Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Rain showers sprinkled over Roosevelt County on Wednesday, bringing much-needed rain for area farmers as well as for people with allergies. The KENW-TV Broadcast Center at Eastern New Mexico University recorded a little over half an inch of rain by mid-afternoon Wednesday, according to Operations Manager Shannon Hearn. With the month only half over, this brings the rainfall total for May up to 1.12 so far. The rainfall total for the year so far is about at 1.6 inches. “We really need the moisture, especially for those of u...
Charges of manufacturing a controlled substance were filed in magistrate court on Wednesday against three subjects arrested in connection with seized meth labs in Portales. “The investigation is still ongoing and there could be additional arrests and charges filed,” Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Deputy Malin Parker said. Manufacturing charges were filed against Cody Banister, 27, Brandy Rury, 24 and Troy Thompson, 29. If convicted of the crime, a first-time offender could face a sentence of up to nine years. If a person is co...
Kevin Gardels not only served as director and producer of a documentary on cancer, he also shared his own story as cancer survivor on the video. Gardels, graduate student in communication at Eastern New Mexico University, recently completed the video documentary, “Cancer: A Survivor’s Story,” as a special project for his Master of Arts degree. The DVD was shot mostly against the backdrop of the Relay for Life at the Greyhound Arena in Portales. During Relay for Life, people help raise money for the American Cancer Socie... Full story
Money has been tight and it’s going to be tighter in the short term for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority. At its monthly meeting Wednesday in Portales the authority voted to rescind acceptance of two grant-loan agreements with New Mexico’s Water Trust Board, totaling $3.52 million. The issue came up after some members expressed concern that they hadn’t been given enough time to present the agreements to their individual entity. Orlando Ortega Jr., mayor of Portales, who occupies the city’s seat on the authori...
Church sets graduation night University Baptist Church Youth ministry is sponsoring “No Regrets Night,” from 10 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday at University Baptist Church. A variety of activities open to all Portales High School juniors and seniors will be available, including food, games, a trip to Casel Land and more in a safe alcohol and drug free environment. Information: Lance Hill, 760-0696...
A Portales man is in stable condition in a Texas hospital, after he received a heart transplant months after being diagnosed with an unknown heart virus. Charles ‘Charlie’ Crane underwent 10 hours of surgery Tuesday at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. “Charlie is doing well he has opened his eyes and responded to simple commands, he looks wonderful,” said Martha Crane, Charlie’s wife. Crane and his family was notified by hospital staff of a possible heart for the transplant at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.... Full story
Today Mini Health Fair — 1:30 p.m. Portales Senior Center, 501 N. Industrial Dr. United Way Helping Organizations luncheon — 11:30 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Pile, Clovis. Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority meeting — 3 p.m., Portales City Hall Commodity distribution — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Memorial Building, 7th and Abilene Friday Portales High School graduation — 7 p.m., Greyhound Arena Clovis Area Home Educators “Get Smart” — 6:30 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1800 Nor...
From Freedom New Mexico correspondent Martha Hardwick:...
Saturday Armed Forces Day Special — 5 p.m. Cannon Lanes. Bowl two games for the price of one, with an active duty or retiree military ID card. Armed Forces Day Spin-A-Thon — 9:30 a.m. Fitness Center. Monday Soccer Kick Competition — 11 a.m. Fitness Center Nine-hole Scramble — 5 p.m. shotgun start, Whispering Winds. Retiree special — Golfers with a retired military ID will receive $2 off daily green fees and 50 percent off electric carts. Mondays and Tuesdays, now through Oct. 31. Tuesday Retiree...
Saturday Armed Forces Day Special — 5 p.m. Cannon Lanes. Bowl two games for the price of one, with an active duty or retiree military ID card. Armed Forces Day Spin-A-Thon — 9:30 a.m. Fitness Center. Monday Soccer Kick Competition — 11 a.m. Fitness Center Nine-hole Scramble — 5 p.m. shotgun start, Whispering Winds. Retiree special — Golfers with a retired military ID will receive $2 off daily green fees and 50 percent off electric carts. Mondays and Tuesdays, now through Oct. 31. Tuesday Retiree...
Friday Social hour — 4:27 p.m. in the lounge at The Landing Saturday End Zone Bar — Open 5 p.m.-midnight. Youth Center — Open recreation. 4-H cooking and photography club, Keystone Club, Image Makers, Fit Factor Sunday The End Zone Bar will be closed on Sundays, except for special events. Tuesday Youth Center — Open recreation. Chess challenge, Literacy Arts, Fit Factor, and Skill Tech Wednesday Air Force Chess Program — 6 p.m. at Cannon Community Center Youth Center — Open Recreation....
Friday Social hour — 4:27 p.m. in the lounge at The Landing Saturday End Zone Bar — Open 5 p.m.-midnight. Youth Center — Open recreation. 4-H cooking and photography club, Keystone Club, Image Makers, Fit Factor Sunday The End Zone Bar will be closed on Sundays, except for special events. Tuesday Youth Center — Open recreation. Chess challenge, Literacy Arts, Fit Factor, and Skill Tech Wednesday Air Force Chess Program — 6 p.m. at Cannon Community Center Youth Center — Open Recreation.... Full story
USAF photo: Senior Airman Sonya Croston Senior Airman Shaun Rhine, left to right, Staff Sgt. Shaun Kegin and Tech. Sgt. Andree Curlee package bottled water in support of humanitarian relief efforts for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma May 11 at Utapao Air Base, Thailand. HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii — A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules loaded with emergency relief supplies touched down at Rangoon International Airport in Burma May 12 in support of national disaster relief efforts following Tropical Cyclone Nagris...
USAF photo: Senior Airman Sonya Croston Senior Airman Shaun Rhine, left to right, Staff Sgt. Shaun Kegin and Tech. Sgt. Andree Curlee package bottled water in support of humanitarian relief efforts for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma May 11 at Utapao Air Base, Thailand. HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii — A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules loaded with emergency relief supplies touched down at Rangoon International Airport in Burma May 12 in support of national disaster relief efforts following Tropical Cyclone Nagris...
CNJ staff photo: Lili Castillo Tiarah Light, 11, looks at her close up photograph of a tulip on the wall in the front lobby of the Arts Academy at Bella Vista. Light said she enjoyed taking the close up because she could see all the details of the flower. The assignment was simple: Find something that is naturally occurring and take a photograph of it. So 21 members of Lisa Julian’s fifth-grade class at The Arts Academy at Bella Vista ventured into the neighborhood around the school armed with digital cameras and their i... Full story
Cannon Connections: Tony Bullocks Andrew Marhefka of Clovis swims across the pool as part of a recent lifeguard training program at the Clovis Aquatic Center. The Liberty Pool at Cannon Air Force Base opens May 24. Eric Kirby, the aquatic director for Liberty Pool at Cannon Air Force Base, is looking forward to a good summer swimming season. Kirby said he’s getting his staff ready with water safety instructor courses this month. Now, with Liberty Pool set to open May 24, Kirby hopes everyone who comes to the pool — y...
Cannon Connections: Tony Bullocks Andrew Marhefka of Clovis swims across the pool as part of a recent lifeguard training program at the Clovis Aquatic Center. The Liberty Pool at Cannon Air Force Base opens May 24. Eric Kirby, the aquatic director for Liberty Pool at Cannon Air Force Base, is looking forward to a good summer swimming season. Kirby said he’s getting his staff ready with water safety instructor courses this month. Now, with Liberty Pool set to open May 24, Kirby hopes everyone who comes to the pool — y...
Cannon Connections Staff Christopher Boyce A Clovis High School senior whose father is assigned to Cannon Air Force Base has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars, according to an NSHSS news release. Christopher Boyce, 18, is the son of Master Sgt. Christopher and Martina Boyce. Master Sgt. Christopher Boyce, Weapons Section Superintendent for the 27th Special Operations Wing, has been stationed at Cannon for almost three years. His son is scheduled to graduate Sunday from Clovis High... Full story
Cannon Connections Staff Christopher Boyce A Clovis High School senior whose father is assigned to Cannon Air Force Base has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars, according to an NSHSS news release. Christopher Boyce, 18, is the son of Master Sgt. Christopher and Martina Boyce. Master Sgt. Christopher Boyce, Weapons Section Superintendent for the 27th Special Operations Wing, has been stationed at Cannon for almost three years. His son is scheduled to graduate Sunday from Clovis High...
The Community Center holds monthly Project Cheer events at The End Zone: Open Mic Night, KAUF (Knowledge of Absolutely Useless Facts) Night, Chess/Old Skool Gaming Night and various other events. Information: www.projectcheer.org or 784-6381. Now hiring — Services HRO Office hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Current positions open: Lifeguards, cooks, waiters, food service workers, bartenders, sales clerks, marketing assistant. 784-2402. The End Zone now has free Wireless Internet. Looking Ahead: The Liberty Pool... Full story
The Community Center holds monthly Project Cheer events at The End Zone: Open Mic Night, KAUF (Knowledge of Absolutely Useless Facts) Night, Chess/Old Skool Gaming Night and various other events. Information: www.projectcheer.org or 784-6381. Now hiring — Services HRO Office hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Current positions open: Lifeguards, cooks, waiters, food service workers, bartenders, sales clerks, marketing assistant. 784-2402. The End Zone now has free Wireless Internet. Looking Ahead: The Liberty Pool...
Courtesy photo Starring, left to right, Richie Garza as Max Bialystock, Annika Johansson as Ulla and Jeff Jarnagin as Bloom. Amarillo Little Theatre is currently staging Mel Brook’s comedy “The Producers through May 25 Freedom New Mexico Amarillo Little Theatre is treating audiences to one of Mel Brooks’ signature works, “The Producers.” A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking financial backers out o...
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class James R. Bell Senior Airman Joshua Jacobson, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, stands guard as a simulated "casualty" is helped to safety by the rest of his four-man team during a training course that took place last week at Cannon. CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Bodies lay strewn about on the floor like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Cries for help reverberated off the walls as four-man teams searched for the creator of the carnage. Gunshots cut through the cries and the acrid smell... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Lili Castillo David Sanchez of Clovis reaches to cover his daughter Juliana’s face from the rain as he puts her in the vehicle in the parking lot outside Hastings entertainment store on Wednesday. The month of May continues to be the wettest month so far this year and brings much-needed relief for agriculture. The Clovis area received about .74 inches of rainfall between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to Accuweather Meteorologist Bob Klug. The year to date total rainfall is 1.99 inches, Klug...
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class James R. Bell Senior Airman Joshua Jacobson, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, stands guard as a simulated "casualty" is helped to safety by the rest of his four-man team during a training course that took place last week at Cannon. CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Bodies lay strewn about on the floor like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Cries for help reverberated off the walls as four-man teams searched for the creator of the carnage. Gunshots cut through the cries and the acrid smell...
