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ENMU spikers tabbed for 13th
July 31st, 2007
RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team was chosen for last place this season in the Lone Star Conference’s new 13-team, one-conference format.
Voters in the preseas...
LSC pollsters pick Zias sixth in soccer
July 31st, 2007
RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s women, who made the Lone Star Conference soccer tournament for the first time last season, were chosen for sixth place in the league’s preseas...
South wins again in 1A-2A volleyball
July 31st, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — Two words can accurately describe the South’s performance in the Class 1A-2A All-Star Series: utter domination.
Although the South only breezed through one game, it won for the 21st...
Baskett Watch
July 31st, 2007
Clovis’ Hank Baskett is entering his second season with the Philadelphia Eagles, who opened training camp Friday in Lehigh, Pa.
PROSPECTS
Coming off a strong rookie season, Baskett and fellow seco...
State to release annual school progress reports
July 31st, 2007
School officials say the annual Adequate Yearly Progress reports, scheduled for release today, give a skewed perspective on the performance of some schools.
The report is a No Child Left Behind Act...
Clovis High musical earns honorable mention
July 31st, 2007
Clovis High School received an honorable mention for its musical production of “Fiddler on the Roof” in the HSM USA Weekend Showstopper awards.
There were more than 700 entries in the competitio...
Military Digest: Drake
July 31st, 2007
Army Pvt. Marcus D. Drake has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., according to an Army and Air Force News Service press release.
He is the son of Janis Bayle of Cl...
What's Happening
July 31st, 2007
Today
Curry County AYP scores discussed— 10:30 a.m. Clovis Municipal Schools board room, administration building, 1009 Main St.
Thursday
Local Emergency Planning Committee Community Awareness Commi...
Report: Pizza deliverer robbed at gunpoint
July 31st, 2007
A Clovis pizza delivery woman was robbed at gunpoint by two masked men around midnight Monday, according to police reports.
The 28-year-old told police she was delivering an order to a home in the 3...
After one year, highway paving problematic again
July 31st, 2007
A section of New Mexico Highway 206 between Portales and Dora is experiencing a significant deterioration of its pavement even though the highway was repaved less than a year ago.
Residents, who regu...
‘O’Reilly Factor’ costing Fox big bucks
July 31st, 2007
My coworkers have to hear me talk about TV and movies all the time. The way I figure, why deprive readers that same joy? With that in mind, here are four things I think about TV, movies and media:
1....
Speech-inhibiting doctrine threatens broadcasters
July 31st, 2007
“Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ...”
It’s difficult to imagine a greater abridgement of that constitutionally guaranteed freedom than a governme...
July 31, 2007 Police Blotter
July 31st, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 11 a.m. July 23 an officer responded to a residence in the 200 block of Aspen for a report of...
Hounds picked for last in LSC South
July 31st, 2007
RICHARDSON, Texas — Suffice it to say there’s a big split between the top four and the bottom three in the Lone Star Conference South Division football poll.
Eastern New Mexico University is at t...
July 31, 1914
July 31st, 2007
Samples of Clovis water were sent to State A&M College for analysis and were found to be remarkably pure, the newspaper reported. ... Popular Mechanics magazine was 15 cents a copy or could be subscri...
Shoppers get break on tax-free weekend
July 30th, 2007
New Mexico will have its third annual tax-free weekend Friday through Sunday. The state-mandated holiday is meant to coincide with students returning to schools.
Tax-exempt items include school suppl...
Xcel proposes increase, plans upgrades
July 30th, 2007
Energy company Xcel Energy is proposing a base-rate increase from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
The electric and natural gas company is seeking an overall increase of 6.6 percent from...
Ethanol plant permit hearing planned
July 30th, 2007
A hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 27 at the Clovis Civic Center on an appeal of the air quality permit granted to ConAgra Trade Group for its Clovis Ethanol plant.
The petition was filed...
Police: Man stabbed by milk deliverer
July 30th, 2007
A Clovis man was stabbed Saturday at Southwest Cheese Plant by a 40-year-old man who delivered milk there, Curry County Sheriff Matt Murray said.
Jeffrey Boatwright of Clovis was arrested at the scen...
What's Happening
July 30th, 2007
Today
Local Emergency Planning Committee Membership Committee Meeting — 9 a.m. Emergency Management Conference Room, 320 Connelly.
Wednesday
Curry County AYP scores discussed— 10:30 a.m. Clovis M...
Business Digest: Xcel Energy adding jobs
July 30th, 2007
Xcel Energy’s Texas-based operating company, Southwestern Public Service Co., is adding 65 positions to enhance service to its growing regional customer base, according to a company news release.
Th...
Already stretched thin, U.S. faces Turkish troubles
July 30th, 2007
Most of the commentary surrounding the election in Turkey revolved around the fact that the Justice and Development Party (known as AK), a moderate Islamist party, achieved a solid victory. This in a...
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week July 30-August 3, 2007
July 30th, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week July 30-August 3, 2007....
July 30, 1931
July 30th, 2007
All bids for the $30,000 National Guard Armory in Clovis were rejected by Brig. Gen. Osborne C. Wood. He said the plans would be revised and that a call for new bids would be advertised soon. ... A re...
July 29, 1918
July 29th, 2007
Phillip D. Cooley of Clovis was awarded a marksman medal and diploma offered by the Winchester Junior Rifle Corp. for his score of 219. ... The Clovis Journal reported that George L. Pontz was driving...
Court Dispositions
July 28th, 2007
The following criminal dispositions were recently filed in the 9th Judicial District Court:
David Patrick, 31, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. He was ordered to serve one-yea...
What's Happening
July 28th, 2007
Tuesday
Local Emergency Planning Committee Membership Committee Meeting — 9 a.m. Emergency Management Conference Room, 320 Connelly.
Wednesday
Curry County AYP scores discussed— 10:30 a.m. Clovis...
Police Blotter
July 28th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 7:30 a.m. July 20 an officer responded to the area of South Prince Street and Dixie Drive for...
Reporter's Notebook: Player has passion for piano
July 28th, 2007
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD DAVID BROSFEAU has played piano for more than half his life, earning accolades including a third-place finish at the state competition of the Piano Music Teachers of New Mexico. He...
Cities should advance citizen freedom
July 28th, 2007
Most Americans have the naïve notion that their local city officials busy themselves fixing potholes, providing police and fire services, dealing with the occasional code violation and quietly runnin...
Military action not always best terror defense
July 28th, 2007
Any discussion of a threat estimate from the vaunted U.S. intelligence community must begin with an acknowledgment that U.S. intelligence often, perhaps more often than not, has gotten things wrong.
...
ENMU sees less-than-rosy immediate future
July 28th, 2007
Eastern New Mexico University administration and regents participated in a little crystal-ball gazing at Friday’s regular meeting and saw tougher times ahead for their budget.
Officials from all th...
Three sought on robbery claim
July 28th, 2007
Police are seeking three men who allegedly robbed two men at gunpoint Thursday night, according to Clovis Police Capt. Patrick Whitney.
Around 11 p.m. Thursday, the victims reported they were approac...
Six charged with alleged inmate beating
July 28th, 2007
Curry County Sheriff’s deputies charged six inmates at the Curry County Detention center Wednesday in connection with the July 19 battery of another 41-year-old inmate, according to an incident repo...
Company says Clovis pizza location closed
July 28th, 2007
CiCi’s Pizza in Clovis is closed, according to company spokespeople.
The Clovis franchisee chose to close the restaurant at 1913 N. Prince St. at the end of the day Wednesday, they said.
“He cont...
July 28, 1989
July 28th, 2007
The Clovis News-Journal reported that production personnel at Frozefruit in Clovis would be temporarily laid off while the company underwent general maintenance. ... Rev. and Mrs. V. Ray Allen celebra...
ENMU players picked up for NBC tourney
July 27th, 2007
Playing for the Amarillo-based West Texas Outlaws in the wood-bat Red River League, Eastern New Mexico University baseball players Seth Clabaugh and Clayton Young will have their summer seasons extend...
Free spaying and neutering for pets in Clovis
July 27th, 2007
Free spaying and neutering for dogs and cats of income-qualified families....
Rank not important
July 27th, 2007
I recently went to a dinner party organized by a military spouses club. The food was very good and the evening was pleasant, until someone sitting at my table started talking about how we should separ...
Brothers plus one make up baseball team
July 27th, 2007
One of the most forgotten baseball teams in Curry County was the team made up of 11 brothers and one neighbor boy. How often is a baseball team made up of nearly one family? Rarely.
This is a partia...
Internet has widespread impact
July 27th, 2007
For those of us caught in the betwixt and between generation, the Internet is a mixed blessing. By betwixt and between, I mean those of us who were born and spent some of our adult lives before PCs, y...
Honors
July 27th, 2007
Estes
Casey Joseph Estes of Melrose has been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll and Tyler Wayne Carpenter of Clovis has been named to the Distinguished Student’s List at Texas A&M University in Coll...
Club notes
July 27th, 2007
Altrusa
Members of Altrusa International Inc. of Clovis met July 16 in the home of Mary Knowles for a program meeting.
Fourteen members and six guests attended.
Each member spoke about the club in o...
Library books
July 27th, 2007
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic by Anne Knutson was given by Mr. and Mrs. William Dreasher in memory of Ruth Gore.
Published in a...
Anniversaries
July 27th, 2007
Hagelgantz
Leon and Marian Hagelgantz of Clovis celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary July 27.
The couple were married July 27, 1952, in Bazine, Kan.
They have two children and six grandchildre...
Senior Happenings
July 27th, 2007
Baxter -Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 5 p.m. social night; Ruidoso trip.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 10 a.m. art class; 6 p.m. jam session; Ruidoso trip.
Wednesday: 1 p.m. crafts; 7 p.m. nigh...
Book review
July 27th, 2007
Title: “Bastards for Sale”
Author: M. E. Lyne
Publisher: Vantage Press
Genre: mystery
Overview: With the help of private investigator Alfred P. Chaves, small-town gal Connie McIsher is about...
Engagements
July 27th, 2007
Edwards-Speed
Weldon and Pam Edwards of Amarillo announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Danielle Edwards of Amarillo, to Benjamin Speed of Clovis.
He is the son of Alan...
Man wanted for harboring suspect turns himself in
July 27th, 2007
A Clovis man sought by police for harboring a homicide suspect turned himself in to police around noon today, Clovis Capt. Patrick Whitney said.
As of 2:30 p.m. Ivan Vasquez was being booked at the C...
July 27, 1942
July 27th, 2007
Antoinette Concell, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey aerial marvel endorsed Camel cigarettes for their mild flavor. ... The Clovis News-Journal reported that Miss Lois Beck hosted weekly storytel...
Religion Feature: Group watches daily bread
July 26th, 2007
LaWanda Furney used to weigh 250 pounds. She has lost almost 75 pounds since January. She’s been on diets before, but this time she turned to a faith-based diet group that meets weekly at St. James...
Religion Digest: Former resident signing books
July 26th, 2007
Former Clovis and Portales resident Sue Jones, of Whitefield, Okla., will autograph her book “When Mercy Said No!” from 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the Master’s Centre Parable Chris...
Culture shock second to Jesus
July 26th, 2007
Years ago when my parents were in seminary in Kansas City, Kan., our family had the opportunity to live among other families at the seminary.
We lived on the seminary grounds in apartment buildings t...
a view from under the pew
July 26th, 2007
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks — except dashes and hyphens.
a...
Police Blotter
July 26th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 3 p.m. July 18 an officer was called to an apartment in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King...
Public Record
July 26th, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from July 19 through Wednesday:
Richard Segovia, 39, to Sara Bridget Simmons, 29, both of Portales
Ronald Gerard Tafoya, 44, to Laura D...
What's Happening
July 26th, 2007
Today
Free spaying and neutering for dogs and cats of income-qualified families — 8:30 a.m. Rewards Pet Training Center, Seventh and Hondo. Appointment required. Call 769-3430.
Saturday
Facts and F...
Effluent pipeline report readied
July 26th, 2007
A special water policy advisory committee voted Thursday to give an engineering firm more time to make changes on the effluent pipeline project report before presenting it at a U.S. Senate hearing in...
Charges filed in fight
July 26th, 2007
Two teenage girls will be charged as juveniles in connection with a fight on Sunday afternoon, District Attorney Matt Chandler said.
The 17-year-old driver of an SUV that struck a 49-year-old man, ca...
Mondragon receives award for service
July 26th, 2007
Raymond Mondragón of Clovis has received the Bronze Award from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, according to a news release from the New Mexico Economic Development Depar...
In Tribute: Teacher left mark on peers, students
July 26th, 2007
By the time Sylvia Burgett retired as a teacher, she’d taught students in kindergarten through high school for more than 40 years around the world, including more than 18 years in Texico. Burgett di...
Bomb scare just a game
July 26th, 2007
A suspicious package left at the New Mexico Visitor's Center east of Clovis turns out to be a geocashing game piece....
Soggy Potter book could be sign
July 26th, 2007
My life is not so boring that I need to go out of my way to poke somebody,
offend a few, or otherwise provoke e-mail to further bury my in-box. (My
saved e-mails just broke into five figures.) But, I...
Body slamming not work-appropriate
July 26th, 2007
I had to attend a Gender Sensitivity Training seminar many moons ago.
I was working someplace when a female employee alleged a male co-worker had made unwanted advances on her personage and she sued...
Don’t reach for stars, reach higher
July 26th, 2007
We were not told, we were ordered, to pack light this year. And so I did an amazing act, which was nothing short of a miracle, making all my stuff fit into one huge bag.
My daughter, Laura, and I re...
Anti-terrorism budget excludes border security
July 26th, 2007
If lawmakers are worried about border security, they sure aren’t putting their money where their mouths are.
Congress recently allocated $747 million to some 50 U.S. cities in its latest round of a...
Clovis woman competent for trial
July 26th, 2007
LUBBOCK, Texas — A woman accused of slipping into a maternity ward while wearing hospital scrubs and abducting a newborn girl is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
Rayshaun Parson, 2...
Police press release: Peacock nest at zoo
July 26th, 2007
Incident Type: There Is No Police Investigation Into Disturbing of a Peahen Nest And Broken Peafowl Eggs At Hillcrest Park Zoo In Clovis
Contact Person: Patrick Whitney, Captain
This media relea...
July 26, 1965
July 26th, 2007
Cannon Air Force Base Capt. Harold Tom Godfrey and Jack Winton, of Clovis, escaped injury when the light airplane they were in crashed while attempting to land on a sod runway one mile north of Enterp...
Commissioners adopt 4 percent budget increase
July 25th, 2007
Curry County Commissioners adopted a $9.3 million operational budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year at a special meeting Wednesday, about 4 percent higher than the previous year’s budget.
The 2006-2...
CHS Notes: Wildcat football to air on ESPNU
July 25th, 2007
Clovis High’s Oct. 19 football game at Artesia is scheduled to be televised nationally as part of ESPN’s Old Spice High School Showcase.
The 14-game schedule has 10 games on ESPNU (including the C...
Local teams eliminated in Little League tourneys
July 25th, 2007
LOS LUNAS — The Clovis American All-Stars got off to a fast start Tuesday, but were blanked by Albuquerque Petroglyph after the first inning in absorbing a 10-4 losers bracket loss in the state 13-1...
Police records: Clovis man harbored shooting suspect
July 25th, 2007
A Clovis man alleged to have harbored a teenage homicide suspect sought by police is now himself the target of a police search.
An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for Ivan Vasquez, 48. He is charge...
Funds sought to fix roads
July 25th, 2007
The City of Clovis Public Works Committee decided at its meeting Wednesday to recommend the city pick up the balance for funding road improvements that include Sycamore and Main streets.
The committe...
What's Happening
July 25th, 2007
Today
Free spaying and neutering for dogs and cats of income-qualified families — 8:30 a.m. Rewards Pet Training Center, Seventh and Hondo. Appointment required. Call 769-3430.
Local Emergency Plann...
Local Roundup: Man faces forgery charges
July 25th, 2007
Man faces five forgery counts
A 26-year-old Clovis man is facing five counts of forgery for allegedly attempting to pass $3,600 in phony money orders at the post office, according to police reports.
...
Education Digest: Clovis schools awarded $5 million
July 25th, 2007
The Clovis school district is set to receive nearly $5 million in state funds for construction at La Casita and Zia elementary schools, according to officials.
More than $3.8 million will be used for...
Ohio senator’s change of heart good for politics
July 25th, 2007
The Associated Press reports U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, has been under fire from both sides of the political aisle because of the way he has voted on contentious issues.
Liberal activist gr...
Vaughan Pipline Ceremony, July 25,2007
July 25th, 2007
Members of the New Mexico Interstate streams commission and Bureau of Reclamation celebrate the first water flow from the Vaughan Pipeline, which supplies water to the Pecos River....
District Manager
July 25th, 2007
The Clovis News Journal is looking for an energetic team player for a District Manager. The position promotes the delivery and sales of the newspaper through the use of independent contractors. The...
Distribution Assistant
July 25th, 2007
Distribution Assistant
Do you like working with people and helping them get their job completed in a timely manner? If so, you are the person we are looking for.
The Clovis News Journal has a part-...
Customer Service Representative
July 25th, 2007
Customer Service Representative
The Clovis News Journal is looking for a part-time Customer Service Representative to round out our Circulation Department.
The right person for this position doesn...
Quay County Sun Classified Sales
July 25th, 2007
The Quay County Sun has a sales position open. This position works Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The job responsibility of this position is to work with classified customers and handle...
Sales Executives
July 25th, 2007
SALES TEAM
We are looking for individuals who can fulfill customer needs and have fun while doing so. Making goal is paramount and attainable in the multi-media world of print...
Quay County Sun Sales Rep
July 25th, 2007
Sales, Sales, Sales The Quay County Sun is looking for a sales representative. The QCS is a goal oriented company and we are looking for an energetic, well organized sales representative to be a pa...
Sales Assistant
July 25th, 2007
Great Career Starter Position
The Clovis News Journal is seeking a sales assistant for our team of sales executives. This position is an entry-level position into the world of newspaper advertising...
July 25, 1961
July 25th, 2007
Rhythm Shop school of dancing at 1316 Main offered dancing lessons for children. ... Mrs. William Conn, mother of Miss Clovis, was a passenger on an Eastern Airline plane that was hijacked and forced...
Board approves school rezoning
July 24th, 2007
The Barry Elementary School attendance zone has been expanded to encompass a section of the zone previously assigned to the Arts Academy at Bella Vista.
The Clovis school board approved the rezoning...
What's Happening
July 24th, 2007
Today
Free spaying and neutering for dogs and cats of income-qualified families — 8:30 a.m. Rewards Pet Training Center, Seventh and Hondo. Appointment required. Call 769-3430.
Clovis City Public Wo...
Man says teen struck him with SUV
July 24th, 2007
Police are investigating a case involving a teen who allegedly struck a Clovis man with her car when he tried to break up a fight Sunday, according to police reports.
The case is being investigated a...
Doctor named in lawsuit
July 24th, 2007
An emergency room doctor with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit hanging over his head worked briefly at Plains Regional Medical Center and Roosevelt General Hospital, hospital representatives said this we...
Tammy Faye proof second act of life can be sweetest
July 24th, 2007
For someone like Tammy Faye Messner, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s assertion that there are no second acts in American lives falls flat.
The public first came to know her as the wife of Jim Bakker, a telev...
Parents best bet in censoring kids’ video games
July 24th, 2007
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. And it’s on the way. “Grand Theft Auto IV,” the latest in arguably the most offensive, raunchy and controversial video-games series of all time, heads to...
Any step against D.C. nepotism good
July 24th, 2007
With potential voters You-Tubing questions for debating Democrats on Monday and Dick Cheney’s short-lived presidency on Saturday, it’s possible you missed an example of good government by the Hous...
July 24, 1937
July 24th, 2007
Bill Church, 24, was trapped in the basement of Charles Ilfield Liquor Wholesale when the main floor collapsed, breaking bottles and spilling $1,000 worth of whiskey into the basement. ... Glenn Haven...
Business Digest: Portales woman attends conference
July 23rd, 2007
Jacquelyn Madrid of Portales attended the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences annual conference in Reno, Nev., according to an AAFCS news release.
Madrid served as a senator from New...
What's Happening
July 23rd, 2007
Today
Rural Bookmobile — 10-10:45 a.m. Grady Senior Citizen Center. 10:50-11:20 a.m. Grady Post Office.
Clovis Municipal Schools Board meeting— 5:30 p.m. 1009 Main St., central office board room.
...
China’s treatment of media setting country back
July 23rd, 2007
Just now the Chinese government is focused on U.S. media, claiming they (we) have exaggerated the extent to which Chinese food products are tainted in the wake of all those dogs and cats dying horribl...
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 23-27 July 2007
July 23rd, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 23-27 July 2007....
July 23, 1917
July 23rd, 2007
The Clovis National Bank tendered the contract for the construction of its new $15,000 home to contractor C.L. Overby. ... Curry County men were given numbers to be drawn in an attempt to build up the...
Clovis Fire Department: Live burn training
July 22nd, 2007
The Clovis Fire Department burns a home July 21, 2007. The home was located on North Prince Street less than half a mile from Wal-Mart. It was donated for training use by a developer who wanted the lo...
July 22, 1930
July 22nd, 2007
Weather officials reported 3.85 inches of rain flooded the business section of Clovis. ... In an advertisement in the Clovis Evening News Journal, Dr Pepper claimed to be “The answer to a maiden’s...
Area teams fall in state LL openers
July 21st, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — The Clovis Zia League All-Stars got off to a slow start Saturday and couldn’t recover in a 13-3 loss to Los Alamos in the first-round of the double-elimination state Little League 11...
What's Happening
July 21st, 2007
Today
Piano recital — 2:30 p.m. (MDT) First Baptist Church of Texico. David Brosfeau.
Tuesday
Rural Bookmobile — 10-10:45 a.m. Grady Senior Citizen Center. 10:50-11:20 a.m. Grady Post Office.
Clo...
Police Blotter
July 21st, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 4 p.m. Monday an officer was called to a business in the 1200 block of West Seventh Street fo...
Suspect found in AC structure
July 21st, 2007
A 40-year-old Clovis man is in jail, accused of burglary, after police caught him hiding up inside an old air conditioning structure Monday night, police reports said.
Martin Garza is being held on a...
Letters to the Editor: Female ordination against Scripture
July 21st, 2007
Regarding “Women of the Cloth,” (July 13 CNJ):
Mary Magdalene was at Christ’s crucifixion, his open tomb and first to witness the risen Jesus. And Jesus sent her to his disciples. She’s fascin...
Reviews didn’t wrong Rowling or Scholastic
July 21st, 2007
There was no magic in the way two American newspapers obtained copies of the long-awaited, final installment of the Harry Potter series before its official release early Saturday morning.
But there a...
Sights and sounds of the High Plains Jr. Rodeo 2007 Finals
July 21st, 2007
The sights and sounds of the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association 2007 finals at Clovis, New Mexico....
July 21, 1924
July 21st, 2007
More than 4,000 rabbit scalps were turned in by contestants in the rabbit killing contest sponsored by Barry Hardware Co. Jack Eller, rural route carrier of Clovis, won first prize with 1,954 scalps....
HPJRA FINALS: Quick start helps Tularosa competitor
July 20th, 2007
The first one out of the chute may be the victim of some nerves, but there are advantages to that, too.
On Friday afternoon, Tularosa’s Lon Danley was the first to go in the 9-12 steer riding compe...
Clovis teen charged with shooting
July 20th, 2007
A Clovis grand jury indicted a Clovis teen Friday on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his mother’s boyfriend.
District Attorney Matt Chandler said Albert Rami...
Graduations
July 20th, 2007
Abilene Christian University
Three local students graduated from Abilene Christian University during May 2007 commencement:
• Alisa Carol Durham of Clovis graduated with a bachelor of science in i...
Club notes
July 20th, 2007
Encanto Garden Club
Encanto Garden Club met at the home of Elsie Dean for their July meeting. Karen Allen read the minutes of the last meeting and Jane Rybolt read an inspirational poem. Treasurer’...
Engagements
July 20th, 2007
Dunn-Cancilla
Lennis and Rose Ellen Dunn of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tyler Anne Dunn of Albuquerque, to Dan Cancilla of Albuquerque. He is the son of...
Library books
July 20th, 2007
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
50+: Igniting a Revolution to Reinvent America by Bill Novelli takes a look at what’s happening now among 78 million baby boom...
Honors
July 20th, 2007
Scholarship
Megan Sanders of Melrose and Warren Jorde of Texico have been selected as Robert C. Byrd Scholars for the 2007-2008 academic year, according to a New Mexico Public Education Department ne...
Weddings
July 20th, 2007
Mayfield-Wood
Cherry Mayfield of Texico and Elliott Wood of Nashville, Tenn., were joined in marriage March 10, 2007, at First Baptist Church of Abilene, Texas.
The Rev. Kyle Mayfield performed the...
Senior Happenings
July 20th, 2007
Baxter-Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 5 p.m. social night.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 10 a.m. art class; 6:30 p.m. musical.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. Red Hat meeting; 1 p.m. crafts; 5 p.m. ice cream...
Community thinkers make world go round
July 20th, 2007
Professor Castillo bore a resemblance, perhaps intentionally fostered, to those old pictures one sees of Pancho Villa. Since the complexities and nuances of the Pancho Villa story, and indeed the enti...
Two men killed in grain elevator accident
July 20th, 2007
In 1950 I graduated from Clovis High School. In the middle of July that year, after plowing wheat stubble, I came into town and I saw the bold headlines on the left front side of the Clovis News Journ...
Rejection painful regardless of age
July 20th, 2007
It’s hard to accept rejections.
For children, first rejections are even more painful because they become aware that the outside world can be a tough place, and they may not get what they want when...
July 20, 1951
July 20th, 2007
Sisters Barbara and Shirley Boydston won sweepstakes honors in the annual Curry County 4-H Dress Revue. ... MSgt. E.A. Nash Jr. was announced as the new Army and Air Force recruiter for Clovis. His...
Commission passes $49 million budget
July 19th, 2007
Clovis City Commission adopted a $49 million budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year at Thursday’s meeting, over the opposition of Commissioner Ron Edwards, who faulted it for not addressing pay adjust...
Senate committee grants bovine TB detection funds
July 19th, 2007
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R.-N.M., voted Thursday with the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide federal funding to continue research carried out in New Mexico to more rapidly detect livestock dis...
God provides spiritual strength
July 19th, 2007
I think back to childhood times when John Scott, our son, was a little boy. But even though he is grown, I remember years filled with fantasy and child play.
John Scott had an infatuation with “Th...
Religion Digest: Church hosting musical program
July 19th, 2007
Kingswood United Methodist Church will host an evangelical program with contemporary Christian music at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The church is located at 2600 N. Main St.
The Continentals will present “Al...
a view from under the pew
July 19th, 2007
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
the leaky baptistery
boss i don t know if you
rem...
Altercation investigated at adult detention center
July 19th, 2007
An investigation is under way after an inmate was injured in an altercation at the Curry County Adult Detention Center on Thursday, officials said.
Michael Prince, 41, was released on bond and taken...
What's Happening
July 19th, 2007
Today
Baxter-Curren Senior Center 50th anniversary and grand opening — 5 p.m. 908 Hickory St. Ham will be provided. Bring a covered dish.
Movie Showing “Open Season” — 1 p.m. Clovis-Carver Pub...
Public Record
July 19th, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from July 12 through Wednesday:
Rafael Felipe Vidal, 56, to Maria Luz Vidal 42, both of Texico
Kelly Gene Brodie II, 26, of Clovis to H...
Reporter's Notebook: Decades-old quilt completed
July 19th, 2007
Sarah Sears of Clovis never finished her quilt, “The Tree of Life,” which she started in 1920.
Her daughter, Jan Pisano, now of Boulder, Colo., now in her 80s, asked Liz Judd and a group of ladie...
Stay on earth not nearly long enough
July 19th, 2007
Word came from Huntsville, Ala., a couple of weeks ago that my Uncle Roger died.
This was the fourth of my mom’s siblings to pass in two months. First there was Aunt Mary Alice, then Uncle Lloyd,...
Meth addiction everyone’s problem
July 19th, 2007
A popular piece of advice for writers is to write about what you know. But writing about what you know can be extremely painful when you’ve been affected by the destructive demon of methamphetamine....
U.S.’ approach to drug problem needs revamped
July 19th, 2007
We couldn’t help but notice a recent wire story headlined “Illegal drugs getting scarcer.”
The report began by noting that the availability of most illegal drugs is down and drug seizures are...
Keep your eyes on God
July 19th, 2007
When I was a little lad, old enough to ride a bicycle but not nearly old
enough to drive a car, somewhere in the pre-teen larva stage, my family
and I (those of us who were still at home) spent some e...
Carbon tax may be best way to halt polluters
July 19th, 2007
Michigan Congressman John Dingell, a Democrat who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, through which any major climate change measures must pass, is calling the bluff of colleagues who dema...
July 19, 1932
July 19th, 2007
Sun Drug Co., at Fifth and Main streets, gave free ice cream cones to boys and girls under 15 who brought customers to the store to make a purchase of 15 cents or more. ... The Clovis Evening News Jou...
July 18, 1980
July 18th, 2007
Clovis’ Brooks Jennings was doing well after backing a driver’s-education car through a gate. Jennings said it was an experience that he intended to use in his teaching of driver’s education. .....
Communities get $270K for Cannon transition aid
July 17th, 2007
The Defense Department has awarded $270,000 to the city of Clovis to help it prepare for the changes associated with the realignment of Cannon Air Force Base, according to a news release from New Mexi...
July 18, 2007 Meetings Watch: Curry County Commission
July 17th, 2007
Curry County commissioners on Tuesday approved the contract for roofing work at the Curry County Fairgrounds with Conklin Roofing Systems. But commissioners also questioned the roofing company’s pre...
July 18, 2007 Police Blotter
July 17th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around midnight July 9 an officer responded to a call of larceny at a store in the 2000 block of Wes...
Local Roundup: Police report burglary spike
July 17th, 2007
In recent days there have been several burglaries to sheds and outbuildings, according to a press release from Clovis Police.
The burglaries appear to be crimes of opportunity where the perpetrators...
What's Happening
July 17th, 2007
Today
Clovis Industrial Development Corp. breakfast — 7 a.m. Clovis Civic Center. Secretary of Economic Development Fred Mondragon is guest. Information: 763-6600.
Local Emergency Planning Committe...
Report entertaining, but inaccurate
July 17th, 2007
Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” is a hate-mongering show, and its viewers and advertisers believe Muslims are lazy, and Democrats are communist slime maggots whose views would embarrass Nazis....
Pakistan necessary evil in fighting
July 17th, 2007
The Pakistani government’s virtually inevitable assault on the Red Mosque in the middle of the capital city of Islamabad, which had been occupied by Taliban-oriented Islamist militants holding women...
July 17, 1947
July 17th, 2007
Louise Massey, NBC singing star, was scheduled to be in Clovis as one of the features for the Western Music Jamboree. ... Nearly 200 people were scheduled to attend the Chamber of Commerce dinner at t...
Police arrest shooting suspect
July 16th, 2007
A tip from a citizen led to the arrest of a Clovis teen who police say shot and killed his mother’s boyfriend Thursday, police said.
Albert Ramirez, 18, was arrested without incident at 713 W. 13th...
Business Feature: Hotel stays often brief
July 16th, 2007
With two hotels open for business over the last few months and another to be built by the end of the year, Clovis is adding to its collection of about a dozen hotels.
Bill Giese of Giese Realty Inve...
Ute water presentation well-received
July 16th, 2007
After waiting more than four hours for a state committee to hear its case, the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority needed about 30 minutes to get a favorable response.
Authority members made a s...
Local Roundup: Motorcyclist killed after losing control
July 16th, 2007
A 41-year-old Clovis man was killed early Sunday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a utility pole on Norris Street, police said.
Just after midnight, Bruce Monroe was heading...
What's Happening
July 16th, 2007
Today
Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Curry County Courthouse.
Water and Natural Resources Committee Meeting — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clovis Civic Center. Focus will be on methods of removal of plants...
Science center holding field day
July 16th, 2007
The annual field day for New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center at Clovis Aug. 7 will highlight crop research and dairy production relating to New Mexico, according to an NMSU new...
Business Licenses
July 16th, 2007
The following business licenses were obtained from the City of Clovis in the month of July:
Name: Justino Israel Cruz
Type: Ceramics
Owner: Justino Israel Cruz
Location: 317 52nd, Lubbock, Texas
Nam...
Lady Bird Johnson epitome of strong Southern belle
July 16th, 2007
We join Texans — and Americans — everywhere in mourning the loss of a great lady, Lady Bird Johnson, who died Wednesday at age 94 at her Austin, Texas, home.
Johnson, as much as anyone, embodied...
July 16, 1969
July 16th, 2007
The Clovis Municipal Board of Education named Delman Farris as principal of Marshall Junior High School and Bill McDaniel as director of federal programs for the Clovis schools. ... The Clovis News Jo...
Clovis pet of the week 16-20 July 2007
July 16th, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week for 16-20 July 2007....
Arrest made in homicide
July 15th, 2007
Clovis police on Sunday morning arrested a man wanted in connection with Thursday’s homicide.
Albert Ramirez, 18, was arrested without incident at 714 W. 13th Street, Apartment A, police said, abou...
Police press release: Motorcycle fatality
July 15th, 2007
Release Date: 07/15/2007
Incident Type: Fatal Motorcycle Crash Claims Man’s Life Early Sunday Morning In Clovis
Contact Person: Sergeant Robert Denney, 505-763-9444
On 07/15/2007 at ap...
Clovis man dies in cycle crash
July 15th, 2007
A 41-year-old Clovis man died early Sunday morning when the motorcycle he was riding hit a utility pole at Second and Norris streets.
Bruce Monroe died at the scene, officials said.
A police press r...
South wins defensive battle in 3A contest
July 15th, 2007
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — It was an offensive standstill or a defensive slugfest, depending on the point of view, but for the South, the result was just fine.
The South earned a 7-6 victory in the New Mexi...
Rodeo set for Clovis next week
July 15th, 2007
Founded in Clovis in 1974, the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association still calls the city home.
During the HPJRA Finals this week, some 250 contestants will also call Clovis home — at least temporari...
July 15, 1926
July 15th, 2007
The Clovis-News advised that people driving their cars purely for pleasure should avoid Commerce Way so that wheat haulers can rush the crop to market. ... Clovis was selected as the next meeting plac...
July 15, 2007 What's Happening
July 14th, 2007
Monday
Water and Natural Resources Committee Meeting — 10 a.m. Clovis Civic Center. Focus will be financing of major water development projects.
Tuesday
Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. Courthou...
Water meetings set for Civic Center
July 14th, 2007
The state Legislature’s Water and Natural Resources Committee will conduct meetings Monday and Tuesday at the Clovis Civic Center.
“We need to take the Legislature to the people of New Mexico,”...
July 15, 2007 Police Blotter
July 14th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 8 p.m. July 4 officers responded to a domestic dispute in the 1300 block of Rencher Street.
...
National Guardsman dies at White Sands
July 14th, 2007
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — Army officials are looking into what caused the death of a sergeant with the New Mexico Army National Guard who was conducting range operations here.
Benjamin Griego, 26...
July 14, 1915
July 14th, 2007
Hazel Moye of Clovis died of scarlet fever. There were no funeral services at the home due to the nature of the illness and the victim’s home being quarantined, but a host of sympathizing friends fo...
Portales' Gomez honored during North-South tilts
July 13th, 2007
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — When the Class 3A North-South all-star basketball games took place Friday night, five recent Portales seniors were there to represent the South squad. It seemed only right that Bre...
Thank You Letters: Burglary victims thankful for support
July 13th, 2007
As the victims of the burglary/vandalism/arson that occurred earlier this month, we want to express our most heart-felt thanks to the scores of people who have offered their comfort and support over t...
Iraq invasion motivating factor for terrorists
July 13th, 2007
A summary of a draft of a new National Intelligence Assessment on Iraq reportedly concludes “that al-Qaida has reconstituted its core structure along the Pakistani border and may now be a stronger a...
Horse thieves cause large border squabble
July 13th, 2007
I have a better story about the shooting of horse thieves at the fence between Farwell and Texico in the early days. The authority is L. C. “Larry” Mersfelder. He was our first county superintende...
Finding identity difficult process
July 13th, 2007
My cousin M. was recently divorced. During a family gathering, she shared with my sister and me how difficult it was to start a new life as a single woman after having been married for many years. M....
Senior Happenings
July 13th, 2007
Baxter-Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 5 p.m. social night.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 10 a.m. art class; 6:30 p.m. jam session.
Wednesday: 1p.m. crafts; 7 p.m. night owls.
Thursday: 8 a.m. b...
Anniversaries
July 13th, 2007
Hughes
Buddy and Melinda Hughes of Clovis celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary July 17, 2007.
The couple were married July 17, 1982, in Clovis.
They have three children.
He is a shop foreman...
Births
July 13th, 2007
Robbs
Justin and Angie Robbs of Rio Rancho are the parents of an 8 pound girl born May 4, 2007, at their residence in Rio Rancho.
Mason Brynnleigh has one brother, Cade, 9, and two sisters, Tatum, 6...
Engagements
July 13th, 2007
Mills-Nippert
Joseph and Melony Alford of Copperas Cove, Texas, and Valiente Mills of Portales announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Valarie Mills, of Clovis to Heath Ni...
Cloudcroft has much to offer
July 13th, 2007
Last week in this column, I mentioned the town of Cloudcroft. In fact, the column itself was sent in from Cloudcroft.
This week, in keeping with the idea of summer trips that involve only an overnigh...
Reunions
July 13th, 2007
Greathouse
The Greathouse clan held their 51st reunion July 8, 2007, at the Ingram Room at the Clovis-Carver Public Library.
There were 45 people in attendance.
Following visitation and dinner, the...
Club notes
July 13th, 2007
Clovis Quilter’s Club
The Clovis Quilter’s Club met July 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church with 17 members present.
President Sheryl Abdill called the meeting to order. Martha Brister reported an Ame...
Library books
July 13th, 2007
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Ranching Traditions: Legacy of the American West by Kathleen Ryan was given by Bill and Ella Hodges in memory of Lloyd Grau.
Ext...
Gruntles remain mystery
July 13th, 2007
The English language is a strange and wonderful thing. And, at times, rather mysterious.
I’m not sure if Paul Harvey and his listeners ever quite got one English mystery figured out, but, long...
July 13, 1976
July 13th, 2007
Catalogs for the upcoming Curry County Fair were approved by the Curry County Fair Board. The catalogs listed rules and regulations for participants and a schedule of events. ... Carl Jones and Ron Sm...
Cells often sole phone
July 12th, 2007
Most cell phones give people the ability to take pictures and video, listen to music, access the Internet and annoy theater audiences.
They also do one other thing: Eliminate a monthly utility bill....
Domenici endorses grant for Clovis Industrial Park
July 12th, 2007
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said Thursday he has endorsed an application for $1.5 million in federal economic development grant funding for infrastructure needed at the Clovis Industrial Park, ac...
Q&A: Internet next play for Republican Party
July 12th, 2007
Scott Darnell, communications director for the Republican Party of New Mexico, visited Clovis this week to speak at a joint meeting of Curry County’s Republican Party and Federated Republican Women....
Public Record
July 12th, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from July 5 through Wednesday:
Paul Joe Maes, 25, to Kristin Nicole Garcia, 25, both of Clovis
James Brian Blackford, 22, to Catherine...
What's Happening
July 12th, 2007
All times MDT
Today
Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce — 7 a.m. 105 E. Grand Ave. Gene Barela, associate state director, AARP, is the speaker. Information: 763-3435.
Saturday
Stars presenta...
List: Vacation Bible schools
July 12th, 2007
The following church-sponsored vacation Bible schools will be held over the summer:
First Christian Church —1700 N. Main, July 23-27, 6-8:30 p.m., VBS 2000 Faithway 500 Get in the Race, Grades K-6....
In tribute: Friend: Traveler enjoyed life
July 12th, 2007
Thelma Middleton loved to travel, her friends said, and on one trip she met a fortune teller who told her she’d live to be 50. She decided she wanted to live to be 100, and she did.
The Clovis cent...
Religion Digest: Church event open to all area youth
July 12th, 2007
The Church of God is hosting a free Summer Youth Blast July 20-21 with food and special speakers.
Services July 20 will be 6-8 p.m. at the church at 307 N. Lea St. Activities July 21 will be 10 a.m. t...
Jesus provides light in darkness
July 12th, 2007
Kansas and parts of Oklahoma and Texas have been in the news lately because of the heavy rains. We had an experience in Kansas years ago when the rain was heavy and the tornadoes were threatening. But...
a view from under the pew
July 12th, 2007
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, 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.
life i...
Happy 106th Birthday Anas Head
July 12th, 2007
Anas Head celebrates her 106th birthday July 10, 2007 at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis....
Two-step too much for East Coast boy
July 12th, 2007
Lee Roy Parnell was in concert at the Clovis Civic Center for Dairy Fest two weeks ago. Lee Roy plays Texas boogie music and is one of my favorite guitarists. I had to go.
Lee Roy and his band were...
‘Julio’ popular name in Hispanic family
July 12th, 2007
Before the month is over, I must write about how popular the name Julio is in my family. My dad is named Julio. His favorite uncle was named Julio and he has cousins named Julio.
Many males born in J...
Gore’s ‘Live Earth’ benefit concert hits flat note
July 12th, 2007
We didn’t catch much of Al Gore’s “Live Earth” extravaganza last weekend. A Gilligan’s Island marathon was running on TV Land and we couldn’t tear ourselves away.
But we weren’t surpri...
July 12, 1945
July 12th, 2007
City commissioners approved an ordinance levying a tax of 1 cent per gallon on all gasoline sold at retail stores in Clovis. … Dr. V. Scott Johnson, who had practiced medicine in Farwell for 15 year...
Ute water authority focusing on feds
July 11th, 2007
PORTALES — Referencing the recently released “Believe In Me” film partially filmed in eastern New Mexico, Ute Water Project Manager Scott Verhines used a basketball term in seeking federal autho...
What's Happening
July 11th, 2007
All times MDT
Today
Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board — 5:30 p.m. Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly St., Assembly Room.
Friday
Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce — 7 a.m. 105...
Detention center incident on tape
July 11th, 2007
Surveillance video viewed by investigators does not support allegations a detention officer caused head injuries to an inmate at the Curry County Jail Monday, officials said.
During a disruption in a...
Additional arrests made in burglary, arson
July 11th, 2007
Police have made two more arrests in connection with the June 30 burglary and arson of a local family’s home, bringing the total arrests in the case to three, according to a Clovis Police Department...
Sens. Bingaman, Domenici push for Cannon funding
July 11th, 2007
U.S. Sens. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said Wednesday they continue to seek up to $68 million in funding for military construction at Cannon Air Force Base to support the new Air...
Education Digest: Clovis High earns accreditation
July 11th, 2007
Clovis High School earned accreditation for the 2006-2007 school year from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, according to a Clovis Schools news release....
Police Blotter
July 11th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around midnight June 30 officers were called to a home in the 400 block of West Plaza Drive for a re...
Court didn’t delve deep enough into surveillance issue
July 11th, 2007
A divided three-judge federal appeals court panel sidestepped the major issues in the so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program, secretly instituted by the Bush administration shortly after the 9/11 te...
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July 11th, 2007
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July 11th, 2007
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July 11th, 2007
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July 11th, 2007
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July 11, 1954
July 11th, 2007
Officials said $19 million of $837 million federal dollars were scheduled to be spent in New Mexico as part of a military public works authorization bill. Of the $19 million, $2.75 million was schedu...
Reid tied for 50th in U.S. Public Links
July 10th, 2007
WHEATON, Ill. — Clovis High grad Travis Reid will have to wait a day to continue play in the 82nd annual U.S. Public Links golf tournament at Cantigny Golf Club.
Reid shot a four-over 75 on Monday,...
Bovine TB concerns Richardson
July 10th, 2007
SANTA FE — Members of the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Bill Richardson are concerned that federal agriculture officials appear poised to change New Mexico’s status as a bovine tuber...
More warrants issued in burglary
July 10th, 2007
Police on Tuesday obtained three more arrest warrants, bringing the total to six wanted in connection with the burglary and arson of a Cannon Air Force Base master sergeant’s home, according to Clov...
Inmate incident investigated
July 10th, 2007
A Curry County jail official said two inmates received medical treatment following an incident Monday that involved detention officers.
Detention Center Chief Deputy Warden Audrey Barriga said the in...
Race brakes for breakfast in Portales
July 10th, 2007
Amid cheers and whistles from bystanders, participants in the 25th annual Great American Race rolled in for a breakfast pit stop Tuesday in Portales at the Roosevelt County Courthouse square.
Rooseve...
Reporter's Notebook: Local woman wins title of Mrs. New Mexico
July 10th, 2007
A CLOVIS RESIDENT will represent New Mexico at a national beauty pageant in September.
THE MRS. GLOBE board of directors selected Erin Bailey as the 2007 Mrs. New Mexico - Globe from thousands of app...
What's Happening
July 10th, 2007
All times MDT
Today
Open Meetings Workshop — 9 a.m. Clovis-Carver Library, North Annex. Attorneys from the Civil Division in the Attorney General’s office will host a workshop on the Open Meeting...
Great American Race in Clovis, July 9, 2007
July 10th, 2007
Great American Race in Clovis July 9, 2007...
Facts don’t justify Libby commutation
July 10th, 2007
It’s unfortunate “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” is on summer break, because only a comedy program could accurately reflect the idea of President George W. Bush commuting a prison sentence.
B...
Democrats didn’t do nearly enough to stop earmarks
July 10th, 2007
Congressional Democrats, attempting to make good on their pledge to be more fiscally responsible than ousted Republicans, actually eliminated pork-barrel earmarks from spending bills the GOP left unfi...
Great American Race in Portales, July 10, 2007
July 10th, 2007
Great American Race passes though Portales July 10, 2007....
July 10, 1935
July 10th, 2007
Men’s wash suits were $2.67 at J.C. Penney, which was located at 415 Main. ... The Lyceum Theatre was host to West Texas and eastern New Mexico women competing for Miss Clovis, Miss Curry County and...
Three charged in burglary case
July 9th, 2007
Police have arrested one Clovis man and issued warrants for two others in connection with the June 30 burglary and arson of a Cannon Air Force Base master sergeant’s home, according to Clovis police...
What's Happening
July 9th, 2007
All times MDT
Today
Economic Development Tax Advisory Board — 7 a.m. Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly St., Assembly Room.
Joint meeting of Curry County Federated Republican Women...
Festival will feature Holly kin
July 9th, 2007
Music fans can look forward to new events at this year’s Clovis Music Festival.
This year’s festival will be held Sept. 6-8 at the Clovis Civic Center, said Clovis Chamber of Commerce spokeswoma...
Paperwork significant staffing issue
July 9th, 2007
When a business begins to prosper, the need to hire and train staff is an important step toward growth.
Employers are required to complete several steps before paying employees. This includes registe...
Business Digest: Small businesses must recertify
July 9th, 2007
New U.S. Small Business Administration regulations require small businesses with federal contracts to recertify their size status, according to an SBA news release.
Federal agencies are under congres...
Republicans use Democrat’s play to block bills
July 9th, 2007
The first 100 days of Nancy Pelosi’s reign of error as speaker of the House have come and gone. Several times over, actually.
And what does Congress have to show for it? Little to nada, legislativ...
Internet Sales Associate
July 9th, 2007
The Advertising Department of Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico is seeking a full-time internet sales associate. The ideal candidate is someone who is fresh and innovative, with a “hunter” mentalit...
July 9, 1973
July 9th, 2007
A 58-year-old Clovis man was charged with bootlegging. A quantity of beer and wine was confiscated following the arrest, the Clovis News-Journal reported. ... The Piggly Wiggly grocery store announce...
Clovis pet of the week 9-13 July 2007
July 9th, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 9-13 July 2007....
July 8, 1964
July 8th, 2007
Officers were investigating a burglary at Sears, which was located at 701 Main. An undetermined amount of clothing was taken. ... Jerry Leon Shed had his jail sentence deferred by Judge E.T. Hensley J...
Height not best measure of harvest
July 7th, 2007
The height of a wheat plant isn’t what most farmers look at for a good crop, experts said.
Good wheat plants don’t have to be tall, said New Mexico State University crop physiologist Sangu Angadi...
Police Blotter
July 7th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around midnight June 30 an officer responded to a home in the 300 block of Rencher Street for a repor...
Communications official speaking at Party meeting
July 7th, 2007
Scott Darnell, communications director for the Republican Party of New Mexico, will be the speaker at the meeting Tuesday of the Curry County Republican Party and Curry County Federated Republican Wom...
Cops and Courts: Clovis resident charged for carjacking
July 7th, 2007
Police have charged a Clovis man for a May carjacking and are seeking another on similar charges, according to a press release from Clovis police.
Jimmy Maes, 21, was arrested June 22, charged with r...
What's Happening
July 7th, 2007
All times MDT
Monday
Great American Race — 4-9 p.m. Downtown Clovis. Teams tour across North America in a $250,000 competition. Vendor registration 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information 763-3435.
Tuesday
E...
Letters to the Editor: Tackling Saddam, Iraq was right move
July 7th, 2007
Kirby Rowan’s letter (“Modern war bigger problem than enemies”) in the June 26 CNJ is completely misguided, and the analogy of a man dumping garbage in your front yard is asinine and simple mind...
Bush finally rights wrong in CIA leak case
July 7th, 2007
President George W. Bush did the appropriate thing in commuting the sentence of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby — Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, who was sentenced to 30 months in...
July 7, 1922
July 7th, 2007
The Clovis-News reported 378 workers laid down their tools at the Santa Fe shops in Clovis along with other railroad workers at most railroad shops in the United States. The strike was the result of...
Tuberculosis confirmed in dairy
July 6th, 2007
New Mexico state veterinarian Dr. David Fly confirmed bovine tuberculosis was found in a herd in a Curry County dairy outside the zone where TB was detected three years ago.
The U.S. Department of Ag...
Entertainment doesn’t have to be costly
July 6th, 2007
Summer is half over. We are allotted a finite number of summers. What then to do, if you have felt that summer 2007 is passing you by? Here are some suggestions, with parameters.
The parameters are...
Engagements
July 6th, 2007
Legleiter-Strange
Mack and Marjorie Legleiter of Portales announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Susan Legleiter of Portales, to Jerrod Strange of Clovis. He is the son o...
Senior happenings
July 6th, 2007
Baxter Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 5 p.m. business meeting and installation of 2007 officers; 5:30 p.m. potluck; 6 p.m. social.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 10 a.m. art class; 6:30 p.m. musi...
Births
July 6th, 2007
Robbs
Justin and Angie Robbs of Rio Rancho are the parents of an 8-pound girl born on May 4, 2007, at their residence in Rio Rancho.
Mason Brynnleigh has one brother, Cade, 9, and two sisters, Tatum...
Club notes
July 6th, 2007
Curry County Republican Federated Women
At last month’s Curry County Republican Federated Women’s meeting, Curry County Sheriff Matt Murray and Curry County Citizens Concerned About Tobacco coord...
Library books
July 6th, 2007
The following books are available at Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Heartstopper by Joy Fielding was given by Dr. and Mrs. James B. Moss in memory of Helen Jo Hunton.
Sandy, divorced teacher and moth...
Birthday
July 6th, 2007
Martin
Lorene Martin of Portales will celebrate her 95th birthday from 2-4 p.m. July 15 at Golden Acres, on Wylie Cox Drive in Portales.
The celebration will be hosted by Jack and Janet Pierce and B...
Writer remembers high school experience fondly
July 6th, 2007
1950 was a perfect year in Clovis for some 144 students who graduated in May of that year and the weather was just right. Everything was just right!
The Clovis High School campus at Seventh and Main...
Travel not easy
July 6th, 2007
My children and I left Rome a week ago on Thursday morning. Reaching Florida should have taken a full day, with two flights: one to New York City and the other one to New Orleans. Instead, it took us...
July 6, 1979
July 6th, 2007
An Oklahoma fireworks company offered a $25 reward for two fireworks that did not explode and were believed to be in the area following Clovis’ Fourth of July celebration. ... Jack Jones, project ma...
July 6, 2007 Sports Briefs
July 5th, 2007
Boosters meet Tuesday
The Clovis High Football Boosters Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Clovis High film room.
The meeting is for parents of freshman through varsity football players.
Infor...
Seefeld selected for All-Star game
July 5th, 2007
Former Clovis Wildcat Jason Seefeld is making an All-Star return.
The 2004 graduate of Clovis High School has been selected as an infielder for the Texas Collegiate League All-Star game Monday at Tex...
Commission gives go-ahead to seek grants
July 5th, 2007
Water and wastewater project funding was on the Clovis City Commission agenda at Thursday’s meeting.
Commissioners passed resolutions to enable acceptance of grants from the New Mexico Environment...
Religion Calendar
July 5th, 2007
Saturday
Distribution — 9-11 a.m. sign-in. Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 N. Thornton St., Food and clothing distribution. Information: 763-4400.
Women of Hope — 10-11 a.m. Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 N...
Police Blotter
July 5th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around midnight Friday an officer was called to a home in the 400 block of Maple for a battery rep...
Public Record
July 5th, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from June 28 through Tuesday:
Douglass Randall Field, 27, to Sarah Elizabeth Uurtamo, 24, both of Lubbock
Hildeberto Cayetano, 26, of B...
What's Happening
July 5th, 2007
All times MDT
Today
Movie Day, “Night at the Museum” — 1 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library, craft room. Free.
Saturday
Guns-N-Hoses Blood Drive – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. fire station 1, 320 Mitchel...
Choices determine life’s path
July 5th, 2007
I wrote about these two long-gone cousins about five years ago, but the time has come to tell their story again. This childhood story illustrates the point that the decisions and choices we make affec...
a view from under the pew
July 5th, 2007
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks except dashes and hyphens.
...
List: Vacation Bible schools
July 5th, 2007
The following church-sponsored vacation Bible schools will be held over the summer:
First Christian Church —1700 N. Main, July 23-27, 6-8:30 p.m., VBS 2000 Faithway 500 Get in the Race, Grades K-6....
Taking time off is hard work
July 5th, 2007
I’ve been working at home on this Monday morning.
Like many preachers and, come to think of it, folks from another honorable profession, barbers, I often try to take at least some time off on Mon...
Tadpoles tough out western terrain
July 5th, 2007
The water in the barrow ditch was alive with something bigger than bugs. The water was moving, bubbling. I had to pull off the road and park my bicycle.
I peered into the murky, algae-rimmed rut an...
History of segregation repeating itself
July 5th, 2007
I’m enjoying teaching a multicultural history class through the Upward Bound program at Eastern New Mexico University this summer. But it’s chilling that history seems to be repeating itself.
My...
Minimum pricing prompts better customer service
July 5th, 2007
It might not sit well with Wal-Mart, Costco and some Internet retailers. But the Supreme Court’s decision last week to reverse a 1911 precedent and allow what is called minimum retail pricing or ver...
July 5, 1944
July 5th, 2007
A Bureau of the Census report showed there were only 1.7 million unmarried men in civilian life between 24 and 30 years of age compared with more than 4 million unmarried women in the same age group,...
What's Happening
July 4th, 2007
All times MDT
Today
Local Emergency Planning Committee Community Awareness meeting — noon, Emergency Management conference room, 321 Connelly.
Children’s Program — 10 a.m. Clovis-Carver Public...
Education Feature: College plans new medical facility
July 4th, 2007
Clovis Community College officials are hoping to break ground soon on a new facility that will expand its medical program.
Tom Drake, assistant to the president for business and government affairs at...
Internet provides oppressed citizens outlet for opinion
July 4th, 2007
As the old saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” When it comes to getting information to the people, Chinese Internet journalists are proving that maxim true.
In a nation where...
July 4, 1936
July 4th, 2007
Improvements of about $400 were well under way at the Panhandle Lumber company at Fourth and Mitchell streets. ... A holiday dance was held at Hotel Clovis with Bob Sandusky and his orchestra performi...
Udall pleased with recovery
July 3rd, 2007
Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has been visiting eastern New Mexico for the last two days and stopped by Freedom Newspapers to answer questions about the area and Washington, D.C.
Q: How are things going fo...
Farmers sponsor July 4 boat race
July 3rd, 2007
Local dairy farmers will sponsor the first Greene Acres Boat Race this afternoon as part of the city’s Fourth of July activities.
The race is a part of a fund-raiser for the Matt 25 Hope Center. Co...
Commission approves contracting
July 3rd, 2007
Department heads in Curry County can become contracted employees with benefits under a new personnel policy.
The policy passed Tuesday at the County Commissioners meeting in a 4-1 vote. Commissioner...
What's Happening
July 3rd, 2007
All times MDT
Today
July Fourth Celebration and Picnic — 2 p.m., Veterans of Foreign War Post 3015, 2800 W. Seventh St. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and games. Free admission and open to the publi...
Holiday closings
July 3rd, 2007
In observance of the Fourth of July holiday Clovis banks, credit unions, city offices, county offices and the Clovis Community College campus will be closed. Wal-Mart will be open with normal hours....
Police Blotter
July 3rd, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 10 a.m. June 27, an officer responded to a commercial building in the 1900 block of Sheldon S...
Wilson to host Farm Bill meeting
July 3rd, 2007
Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., will be in Portales Friday to host a roundtable about the 2007 Farm Bill reauthorization bill currently being considered in Congress.
The roundtable will begin at 11:30 a...
Rotation key to proper shoe ownership
July 3rd, 2007
I work with a lot of women in my office, and I’m pretty sure that nearly half of the people I know are women. They always tell me the lesson Cinderella teaches is the right pair of shoes can change...
U.S.’ hard-won freedoms must be defended
July 3rd, 2007
Each year, Americans celebrate the independence of our nation on July 4, remembering the conflicts and patriots who died to preserve our ideals.
This week, we will again remember those men and women...
U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M. visits Clovis July 3, 2007
July 3rd, 2007
U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M. spends a day in Clovis to survey recoveries effort from March 23, 2007 tornado....
July 3, 1971
July 3rd, 2007
Fireworks were offered at “wholesale prices” at several locations throughout Clovis. ... A fireworks display costing $1,500 was scheduled at Leon Williams stadium. ... A Clovis News-Journal classi...
Vandals set fire to home
July 3rd, 2007
A Cannon Air Force Base master sergeant and his family found their home damaged by intruders, who ransacked, burglarized and set it on fire while the family was away on a camping trip this weekend.
M...
Business owners suing New Mexico Lottery
July 3rd, 2007
A Clovis retailer has filed a lawsuit to stop the New Mexico Lottery from discontinuing games before prizes can be awarded.
Randy Stansell, owner of Stansell’s Thriftway Supermarket, said the lotte...
Local Roundup: Ambulance involved in minor collision
July 2nd, 2007
There were no injuries in an accident involving an ambulance and a car around 10 a.m. Monday on West Seventh Street, according to fire officials.
The ambulance was en route to the hospital with a pat...
Electric company urges customers to conserve energy
July 2nd, 2007
Xcel Energy is asking electric customers in its New Mexico and Texas service territory to conserve energy because of expected high electric demand and limits in generation capacity, according to an Xc...
Legume crop great fit for area
July 2nd, 2007
Looking for a crop that can disrupt weeds and insects, boost the level of beneficial nitrogen in the soil and perhaps produce a protein-rich forage crop for dairy cows? Consider legumes.
Legumes are...
Business Digest: Suddenlink offering phone service
July 2nd, 2007
Suddenlink Communications is offering phone service in the Clovis area that allows customers to use the phones they now have and keep their existing phone numbers and wiring, the company announced in...
July 2, 1956
July 2nd, 2007
The Masonic building at Main and Second streets sustained considerable damage after a fire. ... Homer Litchfield’s Texaco Service Station at First and Prince claimed to be one of the most modern se...
Supreme Court acts against frivolous lawsuits
July 2nd, 2007
Although two justices thought the majority didn’t go far enough in the Tellabs v. Makor Issues ruling handed down Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted a law so it will accomplish what Congre...
Clovis pet of the week 2-6 July 2007
July 2nd, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 2-6 July 2007....
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