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During the Roosevelt County Fair Entry Day on Monday, artists of a range of ages entered paintings, drawings and photographs into the photography and fine arts shows. The fair officially opens at noon today. “We’re just trying to get involved,” said Jessie Dodington, who entered paintings, photos and knitting in the fair. Dodington, a professional artist and an amateur photographer, and her husband, Elliott Stollar, just moved to the area. Dodington said she was excited to see the other submissions and to compare the Roose...
Preschool begins Patty Mohon, preschool teacher, and Elaine Schneider, educational assistant, began their classes Monday. Again this year we have a Monday/Wednesday group and a Tuesday/Thursday group, and classes meet in the preschool building behind the high school....
I saw a comment posted on the Internet this week, asking about fond memories from school. It caused me to think and really reflect on what memories I had from school. Part of the difficulty, is that I have been out of school for a long time. I have many good memories of childhood friends, and teachers that really made an impact. After thinking of my years at L.L. Brown, I began to remember a part of those years that really helped to mold me. When I attended L.L. Brown, it was a neighborhood school, all six grades were there....
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Music teacher Sara Hennessy talks about hitting notes at the right volume on the xylophone during a Monday afternoon music class at The Arts Academy at Bella Vista. For approximately 9,000 students across 19 Clovis schools, Monday was the first day of pencils, pens, teachers and books. It was a busy day across the district, and we visited a few campuses to see what was going on:...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the administration building, 1009 Main. Agenda items include: • A discussion of the name, mascot and school colors for the district’s new middle school. Suggested names include Liberty, Bataan, W.D. Gattis, Llano Estacado, Robert H. McDougal, Clovis, and Jim McDaniel. Suggested mascots include the Patriots, Conquistadors and Thunderbirds. Suggested school colors are red-white-blue, turquoise-silver-white, and black-blue. • A nine-item con...
Freedom New Mexico Two people were killed Monday afternoon when a Ford Explorer collided with a privately-owned garbage truck near the Curry-Roosevelt county line on U.S. 70. State police spokesman Sgt. Tim Johnson said a 57-year-old woman and 84-year-old man, both in the Explorer, died at the scene just before 4 p.m. The deceased were not identified pending notification of relatives. Johnson said the vehicle is registered in Elk City, Okla. The driver of the garbage truck was not injured, Johnson said. His name was not... Full story
Freedom New Mexico California Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to sign legislation promoting a concept known as the National Popular Vote will give impetus to a troubling national movement that seeks to undermine the nation’s Electoral College and replace it with a system at odds with what the founders envisioned. Americans were reminded of the inner workings of the arcane Electoral College after the bizarre 2000 presidential contest between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush. Gore won more votes nationwide than Bus...
Curry County commissioners have scheduled a special public hearing for 5:30 p.m. today to consider changing the districts each is elected to represent. The meeting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library North Annex is prompted by results of the 2010 Census. Population changes shown in the Census require districts in the county — in which residents vote for commissioners to represent them — to be realigned so that each of the five has the same number of residents, said consultant Michael Sharp of Research & Polling...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Deputy James Acree talks on the radio while manning a roadblock in front of the scene of a fatal wreck in the east-bound lane of U.S. 70 Monday afternoon. Two people died in a car wreck in Roosevelt County near the county line. Two people were killed Monday afternoon when a Ford Explorer collided with a privately-owned garbage truck near the Curry-Roosevelt County line on U.S. 70. State police spokesman Sgt. Tim Johnson said a 57-year-old woman and 84-year-old...
