Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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(CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega, left, and Clovis Mayor David Lansford applauded the will and perseverance of area residents for helping Cannon Air Force Base secure a new mission. The departure from moods that once reigned was evident. Squeezing into a small room adjacent to the Clovis-Carver Public Library, community members and leaders shook hands, patted one another on the back, and flashed the kinds of smiles that seem almost involuntary, willed by joy. Thirteen months ago, in that same... Full story
When the new tenants of Cannon Air Force Base — the Air Force Special Operations 16th Wing — arrive, the face of Clovis will alter, according to an administrator at Hurlburt Field, a Florida Panhandle installation where the wing and Air Force Special Operations Command are housed. “There will be a modest increase in the population of the base, and the town of Clovis will probably grow to support that increase,” said Lt. Col. Toby Corey, chief of the AFSOC’s program integration branch at Hurlburt. “There will be more people an...
Air Force and state dignitaries will take part in a July 1 celebration of Cannon Air Force Base landing a mission. Tentative plans include a static display of the aircraft used by Special Operations from the 16th Special Ops Wing that will call Cannon home by October 2007, along with detailed descriptions of each aircraft’s capabilities, according to Clovis base supporter Randy Harris. The aircraft tour is for the news media and dignitaries only at this point, but he is working closely with Cannon to open the event to the p... Full story
DairiConcepts plant officials said equipment malfunctioning caused the June 6 ammonia leak that forced the plant’s evacuation and sent two employees to a local hospital where they were treated and released. “We’ve identified the root cause of the problem,” Ed Steven, DairiConcepts’ site manager, said in a press release. “A piece of equipment malfunctioned which resulted in the discharge. We’ve corrected the problem, and have more checks and balances and safety interlocks in place so a discharge of this nature does not happ...
Students who love to sing in choir, love learning about music and the concepts of sight-reading came from all over the state to participate in Eastern New Mexico University’s Choir Camp this week. Director of Choral Activities Jason Paulk said the camp is in its 15th year. He said the camp usually generates between 40 and 50 students but a total of 85 students have participated in the camp this year. Students, who range from freshman to graduating seniors, are participating in the camp, which gives the students exposure to a...
Money is on the mind of Clovis Mayor David Lansford, who believes a 90-mile pipeline could end woes cast on eastern New Mexico by reoccurring droughts and dwindling groundwater supplies. But the proposed project, which would siphon water from the Ute Reservoir near Logan and pipe it to eastern New Mexico communities, carries a hefty price, and local officials aren’t sure if the money will ever materialize. An estimated $300 million is needed to fund the project. “I have come to realize that it will not be easy to get that amo... Full story
As many as 300 bikers are expected to rumble into Clovis this weekend for the Badlands Motorcycle Rally organized by High Plains Harley-Davidson. The rally, in its fifth year, will offer games, food and live music for the community and visiting motorcycle enthusiasts Friday and Saturday at the Clovis Civic Center. Tickets are $10 in advance at HPHD or $15 at the gate. Sarah Zufelt, HPHD general manager, said she expects bikers to convene on Clovis from all over the state and even from Texas and Oklahoma. “Usually about 40 p...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer The Portales Rams swept the Tucumcari Rattlers Wednesday evening in a doubleheader behind strong, young pitching. Portales won the first game 6-2 and trampled Tucumcari 13-3 in the second game in Portales. Starting pitcher Ricky Lovato, a Portales junior, picked up the win in the first game. Ozzie McMullen, a junior, bounced back from a shaky start in the second game to hold the Rattlers to three runs and win the game. McMullen gave up three runs in the first inning off of four hits and two... Full story
Freedom Newspapers Syndicate One might have hoped for a little clarity when the Supreme Court addressed the question of just how expansive is the Army Corps of Engineers’ regulatory power over “wetlands” under the 1972 Clean Water Act. Instead we got an intellectual and legal muddle that is likely to encourage further overregulation and expensive litigation with nothing resembling a coherent set of principles to guide the courts. The Clean Water Act gives federal regulators power to regulate pollutant discharges into “navi...
Ned Cantwell: State Columnist Welcome, graduates, to final commencement ceremonies for Column Writing — A Noble If Not Rewarding Profession. Our comprehensive two-hour course covered important territory. We thank guest lecturer and former congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham for his insightful thoughts on “When is it proper to take payola? Let’s talk numbers.” It was kind of columnist Ann Coulter to share her latest essay, “Yes, I am a despicable witch, but a rich despicable witch.” Some seminar leaders were a little disconcer...
Walter E. Williams: Syndicated Columnist Karl Marx is the hero of some labor union leaders and civil rights organizations, including those who organized the recent protest against proposed immigration legislation. It’s easy to be a Marxist if you haven’t read his writings. Most people agree that Marx’s predictions about capitalism turned out to be dead wrong. What most people don’t know is that Marx was an out and out racist and anti-Semite. He didn’t think much of Mexicans. Concerning the annexation of California after the... Full story
Clovis first baseman Parker Wood slides into home on a passed ball in the second game of Tuesday’s summer league doubleheader at Bell Park. The visiting Rams won the opener 8-3, and Clovis took the nightcap 11-1. (Staff photo: Kevin Wilson) Portales had plenty of pitching in Tuesday’s doubleheader, but Clovis had enough patience to come out with a split. The sister cities split a summer league doubleheader at Bell Park, with the visiting Rams claiming an 8-3 win in the opener and Clovis taking an 11-1 win in six innings in... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle William Riley talks with his attorney, Luis Juarez (right), during his sentencing hearing Tuesday at the Curry County Courthouse. A 33-year-old Clovis man convicted by a jury of first-degree murder last month apologized to the victim’s family Tuesday during his sentencing hearing. After hearing arguments from attorneys in the case, the judge said he will render a sentence in a few days after he has had an opportunity to review his notes in the c...
CNJ correspondent : Martha Hardwick From left, Elmo Garcia, Bruce Defoor and Dick Wimberly finish painting the top of a Wildcat logo Sunday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Visitors to Rock Staubus gymnasium at Clovis High these days are quick to note a change of color in the border surrounding the basketball court. “Cool. It’s not blue,” said Aimee Hilburn, a recent CHS grad and basketball player, on Monday. Indeed, although the school was prompted to refinish the floor for the second time in less than five years, the end resul...
Eastern New Mexico celebrated Tuesday’s announcement an Air Force Special Operations wing is moving to Cannon Air Force Base. Frank Sherman wore a knit shirt embroidered with “Operation Keep Cannon” above his heart. Below the stitching, Sherman placed a white strip bearing a small American flag and the words “We did it!” in ink. “We did it,” summed up the feelings of residents throughout Clovis and eastern New Mexico on Tuesday as they celebrated the Pentagon’s announcement that Cannon Air Force Base will soon be home to...
The Air Force Special Operations 16th Wing emerged as a good fit for Cannon Air Force Base quickly after Cannon was placed in enclave status last August, its three F-16 squadrons assigned elsewhere. The base would have closed if a mission had not been found by 2010, under the decree of a federal commission. But calmed by the prospect of the 16th Wing relocating to Cannon, local and state officials never envisioned that happening, Sen. Pete Domenici, R.-N.M., said on Tuesday. “Almost all the behind-the-scenes talk started w... Full story
Airmen with a Special Operations squadron from Hurlburt Field, Fla., train Philippine airmen to use a rope ladder. (Air Force photo) Eastern New Mexico inherited a mission that military officials have sketched as a premier weapon in the fight against terrorism when officials announced Tuesday that the 16th Wing of Air Force Special Operations had been assigned to Cannon Air Force Base. Congress mandated the creation of the U.S. Special Operations Command in 1987, according to a Department of Defense document. The command,... Full story
Editor’s note: Mladen Rudman is a staff writer for the Northwest Daily News, a Freedom Newspaper in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. HURLBURT FIELD — Changes are on the way for the 16th Special Operations Wing, part of which will be moved to Cannon Air Force Base starting in late 2007. The half that stays behind at Hurlburt Field will be re-activated as the vaunted 1st Special Operations Wing, according to Air Force officials. The announcement came after much speculation about the futures of both air bases. Cannon was facing clo...
