Check what's going on here in the North Country!!! Giddy Up!!

1. 3-71 FRSA Flash
3-71 CAV
Dates To Remember
October 11, 2012
18 OCT-HHT FRG Meet
and Greet Pizza
Party@1800 @ Crescent
Woods Community
Center
25 OCT-Bandit Troop
FRG Meeting/Soldier
Luncheon @1100
@Troop Area
26 OCT-Haunted Hay-
ride @Remington Park
27 OCT-2BCT Haunted
Hotel@ Old Fort Drum
Inn
1 NOV-Bandit Troop
FRG Volunteer Lunch-
eon
4 NOV-Daylight Savings
Time Ends
12-13 NOV-DONSA Vet-
eran's Day
22-25 Thanksgiving
Holiday Weekend
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2. DATES TO REMEMBER
October
10/12 EFMP Autism Support Group 0900-1100 ACS
10/12-20 Paint Your Pumpkin Contest McEwen Library
10/15 Key Caller Advanced Class 1300-1430 ACS
10/16 Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 ACS
10/16 Clothing Giveaway 1000 ACS
10/18 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1130 The Commons
10/18 HHT FRG Meet/Greet Pizza Party 1800 Crescent Woods C. C.
10/19 Coping with Deployment Class USO
10/20 Toyland Grand Opening Event 1030 Main Exchange (PX)
10/22-26 AFTB Fall Fun Marathon 0900-1630 ACS
10/23 Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 ACS
10/24 Family Support Huddle 1000-1130 EN
10/25 Family Wellness Support Group 1000-1100 ACS
10/25 Bandit Troop FRG Meeting /Soldier Luncheon 1100-1300 Troop Area
10/26 Daytreat 0930-1500 Po Valley Center
10/26 Division Retirement Ceremony 1600 MPA
10/26 Right Arm Night 1700 The Commons
10/26 Haunted Hayride 1800-2200 Remington Park
10/27 2BCT Haunted Hotel 1800-2230 Nash Blvd
(Old Fort Drum Inn)
10/30 Family Welcome Tour 0930-1400 ACS
10/30 Trunk-or-Treat 1700-2000 The Heritage Center
Parking Lot
10/31 Halloween- Trick or Treat 1700-2000 Post Wide
10/31 BOSS Zombie 5K
November
11/1 Bandit Troop Volunteer Luncheon Olive Garden
11/1-30 10 SBDE Block Leave
11/2 Payday Activities
11/4 Daylight Savings Time Ends (Fall Back)
11/6 Election Day
11/7 FRG Leader Training 0900-1300 ACS
11/7 Informal Funds Training 1400-1500 ACS
11/9 Resilience Training 0930-1430 ACS
11/9 SQDN Steering Committee Meeting 1130-1330 USO
11/9 EFMP Autism Support Group 0900-1100 ACS
11/10 CNY Veterans Parade and Expo State Fairgrounds,
Syracuse
11/11 Veterans Day
11/12-13 Division DONSA
11/13 EFMP Support Group 1130-1300 ACS
11/13 Key Caller Training 1000-1130 ACS
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6. October 26 & 27, 2012
"Halloween Towne"
in Downtown Lowville, NY
Friday "FRIGHT NIGHT" 6-9pm
"SCARY" Saturday 11am-11pm
Join us for ghoulish games,
frightening food, and freaky fun
for the whole family!!
<—————Halloween
Towne
Schedule
October 20th
1st Annual Pumpkin Chunkin Contest, Riverside Drive, Clayton
www.1000islands-clayton.com/punkinchunkin
(Rain Date October 21st)
Admission to the Punkin Chunkin' Festival is free and begins at 11am featuring competitive firings throughout the day with
awards at 5pm. The festival will have two categories of competition, which also compete against each other for the Best Overall
Design, which is the farthest throw for the height of their trebuchet. The two categories are: Adults (18 & older) and Youth (11-17
years old) . It costs $5 to enter the competition. http://www.1000islands-clayton.com/punkinchunkin.asp
There are still entry spaces available for the Punkin Chunkin'. Contestants can call the Clayton Chamber of Commerce at 315-
686-3771, email beth@1000islands-clayton.com or stop by the office at 517 Riverside Drive, Clayton NY.
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15. Need To Talk To Someone?
Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
3BCT MFLC
ACS Mobilization and Deployment/AFTB Katherine Yates
and Master Resiliency 315-405-7486
Key Caller Training-2-3:30 and 5-6:30pm Personal Financial Counselor
13 November 2012 Mike Byrne
Advanced Key Caller 1 – 2:30pm (315) 523-3765
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
15 October provide solution-oriented consultations to indi-
viduals, couples, families, and groups.
FRG Leader Training 9 – 1pm The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
Program is designed to provide support and as-
7 November sistance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard &
Reserves, military Family Members and civilian
Informal Funds 2 – 3pm personnel. Military and Family Life Consultants
can help people who are having trouble coping
7 November with concerns and issues of daily life.
OPSEC Safety for Families
Official 3-71 SQDN Facebook Page
10 December 1030-1200 noon 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry “Titans”
CARE Team Training 9 – 12:30pm https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/3-71-Cavalry-
Regiment-Titans-10th-Mountain-DivisionFT-
6 December 2012 DrumNY/278994805831
Army Family Team Building (AFTB) 9-4
POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter
Marathon October 22-26
SQDN FRSA
Master Resilience Training mary.elam@us.army.mil
9 November 9:30-2:30pm
To register for training, please call 772- Contents of this Newsletter are compiled from multiple
0470/2848 military family news sources and local area event sources.
Material presented does not represent the views or endorse-
Childcare is not available ment of the 3-71 CAV, 3BCT or the Army. This material is
for personal use by the readers. All readers are encour-
aged to do further research for all applicable restrictions
and guidelines.
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