Community Notes: Week ending Aug. 1 Published July 30, 2008 MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- 2nd Avenue North gate to close The 2nd Avenue North gate is closed through 6 a.m. Aug. 4. The closure is needed for bollard installation, set up and pretesting and the pre-final inspection of the barriers. The 1st Liberty Federal Credit Union gate will be open Aug. 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. for incoming traffic only and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for outgoing traffic only. For access to the base on the weekend, use the 10th Avenue North Gate. Road closure announced There will be a stretch of 75th Street North closed to traffic from Aug. 5 through Sept. 15 to repair the high temperature hot water distribution pipe supports. The segment is located directly in front of the Elkhorn Dining Facility, building 1075, and on the back side of the U.S. Bank, 1st Liberty Federal Credit Union and Communications building, building 1082. Detour routes are Goddard Drive to Rec Drive as well as 4th Avenue N. Access to the Security Forces Dormitory 1062 parking area will be via Rec Drive. 564th looking for golfers The 564th Missile Squadron will host a Deactivation Golf Tournament Aug. 14 at the Eagle Falls Golf Club. Format is a shotgun start, two-person team scramble. The cost is $45 per person with a chance at $1,500 in door prizes, $1,000 for eight competition holes and cash prizes for the top three teams. A catered lunch is also included. Reservations and payments are needed by Aug. 8 at the 564th MS office, building 500, Room 359. Questions should be directed to Capt. Benjamin Amason at 731-7180. Wing-It Theater holding improve night The Wing-It Theater group will be hosting its third annual "Night at the Improv" Aug. 15 starting at 7 p.m. at the Grizzly Bend Club. This free event will be performed similar to the television show "Whose Line is it Anyway," platform. For more information, contact Senior Airman Sarah Burrill at 799-0505. Financial workshop offered There will be a financial workshop, entitled "Marriage and Money," offered Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. The workshop will focus on the information necessary to promote positive financial health for couples. Call 731-4900 to register or for more information. Car club holding event The Sports Car Club of America will hold an autocross solo event at Malmstrom Aug. 24. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the cost is $35 for non-members. For more information, log on to www.mtscca.com. ABU may now be laundered Effective immediately, the Airman Battle Uniform may be laundered in detergent containing optical brighteners. All other care instructions on the inside label of the garment should be adhered to. The initial ABU optical brightener policy was based on Army research and guidance. However, in 2007, the Army conducted an extensive field evaluation with uniforms laundered in various detergents with and without optical brighteners. The Army testing determined uniforms laundered in detergents containing optical brighteners do not pose a detection threat to the wearer in an operational environment. After reviewing Army test results, the Air Force single program manager for ABUs reached the same conclusions. For more information, contact the Air Force Personnel Center at 1-800-616-3775, option 1, 1, 2. UPTOWN Optimist Club invites new members The UPTOWN Optimist Club meets every Thursday at the Taco Treat Amigo Lounge, 7th Street South, at 6:30 p.m. If you are looking for a fun way to become involved and hlp the youth in our community, the club is looking for you. Currently 138-member team, the group provides support and assistance to youth through the childhood cancer campaign, at-risk youth scholarships support of the Boys and Girls Clubs, oratorical and essay contests, Rescue Mission, Mercy Home, junior golf and various sports events in Cascade County. To find out more, call 452-1169. Basketball camp to be held The Community Recreation Center is offering a one week skill development basketball camp Aug. 4 to 7 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day. The camp is for children entering grades 6 through 8. Participants will learn skills and how to play the game, understanding the basics, speaking the terminology, hot to shoot, dribble, pass, rebound and set and read screens along with other techniques of the game. Cost is $50 per person and each participant will receive a camp T-shirt and various other prizes and awards. For more information, call 727-6099.