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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Information on making quilted jackets and staging a home for resale will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Rae Cumbie is a creative director, and she’s going to discuss various types of quilted jackets, tell how to get started, including how to plan the jacket and prepare the pieces, as well as how to construct the jacket. She’ll also do a trunk show to illustrate basic quilting techniq...
Valentine’s Day is a month away and now is the time to put in some thought about your gift to him or her. It's never too early to conjure up a great gift idea, so let's start with some ideas for him. All ages are carrying backpacks in 2018. From the monogram designer backpacks to the affordable classic looks, your guy or friend will appreciate pulling out his bag, especially if he works long hours and needs a spot to store his personal belongings to get through the day. N...
DORA — The Coyotes boys basketball program has made strides in John Wootton's first year at the helm, and it showed on Saturday afternoon, following a 69-34 victory over Evangel Christian. Dora went on a 15-0 run in the second quarter to seize control of a tight ballgame, to ultimately cruise on home from there. "Well, we changed defenses — I think that helped," Wootton said. "We put a little more pressure on them and I think we finally woke up. It's kind of a different day...
SANTA FE — Wounded and weary, Portales would like to make the St. Mike's Shootout a tournament to forget. The boys basketball team struggled once again on Saturday, falling to Silver, 67-48. "I thought our kids showed up ready to play, but we just ran out of gas in the end," Rams coach Rickie McBroom said. "We've had a bunch of kids sick on this whole trip - both varsity and JV, but I thought we fought hard and Silver is a tough team." Silver (12-4) took control early, b...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University running back Kamal Cass had a decorated career with the Greyhounds, breaking the school's all-time rushing record, while receiving numerous awards and accolades, dating back to his breakout sophomore year. The undersized speed back was recently named an NCAA Division II All-American once again, and will compete in Monday's Dream Bowl, a college football senior all-star game held in Salem, Virginia for NCAA FCS, D-II and D-III p...
GRADY — Once abandoned by her biological parents in her native China at 6 years old, Grady Bronchos girls basketball player Timia Northcutt is certainly feeling the love these days. The junior guard has shown a lot of progress — both on and off the court — since coming stateside at the age of 8. "(My husband Todd and I) adopted her from China in 2008," Bronchos coach and Timia's mother, Tammy, said. "She was abandoned in a market when she was 6, and so she lived in an orpha...
Even though we sometimes support different candidates, Sid Hicks and I have been friends since the hippie era in our small east Texas hometown. Our craziest stunt was hopping a boxcar on the spur of the moment in college in Commerce, Texas, the night before winter finals. We thought it would stop in Greenville, 18 miles way. Instead, it stopped in Plano, 70 miles away. Coatless in a freezing rainstorm, we hitched a ride with a hippie chick transporting marijuana into Dallas in...
An era came to an end in the Terry household last week. Actually it died a good while ago we; just hadn’t buried it. That’s right, we pulled the plug on our landline phone last week. I know we haven’t had a call on it for several months now because I unplugged the thing without my wife’s knowledge to see if we would miss it. Took nearly two months for her to notice. Prior to that time it had gotten to the point where the only calls we were getting on the thing were tricky...
CLOVIS — The Clovis community again came together to celebrate the life and work of one of the nation's most important civil rights leaders at the annual Clovis Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday. "I was super pleased. The turnout was great, the message was great," Clovis Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Second Vice-President Constance Williams said. Besides the food, the breakfast program also included musical performances by the Bethlehem B...
Gov. Susana Martinez announced this week legislative proposals taking a tough stance on crime in the state; locally, law officials were on board. A number of measures focused on repeat offenders, supporting courts and protecting children were announced Monday in a news release from Martinez’ office. They included “cracking down on adult and juvenile fugitives,” greater penalties for DWI offenses, and expanding the state’s three-strikes law to allow a life sentence for a third violent felony conviction. District Attorne...
CLOVIS — There will be no shortage of events around eastern New Mexico on Monday for those wishing to celebrate the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The festivities get underway in Portales at 7 a.m. with a kick-off breakfast at ENMU sponsored by University President Jeff Elwell before gathering at the Memorial Building at 5:30 p.m. and walking to Portales High School for a program that will feature musical performances and a reading of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Meanwhile in Clovis a symboli...
With the holiday for the Reverend from Atlanta tomorrow comes an opportunity to reflect on many things, not the least of which is the truth that our world is not a static panorama but an ever-shifting terrain of political and social realities effected by the work of both individuals and organized masses. The younger folks in Clovis might not recall a time when Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was called Thomas Street, and perhaps the older types wouldn’t think often of the name change presently; such is the nature of a c...
In an off-the-cuff comment with legislators gathered in the Oval Office on Thursday to discuss immigration, President Donald Trump laid bare his world vision. There are wealthy white countries such as Norway, which are welcome to send immigrants to the United States. Then there are what the president called “shithole countries” — Haiti and all the nations of Africa — whose people (overwhelmingly black and brown) the president doesn’t think belong here. Trump’s comment was outrageous, immature, inhumane and vulgar — and it sha...
1. About three dozen area residents on Tuesday signed up to run for city-government seats around the region. Municipal elections are scheduled March 6. Ronald Jackson, a former Portales City Council member, was the only candidate seeking to succeed Portales Mayor Sharon King who said she will not run again for health reasons. Jackson said he was “disappointed” that “we don’t have more community involvement.” Indeed, most races around the region will be uncontested. Exceptions are on Clovis City Commission where three sea...
This is a story about football, football fans, patriotism and the U.S. government. Tuesday night, I bought the expensive bakery cookies on a small grocery trip but absentmindely left them behind at the checkout line. “No worries,” I told myself. “I’ll bring my receipt back later this week and grab replacement cookies.” That’s exactly what happened Friday morning, and I promise this will be relevant. A man named Milo Smith attended an Indianapolis Colts game last year, and a few Colts players engaged in silent protest dur...
In Salem, West Virginia, it’s still against the law to eat candy less than 90 minutes before church services. Until a week ago, it was illegal for motorists to pump their own gas in parts of Oregon. On Jan.1, stations in Oregon counties with a population of less than 40,000 can offer self-service at the pumps. I guess you can say — with tongue in cheek — that times are slowly changing. On a more serious note though, hopefully the National Football League will soon catch up to...
On this date ... 1988: Sixth-graders at Sandia Elementary School in Clovis were putting finishing touches on a play called "The Sound of Great Voices," that they were presenting in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s upcoming birthday. The play, which had many parts written by students, was presented in the Sandia multipurpose room. Students in "The Sound of Great Voices" included Kelly Cook, Jeremy Garcia, Katrina Cash, Stacey Lemmons, Brandi Link, Chris McCampbell, and Wesley...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico women’s basketball team trailed at the end of each quarter Saturday and ultimately fell 73-57 at Midwestern State in a Lone Star Conference matchup that ended the Greyhounds’ win streak at three. The Hounds (8-7, 4-4 LSC) had also won five of their previous six heading into Saturday. Against Midwestern, though, they were already down 24-17 after one quarter, 47-31 at halftime. Eastern was within single digits a few times during the fourth quarter, but Midwestern State got it ba...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team has been on a roller coaster ride this season, and Saturday, the coaster headed a bit downward again. During the 2017-18 campaign that began in November, the Greyhounds have suffered a seven-game losing streak, but were more recently on a three-game win streak, which they carried into Saturday’s road game against Midwestern State. Though the Hounds’ didn’t give up the streak easily, engaging in a Lone Star Conference battle royale against t...
TATUM — The Texico and Loving girls basketball teams met in the middle on Saturday, but it was the Lady Wolverines who ended up on top. Playing at neutral Tatum High School to cut down on travel, Texico slowly pulled away from Loving in the second half and won 54-40, improving to 14-3 in the process. The Lady Wolves led by a modest 27-22 count at halftime, but stretched that to 38-29 by the third quarter’s end before breaking into a double-digit margin in the fourth. Two days removed from Thursday’s road win against Logan...
Clovis Elementary Monday: No school Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Turkey and cheese on goldfish bread, veggie dippers w/ranch, fresh apple, cookie. Wednesday: Breakfast — Apple cinnamon bread. Lunch — Mac and cheese, seasoned green beans, seasonal fresh fruit, whole wheat roll. Thursday: Breakfast — Yogurt and graham crackers. Lunch — Chili cheese fries, fresh broccoli crowns w/ranch, seasonal fresh fruit. Friday: Breakfast — Waffles. Lunch — Chicken drumstick, garden salad w/ranch, applesauce, seasonal fresh...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Sunday: 2 p.m. gospel sing Monday: Closed Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 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. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. needle gang, noon pinochle, , 7 p.m....
Mearl Thomas was raised in Tucumcari. She ran track, played volleyball and played football in the series Powder Puff game that was Juniors vs. Seniors. She moved to Clovis in 1972, and always having a love for sports, played softball in the ladies league in Clovis. She is married to Joe Thomas, who is a former police officer of 20 years and former city manager. She is the mother of two daughters and has two grandsons. Thomas retired in 2015 from Western Bank in Clovis. Prior...
Monday • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symbolic Walk — 9 a.m. at Potter Park, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony —5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Portales High School Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville Ave. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., La Casa Family Health Center, Portales. Information: 575-625-9743 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Old fashioned spinners. Information: 575-356-3940 ...
Monday • Dora Consolidated School District Board of Education — 6 p.m. in DCS Board Room at the DCS building, 100 School St., Dora. Information: 575-477-2211 • Dora Village Council — 7 p.m. at Dora Fire Department, 220 E. Avenue A, Dora. Information: 575-477-2411 Tuesday • Bailey County Commission — 10 a.m. (CST) at Bailey County Clerk’s Office, 300 S. First St., Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-3044 • Clovis Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clo...
