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Events Guide • January 2011 Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico

BOSS Free Salsa Lessons Five Day Golf Lessons More BBQ at the Borinquen Lounge & Patio CYSS Girls Volleyball League Army Ten Miler Practices

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The 2010 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) was a great success. Fort Buchanan’s CFC raised $34,938.00, surpassing its goal by 40%. Even during these economically challenged times, employees contributed to this year’s campaign. Employees resoundingly said i Care.

Our Installation joined together in 2010 to create a powerful force that will support charitable efforts around the world all year 2011.

As your USAG Lead CFC Coordinator, I sincerely thank everyone who worked hard to make this year’s effort so successful. Your generosity was truly inspirational! Thanks for making my job as Lead Coordinator so gratifying. It is great to be working with a group of people who care so much for others.

Thank you Fort Buchanan workers,

you did it again!

INSIDE EVERY ISSUE:

Adria Lucca USAG, Lead CFC Coordinator

• What’s HOT in our Programs

• Army Family Covenant • Discovering Puerto Rico and its Attractions • Community Recreation Division • What are you reading?

New in the Post Library • Things to do... January 2011 Events Calendar • Sports, Fitness and Outdoor Recreation • Army Community Service • Child, Youth & School Services • On-post Entertainment • Paid Advertising & Classified

IN THIS ISSUE: Take Action in the New Year Page 1 Team Members Highlight Page 2 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Featured book at the Library Page 3 Brain Health and Fitness New Year’s Resolutions: Train your Brain Page 6 Army Emergency Relief offers college aid for Dependent Page 9 Children and Spouses

What’s HOT in our programs Want to learn how to dance SALSA? Impress people, by learning how to dance Salsa. This dance has grown in popularity in the past few years and now is the icon dance of the young and trendy. This beautiful dance enjoyed by couples of all ages, boosts your personality and exercises your body.

Salsa dancing is all in the hip and the various positions you take as you dance your way through. It does not matter if you are a beginner or just getting back to dancing.

Don’t be intimidated by the fast moves, you can go slow and start with small steps. You don’t need to have a dancing background or perfect dancing feet in order to reach an advanced level. Remember, dancing Salsa gives you a great workout, so get out your dancing shoes! It is an elegant dance full of style and high energy.

Salsa lessons are given by experienced dancers who stop at every angle and explain the move.

You can teach yourself elegance and style. Techniques and patterns revealed to help you learn faster. In just the first 30 minutes, you will feel like you are having a personal training session.

On January 13th, the BOSS Program invites you to learn how to dance Salsa. Join members of the program as they begin a four month dancing journey. All classes will be given FREE OF CHARGE every second Thursday of the month at the Borinquen Lounge and Patio (Community Club). To sign up please call 787-707-5105 / 3414.

Directorate, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation • Director, Mr. Dallas J. Petersen DFMWR Admin. Officer Ms. Lauren Ramos T- 787-707-3135 Business Operations Division & Acting Community Recreation Division • Chief: Mr. Jerome Hesby • T- 787-707-3373 Bldg. 390 Child, Youth & School Services • Chief: Ms. Carmen Dieppa T-787-707-3399 /3598 • Bldg. 1147, Coconut Grove Army Community Service • Chief: Mr. Rafael Gilestra T- 787-707-3292/3709/3804 • Bldg. 390 Marketing, Advertising & Commercial Sponsorship • Marketing Coordinator and Editor: Ms. Grace Meinhofer • T- 787-707-3719 Bldg. 136, Miles Loop Street

A World of Opportunities to reach the Military Market in the Island For Commercial Sponsorship and/or Paid Advertising Call Ms. Mariana Urrutia at 787-707-3703 F. 787-707-3715 or e-mail: mariana.urrutia@us.army.mil

Keeping the promise...

Army Family Covenant

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Take Action in the New Year It’s that time of year again when we start talking and thinking about New Year’s Resolutions even though they’re old hat and we instinctively know they don’t work. We know that within a few days or weeks, the Resolutions will be forgotten, nothing will have changed and yet for some reason most people still worry about them. So why do we still bother with New Year’s Resolutions? First, they’re a custom and a New Year ushers in a new start, so what better time than now? There’s even a small chance that we may stick to our Resolutions this year, so we have a go. The main reason some people think about New Year’s Resolutions is because they want to change things in their life.

There’s the usual New Year’s Resolutions, such as I want to lose weight or earn more money but they tend to be the same ones you’ve had for years and they’re still incomplete. These types of Resolutions are too vague. For Resolutions to work, they need to be well thought out and have real meaning. If not, they become a vague item on your wish list instead of actually doing something concrete about them.

The word resolution comes from resolve and means to make up one’s mind or decide firmly. Prior to New Years Day you may think of Resolutions you want to make and probably feel you’ve made up your mind, but what happens? Probably, very little or even nothing at all. Even though you know that Resolutions don’t usually work, it seems that most us still want to make them, perhaps you feel you should follow suit because there are things in your life which you want to be different. The end of a year is a time for clearing out and completing things, to leave

us with a clean slate ready to start a New Year.

There’s something about a New Year, a new beginning, and a fresh start which encourages us to make New Year’s Resolutions. It’s a powerful feeling to know you have a year ahead of you and you can choose what you do with it. It’s a time for reflection about where you want to go next.

What about committing to New Year changes and actions, rather than Resolutions?

The key to achieving what you really want in life and business is to take action to achieve those changes.

• More time in your personal life

• Less stress and more fun

• Greater business and career success

• Balance between work and home

• Altering your management or leadership style

You may think about life and business separately, yet they’re inextricably linked. The key point is that you may want to focus on your professional life, yet this is directly related to your personal life.

Thinking about New Year’s Resolutions may have made you aware that there are some changes you want to make. Take steps on a consistent basis to make these changes, rather than vaguely tossing Resolutions around and not doing anything about them.

Source: Article base

Discovering Puerto Rico and its Attractions Lake Guajataca

Excerpts from Wikipedia.org

Lago Guajataca is a reservoir located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela at the West of Puerto Rico. This man-made lake was created in 1929.

The lake receives flow from the Guajataca River and can be used for fishing. The reservoir provides water to the inhabitants of northwestern Puerto Rico. It is also the location of Camp Guajataca, the Island’s main camping grounds of the Boy Scouts of America. The lake area is 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the Island and provides year round recreational opportunities and outdoor activities including fishing for bass, tilapia and catfish, kayaking, nature watching and relaxing in general.

The name of the lake comes from the area where it is located. Guajataca comes from the Taíno Indian word Guajataka for the area (northwestern Puerto Rico) prior to the arrival of Cristobal Colón. The river, Río Guajataca, also carries the name.

Lago Guajataca was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers by building a dam across the river Río Guajataca and is owned by the Puerto Rico Electrical Authority. Many schools, businesses, and organizations, including a parador, Boy Scout Camp, and kayak excursion company are named for the area and water way as well.

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Our Towing Truck Service is Affordable, Professional and Reliable

The Automotive Skills Center Towing Truck Service is only a phone call away: 787-707-3972 All towings to facility from the following locations: • ALL ON POST TOWING TO FACILITY:

$25.00 • BAYAMON, TOA BAJA: $45.00-$55.00 depending on location • SAN JUAN, HATO REY: $45.00-$55.00 depending on location • FAJARDO, CEIBA: $100.00 • AGUADILLA: $100.00 • PONCE, CAYEY: $100.00 Any other locations not mentioned which are near to the ones specified above, fee will be determined by Automotive Facility Manager before getting to location.

Towing service is provided to authorized patrons with Military or Government ID cards which will be presented to Tow Truck driver when arriving at location. Methods of payment used are: Cash, Check or Credit Card when arriving at the Automotive Skills Center facility at Fort Buchanan.

Car Washing at the Automotive Skills Center The convenience of having your car washed while you work, shop, play a line of Bowling, Golf, or splash at the WaterSpout is priceless! Drop off your vehicle at the Automotive Skills Center and see the results.

Planning an Event?

Car Wash & Detailing Services fees

INTERIOR EXTERIOR BOTH

ONLY ONLY INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

Small Cars: Vans and Trucks:

$15.00

$15.00 $25.00

$20.00

$20.00 $35.00

*Prices are subject to change.

Whether you’re planning a wedding or any special occasion, Outdoor Recreation is looking forward to being your one-stop resource place for your party needs. We offer tables, chairs, concession equipment, inflatables and catering equipment.

From canopy, tents to grills , we have everything you’ll need for that special event!!

We are located at Bldg. 67 or just a call away 787-707-3734.

Team Members Highlight

This Year’s Holiday Celebration Boricua Style was unique in it’s own way. A community parade opened the event followed by children swirling around in the skating rink, taking pictures with Santa, and adults enjoying typical Puerto Rican food and music. It was a celebration with the traditional native flair, and the backstage crew that made everything happen were DFMWR Team members. Each one deserves to be recognized for their outstanding dedication in order to provide fun leisure time events to the people of Fort Buchanan.

Zulaika Rosado

Fe de Errata

The article published in the Team Member Highlight section of December’s Live and Explore Event Guide had Ms. Rosado erroneously identified as Yasmine Rodríguez.

Photo by Sam Kalal, HIRED! Program Youth

ACS María Hernández Carmen Teresa Rivera Rafael Gilestra Adria Lucca BOWLING CENTER Rafael Burgos Héctor Burgos Vilma Colón Antonio Narváez Carlos González Javier Rosario CYSS Luis Maldonado Luis Dávila Xavier Sánchez Luis Daniel Rivera Hector Burgos Carmín Rivera Carmen Dieppa

Eliza Figueroa Camille Tiburcio Luis Andino COMMUNITY CLUB Esther Barrios Nelson Vélez Victor Pérez Thalía Ramírez Miguel Rivera Angel Ramos Alma López Marcos Martín Rebecca Martínez José Omar Morales Rodolfo Pierluissi María Figueroa Patricia Orr Darwin Irias Jaqueline Cortés

María Madera Jesús Pérez Roger Briggs Ricardo Rivas Margaret Rodríguez Nilka Ortíz Abraham Meléndez FMD Maelina Ramos Lisa Muñiz Frank Rodríguez ElsieTirado CRD Terri Pacheco Jose Acevedo Lillian Orlando Kevin La Luz Edgardo Garced Edwin Rivera James Welch Betzaida Sánchez GOLF COURSE Estrella Casanova Michael Ortíz Luis Alicea Rosario de la Cruz Julio Capacetti Jose Escobar Nelson Nieves Francisco Marrero Amanda Figueroa Edgar Cedeno EL CANEY Gamalier Vega Valerie Cruz Gerardo Morales Tania Negrón Juan Carlos Rodríguez Elsa Elisa

MARKETING Mariana Urrutia Neyda Folh IT Angel Viruet HIRED! Brandon Martínez Sam Kalal SPORTS Juan Sanfeliz Luis Robles Franciso Olivo Christian Sánchez SERVICES Jorge Bures Angel Morales Willie Rivera BOD Jerry Hesby

What are You Reading?

The Fort Buchanan Post Library celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday with a display of various reading materials available for check-out.

Featured Book for Dr. King’s Birthday:

A Call to Conscience

The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Edited by: Clayborne Carson and Kris Shepard

A Call to Conscience is a milestone collection of Dr. King’s most influential and best known speeches. Compiled by Stanford historian Dr. Clayborne, and by contributing editor Kris Shepard, this volume takes you behind the scenes on an astonishing historical journey from the small, crowded church in Montgomery, Alabama, where The Birth of a New Nation ignited the modern civil rights movement; to the center of the Nation’s capital, where I Have a Dream echoed through a nation’s conscience; to the Mason Temple in Memphis, where over ten thousand people heard Dr. King give his last, transcendent speech, I’ve Been to the Mountaintop, the night before his assassination. In twelve important introductions, some of the world’s most renowned leaders and theologians – Andrew Young, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Mrs. Rosa Parks, among others – share with you their reflections on these speeches and give priceless firsthand testimony on the events that inspired their delivery.

Expressing a deeply felt faith in democracy, the power of loving change, and a self-deprecating humor, A Call to Conscience is Dr. King speaking today. It is a unique, unforgettable record of the words that rallied millions, forever changed the face of America, and even today shape our deepest personal hopes and dreams for the future.

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Read the Book, See the Movie Each month, prior to the movie event, copies of the selected title will be available at the Library. See the movie and receive a free bag of popcorn even if you haven’t read the book. For more information about Read the Book, See the Movie, visit or call the Library at (787) 707-3208.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) Thursday, January 20th at 5:30pm The Twilight Saga’s second installment finds Bella and Edward feeling pretty good - or at least a little less broody about the state of things after having ironed out some of the finer points of interspecies dating.

Naturally, it doesn’t last long. Bella’s 18th birthday party turns into a bit of a fiasco when Edward’s brother nearly kills Bella in a fit of bloodlust. It’s an awkward situation, to be certain, but while Bella is willing to forgive and forget, Edward elects to leave town - permanently. The decision sets off a chain of miscommunications that lead to, among other things, cliff diving, a visit with vampire royalty, a supernatural love triangle, and a close call with a scorned vampire whose mate met a gory end at the hands of the Cullens.

Customers’ first choice of new books and DVD selections, January 3rd, 10:00 am.

Computer Orientations Wednesday, January 5th and Wednesday, January 19th at 10:00 am.

Library Coupon Club Thursday, January 27th, 2010, from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon.

January DVD Releases

• Immortal (Blu-ray) • Vampire Diaries (Blu-ray) • The Proposition (Blu-ray) • War Inc. (Blu-ray) • Hero (Blu-ray) • Warlords (Blu-ray)b• Jonah Hex (Blu-ray) • First World War • Spartacus Blood and Sand • John Wayne The Searchers • 30-Minutes to Fitness • JFK: The Day the Nation Cried • Chinatown Jeet Kune Do • Triple Dog • The Interpreter • He Got Game • E.T. • Personal Health and Hygiene • Seuss Celebration • Go Green • Charlotte’s Web • The Fly • Snow Falling on Cedars • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Star Wars 5 The Empire Strikes Back •Star Wars 6 Return of the Jedi

Dear John (PG-13) Thursday, February 17th at 5:30pm John is a Soldier on leave who meets Savannah, a college student. The two may not have been looking for love, but love finds them anyway. Then the September 11th attacks happen, and John is torn between love for Savannah and duty to Country. Because this is an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, there will be drama and heartbreak, and Dear John doesn’t tread lightly in this emotional battlefield.

FREE

POPCORN! Story Time

Fort Buchanan Post Library offers a story hour along with craft. Story Time will be on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 at 3:00 pm and the theme will be Dr. King’s Birthday. Children between the ages of 1 to 9 years old are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, visit or call the Library at (787) 7073208.

Classical Movies The American Film Institute’s top 100 Classical Movies are available on DVD at the Fort Buchanan’s Post Library. Classic titles like Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, and To Kill a Mockingbird are available for you to enjoy. The check out limit is three movies per family for four days.

Visit the Library for a complete listing of the AFI’s Top 100 movies.

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$3.00 per game FREE Shoe Rental 1:00 pm-5:00 pm @ Bowling Center For more info call 787-707-5105

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GOLF Lessons

Sign Up Now! 787-707-3852

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Family Bowling $3.00 per game FREE Shoe Rental 1:00 pm-5:00 pm @ Bowling Center For more info call 787-707-5105

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GOLF Lessons

Sign Up Now! 787-707-3852

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Family Bowling $3.00 per game FREE Shoe Rental ,1:00 pm-5:00 pm @ Bowling Center, 787-707-5105

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• Community Club Closed • Customer’s 1st Choice of Books & DVD Selection, 10:00 am @ Post Library

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• Antilles School Begins • SKIES Unlimited Lessons Resume • Lunch Buffet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Community Club • Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center • SKIES Tennis Lessons Every Monday & Wednesday, 3:00 pm @ Tennis Court • SKIES Karate Lessons, 4:00 pm @ Community Club

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Martin Luther King Day

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• Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center • SKIES Tennis Lessons Every Monday & Wednesday, 3:00 pm @ Tennis Court • SKIES Karate Lessons, 4:00 pm @ Community Club

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• Lunch Buffet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Community Club

• Computer Orientation, 10:00 am-11:00 am @ Post Library

• More Days, More BBQ 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Bingo, 6:00 pm @ Community Club

• Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center • More Days, More BBQ 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio

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• CQDT Class, 10:00 am @ Fitness Center

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• SKIES Piano & Guitar Lessons Every Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30 pm @ Community Club • Homework Help, 2:30 pm @ Post Library • SKIES Tennis Lessons, 3:00 pm @ Tennis Court • More Days,More BBQ 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio

• Sports Softball League Registration Deadline Sign Up NOW at 787-707-3277 • Returning Stateside Smooth Move Orientation 2:00 pm, for location call 787-707-3682 • Story Time: “Martin Luther King” @ Post Library, 3:00 pm

• Army Ten Miler Practices, 10:00 am @ Fitness Center • SKIES Piano & Guitar Lessons, Every Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30 pm @ Community Club • Homework Help, 2:30 pm @ Post Library • SKIES Tennis Lessons, 3:00 pm @ Tennis Court • Special Cross Training 75 Min. Class, 4:30 pm @ Fitness Center • Bingo, 6:00 pm @ Community Club

• Malanga’s Evening Tournaments Resume • Computer Orientation, 10:00 am-11:00 am @ Post Library • Softball League Coaches Meeting, 3:00 pm @ Fitness Center • Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center • More Days, More BBQ 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • CYSS Parent’s Advisory Committee Meeting, 5:30 pm @ Bldg. 1000

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• SKIES Piano & Guitar Lessons, Every Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30 pm @ Community Club • Homework Help, 2:30 pm @ Post Library • SKIES Tennis Lessons, 3:00 pm @ Tennis Court • Special Cross Training 75 Min. Class, 4:30 pm @ Fitness Center • Every Tuesday & Thursday: Bingo, 6:00 pm @ Community Club

• Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center • More Days, More BBQ 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio

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• Lunch Buffet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Community Club • Returning Stateside Smooth Move Orientation 2:00 pm, for location call 787-707-3682 • Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center • More Days, More BBQ 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio

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• Lunch A Bowl, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Bowling Center

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For more information call 787-707-3434 / 3787 Three Kings Day DFMWR Facilities will be closed

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• Every Thursday & Friday Teen Center Extended Hours ‘till 8:00 pm • SAT Preparation for teens begins 3:00 pm, for details call 787-707-3434 • BBQ, 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Bingo, 6:00 pm @ Community Club • BOSS FREE Salsa Lessons, 6:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio

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• Steak & Karaoke Night 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Every Thursday & Friday Teen Center Extended Hours ‘till 8:00 pm

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• Lunch Buffet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Comunity Club • Lunch A Bowl, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Bowling Center • Steak & Karaoke Night 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Youth Sports Girls Volleyball Opening, 4:30 pm for more details call 787-707-3466

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• New Year’s Resolution 90 Min. Class, 11:30 am @ Fitness Center, 787-707-3767 • Every Thursday & Friday Teen Center Extended Hours ‘till 8:00 pm • Scrapbooking Class, 3:30 pm.

For location call 787-707-3682 • Read the Book, See the Movie:Twilight Saga New Moom, 5:30 pm @ Post Library • Bingo, 6:00 pm @ Community Club

• Lunch Buffet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Comunity Club • Lunch A Bowl, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Bowling Center • Steak & Karaoke Night 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Bohemian Night, 5:00 pm @ Community Club

• Post Libray Coupon Club, 11:00 am • Every Thursday & Friday Teen Center Extended Hours ‘till 8:00 pm • Newcomers’ Info Fair & Tour.

For location call 787-707-3682 • BBQ, 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Teen Bowling, 3:00 pm @ Bowling Center

• Lunch Buffet, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Comunity Club • Lunch A Bowl, 11:00 am-1:00 pm @ Bowling Center • Golf End of the Month Tournament, 12:00 pm @ Golf Course Complex • Steak & Karaoke Night 4:00 pm @ Borinquen Lounge & Patio

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• Step Aerobics 9:00 am • “Octavitas” 10:30 am @ Sports & Fitness Center

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• Mondays thru Fridays- Lunch Buffet & Cold Cut Sandwich, Soup or Salad Special, 11:00 am-1:00 pm at the Community Club & Conference Center • Mondays & Thursdays – Teen Bowling Special, 3:00 pm, Bowling Center • Wednesdays – Malanga’s Evening Tournaments at Golf Course Complex Resume Jan 19th •Tuesdays & Thursdays- BINGO 6:00 pm at the Community Club & Conference Center • Tuesdays thru Thursdays- BBQ, 4:00 pm, at the Borinquen Lounge & Patio • Thursdays & Fridays- Lunch-A-Bowl, 11:00 am, Bowling Center • Thursdays & Fridays - Teen Center Extended Hours ‘till 8:00 pm • Tuesdays - Library Homework Help at 2:30 pm • Fridays- Steak & Karaoke Night, 4:00 pm at the Borinquen Lounge & Patio

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Sports & Fitness

Brain Health and Fitness New Year’s Resolutions: Train your Brain You have survived the 2010 shopping and eating season. Congratulations! Now it’s time to shift gears and focus on 2011...whether you write down some New Year resolutions or contemplate some things that you want to let go of from last year and set intentions and goals for this year - as is a friend’s tradition on the winter solstice.

To summarize the key findings of the last 20 years of neuroscience research on how to “exercise our brains”, there are three things that we can strive for: novelty, variety and challenge. If we do these three things, we will build new connections in our brains, be mindful and pay attention to our environment, improve cognitive abilities such as pattern-recognition, and in general contribute to our lifelong brain health.

Here are a few potential New Year’s resolutions, perhaps some unexpected, that will help you make 2011 a year of Brain Health and Fitness: • Reading habits: If you usually read nonfiction, try something new this season. Pick up a good fiction book, or vice versa. For bonus points, subscribe to or simply read a new magazine, perhaps one that your partner craves? It will help you understand another perspective.

• Learn about the Brain: Pick up one of the books in the Science section in your library. In the unlikely scenario that you read as many brain-related book, pick up some Russian poetry book and let’s discuss this instead.

• At work: Find, or create, an intellectually and socially stimulating new job for yourself at your current workplace or a new one. Engaging work has been shown to contribute to lifelong cognitive performance. At the very least, go out of your way to make whatever job you have more stimulating: try talking to a new colleague or client everyday and learn a new thing about them. You will not remember everything, but surely more than if you don’t even try.

• Gratitude vs. the Subprime mess: With increasing coverage of economic woes, the subprime mess, and recession, it is easy to lose perspective and become depressed. To put things in perspective, it pays off to devote some time to keep a Gratitude Journal and simply scribble a few notes a day. For bonus points: do this while you are watching TV news and share your notes with your partner.

• Participate in creating a better environment: Our planet, our families, our communities, our schools, all can benefit from our help. What

Sports & Fitness Center Events for January 2011

• Octavitas 70 minute ride Cycling Class

Saturday, January 8th, 10:30 am

• Closed Quarters Defense Tactics (CQDT) Class

• Special Cross Training 75 min.

Class, Cycling and Kranking

Tuesday, January 11th, 10:00 am

Tuesday, January 18th, 4:30 pm

• New Year’s Resolution 90 minute Indoor Cycling Ride Thursday, January 20th, 11:30 am

Classes held at the Sports and Fitness Center, Bldg. 167. More details by calling 787-707-3767

project do you care enough to commit some of your time to in 2011? If you have school age kids, have you considered joining the school board?.

• Computer-based programs: With the growing number of brain training products, you may be thinking of giving one a try, either for you or for a loved one. As mentioned in point number 2 above, it makes sense to do some research before making a purchase.

Where to start? OK, now you have read these suggestions, resolve to keep at least one of them...which one will you choose?

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Army Community Service

January 2011 • DFMWR Events Guide The Army’s Official web site for military Families:

www.myarmyonesource.com

Family Advocacy Program Classes for January Family Stress Management Month • Safety Class, Talking about Strangers Tuesday, January 4th at CDC/SAS, Bldg. 1000 at 10:00 am.

• Keeping Positive Relationships for Teens Monday, January 10th, at CYSS/Teen Center, Bldg. 519, from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

• New Parent Support Program Morning Playgroups Tuesdays, January 11th and 25th at EDIS Bldg. 1140, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am.

• Keeping Positive Relationships for Pre-Teens Wednesday, January 12th, at CYSS/Middle School Program, Bldg. 1140, from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

• Safety Class, My Body Belongs to Me Thursday, January 13th at CDC/SAS, Bldg. 1000 from 10:00 am - 10:30 am.

• Effective Communication and Anger Management for 9th grade students Friday, January 14th at Antilles High School, from 7:45 am - 2:30 pm. for 10th grade students Wednesday, January 26th at Antilles High School, from 7:45 am - 2:30 pm

Army Emergency Relief (AER) offers college aid for dependent children and spouses The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program is for dependent children of Soldiers (Active Duty, Retired and Deceased). AER’s MG James Ursano Scholarship Program is for fulltime students at an undergraduate, technical or vocational institution accredited by the Department of Education and is awarded annually up to four academic years. Funds may be used for tuition, books, fees, supplies or school room and board. Students may reapply each year and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale.

A student applying for 2011-2012 Academic Year (AY) must be under the age of 23 for the entire AY. The applicant must be an unmarried dependent child of an active duty or retired Soldier or a dependent child of a Soldier who died in either status. All Soldiers and students must be registered in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS). You can verify the student’s DEERS status at 1-800538-9552.

Applications for the 2011-2012 AY scholarships are available online until April 1st, 2011 at www.aerhq.org and must be submitted by

• Step Parenting Teens Tuesday, January 18th at Bldg. 507 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

• Handling Misbehavior for CYSS / Child Development Center’s Parents Wednesday, January 19th at Bldg. 1000 from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm.

• Family Stress and Anger Management Class Thursday, January 20th at Bldg. 507, from

10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

• Parenting Together While Living Apart for Parents Thursday, January 27th at Bldg. 507 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.

For schedule and information of FAP classes please call FAP Educator at 787-707-3698 or via e-mail: carmen.t.rivera1@us.army.mil For the Sexual Harassment/Assault and Response Program (SHARP), Victim Advocate Services, Transitional Compensation (TC) Program, and Family Advocacy Program related information please call Ms. Wilda Díaz, FAP Manager & SARC at 787-707-3709 or via e-mail: wilda.diaz@us.army.mil that date. Other deadlines are in the instructions.

The AER Stateside Spouse Education Assistance Program (SSEAP) is for spouses of active duty and retired Soldiers, and widow(ers) of Soldiers who died either on active duty or in a retired status, and are residing in the United States. All spouses must be registered in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) which can be verified at 1-800538-9552. This program does not apply to second undergraduate or graduate degrees.

Scholarship awards are based on financial need and are awarded annually for up to four academic years to attend post secondary school full time as undergraduate level students. Funds are to assist with academic expenses at the attending University/School and are disbursed equally between the Fall and Spring semesters/quarters to assist with tuition, books, fees and supplies. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale.

Applications for the 2011-2012 AY scholarships are now available online until April 1st, 2011 at http://www.aerhq.org.

The AER Overseas Spouse Education Assistance Program (OSEAP) is for spouses of active duty Soldiers assigned and living at Overseas Commands only (Alaska, Hawaii, and

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Relocation Readiness Program Classes

Returning Stateside Smooth Move Orientation

This orientation will not only help you manage REVERSE CULTURAL SHOCK, but it will provide detailed information that can assure a smooth move. Wednesday, January 12th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

Adapting to the Military Lifestyles Scrapbooking Class

Preserve precious memories in photos!

Come and learn techniques that will help you make beautiful scrapbooks in this workshop. Wednesday, January 20th, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm.

Newcomers’ Information Fair and Tour An introduction to the installations’ activities will be from 7:30 am – 8:30 am. Bus departs from Army Community Service at 8:40 am for a tour of El Morro ($3.00 entrance fee) and Old San Juan. Returns to the Community Club, Bldg. 660 at approximately 2:00 pm. Tour is free except for the cost of the El Morro admission fee and lunch. Thursday, January 27th, 7:30 am - 2:00 pm.

For reservations and to confirm locations please call Adria Lucca, Relocation Readiness Program Manager at 787- 707-3682/3697 Puerto Rico are considered for the Stateside Program not OSEAP). The spouse must physically reside with the Soldier at the assigned command.

Spouses must be enrolled, accepted, or pending acceptance as students for the entire term in post-secondary or vocational institutions under contract at the education office and approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Spouses are not eligible if they are visiting outside the command and take correspondence courses online.

Attendance under OSEAP need not be full time. Spouses may participate in additional programs as defined in the Overseas Spouse Education Assistance Program (OSEAP) Description, located on the AER web site at www.aerhq.org.

Graduate schools and foreign schools are not eligible.

Financial assistance is awarded up to half the cost of tuition per term based on financial need, as evidenced by income, assets, family size, special financial obligations and circumstances. The academic year consists of five terms.

Applications for the 2010-2011 AY scholarships are now available at www.aerhq.org.

More details by calling Fort Buchanan Financial Readiness Program at 787-707-3310.

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Child, Youth & School Services

January 2011 • DFMWR Events Guide

Looking for Family Child Care Providers The Child, Youth and School Services is now recruiting Family Child Care (FCC) providers.

Potential FCC providers applicants will attend an FCC orientation session and will be interviewed by the Fort Buchanan CYS Services Coordinator prior to beginning the formal FCC certification process.

If you are interested in becoming a Family Child Care provider please contact the CYSS administrative office by calling 787-707-3569.

Three Kings Day

By: Guilliana E. Hernández, twelve year old CYSS, MSP Program youth

Three Kings Day is a tradition that Puerto Ricans have done for a long time, even longer than Santa Claus’s day. Here I write something to show what the day of the Three Kings is, and why it’s a huge tradition in Puerto Rico.

Three Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th, it is known as the day of the Three Kings.

According to an old legend based on a Bible story, these three Kings saw, on the night when Christ was born, a bright star, followed it to Bethlehem and found there the Christ child and presented it with gold, frankincense and myrrh.

In order to qualify to become an FCC you must meet the following: • Be at least 18 years of age.

• Hold a High School Diploma or GED. • Must reside in government quarters.

• Will have no conviction of admission to, or evidence of family violence, child neglect, alcohol abuse or use of illegal drugs by any person working within a FCC. • Must be able to speak, read and write the English language to the extent that they are able to execute health and safety directives and implement developmental activities for children effectively as determined by the CYSS Coordinator.

• May not hold another job either full or parttime during the hours the FCC home is in operation.

On the evening before Three Kings, traditionally there were prayers, blessed dried herbs would be burnt and their aromatic smell would fill the house. Doorways would be sprinkled with Holy water and the master of the house would write with chalk C + M + B and the year above the house and barn door and say: “CMB, protect us again this year from the dangers of fire and water.” C + M + B has traditionally been translated with Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, however, according to the Church it stands for “Christus Mansionem Benedictat” (Christ bless this home).

Interested In Yoga For Kids?

Certainly! A practice that’s thousands of years old, yoga has been recognized as an essential practice for physical and mental health. The benefits of yoga are countless. Why not let your children experience these benefits too? Our kids can adopt this practice immediately which leads to increased flexibility, coordination, increased strength, enhanced concentration and stress relief, which would provide a lifetime of benefits for your children! Contrary to generally held opinion kids are NOT just pint-sized adults.

They require a different strategy... a different environment.

The benefits of yoga for kids exceed even those that adults realize. It can help with weight loss, flexibility, concentration and strength, but yoga also helps with more kid specific problems.

For example, yoga has been show to be helpful with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders in children. Yoga provides the motor and sensory stimulation that kids desire. Practicing yoga at an early age helps kids to develop confidence and improved body awareness. Since yoga is noncompetitive, it develops a sense of cooperation and compassion, rather than competition.

This creates a more giving and caring kid.

This year SKIESUnlimited will be offering new classes to their curriculum Yoga for Kids and Modern Dance will be some of the new courses that will be offered. SKIESUnlimited encompasses instructional programs for children and youth from infancy to adolescence. For information about SKIESUnlimited, available classes, and how to register, please contact CYSS Parent registration Office 787-707-3432

In Puerto Rico tradition states that on the Eve of the Epiphany children collect hay, straw or grass and place it in boxes or containers under their beds. This gesture is a gift of food for the Kings’ horses while they rest in between deliveries. If a child has been good for the past year he will receive candies, sweets or toys. If the child was misbehaved or naughty he would instead find a lump of dirt or charcoal in his box.

For us this tradition is not only to remind us of the Three Kings, but also to be together, as a family, the way Jesus and The Three Kings would have wanted. I hope you have a wonderful holiday, and not just think about the gift and presents, but also think about the real reason of this special holiday.

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ENTERTAINMENT

January 2011 • DFMWR Events Guide

Bohemian Nights

St Valentine’s

Music & Camaraderie!

The perfect combination to start 2011.

Bohemian Night on January 21st is sure to bring that free spirited attitude with music by Trío Los Cemíes.

At the Community Club’s Borinquen Lounge and Patio, from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. For details please call 787-707-3535.

Dinner & Dance

The Community Club & Conference Center is getting ready for their Valentine’s Dinner & Dance on Friday, February 11th. Details to come, for reservations call 787-707-3535.

More days, more BBQ!

Now also open Tuesdays and Wednesdays Borinquen Lounge & Patio, 4:00 pm You can also order TO GO. For more information call 787-707-3535.

Remember it’s held inside on rainy days.

Golf Open House

Achieve great results with our five day skills program!

We invite you to experience our Golf Course like never before! Join us for the Golf Course Complex Open House to be held on Saturday, February 5th, 2011 from 11:00 am- 5:00 pm.

You’ll get to participate in:

• Complimentary Round d of Golf • Exhibits • Membership Drive • Golf Tips

More details by calling 787-707-5105 / 2989.

February 12th

February 26th

Golf Fundamentals

March 12th

Fairway Woods & Irons Play

From 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Play Golf

From 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

From 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

February 19th Pitching & Chipping

From 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Registration deadline February 10th, 2011 Call 787-707-3852 / 3980

March 5th Tee Off

From 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Package fee:

$99.00

Open for children ages 12 to 18 for a fee of $49.50 when accompanied by an adult.

January 2011 • DFMWR Events Guide

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