Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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John Schonberger can often be found volunteering with his young charges in the Boy Scouts. Some of the boys created this poster for him, showing a mock tax form in which people list their filing status. (staff photo by Darrell Maurina) John Schonberger says he has a simple reason for being involved with the Boy Scouts of America for nearly 51 years. “A three-letter word is fun. If it’s not fun I don’t want to do it,” Schonberger said. Schonberger will soon be 65 but he has no intention of retiring, either from his account... Full story
John Schonberger says he has a simple reason for being involved with the Boy Scouts of America for nearly 51 years. “A three-letter word is fun. If it’s not fun I don’t want to do it,” Schonberger said. Schonberger will soon be 65 but he has no intention of retiring, either from his accounting practice in downtown Clovis or from his volunteer work with Scouting. At an age where many people look forward to puttering around their gardens at home, Schonberger is preparing to lead his 10th trek to the Philmont retreat center...
Judge Teddy Hartley sentenced John Jacobs, 21, of Clovis to 18 months probation Thursday morning in Curry County District Court on a single count of attempted criminal sexual penetration. The charge stems from a July 26, 2002, incident that was originally prosecuted as a case of date rape. Jacobs was initially prosecuted on one count of criminal sexual penetration in Portales and four counts in Clovis. He was found innocent of the rape charge in Portales, and during the first of four rape trials in Clovis, he worked out a...
A junior high assistant principal called police about 10:45 a.m. on March 5 regarding a 13-year-old male student with four marijuana joints. Police informed the student’s father that he would be suspended from school and issued a juvenile citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana when he returned. Shortly after noon, police responded to a fight on the patio at a different junior high school where a 14- and a 15-year-old boy were fighting each other. Both boys were suspended and police reported they would b...
Rescue workers work on a bomb-damaged passenger train, following explosions in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, killing more than 190 rush-hour commuters and wounding at least 1,400. AQP Photo: Paul White. A Portales resident spent part of Thursday morning making emergency calls to relatives in Spain to make sure none of them were among the more than 190 killed and 1,400 injured there by a series of terrorist bomb attacks. “We called up and, thank God, nobody was injured,” said Martin Keane, a graduate student at Eastern New Mex...
Two Melrose businesses were caught in a tobacco sting operation conducted Tuesday by officers from the Special Investigations Division of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety. According to a press release from Agent D. Ledezma-Pinon, the underage tobacco compliance operation targeted rural areas of Curry, De Baca, and Guadalupe counties. Ledezma-Pinon said a 17-year-old undercover minor entered and attempted to purchase tobacco from 19 establishments that sell tobacco products. Clerks at 14 stores checked the minor’s i...
Reporter's Notebook Diane Glaze of Glaze Monument wasn’t looking for publicity when her company decided to provide free engraving for the new veterans’ memorial, but with about $20,000 worth of free labor, Glaze Monument is providing the single largest contribution. “If we need the money that bad we shouldn’t be in business,” Glaze said. “My mother and father started the company, my mother’s brothers served in Vietnam, my brother is currently serving at the air base with homeland security and we do have a military background.... Full story
A Clovis firefighter carries a hose out of Lowe’s grocery store as emergency personnel responded to a fire at the store Monday evening. CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth. Lowe’s grocery store won’t be opening today and may not reopen for some time due to an after-hours fire late Monday evening. As store manager Lee Patterson watched firefighters carry axes and fire hoses through his front doors, he said he was glad a quick-thinking employee was working late and called the fire department. “I’m just glad I still had employees...
The manager of a Clovis ice cream shop called police about 1 p.m. Thursday to report that someone had cut the phone lines to the business overnight in a possible attempt to disable the alarm system. Police took a report and located a folding chair outside the business that may have been used to reach the phone lines. • • • A bank manager called police about 3 p.m. Thursday to report possible bank fraud. The manager said a 36-year-old Clovis man had opened a bank account on Feb. 19 and three days later deposited a perso...
A Saturday night chase through Clovis streets exceeded 80 mph and forced vehicles off the road before the driver crashed in a rollover north of town, Clovis police said. “When he was initially stopped, the one thing he was facing was driving on revocation — he now has felony and numerous misdemeanor counts,” said arresting officer Tommy Richbourg. “It wasn’t worth it. Now he’s facing literally years in prison.” Following a 10- to 15-minute chase, Clovis police arrested John B. Toney, 21, of Clovis, on 12 counts including agg... Full story
As Lowe’s grocery store manager Lee Patterson stood on a ladder Tuesday afternoon replacing smoke-damaged air filters in his store, he marveled that the damage from a Monday evening fire hadn’t been much worse. “About 11:30 a.m. we opened up for business,” Patterson said. “We got all cleaned up in the back and then cleaned up the front of the store, and the inspectors said we could re-open.” The only obvious indication of Monday’s fire in the areas open to shoppers was an acrid smell. Farther back in the storage rooms...
Lt. Col. Dave Kossler, commander of the 27th Fighter Wing Safety Office, talks about winning the Colombian Award, given to the office with the best flying safety program in the United States Air Force. (Staff photo by Eric Kluth) CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Cannon’s 27th Fighter Wing added another award in February to its increasing stack: the Colombian trophy, given each year to the base rated best in the Air Force for safety. The nomination documentation submitted by Cannon Air Force Base cited a long list of acc... Full story
A Clovis business owner called police about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of South Pile regarding larceny of a shop-vac, car jack and tool box worth about $210 that were taken from his warehouse. The owner said the warehouse is supposed to be kept locked when not in use but a construction crew has been working on the building and may have left it unlocked and unattended. • • • A Clovis pawn shop owner called police about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to report a possible fraudulent check in the amount of $849.74. The owner said... Full story
Local farmers say they’re overjoyed with some of the best rainfall totals they’ve seen in years. For one outlying community, it’s not just “a good year” — it’s a record. “This was the wettest February on record for Friona since 1931,” said Bill Ellis, a cotton and grain sorghum farmer. “The farmers around here are all smiling.” The Friona total for February was 2.34 inches compared to 0.10 of an inch last year for all of February and January, and this year’s total since March 1 has been 2.5 inches including 0.15 of an in... Full story
Officer Paul Crowe of the Clovis Police Department said he noticed traffic at the corner of Prince and Commerce was flowing better during the Tuesday lunch hour than it had for some time. Of course, that could have been because of the visible presence of his clearly marked patrol car and his use of a bright, reflective safety vest. Even so, as he scanned the oncoming cars, he noticed one vehicle — a bright yellow sports car driven by a young woman — and motioned for it to pull over into a parking lot. Crowe asked the dri... Full story
Clovis police have obtained an open murder warrant for an 18-year-old man in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man who was shot early Wednesday morning. Sgt. Roger Grah said in a police department press release that Clovis resident Adam Crespin has been charged with the death of Lavon Harris, 20, who recently moved to Clovis from Fort Worth, Texas. The police incident report said Harris was shot in the lower abdomen by a shotgun blast about 1:40 a.m. in the stairway of Building 10 of the Clovis Apartments at 1000 N.... Full story
The women of Trinity United Methodist Church in Clovis will hold their annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the church building, located at 1320 W. 21st St. Proceeds will go to local and national missions. For information, contact Kay Berry at 762-3115. • • • First Assembly of God in Muleshoe will host a concert featuring Ann Downing at 6:30 p.m. (CST) on March 14 at the church building, located at 521 S. 1st St. Downing, a Dove award-winning female vocalist, has spent 40 years in Gospel music durin...
A pastor who served more than 50 years in six local Southern Baptist churches will be honored with a special reception by the Clovis City Commission on March 11. Clovis city commissioner Kevin Duncan said he wanted to honor the Rev. Herbert Bergstrom due to his years of service not only in active ministry but also in retirement. As a funeral director at Muffley Funeral Home, Duncan continues to see Bergstrom on a regular basis — even though Bergstrom has lived in Lubbock since 1995, he still comes back regularly to conduct f...
Jon Goldstein, communications director for the New Mexico Environment Department, said the Lighthouse Mission’s current quandary happened because of a change in state law. Until 2000, Lighthouse Mission was legally allowed to use “homestyle” kitchen facilities for its cooking. That’s no longer allowed for new food service operations, but those that had legal “homestyle” kitchen equipment when the new law passed were given five years to upgrade their equipment. “The food regulations are there to protect people from getting...
Susan Armijo, kitchen manager at the Lighthouse Mission, prepares a meal for mission administrator Richard Gomez. (staff photo by Darrell Todd Maurina) A Clovis ministry that feeds up to 80 people a day could close next year unless it replaces its kitchen equipment to comply with state regulations. The expected cost will be at least $140,000 and probably more, according to Lighthouse Mission administrator Richard Gomez. Gomez said he hasn’t yet given much thought to what would happen if the mission can’t raise that much mon... Full story
A pastor who served more than 50 years in six local Southern Baptist churches will be honored with a special reception by the Clovis City Commission on March 11. Clovis city commissioner Kevin Duncan said he wanted to honor the Rev. Herbert Bergstrom due to his years of service not only in active ministry but also in retirement. As a funeral director at Muffley Funeral Home, Duncan continues to see Bergstrom on a regular basis — even though Bergstrom has lived in Lubbock since 1995, he still comes back regularly to conduct f...
Curry County Magistrate Judge Richard Hollis said Thursday he is satisfied with reasons District Attorney Brett Carter provided for prosecutors missing recent court appearances. But Carter said he’s unhappy that news he was summoned to the bench to show cause for the absences was leaked to the media. Carter said he believes those leaks were politically motivated. On Monday, Hollis gave Carter until March 12 to show cause why neither he nor his deputy district attorneys were in court for two February cases in which d...
A mobile home park manager called police at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 27 regarding criminal damage to the office window. Police observed a hole consistent with a BB that shattered the tempered glass window without passing through the window pane, causing an estimated $350 damage. • • • Police responded to a stolen vehicle report about 9 a.m. Feb. 27 at the 2000 block of Gidding. A Clovis woman said an unknown person took a teal green 1997 Pontiac from her driveway. The owner said she had left the key in the ignition. • • • Responding...
Curry County Magistrate Judge Richard Hollis said Thursday he is satisfied with reasons District Attorney Brett Carter provided for prosecutors missing recent court appearances. But Carter said he’s unhappy that news he was summoned to the bench to show cause for the absences was leaked to the media. Carter said he believes those leaks were politically motivated. On Monday, Hollis gave Carter until March 12 to show cause why neither he nor his deputy district attorneys were in court for two February cases in which d...
Clovis police have arrested a man suspected in the Wednesday shooting death of Lavon Harris, but Police Chief Bill Carey said officers still don’t know much more than they knew Wednesday. “We’re glad the case has drawn to a close and we’ll start the prosecution now,” Carey said. “We have no further information on motives.” According to a press release issued by Sgt. Roger Grah of the detective division, Adam Crespin, 18, of Clovis, was taken into custody about 10:30 a.m. Thursday on the 1300 block of Hickory. The arrest we...
