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Sept. 1, 1975
September 1st, 2007
The first animals to show up at the Curry County Fairgrounds were those in the dairy herd of Friona’s Dale Hart. ... The Sea Food Shop, at 1005 W. Seventh St., was under the new management of Sam an...
Portales falls in season opener
August 31st, 2007
The Robertson Cardinals erased a two-touchdown Portales lead and beat the Rams 20-15 Friday night at Greyhound Stadium.
Robertson quarterback Adrian Martinez threw two first-half touchdown passes to...
Clovis Christian falls to Gateway
August 31st, 2007
Gateway Christian 70, Clovis Christian 6
Records: Gateway Christian 1-0, Clovis Christian 0-1
Difference: “We had nine kids (playing in) their first varsity game, so we had a lot of inexperience a...
Police: Clerk robbed at video rental store
August 31st, 2007
A clerk at a Clovis video store was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night of an undisclosed amount of money, according to police records.
Police received a call just before 10:30 p.m. from Hollywood Vide...
Prep football scores
August 31st, 2007
State
Mayfield 38, Clovis 20
Las Vegas Robetson 20, Portales 15
Fort Sumner 54, Hagerman 12
Gateway Christian 70, Clovis Christian 6
Melrose 26, Tatum 0
Hobbs 22, Santa Fe 9
Artesia 44, Lovington 0
C...
Aug. 31, 1961
August 31st, 2007
Steps to halt an attempt by the state to take over plumbing inspections in Clovis were taken at a special meeting of the city commissioners. ... Mrs. Dorothy Thomas, county clerk, received an autograp...
Tucumcari man suspect in wife’s stabbing death
August 30th, 2007
A Tucumcari woman is dead and her husband is in jail.
Eppie Vigil, 55, is being held at the Quay County Detention Center, accused of stabbing his wife, Lucy Vigil, 46, to death, according to court do...
Aug. 31 Police Blotter
August 30th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 5 p.m. Aug. 23 an officer responded to a home in the 1400 block of Gidding Street for a haras...
Aug. 31 Public Record
August 30th, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Aug. 23 through Wednesday:
Oscar Francisco Torres, 32, to Arabella Vargas, 32, both of Clovis
James Douglas White, 37, to Laura Lo...
What's Happening
August 30th, 2007
Today
Wayland Baptist University-Clovis graduation: 10 a.m., Central Baptist Church, 2501 Norris.
Saturday
Nature Walk — 7 p.m. Oasis State Park. Join ranger Valerie Russ on a walk around Oasis Sta...
Cops and Courts: Police report clerk robbed at gunpoint
August 30th, 2007
A Clovis hotel clerk was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, according to police reports.
A clerk told officers a man came into the office of the Rodeway Inn at 1616 Mabry Drive around 11 p.m. and poi...
Make sure you’re making a difference
August 30th, 2007
I read an article about people who live their lives to help others. This article focused on people from all walks of life and all age groups. These people were of different ethnicities, had different...
a view from under the pew
August 30th, 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.
the sa...
Religion Calendar
August 30th, 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....
God walks with us all along life’s journey
August 30th, 2007
I just saw something I thought I’d never see — but this week I’ve already seen a wad of things in that category.
I’m presently in the air over northern Africa. Out of the corner of my eye,...
Eagles get set for defending champs
August 30th, 2007
By the end of next week, the Clovis Christian football team will definitely know the way to Roswell.
The Eagles open the season with back-to-back road trips to the alien city, facing defending 8-man...
$2 bills spend same as any other note
August 30th, 2007
Two-dollar bills always seem to get a bad reputation. Many folks don’t want them in their wallets and some cashiers even scrunch up their faces when you pay for stuff with them.
I ran across an a...
Being big boss takes lots of balance
August 30th, 2007
Once upon a time, a warlord rampaged throughout the countryside, killing every peasant until only a monk remained. Furious, he ordered the monk brought before him and shouted, “Do you know who I am?...
Anti-drug package will only worsen problem in Mexico
August 30th, 2007
President Bush confirmed last week, at the U.S.-Canada-Mexico “summit” meeting, that the U.S. is planning a “robust” aid package to help Mexico combat the illegal drug trade.
There is little...
Aug. 30, 1941
August 30th, 2007
State Police Capt. A.P. Winston received notice that he had been selected as one of five in the United States for a scholarship of Automotive Safety Foundation at the Northwestern University Traffic I...
Incoming wing designated 27th Special Operations
August 29th, 2007
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Special Operations Command wing that is moving to Cannon Air Force Base has been designated the 27th Special Operations Wing, maintaining the history of the 27t...
County commissioners ask state for $24 million
August 29th, 2007
Curry County Commissioners will ask the state for about $24 million for infrastructure and capital improvement projects.
County commissioners approved in a special meeting Wednesday the capital impro...
What's Happening
August 29th, 2007
Today
Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee — 9 a.m. Clovis Civic Center.
Friday
Wayland Baptist University-Clovis graduation: 10 a.m., Central Baptist Church, 2501 Norris.
Saturday
Natur...
Education Digest: Team attending teaching forum
August 29th, 2007
A team from Fort Sumner High School was one of 22 teams selected to participate in the Microsoft Innovative Teaching Forum Sept. 27-28 in Redmond, Wash., according to a Fort Sumner news release.
Fort...
Roswell outlasts Lady Cats
August 29th, 2007
ROSWELL — Chantele Riddle had nine kills and was credited with 16 blocks Tuesday night as defending Class 4A state volleyball champion Roswell High defeated Clovis High 25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 25-18.
...
Attorney general replacements offer little hope
August 29th, 2007
The surprise resignation — what took him so long? — of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales suggests a curious pattern in the Bush administration.
A Cabinet official is seriously criticized, for re...
Prepress/Press Operator
August 29th, 2007
Freedom New Mexico is looking for a prepress/press operator. Duties will include processing files for our Computer-to-Plate system for eventual printing, as well as operating press units during press...
Cowgirls post win over Zias
August 29th, 2007
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — New Mexico Highlands rallied from a seven-point deficit to win a decisive third game Tuesday night and the Cowgirls went on to a 30-26, 20-30, 34-32, 30-15 over Eastern New Mexico...
Aug. 29, 1950
August 29th, 2007
An advertisement for Coca-Cola listed a six bottle carton of soda for 25 cents. ... Jack Skipworth, Clovis rodeo roper, filed a lawsuit in district court after his champion horse “Big Red” escaped...
Meetings watch: Clovis Municipal Schools board
August 28th, 2007
The following is a report on the Clovis Municipal Schools board meeting Tuesday:
Board members are going back to school.
They approved holding the first of their two monthly meetings at a Clovis sch...
What's Happening
August 28th, 2007
Today
Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee — 9 a.m. Clovis Civic Center.
Curry County Commission — 10:30 a.m. Curry County Courthouse. Vote on Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan.
D...
School shopping can be juggling act
August 28th, 2007
I love to shop. However, I don’t enjoy shopping when back-to-school time rolls around. Mile-long school supply lists and a son who refuses to wear anything other than black does not equal a good tim...
Retired journalist championed open government
August 28th, 2007
Sunshine lost a good friend last week. Bob Johnson, who spent the last two decades fighting for the public’s right to know what its government is doing, died in Albuquerque on Saturday after suffer...
Lady Rams play historic soccer match
August 28th, 2007
Portales head soccer coach Traci Sievers leads the Lady Rams into a historic soccer match against the Hobbs junior varsity Saturday, Aug. 25....
Aug. 28, 1927
August 28th, 2007
The Service Troop of the 111th Cavalry for the New Mexico National Guard, stationed in Clovis, won the silver cup awarded to the unit with the best kept equipment and camp area. ... Daniel Boone, assi...
Regis gets past Hounds
August 27th, 2007
DENVER — Freshman forward Nathan Kafer assisted on the first goal, then punched in the game-winner early in the second half on Sunday to give Regis a 2-1 men’s soccer victory over Eastern New Mexi...
What's Happening
August 27th, 2007
Today
Local Emergency Planning Committee Membership Committee — 9 a.m. Emergency Management conference room, 320 Connelly St.
Clovis Municipal Schools board meeting — 5:30 p.m. administration buil...
It's Their Business: Hacienda Home Center
August 27th, 2007
Name: Hacienda Home Center
Location: 200 E. Brady Ave.
What they do: Sell hardware, building materials, paint, lawn and garden supplies, farm and ranch items, and home decor.
Who’s in charge: Dan...
Business Digest: Auto glass store owner honored
August 27th, 2007
Gene Porter, owner of the Glass Doctor of Clovis, received the 2006 Top Gun designation from the franchise during its annual conference, according to a company news release.
The Top Gun designation i...
Aug. 28 Police Blotter
August 27th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 5 p.m. Aug. 21 an officer was called to a home in the 800 block of Corrales for a battery rep...
AFSOC: Cannon changes hinge on construction
August 27th, 2007
Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs issued the following press release regarding frequently asked questions regarding Cannon Air Force Base’s transition from a fighter wing to a spec...
Spying program abuses power of government
August 27th, 2007
What do you do when critics call the legality of your secret spying program into question? If you’re the Bush administration, you defend it: both by becoming ever more secretive and by claiming to b...
Former AP executive Bob Johnson dies at 84
August 27th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — Robert H. “Bob” Johnson, a champion for open government and a former Associated Press executive who during a 42-year career wrote AP’s first bulletin on the assassination of Pres...
Muleshoe farmer killed in tractor crash
August 27th, 2007
A 41-year-old Muleshoe farmer was killed Sunday morning in Bailey County when a tractor he was driving overturned on U.S. 70/84 after being struck by a pickup truck, according to the Texas Department...
Aug. 27, 1921
August 27th, 2007
Wrigley’s chewing gum claimed to keep teeth clean, breath sweet and throat soothed in an advertisement. ... A number of citizens met at the courthouse to hear discussion of the 11 amendments to the...
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 27-31 August 2007
August 27th, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 27-31 August 2007....
Zias bow to Yellowjackets
August 26th, 2007
DURANGO, Colo. — Montana State-Billings scored a goal just before halftime to break open a close match and the Yellowjackets went on to a 5-0 victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Saturday i...
Hounds rout Cougars in opener
August 26th, 2007
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Sophomore midfielder Ryan McClanahan scored two goals and junior forward Jared Morris added a goal and an assist Saturday as the Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer team o...
ENMU spikers win two in Lady Buff Classic
August 26th, 2007
CANYON, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team bounced back from a pair of losses on Friday, beating New Mexico Highlands 26-30, 30-18, 30-27, 30-16 and Oklahoma Panhandle State 2...
Lady Cats drop pair in tourney
August 26th, 2007
ARTESIA — The Clovis High girls lost matches to Carlsbad 6-0 and Roswell Goddard 6-1 on Saturday in the Artesia Invitational soccer tournament.
Both teams pulled away late in the half against the L...
Cats fall to Rio Rancho
August 26th, 2007
RIO RANCHO — Bryan Aragon scored on an assist by Isaias Miranda to pull Clovis High within 2-1 late in the half, but that was all the Wildcats could muster Saturday in a season-opening 4-1 boys socc...
Foxes hope for healthy campaign
August 26th, 2007
Dexter McDaniel says with a declining enrollment and population base, winning at Fort Sumner just keeps getting tougher and tougher.
So far, though, the Foxes are managing just fine.
McDaniel, who h...
Hounds trounce Bacone in season opener
August 26th, 2007
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Eastern New Mexico University broke its team single-game rushing yards record on Saturday and the Greyhounds cruised to a 63-20 win over Bacone College in the season opener for bot...
Clovis finishes fast against Bulldawgs
August 26th, 2007
ROSWELL — Clovis started slow and finished strong in Friday’s scrimmage against Las Cruces, according to Clovis assistant coach Darren Kelley.
Las Cruces outscored Clovis four touchdowns to two d...
Tragedy teaches lessons
August 26th, 2007
Families whose loved ones are in professions where there is a concrete possibility of losing their lives expect those in charge to live up to their responsibilities and do their best to ensure the saf...
Newspapers have lengthy legacy
August 26th, 2007
Newspapers are the lifeblood of any community. Like the many communities that once existed in East-Central New Mexico and have faded away, so have newspapers faded away. Would you believe that in Curr...
8-26 School Menus
August 26th, 2007
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — yogurt, toast, juice and milk. Lunch — pig in a blanket, tasty tater tots, carrots with ranch dressing, applesauce and milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — E...
8-26 Senior Happenings
August 26th, 2007
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Monday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., daily activities including pool, crafts, ceramics, sewing, quilting, dominos, puzzles, card games, computer access, blood pressure chec...
8-26 Library Books
August 26th, 2007
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
The Art of New Mexico: How the West Is One by Joseph Traugott was given by the faculty and staff of the West College of Educatio...
8-26 Engagements
August 26th, 2007
Campbell-Rocha
Don and Barb McKenzie of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Belinda Campbell of Clovis, to Roy Rocha of Clovis.
He is the son of Virgil and Rub...
Clovis Music Festival shouldn’t be missed
August 26th, 2007
The question of the day came to me as I was picking up a trio of breakfast burritos at Foxy’s.
In actuality, the question did not come to me until I saw the man who would know the answers: A.C. Br...
Aug. 26, 1939
August 26th, 2007
L.T. Shirley of Clovis was elected president of the New Mexico Laundry Owners Association during the final session of the convention held in Clovis. ...Jimmie Allman's School of Dancing, located at 41...
Dreaming big
August 25th, 2007
With Saturday’s jackpot for the New Mexico Lottery Powerball at $300 million, the Clovis News Journal asked some local people what they would do with a prize that size. See page 2B for lottery numbe...
Local Roundup: Men face attempted robbery charges
August 25th, 2007
Men face attempted robbery charges
Two Clovis men are in jail on charges of auto burglary, attempted robbery and assault after being chased from a car early Thursday at gunpoint by the car’s owner,...
Aug. 26 Police Blotter
August 25th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 1 a.m. Aug. 19 an officer responded to the hospital emergency room for a battery victim.
A wo...
Letters to the Editor: Driver’s licenses should be exclusive
August 25th, 2007
Wednesday’s CNJ report on foreign national driver’s licenses begs a few comments.
Driver’s licenses are the closest the United States has to national identification and here we are in New Mexico...
Food handouts harm economy in U.S., abroad
August 25th, 2007
Even as many Americans continue to clamor that government hand just about everything into our waiting palms, elsewhere more people and groups are recognizing how vital free markets are to internationa...
Pilot flying new plane when it crashed
August 25th, 2007
Jeffery Lane, 57, who died Aug. 15 in a plane crash near Mosquero, had only been in possession of his new airplane for six days.
Lane, who was piloting the plane, and passenger Ryan Hartley, 34, of R...
Zias drop first two matches
August 25th, 2007
CANYON, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team got off to a rocky start under first-year coach Kim Falkenhagen Friday, losing twice in three games each on the first day of West Te...
Senator pressured to support renewable energy standards
August 25th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — The message seems simple, and it’s hard to miss when plastered on a large yellow billboard along one of New Mexico’s busiest interstates.
“Senator Domenici: Don’t Dim Our Futu...
Aug. 25, 1961
August 25th, 2007
The Clovis News-Journal reported that an eclipse of the moon would be visible starting at 6:35 p.m. ... Zale's, located at 310 Main, offered a complete watch overhaul for $5.95 in an advertisement. .....
Zias absorb two defeats in tourney
August 24th, 2007
CANYON, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team got off to a rocky start under first-year coach Kim Falkenhagen Friday, losing twice in three games each on the first day of West Te...
Lady Cats drop opener in shootout
August 24th, 2007
ARTESIA — Las Vegas Robertson beat Clovis 1-0 in shootout in a girls soccer during a first-round game Friday in the Artesia Tournament.
The Lady Wildcats held a lopsided 21-6 edge in shots on goal...
Aug. 24, 1982
August 24th, 2007
Curtis Mathes, located at 1611 N. Prince St., announced its grand opening special in a Clovis News-Journal advertisement. ... “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “The Beast” were showing at the...
Aug. 23, 1954
August 24th, 2007
Clovis High School principal Dave St. Clair said “For successful integration of African-American students into the Clovis High School system, parents from both sides must cooperate.” ... The Clovi...
Fort Lewis beats ENMU in soccer opener
August 23rd, 2007
DURANGO, Colo. — Freshman forwards Hayley Hollenga and Sara Egbom each scored a pair of goals Thursday as Fort Lewis defeated Eastern New Mexico University 5-2 in the women’s soccer season opener...
Zias' coach believes team will improve
August 23rd, 2007
PORTALES — The Kim Falkenhagen era in Eastern New Mexico University volleyball begins immediately.
Falkenhagen replaces 20-year Zias coach Mike Maguire, who gave up the post after last season, and...
Roosevelt County Fair schedule
August 23rd, 2007
Saturday
• 10 a.m.: Youth Horse Show, Special Events Arena
• 6 p.m.: Cotton Extravaganza, Jake Lopez Center
Sunday
• 1-5 p.m.: Begin putting up booths, Home Arts Building
Monday: Entry Day for...
Religion Digest: Christian Believers extend invitation
August 23rd, 2007
Christian Believers Education invites residents of Clovis Housing at Grand Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to hear testimonies from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, according to a group spokeswo...
Auntie will reap rewards in heaven
August 23rd, 2007
A former student of mine who was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base told me this personal story. I tell it again because many readers have found it to be a story of inspiration.
Auntie Mille, a singl...
a view from under the pew
August 23rd, 2007
Editor’s note: Of late, Amos has become obsessed with the thought of missions. One day, he walked across a picture of a starving, orphaned mouse in Africa, and he claims that the innocent little fel...
Siblings have ‘Idol’ dreams
August 23rd, 2007
Siblings J.T. Montoya and Tiffany Montoya Welsh aim to leap from the side stage to center stage by attracting 30 million “American Idol” viewers.
“They’ve always been in music — it’s natu...
Aug. 24 Police Blotter
August 23rd, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 8 a.m. Aug. 17 an officer responded to an apartment in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King J...
In Tribute: Portales civic leader dies at 62
August 23rd, 2007
Giving back to his local community and fellow man was central to Rick Hauptmann’s being.
An accountant by trade, he devoted himself to civic work through organizations including United Way, Rotary,...
What's Happening
August 23rd, 2007
Today
Local Growth Management Committee — 8:30 a.m. Assembly Room, Clovis City Hall, 321 Connelly St.
Cannon Appreciation Day —10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Unity Park.
Saturday
Hamburgers and bingo —...
Aug. 24 Public Record
August 23rd, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Aug. 9 through Wednesday:
Donald Wayne Gibbs, 28, to Ashley Nicole Gates, 21, both of Clovis
David Samuel Ellestad, 26, to Victori...
Jesus was 'sinless friend of sinners'
August 23rd, 2007
Of all of the many astounding qualities of Jesus, one of the most amazing and winsome is that, as Philip Yancey has written, Jesus was “a sinless friend of sinners.”
I keep being drawn back to...
War tough on loved ones left behind
August 23rd, 2007
My daughter Robyn lives back east and has been seeing a young enlisted man. I’ve never met him. I’ve just heard her talk about him, heard the smile in her voice when she talks about the places the...
Even worst writers can be winners
August 23rd, 2007
Like many aspiring writers, I turn to the works of some of the most brilliant writers of our time for inspiration. I also turn to some of the worst writers of our time for inspiration — or at least...
Extreme heat recorded before CO2 began rising
August 23rd, 2007
While Americans were being stampeded at great cost and inconvenience into combating the presumed horrors of manmade global warming, some news largely went unnoticed last week.
Instead of 1998 being...
Floyd Football Preview
August 23rd, 2007
Floyd High School Broncos prepare for the 2007 football season....
Hounds hopeful in 2007
August 22nd, 2007
PORTALES — Leif Craddock is tired of losing.
One of six players remaining from Eastern New Mexico University men’s first soccer squad in 2004, Craddock realizes it’s now or never for his group....
Historic marker honors Petty
August 22nd, 2007
Clovis’ music history is being cast in stone with a scenic historic marker by the state honoring Norman Petty, according to state and local officials.
The placard will be unveiled in a ceremony in...
Cops and Courts: Arrest made in robbery case
August 22nd, 2007
Police have arrested a Clovis man and issued two more arrest warrants in connection with an armed robbery at an apartment Aug. 15, police said.
Stephen Levenshown, 21, was arrested Friday and is bei...
Education Digest: Eastern receives nursing grant
August 22nd, 2007
The New Mexico Higher Education Department has awarded Eastern New Mexico University $239,000 for the 2007-08 fiscal year to expand its nursing program, according to an ENMU news release.
ENMU nursin...
Former local publisher promoted
August 22nd, 2007
The Orange County (Calif.) Register named a newspaper veteran from Arizona as its new publisher Wednesday and a former Freedom New Mexico publisher was promoted as part of the change.
N. Christian An...
Donors have chance to win trip, prizes at blood drive
August 22nd, 2007
United Blood Services will hold blood drives from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Ingram Room of Clovis-Carver Public Library and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at North Plains Mall, according to UBS new...
What's Happening
August 22nd, 2007
Friday
Local Growth Management Committee — 8:30 a.m. Assembly Room, Clovis City Hall, 321 Connelly St.
Cannon Appreciation Day —10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Unity Park.
Saturday
Hamburgers and bingo —...
Rams prepare for Saturday scrimmage
August 22nd, 2007
Less than one week away from Saturday’s scrimmage against Hatch at Artesia’s Bulldog Bowl, the Rams offense and defense are much further along than they were at this time last year, according to c...
Latest round of ethics laws full of loopholes
August 22nd, 2007
The problem with ethics legislation of the kind just passed by both houses of Congress (now awaiting President Bush’s signature, not an entirely foregone conclusion), is that it addresses the sympto...
Cannon's New AFSOC Mission
August 22nd, 2007
An interview with Col. J.D. Clem, Deputy Director of Plans and Programs....
Clovis Fire Department: Community outreach
August 22nd, 2007
The Clovis Fire Department began going door to door Wednesday to meet members of the community and talk fire safety....
Aug. 22, 1944
August 22nd, 2007
Pfc. Bill Patton arrived in Clovis to spend a 20-day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Patton. ... Mrs. G.Z. McKee of Clovis testified for the government in the trial in federal court at San...
Acreage proposed for biogas facility
August 21st, 2007
The city will give 20 acres of county land it plans to purchase to a New Jersey energy company for its biogas facility under a plan proposed to the City Commission.
During a special meeting Tuesday,...
Commission OKs industrial park design
August 21st, 2007
Curry County commissioners approved the design Tuesday for the Clovis Industrial Park, which will be constructed in the county.
Plans are already under way for two biodiesel plants in the 237-acre pa...
Police Blotter
August 21st, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 6 p.m. Aug. 14 an officer was called to a business in the 700 block of 21st Street for a shop...
Military Digest: Holt
August 21st, 2007
Army Reserve Pvt. Jason N. Holt has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla., according to an Army and Air Force Hometown News press release.
He is the son of Rex Holt of Clov...
Cannon Appreciation Day planned for Friday
August 21st, 2007
Cannon Appreciation Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Unity Park.
The event, which is hosted by the Committee of 50 and the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, is open to all bas...
What's Happening
August 21st, 2007
Friday
Cannon Appreciation Day —10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Unity Park.
Saturday
Hamburgers and bingo — 4:30 p.m. Baxter-Curren Senior Center. $3.50. Information: 763-9620.
Native animal furs, skulls...
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 20-24 August 2007
August 21st, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 20-24 August 2007....
Research: Paris would make great VP
August 21st, 2007
I regret having to write this column because I’m likely to come off as condescending.
But I’m probably smarter than you.
I know you can’t see it from these first few sentences, and you certai...
Terror suspects treated without shadow of doubt
August 21st, 2007
One news story painted the conviction Thursday of terrorism suspect Jose Padilla as “a significant victory for the Bush administration.” It was far from that. If anything, it was a repudiation of...
Stun Gun Demonstration
August 21st, 2007
The Curry County Sheriff's Department demonstrated Tuesday the use of stun guns at the Curry County Commission Meeting....
Air Force press release: New mission approved
August 21st, 2007
Release #07-015
August 21, 2007
AFSOC TO STAND UP WING AT CANNON AFB OCT. 1
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Air Force Special Operations Command got a green light to press forward with its plans to s...
Aug. 21, 1916
August 21st, 2007
The Clovis News reported that the worst drought that had prevailed in eastern New Mexico in many years was effectively broken by six days of rain. ... A court hearing took place against S.C. Pandolfo,...
Mercury reaches triple digits
August 20th, 2007
Clovis experienced its first two triple-digit temperature days in 2007 on Sunday and Monday.
The temperature climbed to 103 degrees on Monday after peaking at 100 on Sunday, according to AccuWeather....
Garcia has NFL hopes after Tech
August 20th, 2007
He was Joey when he left Clovis. Now, he’s just plain Joe.
But Joe Garcia is certainly no ordinary Joe as far as the Texas Tech Red Raiders are concerned. Expected to be one of the leaders this yea...
What's Happening
August 20th, 2007
Today
Clovis Pride — 7 a.m. 500 Sycamore.
Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. Curry County Courthouse.
Local Emergency Planning Committee Exercise Design & Planning Committee — 10 a.m. Emergency Ma...
Seven vie for judicial position
August 20th, 2007
A seventh applicant’s name was added to the list for a judicial vacancy in the 9th Judicial District, according to a press release from the Judicial Nominating Commissions.
Fred Van Soelen’s name...
Tractor Supply building begun
August 20th, 2007
Construction is under way on a Tractor Supply Co. store at the northern end of North Prince Street, according to a Tractor Supply news release.
The 19,000-square-foot store at 1282 State Road 209 wil...
Hailey and Butterscotch
August 20th, 2007
Hailey and Butterscotch get ready for the 2007 Roosevelt County Youth Horse Show...
Biogas plant slated for Clovis
August 20th, 2007
An alternative energy company is slated to build biogas facilities in Curry and Roosevelt counties.
New Jersey-based White Hat Energy will build a $36 million biogas facility in Curry County to extra...
Letters to the Editor: Blood-alcohol level beside point
August 20th, 2007
Regarding recent events surrounding Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas:
I would like to raise some very serious concerns. I am truly appalled that our city commissioners actually have the gall and audacit...
Celebrity touts ‘great country’ and its dictator
August 20th, 2007
It would be fascinating if not so dismaying that so many of our celebrities who believe that being actors or singers means we should care what they think about world affairs have such poor taste in fo...
Aug. 20, 1932
August 20th, 2007
Co-captains Newton Lancaster and R.L. Wells were announced as leaders for the 1932 Clovis High School football squad in pre-season training. ... The Better Homes Club spent the afternoon sewing for a...
Interview with Sen. Jeff Bingaman part 2
August 19th, 2007
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D--N.M.) answers questions for Freedom Newspapers....
Interview with Sen. Jeff Bingaman part 1
August 19th, 2007
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D--N.M.) answers questions for Freedom Newspapers....
Aug. 19, 1973
August 19th, 2007
Between 5,000 and 6,000 gallons of gasoline and several above-ground storage tanks were destroyed when a blaze erupted at a fuel storage facility behind Hap’s Smorgasbord Restaurant in east Clovis....
Reid set for U.S. Amateur
August 18th, 2007
Clovis’ Travis Reid is scheduled to compete in the U.S. Amateur golf tournament, which begins on Monday at the Junior Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Reid, who graduated from Clovis High in 2005 and...
Cannon impact study getting final review
August 18th, 2007
The wait to find out the future of Cannon Air Force Base is about over.
The Secretary of the Air Force is expected to review proposed changes at Cannon this week as part of the base’s switch to Air...
Aug. 19, 2007 Police Blotter
August 18th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 7 p.m. Aug. 10 officers responded to the area of Cesar Chavez Drive and Traver Street for a v...
Local Roundup: Man killed while working on car
August 18th, 2007
A Farwell auto shop owner died Friday evening when his car fell off a lift while he was working under it, according to officials.
Micky Glen Lunsford, 53, was alone in his shop at 1400 E. Avenue A whe...
Reporter's Notebook: Policeman’s daughter raising money for K-9 safe...
August 18th, 2007
THE 9-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER of a Clovis policeman has started raising funds to buy bullet-resistant vests for the police department’s K-9 officers.
Destiny Muller told her father, officer Eric Muller,...
What's Happening
August 18th, 2007
Monday
100th Anniversary Committee — 5:30 p.m., Assembly Room, Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly.
Tuesday
Clovis Pride — 7 a.m. 500 Sycamore.
Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. C...
Court tries to up jury numbers
August 18th, 2007
Dodging jury duty in Curry County is getting tougher.
Gone are the days when prospective jurors simply asked court clerks to be excused — and excusals are for three years. Now they must go before a...
Letters to the Editor: Senior shining example of self defense
August 18th, 2007
I was smiling from ear to ear when I read the story in the Aug. 9 CNJ about the senior citizen trapping the alleged burglar.
Bravo to Alton Tillman! He is a beacon amidst the dimming light of liberty...
Got comments? Share them with us
August 18th, 2007
Cyberspace letters to the editor have never been easier. And you don’t have to sign your real name.
No hostile comments are allowed. No obscene comments either. Readers can help decide what’s hos...
Last-minute surveillance law lacks restraint
August 18th, 2007
The National Security Agency surveillance authorization law passed in the frantic final hours before Congress took its August recess turns out to be much more expansive in its grant of power to spy o...
Clovis MainStreet wins award
August 18th, 2007
Clovis MainStreet was recognized by New Mexico MainStreet at its annual award ceremony for its efforts in historic preservation and downtown revitalization, according to a news release from the New Me...
Six apply for judgeship
August 18th, 2007
Six applications have been received for a judicial vacancy in the 9th Judicial District. Deadline for applications to be received at the Judicial Selection Office was 5 p.m. Friday.
Applicants for th...
Water refund coming
August 18th, 2007
Clovis residential customers of New Mexico American Water will receive a one-time credit of about $12.25 as part of the city water provider’s recently negotiated rate hike, according to a New Mexic...
Fiesta set for weekend
August 18th, 2007
The St. Helen Catholic Church Fiesta will be held today and Sunday at the church, located at 1600 South Avenue O in Portales.
Festivities begin with a Mass at 10 a.m. today. From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. a...
Aug. 18, 1940
August 18th, 2007
Gov. John E. Miles was a guest at the New Mexico Press Association banquet held in Clovis. ... Men’s suits could be purchased at Penney’s for $19.95. ... Members of the Clovis Golf Club were sched...
Texico couple 'moonlighting' on PRCA Tour
August 17th, 2007
David Moseley shoes horses in Texico. His wife, Cassie, is an X-ray tech and radiation therapist at Clovis’ cancer center.
They also moonlight on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association tour. Da...
Honor important to maintain
August 17th, 2007
This past week, I took a short vacation with my children and some relatives visiting from Italy. We headed to Disney World for one of the hottest and fun-filled weeks of our lives, and greeted Mickey,...
Former fire chief lived eventful life
August 17th, 2007
Clovis’ fire chief from 1924 to 1941was R.V. Miller. He was born in 1891 in Missouri. His mother died at an early age, and the three children were reared by separate relatives.
“I came to New Mex...
Some people leave world too soon
August 17th, 2007
It’s not usually the purpose of this column to raise, nor to attempt to answer, existential questions. I much prefer leaving the great, and unresolvable, issues of life to others with more space and...
8-19 Engagements
August 17th, 2007
Ridling-Lasiter
James and Cassie Ridling of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Joy Ridling of Clovis, to Chad Lasiter of Texico.
He is the son of Tim and Debb...
8-19 Reunions
August 17th, 2007
Carlton
The family of Aubrey and Elmina (Crow) Carlton, formerly of Friona, Texas, held their 21st annual reunion July 21 at the home of Joe and Margie (Carlton) Rexrode of Lockney, Texas.
Special g...
8-19 Honors
August 17th, 2007
Kline
Meghan Kline of Melrose has been named a United States National Award Winner in honor roll by the United States Achievement Academy. She is the daughter of Roger and Jerri Kline of Clovis....
8-19 School Menus
August 17th, 2007
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — French toast, juice, milk. Lunch — Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, roll and milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Sausage biscuit, juice, milk. Lunch...
8-19 Senior Happenings
August 17th, 2007
Baxter-Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 5 p.m. social night.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 6:30 p.m. musical.
Wednesday:10 a.m. Red Hat outing; 1 p.m. crafts.
Thursday: 8 a.m. breakfast; noon 42...
8-19 Library books
August 17th, 2007
The following books are available in the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
American Art in the Columbus Museum by Brigette Foley was given by the faculty and staff of the West College of Education in memo...
Christ’s people have amazing heritage
August 17th, 2007
In a little over a week, my wife and I are heading “across the pond” to Africa for three weeks with our sons and the other missionaries at Mbale, Uganda.
My oldest brother and his family served...
Aug. 17, 1920
August 17th, 2007
The Clovis News reported that four new rural Curry County school buildings would be completed in time for the opening of school in the fall. ... The Clovis school board had an advertisement asking for...
Land OK’d for plant
August 16th, 2007
A heated debate between economic growth and water usage at Thursday’s Clovis City Commission meeting ended decisively. Jobs won.
Commissioners OK’d the contribution of up to 25 acres of land at t...
Muleshoe child dies in fire
August 16th, 2007
A 4-year-old Muleshoe boy was killed Wednesday afternoon in a fire at his residence, according to Muleshoe Police Chief Brian Frieda.
Sixi Alfredo Barrera Ortega was trapped by an intense fire that e...
Q&A: Senator supports Richardson’s run for White House
August 16th, 2007
Jeff Bingaman is serving his fifth term in Congress and is chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Following Tuesday’s Senate field hearing at Clovis-Carver Public Library, he...
Local Roundup: Student numbers exceed last year
August 16th, 2007
Clovis Municipal Schools enrollment is up slightly from last year, according to school officials.
Clovis Schools Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said 7,884 students attended school Thursday, which is...
What's Happening
August 16th, 2007
Saturday
Faith Christian Family Church free senior citizens oil change — 9 a.m. to noon, Hamilton, Big Valley, Bender car dealerships. Free oil change for seniors 60 and older.
Old Timers Lunch —...
Far-out philosophies often backfire
August 16th, 2007
Several years ago, I scanned a news story headline that read, “Woman considers poisonous snakes brothers.” This piqued my interest, so I read on.
Apparently a woman was worried about the environm...
a view from under the pew
August 16th, 2007
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
the song of harvey
...
Religion Digest: Free oil changes offered to seniors
August 16th, 2007
Faith Christian Family Church will sponsor free oil changes for those 60 and older from 9 a.m. to approximately noon Saturday at Hamilton, Big Valley and Bender car dealerships.
The church’s associa...
June bug by any other name not same
August 16th, 2007
With Cannon Air Force Base here, you’re going to have folks from all over the country living around Clovis.
Along with the different accents from around the country come different terms and words...
Temporary disability changes outlook
August 16th, 2007
Life came to a standstill this past week as I went under the knife and had surgery as far down as you can go, on my foot.
It didn’t matter what pressing matters I needed to attend to or not. I wasn...
NFL fumbles trying to control news gathering
August 16th, 2007
The National Football League has picked another fight this year with the news media, which have helped make it the world’s most profitable sports franchise.
There has been an uproar about vests th...
Clovis woman accused of taking newborn pleads guilty
August 16th, 2007
LUBBOCK — A 21-year-old Clovis woman accused of slipping into a hospital maternity ward wearing medical scrubs and abducting a days-old infant pleaded guilty Thursday to an aggravated kidnapping cha...
Aug. 16, 1980
August 16th, 2007
Dr. and Mrs. V. Scott Johnson were honored for 50 years of medical service to the Clovis area. ... Crystal Robertson, Wesley Boney, Jennifer Olmstead, and Tabatha Boney were pictured washing a toy aut...
Exhibitors channel pioneers at fair
August 15th, 2007
Even horses need pedicures.
Placing the foot of his horse on a stand, Dusty Leatherwood clipped its hoof with oversized nail clippers, and smoothed the edges with a foot-long metal file.
Shoenail ne...
Biotech coming to Clovis
August 15th, 2007
Alltech, an international biotechnology company that manufactures organic animal food supplements, will set up a new base east of Clovis.
The company bought a 240-acre site that used to house an etha...
Effects of water on breast milk studied
August 15th, 2007
Representatives from the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Tech University are conducting research in the area to determine the effects of perchlorate exposure to infants through ingestion of...
Water authority explores legalization
August 15th, 2007
Following what the members called a successful field hearing for the Ute Water Project, the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority discussed a roadmap toward becoming a true authority at Wednesday...
What's Happening
August 15th, 2007
Today
Rural Bookmobile — noon-4 p.m. Melrose Senior Citizens Center.
Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library, North Annex.
Saturday
Old Timers Lunch — noon, Curry County...
Education Digest: ENMU holding open house
August 15th, 2007
Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is hosting an open house from 1-3 p.m. Sunday for the new San Juan Village student apartments and newly renovated Campus Union Building (CUB), according to an...
Informed doctors should be judge of new drugs
August 15th, 2007
One of the most wondrous things about our world is how a single drug or chemical often can speed healing or recovery of the human body in a variety of ways. A drug might be developed and marketed for...
Aug. 15, 1943
August 15th, 2007
Farmers were reported to be happy when they received word that 600 wheat parity checks totaling $80,503.25 had been issued. ... J.C. Penney was advertising back-to-school specials. ... And Bonnie Cros...
Lady Cats ready to start
August 14th, 2007
Clovis High volleyball coach Darrel Ray used a camp-type setting last week to get a jump on the season.
Ray, beginning his eighth season as the Lady Wildcats’ coach, entered Monday’s first day of...
Meetings watch: Clovis Municipal Schools board meeting
August 14th, 2007
The following is a report on Tuesday’s Clovis Municipal Schools board meeting:
Clovis School superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said the school district will stop supplying its employees with cell ph...
Police Blotter
August 14th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 6 p.m. Aug. 7 an officer was flagged down while in the 200 block of Yucca Street.
A man told...
Reporter's Notebook: Students give campus fresh coat of paint
August 14th, 2007
About 18 students spent their summer painting the Clovis High School Freshman Campus, according to Clovis High School Athletic Director Brian Stacy.
The painting involved switching the school colors...
Local Roundup: Food vouchers to be distributed
August 14th, 2007
Vouchers for the purchase of fruits and vegetables at the Clovis Farmers’ Market will be distributed on Friday to individuals enrolled in the commodity supplemental food program.
The $28 vouchers w...
Military Digest: Haman
August 14th, 2007
Dan C. Haman has been promoted to the rank of major in the U.S. Air Force, according to an Army and Air Force Hometown News press release.
Haman, an operations officer, is assigned to the 384th Air R...
What's Happening
August 14th, 2007
Today
Economic Development Tax Advisory Board — 7:30 a.m. Assembly Room, Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly St.
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority — 3 p.m. Clovis-Carver Publ...
Drive-through prank equals stupidity
August 14th, 2007
I’ll fess up. I do a lot of stupid things as an adult, and I did a lot more as a kid.
There was the time my friends and I won water guns at an arcade and tested them while driving the streets of H...
Renewable aspect of House energy bill unrealistic
August 14th, 2007
August is one of our favorite months. Congress is on annual recess. Washington’s sausage-making machinery is idle. No new laws are being cranked out. The republic is temporarily safe from congressio...
Dora to join county foes on gridiron
August 14th, 2007
PORTALES — The Dora Coyotes are joining Floyd, Melrose and Clovis Christian in area 8-man Friday night football frenzy.
Dora may be fielding its first football team, but the Coyotes expect to win.
...
Foxes looking for three-peat in Class 1A
August 14th, 2007
Coming off back-to-back Class 1A state championships, Fort Sumner coach Dexter McDaniel is hoping the Foxes can do something they’ve never done.
“We’re excited about this year because the boys...
Aug. 14, 1925
August 14th, 2007
First National Bank of Clovis was ordered to pay a 40 percent dividend on deposits that were in the bank when it closed. ... H.C. Getty began construction of an addition to Clovis Floral Co. due to s...
Business Digest: Governor’s awards nominees sought
August 13th, 2007
Nominations are being accepted until Sept. 17 for the Governor’s Distinguished Public Service Awards, according to a release from the awards group.
Each year the group selects 10 people from cities,...
Business Licenses
August 13th, 2007
The following business licenses were obtained from the city of Clovis in July:
Enterprise Business Solutions
Type: Computerized Service
Owners: Glen and Lucia Gumbrecht
Location: 2401 Fred Daugherty...
No business owner should go it alone
August 13th, 2007
A business owner should be surrounded by people and mentors who can provide sound guidance, direction and encouragement on a consistent or as-needed basis.
Lenders, accountants, insurance agents, ven...
Terminally ill deserve chance to try new drugs
August 13th, 2007
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit apparently believes that bureaucracies can and do have power so absolute that they trump the traditional right of free people to control their...
Storytellers
August 13th, 2007
Wanted: Storytellers Freedom New Mexico is looking for energetic storytellers. Our communication centers are in Clovis, Portales and Tucumcari in eastern New Mexico. Successful candidates will move...
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 13-17 August 2007
August 13th, 2007
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 13-17 August 2007....
Aug. 13, 1929
August 13th, 2007
A racing-type plane crashed in Clovis, killing Lt. O.L. Stephens, Thos. E. Scully and Phil Berry. ... Chamber of Commerce Secretary Bon Anglin said he received pledges from many cities in support of...
Aug. 12, 1942
August 12th, 2007
The Clovis News-Journal reported Senora Jertrudes Arguello, 118 years old and believed to have been the oldest women in the United States, was buried in Clovis. ... Maj. Gen. Robert Olds, commander of...
Dora starting up football program
August 11th, 2007
PORTALES — The Dora Coyotes are joining Floyd, Melrose and Clovis Christian in area 8-man Friday night football frenzy.
Dora may be fielding its first football team, but the Coyotes expect to win.
...
Foxes looking for three-peat in Class 1A
August 11th, 2007
Coming off back-to-back Class 1A state championships, Fort Sumner coach Dexter McDaniel is hoping the Foxes can do something they’ve never done.
“We’re excited about this year because the boys...
School data posted on Web
August 11th, 2007
As the first day of school draws near, school Web sites have information for parents to get their children ready for school.
Parents can find registration dates, opening days, lunch menus, schedule p...
Senators coming to town for Ute water meeting
August 11th, 2007
Clovis Mayor David Lansford calls the Ute Water Project the largest, and most important, operation eastern New Mexico has undertaken.
The next three days could be the most important in the project’...
Police Blotter
August 11th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 2 a.m. Aug. 3 an officer was called to a home in the 1000 block of Sandia Street for a repo...
Smithsonian food exhibit coming to ENMU
August 11th, 2007
A Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit about food in America will travel to Portales in late February for a six-week stay.
“Key Ingredients: America by Food” will be on display in the Golden...
Water project vital to community
August 11th, 2007
One of the most, if not the most, significant challenge facing Clovis in the 21st century is the provision of a sustainable water supply.
Numerous studies over the last 40 years indicate the need f...
War no excuse for taking action against civilians
August 11th, 2007
The trials, plea bargains and conviction of U.S. Marines involved in war crimes in Iraq have — like everything else involving the Iraq war — divided Americans.
Many Americans are shocked at the b...
Aug. 11, 1966
August 11th, 2007
R.C. Davidson, Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, was a guest speaker at a meeting of the Curry County Federation of Republican women, said Mrs. Hoyt Pattison, club president....
Residents report two intrusions
August 10th, 2007
Two Clovis residents confronted intruders at their homes in separate incidents Thursday night and Friday morning, according to police.
A 62-year-old man was stabbed in the back when he confronted a y...
Immigrants help shape America
August 10th, 2007
This week my sister and my cousins came to visit me while my husband is deployed.
We spoke Italian at home and during our outings, and many people asked where we came from. Sometimes they were surpri...
New Mexico woman recounts her past
August 10th, 2007
Editor’s note: Miss Nelle Gable moved to Santa Fe in the late 1890s. On Jan. 3, 1899, she married Charles Adolphus Scheurich, who in his lifetime became known as a pioneer builder in New Mexico, Cur...
Faith, art walk hand in hand
August 10th, 2007
A book by Madeliene L’Engle, “Walking On Water,” given to me by a close friend almost a year ago, explores the relationship between art and religion, or more dynamically, between art and faith....
Engagements
August 10th, 2007
Ridling-Lasiter
James and Cassie Ridling of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Joy Ridling of Clovis, to Chad Lasiter of Texico.
He is the son of Tim and Debb...
Births
August 10th, 2007
Hunt
Rylan Chase Hunt was born July 5, 2007, to Darin and Noel Hunt of Clovis.
He was born at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He weighed 7 pounds and 8.8 ounces.
Grandparents are Sheri C...
Library books
August 10th, 2007
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Sixty Things to Do When You Turn Sixty edited by Ronnie Sellers contains 60 helpful, humorous, and encouraging essays by 60 expe...
Graduation
August 10th, 2007
Eastern New Mexico University
Clay C. Davis, Pedro Garcia, Christopher Lee Hanks, Alisia I. Johnson, Linda Renae Moya, Mari “Elizabeth” Richards and Nicole Monique Tyler, all of Clovis, are gradu...
Club notes
August 10th, 2007
Extension Council
The Curry County Extension Council met Aug. 6 at the extension office with 19 members present.
The meeting was called to order by President Amy Armenta. Secretary Betty Dunlap resi...
School Menus
August 10th, 2007
Clovis Elementary
Wednesday: Breakfast — Waffles, juice, milk. Lunch — Cheeseburger, tater tots, applesauce and milk.
Thursday: Breakfast — Sausage pancake on a stick, juice, milk. Lunc...
Senior Happenings
August 10th, 2007
Baxter-Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 9:45 a.m.; 5 p.m. business meeting; 5:30 p.m. potluck; 6 p.m. social night.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 6:30 p.m. musical.
Wednesday: 1 p.m. crafts; 7 p.m...
Police: Man hit girlfriend’s parents with SUV
August 10th, 2007
A 20-year-old Clovis man was charged Thursday night with ramming a sport utility vehicle into his girlfriend’s parents in an ongoing domestic dispute, according to police and court records.
James M...
Aug. 10, 1923
August 10th, 2007
Clovis Filling Station, located on the corner of Sixth and Main streets, offered free road service within or nearby the city of Clovis. ... George Burns of Friona was visiting his sister, Mrs. J.H. Sp...
Husband convicted of 2004 killing
August 9th, 2007
TUCUMCARI — A Quay County jury found a Fort Sumner man guilty Thursday of killing his wife three years ago outside their home.
The jury deliberated for less than two hours before finding Jose Garc...
In Tribute: Airman ‘learned to love Clovis'
August 9th, 2007
Six hats, all with American flag pins in them, sit in the house where retired Airman 3rd Class Charles “Bud” Klingensmith lived.
Family members said patriotism was important to Klingensmith, who...
Police Blotter
August 9th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 11 a.m. Aug. 1 an officer took a report at the hospital of child abuse.
A woman said a female...
Public Record
August 9th, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Aug. 2 through Wednesday:
Jonathan Paul Spencer, 23, of North Pole, Alaska, to Molly Bly Price, 21, of Clovis
Jimmy Max Baca, 43,...
2005 Clovis murder case to be featured on Court TV
August 9th, 2007
The 2005 murder of Clovis’ Laura McNaughton will be the subject of a national television show set to air on Aug. 18-19, according to an online Court TV schedule.
The airing time for the half-hour d...
Barrel race fiasco real crowd-pleaser
August 9th, 2007
The Curry County Fair gets under way Monday. Are you going?
You get to see some pals you haven’t seen in a while. If you’re a newcomer you get to know your neighbors. Folks get ribbons for thi...
True lessons come after school ends
August 9th, 2007
Know what I hate about back to school? The superficial commercials that try to make school seem so cool and hip by showing kids rapping and dancing in the latest fashions.
You have to have the right...
Restricting energy won’t cool global warming problem
August 9th, 2007
The House of Representatives voted last week to impose $16 billion in new taxes on the oil industry and give away billions of dollars in tax breaks for so-called “renewable” energy schemes.
The...
Religion Calendar
August 9th, 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....
Letters of life should include Christ
August 9th, 2007
I could call myself a writer. I am smart enough to know that I cannot write professionally and make a living. But I have been writing since my teen years just as a way to express the emotions, thought...
a view from under the pew
August 9th, 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.
am...
Legalism bad in society but worse in religion
August 9th, 2007
Legalism. Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines “legalism” as “strict, literal, or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code.”
In our society, the silliness of...
Aug. 9, 1970
August 9th, 2007
Personnel at Clovis Memorial Hospital performed surgeries on two relatives both named Charles Franklin Tipton. The older man’s nephew had accompanied him to his surgery and became ill and underwent...
Fair organizers hyping heritage
August 8th, 2007
Clovis’ oldest surviving house will reside at the Curry County Fair as part of the new Pioneer Village.
Fairgrounds Manager Justus Anderson said the village will include antiques, demonstrations an...
Police: Senior citizen traps alleged burglar
August 8th, 2007
An 85-year-old city resident took law enforcement into his own hands, capturing a teen at gunpoint Tuesday during an attempted robbery.
When police arrived at the home just before 7 a.m., they found...
Aug. 9, 2007 What's Happening
August 8th, 2007
Today
Clovis five-year infrastructure and capital improvements plan public hearing — 1:30 p.m., Assembly Room, 321 Connelly.
DWI Task Force Meeting — 4 p.m. Curry County Courthouse Commission Roo...
Former DeBaca sheriff charged with embezzlement
August 8th, 2007
FORT SUMNER — A former De Baca County sheriff was arraigned Wednesday in a magistrate court on multiple counts of embezzlement, falsifying government documents and intimidation of a witness.
Michae...
No new info on attempted abduction
August 8th, 2007
Clovis police said Wednesday they have no new information on an attempted abduction reported by a 14-year-old girl last week.
Capt. Patrick Whitney said there have been no other reports of abduction...
Aug. 9, 2007 Education Digest
August 8th, 2007
CHS student orientation Tuesday
Orientation for sophomores and new students at Clovis High School will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the CHS Lecture Hall, according to a news release.
A campus tour will fol...
Thomas to remain city manager
August 8th, 2007
Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas “will continue in his duties as city manager pending disposition of allegations initiated against him in Quay County,” city officials announced in a news release Wed...
Aug. 8, 1930
August 8th, 2007
The Clovis Evening News-Journal reported that Jimmy Darr, 159-pound Melrose slugger, and Percy Reed, 154 pounds, of Clovis, put on six rounds of the fightingest fight ever seen in a Clovis ring. The b...
Company says feet already wet on fish farm
August 7th, 2007
Aquaranch president Garth Watson said plans to convert the former Swift/Frozefruit plant on Curry Road K south of Clovis to a $4 million-a-year fish farm have already begun.
Although the project stil...
Zias looking to sustain steady progress in soccer
August 7th, 2007
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team set a goal of making the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament a year ago, and the Zias accomplished that by finishing sixth.
...
County seeks better premium
August 7th, 2007
Fifteen minutes a week could save the county on insurance, officials say.
Curry County Commission approved a resolution at its meeting Tuesday to adopt a risk awareness training program for county em...
Aug. 8, 2007 Military Digest
August 7th, 2007
Purcell
Navy Seaman Christopher D. Purcell recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., according to a Navy news release.
He is the son of Peggy A. and...
Aug. 8, 2007 Local Briefs
August 7th, 2007
Man sentenced for selling drugs
Ralph Urioste, 37, of Clovis was sentenced to four years in prison for selling marijuana to an undercover officer, according to a press release from the district attorn...
Aug. 8, 2007 Police Blotter
August 7th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 3 p.m. July 30 an officer took a report of credit card fraud at the police department. A woman...
Aug. 8, 2007 What's Happening
August 7th, 2007
Today
Water Policy Advisory Board — 9 a.m. Assembly Room, 321 Connelly.
Back-to-school health fair — 11 a.m. Cameo Elementary School.
Planning and Zoning Committee — 3 p.m. Assembly Room, 321 Co...
Bonds breaks HR record
August 7th, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark Tuesday night, and hammered home the point: Like him or not, legitimate or not, he is baseball's new home run king.
Bonds b...
Judge candidates on their policies, not their kids
August 7th, 2007
I couldn’t possibly have accurate numbers on this, but I’m confident thousands of 17-year-olds are holding out hope that in 2008 they’ll cast their first presidential votes for Sen. Barack Obama...
Drug raids add up to federal intimidation
August 7th, 2007
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has started playing hardball with medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, but it’s unclear how far it will move beyond symbolic intimidation.
The...
Aug. 7, 1917
August 7th, 2007
Twenty-five Curry County men made claims for exemptions after appearing for examinations for the military draft. Having dependents was the primary reason for exemption claims. ... The Clovis Chamber o...
Zias' new coach ready to go
August 6th, 2007
PORTALES — Kim Falkenhagen wasn’t all that surprised her team was picked 13th out of 13 in the Lone Star Conference’s preseason volleyball poll.
After all, she’s a new coach with a lot of new...
Clovis fishing for business
August 6th, 2007
A Canadian company is interested in bringing a new type of agriculture industry to Curry County — fish farming.
Aquaranch Industries representatives will present plans today to the Curry County Com...
Boy Scouts shouldn't be derided for following foundation values
August 6th, 2007
There are few images of helping strangers as familiar as a young man helping an elderly woman cross a street. And when we envision such an act of kindness, the young man is usually wearing a Boy Scout...
It's Their Business: Mickey's Uniforms
August 6th, 2007
Name: Mickey’s Uniforms & More
Location: 500 N. Main St.
What they do: Sell uniforms, including medical scrubs, nurses uniforms, shoes and support hose, lab coats, emergency medical technician pants...
Aug. 7, 2007 Business Digest
August 6th, 2007
Clovis woman wins sales award
Jacqueline Davis of Clovis has been honored as a national achiever with Silpada Designs, according to a company news release.
Davis earned the first-place “Personal Sal...
Aug. 7, 2007 Local Briefs
August 6th, 2007
Aug. 18 Arenacross tickets go on sale
Tickets for the Tex New Mex Arenacross Series Aug. 18 at the Curry County Fairgrounds are on sale at Clovis Cycle and RV, High Desert Honda and the Curry County F...
Texas schools begin practice on Monday
August 6th, 2007
Texas high school football teams kick off preseason practice on Monday, and for second-year Farwell coach Mark Anglin it couldn’t come soon enough.
“I’ve been ready to start football since June...
Clovis Animal Shelter pet of the week 6-10 August 2007
August 6th, 2007
Clovis Animal shelter pet of the week 6-10 August 2007....
Aug. 6, 1984
August 6th, 2007
The front page of the Clovis News-Journal reported that movie star Richard Burton had died at the age of 58 from a brain hemorrhage. ... An expanded mission had prompted a Cannon Air Force Base squadr...
Aug. 5, 1971
August 5th, 2007
Jerry Dean and Ruben Reyes of Clovis were among 2 million men born in 1952 who faced the possibility of being drafted under the lottery conducted by the Selective Service System. ... Clovis boxer Earl...
Texas schools begin practice on Monday
August 4th, 2007
Texas high school football teams kick off preseason practice on Monday, and for second-year Farwell coach Mark Anglin it couldn’t come soon enough.
“I’ve been ready to start football since June...
Hounds hope to prove preseason poll wrong
August 4th, 2007
he Eastern New Mexico University football team is hoping to prove the pundits wrong.
Picked for last place in the seven-team Lone Star Conference South Division, players began checking in on Saturday...
School time nears
August 4th, 2007
Wednesday not only marked the beginning of the month, but the beginning of back-to-school training for 11-year-old Christian Smith of Portales. That means no more late movie nights and lights out at 8...
Retired journalist Huber dies at 76
August 4th, 2007
He liked a laugh and a good cigar. He enjoyed plenty of both.
Robert “Bob” E. Huber, journalist, freelance writer and newspaper columnist, died early Friday morning at his home in Portales. He wa...
Aug. 5, 2007 Police Blotter
August 4th, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 12:15 a.m. July 28 an officer was dispatched to a hotel in the 2600 block of Mabry Drive for...
Applicants sought for judgeship
August 4th, 2007
Applications are being accepted for a judgeship position in the 9th Judicial District Court vacated last week by former District Judge Joe Parker, according to a news release from the Judicial Nominat...
Hayride accident claims life of Fort Sumner girl
August 4th, 2007
A hayride turned into a tragedy Friday evening when an 8-year-old Fort Sumner girl was killed after falling beneath a trailer being pulled by a tractor, according to officials.
Anna Marie Unruh was r...
Other countries show U.S. freedoms not so bad
August 4th, 2007
Civil libertarians, including us, routinely assail the administration for its restrictions on our liberties in the war on terrorism.
We sometimes overstate our complaints, charging that Bush & Co. ha...
Aug. 5, 2007 Letters to the Editor
August 4th, 2007
Send message; buy gas in Texas
There is a foul odor in Clovis, and that is the price of gasoline.
If Farwell stations can sell gas for $2.89 a gallon (and sometimes less), does anyone really believe...
Aug. 5, 2007 What's Happening
August 4th, 2007
Tuesday
Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. Courthouse.
Town hall seminar — 6:30 p.m. Lyceum Theatre. Clovis Police Department will host a crime prevention seminar.
Wednesday
Back-to-school health f...
Aug. 4, 1935
August 4th, 2007
Jean Bickley, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bickley, narrowly escaped asphyxiation by carbon monoxide while enroute to Clovis from Albuquerque. A leak was thought to have penetrated the...
Teen sentenced as adult for infant's death
August 3rd, 2007
An 18-year-old Clovis man was sentenced as an adult late Friday to 25 years in prison in connection with the death of his infant son.
Benito Valdez pleaded guilty in April to the intentional child ab...
Man sought on three warrants arrested in Texas
August 3rd, 2007
A 34-year-old man wanted by Clovis Police on three outstanding warrants was captured Friday in Weatherford, Texas, following a high-speed chase.
Anthony D. Morgan led city, county and state police on...
All but two Portales schools miss AYP
August 3rd, 2007
Roosevelt County Schools saw little change in schools under scrutiny from the pass/fail system known as Adequate Yearly Progress.
Portales schools are still plagued by failure in subgroups, especially...
Eight Clovis schools miss AYP marks
August 3rd, 2007
Eight Clovis schools did not meet federal academic proficiency targets for the 2006-2007 school year, two more than last year.
Added to the list were La Casita Elementary for failing reading proficie...
Exercise important for moms
August 3rd, 2007
This week I took my youngest daughter, 11 months old, to a play date with several other moms, which was really an opportunity for me to enjoy some grownup company. As it often happens when women get t...
New Mexican named Secretary of Agriculture in 1945
August 3rd, 2007
Clinton P. Anderson was born in South Dakota in 1895. I’m not sure when he came to New Mexico, although he served as state treasurer of New Mexico in 1932-33. He was elected to Congress for three te...
County fair has much to offer
August 3rd, 2007
It’s time to think about the Curry County Fair.
In the area of “things kids would rather not discuss,” this also means the beginning of the school year, but in balance of that fact, many childr...
Engagements
August 3rd, 2007
Bailey-Arbuthnot
Gerald and Connie Bailey of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Brandi Bailey of Amarillo, to Cameron Arbuthnot of Amarillo.
He is the son of...
Club notes
August 3rd, 2007
Llano Estacado Quilt Guild
The Llano Estacado Quilt Guild met July 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church with eight members in attendance.
Vice president Elizabeth Lawrence conducted the meeting. Secretary...
Library books
August 3rd, 2007
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
The Complete Single Mother: Reassuring Answers to Your Most challenging Concerns by Andrea Engber explores the issues of managin...
Senior Happenings
August 3rd, 2007
Baxter-Curren Senior Center
908 Hickory
Monday: 5 p.m. social.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 6 p.m. session.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. red hat meeting; 1 p.m. crafts.
Thursday: 8 a.m. breakfast; 8:45 a.m. boar...
Birthday
August 3rd, 2007
Myers
Family and friends gathered July 14 at La Quinta Inn in Clovis to celebrate the 90th birthday of Fern Myers, seated, second from right. All 10 of Myers’ grandchildren, who are pictured, and 1...
Honors
August 3rd, 2007
Martinez
Evelyn Martinez of Curry County graduated from the New Mexico National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Roswell on June 18.
Martinez completed 22 weeks of residential training that include...
Reunions
August 3rd, 2007
Lingo
The annual reunion of the Lingo community will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Portales Senior Citizens Center, 501 North Industrial Dr.
A potluck lunch will be served at noon.
Anyone with a...
Aug. 3, 1956
August 3rd, 2007
The Clovis News-Journal reported that a rainbow forming a perfect circle around the sun was visible for several minutes around 11:30 a.m. ... The El Paso Texans handed the Clovis Pioneers’ baseball...
Reid qualifies for U.S. Amateur golf
August 2nd, 2007
Clovis’ Travis Reid has qualified for the U.S. Amateur golf tournament in San Francisco later this month by winning a sectional tournament over the weekend in Mansfield, Texas.
The 2005 Clovis High...
Cats' Lewis scores 12 in South victory
August 2nd, 2007
Because he was chosen to play in the New Mexico High School Coaches Association’s Class 4A-5A All-Star football and basketball games this week in Albuquerque, Michael Lewis had to make a choice.
De...
Fire chief promotes new pay plan for staff
August 2nd, 2007
Clovis Fire Chief Ray Westerman introduced his plan to retain experienced firefighters in a study session following Thursday’s City Commission meeting.
Westerman said the $272,000 plan that calls f...
Aug. 3, 2007 What's Happening
August 2nd, 2007
Saturday
Breakfast — 7-11 a.m. 2400 W. 7th St. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 25. $3.50 a plate, $1.50 for children under 12. Information: 763-5392.
Rosedale Reunion — 10 a.m. (MDT) golf scramble....
Aug. 3, 2007 Public Record
August 2nd, 2007
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from July 26 through Wednesday:
• Andrew Carlos Benavides, 23, of Clovis, to Vanessa Nicole Johnson, 22, of Portales
• William Anth...
Cops and Courts: Teens report shots fired
August 2nd, 2007
Police are investigating a report by two teens who said they were shot at Wednesday as they drove through downtown Clovis.
The 17- and 15-year-old boys called police around 11 p.m. and said they were...
Small towns sometimes have biggest stories
August 2nd, 2007
I recently came across a book filled with the writings of the late Paul Crume, humor columnist for The Dallas Morning News.
What a surprise to find this big city journalist writing about where he g...
Boys talk just as much as girls
August 2nd, 2007
A hot-off-the-press study shatters the myth that women talk more than men. Did you hear that men? We are not chatterboxes.
Although the more-than-likely over-funded, waste-of-taxpayer-money study is...
Christ like first day of school every day
August 2nd, 2007
Oh, the days of buying school supplies. The stores are stocked with them with the long aisles of notebooks, paper, pencils, glue scissors, rulers, crayons, totes and backpacks, all stacked several fee...
Amos: a tribute to Howie
August 2nd, 2007
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
a tribute to howie
boss the other day i
was so depressed i
went to the ph...
AUg. 3, 2007 Religion Calendar
August 2nd, 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....
AUg. 3, 2007 Religion Briefs
August 2nd, 2007
Church holding rummage sale
Trinity United Methodist Church at 1320 W. 21st St. will hold its annual rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the church’s multi-purpose room.
Most of the proce...
What did you do this summer?
August 2nd, 2007
Clovis High school band members tell what they did this past summer....
Aug. 2, 1945
August 2nd, 2007
The Clovis Memorial Hospital was in desperate need of registered nurses, announced Pat Morrison, superintendent of the hospital. Several members of the nurse staff left when their husbands were transf...
Computer glitch delays AYP results
August 1st, 2007
A glitch in the state’s computer system Wednesday delayed release of Adequate Yearly Progress reports for schools across the state.
Clovis Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said flaws in the New Mexi...
Aug. 2, 2007 What's Happening
August 1st, 2007
Today
Local Emergency Planning Committee Community Awareness Committee — noon, 320 Connelly St.
Clovis Children, Youth and Families Department ice cream social — 5:30-6:30 p.m. CYFD Office, 221 W....
Aug. 2, 2007 Police Blotter
August 1st, 2007
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around midnight July 25 an officer was called to a home in the 300 block of West 11th Street for an i...
Aug. 2, 2007 Local Briefs
August 1st, 2007
Man sentenced for five burglaries
A 41-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for burglarizing five homes and businesses, according to a news release from the9th Judicial District...
Portales strip mall still in development
August 1st, 2007
A new retail development that could accommodate up to 10 retail and service businesses is under construction near the Wal-Mart store in Portales. The developer is hoping to have tenants in the buildin...
Bush straining to link al-Qaida, Iraq together
August 1st, 2007
One can understand a certain desperation. Public opinion has turned solidly against continuing the war in Iraq any longer than absolutely necessary, but out of stubbornness or conviction President Bus...
Shelburne: The only way for imperfect people to be saved Is . . .
August 1st, 2007
As members of the fallen human race, we’ve got a problem. We’re always fouling something up, messing something up, shaking, scratching, bumping, breaking, and otherwise mutilating this amazing gif...
Aug. 1, 1926
August 1st, 2007
The Clovis News reported a pistol was stolen from the sheriff’s car while it was parked on Main street. ... The Clovis News purchased from S.J. Boykin a brick building on Main Street formerly occupi...
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