April 13, 2011 Combat fitness center announces new spouse hours The combat fitness center here recently announced times for spouses to exercise during the week. Spouses now have priority at the new center 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday."This is an exciting new opportunity for our spouses to utilize our combat fitness program," said Mark Geairn, 52nd Force
Nov. 9, 2009 Caution encouraged during local hunting event Hunting season has arrived in many states throughout Germany. A popular hunting tradition dating back to the early ages is the "drive hunt." This involves a group of hunters, or "drivers," scaring deer out of the woods. A group of drivers will walk through the woods, causing the deer to scamper
Oct. 9, 2009 Americans, Germans participate in 13th Special Children’s Day A sea of yellow and blue sprawled across the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center gym Oct. 8 when 100 German and American special needs children visited the base for Special Children's Day. More than 200 base volunteers donned bright yellow T-shirts to assist the children - sporting blue T-shirts - with
Sept. 28, 2009 Zumba provides alternative work out About 80 people came to the Skelton Memorial Fitness Center to experience Zumba, a new fitness dance craze, Sept. 25. Zumba is a mixture of Latin, hip-hop and reggaeton. It incorporates dancing and fitness, allowing its users to burn between 700 to 800 calories an hour. Zumba began about seven years
Sept. 21, 2009 Special Children’s Day highlight for local children, community, volunteers About 100 German and American special needs children from St. Martin's school in Bitburg and Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Europe here will to participate in sports activities at Skelton Memorial Fitness Center Oct. 8. The all-day event, which is one of the largest annual community