Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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U.S. Air Force photo: Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece Members of Cannon's men's varsity basketball team gather in a huddle with several children at a basketball clinic held in the Youth Center at Cannon Air Force Base. The sound of children's laughter amongst dribbling basketballs was all that could be heard as children were afforded the chance to go one-on-one with members of Cannon's varsity basketball team during a basketball clinic Feb. 26 at the Youth Center at Cannon Air Force Base. "The clinic consisted of examples and...
Editor's note: This feature is the 21st in a series of Air Commando highlights at Cannon. U.S. Air Force photo: Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal A CV-22 Osprey search and landing light is tested using in-house fabricated technology in the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program shop at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 28, 2013. Cannon's AFREP techs handle Air Force repairs for all CV-22 Osprey avionics components. Don't let a good thing go to waste — what some Air Commandos might think belongs in the trash may be in better ha...
Courtesy graphic Room is currently being made for the American Red Cross at the Cannon Air Force Base, medical clinic. The American Red Cross is a volunteer-heavy organization that provides relief worldwide to those in need. Many of these services are specific to military members — listed on its website as linking military families during an emergency, connecting families with local community resources, providing resiliency training and supporting Wounded Warriors and military hospitals. To help with the organization's g... Full story
Air Commandos from Cannon Air Force Base will be able to celebrate National Nutrition Month with the "Go for Green" program at the Pecos Dining Facility and healthy eating seminars throughout the month of March. Being "fit to fight" is a widespread concept throughout the Air Force. To better help airmen make optimal choices on their daily meals, a new program was initiated. "Go for Green is a nutrition recognition labeling system, designed to provide a quick snapshot of the nutritional value of food choices provided by the...
Do the kids have nothing to do this Spring Break? The Youth Center is scheduled to hold many activities for children during spring break at Cannon Air Force Base. The Youth Center is geared for kids ages 9-18 and is open five days a week. It regularly puts on theme nights, tournaments and trips for military dependents. "We are teaching the kids diversity by exposing them to different cultures," said Laekeisha Shavers, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron child youth program leader. "We try to host activities they... Full story
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — In 1960, Chief Master Sgt. Grace Peterson became the first female chief master sergeant. She was not only the first female chief master sergeant; she was part of the original group of senior NCOs to be selected for the rank of E-9. At the time of promotion, Peterson was the first sergeant of a 400-person Women in the Air Force, or WAF, squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. Chief Peterson entered military service in New York City soon after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that thrust America into the W...
FORT MEADE, Md. — The Air Force's acceptance of women into the force dates back to long before the first "Women's History Week" celebration in 1978. In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Corps took the unheard-of step of forming and employing two women's aviation units. That same year, a unit of flight nurses who had not yet quite finished their training, were sent into North Africa on Christmas Day following the Allied invasion in November of that year. And the history of women — civilian and military — was forever changed. WASPS... Full story
F-35 Lightning IIs were cleared for flight Feb. 28 following a temporary suspension after a cracked engine blade was found in a test aircraft earlier in the month. U.S. Air Force photo: Capt. Edward Schmitt A four-ship of F-35A Lightning IIs returns to Eglin air Force Base, Fla., after a sortie. A .06-inch crack was discovered in a third-stage turbine blade Feb. 19 in a test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Third-stage blades are located deep inside the engine. A thorough series of tests on the blade concluded...
My morning walk takes me most days past the scars of a long-ago field that was carved from a flat between two rows of sand hills south of our house. My father used to tell me it was on this 11-acre plot that he and his brother, Jack, were pressed into "slave labor" by a humorless and unforgiving uncle who planted Irish potatoes there one year, a challenging crop for dry-land farming in eastern New Mexico, even under good conditions. With benefit of hindsight, I suspect that my great-uncle John had a fear of bankruptcy and...
Today Spanish Spelling Bee — 1 p.m., Portales Municipal Schools' District Central Office in the Board Room. Information: 356-7000. Ain't I a Woman — 2 p.m., Eastern New Mexico University's Sandia Room. ENMU alumna Yvette Kaufmann-Bell will discuss how African-American women played important roles in the battles for racial equality. Information: 562-2437. DIY Bookmarks — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. For teens ages 13-18. Information: 356-3940. Belly Dance — 5 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Informa...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Tuesday - 10:25 a.m.: Call in reference to an animal problem, 600 block of South Avenue E. - 11 a.m.: Caller requested animal control to assist in lifting a dog from a bed, 1400 block of South Avenue A. - 11:01 a.m.: Caller reported harassment, 500 block of West 16th. - 1:24 p.m.: Caller reported criminal damage, 1000 block of North Avenue M. - 2:31 p.m.: Caller requested to speak to an officer, 200 block of East 10th Street. - 2:32 p.m.: Caller reported someone stole...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Cabresto Lake — Work on the dam has been completed and the area has reopened to the public. Charette Lakes — The fishing season opened March 1 but we had no reports from anglers this week. Clayton Lake — Openi...
SANTA FE — Allies of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez narrowly failed Wednesday in trying to revive legislation that would stop New Mexico from issuing driver's licenses to most illegal immigrants. A Martinez-backed license proposal has been bottled up in committee by majority Democrats, which dooms the bill as time runs out in the legislative session. Lawmakers will adjourn in 10 days and similar license legislation is stalled in the Senate. Republicans — aided by a handful of Democrats — tried a rarely successful proce...
Eastern New Mexico University music student John Lee Bonner's senior recital is a requirement to obtain his bachelor of science in music, but he says music has played a much larger role in his life, serving as an outlet for his creativity. Bonner has been composing music for four years. Aside from music, he loves to play with his pug Barton, baking, racquetball and graphic design. Bonner, 25, answered questions about his area of expertise and why he does it. What are your favorite genres of music? What is one genre that most... Full story
ALLEN, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University's women basketball team couldn't break a postseason losing streak that dates back 17 years,despite senior guard Hannah Altheide's first career double-double. Altheide, a 5-foot-9 senior guard from El Paso Chapin High School, collected 11 points and 11 rebounds in Wednesday's 85-70 loss to top-seeded Midwestern State in the first round of the Lone Star Conference Tournament. CMI correspondent photo: Joshua Lucero ENMU freshman fo...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Cabresto Lake — Work on the dam has been completed and the area has reopened to the public. Charette Lakes — The fishing season opened March 1 but we had no reports from anglers this week. Clayton Lake — Openi... Full story
