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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Lady of the House and I had a difference of opinion as to what one does while on vacation. We recently took a few days off and visited the Gulf Coast. I had visions of lying around doing nothing, maybe flipping through the pages of a good book. The Lady of the House had a list of things she wanted to do and places she wanted to see. "A vacation is for relaxing, reading a book, doing nothing," I said as my hoped-for-idle days began. "You can do that at home," she said. "You CAN'T do that at home because there's always... Full story
It's a trending item on the Internet, the wealthy New Mexican who reportedly hid several million dollars worth of gold somewhere in the wilds of our fair state. Suffering from cancer at the time, the elderly gent is now happily cancer free, but has no plans to recoup the gold, nor to tell anyone where it is. The mystery remains to be solved, and the prize claimed, by the person or persons who unravel the clues. It seems like a child's fantasy game, but this is the real thing, and it branches into the subject of buried and... Full story
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Monday: Daily Activities 9a.m.- 4 p.m.; 1 p.m. Los Abuelitos Bingo Tuesday: Daily Activities 9a.m.- 4 p.m.; Bingo 1 p.m.; Sewing class 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday: Daily Activities 9a.m.- 4 p.m.; Bingo 1 p.m. Thursday: Daily Activities 9a.m.- 4 p.m.; Loteria 1 p.m. Friday: Daily Activities 9a.m.- 4 p.m.; Sewing class 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday: Dance 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Clovis Daily: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily activities, quilting and sewing, coffee and socializing, exercise equipment, 8-ball,... Full story
Curry County Association of Retirees Curry County Association of Retirees met April 2 at Furr's Cafeteria. Dianne Davis called the meeting to order. Fay Smith led the pledges to flags. Bill Reed introduced Walter Bradley, former senator and former lieutenant governor. Bradley now works for Dairy Farmers of America, which is the largest dairy coop in America. He emphasized the $50 million impact that the industry has on the area. The cheese plant is the largest in the U.S. and is now finding a use for the whey. He reported...
Clovis elementary schools Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast Pizza. Lunch — Chicken nuggets, green beans, grape tomatoes, chilled peaches, whole wheat roll. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon Roll. Lunch — Soft Taco & Salsa, Spanish Rice, seasoned pinto beans, romaine lettuce and tomato, fruit juice. Wednesday: Breakfast — Pancake Sausage on a stick. Lunch — Hamburger on a Bun, baked French fries, leafy green lettuce, sliced tomato, delicious apple. Thursday: Breakfast — Smucker's Waffles. Lunch — Cheese Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, s... Full story
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Sophomore right-hander Amy Smith, who made her first appearance in two months on Wednesday in relief after coming back from an arm injury, tossed five shutout innings on Friday night in her first start since Feb. 9 as Eastern New Mexico University blanked Texas A&M-Kingsville 2-0 in the first game of a Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader. The Javelinas, last in LSC, came back for a 7-4 win in the nightcap. The rubber game of the series is set for noon (MDT) today. Not that the shutout was easy. K... Full story
The following books are available at the: Clovis-Carver Public Library The Receptionist: An Education at the New Yorker by Janet Groth is the story of a young Midwestern woman who landed a job at the New Yorker magazine in 1957 and remained at the front desk for 21 years, giving her the best seat in the house to take in the comings and goings, marriages and divorces, scandalous affairs, failures, triumphs, and tragedies in literary New York. Mad River: A Virgil Flowers Novel by John Sandford finds the Bureau of Criminal... Full story
Information on time saving techniques for quilting and homestyle cooking will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Meryl Ann Butler is an author and quilter, and she's going to share time saving techniques for quilting based on the concepts in her book on making a quilt in 90 minutes. She'll also show several finished quilts made with these techniques. She lives in Norfolk, Va. Extension Home Economist, Connie Moyers will demonstrate "Homestyle in a Hurry." She explains that homesty... Full story
Howard-Kennedy Jay Kennedy of Oxford, Pa., and Marie Edwards of Darlington, S.C., announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristen Kennedy of Lexington, Ky., to Lee K. Howard of Lexington, Ky. He is the son of Grubb "Lee" and Sandy Howard of Clovis. The couple will exchange their vows Aug. 3, 2013, 6:30 p.m. at the Red Mile Racetrack in Lexington. The reception will be at 7 p.m. in the Round Barn in Lexington. The bride elect is a 2008 graduate of Elon University. She is employed at WKYT-TV as a...
"But you can't dance," exclaimed my wife after I made my announcement. That one really hurt, because it was true. But the challenge was nearly more than I could resist. Nearly — but I could resist. A little over a month ago I got a visit from a volunteer representing the Local Collaborative of mental health agencies (LC9). I later found that I had agreed to either be a celebrity dancer (or find one) for a fundraising event called Dancing With Our Stars. Growing up in the Church of Christ in Portales in the early 1970s, d... Full story
SAN ANTONIO — Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team is getting down to the nitty-gritty if it hopes to make the Lone Star Conference's post-season tournament. Incarnate Word took advantage of eight walks and four hit batsmen to put the game out of reach early on Friday in a 13-1 rout, called after 6 1/2 innings by the Lone Star Conference's 10-run rule which goes into effect after seven in nine-inning games. ENMU (19-17, 6-11 LSC) now stands two games behind the Cardinals and West Texas A&M (both 22-15, 8-9), who a... Full story
Clovis High's baseball team was so close and yet so far from beating Carlsbad on Friday night. Junior right-hander Peyton Lott threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits, but a pop-fly double by Roman Gonsalez opened the gates to a seven-run seventh and the Cavemen went on to a 7-1 win and a sweep of the District 4-5A-opening doubleheader for both teams at Bell Park. Carlsbad, the defending Class 5A state champion, pounded out 17 hits in a 14-3 win in the opener. Lott,...
A meeting to discuss the $500 million Ute Water Pipeline Project escalated into a screaming match Friday in Portales between residents who oppose the project and local officials addressing their concerns. At one point police — who were asked by city officials to attend the meeting for security reasons — asked an audience member to control himself or he would be removed from the meeting. Members of the Concerned Citizens of Curry and Roosevelt Counties made their plea, often times with yelling and passionate discourse, ask... Full story
A group of angry residents clad in gym attire stood outside the Clovis Family YMCA on Friday afternoon. They had come to the YMCA to work out, and they were informed that it would be their last workout because the YMCA would be closed, effective Saturday. CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks The Clovis Family YMCA at Hilltop Plaza is closing effective Saturday because of continuing financial losses, according to the YMCA of Central New Mexico. The 10,000-square-foot health and... Full story
Aliens, witches, vampires and goblins were common topics of discussion this week as science fiction and fantasy authors, young writers and fans of the genre descended on Eastern New Mexico University for the annual Jack Williamson Lectureship. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway A panel discusses science fiction classics in television, film and literature Friday at the Jack Williamson Lectureship. The event, started by the late science fiction writer, is in its 37th year. The...
It's funny enough, all right. Staggering and woozy, a dog's legs may each go in different directions, or, afraid to challenge the suddenly accelerated rotation of the planet, it may become a pooch puddle, trying to melt into the floor and hoping it will stop. Others turn in clumsy circles or imitate living bobble heads. There are apparently so many dogs doing it and people enjoy the strange behavior of wacky weed influenced dogs so much, the videos flood the Internet. But while dogs seem to love the stuff and their people...
