Since the release of the Department of Defense July 2012 suicide report,
stories on suicide have been published almost daily. In the July 23
edition of Time Magazine, the article “The War on Suicide” said no
program, outreach or initiative has worked in reducing the upsurge in
Army suicides; Soldiers aren’t seeking care due to the stigma associated
with mental illness, and no one knows why nothing works. Read More

Navy Lt. Brad Snyder may have lost his sight after an improvised
explosive device attack in Afghanistan last September, but he hasn’t
lost his vision … a vision of himself atop a podium sporting Olympic
gold.

After one bomb went off, Snyder rushed to aid his comrades,
and in the process, stepped on another. Snyder, 28, spent three weeks
in intensive care, followed by five more recovering at home.Read More

More than 60 local agencies and private organizations set up information tables inside the Exchange Shopping Mall during the USAG Stuttgart Community Activities, Registration and Education Fair Aug. 18. The annual fair offered newcomers the opportunity to learn about programs, services and organizations in one location.Read More

Aug. 24 — ParaNorman (PG) 6 p.m., The Expendables 2 (R) 9 p.m.

Aug. 25  — Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) 2 p.m., ParaNorman
(PG) 4 p.m., The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (PG) 7 p.m., The Expendables 2
(R) 9 p.m.   

Aug. 26  — ParaNorman (PG) 2 p.m., The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (PG) 4 p.m., The Expendables 2 (R) 7 p.m.  Read More

The Historischer Handwerkermarkt and Burg-Spectaculum, or historic arts
and crafts market and fortress spectacular, will run at the Hohen
Neuffen Fortress in Neuffen Aug. 25-26. On Saturday, the event will run
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.Read More

The Department of Defense Education Activity is adopting the Common Core
State Standards into its curriculum, instruction, and assessment
programs. The CCSS initiative began more than two years ago as a collaboration
between state governors and education leaders to introduce consistency
in education systems across the nation. This initiative has garnered the
support of 46 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia to
date. All participants in the CCSS initiative are working together to
implement high quality standards in English Language Arts, Mathematics,
and Science for kindergarten through 12th grade. These curriculum
standards are research based, rigorous, relevant to the real world, and
reflect the knowledge and skills America’s students need for success in
college and careers. Read More

After serving the Mannheim, Heidelberg and Stuttgart military
communities for almost 20 years from Hammonds Barracks in Seckenheim,
then Coleman Barracks in Mannheim, the American Forces Network
Heidelberg station is scheduled to move to Robinson Barracks in
Stuttgart next year.Read More

Aug. 10 — Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) 5 p.m., Total Recall (PG-13) 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Aug. 11  — Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) 4 p.m., Total Recall (PG-13) 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Aug. 12  — Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) 2 p.m., The Avengers (PG-13) 4 p.m., Total Recall (PG-13) 7 p.m. Read More

Some people may think that a terrorist attack can’t occur in Stuttgart,
but terrorism remains a threat everywhere, even here. In 2007, the U.S.
intelligence interception of suspicious communications between Pakistan
and Stuttgart led to the arrest of three suspected Muslim militants
accused of plotting massive car bomb attacks against Americans. Read More

Time is an important factor when emergency care is required.
Beneficiaries
of U.S. Army Health Clinic Stuttgart are reminded that the facility is
not staffed or equipped as an emergency clinic and it does not provide
an ambulance service. Read More

Usually Patch Elementary School is pretty quiet this time of year … the
desks are empty, the public address system silent, the bulletin boards
blank. Yet laughter echoed through the halls as 221 children and 110
volunteers were in constant motion during the garrison-sponsored
Vacation Bible School for 5- to 11-year-olds, held July 30 to Aug. 3 at
the school.Read More