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I am a competitive person. Not too strange if you consider that my dad’s tender words in most situations that involved me and others were, “You must destroy your adversaries at all cost — I want to see destruction in your eyes.” And so I tried. I tried my best to beat the competition in my dance classes, in school, when I worked on Wall Street — though I failed miserably as an analyst and in many things that I did. And it really didn’t work. It didn’t work because it made me feel like I was either on top of th...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Effective Wednesday, Air Force officials here will implement policy changes to improve sourcing efficiency of 365-day deployments and ensure airmen receive adequate notification before deployment. The new policy sets the deployment “accept or decline” option at three calendar days, streamlines the verification process and incorporates the air and space expeditionary force reclama process (request to cancel the selected airman) for 365-day taskings. It also requires a medical pre-assessme...
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez Staff Sgt. Jonathan Coronado, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, passes the baton to his partner during a four-person relay run on Sept. 18. The run for the fastest male and female competition was hosted by the 27th SOSS. What better way to prove you are the fastest male or female than a friendly race? Cannon’s fastest man and woman competition took place to give airmen an opportunity to show off a little talent, and enjoy a competitive atmosphere. Airmen had a...
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez Staff Sgt. Jonathan Coronado, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, passes the baton to his partner during a four-person relay run on Sept. 18. The run for the fastest male and female competition was hosted by the 27th SOSS. What better way to prove you are the fastest male or female than a friendly race? Cannon’s fastest man and woman competition took place to give airmen an opportunity to show off a little talent, and enjoy a competitive atmosphere. Airmen had a...
Friday Cosmic Family Fun Night — 5 p.m. to midnight, Cannon Lanes. Music, flashing lights, glow in the dark lanes, pins and bowling balls. Cost is $2.25 per game. Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play — 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Youth Center. Event open to all school aged youth. Mini Olympic games will be held. Information: 784-2747....
Friday Cosmic Family Fun Night — 5 p.m. to midnight, Cannon Lanes. Music, flashing lights, glow in the dark lanes, pins and bowling balls. Cost is $2.25 per game. Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play — 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Youth Center. Event open to all school aged youth. Mini Olympic games will be held. Information: 784-2747....
Freedom New Mexico The city of Galveston, Texas, has asked Congress for $2.2 billion to repair hurricane damage to the island city’s port, rebuild infrastructure and housing, restore beaches and give grants to small businesses. It has become traditional, of course, for Congress to appear generous in such instances by appropriating large sums of other peoples’ money in the wake of natural disasters. But it’s still worth asking whether it is justifiable or wise. Anybody who has spent much time watching the History Chann...
In genuinely free markets, prices reflect the overall intersection between supply and demand. No prices are too high or too low. Such notions express personal expectations and nothing objectively true. An exorbitant price is one someone finds beyond his budget, a good deal something well within it. In particular, if airfares were truly exorbitantly high, planes would fly with few passengers, just as few people drive Bentleys or Maseratis, both of which cost a bundle. Planes are mostly filled to the brim. As someone who flies...
How many times have you heard someone sigh and say, “I took piano lessons when I was a kid. I hated them. Now, I wish I knew how to play.” Dutiful parents sign their kids up for band or orchestra at school, rent instruments and take seriously their jobs as “reminders.” You know the drill — “remind” the student it’s time to practice, “remind” the student to study that new song. The whole deal becomes just another class. The student — rightfully — wonders how a love of music got turned into joyless drudgery. A...
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Sept. 18 through Wednesday: • Joshua David Gonzalez, 27, to Cassie Ann Bennett, 27, both of Plainview, Texas • Dakota Shayne Haymen, 18, to Llubia Cielo Arzola, 17, both of Clovis • Melvin Tyrone Seay, 22, to Lindsay Elyse Herbert, 22, both of Clovis • Adrian Carlos Loera, 23, to Jennifer Ann Wootton, 26, both of Clovis • Matthew Jason Lewis, 29, to Amber De Anne Cerrato, 29, both of Portales • William Louis Lee, 80, of...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Pathway House, a residential and outpatient treatment center in Clovis, will serve as a holding center for youth when police can't locate parents. The city has contracted with a local treatment center for temporary holding services for youth who fall between the cracks in the juvenile justice system. Clovis Police Capt. Patrick Whitney said the program will give police a place to take youth who have been cited for misdemeanor or non-violent...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Javier Zapata, one of the Curry County Detention Center escapees, is arraigned Thursday in district court. Zapata is facing more than four years imprisonment for charges stemming from the escape attempt. Two of four captured Clovis escapees were arraigned Thursday in district court. Javier Zapata, 19, and Raynaldo Jeremy Enriquez, 19, are each facing more than four years imprisonment for their Aug. 24 escape from the Curry County Adult Detention... Full story
Joel Wolfberg of Vienna, Va., left, who’s in Clovis visiting a friend and Akeem Ayanniyi, of Nigeria, the batik and dye instructor apply wax to material at the Main Arteri on Thursday. Akeem Ayanniyi spread melted wax in arcs starting from one corner of the rectangular cotton fabric. A contemporary Nigerian batik pattern, the arcs represent the sun, said Ayanniyi, who conducted batik workshops at the Main Arteri as part of the Clovis Ethnic Fair. “All over the world we have the sun,” he said. “Everywhere you are, you s...
The city of Galveston, Texas, has asked Congress for $2.2 billion to repair hurricane damage to the island city’s port, rebuild infrastructure and housing, restore beaches and give grants to small businesses. It has become traditional, of course, for Congress to appear generous in such instances by appropriating large sums of other peoples’ money in the wake of natural disasters. But it’s still worth asking whether it is justifiable or wise. Anybody who has spent much time watching the History Channel or the Weather Chann... Full story
Freedom New Mexico TUCUMCARI — A Tucumcari man has been charged with an open count of murder in connection with the death of a 2-year-old boy, a spokesman for the State Police said. Marcos Martinez, 22, is charged in connection with child's death on Sept. 19, said State Police spokesman Lt. Eric Garcia. He is being held without bail. Martinez is the boyfriend of the unidentified boy's mother. Martinez was arraigned on Thursday. Court documents concerning the case have been sealed because it is an ongoing investigation,...
Soccer standings All Times MDT Men SOUTHWEST SOCCER CONFERENCE... Full story
Saturday National Day of Action — City-wide clean-up day, clean up adopted highway miles. Information: 356-6662 or www.portalesnm.org Star gazing — 7:30 p.m. at Oasis State Park. North parking lot. Park entry fee applies. Information: 356-5331 or www.nmparks.com Sunday Altrusa Home Tour — 2-4:30 p.m. Information or tickets: Frankye King, 356-4212, or Dianne Parker, 356-8234. Monday-Friday WPA Art Show — In the old jail on the fourth floor of the courthouse. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nicole Wilkening, 356-6662.... Full story
Freedom New Mexico ABILENE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team entered Lone Star Conference South Division play on a bit of a roll Thursday night, but the Zias couldn’t keep it going. Abilene Christian had its hands full with ENMU most of the way, but the Wildcats rallied from an 18-13 deficit late in the third game to nail down a 25-18, 25-22, 25-21 win. ENMU (5-12, 0-1 South) entered the game having won three of its previous four matches. That was the Zias’ best stretch since the 2005 campa... Full story
PNT Correspondent Blake Downs Job: Administrative assistant for Tucker Renovations, Inc. Time on Job: 11 years Background: Niece received an associate degree from Clovis Community College. She has helped her mother run Tucker Renovations and Tuck’s Car Wash since she was 16. What does your job entail? I answer phones, file, pay bills, and other day-to-day activities. It is also my job to make sure messages get relayed, and I work on payroll, accounts payable, contracts, etc. I also keep an eye on the car...
Two of four captured Clovis escapees were arraigned Thursday in district court. Javier Zapata, 19, and Raynaldo Jeremy Enriquez, 19, are each facing more than four years imprisonment for their Aug. 24 escape from the Curry County Adult Detention Center, District Attorney Matt Chandler told judge Robert Orlik at the afternoon hearing. They are charged with escape from jail, conspiracy to escape from jail and criminal damage to property over $1,000. Zapata and Enriquez were...
This year’s Portales Farmers Market is going well, farmers say, in spite of a few challenges. Market manager Margie Plummer, who grows near Portales, said the season is going well. “We have lots of vendors and lots of customers,” she said. Crops have done well for the farmers who sell at the market, though tomatoes were slow. Vegetables ripening now, late in the season, are doing better than in some years, she said. Smoky Ball, whose farm is on East 18th St., said his crops are producing well — except for tomat...
Staff at Roosevelt General Hospital are working to prepare a county and community disaster plan that will be the model for the state. The Portales-based hospital was chosen in March by the New Mexico Department of Health to develop a Medical Surge Plan that will be used as blueprint for all rural communities. “They are using us as a pilot program to develop the policy and procedures,” said Tammy Phillips, RGH Emergency and Risk Management coordinator. Phillips said that one of the reasons that RGH was chosen to develop the... Full story
Compiled by PNT Staff Writer Celena Cordova Kathryn A. Flynn Title: Executive Director, National New Deal Preservation Association and the NM Chapter of the NNDPA. Years of experience: I’ve been directly involved with researching the New Deal since 1990. Title of books: The New Deal: “A 75th Anniversary Celebration,” “Treasures on NM Trails: New Deal Art and Architecture,” assisted with “A More Abundant Life.” What is the significance of having the WPA exhibit in Portales? This is the 75th anniversary of the New Deal and...
