1. Jan. 31, 2013
For the following tidbits of information and more, visit www.cnic.navy.mil/gulfport.
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Send an email to bonnie.lindleymcgerr@navy.mil or call 228-871-3662.
FFSC has an activity for you - Click on the link to check out what’s happening at the Fleet and Family Support Center
(FFSC) in February http://www.slideshare.net/SeabeeCenterGulfport/ffsc-calendar-february-2013.
VITA Opening Feb. 4 - The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance office will be opening Feb. 4, in building 60, room 265.
VITA will be open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Self service will be available on first come, first serve walk-in basis (no
appointments needed) Tuesdays, Wednesday and Fridays. Appointments will be available Mondays and Thursdays. Call
228-822-5131 for general questions or to make an appointment.
Seabee Ball Committee Volunteer Opportunity - The Seabee Ball Committee needs 48 volunteers over 21 years old to
work the Jason Aldeen concert at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Feb. 23. Training will be provided. To sign up or for more
info, contact Ensign Matt Catanese at matthew.catanese@navy.mil or 228-871-7142.
PSD Gulfport DEERS/RAPIDS Services Down - PSD Gulfport is unable to provide DEERS/RAPIDS services due to fiber
optic cable damage. Alternate locations for ID services are Keesler AFB, 228-376-8348 or 8738; Camp Shelby, 601-558-
2957 and Stennis Space Center (active duty, appointment only), 228-688-4661. It is highly recommended customers call
before driving out to any of these locations. An announcement will be made when service resumes.
Chapel Offerings -- Call 228-871-2454 for more information.
~Women’s Bible Study - Women’s Bible Study is held Wednesdays at 11 a.m. at the Seabee Memorial Chapel. Free
child care is available.
~Looking for a church? The Seabee Memorial Chapel holds services every Sunday that might suit your needs.
Protestant Services include a Gospel Service at 8 a.m. and Divine Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Catholic Services include
Catholic Mass at 9:30 a.m. There is also a Catholic Mass Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m.
~ Seabee Pantry – The Seabee Pantry is always in need of donations to restock the food pantry. Donation drop-off sites
are located at the Navy Exchange, Chapel, Commissary, Fleet and Family Support Center and Armed Forces Retirement
Home. Everyone affiliated with NCBC can use the Seabee Pantry. For more information, contact the chapel.
Moving? Mailing packages? Need a Box? - Visit the Recycling Center located in buildings 275/276, behind building 200
off of McKinney Ave between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and get all the boxes you need for FREE!
Information, Tickets and Travel: Call 228-871-2231 for more information.
~ ITT has your Harlem Globetrotters tickets at military discount! Take the kids to enjoy a show full of trick shots,
jumps and dunks Feb. 21 for just $24.45 for a regular seat ticket. Stop into ITT to purchase your tickets today! Call for
details.
~ Book your Daytona International Speedway package today! Prices range from $160 - $450 per person and
include Daytona 500 ticket, round trip transportation on a Coach bus complete with video and restroom, and a two night
hotel stay at the Comfort Inn Maingate Hotel Kissimmee. Down payment of 50 percent required and the total amount is
due by Feb. 8. Sprint Fanzone tickets are available upon request for an additional fee. Call ITT for additional details.
~ Take a journey beyond the stars at the Infinity Science Center at Stennis with ITT Feb. 9. Departure time: 9:30 a.m.
FREE Shuttle, admission at the door. Sign up by Feb. 1 at noon!
Liberty Center: Call 228-871-4684 for more information.
~ Saturday and Sunday are full of excitement at the Liberty Center. Start by hopping on Liberty’s FREE shuttle to the
Monster Jam at 6 p.m. Saturday. Then head over Sunday at 1 p.m. for a Super Bowl Party with FREE pizza, wings and
what’s bound to be an incredible football game!
Fitness: Call 228-871-2668 for more information.
~ Doing the same old work out can get boring. Make it fun and add in that healthy competition that pushes you just
a little bit further. The CBC Fitness Center offers great intramural sports opportunities. Try racquetball for some one on
one action or show off your volleyball skills. Intramural sports vary seasonally and have a limited time for sign up. Call
today for details 228-822-5109.
2. NCBC Base Wide Housing Yard Sale - Balfour Beatty Communities will sponsor a Housing Yard Sale Feb. 16, 8 a.m. -
noon. Housing residents are asked to put their sale items in their front yard.
Navy Outdoor Recreation: Call 228-871-2127 for more information.
~ Toughen up - don’t let that cold weather keep you indoors! NOR has lots of fun equipment that will make you forget all
about that chill in the air.
~ FREE Batting Cage - No more tokens needed. Stop by and take a swing! Rent bats and helmets at no charge from
Outdoor Recreation during business hours.
Training Hall Movie Theater - FREE Movie Program at the Training Hall: Take a load off. Sit back and watch the big
screen all by yourself for some alone time, or make it a family night and bring the whole crew! Stop by the Snack Bar on
your way in to get that buttered movie popcorn and those other goodies that help you get lost in the moment. Forget
what was playing? No worries - put the movie hotline in your phone, 228-871-3299 and call anytime!
Friday, “Alex Cross,” PG13, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, “Wall-E,” G, 5 p.m.; “Won’t Back Down,” PG, 7 p.m.; Sunday, “Hotel
Transylvania,” PG, 2 p.m.; “Fun Size,” PG13, 4:30 p.m.
Food and Beverage
~ Beehive - The Beehive is now open every day of the week! Watch the game on one of our seven flat screens, play a
little pool, and enjoy good times with friends! With an excellent beverage selection, you are sure to find your preference.
Call for details 871-4009.
~ Don’t want to get out in the cold for lunch? Let The Grill bring it to you. The Grill offers lunch delivery Monday –
Friday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Call 228-871-2494 to place your order. Fight that early morning chill by getting a hot breakfast.
The Grill is open as early as 6:30 a.m. Take your pick from French toast plates to breakfast burritos or traditional eggs
and bacon. The Grill is located at the corner of Colby and 7th Street.
~ Anchors & Eagles - Great Service and good times are what you can expect at Anchors & Eagles. Open Tuesday -
Thursday, 2 - 9 p.m., and designated for chiefs and officers. Stop by and shake off the day with comrades.
Youth Activities - Call 228-871-2251 for more information.
~ The YAC knows how to have a good time. Stop by Friday night from 6 – 9 p.m. for Movie Night on the Big Screen
with hotdogs; only $2 per person, but there’s a limit so call today, 228-871-2251.
~ Laser Tag and Arcade excitement will keep the boredom away on Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; only $7 per person.
You must be 12 or older to participate. Lunch is needed and this program is limited so sign up fast.
~ What better way to enjoy the season than by making your own Mardi Gras float on Tuesday! The program is FREE,
5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Call today for details!
**Outside the Fence Line**
~ 23rd Annual Orange Grove Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade, Feb. 2, 2 p.m. Family oriented parade which
begins at Harrison Central 9th Grade, North to Dedeaux Road, then West to Highway 49 to Ashley Drive! Plenty of throws
. . . and lots of FUN!
~ 24th Annual Gautier Men’s Club Mardi Gras Parade, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Family Fun For ALL! This night parade is one of
the best . . . come see for yourself! Parade begins @ MS Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus on
Highway 90 proceeds to Singing River Mall and ends back at college!
~ 23rd Annual Mystic Krewe of Pine Island Mardi Gras Parade, Feb. 2, 1:30 p.m. Family friendly parade with lots
of throws and family FUN! Join in on the FUN . . . and catch lots of goodies! Parade line up begins at Johns' Bayou Road
at Noon, beginning with a tail gating party!
~ 29th Annual Bay St. Louis Krewe of Kids’ Mardi Gras Parade, Feb. 2, 11 a.m. Children parade with bikes,
wagons, shopping carts, walking, or just about anything NON-motorized down Dunbar Avenue to Highway 90 and back!
~ 42nd Annual Carnival Association of Long Beach Mardi Gras Parade, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. Family friendly local Mardi
Gras parade featuring lots of floats, throws and FUN! Great family FUN and a NIGHT parade! Downtown Long Beach.
~ Kids Mardi Gras Mask Decoration Party, Feb. 2, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join us for our Mardi Gras mask decorating party
for children 12 years and younger! Make Mardi Gras masks and have FUN! Masks and decorating supplies provided!
Shaggy’s Harbor Bar & Grill, Pass Christian and Shaggy’s Waterfront Bar and Grill, Biloxi.
~ Great Day of Soccer needs you! Great Day of Soccer is looking for 25 volunteers Feb. 16, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the
County Farm Soccer Fields off of County Farm Road in Harrison County (north of Gulfport/Long Beach.) Volunteers will be
involved in judging about 400-500 kids, ages 4 - 18 in four events. Volunteers will receive training before the
competition. Lunch and all necessary supplies will also be provided. For more information or to sign up, contact Jeff Bruni,
228-861-6175 or jeffbruni@bellsouth.net or jbruni@gulfport-ms.gov.
~ RecruitMilitary Job Fair - Feb. 21, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans. For more information,
contact Chris Adams at 513-677-7055
~ Ride to Recovery Gulf Coast Challenge - R2R will be traveling on the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Tallahassee
March 4 - 8 with over 200 Wounded Warriors participating. The USO Gulf Coast will be hosting a Casino Night March 4
from 6 - 10 p.m. in Mobile, Ala., and needs 20 volunteers to assist with this event and to volunteer as amateur dealers
(no experience necessary.) For more info please contact usogulfcoast@uso.org
*For a listing of all the events in and around South Mississippi, go to http://www.gulfcoast.org/events/ Disclaimer – these
events are not base events and are subject to change/cancellation without notice. It is advised to call before attending.
