Hantavirus is an infection transmitted to humans from rodents, primarily
through inhalation of dust particles containing dried rodent urine or
feces. 


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It’s never too early to talk to your children about alcohol and encourage them to talk with you.


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More than 100 women gathered in the Swabian Special Events Center on
Patch Barracks March 29 for the fourth annual Women’s Leadership Forum. 



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If you ask unemployed veterans how difficult it is to get a job in the
current market, some would say it’s virtually impossible. U.S. Army
Garrison Stuttgart is helping by trying to make finding a job
“virtually” possible. USAG Stuttgart’s Army Community Service teamed up
with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Joining Forces Campaign to
present the first-ever virtual job fair held at ACS on Panzer Kaserne
March 28.Read More

U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Religious Support Office hosted “Compass,” a resilience retreat for community youth, March 2-3 at the Patch Barracks Religious Education Center. Over the two day program, 21 high school students  participated in a variety of activities designed to help build confidence, camaraderie, and most importantly, resilience, accordingRead More

This month, U.S. European Command will celebrate 45 years on Patch Barracks.  

After French President Charles De Gaulle demanded the removal of all
U.S. and NATO headquarters and forces from French soil in 1966, 7th Army
departed Patch Barracks and moved to Heidelberg, allowing EUCOM
headquarters to establish Patch Barracks as its home on March 15, 1967.
Rudi Detlefsen, a U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart local national employee
since 1966, saw it all.Read More

Editor’s Note: Do you have a legal question you would like to see
answered in a future edition of The Citizen? If so, contact “Ask a JAG”
at jason.m.mckenna4.mil@mail.mil.Read More

A cat makes the perfect pet. Just ask the proud cat owners of the 13 felines that participated in the USAG Stuttgart Family and MWR fourth annual Feline Fun Show held Feb. 25 in the Patch Community Club. The kitties competed for top honors and prizes in 13 categories, including Best Trick, Longest Whiskers, Most Colors, Longest Tail and many more.
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Clean, healthy teeth and gums are important for more than just an
attractive smile.  Gum diseases are serious infections that can lead to
tooth loss. Unfortunately, the beginning stages of gum disease are not
painful and often go unnoticed. Read More

Phoebe Prince, 15, of South Hadley, Mass., hanged herself after months
of being taunted and bullied by classmates. Tyler Clementi, 18, a
freshman at Rutgers University, jumped to his death from the George
Washington Bridge after an intimate encounter was streamed over the
Internet by his roommate. Jamey Rodemeyer, 15, of Buffalo, New York, an
openly gay teenager, committed suicide as a result of constant bullying.
Two weeks after Rodemeyer’s death, another 15-year-old boy, Jamie
Hubley of Ottawa, Canada, killed himself. All four teens were subjected
to cruel verbal and online bullying. But they certainly were not alone.Read More

Considered one of the most versatile tools in a household, duct tape is
now one of the most popular art mediums at the Patch Library. After a
successful duct tape trick-or-treat bag-making session last October,
Librarian Tracie Miller decided to host another event with the sticky
stuff on Jan. 26. Read More

Stuttgart schools crowned their spelling bee champions last month.  

Standing alone in front of a microphone, voice echoing over the
audience, one child after another tackled vocabulary such as
reimbursable, onslaught, polyglot and slantendicular. 

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