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City commission hearing charter suggestions
June 30th, 2003
City commissioners today will consider accepting the recommendations of the city’s Charter Review Committee, which has finished a regular review of the Charter.
The commission will meet at 5:15 p.m...
County expects standing room only
June 30th, 2003
Curry County commissioners are expecting a large turnout for today’s discussion of plans for a county special events center — so large, they’ve moved part of the meeting from the commission cham...
Fighting fire with air tractors
June 30th, 2003
When the summer wildfire season breaks out in the western states, one Clovis man and his crew get involved.
Ted Stallings, owner/operator of Aero Tech in Clovis, has five firefighting aircraft called...
Clovis man gets 41 years for criminal sexual penetration
June 30th, 2003
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal intentionally withheld information from the following story in an effort to protect the identity of the victims.
Richard Swopes, 41, of St. Vrain, will spen...
Cook, Margaret
June 30th, 2003
Margaret Cook
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Margaret Genevieve Cook, 78, of Hobbs, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, in Hobbs.
She was born on April 20, 1925, in Hunt County, Texas, to Haskell Charles ...
Business Digest
June 30th, 2003
City gets 390,000 for rental housing
Clovis receives $390,000 for rental housing development
The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority recently approved more than $5.5 million in awards for affordable...
Hispanics still underrepresented on TV
June 30th, 2003
When it comes to Hispanics and network television, I don’t want to see another Pancho Villa.
Too many times, Hispanics, Latinos, Chicanos, whatever we call ourselves, are portrayed as drug lords or...
Hanson urges border patrol, assimilation
June 30th, 2003
SAN DIEGO — Victor Davis Hanson should be cloned so that his erudition, wisdom and humane enlightenment could illuminate every important national question. But wait, he already does address most of...
European Union is not growing old gracefully
June 30th, 2003
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a certain sort of proud U.S. triumphalism was in vogue in intellectual circles.
Our victory in the Cold War was seen as proof that after a long struggle between com...
Madd Doggs charge to title
June 30th, 2003
Falling into the losers bracket with an early Sunday morning loss put the Hobbs Madd Doggs in a bind in Men’s Class E play in the 20th annual Plateau Wireless Custom Classic at Guy Leeder Complex.
N...
Clovis seeing wettest season in 4 decades
June 29th, 2003
Clovis is experiencing its wettest June in 40 years.
Early Sunday evening, the National Weather Service in Albuquerque had recorded 5.97 inches of rain for Clovis in June.
“We’re well above normal...
Softball promoters: City hits home run
June 29th, 2003
o Custom Classic organizers declare hotels, restaurants benefit from three-day tournament.
By Janet Bresenham
CNJ STAFF WRITER
janet_bresenham@link.freedom.com
Ballplayers weren’t the only ones hit...
Cannon crews being retrained
June 29th, 2003
By Darrell Todd Maurina
CNJ STAFF WRITER
darrell_maurina@link.freedom.com
Now that all 21 of their new F16CJ fighter jets have arrived, Cannon Air Force Base ground crews are undergoing extensive retr...
Hurt, Theodore
June 29th, 2003
Theodore Hurt
Services: 1 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas.
Mr. Theodore “Chief Rotten Eagle” Hurt, of Malakoff, Texas, a retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, d...
Our government should protect us, not care for us
June 29th, 2003
In government, as in people’s personal lives, when money gets tight, folks start looking for places to save money. Whatever gets cut out of the budget is going to affect someone and that someone usu...
Dad, daughter bond sitting cross-legged
June 29th, 2003
Whenever summer rears its heated head, I always recall an ancient ritual of a vernal equinox variety called Indian Maidens, invented in the same era as bagged manure, potted plants, dandelions, and Be...
Fate of retirees' compensation still up in air
June 29th, 2003
More than 670,000 military retirees with VA-rated disabilities are ineligible for the new Combat-Related Special Compensation. Many wonder whether CRSC truly is a beachhead in battle for “concurrent...
Public meetings
June 29th, 2003
City
Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., Clovis Downtown Revitalization Program, at Wells Fargo Bank.
Tuesday, noon, Distinguished Employee Award Program.
Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., Cultural/Ethnic Affairs Committee
Tuesda...
No price tag on getting news in, or out
June 29th, 2003
How much does it cost to “de-advertise” information?
Readers have offered to pay me to report information that might not otherwise be reported. And some have threatened to sue me for reporting inf...
Banished to 'the boondocks'
June 29th, 2003
PORTALES — Umpire Walter Lewis jokingly refers to it as, “the boondocks.” Though outside of the city, the Custom Classic bracket refers to it as “Portales.”
Its real name is Industrial Park,...
Fourth a good time for friends
June 28th, 2003
Many will get together with friends over the upcoming patriotic holiday. Your best friend should be the one you sleep next to every night, but how about all those other friends and the web of relation...
Scam alert: Don’t give credit card info
June 28th, 2003
Scam alert: If you receive an e-mail purportedly from the folks at Paypal, and the e-mail is requesting you confirm your credit card information — delete it.
Don’t even think about providing any i...
Project: Reader Reaction -- Weapons
June 28th, 2003
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asks readers to respond via e-mail to a series of questions each week. To participate in Project: Reader Reaction, contact Editor David Stevens at:
Letters to the editor 6/29
June 28th, 2003
In response to the lady (Christine Nahmens) who expressed “concern” about the Patriot Act:
Why?
There are no Constitutional rights that are affected much less “trampled.” She says it allows s...
Family follows the cowboy code
June 28th, 2003
Family members say Clarence Fought was a cowboy at heart. And he took the cowboy code to heart.
Out of respect for that code, his family decided they would pay him one final tribute.
“He was an old...
Incentives offered for conserving water
June 28th, 2003
New incentives for farmers to conserve water in the area lack the compensation funds and may have come too late to save considerable amounts of water in area wells, local conservation specialists said...
Fired up for the Fourth
June 28th, 2003
Three-time Grammy Award nominee Holly Dunn will perform in concert during this year’s Smoke on the Water Fourth of July Celebration in Greene Acres Park.
“Holly Dunn will be singing at 8 p.m., fol...
Q&A -- Albert Kwan
June 28th, 2003
Dr. Albert M. Kwan of Clovis was recently elected to the board of directors for the New Mexico Medical Review Association.
Q: What is the purpose or goal of the New Mexico Medical Review Association?...
Court dispositions 6/29
June 28th, 2003
Here are recent dispositions recorded in 9th Judicial District Court:
-- Albert Joseph Armijo, 21, pleaded guilty June 11 to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of...
Drug raid nets three for state police
June 28th, 2003
The New Mexico State Police Narcotics Bureau raided a suspected drug house on Wednesday on the 1100 block of West 10th Street, arresting two men on drug charges and a woman on outstanding municipal wa...
Police blotter 6/29
June 28th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
Police took a 44-year-old Clovis man into protective custody Wednesday morning after they found...
Jenkins, Abagail
June 28th, 2003
Abagail Dawn Jenkins
Services: Have been held.
Abagail Dawn Jenkins, an infant, was born June 24, 2003, and died the same day at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
Survivors include her parents...
Tournament celebrating 20th season
June 26th, 2003
Roger Jackson has a 20-year-old, but in a different way than any parent.
Jackson doesn’t have to worry about his 20-year-old calling to beg for money or to say his grades at college are slipping. Th...
Domenici: Brack on track in nomination
June 26th, 2003
Judge Robert Brack of Clovis appears on track for confirmation by the end of summer as a federal district court judge in New Mexico, according to the office of U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici.
Domenici sponso...
Community help sought in robberies
June 26th, 2003
North Plains Cinema manager Abby Parrish said he has taken steps to improve security since two gunmen robbed the movie theater Tuesday night.
He said he doesn’t want to disclose those steps, but doe...
Police Blotter 6/27
June 26th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
Responding to a report of two people unconscious outside the 2100 block of Grand on June 18, po...
Public Record 6/27
June 26th, 2003
Compiled from court records from June 13 through June 25:
Marriage Licenses
-- Nikolaus Duke Holland, 37, to Ocean Skye, 36, both of Austin.
-- Jeffrey Ray McClendon, 29, of Tulia, Texas, to Ke...
Gibson, Pius
June 26th, 2003
Pius Gibson
Services: No services are planned.
Mr. Pius Olney Gibson III, 45, of Portales, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at his home.
He was born July 3, 1957, in Daytona Beach, Fla., to Dolores and...
the attack of the birds
June 26th, 2003
boss there have been
some strange air currents
passing through the church
pew underworld these days
in alfred hitchcock-style
the birds have landed and
they re causing more
ruckus than an octopus
on...
Jesus the light in a darkened world
June 26th, 2003
The summer before my senior year in high school, my sister Susie and I traveled with Mother and Daddy to Kansas City for a church convention.
Because we were near a community where Daddy once pastored...
Chavez qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur golf tournament
June 25th, 2003
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Clovis High junior-to-be Guillermo Chavez joined some of the more famous names in golf when he qualified Tuesday for the U.S. Junior Amateur championship.
Chavez qualified for th...
Coleman, Margaret
June 25th, 2003
Margaret Coleman
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Margaret Fern Coleman, 63, of Farwell, a business owner, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at her home.
She was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Sundown, Texas, to L...
Want to believe? Travel to Roswell
June 25th, 2003
The Roswell UFO Festival is an out-of-this-world experience, according to event organizers.
The festival celebrating the world-renown1947 incident is scheduled for July 3-6. There will be a variety of...
Organizers say KENW teleauction hits goal
June 25th, 2003
Two weeks after the KENW Tele-auction, event organizers say the desired results were met — just like the 26 auctions before it.
While exact figures are not yet calculated, tele-auction coordinator S...
State considers killing TB-infected cattle
June 25th, 2003
Officials are discussing with the owners of two Roosevelt County dairies the possibility of killing their cattle to eliminate all traces of bovine tuberculosis, State Veterinarian Dr. Steve England sa...
State Police urge caution during summer travels
June 25th, 2003
With the advent of summer in June, families and individuals will be packing their cars and hitting the road for vacation paradise.
The New Mexico State Police asks drivers to drive safely and soberly...
'Hulk' not worth the trouble
June 25th, 2003
I have a hard time coming up with anything good to say about “The Hulk.” When I first saw the previews I had my doubts and figured this movie probably would fail in the comparison of “Spider-Man...
First Christian Country Jamboree is this weekend
June 25th, 2003
Eight area entertainment acts are slated to perform in Portales’ first Christian Country Jamboree on Friday and Saturday.
The inaugural event is being held in conjunction with Roosevelt County Herit...
Heritage Days offers two-days of versatile, live entertainment
June 25th, 2003
Heritage Showcase is just the name of the stage for this weekend’s Heritage Days celebration in Portales, but it’s a fitting name, given the versatile lineup of acts .
The slate of entertainment o...
Politics could do with a shot of religion
June 25th, 2003
New Mexico’s food tax, this column has harped, is not fair. It places more of a burden on the poor than it does on the rich, and that is bad policy.
Since the state of New Mexico needs this revenue...
Wildcats lose late
June 24th, 2003
AMARILLO — Amarllio rallied for six runs in its last two at-bats and beat the Clovis Wildcats 12-10 Tuesday in a 10-inning West Texas Baseball League contest.
The teams teams agreed to play 10 innin...
Wildcats gain revenge in summer league final
June 24th, 2003
FARWELL — The last time Clovis played Portales in the Phenoms summer league, the Rams hung a 12-point loss on the Wildcats.
So, besides a small first-place trophy, Clovis had a little something extr...
NBA star Wildcats backer
June 24th, 2003
The difference between winning and losing can sometimes come down to one key player.
The chance to play, though, can sometimes hinge on a crucial benefactor — and the Clovis Wildcats 14 & under team...
City comes to grips on gangs
June 24th, 2003
Many members of the Clovis Public Safety Committee knew the city had a gang problem. Few, however, knew that Clovis now has documented 438 gang members — nearly a fivefold increase over the 88 docum...
Dollar Tree store headed to Clovis
June 24th, 2003
The nation’s largest $1 discount variety store chain will make its debut in the Clovis area by the end of the summer, local officials say.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. is renovating the former Heilig-Mey...
Texas woman seeks childhood
June 24th, 2003
Margaret E. Moore-Scoggin, of Odessa, Texas, is searching for information about her childhood in Clovis -- and would love to talk to anyone who might have lived here at the same time.
Scoggin was born...
Police blotter 6/25
June 24th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
Police responded about 2:30 a.m. on June 15 to the 1300 block of Hickory where a pregnant woman...
Billy the Kid still famous after all these years
June 24th, 2003
Again Billy the Kid has gained access to the front pages of newspapers.
Witness the latest from Gov. Bill Richardson’s office where he (the state) will investigate whether Billy is really buried in...
Clewis, James
June 24th, 2003
James Clewis
Services: Have been held.
Mr. James Clewis, 57, of Muleshoe, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, in Lubbock.
He was born Sept. 20, 1945, in Rosebud, Texas, to Lorean Taylor and D.C. Clewis.
He li...
Clovis judge goes to U.S. Senate confirmation hearing
June 24th, 2003
A longtime Clovis attorney and state district court judge will appear before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday afternoon for hearings to confirm his appointment to the federal district cou...
Why all the fuss about gay marriages?
June 24th, 2003
Canada is now recognizing gay marriages, and many in America think it is embarrassing that our country is lagging behind.
Well, just wait a minute. When gay marriages are not being recognized it isn...
Williamson, Betty
June 24th, 2003
Betty Williamson
Services: Have been held.
Betty McCorkle Williamson, 67, of Albuquerque, died Sunday, June 22, 2003.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1935, in Alamogordo to Robert R. and Vina McCorkle.
She g...
Giants breeze to Tri-County Minor League title
June 24th, 2003
The Clovis American Giants scored early and often Saturday en route to a 10-0 over the Tucumcari Elks in the championship game of the Tri-County Minor League tournament at Dickenson Field.
The Giants...
Clovis advances to summer league final
June 24th, 2003
FARWELL — Though they only won by six points in an earlier matchup, the Clovis Wildcats strolled into the championship game of the West Texas-New Mexico Phenoms Summer League by walloping Grady 76-2...
Clovis resident worried about Patriot Act
June 23rd, 2003
One Clovis woman has started a lonely campaign to get the Clovis City Commission to pass a resolution questioning the U.S. Patriot Act.
Christine Nahmens said she has never been involved in a politic...
Store owner fighting tobacco citation
June 23rd, 2003
After a quarter-century of doing business in Clovis, Warren Nuckols Jr. said he has years of experience dealing with shoplifters. According to him, his Quick Stop business on the corner of 13th and Th...
Money headed to Clovis Municipal Airport
June 23rd, 2003
The Clovis Municipal Airport will receive $457,818 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for improvements to the facility, according to New Mexico’s congressional delegation....
Cannon airman wins Clovis city golf championship
June 23rd, 2003
Randy Moore recovered from a potentially disastrous start and went on to win the two-day Clovis City Championship Sunday at Clovis Municipal Golf Course.
A weapons specialist at Cannon Air Force Base,...
Nippert, Marie
June 23rd, 2003
Mrs. Marie Ball Nippert, 89, of Clovis, a housewife, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, in Clovis.
She was born on Oct. 2, 1913, in Collingsworth County, Texas, to Ernest E. and Nannie Riley Peacock.
She...
Cox, J.D.
June 23rd, 2003
J.D. "Red" Cox, 77, of Lubbock, died Thursday, June 19, 2003, at his home.
He was born Aug. 27, 1925, in Elida, to Sally Ann and J.D. "Dory" Cox.
His mother died when he was 2 weeks old. He was ra...
Hallford, Mary
June 23rd, 2003
Mrs. Mary Hallford, 96, of Portales, died Friday, June 21, 2003, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
She was born on July 7, 1906, in Hall County, Texas, to Ollie and Alexander Cooper. S...
Foster, Lola
June 23rd, 2003
Mrs. Lola Fay Foster, 62, of Fort Sumner, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.
She was born on April 13, 1941, in Cuervo, to Johnny and Edna Harrison Cones.
She mo...
Local Potter book sales steady
June 22nd, 2003
Excitement about the weekend release of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” has reached Clovis readers, but the mania over the fifth in the series by author J.K. Rowling appears to be more...
Clovis growing in some ways, not others
June 22nd, 2003
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about new businesses moving into town less than two years after Kmart closed its doors.
Here are some responses:
“Clovis is just turning into anothe...
Burma Shave signs are thing of the past
June 22nd, 2003
When I was in my mid-youth crisis, Burma Shave signs on America’s roads were as common and comfortable as old shoes. Whenever a new one cropped up, we repeated its rhyming couplets over and over fro...
Take politics out of VA health care
June 22nd, 2003
Moving fast on a key recommendation from a presidential task force, the House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman has introduced a bill to require “full funding’’ of VA health budgets to ensure...
Air Force career gigs sound sweet
June 22nd, 2003
For 19 years, Scott Webring has lived a life he considers a musician’s dream. He performs in a band, gets paid for doing what he loves and enjoys a career full of steady gigs.
All while serving hi...
Hounds picked 4th in LSC preseason football poll
June 22nd, 2003
Traditional football power Texas A&M-Kingsville is expected to continue its dominance of the Lone Star Conference this fall as the Javelinas have been picked to win the league’s South Division, acco...
Throwing the ball no longer a passing fancy
June 22nd, 2003
James Mendoza figured if hundreds of Texas teams and a few New Mexico state champions were doing 7-on-7 football, he could get a few local teams to follow suit.
An idea turned into a series of phone c...
Cannon Airman leads city championship
June 22nd, 2003
Cannon Airman Randy Moore rebounded from a bogey on the first hole to shoot a 1-under-par 70 and grabbed the lead after the first round of the Clovis city golf championship Saturday at Clovis Municipa...
Summer time for teaching
June 22nd, 2003
June is definitely a time of transition for high school volleyball teams.
And the so-called “Rally at Da Rock,” held Friday and Saturday at Rock Staubus gymnasium, is right at the beginning of th...
Yanks rally to win Tri-County Majors title
June 22nd, 2003
o Clovis team scores three times with two outs in bottom of sixth inning.
By Eric Butler
CNJ Correspondent
PORTALES — With more changes of direction than a game of Twister, the Clovis American Yank...
Youngsters honor troops with humor
June 21st, 2003
Although they made their public debut Saturday, the members of the Clovis Patriotic Kids’ Choir say a kazoo-playing career is not likely in their future.
The six-member song-and-dance troupe opened...
Ceremony remembers the fallen
June 21st, 2003
With a black flag in the background commemorating prisoners of war and those missing in action, four somber airmen in camouflage uniforms walked slowly across the stage.
Just moments before, 27th Figh...
Police seek help solving robberies
June 21st, 2003
Clovis police are asking the community for help in locating men involved in three armed robberies in Clovis over the past week.
The first robbery took place about 10 p.m. on June 14 at the Allsup’s...
Stabbing leaves one injured
June 21st, 2003
A Saturday morning stabbing at the 600 block of Ross led to a Clovis man being transported by air ambulance to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock.
According to Detective Kirk Roberts of the Clovis Police De...
Q&A with Kathy Wright
June 21st, 2003
Kathy Wright serves as vice-president and manager of New Mexico-American Water Co.
Q: How long have you been in this position with New Mexico-American Water Co.?
A: Since October 1999. I was here in...
Judge dismisses charges against officers
June 21st, 2003
PORTALES — A long, drawn-out feud took a major step toward resolution on Friday when Municipal Judge Fred Arnold dismissed contempt of court charges he filed against two Portales police officers.
T...
ENMU president happy about enrollment
June 21st, 2003
Eastern New Mexico University President Steven G. Gamble told the university’s Board of Regents on Saturday he is confident that for the first time since 1988, ENMU’s enrollment of full-time fresh...
Court dispositions 6/22
June 21st, 2003
Here are recent dispositions recorded in 9th Judicial District Court:
-- Bryan H. Chavez, 22, pleaded guilty June 6 to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a third de...
Police blotter 6/22
June 21st, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
A 17-year-old Clovis woman flagged down police on June 14 while they were driving past the coun...
Project Reader Reaction -- Billy the Kid
June 21st, 2003
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal asks readers to respond via e-mail to a series of questions each week. To participate in Project: Reader Reaction, contact Editor David Stevens at:
Letters to the editor 6/22
June 21st, 2003
Just some random thoughts about our fair city:
1. If city government and the police department are so badly crowded, why don’t they expand into some of the city’s empty buildings? The city governm...
Writer’s goal not influence
June 21st, 2003
A couple of weeks ago, the occasion being the baptism or christening of a child, I focused the homily on “Why We Do What We Do.” In other words, why do we baptize as we do, why do we revere the sa...
Don’t buy a new calendar, go to the Web
June 21st, 2003
I just want to let you know about some enhancements that I have made to the Tracker Tom Web site.
I frequently receive e-mails asking me to please provide the writer with information from my previous...
Wildcats split with Hobbs
June 19th, 2003
Sean Cruce and Ryan Denton collected two hits each and Luke Gray went the distance as Clovis edged Hobbs 3-2 in the first game of Thursday’s West Texas Baseball League doubleheader at Bell Park.
Gra...
Diamondbacks force deciding game
June 19th, 2003
Brandon Adkins’ grand slam highlighted a seven-run fifth-inning as the Roosevelt County Diamondbacks stayed alive in the Tri-County Major league tournament with a 12-7 win over the American Yankees...
Zias picked fourth in LSC preseason poll
June 19th, 2003
Freedom Newspapers
West Texas A&M received 15 of a possible 18 first-place votes in the Lone Star Conference’s South Division preseason volleyball poll.
The Lady Buffs, who have made 14 NCAA postsea...
First-year Clovis coach no rookie
June 19th, 2003
Larry Jones Jr. has coached soccer before — just not at the high school level.
He has coached girls before — just not at the high school level.
He’ll get his chance to do both this fall after be...
Changing times for the military
June 19th, 2003
Ken Huey has vivid memories of the public reaction he received while serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam era.
“My wife, then my girlfriend, was a student at (the University of New Mexico) an...
City accepts gift of Levine Building
June 19th, 2003
The City Commission voted Thursday to accept the Levine Building on Main Street as a donation from its current owners.
The city of Clovis will accept the building on the basis that current federal an...
Sheriff’s deputy chases motorist, who escapes
June 19th, 2003
A motorist led a Curry County deputy in hot pursuit on dirt roads southwest of Clovis early Wednesday morning before escaping, according to Undersheriff Doug Bowman.
Bowman said the deputy was eastbou...
Police blotter 6/20
June 19th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
Early Friday morning, police responded to the 800 block of Sheldon after a battery incident. Accordin...
Public record 6/20
June 19th, 2003
Compiled from court records from June 12 through June 18
Marriage Licenses
Levi Marshall Nagle, 78, and Ruth J. Hood, 80, both of Lubbock
David Morris Sturdivant, 24, of Lubbock and Jessica Nicole Aut...
Possessions don’t lead to self-sufficiency
June 19th, 2003
My great uncle Harris never married and lived all his adult life alone. During his lifetime, he existed only on the bare necessities. It wasn’t that Uncle Harris couldn’t afford a comfortable lif...
amos visits kinfolk
June 19th, 2003
Editor’s Note: Amos is a churchmouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
With the coming of summer and the annual dust bowl weather on the Plains, amos s...
Water group begins personnel search
June 19th, 2003
The board of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority has begun the process of hiring a director for the Ute Reservoir pipeline project.
A search committe will publish a request for proposals for...
Saying thanks the best way we know how
June 19th, 2003
Luziano Reyna missed his daughter’s birth because he was working. Last month, he missed her graduation from Clovis High School. Again, he was working. He was working for us.
Reyna, from Hereford, Te...
Cats complete unlikely comeback
June 19th, 2003
CNJ STAFF
Clovis’ offense started to shine about the same time the stadium lights were turned on.
Trailing by 10 runs at the game’s midway point, Clovis rallied to beat Plainview 15-14 on Tuesday...
Match made in heaven
June 19th, 2003
Her high school coach believes LaToya Anderson’s best track days are ahead of her. Her college coach is counting on it — that and her versatility and character.
Anderson recently signed a letter o...
Pipeline funding questioned
June 18th, 2003
Federal and state officials raised questions Wednesday about some eastern New Mexico communities’ ability to pay for their share of the renewable water delivery system proposed by the Eastern New Me...
Day trips -- White Sands
June 18th, 2003
One of the world’s greatest natural wonders can be found in New Mexico at White Sands National Monument.
“White Sands is so unique because there is no other place like it on the planet and it is h...
Police blotter 6/19
June 18th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
After receiving a 911 call Thursday afternoon reporting a fight in progress between two women...
Clovis has history, roots in rock ’n’ roll
June 18th, 2003
Peggy Sue was at the Spencer Theater on a recent Saturday evening.
No, wait. I don’t think you are paying close attention here. I said Peggy Sue was at the Spencer Theater in Ruidoso. Not just Peggy...
Star-in-waiting to headline patriotic celebration
June 18th, 2003
Katrina Elam may not be a household name yet, but she is being poised to become the next Faith Hill or Reba McEntire.
She is also poised to headline the welcome home celebration for Cannon Air Force B...
Movie works, dumbly
June 18th, 2003
Movie: “”Dumb and Dumberer””
Stars: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Eugene Levy, Cheri Oteri, Rachel Nichols
Summary: Harry and Lloyd become friends and accidental...
Area troops to be saluted
June 18th, 2003
Clovis and Portales residents are throwing a party for their military neighbors from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Greene Acres Park in Clovis.
The event is dubbed, “Salute to Our Troops: A Homecoming Cel...
Former pastor reports on his retirement
June 18th, 2003
BRENHAM, Texas — A former Elida and Ranchvale pastor recently called the Clovis News Journal to report on his retirement status since leaving the Clovis-Portales area.
The Rev. Lester Vinson was pas...
Tucumcari officer retains certification
June 18th, 2003
A Tucumcari police officer who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated said he will retain his police certification and hopes to return to duty next month.
Sgt. Jeff Gonzales, a 12-year veteran of...
County backs off tax plan
June 18th, 2003
Curry County probably will not be able to give Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad a property tax abatement in order to fund an overpass over State Road 467, County Assessor Randy Williams told coun...
Commissioner against sex, gender bill
June 18th, 2003
Curry County Commission Chairman Tim Ashley is backing a petition drive against a state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
A bill prohibiting the discrimin...
Water authority to discuss fiscal agent
June 18th, 2003
Special to the sun
The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority will meet at 2 p.m. today at the Melrose School Building.
Among the items on the agenda are:
n A new agreement between the U.S. Bureau...
Durham, Yvette
June 18th, 2003
Yvette Durham
Services: Have been held.
Ms. Yvette Durham, 73, of Idalou, Texas, died Monday, June 16, 2003, in Lubbock.
She was born on Dec. 16, 1929, in Piedmont, W. Va., to Olen Boyd and Dorothy Br...
Reader shares history of Jackman's store
June 18th, 2003
The editor of this paper passed on an e-mail from Mykell Jackman Brewer of Fairfax, Va.
She wrote to tell me two things: First, as far back as anyone today can remember, Jackman’s was in business a...
Service to small airports in jeopardy
June 17th, 2003
Air service to Clovis and other similar-sized communities was jeopardized recently by potential congressional action.
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman said Bingaman and fellow senators beat ba...
Police blotter
June 17th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
Responding to the 100 block of Monterey on June 11, police found that a window had been broken out of...
Farwell begins construction for new county jail
June 17th, 2003
Builders broke ground last week on the new Parmer County jail.
County Sheriff Randy Geries said replacing the existing 18-bed jail is critical.
“We are constantly fighting capacity issues,” Gerie...
Hobby Lobby sets sights on Clovis
June 16th, 2003
Another major chain has selected Clovis for the site of a new store.
Hobby Lobby Creative Center officials announced Monday plans to open an arts and crafts retail store in Clovis in the former Kmart....
Microplex drawing businesses to Clovis
June 16th, 2003
With the coming of Lowe’s, Hobby Lobby and Chili’s restaurant to the area, a new era of growth seems to be permeating the business community, local officials say.
One of the factors that has appar...
Local businesses cited in tobacco sting
June 16th, 2003
Salespeople in eight local businesses — four in Clovis, three in Portales, and one in Elida — face misdemeanor charges and up to a $1,000 fine for selling tobacco last week to a 17-year-old minor...
Johnson, Gerald
June 16th, 2003
Gerald Johnson
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Gerald E. Johnson, 57, of Frankston, Texas, formerly of Clovis, a truck driver, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1945, i...
Father's Day facts found on the Internet
June 16th, 2003
Happy Father’s Day to all of the men out there who have gallantly taken on the responsibilities of that office — keep up the good work.
I found a couple of interesting Web sites dedicated to today...
Baseball lifts the spirits
June 16th, 2003
The atmosphere cannot be described in terms that are limited to one sense — it involves all five, plus those intangible somethings that we call sixth sense. The aroma of hot dogs, mustard, popcorn;...
Fireworks fund needs more spark
June 15th, 2003
For nine years, Tom Martin and his wife Gail have been working to maintain a long-standing tradition in Clovis — the annual Fourth of July fireworks display.
But Martin is quick to point out that hi...
Nassif, Charles
June 15th, 2003
Charles Nassif
Services: From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at French Mortuary, University Boulevard Chapel in Albuquerque.
Mr. Charles A. Nassif, 56, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003...
Democrats elect new officers
June 15th, 2003
Democrats elect new officers
The Curry County Democratic Party has elected new officers for the upcoming year.
The officers are: Sandra Martin, chair; Darrel Bostwick, vice-chair; Lance A. Pyle, secre...
Fathers don't get credit where it is due
June 15th, 2003
Comparing Father’s Day to Mother’s Day is like weighing Saturday night in Sundown, Texas, to New Year’s Eve at Times Square. No one says, “Let’s go watch some paint dry in Sundown for Father...
Man says his yard is going to the dogs
June 15th, 2003
Ray Ellis is not Clovis’ happiest resident these days.
He sent an e-mail, detailing his woes and asking the newspaper to publish a story about responsible pet ownership.
Ellis’ complaint is that p...
CAFB volunteers build community ties through schools
June 15th, 2003
The Clovis public school system receives extensive volunteer help from many parents and grandparents of students in the schools, but some of the volunteers come from a group that may not have any fam...
Clovis softball team one big family
June 15th, 2003
Softball has become a family affair for Lookouts coach Arthur Gallegos.
Twelve of the 14 players on the 14 & under softball team are related to Gallegos. Some are cousins, some are nieces and two are...
Convenience store robbed at gunpoint
June 15th, 2003
A Clovis convenience store was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night and police are looking for two suspects.
Police Sgt. Rich Johnson said two men entered the Allsup’s at Grand and Prince Streets at...
Soap Box Derby winner headed to Ohio
June 15th, 2003
The victory Saturday by Lucinda Fritz, 11, in Clovis’ 2nd annual All-American Soap Box Derby came about after a series of challenges.
“I got my tonsils out the 29th of May,” Lucinda explained....
Manager, officials at odds over weather
June 15th, 2003
A Clovis Little League baseball manager said he was forced to choose between forfeiting a game and playing in unsafe weather conditions on Friday night in Portales.
Teddy Marez, manager of the 10-12-y...
Power II surges late
June 15th, 2003
Saturday’s 12-and-under semifinal in the USSSA state softball tournament marked the first time that Power II had trailed all season.
Judging by the outcome, the team didn’t like that very much.
Lo...
Hooked on fishing
June 14th, 2003
On the Saturday before Father’s Day, nothing beats spending a beautiful sunny day beside the lake fishing with your dad, your grandpa — or even your mom.
“This is a good Father’s Day gift,”...
Doolittle, Leon
June 14th, 2003
Leon Doolittle
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Steed-Todd Chapel in Clovis.
Mr. Leon Doolittle, 71, of Texico, a meat cutter, died Thursday, June 12, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was bor...
Soapbox derby draws 15 competitors and plenty of support from family
June 14th, 2003
Keeping your head down can prove helpful for many situations in life.
For the Clovis Soap Box Derby, it can mean the difference between winning or losing a run.
“You duck your head down as low as yo...
Sex offender required to register
June 14th, 2003
Court decision means sex offender must register
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving a Clovis man who asked to be exempted from New Mexico...
Storms hit area again
June 14th, 2003
Friday evening’s thunderstorms brought high winds, pea-sized hail, and heavy rain to the Clovis area, but area law enforcement agencies reported no major weather-related damage.
“We did have some...
Friends and good eats add up to perfect Juneteenth celebration
June 14th, 2003
The catfish, the music and the ribs were hot. The weather and the coming together of friends, family and community made Saturday’s Westside Juneteenth Extravaganza perfect, organizers said.
“It’...
Juneteenth spells "freedom'
June 13th, 2003
William P. “Pill” Hall of Clovis has a certain reputation to maintain this time of year.
Hall, 56, is the creator of what some would describe as a legendary barbecue sauce, and he shows it off dur...
Clovis woman embarks on mission trip to Mexico
June 13th, 2003
Kizzy Vigil says Mexico changed her life.
Maybe it was the day Vigil spent with the medical team.
“The medical team consisted of two doctors and a dentist who would travel to different clinics to pr...
Ollie Otter seeks a dad
June 13th, 2003
amos the churchmouse:
a view from under the pew
Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
ollie otter seeks a dad
bos...
Clovis no longer skipping truancy issue
June 13th, 2003
The Clovis school system and district attorney’s office made good Tuesday on their promise to crack down on truancy.
Magistrate Judge Richard Hollis fined a 37-year-old Clovis resident $100 and sen...
Public Record
June 13th, 2003
Compiled from court records from June 5 through June 11
Marriage Licenses
Brian Edward Panebouef, 28, and Veronica Monique Valverde, 20, both of Clovis
Joe Scott Draper, 31, and Lonna Gwynne Riley, 34...
Altering 22nd amendment could haunt
June 13th, 2003
On political issues, it’s been said, where you stand depends on where you sit. Bill Clinton can vouch for that. He finds that some things look different to a sitting president once he’s an ex-pres...
Girls getting into Soap Box Derby fever
June 13th, 2003
Tara DeWitt liked last year’s Clovis Soap Box Derby so much she recruited a couple of friends.
DeWitt, 11, is one of 15 entrants in the 2003 derby being held starting at 10 a.m. Saturday on Sycamore...
Cattle disease detected
June 13th, 2003
Bovine tuberculosis has been found in two dairy herds in Roosevelt County, which means the infected animals must be destroyed and beef and dairy cattle owners statewide could lose money, officials sai...
Martha Stewart prosecutors on a witch hunt
June 13th, 2003
It’s not hard to view the federal prosecution of Martha Stewart, the multimillionaire home-decorating diva, as a witch hunt. The charges are devoid of the main crime she is supposed to have committe...
Crow causes power outage
June 13th, 2003
A crow caught in equipment in at Xcel Energy substation west of Clovis caused the substation to shut down Thursday, depriving 2,400 homes and businesses of power for a brief period, a company spokesma...
Nursing home pays water bill before cutoff
June 13th, 2003
The city of Portales received payment for Heartland Continuing Care Center’s water bill on Thursday, nullifying the city’s threat to cut off the nursing home’s water because of delinquent paymen...
Some not-so-politically-correct random thoughts
June 13th, 2003
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
• If there was affirmative action in golf, nobody would give Tiger Woods half the credit he gets — and deserves.
• Would you prefer to have a “compulsory...
Wormington, Clifford
June 13th, 2003
Clifford Wormington
Services:Have been held.
Mr. Clifford Wormington, 80, of Portales, died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on April 19, 1923, in Minco, Ok...
McGhee, Cornelison to take part in North-South series
June 13th, 2003
Marina McGhee certainly was pleased to be selected as a representative of the South team for this week’s softball All-Star series in Clovis.
What’s just as obvious is the pride McGhee takes in her...
City formulates cleanup plan for landfill
June 12th, 2003
Remediation of ground-water contamination beneath the old Clovis landfill and sewage treatment site will begin in about six months. It could cost between $639,000 and $1.5 million, Clovis Public Works...
Day drive includes dinosaurs
June 12th, 2003
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Less than a three-hour drive north of Clovis is one of the largest discovery of dinosaur tracks in the world.
Clayton Lake State Park, located 12 miles north of Clayton, is home to more than 500 d...
McGee, George
June 12th, 2003
George McGee
Services: Have been held.
Mr. George E. McGee, 79, of Clovis, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, in Clovis.
He was born on Dec. 12, 1923, in Texas Creek, Col...
Entertainment calendar
June 12th, 2003
Amarillo
A Rockin’ Evening with Johnny Rivers – 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Mainstage Theatre in Amarillo. Call (806)355-999.
Alamogordo
Space Station — 10 a.m., 3 p.m. daily. New Mex...
Fishing, family, fun
June 12th, 2003
Reels for real kids:
Fishing Derby all about family, fun and fishing
By Helena Rodriguez
CNJ STAFF WRITER
Helena _Rodriguez@link.freedom.com
The 16th annual Optimist Club of Clovis Fishing Derby, sch...
Future politicans, journalists miss out
June 12th, 2003
Some of the state’s future politicians and some of the state’s future journalists met a couple of weeks ago in Portales. It was not pretty.
Boys State is an excellent program conducted by the Amer...
Anti-obesity movement going too far
June 12th, 2003
Oreo cookies should be banned from sale to children in California. That’s according to Stephen Joseph, who filed a lawsuit against Nabisco last month in California’s Marin County Superior Court. O...
Actors do great job in "Italian Job"
June 12th, 2003
Show: The Italian Job
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland and Edward Norton.
Summary: A group of con artists pull of an Italian job that goes sour and leaves most of them wanting...
Davis, Cordova chosen
June 10th, 2003
Clovis High grads Darren Davis and Matt Cordova have been selected to the South roster for this weekend’s 28th annual North-South series at Apodaca Park in Las Cruces.
The teams will play a 7:30 p.m...
Chavez notches win in Sun Country event
June 10th, 2003
RUIDOSO — An eagle and two brides on the back nine propelled Guillermo Chavez to a win in the boys 16-18 year-old division of a Sun Country Junior PGA tournament Tuesday at the Links at Sierra Blanc...
Cats split with Tascosa
June 10th, 2003
Clovis’ Richard Urban had a pretty busy first game in Tuesday’s West Texas Baseball League doubleheader against Amarillo Tascosa at Bell Park.
After catching the first three innings, Urban worked...
School board passes lean budget
June 10th, 2003
After juggling figures for several days and trying to trim jobs in the school district, Clovis school administrators presented what they described as a “lean, mean” budget of $58 million to school...
Rodgers given jail sentence, house arrest
June 10th, 2003
Tiffany Rodgers, charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a 15-year-old boy, buried her head on her sister’s shoulder Tuesday, her face swollen and red with tears.
It was only 25 minutes late...
State may see bills for prisoners
June 10th, 2003
A Curry County commissioner has called on counties statewide to start billing the state Department of Corrections for the counties’ expenses in housing state prisoners.
Curry County Commission Chair...
Clovis native named to Hall of Leaders
June 10th, 2003
ABILENE, Texas — A Clovis native-turned-educator has been named to the Hardin-Simmons University Hall of Leaders.
Henry Bryce Jordan, 78, will be honored by the university for his outstanding career...
Police blotter 6/11
June 10th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
A Monday afternoon fight between a brother and sister in the 900 block of Locust St. ended with...
Cannon soldiers to be honored
June 9th, 2003
One of the best reasons to be stationed at Cannon Air Force Base might be typified by what’s taking place June 21 in Clovis, Air Force officials say.
“Our airmen feel very honored to live in this...
Charges remain unfiled in Texas murder case
June 9th, 2003
Months after the body of Staff Sgt. Shelby Dawn Orelup was found in a ditch on Feb. 28 near Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, a Cannon Air Force Base staff sergeant remains under federa...
Reader Reaction: Heroes
June 9th, 2003
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about heroes. Here are some responses:
“One of my heroines was Mrs. Eddie Lake Trull. After my mother died, I would call her every time I ne...
Handmade gift can project Clovis charm
June 9th, 2003
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked for suggestions of gifts that epitomize Clovis.
This idea came from Glenda Horner:
“I would give something handmade — a very flat piece of plain b...
Zorns, Reba
June 9th, 2003
Reba Zorns
Services: Have been held.
Reba Ferne Zorns, 89, of Austin, Texas, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, in Cedar Park, Texas.
She was born Jan. 16, 1914, in Gray, Okla., to John M. and Laura Denton...
Color them gone
June 8th, 2003
His balloon is called “Ajuua Dreamer.”
Tom Gardner of Albuquerque explains:
“One time when we were in El Paso, we met some ladies from Juarez who made a toast by saying ‘Ajuua’ and they said...
Sena, Emijedio
June 8th, 2003
Emijedio Sena
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Emijedio L. “Carroll” Sena, 76, of Clovis, a candy maker, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 4, 1927, in Clovis.
He was a lif...
Cannon volunteers to the rescue
June 8th, 2003
The main mission of Cannon Air Force Base is training to fight wars. But each year, more than a thousand airmen put in more than 15,000 hours volunteering to help the communities of Clovis and Portale...
High court ends retirees' quest for free care
June 8th, 2003
A seven-year court challenge by elderly military retirees, who say the government reneged on promises of free lifetime health care, came to an end June 2 when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear t...
Police log
June 8th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
Clovis police responded Wednesday afternoon to the 200 block of Olive to take a report of missing jewe...
The battle for Supreme Court seats beginning
June 8th, 2003
The rumor mills in Washington are active and the natives are anticipating a knock-down, drag-out imbroglio, perhaps as early as this summer, of the sort that everybody officially deplores for the dama...
JFK assassination relived in newspapers
June 8th, 2003
About a year-and-a-half ago, Doreen Mondragon of Clovis said she found a stack of old newspapers in the trash behind her apartment.
Last month, she brought those papers to this newspaper office in hop...
SUVs have nothing on old Crosley car
June 8th, 2003
My wife Marilyn nagged me into writing a funny, poignant, offbeat family story in 100 words or less so she could win a Luxury Edition SUV the size of a Sherman tank. The contest advertisement stated t...
Clovis team routs El Paso for AAU title
June 8th, 2003
ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis’ 16-and-under Amateur Athletic Union basketball team won the boys state title on Sunday and, in the process, took care of a little unfinished business.
With a 75-51 rout of th...
United Way adds two agencies
June 8th, 2003
A new program will allow the Curry County United Way to stretch its donation dollars further, according to local officials.
All donations to the local office of the United Way will go directly to tho...
Painting the town white
June 8th, 2003
As one of Roosevelt County’s oldest communities, Elida has had a long time to build a rich history. It’s also had a long time to accumulate dust and dirt.
Beginning this weekend, Elida residents a...
Artist remembered for generosity
June 8th, 2003
Geraldine Ottie Green was a woman of many talents, according to friends.
The wife of longtime area physician Dr. Marion F. Green, the great-great-grandmother was a nurse who helped her husband in his...
Public record 6/8
June 8th, 2003
Compiled from court records from May 29 through June 4
Marriage licenses
-- Sompadit Mark Thanimith, 19, and Gwendolynn Michole Thompson, 16, both of Clovis
-- Scott Steven Roberts, 26, and Jac...
Cops and Courts 6/8
June 8th, 2003
A Curry County grand jury handed down first degree murder indictments Friday afternoon in the double homicide of Wesley Griest and Alex Rodriguez on Feb. 28.
According to 9th Judicial District Attorne...
Aragon wrestles away title
June 8th, 2003
CJ Aragon admitted that he needed some luck. He had all he needed on Saturday night.
Aragon, listed as competitor No. 7 in the Clovis Pioneer Days PRCA Rodeo, got the run he needed with a time of 5.3...
Police blotter 6/8
June 8th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
A fight outside a Clovis bar on May 30 led to an aggravated battery report to Clovis police. Ac...
Letters to the Editor
June 8th, 2003
You do not mention the author of the editorial “Our Viewpoint” in the May 12 edition of the Clovis News Journal but I believe the writer has a solution to our nation’s domestic problems with “...
Times change between rains
June 8th, 2003
Gary Johnson was New Mexico’s governor back then.
Saddam Hussein was still running Iraq.
Area cotton gins were getting ready for a record-setting season.
It’s been a long time since it’s been t...
Anderson, Nellie
June 8th, 2003
Nellie Anderson
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Nellie Anderson, 93, of Clovis, a bookkeeper, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at her home.
She was born March 10, 1910, in Garza County, Texas, to A.B. and Id...
Letters to the Editor
June 8th, 2003
You do not mention the author of the editorial “Our Viewpoint” in the May 12 edition of the Clovis News Journal but I believe the writer has a solution to our nation’s domestic problems with “...
Denying the past and the future
June 8th, 2003
On the coastline of New Jersey, there is a long barrier island chain with some parts submerged, creating the illusion that these are separate. These islands lie anywhere from 100 yards to 2 miles offs...
Question and answer: Ken de los Santos
June 8th, 2003
Ken de los Santos, 39, serves as the city’s emergency management director.
Q: How long have you been in this position with the city of Clovis?
A: Nearly two years now. I started in October 2002.
Q...
Cops and Courts
June 8th, 2003
A Curry County grand jury handed down first degree murder indictments Friday afternoon in the double homicide of Wesley Griest and Alex Rodriguez on Feb. 28.
According to 9th Judicial District Attorne...
Elida is painting the town
June 8th, 2003
As one of Roosevelt County’s oldest communities, Elida has had a long time to build a rich history. It’s also had a long time to accumulate dust and dirt.
Beginning this weekend, Elida residents a...
Police Blotter 6/6
June 6th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports:
A 44-year-old male from Clovis reported he had been assaulted between midnight and 1 a.m. on May...
Moments connect life, good or bad
June 6th, 2003
Several years ago, I went to a women’s conference and heard an array of speakers. The keynote speaker really stood out because her speech was simple.
She only said four things:
--Life is made up of...
Clovis loses vote for AAU tournament
June 6th, 2003
After a one-year stop last weekend in Clovis, the AAU girls state basketball tournament will not be returning for 2004.
Coaches voted to bring the event to Albuquerque next year at a meeting held duri...
Roybal out in Fort Sumner
June 5th, 2003
FORT SUMNER — Longtime Fort Sumner girls basketball and girls track coach Rafael Roybal will not be returning to the Vixens’ sidelines next season.
Roybal’s coaching contract was not renewed by...
Food bank location a concern
June 5th, 2003
A request by Life Saver Food Bank officials to relocate the non-profit organization to a site just west of the Clovis Police Department’s firing range caught the police chief by surprise.
Clovis Pol...
Texas youth present ‘Light of World’
June 5th, 2003
The ploy is to have youth reach out to other youth via a visually dramatic presentation, say organizers of “The Light of the World.”
“The Light of the World is a multimedia presentation, complet...
Area residents see different sides of thunderstorm
June 5th, 2003
A powerful storm cell packing heavy rain, pounding hail and high winds that cut a swath across Portales and Roosevelt County Wednesday night left a trail of stranded motorists, damaged property and ne...
the widow s mites
June 5th, 2003
boss i talked willifred the white
rat into taking a trip in his
newfangled tiny time traveler
machine all we have to do is
just strap it onto my 1957
cheese-rolet matchbox car
where do you want to g...
Rain doesn't slow cowboys
June 5th, 2003
A cowboy’s work still has to go on even when it rains. Naturally then, the rodeo does also.
The first full night of the 33rd annual Pioneer Days PRCA rodeo went off on Thursday evening at the Curry...
Top names take center stage at Clovis rodeo
June 5th, 2003
Buster Record has spent more than a decade making his name as a steer roper in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Even if technically it isn’t his name.
“It’s really a nickname,” said...
Craig, Potter
June 4th, 2003
Potter Craig
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Potter Craig, 93, of Clovis, a retired cattleman, rancher and order buyer, died Monday, June 3, 2003, in Clovis.
He was born on Jan. 28, 1910, in Quitaque, T...
Residents painting the town white
June 4th, 2003
The peeling and dry-tinged buildings in the middle of Elida will get a face-lift this weekend that would make a Hollywood botox spinster jealous.
The hot New Mexico sun, a procession of 19 buildings p...
Fund-raising and food
June 4th, 2003
One family member wants chicken. Another perhaps pizza. How about tacos or a home-style meal?
All that — and more — in a two-hour period would ordinarily mean an extremely frantic rush around Clo...
Keeping things in the family
June 3rd, 2003
Royce Ford doesn’t mind wearing hand-me-downs.
His father, five-time world champion Bruce Ford, won the spurs at the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association in Clovis five years ago.
Now the younger Ford, wh...
Local squad going for AAU boys crown
June 3rd, 2003
Last weekend, two Clovis-based teams captured AAU girls state basketball championships in competition here.
This weekend, the New Mexico Wildcats, a team made up mostly of up-and-coming Clovis High ta...
Sections support schools, hospitals
June 3rd, 2003
I had a request from June Edwards Locknane who wanted a column on school sections. Unless you live in the country and farm or ranch you probably wouldn’t know much about them.
A school section is la...
Tornados pepper Texas towns
June 3rd, 2003
Up to five tornadoes touched down Tuesday evening in the rural area between Friona and Bovina, but no major structural damage was reported.
“We had several reports of small tornado touchdowns in Par...
County OKs preliminary $17.4 million budget
June 3rd, 2003
A debate over raises for county employees dominated Tuesday’s discussion at a Curry County budget workshop.
After more than two hours of discussion, commissioners voted 4-1 to adopt a $17.4 million...
Rodeo Hall of Famer to lead parade
June 3rd, 2003
Rodeo stock contractor Mike Cervi is not the type to toot his own horn — but this year, he’ll get to lead the parade.
Cervi, 66, of Greeley, Colo., was recently named as 2003 inductee into the Pro...
Man indicted in death of Friona cop
June 3rd, 2003
A Parmer County grand jury handed down a capital murder indictment Tuesday in what Sheriff Randy Geries believes is the county’s first capital murder case in at least 40 years.
Jose Adam Gomez, 38,...
Couple picks interesting wedding
June 3rd, 2003
Daniel Hackett and Jill Chandler of Portales will make themselves part of Clovis’ Pioneer Days in a special way Sunday — they plan to get married during one of the balloon launches scheduled for t...
Neugebauer leading in Texas runoff election
June 3rd, 2003
In Bailey and Parmer counties, Randy Neugebauer, a Lubbock land developer, defeated Mike Conaway, a Midland accountant, in a run-off election Tuesday night for the U.S. 19th Congressional District for...
Broome, Beth
June 3rd, 2003
Beth Broome
Services: Have been held
Mrs. Beth N. Broome, 80, of Clovis, a retired teacher, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Glenville, Ga....
Hitt, Opal
June 3rd, 2003
Opal Hitt
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Opal Hitt, 96, of Portales, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Prairie Acres Nursing Home in Friona.
She was born on March 9, 1907, in the Rogers and Dora communiti...
Animal rights activists do draw the line
June 3rd, 2003
Two years ago, a shark bit off the arm of a boy in Florida and was shot by a ranger in an effort to recover the boy’s arm. I wrote about how revealing it is that animal rights/liberation folks — t...
Bush deserves applause for AIDS effort
June 3rd, 2003
This may mark me as a bit of a crank, but I still recall Bob Geldof’s heated denunciation of the United States back in the 1980s. He was the moving force behind Live Aid and the “We Are the World...
Paranoia seems justified in Texas lawmakers case
June 3rd, 2003
Many critics dismissed those worried about the federal government’s massive power grab after the Sept. 11 attacks — all in the name of “national security” — as paranoid radicals or rabid gov...
Judge rules in favor of Portales patrolman
June 3rd, 2003
Police 1, Judge Fred Arnold 0.
Portales officers appealing fines issued by the city’s municipal judge scored a victory in court on Monday.
Ninth Judicial District Judge Robert Brack found patrolman...
Future reserves among county budget concerns
June 3rd, 2003
Curry County commissoners will meet at 9 a.m. this morning in commissioners’ chambers in the Curry County Courthouse to consider a draft budget for fiscal year 2003-2004.
Commissioners are dealing w...
Learning the ropes
June 3rd, 2003
When Silver Burney of Wilford, Texas, got into the saddle Monday evening at the Little Buckaroo Rodeo, his mother knew he’d been training hard since taking up riding a few weeks ago.
But Sandra Burn...
Melrose bears brunt of Monday's storm
June 3rd, 2003
Monday evening’s thunderstorms sent bright lightning crackling through the sky west of Clovis and caused judges at the Little Buckaroos Rodeo to call an early end to their event, but by the time the...
Cats post win over Levelland
June 3rd, 2003
The Clovis High Wildcats bolted to an 11-0 lead through four innings Monday night and cruised past Levelland 12-6 in the first game of a scheduled West Texas Baseball League doubleheader at Bell Park....
June a busy month for CHS basketball
June 2nd, 2003
June is a busy month for the Clovis High boys basketball program.
Nine members of the Wildcats participated in the Cibola team camp in Albuquerque over the weekend. The Cats posted a 6-2 record, losin...
Renovations in progress at newly purchased Clovis country club
June 2nd, 2003
The facelift at Chaparral County Club has begun.
The groundskeeping crew has been busy repairing the course’s sprinkler system and reseeding the fairways at what was formerly Colonial Park County Cl...
Silver star willing to go the distance
June 2nd, 2003
Have game. Will travel.
That’s one way to describe Talmai Aguirre, who traveled more than 400 miles (one way) to play with the Clovis 14-and-under Wildcats in this weekend’s state AAU basketball t...
Wildcats romp into AAU championships
June 2nd, 2003
Who could blame the 14-and-under Clovis Wildcats for thinking just a little bit past the state AAU girls basketball tournament?
The tourney, being held in Clovis this weekend, will enter its last day...
Cats opened summer league win
June 2nd, 2003
HOBBS — Sean Cruce went 4 for 5, leading a 16-hit attack, and the Clovis Wildcats opened their 2003 summer schedule with a 16-4 victory over Hobbs Saturday afternoon.
The second game of the schedule...
Two Clovis AAU teams headed to nationals
June 2nd, 2003
One loss from elimination, the Clovis Heat beat the El Paso Comets twice on Sunday to win the 17-and-under division of the state AAU girls basketball tournament at Rock Staubus Gymnasium
The 14-and-un...
June is month of weddings, whimsies
June 2nd, 2003
June always reminds me of Stephen Duck, the favorite poet of Queen Charlotte the Illustrious, wife of King George II of England, circa l683-1760.
I don’t know why Duck sticks in my mind. I suppose i...
Old newspapers recall good ol' days
June 2nd, 2003
A Clovis woman brought several old newspapers into the Clovis News Journal office last week.
She didn’t want to throw them away, and thought someone might enjoy the look back in time.
Six of the pap...
Easing media restrictions will not hurt choices
June 2nd, 2003
Remember the days when our television choices were limited to three major networks, public television and maybe some UHF stations?
When ABC, NBC and CBS dictated what appeared on television and we tur...
Report urges benefits to go to most deserving
June 2nd, 2003
Why do the departments of Defense and of Veterans Affairs conduct separate, duplicative physical exams of veterans, one before and one after discharge?
Why do these government health programs have sep...
Former Air Force sergeant reminisces about Clovis AFB
June 2nd, 2003
Coming to Clovis in 1954 was a major change for New York City native Peter Hendricks. But even five decades later, Hendricks said he enjoyed his time at what was then known as Clovis Air Force Base ...
Lights, camera, bidding . . .
June 2nd, 2003
When the 27th annual KENW-TV Tele-Auction hits the airwaves this week, at least one group of Clovis volunteers will be helping raise money for the Public Broadcasting System station.
Clovis Community...
Skeen, Valda
June 2nd, 2003
Valda Skeen
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Valda Lea Skeen, 91, of Bovina, a seamstress, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at the Muleshoe Area Medical Center.
She was born on March 17, 1912, in Hedley, Tex...
Crowning Achievement
June 2nd, 2003
Faith, family and a passion for what she loves to do have been the driving forces in Wilma Fulgham’s life.
For more than five decades now, Fulgham has continued to invest her time and boundless ener...
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