Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
The Texas Hold’em tournament scheduled to start at 6 p.m. tonight at Pershing Community Center has been canceled. Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation announced the change on its Facebook page today. The event planned for Dec. 11 has also been canceled. The decision was made out of an abundance of caution due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri, according to the Installation … [Read more...] about Texas Hold’em canceled
Occupancy rates average 75% in first two months of operations, FMWR reports Since Fort Leonard Wood’s new RV Park opened Sept. 1, it has been filled or nearly filled to capacity, according to Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation officials. “We’re looking at about 75 percent occupancy — that’s been our average over a span covering September and October — and there have been times when … [Read more...] about RV Park enjoys early success
Participants can learn how to burn calories ahead of time, make healthy substitutes to stave off weight gain What started as one Soldier’s class project is now giving members of the Fort Leonard Wood community a roadmap to avoid weight gain this Thanksgiving holiday season. The Thanksgiving Virtual Burn to Earn is the creation of Capt. Sarah Hoyt, who is currently assigned to Company C, … [Read more...] about Soldier’s Burn-to-Earn program offers strategies to fight the holiday bulge
Each year, Cards to the Community participants express their love of the holiday season by designing and displaying 4-by-8-foot wooden greeting cards at Joint Services Park. Those who want to take part in this year’s display, which is free to enter, can register now with Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. “We encourage anyone who wants to enter to do so,” explained LoraLee Neubeck … [Read more...] about Registration open for Cards to the Community
With the holiday season approaching, the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Food and Beverage staff at Pershing Community Center is taking reservations for holiday parties, as well as offering catering services elsewhere on the installation. In an effort to help offices celebrate while complying with COVID-19 safety measures, FMWR Food and Beverage Manager Chloe Williams said her … [Read more...] about FMWR offering discounts on holiday party catering
The Missouri Department of Conservation has reported its first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Pulaski County. Conservation officials are advising hunters to have their kills voluntarily tested for the disease. The department released a statement Oct. 28 confirming they had found a case from an adult male deer harvested by a hunter near Waynesville. A tissue sample was … [Read more...] about MDC advising hunters to have deer tested for CWD
Texas Hold’em is set to return to Pershing Community Center Nov. 20, but in a new, larger location to allow for social distancing. “We are holding Texas Hold’em in the ballroom this year,” explained LoraLee Neubeck with the FMWR Installation Wide Events office, noting that while the event has been held inside Blackjack Bar and Grill the past few years, a more spacious venue was needed to … [Read more...] about Texas Hold’em returns to FLW Nov. 20
Paige Jennings has been hunting ever since she was old enough to get a license, regularly stalking deer, turkey, waterfowl and more with her family in rural northwest Pulaski County. Now an operations assistant with the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Food and Beverage division, it was Jennings who first proposed holding an early-morning breakfast when officials were looking for … [Read more...] about ‘Hunting for Biscuits’ a family tradition for FMWR staffer
The Cedar Street Players, the community-theater branch of Rolla’s Ozark Actors Theatre, will stream their latest production online in an effort to provide live theater to mid-Missouri communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The “OAT Radio Show” is billed as a night of live music, comedy, mystery and more in the style of the golden age of radio. Directed by Lee Anne Mathews, the cast … [Read more...] about Rolla theater group to stream show online
Reservations are $25 per day, $160 per week or $575 per month for the new Fort Leonard Wood RV Park, located at 15422 First Street. The RV Park includes 12 spaces with full hook-ups and is centrally located on the installation. To reserve a space, contact the Outdoor Adventure Center at 573.596.4223 or visit the center at 16810 FLW K Road. For more information, visit … [Read more...] about RV reservations
Audiences can enjoy free showing of animated ‘Scoob!’ Fort Leonard Wood will hold its final Movie Night of 2020 with a free showing of the animated feature “Scoob!” starting at 7 p.m. Friday in the Baker Theater Auxiliary Parking Lot. As with past Movie Nights, attendees will park in areas surrounding the venue and walk to the lot, where they can set up camp chairs, lawn chairs or blankets … [Read more...] about Final ‘Movie Night’ set for Friday
Looking for some family-friendly weekend fun? Daugherty Bowling Center has a number of specials now available to Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation patrons. Here are just some of the specials happening now through December: — Pizza, Pins and Pop. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays at DBC. For $50, groups of up to six bowlers can enjoy an hour of bowling on one lane with shoe rental, … [Read more...] about DBC has specials for groups, families
One of the staples of human interaction is the simple act of sharing a meal. But take that meal, make it a multi-course affair and serve each course at a different location along with games and challenges? That’s the definition of a progressive dinner. Fort Leonard Wood will hold its inaugural Progressive Dinner Party Oct. 23. For $20 per person, participants can enjoy what organizers have … [Read more...] about Registration now open for inaugural progressive dinner
‘Hunting for Biscuits’ starts Oct. 17; will be held select Saturdays Hunters on Fort Leonard Wood will have a chance to bag some biscuits and gravy before stalking deer and turkey thanks to a new program being conducted by the Outdoor Adventure Center in partnership with Pershing Community Center food-service staff members. “Hunting for Biscuits” will be held from 4 to 8 a.m. on select … [Read more...] about OAC offering breakfasts for hunters
The Outdoor Adventure Center will hold its final guided hike of the year at Ha Ha Tonka State Park starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. The event is free and open to members of the Fort Leonard Wood community, who can register in advance by calling 573.596.4223. “We’re looking forward to getting out and exploring some of the lower portions of the state park and seeing the natural springs,” said Brian … [Read more...] about Final Ha Ha Tonka guided hike happening Saturday
