” said NAVSEA CommanderVice Adm. William H. Hilarides.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Ma-bus and Chief of Naval OperationsAdm. Jonathan Greenert, alongwith NAVSEA leadership and directdescendants of Joshua Humphreys,attended the ceremony Monday.

During the 17-month-longrenovation, NAVSEA took theopportunity to bridge the gapbetween naval history and cur-rent innovations in shipbuildingwith help from the Naval Historyand Heritage Command and theNational Museum of the UnitedStates Navy.

A series of history display pan-els featuring a timeline of naval

shipbuilding highlight the impor-tant role of innovation in ship-building throughout the Navy’shistory since Joshua Humphreys’era. It is located near a sectionthat honors the 12 people whodied when a lone gunman at-tacked the building Sept. 16, 2013.

“Our staff provided images,historical information, helped de-veloped the shipbuilding timelineas well as recommended an appro-priate design for the exhibits andother aspects,” said Jim Bruns, di-rector of the National Museum ofthe United States Navy.

Bruns added that on a regularbasis, NHHC researches, analyzes

and interprets the Navy’s history,customs, and traditions.

Humphreys was born in Haver-ford, Pa., on June 17, 1751. Hestarted early on as a ship’s carpen-ter apprentice in Philadelphia. Hisreputation grew in the colonies asa naval architect. In 1776, he wascommissioned to build ships inPhiladelphia and prepare them forthe Revolutionary War. Years laterin 1794, he was charged with build-ing the Navy’s first six frigates.

Humphreys used his innovativedesigns and applied new technol-ogy to improve ships’ speed andefficiency. His most famous frig-ate is USS Constitution, the old-est commissioned warship afloat.Joshua Humphreys died on Jan.12, 1838.

The Naval History and HeritageCommand, located at the Wash-ington Navy Yard, is responsiblefor the preservation, analysis, anddissemination of U.S. naval his-tory and heritage. It provides theknowledge foundation for the Navyby maintaining historically relevantresources and products that reflectthe Navy’s unique and enduringcontributions throughout our na-tion’s history, and supports theFleet by assisting with and deliver-ing professional research, analysis,and interpretive services. NHHCis composed of many activitiesincluding the Navy DepartmentLibrary, the Navy Operational Ar-chives, the Navy art and artifactcollections, underwater archeol-ogy, Navy histories, nine museums,USS Constitution repair facility andthe historic ship Nautilus.

NAVSEA Dedicates Building toHistoric Shipbuilder

U.S. Navy photograph by Scott A. Webb

The newly renovated Hum-phreys building features adetailed timeline on ship-building history that spansform the beginning of theU.S. Navy through moderntime. A team of U.S. Navyemployees from NAVSEAand the Navy History andHeritage Command helpeddesign the timeline and dothe research for each panelon display.

From Navy PersonnelCommand Public Affairs

Sailors are being reminded topersonally ensure their medicaland dental records are availableto the Department of VeteransAffairs (VA) by returning them totheir medical treatment facilityat retirement or separation, Navyleaders said May 26.

“A benefit of service is a lifetimeof support from the VA,” said AnnStewart, director, Pay and Per-sonnel Management. “To makesure Sailors can get the best levelof support possible, they need tomake sure their medical recordshave been turned in to the appro-priate medical facility when theyseparate or retire from the Navy. Acopy of medical and dental recordswill be provided to separating orretiring Sailors.”

Before a Sailor separates or re-tires, commanding officers (CO)and officers in charge (OIC) areresponsible for ensuring that themedical department or medicaltreatment facility knows the Sailoris separating or retiring, and thattheir Service Treatment Records(STR), medical and dental records,are at the appropriate medical anddental facilities. This guaranteesthat the records will be available

to the VA. Medical departmentsor medical treatment facilities an-notate on command/organizationcheck-out sheets the disposition ofthe STR (per NAVADMIN 187/14).

“There may come a time whenyou need to file a claim with the VAin the future, and they will check toverify your period of service in theNavy,” Stewart said. “Making sureyour record is left at the appropriatemedical or dental facility when youleave the Navy means that the VAwill have immediate access to yourrecords and can expedite care.”

It is essential that all Navy lead-ers and Sailors understand theirresponsibility when it comes tostoring and handling their medicaland dental records, and their dis-position after separation or retire-ment. Non-compliance with policycould impact timely adjudicationof their VA benefits.

“Getting your records turned inand making sure the medical de-partment or medical treatment fa-cility knows you are separating orretiring really is in your best inter-est,” Stewart said. “Make sure youhave access to what you’ve earned.”

For more information, read NAV-ADMIN187/14atwww.npc.navy.mil.

For more news from Navy Per-sonnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.

Retiring or Separating:Ensure Medical Recordsare Turned In for Future Care

May 281813During the War of 1812, the frigate Es-

sex, commanded by Capt. David Porter,and her prize, Georgiana, capture the Brit-ish whalers Atlantic, Greenwich, Catharine(burned), Rose, and Hector (burned) in thePacific.

1917The first underway fueling in the U.S.

Navy is performed. USS Maumee (AO 2) fu-els six destroyers in the North Atlantic. Lt.Cmdr. Chester W. Nimitz serves as Mau-mee’s Executive Officer and Chief Engineer.

1943USS Peto (SS 265) sinks Japanese hydro-

graphic-meteorological research ship Ten-kai No.2 northeast of Mussau Island. Alsoon this date, USS Tunny (SS 282) sinks Jap-anese gunboat Shotoku Maru off the westcoast of Rota, Mariana Islands.

1945USS Ray (SS 271) sinks Japanese freighter

BikoMaru northwest of Changshan. Also onthis date, USS Blueback (SS 326) and USSLamprey (SS 372) damage Japanese subma-rine chaser Ch1 in a surface gunnery actionoff Japara, N.E.I.

1958USS Galveston (CLG 3, previously CL

93), the first Talos-firing missile cruiser, isplaced in commission. USS Galveston par-ticipates in the Vietnam War with the Sev-enth Fleet and serves in the Mediterraneanduring the Arab-Israeli War during 1967.

198055 women become the first female grad-

uates of the U.S. Naval Academy.

May 291781During the American Revolution, the

Continental frigate Alliance, under com-mand of Capt. John Barry, battles HMSAtalanta and HMS Trepassy off Nova Sco-tia. After several broadsides by Alliance, theBritish ships surrender.

1863During the Civil War, the side-wheel

“double-ender” gunboat, USS Cimarron,

commanded by Cmdr. Andrew J. Drake,captures the blockade-runner, Evening Star,off Wassaw Sound, Ga.

1944USS Block Island (CVE 21) is torpedoed

and is sunk by German submarine U 549.During this attack, USS Barr (DE 576) is alsodamaged. Block Island is the only U.S. car-rier lost in the Atlantic during World War II.U-549 is later sunk that night by USS Eu-gene E. Elmore (DE-686) and USS Ahrens(DE 575).

1945USS Sterlet (SS 392) sinks Japanese army

cargo ships Kuretake Maru and TenyroMaru despite the close proximity of the es-cort Coast Defense Ship No. 65.

1952During the Korean War, USS Ozbourn

(DD 846), USS Radford (DDE 446), and USSHeron (AMS 18), are engaged by enemyshore batteries and machine guns for twodays off Wonson, Korea. Enemy batteriesare silenced by counter-battery fire.

2004USS Pinckney (DDG 91) is commissioned

at Naval Construction Battalion Center PortHueneme, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class de-stroyer is named for Cook 1st Class WilliamPinckney, who received the Navy Cross forrescuing a fellowUSS Enterprise (CV 6) crewmember during the Battle of Santa Cruz Oct.26, 1952.

May 301864During the Civil War, the side-wheel

steamship USS Keystone State and the ironscrew steamship USS Massachusetts cap-ture British blockade-runner Caledoniasouth of Cape Fear, N.C.

1904The Marine Detachment from USS

Brooklyn (ACR 3) lands at Tangiers, Mo-rocco to protect the American Consulateduring the dispute between Raisuli and theSultan Abdelaziz of Morocco. The tensionstarted after kidnapping of American busi-nessman Ion Perdicaris on May 18, 1904and held for ransom. Perdicaris is eventu-ally released unharmed.

1944USS Guitarro (SS 363) sinks Japanese

freighter Shisen Maru, 60 miles south-eastof Keelung, Formosa. Also on this date, USSPompon (SS 267) sinks Japanese freighterShiga Maru off Muroto Saki, Japan whileUSS Rasher (SS 269) sinks the gunboat An-shu Maru about 110 miles north-northeastof Halmahera.

1945A TBM (VC 82) from USS Anzio (CVE 57)

sinks Japanese submarine (I 361), 400 milessoutheast of Okinawa. Also on this date,USS Blenny (SS 324) sinks Japanese cargoship Hokoku Maru 40 miles southwest ofBanjarmasin, Borneo while USS Croaker (SS246) sinks Shuttle Boat (No.154) and ShuttleBoat (No. 146).

1998USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is commis-

sioned in San Diego, Calif.

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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval Historical Center

Engraving by Henry Bryan Hall aftera painting by Alonzo Chappel, pub-lished circa 1858 by Martin, Johnson& Company. Entitled Death of Cap-tain Lawrence, it depicts CaptainJames Lawrence, CommandingOfficer of USS Chesapeake, beingcarried below after he had been mor-tally wounded early in the battle. Hisfinal command to Chesapeake’s offi-cers and crew was Don’t Give Up theShip. Courtesy of Colonel J.R. Taylor,October 1938.

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MD, DE, & DC Elks State Association CampBarrett Junior Warriors program

In 1946, the Elks declared, “So long as there are vet-erans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks willnever forget them.” and the Elks have served the veter-ans since that date. The Maryland, Delaware, and D.C.Elks State Association has determined that the chil-dren of those veterans will be provided for as well. Byestablishing the Junior Warrior program the Elks willprovide a week of camp to children of our active dutyservicemen, National Guard and wounded warriors.These children will be recommended to the Elks by themilitary for the appropriate weeks. These special JuniorWarrior campers will have their $125 fee paid for by thecaring donations of the Elk members and those willingto support this program.

This week at camp will be able to provide a time ofrelief and enjoyment for these children. Most of thesechildren have to face unique situations in an unfamil-iar environment. They have the constant fear of loss orinjury to their parent during deployment along withthe constant reminder that they are not there to tuckthem in at night or kiss the scrapped knees and watchtheir school activities. The Elks hope this week at campwill help ease some of the stress from their young lives.For children living in Fisher houses and having parentsin Wounded Warrior units, these fears have come to

NSAW News Briefspass. They have now had to learn to adapt to a life nowfocused at the hospital and/or area in which their par-ent is recovering in. Many of our young Junior War-riors have had to leave their local schools, friends andneighborhoods so they can be closer to their parent.None are a happy environment for a child during asummer. As Elks, we are trying to give the gift of “be-ing a kid” for at least a week to our Junior Warriors, aswell as letting them know that we respect and acknowl-edge the sacrifices their family hasmade to protect ourcountry.

Camp dates are Boys: June 21, June 28, and July 5;Girls: July 12, July 19, July 26

For more information or to register, please contactJunior Warrior chairman Danniele McKnight at [email protected]. For more information aboutCampBarrett, visit ourWebSite http://www.elks-camp-barrett.com/ or follow us on Facebook.

Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series and Ca-nal Park Outdoor Film Series

Let the excitement begin! Lineups have been final-ized for the Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series andCanal Park Outdoor Film Series this summer in theCapitol Riverfront.

The Friday Night Concert Series kicked off May15 on the boardwalk and terrace steps of Yards Park.

A total of 18concerts will beheld from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. and willfeature a wide range oflive musical performances from bands selected by topentertainment source OnTap Magazine.

June 5 - Scott’s New Band (Pop Hits)June 12 - C Jazz Fest at The Yards, Soul Rebels &

Sharón Clark (Jazz) June 19 - Texas Chainsaw Horns(Horn Driven Rock) June 26 - Jah Works (Reggae)

July 3 - Almost Journey (Journey Tribute) July 10- Hand Painted Swinger (Pop Hits) July 17 - WesleySpangler (Crossover Country) July 24 - Justin Trawick(Indie Folk Rock) July 31 - White Ford Bronco (90’sCovers)

Aug. 7 -Morrison Brothers (Alt Country) Aug. 14 - JeffFrom Accounting (Pop Hits) Aug. 21 - Lloyd Dobler Ef-fect (PartyCovers) Aug. 28 - Special Guest TBA inAugust!

Sept. 4 - Crowded Streets (Dave Matthews Tribute)Sept. 11 - Sara Gray (Modern Country)

The “People’s Choice” themed Outdoor Film Serieswill begin Thursday, June 4, in the northern block ofCanal Park at sundown around 8:45 p.m. Bring yourblanket and your picnic and enjoy your favorite starsunderneath our stars in Canal Park:

June 4 - Back to the FutureJune 11 - Selma

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