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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis High setter Britni Montague, left, sets the ball for middle hitter Lainey Flatow against Tatum during Saturday’s championship match of the Clovis Invitational volleyball tournament at Rock Staubus Gym. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) Twenty-seven times last year, little Tatum dominated volleyball match after match with experience, solid defense and precision play in general. Even though the Lady Coyotes graduated all but one of their starters, through three matches this season, nobody had quite figured out how to b... Full story
Clovis High junior Lora Esquivel (9) battles Clarissa Medina of St. Michael’s for control of the ball near the sidelines during the first half of Saturday’s finals in the Clovis Invitational soccer tournament. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) It’s been a while since the Clovis High girls have won the championship in the season-opening Clovis Invitational. Santa Fe St. Michael’s made sure a title for the Lady Wildcats would have to wait at least another year. The Lady Horsemen pounded Clovis 9-0 at Yucca Soccer Complex...
Portales junior Jordan Roehl spikes the ball past Tatum’s Beatriz Castro in a semifinal match on Saturday in the Clovis Invitational volleyball tournament at Rock Staubus Gym. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) Success or disappointment? For the Portales volleyball players, a third-place finish at the 16-team Wildcat Invitational was a little bit of both. While the Rams could look proudly at a 28-26, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18 victory over Class 5A Los Lunas in the consolation match, they also couldn’t help but wish their earlier ven...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University women’s improved to 2-0 on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over NAIA member Embry-Riddle at the ENMU soccer pitch. Senior forward Megan Dozier broke a scorless tie, taking a through pass from Kara Henderson and punching in her second goal of the season with 26 1/2 minutes left in the match. The Zias added an insurance goal in the 81st minute when junior Amy Wilcox knocked in her own rebound. Zias coach Travis McCorkle said he used the match to get game experience for some his you...
ENMU freshman Ryan McClanahan and Embry-Riddle's Matt Tarbutton go up for control of the ball during Saturday’s match at the ENMU pitch. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) PORTALES — Easy come, easy go. In a game the host Greyhounds led just minutes in, the Embry-Riddle Eagle soccer team rallied for two second-half goals to earn a tie against the Eastern New Mexico Saturday afternoon at the ENMU soccer field. It didn’t take long for the Hounds (1-0-1) to take the lead — just over two minutes to be exact. Sophomore forward...
Success or disappointment? For the Portales volleyball players, a third-place finish at the 16-team Wildcat Invitational was a little bit of both. While the Rams could look proudly at a 28-26, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18 victory over Class 5A Los Lunas in the consolation match, they also couldn’t help but wish their earlier venture on Saturday had been just as succesful. In a semifinal match, Tatum outlasted Portales 25-23, 22-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-4 to move into the championship. “It’s not quite what we wanted, but we learned from...
Red, white and blue decorations filled the pavilion as several generations of Roosevelt County families and community members gathered to celebrate 100 years of fairs in Roosevelt County Friday at the fairgrounds. “It’s an important part of our history,” said Tim Allison, event organizer and fairboard member .“The fairs were a place for the people to get together, like a reunion.” According to Allison the dynamics of the fair have changed somewhat over the years, but the fair has basically stayed the same. He says there are... Full story
Emotional mothers desperate for child-care pleaded with Christy Masterson on a daily basis. “I was flooded with calls. I would get phone calls from people crying that they did not have day-care,” Masterson said. The former home child-care provider turned down lots of families seeking her service. She just didn’t have the space. She left the business last spring to give her two young children more attention. However, the calls keep pouring in, she said. Eastern New Mexico does not have enough infant day care providers to me...
A victim of the growing identity theft problem, Miss New Mexico 2006 Christina Hall is helping others avoid a similar situation. “When I was 19 my identity was stolen by a girl who renewed her driver’s license under my name,” said Hall, a 2005 Eastern New Mexico University graduate. “I had to prove who I was to get another driver’s license and it was really difficult to get that information cleared.” Hall told ENMU students Friday she had to call the FBI, file a police report, get fingerprinted and provide copies of her birt...
By: Mickey Winfield The Embry-Riddle Eagle soccer team rallied for two second-half goals to earn a tie against the Eastern New Mexico men at the ENMU soccer field Saturday afternoon. It didn’t take long for the Hounds to take the lead, just over two minutes to be exact. Sophomore forward Jared Morris took a through pass from midfielder Ryan Atkinson, and Morris finished for the first score of the game. Morris followed that up with another goal in the 41st minute to put the Hounds up 2-0 at the half. “We were moving the ball r...
Amy Jacoby inhaled the sweet, pungent odor of roasted chilies. As she lifted a hand to her swollen, pregnant belly, a small smile of satisfaction appeared on her face. “I love the smell of green chilies,” she said. The 22-year-old Clovis resident and her mother, Teresa Jacoby, stood patiently in line Friday morning at Albertsonss Supermarket to have a bushel of Hatch green chilies roasted. They said they purchase a couple of the large, burlap bags of chilies annually to use throughout the year. “This bag is actually for m...
This week my husband left for a long deployment. Perhaps it was the fact that we have a newborn and I may still be under the post-partum blues, or the reality of caring for five children at a time when my baby sitter amicably fired me — a real tragedy — but it was especially difficult to see him go. The few days before he left, I walked around the house in a state of pre-mourning. Seeing his black bags and desert gear would bring tears to my eyes almost instantly. When he took pictures of the kids to take along with him, I s...
The Eastern New Mexico womens soccer team won their second game in a row, to start the 2006 season by beating Embry-Riddle 2-0, Saturday morning at the ENMU soccer field. Zia head coach Travis McCorkle used the game to get some younger players game experience. “Today we tried to rest some of our girls,” McCorkle said, “We wanted to get some of our substitutes into the game.” One of the subs McCorkle was referring to, was senior forward Megan Dozier. In the 27th minute of the second half, Dozier blasted a shot past the Emb... Full story
Runoff conditions were optimal to run the rapids to Dead Man’s Bridge last weekend but likely no young men got the chance. Maybe that’s a good thing. Growing up in arid eastern New Mexico, rain is a novelty. Enough rain to cover the streets is extremely rare and enough floodwater to actually raft the streets of Portales becomes a childhood legend. On a monsoon day during my puberty the rains came down quickly and copiously in Portales and to the west of the city. The deluge filled city streets in short order and South Ave... Full story
You’d think America’s scientists would have better things to do than conduct fruitless research into global warming and the expanding universe. Instead they should tackle problems vital to the nation’s welfare, such as when to stop mowing our lawns. A few years ago my attention became focused on cutting grass because my wife, Marilyn, insisted on fertilizing ours. I promised to mow it every week in a spirit of matrimonial unity, and because she told me to. She said I needed the exercise. But by the end of May the urge to kn... Full story
Information on cooking with potatoes, making decorative fireplace screens, and easy-to-prepare recipes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon on Tuesday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. “Creative Living” airs on public broadcasting station, KENW-TV, from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. Marcie Rothman represents the Oregon Potato Commission located in Portland, Ore. She has written several cookbooks, and will demonstrate some ways to prepare delicio...
Ashley Cherise Heflin of Portales and Ryan Curtis Ash of Lockhart, Texas were joined in marriage April 7, at the Southside Chuch of Christ in Portales. Brother Tim Watts performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Harold and Eloise of Portales. She is the granddaughter of Blanche Muse and the late Stanley Muse and Marvin Heflin and Mary Heflin. The bridegroom is the son of Roger and Sherrill Ash of Marsfild, Mo. He is the grandson of Arlie and Lauralee Rogers of Rogerville, Mo. and Orene Ash of Marshfield, Mo. and th...
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team fell to 1-2 in a season-opening tournament at Colorado Christian on Saturday, losing to Western State (Colo.) 30-22, 30-19, 26-30, 26-30, 17-15. The Zias, who defeated Chadron State in four games and lost to Upper Iowa in five on Friday, were slated to complete the tournament late Saturday night with a match against Colorado Christian. After rallying from a two-game deficit, the Zias scored the first three points of the fifth game before Western State went o...
Ziggy Gamble of Austin and George Michael Prothro of Clovis were joined in marriage Aug. 12 at the Blackwater Draw Archacological Site. The Rev. James Laljer performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mary Marquis and Gene Crown of Texas. She is the granddaughter of Theodore and Elizabeth Marquis of Riverdale, Md. The bridegroom is the son of George and Shirley Prothro of Clovis. He is the grandson of Haskall and Pearl Boydstan of Clovis and Dr. George W. and Joy Prothro of Tulsa, Okla. The couple will reside in...
Clovis freshman Danielle Valdez (21) attempts to move the ball around Artesia junior Stacey Poe during Friday’s pool play match in the Clovis Invitational girls soccer tournament at Yucca Soccer Complex. (CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks) Clovis High’s girls will have to wait until this morning to find out whether they’ll play for third place or the championship in the Clovis Invitational at Yucca Soccer Complex. The Lady Wildcats beat the Clovis junior varsity 9-0 in the opening match of the tournament, then pulled out a 2-2...
Altrusa International, Inc. of Portales met Aug. 14, in the Sandia Room at the ENMU Campus Union Building with 23 members and six guests present. Beverly Bennett, president, presided over the business meeting and conducted the opening ceremonies. Jo Nell Brooks gave the Altrusa Accent on “The Importance of Teachers.” Vaunceil Turnbough, secretary, read the minutes of the previous meeting and they were approved as read. She distributed thank you letters from students at Dora Elementary School for the books Altrusa pro...
Student council reps elected for each grade Monday each first period class will elect their student council representative. Sponsor Amanda Burnett encourages students to consider running for the four student council offices. Each office will be co-chaired by one boy and one girl for the entire year. Fund-raiser meeting held for school improvement Students met Wednesday to learn about the fundraiser for the Portales Junior High School Improvement Fund. Money raised will benefit all student activities and all classrooms....
Monday: Beans and frank, cole slaw, corn bread, apple sauce and banana Tuesday: Meat loaf, corn, peas, wheat bread and oatmeal cookie. Wednesday: Burrito, lettuce/tomato, onion/salsa, cheese sauce, pinto beans and Jello/apricots. Thursday: Sweet and sour chicken, rice, capri veggies, tossed salada, white cake and ice cream....
Floyd Schools Breakfast Monday — Quesadilla, bacon, cereal, juice or milk. Tuesday — Breakfast burrito, cereal, juice or milk. Wednesday — Pancakes and sausage on a stick, cereal, juice or milk. Thursday — Sausage and egg casserole, cereal, juice or milk. Lunch Monday — Spaghetti, green beans, roll, apple crisp, milk. Tuesday — Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, roll, white cake with icing, milk. Wednesday — Pepperoni pizza, corn, salad, chilled peaches, milk. Thursday — Chicken enchilada, white rice, pinto beans, pi...
Michael Cohen and Taylor Muse tackle Mayfield quarterback Mathew Sandoval in Clovis’ 21-13 loss on Friday at Leon Williams Stadium. (Staff photo: Andy DeLisle) If the Mayfield Trojans are going to defend their Class 5A state football championship, it figures that Chris Hutchinson will be a major factor. A key member of Mayfield’s run to the title last season, the senior wide receiver-defensive back scored on an interception and an 11-yard run in the third quarter to rally the Trojans to a season-opening 21-13 victory ove...
