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  • Active-duty Sabers to receive flu vaccination

    Active-duty Sabers who missed the Sept. 29 mass flu vaccination in building 103 will have another chance to get immunized between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 6-7 at the same location. While this round of vaccinations is for active-duty members only, additional Department of Defense ID cardholders may

  • Tricare Entitlement Program: How to make it work for you

    It is important for you and your family to have the best health possible. Health Benefits Awareness month has ended, but with a final note, there are some important things for you and your family to know about your health care entitlements. As servicemembers residing in Germany, it is possible that

  • 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

  • UMUC to offer courses in Dublin, Venice

    University of Maryland University College Europe will offer two undergraduate field study courses, Dublin, Ireland: A Brief Literary History and Expatriate Writers in Venice: 1800 to Present, offered this October in Dublin, Ireland, and Venice, Italy. Each course is worth three credits. The

  • H.E.L.P. is here to help people stay healthy

    Volunteers from the Spangdahlem community with knowledge in various health-related topics have started a Healthy Eating Lifestyle Program support group to teach people to eat better, live better and become healthier. The group meets Wednesdays from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. at the Spangdahlem Chapel.  The

  • International driver’s license: Essential for European-wide auto travel

    Being stationed in Europe has a number of perks. Opportunities are plentiful to learn about new cultures as one travels through the historical, the artistic, the ethnic and the most modern of Europe's sites. Traveling throughout the continent, however, requires transportation - bus, train or

  • Avoid itchy scalps: How to defeat head lice

    Head lice have been around for a long time. Archaeologists have even found evidence on human hairs from 10,000 years ago. They are tiny blood-sucking insects that live on the human head and are 2 to 4 mm long with narrow bodies and no wings. Their bites can leave a trail of tiny red marks on the