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  • Bike safety: Motorists, cyclists share rights and responsibilities of road

    As warmer weather arrives, taking the bike for a ride around base seems like a pleasant prospect. The increase of two-wheel additions to roadways requires motorists and cyclists alike to practice caution.While cyclists on base can ride their bikes on any roadway, they must follow the same traffic

  • DANGER! Area flora and fauna should be handled with care

    With mountains, lakes and the beach, Alabama outdoors have a lot to offer.But those enjoying the spring sunshine should take steps to stay safe and avoid ticks, fleas, poison ivy and fire ants.The recent mild winter will result in large bug populations this spring and summer."Unseasonably warm

  • Ball to generate formalwear donations

    Spring cleaning can be fun at the Fairy Godmother's Ball at 6:30 p.m. May 11 at the Maxwell Event Center. A donation of ladies' and gentlemen's formalwear is the entry ticket to an evening out, and the items collected will benefit Cinderella's Closet at the Gunter thrift shop, run by the

  • Holocaust service tells stories of resistance

    The Holocaust Days of Remembrance commemoration event gave the Maxwell community an opportunity to remember those lost in the genocide and honor those who acted against injustice.This year's theme "Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue" resonated in the first-person narratives read April 18 at Officer

  • ACSC earns award for volunteerism

    The River Region thanked the Air University's Air Command and Staff College for its dedication to volunteerism by naming the 2012 class volunteer of the year, adult group category."For me it was a real treat to get my classmates recognized," said Maj. Birma Gonzalez, who nominated her class.The

  • Get SMART: School activity day tests skills

    Children at Maxwell Elementary Middle School had a chance to become a little SMART-er April 20. The school held its sixth annual Science, Math, Aerospace, Research and Technology, or SMART Day. The themed day was filled with events based in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and

  • Air Force key spouses make a difference

    The Key Spouse program, revised in 2009 as part of the "Year of the Air Force Family" initiative, focuses on the whole family. With so many active-duty members deployed and away from home, the Air Force realized its programs needed an upgrade. Key spouses are spouses from individual units appointed