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Freedom New Mexico: Karl Terry Betty Meeks (played by Amber Glasgow), left, explains to Catherine Simms (Tasha Irvin) that Charlie (Ryan Jason Cook), seated, can’t understand their conversation during a dress rehearsal for Eastern New Mexico University’s production of ̶ Steven Roberts, a part-time theatre instructor at Eastern New Mexico University, calls himself a Larry Shue fan. The best way he can pay tribute, he feels, is to present one of Shue’s plays, “The Foreigner,” as the side-splitting work he’s...
Clovis High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Core held its annual awards ceremony and military ball Saturday at the Landing on Cannon Air Force Base, according to a press release. Honored were: Cadet Staff Sgt. Victoria Bailey, cadet Staff Sgt. Steven Dornak, cadet Senior Airman Laina Green, cadet Staff Sgt. Jennifer Landry, cadet Staff Sgt. Sydney Mewes, cadet Staff Sgt. Alice Ravan, cadet Staff Sgt. Chrystal Sanchez, cadet Senior Airman Shane Thompson and cadet Senior Airman Virgil Jamotillo. • S...
A Portales woman accused of killing her 6-year-old son in January 2007 faces a September trial date. Teresa Gilman, 25, was ruled competent to stand trial in February and indicted Feb. 27 for child abuse resulting in death, according to court records. Her trial date has been set for Sept. 15-19 in Roosevelt County District Court. Judge Drew Tatum has been assigned to the case. Police investigators say Gilman was responsible for the death of her son Lorenzo “Lenchito” Cabral on Jan. 4, 2007. Autopsy results indicated the pre...
Junior to reperesent Clovis at capital Clovis High School junior Nakesha Ross was chosen to represent Clovis at the National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., in June. Ross, who attends school at the Clovis Freshman Campus, was chosen by Lead America, a national youth leadership organization, based on her grades. Ross is attempting to raise the $2,600 to pay for the program tuition. To donate, contact Blakey Ross at (575) 791-5508....
Monday night provided a window to much of what is wrong with presidential politics and what we should — but currently don’t — expect from those seeking the highest office in the land. President Bush made a taped appearance on the TV game show “Deal Or No Deal,” primarily to acknowledge the service of a contestant who had done three tours of duty in Iraq. Praising those who have served our nation is certainly something we can expect from our president, but doing it on a game show and adding in a few cheesy one-l...
The scheduled series between the Eastern New Mexicio University baseball team and West Texa A&M has been adjusted due to inclement weather forecast for the Canyon, Texas area this weekend. The teams will open their series with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. MST Friday and play a second doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday....
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After nearly half a century of friendly customer service, quality merchandise and family savvy, Calton Furniture will be closing its doors. There is no certain date yet for when the store will close. Co-owner Sharon Davis says that will happen when all the pieces are sold or the entire business is sold. “We would like to sell the business to a family or group that would continue to operate the business,” Davis said. “It takes a special person or group to want to run a business in a small town. They must have great custo...
Freedom New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority Ute Water Pipeline Project was awarded $4.52 million in the 2008 Water Trust Board funding cycle Wednesday in Santa Fe, according to a press release from the city of Clovis. The funding is a 20 percent loan, and 80 percent grant agreement, and is repayable over 20 years at .25 percent interest. “Our state government is demonstrating complete commitment to this project,” water authority Chairman David Lansford said. “It’s nice when you’ve got that level of suppor...
A Portales woman accused of killing her 6-year-old son in January 2007 faces a September trial date. Teresa Gilman, 25, was ruled competent to stand trial in February and indicted Feb. 27...
The second annual fundraiser for multiple sclerosis will be held at 10 a.m. April 26 at Clovis Community College. Proceeds will help with educational programs, financial support for patients with MS and research, said April Brownlee, walk coordinator for the Panhandle Division of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She said more than 80 people in eastern New Mexico have MS, a disease of the spinal cord and central nervous system. Local walk organizer Mary McWilliams said she got involved because her sister has MS. “I w...
Today Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Banquet — 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. ENMU Retirees reception — 3 p.m., SAS Atrium at ENMU Jazz Ensemble/Jazz Combo concert — 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall in the Music Building, free admission “The Foreigner” drama — 7 p.m., Main Stage University Theatre Center, ENMU, $8 general admission Friday ENMU Regents meeting — 9:30 a.m. Regents Room at ENMU Portales “The Foreigner” drama — 7 p.m., Main Stage University Theatre Center,...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 2 a.m. Saturday an officer responded to an apartment building in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard for damage to a vehicle. A man said he was asleep when he heard multiple gunshots. When he came outside, he said other residents told him his vehicle was shot at by the occupants of a van. Six bullet casings were found near the vehicle. The man said he couldn’t th...
The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority Ute Water Pipeline Project was awarded $4.52 million in the 2008 Water Trust Board funding cycle Wednesday in Santa Fe, according to a press release from the city of Clovis. The funding is a 20 percent loan, and 80 percent grant agreement, and is repayable over 20 years at .25 percent interest. “Our state government is demonstrating complete commitment to this project,” water authority Chairman David Lansford said. “It’s nice when you’ve got that level of support, especially when y...
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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) today welcomed House passage of H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 by an overwhelming vote of 349-62....
Self-defense in the form of martial arts is often thought of as a recreation sport for children. But with April being Sexual Assault Awareness month, Jean Masters, sexual assault response coordinator representative, decided to set up a self-defense class for all Cannon Air Force Base personnel and family members to show there is much more to it than just physical defense. Masters coordinated with Premier Martial Arts school to teach individuals practical techniques that can be vital for assault situations. “I want to give p...
Self-defense in the form of martial arts is often thought of as a recreation sport for children. But with April being Sexual Assault Awareness month, Jean Masters, sexual assault response coordinator representative, decided to set up a self-defense class for all Cannon Air Force Base personnel and family members to show there is much more to it than just physical defense. Masters coordinated with Premier Martial Arts school to teach individuals practical techniques that can be vital for assault situations. “I want to give p...
Saturday Cosmic Family Fun Night — 5 p.m. Cannon Lanes. Monday Nine-hole Scramble — 5 p.m. Shotgun start, Whispering Winds. Retiree special — Golfers with a retired military ID will receive $2 off daily green fees and 50 percent off electric carts. Mondays and Tuesdays only for April-October. Tuesday Retiree special — Golfers with a retired military ID will receive $2 off daily green fees and 50 percent off electric carts. Mondays and Tuesdays only for April-October. Wednesday Wild Wednesdays —...
Saturday Cosmic Family Fun Night — 5 p.m. Cannon Lanes. Monday Nine-hole Scramble — 5 p.m. Shotgun start, Whispering Winds. Retiree special — Golfers with a retired military ID will receive $2 off daily green fees and 50 percent off electric carts. Mondays and Tuesdays only for April-October. Tuesday Retiree special — Golfers with a retired military ID will receive $2 off daily green fees and 50 percent off electric carts. Mondays and Tuesdays only for April-October. Wednesday Wild Wednesdays —...
Friday Discover Home Travel Fair — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Doc Stewart Park. Social hour — 4:27 p.m. in the lounge at The Landing Saturday End Zone Bar — Open 5 p.m.-midnight. Youth Center — 7 p.m., Teen Lock-In. Youth Center — Open recreation. 4-H cooking and photography club, Keystone Club, Image Makers, Fit Factor Sunday The End Zone Bar will be closed on Sundays, except for special events. Tuesday Youth Center — Open recreation. Chess challenge, Literacy Arts, Fit Factor, and Skill Tech...
Friday Discover Home Travel Fair — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Doc Stewart Park. Social hour — 4:27 p.m. in the lounge at The Landing Saturday End Zone Bar — Open 5 p.m.-midnight. Youth Center — 7 p.m., Teen Lock-In. Youth Center — Open recreation. 4-H cooking and photography club, Keystone Club, Image Makers, Fit Factor Sunday The End Zone Bar will be closed on Sundays, except for special events. Tuesday Youth Center — Open recreation. Chess challenge, Literacy Arts, Fit Factor, and Skill Tech...
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class James R. Bell Airman 1st Class Stephen Johnson, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Operations Squadron, applies a protective sheet over a stencil of the special operations emblem at Building 199. This emblem will be placed onto an aircraft tail near the Landing. Find, fix, paint. The airmen of the 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s fabrication flight do this and so much more. Those who have gone to The Landing recently may have noticed signs of change here, courtesy of t...
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class James R. Bell Airman 1st Class Stephen Johnson, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Operations Squadron, applies a protective sheet over a stencil of the special operations emblem at Building 199. This emblem will be placed onto an aircraft tail near the Landing. Find, fix, paint. The airmen of the 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s fabrication flight do this and so much more. Those who have gone to The Landing recently may have noticed signs of change here, courtesy of t...
