Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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No child is getting left behind in Portales schools, when it comes to reading on the kindergarten through third grade level, anyway. Portales schools were recently ranked first in the state in the Reading First program. During a Tuesday night Portales School Board meeting, Trina Lujan, director of Federal Programs informed the board that while New Mexico ranked first in the Western region under the Reading First program, that Portales Schools ranked first on a state-wide level. “All of our kindergartners were benchmarked b...
Meet the Brunsons. Bobby and Kathie. If you don’t know them, chances are you’ve probably seen them cruising around town on their little red and white Metropolitan Honda motor scooters. With gas at a record $3.35 a gallon now, the Brunsons’ gas-guzzling 1999 Ford F-150 quadcab truck and four-door Ford Focus are spending more time parked under the carport. When the husband and wife team head to work at the Eastern New Mexico University campus, where they are both employed, and even when they go to Wal-Mart, they put on their...
North of Clovis, in the Tucumcari Basin, dinosaurs roamed a tropical swamp 225 million years ago. Teresa Allsup, an amateur paleontologist from Clovis, collects the skeletons left behind. On a recent dig, Allsup’s passion for hunting for dinosaur fossils emerged in a series of “awesomes” and “wows” as she discovered pieces. One of those was a leg bone, likely of a phytosaur. She carefully removed it and later reassembled it at home. She said she also discovered the skull of a phytosaur last summer and is working to get it re...
Name: Monica Nuckols Job: Second grade teacher at James Elementary Background: Nuckols has been teaching in the Portales Schools for 15 years, before teaching at James Elementary she taught at Valencia as a Title I reading and math teacher. She received her bachelor’s degree at Eastern New Mexico University in Education with an endorsement of language arts after attending Texas Tech and New Mexico State University. Time on job: 15 years as a teacher Q. Describe what your job entails? A. I teach all subjects including, r... Full story
In case you missed it, check out the mating rituals of the lesser prairie chicken:... Full story
Highway commission to meet here The New Mexico Department of Transportation Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Zia Room of Eastern New Mexico University’s Campus Union Building. It is the commission’s regular meeting and is open to the public. The agenda will also include a presentation by District 2 Engineer Gary Shubert, Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega Jr. and Roosevelt County Commission Chairman David Sanders. Wild horse and burro adoption set The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and bur...
Lunch and Learn workshop set for Friday Veena Parboteeah will present a program on the island of Mauritius, an African nation, whose population is composed of people of diverse religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Sandia room of the CUB. RSVP to Mickie Stowe at 562-4323 or e-mail [email protected]. ENMU hosting brass choir concert The music department at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales will present a brass choir concert at 7 p.m. on April 22 at Buchanan Hall inside the Music... Full story
Today Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., commissioners room at Roosevelt County Courthouse Roosevelt General Hospital Board — 11:30 a.m., RGH conference room Portales City Council worksession on water supply issues— 5:30 p.m., council chambers Portales City Council regular meeting — 7 p.m., council chambers Blood Drive — 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Portales National Bank, 109 E. Second St. Thursday N.M. Dept. of Transportation meeting — 8:30 a.m., Zia Room of the Campus Union Building at...
At 5-foot-4, Laura Thompson doesn’t exactly look like the home run type. She put a charge into one on Sunday, though, and all but clinched a Lone Star Conference South Division series victory for the Eastern New Mexico University softball team. With runners at first and second and one out, the native of England by way of Vernon (Texas) College capped a four-run fourth with her second home run of the season, giving the Zias a 6-1 lead en route to a 10-2 victory over West Texas A&M at Zia Softball Field. ENMU (22-26, 2-10 South... Full story
Freedom New Mexico ADA, Okla. — Eastern New Mexico University’s bid for the program’s first trip to the Lone Star Conference baseball tournament took a turn for the worse Sunday as East Central beat the Greyhounds 9-6 in the completion of a game suspended on Saturday by lightning and 13-7 in the regularly scheduled contest. The Tigers won three of four in the series from the Hounds (21-22, 14-18 LSC), who are four games behind sixth-place Texas A&M-Kingsville with eight to play in their bid for the final spot in the...
Freedom New Mexico LUBBOCK — Sophomore Diedra Brown captured Eastern New Mexico University’s lone event win in Saturday’s Red Raider Relays at Texas Tech, taking women’s javelin competition with a throw of 123 feet, 5 inches. The top finish for the ENMU men came from junior Derek Henio, who placed second in the 10,000 in a time of 35 minutes, 40.45 seconds. Laurel Herrera placed fifth in women’s javelin at 98-1. Meantime, the Zias took a 3-5-6 finish in the 1,500 with Krystal Becenti finishing in 5:27.09, Theresa... Full story
PORTALES — At 5-foot-4, Laura Thompson doesn’t exactly look like the home run type. She put a charge into one on Sunday, though, and all but clinched a Lone Star Conference South Division series victory for the Eastern New Mexico University softball team. With runners at first and second and one out, the native of England by way of Vernon (Texas) College capped a four-run fourth with her second home run of the season, giving the Zias a 6-1 lead en route to a 10-2 victory over West Texas A&M at Zia Softball Field. ENMU (...
ADA, Okla. — Eastern New Mexico University’s bid for the program’s first trip to the Lone Star Conference baseball tournament took a turn for the worse Sunday as East Central beat the Greyhounds 9-6 in the completion of a game suspended on Saturday by lightning and 13-7 in the regularly scheduled contest. The Tigers won three of four in the series from the Hounds (21-22, 14-18 LSC), who are four games behind sixth-place Texas A&M-Kingsville with eight to play in their bid for the final spot in the six-team tournament. E...
LUBBOCK — Sophomore Diedra Brown captured Eastern New Mexico University’s lone event win in Saturday’s Red Raider Relays at Texas Tech, taking women’s javelin competition with a throw of 123 feet, 5 inches. The top finish for the ENMU men came from junior Derek Henio, who placed second in the 10,000 in a time of 35 minutes, 40.45 seconds. Laurel Herrera placed fifth in women’s javelin at 98-1. Meantime, the Zias took a 3-5-6 finish in the 1,500 with Krystal Becenti finishing in 5:27.09, Theresa Chacon coming in at 5:46...
A 23-year-old Fort Sumner gas station employee is accused of having sexual relations with several underage girls over the last year, according to a New Mexico State Police press release. Phillip Delgadillo is charged with 13 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, attempted sexual penetration of a minor, enticement of a child, kidnapping/abduction, intimidation of a witness and other related offenses, the release said. He was arrested March 22, according to Peter Olson, state police communications director....
In collaboration with the American Library Association, the Lance Armstrong Foundation will provide librarians across the country with reference materials on health-related information, specifically cancer. The foundation is sending LIVESTRONG Survivorship Notebooks to more than 14,200 libraries, including the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The books include sections on survivorship tools, stories, topics and updates. Individuals, groups and organizations can also order the free notebook at livestrong.org... Full story
Clovis, NM - Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced today that during the week of April 14th through the 18th, the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office will join together with crime victims and victims’ rights services to publicly promote victim’s rights and educate the Ninth Judicial District’s communities about the devastating impact of crime on victims, neighborhoods, communities and our nation as a whole....
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has requested five CV-22 Ospreys and four MC-130J be designated for Air Force Special Operations Command in order to speed up Cannon Air Force Base’s transition to a special operation’s wing. Udall requested the funding be included in a supplemental funding bill currently being drafted by the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. The bill is expected to come before the subcommittee sometime this month. “Granting these aircraft would provide a jump start for the Speci...
Plateau meeting set for Saturday ENMR-Plateau will hold its annual membership meeting Saturday at Marshall Auditorium in Clovis. Registration is from 8-10 a.m. Agenda items for the meeting include reports of officers and committees, election of board of directors and presentation of the 2008 Education Foundation scholarship winners. Incumbent board members seeking re-election this year are: • Jerry Sours of Grady, position No. 3 • Powhatan Carter III of Fort Sumner, position No. 4 • Jim Lyssy of Fort Sumner,...
Thirty-two seniors were recognized Monday at The Bank of Clovis’ 21st annual senior honors banquet at The Landing at Cannon Air Force Base. The banquet recognizes graduating high school seniors from Clovis, Clovis Christian, Texico, Grady and Melrose for having a 4.0 accumulative grade point average since the ninth grade. Students will receive a gift a free summer semester at Clovis Community College before they go to college, according to Bank of Clovis President Randy Harris. Seniors honored at Monday’s banquet: Clovis Dan...
The following business licenses were obtained from the city of Clovis in the month of April: • Hair Haven Type: Beauty salon Owner: Angelica Chandler Location: 3017 North Prince A-1 • Used Cars of Clovis Type: Automobiles Owner: Glen Pollard Location: 620 N. Prince • 24-K Tanning Type: Tanning Owner: Carol Nichols Location: 2200 N. Main Suite 2 • Petsense Inc. Type: Pet store Location: 4024 Prince Suite G • Have Tools Will Travel Type: Welding Owner: Michael Howell Location: 8400 La Linda Lane •...
Name: Audibel Hearing Aid Center Location: 520 W. 21st St. What they do: They sell, test fit and repair hearing aids. Who’s in charge: Caroline Carrasco Employees: Two How long in business: 15 years Hours: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact: 769-8119. It’s their business is compiled by CNJ administrative assistant Dianna Hernandez. She may be contacted at 763-6991 or e-mail [email protected]... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Doug Bowman of Valley Mower Clinic does a recoil for a miniature tiller Monday afternoon. Mower repair shop owners around Clovis say the biggest issues they deal with are small fixes for gardening tools or gasoline issues with lawn mowers. The temperatures are rising in New Mexico, and so is the height of the average blade of grass. Clovis residents hope every spring that when it’s time to make the cut on their grass, that their mowers will also make the cut and start after a long winter’s bre... Full story
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: About 11 a.m. April 8 an officer responded to a residence in the 2000 block of Sheldon for a report of theft. An 87-year-old woman sad she set her walking cane next to a bench in her driveway when she entered the house to answer the phone and it was gone a minute later when she returned. The cane was valued around $25. ••• About 1 p.m. an officer was dispatched to the area of Ninth and Hull Streets for a battery...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., has requested five CV-22 Ospreys and four MC-130J be designated for Air Force Special Operations Command in order to speed up Cannon Air Force Base’s transition to a special operation’s wing. Udall requested the funding be included in a supplemental funding bill currently being drafted by the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. The bill is expected to come before the subcommittee sometime this month. “Granting these aircraft would provide a jump start for the Speci... Full story
