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• 2013 BIG SUR MUD RUN

  The Big Sur Mud Run opened registration on December 1 with an enlarged capacity of 4,000 participants.
  
  Four hundred 5-person teams and 2,000 individuals can sign up at www.bigsurmudrun.org for the spring race scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2013.
  
  Runners come from around the country to participate in the Big Sur Mud Run, held on the campus of California State University Monterey Bay and adjacent land under the control of the U.S. Army and Fort Ord Reuse Authority. The course is approximately 5.5 miles and includes four mud pits and other obstacles. The age limit for running the course has also been lowered from 15 to 12 years old.
  
  Utilizing volunteer military personnel from the Presidio of Monterey and the Naval Postgraduate School, the popular race has a strong military flavor. Soldiers and Marines lead warm up calisthenics, guide runners into mud pits, bark orders to climb walls, do push ups and 'get down' for low crawls under camouflage netting, and more.
  
  Proceeds from the event benefit various youth programs including the Presidio of Monterey's Morale, Welfare and Recreation division, Cal State Monterey Bay's athletic department and the Big Sur International Marathon's youth fitness program, JUST RUN®.

• Presidio of Monterey Golf Tournament WHEN: Fri., March 1 - 8:30am WHERE: Monterey Pines Golf Course $55 Active Duty/Retired Military $65 DOD Civilian $75 Civilian $5 Mulligans (Maximum of 4 per Golfer) Fee includes golf cart & lunch (Hamburger buffet & Drink), add Mulligan Fee to your payment. Prizes for: Top Three Teams, Closest to the Pin on all Par 3’s and Longest Drive #1 Hole. For more information please contact Herb Beckett at: 831-242-5557 • Price Fitness Center, Bldg. 842 on POM Click image to view flyer and Registration Form (PDF).

• UPDATE JAN. 28: MST Bus Program changes and New Line 78

  MST will add a new bus line from Santa Cruz (Line 78) starting on 02 Feb 13. Although the line is funded by a federal grant, it will service the Presidio of Monterey. If you have specific questions or comments about bus stops, please call the MST help line at 1-888-678-2871. If you are interested in riding the Santa Cruz bus (Line 78) and are not already enrolled in the bus program, please go to Bldg 614 Room 119 (242-7590) or Bldg 418 (242-4030) to complete an application. Please call ahead to ensure someone will be in the office before going there. Line 72-Presidio-North Salinas Express will depart Salinas a few minutes later during the week. Change is also effective on 02 Feb 13. See schedule changes on page 3 of link below. Bus Program changes and New Line 78 (PDF) Visit the Presidio Bus Program webpage

  MST is working on an alternate route from the Morgan Hill/Gilroy area. We have no information on routing or start date at this time. MST bus pass vending machines have still not arrived. Until they do, monthly bus passes can be picked up at Bldg 418.
  
  Thanks and see you on the bus!

• PUBLIC NOTICE:

  The Department of the Army invites all interested parties to review and comment on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) for implementation of anti-terrorism force protection measures, specifically an expanded perimeter fence and associated structures, at the Camp Roberts Sattelite Communications (SATCOM) site. The expanded perimeter fence was originally described in the SATCOM Area Development Plan (ADP) and initially evaluated in the Programmatic EA for the ADP; however, the proposed fence alignment has been modified and expanded, requiring preparation of a Supplemental EA.

  Comments on the Draft EA are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 26, 2013

  Please forward written comments to:
  
  Attn: Lenore R. Grover-Bullington
  Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division
  P.O. Box 5004
  Monterey, California 93944-5004
  or FAX: 831-242-7019 or email to: lenore.r.grover-bullington.civ@mail.mil

  Click the link below to view the document:

  Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Measures, SATCOM, Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo County, California

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