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  • Local scoreboard - April 2

    Updated Apr 2, 2023

    BASEBALL Prep linescores Tuesday First game Roswell Goddard 17, Clovis 6 Goddard 022 531 4 –17 20 1 Clovis 200 012 1 – 6 11 4 Garrett Langley, Tyler Conrad (4), Ross Stokes (6) and Cinco Holloway; Jayden Jameson, Eli Rodriguez (6) and Jashias Jimenez. W – Conrad. L – Jameson. Top hitters – Roswell Goddard: Stokes 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Holloway 3-4, 2B, 2-run HR, 3 RBIs; Michael Mathison 2-5, 2B, 3-run HR; Bryce Carrillo 2-5, 2B, run; Jonathan Silva 2-5, 2B, 2 RBIs, run; Lucas Wright 4-5, 2B, RBI, 2 runs; Logan Sons 2-4,...

  • Events calendar - April 2

    Updated Apr 1, 2023

    Today *Jurassic Empire drive-thru event – 10 a.m.-8 p.m., parking lot, North Plains Mall, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Large, realistic moving dinosaurs. Weekend rates: Vehicle with 1-7 passengers - $55.00 plus $4.50 ticket fee; vehicle with 8-14 passengers $85.00 plus $6.99 ticket fee. Tickets good for two-hour increments; drive-thru takes one hour or longer. Tickets available online, or onsite if not sold out. Information and to buy advance tickets: https://www.jurassicempire.com/events/clovis-nm Monday *50-plus Olympics s...

  • Meetings calendar - April 2

    Updated Apr 1, 2023

    Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: James Harris at 575-763-9618 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Friday *Good Friday Saturday *Curry County Republican Party second Saturday breakfast — 9 a.m...

  • Texas lawsuit filed over lesser prairie chicken regulations

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 1, 2023

    As March 2023 came to a close new federal regulations went into effect regarding the lesser prairie chicken; regulations that a number of New Mexicans and Texans see as usurping private property owners rights. Monday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a news release in which he labeled the new lesser prairie chicken regulations as a continued attack on agriculture from the Biden administration. Miller hailed the filing of a lawsuit challenging the designation of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered...

  • School menus - April 2

    Updated Apr 1, 2023

    Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Muffin. Lunch: Chicken drumstick, mashed potatoes and gravy, seasoned corn, chilled peaches, whole-wheat roll. or (grades 6-12) pizza or spicy chicken or corn dog and fries. Tuesday: Breakfast: Go-gurt and graham cracker. Lunch: Sloppy Joe on a bun, tater tots, mini-carrots and ranch, fresh apple or (grades 6-12) pulled pork or hamburger or burrito and fries. Wednesday: Breakfast: Breakfast bread. Lunch: Burrito, Spanish rice, garden salad and ranch, chilled pineapple or (grades 6-12) pizza or...

  • Senior calendar - April 2

    Updated Apr 1, 2023

    Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Hot dog on a bun, chili sauce with cheese, French fries, ice cream. Tuesday: Taco salad, broccoli and cauliflower, bread stick, cake. Wednesday: Chicken Alfredo, broccoli and cauliflower, bread stick, cake. Thursday: Baked ham, pineapple sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans and carrots, cornbread with margarine, cookie. Friday: Square fish sandwich or chicken patty sandwich, French fries, sherbet. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis...

  • On the shelves - April 2

    Updated Apr 1, 2023

    The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The World Played Chess” by Robert Dugoni. In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Wor...

  • Grandmother's memories one of the things I cherish most

    Karl Terry, Local columnist|Updated Apr 1, 2023

    One of the things I cherish the most are the memories my Grandmother Musette Terry related at the urging of her daughters. One of the chapters in that book of sorts (it’s also on cassette tape in her words) is the description of how they wound up in town during World War II and my Granddad Bob’s work to get back on his feet financially and out on the farm again — his own farm. In 1940 things weren’t going well and Granddad had taken work with a local contractor buildin...

  • Our people: A life lived singing

    Steve Hansen, The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 1, 2023

    Cutter Burnett cannot remember a time when he was not singing, but for five weeks beginning in June, he will be participating in Italy with other very promising young performers in an intensive workshop that includes rehearsing and performing a full opera. Burnett, a Clovis native, has been chosen to sing one of the most important roles in the Mozart opera "Don Giovanni" during the workshop after he auditioned for placement in the program. He is a master's degree student in...

  • Lady Rockets run-rule CHS twice

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 1, 2023

    ROSWELL – Roswell Goddard scored in all four turns at bat in both games and run-ruled Clovis High’s softball team twice 13-3 and 14-4 on Thursday night. Junior Avery Chavez went 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run and freshman Quiana Gonzales singled and tripled in four at-bats to pace the Lady Rockets (5-7) in the opener. Goddard, which also swept Clovis earlier at Lady Wildcat Field, led just 4-3 going into the bottom of the third, but added four runs in that frame and five more in the fourth. Senior Erika Dominguez triple...

  • Elida rolls to pair of run-rule wins against Mescalero

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 1, 2023

    MESCALERO – Elida’s baseball team continued its recent swing out west on Wednesday, with better results than the earlier games. The Tigers, who lost to Magdalena on Friday and to Mesilla Valley on Saturday in games played at Magdalena, traveled to Mescalero on Tuesday and put 75 runs on the boards in handing the overmatched Chiefs 36-2 and 39-15 setbacks, both contests ending in five stanzas on the run rule. Senior Levi Victor went 7-for-9 in the two games with three doubles, a triple, nine runs and 11 runs batted in – seven...