Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Krista Hustead is a woman of many talents. Competitive athlete, chemistry graduate, musician, business owner, wife and mother are just some of the titles Hustead carries. Growing up as the ninth of 10 children in a rural Utah town, she learned young how to balance her many interests and responsibilities. She and her husband moved to Clovis just over two years ago when he was assigned to Cannon Air Force Base. Shortly after their move, Hustead gave birth to their son. In the...
Eastern New Mexico is home to a diverse population - some have been here for generations, some are here on military assignment, some for job opportunities. Rajasekhar Badditi chose to come here in fulfillment of a dream. Badditi, a new addition to the recently reinstated community advisory panel of the New Mexico Public Education Department, moved to Clovis from his home country of India in 2018. Originally from Hyderabad, Badditi has about 20 years of teaching experience and...
From the farm to the pulpit, Wayne Boydstun has worked many fulfilling jobs in his lifetime. But for the Clovis native, the most important part of any job is the people he's helping. Whether he's volunteering at the food bank or watching his grandkids play basketball, Boydstun is in the business of making sure others feel seen and loved. Boydstun has lived in the area his entire life and takes pride in having raised his sons as fourth-generation farm hands on his family's...
Zandy Bunch is a nutrition educator working with New Mexico State University's ICAN (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) program. Bunch serves the local schools and senior centers, teaching residents how to maintain healthy diets. While Bunch readily shares her love of food, her first passion is her family and the time she gets to spend with them. Growing up in Clovis, Bunch was an active participant in the local 4H program and took home many ribbons for sewing and showing...
Bill Aylesworth is a native of west Texas, but has called Clovis home since 1963 when he and his wife, Martha, moved here to be closer to her mother. Aylesworth has worked in various jobs throughout his lifetime, notably as an employee of the Safeway Milk Plant for 25 years. Born in 1933, during the depths of the Great Depression, Aylesworth has lived through some extremely difficult circumstances. He remembers the Dust Bowl Era and its effects on the land. He served as a...
With an artistic eye and crafting hands, Robyn Mender readily enjoys home improvement projects - though she admits it's more difficult to find time now that she has three little ones. Mender has been a mother for over five years, and a Clovis resident for nearly four. The Utah native was transplanted here in 2017, when her husband took a job out of law school to work for the District Attorney's office. Though the family doesn't have any relatives within a 12-hour drive, Mender...
CLOVIS - Saturday night, the Days Inn on Mabry Drive played host to a crowd of roughly 200 people at the eighth annual Festival of Trees. The event included an array of appetizers, drinks, desserts, and of course - an auction of beautifully decorated Christmas trees and wreaths. The festival was in support of one important cause - raising money for the Hartley House. Since 1979, the Hartley House has provided help to victims of domestic violence in Curry, Roosevelt and Quay co...
For Will Anderson, the slogan "Join the Navy and see the world," couldn't be more true. Anderson, a Farwell native, graduated high school in 1972 and joined the Navy in 1975 after attending a program at the Texas Maritime Academy. From there, he traveled far and wide - living in several different countries and serving in various capacities with the Navy and Navy Intelligence. Anderson and his sweetheart Ginger have lived on multiple continents and raised two daughters along...
Tyra Mae Marshall is a local artist working at the Just Kiln Me Now studio located at 405 Main St. in Clovis. She has lived at Cannon Air Force Base for the last six years while her husband is stationed here. Marshall, a San Diego native, met her husband in high school but the couple didn't start dating until a few years into her college days. While a student, Marshall studied media arts and animation at various schools near her hometown. Marshall hopes to pursue her career...
Living passionately is what Misty Rains is known for as both a mother and administrative assistant to District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Rains is a "local girl" through and through. Born in Clovis, she was raised in Elida before moving to Portales after finishing high school. About 13 years ago, Rains took a job as a secretary in the Portales office of the district attorney and has worked her way up to her current role, which she considers an honor. As much as she loves her job,...
Model trains started out as a suggestion from a concerned physician, but for Clovis native Greg Jennings, the hobby turned into a lifelong passion. A founding member of the Clovis Area Train Society, Jennings has been a model train enthusiast since the time his doctor suggested the hobby could help him develop his fine motor skills. From working on miniature trains to raising successful human beings, Jennings believes that any job worth doing is a job worth doing well....
Brooke McDonald came to Clovis just a few months before the world closed down with COVID-19 last year. McDonald's husband is in the Air Force and together with their young son, the couple moved here from Florida in January of 2020. Before moving to Clovis, the Oklahoma native only knew one family here - the Crawfords. Together with Megan Crawford, McDonald decided to chase a dream and open a fitness studio in her new home. She was prepared by a marketing degree, prior work...
There's something about a small town that suits Sara Hanks. Born and raised in Clovis, Hanks enjoys the simple pleasures afforded by a life close to family, her animals, community, and lots of good books. The Clovis native has been married to her sweetheart for the last 17 years, and together they have raised two children. Since last fall, Hanks has worked at the local thrift boutique, As They Grow - a store specializing in children's and maternity goods. Q: What is the best t...
Born and raised in Clovis, Doris Roberts is proud be from this part of the world and proud of the family she has raised here. Roberts has been married to her sweetheart Jimmy since 1962 and together the couple has four children, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A woman of many talents, Roberts has contributed to the local economy throughout her lifetime - owning and operating businesses ranging from floral design and wedding supplies to her current pro...
While Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Arizona, and Oklahoma have all been called home by Margaret Hinchee, the Clovis native has always felt connected to the people and land of eastern New Mexico. Hinchee's love of reading and connecting people with good literature are what inspires her. In the last 25 years she has been a local librarian in both school and public settings. For over a decade she has been acting as the director of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Positivity, a...
Whether it's in the barn, the hospital or the classroom, Portales native Chelsea Pinedo can always be found working hard. Raised on a dairy, Pinedo grew up working with cattle and has developed a love for the trade and the animals. She jokes that when her parents first brought her home from the hospital, they brought her straight to the barn. Pinedo today works as an OB/GYN technician at Clovis' Plains Regional Medical Center. On top of her job at the hospital, Pinedo is...
Born in Clovis in 1928, Bill Aucutt has spent almost all of his 93 years living in the area. Aucutt distinguished himself in the community as a business owner and entrepreneur. In total he has owned and operated 20 businesses, ranging from Aucutt's Paint Store to Oasis Mortgage and Finance. His businesses spanned from El Paso to Denver. Though Aucutt has enjoyed many financial successes, he is no stranger to hardship. His father left town when he was just 10, leaving Aucutt, h...
Bradley H. Barton is a Clovis resident new to the area. But while he's only lived in Clovis since last year, he's no stranger to small-town living. Barton grew up in Alton, Utah, and spent much of his childhood working on his family's cattle ranches in southern Utah and northern Arizona. He attended Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. After graduating, Barton spent several years traveling the world and lived in Saudi Arabia for two years. Upon his return to the...
Clovis is home to a new business with a uniquely modern product - the "selfie." Snap That, located at 1310 N. Main St., opened its doors this month. The business is designed like an interactive gallery with each wall boasting its own photo opportunity. Every room provides customers with multiple props and backdrops to set up their own creative photoshoots. One room features a bed positioned on the wall so customers can seemingly defy gravity in the perfect bedroom selfie....
CLOVIS - From May 17 thru June 25, the King's Inn was home to 35 college students from all over the country who gathered in Clovis to participate in the U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. The program - the Dairy Consortium for short - has run since 2008, thought last year's program was canceled due to COVID-19. In a normal year, the Dairy Consortium would host 60 students and run two different sessions, but because of COVID restrictions still in effect, the program...
After a year of canceled and delayed travel plans, area residents seem to be using Clovis' Regional Airport (abbreviated as CVN) now more than ever. A whirlwind of changes over the last 12 months has left passengers with a new airline, Denver Air Connection, and a new Transportation Security Administration terminal. Many seem to be liking the new airline and jets, said Airport Director James Harris, though he still hears from those who wish the airport had service to Texas....
CLOVIS - It's been 18 months since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, yet the effects are still lingering, some in unexpected ways. Those who've bought homes, fixed fences, or done any DIY home improvement projects in the last year know first-hand that the price of wood has sky-rocketed since last spring. The world is experiencing a major lumber shortage. The price of wood is up 288% since April 2020, despite lumber production reaching a 13-year high, according to Fort...
For many, finding the time and motivation to exercise regularly is a challenge. For first responders, however, physical fitness can be a matter of life and death. That's why the Clovis Fire Department has been investing in its own gym and some staffers have become certified personal trainers. The gym at Fire Station 6, located at 21st and Main, began with just a cheap treadmill or maybe a stationary bike, said Lt. Jose Gutierrez, and a few firefighters would bring in their...
CLOVIS - They weren't exactly ugly ducklings, at least not in the eyes of their caretaker, but they were misfits. Now their story has a happily-ever-after ending: Duckie and Friend became parents last month. Their journey began two springs ago. The goose now known as Duckie was born near the pond outside the par-3 golf course at Hillcrest Park. The gosling appeared to be injured and a park visitor scooped her up and brought her to Clovis' zoo next door. Enter Lisa Fox, the...
In fox news, they seem to be everywhere. A recent informal social media poll found more than 20 area residents who said they have seen foxes in or near Clovis lately, some as recently as the past week. While these frequent sightings may make it feel as though the local fox population has increased, Cpl. Clay Moyers of New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish said even in drought years city fox populations stay fairly static. That’s because the food, water, and shelter they need are all provided by city inhabitants. Why the...
