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News clips, updated April 4

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  • 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --  Below are just few of the things happening at Osan AB and in the local community. If you would like to have your event advertised on this page, please send an e-mail to 51FWPA@osan.af.mil. For more information, call 784-4044.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child

April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child. One way to help prevent child abuse is to get involved with children in the community. Parents are children's first teachers, but not their only teachers.

All throughout April Family Advocacy will be offering awareness classes on child abuse and taking better care of children. For more information call 784-5010.

Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration

This year marks the 41st anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, with Arbor Day following on April 29. Osan will observe these events with a variety of activities.

Osan Elementary School will host an Arbor Day planting event on April 21 at 3:30 p.m. OES students will plant 10 trees and 200 flowers, giving them an opportunity to learn about the value of trees in everyday life. Students here are also taking part in an Earth Day poster contest, with the overall winning poster being made into T-shirts that will be awarded for the top entries in each grade.

The Osan Recycling Center will give away T-shirts and boxes to collect paper for recycling on April 22 at 10 a.m. The center is located at Building 838, near the Popeye's/Burger King facility.

Volunteers will post "No Dumping" stickers near drains throughout the base on April 22 from 1:00-2:30 PM. This helps prevent pollution to the nearby Chin Wi River. For information on volunteering, contact Mr. Joon Choi, 784-0328 or 784-4272.

New post office hours

The Osan Post Office Official Mail Center hours have changed. New hours of operation hours are as follows:

- Official Mail Center: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Saturday and Sunday.
- Holidays package pick-up: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed on Sunday.
- Drop off/mail out: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed on Sunday.

If there are any questions regarding these changes, call 784-2315.

Commander's Corral

Tune in to the 51st Fighter Wing Commander's Corral radio program on AFN "The Eagle" 88.5 every first and third Tuesday each month at 7 a.m. The show has been named "Best Radio Information Program" of AFN Korea for last four quarters. The next Corral is scheduled April 19.

Red Cross volunteers

The American Red Cross is looking for disaster casework volunteers to assist with the Osan Emergency Family Assistance Control Center. The ARC will provide the following classes free of charge: ARC Orientation, Introduction to Disaster, Fulfilling Our Mission, and Casework Training. The total time for all four classes is eight hours. The Casework Training session is not the full Case Management class but an abbreviated class to fit the needs of Osan. For more information, call the ARC at 784-1855.

United Through Reading program

The Osan-USO United Through Reading program helps alleviate the stress of separation by having geographically separated parents read children's books aloud via DVD for their child to watch at home. This program is available to all military and civilian personnel. It provides parents a chance to make powerful and lasting connections with their children from afar. The program is available every Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Osan USO and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the base library. For more information, call 784-3491.

Mustang Valley Village demolition

Fences have gone up around the Mustang Valley Village housing area during building demolition, and there will be ongoing road closures in and around the area. Demolition of Mustang Valley Village is expected to be completed by the end of the month. The Mustang Valley Indoor Pool will remain open, but the village playground will be inaccessible until building demolition is complete. For more information and future updates, watch the Commander's Channel.

Air Force Culture and Language Center offers spring course

The Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) will soon begin taking applications for a new session of its cross-cultural competence course. "Introduction To Culture" (ITC) is an online, self-paced course which fulfills three resident hours of either Social Science or General Elective credit required for the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Associate of Applied Science degree. For more information call the Education Office at 784-4220.