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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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ODESSA, Texas — One down, three to go for Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team. Needing a four-game sweep of Texas-Permian Basin to qualify for next week’s Lone Star Conference tournament, the Greyhounds rode a 15-hit attack — much of it early — to a 10-5 win over the Falcons in Friday’s series opener. The teams meet in a pair of seven-inning games starting at noon (MDT) before closing out the regular season with a noon contest on Sunday. ENMU (30-17, 8-11 LSC) needs to win out to slip past Tarleton State (28-2...
ALBUQUERQUE — District rival New Mexico Military made Portales’ stay in the state Class 1-4A girls team tennis tournament a short one on Friday, handing the Lady Rams a 6-3 setback in a quarterfinal match at Academy H.S. The Lady Colts, seeded third in the eight-team event, advanced to a semifinal matchup against No. 2 Mesilla Valley at 8 a.m. today. The Sonblazers blanked Sandia Prep 9-0. The other semifinal matches top-seeded Las Vegas Robertson against No. 4 St. Michael’s. Semifinal winners play in the 1 p.m. champ...
The basics of what needs doing haven’t changed over the ages of agriculture. Farming requires that you grow plants and ranching requires that you raise livestock. But thank goodness, even though the end-results are still pretty similar to the good old days, human ingenuity has produced new and less-exciting ways to do the job. And that is the tradeoff that is hardest to feel good about sometimes. I mean, what would the stories about old cowboys be like if they had it this g...
I still remember the movie, even though I’ve forgotten its name. It’s been several years now since I watched it. I know this because it was a Netflix flick that actually came in the mail. Part of their movie sales pitch back then was “no late fees,” which was nice, but which also meant you could stack up a DVD or a few and let them sit around unwatched awhile. Truth be told, I was putting off watching it until my wife made me. It was a love story, and early in the movie,...
PORTALES — The Portales softball team continued its dominance through District 4-4A play, sweeping Moriarty in a doubleheader Thursday, 10-6 and 6-2. Wendy Baeza had another strong day from the circle, allowing only a total of five earned runs while striking out 25 batters, with 18 K's in game one alone. While Moriarty took an early game one lead and threatened to tie things up late, the Lady Rams (17-7, 9-1 district) held strong and not only got out with the win, but e...
Seeded No. 2 for the second straight year, the Portales High baseball team is looking to go one step farther. The Rams cruised into the finals of last year’s Class 4A state meet, only to run into top-seeded Sandia Prep and absorb a 13-0 loss. Tonight, the Rams (19-7) begin a round-of-16, best-of-three series with a 5:30 p.m. contest against No. 15 Santa Fe Indian (14-10) at Ram Field. The teams will play twice, if necessary, beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday. On paper, the Rams certainly seem to have the advantage. D...
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales High junior Sarah Blaeser defeated Hope Christian’s Victoria Speziani 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday night to claim third place in Class 1-4A state tennis singles competition. It was Blaeser’s third match of the day. After drawing a first-round bye on Wednesday, she beat Cailyn Marrujo of Las Vegas Robertson 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals before falling to St. Michael’s Haley Garcia 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals. New Mexico Military’s Megan Lynch claimed the championship on Thursday night with a 6-1, 6-1 win over...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University had a pair of selections to the All-Lone Star Conference softball teams, announced Thursday night prior to the postseason tournament. Junior first baseman Erikka Burke was chosen to the second team, while shortstop Susannah Chandler was named to the third team. The selections marked the third time in Chandler’s career she has earned All-LSC honors. Burke’s selection was her first. Their play helped the Greyhounds to their first 20-win season since 2007, with 10 victo...
ALBUQUERQUE — A total of 127 athletes — 68 girls, 59 boys — are slated to compete in state small-schools track competition today and Saturday at the University of New Mexico. Texico represents the area in Class 3A, with Dora and Fort Sumner in 2A and Clovis Christian, Elida, Floyd, Grady and Melrose in 1A. Fort Sumner will be looking for an 11th consecutive girls state championship, winning the last 10 under longtime coach Lisa McMath. Wendy Williamson is coaching the Vixens this season. The Foxes and Vixens have the large...
Soon it will be Mother’s Day and the third Mother’s Day without my mother. My mother lived on a day-to-day basis a life of thankfulness because of the grace God had given her. C.S. Lewis wrote in “Mere Christianity:” “Every faculty you have, your power of thinking or of moving your limbs from moment to moment, is given you by God. If you devoted every moment of your whole life exclusively to His service, you could not give Him anything that was not in a sense His own alrea...
On this date 1987: Clovis city commissioners said they would take the lead in “an effort for positive action in obtaining water from Ute Lake Reservoir,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Clovis leaders hoped to form a joint powers agreement with other area communities to form the Ute Reservoir Water Commission. That commission would be charged with planning to construct a pipeline to ship water from the reservoir as far south as Portales. Clovis City Attorney Michael Garrett drafted the JPA to include Clovis, Tucumcari, Port...
CLOVIS — May is National Motorcycle Awareness Month, and Saturday brings an event to draw attention to that. But event organizers say it’s always the right day and month to look out for bikes on the road. “We got to look out for each other,” said Share the Road rally organizer Jack Jouett. The rally will begin 9:30 a.m. at 14th and Main streets, leaving at 10 a.m. with a parade procession to the Curry County Courthouse — with motorcyclists, bicyclists or car drivers welcome to take part. At the courthouse Mayor David Lan...
With organizers stressing the need for unity and glorifying God's name, community members attended National Day of Prayer events Friday at the Curry and Roosevelt county courthouses. "It turned out to be so beautiful," said Sistar Yancy, founder of Christian Believers Education, of the Clovis event. "I thank God for that." In both events, Christians of all denominations came together to pray for both the government and its leaders. Leon Nall, a member of a prayer group called...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man was acquitted Wednesday of multiple felony charges and convicted only of resisting arrest following a two-day jury trial. Jonathan Taylor, 49, was charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery on a household member, assault with the intent to commit a violent felony, aggravated stalking, false imprisonment, and interference with communication. "The charges basically stem from February 12 of 2015 and possibly a few months earlier than that," said his d...
PORTALES — In the 379 combined years of service represented Wednesday afternoon at the Eastern New Mexico University retiree reception, the people who served them had their fondest memories of the people around them. The 2017 event included 21 retirements, the most President Steven Gamble had ever seen in a single year. "It's a bitter occasion, because we are losing 21 friends and colleagues," said Gamble, who is leaving himself at the end of the month. "We are genuinely s...
CLOVIS — Seniors citizens in Curry County won’t lose their daily noon-time meal just yet, with money from the state Legislature coming just in time. State funding for the Curry Residents’ Senior Meal Association (CRSMA) was pushed through with the help of Rep. Randy Crowder, R-Clovis, said Kim Kimmerle, CRSMA Board President at the Clovis City Commission meeting Thursday. Kimmerle said in addition to receiving funds owed by the state, the suggested donation to receive a meal will go from $2 to $3, effective Monday. The board...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Wednesday • 11:20 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1000 block North Avenue A • 12:57 p.m.: Ambulance requested, Second Street/Avenue C, report taken • 1:39 p.m.: Juvenile problem, 1100 block West Juniper Street • 3:17 p.m.: Fire/regular response, 18th Street/Kilgore Avenue • 4:33 p.m.: Criminal damage, 1300 block West Ivy Street, report taken • 4:53 p.m.: Juvenile problem in progress, 500 block West 17th Lane • 4:53 p.m.: Theft report, 1500 block South Roos...
Monday • Curry County Commission — 1:30 p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-6016 Tuesday • Water Policy Board — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Friends of the Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9654 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales MainStreet Board — 5:30 p.m. at the Yam Theatre. Information: 575-226-3783 Thursday • Commission on Older Adults Ad Ho...
Saturday • Mud Volleyball tournament — 9 a.m. at ENMU. Information: 575-356-1011 • Great American Cleanup — 8 a.m. at Parks and Recreation building, Fifth and Sycamore Streets, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3435 Tuesday • Nonagenarian Tea — 2 p.m. at Baxter-Curren Activity Center, 908 Hickory, Clovis, for all senior citizens age 90 and older. Please RSVP. Information: 575-769-9662 • Young Masters student art show reception — 5 p.m. at Clovis Community College. Admission: Free. Information: 575-769-2811 • Quilters Tuesdays...
Portales City Council The following were actions taken at the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday in the Memorial Building: • Councilors recognized the accreditation of the Portales Communications Department by the New Mexico Municipal League, a process Emergency Management Director Keith Wattenbarger said his team has been working toward for three years. The accreditation was an important distinction for the department, he said, because it dispatched for 14 independent agencies. “When a fire company calls us and wants som...
