Youth tackle football kicked off its second season in U.S. Army Garrison
Stuttgart with 74 participants, about 32 more players than last season.

In its inaugural season, USAG Stuttgart Child, Youth and School Services
fielded a bantam team for 9- to 11-year-olds and a junior team for 12-
to 14- year-olds. This year, the program boasts one bantam and two
junior teams.

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The grand opening of the Stuttgart Theatre Center’s Studio on Sept. 23
and 24 was magical, quite literally, with Ted “Merlin” Barlock
performing seemingly impossible illusions in the former German Cantina
above the Kelley Theatre.

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German-American Day The Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/James F. Byrnes Institute will celebrate its annual German-American Day Oct. 11 with a fall concert from 7-9 p.m. in the White Hall of the Neue Schloss (new castle) in downtown Stuttgart. The concert will feature compositions from classic American musicals, as well as melodies fromRead More

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco
use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the leading cause of preventable
death in the U.S.

Health problems extend beyond smokers to nonsmokers, who are involuntarily exposed to second-hand smoke. Read More

Selected students at Patch High School and Robinson Barracks
Elementary/Middle School received a play-by-play of the launching and
landing of the 2009 Atlantis Space Transportation System-129 mission
Sept. 23 by two of its crew members.

U.S. Navy Capt. Barry E. “Butch” Wilmore and retired Navy Capt. Michael
J. Foreman, NASA astronauts, visited the schools to share what happened
on their mission to the International Space Station in November 2009. At
PHS, all eyes were locked on a multimedia presentation as the voice of
mission control announced the lift off.Read More

Q: How can the Servicemember Civil Relief Act help me avoid foreclosure?Read More

The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Fire Department has a new weapon in its
fire fighting arsenal: an aerial ladder truck with articulating arm.
“The ladder, when fully extended, can reach a height of 100 feet,” said
Matthias Künast, a USAG Stuttgart firefighter and one of four trainers
for the new piece of equipment. “It means we can rescue people from the
top floors at the Panzer and Kelley Hotels.”Read More

Four years ago this month, the Army announced the Army Family Covenant, which promised to provide Soldiers and families a quality of life commensurate with their service. To help Soldiers and families stressed by years of war, the Army substantially increased funding for programs in areas such as Soldier andRead More