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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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(Editor's note: This event was scheduled for Dec. 8, but was rescheduled for Dec. 15 due to weather concerns) CLOVIS — Saturday is fight time in Clovis, as Roy Walker Recreation Center will play host to the “Rise of a New Era” event on Dec. 15. The matches, 20 to 23 planned in all, are a cooperation of Clovis’ Bobcat Boxing and Portales’ JD’s Gym. There are nine local fighters featured. “As long as the snow doesn’t hit and everybody shows up, we’ll have a really good show,” said Juan Diego “J.D.” Chavez, one of the figh...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The U.S. Air Force could face thousands in daily fines if it does not quickly comply with state recommendations regarding chemical contamination to groundwater supplies linked to military firefighting activities at Cannon Air Force Base. A Notice of Violation (NOV) was served Nov. 30 to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) and announced publicly in a news release from the New Mexico Environment Department late Tuesday morning. “While NMED understands that the Air Force is addressing PFAS con...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis • Janeth Ramirez, 23, failure to pay fines • Elba Flores, 51, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Matthew Orozco, 22, non-residential burglary, breaking and entering, larceny, criminal damage to property • Eric Childers, 29, residential burglary, possession of a controlled substance, contributing to the delinquency of a minor • Stephen Duarte, 24, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to maintain traffic lane, driving or moving an...
On this date ... 1968: Thespians and the choral department at Clovis High School were presenting "South Pacific" at Marshall Auditorium. John Mills was playing Emile Delbek, the French plantation owner. Cynthia Hannigan and Mark Monas had the roles of Delbek's children. Sheila Harvey played Nellie Forbish, Delbek's love interest. The production was directed by Don Moore. Admission was $1 for adults, or 75 cents for children 12 and under. Pages Past is compiled by David...
PORTALES - Look for a stacked few days of holiday celebrations in Roosevelt County, starting with a double whammy of music and pageantry Thursday evening, the annual Christmas parade on Friday and "Santa Cop" on Saturday. Today's the last chance to submit a float application for Roosevelt County's 32nd Annual "Christmas Jubilee Light Parade" on Friday night. The only condition is that "no live Santa Clauses are allowed on floats," as organizers will have one of their own...
CLOVIS - During the public input portion of Tuesday's meeting, the Curry County Commission heard an update on the chemical contamination affecting private wells near Cannon Air Force Base. 27th Special Operations Wing Director of Staff Rick Masters said phase one of the Air Force's response began this week with meetings between Air Force officials and affected property owners. Masters said phase one includes collecting data to determine what filtration systems are needed to ad...
PORTALES — The Portales High football team cruised through its District 3/4-4A schedule, winning all three games by a combined count of 150-20. So it wasn’t exactly a surprise when the all-district team was released following the football season this weekend, and it was loaded with Rams. Portales had the district’s overall MVP in senior quarterback Julian Urioste and the defensive MVP in junior Wromiah Gbassagee. Portales had 18 first-team selections — eight on offense, eight on defense and two on special teams. Seven R...
Clovis High’s football team played better than its 4-7 record indicated. The Wildcats played eventual state champ La Cueva tough, probably should’ve won the game. Over the weekend, Clovis was rewarded for its solid play throughout the fall, as seven different Wildcats garnered eight first-team all-district — three on offense, four on defense and one on special teams. Two of Clovis’ first-team offensive players were linemen — senior guard Stephen Acosta and junior tackle Bryce Cabeldue. Junior wide receiver Malik Phillips...
Elida has a new girls basketball coach, but nothing has really changed for the program. Keith Durham is not Jaden Isler and vice versa. Isler has his own style of coaching and Durham his, so there will be a difference there. The program, though, remains one that strives for excellence. The Lady Tigers have won eight consecutive Class A state titles, the last four under Isler after succeeding his father, the late J.D. Isler, who died in a 2015 car accident only months after taking over for Dan Howard. From coach to coach to...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico women’s basketball team is off to its best start in 13 seasons, and everything seems to be clicking. By all indications, nothing should change this weekend. The Greyhounds, 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Lone Star Conference, are off until Saturday. When they return, they’ll treat the Greyhound faithful to a 2 p.m. home game against Northern New Mexico. On paper, the game looks like a massive mismatch. The Eagles (10-1) entered their Tuesd...
FLOYD — We want another one, just like the other one. That’s the cheer you’ll usually hear for a made free throw. But right now, that’s kind of what Floyd girls basketball fans are getting. The 2018-19 team is another one, just like the 2017-18 team. “We didn’t lose anybody from last year, plus we’ve got Lexie (Miller) back running the guard,” Floyd coach Dawn Kuchta said. “This group of girls, they’ve been playing on the team since freshmen, and now they’re juniors and seniors. We know each others strengths and weaknes...
PLANO, Texas - The Eastern New Mexico men's basketball team went on a run at just the right time. Crunch time, after all, is always the right time for a run. As a result, the Greyhounds beat Arkansas Tech 77-69 Tuesday afternoon, breaking free from a 67-all tie late in the second half and closing on a 10-2 run to win their third straight while improving to .500 (4-4) after an 0-3 start. The non-conference game played in neutral Plano was close throughout, and was tied at 67...
Any girls basketball team might say it’s a sisterhood. Dora could make a more literal claim to the term. This year’s Dora girls team includes younger sisters of former players, plus a pair of sisters playing together on the current roster. “It’s pretty cool,” says sixth-year head coach Gabe Montoya. He hopes the season is, too. Helping Montoya bring about a memorable winter is one of his former all-state players, Taylor Dillard, now one of his assistant coaches. Dillard’s sister Brenn is a freshman post on Dora’s vars...
Valdez nets hole-in-one CLOVIS — Roy Valdez of Clovis sunk his first hole-in-one Nov. 28 at Colonial Park Golf Course. Valdez’ ace came at 2:27 p.m., and was witnessed by Cipriano Griego, Paul Pacheco and Alfred Rubio. He used a Calloway Big Bertha 6 iron and a Calloway Chrome Soft ball on the Par 3 No. 8 from 124 yards out. Valdez has been playing golf for 18 years Marshall tops Gattis seventh B The Gattis seventh-grade girls B team fell in overtime to Marshall 18-14. The game was tied at 10 after regulation. Aubrey Mon...
Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m., Clovis Community College, Room 512. Information: 575-769-4001. Monday • Clovis High Plains Historical Foundation — 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-309-9893 • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs), Clovis Community Colle...
Today • Preschool storytime “Out of This World” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Teens and tweens “Holly Jolly Christmas Crafts” — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Cannon Cookie Drop (cookies for Cannon Air Force Base airmen) — 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., drop off baked cookies at The Makery, 112 W. 21st St., Clovis; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., drop off baked cookies at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, 100 S. Av...
Now that my presidential campaign has been flushed down the crapper, it’s time for me to get on with my life. I did not abandon my campaign, my campaign abandoned me. I imagine my campaign manager was arrested and the rest of my staff (many in fear of being arrested, too) ran. And, to make everything worse, I may be investigated for colluding with Russian lobbyists. I’m now working 30 to 50 hours a week. If you know my work history, that’s semi-retired for me. I want more but different work. The public should know I am avail...
I saw a lady wearing a Princess Leia t-shirt on Monday. That made me think of Oklahoma. Here’s how my mind got there: I grew up next door to a drive-in movie theater just outside Muleshoe. Between my parents’ car and my cousins’ car, I must have seen 100 movies in that place. Most of the movies I saw with my parents starred Dean Jones — “That Darn Cat!” and “The Love Bug” — or Kurt Russell — “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” and “The Barefoot Executive.” My cousins’ preferences leaned toward action/adventure, especially...
Calling all local bakers: The hunt is on for cookies — 10,000 of them, if you’re counting — to sweeten the lives of the young men and women stationed at Cannon Air Force Base this holiday season. Shawna Rai Broussard-Jones’ real job is serving as a first sergeant for the 27th Special Operations Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Cannon, but this week she and the other sergeants have a special mission. It’s all about sugar and butter and eggs. “The Cookie Drop is an annual e...
My earliest Christmas memories are mostly wrapped around our family’s Christmas trees. I remember Mom making creamy hot chocolate and my sister stacking the spindle of the old record player with an inch-high pile of vintage vinyl Christmas music by Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and the Norman Luboff Choir. Most years the tree had already been bought at (where else?) Amarillo’s Boy Scout Troop 80 Christmas tree lot. I was a member of Troop 80 and thus expecte...
I have a date with a nearly 5-year-old kiddo, my nephew Gavin. We are kicking off the holiday by watching “Elf” on the big screen. Rounding out this group of elf-watchers is Gavin’s mom, and nana and Uncle Wayne. It’s hard to say who’s most excited about the movie (OK, me). It is a completely silly movie, about a man who was raised by elves, who decides to find his “real” dad. Despite the silliness, there’s a sweet underlying story about family and the goodness of peo...
Basketball is a religion in Northern New Mexico. More people attend a Thursday night basketball game than all the churches in the Valley combined on Sunday morning. There is no doubt the passion and emotion of the game is strong here. However, we’ve reached a point where it either needs to be dialed back or kept in check by referees and officials. The New Mexico Activities Association takes sportsmanship seriously. So much so that a few years ago it was forced to create rules not governing children playing sports, but the p...
For decades I’ve had my doubts about whether America is still the land of the free. With rules and enforcers everywhere you look, it doesn’t seem so. I’ve been wrong. Most Americans are free — as free as they want to be. I prefer liberty to freedom. Liberty means having the freedom to do everything you have a right to do; freedom is simply doing whatever you want, without regard for others. This is why, for most Americans, America is the “Land of the Free.” They are doing w...
It’s fitting that former President George H.W. Bush, whose diplomacy helped end the short Gulf War and the long Cold War, is being remembered in death for words he uttered in his 1988 nomination speech: “Kinder,” “gentler,” and “1,000 points of light.” Bush’s graciousness and kindness were on display his entire 94-year life. He himself was a point of light. He was a former World War II hero, a Texas oil entrepreneur, a congressman, a U.N. ambassador, a CIA director, a two-term vice president, a one-term president and a...
SANTA ROSA — I’m an optimist by nature, but lately I’ve been having a hard time. Like most Americans, I’m none too pleased with our political leadership. We have an amoral and narcissistic president who says he doesn’t even believe in one of the most important issues of our time, climate change. For someone like me, a believer in real news and real science, these aren’t exactly uplifting times. I can’t even get excited about our growing economy, because I figure it’s all a house of cards. Short-term gains, I suspect, that’l...
