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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BROADVIEW — Big fires mean big trucks. And big trucks meant the Broadview Fire Department had some storage issues. The department will get some relief by the end of the summer, with a new station set for construction. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the 60-by-100 station, which will come at a cost of $439,115.33. About half of the money came through an appropriation made last year by Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview, and supported by other area legislators. "The f...
PORTALES — The oath of the Boy Scouts of America means to perform with purpose and morals. Or, as Conquistador Council member Greg Hearn said, “to keep oneself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.” There is also the Scout Law, Conquistador Council Commissioner Duane Foster said, which includes 12 things to be — trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. The oath and the law are front and center at Oasis State Park by the Conquis...
Science fair projects, admittedly, were never my forte while working through elementary and middle school. I was — and continue to be to this day — a “words guy.” I knew history, mathematics, foreign languages and the other electives were important, too. But I was the kid who was always asking: “Just when exactly will I have to find the sine, cosine or tangent of this triangle later in life?” Now, 30 years after high school graduation, I’m still waiting. But I digress. Spri...
My book-of-the-month summary for February is “What the Drug Companies Won’t Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn’t Know” by Michael Murray, N.D. (Atria Books, 2009, 339 pages). Murray, a naturopathic doctor (N.D.), is a proponent of “rational” medicine combining the best of conventional and alternative methods. Selected nuggets: • The drug industry spends $60,000 in marketing per physician per year. • Physicians should facilitate and enhance the body’s power to heal itself with...
The next time you’re wondering if tax dollars are always spent wisely, think about Travis Tritt. Clovis city commissioners in December voted to spend $10,000 in lodgers tax dollars to help promote the Jan. 13 Tritt concert at the Curry County Events Center. Turns out, the city spent $15 promoting the concert for every person who actually paid to attend it. It seems 1,095 people attended the concert, but only 650 people had to pay for tickets. Nobody has any idea how many spent the night in a Clovis hotel or motel after the c...
Information on making a floral spider centerpiece and travel tips will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Casey Schwartz is a floral designer and co-owner of Flower Duet in Redondo Beach, California. She’s going to be joined by her youngest son, Sam, as they design and create a floral spider centerpiece. This is just one example of floral designs she has taught at her son’s school. Adventu...
After the dust had settled from Eric Roanhaus’ resignation as Clovis High football coach, the anticipation was two-fold. The top question, of course, would be, “Who will succeed the most prolific winner in New Mexico prep football history?” Question 1A would be, “Who’s going to try to fill those shoes?” The new coach, Cal Fullerton, said Tuesday that, “You don’t fill shoes like that.” So the more proper question: Who would apply to follow Roanhaus’ 39 seasons, 343 wins and 10 state championships? It was on our minds at the Ea...
PORTALES — Third baseman Savannah Stech and first baseman Megan Durante both went 4-for-5, leading a 14-hit Tarleton State attack as the TexAnns thumped Eastern New Mexico University 11-3 on Saturday to take the finale of their three-game Lone Star Conference Series at Greyhound Softball Field. The TexAnns (11-8, 3-3 LSC), who let a four-run lead slip away in Friday’s series opener in losing 7-6, bounced back with 28 runs over the final two contests. Durante had two doubles and five RBIs. TSU led 2-0 with two outs in the top...
PORTALES — In what turned out to be a defensive showdown, the Eastern New Mexico men's basketball team fell to Texas A&M-Kingsville 53-51 in the Lone Star Conference and regular-season finale for both teams at Greyhound Arena. The Hounds (13-15, 7-11 LSC), finished in a three-way tie for seventh in the league with Angelo State and Midwestern, but the Rams earned the No. 7 seed and the Mustangs were No. 8 due to tiebreakers in seeding for next week's eight-team conference t...
FORT SUMNER — Hunter Sparks scored 17 points and had three of Fort Sumner’s nine 3-point baskets as the Foxes posted a 57-36 win over Dora in Saturday’s District 6-2A boys tournament finale. Fort Sumner (22-3) led 20-12 after a low-scoring first half, but erupted for 23 points in the third period to take control. Jude Segura added 12 points for the Foxes. Aaron Jasso had three 3-pointers and 11 points and Xavier Gramzow scored 10 for the second-seeded Coyotes (20-8). District 4-1A boys — At Melrose, the Buffaloes added a tour...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico came into Saturday's regular-season finale hoping for a coronation. Instead, they got a power outage. Tee Moore scored 15 to lead four Javelinas in double figures, and Texas A&M-Kingsville dominated down the stretch for an 85-71 victory to close out the Lone Star Conference regular season at Greyhound Arena. Meesha Wade scored 14, while Angelica Wilson and Kaylin Rohrer had 13 each for the Javelinas (13-13, 8-12 LSC), who will enter the LSC t...
ALBUQUERQUE — It took three tries, but the Portales High boys basketball team finally overcame Hope Christian, beating the Huskies 59-56 on Saturday in the finals of the District 4-4A tournament. The matchup lived up to its billing, with the game going down to the final seconds. Tied at 56-56, the Huskies had the ball with a chance for the last shot, when Portales got a steal and hit Jase Wallace for a buzzer-beating 3-point bank shot to win the game. In the girls finale, the Huskies got big games from three seniors and p...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University students from a variety of cultures are out to show Portales what strong women look like. Multi-Cultural Affairs at ENMU is going with the theme “Significant Women in Action,” for Women’s History Month in March, according to Catalina Arana of Hispanic Affairs. Throughout March, the organizations within Multi-Cultural Affairs will host events and presentations highlighting women of different cultures. One of the opening events, slated for Thursday, is a performance featuring “three...
On this date ... 1977: Eastern New Mexico University had been selected as a regional evaluation site for the 26th Annual National Contest in Public Discussion. The judges were Leonard Leary, Timothy Ashmore and Anthony Schroeder, all assistant professors in communications at the Portales university. 1977: A paid advertisement for Weight Watchers proclaimed “a whole new program” and “You’ll love the change.” 1967: A 69-year-old Clovis woman was killed and her 15-year-old granddaughter injured in a single-vehicle crash nea...
Recently, as I fought off the urge to take a nap in the sun in between half-hearted bites on my fishing line, I wondered why I hadn’t seen a game warden. It was at a local fishing hole where lots of people always show up on a pretty weekend. Even on a tight budget, it seemed like a great place for a wildlife officer to make his presence known. I finally pulled in my final fish of a limit, gathered up my gear and headed to the car. Sitting there next to the car was a member o...
Spring break approaches, and if you'll be traveling somewhere, it’s never too early to start thinking about your packing list. First, you will want to jot down all of your must-haves, Your list of essentials will include a list for health, hygiene, family members and tech items, like phone chargers and a camera, and other miscellaneous items. Then start thinking about planning our best outfits. This should be thought out carefully, because you want to consider things may n...
Editor's note: Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton discussed several topics as part of a periodic series checking up on issues related to the county. Have county officials had any further conversation with Curry County regarding a multi-county jail facility? No, sir. Are there any specific state cuts officials are concerned will negatively impact the county? They're too numerous to list, so I guess my answer to that is we're watching the legislative action very closely....
Today • ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ musical — 2 p.m. at the UTC Mainstage at ENMU. Tickets: $7 general, $3 students. Information: 575-562-2720 • Guest trombonist Steve Wilson — 3 p.m. in Buchanan Hall at ENMU, Portales. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 Monday • Guest baritone Gregory Brooks — 7 p.m. in Buchanan Hall at ENMU, Portales. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Open stitch, lesson review. Information: 575-763-9687 • Stom...
Monday • Parks, Recreation & Beautification committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Clovis Chamber Ambassadors — 11:30 a.m. at K-Bob’s Steakhouse, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3435 • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512. Information: 575-769-4001 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, cal...
Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton lashed out at our newspaper during Tuesday’s meeting with county commissioners. She’s upset we did not publish a letter the New Mexico Association of Counties sent to Gov. Susana Martinez regarding alleged efforts by the Legislature to balance the state budget “on the backs of local governments.” We don’t usually respond publicly to complaints about how we handle public-relations promotions, but since we’ve been attacked in public, perhaps it is appropriate to respond in kind. First...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Orange chicken, steamed rice, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Pepperoni pizza on French bread, fresh mixed veggies w/ranch, chilled pineapple. Wednesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage sandwich. Lunch — Bean and cheese burrito, Spanish rice, lettuce/tomato, orange halves. Thursday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Corn dog, baked beans, seasoned corn, chilled pears, oatmeal cookie. Friday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, noon p.m. pinochle, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, noon pinochle, movie day 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. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise...
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library Tea With Jam and Dread by Tamar Myers challenges Magdalena Yoder with her English nobility guests at the Penn Dutch Inn when she realizes the Grimsley-Snodgrasses are by no means the easiest of guests. But things really get sticky after a mummified corpse is found trapped in the elevator shaft and one of the guests disappears over the edge of Lovers Leap. Long Way Gone by Charles Martin presents a radical retelling of the prodigal son story, takin...
Elizabeth Acosta was born at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and was raised there until age 11, when her family was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base. She has lived in New Mexico ever since. She graduated from Clovis High School in 2000 and is pursuing a degree in psychology with a minor in social work at Eastern New Mexico University. She is the wife of Harvey Acosta of Portales. The two married in December 2015 and have six children between them. Acosta was the...
