Priscilla J. Dunstan Summer break is upon us, bringing the inevitable mix of travel, visitors and changing sleeping arrangements. Children’s bedrooms turn into guest rooms for friends and relatives, suitcases replace closets as families travel, and children go off to camp. Though exciting, this can also be very stressful to children, who lose not only […]
Child Sense: Try to give your child some control when their routine is disrupted in the summer
June 15, 2011
Military mama: Family time worth wait
March 3, 2011
A t times I long for the routine of a Monday through Friday 9 to 5 job, so that holidays and weekends are family time and I can plan accordingly. Sure, in the “real world” surprises arise and overtime pops up. But as an Air Force wife it seems at times I could be a […]
Training to become more routine for communities
June 18, 2009
Cannon Connections staff A military plane that circled Tucumcari for about a half hour Tuesday night could become a routine event across the region. A Cannon Air Force Base spokesperson confirmed the plane — which had many residents worried and local officials preparing for an emergency — was a U.S. Air Force plane conducting a […]
Cannon training exercises to become routine
June 17, 2009
Freedom New Mexico A military plane that circled Tucumcari for about a half hour Tuesday night could become a routine event across the region. A Cannon Air Force Base spokesperson confirmed the plane — which had many residents worried and local officials preparing for an emergency — was a U.S. Air Force plane conducting a […]
Commit to be reasonable Nov. 4
October 7, 2008
By Kevin Wilson: Freedom New Mexico columnist Monday morning was pretty much the routine. A bowl of cereal more suited for my future children, a quick viewing of TV news and a visit to the Internet for my e-mail and social networking site checks. Add disappointment to the routine. A MySpace bulletin from a college […]
Two times champs — again
March 16, 2008
Texico must be the proudest town on the planet today, bringing home two state championship basketball trophies. Ah, but it’s not all that unusual for the Wolverines and Lady Wolverines to be No. 1 together. They both won hoop titles in 2001, also. • • • Sunday is the one-year anniversary of the deadly tornado […]
Traffic stop turns into drug bust
September 26, 2006
By Chelle Delaney: Freedom Newspapers A routine traffic stop on Sunday night turned out to be one of the Tucumcari Police Department’s biggest drug seizures, and netted the department two arrests. Seized was 116.2 pounds of marijuana — neatly shrink-wrapped by its packagers — with an estimated street value of more than $250,000, said Police […]
Student profiles: Young, Sweat, Jones
May 18, 2006
CNJ staff Rachael Young is a senior at Clovis High School. She is the daughter of Anthony and Kelly Young. What is your greatest hope? My greatest hope is that one day soon all the soldiers overseas would come home because the war would be over and world peace would be served. Who is your […]
Local cheerleaders hold to Christian values
April 7, 2006
By Tonya Garner: CNJ staff writer The Clovis Christian School cheerleaders recently danced, yelled and stunted their way to victory at the state sheer competition while remaining steadfast in their beliefs. CCS cheer coach Ginny Boersma said the young women chose a mix of Christian pop music to accompany them during their dance sequence. Staying […]
Win is music to ears of Wildcat band
October 19, 2003
By Jack King The Clovis High School Wildcat band beat 32 other high school bands from five states to win the Zia Marching Festival in Albuquerque on Saturday night, head band director Bill Allred said. The University of New Mexico, the festival’s sponsor, invites bands from New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Texas to attend […]
