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Recruit TrainingCommand not only devel-ops Sailors, we
nurtureleadership on a scaleunmatched by any othercommand that I
have hadthe privilege of serving,Isbell said. The benefitsof a tour
at RTC outweighthe negatives two fold.
The people I worked withas a petty officer are nowthe senior
enlisted leadersof the Navy. The impactthat this command has onthe
fleet and the individu-al is immeasurable.
Commands mustensure packages for pro-spective RDC candidatesare
screened thorough-ly. For more informationabout the program,
visit:http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/enlisted/detailing/shorespecial-programs/pages/default2.aspx.
Screening packagesmust be sent via e-mailto
[email protected], by
fax to (901) 874-2646/DSN 882, or by mail to:Commander,
NavyPersonnel Command,PERS 4010, 5720Integrity Drive,Millington, TN
38055-4000.
RTC is primarilyresponsible for conduct-
ing the initial Navy orien-tation and training of newrecruits.
The command iscommonly referred to asboot camp or
recruittraining.
Boot camp is approxi-mately eight weeks, andall enlistees into
the U.S.Navy begin their careersat the command. Trainingincludes
physical fitness,seamanship, firearmsfamiliarization, firefight-ing
and shipboard dam-age control, lessons inNavy heritage and
corevalues, teamwork and
discipline.RTC Great Lakes is the
Navys only basic traininglocation, and is known
as the Quarterdeckof the Navy.Today, approximately39,000
recruits graduateannually from RTC andbegin their Navy careers.Rear
Adm. Stephen Evansand his NSTC staff areheadquartered in Building1;
the historic clock tower
building on Naval StationGreat Lakes. NSTC over-sees 98 percent
of ini-tial officer and enlistedaccessions training for
theNavy.
NSTC also oversees theNaval Reserve OfficersTraining Corps
(NROTC)at more than 160 collegesand universities, OfficerTraining
Command atNaval Station Newport,Rhode Island, and NavyJunior
Reserve OfficersTraining Corps (NJROTC)and Navy NationalDefense
Cadet Corps
(NNDCC) citizenshipdevelopment programsat more than 600
highschools worldwide.
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U.S. Coast Guard Band Chamber Playerspresents Le Gai Paris
Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Band
NEW LONDON, Conn .- On Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at Noank Baptist
Church, and Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at Park
Congregational Church, the Coast Guard Band Chamber Players
presents Le Gai Paris. Come
hear delightful works by French composers led by Chief Musician
Christopher Howard, Musician
1st Class Robert Langslet, and special guest Dr. Lauren
Reynolds: Director of Bands at Central
Connecticut University. These events aree free and open to the
public. Noank Baptist Church
is located at 18 Cathedral Heights in Groton and Park
Congregational Church is located at 283
Broadway in Norwich. For more information about the Coast Guard
Band, visit www.uscg.mil/
band or call the Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826.
Mitchell College to host 15thannual Cat in the Hat Ball
NEW LONDON, Conn.- Celebrate Dr. Seusssbirthday at
MitchellColleges 15th Annual Catin the Hat Ball, Feb. 27from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.,in the Clarke and WellerCenters.
Enjoy family fun withchildrens games, crafts,music, and story
times in
English and Spanish.Presented by the
Education Department,the event is open to thepublic and free
with adonation of one new chil-drens book or $5 per fam-ily. Local
authors includ-
ing Tish Rabe, best-sellingauthor of The Cat in theHats Learning
Library,
will be reading excerptsand signing books.
All donated books willbenefit local schools andearly childcare
centers.
For more information,contact the EducationDepartment at cza-
[email protected] date is Feb. 28
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Local singer to perform at area coffee houseSALEM, Conn. -
Local
Christian singer/song-writer Megan Kellam isscheduled to perform
Jan.30 at 7 p.m., at SacredSounds Coffee House,located at 249
HartfordRd. in Salem, acrossfrom The CongregationalChurch of
Salem.
Sacred Sounds CoffeeHouse provides a casu-al and
family-friend-ly venue featuringlive music, both localand from
around NewEngland. They are openon selected Saturdaynights each
month withdoors opening at 6 p.m.,
and music starting at 7p.m. Admission is free.
For a schedule ofevents or more informa-tion about Sacred
Soundscall (860) 420-8397 orvisit their Facebook pageat
https://www.face-book.com/sacredsound-scoffeehouse/.
Fairviews Art of Chocolate onceagain serving up chocolate
decadence
GROTON, Conn.- Fairviews Art ofChocolate, presentedby Groton
Utilities, isscheduled for Jan. 24from 1 to 4 p.m., at theMystic
Marriott Hotel& Spa. With over 17vendors in attendance,guests
will surely beable to indulge in allthings chocolate!
Tickets are $20 inadvance ($25 at thedoor) for adults, $10for
children ages 612,and free for children5 and under. Therewill be
entertainmentfrom Marcy and Izzy ofSugarfree and mini spaservices
from ElizabethArden Red Door Spa.To purchase your tick-ets, contact
TriciaCunningham at (860)448-4722, [email protected]
or
go online to www.choc-olatetickets.com
This years chocolate
tasting extravaganzawill feature; BerrysIce Cream & Candy
BarLLC, Bleu Squid Bakery,Caf 511, Chaplins &Friends Bistro,
Fairview,Flanagans, GourmetGalley Catering, GrotonInn & Suites,
HarbourHouse, Hard RockCaf Foxwoods, HiltonMystic, Keifers
KettleKorn, Mystic Diner &Restaurant, North EndRestaurant &
Caterers,Ocean Blue Catering,Octagon, ShannonsJammin,
StickySituations, The ArcNew London County,and You Take the
Cake
Our guest judgesinclude The Days RickKoster and WNPRsChion
Wolf.
Thank you to our spon-sors; Groton Utilities,Mystic Marriott,
The
Day, Full Power Radio 106.5, 107.7, 99.5,94.9, Gira! Events
and
Florals, Edward Jones- Jim Bates of Mystic,Colliers
International,Chelsea Gro tonBank, HealthPRORehabilitation,
ReinselKuntz Lesher LLP,Elizabeth Arden RedDoor Spa,
CarlinConstruction, AdvancedImprovements, LLC.,ASA
EnvironmentalProducts, Inc., Stifel,Greater Mystic Chamberof
Commerce, GroverInsurance, MysticShipyard, Minute ManPress,
Christine Wagner- State Farm Insurance,Bailey Agencies andPeoples
United Bank.
The proceeds fromthis event will helpsupport the
newlyintroduced, GuidedJourneys Memory Careat Fairview as wellas
Fairviews unre-
stricted annual fund.For more information,visit
FairviewCT.org.
Mystic Museum of Art opens new exhibitMYSTIC, Conn. The
Mystic Museum of Art(MMA) is pleased tolaunch its new muse-um
designation inconjunction with theopening of its new-est
exhibition, anunprecedented showof drawings by notableAmerican
artists.
Drawn from aPrivate Collection:Works on Paper from1880-2009,
opensJan. 15 in conjunc-tion with the unveil-ing of MMAs
refur-bished Liebig Gallery.Generously loaned bya private
collector,this exhibition featuresdrawings by renownedAmerican
artists suchas Georgia OKeeffe,Winslow Homer,Edward Hopper,
KaraWalker, and FredWilson among oth-ers. Ranging in date
from 1880 2009, theworks present an arrayof subjects and
stylesin the development ofthe drawing mediumin American art.
Thiswill be the first timethat MMA will exhibitworks by most of
theartists included.
Curated by ExecutiveDirector George G.King, this exhibitionmarks
an importantstep in the organiza-tions efforts to renewand
underscore its con-tribution to Americanart.
Timed to coincidewith the launching ofits new name, the proj-ect
reaffirms MMAscommitment to thegreater creative com-munity. By
organizingexhibitions of this stat-ure, the organizationwill
continue to demon-strate its intention
to amplify its cultur-al leadership role notonly in
SoutheasternConnecticut, but to agreater regional andnational
audience.
Drawn from aPrivate Collection willbe on view throughApril 9.
The exhibition
has been made possi-ble by Bob and CindyMartin, the Pamela
J.Nelson Fund, and ananonymous donor.
In addition, MMAsannual themed showcontinues this year,with the
theme Black& White, Juried byLeigh Tarentino,Assistant
Professor ofVisual Art at BrownUniversity. The showwill feature all
mediaartwork from regionalartists (excluding pho-tography), and
will beon view through Feb.27.
ECSO to host Instrumental CompetitionNEW LONDON,Conn. - The
Eastern
Connecticut SymphonyOrchestra invites younginstrumentalists,
includ-ing pianists, to apply toits annual InstrumentalCompetition.
This com-petition, now in its 57thyear, was established torecognize
the outstandingtalents of emerging youngmusicians through the ageof
25. Generously spon-sored by the KitchingsFamily Foundation,
amaximum number of 12
contestants will be select-ed for the final roundheld at Evans
Hall on thecampus of ConnecticutCollege in New London,March 12at 1
p.m.
The first prize winnerwill receive a cash awardof $3,000 and a
possi-ble appearance as guestsoloist with the orchestra.Second
prize will receivea $1,500 cash award.Third prize will receive
a$750 cash award.
Past first prize win-ners have included cellist
Hyewon Kim, violinistClare Elena Semes, andcellist Jung-Hsuan
Ko,who is featured as asoloist on ECSOs March19 concert, Sounds
fromFar and Near.
A competition CD mustaccompany the applica-tion which must be
sentin to the ECSO officeby the deadline date ofFeb. 8. The
applicationand guidelines can beviewed and downloadedat
www.ectsymphony.com.
Ledyard libraries offer programsBackyard Romances
LEDYARD, Conn. -Maggie Jones, Director ofthe Denison
PequotseposNature Center, will helpyou discover and enjoythe antics
and funny busi-ness of birds, insects andanimals just outside
yourwindow during BackyardRomances, Jan. 28 at 7p.m., at the Bill
Libraryin Ledyard. Learn howto search for their capersand
interactions anddevelop an appreciationand understanding of
thenatural world in your
own backyard.For more information,
contact the Bill Library(860) 464-9917.Maple Sugaring
Local residents, BillSaums and Scott Engel,will share how to
starttapping your own mapletrees, at the Bill Library,Feb. 7 at 1
p.m. They willteach how to turn thesap into delectable maplesyrup.
Register online at
www.ledyard.lioninc.org.Morgan Reservoir Hike
Enjoy special access to
a private area, courtesy ofKarl Acimovic of GrotonUtilities,
Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.
This three-mile loop onSandy Hollow Road inLedyard, and
moderatelydifficult hike will encom-pass historical,
woodland,wildlife and water quali-ty topics. Park at
GrotonUtilities Gate #37.
Post hike refresh-ments will be providedby Friends of
LedyardLibraries.
Register online atwww.ledyard.lioninc.org/events.
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