Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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You hear it everywhere you go. Just about every community organization or entity that has an event is facing the same problem. The issue in question is the lack of volunteers. link Robert Arrowsmith The reason for lack of volunteers varies. For some organizations, such as day care, or ambulance service, the issue for a potential volunteer may be that there is too much required training, certification, or overall government regulation just to volunteer. For other...
You hear it everywhere you go. Just about every community organization or entity that has an event is facing the same problem. The issue in question is the lack of volunteers. link Robert Arrowsmith The reason for lack of volunteers varies. For some organizations, such as day care, or ambulance service, the issue for a potential volunteer may be that there is too much required training, certification, or overall government regulation just to volunteer. For other...
link Staff photo: Brittney Cannon Parker Davis, 7, practices her back handspring at Relay for Life on Saturday afternoon at Hillcrest Park. Deputy Editor [email protected] Fight. Battle. Survive. Dream. These are some of the words you kept hearing over and over and over again Saturday at the 20th annual Relay for Life event when talking to cancer survivors and their families. Among the survivors was Sandy Albright, the spokesperson for Relay for Life this year. Diagnosed...
Managing Editor [email protected] An Albuquerque lawyer who collected almost $500,000 from Curry County over abuse at its troubled jail facilities has filed a new federal lawsuit alleging his mentally ill client lingered for months in solitary confinement without proper care or treatment. Matthew Coyte is demanding unspecified damages for Alejandro “Alex” Romero Jr., 36, of Clovis, a diagnosed schizophrenic with a long history of mental illness. Coyte alleges Romero’s illness and psychotic episodes were documented and w...
link Staff photo: Alisa Boswell College of Education Dean Penelope Jones-Garcia places a medallion around graduating student Cheyenne Kyser’s neck Friday morning during a special ceremony the college had for students graduating with teaching degrees. Staff Writer [email protected] Graduating education students at Eastern New Mexico University celebrated their success as a family on Friday. Each student was awarded a medallion in front of their peers, family, and friends b...
link Correspondent photo: Matthew Shelly Eastern new Mexico University graduate Heather Anderson shakes hands with ENMU Foundation President Steve Doerr Saturday morning after receiving her diploma. Staff writer [email protected] Eastern New Mexico Junior College graduated 17 students when it opened in 1935. Eighty years later, in its 128th graduation ceremony on Saturday, Eastern New Mexico University handed out more than 600 degrees, setting a school record. University... Full story
Staff report Halfway through May, Clovis is on pace to set a record for rainfall in the month. With 1.48 inches recorded in the past week, the city has seen 6.92 inches so far this month. The Clovis record for rainfall in May is 11.87 inches set in 1941, which was also the wettest year in Clovis history, according to data provided by the National Weather Service. So far this year, Clovis has recorded 10.01 inches of moisture: • 1.54 inches in January • 0.58 in February • 0.49 in March • 0.48 in April • and 6.92 so far in Ma...
link Staff photo: Brittney Cannon Bayleigh Smith, 6, prepares to shoot a basket against Lt. Roman Romero on Saturday at the fifth annual Cops and Kids basketball game. Deputy Editor [email protected] It’s not every day that 6-year-olds can have success ganging up on 6-foot-tall police officers and district attorneys. But that’s what happened Saturday. For Bayleigh Smith and David Martinez, both 6, it was their first opportunity to play basketball with Clovis Police Lt. Rom...
On this date ... 1960: Dora High School graduated 22 students in ceremonies at the Dora gymnasium. A party after graduation featured a white sheet cake and a color slide show of senior events. 1955: Sheridan McIntosh was sentenced to 60 days in the Curry County jail after he pleaded guilty to possessing liquor for the purpose of illegal sale. It was his second alcohol-related conviction in six years, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Transitions ... 1975: Clovis High School Senior Rick Pettigrew signed a scholarship...
Animal stories ... • The Animal Control Task Force — always a hoot — meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Clovis City Hall. Open to the public. Lots of well-meaning folks who have a tendency to wander from the agenda, not unlike some Curry County commissioners we know. Water everywhere ... • Gayla Brumfield’s position as leader of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is up for grabs next month. Her term expires effective July 1 but it’s a safe bet there are already a lot of behind-the-scenes efforts to either keep...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 12:20 a.m.: Vehicle theft report, 200 block of Maple Street. • 4:26 a.m.: Theft report, 700 block of Dixie Drive. • 7:01 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 4700 block of East Mabry Drive. • 7:09 a.m.: Theft report, 100 block of Diane Drive. • 10:08 a.m.: Dispute report, 300 block of Hinkle Street. • 10:42 a.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release, 200 block of North Pile Street...
Today 27th Annual Knights Challenge Softball Tournament — all day Guy Leeder Softball Complex 14th Street Information: 575-762-8977 or email [email protected] Monday Women’s Initiative Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $15 lunch and 2 raffle tickets. $20 lunch 12 raffle tickets. 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis Civic Center. Information 575-769-2103 Free Soccer Skills Clinic — Ages 3-6, 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Ages 7-14 6 p.m. though 7 p.m. 14th and Norris AYSO fields Information: Bonnie Thomas 575-791-1559 or Lyssa Smart 575-791-...
Clovis elementary Monday: Breakfast — Egg & cheese biscuit. Lunch — Spaghetti w/meat sauce, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, orange smiles. Tuesday: Breakfast — Banana bread. Lunch — Goldfish ham & cheese sandwich, sweet potato fries, veggie dippers w/ranch, assorted fresh fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast — French toast. Lunch — Chicken strips w/bbq sauce, celery sticks w/ranch, chilled peaches. Thursday: Breakfast — Cook’s choice. Lunch — Cook’s choice. Friday: Breakfast — Cook’s choice. Lunch — Sack lunch. Clovis middle Mond...
Clovis elementary Monday: Breakfast — Egg & cheese biscuit. Lunch — Spaghetti w/meat sauce, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, orange smiles. Tuesday: Breakfast — Banana bread. Lunch — Goldfish ham & cheese sandwich, sweet potato fries, veggie dippers w/ranch, assorted fresh fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast — French toast. Lunch — Chicken strips w/bbq sauce, celery sticks w/ranch, chilled peaches. Thursday: Breakfast — Cook’s choice. Lunch — Cook’s choice. Friday: Breakfast — Cook’s choice. Lunch — Sack lunch. Clovis middle Mond...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: Jewelry Pals; 10 a.m. 8-5 Exercise equipment; Line Dance, pinochle; 1 p.m., Beginners line dance; 2 p.m., 5 p.m. social night. Iris Farm Ruidoso Trip Monday and Tuesday Tuesday: Quilting 8 a.m., 8-5 Exercise equipment, 1p.m. pinochle, 1-5 p.m. 8 ball pool, 6 p.m. musical. Wednesday: 8-5 Exercise equipment, 10 a.m. Sew Days, 1p.m. crafts, 1-5 8 ball pool Thursday: 8 a.m. eggs, gravy & biscuits $4 blood pressure, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. Railroad Potluck Friday: 10 a.m.... Full story
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: Jewelry Pals; 10 a.m. 8-5 Exercise equipment; Line Dance, pinochle; 1 p.m., Beginners line dance; 2 p.m., 5 p.m. social night. Iris Farm Ruidoso Trip Monday and Tuesday Tuesday: Quilting 8 a.m., 8-5 Exercise equipment, 1p.m. pinochle, 1-5 p.m. 8 ball pool, 6 p.m. musical. Wednesday: 8-5 Exercise equipment, 10 a.m. Sew Days, 1p.m. crafts, 1-5 8 ball pool Thursday: 8 a.m. eggs, gravy & biscuits $4 blood pressure, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. Railroad Potluck Friday: 10 a.m....
Josie Sena was born and raised in Clovis. In her book, “Memoirs in Poetry Seasons of My Life,” she describes herself as growing up a quiet and timid girl with an incredible imagination. link Staff photo: D'Nieka Hartsfield Josie Sena on the front porch of her home in Clovis. She developed a love for writing and would write anywhere she could. Sena is the mother of three children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Sena said she wanted to be with her children when...
Josie Sena was born and raised in Clovis. In her book, “Memoirs in Poetry Seasons of My Life,” she describes herself as growing up a quiet and timid girl with an incredible imagination. link Staff photo: D'Nieka Hartsfield Josie Sena on the front porch of her home in Clovis. She developed a love for writing and would write anywhere she could. Sena is the mother of three children, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Sena said she wanted to be with her children when... Full story
I know it has been a pretty wet spring because I’ve dumped rain out of my gauge more times this year than in a long time. I had just become a little perplexed at why everyone else was reporting more than I received. link Karl Terry If they got .9 at Dora I just got .3. If they got half an inch at on South Globe I got .3. If Floyd got an inch and a half I still got .3. If I checked the gauge while it was still raining I occasionally had .4. Something wasn’t adding up — namel...
I know it has been a pretty wet spring because I’ve dumped rain out of my gauge more times this year than in a long time. I had just become a little perplexed at why everyone else was reporting more than I received. link Karl Terry If they got .9 at Dora I just got .3. If they got half an inch at on South Globe I got .3. If Floyd got an inch and a half I still got .3. If I checked the gauge while it was still raining I occasionally had .4. Something wasn’t adding up — namel...
Information on making projects with glitter, teaching kids to sew, and using candy melts as cupcake toppers will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. link Sheryl Borden Barbara Trombley is President of Art Institute Glitter, Inc., and she’s going to show how to use various glitter products to decorate plates, ornaments, books, candles, candle holders and even tissue boxes. Trombley lives in Cottonwood, Arizona. Creat... Full story
