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The parking lot at the corner of 21st and Prince, vacant since Kmart left Clovis, is now filling with cars of shoppers at the new Hobby Lobby store. CNJ staff photo: Darrell Todd Maurina. Hobby Lobby Creative Center co-manager Roger Lusk said he was pleasantly surprised at the warm reception the new arts and crafts retail center enjoyed during its first full week of operation. “We opened a little over a week ago, and it’s been very good,” he said. “Saturday, of course, has been our biggest day, but we’ve had constant...
The traditional music of the Andes and Mexico, Peru and other Latin American countries will fill the Lyceum Theatre this weekend to entice music lovers of all ages. Alborada, the Batista family music group, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday as the inaugural event of the Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series for fall 2003. “We’re thrilled to have them here,” said Christy Mendoza, director of CCC’s Cultural Arts Series. “They’re on a tour throughout the state. They play Andean and Mexican and other Latin American so...
Area educators and legislators are reacting with cautious and mixed views regarding the two state constitutional education amendments facing voters on Sept. 23. Amendment No. 1 would do away with the existing Department of Education and create instead a cabinet-level public education department headed by a secretary of education. Amendment No. 2 would provide for a limited additional distribution from the state’s permanent funds to make available more money for public schools to implement and maintain educational reforms. P...
Clovis High School seniors Michael Stallcup, left, and Mathew Coker, look for books at the school's library Charles Downing didn’t really like to read before he became involved in Clovis High School’s outside reading program. “It just took me forever to read a book — I would just put it off,” the 17-year-old senior said. “That’s not the case so much anymore.” In fact, last year as a junior, Downing read Michael Shaara’s “Killer Angels” about the Civil War, and this year, he’s already completed his reading assignment by tackli...
CNJ staff photo: Loretta Kos/Modified Stock cars come out of the fourth turn during a qualifying heat of the Billy the Kid Shootout on Sunday at Ned Houk Motor Sports Complex. Ted Hamm and Mark Harris got a little too close in a qualifying race Sunday that took them out of the main event for the money. Hamm and Harris where among the nearly 100 cars were registered in all classes for this weekend’s Billy the Kid Shootout racing venue at Ned Houk Motor Sports Complex north of Clovis with $40,000 in purse money available. D...
Clovis police detectives arrested a 21-year-old Clovis man Friday suspected to be involved in the armed robberies Thursday night at two fast-food restaurants. Police said Samuel Guerrero, 21, is also a suspect in a series of armed robberies at Clovis movie theater this summer, though he has not been charged. Guerrero has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery; and three counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, all in connection with Thursday incidents. Guerrero is being held at Curry County...
Clovis police detectives arrested a 21-year-old Clovis man Friday suspected to be involved in the armed robberies Thursday night at two fast-food restaurants. Police said Samuel Guerrero, 21, is also a suspect in a series of armed robberies at Clovis movie theater this summer, though he has not been charged. Guerrero has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery; and three counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, all in connection with Thursday incidents. Guerrero is being held at Curry County...
Jason Baglien, 15, of Clovis, right, looks at Archie Warthen’s 1965 Ford Cobra during the 7th annual Desert Cruzers Run to Hillcrest Car Show Saturday at Hillcrest Park. CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth Andy, a 2-year-old white poodle, rested contentedly in the shade Saturday on the lap of his owner, Karlan Boultinghouse of Edgewood, during the Desert Cruzers’ seventh annual Rod Run & Show & Shine Car Show at Hillcrest Park. The only disturbance to Andy’s repose would be a passing fellow canine. “He likes people, but he doesn’t...
Republic of Singapore Air Force 2nd Warrant Officer Chris Chua and his wife Rachel will leave Clovis to go home to Singapore, but not without memories of the people, religion, and nature. CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth Republic of Singapore Air Force 2nd Warrant Officer Chris Chua and his wife, Rachel, have served their two-year tour of duty at Cannon Air Force Base and are headed back home to Singapore. But not without making a deep impression on the lives of people in their church, Central Baptist Church of Clovis, because of...
Studied to become a fraud examiner PORTALES — Four years ago, Certified Public Accountant Dr. Don Morris, an associate professor of accounting at Eastern New Mexico University, had never even thought about being a fraud examiner. Now he is certified in the field. Morris, 57, recently completed the requirements and examination qualifying him for that new role. It started when Morris began receiving notices from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for students to apply for scholarship funds. “But students had to hav...
When the National Republican Congressional Committee notified Homer Tankersley he would be the recipient of a special award, the Clovis businessman was taken aback. “I don’t have any idea how they selected me,” he said. “It was a total surprise. I had no idea what was going on.” Tankersley, 76, received notice of his official invitation to a special awards ceremony in the nation’s capitol after having just returned from hip replacement surgery in Tucson, Ariz., last month. In a formal press release, National Republican...
A soccer ball sits in a puddle on the Yucca football field as the St. Michael's girls soccer team practices before its championship match Saturday against Moriarty. Photo by Eric Kluth. Friday night’s thunderstorms prevented Ranchvale farmer Dudley Bailey from harvesting his 150 acres of watermelons on Saturday, but he looked at it as a mixed blessing. “Dadgum it — you don’t get any rain until the day you start harvesting,” he said. “Isn’t that the way it works? We were supposed to load three trucks to go to New York City on...
Ernie Kos was struggling with a dilemma for the Labor Day holiday. But it was a pleasant dilemma. “I was torn between going to the lake or to the mountains,” said the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce executive director. “The mountains won out when we checked with the weather man and found out it wouldn’t be too hot.” Kos said she had a specific purpose in mind for this holiday weekend. “We’re looking for major rest and relaxation,” she said. “And we should be able to find it more in the mountains. We’re looking for...
Portales may best remember Friday night’s thunderstorm as the one that interrupted the Portales-West Las Vegas football game at Greyhound Stadium for 15 minutes. But while the city received just one-tenth of an inch of rain, other area towns received their best soaking in two months. Rain prevented Ranchvale farmer Dudley Bailey from harvesting his 150 acres of watermelons on Saturday, but he looked at it as a mixed blessing. “Dadgum it — you don’t get any rain until the day you start harvesting,” he said. “Isn’t that the way...
Elida Methodists are planning to have a party on Sunday. They’re celebrating 100 years of ministry to the community. “We’re coming together in this celebration to praise God and give him honor for 100 years of continuous Christian ministry,” said Fred Anthony, co-chair for the event for Elida Methodist Church. “We hope those in attendance will be blessed through this celebration.” Sunday’s festivities will begin with a 10 a.m. praise-and-worship service, Anthony said. “There are several former members — as well as current m...
An unidentified person walks past the Ten Commandments outside the Curry County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon. A Ten Commandments monument was removed from a courthouse Wednesday in Alabama. Photo by Eric Kluth. A Ten Commandments monument was removed from an Alabama courthouse on Wednesday, but Clovis officials said they’ve not heard any discussion about removing a similar monument from the Curry County Courthouse lawn. The Clovis display, which stands 6-foot tall with two Stars of David at each bottom corner and miniature s...
Clovis Community College officials recently received nearly three quarters of a million dollars to complete the construction of the college’s new library and technology center. Lynell Skarda, Citizen’s Bank chairman of the board, and Kent Carruthers, president and CEO of Citizen’s Bank, presented the college’s board of trustees with a check for $747,242 for the Dr. W.D. Dabbs Library/Technology Center currently under construction at the college. “It may be the largest gift given to any two-year school in New Mexico,...
Class of 2003 high school graduates (counter-clockwise from bottom left) Brenda Grado, 18, Daniel Aguilar, 18, Andy Garza, 18, Isaac Arzola, 18, and Ashley Sanders, 18, will begin their college careers Monday as classes start at CCC. Friona High School graduates Daniel Aguilar and Andy Garza as well as Texico High School graduate Brenda Grado are blazing new educational trails for their families. They will be the first in their families to attend college when Clovis Community College starts its fall semester Monday. “I’m the...
Imagine hitting a golf ball 150 yards into a 9-foot stock tank for a hole-in-one. That will be possible during what’s being touted as the “First Annual Tee-Off for God” golf tournament at the Frio Draw Country Club north of Clovis starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 6. Never heard of the Frio Draw Country Club? “That’s fictitious name for the cow pasture that God lets us take care of,” said Wesley Grau, Grady rancher and former state representative. “We’ll have a golf course set up there. We’re inviting people to come and play the ‘rea...
While Gov. Bill Richardson drummed up support Wednesday in Portales and Clovis for two state constitutional amendments designed to revamp education, a couple of area legislators remained cautious on at least one of those amendments. Constitutional Amendment 1 would create a cabinet-level Secretary of Education position, and Constitutional Amendment 2 would increase distributions from the state’s Land Grant Permanent Fund. “Amendment No. 2 is where the governor and I disagree,” said Rep. Brian Moore, R-Clayton. “Cert...
Mary Finifrock de Perez, a third grade teacher at Cameo Elementary School, unpacks books in her classroom Friday at the school. Photo by Eric Kluth. Mary Finifrock De Perez is a teacher who never stops learning — or, apparently, teaching. After working in the Clovis Municipal School District for 28 years as an elementary teacher, Finifrock De Perez retired a year ago — if you count serving as the secondary principal at Clovis Christian School, which is a private school, as retiring. “New Mexico law now states that if you l...
Brian S. Bentley, 53, was recently named new administrator at Plains Regional Medical Center. He will take over his duties Sept. 1. Q: Where do you call home? A: We’re coming to Clovis from Merced, Calif. I grew up in Southern California, but I think of Arizona as my home. Q: What was your job prior to coming to Clovis? A: I was working with a consulting firm based in Merced that works with financially distressed clinics and hospitals. Q: What prompted you to apply for the position? A: My wife and I have been coming to New M...
A part of getting ready for school means making sure student vaccinations are up-to-date, local health and school officials say. All students are required to provide proof of up-to-date immunization for school attendance, Clovis school officials said in a recent press release. All students entering kindergarten and seventh-grade are required to have started the three-dose Hepatitis B series. All students entering preschool and kindergarten are required to have had the Varicella vaccine or the chicken pox disease. Clovis...
Faith Christian Family Church is hoping to give back to the seniors citizens who have given so much through its “Conspiracy of Kindness” campaign. Several area businesses have partnered with the Clovis church to provide free oil and filter changes and car washes Aug. 24-25 to all senior citizens ages 60 and older. “Sometimes, it’s hard for people to believe it’s free, but it is,” said Maurice Monson, associate pastor at Faith Christian. “We just want to thank all senior citizens for the sacrifices they’ve made through th...
Harold Ives of Wright’s Amusement of Elbert, Colo., sets up the ferris wheel Saturday at the Curry County Fair Grounds. The 2003 Curry County Fair starts Monday. Photo by Rick White. Jeff Quattrocchi’s job often lands him up to his neck in alligators — especially when he’s bulldogging them. Quattrocchi, also known as “the Swampmaster,” will bring his gator show to the 2003 Curry County Fair for three performances a day Monday through Saturday. When Quattrocchi spoke with Curry County Fair bookkeeper Peggy Burns about his s...
