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Staff photo: Andy DeLisle Stetson Herrera of Portales rides Darla’s Pride in the Bareback Bronc Riding competition at the 37th annual Clovis Pioneer Days PRCA Rodeo on Friday at Curry County Mounted Patrol Area. Herrera scored a 74 with his ride. By Eric Butler: CNJ Correspondent Entrants in the second night of competition of this […]
By Casey Peacock: Freedom Newspapers A 29-year-old Portales man was arrested last week and charged with cattle theft, according to a press release from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s office. Christopher Neil Gay, 29, stole five heifers and a calf a month ago from a ranch on N.M. 267 near Floyd, according to police. Police located […]
CNJ staff The following is the schedule for Potter Park pool: Tuesday, 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday, 1-7 p.m. Friday, 1-6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1- 5 p.m. Information: 769-7870. Centennial coins on sale at Chamber A limited number of centennial coins commemorating Clovis’ 100-year birthday can be purchased for $3 at […]
CNJ staff The Clovis High baseball team begins its month-long summer season today with a 4 p.m. West Texas Baseball League doubleheader against Shallowater at Bell Park. The Wildcats host the eight-team Clovis Invitational on Friday and Saturday, then settles into a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday routine which runs through June 30. CHS coach Shane Shallenberger said his […]
Freedom Newspapers: Rick White During her speech Friday at Clovis Community College’s graduation ceremony, Chesnea Fish reminds fellow graduates that “All of us have the potential to make a positive contribution.” By Helena Rodriguez: CNJ staff writer Chesnea Fish is one small farming town girl who was not ready for a four-year university atmosphere, and […]
Freedom correspondent: Scot Stinnett Fort Sumner sophomore BreeAnna Lucero cleared 4-9 on Friday to take the Class 1A girls state high jump title in Albuquerque. CNJ staff ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis Christian Eagles junior Keeson Bell beat his personal best by more than two feet to win Class 1A state boys triple jump competition on Friday […]
By Casey Peacock: Freedom Newspapers Inspired by nature, Mollie Oblinger uses contrasting elements of wood, felt, plastic, foam and wire to sculpt her art. Her artwork will be displayed starting Friday in Eastern New Mexico University’s Golden Library. “My work is purposefully ambiguous so it has multiple interpretation for people,” Oblinger said of her artistic […]
By Tonya Fennell: CNJ staff writer Five generations of women in Kay Prater’s family have been stricken by cancer. The Clovis resident lost her grandmother and mother to the devastating disease. “My grandmother succumbed (to cancer) when I was 11,” Prater said, “and my mother died when I was an adult.” Prater’s daughter and granddaughter […]
CNJ staff The Special Education Bureau of the New Mexico Public Education Department is hosting an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act panel meeting Thursday and Friday at Clovis Municipal Schools Student Support Center, 1600 Sutter Place. The meetings will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday. […]
CNJ staff PROVO, Utah — Clovis High grad Travis Reid fired a career-low 6-under-par 66 on Thursday en route to a tie for 20th place in the Cougar Classic golf tournament, hosted by Brigham Young University. Reid, a sophomore at New Mexico State, came back with a round of 73 on Friday and 76 on […]
Freedom Newspapers The annual National Piano Guild auditions for Clovis and Portales will be held Thursday and Friday in the studios of piano teachers Doris Tankersley, 2016 Wilshire Blvd., Clovis, and Eunice Schumpert, 1101 S. Main, Portales. The auditions will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday in Portales, moving to Clovis that afternoon and continuing Friday. […]
Thirteen confirmed tornadoes hit New Mexico’s easter plains March 23. One storm ripped through Clovis and cause widespread damage and one death. When a storm siren sounds, indiviuals should seek shelter in windowless rooms. By Greg Allen Though Cannon is not in what is defined as “tornado alley,” which begins about 18 miles farther east, […]
The Associated Press Friday Class 1A Championship at Isotopes Park, Albuquerque Gateway Christian 17, Texico 13 Class 3A Lovington 7, Portales 6
27th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office Airmen, spouses, reservists and reserve spouses at Cannon and Air Force bases worldwide will be randomly selected to participate in the 2006 Community Assessment Survey. A letter that includes a link to the Web-based survey will be sent to the work e-mail address of each active duty member selected […]
CNJ staff Friday Class 1A Semifinals Jal def. Magdalena 25-12, 25-16, 25-21 Tatum def. Cimarron 25-12, 25-16, 25-16 Class 2A Semifinals Texico def. Tularosa 25-23, 23-25, 25-14, 25-19 Class 3A Semifinals Pojoaque def. Thoreau 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-18 Portales def. St. Michael’s 25-15, 25-20, 21-25, 11-25, 16-14 Class 4A Semifinals Deming def. Moriarty 25-18, 22-25, […]
NMAA state playoffs (Seeds in parentheses) Class 5A First round (16) Hobbs at (1) Mayfield, 7:30 p.m. Friday (9) Cibola at (8) Rio Grande, 7 p.m. Friday (12) Carlsbad at (5) Eldorado, 7 p.m. Friday (13) Los Lunas at (4) La Cueva, 2 p.m. Saturday (14) Highland at (3) Onate, 1 p.m. Saturday (11) Alamogordo […]
Jeanette Hattan and Angie Anderson Start planning now for the military’s 15th annual snow sports weekend, SnoFest, Jan. 26 through 30, 2006 at Keystone Resort in Colorado (sponsored by Air Force Academy, Rocky Mountain Blue, Air Force Space Command and Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.). SnoFest features a variety of activities geared just for members […]
Friday: Bella Vista Talent Show, 1:30 in the Bella Vista multi-purpose room. Friday: Mesa Music Night, 6:30 p.m., Mesa gym. Friday: Lockwood Kindergarten Spring Fling, 9 a.m., Lockwood multi-purpose room. Friday-Sunday: Portales High School students will be performing the play “Holy Cannoli”, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Eastern New Mexico University’s main […]
CNJ STAFF All Times MST Men At Stephenville, Texas Friday’s semifinals Northeastern State 80, Southwestern Oklahoma 71, OT Tarleton State 89, Texas A&M-Kingsville 85 Saturday’s final Northeastern State (19-10) vs. Tarleton State (26-3), 7 p.m. Women At Canyon, Texas Friday’s semifinals Northeastern State 66, Abilene Christian 65 Angelo State 65, West Texas A&M 59 Saturday’s […]
