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Long before he made a drinking game or Larry and his brothers named Darryl famous, Bob Newhart was known for his unusual form of standup comedy. In one of his most well-known bits, "Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball," Newhart plays a skeptical marketer hearing Abner Doubleday's unconvincing telephone pitch for baseball. - "18 people? That's a heck of a lot of people." - "You've got a pitcher and a catcher, and they throw a ball back and forth ... and that's it?" - "He may or he... Full story
After more than a year of accusations Melrose Schools misused special education dollars, Superintendent Jamie Widner wants his school cleared of wrongdoing at a volume relative to which it was accused. A week after the New Mexico Public Education Department issued a press release on findings of Tier II special education audits, Widner on Friday issued his own release noting that the audits cleared Melrose of wrongdoing. "Our school was singled out because the data the PED used was incorrectly interpreted and I've asked for... Full story
After more than a year of accusations Melrose Schools misused special education dollars, Superintendent Jamie Widner wants his school cleared of wrongdoing at a volume relative to which it was accused. A week after the New Mexico Public Education Department issued a press release on findings of Tier II special education audits, Widner on Friday issued his own release noting that the audits cleared Melrose of wrongdoing. "Our school was singled out because the data the PED used was incorrectly interpreted and I've asked for...
Even on a hot day, it doesn't take much to get my mind running in other directions. A few weeks ago, while driving around and wishing my air conditioning would kick in faster, I heard something on the radio for, "dashboard cookies." I instantly listened for more details, as you could throw the word, "cookies," with any other word and get my attention. I bet you're the same way, too. Surgery cookies ... see? Now you're thinking, "Surgery doesn't sound so bad; there are cookies somewhere in the mix. Do I get the cookies before...
Even on a hot day, it doesn't take much to get my mind running in other directions. A few weeks ago, while driving around and wishing my air conditioning would kick in faster, I heard something on the radio for, "dashboard cookies." I instantly listened for more details, as you could throw the word, "cookies," with any other word and get my attention. I bet you're the same way, too. Surgery cookies ... see? Now you're thinking, "Surgery doesn't sound so bad; there are cookies somewhere in the mix. Do I get the cookies before...
CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Wyatt Harper of Bosque Farms hangs on during the bareback event of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association State Finals Friday night at the Curry County Events Center. Harper score in the second go round was 52. The state finals rodeo continues tonight. They may have the western shirt, jeans, boots and cowboy hat like all of the other contestants, but it's still not difficult to find the bareback riders in the New Mexico High School Finals...
CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Wyatt Harper of Bosque Farms hangs on during the bareback event of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association State Finals Friday night at the Curry County Events Center. Harper score in the second go round was 52. The state finals rodeo continues tonight. They may have the western shirt, jeans, boots and cowboy hat like all of the other contestants, but it's still not difficult to find the bareback riders in the New Mexico High School Finals... Full story
As she watched other high schoolers help kick off the New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo, Leia Pleumer was getting some harrassment from a Smoker. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Dora senior Josh Fish takes part in the boys cutting competition of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association State Finals 2012 at the Curry County Events Centers in the short go and finished with a score of 72. Pluemer's horse, called "Smoke" for short, kept sniffing at her decorated back number, each...
As she watched other high schoolers help kick off the New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo, Leia Pleumer was getting some harrassment from a Smoker. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Dora senior Josh Fish takes part in the boys cutting competition of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association State Finals 2012 at the Curry County Events Centers in the short go and finished with a score of 72. Pluemer's horse, called "Smoke" for short, kept sniffing at her decorated back number, each... Full story
With Friday afternoon set for an afternoon coronation and an evening rodeo, the Pioneer Days Rodeo royalty spent their Friday morning on another royal task —bringing Pioneer Days to a few Clovis residents who likely wouldn't get to Pioneer Days on their own. CMI staff photo: Kevin Wilson Pioneer Days Rodeo Queen Stephanie Bailey hands a signed photo Friday to a resident at Retirement Ranch. Bailey and other rodeo royalty plan more visits and community service throughout t...
With Friday afternoon set for an afternoon coronation and an evening rodeo, the Pioneer Days Rodeo royalty spent their Friday morning on another royal task —bringing Pioneer Days to a few Clovis residents who likely wouldn't get to Pioneer Days on their own. CMI staff photo: Kevin Wilson Pioneer Days Rodeo Queen Stephanie Bailey hands a signed photo Friday to a resident at Retirement Ranch. Bailey and other rodeo royalty plan more visits and community service throughout t...
Criminal charges against a Clovis police officer involved in a fatal vehicle accident in 2010 were dropped Friday, according to the officer's attorney. Attorney Dan Lindsey said Judge Teddy Hartley dropped charges after ruling interference in grand jury deliberations. Officer Stephen Gallegos, no longer with the Clovis Police Department, was indicted in January 2011 on charges of vehicular homicide and causing great bodily injury. The charges stemmed from a November 2010 accident in which investigators said Gallegos ran a...
Criminal charges against a Clovis police officer involved in a fatal vehicle accident in 2010 were dropped Friday, according to the officer's attorney. Attorney Dan Lindsey said Judge Teddy Hartley dropped charges after ruling interference in grand jury deliberations. Officer Stephen Gallegos, no longer with the Clovis Police Department, was indicted in January 2011 on charges of vehicular homicide and causing great bodily injury. The charges stemmed from a November 2010 accident in which investigators said Gallegos ran a...
He may now be away from Eastern New Mexico University for a longer time than he was part of it, but it's still tough to not think of eastern New Mexico and basketball without thinking of Earl Diddle. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Former Greyhound basketball coach Earl Diddle, shown teaching during his annual camp at Texico High School, said he has fond memories of Eastern New Mexico University and the Lone Star Conference, and said his still hopes his greatest moment in coaching...
He may now be away from Eastern New Mexico University for a longer time than he was part of it, but it's still tough to not think of eastern New Mexico and basketball without thinking of Earl Diddle. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Former Greyhound basketball coach Earl Diddle, shown teaching during his annual camp at Texico High School, said he has fond memories of Eastern New Mexico University and the Lone Star Conference, and said his still hopes his greatest moment in coaching...
Things are good for me as a baseball fan. The Texas Rangers are leading the American League West, and until Monday night Josh Hamilton had more homers than the San Diego Padres. My Rangers have not always been good. I accept this as the ebb and flow of sports, and enjoy my team during both periods. During a Lubbock trip over the weekend, however, I felt like I was the only one who accepted those rules. I couldn't walk anywhere without seeing a Texas Rangers item being worn by somebody. It's a nice feeling to be around other...
Things are good for me as a baseball fan. The Texas Rangers are leading the American League West, and until Monday night Josh Hamilton had more homers than the San Diego Padres. My Rangers have not always been good. I accept this as the ebb and flow of sports, and enjoy my team during both periods. During a Lubbock trip over the weekend, however, I felt like I was the only one who accepted those rules. I couldn't walk anywhere without seeing a Texas Rangers item being worn by somebody. It's a nice feeling to be around other...
Plenty of items are still to be fixed at the Hillcrest Park Splash Park — including the addition of new fencing and the removal of signs from the city's Play, Inc. era. But after eight months of work, the functional parts of the facility are ready, Parks and Recreation Director Bill Bizzell said, for a Memorial Day opening for the facility. Water usage Located near the main entrance of Hillcrest Park, the splash park will be prepared to splash hundreds of children with 2,000 g...
Plenty of items are still to be fixed at the Hillcrest Park Splash Park — including the addition of new fencing and the removal of signs from the city's Play, Inc. era. But after eight months of work, the functional parts of the facility are ready, Parks and Recreation Director Bill Bizzell said, for a Memorial Day opening for the facility. Water usage Located near the main entrance of Hillcrest Park, the splash park will be prepared to splash hundreds of children with 2,000 g... Full story
The presence of Cannon Air Force Base and its special operations mission, a local Realtor said, creates more of a trend in Portales and Clovis than any statewide factors. Recent sales figures released by the Realtors Association of New Mexico show an upward trend in sales and a downward trend in median home values, while figures specific to the Clovis Portales Association of Realtors indicates downward trends in both. Brett Johnson, president of the CPAR, noted that sales peaked from 2009 to 2010, when the base was having a...
Hundreds were walking the track Friday night at Ned Houk Park, marking another year of the Relay for Life fundraiser. CMI Photo: Tony Bullocks Jeremy Martineau ran laps to raise funds with the Society Of American Military Engineers High Plain Post Friday during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Ned Houk Park in Clovis. Well, maybe not everybody. Jeremy Martineau decided it was a nice night for a jog. Martineau, a civilian employee at Cannon Air Force Base, handled... Full story
Hundreds were walking the track Friday night at Ned Houk Park, marking another year of the Relay for Life fundraiser. CMI Photo: Tony Bullocks Jeremy Martineau ran laps to raise funds with the Society Of American Military Engineers High Plain Post Friday during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Ned Houk Park in Clovis. Well, maybe not everybody. Jeremy Martineau decided it was a nice night for a jog. Martineau, a civilian employee at Cannon Air Force Base, handled...
Steve DeLeon, owner of the Sports Angle, has a lot of classic items in his sports memorabilia story. But the music-themed mural on his building along Sixth Street might be its most recognizable piece of history. Tony Bullocks: Clovis Media Inc. Sports Angle owner Steve DeLeon points to the graffiti Friday sprayed on the face of Elvis Presley on the mural painted on side of his store. That's why it upset DeLeon when graffiti was brought to his attention Tuesday morning by a...
Steve DeLeon, owner of the Sports Angle, has a lot of classic items in his sports memorabilia story. But the music-themed mural on his building along Sixth Street might be its most recognizable piece of history. Tony Bullocks: Clovis Media Inc. Sports Angle owner Steve DeLeon points to the graffiti Friday sprayed on the face of Elvis Presley on the mural painted on side of his store. That's why it upset DeLeon when graffiti was brought to his attention Tuesday morning by a...
The Portales Rams started their series against Hot Springs exactly how they wanted Friday night. Now, the matter at hand is to end the series in the same way, following a 10-0 blanking of the Tigers to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three set at Ram Field. CMI photo: Kevin WilsonPortales shortstop Brandon Lovato applies the tag to Hot Springs' Tyler Whitehead in the third inning Friday at Ram Field. The Rams defeated Hot Springs 10-0 and hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three... Full story
