Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

CAFB Community July 4

New ITT location

Information, Tickets and Travel is now at The End Zone under the umbrella of the Community Center.

Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m .; closed 1:30-2:30 p.m. for lunch.

Information: 784-6381 or 784-1275.

Tobacco cessation

A new Web site offers help for airmen who want to quit using tobacco.

Statistics show 37 percent of male airmen age 18 to 25 smoke and more than 16 percent of 18 to 24 year old male airmen dip.

On the Web site — http://www.ucanquit.com — users can develop a personalized quit plan, get information, listen to podcasts, connect to federal, military, state, local and online cessation programs, and find diversion tactics, such as playing games, as well as communicate privately with a trained cessation counselor via instant messenger.

Local help is available by calling Rebecca Lowe at the Health and Wellness Center at 784-1004.

Water conservation measures

Because of the need to conserve water during this season of high temperatures and scarce rainfall, base officials emphasize the following watering policy for housing residents:

Watering is permitted on an odd- and even-system that uses the last digits of the house number. Residents in odd-numbered houses can water on odd-numbered days of the month and residents living in houses that end in even-numbered digits will water on even numbers.

"No watering" hours are from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. This prevents burning the grass and excessive water loss through evaporation. Local landscapers recommend that 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch of water every three to four days maintains an established and fertilized lawn. This can be accomplished with watering periods of about 45 minutes.

Officials said that these guidelines may be revised if further watering restrictions are necessary.

Information: 784-7532.

Belly dancing classes

The Community Center offers belly dancing classes from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Clovis 801 center. Anyone age 18 or older can attend; students age 15-17 can attend with a parent.

Information: 784-6381.

Free summer lunch program

The summer food program is distributing free bag lunches to children from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday at Campbell Field between Chavez West and Chavez Manor, and at Clovis 801 Community Center, 4000 Lew Wallace.

The summer food program continues through Aug. 1.

Information: 784-6381.