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lIVING . . . HAppENINGS . . . THINGS TO DO . . .
NELLIS HAPPENINgS
Kids Golf: The Sunrise Vista golf course is offering Kids Drive Free through Sept. 1. any- time between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., children aged 17 and under can stop by the Pro Shop and get a token and hit unlimited range balls. For more information, call 702-652-4497.
Nellis Movie Theater: The following movies are showing at the nellis movie Theater
aug. 25 – The Hunted (r), 3 p.m.
aug. 25 – The Princess bride (Pg), 6 p.m. aug. 26 – i Feel Pretty (Pg-13), 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8 – jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Pg- 13), 3 p.m.
Sept. 8 – Saving Private ryan (r), 6 p.m. Sept. 9 – Pocahontas (g), 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 – ocean’s 8 (Pg-13), 3 p.m. Sept. 15 – Pulp Fiction (r), 6 p.m.
Sept. 16 – incredibles 2 (Pg), 12:30 p.m. admission is free and concessions are: Popcorn, $1; drinks, $2; and candy, $2. For more informa- tion, call 702-652-0967.
Thrift Shop: anyone donating 15 paper grocery bags to the Thrift Shop will get a “15 percent off one item” coupon for use in September. Limit one coupon per customer.
Indoor Pool: The indoor pool at the Warrior Fit- ness center is open for lap swimming monday- Friday, 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, and holidays, 8 a.m -3 p.m. The pool is open for recreational swimming monday-Friday, 10-11 a.m., Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, and holidays, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Contact Outdoor Recreation for information about scuba classes and swimming lessons at 702-652-2514.
Deep sea fishing: Single airmen can go deep sea fishing, courtesy of Force Support, aug. 24-25. Depart at 10:30 a.m., aug. 24 and return at 11:45 p.m., aug. 25. cost is $50. board in San Diego and head for the waters of mexico’s coronado islands for an offshore deep sea fish- ing adventure. a valid passport is required. This trip is open only to air Force active duty, reserve component officer or enlisted members without a spouse. For more information or to sign up, call 702-652-8967.
Black Canyon Kayaking: nellis’ outdoor rec- reation is offering black canyon kayaking trips aug. 25 and Sept. 15. cost is $75 per person and includes transportation, equipment, fees and lunch. minimum age is 11. Sign up required 30 days in advance. For more information, call 702-652-8967.
Hike Zion National Park: outdoor recreation is sponsoring a Hike to Zion Park excursion 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sept. 7. cost is $15 per person and includes transportation, guided hike, snacks and water. Formoreinformation,call702-652-8967.
Horseback riding: outdoor recreation is of- fering one-hour guided trail tours at bonnie Springs ranch’s old nevada town. The cost is $75 and includes transportation, horseback riding, and activities on the ranch. The trip is open to anyone six years and older, and the weight limit is 250 pounds. Participants must wear close-toed shoes, and no double riding is allowed. The next trip is scheduled for Sept. 29, and the trip runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more infor- mation, call 702-652-2514.
Fall Festival: join child and Youth Programs at the Youth center’s sports filed, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., oc.t 27 for the Fall Harvest Festival. There will be free food, pumpkin patch, carnival games, costume contest, sweets, treats and lots of not-so-spooky fall fun. The pie eating contest starts at 11 a.m., and the costume contest starts at noon. For more information, contact nellis Force Support at 702-652-2698.
Thrift Store: Volunteers needed: The nellis area Spouses’ club Thrift Shop is looking for volun- teers. There are many opportunities including donation sorting, pricing, straightening shelves, stocking the store, bagging, assisting the casher and many more. Volunteer hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m., mondays, tuesdays, Thursdays and the first Saturday of each month. Volunteers with small children will be reimbursed for childcare costs. For more information, mail nellistsman- ager@gmail.com.
Nellis PWOC: The nellis Protestant Women of the chapel meet 9:30 a.m., tuesdays, and 6-8 p.m., Wednesdays at the nellis chapel annex. For more information, email nelliscreechpwoc@ gmail.com.
GI Bill Briefings are held on a walk-in, one- on-one basis at the Education center, bldg. 20, room 330.
Every Monday: ready, Set, grow at the Youth center 10 a.m.
Veterinary clinic: are you PcSing overseas? Do you have a pet? if the answer to both questions is yes, then contact the nellis aFb Veterinary treatment Facility. The nellis VtF is the only vet clinic here in the greater Las Vegas area that can fully complete your pets international travel Documents. The VtF is located at 4146 mountain Home Street, nellis air Force base. For more information or an appointment, call 702-652-8836.
Workout Group: Workout with the amEx- treme group at the Warrior Fitness center. classes include: insanity and ab ripper — mondays and Fridays in the cardio room from 5:15 to 6:20 a.m. P90X — tuesdays and Thursdays in the cardio room from 5:15 to 6:20 a.m. YogaX — Wednesdays at racquetball court three from 4:40 to 6:20 a.m. For more in- formation, contact Staff Sgt. armelyn braceros at armelyn.braceros.2@us.af.mil.
Resume Writing: The second Thursday of each month, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the airman & Fam- ily readiness center. topics include networking, cover letters, announcements, resumes and marketing resume writing.
Love and Logic Parenting Series: Family ad- vocacy is hosting the Love and Logic parenting series at the centennial Hills Ymca, tuesdays at 11 a.m. Free childcare is provided for Ymca members. For more information, call 702-653- 3880.
Parent Support Group: Share common experi- ences unique to special needs families and learn about new information and resources. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the air- man and Family readiness center.
Nellis Company Grade Officer’s Council:
The nellis cgoc provides a source of social
and professional development for all company grade officers at nellis. Volunteer and leadership opportunities are available as well as the chance to network with other like-minded profession- als at nellis. monthly meetings are held on the last Thursday of every month at robin’s roost in The club from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 702-652-9623.
Deployed Spouses Supporting Deployed Spouses: Stay strong during deployments and meet with other deployed spouses. Share ideas, learn coping skills, socialize and more. meet- ings are held at the airman & Family readi- ness center 11 a.m. to noon, the first and third monday of each month. For more information, call 702-652-3327.
CREECH HAPPENINgS:
Shuttle bus: nellis dorm and base Housing residents who work at creech now have another option for transportation to and from work — a new FEDVan Shuttle option to/from creech. all costs are covered under the mass benefits transportation Program. For more informa-
tion, contact Sommer Loftin, 79th air base group, at 702-404-1731 to sign up.
Need uniform items but don’t have time to go to Nellis? creech is slated to have the ability to order uniform items and have them delivered next day. talk to your squadron leadership for more information.
Reporting Suspicious Activities on or near Creech Air Force Base: Please report any suspicious behavior/activities observed on or near creech aFb to law enforcement aSaP. aFoSi can be contacted at 702-404-1613 and Security Forces at 702-404-3333. members are also asked to add these telephone numbers to cell phones so they are available to contact either agency quickly when needed. additionally, if you are in a group and the entire group observes the activity in question please only have one individual from the group contact law enforce- ment. if anyone has observed any suspicious behaviors/activities not previously reported, contact aFoSi or Security Forces.Please visit http://www.nellisasc.com/jointhenasc.htm for more information.
Feds Feed Families Stateside commissaries serve as collection points
by Mike Perron,
Defense Commissary Agency
commissaries are again serving as common collection points for 2018’s Feds Feed Families campaign, which continues through oct. 15 at partici- pating stateside military installations.
During this campaign, participat- ing installations help collect items most needed by food pantries and then donate them to area food banks. 2018 marks the ninth consecutive year commissaries have participated.
“it started with the local area food banks just in the D.c. area. it was only for them,” explained randy Eller, chief of the Defense com- missary agency’s U.S. distribution, equipment, property and recycling division. “the Pentagon and all those people would participate, and they would put out boxes so people would donate. they got us interested, and we took it from the capital area and put it in every commissary we have in the United States.”
overall, the Department of De- fense collected 2.6 million pounds of grocery items for donation last year.
“For their part, commissary em- ployees and patrons collected 1.5 million pounds, or 60 percent of the total DoD donation,” said Eller. “De- ca’s 2017 total increased by 480,000 pounds from 2016. We’ve got it down to a fine art now. after you get past the first couple of times it’s pretty smooth,
and the stores are used to doing it.” once the items have been collected, installation officials work with their commissary to deliver the items to local
food banks.
The most-needed items for donations
include:
• Canned vegetables — low sodium,
no salt
• Canned fruits — in light syrup or
its own juices
• Canned proteins — tuna, salmon,
chicken, peanut butter and beans
• Soups — beef stew, chili, chicken
noodle, turkey or rice
• Condiments — tomato-based
sauces, light soy sauce, ketchup, mus- tard, salad dressing or oils
• Snacks — individually packed snacks, crackers, trail mix, dried fruit, granola and cereal bars, pretzels and sandwich crackers
• Multigrain cereal
• 100 percent juice — all sizes, in- cluding juice boxes
• Grains — brown and white rice, oatmeal, bulgar, quinoa, couscous, pasta, and macaroni and cheese
• Paper products and household items — paper towels, napkins and cleaning supplies
• Hygiene items — diapers, de- odorants (men and women), feminine products, toilet paper, tissues, soap, toothpaste and shampoo
For more information on this cam- paign, visit www.usda.gov/fedsfeed- families.