June 9, 2011 Newport This Week Page 9
Naval Community Briefs
Disaster Preparedness Workshop The Fleet & Family Support Center will offer a workshop on disaster preparedness Wednesday, June 22, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Advance preparation can often prevent an emergency from becoming a disaster for your family. All military and DoD personnel are eligible to attend but advanced registration is required. The workshop will be held in building 1260. Call 841- 2283.
Operation Home Front Visits NHCNE Personnel at Naval Health Clinic New England (NHCNE) enjoyed a recent visit from Operation Home Front New England. The group, in collaboration with the Exeter RI Jobs Corps Academy culinary students, provided a host of treats during the military appreciation event. Pictured are: (left to right, kneeling) Cindy Garcia and Megan Hollembaek from the Exeter Job Corps Academy. Left to right, standing - Kim Simoneau (Exeter Job Corps), Ramona Cook (Operation Home Front New England),HMCM Bob Whitten (NHCNE Command Master Chief ), Mike Hart Exeter Job Corps Academy) and Christina Costa, (STARS Coordinator, Exeter Job Corps Academy).
Upcoming Library Events n The Newport Public Library has several upcoming book discussion programs. Maryalice Huggins’ “Aesop’s Mirror: A Love Story,” fiction based in part on the Brown family history, is the featured selection of the Tuesday Book Group meeting on June 14 at 1 p.m. Tim Warren, first RI resident to climb Mt. Everest, will discuss his book, “Lessons from Everest: 7 Powerful Steps to the Top of Your World,” Wednesday, June 15, 7 p.m. There will be a book signing following the presentation. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. The Thursday Book Club will discuss “Open: an Autobiography,” by Andre Agassi, June 16 at 7 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 847-8720. n Start your child’s globetrotting reading adventure at the Middletown Public Library with their free summer reading program, “One World, Many Stories”. Register your child for this summer’s multicultural reading program to enjoy weekly performers, raffles, prizes, discounted and free passes to local attractions, and much more. This program is open to children in preschool to those entering 6th grade. The program runs July 1Aug. 17 . To register, please visit the Children’s Department of the Mid-
dletown Public Library or call 8461573. For more information, visit www.middletownpubliclibrary.org. n The Redwood Library’s Life of the Mind Salon series will continue Thursday June 16, 6 p.m., with “Revolution and Reinvention in the Middle East,” presented by Dr. Sally Goma and Dr. Chad Raymond, of Salve Regina University, and Dr. Hayat Alvi of the Naval War College. The library’s bi-monthly Poets Group will meet Saturday, June 18 at 2 p.m. and is open to writers who are currently writing and seek critique. The Redwood Library Book Club will meet to discuss the poem “Gretchen” read by author Dr. Ted McCrorie, on June 18 at 3 p.m. The Redwood Library is located at 50 Bellevue Ave. and welcomes new members. For more information, call 847-0292. n Portsmouth Free Public Library will hold its annual spring used book sale on Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m.- noon. A preview sale will be held 9-10 a.m. for members of the Library Association. Hundreds of titles of adult hard-cover books and paperbacks will be available. There are also children’s books as well as used videos, music CDs, and books on CD and tape. For more information, call 683-9457.
5K for Special Olympics The Newport Chapter of the Surface Navy Association (SNA) will host its semi-annual 5K Road Race/Walk, Friday, June 17, 5 p.m. This race is held on the Naval Station but is open to the public. This year’s proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics. The race starts and finishes at Surface Warfare Officers School Command, Arleigh Burke Hall, 446 Cushing Rd. For more information, call 841-4981 or email adam.t.vanhorn @navy. mil. Register online at www. sna5k.com.
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War College Graduation Congratulations to the over 500 U.S. Naval War College students who will graduate Friday, June 10, at 10 a.m. on the Coaster’s Harbor Island campus. Flags will be flying over Dewey Field as the students parade from the college to the ceremony area. The graduating class includes senior and mid-level U.S military and civilian personnel, as well as 124 international students. Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, will be the guest speaker. For more information, call 841-2220.
Fridays at the O’Club All hands with base access are invited to join the festivities each Friday at 5:30 p.m. on the O’Club deck. Upcoming musical guests: June 10 - Becky Chase Duo, rock and folk music, and June 17 - The Big Paycheck, alternative rock and jazz. Naval Base Information Compiled by Pat Blakeley
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