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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today n Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: 575-769-4001 Thursday n Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday n High Plains Historical Society membership meeting — 6 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-309-9893 n Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices...
The Clovis High Wildcats were easily winning their district-opening basketball game that night, Jan. 11, 1980, in Roswell. But Coach Jimmy Joe Robinson called time out about halfway through the third quarter anyway. He needed to talk to his team. “I realized that Bubba had a chance to set the school record,” Robinson told Clovis News Journal reporter Jeff Martin. “I asked the team what we should do. Every team member said go for it, that they would block out for Bubba and help him in any way to make the record.” The previou...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday - Monday: Clovis n Leslie Owen, 60, driving while under the influence, speeding, failure to display registration plate, no insurance, child not properly restrained n Martha Rodriguez, 31, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge n John Reese, 45, failure to pay fines n Cynthia Vallejo, 24, probation violation n Timothy Chavez, 26, failure to pay fines n Fidel Sanchez, 21, receiving, transferring stolen motor vehicles n Roy Kincaid, 27, failure to appear on misdemeanor ch...
LUBBOCK — Clovis resident Keith Ingram will be a featured speaker during an annual Parkinson’s disease symposium Friday in Lubbock. Ingram is one of seven featured speakers on the agenda for “The PD Experience: Facing the Challenges of Change,” which seeks to educate and inspire those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to the event’s brochure. The symposium, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. (CDT) Friday at Victory Life Church, 12401 Slide Road, Lubbock, will be preceded by a continental breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m...
SANTA FE — Roosevelt County’s manager is now the newest member of the state’s Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission. According to a news release, the commission is comprised of “seven lawyers and eight non-lawyers” appointed by the Supreme Court for staggered terms. It was established in 1997 as a “volunteer, non-partisan commission to improve the performance of New Mexico’s judges...” Hamilton has been county manager since 2014 and holds a Master of Arts in Communications from Eastern New Mexico University, acc...
PORTALES — The city of Portales Cultural Affairs committee is soliciting candy donations through April 17 for its 10th Annual Free Easter Egg Hunt. Deputy City Clerk Veda Urioste said the city had plenty of plastic eggs left over from last year and preferred hard candy over chocolate, but “we’re not going to turn away any candy.” Donations can be dropped off at Portales City Hall in advance of the hunt, open to kids 10 and younger and starting 2 p.m. on April 20 at the city’s softball complex on North Industrial Drive. Th...
PORTALES - The Roosevelt County Commission on Tuesday approved updates to its ordinance on ethical conduct, which creates a local ethics board and streamlines some communication avenues among public servants. Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of the ordinance, with Tina Dixon abstaining. She said she wanted more time to think on the updates, remarking there was "way too much in there" and that the changes seemed to disempower commissioners in favor of the county manager. Dixon...
CLOVIS — Navigating through an unfamiliar spot of Ned Houk Park with just a compass and a map could prove difficult. Navigating through the Clovis parks, recreation and beautification committee, however, proved much easier. Ramon Cruz, an eighth-grader at Gattis Middle School, found his trip to the committee’s meeting full of approval, as members gave their recommendation for his plans to build an orienteering course at the park for his Eagle Scout service project in late May. Orienteering turns navigation into a rec...
When America’s youth began to rebel against the Vietnam War, it was because young men were being drafted. They were on the cutting edge of the issue, so they rose up in defiance. Something similar is happening now, only it’s not one particular war, nor is it just one nation’s youths. This time, it’s climate change and young people all over the world are demanding change. Maybe you’ve heard in the news about Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old Swedish girl who, outside her home country’s parliament, staged the first school stri...
Never before have I needed my emergency preparations twice in so short a time. For the second time in just over two weeks, I’m glad I make a point to prepare for the unexpected. First, it was the power outage from the wind storm. I was ready, so it was only a minor inconvenience. Then, this past week a broken water main meant I, along with most of Farwell, had no running water for several hours. When the water was restored, we were under a 72-hour boil order. Again, a small i...
It’s hard to imagine New Mexico without Tom Udall in elected office. Nearly 30 years have passed since the now-70-year-old was first voted in as New Mexico’s attorney general. He went on to win a seat in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District in 1998, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and is currently the most senior member of the state’s Congressional delegation. Udall’s announcement last week he will leave the Senate in 2020 at the end of his current term puts a period on government service for the “Kennedys of the We...
CLOVIS — When the Clovis City Commission meets Thursday night, it will be on the clock to appoint a new municipal judge. That’s the scheduled final day for current judge Jan Garrett, who announced her retirement from the position last month following 17 years of service. City code allows the commission a 30-day window (May 3) to appoint a new judge, who will then serve until the March 3, 2020, municipal election. The final two years of the term will be on the ballot. However, no procedure is established for how the com...
On this date ... 1959: The Clovis Lions Club had hit the midway point of its annual broom and mop sale. “The funds received are for a good cause — the Sight Conservation program sponsored by the Lions,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact him at: [email protected]...
It’s that time of year again when we celebrate outstanding Clovis High School alumni through the CMS Education Foundation Hall of Honor. The gala banquet honoring the recipients will be May 11 at the Clovis Civic Center. This year’s recipients again include a wide range of exceptional graduates, and we are proud to share a few of their stories. n Bubba Jennings has enjoyed many sports accolades over the years, such as being named “Player of the Year” multiple times, and wil...
CLOVIS - The Curry County Commission heard just shy of $290,000 worth of funding requests for the upcoming fiscal year during Tuesday's meeting. The commission began the process of setting the budget for the upcoming fiscal year by holding budget hearings for two county departments, as well as the county extension office and a request from the New Mexico State Library Rural Bookmobile. County Clerk Annie Hogland said her office was requesting $53,000 for software upgrades...
CLOVIS - A man convicted last month of voluntary manslaughter was sentenced Monday to six years in prison. Darryl Turner, 31, of Clovis, received the maximum sentence in the Department of Corrections for the Sept. 5, 2017, shooting death of David McDonald at the Clovis Apartments. A Curry County jury had the option Feb. 28 of acquittal or a conviction for either second-degree murder or manslaughter and chose the latter following a trial and brief deliberation. Turner was...
Eastern New Mexico University history professor Donald Elder was selected last month to chair a committee dedicated to creating a memorial for astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee who died during a launch rehearsal test for the Apollo 1 mission in 1967. Elder said he has been joined in the efforts by Frank Slazer, former president of the American Astronautical Society, and Michael Ciancone, a NASA engineer currently working at the Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston. Elder spoke with The News on Mon...
FLOYD - A few things change with every running of the Floyd Country Jamboree, but most remain the same. There's a new Floyd citizen of the year every year, but they're usually greeted at the stage by a former citizen of the year. There's a new artist debuting, but they're being cheered on by a parent who used to take the same stage. And the jokes may be different - well, they're probably just as old as the Jamboree songs - but they still get a laugh every year. "Last night, a...
I scrutinize myself in the mirror on a regular basis. From the front all is well. I am pushing 60 and holding together reasonably well. From the side it’s another story. I have inherited my grandmother’s neck. My chin is on a mission to meet up with my chest, bypassing my neck entirely. This is a stealth mission, on my chin’s part, but I see what it’s up to. It borrowed the genetic plans from an earlier generation and the descent is inevitable. In a contest between me and gravity, I have a pretty good idea who the winner...
RIO RANCHO - Clovis' softball team could have done a lot worse. The Lady Wildcats entered last week's Rio Rancho Tournament with a 3-2 record and escaped at 5-5, winning two of the five games they played. They're evolving as a team, right around where their .500 record says they are. One thing that has to evolve faster is Clovis' proclivity to make errors - lots and lots of them. In their last tournament game on Saturday afternoon, the Lady 'Cats played error-free. But in the...
ROSWELL — Texico’s baseball team has its eyes on other championship, on goals like owning District 7-2A during the regular season and winning a fourth consecutive state title after that. At this point, though, the Wolverines will take a regular-season tournament crown won in late March. Saturday night at New Mexico Military Institute, Texico walloped Capitan in the Colt Classic championship game, 15-0 in six innings. After a so-so start to their season, the Wolverines picked it up last week in Roswell, won three straight and...
PORTALES - The Portales Rams did go 1-2 in their home baseball invitational, but they proved for the most part to be a tough out. Two of the Rams' three contests over the weekend went to extra innings, with the Rams splitting the games. Saturday saw the Rams fall 11-1 to Los Alamos in six innings, then top Robertson 8-7 in eight innings. That came a day after the Rams fell in extra innings to Taos. "I'm bummed because we lost to the two 4A schools, and winning those would...
ODESSA, Texas — Every win is a big win. Every conference win even bigger. So call Sunday’s 8-0 shutout victory over UT-Permian Basin one of the biggest so far this season for Eastern New Mexico’s baseball team. Thanks in large part to junior Fernando Burgos firing a three-hitter, the Greyhounds rolled to their first Lone Star Conference win of the season as they pulled off the road rout of Permian Basin. After falling in the first three games of the series, the Hounds (now 13-15, 1-3 LSC) avoided the sweep with Burgo...
With golf season in ... well, full swing ... local teams were in action Monday, as Portales’ boys and Texico’s girls competed in the Eddy County Challenge at Artesia country club’s par-72 course. Portales finished third at 336, behind Lovington (303) and Artesia (333). Texico had 399, placing fourth behind Lovington (346), Artesia (355) and Alamogordo (376). Texico’s top four were: Kaytlyn Queener (98), Macey Tharp (99), Emily Dela Rosa and Libby Douma (101 each). Talon Payne led Portales with a 76 and finished tied for fifth...
By this time of year, Texas sports fans are usually squarely focused on the Astros and Rangers, on the Rockets and Spurs, even the Mavericks when they're playoff worthy, on the Stars, on the NFL Draft and speculation about who Jerry Jones plucks from the college ranks to help his team chase another Super Bowl title. College basketball? That's something other states worry about in early spring. The only 'Madness' Texas college hoop fans usually experience right about now is...
