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This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.... Full story
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities....
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities....
TRICARE recently expanded its coverage for cancer clinical trials. This makes it possible for cancer patients with TRICARE to receive more types of treatments. Beare, who is 63 years old and cancer-free today, is a strong believer in finding a cure. “Cancer is very real, very prevalent, but with research, there can be a cure,” she said. TRICARE covers three types of cancer clinical trials for those who are eligible. These trials test different ways to prevent, detect and treat various cancers. Of the three phases, Phase I t... Full story
TRICARE recently expanded its coverage for cancer clinical trials. This makes it possible for cancer patients with TRICARE to receive more types of treatments. Beare, who is 63 years old and cancer-free today, is a strong believer in finding a cure. “Cancer is very real, very prevalent, but with research, there can be a cure,” she said. TRICARE covers three types of cancer clinical trials for those who are eligible. These trials test different ways to prevent, detect and treat various cancers. Of the three phases, Phase I t...
American Forces Press Service FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The opportunity to purchase retroactive TRICARE Young Adult, or TYA, coverage expires on Sept. 30. Retroactive TYA provides coverage for young adults back to Jan 1, or the day they became eligible if that was after Jan 1. TYA allows eligible adult children to purchase TRICARE coverage after their eligibility for “regular” TRICARE coverage ends at age 21, or 23 if enrolled in a full course of study at an approved institution of higher learning. TYA-eligible beneficiaries...
American Forces Press Service FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The opportunity to purchase retroactive TRICARE Young Adult, or TYA, coverage expires on Sept. 30. Retroactive TYA provides coverage for young adults back to Jan 1, or the day they became eligible if that was after Jan 1. TYA allows eligible adult children to purchase TRICARE coverage after their eligibility for “regular” TRICARE coverage ends at age 21, or 23 if enrolled in a full course of study at an approved institution of higher learning. TYA-eligible beneficiaries...
Cannon Connections: Alisa Boswell The General Store next to the Dora school district will be re-opening Sept. 7 after being closed for a few years. Becky Fraze, the village clerk, said the store opening will be very good for local residents, because it will give them somewhere nearby to go to and eat. A 1947 issue of the Portales Tribune called the village of Dora the “hub of the country” with its 19 businesses, which included a grocery store, caf...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The nation’s special operations forces are experiencing heady but somewhat perilous times, said the Pentagon official tasked with overseeing them. “The skills and capabilities of America’s elite special operators have never been more recognized by the nation — sometimes, frankly, more than I like,” Michael D. Lumpkin, acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict, told hundreds of people attending the National Defense Industrial Association’s Joint Mis... Full story
Cannon Connections: Alisa Boswell The General Store next to the Dora school district will be re-opening Sept. 7 after being closed for a few years. Becky Fraze, the village clerk, said the store opening will be very good for local residents, because it will give them somewhere nearby to go to and eat. A 1947 issue of the Portales Tribune called the village of Dora the “hub of the country” with its 19 businesses, which included a grocery store, caf...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The nation’s special operations forces are experiencing heady but somewhat perilous times, said the Pentagon official tasked with overseeing them. “The skills and capabilities of America’s elite special operators have never been more recognized by the nation — sometimes, frankly, more than I like,” Michael D. Lumpkin, acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict, told hundreds of people attending the National Defense Industrial Association’s Joint Mis...
Philadelphia Inquirer: David Swanson Rescue workers remove a body September 13, 2001, from the debris of the World Trade Center in New York. A piece of World Trade Center steel will be housed in a memorial at Cannon Air Force Base. A piece of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has found a home with the 27th Special Operations Wing’s Fire and Emergency Services at Cannon Air Force Base. The steel, granted to Cannon by the New York and New Jersey Port Authority, is t...
Philadelphia Inquirer: David Swanson Rescue workers remove a body September 13, 2001, from the debris of the World Trade Center in New York. A piece of World Trade Center steel will be housed in a memorial at Cannon Air Force Base. A piece of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has found a home with the 27th Special Operations Wing’s Fire and Emergency Services at Cannon Air Force Base. The steel, granted to Cannon by the New York and New Jersey Port Authority, is t...
WASHINGTON — The processing of military pay transactions will move from the Air Force Financial Service Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to base-level financial services offices beginning in August. The return of military pay transactions to local level is a part of the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s efficiencies agenda, and is geared toward improving the service-wide military pay process, said Lee Franklin, the AFFSC director. AFFSC was created in 2007 as a “one-stop shop” for all financial trans... Full story
WASHINGTON — The processing of military pay transactions will move from the Air Force Financial Service Center at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to base-level financial services offices beginning in August. The return of military pay transactions to local level is a part of the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s efficiencies agenda, and is geared toward improving the service-wide military pay process, said Lee Franklin, the AFFSC director. AFFSC was created in 2007 as a “one-stop shop” for all financial trans...
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities....
Cannon Connections: Gabriel Monte Twin Cronnies kitchen staff member Cherry Anaya prepares a Twin Cronnie sandwich. The restaurant has been open since 1952. Twin Cronnies • Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays; 7 a.m. to10 p.m. weekends • Location: 709 Commerce Way, Clovis • Type of business: Drive-in restaurant • What they offer: Burgers, hot dogs and burritos • Specialty: Twin cronnies • Open since: 1952 • Military discount: Yes • Information: 763-5463...
Cannon Connections: Gabriel Monte Twin Cronnies kitchen staff member Cherry Anaya prepares a Twin Cronnie sandwich. The restaurant has been open since 1952. Twin Cronnies • Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays; 7 a.m. to10 p.m. weekends • Location: 709 Commerce Way, Clovis • Type of business: Drive-in restaurant • What they offer: Burgers, hot dogs and burritos • Specialty: Twin cronnies • Open since: 1952 • Military discount: Yes • Information: 763-5463...
Cannon Connections: Alisa Boswell Janelle Foster, left, president of the United Daughters of Confederacy, Ellen W. Jones Chapter, points out names on the new confederate memorial at Portales Cemetery to John Hilliard, who will be the guest speaker at Saturday’s memorial dedication. Saturday marks the dedication of a new confederacy memorial in Portales Cemetery. The memorial was bought and is being dedicated by United Daughters of Confederacy, the Ellen W. Jones Chapter 1022 in Portales. According to president of the...
Cannon Connections: Alisa Boswell Janelle Foster, left, president of the United Daughters of Confederacy, Ellen W. Jones Chapter, points out names on the new confederate memorial at Portales Cemetery to John Hilliard, who will be the guest speaker at Saturday’s memorial dedication. Saturday marks the dedication of a new confederacy memorial in Portales Cemetery. The memorial was bought and is being dedicated by United Daughters of Confederacy, the Ellen W. Jones Chapter 1022 in Portales. According to president of the...
PUEBLO, Colo. — The Air Force is revising its plan for low-altitude training flights over Colorado to avoid the Eastern Plains, including the Army’s Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site northeast of Trinidad, according to Rep. Scott Tipton’s office. Tipton, a Republican, was given that assurance in recent meetings with the Air Force, said Tipton chief of staff Mike Hesse. “The Air Force told us they intend to move the proposed training range to over western Colorado, away from Pinon Canyon and southern Colorado,” Hesse said. T...
PUEBLO, Colo. — The Air Force is revising its plan for low-altitude training flights over Colorado to avoid the Eastern Plains, including the Army’s Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site northeast of Trinidad, according to Rep. Scott Tipton’s office. Tipton, a Republican, was given that assurance in recent meetings with the Air Force, said Tipton chief of staff Mike Hesse. “The Air Force told us they intend to move the proposed training range to over western Colorado, away from Pinon Canyon and southern Colorado,” Hesse said. T... Full story
The Landing 11 a.m.: • Friday: Southern cuisine • Monday: Closed for Labor Day holiday • Tuesday: Italian cuisine • Wednesday: Bistro with carver • Thursday: Mexican cuisine...
The Landing 11 a.m.: • Friday: Southern cuisine • Monday: Closed for Labor Day holiday • Tuesday: Italian cuisine • Wednesday: Bistro with carver • Thursday: Mexican cuisine...
Dad prefers green chile over red. However, Mom has long made red enchiladas with her mother’s recipe. Dad made a few changes to the recipe to suit his tastes. Also, my family uses vegetable oil instead of meat grease in the sauce, which is just a little healthier. For a somewhat different red enchilada, try this:...