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IN THISISSUE:
Ikego Pool PartySalty Dog Triathlon
Pikachu Outbreak
August 9, 2019
Volume 3, Issue 30
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2019 Salty Dog Triathlon
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TRIATHLON
August 10 at 8 a.m. | Green Bay Marina
waiting to tour the USS Blue Ridge. “It’s my second time to Friendship Day,” said Miyazaki. “And this is the first year I’m bringing my two children to the ship.”Activities included street soccer, a climbing wall, live music, dancers, street performers, face painting and a balloon artist making a variety of animals with the twist and turn of skinny balloons. Some relief from the August heat was found by watching one of the several free kid-friendly movies in the Benny Decker Theater, and free lanes at the base Bowling Center were offered to the guests.In addition to water and adult beverages, vendors showcased a variety of foods. “This is my third Friendship Day, first as special events coordinator,” said Joanna Klepacka, CFAY’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) coordinator for this event. “There were 54 command sponsored organizations offering a variety of food and beverages,” explained Klepacka. “We also had Navy Exchange and the following MWR Clubs participating in this event: Officers Club, Club Alliance, CPO Club, Food Court, Club Takemiya and the Bowling Center selling pizzas.” The NEX food numbers stacked up as follows: 2,215 pizzas, 700 packs of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls, 275 dozen of donuts, 685 Pizza Hut brownies, and 250 Subway cookies, by the dozen, were sold. MWR vendors reported that hundreds of hot dogs and pizzas and thousands of
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) celebrated the 43rd annual Friendship
Day by opening its doors to 40,000 Japanese and Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)-sponsored members of the local community, Aug. 3.The open base event began in the mid-1970s and was designed to foster a welcoming relationship with the Yokosuka community by offering a look at the base and a bit of American culture.
“As some of you may know, I am new here and this is my first Friendship Day event,” said Capt. Rich Jarrett, CFAY’s commanding officer, as he welcomed everyone to the annual event. “From the moment I arrived in Japan, I felt the warmth of friends.”Displays ranged from a car show, fire and rescue vehicles, an Aqua Board demonstrations, and new this year, an aviation display featuring an Osprey (CV-22) from Yokota Air Base. The biggest draw was the tours of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) – where the line stretched from the festival’s main area on the base all the way to the pier. “My father came to Friendship Day every year,” said Etsuko Miyazaki, as she stood in the line with her family
CFAY Hosts Friendship Day for Nearly 40,000 Guests By Christina Johnson, CFAY Public Affairs Office
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burgers and pork sandwiches were sold along with the very popular turkey legs and steak meals hitting near the 5,000 mark for sales.“The steak is my favorite,” said Komino Saito. She and Ayumi Hatakeyama sat in one of the shaded grassy areas to eat their lunch. Sato mentioned that she had even purchased an additional steak and put it in a plastic bag to take home to enjoy later.Saito and Hatakeyama agreed, though, that the main reason they came to Friendship Day was to speak English with the Americans on the base.“Yokosuka Friendship Day is held alongside the Kaikoku Fireworks Festival – one of the largest events in Yokosuka,” said Katsuaki Kamiji, Yokosuka City’s mayor. “(These events) create the opportunity for the people from both the United States and Japan to celebrate together.”The fireworks display featured 5,000 pyrotechnics that lit up the sky over Yokosuka and provided Friendship Day guests the perfect viewing area.“The truth is,” added Jarrett, “we live in friendship every day of the year with the citizens of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and beyond.”
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Salty Dog Triathlon8 a.m. to 11 a.m. | CFAY Green Beach Pool across from the PSD Building
Morale Welfare & Recreation hosts 2019 Salty Dog Triathlon consisting of: 400m swim, 10km bike ride, and 5km run around CFAY. Registration is $25 per person; Liberty Blue Jacket Card holders, $10 per person. Placement medals to be awarded in the following categories: 18 & under, 19-29, 30-39, and 40+ years of age. Call 241-4486 for more information.
AUG15
THURSDAY
Family Disney Trivia4 p.m. | Chapel of Hope
Test your knowledge on all things Disney for a chance to win two Tokyo Disney tickets! Teams consist of two adults and two children. (Adults are considered 13 and up, and children 12 and under for this event.) Call 241-3030 for more information.
AUG23
FRIDAY
Water Fun! Wibit Water Obstacle Course12 to 4 p.m. | CFAY Green Beach Pool across from PSD Building
Make it across without falling off! Participants must have a swim license, and be able to enter all obstacles independently.
AUG17
SATURDAYJoin the event hosted by USO Yokosuka for pizza at the pool & fun in the sun at Ikego Pool!
Ikego Pool Party12 to 2 p.m. | Ikego
AUG20
TUESDAY
USO Show Troupe Performance5 to 9 p.m. | Benny Decker Theater
The USO Show Troupe comes to Yokosuka! With over 300 live annual performances, the Troupe entertains service members and public audiences around the world. The Troupe features a roster of 48 professional entertainers hailing from Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours, Television and Film with a broad musical repertoire ranging from the standards of the 1940’s through today’s hit country and rock music.
AUG24
SATURDAY
Ikego Country Western Steak Night4 to 8 p.m. | Community Support Complex Parking Lot
Country music and dining at its best! Enjoy a steak while watching a live performance by Wildwood Rose. Call 246-8071 for more information.
BEYONDTHE GATE
Yokosuka Western District Fireworks FestivalAugust 31 (Saturday)
4:30 to 9 p.m. | Camp TakeyamaWrap up the summer season with a bang! On the west side of Yokosuka, a brilliant spectacle of around 1,300 fireworks will be launched from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Also enjoy Bon Odori dance and music performances, food and drink kiosks and much more.
Until August 12 (Monday)Pikachu Outbreak
Major programs are held from 7 to 9 p.m. | Yokohama Minato Mirai areaMore than 2,000 Pikachus of “Pocket Monster” fame will be popping up all over Yokohama for various shows and performances! This year, Pikachus will be taking over the Minato Mirai area at night time! There’ll be new performances using the latest LED technology, water, and more! The venue includes Minato Mirai Tokyu Square, Grand Mall Park, Yokohama Museum of Art, Rinko Park, Queens Square Yokohama, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, etc. Admission is FREE! For more information, visit an English page at https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pika_event/en/.
August 25 (Sunday)Yokosuka City Bon Dance Festival
6 to 8:30 p.m. | Shiyakusyo Mae Koen (The park in front of the Yokosuka City Hall)A Japanese summer Buddhist custom Bon is celebrated traditionally in the summer in order to honor the spirits of ancestors. The Bon Dance welcomes the spirits and it looks and sounds different from region to region. Come out and enjoy the traditional Yokosuka local Bon Dance!
August 18 (Sunday)Uraga Port Festival
12 to 8 p.m. | Nishi-Uraga Minato Green area and Uraga port area (15-minute walk from Keikyu Uraga Station)With more than 60 years tradition, this festival is held around Uraga Port that is famous for Commodore Perry’s arrival. Events such as dedication dance, lanterns and festival music are held around Uraga Port, and at the end of the event fireworks are fired off the coast of Uraga where Perry ‘s Black Ships arrived in 1853.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Sunday) | Ohsanbashi Hall (7-minute walk from Minato Mirai Line Nihon Ohdori Station) Visit the world’s largest ukulele festival. On the stage of the ukulele picnic, the ukulele lovers gather from in and out of Japan! The ukulele legend Troy Fernandez (from 6:30 p.m., Sunday), a comedian from The Drifters, Boo Takagi (17:18, Sunday) and a duo of a former Sumo Wrester Konisiki and his wife, Konishiki and TAUPOU (from 18:30, Sunday), and many more will be on stage. Admission is free.
The 20th Ukulele Picnic Yokohama 2019
August 17 (Saturday) to 18 (Sunday)
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4th Avenue Road Closure: Partial road closure until August 14 to install underground utilities on 4th Avenue. Full road closure occurs at the T-Intersection between 4th Avenue and Yonban and Goban Tower Parking Areas. Parking spots 4-56 will be secured during excavation.Building 1475 Renovation: Completion date planned for August. The parking lot and access around the building will be unavailable during the entire construction duration. First Avenue Seawall Repair: Completion date planned for November. First Avenue will be traffic controlled during working hours for seawall repairs.
King Street: King Street will be partially closed to install underground utilities from August 12, 2019 to December 11, 2019. Rickert Drive: Rickert Drive will be partially closed for repaving project from August 19, 2019 to February 21, 2020. Bldg 5013 (Personal Property Processing Office): Will be closed August 9 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) for, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) command function.
CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSURESKANAGAWA PREFECTURAL J-ALERT & GIANT VOICE TESTNationwide Simultaneous Information Transmission Training will conduct a giant voice test. There will be no siren but the message, “This is a J-Alert (national instantaneous warning system) Test” will be repeated 3 times, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, for approximately one minute. Prior to this, J-Alert pre-broadcast will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.
YOUTH SPORTS REGISTRATIONFlag Football, Volleyball & Outdoor Cheerleading registration period will
be until August 30. Registration will ONLY be available online at the link below. An updated PAYS account and registration forms is needed to ensure your online registration runs smoothly. VOLUNTEER COACHES ARE NEEDED AS WELL! Link to register: : https://myffr.navyaims.com/yokosukacyp.html. Please call the Youth Sports Office at 241-2952 for more information.
Have you ever noticed spots that smell musty in your house? Those are the spots where molds are growing. They grow in moist areas and they are present on the surface and in the air. Also they may cause serious health problems, such as eye and throat irri-tation, coughing, sneezing and a stuffy nose. Immune-weak people and people with chronic lung illnesses may get serious infec-tions in their lungs when they are exposed to mold. Here are some tips to prevent mold and moisture.
Clean up water spills or leaks immediately.
Remove the mold immediately using commercial product, if you can’t call the professionals.Make sure moist areas such as showers, laundry rooms are properly ventilated.
Keep humidity in your house as low as possible using air conditioner or dehumidifier to prevent mold.
If the walls or windows form water on the surface, dry the surface right away.Make sure your air conditioning drip pans are cleaned regularly.If your roof gutter is broken or it leaks, fix it immediately. Make sure to clean it often.
MOLD AND MOISTURE PREVENTION
Limit your body exposure to mold when you remove it using respiraor, gloves and goggles.
