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Sean Carter shovels out his driveway in Heritage Park on Monday in the aftermath of Winter Storm Jonas that dropped more than 2 feet of snow in the region. Much of Fort Meade was operational by midweek. For more coverage, see Pages 6-11.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE

HIGH HOPES UPCOMING EVENTSMILITARY CHILD CARE Post employee to Friday, 10:30 a.m.: Cooking Matters Commissary tour - Commissary New DoD website to Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m.: Super Bowl 50 Party - The Lounge at The Lanes climb Everest ... again Go to facebook.com/ftmeade for to get updates after the historic improve process PAGE 3 snow, and on your phone by sending "follow ftmeadealert" to 40404 PAGE 4 2 NEWS THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 |SOUNDOFF!

COMMANDER’S COLUMN !"#&$"%%!´ Soldiering through the snow EDITORIAL STAFF appy New Year, Team 2016. With this money we will Garrison Commander Meade! resurface Mapes Road as soon as H We knew it was only a the asphalt plants open in the Col. Brian P. Foley matter of time. Seventy degrees spring (and the snow melts!), Garrison Command on Christmas, and 2.5 feet of completely renovate our two old- Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes snow on the ground a month est Child Development Centers, Public Affairs Officer later. Clearly, Mother Nature was and complete renovation of Hale Chad T. Jones 301-677-1301 saving this up! Garrison Hall. [email protected] As I write, Sunday morning Commander The spotlight of cyber growth Assistant Editor & Senior Writer dawned bright and sunny. The Col. Brian P. remains on Fort Meade and will Rona S. Hirsch 301-677-1438 hard-working road crews have Foley for a long time to come. [email protected] been going nonstop for well over We are also working hard to increase the size of our garrison Staff Writer 24 hours already, and we have a staff, so we have enough employees to Lisa R. Rhodes 301-677-1432 lot more work to go. We all owe them a great debt of gratitude support our community and its growth. We [email protected] www.ftmeade.army.mil for their hard work and service. are working with Installation Management Staff Writer or ftmeadesoundoff.com Ialso want to thank our emergency Command to shift additional personnel Alan H. Feiler 301-677-5159 services professionals (security guards, authorizations to Fort Meade and are [email protected] Like Fort Meade on Facebook police and firefighters) and all who remain making very good progress. Design Coordinator at facebook.com/ftmeade working around the clock to keep us safe, But we all must remain aware that the Timothy Davis 301-677-1431 regardless of the weather conditions. Army as a whole is still downsizing and Follow Fort Meade on Twitter [email protected] Speaking of around the clock, our power may have to reduce or eliminate some at twitter.com/ftmeademd Supplemental photography provided crew once again proved themselves heroes services provided by Installation Manage- View the Flickr photostream by The Baltimore Sun Media Group of our community. This time it was for the ment Command across the entire Army at flickr.com/photos/ftmeade folks living in Midway Commons who lost community. DEADLINES Get text alerts from Fort Meade power Saturday due to a large tree fall. The garrison’s job is to enable the by texting “Follow FtMeadeAlert” to 40404 Our team worked around the clock, in operational missions of all 118 partner partnership with base operations and organizations assigned here, and provide Community notices And view the Fort Meade Live Blog Corvias road crews, to restore power to the high quality services to the entire Team Friday, noon at ftmeade.armylive.dodlive.mil affected families. I was very glad to hear Meade community. To do this we need [email protected] power was restored to the majority last help from all to quantify the needs of this ADVERTISING night, and thank all who stepped forward installation — your needs. to work hard and care for each other in a We will work together with all to ensure General Inquiries 410-332-6300 time of need. these needs are coordinated and voiced by [email protected] The year 2015 was a year of huge the senior leaders who live and work here. Death Notices: 410-332-6781 progress for Fort Meade. 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Post employee aims for second climb up Mount Everest By Lisa R. Rhodes “Dig deep, because you Staff Writer can do it. People are a lot In 1997, Nicky Lowry decided to give up a 15-year smoking habit. stronger than they think To accomplish her goal, she started climbing mountains to kick her habit and they are.” get fit. “I smoked at least a pack of cigarettes a Nicky Lowry, Fort Meade’s Health day for 15 years,” said Lowry, 48, Fort Promotion Program assistant Meade’s Health Promotion Progam as- sistant. “I realized I was approaching my 30th birthday and I had been smoking 30th birthday, she made it up Cotopaxi. for half my life. … “I did have a sense of accomplishment, “I could see mountains from [my] even though I hated it,” Lowry said. “I apartment window, and standing there still didn’t have the fitness level that I having my coffee and cigarette I thought, wanted. I swore I wouldn’t do it again.” ‘Maybe I’ll just put down my cigarettes But she did. Six years later, in 2003, and go climb those mountains. I’ve got to Lowry made a commitment to her first quit smoking.’ ” mountain expedition and joined a group On Lowry’s 30th birthday — Nov. 4, of climbers up Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside of Asia at SUBMITTED PHOTO 1997 — she successfully climbed the Nicky Lowry, Fort Meade’s Health Promotion Program assistant, stands on the volcano Cotopaxi, the second highest 22,841 feet. Lowry traveled to Argentina for the summit of Mount Everest on May 27, 2008. Lowry began mountaineering in 1997 summit in Ecuador, at 19,347 feet. to kick a 15-year smoking habit. She hasn’t smoked a cigarette in 18 years. After years of progressively more climb and spent three weeks with an difficult climbs, Lowry reached the expedition group. the mountain from southeast Nepal. Lowry recalled that as she made her summit of Mount Everest — the world’s “I absolutely loved it,” Lowry said. “I Mountaineers are helped along the way to the summit, she encountered the highest mountain at 29,029 feet — on carried all my supplies in my backpack. journey by the Sherpa, an ethnic group frozen bodies of about six climbers who May 27, 2008. My backpack weighed about 60 to 65 that lives in the area and makes a trail up didn’t complete the climb. “I still struggle to find the words for it,” pounds. I didn’t care how dirty I got, how the mount, establishes the four required “People push so hard, they don’t have Lowry said of her accomplishment. “As cold it got, how heavy my backpack was. base camps, cooks food and tends to any what it takes to get back down,” she said. you see, I’m grinning from ear to ear. It Iloved the personal challenge. other needs. “It’s a brutal fact: if you die up there, you was unbelievable. I didn’t expect it. It “It’s really hard work, really physically “They’re phenomenally strong people stay up there.” was so beautiful.” difficult. I enjoyed the accomplishment.” and carry a lot of the weight of supplies, Also, climbers carry plastic bags to By then, Lowry hadn’t smoked a From then on, Lowry completed up and down the mountain,” Lowry said. carry their waste with them along the cigarette in more than a decade. When about six mountain climbs. In 2008, she “They do a great deal of the work to make way. she first made her commitment to be made the big decision. the expedition a success.” “Human waste doesn’t decompose at healthy, Lowry was married to her first “I never dreamt as a kid that I would The climb requires four journeys up those altitudes,” Lowry said. “You pick it husband, who worked in the oil industry. climb Mount Everest; it just by default and down the mountain to base camps at up and take it with you.” The couple lived in Quito, Ecuador. happened,” she said. “Each mountain certain elevations to acclimate to Ever- Lowry and her second husband, Bob Lowry was not working at the time and you climb gets higher and higher and est’s altitude. At Base Camp 3, which Lowry, whom she met on her Mount was 15 pounds heavier than she is today. higher, until one day, you think ‘Can I begins at 24,000 feet, the climbers start Everest climb and remained friends with Although she had no apparent health climb the highest? Sure, why not? I’ll give using oxygen. From Base Camp 4 at for several years, are planning another issues from smoking, she just grew tired it a try.’” 26,000 feet, climbers make a bid for the climb to the summit in the spring. The of the habit. By this time, Lowry and her husband summit. climb will cost the couple, who live in “There was nothing consistent in my were living in Houston. Lowry worked On May 27, Lowry successfully Washington, D.C., $54,000 each. life except smoking, and that kind of out with a personal trainer for about climbed Mount Everest. “We’re returning because Bob didn’t disgusted me,” she said. three months, focusing on cardio and “It’s overwhelming; you cry,” Lowry make the summit,” Lowry said. “I’m Lowry hit the gym, taking aerobic resistance training. She also completed a said. “I was lucky to have fantastic really excited to climb with Bob. It’s so classes. Then in the summer of 1997, she half-marathon to get ready. weather. I could see for hundreds of good to have a partner. We’re going to made her first attempt up Cotopaxi. Lowry invested about $40,000 and miles.” have a good time. This is so much fun.” “I failed terribly. …I had no idea what joined International Mountain Guides, a Although it was a tremendous accom- Lowry has not smoked in 18 years. She to expect,” Lowry said. “I was exhausted company based in Ashford, Wash., that plishment, Lowry said there are some said if she can stop smoking and climb in an hour. I didn’t get very far.” organizes mountain climb expeditions, harsh realities involved with the climb. A Mount Everest, anyone can achieve their Lowry said that years of smoking had for her climb up Mount Everest. lack of oxygen, exhaustion, extreme cold health or life goals. impacted her cardiovascular capacity. So Her trip began in March 2008. The and the descent back down the mountain “Dig deep, because you can do it,” she she hit the gym again and focused on feat took two months to complete. have resulted in the deaths of prior said. “People are a lot stronger than they cardio for the next three months. On her Lowry climbed the standard route up climbers. think they are.” 4 NEWS THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 |SOUNDOFF! Tax refunds: Should you adjust your withholding?

By Jane Winand with families actually owe no federal taxes, This form identifies whether a service Instead of using a refund to catch up, Legal Assistance Attorney especially if the military paycheck is the member is married or single and how adjust your withholding so your paycheck only income in the household. With many allowances he or she would like to is larger. With planning, this can help keep It’s tax time, and if you’re like most deductions, exemptions, and tax credits claim. The more allowances, the less the you from getting behind or adding to Americans, you are probably expecting a such as the Child Tax Credit, often the employer will withhold for federal taxes. existing debt. refund. This is a perfect time to evaluate family’s tax liability ends up being $0. Acommon misconception is that the Use the IRS Tax Withholding Calculator why you may or may not be getting a Even more, with refundable tax credits allowances should match the number of (http://apps.irs.gov/app/withholdingcal- refund. (such as the Earned Income Tax Credit), people in the household, but this is not culator/) to determine the appropriate For most Americans, at least some of they may receive money back that was not accurate. The number of allowances amount of withholding and file a revised their federal income tax refund comes initially withheld. This means that every should be determined by the expected tax Form W-4 with your employer. For service from withholding more income than is penny that is withheld from a service liability for the year. members, this can be done on MyPay in a required by the Internal Revenue Service member’s paycheck will be returned when “But I like my refund. It forces me to save.” matter of seconds. from their paychecks throughout the year. he or she files a tax return. Ihear this often. But does it really force Free income tax preparation services When we elect to have more money Instead of over-withholding, I recom- you to save? What are you doing with your are available at the Fort Meade Joint taken than the required withholding mend an approach I call the “Goldilocks refund? Installation Tax Center at 4217 Roberts amount, all we are doing is providing an Approach to Withholding”: Do not with- For some, the refund is truly forced Ave. Staff members are specifically trained interest-free loan to the federal govern- hold too little, do not withhold too much, savings, and they use the money on things in military-unique tax issues. ment. We send them money to hold onto instead withhold just the right amount. like big-ticket purchases and vacations. The tax center serves active-duty serv- throughout the year, and then they send it This way, your withholding throughout But for others, the refund allows them to ice members, retirees, and family depen- back to us a few weeks after we file our the year will match your tax liability. You catch up from the previous year by paying dents with ID Cards. Hours are Monday return. won’t get a tax refund, but your paycheck bills that are overdue or for debt they through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. No interest is paid, we lose access to this will be larger each payday. Also, you will incurred, which is accruing interest (aver- Appointments are limited. money until we file and receive the refund, still receive refundable tax credits, if age credit card APR is 15.38 percent). To schedule an appointment, call 301- and we actually lose purchasing power due eligible. In either case, there are better ways to 677-9366. to inflation under the circumstances. What many do not realize is that each of save. Instead of forced savings with the Editor’s note: The opening of the tax It’s not free money, as many believe. us determines the amount that is withheld federal government, use a savings account. center was postponed due to the snowstorm. Instead, we are just getting our own money from each paycheck based upon the Your savings might actually earn a little For updates on its grand opening, check the back. information collected on our Form W-4 interest, and you can access the funds next issue of Soundoff! as well as face- Additionally, many service members that we file with our employers. during the year if you need the money. book.com/ftmeade. Website provides single online Model aircraft operations gateway to Military Child Care may be restricted on post Installation Management aircraft weigh less than 55 pounds, By Military Child Care.com gible families can search and request Command flown strictly for personal (non-busi- care for full-day and part-day options in ness related) use, operates within a Families at Fort Meade will have facility-based and home-based programs Installation Management Command nationwide community-based organi- access to a new DoD website on March16 for children from birth through age 12. has issued guidelines on model aircraft zation set of safety guidelines, not designed to simplify and improve the Families may remain on a preferred operations on Army installations. interfere with manned aircraft, and child care request for care process. program’s wait list even after being Installation commanders may pro- coordinated with airport management MilitaryChildCare.com provides a sin- offered care or enrolling in another hibit model aircraft operations con- or air traffic control if flown within 5 gle online gateway for families to access program. ducted on installation property. miles of an airport. military-operated or military-subsidized Families at Fort Meade currently on However, they cannot legally prohib- As of Dec. 14, these aircraft must be child care options worldwide across all wait lists will be automatically transi- it flights over the installation that registered with the FAA. military services. tioned to the new web-based system. originate outside the installation The Academy of Model Aeronautics The site enables families to create a These families will retain the original boundary. is a community-based organization household profile, conduct child care date of their requests for care, and all Aircraft of any size without a pilot with nationwide membership. As a searches, submit requests for care, and program enrollment processes will re- onboard is considered an unmanned result of its lobbying efforts, the FAA manage their requests at any time and main the same. aircraft system by the Federal Aviation has been restricted by law from impos- from any location. For more information, go to Mil- Administration. The three categories of ing regulations that restrict model The new DoD site, which is being itaryChildCare.com; call the Help Desk’s UAS operations are public (govern- aircraft operations. introduced worldwide in phases, offers a toll-free number at 855-696-2934; or ment), civil, and model aircraft (hobby- However, the safety guidelines estab- more streamlined approach to finding email FamilySUpport@MilitaryChild- ist). The first two categories require lished by the AMA minimize the impact and requesting care; expedites place- Care.com. FAA approval. of model aircraft operations on manned ment through a standardized request Families also may call Parent Central To be considered a model aircraft flights. operation and not require FAA approv- If there is FAA-designated restricted process and wait-list management tools; Services at 301-677-1149/1156/1104 or al, it must fall within the scope listed in airspace, model aircraft operations are and provides reports that help programs email usarmy.meade.imcom- Section 336 of Public Law (PL) 112-95. prohibited within that airspace when better plan for future placement needs. fmwrc.mbx.dfmwr-community-out- The main requirements are that the activated without installation approval. Through MilitaryChildCare.com, eli- [email protected]. 6 COVER STORY THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 |SOUNDOFF!

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE Alexandria Schnitzer (right) and her 6-year-old brother Corwin have a good laugh Cawhile throwing snowballslm Monday. after the storm Team Meade cleans up after historic snowstorm

By Alan H. Feiler Manuszewski was among the thousands Staff Writer of post employees ordered not to come to work since late Friday morning, due to Don Manuszewski Jr. was all set to start Jonas. A record-breaking 29.2 inches of his new job on Monday morning in the snow was officially recorded at Baltimore- Public Affairs Office at the Defense Media Washington International Thurgood Mar- Activity. shall Airport, according to the National But Winter Storm Jonas had other plans Weather Service. for him. Garrison leaders were emphatic that post “Hopefully, I can start tomorrow,” Ma- employees who were not classified as nuszewski, who previously worked at the essential remain off the installation, as snow VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, said plows and emergency vehicles labored to Tuesday afternoon. “I came on post last make Fort Meade fully operational again. Friday to do a couple of errands before the “We maybe could have done more, or will storm, but I’ve been hunkering down at do more, to deal with snow. But right now, home ever since. It’s a funny way to start a we have a pile of snow,” said Installation PHOTO BY NATE PESCE job. Safety Office Director Kirk M. Fechter on Enlisted Marines walk down Mapes Road on Monday to the MacArthur Road “I’m ready to get going already,” the Tuesday afternoon. “You can help yourself Shoppette. Ellicott City resident said. “But it could be and others by minimizing your driving. worse. It’s just something you can’t control.” Pedestrians are in the street because of SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 COVER STORY 7

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE Residents walk to their home Monday in the Heritage Park neighborhood. snow-covered sidewalks. Drivers must not remained closed. exceed 10 mph passing pedestrians. Start “Our team worked around the clock, in your car periodically to ensure reliability. partnership with base operations and Cor- Please pace yourself shoveling snow.” vias road crews, to restore power to the As of Tuesday, federal offices in the affected families,” Garrison Commander Washington, D.C., area remained closed, as Col. Brian P. Foley said. “I was very glad to did schools in the nation’s capital, Baltimore hear power was restored to the majority last and Philadelphia. night, and thank all who stepped forward to At least 48 people died in the historic work hard and care for each other in a time snowstorm, a quarter of a million customers of need.” lost power, and hundreds of crashes were Police Chief Thomas W. Russell Jr. of the reported. Fort Meade Directorate of Emergency Preliminary estimates contend that the Services said there were several accidents economic impact of Jonas may top $850 and “fender benders” on post and along million, although with flooding that figure Routes175 and 32 while traffic flowed out of was expected to exceed $1 billion. the installation Monday afternoon and As for Fort Meade, main arteries on post evening. were largely cleared by the start of the week, In addition, Russell said emergency but parking lots and neighborhoods were crews were called in to residential neigh- still in need of being dug out and cleared. borhoods on post for several ambulatory Parts of the Midway Commons neigh- situations and transported patients to near- borhood lost power over the weekend. by hospitals. The commissary and the Army & Air After the storm, Russell said, DES Force Exchange Service resumed normal officials have constantly been on post roads PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT operations Tuesday, although both Gaffney with Foley and Garrison Command Sgt. Mike Gura of Bethesda uses a newly designed shovel to clear a sidewalk Sunday Fitness Center and Murphy Field House See SNOW, page 8 afternoon in front of the Defense Media Activity. 8 COVER STORY THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 |SOUNDOFF!

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE PHOTO BY NATE PESCE (From front left:) Lucas Duran, 5; Gabriel Duran, 8; Andre Campbell, 11; and Cam- A snow plow contracted through the Sons of Veterans is driven by Tommy Mulli- ara Campbell, 10, (rear, in pink) shovel out the end of a driveway in Patriot Ridge kin down the streets of Fort Meade on Monday. on Monday.

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Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes to survey and address the situation. “DES has [operated] 100 percent” dur- ing the storm, said Russell, with some employees staying at Candlewood Suites, the post’s new hotel. “The guys are pretty tired, but a lot of people just went home and re-energized. I think our response has been excellent.” Russell, who lives in the Eastern Shore town of Ridgely, said on Tuesday morning that the installation was “somewhat of a ghost town” at the start of the week, “but there’s now a little bit of life, mainly snow operations and intelligence personnel. Maryland has done a fine job of clearing the roads [leading to Fort Meade].” Kristin G. Hammontree, a Midway Commons resident, said Tuesday she felt lucky that her home never lost power during the storm, even though there were sewage problems and a carbon monoxide detector went off. “I think things have improved a lot. I made it to the commissary today,” said Hammontree, an Anne Arundel County Schools substitute teacher who has lived on post for nearly three years with her husband, Sgt. 1st Class James Hammon- tree of the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, and their 11-year-old daughter. “I’m thankful to the fire department and everyone on call. It’s not an easy job to do,” PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT she said. “They’ve done a decent job with A group of workers from Ground Breaking Landscape in Fairplay, Md., work together to clear snow Sunday afternoon from a the roads, although some places could be walkway at the Defense Information Systems Agency. better.” SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 COVER STORY 9

Faye Jones, a manager at the MacArthur Krista Watenpuhl Carnicom agreed. Road Shoppette, said things were slow but “I’m from Alabama, [and] we don’t ever starting to pick up at her store by Tuesday get snow like this,” said Carnicom, who afternoon. lives at Potomac Place and is a stay-at- “The roads are pretty clear and drivable, home mom. “ I live on post and saw how so people are coming in and able to get hard people were working on getting the around,” she said. “But it’s still just a bit snow plowed.” slow.” Xandria Boettcher, a supervisor at the GameStop store on post, said business was already brisk by Tuesday. Revised trash pickup “The roads on post weren’t too bad, and schedule Ididn’t have trouble getting in,” the Glen Burnie resident said. “Business has been As a result of the snowfall, trash pretty good today. People are coming in. pickup for this week is delayed. My manager said it’s been busy since he Normal trash pickup will resume came in this morning.” Monday. Staff Sgt. Shawn Cassatt, the 704th MI’s Trash pickup schedule: Public Affairs Office noncommissioned Today: Meuse Forest officer, said things were gradually return- Friday: Midway Commons ing to normal at his workplace. 7000-7300 area “We’re functioning and haven’t had any Saturday: Normandy Bluffs and issues, such as injuries or anything,” said Patriot Ridge Cassatt, who lives near Midway Commons Monday: Potomac Place “We’re monitoring the weather constantly, Tuesday: Heritage Park and Midway with only essential personnel here. It’s not Commons 7400-7700 advisable to drive around here yet. But they’re trying to clear the roads and doing their best. It’s all just going to take a while.”

PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT Cyrus Toravian of Clarksburg clears Five-year-old Lilly Pepper takes off for snow Sunday afternoon from the bike another slide down the large mound of PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT racks at the Defense Information Sys- snow in front of her house in Potomac Amir Hall, 14, of Potomac Place puts some extra oomph in his shoveling as he and tems Agency. Place. his mother Cara (not pictured) dig out Sunday after the whopping snowfall.

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PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT Jonel Rodina of Midway Commons gets in an afternoon jog Sunday on Cooper Avenue after the road was cleared of heavy snow.

PHOTO BY NATE PESCE Footsteps mark a trail through the unplowed snow near the Exchange and commissary Monday. PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT A snowman watches over Joe Muse and Crystal Skinner on Sunday as they finish cleaning up their street in Patriot Ridge.

PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT Children sail down a hill in Patriot Ridge on Monday, taking advantage of the record snowfall. PHOTO BY NATE PESCE Fort Meade youngsters walk in the mounds of snow along MacArthur Road.

PHOTO BY PHIL GROUT PHOTO BY NATE PESCE PHOTO BY NATE PESCE PHOTO BY NATE PESCE Capt. Rick Dickson, an instructor at the Defense Information School, climbs a A front-end loader removes snow Monday in the Patriot Ridge neighborhood. A single cross grave-marker sticks out in the snow at Tech Sgt. Anthony Haylock of Defense Courier Service and his brother-in-law Walter Josephs (right) shovel out parking snow-covered hill for another sled ride on Sunday. Bethel Cemetery on post. spaces Monday in Heritage Park. 12 SPORTS THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 |SOUNDOFF!

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several fitness classes. Classes cost $5 and are open to au- Someone call me a thorized users ages 18 and older. •Power Core classes: Mondays, 8:45- 9:45 a.m. This is a fast-paced, high-energy class using a variety of exercise equipment. Whaaambulance •Vinyasa yoga classes: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Vinyasa focuses on breathing tech- s I sit here alone in my driving on the roads. niques, flowing poses, increased balance, office on Llewellyn Av- But such is life during a FILE PHOTO BY NOAH SCIALOM stretching and relaxation. A enue, typing on my potential crisis. TBH, I even lost All levels welcome. keyboard and listening to my cool a bit during a telecon- Super Bowl Party •Metabolic Effect classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. soundtracks (currently it is the ference Monday night. I was so The Lanes is celebrating the 50th This high-intensity class can be modi- opening of “Fargo”), I can’t help disgruntled my boss pulled me annual Super Bowl with a party on Feb. 7 fied to fit all fitness levels. but think: Hot dang, we got a lot aside after the call to make sure at 5:30 p.m. in the Lounge. Chad T. •Step-Cardio classes: Thursdays, of snow! Iwas getting enough sleep. Watch the big game on multiple 8:45-9:45 a.m. It’s been four days since Jones With all of that, here we are: screens. This class incorporates step aerobics Jonas opened its mouth and PUBLIC AFFAIRS Me writing your dose on The party will feature a tailgate buffet, and dance moves. engulfed the region in white OFFICER Wednesday, and you, hopefully, free bowling and shoe rental, and door •Interval cycling classes: Tuesdays, stuff, and in spite of all the reading it today. prizes. 8:45- 9:45 a.m. yeoman work to clear things up, We’re 10 days from Super Cost is $20 for ages 13 and older, and The program is designed to increase I’m still hiking through snowdrifts Bowl 50, and it is clear my Championship $10 for ages 4-12. cardiovascular fitness while delivering an higher than Everest (See Nicky Lowry’s Sunday predictions were as wrong as For more information, call 301-677- incredible calorie burn. story on Page 3) just to bring you this they could be. 5541 or go to meade.armymwr.com. week’s dose of Jibber. I’ve been pretty hard on Peyton •Full-body resistance-training: Tues- days, 5:15-6:15 p.m. It’s true, I could have “phoned it in” Manning this year. For some reason, I’ve Volunteer coaches needed •Zumba classes: Wednesdays, noon aka teleworked. But as a father of three relished in his struggles — if you can call Volunteer Yo uth Sports coaches are to 12:45 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays kids 12 and under, I would have run going 9-1as a starter struggling. Manning needed for the spring season for base- and Thursdays, 7 p.m.; and Mondays, through the Arctic “Last of the Mohi- wasn’t great on Sunday, but he was pretty ball, softball, flag football, soccer, track, noon, 5:30 and 6:35 p.m. cans” style bit.ly/1TnL3UC to get some dang good. Now he’s going to his fourth lacrosse and tennis. The class incorporates Latin dance. peace and avoid going all Jack Nicholson Super Bowl, and I’m pulling for him to do All volunteers will receive free training •Zumba Gold for seniors: Tuesdays in “The Shining” on the family. “Here’s well. and will be certified through the National and Thursdays, 10 a.m. Daddy!” Of course, he’s going up against the Yo uth Sports Coaches Association. For more information, call 301-677- All right, enough of the movie refer- best player on the planet, not named JJ All volunteers must complete a back- 2349. ences for now, though I’m sure you have Watt, in Cam Newton. He’s brash, he ground check. abetter idea of what I’ve been doing the dabs, and to some he smiles too much. To apply, go to the Yo uth Sports and Dollar Days Fitness Office, 1900 Reece Road. last few days. But that dude is playing chess, while the Dollar Days at the Lanes is offered Well that and handling queries on the rest of the league is stuck playing For more information, call 301-677- Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Facebook page. checkers. 1179 or 301-677-1329. Bowlers receive a game of bowling, Overall, I was impressed with how Speaking of playing, YDJ and I got to Line dance classes shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger, small people handled themselves online dur- watch Steph Curry play this weekend, fries, pizza slice or medium soda for $1 ing this storm, especially the folks from and if there is anyone who thinks he’s not Gaffney Fitness Center offers line each. Midway Commons. Those poor folks the best shooter ever, raise your hand. dance classes on Mondays, Wednesdays For more information, call 301-677- seemed to get the brunt of the trouble You got them up? OK, now slap yourself and Fridays from 1-2 p.m. 5541. this week: power outages, gas leaks, trees because you are silly. bit.ly/1ZSVtM3 This class will teach line dancing for falling. Not to mention, they were All right, “The Magnificent Seven” beginners using a variety of music and Cosmic Bowling farthest away from the installation’s last theme is playing, and I’ve got a meeting simple choreography. The Lanes at Fort Meade offers Cos- bastion of hope, microwaveable food and to discuss services — literally. Aren’t you Cost is $5. mic Bowling on Saturday nights from 7-11 booze — The MacArthur Express. jealous? So let me get my boots on and Classes are open to all authorized p.m. Of course, there were some yokels trudge through the snow like my grand- users ages 18 and older. For more in- For more information, call 301-677- who couldn’t help but use the Facebook pa did going to and from school way back formation, call 310-677-2349. 5541. page as their personal Whaaambulance. in the day. People were upset that Maryland and the But before I do, I need to thank the Sunday football Tae kwon do fort didn’t have the same capabilities to Soundoff! staff for their effort getting this The Lounge at the Lanes features Child, Yo uth and School Services clear snow as Chicago. week’s outstanding edition of the paper football every Sunday on its big screens offers tae kwon do classes for youths of Afew others did their best to make our done, mostly from the friendly confines for the 1 and 4 p.m. games. all ages Tuesdays and Thursdays at the DES seem more like the Gestapo because of The Baltimore Sun. Enjoy food and beverage specials. Yo uth Center. of the temporary restrictions of travel on Thanks a lot, staff. You are the best. For more information, call 301-677- Classes are broken into different age the roads. If you have comments on this or 5541. groups. Cost is $45 for ages 4 to 6 and Then, when the restrictions were anything to do with sports, contact me at $85 for ages 7–17. lifted, some of the same people com- [email protected], or hit me up on Gaffney fitness classes For more information, call 301-677- plained there were too many people Twitter @CTJibber. Gaffney Fitness center is offering 1149. SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 COMMUNITY 13

NEWS & NOTES holder. ment” minutes early. •Feb. 26, 9-11 a.m.: “Financial Planning Session I: Social Media: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Prescription disposal for Care Givers” Discover important aspects of social The deadline for Soundoff! community at Kimbrough Registration is required. media networking and job searching in “News and Notes” is Friday at noon. All For more information, call ACS at 301- this hands-on, personal marketing presen- Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center has submissions are posted at the editor’s 677-5590 or FFSC at 301-677-9014. tation. Learn how and why employers use added a new option for medication dis- discretion and may be edited for space and social media to search for candidates with posal for its beneficiaries. grammar. Look for additional community Voting Assistance Officer certain skill sets needed to fill specific job Located in the pharmacy lobby, the new events on the Fort Meade website at vacancies. MedSafe drop box allows patients to Training ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade Session II: Image Consulting: 10:30 a.m. safely dispose of any expired, unused or The Directorate of Human Resources is Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade. to noon unwanted medications. offering Unit Voting Assistance Officer Community partner Sofio Barone will The MedSafe is always accessible and Training on Feb. 24 from 1-3 p.m. at 2234 conduct an image consulting presentation can accept most medications. Huber Road in Start Right Classroom 004. such as enhancing visual presence and NEWS & EVENTS Medications should be left in the origi- Richard Lee and Sarah Ballard are the strengthening business and social eti- nal packaging when possible. installation’s voting assistance officers. quette skills. New way to submit For more information, call, at DHR at Session III: Employment Prep: 1-2:30 Genealogical Society 301-677-2506. announcements p.m. The Anne Arundel Genealogical Society Community members can advertise OSC applications Local employers will spotlight their their upcoming event, meeting or class on will sponsor the program “Coming to the respective organizations, conduct mock the Soundoff! community announcements Ta ble to Address the History and Legacy of The Army Human Resources Command interviews and review resumes. page by visiting ftmeade.army.mil and Slavery” on Feb. 4 from 7-9:30 p.m. at Officer Candidate School Board is sched- All participants are encouraged to bring clicking on the Press Center tab. Severna Park United Methodist Church, uled May 9-13. at least three current resumes to present Once you are in the Fort Meade Press 731 Benfield Road, Severna Park. The Fort Meade local OCS Board is to employers. Center, click on PA services, story or pro- The program will be presented by Lynda tentatively scheduled for Feb. 18. For more information, call 301-677-9871. motion request and electronic inquiry Davis, Jane Carrigan and Ruty Vaughan, OCS packets must be turned in by Feb. form. who will discuss how their genealogical 12 to the Military Personnel Division, Per- Homeschool Group pursuits led them to this national pro- sonnel Actions Office, 2234 Huber Road, Inquiry forms should be submitted at The Fort Meade Homeschool Group gram. Room 203, Fort Meade, MD 20755. least two weeks before the date of the meets throughout the year for field trips For more information, call the Kuethe For units not physically on or near Fort event, meeting or class. and social outings. Library at 410-760-9679 or go to aagenso- Meade, OCS packets will be accepted until For information on upcoming events, c.org. Feb. 16. VCC closure visit the “Fort Meade Homeschool Group” Requests for a waiver or exception must The Demps Visitor Control Center will on Facebook. Go to facebook.com/ Toastmasters Club be received at HRC no later than Feb. 1. close Jan. 31 at noon for staff training and groups/FortMeadeHomeschoolGroup. Point of contact for this action is JoLyn- will resume normal hours on Feb 1. Kritikos Toastmasters Club offers an da Thompson, Personnel Actions officer, During this time, visitors can still enter opportunity to service members and Financial, Employment at 301-677-7036 (DSN: 622-7036). through the inspection station behind the civilian residents in the Fort Meade com- Readiness VCC building. munity to improve their public speaking Cooking Matters tours Army Community Service offers Fi- For more information, call the VCC at skills in a supportive environment. nancial Readiness and Employment Readi- 301-677-1083. The club meets on the first three Mon- The Fort Meade Commissary is resum- days of every month at 6:15 p.m. at Perry’s ing its Cooking Matters at the Store tour ness classes to all ranks and services and Procedures for visiting Restaurant, 1210 Annapolis Road, Oden- series. to DoD civilian employees at the Commu- Fort Meade ton. The next tour is Friday from 10 a.m. to nity Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. The next meeting is Monday. 2:30 p.m. Registration is required for each class. Community members who wish to visit For more information, go to 1686.toast- The free grocery store tour is designed To register, fortmeadeacs.checkappoint- aresident of Fort Meade must follow mastersclubs.org or call 410-305-9190. to help participants learn to shop smarter ments.com. certain procedures to gain entry onto the on a budget. Financial Readiness: installation. Learn to: compare unit prices to find •Resume Writing Workshop: Tuesday, 9 Non-DoD ID card holders must visit the EDUCATION bargains, understand food labels, find a.m. to noon Demps Visitor Control Center adjacent to whole grains, and stick to a budget. •“Slaying the Ta x Dragon: Effective the Reece Road gate prior to entering the Planning to Reduce Taxes”: Feb. 4, 8:30 Military Saves Week In addition, $10 in healthy groceries will installation. be available on select tours. a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If the VCC is closed, guests must go Fort Meade’s Military Saves Week will To register, go to http://fmcommissary- Learn about taxes and how to legally through the inspection station with the be held Feb. 22-26. cookingmatters.eventbrite.com or email pay less. phone number and address of the individ- The free classes are offered to DoD ID [email protected]. For more information, call 301-677- ual they are visiting. cardholders in the entire Fort Meade Walk-ins are also welcome, although 5590. Security guards will call the resident community. tour space is limited. and verify that they are expecting or know The following classes will be held at To volunteer, email Alexa at apanc- Free classes the guests. Once the resident has verified Army Community Service, 830 Chisholm [email protected]. The Navy Fleet and Family Support the visitor, guards will validate the guest’s Ave., or the Fleet and Family Support Center offers a variety of classes at its ID and search the vehicle. Center, 2212 Chisholm Ave. Employment Preparation facility at 2212 Chisholm Ave. If guests pass inspection, they will be •Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to noon: “Transitioning Workshop The free classes are open to DoD ID allowed to travel onto the installation to to Retirement” cardholders including active-duty service The SFL-TAP will host its first Employ- the residence. Guests who do not pass •Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to noon: “Getting Out members, retirees and their family mem- ment Preparation Workshop on Feb. 9 inspection or do not have proper ID will Of Debt” bers, DoD civilian employees and contrac- from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm. at McGill Train- not be allowed on post. •Feb. 24, 9-11 a.m.: “Raising Money- tors. ing Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave. Individuals without ID must be escorted Smart Kids” Registration is required for each class. Participants should arrive at least five onto post by a valid resident/DoD ID card •Feb. 25, 9-11 a.m.: “Credit Manage- See NEWS & NOTES, page 14 14 COMMUNITY THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 |SOUNDOFF!

NEWS & NOTES, Frompage 13 For more information, call 301-677- discussion about the evolution of African Spalding High School in Severn under the 5590 or email colaina.town- American spirituals precedes the concert. direction of their music teacher Beth •Young Women’s Enrichment: Thurs- [email protected]. General admission is $30. To purchase Hough. days, 9:30-11 a.m. tickets online, go to lewismuseum.org. Cost is $18. Reservations are required The group is designed to help empower, Weekly playgroup For more information, call 443-263- by noon today. Call your area representa- promote and support female, active-duty Children ages 4 and younger are invited 1875. tive or Betty Wade at 410-551-7082. service members under age 22. to the weekly playgroup, “A-Z Come Play • Better Opportunities for Single Regular membership in the ROWC is Military retirement With Me,” that is held every Monday and Service Members is sponsoring a ski trip extended to spouses, widows and widow- •Medical Records Review: Appoint- Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the for single service members Feb. 26-28 at ers of retired officers and to retired offi- ment required Family Advocacy Center, 2462 85th Medi- the Four Season Massanutten Resort, Va. cers of all branches of the military. Associ- To register or for more information, call cal Battalion Ave. Cost is $175 and includes transporta- ate membership is also extended. 301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018. Space is limited. Registration is required tion, lodging, lift tickets and equipment Annual membership dues are $25, but for each session. rental. Payment plans are available. Early starting in February, you may join through For more information, call 301-677- registration is required. May for half-price. Members may bring YOUTH 5590. For more information, contact your guests to the luncheons, which are held BOSS representative or email on the first Tuesday of each month, ex- Kuhn Hall closed Saturdays [email protected]. cept June, July, August and January. RECREATION • Leisure Travel Services is offering For more information, call Lianne Rob- The Children’s Library at Kuhn Hall, discounted tickets to “Disney on Ice” for erts, ROWC president, at 301-464-5498. 4415 Llewellyn Ave., is closed Saturdays. • Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted Out & About the Feb. 5-7 shows at the Royal Farms All remaining hours of operation will Arena in Baltimore for $19.25. by the Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held remain the same. •Maryland State Police Polar Bear Tickets also are available for the Feb. the first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. For more information, call 301-677-5522 Plunge will be held Saturday at Sandy 11-15 shows at the Verizon Center in Wash- at Club Meade. The next prayer breakfast or 301-677-4509. Point State Park in Annapolis to benefit ington, D.C. is Feb. 4. There is no cost for the buffet. the Maryland Special Olympics. Tickets are limited. Sales end this week. Donations are optional. Storytime On-site registration opens from 8 a.m. For more information, call 301-677- Menu features eggs, bacon, sausage, The Children’s Library offers pre-kinder- to 2 p.m. 7354. biscuits, gravy, grits, Danish pastries and garten Storytime on Thursdays at 9:30 The Military Plunge for service mem- • Leisure Travel Services is offering fruit. a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall, 4415 bers is Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. discounted tickets to Monster Jam on All Fort Meade employees, family mem- Llewellyn Ave. Participants pledge $75 or more to Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 27 and Feb. bers, and civilian and military personnel •Today: “Ice Is Nice” — stories about “take to the waters” of the Chesapeake 28 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Farms are invited. For more information, call ice-loving animals: penguins and polar Bay. Arena in Baltimore. 301-677-6703. bears Participants will receive a commemora- Tickets are $17. Pit pass costs $11. • Exceptional Family Member Pro- •Feb. 4: “Smile!” Dental Health Month tive sweatshirt. The more money Plungers Patrons must have a pit pass for the 2 gram hosts “Sip and Share” on the first — Storytime about the importance of raise, the more Plunge gear they receive. p.m. weekend shows. Thursday of every month from 9:30-10:30 going to the dentist. Event will feature a For more information, go to plungemd- LTS sales end Feb. 15. a.m. at the Exchange coffee shop in the special guest. .com. For more information, call LTS at 301- food court. The next get-together is Feb. •Feb. 11: “Love Is In The Air” — Cele- • Baltimore Boat Show will be held 677-7354. 4. brate Valentine’s Day with stories about today through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 The event is designed to allow partici- love and friendship. p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at pants to share their stories to encourage •Feb. 18: “Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!” — the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. MEETINGS and inform one another about resources Storytime about things that “go” Pratt St. available in the local community. For more •Families Dealing with Deployment •Feb. 25: “Quiet As A Mouse!” — sto- Admission is $14. Free admission for information or to register, call 301-677- meets the first and third Monday of every ries about mice ages 15 and younger with a paid adult 4779. month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Family For more information, call 301-677-5522 admission. For more information, go to • Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the Advocacy Program, 2462 85th Medical or 301-677-4509 or go to meade.ar- baltimoreboatshow.com. first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Battalion Ave. Children welcome. The next mymwr.com. • Annual Bridal Show will be held Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210 Sunday at 1 p.m. at Linganore Winecellars, meeting is Monday. Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquet Music club 13601 Glissans Mill Road, Mount Airy. The group is for families experiencing hall in back of the building. The next The free event will feature a selection an upcoming or current deployment, or meeting is Feb. 4. Dinner is served at 6 The Teen Center Music Club is open to of wedding vendors as well as music, wine the service members who have recently p.m. For more information, call Charisma students in grades nine to 12 on Wednes- tasting and vendor samples. returned from deployment. For more Wooten at 240-568-6055. days at 4 p.m. For more information, call 301-831- information, call 301-677-5590 or email • National Alliance on Mental Illness This club provides instrument lessons 5889 or go to linganorewines.com. [email protected]. of Anne Arundel County offers a free and focus on improvising, instrument • Black History Month at the Regi- • Calling All Dads, for expecting fa- support group for families with a loved maintenance and care, and musical cre- nald F. Lewis Museum begins with a thers and fathers with children of all ages, one suffering from mental illness on the ativity and song composition. concert by the Morgan State University meets the first and third Monday of every first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at Guitar and drums are available for use Choir performing traditional African month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Family the Odenton (West County) Library, 1325 but all instruments are welcome. American spirituals and gospel selections. Advocacy Program Center, 2462 85th Annapolis Road. The next meeting is Feb. For more information, call 301-677- The performance, “Rejoicing in the Spirit,” Medical Battalion Ave. 4. For more information, visit namiaac.org. 6054. will be held Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. in conjunction The next meeting is Monday. Children •Marriage Enrichment Group, spon- with the museum’s current exhibition are welcome. Registration is required. For sored by Army Community Service, meets Romp ’n Stomp “Ruth Starr Rose (1887-1965): Revelations more information, call 301-677-4118. the second and fourth Monday of every Romp ’n Stomp playgroup for children of African American Life in Maryland and • Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club will month from 3-4 p.m. at the Community ages 5 and younger and their parents the World.” meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Club Meade. Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. The meets Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Rose’s illustrations of spirituals use The program will feature a concert, “The next meeting is Feb. 8. For more informa- the Yo uth Center gym at 909 Ernie Pyle African Americans as the principal sub- Voices of Artistry,” presented by the tion, call Celena Flowers or Jessica Hob- St. jects in iconic biblical stories. A short award-winning students from Archbishop good at 301-677-5590. SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 2016 COMMUNITY 15

For more information, call retired Col. man, at [email protected]; Scout- ter’s website at odentonlodge209.net. MOVIES Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or email master Ed Smith at eksmith91@hot- • Fort Meade E9 Association meets [email protected]. mail.com; or Wendall Lawrence, commit- the second Friday of every month at 7 a.m. •Society of Military Widows meets tee chairperson, at lawrencewen- in the Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The The movie schedule is subject to for brunch the third Tuesday of the month [email protected]. next meeting is Feb. 12. change. For a recorded announcement of at 11 a.m. at Club Meade. The next meet- To see what the troop offers, go to The association is open to active, re- showings, call 301-677-5324. Further list- ing is Feb. 16. For more information, call www.troop377.retiredguy.net. tired, Reserve and National Guard E9s of ings are available on the Army and Air Betty Jones at 410-992-1123. • Catholic Women of the Chapel any uniformed service. All E9s in this area Force Exchange Service website at • Moms Support Group meets Thurs- meets every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and are invited to attend a breakfast and meet www.aafes.com. days from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Potomac 6:30 p.m. for fellowship, prayer and Bible the membership. For more information, go Movies start Fridays at 6:30 p.m, Place Neighborhood Center. The group is study in the Main Post Chapel, 4419 Llew- to e9association.org. Saturdays at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. for mothers of young children up to age 3. ellyn Ave. • Meade Branch 212 of the Fleet PRICES: Tickets are $6 for adults (12 and Meet other moms with young children and The CWOC is open to all women in the Reserve Association meets the second older) and $3.50 for children. 3D Movies: share tips. Children are welcome. Regis- community ages 18 and older. For more Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at $8 adults, $5.50 children. tration is required. For more information, information, email Jen Bosko, CWOC VFW Post 160, 2597 Dorsey Road, Glen call 301-677-5590. president, at [email protected]. Burnie. The next meeting is Feb. 13. Ac- • Moms Walking Group, sponsored by • Women’s Empowerment Group tive-duty, Reserve and retired members of Today through Feb. 14 Parent Support, meets Thursdays from meets Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast 8:30-9:15 a.m. at the Family Advocacy provide a safe, confidential arena for the Guard are invited. For more information, Program, 2462 85th Medical Battalion support, education and empowerment of call 443-604-2474 or 410-768-6288. Ave. To register, call 301-677-3617. women who have experienced past or • The Retired Enlisted Association • Project Healing Waters meets present family violence. meets the third Tuesday of the month Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Soldiers Location is only disclosed to partici- from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, and Family Assistance Center, 2462 85th pants. To register, call Samantha Herring, 1210 Annapolis Road, Odenton. The next Medical Battalion Ave. victim advocate, at 301-677-4124 or Kath- meeting is Feb. 16. The project is dedicated to the physical erine Lamourt, victim advocate, at 301- For more information, visit trea.org or and emotional rehabilitation of wounded 677-4117. call Elliott Phillips, local president, at warriors and veterans through fly fishing, • Parenting With A Purpose meets 443-790-3805; Charles M. Green, local fly tying and outings. Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the Family Advo- president at 443-610-4252; or Arthur R. For more information, call Larry Vawter, cacy Center, 2462 85th Medical Battalion Cooper, past national president, at 443- program leader, at 443-535-5074 or email Ave. To register, call 301-677-3617. 336-1230. AP [email protected]. • Protestant Women of the Chapel For more information about becoming • Dancing with the Heroes, free ball- invites the community to join in fellowship aTREA member, go to trea.org or call Friday-Saturday: “Alvin & The room dance lessons for the Warrior Tran- while learning together through interac- Charles Green, the local chapter presi- Chipmunks: The Road Chip” (PG). sition Unit, meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at tive Bible study. The PWOC meets dent, at 443-610-4252 or email Through a series of misunderstandings, Argonne Hills Chapel Center in the semi- Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at Argonne Hills [email protected]. Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to nar room. Chapel Center. • Military District of Washington believe that Dave is going to propose to Participants should wear loose clothing, Starting in February, PWOC will begin a Sergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the his new girlfriend in Miami … and dump comfortable shoes with leather soles. No series of Bible study. To pics include: third Wednesday of each month from them. They have three days to get to him super high heels or flip-flops. ”What happens when women pray,” ”Be- noon to 1 p.m. at the Joint Base Myer- and stop the proposal. With Jason Lee, • Spanish Christian Service is con- loved Disciple,” ”Her Name is Woman,” Henderson Hall Dining Facility in Virginia. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Josh Green. ducted Sundays at 1 p.m. at the Cavalry ”Sacred Marriage,” ”Seeking Him” and The next meeting is Feb. 17. Chapel located at 8465 Simonds St. and ”Traveling Light.” All members and those interested in Sunday: “Sisters” (R). Two sisters 6th Armored Cavalry Road. For more information or to contact the joining the club are welcome. For more decide to throw one last house party For more information, call Elias Mendez PWOC president, call 301-677-6703. information, contact Master Sgt. Erica before their parents sell their family at 301-677-7314 or 407-350-8749. • American Legion Post 276 is open Lehmkuhl at [email protected] • Couples Communication meets to veterans and active-duty service mem- or 301-833-8415. home. With Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, every Monday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the bers at 8068 Quarterfield Road in Severn. • Air Force Sergeants Association Maya Rudolph. Family Advocacy Program Center, 2462 Breakfast may be purchased beginning at Chapter 254 meets the third Wednesday Feb. 5, 7, 12 & 13: “Star Wars: The 85th Medical Battalion Ave. 9a.m. Lunches may be purchased from of every month from 3-4 p.m. in the audi- The session is aimed at helping couples 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Happy Hour is 4-6 torium of the Airman Leadership School, Force Awakens” (PG-13). Three dec- develop tools to enhance their relation- p.m. Dinner may be purchased at 6 p.m. 8470 Zimborski Ave. The next meeting is ades after the defeat of the Galactic ship, gain problem-solving strategies, and on Fridays and the fourth Sunday of every Feb. 17. For more information, call 831-521- Empire, the First Order attempts to rule create a long-lasting relationship. For month. 9251 or go to AFSA254.org. the galaxy and only a ragtag group of more information, call 301-677-4118. Membership discounts are offered for • Prostate Cancer Support Group heroes can stop them. With Daisy Ridley, • Cub Scout Pack 377 invites boys in active-duty military. For more information, meets at Walter Reed National Military John Boyega, Harrison Ford. first through fifth grades, or ages 7 to 10, call 410-969-8028 or visit americanle- Medical Center in Bethesda on the third to attend its weekly Monday meetings at gionpost276.org. Thursday of every month. The next meet- Feb. 6 & 14: “The Hunger Games: 6p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center. • Odenton Masonic Center, located at ing is Feb. 18 from 1-2 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 Mockingjay Part 2” (PG-13). As the war For more information, email Cubmaster 1206 Stehlik Drive, invites the community, p.m. in the America Building, River Confer- of Panem escalates to the destruction of Christopher Lassiter at pack377_cm@ya- local military, fire/emergency services and ence Room (next to the Prostate Center), other districts by the Capitol, Katniss hoo.com or Committee Chairperson local businesses to enjoy its breakfast and third floor. Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the Marco Cilibert at [email protected]. specialty dinners. Spouses/partners are invited. Military rebellion, must bring together an army • Boy Scout Troop 377 meets Mon- The center offers an “all-you-can-eat” ID is required for base access. Men with- against President Snow, while all she days from 7-8:30 p.m. at Argonne Hills breakfast every second Sunday from 7-11 out a military ID should call the Prostate holds dear hangs in the balance. With Chapel Center on Rockenbach Road. The a.m. Specialty dinners are held the third Center at 301-319-2900 at least four Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, troop is actively recruiting boys ages 11 to Friday of the month from 5-7 p.m. business days prior to the event for base Julianne Moore. 18. For more information, email Lisa Ye t- Menus vary and are listed on the cen- access.