Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Buddy Holly is commemorated in the Norman and Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum in the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce, which opened in Sept. 2008. Clovis never knew Buddy Holly. Fifty years after his death, Holly’s fame is a foundation for the annual Clovis Music Festival, which attracts Holly fans from around the world. The recording studio where he worked on west Seventh Street is the closest thing the city has to a tourist attraction. But on the day the music died, mos...
Despite having to increase his prices, cut staff and shorten operating hours, Twin Cronnie Drive-In Owner Clint Harden is optimistic about the local economy because of the new mission at Cannon Air Force Base. While the recession has hit small businesses hard nationally, some Clovis and Portales businesses are managing to soften the blow because of the military base, according to business experts. A survey by the National Federation of Independent Business reported small business owners have cut their staff, decreased...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Twin Cronnies employee Jennifer Chavez checks an order before running drinks out to a waiting customer. The Twin Cronnies is one of several regional businesses making changes to cope with the recession. Despite having to increase his prices, cut staff and shorten operating hours, Twin Cronnie Drive-In Owner Clint Harden is optimistic about the local economy because of the new mission at Cannon Air Force Base. While the recession has hit small businesses hard nationally, some Clovis and...
The Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce transformed the Clovis Civic Center ballroom into a scene from a Western movie Friday, complete with hay bales by the main entrance for their annual banquet. About 380 people joined the Chamber in celebrating the accomplishments of 2008. Chamber President Jim Sours passed the gravel to incoming 2009 President Kathy Wright. Col. Timothy Leahy outlined changes Cannon Air Force Base underwent in 2008 and the changes to come this year, including doubling the size of the base. “We h...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos places a cowboy hat on past president Terry Moberly’s head. Kos recognized each of the past presidents at the Chamber’s annual banquet Friday with a cowboy hat. The Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce transformed the Clovis Civic Center ballroom into a scene from a Western movie Friday, complete with hay bales by the main entrance for their annual banquet. About 380 people joined the Chamber in...
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...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Abbie Potts draws a beer for a customer at Pizza Hut on north Prince Street. Pizza Hut is one of the area restaurants that is expecting to have a busy Super Bowl Sunday because of Sunday alcohol sales. Area restaurants are gearing up for a busy Super Bowl Sunday, especially in Clovis where they will be allowed to serve alcohol. Applebee’s Bar and Grill bar manager Shellie Devou said customers have been asking if the restaurant’s big screen TV will be tuned to the Super Bowl. “We’re expecting...
Area restaurants are gearing up for a busy Super Bowl Sunday, especially in Clovis where they will be allowed to serve alcohol. Applebee’s Bar and Grill bar manager Shellie Devou said customers have been asking if the restaurant’s big screen TV will be tuned to the Super Bowl. “We’re expecting a lot of people,” Devou said. “Sundays are usually pretty busy, but Super Bowl Sunday is going to step it up a notch.” Devou said Applebee’s is planning for the big rush with a happy hour during the game. Super Bowl Sunday is the b...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Jodi Ortega, a licensed cosmetologist and esthetician, reviews anatomy with her students the day before a test. The esthetician program at Clovis Community College began in June of last year. Clovis Community College has taken a truly hands-on approach to filling a community need. CCC created a 24-week esthetician program in June after two day spas called the college to inquire about esthetician training, according to Jean Morrow, director of the occupational technology division at CCC....
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The Bank of Clovis is planning a major expansion of its Main Street offices to include the building north of it, doubling its size to 7,000 square feet and creating a whole new look for downtown. The Bank of Clovis is breaking a nation-wide trend by making plans to more than double its Main Street facility. President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Harris calls the expansion an investment back into the community that has helped build the bank. “We’re trying to run the bank like a bus...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Mickey Hamilton, manager of York Tire on Seventh Street, is one of at least a dozen business owners who found gun shots in his windows Saturday morning. CNJ staff writer: Sharna Johnson Shattered windows and shards of broken glass greeted at least a dozen business owners across Clovis as they prepared to open Saturday morning. Police said it looks like the vandalism is the work of juveniles, though they are still searching for suspects. There are no official estimates, though police did...
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,...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Rufus Johnson spoke at Saturday’s 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast at Clovis High School. Johnson urged attendees to use their day off on Jan. 19 to reflect on the freedoms they have and why they have them. In front of an audience of more than 600 people, Rufus Johnson’s booming voice trembled passionately with words of self-empowerment Saturday at the 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. “The aim is to make the holiday a day where people can come together to imp...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Maria Briseno, 17, said she didn’t really know how to pack for her trip with 10 classmates to the inauguration. She made sure to pack a map of the metro system subway in Washington D.C. Among the millions expected to swarm Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama are a handful of Clovis residents. Eleven Clovis High School students are attending the historical inauguration as part of the Close Up Program. Throughout the year, students travel to Washington,...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 Thornton St. Information: 763-4400. Sunday 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 Missionary Baptist Church. Services are being held at the Wayland Baptist University. Morning worship will begin at 10:45 a.m. Contact Brother Jack Spencer 762-3467. C...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Gov. Bill Richardson is greeted with cheers from Lincoln-Jackson Family Center students and faculty during his Thursday visit in Clovis. With the state facing a $384 million shortfall this year, Gov. Bill Richardson said he plans to save $400 million by slashing state agency budgets. Richardson was in Clovis Thursday outlining his priorities for next week’s legislative session, part of a two-day, six stop-tour across the state that started Wednesday. The Legislature is scheduled to start T...
Free is good. But when it’s college credit that’s free, there’s often an added bonus. Eastern New Mexico University distance education assistant Rebbecca Gossett said students who begin racking up college credit in high school are more likely to go on to college than those who don’t. And that’s why the university is now offering students free college credit in a partnership with local high schools. ENMU has entered into a dual-enrollment agreement with 39 schools and school systems in the state. The state-mandated program a...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Jarrel Tapper, 17, welds in an agriculture mechanics class at Clovis High School. Tapper, along with 16 of his classmates, is earning three free college credit hours from Eastern New Mexico University. Free is good. But when it’s college credit that’s free, there’s often an added bonus. Eastern New Mexico University distance education assistant Rebbecca Gossett said students who begin racking up college credit in high school are more likely to go on to college than those who don’t. And tha...
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 Medical Center administrator Hoyt Skabelund said the clearest sign the economy is in trouble is an almost 40% rise in indigent care the hospital provides. He said the whopp...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 Thornton St. Information: 763-4400. Sunday 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 Missionary Baptist Church. Services are being held at the Wayland Baptist University. Morning worship will begin at 10:45 a.m. Contact Brother Jack Spencer 762-3467. C...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Doug Scioli began volunteering as a fire fighter in Texico in 1978. Doug Scioli, 48, is the reason fire engines for Texico’s volunteer fire department are green. When Scioli’s boss first saw the green fire engines, he was upset. But Scioli held that making the fire engines from each of the area cities different colors helps avoid confusion on scene. Volunteer to career: I began being a volunteer fire fighter in Texico in 1978. Being a volunteer fire fighter made me want to be a career fir...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Group Cielo, a local band, was recognized by the New Mexico Latin Music Academy for their song “A Puros Tragos” in November. Freedom New Mexico When Paul Cordova began performing with a few family members and friends at church carnivals in 2003, he had no idea his band would be named one of the top 15 bands in New Mexico. Groupo Cielo, which means heaven in Spanish, is a Clovis band made up of 10 area residents. In November, the band was recognized for their song “A Puros Tragos...
Today • Yucca Middle School, 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., math club meeting Friday • Report cards go home Monday - Friday • CHS Freshman campus, basketball homecoming spirit week Monday • James Bickley Elementary, 5 p.m., PAC Meeting, library Tuesday • Zia Elementary, Science fair projects due Thursday • CHS Freshman campus, basketball homecoming pep rally • Zia Elementary, Science fair projects judged Education Calendar is compiled by CNJ staff writer Liliana Castillo. She may be contacted at...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Candy McDonald gave birth to her 5-pound, 15-ounce daughter Jaliyah Marshall in the back seat of her grandmother’s Cadillac SUV Wednesday while enroute to the hospital. Mother and baby, nicknamed “Escalade” by hospital staff, are doing j A Cadillac Escalade was the location of a special delivery for a Farwell woman. Candy McDonald, 19, delivered her own 5-pound, 15-ounce bouncing baby girl in the back seat of the SUV while enroute to Plains Regional Medical Center in...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Alejandro Chacon, from left to right, Lydia Gonzales, Lindsey Perry and Saul Molina help food service manager Sonya Campos serve lunch on the first day of school after the holiday break at La Casita Elementary School. La Casita serves 417 meals at La Cas Children file by the lunch counter, hungry for nachos, their laughter and excited chatter rising above the steady whir of industrial-sized ovens, warmers and sinks. After sitting idle for three weeks during winter break, the kitchens at...
