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USAF photo: Airman 1st Class James R. Bell Participants head down Perimeter Road during the 5K run. They wore pink ribbons in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Airmen and their families participated in a Breast Cancer Awareness Month 5K run hosted by the 27th Special Operations Services Squadron on Oct. 16. Prizes were awarded to the first three men and women crossing the finish line. The first place womens winner was Airman Breanna Page, 27th Special Operations Aerospace Medical Squadron, with a time of 25:47. Col....
USAF photo: Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft from the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Ali Base, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. WASHINGTON — Air Force officials are seeking up to 20 captains with four to six years of experience to volunteer for the unmanned aircraft systems beta test program. “This first run of the test-run program is open to captains who have no previous military pilot-training experience,” said Col. Curt Sheldon, assistant to the... Full story
USAF photo: Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft from the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Ali Base, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. WASHINGTON — Air Force officials are seeking up to 20 captains with four to six years of experience to volunteer for the unmanned aircraft systems beta test program. “This first run of the test-run program is open to captains who have no previous military pilot-training experience,” said Col. Curt Sheldon, assistant to the...
Air Force News Service FALLS CHURCH, Va. — TRICARE officials want beneficiaries who receive a disability check to ensure they are getting the TRICARE coverage they are entitled to receive. In general, most beneficiaries become eligible for Medicare at age 65; however, many beneficiaries younger than 65 also qualify for Medicare and there is one critical fact they need to know. “Most TRICARE beneficiaries who are eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A are required under federal law to enroll in Medicare Part B to k... Full story
Air Force News Service FALLS CHURCH, Va. — TRICARE officials want beneficiaries who receive a disability check to ensure they are getting the TRICARE coverage they are entitled to receive. In general, most beneficiaries become eligible for Medicare at age 65; however, many beneficiaries younger than 65 also qualify for Medicare and there is one critical fact they need to know. “Most TRICARE beneficiaries who are eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A are required under federal law to enroll in Medicare Part B to k...
Every day Air Force personnel introduce potential civil and criminal penalties into their computers and make the base network vulnerable. How? They check the “I accept” box and click next to continue. Before clicking “next,” make sure the software is both legal and authorized. Software is legal when it is properly acquired by the Air Force and the proper documentation is maintained. Software is authorized only after it has been cleared through the wing information assurance office and a site certification checklist is comp... Full story
Every day Air Force personnel introduce potential civil and criminal penalties into their computers and make the base network vulnerable. How? They check the “I accept” box and click next to continue. Before clicking “next,” make sure the software is both legal and authorized. Software is legal when it is properly acquired by the Air Force and the proper documentation is maintained. Software is authorized only after it has been cleared through the wing information assurance office and a site certification checklist is comp... Full story
USAF photo: John Van Winkle .S. Air Force Academy cornerback Reggie Rembert sacks University of Nevada-Las Vegas quarterback Omar Clayton. LAS VEGAS —The U.S. Air Force Academy football team won a nailbiter against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in a 29-28 back and forth game on Oct. 18 in Las Vegas. The Falcons put the ball in the air only seven times while rushing 68 times; however, freshman quarterback Tim Jefferson connected on six of those seven passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Fullback Todd Newell...
USAF photo: John Van Winkle .S. Air Force Academy cornerback Reggie Rembert sacks University of Nevada-Las Vegas quarterback Omar Clayton. LAS VEGAS —The U.S. Air Force Academy football team won a nailbiter against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in a 29-28 back and forth game on Oct. 18 in Las Vegas. The Falcons put the ball in the air only seven times while rushing 68 times; however, freshman quarterback Tim Jefferson connected on six of those seven passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. Fullback Todd Newell...
Once again Oct. 31 comes around. It is not my favorite time. I call it a “celebration of fear.” I don’t like to be scared, even as a joke. Fear is not of God. It is an evil force. “God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid, but a spirit of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7 NCV). Fear is a negative force that destroys faith. It cripples, paralyzes and torments. It removes peace and causes a chain attraction in others. In the physical realm, fear causes many reactions. It’s called “fight or flee” syndrom...
Matt Rush to speak at McCain event Matt Rush of Portales will participate in the pre-program rally for Sen. John McCain’s campaign event Saturday in Albuquerque, according to Marta Kramer, state director for the McCain campaign in New Mexico. “They called this afternoon and asked if I would be one of the speakers,” Rush said Thursday. Rush is the Republican candidate for District 63 state representative. Doors open at 8 a.m. at Expo New Mexico, State Fairground Spanish Village. The program begins at 9:30 a.m., accor...
Eastern New Mexico University students and alumni are set for a weekend packed with homecoming events. This year’s theme is “Greyhounds Go Hawaiian.” Brooke Cordova of ENMU’s Alumni Affairs said students select the homecoming theme each year by voting on their favorite. One of the main attractions is the annual homecoming parade, which draws participants from all over the county. “A lot of people are involved,” Cordova said. Even children build floats. Second and third grade students at James Elementary made crepe paper flowe...
The Portales MainStreet Program is bringing the Santa Fe Brewing Co. to town for a fall festival Saturday night. “(We are hoping) to create ‘Alive After 5’ entertainment, to have different venues for people — young and old,” said Danny Woodward, president of Portales MainStreet. MainStreet organizers have said the planned the event to coincide with Eastern New Mexico University’s Homecoming. The homecoming game will be held Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Stadium. In order to serve alcohol, MainStreet had to apply to...
OKLAHOMA CITY--God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Al-Qaeda was reported Monday to have netted $800 million dollars cash in illegal drug sales last year. Now they’re all too rich to volunteer for suicide missions. Who would have guessed that the best way to fight terrorism is to do heroin. • The USC Trojans leap-frogged three undefeated teams to the nation’s number-two ranking Sunday in the first BCS poll. It’s a highly technical tabulation nobody understands. Under the BCS system, Hillary Clinton could s... Full story
My father-in-law and my husband bought a hundred head of cows one year. It was a partnership deal, but when we unloaded them at the ranch they decided to split them fifty-fifty and each partner put his own brand on his half. It was early spring, so some of the cows had babies, others were springers and several were dry. A couple of those dry cows looked barren to me. They not only didn't have babies, I'd have bet that any bull daring to court those biddies would get kicked into the next pasture. We put them in the water lot....
MELROSE — The recent federal bailout delayed the flow of federal authorization for the Ute Water Project, but supporters are optimistic their chances haven’t dried up. Project Manager Scott Verhines said at Thursday’s meeting that an omnibus bill including the pipeline project and 155 other items is a top priority for the Senate during a lame-duck session two weeks after Election Day. The bill was originally scheduled to come up in the most recent session of Congress, but the $700 billion financial rescue package too... Full story
Freedom New Mexico Critics call it a train wreck, and the euphemism isn’t too far off. The state of Texas has joined other states across the nation in restricting the allocation of drivers’ licenses according to U.S. residency status. The issue became a major problem in New York for the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, who at different times defended it and opposed it, and never quite seemed to understand the issue when the subject came up on the campaign trail. Clinton and others appear to have come to see the...
Support bonds benefitting schools It has been a great honor to live in this area for over 40 years and know these communities are conservative and productive. This is a time of great challenges. Being in business in both Clovis and Portales, I have seen firsthand the difficulties that getting credit has brought on individuals. Please consider these thoughts: 1. Our “oil kings” have cost America $700 billion per year for the fuel we use in transportation and heating our homes and businesses. 2. The Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
In my day job as an agricultural journalist I interview people. Through the years I’ve learned to study a person’s history and accomplishments before we talk. Interestingly, most of the country folks I interview are not fooled by their alleged “importance.” They’re just glad someone finally asked their opinions, and that the interviewer is actually willing to pay attention and publish those opinions. It’s like turning on a tap. They answer every question thoroughly and unhesitatingly. They dispense something increasingl...
Do you remember the cute things your children said when they were little and trying to develop a vocabulary? Many times the way they pronounce those words in no way resembles the object they are trying to describe. Then again, sometimes their words have a certain ring to the real thing but it is far from being correct. Our children had certain words for specific things and I still remember them. Annie called potato chips “pee-pips” and said “kee-cat” for kitty cat. Buffy s...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes....
Eastern New Mexico University students and alumni are set for a weekend packed with homecoming events. This year’s theme is “Greyhounds Go Hawaiian.” Brooke Cordova of ENMU’s Alumni Affairs said students select the homecoming theme each year by voting on their favorite. One of the main attractions is the annual homecoming parade, which draws participants from all over the county. “A lot of people are involved,” Cordova said. Even children build floats. Second and third grade students at James Elementary made crepe paper flowe... Full story
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: About 1 p.m. Oct. 16 an officer responded to a school in the...
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Oct. 16 through Wednesday: • Keith David Turcotte, 32, to Edith Marie Creed-Roper, 29, both of Clovis • Martin Lewis Alexander, 47, to Marsha Ann Barton, 39, both of Clovis • Larry Donnell Boyd Jr., 26, to Christal C. Mitchell, 28, both of Clovis • Rafael Cano, 47, to Estella Lynn Cereceres, 43, both of Clovis • Alford Herburt Donovan, 49, to Ramona Dee Brown, 43, both of Oklahoma City, Okla. • Joe Adrian Mondragon, 33, to Mara...
Courtesy photo A military spending bill signed by President Bush this month includes six CV-22 aircraft for Cannon Air Force Base. The 20th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt field is slated to fly the aircraft at Cannon Air Force Base. A helicopter squadron at Hurlburt Field in Florida that was deactivated last Friday will be assigned to Cannon Air Force Base in the future, according to an Air Force Special Operations Command press release. The 20th Special Operations Squadron will fly CV-22 aircraft at Cannon. A... Full story
