Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Plenty of versions of dominoes may exist around the world as evidenced by the 25 kinds of games listed on one Web site. But in the corner occupied by states such as New Mexico and Texas, the variety often favored resembles a card game. It’s called 42, or Texas 42, and players from both states have arrived in Texico to play in the New Mexico State Championships today. In this brand of dominoes, which features the participants competing in teams of two, the pieces are shuffled face-down on a table before being dealt to the p...
For a second time this summer, a group of bicyclists passed through Portales in a coast-to-coast adventure to raise money for charity. But don’t get the idea there are cyclists all over the United States doing this. Tatiana Cooke, 19, of Bike & Build told a different story Wednesday during a rest night at Eastern New Mexico University. “We’ve only seen one (biker). It was a French guy and, unfortunately, I was the only person on the trip who didn’t meet him,” Cooke said. “And I also happen to be the only one on the tour wh...
At 88, Myrtie Smith isn’t apt to just jump up and take any cross-country trip. Given the honor about to be bestowed on her fallen hero of a son, she just might. One incentive for making the voyage to Georgia is she’ll get a chance to see her son’s name — Lloyd E. Smith — memorialized with other members of the Army 173rd Airborne Brigade. It’s a about a year from happening. But she would like to go. Dedication for a memorial to the 173rd takes place at the National Infantry Foundation Museum and Soldier Center... Full story
Courtesy photo Lloyd Smith, 22, in uniform at Christmas a few months before heading overseas to fight in Vietnam. At 88, Myrtie Smith isn’t apt to just jump up and take any cross-country trip. Given the honor about to be bestowed on her fallen hero of a son, she just might. One incentive for making the voyage to Georgia is she’ll get a chance to see her son’s name — Lloyd E. Smith — memorialized with other members of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. It’s a about a year from happening. But she would like to go....
Dawn Kryder has had a wide range of experience trying to aid people through government service. The newest project for Kryder, 48, is her role as the new director for the Portales Senior Citizens Center. Kryder succeeds James “Jim” Good at the director’s job, since he retired to “enjoy life as much as I can,” he said. Kryder spent the last six years working at Heartland Continuing Care Center. Prior to that, her resume includes jobs in Washington state as a drug and alcohol treatment counselor and a position working with a se...
When Kaylee Foster starts school as a freshman at Portales High School in a few weeks, she’s not planning on signing up for a bunch of extracurricular activities. Don’t worry about Kaylee, 14, keeping busy, though. Foster’s passion is rodeo, and the hours it’s taken to hone her skills paid off handsomely for her this summer. At the recent High Plains Junior Rodeo Association Finals in Clovis, Kaylee claimed four saddles — given to winners of events — and finished second in one other competition. It’s almost to...
New car dealers in Clovis and Portales spent a little time on Friday trying to register their businesses to be part of the federal government-sponsored Car Allowance Rebate System, formerly Cash for Clunkers, program. How much customers or the dealerships themselves will benefit from the $1 billion nationwide program, local business owners say, is debatable. “I’m sure they’ll be a spurt in business, but it probably won’t last very long,” said Bryce Bender, owner of Bender Chevrolet in Clovis. “Everyone will jump on it, and...
New car dealers in Clovis and Portales spent a little time on Friday trying to register their businesses to be part of the federal government-sponsored Car Allowance Rebate System, formerly...
To say the swimming pool at Eastern New Mexico University is a well-kept secret may be a bit of an understatement — especially since being closed for well over a year has added to its awareness camouflage. “Yeah, it’s an inside pool, isn’t it? I don’t know where it’s at though,” said ENMU senior Rashad McCalister while standing directly in front of the building. The good news for residents of Portales seeking a second public swimming facility, and university students in particular, is the natatorium is in a gradual pro... Full story
Without exception, members of the Portales City Council and those in the audience for a regular meeting Tuesday night stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The councillors present, as well as Portales mayor Orlando Ortega, later made it clear in an agenda item that they hope the tradition is not infringed upon at the school level. The City Council, in a 5-0 vote, passed a resolution opposing proposed language by the New Mexico Public Education Department which would allow students not to participate in the custom. The... Full story
Plain 1.a. An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land. b. A broad level expanse. That residents of Clovis and Portales live in the high plains, there’s little doubt. The New Mexico-Texas border area known as the Llano Estacado, literally translated as “staked plain,” is not only high in elevation as it rises from 3,000 feet in the south to 5,000 in the north, but it’s also relatively level as the gradual change in height is often barely perceptible. The notion that such an expanse might include hills and valleys... Full story
CNJ illustration: Cheyanne Bardin Many Portales business are named after a non-existent valley and Clovis businesses often reference hills, though there are none in the area. Plain 1.a. An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land. b. A broad level expanse. That residents of Clovis and Portales live in the high plains, there’s little doubt. The New Mexico-Texas border area known as the Llano Estacado, literally translated as “staked plain,” is not only high in elevation as it rises from 3,000 feet in the south to 5,000...
Cannon Connections photo: Eric Butler The counter at the Motor Vehicle Department office in Portales is an example of a place military spouses would like to avoid after moving to an area. Proposed legislation in Congress would allow spouses to keep one state as their official home state. For one group of women, the message is simply put right in the middle of the logo they’ve created for their organization. “Military spouses: We deserve a home state too.” The Military Spouse Business Association only has one major problem wit...
Cannon Connections photo: Eric Butler The counter at the Motor Vehicle Department office in Portales is an example of a place military spouses would like to avoid after moving to an area. Proposed legislation in Congress would allow spouses to keep one state as their official home state. For one group of women, the message is simply put right in the middle of the logo they’ve created for their organization. “Military spouses: We deserve a home state too.” The Military Spouse Business Association only has one major problem wit...
Though armed with bicycles equipped for a cross-country journey, 26 young men left them in a dorm roof at Eastern New Mexico University and hopped in vans for a short ride to Portales’ Southside Church of Christ on Monday night. They can be forgiven. After riding bikes 95 miles in scorching heat from Roswell to Portales, the Journey of Hope cyclists stopped for a photo op and a little hobnobbing in front of the Roosevelt County Courthouse before being treated to dinner at the church. It’s all in a day’s work for current and f... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Eric Butler Students from Eastern New Mexico University work at a dig site that had been abandoned for the past 40 years. The students were part of a summer field class held at Blackwater Draw which ended on Friday. One dig site at Blackwater Draw, for all anybody knows, might have been a gold mine for a graduate student back in the 1960s. But Alberto Isequilla didn’t get everything out of the pit he started digging. Now, a new generation of anthropology students at Eastern New Mexico University are pickin...
One dig site at Blackwater Draw, for all anybody knows, might have been a gold mine for a graduate student back in the 1960s. But Alberto Isequilla didn’t get everything out of the pit he started digging. Now, a new generation of anthropology students at Eastern New Mexico University are picking up where Isaquira left off, 40 years ago. At a level where the artifacts are believed to represent life in the area 10,000 years ago, students have been carefully unearthing the skeleton of a bison — among other items. As part o...
The avenues of communication between men and women have widened considerably with the advent of the Internet and cellular services. For those overly persistent in amorous pursuits, the phone and in-person contact have been supplemented by e-mail, Twitter and Web pages such as Facebook and MySpace. It’s no wonder, then, the New Mexico State Legislature has widened the definition of “stalking” in a recently passed bill. Senate Bill 166 “expands the definition of pattern of conduct by which an alleged stalker may stalk to incl...
Federal regulators are beginning to take a look at business relationships between cellular phone providers and manufacturers. And regional providers like Plateau Wireless in Clovis say they are certainly glad for the inquiry. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate commerce subcommittee on communications, technology and the Internet will address the practice of exclusivity agreements between carriers and mobile phone gadgets. According to the Rural Cellular Association — Plateau is a member — the subcommittee will...
CNJ photo illustration: Tony Bullocks Smaller service providers are concerned that exclusive contracts between manufacturers and bigger-name companies are hurting their business. Federal regulators are beginning to take a look at business relationships between cellular phone providers and manufacturers. And regional providers like Plateau Wireless in Clovis say they are certainly glad for the inquiry. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate commerce subcommittee on communications, technology and the Internet will address the practice o... Full story
Prairie dogs aren’t exactly held in the highest regard by those who make a living off the land. In fact, many local farmers, ranchers and developers view the small mammal mostly as a pest to be rid of. Joann Haddock of Lorenzo, Texas and her partner Susan Hubby of Clovis are doing their part to get rid of prairie dogs, but not in the permanent fashion favored by some. The two women are the core of a group called Citizens for Prairie Dogs and they’ve made preserving the lives of prairie dogs their own way of life over the pas...
Prairie dogs aren’t exactly held in the highest regard by those who make a living off the land. In fact, many local farmers, ranchers and developers view the small mammal mostly as a pest to be rid of. Joann Haddock of Lorenzo, Texas and her partner Susan Hubby of Clovis are doing their part to get rid of prairie dogs, but not in the permanent fashion favored by some. The two women are the core of a group called Citizens for Prairie Dogs and they’ve made preserving the lives of prairie dogs their own way of life over the pas...
Every holiday seems to be a time for family to get together. The Fourth of July, however, is often a wider community celebration. And that’s a major reason Clovis and Portales citizens are soaking up as much of the Independence Day festivities available. The holiday was kicked off by the “Smokin’ Third of July Bash” in Portales on Friday. Tonight, “Smoke On The Water” will be held in Clovis as residents get a chance to mingle, eat, play and, naturally, watch fireworks. “It’s a good family get together, but it’s also somet...
PNT Photo: Zhongming Jiang A fireworks display explodes over the city of Portales. The show is part of the Smokin' Third of July Bash. The event kicks off Independence Day festivities in Eastern New Mexico. Every holiday seems to be a time for family to get together. The Fourth of July, however, is often a wider community celebration. And that’s a major reason Clovis and Portales citizens are soaking up as much of the Independence Day festivities available. The holiday was kicked off by the “Smokin’ Third of July Bash... Full story
