Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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From controlling robots to watching movies, the summer reading program in Portales helps to get kids out of the house and have something fun to look forward to. "We're learning but the focus is fun," said Sarah Victor, children's librarian. For seven weeks, kids, teenagers and even adults can be part of the program. The program started the first week of June and will take a break the week of July 4. Tawna Luscombe, the director for the library, has seen the summer reading...
Law enforcement officers with the New Mexico Attorney General's office told Clovis' business community on Tuesday they can put a dent in retail theft by working together. Antonio Vargas, Jon Talley and Andrew Herrera also represented New Mexico Organized Retail Crime Association, which they urged attendees to join. The AG men gave a presentation to over 35 people. The group represented Burns Do It Center, Diamonds Evermore, S&S Supermarket, Albertsons, Walmart, Western...
The Republican Party of Roosevelt County is hosting the grand opening of its headquarters from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 101 S. Abilene in Portales, in the Rough Riders Room. Local headquarters are open every other year for presidential and midterm elections, said Angie Smith, chairperson of the Roosevelt County Republicans.. The Democratic Party of Roosevelt County’s headquarters are located at 604 E. Second St., in Portales. “A headquarters is very beneficial to any party because it provides exposure and presence in the...
Monday morning began like any other day for Muleshoe native Curtis Hunt. Now a Ruidoso resident, he received a warning on his “Watch Duty” app, which informs the public about forest fires. A small fire had been reported northeast of his neighborhood in Ruidoso’s Cedar Creek subdivision. Initially, Hunt dismissed the warnings, assuming the fire would be handled by officials in no time. But as the day progressed, he could hear planes and helicopters rushing to the scene from...
Isn’t the school year over? What’s with all the cars every day at the Sixth Grade Academy at Marshall? Most of the cars seen daily packing the parking lot at Marshall are associated with the school system’s “Camp Wildcat,” according to Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Renee Russ. “Well, I can’t confidently say that ‘all’ of the cars at Marshall are there because of the summer camp, but it seems to make sense that many or most of them would be related to the camp,” Russ wrote in an email. Camp Wildcat, is a popul...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes w/Creamy Gravy, Corn, Dinner Roll & Applesauce. Tuesday: Beef Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Pinto Beans & Mandarin Oranges. Wednesday: Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Tater Tots, BBQ Beans & Fruit Salad. Thursday: Sausage & Sauerkraut, Black-eye Peas, Sl. Cornbread w/Margarine & Fruit Cobbler. Friday: Crispy Fish or Chicken Nuggets, Potato Wedges, Brussel Sprouts, Biscuit w/Margarine & Butterscotch Pudding. Hillcrest Senior Life Cente...
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. “I’ve Got My Mind Set on Brew” by Stephanie Jayne. Kat Malone is left cash-strapped after a job loss and a bad breakup when she discovers a surprising new career path: craft beer brewer. When the brewpub is sold, the new owner places his light...
I’ve got to say that the idea being floated by the Surgeon General recently of putting a warning label on social media platforms might not be a bad idea. The type of warning we’re all familiar with like the one on cigarettes warning of the dangers of cancer and on alcohol warning pregnant women not to drink is what we’re talking about. I guess they would maybe put up a warning screen when you log on to your favorite platform warning of the dangers of addiction that could...
To many people in the area, Jimmy Hailey has been the face of the Clovis Wienerschnitzel fast-food franchise since the 1970s. It turns out, he's just one of three brothers and a sister who have owned and operated the business over the years. That has changed. The business has been sold to a new owner and Hailey is semi-retired. He sat with The News on a sunny Monday morning at "The Der" and shared some things about his life and the "Hailey Special." Q: So you're from Clovis?...
On this date ... 1937: Two prisoners in the Clovis jail bet on the heavyweight fight between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock. “... (H)aving no worldly possessions, (they) decided to bet their hair,” the Clovis Evening News-Journal reported. The loser had second thoughts after Louis won the fight, and somehow talked the winner into “buying back” his hair before it could be cut. The price agreed upon was $3.50, apparently an IOU. 1937: Temperatures soared to 100 degrees in Clovis. It marked the first time since May 19 the city sa...
At times it's easy to forget Clovis' Cristiano Ortega is just 8 years old. He can read nutrition labels. He recently did the Murph – a brutal CrossFit workout challenge – for fun. He doesn't play video games. And last Friday he won his second straight U.S. championship in double mini in Minnesota. Yet, here was Ortega, an elite gymnast, a week before his victory on the family's backyard trampoline staring at a tiny spider. Some fear in his brown eyes. But mostly curiosi...
Monday *Regional Behavioral Health Facility update to councils and commissions – 12-2:30 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016, ext. 114 *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — noon, Einstein’s Bagels, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commiss...
This Monday afternoon, Initium Health will be meeting with Clovis city officials for an update on the proposed Regional Behavioral Health Facility. The agenda for the meeting, set for noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Clovis Civic Center, calls for updates regarding a “Phase 1 crisis triage center overview,” “financial projections and funding resources” and a wrapup discussion. Kate Bailey, a member of Initium Health, said the center, set to be located on West 21st Street south of Plains Regional Medical Center, has no schedul...
Curry County Youth Services will be hosting a “summer prevention program” on July 15-18. Kids from kindergarten through eighth grade will have the opportunity to sign up for the program to learn and have the tools they “need to live healthy, fulfilling lives,” according to a county news release. By participating in this program, youth will: • Gain knowledge about the impact of substances on their bodies. • Learn strategies to prevent and address bullying. • Improve their well-being by understanding their emotions and...
“I’ve been everywhere, man/I’ve been everywhere, man…” – as sung by Hank Snow I was overjoyed to hear that one of my high school classmates and his wife recently completed their bucket-list project of visiting all 50 states. As I researched the 50-state accomplishment, I discovered that there is no universal standard for what constitutes a “visit” to a state. For instance, the Fifty State Club (founded in 2006 to celebrate and encourage travelers on their journey) sets a fairly low bar: put your feet on the ground and brea...
I am not a journalist. I have never pretended to be a journalist. The reason? I don’t pretend to be unbiased. I don’t usually do my own original investigation, unless the story has something to do with immigration, an area in which I can confirm my expertise. My primary job is lawyering. My hobby is opinionating. Which is why I find the so-called “journalism” of Lauren Windsor, the woman who lied her way into an interview with Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, to be as yell...
Here we are. Another year, another June and the nation is celebrating another Juneteenth holiday. On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the bill into law making Juneteenth the 11th holiday recognized by the federal government. At a White House ceremony, Biden singled out Opal Lee, an activist who at the age of 89 walked from her home in Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., and called her “a grandmother of the movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.” On June 19, 1865, abo...
The term color revolution came into general usage in the early 2000s during a series of protests in the post-Soviet states. The purported aim of these revolutions was to rid the countries of corruption and to establish Western-style democracy. The revolutions were triggered by what the West viewed as falsified election results, and were highlighted by use of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the protests. Critics say that color revolutions constitute unlawful...
I often say politics makes people stupid. I’ve tried to think of a nicer way to say this, but there isn’t one. I don’t tie this to any specific political party, but observe it applies to all of them, through the effect they have on everyone who identifies with them. I’m embarrassed for people who pretend Joe Biden is mentally or physically capable and for those who imagine Donald Trump is a friend to gun owners. No one has a right to govern another person. There’s no way to...
Occasionally the evening news reports on people keeping more animals than they can handle. Other times children of deceased parents are astonished by how much “stuff” their parents or grandparents hang onto only to leave piles of unwanted things to be thrown out. The state of New Mexico is a hoarder. It hoards cash. One might think this is a good thing because, after all, isn’t keeping cash for a “rainy day” (such as a downturn in oil and gas) a good thing? Not really. Governm...
Clovis City commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to renew the city’s contract with the Oakview Group for the management of the Clovis Civic Center. But officials also said they will request proposals from competing management groups when this contract expires in one year. This is the third renewal of the contract, city officials said. Commissioners on April 18 tabled the OVG/Clovis Civic Center contract to discuss potential changes to the agreement. City Manager Justin Howalt reported discussions were held with OVG a...
Hillcrest Park Zoo has a new resident. Now the female Bactrian camel needs a name. Zoo officials announced last week a contest in which individuals or businesses may bid for the rights to name the camel. An online form is at: www.cityofclovis.org/camel An early contender: Fergie. That bid came in at $22. The two-hump camel is already making itself at home. "The Bactrian camel can be seen in the back habitat between the javelina and the elk," said Hillcrest Park Zoo Director St...
Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials. Mike Nolen is the fire chief for the Clovis Fire Department. Q: You sent a dozen personnel to help with the Ruidoso fires. What was their mission? A: Their mission is to assist where possible. We had received a statewide request for help on the initial day of the fire (Monday). A crew of 12 Clovis Fire Department personnel staffing two structure trucks and an ambulance were sent out early Tuesday. As of Thursday morning, we sent an a...
A few weeks ago, my 97-year-old friend Jean Grissom called to ask me if I could find out more information about a story that happened 82 years ago this month. Jean had been leafing through her journals, no small feat since she’s been religiously keeping a daily journal since Jan. 1, 1939. She was in the first of her five-year diaries — she said the cover is starting to crumble, so she’s very careful — when she came across an entry she had penned on June 17, 1942. Jean recorde...
Residents will be allowed back into Ruidoso beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, village officials announced on Saturday morning as fire dangers subsided. Re-entry is for local, full-time residents only. Village officials are asking that second homeowners and tourists "refrain from coming to Ruidoso to give residents time to get back to their properties and survey any needs or damages," the village announced. The resort community was evacuated early last week after two wildfires raged...
