CNJ staff Professional baseball is coming to Clovis on Thursday night. The Ruidoso Osos and Roswell Invaders, members of the independent Pecos League, will square off in a 7 p.m. nine-inning contest at Harris Field. League commissioner Andrew Dunn said the game will give area fans a chance to see the product. Clovis nearly had […]
Pecos League to hold series in Clovis
January 18, 2011
One day after dropping the Clovis Pioneers from the 2011 lineup, the Pecos League is scheduling a preview of what it hopes could be a launching point to its inclusion in the independent league in 2012. Commissioner Andrew Dunn said Clovis is the scheduled host for a three-game regular season series between the Carlsbad Bats […]
Weekly update — Oct. 31
October 30, 2010
Baseball club meeting postponed A meeting about the Clovis Pioneers baseball club is being pushed to later on Wednesday. Andrew Dunn, commissioner of the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs, sent an e-mail to Parks and Recreation Director Bill Bizzell requesting a 3 p.m. Wednesday information meeting. The meeting was originally set for 11 a.m., […]
Professional baseball league coming to Clovis
October 21, 2010
Kevin Wilson 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 […]
Officials optimistic about setting up pro baseball team in Clovis
October 2, 2010
Kevin Wilson An effort to place a professional baseball team in Clovis seems ahead early in the count. Officials with the city and the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs, set to open play in May 2011, reported a positive meeting Friday afternoon. Andrew Dunn, the commissioner of the Pecos League, is trying to finalize […]
Birth —
June 18, 2010
Kobyn Ward All snuggled in, Kobyn Ward is the son of Amberly and Jordan Ward of Clayton. Grandson of Marlynda and Ronnie Williams of Clayton. He is the great-grandson of Betty and Bob Dunn of Clovis.
Dec. 16, 2007 Engagments
December 14, 2007
Dela Rosa/Dunn Felix and Norma Dela Rosa of Lubbock announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Linda Dela Rosa of Lubbock, to William H. Dunn of San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Lennis and Rose Ellen Dunn of Clovis. The couple will exchange vows Dec. 22, 2007, at First United Methodist […]
Nov. 4 Birthday
November 2, 2007
Dunn Marilyn A. Dunn of Clovis celebrated her 80th birthday Nov. 2 in Clovis. The celebration was hosted by Vera Christensen, Linda Ruby, Tricia West and Mari Amacher. Dunn was born Nov. 4, 1927, in Sioux City, Iowa. She has four children, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Expert: Wheat farmers report abundant yield
July 7, 2007
CNJ staff photo: Gabriel Monte Lennis Dunn empties grain out of his combine. He said the grain will be sold to AGP Grain Marketing, a buyer they have dealt with for years. “We’re kind of a loyal bunch,” he said. By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer Hoyt Pattison, 77, disappeared with some tools inside his […]
In Tribute: World War II vet remained humble
March 15, 2007
By Kevin Wilson: CNJ staff writer Preston Dunn was a student body president at Eastern New Mexico University, a winner of three Distinguished Flying Crosses and nine Air Medals for World War II service, a business owner and a friend to many in Portales and Clovis. But you’d never hear about it from him. “He […]
Students collect culinary clues
October 6, 2006
CNJ Staff Photo: Tony BullocksJamie Dunn prepares one of many dishes Thursday night during the Taste of Home Cooking School, held at the Clovis Civic Center. By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer Culinary secrets must be pried from some cooks. But not Jamie Dunn. The culinary specialist shared 10 recipes and lots of kitchen wisdom […]
June 4, 2006 Club Notes
June 3, 2006
The El Portal Chapter of NSDAR (National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution) met May 13 at Clovis High School. Chapter Regent Wanda Dunn presided over the business meeting. Special guest Sharon Mulrey of Albuquerque presented an informative program about Civil War-era dress. She modeled two dresses she had made, following instructions that […]
Aragon, Julia
May 2, 2006
Julia A. Aragon, 94, of Clovis, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at her home in Clovis. Born Oct. 27, 1911, in Juan de Dios to Stephen and Senapia Sanchez (Baca), she was a longtime Tucumcari resident and resided most recently in Clovis. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Tana Garcia, and […]
Jones, Elmer C.
November 11, 2005
Mr. Elmer Carl Jones, 70, of Clovis, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at his home in Clovis. He was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Clovis to Robert and Lou Ellen Jones. He married Gail Dunn on March 30, 1957, in Clovis. He was a lifelong Clovis-area resident. He went to school in Ranchvale. He owned […]
Robert Dunn
November 11, 2005
Mr. Robert C. Dunn, 81, of Portales died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, at the Farwell Convalescent Center. He was born June 7, 1924 ,in Roby, Texas, to Ada and Walter C. Dunn He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, W.D. “Dude” Dunn, W.T. “Tam” Dunn and Louis Dunn; two sisters, Violet Harris […]
Mendez Jr., Ralph M.
July 12, 2005
Ralph M. Mendez Jr. Ralph M. Mendez Jr., 33, of Tucumcari, died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at his home. He was born on Oct. 24, 1971, in Glendale, Calif. He came to Tucumcari in 1991. He had been working in maintenance while living in California. He was preceded in death by his father Rafael M. […]
Huggins, Alice
May 3, 2005
Alice Huggins Services: Have been held. Alice Marie Huggins, 63, of Taylorsville, Utah, died Thursday, April 21, 2005, at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. She was born May 28, 1941, in Clovis to Ed and Minnie Ramm. Family members said she was a GE Corporate Card Specialist and the biggest NASCAR No. 8 fan […]
Dunn-Slough, Ruby
December 30, 2003
Ruby Neville Dunn-Slough, 84, of Clovis died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born on March 10, 1919 in Lakeview, Texas, to Emmitt and Lillie Mae Crabb Harper. She married Troy Dunn in Memphis, Texas, and he preceded her in death in 1949. She then married Robert Edward Slough in […]
Pair recalls miracles as children
December 24, 2003
By Angela Peacock TUCUMCARI — Some would say Lillian Dunn and Joe Liles were miracle children. Now they’re both senior citizens, living at Tucumcari’s Laurel Hills Care Center, where they are regulars at the dominoes table. Their stories: “I got ran over when I was 5 years old in Clovis,” said Dunn, who is 80. […]
