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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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I cleaned out my sock drawer the other day. I realize this probably doesn’t qualify as big news, but it was cathartic for me. It turns out I had accumulated a large selection of socks that fell into one of three categories: socks that were technically fine but hadn’t been worn in years, socks that had reached their expiration date, and socks I liked — bunched up in the front of the drawer where I could find them. My sister gave me a nice pair of socks for Christmas and when I finally got around to putting them away, I saw t...
CLOVIS - Victor Apodaca spoke through tears Monday while "begging for mercy" from Judge Drew Tatum in a sentencing hearing on charges from a short-lived jail escape this summer. "I'm sorry for everything that I've put you all through," he said, addressing family members behind him in court before resuming his plea to the judge. "I'm asking for mercy. I've changed my life." Through an agreement signed late last year, Apodaca pleaded guilty to each of his two fourth-degree...
CLOVIS — Dust off the golden shovels: a groundbreaking for a phase of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority’s interim pipeline is scheduled for late next month, with details to be discussed in the board’s regular meeting Thursday afternoon. ENMWUA on Nov. 1 gave contractors the “notice to proceed” for Finish Water 2, the initial phase of the Interim Ground Water Project which “will be a functional water utility delivering potable water to Eastern New Mexico residents before the Ute Water Projects is fully compl...
Scholarship applications open The application period is open for 2019 Foundation for Rural Services College Scholarship Program. The FRS in cooperation with the NTCA — The Rural Broadband Association, seeks to sustain and enhance the quality of life in America by advancing an understanding of rural issues. Applications, qualifications and details are available at local high school guidance offices, Plateau retail stores, online at http://www.plateautel.com/company/scholarships or by contacting Plateau, FRS Scholarship P...
CLOVIS — Local crews battled a pair of fires Monday afternoon, with no injuries reported at either. Units from Clovis, Melrose, Texico and Cannon Air Force Base took a little more than an hour to knock out a brush fire near the intersection of 60/84 and Curry Road W. Clovis Battalion Chief Joel Gershon said no structures were damaged in the fire, which burned about 150 acres and was first reported at 12:10 p.m. Gershon said crews could figure out where the first started, but didn’t know what initially caused the blaze. Aro...
CLOVIS — In its first meeting since the New Mexico Legislature opened Tuesday morning, the Clovis City Commission will take a stand on various pending legislation at its Thursday meeting. Up for consideration at the 5:15 p.m. meeting at the Clovis-Carver Pubilc Library’s North Annex are requests to: • Support a bill by Rep. Randy Crowder, R-Clovis, a former city commissioner, that would create a crime of making a terroristic threat. • Oppose any restrictions on private firearm transactions exceeding federal law at gun sho...
PORTALES - The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education had a bit larger crowd than normal on Monday, moving its monthly meeting to the junior high cafeteria to account for the dozens of exemplary and highly effective teachers honored by the board. Superintendent Johnnie Cain said assessment scores, surveys, teacher attendance, professionalism and principal evaluations go into determining each teacher's evaluation. "I believe that if a student is learning and they are...
In education, we have the gift of new beginnings. The beginning of the new school year, of course, after staff and students are rested from the summer months; but, we also have the gift of the beginning of a new year when we return to school after the holidays. The countdown to the holiday season at the end of the first semester was, as usual, incredibly busy. This year, it seemed as though so many of our students and staffs — via their schools — were involved in activities to...
MELROSE — When former Melrose High School teacher Joe Reed told Superintendent Jamie Widner several years ago he planned to retire, Widner said he tried to talk Reed out of it. Reed wasn’t swayed, and told Widner a simple thing: When it’s time to retire, you just know. Widner, 57, now knows first-hand what Reed meant that day. And that’s what he told the board in October — with Reed serving as president — when he announced plans to retire at the end of the school year. “The night I announced, the other four board members...
Martin Luther King Jr's dream of nonviolence will once again take center stage in eastern New Mexico over the coming days as several events are planned in Clovis and Portales to celebrate the national holiday honoring the nation's most well-known civil rights leader. First up will be Clovis' annual scholarship breakfast, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday in the Clovis High School cafeteria. Constance Williams, second vice president of the Clovis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
The possibility of awarding a sixth racetrack license is on the agenda for the regular meeting Thursday of the New Mexico Racing Commission, but it remains unclear whether commissioners will make a decision because of a pending lawsuit filed by one of the applicants. An item called “Sixth Racetrack License” is on the agenda, along with 30 other items, for the commission’s 9:30 a.m. meeting at its boardroom at 4900 Alameda Blvd. in Albuquerque, according to an email from the commission Monday. The commission previously has s...
This is my Maya. One of her "jobs" is retrieving the newspaper. We got her as a puppy. She's 11 years old now. She will also get the mail, and she has been great as a hunting dog, retrieving downed game. She seldom needs a leash, being content to just walk beside me. Typical Golden Retriever, she has to greet everyone. Very gentle and affectionate. - Submitted by Wes Robertson...
This is my first completed quilt. It was given to my cousin who is married to a firefighter. - Melissa Perkins...
This is my favorite quilt of almost 200 I've made over the years. I made this for my mom and dad's 50th anniversary in 2004. That was also the year we lost Mom to breast cancer. - Veronica Goff...
This quilt features cowgirl-themed fabric, which can be far more difficult to find than cowboy fabric. It was for my daughter's first "big girl" bed. She is the sweetest cowgirl I know and is so deserving of such a fun quilt. - Meredith Eaton...
Today • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 2 p.m., Hacienda Room, Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe. Information: 575-562-2121 • City of Clovis Finance Committee — 2 p.m., Clovis City Hall small conference room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-673-9654 Thursday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m., ENMWUA Offices, Sitterly Professional Center, 801 Pile Street, Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver P...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Quiet as a Mouse” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Teens and tweens “Superhero Wall Art” — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to ages 9-12. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Preschool storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Eastern...
I made this Harry Potter quilt and a baby-sized one as well for my best friend who loves all things Harry Potter. She moved away from Clovis in 2017 after finding out she was expecting her fourth son. I drove out to be with her in Missouri in April of 2018. The quilts were a mommy/baby gift for her to snuggle up with after they got home from the hospital. - Nicole Warner...
Discussions about how government can and should work for the people almost always come down to measuring the distance between one point of view and another. Especially these days. But when the system works like it ought to, debate and discussion — which includes a little give and take — is still what moves government from point A to point B, no matter the issue. As a 60-day session of the New Mexico Legislature gets under way, both the Senate and House of Representatives are so solidly blue that it’s hard to anticipate how lo...
I have been thinking about walls lately, because I’ve been reading the news. President Trump is demanding a $5.7-billion wall between the U.S. and Mexico. That’s a $5.7-billion slap in the face to Mexico, our southern neighbor and key trading partner, and its people. Most Mexicans don’t look like most of us or speak the same language, and they are poor. I think that makes them seem threatening to Trump and his followers. Some Mexicans would rather live here. They may break our laws to get here if they don’t get permiss...
We asked Facebook readers what they think about the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana. Some responses: • John Pallaschke: I understand the struggle. I don’t drink and drive, nor should we smoke and drive. We just can’t afford to let people put others in danger. Medically it helps out a lot of people. ... Figure it out and quickly! • MaryRose Paterson: I once was opposed to cannabis. But after seeing how life changing it can be for those with life-altering illnesses, I support the access to cannabis 100 percent...
I’m always hoping things will turn out better than they appear to be headed. Take our future as a species as an example. Climate change and the polluting of our air, soil and water suggests that catastrophe is bearing down on us, and it doesn’t look like we’re willing to do anything about it. But wait, there are still reasons to believe we can survive this mess. I’ve written about one of them already — a company called Carbon Engineering, which is developing a chemical process to remove carbon dioxide from the atmospher...
When an addict’s supply is cut off, it’s usually an agonizing journey through withdrawal to the other side of the addiction; where the poison finally loosens its grip on the person, giving him a new chance at life. I’m not talking about a chemical dependency this time, but a far more deadly condition: government addiction. If you are feeling effects from this imaginary government “shutdown,” even as simple as having noticed it, you are most likely somewhat addicted to govern...
The partial federal government shutdown has been the main focus in Washington over the past few weeks. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats have struggled to reach an agreement over the president’s campaign promise to build a wall on the border with Mexico. Too bad more of the focus isn’t on a campaign promise made by Trump and members of both parties in Congress — to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Trump and Democrats agree people in the U.S. shouldn’t have to pay more for their medications than those i...
Eastern New Mexico University is preparing to throw a party inspired by the golden anniversary of its 1969 national championship men’s basketball team. And they are reaching out to the community for some help. Before you grab for your wallet, rest easy. They’re not on the hunt for contributions. Rather, they’d like assistance tracking down a few missing players from what they call “the Miller era,” the five years that head basketball coach Harry Miller led the Greyhound...
