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CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Elizabeth Thomas of the Clovis Evening Lions Club tells Ed Steven of Clovis, with daughter Megan Steven at right, the cost for his family's entry Monday night at the Curry County Fair. Early attendants received cards for free samples from food vendors. The county fair is months of planning and work, followed by chaos organizers hope is controlled. The chaos started anew, for the 91st time, Monday evening, with the Curry County Fairgrounds set for the week-long exhibition of food, games,...
Clovis firefighters were able to defeat a blaze in a feed elevator at Mesa Ingredients after more than six hours battling the Monday fire. Clovis Battalion Chief Tim Peterson said firefighters were called to the plant in the 300 block of Curry Road K around 9 a.m. Peterson said the plant processes milk byproducts from Southwest Cheese to make a sweet feed for cattle. About 18 fire personnel used approximately 25,000 gallons of water throughout the day to knock down the fire, he said. “We had six of our firefighters working o...
Courtesy photo: Cassie Smith Army Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins presented a Purple Heart to 5-year-old Cadence Smith, standing with her mother, Lindsey Smith, on July 30 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., for her father Dale Smith Jr., who was wounded July 15 in Afghanistan. When Cadence Smith accepted the Purple Heart on her father’s behalf, she promised to give it to him when he regains consciousness from wounds he received a month ago in Afghanistan. C...
Friday-Sunday At Portales C.C. Championship Flight: 1. Jason Howl-Will Archibeque 66-61-66 — 193-xx; 2. Donavin Sanchez-Rob Sanders 64-65-64 — 193; 3. David Gutierrez-Sid Felan 65-64-66 — 195; 4. Don McDaniel-Leon Scheepers 66-63-67 — 196. First Flight: 1. Rustin Rowley-Andy Reynolds 64-71-67 — 202; 2. Dave Hunton-Matt Hunton 66-71-68 — 203; 3. Floyd Jonas-Amit Bahkle 69-67-69 — 205; 4. Shawn Scanlan-Mike Majors 67-69-70 — 206. Second Flight: 1. Darrell Embry-Scott Calvert...
The Clovis City Commission is holding a special meeting Tuesday, with three agenda items regarding the city-owned Hotel Clovis. City officials said the items regarded changes in agreements made necessary by the Aug. 3 city election, when voters rejected an affordable housing ordinance. On the agenda for the 5:15 p.m. meeting at the north annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library are: • A development agreement with Tierra Realty Trust for the hotel. The developer proposes turning the hotel into a piece of a 60-unit...
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Enthusiasm is in the air as classes start today at Portales Most students will jump right into their routine for the year. James Elementary School will have testing by appointment this week and begin classes Aug. 23, according to Principal Mark Gormley. Testing at James will be for first and second grades to assess where they are academically, Gormley said. Gormley anticipates a smooth transition into the school year since this is their second year in a new building. Returning students know what’s going on now and the new f...
Tax reform is in the air. One proposal floating around is to eliminate or reduce the tax deduction for home mortgage interest. About 35 million homeowners use the deduction to reduce their yearly tax bills. The total deduction amounts to about $131 billion a year. During the recent wrangling in Washington over the the budget and debt ceiling, one reform proposal came from the “Group of Six” senators — three from each party — that worked out part of the agreement. According to McClatchy News Service, the sen...
Sunland receives certification Sunland Inc. has received a certification demonstrating exceptional quality control, food safety and food tracking methodology, according to a news release from the Portales peanut processing company. Silliker Global Certification Services issued the SQF 2000 Level 3 certification, the highest achievable, according to the release. Sunland Inc., with headquarters in Portales, was formed by a group of Valencia peanut farmers in 1988. Business Digest is compiled by Kevin Wilson. Contact him at...
As long as I can remember, there have been fads. Some of them have been really popular, some really odd, and some the subject of songs that outlived the fads they celebrated. Many years ago, streaking was a popular fad. It was so popular that there was a song written about it. I’ve never been a streaker; my fads have always included clothes. But I will admit that some of the clothes I have worn in the past have been considered a fad. I did have a few polyester suits — in brown, red and, of course, baby blue. And I remem...
Whether it was looking for a late-night snack or just lost its way, a badger that wandered into the bushes at a Clovis fast-food restaurant Sunday night attracted a lot more attention than it bargained for. Around 8 p.m. Clovis police and animal control were dispatched to Taco Box on 21st Street across from Greene Acres Park. The adult badger was captured without incident and relocated to an area near the city’s landfill south of Clovis, according to Interim Animal Control D...
