Things to do

Off-Dutythe CannoneerFebruary 9, 2012

Sunday brunchCome to the Patriot Club and

enjoy Sunday brunch, Feb. 12 at12:30 p.m. The meal includes:omelet and waffle stations,maple-orange glazed ham,meatloaf, mashed potatoes,gravy, lemony Brussels sprouts,a salad station, soup du jour,eggs, bacon, grits, French toast,dessert station, champagne andassorted beverages. Non-mem-ber price is $18.50, memberprice is $18, children, ages 6-12,cost $7.50 and children, 5 andunder, eat free. RSVPs arerequested by Feb. 10.To reserveyour space at the brunch, call442-2020/2025 or visit theWelcome Center, 4700 Mow-Way Road.

Valentines bowlingMake plans to take your

sweetheart to the Twin OaksBowling Center Feb. 14 from 7-10 p.m. for the sweetheart spe-cial. The cost is $35 andincludes unlimited bowling fortwo, shoe rental and two largecombo meals from the StrikeZone. Reservations arerequired. There will be a draw-ing for a large teddy bear andbox of chocolates. Call 442-2882 for more information or toreserve your place.

Ski tripEnjoy a quick ski trip during

the President’s Day Weekend,Feb.17-20 to Red River, N.MCost for adults, age 20 and up, is$350, teen price is $325 andchildren, ages 4-12 ski for $300.Participants 17 and under mustbe accompanied by a parent orguardian. Price includes twodays of lift tickets, lodging andtransportation. Equipmentrentals will be available at a 50-percent discount at the moun-tain. Register by Feb. 15 at theOutdoor Adventure Center orLake Elmer Thomas RecreationArea. For more information,call 442-5858.

RecPlex games, moviesThe RecPlex has a wide vari-

ety of movies available at theFriday Night Movie since itnow has an account withNetFlix and Gamefly. Popcornand non-alcoholic beverageswill be available. EachSaturday at 1 p.m. the RecPlexoffers Kinect Tournaments.Gamefly provides games forthe Xboxes with Kinect,Playstation 3, and Wii. Comeout and test your gaming skills.For more information, call theRecPlex at 442-4824.

Piano lessonsSKIESUnlimited has piano

music theory classes for stu-dents ages 2-18. Classes meetTuesdays and Thursdays for 30minutes at the RecPlex. Feesare $65 per month. Studentsmust be registered with CYSServices. Private and advancedlessons are also available. Formore information, call ShirelleWomack at 917-4492 or regis-ter online at webtrac.mwr.army.mil.

By Monica WoodMWR Marketing

Registration is now open forthe Mountains of Mayhemmountain bike race March 10.The arduous 22-mile, off-roadtrek starts at LETRA and windsits way through post to challengemountain bikers of all skill lev-els.

Pre-register at sillmwr.com byMarch 9 at 4 p.m. The cost is $30per participant or $35 on the dayof the event. Race day registrationand registration packets can bepicked up at LETRA lodge from11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The eventbegins at 1 p.m.

“There will be a preride on thecourse the Saturday before therace so participants can see whatchallenges they will face on raceday,”said Cara Bell, event organiz-er and acting sports director.“Thepreride is March 3 from 8 a.m. to 7p.m. to allow the riders to checkout the course. Riders must checkin with Fort Sill SportsmanServices prior. The course map isavailable at sillmwr.com.

There will be several agegroups for the mountain bikeride: 15 and under, 16-19, 20-29,30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70and over.

All participants must read andsign a liability waiver prior to theevent. Participants age 17 andunder must have a parent orguardian present.

“Participants will receive a T-shirt with their registration, and

we will offer a mealof burgers anddrinks catered bythe Patriot Club,”said Bell.

To access postMarch 3 and 10, bik-ers can use ApacheGate to come in, saidBell.

“However, ApacheGate closes at 2 p.m.,so for hours afterthat on March 3 and10, they will have touse Bentley Gate,Key Gate or ScottGate.”

The gates arelocated at SheridanRoad, off I-44 andFort Sill Boulevardrespectively.

“This eventcould easily beconsidered thepremiere moun-tain bike event inthe region, and we look forwardto a great turnout,” said AndrewDuffy, Family and Morale,Welfare and Recreation spon-sorship coordinator. “Due togreat sponsorship support, welook to offer the riders and spec-tators an event to remember.”

According to Duffy, this year’spresenting sponsor, Sun and SkiSports of Oklahoma City, ishelping tremendously in theaward categories.They have pro-vided $500 worth of gift cards tobe given to the top riders.

“Another bicycle companyfrom the OKC area, SchlegelBicycles, also provided somenice awards to be given out.Other sponsors providing sup-port for this event include CoorsLight, with free beverages forthe post-event cookout,” saidDuffy. “Spectators at the eventwill also notice the start-finishline arch will be provided by RedBull, and their Wings Team carwill cruise around during theevent to make sure all ridershave enough energy.”

Duffy said a couple of lucky reg-

istrants will go home with a one-night stay at Lawton’s newly con-structed Sleep Inn & Suites, theofficial hotel sponsor of the bikerace.

Lawton’s Townsquare Media ispromoting the event with commer-cials on its stations — KLAW 101, Z-94, and MY 107.3. Other sponsorsinclude Fort Sill Federal CreditUnion, T-Mobile GovernmentSolutions, Milo Gordon Auto Malland USA Discounters.

The event will be held rain,snow or shine. For more infor-mation, call 442-3269 /442-5623.

Off-road bike race March 10

By Monica Wood,MWR marketing

Parents who take their daughters to soccerpractice at Goldner Fitness Center onThursdays and Fridays are getting a workoutalongside their children.

While the girls learn the fundamentals ofplayer development and practice ball familiar-ity including dribbling, passing, finishing andball control, their parents are getting a cardioworkout with the Boxercise class led byinstructor Mike Garcia.

“Since the soccer team started practicing atGoldner, several parents of team membershave decided to take the Boxercise class andthey have told me how much they appreciatethe class being offered at the same time sothey can exercise while waiting for their chil-dren,”said Garcia, Family and Morale, Welfareand Recreation fitness instructor. “It’s a freeclass so it helps them financially, and the bot-tom line is these parents stay in shape, andthey can see the benefits of getting fit.”

Family and MWR developed a partnershipwith Predators Soccer to provide girls theopportunity to develop skills on an all-girlsteam, said Brenda Spencer-Ragland, FMWRdirector.

“That partnership includes civilian familymembers since the Predators Soccer Club isabout 50 percent military and 50 percent civil-ian,” she said. “During the indoor wintercamps, military kids are about 75 percent ofthe participants.”

Spencer-Ragland credits Donna Brown,Predators soccer team program manager, withcoming up with the idea after learningOklahoma ranked 48th in the nation for obesi-ty.

“So by providing opportunities and venuesfor parents to walk, run or do another form ofexercise they can take advantage of the timespent waiting on the child to finish practice,”Spencer Ragland said.“It’s a win-win idea.”

Spencer-Ragland said this is another part-nership formed through the ArmyCommunity Covenant and Army FamilyCovenant. “We actually have two partner-ships, one with Thunder Volleyball lead byMark Winburn, and Predators Soccer withDonna Brown.

“We simply cannot provide all opportunities

our children desire without partnerships fromcommunity-led organizations,” she said. “I amreally pleased both Thunder Volleyball andPredators Soccer teams have agreed to part-ner with us to bring additional quality sportopportunities to our girls to practice and playwith kids of equal skill levels.”

Brown said she is proud to have this soccerprogram endorsed by the Fit Kids Coalitionbecause the philosophies are very similar andeveryone is working toward the same goal: fithealthy kids and families.

“We agree with the Fit Kids Coalition philos-ophy and strongly believe that as a communi-ty we can do better by all working toward thegoal of fit families,”said Brown.

Predators registrationPredators soccer registration is open

through Feb. 14. The league is open to girlsof all ages and skills. The girls can attendany school and they do not have to be mil-itary family members. Home schooled stu-dents are also welcome to participate.

“I think it’s a great thing,” said BrianCole, Youth Sports director. “Girls developdifferently from boys — especially in ado-lescence. Their skills levels are differentand playing on the Predators SoccerLeague can offer girls a chance to playsoccer with other girls and develop theconfidence and skills they might not geton a coed team.”

To finds out more about the Predators orto register your daughter, go toPredatorssoccer.com and click on the reg-istration form.

Parents, children get fitness workout

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File photo by James BrabenecMountain bikers start off vying for position at last years’ Mountains of Mayhem. Thisyear the event is March 10 at 1 p.m. at Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area. The pre-ride is March 3 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Registration is open at sillmwr.com.

Photo by Monica WoodCoach Adam Tasca teaches Angie Bess andJaya Coats how to control the ball duringthe soccer practice at Goldner FitnessCenter.