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

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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

Letter from Our President

Barksdale Bulletin A P R I L 2 0 1 5

BOSC,

Spring is here! Well, techni-

cally it is here even though it

may not feel like it. Hopefully

the sun will start shining and

the rain will go away and we

can enjoy the spring season.

What a winter!

It seems like it was just a

couple months ago we were

thinking about the first social

of the year and here we are

winding down our year. It

seems this year has flown by.

Hard to believe that our an-

nual auction is just a couple

weeks away. Have you gotten

your tickets? What a fun

evening we have planned. We

hope that you all will be able

to attend. We also have some

volunteer opportunities still

available if you are interesting

in helping. We will need help

with set up and in a few other

areas. If you are interested

please contact Jennifer Atta-

way

at auction.bosc@gmail.com.

How much fun was the

March social? I loved hearing

about everyone's favorite

things. A huge thank you to

the 2 OG spouses for putting

that social together. The April

social is right around the cor-

ner. There is a date and loca-

tion change. The social is

now April 21st at Azalea

Hall on Airline Drive. It is

Designer Bingo and we have

some fabulous designer items!

A sample of some of the de-

signers: Kate Spade, Michael

Kors, Coach, Lilly Pulitzer,

and Vince Camuto. You wont

want to miss it! Watch our

Facebook page for teasers.

Do you have a high school

senior graduating this year?

Are you continuing your edu-

cation? The BOSC scholarship

deadline has been extended.

Applications must be received

by April 30th. More infor-

mation can be found

at www.barksdaleosc.com.

This year’s board year is

winding down which means it

is almost time to elect a new

executive board. Are you in-

terested in serving on the

BOSC executive or general

board? If so, contact Emily

Ozgul

at parliamentarian.bosc@gmai

l.com and let her know what

you are interested in.

Since it is spring, I thought I

would share one of my favor-

ite spring recipes, a Pistachio

Torte.

Until next month,

Amy Waring

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup ground nuts

1 (8 ounce) packages cream

cheese

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

8 ounces Cool Whip, divided

3 (3 1/2 ounce) boxes instant

pistachio pudding mix

4 1/2 cups milk

Directions:

1. For the crust, mix together

the flour, butter and nuts.

2. Press in the bottom of a 9 x

13 pan.

3. Bake at 325 for 15 minutes.

4. Let cool.

5. Mix the cream cheese, pow-

dered sugar and 1 cup cool

whip.

6. Spread on top of crust.

7. Mix well the pudding and

milk.

8. Pour on top of cream

cheese mixture and let set.

9. Top with remaining cool

whip.

10 May top with chopped nuts

if desired.

April Social 2 Membership/Ways and Means/ Scholarship 3 Charity of the month/ Spring auction 4-5

Volunteer/Membership news 6

Small Clubs 7

Calendar of Events/ Recipe 8

Membership information 9

Community Happenings 10-11

What I missed 12

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!

If you are out shopping and see something I may want on the table, just email me at waysmeans.bosc@gmail.com.

Happy shopping!

Ways and Means

Scholarship Scholarship applications are now available at

barksdaleosc.com. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, April 30rd (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 to our membership once again for bringing in tons of donations for the Bundles for Babies class taught at our Airman and Family Readiness Center. We enjoyed hearing from Ms. Charlotte

Hikes at our social who informed us about all that is taught in the bun-dles for babies course. Our charity for April will still be the bundles

for babies and as last month they will still need:

Diapers - newborn Wipes

Blankets - All kinds Onesies - newborn & 0 -3 months

Sleepers Baby - Lotion, Powder, Shampoo, Wash

Bibs Booties

Pacifiers Diaper Bag

Baby Thermometer Hooded Towels Baby travel kits

Rattles

Thank you again Rebecca

Spring Auction

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The BOSC is compiling a list of babysitter's. If your child or if you know of a child that is interested in being on the babysitter's list,

please email Valerie at property.bosc@gmail.com.

Babysitting list

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Volunteer Satellite Pharmacy Needs Volunteers

The Satellite Pharmacy is in need of volunteers to help hand out the medi-

cations. No training is necessary. If you have a few hours a week, or

would like to fill in as a substitute when needed, perhaps this is a job for

you. They hours can be flexible if needed. You may go to the Satellite

(Refill) Pharmacy and ask for MSGT Allejandro or Capt. Antunes to sign

up or ask questions. It you need to call, you may use the Refill Call-in

Number, 318-456-8348, option 5. Thank you.

Melody Korlaske, Pharmacy Volunteer.

Membership News Area Concert Band Looking for New Members

The Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band is always looking for new members. The band

is looking for new members. We play a variety of music and at a variety of places. We

play at least one concert for the public every season. We have been playing on the base

about once a year, and play at many other venues as well. Anyone in high school or older,

who has played in a band, is able to play. There are no auditions. We rehearse on Mon-

day nights from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m at LSUS. You can check us out online. If you are in-

terested, you may call the director, Allen Swilley at 560-3901 or you may call me (Melody

Korlaske), a BOSC member, who plays clarinet in the band.

The next Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band concert is at the Boardwalk and is open to

the public at the band area under the Texas Street bridge. Everyone is invited.

Commissary Tour

Do you want to learn what foods are better for you? How to shop healthy on a budget? And

so much more?!?!

CALL 456-8046 or email the HAWC at HAWC-02@US.AF.MIL to sign up for our commis-

sary tour March 27!!!!!

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 April 23th at 7pm to discuss 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup. 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 March Bunco game will be held Thursday, April 16th at Barksdale AFB Landings Housing Hospitality room! For questions, and to join the evite list, please contact DaLonna Rimsky at

318-349-8146

GOURMET CLUB

March’s Gourmet Club was hosted by Annalies McDonald and Janet Fischer and featured a delicious Easter Brunch. We en-joyed delightful delectables such as Seven Egg Quiche, Spring Salad with Cajun Pecans and White Balsamic Vinaigrette, and

Chocolate Chess Tarts with Chantilly Cream. We will meet again on April 22nd. If you would like to join gourmet club, please con-

tact Jennifer at jennattawayf16@gmail.com.

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

Apr. 21th, 6:30 PM

May 13

th, 10:30 AM

Ingredients

1 (5 oz.) can evaporated milk 2 (1 oz.) squares semi-sweet choco-

late 1/4 stick butter 2 eggs 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 12 unbaked (3 inch) tart shells

Chocolate Chess Tarts From Janet Fisher at the Gourmet Club

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine milk, chocolate and butter in a small sauce-pan over low heat. Stir frequently until the chocolate and butter are completely melted. Cool slightly. Combine eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the chocolate mixture and vanilla, stirring until well blended. Place the tart shells on a baking sheet. Pour the mix-ture into the tart shells. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the filling sets. Cool on a wire rack.

Ingredients

2/3 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)

1 tsp. each of vanilla extract, brandy and Grand Marnier Or-ange liqueur

1/4 cup sugar 2 Tbs. sour cream

Chantilly Cream

Directions

Refrigerate a medium sized bowl and beaters until very cold. Combine cream, vanilla, brandy and Grand Marnier in the bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for one minute. Add sugar and sour cream and beat on medium just until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Do not over beat. NOTE: Over beating will make the cream grainy, which is the first step leading to butter. Once grainy, you can-not return the cream to its former consistency. If this ev-er happens, enjoy it on toast!

Birthdays Anniversaries

Member Events & Important Dates

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Hails Farewells

4/11 Julie Taufaasau 4/12 Jenn Foote

4/12 Malva Kirsch 4/13 Elizabeth Strong

4/13 Karen Zhea 4/23 Amy Phillips

4/10 Melissa Williams

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What did I miss at the March Social???