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THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |67th Ye ar Number 43 PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE FORT MEADE COMMUNITY FTMEADE.ARMY.MIL

PB&J ... C o r e e n DeCarlo (left) of Glen Burnie and former Sgt. Ashlee Hetzler, of Patriot Ridge, who dressed as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, run toward the To Go! finish line of the Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K Run on Saturday. For the story, see Page 10.

PHOTO BY STEVE RUARK

FALL BACK UPCOMING EVENTSPROUD TO SERVE The story behind Today, 2-5 p.m.: Fallapalooza - All Corvias community centers Meade rolls out red Saturday, 6-8 p.m.: Official trick-or-treating hours on Fort Meade daylight saving time Saturday, 6-8 p.m.: Hallelujah Festival - The Pavilion carpet for retirees PAGE 9 Sunday, 2 a.m.: Set clocks back 1hour as daylight saving time ends PAGE 3 2 NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF! ! COMMANDER’S COLUMN !"#&$"%%´ Everyone plays a part EDITORIAL STAFF Iwould like to take the time to Military personnel in forma- Garrison Commander speak to all of our partners at Fort tion or a group should be brought Col. Brian P. Foley Meade. to the position of attention and With the daylight decreasing directed to present arms while Garrison Command during the early morning hours “Reveille” is played. Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes of 5:30 to 7:30 a.m., I would like to Salutes should be held until the Public Affairs Officer encourage everyone performing last note. When the music stops, Chad T. Jones 301-677-1301 physical fitness or supporting Garrison the formation should be brought [email protected] events during limited visibility to Command to order arms. Editor wear some type of reflective belt Sgt. Maj. The same commands should Dijon Rolle 301-677-6806 to safeguard themselves from Rodwell L. also be performed if a service [email protected] oncoming traffic. Forbes member is alone and not part of a Assistant Editor & Senior Writer We have been very fortunate to formation or group. Rona S. Hirsch 301-677-1438 not have any major injuries, but Those wearing civilian clothes [email protected] it’s become apparent — especially should stop, remove their head www.ftmeade.army.mil around McGlachlin Parade Field — that gear and face the flag or music (if the flag is Staff Writer or ftmeadesoundoff.com service members and civilians are doing not visible). Next, they should assume the Lisa R. Rhodes 301-677-1432 physical fitness without wearing reflective position of attention and place their right [email protected] Like Fort Meade on Facebook belts and dashing across the street without hand over their heart until the music stops. Staff Writer at facebook.com/ftmeade any type of notice. The bugle call “Retreat” is sounded just Alan H. Feiler 301-677-5159 Everyone has a responsibility for safety, before the actual lowering of the flag [email protected] Follow Fort Meade on Twitter and I challenge you to become a sensor. We during the evening. Military personnel in at twitter.com/ftmeademd Design Coordinator have posted messages on the marquee for formation should be at the position of Timothy Davis 301-677-1431 View the Flickr photostream drivers to adhere to the projected speed parade rest while “Retreat” is played. [email protected] at flickr.com/photos/ftmeade limit of15 mph south of Mapes Road during On the last note of “Retreat,” a cannon is the physical fitness training hours of 5:30 to fired. The formation should be brought to Supplemental photography provided Get text alerts from Fort Meade by texting “Follow FtMeadeAlert” to 40404 7:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. attention and present arms. The salute is by The Baltimore Sun Media Group Please adhere to the policy. held until the last note of “To the Colors” is And view the Fort Meade Live Blog Additionally, there will be a large played. When the music stops, the forma- DEADLINES at ftmeade.armylive.dodlive.mil number of children out and about this tion is brought to order arms. weekend on the installation, celebrating at Those in civilian clothes should stop, Community notices ADVERTISING the Hallelujah Festival at the Pavilion and remove their head gear and face the flag or Friday, noon trick-or-treating during Halloween on Sat- music (if the flag is not visible), and assume [email protected] General Inquiries 410-332-6300 urday from 6-8 p.m. the position of attention while “Retreat” is [email protected] Family members: Ensure that your played. Death Notices: 410-332-6781 children also have some type of reflective At the first note of “To the Colors,” the [email protected] material on so they are visible while out right hand should be placed over the heart and about in the community. until the music stops. More information CIRCULATION Lastly, I would like to re-emphasize the can be found in Army Regulation 600-25. importance of “Reveille” and “Retreat” for As service members, family members If you would like information about receiving Soundoff! on Fort Meade or are experi- the American flag and giving the appropri- and civilians working on Fort Meade, we encing distribution issues, call 877-886-1206 or e-mail [email protected]. ate honors when the flag is being raised or make sacrifices at our jobs and at our Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday through Sun- lowered each day. homes so that the flag continues to fly. day, 8 a.m. to noon. At “Reveille,” which sounds at 6:30 a.m., Iencourage each of you to be mindful Printed by offset method of reproduction as a civilian enterprise in the interest of the and “Retreat”/“To the Colors” that sounds when you step outdoors at 6:29 a.m. or 4:59 personnel at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, by The Baltimore Sun Media Group, 501 at 5 p.m., my expectation is that anyone p.m. to show a few moments of respect to N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278, every Thursday except the last Thursday of the year outside on Fort Meade should stop and the flag that symbolizes what we work to in conjunction with the Fort Meade Public Affairs Office. Requests for publication must take a few moments to show honor to the protect on a daily basis. reach the Public Affairs Office no later than Friday before the desired publication date. American flag and the sacrifices that keep Have a blessed and fruitful Team Meade Mailing address: Post Public Affairs Office, Soundoff! IMME-MEA-PA, Bldg. 4409, Fort it flying high. week. Meade, MD 20755-5025. Te lephone: 301-677-5602; DSN: 622-5602. Everything advertised in this publication must be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, handicap or sex of purchaser, user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this policy of Commander’s Open Door equal opportunity by an advertiser will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source. Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley has an open door policy. Printed by The Baltimore Sun Co., LLC, a private firm, in no way connected with the All service members, retirees, government employees, family members and community members Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by the publisher and writers herein are age 18 or older are invited to address issues or concerns to the commander directly by visiting Foley’s their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the office on Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m. at garrison headquarters in Hodges Hall, Bldg. 4551, Llewellyn Army. The appearance of advertisers in the publication does not constitute an en- Avenue. dorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary. For more information, call 301-677-4844. Guaranteed circulation: 11,285 SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 NEWS 3 Meade annual retiree event still going strong 40 years later By Lisa R. Rhodes Other Fort Meade vendors included the Staff Writer Soldier for Life Program, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Casualty Assistance Center Along line of Fort Meade retirees formed and the Army Substance Abuse Program as at the VA Maryland Health System’s display well as Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Social table Friday. Security Administration and the United “We probably ran out of about 150 Services Automobile Association. information packets,” said Nicole Kaiser, a Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center licensed social worker with the organiza- provided 500 doses of the influenza vaccina- tion. “We should have brought more.” tion for nurses to administer to attendees. More than 750 military retirees and their Health care professionals from Kim- spouses attended Fort Meade’s 40th Annual brough also were on hand to help retirees Retiree Appreciation Day at McGill Training schedule appointments with their primary Center. providers and to educate them about Although an Army event, Retiree Appre- preventive screenings for breast, colon and ciation Day is open to all service branches. cervical cancer. “We come to keep abreast of the changes Retirees also learned about the impor- that affect us as retirees in regard to tance of tobacco cessation, proper nutrition, benefits,” said Patricia Jackson, wife of sleep and exercise. PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR. retired Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Moses Retired Sgt. Cyril Padgett, who received a Mark E. Overberg, deputy chief of Army Retirement Services, speaks to an audi- Jackson and a resident of Severn. “It’s very flu shot, said he came to the event from ence of more than 750 military retirees and spouses about the Soldier for Life informative.” Salisbury to learn about the medical care program and its incorporation of retirement services at Retiree Appreciation Day. Sponsored by the Fort Meade Retirement benefits that will be available to him after Services Office, the daylong event is held to age 60 as well as the benefits available to Fort Meade Retiree Council, welcomed the benefits and no changes in retirement pay or recognize the contributions of military veterans. audience and introduced Garrison Com- commissary privileges. retirees and to provide them with the latest After the morning session of vendors and mander Col. Brian P. Foley. He said retirees also have the desire to information on their rights and benefits. health care information, the attendees either “It’s so wonderful to have you all here,” spread the Army’s message to the nation. “We’ve received lots of positive feedback rode a shuttle or walked to the Freedom Inn Foley said. “We want to thank you for your Overberg encouraged retirees to take [about the event],” said Anna Taylor, Fort Dining Facility for lunch. service on active-duty and your continued advantage of the federal long-term insur- Meade’s Retirement Services officer. “Retir- The afternoon session began with a service.” ance program and the Army Emergency ees can receive the one-on-one attention to patriotic salute. Meade High School’s Junior Foley said that as retirees, the attendees Relief program. be able to talk to someone to answer all their Reserve Officers’ Training Corps color were “sustaining the fire of camaraderie that He also emphasized the Army’s Perform- questions and make follow-up appoint- guard posted the colors. Aaliyah Bunville, a sustains service members for life. ... Even in ance Triad and the importance of proper ments for their problems and concerns.” Meade High sophomore, sang the national retirement we continue to enjoy the support sleep, nutrition and exercise as retirees grow The VA Maryland Health System was one anthem. of our peers in service.” older. of 45 vendors that participated in the event, Chaplain (Maj.) James Covey, Fort Foley said Fort Meade’s commitment to In addition, said Overberg, one of the distributing information about health care, Meade’s Family Life chaplain, gave the retirees and veterans is strong. He then gave most important things retirees can do is tell retirement, education and social services for invocation. the audience an overview of Fort Meade’s their story. retirees. Retired Col. Bert Rice, co-chairman of the status as the nation’s center of information, “Only about 1percent of Americans intelligence and cyber operations. serve,” he said. “The other 99 percent don’t. Mark Overberg, deputy chief of Army They don’t know about the military, even Retirement Services, spoke about the Sol- though the military protects and serves dier for Life program and its incorporation them.” of retirement services for Soldiers. Overberg said retirees must tell their According to the Army’s Soldier for Life stories to their family members, neighbors website, the program “connects Army, gov- and younger Americans. ernmental, and community efforts to build “You have to tell your story so that the 99 relationships that facilitate successful rein- percent knows what you did for them,” he tegration of our Soldiers, retired Soldiers, said. veterans and their families in order to keep After the speech, various prizes were them ‘Army Strong’ and instill their values, presented to winning raffles. ethos and leadership within communities.” Many retirees said they attend every year. As part of Soldier for Life, Overberg said “I come just to keep up with what’s going the Army will now refer to retirees as on and I get the flu shot every year,” said “retired Soldiers.” retired Master Sgt. John McClain of Oden- “We’re not going to take that title of ton. Soldier away from you,” Overberg said. “We AVietnam veteran, McClain said he also believe that you are Soldiers for life.” enjoys the opportunity to re-establish bonds Overberg said that retirees are the Army’s with other retirees. PHOTO BY LISA R. RHODES largest demographic. “You meet people here who you knew in Parrish Kenny, a registered nurse in the Specialty Care Clinic at Kimbrough Am- “Our policy is to take care of you and your the military years ago,” he said. “It’s a small bulatory Care Center, administers a flu shot to retired Sgt. Cyril Padgett of Salis- surviving spouses for life,” he said. world.” bury at Fort Meade’s 40th Annual Retiree Appreciation Day held Friday at McGill Overberg also presented an overview of Editor’s note: Fort Meade’s Retirement Training Center. Kimbrough provided 500 doses of the influenza vaccine for the the concerns of retired Soldiers, which Services Office can be reached at 301-677- event. include the continuation of health care 9600. 4 NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF! Murphy Field House to become 24/7 facility

By Alan H. Feiler Staff Writer

You no longer have any excuse not to work out, says Wendy Gibbs. In December, Murphy Field House will officially become a 24/7 fitness center. “This is a big deal because now we can meet all of the physical demands of the Fort Meade community,” said Gibbs, community recreation officer for the Directorate of Family and Morale, Wel- fare and Recreation at Fort Meade. “People have busy lives. So now after you put the kids to sleep and school or work is over, you can go to a gym. We’re never closed.” Murphy, located at 8451Zimborski Ave., will continue to be manned daily by its eight staffers from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. But the rest of the time, the facility and parking lot will be open and under the surveillance of 24 cameras to ensure security, without any staffers being physi- cally present. Cameras will be set up throughout the facility, except for locker rooms and restrooms. “We’ll have cameras wherever we can and need to,” Gibbs said. “If you’re doing something you shouldn’t, we’ll see that. It’s all recorded.” Also, Common Access Card-enabled doors will be installed to help ensure PHOTO BY ALAN H. FEILER safety and security in the 28,000-square- Ken Littlefield, a contractor with the Defense Information Systems Agency, works out at Murphy Field House, which will be foot facility.. converted into a 24/7 facility in December.. “The cameras and the CAC readers will mitigate a lot of risks,” Gibbs said. ple can have heart attacks or get injured a24/7 gym. The process included newer and larger Gaffney has approxi- “We’re confident we won’t have any at an unmanned gym. You have to do a lot undertaking several steps regarding safe- mately 30,000 users per month, she said. major problems, and people will be able to do it all right and keep your patrons ty and security to obtain approval, Gibbs anticipates that most of the to do what they want to do.” safe.” including a comprehensive evaluation of Murphy patrons during the unmanned In addition, a live feed of the facility Murphy’s impending transformation risk assessments conducted by the garri- hours will be National Security Agency and campus will enable military police is due to Fort Meade’s status as one of 14 son’s Installation Safety Office. employees or individuals who work night officers at the Directorate of Emergency pilot installations as part of the Depart- Once the 24/7 policy goes into effect, shifts on post, as well as Soldiers who Services and three Murphy facility man- ment of Defense’s Healthy Base Initia- no sports or usage of free weights will be prefer working out before morning agers to remotely monitor activities at all tive, which ended in the summer. allowed at Murphy during the unmanned physical training. times. An emergency phone will be Gibbs said the project will cost hours to reduce the risks of injuries and “I know it will get used,” she said. “This installed in the building’s corridor. $85,000, coming out of the budget of the accidents. An accordion locked door will is a win-win for everybody.” The construction project, which will Office of the Secretary of Defense. In be installed to keep patrons out of the free Gibbs said she has already received likely start next week, will include the addition, Fort Meade received $100,000 weights area between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. inquiries from Fort Myer and Fort replacement of Murphy’s front doors and for new exercise equipment to be utilized “We’re not leaving people the deci- Belvoir — both located in Virginia — its locks. The project will not change the at both Murphy and Gaffney Fitness sion,” Gibbs said. “We’re making it for about setting up their own 24/7 gyms. facility’s physical composition in any way. Center. them to keep service members and “We’re very excited about this, and the Gibbs said she only knows of only one “We’re trying to promote healthier families as safe as possible.” garrison commander and command ser- other Army installation, Fort A.P. Hill in lifestyles,” Gibbs said. “It all benefits the Cable weight stations will be available, geant major have been very supportive,” Virginia, that has a 24/7 fitness center. community to help our Soldiers and their as well as ellipticals and treadmills. she said. “We have bragging rights She noted that she received some advice families stay fit. We’re happy to be part of “Someone can still come there and get because we’re basically leading the pack. from officials at Bolling Air Force Base in that, and we hope everyone likes the new agood workout — just no sports or free This could become the norm in the Washington, D.C., which has its own 24/7 things we’re bringing to them. This is a weights,” Gibbs said. military. It’s very cool.” gym. huge win for Fort Meade.” Because of the 24/7 policy, Gibbs said Editor’s note: For more information “They’re not very common in the Gibbs said FMWR applied a year ago Murphy will likely receive an increase in about Murphy Field House, call intramu- Army because of safety and security to the U.S. Army Installation Manage- patrons. The field hall currently attracts ral sports coordinator Beth Downs at concerns for patrons,” Gibbs said. “Peo- ment Command to convert Murphy into around 9,000 patrons a month, while the 301-677-3318. 6 NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF! Meade to host first-ever electronic data recycling event By Alan H. Feiler stroying such data in an environmentally Staff Writer responsible manner. In addition, Butler said Securis was Folks these days may be conscientious approached by post employees who work about recycling newspapers or shredding in the intelligence field and have destroyed personal documents. But there seems to electronic data for professional endeavors, be little interest when it comes to recycling and felt a similar venue should also exist and destroying electronic data and appara- for personal data. tus, some of which might contain particu- Securis will provide a 26-foot-long larly important or personal information. truck for the event, which will be held in That’s why the Directorate of Public conjunction with National Recycling Day Works is inviting all residents, civilian on Nov. 15. employees and service members on post to Among the items that will be accepted participate in the first-ever Fort Meade at no cost are: desktop computers, laptops, Environmental Electronic Recycling Data tablets and servers; cellphones, iPods and Destruction Event. MP3 players; printers and fax machines; The event will be held Nov. 13 from 9 audio and video equipment; radios, receiv- a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the upper parking lot ers, amplifiers, tuners, equalizers and tape area at the Fort Meade Commissary, 2786 decks; phone systems and answering Mapes Road. machines; AC adapters and wiring; elec- “We want to raise awareness,” said tronic gaming systems; VCRs, DVDs and Mick Butler, chief of the DPW-Environ- Blu-ray players; LCD monitors; and com- mental Division. “There’s so many pre- puter peripheral items such as keyboards, PHOTO BY HEATHER WILBURN cious metals in our phones and computers. mice, printers, power supplies, circuit The first-ever Fort Meade Environmental Electronic Recycling Data Destruction They can be reutilized in new products.” boards, cables, UPS batteries and backup Event will be held on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A similar activity was held Butler said the idea for the event came systems, power supplies, memory, hard last November at the Fort Bliss, Texas, Recycling Center. out of last year’s Earth Day observance on drives, routers, switches, firewalls, mo- Fort Meade, when the issue of recycling dems and KVM switches. “You see a lot in the news about Editor’s note: For more information electronic data was presented. Disposal fees will be charged for personal data being hacked,” Butler said. about the Fort Meade Environmental Representatives from Securis, a re- cathode ray tube monitors and televisions “That should motivate you [to destroy and Electronic Recycling Data Destruction gional information-technology asset au- ($15); backup batteries (small $5, large recycle electronic data]. We’re just hoping Event, call 301-677-9170 or 301-677-9648. diting, recycling and destruction company, $10); hard drives ($10); and CDs, floppies people will come down to the commissary For informabout about Securis, visit secu- suggested providing an avenue for de- and tapes ($1per pound). and bring these items.” ris.com. Power of attorney: A necessity or a danger?

By Pfc. Brandon E. King Aspecial POA is used to give specific •It is better to create a special POA with only be given to a trustworthy person. Legal Assistance Division power to your attorney-in-fact, whether it is limited powers rather than a general POA, •Revoking a POA may be difficult. This to register a vehicle, sell a piece of real estate which would allow your attorney-in-fact to can be done by destroying the original POA Apower of attorney is a legal document or handle banking transactions on your adversely impact many aspects of your life if before it reaches its expiration date. you can use to give a person of legal age the behalf. This type of POA limits the power they were to make bad decisions. Further- Agrantor who is unable to get the original authority to take specific or general actions given to the attorney-in-fact to only a more, it is best for the POA to be effective for POA may sign a formal revocation. The on your behalf, whether it be selling a specific area of the grantor’s personal affairs. ashort period of time to minimize the risk. grantor must provide the signed revocation vehicle you own or being able to control all For example, if the special POA states that •Many banks, credit unions and other to the attorney-in-fact, and should also send of your finances. the attorney-in-fact may only access money financial institutions have their own POA acopy to all business establishments, The two types of POAs are special and from a bank account, then the attorney-in- forms, which they prefer to be used. If you financial institutions and agencies that the general. You, “the grantor,” are giving the fact may not use the special POA to sign and want your attorney-in-fact to handle bank- grantor deals with, and request a signed and authority to someone else to be your file an income tax return for the grantor. ing matters, you must check with your bank dated confirmation of receipt to ensure all attorney-in-fact to act for you for one of Ageneral POA gives your attorney-in-fact to determine if it will accept a POA drafted necessary parties are aware of the revoca- three time periods: the authority to handle all kinds of financial, by the Legal Assistance Division or if the tion. •For a specific period of time if the POA property and taxation matters. A general bank will insist that customers use their •Keep a copy of your POA for your bears an expiration date POA is used less often, as it is more form. records. Should you need to sign a revoca- •For an indefinite period of time if the dangerous and gives the attorney-in-fact •A business, financial institution or tion form, you will need to know in- POA has no expiration date much more power and responsibility. other third party does not have to accept a formation from the POA. The Legal Assist- •Only during the time that you are General POAs could be used to file tax POA. If you know that a matter will need to ance Division does not keep copies of POAs incapacitated and unable to act on your own, returns, buy or sell a vehicle, enter legally be handled when you are unavailable, it is drafted for clients. which is called a “springing” POA binding contracts, manage bank accounts, wise to contact the business or other third The Fort Meade Legal Assistance Divi- Powers of attorney can be durable, which even sign documents on the grantor’s behalf, party before you are unavailable to make sion drafts powers of attorney as a walk-in means that the POA will remain valid and in all at once. sure your POA is acceptable. service. effect even after the expiration date if you When figuring out which power of •Every act performed by your agent For more information, call the Legal have become disabled, incapacitated or attorney to use, here are a few tips to within the authority of the POA is legally Assistance Division at 301-677-9536 or 301- incompetent before the POA expires. consider: binding upon you. Therefore, a POA should 677-9504. SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 NEWS 7 Seminar empowers parents of special-needs children

By Lisa R. Rhodes determine a child’s eligibility for special Staff Writer education services, she said. Once a child is deemed eligible for Avideo of special-needs children talking services, parents can contribute to their about their educational and life goals was a child’s education by helping to create either highlight of a two-day seminar for military an Individualized Family Service Plan, parents. Individualized Education Program or 504 The seminar, hosted by Fort Meade’s plan. These documents outline the educa- Exceptional Family Member Program, was tional objectives or accommodation needs held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Community for their child at home or in a public school. Readiness Center. During the afternoon session on Oct. 22, “The training helped to empower par- workshop leaders worked with parents to ents by educating them and giving them a help them write goals for an IEP for their voice to advocate for their child,” said Portia child. Jackson, a Fort Meade EFMP specialist and PHOTO BY LISA R. RHODES An IEP outlines educational objectives coordinator of the event. Fort Meade’s Exceptional Family Member Program and the Specialized Training for children from age 3 through high school. The seminar was sponsored by Special- of Military Parents sponsored a seminar for military parents on educating spe- “I actually learned some things that I did ized Training of Military Parents, a parent- cial-needs children. The two-day seminar was held Oct. 22-23 at the Community not know about our daughter’s IEP,” said directed organization based in Tacoma, Readiness Center. Sgt. Ezekiel Willis of the 53rd Signal Wash., that works to empower military Battalion. parents, individuals with disabilities, and road.” These Supreme Court cases eventually His 3-year old daughter has devel- service providers with the knowledge and “Our main purpose is to reach out to led to the Individuals with Disabilities opmental delays and a speech delay. skills to access services for individuals with special-needs parents to help them navigate Education Act, which requires school “I learned what to do to make sure the special needs, according to its website. that road,” she said. districts to include and educate special- IEP is set up correctly,” Willis said. STOMP is funded by a three-year Farnsworth gave a brief overview of needs children and to create academic On the second day of the workshop, contract with both the Army and Navy. American disability law and said that the plans for them. parents learned about the benefits available The seminar was led by Judy Dientz, a Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of “Families know children better than to special-needs children under TRICARE. consultant for STOMP; Vicki Farnsworth, a Education ruling, which held that a sepa- anyone else,” Farnsworth said, noting that They also learned about what Congress is project supervisor for The Branch/Military rate education for black children was not an parents were instrumental in advocating for doing to expand a therapeutic treatment, Parent Technical Assistance Center; and equal education, laid the legal foundation the educational rights of special-needs which has been successful for children with Heather Luke, a parent educator at the for parents to advocate for equal education children. autism, to children with other disabilities. Parents’ Place of Maryland. for their special-needs children. Luke explained that the law requires “There’s a lot of information out there The Branch/Military Parent Technical Two cases — P.A.R.C. v. Commonwealth states to provide a “free appropriate public and it helps to know what you need,” Dientz Assistance Center in Tacoma is funded by of Pennsylvania, and Mills v. Board of education for all children with disabilities said. “Parents can take what we’ve done the Office of Special Programs at the U.S. Education — opened the door to equal between the ages of 3 and 21.” here and expand on it for their own needs.” Department of Education and works to education for children with developmental Public school districts are required to Editor’s note: For more information about help parent centers across the country disabilities, and children with mental, provide a free evaluation by a team of Fort Meade’s Exceptional Family Member provide effective services to military par- behavior, physical or emotional disabilities. medical and mental health professionals to Program, call 301-677-5590. ents with special-needs children, according to the center’s website. The Parents’ Place of Maryland, located in Glen Burnie, is funded by The Branch. It Stepping out is a parent-training and information center against for special-needs families throughout the state, and also serves military families. domestic On the first day of the seminar, military violence and civilian parents learned about the rights guaranteed to special-needs children Celena Flowers (center), under federal law in regard to education in program manager for public schools. They also learned how to the Fort Meade Family create plans to educate their children at Advocacy Program, pins home and in public schools, and how to a Domestic Violence make a request for an accommodation or Awareness Month bib on modification for their child. 13-year-old Caitlyn Walsh “I got a lot of useful information,” said of Gambrills. Army Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey King of the Community Service and Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group FAP sponsored a free at Fort Meade, who is the parent of a 1-mile domestic violence 7-year-old son with special needs. “I wrote walk in conjunction with down lots of notes.” the Fort Meade run Dientz said learning what rights parents series on Saturday at have in educating their special-needs the Pavilion. children and ensuring their children get a PHOTO BY STEVE RUARK quality education can be “a long and bumpy 8 NEWS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF!

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU… ICE comment spotlights safety during PT hours Interactive Customer Evaluation

The following ICE comment was submitted by a member of the Fort Meade community: Speed limit south of Mapes Road Iknow this is for pedestrian safety, but in the same way, how about the command team help enforce the “wear- ing of reflective outer garments and/or equipment during hours of limited visibility for personnel running (not in troop formation).” IAW AR 385-10 I’m tired of seeing service members at the parade field and areas south of IN BEAUTY SCHOOL! Mapes without their reflective belt/gear, both in physical training gear and Army FILE PHOTO Combat Uniform or Operational Cam- Service members should wear their ouflage Uniform. reflective belt/gear with their physical Just minutes from Fort Meade And if safety is of concern, how about training gear during hours of limited having a crosswalk at the parade field, visibility. • GI Bill approved •Knowledgeable,experienced teaching staff then requiring service members to use • Military Spouse MYCAA grant approved •Advanced Salon Training (Prosper U) it? at the partner commander’s luncheon You try dodging service members and in Soundoff! •Title IV financial aid also available •3day schedule or evening classes from the field to the parking lot every Thanks for bringing this to the •7Minutes from Fort Meade morning. They just cross anywhere. garrison’s attention. We will continue to ...... engage and enforce the standards on the Contact us todayat301-490-8580 RESPONSE: installation. or [email protected] Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Everyone is a sensor and with people Forbes: like yourself bringing their concerns to Ijust had a meeting with the senior the forefront, we can be better prepared 301-490-8580 enlisted leaders on Fort Meade and to alleviate accidents or incidents. 3535 Fort Meade Road elaborated on the importance of wearing Please don’t hesitate to report any BEAUTY ACADEMY Laurel, MD 20724 the reflective belt on Fort Meade. other unsafe acts you see on the of laurel www.aspenlaurel.com We also will put some information out installation.

COMMUNITY CRIME WATCH Oct.15, Driving under the influence of removed the items and consumed them alcohol, driving while impaired by alco- prior to exiting the store without rendering hol: Police were notified of a suspicious payment. vehicle in the parking lot of the Shoppette on MacArthur Road. Police responded and found the vehicle parked in the travel lane For week of Oct. 12-18 of the parking lot. The engine was running. Moving violations: 27 The driver was unresponsive in the Nonmoving violations: 2 driver’s seat. Police were able to get the Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 43 subject to regain consciousness by banging Traffic accidents: 7 on the closed windows of the vehicle. Police Driving on suspended license: 1 detected a strong odor of an alcoholic Driving on suspended registration: 1 beverage emitting from the subject. Driving without a license: 2 The driver performed poorly on a set of standard field sobriety tests to evaluate his ability to operate his vehicle. He agreed to For week of Oct. 19-25 submit to a blood alcohol concentration Moving violations: 34 test. The test results were .18 percent. Nonmoving violations: 5 Oct.15, Shoplifting: AAFES loss preven- Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 23 tion personnel stated she observed on Traffic accidents: 5 camera the subject take a Slim Jim beef Driving on suspended license: snack and a small package of cookies and Driving on suspended registration: 0 conceal the items in his clothing. He then Driving without a license: 0 SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 NEWS 9 Daylight saving time: why we fall back, spring forward

By Alan H. Feiler Zealand entomologist George Vernon the last Sunday of April and conclude on Staff Writer Hudson. the final Sunday of October. In 1895, Hudson presented a paper to After the 1973 oil crisis, Congress Benjamin Franklin famously said, the Wellington Philosophical Society extended DST to a period of 10 months in “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a advocating for a two-hour shift forward 1974 and eight months in 1975, hoping to man healthy, wealthy and wise.” in October, as well as a two-hour move save energy and resources. Many people, Sunday at 2 a.m. marks the end of backward five months later. however, complained that the dark morn- daylight saving time. You’ll be gaining an Adecade later, English builder William ings in winter jeopardized the safety of hour — remember that old adage, “Spring Willett called for moving clocks forward school children. forward, fall back” — but nightfall will in summertime to take advantage of Eventually, the U.S. changed its DST arrive sooner. daylight in the mornings and the lighter schedule again to begin on the last The question remains, where does the evenings. He also suggested moving Sunday of April. In 1987, DST was concept of DST come from? And do we clocks forward by 20 minutes all of the amended to start on the first Sunday in really need it? Sundays in April and switching them April, and more changes were made after DST is a change in the standardized back by the same amount on all of the the implementation of the Energy Policy time structure with the objective of Sundays in September. Act of 2005. enhancing the utilization of daylight by This idea attracted some notice, so Today, DST — in different forms and having the sun rise an hour later in the much that the first Daylight Saving Bill times — operates in more than 70 nations morning and set an hour later in the was drafted in 1909 and presented to around the world and impacts more than evening. Britain’s House of Parliament several 1billion people. The rationale of DST is due to the times. Farmers and others, however, In the U.S., since the Energy Policy Act Earth’s axial tilt, synchronously resetting opposed the measure and it was scrap- of 2005, DST starts on the second Sunday all clocks in a geographic region to be an ped. in March and ends the first Sunday in hour ahead or an hour behind. This It was World War I — the same conflict November. Most of the U.S. observes DST enables individuals to begin and com- that paved the way for the creation of Fort except for: Hawaii, most of Arizona, plete daily routines in a manner that Meade — that served as the catalyst for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, provides them an extra hour of daylight the implementation of DST. At 11 p.m. on American Samoa and Guam. following their workday. April 30, 1916, the concept of DST took DST remains a controversial topic in But where did the notion of tinkering Don’t forget to "fall back" this Sunday root in Germany to replace artificial some circles. Some folks mockingly call it with time come from? at 2 a.m. when clocks are set an hour lighting so that Kaiser Wilhelm II’s “daylight slaving time” and say it serves We know that in the ancient world, behind for daylight saving time. people could save fuel for the war effort. no real purpose except benefiting com- similar processes to DST were employed England, the U.S. and other countries mercial industries. Others praise its in different cultures that would adjust and published the essay “An Economical on both sides quickly followed suit. Some economic and emotional health perks. their schedules in accordance to the sun’s Project for Diminishing the Cost of reverted back to pre-war standard time, Of DST, Winston Churchill once said it rotation. An example is that the Romans Light.” The essay proposed economizing but when World War II broke out, DST increases “the opportunities for the created water clocks that used different the usage of candles by rising earlier to made a quick return among the combat- pursuit of health and happiness among scales for the measurement of different make use of the morning sunlight. ant countries to save energy resources. the millions of people who live in this months of the year. It appears that the next catalyst in the After the war, states and regional country.” But the modern-day concept of DST creation of DST — coming after the governments were allowed to decide For now, DST appears to be here for was first conceived by – who else? – good establishment of standardized time by when and if they would observe DST. good, in one form or another. ol’ Ben Franklin. the British railroads in the1840s to create All of this changed when Congress But fittingly, only time will tell. In 1784, the statesman/inventor/print- asense of order with schedules to prevent established the Uniform Time Act of1966, Editor’s note: Portions of this article er/author was living in Paris as an envoy potential train wrecks — was New which ensured that DST would begin on were reprinted from APG News. 10 COVER STORY THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF! SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 COVER STORY 11 Halloween fun for everyone

By Fort Meade Public Affairs Office More than 500 walkers and runners showed up in their scariest, silliest and cutest costumes to participate in the Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K and 1-mile walk Saturday at the Pavilion. The annual event was part of the Fort Meade Run Series sponsored by Fort Meade’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. This year’s 5K winners were Stephanie Staub (overall female) with a finish time of 20:34 and Luke Robertson (overall male) with a finish time of 17:44. The next scheduled run is the Turkey Trot 5K on Nov. 21 at 8 a.m. at Murphy Field House. Visit ftmeademwr.com for details on race registration and fees. For more Halloween events this weekend, see Page 13.

Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley (right) greets Senior Airman Nathan Hayes of Odenton; his wife, Michelle; and Trooper, the couple’s Australian cattle dog, dressed as "Star Wars" characters at the Pet Costume Contest held Sat- urday at the Pavilion. Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K Run and 1-mile walk participants, including Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley (left), leave the starting line Saturday. Pets on parade The Family Pet Care Center hosted its annual Pet Costume Contest on Saturday at the Pavilion following Fort Meade’s Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K Run and 1-mile walk. The annual contest featured 32 pets competing for top honors in three categories. Categories included “Most Creative,” “Most Original” and “Best Pet and Owner Pair.” Prizes included gift certificates for the Pet Care Center as well as dog food from Petco.

PHOTOS BY STEVE RUARK Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins 5K Run and 1-mile walk participants Capt. Kristen Braelynn Treloar, 2, of Annapolis, dressed as Princess Elsa, checks out cavalier Staff Sgt. Tabitha Williams of Patriot Ridge stands near Tinkerbell, her Yo rkshire Jones (left) and Capt. David Pietrasz, both of Aberdeen, wait for the start of the Run participant Julian Lahdelma, 15, of Ten-year-old Jason Williams of Severn King Charles Spaniels — Kingsley (left) dressed as a giraffe, and London dressed terrier that is dressed as a Fort Meade Cougar cheerleader, during the Pet Cos- event at the Pavilion. Severn, clowns around at the 5K. soars as Batman at Saturday’s race. as a pumpkin. The dogs belong to Patrick Delaney of Annapolis. tume Contest hosted by the Family Pet Care Center. 12 SPORTS THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF!

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All-day aerobics All volunteers must complete a back- ground check. The medium is the message Gaffney Fitness Center is offering an To apply, go to the Yo uth Sports and all-day aerobics class Tuesday from 8:45 Fitness Office, 1900 Reece Road. a.m. to 7:35 p.m. n Nov. 17, 1968 — way That’s why technical difficul- For more information, call 301-677- Fitness classes include: Power Core, before the #Middle- ties join the surprise power 1179/1329. O agedgangsta was even a outage as the biggest foe to Zumba Express, spin and yoga. thought in Thurl D and Karen watching sports on TV. Crying The free event is open to all eligible Basketball coaches meeting Jean Jones’ mind — the Oakland kids who want to watch car- patrons. For more information, call 301-677- A coaches meeting for the Fort Meade Raiders scored two touchdowns toons and a wife expecting Basketball League will be held Nov. 10 at 1 in nine seconds to beat Joe domestic support are a close 2349 or visit ftmeademwr.com for class schedule. p.m. at Murphy Field House. Namath and the New York Jets. Chad T. second. A representative must be present to It was an improbable ending on Jones So after some initial confu- submit a team’s roster. All active-duty par with any other ever seen in sion caused by a horrible televi- Free cosmic bowling, hot dogs PUBLIC AFFAIRS service members are eligible to partici- All military families are invited to free football history. Problem is, OFFICER sion studio cut-in, I wasn’t too pate in the league. most people didn’t see it. upset with baseball’s decision to cosmic bowling Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 Play is from the end of January Instead, they got to watch the stop the game. It is clear this p.m. at the Lanes. through mid-March. movie “Heidi.” With just 65 series is going to be a good one, The free event is open to all active- For more information, call 301-677- seconds left to play, NBC switched off the so the millions of people watching or duty service members, military retirees 3318 or email game in favor of its previously scheduled listening to the game do not want to miss and their family. Unlimited free bowling [email protected]. programming, a made-for-TV version of abig hit or great play. and shoe rental with valid military I.D. the children’s story about a young girl and But, of course, there is a larger issue to Patrons also can enjoy one free hot Line dance classes dog per person while supplies last. her grandfather in the Alps. consider. Way back in1964, the “Father of Gaffney Fitness Center offers line For more information, call 301-677- Viewers were outraged, and they Communication” Marshall McLuhan fa- dance classes on Mondays, Wednesdays 5541. complained so much that networks mously said ,“The Medium is the Mes- and Fridays from 1-2 p.m. learned a lesson they’ve never forgotten: sage.” It basically means that when it Post Army-Navy game This class will teach line dancing for “Whatever you do,” one said, “you better comes to individual behavior, how some- beginners using a variety of music and not leave an NFL football game.” thing is conveyed — pictures versus print, The Fort Meade Army-Navy Flag Foot- simple choreography. bit.ly/1HaEpYZ television versus radio (The Medium of ball Game will be played Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. Cost is $5. The game, which became cemented in communication) — is more influential at Mullins Field. Classes are open to all authorized football lore as the “Heidi Game,” was a than what’s being said (The Message). The free event is open to all. users ages 18 and older. For more in- seminal moment in television and sports On Tuesday, baseball took that a step A free tailgate party at 3 p.m. will formation, call 310-677-2349. history. That seemingly innocent pro- further when it decided the message feature food, entertainment and a door gramming blunder is the reason why (The Game) wasn’t worth playing if it prize. Sunday football grumpy nonfootball fans always scream couldn’t be seen on the Medium of For more information, call 301-677- The Lounge at the Lanes features about their news running late, “except on television. 3318. the West Coast.” This may seem uninteresting to some, football every Sunday on its big screens It made it clear that sports trumps all but as someone who makes his bacon Yoga for service members, vets for the 1 and 4 p.m. games. when it comes to programming. communicating, this shift is fascinating. Enjoy food and beverage specials. Crofton Yo ga is offering yoga classes Well, on Oct. 27, 2015, Major League For one, did baseball delay the game For more information, call 301-677- for military veterans, service members Baseball made its own statement regard- for the fans on TV or for the advertisers 5541. and their families at 2411 Crofton Lane, ing TV and sports when it delayed Game1 who forked over millions to get their Youth Sports winter registration of the World Series, not for rain or sleet or products on TV? Suite 11, Crofton. even an earthquake like it did in 1989. Is this just a one-time occurence or a Sessions will be offered from 11:30 a.m. Registration for youth winter sports is yhoo.it/1O7t43S (BTW, you are welcome trend? What happens when a network to 12:45 p.m. on the following Saturdays: ongoing. for the James Earl Jones clip and yes, I has technical difficulties during the NFL Nov. 21, Dec. 19, Jan. 23, Feb. 27 and Winter sports include: am going to “Star Wars VII” on Dec. 17.) or NBA playoffs? Will the ref stop the March 19. •Basketball for ages 2 to 13 Instead, MLB officials delayed the game mid-drive or possession to ensure The donations-based sessions led by •Futsal for ages 5-10 game because Fox was having technical the cameras are rolling? Pamela Stokes Eggleston, who is trained •Dodgeball for ages 8-13 difficulties. And by delay, I mean they What, if any, long-term impacts will with the Pranakriya Yo ga School for the •Wrestling for ages 4-15 stopped playing while Fox and MLB this deference to television have on Healing Arts, will focus on the specific Volunteer coaches are needed. Network figured things out, and the stadium attendance? Why watch a game needs and challenges of the military and Apply at Child, Yo uth and School Serv- 40,320 fans who packed Kauffman Sta- live, sitting in bad weather, and spend all veteran communities. ices’ Yo uth Sports & Fitness Office, 1900 dium just watched the chaos and won- that money on tickets, tail-gating, etc., Suggested donation ranges from $10 Reece Road. dered, “WTF MLB?” when it is clear that sports are catering to to $20 per session. For more information, call 301-677- Now anyone who has watched more adifferent audience? For more information, call 410-451- 1179 or go to ftmeademwr.com. 1625 or go to www.croftonyoga.com. than one sporting event on TV has Hopefully, the allure of ballpark franks Dollar Days experienced “technical difficulties” dur- and kiss cams will keep the fans coming. Volunteer coaches needed ing their game. The screen goes haywire, But only time, and television signals, will Dollar Days at the Lanes is offered the sound may go in and out, and then tell. Volunteer youth coaches are needed Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BAM! You are looking at a green or black If you have comments on this or for the winter season sports of basket- Bowlers receive a game of bowling, screen. The expectation and practice, anything to do with sports, contact me at ball, wrestling and futsal. shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger, small until Tuesday night, was the game played [email protected], or hit me up on All volunteers will receive free training fries, pizza slice or medium soda for $1. on while the station squared things away. Twitter @CTJibber. and will be certified through the National For more information, call 301-677- Yo uth Sports Coaches Association. 5541. SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 COMMUNITY 13

NEWS & NOTES the community including the Exchange, LTS moving p.m. at Club Meade: Cost is $5. Military ID Shoppettes, Freedom Inn Dining Facility, is required. For more information, call The Leisure Travel Services office is commissary and the National Security 301-677-6969. closed today and Friday to relocate to its The deadline for Soundoff! community Agency. •Tuesday: Free day of aerobics classes, new facility. “News and Notes” is Friday at noon. All Voting officers will pass out brochures, 8:45 a.m. to 7:35 p.m. at Gaffney Fitness LTS will reopen Monday at the Arts and submissions are posted at the editor’s pamphlets and other items to all service Center: Crafts Center, 6530 B Yo rk Ave. discretion and may be edited for space and members, their eligible dependents, fed- Classes include Power Core, Zumba New hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. grammar. Look for additional community eral employees and contractors during this Express, Line Dancing, yoga, spin, Broom For more information, call 301-677- events on the Fort Meade website at time. Spin and Zumba. 7354. ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade Community members also will have the •Wednesday: Discounted movie tick- Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade. opportunity to fill out their Federal Post- Right Arm Night ets: Go to Leisure Travel Services, 6530 B card Applications at the booths. Yo rk Ave., beginning at 10 a.m. and pur- For more information, call Richard Lee Joint Services Right Arm Night is today chase 50 percent-off Cinemark movie NEWS & EVENTS at 301-677-4209 or email Rich- from 4-6 p.m. at Club Meade. tickets. [email protected]. The event is open to all services and Cost per ticket is $4.50. There is a two- ranks and DoD civilian employees. New way to submit ticket limit per active-duty service mem- Flu shots Right Arm Night features free food and ber, military retiree and family. ID card is announcements music, prizes and a unit party event. Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center’s required. Supply is limited. For more in- For more information, call 301-677- Community members can advertise mobile vaccination team will be vaccinat- formation, call 301-677-7354. 6969. their upcoming event, meeting or class on ing Air Force, Navy and Marine service •Free dog treats: Visit the Family Pet the Soundoff! community announcements Care Center on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 members today and Friday from 8 a.m. to Family Appreciation Month page by visiting ftmeade.army.mil and 3p.m. at McGill Training Center. p.m. to receive a free treat for your dog, clicking on the Press Center tab. Flu shots also will be offered to eligible In honor of Military Family Appreciation while supplies last. For more information, Once you are in the Fort Meade Press beneficiaries including DoD civlian em- Month, Fort Meade’s Directorate of Family call 301-677-4059. Center, click on PA services, story or pro- ployees today from 1-3:30 p.m. and from and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is •Nov. 6: Free cosmic bowling, shoe motion request and electronic inquiry Monday to Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. sponsoring a week of programs for the rental and hot dogs (while supplies last), 11 form. at McGill. military community. a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lanes Inquiry forms should be submitted at Contractors and Johns Hopkins en- Events are open to all active-duty serv- For more information, call 301-677-5541. least two weeks before the date of the rollees are not eligible. ice members, military retirees and family event, meeting or class. For more information, call 301-677-8661. members. MOAA luncheon For more information, call Editor Dijon “Military Family Appreciation Month is The Fort Meade Chapter of the Military Rolle at 301-677-6806. Bike gate pass for the entire month of November; we Officers Association of America will host decided to incorporate a week of pro- To obtain a bike gate pass for the Pep- its next luncheon Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m. at Voting assistance booths grams, activities and discounts for our per Road gate, call Joseph R. Shinskie, Club Meade. military community,” said Candace God- The installation voting assistance offi- chief of physical security at the Director- The event is open to the community. frey, marking manager for FMWR on post. cer and unit voting assistance officers will ate of Emergency Services, at 301-677- The guest speaker is New York Times This is the program’s second year. set up and man voting assistance booths 6618 to schedule a date to pick up the best-selling author John Crawford, who “It’s a way for us to give back to our on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. pass. will speak about his experiences in Iraq in customers and our community,” Godfrey The event is designed to help the com- Passes will be available for pickup with- 2005 and his book, “The Last True Story I said. “Each year will be different activ- munity kick off the 2016 voting season. in the next two days. Booths will be set up at locations across ities.” •Monday: Lunch buffet, 11 a.m. to 1:30 See NEWS & NOTES, page 14

Halloween Happenings Hallelujah Festival The Hallelujah Festival, an alternative to Halloween, will be celebrated Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Trick-or-treating Meade Pavilion. Hours for trick-or-treating Halloween night on the installation is scheduled for The free event is open to the community. Saturday from 6-8 p.m. Please, no monster, witch, ghost or other scary costumes. Fallapalooza For more information, call Sheila Stewart at 301-677-6038/0386/6035. Corvias Military Housing is sponsoring Fallapalooza, a Halloween open house at its community centers, today from 2 to 5 p.m. Halloween Aerobathon Residents can enjoy refreshments, and pick up a take-home holiday craft and other goodies. The free event is open to all on-post, family-housing residents. A free Halloween Aerobathon will be held Saturday For more information, call the Corvias Neighborhood Office at 410-672-4570. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murphy Field House. The family-friendly event will feature classes for all Halloween Storytime levels and fresh fruit and snacks. The following classes will be offered: Vinyasa yoga, Metabolic Effect, Zumba, spin The Children’s Library is offering a prekindergarten Storytime today at 9:30 a.m. and Boot Camp. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall, 4415 Llewellyn Ave. All instructors will be present. Segments will be abbreviated and flow from one The theme is “Books that Go Boo!” — “not-so-scary” stories, songs and finger into the next. Work out for two hours or take breaks as needed. play. Halloween exercise costumes are encouraged. Children are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes. For more information; call 301-677-2349 or visit ftmeademwr.com. For more information, call 301-677-5677. 14 COMMUNITY THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 |SOUNDOFF!

NEWS & NOTES, Frompage 13 Nov. 8 or until 190 submissions are re- listing of upcoming movies, visit https:// to 4 p.m. in Room 1 of McGill Training Cen- ceived. www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory ter, 8452 Zimborksi Ave. Will Ever Tell.” Packaged food baskets are available for friendly-films. For more information, call the SFL-TAP Cost of luncheon is $15. pickup Nov. 23 from 12:30-3 p.m. at Ar- Center at 301-677-9871. For reservations, call Wayne Hobbs at gonne Hills Chapel Center, 7100 Rocken- Veterans Job Fair 410-799-8331. bach Road and Grandea Avenue. The Fort Meade Veterans Job Fair will Financial, Employment Food baskets that are not picked up by be held Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Readiness Cancer support group Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. will be donated to a local Club Meade, 6600 Mapes Road. Army Community Service offers Fi- food pantry. Dr. Timothy Ta usch, urologist at Fort The free event is open to all job-seekers. nancial Readiness and Employment Readi- Volunteers are needed to assist in as- Belvoir, Va., will discuss “Prostate Cancer More than 60 employers are expected ness classes to all ranks and services and sembling food baskets on Nov. 23 from 10 Survivorship: Urinary Incontinence After to attend. to DoD civilian employees at the Commu- a.m. to 3 p.m. Treatment” on Nov. 5 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Bring plenty of resumes. A “resume nity Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. Walter Reed National Military Medical doctor” will provide free resume evaluation Free barbecue Registration is required for each class. Center in the America Building, Room and preparation assistance. Financial classes 2525 and at Fort Belvoir Community Hos- Mission BBQ restaurants will provide Free parking and a shuttle bus from •Dollars & Sense: Tuesday, 9 a.m. to pital via video teleconference in the Oaks free barbecue sandwiches and cake to Smallwood Hall parking lot to Club Meade noon Pavilion, Room 332. active-duty service members and veterans are available. •Holiday Planning: Nov. 5, 9-11 a.m. Spouses and partners are invited to only, on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day. For a complete list of employers, go to •Banking Basics: Nov. 10, 9-11 a.m. attend. The free food will be available at all ftmeademwr.com. •Reducing Ta xes: Nov. 16, 9 a.m. to The Prostate Cancer Support Group Mission BBQ restaurants as long as sup- noon meets at Walter Reed on the third Thurs- plies last. RAB meeting •Car-Buying: Nov. 17, 9-11 a.m. day of every month from 1-2 p.m. and The next Fort Meade environmental •Credit Management: Nov. 24, 9-11 a.m. 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the America Building, Destroy your electronic data Restoration Advisory Board meeting will •Financial Readiness: Nov. 24, 8 a.m. to River Conference Room. The Fort Meade Directorate of Public be held Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Courtyard 4p.m. The next meeting is Nov. 19. Spouses Works-Environmental Division will host an Marriott, 2700 Hercules Road, Annapolis To register, call 301-677-5590 or go to and partners are invited. electronic recycling, data-destruction Junction. fortmeadeacs.checkappointments.com. Military ID is required for base access to event on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Community members are invited. Walter Reed to attend meetings. the upper parking lot area of the commis- RAB meetings are held to keep the Free classes For those without a military ID, call sary. public informed of Fort Meade’s environ- The Navy Fleet and Family Support 301-319-2900 at least four business days Community members can dispose of mental cleanup and restoration program Center offers a variety of classes at its prior to the events for base access. their personal electronic items such as and to provide opportunities for public facility at 2212 Chisholm Ave. For more information, call retired Col. laptops, tablets, printers, LCD monitors, involvement and open discussion. The free classes are open to DoD ID Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or email computer parts and more — at no cost. Members of the public who would like cardholders including active-duty service [email protected]. However, there will be a fee to recycle to learn more about the restoration pro- members, retirees and their family mem- CRT monitors, hard drives, CDs, floppy gram or to become a RAB member are Brass Lounge grand opening bers, DoD civilian employees and contrac- disks, tapes and back-up batteries. encouraged to attend. tors. Agrand opening for the Brass Lounge at For more information, call 301-677-9170 For more information, call 301-677-7999 Registration is required for each class. Club Meade will be held Nov. 5 from 5-8 or 301-677-9648. or visit www.ftmeade.army.mil/director- •Stress Management: Nov. 6, 9-11 a.m. p.m. ates/dpw/environment. Click on the RAB •Anger Management: Nov. 10, 9-11 a.m. The event is open to all ranks and serv- Veterans Day Dedication link. •Meet and Greet: Nov. 12, 5-7 p.m. ices and DoD civilian employees, and will AVeterans Day Dedication will be held •Common-Sense Parenting: Nov. 16, feature an assortment of beverages and Nov. 10 at 12:30 p.m. at O’Malley Senior 10:30-11:30 a.m. appetizers. Activity Center, 1270 Odenton Road, Oden- EDUCATION Topic: “Handling Emotionally Intense Music and television entertainment will ton. Situations” be provided. The keynote speaker is Garrison Com- Casualty assistance training •Men’s Focus Group: Nov. 10, 1:30-2:30 The Brass Lounge will be open every mander Col. Brian P. Foley. p.m. The Fort Meade Casualty Assistance Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5-8 The guest speaker is Byron Morris, Session covers sexual assault preven- Center is conducting a Casualty Noti- p.m. immediate past president of the East tion-related topics. This group is open to fication Officer and Casualty Assistance For more information, go to ftmea- Coast Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. men with a military or DoD ID card. Officer Course from Monday to Wednes- demwr.com. The program will include a music pre- For more information, call 301-677- day from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McGill sentation by the Bowie Senior Choraleers 9040. Training Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave. Harvest for the Hungry and a video of the “Candy Bomber Story” •Women’s Focus Group: Nov. 17, 2:30- To be eligible, service members must be Harvest for the Hungry is preparing featuring the Mormon Ta bernacle Choir 3:30 p.m. between the grades of captain to colonel; Thanksgiving food baskets to assist Fort and narration by Tom Brokaw. Sessions cover topics related to sexual chief warrant officer 2 to chief warrant Meade’s service members and their fami- Light refreshments will be served. assault prevention. For more information, officer 5; and sergeant first class to com- lies in need. For more information, call 410-222- call 301-677-9040. mand sergeant major. Last year, more than 170 military fami- 0140. •Young Women’s Enrichment: Thurs- All service members must coordinate lies received support. This year’s goal is to days, 9:30-11 a.m. with their command representatives to help 190 families. Sensory-friendly films The group is designed to help empower, attend the course. To submit the name of a military family promote and support female, active-duty AMC Columbia Mall 14 Theater will offer For more information, call POC Kevin in need, contact Pamela Dudley at 301- service members under age 22. showings of sensory-friendly films for local Williams at 301-677-2806. 275-7263 or [email protected], or Exceptional Family Member Program fami- •Sponsorship Training: Nov. 24, 2-3:30 Paula Henry at 410-707-6333 or plhen- lies on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. (Arrive early.) Federal job workshop p.m. [email protected]. The theater is located at 10300 Little Employment The Soldier for Life-Transition Assist- Include the family’s name, unit and Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. •Resume Workshop: Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. ance Program is offering “Apply for a Fed- telephone number. For more information on prices and a to noon Submissions will be accepted through eral Job Workshop” on Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. •Social Media for Job-Seekers: Nov. 12, SOUNDOFF!|THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015 COMMUNITY 15

9a.m. to noon Children ages 4 and younger are invited For more information, email MOVIES •Job Search Strategies: Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to the weekly playgroup “A-Z Come Play [email protected]. to noon With Me ” that is held every Monday and • Leisure Travel Services is offering its Military retirement Friday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the next monthly bus trip to New Yo rk City on The movie schedule is subject to change. •TGPS (Transition, Goals, Plans and Family Advocacy Center, 2462 85th Medi- Nov. 21, with discounts to attractions. Bus For a recorded announcement of showings, Success) Workshop: Monday to Nov. 6, cal Battalion Ave. cost is $60. For more information, call call 301-677-5324. Further listings are avail- from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Nov. 16-20, from The playgroup features a variety of 301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com. able on the Army and Air Force Exchange 8a.m. to 4 p.m. engaging activities to build strong parent- Service website at www.aafes.com. •Retirement Brief (within two years of child relationships. Movies start Fridays and Saturdays at retirement): Nov. 9, 8-11:30 a.m. Space is limited. Registration is required MEETINGS 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. •DTAP Brief: Nov. 9, 1-2:30 p.m. for each session. • Families Dealing with Deployment PRICES: Tickets are $6 for adults (12 and •Pre-Separation Brief: Nov. 12, 9-11:30 For more information, call 301-677- meets the first and third Monday of every older) and $3.50 for children. 3D Movies: $8 a.m. 5590. month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Family adults, $5.50 children. •Deployment Brief: Nov. 19, 10-11:30 Advocacy Program, 2462 85th Medical a.m. Battalion Ave. Children welcome. The next Today through Nov. 15 •Medical Records Review: Appoint- RECREATION meeting is Monday. ment required The group is for families experiencing an Oct. 30: “Everest” (PG-13). A climbing To register or for more information, call Out & About upcoming or current deployment, or the expedition on Mount Everest is devastated 301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018. service members who has recently re- by a severe snowstorm. With Jason Clarke, •“Disney on Ice” tickets are on sale at Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin. Leisure Travel Services. Show dates are turned from deployment. For more in- YOUTH Friday to Monday at the Royal Farm Arena formation, call 301-677-5590 or email in Baltimore. [email protected]. Cost is $19.25 per ticket. For more in- • Calling All Dads, for expecting fa- Storytime formation, call 301-677-7354. thers and fathers with children of all ages, The Children’s Library offers pre-kinder- • The Howard County Biketoberfest meets the first and third Monday of every garten Storytime on Thursdays at 9:30 Cross, a 3.2 kilometer race, will be held month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Family a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall, 4415 Saturday at 8:15 a.m. at the Howard Advocacy Program Center, 2462 85th Llewellyn Ave. County Living Farm Heritage Museum, Medical Battalion Ave. •Today: “Books that Go Boo!” — “not- 12985 Frederick Road, West Friendship, The next meeting is Monday. Children so-scary” stories, songs and finger play; rain or shine. are welcome. Registration is required. For children are encouraged to dress in their Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m. Registration more information, call 301-677-4118. SONY PICTURES ANIMATION Halloween costumes. costs $15-$29. For more information, email • Marriage Enrichment Group, spon- •Nov. 5: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” hocobiketoberfest.org. sored by Army Community Service, meets Saturday, Sunday & Nov. 6: “Hotel the second and fourth Monday of every —stories about sports • The Crafts Spectacular, showcasing Transylvania 2” (PG). Dracula and his month from 3-4 p.m. at the Community •Nov. 12: “Bears, Bears, and More the work of artisans, gourmet chefs, jewel- friends try to bring out the monster in his Bears” — books, songs and finger play ers and doll makers, will be held Nov. 6-8 Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. The next meeting is Nov. 9. For more informa- half-human, half-vampire grandson in or- about bears from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Howard County der to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel. •Nov. 19: “Feed your Mind at the Li- Fairgrounds in West Friendship. tion, call Celena Flowers or Jessica Hob- good at 301-677-5590. With the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy brary” — stories about foods Santa Claus will be at the event each Samberg, Selena Gomez. For more information, call 301-677-5677. day from 1-4 p.m. • Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by Admission costs $5 to $7. For more the Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held the Nov. 7: “No Escape” (R). In their new first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at Daddy and Me Playgroup information, go to atozcrafts.net. overseas home, an American family soon Club Meade. The next prayer breakfast is All dads are invited to join the Parent • Pumpkin Chucking will be held Nov. Nov. 5. There is no cost for the buffet. finds themselves caught in the middle of a Support Team for an interactive playgroup 7-8 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Clark’s Donations are optional. coup, and they frantically look for a safe on Monday from 5-6 p.m. at the Family Elioak Farm, 10500 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott Menu features eggs, bacon, sausage, escape in an environment where foreigners Advocacy Building, 2462 85th Medical City. Last admission is 4 p.m. biscuits, gravy, grits, Danish, fruit, coffee are being immediately executed. With Lake Battalion Ave. Place the pumpkin in the farm’s cata- and ice water. Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson. Yo ungsters and their dads will engage in pult and watch it soar. All Fort Meade employees, family mem- activities conducive to improving social Farm admission costs $6. For more Nov. 8: “The Visit” (PG-13). A single bers, and civilian and military personnel interaction, and cognitive and motor skills. information, go to clarkland-farm.com. mother finds that things in her family’s life are invited. For more information, call Children ages 2-4 are welcome. • The 2nd Saturday Café Series be- go very wrong after her two young children 301-677-6703. Space is limited. Registration is re- gins Nov. 14 from 8-11 p.m. with a perform- • Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the visit their grandparents. With Olivia De- quired. ance by jazz artist Carl Filipiak at Oliver’s first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Jonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan. To register or for more information, call Carriage House, 5410 Leaf Treader Way, Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210 301-677-4118. Columbia. Nov. 13: “Sicario” (R). An idealistic FBI Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Cost is $25. For Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquet agent is enlisted by an elected government Romp ’n Stomp more information, go to 2ndsaturday- hall in back of the building. The next meet- task force to aid in the escalating war cafe.com. ing is Nov. 5. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. For Romp ’n Stomp playgroup for children against drugs at the border area between • The 23rd Annual Chesapeake Bay more information, call Charisma Wooten ages 5 and younger and their parents the U.S. and Mexico. With Emily Blunt, Fall Classic, the area’s largest rockfish at 240-568-6055. meets Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro. tournament, will be held Nov. 21-22. • National Alliance on Mental Illness the Yo uth Center gym at 909 Ernie Pyle Fishing starts at 6:30 a.m. Weigh-ins of Anne Arundel County offers a free Nov. 14-15: “Pan” (PG). Twelve-year-old St. close at 4 p.m. support group for families with a loved one For more information, call 301-677-5590 orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical Registration costs $225-$275. For more suffering from mental illness on the first or email [email protected]. world of Neverland, where he finds both information, go to mssa.net/fall classic. Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the fun and danger, and ultimately discovers Odenton (West County) Library, 1325 Weekly playgroup • BOSS Medieval Times Trip will be his destiny -- to become the hero who will Nov. 20 from 7-11 p.m. The event is open to Annapolis Road. The next meeting is Nov. be forever known as Peter Pan. With Levi 5. For more information, visit namiaac.org. all single service members. Cost is $15. Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund.