Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Time to put on another hat. Beginning this morning, I'll be the newest "face" each Sunday on our "Voices" pages. As publisher of the newspaper, my job description includes a variety of boxes to check if you were listing them out on a piece of paper. But essentially, it's the last box — the one that reads "all of the above" — that sums it up best. I'm looking forward to sharing some of our successes — and undoubtedly some of our failures — in this space. As a newspaper, we stri...
A report released last week said public schools in New Mexico don’t fare well when compared to others across the nation. For the third year in a row, Education Week magazine looked at college and career outcomes and K-12 achievement and other data, and determined we rank 49th in the nation in quality education. Reasons range from poverty across the state to lack of spending to lousy teachers, depending on the agendas of those answering the questions. Never fear: Lawmakers are going to fix this. Unfortunately, they’re goi...
On this date ... 1972: Hundreds of area residents crowded into the Yucca Junior High gymnasium in Clovis to celebrate the 60th anniversary of New Mexico's statehood. Anna Daniel was recognized as the oldest Curry County native. She was born June 14, 1891, in what is now northern Curry County. 1967: The Washington Touchdown Club announced it would award its annual coach awards to Hank Stram of the Kansas City Chiefs and Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys. Player of the year...
Riley Castro was born in Louisiana, but mostly raised in Okinawa, Japan and England. She is a military brat who appreciates the times her family traveled together. She is in the final stages of completing her masters degree in social work. Castro is a survivor of stage 4 colon cancer. In January 2015, at 17 weeks pregnant, she experienced excruciating abdominal pain and underwent surgery to remove a mass. Following her diagnosis, she underwent a variety of tests and...
With the season’s first bitter cold snap wrapping up, today is a good day to remember Gladys Dancy, her daughter Beulah Marie, L. E. Owles, the Centrell children and three Grady children whose names have been lost to time. About a foot of snow fell on the region Dec. 9-10, 1923, accompanied by high winds that produced zero visibility and drifts taller than people. Not even the Santa Fe Railway was a match for that storm. A passenger train was stalled for six hours by 5-foot drifts south of Elida. In Clovis, some businesses b...
I heard a story on the news this week about a dog that loaded up in a police car while the officer was out and sat there waiting for a ride. It reminded me of our dog, Nipper, who had a similar affinity. This dog came to our household shortly after my wife and I were married. Her momma was a sweet Springer Spaniel and her daddy was a fence-jumping Labrador. We raised her from a pup until she died in her 15th year. I let her ride with me in the pickup pretty much anytime she...
We've made it through the first week of the new year and, hopefully, most of us are following through with our 2017 resolutions. Though I didn't make any life-changing resolutions this year, thoughts of making a few subtle changes are always on my agenda and my style is not far from that list. From social media to your favorite style magazines and television, there's not a shortage of style inspiration. Whether it be the real or fictional character, we all aspire to have a...
Information on baking chile rellenos, an online gluten-free box club and working with stretchy fabric will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Cookbook author, chef and teacher John Vollertsen (known as Chef Johnny Vee) is going to demonstrate three recipes to show how you can bake chile rellenos (that are typically fried.) He’ll make a stuffed chile relleno with blue corn batter and a red c...
PORTALES — If the Logan Longhorns and Texico Wolverines find themselves back on the floor of The Pit in the final weekend of the prep basketball season, they'll likely have none other to thank than their Greyhound Arena counterpart. On Saturday, the teams met for the first time at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena since they last met in the same place in 2016 — the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference title game. And Texico won again, this time 45-36 behind a gam...
CLOVIS — Armed with the goal of helping New Mexicans find affordable health insurance that fits their needs, a pair of beWellnm officials visited Curry and Roosevelt counties Thursday as a means of spreading the word about plans at consumers’ disposal. “We’re the official health insurance marketplace for New Mexicans,” said beWellnm Outreach Manager Veronica Reyes, who is joining Broker Relations Liaison Maureen Manring in making stops in each of the state’s 33 counties to promote the initiative. “We’re now in the open enr...
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration is planning to eliminate many of the human resources departments at agencies across New Mexico’s government, shifting responsibility for personnel matters to a single state office. It would be the single biggest shakeup of state bureaucracy since the beginning of a budget crisis last year that has led to cutbacks and drained some $700 million in cash reserves. A spokesman for the State Personnel Office said the move towards a “consolidated HR system” is still in the planning...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 2:47 p.m.: Criminal sexual contact, 900 block Redwine Ball, report taken • 3:14 p.m.: Fraud, walk in • 3:17 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, mile marker 78 on New Mexico 206 • 3:20 p.m.: Verbal domestic, 500 block Moores Manors • 4:06 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1500 block West Fir Street • 8:37 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1300 block South Avenue F Friday • 8: 20 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, location unkn...
TOURNAMENTS Portales Shoot Out At Ram Athletic Center Boys Friday Portales 68, Mesilla Valley 41 Saturday Mesilla Valley 82, Portales JV 51 LV Robertson vs. Portales,ppd. Girls Friday Lubbock Trinity Christian 56, Portales 49 Saturday Hobbs 56, Portales 35 EPAC (Seeds in parentheses) Boys Wednesday (Melrose) Game 1: (3) Melrose 68, (6) San Jon 50 Game 2: (8) Grady 36, (9) Tatum 31 Game 3: (4) Floyd 31, (5) Dora 29 Game 4: (7) Logan 61, (10) Elida 41 Thursday (Melrose) Game 5: (1) Texico 73, Grady 33 Game 6: (2) Fort Sumner...
DENTON, Texas — Junior guard Jasmine Hotchkins scored 13 of her career-high 16 points in a 26-0 first-half run, propelling Eastern New Mexico University to a 60-49 Lone Star Conferencd women’s victory over Texas Woman’s on Saturday. Senior Kassandra Harris had 12 points and six rebounds and Johna McClelland seven points and 13 boards to help the Greyhounds (10-3, 6-0 LSC) remain in a tie with Angelo State for first place in the conference standings. TWU (10-4, 3-3) scored the game’s first seven points as ENMU missed its first...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 7:04 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, possession of methamphetamines, 200 block of Pinon Street • 7:20 a.m.: Failure to yield from private drive, battery on a household member, Prince Street/Llano Estacado Boulevard • 11:24 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, aggravated battery, 2500 block of Axtell Street • 5:07 p.m.: Larceny up to $500, 100 block of Calle De Oro • 7:30 p.m.: Failure t...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Sausage biscuit. Lunch — Oven roasted drumsticks, scalloped potatoes, green beans, chilled pears, whole wheat roll. Tuesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick. Lunch — Mini tacos w/salsa, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto beans, romaine lettuce and tomato. Wednesday: Breakfast — Bean burrito. Lunch — Hamburger on a bun, baked fries, garden salad w/ranch, chilled peaches. Thursday: Breakfast — Mini pancakes. Lunch — Red chili cheese and meat enchiladas, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Sunday: 2 p.m gospel singing Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, noon p.m. pinochle, 5:30 p.m. potluck, 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, noon pinochle Wednesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. board meeting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance...
Kaser U.S. Air Force Airman Andrew G. Kaser graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Kaser is the son of Cheyenne and Tim Kaser...
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library In conjunction with the City of Clovis Floodplain Management Program, the library maintains a collection of materials on National Flood Insurance programs including maps of local floodplains, manuals for designing or retrofitting structures, handbooks on residential repair, guidelines for erosion control, and similar topics. Librarians will be happy to assist users in locating these materials. What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raisin...
Elida Extension Club The Elida Extension Club hosted the annual Christmas luncheon for all county extension clubs. Upon arrival, the Elida Community Center members received a name tag with a number, to correspond with random numbers on the tables for seating. Lots of visiting took place while looking for their numbers. President Panzy Jordan of Roosevelt Extension Council held a short meeting to inform members of January happenings. She gave a report on the 2016 state meeting...
By Eamon Scarbrough STAFF WRITER [email protected] The upcoming two-month-long legislative session will see several bills and resolutions up for approval, but none are more important than the balancing of the state's budget, according to eastern New Mexico legislators. The session will run Jan. 17-March 18, but Republican Sen. Stuart Ingle - who represents Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Lea and Roosevelt counties - said he hopes to have the budget balanced within the first...
Monday • New Mexico Municipal League — 4 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Shooting Range Ad Hoc Committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 Wednes...
Monday • Produce to the People — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memorial Building, Portales. Free in season fruits and vegetables. Bring your own bags. Information: 575-359-1048 ext. 1 • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • Quilter’s Tuesdays — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Registration required. Information: 575-763-9687 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: Play your way. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Toddl...
Random thoughts: • Why do grocers put so many grapes in a bag? I help other shoppers by transferring half the grapes into an empty bag and leaving it behind. I feel guilty, but not enough to stop. • Has any team ever not “overcome adversity” in winning the big game? • If a last-second field goal attempt clangs away from the crossbar, why is the coach an “idiot,” but if it clangs over, he is “brilliant?” • According to religious friends’ Facebook posts, Jesus apparently was...
Plenty of things are absolutes when the holiday season wraps itself up: • You’ll have one glass of eggnog and wonder why you don’t drink it year-round, then spit out your second glass and swear off the stuff until you forget this all happened next December. • The Christmas stuff you buy during the 50-percent-off week-after sales will still be there in mass quantities when the discounts drop to 75 and 90 percent in mid-January, but there won’t be any of the stuff you balked on when it was just 50 percent off. Shoulda g...
