NEWS - Fort Jackson - U.S. Army

FMWR
Military family appreciation
continues through month
November has been designated as Military Family Appreciation
Month, and the Directorate of Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation has provided family members
with an abundance of activities to show its appreciation.
Capt. (Chaplain) Jerry Johnson, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry
Regiment attended the family brunch at the NCO
Army Family Covenant
By THERESA O’HAGAN
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Club which started the month’s activities.
“This was wonderful and I appreciate all the support
FMWR shows Soldiers and families at events and programs
that they offer every day,” he said. “An example of
that would be the (Halloween Howl) 5k run on Saturday
(Oct. 31).”
FMWR also began its “Where on Fort Jackson is G.I.
Joe?” hunt. Lindsey Wenzel found her G.I. Joe hidden in
Jane’s World Armies, a reference book at the Thomas Lee
Hall Post Library. Wenzel found G.I. Joe after gathering
only four clues from www.fortjacksonmwr.com, the FMWR
Facebook page and a clue collected at the library.
“It was actually pretty hard,” Wenzel said. “I had figured
out it was in the library, but I didn’t know where.”
When she got the next clue, “check your references,”
she knew she had to check the reference room. By accident
— or pure luck — she tried the Jane’s Reference on
World Armies and won the hunt.
Clues are available every day at most FMWR locations
and the FMWR Web site and Facebook page. One clue per
week is published in the Fort Jackson Leader. There are
15 clues for each secret hiding place. Three G.I. Joes have
already been hidden, with one located at press time and
one more to be hidden Monday.
Each finder becomes a keeper and gets to keep the G.I.
Joe he or she found, FMWR bucks and the DVD, G.I. Joe:
The Rise of Cobra.
Fort Jackson’s Families of the Year will be recognized
at the Families of the Year Ceremony Monday, 3:30 p.m.
Photo by THERESA O’HAGAN, FMWR
Lindsey Wenzel shows off the prize she won in
the “Where on Fort Jackson is G.I. Joe?” hunt.
at the Solomon Center. A food tasting will follow the ceremony.
A free family portrait will also be taken. Family
photos are available to everyone, not just Family of the
Year award recipients.
Saturday, FMWR is offering a free carnival inside and
outside the Solomon Center, from noon to 4 p.m. The first
200 children will receive a special prize by presenting the
coloring page flier that was given out at on-post schools
and through Child, Youth and School Services.
Victory Bingo is offering Family Fun Bingo, 4-7 p.m.,
Nov. 25. Prizes include movies, video games and a video
game system.
Century Lanes Bowling Center is also rolling out the
red carpet for families in November.
Century Lanes is having Colored Pin Bowling, Nov. 26-
27, 3-9 p.m.; Nov. 28, 2-9 p.m.; and Nov. 29, 1-8 p.m.
Those who throw a strike when the colored pin is in his or
her lane can win great prizes. The special also includes two
hours of bowling, shoe rental for four people and one
pitcher of soda for $25.
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THURSDAY
� Visit Century Lanes for food, fun and bowling.
� Magruders Pub and Club is open for lunch.
� Visit the Officers’ Club 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for
the new Blue Plate Specials.
� Victory Bingo, 2-11 p.m.
� Bling it to the EDGE!, 3:30-5 p.m., 5955-D Parker
Lane. Design your own jewelry. Free for children 11-18.
FRIDAY
� Artistic Expressions with Jake, 6:30 p.m., Teen
Room at the Youth Services Center.
� Dance to a variety of music provided by DJ Randall
at Magruders Club, 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Magruders Club
is located in the back of Magruders Pub. Cover charge is
$5 for civilians and $3 for military.
� Victory Bingo, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
� Take a bite out of Twilight with the EDGE!, 3:30-5
p.m. Open to children 12-18 (11 year-olds need parental
permission). For more information, call 751-3053.
SATURDAY
� Free carnival, noon to 4 p.m., Solomon Center.
� Step Team practice, 2 p.m., dance room at the
Youth Services Center.
� Victory Bingo, starts at 4 p.m.
� Classic Soul Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., Excalibur
Room at the NCO Club. Cover charge is $5 for civilians
and $3 for military.
SUNDAY
� Family day at the Youth Services Center, 2-6 p.m.
� Traditional brunch, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, Officers’
Club. Coat and tie are no longer required. T-shirts, running
attire and flip flops are not permitted. Call 751-
4906/782-8761 for reservations.
� Victory Bingo, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
� NFL players club, Magruders Pub and Club. Watch
NFL games on big screen TVs and win prizes.
MONDAY
� Families of the Year, 3:30 p.m., Solomon Center.
Free food tasting and free family photos.
� Take a bite out of Twilight with the EDGE!, 3:30-5
p.m. Open to children 12-18 (11-year-olds need parental
permission). For more information, call 751-3053.
� PBA experience, 5 p.m., Century Lanes Bowling
Center, $18 per week.
� Family fun duo league, 6 p.m., Century Lanes
Bowling Center, $19 per duo.
TUESDAY
� Bling it to the EDGE!, 3:30-5 p.m., 5955-D Parker
Lane. Design your own jewelry. Free for children 11-18.
� Victory Bingo is no longer open Tuesdays.
WEDNESDAY
� Karaoke night with Tom Marable at Magruders
Club. Cover charge is $5 for civilians and $3 for military.
� Party night, 8 p.m., NCO Club. Cover charge is $7
for civilians and $5 for military.
� Take a bite out of Twilight with the EDGE!, 3:30-5
p.m. Open to children 12-18 (11 year-olds need parental
permission). For more information, call 751-3053.
� Free family bingo, 4-7 p.m., Victory Bingo.
WHERE ON FORT JACKSON IS G.I. JOE?
This week’s clue: It comes from Scotland.