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UPCOMING EVENTS YUCCA VALLEY VETERANS TRIBUTE 11 November 2016 Enjoy this year’s Veterans Tribute this Friday, November 11th, 1000-1300 at the Yucca Valley Community Center. VETERANS DAY HEROES 5K There will be a Military & Public Safety Equipment Come join us for the Veterans Day Heroes 5K in beautiful Palm Display, Veterans’ Recognition, Community BBQ, Young Springs on Friday, November 11th. This 5K run/walk is runner, Marines Flag Folding Ceremony, and more. walker, stroller and doggie friendly. All monies raised support For info call Community Services Department organizations that serve our active duty and veterans heroes, at 760-369-7211 This event is FREE! including Team Red, White and Blue, SOS Rides and the ASYMCA. This fast and flat course starts and finishes at Francis Stevens Park in downtown Palm Springs, following the parade route that will FREE MOVIES IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY AT begin shortly after the conclusion of our race. Park on the side streets off Palm Canyon or Indian Ave. and you will have prime THE BASE THEATER parking for the race and parade. All active duty & veterans run for Friday, November 11th: half price! Just show your military ID, at packet pick-up or race **Lone Survivor (R) @ 1200 day morning and you're in for half price ($17.50)! Find more info **American Sniper (R) @ 1420 HERE. **13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (R) @ 1650 PALM SPRINGS VETERANS DAY PARADE & FIREWORKS VETERAN’S DAY DEALS & FREEBIES! The City of Palm Springs proudly presents its 20th annual Palm Below are a few websites listing some great Veteran's Day/ Springs Veterans Day Parade on Friday, November 11th, at 3:30 Weekend deals thanking Veterans and their p.m. in downtown Palm Springs. The parade begins at Ramon families for their unwavering service & Road & Palm Canyon Drive and heads north on Palm Canyon Drive dedication to our wonderful nation: to Alejo Road. The parade lasts about one hour and concludes 1) Free Meal Deals with a post parade patriotic concert & fireworks finale at the inter- 2) Veterans Day Discounts section 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.) MCCS Veteran’s Day Holiday Hours for their STAY CONNECTED! facilities & services can be found HERE **29 Palms Chamber ** Text 29PALMS to 22828 to receive Chamber e-Newsletters **MCCS** Text FAMILYFUN to 71441 to get the latest info from MCCS! WELCOME ABOARD NOVEMBER 16th New to the Combat Center? Come and see all that MCAGCC has to offer at the CG's Welcome Aboard on Wednesday, November 16th. The 0900 session at the base theater is geared toward Single Marines whereas the 1800 session at Front- line is family-friendly (children are welcome!). No registration is necessary & brief is only about one hour. FLU VACCINES AVAILABLE DIABETES EDUCATION FAIR ON NOVEMBER 16th The NHTP Flu Clinic is now open! Flu shots are available for Did you know November is Diabetes Awareness Month? Stop by all civilian workers, beneficiaries & retired personnel Clinic A inside the Naval Hospital on Wednesday, November 16th aboard MCAGCC. Please visit Clinic A to get your flu shot. from 0800-1200 to enjoy an education & screening fair presented Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays: 0730-1530 by the Clinical Nutrition Department. The purpose of this event is Wednesdays: 0900-1800 to help you discover if you are at risk of diabetes (pre-diabetes) or Thursdays: 0900-1530 if you already have diabetes, how to better to control it. For more info, please contact Sue Eikenbary at 830-2274 or by email. **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 GOURD ART FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 19 & 20th Don’t miss the 8th Annual Gourd Art Festival taking place at LETTERS TO SANTA NOW OPEN! the Yucca Valley Community Center the weekend of Santa’s elves will soon be here to pick up your letters to November 19th (0900-1700) & 20th (1000-1400). This year’s Santa! Drop your letter off in the special mailbox at the theme is “Holiday Magic”. There will be both gourd artisans Yucca Valley Community Center. The elves will make & craft vendors on site to help you take care of some holiday sure Santa knows to “write back.” (You must enclose a shopping! Admission is FREE & there will be free pony rides self-addressed stamped envelope.) The mailbox is up for the kiddos that Sunday, 1100-1300. Interest- now through December 2nd. Letters can be dropped off ed in learning the craft of gourd art? Classes are at the YV Community Center or mailed available on both Saturday & Sunday—call to : 760-861-0934 to get registered. Santa Claus c/o Town of Yucca Valley 57090 Twentynine Palms Hwy Yucca Valley, CA 92284 GET YOUR TICKETS FOR “A CHRISTMAS STORY” 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 “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” under the tree for Christmas. “A Christmas Story” runs Friday & With a sweeping 54 Desert Theatre League award Saturday nights, November 18th through December 17th at nominations for theatrical excellence, the Hi-Desert 7pm. Sunday matinee performances will be on November 27th Cultural Center’s prestigious Hi-Desert Playhouse theater & December 11th at 2:30pm. Tickets are $15, $12 Seniors and division will delight audiences of all ages this Christmas Military, & $8 for Students with ID or children under 12. "A and holiday season with Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas Story” is appropriate for general audiences. Tickets masterpiece, A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Shows are at 7pm for all performances of “A Christmas Story” (except the opening over two weekend: Dec. 2-3 and Dec. 9-10. Inventively night gala) are available for purchase now at www.theatre29.org adapted by Doris Baizley and directed by Playhouse Artistic or by calling the box office at 760-361- Director Howard Shangraw, you will follow the magical 4151. Theatre 29 is an all-volunteer, non- journey of a company of traveling players as they enact profit 501( c )3, Community Theater or- and perform the classic Dickens’ story. NOTE: Avoid a ganization. It is located at 73637 Sullivan credit card processing fee by Road in the City of Twentynine Palms. purchasing tickets via cash or check in person at the Box Office. Tickets may be purchased online HERE. COMBAT CENTER HOLIDAY SHOW Stop by the base theater on Saturday, December 3rd, 1700-2030 to enjoy a musical performance of "MAKE THE STUMPS BETTER"...HAVE YOU JOINED YET? “The Grinch”. The Twentynine Palms High School Please join our new Facebook group "Make the Stumps Better"! Search Choir will also perform & Santa it on Facebook or find it directly HERE. Claus will be there for pictures. This event is completely FREE "Make the Stumps Better" is an initiative of the Commanding General and open to all-hands. of MAGTFTC/MCAGCC. This page is designed to welcome innovative ideas in order to make life and systems aboard MCAGCC better for all of those who live, work, and play here. This is neither a replacement for ICE Comments nor will complaints, harassment, bullying, slander or 2017 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR otherwise offensive material be tolerated. Soliciting is not acceptable Be sure to mark your calendars for some of the new and will be grounds for removal. Posting of links does not imply en- MCCS special events coming to base in 2017! The dorsement from the Marine Corps or MAGTFTC/MCAGCC. full schedule of 2017 MCCS Special Events can be found HERE. We welcome your ideas, comments and conversations with each other 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 to life here? Have you seen something aboard the installation that you IN THE MOOD FOR A FREE MOVIE? feel could work better if approached differently? This is the conversa- Wednesday, November 23rd @ 1600: Home for tion we hope to promote while keeping in mind fiscal constraints of our the Holidays (PG-13) installation. Friday, November 25th: Thank you for your time, and we look forward to working with you to **Suicide Squad (PG-13) @ 2100 "Make the Stumps Better" for us all. **Deadpool (R) @ 2330 **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 11 - 20 UPCOMING EVENTS 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 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AT 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).