The Tester will not be published Nov. 26 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Tester staff takes this opportunity to wish our readers a happy and safe holiday.

Holiday Safety Standdown

The last Pax River Holiday Safety Standdowns will be today at the Base Theater from 7:30-11 a.m. and noon-3:30 p.m. They will feature presentations on fire safety, holiday stress and depression, cyber use safety, seasonal influenza, winter driving, and texting while driving.

Webster Field gate closure

The Webster Field main gate will be closed Friday for repairs to the canopy and nearby road asphalt. All access will be through the back gate. The main gate will return to normal use Saturday, Nov. 21.

H1N1 vaccine available

The Pax River Health Clinic will be have an H1N1 vaccine clinic Monday, 1-5 p.m. at the Base Theater. The vaccine will be available in mist and injectable form and will be available to anyone with base access who meets the CDC target group definitions. Approximately 1,200 doses are available, with more due in early to mid-December.

The CDC targeted groups include pregnant women and their family members; household contacts and caregivers for children under six months old; healthcare and emergency medical services staff; all people from ages six months to 24 years; and persons aged 25-64 who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza.

‘‘Strike From the Sea”

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum’s fifth ‘‘Flight Test Tech Talk” will be tomorrow, 4:30-7 p.m. at the museum just outside Gate 1. On the program will be a discussion and book signing by Tommy Thomason, whose new book is ‘‘Strike From the Sea: U.S. Navy Attack Aircraft From Skyraider to Super Hornet.” There will be a reception immediately following the book signing. Call 301-863-7418 for more information.

Traffic Court locations

The Pax River traffic court will be held at the Lincoln Housing Center until further notice. Court is Friday starting at 9 a.m., and continues until all cases present have been heard.

Food Drive

The Aviation Support Division is holding its annual food drive to benefit the Southern Maryland Food Bank now through Dec. 1. Drop off locations are in Bldg. 409 on the quarterdeck, the ID Office (Bldg. 301) on the quarterdeck, the Main Supply Building (Bldg. 588), and in the Supply Warehouse (Bldg. 665).

For more information contact LS2 Phillips at 301-757-0038 or patrice.phillips@navy.mil or LSSN Archibald at 301-342-3235 or kerryann.archibald@navy.mil.

Clinic enrollment for retirees changed

Effective immediately, the Pax River Naval Health Clinic is no longer accepting enrollment waiver requests from adult retirees and their adult family members. Requests for retiree family members age 17 and under will still be accepted for enrollment to the clinic’s pediatric department.

This policy is temporary and will be reevaluated in approximately three months. For more information, visit the enrollment office located in the TRICARE Service Center at the clinic.

Holiday Mailfor Heroes

The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have joined forces to invite Americans to ‘‘send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad. In its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program is an opportunity to share joy and thanks with our service members throughout the holiday season by way of a greeting card.

Cards should be sent to Holiday Mail for Heroes, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456. The deadline is Monday, Dec. 7.

Every card received will be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and distributed to participating Red Cross chapters nationwide. Once the cards arrive at the Red Cross chapters, they are sorted and reviewed by volunteers who then distribute them to service members, their families and veterans in communities across the country.

Be sure to sign all cards, and entitle all cards ‘‘Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran.” There is a limit of 15 cards per person or 50 for school class or business group, and cards should be bundled in large envelopes. Letters should not be included with these cards nor should personal information such as home or email addresses or inserts of any kind. Glitter should not be used as excessive amounts can aggravate health issues of wounded recipients

For more information, visit the Red Cross Web site at www.redcross.org⁄holidaymail.

Parent Workshop

St. Mary’s County Public Schools uses a variety of psycho-educational tests to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of students who may require special education services to learn and be successful.

On Dec. 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Chris Grace, SMCPS school psychologist, will present a workshop for parents about the psycho-educational tests currently used in SMCPS to determine eligibility for special education services.

Grace will explain what the tests measure, what the results mean for a child and how those results help teachers plan instructional strategies. This workshop is free, but registration is required. The workshop takes place in the Board of Education Meeting Room at 21360 Moakley St. in Leonardtown.

To register or for information contact Susan Shannon at 301-863-4069 or email smshannon@smcps.org or Pax River School Liaison Officer Brooke Fallon at 301-757-1875 or brooke.fallon@navy.mil.