Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Freedom New Mexico The states are restless. Increasingly, states across America are resisting encroachments on their liberties by the federal government. The most recent examples concern objections by two states to the forced adoption of President Barack Obama’s health-care law. Voters in Missouri approved Tuesday, 71 percent to 29 percent, Measure C, the Health Care Freedom Act. It amended Missouri law to read, “No law or rule shall compel ... any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health car... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. Test answers Portales residents who want more information about the schools’ scores on Adequate Yearly Progress tests can attend the Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting. It’s 6 p.m. today in the district Administration Building, 501 S. Abilene St. Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Priscilla Hernandez is scheduled to report on AYP scores. Video of the day Coach Mark Ribaudo speaks at ENMU media day: http://www.youtub...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. Test answers Portales residents who want more information about the schools’ scores on Adequate Yearly Progress tests can attend the Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting. It’s 6 p.m. today in the district Administration Building, 501 S. Abilene St. Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Priscilla Hernandez is scheduled to report on AYP scores. Video of the day Coach Mark Ribaudo speaks at ENMU media day: http://www.youtub... Full story
Name: Melba and Carl Britton Residence: Portales Occupation: Retired Volunteer: Hospital auxiliary Why they do this: Melba has been a member of the group for 25 years and Carl for 12 years. “We love to work together,” Melba said. “We know it brings happiness to others and lets them know someone cares. Both of us enjoy giving back to the community....
Police processing evidence in homicide Portales police say they’re still waiting on the state lab for forensic evidence to advance to homicide case of ENMU student Angel Vale. Portales Deputy Police Chief Lonnie Berry said the state crime lab is analyzing and comparing .22 caliber shell casings and bullets to the rifle a 13-year-old Portales boy is charged with stealing from Vale’s home. Vale was shot three times July 23 outside her home in the 1200 block of Avenue A, police said. Berry said he does not know how long the sta... Full story
Submitted by Bennie Adams And the winner of the CNJ Tallest Weeds in Clovis contest is ... Zia Elementary School third-grader Willie Newman, 8, shown in the midst of weeds measuring more than 9 feet tall. Willie is staying with his grandfather, Bennie Adams, on east 21st Street and Adams snapped the photo in a neighbor's backyard. Willie wins a mp3 player. And the winner of the CNJ Tallest Weeds in Clovis contest is ... Zia Elementary School third-grader Willie Newman, 8, shown in the midst of weeds measuring more than 9...
Tucker Noted guitarist Kenneth and Myrtle Tucker of Clovis will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 14. They were married in 1960 in Clovis. They have two sons Kenneth James and David Lee and two grandchildren Stephan and Johnathan. Kenneth played with Tiny Lynn, J. Bowman and had his own trio band for a short time. His favorite music to play was jazz and classical. He retired in 1993....
Bonney Jane and Ronnie Bonney Jr. of Clovis will be renewing their vows at Sacred Heart Church on Aug. 14, 2010, with a reception and dance to follow. The bride is the daughter of Nadine Armijo of Clovis and Eddy Gallegos of Santa Fe. She is the granddaughter of Sereriano and Mary Armijo of Clovis and Frank and Helen Gallegos of Clovis. The groom is the son of Ronnie and Andrea Bonney of Clovis. He is the grandson of Nap and Irene Castillo of Clovis and Alex and Linda Bonney of Clovis. Maid of honor is Janell Gallegos....
Bonney Jane and Ronnie Bonney Jr. of Clovis will be renewing their vows at Sacred Heart Church on Aug. 14, 2010, with a reception and dance to follow. The bride is the daughter of Nadine Armijo of Clovis and Eddy Gallegos of Santa Fe. She is the granddaughter of Sereriano and Mary Armijo of Clovis and Frank and Helen Gallegos of Clovis. The groom is the son of Ronnie and Andrea Bonney of Clovis. He is the grandson of Nap and Irene Castillo of Clovis and Alex and Linda Bonney of Clovis. Maid of honor is Janell Gallegos....
Crosby Joanna Pierce of Portales and Blake Crosby of Beardtown, Ill., were married July 18, 2010, in Allenspark, Colo. Rev. Mike Michelon performed the outdoor wedding. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Madeline Pierce of Portales. Her grandparents are deceased. The groom is the son of Rita A. Crosby of Beardstown. His grandmother is Mary Patricia Hamm of Beardstown. Maid of honor was Gwen Bruno. The best man was Tyson Crosby. The couple resides in Golden, Colo. The bride is a student at the University of Colorado in... Full story
Crosby Joanna Pierce of Portales and Blake Crosby of Beardtown, Ill., were married July 18, 2010, in Allenspark, Colo. Rev. Mike Michelon performed the outdoor wedding. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Madeline Pierce of Portales. Her grandparents are deceased. The groom is the son of Rita A. Crosby of Beardstown. His grandmother is Mary Patricia Hamm of Beardstown. Maid of honor was Gwen Bruno. The best man was Tyson Crosby. The couple resides in Golden, Colo. The bride is a student at the University of Colorado in...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Sunday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Dance at Los Abuelitos in Portales. Please bring a covered dish. Monday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities. Tuesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities; 9 a.m. Board of Directors meeting; 11 a.m. Senior Center meeting; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Wednesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities; 9:30 a.m. Free blood pressure and sugar testing; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise;...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Sunday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Dance at Los Abuelitos in Portales. Please bring a covered dish. Monday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities. Tuesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities; 9 a.m. Board of Directors meeting; 11 a.m. Senior Center meeting; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Wednesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities; 9:30 a.m. Free blood pressure and sugar testing; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily activities; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise;...
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Harper’s Bazaar Fabulous at Every Age: Your Quick and Easy Guide to Fashion” by Nandini D’Souza reveals the fashion secrets of the world’s best-dressed women and offers tips on how to recognize what’s right for you at different stages of life. “Laughed ‘til He Died” by Carolyn Hart combines intrigue, foul play, and three complex puzzles as Book store owner Annie Darling and her husband Max plunge into a web of danger and deceit following a trio of deaths th... Full story
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Harper’s Bazaar Fabulous at Every Age: Your Quick and Easy Guide to Fashion” by Nandini D’Souza reveals the fashion secrets of the world’s best-dressed women and offers tips on how to recognize what’s right for you at different stages of life. “Laughed ‘til He Died” by Carolyn Hart combines intrigue, foul play, and three complex puzzles as Book store owner Annie Darling and her husband Max plunge into a web of danger and deceit following a trio of deaths th...
Sheryl Borden Information on making pillows, weed control and cooking potatoes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Ava Green is a designer, and she will demonstrate how pillows can be made from blocks of knitting or crocheting. Her company is Terri’s Yarns and Crafts in Sevierville, Tenn. Curt Jaynes will show different products that are available to control weeds, how to mulch flower beds and how to use rock and grass clippings as weed barriers. Jaynes is with Garde... Full story
Sheryl Borden Information on making pillows, weed control and cooking potatoes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Ava Green is a designer, and she will demonstrate how pillows can be made from blocks of knitting or crocheting. Her company is Terri’s Yarns and Crafts in Sevierville, Tenn. Curt Jaynes will show different products that are available to control weeds, how to mulch flower beds and how to use rock and grass clippings as weed barriers. Jaynes is with Garde... Full story
Associated Press stories slanted Tuesday’s CNJ carried a story written by Cain Burdeau of The Associated Press: “Gulf dead zone one of largest ever.” This article is typical of my beef with AP articles your paper publishes. Many of them are slanted with a progressive view point to manipulate public opinion on certain political issues. This particular article hints that the increased size of the dead zone in the Gulf is due in part to global climate change via “sea level rise” and “storms.” According to Nancy Rabalais and... Full story
Freedom New Mexico The states are restless. Increasingly, states across America are resisting encroachments on their liberties by the federal government. The most recent examples concern objections by two states to the forced adoption of President Barack Obama’s health-care law. Voters in Missouri approved Tuesday, 71 percent to 29 percent, Measure C, the Health Care Freedom Act. It amended Missouri law to read, “No law or rule shall compel ... any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health car...
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson A house located at 600 Maple, which neighbors said has long been vacant, is overrun with weeds in the front yard. Melissa Newman, or anybody else in Clovis, might take a day off from weed pulling. The weeds, thanks to a summer full of rain, aren’t taking any breaks from growing. “We have a severe weed problem in our yard,” said Newman, who lives with her son on 21st Street. “We don’t go more than a day without pulling weeds in our garden. They grow two inches a day.” The summer has seen so muc... Full story
Courtesy photo Daulton Hatley of Clovis reached the third round of the All-American Soap Box Derby on July 24 in Akron, Ohio, which is the farthest any youth from Clovis has reached in the international competition. When Clovis’ Daulton Hatley made it into the third round at the All-American Soap Box Derby on July 24, he set a record as the Clovis racer to advance the farthest in the race. The Clovis Soap Box Derby, sponsored by the Clovis Rotary Club, began in 2002 when the club was looking to be involved in a youth e... Full story
Courtesy photo: New Mexico Lottery Eastern New Mexico University graduate Jessica Quintana designed the popular new KISS scratchers for the New Mexico Lottery. She said her time at ENMU still affects her work today. An Eastern New Mexico University graduate has displayed her art in 1,100 locations, worked with rock band KISS and made her mark on the New Mexico Lottery. Jessica Quintana, who graduated from ENMU in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, designed the new popular KISS scratchers. “They were fun,” she said....
Curry County commissioners meet Monday to consider posing a bond question to voters in the November general election. The bond, if approved by voters, would pay for a judicial complex. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the commission room at the courthouse. Commissioners will also consider a bid and contract for the Melrose Health Clinic. Prior to voting on bond resolutions, Albuquerque architect Don May is scheduled to present a proposal for improvements and renovations to the county courts....
Woman cited in connection with daughter’s death A 39-year-old Texico woman whose 14-year-old daughter was thrown from a pickup truck and killed July 21 has been cited in connection with the death. Undersheriff Wesley Waller said Christine Uballe was cited for driving without a license, violating child passenger restraint requirements and driving with an unsecured load in connection with her daughter’s death. Casandra Garza died after she was thrown from the back of the pic... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Lockwood Elementary School teacher Melissa Romero uses a table instead of an adult-sized desk to make room for a crescent-shaped group reading desk in her classroom, that is about half the size of an adequate room. Teachers at Lockwood Elementary School plan what to teach each day as well as how to get their students from one part of the building to the other. The building, with its maze of makeshift hallways, is one of six school buildings in the district that could benefit from money...
