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A lieutenant general who served as operations commander of Cannon Air Force Base in the late 1990s is being promoted to vice chief of staff of the Air Force. Lt. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove will assume the position in March, replacing Gen. Howie Chandler, who is slated to retire, according to an article in Air Force Times. Breedlove has commanded Air Force operations, plans and requirements since August 2009. A fighter pilot, Breedlove is expected to receive a fourth star with the promotion. Breedlove served as commander of the...
A lieutenant general who served as operations commander of Cannon Air Force Base in the late 1990s is being promoted to vice chief of staff of the Air Force. Lt. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove will assume the position in March, replacing Gen. Howie Chandler, who is slated to retire, according to an article in Air Force Times. Breedlove has commanded Air Force operations, plans and requirements since August 2009. A fighter pilot, Breedlove is expected to receive a fourth star with the promotion. Breedlove served as commander of the... Full story
A meeting of the Joint Land Use Study Policy Committee is 2 p.m. Monday at Portales City Hall. The committee identifies potential compatibility issues between communities in Curry and Roosevelt counties and Cannon Air Force Base....
A lieutenant general who served as operations commander of Cannon Air Force Base in the late 1990s is being promoted to vice chief of staff of the Air Force. Lt. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove will assume the position in March, replacing Gen. Howie Chandler, who is slated to retire, according to an article in Air Force Times. Breedlove has commanded Air Force operations, plans and requirements since August 2009. A fighter pilot, Breedlove is expected to receive a fourth star with the promotion. Breedlove served as commander of the...
A meeting of the Joint Land Use Study Policy Committee is 2 p.m. Monday at Portales City Hall. The committee identifies potential compatibility issues between communities in Curry and Roosevelt counties and Cannon Air Force Base.... Full story
Freedom New Mexico A lieutenant general who served as operations commander of Cannon Air Force Base in the late 1990s is being promoted to vice chief of staff of the Air Force. Lt. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove will assume the position in March, replacing Gen. Howie Chandler, who is slated to retire, according to an article in Air Force Times. Breedlove has commanded Air Force operations, plans and requirements since August 2009. A fighter pilot, Breedlove is expected to receive a fourth star with the promotion. Breedlove served... Full story
Courtesy photo Clovis resident Dennis Gutierrez has been body building since 2004 and is training his son for his first competition in April. Clovis resident Dennis Gutierrez won the New Mexico State body building competition by placing first in the lightweight class and Masters over 50 class. Gutierrez, 50, was a competitive powerlifter for 30 years before turning to body building to take it easy on his body. He and his son Cameron Gutierrez take to the weights together. Gutierrez said his 16-year-old son has caught up with... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Friday briefing. Video of the day Did you the hear the one about...? It’s Joking Around, our own video of local folks sharing their best jokes. Big weekend Loads of things to do this weekend in Clovis. Here’s a link with all the details: http://www.clovisnm.org/news/release-detail.php?story_id=292 Make A Wish Don’t forget the big Make A Wish fundraiser and dinner 6 p.m. today at the Clovis Civic Center. Proceeds go to grant wishes for suffering children. Homecomings It’s...
A new automated system will open up a world of information for victims of local crime by giving them real-time notice about an offender’s custody status. The Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system is expected to be up and running in October, according to 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler. “This program helps insure that victims will not slip through the cracks and that every victim will know the status of their offender as long as they are reg... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Friday briefing. Video of the day Did you the hear the one about...? It’s Joking Around, our own video of local folks sharing their best jokes. Big weekend Loads of things to do this weekend in Clovis. Here’s a link with all the details: http://www.clovisnm.org/news/release-detail.php?story_id=292 Make A Wish Don’t forget the big Make A Wish fundraiser and dinner 6 p.m. today at the Clovis Civic Center. Proceeds go to grant wishes for suffering children. Homecomings It’s...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Eastern defender Sarah Oates handles the ball during the second half. PORTALES — Sophomore forward Brook Serrano scored two second-half goals and the Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team turned back Texas-Permian Basin 5-3 on Thursday at the ENMU pitch. Serrano tied the match 2-2 with a goal at the 60-minute mark, then added her fifth goal of the season to give the Zias (3-4) a 4-2 advantage. Junior midfielder Dani Tucker and freshman forwards Sydney Tucker and Maurisa J...
CNJ staff photo: Alisa Boswell Mike Napier explains how to use a pamphlet on faith during evangelism training to prepare for Rock the City from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Park. The annual block party, Rock the City, kicks off with music, games and food noon Saturday at Hillcrest Park. The event is hosted by Clovis’ local Southern Baptist churches and is a ministry outreach. Central Baptist Church hosted evangelism training Sept. 18 for volunteers who will be working this year’s Rock the City. Mike Napier of the Bap... Full story
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Judy Brandon: Religion columnist We do live in amazing times. Computer technology has given us new words like “travel drive,” “Wi-Fi” and “blog.” Think about the word blog. I read each week Beth Moore’s website blog and two or three other blogs. Funny though … five years ago, I would have thought blog was something that sounded like it belonged in the bayou. My computer really links me to the world. I can sit at home or in my office and tap into libraries far away, exp...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Last week, Amos, our churchmouse poet, agreed to be the test mouse for Willifred the white rat’s experimental tiny time machine. Willifred had installed his Tiny Time Traveler on Amos’ 1957 Cheeserolet motorized matchbox. Just as soon as Amos climbed in, he found himself in the Sinai wilderness confronted by a disgruntled Mrs. Mouses. For almost 40 years, her husband had been leading a group of grumbling mice-realites out of the land of Egyptian cats to a promised... Full story
Today Rock the City — 12 p.m., Hillcrest Park. Southern Baptist ministry with family fun. Information: 762-4727 or 763-3471. Spiritual Truth and Prayer Seminar — 6 p.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Nationally renowned speakers, John Martignoni and Tim Staples. $10 for non-members of the parish. Information: 575-317-8942 Saturday Coffee House Inter-denominational concert — 7 p.m., First Methodist Church on Sycamore Street. Every third Saturday of the month. Karaoke offered. Bring own CD. Free refreshments....
Make room, Jael. You’re about to have some company. The Clovis City Commission approved a $15,500 budget transfer Thursday, allowing Hillcrest Park Zoo staff to pay for the acquisition and delivery of a male giraffe currently owned by The Disney Company. Jael, the zoo’s female giraffe, is in her window for gestation and zoo officials are hopeful the pair can create three to four offspring. City Manager Joe Thomas spoke in the absence of Parks and Recreation Director Bill Bizzell, who was at an out-of-town conference. Tho...
T echnically, the recession ended last year. So say experts who calculate such things. Most people probably didn’t notice. The national unemployment rate hovers at 9.6 percent. We imagine out-of-work Americans don’t feel a year removed from recession. Sales in many industries continue sluggish. In some industries, worse than sluggish. Those folks probably don’t feel as if the recession ended for them, either. But according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private panel and official arbiter of economic contr... Full story
Glenda Price Times were hard. In desperation, George decided to gather a herd of cattle and head west with them — to California. This was in the 1850s, and folks in Texas had heard talk that gold miners in California (the 49ers) were a great market for beef. George and his wife, Inez, had been married 16 years and they had 15 children — one each year. When George announced his plan Inez said she thought it was a wonderful idea, and helped him prepare to go in every way she could. Before long he had a herd...
It may have been Will Rogers or Mark Twain. I cannot now recall which of the two great American humorists it was who said all politicians are criminals. But it makes no difference because when something is true, its source is not the main issue. Fact is, politicians are extortionists at heart. Their forte is they will allow you and me to live and work provided we fork out nearly half of what we earn or otherwise obtain honestly so they can then dispose of it as they see fit. In our time, the main appeal politicians hold out...
A new automated system will open up a world of information for victims of local crime by giving them real-time notice about an offender’s custody status. The Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system is expected to be up and running in October, 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler said. “This program helps insure that victims will not slip through the cracks and that every victim will know the status of their offender as long as they are reg... Full story
After two mission churches, three meeting places and more than 20 pastors, Calvary Baptist Church in Portales is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The church was organized on Aug. 4, 1935, with 58 charter members. The congregation is holding an anniversary celebration Oct. 3. Plans for the day include a chuck wagon breakfast and lunch, a time for songs and testimonies about the church and a certificate presentation by a representative of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico. “For me, one of the amazing things about the c...
Jared Tucker Celebration and understanding different cultures is the objective behind this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month at Eastern New Mexico University, and coordinators say the free events are open to both students and the public. Daniela Garcia, director of Hispanic Affairs at ENMU, said the month of recognition is geared to educate people about the Hispanic culture, such as the differences in the music and cooking. “I think it’s important to celebrate the culture. It gives students the opportunity to learn things about... Full story
