June 24-28, 2013

Fermilab Today Announcements

English country dancing Sunday afternoon, June 30, at Kuhn Barn
English country dancing will meet this Sunday, June 30, at Kuhn Village Barn. The program starts with dances for experienced dancers at 1 p.m., and dances for everyone from 2 to 5 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome. The group will continue to meet monthly all summer, with next dances planned for July 28 (with live music by Old Fezziwig's Band) and August 11. For more information, or to get on an email reminder list, contact folkdance@fnal.gov or (630)584-0825 or visit http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/english/.

Martial Arts
Kyuki-Do is a Korean martial art similar to Taekwondo. The Next Fermi Kyuki-Do Martial Arts session begins on July 8. I will teach you how to kick, punch, block, throw and fall, and basic self defense. During the summer I teach bow staff. Classes are held for six weeks on Monday and Wednesdays from 5 - 6pm at the Recreation Facility in the Village. You need to register for the class through the Recreation Office. The cost is $60.00. You do not need a gym membership to join this class. I will supply a free uniform to students who have never participated in martial arts before. My class size is limited to ten students.

Housing Office Now Accepting Requests for Fall & Spring On Site Housing
The Fermilab Housing Office is now taking requests for reservations for houses, apartments, and dormitory rooms for the remainder of 2013 and the spring of 2014. Please submit your request for reservations to the Housing Office by Monday, July 15, 2013. Requests can be made for any period and need not commence on any particular date. For further information, please contact the Housing Office at (630)840-3777 or housing@fnal.gov. Individual housing requests can be made by using our Online Housing Request form at http://bss.fnal.gov/accommodations/housing_request.html. Requests for multiple housing units are best handled by direct email to housing@fnal.gov.

Closure on Main Ring Road Tuesday, July 2, and Wednesday, July 3
Main Ring Road will be closed at the A-1 Service Building from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.on Tuesday, July 2, and Wednesday, July 3. The detour for accessing the AZero parking lot will be clockwise from the intersection at Main Ring Road and Road E.

10K Steps Drawing Winner
This week's participation winner of the 10,000 Steps-A-Day program is Jeff Simmons. Jeff won an exercise mat. If you haven't signed up yet, stop by the Wellness Office at Wilson Hall, 15 West to pick up your pedometer and start logging your steps at http://www.cornerstonefitness.com/fermi/10ksteps.html. We currently have 83 participants that have walked a total of 12,005,527 steps, burned 628,624 calories and and walked a total of 5,594 miles. Keep up the good work. For more information call Jeanne at x2548 or jecker@fnal.gov or x2548.

How to Discover a Planet From Your Sofa - Fermilab Lecture Series Presents Chris Lintott
On July 19 at 8 pm, Oxford astronomer and BBC Sky at Night co-presenter Chris Lintott invites you to the magical world of the Zooniverse, where you can discover planets, explore distant galaxies and even travel on World War 1 ships without leaving your browser. The Zooniverse is the world's most popular collection of citizen science projects, which use the power of human pattern recognition to help scientists deal with millions of images and gigabytes of data, and this talk will include news of the latest discoveries. Chris Lintott is citizen science project lead at the Adler Planetarium and best known as the co-presenter of the Sky at Night in Ramsey Auditorium. For information call (630)840-ARTS or visit www.fnal.gov/culture.

Batavia Rd. gate closed July 5 & 6
The Batavia Rd. gate (east gate) will be closed on both July 5 and 6. This will allow for a large culvert under the road to be replaced. All employees, users and visitors will have to use either the Pine St. or Wilson St. gates on both days.

Swim Lessons Session 2 Due
Session 2 of Swim Lessons for Preschoolers and Youth is due July 1. This session runs Monday - Thursday, July 8 - July 18. Fee is $65. Please register online by July 1 at http://www.jeffellismanagement.com. For more information contact Jeanne in the Wellness Office at jecker@fnal.gov or x2548.

Fermilab Prairie Plant Survey (previously called Quadrat Study)
Be a field scientist along with Fermilab docents to help monitor prairie restoration. Learn to identify prairie plants, learn how to map a prairie quadrat, and gather plant data that will be used to help track the progress of the prairie. Join us on one or more of the following dates: June 26, 4:00pm-6:30pm and July 13, 9:00am - 12:00pm. A complete schedule of sessions and registration information can be found at http://ed.fnal.gov/programs/quadrat. For more information, contact edreg@fnal.gov or x8258.

Registration for FEMA assistance due July 9
Illinois residents who had damage from the severe storms and flooding this spring between April 16 and May 5 have less than 30 days left to register for FEMA disaster assistance. Federal disaster assistance for homeowners and renters can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other disaster-related expenses not met by insurance or other assistance programs.FEMA provides several ways for residents of the 33 counties included in the major disaster declaration to register by the deadline of Tuesday, July 9. Please see this pdf for more information.

BuZheng Qigong & Tai Chi Easy begins June 24
BuZheng (vitality) Qigong & Integral Tai Chi Qigong begins the week of June 24th. This class is offered on Mondays and Fridays, June 24 - August 30 from noon - 1pm and Wednesdays, June 26 - August 28, 7-8am in the Auditorium. All three classes will be the same, this will allow "regulars" to deepend their practice, and "newbies" to join easily and get the benefit of this contemporary, health enhancing form. There are still no fees for these classes, however, please be sure to sign up by sending and email to shandvi@fnal.gov

Site Wide Domestic Water Flushing
FESS/Ops has tentatively scheduled the Site Wide Domestic Water Flush for Saturday 6-29 and Sunday 6-30 with a rain/storm date of 7-13 and 7-14. This is an annual event starting at approximately 0600am and continuing through approximately 1800pm each day. During this time it is not unusual to notice an excessive amount of water on the road ways, standing puddles around fire and flushing hydrants, lower than normal domestic water pressure, discoloration in the water and for those monitoring firus low pressure alarms as well. Typically, not long after each area has been flushed, the water pressure returns and discoloration clears up. This has been, by in large, a transparent process in previous years and we anticipate this year to be the same. We would ask everyone to be mindful of our flushing personnel during this time frame, as a portion of their work will be performed in the roadways around Fermilab and would like to thank you in advance for your consideration during this time. Questions/comments/concerns contact FESS/Ops Mechanical Supervisor John Pollock (JP) at x5253, cell (630)659-6211, email pollockj@fnal.gov shop Superintendent Greg Gilbert at x6835, cell (630)404-0106 email gilbert@fnal.gov and or Mechanical Scheduler and Planner Steven L. Shirley at x3007, cell (630)951-5300, email shirley@fnal.gov.

Behavioral Interviewing scheduled for July 18
This one day course is designed for hiring managers and supervisors; group leaders involved in the hiring process. The main objective of this course is to hire new employees who have a high probability of success by using the behavior-based interviewing techniques learned in the Behavioral Interviewing class. For more information or to enroll go to http://www-esh.fnal.gov/pls/default/schedule.show_course_details?cid=1849.

Summer Intern Friday Tours
Sign up link: http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/tours/

Join the Tango Club - June 6
A new club for the most passionate and aesthetic dance. FREE beginner lessons and open práctica. All levels welcome. Held on Thursdays, beginning June 6th in Ramsey Auditorium from 6-8:30pm. No partner needed! Wear slippery shoes or socks. For more information email: artiedaj@fnal.gov or visit https://sites.google.com/site/fermilabtangoclub.

Outdoor Soccer at the Village
Outdoor Soccer: 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fermilab village soccer field. Please contact O'Sheg Oshinowo at Oshinowo@fnal.gov for more information.

Ultimate Frisbee Mondays & Wednesdays
Ultimate Frisbee games are played on Mondays and Wednesdays at the soccer field in the Village from 5-7:30pm. For more information contact Jeanne in the Wellness Office at jecker@fnal.gov or x2548.

Pool opens June 4
Hours are Tuesday - Friday, 12-7pm, Saturday and Sunday, 1-6pm. Pool Memberships are available. Indididual: $105, Family Membership (up to 4): $245, Extra Family Members Over 4: $45. Daily Rate: $8/person. After 4pm: $6/person. For more information http://wdrs.fnal.gov/wellness/pool.html Children's Swim Lessons and Water Fitness classes are also available.Register online at www.jeffellismanagement.com. For more information contact Jeanne in the Wellness Office at x2548 or jecker@fnal.gov