Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Stew and I were talking about the world we grew up in. A time when family had a much greater influence on children than they do today. We grew up before cable television, texting, I-tunes, unavoidable soft porn, misogynistic vulgar rap, instantaneous news, a sense of entitlement and electronic isolation. Both of our folks were Bible belt believers and played music. I'll let you decide whether it was better or worse, we all have our own story. But I think we'd agree it was a simpler upbringing. In both our growing up, cussing... Full story
For those still in the dark about what the lesser prairie chicken is or why its existence is important, there is a community meeting Tuesday. The bird has been at the center of controversy since 1998 after it was identified as a candidate for federal listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a federal organization tasked with wildlife preservation. In recent months the chicken, native to New Mexico and four other states and known for its bizarre mating rituals, has been under consideration to be listed as "threatened"...
Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Tuesday Lesser prairie chicken meeting — 1:30, Clovis-Carver Public Library's North Annex. Information: 763-3435. Boot Camp — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Wednesday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Re... Full story
The New Mexico Department of Transportation and Constructors, Inc. will move the construction work in Portales across the intersection of Main and First streets. Expect temporary closure of Main Street off of First Street with no through traffic onto Main Street off of Second Street. Businesses on Main Street in-between First and Second Street will still be accessible off of Second Street and there will be some congestion in the area. This closure will remain in effect for the month of June. For more information, visit...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Thursday Caller reported: 12:38 a.m.: Suspicious activity, 1000 block of North Abilene Avenue. 2:25 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block of Wylie Cox Circle. 7:57 a.m.: Fraud, 1800 block of South Avenue. 8:20 a.m.: Fraud, 400 block of North Main Avenue. 8:47 a.m.: Criminal Damage, 1700 block of North Boston Avenue. 9:34 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 400 block of South Roosevelt Road. 10:10 a.m.: Animal problem, 100 block of North Houston Avenue. 10:18 a.m.: Officer... Full story
Roosevelt General Hospital CEO Larry Leaming says the ultimate goal of a state-run health exchange is to get uninsured people in New Mexico health coverage. But with that goal in mind, Leaming says it's not clear how the state will achieve that goal while making health care affordable. "Well if we're going to have an exchange, we should be the ones to design it," Leaming said. "I'm very much opposed to governmental bureaucracy. Even good ideas can turn into regulations." Leaming sits on the board of directors for the state's...
Bill Wood will be retiring after 23-years of playing the playing the pipe organ and has been a staff member to the music program at the First United Methodist Church since 1976. Wood first learned to play the piano after his parents bought a piano, an instrument that his mother played in her youth. In first-grade, Wood asked the kindergarten teacher to give him lessons. "I begged for the lessons. I wanted to play," said Wood. Jillian Holbert: Portales News-Tribune Bill Wood rehearses Sigfrid Karg-Elert's "Now Thank We All...
