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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Tears were flowing Saturday afternoon as Miss Las Cruces Taylor Rey, 22, was crowned 2017 Miss New Mexico. Rio Grande's Outstanding Teen Sienna Mascarenas, 16, of Albuquerque, was crowned the 2017 Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen. "I am absolutely ecstatic," said Rey. "I never actually thought this would happen." Rey had competed three times previously, twice for Miss New Mexico and once for Miss New Mexico Outstanding Teen. Previous to the win, however, she t...
It's impossible to tell just how long the effortless trends of today's mainstream fashion will last. As the go-to garment and footwear become more and more relaxed, trendsetters and street style mavens alike are looking more and more like they've just rolled out of bed. Upon browsing through some music festival outfits at a Japanese music festival in Vogue magazine, I noticed that everyone wore their hair long and stringy with not a lot of style. The shoe option was nothing mo...
Information on turning a sweatshirt into a fitted jacket and cooking artichokes 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 Barbara Crawford will show how to take a sweatshirt and turn it into a fitted, princess seamed jacket that is figure flattering and easy to make. She says the princess seams will shave off about ten pounds. Her company is Crawford Designs, and she liv...
CASPER, Wyo. — Tawny Barry, in her last chance at the College National Finals Rodeo, was just fast enough. The ENMU junior won the goat tying award Saturday, taking a time of 6.4 seconds in the short go. Wyoming's Amelia Anderson was second at 6.5 seconds. Barry is the first ENMU Rodeo National Champion since Hayden Segelke (Goat Tying) and Logan Medlin (Team Roping) brought home the title in their respective events in 2014. Also riding in the short go on Saturday, Celie Vick finished in seventh place with a time of 7.7 s...
CLOVIS — No hill? No problem for the Soap Box Derby organizers and competitors Saturday on Sycamore Street, as the 16th running of Clovis Soap Box Derby by Yucca Middle School was a success. The winner, Jaden Martinez, was excited about his opportunity to travel to Akron, Ohio in July for the national derby. "I'm just happy that I get to represent New Mexico in the race," Martinez said. When he realized he won, Martinez said he thanked everyone around for the trophy and t...
PORTALES — The final consensus of the 33rd Annual Heritage Days is that it was way too hot. Temperatures hit 100 degrees and were hurtling towards the predicted 107. But the Roosevelt County Chamber says that despite the heat, the event was a success. "It's not holding anyone back," said Chamber President-elect Noelle Bartl. "(Heritage Days) feels as good as it ever has even with the heat." Chamber employee Victoria Garrett said a lot more people showed than she expected a...
CLOVIS — Community service and fellowship were among the main goals for the first part of this year's Juneteenth Celebration. Juneteenth was held Saturday at O.G. Potter Memorial Park. An additional celebration will be held on June 25 at 3 p.m. at the Legacy Life Church. Louise Hunt, who moved to Clovis from Georgia, said she enjoys coming with her family to celebrate Juneteenth. "They welcome you with open arms," Hunt said, adding that the food is good and there are always n...
The first clear memory I have of my dad was in the alley behind our house in Muleshoe. He met me at our gate and we walked the block back to his work, at Piggly Wiggly, where he purchased for me a Fighting Ace action figure because I had to have it. I thought he was a superhero for doing that. I was maybe 5. Another early childhood memory involved a trip to his hometown of Leonard, Texas, — population about 500 at the time — where everybody called him Johnny. I’d heard people call him John or Steve many times. I’d never h...
Every year I pick up a desk calendar from the post-Christmas 50 percent off sale — the only time anybody should ever buy a calendar — and I take the most interesting thing left. This year it’s the Jeopardy! calendar. I know some of the clues, and others I don’t, but I’m always left with questions in the end because that’s the form of the game show. This week left me with another question, and the clue is, “Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.” Um ... who are two people that didn’t go broke underestimating the American public?...
On this date ... 1947: The Clovis News-Journal classified advertising section featured ads for “male help wanted” and “female help wanted.” Jobs for males included cab driver, mechanic and ranch manager. Jobs for females included waitress, feminine apparel sales and child care. Skeen’s Dry Cleaners, at 213 W. Seventh, was seeking an experienced “silk blocker,” male or female. 1947: Two rural Roosevelt County schools had hired new principals. George Yarbrough was the new principal at Causey, succeeding Mayo Yarnell who t...
Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel to investigate whether there was collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign was greeted with general approval by both sides of the political aisle. Mueller, after all, was considered a no-nonsense lawman who had once led the FBI, and it was the Trump Justice Department that appointed him. That bipartisan harmony didn’t last long — and James Comey’s testimony before the Senate intelligence committee is a big reason why. Comey, fired unceremoniously by Trump in what un...
A friend of mine introduced me to the term “windshield time” a few months ago. When you look it up on the internet, that phrase is riddled with negative connotations. The expressions “wasted time,” “unproductive” and “worthless” are bandied about. I had a bit of windshield time last week. Forget all of the thumbs down on the web, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Before I get into the details, let me be the first say this kind of road trip may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Simply put,...
The last time I saw my father was on Father’s Day in 1990 — 13 days before his last breath. Slowly dying for four years from asbestos at an east Texas steel mill, he had no interest in gifts. All he cared about was breathing and spending time with his large, extended, diverse family. Guy Sloan loved the outdoors and it seemed cruel, after years of back-breaking labor, he was only able to enjoy retirement for a few months before developing asbestosis from the job that all...
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. 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. trivia mania 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. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 10 a.m. needle gang, noon pinochle, 7...
Monday • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: DIY fidget spinners. Information: 575-356-3940 Tuesday • Budding Artists — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades 2-6. Activity: Shrinky dink art. Information: 575-356-3940 • Big Kids Activity Hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 7-11. Information: 575-769-7840 • Clovis Music Festival activity — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. tour of Norman Petty Recording Studio. Admission: Free. Information: 575-763-3435 • Blood drive ...
The Annual Plateau Custom Classic is going on its 34th year, inviting over 100 teams to come compete at all hours of the day and night. The softball tournament is set to begin at 6 p.m. June 23 with the last games end around 6 p.m. on June 25. The tournament has seen an average of 115-130 teams registering in past years from all over the area despite a down year of 109 last year. The tournament is double-elimination in all divisions, with championship games set for Sunday....
The Clovis County Chamber is expecting a full house June 23 for the final event of this year's Clovis Music Festival featuring Winger and FireHouse. The Clovis Music Festival is held annually to celebrate the artists that recorded at the Norman Petty Studio such as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Ritchie Valens. The festival is generally held in September to align with Holly's birthday but got moved to June 17-25 due to consistent conflicts with home football games. This year it...
The life of the Latino scene in the 1950s is coming to Clovis this June in the form of Ray Anthony, a 30-years running Ritchie Valens impersonator. Anthony is coming along, faux Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison, to celebrate the Clovis Music Festival and the people that recorded in the Norman Petty Recording Studio. Anthony began his career after several audience members told him he looked like Ritchie Valens following the release of the 1987 film "La Bamba." "Everyone knows...
From Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix, Prince to John Travolta, Bruno Mars to Justin Timberlake, Johnny Rogers uses his "God given talent" to impersonate anyone. But he admits the love he has for Buddy Holly is different. Rogers, a 32-year impersonating veteran, will be performing the Buddy Holly Tribute at this year's Clovis Music Festival for the fifth time. Rogers has been impersonating ever since he was a kid in Jackson, Tennessee, when he first heard Holly and his life was...
The people of Clovis refuse to let America's favorite pasttime fade away the week of June 19 with Clovis's Draggin' Main. Draggin' Main consists of a car races, a parade, restaurant tours and a whole week of other events to celebrate Clovis' past of dragging cars up and down Main Street. Organizer Gene Porter said they celebrate it to keep their childhood pasttime alive and show today's kids what they used to do. "Instead of Facebook, we dragged Main," said Porter. The event...
We asked some of the original Main Street draggers what they loved about the activity and how it sticks with them to this day. Ronnie Smith remembers the two lanes going both ways on Clovis Main Street. “We would go from First to where the Weinerschnitzel is now and then turn around on 14th,” said Smith. He called Main a “hopping place” remembering all the hot rods and the pretty girls that came with them. Smith would drag Main with a ‘51 Ford, too slow for racing but that did not stop him from joining in the fun. “We never s...
The Clovis High School Class of 1975 is coming to “rock” the Clovis Music Festival and Draggin’ Main. The class, one of three reunions taking place the weekend of June 23, could not wait another five or ten years after their 2015 40th class reunion to meet up again. “We had such an amazing time that we just couldn’t wait to see each other again,” said Marcy Anaya, an organizer of the event. The class is coming together June 23 and 24 to celebrate their collective 60th birthday while the class of 1967 and 1977 celebrate t...
Local hotels are scrambling to guarantee they have enough rooms to accommodate the weekend of June 23 with thousands of people flooding into town for the Plateau Custom Classic Softball Tournament, the Clovis Music Festival and Draggin’ Main. John Murphy, the general manager of Comfort Inn and Super 8, said he has worries about scaring potential guests away with so many people in town at once. “I think when guests from all three entities see how much is going on in Clovis it might shy them away from Clovis,” said Murph...
