Community notes Published March 14, 2013 By 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office staff MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Malmstrom Chapel Lent and Easter services The following are the Catholic services offered in observance of the Lent and Easter holidays: · Stations of the Cross - March 15 and 22 at 5: 30 p.m. · Palm Sunday Mass - March 24 at 9 a.m. · Holy Thursday Mass - March 28 at 5:30 p.m. · Good Friday Service - March 29 at 5:30 p.m. · Easter Vigil Mass - March 30 at 9 p.m. · Easter Sunday Mass - March 31 at 9 a.m. The following are the Protestant services offered in observance of the Lent and Easter holidays: · Palm Sunday - March 24 at 11:15 a.m. · Easter Sunrise - March 31 at 7 a.m. · Easter Sunday - March 31 at 11:15 p.m. CTOF Account Manager needed The Malmstrom Chapel is accepting bids for the Chapel Tithes and Offering Fund Account Manager duties. Please pick up bid packages from the chapel. Applications and bids are due by 21 March. Contact Staff Sgt. Shane Rushforth at 731-3721 for more information. Fight for the Troops ICF event An Intense Cage Fighting event, "Fight for the Troops," is scheduled to take place April 5 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the 3-Bay Hangar. The event will feature six amateur fighters and one professional fighter (Joe McMillan). Team Malmstrom members are encouraged to attend the weigh-in scheduled for April 4 at 4:30 p.m. for a chance to meet the fighters and ring ladies. For more information, contact Katrina Cichosz at 731-4712. Fitness center aerobics classes The following are aerobics classes scheduled for the following week at the Malmstrom Air Force Base Fitness Center: Friday, March 15 5:15 a.m. Turbo Kickboxing 10 a.m. Zumba Saturday, March 16 9 a.m. Turbo Kickboxing 10:10 a.m. Zumba Monday, March 18 5 p.m. Pilates 6:30 p.m. Zumba Tuesday, March 19 5:45 a.m. Cycling 11:30 a.m. Rock Body Fusion 5 p.m. Yoga 6:10 p.m. Turbo Kickboxing Wednesday, March 20 11:30 a.m. Cycle and Chisel 5 p.m. Zumba Thursday, March 21 11:30 a.m. Rock Body Fusion 5 p.m. Yoga 6:30 p.m. Zumba Bow hunter education courses offered Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering two free bow hunter education classroom courses at Paris Gibson Education Center, located at 2400 Central Ave. The first class is scheduled for April 10 and 11 from 6 to 9 p.m., and April 15, 17 and 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. A field exercise is scheduled for April 20. The second course is scheduled for May 14 and 16 from 6 to 9 p.m., and May 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to register, go to the FWP website at http://www.fwp.mt.gov. Registration is also taking place at the FWP, located at 4600 Giant Spring Road, on April 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. and May 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. Students are required to pick up and read the bow hunter education manual before the first class. Prospective bow hunters between the ages of 12 and 17 must take both a hunter and bow hunter education course before they can attain an archery license. All bow hunters, regardless of age, must complete a bow hunter education course. For more information, call the FWP office in Great Falls at 454-5840. March blood drive A Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for March 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend. For more information, call 2nd Lt. Charles Frazier at 731-4262. Volunteers needed for annual book sale The Great Falls Public Library is holding their annual book sale on May 16, 18 and 19. Donations for the event will be taken on April 6. The library is in need of volunteers for the donation day and the event, as well as any time in between to sort books. Anyone interested in volunteering may contact Jude Smith at 453-0349 or jusmith@greatfallslibrary.org. Health and Fitness Fair There will be a Health and Fitness Fair and Sports Day being held at the fitness center May 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include health fair booths, food, drinks and sport events. Registration for all sport events will be held on a signup sheet at the front desk. For more information, contact Senior Airman Miriam Santiago at 731-3600. Support groups offered Cambridge Courts Assisted Living here in Great Falls offers an Alzheimer's Support Group on the 3rd Tuesday of every month and an MS Support Group on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Both groups start at 6:30 p.m. on the 6th floor of Cambridge Courts. For more information regarding the events, contact Wanda Ulmen at 727-7151. MSC scholarships offered The Malmstrom Spouses Club is offering scholarships for Malmstrom family members based on scholastic achievement, potential to work successfully at the college level, quality of the student essay, leadership, and extracurricular activities and achievements. Specific eligibility criteria is included in the application packet, which is available by emailing malmstromspousesclub08@yahoo.com. All applications must be postmarked by April 1. Outdoor adventure trips The following are outdoor adventure trips offered by Malmstrom's Outdoor Recreation: · A Wing ski day at Showdown Ski Resort is scheduled for March 20. A bus will depart Sun Plaza Park at 8 a.m. · A Whitefish ski and snowboard trip is scheduled for March 22 at 5 p.m. to March 24 at 9 p.m. For more information or to sign-up, call Outdoor Recreation at 731-3263. Grizzly Bend events The following are upcoming events at the Grizzly Bend scheduled for the month of March: · A country night is scheduled for March 26 from 8 p.m. to midnight. · Monday night madness is scheduled every Monday from 4 to 9 p.m. · Ladies night is scheduled for every Wednesday from 4 to 9 p.m.