Cannon Marks Milestone ❏ the Base Hosts Open House to Guys out on the Range,” Stevens Said
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SUNDAY,OCT. 1, 2017 Inside: $1.50 More photos of Cannon’s open house. — Page 1B Vol. 89 ◆ No. 158 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com Cannon marks milestone ❏ The base hosts open house to guys out on the range,” Stevens said. honor 10 years of Special Operations. The open house was the culmination of months- By Jamie Cushman “I think the event is going worth of planning and prepa- STAFF WRITER great,” open house coordina- ration. [email protected] tor Jelisa Stevens said. “It’s been months but “We’ve had great participa- especially the last month has CANNON AIR FORCE tion from all the units on been really heavy (prepara- BASE — Cannon Air Force base and everybody seemed tion),” Stevens said, adding Base opened its doors to really excited about seeing that each unit has spent civilians on Saturday for an different things because about three to four hours a open house as the base cele- there are things out here you day over the past few weeks brates its 10-year anniver- wouldn’t normally see with to get ready for the event. sary of Air Force Special an air show.” The open house provided a Operations Command desig- A weapons loading com- behind-the-scenes look at the nation. petition between the AC- base for civilians, as well as About five aircraft were 130W and MQ-9, as well as the family members of those accessible to the public a K-9 demonstration attract- who work at Cannon. including a Pilatus PC12, ed good-sized crowds. One such family member MC-130 and an Osprey “The weapons load com- was Brianne Brackett, 26, a tiltrotor aircraft. petition was definitely a hit native of Naples, Florida, but Other Air Force equipment and everyone was really now a Clovis resident as her including weapons, popular with EOD and our husband is a pilot stationed Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Explosive Ordnance Op-For team, being able to at Cannon. Capt. James Shen adjusts a helmet Saturday on Thomas Conley, 6, of Clovis at the Disposal (EOD) equipment, see the guys who get to play Brackett liked the chance and an emergency response the bad guys and the guys Cannon Air Force Base open house. trailer were displayed. who get to play the good CANNON on Page 3A Umpire ‘loved the game, he loved the kids’ ❏ Friends, family IN TRIBUTE share memories of raised in Bengie Devenport. Clovis. But By Jamie Cushman Bengie also STAFF WRITER literally [email protected] wore many hats. One of CLOVIS — You could say his tradi- Bengie Devenport was a tions as an man who wore many hats. Devenport umpire was He was a father, a veteran, collecting a hat from of all an umpire, a corrections offi- cer, a security guard and a proud Wildcat, born and TRIBUTE on Page 3A County buys Staff photo: Eamon Scarbrough Eastern New Mexico University theater and music students rehearse for the university’s production of “The land for barn 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” ❏ $13,000 was paid for three acres, University stages musical says Curry County Manager Pyle. ❏ ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ kicks off on Thursday. By Jamie Cushman equipment the county has pur- chased over the last several By Eamon Scarbrough who plays the role of Olive larly with timing. STAFF WRITER Ostrovsky. “It’s a lot more set in stone than it [email protected] years. STAFF WRITER The barn will also contain a [email protected] “My character’s is in a straight play, CLOVIS — The Curry sign shop and the associated thing is I’m not very Fast facts because in a straight County Commission has pur- hardware and will be used for PORTALES — Dust off your dic- confident, and I am play, you can kind of tionaries and ready your wit; Eastern chased three acres of land on tire storage. trying to be friendly to ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County choose when beats New Mexico University’s production Curry Road 6 directly behind The new barn became need- everyone while being Spelling Bee happen at certain of “The 25th Annual Putnam County kind of scared to be times. But then when Albert’s Irrigation to construct ed as the existing storage for Spelling Bee” is on its way. there, and I’m waiting you do a musical, it’s a new barn that will house road materials filled up, and Performances: The musical — a socially con- for my parents to ■ 7 p.m. Thursday written in an exact road materials and equipment. the new building will allow scious mix of clever humor, heartfelt show up,” she said. rhythm when you Curry County Manager the equipment to be stored ■ 3 p.m. Friday dialogue, and rousing musical num- The production is a ■ have to start feeling Lance Pyle said the plans for inside, including the chip bers, according to Director Anne unique one for Carter: 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday certain things. That’s the barn call for the building to spreader which cost $250,000. Beck — is scheduled to be performed It is her first musical All at University Theater interesting to adapt be 70 feet by 100 feet by 18 “We have some newer Thursday through Sunday at the uni- at ENMU and possi- Center. to,” she said. feet. It will be about 7,000 equipment that has a lot of versity’s theater. bly her last perform- ■ Admission is $7, and free for Cutter Burnett’s square feet pre-engineered electronic controls that needs The story centers on six diverse ance in Portales. ENMU students. character Leaf and have four bays. to be housed inside,” County elementary school students compet- A Portales native, Coneybear is aloof Pyle said the county paid Commissioner Robert ing in a spelling bee and, in the Carter has sang at live and well-meaning, $13,000 for the property, Thornton said. “We had kind process, learning more about them- events in the city since she was 4 and shares more in common with the which was appraised for of run out of room at the fair- selves and each other. years old. person playing him than Burnett real- $33,000. grounds with the barn space Performers have been rehearsing While she has experience in the- Pyle said the barn will since late August to embody their ater, she’s found that musicals pres- house some of the new road BARN on Page 2A characters, including Amy Carter, ent challenges of their own, particu- SHOW on Page 2A Forecast: Today Monday Tuesday Index Calendar............................2A Crossword ........................6A Reach us at: High: 77 High: 81 High: 78 Classified ......................7-8C Obituaries..........................3A Comics ..............................4B Sports ............................1-4D (575) 763-3431 Low: 59 Low: 61 Low: 61 Commentary ..................4-5A PAGE 2A ✦ SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2017 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Events calendar Meetings calendar Tuesday Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday Wednesday Friday ■ Blood drive — 10:30 a.m.- ■ Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in ■ Clovis Community College board ■ Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. at 2:15 p.m. at ENMRSH, Clovis. Saturday council chambers at the Portales Memorial — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512. Information: Eastern New Mexico University administra- Information: 575-625-9743 ■ ‘The 25th Annual Putnam 575-769-4001 Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. tion building, Portales. Information: 575- ■ ■ ENMU nursing education review Book and babies — 10:30 County Spelling Bee’ — 2 p.m. 1012 — 1 p.m. in the Aztec Room. Information: 562-1011 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales musical at ENMU University ■ Roosevelt County Commission — 9 Public Library. Book: 123s. Theatre Center. Tickets: $7 gen- 575-562-1011 a.m. in commission room at county court- Information: 575-356-3940 eral, free for students with ID. This calendar is a daily listing of ■ Afterschool STEAM — Information: 575-562-1011 house. Information: 575-356-5307 Thursday area public meetings. To place an ■ 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at ■ Northern Curry County Curry County Commission — 9 ■ Clovis City Commission — 5:15 item on the calendar, call the news- Portales Public Library. Activity: Old Timers Birthday celebra- a.m. in commission chambers, 417 Gidding p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public room at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: Play your way. Information: 575- tion — 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at Street, Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 Library. Information: 575-769-7828 [email protected] 356-3940 Crossroads Cowboy Church of the Nazarene, Broadview. his current position as a Horace Hudson, a member Wednesday Information: 575-791-5296 OCT. 1 Thunderbird pilot. of the gift committee, report- ■ Preschool storytime — ■ Take Back the Night “If people don’t get chills ed new donations of 50 gal- 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public domestic violence walk — 7 On this date ... and goosebumps while lons of gasoline, one hog, watching our performance,” and 500 pounds of chicken p.m. at Hartley House, 900 N. Library. Book: Donut Miss This. 1977: The U.S. Air Force he said, “well, then we feed. Other prizes already Information: 575-356-3940 Main Street, Clovis. T-Shirts: Thunderbirds performed haven’t done our job.” collected included furniture, $15. Information: 575-762-0050 before a crowd estimated at groceries, a marriage license, Thursday 10,000 on a perfect fall day 1942: Prizes were still wash and grease jobs, lug- ■ Preschool story-time — 6 Sunday at the annual Cannon Air pouring in for a huge war gage, and auto tires.