By Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava Herald Union Feb. 18, 2010 ......................................................................... www.wiesbaden.army.mil A family member makes a comment during Baumholder’s first Spouse Summit Feb. 5. U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs Office Photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
Page 6 Herald Union Feb. 18, 2010 ......................................................................... www.wiesbaden.army.mil USAG Baumholder www.baumholder.army.mil By Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs Office Baumholder spouses dis- cussed how to “Build a Better Tomorrow, Today,” during the first U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Spouse Summit at the Rheinlander Club Feb. 5. “Building a Better Tomor- row…Today” was the theme put forth in opening remarks by Lt. Col. (P) Paul Pfahler, U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder commander, to spouses repre- senting the entire Baumholder military community, and has been his vision since assuming command in July 2009. “We need your thoughts. We need your ideas. This is your community,” said Pfahler. A readiness mindset, fam- ily readiness groups, qual- ity of life, a strong sense of community and pride, family down time, Respite care, a newcomers monthly briefing for spouses, and resiliency were just a few of the topics covered in the six-hour session. One recommendation put forth involved extending the current 16 free hours of child care that parents receive 30 days before and after deploy- ment to 60 days in order to avoid bumping it with the block leave that Soldiers receive be- fore and after deployment. Another issue involved not enough staff and personnel at the child care centers, to which Pfahler agreed by saying, “There are jobs on this post. Most of these spaces could be filled by the people you know.” Greg Galloway, Family, Morale, Welfare and Recre- ation director, then reminded the group that Baumholder’s next job fair is scheduled for Feb. 23. “There were a lot of things we wanted to get done with this summit. One, we wanted to identify topics. We can hear from the community on ICE cards and we can hear from them in town halls but we wanted to identify issues face to face with our customers,” said U.S. Army Garrison Command Sgt. Major Earla Reddock. “The other thing is that we had key questions for the spouses. What are we doing that’s working? What are we doing that’s not working? What are we not doing? What are we doing that we should eliminate? We may have programs that we think are great but to the people who are actually at the front door us- ing the program, they may be like, wow, we don’t really want this. Actually we’d like this to stop, but we’d like for you to do this,” Reddock explained. In answering some of these questions one spouse said the predeployment fair the garrison held was one thing that worked. One thing that is not working is that Soldiers are not getting the right information to their spouses. “You have to find a way to get Soldiers and spouses on the same page,” explained a spouse. It was pointed out that a Soldier may not tell an FRSA or FRG not to contact his wife. That request must come from the wife. The desire for informa- tion was an underlying theme throughout the summit. Spous- es expressed their desire for knowledge and current infor- mation. One recommendation involved creating a sponsor- ship program for spouses and another was a newcomers monthly spouses briefing. “The information flow from spouse to spouse is a powerful thing,” explained one spouse. Along the lines of information flow, a spouse recommended develop- ing a section on the Baumholder web site dedi- cated for the in- formation needs of the spouse, while another suggested mak- ing the web site more user friendly. The larger issue of family time after de- ployment was something that Pfahler said he was going to take forward as an issue for the Army Family Action Plan conference. “This summit is nested with AFAP but it’s not the AFAP conference,” ex- plained Reddock. Some of the issues raised at the summit will be addressed at Baumholder’s AFAP conference Feb. 17 and 18. Spouses not being allowed to attend the finance briefing with their Soldier was another issue that surfaced and that Pfahler may present at the AFAP conference. “I need to find out whose rule it is first, and then we’ll go from there,” said Pfahler. Another possible AFAP issue dealt with the amount of teachers versus student enroll- ment at the schools. Since the amount of student enrollment determines the amount of teachers hired, this ratio is not always valid given the influx of Soldiers and families overseas. A spouse pointed out that chil- dren should receive the same education across the board. The discussion about pro- grams that benefit the com- munity included ideas and suggestions like shuttle service for Soldiers with Space-A service for family members, standardizing CYC and ACS programs, resourcing a school age services program on Smith Barracks, no diaper changing tables in men’s bathrooms, more mechanics at the AAFES car center, more case lot sales and more. Jerry Walters, Baumholder director of public works then presented some information about ongoing and future quality of life improvements on Baumholder, notably the plans for new townhouses in upper Wetzel, of which the first phase is expected to begin next year. Numerous other topics were raised concerning things like recycling and off post residents not being allowed to bring their trash on post, town hall meet- ings, incentives for families to beautify their stairwells and even a public relations cam- paign to help instill a sense of community pride. The summit closed with the topic of resilience, which involved an announcement of new religious services and a discussion of Soldier and Family spiritual fitness, which brought up the issue of religious retreats. This is one thing that is working, according to a spouse at the summit, but more retreats and slots may be needed. Another initiative that worked and that spouses want to see again was the Battle Buddies program, which involved Soldiers com- ing in and spending time with children at the schools, reading to them or just talking. “It did the children a world of good to see the Soldiers in their uniform come into the schools and spend some time with them,” commented a spouse. Jacqy Matlock, a facilitator during the summit, thanked the spouses for their participation and told them she had some good take-aways from the summit. She focused on issues like the monthly newcomers briefing for spouses, informa- tion on the web specifically for spouses and a centralized information point for commu- nity members. Matlock also talked about- Stork Strasse, a sort of com- munity wide baby shower and symposium for information focused on expactant parents on March 13 at the Rheinlander. “Overall I think it was a suc- cess, an overwhelming success at that. I was pretty happy about it. I think it was a great op- portunity for them to be heard, and a lot of people wanted to be heard. Unfortunately there’s just never enough time with these things. “I am so happy that we were allowed to do this for this com- munity because we have great spouses here and we really enjoyed interacting with them,” said Reddock. “We’re capturing every- thing we’re doing because once we’re done with it we want to submit it as a best practices sug- gestion. And we’d like to see every garrison all over IMCOM doing a summit because it’s a great thing and our spouses deserve it,” said Reddock. Photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava A family member makes a comment during Baumholder’s first Spouse Summit Feb. 5. Summit is opportunity to be heard “You have to find a way to get Soldiers and spouses on the same page,” explained a spouse.
Transcript
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USAG Baumholder
www.baumholder.army.mil
By Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs Office
Baumholder spouses dis-cussed how to “Build a Better Tomorrow, Today,” during the first U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Spouse Summit at the Rheinlander Club Feb. 5. “Building a Better Tomor-row…Today” was the theme put forth in opening remarks by Lt. Col. (P) Paul Pfahler, U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder commander, to spouses repre-senting the entire Baumholder military community, and has been his vision since assuming command in July 2009.
“We need your thoughts. We need your ideas. This is your community,” said Pfahler.
A readiness mindset, fam-ily readiness groups, qual-ity of life, a strong sense of community and pride, family down time, Respite care, a newcomers monthly briefing for spouses, and resiliency were just a few of the topics covered in the six-hour session.
One recommendation put forth involved extending the current 16 free hours of child care that parents receive 30 days before and after deploy-ment to 60 days in order to avoid bumping it with the block leave that Soldiers receive be-fore and after deployment.
Another issue involved not enough staff and personnel at the child care centers, to which Pfahler agreed by saying, “There are jobs on this post. Most of these spaces could be filled by the people you know.” Greg Galloway, Family, Morale, Welfare and Recre-ation director, then reminded the group that Baumholder’s next job fair is scheduled for Feb. 23.
“There were a lot of things we wanted to get done with this summit. One, we wanted to identify topics. We can hear from the community on ICE cards and we can hear from them in town halls but we wanted to identify issues face to face with our customers,” said U.S. Army Garrison Command Sgt. Major Earla Reddock.
“The other thing is that
we had key questions for the spouses. What are we doing that’s working? What are we doing that’s not working? What are we not doing? What are we doing that we should eliminate? We may have programs that we think are great but to the people who are actually at the front door us-ing the program, they may be like, wow, we don’t really want this. Actually we’d like this to stop, but we’d like for you to do this,” Reddock explained.
In answering some of these questions one spouse said the predeployment fair the garrison held was one thing that worked. One thing that is not working is that Soldiers are not getting the right information to their spouses. “You have to find a way to get Soldiers and spouses on the same page,” explained a spouse. It was pointed out that a Soldier may not tell an FRSA or FRG not to contact his wife. That request must come from the wife.
The desire for informa-tion was an underlying theme throughout the summit. Spous-es expressed their desire for knowledge and current infor-mation. One recommendation involved creating a sponsor-ship program for spouses and
another was a newcomers monthly spouses briefing. “The information flow from spouse to spouse is a powerful thing,” explained one spouse. Along the lines of information flow, a spouse recommended develop-ing a section on the Baumholder
web site dedi-cated for the in-formation needs of the spouse, while another suggested mak-ing the web site more user friendly.
The larger issue of family time after de-ployment was something that Pfahler said he was going to take forward as an issue for the Army Family Action Plan conference. “This summit is nested with AFAP but it’s not the AFAP conference,” ex-plained Reddock. Some of the issues raised at the summit will be addressed at Baumholder’s AFAP conference Feb. 17 and 18.
Spouses not being allowed to attend the finance briefing with their Soldier was another issue that surfaced and that Pfahler may present at the AFAP conference. “I need to find out whose rule it is first, and then we’ll go from there,” said Pfahler.
Another possible AFAP issue dealt with the amount of teachers versus student enroll-
ment at the schools. Since the amount of student enrollment determines the amount of teachers hired, this ratio is not always valid given the influx of Soldiers and families overseas. A spouse pointed out that chil-dren should receive the same education across the board.
The discussion about pro-grams that benefit the com-munity included ideas and suggestions like shuttle service for Soldiers with Space-A service for family members, standardizing CYC and ACS programs, resourcing a school age services program on Smith Barracks, no diaper changing tables in men’s bathrooms, more mechanics at the AAFES car center, more case lot sales and more.
Jerry Walters, Baumholder director of public works then presented some information about ongoing and future quality of life improvements on Baumholder, notably the plans for new townhouses in upper Wetzel, of which the first phase is expected to begin next year.
Numerous other topics were raised concerning things like recycling and off post residents not being allowed to bring their trash on post, town hall meet-ings, incentives for families to beautify their stairwells and even a public relations cam-paign to help instill a sense of community pride.
The summit closed with the topic of resilience, which involved an announcement of new religious services and a discussion of Soldier and Family spiritual fitness, which brought up the issue of religious retreats. This is one thing that is working, according to a spouse at the summit, but more retreats and slots may be needed. Another initiative that worked and that spouses want to see again was the Battle Buddies program, which involved Soldiers com-ing in and spending time with children at the schools, reading to them or just talking. “It did the children a world of good to see the Soldiers in their uniform come into the schools and spend some time with them,” commented a spouse.
Jacqy Matlock, a facilitator during the summit, thanked the spouses for their participation and told them she had some good take-aways from the summit. She focused on issues like the monthly newcomers briefing for spouses, informa-tion on the web specifically for spouses and a centralized information point for commu-nity members.
Matlock also talked about-Stork Strasse, a sort of com-munity wide baby shower and symposium for information focused on expactant parents on March 13 at the Rheinlander.
“Overall I think it was a suc-cess, an overwhelming success at that. I was pretty happy about it. I think it was a great op-portunity for them to be heard, and a lot of people wanted to be heard. Unfortunately there’s just never enough time with these things.
“I am so happy that we were allowed to do this for this com-munity because we have great spouses here and we really enjoyed interacting with them,” said Reddock.
“We’re capturing every-thing we’re doing because once we’re done with it we want to submit it as a best practices sug-gestion. And we’d like to see every garrison all over IMCOM doing a summit because it’s a great thing and our spouses deserve it,” said Reddock.
Photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
A family member makes a comment during Baumholder’s first Spouse Summit Feb. 5.
Summit is opportunity to be heard
“You have to find a way to get Soldiers
and spouses on the same page,”
explained a spouse.
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Has Dr. King’s dream come true?
Black History MonthFlying Geese Productions presents
the story of Harriet Tubman Feb. 26 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Wagon Wheel Theater as part of Baumholder’s Black History Month celebration. A recital of Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have A dream” speech will be presented by 2nd Lt. Zayana Dennis and a musical performance will be presented by Pfc. Tamika Torain.
The entire community is invited to join in the celebration.
Aircraft surgeOfficials at Ramstein Air Base,
Germany announced in January that a temporary increase in air operations involving heavy lift aircraft will begin at Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Bases in early February due to U.S. military commitments in Afghanistan.
This temporary increase, expected to last until August, in late night and early morning operations is necessary due to increases in aircraft and person-nel expected to transition to and from Afghanistan.
These aircraft movements are tied to the surge activities announced in December 2009 by U.S. President Barack Obama, initiated by the U.S. Department of Defense and supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tion, which has also pledged additional troops for the surge.
Local residents may notice an in-
crease in takeoffs or landings of large aircraft between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Normal training operations are expected to continue as scheduled at both bases.
See Europe earn creditUniversity of Maryland University
College Europe announces two three-credit undergraduate field study courses, Expatriate Writers in Rome, held in Italy, and Northern Renaissance Art in Brussels and Paris, held in Belgium and France. The registration deadline for these courses is Feb. 19 with classes starting March 13.
Expatriate Writers in Rome gives students the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of British and American writ-ers who lived and wrote in this inspiring city. The course includes visiting the Forum, the Colosseum, and the Baths of Caracalla and studying the literature of some of the most influential writers in history – Nathanial Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Lord Byron, and John Keats.
Northern Renaissance Art in Brus-sels and Paris provides an opportunity to explore the many cultural delights of Belgium and France while learning about renowned 15th and 16th century artists such as Bruegel, Bosch, and Dürer. Students will see well-known paintings during visits to several mu-seums including the Louvre. Many art forms will be discussed, from architec-
ture and painting to sculpture and rare manuscripts.
For more information, please con-tact a UMUC field representative, visit www.ed.umuc.edu/fieldstudy, or contact UMUC Europe at mil 314-370-6762 or civ (06221) 37-8367, or e-mail [email protected].
Work at homeIf you love children and enjoy work-
ing from your home the Family Child Care Provider program might be what you’re looking for. Family child care providers receive training, certification, college credit and earn from $20,000 to $40,000 a year.
For more information contact Hil-degard Bragg at mil 485-6588 or civ (06783) 6-6588
Swap Shop saves you moneyWorried about running out of
money trying to fix up your house? The Baumholder Swap Shop at the Baumholder Army Community Service can help take the worry out of financing your housing repairs.
The Swap Shop features a variety of household items to assist the junior enlisted community members, primar-ily E1 to E4. They offer dishes, kitchen items, lamps, TVs, converter plugs, power cords, alarm clocks, and more.
The Swap Shop is also looking for donations of clean, usable household items including 220 volt appliances, interior decorations, etc. For more
information call ACS at mil 485-8188 or civ (06783)6-8188.
Youth photo contestThe Wetzel Teen Center is sponsor-
ing the Boys and Girls Club Photogra-phy Exhibition for youth 6 to 18 years of age. Interested persons may submit entries to the Teen Center or School Age program by Feb. 22. The age categories are nine years old or younger, 10 to 12 years old, 13 to 15 years old and 16 to 18 years old. The areas of competi-tion are color process, black and white process, alternative process such as a pinhole camera, digital, and photo es-say with the theme “United Through Photography”. Prints can’t be bigger that 8 x 11, must be accompanied by CD with image or actual negative and must have been taken since March 2009. For more information call Eric Christ or Linda Wojcik at mil 485-6810.
Electronic tax filing clerksThe Baumholder Legal Center is
currently hiring electronic tax filing clerks for the Baumholder Tax Center. Comprehensive training will be pro-vided for these six-month positions. If you like working with people, like to learn and enjoy working with numbers, please apply online at: http://www.usajobs.gov/.
Briefs ... Briefs ... Briefs ... Briefs
“Has Dr. King’s dream come true?” That’s the question Will Chisholm wants answered. Chisholm, a member of the U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Direc-torate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security was scheduled to be the guest speaker for the annual Dr. King observance Jan. 29 but the event was cancelled because of inclement weather and Chisholm is now preparing to leave Baumholder for another assignment, but his words should not be cast aside simply because of the weather.
“King was among those champions of justice whose influence transcended national boundaries. A student of the philosophy and principles of nonviolence enunciated by Mohatma Gandhi, King in 1959 traveled to India, where he studied further the legacy of the man his widow, Coretta Scott King, later would call his ‘political mentor.’ Nelson Mandela, accepting the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, similarly credited King as his predecessor
in the effort to resolve justly the issues of racism and human dignity.
“In Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 Rosa Parks, an African-American seam-stress, was jailed for refusing to give up
her seat on a segregated municipal bus to a white passenger. The incident sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, in which the city’s African-Americans refused to patronize its segregated bus system.
“King led the organization directing the boycott and became the movement’s public face, appealing to white Ameri-cans’ spirit of brotherhood. When the federal courts, following the reasoning of the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education decision, declared the bus segregation law unconstitutional, King emerged as a national figure.”
Chisholm also wrote about other highlights in King’s career such as his involvement with the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Confer-ence during the early 1960s and a number of peaceful protests against segregated institutions and his now famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
“Generations of school children have learned by heart lines from the “I Have
a Dream” speech, in which King prayed for the day when people would ‘not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.’”
He also wrote about several turning points in the civil rights movement such as the passage of several civil rights laws which included legislation guaranteeing the right of political participation and consequently, the Voting Rights Act law of Aug. 6, 1965.
“So the question still remains... did Dr. King’s dream come true? King dedicated his life to ensuring not only the people of his generation, but the generations to come would have these same opportunities for a better life… The answer to this question can only be answered by you and the life you choose to live. And the only way his legacy can continue is by treating each other with dignity and respect, regardless of our ethnicity. The transformation of a nation begins with one person at a time.”
Will Chisholm
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Feb. 20-21IVV Volksmarch at Weier-
bach, Heidensteil HalleFeb. 21Children Musical, City
Theater Idar-Oberstein, en-trance fee
March 1Market at Kirn, 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.March 6, 20Flea market at Metz,
France, 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.March 13Impressions of Japan,
Concert by the Symphony Or-chestra of wind instruments
St. Wendel, 8 p.m. Saalbau St. Wendel, entrance fee
March 10ABBA – The Concert,
Messe Idar-Oberstein, en-trance fee
March 18-21Easter market at St. Wen-
del March 18HR Big Band Concert
at Kusel, Fritz-Wunderlich-Halle, entrance fee
March 20-21, 16Fairy Tale Fest at St. Wen-
del, Mia-Münster-HausMarch 25
Palm market at St. Wen-del
March 27Concert by the Music
Association Mörschied at Idar-Oberstein, City Theater, entrance fee
March 27-28C a r e x h i b i t i o n a t
Baumholder, Event Arena at the Baumholder lake
March 27-28IVV Volksmarch at Kirn-
SulzbachMarch 27-28Hobby Artist Exhibition at
Birkenfeld, Stadthalle
By Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs Office
Six dental technicians were a long way from the comfort an examination room recently as they trudged up and down Baumholder’s unforgiving landscape while participat-ing in the European Dental Command Warrior of the Year competition recently.
After four days of rigorous challenges ranging from a for-mal NCO and Soldier board, to combatives and a six mile road march on Baumholder’s mili-
tary training area in the crisp winter air, Baumholder’s own Staff Sgt. Cesar Quintana was selected as the European Dental Command Best Warrior NCO of the Year. The Best Warrior Soldier of the Year was Spc. ScottieT. Bullock. Bullock is assigned to the Bavarian Den-tal Activity and is a native of Chicago, Ill.
“I feel great and excited to represent the Europe Region Dental Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for the DENCOM NCO/Soldier of the year competition,” said Quin-tana after the competition.
Quintana said the board por-tion was the most challenging for him. “I could never feel comfortable answering ques-tions in front of board members no matter how many times I have done it,” he said.
The other participants in-cluded Sgt. Alvin E. Iribhogbe from the Bavarian Dental Ac-tivity and a native of Idadan, Ni-geria; Sgt. Akeiko R. from the Heidelberg Dental Activity and a native of Fairfield, Calif.; Pvt. 1st Class Richard A. King from the Heidelberg Dental Activity, a native of Modesto, Calif.; and Spc. Kaitron S. Bryant of the
Landstuhl Dental Activity, a native of Petersburg, Va.
Some of the other challenges the six warrior candidates faced included the M-16 range, day and night orienteering, AWT at the MAUT site, a written test and an essay
“The winners will on to compete at DENTCOM for the best warrior of the year. The winner of that will compete for MEDCOM and the winner of that competition goes to Army level, for the best warrior competition,” said Sgt. Tracy Underwood, coordinator of the four-day competition.
Although Baumholder’s challenging hills and training facilities served as the site for the competition, the actual host of the competition was the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
“The competition is be-ing held here because of all the training resources that Baumholder has. Some of the contestants aren’t from here but everyone is doing pretty good,” said Underwood.
The competition includ-ed contestants from Grae-fenwoehr, Heidelberg and Baumholder.
Dental warriors compete for best NCO, Soldier
The US Army Garrison Baumholder ID Card, Passport and IACS registration facility is moving March 1 to Building 8670, adjacent to the Community Bank and Service Federal Credit Union. The move will provide a more convenient and centralized location for these services.
Family members, civilian employees, retirees and non-PSDR unit Soldiers will receive services from the new location. Soldiers of the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will continue to receive ID card services from the current location in Building 8656.
The ID cards office will continue to provide services in Build-ing 8747 until close of business Feb. 26 and reopen March 1 at its new location in Building 8670 with uninterrupted service.
Passport services will close Feb. 26 and reopen March 1 in the new location. For emergencies you can contact a representative at mil 485-6080 or civ (06783) 6-6080.
The IACS office will close Feb. 26 and reopen March 1 in the new location. Interim IACS services can be received Feb. 26 at the alternate IACS station at the Upper Wetzel Gate IACS office. For more information call mil 485-6291 or civ (06783) 6-6291.
ID, passport, IACS moveHost nation calendar
Photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
Dental technicians from Baumholder, Heidelberg and Graefenwoeher start the six-mile road march portion of the Dental Command Warrior of the Year competition.
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Come on down!Shooter’s is now just a short walk away for Matthew Dean, Shane Smith, and David Sarkady as they walk through the recently opened access gate between the AAFES gas station and Shooter’s/Outdoor Recreation. The gate is open for access every day from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. allowing soldiers access by driving or walking down from Smith Barracks. Conversely, the Lower Outdoor Recreation gate accessible from the main road (on L-l69 across from the POL gate) will now be closed by the MP’s at 4 p.m. daily. At 3 a.m. each morn-ing the process will be reversed to facilitate a safe en-vironment for skeet shooting. This applies every day except Wednesdays.
Stork Strasse buildsfamily foundations
The Baumholder military community is expecting a baby boom in March. To help these new families get a strong foot-hold on parenthood, the 24th Brigade Support Battalion is sponsoring Stork Strasse March 13 at the Rheinlander Club from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stork Strasse is a commu-nity-wide Parent University and baby shower providing one-stop-shopping for an array of information and services not just for new moms but also for dads.
The intent is to provide parental education, support, and supplies for parents in the Baumholder Military Com-munity to build family founda-tions and expand community networks for parents before, during, and after deployments, to establish and strengthen fam-ily bonds and to provide safe environments for our military women and children.
The interaction will encour-age and help schedule pre- and post-natal care for mom and baby, Daddy 101 prep courses, new and current parent educa-tion, preparing siblings for the new family addition and caring for multiple-child families be-fore and during a deployment. The latter involves household management, child interaction and age-appropriate discipline, healthy and fast meal prepara-tion as well as family shopping on a budget.
There’s also information about investment and financial preparation for new baby or growing family.
With the help of numerous post agencies and the U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, expectant moms or new moms or parents can expect to receive necessary baby supplies and equipment.
For more information call Gizzy Gray at mil 485-8188.
Clean out your closetIf you have nice baby items
cluttering up your closet that your child never really got to use you can donate them to the Stork Strasse “Gently-Used Baby Store.” Stork Strasse is a community-wide baby shower and parenting educa-tion symposium on March 13 at the Rheinlander Convention Center from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Persons interested in donat-ing may drop off items at the Baumholder Thrift Store.
Spring arts festival Create and submit your
original artwork starting April 1for display and judging at the Spring Arts Festival. Choose from a variety of mediums for adults and youth such as acrylic, watercolor or oil paint, pencil drawing, photography, three-dimensional media such as sculpture, fabric, paper art, woodworking and jewelry. There is also a new cake deco-rating category. Come by the Creative Arts Center for your entry form. The center is open Mondays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturdays noon - 5 p.m. For details call mil 485-6687 or civ (06783) 6-6687.
New cooking classesNew cooking classes are
available at the Creative Arts Center. Classes include, Learn-ing the Basics, Cooking for One, Cakes and Icings from Scratch, and Couples Cooking. For a list of the prices and times of each class, visit the Creative Arts Center to pick up a copy of our monthly newsletter. Sign up with a friend and take advantage of their 50 percent buddy discount. The Creative Art Center is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; or Saturday noon - 5 p.m. call mil 485-6687 or civ (06783) 6-6687 for more information.
Plaque ShopThe Creative Arts Center
has plaques for saying farewell to a colleague, a unit award, to commend excellence or athletic achievement. Custom-ized plating for any occasion is also available. All projects are
priced based on design, size and material selection. For a price quote, bring your requirements to the plaque shop and they’ll help design your customized layout. Projects are usually available within a week, but customers may also request a 48-hour service for an extra charge. Call Anastasia Ward at the Creative Arts Center at mil 485-6687 or civ (06783)-6-6687.
Craft classesCraft classes are available
every month at the Creative Arts Center. Choose from cro-chet, cake decorating, painting, drawing, decoupage, scrap-booking, or photography. For a list of the prices and times of each class, visit the Creative Arts Center to pick up a copy of their monthly newsletter. Classes take place during the afternoons, evenings or week-ends. Sign up with a friend to take advantage of their 50 percent buddy discount. Call mil 485-6687 or civ (06783) 6-6687 for more information.
Brush up your EnglishEnglish as a second lan-
guage is offered on Wednes-days from 9 a.m. to noon at Army Community Services. If you can’t make these ses-sions, check the ACS monthly calendar for dates or to get on the mailing list. For more information call mil 485-8188 or civ (06783) 6-8188.
Golf saleThe snow is cold, but the
Winter White Sale at the Roll-ing Hills Golf Course is hot. Special deals and super-low prices will warm your soul and keep some cool green in your wallet. They are open Tues-days through Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays and Training Holi-days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call the pro shop at mil 485-7299.
Musical “Nunsense”The Little Sisters Hoboken
take over the theatre in this wacky and outrageous perfor-mance. Performance dates are March 12, 13,19,20,26,27. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets cost $8, Students and Senior
tickets are $5. To make reserva-tions, call or come by the Arts Center Monday through Friday 11a.m. to 6 p.m. The box office opens at 6:45 on show nights. Reserved tickets not picked up by 7:15 p.m. will go on sale to the general public. For details call mil 485-6687.
Theater glee club The Hilltop Theater Glee
Club is looking for talented singers who want to develop their skills in music. The Hilltop Theater Glee Club is a profes-sional level show choir for the Baumholder community. They perform throughout the year for various events. The singers are a mix of American and German volunteers that produce quality musical performances.
Theater groupThe Hilltop Theater Group
is looking for volunteers who wish to discover the joy of performing. The Hilltop The-ater staff works with a large group of American and German Volunteers to produce quality English Language community theatre. The Hilltop Theater will produce a wide variety of shows this year including Dra-mas, Musicals (“Nunsense” in March) and Comedies (“Lucky Stiff” in July).
Jazz/Blues singer Leigh Jones performs
Mark your calendar for the I AM STRONG European Tour featuring Leigh Jones, at the Wagon Wheel Theater in Baumholder. The concert is slated for March 15, the time will be announced closer to venue date. For updates, check the front gate marquee and the community website at www.baumholder.army.mil. Leigh Jones is an up and com-ing Soul/R&B/Jazz musician. Check her out on http://www.leighjonesmusic.com/. This concert is brought to you by Morale, Welfare and Recre-ation and the Army Entertain-ment Division.
