• Pumpkin Patrol will watch over base trick-or-treaters

    The Pumpkin Patrol will be on the job again this year watching over trick-or-treaters in search of candy around base housing this Halloween.Each year members of the 71st Security Forces Squadron man each street in the base housing area to provide a safe environment for trick-or-treaters and their

  • CFC golf tournament raises $726 for base charity

    The 2013 Combined Federal Campaign golf tournament, held Oct. 19 at Meadowlake Golf Course, raised $726.The money will be a designated donation to the Friends of Vance Families Fund, one of more than 20,000 charities people can support through the CFC.The tournament, a four-person scramble, kicked

  • Is that your monkey?

    My day-to-day activities are not considered monkey business -- or are they?Two memorable pieces of advice I've received -- don't let others put their monkey on your back and don't be a wet monkey. Take a look around your organization. If you are in a thriving organization, what makes your

  • What parents need to know about cyberbullying

    Last month I wrote about bullying. As it turns out, people are passionate about the topic of bullying.I received a lot of feedback, so this month I wanted to focus on cyberbullying. And since October is Bullying Prevention Month, I thought I'd highlight some facts about cyberbullying and cellphone

  • Same wings, same passion - different centuries

    "My grandfather was a pilot in World War II. He's going to pin on my wings when I graduate pilot training in December," said 2nd Lt. Travis Barry, a T-1A Jayhawk student pilot with Class 14-03 here.Barry's grandfather, Leon "Lee" Higgins, born in 1923, was a freshman at the University of Maine when