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  • Volkssports season begins in Black Hills

    It's finally spring; time to get out and experience all the beauty the Black Hills area has to offer.One way to do that is to get involved in volkssporting.Volkssports consist of groups either swimming, biking or, the most popular, walking, which is better known as volksmarching."A volksmarch is a

  • Empathy 101: Ten Commandments of Human Relations

    As the leader of your team, go through these commandments and consider how well you and everyone on your team abides by them. Encouraging their use just might smooth some ruffled feathers or diffuse a tense situation.1. SPEAK TO PEOPLEThere's nothing like a cheerful word of greeting. To really

  • Army vets serve Air Force, Ellsworth pets

    When most Airmen think of a veterinarian, the Army usually doesn’t come to mind. But at Ellsworth, as with other military installations, the Army manages the vet clinic on base. The clinic reports to a regional commander, located in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., under the U.S. Army Veterinary Command, but

  • Marathon Man Chaplain runs Bataan Memorial Death March

    Long-distance runners often have a myriad of challenges to choose from. Beginners to the sport might choose to take on three- or five-kilometer runs. Advanced runners might step up to the half-marathon. Experienced athletes are likely to run a few full marathons.Then, there’s the Bataan Memorial

  • Army vets serve Air Force, Ellsworth pets

    When most Airmen think of a veterinarian, the Army usually doesn’t come to mind. But at Ellsworth, as with other military installations, the Army manages the vet clinic on base. The clinic reports to a regional commander, located in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., under the U.S. Army Veterinary Command, but

  • Military clubs an Air Force tradition

    As a former commander of the 28th Services Squadron, I feel it’s important to comment on one of the vital organizations the squadron is closely linked with and whose mission it is to provide the 28th Bomb Wing a force multiplier -- the collocated club known as Dakota’s.In today’s transient lifestyle

  • Celebrate prayer

    Webster’s Dictionary defines prayer as: “A reverent petition made to God or another deity.”On the other hand, a Buddhist Web site describes prayer as “a practice to awaken our inherent inner capacities of strength, compassion and wisdom rather than to petition external forces.”However, if I were to

  • Musical passion opens door to ‘Top’

    A combination of the right skills, day-to-day dedication on the job, and opportunity has opened the door for one Ellsworth Airman to live out his passion for music as the lead audio engineer on the 2006 Tops in Blue team. “I feel that being a part of Tops in Blue is such an honor, since I know that

  • EOD’s bomb blasters bash

    After days of coordination, an early-morning trip to the disposal range and hours of unloading explosives, loud blasts with dark and white clouds of smoke echoed across the desert sands on the afternoon of Jan. 16 and 17. A lot of work went into those few seconds of big bang excitement. The disposal