Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Marcus and Sabra Smith of Clovis attended a Seattle Seahawks' game in November at Texas Stadium. They are pulling for the Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl game. Clovis' Christine Solano, office manager at The Hartley House, has been a New York Giants fan for 24 years. Solano said Eli Manning is her favorite Giant and naturally feels the Giants will win Sunday's Super Bowl. Local residents answer the question: What are you doing Super Bowl Sunday? Archie McMath Portales "My son is having a party so I'm going to his house to watch...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis Fire Department works on putting out a fire Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments on Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez boulevards. Though relief organizations are doing all they can for displaced victims of Wednesday’s fire, disaster relief is short term, according to Erinn Burch, director of United Way of Eastern New Mexico. Families may not be eligible for Red Cross aid if they procrastinate, Burch said. “The community’s generosity is very needed due to the challenges of findi...
Silvia Macias, left, of Clovis has her taxes prepared Thursday by volunteer Ann Sweat of AARP tax aide at Roy Walker Recreation Center. This was Macias' first time using the free service and Sweat has been a volunteer tax preparer for four years. Silvia Macias, left, of Clovis has her taxes prepared Thursday by volunteer Ann Sweat of AARP tax aide at Roy Walker Recreation Center. This was Macias' first time using the free service and Sweat has been a volunteer tax preparer for four years. Low income and senior citizens in...
Clovis Fire Department works on putting out a fire Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments on Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez boulevards. Though relief organizations are doing all they can for displaced victims of Wednesday's fire, disaster relief is short term, according to Erinn Burch, director of United Way of Eastern New Mexico. Families may not be eligible for Red Cross aid if they procrastinate, Burch said. "The community's generosity is very needed due to the challenges of finding long-term housing in a tight...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Silvia Macias, left, of Clovis has her taxes prepared Thursday by volunteer Ann Sweat of AARP tax aide at Roy Walker Recreation Center. This was Macias' first time using the free service and Sweat has been a volunteer tax preparer for four years. Low income and senior citizens in the Clovis-Portales area can file free tax returns through Tax Aid, a program sponsored by the American Association for Retired People. Tax Aid services are available through April 17 at Roy Walker Community Center and...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Firemen from the Clovis Fire Department take time Wednesday to rest and regroup before continuing their battle with the fire at the Clovis Apartments. Nathan Alvarado was home with his 5-year-old son Kaiden and his mother, Angela Copeland, when the fire started Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments. “Me and my son were playing video games and I smelled smoke,” the 34-year-old Alvarado said. “Before I could get to the door to check it out, the door bell rang. One of the maintenance men y...
Nathan Alvarado was home with his 5-year-old son Kaiden and his mother, Angela Copeland, when the fire started Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments. “Me and my son were playing video games and I smelled smoke,” the 34-year-old Alvarado said. “Before I could get to the door to check it out, the door bell rang. One of the maintenance men yelled at us to get out. By the time we got into the hallway we could see and smell smoke. We didn’t grab anything. We just lost everything we own. We got out. We’re OK, but I left my wal...
About a dozen fire trucks were on the scene and off-duty personnel were called in to help to battle a fire Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments on Martin Luther King Boulevard. All residents of Clovis Apartments have been evacuated safely following a fire this morning, officials said. Nathan Alvarado was home with his 5-year-old son Kaiden and his mother, Angela Copeland, when the fire started Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments. "Me and my son were playing video games and I smelled smoke," the 34-year-old Alvara...
Firemen from the Clovis Fire Department take time Wednesday to rest and regroup before continuing their battle with a fire at the Clovis Apartments. Clovis Fire Department worked on putting out a fire Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments on MLK boulevard and Caesar Chavez . Officials are investigating the cause of the fire. Nathan Alvarado was home with his 5-year-old son Kaiden and his mother, Angela Copeland, when the fire started Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments. "Me and my son were playing video games and...
Firemen from the Clovis Fire Department take time Wednesday to rest and regroup before continuing their battle with the fire at the Clovis Apartments. Clovis Fire Department worked on putting out a fire Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments on Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez boulevards. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire. About a dozen fire trucks were on the scene and off-duty personnel were called in to help to battle a fire Wednesday morning at the Clovis Apartments on Martin Luther King Boulevard....
Officials and staff from 13 local and area organizations converged on the Lighthouse Mission Wednesday evening armed with phone cards, toothbrushes, clothing, hotel vouchers and food for the victims of Wednesday’s fire. Aid workers did more than address food and shelter issues, however. They faced challenging questions such as how to replace destroyed contact lenses, how to help victims apply for lost birth certificates and driver’s licenses and what to do with displaced pets. Erinn Burch of the United Way said Wed...
Officials and staff from 13 local and area organizations converged on the Lighthouse Mission Wednesday evening armed with phone cards, toothbrushes, clothing, hotel vouchers and food for the victims of Wednesday's fire. Aid workers did more than address food and shelter issues, however. They faced challenging questions such as how to replace destroyed contact lenses, how to help victims apply for lost birth certificates and driver's licenses and what to do with displaced pets. Erinn Burch of the United Way said Wednesday's...
Freedom New Mexico: Tony Bullocks A wind vane turns Friday in a gust outside a home on Norris and 21st Streets. "Can you feel the rhythm of the wind in human memory? It is a music in the sky and in men’s souls." Guy Murchie, “Song of the Sky...
"Can you feel the rhythm of the wind in human memory? It is a music in the sky and in men’s souls." Guy Murchie, “Song of the Sky...
A wind vane turns Friday in a gust outside a home on Norris and 21st Streets. The American and New Mexico state flags wave gently Friday in the wind outside Yucca Middle School. "Can you feel the rhythm of the wind in human memory? It is a music in the sky and in men's souls." Guy Murchie, "Song of the Sky" ••• The wind blows hats off, skirts up, scatters roof shingles and downs power lines. It is a frequent topic of conversation in the High Plains region. If it makes you feel any better, there is no place the wind doesn...
A wind vane turns Friday in a gust outside a home on Norris and 21st Streets. The American and New Mexico state flags wave gently Friday in the wind outside Yucca Middle School. "Can you feel the rhythm of the wind in human memory? It is a music in the sky and in men's souls." Guy Murchie, "Song of the Sky" ••• The wind blows hats off, skirts up, scatters roof shingles and downs power lines. It is a frequent topic of conversation in the High Plains region. If it makes you feel any better, there is no place the wind doesn...
The second session of the New Mexico state legislature opened Jan.17. To date, 15 bills, including two emergency measures, have been introduced by area legislators. The deadline for filing legislation is Feb.1. The process of passing a bill A bill that is introduced in either the house — the Senate or House of Representatives — during the legislative session is assigned to a committee that votes to pass or not pass the bill. If the bill passes committee, it is sent to the other house for approval. The second house may cho...
The second session of the New Mexico state legislature opened Jan.17. To date, 15 bills, including two emergency measures, have been introduced by area legislators. The deadline for filing legislation is Feb.1....
The second session of the New Mexico state legislature opened Jan.17. To date, 15 bills, including two emergency measures, have been introduced by area legislators. The deadline for filing legislation is Feb.1....
The second session of the New Mexico state legislature opened Jan.17. To date, 15 bills, including two emergency measures, have been introduced by area legislators. The deadline for filing legislation is Feb.1. The process of passing a bill A bill that is introduced in either the house — the Senate or House of Representatives — during the legislative session is assigned to a committee that votes to pass or not pass the bill. If the bill passes committee, it is sent to the other house for approval. The second house may cho...
Sooner, a Bengal tiger, was born in a wildlife preserve in Wynnewood, Okla., in May. When he arrived in Clovis at 11 weeks old, he barely had his eyes open. Today he is thriving under the care of Mark Yannotti, assistant zoo director at Hillcrest Park Zoo, who acts as his surrogate parent. The name game: Clovis resident Adrik Alvarez, an elementary student at La Casita, won Hillcrest Zoo's tiger naming contest, held late last year. He called him Rocky Sooner, which was later shortened to Sooner. Animal cribs: Sooner lives in...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Sooner, a Bengal tiger, was born in a wildlife preserve in Wynnewood, Okla., in May. When he arrived in Clovis at 11 weeks old, he barely had his eyes open. Today he is thriving under the care of Mark Yannotti, assistant zoo director at Hillcrest Park Zoo, who acts as his surrogate parent. The name game: Clovis resident Adrik Alvarez, an elementary student at La Casita, won Hillcrest Zoo’s tiger naming contest, held late last year. He called him Rocky Sooner, which was later shortened to S...
