Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis Christian Second semester honor roll Seventh grade — Josh Ashley, Kelby Bell, Chris Dang, Sarah Fallis, Cameron Hastings, Hannah Kearney, Ashley Klingler, Tyler Lewis, Kayla Luedke, James Martin, Kevin Mitchell, Jessica Neikirk, Cory Shipman, Kathryn Terry, Calvin Thomas and Wednesday Westbrook. Eighth grade — Preslee Aguilar, Nick Cody, Heather Cook, Hanna Davis, Christen Landry, Amber Odegaard, Dylan Otero, Aaron Scarpa, Jocelyn Swann, Amanda Thomas and Lauren Ware. Ninth grade — Lauren Douma, Hannah Godwin, LaNae... Full story
A Grand Ole Opry legend dies; graduated from CHS in 1947 Billy Walker died May 21 in a wreck on an Alabama interstate. He was 77. His wife, Bettie, and two of his band members also died when a van they were riding in ran off Interstate 65 south of Montgomery and overturned. His grandson, Joshna Brooks, 21, was in a critical condition. They were returning home to Hendersonville, Tenn., which is near Nashville. Billy Walker was born in Ralls, Texas, in 1929. He was one of eight children. At age 6 his mother died and his father...
Nite Owl Extension Club The Nite Owl Extension Club met at the Extension Building on May 4 with 11 members present. The meeting was called to order by Charlotte Adams. Members agreed to hold future meetings at the Baxter-Curren Senior Citizen Center on the first and third Wednesdays. The door prize was donated by Arleen and won by Dorothy Acrey. Molly was named to give the next program. Nite Owls met May 17 at the senior center with nine members present. After a short business meeting the club made bookmarks. Linda will prese...
Skillern Brodie Garibay Skillern was born May 21, 2006, to Ernie and Suzanne Skillern of Longbeach, Calif. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces. His grandparents are Ernie and Marion Skillern of Clovis, and Jerry and Bonnie Garibay of Longbeach, Calif. Great-grandmother is Mary Bogard....
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St. Monday: Closed for Memorial Day. Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. — Indoor exercise Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood sugar checks; 1 p.m. — Bingo; 1:30 p.m. — Blood pressure checks; 2 p.m. Refreshments. Thursday: 10:30 a.m.. — Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. — Spanish Bingo (Loteria); 2 p.m. — Refreshments. Friday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 7 p.m. — Circle 8 Square Dancers. Baxter-Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St. Monday: Day Center Closed for Memorial Day. 5 p.m. — Social night. Tuesday: 8 a.m. — Q...
Summer tourists will soon be flocking to the shores of California, unbending their maps and looking lost on New York City’s subways and even popping their heads into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While New Mexico has it made with places such as Santa Fe and Taos, until Julia Roberts wrecked it, more can be done to draw people to the eastern part of the state. Clovis has so much to offer that is perhaps not sufficiently capitalized upon. Like the zoo. Unique enough within itself, the zoo could be further enhanced by exp...
Growing up in Alamogordo during the Cold War era, Janeice Scarbrough heard it repeatedly as a child. From her mother, as well as others, the words echoed — “We will be among the first to be bombed, if and when it happens.” The connection, of course, was Alamogordo’s, and New Mexico’s, unique place in the development of nuclear weapons. The premise was that the enemy would strike here early, whether as preemptive or symbolic action. Thus was born the play, Trinity Site, the theme being one of the sites where the early ato...
Every state has an antiquated motto, usually a timely little statement such as “Don’t Tread on Me.” But no one understands them except local historians, and you know how they are. So as a public service we here at the Institute for Better Slogans are fostering more up-to-date expressions such as: “We Put the Fun in Fundamentalism” (Georgia), and “Two Billion Years Tsunami Free” (Indiana). If any of you states out there think you deserve a new motto, we’ll be happy to oblige. Here are samples of our latest slogans for you...
Pat Weekley is the Pintores Art League artist of the month for June. Her paintings will be on display at the Clovis Carver Public Library in June. She has been a member of the art league for about 10 years and served as the recording secretary for the past two years. She has taken part in many judged art shows sponsored by the Pintores Art League and has won several awards. She began painting in oils in the early 1980s, according to Weekley. She has studied with several instructors locally: Virginia Gregory, Bobby Wied and...
Clovis High’s Brittany Blackmon, shown in a District 4-5A game against Carlsbad last season, has signed to play college basketball at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. (CNJ file photo) Just as one local product makes her way to South Plains Junior College in the fall, another will come back from the Levelland, Texas school. Clovis’ Brittany Blackmon has decided to go to South Plains for her freshman year, while Portales’ Roni Gomez has signed to play at Eastern New Mexico University back in her hometown. Black...
Just as one local product makes her way to South Plains Junior College in the fall, another will come back from the Levelland, Texas school. Clovis’ Brittany Blackmon has decided to go to South Plains for her freshman year, while Portales’ Roni Gomez has signed to play at Eastern New Mexico University back in her hometown. Blackmon, a hard-working, dynamic presence underneath the basket despite being just under six-feet tall, helped lead Clovis to the 2005 state crown in Class 5A as a junior. “It’s a great opportu...
CLOVIS — Clovis High graduates Sean Cruce and Matt Ulibarri are happy to be staying close to home. Cruce and Ulibarri signed national letters of intent to play baseball next season at Eastern New Mexico University. Both were four-year regulars for the Wildcats under former ENMU player Shane Shallenberger. The school also announced the signing of Damion Swisher, a left-handed pitcher from Gilbert, Ariz., who has spent the last two seasons at Phoenix College. As sophomores in 2004, Cruce played second base and Ulibarri c... Full story
CLOVIS — The season may be nearly six months off, but Clovis High boys basketball coach J.D. Isler believes the summer schedule his team will go through over the next six weeks is crucial. Isler’s four-week summer league began Tuesday at Rock Staubus Gym, and he hopes the Wildcats can establish a foundation for the 2006-07 campaign. “We’ve got a lot of experience coming back,” he said. “We were so young last year, but all these young kids played. “I can absolutely tell a difference from (this time) last year.” Teams... Full story
Clovis High’s Matt Ulibarri slides safely into third during a game against Roswell Goddard earlier this season. Ulibarri and teammate Sean Cruce have signed to play baseball next year at Eastern New Mexico University. (CNJ file photo) Clovis High graduates Sean Cruce and Matt Ulibarri are happy to be staying close to home. Cruce and Ulibarri signed national letters of intent to play baseball next season at Eastern New Mexico University. Both were four-year regulars for the Wildcats under former ENMU player Shane S...
The season may be nearly six months off, but Clovis High boys basketball coach J.D. Isler believes the summer schedule his team will go through over the next six weeks is crucial. Isler’s four-week summer league began Tuesday at Rock Staubus Gym, and he hopes the Wildcats can establish a foundation for the 2006-07 campaign. “We’ve got a lot of experience coming back,” he said. “We were so young last year, but all these young kids played. “I can absolutely tell a difference from (this time) last year.” Teams play 20-minut...
