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ROSWELL — Clovis American’s run in the state 9-10 Little League baseball tournament is over. Carlsbad Shorthorn rallied from a six-run deficit and benefitted from an overturned call Tuesday night to edge American 11-10. The Clovis squad went 2-2 and finished fourth in the double-elimination tournament. “It was a heartbreaker, but the kids played hard,” American manager Craig Rohrbach said. “We lost the first game and came back to get fourth place, and that’s pretty good.” American opened a 9-3 lead with a seven-run t...
Teaching our kids how to be organized starts at an early age. The habits that will aid them as they move through life start when they are young with simple systems learned at home and in their own space. Even when they are young, they can learn how to put away their toys, pack their bags and help with keeping their space organized. Use your child's dominant sense to make the process easier and the clean-up system more personalized for your child. Tactile children do best with category- and utility-based organization stations....
Jack Perconte Parents often have unrealistic expectations of youth sport coaches. After all, most youth sport coaches are volunteer coaches who are only coaching because their sons or daughters are playing the sport. However, this should not provide an excuse for volunteer coaches to lack, enthusiasm, preparation and at least some measure of expertise. An often-used statement I use is that "Practice is the coaches' time to shine, whereas, games are players time to shine." For this to happen, it is necessary that youth sport c...
If my kids were cast into an episode of the TV show "Lost," they would have to stay that way. Forever. This is because I have a very firm rule in my house: I do not look for kid stuff. Period. Exclamation point. End of paragraph. Some people think this one is among the strangest of my depraved parenting habits. After all, what parent hasn't enjoyed spending 197 minutes of their lives they'll never get back frantically looking for one missing baseball cleat on the morning of the Big Game? Answer: Me. Frumpy Mom does not hunt...
If my kids were cast into an episode of the TV show "Lost," they would have to stay that way. Forever. This is because I have a very firm rule in my house: I do not look for kid stuff. Period. Exclamation point. End of paragraph. Some people think this one is among the strangest of my depraved parenting habits. After all, what parent hasn't enjoyed spending 197 minutes of their lives they'll never get back frantically looking for one missing baseball cleat on the morning of the Big Game? Answer: Me. Frumpy Mom does not hunt...
Teaching our kids how to be organized starts at an early age. The habits that will aid them as they move through life start when they are young with simple systems learned at home and in their own space. Even when they are young, they can learn how to put away their toys, pack their bags and help with keeping their space organized. Use your child's dominant sense to make the process easier and the clean-up system more personalized for your child. Tactile children do best with category- and utility-based organization stations.... Full story
MCT The Women's Bionic Blooms Gardening Gloves are available for $24.92 in various sizes and colors, including lime green, through www.homedepot.com. Maggie O'Neill Whether you're putting new plants in your garden or pulling out stubborn weeds, you'll find that the Women's Bionic Blooms Gardening Gloves last much longer than cotton run-of-the-mill counterparts. In all actuality, these fitted garden gloves resemble a fancy pair of driving gloves with their leather cushioning on the palms and Velcro closures at the wrists. It...
Rick Steinhauser:Akron Beacon Journal Conflict in the workplace can hinder productivity. Lisa McLeod Most people don't like conflict. It feels risky and time consuming. They're either afraid of it or they don't want to expend the energy to deal with it. The problem is, avoiding conflict doesn't work either. It doesn't reduce tension, if anything, it escalates it. A reluctance to deal with conflict is hugely detrimental to business. Good ideas remain unspoken, people create silos, and leaders don't get the information they...
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Gov. Susana Martinez said Wednesday that New Mexico is a magnet for people all over the world looking for a valid U.S. ID. And that’s one of the reasons behind her push to repeal a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses in New Mexico. Martinez spent Wednesday in Clovis, meeting with leaders at Cannon Air Force Base and area communities and to address her push to change the state’s driver’s license law. The governor spoke to about 70 people in a press conference at the Clovis Civic Center about t...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez came by the Clovis News Journal office Wednesday for an interview with staff after visiting Cannon Air Force Base. Gov. Susana Martinez said Wednesday that New Mexico is a magnet for people all over the world looking for a valid U.S. ID. And that’s one of the reasons behind her push to repeal a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses in New Mexico. Martinez spent Wednesday in Clovis, meeting with leaders at Cannon Air Force Bas...
Freedom New Mexico A new business is in the works for Portales in the form of a microbrewery and restaurant where homemade beer will be served. The entrepreneur of this establishment is Clovis native Justin Cole, who moved to Portales in March of 2010. Cole said he started home brewing beer six years ago while he was still in college and immediately fell in love with it. He said he had thought about home brewing as a career infrequently but began getting serious about the idea two years ago. Cole plans to open his restaurant...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Due to financial struggles, the U.S. Postal Service has produced a list of about 3,700 post offices it will study for closure nationwide. Five rural post offices in Roosevelt County, two in De Baca County and one in Parmer County, Texas, are in danger of being closed. Due to financial struggles, the U.S. Postal Service has produced a list of about 3,700 post offices it will study for closure nationwide. The post offices in Dora, Causey, Milnesand, Pep and Rogers in Roosevelt County; Taiban...
PNT staff reports The New Mexico Department of Health is warning pet and livestock owners in Roosevelt County and the surrounding area to make sure their dogs, cats, horses and other valuable livestock get vaccinated against rabies after an unvaccinated pet dog from near Portales was attacked by an aggressive acting skunk in early July. The dog began showing signs of rabies last week and died at a veterinary hospital two days later. The New Mexico Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Division in Albuquerque c...
Five rural post offices in Roosevelt County, two in De Baca County and one in Parmer County, Texas, are in danger of being closed. Due to financial struggles, the U.S. Postal Service has produced a list of about 3,700 post offices it will study for closure nationwide. The post offices in Dora, Causey, Milnesand, Pep and Rogers in Roosevelt County; Taiban and Yeso in De Baca County; and Lazbuddie, Parmer County, are among them. “It’s a big part of our community to lose,” said Pep resident Betty Williamson. Williamson under...
Freedom New Mexico The third annual Wiener Nationals is taking place Saturday morning at Hillcrest Park. The event, designed to raise money for the High Plains Humane Society’s spay and neuter program, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with registration at 9 a.m., said Jim Hailey, owner of Clovis’ Der Wienerschnitzel. Hailey said the Wiener Nationals are a nationwide event held by Der Wienerschnitzel, usually in larger communities, but he said Clovis’ event has proven the largest in the nation. Last year, he said, more than 1,...
File photo The third annual Wiener Nationals are set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hillcrest Park. Admission to the races is free with donations given to the High Plains Humane Society. Freedom New Mexico The third annual Wiener Nationals is taking place Saturday morning at Hillcrest Park. The event, designed to raise money for the High Plains Humane Society’s spay and neuter program, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with registration at 9 a.m., said Jim Hailey, owner of Clovis’ Der Wienerschnitzel. Hailey said the Wiener Nat...
Freedom New Mexico The New Mexico Department of Health is warning pet and livestock owners in Roosevelt County and the surrounding area to make sure their dogs, cats, horses and other valuable livestock get vaccinated against rabies after an unvaccinated pet dog from near Portales was attacked by an aggressive acting skunk in early July. The dog began showing signs of rabies last week and died at a veterinary hospital two days later. The New Mexico Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Division in Albuquerque c...
I know they say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but sometimes it’s not bad to tweak a good thing. Case in point: Lemonade, strawberries and mangos. Inspired while browsing through recipes in search of a column idea, I decided to create a strawberry-mango lemonade or raspberry-mango lemonade smoothie. I went with strawberries because I couldn’t find raspberries during my late-night shopping trip. I added ingredients to the blender and taste-tested until I ran out of fruit and thought the smoothie was sufficientl...
Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Justin Cole pours one of his homemade brews in the building on Main Street in Portales where his restaurant and microbrewery will open in March 2012. Cole said he has been home brewing for six years and has been planning his own business for the last two years. Freedom New Mexico A new business is in the works for Portales in the form of a microbrewery and restaurant where homemade beer will be served. The entrepreneur of this establishment is Clovis native Justin Cole, who moved to Portales...
Further to recent reports, our secondary school sites have also been undergoing improvements during the summer months, thanks to the efforts of our operations department. Anyone driving by Marshall Middle School will have noticed not only a great deal of construction on the north end of the campus, but a whole new building going up. It is Marshall’s new special education building. This badly needed addition will be a state-of-the-art facility. The architectural plan incorporates unique window designs, allowing for extensive n... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks A sign hung from Hotel Clovis seeking support of an Aug. 2 election to decide an affordable housing plan for the city has drawn concern from opponents. The High Plains Patriots, a group opposing the plan, has threatened the city with a lawsuit if it does not take down the sign by noon Thursday. An attorney for the High Plains Patriots has given the city a deadline of noon today to remove a sign — supporting a proposed Affordable Housing...
Gay lifestyle unacceptable to God Regarding the July 21 letter from Adam Martinez: Those participating in the gay pride parade were forcing their lifestyle on us. I happened to be on Main Street that day shopping with my daughter and having a great mom/daughter day until ... How can we leave them alone? Every time the rest of society turns around, this lifestyle is crammed down our throats. The lifestyle will always be unacceptable to God. 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10 (New American Standard): • “Or do you not know that the u...
Surprise, Clovis. We have a new rule, and it affects everyone who shops downtown on Main Street. As of Tuesday, there’s a two-hour parking limit. The new traffic regulation was not publicly debated. Most of us didn’t even know a problem existed that needed to be fixed. And most of us includes some of the Main Street business owners who will be most affected by government’s latest intrusion into our lives. Clovis’ Public Works Director Clint Bunch said the parking time limits were imposed after business owners complai... Full story
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