Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Monday-Friday *Stellar VBS – 9 a.m.-noon, Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Norris St., Clovis. Open to children kindergarten through completed fifth grade. Information: 575-762-4727 Monday through July 28 *City of Clovis Summer Youth Program – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, Roy Walker Recreation Center, 316 W. Second St., Clovis. Hosted by City of Clovis Parks and Recreation; open to ages 5-11; $30 per week; space is limited. Information and online registration: https//bit.ly/ClovisNMSummerYouth Monday *Free movie: “A Bug’s...
If you grew up in New Mexico and are my age or older, I would bet money you knew someone who was in the Bataan Death March in World War II. It might have been your dad, your uncle, a neighbor, a friend. Take just two of our counties. Fifty-four service members from Roosevelt County and 87 from Curry County ended up on that horrific march in April of 1942. Nineteen of those from Roosevelt County and 40 from Curry County died then or in the prison camp years that followed in...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Chicken Alfredo, mixed veggies, garlic toast, Jell-O. Tuesday: Chili cheese dog, baked potato wedges, capris veggies, pears. Wednesday: Spaghetti, green beans, bread stick, cookie. Thursday: Green chile chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, chips and salsa, banana pudding. Friday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll with margarine, cake. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis 575-762-3631 Monday: 8:30 a.m. Exercise, 10 a.m. Line...
On this date ... 1941: Heavy rains, some estimated at 8 to 10 inches, left dozens of Roosevelt County homes and roads flooded. C.A. Franklin, who lived five miles north and two miles east of Portales, reported water standing 3 feet deep in his chicken house, with all his chickens drowned. 1951: The secretary-manager of the Portales Chamber of Commerce had died from injuries suffered in a traffic accident near Friona. W. G. “Pat” Terrell was returning to Portales from Amarillo when his car crashed into a lumber truck that had...
I may have mentioned previously my current vehicle philosophy. It hasn’t always been my philosophy, but it’s worked for the last five or six years. I think I’m ready for a change. My philosophy, as I’ve recited it to numerous folks over the years, is to have enough junker cars in front of my house that at any one time I can go out and depend on at least one of them to start and run. Granted I’ve had a few times when I had to jump start more than one vehicle to have a driver....
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “A Novel Proposal” by Denise Hunter. When western novelist Sadie Goodwin must pen a romance novel to rescue her lackluster sales, there’s only one tiny problem: she’s never been in love. Desperate to salvage her career, Sadie accepts an invitat...
Stephanie Chavez has degrees in public health and wildlife and conservation preservation, but she has made a career out working with animals in zoos. The El Paso native has been curator for the Hillcrest Park Zoo for a month after working with zoos in San Antonio and El Paso, Texas. As curator, she said, she's in charge of caring for the animals, with the help of a crew of seven full-time zookeepers. With family members living in Clovis, however, she did not arrive here...
Monday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 Wednesday *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4003 *Eastern Plains Council of Governments annual meeting – 10 a.m., Elida Community Center, 704 State St., Elida. Information or to RSVP: 575-762-7714 *El Llano Estacado Resource Conservation and Deve...
Eastern New Mexico Rising has announced events it’s scheduled for Pride Month this year. According to a release from the organization, events are scheduled June 18-25 in Clovis or Portales. The release states that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan in New York City. The purpose of the month is to recognize the impact that LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally, a...
Dr. Albert Kwan, retiring after being medical director and general surgeon for 30 years at Plains Regional Medical Center, was given the key to the city of Clovis at Thursday's regular session of Clovis City Commission. The presentation was made by Clovis Mayor Mike Morris as an audience of an estimated 50 people looked on. Prior to Kwan receiving the key he addressed the commission and the audience, speaking of his appreciation of the city and his years here. "Clovis is a gre...
Wildcat Softball, Cross Country, and Wrestling programs are gearing up for a busy summer with camps and workouts spread across the next few months. For any girl, 8-12 grade in Clovis Municipal Schools (CMS), workouts started on Thursday, and will go through August 3. Workouts will consist of offensive and defensive skills, and speed/agility training, along with strength and conditioning. Mondays: • 9 to 10 a.m. - Lady Wildcat field, conditioning • 5:30 to 7 p.m. - Lady Wildcat field, skill development Tuesdays, Wed...
Two Clovis residents were charged Thursday following a May 26 drug bust that produced cocaine and firearms. Agents with the Region V Drug Task Force, which includes Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant in the 1800 block of Jonquil Park Drive in reference to alleged drug trafficking, according to a news release from CPD Deputy Chief Trevor Thron. Thron said officers and deputies seized 2.1 kilos of cocaine, 39 grams of crack cocaine, and 15 firearms, one of which had been reported s...
Credibility. It’s something that every legitimate journalist needs, and the good ones work hard to protect it. It’s also something citizens need to consider, because there are a lot of deceptive news sources out there. Be careful who you trust. Of course, trust isn’t just a gut feeling, it grows through experience. If a journalist has a track record of fair and accurate reporting, along with a dedication to the facts above all else, then you’ve got a credible, trustworthy journalist. The same can be said for the media outlets...
I was asked recently, “Why do we need Pride?” There are folx in our communities of Clovis and Portales who don’t think queer people exist in eastern New Mexico. Or, who don’t understand why we need Pride here. Or, who just generally want to dehumanize and devalue the existence of those who are different from what they consider “normal.” In the spirit of assuming the best in people and approaching this from a standpoint of teaching. Imagine waking up each day and being afraid to just be yourself. At work, at the grocery sto...
Have drones made it too easy for the U.S. military to commit murder from thousands of miles away? Last month, U.S. Central Command issued a tweet announcing that an Al Qaeda leader had been killed by a drone strike in Northeast Syria. “This operation reaffirms CENTCOM’s steadfast commitment to the region and the enduring defeat of ISIS and Al Qaeda,” CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael “Eric” Kurilla said. The tweet promised that more information about the strike would be released “as operational details become available.” That ne...
I oppose allowing tornadoes to terrorize people and destroy property. Think of the children! Any politician who doesn’t support common sense weather regulation has blood on his hands. Politicians must pass a law saying tornadoes are not permitted within city limits, but only in rural areas without structures, crops, or livestock and strictly between the hours of 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. That should fix it, or at least be a good first step toward banning them entirely. Then, when p...
Many people watch network or cable television exclusively for information on what is happening locally, state wide, nationally and internationally. Many other people obtain their news information from major printed newspapers as they appear on the internet. Over the years the “news” and the reporter’s “opinion” have become blurred almost to the point where viewers cannot determine where the news ends and the opinion starts. Here’s a thought exercise that contains some news:...
May 2023 was not the wettest year in eastern New Mexico history, but it was a contender. Hamza Badrari, a research assistant at the Agriculture Science Center located 13 miles north of Clovis, said the ag center recorded 10.26 inches of moisture last month. That's the most at that location in at least 10 years. While records are not precise prior to the last decade, the ag center in May 2015 recorded 7.44 inches of rain – by far the most before this year since at least 2...
A Clovis student has college plans after graduating from The New Mexico School for the Deaf (NMSD) in Santa Fe. According to a news release from NMSD, Efrim Rodarte-Estrada took his education seriously and was involved with extra-curricular activities. Rodarte-Estrada recently went on a trip to Greece as part of NMSD’s International Studies Program. He also participated in athletics through the years including varsity football, varsity basketball and varsity track and field. The release also detailed that Rodarte-Estrada w...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE --Area residents interested in environmental cleanup activities at Cannon Air Force Base are invited to show interest in joining a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) that would consist of representatives of the local community, the U.S. Air Force, the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and other state and local regulators. While interested community members are invited to show interest now, the RAB solicitation will be posted in local newspapers after which the public will have 30 days to comment,...
Justin Volpe had his share of trauma growing up, which in turn led to years worth of struggling with addiction and mental health issues. He shared his road to recovery to those in eastern New Mexico Tuesday for a behavioral health symposium presented by the Eastern New Mexico Behavioral Health Leadership Council. Volpe started his presentation with his upbringing in New Jersey and how his grandparents suffered from mental illnesses. His grandfather became intrigued with Jehovah’s Witness and eventually started his own c...
Will city vendor fees be waived for Draggin’ Main this year? Yes … and no. “The vendors on Main Street during the Saturday night (June 17) cruise will still pay a fee, but that fee will go to Draggin’ Main,” said Vicki Reyes, the assistant city clerk. The city fee is $100 for any vendor selling an item. The fee comes from a state statute, City Manager Justin Howalt said. “Allowing individuals on to city property to vend and utilize would be in violation of the anti-donation clause,” he said. New Mexico’s anti-donation c...
The suspect in Monday’s officer-involved shooting in Clovis wanted to be killed, court records show. Jonathon Gus Sullivan, 31, was arrested and is charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon, making a bomb scare, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, resisting/evading/or obstructing an officer, leaving the scene of an accident involving a vehicle and vehicle registration violation. No one was injured during the incident in which Curry County Sheriff’s Deputy Devin Glascock fired “th...
Placing a dollar damage on the storms that hit across eastern New Mexico late last month is a guess at best. But that number is well into the tens of millions. Clovis Mayor and insurance agent Mike Morris broke down the numbers. "First look at the auto damage," he wrote in a text message. "The average paint-less dent repair of hail damage is around $5,000. "If you look at the loss to property owners and homeowners ... It's not uncommon to see a roofing material replacement run...
Editor's note: This is one in a continuing series of state-of-the-entity interviews with local officials. Lance Pyle is the Curry County manager. Q: A $49 million preliminary budget for fiscal year 2024 was presented at the last commission meeting. Talk about the key components and how does this compare to previous budgets? A: The budget is down a little from last year's preliminary budget of $48.8 million, but we will start to work next month on the final budget that is due...
