Last Chance Ball Tix, FSS Weekly, Bunco, Voting, Teens & More

Last chance....If you haven't gotten your tickets to the Air Force Ball, tomorrow (Friday) is the last day and they will be selling them at the BX from 8-5. 

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  In this issue:

·         Scrap-All-Night Potluck

·         Old-Fashioned Pasta Feed

·         Remembrance 10K

·         Flag Football (Friday)

·         50’s and 60’s Teen Sock Hop

·         Nickelodeon World Wide Day of Play

·         Kidz Klub

·         Better Both Golf Tournament

·         Family Pizza and Bowling Night (Friday)

·         9 Pin No-Tap Tournament

·         New Idaho Store Promotion

·         DFAC Quarterly Birthday Meal 

The OSC's Bunco Benefit for Breast Cancer will be held October 12th.  If you would like to donate items for their auction, please contact Jamie Smith by the end of the month.  See flyer below.

Are you a legal residence of another state?  Make sure to register for your absentee ballot.  Contact your squadron for their Voter Rep, or call Major Parks, Operations Officer at FSS at (208) 828-2058.  They will also be having booths set up at the Fitness Center and BX 27 Sept - 4 Oct.

have a bored tween or teen at home?  Get them involved in T.R.A.I.L. (Training Responsible Adolescents In Leadership) at the Youth Center!  Be sure to check out all the great things they are doing this month, including a 50s/60s Sock Hop this Saturday night!!  Check out their calendar here... http://mhafbfun.com/youth/documents/monthlycalenda

There is also the Veteran's Olympics this Saturday 9/13 at the Veterans' Home in Boise.  Volunteers are always welcome to come out and help in any way!!

Have a great weekend!!

Ball Update and FSS Weekly

Hello members and friends!

What a great meeting Tuesday night!!  The Board would like to thank Stephanie Gray and LeAnne Weimer for bringing all the beautiful dresses in for members to borrow for the AF Ball!  Congratulations to Stephanie as well for receiving the Peer-to-Peer gift as well for all her generosity and support for the ESC and this upcoming ball.  Remember, you can contact her for a nail or hair appointment for the ball.  See the following info:   

There is a 2 day salon special with Sun Kiss Salon in town. Friday, Sept 21 we will have blocks scheduled for a polish change for fingers/toes or both. Saturday, Sept 22 we will have the salon to do hair appointments. Prices are as follows: 
Polish change $10 (can be done to match your dress)
Hair: will range from $20-$40 depending on the complexity.
Please contact Stephanie Gray at 208-598-5400 for an appointment. 

Tickets for the AF Ball will be available to buy at the BX lobby today (Thurs, Sept 6) from 11am-1pm and 3pm-5pm. If you aren't sure who your Squadron POC is or just haven't gotten around to buying your tickets, this will be an easy time to get it done. 

See you all Saturday at Air Force Appreciation Day!!  Come stop by our booth and get the kiddos face painted and tattoos.  We will be taking donations for our ESC funds!

Cheryl Chamberlain

MH ESC Secretary & Membership Chairperson

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  In this issue:

·         Handcrafted Rustic Log Furniture (Tonight!)

·         Do-It-Yourself Framing Class

·         Quesadilla and Margarita Night (Tonight!)

·         Monte Carlo Bowl

·         Family Pizza and Bowling Night

·         9 Pin No-Tap Tournament

·         Flag Football

·         50’s and 60’s Teen Sock Hop

·         Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play

·         Hells Canyon Raft Trips

·         Pool Early Closure Friday

·         Thursday Night Challenge (Tonight!)

·         NEW! Weekend Breakfast Buffet

·         USAF Arts & Crafts Gallery Submissions 

Meeting, AFAD, Vet Olympics, Retreat, Military Wall & More!

Good morning spouses!  Hope you're all having a great week!  Just a reminder about upcoming events:

Tuesday, Sept 4th at 6:30pm is our General Meeting at the Base Chapel.  Bring a friend and be entered in our Cheers Jar!  Remember that if you already attended a meeting and are not a dues paying member, dues will be owed at this meeting.  6 months for $18 or a year for $32.  Meetings are for active dues paying members only, although your first meeting is free so you can come check things out :)  Barb Hurt from Protocol will be joining us and going over proper dress, etiquette, tradition and manners at various AF events, so it will be a great learning experience for all! 

Saturday, Sept 8th is Air Force Appreciation Day in Mountain Home.  If you are new to base, then you are in for a treat when it comes to the biggest parade in Idaho!  If you wish to help with our ESC Float, or volunteer for a few hours at our ESC Booth in Carl Miller Park, please reply to this email and I will forward your info to the POCs.  WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!

Special note that the Veteran's Olympics.  My family and I have participated the last 2 years and it's just an amazing time and experience for all. Here is the emailed info:

On Saturday, 15 Sept 2012, volunteers from Mountain Home AFB will participate in the 25th Annual Idaho Veterans Olympics at the Boise Veterans Home.  The event begins @ 1000 with a parade of Veterans followed by opening ceremonies, the games, and culminates @ 1200 with a free BBQ luncheon and the presentation of awards. This is a special year with the 25th (Silver) Anniversary as well as the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War. This year's T-shirts for the event have both logos!

Each Veteran will be paired with a volunteer from the base for the duration of the day's festivities. We need volunteers to help supervise the games, escort the Veterans to the different events and share lunch with them. I know we will be in an ORE working extended shifts the week of the event, but I can't stress enough how important this is to the Veteran's and how we could not do this successfully with all the volunteers that Mountain Home AFB provides! It is only half a Saturday but means so much!

If interested in volunteering for this worthwhile event, please contact your First Sergeant or e-mail MSgt Nicholle Fouke @ nicholle.fouke@mountainhome.af.mil to have your name added to the volunteer list.

***A mass volunteer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 5 September at 1500 in Building 2215, the Operations Support Squadron Auditorium**** 

The Base Chapel is hosting two MarriageCare Retreats beginning 7-9 September and 5-7 October at the Ashley Inn, Cascade ID.  Both retreats are fully funded from a grant from the Air Force Chaplain Corps.  Unlike previous retreats held by the chapel, this retreat does not allow children to attend.  It is for married couples only.  Participants would be responsible for any costs associated with traveling to and from Cascade as well as any child care or pet care costs.  Carpooling is recommended.  The grant covers lodging, meals as well as relationship resources couples will receive.

A detailed listing of activities in the Cascade area will be provided to each couple in an information packet.  The information packet will be available from 4-6 Sep at the Base Chapel.  Please direct any questions directly to  CHARLES R. MONTOYA, JR. Ch, Major, USAF Deputy Wing Chaplain (208) 828-6417

The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce are now selling bricks for their Military Brick Wall going up in Carl Miller Park this Fall.  $75 for a 4"X8" and $150 for a 8" X 8". Bricks can be purchased in honor of a current or past military member. They are asking for all orders and payments to be submitted by October 1st. 

Click the link to print out the order form. http://mountainhomechamber.com/Custom%20Page%204/Files/value3662.pdf

If you know of base or town events that you would like added to our Facebook wall, please feel free to email them to us.  Hope to see a lot of you at the Air Force Ball as well!  If you need info, please contact us!  Also, if you would like to participate in our member spotlight, let me know!  Thanks and have a great week!!  See you Tuesday!

Cheryl Chamberlain

MHESC Secretary & Membership Chairperson

(208)585-7127

AFAD, GM & FSS Weekly!

** We are looking for volunteers for our Air Force Appreciation Day Booth and the ESC Float!!!  Saturday, September 8th is AFAD here in Mountain Home and it's a HUGE eventful day.   Here's your chance to have you and your family recognized as enlisted spouses and families!  Please contact Ashlee Walker at ashleenwalker@yahoo.com with your name and number if you would like to help with the float, or Cheryl Chamberlain cherishable@gmail.com if you can help at the booth painting faces and handing out information.  All volunteers will be entered in for a chance to win our "Boo Basket" gift basket at our October meeting.

** Our next general meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 4th at 6:30pm at Liberty (Base) Chapel.  Child care is provided.  Remember that your first meeting is "free".  After that, to attend our regular general meetings, you must be an active dues paying member.  Memberships are $32 for the year or $18 for 6 months.  Contact Cheryl Chamberlain for a membership form.

** Click here to view this week’s FSS Weekly.In this issue:•      Surf ‘n’ Turf •      Fitness Center Temporary Change of Hours·      Wildfire 5k   (Tomorrow at the Golf Course)•      Back-2-School Tween Dance•      Tour de Base•      Riverboat Lunch Tour•      Water Babies•      September Swim Lessons•      Family Splash ‘n’ Plunge Night•      Maintenance Revenge Two-Person Scramble·      Gunfighter BBQ To Go   (New!)

BBQ & Pool Party, Family Fun & FSS Weekly

Hello Folks!  Hope you all have awesome plans this weekend!  I know me and the family are heading to the rodeo Saturday night at the Elmore County Fair.  More information can be found here:   http://ecfr.weebly.com/schedule-of-events.html

There is talk of a free Military Night at the Boise Zoo Sunday from 5:30-8:30pm as well.  

Tonight is Family Splash n Plunge Night, so check the FSS Weekly below for details.

You should have also gotten the evite invitation to our ESC Back to School BBQ & Pool Party, Sunday, August 5th from 3-8pm.  Please pass along or forward the link or evite to every enlisted spouse you know!  We would love to see some new faces and families at this event before school starts up and we get busy!!  Click here for the link

Our next meeting is two days later at the base chapel, August 7th at 6:30pm.  We will be rallying our volunteers for the AF Appreciation Day Float!!  Bring your creative ideas and skills to help the ESC out!

Below is the latest FSS Weekly.  Enjoy and have a great weekend!!

Cheryl Chamberlain

Secretary & Membership Chair

(208)585-7127

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In this issue:

•      Historic Boise Tour 

•      Beer and Wine Tour

•      Music in Motion

•      Family Splash ‘n’ Plunge Night

•      Family Skate

•      Skeeter Theatre Outdoor Movie

•      Air Force Dance Camp

•      Mongolian Meal at the DFAC

•      Reception With Local Author Kaylee Christian

•      Quesadilla and Margarita Night

•      Family Pizza and Bowling Night  (win a Kindle Fire)

•      Monte Carlo Bowl

•      Firecracker 5k  Today is the last day to register!

•       Racquetball Tournament

Heart Link & FSS Weekly

Good morning everyone!  I know we talk about Heart Link a lot in our emails, but that is because we really feel it's important for every spouse that comes to MHAFB to try to attend one ASAP.  They are only offered up once a quarter, and cancelling them due to lack of attendance is something that should never occur, especially during a high PCS season.  As ESC members, volunteers, associates, we are asking all of you to please promote this wonderful program by getting the word out, or even offering your time to watch someone's child or children so they are able to attend.  For those of you that have gone, you know that it's almost a "must do" while stationed here, and we want to give the new arrivals, as well as some that just haven't had the chance to attend since moving here to have the opportunity to do so.  Go to our FB page and share the Heart Link photo to your page or group.  It's important to spread the word.  Even print out the info and give it to that neighbor spouse you just met that moved in.  Keep in mind, it's also a requirement to become a Key Spouse for your spouse's squadron.

Heart Link is Friday, August 3rd from 8:30am- 2pm at the Gunfighter Club.  Registration is required by calling the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 828-2458.

A huge thank you to all!  We will also be having our Family BBQ/Pool Party the afternoon of Sunday, August 5th, so keep that date clear for a great time at Richard Aguirre Park!

Cheryl Chamberlain

MHESC Secretary & Membership Chairperson

  

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In this issue:

•   Firecracker 5k

•   Mongolian BBQ at the DFAC

•   Family Pizza and Bowling Night  (win a Kindle Fire)

•   Monte Carlo Bowl

•   Tween / Teen Hang

•   Family Skate

•   Sesame Street USO Tour

•   Do-it-Yourself Framing Class

•   Canvas Painting Class  (sign up today)

•   Wine Tasting 101 …in the CAC Ballroom!

•   Sandals Caribbean Event

•   Day of Indulgence

•   Music in Motion

•   Family Float (White Water Rafting)

•   Mongolian Express Lunch Buffet

•   366 Burger Burn w/ Kid’s Jumpy Castle

•   All-Nighter  (win an iPad)

MHESC Updates - Heart Link, FSS & BBQ/Pool Party

Good morning everyone!  Hope you all had a fun and safe 4th!

The next Heart Link is August 3rd from 8:30am-2pm.  If you are a new spouse or just new to MHAFB, this is a great opportunity to meet other spouses, learn about the services and programs here at the base, as well as give you more information about the base itself and what it means to be an Air Force spouse!  You are the backbone of our base community, so sign up for this great event by calling the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 828-2458.  If you are looking to become a Key Spouse for your squadron, this is a prerequisite, so sign up today!  

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In this issue:

•         Pro Shop Sale

•         9 Pin No-Tap

•         Fish Fly Tying

•         Tween / Teen Hang

•         The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families

•         Family Float (White Water Rafting)

•         Golf Short Game Clinic

•         Gardening Class

•         Family Fun Day

•         Wine Tasting 101

•         Sandals Caribbean Event

•         Music in Motion (Children’s Music Program)

•         Second Annual iTriathlon  Last day to sign up

•         Firecracker 5k

•         Mongolian Express Lunch Buffet

•         366 Burger Burn w/ Kid’s Jumpy Castle

•         All-Nighter  You could win an iPad!

•         Mongolian BBQ at the DFAC

BASE UPDATE!  ID/DEERS, Awards and Decs, SGLI, and Passports have moved to the first floor of Building 512 in room 458.  If you have any questions or concerns, please call Customer Service at 828-2133.

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The Mountain Home ESC is planning a BBQ & Pool Party at Richard Aguirre Park on the afternoon of Sunday, August 5th!!!  Members and nonmembers welcome!  Details to come so mark your calendars!!!   The Enlisted Spouses club is for anyone that is a spouse of a retired or active military member!  Plan on making it a great playdate with food, fun, swimming and more!  Pass along the info to your military spouse friends and lets make this the biggest summer bash before school starts up!!

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For more information on joining the Mountain Home Enlisted Spouses Club, contact Cheryl Chamberlain at 208-585-7127 or reply to this email!  Active Member Dues are $32 a year or $18 for 6 months.  Social members can "pay as you go" to events and socials.