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Cannon Connections Photo: Jared Tucker Laela Lancaster, 11 months, plays with a stuffed toy just before nap time. Her mother, Ashley Lancaster, has been an Family Child Care provider since January, and said she enjoys her job because she makes lesson plans to teach the children. There are enough in-home child care providers at Cannon Air Force Base, but that is bound to change as the base continues to grow, and older siblings return to school this fall, according to Family Child Care officials. Susie Galea has been a Family...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Sitting in his room with a headache, an airman contemplates whether or not to take pain medication that was prescribed to him for a tooth extraction several months ago. He decides it’s pain medication, and he’s suffering from pain, so there can be no harm. The next day, the airman tests positive in a random drug test. His career now hangs in the balance. People testing positive from misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medication are becoming a common occurrence here and thr...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Sitting in his room with a headache, an airman contemplates whether or not to take pain medication that was prescribed to him for a tooth extraction several months ago. He decides it’s pain medication, and he’s suffering from pain, so there can be no harm. The next day, the airman tests positive in a random drug test. His career now hangs in the balance. People testing positive from misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medication are becoming a common occurrence here and thr...
USAF photo: Greg Allen Recently promoted Master Sergeant Jennifer Seibt, 73rd Special Operations Squadron, and her father, retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Seibt, stand in front of an MC-130W Dragon Spear July 30 at Cannon Air Force Base. CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — While many daughters may share similar interests with their fathers, one Cannon NCO easily relates the challenges of her job with an understanding dad. He’s been there and done that. When retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 William S...
USAF photo: Greg Allen Recently promoted Master Sergeant Jennifer Seibt, 73rd Special Operations Squadron, and her father, retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Seibt, stand in front of an MC-130W Dragon Spear July 30 at Cannon Air Force Base. CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — While many daughters may share similar interests with their fathers, one Cannon NCO easily relates the challenges of her job with an understanding dad. He’s been there and done that. When retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 William S...
WASHINGTON — Air Force officials released several announcements regarding five different aircraft July 29. Michael Donley, the Secretary of the Air Force and Gen. Norton Schwartz, the chief of staff of the Air Force, approved C-27J operations and training candidate bases and announced the transition of Holloman Air Force Base to the F-16 Fighting Falcon training mission. Air Force officials also announced the preferred alternatives for operational and training F-35 Lightning bases, announced Beale Air Force Base,...
WASHINGTON — Air Force officials released several announcements regarding five different aircraft July 29. Michael Donley, the Secretary of the Air Force and Gen. Norton Schwartz, the chief of staff of the Air Force, approved C-27J operations and training candidate bases and announced the transition of Holloman Air Force Base to the F-16 Fighting Falcon training mission. Air Force officials also announced the preferred alternatives for operational and training F-35 Lightning bases, announced Beale Air Force Base,...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An airman from Hurlburt Field, Fla., donated a portion of his liver to help save the life of a two-year-old boy. Senior Airman Mario Webb, a ground radio maintainer from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, acted as a living donor to give his son, Genghis, a liver transplant in April. Webb and Genghis are scheduled to be released in early August to go home after a more than three-month stay in the Ronald McDonald House here while they recuperated from their surgeries. In April, Genghis was diagnosed...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An airman from Hurlburt Field, Fla., donated a portion of his liver to help save the life of a two-year-old boy. Senior Airman Mario Webb, a ground radio maintainer from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, acted as a living donor to give his son, Genghis, a liver transplant in April. Webb and Genghis are scheduled to be released in early August to go home after a more than three-month stay in the Ronald McDonald House here while they recuperated from their surgeries. In April, Genghis was diagnosed...
The Landing 11 a.m.: Friday: Chef’s choice Monday: Chef’s choice Tuesday: Mexican cuisine Wednesday: Carved roast beef and fried chicken Thursday: Chinese cuisine...
The Landing 11 a.m.: Friday: Chef’s choice Monday: Chef’s choice Tuesday: Mexican cuisine Wednesday: Carved roast beef and fried chicken Thursday: Chinese cuisine...
The versatile sandwich can make just as good of a dessert as it does a lunch. I put Nutella, (spreadable chocolate, one the greatest things since the sliced bread you put it on), marshmallow cream and the ever-useful banana in a sandwich. For a small time investment, you get a rich dessert. You may remember a pie with very similar ingredients. Think of the sandwich as the expedited, simplified version of the concept. I can’t claim it’s super healthy, particularly with the calories Nutella adds, but at least it has whole gra...
The versatile sandwich can make just as good of a dessert as it does a lunch. I put Nutella, (spreadable chocolate, one the greatest things since the sliced bread you put it on), marshmallow cream and the ever-useful banana in a sandwich. For a small time investment, you get a rich dessert. You may remember a pie with very similar ingredients. Think of the sandwich as the expedited, simplified version of the concept. I can’t claim it’s super healthy, particularly with the calories Nutella adds, but at least it has whole gra...
Summer is sputtering to a halt and I’m anxiously counting down the days until school is back in session. I am sure that I am not alone in this sentiment, but if I am I will boldly continue. I am exhausted. Entertaining my 4-year-old is a full-time job with no overtime pay. All summer my son has asked, “Do I got school today?” every day, multiple times a day. Much-needed grammar lessons aside, school offers so many more activities than I can with a baby on each hip. Preschool is only three hours per day, but he adores it. And...
Summer is sputtering to a halt and I’m anxiously counting down the days until school is back in session. I am sure that I am not alone in this sentiment, but if I am I will boldly continue. I am exhausted. Entertaining my 4-year-old is a full-time job with no overtime pay. All summer my son has asked, “Do I got school today?” every day, multiple times a day. Much-needed grammar lessons aside, school offers so many more activities than I can with a baby on each hip. Preschool is only three hours per day, but he adores it. And...
New Mexico’s annual tax-free holiday runs today through Sunday and local and corporate businesses in Clovis and Portales are stocking up to deal with the rush. This weekend, New Mexico shoppers get a break from gross receipts tax on: • all clothing and shoes under $100 • school supplies under $15 • computers under $1,000 • computer equipment under $500. The weekend is intended to give residents a chance to save money on much needed school supplies and clothing for the upcoming school year, which starts i...
New Mexico’s annual tax-free holiday runs today through Sunday and local and corporate businesses in Clovis and Portales are stocking up to deal with the rush. This weekend, New Mexico shoppers get a break from gross receipts tax on: • all clothing and shoes under $100 • school supplies under $15 • computers under $1,000 • computer equipment under $500. The weekend is intended to give residents a chance to save money on much needed school supplies and clothing for the upcoming school year, which starts i...
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is adjusting its child care fees, adding categories for its highest income earners, to compensate for six years without fee range increases, Pentagon officials announced July 30. The department’s Military and Community Family Policy Office has added three categories to the top of its fee schedule to go into effect by Sept. 30, said Barbara Thompson, the director of the office of family policy, children and youth. Each service will issue specific fee guidelines, including exceptions t...
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is adjusting its child care fees, adding categories for its highest income earners, to compensate for six years without fee range increases, Pentagon officials announced July 30. The department’s Military and Community Family Policy Office has added three categories to the top of its fee schedule to go into effect by Sept. 30, said Barbara Thompson, the director of the office of family policy, children and youth. Each service will issue specific fee guidelines, including exceptions t...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman announced the U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would help New Mexico close its budget gap with an eye toward preventing cuts to health care and teacher layoffs. Under the proposal, the state would receive an additional $126 million through Medicaid, which frees up this amount in state dollars for other priorities. A separate proposal would provide an additional $65 million to New Mexico’s public schools, helping prevent scheduled educator layoffs in school districts aroun...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Marjorie Watkins, membership services coordinator for the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce, gathers items from the chamber's membership Tuesday to place in a Right Start bag for airmen. Cannon Air Force Base’s Right Start program gives airmen just that; a right start. The program, which is usually held once a month based on need, provides airmen who are incoming to the base information about the wing mission and the surrounding communities. Airmen hear a briefing from t...
The Clovis community will recognize the men and women of Cannon Air Force Base 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Unity Park with the 21st annual Cannon Appreciation Day. All service members, their families and base employees are invited to the show of appreciation and enjoy free food, games for the kids, music and thousands of dollars in prizes provided by the Committee of 50. The event is an alternative duty location. For more information, call the Clovis Chamber of Commerce at 763-3435....
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Marjorie Watkins, membership services coordinator for the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce, gathers items from the chamber's membership Tuesday to place in a Right Start bag for airmen. Cannon Air Force Base’s Right Start program gives airmen just that; a right start. The program, which is usually held once a month based on need, provides airmen who are incoming to the base information about the wing mission and the surrounding communities. Airmen hear a briefing from t...
The Clovis community will recognize the men and women of Cannon Air Force Base 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Unity Park with the 21st annual Cannon Appreciation Day. All service members, their families and base employees are invited to the show of appreciation and enjoy free food, games for the kids, music and thousands of dollars in prizes provided by the Committee of 50. The event is an alternative duty location. For more information, call the Clovis Chamber of Commerce at 763-3435....
Due to recent elevated watering demands, the City of Portales has entered mandatory water rationing for the entire Portales community. This will be in effect until water tank levels rise back to acceptable levels of twenty (20) feet. Residents are requested to not water at all until further notice to allow tank levels to reach desired levels as outlined by the City of Portales Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. The City of Portales will issue a statement at such time that the mandatory water rationing stage has...
