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Show S 1 ‘I M June 23, 2011 9 Try your luck at McGraw Draw BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS MELISSA DEARSTONE 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs T he 75th Force Support Squadron was given five sets of Tim McGraw concert tickets donated by Outback Steakhouse for his summer concert at the Usana Amphitheater on Aug. 6. Each set of tickets will include a $20 Army and Air Force Exchange Service gift card, a $45 Outback Steakhouse gift card and VIP experience passes. The VIP experience includes beverages, prize drawings before the show and a private acoustic set performed by Tim McGraw. The 75th FSS will hold two basewide contests that will begin on June 23. Four sets of tickets will be given out for completing a scavenger hunt. Anyone with base access can participate. All entries with the correct answers will then be put into a drawing for their chance to win a set of tickets. Scavenger hunt forms are available at www.75thforcesupport.com or at any 75th FSS facilities. The final set of tickets will be given out by an audio contest in a contest for military members only. The audio clip consists of six Tim McGraw songs that will need to be identified in the correct order. The audio clip will be posted on the 75th FSS Facebook site. The site is http://www.facebook.com/pages/75thForce-Support-Hill-AFB/30057809358 One must "like" the page in order to participate. The first person to answer correctly will win the final set of tickets as well as a free night's stay at the Armstrong Mansion in Salt Lake City. The contests are limited to one entry per person. All entries must be submitted by noon July 20. The winners will be announced July 21 at the Afterburner Bike Rally at Club Hill. Winners need not be present. For questions or more information, please contact Barbara McConvill at (801) 777-0637. The Hilltop Times and 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs provided help and support to this contest. . Tim McGraw Putting their learning into Hi GEAR Meals and moves together counts! BY SHARI LOPATIN 66 BY ANNE MORRISON Hilltop Times staff A group of high school girls came to Hill last Thursday to take a tour in the base's engineering components as part of a camp that focuses on engineering. The camp, called Hi GEAR, or Girls Engineering Abilities Realized, is offered by the University of Utah to women interested in pursuing careers as engineers. Since women are a minority in the career field, the camp serves as an outreach tool for women interested in engineering. Participants in the program came June 16 to tour the landing gear facilities, the F-16 production line and the software-Avionics Integrated Support Facility where they learned about writing software for aircraft and got to see an in-flight simulator. The camp takes 25 girls from a pool of applicants through a week-long program where current female engineering students at the university guide them through F TriWest Healthcare Alliance ANNE MORRISON/Hilltop Times Students from the Hi GEAR camp pose during the tour of Hill Air Force Base engineering facilities for a photo June 16. daily activities involving chemical, computer, mechanical, civil and biomedical engineering. The Science Engineering Technology and Math outreach program on base gave out scholarships to six of the girls, two of which had parents affiliated with the base. The STEM program covered the $75 fee for the week. A-10 System Program Manager Col. Christophe Roach's daughter was one of those who received a scholarship. Roach came out to the final tour of the 309th Software Group to see his daughter interact at the camp. "Every day she comes home and See CAMP I page 10 SUMMERTIME UNE-UP Vehicles used by Mountain View Inn housekeeping staff to service 18 buildings rest on the back of a trailer on June 20. The vehicles were coming back from the maintenance shop after having their batteries recharged and a tune-up. The vehicles contribute a great deal of savings in alternative energy use. or the first time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents." That quote, taken directly from the Partnership for a Healthier America's website, explains the essence of a growing obesity problem across the U.S. The partnership — which is headed by first lady Michelle Obama — says that obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years. Obese and overweight children are more likely to suffer academic, social and financial burdens throughout life. So, what can you do, to prevent this from happening to your children? Together counts! TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the company which administers TriCare in 21 Western States, believes that together, we can make a difference. That's why TriWest joined forces with Together Counts, a nationwide program that inspires active and healthy living. As part of Together Counts, we challenge you to: • Eat at least ONE healthy meal each week. • Do at least ONE family activity each week. That's it — just one! It can be as simple as cooking dinner together, then going for a walk. Or if you have kids, let them choose a fun activity. A picnic and a game of Frisbee at the park? A barbecue followed by a few hours in the pool? Because, what it all boils down to is, we are a nation that needs to move again. What causes obesity? KIM COOK/U.S. Air Force According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity now affects 17 percent of all U.S. kids and teenagers. See MOVES I page 12 |