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Published in the Interest of the Personnel at Fort Hood, Texas
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 09:50:27 AM |
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Leisure
Dr Pepper Museum features nation’s oldest soft drinkWACO – When I took the trip up to Waco to visit the Dr Pepper Museum, I honestly wasn’t expecting much. I thought there was no way a museum dedicated to a soda could possibly hold my interest for very long. My time at the Dr Pepper Museum proved me wrong. The history and legacy of the uniquely flavored beverage was both an interesting and educational experience. When you enter the Dr Pepper Museum, the first thing you notice is the old-style soda bar. Here, soda jerks make Dr Pepper the way it was born: syrup first topped off with carbonated water. The taste is definitely Dr Pepper, but something about it is lighter and fresher than what comes from cans or bottles at the grocery store. The 1st floor of the museum is dedicated to the origins of the drug store drink and showing how it ori...
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BOSS: Cures for black mold, Habitat for Humanity, speed dating discussedHello Everyone! I would first like to say, thank you for reading! If you’re a single Soldier living in the barracks, have Soldiers who live in the barracks or know Soldiers who live in the barracks and complain of black mold, let BOSS help you to teach everyone the ways to prevent it and treat it!
BOSS Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament draws full house at Patton’s Inn“Blinds up” yelled Bob Walters, a representative of the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers for 104th Engineer Company, at the 2010 Texas Hold’em Tournament held at Patton’s Inn Friday. Boss is sponsoring the annual three-day tournament, which consists of 63 players per day. Registration was free to all. There were seven people a table and each player received $3,500 in chips with the blinds going up every 15 minutes. The top 10 players of each night are invited to attend an eliminator tournament. The garrison winner will take home $500 and advance to the online poker finals to play against Army finalist nation-wide.
BOSS UPCOMING EVENTSTHROUGH APRIL 16 Dominoes tournament
Fort Hood Calendar of EventsMARCH 6
Getting Away with ITRInformation, Ticketing and Registration office hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays. ITR is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. We are temporarily located at the Equipment Check-out Center in Building 4930 on Clear Creek Road. For more information, call 554-6800.
Children learn photo skills at ApacheIt’s been said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and Fort Hood children are taking advantage of a class focused on capturing that beauty. The introduction to digital photography class offered through the Child and Youth Services’ Edge program teaches students how to capture a moment in time.
Tournament brings pool enthusiasts togetherCAMP TAJI, Iraq – The clatter of colliding pool balls reverberated through the Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility, here, as players watched each others’ moves amid a sea of green felt. The competition was friendly, yet fierce, as 32 pool enthusiasts converged for a nine-ball elimination tournament Friday through Sunday to see who would emerge the victor.
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Twang, Bevo-thieving, Austin casual, other things that drive Texans nutsMy father, a Texan in every cell of his body, used to get agitated at the Hollywood film industry because of its portrayal of Texans in cinema. The twang, the braggadocio, the ostentatious display of wealth –all of that just rubbed Daddy the wrong way.
