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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Dickie Roybal was honored, but confused. "New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame," the former Melrose football coach thought. "There's a New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame?" There is, and they recently honored Roybal by selecting him as one of their High School Coaches of the Year and making him part of their 2018 Hall of Fame induction ceremony that took place in Albuquerque on April 8. "To be honest, I really didn't know what it was," Roybal said. "It's not advertised here on this side... Full story
People who are serious about butterflies and moths are known as lepidopterists, a word that might seem better suited for a spelling bee than a nature walk. Maybe that’s why Steve Cary is simply called “The Butterfly Guy.” It’s a title he’s earned after 37 years of living in New Mexico, often in pursuit of some of our tiniest and most beautiful residents. Cary calls Santa Fe home, but he has traveled the state exhaustively, and spent years as the New Mexico Park Service’s...
My brother Matt died of AIDS 26 years ago, passing away in his bed in my parents’ home in Houston. It was a benighted time for people with AIDS. There were no antiretrovirals then. There was nothing much you could do for an AIDS patient but hold his hand. And many people still thought you could get AIDS by touching. My parents knew of individuals who’d been fired from their jobs for volunteering for AIDS organizations. That’s how crazy the fear was. As Matt was dying, we were befriended by a man named Lou Tesconi, a volun...
PORTALES — Calling all chorus connoisseurs: the Eastern New Mexico University music department will present the ENMU Spring Choral Concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today in the ENMU Music Building. ENMU Music Department Secretary Jennifer Salomon said the concert will feature performances by the University Singers, the Swanee Singers and the Chamber Singers, three student choirs that together include over 60 ENMU students. Salomon said one of the highlights of the show will be the premier performance of “From Spring Days to Win...
The subject of English language arts in middle school is not generally a topic which excites or tantalizes the average individual. However, when packaged creatively by an innovative teacher, it can be game changing. Bethanie Baker is an English teacher at Yucca Middle School who has set up “Book Tastings” in her classroom. Dropping by her classroom, the first thing I noticed was the sign, “Welcome to Baker’s Book Café.” Student desks were grouped into fours, facing each other...
Clovis High School’s baseball team may soon reach standards it’s seldom approached in its 78-year history. By all accounts, the 19-3 Wildcats need just five more victories to break the school record of 23 set in 2004. That 2004 team’s season ended in the state tournament championship game, the only time in New Mexico Activities Association history Clovis has played for a baseball title. This year’s team is ranked second in the state, possibly on a collision course with top-ranked La Cueva, which has won the state title n... Full story
CLOVIS — If you're giving something away, what's the point of a price tag? That's a question Commissioner Fidel Madrid wants to discuss at today's Clovis City Commission meeting. On the agenda for the 5:15 p.m. meeting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library is discussion and possible action on the commission's process of approving or denying requests to waive fees assessed for events held in the city. Depending on the event, numerous fees can be applied to the requests — includin... Full story
On this date ... 1978: The New Mexico Supreme Court issued a ruling that attorneys who wanted to promote their practices could do so through advertisements in newspapers and periodicals, but discouraged ads on television or radio. The action came after a United States Supreme Court ruling stating that it was unconstitutional to forbid attorneys to advertise their services to prospective clients. According to The Associated Press, the state court ruling said the print ads...
CLOVIS — Jewelry thieving, jail escape, drug trafficking and smuggling — that’s a lot to accomplish in less than a day, but a Clovis man is charged with that and more after returning late from a court-approved furlough last month. Brandon Wagner, 33, was arraigned this week on new felony charges of shoplifting and aggravated assault on a health care worker, the latest in a slew of felony charges emerging after he returned over 16 hours late to the Curry County jail following a March 27 plea conference. After the plea, he wa... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday through Wednesday: Clovis • Maximino Silva, 22, driving while license suspended or revoked • Serafin Ramirez, 43, child abuse (negligently caused), receiving stolen property • Jonathan Parrish, 34, non-residential burglary • Dyonjai Jones, 20, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Martha Lazaro, 44, possession of a controlled substance • Robert Regenhardt, 37, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Priscilla Rodriguez, 42, probation violation • Jo...
PORTALES — The fate of a memorandum of understanding between Portales and Clovis will be in Clovis’ hands after the state demanded a piece of the action. Councilors on Tuesday approved amendments to the MOU requested by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division, with the stipulation that all requests for building inspections would be directed to the state until the changes are approved by Clovis. The MOU in question would allow Portales to use Clovis’ building inspectors — because the community doesn’t have four buil...
CCC to recognize more than 100 students Clovis Community College plans to recognize more than 100 students at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the CCC Town Hall. Recipients will include students from the fall 2017 Executive Vice President Honor Roll List and CCC Foundation scholarship recipients. Students can make up class with challenge exam Students at Clovis High School and the CHS Freshman Academy who failed or enrolled in English 1, New Mexico history or algebra 1 can earn credit by scoring 85 percent or higher on the Challenge Exam. T...
PORTALES — The expansion of Portales’ Blackwater well field may become a reality in just a few months, Public Works Director John DeSha told the City Council at its Tuesday meeting. In an informational report, DeSha said a draft of an amendment to the city’s lease on the Blackwater well field is pending approval by the New Mexico State Land Office. The new lease will allow the city to drill test holes and leave monitoring wells on 17 1/2 more sections of land, according to DeSha. “After we drill the test holes and leave t...
Today • Roosevelt County Budget Workshop — 9 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Health Council — Noon to 1 p.m. at the Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Friday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 1 p.m. at Cooperative Educational Ser...
Today • Preschool Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building. Information: 575-625-9743 • Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: “The Nightingale.” Information: 575-763-9687 • ENMU Spring Choral Concert — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the ENMU Music Building. Free admission. Information: 575-562-2377 Friday • United Blood Services Blood Drive...
