This document is a newsletter from HHC, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade announcing upcoming events and providing information to soldiers and families. It welcomes 1SG Grady as the new First Sergeant while bidding farewell to 1SG Smith. It announces an organizational day at Old McDonald's Farm on July 6th and provides details. It also lists local fairs, farmers markets, fishing spots, and other recreational activities in the area. Clinic coverage plans and contact information for the unit is provided.

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Monday, 02 July 2012
Commander’s Corner
As we bid farewell to 1SG Smith and wish him great success at Division, we're
welcoming 1SG Grady from the Brigade S4 Office. 1SG Grady has a wealth of
Inside this Soldiering knowledge and leadership experience as a prior infantryman, and has
issue: contributed greatly to 10th CAB in our Brigade S4 Office. He will be a hard loss
for the S4 Office, and a great asset as the new Renegade First Sergeant.
Safety Message 2
I'm coming to you from the Desperados in 6-6 CAV, TF Shooters. My husband is
CPT Tom Jones, commander for A/6-6 and we are very much looking forward to
Fireworks 3 our time with the Renegades and the Renegade families.
1SG Grady and I would like to invite the Renegade Soldiers and Family members
Summer Food 7 out on July 6th at 10am to Old McDonald's Farm for a company Organizational
Program Day. Cost is $6/person. Children's tickets include a dairy tour, hay ride, walk-
ing tour, and miniature golf. Adults tickets include a hay ride, walking tour, and
miniature golf (the dairy tour is an additional $2 for adults). You can bring your
Things To Do 8 own lunch, or buy lunch at the Farm. http://www.oldmcdonaldhasafarm.com.
Please, come out and join us!!
More To Do 9
Samantha M. Jones
Parking Lot Con- 10 CPT, AV
struction Commanding
Event Flyers 11
Golf Tourney 13
HHC Contact Infor- 16
mation Friday, July 6th @ 10AM 14471 County Rt 145
Cost is $6.00 Sackets Harbor, NY 13685
RENEGADES ORG Day! (315) 583-5737
Join us at Old McDonald’s Farm
http://www.facebook.com/10thCAB

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Where’s The County Fair?
Jefferson County: 10 July – 15 July, Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds, Watertown
Lewis County: 17 July – 21 July, Lowville Fairgrounds, FREE ADMISSION, parade & fireworks opening
night, www.lewiscountyfair.org
St. Lawrence County: usually the first week of August, Gouverneur, www.gouverneurfair.net
Can-Am Festival – Sackets Harbor – music, food, crafts and fireworks! 21-22 July
NYS Fair – 23 August – September 3, www.nysfair.org
44th Annual French Festival – Cape Vincent - 14 & 15 July - food, crafts, parade, fireworks!
Woodsmen Field Days – Boonville, 17 – 19 August, www.starinfo.com/woodsmen
Pirate Invasion – Alexandria Bay, 10 – 19 August, www.visitalexbay.org
New York State Hog Rally – Alexandria Bay , 12 – 14 July, www.nyshogrally.com –14 & 15 July - food,
crafts, parade, fireworks
New York State Parks
Did you know there are 25 NYS Parks in the Thousand Islands Region??!?
Offering hiking, biking, camping, golfing, nature trails, nature center activities, beaches,
pools, kayaking and canoeing!!
Empire Passports = $65
Daily Pass = from $8 - $10 per car load
***Families with deployed Soldiers qualify for a FREE EMPIRE PASS-
PORT – details are on the web site
www.nysparks.com

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Farmers Markets
Watertown – around the Carthage - @ Farmers Market Pavil-
State Office Building on Wash- ion on Riverside Drive – Fridays, 7am
ington Street – Wednesdays, to 2pm – starts 25 May
6:30am to 3pm – starts 30 May
Clayton - @ Frink Park – Thursdays,
Watertown - @ Alex T. Duffy 4pm – 8pm – starts the end of June
Fairgrounds on Coffeen Street
Cape Vincent - @ the Village Green
– Saturdays, 9am – 2pm, starts
– Saturdays, 8am – 2pm – starts June
the end of June Local Famers Markets
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Music & Entertainment
DPAO Summer Concert Series – Watertown Fairgrounds,
www.dpao.org
 Blake Shelton, July 6
 Bill Cosby, July 28
 Journey, August 14
Marshall Tucker Band – August 17, Clayton Opera House –
www.claytonoperahouse.org
Rockin the Bay 23 - 26 Aug & Blues in the Bay 30 Aug – 3 Sept, www.visitalexbay.org
Local Fishing Spots/Tourneys
Clayton - Northern Pike Fishing Tournament – Basic Fishing Class - Minna Anthony
Saturday, May 5th, phone 315-783-5126 for info Common Nature Center, Wellesley Island
State Park, 26 May, 16 June, 11 August, 1
Cape Vincent - Fishing Derby, Saturday, May
26th, phone 315-654-2481 for info
Biggest local myth
1000 Islands - Bass Open, Gananoque, Ontario,
July 7-8, www.canadasproangler.com/ “There’s nothing to do here”
BIGBASS.html WRONG!

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More To Do
Blue Star Museums - the Moo Town Trolley. Please
call for non-school groups
is a collaboration among the
rates. Extras: Pony Rides for
National Endowment of the
smaller children 60lbs and un-
Arts, Blue Star Families, the
der. Animal Food: 50 cents/cup
Department of Defense, and
more than 1,500 museums The St. Lawrence Power &
across America. First launched Equipment Museum -
in the summer of 2010, Blue
is offering active duty and
Star Museums offers FREE ad-
wounded warriors free admis- Craft Fairs -
mission to all active duty mili-
sion to our June Exhibition
tary personnel and their fami- Alexandria Bay Craft Fair –
June 9 & 10, 2012 in Madrid,
lies from Memorial Day, May Scenic View Park Pavilion, 21-
NY.
28, through Labor Day, Sep- 22 July, 10 am – 5pm,
tember 3, 2012. Zoos - www.visitalexbay.org
Old McDonald’s Farm - Watertown – NYS Zoo at Can-Am Festival – Sackets
Thompson Park Harbor – music, food, crafts
Attention Military families: All
military adults with active duty and fireworks! 21-22 July
–Parties and Picnics all sum-
ID will receive $2 off admission mer 34th Annual TI Stamp,
during the 2012 season! Regu- Coin, Postcard, Jewelry,
–www.nyszoo.org
lar admission is $8.00 per per- Gem & Collectables Show –
son Syracuse – Rosamond Gifford Clayton Rec Arena, 28 – 29
Zoo July
Hours of Operation - Open
Every Day May 1st thru October –Penguin Palooza & Asian Ele- Stone Mills Craft Fair – La-
31st. Spring: May 1st-School phant Extravaganza! Fargeville, 3 – 5 August
recess. Weekdays 10:00-4:00 &
Weekends 10:00-5:00 –www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org 30th Annual Craft Show &
Sale – Clayton Rec Arena, 25 -
OLD McDonald's FARM | 14471 Toronto, Canada – Toronto
26 August
County Rt 145 - Sackets Har- Zoo –Only about 4 hours away
bor, NY 13685 | (315) 583-5737 www.torontozoo.com
Visit With Over 200 Animals,
The Wizard of OZ Hayride,
Mini Golf, Inflated Adventure
Playground (small children
only), Modern Dairy Tour on

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BOSS Open for the 4th of July
We are open on the 4th of July. Stop on by to enjoy the air conditioner,
free wifi , xbox 360 and playstation 3 with the latest games, pool ta-
bles, ping pong, air hockey, fooseball, arcade games, computers with
webcams, cable tv, and the theatre room.
http://drummwr.com/BOSS.htm
Parking Lot Construction (Block Leave)
DPW Engineering will have contractors performing parking lot reconstruc-
tion starting 02 July 12 for the North Gate Mini Mall on Iraqi Freedom Road
P11005. Closure of both entrances will be necessary during the reconstruc-
tion to make repairs to the asphalt. Work is anticipate to be completed by 9
July 12.
DPW Engineering will have contractors performing parking lot reconstruc-
tion starting 02 July 12 for the Mt Belvedere Mini Mall on Mt Belvedere Rd
and PO Valley Rd P4230. The Mt Belvedere Rd entrance will be closed during the reconstruction to
make repairs to the asphalt. Access into and out of the mini mall will be reduced to only one entrance
on PO Valley Rd. Access to gas pumps and the mini mall will be available with possible delays be-
cause of construction vehicles. Work is anticipate to be completed by 15 July 12.
Because of uneven surfaces throughout the parking lot during the reconstruction, please insure to
use caution and reduce your speed . Observe all cones and fencing directing pedestrians around the
parking lot and into the building.
This Week In History
Jul 02, 1964 - Johnson signs Civil Rights Act
Jul 03, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg ends
Jul 04, 1776 - U.S. declares independence
Jul 05, 1946 - Bikini introduced
Jul 06, 1957 - Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon
Jul 07, 1930 - Building of Hoover Dam begins
Jul 08, 1951 - Paris celebrates 2,000th birthday

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Contact Informatio
RENEGADES
COMMANDER 1SG
CPT Jones SFC Grady
samantha.marie.harmon@us.army.mil vittorio.grady@us.army.mil
FRG LEADER BDE FRSA
Jackie Sharpe
O/315-774-1104 or C/315-778-6107
hhc10thcab_frg@yahoo.com
jackie.sharpe@us.army.mil
MEDDAC PROVIDES CLINIC COVERAGE PLANS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY FEDERAL AND
TRAINING HOLIDAYS
U.S. Army Medical Department Activity officials have announced clinic coverage plans for the Fourth
of July federal and training holidays, July 4 and 5, respectively.
All MEDDAC facilities will be closed with the exception of urgent care availability at the Family
Medicine Clinic at Guthrie. Urgent Care will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to support patients'
urgent medical needs on July 4 and 5.
For medical emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department for
treatment.
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