USAF: Airman 1st Class Alexxis Pons Abascal U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jasmine Lear, 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron, checks out the children’s book selection Feb. 13 at the Thrift Shop at Cannon Air Force Base. The shop carries a wide selection of gently-used merchandise at competitive prices to meet the needs of everyone […]
Dec. 23 -Dec. 29 What's Happening
December 22, 2009
Thursday Thrift Shop and Airman’s Attic — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bldg. 310. Cannon Lanes open from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2010 Thrift Savings Plan contributions remain at 2009 limits
December 14, 2009
American Forces Press Service RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board here announced Dec. 11 the 2010 elective deferral limit for regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions will remain at $16,500, unchanged from 2009. Contributions for the TSP catch-up plan also remains at the $5,500 limit set in 2009. “TSP is […]
Thrift store passes on help to community
November 23, 2009
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Mary Helen Urioste works in the clothing closet at the Lincoln-Jackson Family Center. By Liliana Castillo: Cannon Connections The staff at Lincoln-Jackson Family Center has found another way to help families in need. The school houses federal programs such as Family Services and Title I Migrant and now keeps up […]
Lincoln Jackson Family Center staff start clothing program
November 14, 2009
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Mary Helen Urioste, back, and Jane Chavez wheel a donation out of the back room of the thrift store on Cannon Air Force Base. The women work with the clothing closet at Lincoln-Jackson Family Center. By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer The staff at Lincoln-Jackson Family Center has found another […]
Thrift shop offers families steep discounts
March 12, 2009
Cannon Connections photo: Argen Duncan Apryl Nenortas, whose husband is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, and her cousin, Andrew Kirschbaum, look through a rack of clothes at the Cannon Spouses Club Thrift Shop. The shop has a variety of items. By Argen Duncan: Cannon Connections Mess dress for $15. Civil War collector’s plates. New […]
Thrift Saving members also stung
October 20, 2008
By Tom Philpott: CNJ columnist With 36 percent of service members participating in the government-run Thrift Savings Plan, and nearly 60 percent of their money tucked into stock index funds, military investors are seeing nest eggs shrink like those of other American investors. For these service members, and for 3 million federal civilian TSP participants, […]
More residents utilizing food banks and thrift stores
September 6, 2008
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Frances Vanderford of Clovis shops at the Goodwill store on Thursday. She said she frequently shops at Goodwill because she can buy more with her money there. By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer To stretch her dollars, Frances Vanderford said she shops at the Goodwill thrift store about twice a […]
Time too precious to be wasted
May 22, 2008
By Judy Brandon: Religion columnist While mother and daddy were in seminary, the family budget was tight. So frugality was a word we lived by. Early on, I became familiar with thrift shops and the exciting bargain basement at the Macy’s department store in Kansas City. One time mother bought an old sofa at a […]
Salvation Army
January 16, 2008
The Salvation Army can use volunteers once a month to help distribute commodities to senior citizens. Volunteers also are needed to sort donations and to stock the thrift store. Information: 762-3801
