Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PNT staff writer [email protected] Portales Senior Citizens Center Director Dawn Kryder waved her hands in the air as four members of the center followed suit. "OK, ladies, get ready to rock the baby four times," she yelled to her partners, swinging her arms downward and going into a rocking motion with them. JoAnn Gilbert, 67, wheeled her oxygen tank forward, performing the dance moves to "If I Could Turn Back Time" with as much energy as anyone else in the room, maybe even more. "Can you believe it? That I'm actually...
Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Tuesday 10:50 a.m.: Caller reported she was arguing with her ex-husband. 11:04 a.m.: Caller reported someone broke the window to her car, 800 block West 14th Street. 11:27 a.m.: Caller reported a stray dog, 1300 block South Avenue C. 11:36 a.m.: Caller requested an ambulance for a female subject, 1400 block South Avenue A. 12:08 p.m.: Caller reported two males fighting, 900 block East Danube. 12:27 p.m.: Caller requested two cats be picked up, 400 block West Sixth Street. 12:42... Full story
Today Ram Soccer Youth Summer Camp — 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Ram Soccer Field at the high school. Children 3 to 13 years old. Bring cleats, shin guards and a water bottle. $30 per child for three days, which includes a T-shirt. Pre-register by Tuesday. Information and registration: 749-0801. Food preservation workshop — 9 a.m.-1 p.m., ENMU Family Consumer Science Department building. RSVP if possible. Information or RSVP: 356-4417. Friday Ram Soccer Youth Summer Camp — 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Ram Soccer Field at the high schoo...
When my less-than-blazing speed was duly noted by the Dora track coach 35-plus years ago, I was sent with the other slow-pokes to the old baseball field, supplied with a softball, a shot put and a discus, and condemned to "field events." My lifelong ineptitude for throwing a softball surfaced quickly, but I could hold my own putting a shot, and I was actually reasonably good at hurling a discus. So was born an obsession. Four-time Olympic gold champion Al Oerter became my hero. I convinced my parents that I needed my own... Full story
When my less-than-blazing speed was duly noted by the Dora track coach 35-plus years ago, I was sent with the other slow-pokes to the old baseball field, supplied with a softball, a shot put and a discus, and condemned to "field events." My lifelong ineptitude for throwing a softball surfaced quickly, but I could hold my own putting a shot, and I was actually reasonably good at hurling a discus. So was born an obsession. Four-time Olympic gold champion Al Oerter became my hero. I convinced my parents that I needed my own... Full story
The Texas county lines that separate Goliad and Bee counties is 869 miles north of Mexico City and 1,572 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. Last month, however, a lonely spot between Goliad and Beeville on U.S. Highway 59 became ground zero for the issue of immigration reform between the United States and Mexico. A pickup truck carrying 23 suspected illegal immigrants blew a tire, careened off the road, and slammed into a tree. Fifteen passengers died in what one observer called the "the worst single motor vehicle accident...
A Curry County jail inmate was discovered bloody and beaten shortly after noon on March 29. That's when another inmate "buzzed in to control and stated 'you better get me out of this pod before I kill someone.'" The report detailing the incident was released by county officials on Wednesday in response to a Clovis News Journal public records request. According to the reports: - Inmates Terry Damron and Joseph Steward were in the same cell. - Damron told jail staff Steward snapped and "he (Steward) untwisted (a) broom handle...
Doing more with less is the theme of this year's field day set for Friday at the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center at Clovis, according to organizers. File photo Presentations at the New Mexico State University field day at the agricultural science center at Clovis will focus on producing more crops with less resources, according to organizers. Researchers will talk about new tillage techniques and potential herbicides and fertilizers used in sorghum...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Cabresto Lake: The lake and campground closed May 14 and will stay closed for about six months while the dam is being rebuilt. Charette Lakes: Fishing was slow to fair using Power Bait for trout. We had no reports on...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Cabresto Lake: The lake and campground closed May 14 and will stay closed for about six months while the dam is being rebuilt. Charette Lakes: Fishing was slow to fair using Power Bait for trout. We had no reports on...
The Clovis Municipals Schools board of education will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at Clovis Community College in room 405 to discuss a superintendent's report. Items include: - District academic performance District-wide Accountability groups Expectations for future - Financial information Personnel Construction Instruction Fund balance - Personnel Total personnel Added personnel since beginning of school Projection fits for specific personnel - Board and superintendent goals — Compiled by CNJ staff writer Benna S...
The Clovis Community College board of trustees approved the following agenda items at its Wednesday meeting: - Five-year capital projects plan submittal. The following projects have been a priority of the committee for the past two years: The renovation of Former Allied Health Facilities is a $800,000 project to upgrade existing classrooms. It is scheduled to be complete Dec. 13. The demolition of barracks is a $756,250 project to remove six antiquated barracks and peripheral structures. It is scheduled to be complete Nov....
Before long, students will be heading back to school. Looking once more at the work being handled through our operations department in preparation for the return of school staff and students, it remains astonishing to discover what all is accomplished over the summer. Before teachers can teach and students can learn, there must be some certainty that this core purpose of our public schools occurs in a learning environment not only structurally safe and sound, but also adequately equipped with the currently used resources...
Clovis Community College recently received its second 10-year independent accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. CNJ staff photo: Benna Sayyed Clovis Community College bookkeeper Jessica Moore schedules a student appointment Wednesday with an academic advisor for 2012 fall semester class scheduling. According to CCC President Becky Rowley, this continuation of accreditation primarily enables CCC to accept and disperse federal financial aid and makes the school...
Sheila Hays, owner of Sheila's Ladies Apparel in Portales, expects to see the jeans and T-shirts fly off the shelves this weekend during the state's tax-free weekend sales. CMI staff photo: Alisa Boswell Portales Bealls Supervisor Robin Taylor organizes clothing in the juniors department at the store Wednesday afternoon. Taylor and store associate Rose Dominguez said juniors clothes and shoes are what sell the most on tax-free weekend, which will be Friday through Sunday....
Sheila Hays, owner of Sheila's Ladies Apparel in Portales, expects to see the jeans and T-shirts fly off the shelves this weekend during the state's tax-free weekend sales. CMI staff photo: Alisa Boswell Portales Bealls Supervisor Robin Taylor organizes clothing in the juniors department at the store Wednesday afternoon. Taylor and store associate Rose Dominguez said juniors clothes and shoes are what sell the most on tax-free weekend, which will be Friday through Sunday....
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Tuesday - 1:57 a.m.: Caller reported he chased, on foot, the person he caught breaking into his vehicle, who fled the scene on a bicycle, 1200 block of Oakhurst Road. - 4:48 a.m.: Caller advised he had a railroad track rider detained and wanted him escorted from the property, 100 block of South Main Street. - 7:34 a.m.: Caller advised someone continually throws parties at his vacant house that has a pool and requested trespassing information, 300 block of North...
The public can review and comment on Clovis Municipal Schools redistricting proposals 6 p.m. Thursday in the Clovis High School Lecture Hall. The school board will vote to choose a redistricting option at its Aug. 28 meeting. If option A, B, C or D is approved, many children in Clovis will be moved from Marshall and Yucca middle schools to the new W.D. Gattis Middle School when it opens August 2013. A member of Research and Polling, Inc., which developed the options, will explain the process used to develop the proposals and...
