President’s Corner 1

August Social 2

Ways and Means 3

Volunteer Corner 3

Member Spotlight 4

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Local Area/Base Happenings 5

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Letter from Our President

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Nikki Gebara

Honorary President

Jennifer Bohannon

Honorary Vice President

Nancy Wilson

Joanna Vander Hamm

Honorary Advisers

Amy Waring

President

Annalies McDonald

1st Vice President

Jennifer Attaway

2nd Vice President

Jenn Foote

Secretary

Carol Beene

Treasurer

Emily Ozgul

Parliamentarian

Open Position

Open Position

Social Coordinators

Kathy Grimes

Membership Coordinator

Julia Cates

Tonja Karren

Hail and Farewell

Kim Vasey

Allison Ball

Reservations

Open Position

Ways and Means

Maria McKenna

Volunteer Coordinator

Open Position

Charitable Coordinator

Heather Yarrington

Webmaster

Shifra Stitzer

Newsletter

Stephanie Fink

Historian

Open Position

Community Representative

Valerie Nicholas

Property Manager

Lisa Thomson

Scholarship Coordinator

Jo Crone

Associate Representative

Welcome to the 2014-2015

BOSC year! I am so very excit-

ed to be serving as your BOSC

president. I am looking forward

to a fun filled year with lots of

exciting happenings. We have

been busy planning some won-

derful events for the year, and

hope each one of you will be

able to join us for those.

For those of you who do not

know me, my name is Amy

Waring. My husband is the cur-

rent Green Flag Det. 1 com-

mander here at Barksdale. If

you are unfamiliar with that, it

is primarily a fighter exercise

and training program that is

based out of Nellis AFB, and

takes place at Barksdale. We

have been stationed here for 2

years. My husband Brett, and I

have two and a half children.

Tristan (15) and Addie (7) and

our fur-baby, Strafe (yes, my

husband named him). I am a

professionally trained chef

(Johnson and Wales) and cook-

ing is truly my passion/hobby.

My dream is to one day own

my own restaurant. But that is

after retirement, of course.

One of the things I love most

about BOSC, is our mission

statement. "The Barksdale OSC

(BOSC) is a private non-profit

organization for Officers'

spouses at Barksdale Air Force

Base. Our mission is to create a

supportive, comfortable arena

for our members to explore

social connections, volunteer-

ism and educational opportuni-

ties." I believe in this statement

and will strive to lead the

BOSC in this direction.

Our August social is quickly

approaching! I am very excited

about this social. It is themed

"Bienvenue en Barksdale." We

have invited some of the treas-

ures from our community to

come and share with us their

businesses and such. There are

so many great things about

living in the Shreveport/

Bossier area. From wonderful

food to great entertainment.

We hope to highlight some of

those great things at our so-

cial. Even after being here for

2 years, I still frequently find

new great things about this

area.

Our August social is our

membership drive social. I

hope that each of you will be

able to attend, and will bring a

friend. The first social of the

new year will be August 19th

at 6:30 PM, Barksdale Club. I

look forward to seeing you all

in August!

Amy Waring

BOSC President

August Social 2

Want to Join the BOSC Board? 3

Charity of the month/ recipe of the month 4

Small Clubs/ Hail and Farewell 5

2014-15 Calendar of Events 6

Membership information/ Scholarship 7

Membership Form 8

Inside this issue:

BIENVENUE EN BARKSDALE!

The Barksdale Club

Ballroom 6:30 PM

Enjoy an evening of fellowship with opportunities to join the Barksdale

Officers' Spouses' Club, to join the small clubs therein, and to learn

about many locations and happenings that make Shreveport-Bossier

unique. This is a free event, open to all persons eligible for BOSC mem-

bership.

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BOSC Annual Membership dues are as follows: $50 per year, if paid prior to August 31, 2014 $55 per year, if paid September 1 – May 31, 2015 $30 per year, if paid January 1 – May 31, 2015 **For spouses new to Barksdale past 1/1/15 only**

Membership Dues

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JOIN THE BOSC BOARD! If you are interested in joining the 2014-2015 BOSC board as any of the positions listed below, please send an email to barksdaleosc@gmail.com or any board member with your contact info and interested position(s).

Current Open Positions: • Social Coordinator

Publicity and Public Relations Ways and Means

• Charitable Coordinator • Community Representative

Want to join the BOSC Board?

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 ta-

bles. Please contact Valerie at property.bosc@gmail.com

for more information.

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The August Charity of the Month is the Gingerbread House. They are a child advocacy program for Caddo and Bossier Parishes. We are asking that mem-

bers please bring in any type of school supplies to the August Social to help with their school supply drive. Some other items that are also needed are Kleenex, paper towels, juice boxes, play dough and markers. You can visit www.gingerbreadhousecac.org for more information.

Charity of the Month

Recipe of the Month

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil

1/2 cup chopped green onions (about 4)

1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup sliced fresh okra (about 4 ounces)

1 cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1)

1 finely chopped seeded jalapeño pepper

1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears)

1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Corn and Summer Vegetable Sauté

Preparation Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medi-um-high heat. Add onions and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add okra; sauté 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add bell pepper and jala-peño; cook 5 minutes. Add corn; cook 5 minutes. Stir in beans; cook 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Use parsley or chives in place of cilantro, if you prefer. Garnish with chives.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2/3 cup)

Nutritional Information

Amount per serving Calories: 90 Calories from fat: 27% Fat: 2.7g Saturated fat: 0.2g Monounsaturated fat: 1.5g Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g Protein: 3.7g Carbohydrate: 15.9g Fiber: 4.8g Cholesterol:

0.0mg Iron: 1.2mg Sodium: 232mg Calcium: 43mg

If you would like to submit a recipe to the Recipe of the Month section please email it

to newsletter.bosc@gmail.com.

Small Clubs

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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.

BOOK CLUB BOWLING CLUB

BUNCO GOLF CLUB

GOURMET CLUB LUNCH BUNCH

CRAFTING PLAYGROUP

If you want to lead or

be a member of any of

these clubs please

sign up at the August

social!

Hail and Farewell Greetings from Hail and Farewell! If you are new to Barksdale, we'd love to hear from you and

welcome you to the BOSC! As a new member, you will be Hailed at our social and will be given a

Welcome gift on behalf of all of us at the BOSC.

Are you currently an OSC member, and are about to leave Barksdale on your newest adventure? If

so, please be sure to notify us so that we may Farewell you and send you on your way with a mem-

bership parting gift.

As always, as a part of the OSC, we welcome any and all visitors to attend our socials. Please be

sure to fill out the Visitor's Sign In sheet at our social table so that we may recognize you along

with our Hails and Farewells. Your new Chair and Co-Chair for this year are Tonja Karren and

Julia Cates. You may contact us at hailfarewell.bosc@gmail.com. We look forward to serving you

this coming new year!

Reservations Policy

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BOSC 2014-15 Proposed Social Calendar

Please note that the reservations email has changed.

To make a reservation for a BOSC social, please contact

the Reservations Chairs, Kim Vasey and Allison Ball, at

reservations.bosc@gmail.com. Permanent reservations

are available upon request. A reservation or

cancellation must be made by Noon the Friday prior to

a social. If you do not cancel your permanent

reservation prior to that time, you are considered a no

show and you will be billed for the event.

Email reminders will be sent out prior to event socials

so that you have time to make reservations or a

cancellation prior to an event..

Aug. 19

th, 6:30 PM

Sept. 9

th, 6:30 PM

Oct. 8

th, 10:30 AM

Nov. 12

th,10:30 AM

Dec. 10

th, 10:30 AM

Jan. 13

th, 6:30 PM

Feb. 11

th, 10:30 AM

March 10

th, 6:30 PM

Apr. 14

th, 6:30 PM

May 13th, 10:30 AM

The Barksdale Officers’ Spouses’ Club

Congratulates the 2014

Scholarship Winners:

Henry Bertrand Bailey Grimes Riley Lohr John Mitchell Allyson Roessler

Alexandria Vann Gabriella Vann Grant Cruzan Sarah Ratton Michael Vitacca

Information about 2015 BOSC Scholarship

Applications will be published on our website in

January 2015

Birthdays Anniversaries Hails Farewells

8- Jo A Crone

20- Julia Cates

26– Shifra Stitzer

31– Valerie Nicholas

Member Events & Important Dates

Safe travels and well wishes to those of you PSCing this summer! Good luck, and you will be missed.

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