Community Notes: Week ending Nov. 20 Published Nov. 19, 2009 MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Holiday craft bazaar There will be a holiday craft bazaar Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend Club. For those with wares to sell, tables cost $5 each and reservations need to be made by Nov. 19. Call 731-3359 for more information. Holiday hours at Commissary outlined The commissary will be open Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and closed Nov. 26 and 27 to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Malmstrom blood drive Malmstrom will be holding a blood drive on Nov. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the group exercise room of the new fitness center. To sign up for an appointment please call 727-2212 or signup online at www.givelife.org , sponsor code airforce. Any healthy person age 18 (age 17 with signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood. Valid identification is required for all blood donations. Clinic closure announced The 341st Medical Group will close the clinic at noon Nov. 25 to participate in Wingman Day activities. Questions should be directed to 731-4633. Auto Hobby Shop offering brake service class There will be a brake service class on Nov. 25 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Auto Hobby Shop. Learn how to change brake pads, cylinders and hardware, drums and rotors. The cost is $10 per person for instruction. Wing Holiday Party tickets on sale The Malmstrom holiday party is Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend Club. Cost is $10 for officers, NCO's and civilians, and $5 for senior airmen and below. Dress is casual and heavy hors d' oeuvres will be served. Deadline to sign up is Nov. 30 with your squadron representatives. Dress for success program needs clothing donations Dress for success is a program to collect gently used business attire and shoes to be given to needy high school students to help improve their self-esteem and increase their employment marketability. Call Beth Fasting at (940) 636-7312 if you have items needing to be picked up. The program is being sponsored by the Protestant Women of the Chapel and runs through Nov. 30. Outdoor Recreation sponsoring a moonlight hayride There will be a moonlight hayride Dec. 2 from 5 to 10 p.m. The cost is $30 per couple and Club Card holders receive a 10 percent discount. For more information, contact Outdoor Recreation at 731-3263. Malmstrom Tax Center Volunteers The legal office is looking for volunteers to work at the tax center for tax season 2010. Volunteers are needed for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. If you want to volunteer to prepare income taxes, go to the following Web site for more information under VITA Volunteers; www.wix.com/341mwja/341mw Speakers needed for community events The 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office is looking for officers, enlisted and civilian representatives to join the Speaker's Bureau program. PA receives several requests a year from community organizations wanting to know more about the Malmstrom mission, deployment experiences and the Air Force in general. These are usually no more than 30 minute presentations. Participation in the program provides great bullets for performance reports and awards packages. To volunteer or for more information, call Master Sgt. Terry Nelson at 731-4591 or e-mail him at terry.nelson@malmstrom.af.mil. College grant money available The Air Force Aid Society's General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program offers $2,000 grants to selected applicants. The program is offered to sons and daughters of active-duty, retired, retired Reservists with more than 20 years of service and deceased Air Force members. It is also open to spouses of active-duty and Title 10 AGR/Reservists on extended active duty, and surviving spouses of deceased members. For more information, visit www.afas.org. Sidewalk installation may cause traffic delays Perimeter Road, 77st Street N., and 4th Avenue N., in the areas that surround the on-base fam-camp, will have sidewalks installed through Dec. 18. During this time, these roads could experience 30 to 45 minute lane closures to facilitate concrete delivery. The closure will only affect one lane and two-way traffic will be maintained with the use of a flag person. In addition, new sidewalks are planned along Flightline Drive between 76th and 78th street. The same closure procedures will apply and this closure will affect buildings 500 and 510. Questions should be directed to Mark Young at 731-6148. More information available for personnel Follow up material from the Air Force Personnel Center's Spread the Word tour is available on the 10-day share drive. The first document is a power point presentation regarding mentoring the civilian workforce. The second is a list of career field contacts at AFPC. Those listed are there to answer all questions regarding career field management and progression. The documents are located at S:\AFPC Spread the Word. Thrift Store implements winter hours The Malmstrom Thrift Store winter hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The store is located on Goddard Ave. in building 581. For information, call 731-3213.