The document is a newspaper from Fort Meade covering local community events and news from December 11, 2014. It includes information about upcoming holiday events on post such as a tree lighting ceremony and breakfast with Santa. It also summarizes a production of "A Christmas Carol" performed by Meade High School students for the community. The commander's column discusses the unique role of Army chaplain assistants in providing religious support to soldiers for over 105 years.

1. Soundoff!´
vol. 66 no. 49 Published in the interest of the Fort Meade community December 11, 2014
jingle all the way
kickin’ it
Youth Sports rolls
out futsal league
for winter season
page 14
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, 5-6 p.m.: Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony - McGlachlin Parade Field
Saturday, 8 a.m.: Reindeer 5K Run & 1-Mile Walk - Murphy Field House
Saturday, 8-11:30 a.m.: Breakfast with Santa Claus - The Conference Center
Dec. 23, Noon: Hanukkah Luncheon Celebration - Argonne Hills Chapel Center
Dec. 31, 5-8 pm. & 9 p.m.-1 a.m.: New Year’s Eve parties - The Lanes
Bah! Humbug!
Meade High students
perform holiday
classic for community
page 4
photo by nate pesce
Col. Timothy Holtan, former commander and conductor of the U.S. Army Field Band, hands his conductor baton to Santa Claus during “Sound the Bells: A Holiday Celebration”
concert presented Dec. 3 at Arundel High School. The annual concert featured vocals by the Soldiers’ Chorus and performances by singers and musicians in the Field
Band. For the story, see Page 12.

2. Commander’s Column
Soundoff!´
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
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Chief, Command Information
Philip H. Jones
Philip.H.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Editor Dijon Rolle
Dijon.N.Rolle.civ@mail.mil
Assistant Editor & Senior Writer
Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer Shari Rosen
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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What makes chaplain
assistants unique?
As the U.S. Army Installation Management
Command chaplain assistant sergeant major,
I am proud of all the chaplain assistants sup-porting
our Soldiers, families and civilians.
We are celebrating the 105th anniversary
since the Army officially introduced this unique
military occupational specialty.
The Army officially created the position of
chaplain assistant on Dec. 28, 1909 — for the
first time authorizing an enlisted Soldier to
provide full-time religious support.
The War Department’s General Order No.
253 simply read: “One enlisted man will be
detailed on special duty, by the commanding
officer of any organization to which a chaplain
is assigned for duty, for the purpose of assisting
the chaplain in the performance of his official
duties.”
Every day, chaplain assistants are respon-sible
for helping Soldiers exercise their consti-tutional
right to practice their faith, whatever
it is, wherever they may be. There are no other
military occupational specialties in the military
that blend so many capabilities.
From the beginning, chaplain assistants
learn skills that enable them to step into a bat-talion
or installation and perform leadership
tasks.
Leadership is developed at the United States
Army Chaplain Center and School. After
graduation and arrival at their first duty sta-tion,
chaplain assistants quickly integrate into
the battalion staff, where they interact with the
command sergeant major and other staff sec-tions
to coordinate religious support.
The chaplain assistant’s job becomes much
more important in a combat environment.
The chaplain
is not allowed
to bear arms,
so the chaplain
assistant, as the
other half of the
unit ministry
team, emerges
as a leader by
providing force
protection for
the chaplain.
IMCOM Chaplain Assistant
Sgt. Maj. Pamela A. Wilson
This is a core
responsibility of the chaplain assistant.
Every day, the chaplain assistant provides
religious support to the unit, assesses its overall
morale and provides proper referral, counseling
sources and spiritual outlets for the troops.
Chaplain assistants deliver variety to the
unit ministry team because enlisted person-nel
tend to be more comfortable approaching
another enlisted Soldier with a personal issue.
The chaplain assistant, therefore, serves as a
unit ministry team multiplier.
The chaplain assistant provides troubled
Soldiers the option of confiding in someone
who can offer understanding while also main-taining
the strictest confidence — as dictated
by the charter of privileged communication
that all chaplains and chaplain assistants must
adhere to.
Your chaplain assistant, whether assigned to
a garrison or another unit, is a valued resource
and force multiplier for any command.
Take the opportunity to thank them for their
service to our military and for providing 105
years of religious support to our Army.
Commander’s Open Door
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley has an open door policy.
All service members, retirees, government employees, family members and
community members age 18 or older are invited to address issues or con-cerns
to the commander directly by visiting Foley’s office on Mondays from
4 to 6 p.m. at garrison headquarters in Hodges Hall, Bldg. 4551, Llewellyn
Avenue.
Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is
necessary.
For more information, call 301-677-4844.
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3. News
Army updates fraternization policy
He said that due to revisions, the new frat-ernization
policy also allows most pre-exist-ing
business relationships between Soldiers
of different ranks to continue as long as they
were compliant with the previous law and
policy and would otherwise comply with the
fraternization policy.
Cheney is confident that Soldiers will
adjust to the policy revisions.
“I think that the Soldiers are going to
adapt rather well,” he said. “As people come
to the Army, they realize that they are sacri-ficing
for the Army. They learn and experi-ence
that the difference in rank structures
leads to the efficiencies and effectiveness
within the Army.”
Soldiers should be encouraged to seek
guidance on the fraternization policy from
their leaders, said Cheney.
Editor’s note: For more information on
revisions to the fraternization policy, call the
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at 301-
677-9536. The office, located at 4217 Roberts
Ave., is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon
and from 1 to 4 p.m. To read the updates to
the fraternization policy, visit www.apd.army.
mil/pdffiles/r600_20.pdf (pages 28 and 29).
photos by steve ellmore
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Picture this scenario, said Garrison Staff
Judge Advocate Lt. Col. Jon E. Cheney:
Two specialists are dating and one gets
promoted. The male specialist tells his girl-friend
that he is excited to receive his promo-tion
to corporal.
His girlfriend is not equally excited; they
now have one year to “resolve” their rela-tionship.
“What the Army says is, you basically have
a year to resolve your relationship following
the promotion,” Cheney said. “How do you
resolve that relationship? You either break it
off or you get married.”
Defining a dating or intimate relationship
between a noncommissioned officer and
junior enlisted Soldier is one of the recent
updates made to the Army’s fraternization
policy. The one-year deadline to “resolve”
the relationship between a new NCO and a
junior enlisted Soldier gives Soldiers time to
come into compliance with the policy when
one Soldier enters the NCO ranks.
The revisions to Army Regulation 600-20,
sections 4-14 and 4-15, went into effect Nov.
6. Violation of these orders could result in
punitive action, such as an Article 15 under
the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which
gives commanders the authority to impose
nonjudicial punishment.
Other changes clarify the overall policy
for fraternization between NCOs and junior
enlisted Soldiers in greater detail. However,
officers, referring to commissioned and war-rant,
are subject to the same policy.
“What’s changed is you can’t have a dating
relationship now between a noncommis-sioned
officer and a junior enlisted Soldier,”
Cheney said. “The [fraternization] policy
since the late ‘90s was two-fold. It talked
about Soldiers of different grades. They
cannot have interactions that created actual
or a clearly predictable perception of undue
familiarity.”
Cheney said that Soldiers should keep
the following question in mind: Does my
relationship with a Soldier of a different
rank compromise or appear to compromise
the integrity of supervisory authority or the
chain of command?
The second aspect of the fraternization
policy prohibits certain relationships between
officers and enlisted personnel. The major
change to the fraternization policy is that
these certain relationships are now also
explicitly prohibited between an NCO and
junior enlisted Soldier.
The policy defines “noncommissioned
officer” as “a Soldier in the grade of corporal
to command sergeant major/sergeant major”
and a junior enlisted Soldier as “a Soldier in
the grade of private or specialist.”
Some of the examples in the policy
of familiarity between Soldiers that may
become “undue” include: repeat visits to
bars, nightclubs, eating establishments, or
homes between an officer and an enlisted
Soldier, or an NCO and a junior enlisted
Soldier.
Cheney said it would be acceptable for an
NCO to take various junior enlisted Soldiers
out to lunch, rotating those Soldiers the NCO
spends time with. However, Cheney said, it
would probably be inappropriate for an NCO
to spend a great deal of off-duty time with
one particular junior enlisted Soldier.
Cheney cautions NCOs about taking
select junior enlisted service members out to
dinner or to dimly lit establishments.
out with the old ...
Rafael Flores, field engineer for Corvias Military Living, instructs Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley on how to operate a Komatsu PC300LC
hydraulic excavator Friday. Foley helped demolish a house at 7901 Mills Court, part of the oldest housing developments remaining on Fort Meade
originally built in 1963. The demolition of homes at Meuse Forest is being conducted to make room for new housing developments. After receiving
instructions on how to properly operate the excavator, Foley helped construction crews tear down the last remnants of the old housing. Corvias offi-cials
expect to start building the new housing developments within the next 24 months.
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4. News
Meade High’s
‘A Christmas Carol’
celebrates holiday spirit
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Clad in a nightgown and sleeping cap,
Ebenezer Scrooge grasped the hand of the
“Ghost of Christmas Present” as a green
strobe light projected on the characters’ faces
transported them through time.
The makeup worn by McKenna Thomas-
Franz as Scrooge was so effective that it was
hard to believe that a woman portrayed the
role of the wretched miser.
That was just one of the highlights of
Meade High School’s production of the holi-day
classic “A Christmas Carol” performed
four times from Dec. 4 through Saturday in
the school’s auditorium.
“I like it,” Elizabeth Rodriguez, whose son
Brian played Young Scrooge, said during
intermission. “I think they are doing a really
good job, especially Ebenezer and the nar-rator.
I don’t know how they learn all those
lines. It’s a lot. I also [like] the way the stage
works. When they turn the buildings, you can
see the inside.”
The 90-minute performance included
accompaniment by a student brass quartet,
a fog machine and strobe lights, and a stu-dent-
built set of old-time London.
“It’s always a really fun experience for
me personally,” said McKenna, a senior
and president of the school’s International
Thespian Society who lives in Heritage Park.
“I got to meet a lot of new people this year
because a lot of our seniors left, so we have
a lot of new replacements who are freshmen
and sophomores. I get to work with them,
give them some of my acting advice.”
Auditions for the production were held in
September, said drama advisor and second-year
director Caitlin Lucia. More than 60
students auditioned and 27 were chosen.
The actors also helped build the set alongside
dozens of crew members.
“It’s a lot of commitment doing Drama
Club,” Lucia said. “Our rehearsals are usual-ly
Monday through Thursday, and typically
they can go until 5 or 7 p.m. So these kids are
responsible for juggling their grades, making
sure they’re still up, while memorizing all of
their lines and building sets.
“They come in on Saturdays to use their
free time in order to build these sets as well,”
Ebenezer Scrooge,
portrayed by
McKenna Thomas-
Franz, pleads
with the shackled
ghost of Jacob
Marley, portrayed
by Joseph
Fagan, in Meade
High School’s
production of “A
Christmas Carol”
performed Dec. 4
through Saturday.
submitted photo
she said.
McKenna said “A Christmas Carol” has
sentimental value for her because when her
father Maj. Gen. George J. Franz III was
stationed in Germany, a five-person troop
came on base to perform the play.
“It meant a lot to my family because we
love that play and we watch the movie and
read it every year,” McKenna said.
Although Meade High School’s 150-mem-ber
Drama Club has faculty advisors, Lucia
said “A Christmas Carol” was mostly student
run.
“It’s student managed,” Lucia said. “The
adult advisors are there to assist and mold,
but the kids run the program, run the show.
That’s what I like to see, when they have
a sense of pride afterwards because they
can see how the audience feels about their
work.”
The Drama Club’s spring production will
be the musical “Once Upon A Mattress,”
which will be performed March 12-14.
For the Franzes, the school’s production
of “A Christmas Carol” was a family affair,
with McKenna’s younger sister Kaitlyn play-ing
Charles Dickens, the narrator of the pro-duction.
Their father also helped construct
set pieces during community build days.
“We have a lot of military families that
have students that are in the play,” Lucia said.
“So we like to extend a welcoming hand over
to the base just to say, ‘Hey, come on in. See
what your kids are doing.’ ”
U.S. Army Field Band welcomes new commander
By Jonathan E. Agee
U.S. Army Field Band
Lt. Col. Paul Bamonte assumed command
of the U.S. Army Field Band from Col. Timo-thy
Holtan during a ceremony held Monday at
Devers Hall in Field Band headquarters.
Egon F. Hawrylak, deputy commander of
Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital
Region and the Military District of Washing-ton,
was the keynote speaker.
“It is apparent and obvious that the Field
Band has evolved significantly in the last
decade, continuing to provide a strategic service
to our stakeholders, both across America and
our senior military leaders,” Bamonte said.
In addition to performing “Sound the
Bells: A Holiday Celebration” for the Fort
Meade community on Dec. 3 at Arundel High
School, the Field Band performed Saturday
and Sunday at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in
Baltimore.
“If the holiday concert at the Meyerhoff
is evidence of the unbelievable quality of this
organization, across all components, my wife
Janny and I are absolutely thrilled to be part of
this amazing team and family,” Bamonte said.
Holtan served as the band’s commander for
three years and will assume command of the
U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” on Friday.
Holtan will be the 11th commander of the unit
and the first officer to command three of the
Army’s premier bands.
Bamonte, a native of Washington, D.C.,
will command the Field Band until Jan. 23
when Lt. Col. Jim Keene, commander of the
U.S. Military Academy Band Strategic Initia-tives
Directorate at the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point, assumes command. Bamonte
will then serve as the deputy commander.
Bamonte’s previous assignment was deputy
commandant of the U.S. Army School of
Music, Virginia Beach, Va. Before that, he
served as the Army music liaison officer for
Southwest Asia, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, where
he performed as the senior U.S. Military music
advisor for U.S. Army Central Command.
PHOTO BY Master Sgt. Rob McIver
Lt. Col. Paul Bamonte speaks about his
enthusiasm and pride in the U.S. Army
Field Band after assuming command
from Col. Timothy Holtan (left) during
a change-of-command ceremony
Monday at Devers Hall at Field Band
PHOTO BY NATE PCEES headquarters.
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5. News
Heroes on the Water helps
heal wounded warriors
By Tina Miles
Public Affairs Office
780th MI Brigade
Many of the nation’s warriors face a
new battle when they return home from
deployment. The stress of living in a com-bat
situation can leave invisible scars on
service members, men and women alike.
Living with post-traumatic stress dis-order
and/or traumatic brain injury, these
heroes relive painful memories through
nightmares and panic attacks. They suffer
agonizing hurt, and those who love them
suffer alongside them.
One organization, Heroes on the Water,
or HOW, has found a way to help veter-ans
from all service branches find relief
by using the therapeutic qualities of fish-ing
while kayaking.
What appears to be a day of paddling
and fishing goes much deeper as the day
trips provide healing and rehabilitation
that are both physically and mentally
therapeutic.
“Heroes on the Water helps wounded
warriors relax, rehabilitate and reinte-grate
through kayak fishing and the great
outdoors,” according to the organization’s
website.
Founded in 2007, HOW is a nonprofit
organization that provides participants
freedom from the stresses associated with
combat and the physical rigors of reha-bilitation.
HOW operates with the belief
that the effectiveness of a long-term
program is a direct result of engaging
wounded service members for more than
just a one-time event.
HOW is divided into local chapters
across the United States. The Maryland
chapter is made up of volunteers from
across the state who come together for
meetings and monthly statewide kayak-ing
fishing events and activities offered
January through November.
The group’s 2014 end-of-the-year event
was an Appreciation Day held Nov. 8
at Mayo Beach in Annapolis for all the
volunteers and veterans who participated
throughout the year.
“We invited all who have helped us be
so successful over the past year to join
us for a year-end blowout party,” said
James “Coop” Cooper, co-coordinator of
HOW-Maryland Chapter.
A veteran, Cooper retired after 21
years of Army service. He currently
works at the 780th Military Intelligence
Brigade as a training instructor.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HOW-MARYLAND CHAPTER
A wounded warrior and his spouse enjoy fishing and kayaking at the Jug Bay
Wounded Marine event sponsored by the Heroes on the Water - Maryland Chapter
held July 19 at Blackwater Lake on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Heroes on the Water
helps veterans from all services find relief through the therapeutic qualities of fishing
while kayaking.
“I came across mention of HOW in
an online kayaking forum where they
were asking for volunteers, and I signed
up,” he said. “Later, I volunteered to be
a co-coordinator with Keith Umberger.
Since we both have families and careers, it
works well to share the responsibilities.”
According to HOW’s website, with
kayak fishing the veterans get it all:
physical therapy from paddling and fish-ing;
occupational therapy while learning
a lifetime sport or activity; and mental
therapy from relaxing in nature with no
distractions or expectations of perfor-mance.
The simple act of fishing opens doors
to begin the healing process of treatment.
Just sitting in the kayak on the water in
a therapeutic environment gives the indi-vidual
an opportunity to let go, breathe
and interact with nature.
This experience can transcend barri-ers,
as well as decrease anxiety and other
symptoms associated with PTSD and
TBI, enhancing the overall treatment
process.
Editor’s note: For more information
about the HOW-Maryland Chapter, their
events and activities, or to volunteer, go to
facebook.com/HeroesOnTheWaterMary-landChapter.
Community
Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade
Directorate of Emergency Services
Dec. 5, Larceny of private prop-erty:
The victim stated that he
parked his vehicle at Gaffney
Fitness Center and went swim-ming.
When he returned to
the locker room he noticed his
car keys were missing. Once
he gained access to his car, he
noticed the glove compartment
was jammed and he was missing
$400 from his wallet.
Dec. 6, Shoplifting: The Directorate of Emergency
Services was notified by AAFES loss prevention
personnel that she has a subject in the food court
area who shoplifted. AAFES loss prevention and
police made contact with the subject in the food
court. The subject rendered a sworn statement
admitting to the offense of shoplifting.
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6. News
HOLIDAY HOOPLA!
photos by phil grout
ABOVE: Two-year-old Adelynn Houser
of Columbia cuddles the stuffed bear
she received at the Enlisted Spouses’
Club’s annual Children’s Holiday Party
on Saturday at the Youth Center. The
four-hour event featured games, arts
and crafts, a visit from Santa and
special guests, Miss Maryland USA
and Miss Teen USA.
LEFT: Santa Claus greets 9-month-old
James Moon of Fort Meade during the
ESC Children’s Holiday Party.
Shana Cartwright
smiles with pride at
Quinn, her 4-year-old
son, as he marvels
at the Christmas
ornament he made at
the event.
BELOW: (Left) Taylor
Dawson, Miss
Maryland Teen USA,
holds 2-year-old Pilar
de Jesus while Mamé
Adjei, Miss Maryland
USA, and 10-year-old
Angel de Jesus smile
for the camera.
For more photos,
visit flickr.com/
photos/ftmeade/
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7. News
‘Tis the
season
LEFT: Service members and
their families line up to have
their photos taken at Corvias
Military Living’s ’Tis the Season
event on Saturday afternoon.
BELOW LEFT: (Left to right:)
Brooke Montgomery, 6, Haley
Montgomery, 10, and Tasha
Montgomery watch Alexan-der
Montgomery, 5, receive a
Christmas balloon at ’Tis the
Season sponsored by Corvias
Military Living. The three-hour
holiday celebration, held Satur-day
from 2 to 5 p.m. at Potomac
Place Neighborhood Center,
included train rides, free food,
music, crafts and a visit from
Santa.
BELOW RIGHT: Eight-year-old
Emmalei Denet and Katelyn
Doherty create an arts and
crafts project.
photos by daniel kucin jr.
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8. Cover Story
photos by nate pesce
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley presents Col. Timothy Holtan with a plaque of
appreciation at the opening of the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus’ annual
“Sound the Bells: A Holiday Celebration” on Dec. 3.
cantata, featuring solo vocal perfor-mances
by Staff Sgts. Michaela Anthony,
Ian Bowling and Jeremy Cady.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Goff performed a
joyous and melodic performance of “We
Three Kings” in an alto saxophone solo,
backed up by the Field Band.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sears performed
a rhythmic clarinet solo of the Hanuk-kah
song “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel.”
A highlight of the concert, however,
was Sgt. Maj. Victor Cenales’ soulful
solo of “Mary, Did You Know?”
“Wow, what a voice!” said Sandie
Buxton, a resident of Mount Airy, after
the solo.
The Meade Camerata, or small choir,
followed with a cappella performances of
“A Boy Was Born” and “What Cheer?”
The Six String Soldiers, a guitar trio
made up of Master Sgt. John Lamirande,
Sgt. 1st Class Tom Lindsey and Staff
Sgt. Brandon Boron, from The Volun-teers,
and bassist Joel Ciaccio performed
“What Child Is This?”
Maj. Scott McKenzie, associate band-master,
then conducted the Field Band
and Soldiers’ Chorus in a medley of “Jin-gle
Bells,” “Wexford Carol” and “Deck
the Halls.”
Holtan returned to the conductor’s
stand for selections of “The Nutcracker
Suite” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum
Fairy,” which included Staff Sgt. David
Parks and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher
Blossom on soprano saxophone and
Staff Sgt. Kevin Walko on bass clarinet.
A bit of humor was added to the
evening with a rendition of “Mele Kali-kimaka”
with a Hawaiian flare. Master
Sgt. Laura Lesche and Staff Sgts. Kath-erine
Dulweber, Heath Sorensen and
Meghan Whittier wore colorful leis and
danced the hula while they sang.
Sgt. 1st Class Mario Garcia and Staff
Sgt. Heidi Ackerman performed a jazzy
rendition of “Let It Snow.”
At the end of the program, Holtan
led the Field Band in the Armed Forces
Salute, followed by a triumphant per-
‘Sound the Bells’ concert
rings in holiday cheer
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
This year’s “Sound the Bells: A Holi-day
Celebration” concert, performed by
the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’
Chorus, was a bittersweet occasion for
Col. Timothy J. Holtan.
The performance, held Dec. 3 at Arun-del
High School, was Holtan’s last holiday
concert as the Field Band’s commander
and conductor. Beginning Friday, he will
be the commander and conductor of the
U.S. Army Band’s “Pershing’s Own” at
Fort Myer, Va.
“I’m going to miss these people ter-ribly,”
Holtan said of the members of
the Field Band after the concert. “These
men and women are terrific people and
fabulous musicians. They hold an indel-ible
place in my heart and I will continue
to support them from afar.”
In his brief remarks before the con-cert,
Garrison Commander Col. Brian
P. Foley presented Holtan with a com-mander’s
coin for “three years of won-derful
service” and a plaque of apprecia-tion
for the Field Band’s annual holiday
concert.
With the formalities out of the way, the
concert began with the Festival Fanfare
for Christmas, a medley of “O Come, All
Ye Faithful” and “Joy To The World,”
followed by the national anthem.
Holtan then led the Soldiers’ Chorus
in a stirring rendition of the prologue
and epilogue from “Hodie,” a Christmas
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9. U.S. Army Field Band vocalists (left to
right:) Staff Sgts. Katherine Dulweber and
Meghan P. Whittier, Master Sgt. Laura
Lesche and Staff Sgt. Heath Sorensen
perform “Mele Kalikimaka,” a Hawaiian-inspired
holiday song.
formance of “Let There Be Peace on
Earth,” with a moving solo by Staff Sgt.
Meghan Whittier.
Santa made his traditional entrance
at the end of the concert. He greeted
audience members before he took the
conductor’s baton from Holtan to lead
the Field Band in “Sleigh Ride.”
“It was wonderful,” said Karen Kill-mon-
Ducet, a Lanham resident who
graduated from Arundel High School
decades ago.
“It was festive, and there was a bit of
comedy — just great.”
Editor’s note: For more information
on the change of command, see Page 4.
To see more photos from the event, go to
flickr.com/photos/ftmeade/.
Santa Claus makes his entrance into the auditorium at Arundel High School at the end of the concert. After greeting members
of the audience, Santa led the Field Band in a performance of “Sleigh Ride” from the conductor’s stand.
Members of
the Soldiers’
Chorus sing
“Deck the
Halls” during
the annual
holiday
concert. The
75-minute
performance
included
many holiday
favorites
such as “O
Come, All Ye
Faithful” and
“Jingle Bells.”
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10. Sports
submitted photo
Children practice for Fort Meade’s inaugural winter season of futsal at Manor View
Elementary School. The Child, Youth and School Services’ league, which began Dec.
1 and runs until March 7, includes 60 youth players ages 5 to 10.
Youth Sports rolls
out futsal league
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
Sixty Fort Meade children are a few weeks
into the inaugural winter season of futsal
— a version of indoor soccer played with a
smaller, weighted ball.
The size and weight of the ball helps play-ers
develop technical skills such as dribbling,
passing and ball control, said Youth Sports
Director Hunter Davis.
“We have a huge outdoor soccer program
and decided that we wanted to try and offer
a winter soccer season,” Davis said. “We
decided on futsal over indoor soccer because
we wanted to have the players focus more on
developing their technical skills.”
The Youth Sports futsal league, which
began Dec.1 and runs until March 7, con-sists
of six teams of 10 boys and girls ages
5 to 10.
Futsal originated in Uruguay during
the 1930s. Juan Carlos Cerlani created the
game for youth competition in Young Men’s
Christian Associations known today as the
YMCA.
Futsal differs from soccer in the playing
surface, which is an indoor court without
defined walls, and in the amount of players
allowed on the court. Futsal only allows five
players from each team to play at one time,
while in soccer 11 players from each team
compete on the field.
“The positions [in futsal] aren’t as defined
as [in] outdoor soccer, but essentially you
have two attackers, two defenders and a
goalie,” Davis said. “However, any of the five
players can score a goal.”
The overall objective of futsal is the same
as soccer: to score more goals than the other
team.
Some of the other rules that differentiate
futsal from soccer include:
• Kick-ins instead of throw-ins
• Substitutions can only be made when the
player being substituted has left the field.
• No offside rule.
• Opponents must be at least 4 yards away
from the ball for free kick and corner kicks.
• Four-second time limit on every restart
• Goalkeeper cannot drop-kick or punt
the ball.
“Since futsal has a smaller amount of
players on each team than in indoor soc-cer,
it really does require the teams to build
chemistry and it is definitely noticeable on
the court,” Davis said.
Editor’s note: For more information on
futsal and other Youth Sports, call the Child,
Youth and School Services sports office locat-ed
at 1900 Reece Road at 301-677-1179 or
email Youth Sports Director Hunter Davis
at hunter.m.davis8@mail.mil.
Jibber Jabber - Opinion
Faux Football 2014
Fire up the cannons and man the
gunships! Don’t forget your ACUs and
Cracker Jack whites while you are at it.
Army-Navy week is here!
Actually, as of Wednesday morning,
things have been quiet on the Western
Front. Not a single prank, tailgate at
the colonel’s house, rocket, goat theft or
whatever hijinks usually happens here
at the Nation’s Center for Information,
Intelligence and Cyber Operation.
This lack of activity has me thinking
people are finally starting to catch on
to what I’ve been saying for years: The
Army-Navy game really isn’t that big of
a deal.
I’ve been around long enough to know
that the Army-Navy experience is a real
big deal to a lot of people — most of
them with rank. I actually learned that
as a specialist with the 25th Infantry
Division in Hawaii, when my views about
the game almost landed me an Article 15
from an over-passionate PAO.
Well, ma’am, you’d be happy to know
that the older I’ve gotten, and more
attached to the culture I’ve become, the
more I appreciate the pomp and circum-stance
of it all — the Gray Line, the
Midshipmen march, and of course, spirit
videos. bit.ly/1quPpNK bit.ly/1wgekEl
Things are even more hyped this
year.
First, USAA’s commercials airing on
CBS Sports and ESPN on Saturday will
feature last month’s Army-Navy game
on Fort Meade.
Second, the game is in our backyard at
M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. I have
press credentials and a parking pass for
the game, but I’m going to hand them off
to our crack reporter Shari Rosen so that
I can serve a key diplomatic role.
The Pumpkin Girl is a diplomat for
Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) at Saturday’s
Model UN, and I get to be her chauffeur.
That means when law enforcement pulls
me over for blowing by various stop
signs, I will finally be able to drop “dip-lomatic
immunity” a la “Lethal Weapon
2.” bit.ly/1yyyCfw
To be honest, dropping movie lines
and being father of the year are only two
reasons why I’m choosing Model UN
over Army-Navy this Saturday.
Another reason is, I still do not know
which group of diplomats will win the
debate over the
use and avail-ability
of potable
water.
Conve r s e ly,
we already know
Navy is going to
win Saturday.
They win every
Chad T. Jones,
year. That is why,
Public Affairs
regardless of all
Officer
the flack (and
threatened nonjudicial punishment) I’ve
taken over the years, I still believe
that on the field, Army-Navy is a faux
rivalry.
Sure, the overall series is close (Navy
58-49-7), but let’s be honest. Army gath-ered
most of its wins during the olden
times when the Winged-T offense ruled
the day and Mr. Inside and Outside were
running roughshod over the gridiron.
Army hasn’t beaten Navy since 2001,
and since that time, Navy has outscored
Army by 268 points. (That’s an average
of 22.3 points per victory.) To me, the
rivalry between Army-Navy is more like
the rivalry played out between hammer
and nail than those played by quality
football teams.
To be fair, most great football rivalries
have an ebb and flow. Michigan got John
Cooper fired in the ’90s, and now Ohio
seems to own Michigan.
The biggest difference on the field
between Michigan and the Scrubeyes or
Alabama and Auburn and Army-Navy is
the impact the rivalries have on college
football. Auburn vs. Alabama matters
to college football; Army vs. Navy does
not.
I know the service academies’ players
are mostly exemplary young men. But
for football, the game doesn’t provide
much unless you’re a graduate or really
want to impress someone who is.
Well, hopefully, that’s not the case this
year. Army may not be bowl eligible,
but they have won four games this year,
which leads me to believe the game could
be OK. And OK is a lot better than what
we normally get.
Go Army, Beat Navy.
If you have comments on this or any-thing
to do with sports, contact me at
chad.t.jones.civ@mail.mil or hit me up
on Twitter @CTJibber.
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11. Community News & Notes
Sports Shorts
Run Series
The Fort Meade Run Series
continues with the Reindeer Run
5K Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk
on Saturday at 8 a.m.
Pre-registration costs $15 for
individuals. Cost on day of run
is $25. Pre-registration cost for
groups of seven to 10 is $75.
Pre-registration cost is $45 for
a family of three to six. On the
day of the event, cost is $60 per
family.
All pre-registered runners will
receive a T-shirt.
To register or for more
information, call 301-677-7916
or go to ftmeademwr.com.
CYSS winter sports
Registration for winter sports
is underway.
Participants can register at
the Central Registration Office
at 1900 Reece Road or online at
https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/
webtrac/meadecyms.html.
For more information, call
301-677-1149 or 301-677-1156.
Dollar Days
Dollar Days at the Lanes are
offered every Thursday from 10
a.m. to 11 p.m.
Bowlers receive a game of
bowling, shoe rental, a hot dog,
hamburger, small fries, pizza
slice or small soda for $1 each.
For more information, call
301-677-5541.
For more Fort Meade
sports, visit quickscores.com/
ftmeadesports.
The deadline for Soundoff! community
“News and Notes” is Friday at noon.
All submissions are posted at the editor’s
discretion and may be edited for space and
grammar. Look for additional community
events on the Fort Meade website at www.
ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade
Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.
For more information or to submit an
announcement, email ftmeademedia@
gmail.com or call Editor Dijon Rolle at
301-677-6806.
NEWS & EVENTS
Reece Road gate open
Fort Meade’s Reece Road gate
has reopened and resumed being the
installation’s 24-hour, seven-day-a-week
access control point.
All visitors and non-DoD ID
cardholders must enter the installation
via the Reece Road access control point.
The Mapes Road/Route 175 access
control point will be closed to all traffic.
Additionally, the Llewellyn Avenue/
Route 175 access control point will
only be open to DoD ID cardholders
Monday through Friday from 6-9 a.m.
for inbound traffic and from 3-6 p.m. for
outbound traffic.
The Llewellyn gate will be closed
weekends.
The Rockenbach Road/Route 175
and Mapes Road/Route 32 ACPs will be
open Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m., and weekends and holidays
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
For more information, go to http://
www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/des/
vcc/vcc.html#gatehours.
Kimbrough Patient Family
Advisory Council
The Kimbrough Ambulatory Care
Center Patient Family Advisory Council
meets the third Tuesday of each month
at 3 p.m. at Kimbrough.
The next meeting is Tuesday.
All beneficiaries and members of the
Fort Meade community are welcome.
Tax Center
needs volunteers
The Fort Meade Office of the Staff
Judge Advocate is seeking full-time and
part-time volunteers to work as tax
preparers or administrative personnel at
the Joint Installation Tax Center from
January through April.
holiday tree lighting
Fort Meade’s Tree Lighting Celebration will be held Friday from 5-6 p.m.
at McGlachlin Parade Field on English Avenue, near the gazebo.
The annual event will feature the U.S. Army Field Band and a sing-along
with the Fort Meade community Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Visit with Santa and enjoy festive refreshments. For more information,
call the Religious Support Office at 301-677-6703.
No tax experience necessary. All
required training will be provided and
conducted on Fort Meade Jan. 5-9.
This is an opportunity to support your
community by providing free electronic
filing of federal and state income tax
returns for service members, retirees and
dependents from all military branches.
For more information, email Capt.
Sage Boyd, the Tax Center officer-in-charge,
at sage.a.boyd.mil@mail.mil or
call 301-677-9755.
Dangers of drinking, drugs
Fort Meade’s Army Substance Abuse
Program will educate the community
throughout the month about the dangers of
drinking and consuming illegal drugs and
driving.
ASAP staff members will participate in
the 5K Reindeer Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk
and man an information booth Saturday at
8 a.m. at Murphy Field House.
In addition, staff members will host a
“mocktail” tasting day of nonalcoholic
beverages Monday from 11 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. at the commissary and Exchange
in support of Drunk Drugged Driving
(3D) Prevention Month.
file photo
Recipes will be shared for all the
designated drivers. The event also
will provide tips for hosting parties,
giveaways and lots of fun.
For more information, call Torrie
Osterholm at 301-677-6541.
Kimbrough holiday
closures
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
will be closed the following holidays and
training days:
• Dec. 25: Christmas
• Dec. 26: Training holiday
• Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
• Jan. 2: Training holiday
• Jan. 16: Training holiday
• Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
To reach Nurse Advice or Urgent Care
during closures, call 301-677-8800.
Holiday concert
The Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S.
Army Field Band will perform “Sound the
Bells: A Holiday Celebration” on Saturday
at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Centennial High
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12. Community News & Notes
NEWS & EVENTS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15
School, 4300 Centennial Lane, Ellicott
City.
All Field Band concerts are free and
open to the public.
For tickets or more information, call
301-677-6586.
Volunteer to pack toys,
clothes
The Salvation Army in Annapolis is
seeking individuals and groups to help
pack toys and clothes for 1,075 children
and 100 seniors on weekdays from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 19.
Call to schedule nights and/or
Saturdays.
For more information, call Maj. Ruth
New, corps officer, at 410-562-2564 or
email ruth_new@uss.salavationarmy.org.
Holiday wellness challenge
Need motivation to stay on track
during the holidays?
Join the Army Wellness Center’s
Holiday Challenge to stay on track and
enter to win a prize.
The challenge ends Jan. 30.
Rules for participation:
• Schedule an appointment with
AWC at 4418 Llewellyn Ave.
• Visit the AWC for a follow-up and
show us progress towards your goals.
• Double your chances of winning —
visit the AWC for a third appointment.
For more information, call 301-677-
2006.
EDUCATION
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tour & Challenge is Friday
and Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at
the Fort Meade Commissary.
Tours are open to all eligible
commissary patrons.
Hands-on store tours are offered
every hour and teach participants the
skills to compare foods for cost and
nutrition.
Select tours will receive a $10 coupon.
To sign up for the event, go to http://
cmatscommissaryfm.eventbrite.com.
For more information, email
nwilson@strength.org.
Financial, Employment
Readiness
Army Community Service offers
Financial Readiness classes to all
ranks and services and to DoD civilian
employees at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.
Registration is required for each class.
• Getting Out of Debt: Tuesday, 9-11
a.m.
• First-Term Financial Readiness
(online): Dec. 23, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Employment Readiness:
• Interviewing Skills: Tuesday, 9 a.m. to
noon
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-5590 or go to fortmeadeacs.
checkappointments.com.
Free classes
The Navy Fleet and Family Support
Center offers a variety of classes at its
new facility at 2212 Chisholm Ave.
The free classes are open to DoD ID
cardholders including active-duty service
members, retirees and their family
members, DoD civilian employees and
contractors.
Registration is required for each class.
• Pre-Deployment Brief: Today, 9-
11:30 a.m.
• Common Sense Parenting: Monday,
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Meet & Greet: Dec. 18, 5-7 p.m.
Event features friendship, food, prizes
and information about Fort Meade and
Maryland.
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.
RECREATION
Out & About
• Christmas Village in Baltimore is
open through Dec. 24 at West Shore
Park, 501 Light St., Baltimore. Hours
are Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to
7 p.m.; Friday to Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 8 p.m.; and Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Admission is free weekdays. Admission
on Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 20 and
21 costs $5 for ages 19 and older and $3
for ages 3-18.
Enjoy an authentic German Christmas
market with daily performances of local
choirs and bands and themed weekend
events.
file photo
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
The annual Breakfast with Santa Claus will be held Saturday from 8-11:30
a.m. at the Conference Center.
Enjoy an array of breakfast foods including: scrambled eggs, bacon,
sausage patties, waffle station, omelet station, grits, biscuits and hot
chocolate bar.
Children will be able to listen to a story with Mrs. Claus, take a photo
with Santa and build crafts with elves at Santa’s workshop.
Tickets are limited. Reserved seating tickets are available at the Youth
Center.
Cost is $13 for adults, $7 for ages 5-11 and free for children ages 4 and
younger.
For more information, call 301-677-1437 or 301-677-6054.
The huge, heated festival tent and
outdoor wooden booths around the
Christmas tree feature 45 vendors with
arts and crafts from all over the world.
The Bavarian beer garden features
German delicacies including bratwurst,
pretzels, lebkuchen (gingerbread), mulled
wine and German beer.
For more information, go to baltimore-christmas.
com.
• The new ice rink at Baltimore’s
Inner Harbor is open daily and holidays
through Jan. 19 at McKeldin Plaza, 101
E. Pratt St.
Hours are: Monday, noon to 6 p.m.;
Tuesday to Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.;
Friday, noon to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Holiday hours: Christmas Eve, 11 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Christmas Day: 1-6 p.m. Hours
Dec. 26 to Jan. 2: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
General admission is $9. Cost is $7 for
seniors, children and service members.
Skate rental costs $3.
For group rates or more information,
go to innerharboricerink.org or call 443-
743-3308.
• Holiday Festival of Trains is featured
through Jan. 25 at the B&O Railroad
Museum, 2711 Maryland Ave., Ellicott
City. Hours are Wednesdays to Sundays
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Enjoy the museum’s annual holiday
celebration of toy trains and model
railroading. New this year is a custom-built,
360-degree LEGO model train
layout created by the Washington D.C.
Metropolitan Area LEGO Train Club.
For more information, call 410-461-
1945 or go to http://www.borail.org/
November-ec.aspx.
• Toby’s Dinner Theatre is presenting
“Mary Poppins,” the Broadway musical,
through Feb. 1 at 5900 Symphony Woods
Road, Columbia.
Performances are Tuesdays through Sat-urdays
at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 12:30 and
7 p.m. For information about buffet times
and ticket costs, go to tobysdinnertheatre.
com or call 410-730-8311.
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13. Community News & Notes Movies
The movie schedule is subject to change. For
a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-
677-5324. Further listings are available on the
Army and Air Force Exchange Service website
at www.aafes.com.
Movies start Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
PRICES: Tickets are $5.50 for adults (12
and older) and $3 for children. 3D Movies:
$7.50 adults, $5 children.
Today through Dec. 21
Friday: “John Wick” (R). An ex-hitman
comes out of retirement to track down the
gangsters that took everything from him.
With Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie
Allen.
Saturday: “Ouija” (PG-13). A group of
friends must confront their most terrifying
fears when they awaken the dark powers of
an ancient spirit board. With Olivia Cooke,
Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff.
Sunday: “Fury” (R). As the Allies make
their final push in the European Theatre in
April 1945, a battle-hardened Army sergeant
named Wardaddy commands a Sherman
tank and his five-man crew on a deadly
mission behind enemy lines. With Brad Pitt,
Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman.
Dec. 19: “Interstellar” (PG-13). A team
of explorers travel through a wormhole in
an attempt to find a potentially habitable
planet that will sustain humanity. With Mat-thew
McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica
Chastain.
Dec. 20, 21: “Big Hero 6” (PG). The spe-cial
bond that develops between plus-sized
inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro
Hamada, who team up with a group of
friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
With the voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit,
Jamie Chung.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering its
next monthly bus trip to New York City
on Saturday, with discounts to attractions.
Bus cost is $60.
For more information, call 301-677-
MEETINGS
7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.
• Fort Meade E9 Association meets the
second Friday of every month at 7 a.m. in
the Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The next
meeting is Friday. The association is open to
active, retired, Reserve and National Guard
E9s of any uniformed service. All E9s in this
area are invited to attend a breakfast and
meet the membership. For more information,
go to e9association.org.
• Meade Branch 212 of the Fleet Reserve
Association meets the second Saturday of
each month at 10 a.m. at VFW Post 160, 2597
Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie. The next meeting
is Saturday. Active-duty, Reserve and retired
members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard are invited.
For more information, call 443-604-2474 or
410-768-6288.
• Families Dealing with Deployment
meets the first and third Monday of every
month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Meuse
Forest Neighborhood Center. Children
welcome. The next meeting is Monday.
For more information, call 301-677-5590
or email colaina.townsend.ctr@mail.mil.
• Retired Enlisted Association meets the
third Tuesday of the month from 7:30-8:30
p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, 1210 Annapolis
Road, Odenton. The next meeting is Tuesday.
For more information, visit trea.org or call
Elliott Phillips, the local president, at 443-
790-3805 or Arthur R. Cooper, past national
president, at 443-336-1230.
• Military District of Washington Sergeant
Audie Murphy Club meets the third Wednesday
of each month from noon to 1 p.m. at the Joint
Base Myer-Henderson Hall Dining Facility
in Virginia. The next meeting is Wednesday.
All members and those interested in joining
the club are welcome. For more information,
contact Master Sgt. Erica Lehmkuhl at erica.
lehmkuhl@us.army.mil or 301-833-8415.
• Air Force Sergeants Association
Chapter 254 meets the third Wednesday
of every month from 3-4 p.m. in the
auditorium of the Airman Leadership
School, 8470 Zimborski Ave. The
next meeting is Wednesday. For more
information, call 831-521-9251 or go to
AFSA254.org.
• The Fort Meade Officers’ Spouses’
Club luncheon will be held Dec. 18 at
10:30 a.m. at Club Meade. The theme is
“My Favorite Things.”
The luncheon is open to OSC members,
spouses of officers and DoD employees,
and guests. Cost is $18.
For more information, go to www.
fortmeadeosc.org/events/.
• Prostate Cancer Support Group meets
at Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Bethesda on the third Thursday
of every month. The next meeting is Dec.
18 from 1-2 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the
America Building, River Conference Room
(next to the Prostate Center), third floor.
Spouses/partners are invited. Military ID
is required for base access. Men without a
military ID should call the Prostate Center
at 301-319-2900 at least two days prior to
the event for base access.
For more information, call retired Col.
Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or email jane.
l.hudak.ctr@health.mil.
• Swinging Squares Square Dance Club
dances the first and third Saturday of the
month from 7:30-10 p.m. through May at
Meade Middle School. The next dance is
Dec. 20. Admission is $6. Square dance attire
is optional.
Dance classes are offered Thursday nights
at 7:30 p.m. at Meade Middle School. Each
class costs $6.
For more information, call Darlene at 410-
519-2536 or Carl at 410-271-8776.
• Marriage Enrichment Group, sponsored
by Army Community Service, meets the sec-ond
and fourth Monday of every month from
3-4 p.m. at the Community Readiness Center,
830 Chisholm Ave. The next meeting is Dec.
22. For more information, call Celena Flowers
or Jessica Hobgood at 301-677-5590.
• Calling All Dads meets the second and
fourth Monday of every month from 4-5
p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood Center,
4998 2nd Corps Blvd. The next meeting is
Dec. 22.
The group is for expecting fathers, and
fathers with children of all ages. Children
welcome. For more information, call 301-
677-5590 or email colaina.townsend.ctr@
mail.mil.
• Women’s Empowerment Group meets
Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. to provide
a safe, confidential arena for the support,
education and empowerment of women
who have experienced past or present family
violence.
Location is only disclosed to participants.
To register, call Samantha Herring, victim
advocate, at 301-677-4124 or Katherine
Lamourt, victim advocate, at 301-677-4117.
• Moms Walking Group, sponsored by
Parent Support, meets Thursdays from 8:30-
9:15 a.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood
Center. To register, call Colaina Townsend or
Michelle Pineda at 301-677-5590.
• Project Healing Waters meets Thursdays
from 6-8 p.m. at the Soldiers and Family
Assistance Center, 2462 85th Medical
Battalion Ave.
The project is dedicated to the physical
and emotional rehabilitation of wounded
warriors and veterans through fly fishing, fly
tying and outings.
For more information, call Larry Vawter,
program leader, at 443-535-5074 or email
thecarptman@msn.com.
• Dancing with the Heroes, free ballroom
dance lessons for the Warrior Transition
Unit, meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Argonne
Hills Chapel Center in the seminar room.
Participants should wear loose clothing,
comfortable shoes with leather soles. No
super high heels or flip-flops.
• Spanish Christian Service is conducted
Sundays at 1 p.m. at the Cavalry Chapel
located at 8465 Simonds St. and 6th
Armored Cavalry Road.
For more information, call Elias Mendez
at 301-677-7314 or 407-350-8749.
• Couples Communication Group,
sponsored by Army Community Services,
meets every Monday from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
at the Community Readiness Center, 830
Chisholm Ave.
For more information, call Celena Flowers
or Katherine Lamourt at 301-677-5590.
• Cub Scout Pack 377 invites boys in
first through fifth grades, or ages 7 to 10, to
attend its weekly Monday meetings at 6 p.m.
at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.
For more information, email Cubmaster
Christopher Lassiter at pack377_cm@yahoo.
com or Committee Chairperson Marco
Cilibert at pack377_cc@yahoo.com.
• Boy Scout Troop 379 meets Mondays
at 7 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center
on Rockenbach Road. The troop is
actively recruiting boys ages 11 to 18. For
more information, email Lisa Yetman,
at lisayetman@verizon.net or Wendall
Lawrence, Scoutmaster, at lawrencewendall@
juno.com.
• Catholic Women of the Chapel meets
every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. for prayer and
Bible study in the Main Post Chapel, 4419
Llewellyn Ave. Monthly programs are held
Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The group is open to
all women in the community ages 18 and
older — active duty, retiree and civilian
— for prayer, faith fellowship, and service.
For more information, email Mariana Yinh
at themariana@yahoo.com.
• American Legion Post 276 is open to
veterans and active-duty service members at
8068 Quarterfield Rd. in Severn. Breakfast
may be purchased beginning at 9 a.m.
Lunches may be purchased from 11:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. Happy Hour is 4-6 p.m. Dinner
may be purchased at 6 p.m. on Fridays and
the fourth Sunday of every month.
Membership discounts are offered
for active-duty military. For more
information, call 410-969-8028 or visit
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14. Religion
Fort Meade 2014 holiday religious services, activities
DATE SERVICE TIME LOCATION
Dec. 11-12 Advent Retreat (Catholic) 6:30-8 p.m. Post Chapel
Dec. 12 Reconciliation Service (Catholic) 6-8 p.m. Post Chapel
Dec. 12 Fort Meade Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 5 p.m. Parade Field (near gazebo)
Dec. 23 Hanukkah Luncheon Celebration Noon Chapel Center
Dec. 24 Christmas Pageant Mass 5 p.m. Chapel Center
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 p.m. Post Chapel
Dec. 24 Liturgical Christmas Eve Service 10:30 p.m. Post Chapel
Dec. 25 Christmas Day Mass 9 a.m. Post Chapel
Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Mass 6 p.m. Post Chapel
Dec. 31 Gospel Watch-Night Service 10 p.m.-midnight Chapel Center
Jan. 1 Mary, Mother of God/New Year’s Day 9 a.m. Post Chapel
Times of the regular weekend Protestant and Catholic services during the day will remain the same.
(See Page 20 for the regular schedule)
For more information about religious services, call the Garrison Chaplain’s Office at 301-677-6703.
Living Exactly Like Jesus
Baptist Church
Reverend Dr. Rickey Nelson Jones, Pastor
Patuxent Greens Golf Course
and Banquet Facility
14415 Greenview Drive, Laurel, MD 20708
Sunday Service: 9:00-10:15 a.m.
www.leljbc.org
301-362-7458
The Assembly of GOD’S Church
where we learn GOD’S Holy Word in context
and love one another.
JJeessuuss LLiivveess
“Then Jesus
Came”
Christmas
Cantata
Come and join us for a
wonderful Christmas Cantata
about Jesus’ ability to change
our lives. Two days only!!
Admission is free and all are
welcome!! Nursery is provided
for 2 years old and under.
Performance Times:
Saturday, December 13, 6:30pm
Sunday, December 14, 6:30pm
Odenton Baptist Church
8410 Piney Orchard Parkway • Odenton, MD 21113
410-305-2380
www.odentonbaptist.com
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