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January. I think of it as a birthday month. My dad's. My oldest granddaughter's. And mine. Last weekend we helped celebrate that sweet little beauty's sixth birthday. My own 56th was a week earlier. Fifty-six is not all that significant a milestone, though I've noticed that a lot of survey-type forms bump people into another category once they hit 55 or 56. But I don't see it as a very noticeable bump in the road. I felt exactly the same the moment after I reached 56 as I did the moment before when I was 55. I'd actually...
Boys Dora 58, Estancia 50 Dora (14-4) — Lane Carrasco 17, Jestin Watson 11, Dalton Privett 8, Dylan Privett 20, Armando Arzate 2. Totals 20 17-25 58. Estancia (5-8) — Caleb Ortiz 2, Joseph Luna 4, Josh Jaquez 14, Gabe Sedillo 20, Joey Durant 4, Herman Ortiz 4, Cesar Quintana 2. Totals 19 7-15 50. Dora 13 11 15 19 — 58 Estancia 10 12 12 16 — 50 3-pointers — Dora, Watson. Estancia, Sedillo 4, Luna. Grady 62, Clovis Purple freshmen 20 Clovis Purple — Sam Schwope 1, Eli Cordova 5, Wes Lemke 2, Hunter Pipal 3, Garrett Lawler 3, J...
TEXICO — This is starting to become a habit for the Portales boys basketball team. Last year, the Rams won in Texico 35-34 when guard David Rodriguez made a free throw with no time on the clock. Friday night, senior forward Reyes Calbert nailed a 3-pointer as time expired to give PHS a 66-63 win over the Wolverines. CMI correspondent: Joshua Lucero Ram freshman Sheraya Cox puts a shot over Texico defender Chasity Sharp during the Rams Friday night game against the Texico W...
Friday showed that even when the Clovis girls basketball team isn't running on a full tank, and doesn't play all that well, it's still one of the top five teams in Class 5A. As it stood, the top-ranked Lady Cats had little trouble dispatching No. 6 Eldorado 53-36 in a game they led for the final 26 minutes and never by less than nine in the second half. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis guard Brandi Gomez looks for a teammate against defense from Eldorado's Ellie Guerra...
A Clovis grand jury indicted a pair of men Friday on charges connected to two armed robberies earlier this month. One of the victims died days after the attack. According to a release from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney's Office: - Daniel Murrell, 24, faces two counts of second-degree armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, bribery of a witness, theft of a credit card, 11 counts of fraudulent use of an illegally obtained credit card, felony possession of a firearm, tampering with evidence and aggravated batte...
Erinn Burch admitted receiving the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award was a huge surprise minutes after being honored in front of the audience gathered Friday for the chamber's annual banquet. "I just feel like I do my job and I'm glad for what I get to do everyday," said Burch, who has served as the executive director of United Way of Eastern New Mexico since 2002. "I love what I do. I love the chance I have to work together with the community.... Full story
Dora schools superintendent Steve Barron uses his leadership skills to push awareness for a cause that his dear to him. His work with dyslexia awareness over the years has earned him an administrative award from The International Dyslexia Association this year, which will be awarded to him in Albuquerque on Feb 1. Barron is the state's lone recipient of this award in 2013. Steve Barron "Our primary job as educators is to equip every child, especially dyslexic children, with... Full story
High steppin', he is all that and then some. Like an emperor in a new suit, he has no idea that from a distance he looks a lot like a toy poodle, and from up close, a lot like a 3-year-old discovered the scissors. Winter is that time of year in which the scruff is allowed to flourish and thick, au' naturel doo's are simply more practical. And it's just downright cool to let the hair grow as it may, especially in an era when "organic" is "novel" if not outright hipsterish. Unless you're a wiry haired mutt-terrier. A couple...
The sounds of Mariachi music culminated groundbreaking ceremonies Friday of the new Raintree apartment complex. "The construction of complex will help to fulfill the local need for housing," said Luis Ybarra, development coordinator. The two-story, 192-unit complex with units from one to three bedrooms will be built on Llano Estacado east of Faith Christian Family Church, said Vicki Lydick, co-owner. Lydick said the first phase of the project will see the construction of 128 units, with apartments being available for rent...
"She went running off into the snow screaming and screaming and I just stood there at the door laughing." These words were spoken by a fellow student at the truck driving training camp I went to many years ago. Her name was Lorraine. After she told me the story of why she decided to get into truck driving I started calling her "20 Gauge Lorraine." I remembered 20 Gauge Lorraine the other day after coming across a news story from Florida. It seems a woman got a free ride in a police car to the county jail, charged with...
Men ENMU (6-11, 3-6 Lone Star Conference at West Texas A&M (12-5, 4-5) When: 5 p.m. (MST) today at Canyon, Texas Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9, KGNC-AM 710 Last time out: The Buffaloes beat the Greyhounds 69-65 in overtime on Wednesday in the first half of the LSC's "Rivalry Week." Of note: The Hounds have dropped eight of their last nine games, including six of seven in the LSC, and have fallen into an eighth-place tie with Abilene Christian as the second half of the LSC schedule begins. At the same time, they're still only two...
Setting up housekeeping is no easy task. But the task on the other end of the journey is harder. Ask anyone who has buried their last parent or whose parents have had to move into a care facility. Sifting through three-quarters of a century's worth of accumulated mounds of paper, pictures, trinkets, and family treasures is a daunting task. But it can be interesting. It can bring laughter. And tears. And it certainly can make you think. Such an undertaking takes much of its character and color from the character and lives of... Full story
I was bumping up toward my own birthday last week (Jan. 11) when I was reminded that Jan. 9 was the 13th anniversary of my father's death. And then our youngest brother reminded his three brothers, including me, that Tuesday, would have been our dad's 100th birthday! With that in mind, I offer these words I wrote in January 2000: It's been just a little over 24 hours since I got word that the kindest, gentlest, strongest and best man I have ever known passed away. He was my father. Though many thoughts have been racing throug... Full story
