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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The board of trustees at San Jon Municipal Schools unanimously approved a new, two-year contract for its superintendent during its Jan. 14 meeting. Superintendent Janet Gladu’s new pact is effective July 1. She was hired as the district’s superintendent July 1, 2018, after leading a school district in Griggsville, Illinois. Gladu was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Utah. She will be paid $105,000 a year....
PORTALES - Monday in eastern New Mexico brought another of those spectacular sunsets that occasions a motorist to pull over and take pictures or a pedestrian to stop and gape slackjawed. But in Portales that evening it competed with another phenomenon at least as dazzling and more unique: a crowd of some 300, more than half in red shirts, walking through downtown with a marching band and military color guard at the helm. That was the start of programming for the city's Martin...
ALBUQUERQUE — Advocates for a horse-racing license during the New Mexico Racing Commission’s first regular meeting of the new year Thursday oscillated from expectation to dismay and back to hopefulness. Racino advocates from Tucumcari, Clovis and Lordsburg anticipated commissioners at last would name an award on the state’s sixth horse-racing and slot-gaming license. That decision was expected last year but delayed by a late-breaking petition from one of the applicant groups, with commissioners stating they wished to resol...
CLOVIS - Curry County and Clovis leadership assembled Tuesday afternoon in city hall in the first gathering this year of quarterly meetings to discuss ways the local governments can collaborate for the good of the communities they serve. "I really think that the best days are ahead," Mayor David Lansford told the two-dozen representatives, among them city and county commissioners, Police Chief Doug Ford and Fire Chief Mike Nolen. City Manager Justin Howalt and County Manager...
CLOVIS - Monday morning's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. symbolic march and rally in Clovis had three main components to its theme - remember, celebrate and act. Action was the focus of Pastor Robert L. Grimes' keynote speech. "We can quote it, we can recite it, we can remember it. When are we going to start to act on it?" Grimes said of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. "When are we going to take the vision off the page and start applying it to our everyday lives?" More than...
MELROSE - While the Academy Award nominations had people around the country talking on social media on Tuesday, a different kind of award was making news in eastern New Mexico. Melrose Superintendent Jamie Widner told The News on Monday that junior and high school science teacher Alan Daugherty recently won the 2019 Excellence in STEM Award in the high school division. "It was a nice surprise to be able to get some recognition for some of the things the students and I have...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Road Department is closing a portion of Curry Road M on Thursday for a cross over culvert installation, according to a release from the county. The section of CR M between State Road 245 and Curry Road 13 is scheduled for closure 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorists are asked to seek an alternate route. Information: Walon Jones, 575-762-1501....
CLOVIS — A Clovis man died Monday evening following an accident on Thornton Street, according to a release from the Clovis Police Department. Angel Solis-Loya, 82, died at Plains Regional Medical Center after suffering injuries in a vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident, according to a Monday night release from Capt. Roman Romero. Police Chief Doug Ford told The News the incident was “one of those unfortunate, tragic events,” as the driver was not in violation of any laws. He said Solis-Loya had suffered from Alzhe...
One of the lovely things about being a writer is that I can work in my pajamas if I want. (For the record: I do not — although what I wear could easily double for pajamas in a pinch.) The not-so-lovely part is that I am almost always alone and have few opportunities for making friends. I sit at my little desk and look out my second-story window all day and, for some reason, no one climbs up the side of the house and knocks on the window to make my acquaintance. It is really disappointing. To make matters worse, I was r...
It's nothing professional, but completely perfect in the memory category - memories of an Elida Lady Tiger! - Leslie Lieb Creighton...
This is my first quilt, just to see if I could. - Sandra Ferguson...
Two years apart — almost to the day — eastern New Mexico lost two women who might well be the last of their breed. Marie Roberson of Portales died Jan. 14 at age 91; Tillie Shaw of Clovis passed on Jan. 18, 2017, at age 99. Here’s one way I’d heard them described: Roberson was Roosevelt County’s Tillie Shaw, and Shaw was Curry County’s Marie Roberson. Had I been making the journey west 200 years ago, they are two women I’d have wanted on my wagon train. Marie Roberson and Till...
Feb. 5 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Feb. 7 • Roosevelt County Commission special meeting — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., P...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “P.J.’s Party” (wear your pajamas) — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Blood drive — 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Portales High School library, 201 S. Knoxville, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero....
The last time New Mexico was in this situation, Bill Richardson had just been elected governor. It was 2003 and Richardson, a former congressman and high-ranking official in the Clinton administration, had just won election with about 56 percent of the statewide vote. He succeeded Gary Johnson, known as “Governor No” because of his propensity to veto just about anything and everything. So by the time Richardson came into office, with Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, the circumstances were in place for a f...
As the New Mexico Legislature ends its first week in session, I am a little disappointed to say I know only one of the legislators for either Quay or Guadalupe counties personally now. I’ve been doing business in both counties lately in positions where one gets to know state legislators. I know Dennis Roch, who left the Legislature after last year’s session to focus on family and Logan Municipal Schools, where he is superintendent. It was an interview with Roch that led to my first job in Tucumcari, teaching at Tucumcari Hig...
The Logan school board on Jan. 14 accepted a $1,000 donation from the American Legion post in Logan to pay for new sports safety equipment. Schools Superintendent Dennis Roch said in an email the donation will be used to buy and install new custom safety mats in the school’s weight room. Garnett Duncan, finance director for American Legion Post 77 in Logan, said the money came from the group’s charity account funded by gaming revenue at the Legion Hall. Post 77 previously has used the money for scholarships and donations to...
Longtime state Sen. Stuart Ingle, the Republican from Portales, reminds us as often as he has the opportunity: We’re never safe when the Legislature’s in session. That’s never been more true than right now. The Democrat-controlled body of lawmakers is eager to spend our money the next two months like there’s a bottomless pit of it. The budget “surplus” of $1 billion-plus may not be enough to meet all the “needs” we’re hearing about, from expanding film subsidies to the continual showering of money on public education because...
Signs and statements interest me. and sometimes strange connections are made. For example, the road signs at an intersection say you can go both north and south on the same stretch of street, which reminds me of a husband who, after 50 years of marriage, told his wife he'd told her once he loved her and if that ever changed, he'd let her know. Confused about the connection between the sign and the husband's statement? I'll explain. But first, read 1 Kings 13, where God sent a man from Judah to Bethel to preach against wickedn...
• Feb. 2 — Knights of Columbus Indoor Flea Market. Get rid of old items and gain a little cash. The cost is $5 per table. For more information, call Benji Torres at 505-582-7459. Knights of Columbus Hall, 202 E. Main St., Tucumcari. • Feb. 9 — Valentine’s Dance. Treat your sweetheart to a nice of dancing. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, with only 150 tickets available. To buy tickets, call 575-461-4980. Tickets must be purchased before the event; no tickets will be sold at the door. Tucumcari Columbus Club, 204 E. Ma...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Ham and egg biscuit sandwich, yogurt with granola, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken tacos with six-inch whole-grain tortilla, ham and cheese wrap, pinto beans, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, fresh tomatoes, salsa, fruit, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cinni mini, ultimate breakfast round, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, ranch potato wedges, lettuce, fresh tomato slice, pickle slices, fruit, milk. Monday — Breakfast: Strawberry splash pancakes with maple syrup...
Two elementary-school students from Logan took the top two spots during the Quay County Spelling Bee in Tucumcari on Thursday. Makiah Romriell, a sixth-grade student from Logan, won the title by correctly spelling the word "loam" after the other competitors were eliminated. Makiah will advance to the state spelling bee in Albuquerque on March 9. Runner-up was Kelly Reid, also a sixth-grader from Logan. The top competitors from Tucumcari were Neriah Rodgers, fourth grade, and...
On this date ... 1969: Ronald Gutierrez, 19, of Tucumcari, was charged with the fiery Jan. 16 killing of Frutoso “Fritz” Romero in a shack in the 200 block of East Turner Street in Tucumcari. Another suspect, Cipriano Salazar, 19, of Tucumcari was bound over to district court by a judge, with bond set at $10,000. The victim had been assaulted before his body was set afire underneath a mattress. Police picked up Salazar at his home 3 1/2 hours after the fire after receiving a tip from an unknown informant. • The New Mexic...
Disease prevention in cattle turned out to be a major topic among guest speakers and about 60 ranchers and farmers Wednesday and Thursday during the Southwest Beef Symposium at the Tucumcari Convention Center. Marcy Ward of New Mexico State University, one of the hosts of the annual program that alternates between venues in Texas and New Mexico, said the event tries to address current issues that affect beef producers. Speakers also talked about water management for cattle...
Two local officials who attended previous Quay Day sessions at the state capital said the 2019 version last week had a different feel. That’s partly because of a new governor, a new state Cabinet and new lawmakers who took office. The state also is sitting on a lot of new money, prompting more energy from legislators as their session began in the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Quay Day, an annual breakfast with legislators and Cabinet members organized by the Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation, was attended W...
