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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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

BOSC,

Happy New Year! I

hope that everyone had

a joyous holiday season.

It seems like a week ago

it was Christmas but

here we are looking at

February and Valen-

tine's Day. Soon it will

be time for our annual

charity auction. We are

already well into the

planning stages. Mark

your calendars for April

11th. It is sure to be a

fun filled evening. If

you are interested in get-

ting involved, let us

know! You can email

Becca Denton

at charitable.bosc@gmai

l.com. There are lots of

volunteer opportunities

with the auction.

What a blast last

month's social was! The

fabulous ladies of 2nd

MSG did an amazing

job performing the

"Basic Black Dress"

skit. There were lots of

laughs. Our charity of

the month for January

will be the same for

February so if you for-

got your non-parishable

food items bring them to

the February social.

There is also a collec-

tion box located at the

club where donations

can be dropped off at

any time.

Our February social is

just a couple weeks

away! The Associate

Spouses are planning a

Valentine themed social.

We hope to see you

there. Be sure to check

out our community hap-

penings section of the

newsletter. You will

find lots of useful infor-

mation about what is

happening on and

off base for the

month of February.

A special congratu-

lations to our Vol-

unteer of the Quar-

ter nominee for this

quarter: Emily Meister.

Emily has donated

countless hours to

BOSC activities. Very

well deserved. Do you

volunteer in the com-

munity or on base? If

so, keep a log of your

volunteer hours and

they can be turned into

Maria McKenna, our

Volunteer Coordina-

tor, volunteer.bosc@gm

ail.com. Volunteer

hours is how we deter-

mine our nominee so let

us know if you are vol-

unteering within the

community or on base.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Amy Waring

February Social 2 Membership/Ways and Means/ Scholarship 3

Charity of the month/ Volunteer 4-5

Small Clubs 6

Calendar of Events/ Recipe 7

Membership information 8

Community Happenings 9

What I missed 10

Inside this issue:

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PRICE DROP!!!!!!!!!!!

BOSC Annual Membership dues:

$30 if paid January 1 – May 31, 2015

Membership Dues

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Thank you everyone that has been able to support our Ways and Means this year! We are doing great thanks to our membership! For Febru-

ary, we will have some more new things, perhaps something to wear on a Valentine Date. Love is in the air! We will have a membership only prize

to enter for and if you weren't able to check on the table in January, we have lots of Mardi Gras decorations. If you are out shopping and

see something I may want on the table, just email me! Happy shopping!

Ways and Means

Scholarship Scholarship applications are now available at

barksdaleosc.com. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, March 23rd (midnight CST).

Questions can be sent to scholarships.bosc@gmail.com

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Charity of the Month

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.

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 re-

quests to this form.

Thank you everyone for your generosity in January. Our February chari-ty will continue to be the Food Bank of Northwest LA and we are still

collecting canned food items. Please remember, no glass containers. The bins are located at the club until the night of the social.

Thank you again.

Rebecca Denton

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!

Spring Auction

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Volunteer Opportunity

Hello BOSC Members: With Spring right around the corner, it’s time to start working on 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!

FEBRUARY Volunteers are needed as LEAP tutors for 4th and 8th graders in Shreveport, LA. Tutoring begins Tues, Feb. 17 and will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays until Thursday, April 30. We will not have tu-toring during the first LEAP testing week (March 16th- 20th) and Spring Break week (April 6th- 10th). Volunteers can choose to tutor at one of the following places: . Lakeshore Middle School (1807 San Jacinto Avenue)- 3:00 - 4:00 PM; tutors needed for 8th grade students . Forest Hill Elementary (2005 Francais Drive)- 3:30 - 4:30 PM; tutors needed for 4th grade students . Travis Street Downtown LightHouse (802 Travis Street)- any hour between 4:00 - 5:30 PM; tutors needed for 4th and 8th graders. Because the testing format is new this year, we are requiring all interested tutors to attend a one hour LEAP training on Thursday, Feb. 12, at either noon OR 5:15 PM - 6:15 p.m. at the Highland Center- Large Conference Room, 520 Olive Street, Shreveport LA 71104 (parking is available in the back park-ing lot of Stephens Street). Please RSVP to Tricia Jowell at Tricia.Jowell@voanorthla.org or call 318-221-2669 to attend.

ALL YEAR LONG The American Red Cross in Shreveport has a need for volunteers in a variety of areas. One of our big-gest needs is in disaster response and preparedness for our area. These volunteers are on call occation-ally and respond to disasters, such as house fires or severe storm damage, in order to help assist the families involved. Another volunteer need is in answering phones at the front desk. To sign apply as a volunteer and the local American Red Cross Chapter: http://www.redcross.org/find-your-local-chapter 1. Enter your zip code 2. Click "Northwest Louisiana Chapter" under "Your Local Red Corss" at the top of the screen 3. Click "Volunteer Application" and click either: a: Adult Application (if 18 or older) or b: Youth Application (if under 18) 5. Complete your application and click "Submit."

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

Book club will be meeting on February 26th at 7pm at the home of Emily Ozgul to discuss The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Bu-chanan. Contact Sabina Squires at bean241@yahoo.com if you

have questions, and to join the evite list.

BOWLING CLUB

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

BUNCO

Bunco is a great way to relax and make new friends.... and it requires abso-lutely no skills whatsoever. Just bring a $5-$15 prize and a snack or appetiz-

er and get ready to have fun! Our February Bunco game will be held Thursday, February 19th at Barksdale AFB Landings Housing Hospitality

room! For questions, and to join the evite list, please contact DaLonna Rim-sky at 318-349-8146

GOURMET CLUB

Amy Clark and Angela Franklin hosted a sizzling Latino inspired Gourmet Club luncheon in January. We enjoyed chorizo empa-nadas and Tres Leches cake along with a wonderful demonstra-tion on making fresh guacamole. Gourmet club will meet again

in the home of Valerie Nicholas on February 25th. If you are interested in joining Gourmet Club email Jennifer

at jennattawayf16@gmail.com to be added to the list.

TRIPS AND

TOURS CLUB

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!

Recipe of the Month

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BOSC 2014-15 Proposed Social Calendar

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

Feb. 11th, 10:30 AM March 10th, 6:30 PM

Apr. 14th, 6:30 PM

May 13th, 10:30 AM

Ingredients

24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast

14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies

15 oz can black beans 8 oz frozen corn 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 14.4 oz can fat free chicken

broth 3 scallions, chopped 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp cayenne pepper (to

taste) salt to taste

Crock-Pot Santa Fe Chicken

Directions

Combine chicken broth, beans (drained), corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning to taste. Serve over rice or tortillas and your favorite toppings.

Birthdays Anniversaries

Member Events & Important Dates

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Hails Farewells

Linne Gherdovich Lucrecia Berridge

Dorothy Hatcher- 2/2 Julie & Hugh Butterfield– 2/1

Elizabeth & Christopher Strong– 2/4

Emily & Ender Ozgul– 2/5

Amy & Brett Waring– 2/5

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Community Happenings February 1: Outdoor Viewing Party for the Arizona Super Bowl 2015. Watch down at the Red River District near Fatty Arbuckle's from 6:00pm-11:00pm February 3: Harlem Globetrotters. CenturyLink. Price varies. Starts at 7:00pm. February 5: Guys and Dolls at The Strand Theatre. Price varies Starts at 8:00pm. www.thestrandtheatre.com February 7: Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade. Lake St @Clyde Fant Pkwy Shreveport.. Begins a 4:30pm. www.kreweofcentaur.org February 7: The 2nd Annual Shreveport Comedy Fest. CenturyLink. Prices Varies. Starts at 8:00pm February 8: Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Mardi Paw Festivities and Pet Parade. 2000 Reeves Marine Drive Shreveport. Begins at 1 :00pm. www.animalkrewe.org/ February 13: Norton at Night: The Art of Love. R. W. Norton Art Gallery. 4747 Creswell Ave Shreveport. Starts at 5:30pm. February 13: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. Horseshoe Casino and Hotel Riverdome. Starts at 8:00pm. February 14: Romance Under the Stars. Sci-Port Science Center. From 7:30-11:00pm. www.sciport.org/romance February 14: Krewe of the Gemini XXVI Grand Parade. Clyde Fant Pwky along the river front. Begins at 4:00pm. www.kreweofgemini.com/ February 14: The Very Best of Celtic Thunder. Horseshoe Casino and Hotel Riverdome. Starts at 8:00pm. www.horseshoebossiercity.com/ February 15: Krewe of the Highland Mardi Gras Parade. Highland Neighborhood Shreveport. Begins at 2pm. February 17: Krewe of Asclepius Children’s Parade. Pierre Bossier Mall. 2950 E. Texas St Bossier City. Begins at 10:00am February 17: Sesame Street Live: Just Dance! CenturyLink Center. P February 19: Jason Aldean Concert. CenturyLink Center. Prices Varies. Concerts starts at 7:30pm February 21: Louisiana Comic Con. Bossier Civic Center 620 Benton Road in Bossier City. Starts at 10:00am until 7:00pm. louisianacomiccon.com/ February 21: Trace Adkins Concert. Horseshoe Casino and Hotel Riverdome. Begins at 8:00pm. February 27: WinterJam 2015 Fest. CenturyLink. Prices varies. Starts at 7pm. February 28: 9th Annual Blues Festival. CenturyLink Center. Starts at 7:00pm. February 28: Shreveport Symphony “Spring is in the Air.” Shreveport Riverview Theater. Prices varies. 7:00pm-10:30pm. www.shreveportsymphony.com

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What did I miss at the December Social???