Community notes Published Oct. 26, 2012 By 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office staff MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Clinic undergoing entrance renovation The base clinic is undergoing renovation at the main entry until mid December. The temporary main entrance and drop-off point will be the west entrance across from the Exchange. MSC to host 24th Annual Mercantile Auction Malmstrom Spouses' Club is hosting the 24th Annual Mercantile Auction on Nov. 17 at the Grizzly Bend. The viewing will be at 5:30 p.m., chuck wagon opens at 6:15 p.m. and the auction starts at 7 p.m. The cost of entrance is $8 per person and includes a barbecue dinner. Due to limited space, please RSVP to mercantileauction20120@live.com. For more information, call Jamie Leavey at 866-0883. Pass and Registration move to VCC The Pass and Registration section is now consolidated with the Visitor Control Center, located near the main gate on 2nd Avenue North. Pass and Registration will continue to offer background checks, contractor identification cards and letters of entry Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The VCC will continue all current services in the same building. Restricted area badges will continue to be issued at Bldg. 250 by appointment only. Pass and Registration will be closed on Oct. 18 and 19 for consolidation. For more information, call Master Sgt. Michael Maeder at 731-4071. LRS to conduct free POV inspections The 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron is holding their annual privately-owned vehicle inspections on Oct. 27 to 28 and Nov. 3 to 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bldg. 870. The free inspections include tires, batteries, fluids, belts and winter tips, and are available for all base personnel. For more information, call Senior Airman Kurt Stuettgen at 731-6316. Park University to be Malmstrom's test center Park University is now taking over as Malmstrom's National Test Center. Anyone already scheduled through Troy University will automatically transfer to Park's schedule. Test days are Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, call Bethany Carter or Alaina Barrow at 761-7540. Coats and warm clothing donations needed Boy Scout Troop 43 and Cub Scout Pack 43 from Malmstrom are holding their 10th Annual Coat and Warm Clothing Drive on Oct. 27 to benefit the children residing at the Great Falls Rescue Mission. Donations can be dropped off at 1620 Ave. S. in the parking lot of Real Deals Home Décor from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Char Ross at 771-1210, Sherry Moad at 727-2264 or the Great Falls Rescue Mission at 761-2653. Detour fall film festival The Detour is holding a film festival from through February 2013. All movies will be on Thursdays at 7 p.m. with free hot dogs, hamburgers and soda. The last movie this month is: · Nov. 1 - "The Help" · Nov. 8 - "Chronicle" · Nov. 15 - "The Way" Monday night football at the Grizzly Bend The following are Monday night football games showing at the Grizzly Bend. Lounge hours for the games are from 4 to 10 p.m. and each game starts a 6:30 p.m. · Oct. 29 - San Francisco vs. Arizona · Nov. 5 - Philadelphia vs. New Orleans · Nov. 12 -Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh New Bundles for Babies Prenatal Class Airman and Family Readiness Center has teamed with the 341st Medical Group to offer a combined Bundles for Babies and Pregnancy Orientation Class, now called "Bundles for Babies Prenatal Class." If you attend the Bundles for Babies Prenatal Class, you leave not only with lots of valuable information but also $75 worth of free Gerber Baby items (for those who qualify) and the opportunity to get an Air Force Aid Society $200 interest free breast pump loan. Some topics to be presented in the class are budgeting for a new baby, DEERS enrollment, ways to calm fussy babies, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Women, Infants, and Children, child seat safety, exercising and proper diet while pregnant, and much more. Both moms and dads are encouraged to attend, even if this is not their first child. Classes are generally held on the first Friday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. Please call (406) 731-4900 to schedule an appointment. The class will be held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, Building 1191, Basement Room 2. Any question, please call Karan Godette at 731-4900. New email box for routing requests The Civilian Personnel Section has established a new email box for routing requests from the field. If supervisors, hiring officials or employees have questions, they can now send their requests to the following email address: 341fss.fsmc.malmstromcivilianpersonnelrequest@us.af.mil. Requests will be reviewed and a specialist will respond to the issue. Supervisors and hiring officials can also use this group email box to address fill actions or other personnel actions. For employee or labor relations issues outside of staffing such as benefits, leave, discipline, work schedules, union coordination and more, contact Bobbi Hanratty at 731-4646 or via email at roberta.hanratty@us.af.mil.