Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The newest target date for a national cosmetics production company to be up and running is within the next two months, according to company officials. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Beauty Health and Science Innovations officials hoped to open its Clovis plant in April but vandalism and theft have delayed opening, according to Drew Martin, director of operations for BHSI. Beauty Health and Science Innovations officials hoped to open its Clovis plant in April but vandalism and... Full story
Clovis Community College recently received its second 10-year independent accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Clovis Community College bookkeeper Jessica Moore schedules a student appointment Wednesday with an academic advisor for 2012 fall semester class scheduling. According to CCC President Becky Rowley, this continuation of accreditation primarily enables CCC to accept and disperse federal financial aid and makes the school...
While most students, faculty and staff get time off for the summer, Clovis Municipal Schools custodians such as Lakeisha Lobstein wax floors, clean classrooms and remove gum from surfaces. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Marshall Middle School custodian Lakeisha Lobstein of Clovis mows the grass Tuesday at Marshall Middle School, one of her many duties and responsibility as one of five school custodians assigned to the campus. Lobstein said she likes her summer duties because t...
Four redistricting options for Clovis middle schools met no opposition from the public Tuesday at a Clovis Municipal Schools board meeting. "I think they (the public) were here for the informational purposes," Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Terry Myers said about the first of two meetings to gather public input. "I think they absorbed what we had to say. I think everybody here understood what we were trying to do." The redistricting options were based on keeping elementary school classmates together and balancing... Full story
Children across Clovis will be moved from Marshall and Yucca middle schools to the new W.D. Gattis Middle School in August 2013 if any of four proposed redistricting plans passes. Parents of children living in areas affected by the redistricting recently shared mixed views on the issue. Nick and Stephanie Yruegas moved from the Sandia district to the Parkview district last year but kept their children in the Sandia district to avoid any disruption in their education. The Yruegas have a son who could start eighth grade at... Full story
Editor's note: New Horizon's policy is not to release last names and exact ages of children in the program. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Ethan Zamora picks up his friend Bogdans (last name witheld at request of orgaqnization) Tuesday at Hillcrest Park. Bogdans recently came to Clovis from Latvia to live with Zamora's family for five weeks to experience life in the U.S. Ethan Zamora has a language barrier with his young friend from eastern Europe, but said the two often...
Clovis Community College nursing students will be able to work toward careers in the medical field in a larger facility with more modern technology with the start of a new school year in August. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Classes in the Joe and Charlyne Sisler Allied Health Building begin Aug. 20. Construction of the Joe and Charlyne Sisler Allied Health Building was recently completed. The new building was opened in the first week of June. The new facility, connected to...
Clovis residents of various generations and ethnicities gathered at Potter Park Saturday to celebrate the abolition of slavery with barbecue, water fun and stories of today and yesterday. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Robert Farley of Las Cruces checks on chicken, ribs and hot links Saturday afternoon during the Juneteenth celebration at Potter Park. Farley, who moved from Clovis to Las Cruces in 1988, said his name is spelled just like the New Mexico restaurant, though he...
Eighty students from at least 10 Clovis elementary schools spent the last week and a half learning math and science at Marshall Middle School through hands-on projects. The second annual Junior Wildcat Math and Science Camp was an extended learning opportunity for incoming seventh-graders to get a jump on math and science, teachers said. Teachers said students who attended the camp can be leaders in math and science class in the upcoming school year. The process is known as frontloading. "Some kids came to kind of get a feel...
Although Michael Miller was baptized Lutheran at 3 weeks old, he never attended church growing up. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Michael Miller was ordained and installed Sunday as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church. "My dad was Catholic and my mom was Lutheran, but they couldn't agree on religion, so I just didn't go to church at all, and neither did they," Miller said. Miller said he experienced a spiritual awakening while attending a recovery group meetings for family membe...
Before enrolling in a basic math skills course at Clovis Community College last year, Blanca Alexander had not taken a math course since 1994. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Clovis Community College instructor Donna Pharies, left, helps CCC freshman Ashley Emmons, right, simplify linear expressions Wednesday in the CCC Math Emporium. Emmons is taking Basic Algebra and will enroll in basic algebra two next year. Alexander passed the course but still needed to sharpen her math...
Substance abuse has touched the lives of Laura Leeder-Martinez and David Lombrana. Now they are touching the lives of others through a recovery group New Creations at Legacy Life Family Church called New Creations. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed New Creations leader Laura Leeder-Martinez, left, Legacy Life Family Church pastor David Lombrana, middle, and New Creations administrative assistant Misty Maldonado, right, discuss New Creations, a recovery program which started Wednes...
MELROSE — The first phase of the Ute water pipeline is expected to begin in mid-July despite a federal lawsuit and two civil lawsuits seeking to halt the project. The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority approved a recommendation Tuesday to begin construction on the pipeline that would carry water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority members in Curry and Roosevelt counties. Authority Chairwoman Gayla Brumfield said Tuesday the water authority has hired a Santa Fe a...
MELROSE — The first phase of the Ute water pipeline is expected to begin in mid-July despite a federal lawsuit and two civil lawsuits seeking to halt the project. The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority approved a recommendation Tuesday to begin construction on the pipeline that would carry water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority members in Curry and Roosevelt counties. Authority Chairwoman Gayla Brumfield said Tuesday the water authority has hired a Santa Fe a... Full story
The plant manager for Beauty Health and Science Innovations said Thursday the facility is still in the renovation phase. Drew Martin, contacted Thursday at the plant just south of Clovis' industrial park, said the company would be in a better position in two weeks to speculate on when the plant would open. Chase Gentry, executive director of Clovis Industrial Development Corp., said in November when he announced BHSI had selected Clovis for its manufacturing site that it hoped to open in April. The company said it hoped to...
Chantel McConnell was exposed to the exercise aspect of yoga by her mother as a child. As a freshman at Eastern New Mexico University she has learned about the spiritual side. CMI staff photo: Alisa Boswell Yoga instructor Yolanda Chavez, right, and assistant instructor Dawn Woodring have a potluck with their students from the Eastern New Mexico University wellness program May 10 for their last class. Chavez said on the last day of class, she likes for her students to reflect...
Kid's College Summer 2012 at Clovis Community College starts June 4. The program offers classes for students from ages 3 to 18, and include hands-on workshops and athletic camps. Courtesy photo: Lisa Spencer Children in Kid's College 2011 test out model volcanoes they created in Tishia Stewart's "VOLCANOES! In Clovis?" class. Kid's College instructor Tishia Stewart said the program will provide children a healthy, creative outlet during the summer. Twenty-three classes will...
When Laci Hand walks across the stage to receive her nursing diploma Friday during Clovis Community College's spring graduation, her journey in nursing is far from over. Laci Hand Hand, 20, plans to work toward her bachelor's degree in nursing while working as a registered nurse in the emergency room of a Lubbock hospital. She has applied for several nursing jobs in Lubbock and plans to enroll at Lubbock Christian University this summer. Hand is one of 195 graduation...
Teachers and administrators at Marshall Middle School have taken proactive steps to combat bullying over the past two years. An anti-bullying program was started at Marshall in August 2010, and according to Marshall social worker Lynn Fronk, has allowed students to feel free to safely communicate with administrators and report bullying and other incidents. "They're not just reporting bullying," Fronk said. "They're reporting like, 'I'm concerned because I notice that so-and-so hasn't eaten all week at lunch and they normally...
Pastor Bonita Knox believes all humans have a duty to share what they have with other humans abundantly. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor Bonita Knox of Clovis packs a basket Tuesday with cereal to donate to the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico. For this reason, Knox organizes a food drive and a coin collection the first Sunday of every month of Trinity Lutheran Church-ELCA. "I have chosen to make it a monthly expression so that we can always provid...
Misty Maldonado has gone from being addicted to heroin and cocaine for 10 years and being incarcerated for more than two to earning straight A's at Clovis Community College. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Misty Maldonado of Clovis studies a textbook Tuesday. Maldonado is studying emergency medical services at Clovis Community College. Maldonado, 32, spoke humbly last week as she described her near-death experiences on the streets of north Texas. She said she lived through a...
Auctioneering is not only how Robert Rosales earns part of his income but is also how he raises money to help in the battle against cancer. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Rosales, auctioneer for Rocking R Auctions and owner of Affordable Pest Control, coordinated the Team Roundup a Cure auction Saturday to raise money for the Clovis Relay For Life on May 11. His most recent auction, Team Roundup a Cure, was held Saturday to raise money for the Clovis Relay For Life on May 11. R... Full story
Dusty Leatherwood preaches to his congregation Monday nights in the lobby of Clovis Livestock Auction, about 20 feet from where livestock is sold to the highest bidder. He preaches from a podium made from a cedar post to a gathering sitting on metal folding chairs. During Leatherwood's sermon, horses and cattle can be heard and the air often smells of livestock. This is cowboy church in Clovis. The service is multidenominational and is attended by people of various area churches. Leatherwood's congregation is made up of... Full story
When Eastern New Mexico University graduate student Lauren Davis moved to Portales from St. Louis three years ago, she became a belly dancer. CMI staff photo: Benna Sayyed Eastern New Mexico University belly dance and yoga instructor Yolanda Chavez, left, applies a henna design to local animal advocate Val Depillo, right, Saturday at Fusion Funk Collective's booth at Woman's Day Out. Davis came into contact with her dance group Fusion Funk Collective at a carnival in the park...
Unwanted documents containing important personal information can be safely discarded at North Plains Mall this Saturday. The Clovis Police Department is partnering with five local financial institutions to offer the city's first Community Shred Day, an event that will allow anyone to shred up to five boxes of paper documents. "We would love for Clovis to be a fraud-free city, but there's no such thing," said Clovis Community Relations Officer Daron Roach. "This is one step people can take for themselves to prevent identity...
