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Kaneohe Officers’ Spouses’ Club
KOSC News
Upcoming Events
February 3 — KOSC board meeting 9am at the O’Club
*All Meetings are child friendly and open to All KOSC Members
February 6— Coconut Island Tour * Details Via Evite
February 15 — Deadline for items and ads for KOSC newsletter
KOSC Members learned how to Cook Thai!
The Thai Cooking class was held on 12 January at the Community Center on board MCBH. Walter from Wal-ter Eats Hawaii was our instructor the day. We all had the opportunity to make Thai Spring Rolls, Tom Yum Soup, Curries (either red, green, or yellow), Shrimp Pad Thai and Sticky Rice. He showed us how easy it is to
adapt the recipes for personal taste or food restrictions. He taught us about the ingredients used in Thai cooking, how to use them and where to find them on island. The biggest take away from this class was how surprisingly easy and fast Thai food is to prepare. Everyone had a great time making and eating (and taking a lot home) all of the yumminess he taught us how to create. If you would like more information or are in-
terested in his tours or cooking classes, you can check out his website at waltereatshawaii.com or email him directly at [email protected].
Check out Page 3 for a recipe and more fun pictures on
In This Issue…..
Letter from President………………………….2
KOSC Executive Board/Board..………....2
Thai Cooking Continued……………….……3
Red Footed Booby Tour………….……....4,5
Specialty Groups………………………...……….6
Unit Reps……………………………………...………6
Unit Updates………………………………..……..7
Base Happenings……….….…...…………...8,9
Advertisements…………………................10,11
How to Advertise in KOSC………………..12
KOSC Membership/ How to Contact?13
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Executive Board President Jason Pierce
Vice President Melissa Rowley
Secretary Shannon Barnes
Treasurer Kristen Gonzalez-Loya
KOSC [email protected]
Parliamentarian Steffanie Beissel
Advisor: Mary Mahoney
Advisor: Kathy Newlund
Board Charities:
Mila Masur Community Outreach:
Vacant Fundraising: Vacant
Historian: Vacant MCCS Liaison:
Kristen Robinson Membership: Julie Phelps Newsletter:
Star-Maria Brooks Web Designer: Karla Stoecker
Specialty Groups: Beth Phillips
*Please contact Melissa
Rowley, KOSC VP if inter-ested in one of the vacant
Board positions.
A Letter From the President
Aloha Spouses,
In a community as small as ours, the recent helicopter crash has likely
touched us all in some way. If you need assistance, or know someone
who does, please let us know if there is any way we can help.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the “Pegasus”
squadron: Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Ma-
rine Aircraft Wing.
The Marine Corps Times identified the Marines as:
Maj. Shawn M. Campbell, 41, College Station, Texas
Capt. Brian T. Kennedy, 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Capt. Keven T. Roche, 30, St. Louis, Missouri
Capt. Steven R. Torbert, 29, Florence, Alabama
Sgt. Dillon J. Semolina, 24, Chaska, Minnesota
Sgt. Adam C. Schoeller, 25, Gardners, Pennsylvania
Sgt. Jeffrey A. Sempler, 22, Woodruff, South Carolina
Sgt. William J. Turner, 25, Florala, Alabama
Cpl. Matthew R. Drown, 23, Spring, Texas
Cpl. Thomas J. Jardas, 22, Fort Myers, Florida
Cpl. Christopher J. Orlando, 23, Hingham, Massachusetts
Lance Cpl. Ty L. Hart, 21, Aumsville, Oregon
“I think that this is an important reminder – we as Americans should
never forget that whether our service members are training here at
home or whether they’re fighting abroad, that their lives are on the
line. They’ve sacrificed so much for our country, and that’s something
that we’ve got to honor and always remember and always be grateful
to them.” Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, January 15, 2016
In place of the normal announcements in this space, I ask you to
check the KOSC Hawaii page on Facebook for event updates.
Thank you,
Jason Pierce
President, KOSC
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Thai Cooking Continued
Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe
Ingredients:
Dried rice noodle (banh pho) aka rice sticks, sriracha chili sauce, fish sauce, fresh bean sprouts, bunch green onion-cut into 2 inch sections, 2 eggs, sugar, vegeta-ble cooking oil
Directions:
1. Soak the noodles in warm water for about 30 mins. When softened, drain.
2. Heat the pan. Put oil in, hard scramble the eggs. Add shrimp and cook until half-cooked.
3. Add bean sprouts and green onion. Stir fry with fish sauce and sugar.
4. Add the drained noodles. Stir fry until soft. Stir in Sriracha chili sauce.
Garnish with basil and fresh bean sprouts.
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Red Footed Booby Tour
On 16 December, KOSC members had an amazing, very rare opportunity to visit the Red Footed Booby colony at the Ulupa’u crater which is the location of the firing range on board MCBH, while water cannons were being installed on the firing range for the protection of wildlife and vegetation. Our guide for the day was Todd, the MCBH Envi-ronmental Biologist from the Conservation Division. The Natural Resources program within the Conservation Division of the Environmental Department manages natural resources to support the military mission, while preserving, protecting and enhancing these resources. Natural resources include land, soils, beaches, dunes, native/non-native plants, landscaping, fish, birds, and other wildlife He provided a very informa-tive tour on the birds, their environment and their way of life. He taught us how the USMC protects their habitat ensuring they continue to thrive in this location. We were able to learn not only things about their habitat and lives, but also the other colonies of birds located on the small island just off of the base. If you would like to learn more about these birds and what the USMC does to protect all wildlife on board MCBH, please visit this site: http://www.mcbhawaii.marines.mil/Departments/Installations,EnvironmentLogistics/Environmental/Fish,WildlifePlants/Wildlife/NativeSpecies/LandBasedNativeSpecies/
RedFootedBooby.aspx
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Red Footed Booby Tour– Continued
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Unit Representatives
HQBN— Jing Patton
1/12— Tiffini Skuce
1/3— Valentina Jones
2/3— VACANT
3/3— Ellen Brady
3rd Marine Reg—Liz Cooper
3rd Radio Bn— Anissa Krick
CLB-3— Bonnie Tucker
HMH 463— VACANT
HMLA-367—Julia Humphrey
HSM-37— VACANT
MAG 24— Susan Watkins
MALS-24—Kate Flannery
MARFORPAC— Lisa Davis
DCG MARFORPAC— Mary Ma-honey
MCAS— VACANT
PACOM— Laura Gutzwiller
VMU-3 — VACANT
VP-4— Hannah Syers
VP-47— Amy Waddill
VP-9— Laura Partida
VPU-2— Annee Imle
VR-51— LeighAnne Martin
21st Dental Bn—Ashley Dart
Wing Two— Margo deWindt
Wounded Warriors— VACANT
*If you are not on this list please contact [email protected]
Specialty Groups
Adventure Club:
The Adventure Club enjoyed a stand up Pad-dle Adventure in Kaneohe Bay!
Thursday, January 28th, Aiea Loop Hike. Meet up at Aikahi Safeway to carpool 0830.
Thursday, February 18th Pontoon boat trip from K-bay Marina.
Book club:
New Book! "Furiously Happy" by Jenny Law-son . Will meet again Thursday, February 18th at 1830
Coffee Chat Group:
Seeking Facilitator - contact [email protected]
Golf Club:
Seeking Facilitator - contact [email protected]
Gourmet Club:
Seeking Facilitator - contact [email protected]
Playgroup:
Friday, January 29th Botanical Gardens, pack lunch and feed ducks, Evite sent.
Tuesday, February 2nd Secret Beach Kids Splash day 1030
Thursday, February 18th hike to waterfall in Kaneohe
Social Dining:
Dinner Tuesday, January 19th 1830 @ MAC
24/7 - Waikiki Beach Hotel - Evite sent
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Unit Updates
HQBN
HQBN Spouses L.I.N.K.S Class
Jan 26st:
(Lifestyle, Insights, Networking, Knowledge & Skills)
When: January 26st 9a-4pm
Where: Mololani Community Center
RSVP: [email protected]
ATTENTION UNIT REPS!
We want to hear from you!
Please send us information on your unit each month to be included in the monthly Newsletter.
Email:
The HQBN Marriage
Date Night & Workshop
Feb 12th:
Couples will experience new tech-niques to help communicate their individual and shared apprecia-tions, concerns, and goals for their future. Dinner will be provided. Space Limited so RSVP today to se-cure by RSVP to:
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Base Happenings/Around Town
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Base Happenings/Around Town
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The KOSC News is an unofficial publication produced and distrib-
uted monthly by the Kaneohe Officers’ Spouses’ Club. Contents
and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily the
view of, nor are they endorsed by, the U.S. government, sponsor-
ship and advertising do not constitute endorsement of the prod-
ucts/services advertised. All articles written for KOSC News are
due on the 15th of the month prior to the issue month.
Articles should be submitted via email to: [email protected]
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How to contact KOSC:
You can find KOSC on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/koschawaii
Check out our Web site at:
www.koschawaii.org
For general information email [email protected]