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Standing watch over Fort Hood since 1942
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Leisure
Longest zipline in state, right here in Central TexasAUSTIN - I love adventures and I love the outdoors. From small adventures like horseback riding, to the larger ones like skydiving – I’m there, I love them all. So naturally, as soon as the opportunity to go ziplining came about – I jumped on it. I have never really thought too much about ziplining in the past, but now I regret that. Because of growing up in a military Family, I’ve lived in multiple places around the country and could have been ziplining in all of those places for the past 20 years or so – but better late than never. Lake Travis Zipline Adventures in Austin happens to have the longest zipline in Texas, and one of the top five longest ziplines in the country. When I first arrived I was shocked at how beautiful the landscape is – the trees are perfectly green and even t...
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Single Soldier Fest encourages camaraderieFort Hood’s 2013 Single Soldier Fest brought together more than 8,000 of Fort Hood’s single Soldiers at Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area for a day of fun and relaxation Friday. This annual event was put on by Fort Hood’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program, and the military support for the event was from the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. 8,000-10,000 Soldiers were expected to attend this year, with just more than 9,000 showing up for the festivities.
Summer officially here with last day of schoolHigh schools, middle schools and elementary schools in the Central Texas area marked the start of summer and the end of their 2012-2013 school year June 6. For on-post Fort Hood schools, the end of the year can be bittersweet because many of the children might be moving with their parents and not coming back to the same school in August.
Aviators enjoy fitness, fun with Gatesville Elementary studentsGATESVILLE - Right before school let out for the summer here last week, dozens of Soldiers descended on Gatesville Elementary to spend a day playing and working out with the students. To promote health, fitness and summer fun, members of the 166th Aviation Brigade partnered with their adopted school in planning and executing a field day for more than 400 second- and third-graders.
Palmer Theater
Thursday Iron Man 3, PG-13, 7 p.m.
Thursday Iron Man 3, PG-13, 7 p.m.
Calendar of Events
Fort Hood Calendar of EventsJUNE 14 Flag Day ceremony Fort Hood’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy will host a Flag Day presentation at 2 p.m. Friday at the academy, located in the H Wing of the Soldier Development Center, Bldg. 3009. The event, a short ceremony commemorating the “Pledge of Allegiance,” is open to the public. For more information, call 287-6172. JUNE 15 UFC 161 Watch Party at Legends Come out to Legends Pub and catch Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson in action as they fight to be crowned champion Saturday night. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to everyone 18 years of age and older. Catch the fight on several flat panel TVs while taking advantage of drink specials and free finger foods, available while supplies last. Legends Pub is located at Bldg. 5764, 24th Street and T...
Across Central Texas
Across Central TexasKILLEEN Farmers Market The Killeen Farmers Market will be selling items from 3:30-5 p.m. every Saturday in downtown Killeen. The market will also be open throughout the summer from 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and from 3:30-5 p.m. Saturdays. Growers and producers markets consist of members that grow and sell their produce or products and are from the Bell County and its surrounding counties. Visiting the markets give you the opportunity to meet the farmers who grow your food. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/KilleenTexas. Hot Summer Nights The Killeen Parks and Recreation Department will host Summer Movie & Concert Series throughout the summer at Killeen Amphitheater in Killeen. All concerts and pre-movie activities start at 8 p.m. The events run every Friday until...
Traveling Soldier
Longest zipline in state, right here in Central TexasAUSTIN - I love adventures and I love the outdoors. From small adventures like horseback riding, to the larger ones like skydiving – I’m there, I love them all. So naturally, as soon as the opportunity to go ziplining came about – I jumped on it. I have never really thought too much about ziplining in the past, but now I regret that. Because of growing up in a military Family, I’ve lived in multiple places around the country and could have been ziplining in all of those places for the past 20 years or so – but better late than never. Lake Travis Zipline Adventures in Austin happens to have the longest zipline in Texas, and one of the top five longest ziplines in the country. When I first arrived I was shocked at how beautiful the landscape is – the trees are perfectly green and even t...
