Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Dennis Williams is building a Van's RV-6A kit airplane in his front yard. Williams and his father began the project in 1998, prior to his father's death. Eleven years after beginning a Van’s RV-6A kit airplane with his father, Dennis Williams has resurrected the project and designated his front yard as his work station. Williams’ father died about five years ago from a brain tumor and Williams decided that he couldn’t let the project go unfinished. “As long as one of us finishes it, it’ll b...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis' Salvation Army, located at Gidding and Second streets, has been working around major construction due to a gas leak for the past 3 1/2 weeks. The staff at Clovis’ Salvation Army knew this summer was going to be tough. Goodwill moved in to town and the economy isn’t doing well. They didn’t know the half of it. On June 24, the New Mexico Gas Company found a leak in their line in the alley across the street from the non-profit’s building. Corps officer Tammy Ray said the staff was kep...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo More than 50 vultures have claimed a patch of trees on city property north of North Plains Mall as their roost. The birds leave their roost to search for food during the day, according to Wildlife Biologist Tony Gennaro, and return each evening. More than 50 vultures are now part of the scenery above an expanse of city property north of North Plains Mall in Clovis. But the carrion-eaters aren’t hovering over their next meal. They’re nesting, according to Tony Gennaro, a wildlife bio...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo North Plains Cinema 7 was “pretty busy” Wednesday for the opening day of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, according to assitant manager Manuel Romero. North Plains Cinema 7 assistant manager Manuel Romero will not tell any secrets about the sixth Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” But he says Wednesday — the movie’s release day — was busy. “It’s been pretty good,” Romero said between taking payment for tickets. Romero said he hadn’t s...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Former deputy superintendent of Clovis schools will begin her new position as superintendent of the Clovis Christian School Aug. 1. Former Clovis Municipal Schools deputy superintendent Ladona Clayton is moving up and a few blocks down the street. She’s the new superintendent of Clovis Christian School. Clovis Christian School board president Ben Wright said the board selected Clayton for the vacant superintendent position at a meeting July 2. “She brings to the table a lot of gifts. She has...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Sr. Airman Nick Ball will be performing “Those Were the Good Old Days” from Damn Yankees during Clovis Community College’s Broadway-style singing class’ final performance 7 p.m. Tuesday. Students of a Broadway-style singing class at Clovis Community College are gearing for their final exam. But they won’t need pen and paper. They’ll be performing their final for the community at CCC’s Town Hall 7 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is free. The 10-student class worked throu...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Tracy Achen of Clovis wrote a book and created a Web site dedicated to helping women through divorce. Tracy Achen took a lemon of a divorce procedure, and turned it into a profitable and enjoyable lemonade. Referring to herself as an “information aggregator,” Achen self-published a divorce guide for women in 2004 and has maintained a Web site for eight years to help women navigate the divorce process. In 1998, Achen said she went through a very difficult divorce and found more homework tha...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Dale Hamlett of Portales taught art at Eastern New Mexico University for 18 years and made a historical map of Portales during his time there. Dale Hamlett of Portales turned his childhood dreams of becoming an artist into a reality. After studying art for several years in Chicago and Albuquerque, he brought his honed talent to Eastern New Mexico University to teach art. While at the college, he decided to make a historical map of Portales from the year 1909. Artistic preference: These days...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo April Fischer, 34, decided to take beginning algebra during the eight-week summer semester at Clovis Community College but, despite warnings, wasn’t prepared for how fast-paced the class would be. After being out of school for 16 years, April Fischer was nervous to return in the spring. The nerves came back full force when she signed up for a summer eight-week beginning algebra class at Clovis Community College. “They told me it would be fast-paced,” the 34-year-old said. “But I didn...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center. Information: 763-4400 Sunday Worship service — 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Central Baptist Church 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 Gospel concert — 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., 2-4-GOD, First Church of God Men’s non-denominational Bible class — 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., North Plains Mall Cinema, free coffee a...
Ten years of being foster parents in Nebraska wasn’t enough for the Stacys. Four months ago, the couple became foster parents again in Clovis, filling a need every community deals with, Marti Stacy said. Stacy said the couple learned from a friend that the area was short on foster homes for children. “I don’t think it matters where you live. I think every community is hurting for foster parents,” Marti said. And she’s right. Children, Youth and Families Department Foster Parent recruiter Renee Fitts said Curry County is...
Ten years of being foster parents in Nebraska wasn’t enough for the Stacys. Four months ago, the couple became foster parents again in Clovis, filling a need every community deals with, Marti Stacy said. Stacy said the couple learned from a friend that the area was short on foster homes for children. “I don’t think it matters where you live. I think every community is hurting for foster parents,” Marti said. And she’s right. Children, Youth and Families Department Foster Parent Recruiter Renee Fitts said Curry County is...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Delilah Barela and her 2 1/2-year-old daughter Destinee look for fireworks Thursday at a tent sale west of Clovis to help the family celebrate the July 4th weekend. As Independence Day draws closer, Clovis police are getting 10 calls or more a day because of fireworks. The approaching holiday is an opportunity to remind residents Clovis has tight restrictions on the types of fireworks allowed in the city, Capt. Patrick Whitney said. “If it goes in the air and it goes pop, it's illegal,” he...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Maj. Steve Beattie flies unmanned aircraft for the Air Force and wrote a children’s book in his spare time. Maj. Steve Beattie flies unmanned aircraft for the Air Force and in his spare time, he wrote, illustrated and published a children’s book. And, he’s working on a master’s degree. But Beattie said he and his family always make time for each other in their busy schedules....
Clovis High School is under the gun to get Adequate Yearly Progress exam scores up and Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm said the district has a plan. After Clovis High School failed federal mandatory AYP exams for four years, the board of education adopted an alternative governance plan to help the school improve. Clovis High School’s students were rated 32.5 percent proficient in math and 51.4 percent in reading for the 2007-2008 school year. The No Child Left Behind act of 2001, of which AYP is a component, requires 100 p...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The Curry County Events Center can seat 3,000 people in the stands and the dirt floor can be covered to be used as standing room. Though technically a money-loser, the Curry County Special Events Center is serving its intended purpose. And, according to managers of the center and county officials, the facility is set to move into a new phase of operation when the summer comes to a close. The events center has a projected loss of $113,452 during its first six months of operation. The figure...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo De Santiago and Kyara take a quite moment to themselves. The mother-daughter pair will be staying with the Infantes until they can move into their new apartment. Her friends call her yo-yo. But when it comes to taking care of kids, if a military mom is deployed overseas, Yolanda Infante is anything but. In fact, she always seems willing to help out by providing a temporary home. Over the past three years, Infante has consistently welcomed the children of her co-workers at Cannon Air Force...
File photo The Smoke on the Water fireworks display will light up the sky over Greene Acres Park around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Even though the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce isn’t quite to their $25,000 goal for the Smoke on the Water fireworks display on Saturday, Director Ernie Kos said the day won’t be short on fun. Kos said that $18,050 of the money needed for the show has been pledged. “We always make our goal,” she said. “Sometimes it just takes a little longer.” Kos said this year’s fireworks show will cel...
File photo The Smoke on the Water fireworks display will light up the sky over Greene Acres Park around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Even though the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce isn’t quite to their $25,000 goal for the Smoke on the Water fireworks display on Saturday, Director Ernie Kos said the day won’t be short on fun. Kos said that $18,050 of the money needed for the show has been pledged. “We always make our goal,” she said. “Sometimes it just takes a little longer.” Kos said this year’s fireworks show will cel...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Maria De Santiago, left, sits with her 6-year-old daughter Kyara and Yolanda Infante. Infante took care of Kyara for nine months while De Santiago was deployed in Afghanistan. Her friends call her yo-yo. But when it comes to taking care of kids, if a military mom is deployed overseas, Yolanda Infante is anything but. In fact, she always seems willing to help out by providing a temporary home. Over the past three years, Infante has consistently welcomed the children of her co-workers...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Maria De Santiago, left, sits with her 6-year-old daughter Kyara and Yolanda Infante. Infante took care of Kyara for nine months while De Santiago was deployed in Afghanistan. Her friends call her yo-yo. But when it comes to taking care of kids, if a military mom is deployed overseas, Yolanda Infante is anything but. In fact, she always seems willing to help out by providing a temporary home. Over the past three years, Infante has consistently welcomed the children of her co-workers...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo John Schmidt, a resident at Senior Citizen Resident Center in Clovis, said Father’s Day has never been a big deal for him. He said his favorite thing about being a father is being a grandfather. The staff and residents of the Senior Citizen Resident Center consider themselves one big happy family. So when Father’s Day rolls around, the family makes plans to celebrate the dads in their midst. Administrator Jennifer Henning said the center is family-based. “Because we are a family, we...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Lisa Thalleen talks to a customer about the natural ingredients in the berry smoothie that she ordered Tuesday at Chillers Nutrition. When Lisa Thalleen relocated to Cannon Air Force Base last November, she found that the cities of Clovis and Portales didn’t quite have every amenity she had come to expect from living in places like Oklahoma City, near Los Angeles, in Japan, in Hawaii and in Maryland. So Thalleen is altering the landscape herself. The 42-year-old wife of Master S...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Lisa Thalleen talks to a customer about the natural ingredients in the berry smoothie that she ordered Tuesday at Chillers Nutrition. When Lisa Thalleen relocated to Cannon Air Force Base last November, she found that the cities of Clovis and Portales didn’t quite have every amenity she had come to expect from living in places like Oklahoma City, near Los Angeles, in Japan, in Hawaii and in Maryland. So Thalleen is altering the landscape herself. The 42-year-old wife of Master S...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Senior Airman Zayed Antonio was one of about 15 volunteers who came to the Blacktower cemetery to help uncover graves during the clean up day. Stepping into the shoes of archeologists, volunteers from Cannon Air Force Base and the community carefully removed several feet of blown sand, inch by inch from historic Blacktower Cemetery. Capt. Glen Smith, who is leading the project, said the two-day clean-up was going well, but that it was just the beginning of a long project. Smith said...
