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Editorial North Korea’s pitiful regime no doubt intended to get Washington’s attention by testing six missiles on July 4, beginning a few minutes after the launch of the space shuttle Discovery. It may turn out to have been a severe miscalculation, as is often the case when a government operates on bravado and testosterone rather than cold-blooded calculation. The fundamental facts about North Korea’s radically failed experiment in latter-day Asian Stalinism remain in place. Because North Korea has few of the natural resou...
You’ve heard of drive-by shootings. My wife is the master of drive-by garage-sale shopping. She wants to go to garage sales but the whole process of walking up to each house, pawing through the stuff and making a deal is too much for her sensibilities. The idea of a bargain appeals to her if she doesn’t have to work too hard at it. I on the other hand enjoy looking through every box and playing with the stuff and trying to figure out what each little gadget or do-dad’s function might be. By the time I’ve played with an onio...
Jeramiah Beaman of Clovis Zia slides safely past Roosevelt County catcher Jarret Faust during Saturday's 9-10-year-old Little League All-Star game in Portales. (Staff photo: Tony Bullocks) PORTALES — First, the Roosevelt County All-Stars had the game in hand. Then, it was Clovis Zia. Then Roosevelt County. Zia struck the final blow, however, rallying on Peyton Lott’s two-run, inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the sixth for a 16-15 victory on Saturday night in the 9-10 division winners bracket final of the Dis...
A new youth shelter facility opening in Portales this month will give children who are out of options a safe place to live. The new Bonem House will open July 18 in Portales as an eight-bed treatment facility for children between the ages of 7 and 12. The just-completed facility located at 1111 W. Fir St., was built by Roosevelt County with funding through a state Community Development Block Grant. It will be operated by TeamBuilders Counseling Services which is headquartered in Tucumcari and serves Portales, Clovis and Tucum...
A shortage of blood donors recently hasn’t left local hospitals lacking yet but the trend has area blood service providers concerned enough to step up their efforts. United Blood Services of Lubbock which provides blood to Portales, Clovis, Hobbs and parts of West Texas has recently gone on critical appeal for blood. According to Donor Recruitment Director Les Long, going on critical appeal for blood means the UBS facility is unable to fill all the orders to the hospitals they supply. “The (larger) hospitals use about 120...
Cisti Greenwalt’s recent venture into the WNBA turned out to be a short one. The 6-foot-5 Greenwalt, a 2001 Clovis High graduate, had a tryout with Sacramento in preseason before signing with the Seattle Storm in early June. She played in four games for the Storm, scoring two points and grabbing eight rebounds in 22 minutes of action. On June 30, Seattle traded her, along with a second-round draft pick in 2007, to the expansion Chicago Sky for 6-foot-4 center Ashley Robinson. But the Sky, currently 3-14 and tied for last i...
The 16th Special Operations Wing bound for Cannon Air Force Base will be formed from existing units and new squadrons, Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley told the Air Force Times in an article published in the July edition. A representative of U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici's office forwarded the Air Force Times article Friday to the Clovis News Journal via e-mail. According to the article, the units likely to move to Cannon in 2007 include: • The 3rd Special Operations Squadron, which is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and flies the r...
Former Clovis High and University of New Mexico standout Hank Baskett signs autographs and greets fans at Sports Connection on Saturday. (CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks) Hank Baskett III knows his work is cut out trying to make it as a free agent rookie wide receiver in the NFL. The former Clovis High and University of New Mexico football standout is preparing for the start of training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles later this month. “Nothing’s guaranteed,” Baskett said Saturday at an autograph session at Sports Conne...
A 105 million-gallon per year ethanol plant will be online in Clovis by 2007. Construction will begin in October. The plant is a joint venture of ConAgra Trade Group and the Carlyle/Riverstone Renewable Energy. It will be located at ConAgra’s Peavey grain elevator property on U.S. 60/84. This is ConAgra’s first ethanol venture, according to ConAgra officials. Here is a snapshot into the plant and America’s growing ethanol industry: ETHANOL The Clovis ethanol plant will use corn to create ethanol, a form of alcohol that can be...
First, the Roosevelt County All-Stars had the game in hand. Then, it was Clovis Zia. Then Roosevelt County. Zia struck the final blow, however, rallying on Peyton Lott’s two-run, inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the sixth for a 16-15 victory on Saturday night in the 9-10 division winners bracket final of the District 3 Little League tournament at Rotary Park. Lott’s game-winning hit atoned for a sixth-inning error that helped clear the bases and allowed Roosevelt County to assume a 15-14 lead. Nate Salas lined a gam... Full story
Hank Baskett III knows his work is cut out trying to make it as a free agent rookie wide receiver in the NFL. The former Clovis High and University of New Mexico football standout is preparing for the start of training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles this month. “Nothing’s guaranteed,” Baskett said Saturday at an autograph session at Sports Connection. “All I can do is give 100 percent. You never know what goes on behind closed doors. “It’s a big leap, but my parents have always allowed me to travel for sports. My (older)...
Ella Turner of Hobbs models her hat for the judges at the New Mexico Association of Colored Women's Clubs annual convention and hat parade Saturday at St. John's Baptist Church. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) As she did for those before and after Ruth Ballou hit the runway, emcee Barbara Singleton described the hat Ballou was modeling for the partisan crowd. “She’s wearing a nice hat, a nice satin hat,” Singleton said, before Ballou corrected her. “It’s an old hat,” Ballou said, and the crowd responded with laughter. Singlet... Full story
The 16th Special Operations Wing bound for Cannon Air Force Base will be formed from existing units and new squadrons, Lt. Gen. Michael Wooley told the Air Force Times in an article published in its July edition. A representative of U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici's office forwarded the Air Force Times article Friday to the Clovis News Journal via e-mail. According to the article, the units likely to move to Cannon in 2007 include: • The 3rd Special Operations Squadron, which is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and flies the r...
The ethanol plant coming to Clovis will use 45 to 50 million bushels of corn a year, officials said (CNJ photo: Andy DeLisle) A 105 million-gallon per year ethanol plant will be online in Clovis by 2007. Construction will begin this October. The plant is a joint venture of ConAgra Trade Group and Carlyle/Riverstone Renewable Energy. It will be located at ConAgra’s Peavey grain elevator property on U.S. 60/84. This is ConAgra’s first ethanol venture, according to ConAgra officials. Here is a snapshot into the plant and Ame... Full story
On Thursday, as the runoff from the fields got stronger and spilled into the swollen Plaza Larga Creek, a small waterfall rushed along Quay Road AF. (Freedom Newspapers: Chellie Delaney) Just when you thought there was a drought, it rains six inches and starts flooding. Wednesday night’s steady showers, broke into a heavier rainfall Thursday morning and set off flooding in some fields, washouts on several roads and in one area 14 Rural Area Development customers were without any drinking water. In some places, “It was jus...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around midnight June 27 an officer was dispatched to the 1100 block of Calhoun Street in reference to an assault. A male juvenile told the officer he had been jumped by two suspects who knocked him down and took his wallet containing $30. The victim described the suspects but the officers were unable to find them in the area. • • • Around 9:30 p.m. June 29, an officer respo...
A shortage of blood donors has area blood service providers concerned enough to step up their efforts. United Blood Services of Lubbock, which provides blood to Portales, Clovis, Hobbs and parts of West Texas, has recently gone on critical appeal for blood. Going on critical appeal for blood means the UBS facility is unable to fill all the orders to the hospitals they supply, according to Donor Recruitment Director Les Long, g “The (larger) hospitals use about 120 units every day. So if we have very many days when we draw l...
Celebration success to those who heard it The “Kept Cannon” celebration held July 1 was a complete success. Here are some brief comments: Clovis Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos’ extensive decorating and preparations of the Civic Center was highly commendable. Mayor David Lansford’s leadership and persistence to build a Clovis Civic Center provided an ideal facility to celebrate the continued use of Cannon Air Force Base. Randy Harris and several dignitaries who spoke on the program also reflected dynamic...
North Korea’s pitiful regime no doubt intended to get Washington’s attention by testing six missiles on July 4, beginning a few minutes after the launch of the space shuttle Discovery. It may turn out to have been a severe miscalculation, as is often the case when a government operates on bravado and testosterone rather than cold-blooded calculation. The fundamental facts about North Korea’s radically failed experiment in latter-day Asian Stalinism remain in place. Because North Korea has few of the natural resources impor... Full story
Altrusa Altrusa International of Clovis members met at Muffley’s Back Door for their monthly program. A salad supper was served. New officers were installed: Phyllis Davidson, president; Nancy Taylor, vice president; Jennifer Gomez, recording secretary; Beverly Fitz, corresponding secretary; Glenda Hileman, treasurer; and JoAnn Winslow, Mary Weigl and Amber Folk, directors. Carolyn Muffley conducted the installation. Beverly Fitz was chosen as the Altrusan of the Year for her years of solid dedication to Altrusa. Two visitors...
Cain-Harvey Ricky and Sherry Cain announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tasha Cain, to David Harvey, son of Joe and Kathy Harvey, all of Clovis. The couple will exchange vows at 6 p.m. on July 28 at the bride’s home. The reception will follow the ceremony. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Texico High School. She is employed at Snyders Cleaners. The prospective groom is employed at Zia Power Sports. The ceremony is open to friends and relatives. Hall-Chalker Dennis and Marge Chalker of C... Full story
Wright Ned and Marida Wright will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church at 12th and Main streets, Clovis. The celebration will be hosted by their daughters, Candy and Kathy Wright, both of Clovis. The couple married July 13, 1946, in Portales. They have two children, and are retired. They request no gifts....
Megan Chisum Megan Chisum of Albuquerque was named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at the University of New Mexico College of Nursing. She is the daughter of Rex and Kim Chisum of Clovis. Ryan Hernandez Ryan J. Hernandez of Clovis was awarded an M.D. in Medicine from Boston University in Boston in May.... Full story
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St. Monday: 9 a.m. — Shopping and lunch; 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 10 a.m. — Health insurance benefits assistance. Tuesday: 9 a.m. — Board of directors meeting; 11 a.m. — Monthly senior meeting, refreshments to follow. Wednesday: 10 a.m. — Blood sugar checks; 1 p.m. — Bingo; 1:30 p.m. — Blood pressure checks; 2 p.m. Refreshments. Thursday: 10:30 a.m.. — Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. — Spanish Bingo (Loteria) 2 p.m. — Refreshments. Friday: 9 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 2 p.m. — Ice cr...
I was leaving the parking lot of a large hardware chain when I heard the sound of a driver slamming his way through the vehicle’s gears. The sound reminded me high school and Skip Weil. Pleasant, rotund Skip, our group’s resident gearhead, whose 1967 Chevelle was a patiently crafted and lovingly constructed work of art. No doubt about it, the Chevelle was his long-term project. Perhaps he is still working on it. Thinking about Skip was not a bad thing, except that it made me think of Sam. Sam was my best friend from thi...
