Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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With eight minutes and a pair of 8-0 votes, the Clovis City Commission quickly handled a special meeting, mainly focused on approving a preliminary $39.73 million budget for 2012-13. The state Department of Finance and Administration requires a preliminary budget from entities by Friday, City Manager Joe Thomas told the commission. Thomas said there were no salary increases or additional employee hires forecast. The last year city employees did not receive a pay increase was 2002. Thomas said various departments may make...
From the commanding sound of Air Force aircraft overhead to the somber sounds of trumpets playing, "Taps," Clovis residents marked Memorial Day Monday morning at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Col. Buck Elton, commander of Cannon Air Force Base, delivers the address Monday morning during the Memorial Day observance at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor. The annual event is organized by the Curry County Joint Veterans Council. About 125 were in...
The presence of Cannon Air Force Base and its special operations mission, a local Realtor said, creates more of a trend in Portales and Clovis than any statewide factors. Recent sales figures released by the Realtors Association of New Mexico show an upward trend in sales and a downward trend in median home values, while figures specific to the Clovis Portales Association of Realtors indicates downward trends in both. Brett Johnson, president of the CPAR, noted that sales peaked from 2009 to 2010, when the base was having a...
The rain that came to eastern New Mexico last week was definitely beneficial to farmers and ranchers needing grass to feed their cattle, and it might result in a few more fresh vegetables during weekday Farmer's Market sessions in Clovis and Portales. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Carl Wesley finishes drying a customer's vehicle Monday afternoon at A-Key Car Wash. Employees said Monday is the slowest day due to most customers coming in over the weekend, and manager Richard...
"Same time, same place ..." is normally a way to let people know to expect a repeat of the previous edition. But the Clovis Ethnic Fair is a little different. Although the 21st edition of the fair is going to be much the same as in recent years, it's the time and the place that are not. The fair will be held July 21 at Hillcrest Park, as opposed to more recent fairs on Main Street during September. Members of the Ethnic Affairs Committee met Tuesday for their normal meeting, and expect several more meetings beyond the normal...
Clovis High School athletic director Brian Stacy has resigned, according to Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Terry Myers. Wildcats varsity baseball coach Drew Hatley also resigned his baseball position, but will retain his positions as a social studies teacher and assistant football coach, Myers said. Myers said resignations from both were received on Friday. He would not say if Hatley and Stacy were asked to resign, only that "they had all of the options that any employee has," and declined to elaborate. Myers did...
Saturday's sights and sounds at the Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena included loud cheering drowned out by thousands of horsepower, along with dirt and cars flying everywhere. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Jack Koberna of Albuquerque drives his truck, Tuff Enuff, during the wheelie competition at the Cycle City Promotions Kicker Monster Truck Show Saturday night at the Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena. It sounded like a career calling for Larry Quick, and a chance to reminis...
"Bracelets for a dollar," the young saleswoman remarked as she whipped her pom pom sticks throughout the chilly night. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Hailey Griego, 9, from left, Taji Holguin, 6, and Kenzie Gonzales, 9, from the Kidz for a Cure booth, sells a bracelet to George Childers of Clovis during Friday's Relay for Life event. Childers said he lost his wife six months ago to breast cancer. Still another friend intoned, "Get your bracelets." And another added, "No taxes....
Representatives from Xcel Energy on Wednesday held an informational meeting at the Clovis Civic Center, with about 50 business and civic leaders in attendance. The invitation-only event, known as a Customer and Community Xchange meeting, was the fifth of its kind throughout the utility's service area in New Mexico and Texas. Other cities included Amarillo, Hobbs, Lubbock and Roswell. "It's a chance to get out and just talk with large customers about the big impacts," Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves said. "These are things that...
Representatives from Xcel Energy on Wednesday held an informational meeting at the Clovis Civic Center, with about 50 business and civic leaders in attendance. The invitation-only event, known as a Customer and Community Xchange meeting, was the fifth of its kind throughout the utility's service area in New Mexico and Texas. Other cities included Amarillo, Hobbs, Lubbock and Roswell. "It's a chance to get out and just talk with large customers about the big impacts," Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves said. "These are things that...
Clint Harden feels a primary challenge for his New Mexico Senate seat was engineered by Gov. Susana Martinez, who denies the charge. From left, Clint Harden, Angie Spears and Pat Woods But Harden said he was not forced into retiring after 10 years in office. "It was my decision," Harden said this week, speaking in depth about his decision to leave the Senate for the first time since his announcement on Feb. 18. "Had I decided to run, I'd have been successful," he said. "It jus...
The challenge for a homebuilder isn't an unfamiliar concept to any other business. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Terry Shea of C.E. Reese Builders Inc. saws a board for a doorway Monday afternoon at a home site on Seventh Street. There have been 59 building permits for new homes filed through the first four months of 2012. "Trying to keep quality up, and costs down," said Eric Reese, owner of C.E. Reese Builders Inc. "It's hard." For homebuyers, the goal is usually to keep the...
April 19, 2011, was a Tuesday. It was also the day Hank Baskett Jr. went to a doctor's office in Lubbock to check on what everybody told him was pneumonia. Those two statements are not in dispute to Baskett. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Three generations of Hank Baskett — Hank III holding Hank IV at left, Hank II at right — stand next to a setup of Clovis Wildcat football signs that have been in the front yard for more than 15 years. The result, however, is in dispute. Des...
April 19, 2011, was a Tuesday. It was also the day Hank Baskett Jr. went to a doctor's office in Lubbock to check on what everybody told him was pneumonia. Those two statements are not in dispute to Baskett. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Three generations of Hank Baskett — Hank III holding Hank IV at left, Hank II at right — stand next to a setup of Clovis Wildcat football signs that have been in the front yard for more than 15 years. The result, however, is in dispute. Des...
Following a lengthy back-and-forth Thursday evening, the Clovis City Commission voted to introduce an ordinance for annexation of 593 acres of land northwest of Clovis that includes the site of a new school. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis Schools Superintendent Terry Myers said construction at Gattis Middle School is 25 percent complete. The school in northwest Clovis is scheduled to open in the 2013-14 school year. After the 8-1 vote from the commission — Randy C...
Lonnie Leslie has been part of Rotary International for 24 years. In two more years, he'll have one of its highest honors. Courtesy photo Lonnie Leslie has been selected as a Rotary International District 5520 governor for 2014-15. He and his wife, Ardeth, will take part in numerous functions held by all 71 of the district's clubs across New Mexico and Texas. Leslie, a retired school administrator, has been selected as 2014-15 district governor for Rotary International...
The Local Growth Management Committee plans to hire a new regional growth planner. What's undecided is how much will be tasked to the planner when a contract is drawn up. Members of the LGMO met Tuesday morning at the Curry County Courthouse to discuss where to go since previous planner Rick Draker terminated his contract as of Monday. The organization was created to bring together entities affected by growth at Cannon Air Force Base, with representation from Curry and Roosevelt counties and the cities of Clovis and...
The Local Growth Management Committee plans to hire a new regional growth planner. What's undecided is how much will be tasked to the planner when a contract is drawn up. Members of the LGMO met Tuesday morning at the Curry County Courthouse to discuss where to go since previous planner Rick Draker terminated his contract as of Monday. The organization was created to bring together entities affected by growth at Cannon Air Force Base, with representation from Curry and Roosevelt counties and the cities of Clovis and...
A heated state senate primary became a heated two-person race Friday. In a joint press conference at the Clovis-Carver Public Library, Mark Myers dropped out of the state senate District 7 race and endorsed fellow Republican candidate Pat Woods. Both said the move was made out of concerns Gov. Susana Martinez has lined up resources behind Angie Spears, the other candidate in the GOP race — a move Woods said he's never seen before in a primary race. CMI staff photo: Kevin W...
A heated state senate primary became a heated two-person race Friday. In a joint press conference at the Clovis-Carver Public Library, Mark Myers dropped out of the state senate District 7 race and endorsed fellow Republican candidate Pat Woods. Both said the move was made out of concerns Gov. Susana Martinez has lined up resources behind Angie Spears, the other candidate in the GOP race — a move Woods said he's never seen before in a primary race. CMI staff photo: Kevin W...
Add eastern New Mexico dairies to the list of those pushing for passage of the Dairy Security Act. The act, House Resolution 3062, is a response to the combination of high feed prices and low milk prices in the form of a voluntary supplemental insurance program. Introduced last year U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, the bill is scheduled for debate today in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The act would replace the current Milk Income Loss Contract, with the Dairy Market Stabilization Program....
Add eastern New Mexico dairies to the list of those pushing for passage of the Dairy Security Act. The act, House Resolution 3062, is a response to the combination of high feed prices and low milk prices in the form of a voluntary supplemental insurance program. Introduced last year U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, the bill is scheduled for debate today in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The act would replace the current Milk Income Loss Contract, with the Dairy Market Stabilization Program....
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority had a pair of firsts Monday. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Bids for the first phase of construction for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System are unsealed Monday afternoon at Clovis City Hall. Seated are, from left, Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas, Project Manager Paul von Gulick, City Purchasing Agent David Bryant and Barbara Crockett of CH2MHill. In the afternoon, it unsealed its first bids for work on the Eastern New Mexico...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority had a pair of firsts Monday. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Bids for the first phase of construction for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System are unsealed Monday afternoon at Clovis City Hall. Seated are, from left, Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas, Project Manager Paul von Gulick, City Purchasing Agent David Bryant and Barbara Crockett of CH2MHill. In the afternoon, it unsealed its first bids for work on the Eastern New Mexico...
When Gene Bieker took the job as the new director of the Clovis Municipal Airport, he knew he didn't have an overhaul on his hands. "Steve left it in great shape," Bieker said of his predecessor, Steve Summers, who left Nov. 25 to take a position with the state aviation director. "This is a good airport to take over." That's not to say there's not plenty of work to be done at what is, by size, the city's largest property at 1,460 acres. Once another 240 acres is added later th...
