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Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Friday briefing. Trick-or-Treat Yes, it’s true. City officials in Clovis and Portales confirm that Trick-or-Treating will take place Oct. 31 this year even though it is a Sunday. Have fun, kids. A few good men Eastern New Mexico University’s theater department will perform “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday. Information: University Theatre Center Box Office at 562-2710. Elk licenses More than 1,200 youth-only 2010 elk licenses are still ava... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Friday briefing. Trick-or-Treat Yes, it’s true. City officials in Clovis and Portales confirm that Trick-or-Treating will take place Oct. 31 this year even though it is a Sunday. Have fun, kids. A few good men Eastern New Mexico University’s theater department will perform “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday. Information: University Theatre Center Box Office at 562-2710. Elk licenses More than 1,200 youth-only 2010 elk licenses are still ava...
Courtesy photo Jimmie Reyna, a Clovis native, was recently nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Jimmie Reyna is hoping to go from the flat terrains of Clovis to one of the nation’s highest courts. Reyna, 57, has been nominated by Barack Obama to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Currently a partner at the Washington, D.C. firm of Williams Mullen, the 1971 Clovis High valedictorian has also been national president of the Hispanic National Bar Association and held s... Full story
At the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority meeting Thursday in Portales City Hall, authority representatives: • agreed to allow lobbyist John Ryan to plan a local Nov. 4 event in which stakeholders in the Ute Water Pipeline would give testimony about themselves and the need for the pipeline and the $25 million the authority is requesting from the federal government for the project. Ryan said they needed to communicate urgency to this area’s Congressional delegation and, especially, the U.S. Bureau of R...
At the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority meeting Thursday in Portales City Hall, authority representatives: • agreed to allow lobbyist John Ryan to plan a local Nov. 4 event in which stakeholders in the Ute Water Pipeline would give testimony about themselves and the need for the pipeline and the $25 million the authority is requesting from the federal government for the project. Ryan said they needed to communicate urgency to this area’s Congressional delegation and, especially, the U.S. Bureau of R...
It suddenly hit me this morning as I sat down to write my fourth event article for the last week that my life has become a portal for local entertainment. But it also occurred to me that I really don’t mind. In fact, I enjoy it. I am a person who enjoys various forms of entertainment and being able to be in the middle of some of it has been fun. I enjoy being able to see a play or an art piece from the viewpoint of the excited creator and the spectator. It has been a genuine pleasure covering all of these events and being a p...
Cllick here for game notes from Saturday's ENMU-Abilene Christian football game....
Freedom New Mexico It’s hard to get too excited about the executive order President Obama signed Wednesday. The order renews the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, and came two weeks before an election in which Hispanics and other traditional Democratic Party supporters have voiced dissatisfaction with the administration and party candidates. It calls for more research into factors that might cause Hispanics to achieve lower achievement levels than their Anglo counterparts. Specifically, it r...
Clovis’ Michael Reeves, a New Mexico law officer for 27 years, weighs in on the state’s attorney general race in this letter to the editor: My first recollection of Matt Chandler is when I saw him as a small child peering over the dash of his father Caleb’s police unit. As is often the case with dedicated police officers, our Deputy Chief Caleb Chandler had to respond to a situation even though he was with his family. I remember the fascination in Matt’s eyes as he watched the police officers go about their business under the...
Two Clovis men are in critical condition at a Lubbock hospital following a single-vehicle rollover in Curry County Wednesday night. Hilario Ulibarri, 27, and Hector A. Guzman, 29, suffered head injuries when they were ejected from a 2001 Ford Expedition just before 8 p.m., according to a press release from state police. Police have charged 28-year-old Claudia M. Cabrera with driving under the influence and two counts of causing great bodily injury by a motor vehicle, the release said. The trio was traveling southbound on...
It’s hard to get too excited about the executive order President Obama signed Wednesday. The order renews the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, and came two weeks before an election in which Hispanics and other traditional Democratic Party supporters have voiced dissatisfaction with the administration and party candidates. It calls for more research into factors that might cause Hispanics to achieve lower achievement levels than their Anglo counterparts. Specifically, it renews the White House I...
One of the grandest sights in the world, in my opinion, is watching a cow dog at work. A bird dog is just as neat. Riding a champion cutting horse or barrel racing horse is an extra special thrill because you and the animal are doing something exciting together. Guide dogs that work for blind people are among the animals I most admire. Dogs are territorial, and normally if they see other dogs in a crowd there’s plenty of barking, growling, etc. Guide dogs, though, have learned to ignore their own instincts in such situations...
We wish to thank the Clovis News Journal for its viewpoint to vote no on the jail and courthouse in last Sunday’s paper. I am so thankful someone has finally stood up to our public officials to the point they might just have to listen. On numerous occasions, small groups of people have met with county and city leaders for things they felt the county and city had made the wrong decision on. But once the county and city officials have made up their minds, regardless how many people oppose or complain, they will just wear you d... Full story
A legal fair will be held 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Curry County Courthouse. Free consultations are available with attorneys and civil legal service providers. Issues covered include divorce, custody and support, wills and estates, unemployment, real estate transactions, family law, criminal law, juvenile law and Social Security. Consultations are on a first-come, first-served basis. The event is presented by the 9th Judicial District’s Pro Bono Committee.... Full story
Four-time Olympian Sheila Taormina will be the keynote speaker at Monday’s Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The event will be noon at the Chamber of Commerce. Taormina was a swimmer in the 1996 Atlanta games, a triathlete in 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens) and a pentathlete in the 2008 Beijing games. For information or to RSVP call 763-3435....
Eastern New Mexico University students plan to be up all night writing, with no homework involved. The college’s student government and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital out of Memphis, Tenn. have teamed up for a fundraising event called “Up ‘Til Dawn,” to be held at the Campus Union Building. From 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday, students, ENMU faculty and citizens will be working towards raising money for St. Jude, a non-profit hospital devoted to keeping the parents of children with cancer and diseases from having to... Full story
A Clovis homemaker and military spouse won $30,000 playing scratch off lottery’s Big Bingo Monday night. Darlene Greene told lottery officials she plans to use some of the money to pay off a car loan, according to a press release. Linda Hamlin, New Mexico Lottery spokeswoman, said Greene’s husband Wendell, stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, recently returned from a deployment to Iraq. Greene said she was playing the game Monday evening before bed when she discovered she had won. “I just fell down and started thanking God,...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson A Parmer County Detention Officer staffs the booking area of the 50-bed jail Monday. Sheriff Randy Geries said his facility is subject to unannounced state inspections at any time. One reason Curry County officials say they need a new jail is because of a growing, violent inmate population that other jails won’t take and the existing jail can’t handle. West Texas jail officials said this week they want Curry inmates, they have few res...
Professional baseball is coming back to Clovis. Pecos League Commissioner Andrew Dunn said Thursday that one of the league’s eight teams will definitely be in Clovis in 2011. Most of the games are expected to be played at Bell Park, owned by Clovis Municipal Schools, though some may be at the city-owned Mike Harris Field late in the league’s 74-game season, Dunn said. A public meeting has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 3 at the city’s parks and recreation office at 500 Sycamore St. Dunn has had meetings with city offic...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico Executive Director Nancy Taylor said the organization's freezer needs to be repaired every other month. The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico received a donation of $150,000. There’s one catch; it needs to match it by Dec. 1. Executive Director Nancy Taylor said the money was donated by a foundation in Texas that wishes to remain anonymous. Taylor said money will be used toward refrigeration expansion. The food bank has trouble housing what is called wet food &...
Are things always as they seem? My sister received an e-mail from a couple in her church on Friday, October 15th, that answers this question with a “No”: “We are writing this with tears in our eyes. We brought our family over here to London for a short vacation. Unfortunately, we were mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed. All our cash and credit cards were stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us. We’ve been to the embassy and the pol...
boss i may have told you this but you should never eat day-old pizza slices leftover from a church youth party it creates strange visions - and not those of the biblical sort...
Central Christian Church predates New Mexico’s statehood, as pastor David McVey points out. The church on Main Street was established in 1910, while New Mexico became a state in 1912. The congregation celebrated their 100th anniversary Sunday. “We just wanted to mark that milestone, celebrate 100 years of service and ministry in the community,” McVey said. At the anniversary worship services, Ben Partin, who grew up in the church and is now a youth minister in Los Alamos, spoke. Church member and former pastor Kenneth Broad...
PORTALES, N.M.— Eastern New Mexico University Athletic Director Dr. Jeff Geiser has announced that supporters of the “Win for Wallis” Campaign have combined to pledge $10.03 per point that the Greyhound Football team scores this season. The initiative was designed to raise money for Greyhound defensive coordinator Todd Wallis’ daughter, Lauren, who was born on July 12, 2010, six-weeks premature. The amount of $10.03 means that for every touchdown and extra point that Eastern scores, $70.21 will go towards an accou...
PORTALES, N.M.— Eastern New Mexico University Athletic Director Dr. Jeff Geiser has announced that supporters of the “Win for Wallis” Campaign have combined to pledge $10.03 per point that the Greyhound Football team scores this season. The initiative was designed to raise money for Greyhound defensive coordinator Todd Wallis’ daughter, Lauren, who was born on July 12, 2010, six-weeks premature. The amount of $10.03 means that for every touchdown and extra point that Eastern scores, $70.21 will go towards an accou...
