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PORTALES - A year after Heritage Days in Portales was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival came back with a vengeance on Friday and Saturday. "It was one of our best ever," said Karl Terry, director of the Portales Chamber of Commerce. "It was one of the best attended and had the best participation" of any Heritage Days event he remembers, he added. Beginning Friday evening, he said, "we had a great crowd for the street dance." People gathered on bleachers...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s new athletic director has a two-year contract and will earn $120,000 his first year, according to ENMU President Patrice Caldwell. Paul Weir, 42, was named AD for the Portales school last week, succeeding Matt Billings who resigned in May. Weir’s contract went into effect Monday and expires June 30, 2023, Caldwell said. Caldwell said the contract will be up for review after one year. “Normally, salaries are reviewed at that time, based on state appropriations and salary adjustm...
It’s county fair season, friends. Before I get to the gist of today’s ramblings, here are some dates for your calendar. The Lea County Fair and Rodeo kicks off in less than 10 days — July 30, to be exact — for a week-long run in Lovington. Curry County’s centennial fair won’t be far behind that. It’s set for Aug. 10-14 in Clovis. Then Roosevelt County continues the fun the following week with an Aug. 16-22 run at the fairgrounds in Portales. This marks the approximate t...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Joshua Flores, 25, failure to appear on a felony charge • David Cantu, 31, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jerry Ashley, 64, assault, battery • Jared Montano, 25, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Amanda Bradley, 41, aggravated battery upon a peace officer, criminal damage to property • Terrel Morris, 30, battery • Jasmen Thoe, 31, battery against a household member • Lonny Vandyke, 26, fa...
On this date … 1946: Brothers Charles and Lee Tosh referred to themselves as mortal enemies of prairie dogs. But the owners of Empy's Welding and Machine Shop also fancied themselves “humane” in the way they went about eradicating the little burrowers, the Clovis News-Journal reported. “Every opportunity that they get they will go out and try to help the farmer or rancher by 'knocking off' some of the animals with guns,” the newspaper reported. “All in all, the brothers have killed thousands of prairie dogs.” Their most re...
Richard Branson’s “live-streamed” coverage of his voyage to the edge of space was, well, little more than an infomercial — in partnership, of course, with New Mexico True. Guess I should have expected it to be what it was: A larger-than-life promotion of Branson’s burgeoning space tourism business. That’s what his ambitious undertaking at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico has been all about from the beginning. And, at $200,000 a ticket, it’s exclusively a ride for the rich. This is a billionaires’ space race for...
Even when we seem to disagree, we have more in common than you might think. I probably want many of the same things you want. I have no respect for those who violate private property. Even less, if possible, for those who harm the innocent. Wouldn’t you agree? Then why would you and I ever be on the opposite sides of an issue? Perhaps you tolerate methods of getting what you want that I can’t tolerate. I don’t believe politics or legislation is ever the right way to do anyth...
Dear former President Trump, We have an important request, one that only you can pull off. It will take some salesmanship, but that’s in your wheelhouse, “The Art of the Deal” and all of that. It will require that you once again capture the national spotlight, but that’s your natural habitat. And you’ll be a hero. Mr. President, it’s time to advise your supporters to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sell it hard. “Want to really own the libs? Get the jab!” Heck, hold rallies with free vaccinations at the gate. Explain how the...
“At (the age of) 50,” writes George Orwell, “everyone has the face he deserves.” Well, that kinda hurts, largely because I suspect it’s true. Not that long ago, I happened to rush past a mirror at church, shot it a quick glance, and then almost broke my neck in the subsequent double-take. Somebody else was looking back from that mirror. I might not have been particularly surprised to see one of my brothers staring back. A couple of us have been told many times that we look a...
As with other organizations, school districts have a department that deals with all things relating to the people who work there. This department is typically called, Personnel or maybe Human Resources … HR, for short. While HR is often a group satirized in media for being the bearer of bad news and pink slips, it's a necessary function in an organization. In the Clovis Municipal School district, this department is called “Employee Services.” An opportunity arose to chat...
CLOVIS - From May 17 thru June 25, the King's Inn was home to 35 college students from all over the country who gathered in Clovis to participate in the U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. The program - the Dairy Consortium for short - has run since 2008, thought last year's program was canceled due to COVID-19. In a normal year, the Dairy Consortium would host 60 students and run two different sessions, but because of COVID restrictions still in effect, the program...
CLOVIS - One way to deal with graffiti is to cover the scrawl by painting the whole wall, which leaves you with a canvas, if you know a mural artist. Kala Adair owns two downtown Clovis buildings with walls that were scarred with graffiti. But she happens to be friends with Patsy Delk, a retired art teacher who still connects with young volunteers, and Gena Davis, another retired teacher who paints murals and knows how to coach young artist volunteers. One wall now sports the...
