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As summer daylight stretches deep into eastern New Mexico nights, the area’s best young baseball players are using that extra daylight to begin their second season; the Little League All-Star District 3 tournaments. The Clovis American 10-11-year-old All-Stars have been practicing for a few weeks, getting set for their opener Tuesday night against Roosevelt County. “The kids are having a great time,” American assistant coach Todd Kuykendall said. “It’s fun for these guys to get together. They’ve been playing hard all season....
Freedom New Mexico: Mickey Winfield Clovis American All-Star Antonio Hicks fields an infield grounder during practice Friday night. The 10-11-year old district tournament begins Tuesday night as American plays Roosevelt County. As summer daylight stretches deep into eastern New Mexico nights, the area’s best young baseball players are using that extra daylight to begin their second season; the Little League All-Star District 3 tournaments. The Clovis American 10-11-year-old All-Stars have been practicing for a few weeks, g...
Pastor Alvin Petty is blogging again....
CNJ Staff Photo: Tony Bullocks Lisa Pellegrino, left, event manager for the Clovis Civic Center, goes over wedding plans Thursday with Sasha Guhrke and Jason Zaikowski of Clovis. The couple are planning for a July wedding at the Civic Center. With the economy putting a strain on spending money, brides are finding ways to cut costs when creating the wedding of their dreams despite their small wedding budgets. According to local shop owners and event planners who specialize in weddings, brides are being more cautious with...
I am always surprised, although I shouldn’t be, when I receive a visit from a most familiar and unwelcome visitor: anxiety....
Editor’s note: This was the first column Don McAlavy wrote for the Clovis News Journal. In 1965, Vora Hartley had purchased the old Westward Ho Motel on First Street in Clovis. She had hired friends of mine, Tom and Celine Yelverton, to manage the place. I was single back then and got talked into being the “night clerk” and living just off the office and the gallery. That was my night job, no pay, just free boarding, but I was busy during the day earning a living as a printer. I was sort of a painter of pictures too and I...
One of my favorite pieces to pass out to my freshman English classes is an essay by a scuba diver. Placed loosely in the science category, it involves his reaction when, while diving one day amid schools of smaller fish, a school of tarpon moved through the area. The diver, also a marine biologist, became sensitive to the response of, basically, everything in the area. He also felt himself, in a sense, ingesting the response of the smaller marine life, on a gut level, to the moving presence of the larger predators. The...
Rockley-Sanders Natasha Rockley of Stillwater, Okla., and Shane Sanders of Clovis were joined in marriage May 23, 2008, at the First Presbyterian Church in Stillwater, Okla. The bride is the daughter of Mark and Natalie Rockley of Stillwater, Okla. The groom is the son of Joe and Charmain Howard of Clovis. The couple will reside in Ruckersville, Va....
Flatow-Miller Carlton and Sandra Flatow of Clovis and Darvin and Andrea Lamm of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Siobhan Flatow, to Kyle Miller, both of Clovis. He is the son of Wendell and Linda Miller and Donna Fee, all of Cape Girardeau, Mo. The couple will exchange vows at 4 p.m. July 12, 2008, at Faith Christian Family Church. The reception will follow at the church. The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Clovis High School. She is employed at the Java Loft. The prospective groom...
Cargile James Levi Cargile was born April 25, 2008, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis to H.P. and Kristi Cargile of Melrose. He weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces. He has a sister, Kinlee, 11 months old. Grandparents are Don and Vicky Smith of Melrose and Sheri Cargile of Logan. Great-grandparents are Marvin and Crystell Terry of Tucumcari, Fred Smith of Kiowa, Okla., and Marie Wheeler of Brush, Colo....
Richardson George and Rosa Richardson of Clovis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at 2 p.m. Friday in Santa Rosa. The celebration will be hosted by their children and grandchildren. The couple was married June 29, 1958, in New York. They have four children, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is a carpenter. She is retired from Poor Boy’s Steakhouse. The celebration is open to friends and relatives....
Activities Baxter-Curren Senior Center Bingo — 1 p.m., Thursdays, 908 Hickory. Information: 762-3631 Baxter-Curren Jam Session — 6:30 p.m., first and third Tuesdays, 908 Hickory. Music instrument playing. Information: 762-3631 Baxter-Curren Music Sessions — 6 p.m., second and fourth Tuesdays, 908 Hickory. Music singing and playing. Information: 762-3631 Circle Eight Squares...
The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: Modern Dairy Goats by Mary Gordon was given by George and Dianne Davis in memory of Sue Pierce. Drawing on a lifetime of practical experience, this book deals with all aspects of goat culture from breeding to feeding, along with the care and treatment of the milk and the making of butter and cheese. Delusion: A Novel of Suspense by Peter Abrahams turns a woman’s world upside down when new evidence frees a man she put in prison with her testimony 20 years e...
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Freedom New Mexico Firefighters from two Roosevelt County agencies were called to a structure fire in Arch around 3:30 p.m. Friday. The fire, in a loading warehouse at Glen’s Peanuts on the east side of Arch, destroyed commodity peanuts, pallets and other items valued at an estimated $57,500, according to Arch Fire Chief Hugh Frank. The fire also did an estimated $25,000 of damage to the building, he said. Frank said an employee noticed the blaze inside the building shortly after it ignited. At that time flames were r...
Freedom New Mexico Firefighters from two Roosevelt County agencies were called to a structure fire in Arch around 3:30 p.m. Friday. The fire, in a loading warehouse at Glen’s Peanuts on the east side of Arch, destroyed commodity peanuts, pallets and other items valued at an estimated $57,500, according to Arch Fire Chief Hugh Frank. The fire also did an estimated $25,000 of damage to the building, he said. Frank said an employee noticed the blaze inside the building shortly after it ignited. At that time flames were r...
Fireworks vendors in Curry and Roosevelt counties said sales are picking up as July 4 nears. “We have been open since June 20 and have already had to order more fireworks,” said Karlee Johnson of TNT Fireworks in Clovis. Johnson said that her family has operated the stand for four years and this year hot sellers are artillery shells. “We have had a lot of adults come in and buy the artillery shells,” Johnson said. “We have one package that is double stacked with artillery and has over 500 shots.” It is called the TNT Peace M...
A Roosevelt County man was indicted Friday in the 9th Judicial District Court in connection with the 2005 shooting death of Causey rancher Jimmy “Bo” Chunn, according to District Attorney Matt Chandler. William “Billy” Joe Watson, 44, is charged with accessory to first degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and accessory to attempted manufacturing of methamphetamine, a press release said. If convicted, he faces a minimum of life in prison, Chandler said. Watso...
Freedom New Mexico A warrant was issued Thursday for a Clovis man charged with shooting at his neighbor during a dispute, court records show. Tranell Pleasant, 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit a crime. Police responded to the 800 block of Sheldon Street around noon Wednesday for report of shots fired. The 18-year-old victim said Pleasant knocked on his door and began arguing with him, accusing him of talking about his family, according to a police report. The victim said the...
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Amanda Herrera totals up the Salinas family's purchase of fireworks at a fireworks stand north of Clovis. Fireworks vendors in Curry and Roosevelt counties said sales are picking up as July 4 nears. “We have been open since June 20 and have already had to order more fireworks,” said Karlee Johnson of TNT Fireworks in Clovis. Johnson said that her family has operated the stand for four years and this year hot sellers are artillery shells. “We have had a lot of adults come in and buy the artil...
Portales, NM - Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced today Billy Joe Watson, age 44, was indicted by a Roosevelt County Grand Jury this afternoon....
A Roosevelt County man was indicted Friday in the 9th Judicial District Court in connection with the 2005 shooting death of Causey rancher Jimmy “Bo” Chunn, according to District Attorney Matt Chandler. William “Billy” Joe Watson, 44, is charged with accessory to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and accessory to attempted manufacturing of methamphetamine, a press release said. If convicted, he faces a minimum of life in prison, Chandler said. Watso...
A warrant was issued Thursday for a Clovis man charged with shooting at his neighbor during a dispute, court records show. Tranell Pleasant, 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit a crime. Police responded to the 800 block of Sheldon Street around noon Wednesday for report of shots fired. The 18-year-old victim said Pleasant knocked on his door and began arguing with him, accusing him of talking about his family, according to a police report....
Some county residents said they welcomed a countywide nuisance ordinance. Others said they would fight it to the end. After weighing the comments, the Curry County Land Use Committee unanimously passed a nuisance ordinance during a Friday meeting. County Manager Lance Pyle said the County Commission will consider a notice of intent to adopt the ordinance that includes a few changes reflecting concerns mentioned during Friday’s meeting. He said the commission will hold a public hearing in August before deciding whether to a...
