Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo The demolition of about 350 old housing units is part of a housing upgrade at Cannon Air Force Base. By Gabriel Monte: Cannon Connections Cannon Air Force Base has major housing changes scheduled for the next five years as the military moves toward privatized housing. Crews are in the process […]
Residents at war with weeds
November 24, 2008
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Tumbleweeds cover a car in the driveway of a home on Circle Drive on Monday. Sabrina Farmer said the tumbleweed problem is the worst she’s seen in the eight years she lived on Circle Drive. In the eight years Sabrina Farmer has lived in northwest Clovis, she has become accustomed […]
Firefighter remembered for his cooking
June 3, 2008
Courtesy photo: Clovis Fire Department Firefighters remember Joe Haseloff, 49, for his smile, kind nature and cooking. By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
Farming foundation of future
December 31, 2007
By Mark Marsalis: Ag Sense In this day and age, it is easy to lose focus on what is important, and we often forget about the many blessings that we’ve been given. Agriculture is one such example. It has been said that “If you eat or wear clothes, then you are involved in agriculture”; I […]
12-11-07 Business digest
December 10, 2007
Area rancher honored at Albuquerque gathering Curry County farmer and rancher Pat Woods was honored at the 90th annual meeting of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau last month in Albuquerque. Woods served for a decade as president of the Curry County Farm and Livestock Bureau and continues to serve on the organization’s board […]
Substandard base housing demolished
September 21, 2007
By Sharna Johnson: Cannon Connections Demolition crews are working at Cannon Air Force Base to remove 63 substandard housing units, according to base officials. The houses, most of which are located in the area near the base hospital, were built in the 1950s and would require major repairs to meet military housing standards, Housing Management […]
Military Feature: Base housing torn down
September 18, 2007
Courtesy photo: Airman Elliott Sprehe A military family housing unit is leveled at Cannon Air Force Base. Sixty-three housing units, some unoccupied for more than 10 years, are being demolished at Cannon. By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer Demolition crews are working at Cannon Air Force Base to remove 63 substandard housing units, according to […]
Muleshoe farmer killed in tractor crash
August 27, 2007
CNJ staff A 41-year-old Muleshoe farmer was killed Sunday morning in Bailey County when a tractor he was driving overturned on U.S. 70/84 after being struck by a pickup truck, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Paul Fulcher was driving eastbound around 11 a.m. (CDT) when the tractor was struck by a Dodge […]
March 26, 1947
March 20, 2007
The Clovis Rotary Club was preparing to host its annual “Farmers Day” program in which each member brought a farmer as a guest. … Paving was under way on Prince Street from 14th to Commerce Way. … The Silver Grill at Seventh and Main was advertising its sundaes with “lots of fruit and plenty of […]
Clovis preps for ’07
February 17, 2007
Clovis first baseman Parker Wood is late applying the pickoff tag to Portales baserunner Brandon Adkins during Saturday’s scrimmage at Bell Park. (CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson) By Dave Wagner: CNJ sports writer Seventh-year Clovis High baseball coach Shane Shallenberger isn’t sure what to expect from the Wildcats this spring. With only about five players […]
Feb. 17, 1938
February 14, 2007
A Pleasant Hill farmer announced he had electrified a fence in efforts to corral his livestock. The shock was “somewhat less than you get from the spark plug of a car,” I. L. Cone said. … Clovis Livestock Sales offered horses and mules every Wednesday, beginning at 11 a.m. … Mandell’s was having a suit […]
Grady powerless in fight against cold
January 16, 2007
A Farmer’s Electric Cooperative Crew worked north of Grady on Monday replacing poles and lines that were weighted down and broken by ice from the recent ice storm. (CNJ Correspondent Photo: Martha Hardwick) By Sharna Johnson: CNJ Staff Writer More than a dozen people in the outskirts of Grady have been without power since Saturday […]
Longtime Republican legislator beat odds
June 16, 2006
Don McAlavy : Local Columnist A career in politics began for a young man in 1960. Back in 1960, a young farmer decided he’d run for position as state representative of Curry County, the job held by Frank Foster. Now right there you have to admire this farmer for his courage — Foster was like […]
Fisher, Dorothy
April 21, 2006
Dorothy Jane Farmer Fisher, 78, a longtime Clovis resident, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in Scottsdale, Ariz. She is survived by her son, James Gallagher (and wife, Mei-Han), and a sister, Barbara Jean Sisson Williston. Arrangements are by Advantage Colonial Chapel, Phoenix.
Pacheco Sr., Robert
February 13, 2006
Robert J. Pacheco Sr., 75, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at the Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales. He was born on June 12, 1930, in Encino to Fidelina and Rosalio Pacheco. He married Connie Martinez on July 9, 1950, in Portales. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Helen Baca; two brothers; […]
Making the grade
December 16, 2005
CNJ Photo: Eric Kluth Mike Ware, of Bovina, strips cotton in a field owned by Gade D. Anderson Jr. Friday one mile west of Lariat. The field Ware was stripping was damaged by hail. Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer Twenty years ago, the cotton that sprouted in the Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico could […]
Farmer, Reva
August 8, 2005
Reva Farmer Services:Have been held. Mrs. Reva G. Farmer, 92, of Bovina, died Sunday, July 31, 2005, at Prairie Acres Nursing Home in Friona. She was born on July 8, 1913, in Hedley, Texas, to W.F. and Martha Youngblood. She married Earl G. Farmer on June 19, 1933, in Fort Smith, Ark. They moved to […]
6/19 Agriculture Digest
June 18, 2005
Organic farming course offered in Taos Courses in organic farming, photovoltaic and solar hot water design and installation will be held Tuesday through Friday in Taos. Preregistration is required for the courses, which are part of the “Solar Summer Intensive” series. Evening sessions will cover rainwater harvesting, green building, long range land use planning and […]
Farmer’s Almanac never gets old
June 11, 2005
Ed and Yvonne McPeak of Farwell have had a garden 11 of the 13 years they have lived at their home in Farwell, using the Old Farmer’s Almanac all but one year to plant crops. CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth By Ryn Gargulinski: CNJ STAFF WRITER Many farmers swear by it. Local stores can’t seem […]
4/5 Business Digest
April 5, 2005
One seat contested on ENMR board Four board of directors positions are slated for election April 16 at the ENMR Plateau annual membership meeting. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Marshall Junior High School auditorium. The 2005 board of directors features one contested race, a press release from the cooperative showed. Incumbent board member […]
