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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Another school year is drawing to a close. Another crop of new graduates, preparing to enter either the world of work, the world of college, or the world of the military — in many cases, more than one of the above worlds. Another two-plus month break for educators, in the mind of the general public. I qualify that because every teacher knows that it just isn’t so. There’s a break, but also a lot of planning and preparation, assessing and evaluating, to be done. Lessons learned from this year improve next year. Who wer...
On a recent daytrip I went in search of photos and was struck by the multitude of contrasts in our eastern New Mexico landscape. We hadn’t done it in a long time so last Sunday my wife and I packed a picnic lunch and two cabin fever fraught dogs for a photo safari. We headed north of Clovis toward the caprock country where I hoped the cholla cactus would be blooming. The weather turned out to be fantastic with light breezes and so few clouds I feared the photos would suffer. Plain blue skies aren’t nearly as interesting as...
On a recent daytrip I went in search of photos and was struck by the multitude of contrasts in our eastern New Mexico landscape. We hadn’t done it in a long time so last Sunday my wife and I packed a picnic lunch and two cabin fever fraught dogs for a photo safari. We headed north of Clovis toward the caprock country where I hoped the cholla cactus would be blooming. The weather turned out to be fantastic with light breezes and so few clouds I feared the photos would suffer. Plain blue skies aren’t nearly as interesting as...
The following is a sampling of calls that were made to police dispatch from Wednesday through Friday. Wednesday • At 12:40 a.m. in the 900 block of East Canadian, an officer requested a case number for auto burglary. • At 1:21 a.m. a caller in the 1000 block of West University requested an officer in reference to burglary. • At 1:51 a.m. a caller in the 400 South Avenue G requested an officer, as a subject was trying to break in their home and would not go away. • At 5:31 p.m. a caller in the area of 4266...
Name: Mark Dillard Residence: Portales Occupation: Florist at Joe’s Flower Volunteer work: Since 1983, Dillard has been calling the elderly and others in the community as a personal ministry. He sings with the First Baptist Church choir. Dillard has also volunteered at Heartland Continuing Care Center since 1985. Why he does it: Dillard says it’s been a very neat part of his life, and it’s very rewarding and he feels it is a call from God to do volunteer work.... Full story
Bio Name: Nathan McCreery Birthdate: January 28, 1948 Hometown: La Junta, Colo. Profession: Photographer Family: Wife Virginia of 38 years, a son and his wife, and their two children.... Full story
LilianaCastillo: Freedom New Mexico Nathan McCreery runs a photo studio, lectures at Eastern New Mexico University, and is an adjunct instructor in art at Clovis Community College. Bio Name: Nathan McCreery Birthdate: January 28, 1948 Hometown: La Junta, Colo. Profession: Photographer Family: Wife Virginia of 38 years, a son and his wife, and their two children....
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Cub scout Jason Scioli, right, and his brother Matthew Scioli look over a prayer book Saturday at Saint James Episcopal Church during the scouts Ten Commandments Hike. Local Boy Scouts took to the sidewalks Saturday to learn about Clovis’ various faith groups in the second annual Ten Commandments Hike. The event served as an outing for the Scouts and an opportunity to learn, said longtime volunteer Cheryle Csakan. “If you learn more, you understand more,” she said. This is the second year... Full story
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: About 11 p.m. April 13 an officer responded to an undisclosed residence for a report of battery. A man told the officer a noise woke him and he saw a male standing over him. He said the male told him “your daughter can’t breathe” and when he told the subject he was calling the police, the male pushed him and repeated that his daughter couldn’t breathe and needed help then ran out...
The following are candidates for New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands in the June 1 Primary election. Each was asked the same set of questions. Their responses:...
The following are candidates for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor seat in the June 1 Primary election. Invitations to participate were sent to all candidates. Democrats Brian Colon and Jose Campos didn’t respond. Each candidate was asked the same set of questions. Their responses:... Full story
The following are candidates for the state Legislature District 64 seat in the June 1 Primary election. Each was asked the same set of questions. Their responses:...
The following are candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives District 3 seat in the June 1 Primary election. Each was asked the same set of questions. Their responses:...
Baseball is by far my favorite sport. One reason is because baseball players have great nicknames. Mike Hargrove, who grew up in the Texas Panhandle, was known as the “Human Rain Delay” because he spent so much time out of the batter’s box between pitches. Willie Mays was the “Say Hey Kid.” The origins of Mays’ nickname are debatable, but one version is that he could not remember teammates’ names when he was a rookie, so he would call out, “Say hey, man.” Balladeer Terry Cashman wrote a song about baseball nicknames, memori... Full story
The following are candidates for the state Legislature District 63 seat in the June 1 Primary election. Each was asked the same set of questions. Their responses:...
The following are candidates for the Republican nomination as Curry County Judge in the June 1 Primary election. Each was asked the same set of questions. Their responses:... Full story
CNJ photo A surveillance video released by the Curry County Sheriff shows four inmates rampaging through the jail on Feb. 21. Jail officials estimate the inmates did $15,000 worth of damage. A surveillance video released by the Curry County Sheriff shows four inmates rampaging through the jail, taking turns trying to smash through a glass visitation window Feb. 21 during a failed escape attempt. The video was released at the request of the Clovis News Journal. In the video,...
For a position that many candidates say doesn’t really do anything, plenty of people seem to want it. The lieutenant governor’s race has five Democrats vying to be the next Diane Denish, and three Republicans ready to serve who they hope will be the next Republican governor. The field will start thinning out after June 1, primary election day in the state. Voters can cast ballots as early as Tuesday, but must be a declared party member at least 28 days prior to cast a ballot. Denish, the current lieutenant governor, is alo... Full story
Editor’s note: Freedom Communications announced Friday it has emerged from bankruptcy. Freedom is the owner of Freedom New Mexico, including the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun. They could have been millionaires, many times over, in 1985 when a million dollars meant something. But 25 years ago, the majority of the Hoiles family, owner of this newspaper and The Orange County Register, spurned a $1 billion buyout of the Santa Ana, Calif., newspaper and its parent company’s other holdings. Som... Full story
Committed to county’s success New Mexico’s primary elections are June 1. Scott Burton is a Republican candidate for Roosevelt County Commission District 4. He’s running against David Craig and Nancy Gentry. Here’s what Burton had to say when we asked about his qualifications for the job: After marrying Tawnya Burris, I’ve enjoyed residing in Roosevelt County for 13 years. We have two sons, Kaull and Teagan. Both attend Elida Elementary School. I am active in the Kenna Community Church. As a father of two, I’m involved in all...
Freedom New Mexico This viewpoint, which reflects those of Freedom Communications, was written by the editorial staff at the Orange County (Calif.) Register....
Seidenwurm doesn’t deserve attacks I’ve been a physician in this community nearly 30 years. Much of my service has been to our Hispanic and minority population. We’ve raised two children through the Clovis schools, a system that supported them and helped them become successful adults. Both are fluent in English and Spanish; their mother is Hispanic and a dedicated pharmacist. She is founder and administrator of a nursing home home and health care agency, who has given her life to her community, helping the Hispanic and minor... Full story
Freedom New Mexico America long has been, and remains, a refuge for “your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” as Emma Lazarus’ poem on the Statue of Liberty puts it. But, increasingly, Americans are going the other way — to foreign countries — to escape the U.S. government’s repressive tax laws. “Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship,” the New York Times r...
Fluttering wings, exclamations of delight and one third-grade girl’s remark of, “They grow up too fast,” accompanied a release of butterflies by one James Elementary School class Friday. All of the school’s 26 second- and third-grade classes participate in the Earth’s Birthday Project, which allows students to watch live insects progress through their life cycles in the classroom. As each class finishes the project, which takes an average of two weeks, students release the bugs. “It was nice to see a caterpillar turn into a...
