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FARWELL — A man hit by a train at the Texas-New Mexico line on Saturday night has been flown to a Lubbock hospital for treatment of his injuries, law officers said. The incident happened about 10 p.m. Texas time at the crossing that separates Texico from Farwell on U.S. 70-84. The victim’s condition was not immediately known, but Parmer County Sheriff Randy Geries said he was “hurt pretty bad.” Farwell Police Chief Larry Kelsay said it appeared the man “disregarded the warning system” and ran into the side of the train on hi...
One essential item in summer accessories is sunglasses. No matter where you go or what you’re doing, there's a pair that will complete even the most understated outfit. The many styles, colors and shapes this summer are a mixture of vintage and futuristic. Some are fun and cool, while others are kooky and a bit bizarre. Here are the most sought after sunglasses this summer and what they’re good for: Small round sunglasses — Look great with complementary accessories like choke...
CLOVIS - What this year's Relay for Life may have lacked in turnout was made up for by the energy and enthusiasm of its attendees, braving the beating Saturday sun to walk, run and stand together in the fight against cancer. Lead organizer for Clovis' 22nd such relay, Sharon Franco, said about 30 teams came out to take turns walking the improvised track at Ned Houk Park. After expenses, the event raised approximately $36,000 of a $50,000 goal this year for cancer research, wit...
PORTALES — Classic cars are as much a part of Roosevelt County's heritage as covered wagons, according to Heritage Days Car Show chairman Donny Massey. Massey said people can always expect a variety of vehicles and eras to be represented at the car show, held in conjunction with Heritage Days each year. It's all scheduled for Saturday. Last year's People's Choice in the car show was a '60s Ford Mustang, according to Massey. Cost to register is $20 per vehicle, and car o...
PORTALES — Miss New Mexico Scholarship Pageant Director Greg Smith said preparations for the 2017 pageant have been going wonderfully, despite recent controversy with last year's pageant winners. Forty-seven young ladies ranging from 13 to 25 years old are scheduled to be in Portales this week to compete for the crown in the 2017 Miss New Mexico and outstanding teen pageants. "We don't want to make any of this about them," Smith said of 2016 Miss New Mexico Stephanie Chavez a...
I’ve been a very blessed man for the last 35 years. That blessing began on June 12, 1982, when I got married to the most wonderful woman in the world. This week we’ll celebrate a love that has lasted. I’m pretty sure we both figured we were in love that day, but the truth is it takes a lot of years to really realize what being in love means. Good love isn’t something you fall into like winning the lottery, it’s something you pay out on time over your lives together. It means...
Bet you’ve got a name of your favorite auto mechanic. Guessing you also have a favorite place to grab breakfast, lunch or dinner. Wagering, too, there’re favorite places you enjoy shopping — whether it be for clothing, groceries or home furnishings. Well, now’s the time to let us know who your “bests” are in Clovis and Portales. The ballots for these wildly popular publications appear in today’s edition on Pages 4C and 5C in our Lifestyles section. This marks the 22nd cons...
New Mexico’s Higher Education Department recently announced that New Mexico’s Lottery Scholarship will cover an average of “only” 60 percent of qualifying students’ tuition at New Mexico institutions. That’s down from 90 percent coverage this year thanks to long-term declines in lottery revenues, rising tuition and, most notably, the fact that liquor taxes will no longer be diverted to prop up the Scholarship program. These problems were easy to foresee. A few years ago,...
Because it was $150 cheaper, I booked a 6 a.m. flight out of Albuquerque a few years ago. Problem was I couldn’t escape a local commitment the eve of the flight, and I instead departed after midnight. I made great time and had more than two hours to kill before my flight. I stopped at a few stores that were open and noticed two disturbing truths: • Not counting people who were there because their employment requires it, the people I found milling around at 3:30 a.m. are an indescribable mix of strange and sketchy. • Bette...
On Friday morning I boarded an eight-seat Boutique Air prop plane out of Clovis for DFW for Saturday night’s ZZ Top/Jimmy Buffett concert in Frisco, Texas. Although I wrote this before the concert, through my crystal ball I knew all but two of ZZ’s songs and everyone of Buffett’s. The only disappointment was he no longer performs “It’s My Job.” Unfortunately, he still performs “Margaritaville.” Even he sings, “I wish the radio would learn another song.” The laid-back hippi...
On this date ... 1972: A Clovis man drowned at a lake near Fort Sumner. Harold Dow Jr., 20, "was pulled from 12 to 14 feet of murky lake water" at Alamogordo Lake north of Fort Sumner. He was rushed to a Fort Sumner hospital but died soon after arrival, the Clovis News-Journal reported. 1972: Youth Opportunities Unlimited, a non-profit organization in Clovis and Portales, was providing jobs for youth. Youngsters were cleaning alleys and performing other "needed community functions," the newspaper reported. Gary Walker, 14,...
Imagine the impact on your personal finances if your monthly income fluctuated by double-digit percentages from month to month, even though you worked the same hours every week at the same rate of pay. That’s precisely what happens to New Mexico municipalities when the state collects gross receipts taxes — levied on most goods and services — and distributes them, minus the state’s take, each month back to the local governments. Although some fluctuation in gross receipts taxes is normal because of a community’s economic activ...
Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis MainStreet — 8:15 a.m. at 418 N. Main Street. Information: 575-309-8370 • ENMWUA — 1 p.m. at Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-935-4262 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: mmontgomery@the...
Monday • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: Zoetropes. Information: 575-356-3940 • Produce to the People — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Portales Memorial Building. Please bring your own bags. Information: 575-359-1048 ext. 1 Tuesday • Budding Artists — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades 2-6. Activity: Weaving rainbow. Information: 575-356-3940 • Curious Chris -The Singing Scientist — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Baxter-Curren fun...
Information on using silicone putty, Tai Chi and making 3-dimensional dolls for scrapbooks will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Designer and crafter Ann Butler will show how to use a silicone putty to create a variety of items to decorate with or to add to handmade or ready-to-wear garments. Butler’s company is Ann Butler Designs in Villard, Minnesota. Patricia Bates is an acupu...
The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library Camp Sunset by the Editors of Sunset Magazine contains everything needed to boost your outdoor skills to the next level - build a fire, take nature photos like a pro, whip up a flawless camp-stove meal, and mix a cocktail to match. Advice, checklists, and ingenious activities will have you navigating the great outdoors with ease and confidence. Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder conveys the intensity of an improbable journey. In the early 1930s, during...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. business meeting, 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. and noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafts 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. railroad potluck Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 10 a.m....
