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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Tamara Price was born and raised in Portales. She is the daughter of Elvin and Sissy Hays. She grew up with a farming dad so agriculture was a big influence in her life. She was involved in FFA (Future Farmers of America) and graduated from Portales High School. She went on to study accounting at Eastern New Mexico University then went back again to get a license to teach. She taught in Texas for a couple years then returned to Portales to teach with a new set of colleagues... Full story
ODESSA, Texas — It was quite the mixed bag for Eastern New Mexico’s baseball team Saturday, as the Greyhounds imploded in the first game of a doubleheader against UT-Permian Basin and lost 12-6, then rebounded nicely in the second game and whipped the Falcons 9-2 at Permian Basin’s Roden Field. First game — Despite holding a substantial lead in the opener’s middle innings, Eastern surrendered 10 runs across two innings and lost the 12-6. ENMU had built a 6-2 lead, mainly with a four-run third inning that included a solo Alex...
PORTALES - By the time Texas Woman's University posted a 9-1 advantage through a mix of power hitting and small-ball, it looked like Pioneers were grabbing a satisfying rout to a end a Lone Star Conference sweep over Eastern New Mexico. Turns out, the Pioneers were only building a cushion. They'd need all of it, just surviving a Greyhound rally to take a 9-7 victory. Combined with Friday's 5-4 and 6-5 wins at Greyhound Softball Field, the Pioneers (18-10, 8-4 LSC) jumped...
EUNICE — Texico’s baseball team bounced back nicely from its first loss of the season by walloping Eunice 16-5 in the Cardinal Classic and improving to 2-1 on Saturday. The Wolverines had absorbed their first loss on Friday, falling to Midland Christian 8-7. “I felt like we played a lot more focused,” Texico coach Ty Thatcher said. “We still had more errors (3) than I like to have, and had a couple of base-running blunders, but I thought the effort was better mentally.” Trailing 1-0 after one inning and still down by tha...
PORTALES - The Rams' quest for a 2018 Class 4A softball title got off to a bit of a bumpy start in Saturday's season-opening doubleheader against Lovington. Portales committed a bevy of errors and struggled against stout Wildcat pitching, as the Rams lost both games by a score of 7-3 apiece. "We didn't hit the ball very well. Only scored three runs - you're not gonna win a lot of games," Rams coach Nathan Dodge explained. "We're trying to figure out where everybody's going to...
Dry weather conditions are not unusual this time of year in eastern New Mexico. The region averages barely 1.5 inches of moisture in January, February and March combined. But this year's lack of rainfall is more noticeable than usual. Clovis has seen just a quarter-inch of rain since Jan. 1. Portales has only doubled that. The end of 2017 was no better with the region receiving just 5 to 10 percent of normal precipitation from October through December, according to the Nationa... Full story
CLOVIS — Curry County will seek public input on the Community Development Block Grant program at a public meeting on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the commission chambers at the Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding, according to a county press release. The purpose of the meeting is to report on past CDBG program activities and receive input from the public on the community development needs and suggestions for future CBDG projects. CBDG is a federal grant program established in 1974 to assist communities in providing f...
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS CLOVIS - Local firefighters were busy on Saturday responding to a pair of fires that both started close to 11 a.m. Clovis Fire Battallion Chief Joel Gershon said a 400-acre grassfire started around 11 a.m. on County Road M and County Road 14. He said the blaze was out by around 1 p.m. after eight engines from Clovis, Texico and Pleasant Hill responded. Gershon said the fire threatened several houses and cars, but none were destroyed or affected. He...
Active night for cuddly friends CLOVIS - About 20 children returned to Clovis-Carver Public Library on Saturday morning to find a memory book filled with pictures of their favorite toys' adventures from the previous night's stuffed animal sleepover. The youngsters were told their cuddly companions were very active before going to bed at the library. Their fictional adventures included computer time and playing dressup. "They were looking at the fish tank and we had a book cart...
“Captain Jack” Crawford was one of the original Black Hills Rangers. He survived many Old West adventures and was called “The Poet Scout.” This is the final stanza of his 1889 poem, “Truth”: Truth may sparkle like diamonds, But some men will cast it aside. Instead they will treasure the mica, And say to the truth, “Let her slide.” But truth is the old rock of ages Upon which our forefathers stood. Without it there may be corruption, And with it our lives must be good. Jack Crawford died 29 years before Donald Trump was born,...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Machines that prod clouds to make snow may sound like something out of an old science fiction movie. But worsening water scarcity, combined with new proof that "cloud seeding" actually works, is spurring more states, counties, water districts and power companies across the thirsty West to use the strategy. In January, a study funded by the National Science Foundation proved for the first time that the technology works in nature. That study, combined with other recent research, has helped make cloud seeding...
CLOVIS - Those who knew Corey and Tara McKenna said they wouldn't want people to grieve over their deaths, but to celebrate their lives and their memories. Still, it's hard not to feel for the sudden loss last weekend of the married couple and parents of two, high school sweethearts who died on a sunny Saturday afternoon in a car wreck in Clovis. Police last week said the investigation of the March 10 two-vehicle crash would still be ongoing "a while," waiting on information...
The Catholic archbishops of New Mexico have become the leading advocates of increasing the money taken out of the state’s “Permanent Fund” in an effort to create a variety of early childhood programs, including “pre-K.” This has been a controversial issue in the Roundhouse for years, but things really heated up when Catholic Church lobbyist Allen Sanchez accused opponents of the measure of “racism” in the wake of the proposal’s defeat during the 2018 Legislature. It is clear t...
With a car closing in on 100,000 miles, my biggest fear is I’ll hear something I shouldn’t. Not only is it going to be expensive, but I’m going to have to prove how little I know about cars when I impersonate the sound it’s making. Just as frightening? No sound at all. I hit a bump in the road a few months ago, and my satellite radio cut out. Another bump and it came back in. Same thing with the CD player, the FM radio and the auxiliary MP3 player. I tried to make the best of a bad scenario. We’re likely dealing with a lo...
Rex Tillerson went rogue, constantly disagreed with the man who hired him and reportedly called him a “moron” — an “(expletive) moron,” actually. The secretary of state’s boss did what aggrieved bosses do — fired him, by tweet, of course. That Tillerson stayed as long as he did in the Trump administration is nothing short of amazing. President Trump increasingly humiliated him at every turn, finally saying straight out on Tuesday that he and the country’s chief diplomat were “not really thinking the same.” In exercis...
As part two of a three-part retrospective of eight years of column writing, here are excerpts of a few of my attempts at humor: • “I forgot my twin sister’s birthday.” • “The greatest fiction I’ve ever written is my resume.” • “Ever since Ruth left me I’ve been ruthless.” • “I know gay couples make you uneasy, but wouldn’t you be better off with a good man who can cook than any of your previous wives?” • “I tried smelling the roses, but they scratched my nose.” • “A reali...
Monday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-935-4264 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. at the Curry County Commission Chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-5591 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — 5 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., C...
Monday • Journalism Focus Group — 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at KENW-TV, 1500 S. Ave. K, Portales. Journalists, community members and university students majoring in communication are invited to discuss how to meet the news and information needs of New Mexicans. Held by the Rio Grande chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists and New Mexico First. Information: 505-275-1377 Tuesday • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Welcome Spring.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool at the Library ...
County promotes healthy eating We can at least try to eat healthy, for goodness’ sake. Sometimes that is easier said than done, so to assist with the wellness effort, Curry County employees will publicly remind the community of as much and have programming scheduled to help break it down. Curry County Health Council Coordinator Susan Alman will present a proclamation for National Nutrition Month at the next commission meeting on Tuesday, and at a demonstration March 28 on healthy eating, which will be free and open to all f...
On this date ... 1978: Don Ware and his son, Stan Ware, were planting potatoes on their farm five miles south of Clovis near the Roosevelt/Curry County line. Their Acme automated planter, which held 4,500 pounds of quartered baking potatoes, was set to drop a chunk of potato every 11 inches, dispensing 1,600 to 1,700 pounds per acres in the process. Roosevelt and Curry County farmers were expected to collectively plant about 2,500 acres of spuds that year. 1968: President...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Hot dog on bun, baked tater tots, mini carrots, w/ranch, seasoned corn, chilled pears. Tuesday: Breakfast — Mini donuts. Lunch — Turkey and cheese on goldfish bread, veggie dippers w/ranch, fresh apple, cookie. Wednesday: Breakfast — Sausage and biscuit. Lunch — Teriyaki chicken drumstick, steamed rice, celery sticks w/ranch, seasonal fresh fruit. Thursday: Breakfast — Frudel. Lunch — Meat and cheese nachos, salsa, mini carrots w/ranch, cookie, seasonal fresh...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5:30 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4...
Information on preparing kale, painting on embroidery with fabric paints, and teaching kids to sew will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) What’s for lunch? The answer is kale, but what is kale? Carol Fenster is an author and nutritionist, and she will explain what kale is, show various varieties and explain why it is so good for us. She’ll also show how to make kale chips. Her company is in C...
There have been a few hair accessory throwbacks gracing the likes of social media and the most popular runway shows for 2018. You decide if they stick around for a while or not. The claw-clip (butterfly clip) may be one of your at-home favorites when tying your hair back to brush your teeth, but they now they are made to be seen again. The trend is to stand out in a chrome colored clip, so you may very well resort back to your favorite 1990s clipped back 'do. Another flash...
One of the most important things I’ve ever received was a set of cassette tapes of my paternal grandmother talking about her family history. I sure wish I had my other three grandparents on tape as well. My aunt sat her down at the kitchen table and recorded the sessions of her talking. You don’t hear questions or any of the conversation that went on in between takes, only a hint that there must have been a whole lot more to the session than was preserved on the final cop...
