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The Cannon Air Force Base wing commander said more airmen than usual are seeking to live on base here, and builders and developers explained their plans for more housing during a meeting Tuesday. Col. Stephen Clark and about 80 real estate agents, builders, developers and Clovis city and school officials met to talk about housing Tuesday at the Master’s Center in Clovis. Mayor Gayla Brumfield said she called the meeting about five days ago so all groups involved could get answers. The meeting was dominated by builders and d...
The Clovis Municipal Schools board has scheduled a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss how the district will handle budget cuts handed down by the Legislature. Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said the cuts will equal about $600,000 for the district. Seidenwurm said each site or department with a budget submitted suggestions for cuts at their location to administration. Through that process, the district is hoping to find ways to cut the budget without hurting programs or laying off employees. “We’ve done some gr...
The Clovis Municipal Schools board has taken the first step for the district and Public School Facilities Authority to move forward on plans to build a new middle school to absorb growth from Cannon Air Force Base. The school board approved educational specifications for a new middle school and elementary school, should the district need one, at their regular meeting Tuesday. The district was awarded $2 million for planning and design of the middle school two months ago by the Public School Capital Outlay Council. The school...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Maurine Thomas, co-leader of the Clovis chapter of Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, eyes her weight during the group's weekly weigh in. Kimmie Davis has done it all. She got married, raised a family, went back to school to finish her degree. She did boy scouts and sporting events. “I did everything but take care of me,” Davis said. A month and 9 and 3/4 a pounds later, Davis is on her way to being healthier. She’s doing it with the help of the Clovis chapter of Taking Off Pounds Sensibly. Davis...
Kimmie Davis has done it all. She got married, raised a family, went back to school to finish her degree. She did boy scouts and sporting events. “I did everything but take care of me,” Davis said. A month and 9 and 3/4 a pounds later, Davis is on her way to being healthier. She’s doing it with the help of the Clovis chapter of Taking Off Pounds Sensibly. Davis said she went to a meeting and signed up after five minutes in the door. “The group helps you with love. They don’t tell you ‘don’t do that or you have to do this....
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo ENMU freshman wide receiver Chase Kyser of Roswell has 38 catches this season for 353 yards and two touchdowns. As of Friday afternoon, Mark Ribaudo was still hedging on who would be his starting quarterback today. With Eastern New Mexico University’s football team in southeast Texas to face Lone Star Conference South Division foe Texas A&M-Kingsville tonight, Ribaudo said he wasn’t quite sure if sophomore J.J. Harp, one of four players to sit out last week with a suspension, or Muleshoe fre...
Courtesy photo Immanuel Lutheran Church's Reformation Walking Tour will feature scenes like this which shows Martin Luther translating the Bible. With October comes the guessing game of who’s going to dress up as what for Halloween. Churches in Portales and Clovis take the opportunity to provide families with a fun, safe place for children to wear those costumes. Lola McVey with Central Christian Church in Portales said their fall festival is a chance for families to do something together. “Our thinking is that we want to...
With October comes the guessing game of who’s going to dress up as what for Halloween. Churches in Portales and Clovis take the opportunity to provide families with a fun, safe place for children to wear those costumes. Lola McVey with Central Christian Church in Portales said their fall festival is a chance for families to do something together. “Our thinking is that we want to do activities that get parents involved with their kids and friends,” she said. The church will be holding their fall festival from 6 p.m.-8 p.m....
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Reformation Walking Tour will feature scenes like this which shows With October comes the guessing game of who’s going to dress up as what for Halloween....
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Reformation Walking Tour will feature scenes like this which shows With October comes the guessing game of who’s going to dress up as what for Halloween....
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The Lula Washington Dance Company performs 7 p.m. Saturday at Marshall Auditorium. Freedom New Mexico The Lula Washington Dance Theatre is kicking off its 30th anniversary national tour in New Mexico this month and will be making a stop in Clovis. The company performs 7 p.m. Saturday at Marshall Auditorium. The contemporary modern dance company’s 17-theater national tour started traveling New Mexico Oct. 15 and will continue through Oct. 30. The dance group will perform four works: Ode to t...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Gifted and Talented students Karly Wells, left, Nathan Dunagan, middle, and Logann Ewers look over their virtual portfolio with teacher Rene Hedeman. Each of the seven students in the small room had a job to do. Two were researching a mutual fund, one was taking notes from the meeting, two were making a graph charting gains and losses and two others were researching stocks. The only questions they had for their teacher were about why the Wi-Fi connection was running slow. The group of sixth...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo La Casa Family Health Center in Clovis is renovating to create more exam rooms, office and waiting room space to accommodate an influx in new patients. The recession is causing more people in the area to turn to taxpayer-supported health centers that provide care on a sliding fee scale. An influx of new patients has already hit the only federally qualified clinic in Clovis and Portales. La Casa Family Health Center Chief Executive Officer Seferino Montano said both clinics have seen an...
The recession is causing more people in the area to turn to taxpayer-supported health centers that provide care on a sliding fee scale. An influx of new patients has already hit the only federally qualified clinic in Clovis and Portales. La Casa Family Health Center Chief Executive Officer Seferino Montano said both clinics have seen an increase of more than 22 percent in new patients this year. “We will continue to provide access (to health care) to anyone who walks in the door,” Montano said. “If the reform bill passe...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Joyce Baker, a part-time instructor at Clovis Community College, talks about the parts of the heart in an anatomy and physiology class at the college. A 1.5 percent cut would equal about $150,000 for the college. A 1.5 percent cut in education spending by the state Legislature could mean painful losses of real dollars: $780,000 for Clovis Municipal Schools and $150,000 for Clovis Community College. Gov. Bill Richardson is proposing a 1.5 percent cut in education spending at the special...
The New Mexico Department of Health is warning local health care providers to look for a surge in flu cases in upcoming weeks, including the H1N1 strain. Director of Marketing for Roosevelt General Hospital Gay Weese said the surge is normal for flu season. “Flu season works in waves,” she said. “We’ve seen a decrease in patients with flu like symptoms but we’re getting ready for more.” Both Roosevelt and Plains Regional Medical Center have received shipments of the H1N1 vaccine but said the batches were earmarked for health...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Rada and Perry Winkles' son, Harvie, died in Vietnam 40 years ago a decorated veteran. Harvie's photo has become part of a permanent digital display near the Vietnam Veterans memorial Wall in Washington D.C. More than 40 years after her son Harvie, nicknamed “Pud,” died in Vietnam, the pain of the loss still hasn’t faded for Rada Winkles of Clovis. But Winkles is still willing to share memories of her oldest boy. And, that’s exactly what organizers of the “National Call For Photos” a...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Douglas Smithers, president of the Clovis AARP chapter, said he thinks a one time $250 payment to seniors will help ease the pain of no cost of living adjustment next year. Thursday’s announcement by the Social Security Administration that there will be no cost of living adjustment for 2010 had seniors at Clovis’ three centers buzzing. Staff at the senior centers said it was the topic of conversation all day Friday. Ann Howe, 80, said not getting a raise hurts. “Everything else goes up. Gas g...
Thursday’s announcement by the Social Security Administration that there will be no cost of living adjustment for 2010 had seniors at Clovis’ three centers buzzing. Staff at the senior centers said it was the topic of conversation all day Friday. Ann Howe, 80, said not getting a raise hurts. “Everything else goes up. Gas goes up, utilities go up, food goes up. I find it very difficult,” Howe said. Howe said she doesn’t think she’ll need to cut back on anything. “I’m one person. I don’t need too much. You just have to watc...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo ENMU cornerback Tavius Bigelow and outside linebacker Devin Sweet tackle Tarleton State wide receiver Devon Gray during the second quarter. BLACKWATER DRAW — Having outscored their opponents by a 77-8 clip coming into Saturday, Tarleton State has earned a reputation as a third-quarter team. Against a depleted Eastern New Mexico squad, the Texans proved to be a pretty good fourth-quarter team as well. The 13th-ranked Texans scored 23 unanswered points to open the second half, including...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Rada and Perry Winkles' son, Harvie, died in Vietnam 40 years ago as a decorated veteran. Harvie's photo has become part of a permanent digital display near the Vietnam Veterans memorial Wall in Washington D.C. More than 40 years after her son Harvie, nicknamed “Pud,” died in Vietnam, the pain of the loss still hasn’t faded for Rada Winkles of Clovis. But Winkles is still willing to share memories of her oldest boy. And, that’s exactly what organizers of the “National Call For Photo...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Rada and Perry Winkles' son, Harvie, died in Vietnam 40 years ago as a decorated veteran. Harvie's photo has become part of a permanent digital display near the Vietnam Veterans memorial Wall in Washington D.C. More than 40 years after her son Harvie, nicknamed “Pud,” died in Vietnam, the pain of the loss still hasn’t faded for Rada Winkles of Clovis. But Winkles is still willing to share memories of her oldest boy. And, that’s exactly what organizers of the “National Call For Photo...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo ENMU linebackers Texavier Henry, left, and Edward Zamora team up to bring down Angelo State tight end Bradan Richey in a game at Greyhound Stadium on Oct. 3. The Hounds host 13th-ranked Tarleton State at 6 p.m. today. Eastern New Mexico University, already at 2-5, is going into today’s game at Greyhound Stadium without record-setting quarterback J.J. Harp or its No. 2 receiver. And the No. 13 team in Division II is coming into town. The situation has all the signs of a trap game — or it...
Courtesy photo Live music, bounce houses, face painting and food are all part of the free fun at the Rock the Block party on Saturday. Three churches in north Clovis are teaming up to host a block party on Saturday. The pastors of Highland Baptist Church, Kingswood United Methodist Church and Church of the Brethren held the first Rock the Block party about a year ago. Chuck Pardy of Highland Baptist said the event is intended to be an afternoon of fun for the families of the community. “We just want people to know we’re in...
Courtesy photo Live music, bounce houses, face painting and food are all part of the free fun at the Rock the Block party on Saturday. Three churches in north Clovis are teaming up to host a block party on Saturday. The pastors of Highland Baptist Church, Kingswood United Methodist Church and Church of the Brethren held the first Rock the Block party about a year ago. Chuck Pardy of Highland Baptist said the event is intended to be an afternoon of fun for the families of the community. “We just want people to know we’re in...
