Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico A bench at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds was dedicated in Roosevelt County resident Jackie Clark's honor after she helped organize the county fair for more than 20 years. Roosevelt County resident Jackie Clark helped organize the Roosevelt County Fair for more than 20 years. She began volunteering at the fair 1974. She said she enjoyed seeing 4-H and Future Farmers of America students work hard on their projects each year. “The county fairs were always enjoyable because you were able t... Full story
The Clovis Community College board of trustees Wednesday selected Becky Rowley to replace John Neibling as college president. Neibling is retiring in August after five years as president. Rowley, CCC’s executive vice president, was elected by a 5-0 vote. She was the only person considered for the job, said Board Chairman Charles Guthals. “I have no reservations about Becky’s ability,” Guthals said. “Becky brings a lot to the table with experience, she is well-known in the area and state, she is from a well-known local fam...
The Clovis Community College board of trustees approved a third tuition increase in last three years during Wednesday’s board meeting. Tuition will increase $6 for each credit hour beginning in the summer. President John Neibling said the state sets a minimum two year colleges can charge for tuition. While the state doesn’t require colleges to meet that minimum, Neibling said colleges charging less than the minimum are given less...
Courtesy photo Make-A-Wish granter Hazel Richter accepted the award of Shining Star for her and her husband at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico annual dinner in January. Richter is photographed here with two wish recipients. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico’s Curry, Roosevelt and De Baca counties chapter is gearing up for its second annual fundraiser. Clovis residents Hazel and Bill Richter serve as the main wish granters in the area and were recently recognized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico f...
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico’s Curry, Roosevelt and De Baca counties chapter is gearing up for its second annual fundraiser. Clovis residents Hazel and Bill Richter serve as the main wish granters in the area and were recently recognized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico for their work on the fundraiser in 2010. Bob Biggers, president and chief executive officer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico, said granters are given Shining Star awards annually for going the extra mile. The awards are g...
Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico Portales resident Nancy Gentry said her poodle, Zuni, intentionally avoids photographs. Portales resident Nancy Gentry has worked in banking, telecommunications, real estate and public service as a Roosevelt County Probate Judge for 10 years. She adopted a rescue poodle and named him Zuni and her children joke that he’s replaced them. Gentry, 63, has an extensive collection of Coca Cola and 50s memorabilia in several rooms in her home. One of her favorite past times is keeping up with p...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Kaia Kerr, 4, gives her lion a lavender mane. Once a month, Cannon Library librarian Loretta Croke teaches toddlers art in a class called Petite Picasso. The subject changes for each class. She has taught art topics such as watercolor and mosaic. On March 24, she taught the toddlers how to draw basic shapes. Croke said children who participate in art at a young age can learn skills such as motor skills, social skills, hand-eye coordination and creativity. “And it’s fun, which is also good... Full story
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Kaia Kerr, 4, gives her lion a lavender mane. Once a month, Cannon Library librarian Loretta Croke teaches toddlers art in a class called Petite Picasso. The subject changes for each class. She has taught art topics such as watercolor and mosaic. On March 24, she taught the toddlers how to draw basic shapes. Croke said children who participate in art at a young age can learn skills such as motor skills, social skills, hand-eye coordination and creativity. “And it’s fun, which is also good...
Clovis Christian School faculty has moved one of the school’s two annual community-wide fundraisers from the Christmas season to the spring season. The school’s Spring Fling Benefit Dinner and Auction will be held 6 p.m. Saturday at Clovis Civic Center. Superintendent Ladona Clayton said the school annually holds a dinner and auction around Christmas but decided to hold the event in spring this year. “People’s lives are very busy at Christmas,” Clayton said. “We thought a spring fling would be a nice change of venue.” Cla...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo French Club Vice President Bryan Wygant, left, and President Sarafina Kwaku practice holding a conversation in French Tuesday in teacher Jennifer Kelley's classroom. In French class at Clovis High School, students led by French teachers Diana Huey and Jennifer Kelley talked about crepes. In French club, the students made and ate crepes. That is one example of how French club allows students to study a topic they’ve covered in class more in-depth. Kelley was a student of Huey’s and then was... Full story
State budget cuts mean a $750,000 shortfall in next year’s budget for the Clovis Municipal Schools. The district’s Chief Financial Officer Jose Cano presented the breakdown of the 1.5 percent budget cut handed down by the state Legislature during Tuesday’s board of education meeting. Cano said the district will receive a 1.82 percent increase in enrollment for fiscal year 2011-2012 and that, Cano said, will help lessen the blow. Cano said $585,000 of the shortfall will go to pay teaching staff and certified staff that will...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Team members, from left to right, Emily Wickham, Zeke Moreno-Rodriguez, Ryan Sena and Jasmin Mendez work through their three course meal as practice Thursday at Clovis High School. The Clovis High School ProStart culinary team is headed to the New Mexico ProStart Invitational competition. The competition will take place Wednesday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Team members are seniors Zeke Moreno-Rodriguez and Jasmin Mendez and juniors Ryan Sena and Emily Wickham. CHS culinary and...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo About 3,500 airmen of the Mission Support Group ran together for the first ever MSG run. The 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group at Cannon Air Force Base held its first run March 16. Chief Daniel Koning said he and Cannon’s command staff want to promote camaraderie and physical fitness throughout the MSG. “And this is a fantastic way to do that,” Koning said. Koning said about 3,500 airmen attended the run. “Physical fitness is a part of our culture,” he said. “And it should b... Full story
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo About 3,500 airmen of the Mission Support Group ran together for the first ever MSG run. The 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group at Cannon Air Force Base held its first run March 16. Chief Daniel Koning said he and Cannon’s command staff want to promote camaraderie and physical fitness throughout the MSG. “And this is a fantastic way to do that,” Koning said. Koning said about 3,500 airmen attended the run. “Physical fitness is a part of our culture,” he said. “And it should b... Full story
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Master Sgt. George Lowe, left, and Master Sgt. John Hearn examine banners intended to spread the word about the new association at the Air Commando Association meeting last week. Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base are working to create a chapter of the Air Commando Association at the New Mexico base. The association was formed during the Vietnam War with the purpose of celebrating all things related to Air Commandos, including spirit and comradeship. Currently, the ACA has only one...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Master Sgt. George Lowe, left, and Master Sgt. John Hearn examine banners intended to spread the word about the new association at the Air Commando Association meeting last week. Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base are working to create a chapter of the Air Commando Association at the New Mexico base. The association was formed during the Vietnam War with the purpose of celebrating all things related to Air Commandos, including spirit and comradeship. Currently, the ACA has only one...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Texico kindergartners Angel Salas, left, and Aviana Hall applaud for their fellow students Friday during the schoolwide Assembly of Success in the Educational Complex. The entire Texico school population and community members took part in a 12-year school tradition Thursday morning. Once each semester, Texico schools gathers together to celebrate the successes of the semester. It’s called Assembly of Champions or Assembly of Success. One after another, teachers and coaches took to the s...
There are more than 15 bills waiting for the Governor Susana Martinez’ signature that will affect local schools. Many will touch schools in a small way, such as changing a way something is reported or requiring schools to begin recycling. Others will have much bigger impact. Rep. Dennis Roch, also Texico assistant principal, said a bill to assign a letter grade to each school will have the biggest effect on schools across the state. Under the bill, each school in the state will be rated by a letter grade, A, B, C, D or F. Roc... Full story
The Curry County Literacy Council is being absorbed by the Adult Basic Education program at Clovis Community College. The New Mexico Coalition for Literacy’s budget was cut 57 percent by the Legislature. That means the coalition will be providing limited funding to each of the 26 literacy councils in the state. By combining the two programs, CCC will be able to continue providing literacy help through ABE. The two programs have worked in tandem since the council was created in 2004, Council Director Mona Lee Norman-Armstrong...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo ENMU junior third baseman Joe Jones leads off the bottom of the first in the opener of Saturday's Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader against Texas A&M-Kingsville at Greyhound Field. Freedom New Mexico Senior first baseman Mitch Wolfe drove in six runs with a pair of homers and freshman Aaron Anderson pitched six effective innings to lift Eastern New Mexico University past Texas A&M-Kingsville 11-1 on Saturday at Greyhound Field for a split of their Lone Star Conference baseball...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Derik Kuykendall, 14, of Clovis takes his turn at bat at his friend Taylor Stratton's homemade wiffleball field on Howard Cowper Street. Clovis has its own sandlot. Stu Stratton of Clovis set up a wiffle ball field in an empty lot across from his home on Howard Cowper Street. Stratton said he set the field up about three years ago, thinking the lots would fill up and it wouldn’t last long. But Stratton and his son Taylor Stratton, 14, spent another spring break playing pick up games with n...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick from Cannon Air Force Base sings one of her several solos during Tops in Blue. Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick from Cannon Air Force Base performed Wednesday with 29 other Tops in Blue performers at Greyhound Arena in Portales. Warnick, 23, auditioned for Tops in Blue after an off hand comment and she said the experience has changed her life. “I have a fear of public speaking and performing in front of crowds,” Warnick said, brushing seafoam green eye... Full story
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick from Cannon Air Force Base sings one of her several solos during Tops in Blue. Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick from Cannon Air Force Base performed Wednesday with 29 other Tops in Blue performers at Greyhound Arena in Portales. Warnick, 23, auditioned for Tops in Blue after an off hand comment and she said the experience has changed her life. “I have a fear of public speaking and performing in front of crowds,” Warnick said, brushing seafoam green eye...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Lighthouse Mission volunteers Tracina Sanchez, left, and Keith Crompton work together Thursday to build a dart board for the Lighthouse Mission Children's Spring Break Day of Fun to be held at the mission today. The Lighthouse Mission is hosting a Children’s Spring Break Day of Fun on Friday. Executive Director Richard Gomez said the mission has held similar events in the past and is glad to be able to do it again. “It’s a good thing for kids to have somewhere to go on spring break,” Gomez s...
Carrie Geisler’s sixth grade class at Parkview Elementary School focused on prairie dogs for their ecology section. More specifically, they set out with the intention of answering a question: Why is careful interaction among lifeforms important? The class began by reading about and studying the animals in class. They then took their research out into the field with a near $800 grant from the Clovis Municipal Schools’ Education Foundation. The grant paid for a document camera for study done in the classroom and a digital camer...
