• 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

  • Fall brings change in base housing utility allowances

    Along with a change of weather, fall also brings a change in utility allowances for all privatized family housing residents.Utility allowances were implemented at Vance Air Force Base in January 2013. Only natural gas and electricity are included in the UA.UAs were established as an Air Force