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Kenan "Griff" White, 21, lives in Portales but considers Colorado home. White is in his senior year at Eastern New Mexico University. He is studying communications with a double emphasis in journalism and broadcast journalism and a minor in digital filmmaking. White considers himself a nerd. "I grew up avoiding partying, drinking, and doing all the fun things," White said. He was well known around school because he was different and hard working. "I valued knowledge, hard...
PORTALES - Students from Lindsey Steiner Elementary School proved they were a cut above the rest when it comes to spelling on Friday, taking all the top spots at the Roosevelt County Spelling Bee and sending a representative to the state competition. The top spellers from schools across Roosevelt County met in the Becky Sharp Auditorium at the Eastern New Mexico University campus for 20 rounds and 74 words across two bees at the senior and junior level. Becky Carruthers,...
PORTALES — The city of Portales may see a gross receipts tax increase soon with the city council issuing a notice of intent to do so during its regular meeting this Tuesday, The increase will need to be approved by a majority of the council when it comes to a vote and will not exceed a 0.6125 percent increase. Other notable items from the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Memorial Building include: • The council may approve a list of poll workers for the election board and set the remuneration for the March 3 election. • The counc...
The following marriage licenses were recently filed at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Jasper Clyde Howard Jr., 24, and Yoaraid Rodriguez, 24, both of Clovis • Erasmo Grajales Hernandez, 29, and Maria Guadalupe Cabrera Lopez, 29, both of Portales • Ruben Barrios Procopio, 30, and Misty Lorae Salinas, 46, both of Clovis • Jesus Gilberto Enriquez Salcedo, 43, and Veronica Ramos Gonzalez, 45, both of Clovis • Larren Ray O’Leary, 39, and Abby Lee Olson, 30, both of Jay, Oklahoma • Sean Nicholas Martinez, 36, and Saysha Ann Law...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will meet for the first time in 2020, with its regular January meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the administrative office at 1009 Main. The board will receive an introduction to a 2020-21 school calendar that would continue the board’s recent decision to move CHS graduations to Sunday. The decision helps the school avoid conflicts with spring sports championship events that in past years forced students to pick between sports or commencement ceremonies. That was...
It’s easy to forget what the Senate impeachment trial is supposed to be about. It’s not a fight over whether the Senate will call a couple of witnesses that the House couldn’t, or didn’t bother to, obtain on its own. The underlying question is whether the United States Senate will impose the most severe sanction it has ever inflicted on any chief executive, voting to remove a president for the first time in the history of the country and doing it about 10 months from his re-...
4 good number for new decade This year, especially this year for some reason, speaks volumes. The year 2020 is for good sight or maybe insight. The numbers 2020 we associate with eyes for better vision. So maybe this year we should look at carefully. Maybe things in our past that we didn’t see so clearly should be looked at again and maybe a little clearer. A new decade also comes into play. Was the last decade a good one? Can we make the new decade better? I believe 2020 for me will be (and I pray) a better year in b...
Just because a mentor starts unconsciously humming Motown tunes during a heart-to-heart talk with you about temptations, that doesn’t mean his advice is irrelevant. A church in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, has made national headlines because of an audacious “In order to save the village, we had to destroy it” strategy to rebrand itself. The church plans to close its doors in June and reboot itself in the fall, with a new focus on young families with children. All well and good, except church leadership has been asking its older...
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they were “stepping back” from their duties as senior royals, it triggered a number of interesting reactions on this side of the pond. Some Americans lifted their noses in the air and said, “We fought a revolution not to have to pay attention to these people. Not interested.” (Of course, these were the same folks who kept commenting on social media about how “not interested” they were when no one asked for their opinion in the first place.) Some people argued whether Harry was a...
I must have said it a dozen times since the Democrats’ impeachment miniseries took over our televisions, but I’ll say it again. The Democrats and their allies in the liberal media think history began this morning when they rolled out of the left side of their beds. It happened again during the Democrats’ opening impeachment tirades in the Senate. Democrats are still wasting our time — and ignoring their jobs — trying to prove that President Trump should be impeached because h...
Voting begins next week for municipal seats in Clovis and Portales. This election offers us more hope than usual because we have choices. A lot of choices in some cases. Clovis has six contested races on the ballot, including five candidates who want to be mayor. Four City Commission seats are also contested, as well as the municipal judge’s job. Portales has a contested race for City Council in Ward B. Early voting begins Feb. 4. Election Day is March 3. This newspaper doesn’t endorse candidates, but this editorial page sin...
A few years ago I wrote about Clovis High’s use of the Kansas State “Powercat” logo, mainly in how schools across the country acquire permission and how they protect the Kansas State brand in trade. Short answers: Clovis High pays, at last count, a token $7 per five years for use, and needs to make some effort so area businesses avoid trademark infringement when they’re supporting the school. My favorite part of the story came post-publication, when a TV station repurposing the story somehow butchered it into, “Clovis...
CLOVIS — With the caveat that nothing’s guaranteed in government funding, consultants for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority were optimistic during their Thursday meeting about the prospects for big injections of state and federal dollars to its interim groundwater project. Reports from state consultant Joe Thompson and federal consultant John Ryan both illustrated opportunities for the authority to come closer to its 20/30/40 plan, which would raise $90 million to complete the delivery system that would eventuall...
CLOVIS — Plains Regional Medical Center officials prefer a 25 mph speed limit — not the posted 45 mph — around its facilities on 21st Street. Public Works Committee members on Wednesday agreed in principle, but didn’t see a reality where motorists would abide by a lower speed limit. That’s why, after a brief discussion, the committee decided to keep speed limits unchanged. But public works did request the Clovis Police Department step up patrols in the area. Ken De Los Santos of PRMC said the stretch of 21st Street between M...
On this date ... 1970: State and local officials hosted a ceremony before formally opening the new overpass and entrance to Cannon Air Force Base west of Clovis. Cannon Commander Col. Bob Scott and State Highway Commission Chairman Reginaldo Espinoza led the ceremony, then became the first to drive across the bridge. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact: [email protected] For more regional history, see the website: pagespast.net...
Tuesday • Curry County DWI Task Force special meeting — 4 p.m., Curry County Administration, 417 Gidding St., Suite 100, Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 • Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees — 5:30 p.m., Fred Anthony Conference Room, RGH, 42121 US-70, Portales. Infor...
CLOVIS — Employees with the city of Clovis have a new way to take advantage of retirement plans, and they don’t have to retire to use it. The Clovis City Commission unanimously approved a series of changes to the city retirement plan offered by the ICMA Retirement Corporation. The one that drew the most discussion was a benefit that would allow city employees to take out loans against the 457 deferred compensation plan balances they’ve already built. Employees would be limited to two loans, City Manager Justin Howalt said....
CLOVIS - Opening late is never good. When it comes to Seventh Street, Clovis' Public Works Committee felt opening, then closing, then opening would be worse. So, until further notice, a portion of Seventh Street will remain closed upon the recommendation of the committee at its Wednesday meeting. The road is currently closed on the one block between Weatherford and Norris streets. City Manager Justin Howalt said work on Seventh Street, which began last February, hit a snag...
Monday • Entries open for K-ENMU exhibit at Runnels Gallery — 7:30 a.m., Houndhub, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Entries will be accepted during regular GSSC hours through February 14. Open to any public, private, or homeschooled student in kindergarten through their senior year of college. Exhibition will be open March 2-20, with public awards ceremony and reception on March 20. All media types welcome; one submission per artist. To download an entry form and rules, visit enmu.edu/kENMU. Information: 575...
These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Watch Me Disappear” by Janelle Brown: It's been a year since Billie Flanagan went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. Her body was never found, just a shattered cellphone and a solitary hiking boot. Her husband and teenage daughter have been coping with Billie's death the best they can. Olive starts having strange visions of her mother, still alive. Jonathan worries about Olive's emotional stability, until he starts une...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis ∞ Johnnie Russell, 43, probation violation ∞ Chautauqua Acy, 26, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge ∞ Amanda Richardson, 29, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge ∞ James Welch, 44, probation violation, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence ∞ Tesia Adermann, 21, failure to pay fines ∞ Devon Herrington, 26, failure to appear on a felony charge ∞ Mitchell McEldowney, 34, probation violation ∞ Esequio Velez, 29, failure to...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Sausage and cheese bagel. Lunch — Corn dog, seasoned corn, mini carrots, ranch dressing. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, baked french fries, veggie cup, with ranch dressing, fruity jello. Wednesday: Breakfast — Churro. Lunch — BBQ Porky rib, on a bun, baked french fries, veggie sticks, ranch dressing, chilled peaches, fresh veggies. Thursday: Breakfast — Egg and sausage and biscuit. Lunch — Four-cheese, enchiladas, salsa, fiesta rice, se...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8 ball pool, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. canasta, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. social night. Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8 a.m. quilting, 11 a.m. line dance, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. musical, movide day. Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 9 a.m. sew days, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 1 p.m. needle gang. Thursday: 8 a.m. breakfast, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101,...
Information on dealing with perfectionism, exposed zipper application and common cat health problems will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Jane Bluestein will discuss perfectionism and tell how it can create tremendous stress and anxiety in life. She will reference her newest book “Perfection Deception,” as she talks about how parents can avoid raising a perfectionist child. Her business is Instruc...
I never had a phone conversation with my father while he was on his cell phone. There was never a lot of conversation of any kind between us but it struck me the other day that even though he carried a cell phone for a good number of years before he died, almost 15 years ago, we never used the device to connect. It is truly unbelievable how much life has changed with those devices taking over our lives. If my father knew how much I spent this last week on a cell phone for my...
