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I don’t get a real vacation this summer because I don’t have a real job ... yet. But when I did have one, I remember how hard it was to get away from work completely. I always remember what it was like going back to work on Monday morning, in bad need of a vacation from my vacation. My vacation was usually getting away for a few days and then trying to get things checked off of my to-do list, which I couldn’t get done during a normal work week. Being a graduate student, even when I did get a bit of a vacation this year,...
Whether you’re at home or in your vehicle, local experts say preventative maintenance is the key to keeping air conditioners running properly. “Now that it is getting warmer outside, we are getting a lot of phone calls for air conditioners which have already quit working,” said John Kuchta, a co-owner of No Hassle Muffler and Auto Service. “One thing people can do, so they don’t find themselves without air conditioning, is to check the drive belt or fan belt. Fluids also need to be checked and hoses should be checked f...
Staff photo: Andy DeLisle Sarah Hernandez, 12, fishes Saturday while her dad, Richard, unhooks a fish his son, Richard Jr., just caught during the Optimist Club of Clovis’ annual fishing derby at Ned Houk Park. Young anglers from the Clovis area reeled in 933 pounds of the scaled creatures from Ned Houk Lake on Saturday, breaking all records in the Optimist Club of Clovis’ 20th annual fishing derby. “We set all records in every category we have this year,” said Jeff Baum, the derby director. “This is in terms of how many...
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Tyler Marney washes a truck Saturday at Washpointe Auto. Marney has worked at Washpointe for almost a year. A majority of teens want to work this summer to earn money and gain work experience, yet many businesses have become reluctant to hire teens under 18 years old, according to a Teens4Hire.org news release. While some national department store outlets have age-minimum policies, Mark Anderson, store manager of JCPenney in the North Plains Mall, said he hires teens as young as 16. “If a p...
My dad was talking to my 10-year-old niece, Mireya, recently about the music devices he grew up with — cassettes, reel-to-reels and eight-tracks. “And those ‘big CDs,’” Mireya remarked about the old vinyl records. This remark not only cracked me up, it got me started thinking about how so much has been downsized these days, from our music listening and entertainment gadgets to our household appliances and even our hairdos. It also got me started making a list of just the opposite — things that have actually gone from kiddie t... Full story
My dad was talking to my 10-year-old niece, Mireya, recently about the music devices he grew up with — cassettes, reel-to-reels and eight-tracks. “And those ‘big CDs,’” Mireya remarked about the old vinyl records. This remark not only cracked me up, it got me started thinking about how so much has been downsized these days, from our music listening and entertainment gadgets to our household appliances and even our hairdos. It also got me started making a list of just the opposite — things that have actually gone from kiddie...
Courtesy photo Christina Benitscheck made it through the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee but was eliminated from the third round of competition. The finals air on ABC-TV tonight from 6-8 p.m. Christina Benitscheck didn’t earn her 15 seconds of fame by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, but perhaps a photo of her with a blue tongue will be her claim to fame. The 11-year-old Clovis girl correctly spelled the word “factoid” in the second round of the national spelling bee in Washi...
Freedom Newspapers: Karl Terry Dharshyani Kesavan, front, of Clovis listens on stage as election results are announced during New Mexico Girls State at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. Approximately 150 high school senior girls from around New Mexico have thrown their hats into the political arena this week to get a firsthand feel for government in action. They are all taking part in New Mexico Girls State, a week-long program being staged at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales and sponsored by the American... Full story
Approximately 150 high school senior girls from around New Mexico have thrown their hats into the political arena this week to get a first-hand feel for government in action. They are all taking part in New Mexico Girls State, a week-long program being staged at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales and sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Brooke Reed of Portales, a student at Floyd High School, got her feet wet in politics when she, a member of the fictional Federalist party, saw a discussion on scholarships... Full story
Christina Benitscheck didn’t earn her 15 seconds of fame by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, but perhaps a photo of her with a blue tongue will be her claim to fame. The 11-year-old Clovis girl correctly spelled the word, “factoid” in the second round of the national spelling bee in Washington, D.C. She was still eliminated from the third round, though, because of the implementation of a new written test which counts as well. Students are given a written spelling test consisting of 25 words and points f... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Carolina Sierra stands in front of merchandise on display in her store, Carolina’s New Mexico Music. Carolina Sierra hopes to fill a niche market with her recently opened music store. Located at 615 N. Main, Carolina’s New Mexico Music specializes in the fast-paced, drum and bass-guitar driven sounds she grew up listening to in Santa Rosa. The New Mexico brand of Latino music has a sound that is distinctly different than the popular Tex-Mex, regional Mexican or Norteño music distributed by majo... Full story
Carolina Sierra hopes to fill a niche market with her recently opened music store. Located at 615 N. Main, Clovis. Carolina’s New Mexico Music specializes in the fast-paced, drum and bass-guitar driven sounds she grew up listening to in Santa Rosa. The New Mexico brand of Latino music has a sound that is distinctly different than the popular Tex-Mex, regional Mexican or Norteño music distributed by major music labels. By opening the music store, Sierra hopes to save fans of New Mexico music from having to drive to places su...
Staff photo: Andy DeLisle The Ford Escape Hybrid gets 34 miles per gallon in city driving. When the vehicle travels under 25 mph, the gas engine turns off and the car is powered by the electric motor. Fed up with rising gas prices, consumers are purchasing hybrid cars, downsizing from trucks and SUVs to smaller vehicles and cars, and, as is the case with Nerissa Custer, seriously considering buying motorcycles. With gas averaging around $3.38 a gallon this week, Custer said, “I’ve been wanting to get a motorcycle for awhile,...
While helping my daughter Laura study for finals, two news stories commanded our attention: The grade-changing controversy in Albuquerque and a story about 100 Amarillo students not graduating because they failed TAKS test. The TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) is similar to the New Mexico High School Competency exam. Students must pass all portions of these tests and complete all required credits to graduate. Albuquerque schools are under fire because an administrator changed a student’s grade from an ...
While helping my daughter Laura study for finals, two news stories commanded our attention: The grade-changing controversy in Albuquerque and a story about 100 Amarillo students not graduating because they failed the TAKS test. The TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) is similar to the New Mexico High School Competency exam. Students must pass all portions of these tests and complete all required credits to graduate. Albuquerque schools are under fire because an administrator changed a student’s grade from an ...
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Mark Yannotti holds Boz, left, a terrier mix, and Candy, a golden retriever. Yannotti will teach a “Dogs, Wolves and Other K-9s” class at Clovis Community College. Boz and Candy may attend the class. Forget about lions, tigers and bears. Hillcrest Zoo will be educating children and adults about dogs, wolves and other canines during a free summer class at Clovis Community College. “Dogs, Wolves and Other K-9s” is just one of many classes, some free, which CCC is offering this summer to keep yo...
A taqueria is a small taco stand popular along the beaches and city streets of Mexico. In the High Plains, however, a taqueria is a brightly-painted restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine. Taqueria Jalisco and La Espiga de Oro of Clovis and La Paz restaurante in Portales are not your typical area Mexican restaurants, most of which cater to the New Mexican palate. These taquerias serve dishes considered traditional in the inner parts of Mexico, and which, according to these owners, are starting to catch on here, too....
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Francisco Hernandez is the manager of Taqueria Jalisco on Seventh Street. A taqueria is a small taco stand popular along the beaches and city streets of Mexico. In the High Plains, however, a taqueria is a brightly-painted restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine. Taqueria Jalisco and La Espiga de Oro of Clovis and La Paz restaurante in Portales are not your typical area Mexican restaurants, most of which cater to the New Mexican palate. These taquerias serve dishes considered traditional...
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Robert Cordova, a Clovis High senior, graduates today. A prestigious scholarship and a background in construction has paved the way for Robert Cordova to pursue a civil engineering degree. Cordova is one of 352 students expected to receive diplomas during Clovis High School’s graduation ceremony today. Cordova is one of 40 students statewide who has been awarded a four-year Daniels Scholarship following an extensive application and interview process. “I had to write four different types of essays...
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Kelsey Massey and Ryan Schaap are among 17 students graduating today from Clovis Christian School. Six girls and 11 boys will sail from the Eagles’ nest of Clovis Christian School today as they graduate from the private, Bible-based school. For seniors Kelsey Massey and Ryan Schaap, the ceremony will mark the completion of their private schooling and the beginning of a post-secondary education experience in the secular world. Massey is headed for Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, w...
I’m so out of the loop that I’ve never MySpaced, let alone started a Web page or blog. My idea of chatting is old fashioned, talking face to face with a real person, or on a real cell phone. When we were kids, MySpace.com was my bedroom, I mean our room; the room I shared with Becky and Julie. Sometimes we had instant messaging with our friends. They would knock on our bedroom window, we’d crack it open, and voila, we’d have an instant chat. We also had text messaging. We’d scribble notes on pieces of paper and pass them...
CNJ staff photo: Helena Rodriguez Diana Cordova, second from left, is pictured with her mother, Ingeborg Rothenhaeuser, who lives in the Canary Islands. Also pictured are Cordova’s husband, Andy, and children Debra and Derrick. Diana Cordova’s idea of a perfect Mother’s Day would be to spend it with her two children, her husband and her parents, on a beach in the Canary Islands where her mother lives. Unfortunately, Cordova will instead spend this Mother’s Day cleaning out her husband’s construction company shop, getting it i... Full story
Chesnea Fish is one small farming town girl who was not ready for a four-year university atmosphere, and that is what led her to seek and complete a degree at Clovis Community College. “CCC has provided me with the smaller steps I needed in order to prepare me for that scary university atmosphere,” Fish told a packed audience during the Clovis Community College graduation ceremony Friday night at Marshall Junior High School Auditorium in Clovis. Fish was one of more than 100 students awarded associate’s degrees or certi...
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Ivelis Perdomo will graduate with associate degrees in fine and liberal arts. Focus. Focus. Focus. That’s the advice Ivelis Perdomo will give to graduates and future graduates of Clovis Community College during a commencement ceremony tonight. She should know. The 32-year-old mother of two went straight from homeschooling her two children to taking an overload of college courses over the past two semesters in order to complete associate degrees in fine and liberal arts. “I tend to give thi... Full story
A new coalition of more than 100 evangelical Christian organizations is finally stepping up to say what the Catholic church has been saying all along: Show compassion for our neighbors, the weak, and the alien. According to the New York Times, evangelical leaders are making increasingly visible efforts to push for what they call a more humane immigration policy. This is in keeping with biblical scriptures of showing compassion for our neighbors, the weak, and the alien. Perhaps they were moved to speak up after seeing televis...
