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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Eastern Plains Council of Government's Board of Directors approved the 2012-2013 budget and election of officers Wednesday at its annual meeting in Tucumcari. The budget ($361,587) is lower then last year's budget since Work Force Solutions in no longer part of EPCOG, said Sandy Chancey, EPCOG executive director. The directors started the meeting with the approval of the 2005 audit and an update on the 2006-2008 audits. Chancey said the 2006-2008 audits will be completed soon and will be available to the directors and...
In many sports events, preliminaries lead toward something often called the "finals." This weekend though, the whole thing is called the finals when New Mexico's best high school cowboys and cowgirls get together. The New Mexico High School Rodeo Association Finals take place at the Curry County Special Events Center beginning at 9 a.m. today. Shelby Montano of Thoreau ropes her calf during breakaway roping at the 2011 New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo. Montano placed second... Full story
In many sports events, preliminaries lead toward something often called the "finals." This weekend though, the whole thing is called the finals when New Mexico's best high school cowboys and cowgirls get together. The New Mexico High School Rodeo Association Finals take place at the Curry County Special Events Center beginning at 9 a.m. today. Shelby Montano of Thoreau ropes her calf during breakaway roping at the 2011 New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo. Montano placed second...
The Gonzales family van sat in the driveway of their Dora residence Wednesday morning looking battered, with two shattered windshields and multiple dents. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Air conditioner and window damaged at Becky Black's home during Wednesday's hail storm that hit Melrose. "It sounded like someone had opened fire on the house," Denise Gonzales said of Tuesday night's storm that packed up to baseball-sized hail, leaving a trail of shattered vehicle windshields... Full story
The Gonzales family van sat in the driveway of their Dora residence Wednesday morning looking battered, with two shattered windshields and multiple dents. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Air conditioner and window damaged at Becky Black's home during Wednesday's hail storm that hit Melrose. "It sounded like someone had opened fire on the house," Denise Gonzales said of Tuesday night's storm that packed up to baseball-sized hail, leaving a trail of shattered vehicle windshields...
If you like barrel racing, accompanied by little else, the Curry County Event Center will have plenty of action next weekend. Courtesy photo: Pixel Worx II JJ Thompson, originally of Lubbock, and her gelding, Easy, make asecond barrel turn at the 2011 Double Da$h barrel race. The Third Annual Double Dash will take place June 22-24 at the Curry County Events Center. The center is the site for the third annual Double Da$h barrel racing event. With competition scheduled for 5...
PORTALES — Portales police have arrested two people involved in what authorities call a sophisticated ring that specialized in helping illegal immigrants obtain fraudulent New Mexico driver's licenses. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced Wednesday that Veronica Diaz and Jose-Luis Tirado were arrested this weekend for their roles in the scheme. Both are being held on $10,000 cash only bond. Authorities believe hundreds of licenses have been fraudulently obtained through the ring over the last couple o...
If you like barrel racing, accompanied by little else, the Curry County Event Center will have plenty of action next weekend. Courtesy photo: Pixel Worx II JJ Thompson, originally of Lubbock, and her gelding, Easy, make asecond barrel turn at the 2011 Double Da$h barrel race. The Third Annual Double Dash will take place June 22-24 at the Curry County Events Center. The center is the site for the third annual Double Da$h barrel racing event. With competition scheduled for 5... Full story
Two more arrests have been made in Portales connected to what officials are calling a sophisticated driver's license fraud ring. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said Wednesday that Victoria Diaz and Jose-Luis Tirado surrendered over the weekend to Portales authorities. Both are being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center on $10,000 cash only bonds as of Wednesday evening. In addition to Diaz and Tirado, two others were arrested last week in connection to the ring. In total, nine were charged leaving...
Two more arrests have been made in Portales connected to what officials are calling a sophisticated driver's license fraud ring. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said Wednesday that Victoria Diaz and Jose-Luis Tirado surrendered over the weekend to Portales authorities. Both are being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center on $10,000 cash only bonds as of Wednesday evening. In addition to Diaz and Tirado, two others were arrested last week in connection to the ring. In total, nine were charged leaving...
The Eastern Plains Council of Government's Board of Directors approved the 2012-2013 budget and election of officers Wednesday at its annual meeting in Tucumcari. The budget ($361,587) is lower then last year's budget since Work Force Solutions in no longer part of EPCOG, said Sandy Chancey, EPCOG executive director. The directors started the meeting with the approval of the 2005 audit and an update on the 2006-2008 audits. Chancey said the 2006-2008 audits will be completed soon and will be available to the directors and...
The Eastern Plains Council of Government's Board of Directors approved the 2012-2013 budget and election of officers Wednesday at its annual meeting in Tucumcari. The budget ($361,587) is lower then last year's budget since Work Force Solutions in no longer part of EPCOG, said Sandy Chancey, EPCOG executive director. The directors started the meeting with the approval of the 2005 audit and an update on the 2006-2008 audits. Chancey said the 2006-2008 audits will be completed soon and will be available to the directors and... Full story
For the 11th year, Clovis youths will be on a roll as the Clovis Soapbox Derby takes over Sycamore Street 10 a.m. Saturday. File photo Rockell Horton, back, and Chloe Cowman race down Sycamore Street during the semifinals of the 2011 Clovis Soapbox Derby. There are 13 riders signed up for the annual event, race organizer Larry Erwin said, with a double-elimination bracket set up for racers. The winner will move on to the National Soapbox Derby, scheduled for July 21 in Akron,...
Eighty students from at least 10 Clovis elementary schools spent the last week and a half learning math and science at Marshall Middle School through hands-on projects. The second annual Junior Wildcat Math and Science Camp was an extended learning opportunity for incoming seventh-graders to get a jump on math and science, teachers said. Teachers said students who attended the camp can be leaders in math and science class in the upcoming school year. The process is known as frontloading. "Some kids came to kind of get a feel...
Call logs for Portales police, sheriff and fire: Tuesday - 10:19 a.m.: walk up requested to speak to an officer regarding in reference to threats. - 10:27 a.m.: Officer requested a case number. - 11:49 a.m.: Caller requested an ambulance for a female patient, 1900 block South Avenue I. - 12:04 p.m.: Caller reported a vehicle parked in the road, North Abilene and Olive. - 1:53 p.m.: Caller reported her brother was on drugs and acting violent, 1600 West First Street. - 2:16 p.m.: Caller requested an ambulance, 100 block West...
The Dairy Farmers of America's board of directors has re-elected area dairy farmer Wayne Palla as first vice chairman of the board. Palla and his son Eric of Clovis, have an integrated farm operation with dairy, crop farming and cattle ranching. In conjunction with three dairy farms, they farm 16,000 acres of corn, wheat, alfalfa, sorghum and green beans. Palla answered questions about his position and the current issues facing local dairy farmers. His answers were edited for clarity and style. Tell me about your background...
The Dairy Farmers of America's board of directors has re-elected area dairy farmer Wayne Palla as first vice chairman of the board. Palla and his son Eric of Clovis, have an integrated farm operation with dairy, crop farming and cattle ranching. In conjunction with three dairy farms, they farm 16,000 acres of corn, wheat, alfalfa, sorghum and green beans. Palla answered questions about his position and the current issues facing local dairy farmers. His answers were edited for clarity and style. Tell me about your background... Full story
Once upon a time a teacher named Donna Stewart began Character Council at Cameo to teach students about civic duties and leadership and other important aspects of character. Along came another teacher, Kendra Peloquin, a special education teacher for gifted and talented (GT), and she asked to join the council. These two teachers made a great team; their students — the ones in the Character Council and GT classes — also made a great team. One day, the Character Council was searching for ideas to improve their school with the...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Tuesday - 12:20 a.m.: Caller reported motor vehicle collision with a cow in the road, near state road 108 and Curry Road 14. - 3:08 a.m.: Caller reported shots fired nearby, 1500 block of North MLK Boulevard. - 5:40 a.m.: Caller reported dogs barking in the area, 1900 block of Cameo Street. - 7:01 a.m.: Caller reported burglary of a company vehicle, 2200 block of Mabry Drive. - 7:22 a.m.: Caller reported two purses full of debit and credit cards in a trash receptacle,... Full story
Two people I have treasured for a long time will be leading the Heritage Days Parade on Saturday as Roosevelt County's Pioneers of the Year: Bill and Peggy Prater. The Praters started teaching at Dora School in 1967, the same year I started first grade. I was part of Peggy's first class, and I was smitten with her the day I walked into her room. She and Bill did what I believe is the single most important thing elementary teachers do. They loved their students. I was fortunate to be born into a home full of books, and to...
On May 11, you printed a letter from state Sen. Mary Jane Garcia with her thought that horse slaughter leads to over-breeding of horses. May we disagree completely with her? I am 66 years old and have been on the back of a horse for at least 62 of those years. No matter how special a horse is or how much you love them, there will come a time when they can no longer go on living. That is just the way life is. So, the question is, do we want them put down in a government inspected plant or is it better to put them out in the...
The Santa Fe City Council is considering a temporary hold on the stealth "community workforce agreement" ordinance it passed in February. Rather than delaying this act of political pandering to labor unions by the mayor and council, the council should repeal it outright. A city memo describes the agreement as a "pre-hire collective bargaining agreement that sets out in detail the terms of employment and hiring for all workers on large-scale public works construction projects." All workers on a project governed by a community...
