Community Notes: Week ending Oct. 9 Published Oct. 6, 2009 MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Holiday hours for the commissary With Monday being a federal holiday, the following are the hours of operation for the commissary today through Tuesday: Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, closed Early bird shopping is offered Friday and Saturday from 7 to 9 a.m. Winter inspections offered on POVs The 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron is offering free privately owned vehicle inspections at building 870 Oct. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a great opportunity to have your vehicles looked at before the winter weather sets in. For more information, call 731-2210, 731-6316 or 731-6856. MSC hosting jewelry-making social The Malmstrom Spouses' Club invites all members and those interested in membership to a jewelry-making social at the Grizzly Bend Club, Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $10. Please RSVP to Darcy Caves at 952-0826. Volunteers needed for Day of Caring Volunteers are needed to help out with the Combined Federal Campaign's annual Day of Caring Oct. 16 starting at 8:30 a.m. The Day of Caring matches volunteers with needy Great Falls community members to perform a variety of household chores and yard work to help them get ready for the colder winter months. It is a combined effort between Malmstrom, the Postal Service, Air National Guard and Forest Service. You can sign up on the 10-Day Share Drive where there is a folder called CFC 2009. Within that folder is a Day of Caring sign-up sheet, or you can call 1st Lt. Tamara Wyatt for more information at 731-2262. Community briefings announced Former Senator John Warner and retired Admiral John Nathman will be in Montana Oct. 15 and 16 to hold community briefings to provide an overview of the Pew National Security, Energy and Climate project. The will speak at the University of Montana, North Urey Lecture Hall Oct. 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; and at the Carroll College All Saints Hall Oct. 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The presentations are free and open to the public. A fact sheet on the Pew Project can be found at http://www.pewclimatesecurity.org. Scouts taking popcorn orders in housing Boy Scout Troop 43 and Cub Scout Pack 43 will be in the base housing areas taking orders for popcorn starting Oct. 3 through Oct. 24. The times of the visits will be 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. There will be no sales conducted on Sunday. Scouts will be in uniform and be accompanied by an adult. No other Scouts or units are authorized to sell popcorn on base. Questions or concerns should be directed to Char Ross at 771-1210 or Brie Riley at 952-0770. Free band concert offered The United States Air Force Academy Band presents a free public concert Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Mansfield Theater in the Great Falls Civic Center, 2 Park Drive South. The concert is free, however tickets are required (limit of four per person). To get tickets, stop by the Civic Center or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The USAF Academy Band c/o City of Great Falls, Mansfield Events Office ATTN: Mandi Ross PO Box 5021 Great Falls, MT 59403 Coat drive planned Oct. 24 Boy Scout Troop 43 and Cub Scout Pack 43 from Malmstrom will be holding their 7th Annual Coat and Warm Clothing Drive Oct. 24 to benefit the children residing at the Great Falls Rescue Mission. Donations can be dropped off at 1620 10th Ave. S., in the parking lot of the Popcorn Colonel from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Char Ross at 771-1210 or Brie Riley at 952-0770.