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Roughly a week into its annual drought management plan, city staff is trying to find a balance between keeping the public informed of the need to conserve and unnecessarily starting a panic. By an ordinance approved in July by the Clovis City Commission, April 1 began the six-month period, which most Clovis residents know as the time when they're asked to observe a lawn-watering scheduled based on addresses. The city water policy advisory board discussed the four-stage plan during its regular meeting Tuesday morning. At the...
Jack Sullivan is a humanitarian and an entrepreneur. Not bad for a 5-year-old. Courtesy photo: Heather Sullivan Jack Sullivan creates hand paintings of fish, animals, trees and other designs from his home in Melrose. Sullivan's goal is to raise $3,000 for the 2012 Melrose Relay for Life by selling his paintings and baked goods prepared by his mother. For the second year in a row, the Melrose youngster will sell his paintings of fish, animals, trees and other subjects to raise...
Something caused me to be aloof this Easter. I was pretty excited for Sunday to come and when it actually did, I felt indifferent. Saturday night I prepared macaroni and cheese for our Easter potluck. I was trying a recipe from the Food Network hoping it would come out well. Sunday morning I got ready for church. My spirit felt lifted, God is good for that. When I returned home, I grabbed the macaroni and met up with my friends. There was a lot of good food on the table. I could hardly move after one plate so we all just...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Sunday - 12:48 p.m.: Call in reference to stray dogs getting in yard, 1300 block of South Avenue C. - 1:47 p.m.: Ambulance responded to a woman feeling ill, 8200 block of NM 206. - 2:41 p.m.: Call in reference to cattle out on NM 114. - 3:15 p.m.: Caller reported a stolen dog, 200 block of East Ninth. - 3:47 p.m.: Call in reference to a shoplifter, 1700 block of South Roosevelt Road. - 5:55 p.m.: Caller reported a juvenile is being disruptive, 200 block of East 18th....
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Sunday - 12:43 a.m.: Caller reported hearing four gun shots, sounded like they hit something solid, 300 block of Hall. - 7:23 a.m.: Caller reported it appears someone tried to break in last night, 400 block of West Tierra Blanca. - 7:46 a.m.: Call in reference to a van hit with paintballs, 1500 block of Hickory. - 11:34 a.m.: Caller reported his wife is bothering him and broke a window, 1500 block of Pecos. - 1:08 p.m.: Caller reported his house was hit with...
Curry County representatives, from member communities large and small, gave brief updates on what was happening in their area during a county luncheon held Tuesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Curry County Commissioner Wendell Bostwick, in his role as master of ceremonies, jokingly chastised some of the presenters for not talking long enough for him to eat his sandwich between guest introductions. Addresses during the hour-long function included the following: • Lance Pyle, Curry County manager: Pyle mostly touched o...
WASHINGTON — From obscure former senator driving a pickup truck across Iowa, Rick Santorum made a surprising — he calls it miraculous — leap to become the most formidable threat to Mitt Romney's march to the Republican nomination. His shoestring campaign, which ended Tuesday, was a constant reminder of Romney's trouble connecting with the party's conservative core. Santorum's presence in the race pushed to the fore polarizing social issues, such as abortion, access to birth control and gays in the military, that many in the p...
WASHINGTON — From obscure former senator driving a pickup truck across Iowa, Rick Santorum made a surprising — he calls it miraculous — leap to become the most formidable threat to Mitt Romney's march to the Republican nomination. His shoestring campaign, which ended Tuesday, was a constant reminder of Romney's trouble connecting with the party's conservative core. Santorum's presence in the race pushed to the fore polarizing social issues, such as abortion, access to birth control and gays in the military, that many in the p...
