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Duke Shirley and Darrell Duke of Broadview celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27. The couple was married May 27, 1961, in Clovis. They will be going on an Alaskan Cruise with their daughter and her husband, who are celebrating their 25th anniversary Aug. 30. They have two children, Brent (Teresa) Duke of Broadview and Sheryl (James) Sherman of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Nikki and Brooke Duke, Devin Sherman and Keyra (Isaiah) Hernandez of Lubbock; and one great-grandchild, Kiah Hernandez. They are retired from...
McBride-Kiser Sharon Logemann of Portales announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Morgan McBride of Portales, to Jarod Kiser of Clovis, son of Keith and Elizabeth Kiser of Clovis. The couple will exchange vows Sept. 17, 2011, at the Sunken Garden in Clovis. The reception will be at the American Legion in Clovis. The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Elida Municipal Schools. She is employed at JP Stone Community Bank in Portales. The prospective groom is a 2008 graduate of Clovis High School. He is... Full story
Get ready for the day. It’s the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing: Website of the day Eastern New Mexico University has a mass emergency notification system designed to send text and e-mail messages about inclement weather and other information in the event of an emergency. Sign-up is available at: https://www.getrave.com/login/enmu College boards Eastern New Mexico University regents meet at 9:30 a.m. today in the Regents Room on campus. Clovis Community College trustees meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday in Room 512 at the c... Full story
Get ready for the day. It’s the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing: Website of the day Eastern New Mexico University has a mass emergency notification system designed to send text and e-mail messages about inclement weather and other information in the event of an emergency. Sign-up is available at: https://www.getrave.com/login/enmu College boards Eastern New Mexico University regents meet at 9:30 a.m. today in the Regents Room on campus. Clovis Community College trustees meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday in Room 512 at the c...
I noticed the signs as we made our way around the Albuquerque Aquarium, trying to see a few things besides the sharks which my granddaughter was preoccupied with. In this beautiful facility, one our state should be proud of, there were frequent notices telling viewers that a particular exhibit — occasionally even a particular fish — was underwritten by this club, or that club, or some business. Because my wife is a vocation rehabilitation counselor, I took special notice of the barracuda, in light of the above...
Information on making fantasy candy, natural blood pressure control and cooking with potatoes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday Designer Laura Bray will show how to make fantasy candy, and even though it’s not edible, it certainly looks delicious. She will show a project that allows you to enjoy candy without adding weight! Her company is Katydid-Designs ,and she’s from Aliso Viejo, Calif. Author and chemist Shane Ellison will talk about natural blood pressure control...
Liliana Castillo: FNM correspondent Randy Gomez is a Clovis native and spent six years in the Air Force. Clovis native Randy Gomez started the Beacon of Light Church after separating from the Lighthouse Mission in April of 2007. Gomez and his wife established a new name and location and adopted the Recovery Program. Gomez said he wanted to operate the Recovery Program in honor of his brother Anthony Gomez. He said his brother struggled in the last years of his life with health problems due to excessive drug and alcohol abuse...
W ith a dev astating season of fire in the Southwest and a hurricane bearing down on the east coast last week my wife posed the question, “What would you take if you only had an hour to evacuate our home?” I think an hour might or might not be a bit optimistic in the case of a wildfire but you would likely have a lot longer than that to think about it in the case of a hurricane. Other disasters and accidents would leave you with varying time frames for you to ponder the question. My wife worried about hurricanes all through t...
Robin Fornoff Curry County leaders scrambling to control overcrowding and a burgeoning jail budget are taking a more serious look at two alternatives — community service and the decriminalization of traffic offenses. Jail Administrator Keith Norwood thinks it’s time Curry County had a community service or work release program, allowing people to serve their time outside the confines of a jail cell. Norwood is drafting a policy for consideration by county commissioners, the first step toward creating a program he is c...
Information on making fantasy candy, natural blood pressure control and cooking with potatoes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday Designer Laura Bray will show how to make fantasy candy, and even though it’s not edible, it certainly looks delicious. She will show a project that allows you to enjoy candy without adding weight! Her company is Katydid-Designs ,and she’s from Aliso Viejo, Calif. Author and chemist Shane Ellison will talk about natural blood pressure control...
I noticed the signs as we made our way around the Albuquerque Aquarium, trying to see a few things besides the sharks which my granddaughter was preoccupied with. In this beautiful facility, one our state should be proud of, there were frequent notices telling viewers that a particular exhibit — occasionally even a particular fish — was underwritten by this club, or that club, or some business. Because my wife is a vocation rehabilitation counselor, I took special notice of the barracuda, in light of the above... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Auctioneer Johnny Paiz calls out numbers Friday night at the Roosevelt County Fair Junior Livestock Sale. Paiz said he believed this year would be a record-breaking year for the sale, because despite tough economical times, the residents of the county still give what they can. Bids bounced around the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds show arena like ping pong balls Friday night as 54 youngsters paraded their prized animals for the annual junior livestock sale. “I think this will be one of the b...
With a devastating season of fire in the Southwest and a hurricane bearing down on the east coast last week my wife posed the question, “What would you take if you only had an hour to evacuate our home?” I think an hour might or might not be a bit optimistic in the case of a wildfire but you would likely have a lot longer than that to think about it in the case of a hurricane. Other disasters and accidents would leave you with varying time frames for you to ponder the question. My wife worried about hurricanes all thr...
Clovis native Randy Gomez started the Beacon of Light Church after separating from the Lighthouse Mission in April of 2007. Gomez and his wife established a new name and location and adopted the Recovery Program. Gomez said he wanted to operate the Recovery Program in honor of his brother Anthony Gomez. He said his brother struggled in the last years of his life with health problems due to excessive drug and alcohol abuse “I watched this strong, hardworking man get weaker and weaker in a very short time. We lost him in A... Full story
Wendel Sloan Returning from my small, east Texas hometown to Portales, every small town — Runaway Bay, Loving, Megargel, Vera, Benjamin, Dickens, Ralls, Anton — seemed to have more people in their cemeteries than towns. The tombstones dated to the early 1800s, with numerous people having died younger than I am. One could make assumptions about the wealth and prominence of the deceased by their markers. The departed included doctors, lawyers, musicians, students, teachers, mechanics, farmers, business owners,...
The final day for the Roosevelt County Fair was dedicated to the children of Roosevelt county, a day full of children’s events that kicked off with the Kiwanis Pet Show. Taylor Bashaw, 8, showed off her border collie, Mackie, who received a ribbon for being so long. “She’s really good and she listens well,” Bashaw said of her dog. “She’s just a good dog.” Bashaw said she enjoyed being able to show off her dog in the show. According to children’s events director and fair board member Jeanell Paiz, the purpose of the children...
Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some of the most important news of the day. It’s the Freedom New Mexico Monday morning briefing: New recreation Clovis is hosting a ribbon cutting for the Goodwin Lake Trails 10 a.m. Tuesday at 3205 N. Prince St. It’s open to the public...and feel free to take a stroll. Information: 769-7828 Website of the day Having trouble finding your way around Eastern New Mexico University as the fall semester starts? A campus map is available at: www.enmu.edu/map Input needed The Portales City Cou...
Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some of the most important news of the day. It’s the Freedom New Mexico Monday morning briefing: New recreation Clovis is hosting a ribbon cutting for the Goodwin Lake Trails 10 a.m. Tuesday at 3205 N. Prince St. It’s open to the public...and feel free to take a stroll. Information: 769-7828 Website of the day Having trouble finding your way around Eastern New Mexico University as the fall semester starts? A campus map is available at: www.enmu.edu/map Input needed The Portales City Cou...
Samplings of recent calls to Portales law enforcement, according to police reports: Tuesday • An officer handled a child custody dispute about 8:35 p.m. in the 2100 block of Pojoaque Court. A 21-year-old woman said her parents came to her residence to pick up her grandmother’s vehicle. Her parents took custody of her 1-year-old daughter because the house was “messy” and the baby had diaper rash, she said. The parents said they came to get the vehicle because their daughter had stopped making payments on it. When they...
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Plan A Every time the year ends with a zero, it’s time for the U.S. to do a Constitutionally-dictated process called the U.S. Census. About a year-and-a-half later, when the year ends in a one, it’s time for state and local governments to use that information and remap its representation. Redistricting time is coming up for Clovis as well, with four plans on the table and on display at city hall. During the Clovis City Commission’s Aug. 18 meeting, it was presented four potential city maps from...
The annual Clovis Music Festival runs Sept. 7 through Sept. 11 and draws music fans from around the world. The festival is an annual celebration of the Clovis sound, attributed to music producers Norman and Vi Petty and rock music legend Buddy Holly, who recorded many of his biggest hits at their studio in Clovis....
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 7 a.m. Aug. 16 an officer responded to a residence in the 3000 block of Sam Snead Place in reference to suspicious items found in a yard. A woman said she found a burned, melted plastic bottle in her yard. She said she’d heard something outside around 11 p.m. the night prior. The officer examined the bottle and noted that it appeared to be a homemade explosive device. The officer photographed the bottle and disposed of i...
Portales doctor needs support from community Dr. Patricia Green, a licensed physician, has helped many people in the Portales area at no cost to them. She often made house calls. Dr. Green is presently in jail near Albuquerque without bail. She is awaiting a sentencing hearing. She has helped disabled people win disability claims when these disabled were faced with obstacles in the claims process. Her home is not fancy and it is in a below-average neighborhood. She has lived a modest life. She has given of herself tirelessly... Full story
The faddish obsession with “green jobs” is being revealed as a massive waste of taxpayer money. Pipe dreams eventually are revealed for what they are — unrealistic, wishful thinking. It didn’t take long for Spain’s touted green-job revolution to be revealed as a financial disaster, siphoning taxpayer subsidies and destroying 2.2 real jobs for every green job created. Domestic green-job pipe dreams similarly drain U.S. taxpayers’ money into economic sink holes. The millions of so-called green jobs promised by President...
Pets need to be kept confined I am wondering why the people of Colonial Parkway find that they do not have to abide by the municipal code: 6.08.050 dogs and cats — running at large prohibited. Every time my husband and I go for a walk in our neighborhood, we have some random dog come bounding up to us. Luckily, these dogs have been nice, so far. However, there is always that one time that a dog might have intention to do harm. Being pregnant makes me that much more worried that such an event might occur. Also, the...
