Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Oscar Cleare, a personal trainer, says the best ways to stay fit over the holiday is to remain active and use portion control. Oscar Cleare has been a personal trainer for almost 30 years. He now owns his own gym, Bodies in Motion. His secret to staying fit and healthy during the holidays and the big meals that come with them is portion control and staying active. Healthy OC: To stay healthy during the holidays, I just don't change up what I do any other time. The basic thing that I think I'm...
Today’s focus: Ms. H Household members: 6 Children: 4 Special circumstances: “Ms. H’s” husband is only working one day out of the week and he is the only provider for the family. Her holiday hopes: For her children to have a merry Christmas. Clothing needs: Boys shirt sizes large, small, 10-12 and 5. Boys pants sizes 34, 10 and 5. Boys shoe sizes 91/2, 3 and 11. Girls shirt sizes 12. Girls pant sizes small. Girls shirt sizes 4. Toys list: CD player, MP3 player and a big truck. The Empty Stocking Fund is a joint effort...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Martha McNeil hands a plate of food to a fellow volunteer during the Lighthouse Mission's Thanksgiving meal Thursday. McNeil said she has volunteered on Thanksgiving for five years because she enjoys helping others. They spent their Thanksgiving afternoon serving others, and they wouldn’t have it any other way. Volunteers maneuvered around each other in the packed kitchen at the Lighthouse Mission on Thursday, some preparing plates, others f...
PNT Correspondent photo: Helena Rodriguez Members of Revancha Norte...
People made their way over to the Memorial Building on Thursday for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. They had their choice of dining in or getting a meal to go. Portales Community Outreach organizer Elvia Garcia said 18 volunteers were making deliveries, with each carrying no less than 10 meals each. “I still have my phone on just in case someone calls me,” Garcia said. “So if we have someone getting to deliver, they can make that delivery too.” Garcia said people have been calling two or three weeks in advance to get their...
Halfway between Clovis and Portales is the huge Garcia estate known as the Midway, consisting of a popular Spanish music dance hall adjacent to a sprawling Mexican style ranch. The ranch has grown in size over the years as the musical success of the family band, Los Huracanes del Norte — who were recently nominated a second time for a Latin Grammy Award — has increased at phenomenal rates. Behind these iron gated doors now, a new generation of Garcia musicians is beginning to grow its wings, crawling out of the... Full story
Mike Hall has worked a lot of Black Fridays, but he doesn’t really consider the day to be that dark. “The worst part is thinking about it coming, but once it gets here, it’s fun,” said Hall, store manager for Wal-Mart in Portales. “You get to do a lot of business, you get to meet a lot of people.” According to the numbers, it’s more people and business on Black Friday — the first Christmas-shopping day following Thanksgiving — than any other day. ShopperTrak, a research firm that tracks sales and traffic at mo... Full story
We may never know where or how our prayers are answered, but be assured they are. I was privileged to know an answered prayer that happened in a doctor’s office many years ago. “Have a seat, and the doctor will be with you shortly,” the young receptionist said. She then answered the telephone with her cheery voice. Immediately she screamed, wailing in severe pain, crying her heart out. The doctor came running in and learned the young lady’s mother had just been taken to emergency room, not expected to survive. Boldnes...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center. Information: 763-4400...
Cookbooks being sold Women of the Church of God Anderson are selling cookbooks to raise money for the group’s activities. The money will fund activities, missions and Christmas baskets for the underprivileged. Paula Stevens with the group said the cookbooks are made up of local recipes from Portales, Melrose, Clovis and Friona. The cookbooks are $12 and anyone interested can call Stevens at 693-1658.... Full story
Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens....
At this Thanksgiving time, our nation faces situations and uncertain times like never before. Difficult financial times have left people jobless and homeless. Rumors of wars and a horrendous act by a gunman even in the heart of Texas dominate the news. During this Thanksgiving season, remember we have sure answers in these frightful and uncertain times. Consider these three questions that have a hopeful perspective: What can I know for sure in this life? What should I do in...
Freedom New Mexico The decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has claimed he was the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and four others in a civilian federal court in New York City, has provoked an emotional and, in some instances, quite partisan response. Just because objections are emotional or partisan, however, does not mean they are invalid. So it might be worth exploring some of the objections. Some have said it is inappropriate to try alleged terrorists or war criminals in a civilian court, that military...
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had it with Bossy Britches Machines. Our motor vehicles insist on telling us our “windshield washer is low” or we might ought to “check the oil.” The worst is the bright yellow light announcing our “fuel is low.” Do they think we can’t see the gas gauge right there on the dashboard? Plus their reminders are often meaningless. My Chevy Yukon has run just fine for about 20,000 miles now with the little yellow light saying “check engine” burning brightly. The worst, bossiest machines of...
Black Friday is now upon us, which means my bank account will soon be drained as I make purchases of cheap books, video games, DVDs and clothing. Next comes the challenging part, when I actually start buying things for other people this Christmas. With the holidays in mind, and the knowledge that money just can’t buy the best things, the following is my shopping wish list of things money can’t buy, for people who could use them. To my friends with cell phones and unlimited texting: May you have the decency to call som... Full story
Freedom New Mexico Why is it important to condemn government regulation of the Internet? You don’t have to look much further for an answer than China’s latest battle to preside over the “World of Warcraft” computer game. In a power struggle of galactic proportions, two bureaucratic Chinese government agencies are squabbling as to which is entitled to regulate the ultrapopular online fantasy role-playing game “World of Warcraft,” or “WoW.” China’s General Administration of Press and Publication, said that WoW’s creator, Ca...
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had it with Bossy Britches Machines. Our motor vehicles insist on telling us our “windshield washer is low” or we might ought to “check the oil.” The worst is the bright yellow light announcing our “fuel is low.” Do they think we can’t see the gas gauge right there on the dashboard? Plus their reminders are often meaningless. My Chevy Yukon has run just fine for about 20,000 miles now with the little yellow light saying “check engine” burning brightly. The worst, bossiest machines of... Full story
Black Friday is now upon us, which means my bank account will soon be drained as I make purchases of cheap books, video games, DVDs and clothing. Next comes the challenging part, when I actually start buying things for other people this Christmas. With the holidays in mind, and the knowledge that money just can’t buy the best things, the following is my shopping wish list of things money can’t buy, for people who could use them. To my friends with cell phones and unlimited texting: May you have the decency to call som...
An unlicensed 15-year-old girl led Clovis police on a high-speed pursuit through town and into the county Monday night before crashing into a drainage ditch. The teen is charged with two felony counts of aggravated fleeing, aggravated assault on a police officer and assault on a police officer in addition to traffic charges related to the pursuit, according to a police report. The girl later told officers she fled because she was afraid her brother, who had been driving while... Full story
