Mighty Medics make the holidays happier for Portales youth

Base tree lighting ceremony

2011 DeCA scholarships season now open

As families and friends come together to celebrate their favorite winter holidays, it's also time for parents to remind students to apply for the 2011 Scholarships for Military Children program.Scholarship applications will be available Dec. 7 in commissaries worldwide and online at

Cannon recognizes Diamond Sharp Airmen

Getting answers

Connect with others on Facebook to beat the holiday blues

Ever wonder why you sometimes feel down during the holiday season? According to Mental Health America, formerly the National Mental Health Association, many factors can cause the "holiday blues:"· Stress and/or fatigue· Unrealistic expectations· Financial constraints· Inability to be with one's

December ushers in harsher weather, shorter days

December generally represents the transition from late autumn into early winter, and features cold air outbreaks of increasing strength on the southern high plains. Both rainfall and snowfall occur at Cannon, sometimes at the same time. A typically late autumnal and early winter pattern of

Cannon Airmen recall Order of the Sword ceremony

Four Cannon Airmen returned from Hurlburt Field, Fla., just before Thanksgiving, and recalled the induction of Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, into The Order of the Sword.Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rodenbeck, Senior Airman Casey Casavant and Airmen 1st Class

CDC to host town hall meeting Dec . 9

The Child Development Center will host a town hall meeting Dec. 9 at the base theater starting at 3 p.m. to provide information and answer child care questions. For more information, call 784-2704/6259.

Fighting back against cyberbullying