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Articles from the October 19, 2016 edition


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  • Meetings calendar — Oct. 20

    Today City Commission meeting — 5:15 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library, north annex, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Sunday Alumni-Foundation meetings — 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. ENMU, Campus Union Building, ballroom, 201 S. Knoxville St., Portales. Information: 575-562-2091 Monday Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. City Hall, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday Texico city meeting — 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 219 Griffin St., Texico. Information: 575-482-3314...

  • Events calendar — Oct. 20

    Today United Blood Services — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Plains Regional Medical Center, Cannon Room, 2100 N. Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard. Information: 575-625-9743 Suicide Awareness and Prevention — 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Cheyenne Trails Apartments, 1504 Red Cloud Place, Clovis. Information: 575-356-8576 Taste of Home Show — 6:30 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-763-3431 Friday Ribbon Cutting: Smart Street Auto Smart Street Auto/Clovis Park and Sell, 2101 N....

  • Pages past — Oct. 20

    On this date ... 1976: A flight instructor and student pilot had died in a plane crash south of Texico. It wasn’t immediately clear when the plane had crashed. Jackie Roberts, a farmer, found it while working on his irrigation system. The bodies of Ben Smithson, 31, of Clovis, and James Parker, 31, of Farwell, were found inside the plane. The Clovis News-Journal reported Smithson was the flight instructor. Officials believed Parker had control of the plane and was attempting a turn when it went down, said Medical...

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  • Ruling on incest motion expected Thursday

    Kevin Wilson

    Woman wants case dismissed, citing ‘consensual relationship’ MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] A motion to dismiss incest charges against a Clovis woman rests in the hands of District Judge Drew Tatum. Tatum intends to render a decision, “hopefully first thing (this) morning,” in the case of 36-year-old Monica Mares, who appeared in a Wednesday hearing at district court. If Tatum does not grant the dismissal, Mares’ case is scheduled for jury selection at 8:30...

  • Opinion: Plays taking shape on ENMU stage

    Local columnist Whether he is directing a play or creating a film, Jon Barr, an assistant professor of digital filmmaking at ENMU, says, “I do my best to create something that I personally believe will be meaningful and good, but I honestly have no clue if I did it right until an audience gets to see and experience the work for themselves.” Local audiences have a chance to do that in the next few days. A play Jon directs — David Mamet’s "Glengarry Glen Ross" — opens tonight in the University Theater Center for a...

  • Opinion: Blue ribbon means first rate

    Education columnist You’ve read in recent issues of the Clovis News Journal about Mesa Elementary’s wonderful news of being named a National Blue Ribbon School. What you might not be aware of is just what it takes to earn this honor. When first established in 1982 by the U. S. Department of Education, the express purpose of the award was to “recognize public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student...

  • Pro bono committee earns award

    Staff report A nonprofit has bestowed a national award for work to a local pro bono committee, according to a news release from the Ninth Judicial District Court. The Ninth Judicial District’s Pro Bono Committee, which provides services to Curry and Roosevelt county residents, was given the award Monday at the University of New Mexico School of Law. The award was given by the Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors. The LSC is an independent nonprofit founded by Congress in 1974 to support legal aid to low-income...

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  • Education feature: Tutoring became career foundation

    Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Marshall Middle School teacher Amber Tharrington goes over a math problem Monday in her classroom. Staff Writer [email protected] When Amber Tharrington became a tutor and substitute teacher in her native San Diego, it was a way to pay the bills whiel she earned a social science degree. But for Tharrington, in her first year teaching sixth- and seventh-graders at Marshall Middle School, it quickly became the foundation in a career she now adores. ...

  • Clovis to host conference of counties

    Staff Writer [email protected] For the second time in six years, Curry County will host the New Mexico Association of Counties Annual Conference. Curry County, which last welcomed the event in 2013, will serve as headquarters for the 2019 Annual Conference. Held each June in rotating host counties, the conference is a weeklong event drawing elected county officials, department heads and staff to discuss county government. According to NMAC, the location — chosen by the Board of Directors — varies based on proposals...

  • Police blotter — Oct. 20

    CNJ Staff

    Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 12:13 a.m.: Possession of stolen vehicle, Cameo and 14th streets. • 9:21 a.m.: Assist outside agency, 200 block of North Pile Street. • 10:22 a.m.: Possession of stolen property over $500, 2100 block of North Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard. • 2:31 p.m.: Leaving scene of crash with injury, 3500 block of North Prince Street. • 2:44 p.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), 800 block of...

  • Commission to swear in new member

    Staff report The Clovis City Commission is slated to begin its meeting tonight with seven commissioners. It plans to leave it with eight. The commission will, upon approving the agenda for the 5:15 p.m. meeting at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library, elect and swear in one of six applicants to fill the remainder of Bobby Sandoval’s term. Sandoval, who won re-election in March, resigned his post, effective Sept. 30. The commission, by charter, must fill the vacancy within 30 days. The six citizens applying...

  • Friends say man dies from gunshot

    Staff report A 22-year-old Clovis man who shot himself in the head outside a Portales business on Tuesday, died on Wednesday, friends said. The man was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock. Police said they did not know his condition, but his Facebook page was filled with condolences from family and friends who said he died on Wednesday afternoon. Portales Police Public Information Officer Charlie Smart said police responded to a report of shots fired at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of West Second Street....

  • Meetings watch — Oct. 20

    Portales Schools Board of Education In his administrative report at the Monday night Portales schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Johnnie Cain said that Portales Municipal Schools’ accreditation process begins Monday and continues through Wednesday, when there will be a special noon board meeting in which the auditors can provide the board with results and recommendations. Cain noted the amount of work that led up to the accreditation. “This has been quite a task. We started on it, I think, back about...

  • Student takes hands-on approach

    Editor’s note: This is one in a series profiling local students each week. It was done in story format to highlight the students internship experience. STAFF REPORT A Dora High School student recently had hands-on experience in his desired career field, teaching him “more than you could ever learn inside of a school.” Junior Hayden Skinner, 16, helped survey deer at the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 3. According to Skinner, he woke up at 4 a.m. and joined the game warden in tracking the deer. “Basically, you drive...

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  • Small district suits pre-k teacher

    Editor’s note: This is one in a series profiling local educators each week. STAFF REPORT For a Floyd Municipal Schools pre-kindergarten teacher, the small district she works in is like home. Courtesy photo: Sheri Chenault Floyd Municipal Schools pre-kindergarten teacher, Sheri Chenault, left, has worked in the district for 24 years. She said she has “great support from our administration, and I work with great people.” Sheri Chenault’s entire 24-year teaching career ha...

  • Ruling on incest motion expected today

    Kevin Wilson

    MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] A motion to dismiss incest charges against a Clovis woman rests in the hands of District Judge Drew Tatum. Tatum intends to render a decision, “hopefully first thing (this) morning,” in the case of 36-year-old Monica Mares, who appeared in a Wednesday hearing at district court. If Tatum does not grant the dismissal, Mares’ case is scheduled for jury selection at 8:30 a.m. Monday; her jury trial is slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mares is accused of an incestuous...

  • Clovis man dies from self-inflicted gunshot to head

    Staff report A 22-year-old Clovis man who shot himself in the head outside a Portales business on Tuesday, died on Wednesday, friends said. The man was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock. Police said they did not know his condition, but his Facebook page was filled with condolences from family and friends who said he died on Wednesday afternoon. Portales Police Public Information Officer Charlie Smart said police responded to a report of shots fired at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of West Second Street....

  • To do list — Oct. 20

    Today • Teen program — 4:30 p.m. at the Portales Public Library. Activity: Hitchhiking ghost jar. Information: 575-356-3940 • Preschool storytime — 6:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Scrubbly Bubbly Carwash. Information: 575-356-3940 • Glengary Glen Ross concert — 7 p.m. in University Theatre Center at ENMU. Admission: $5 general public, free to ENMU students with current ID and sticker. Information: 575-562-1011 Friday • Glengary Glen Ross concert — 7 p.m. in University Theatre Center at ENMU....

  • Pages past — Oct. 20

    On this date ... 1976: A flight instructor and student pilot had died in a plane crash south of Texico. It wasn’t immediately clear when the plane had crashed. Jackie Roberts, a farmer, found it while working on his irrigation system. The bodies of Ben Smithson, 31, of Clovis, and James Parker, 31, of Farwell, were found inside the plane. The Clovis News-Journal reported Smithson was the flight instructor. Officials believed Parker had control of the plane and was...

  • Williamson — Glengarry Glen Ross opens tonight

    Whether he is directing a play or creating a film, Jon Barr, an assistant professor of digital filmmaking at ENMU, says, “I do my best to create something that I personally believe will be meaningful and good, but I honestly have no clue if I did it right until an audience gets to see and experience the work for themselves.” Local audiences have a chance to do that in the next few days. A play Jon directs — David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross — opens tonight in the...

  • City to act on nuisance property

    Staff writer [email protected] At their Tuesday night meeting, Portales city councilors approved a resolution to authorize the city to initiate a complaint in district court against a property owner and declare the property a public nuisance. According to Planning Director Donna Rutherford, the resolution was related to a property on North Avenue B between West Nogal Street and West Maple Street. “There’s two vacant lots there. We get numerous complaints every summer about the condition of this property. We’ve s...

  • ENMU student program returns

    STAFF WRITER [email protected] Professional development opportunities are in store for education students at Eastern New Mexico University. The Omicron Upsilon Chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education was recently re-established at ENMU after a more than 20-year absence. The Honor Society helps education students with research and making connections with public schools, according to Assistant Professor of Secondary Education Kathleen Wagner. “One of the reasons (for bringing the...

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