February is “Heart” month

Heart disease kills an esti-

mated 630,000 Americans

each year. It's the leading

cause of death for both men

and women. Since 1963, Feb-

ruary has been celebrated as

American Heart Month to urge

Americans to join the battle

against heart disease. For

more information, log on to:

www.heart.org.

FRG Up-coming Events

F Co “Firehawks” FRG Events

Wednesday, 15 Feb 6:30pm @ Wa-

tertown Ice Rink

Friday, 24 Feb 0800 Breakfast fund-

raiser

F Co “Pathfinders” FRG Events

Thursday, 16 Feb 1000 Fundraiser

after March followed by mini-FRG

meeting

G Co “Intruders” FRG Events

Task Force Knighthawk FRSA Flash

Thursday, 2February 2012

National Wear Red Day 4 February 2012

Health Care

National Donor Day - a day where one can give the gift of life. National Donor Day was started by the U.S. Department of Health and Human service in 1998. While many celebrate 14 FEB as Valentine’s Day and give away cards, candy and flowers to their loved ones, some encourage themselves to give the ultimate gift of love by signing to become the donors of organs and tissue. With the support of US Department of Health and Human Service; Valentine’s Day has been des-ignated as National Donor Day to increase the awareness of the lives that can be saved by donating organs and tissues. It is estimated that 50 lives can be touched and saved if one person becomes the donor of organ and tissue. To learn more about donating the gift of life, check out the following website: http://www.organdonor.gov/index.html .

ARMY MEDICAL HOME

Guthrie’s new addition brings with it a

new initiative! Army Medical Home

(AMH) is an active approach to estab-

lishing a “medical home” for everyone

- which means improved Continuity of

Care! Your healthcare needs are coor-

dinated by your individual medical pro-

vider who is leading a care team of

medical professionals providing con-

tinuous, comprehensive, and personal-

ized prevention-based healthcare. At

Guthrie, the Home Care Teams include

"Red," "White," "Blue", and "Gold".

Each consists of medical assistant,

nurse, PA and a provider, ensuring you

are cared for by the same Family

health team. Do you know who your

Primary Care Manager (PCM) is? Do

you know what “HOME” you are on? If

your answer is NO, please contact

Guthrie Clinic at 315-772-2778.

GUTHRIE REMODELING CONTINUES

Patients and visitors to Guthrie Clinic

are asked to remain alert to ongoing

remodeling efforts within Guthrie

Clinic. This may result in new signs

going up that require patients/visitors

to utilize alternate routes to gain ac-

cess to the Pharmacy, restrooms, and

other areas. MEDDAC Command ap-

preciates the Fort Drum Community’s

continued patience while Guthrie un-

dergoes its continued facelift.

TRICARE PHARMACY HOME DELIVERY

Your Choice Matters! Take advantage

of convenience, safety and savings

with TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery

(TPHD). With TPHD, picking up your

prescriptions is as easy as picking up

your mail. Maintenance medications

are delivered to your home – eliminat-

ing trips to the retail or military phar-

macy. Sign up for Automatic Refills

and your medication will be sent to

you automatically when it’s time. You

can also request refills by phone or

online 24 hours a day, seven days a

week, at 1-877-363-1433 (have your

maintenance medication prescription

information and your doctor’s tele-

phone number by the phone when you

call), or via www.express-scripts.com/

TRICARE

American Red Cross

772-6561

New Volunteer Orientation: Will be

held on 7 March in the American Red Cross

Office, RM B1-35 in Clark Hall at 1300, please

call 772-6561 to sign up or stop by our of-

fice.

Key Volunteer Opportunity-

Specifically we are looking to fill our human

resources based Coordinator of Volunteers

position that assists in the oversight/

management of our volunteer program. If

interested in this volunteer position please

call 772-7373.

COL THOMPSON 772-4024

National Donor Day

14 February

Training available at ACS Topics of discussion are open to anything related to the wellness of the Military Family, to include (but not limited to)

Financial Management Reintegration Challenges Changes in Self and Soldier Combat Stress Children & Deployment

Facilitated by ACS Mobilization & Deployment and the Military Family Life Consultant Program (MFLC)

FAMILY WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUPShare your experiences to help others and let other’s experiences help you!

Meets on the last Thursday of the month10-11am & 6-7pm in ACS

(AER Conference Room) Upcoming dates:

23 February, 29 March, 26 April, 24 May, 28 June

Communication Community Activities Supporting a Special Needs

Family Member Stress Management

Resilience Training:

Marathon: 6-9 February,

0930 – 1430, ACS. To

make a reservation,

please call 772-0470.

Key Caller Training: 14

February, 1400-1500 or

1700-1800, ACS.

OPSEC Training: 27 Feb-

ruary, 1300-1430.

CARE Team Training: 21

February, 0900-1230,

ACS.

Stress Management: 7

February, 1330-1530.

Anger Management: 21

February, 1330-1530.

Scream Free Parenting:

22-23 February, 0900-

1500.

Couples Communication:

10 February, 1330-1530 .

Informal Funds: 8 Mar.,

1400-1500 or 1700-1800

FRG Leader: 8 March,

0900-1300

Fort Drum Fitness

Gym: Hours of operation are

Monday-Friday, 0600-2100,

Saturday and Sunday, 0900-

1700.

Pool : Monday-Friday, 0830-

2030; Saturday and Sunday,

0900–1600.

H ealth Management

Program is an assess-

ment to get individuals

into a fitness, lifestyle and nutri-

tional program. Cost is $10. Re-

ceive a personal exercise and nutri-

tion report. Fitness Instruction in-

cludes equipment skill qualification,

free weights, cardio respiratory

equipment, body composition, ex-

ercise prescription and program-

ming. Call for an appointment.

Aerobics Fitness Classes are free

and are Monday-Friday, morning

and evening classes. Classes of-

fered are Power Zumba, Zumba,

Zumba Toning, Cardio Fit, Yoga,

Yoga Sculpt, Spin, Spin Sculpt, Belly

Dancing, and Core. Call 772-4936

for class schedule. Battalion and

Brigade Level Organizational and

Family Days can be reserved on

weekends only at the Monti Physi-

cal Fitness Center. Two Personal

Trainers are now available. Initial

consultation to include goal setting

and basic information costs $10.

After initial consultation each one

hour session will cost $25. Specials

and promotions will be offered.

Trainer will focus on strength train-

ing, cardio, weight loss, pregnancy,

and post pregnancy. Participants

must be ID card holders and 18

years of age and older. Trainer is

available Monday-Friday, 5:30-9

pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 9 am

-5 pm. Log your Walk to Afghani-

stan miles monthly at Monti Fitness

Center. Pavilion Rentals are $25

plus $25 cleaning deposit per pavil-

ion rental.

Water Aerobics Classes are held

Monday-Friday, 0930-1030 and

Tuesday and Thursday evening at

1830-1930. consist of low-impact

classes designed to improve cardio-

vascular endurance, increase mus-

cular strength, and enhance flexibil-

ity. Exercises will target those hard

to tone areas. Classes offered are

Aqua Fit, Aqua Tone, Aqua Zumba

and H20 Blast. Classes are Free.

Free swim lessons are offered to

Solders only by appointment.

Wave pool is run on weekends

1000-1100, 1200-1300, and 1400-

1500.

**Functional Fitness Center is lo-

cated at the Arts & Crafts Center-

Operating hours are Monday – Fri-

day, 0700-1300, Saturdays, 1000-

1700 and closed Sundays. Open to

active duty military, **Family mem-

bers and DoD civilians.**

Magrath Gym update:

POOL WILL BE CLOSED 19 DECEMBER 2011 – 8 MAY 2012 FOR REPAIRS.

Monti Fitness Center hours

& Pool hours of operation

The outdoor deck is enclosed with

a 6 ft fence for privacy which makes

Due to Magrath Pool Closure,

extended hours will be observed

at Monti Physical Fitness Center

Enjoy the Fort Drum Trails

Sports & Leisure

At the Commons

WWE Pay-Per-View Wres-

tling - The Winner's Circle

Sports Bar has all of the ex-

citement of viewing WWE Pay-

Per-View on the big screen.

Admission is $3. Doors open

at 1800. Live preshow will be-

gin at 1930 with the feature

event starting at 2000, 19 FEB

-Elimination Chamber.

Super Sunday -Watch the final game on the large screen TV's while enjoy-ing your favorite snacks and beverages. Free half-time buf-fet served and drink specials. Drawing for a $100 gift card courtesy of USAA at halftime, 5 FEB at 1600. Ultimate Fighting Champion-ships - Check out the Pay-Per-View UFC Fight Night at the Winner's Circle Sports Bar. Pre fight activities begin at 2100 with the main event be-ginning at 2200, 4 FEB- Doors open at 1900.

SKI TRIP TO TITUS MOUNTAIN,

MALONE NY with BOSS for Soldier

Appreciation Day

DATE: 11 February

DEPARTURE TIME: 0730

RETURN TIME: NO LATER THAN

2200

This is free to anyone with a mili-

tary ID. BOSS will cover rental costs

for any single Soldier who does not

have their own equipment that

travels with us. Sign up for this

event for married Soldiers, Family

members, and children will be al-

lowed one week prior to the trip

with no rental costs being covered.

Any Families who wish to drive

themselves can go and ski for free.

4th Annual Jack T Sweet

Family Ice Fishing Fun Day

Saturday, February 4th

Join us at Krings Point State

Park for a day of Ice Fishing and

Fun. Starting at 7am lasting all

day.

Fishing is not mandatory, over

16 will need a license.

will be other activities as well.

Bring a lawn chair, wear some

warm clothes, and be ready to

have some fun, as we remember

our very own HERO.

Directions:

Take 81 north to exit 50 N onto

Route 12N. past Alexandria Bay

approx.. 5 miles to Krings Point

Road. Follow to State Park, look

for banner.

For more information contact

Glenn Sweet @ 315-286-1835

Kids Corner….. CYS Services Sports Programs:

S tart Smart General Devel-

opment Program:

Basketball for 3-5 year

old, registration through 24 Febru-

ary. Cost $20 for a 6 week program

runs on Saturdays from 25 February

– 31 March, 2012. The program

focuses on teaching children and

their parents throwing, catching,

kicking/punting, shooting, dribbling

and running/agility skills in a safe,

fun environment. . Visit the CYS

Services Sports Office at 435A

Oswego Ave. or call 772-6718.

Youth Center Programs:

Syracuse Woman’s Basketball

Game, 7 Feb, 2012 , 1630-2300,

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament,

10 & 11 February 2012, 1800-

2000;

African American/Black History

Event, 17 Feb 2012, 1730-1900,

Indoor Paintball 17 Feb 2012,

from 1800-2100, cost $5 for

m e m b e r s , $ 1 0 f o r n o n -

members;

Syracuse Men’s Basketball

Game, 22 February 2012, 1630-

2300 (Space is limited to 12

teens);

Syracuse Stage Play, 25 Febru-

ary 2012, (Caroline, or Change)

1330-1900 cost $15.

SKIES instructional Program:

Drama & Theater, Art Programs,

Sew Kool, Kids in the Kitchen, Taek-

wondo, Tiny Tot Martial Arts, Draw-

ing, Gymnastics and Tumbling.. Call

SKIES office for more information

on cost, ages and times at 772-

0629.

Parent and Youth Orientation are

required for all members within 30

days of member registration. Ori-

entations are on 13th and 27th Feb-

ruary 2012 from 1800-1900. For

more information please call the YC

at 772-6719.

Black River Children’s

Author

Hope Marston

will be at the library

11 February from

1330-1700. All ages

welcome.

Kids Corner…..

7 FEB - FRG Reader,

14 FEB-Valentine’s Party,

21 FEB-Pajama Movie Night,

28 FEB-Unicycle Riders

Monument Ridge Community

Center (1400-1600), come in

and do a sand art craft, enjoy

some snacks too!

23 Feb- Adirondack Creek Com-

munity Center (1400-1530)

make popsicle stick snowman,

color winter scenes and play a

small game along with cookies

and cocoa.

24 Feb- Rhicard Hills Commu-

nity Center (1400-1600) make

Boondoggle bracelets, and

snacks and juice will be pro-

vided.

P arent to Parent The Par-

ent to Parent program

provides informative and

interactive parent workshops to

groups or organizations in the local

community. Workshops run from

20 minutes to an hour. We can

tailor workshops to meet your

group’s needs. Participants re-

ceive high quality resources and

materials which will assist them in

their role as their child’s best advo-

cate

February workshop is ...

“Coping Skills: Children and

the Military .Life Style.” What

is resiliency and why is it so impor-

tant for our military children?

Though we would all like to protect

our children from adversity, we

cannot protect them from all chal-

lenges and problems. Military

Families the every life stresses as

well as the additional stresses of

PCS moves and deployments. This

workshop outlines the 7Cs of cop-

ing and resiliency. Parents will

leave this workshop with real world

ideas of how to instill and nurture

confidence, competence, connec-

tion, character, contribution, con-

trol and coping skills in their mili-

tary child. We cannot raise invul-

nerable children. Our goal, then,

must be to raise strong children

who can handle the bumps and

bruises that the world has in store.

We need to prepare them to cope

with difficult challenges and bounce

back ,

Upcoming Workshops

Make Your Own Valentine,

McEwen Library, Fort Drum, 14

February, from 1000 – 1100.

Dance, Move and Shake to the

Music, McEwen Library, Fort

Drum, 28 February from 1000 –

1100.

Family Nights

Community Center

Activities

Housing News…..

The off-post housing rental market

continues to have less than 1%

available rentals being reported

from the area’s largest apartment

complexes.

As of 24 Jan 12, there were 29 ade-

quate rental units available for rent

off-post. These apartments range

from one to four bedroom units

available. The rental market

changes daily please check with the

local apartment managers. Check

our apartment guide found on the

Fort Drum web page

Due to the high market demand,

check back often for changes and

be prepared to move fast when

apartments become available. Fort

Drum is working closely with off-

post officials in getting new housing

projects started.

There are currently some 250 new

apartment units under construction

and another 340 that will start in

the spring. Another 700 units are in

the final planning stages, with in-

centive financing provided by State

and Local governments, and should

also start next spring.

We expect over 1,300 new units

will be opened in late 2012 through

2014. Information on available

homes for sale can be found at:

www.nnymls.com T

here continues to be hundreds of

homes for sale from $50,000-

$175,000 in a 30 mile radius of Fort

Drum in Jefferson, Lewis and St.

Lawrence counties.

The new On-Post Housing Wait List

Policy in effect 1 January 2012 is

already showing its benefits with

some 60% newcomers housed com-

pared to 10% previously.

Community Events

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

Beginning

The Saranac

Lake Winter Carnival began as an integral

part of Saranac Lake’s history as a renowned

health resort. Back in the late 1800s, the vil-

lage was a thriving logging community nestled

deep in the Adirondack wilderness. The

area’s pristine setting provided healing and

rejuvenation for hundreds of sufferers of tu-

berculosis from all over North America. In

the course of “taking the cure” here, many

patients experienced a renewed passion for

life, and took every opportunity, in every sea-

son, to explore the natural beauty that sur-

rounded them. The long, cold Adirondack

winters with snow-covered mountains and ice-

encrusted lakes provided the opportunity to

enjoy outdoor recreational activities such as

skiing, sledding, and skating. In order to take

a break from winter’s chill and to promote

“outdoor sports and games”, the Pontiac Club

was formed in 1896, and a year later, they

sponsored the first “Mid-Winter Carnival”.

This first Winter Carnival was a two-day affair

that featured skating races, a parade and an

“ice tower” – features that have been, in one

form or another, part of every Carnival since.

Construction

About six weeks before the Carnival, an ice

field is marked off on Lake Flower’s Pontiac

Bay. Once the ice reaches a suitable thick-

ness, the ice is partially cut using a saw that

was designed and built locally in the 1940’s

for the harvesting of refrigeration ice. It is

essential ly a huge circular saw blade

mounted on a sled and driven by a gasoline

engine. The saw can cut to a depth of ap-

proximately eleven inches. Since the ice

often reaches depths in excess of 20 inches,

the cutting process must be completed with

large hand saws that are relics of the tradi-

tional ice harvesting process. The blocks

taken from the lake are two feet wide and

four feet long, are anywhere from one to two

feet thick, and accordingly will weigh be-

tween four and eight hundred pounds!

The blocks are moved onshore via a con-

veyor belt, and are maneuvered into place

with “peaveys” – metal-tipped poles with

hinged metal hooks – and ice tongs. The 2’

by 4’ blocks are hoisted onto the structure

by cranes and “log loaders” and then ce-

mented to one another with a “mortar”

made of slush. As the slush freezes, the

block walls become rigid. While designs

vary from year to year and reflect the theme

chosen, a small palace requires about 1,000

blocks while a large one requires 3,000 or

more. Within each palace is an array of col-

ored lights that transform the Palace into a

vivid sculpture of ice and light every evening!

Be sure to look at the ice blocks carefully

because they sometimes have water plants,

fish or other items captured within them!

The Palace is generally adorned with

brightly colored flags and ice carvings reflect-

ing the carnival theme. Fireworks over the

palace take place at the opening ceremony

and again at the closing of the carnival.

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is

being offered 4 February. Trip

leaves Parks & Recreation at

1400 and will return at ap-

proximately 2200. This is the

longest running event of the

kind in the eastern U.S. Now

celebrating its 114th anniver-

sary, the Carnival began as a

one-day event to break up the

long Adirondack winters and

has grown into a 10-day festi-

val that includes sports,

dances, performances, two pa-

rades and two sets of spec-

tacular fireworks above the

world-famous Ice Palace. Call

Parks & Recreation for more

information.

Carnival Schedule

THURSDAY, February 2 5:30 p.m. – 13th Annual Past Royalty Mixer and Dinner *Red Fox Restaurant, $, call 891-1286 for reservations FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 7:30 p.m. - Coro-nation Of Carnival Royalty *At the Harrietstown Town Hall Sponsored By Women's Civic Chamber Post Corona-tion: Reception following the cere-mony at the Down Hill Grill 10 p.m.: Music – Alexis P. Suter Band (The Waterhole, $)* SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 10 a.m.: Ice Palace Fun Run (4 miles) (Ice Palace) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 19th Annual Business & Professional Women Chocolate Fes-tival (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Lutheran Church Women’s Craft Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Petrova Winter Carni-val (fun for kids) (Petrova Elementary School Cafeteria, $) 11 a.m.: The Curling Exhibition (Near the State Boat Launch site on Lake Flower) 11 a.m.: Paul Smith’s College Woods-men’s Exhibition (Riverside Park) 11:00 a.m. - White Stag Downhill Ski Races* (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $) 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Arctic Bar-B-Que (Mount Pisgah Ski Center, $) Pre-sented by the Friends of Mount Pisgah 12:30 p.m.: NBT Bank Ladies’ Fry Pan Toss (Riverside Park, $) 2:30 p.m.: Lost in Space – follow the clues (Riverside Park, $) Sponsored by the Women’s Civic Chamber 4:30-7:00 p.m.: 14th SL Figure Skating Spaghetti Dinner* (Methodist Church, $) Call for take-out – 891-3473

Park & Recreation

Trip Scheduled

February 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

2/3 Military Free Lift Tickets

1200-1700 Dry Hill

2/3 Military Free Lift Tickets

1000-2030 Snow Ridge Ski Resort

2/4 Saturday Opening, Off the Beatin’ Path

1000-1300 OTBP Gift Store

2/4 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

1400-2200 Parks and Recreation

2/4 Chili Cook-Off

1100-1500 Dulles State Office Building

2/5 Super Bowl Sunday

1600 The Commons

2/5 USO Super Bowl Bash

1700-2300 USO

2/6-9 Resilience Training Marathon

0930-1430 ACS

2/8 Military Free Lift Tickets

0930-2200 Titus Mountain

2/9 Soul Food Buffet Lunch

1130-1330 The Commons

2/10 Military Free Lift Tickets

1000-2030 Snow Ridge Ski Resort

2/14 Valentine’s Day Dinner

1700-2100 The Commons

2/15 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony

1030-1130 The Commons

2/16 Mrs. Merritt’s Welcome Luncheon

1045-1300 The Commons

2/16 Division Mountain Salute, DCSM

1600-1700 Magrath Gym

2/17 Military Free Ski and Tubing Day

1200-1700 Dry Hill

2/18-21 DIVISION DONSA/President’s Day Weekend

2/20-24 Local Schools Winter Break

2/21 Mardi Gras Buffet

1100-1330 The Commons

2/23 African American/Black History Month

1100-1300 The Commons

2/23 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony

1630-1700 Main Post Chapel

2/24 Chili Cook-off

1700-1900 The Commissary

2/24 Retirement Ceremony

1600-1700 Multi-Purpose Auditorium

2/24 Right Arm Night

1700 The Commons

2/29 AER Campaign Kick-Off

1400 Bldg. 990

“Seven Hearts”

There are seven hearts hidden in this picture can you find them?

FRSA Flash

3 February 2012

Kelley Arnold

Task Force Knighthawk FRSA

19912 MSR Tampa

Fort Drum, NY 13602

315-774-1373

ph

315-405-6783

cell

Contents of this newsletter

are compiled from multiple

Military Family news sources.

Material presented does not

represent the views or en-

dorsement of Task Force

Knighthawk or the Army. This

material is for personal use of

the readers. All readers are

encouraged to do further re-

search for all applicable re-

strictions and guidelines.

Please remember that listening to IPOD’s, MP3 Players, radio players, etc. is prohibited while walking/running on the road-ways, shoulders, or crossing the street on Fort Drum. There has been an increase of pedestrian accidents across the US due to earphone usage around road-ways. Also, it is mandatory for all personnel, Military, Civilian, and Family Members to wear reflective material while exer-cising on the roadways. If you have any questions, please call 772-0310.

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