Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today marks another completion of my yearly 584,020,178-mile orbit around the sun. Among those sharing the ride were four fellow travelers I recently encountered during a slightly shorter 17-day, 4,162-mile, seven-state sojourn on the third rock from the sun. At a Cracker Barrel in Amarillo, an elderly gentleman noticed Spooky, a former fellow Navy spy, and I admiring antiques. He told us about a restaurant that changed its name to “Granny’s Got One.” The name derived from... Full story
Information on antique quilts, snoring, and removing wild animals from your house will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Marci Baker is a quilter and author, and she’s going to talk about what to do if you come across an antique quilt and what questions you should ask before buying it. She’ll also tell how to find an appraiser specific to quilts. Baker’s company is Alicia’s Attic, Inc. in For...
MULESHOE — Everyone in Muleshoe knows David Wood. He's the retiring high school football coach who led the Mules to their first state championship in 2008 and averaged almost nine wins per season for 21 years. That's why the school district this month announced it was adding Wood's name to the place most of Muleshoe gathers on fall Friday nights — "David Wood Field at Benny Douglas Stadium." But who remembers Benny Douglas? We're not even sure how to spell his name — schoo... Full story
It's quite evident that fashion is continuing its increasingly casual dress code with styles mixing with leggings and sweatshirts to tennis shoes and tees. Designers have embraced the culture so much that one of the newest coined phrases and design aesthetic called glam leisure has made more of a presence on and off the runway. It's a step up from the athleisure trend that started gaining its popularity in 2015. Glam leisure stepped it up with more luxe and comfort in early...
Andrew James Ancira was born in Albuquerque and raised in Clovis for most of his life. He is the son of Monica Ancira and Christopher Harris, both of Clovis. He comes from a blended family of five sisters and one brother. Three sisters are from his father's side, two sisters and his brother are from his mother's side. Ancira had been open about his struggles during adolescence. His father has been in prison for most of his life. He troubles ranged from fighting at school to...
MORIARTY — Portales High baseball keeps rolling along in its district, as the Rams scored 29 runs in Saturday's doubleheader victory over Moriarty to improve to 8-1 in District 4-4A play. The Rams took Game 1, 9-4, before needing just six innings to dispose of the Pintos in Game 2, 20-6. "We played really well," Rams coach Dusty Nusser said. "We didn't play well, defensively, in the first game. (But) Jordan Garcia pitched his butt off. Jordan's got a mentality that he d...
TUCUMCARI — Talk about no rest for the weary. Then again, Texico’s baseball team seemed far from weary on Saturday. The Wolverines were more energized than anything else. Texico ventured to Tucumcari Saturday and routed the Rattlers 21-0 in five innings, fueled by a combined no-hitter and 11 strikeouts from starter Ben Crist and reliever Cian Holmes, plus a 19-hit offensive attack. All that occurred following a quick turnaround from Friday night’s home doubleheader against Estancia, which the teams split. Texico had dropped t...
ARTESIA — The Clovis boys track and field team continues to top its competition — and itself. Not only did the Wildcats win Friday's Bulldogs Relays in Artesia — their second meet title in the span of a week — they also posted some new state-qualifying times and bettered some old ones. Plus, there was a new meet record set by Clovis' Burgin Foster, whose mark of 15-1 inch in the pole vault beat the old meet record by an inch. The Wildcats won Friday's meet with 117 points, far...
I think I could make people believe I’m a minimalist if I can keep them from looking in my closet or garage. I think my life seemed to part with minimalism about the time I got married. I had everything I needed in an 8-foot x 40-foot mobile home when I met the love of my life. I did own two vehicles at the time but that was the biggest extravagance. One of those vehicles was a pickup that was 25 years old, though. I think driving it enhanced my minimalist image. As a young m...
CLOVIS — Every story has a beginning, middle and end. The differences between them is where the climax occurs. The impressive thing about Shad Mayfield, he doesn't appear to have reached his peak. The 17-year-old Clovis native is the son of Sylvester and Joellen Mayfield. He and his sister, Shelby Mayfield grew up in a rodeo family and it's all they've ever known and wanted for themselves. Their legacy and bloodline in rodeo began 30 years ago with Sylvester. He established h... Full story
CLOVIS — Billed as "the largest garage sale in eastern New Mexico," organizers estimated more than 1,000 people came in search of bargains on Saturday during the High Plains Garage Sale at the Curry County Events Center. Events Manager Stephanie Pierson said 50 vendors were on hand for the event, the majority of which were just eastern New Mexico residents looking to earn a few bucks and clear out some closet space. The majority of the vendors — paying $20 each — had just your...
RANCHVALE — The oldest surviving artifact from the original Ranchvale school — a 60-plus-year-old Trojan logo from the school's gymnasium — is back home. Ken Davis is the grandson of J. Emmet and Ellen Davis who in the 1930s donated the land where the Ranchvale school is located. Ken Davis, 74, said he believes the school logo was painted on the center of the gym floor in the early 1950s, following a summer of students rollerblading in the gym. When the old gym was torn down... Full story
PORTALES — For the second time in three years, members of the Portales High School Chamber Choir are state champions. The choir bested six other schools in the 4A category to earn the distinction at the New Mexico Activities Association State Choir Contest held in Rio Rancho last weekend. Choir Director James Golden said the choir, made up of 19 students, needed to previously earn a Superior rating from the New Mexico Activities Association in order to compete at the state competition. Golden, who also directed the choir t...
What do you get for the parents that have everything? Well, my parents don’t have everything ... just everything they really need. And they can get whatever they want if they don’t have it, within reason. And that makes them a difficult box to check during Christmas season. Wait, I said. I’ll get them something everybody wants every day — dinner. One of my favorite podcasts had a coupon code with one of those meal delivery services, and that way I can buy a gift and get an honest review from people I trust. They liked it, and...
On this date ... 1983: In honor of Arbor Day, the students at Highland Elementary School in Clovis had raised money to pay for two trees to be planted at their school. Principal Grace Jones helped put the last shovels-full of dirt around the base of a cluster of white birches being planted in front of the school. Custodian Dan Raneri was nearby to assist. Sue Potter, vice president of the Highland Parent-Teacher Association, said the other tree would be planted in a few...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — After allowing 49 combined runs in its previous three games — all of them losses — the Eastern New Mexico baseball team rebounded Saturday, beating Lone Star Conference foe Angelo State 9-4 to end their losing streak, then sweeping the doubleheader with an 11-4 rout in the nightcap. 20 total runs was a nice way for the Greyhounds to move past their struggles, and got it started in the first game. Eastern first went ahead in the top of the fourth inning by scoring three runs. Eurick Perez led off with...
PORTALES — Portales pulled a rare feat in prep softball Saturday — the 17-run swing. The Rams, down 11-2 in the second game of their District 4-4A doubleheader against Hope Christian, flipped the script with a 14-run fourth inning and kept on scoring to notch a 20-12 victory at Wheeler Park. The win, combined with the 11-6 opening win, puts Portales 6-0 in district and back to .500 for the first time since March 24. They'll host Clovis in a Tuesday doubleheader with a cha...
CLOVIS — Clovis High School has rescheduled all three of its home sports events that were postponed due to Friday’s high winds and rainfall. The first rescheduled event is the Clovis tennis team, which will play its District 2-6A match against Santa Fe 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Clovis Community College courts. That rescheduling was announced Friday afternoon. On Tuesday, the Clovis baseball team will host Sandia in a 5 p.m. doubleheader. The Clovis softball team will wait a little longer to make up its doubleheader with San...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Hot dog on bun, baked tater tots, mini carrots w/ranch, seasoned corn, chilled pears. Tuesday: Breakfast — Mini donuts. Lunch — Turkey and cheese on goldfish bread, veggie dippers w/ranch, fresh apple, cookie. Wednesday: Breakfast — Sausage biscuit. Lunch — Asian chicken, steamed rice, celery sticks w/ranch, seasonal fresh fruit. Thursday: Breakfast — Frudel. Lunch — Meat and cheese nachos w/salsa, mini carrots w/ranch, cookie seasonal fresh fruit. Friday:...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 2:30 p.m. embroidery, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 10 a.m. nursing home visit, 1 p.m. Needle Gang Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 9 a.m. p...
Monday • Earth Day Concert — 11 a.m. on the Dallan Sanders Patio of the Campus Union Building at Eastern New Mexico University. Featuring singer Dan Henig. Information: 575-562-2108 • Transgender 101 — 2 p.m. in Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building room 106 and 6 p.m. in JWLA room 111 at Eastern New Mexico University. Adrien Lawyer, co-director of the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, will be offering a presentation on the lives and issues of transgender people. Information: [email protected] Tuesday • Clovis C...
Monday • Roosevelt County Budget Workshop — 9 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Parmer County Commission — 10 a.m. (CDT) at the Parmer County Courthouse, 401 Third St., Farwell. Information: 806-481-3691 • Bailey County Commission — 11 a.m. (CDT) at the Bailey County Courthouse, 300 S. First St., Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-3044 • De Baca County Commission — 1:30 p.m. at the De Baca County Annex Building, 643 B N. Fifth St., Fort Sumner. Information: 57...
Majority of national debt falls on Obama, Democratic Party Regarding the Newsday editorial in last Sunday’s paper: Paul Ryan has been speaker for less than two years. The national debt was about $5 trillion when George W. Bush took office in 2001. The national debt was $10 trillion when he left office in 2009. The national debt was $10 trillion when Barack Obama took office in 2009. The national debt was $20 trillion when he left office in 2017. Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the house from 2007 until 2011. Who was r...
In July 1971, President Richard Nixon jolted the international status quo — and set diplomatic nerves worldwide fluttering — by announcing he would visit China. “Never in history, to our knowledge, have diplomatic relations progressed so fast from the Ping-Pong table to the Presidency,” the Chicago Tribune’s editorial page breathlessly observed. Nixon’s bold overture reshaped the modern world and has paid vast dividends to Washington, to Beijing and to the general stability of global geopolitics. Now another potentially...
