Dec. 14, 2011 Winter fire safety Winter and colder temperatures are upon us and the season brings additional fire safety concerns. It is time for furnaces to kick on, and space heaters and candles to appear. To minimize winter fire safety risks follow fire safety tips below throughout the winter months.FurnacesFurnaces should have
Dec. 14, 2011 Outdoor lighting safety The holidays will be here before you know it and there is so much to do. It's time for shopping, decorating indoors, attending parties and sending cards to our friends and family. For some, it's also time to decorate their yard and the exterior of their house. Unfortunately, along with the holiday
Dec. 14, 2011 How to seek medical care after normal hours What do you do if you or a family member needs medical care after your primary care doctor's office is closed? If you believe the situation is an emergency, the simple answer is to call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.But if it's not an emergency, the information below could save you time
Dec. 14, 2011 Staying healthy during the holidays Contrary to popular belief, the average holiday weight gain is about 1-2 pounds, but our problem is we tend to keep it on and gain more with each passing year. Unfortunately our bodies do not know the difference between holiday calories (that aren't supposed to count, right) and non-holiday
Dec. 14, 2011 Scott AFB makes upgrades to Biometric Identification System Scott Air Force base will have something new to greet personnel entering the base later this year--the new Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS, 4.0 upgrade. This enhanced system is designed to manage access to Department of Defense facilities and installations. It is designed to
Dec. 14, 2011 Men form Scott Chapter of Military Racquetball Federation Senior Master Sgt. Jerry Turley is the 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) logistics readiness superintendent. On a day-to-day basis he is busy providing maintenance recovery support to all Air Mobility Command's tasked aircraft that require repairs while they are
Dec. 14, 2011 Civil Air Patrol selects local member to head Illinois wing Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Ricky L. Oeth of Mascoutah, Ill., has been selected as the next commander for the Civil Air Patrol's Illinois Wing. He will take the reins from CAP Col. Gordon A. Larson Jan. 21, 2012, during a change of command ceremony at the Illinois Wing Headquarters located at the
Dec. 14, 2011 Distinguished Visitor: Santa shows at Exceptional Family Members Program event More than 50 volunteers wearing red and white hats lined up more than 100 children who waited for Santa's arrival during an Exceptional Family Members Program hosted at the youth center Dec. 11. The children cheered as Santa arrived and pulled out presents for them, which was the conclusion of the
Dec. 9, 2011 Thunderbirds help Scott AFB celebrate 95th Anniversary The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team is set to perform at Scott Air Force Base, Sept. 15-16, 2012, as part of Team Scott's 95th Anniversary Celebration. Scott AFB is the nation's third oldest Air Force installation in the country--the U.S. War Department agreed to lease the land