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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Baby steps or long strides, they’re all positive as long as they’re going forward. Clovis’ softball team moved forward in Thursday night’s doubleheader against Goddard at Lady Wildcat Field. Though the Lady ’Cats dropped a pair, 16-10 and 10-6, they improved greatly from Tuesday’s home twinbill against Hobbs, during which they were outscored 32-3 and only played nine total innings due to mercy rules. Just two days later, the Lady Wildcats — who fell to 0-10 this se...
FARWELL — Clovis’ boys and girls golf teams each finished first in Thursday’s Texico Triangular at Farwell Country Club, which is par-72 for boys and par-73 for girls. The Clovis boys won the meet — which also included Portales, Texico and Tucumcari — with 315, followed by Portales with 318, both state-qualifying scores. It’s the second team qualifying leg for the Wildcats and the first for Portales — which missed a qualifying leg by one stroke at Tuesday’s Alien 8 in Roswell. The Clovis girls won their meet — including Tex...
CLOVIS — The good intentions are surely out there, but the man of the hour was scarce to be seen Thursday after reports of a homeless person living in a hole in the ground went public this week. Ali Ghaffari Jr., whose father owns the property off West Seventh Street where Sean Heron dug an underground dwelling that was discovered this month, said he means "nothing but good" for the man. "I want him to know that we're here to help," Ghaffari Jr. said Thursday evening. "We s... Full story
What is authentic Christianity? Pastor Steven Furtick wrote: “Audacious faith is the raw material that authentic Christianity is made of. It's the stuff that triggers ordinarily level-headed people like you and me to start living with unusual boldness.” The important thing is that living with boldness in faith in Jesus Christ is what others see. Otherwise people would just see us — only the surface of who we are. If our lives are not lived out in authentic faith, people see a...
The best laid plans may or may not work out, but that foundation is still a nice place to start. Indeed, it’s probably not the plans that were laid out so neatly that caused the problem. The stuff that lies beneath is what will collapse and throw those carefully calculated plan-parts all out of alignment. When your plan-parts get askew, plans change. A small aberration is likely to result in a change of time or a subtle shift in venue. A moderate collapse will make the m...
A useful and delightful aid for anyone who, attempting cogent communication, might like a rule or two about punctuation marks such as apostrophes or commas, Lynne Truss’s best-selling Eats, Shoots & Leaves really is balm for the souls of English language “sticklers” — English majors, copy editors, writers, etc. — the sorts of folks who, lest the world fall into chaos, hold serious opinions as to whether or not the possessive of a proper noun ending in “s” requires simp...
On this date ... 1973: Air Force Lt. Col. Robert James Sandvick, 41, gave his first public news conference since returning home to Farwell, after more than 6 1/2 years as a Vietnam prisoner of war. With his wife, Shirley, by his side, Sandvick answered questions at the Farwell City Hall for a small group of reporters. The 20-year Air Force veteran was held by the Vietnamese after his plane was shot down on Aug. 7, 1966. He was part of a second large group of POWs recently...
PORTALES — Ever heard of Moliere? No? Well, get ready, because a guest artist at the Eastern New Mexico University Theatre Department is giving a crash course tonight. Playwright Timothy Mooney is bringing his one-man show “Moliere than Thou” to the ENMU Theatre Center at 7 p.m., and will educate attendees in the work of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Moliere. In the play, Mooney plays Moliere, whose cast has fallen ill, leaving him to perform an assortment of his “greatest hits” from plays like “Tartuffe,” “Don Juan...
RIO RANCHO — Senior Sebastian Nunez gave the Clovis Wildcats' baseball team a chance to win Thursday night. Senior E.J. Gonzales took it. Gonzales delivered a two-out, pinch-hit single to score Nunez from second base, and the Wildcats nabbed a 1-0 walkoff over Albuquerque Academy in the Sal Puentes Tournament. The Wildcats (10-3), who will play Rio Rancho (12-4) in a 6:30 p.m. tournament semifinal today, got just four hits on the day but found two when they needed them off r... Full story
RIO RANCHO — Three games into the season, the Portales Ram softball team found its offense. The Rams opened up the Rio Rancho Tournament with a nine-run first inning en route to a 16-5 win over Class 5A Miyamura Thursday afternoon. Abby Cameron went 5-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs to lead a 22-hit attack for Portales (1-2), which opened its season on the other end of a Lovington sweep Saturday. "We just talked about playing relaxed," Portales coach Nathan Dodge said. "I t...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Tina LeClear, 51, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia • Cordney Cooper, 26, probation violation • Matthew Deyonge, 27, failure to pay fines • Gilbert Lopez, 46, failure to appear on a felony charge, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Lincoln Nelson, 29, shoplifting (over $500), probation violation • Ricky Tapia, 57, aggravated driving while under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, driving on suspende...
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records through Wednesday at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Bill Elliott Hayes, 54, to Thuy Hong Luong, 44, both of Plainview, Texas • Zackary William Wallace, 19, of Burleson, Texas, to Taylor Marie Wentz, 19, of Clovis • Manuel A. Romero, 68, to Estella Jean Gallegos, 38, both of Clovis • Alecxis Jauregui, 32, to Davina Marie Deleon, 33, both of Clovis • Joseph Richard Wills, 28, to Phylissa Kaye Gregory, 25, both of Clovis • Derek Cory Lee, 29, to Katina Marie Da...
CLOVIS — Scammers are potentially using the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico’s contact information to improperly elicit donations, according to a press release from the Food Bank. The Food Bank does not ask for donations over the phone and will only process credit card payments through its website or Facebook page, the release states. The Food Bank advises that anyone seeking donations via credit or debit card should be reported to local law enforcement. Contact the Food Bank at 575-763-6130 or [email protected] with que...
PORTALES — Area high school students with college interests have plenty of options. Eastern New Mexico University hopes its Junior Preview Day on Saturday will help answer any questions. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m., offering building tours, information on classes and degree programs and information for parents, according to Cody Spitz, director of enrollment at ENMU. “They get an academic fair, they get to visit some of our major rooms. We go through the science building and they get to see our sci...
FLOYD — The Floyd Municipal Schools is down an activity bus after it went up in flames Thursday afternoon. Superintendent Damon Terry said the fire was discovered at 12:52 p.m., and is believed to have been caused by an electrical short. The bus was not occupied when it caught fire. The $180,000 bus was totaled, Terry said, adding that the district is searching for other options for transportation. The school’s bus barn also received damage, according to Terry. “We are working on back-up plans for everything,” he said....
Dust off your dictionaries. It’s time for the New Mexico Spelling Bee. Several local students are eligible to compete at this year’s state bee, taking place on Saturday in Albuquerque. Jaxon Bender, 10, and Jorge Barraza, 14, of Clovis, Timothy Roybal, 10, of Fort Sumner, Saisravya Bandla, 14, of San Jon and Brock Fowler, 13, of Floyd qualified to represent the region at their district spelling bees. They are among the 46 students from across the state who are eligible to compete this year for the top spelling prize in the...
Today • Original Team Roping — 9 a.m. at the Curry County Events Center. Information: 806-499-3584 • 68th Annual Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree — 7 p.m. at the Floyd High School Gym, 1564 New Mexico 267, Floyd. Information: Facebook.com/ floyd-lions-club-jamboree Saturday • 68th Annual Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree — 7 p.m. at the Floyd High School Gym, 1564 New Mexico 267, Floyd. Information: Facebook.com/ floyd-lions-club-jamboree • “March for Our Lives” event — 10 a.m. to noon, between Hilltop Plaza and Seventh S...
Today • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. at the ENMU-Ruidoso campus, 709 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso. Information: 575-562-2121 Monday • Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees — 5:30 p.m. at RGH clinic conference room, 42121 U.S. 70, Portales. Information: 575-359-1800 Wednesday • Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at th...
