Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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After the opening bell for the third round, but before a punch could be thrown, Elijio Sena of Clovis pointedly looked in the direction of his opponent’s corner and laughed. In Mark Martinez’ corner, his trainer had just told his fighter that he “had been here before.” Sena heard something else. “Someone said, ‘You’ve beaten him before,’” Sena said. That would have been untrue. Sena had defeated Martinez in the finals of the super-heavyweight division two years before. This time it was a much closer fight. And while Martine... Full story
Freedom New Mexico Designated hitter Jereme Johnson’s walkoff single capped a three-run seventh inning to help Eastern New Mexico University claim an 11-10 comeback win over Abilene Christian on Sunday at Greyhound Field. The win earned the Greyhounds a split with the conference-leading Wildcats, which grabbed a 7-6 win in the nightcap. The teams split the weekend series 2-2 and the Greyhounds (19-16, 14-14 Lone Star Conference) moved to 9-3 in one-run games this season. The Hounds are in fifth place in the 12-team c... Full story
Freedom New Mexico Designated hitter Jereme Johnson’s walkoff single capped a three-run seventh inning to help Eastern New Mexico University claim an 11-10 comeback win over Abilene Christian on Sunday at Greyhound Field. The win earned the Greyhounds a split with the conference-leading Wildcats, which grabbed a 7-6 win in the nightcap. The teams split the weekend series 2-2 and the Greyhounds (19-16, 14-14 Lone Star Conference) moved to 9-3 in one-run games this season. The Hounds are in fifth place in the 12-team c...
Freedom New Mexico The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve Board have begun a full-court press to get Congress to expand the federal government’s power to be able to seize nonbank financial institutions — insurance companies, hedge funds, investment banks, private equity firms — that run into trouble. This is such a bad idea it’s hard to know where to begin. The ostensible model for such power is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which insures individual bank deposits. The FDIC takes over banks in tro... Full story
The Portales Dream Center will be closed temporarily after high winds peeled the sheet-metal roof off the building Monday afternoon. Dream Center volunteer Gail Keener said the center will be closed about a week until a temporary cover is in place. The inner ceiling remains intact, she said. Keener was among the approximately 10 people in the center shortly after noon when the wind peeled the roof back so it was only partially attached to the building at 222 N. Main St. No one was hurt. “It just got in under (the roof) and t... Full story
The Curry County Republican Party held elections for offices Monday night at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Officers elected were: Rube Render, county chairman; Brett Johnson, first vice chair; Ben McDaniel, second vice chair; and Marge Render, secretary/treasurer. Rube Render, Johnson and McDaniel were also elected to the Republican Party’s state central committee. Also elected to the committee were Sen. Clint Harden, Rep. Anna Crook, former Lt. Gov. Walter Bradley and Peter Penney....
The bell rings, and students shuffle into the cafeteria. They pay up, get served and eat. Then it’s back to class just like every other day. What they don’t see is everything that falls into place for these meals to be produced. Many regulations, people and small details are involved in this process. Currently, 2,802 students are enrolled in Portales schools. Shirley Chatterton, manager of the schools student nutrition program, said she is pleased the student meal participation has increased from 50 percent of student pop...
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis schools Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm addresses the crowd during a public informational meeting regarding potential student growth. The Clovis Municipal Schools superintendent is exploring adding sixth-graders to CMS’s definition of a middle-schooler, and adding an extra middle school, as an avenue to deal with potential growth. Rhonda Seidenwurm says she is considering the action because today’s sixth-grader is exponentially more sophisticated than she was at the same age. About two...
Enrollment increases Based on the most recent second eight-week enrollment numbers and additional enrollments expected in graduate courses, workshops and May courses, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Laurenz has said he is very optimistic that the university has achieved its goal for growth and will earn an increase in funding for fall 2010. Music recital canceled The Chamber Music Recital scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 5 at the First United Methodist Church has been canceled. Professors receive awards Steven Palmer,...
Name: Judit Barrera Job: Secretary at Ace Hardware. Background: I was born and raised in Portales. Time on job: Two years this May....
Freedom New Mexico The 82nd Airborne Division Association Inc. is trying to locate veterans who have served in the division in the past 66 years. The association aims to record those veterans’ stories. Anyone who served in the division is invited to contact the association. Combat is not a requirement. Contact: Shirley Gossett at 937-898-5977, e-mail [email protected] or send a letter to Airborne Days, 5459 Northcutt Place, Dayton, Ohio, 45414....
Freedom New Mexico The National Weather Service is scheduled to conduct a free training for people who want to volunteer to call in severe weather. The 2 1/2- to three-hour training is set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial Building. Instructors are expected to teach attendees to spot severe weather and alert the National Weather Service. The public is welcome, and attendees are to receive a toll-free number for giving alerts and a card identifying the severe weather of interest. Information: National Weather... Full story
CNJ staff story A 71-year-old Plainview, Texas, man is in stable condition at a Lubbock hospital after his skull was fractured during a robbery early Sunday morning in Clovis. Police were called to a residence in the 1000 block of Wallace Street just before 4 a.m., where the victim had been attacked while house-sitting for his uncle, who is away recovering from a broken leg, police Capt. Patrick Whitney said Monday. According to Whitney: • The victim told police that earlier in the evening, a couple came to the home and...
The Portales High School band, directed by Vernon Allen, was awarded a distinguished service citation by the Music War Council of America in recognition of its "patriotic and inspiring use of music to aid the national war effort," according to the Portales Daily News....
Eastern New Mexico University was awarded a $8,920 interest-free loan for the purchase of a van to transport students having trouble with rising fuel prices...
The Portales Daily Tribune reported that Elbert Munsey was returning to the pharmacy field and joining the B & J Pharmacy staff after a short stint farming. Munsey then became the oldest pharmacist in Portales.... Full story
Sergiu Luca, a talented young...
Freedom New Mexico: Clarence Plank Bill Dalley owns more than 80 windmills and enjoys collecting them. A committee of people from the community is interested in puchasing the windmills to be placed around Portales or grouping them all together for the community to enjoy. A committee representing several community entities is looking into purchasing the massive Dalley collection of windmills to keep the eclectic local attraction together and in Portales. Bill and Alta Dalley recently contacted the Chamber of Commerce about...
Chase Gentry hopes he won’t have to knock on wood as much anymore when he tells businesses about Eastern New Mexico’s long-term water outlook. That’s based on Monday’s news that President Barack Obama signed a public lands omnibus bill Monday containing authorization for the Ute Water Project. The project, which would bring water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County, was the negotiating chip Gentry — executive director of Clovis Industrial Development Corp. — would use regarding future water supply. But it wasn...
Freedom New Mexico Chase Gentry hopes he won’t have to knock on wood as much anymore when he tells businesses about eastern New Mexico’s long-term water outlook. That’s based on Monday’s news that President Barack Obama signed a public lands omnibus bill Monday containing authorization for the Ute Water Project. The project, which would bring water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County, was the negotiating chip Gentry — executive director of Clovis Industrial Development Corp. — would use regarding future water s... Full story
After wind knocked down a transmission line serving parts of Portales on Monday, 3,136 customers were without power for as long as almost 2 1/2 hours, Xcel Energy spokesmen said. Spokesman Troy Foos said the power went off in stages, but the longest time before it was restored was two hours and 20 minutes. Spokesman Wes Reeves said power was back by about 5 p.m. “We’ve had some wind issues across the whole system today,” Reeves said. The wind caused several outages at once in the Portales and the Texas Panhandle, he said....
After wind knocked down a transmission line serving parts of Portales on Monday, 3,136 customers were without power for as long as almost 2 1/2 hours, Xcel Energy spokesmen said. Spokesman Troy Foos said the power went off in stages, but the longest time before it was restored was two hours and 20 minutes. Spokesman Wes Reeves said power was back by about 5 p.m. “We’ve had some wind issues across the whole system today,” Reeves said. The wind caused several outages at once in the Portales and the Texas Panhandle, he said....
President Barack Obama today signed into law a major water and public lands package written in large part by U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman....
The Public Education Commission (PEC) cancelled their meeting today, March 27, 2009 because of inclement weather conditions.... Full story
