Friday morning briefing:charitable donations and cooking tapas

Good morning. Welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Friday morning briefing.

Airmen raise big bucks

Cannon Air Force Base surpassed its goal of $90,000 for this year’s Combined Federal Campaign. A total of $92,463.48 was pledged by members of the base, according to the base Web site.

The campaign consolidates the time federal employees are solicited to make charitable contributions into several weeks per year. Donors can choose for a wide range of charities.

Since its founding in 1971, CFC has given a total of $5 billion to charities, according to the Web site.

Clovis Football:

The Wildcats will play top-seeded Mayfield at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces in the class 5A semifinals.

Web site of the day:

The home page for Melrose schools:

http://www.melroseschools.org/home.aspx

Something to do:

Nobody said Santa Fe was cheap. But if you want to learn how to cook something a little bit out of the ordinary, the City Different might just be perfect this weekend. At the Santa Fe School of Cooking and Market, you could sign up on Saturday for a class on how to cook tapas. With roots that date back to 13th century Spain, tapas are small appetizers/finger foods that can be made into a full meal. The class, which costs $72, shows how to make tapas with a Southwestern flare and will include lunch. Call (505) 983-4511 and get ready to make sauteed shrimp tapas with an orange-chipotle honey mustard sauce (among others).

Question of the day:

What are you planning to buy today at Black Friday sales? Tell us by leaving a comment below.

Today’s weather:

Daytime: Getting warmer. Mostly sunny with highs in the high 60s. Winds between 10 and 15 mph.

Nighttime: Still chilly. Lows in the mid-30s. Winds around 5 or 10 mph.