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File photo School board elections historically draw a low voter turnout ranging form 5 percent to 12 percent. School board ballots for the election Tuesday are full. The election includes choosing board members, a two-mill levy and a bond issue question for Melrose. Melrose Schools’ bond question is for $1.1 million to be used on school buildings. Passage of a two-mill levy would renew a levy rate of $2 per $1,000 of taxable value of a home. The levy is on a six-year cycle. Clovis Municipal Schools Deputy Superintendent of Op...
The Clovis Municipal Schools received eight bids for the purchase of $8 million in general obligation bonds Tuesday. The board officially accepted the bid with the lowest interest rate from The Baker Group and the Bank of Clovis during its regular meeting Tuesday evening after the bidding process took place Tuesday morning. Financial advisor Kevin Powers said the school’s good bond rating of Aa3 — the highest is Aaa1 and the lowest is A3 — and the fact that the bonds were bank qualified helped the sale attract s...
Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico Danni Williams enjoys sports because she likes competition, meeting new people and traveling to new places. Clovis resident and Yucca student Danni Williams, 14, can always be found near a basketball game, if she’s not on the court. With two older brothers who play and a father who coaches the sport, she was hanging around basketball courts in a stroller and dribbling a basketball as soon as she could walk. She focuses her time on school work, all sports and her family....
Courtesy illustration Architect renderings of the planned New Mexico Veterans Museum, which will be one of several veteran-oriented facilities on the museum's campus which will be located in Las Cruces. The designers of the New Mexico Veterans Museum are holding a meeting to gain input from Clovis and Portales area veterans at the end of the month. Retired Marine Corps Col. Joe Long, museum planner, will present a multi-media description of the project, solicit veterans’ ideas and answer questions. The meeting, hosted by the...
Courtesy illustration Architect renderings of the planned New Mexico Veterans Museum, which will be one of several veteran-oriented facilities on the museum's campus which will be located in Las Cruces. The designers of the New Mexico Veterans Museum are holding a meeting to gain input from Clovis and Portales area veterans at the end of the month. Retired Marine Corps Col. Joe Long, museum planner, will present a multi-media description of the project, solicit veterans’ ideas and answer questions. The meeting, hosted by the...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Clovis resident Rachael Barnett, far left, works as assistant coach for the Clovis Lady Wildcat's with Head Coach Jeff Reed, far right. Gabriel Monte When Rachel Barnett resigned from the Air Force two months away from becoming a captain, she turned to the one thing that would give stability during her transition from military life — basketball. “It was surprisingly easy,” she said of her transition from being a first lieutenant in the Air Force to becoming the assistant coach of...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Ranchvale parent Renee Corcoran learns how her students are learning fractions using pattern blocks in Doris Ford's classroom Thursday during Ranchvale Parent Math Night. “Twenty-five minutes is not enough,” parent Rachel Earle said, studying what is called “division using chunking” on the dry erase board in teacher Jennifer Inge’s fifth grade classroom at Ranchvale Elementary School. By the look on Inge’s face, she has thought the same thing while teaching her students the new math method...
In five minutes, the 11 Gifted and Talented students from the Arts Academy at Bella Vista designed a diagram of the human heart with a clot inside. But it was their level-headed, cooperative and clear ability to explain the diagram that won them first place in Gracious Professionalism at the New Mexico First Lego League State Championship in Albuquerque over the weekend. The arts academy team, called the Bravehearts, was one of 26 from the state that competed in the championship. The competition was made up of three areas... Full story
The designers of the New Mexico Veterans Museum are holding a meeting to gain input from Clovis and Portales area veterans at the end of the month. Retired Marine Corps Col. Joe Long, museum planner, will present a multi-media description of the project, solicit veterans ideas and answer questions. The meeting, hosted by the Joint Veterans Council, is slated for 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3015 in Clovis. The New Mexico Veterans Museum was created by the New Mexico Legislature in 2009. Using money set aside...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Arts Academy at Bella Vista students ended their musical performance with a heart-shaped world. The message of their performance was that everyone contributes to equality. Organizers and attendees of the 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast were glad that the near 600 who attended were a diverse group. The event was held Saturday at the Clovis High School cafeteria and included a large presence of local government and area schools, including 30 students from the Arts...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Olivia Herrick, 9, makes a door hanger at the craft table. Each daughter was handed a gem-encrusted tiara as they entered the second annual Father Daughter Winter Ball at the Landing Zone on Jan. 8. About 75 fathers and daughters attended the event. Community Center Director Paul Hopkins said his staff was brainstorming new ideas last year and one of the team members had attended a father-daughter event and suggested it for Cannon Air Force Base. He said 125 attended last year. “We’re cre...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Olivia Herrick, 9, makes a door hanger at the craft table. Each daughter was handed a gem-encrusted tiara as they entered the second annual Father Daughter Winter Ball at the Landing Zone on Jan. 8. About 75 fathers and daughters attended the event. Community Center Director Paul Hopkins said his staff was brainstorming new ideas last year and one of the team members had attended a father-daughter event and suggested it for Cannon Air Force Base. He said 125 attended last year. “We’re cre... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis High School seniors Jennifer Chavez, left, and Chelsea Morse do research for their first year of college Wednesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Seniors spend about half of their free time during their last year of high school preparing for the first year of college. At least they do if they’re dedicated, Clovis High School senior Jennifer Chavez said. Chavez and friend and fellow CHS senior Chelsea Morse have taken their college entrance exams and applied to their colleges o...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The second phase of the Allied Health project at Clovis Community College will be built north of the first phase, shown here. Bids for a $5.7 million addition are set for opening 9 a.m. today at Clovis Community College. Officials said they have received nine bids for building the second phase of the Allied Heath project. Tom Drake, executive director for business and government relations, said the bids will go through an evaluation process, where criteria such as price, general experience,...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The YMCA has leased a 10,000 square foot facility in the Hilltop Plaza. YMCA officials said they plan to open in the spring. The YMCA of Central New Mexico has signed a lease for a new location in Clovis with an opening scheduled at an undetermined date this spring. Doug Nakashima, CEO of YMCA of Central New Mexico, said the non-profit signed a lease Friday for a 10,000 square foot building in the Hilltop Shopping Center. Nakashima said renovation of the facility has already started. Parks...
Freedom New Mexico Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations in Clovis and Portales are centered around teaching King’s philosophies to youth. Both cities have events planned to honor the civil rights leader for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17. “It’s important for the youth to know about Dr. King so they can carry on,” Clovis’ MLK Commission Chairwoman Joyce Pollard said. “All of us will not be here to do this work. It’s important that the youth be there to do that, to help his dream come alive.” King pushed for nonviolent...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Clovis Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Chair Joyce Pollard lines up winning posters for the commission members to see at their meeting Thursday at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations in Clovis and Portales are centered around teaching King’s philosophies to youth. Both cities have events planned to honor the civil rights leader for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17. “It’s important for the youth to know about Dr. King so they can carry on,” Clovis’ MLK C... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Animal Control Officer Michael Field spends outdoor time with a golden lab Wednesday at the Animal Shelter. Shelter employees euthanize a majority of the animals that come to the shelter each month. The newly created High Plains Humane Society, with the help of two grants totaling $8,000, has started a low-cost spay and neuter program. The society is the brainchild of the Clovis Animal Task Force, which was created by the city in 2008 to develop strategies to deal with animal control.... Full story
CNJ illustration: Gabriel Monte and Jenna Zamie White students in Clovis are outperforming their Hispanic counterparts by a margin higher than state averages, according to a recent report released by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The report concludes the achievement gap between Hispanic and white students is pronounced in reading and math at all grade levels and has stayed fairly consistent over six years. The first ever Hispanic Education Status Report, which analyzes data to identify what is working and not...
Courtesy photo The CMS Elementary Ambassador Choir is made up of the best choir students from each elementary school in the district. This year's choir of about 60 students has been selected as the 2011 Elementary Honors Choir of the Year by the New Mexico Music Educators. They were chosen from every elementary school across the Clovis Municipal Schools district to become members of the Elementary Ambassador Choir because they were the best. The choir of about 60 students has been chosen as the elementary honor choir for the... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Alex and Anna Barraz welcomed their first daughter Yvette Barraz into the world at 3:50 a.m. Saturday, making her the first baby born in Clovis in 2011. The first baby born in Clovis in 2011 was Clovis residents Alex and Anna Barraz’ first daughter. Yvette Barraz was born at 3:50 a.m. Saturday. She weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces. Anna Barraz, 26, said her due date was Jan. 1, but she expected to give birth a week late, as she had with her three sons. When her water broke late Friday, she w... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Legislative and Community Relations Director Claire Burroughs has always enjoyed all kinds of music and hopes to see U2 in concert in 2011. Call them resolutions, call them goals. But everybody has something from 2010 they want to improve in 2011. The new year has arrived, and with it targets for many in Clovis and Portales. Here are a few from some of eastern New Mexico’s most well-known citizens: •... Full story
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Chris Beach, left, and Kona, middle, listen as Jake Jackson reads a Spiderman book at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Kona, a large Burnese mountain dog, sits patiently listening as the children he towers over read books to him. Kona is a certified therapy dog who lends a non-judgmental ear to any child. His owner Clovis resident Chris Beach, 41, said she and Kona got involved in the Tailwagging Tutors program in February at her husband’s last assignment in Texas. When the family w...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Chris Beach, left, and Kona, middle, listen as Jake Jackson reads a Spiderman book at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Kona, a large Burnese mountain dog, sits patiently listening as the children he towers over read books to him. Kona is a certified therapy dog who lends a non-judgmental ear to any child. His owner Clovis resident Chris Beach, 41, said she and Kona got involved in the Tailwagging Tutors program in February at her husband’s last assignment in Texas. When the family w... Full story
FNM file photo David Garza of Clovis been a bell ringer for the last five years and said he enjoys doing it and helping people. The Salvation Army's Red Kettle drive raised $15,000 more than last year. The Salvation Army wrapped up 2010 Christmas projects with its most successful campaign in the last five years. Between Red Kettles and the Empty Stocking Funds, $52,034 was raised this year. The second most successful year was in 2007 when the organization raised $46,501. Maj. Jim Gallop, who came to Clovis from Las Vegas,...
