Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Now that he's retired, Joe Rhodes, longtime owner of Joe's Boot Shop, is looking forward to attending all 10 nights of the National Finals Rodeo this year in Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas has been noted as a never-ending festival where the lights never go down. During the NFR, the lights shine even brighter as cowboys and cowgirls can be seen for miles, some competing and others out painting the town. "It'll be good. I like the calf-roping," said Rhodes, who retired the first of the year. "Joe's Boot Shop puts on a calf-roping ev...
Lottery sales in the four-county area of Curry, De Baca, Quay, and Roosevelt have dropped 11 percent from six years ago. The lottery was established to create revenues for education, so lottery sales are vital to college students who depend on the Legislative Lottery Scholarship program for tuition assistance. The combined $1 million drop in lottery sales in the counties amounts to the loss of full-time tuition-assistance for about 20 students. "Every day, we meet someone who tells us that their son or daughter or grandchild...
District Attorney Matt Chandler said David "Bill" Bonem's tough stance on crime made him want to become a district attorney. "Judge Bonem has been a cornerstone of our justice system for the past 40 years," Chandler said. "I don't think anyone can truly imagine the amount of people he has had an impact on by and through his work in the criminal justice system." A former public defender, district attorney and district judge, Bonem attended a ceremony Friday afternoon that named the conference room at the district attorney's...
Amanda Thornton realized she needed to quit once and for all when her 5-year-old daughter, Sophia began making remarks about how disgusting smoking is. Thornton, 26, of Clovis, always put her daughter's health first and made sure to never smoke around her, so she didn't know her mom was a smoker. Thornton soon realized it was still having an effect on her. "She would notice people smoking and say, 'I don't like that, you should never do that'," Thornton said. Today is the 37th Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the...
The holidays are fast-approaching and there are many gift ideas out there, but affordable, hand-crafted items with lace and burlap are all the rage this season. If you're looking for ideas, look no further. CMI staff photo: Traci Tuttle On Thursday and Friday, Curry County Extension Agent Glenda Belcher, showed attendants how to make Christmas ornaments, gifts, wood crafts, sewing and scrapbooking projects, using mostly lace, burlap, doilies and jute. Glenda Belcher, Curry County Home economist, hosted the 30th annual "Home...
There's been a family reunion at the Hillcrest Zoo. Jerrica, Hillcrest Park Zoo's 10-month-old giraffe, was moved into the same pen Tuesday as her mother. The mother and daughter rothschild-reticulated cross giraffes have been kept apart for safety reasons since Jael kicked the baby soon she was born. "She's real rambunctious," said Vince Romero, director of the Hillcrest Park Zoo, said of Jerrica. "She'll get tired sometimes and bed down, giving her mom a chance to nudge her, smell her." Tony Bullocks: CMI staff photo Jael,...
Roosevelt County Clerk Janet Collins has been busy preparing for today's election. "We're very, well prepared, we've done everything we can do without knowing how many people will show up. Our workers are trained and everything's ready to go," Collins said. This is the first year Roosevelt County has used voting convenience centers for a presidential election. Voting convenience centers allows anyone in the Portales area to vote at one of two centers, either the Jake Lopez Building or Memorial building. Elida and Floyd...
L.J. Jenkins of Texico, the 2006 PBR World Finals champion, is bringing bullriding back to his stomping grounds. The two-day event is coming to the Curry County Events Center today and Saturday. Courtesy photo: Joe's Boot ShopTexico's L.J. Jenkins finished third overall in the 2012 PBR Built Ford Tough Series world standings and has won $188,102 during the 2012 touring year. This event will kick off the 2013 PBR Pro-Division touring year. The Invitational features 35 bull riders each night competing against the rankest bulls,...
After 10 days of 'Nancy's Truck' driving through Clovis and Portales collecting nonperishable goods, the campaign was declared a success by the organization. On Tuesday, the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico held a celebration to announce its amount of donations received: More than 8,000 pounds of non-perishable items $557 in cash donations.. The nonprofit Food Bank serves residents across the region, assisting close to 200 agencies and schools and distributing more than 83,000 pounds of food monthly, according to Clovis News...
Interested in becoming a movie star? Want your business to be involved in the booming movie industry in New Mexico? A town hall meeting held by the New Mexico State Film Office is scheduled to take place 6 p.m. Thursday at the Clovis Civic Center. "The New Mexico State Film Office wants to bring awareness of what they do, and reach out to communities where their presence isn't known," said Nick Mondragon, administrative assistant at the Curry County Chamber of Commerce and local contact for the event. The town halls have been...
Third-graders from elementary schools across eastern New Mexico and West Texas spent part of Thursday learning about everyday dangers at the farm and ranch, and home and were given guidance on how to prevent them. The 15th annual Progressive Agricultural Safety Day drew 586 participants from Dora, Elida, Farwell, Floyd, Friona, House, Logan, Melose, Portales and Texico elementary schools. Officials say they are expecting 900 Clovis students today. "I really the enjoy the opportunity to bring kids in and introduce them to...
