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I know many of us are using this weekend to honor those we lost in Memorial Day. Others are using the time just to enjoy family and friends, and maybe an air show. However you choose to spend your time, spend it well. I plan to do these things, plus mark the silver anniversary of the day Carlos Martinez hit the ball to the deepest part of Cleveland Stadium — Jose Canseco’s head. Yes, 25 years ago on Saturday new Texas Rangers outfielder Jose Canseco made highlight reel history when he lost track of a deep fly ball, only to... Full story
in professional sports, expansion teams tend to get beaten up like red-headed stepchildren. remember the likes of the houston texans, tampa bay buccaneers, vancouver grizzlies, toronto raptors? what about the minnesota wild, columbus blue jackets, arizona diamondbacks and tampa bay devil rays? the only thing in common with each of their first few seasons was an abundance of losses. true to form, when an expansion team starts play, their roster is generally full of... Full story
The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle... The newly crowned Duke and Duchess of Sussex took place May 19 as the world watched in curiosity, while waiting in suspense of the arrivals, the wedding details, and of course, what the guests and bride would be wearing. Well, the wait is over, but the media is still reporting on details of the big day. The bride wore a simple and classic boat neck gown by British designer Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy. One of my...
Information on using the Boye Pom Pom and Tassel Maker and working with Fast2Fuse interfacing for bag making will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Michele Muska is in Enfield, Connecticut. She’s going to demonstrate several projects featuring the Boye Pom Pom and Tassel Maker. She’ll discuss the types of fibers to use and then show some finished projects that are fun to make. There is a wide...
Remember the days when, if the phone rang, we immediately dropped everything and ran to the wall or telephone table and talked to the person on the other end of the line? I’m really pining for those days lately. When this cell phone business started our phone numbers were pretty protected. Sure, by that time telemarketers had become pesky and we had been forced to create the national “Do-not-call” list for our landlines but cellular was pest free. Not anymore. It was alrea...
Local veterans organizations have ceremonies planned for Monday morning as Americans around the country honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. The Clovis event begins at 10 a.m. at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery and the Portales event begins at 10:30 a.m. by the flagpole at the Portales Cemetery. Dale Streeter, commander of American Legion Post 31 in Portales, said the organization puts on the event each year as a way to honor men and women who sacrificed their life for their country. Streeter said the event will...
On this date ... 1993: Thrift stores, like the one run by the Salvation Army in Clovis, were seeing an upsurge in business thanks to the nationwide “grunge” fashion trend, which included an “oversized worn flannel shirt, torn and faded jeans, a pair of clunky boots, and a bandana knotted over long hair,” according to the Clovis News-Journal. Clovis Salvation Army Capt. David Birks said his store had “a wide selection of grunge-able attire,” including $4 used jeans and $3 used flannel shirts. “We can be an outlet for people in...
If you have a problem snake on your property, Cody Machen's advice is for you to leave it be — and let him deal with it. "People are scared of what they don't understand," he told The News. "90 percent of snake bites are because people are (ignorant)." Machen, the reptile curator at Hillcrest Park Zoo, knows a thing or two about snakes — and he's not afraid of them. Starting in his childhood in Portales and for about 25 years since, he estimates he's caught in excess of 1,0...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The 2018 Cannon Air Force Base Air Show Space and Tech Fest kicked off a weekend of flight, food and fun on Saturday with not much for attendees to complain about, other than the 95-plus degree temperatures. Though much of the action took place high in the sky, one highlight on the ground was the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pen which featured some of the technological advances the Air Force makes use of like a mannequin that can b... Full story
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: Closed 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. trivia mania 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. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment,...
Brian Allen Jones was born and raised in Clovis, the middle child of Cletis and Pat Jones, of Clovis. His father was a big supporter of the family's love of sports and would take the children to motocross racing all over the country and his mother was like the family cheerleader when she was not working in the home. He has one sister, Kim Jones Helgeson, and one brother, Ronnie Jones. His family has a long history in the eastern New Mexico. He said that his great-grandfather...
Checked out from the Portales Public Library, my book-of-the-month summary for May is “The New Quotable Woman,” edited by Elaine Partnow (Meridian, 1992, 714 pages). Excerpts: • “I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” — Frida Kahlo (1910-1954) • “There appears to be a strange propensity in human nature to torment itself, and as if the physical inconvenience with which we are surrounded in this world of ours were not enough, we go forth constantly in search of me...
“The law is an ass,” as it is frequently both stupid and stubborn. — Mr. Bumble, “Oliver Twist” One is reminded of this observation by the Charles Dickens character when reading about the official clampdown by the state on the traditional glass of bubbly served up at Ann Matthews Bridal in Albuquerque after the bride-to-be selects her gown. As reported by UpFront columnist Joline Gutierrez Kreuger, bridal shop owner Jason Jones thought the sounds of corks popping and crystal clinking was the perfect way to celebrate...
La Casa Family Health Center’s Summer Food Service Program will return Tuesday to Clovis and Portales. The free program, for children 18 and under, will run until Aug. 3 and provides breakfast (8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.) and lunch (11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) to children “who normally receive meals provided by their schools,” according to a press release by La Casa. Breakfast in Clovis will be provided at the following locations: n Arts Academy at Bella Vista, Dennis Chavez Park, Kidzo Childcare Center, Highland Park, Hillcrest Park,...
Today • Cannon Air Force Base Air Show Space and Tech Fest — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cannon Air Force Base. Information: 575-784-4131 • Tent revival — 6 p.m. at Prince Street Baptist Church, 421 N. Prince St., Clovis. Featuring pastor Ryan Denton from El Paso and music by Glen Wortham. Information: 575-762-4220 Monday • Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony — 10 a.m. at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, Clovis • Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony — 10:30 a.m. at the Portales Cemetery. Col. John Boudreaux, commander of the 27th Special Op...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eastern New Mexico track and field athletes had one last good showing on Saturday, to cap off the 2018 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Charlotte, and made a little history along the way. Sprinter Marcus Parker narrowly missed out on national titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, with finishes of third and second, respectively. The women's 400 relay, meanwhile, placed in eighth overall to become the first women's relay team in scho... Full story
