| OCR Text |
Show HILLTOP TIMES IIME S H July 19, 2012 In gratitude for the military and their families Roy Christian Church invites military families to free swim night BY JANAE FRANCIS Standard-Examiner staff R OY — If anyone in your family is in the military, Roy Christian Church has a gift for you. It's a free night at the Roy Aquatic Center on Saturday, Aug. 4. The event, which runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., is completely free for the families of anyone who can show military identification at the gate. "One of the things we've seen as we live here, in a community with a lot of military families in it — there are a lot of these families that are sacrificing for us," said Brent Captain, associate pastor in charge of outreach. Captain said the event, now in its fifth year, gives the church an "awesome way to love on some of these families in our community ... to feel Christ's love." But there's more than swimming and socializing in store for those who attend. There also will be free food and a free drawing for prizes. "We'll have about 80 volunteers doing the food," Captain said. "All (attendees have) got to do is show their military ID and we treat them like kings and queens all night." And church members plan to give away a lot of prizes too. "Last year, we gave away about $23,000 worth of prizes," Captain said. "People register and we pull names throughout Courtesy photo Facebook shows area military families enjoying the church's Military Appreciation event in This photo from Roy Christian Church on 2011. This year's event will be Aug. 4 at the Roy Aquatic Center. the whole night. Last year, we had 70 different prizes. Our grand prize was a three or four nights' stay at a hotel." In addition to getting the word out to military families, Captain is hoping to attract as many sponsors as he can again this year. "We do have a ton of sponsors that help us out with all the prizes and things," he said. "If a company was interested in providing some prizes, they can just contact us at the church." Those interested in sponsorships or learning more about the church may call the church at 801-731-4378 or visit its website, roychristian. org The pastor is hoping all who qualify will feel welcome to attend. "The facility holds about 1,000," he said. "We had just under 500 last year. I know there are lots and lots of military families." The event is just one of the ways the church has reached out to the community in the . past few months. Also on Aug. 4, members of the church's Kids' Ministry will be handing out water bottles during the Roy Days parade. "The parade goes right by our facility," Captain said of his church at 4347 S. 1900 West. "A bunch of our kids are greeting and doing that event." The members also handed out free popsicles July 4 at the Hot Rock'n 4th event in Ogden. "We handed out 2,400 popsides and information about us," he said. "We pulled up in our trailer with a couple of giant coolers with popsicles." Captain said the church has put an added emphasis on outreach. "We are trying some new things," he said. "We've taken groups up to Ogden Rescue Mission, we've helped with the city cleanup in Roy. We've done all kinds of stuff. ... We get out into the community and love on people." MAFFS operations move westward 153rd Air Expeditionary Group C HEYENNE, Wyo. — Military C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems have moved staging operations from Cheyenne, Wyo. and Colorado Springs, Colo., to Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City. Four of the aircraft, from the 153rd and 302nd Airlift Wings are operating from Boise Air Terminal, in Idaho. Two from 146th Airlift Wing are operating from Hill Air Force Base, near Salt Lake City. The U.S. Forest Service requested MAFFS operations relocate to reduce response time for fire fighting, said Col. Jerry Champlin, 153rd Air Expeditionary Group commander. "With all the recent rain in the Rocky Mountains, they just don't need us down there right now." The MAFFS crews performed 16 drops July 10 on various fires in Idaho and flew firefighting missions again on July 11. Since being activated June 25, the MAFFS fleet has completed 163 drops of 423,931 gallons on 10 Rocky Mountain area fires. MAFFS are operated by four military units: The 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard; 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard; 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard; and the 302nd Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command. Four airmen assigned to the 145th AW died July 1 during a MAFFS mission assisting with firefighting efforts on the White BY SHARI LOPATIN TriWest Marketing AIRMAN 1ST CLASS NICHOLE GRADY/U.S. Air Force MAFFS-equipped C-130s from the 153rd Air Expeditionary Group prepare from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 26 . Crews made 20 drops delivering 52,000 gallons of retardant in an effort to suppress the Waldo Canyon fire. Draw fire, in S.D. The incident currently is under investigation. MAFFS is a joint DoD and U.S. Forest Service program designed to provide additional aerial firefighting resources when commercial and private airtankers are no longer able to meet the needs of the forest service. to take off MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system owned by the U.S. Forest Service that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide. Once the load is discharged, it can be refilled in less than 12 minutes. Check into these new classes at the Arts and Crafts Center for the month of August Basic Fused Glass: (Starts Aug. 22, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) This is a three week course and no tools or equipment are needed. Cost is $25 plus materials. Basic Stained Glass: (Starts Back-toschool prep under way? Aug. 21, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.) This is a five week course on Tuesday evenings. The cost is $49 per student plus materials. Intermediate Stained Glass: (Starts Aug. 23, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.) Five week class on Thursday evenings. The cost is $49 plus materials. Open workshop/studio time/ stained glass class: Call to schedule a time, $20 per student, 2-hour session. Work on projects of your choice with instructor guidance. Projects cannot exceed level of classroom training. Students may use shop equipment and tools but must supply own materials. Call 586-0567 to sign-up or for more information. Back-to-school madness is right around the corner. Don't forget the most important stop for your child: the doctor's office. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that most children be vaccinated against: • Tetanus • Diphtheria • Hepatitis B • Measles, mumps and rubella (all in one shot.) All of these diseases can cause serious health problems ... and many schools won't allow children to attend unless they are current on their vaccinations. TriCare covers it That's right: TriCare will cover all age-appropriate vaccinations, as recommended by the CDC. If you're not sure what the CDC recommends, just visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines. And even though it's early now, remember to begin See VACCINATE I page 10 |
