Ellsworth AFB to host Retiree Appreciation Day
August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The local military retiree population and their families are invited to Ellsworth’s Military Retiree Appreciation Day Sept. 18. Invitees are invited to visit the base from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and partake in various activities from an information fair to lunch to a static B-1 display.
Representatives from off- and on-base organizations will be on hand, from both 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. in Dakota’s main lobby, to discuss various estate planning tools, offer legal assistance, brief financial health, help update personal information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and showcase the wide-variety of services available to military retirees on base. Organizations that will be present include but are not limited to: TRICARE, 28th Bomb Wing Legal Office, 28th Services Squadron, Veterans’ Administration and the 28th Mission Support Group Causality Affairs Office.
A buffet luncheon will be held at Dakota’s from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and feature Col. Scott Vander Hamm, 28th Bomb Wing commander, as the guest speaker. Cost is $7 for club members and $9 for non-members; the entrée is chicken-fried steak. During the luncheon the Army and Air Force Exchange Service will give away one, $100 gift card; winner must be present at the luncheon to claim their prize. Invitees should fill out an entry form, which will be provided by the Ellsworth Retiree Activities Office, at the beginning of the luncheon to enter.
Additionally, during the day retirees and their families will have the opportunity to tour a static display of the B-1 bomber transportation will leave the Dakota’s parking lot at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each tour will last approximately one hour.
Members from the Ellsworth Honor Guard Silent Drill Team will give two demonstrations in the Dakota’s parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Members of the 28th Security Forces Squadron will also showcase their mission and equipment at 10 a.m. with a short baton demonstration in the Dakota’s parking lot.
Throughout the day, both the base AAFES and the commissary will offer various specials and sale opportunities at their facilities.
For more information on Retiree Appreciation Day, contact the RAO at (605) 385-3600 or go online to www.ellsworth.af.mil/rao.asp.
July Market Statistics in Rapid City, Box Elder and Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota
August 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here are the July market statistics for single family homes that have sold during the month of July, 2007 in Rapid City, Rapid Valley (suburb of Rapid City) and the Box Elder area, which is where Ellsworth AFB is located.
- Homes sold in July: 94
- Average selling price: $168,318
- Average list price: $171,346
- Sale price/List price: 98.3%
- Average days on market: 69
A typical 3 bed, 2 bath home near Ellsworth AFB can sell in the range of $140,000 and $175,000. Older home are lower than that price. These would include homes built in the 1970’s and older.
- Current active listings: 599
- Average list price: $195,588
- Average days on market: 105
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Ellsworth Air Force Base honors their best in the Black Hills of South Dakota
August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Member, after member strode in front of a room of about 200 base people to receive a handshake from the base commander and a glass-etched award for winning in various categories of recognition during the 28th Bomb Wing Second Quarter Awards Breakfast, July 27. A unit representative stood in for winners who could not attend.
The master of ceremonies, Senior Master Sgt. Joey Parks, Airman Leadership School commandant, announced many more names of nominees. Still, despite the stiff competition, only one could be selected in each category. The winners are:
Field grade officer (not pictured)
Maj. Raymond Besson, 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron assistant director of operations
Company grade officer
Capt. David Marten, 28th Operations Support Squadron current operation flight
Senior non-commissioned officer
Master Sgt. Robert Carter, 28th Civil Engineering Squadron superintendent of maintenance engineering
Non-commissioned officer
Tech. Sgt. Ivan Martinez, 28th Mission Support Squadron personnel readiness flight
Civilian volunteer (not present)
Bonnie Molinet, 28th Mission Support Group Airman and Family Readiness Center volunteer
Non-appropriated Fund Category I (not present)
Brenna Van Stone, 28th Services Squadron commercial sponsorship
Airman
Senior Airman Richard Roberts, 28th Communication Squadron intrusion detection specialist
Honor guard officer
Capt. Allen Husted, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight commander
Honor guard enlisted (not pictured)
Staff Sgt. Aaron Smith, 28th Maintenance Operation Squadron weapons systems controller
Civilian Category III
Karen Hoffman, 28th Civil Engineering Squadron real property officer
Civilian Category II (not present)
Rita Dupres, 28th Maintenance Group budget analyst
Civilian Category I
Jeanette Amos, 28th Operations Support Squadron office automation assistant
Non-appropriated Fund Category II
Chad Canaan, 28th Services Squadron recreation specialist
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE AND STURGIS BIKE RALLY 2007
August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Nearly 350 riders from the Ellsworth Dakota Thunder Motorcycle Club rode from Ellsworth to the 67th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 7. Members of the motorcycle club had the opportunity to view and have their photos taken in front of a static display of a B-1 before leaving for their trip. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kimberly Moore Limrick)
GO TO THIS LINK FOR PICTURES OF BIKERS AND BOMBERS http://www.ellsworth.af.mil/news/story_media.asp?id=123064301
WELCOME TO ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE
August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I want to personally welcome you to Ellsworth Air Force Base in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Go to http://www.ellsworth.af.mil/ for the Ellsworth AFB website. You may not be thrilled to be coming to South Dakota, but I bet we can win you over and make your stay here a great one. I have sold so many homes to families who came back to call the Black Hills their home after they did their time in the Air Force. You will love the millions of pine trees, hiking trails and paths, snowmobiling trails, ski slopes, lakes, fishing, hunting and a whole whole lot more. To learn about the Black Hills and all it has to offer go to http://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/go.asp?ID=161
Ellsworth is located next to Box Elder which is just 5 miles from the 2nd largest city in South Dakota, Rapid City, population around 70,000. Right outside the main gate is the Douglas School System. If you have children you may want to consider living in the Douglas District because the school is excellent. It is so popular and such a good school that families from Rapid City purposely move to the Box Elder area just to take their kids to the school. You can learn more about the Douglas Schools by visiting http://dsdk12.net/ at your covenience.
I can help make your transfer very easy for you. I have e-mailed hundreds of homes to scores of military families so that you can easily view the homes we have for sale in our area. If you need a local lender I can recommend a very friendly guy by the name of Ken Jones of Journey Mortgage, he is ex-Air Force and an former REALTOR® and is very knowledgable on VA loans and will work his butt off to get you into a home and at payments you are comfortable with. You can contact Ken at http://www.journeymortgage.com/staff.php?id=3 anytime.
I look forward to helping you in anyway I can and please don’t be afraid to e-mail me at duanehosek@hotmail.com anytime to ask me questions or to get you started. Even if you don’t plan to be out here for a few months, now is the time for me to start showing you homes for sale. You can also contact me anytime at www.duanehosek.com
Thanks for reading this, I hope it was helpful and I can’t wait to meet you and get started finding you a great home………..Duane Hosek.
