1. 4-31 FRSA Flash
Polar Bear Dates to
Remember NOVEMBER 4, 2011
6 NOV—Daylight Savings
Time—TURN BACK your
Clocks!
7 NOV—D-Co Lunch Fundraiser @
Company Area @ 1130-1300
4-31 VOLUNTEER in the
7 NOV—A-Co Bake Goods Sale @
Company Area @ 1000-1300 SPOTLIGHT
8 NOV—F-Co FRG MTG @ Bowling Al-
ley @ 1830 NOVEMBER 2011
9 NOV - Trevor Romaine Appearance
hosted by USO @ MPA @ 1830
15 NOV—A-Co Hot Dog Sale @ Com-
pany Area @ 1000-1300
16 NOV—C-Co FRG MTG – Welcome
hosted by Mrs. Buckingham - Wives
Only @ The Commons @ 1800
17 NOV—Division Volunteer of the
Month (VOM) Ceremony @ The Com-
mons @ 1030. The BN VOM is Angie
Smith of D-Co
Congratulations Angie!
18 NOV—D-Co FRG MTG @ USO @
TBA Jessica Sabo of Blackhawks
22 NOV—BN Turkey Bowl—Officers She volunteers as a Key Caller,
against Enlisted @ Carthage High
School @ TBD for B-CO
2 DEC—C-C0 Change of Command @
TBA @ 1030 Thank you for Volunteering and
4 DEC—BN Holiday Party @ Monti Supporting the Polar Bears!
Gym @ 1400-1700
10 DEC—F-Co FRG MTG @ Skiing &
Tubing @ Dry Hill
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2. SECERTART OF the ARMY
The Honorable John McHugh
Visits the POLAR BEARS
Thanksgiving Day Meal
Served by 4-31 Battalion and Company Command Teams
@ 1230-1255
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3. DATES TO REMEMBER
November 2011
11/5 Veterans Day Celebration 1200-1400 NY State Fairgrounds
11/6 Daylight Savings Time Ends
11/9 USO Trevor Romain Event 1830- MPA
11/10 Veteran Day Ceremony 1100-1200 Memorial Park
11/11 SU Football Tickets v. South Florida 2000 Contact BCT rep for tickets
11/12 21st Annual OSC Craft and Antique Fair 1000-1600 Monti Gym
11/11-14 Veteran’s Day/DONSA Weekend
11/16 63rd EOD Change of Command 1000-1100 Magrath Gym
11/16 Snowmobile Safety Classes 1000-1100 Parks & Recreation
11/17 Volunteer of the Month Ceremony 1030-1200 The Commons
11/17 National American Indian Heritage Observance 1130-1300 The Commons
11/17 Mountain Remembrance Ceremony 1630-1700 Main Post Chapel
11/18 1-87 INF 70th Anniversary/Holiday Celebration 1800-2200 Magrath Gym
11/18 Grand Opening Ceremony Guthrie Clinic 1300-1600 Guthrie Clinic
11/18 10th CAB Redeployment Ceremony 1000-1100 Bldg 2070 WSAAF
11/18 USO Home for the Holidays Event 1900-2400 The Commons
11/18 Retirement Ceremony 1600-1700 MPA
11/19 ACS Clothing Giveaway 1000-1200 ACS
11/23-25 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC 0700 departure Parks & Recreation
11/24 BOSS Home for the Holidays 1100-2300 BOSS Building
11/24-27 Thanksgiving Day/DONSA Weekend
11/26 SU Football Tickets vs. Cincinnati TBA Contact BCT rep for tickets
11/30 Snowmobile Safety Class 1000-1100 Parks & Recreation
FMWR COMING ATTRACTIONS & ITEMS OF INTEREST
NOVEMBER
November 23-25 – BOSS Home for Holiday’s
November 23 - 25 – Trip to Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in NYC – Parks and Recreation
November 26- SU Football vs. Cincinnati – contact BCT rep for tickets
DECEMBER
December 1- Snow People In The Library begins- McEwen Library
December 1 – Fort Drum Christmas Tree Lighting – Main Post Chapel
December 2 – 4 – The North Country Festival of Trees – Dulles State Office Building
December 2 – Hearts Apart Group – ACS
December 3 - Trip to Children’s Nutcracker – Parks And Recreation
December 3 – A Homemade Holiday – McEwen Library
December 3 – A Cartoon Christmas Parade – Clayton, NY
December 3 – I am Alone Training – Youth Center
December 3 & 10 – Operation Tribute Toy Distribution – Parks and Recreation
December 6 – Fort Drum Family Holiday Celebration - Commons
December 8 – Trees For Troops Distribution – Family and MWR
December 8 – Madden 12 Gaming Tournament - Boss
December 12 – 16 – Mountain Of Toys Distribution – Monument Ridge Community Center
December 17 – Snowmobile Safety Course – Adventure Training
December 31 - New Years Eve
December 31 – New Year’s Eve Trip to Niagara Falls – Parks and Recreation
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4. THE EXCHANGE
Fort Drum Movie Theater
SAT NOV 12 - 1400 Happy Feet II
Studio Appreciation Advance
Screening – Free Admission –
Rated PG.
Tickets available at your local Ex-
change Food Court. Seating open
to non-ticket holders 30 minutes
prior to ShowTime.
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7. Change to Access Control Point (ACP) Operations:
 To help alleviate traffic congestion caused by the construction on NYS
Route 11, DES will extend the hours at 45th Infantry ACP.
 The current hours are 0600-0800, closed weekends, holidays and DONSAs.
The new hours are 0600-1900, closed weekends, holidays and DONSAs.
This ACP is open for personnel with a DoD ID card, government vehicles
and school buses only.
 Visitors, contractors (to include those with RAPID Gate) commercial vehi-
cles, and those personnel who do not have their DoD ID Card in their pos-
session are not allowed to access the installation using this gate.
 These new hours will begin on 7 November and will remain open until further
notice.
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10. 6 NOV 2011—
Daylight Savings Time Ends—Turn Back your Clocks
This year, throughout most of the United States,
Daylight Saving Time, ends on Sunday Nov. 6,
at 2 a.m. (your local time), so treat yourself to
an extra hour of sleep after turning back the
clocks Saturday night.
MEDDAC
We are having an open house on
Friday the 18th in the afternoon.
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14. Need To Talk To Someone?
Welcome to the Military Community
Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
and Family Policy (MC&FP)
Weekly eNewsletter. 4 NOV 2011 2BCT MFLC
Marsh Caraway
http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/mcfp/weekly 315-955-4823
Financial MFLC
Rick Bertsch
(315) 489-2466
Military and Family Life Consultants (MFLC)
ACS Mobilization and provide solution-oriented consultations to individu-
Deployment 2011 Classes als, couples, families, and groups.
The Military and Family Life Consultant (MFLC)
FRG Leader 9am-1pm Program is designed to provide support and assis-
22 Nov tance to active duty Soldiers, National Guard & Re-
serves, military Family Members and civilian per-
Key Caller 2-3:30pm or 5-6:30pm sonnel. Military and Family Life Consultants can
help people who are having trouble coping with
10 Nov
concerns and issues of daily life.
13 Dec
Informal Funds 2-3pm or 5-6pm Official 4-31 BN Facebook Page
22 Nov 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry “Polar Bears”
Care Team 9am-12:30pm https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/4-31-
12 Dec Infantry-Polar-Bears/239135106115186
Event Planning
1 Dec—10-11:30am Fort Drum Newcomers Orientation @ ACS
OPSEC & Social Networking Safety for
Dates for 2011:
Families 7 NOV; 5 DEC: 0930-Noon
2 Nov—10-11:30am Information: 315-772-6566
Master Resilience 9am-2pm POC for FRSA Flash Newsletter
14 Nov BN FRSA
5 Dec Tracey.m.jones1@us.army.mil
9 Jan 2012 315-772-8416
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