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Dad would have celebrated a birthday this past Thursday. The candle count would’ve been 76. Every Feb. 9 is a tough one. It’s gotten easier over the years since he died in 2002 at just age 61. But as anyone who has lost their dad knows, it really never gets “easy” — nor should it. I make sure Mom and I talk that day. Robert C. Langrell Jr., whom I was named after as Mom and Pop’s first-born child, was a father of four. Dad was an elementary school teacher — as was Mom — so...
CLOVIS — For veteran Clovis High swimming coach Vincent de Maio, a fifth-place team finish in next weekend's state meet at Albuquerque Academy for either the boys or girls would be quite an accomplishment. Given the discrepancy in numbers with other strong teams in the state, anything higher than that would be something special. "That's always our goal," de Maio said. "If we can get in the top five, we're where we want to be." Of course, it's not that the Wildcats and Lady W...
Valentine's Day is Tuesday, and I asked a few friends what their Valentine's Day plans and style look like. Here, they share their 2017 Valentine's Day and what they'll most likely be wearing, or have worn for fashions past: Subject one, who has been a friend since middle school, said luckily she has to work this Valentine’s Day. Briana plans to wear a pink lip, nude pink nail polish, a red sweater to go under her "hideous work shirt," black boots and jeans. Even though she h...
Just like the people who set up businesses there, Portales MainStreet wants to liven up its downtown area, according to Executive Director Sandy Vigil. "Portales MainStreet sees the value of having an attractive downtown," she said. "Our merchants also see the benefits of beautifying the downtown." That's why the organization has once again brought back the Facade Grant Improvement Program, which provides MainStreet with grant money to be able to help three local businesses...
Information on using inks and stamps to create backgrounds for projects, making junk journals, and creating an English Garden will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Designer and crafter Ann Butler will show how to use inks and stamps to create backgrounds for lots of different projects, including cards, scrapbooks, fabric designs, and much more. Butler’s company is Ann Butler Designs and s...
Charlotte Crowder was born in Colorado. She grew up in a family that was heavily involved in horse showing. The family was very active in Gymkhana every weekend and the shows didn't slow down until a family friend introduced them to church fellowship. Crowder attended Stillwater Christian school in Oklahoma, graduated and went on to bible college. There, she met Greg Crowder and the two married. The couple have six children. Before the Crowders moved to Clovis they visited...
I doubted that it could happen in this day and age, but I was wrong. I wasn’t even sure that a crowd at a high school basketball game could get it together and sing the “Star Spangled Banner” without lots of preparation and maybe the words on the video board. But not only can it be done but it can happen quickly. Prior to the start of the Portales vs. Moriarty boys game we all stood for the national anthem, which was recorded music played on the public address system. About...
Floral shop owners in eastern New Mexico agree Valentine’s Day, the holiday of the red rose, presents its busiest time for them. It also presents unique ways for customers to express their affection, they added. “Money wise it is our biggest holiday of the year,” said Aileen McAlister, owner of Butterfly Floral and Gifts in Portales. “Item wise it is Mother’s Day.” “It’s extremely busy. We’re already working on getting all straightened up,” Clovis Floral Designs Owner Kathy Cox said. “It’s one of the biggest, if not the big...
Bennie Aday, 94, narrowly escaped death twice in World War II. A left-seat pilot on B-24s, the Clovis native flew 50 missions against railroads, oil refineries and aircraft plants in France, Italy and Germany. “We bombed railroads constantly to keep their troops from moving,” the first lieutenant said. “The Germans had two-thirds of occupied Europe working for them as slave labor and would rebuild the lines in a few days.” Living in 14-foot tents with no lights, heat, water or...
We all get overheated sometimes. My friend believes Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, but still got in a screaming match with his dad about the logical location for the second shooter. I nearly raised my voice when I found out an eight-months-pregnant friend was mixing Marvel and D.C. characters to decorate her son-to-be’s nursery. Some arenas require more adult conduct. That’s the case in the U.S. Senate, but it wasn’t always that way. In 1902, South Carolina Sens. John McLaurin and Benjamin Tillman were conflicted about the a...
I look forward to this day every year. Feb. 14 — or some day close to that, depending on our schedules — just might be the most emotional, heartfelt day of the year for me and my best friend. Now most people know I’m not normally a touchy, feely kind of guy. I’m not a hugger. I don’t cry at weddings. I have a paper weight in my office that proclaims: “Sometimes you just have to play hard ball.” Yeah, I’m pretty rugged. But I must admit, sometimes I have to bring out the tissues this time of year, especially on the national ho...
ATLANTA — The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team continued to breeze through the early portion of its schedule on Saturday, blowing out Clark Atlantic 10-1 in the second game of a four-day, six-game stop in the Peach City. Right-hander Scott Klein (2-0) allowed three hits over six innings, striking out seven. Texico alum Jarron Hill went two innings, striking out four of the six batters he faced, while Blake Frye pitched the ninth. ENMU (6-0), which has outscored its first six opponents 86-14, is slated for d...
CLOVIS — In a low-scoring affair dictated by runs, Santa Fe had the last and biggest on Saturday night. After giving up a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and needing a 3-point play to force overtime, the visiting Demons finished on an 18-0 run, including 15-0 in the extra period to topple Clovis 54-39 in a District 2-6A boys game at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. David Marquez scored 17 to lead the Demons (16-8, 6-2), who remained tied with La Cueva for second place in District 2-6A p...
ALBUQUERQUE — Omer Almog had a debut to remember for Eastern New Mexico University. In his first indoor track meet for the Greyhounds, Almog broke a pair of school records and set provisional NCAA qualifying times at the Don Kirby Invitational. He ran the 3,000 in 8 minutes, 18 seconds and the mile in 4:05. His mile time is tops in the Lone Star Conference this season and ranks eighth in NCAA Division II. ENMU track teams are back in action this weekend at the LSC indoor championships, scheduled for Alamosa, C...
On this date ... 1997: About 30 people were at Clovis Livestock Auction in effort to raise money for the Hart Youth Ranch at Melrose. Officials said the event raised $7,341.49. 1992: A 20-year-old Portales man was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with the beating death of William McDermott, 35. Stephen Paul Casillas apologized for his role as an accessory in the ax-handle bludgeoning murder, the Clovis News Journal reported. Police said McDermott was killed during an armed robbery at his home. His television and...
Editor's note: Portales City Manager Sammy Standefer discussed several topics as part of a periodic series checking up on issues related to the city. At what stage is the Portales fire substation? The plans, I would say they're complete. I would say we're pretty much shovel-ready on the job; we're just trying to secure funding. We have a legislative request in. We're not anticipating money from them (legislators), but we're just in the process of trying to secure funding for...
Organizers for the Curry County Fair have released the first bit of information about what they’re planning in a 2017 theme of “5 Days of Fun.” The fair is scheduled Aug. 15-19 at the Curry County Fairgrounds. Three concerts are announced in the release from the Curry County Events Center so far. The first of the three will be Aug. 17, recognized as the fair’s Tejano night at the Events Center. Performing will be Stefani Montiel with Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution. Montiel, an Albuquerque native, is a four-ti...
It’s been well established that Fabian Gonzales, one of three people charged in August’s rape and murder of 10-year-old Victoria Martens, should have been under close supervision by the criminal justice system — or even possibly behind bars — at the time of the young girl’s death. What has yet to be established is why he was neither, and who — the state Department of Corrections or the 2nd Judicial District Court — is responsible. Each is blaming the other, and efforts by Albuquerque Journal investigative reporter Coll...
Monday • Ad Hoc Shooting Range 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 Wednesday • Chamber Board of Directors — 11:30 a.m. at the chamber, Clovis. Information: 575-575-763-3435 • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. in assembly room at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday • ENMWUA — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library, north annex. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis City Commissio...
Monday • Page Turners book club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. Information 575-763-9687 Tuesday • The Great Benjamin’s Circus performing dogs — 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. at Curry County Events Center pavilion, Clovis. Tickets online only: $10 adult, $5 child/senior, $45 ringside for 4. Information: [email protected] • Quilter’s Tuesdays — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: taco salad. Registration required. Information: 575-763-9687 • Afterschool @ the l...
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has upgraded predicted snow levels for the next few days, following a special weather briefing on Saturday. Senior Meteorologist Chuck Jones said dry and unseasonably warm conditions Saturday would be quickly displaced Sunday with "dramatically colder temperatures, strong winds and widespread precipitation starting tonight and continuing into Tuesday." A Friday forecast from the NWS estimated snowfall between half an inch and an inch...
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library The Indians of Arizona and New Mexico documents the little-known world of a young French priest who lived among the Indian tribes in Arizona and New Mexico during the final years of the frontier between 1860-1898. With resourcefulness and determination, he encouraged the creation and expansion of parishes, created schools and hospitals, and attended Indian ceremonies, while collecting tribal statistics, tribal history, and folk tales from i...
Curry County Retired Educators Our guest speaker Mr. Whitehurst has a rich history of community activism and involvement through the Lion's Club and the area gun club. During his presentation, we were given insight to the proposed trap/skeet/archery range at Ned Houk Park. This range would serve to provide a place for state-wide competitive enthusiasts to show their skills. The Fish and Game would provide one and a half to two million dollars to build this proposed range, which would be voice-controlled and automated. Having...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast wrap. Lunch — Cheeseburger mac and cheese, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, applesauce. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Chicken nuggets w/bbq sauce, mashed potatoes w/gravy, mixed green salad, chilled mixed fruit, whole wheat roll. Wednesday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Homemade cheese and bean burrito, salsa, seasoned corn, chilled pears. Thursday: Breakfast — Frudel. Lunch — Hot dog on bun, California veg, seasoned green beans, chilled apricots. Frida...
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 p.m. business meeting, 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, 6 p.m. musical 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....
