the 319th 319thForce ForceSupport Support Squadron Magazine Squadron Magazine
Inside T his Issue OCT/NOV 2019
Community Soup Supper 17 October Escape Minneapolis Trip 12-13 October Daddy Daughter Hair Day 19 October Liberty Scare 25 October A Night of Shenanigans 1 November 9-Pin No Tap Tourney 23 November
319th
Arts & Crafts 747-3688
Kids Craft Classes
Framing Class
Cost: $3. Must register by COB the Thursday prior. See Arts & Crafts for class list.
Bring in one picture to frame. Must register by 17 Oct/14 Nov
Oct 5 & 26: 10 - 11am Nov 2, 9, & 23: 10 - 11am
Scrapbooking & Papercrafting Day
12 Oct, 9am - 4pm Join us to work on your scrapbook or to make cards! You may come in anytime during the day and use our papers, adhesives and embellishments for your projects! Each person ages 16+ will receive a free 12x12 scrapbook.
Beginning Knitting Class
15 & 16 Oct // 19 & 20 Nov Cost is $5 plus the cost of a pair of knitting needles.
19 Oct/16 Nov, 9am - 4pm Cost is $15 plus supplies.
Card Making Class 16 Oct, 4-6pm Cost: $20
Register by 11 Oct
Cosplay HELMET Making Class
Nov 5, 6, 12 & 13 (4 day class) 4:30 - 6:30 each day Registration is required, must purchase supplies ahead of time. Supplies can be purchased at Arts & Crafts.
Christmas Card Making Class 13 Nov, 4-6pm Cost: $20 Register by 9 Nov
Must sign up by 12 Oct or 16 Nov.
Winter Hours Begin 30 SEP
Mon, Thu, Fri: 9:30am to 5pm | Tue-Wed: 9:30am to 6:30pm Sat: 9:30am to 2pm
COSMIC BOWLING
WINTER HOURS MON & TUE: 11am - 1pm WED & THU: 11am - 8pm FRI & SAT: 11am - 10pm
DLakota 747-3050
FRI & SAT NIGHTS
Get unlimited Cosmic Bowling from 7pm to 10pm for $12! Shoes included.
AN ES LUNCH SPECIALS
LUNCH & BOWL
14-18 OCTOBER
MON-FRI
2 Soft Shell Tacos for $5
Purchase a combo meal from 11am to 1pm at the Strike Zone and get 3 games and shoes for only $3.
$5 Chicken Tortilla Soup
Show receipt at front desk.
Includes drink
9-PIN, NO TAP TOURNEY
EXTRAMURAL LEAGUE
Includes drink
18-22 NOVEMBER
23 NOVEMBER | 12PM $20 per person. Knock over 9+ pins to get a strike. Sign up by 21 November.
BEGINS 30 OCTOBER 5:30PM $12 per person. Sign up at the bowling alley.
Halloween 26 October | 7pm $20/person Ages 18+
Airman & Family Readiness Center and Voting Assistance Office
747-3241
Soup r e p p Su
October 17, 2019 We are looking for a few good soups!
Can you help us? Call 747-3241 to commit to a pot today for your chance to win bragging rights for a whole year!
OUTDOOR REC ESCAPE MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS, MN
747-3688
12-13 oct
Join us for an escape room marathon in Minneapolis! Price includes 4 escape rooms and a queen bed hotel room. Cost: $150/person (single room) $80/person (shared room)
Trip departs ODR @ 6:15am on 12 Oct and returns @ 8pm on 13 Oct Register NLT 8 October 20 spots available at discounted price
SHUTTLES
Shuttles include transportation only
12 OCT
26 OCT
Art & Wine Walk
DOWNTOWN GRAND FORKS Departs J.R. Rockers @ 11:30am Return shuttle departs Cabela’s downtown @ 5:30pm Cost: FREE
16-17 NOV
ALBERTVILLE mall shopping trip ALBERTVILLE, MN
Need to do some holiday shopping? Join us for a 2 day shopping trip at the Albertville Premium Outlets mall! Cost includes transportation and a queen bed hotel room.
Acres of TerRor
HAUNTED CORN MAZE Departs ODR @ 4pm Cost: $5 per adult, $3 per child Register 1 Oct - 24 Oct
Cost: $150/person (single room) $80/person (shared room) Trip departs ODR @ 8am on 16 Nov and returns @ 8pm on 17 Nov Register 21 Oct - 14 Nov
2 NOV
BREWERY TOUR FARGO BREWING COMPANY Join us for a private brewery tour! Includes transportation and 2 free beer samples. Cost: FREE (Regularly $25) Trips depart ODR @ 12:30pm Register 14 Oct - 1 Nov 20 spots available at free price
s t n e v e F O OT BA L L
NOW OPEN
THURSDAYS*
Play Bingo at 5pm for a chance to win $500! $3/3-card sheet.
KIDS EAT FREE FRIDAYS*
Get 1 free kid’s meal w/each paid adult meal from 4 to 9pm!
SUNDAYS! 4 OCT | 1 NOV
3PM: Social Hour 4PM: Free food* $10 non-members 5PM: Club Drawing* 5:30PM: Trivia
CLOSED
Join the weekly “Pick’em Contest” to win a $25 FSS gift card and be entered to win home theater seating! *
14 Oct, 11 Nov 28 Nov - 1 Dec
SOCIAL HOUR
SUNDAY HOURS
Kitchen: Noon to 6pm Bar: Noon to 8pm
Wed-Fri: 4 to 6pm Drinks only $4!
747-3392
* Club members only.
18 January 2020 at J.R. Rockers! Super Bingo Extravaganza or SBE as we like to call it, is a mash-up between a game show and a tailgate party!
9 GAMES OF BINGO PLAYED FOR CASH! The event begins at 4pm January 18th 2020 and bounces back and forth between nine games of bingo for cash and door-prize drawings for memorabilia valued at $25,000! To increase the fun-factor, you may auction off your door-prizes for cold, hard, cash!
We're giving away $25K in Authentic Memorabilia!! Our tailgate buffet will be served
from 5 to 8pm and unlimited beer bands will be available from 4 to 8pm. This year we are adding a fashion show, so come dressed to impress in your craziest fan-gear! The event finale is an intense round of blackout bingo for a coveted Super Bowl trip for two to Miami Florida!
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO
SUPER BOWL MIAMI -...IN FEBRUARY! TICKETS
Ballroom: $80 NOV/$90 DEC Other Rooms: $70 NOV/$80 DEC
TICKETS: INCLUDE:
• 10-round bingo package • 10 door-prize drawing tickets for memorabilia • All-you-can-eat tailgate buffet • Souvenir mug • Unlimited fountain soda
HOW TO PLAY
Participate in the...
1. Pick up a card at these facilities: Airey Dining,
A&FRC, Arts & Crafts, Auto Skills, Community Center, Dakota Lanes, Fitness Center, Marketing, Library, Outdoor Rec, and the Pool
2. Earn a bingo for FSS services you may already utilize.
Pregame Challenge
Each square on the card lists an activity, service, or purchase. Complete one item in a box and ask the facility cashier or clerk to stamp it for you. Once you have enough boxes stamped to form a regular bingo (vertical, horizontal, diagonal or four corners) your card is complete.
3. Submit cards by 22 November
Submit your completed cards into the drawing at any of the above FSS facilities. Make sure to include your name & phone number. Write legibly.
4. Winner drawn 25 November
...for YOUR chance to win a
Yeti Tundra Cooler valued at $299.99!
All participants must be 18 or older by 25 Nov 2019. Customers may complete multiple cards. Promotion runs 1 Oct to 22 Nov 2019. Cooler has no cash value.
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The winner will be notified via the phone number provided on the card. Failure to respond to calls or messages could result in the forfeiture of your prize.
ticket kickoff
NOV
tickets Purchase YOUR SBE JUNIOR AND SIGN UP FOR SBE g at nnin at J.R. Rockers begi r 8:30am 4 Novembe ce
the Sli Breakfast Pizza by es • Give-aways Starbucks Sampl hers SBE Breakfast Vouc Sponsor Booths •
SPOOK-A-THON 3 OCTOBER | 5:30PM
Throw on your costumes and run like it’s the night of the Living Dead! Join us at the Fitness Center 5K trail for this spooky Halloween 5K! Costumes encouraged!
fitness center 747-3384
TURKEY SHOOT ALL NOVEMBER LONG
Shoot as many 3-point baskets as possible in 60 seconds! The top 5 scorers each from the Men’s & Women’s Division will win a prize! One attempt per day. See the front desk to reserve a time.
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747-3305
CENTER
$25/session WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 2 OCTOBER - 27 NOVEMBER
must provide their own pumpkin
Non Swimmers Swimmers
DAYS
T - 31 OC
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sCHOOL-AGE SWIM LESSONS (ages 5+) LEVEL
LEVEL 2: Floating & Beginners Strokes LEVEL 3a: Breaststroke, Butterfly, & Sidestroke LEVEL 3b: Stroke Improvement & Deep End Test LEVEL 4: Stroke Technique & Flip Turns
pRESCHOOL SWIM LESSONS (ages 3-5) LEVEL
26
BE
AQUATIC
Complete the challenge and win a Halloween themed prize! Participants
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Stop in at the pool and see if you can swim 500 meters holding the biggest pumpkin you can find!
Mon, Wed, or Fri Mon, Wed, or Fri
TIME 10:00 - 10:30am 10:30 - 11:00am
TIME 5:10 - 5:40pm 5:45 - 6:15pm 6:20 - 6:50pm 6:55 - 7:25pm
$20/month CHOOSE 1 CLASS PER WEEK IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
Story Library Time 10:30AM
747-3046
WEDNESDAYS | CAC
Join us for story time, songs, and a craft!
BOOK CLUB 6pm | J.R. Rockers Café
9 October
Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick
9 october
Fire Safety
13 November
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Meet Sparky and learn about fire prevention from our base firefighters!
DADDY-DAUGHTER
Hair Day 19 OCTOBER
2pm to 3pm | CAC Join us for a fun afternoon of bonding with your daughter and learn how to care for and style her hair like a pro! Supplies will be provided. Limited spaces available! Call or message to reserve your spot.
SATURDAY
Check out our activity stations and complete fun challenges! Snacks and drinks will be provided.
1pm to 3pm | CAC
HARRY POTTER DAY 12 OCTOBER
Complete all of the magical STEAM stations to earn a prize!
ART DAY
Learn how art can be applied to all areas of STEAM!
9 NOVEMBER
YOUTH CENTER, 747-3150 Jazz Dance Classes
Youth Sewing Classes
Liberty Scare halloween Carnival & Haunted House
Youth Basketball
Open to ages 6-18. Register NOW! Cost: $25 members/ $30 nonmembers. Class dates TBD. Please contact the Youth Center for details.
25 Oct, 6 to 9pm Open to all ages! Cost is 4 tickets for $1. Tickets are used for games and for entry to the haunted house. Event volunteers needed! If you are interested in helping with setup, carnival booths, haunted house and tear down, please contact the Youth Center.
Open Skating/Teen Night AT Liberty Square Dates: 11 Oct, 8 Nov, 22 Nov Ages 6-12: 6pm to 10 pm, $10 Ages 13-18: 6pm to 11pm, $5
Dates: 16 Oct, 20 Nov, 18 Dec Participants will make and take home a different sewing project each class! Open to ages 6-18. $25 members/ $30 non-members per class. Registration begins 4 Nov! Leagues are for youth ages 5-12, cost is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Youth must have a current shot record with a flu shot and current physical.
Military Family Appreciation Dinner
7 Nov from 5:00 - 6:30pm Free and open to all program families!
Holiday Tree Lighting
S A V E T H E D A T E!
5 Dec 4pm
25
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL HAUNTED HOUSE
$2/person or $5/family
BUILDING 631, 747-3428 (ACROSS FROM OUTDOOR REC)
No Federal Endorsement of Sponsor Intended
6-8
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 747-3042
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER 747-4845
PARENT
INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITY
25 OCT, 2:30PM: SOAR OUTDOORS IN OCTOBER - Fall-en leaves artwork - Build and fly a kite - Outside walk with families - Pumpkin patch field trip - Painting pumpkins - Changing of leaves walk
22 NOV, 2:30PM: NOVEMBER NOVELS
Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 17 Oct, 10am-Noon
Come join us in your best costume as we play games, eat snacks, and color a picture for our CAC wall!
- Parents fave novels dress-up - Class recipe book - Bring a family recipe - Bread, bread and bread - Foods to try recipe book - Family traditional photos - Family pictures quilt
GIVE PARENTS A BREAK
Dinosaur Party
Must have a referral certificate from the A&FRC on file or pay $5/hr for Parents Night Out. Sign up two Wednesdays prior at the YC or CDC.
Join us for a roarin' good time as we play games, eat snacks and color a picture for our CAC wall!
19 Oct: 9am to 3pm 16 Nov: 5pm to 11pm
14 Nov, 10am-Noon
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Join us for the last WWW of the season! Whether you’re civilian, military, or even a spouse, come join us as we tour Force Support facilities and show you the exciting things happening around our base! Children welcome. FREE! For details, call NAF Human Resources at 747-5030.
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