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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Stacee Patton takes an order for Valentine’s Day Thursday at Katie’s Flowerland. Owner Rose Riley said the shop had 210 orders for delivery at the end of business Thursday. After enduring months of area residents cutting back on the extras, Dakota’s Steakhouse owner Jim Clark is expecting couples to use Valentine’s Day as a reason to go out and celebrate. He’s not alone. Clark said Valentine’s Day was the busiest day of the year for the restaurant last year. He’s expecting...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 Thornton St. Information: 763-4400. Sunday Sunday school — 9:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Worship service — 10:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Men’s non-denominational bible class — 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., North Plains Mall Cinema, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Free coffee and donuts. Teacher: Don Reid. Morning worship — 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. Clovis Landmark M...
After enduring months of area residents cutting back on the extras, Dakota’s Steakhouse owner Jim Clark is expecting couples to use Valentine’s Day as a reason to go out and celebrate. He’s not alone. Clark said Valentine’s Day was the busiest day of the year for the restaurant last year. He’s expecting big things this year. “Because of the economy, people have been holding back. Hopefully it’s brighter around the corner and Valentine’s Day is a reason for them, more so than normal, to go out and celebrate with their swee... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Genesis Davis practices jumproping for the Jumprope for the Heart fundraiser for the first 10 minutes of physical education class at Clovis Christian School. Davis said she participated in the fundraiser in kindergarten and is excited to do it again. An American Heart Association fundraiser at Clovis Christian School has personal meaning for the students and the school’s physical education teacher....
More than 150 Clovis residents are caravaning by bus to Santa Fe Friday for a first-hand look at the New Mexico Legislature in action. The trip is part of the sixth African-American Day at the New Mexico Legislature. The event, sponsored by The African-American Day Council, is intended to recognize the accomplishments and contributions African-Americans have made to the state, according to Clovis’ event coordinator Selmus Price. Of the 150 attending, 126 are students from Clovis’ middle and high schools. Price said it...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Hesiquia Ramirez says her brotherAlbert was an honor roll student as a small child. “He was a good kid,” she said, as she flipped through photo albums filled with keepsakes from her brother’s childhood. They watched helpless as the youngest child in the family spiraled out of control, never knowing the growing violence inside of him would one day result in spilled blood and the loss of two loved ones. Albert Ramirez was raised the youngest of five children. His mother a... Full story
MCT illustration With the economy faltering and jobs possibly hanging in the balance, many want to know what their representative is doing for them in Washington these days. Curry and Roosevelt County are represented in Congress by U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, and Sers. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall. But while these federal lawmakers make periodic trips to the eastern New Mexico region, the closest office any of the three maintains is a two-hour drive away in Roswell. Udall’s press secretary Marissa Padilla said the senator did hav... Full story
With the economy faltering and jobs possibly hanging in the balance, many want to know what their representative is doing for them in Washington these days. Curry and Roosevelt County are represented in Congress by U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, and Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall. But while these federal lawmakers make periodic trips to the eastern New Mexico region, the closest office any of the three maintains is a two-hour drive away in Roswell. Udall’s press secretary Marissa Padilla said the senator did have an office in Cl...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Sarah Nahmens points out the bullet hole left in her door after she shot at two intruders. Nahmens said her mother, whom she lives with, said even when they replace the broken door, they will cut out the piece with the bullet hole in it as a keepsake. She picked up her .32 revolver and pointed it at the door, waiting for two men on the other side to burst through. It was the first time in her life this Clovis woman ever shot a gun. Only a few moments earlier, she had ignored a knock on her... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Eric Fields is the new pastor of First Baptist Church in Clovis....
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 Thornton St. Information: 763-4400. Sunday Sunday school — 9:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Worship service — 10:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Men’s non-denominational bible class — 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., North Plains Mall Cinema, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Free coffee and donuts. Teacher: Don Reid. Morning worship — 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. Clovis Landmark M... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Kacy Mares won first place and a $500 bond for her history of Curry County essay and drawing. The Curry County Centennial Committee is teaching the history of the county to its students through art and writing. The Centennial Committee hosted an art and essay contest for the students at Yucca Middle School and Clovis Christian School. Patsy Delk, marketing committee member, said it’s important to get students involved in the history of Curry County. “There is a lot of history in our cou... Full story
Clovis Municipal Schools could receive $7 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. The bill, which passed the House, is intended to provide public schools with funding to modernize and protect teacher jobs. The plan would provide $2 million in Title 1-A funding, almost $2.5 million for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding and $2.8 million for school modernization and construction to Clovis schools. Clovis Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said the bill is in the early stages so the schools are...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis senior Stefan Mills rushed for more than 1,200 yards and scored 21 TDs this season. Wes and Lane Wood have been there for the good times, the bad times, and the really, really good times for Muleshoe football. And they’ve done it together. “It’s always been fun,” said Wes Wood. “I guess I’ve never known anything else.” They’ll hit the gridiron again together in the fall, as they’re set to sign with Eastern New Mexico University. The Woods will be joined at ENMU by Clovis High senio...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The city changed the intersection at 7th and Pile streets from a traffic signal to a two-way stop in mid November....
The National Association of Broadcasters Road Show came to Clovis Saturday. The show gives residents a chance to ask specific questions about the switch to digital television. On Feb. 17, broadcasters will stop broadcasting analog signals, only broadcasting digital signals. Angie Malone, media spokesperson for NAB and Manuel Izaguirre, field manager, spent Saturday answering questions for Clovis area residents at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Here are four of the most common questions the pair have been asked on their...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Angie Malone, media spokesperson for the National Association of Broadcasters, answers a Clovis resident’s question Saturday outside Clovis-Carver Public Library concerning the switch to digital television, set to happen Feb. 17.... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Lugene Blue and her grandsons Zachary, front, and Riley Swinney take a walk around Blue’s neighborhood. Blue said she walks daily, but the warm temperatures make them more pleasant....
Lugene Blue walks her neighborhood almost everyday, but the recent unseasonably warmspell embracing eastern New Mexico has ensured her walks are pleasant. Temperatures in New Mexico have been average 33 percent warmer than normal in December and January, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Blue, who has lived in Portales since attending Eastern New Mexico University in 1974, said the nice weather has given her family more time to be outside. Blue, her son Ben, her daughter Andrea Swinney and her...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 Thornton St. Information: 763-4400. Sunday Sunday school — 9:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Worship service — 10:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Men’s non-denominational bible class — 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. North Plains Mall Cinema, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Free coffee and donuts. Teacher: Don Reid. Morning worship — 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. Clovis Landmark M... Full story
Local peanut and peanut product producers are safe from a nationwide peanut butter product recall. Officials with Sunland Peanut Inc. and Leslie Candy Co. said their peanuts are grown locally, nowhere near the salmonella contamination identified by the Food and Drug Administration. There have been 488 cases of salmonella in 43 states, according to the FDA. No cases have been identified in New Mexico. Federal officials have linked the outbreak to King Nut brand peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corp. of America in Blakely,...
The non-profit organization United Way is at 67 percent of its donation goal with only one week to go.... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Sisters Maxine Hidalgo and Eufelia Rubio celebrate their 95th birthday on Jan. 22. The family has tried to find records to confirm the pair are the oldest living twins in the state. Clovis may be home to the oldest living twins in New Mexico. Sisters Maxine Hidalgo and Eufelia Rubio celebrate their 95th birthday on Jan. 22. Rubio’s granddaughter, Sara Duran, said the family has tried to find records to confirm the pair are the oldest living twins in the state. So far, they haven’t been abl...
CNJ Staff Photo: Liliana Castillo Dr. Tracy Arghavani reviews patient charts between appointments at a nurse’s station of La Casa Family Health Center in Portales. Demand for indigent care has jumped almost 40 percent at one local hospital and increased four-fold at area clinics for the poor and under-insured. Administrators at Plains Regional Medical Center and La Casa Family Health Centers in Clovis and Portales say they believe the reason for such huge increases in indigent patients is the economy. Plains Regional...
