CNJ staff Applications are being sought for indoor and outdoor booths at the Curry Couty Fair. Applications are open to individuals or organizations. The fair runs Aug. 15-20. To apply, contact Event Coordinator Jan Riley, 935-7000 or jriley@curryeventscenter.com.
Club notes — Aug. 22
August 21, 2010
Encanto Garden Club The August activity of Encanto Garden Club was held in the flower show booth at the Curry County fair home arts building. Entries from throughout Curry County were accepted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday. A down-pour of rain early that morning prevented several prospective exhibitors from retrieving the specimens […]
Voters’ self-interest matters most
September 11, 2008
By Tibor Machan: Freedom New Mexico columnist Do voters actually believe it when candidates promise them health, happiness, vacations, clean air and all those other goodies while also demanding they stop being selfish, stop joining special interest groups and dedicate themselves only to the public good? I doubt it very much. This sort of pitch […]
Sickness: Something to be shared
March 20, 2008
By Grant McGee: CNJ Columnist The Lady of the House and I were paying our tab at a Clovis eatery when I overheard some of the waitresses on break in a nearby booth.“You had ‘The Crud’ yet?” asked one. “I’ve had it twice and I had the flu shot. I was in bed for two […]
Relay for Life worthwhile cause
April 20, 2007
By Clyde Davis: Columnist Late April means at least two events that hold significance in my life. I hope that these are also of importance to you. The first is, by now, you should have paid your federal and state income taxes, or have filed for an extension. If you haven’t, perhaps you should put […]
Pizza Hut gets new set of wings
June 27, 2006
Stacey Davis, left, Pizza Hut area manager, and Dan Booth, store manager, stand in front of the new Pizza Hut-WingStreet restaurant on North Prince Street that is one of only a handful of the co-branded dine-in eateries. By Jean Verlich : CNJ news editor About the only thing recognizable at the recently opened Pizza Hut […]
Booth, Mary “Sue”
May 2, 2006
Mary “Sue” Booth, 81, of Clovis, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Laurel Plains Nursing Home. Born May 31, 1924, to David William and Myrtle Banks Colligan in Portales, she married Rex Booth on Nov. 19, 1946, in Portales. She graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She was […]
Peanut Valley Festival features mixture of vendors, entertainment
October 23, 2005
By Karl Terry: Freedom Newspapers Huge crowds took the opportunity to get a head start on their Christmas shopping Saturday at the 32nd annual Peanut Valley Festival in Portales. “We’ve bought lots of things: dolls, jewelry, I got a flu shot,” said Sylvia Shot, of Clovis. “We don’t (ever) miss it, we really enjoy it.” […]
9/9 Public Record
September 8, 2005
The following marriages licenses were compiled from court records from Aug. 31 through Sept. 8, 2005 : • Kevin Dale Russell, 19, to Mary Christine Mosqueda, 46, both of Clovis • Loyd Glen Tivis, 47, to Lisa Kay Massey, 42, both of Clovis • Chad Anthony Arington, 22, to Jennifer Rachel Harpold, 21, both of […]
Fair food: priceless
August 16, 2005
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson With a fist full of curly fries, Alexis Kinley, 3, and big brother Bailey Kinley, 8, enjoy a mid-morning trip to the fair. Helena Rodriguez: Freedom Newspapers COMMENTARY Armed with an empty stomach, 20 bucks, a notepad, and a cheap pair of boots, I rode into the Curry County Fair […]
Hatch, Rosamond
August 8, 2004
Rosamond Hatch Services: Have been held. Rosamond Booth Hatch, 72, of Clovis, died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, in Clovis. She was born on July 4, 1932, in Farwell, to Earl and Bess Walker Booth. She married Norman Boone Hatch on March 20, 1953, in Portales. She graduated from Clovis High School and Eastern New Mexico […]
Lawson, Maggie
February 16, 2004
Maggie Lou Lawson, 95, of Portales, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales. She was born on June 23, 1908, in Thurber, Texas, to Annie Jane and Joseph A. Booth. She attended school in Minco, Texas. She married Gayle U. Lawson on Aug. 2, 1928, in Thurber, Texas. They lived […]
Food is part of the fun at the Curry County Fair
August 12, 2003
By Darrell Todd Maurina Some people preferred to eat hamburgers and pizza at the Curry County Fair, but many who came to the food court were looking for something they couldn’t fix at home. For Tommy Filpi of Logan and Elizabeth Richards of Texico, their Tuesday night meal was something they’ve never been able to […]
Fiesta celebrated
May 3, 2003
By Jack King Father Sotero Sena took time out for a shower Saturday after serving as a target in the pie-throwing booth, but in no time he was back in the food tent downing a funnel cake. Being a mainstay of Our Lady of Guadalupe/San Jose Mission’s annual fiesta is hard work, said Sena, the […]
