Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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link ... [email protected] A busy August kicks off this weekend, with both Stuff the Bus and the state’s tax-free weekend signaling a return to class. But there’s fun to be had as well. The Stuff the Bus campaign, a United Way of Eastern New Mexico effort at both the Portales and Clovis Wal-Mart locations, is scheduled to coincide with the state’s tax-free weekend — which gives a break on school supplies, clothes and computer equipment. Those supplies will soon be put to...
link Staff photo: Anna George Mya Vasquez, 4, takes advantage of the tax-free weekend on Friday by shopping for clothes. Mya starts pre-school at Brown Early Childhood Center Aug. 14. [email protected] A busy August kicks off this weekend, with both Stuff the Bus and the state’s tax-free weekend signaling a return to class. But there’s fun to be had as well. The Stuff the Bus campaign, a United Way of Eastern New Mexico effort at both the Portales and Clovis Wal-Mart loc...
Staff report Employees at Cattle Baron in Portales were working to reopen the restaurant Friday after an anonymous tipster led the New Mexico Environment Department to find a laundry list of violations. The restaurant was closed Thursday and will reopen once employees satisfy the inspector on site, according to NMED Communications Director Jim Winchester. The inspector initially found 23 violations. “We went out there today,” Winchester said on Friday, “and they still have some issues to address.” Restaurant managem... Full story
Staff report Employees at Cattle Baron in Portales were working to reopen the restaurant Friday after an anonymous tipster led the New Mexico Environment Department to find a laundry list of violations. The restaurant was closed Thursday and will reopen once employees satisfy the inspector on site, according to NMED Communications Director Jim Winchester. The inspector initially found 23 violations. “We went out there today,” Winchester said on Friday, “and they still have some issues to address.” Restaurant managem...
Staff report Eastern New Mexico fishers have a chance to net $100. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish officials released five tagged catfish Thursday into a body of water in Clovis as part of a Clovis Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event. The catfish will have tags that resemble a red wire with numbers. Tags can be brought to the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce at 105 E. Grand St. for the $100 prizes. Clues about the location will be posted on the Facebook pages for the Department of Game and Fish... Full story
Staff report Eastern New Mexico fishers have a chance to net $100. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish officials released five tagged catfish Thursday into a body of water in Clovis as part of a Clovis Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event. The catfish will have tags that resemble a red wire with numbers. Tags can be brought to the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce at 105 E. Grand St. for the $100 prizes. Clues about the location will be posted on the Facebook pages for the Department of Game and Fish...
link Grant McGee Local columnist The Lady of the House was relaxing in the backyard pool the other day. We were chatting about how nice the pool water was…cool and sparkling clean. You wouldn’t have recognized it a few months ago. As spring began you couldn’t see the bottom because the water was so dark. “It’s like it suddenly became clear overnight,” I said. “To you, maybe,” said The Lady of the House looking over the top of her sunglasses. We got our pool last year, one... Full story
link Grant McGee Local columnist The Lady of the House was relaxing in the backyard pool the other day. We were chatting about how nice the pool water was…cool and sparkling clean. You wouldn’t have recognized it a few months ago. As spring began you couldn’t see the bottom because the water was so dark. “It’s like it suddenly became clear overnight,” I said. “To you, maybe,” said The Lady of the House looking over the top of her sunglasses. We got our pool last year, one...
Staff report There are no plans to disband the Local Growth Management Committee, but a new name and purpose might be on the horizon. During the LGMC meeting Friday morning at City Hall, Portales mayor and committee chairperson Sharon King said strategic planning might be in order for the group. The LGMC was created in 2006 in response to the Base Realignment and Closure Committee’s decision to close Cannon Air Foce Base. Cannon was saved; but now the future of LGMC is unclear. “We need to redefine the purpose of the committe...
Staff report There are no plans to disband the Local Growth Management Committee, but a new name and purpose might be on the horizon. During the LGMC meeting Friday morning at City Hall, Portales mayor and committee chairperson Sharon King said strategic planning might be in order for the group. The LGMC was created in 2006 in response to the Base Realignment and Closure Committee’s decision to close Cannon Air Foce Base. Cannon was saved; but now the future of LGMC is unclear. “We need to redefine the purpose of the committe...
Staff report The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce has openings remaining for its upcoming Leadership Clovis Class. The chamber’s flagship leadership program is an experience dedicated to helping people who will assume leadership roles in their companies and the community. The class, which had its first graduates in 1988, requires students spend the full day on the second Wednesday of every month from September through May. The program is open to all chamber members and their employees. The tuition for Leadership C...
Staff report The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce has openings remaining for its upcoming Leadership Clovis Class. The chamber’s flagship leadership program is an experience dedicated to helping people who will assume leadership roles in their companies and the community. The class, which had its first graduates in 1988, requires students spend the full day on the second Wednesday of every month from September through May. The program is open to all chamber members and their employees. The tuition for Leadership C...
link Sharna Johnson Local columnist Sometimes it’s natural to wonder what they see in us. Perhaps we are nothing more than animate vending machines, back scratchers, play buddies and comfort givers – valuable things to have if you’re a dog trying to make it in the modern world. But if you ever had doubts that your dog feels good about you, worry no more — the nose knows. Yep, that’s right, the schnoz of the dog appears to be the key to their hearts. We already know that dogs...
link Sharna Johnson Local columnist Sometimes it’s natural to wonder what they see in us. Perhaps we are nothing more than animate vending machines, back scratchers, play buddies and comfort givers – valuable things to have if you’re a dog trying to make it in the modern world. But if you ever had doubts that your dog feels good about you, worry no more — the nose knows. Yep, that’s right, the schnoz of the dog appears to be the key to their hearts. We already know that dogs...
Aug. 2 On this date ... 1974: Hometown favorite Tony Romero was knocked down three times in the first round and lost his professional lightweight boxing match with Mexico’s Bobby Estrada at the Clovis Sports Arena. Romero said after the fight he could not remember anything after the second knockdown. 1960: A 13-year-old Carrizozo boy rode his horse 53 miles in 3 hours and 38 minutes to win the race that kicked off the Clovis Junior Rodeo. Eighteen horses and riders competed, traveling from Fort Sumner to the grain elevator at...
Aug. 2 On this date ... 1974: Hometown favorite Tony Romero was knocked down three times in the first round and lost his professional lightweight boxing match with Mexico’s Bobby Estrada at the Clovis Sports Arena. Romero said after the fight he could not remember anything after the second knockdown. 1960: A 13-year-old Carrizozo boy rode his horse 53 miles in 3 hours and 38 minutes to win the race that kicked off the Clovis Junior Rodeo. Eighteen horses and riders competed, traveling from Fort Sumner to the grain elevator at...
Staff writer link Courtesy photo John Moak, left, and Caitlyne Moak spend a moment with their son Hunter before they took him off life support in June. Hunter died from a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a rare birth defect. In the month Caitlyne Moak was able to get to know her son Hunter, she discovered her baby boy was a fighter. Moak, a 22-year-old military wife from Michigan living in Portales, gave birth to Hunter, her second child with husband John, at 1:54 p.m. on May... Full story
Staff report Employees at Cattle Baron in Portales were working to reopen the restaurant Friday after an anonymous tipster led the New Mexico Environment Department to find a laundry list of violations. The restaurant was closed Thursday and will reopen once employees satisfy the inspector on site, according to NMED Communications Director Jim Winchester. The inspector initially found 23 violations. “We went out there today,” Winchester said on Friday, “and they still have some issues to address.” A few of the violati... Full story
Staff report Employees at Cattle Baron in Portales were working to reopen the restaurant Friday after an anonymous tipster led the New Mexico Environment Department to find a laundry list of violations. The restaurant was closed Thursday and will reopen once employees satisfy the inspector on site, according to NMED Communications Director Jim Winchester. The inspector initially found 23 violations. “We went out there today,” Winchester said on Friday, “and they still have some issues to address.” Restaurant managem...
