A "Celebration of Change Ball" is planned for 7 p.m. Saturday in the Enlisted Club Ballroom at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

The unofficial event was organized by Kinsley and Pamela Tucker to celebrate the election of President Barack Obama and recognize changes that have taken place globally, nationally and in the Misawa community over the past year.

"While I am acutely aware of the economic challenges we are facing, I am equally aware of our progressive strides," Pamela Tucker, an educator in the language arts department at Robert D. Edgren High School, said in an e-mail.

Saturday’s ball will feature a live band, disc jockey, poet, food, fellowship and other activities. Formal attire is requested for attendees. The cost is $30 per individual and $40 per couple.

For more information, contact Pamela Tucker at DSN 222-8058 or DSN 226-2524 or e-mail KTucker367@live.com or Pamela.Tucker@pac.dodea.edu.

Garrison to host employee meetingA town hall meeting for employees of the U.S. Army in Area I will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Camp Casey’s Digital Conference Center. The meeting also will be broadcast live in the Red Cloud theater. Col. Larry Jackson, commander of U.S. Army Garrison-Red Cloud, and Richard Davis, the garrison deputy commander, are to lead the meeting.

Call DSN 732-8854 for more information.

Program offers stress, depression counselingCounseling for depression and stress is available on a confidential basis from the Military and Family Life Consultant Program at Camp Red Cloud.

For more information, call 010-3147-0756 or 010-869-3666.

Commissary sets hours for early bird shoppersThe Camp Casey commissary is open from 7 to 11 a.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call DSN 730-4451 or 730-3432.