The Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church in Clovis will present “A Festival of Christmas” Sunday at both the 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. morning worship services. FUMC considers this event to be our Christmas gift to the Community of Clovis and extends a warm invitation to all our friends and neighbors to attend […]
Reader-submitted content: First United Methodist presenting ‘A Festival of Christmas’
December 15, 2011
Reader-submitted content: Portales Rotary Club members host children’s home for day
November 19, 2011
Karl Terry: Courtesy photo PortalChildren from the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home try their luck at the go-cart track at Casel-Land Fun Center in Clovis. The Portales Rotary Club played host to children and houseparents from both the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home and the New Mexico Christian Childrens Home for a day at Casel-Land […]
Reader-submitted content: Curry County Fair features “growing” theme
July 29, 2011
“We’ve Got A Good Thing Growing” is the selected theme for the 2011 Curry County Fair. This will be the 91st year for the annual fair that continues to grow each year with new vendors, contests, concerts, events and much more. Opening night of the fair will be Aug. 15 and continuing to run through […]
Reader-submitted content: Dairy consortium opportunity for students
July 20, 2011
When Merel Rodenburg first attended New Mexico State University’s Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium in Clovis in 2010, she expected to get technical book knowledge to supplement her studies in animal production. What the University of Arizona senior didn’t expect was the intensive hands-on experience she would get — as well as the industry professionals […]
Reader-submitted content: Children join fight against cancer
May 5, 2011
Courtesy photo Malcolm Hemmer decorated a luminaria in honor of his grandfather for Relay for Life. Editor’s note: This is the final in a series of stories about someone affected by cancer and who plans to participate in the annual Relay for Life event 6 p.m. Friday at New Houk Park in Clovis: The kids […]
Reader-submitted content: ENMU kids college planned
May 4, 2011
Rebbecca Gossett It’s about that time again for another summer of fun at Eastern New Mexico University’s Kids’ College. We are planning a variety of activities for children ages 6-12, who will be divided into three age groups. Parents of 5-year-olds can consider the summer program at the ENMU Child Development Center at 562-2805. Kids’ […]
Reader-submitted content: Fight against cancer became personal
May 4, 2011
Diane Newberry Editor’s note: Each day this week we will be presenting stories by someone affected by cancer and plans to participate in the annual Relay for Life event 6 p.m. Friday at New Houk Park in Clovis: It’s funny. For some reason, God said to me, ‘this is your cause, this is the way […]
Reader-submitted content: Search for cancer cure still needs support
May 3, 2011
Editor’s note: Each day this week we will be presenting stories by someone affected by cancer and plans to participate in the annual Relay for Life event 6 p.m. Friday at New Houk Park in Clovis: “You have two days to fix it, because we are not going to do this in 2011.” That’s what […]
Reader-submitted content: 5-year-old to begin chemotherapy this month
May 2, 2011
Jack is the son of Josh and Heather Sullivan. He was diagnosed with ganglioneuroblastoma in Nov. 2009, followed by surgery in December. He begins chemotherapy treatments in Houston later this month. Jack’s family participated in American Cancer Society’s 2011 Relay For Life of Melrose, forming “Jack’s Neuroblastoma-Outta Here” Relay team. Jack was officially recognized as […]
Reader-submitted content: Graduate student seeking information about Fort Sumner air field
April 30, 2011
John W. McCullough On my second research trip to Fort Sumner, I traveled once again early on the morning of New Year’s Day to arrive in time to talk to various persons around town about their memories of the WWII air field and their thoughts on creating a museum at the same site. I left […]
Internet better off without FCC’s proposal
December 7, 2010
Freedom New Mexico Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has announced that the commission will take up a new strategy for regulating the Internet at its Dec. 21 meeting. Proposed in the spirit of what has popularly become known as net neutrality, the new rules would forbid Internet service providers from blocking any […]
Reader-submitted content: WWII soldiers return home to bury comrade
July 3, 2010
Courtesy photo From left, George Gushwa, Jim Robinson, Johnny Morgan, Oliver Fenton, RE Self, Carol McClusty, J.W. Capps, George Barton (kneeling). By Johnny Morgan On March 11, 1941, 26 young men from Roosevelt County left Portales to be drafted into the U.S. Army in Santa Fe. We walked from our hotel to the armory for […]
ENMU hosts regional science fair
March 7, 2009
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Adriana Medina, 15, of Vaughn makes notes on other students’ projects at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday at Eastern New Mexico University. She was looking for ideas for a possible project next year. By Argen Duncan: Freedom New Mexico Which orange juice has the highest Vitamin C […]
Clovis business licenses
February 12, 2009
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Political drama likely guest of honor in Santa Fe
January 17, 2009
By Steve Terrell: The Santa Fe New Mexican You have a lame-duck governor who was supposed to be leaving but then announced an abrupt change of plans, and an ambitious lieutenant governor, who was supposed to take the reigns but now has to be content presiding over the Senate. You have a leadership struggle brewing […]
Student publications code passed
September 24, 2008
By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer The board of education will have the final ruling on content of student publications in Clovis schools. The board passed the code during Tuesday’s regular meeting by a 3-2 margin. The code also gives a school principal authority to review student publications, such as the high school year book, […]
Ag Sense: Canola ideal biodiesel crop
November 6, 2006
By Sangu Angadi: Ag Sense The biodiesel industry is rapidly growing in the United States. Energy security, fuel quality, and environmental and economic benefits are driving this growth. Biodiesel can be produced in this country with existing technology, thus reducing reliance on foreign oil. With a higher cetane rating, lubricity and oxygen content, biodiesel offers […]
Outlook optimistic for today’s teens
August 14, 2006
By Steve Chapman: Syndicated Columnist If you take a look at mass media aimed at teenagers, you start to see a pattern. What topic suffuses teenage prime-time dramas? Sex. Movies aimed at high school boys? Violence. Music popular among the SAT-taking crowd? Sex and violence. You’ve noticed, and the scholars at the medical journal Pediatrics […]
