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COMMANDER’S CORNER: GREATEST DEAL IN TOWN - PAGE 3 Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Thursday, August 19, 2010 Vol. 54 No. 33 Peterson children start school year with a little extra help by Monica Mendoza and Rob Bussard 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Children lined up Aug. 3 at the R.P. Lee Youth Center to get their back- to-school swag, school information and news about a new online tutoring program that could help them in the coming school year. The “Back to School Bash” was hosted by the 21st Force Support Squadron and provided school-age children with “tool boxes” filled with pens, pencils, scissors, crayons, notebooks and folders. The 21st FSS worked with representatives from local supporting school districts to provide the free school supplies to military families. Members of the 21st Security Forces Squadron and a mili- tary working dog were at the bash along with McGruff the Crime Dog to give safety tips. Children also learned school bus safety tips from “Buster the School Bus,” a talking, yellow bus who entertained some of the younger children. Children who live on Peterson Air Force Base are zoned for schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. The first day of school for the district was Aug. 18. This school year, Air Force families will have access to a free, online tutoring service. The site, www.tutor.com/military, offers round-the-clock professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying and test preparation. Marine Corps and Army families have had access to the program for more than a year. Seeing the value, Defense Department officials decided to expand the service to include all servicemembers and their families, officials said. Peterson Airmen and their families can sign up at the Peterson Library for a military account and password, said Lisa Ballard, 21st Space Wing school liaison officer. “This is a comprehensive, user-friendly tutoring program that is totally free to our military families,” she said. “The Rusty Moomey, the principal of Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs School District No. 11, hands a school “Tool Box” to Samuel Brayman, tutors are qualified professionals who can assist our military son of Lt. Col. Crismon Brayman. Mr. Moomey volunteered at the 21st Force Support Squadron’s “Back to School Bash” held at the R.P. Lee Youth Center gym on Aug. 3. The bash was held in conjunction with National Night Out and included games, arts and crafts and free school supplies. (U.S. See School page 12 Air Force photo/ Rob Bussard) Aragon Dining Facility: open for business by Monica Mendoza a top-notch Colorado sports bar, with large screen televisions, high bistro-style tables 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer and chairs, cozy booths and vibrant colored carpet. Booths along the wall are divided by PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. stone finish partitions that give the dining -- In a makeover made for television, the facility a Colorado cabin feel. 40-year-old Aragon dining facility officially “Since this facility opened in 1967 at a cost reopened Aug. 6 with fanfare and a new, of approximately $280,000 it had undergone modern look. no major renovations until now,” said Col. Decorators said goodbye to mauve col- Stephen N. Whiting, 21st Space Wing com- ors and oak finish and brought in golden mander. “In over 40 years of operation, the patterned fabrics with cherry wood finish, Aragon dining facility, understandably, etched glass, modern light fixtures and scenic needed some overhauling.” photos. One side of the dining hall features The facility, which had been closed for ren- a fine dining area with glass doors, which ovation since April, opened to Airmen Aug. makes use of the natural light from the wall of 2. The $1.8 million project included installing windows on the south side of the facility. a new heating, ventilating and air condition- Cheryl Scharff, 21st Civil Engineer ing unit, a handicap accessible doorway and Squadron interior designer, explained early a complete overhaul of the restrooms. on in the renovation project that the design Renovating the dining facility was part details, including the laser-etched 21st Space of a series of projects on Peterson Air Force Wing shields on each of the wood-back chairs base aimed at improving Airmen’s quality of and accent pendent lights over the booths, life. One of the major goals with the project Col. Stephen N. Whiting, 21st Space Wing commander (center) is flanked by Airman 1st Class Derek Woolbright- gives the dining facility an overall classic was to streamline the serving lines, making Hutchins (left) and Airman 1st Class Brandon Gillespie, both dining hall staffers, to cut the ribbon for the official look. grand reopening of the Aragon dining facility Aug. 6. The dining hall had been closed since April while it was The other side of the dining hall resembles See Aragon page 12 renovated with a new heating, ventilating and air conditioning unit, new restroom facilities, a handicap accessible doorway and a new, modern motif. 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