Do you make New Year's Resolutions?

Do you use New Year's Day to review your lot in life?

D0 you reflect back on the past year and make plans to make next year a better year?

• Sometime in Jan 2016 - 16th Anniversary of www.cafba.ca. We started cafba in Jan 1996.
• 27 Jan 2016 seventeenth of Cafba Newsletter issued



• Birthdays in Jan - Happy Birthday Y'All


Birthdate Last Name First Name

01-Jan Ewing Jane

01-Jan Koschzeck Lance

01-Jan Parker Ken

02-Jan Martin Susan

02-Jan Ryan Lynn

03-Jan Munn James (junior)

04-Jan Nichols Gary

05-Jan Scott Rose

06-Jan Pakenham Christine

06-Jan Sagriff James (Jim)

06-Jan Stack Peter

09-Jan Davies Larry

10-Jan Breffitt Jane

10-Jan St Pierre Anne

14-Jan Wilson David

15-Jan Fahlman Bill

15-Jan Martin Betty

17-Jan Miron Deanna

18-Jan Cale Lynda

19-Jan Bilick Cindy

20-Jan Lynch Debbie

20-Jan Nicks Don

20-Jan Pitchford John

21-Jan Maurice Richard

23-Jan Grant Denise

23-Jan Murray Patricia

23-Jan Plante Bernard

23-Jan Pleau Andy

24-Jan Despault Paul

26-Jan Voigt Thomas

28-Jan Hannan Patricia

29-Jan Kasawan Linda

29-Jan Reyno Ruth

For those people whose names do not appear but who are also celebrating a B'Day this month, We wish you a Happy Birthday as well. If you want yours added, send me a note. Or go to cafba homepage login, and update your personal information.

Newsletter Information

This is the 17th edition of the cafba newsletter and it just keeps getting better, thanks to you!

Thanks to all of the new subscribers. If you have signed up but don't receive notification about the newsletter (we send out a notice about upcoming issues about two weeks in advance of the latest issue being published), perhaps you didn't confirm your email address at the time of subscribing. You will receive a confirmation email that must be replied to before your subscription is complete.

The newsletter signup is separate from being a registered cafba member! This allows those "other" BRATS who don't get a newsletter from their service to be able to belong to a community.

To ensure you receive notification of the newsletter being published, please add the two following email addresses to your contact list, sometimes known as the "white list".
news@cafba.ca and membership@cafba.ca
I will use both of these addresses for the newsletter and by placing them in your contact list, it will prevent the notices from being sent to your "spam folder"

Some navigation features have been added to this newsletter. Each section now provides the ability to return to the top of the page without having to scroll all the way. Just click on the word top found at the end of each section of the newsletter.

More and more mail servers are blocking attachments to emails or are scanning for known s*p*a*m words. We have experienced delivery problems to AOL, specifically and some free email address sites such as hotmail, netscape or yahoo. We encourage you to register and subscribe using your 'normal' email address rather than a web based address.

So to avoid these delivery problems you will only receive a text message to let you know the newsletter has been published and where to find it.

Did you miss out on the previous newsletters?

They are now archived at http://www.cafba.ca/newsletter/newsletters.php

Do you need a text only version of the newsletter?

Please share this copy with your friends. If they would like their own copy delivered to their inbox send them here.

As of publication of this newsletter we have over 13,368 names in the database. Are you registered? Go here and register your details now so you can be included in the website.

All registrations for December 2016 have been added to the web site. We still have a backlog of registrations that I am endeavouring to get to. Unfortunately, just not enough spare time anymore. Please be patient.

A listing of the latest new members can be found here: http://www.cafba.ca/members/newest/newest.php.

I do appreciate the patience of those who have yet to be updated. Your details will eventually get on the web site!

Monthly on the main page of the cafba site, we will ask a question

This months question is

Get your vote in. Go to www.cafba.ca and cast your vote from the navigation bar on the right side of the page.

Check here for the answers in next month's newsletter!

Have a question you would like surveyed? Email us with your question.

If you haven't voted yet, please do so - your opinion counts!

Watch for our next poll starting in Mar 2016.

Have you checked out the past trivia contest answers on the cafba website? Answers to the questions can be found at http://www.cafba.ca/trivia/trivia.php

Do you have a good trivia question? Send it in and we will use it in future contests.

This edition's 10 quick trivia questions:

1. How many ridges are around the edge of a dime?
2. How many muscles does a cat have in each ear?
3. What is the lifespan of a dragonfly?
4. How long is a goldfish's memory span?
5. How long can a snail sleep for?
6. What did Al Capone's business card state what type of business he was in?
7. True or False! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain?
8. How many vocal sounds do cats have?
What is the only English word that ends in "mt"?
9. Are babies born with kneecaps?
10. Which fish can blink with both eyes?

Answer in the next newsletter

Book your seats NOW! The airshow season in Canada is almost upon us for another season!

Check out upcoming airshows from the cafba website at http://www.cafba.ca/airshows/airshows.php

What do you remember the most about attending an air show when you were young? Check out these shows, they will bring back all those great memories.

Have you been to an Air Show yet? Did you take any pictures that you care to share? Share your airshow pictures - it's a great way to get free cafba web site access!

• Now in their 35th season, the Snowbirds have flown for over 100 million spectators across North America.
  
  The Canadian Forces Snowbirds 2016 Schedule can be found by visiting their web site at http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/snowbirds/index-eng.asp to see lots of great pictures from past shows



• Going away on vacation and you might miss your local air show? Take a peek at http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/shows/showdate-world.htm to see lots of international air shows listed.



• Another great listing of North American Air Shows can be found at http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/asgcal/usjul.htm

Know of a show that is not listed? Let me know so we can add it to the next newsletter

Planning a reunion is a tremendous job. My hat goes off to everyone who has participated in putting together a reunion.

For those people who attended a reunion, please send your thanks to the organizing committees for a job well done. If you attended a reunion this summer why not share your pictures and memories with us.

There are lots of reunions coming up with more planned for future years. If you know of one not listed please let me know so we can include it in the next newsletter.

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Upcoming Reunions

Mail us and let us know of any reunions you are aware of. We will post them here as well as link to any web pages.

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• August 23 - 28, 2016: #1 (F) WING REUNION Marville the fourth reunion for the 1 (F) Wing military, civilian personnel, their spouses and offspring! The registration fee is 70 euros per person
  

  For the most part, attendees will need to provide their own transportation (exclusive of the one-day bus tour) to and from the other areas of interest, e.g., Marville, Virton, Longuyon and Florenville. Participants are also responsible for their own accommodations, meals (other than the main dinner) and refreshments not otherwise specified.

  Payment for the reunion should be made by Money Order in Euros to Pierre Baar and to a Belgian bank. Please send your Money Order to: Pierre Baar 22, rue de la station St-Mard, Belgium B6762

  Please complete the registration form and send your payment no later than May 30, 2016.

  Please direct questions to Philippe et Pierre Baar at Pierre.Baar@ec.europa.eu PH: 001-32-63-57-88-50 or to Ms. Aline M. McRory amcrory@magma.ca Ph:(613) 283-2534

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If you are on one of the upcoming reunion committees and want your reunion profiled, how about sending in some information about the event being planned? How many are you expecting? Where is the farthest BRAT coming from? What social events are planned? What accommodation has been arranged? Where can we register to attend? Is there a web site that we can refer to?

If you have attended a reunion recently, why not let the other members know how it was. What were your experiences? Would you go back and do it again? Did you reunite with some old school chums? Was it all you expected it to be? Want to share some of your pictures? Write me with the details and we'll include them in the next newsletter.

For additional details on any of these reunions, check out the reunions page: http://www.cafba.ca/events/upcoming.php on the cafba website!

If your reunion isn't listed, email me and we'll put it in the next newsletter as well as adding it to our site. Free!

Did you know!

As alwyas the main page is the best place to access all of the cafba pages from. The main page is always current.

We have alphabetized and updated the "How To Contact A Brat" links on the cafba links page at http://www.cafba.ca/links/links.php
If you know of a link that is not listed please let us know so we can include it for everyone to check out.

We have a new navigation bar down the left and right side of the main cafba page at www.cafba.ca

The search facility will return soon on the site!

Do you have a product or service that you can offer all Brats?

Do you have a suggestion on how we can improve the site? Please let us know!

Check out the base pictures that have been added for Lamacaza Many thanks to BRAT Glen Kennedy for this terrific additions to the site.

Carol McNamara has contributed two more pictures from North Bay Thanks Carol for these terrific additions to the site. Can you name the kids from the 1968 Grade 8 Paul Davoud School class? Were you at the Teen Town Marathon Dance in the second Picture?

Check out these and all the other base pictures at http://www.cafba.ca/bases/bases/basepics.php

Not all of us have the luxury of being able to travel back to our past but we all wonder what it is like today!

Why not share your visit for all to read by writing a review for the cafba news. Let us know what has changed, how you felt, share some memories or even pictures

For a great collection of base pictures check out Tom Straub's Photo Albums

• "What was your favorite Christmas moment living on a base and where were you?"
• Re: How many of you have gone back to look at your old bases and found them half torn down or closed?
• PLEASE SIGN UP IF INTERESTED IN A BIG REUNION FOR ALL AIRFORCE BRATS
• Check out the base pictures page and see you can recognize the base posted on the where is it page.

Go here http://www.cafba.ca/bases/pictures/whereisit/whereisit.php

What can you remember? Send in your recollections for the next newsletter.

Do you have a fond memory of your base? Send it in and let others share in those memories!

There is no cafba recommended web site for this issue!

If you have a web site submit it for the next newsletter.

Are you interested in listing your site on the cafba web site? Simply email us the link to your site and provide a brief description of its contents and why you made it.

You could be our next cafba recommended web site!

To have your site profiled in this newsletter, contact the membership@cafba.ca

Entries to the forum continue to be down substantially over previous months.

Following are just some of the comments found on the forum recently

• "I remember you. I was there when you were there."
• "Wishing all brats out there a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2016"
• "anyone here from Beaverbank in the early 60's"
• "It is very difficult to put into words the profound impact that growing up on a military base can have."
• Check out the forum that can be reached from the main web page under "My Phorum - Click Here" on the left hand navigation bar. Let's hear what is on your mind.

There are lots of sites dedicated to Bratdom. Cafba is just one of many!

In this Jan 2016 issue we look at

The following is a list of known brat related sites and can also be found on the cafba website at Cafba Links Page http://www.cafba.ca/links/links.php

HOW TO CONTACT A BRAT

• 6th Group Bomber Command http://www.6grouprcaf.com/
• Air Force Association of Canada http://www.airforce.ca/
• CFB Baden Remembered http://badenremembered.com/index.htm by Sonja Fagnan (Courtiol) and Paula Leaman
• Baden Senior High School circa 1970 http://uk.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/badenseniorschoolcirca1970s
• Baden-Soellingen Remembered http://www.harbournet.com/baden
• Canadian Air Force Brats Association (Alan MacLeod) http://www.cafba.ca
• CAFBA on FaceBook
• Canadian Forces Base Bagotville http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/bagotville A home for Bagotville Brats
• Canadian Forces Brats (Taunja Palmer-Stone) http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/rundberg/233/
• Canadian Military Brats http://users.kent.net/~ilmeyer/military.html by Iona Meyer (nee Thoresen)
• Canadian Military Brats List (Susan Minaker)http://www.milbrats.net
• Canadian Military and Civilian Personnel Records http://www.collectionscanada.ca/09/0902_e.html
• Firehouse 651 Home Of The Canadian Military and DND FR Group: Firefighters Online http://firehouse651.com/
• Goose Bay High School, Goose Bay, Labrador http://members.tripod.com/goosebrat/goose.html
• Hemer Senior High School : http://www.ruhrmemories.ca/
• Lahr Revisited http://www.lahrbrat.com/
• # 1 Wing Marville http://members.tripod.com/~hookee/index.html by David A Smith
• Radar Tech 231 "Old Boys Page"
• http://www.ratemyteachers.com/canada/index.jsp Find your school and rate your teachers.
• http://www.ruhrmemories.ca/ Hemer, Werl, Unna and Soest, cities, schools, camps and countryside.
• SCHOENBLICK HIGH SCHOOL # 3 Wing, Zweibrucken, Germany http://www.islandnet.com/~jkclarks/zweihigh.htm
• The Dangerous One's Pagehttp://www3.telus.net/dangerous/
• The Dew Line Sites http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm
• The Mid Canada Line http://www.lswilson.ca/mcl.htm
• Tom Straub's Photo Albums http://community.webshots.com/user/bigut/ This is a great collection of pictures submitted by various BRATS and organized and uploaded by Tom. Well worth a peek!

This list is as accurate as I know at this time! If your site is missing, or you find a broken link, please let me know.

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