THIS WEEK:
McNEELY ROAD TRAFFIC ALERT, Feb 2-6:
A traffic alert has been made for McNeely Road Traffic
Alert due to utility relocation work that will take place near the intersection
of McNeely Road and Hero Road from Feb 2-6.
Both inbound and outbound lanes will be impacted on a small portion of
McNeely road. Motorists are advised to
use extra caution in this area. The POC
for this action is Mr. Matt Bolen (DPW Project Manager) at 912-767-7898.
CONTROLLED BURNING, ongoing:
NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST, Feb. 5:
Fort Stewart Main Post Chapel, Feb. 5, 7 to 8:30
a.m. Guest Speaker Chaplain (Col.) Mark
B. Nordstrom, Director of Training and Leader Development, U.S. Army Chaplain
Center and School. Tickets are available
from your Unit Ministry Team.
HUNTER FIRE WARDEN CLASS, Feb. 5:
The next HAAF fire warden’s class will be held Feb 5 at 9
a.m. in Fire Station Number 2 Building 1295. All attendees are asked to bring a
unit appointment letter stating they are the assigned fire warden for their
unit/location with building number identified. For more information please call
315-2009.
WARRIOR LEADER COURSE GRADUATION, February 6, 2015: The Fort Stewart NCO Academy Warrior Leader
course, Class 03-15, will graduate February 6, 2015, at Newman Fitness Center,
11:00 a.m. Doors open at 10:45 p.m. The
uniform for military attendees is ACU's and for the civilians proper attire.
Please call SSG Jones, 912-435-2506 for more information.
ARMY NURSE CORPS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Feb. 6:
The Army Nurse Corps 114th Birthday Celebration is being
held on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Patriot Auditorium at Fort Stewart's Winn Army
Community Hospital. Guest speaker is
Winn's Deputy Commander of Nursing, Colonel Robin M. Adams-Massenburg.
Refreshments will be served. All Army Nurse Corps Officers in the facility, and
those who are retired and formerly served are invited. Light refreshments provided.
STEWART/HUNTER SKIESUNLIMITED OFFERS DANCE CLASSES:
Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield CYSS SKIESUnlimited
program is now offering dance classes for ballet, tap/jazz, contemporary and
hip hop. The number of slots available is limited. Classes are $45 per month
and begin this month (February).
Pre-dance is offered for ages 2-4. Other programs with open enrollment include
Jiu Jitsu, piano, tutoring, art classes, gymnastics and Zumba. For more information, call 912-767-3781 at
Stewart or 912-315-1011 at Hunter.
TAX CENTERS ARE OPEN, through Apr. 30:
The Marne Tax Centers at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army
Airfield are open through Apr. 30. Tax Preparers are available to assist
Solders, Family Members, and Retirees from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-Wed &
Fri, 11 a.m. to 4 pm Thursday. Full service assistance for walk-in or drop-off
returns. Please bring military IDs and Social Security Cards, all statements of
income (i.e., W-2 forms and 1099 forms), rental property documents, mortgage
interest statements, etc. For more information, please call the Fort Stewart
Tax Center at (912) 767-1040 or the Hunter Army Airfield Tax Center at (912)
315-3675. The Fort Stewart office is located at 2233 Gulick Ave, Bldg. 816-E
between 18th Street and Gate 5. The Hunter office is located at 638 Horace
Emmet Wilson Blvd, Bldg. 1211. Start gathering your important tax documents
today.
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JANUARY/OTHER HEADLINES
COOKS NEEDED:
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Business
Division is hiring for Cooks, NA-7404-04.
Salary is $9.68 to $11.32 per hour. Job announcement number
SCNAFDW141270015R open from 28 January to 6 February. Interested applicants may
apply via www.usajobs.gov.
FREE MEDDAC FRG HOSTED CLASS, Feb. 6:
Come one, come all.
Join us on 6 FEB from 1200-1300 in the Patriot Auditorium @ Winn ACH for
a FREE class. The topic is "Life in
Balance: Relaxation & Stress
Relief." Bring your lunch. The event is open to all, sponsored by the
MEDDAC FRG; taught by their Military
Family Life Consultants (MFLCs).
Register at richele.l.martinez.civ@mail.mil NLT 5 FEB.
COMMISSARY OFFERS FREE LUNCHES, Feb 8:
The Hunter Commissary will give away FREE lunches, 11:30
a.m. - 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, at the front of the store to celebrate Black
History Month. Come by and pick up your lunch; no reservation required. For
additional information, contact 315-5711.
MILITARY JOB FAIR ON FORT STEWART, Feb. 10:
Sixty military-friendly companies will be present to
interview and hire military talent at the CivilianJobs.com Military Job Fair on
Fort Stewart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Club Stewart. The event is sponsored by the Fort Stewart
Soldier For Life Transition Assistance Program.
Agencies include New York Life Insurance, Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta,
Vinnell Arabia, Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and Aetna Inc.
Job seekers are strongly encouraged to pre-register to help facilitate an
effective pre-matching process. Attendees may pre-register at CivilianJobs.com
Job Fairs.
AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK HISTORY OBSERVED, Feb. 11:
The 3rd Infantry Division will host an African
American/Black History Month Observance 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at
Club Stewart in the main ball room, hosted by the 1st ABCT. The guest speaker is Dr. Leroy Zimmerman. There will be Food Samples after the
observance. For more information,
contact SFC Kenneth D. Lockhard, 3 ID Equal Opportunity Advisor Office at (912)
767-9265.
VET CLINIC CLOSED, Feb. 16:
The Veterinary Clinic will be closed Feb. 16 for
President's Day, and is closed for all federal holidays. In addition, the clinic closes early the last
day of the month for inventory. If you are looking for a lost pet please check
with us, as Animal Control brings stray and loose pets to the facility. The hours of operation are Monday through
Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday from 9 a.m. 3 p.m. For more information,
call 435-7387.
VEHICLE REGISTRATION OFFICE HOUR CHANGES:
Effective Feb. 17 the operational hours for the FS and
HAAF Vehicle Registration Offices will change to 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ACS REAR DETACHMENT LEADER TRAINING, Feb. 18-19:
ACS will be conducting a rear-detachment training event
on Feb. 18-19. If you are or will be
slotted as a rear detachment commander, first sergeant or Family readiness
Group liaison officer, this training is for you. Understand how to deal with Families in
crisis, learn about the Community resources available to assist you in this
most important leadership role. For
questions, please call 912-767-1257.
MONTHLY TOBACCO CESSATION CLASSES, begin Feb. 25:
Army Public Health Nursing in conjunction with the Army
Wellness Center will conduct monthly tobacco cessation classes, beginning Feb.
25, 9 to 10 a.m. at the Army Wellness Center located at 844 Gulick Ave.
Fort Stewart.
Classes will provide tools on how to become tobacco free and how to stay
tobacco free if you have already quit.
Open to all Active Duty, Retirees, Military Beneficiaries and DoD
Civilians (MEDDAC, DENTAC, & VETCOM only). For more information contact
Kirstie McDonald, APHN 912-435-5071 or Valerie Carmack-Issac 912-767-4077,
Nurse Educator, Army Wellness Center.
FORT STEWART DINING FACILITY OPERATING HOURS,
February:
Legion (Bldg 207, 660 Harmon Ave), Raider (Bldg 642, 1312
William H. Wilson Ave) Thunder Café (Bldg 3003, 1600 W. 6th Street), and
Vanguard (Bldg 8439, Vanguard Road) DFACs will be open for weekday breakfast,
lunch, and dinner meals, Monday - Friday.
Weekend/holiday hours begin with the supper meal on Friday (for the
training holiday on 13 – 16 February 2015, the weekend designated DFACs begins
with supper on 12 February). Dining
Facility information can be found on the Team Stewart webpage at: http://www.stewart.army.mil/info.asp?e=DFAC.
FS WEEKEND/HOLIDAY DFAC:
Dining Facilities open for Weekend/Holiday meals are
Legion and Vanguard DFACs. Vanguard DFAC
will be closed after the lunch meal on 12 February and will reopen with the
breakfast meal on 17 February.
Designated Weekend and Holiday Meal DFACs begin with the supper meal on
Friday (for the training holiday on 13 – 16 February, the weekend designated
DFACs begins with supper on 12 February).
Hours are Brunch 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Supper 5-6:30 p.m.
FS WEEKDAY MEAL HOURS:
The Fort Stewart Weekday Meal hours are Breakfast 7:30-9
a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Dinner 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday Breakfast hours are; Legion 6-8
a.m.; Raider 5-6:30 a.m.; Thunder Café 5-6:30 a.m.; and Vanguard 7:30-9 a.m.;
Lunch and Dinner Meal Hours for all DFAC's on Thursday are; Lunch from Noon to
1:30 p.m.; and Dinner from 5-6:30 p.m.
Friday Dinner Meal hours are 4-5:30 p.m.
HAAF CONSOLIDATED DINING FACILITY OPERATING HOURS,
February HAAF Consolidated DFAC (Bldg 110, 89 William Barksdale Cir) Weekday
Meal Hours are Breakfast 7:30-9 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Dinner
5-6:30 p.m. Friday Meal Hours are
breakfast 6:30-7 a.m. & 7:30-9 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Dinner
5-6:30 p.m. Weekend and Holiday Meal Hours are Brunch 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and
Supper 5-6:30 p.m.
YEARLY FRG INFORMAL FUND REPORT SUSPENSE:
ACS wishes to remind Commanders that the suspense for the
Yearly Family Readiness Group Informal Fund report is due to the first O-6
Commander in the Chain of Command by Jan. 30. The report requires Commanders to
summarize current balance, total income, itemized list of expenditures with
explanation on how the expenditures are consistent with the purpose of the FRG
informal fund SOP. Reference AR 608-1
App J-7b. If you have questions please
call the Mobilization and Deployment Readiness Team at FS (912) 767-1257 or
HAAF (912) - 315-6816.
NEW HEARING CONSERVATION HOURS, effective March 2:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10:30 a.m. to noon (Unit testing); 1 to 4
p.m. (Unit testing)
Wednesday: 10:30
a.m. to noon (Unit testing); 1 to 4 p.m. (Walk In)
Friday: 10:30 a.m. to noon (Unit testing); 1 to 4 p.m.
(Follow-ups) All units testing MUST have an appointed HPO present during
scheduled timeframe. Walk in times are for Soldiers who cannot make regular
appointment. Any questions, or for walk in policy, contact the Army Hearing
Program at (912) 435-3133.
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FMWR NEWS
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR DANCE PERFORMANCE AT SAVANNAH
BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL:
Free tickets for a performance by the Cleo Parker
Robinson Dance Ensemble are available while they last at the Hunter and Stewart
Leisure Travel offices on a first-come, first-served basis. The performance is
on Tuesday (Feb 3) at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnny Mercer Theatre of the Savannah
Civic Center. It is a part of the 26th annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival.
Hours for the Stewart office, located in the PX Furniture Mall Complex, are
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Hours for the Hunter office, located in the PX
Exchange, building 6020, are 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
8 FOR 8 BOWLOPOLIS BOWLING LEAGUE AT STEWART BOWLING
CENTER, Saturday (Feb. 7):
The 8 for 8 Bowlopolis Bowling League at Stewart Bowling
Center, building 450, is open to everyone who wants to learn to bowl.
Participants bowl two games on Saturday mornings, from 10 a.m. until noon
starting Saturday (Feb. 7). At the end of program on March 28, participants
receive their own bowling ball. The cost is $8 per session and includes all
equipment and instructions. For more information, call 912-767-4273.
LARGE CALIBER RIFLE SHOOT, Saturday (Feb. 7) and March 7:
Large caliber rifle shoots are scheduled for Feb.7 and
March 7 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at SA November range. The cost is $5 for a two-hour
block. Targets provided and shooting benches placed for use at each point. All
Weapons must re-registered on the installation to fire at this range. Register
weapons at Pass & Permit from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Directions to range: Off Gulick, take 15th Street to McFarland.
Take right and follow signs on FS RD 40 to FS RD 38. Go past Main Rail Head 1/2
mile and SA November Range is on the right. For more information, call
912-767-4316.
TEAM IRONMAN SKEET, TRAP SHOOT AT HUNTER, Saturday (Feb.
7):
The Team Ironman Shoot will be held starting at 9 a.m.
Feb. 7 at the Hunter Skeet and Trap Range, building 8250 (off South Perimeter
Road). Two-person teams, randomly chosen by drawing prior to the event, will
shoot 5-stand, Skeet, and Trap. Each member will shoot 25 birds at two
different events. Total scores will be combined for the team. The cost is $25
per person. For more information, call 912-315-9554.
FS SWEETHEART DANCE AND NIGHT-IN FOR PRE-TEENS, TEENS,
Feb. 13:
CYSS-registered youth are invited to the Youth Activity
Center, building 5655, for a night filled with fun, games and dancing from 7-10
p.m. Feb. 13. There’s no charge. Register by Feb. 12. Bring your date and enjoy
a safe night. We’ll have a live DJ and light refreshments. For more
information, call 912-767-4491.
TODDLER’S VALENTINE’S PARTY AT STEWART BOWLING CENTER,
FEB. 13:
Children ages 0-5 are invited to a Toddler’s Valentine’s
Party from 10 a.m. until noon Feb. 13 at Stewart Bowling Center, building 450.
The cost of $2 per child includes shoe rental. Parents can join the bowling fun
at the same price. For more information call 912-767-4273.
VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER FOR TWO AT CLUB STEWART, Feb. 14:
Enjoy a four-course meal with beverage and choice of one
of four entrees, as well as a shareable dessert in a romantic, elegant
atmosphere with your significant other from 5-9 p.m. Feb. 14 at Club Stewart,
building 405. Cost is $50 per couple/$25 per person. For reservations or more
information, call 912-767-4717.
FREEDOM TRAIL TOUR TRIP TO SAVANNAH, Feb. 21:
Register by Feb. 18 for the Leisure Travel trip 11:30
a.m. Feb. 21 to Savannah, where you’ll see remnants of the Underground
Railroad, as well as where "free persons of color" lived during
slavery time, the port of entry where slaves were bought and sold, and
Savannah's African American Monument. The cost is $25 per adult and $20 for
ages 3-17. For more information, call 912-767-2841 at Stewart or 912-315-3674
at Hunter.
DAYTONA 500 TICKETS, LUXURY BUS RIDE TO THE RACE
AVAILABLE AT LEISURE TRAVEL OFFICES:
Sales of Daytona 500 tickets are under way at the
Stewart/Hunter Leisure Travel Offices. Discounted tickets $60 and up, depending
on seats. Tickets available for the Budweiser Duel & Sprint Fanzone Race on
Feb. 19; the Daytona 300 Xfinity Race & Sprint Fanzone Race on Feb. 21 and
the Daytona 500 & Sprint Fanzone Race on Feb. 22. Need transportation to
Daytona for the big race Feb. 22? Travel on a luxury bus with Leisure Travel
group. Register by Feb. 16. The cost is $30 per person. For more information, call
912-767-2841 (Stewart) or 912-315-3674 (Hunter).
MARTIN LUTHER KING LIBRARY & ARCHIVES TOUR IN
ATLANTA, Feb. 28:
Register by Feb. 13 for a trip Feb. 28 with Leisure
Travel to watch the Black History Month Parade in Atlanta and see the largest
repository of primary source materials on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the
American Civil Rights Movement. Tour includes birth home, crypt of Dr. and Mrs.
King, exhibits at Freedom Hall, gift shop/information facility and reflecting
pool. The cost of $60 per adult (ages 13 and older) and $55 per child (ages 12
and under) includes tour and transportation. For more information, call
912-767-2841 at Stewart and 912-315-3674 (Hunter).
CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA AT HUNTER, Feb. 28:
Sign-up now for the Cardboard Boat Regatta to be held
10:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at the Tominac Fitness Center Pool on Hunter. Using
cardboard and duct tape only, participants must build a boat to race one length
of the pool with a two-person crew. No charge to enter. Paddles provided. The
three competition categories are kids, adults, and adults verses kids. Plus, a
prize will be awarded for the best-looking boat. For more information, call
912-315-5078.
"THE WALKING DEAD" TOUR ATLANTA TRIP, March 7:
Register by Feb. 28 to take “The Walking Dead” tour in
Atlanta March 7. Visit the hospital where it all started for your favorite
sheriff on "The Walking Dead." Go inside the goat farm and see
firsthand where the "Vatos" held camp. Find out if the CDC is still
standing and get your own cover shot and selfie from the Jackson Street Bridge.
Cost of $100 per person includes transportation on a motorcoach and tour. For
more information, call 912-767-2841 at Stewart and 912-315-3674 (Hunter).
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COASTAL HAPPENINGS (Events scheduled in the local area
are considered public information, and mention of these events does not
constitute sponsorship or endorsement.) Coastal Happenings
VALENTINE'S DAY GALA, Feb. 14:
Enjoy dinner, dancing and entertainment at the
Valentine's Day Gala, sponsored by the E. E. Foundation, Inc., on Sat., Feb. 14
at 7 p.m. The event takes place at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Savannah, 31
St. and Bull. The cost is $50 per person; dress attire is semi- formal or
formal. To purchase your ticket, go to eefoundationinc.com; for additional
information, call 237-7765.
SAVANNAH IRISH FIESTIVAL, Feb. 15:
Active-duty service members will get free admission to
the Savannah Irish Festival on Sunday, Feb. 15, when they present their
military ID. Performances will include
the Irish Dancers of Savannah and several well-known musicians. To learn more
about the festival, go to www.savannayhirish.org.
HINESVILLE SMALL WORLD FESTIVAL, Mar. 7:
Celebrate the diversity of Hinesville's International
community at the 7th Annual Small World Festival. Are you ready for a trip around the
world? Small World Festival will feature
a World Market Place, International Food Court, and Cultural Entertainment. The
festival will be held in conjunction with the Grand Opening of Bryant Commons
and Liberty County's first dog park.
Small World Festival Applications are now being accepted.
For more information call the Hinesville Downtown
Development Authority 912-877-4332. Come
to the Small World Festival and visit the International Food Court and Bring your
four footed friend!
INTERNATIONAL CAR SHOW IN CONJUNCTION WITH SMALL WORLD
FESTIVAL, Mar. 7:
Presented by the Hinesville Military Affairs
Committee. All cars are welcome. All proceeds benefit the Veterans' Memorial
Walk at Bryant Commons. Registration fee
$25. For more information contact
Melinda Schneider at (912) 271-1702 or via email at:
yellowbowlady@coastalnow.net
