Presidents Corner

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August Social
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Ways and Means
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Volunteer Corner
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Member Spotlight
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Local Area/Base Happenings
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I NSI DE THI S I SSUE:
Letter from Our President
Barksdale Bulletin
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\ BOARD ME MBERS
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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:


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 positons listed below, please send
an email to barksdaleosc@gmail.com or any board
member with your contact info and interested
positon(s).
Current Open Positons:
Social Coordinator
Publicity and Public Relatons
Ways and Means
Charitable Coordinator
Community Representatve
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 informaton.
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 jalapeo 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 Saut
Preparation
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medi-
um-high heat. Add onions and garlic; saut 1
minute. Add okra; saut 3 minutes. Reduce
heat to medium. Add bell pepper and jala-
peo; 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 13
th
, 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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