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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Sharon Chavez of Clovis took over as program coordinator at the Friendship Senior Center Dec. 14. Sharon Chavez of Clovis took over as program coordinator at the Friendship Senior Center Dec. 14. Chavez said she worked with the Older Adults Division before so when the job opened up, it was a perfect fit for her. Home sweet home: I was born and raised in Clovis. I am the baby of 13 kids. They thought I was spoiled, but I never thought I was. I love it when we all get together for any holiday....
Three of the 10 U.S. missionaries charged with kidnapping for trying to take a busload of children out of Haiti have captured the attention of Clovis. Terry Lomas of Clovis said his cousins Drew Culberth and Paul Thompson, and Thompson’s son Silas, went to Haiti to help. “They are godly men who were just trying to do God’s work,” Lomas said. Lomas said Culberth, a youth pastor and firefighter from Topeka, Kansas, and Thompson, a pastor in Idaho, were not involved with paperwork as far as transporting orphans. At Thursda...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis High School students practice “Put Your Sunday Clothes On”, a musical number in “Hello Dolly,” Tuesday at Marshall Auditorium. Clovis schools will be kicking off the 32nd annual Music in Our Schools Week with the high school’s performance of the musical "Hello Dolly." The week — Feb. 21 through Feb. 27 — showcases the benefits of music in education and the music department district-wide. Alan Dropps, the district’s music director, said it is a way...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Eastern forward Celeste Belizario goes for a jump shot over Tarleton State center JoAnne Jones during the first half. Brittnie Haley and JoAnne Jones dominated near the basket to lead Tarleton State to a 64-50 win over Eastern New Mexico University Zias on Wednesday. Britnie Haley collected 18 points and 11 rebounds and JoAnne Jones added 15 points and eight rebounds for the 24th-ranked TexAnns (19-4, 6-2 Lone Star Conference South). Cat Clay led the Zias (6-17, 1-6) with 12 points and...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Public Works employees Jose Escarsega, left, Lavaughn Mayfield, middle, and Jesus Garcia fill potholes Friday with coal mix on Mabry Drive. For city street crews, the worst part of winter storms is just beginning. They’re busy filling and repairing potholes. “We are always repairing potholes but now it’s going to be more prevalent because of the storm,” said Public Works Director Clint Bunch . Bunch said repairing potholes after a storm is a game of catch up for city crews. Potholes de...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Central Christian Church minister Bill Brewer and a core group of members are working to bring the church back to its roots and the Bible. Since Central Christian Church’s beginnings in 1908, it has had many ups and downs. Three years ago during a downturn, a core group of church and board members met to choose between closing the church or rebuilding. The group chose to rebuild and began down a long and difficult road, Minister Bill Brewer said. “Even churches can have a makeover,” Brewer sa...
Courtesy illustration The Salvation Army’s second annual Souper Bowl serves as a fundraiser for the non-profit. The Salvation Army is celebrating the Super Bowl with a Souper Bowl. The event serves as a fundraiser for the non-profit and is centered around, you guessed it, soup. Attendees pay $5, choose a bowl to take home, and are served their choice of posole, green chili stew or potato soup. Deserts will be provided by the Clovis High School culinary arts program. Maj. Tammy Ray said this is the second year the...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Sue Ann Smith of Clovis winds around puddles as she crosses Pile Street Wednesday. Smith said she was out running errands on her lunch hour. After rain and snow Wednesday, a National Weather Service winter storm warning for heavy snow in Curry, Quay and De Baca counties remains in effect until noon today. Snow accumulations of 3 to 8 inches are expected, according to the NWS. Rain greeted early morning travelers Wednesday but gave way to snow about 11 a.m. across the region. National Weather...
Clovis Christian Elementary Principal Linda D’Amour is set to receive state recognition for her work teaching math and science. She received the presidential award for excellence in mathematics and science teaching by the National Science and Math Foundation three times at the state level and once at the national level. D’Amour said the state’s plan to recognize presidential awardees is an initiative to inspire students. “Academically, (New Mexico) is not as high as we want to be in math and science,” D’Amour said. “This...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Freshman Academy student Anessa Garcia talks to a group of third and fourth-graders about bullying during sessions Tuesday at Lockwood Elementary School. They remember what it was like to be a fourth grader. Kids were cool and adults weren’t. When they had a problem, it was difficult to tell an adult. Students in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Clovis chapter decided to talk to kids about bullying so they would have a kid to talk to. Austin Miller and Taya Leeder are leadi...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Realtor Kelly Corn donates $5 to United Way from her cell phone to help earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Everybody’s doing it. And this time, it’s a good thing. The Clovis Board of Realtors plans to join in by texting in unison Tuesday to help Haiti during the board’s monthly meeting. Max Watt, public relations committee chair and a ReMax Realtor, said she read a newspaper article about how large sums of money were being raised to help Haiti via text messaging. “It seemed like an...
Plains Regional Medical Center has a unique distinction among the hospitals that dot eastern New Mexico and neighboring West Texas towns — they are the sole facility with an active obstetrics department. Dr. Bruce Cross, who has been practicing obstetrics in Clovis for 22 years, said that obstetrics department went to the wayside as institutions lost their older physicians that were general or family physicians who were trained to deliver would leave or retire. “Obstetrics became so technical. Hospitals didn’t have the...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Nurse Kaylynn Fahsholtz finishes paperwork for a patient in the labor and delivery department at Plains Regional Medical Center. Plains Regional Medical Center has a unique distinction among the hospitals that dot eastern New Mexico and neighboring West Texas towns — they are the sole facility with an active obstetrics department. Dr. Bruce Cross, who has been practicing obstetrics in Clovis for 22 years, said that obstetrics department went to the wayside as institutions lost their...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Brandon Jackson decided to put his tractor to good use Friday by helping friends and neighbors clear their driveways on Rosewood Drive. Life started returning to normal across eastern New Mexico Friday as residents began digging out from a vicious winter storm that shut down travel, schools and most commerce for almost two days. The storm that developed overnight Wednesday was the biggest snow the area has seen this year, dumping anywhere from 6 to 10 inches across the high plains. Clovis...
A Clovis High School student was chosen out of 212 students to attend the State of the Union Address. Randy Miller, who was in Washington D.C. with the Close Up Program, was chosen by Congressman Ben Ray Lujan to attend the speech by President Barack Obama. The Close Up Program is a non-partisan educational program that allows students to see government agencies working first hand. “It was pretty different from what I’m used to going to,” Miller said. “It was fun.” The Clovis chapter of the Close Up Program visits the D.C....
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Rob Carter is leaving Clovis after nine years of working as the director of the parks and recreation department. Rob Carter is leaving Clovis after nine years of working as the director of the parks and recreation department. He said he was glad the department grew during his time and looks forward to his next job in Fairfax, Va. Next!: My next job is with a company called Guest Services Incorporated, a hospitality management organization. My major responsibility will be in recreation. This...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Bruce Nguyen, owner of USA Nails, shovels off the walkway to the salon on Prince Street Thursday as high winds and snow from a fierce winter storm continue pelting eastern New Mexico. A wintry mix of freezing rain, high winds and fast falling snow Thursday blanketed the area and shut down a majority of the community. Clovis schools and government agencies closed Thursday and Friday after when upwards of 6 inches of snow covered roadways already slicked by freezing rain. The winter storm...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis High School senior Summer Price, left, and junior Michael Mount dredge chicken for frying during ProStart class. Both students will take part in the state ProStart competition March 31 in Albuquerque. The teams are picked and it’s time to practice. Students in Clovis High School’s ProStart program are getting ready for the state culinary competition March 31 in Albuquerque. ProStart, sponsored by the National Restaurant Association, trains students in cooking and food service man...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis High School Principal Wayne Marshall presented CHS English department head Renie Smith with a plaque in honor of her being named the teacher of the year for 2008-2009 during Tuesday's board meeting. The Clovis Municipal Schools board of education Tuesday approved a timeline for hiring a new superintendent. The board also approved the resignation of Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm. Seidenwurm announced earlier this month that she would resign effective June 30, 2010. During the...
Southwest Cheese will donate $100,000 a year for 25 years to the Clovis Municipal Schools Education Foundation. The Education Foundation provides grants for teachers in the classroom to support innovative teaching. Chase Gentry, executive director of the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation, said the arrangement was added to contracts that were rewritten when the plant expanded. The contracts were finalized in December. Gentry said the donation is a payment in lieu of taxes. Gentry said when the CIDC recruited the plant...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Holly Calkins, right, and her mother Erica Calkins look through dresses Saturday at Monarch Formals. Holly Calkins needed a dress for a father daughter ball held at Cannon Air Force Base. The contestants in the womanless beauty pageant don’t have to sing or dance but they do have to wear a dress. They can sing or dance if they choose, said organizer Ty Caffrey. The pageant is a fundraiser for Monarch Formals. Caffrey started Monarch Formals in April. The program provides formal w...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Holly Calkins, right, and her mother Erica Calkins look through dresses Saturday at Monarch Formals. Holly Calkins needed a dress for a father daughter ball held at Cannon Air Force Base. The contestants in the womanless beauty pageant don’t have to sing or dance but they do have to wear a dress. They can sing or dance if they choose, said organizer Ty Caffrey. The pageant is a fundraiser for Monarch Formals. Caffrey started Monarch Formals in April. The program provides formal w...
While the official deadline for donations has passed, it’s not too late to donate to the United Way of Eastern New Mexico. United Way officials hope area residents continue to donate to help close the gap between current donations and the organization’s goal. Donations are at 76 percent of the goal for 2009, according to United Way of Eastern New Mexico Executive Director Erinn Burch. So far, $439,143 has been donated which is about $90,000 less than was raised in last year’s campaign. The goal for Curry County is $500,...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Nancy Taylor, executive director of the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, won the 2009 public service award by the New Mexico Aging and Long-term Services Department. Nancy Taylor, executive director of the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, was recently presented the 2009 public service award by the New Mexico Aging and Long-term Services Department during the New Mexico Conference of Aging. And the award goes to...: When I found out I was to receive the award, I was humbled and surprised. I...
CNJ correspondent: Martha Hardwick Clovis Wildcat fans in support of Varsity Basketball Coach J.D. Isler signed in for the Clovis School Board Meeting on Tuesday night at Lockwood Elementary School. Forty-one Wildcat basketball fans and players showed up en mass Tuesday for a Clovis Municipal Schools board of education meeting but got no hearing from the body. A spokesman for the group said they were there to support varsity basketball coach J.D. Isler, fired by the district but later reinstated after obtaining a temporary...
