2012 Wellness Events Planned in Caliente

The Grover C. Dils Medical Center in Caliente is preparing for the 2012 Wellness Event .

The first session will begin Feb. 6 and last until April 2. Sign-ups will take place at the administration building of the hospital on Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. At the Alamo Clinic, sign-ups will be Jan. 31 and Feb. 2.

This session provides two choices: Minutes of Physical Exercise or Steps. For the Steps program, you will be required to provide your own pedometer. For any questions, call the hospital, 775-726-3171 to speak to Lynn, Tana or Sherlyn.

Three more sessions are planned for later this year, including a 5K Fun Run/Walk, a Walk with the Docs, and a Family Fun Day at the park. There will be a grand-prize drawing at the end of the year. In order to qualify for the drawing, you will be required to participate in all four sessions.

Nellis’ Red Flag Exercise Brings Increased Air Traffic

Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 12-2 now through Feb. 3.

Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. Throughout the exercise, more than 90 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day, around noon and again around 6 p.m. Aircraft may remain in the air for as long as four hours.

The flying times are scheduled to accommodate the other flying missions at Nellis and provide Red Flag participants with valuable training in planning and executing a wide-variety of combat missions.

The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range, the U.S. Air Force’s premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. With 1,900 possible targets, realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, Nellis and the test and training range are the home of a “peacetime battlefield,” providing combat air forces with the ability to train to fight together, survive together and win together.

The 414th Combat Training Squadron is responsible for executing Red Flag and the exercise is just one of a series of advanced training programs administered at Nellis and on the test and training range by organizations assigned to the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center.

The exercise will include units from Nevada, Colorado, South Dakota, Louisiana, Utah, California, Republic of Korea, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Massachusetts and Oklahoma flying aircraft including the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, E-3 Sentry, B-1 Lancer and KC-135 Stratotanker.

In addition to U.S. aircraft, the Saudi Royal Air Force and the Republic of Korea will participate with their nations’ F-15 aircraft.

For more information, call the Nellis Public Affairs Office at 702-652-2750 or go to http://www.nellis.af.mil/redflagnellis/.

Rotary Club of Caliente to Gather in Pioche

The recently renewed Rotary Club in Caliente will hold informational gatherings in several locations of the county. On Feb. 4, club members will be in Pioche at the Town Hall starting at 1 p.m. for a Snowy Summit meeting. The goal of the meeting is to acquaint residents with Rotary Club and build connections between members.

Currently, the Rotary is planning a job shadowing trip for high school students in the county to provide a valuable real-life experience.

After the meeting, there will be sledding and snow play. For all who are interested, dress warm.

For more details, contact James Gatzke at 775-962-3427.