Community Notes: week ending Sept. 30 Published Oct. 3, 2011 MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Enrollment for Introduction to Culture course to begin The Air Force Culture and Language Center's will begin taking applications for Introduction to Culture course from Oct. 6 to Nov. 2. The course is 14 weeks long and begins Oct. 20. ITC is an online, self-paced course which fulfills 3-hours of social science or program elective credit required for the Community College of the Air Force degree programs. For more information, call Mrs. Lanette Hetrick at the education office at 731-4675 or visit http://culture.af.mil/educationCourses.html for more information about enrollment window dates, enrollment instructions and frequently asked questions. Scouts selling popcorn Boy Scout Troop 43 and Cub Scout Pack 43 began taking orders for popcorn Sept. 24 and will continue through Oct. 15. The Scouts will visit base housing Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Residents will be given a popcorn marker to place in the front window to show they have been contacted. For more information, call Char Ross at 771-1210 or Sherry Moad at 727-2264. Recruiting new Victim Advocates The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office is accepting applications for new Victim Advocates. Anyone not in the security forces, medical, legal or chaplain career fields is eligible to apply and should contact Tracy May at 731-4130 for an application if interested. Applications should be turned in no later than Oct. 14, as mandatory training is scheduled for Oct. 24-28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. What Women Want Expo need volunteers Volunteers are needed to help with the What Women Want Expo on Oct. 6-8. Volunteers are needed for the following shifts: Oct. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m.; Oct. 7 from 8 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; and Oct. 8 from 7 to 10 a.m., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. For more information or to sign up, contact Susan Balance at 791-6524 or via email at sballance@greatfallstribune.com. 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron to inspect privately owned vehicles The 341st LRS will be doing free winter POV inspections for military and civilian base personnel Oct. 15-16 and Oct. 22-23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at bldg. 870. No appointment is required. Inspection will include tires, batteries, fluids, belts, winter tips and more. For more information, call Master Sgt. Justin Tayler at 6306, 6312 or 6311. Chapel offering mom, tot prayer group The Base Chapel is offering a "Mom and Tot Prayer Group" every Monday at 10 a.m. in the Sunbeam room. The group is open to all mothers with toddlers. For more information, contact Beth Fasting at 731-3258. Thrift store winter hours The thrift store on base will be open Tuesday, Friday and the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The store is located in bldg. 581 on Goddard Drive. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University registration to start for winter term ERAU started registration for the winter 2011 term on Oct. 1. The winter term will start Oct. 17 and classes available are Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Math 106, which are 9-12 weeks long. Classes can be taken onsite, online or through the Eagle Vision System. Tuition assistance, federal financial aid, grants, scholarships, private pay and Veteran's benefits are accepted. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a non-profit, regionally accredited university. Credits count toward a Community College of the Air Force degree as well as associates, bachelor's and master's degree. For more information, email greatfalls@erau.edu or call Teresa Rivenes or Joyce Groce at 406-727-9901. National Prescription Take-Back Day The 341st Medical Group and the 341st Security Forces Group are joining forces and heading up National Prescription Take-Back Day at Malmstrom Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Great Falls community members can turn in any unwanted medications, including controlled substances at the visitor control center parking lot located at Bldg. 192 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Team Malmstrom members can drop off medications at the entrance of the commissary. For more information, call Captain Nhien Bui at 632-3095 or Master Sgt. Gary Gill at 632-6456.