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FREDERICKSBURG, Va.-- Stu-dents and Science, Technology, En-gineering and Math (STEM) profes-sionals from Naval Support Facility(NSF) Dahlgren made their presencefelt during the regional Sea Perchunderwater remotely-operated ve-hicle (ROV) competition April 25 atthe University of Mary Washington(UMW). One of the three competingteams from Dahlgren School, eighthgraders Melanie and Alyssa, finishedas runner ups and were selected to

compete at the national Sea Perchcompetition, scheduled for May 30at the University of MassachusettsDartmouth. Capt. Brian Durant,commander of the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center Dahlgren Divisionand guest speaker at the event, en-couraged the students to “keep alifelong interest in science and tech-nology.” Several other NSWCDD

scientists and engineers, includingJohn Wright, Sara Wallace and JoePlaia, served as judges and mentorsfor the 43 competing teams, whileparents and faculty from DahlgrenSchool showed their support fromthe stands. Anne Doyle, science andmath teacher at Dahlgren School,thanked the Dahlgren Aquatics Cen-ter for allowing her students to test

their designs in the pool as studentsprepared for the competition. Thepayoff for the students’ hard workwas evident in their strong perfor-mance during the competition, im-pressing judges, teachers and par-ents alike. “It’s exciting,” said Kevin,father of Dahlgren School seventhgrader and competitor Messiah. “Ofcourse I’m here to support him.”

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There seems to be some-thing about a fire stationthat brings out the child inmost adults and on BringYour Child to Work Day2015 at Naval Support Facil-ity (NSF) Dahlgren on April23, the response was nodifferent. The brisk chillymorning brought out a littlemore than 650 enthusiasticchildren and their parentsto explore not only the Na-val District Washington(NDW) Fire and EmergencyServices Dahlgren Compa-ny, but also the Naval Sup-port Activity South Potomac(NSASP) Police Department,the Naval Surface WarfareCenter Dahlgren Division’s(NSWCDD’s) Chemical,Biological and Radiologi-cal Defense (CBRD) Con-cepts and ExperimentationBranch, and many of theother organizations aroundthe base for a full day of ac-tivities.

The big draw, it seemed,at the Dahlgren Company

Fire and Emergency Servic-es station was the chancefor the children to try theirhand with the fire hose, but

there were many aspectsthat had several of the par-ents who attended raisingtheir hands to ask questions

of Brian Smith, a seven yearveteran with the station.Nathan, the NSWCDD’sfrom Expeditionary Sys-tems Integration Branch(Z14), who was joined byhis two children Joanna andBenjamin, asked about theheight of the ladder on thestation’s ladder truck andqueried Smith on responsetime and ability. It wasyoung Aiden, however, whoattended with his motherLeyla from NSWCDD’s Ad-

vanced Platform IntegrationBranch (G81), whose verypractical question broughta chuckle from Smith.“How do you pay for all thebroken windows?” Aidenasked, after Smith finishedexplaining what a Halli-gan tool was and how theyutilized the apparatus dur-ing rescue operations thatsometimes required themto break through doors or

Busy 2015 Bring Your Child to Work Day a success

U.S. Navy photos by Barbara Wagner

Layla, 11, is in full fire regalia as she visited NavalDistrict Washington Fire and Emergency Servic-es, Dahlgren Company with her father Donald.

Six-year-olds Eleanor and Alex are clearly enjoy-ing the Strawberry DNA extraction experiment atthe Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Divi-sion’s Chemical, Biological and Radiological Con-cepts and Experimentation Branch (Z21).

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U.S. Navy photos by Andrew Revelos

Dahlgren School, Navy STEM professionals highlight regional Sea Perch competition

Note from the Editor:Each year in April, we take amoment to recognize perhapsthe strongest, bravest mem-bers of the military - the chil-dren who support their mili-tary parents while learningto adapt to a changing life-style. Military children haveto adapt to new homes (andsometimes new countries),make new friends, adjustto new schools and endurelengthy separations fromtheir military parents. Anyservice member with chil-dren will tell you that whilethe military is their career,their children are their lifeand their happiness makesdoing the job demanded bythe military so much easier.Here are entries from chil-dren at the Dahlgren YouthActivities Center, explainingtheir viewpoint on being amilitary child.

Why Being a MilitaryChild is GoodBy Omar

Being a military childis good because you get

to discover the place thatyou move to. You can alsomeet new people whereyou move to, and you alsoget a discount on things.But the bad things are

that you are always mov-ing and are forced to leaveyour friends, and you haveto change schools, andthe parent usually leavesfor deployment. So that’s

what it’s like being a mili-tary child.

How it Feels to be aMilitary KidBy Mia

It is hard to handle be-cause one parent is gone.Basically you only have aDad, brother or a sister, youare missing a part of yourfamily. You can’t visit them,they are gone until theycome back. It is really hard.

When you move, youhave to leave your friends,you have to move without achoice. Maybe if you havea good friendship, you cancontinue to visit each other.You get to discover the newplace you go. You get to seenew stuff.

When they are gone, theyare doing it for you so youcan have stuff you want.It is really hard to handlesomeone in your family be-ing gone. It is like you wantto have fun you just can’t.It is not as fun as it used tobe but it is great when theycome back.

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Superhero Day at NSFDahlgren Liberty Center

U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos

MWR employees and a Sailor celebrate their fa-vorite superheroes April 16 at the Liberty Center.The Dahlgren Liberty Center has several upcom-ing events for single service members E1 to E6;for more information, call 540-653- 7277.

U.S. Navy photos by Andrew Revelos

Capt. Mary Feinberg, commanding officer of Na-val Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP),Thomas “Doc” Wray, natural resources man-ager for Naval Facilities Engineering CommandWashington at Dahlgren, and NSASP CommandMaster Chief Dee Allen plant a native willow oaktree with the young ladies of Girl Scout Troop3723 during an Earth Day-themed event April 23at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. The new tree,located near housing and Dahlgren School, willreplace a tree that was recently cut down after itwas struck by lightning. After Wray and Feinbergtold the group about the history of Earth Day andthe importance of taking care of the environment,the Daisies made short work of the tree plant-ing with some enthusiastic assistance from littlebrother Reilly. Nice job, ladies (and Reilly)!

Daisies help keep Dahlgren green

Photo courtesy of Pam Horkan

Students from Dahlgren School celebrate PurpleUp! For Military Kids Day.

April is Month of the Military Child

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The Dahlgren School Board has an-nounced that an election will be held onMay 28 to fill three vacancies on the Board.School Board members are actively in-volved military community members whodemonstrate interest in one of the most vi-tal aspects of our American way of life - theeducation of our young people.

Any adult living on NSF Dahlgren canenter the election. To be a candidate, eachperson seeking officemust pick up the offi-cial “SchoolBoardCandidatePetition” fromthe Principal’s Office at Dahlgren School.The completed petition, with the signatureofoneeligiblevoter,mustbe returned to thePrincipal’s officebyMay14, 2015 for namesto be placed on the official ballot.

School Board members are elected byparents of children attending school atDahlgren and serve for a two-year term ofoffice, but a two-year commitment is NOTrequired. These three School Board seatsare for two-year terms (SY 15-16 and SY 16-17).

The School Boardmembers play an im-portant role by being the voice of the com-munityandserving inanadvisory role to theDistrict Superintendent. Weencourageyouto play a greater role in your community byrunning forelectionasaschoolboardmem-ber. Pickupa“CandidatePetition”packageat the Principal’s office, complete the peti-tion, and return it before the suspense date.

Please call the District Superintendent’soffice at 703-630-7012 if there are any ques-tions.

Dahlgren SchoolBoard vacancies

DahlgrenCommunity Shred

The Dahlgren Fleet and FamilySupport Center will hold a commu-nity shred on April 30 from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Parade Field Pavilionparking lot. Personal documentsonly will be accepted, no govern-ment documents.

DMV2Go at DahlgrenDMV2Go will bring their Virginia

DMV services to NSF Dahlgren onMay 21 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at theParade Field Pavilion Parking Lot.Renew your license and registration,register a vehicle, take a driver’s testand more.

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Base Happenings

windows. “That’s what insurance is for!”Smith quipped.

The children were introduced to themultitude of apparatus the firefighters andrescue workers use in their day-to-day work.Many of the younger ones were fascinatedwith the stethoscope, taking turns trying tofind their own and others’ heartbeats. Ev-eryone wanted a turn trying on the jacketand helmet, as well as taking the opportu-nity to tour the ambulance and ladder truck.Smith encouraged the children tomake surethey had a good understanding of math ifthey wanted to be a firefighter, and ex-plained the important role mathematicsplays in determining water delivery andhose capacity. Judging by the expressionsof awe on the faces of children and parentsalike, it’s a safe bet to assume that everyoneenjoyed their tour through the station.

Math is BeautifulOver at the Community House, Brian

Dillon, scientist from NSWCDD’s War-fare Systems Department, kept a crowd ofyoung people and parents alike enthralledwith his fascinating presentation, “Mathis Beautiful”. Dillon demonstrated howthe mathematical theories of Phi and thegolden ratio are a major factor in determin-ing our concept of an ideally beautiful face.Dillon also shared that mathematics is re-sponsible for much of the beauty we find innature, whether we are looking at a conchshell, a sunflower or even the spiral of astorm cloud, as each express the Fibonaccisequence of numbers that create the goldenratio. Micayla, age 11, was clearly hooked asshe leaned in, eager to understand the con-cepts Dillon presented. Following his pre-sentation, Dillon challenged the attendeesto a rousing game of chance, during whichthe concept that math is everywhere and ineverything was once again brought to theforefront. All in all, Dillon’s presentationadded up to a sequence of learning eventsthat challenged the idea of math being a dryconcept and made it more than interestingto even the non-mathematically inclined.

Junior Reporters Explore Dahlgren,Journalism

At the NSASP Public Affairs Office, JeronHayes, public affairs officer and AndrewRevelos, public affairs specialist, guidedbudding young journalists through the pro-cess of getting the story as well as how tobest capture their subjects in photos. Aftertheir various visits around the base, thewrit-ers and photojournalists reconvened at theoffice, where they began to create their sto-ries. One young writer, 11-year-old Autumn,produced an outstanding story just shy of500 words with seeming ease, impressing

Revelos, her mentor for the day. “She’s anatural!” Revelos enthused. “She’s clearlya reader and it shows.” Another young jour-nalist that caught Revelos’ eye, one of sev-eral, was Corban. “She is fearless, not afraidto go in for the questions!” he stated. “Wereally had a lot of fantastic talent this year.”

Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the TreeClearly, in a community full of engineers,

scientists, mathematicians and technologi-cally savvy parents, it is common for the“apple” to fall very near the tree, as demon-strated by young Gavin over at NSWCDD’sChemical, Biological and Radiological Con-cepts and Experimentation Branch (Z21).Full of questions and quips, Gavin, 6, tookpart in several experiments including mak-ing ‘magic’ or hydrophobic sand, alongwith a very hands-on experiment in whichthe kids were able to extract DNA fromstrawberries. When asked what he thoughtof the sand experiment, Gavin solemnlyinformed Dr. Tabitha Apple, the facilitatorfor his group, that he was “more focusedon the DNA.” While the thrill of explorationseemed a bit too passé for some of the olderchildren, Gavin, along with Eleanor andAlex, also 6, enjoyed the chance to discoveras their moms and dads stepped in to helpguide the children through the scientificprocess. Before the children left for theirnext adventure of the day, Dr. Apple en-couraged the children to explore math andscience and noted how “cool” the subjectscould be. Gavin’s mom Kendra preemptedthat with a promotion of her own: “Please- learn the alphabet first!” she said, smiling,to her precocious little learner.

Over at the Chemical, Biological andRadiological Protection and IntegrationBranch (Z23), the challenge for the chil-dren was to put the engineering skills and

knowledge they learned there to the testas they competed in teams to design andbuild a component that could be utilizedto remove toxins from the air. The childrenwere encouraged to explore who and whatan engineer is, along with what engineersdo. They were also encouraged to under-stand that although math is very importantto being an engineer, there are many othersubjects and strengths in the field that theycould explore even if math wasn’t their bestsubject. Being an engineer was likened to amix of a scientist, mathematician and a carmechanic finding solutions to real worldproblems. The branch’s events for the dayalso featured the opportunity to explore thevarious tents, filters and equipment as wellas to view a demonstration of the ColProsmoke model.

A Day with Mom or Dad the HighlightWith all the excitement of the day and

the wealth of entertaining events to par-ticipate in all over the base, throughout theday it was abundantly clear that most of thechildren were content with just having anopportunity to spend the day with their par-ent. This simple fact was brought home byJoanna,8, who despite all of the diverse andinteresting presentations of the day, wasmost impressed with the size of the whiteboard in her dad’s office. With all of thetechnology, advancements and real-worlddanger exploration that their parents area part of during their regular nine-to-fivework day, having the young people exploretheir job from a child’s perspective broughtout an element of fun and excitement thatmany employees had probably forgottenexisted in their day-to-day work.

Child: Exploring fun options during Mom or Dad’s workdayContinued from page 1

U.S. Navy photo by Emily

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This year’s Bring Your Child to Work Day included sevenkids who served as reporters for the day for the South Po-tomac Pilot after a journalism brief from Naval SupportActivity South Potomac Public Affairs Office. Our reportersvisited several of the programs and provided stories on theirexperiences, as well as images of what they saw.

South Potomac Pilot Reporters for the Day

U.S. Navy photos by Barbara Wagner and Emily

Naval District Washington Fire and EmergencyServices Dahlgren Company member steadies thehose while Johnny, 6, takes a turn putting out fires.

Benjamin is clearly enjoying his time at the Naval District Washington Fire andEmergency Services Dahlgren Company as he tests out the weight of a fire-man’s coat.

Dr. Tabitha Apple at the Chemical, Biologicaland Radiological Concepts and ExperimentationBranch (Z21) demonstrates careful measurementduring the strawberry DNA extraction experiment.

Gavin, 6, explaining the concepts of DNA extrac-tion to his mother Kendra.

Six-year-old Gavin crushes strawberries for theDNA experiment at Z21.

Trying it on for size – Alex, 6, shown with her fatherLane, grins as she tries on a fire helmet at NavalDistrict Washington Fire and Emergency ServicesDahlgren Company.

Corban takes her roleas journalist for the dayvery seriously as shegets the story with Bri-an Dillon at the “Math isBeautiful” presentation. U.S. Navy photo by Jenna

A participant at Bring Your Child to Work Dayshoots a bow and arrow.

Kids Learn Safetyand Make A Keepsake

By Jenna

Today kids learned about safety and how to be crafty.At the G70 System Safety Carnival, kids learned howwork-

ers at Dahlgren work to keep others safe. The young learn-ers played to understand why safety is important. One of thegames was where a kid would stand behind a line and toss4 balls, trying to get them into the white cups but not thered cups (which stand for the no-go zone). In another sta-tion, kids would try to put on protective equipment a per-son would need when they need to keep their bodies safe.At a third station, kids would color designs on paper signs.Nabria, a child who attended the program, said she liked thecoloring because signs keep you safe from danger. Ms. Tif-fany Owens was one of the adults who helped the kids under-stand some safety. She said the second station is importantbecause “it helps keep Marines and Sailors safe.”

At Craftech, kids made decorative boxes. First, they wouldcolor a picture, then they scanned it on the computer. Nextthey put their picture into a special heatingmachine, and lastthe picture came out on a small tin box that made it stick.Nine-year-old Samantha and her six-year-old brother Ryanliked the drawing and how the machine worked.

U.S. Navy photo by Autumn

Children try on protective suits at a Bring YourChild to Work Day event April 23 at Naval Sup-port Facility Dahlgren.

Junior Scientists Clean Up SpillBy Autumn

On Thursday, April 23 at Naval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD’s) Environmental Branch,six children participated in a Bring Your Kids to Work Dayactivity titled Safety and Environmental Mock ChemicalSpill. Every year during spring, commands and organiza-tions around the base put on a Bring Your Child to WorkDay. During this particular activity, junior scientistslearned about safety measures whilst working aroundpotentially hazardous waste, and they also learned aboutMs. Bethany Brown’s job, who is the program presenter.

Before they could do any interactive activities, theywere briefed about safety equipment, and were givensome real life examples from Ms. Brown’s own person-al experience. Once they had learned about the properequipment to handle potentially harmful substances,they put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) whichconsisted of Latex gloves, full body suits, and safety glass-es. A few of the participants had trouble getting their suitson! Once they had finished the task of outfitting them-selves with PPE, they went outside, where the wind hadswiftly blown the tent away. When the tent was secureddown, kids learned about acids and bases, and how toidentify them using today’s technology. They learnedwhat tools an environmental scientist uses to sample un-known materials so that they can have the knowledge ofhow to properly handle the substance. They had fun try-ing two different tubes used to take samples of liquids.

After that was over, they had an assistant of Ms.Brown’s pour the “spill,” which was simply cornstarchand water, so it was not harmful at all. The “GoopetyGoop,” as it was called, was poured onto a plastic sheet.Even though it was harmless, they did not want to con-taminate the storm drains. As the Goopety Goop waspoured, Junior Scientists surrounded the drains withpigs, which are like sponges for hazardous waste. Afterthe pigs were laid down, students cleaned up the GoopetyGoop with pad-like absorbents. When the students triedto gather up the Goop, they had found it had frozen righton the plastic! They cleaned it up, and then were “decon-taminated.” Once they were all finished outdoors, theywent inside. They reflected upon what they learned. EvenMs. Brown learned something!

When asked why she liked her job, Ms. Brown re-sponded “It’s pretty fun,” she said. “We get to do some-thing different every day.” As the now knowledge-filledstudents left, she handed them flashlights, which theystarted playing with.

U.S. Navy photo by Emily

Kids Learn About Police TrainingBy Emily

Law enforcement officials today put on a wonderfuldemonstration to teach kids what they do and how theytrain. They hadmany tools and devices to show the kids in-cluding shields, ladders and distraction devices. They hada very impressive shield called the Baker Bat Shield whichallowed you to shoot a gunwith two hands. The police heretake their training very seriously and they have a motto,“Train Hard-Die Hard”. The building that they train in isfilled with fake scenarios and items that officers were ableto provide themselves. The purpose of this is for a realisticfeel. They also had vehicles like theMRAP and a police car,both of which were open for kids to get in.

After talking to Dan, age 12, she said she liked to“learn why police do what they do.” Dana also told meshe would love to come back next April and she wouldrecommend this to friends.

Lt. Rose loves his job and he looks forward to this dayevery year. He likes seeing all the kids taking an interestin his line of work and he hopes one or two of them willbecome an officer. Lt. Rose told me that “it keeps the kidsout of trouble.”

The demonstration lasted only around an hour, but Ifeel it was very educational and the kids that participatedwill benefit greatly. In addition to the police demonstra-tion, I participated in the journalism assignment and re-ally enjoyed it.

More scenes from Bring Your Child to Work Day

Bring Your Child to Work DayBy Abigail and Corban

At the event “Math is Beautiful” Brian Dillon high-lighted the unique role of math. He engaged and provedto the audience the various ways math takes part in ourdaily lives by interactive games and activities. One of thedemonstrations shows how dumping rocks on a tableforms the same pattern as rolling sets of dice. By usingthis type of presentation Brian’s goal was to get peopleto really see, touch, and feel it so that they could proveit themselves. He also did several demonstrations of thegolden ratio also knows as PHI. He said “Phi is every-where ... it’s in the stars above us.” Participant 14 yearold Christian comments that Brian’s method of teach-ing was fun and that other people should try it to helpthem understand math. Another, 10 year old Alyssa, saidthat she liked it because it was educating. Christian (14)said “Other people should try Brian’s method to themunderstand math. He makes it fun.” Brian Dillon saidhis grandfather told him “Get a job doing something youlove, if not, do something that pays full time and then dowhat you love as a hobby.”

At the Marine air ground task force Enabler - Light(ME-L) display, many kids liked pretending to drive theHumVees. Joe (didn’t get last name of adult POC) saidhe “wanted to be able to show off the vehicles that theyhave been working on. “ These vehicles provide amobilecommunication center in very harsh environments likethe desert. Joanna (8) said “it was really cool becausethere are so many buttons.”

Jason Philips parked his unique truck in front of build-ing 1460, which was the site of several other activities.Jason hit a deer and repainting his truck would cost a lotof money. On a whim, he decided to experiment withchalkboard paint. It worked surprisingly well. WheneverJason parks his truck in public places, he always sets outa bucket of chalk so people can draw on his truck. He saidmost people want to protect their stuff but when he lefthis worries behind, he realized that many people don’tdo the bad things that you might expect.

Potomac River Test Range VisitBy Audrey

I walked into the conference room and the first thing Isaw is the weapons on the table. There were guns and bul-lets, projectiles of various sizes, and boat models. Later on,the presenter, Mike White, shows us how the ammunitionand guns work. We get to see the range control console, withcameras monitoring everything. There is also a storm, staticand noise meter. At the end, we are shown a video of teststhat show the conditions the guns are going through.

After the presentation, I spoke with Donnie Preston, whoworks as a Range Control Console Operator. He started hisjob in 1996. He told me he really likes his job because it’s fun,and he gets to help people shoot guns. His job is to moni-tor weather, aircraft and guns for the testing. Some of thecool things he has learned are the composition of explosives,how to build things, and the use of math, English and peopleskills.

Later, I spoke with Daniel, age 11, whose father workson the base. He enjoyed the Potomac River Test Range visitlargely because of the videos and the cool models on the ta-ble. His favorite was the video of the explosions. This is hisfirst time attending Bring Your Child toWork Day. He doesn’tthink he’ll work at Dahlgren when he grows up, because hehas a dream to work in Europe as a scientist.


540-653-7336Civilians - $5; AD, Retired, Reserve,FamilyMembers (E7 - above) $4; AD,Reserve, FamilyMembers (E6 - be-low) - $2.50; Child (6-11) - $2; Child (5andunder) - Free; Tickets for amovie

shown in 3-Dare an additional $1

Friday, May 1st, 7 p.m.The Gunman, R

Saturday, May 2nd 4 p.m.Furious 7, PG-13

Saturday, May 2nd 7 p.m.Woman in Gold, PG-13

Friday, May 8th, 7 p.m.Furious 7, PG-13

Saturday, May 9th, 4 p.m.Maleficent(Free Admission), PG

Saturday, May 9th, 7 p.m.The Longest Ride, PG-13

DahlgrenMovie TheaterDahlgren

Aquatics CenterAqua Aerobathon

May 15, 2 - 4 p.m.Suit up for NSF Dahlgren’s Aqua Aero-

bathon! Classes included are: Wet Express(2-2:30 p.m.), ShallowWater Workout (2:30-3 p.m.) and Deep Water Workout (3-4 p.m.).Come for one or stay for all three! Registra-tion will take place before the event at theaquatics center. Cost: FREE

Child & YouthFamily Game Night

Location: Youth Activities CenterMay 13, 6 p.m.All youth and their families, with base ac-

cess, are invited for a night of fun and gamesat the Youth Center! Please register at theYouth Center by May 11th. Cost: FREE.

CraftechCreative Classes at Craftech

Spring has sprung! Fill your home withnew d?cor that you create yourself! Craft-ech offers classes for framing and mat-ting, stained glass, wax and watercolor andwreath making! Craftech can also personal-ize just about anything for you! They havea brand new embroidery machine. Stop intoday and see what they can do for you!

Fitness CenterBodyGem

Personalize your health and fitness pro-gramby finding out your uniquemetabolism,

which is the number of calories your bodyburns each day. A simple and accurate me-tabolism measurement can help you reachyour goals faster than ever. Call the fitnesscenter to set-up an appointment. Cost: Ac-tiveDuty/Reservist, $15;Military Retirees andDependents, $25; All Others, $35.

Powerhouse CompetitionMay through June every Wednesday be-

tween the hours of 6-8 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p..m.,or 4-6 p.m. The overall male and femalewinners will receive a special prize. Partici-pants who accumulate 600 points will re-ceive an event t-shirt. May consists of maxweight scores (scored determined by WilksCoefficient) in bench press, deadlift andsquat. June consists of max reps of pull-ups,push-ups and sit-ups. Please register at thefitness center. Cost: FREE.

AerobathonMay 16, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.Calling all fitness levels! It’s Women’s

Health Week. Celebrate by joining the Dahl-gren Fitness Center for an aerobathon. Getin shape for summer! Cost: FREE.

General LibraryBook Reading and Signing

May 15, 4 - 6 p.m.Amy E. Lilly, author of Death is Long

Overdue, will be at the Dahlgren GeneralLibrary for a book reading and signing. En-joy complimentary snacks and wine avail-able for purchase. Must be 21 years of ageor older to consume alcoholic beverages.Cost: FREE.

Indian HeadChild & Youth

Give Parents a BreakLocation: Child Development Center.

Eligible patrons include all children 6 weeksto 5 years of age (not in kindergarten). TheCDC is offering extended hourly care sched-uled for the 2nd and 4th Friday of eachmonth and the 3rd Saturday of each month.This care is free with a respite care referraland $4/hour for all other eligible patrons.Please call the center for more informationand to register.

Summer CampLocation: Youth Center. Register your

Kindergarten through 5th grade childrenfor Summer Camp at the Youth Center! Pro-gram runs from June 22 to August 28. Con-tact the Youth Center for more details.

Camp MidsLocation: Youth Center. Register your

Middle School age children for Camp Midsat the Youth Center! Program runs fromJune 29 to August 7. Contact the Youth Cen-ter for more details.

General LibraryPaws for Reading

2nd Monday of Every Month from 3:45to 5 p.m.Who doesn’t love dogs? Now youcan sign up for a 15 minute session to readto and pet a furry friend! Please register atthe library, the Friday before to make yourappointment. Cost: FREE.

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DahlgrenDowntown Wellness Week

May 2 begins the Fredericksburg Down-town Wellness Week! Get fantastic deals frommore than two dozen businesses and prac-titioners including massage, spa services,personal trainers, and a chance to sampleany number of fitness classes. There is evena Feng Shui visit for your office space at 50%off! For a listing of the services offered visit:www.visitfred.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Spa%20Week%20Discounts%202015.pdf.

Annual Plant SaleOn May 2 at 9 a.m. to noon come out rain

or shine for the James Madison Garden Club’sAnnual Spring Plant & Bake Sale at St. John’sEpiscopal Church on Route 3 in downtownKing George. In addition to a selection of har-dy plants from local gardens, the club will beselling spring bedding plants, annuals, peren-nials, veggies, herbs & shrubs.

Shenandoah Apple Blossom FestivalOn May 2, visit for the final weekend of

the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festivaland stay for The Grand Feature Parade.Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers will be theGrand Marshall of the parade with the bestchance to see him along the parade route!Meet sports great Marcus Allen at the Sportsbreakfast at 8 a.m. and iconic country musicrecording artist Lee Greenwood who is ap-pearing as the Firefighter’s Marshall in theparade. Fun, Food and great music are a cer-tainty along with the beautiful apple blos-soms that abound! For more informationand tickets visit www.thebloom.com

Indian HeadPatriots Day Festival, Antique Show

Join the Maryland Veteran’s Museum inNewburg for their Patriots Day Festival andAntique Show on May 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Free admissions gets you military displays byBuffalo Soldiers and Civil War EncampmentGroups, live music and plenty of fun for thekids including rides, games and other amuse-ments. Enjoy a stroll through the antiqueshow in the Museum Main Hall and find oneof the many food vendors. For more informa-tion visit http://mdvets.webs.com.

Newburg Fireman’s CarnivalCome out May 2nd to the Charles County

Fairgrounds starting at noon to support theNewburg Volunteer Rescue Squad and FireDepartment at their Fireman’s Carnival. Pro-ceeds will benefit the department and theFireman’s Association 68th Annual Conven-tion. Arm bands will be for sale for unlimitedrides at a cost of $20.00. Single tickets andfamily ticket packs will also be available. En-joy a day of food, fun and support for yourlocal EMS!

Free Line Dancing ClassLooking to kick up your heels ? Bring your

boots on May 6th to Hotel Charles locatedat 15100 Burnt Store Rd in Hughesville, MD(near the corner of Routes 231 and Leonar-dtown Road) for a free lesson from 7 -7:30p.m. The Boot Scooters of Southern Mary-land would love to have you join them everyWednesday for an evening of dancing. Formore information visit www.bootscootersof-somd.blogspot.com/.

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