BOARD MEMBERS

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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
NO VE M BE R

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Letter from Our President

Greetings BOSC Members,

Last month's Fall Basket

Auction was so much fun.
We raised a total of
$2,149.00 for BOSC's charitable endeavors. A huge
thank you to all of you for
your donations, your time
and your support. Without
each and everyone of you
helping this would not have
been possible. Also, another
thank you to the Command
Spouses of the 2nd Bomb
Wing for hosting. The centerpieces/door prizes were a
huge hit. We have had some
great social's so far this year,
I am looking forward to
what's to come.

Have you had the chance to

check our small clubs yet?
Are you interested in volunteering? Be sure to watch
the newsletter, Facebook
page and webpage for information on what BOSC has
to offer.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying the wonderful Fall

weather! I certainly have
been. There are so many fun
holidays to look forward to
in the next couple of months.
Halloween and one of my
Until next time,
favorites...Thanksgiving.
Amy Waring
With Fall comes a busy season for BOSC as well. We
have our November Bunco
social coming up on the 12th
of November. Be sure to
wear your hot pink and black
and come ready for a fun
time! December's social is
right around the corner as
well. We have changed the
day and time on that social.
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evening social so the new
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Membership Dues
BOSC Annual Membership dues are as follows:

$55 per year, if paid September 1 May 31, 2015

$30 per year, if paid January 1 May 31, 2015

Ways and Means

Hello BOSC!
Hope you are having a fun Fall season. I hope to see you all at the
November Bunco Social. I will have a few new items for you to shop
the Ways and Means table, as well as some great earrings from
October. With the holidays just around the corner, perhaps a few
items to start enjoying the season. Thank you to all that were able to
shop the table in October. If you have any questions, please email
me: waysmeans.bosc@gmail.com.
I look forward to seeing you in November.
Happy Shopping.
Emily

Property
Mark your calendars!
Come join us in decorating the Barksdale Club for Christmas. We will decorate the club on December 1st at 8:00 AM and December 2nd at 10:00 AM. Please come out and help us make
the club beautiful! You can sign up by emailing property.bosc@gmail.com.

Buff and Brunch

Come join the OSC board for Brunch and a silver polishing party! Help us buff up all the beautiful silver the BOSC has. The brunch will be held at Valerie Nicholas's house November 13th
at 10 AM. For more information please email Valerie at property.bosc@gmail.com
or 214-538-6110

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Charity of the Month

I would like to thank our membership for such a great response to the needs of the
Shreveport/Bossier Mission. If you would still like to be involved with helping the
mission you can look them up on facebook or stop by and volunteer your time.
Our charity for the months of November and December is the Airman's Attic. The
Airman's Attic primarily helps all active duty families (E-4 and below) with access
to a variety of much needed items. However a few facts that you may not know
are:
- All active duty ranks can shop for military uniforms anytime of the month
- ALL RANKS week is the last week of each month with a Tuesday and a Thursday in it, although some items in the store may be limited to E4 and below.
We are going to be collecting coats and also baby items to donate, so time to clean
out our closets. When going through items to donate just make sure they are still
in good condition (i.e. not torn, soiled or broken).
If you would rather donate your time, the Attic is always in need of volunteers.
Mondays from 9am-noon and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am closing.
Thank you for your continuing generosity!
Rebecca Denton

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 the 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
NOVEMBER
November 1
Susan G Komen Race for the Cure needs volunteers to help with race day. There are
many different opportunities for you to volunteer for the race. Please go to http://
nwla.info-komen.org/site/PageNavigator/SHV_VolunteerNeeds.html to sign up. After
doing so, please email volunteer.bosc@gmail.com to let us know where you will be volunteering on that day. We would love to get a group of OSC members to participate in
this event!
November 8-10
Mr. William Lee is looking for assistance from the Private Orgs to help provide breakfast for the Wounded Warrior Hunt from 8-10 Nov.
This breakfast would be provided to the Warriors and their support team during their
stay.
Please see details below:
- Sat. 8 Nov - Sun 9 Nov- Breakfast for about 20. Anything like breakfast burritos,
sausage biscuits, fruit, pastries... something quick and easy. These types of foods will
allow our hunters to carry them to the woods with them to eat later if they
like. NOTE: Breakfast will be early, about an hour before daylight.
- Mon. 10 Nov - Warriors depart, any type of breakfast would be fine. They just want
to send them off with a full belly. There is a stove in the area that they will feed the
warriors, if anyone needs to use it.
If you are able to assist Mr. Lee with this event, please contact him directly at 4565273 or william.lee.27@us.af.mil. Thank you.
To see all the ways that you can help out in our community
go to http://www.barksdaleosc.com/#!volunteer/c1a98

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Small Clubs
BOOK CLUB

Book club will be meeting on November 20th at 7pm to discuss

Plainsong by Kent Haruf . 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 November Bunco game will be held
Thursday, November 20th at Barksdale AFB Landings Housing Hospitality
room! For questions, and to join the evite list, please contact DaLonna Rimsky at 318-349-8146,

This months Gourmet Club will be held in the home of Amy Waring. Amy will feature
classic Italian dishes along with a demonstration of how to prepare homemade Alfredo and
other Italian cooking tips. If you would like to be added to the Gourmet Club email list
please contact Jennifer Attaway at jennattawayf16@gmail.com

GOURMET CLUB

We had a lovely fall lunch in the home of Jenn Foote for our October meeting. The menu
featured very tasteful dishes such as spinach empanadas, pumpkin and squash bisque,
chicken cardinale, and caramel banana cheesecake. A wonderfully delicious time was had
by all.

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

Nov. 12th,10:30 AM

Dec. 9th, 6:30 PM

Jan. 13th, 6:30 PM

March 10th, 6:30 PM

Apr. 14th, 6:30 PM

May 13th, 10:30 AM

Feb. 11th, 10:30 AM

Please note: The December Socials date has changed.

It is now December 9th, at 6:30.

Recipe of the Month

Spinach Empanadas w/Pumpkin Pecan Butter
Ingredients

Directions

1 pkg frozen chopped

spinach, thawed and
drained

1. Mix ingredients together.

1 pkg cream cheese

1/4 c. onion, sauted with

1/2 tsp garlic in butter

3. Drop by spoonfuls into 1/2 a round of Empanada. Fold over, sealing edges with a fork.

Dash of nutmeg and salt

Goya turnover wrappers

(freezer section by puff
pastry)

2. Cut wrappers in half.

4. Fry in vegetable oil or peanut oil on med-hi until golden.

5. Drain on paper towel.
6. Serve with Pumpkin Pecan Butter.

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

Melissa Willams 11/13

Allison Ball 11/15
Kathy Grimes 11/17
Tamie Harvey 11/19
Rebecca Denton 11/20
Valerie Nicholas 11/20
Denee Ruark 11/23

Dalonna Rimsky 11/11

Allison Ball 11/19
Teresa Barrett 11/18
Jane Maxwell 11/28
Maria McKenna 11/29

Hails

Farewells

Julie Higgins

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Membership Spotlight
Sabina Blanco Squires
When did you arrive at Barksdale?
2008

What squadron/ group are you associated with?

343rd Bomb Squadron

Who is in your immediate family?

Husband: Maj. Kenny Squires, daughter 6 week old Nieve; and

the Squires Petting Zoo including 3 dogs Queue, Miko, Gozer; 3
cats Toulouse, Onion, George; one Leopard Gecko named General
Grievous; and 7 Eastern Box turtles including the 31 year old
Candy.

Favorites
Color:
Blue-greens
Food:
Ceviche,
sushi,
whole fried fish
Where is your hometown?
with Latin style rice, and just
I consider it Louisville Kentucky although I was born in New Mexico
about anything sweet.
What do you like best about the Barksdale, Shreveport & Bossier
TV Show:
area?
Outlander, Game of Thrones,
I love that this area has a distinct culture. We love the local life Bones, Law and Order SVU, Property Brothers, Big Bang Theory,
here so much that we intend to stick around. Some of my favorDownton Abbey, Modern Family,
ite things from this area include king cake, Mardigras parades,
Cosmos, Forever, Sherlock, and
crawfish, and jazz music like the New Orleans Cotton Mouth
Elementary
Kings. Unlike many who hate the heat and humidity, we thrive in
Animal:
it.
Dogs, turtles, monkeys, eleWhere have you been stationed before?
phants, rats, snakes, tigers, guinea pigs, domestic cats.
Kenny did training in Texas but since I was attending veterinary
Local Restaurant:
school in the 1st part of our marriage, this is my first and hopeDon Juans, Crawfish palace,
fully only station.
Ichiban
What is something that most people dont know about you?
Hobby:
30 minutes prior to leaving to be induced for labor at the hospiReading, gardening, taking care
of the critters, wakeboarding,
tal, I performed acupuncture on myself to help with induction,
boating, and projects like
contractions, and stamina.
building furniture, making a new
What has been one of the challenging aspects of military life?
garden area, etc.
Deployments and a non-consistent schedule are the most chalHoliday:
lenging aspects for me especially because I am one of those
Halloween and Christmas
Movie:
super planners.
Anchorman, Space Balls, GhostWhat has been one of the best aspects of military life?
busters, Elf, The Notebook,
One of the best aspects of military life is having a built-in supDumb and Dumber, Zoolander,
port system. There are so many ways to be involved that there
Amelie
really isnt a reason to be lonely.

Community Happenings

NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 24: Antique Shopping on Historic Minden Main

Street in Minden, LA

HIGHLIGHTS

LOUISIANA STATE FAIR

GOING ON NOW UNTIL
NOVEMBER 9th . CONTACT ITT at 456-1866

HIGHLAND JAZZ AND

BLUES FESTIVAL ON
NOVEMBER 15TH

NOVEMBER 1: Movies and Moon Beams, The Bossier Arts Council, Robinson
Film Center, and Bossier Parks and Recreation present "Robots. Movie rated PG
located at Mike Wood Park. Movie starts at sunset. Free admission.

JASON ALDEAN TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!! AT

THE CENTURYLINK ON
FEB 19, 2015 AT 7:30PM.

NOVEMBER 1: DALLAS MAVERICKS v. BARKSDALE BOMBERS, Come

out and cheer on your Barksdale Bombers as they face the Dallas Mavericks @ the
SrA Bell Fitness Center at 2pm. Meet & greet after with both teams!!
NOVEMBER 1: KARMA FARMS HORSEBACK RIDE, Enjoy an hour horseback ride through Historic Jefferson, Texas. Bus leaves at 11:30 am and returns at
5:30pm. The cost is only $20 per person (Must be Active Duty, Reserve or Dependent; RecOn Funded) All you have to bring is money for lunch or a snack. Sign up at
Equipment Rental by Thursday, October 30th. For more information call 453-0976

CONTACT ITT 456-1866

NOVEMBER 1&2: BAFB GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, Fox Run Golf

Course is hosting their Annual Club Championship; open to anyone that has access
to Barksdale! The entry fee is $20 (plus cart & green fee.) Tee time is a 9am on Saturday & Sunday, plus LUNCH is included on Sunday. To sign up, stop by Fox Run
Golf Course. If you need more information, call 456-2263.
NOVEMBER 13: Louisiana Boardwalk, Christmas Tree Lighting at 6:00pm.8:00pm. Live music and family fun.
NOVEMBER 13: WAM (Wine Art Music) hosted by The Bossier Arts Council/
Boomtown Casinos event starts at 5:30 pm. Features wine and food pairings, love
music courtesy of a guest artist, and visual art. Cost for entrance is $20.
NOVEMBER 15: CenturyLink, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo at 8:00pm
NOVEMBER 15: Columbia Park/Shreveport: Highland Jazz and Blues Festival at
noon-5:00pm http://www.highlandjazzandblues.org/
NOVEMBER 17: Holiday Pop-Up, Red River Entertainment District
NOVEMBER 22: CenturyLink, National Black Rodeo Finals at 8:00pm
NOVEMBER 29: CenturyLink, Casting Crowns at 6:00pm

Local Steals & Deals

Looking to go out into town on a date night? This month, we are featuring Sams Town. Well known for food, fun
and relaxation. Sams is offering an amazing deal for October and November

Package Includes:

1 night stay in a Luxury room

$50 spa credit

30% discount on all signature spa blu products

Free fitness pass per person (limit 2 per room)

$20 meal credit to any one of our delicious restaurants

Price ranging from $129-$155.

See Sams Town website for more details

315 CLYDE FANT PARKWAY SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
BOSC does not promote nor endorse gambling at any of the local casinos featured

IDS is defined as base community team that comes together to discuss, plan and execute ideas that will boost
the morale of Barksdale families within the local communities. IDS is comprised of a Wing Community Support Coordinator, Airmen Family and Readiness Center (A&FRC) , Family Advocacy, Chapel, Domestic
Abuse Violence Advocate (DAVA), Mental Health, Equal Opportunity (EO) and the Officer Spouse Club.
(OSC) Below are tips that will be distributed within the OSC newsletter to bring heighten awareness.
News You Can Use:
Did you know that if an active duty member uses a spouses prescription that the active duty member can get in
trouble? Its true!
Please safe guard your prescriptions and throw away and/or turn in expired prescriptions.

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What did I miss at the October Social???

What a beautiful and

successful Fall Basket
Auction! Thank you to
everyone that donated to
the wonderful baskets,
and to everyone that
came and bid. With all
your help we raised
$2,149.00!

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