Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Writing a book about his experiences in Vietnam proved cathartic for Harold L. Thrasher. CMI staff photo: Benna Sayyed Harold L. Thrasher, a Marine infantry rifleman in the Vietnam War, reads an issue of Leatherneck Magazine Monday at his home office. Thrasher said his self-published book "Suicide Charlie Brothers Never Forgotten" provides a first-hand look at ground combat in the Vietnam War through the eyes of a Marine. It help dissolve the anger he felt for almost three...
Clovis residents Jessica and Michael Elsik will appear on the TV show "Let's Make a Deal" on Wednesday. Jessica said she has watched the show with her husband for four years. "It was exciting," said Jessica, 29, a project manager with the civil engineering department at Cannon Air Force Base. "You get very involved with (host Wayne) Brady's questions. You're constantly singing and dancing and having a good time." She described her visit as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She said she especially enjoyed getting an up-close... Full story
Area residents can receive free legal advice from local attorneys Friday as part of a public outreach program through the 9th Judicial District office. Donna Mowrer, district judge and co-chair of the 9th Judicial District pro-bono committee, said when planning the event the committee considered residents might have questions that can be answered easily that do not require an attorney fee. "It's very important for people to have knowledge of the legal system," said Mowrer, "because they could find themselves in a situation wh...
Clovis Municipal Schools and Portales Municipal Schools experienced a decrease in enrollment this school year, according to preliminary numbers. Meanwhile, Clovis Christian Schools had a slight increase. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Clovis Christian High School teacher Glenna Hagee gives her French students a lesson Tuesday on common conversational language and numbers. The district increased by five students this year. After four straight years of increases, Clovis... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Clovis High School sophomore Alexis Longoria speaks to his speech classmates Monday about his ministry work in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Longoria said he hoped his speech will inspire his classmates to have strong faith and hope. Alexis Longoria spoke Monday about ministering to children in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The Clovis High School sophomore said he, his mother and sister have made trips to Juarez about 20 times in the past two years. During the...
The Clovis Municipal Schools board of education voted unanimously Tuesday for a redistricting option to fill the city's new middle school that kept students from the elementary feeder schools together as much as possible. Option C was selected from four options considered by the board and members of the public July 24 and Aug. 2. The mission of redistricting was based on keeping elementary school classmates together and balancing ethnicity when W.D. Gattis Middle School opens in August 2013. All the redistricting plans... Full story
Yolanda Romero, right, samples Happy Feet dry skin lotion and a facial mask prepared and sold by Katie Palmer, left, Saturday at the Clovis Farmers Market. A recent increase in business at the Clovis Farmers Market can be attributed to a more prominent location, said farmers market manager and local vegetable grower Margie Plummer. The market moved from Fourth and Pile streets to the Goodwin Lake Walking Trail parking lot on North Prince before opening July 7. Plummer said...
Texico city officials are asking residents to voluntarily conserve water while they seek state funding to fix a well. Texico Mayor Jerry Cunningham said he does not believe the city of Texico has had this severe of a water problem in recent years. "We're going to continue to have a water shortage if people don't start cutting back; if we don't get some rain," said Cunningham, who is working with Rep. Dennis J. Roch to secure an emergency $50,000 grant to fix a broken pump. Residents are being asked to limit outdoor water use...
Priscilla Mendoza said she found her young daughter Marisol sleeping on a bed that was burning Friday in her home at the Clovis apartments. "I had to pull her by her feet off of the bed," Mendoza said, recalling the frenzied moments during the first of two fires late Friday that displaced 10 families and gutted four apartments at the Clovis Apartments complex. No one was seriously injured. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Clovis Apartments resident Nathan Ulibarri, 46, surveys... Full story
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Wednesday - 12:57 a.m.: Caller reported a male shoplifted an 18 pack of beer and left on foot, 600 block of Prince. - 5:24 a.m.: Caller reported his tailgate was taken off his vehicle, 4500 block of Prince. - 7:32 a.m.: Caller reported a broken window at an elementary school, 400 block of Lockwood. - 10:20 a.m.: Caller reported a broken window to a vehicle, occurred within the last five minutes, 700 block of 21st. - 1:04 p.m.: Caller reported someone stole clothing...
When Clovis Community College classes started Monday, 11 instructors started full-time teaching careers. Here is what three new professors said about their first semester teaching at CCC. - Mary Beth Williams taught math at Eastern New Mexico University for five years before taking a professorship at CCC. She teaches mathematics. Mary Beth Williams "Eastern is where my eyes opened to the benefits of technology in the classroom and different progressive teaching styles. I hope...
Yucca guidance counselor Mindy Sena goes over eighth-grader Jayce Huerta's schedule Monday, the first day of school for Clovis Municipal Schools. This is Sena's first year as a guidance counselor. She had been a teacher the past five years. After Mindy Sena got her son and daughter ready to start school Monday morning, she drove from Texico to Clovis to help more than 600 other students at Yucca Middle School prepare for the first day of school. "I remember wondering if this...
Thursday's fatal stabbing was the result of an argument between two friends who stopped in Clovis during a road trip, according to court records. Chip Fox According to court records: - Murder suspect Chip Fox, 35, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., told an officer that his friend Kevin Reardon, 35, of Valencia, Calif., "freaked out" after huffing Dust-Off dust cleaner and ran into the knife Fox held. - The stabbing occurred about 10:30 p.m. Thursday at 300 Dawn Loop. - Reardon, who...
A rider soars in the air at a 2009 arena cross event in Oklahoma City. Motorcyclists performing tricks high in the air, zipping around corners on a mile-long dirt course of bumps and dips at 50 to 60 mph—this is motocross. Today's county fair arena cross event starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Mounted Patrol arena near the Curry County Fairgrounds. The event also starts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. "We've become kind of the headlining act on Friday and Saturday night and it's just g... Full story
Before leading a local weekly Bible study group, Dominic Chavez said he ran the streets of Clovis drinking, using drugs and fighting. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Dominic Chavez, middle left, studies Bible scripture during a Spiritual Woods meeting Aug. 9 at the Masters Centre. Chavez' woodwork can be seen in the background. "I've probably done it all, anything bad that's out there on the street that ain't worth living for," Chavez said. "I knew that I was on the wrong road...
As students begin a new grade in a new classroom, new principals bring new leadership to Clovis Municipal Schools. Laura Adkins is taking on her first position in Clovis schools this year as principal at Los Ninos Early Intervention Center and Lincoln Jackson Family Center. "I chose Clovis because the district's leadership is very proactive," said Adkins, "and it is on the cutting edge of a lot of new instructional strategies that will benefit kids. "I felt my philosophy of education matched up with the district's well."...
Steve Reeves owns the only house on a stretch of Curry Road R the county is considering closing at the request of Cannon Air Force Base officials. Reeves believes the county should buy his property and the property of other impacted landowners before closing the road or leave the road as it is. At a July 24 Curry County Commission meeting, commissioner Caleb Chandler proposed closing Curry Road R south of U.S. 60-84 to Curry Road 7, a distance of three miles, to increase base security and public safety. The Air Force has...
Tesia Adermann said the biggest sacrifice she has to make to raise livestock for the Curry County fair is giving up time in the summer to care for the animals. Courtesy photo: Brenda Allen Lynnae Allen, right, holds her lamb while a judge checks it for proper condition, muscle tone and body structure in the show ring at the 2011 Curry County fair. Lynnae won senior showmanship for showing this lamb. "You don't have as much time with your friends to hang out," Adermann said....
Melissa Quintana's sons are fascinated by the lights and sounds of emergency vehicles and on Tuesday they got an up close look. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Chief Master Sgt. Beausoleil, left, greets McGruff the Crime Dog Tuesday at National Night Out at Greene Acres Park. Spencer Roach, middle, acts as McGruff's escort. Quintana took her sons, Justin and Major Haynes, to National Night Out Tuesday at Greene Acres Park so they could learn about their fascination and also see...
Melissa Quintana's sons are fascinated by the lights and sounds of emergency vehicles and on Tuesday they got an up close look. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Chief Master Sgt. Beausoleil, left, greets McGruff the Crime Dog Tuesday at National Night Out at Greene Acres Park. Spencer Roach, middle, acts as McGruff's escort. Quintana took her sons, Justin and Major Haynes, to National Night Out Tuesday at Greene Acres Park so they could learn about their fascination and also see... Full story
Even though she and her husband work full-time jobs, they need extra help with food and clothing with four growing children in the household, said Anita Gallegos. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Anita Gallegos and her four children select bread and pastries from the Bread of Life Ministry's food supply room at the Matt 25 Hope Center. Gallegos has received food and clothing provisions from Bread of Life for a year. Anita Gallegos has picked up food and school clothes with her tw... Full story
Daniel Pfauth saw a Blacktower Cemetery overgrown with weeds and grass and broken headstones as opportunity for himself and his community. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Daniel Pfauth, 13, of Clovis mixes cement at Blacktower Cemetery earlier this month to use to caulk stones to a monument leading into the cemetery. Pfauth's Eagle Scout project is restoring the cemetery. Pfauth have been in scouting since the third grade. Pfauth felt sad for people with relatives buried in the... Full story
Melissa Quintana's sons are fascinated by the lights and sounds of emergency vehicles and on Tuesday they got an up close look. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Chief Master Sgt. Beausoleil, left, greets McGruff the Crime Dog Tuesday at National Night Out at Greene Acres Park. Spencer Roach, middle, acts as McGruff's escort. Quintana took her sons, Justin and Major Haynes, to National Night Out Tuesday at Greene Acres Park so they could learn about their fascination and also see...
Farmers in Curry and Roosevelt Counties say a recent increase in rain has helped produce better crops this year, but more rain and less heat are needed for crops to flourish. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Tye Vineyard, left, Anthony Owusu-Appiah, center, and Courtney Vineyard hoe weeds from pink-eyed pea crops Saturday at Keystone Ranch in Curry County. Tammy Vineyard, owner of Keynote Ranch in Curry County, grows cream peas, crowder peas and pink-eyed peas. Vineyard said her... Full story
The parent turnout at the Clovis Municipal Schools second redistricting meeting Thursday was fewer than 10, but those present felt their questions on redistricting options were addressed well. If option A, B, C or D is approved at the CMS Aug. 28 board meeting, many children in Clovis will be moved from Marshall and Yucca middle schools to the new W.D. Gattis Middle School when it opens in August 2013. The redistricting options were based on keeping elementary school classmates together and balancing ethnicity. Option C was...
