Yokosuka Students Participate in National Engineers Week

February 23, 2018

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Japanese Culture Experience

Volume 2, Issue 8

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YOKOSUKA, Japan – Students from Fleet Activities Yokosuka schools participated in an egg-drop challenge as part of National Engineers Week. The challenge was hosted by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East giving students an opportunity to speak with and learn from engineers and have some fun during the process.

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Armed Forces Entertainment presents Halestorm, 2013 Grammy Award winner in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” category. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Free admission and open to all ages. For more information, please call 243-5215/046-816-5215.

MAR2

FRIDAY

Halestorm Concert6 p.m. | Purdy Gym

Make it across without falling off! Participants must have a wristband (passed the swim test). Participants must be able to enter all obstacles independently. For more information, please call 241-2945 | 046-896-2945.

Wibit Inflatable Obstacle Course12 - 4 p.m. | Seahawk Natatorium

FEB24

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MAR1

THURSDAYStarting Thursday, March 1, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society kicks-off their annual Active Duty Fund Drive. The Active Duty Fund Drive is a unique opportunity each year for Sailors to directly impact members of the Navy community. In 2017, NMCRS provided $660,955 in financial support to Sailors and Marines in Yokosuka and nearby areas, including emergency response for the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain. Sailors can contact their command representative to make a donation and families can visit NMCRS.org.For more information call: 243-7905

NMCRS Active Duty Fund Drive Kick-Off

Whether about transportation, childcare options or community activities, Main Base residents’ concerns are being heard. Meet Fleet Activities Yokosuka leadership and discuss your concerns in the AOB/ICR classroom. at 6 p.m.

FEB28

WEDNESDAY

Main Base Townhall6 p.m. | Community Readiness Center AOB/ICR room

MAR14

WEDNESDAY

Ikego Townhall6 p.m. | Ikego Elementary School

Whether about transportation, childcare options or community activities, Ikego residents’ concerns are being heard. Meet Fleet Activities Yokosuka leadership and discuss your concerns at Ikego Elementary School at 6 p.m.

FEB24

SATURDAY6 - 11 p.m. | Club Alliance, 3rd Floor Ballroom

Sit back and enjoy the sounds of a Live Jazz Band while savoring a delicious soul food buffet. For more information call: 243-3000/241-3785.

Soulful Jazz Night

BEYONDTHE GATE

Until MAR 11 (Sun)Taura Plum Blossom Festival

Taura Ume no Sato | 25-minute walk from JR Taura StationThe Taura landscape blooms with plum blossoms until early March. Take the time to view the flowering scenery and celebrate events.

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Miurakaigan Station (Miura city), Keikyu Kurihama LineCome see the Miurakaigan’s Kawazu sakura trees. Enjoy sakura festival food such as cherry Dorayaki (pancake-like confectionery), cherry rice cookies and radish shochu. The Kawazu cherry tree in front of the Miurakaigan station is also illuminated.

Until MAR 4 (Sun)Miurakaigan Sakura Festival 2018

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. |Sogo Fukushi Kaikan Hall 6F, 2-1 Honcho, YokosukaGet in touch with Japanese culture through traditional activities like a tea ceremony, flower arranging, playing musical instruments and more!Kimonos will be available in a limited quantity first-come basis. ¥ 500 for flower arrangement and kimonos

MAR 3 (Sat)Japanese Culture Experience

1 p.m. | Awashima Shrine, 1-18-29 Ashina, YokosukaCelebrate Hina Matsuri at a shrine renowned for its collections of dolls (ningyou). The opening ceremony starts at 1 p.m. and the Nagashi Hina ceremony, where old Hina dolls are sent into the sea on funerary boats, is at 3:30 p.m.

MAR 3 (Sat)Hina Matsuri (Girls Day) Event

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Kominka Museum, 392-1 Yamanouchi, KamakuraGaze upon the tsurushi (hanging doll mobiles) and the historical art dolls during the special exhibition at the Kominka Museum, a minute away from Kita-Kamakura station.The Kominka Museum inhabits a preserved traditional Japanese home and is especially suited to displaying art objects in a human-centered exhibition space that highlights the intimate relationship of celebratory objects in the context of a family home. Admission: ¥500 for adults, ¥300 for middle school, ¥200 for elementary school

Until APR 1 (Sun)Hina Matsuri Exhibition

HINA MATSURIGirls and Dolls Festival

Commanding Officer: Capt. Jeffrey Kim Chief Staff Officer: Cmdr. Chad Spencer

Command Master Chief: CMDCM (SW/AW) Warren Britten

Public Affairs Officer: Mr. Sean KellyEditor: Mr. James O’Donnell

Layout: Garrett Zopfi

I.C.E. COMMENT

NEWS AND NOTICES

Comment: I received a notice to take down my Decorative Patio Lights in accordance with the rules as laid out by the Housing Handbook. The handbook states that Holiday Decora-tions are permitted 30 days prior and 15 days after the holiday event and Decora-tive Lights are permitted to be on from dusk until 10 p.m.I interpret these instruc-tions as two different issues, Holiday Decorations and Decorative Lights that are permitted year-round. If this is not the case, then the handbook needs to be revised, because this is

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unclear and open to inter-pretation.

Response: Thank you for submitting an ICE com-ment on the housing rules and regulations regarding this issue. Decorative Lights are included in the section addressing holi-day decorations. Thus the intent is to convey that hol-iday periods are the only times where any decorative exterior lights are permit-ted. On future revisions, we will clarify this point. Permitting decorative exterior lights during the holidays is a reasonable, time-limited exception to

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what would otherwise be a blanket restriction of such displays. For most of the year, we want to maintain a consistently-toned norm for the collective exteriors of our military housing neighborhoods, and pro-vide residents a common basis for mutually-respect-ful expectations. Limiting the days and times for decorative exterior lights allows residents to express their festive spirit during the holidays while also promoting energy conser-vation.As such, the policy seeks to strike a balance between ensuring a consistent exte-

rior look for the collective good, and not suppressing the popularly practiced norms of holiday festivity in our community. We hope you’re satisfied with the information pro-vided, and we request your understanding as we move forward to promote the most balanced and reason-able approach to exterior appearance and energy conservation on base.

2018 ROAD TAX SEASONPay the Japanese Road Tax to receive your new Decal! Effective June 1, 2018, all vehicles must display the 2018 USFJ Decal. Start gathering your documents now and plan accordingly.Displaying the older Decals after June 1 will result in denial of access and possi-ble impoundment. Pay the road tax and register with VRO at Fleet Theater, March 19, 20, 22 and 23 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m./1- 3:30 p.m.;

NWU TYPE III ROLLOUTFLEACT Yokosuka Sailors are encouraged to prepare their Type III uniform for March 1 uniform of the day.

Repave and repaint parking lots and driveways (Hospital): Work will be scheduled in phased closures on weekends only through March 25. Repave and repaint parking lots and driveways between Chili’s and Bldg. J196: Work will be scheduled in phased closures until April 30.

PARKING AND ROAD CLOSURES

Remove and install water pipes near Main Gate: Partial road closure of vehicular lanes from 7 p.m. - 6 a.m. until March 31.Replace steam pipes at Bldg. 1557: Phased road closures on Green Bay Drive during construction scheduled now through May 18.

April 4, 5, and 6 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m./ 1 - 3:30 p.m. Road Tax for Minicars and Motorcycles must be paid off base at Yokosuka City Hall starting April 1, 2018. For more information on necessary documents or maps, visit: https://goo.gl/P8Dv85