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Soldiers, civilians, Families can sign up for post text alerts
12/3/2009 #3334

The 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Riley and the Fort Riley Medical Activity have teamed up to expand the post’s AtHoc notification software package. This expansion is a first for any Army installation.

Until recently, only certain computer users on the local Fort Riley network have been able to receive desktop pop-up alerts on their computers at work. The recent upgrades have expanded the reach of these desktop alerts to include the entire MEDDAC network. This includes Irwin Army Community Hospital and all medical and dental clinics on Fort Riley.

Schools and other partner organizations on Fort Riley will have the AtHoc client software installed on their networks as well. The goal is to reach every work computer on post across various networks.

One important new feature allows the Division Fort Riley Operations Center to send SMS text messages to cell phone users, both on and off post. This is significant because the system can reach people inside their homes in the event of extreme severe weather.

 

While the installation has a comprehensive network of tornado and giant voice towers, these resources are only designed to be heard outside.

Now that this new capability for SMS texting is in place, it is important that all Soldiers, civilians and contractors set up an account to alert themselves and their Families in the event of crises – extreme severe weather, tornados or a chemical spill, for example. Since sending and receiving text messages incurs costs for both Fort Riley and the recipient, text messages will only be used for urgent messages and not routine notifications. The system has the ability to target alerts to specific Picerne neighborhoods, units and zip codes.

Soldiers and personnel who have a CAC card, but do not have a computer LAN account can set up their AtHoc account in two different ways.

1. Go to unit personnel office for assistance.

2. Go to any of the following locations and use the AtHoc Kiosk laptop computer to set up an account:

• 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley Replacement Company, Building 208

• In-processing, Building 210

• ID Card Center, Building 212

• SRP Site, Building 7673

• ACS, Building 7264

Spouses and Family members who need to update or set up an account and whose sponsor is unable to set up the account with his or her CAC card due to deployment, should contact their sponsor’s unit for verification.

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The Office of The Judge Advocate General is now accepting applications for the Army’s Funded Legal Education Program.  Under this program, the Army projects sending up to 25 active-duty commissioned officers to law school at government expense. Selected officers will attend law school beginning the fall of 2011 and will remain on active-duty while attending law school.

Interested officers should review Chapter 14, AR 27-1 (The Judge Advocate General’s Funded Legal Education Program) to determine their eligibility.  This program is open to commissioned officers in the rank of second lieutenant through captain. Applicants must have at least two but not more than six years of total active Federal service at the time legal training begins.

Eligible officers interested in applying should immediately register for their earliest offering of the Law School Admission Test. Applicants must send their request through command channels, to include the officer’s branch manager at AHRC, with a copy furnished to the Office of The Judge Advocate General, ATTN:  DAJA-PT (Ms. Yvonne Caron - 10th Floor), 1777 North Kent Street, Rosslyn, VA 22209-2194, to be received before Nov. 1. Submission of the application well in advance of the deadline is advised.

Interested officers should review the AHRC website for branch-specific contact information at www.hrc.army.mil. 

For more information, interested officers should contact the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley at 785-239-2217.

For the second year in a row, Grantham University, an online university serving working adult students around the world for nearly 60 years, has partnered with the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Association of the United States Army to provide one full, four-year scholarship to an NCO and one full, four-year scholarship to the spouse of an NCO. The scholarships cover tuition costs for an undergraduate or graduate degree, required textbooks, software, fees and shipping of course materials. The value of each scholarship is about $36,000.

The deadline for applications is Aug. 31. Applicants must be from the communities of Kansas City, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley or Topeka. Visit www.grantham.edu/ausa-nco for an application.

First Street at the intersection of A and B streets in the Camp Funston area will be closed until Aug. 14 due to construction.

Due to construction on Moon Lake Dam, the road across from the dam will be closed. The road is expected to be closed for 90 days or until Oct. 24. Access to the North picnic shelter or the East side of the lake will be by the foot bridge on the North end of Moon Lake. These areas will not be able to be accessed by vehicle until work is completed and the road reopened.

Riley Bear, FMWR’s mascot, will celebrate his birthday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31 at Riley’s Conference Center. Games for kids and a birthday cake will be available during this free event. For more information, visit www.rileymwr.com or call 785-240-5264.

The Post Library hosts storytimes and movie nights each month, as well as special events. The library is located at 5306 Hood Drive. Upcoming events:

• Storytimes - July 31, and Aug. 7, 14 and 21. All storytimes begin at 1:30 p.m. and include a story, craft and refreshments.

• Movie Night - Aug. 21. Movie night begins at 6:30 p.m. Popcorn is provided.

• Back-To-School Watermelon Party - Aug. 28

Call 785-239-5305 for more information on library activities.

Army Community Service will host its first Cell Phone Scavenger Hunt from Aug. 7 to 14. Participants will text answers to questions about clues focused on recreation and fitness services at Fort Riley. Prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants. For more information, call ACS at 785-239-9435.

The Middle School Teen Center will offer the following field trips and camps this summer:

•Aug. 2 to 6-Water Sports Camp

• Aug. 9 to 13-Computer Camp

For more information, call 785-239-9222.

Meeting for Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers will be at 3 p.m. on the following dates:

• Aug. 4 at Custer Hill Lanes

• Aug. 18 at the Warrior Zone

For more information on BOSS, call 785-239-BOSS (2677).

The HIRED! Program, Parents 2 Parents, and Army Community Service are hosting a financial management workshop and workforce preparation workshop. These workshops are prerequisites for participating in the HIRED! Program, but they are open to all Fort Riley youth. The financial management workshop is a basic financial workshop, geared towards youth. The workforce preparation workshop includes resume writing, interviewing skills and dress for success. 

• Workforce preparation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug 10                      

• Financial management: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Aug 11

Call 785-239-9217 for more information.

During the week of July 19, Unified School District 475 Child Nutrition and Enrollment Fee packets were mailed to all returning USD 475 students who were pre-registered last spring and to any new middle or high school students who enrolled in June or early July. Enrollment fees and food-service payments should be made payable and returned to each child’s school in order to complete enrollment for 2010-11.  Elementary school offices will be open beginning July 28 to received payments.

New student August “walk-in” enrollment dates include:

• Aug. 3 (Junction City High School only) 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

• Aug. 4 (Grades K-8)  8 to 6 p.m.

• Aug 5 (Grades K-8) 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Aug. 6 (JCHS only) 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  

The following classes will be hosted by Army Community Service:

• Aug. 5, 12, 19, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Love and Logic Parenting

• Aug. 5 and 10, 10 a.m. to noon - Infant Massage Instruction

• Aug. 9 and 10, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - 24/7 Dads

• Aug. 10, 9 to 11 a.m. - Positive Discipline

•Aug. 11, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at ACS Annex - HIRED! Prerequisite Workshop

• Aug. 12, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Financial Readiness for First-Term Soldiers

• Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to noon - Basic Infant Care

Classes are at ACS, 7634 Normandy Dr. unless otherwise noted. To register, call 785-239-9435.

A Mud Volleyball Tournament is being planned. The tournament is open to both females and males who are 18 years of age or older and are active duty, Family members, retirees, Department of Defense contractors, or AAFES employees at Fort Riley. The registration deadline is 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at the King Field House sports office.

Fort Riley Teen Center will be hosting a Water Sports Camp for Teens Aug. 2 to 6 for students in grades 6 through 12. The camp includes instruction on water safety with canoeing and kayaking, a river trip with canoes and kayaks, water skiing and tubing and a trip to Oceans of Fun. The camp will typically run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, except on the day where attendees travel to Oceans of Fun. There will be an additional cost for this camp. For more information, contact Child, Youth and School Services at 785-240-5119.

The Custer Hill Golf Course will host Get Golf Ready, a five-day clinic from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Aug. 2-7. Participants will learn orientation, history, etiquette, set-up, grip, stance and aim. The course will include a tournament the following Saturday for the past week’s graduates. The cost is $99. For more information or to register, call 785-784-6000.

Custer Hill Lanes will host a teen mid-summer lock-in Aug. 7. Call 785-239-4366 for more information.

Register between Aug. 9 and 27 for youth soccer, volleyball, flag football and cheerleading at Parent Central, 6620 Normandy Dr. Soccer is open to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Volleyball is open to students in grades three through six. Football is open to students in grades two through six and cheerleading is open to students in grades one through eight. For more information, call 785-239-9885.

Aug. 14 has been scheduled for a fun shoot at the Fort Riley Outdoorsmen Group Archery Range. All 40 3-D targets will be set up for the fun shoot.  All 40 targets will not always be set up at the range to save them from weathering over the summer months. Score cards will be available at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14 and a free barbecue lunch will be available from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Cards will need to be turned in at 2 p.m. If you need directions to the archery or Skeet and Trap Range, call the Outdoor Recreation Center at 785-239-2363 or the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Office at 785-239-6211.

Register through Aug. 14 to win $100 in school supplies at Custer Hill Lanes’ back-to-school party from 6 p.m. to midnight Aug. 14. You must be present Aug. 14 to win. For more information, call 785-239-4366.

Rally Point Bingo will host back-to-school Family bingo day Aug. 15. Doors will open at 1 p.m. with bingo beginning at 2 p.m. Adults will cost $10 and children $5. No cash prizes will be awarded. For more information, call 785-784-5434.

Registration for the active-duty flag football season is open through Aug. 20. Coaches meetings will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 11 and 18 at King Field House. The season will run from Sept. 6 through Oct. 28. Registration forms can be printed from www.rileymwr.com and turned into the Sports Office at King Field House or faxed to 785-239-6870. For more information, call 785-239-2148.

The Custer Hill Golf Course Club Championship will begin at 8 a.m. Aug. 21-22. The cost is $80 for members and $100 for non-members and includes carts and lunch on the second day of the tournament. For more information or to register, call 785-784-6000.

Visit www.riley.army.mil/AreaInfo/ for links to attractions and events in the Central Flint Hills Region, or visit www.rileymwr.com and click on the Fort Riley and Central Flint Hills Region Calendar.

Junction City

Event: Mahogany Readers Book Discussion

When: 7 p.m. Aug. 5

Where: Dorothy Bramlage Public Library

Mahogany Readers is a monthly discussion group open to anyone who wants to discover and explore current trends in African-American literature. Books and authors will be discussed in a friendly, informal manner that involves the sharing of ideas, feeling, experiences and food. For more information, call 785-238-4311.

Event: Whiskey Lake Raceway

When: 8 p.m. Every Friday through Aug. 13

When: Whiskey Lake Raceway

Regular Classes: B-Modifieds, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Strictly Stocks and Quad ATV. Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 6 to 12 years old. For more information, call 785-235-1024.

Manhattan

Event: Outdoor Movie Night

When: 7:30 p.m. July 30

Where: Westloop Shopping Center

Movies start at dusk and various pre-show activities begin at 7:30 p.m. The free event is open to all ages and Families are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs, along with food and drink (alcohol is not permitted) and enjoy a fun summer evening at the movies.

Event: Arts in the Park Summer Concerts

When: 8 p.m. July 30, 31

Where: Larry Norvell Band Shell, City Park

Enjoy Arts in the Park Free Music Concert Series. Seating provided on bleachers or bring your own lawn chair. For more information, call 785-587-2757.

Event: Flint Hills Summer Fun Camp

When: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Through Aug. 6

Where: Manhattan High School East Campus

This teacher-led program is part summer school, part arts camp, part summer fun and is open to any child in the region who is completing grades K-6. Children will work on academic goals and enjoy music, art and drama activities. Campers will write and perform their own one-act play at the end of camp. Students will participate daily in Afternoon Adventures, which will be activities ranging from gymnastics to swimming and tae kwon do. For an application or more information, visit www.flinthillssummerfuncamp.com, e-mail asdflinthills@yahoo.com or call Cheryl Richt at 785-537-6863.