LEISURE AND RECREATION NEWS FROM THE 21ST FORCE SUPPORT SQUADRON September/October 2016 G00Dwww.21FSS.com STUFF Sat., Sept. 24 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free to the military community Patriot Park Trees & Trains Copper Mountain's Halloween Mega Bingo Halloween Weekend Discounted Season Costume Contest Page 12 Storytime Page 4 – Outdoor Recreation Ski Passes! Page 6 – ITT Page 7 – Bowling Center The Club Page 19 – Library CONTACT INFORMATION Aero Club (Rocky Mountain USAF Flight Training Center) Worldwide Day of Play PAGE 3 Hangar 133, 719-556-4310 Airman & Family Outdoor Recreation PAGE 4 Readiness Bldg. 350, 719-556-6141 Outdoor Recreation PAGE 5 Aquatics Center PAGE Bldg. 404, 719-556-4608 Leisure Travel, ITT, Arts & Crafts 6 Aragon Dining Facility PAGE Bldg. 1160 Bowling Center 7 719-556-4782 (Menu Line) PAGE 719-556-4180 (Flight Kitchen) Silver Spruce Golf Course 8 Arts & Crafts Center PAGE Bldg. 640, 719-556-4867, Option 2 Aquatics Center 9 Bowling Center Pikes Peak Lodge PAGE 10 Bldg. 406, 719-556-4607 Child Development The Club, Colorado Pizza & Sports Grill PAGE 11 Centers Main CDC: Bldg. 1350, Club Member Benefits PAGE 12 719-554-9572 Pete East CDC: Bldg. 2004, PAGE 719-556-7460 Aero Club 13 Club, The Fitness & Sports Center, Mini Golf PAGE 14 Bldg. 1013, 719-556-4181 Reservation Line, 719-574-4100 PAGE Catering, 719-574-4103 Functional Fitness 15 Colorado Pizza & Geico Ad PAGE 16 Sports Grill Bldg. 1013, 719-556-4181 R.P. Lee Youth Center, CDCs PAGE 17 Education Center Bldg. 1141, 719-556-4996 Family Child Care (FCC) PAGE 18 Family Child Care Bldg. 1465, 719-556-4322 Library PAGE 19 Fitness & Sports Center Bldg. 560, 719-556-4462 (Front Desk) SnoFest, Ski Expo PAGE 20 719-556-3210 (Special Programs) 719-556-2767 (Capt David Lyon Airman & Family Readiness Center PAGE 21 Memorial & Peak View Parks) Greenside Grill & Education Center PAGE 22 Smokehouse Bldg. 1054, 719-556-4454 Sponsor Spotlight, Advertiser Guide PAGE 23 Information, Tickets, & LEISURE & RECREATION Travel NEWS FROM 21 FSS Bldg. 640 Information/Tickets THE STAFF 719-556-4867, Option 6 GOOD Leisure Travel Bldg. 640, 719-556-2116, (719) STUFF www.21fss.com 556-6447 Library Lt Col David J. Wilson Bldg. 1171, 719-556-7462 21 FSS Commander Outdoor Recreation Dorothy Choate Bldg. 640, 719-556-4867, Option 1 21 FSS Deputy Director Pikes Peak Lodge Bldg. 1042 Carrie Grover Reservation Line 719-556-7851 or Marketing Director 1-888-AFlodge, ext 738 Margie Arnold R.P. Lee Youth Center Writer/Editor Bldg. 1555, 719-556-7220 Marjorie Bennett Always confirm all programs or events with the activity because Silver Spruce Commercial Sponsorship & Advertising dates, times, prices and locations may have changed since this Golf Course GOOD STUFF was published. Bldg. 1054, 719-556-7414 Alison Ramerth Publicity Specialist No federal endorsement of sponsors or advertisers intended. GOOD STUFF September/October 2016 2 GOOD STUFF September/October 2016 3 OUTDOOR RECREATION CRESTED BUTTE Adventure Weekend September 9-11 Let Outdoor Rec take you to one of Colorado's last great mountain towns for a weekend of adventure and festivities. You will get to enjoy slope side accommodations, lift access to a Friday evening hike down the mountain, your choice of either horseback riding through aspen groves, downhill mountain biking, or a high ropes course with zipline. Afterwards, purchase your wristbands and commemorative glass to take part in the famous Chili and Beer Festival at the mountain base. There is also free transportation to iconic town of Crested Butte itself so that you may enjoy the numerous shops, restaurants, pubs, and galleries. COST: $185 per person based on dual occupancy and includes roundtrip transportation, two nights lodging, Friday's hike, and one of the Saturday adventure activities. Enrollment discounts for third or fourth occupants and children 6 and under. Trees and Trains Alpine Meadows Weekend by Horseback September 23-25 Sat., Sept. 10 Join us on a scenic fall foliage tour of Southwestern Colorado. We'll depart Friday morning to Durango where we will stay at for the weekend. COST: $50 Friday evening enjoy a relaxing soak in Trimble Hot Springs. Saturday morning we will board the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. We'll take a three hour train ride through some the most beautiful and remote parts of Colorado, enjoying the yellow aspen trees along the way to Silverton. We'll spend two hours watching the daily gunfight re-enactment and roaming the streets of the rustic gold-mining town of Silverton before boarding a Greyhound bus back to Durango. On Sunday morning we will hit the trail for a mile and half hike to Piedra River Hot Springs and enjoy one last soak before heading back to Colorado Springs. $280 per person includes transportation, lodging, hot springs access With the weather starting to cool down and pass, and train/bus ticket, breakfast Saturday morning. the aspens starting to change color, what better way to explore your "backyard" than on Sign up by Thurs., Sept. 15. a beautiful horse. Outdoor Rec has teamed up with the Colorado Outdoor Education Center to offer you an opportunity to explore the alpine meadows behind Pike's Peak on one of their trusty steeds. Sign up by Sept. 7. Bldg. 640 • (719) 556-4867, Option 1 [email protected] GOOD STUFF September/October 2016 4 OUTDOOR RECREATION RecOn Tandem Skydiving September 24 HOPPY TRAILS Who hasn't wanted to jump out of a perfectly good airplane? ODR presents a unique opportunity to tandem skydive right here over Eastern Colorado Springs. Thanks to funding from RecOn, our deployable military members and their dependents are eligible to take the leap for only $30 per person. We have only ten spots available so act fast. Each jumper must be 18 years or older and weigh less than 225 lbs. Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Sat., October 8 Savor this exquisite wine tasting at the renowned regional winery that won gold medals for its wines, beating out California and International favorites. Included is transportation, VIP wine Hop on your bike and join us as we explore some of the trail tasting with trays of cheeses, fruits and breads that complement systems and microbreweries that make Colorado Springs the wines, a private hostess for our group and, of course, the one of the best mountain biking and microbrew cities in the wines we’ll be sampling. country! Each session we will introduce you to a new trail for a COST: $50/person. guided evening ride. Afterwards, we will share the experience SIGN UP: By Fri., Sept. 30. over some frosty pints at a new microbrewery complete with a limited edition "Hoppy Trails" sili pint. DATES: Sept. 8, Oct. 6 Pikes Peak Pampered COST: $30 (Mountain bikes are available for rent via our rental October 15-16 center.) Pikes Peak is calling and Outdoor Rec wants to take SIGN UP: At least a day in advance. you up in style. We will guide you up to historic Barr Camp on Saturday where you will get to stay in one of the rustic cabins overnight before attempting to summit on Sunday morning. During our overnight stay you will be treated to Barr's legendary spaghetti dinner and pancake breakfast. What could make this trip even better? How about taking the train down instead of hiking back? Yeah, weather permitting, we're going to do that, too! $125 per person includes overnight stay, two cooked meals, the Please visit our website at www.21fss.com and check out train ride down and round trip transportation. all of the other wonderful programs we have to offer! If you have something in mind that we do not yet offer, please let us know. We would love to organize a custom trip for you. All you have to do is provide the people and we will provide the fun! Please confirm all trips with Outdoor Rec at (719) 556-4867, Option 1, as dates, times, prices and locations are subject to change. All pricing is per person. Reservations are first-come, first-served. Bldg. 640 • (719) 556-4867, Option 1 [email protected] HOURS OF OPERATION Peterson AFB Recreational Facility Outdoor Recreation/ITT/Arts & Crafts Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Haunted House Sat. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (ODR & ITT only) Trips Sun. and all federal holidays – Closed Saturdays, October 22, 29 Leisure Travel Mon. – Fri. 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat., Sun. and all federal holidays – Closed GOOD STUFF July/August 2016 5 ravel T orner C Travel ITT re Copper Mountain’s discounted Leisu season ski passes are on sale now! These discounted season ski passes are only for active duty, reservists, National Guard, foreign military, retirees and their spouse/dependents with a current valid ID card. Contractors and DoD Civilians are not eligible. Copper said season pass prices may increase this fall. Peterson Airforce Travel Group presents… Also, please note that in January 2017, SnoFest, our annual snow sports weekend, will be held at Copper Mountain. (More incentive to get your Copper Mountain Italian Vistas season ski pass and get it early.) with Optional 2-Night Milan Post Tour Extension •Adult (ages 18 & older), $279 •Teen (ages 13-17), $249 August 27 – September 8, 2017 •Child (ages 6-12), $169 DISNEY SALUTE 2016 See Back Cover Continues thru December 19, 2016. Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida 4 Day Hopper Salute $195.00 Book Now 4 Day Base/Water Park Salute $195.00 4 Day Hopper/Water Park Salute $228.00 & Save $ Disneyland, California 200 3 Day Hopper Salute $140.00 Per Person No more than 6 tickets may be purchased by an eligible service member or spouse.