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Archive For May 2008
June 1, 2008
June 1st, 2008
The following people celebrate birthdays today:• Joann Gutierrez• Chris Roberts• Archie Sanchez Jr....
2008 Pioneer Days schedule
May 31st, 2008
Monday
6 p.m. — Little Buckaroo Rodeo: Horse events (13 and under), rodeo clown/bullfighter event, calf roping (13 and under), dummy roping (13 and under)
Tuesda...
Letters to the Editor: Religious beliefs at heart of issue
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: All of these letters have been edited for
space considerations. They reference photos of gay couples in the
Clovis High School yearbook.
Injustic...
Newly elected leader may stir up change
May 31st, 2008
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency indicates that while there is still no solid evidence that Iran is actively developing nuclear weapons, the possibility is still &ldquo...
June 1, 2008 Police Blotter
May 31st, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 2 a.m. Sunday an officer responded to a business in the 2600 block of Seve...
Candidate Profiles: State Senate District 7
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 7 State Senate candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words or
less. The answers were edited for spelling and style....
Candidate Profiles: State Senate District 27
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 27
Senate candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words or
less. The answers were edited for spelling and style. The p...
Candidate Profiles: State Senate District 42
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 42
State Senate candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words
or less. The answers were edited for spelling and style....
Candidate Profiles: State Representative, District 63
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s Note: The Clovis News-Journal invited candidates for the New Mexico House of Representatives District 63 seat to answer the following questions. Candidates were limited to 300...
Candidate Profiles: State Representative, District 64
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 64
State Representative candidates to answer the following questions in
300 words or less. The answers were edited for spelling...
Candidate Profiles: State Representative, District 67
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 67
state representative candidates to answer the following questions in
300 words or less. The answers were edited for spelling an...
Candidate Profiles: County Treasurer
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked county clerk
candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words or less. The
answers were edited for spelling and style. The primary...
Candidate Profiles: County Clerk
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked county clerk
candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words or less. The
answers were edited for spelling and style. The primary...
Candidate Profiles: County Commission District 5
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 5 Curry
County Commission candidates to answer the following questions in 300
words or less. The answers were edited for spelling...
Candidate Profiles: County Commission District 2
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The CNJ sent out a questionnaire to candidates
running for county positions up for election. Candidates had a 300
word-limit for each question and their responses are publis...
Candidate Profiles: County Commission District 4
May 31st, 2008
Editor’s note: The CNJ sent out a questionnaire to candidates
running for county positions up for election. Candidates had a 300
word-limit for each question and their responses are publis...
June 3 Primary Election Ballot, Voting Locations
May 31st, 2008
Primary Election: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 3U.S. President (All Curry County Precincts)(Democrat) Caucus Feb. 5, 2008(Republican) John McCain(Republican) Ro...
May 31, 2008 — Is there ice on Mars? And if there is, do Martian...
May 31st, 2008
It's a busy time for project members of NASA's Mars Lander named, "Phoenix". Get details of the project , as NASA tries to determine if there is ice at the polar caps of the red planet that could c...
He was a little animated
May 31st, 2008
Coming Sunday: Did you know a Clovis native was once a big part of the Pixar animation studio?
Look for the story online:
June 1, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 31st, 2008
What: The Rookie
Where: ABC
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: In the mostly-true, somewhat Disney-fied tale, Dennis Quaid plays Texas baseball coach mak...
With proper parenting, TV is good
May 30th, 2008
My 20-month-old daughter clearly knows Sponge Bob Squarepants (“Bub-bob”) and can sing the song well enough that even non-family members recognize it. She is also more than familiar wit...
Company untold key to Clovis development
May 30th, 2008
Most people go by the old Clovis Mill and Elevator Co. on the second block of First Street, east of Main, by the railroad tracks, and never realize the jewel it became.
Lester Stone came in...
Silver screen offers plenty of heroes
May 30th, 2008
“Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York.”
So begins the Shakespearean play, Richard III, as the misanthropic and misshapen title character v...
June 1, 2008 Engagements
May 30th, 2008
Franse-Carter
James Franse of Farwell and Susan Franse of Farwell announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Julie Nicole Franse, to Will Scott Carter, both o...
June 1, 2008 Births
May 30th, 2008
Long
Kyla Leigh Ann Long was born May 22, 2008, to Larry and Tracy Long of Corpus Christi, Texas, at Woman’s Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi.
She weighed 6 pounds and...
June 1, 2008 Senior Happenings
May 30th, 2008
La Casa Senior Center1120 Cameo St.Sunday: 1-5 p.m. dance, Friendship Center; Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.Monday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily a...
June 1, 2008 Library Books
May 30th, 2008
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
I Know What You’re Thinking: Using the Four Codes of Reading People to Improve Your Life by Lillian...
19th SOS establishes detachment at Cannon Air Force Base
May 30th, 2008
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The Air Force Special Operations Command unit responsible for training aircrews in special operations airframes established a detachment May...
AFSOC training unit at Cannon
May 30th, 2008
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - The Air Force Special Operations Command unit
responsible for training aircrews in special operations airframes
established a detachment at Cannon...
May 30, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 30th, 2008
What: Mobile Home Disaster
Where: CMT
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: A blended family gets a makeover for their multicolored mobile home, which once...
He's no 'Big, bad John'
May 30th, 2008
Entertainer Jimmy Dean and his wife Donna recently donated $1 million to Wayland Baptist University's Second Century Campaign.
"We have to do something to try to improve the li...
Cowboys like to ride
May 30th, 2008
Humans like to ride. They climb onto anything that can move and “go for a ride.” Even inveterate “hikers” catch a ride to the trailhead, the faster the better. I...
Hounds sign juco guard
May 30th, 2008
PORTALES — Jimmie Marshall, a transfer from Iowa Lakes Community College, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball next season at Eastern New Mexico University.
Marsha...
Certain people have good timing
May 29th, 2008
Word came from Ohio the other week that Uncle Fritz died.
You might have someone in your family like Uncle Fritz or know someone like him. He was one of those guys who was ramrod...
Park prepares for annual concert
May 29th, 2008
The Oasis State Park staff is preparing with the third annual Old Tyme Music concert.
The funds raised by the concert go directly to the Friends of Oasis and are used for improvements at the...
May 30, 2008 Religion Calendar
May 29th, 2008
Today
Lighthouse Disciples Benefit Car Wash — 1 p.m. every Friday (weather permitting). All donations go toward the Lighthouse Mission Discipleship Program. Lighthouse Mi...
Sin is real, but God’s grace is deeper, stronger
May 29th, 2008
If a writer has ever lived who could better turn a phrase than the early 20th-century author G.K. Chesterton, I can’t imagine who it would be.
Here are a couple or a few quotable examp...
Rebirth offers promise of greatness
May 29th, 2008
About four years ago, we lost our beloved dachshund Weaver. He had been a part of our family since he was 6 weeks old.
Some might have characterized Weaver as docile and easy-going. He seeme...
A view from under the pew: amos tries the new craze
May 29th, 2008
Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the keyboard shift keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashe...
Early voting numbers down
May 29th, 2008
Early primary election voting ends at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Curry County residents may vote in person at the courthouse or the North Plains Mall, according to Chief Deputy County Clerk Coni Jo Ly...
Yearbook draws mixed reactions
May 29th, 2008
Editor’s note: Most of these letters have been edited for
space considerations. They reference photos of gay couples in the
Clovis High School yearbook. More letters are scheduled for...
May 30, 3008 Letters to the Editor
May 29th, 2008
Editor’s note: Most of these letters have been edited for space considerations. They reference photos of gay couples in the Clovis High School yearbook. More letters are scheduled for...
Candidates' plans for peace just gibberish
May 29th, 2008
Can it be that elections tend to bring out whatever latent stupidity candidates and their supporters may harbor, or that they induce people to say stupid and simplistic things in the belief that vo...
May 30, 2008 Police Blotter
May 29th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 11:30 p.m. Friday an officer responded to a school in the 100 block of Commerce Way f...
May 30, 2008 Public Record
May 29th, 2008
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from May 22 through Wednesday:
• Louay Azar, 26, to Kala Dawn Carruthers, 25, both of Clovis
• Daniel Scott...
May 29, 2008
May 29th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? • The Weather Channel followed an Oklahoma tornado’s path Saturday for the first time from n...
May 29, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 29th, 2008
What: Playing to Win: Inside the Video Game Industry
Where: CNBC
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about? The video-game industry is examined. Included: the te...
'Homosexual' anti-gay term
May 29th, 2008
Adam G. Bass, a media field strategist with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) organization in Los Angeles, has been reading our stories on the Clovis yearbook controversy.
May 29, 2008 — Portales Municipal Airport
May 29th, 2008
Get detailed information about the city of Portales' municipal airport by clicking here....
Feds open grasslands for haying and grazing
May 28th, 2008
The federal government is making it cheaper for ranchers to use about 209,000 acres of protected land in Curry County for grazing and haying this year.
Federal Agriculture Secretary Ed Schaf...
Green efforts add to current economic woes
May 28th, 2008
The first of what promises to be many taxes and regulations to protect us from the presumed threat of global warming was approved last week by an air quality management district in San Francisco.
City budget includes increase for fuel
May 28th, 2008
The city’s $33 million 2008-2009 preliminary budget is about $3 million less than a year ago because the city has less capital outlay funds, according to city Finance Director Don Clifton.
State gives school budget boost
May 28th, 2008
Clovis Municipal Schools operating budget will increase by about $2 million, according to Clovis Schools Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm.
Seidenwurm introduced the school district’s p...
May 29, 2008 Education Digest
May 28th, 2008
College classes open to youth
Clovis Community College is accepting registration for Kid’s College classes in June and July, according to a college press release.
Childre...
May 29, 2008 Police Blotter
May 28th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 8 a.m. May 20 an officer responded to a call of found property in an alley near the 6...
May 28, 2008
May 28th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opened Friday with Harrison Ford as a swashbu...
May 28, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 28th, 2008
What: Supernanny
Where: ABC
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: A trio of children is so notoriously bad, there are threats the kick the middle child out of kindergarten....
Rising costs claim comics
May 28th, 2008
Several readers noticed that Tuesday's papers in Clovis and Portales had only one page of comics. Since we don't publish on Mondays, we'd been publishing Monday and Tuesday comics in the Tuesday pa...
May 28, 2008 — Clovis Municipal Airport
May 28th, 2008
Do you fly? I'll bet your arms are tired. (Bad joke) Click here to get information about the City of Clovis' municipal airport....
Preliminary city budget includes new position
May 27th, 2008
The Clovis City Commission approved a $33.1 million preliminary budget for the 2009 fiscal year during a special meeting Tuesday at the Bert Cabiness Government Center.
The budget includes $...
Candidates discuss issues
May 27th, 2008
Primary candidates agree — in matters such as the Curry County Detention Center and entrance beautification, matters are best left in the hands of the county’s citizens.
Muleshoe students get involved in 'LAPD'
May 27th, 2008
Editor’s note: This is the final story in a series of profiles on area high school graduating seniors.
A group of seniors at Muleshoe High School led a program designed to...
Head Start accepting applications
May 27th, 2008
The Texas Migrant Council is accepting applications for enrollment in its summer program for children ages 6 weeks old to 5 years old, according to a council press release.
To be eligible, c...
Candidate signs reported stolen
May 27th, 2008
A Curry County Commission candidate said more than $250 worth of campaign signs have been stolen from various locations throughout the community.
In a police report filed May 21, Gloria Wick...
Police cite 15 for drinking
May 27th, 2008
A city woman is being investigated for providing alcohol to minors after police broke up a party Friday, according to police reports.
Police also issued citations to 15 underage drinkers.
Laws intended to protect kids only presume guilt
May 27th, 2008
It’s easy to look at the situation in West Texas — where state authorities raided a polygamist sect and removed all 440 children from the compound — as a circus-like situati...
NFL proving it needs oversight
May 27th, 2008
Once upon a time, in a far, far away land called New England, a group called the Patriots played the game of football very well. They won championship after championship in the National Football Le...
Woman kidnapped and robbed Saturday
May 27th, 2008
A 26-year-old female fast-food employee reported she was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning while en route to the bank to make the store’s deposit, according to police.
...
Yearbook issue needs civility
May 27th, 2008
Some say they’re courageous defenders of diversity — a few kids leading the city of Clovis into the 21st Century against hateful bigots who don’t want change.
Others...
In search of heritage
May 27th, 2008
The Buck Ramsey Heritage Award will be given Sept. 20 at the annual Nara Visa Cowboy Gathering. It goes to an individual, family or ranch that reflects the spirit of the West.
...
May 27, 2008 — Norman Petty Studios
May 27th, 2008
Learn about one of Clovis' famous musical landmarks, Norman Petty Studios. You can even make an appointment for a tour here....
Candidate profile: Mario Trujillo
May 26th, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 64 State Representative candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words or less. The answers were edited for spelling...
Candidate profile: Anna Crook
May 26th, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asked District 64 State Representative candidates to answer the following questions in 300 words or less. The answers were edited for spelling...
Food services program to start Wednesday
May 26th, 2008
A federal summer food services program that offers free breakfast and lunch to children starts Wednesday.
The program is open to children 18 years old and younger, according to Program Manag...
Letters to the Editor: School annual debate continues
May 26th, 2008
By having gay couples in this year’s Clovis High School yearbook I
believe yearbook staff members Jessie Hardison and Maggie Chavez have
tried to bring the city of Clovis into the 21st Centur...
Debate over school annual continues
May 26th, 2008
By having gay couples in this year’s Clovis High School yearbook I believe yearbook staff members Jessie Hardison and Maggie Chavez have tried to bring the city of Clovis into the 21st Centur...
Body found in Conchas Lake identified
May 26th, 2008
Police identified Monday the body of a 25-year-old Albuquerque man who died Sunday at the Conchas Lake.
State Police Sgt. Andrew Tingwall said Julian Sanchez was cliff diving at the Co...
Discussion expected on school yearbook
May 26th, 2008
The controversial Clovis High School yearbook is not a topic on the agenda at tonight’s school board meeting. But school Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said she expects area residents will...
May 26, 2008 — History of Memorial Day
May 26th, 2008
Today is Memorial Day! Ever wonder how this federal holiday came to be recognized? Find out here....
May 26, 2008
May 26th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how's everybody?
Charles Barkley admitted he owes a fortune to Las Vegas
casinos Monday. It was no secret arou...
May 27, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 26th, 2008
What: NBA Playoffs
Where: TNT
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs play in Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series. Either the Sp...
May 26, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 26th, 2008
What: The Andromeda Strain
Where: A&E
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: In the first of a two-part series adapting Michael Crichton's bestseller, a research satellite carrying...
Oasis' summer program begins Saturday
May 26th, 2008
Oasis State Park near Portales has started its summer programs and has something scheduled for each weekend through the summer.
The annual Old Tyme Music Festival is slated for...
May 25, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 25th, 2008
What is it: Viva Hollywood!
Where: VH1
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: The four remaining
contestants film scandalous videos of their own intoxicated behavior,
then own up to it...
Bee business
May 25th, 2008
The Roosevelt County Extension Office will host a seminar on Africanized bees -- so-called killer bees - on Thursday at Jake Lopez Community Center on the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds.
...
May 25, 2008 Sunday Calendar
May 24th, 2008
Activities
Baxter-Curren Senior Center Bingo — 1 p.m., Thursdays, 908 Hickory. Information: 762-3631
Baxter-Curren Jam Session — 6:30 p.m...
Police will conduct DWI checkpoint
May 24th, 2008
The Clovis Police Department will conduct a DWI sobriety checkpoint within the city of Clovis from 6-10 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from the CPD....
Alcohol sales on Bailey County ballot
May 24th, 2008
A Bailey County commissioner gathered enough signatures on a petition to add an alcohol sales proposal to November’s general election ballot.
Bailey County Clerk Paula Benton said the...
Memorial Day closures
May 24th, 2008
The following entities will be closed Monday in celebration:
• Banks
• County offices
• City offices
• State offices
• Federal offices
May 25, 2008 Police Blotter
May 24th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 2 p.m. May 16 an officer responded to a business in the 2000 block of Prin...
Candidate forum to be held
May 24th, 2008
Candidates for the June 3 primaries have been invited to a Tuesday forum at the KTQM/KWKA building south of Clovis.
The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. and is scheduled for a two-hour broadcas...
May 25, 2008 Letters to the Editor
May 24th, 2008
Gays also part of our community
Regarding Friday's CNJ report on the Clovis High School yearbook staff including gays in its couples feature section:
Why are so many people ups...
Memorial Day time to honor fallen heroes
May 24th, 2008
Robert Green Ingersoll served in the Union army during the Civil War. As a veteran, he knew and appreciated the sacrifice his brothers in arms made for their country.
Ingersoll, who died in...
Yearbook controversy brings out the opinions
May 24th, 2008
Have you seen all the comments readers have left at the bottom of this story?
http://www.cnjo...
May 25, 2008 Club Notes
May 23rd, 2008
Encanto Garden Club
The Encanto Garden Club met May 13 at a club member’s home.
Hostesses were Jayne Rybolt and B.J. Goodwin.
A program on petal potpourri was give...
May 25, 2008 Honors
May 23rd, 2008
Altrusa
Altrusa International Inc. of Clovis received the Distinguished Club Award at the District 10 Conference held May 1-3 in Clovis.
The Distinguished Club award recognizes...
May 25, 2008 Senior Happenings
May 23rd, 2008
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1-5 p.m. dance, Los Abuelitos, Portales; Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.
Monday:
May 25, 2008 Weddings
May 23rd, 2008
Finch-Boling
Laurie Kathryn Finch of Sacramento, Calif., and Michael Jay Boling of Farwell were joined in marriage March 29, 2008, at a men’s club in Sacramento.
The Rev....
May 25, 2008 Birthdays
May 23rd, 2008
Bell
Winnie May Bell of Lubbock and formerly of Clovis, will celebrate her 100th birthday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Advent Christian Church, 2101 E. 21st St.
The c...
May 25, 2008 Graduations
May 23rd, 2008
Meador
Lizette Elizabeth Meador of Clovis received her bachelor’s degree from West Texas A&M University on May 10.
She is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Meador of...
May 25, 2008 Library Books
May 23rd, 2008
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Cricket in the Web: The 1949 Unsolved Murder that Unraveled Politics in New Mexico by Paula Moore reveals...
May 25, 2008 Engagements
May 23rd, 2008
Reed-Caton
Joe and Becky Reed of Melrose announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Robin Reed of Melrose, to Steve Caton of Ragland. He is the son of Fred an...
May 25, 2008 Births
May 23rd, 2008
Wicker
Skyla BrieAnn Wicker was born Dec. 13, 2007, to Grayson and Shara Wicker of Sweetwater, Texas, at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.
She weighed 8 pounds, 7...
Students should be focus
May 23rd, 2008
Last week, this column centered on the contributions of teachers to the lives and futures of students and included a statement concerning how school provides a structured and organized, thus safe,...
Foster killed in 1942 shootout near Elida
May 23rd, 2008
It was said that Bailey Foster went berserk early one Sunday morning, seriously wounding two officers who sought to quiet him. Foster lived on his farm which was said to be two miles southeast of E...
Pregnancy inspires nosiness
May 23rd, 2008
When a woman is pregnant, people develop an uncontrollable urge to tell her what to do.
It begins when you start to show and doesn’t actually end until — well, until never...
Dora, Floyd graduations upcoming
May 23rd, 2008
Dora and Floyd high schools are holding their graduations this weekend.
Floyd holds its graduation at 1:45 p.m. today at the school. Don ‘Doc’
Elder, professor of history...
Portales woman shot in leg in Albuquerque hotel
May 23rd, 2008
A Portales woman was shot in the leg early Friday morning while she slept at an Albuquerque hotel, according to Albuquerque police.
Sylvia Montano, 56, is listed as stable after receiv...
Senate to fund Cannon project
May 23rd, 2008
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today voted with the Senate to approve an emergency supplemental spending package to support U.S. m...
Bingaman & Domenici applaud plan to move squadron to Cannon
May 23rd, 2008
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici today announced that the 3rd Special Operations Squadron will move to Cannon Air Force Base from its curren...
Library board openings
May 23rd, 2008
The City of Clovis currently has four vacancies on the Clovis-Carver Library Board. The board meets quarterly on the fourth Monday at 5:30 p.m. If you would are interested in volunt...
Veteran museum task force
May 23rd, 2008
SANTA FE - Governor Bill Richardson today appointed 20 people to the Veterans Museum Task Force. Veterans Services Secretary John M. Garcia and Tourism Secretary Stuart...
Lubbock landing
May 23rd, 2008
LUBBOCK, Texas -- An Air Force T-1 Jayhawk assigned to Laughlin
Air Force Base’s (Del Rio, Texas) 86th Flying Training Squadron landed short of
the runway near...
May 24, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 23rd, 2008
What: Stanley Cup Finals
Where: Versus
When: 6 p.m.
What it's about: Game 1 of the series from Detroit. The Red Wings seek their fourth title since...
May 23, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 23rd, 2008
What: Shockwave
Where: The History Channel
What time: 8 p.m.
What it's about: An Air Force fighter crash
in a residential neighborhood; a hot-air-balloon accident; a
motorcycle...
Alive Campaign comes to Clovis
May 23rd, 2008
Five Baylor University students are scheduled to bike into Clovis today promoting suicide prevention. They'll be in Fort Sumner on Saturday.
They began their Alive Campaign aft...
May 23, 2008 — New Mexico Activities Association
May 23rd, 2008
The fourth-seeded Portales Rams not only upset the top-seeded St. Michael's Horsemen Thursday in the semifinals of the New Mexico Class 3A state baseball tournament — they embarrassed them 16...
Three cheers for cow dogs
May 23rd, 2008
Well-trained cow dogs are probably the most valuable "hands" on a ranch. When I was young, our family had a black English Shepherd called Oso (bear in Spanish).
If a cantankero...
May 23, 2008
May 23rd, 2008
Clovis' first tornado was reported in 1929. The storm "demolished several farm buildings and homes" northeast of the city.
-- Clovis News-Journal...
AFSOC confirms move
May 22nd, 2008
The Air Force Special Operations Command confirmed Thursday the 3rd Special Operations Squadron will move to Cannon Air Force Base from its current home at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nev.
Senate approves funding for Cannon
May 22nd, 2008
A supplemental spending package that would help to purchase 30 special operations aircraft and fund a construction project at Cannon Air Force Base cleared another hurdle, according to a news relea...
May 23, 2008 Religion Calendar
May 22nd, 2008
Today
Lighthouse Disciples Benefit Car Wash — 1 p.m. every Friday (weather permitting). All donations go toward the Lighthouse Mission Discipleship Program. Lighthouse Mi...
Slumber cause for embarrassment
May 22nd, 2008
Have you fallen asleep in public lately? I have. The Lady of the House and I were chatting with friends when the next thing I knew they were all staring at me. Everyone was wearing sly smiles; you...
Environmental move political, not scientific
May 22nd, 2008
As we feared, the government has decided that polar bears are at risk because of melting arctic ice. Radical environmentalists are elated because they insist ice is melting from global warming. Wha...
The best part of an exercise workout is ...
May 22nd, 2008
I’m sore. I don’t mean angry or ticked or surly. I mean sore.
Back in January my wife and I started working out at a local gym. If you find that hard to believe, believe me, I un...
Time too precious to be wasted
May 22nd, 2008
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...
a view from under the pew: the ghosts of ephraim
May 22nd, 2008
Editor's note: Amos is a churchmouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can't use the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks - except hyphens and dashes.
May 23, 2008 Public Record
May 22nd, 2008
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from May 15 through Wednesday:
• Louis Martinez, 38, to Angelic Young, 35, both of Clovis
• Jericho Wendell...
Laughlin aircraft lands short of runway
May 22nd, 2008
LUBBOCK — Two Air Force captains were taken to a local hospital for observation after they landed their T-1 Jayhawk in a field just short of the runway Wednesday night at Preston-Smith Intern...
May 22, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 22nd, 2008
What: Last Comic Standing
Where: NBC
When: 7:30 p.m.
What it's about: A star search for the world's funniest comic kicks off in the stand-up
contest's Season 6 opener. Here, ce...
Time to honor cowboys?
May 22nd, 2008
The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution cosponsored by Pete Domenici that sets July 26 as the "National Day of the American Cowboy."
The measure encourages individuals to mark...
May 22, 2008 — Rotten Tomatoes
May 22nd, 2008
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Indiana Jones is back in theaters today, including Portales, Clovis and Tucumcari. If you're curious about the reviews, check them out
May 22, 2008
May 22nd, 2008
The first tent in Tucumcari went up in October 1901 in anticipation of the railroad and a townsite. Soon, the community had so many tents it earned the nickname "Ragtown."
-- H...
Meaningful guest-worker program needed
May 21st, 2008
One might expect a crowd of cattle at the National Cattle Congress Fairgrounds in Waterloo, Iowa. Instead, today’s visitor to the cattle grounds would see hundreds of mostly Hispanic workers,...
May 22, 2008 Education Digest
May 21st, 2008
CCC student honored for performance
Clovis Community College student Chris Cummins received a commendation for “Special Achievement in Acting” at the Region IV American Co...
Reporter's Notebook: Students trot to school
May 21st, 2008
Fort Sumner seniors Chase Longo and Jacob West protested the rising gas prices Monday by abandoning their pick up trucks and traveling to school atop their trusty steeds, Ding-A-Ling and Duh.
Library uses grant to help English learners
May 21st, 2008
Clovis-Carver Public Library was awarded a $5,000 grant last week by the American Library Association to add or increase their literacy services to adult English language learners.
The grant...
May 22, 2008 Police Blotter
May 21st, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 2 p.m. May 15 an officer on duty at a school in the 1500 block of Sycamore was...
State officials object to bovine TB testing
May 21st, 2008
WASHINGTON — The New Mexico congressional delegation Wednesday urged U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer not to take any action related to bovine tuberculosis testing that would harm th...
Road superintendent resigns
May 21st, 2008
Curry County Road Department Superintendent Danny Davis resigned from his position Friday, according to County Manager Lance Pyle.
Davis, 45, has worked for the county for 14 years, Pyle sai...
Three arrested for robbery
May 21st, 2008
Three Clovis men were arrested Monday for robbing a 17-year-old boy, according to police reports.
About 4:30 p.m. Monday, the victim told police he had just walked out of an auto parts s...
May 21, 2008 - New Mexico Courts
May 21st, 2008
Have you recently fought the law and the law won? Click here for court dates, fines and other general information....
May 20, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 21st, 2008
What: Criminal Minds
Where: CBS
Whrn: 8 p.m.
What it's about: In the third-season finale, a series of murders with no apparent
pattern to tie the crimes together sends the team...
Just another bear sighting
May 21st, 2008
Officials in Tucumcari are on the lookout for a black bear spotted near Conchas Dam on Monday.
Here's a link to the story on the Quay County Sun Web site:
...
May 21, 2008
May 21st, 2008
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? • President Bush suggested in Egypt Sunday that Americans should drive more fuel-efficient c...
May 22, 2008
May 21st, 2008
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out
starring Harrison Fo...
May 21, 2008
May 21st, 2008
The following people celebrate birthdays today:• Destiny Rae Garcia• Johnny Montoya...
Inmates conduct phone scam
May 20th, 2008
Curry County inmates made unmonitored phone calls with free weekend minutes courtesy of the automated phone system of the public defender’s office.
Sheriff Matt Murray said the inmates...
Officials work to protect witnesses
May 20th, 2008
Threats against witnesses are all too common in criminal court cases and don’t always end when the verdict is reached, according to District Attorney Matt Chandler.
Last week, police f...
Committee will review Ute Water Project funding
May 20th, 2008
The U.S. House Power and Water Subcommittee will review a bill Thursday authorizing federal funding for the Ute Water Project.
Also known as a mark up, the review process will give subcommit...
Israel achieves much growth in 60 years
May 20th, 2008
On May 14, 1948, the state of Israel was recognized by the United Nations and almost immediately thereafter by the United States. The infant Jewish state was almost immediately invaded by its Arab...
Preliminary autopsy: Death ruled suicide
May 20th, 2008
A 20-year-old Clovis man found hanging from a utility pole on Monday committed suicide, according to preliminary autopsy results.
Family members said they do not believe Isaac Zarate intenti...
May 21, 2008 Police Blotter
May 20th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 10 a.m. May 13 an officer took a missing persons report on a juvenile.
A...
AG headed for Fort Sumner
May 20th, 2008
The New Mexico Attorney General's "Road Show" is on its way to eastern New Mexico.
Chief Deputy AG Al Lama will talk about public records and public information at 10:30 a.m. W...
May 20, 2008 — New Mexico Secretary of State
May 20th, 2008
As the general election approaches this fall, check out the New Mexico Secretary of State webpage to get the latest state election laws. How do you register to...
ENMU students experience Chinese quake
May 19th, 2008
A Chinese exchange student from Eastern New Mexico University wrote in a e-mail she was only home 15 minutes when a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China on May 12.
In her e-mail...
Police report vandalism spree
May 19th, 2008
A weekend vandalism spree led to more than a dozen criminal damage reports being filed Sunday morning, according to police.
Vehicle windows were shot out by BB guns or smashed with rocks and...
May 20, 2008 Business Digest
May 19th, 2008
Suddenlink completes fiber ring
Suddenlink announced it has completed a more than 900 mile ring of fiber through west Texas and Clovis, according to a press release.
The fiber-...
Improved health benefits on way
May 19th, 2008
Active duty and reserve component members can bank on a 3.9 percent pay raise next January as Congress continues to close a perceived military “pay gap” that a Pentagon pay study says n...
Farm bill would hurt working Americans
May 19th, 2008
Farm welfare: It’s not just for the poor. While working Americans slave away to pay their taxes, wealthy welfare farmers can rest assured the easy money will keep showing up in the mail for y...
School board approves artificial turf
May 19th, 2008
It looks like the Clovis Wildcats will be playing on artificial turf next season after all.
The Clovis Board of Education passed a proposal Monday to install the turf at Leon Williams Stadiu...
May 20, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 19th, 2008
What: Shark
Where: CBS
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: In the series finale,
Sebastian's nemesis, convicted murderer Wayne Callison (Billy
Campbell), escapes from prison and thre...
These cops are money magnets
May 19th, 2008
In case you missed it: Law officers in Tucumcari have found another stash of cash.
The story's on the Quay County Sun Web site:
May 19, 2008 — KENW-TV online auction
May 19th, 2008
KENW-TV, Portales' PBS affiliate on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University, is still running their annual online auction. Bid on gift certificates, furniture...
May 19, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 18th, 2008
What: How I Met Your Mother
Where: CBS
When: 6:30 p.m.
What it's about: Ted has an accident, and the close call has him evaluating his relationship with Stella (played by Sarah...
May 18, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 18th, 2008
What: Big Medicine
Where: TLC
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: A man who once weighed 1000 lbs. tries to walk for the first time in 10
years after losing more than 600 lbs. by exe...
If you see a bear ...
May 18th, 2008
New Mexico's Department of Game and Fish offers these suggestions if you see a bear while camping:
• Stop, and back away slowly while facing the bear. Avoid direct eye con...
Coke Hopping old time cowboy and eventually a lawman
May 18th, 2008
Many people have forgotten old Coke Hopping.
He was one of our first pioneers who witnessed the transition from the open range period to that of the stockman and farmer who found i...
May 18, 2008 Club notes
May 18th, 2008
The Beta Phi Chapter of ESA met May 5.
The meeting was called to order by President Collene Baldwin, who recited the opening ritual.
The meeting was attended by seven jewel...
May 18, 2008 ENMU Clovis graduates
May 18th, 2008
Forty-three students from the Clovis area are among the 332 graduation candidates at Eastern New Mexico University this spring.
The candidates are Amy M. Blackard, Vencot Owen Brow...
May 18, 2008 Graduation announcement
May 18th, 2008
Rosalinda (Garza) Hollars, formerly of Clovis, graduated May 3 Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., with a bachelor’s of science degree. She majored in public safety administration...
May 18, 2008 Engagements
May 18th, 2008
Pamela Dawn Hightower of Hobbs and formerly of Melrose, and Nathan Shawn Curlee of Midland, Texas, announce their engagement and approaching marriage.
The couple will exchange...
May 18, 2008 Library books
May 18th, 2008
The following books are available at Clovis-Carver Public Library:
American Masters of Sculpture by Charles Caffin was given by Jerry and Doris Wallace in memory of Ruth Go...
Mommy Guilt, Anyone?
May 18th, 2008
I recently made plans to go see a movie with a friend and scheduled a babysitter to watch my five children for a couple of hours. When the time to leave came, I felt terrible because all the kids w...
Good teachers come in all shapes and sizes
May 18th, 2008
Mr. Slagel, our round sixth-grade teacher, kind of looked like Curly of the Three Stooges. He was blessed with a perfect personality to deal with 12-year-old boys, and get them to like school.
...
May 18, 2008 — Portales Public Library
May 18th, 2008
Click here to get basic information on the Portales Public Library, like location and hours of operation....
CHS grad Reid shares 17th place in NCAA golf regional
May 17th, 2008
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — New Mexico State junior Travis Reid of Clovis finished tied for 17th Saturday at the NCAA East Regional Tournament.
Reid finished with a three-day score of 4-under...
Police make marijuana bust
May 17th, 2008
PORTALES — Police arrested a Portales man Saturday and seized 42 marijuana plants growing at a Portales residence, according to a press release from the Portales Police Department.
May 18, 2008 Sunday Calendar
May 17th, 2008
Activities
Baxter-Curren Senior Center Bingo — 1 p.m., Thursdays, 908 Hickory. Information: 762-3631
Baxter-Curren Jam Session — 6:30 p.m...
May 18, 2008 School Menus
May 17th, 2008
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — Blueberry muffins, cereal, toast, juice and milk. Lunch —Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, app...
May 18, 2008 Senior Calendar
May 17th, 2008
La Casa Senior Center1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1- 5 p.m. dance at La Casa Senior Center; Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.
Monday:
Use of creative means helps battle inflation
May 17th, 2008
Be an inflation warrior, not a price victim. Free yourself by taking control and living smart. Be a strong American, not an easy mark. Here are a few tips:
Buy lots of shelf-stable and...
May 18, 2008 Cops and Courts
May 17th, 2008
Police chief interviews to be held
The Village of Melrose will interview police chief candidates Saturday, according to Mayor Lance Pyle.
Pyle said the vill...
May 18, 2008 Police Blotter
May 17th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 1 a.m. May 10 an officer in the area of 13th and Walnut was approached in...
Robles sets triple jump mark
May 17th, 2008
Clovis senior Manuel Robles soared 48 feet, 4 3/4 inches to set a new state record and win the Class 5A triple jump Saturday morning the University of New Mexico track and field complex.
If you camp near bears ...
May 17th, 2008
New Mexico's Department of Game and Fish offers these suggestions if you camp near bears:
• Keep garbage in airtight containers inside your storage area. Place garbage out...
Hounds add four junior college prospects
May 17th, 2008
Four more junior college prospects have signed national letters of intent to play basketball next season at Eastern New Mexico University for Greyhounds coach Shawn Scanlan.
The players, all...
Senior gets diploma after more than 60 years
May 17th, 2008
Howard Vaughn Luckett is different kind of senior than the ones he will graduate with Sunday.
While it took most of Clovis High School’s graduating class of 338 about...
May 17, 2008
May 17th, 2008
The following people celebrate birthdays today:• Veronica Chavez• Luke Cortese• Zayla Lucio• Jeremy Pickering• Alfonso Sandoval...
May 17, 2008 — New Mexico Facts and Trivia
May 17th, 2008
Click here to get a healthy dose of interesting facts and trivia from the Land of Enchantment....
May 16, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 16th, 2008
What is it: Ghost Whisperer
Where: CBS
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: In the Season 3 finale, Melinda finally discovers why her father vanished, and why her mother kept the trut...
May 17, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 16th, 2008
What: America's Most Wanted
Where: FOX
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: Marking the 1000th capture sparked by publicity generated by "America's
Most Wanted" since the program debu...
In search of answers
May 16th, 2008
Videographer Tony Bullocks has started a new feature in which he seeks answers to citizen concerns.
Here's a link to his first report:
Now that's mudslinging
May 16th, 2008
John and his wife Martha had a unique relationship. This is an understatement. Mostly what they had was a war of long duration interrupted now and then by skirmishes that came close to truce talks....
May 16, 2008
May 16th, 2008
Tucumcari has had 34 mayors since it became a city in 1908. Ralph Moya was mayor three different times between 1981 and 1996.
-- Tucumcari Historical Museum...
May 16, 2008 — Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce
May 16th, 2008
Click this link to access the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce webpage....
Agency looking into small wind energy projects
May 15th, 2008
Large wind farms that supply electricity to major power grids are still a long way from coming to the immediate Clovis area, according to Eastern Plains Council of Government Executive Director Lee...
American Legion granted extension on fire code
May 15th, 2008
City commissioners granted the American Legion Post 117 a six-month extension to comply with a city fire code regarding the installation of a fire hydrant.
City commissioners said duri...
Senate Committee approves Cannon funding
May 15th, 2008
WASHINGTON — A supplemental spending package that includes funding for special operations aircraft tied to Cannon Air Force Base was approved Thursday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Portales man receives prison sentence
May 15th, 2008
A Portales man pleaded guilty Thursday in a Portales courtroom to kidnapping and was sentenced to eight years in prison, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office.
...
May 16, 2008 Public Record
May 15th, 2008
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from May 8 through Wednesday:
• Jeffrey Wayne Pierce, 19, of Texico, to Victoria Margaret Erdmann, 20, of Clovis
May 16, 2008 Letters to the Editor
May 15th, 2008
Pearce best choice for U.S. Senate
Don’t be misled — Congressman Steve Pearce voted for Cannon Air Force Base.
Pearce’s votes enabl...
May 16 Letters to the Editor
May 15th, 2008
Pearce best choice for U.S. Senate
Don’t be misled — Congressman Steve Pearce voted for Cannon Air Force Base.
Pearce’s votes enable...
Got everything minus flying cars
May 15th, 2008
I traveled back in time a few days ago. One moment I was driving north on Prince, the next moment I was 15 and riding with my buddy Catfish.
It was a Saturday night and we were h...
Discriminating against divorce not far fetched
May 15th, 2008
T oday, divorced couples equal married couples in numbers. So imagine if divorce were a fireable offense.
It is, at Wheaton College, in Wheaton, Ill.
Popular English Profe...
Have You Ever Won Anything on eBay?
May 15th, 2008
eBay. A few years ago that would have appeared here only as some sort of typographical error. But now we see those four letters and know they point to the premier online auction site. I’ll be...
Senate Committee Okays New Project for Cannon AFB
May 15th, 2008
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today reported committee approval of an emergency supplemental spending package that could influence U.S. military installations in New Mexico, and pro...
May 16, 2008 Religion Calendar
May 15th, 2008
Today
Lighthouse Disciples Benefit Car Wash — 1 p.m. every Friday (weather permitting). All donations go toward the Lighthouse Mission Discipleship Program....
A view from under the pew: bertie s graduation woes
May 15th, 2008
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor's note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can't operate the capital shift keys,...
Only God’s grading matters in life
May 15th, 2008
I can still remember math in the third grade at Highland Elementary in Clovis when my lack of math ability was displayed before my entire third grade classmates. This is the story.
Whe...
Bill passes, gives Cannon funding
May 15th, 2008
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today applauded Senate Appropriations Committee passage of a bill that contains significant funding to support the missions at Cannon Air Force...
Clovis man sentenced to nine years for selling meth
May 15th, 2008
A Clovis man was sentenced Thursday to 9 years imprisonment for selling methamphetamines, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office.
Raymond Gonzales, 34,...
Air Force authorizes AFSOC move
May 15th, 2008
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - Air Force Special Operations Command has received
the green light to continue its plans to move the 16th Special
Operations Squadron from Hurlburt...
Clovis man gets 9 years for drug sales
May 15th, 2008
Clovis,
NM - Matthew Chandler, Ninth Judicial District Attorney, announced today that
Raymond Gonzales, age 34, was sentenced to prison for nine (9) years in the New
M...
May 15, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 15th, 2008
What: The Office
Where: NBC
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: In the Season 4 finale, Toby prepares to bid adieu to Dunder Mifflin
(much to Michael's utmost delight), so the desk j...
Grady friend returns for graduation
May 15th, 2008
From Freedom New Mexico correspondent Martha Hardwick:
Ben T. Robinson, a retired brigadier general who graduated from Clovis High in 1965, will speak to seniors at Grady on Su...
May 15, 2008 — High Plains Historical Society
May 15th, 2008
Click here to learn about the High Plains Historical Society....
Committee will recommend city salary adjustments
May 14th, 2008
The Employee Compensation Review Committee will recommend today to let the City Commission decide how to adjust city employee compensation.
According to the committee’s recommend...
Charges filed in meth lab case
May 14th, 2008
Charges of manufacturing a controlled substance were filed in magistrate court on Wednesday against three subjects arrested in connection with seized meth labs in Portales.
Manufacturi...
Isolation policy threatens regime in Myanmar
May 14th, 2008
An earthquake, upgraded by seismologists from a 7.8 to 7.9 magnitude in Sichuan province in central China, is first of all a reminder that few parts of this world are immune from what we call natur...
Loan concerns authority member
May 14th, 2008
Money has been tight and it’s going to be tighter in the short term for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority.
At its monthly meeting Wednesday in Portales, the authority...
May 15, 2008 Education Digest
May 14th, 2008
Elementary graduations to be held
Area elementary schools will hold promotion ceremonies for their kindergarten and sixth graders.
Arts Academy at Bella Vista
May 15, 2008 Police Blotter
May 14th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 10:30 a.m. Thursday an officer responded to a school in the 500 block of...
Detention officers get shift change
May 14th, 2008
Plagued with staffing issues, the Curry County Adult Detention Center is switching to longer but less frequent works shifts at the request of detention center officers.
Curry County Ma...
Police investigating Clovis connection to Amarillo homicide
May 14th, 2008
Amarillo police are investigating the possibility of a Clovis connection to a recent homicide in Amarillo.
A 45-year-old Clovis man called local police Monday after he saw an evening n...
Mr. X was here
May 14th, 2008
You never know who you might bump into, even at Little League practice in Portales' Rotary Park.
Last week it was X-Games star Travis Pastrana.
The motorcy...
May 14, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 14th, 2008
What: Law and Order
Where: NBC
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: The probe into an auto mechanic's murder leads detectives to the man's
boss, whose online affair with a young girl...
May 14, 2008
May 14th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?• The Weather Channel aired footage of a brushfire in Florida and cyclone damage in Burma on Monday. There were...
May 14, 2008 — Portales/Clovis Employment
May 14th, 2008
Click here if you are in the Portales or Clovis area and you are currently looking for a job. This site also links to the PNT and CNJ job hunt...
Turf plans shelved
May 13th, 2008
A proposed artificial turf for Leon Williams Stadium will have to wait.
The Clovis Board of Education tabled indefinitely a decision to install an artificial turf on Clovis High School...
Delegation gets base numbers
May 13th, 2008
WASHINGTON — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation learned Tuesday the Air Force Special Operations Command will station its 16th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Fo...
N.M. Delegation welcomes news of special ops squad deployment to Canno...
May 13th, 2008
WASHINGTON – Members of the New Mexico congressional delegation today welcomed news that the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will station its 16th Special Operations Squadron at...
Muleshoe man dies from fall
May 13th, 2008
Funeral services are being held Wednesday for a 20-year-old Muleshoe man who died Friday in an accidental fall.
Caleb Heinrich died while hunting pigeons with a group of friends in the...
May 14, 2008 Police Blotter
May 13th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 4 p.m. May 6 an officer responded to a battery call at an undisclosed res...
Political question? Try Mad Libs
May 13th, 2008
Two things I always get in trouble for discussing too passionately are sports and politics. I never learn.
• My favorite episode of “Cheers” prominently involves the B...
Drug bust only highlights need for better tactics
May 13th, 2008
In the wake of mass arrests at San Diego State University recently, one fraternity member was quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying, “This looks bad for the whole Greek system.”...
May 13, 2008
May 13th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? • The White House assured Americans on Friday that the $600 income tax rebate checks were mailed....
Irrigation water released
May 13th, 2008
News from Arch Hurley Conservancy District near Tucumcari: The irrigation water will flow today.
"People need to be reminded that the canal and canal roads are not public prope...
May 13, 2008 — City of Clovis
May 13th, 2008
Learn about the city of Clovis and the first female mayor in city history.
...
School board debates grass replacement
May 12th, 2008
The Clovis Municipal School Board will vote Tuesday whether to take a pass on grass.
At issue at the board meeting, set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bella Vista Elementary, is a proposal t...
April 2008 Obituaries
May 12th, 2008
The following people died in April according to obituaries submitted to the Clovis News Journal:
Allen, Larry, 64, of Portales, April 8
Baker, Nile L., 94, of Rosw...
May 13, 2008 Business Digest
May 12th, 2008
Value Options donating over $50,000
ValueOptions New Mexico plans to present a $53,868 donation Wednesday to Mental Health Resources of Clovis.
The event is...
April 2008 Business Licenses
May 12th, 2008
The following business licenses were issued by the city of Clovis in April:
• B.A.M. Roofing & ContractingType: RoofingOwner: Bruce Carswell
Essential Records: A smooth sail
May 12th, 2008
In the wake of April 15, it is common to analyze ones recordkeeping methods in order to ensure a smoother process for the next tax time.
Not only is good recordkeeping essential in avo...
Proposal aims for paternity leave
May 12th, 2008
About 76,000 active duty service members will father babies next year if recent military birthrates hold.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to give those new fathers...
Writers’ Guild should adhere to agreement
May 12th, 2008
We’re writers, so we feel common bond with those who earn their living stringing words together. We’re also free-marketers, so we defend creators’ right to get a fair price for wh...
Clovis, Portales honored for beautification efforts
May 12th, 2008
Keep Clovis Beautiful, the local chapter of New Mexico Clean and Beautiful, was awarded a gold medal Friday for its efforts to clean and beautify Clovis by the New Mexico Tourism Department.
Clovis and Portales receive beautification awards
May 12th, 2008
First Lady Barbara Richardson joined Tourism Department Secretary Michael Cerletti Friday (May 9, 2008) in recognizing New Mexico communities and organizations for their efforts at local beautifica...
May 13, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 12th, 2008
What is it: The Zen of Bobby V
Where: ESPN2
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: The documentary covers former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine, and h...
May 12, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 12th, 2008
What: How I Met Your Mother
Where: CBS
When: 7:30 p.m.
What it's about: Britney Spears returns as Abby, who is now dating Barney, and the pair,
realizing how much they currentl...
OU players from New Mexico
May 12th, 2008
The OU Club of New Mexico is hosting the Sooner Caravan at 5:30 p.m. on May 21 at the banquet room at the Fox & Hound bar and grille in Albuquerque.
Cost is $30 per person....
May 12, 2008 — Jack Williamson
May 12th, 2008
Learn about the world famous science fiction author Jack Williamson who lived in Portales and was a major supporter of Eastern New Mexi...
May 11, 2008
May 11th, 2008
BEVERLY HILLS — God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Jenna Bush was married at the family ranch in Crawford on Saturday with President Bush...
May 11, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 11th, 2008
What: The Office
Where: NBC
When: 6 p.m.
What it's about: If you're a fan of the show, this is the first of what is a four-episode marathon. It's pr...
A call for help
May 11th, 2008
This call for help came in an e-mail from Clovis' Community Relations Director Claire Burroughes:
"Chris Doughty has done a great job for the past year working for the city ......
May 11, 2008 — Hiking and camping in southeastern New Mexico.
May 11th, 2008
Get outside on a sunny day and take the family out to one of the area's many hiking trails, campsites and lakes. Find out where to go here.
ENMU grads get tough advice
May 10th, 2008
Eastern New Mexico University graduated 355 students on Saturday, and among these new college graduates are five Elida students who make up almost half of the Elida High School Class of 2004.
One spouse is plenty
May 10th, 2008
I am Italian and somewhat jealous when it comes to my husband. It runs in our blood. The concept of sharing a husband with other women is completely incomprehensible to me. I’ll often remind...
Americans emulate cowboy heroes
May 10th, 2008
Our fondness for cowboy heroes is typically American. “We may be the loneliest people on earth, and it’s no accident that the cowboy who rides alone should be the symbol of the American...
Students learning leadership
May 10th, 2008
For Savannah and Kayla, one of the key elements is competition. They like the part about Orlando, they like the Sea World plans, but the drawing card is the chance to compete.
No, they aren&...
May 11, 2008 Weddings
May 10th, 2008
McClellan-Lucio
Phyllis Rathjen of Lincoln, Neb., announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Elizabeth McClellan of Lincoln, Neb., to Luis Antonio Lucio, of Fo...
May 11, 2008 Club Notes
May 10th, 2008
Curry County Extension Council
The Curry County Extension Council met May 5 at the extension office with 15 members attending.
President Sheryl Abdill called the meeting to ord...
May 11, 2008 Library Books
May 10th, 2008
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
The Art of Mexican Cooking: Traditional Mexican Cooking for Aficionados by Diana Kennedy was given by Geo...
May 11, 2008 Reunions
May 10th, 2008
Wheatland
Wheatland School will hold an all-school reunion at 8 a.m. May 24 at the Grady Senior Citizens Center.
All former students are invited to attend and asked to bring a...
May 11, 2008 School Menus
May 10th, 2008
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick, cereal, toast, juice and milk. Lunch — Breaded chicken sandwich, pork and beans, lett...
May 11, 2008 Senior Happenings
May 10th, 2008
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1- 5 p.m. dance, Los Abuelitos, Portales; Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish.
Monday:&...
May 11, 2008 Letters to the Editor
May 10th, 2008
Newest campus deemed a success
Clovis’ Freshman Campus has been a success.
Recognizing
room for improvement, the overall change — especially the impleme...
Motherhood entails all sorts of job skills
May 10th, 2008
Consider this a rhetorical gift to all the moms out there:
The term “working mother” is redundant.
Please understand we mean no disrespect to anyone.
May 11, 2008 Police Blotter
May 10th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 7:30 a.m. Monday an officer responded to a business in the 3000 block of M...
May 10, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 10th, 2008
What is it: Classic Boxing
Where: ESPN
When: 6:30 p.m.
What it's about: See the fight that started the downfall of Mike Tyson. The loss to James "Bu...
An honor for the coach
May 10th, 2008
C.J. Aragon, the rodeo coach at Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, has been named coach of the year for the Grand Canyon Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.
&nbs...
May 10, 2008 — Exile in Portales
May 10th, 2008
In case you haven't come across this blog, Buck Pennington writes about life in Portales....
Clovis team wins AAU state title
May 9th, 2008
The New Mexico Cats, an AAU team from Clovis, took first place in the 11-and-under division of the AAU State/District championship Sunday in Albuquerque.
Brandi Gomez and Danni Williams post...
City seeks new police chief
May 9th, 2008
The city of Clovis announced Friday its next police chief will be chosen through an open application process, according to a press release.
Police Chief Dan Blair announced last month his re...
Clovis to open police chief position
May 9th, 2008
The City of Clovis will begin accepting applications for the Clovis Chief of Police position Monday, May 12th, 2008 when the position will be posted on the City of Clovis’ website at www.city...
City accepting applications for police chief
May 9th, 2008
The City of Clovis will begin
accepting applications for the Clovis Chief of Police position Monday, May 12th,
2008 when the position will be posted on the City o...
ENMU regents consider further infrastructure improvement
May 9th, 2008
Eastern New Mexico University’s Board of Regents voted Friday to seek general obligation bonds to complete $11 million in infrastructure repairs.
Scott Smart, ENMU vice president...
Say 'Thanks' when you can
May 9th, 2008
"In life, it is important to say ‘Thank you.' Because we all required help to get where we are today."
So says United Way of Eastern New Mexico Executive Director Erinn B...
May 9, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 9th, 2008
What: Ghost Whisperer
Where: CBS
When: 6 p.m.
What it's about: Melinda looks into a 1979 murder trial prosecuted by her father, hoping to find a connection to his disappearance...
The horse, of course, must be compatible
May 9th, 2008
Most children love horses, whether or not they’ve ever been on one. They love stories about horses, too. “My Friend Flicka,” “Black Beauty” and...
May 9, 2008
May 9th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Laura Bush said Monday the entire Bush family will be in Crawford, Texas, this weekend for Jenna...
ENMU gets provisional qualifier
May 9th, 2008
ABILENE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University earned a fourth provisional qualifier to NCAA Division II national competition on Thursday when the men’s 400 relay team of freshman Josh...
May 9, 2008
May 9th, 2008
The following people celebrate birthdays today:• Patty Brady• Arthur Castillo• Christopher Roy• Greg Trujillo• Sharon Warren...
May 9, 2008 — Clovis Civic Center
May 9th, 2008
The Clovis Civic Center hosts hundreds of events every year. Find out more about the venue here....
Local TV auction underway
May 8th, 2008
KENW TV’s annual auction is under way, and more than half the items already have bids.
The annual fundraiser features more than 700 items ranging from art to vacations and a litt...
May 9, 2008 Police Blotter
May 8th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 9 a.m. Saturday an officer responded to the 1000 block of Oak Street for a reco...
May 9, 2008 Public Record
May 8th, 2008
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from May 1 through Wednesday:
• Jack V. Waters, 47, to Joni L. Haines, 51, both of Clovis
• DeSe...
ENMU to graduate 355 students
May 8th, 2008
Eastern New Mexico University will award 355 college diplomas during Saturday’s 110th annual commencement.
Jose Mike Jimenez of Roswell will receive his master's degree in Englis...
May 9, 2008 Reporter's Notebook: Southwest Cheese wins awards
May 8th, 2008
Southwest Cheese CEO Fred Stephenson said he was pleasantly surprised when he learned the plant’s Monterey Jack entries won first and third place in March at the 2008 World Championship Chees...
DA: Fair funds investigation ongoing
May 8th, 2008
District Attorney Matt Chandler said Thursday that no one has been charged with stealing Curry County Fair funds discovered missing last year. He said the criminal investigation will likely "contin...
Udall expresses Ute Water Project concerns
May 8th, 2008
Rep. Tom Udall said while he remains positive Congress will pass a bill authorizing the Ute Water Project, he has concerns the president might veto it.
The bill would authorize federal...
May 9, 2008 Religion Digest
May 8th, 2008
Church plans celebrations for Greens
The First Church of God in Christ will honor Bishop W. Charles Green Sr. and his wife Ange this weekend for 51 years of service.
...
May 9, 2008 Religion Calendar
May 8th, 2008
Today
Lighthouse Disciples Benefit Car Wash — 1 p.m. every Friday (weather permitting). All donations go toward the Lighthouse Mission Discipleship Program....
Graduation advice stands test of time
May 8th, 2008
I have been thinking about school days this past week and my K-12 school experience. Graduation is upon us and many parents and members of extended family will sit at the gymnasium and watch as the...
A view from under the pew: the best mother's day gift
May 8th, 2008
Editor's Note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can't operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks - except hyphens and dashes....
Lessons learned come from mom
May 8th, 2008
Remember your mom this Mother’s Day. Go visit her, give her a call, mail her a card, send her a prayer.
My mom is living down in South Florida near my brother.
Writing highlights mom’s journey
May 8th, 2008
My pen runneth dry.
This is the part of the movie where we each go our separate ways and the little blurry words, too small to read, come down the screen, along with notes of thanks to...
Prosperity, growth improving our environment
May 8th, 2008
Here’s good news that may have escaped attention. The environment worldwide is getting better and better, largely because of economic growth, efficiency and innovation. So says the 2008 Index...
Home is indeed “where the heart is”
May 8th, 2008
Home. They say it’s where the heart is. I’m not sure that’s true for everyone, but it most certainly is for me.
I’m thankful for my work. On most days, I find a...
Ute bill gets subcommittee hearing
May 8th, 2008
WASHINGTON — The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing today to consider the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Repre...
Creative Services Assistant/Proofer
May 8th, 2008
Freedom New Mexico is looking for the right person to be our Creative Services Assistant/Proofer at the Clovis News Journal. This position will work with the design team to proo...
Press Position
May 8th, 2008
Are you looking for a new career? Freedom New Mexico just might be looking for you.
We are currently seeking the right individual as part of our press crew. You will help a...
May 8, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 8th, 2008
What: The Office:
Where: NBC
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: With Andy and Kevin in tow, Jim hits the golf course in order to score
his biggest client yet. Elsewhere, Michael man...
Our policy is for fairness
May 8th, 2008
Readers sometimes ask why we don't always name criminal suspects in crime stories.
Our policy is to name suspects once they've been formally charged.
The p...
May 8, 2008 — Maypole
May 8th, 2008
The 79-year Maypole tradition continues at Portales High School. Read about the history of the event here.
...
Helping fund ethanol craze unsound idea
May 7th, 2008
The ethanol craze just might set a record for fads that fizzled before they got fully under way. The sooner the better, in our view.
Ethanol is an example of a commodity that might hav...
Ute Water Project clears Senate committee
May 7th, 2008
Legislation authorizing the Ute Water Project cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act, can now be conside...
Humane Society targets Clovis auction
May 7th, 2008
The Humane Society of the United States says it videotaped two sick cows at the Clovis Livestock Auction during an investigation.
Two ill cows were filmed for five hours. One “wa...
May 8, 2008 Education Digest
May 7th, 2008
Local students earn scholar honors
Two Clovis High School students and a Floyd High School student were selected as Golden Apple Scholars, according to a Golden Apple press release.
CCC to implement new technology courses
May 7th, 2008
Clovis Community College will offer industrial technology courses starting in the fall, according to CCC President John Neibling.
The CCC Board of Trustees approved on Wednesday the pu...
N.M. Senators: Eastern New Mexico pipeline bill moves ahead in Senate
May 7th, 2008
WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee approved a bill today authorizing the federal government to build a pipeline that will carry water to several communities in Curry and Roosev...
Ute bill moving through senate
May 7th, 2008
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici today reported a key Senate committee has approved their bill to help meet eastern New Mexico’s future water ne...
Former ENMU president dead at 88
May 7th, 2008
PORTALES — Dr. Donald C. Moyer, the third president of Eastern New Mexico University from 1960-65, passed away April 3 in Nevada. Services were held in Henderson, Nev.
...
May 7, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 7th, 2008
What: Farmer Wants a Wife
Where: The CW
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: Ten women tired of city life compete for the affections of a working
farmer through a series of challenges...
A few words of thanks
May 7th, 2008
LaShawna Young e-mails to say thanks to the maternity staff at Plains Regional Medical Center:
"On May 2, 2008, I gave birth to a beautiful blessing from God with the help of t...
May 7, 2008
May 7th, 2008
The following people celebrate birthdays today:• Geri Davalos• Alex Lopez• Ashley Jimenez...
Local meth labs seized 5/8/08
May 6th, 2008
The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office seized three methamphetamine labs Sunday and arrested three people in the process, according to a news release.
The Roosevelt County Sheriff...
May 7, 2008 Police Blotter
May 6th, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around noon Thursday an officer observed an altercation while at...
Ag Sense: Dairy farmers dedicated to land
May 6th, 2008
While there has been much to do in the news in regards to dairying, it is important to understand that dairy farmers in New Mexico are strictly regulated and required to comply with a long list of...
Burn ban violaters could see tough penalties
May 6th, 2008
Violating an open flames ban in the county could lead to jail time if the Curry County Commission approves a proposed ordinance next month.
The ordinance would punish offenders with a...
Allergy sufferers dealing with springtime
May 6th, 2008
Many High Plains residents spend the spring months battling stuffy noses, headaches, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing and sore throats.
Sherri McCarty, a nurse practitioner at X-press C...
Voicemail beep: My time to shine
May 6th, 2008
When discussing his company’s revolutionary iPhone a few weeks ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs addressed a crowd of shareholders as to how the phone could be more efficient.
“We...
First priority for police are local matters
May 6th, 2008
Widespread public interest in getting local police more involved with federal immigration law should not become an unfunded mandate that usurps local control to focus on a problem that’s not...
Tornado watch canceled
May 6th, 2008
A tornado watch for Curry and Roosevelt counties has been canceled, and is now a severe thunderstorm warning until 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Albuquerque....
May 6, 2008 — NBA Playoffs
May 6th, 2008
The NBA Playoffs are heating up, follow the action here.
...
Podcast: Sen. Bingaman talks to N.M. radio reporters
May 6th, 2008
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman on Tuesday talked to New Mexico radio reporters about a bill he introduced on forest restoration that will come before tomorrow’s Ene...
May 6, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 6th, 2008
What is it: Law and Order Special Victims Unit
Where: NBC
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: A pregnant woman is found raped and dead in a house fire, and attempts
to interview her...
Good enough for Elvis
May 6th, 2008
Carolyn Curd writes for The State Line Tribune:“Elvis Presley and numerous others have recorded ‘Mansion Over the Hilltop,’ a hymn written by Ira F. Stanphill, who was...
May 6, 2008
May 6th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD- God bless America, and how's everybody? • Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby Saturday, outrunning filly
Eight Belles. After she finish...
GI Bill reform needs fine-tuning
May 5th, 2008
In perhaps any other year, the new Republican plan for enhancing the Montgomery GI Bill, which Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) introduced this week with Sens. Richard Burr (N.C.) and John McCain (Ariz.)...
Lawsuits would force gunmakers to do impossible
May 5th, 2008
Second Amendment supporters got a couple of pieces of good news last month.
One, perhaps the most important in a while, was that a federal appeals court didn’t buy New York City...
Food bank facing shortages
May 5th, 2008
In one month the pantries of the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico went from full to a meager supply, according to food bank Executive Director Nancy Taylor.
The food bank collects and d...
Man improving following bedroom crash
May 5th, 2008
A Clovis man is recovering from injuries he received when an SUV drove into his bedroom Friday while he slept.
Richard Gallegos said his uncle is doing much better.
Michael Gallegos r...
Lujan tours eastern New Mexico
May 5th, 2008
While campaigning through southeastern New Mexico this past week, Democratic Congressional District 3 candidate, Ben R. Lujan, sat down with the Freedom New Mexico to answer some questions regardin...
Two arrested in break-in case
May 5th, 2008
A man and woman are in jail after they were caught breaking into a house Sunday evening, according to police reports.
Kateri Bardin, 26, and Jeremy McCloud, 28, were arrested after police ca...
City receives airport funds
May 5th, 2008
The city’s municipal airport received a $4.1 million grant Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration to repave its main runway, according to a news release from Sen. Pete Domenici&rsquo...
May 6, 2008 Business Digest
May 5th, 2008
Feed mills purchased
A Regina, Saskatchewan-based feed company will take over operations of two Gore Bros. feed mills in Clovis, according to a news release.
Unifee...
CCS grad Peterson named All-LSC in golf
May 5th, 2008
CANYON, Texas — Clovis Christian graduate Mollie Peterson, a sophomore at West Texas A&M University, was named to the All-Lone Star Conference women’s golf first team last week....
Hounds' Aragon wins LSC javelin title
May 5th, 2008
ABILENE, Texas — Steven Aragon led a 1-3-6 finish in javelin to highlight Eastern New Mexico University men’s performances over the weekend in the Lone Star Conference track meet, hoste...
Clovis airport to receive $4.1 million for improvements
May 5th, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici announced today that the city of Clovis has received $4.1 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make improvements to the Clovi...
April 5, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 5th, 2008
What: The Bachelor
Where: ABC
When: 8 p.m.
What it's about: Fifteen of this season's spurned bachelorettes---including Amanda,
Ashlee, Carri, Marsha...
Clovis' Bradley nominated for Baptist board
May 5th, 2008
Baptist New Mexican reports:Former New Mexico Lt. Gov. Walter Bradley has been nominated to serve on the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
May 5, 2008
May 5th, 2008
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Barbara Walters released her autobiography titled “Audition” on Friday. In it she re...
May 5, 2008 — Portales High School, Class of 1973
May 5th, 2008
If you were a Portales High School graduate in 1973, you might find this site interesting.
PHS Class of '73...
Pet place always open
May 4th, 2008
Pet lover Sharna Johnson reports you can search for critter friends 24/7.
Check out her Web log:
htt...
May 4, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 4th, 2008
What: Family Guy
Where: FOX
When: 7 p.m. tonight
What it's about:Peter decides to become a pirate and, with his four pirate sidekicks,
lays waste to everything he encounters in...
Reid, Aggies take WAC golf title
May 4th, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. — New Mexico State captured its second Western Athletic Conference championship in three years on Wednesday, finishing the three-day conference meet at 27-over-par 891 for a...
May 4, 2008 — Clovis Municipal Schools
May 4th, 2008
Visit the online home of Clovis Municipal Schools to learn about upcoming events and schedules.
Clovis Municipal Schools...
May 4, 2008 Weddings
May 3rd, 2008
Cole-Mosier
Caley Cole of Portales and Todd Mosier of Portales were joined in marriage April 26, 2008, at the home of Gayle and Sharon Cissell in Portales.John Scot...
May 4, 2008 Engagements
May 3rd, 2008
Fearon-Rogers
Mel Fearon of Halton, Australia, announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Briana Fearon, of Sydney, Australia, to Billy Rogers, of...
May 4, 2008 Sunday Calendar
May 3rd, 2008
Activities
Baxter-Curren Senior Center Bingo — 1 p.m., Thursdays, 908 Hickory. Information: 762-3631
Baxter-Curren Jam Session — 6:30 p.m...
May 4, 2008 Senior Calendar
May 3rd, 2008
La Casa Senior Center1120 Cameo St.
Monday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., daily activities including pool, crafts, ceramics, sewing, quilting, dominos, puzzles, card games...
May 4, 2008 School Menus
May 3rd, 2008
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — Blueberry muffin, cereal, toast, juice and milk. Lunch — Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes and gravy, garde...
May 4, 2008 Library Books
May 3rd, 2008
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Peter Jennings: A Reporter’s Life edited by Kate Darnton draws on more than 80 interviews in...
May 4, 2008 Club Notes
May 3rd, 2008
Chaparral Extension Club
The Chaparral Extension Club met April 24 at the extension building with 13 members in attendance. Sheryl Abdill called the meeting to orde...
Misunderstood, or just trouble?
May 3rd, 2008
The clock radio woke me this morning, tuned to a local station, with the voice of the talented and troubled British singer, Amy Winehouse, rolling back and forth over a series of notes. This soul/p...
Local killings remain unsolved
May 3rd, 2008
A woman living alone with her front and back door unlocked in a secluded area is surely in danger in any part of the world today. Clovis is a quiet town usually, but murder is no stranger to Clovis...
Service lessens stigma
May 3rd, 2008
I asked my husband and some of his military friends whether they would seek mental health counseling. Ninety-nine percent, including hubby, answered with a resounding “no” — regar...
May 4, 2008 Letters to the Editor
May 3rd, 2008
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal will periodically publish thank-you letters of public interest. Letters should be less than 300 words and the writer must be identified. Writers shou...
Ruling not unconstitutional, but...
May 3rd, 2008
It's a little difficult to work up much excitement over the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to uphold Indiana's voter identification law. It was installed, for mostly partisan reaso...
May 5, 2008 Police Blotter
May 3rd, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around noon Wednesday an officer responded to a bank in the 100 block of Main for a re...
Ready to vote?
May 3rd, 2008
New Mexico's Democrats and Republicans have their own Web sites, if you'd like to get ready for the June 3 primaries:
http://www.nmdemocra...
Hounds get two on first team
May 3rd, 2008
RICHARDSON, Texas — Senior second baseman Tyler Hayes and junior catcher Freddy Carmona represented Eastern New Mexico University on the All-Lone Star Conference baseball first team, released...
May 3, 2008
May 3rd, 2008
The following people celebrate birthdays today:• Warren Downing• Annie Lucero• Matthew Mascarenas• Jerrika Wilson...
May 3, 2008 — Clovis Wildcat Football
May 3rd, 2008
It may be the off-season for Clovis Wildcat Football, but it's never too late to relive the 'Cats 2007 season. Make sure to bookmark this site and come back to it during the 2008 season.
ENMU tabs Flinn as new rodeo coach
May 2nd, 2008
PORTALES — Albert Flinn has been hired to take over as rodeo coach at Eastern New Mexico University.
Flinn, who is retiring after a 34-year banking career, will replace David Browder a...
Man injured when SUV crashes into bedroom
May 2nd, 2008
On 05/02/2008 at approximately 1:49 AM this morning, the Clovis Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the area of the 3000 block of Cesar Chavez Street in Clovis in reference to a moto...
May 2, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 2nd, 2008
What is it: Dr. Phil
When: 7 p.m.
Where: KZBZ (Suddenlink Channel 2)
What it's about: The Cougar Craze, Older women dating younger men. Inclu...
Day of song
May 2nd, 2008
Something to do:
More than 30 singers from throughout the community will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Clovis Community College's Town Hall.
Songs will in...
Sibling rivalry can be funny ... eventually
May 2nd, 2008
The psychologists call it “sibling rivalry.” I call it brothers and/or sisters hassling, and country kids seem to have abundant aggravation resources.My brother and I, as I...
May 2, 2008
May 2nd, 2008
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
• Mindy McCready admitted Monday she had an affair with Roger
Clemens, whom she met when she was fiftee...
May 2, 2008 Meetings Watch: City Commission
May 2nd, 2008
Meetings watch:
The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library’s North Annex.
• Commissioners approved to use $225,00...
May 2, 2008 Public Record
May 2nd, 2008
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from April 22 through Wednesday:
• James Price Jr., 43, to Linda Denise Wesley, 39, both of Clovis
&b...
N.M. guard, reserve to demonstrate skills
May 2nd, 2008
New Mexico National Guard soldiers and airmen, along with local Navy and Marine reservists, will conduct a demonstration Saturday for more than 60 current and potential state employers.
Clovis Community College hosting variety show
May 2nd, 2008
Clovis Community College will host the High Plains Chorale Variety Show Sunday at the campus’ Town Hall building.
The free concert is set for 2:30 p.m.
More than 30...
Local committee has vacancies
May 2nd, 2008
The Clovis/Curry County Local Emergency Planning Committee has three vacancies on its executive council. The group meets on the third Wednesday of odd-numbered months at 1 p.m.
County association holds first meeting in Portales
May 2nd, 2008
The New Mexico Association of Counties is meeting in Portales today for the first time in its history.
The group plans to discuss issues ranging from county budgets and wildfires, to C...
Roping event set for weekend
May 2nd, 2008
You can find events all over the country these days that consist of calf roping and only calf roping. Breaking apart from the traditional rodeo slate of competitions, much in the same way bull ridi...
Cinco de Mayo: American history as well
May 2nd, 2008
Welcome to Cinco de Mayo 101. For today’s history lesson -- which will not include step-by-step instructions on how to make the ultimate taco; watch the Today show for that -- we’ll lea...
Scent had father 'incensed'
May 2nd, 2008
I found some ancient incense in a tin box the other day.
I used to collect tin boxes, especially those huge ones that hold cookies or chocolates. I got rid of most of them. The others...
Health care debate needs two players
May 2nd, 2008
Well, at least the presidential campaign will offer something of a debate on the issue of health care. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama disagree only over whether buying sta...
Reporter's Notebook: Pageant newcomer succeeds
May 2nd, 2008
A relative newcomer to pageantry from Clovis walked away with four crowns, in the 7-9 year-old category the 2008 New Mexico State Universal Pageant last weekend in Albuquerque.Monica Romero,...
May 2, 2008 Police Blotter
May 2nd, 2008
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 9 a.m. Sunday an officer responded to a residence in the 600 block of Anthony f...
May 2, 2008 — Portales Municipal Schools
May 2nd, 2008
Visit the online home of Portales Municipal Schools to learn about upcoming events, dates and schedules. This site also contains information about how Portales schools compare to other school distr...
May 2, 2008 Religion Calendar
May 1st, 2008
Today
Lighthouse Disciples Benefit Car Wash — 1 p.m. every Friday (weather permitting). All donations go toward the Lighthouse Mission Discipleship Program....
Chairman touts Ute water project
May 1st, 2008
Former Clovis Mayor David Lansford told city commissioners that a project proposing to build a pipeline from the Ute Reservoir to eight eastern New Mexico entities needs to be constructed, with or...
A view from under the pew: the saga of joey cricket
May 1st, 2008
Editor's note: Since the observing of the National Day of Prayer, Amos has been reflecting on freedom and its relation to spiritual life. He ran across two Scriptures - Joshua 24:15, which...
Group plans mission trip to Asia
May 1st, 2008
Sasha Parker and Casey O’Connor know their mission trip this month to China and Vietnam will be life-changing.
The Eastern New Mexico University freshmen, both 19, said they also...
Greatest legacy to pass on is faith
May 1st, 2008
This column is being rerun at the request of a reader:I heard this story from a participant who has long since passed on.
It was about 1910 and the annual "Decoration...
How about an “in your face” fortune cookie?
May 1st, 2008
I still remember the day several years ago when I was on the phone talking to sons in Africa. “You’re not gonna believe what we’ve got now in Muleshoe!&rdqu...
Military, Cannon funding bill headed to Senate
May 1st, 2008
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2009, which includes $26.6 million for construction at Cannon Air Force Base, according t...
Senate Armed Services Committee approves Domenici's funding request
May 1st, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved several requests made by U.S. Senator Pete Domenici to increase funding
for New Mexico military installations, including a project...
May 1, 2008 Best Bet on TV
May 1st, 2008
What: My Name is Earl
Where: NBC
When: 7 p.m.
What it's about: After stirring awake from his coma, Earl sets out on finding that which
is most important in his life---Billie (A...
Head Rattler axed
May 1st, 2008
In case you missed it:Longtime Tucumcari football coach Dub Smith says he's been fired.Smith, the Rattlers' head coach for 10 years, led the team to the state Class 2A title...
May 1, 2008 — Clovis Model Train Museum
May 1st, 2008
Visit the online home of Clovis' Model Train Museum.
www.clovisdepot.com...
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