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Contracting briefing ahead
The Contracting Office at Hill AFB invites area businesses and industry associations to a presentation on Installation Acquisition Transformation. IAT is an Air Force-wide initiative to modify contracting business practices at the Continental United States (CONUS) Installation level to create a more efficient acquisition process.
Attendees can learn about the opportunities and changes the transformation brings to installation-level procurement.
The meeting will be July 30, 10 a.m., at the Ernst Conference Room, Building 1289. For more information on IAT, visit the Web site at http://ww3.safaq.hq.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11457.
Building 308 exit to close
Both the south entrance and exit of Building 308 will be closed from July 28 through Sept. 30.
For further information contact Dave Abott, Shelton Woodward or Helen Price at 75th Air Base Wing Customer service at 777-1359.
Parking lot work set
The 75th Civil Engineer Squadron has a pavement construction project at Southgate Avenue and 8th Street (near Building 366) to expand the parking lot from the southeast corner of Building 366 to the edge of 8th Street.
Construction will start approximately July 28, southeast and south of Building 366. This project will affect the parking lot entrance on Southgate Avenue.
For more information, contact the project manager, Anna Robinson, at 777-3673.
Southgate Drive work continues
The 75th Civil Engineer Squadron has a pavement construction project on Southgate Drive (Wardleigh Road to 6th Street) which will require the excavation of the old concrete and asphalt as well as some sidewalks and curbs.
The Phase 4 effort of this project began July 17 on the west half of Southgate Drive from Building 279 to 6th Street and affects the parking lot entrance south of Building 244. Starting approximately Aug. 1 the east half of this phase will affect the gate entrance at 6th Street; the vehicle gate entrance will be closed for one day on Aug. 2. Alternate crosswalk routes between Building 503 and the parking lot south of Building 244 will be clearly marked during this construction.
For more information, contact the project manager, Anna Robinson, at 777-3673.
Military shoppers get first pick
The Just Between Friends children consignment sales event is opening its doors to military families to shop before the public. The sale has hundreds of brand-name gently used baby, children and maternity items. Just show your military ID to get in.
The military presale starts July 29, 11:30 a.m., at the Davis County Fairgrounds in Farmington. The sale benefits, in part, the Ogden Christmas Box House children's orphanage. For more information, visit www.jbfsale.com/layton.
Shoppette entrance to close
Closure of the south entrance and exit of Building 420 Base Exchange will be affected by construction and will close 7 a.m., July 28, and continue until 4 p.m., Aug. 1, to install concrete steam vault across the south entrance and exit.
12 Outstanding Airmen listed
Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2008 in addition to Staff Sgt. Eric Eberhard from Hill Air Force Base. The Air Force Association will honor this year's "Golden Dozen" at its Outstanding Airmen Reception and Dinner, Sept. 15 at the AFA Air and Space Conference and Technology exposition. The airmen will also serve on the AFA's Enlisted Advisory Council for the next year. They are:
*Senior Master Sgt. Donna Goodno, San Diego Air National Guard Station, Calif.
*Master Sgt. Carla Curry, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
*Master Sgt. George Price Jr., Patrick AFB, Fla.
*Tech. Sgt. James Caughron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
*Tech. Sgt. Earl Covel Jr., Fort Lewis, Wash.
*Tech. Sgt. Jason Hughes, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
*Tech. Sgt. Tammy Shaw, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
*Tech. Sgt. James Weltin, Patrick AFB, Fla.
*Senior Airman Mary Bullock, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
*Senior Airman Alicia Goetschel, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
*Senior Airman Shawn Ryan, Sheppard AFB, Texas.
Outage in hot water lines
A multi-building area will be affected by an annual repair on July 27.
Facilities will include Buildings: 244, 245, 250, 252, 345, 348, 349, 350, 351, 357, 358, 361, 363, 364, 430, 440, 441, 445, 450, 460, 461, 475, 517, 518, 519 ,520, 521, 523, 525 and 534.
There will be a hot water steam system outage starting at midnight for annual repairs to the Steam Plant Building 519 distribution system and to install valves for a new steam line to Boiler Plant 825.
Northridge seeks host families
Northridge High School has no exchange students placed for next year as of yet. The state deadline is the end of the month. In order to take advantage of the exchange student slots that the state gives Northridge, host families need to be found by Saturday, July 26.
Could you and your family host one of these students? Most of the profiles can be viewed at www.americanhostfamily.org under student profiles.
For more information, contact Jo Carmiol, Aspect Foundation, International coordinator at 647-2118.
Get 'Wicked' tickets before Aug. 5
Information, Tickets & Travel has tickets for sale through Aug. 5 for Broadway Across America's "Wicked" which will visit Salt Lake City on April 18 at the Capitol Theatre.
Floor seats in rows L, R, S, T, U, V, W and X are available for $97.50 a ticket.
The story is that long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for a completely satisfying new musical.
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