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J.J. Jumbo Burger is a staple in Portales. Pete Paiz has been running J.J. Jumbo Burgers for 15 years. He bought the restaurant from his father, Johnny Paiz, who owned the business for 20 years before he sold it. Back then it was called Jose’s. Altogether the business has been in the Paiz family for 35 years. Pete decided to buy the place from his father after being given a choice at his old ethanol plant job to either move to Farmington or Hastings, Neb., to keep his job. Family came first, Pete said, because he wanted to r...
The public is invited to comment on a draft feasibility study evaluating possible long-term partnerships between Eastern New Mexico University and New Mexico State Parks at the Blackwater Draw site. A meeting to allow the public to ask questions and provide input is set for 6 p.m. today in the Sandia Room of the ENMU Campus Union Building. Also, the study will be available for review and comment for 30 days. The study concludes that Blackwater Draw doesn’t meet the criteria of a state park. The site may either continue w...
This year’s Ag Expo attracted 3,700 attendees and 600 vendors, the event’s organizer said. Event manager Sharon King, Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce executive director, also said most vendors were happy with the turn out and their sales. Several have already reserved space for next year. “I think it was definitely a success,” King said of the 17th annual expo. King said planning for next year’s event would start within a few weeks. She expected additions to the dairy barn, which was new this year, to be included....
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Municipal Schools Director of Music Wayne Anderson has saved records of the Clovis High School choirs performances from his years as the choir director. “You swine,” the student mumbled under his breath to the teacher. A few seconds of silence. Then, a choir room full of laughter. The group had been working on a song in French and it was giving them some trouble. The student, Chuck Tipton of Clovis, had seen the movie The Pink Panther — the main character Inspector Jacques Clo...
Portales will become home to an algae farm that produces biofuel and an estimated 100 new jobs for the region if the U.S. Senate passes a proposed budget bill. Nearly $1 million in funding for the project is included in the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill expected to go before the Senate in coming days, according to a spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Tom Udall. The House passed the bill Wednesday, which includes $951,000 for a demonstration project in Portales, Marissa...
Freedom New Mexico The musical Bye Bye Birdie is bringing Broadway to Clovis at 7 p.m. Monday at Marshall Auditorium. As part of the 2008-2009 Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series, the original musical Bye Bye Birdie has won eight Tony Awards. Bye Bye Birdie revolves around a rock 'n' roll superstar who, to the dismay of his adoring fans, is about to be drafted into the army. Comic complications ensue when as part of one last publicity stunt cooked up by his agent, he promises to give a good-bye kiss to one lucky...
Police arrested Michael Ruiz, 19, of Portales Wednesday for the robbery and beating of two men walking on the Eastern New Mexico University campus last weekend. Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry said a warrant was issued for the arrest of another man in the mugging, but the suspect remains at large. Berry said the two men were beaten and their wallets and cell phones were stolen while walking on the ENMU campus about 10 p.m. Saturday. Ruiz was charged with two counts of robbery, a second degree felony, and is free on...
President Barack Obama offered not only candor about the problems this country faces, but a sense of hope and confidence about America’s ability to come back stronger and more prosperous than ever. Whether the program outlined in Tuesday’s speech before Congress will do it or whether the country will recover more in spite of what government does rather than because of what government does is the question. The issue can be illustrated by an early passage, where President Obama laid out some of the reasons for the financial cri...
Lee H. Hamilton: Guest columnist In the official record, you’ll find the economic stimulus package recently passed by Congress was drawn up by a conference committee — a bipartisan group of House members and senators who sat down together to wrangle over its fine print. In truth, nothing like this took place. To be sure, a conference committee met, as is supposed to happen when legislation passed by the House differs from the version passed by the Senate. But it was more for show than for actual debate and d...
Police arrested Michael Ruiz, 19, of Portales Wednesday for the robbery and beating of two men walking on the Eastern New Mexico University campus last weekend. Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry said a warrant was issued for the arrest of another man in the mugging, but the suspect remains at large. Berry said the two men were beaten and their wallets and cell phones were stolen while walking on the ENMU campus about 10 p.m. Saturday. Ruiz was charged with two counts of robbery, a second degree felony, and is free on...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Dale Kernahan-Stokes with the Save Our American Raptors educational program talks about the skills and habits of the red-tailed hawk Wednesday at the Curry County Special Events Center. The program travels the country educating the public about the birds Dale Kernahan-Stokes with the Save Our American Raptors educational program talks about the skills and habits of the red-tailed hawk Wednesday at the Curry County Special Events Center. The program travels the country educating the public...
Ean Wagner scored 26 points, and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with :50 left in overtime, as Abilene Christian outlasted Eastern New Mexico University 71-65 in a Lone Star Conference matchup Wednesday at Greyhound Arena. Dante Adams scored 14 and Cameron Holson 13 for the Wildcats, who staved off a late Greyhound rally. Wagner gave the Wildcats a 61-58 lead on a layup with 1:10 to go, but the Greyhounds tied matters on the next possession, as Dannon Wafer’s offensive rebound led to a trey by Jimmie Marshall with 46 seconds l...
Freedom New Mexico Ean Wagner scored 26 points, and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with :50 left in overtime, as Abilene Christian outlasted Eastern New Mexico University 71-65 in a Lone Star Conference matchup Wednesday at Greyhound Arena. Dante Adams scored 14 and Cameron Holson 13 for the Wildcats, who staved off a late Greyhound rally. Wagner gave the Wildcats a 61-58 lead on a layup with 1:10 to go, but the Greyhounds tied matters on the next possession, as Dannon Wafer’s offensive rebound led to a trey by Jimmie Marshall w...
