Community Notes: Week ending Dec. 5 Published Dec. 4, 2008 By 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Thrift Store hours outlined The Thrift and Consignment Store, located in Bldg. 581 on Goddard Drive, is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays as well as the first Saturday of the monthand will be open tomorrow, Dec. 6. The store currently is accepting winter and Christmas items for consignment. Consignments are taken until 1 p.m. on days the store is open. Donations are always welcome; all profits go toward Malmstrom Spouses Club scholarships and other welfare projects. For more information, call 731-3213. Base tree-lighting ceremony is tonight The annual base tree-lighting ceremony, cookie and card contests will be held at Dec. 5 starting at 5 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend Club. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. For more information, go to www.341fss.com. Scouts collecting recyclables As part of their World Conservation Project, Scouts from Pack 43 will be collecting newspapers and aluminum cans through March 31. Anyone wishing to contribute to the project with donations can contact Char Ross at 771-1210 for more information or collection pick-up. OCF looking for members After a three year hiatus, the Officers Christian Fellowship is recommencing at Malmstrom. OCF's focus is on Biblical fellowship and outreach. This organization readily serves both enlisted and officer personnel. Everyone is welcome. If you are interested, call Capt. Chad Cohoon at 731-3106 or 788-0006. More can be learned about Officers Christian Fellowship at http://ocf.gospelcom.net/about/about.php New relocation tool for military families Moving to a new community can be a stressful event, but with the help of the new "Plan My Move" tool from the Department of Defense, your stress load just got a little bit lighter. This tool is designed to guide you and your family through the entire moving process. To use the tool, enter your current location, your new location and your departure date, and it will generate installation overviews, a three-month planning calendar, and valuable travel and arrival checklists, along with important points of contact and family program information. To access "Plan My Move," visit: http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=107:1:1776659943529079. Ski season specials at Outdoor Recreation Discounted lift tickets for Showdown Ski Area are once again available to military members and their families. A military appreciation weekend at Big Sky Resort is scheduled Dec. 12 to 14. Call Outdoor Recreation at 731-3263 for more information on both. Ballroom dance lessons offered Ballroom dance lessons are being offered every Friday at 7 p.m. at the fitness center aerobics room . Sign up at the front desk. Lessons are limited to 12 couples. For more information , call 731-3621. 12 days of fitness challenge starts Dec. 9 The 12 days of fitness challenge is open to anyone interested in participating. Each activity has to be 30 minutes in length to get credit for the event, or participants must complete the entire class if the activity is a class. Those who successfully complete all 12 challenges will receive a T-shirt. Visit www.341fss.com to view the 12-day challenge schedule. Big Brothers Big Sisters needs volunteers Fifty young boys in the Great Falls Area are in need of being paired with a Big Brother. Volunteers need to be at least 19 years old and be committed to sharing fun time with the child they are paired with. Volunteers will undergo a thorough screening process and will receive training. For more information, call 453-5521.