Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

HOLIDAY FINE ART & CRAFT FAIRE ON SATURDAY 4 November 2016 The Holiday Fine Art and Craft Faire is going on this Saturday, November 5th, 0900-1500, at the historic 29 Palms Art Gallery 76TH ANNUAL WEED SHOW THIS WEEKEND (74055 Cottonwood Dr.) Featured items for sale by desert artists Be sure to stop by the Old School House Museum (6760 and artisans include paintings, jewelry, fabric art, scarves, hats, National Park Drive) this weekend (Nov.5th & 6th) to view bags, pillows, hostess gifts, baskets, carved wood, pottery, the annual weed show - it is the town’s oldest & most unique gourds, ornaments & holiday decorations, art cards, tradition. The show features artistic arrangements which soaps, jams, jellies, baked goods, and much more. highlight the beauty of desert plants with specific There will also be food available for purchase. For accessories. This year’s theme is “Jumping Cholla Book directions or more information, contact the Gallery Club”. Hours are 1200-1600 on Saturday & 1000-1600 on at (760) 367-7819 or visit the website HERE. Sunday. This event is FREE.

10th ANNUAL REACH OUT USMC BIRTHDAY PAGEANT NEXT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th Celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday by attending the USMC Birthday Pageant on CRAFT FAIR & BAKE SALE

Thursday, Nov. 10th, at 1000 on LCpl Torrey Gray Field. The chow halls On Saturday and Sunday, November 5 & will also be hosting the traditional Steak & Lobster meal following the 6th, from 0900-1600 at 29 Palms Senior event (cost is $9.05). Uniform of the day is Dress Blue Charlies for Center (6539 Adobe Rd) you are invited to Marines & Business Casual for civilian attendees. shop over 20 vendors ranging from textiles & wood crafts to jewelry & L.I.N.K.S. FOR SPOUSES ON NOVEMBER 9th homemade jams and more. There is L.I.N.K.S. (Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowledge, Skills) is an official Marine something for everyone! Come browse Corps program which helps families connect to the Corps. This full day session the crafts, have a cup of hot coffee & for spouses will help guide participants through “the maze” of military benefits & something sweet and start your holiday services, teach participants how to read a LES, discuss strategies and the season off with a challenges of separations, deployments, moving on military orders, and more. smile! This course will help anyone increase their knowledge & skills as a military spouse. The next class takes place next Wednesday, November 9th, 0900-1630. Reserve your seat today by calling 830-3110. YUCCA VALLEY VETERANS TRIBUTE Enjoy this year’s Veterans Tribute on VETERANS DAY HEROES 5K Friday, November 11th, 1000-1300 at the Come join us for the Veterans Day Heroes 5K in beautiful Palm Springs on Friday, Yucca Valley Community Center. There will November 11th. This 5K run/walk is runner, walker, stroller and doggie friendly. be a Military & Public Safety Equipment All monies raised support organizations that serve our active duty and veterans Display, Veterans’ Recognition, Community heroes, including Team Red, White and Blue, SOS Rides and the ASYMCA. This fast BBQ, Young Marines Flag Folding Ceremony, and flat course starts and finishes at Francis Stevens Park in downtown Palm and more. For info call Community Services Springs, following the parade route that will begin shortly after the conclusion of Department at 760-369-7211 This event is our race. Park on the side streets off Palm Canyon or Indian Ave. and you will have FREE! prime parking for the race and parade. All active duty & veterans run for half price! Just show your military ID, at packet pick-up or race day morning and you're in for half price ($17.50)! Find more info HERE. VETERAN’S DAY DEALS & FREEBIES! Below are a few websites listing some great PALM SPRINGS VETERANS DAY PARADE & FIREWORKS Veteran's Day/Weekend deals thanking The City of Palm Springs proudly presents its 20th annual Palm Springs Veterans and their families for their Veterans Day Parade on Friday, November 11th, at 3:30 p.m. in downtown Palm unwavering service & dedication to Springs. The parade begins at Ramon Road & Palm Canyon Drive and heads our wonderful nation: north on Palm Canyon Drive to Alejo Road. The parade lasts about one hour and 1) Free Meal Deals concludes with a post parade patriotic concert & fireworks finale at 2) Veterans Day Discounts the intersection of Amado Road and Palm Canyon Drive. (Planning to attend? Be sure to arrive in Palm Springs early because roads start closing around 2:30pm in preparation of the parade.) UPCOMING EVENTS

FREE MOVIES IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY AT “MAKE YOUR WORD HEARD” THE BASE THEATER WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 8th Saturday, November 5th: Zero Dark Thirty (R) @ 2310 Enjoy an interactive lunch break that will Wednesday, November 9th: enhance your communication skills with your partner and **Hamburger Hill (R) @ 1700 strengthen your relationship. Workshop takes place in the **Zero Dark Thirty (R) @ 1840 Village Center, Room 25, on Tuesday, November 8th, 1130-1300. Thursday, November 10th: Activities include Couples Jeopardy & the Candy Communication **Pearl Harbor (PG-13) @ 1430 Game. This workshop is FREE & includes lunch and snacks. **Saving Private Ryan (R) @ 1750 Please RSVP to Angela by calling 830-3127 or via email. **Fury (R) @ 2100 Friday, November 11th: **Lone Survivor (R) @ 1200 **American Sniper (R) @ 1420 2017 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE! **13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (R) @ 1650 Be sure to mark your calendars for some of the new MCCS special events coming to base in 2017! The full schedule of 2017 MCCS Special Events can be found HERE.

WELCOME ABOARD NOVEMBER 16th FLU VACCINES AVAILABLE New to the Combat Center? Come and see all that MCAGCC The NHTP Flu Clinic is now open! Flu shots are available for has to offer at the CG's Welcome Aboard on Wednesday, all civilian workers, beneficiaries & retired personnel November 16th. The 0900 session at the base theater is geared aboard MCAGCC. Please visit Clinic A to get your flu shot. toward Single Marines whereas the 1800 session at Frontline is Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays: 0730-1530 family-friendly (children are welcome!). No registration is Wednesdays: 0900-1800 necessary & brief is only about one hour. Thursdays: 0900-1530

FAMILY READINESS VOLUNTEER TRAINING NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7th Want to be more involved with your spouse’s unit? Become a family readiness volunteer! Volunteers are needed in every unit to assist with making the family readiness program successful. Volunteer opportunities can include helping with administrative work in the office, planning & helping out at events, and more. Contact your FRO to find out specifics on what your unit may need. The next class takes place on Monday, November 7th, from 0900-1200. Register for this class by calling 830-3110.

"MAKE THE STUMPS BETTER"...HAVE YOU JOINED YET? COACHES NEEDED!! Please join our new Facebook group "Make the Stumps Better"! Search Did you play sports as a child and enjoy every minute it on Facebook or find it directly HERE. of it? Here’s your chance to give that great experience "Make the Stumps Better" is an initiative of the Commanding General to the youth of our community. MCCS Youth Sports is of MAGTFTC/MCAGCC. This page is designed to welcome innovative always looking for positive individuals with a desire to ideas in order to make life and systems aboard MCAGCC better for all teach skills and sportsmanship in their youth sports of those who live, work, and play here. This is neither a replacement for league. They are always accepting applications from ICE Comments nor will complaints, harassment, bullying, slander or interested individuals with a desire to volunteer & otherwise offensive material be tolerated. Soliciting is not acceptable teach skills to our local kids. and will be grounds for removal. Posting of links does not imply en-

dorsement from the Marine Corps or MAGTFTC/MCAGCC. Upcoming coaching opportunities include **Flag Football (November - mid-December) We welcome your ideas, comments and conversations with each other **Basketball (January - March) on how you each have modified and grown in desert life. How has your life changed since moving to the desert? How has your family adapted Interested in Volunteering? Please stop by the MCCS to life here? Have you seen something aboard the installation that you Community Center (Bldg 1004) or call 830-8421 for feel could work better if approached differently? This is the conversa- more info. tion we hope to promote while keeping in mind fiscal constraints of our installation.

Thank you for your time, and we look forward to working with you to "Make the Stumps Better" for us all.

**DISCLAIMER** The information contained in this newsletter is distributed as that of common interest for military members and their families. This announcement does not imply official Department of Defense or U.S. Marine Corps endorsement of any non-federal entity. UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 5 - 18 UPCOMING EVENTS

**76TH ANNUAL WEED SHOW STARTS TODAY AT THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM, 1200- SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 1600 TODAY & 1000-1600 TOMORROW **GET A JUMP START ON YOUR SHOPPING AT TODAY’S HOLIDAY FINE ART & CRAFT FAIRE! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 LAST DAY TO SHOP AT REACH OUT’S CRAFT FAIR & BAKE SALE! WHY COOK DINNER ON A MONDAY? ENJOY ALL-HANDS FAMILY STEAK NIGHT TONIGHT AT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 HASHMARKS, 1630-2000...CHILDREN’S MEALS ARE HALF OFF (AGES 4 & UNDER EAT FREE)! DON’T MISS TODAY’S PINE CONE TURKEY PARTY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, 1430-1630— TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 THIS EVENT IS FREE, SO DROP BY THIS AFTERNOON! WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 L.I.N.K.S. FOR SPOUSES CLASS TODAY, 0900-1630...CALL 830-3110 TO REGISTER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES! JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION BY ATTENDING THE BIRTHDAY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 PAGEANT AT 1000 AND/OR PARTAKING IN THE TRADITIONAL STEAK & LOBSTER MEAL AT THE CHOW HALLS (COST IS 9.05 PER PERSON AT THE CHOW HALL—PAGEANT IS FREE!)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 OBSERVE VETERAN’S DAY BY ATTENDING ONE OF SEVERAL LOCAL VETERAN’S DAY EVENTS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 FREE CHILDREN’S MATINEE MOVIE: WATCH “THE NUT JOB” AT 1000

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 LIFE IN 29 CONTEST FOR FIRST QUARTER ENDS TODAY...UPLOAD YOUR ENTRY BY TONIGHT!

DID YOU GET YOUR TICKETS TO “A CHRISTMAS STORY” YET? SHOWS START THIS WEEKEND AT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 THEATRE 29!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 ALL KIDS AGES 3-5 ARE INVITED TO THIS MORNING’S STORYTIME AT THE LIBRARY, 1000-1045

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16 WELCOME ABOARD BRIEFS TODAY (0900 @ BASE THEATER OR 1800 AT FRONTLINE)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 BUDGET FOR BABY CLASS, 1730-1930...CALL 830-6323 TO REGISTER

GOBBLE, GOBBLE! MAKE A TURKEY CRAFT TONIGHT WHILE CATCHING A SHOWING OF THE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 MOVIE “FREE BIRDS” AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, 1700-1830 (COST IS $2).

GET YOUR TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS STORY AT THEATRE 29 This classic hit comedy follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker, played by Rory O'Brien, in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. “A Christmas Story” runs Friday & Saturday nights, November 18th through December 17th at 7pm. Sunday matinee performances will be on November 27th & December 11th at 2:30pm. Tickets are $15, $12 Seniors and Military, & $8 for Students with ID or children under 12. "A Christmas Story” is appropriate for general audiences. Tickets for all performances of “A Christmas Story” (except the opening night gala) are available for purchase now at www.theatre29.org or by calling the box office at 760-361-4151. Theatre 29 is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501( c )3, Community Theater organization. It is located at 73637 Sullivan Road in the City of Twentynine Palms.

MILITARY CHILD OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017 Operation Homefront has announced that nominations for the 2017 Military Child of the Year Awards are being accepted online at MilitaryChildOfTheYear.org now through December 5th, 2016.

This award is presented to an outstanding child from each branch of service. The recipients each receive a $10,000 award and a laptop. They are flown with a parent/guardian to Washington, D.C., for a special awards gala on April 6th, 2017.

This award recognizes children who stand out among their peers. Ideal candidates for the award demonstrate resilience, strength of character, and thrive in the face of the challenges of military life.

Anyone can nominate a child. Family members, teachers, coaches, counselors, clergy, neighbors and friends are encouraged to nominate outstanding military children. For more information on how to nominate a child in your community, please visit their website. UPCOMING EVENTS

PINE CONE TURKEY PARTY ON NOV. 8th Join FOCUS for family fun time! All supplies are provided for this FREE event taking place at the Communi- ty Center (Bldg 1004) on Tuesday, November 8th, 1430-1630. No registration is necessary but arrive early to ensure you get pinecones! Questions? Please call 830-3817.

TURKEY PAPER CRAFT NIGHT ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th Why not spend a Friday night enjoying the best turkey movie ever (“Free Birds”) while making a paper turkey craft? Cost is $2 per craft. Event takes place on Friday, Nov. 18th, 1700-1830 at the MCCS Community Center. Please RSVP at the Community Center (Bldg 1004) or call them with questions at 830-3910.

DAD SHOWER ON DECEMBER 6th BABY SHOWER AT THE LA KINGS GAME ON NOVEMBER 17th— USO is hosting a "Daddy-to-be" Baby Shower REGISTER ASAP BECAUSE SPACE IS LIMITED! on Tuesday, December 6th, 1730 at the MCCS The LA Kings, Bob Hope USO and March of Dimes are looking for 50 Community Center. This event is completely current military members and/or military spouses who are expecting a FREE for any expectant dads or men who baby. We have teamed up to help you prepare for your upcoming became dads since August 2016. RSVPs are arrival with helpful information while enjoying a night of LA Kings necessary because without 50 dads registered Hockey. And the Mom-to-be gets to bring a guest (18 years or older) this event will not happen. RSVP deadline is along for the night. The fun starts at 6:00pm on Thursday, November November 18th.RSVP to this event by clicking 17th at the Staples Center. Best of all, this event is FREE & round trip HERE. transportation from 29 Palms is provided! If you are in the military and expecting a baby (military ID required) & want to participate, please send an email with "Military Baby" in the subject line to [email protected] In the body of the email, include your name, name of the expectant mom (if it's your spouse/significant other), service branch, email and phone number. This opportunity is limited to 50 expectant Moms-to-be, who will be contacted with further information and to confirm your participation.

“WHAT TO EXPECT” SHOWER ON DECEMBER 6th Whether it’s your first or your fifth pregnancy, you’re invited to come celebrate your bundle of baby joy! Join Heidi Murkoff (author of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”) at a baby shower just for you. Have your pregnancy questions answered & connect with other moms in your community. Lunch is provided & there will be games, giveaways as well as a book signing & photos with Heidi! This shower takes place on Tuesday, December 6th, 1100-1400 at the MCCS Community Center. This event is FREE, but registration is required. RSVPs at uso.org/specialdelivery. This event is open to expecting parents & parents who had their child since August 2016.

BABY BASICS CLASS ON DECEMBER 1st BUDGET FOR BABY CLASSES Expecting a new baby? Baby Basics is for you! This class Welcoming a new family member is exciting. This free workshop helps expecting parents learn how to care for infants, to helps you make sure you’re financially prepared and know how to include bathing and how to change a diaper. The next budget and spend wisely on baby’s expenses. Navy Marine Corps class is being held next Thursday, December Relief Society is offering several opportunities to take their 1st , 0900-1530 at the MCCS Community popular “Budget for Baby” class! Register by calling 830-6323. Center (Bldg 1004). **Tuesday, November 8th, 1700-1900 Register by calling 830-7622. **Thursday, November 17th, 1730-1930 **Wednesday, December 7th, 0930-1130 **Tuesday, December 13th, 1700-1900