BOARD MEMBERS

2014-15
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Kelly Goodwin
Honorary President
Jennifer Bohannon
Honorary Vice President
Nancy Wilson
Robyn Matthews
Joanna Vander Hamm
Honorary Advisors
Amy Waring
President
Annalies McDonald
1st Vice President
Jennifer Attaway
2nd Vice President
Jenn Foote
Secretary
Carol Beene
Treasurer
Emily Ozgul
Parliamentarian
Kari Truskett
Social Coordinators
Kathy Grimes
Membership Coordinator
Julia Cates
Tonja Karren
Hail and Farewell
Kim Vasey
Allison Ball
Reservations
Emily Meister
Ways and Means
Maria McKenna
Volunteer Coordinator
Becca Denton
Charitable Coordinator
Heather Yarrington
Webmaster
Shifra Stitzer
Newsletter
Stephanie Fink
Historian
Claire Alexander
Community Representative
Valerie Nicholas
Property Manager
Lisa Thomson
Scholarship Coordinator
Jo Crone
Associate Representative

Barksdale Bulletin
J AN U AR Y

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Letter from Our President

BOSC,
ning and organizing the annual
sugar together and boil until it
It is hard to believe that we
Hap House Christmas Party.
turns a caramel color, a few
are almost to the end of 2014!
There were many volunteers
minutes. Remove from the heat
It seems as though this year
who helped make this event
and pour over the crackers,
flew by. I hope that everyone is
special for the Hap House;
covering them evenly.
enjoying the holiday season
thank you to those who volunPut the jelly-roll pan into the
with friends and family. The
teered your time. Also, a
oven and bake for 2 to 4
Christmas season is a special
HUGE thank you to all of the
minutes, or until just bubbly,
time for my family and I. We
BOSC members who donated
watching carefully. Remove
have many traditions we do
their time to model for the
from the oven and pour the
each year. Our most favorite is
fashion show. It was a fun
chocolate chips over the crackbaking cookies and treats for
evening and you guys made
ers. When the chips melt a bit,
the season. It seems to fall
that possible.
spread them over the crackers
around the second week of
The January social is right
with a knife.
December each year, we head
around the corner. We are so
Transfer the pan to the freezer
to the kitchen and spend an
excited for the "Basic Black
for 30 to 40 minutes, or until
entire day baking cookies, mak- completely cold. They will form
Dress" social. Dress in your
ing fudge and other Christmas
favorite black dress or attire,
one big sheet. Break up into
treats. This is one of my favorbring a friend and enjoy the
pieces. Store in an airtight conite recipes to make for Christwonderful evening hosted by
tainer.
mas. It is always a hit with any
the Spouses of the 2 MSG.
sweet and salty fan. Our neighThe social will feature a plated
This month was a very busy
bors love it! I hope you enjoy
and served dinner. The black
month for our BOSC board. A
it:
dress social dates back to
special thank you to Valerie
Christmas Crack
1954. It is sure to be a fun
Nicholas for organizing the Buff
Ingredients:
night! I hope to see you all
and Brunch, where the silver
35 to 40 saltine crackers
there.
belonging
to
BOSC
was
polINSIDE THIS ISSUE:
2 sticks (1 cup) butter
Merry Christmas,
ished. She also coordinated the
1 cup light brown sugar
Amy Waring
decorating of the Barksdale
1
8 ounces semisweet
chocolate
Presidents
Corner
Club and the Stripes Club
chips (about 1 1/3 cups)
for Christmas. Thank you Inside this 2issue:
August
Social
Preheat the oven
to 425
deto all the volunteers who
2
January Social 3
grees F.
Ways and Means participated at both
Membership/Ways
and
Means/
Property
3
Line 1 large or 2 small jelly-roll
events. Without all of
3
4-5
Charity of the month/
Volunteer
pans with aluminum
foil, spray
Volunteer
Corneryou, these would not
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Small Clubs
with nonstick spray and arrange have been successful.
4

Member
Spotlight
the saltines salt-side
down
in a
Thank you to Becca Den- Calendar of Events/ Recipe
4
single layer. In a medium sauce- ton, Maria McKenna, and Membership information
pan, melt the butter and brown Jennifer Attaway for planLocal Happenings
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Local Area/Base Happenings
What I missed

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The Basic Black Dress Social

A proud military tradition since 1954

Wear your
favorite
basic black
dress or
pants
ensemble!!

Break out
your bling
and GLAM
it up!!!

Sponsored by the 2MSG Spouses

When: 13 January, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Barksdale Officers
Club
Cost: $18.00
RSVP by 11 January
Menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu
Steamed Asparagus
Mashed potatoes
Caesar Salad and Roll

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Membership Dues
PRICE DROP!!!!!!!!!!!
BOSC Annual Membership dues:
$30 if paid January 1 May 31, 2015

Ways and Means

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Ways and Means.
Thank you everyone that has helped us this year raise a little money for our
administrative budget. We did a great job selling some fun holiday treats.
For January, we are getting ready for Mardi Gras. I hear its a big deal here in
the Great State of Louisiana! Be prepared for some purple, green and gold. I
will also have a few items for the home, some jewelry and perhaps a surprise or
two. If you find anything you want me to check out, just let me know.
Laissez les bon temps roulez!
Happy Shopping!
Emily Meister

Property
As a BOSC member, you have the ability to borrow any of our property for any private gathering you may be hosting for free! Some items that may be borrowed include various silver
pieces, BINGO equipment, party decorations, picture frames, vases, and a few folding tables.
Please contact Valerie at property.bosc@gmail.com for more information.
Thank you to all who came out and helped decorate the club for Christmas! The club looks
beautiful! Please mark your calendar for January 6th at 8:00. We will take down the decorations and store them for next year. Lunch will be provided. If you have any questions, please
email Valerie atproperty.bosc@gmail.com.

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Charity of the Month

Thank you everyone for your continued generosity. Our box overflowed this month with donations of coats and baby items for the
Airman's Attic.
For January we will be hosting a food drive for the Food Bank of
Northwest Louisiana. During the holiday season the food bank tends to
get depleted and its now they are in great need to be restocked. Below
is a list of the top requested items they are requesting:

Flour and Sugar (4 or 5lb bag)

Rice (1 or 2lb bag or boxed)
Dry Beans (1 or 2 lb bag, any variety)
Dry Cereal / Oatmeal / Grits /
Peanut Butter
Whole wheat spaghetti or Pasta; Pasta Sauce
(in plastic/can containers)
Canned meat (tuna or chicken in water, beef stew)
Canned fruit (peaches, cocktail, mixed, any);
46 or 64 oz. juice (any)
Canned Vegetables (corn, green beans, carrots,
sweet peas, black eye peas, Ranch Style beans, any)
Mac & Cheese
Hearty-Style Soups
NO Glass Containers, Please!
Attention Members
The BOSC has a new charitable requests form. It is located on the website
barksdaleosc.com under the philanthropy tab. Please refer all charitable requests to this form.
Charity Disclaimer
*The BOSC supports a variety of charities that fall within the guidelines of our
mission statement. We do no discriminate based on religion, race, or creed. All
donations made by members are voluntary and not required.

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Spring Auction
Hello BOSC Members: Although Spring seems far away, its time to
starting thinking about our annual Spring Charity Auction. If you would
like to be on this committee please email Rebecca Denton
at charitable.bosc@gmail.com. This is our biggest event of the year
and many hands and talents are needed to make it a success!

Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteer!

Please go to http://www.barksdaleosc.com
to find all of our volunteer opportunities!

Hap House Christmas Party

Thank you to everyone who came and helped out with the Hap House
Christmas party. The party was a huge success and everyone seemed
to have a lot of fun. A special thank you to Col Goodwin for coming out
to call bingo, to Brett Waring for playing Santa and our firefighters
at firehouse 2 for giving Santa a ride on their truck.

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Small Clubs
BOOK CLUB

Book club will be meeting twice this month. First, we will be getting together January 8th at 7 PM to discuss Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline at the home of
Liz Greenfield, located at 1005 Fawn Hallow in Bossier City LA 71111. On January 22nd we will be meeting at Shifra Stitzers house, located at 417 Shreveport
Rd, BAFB, to discuss The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. Contact Sabina
Squires at bean241@yahoo.com if you have questions, and to join the evite list.

Officer Wives league bowls each Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. at the

Barksdale Lanes. There is no bowling when school has holiday.
Contact Jo Crone at 949-2635 if you have any questions
BOWLING CLUB

BUNCO

Bunco is a great way to relax and make new friends.... and it requires absolutely no skills whatsoever. Just bring a $5-$15 prize and a snack or appetizer and get ready to have fun! Our January Bunco game will be held
Thursday, January 15th at Barksdale AFB Landings Housing Hospitality
room! For questions, and to join the evite list, please contact DaLonna Rimsky at 318-349-8146

The December Gourmet Club Christmas Party was held in the home of Jennifer
Attaway. An array of delicious party food was enjoyed by everyone along with a
delightful gourmet gift exchange.

GOURMET CLUB

The next Gourmet Club lunch will be on January 28th. Details coming soon. If you
would like to be added to the gourmet club email list, please contact Jennifer
at jennattawayf16@gmail.com. *

Do you like going on trips? Do you want to learn more about

the Shreveport-Bossier area? Join our newest club! Contact
Kari Truskett at karitruskett@yahoo.com to join!
TRIPS AND
TOURS CLUB
Please note that you must be a member of the BOSC in order to join the Small Clubs. You may attend as a
guest one time only. Also, please note that you are not allowed to sell or market any type of business that
may benefit or profit another member (i.e. Creative Memories, Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, etc.) at any
BOSC sanctioned event.

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BOSC 2014-15 Proposed Social Calendar

Jan. 13th, 6:30 PM

Feb. 11th, 10:30 AM

March 10th, 6:30 PM

Apr. 14th, 6:30 PM

May 13th, 10:30 AM

Recipe of the Month

Pumpkin Curry Soup
From the Kitchen of Jennifer Attaway
Ingredients
2 cups canned pumpkin
4 Tablespoons butter
cup onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, pressed
4 cups water
6 chicken bouillon cubes*
2 cups half and half
2-3 chicken breasts; seasoned, cooked, and cubed
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoons curry
A pinch of nutmeg
teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoons salt
2-3 cups cooked white rice

Directions

In a large saucepan, melt butter. Saut onion

and garlic until tender. Add everything else
except the half and half and rice. Reduce heat
and simmer for 30 minutes. Add rice and half
and half at the end and heat through. Adjust
seasoning as needed.
*If using large bullion cubes, use only 3. (It
should make 6 cups prepared.)

If you would like to submit a recipe to the Recipe of the Month section please email it
to newsletter.bosc@gmail.com.

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Member Events & Important Dates

Birthdays

Anniversaries

Janet Fischer - 1/3

Angela Franklin - 1/5
Bridgette Ellis - 1/5
Wendy Harding - 1/6
Jenny LaMont - 1/6
Tonya Karren - 1/19
Lucrecia Berridge - 1/21

Janet and West Anderson - 1/9

Simone and Carl Olsen - 1/9
Monica and Derrick Ossman - 1/13
Sabina and Kenny Squires - 1/15
Nancy and Steve Wilson - 1/15

Hails

Farewells

Bette Cummings
Simone Olsen
Dera Lindsey
Melanie Rodriguez
Bridget Ellis and Julie Taufaasau

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Community Happenings
January 2-4: Disneys Peter Pan Jr. Mar jor ie's Playhouse 2911 Centenar y Blvd Shr evepor t.
Admission $15. Starts at 7pm.
January 9: Bonkerz Comedy Club. Margaritaville Casino. 777 Margaritaville Way Bossier City.
Admission prices vary.
January 9: 5K Fun Run. SrA Bell Fitness Center. Starts at 7am
January 13: Healthy Relationship Building. Airmen & Family Readiness Center. Starts at noon.
Contact AFRC at 318-456-8400 to reserve your spot.
January 15: Ladies Get to Know Your Car: Auto Hobby Shop. Cost $25 and starts at 5:30pm. Stop by
Auto Hobby to sign up today.
January 15: Anti-Bully Conference. Air men & Family Readiness Center . Star ts at 6pm. This is
for both parents and children. Contact AFRC at 318-456-8400 to sign up.
January 16:-17 Monster Nation. CenturyLink. Admission price varies. Starts at 8pm
January 17: Shreveport Symphony Special. Shreveport Riverview Theater. 600 Clyde Fant Pkwy
Shreveport. Prices vary. Starts at 7:30pm
January 17: Krewe of Sobek Parade XII: Fairfield Grounds. 2901 Pershing Blvd Shreveport.
Admission is Free and starts at 1pm.
January 17: Brian McKnight Concert. DiamondJacks Casino & Resort. 711 Diamondjacks Blvd
Bossier City. Ticket prices vary. Starts at 8pm.
January 19: Krewe of Harambee MLK Mari Gras Parade. Milam and Texas Street Shreveport.
Admission Free. Starts at 1pm. Family Friendly event.
January 22: Heartlink: Airman & Family Readiness Center. For those who are new Barksdale. This is
an excellent opportunity to get an orientation of the base. Start at 6pm. Contact AFRC at 318-4568400 to sign up.

News You Can Use:

Have you heard about Child Care Aware? Its a program for all branches of service that helps offset the cost of child care off base if you are unable to obtain a slot at the Child Development Center (CDC) on base. Check out the link for further details: http://www.naccrra.org/militaryfamilies/air-force
Did you know that the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is preparing to pass a
law that Tricare will be required to cover the cost of breastfeeding supplies and support
to new moms.

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What did I miss at the December Social???

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