Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Two-a-day practices begin Monday for New Mexico football teams, although many coaches have decided to combine them into essentially one long workout. Clovis High, the defending Class 5A state runnerup, kicks off practice at 8 a.m. Wildcats defensive coordinator Darren Kelley said the sessions during the first week will last until around 1 p.m., with the team taking an hour-long break in the middle. “We started doing it that way a couple of years ago, and it’s worked out pretty well,” Kelley said. The Cats went 9-4 last season...
Cannon Air Force Base left fielder Staff Sgt. Richard Wickenkamp makes a sliding catch during a game against Da Crew of Carlsbad on Saturday during the New Mexico USSSA men’s Class D state tourney at Guy Leeder Complex. (CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth) After a first-round loss early Saturday morning in the New Mexico USSSA men’s Class D state tournament at Guy Leeder Softball Complex, the Cannon Air Force Base team was looking for a big bounce-back. It would only take 12 wins to come back and win the double-elimination eve...
Elfigo Montano, 56 Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales. Mr. Elfigo Montano, 56, of Portales, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 in Portales. Mr. Montano was born June 21, 1949, in Portales to Rosa and Juan F. Montano. He lived in Portales all of his lived. He served in the New Mexico National Guard for several years, and was transferred to active duty. During active duty he served for a time in Germany. He worked for several years as a mechanic and a carpenter, but had been disabled and unable to work... Full story
Helena Rodriguez: PNT Staff Writer MELROSE — Melrose is the birthplace of the late William Hanna, an animator of Flintstones fame, and Col. Travis Hoover, one of the famous Doolittle Raiders who led the first U.S. retaliatory raid on Japan during World War II. Also once home to an opera house and a legendary girls’ basketball team — and still home to the Melrose Bombing Range which has been an integral part of testing and training operations — Melrose has had a rather impressive 100-year-history as it gears up to celebra...
Marc Schoder: PNT staff writer For the first time in the state’s history, New Mexico shoppers and merchants are doing something that Texans have been able to do for years. Signed into law this past legislative session by Governor Richardson, New Mexicans are getting their first taste of a tax free holiday in the state. “This weekend has been very good for us,” said Angie Ramirez, manager of Dollar General. “Many school supplies and clothes have been sold this weekend.” The gross receipts tax holiday, which kicked off state...
Marc Schoder: PNT staff writer R. Wayne Hardin, a local peanut grower, was appointed to his second six-year term by the United States Department of Agriculture to the 18-member Peanut Standards Board. When Hardin was originally appointed to the position the New Mexico Peanut Growers recommended him for the appointment. His term will end on June 30, 2008. “The job of the Peanut Standards Board,” Hardin said, “is to ensure the quality of the peanuts, both domestic and imported.” The USDA consults with the board before establi... Full story
Johnny Pacheco and his wife Kristen Pacheco, both of Portales, walk through the North Plains Mall as the two shop Saturday in Clovis. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) Wearing the company’s trademark black-and-white striped shirt and surrounded by name brand athletic gear, Foot Locker manager Ken Walker outlined his own game plan. “When I took the job, I thought about what I would need to do to keep people in the store,” said the manager, who left a hectic Lubbock store for the Clovis North Plains Mall branch, and quickly tried to ge...
Some residents are concerned for the future of a town once called “the Broom-corn capital of New Mexico.” (Staff photo: Sharna Johnson) MELROSE — Melrose is the birthplace of the late William Hanna, an animator of Flintstones fame, and Col. Travis Hoover, one of the famous Doolittle Raiders who led the first U.S. retaliatory raid on Japan during World War II. Also once home to an opera house and a legendary girls’ basketball team — and still home to the Melrose Bombing Range which has been an integral part of testing a... Full story
WASHINGTON — The White House and Republican Senate leaders are rumbling toward a defense showdown with their GOP rank and file that could embarrass President Bush and take a rare wartime slap at Pentagon authority. When the Senate returns this fall and resumes debate on a defense bill, several Republican senators plan to continue trying to tack on amendments that would impose restrictions on the Pentagon’s treatment of terror suspects in U.S. custody and delay proposed military base closings. There’s no indication the White... Full story
Children primary victims of park graffiti Each day I enjoy eating my lunch at Greene Acres park. Watching the kids play is a bright spot of my day. But recently I went to the park and I was disgusted because someone graffitied the kids’ toys. I know the city takes pride in its parks. I watch as the workers mow, empty the trash, clean up the mess people leave behind. I don’t understand the purpose of the graffiti, other than marking territory like a dog will. This is a place for families to enjoy their time feeding the ducks,...
A few years ago, the strategy of gun-control advocates was obvious: File frivolous liability lawsuits against gun makers and distributors, knowing that, whatever the ultimate merits of the cases, the manufacturers would be hard-pressed to keep fighting. Many would go out of business, profits would decline for others, and the high costs imposed by endless litigation would drive up the costs of guns and make it more difficult for many people to afford to buy them. It was a cynical strategy, but one that is about to end. A shift...
Laverne Robbins waited for hours. Her feet hurt as TV cameras panned the crowd that lined Main Street in search of the perfect moment. Meanwhile, the 75-year-old waited. And then she got her chance. She told Grammy award-winning singer Amy Grant her wish. “My grandson’s wife died from blood clots. She was only 30. I feel like his family needs some sunshine — they deserve something good,” said the grandmother, leaving her hopes for her grandson and his 11-year-old child open-ended. In jeans and scuffed boots, Grant towered...
“America’s Most Dangerous Drug,” blares the cover story in Newsweek. If you haven’t been paying attention, you might wonder what drug the magazine has in mind. Tobacco, which kills more than 400,000 people each year? Alcohol, which contributes to thousands of traffic fatalities? Crack, which spawned a wave of violent crime in the 1990s? Heroin, which was supposedly an epidemic a few years ago? Answer: none of the above. America’s most dangerous drug of the week is methamphetamine, better known as crystal meth. It may sound...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Police were dispatched Monday to a residence in the 2000 block of Axtell in response to a report of criminal sexual contact. Upon arrival, officers were told by the teenage female victim that she had awoken to find her mother’s boyfriend in her bed and that unwanted sexual contact had occurred. The suspect was located in the home and transported to the Clovis Police Department f...
A 42-year-old Clovis man was sentenced Wednesday to 3 1/2 years in prison on multiple charges, according to a press release from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s office. Alexander Morgan was found guilty of forgery, possession of methamphetamine, one count of issuing a valueless check, one count of shoplifting, and one count of embezzlement, according to the press release. Morgan made several purchases with bad checks and also feigned using a self-check out register to leave a store with items and return them for a cash... Full story
The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department will be holding a series of educational meetings throughout the state to discuss the new Medicare prescription drug plans. Representatives will conduct a Clovis meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Friendship Senior Center located at 901 West 13th. The meeting is free and open to the public. The main purpose is to provide basic education concerning Medicare prescription drug plans to beneficiaries and caregivers, according to Buffie Saavedra of New Mexico Aging and...
The following criminal dispositions were filed in 9th Judicial District Court: • Robert Celestino Cordova Sr., 53, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery on a household member with a deadly weapon, robbery and is ordered to serve five years supervised probation, complete a substance abuse screening program and required treatment, complete and anger management course, pay $5 for the domestic violence offender treatment fee, submit a DNA sample and pay a $100 testing fee. • Teresa Anthony, 31, pleaded guilty to thr...
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) has been at the forefront of the recent national energy bill and the local effort to save Cannon Air Force Base. Domenici took time Tuesday afternoon to talk about those issues and how a coffee shop dare eventually landed him in the Senate. Q: The energy bill was passed through both houses of Congress last week, and you’re in Portales (Tuesday) to celebrate with Abengoa’s local plant, which benefits from increased ethanol mandates. What made the difference getting this bill passed, as opp...
Texico-Farwell highway closing U.S. 70/84 at the Texico-Farwell state line will be closed at 8 a.m. Monday through 4 p.m. Wednesday for repairs on the railroad crossing, according to railroad and highway officials. Resurfacing is taking place due to the settling of concrete, which is causing a rough crossing, according to Burlington Northern State Railroad spokeswoman Lena Kent. According to the Highway Department, traffic will be re-routed along U.S. 60 traveling into Texas. Detour signs will be in place and normal traffic...
