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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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ALBUQUERQUE — And the count goes to 71-5. That’s 71 runs scored by the Clovis American 13-14 Junior League softball team, five runs allowed, in All-Star competition thus far. After stampeding through the New Mexico State Little League tournament, winning four games by a combined 53-5 count, Clovis American began regional play on Saturday afternoon by walloping Colorado 18-0 at Albuquerque’s Isleta Reservation. As a result, Clovis American takes the winner’s bracket express to its next game, which will begin today at noon ag...
The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) has the motto, “Compete with class.” Unfortunately, that hasn’t always been the case with schools, players, coaches and fans in recent months. A rash of incidents has forced the NMAA to take action, and earlier this week, they did just that. By a vote of 59-12, schools voted to confirm a referenda item that went out following last month’s board meeting. The new NMAA bylaw essentially says that if a school’s coaches, players, and especially — their fan base — display punishable be...
CLOVIS - About four years ago when he was in eighth grade, James Skuse realized that if he wanted to go to college, he had some serious work ahead of him. With the cost of higher education climbing higher and higher, Skuse decided to throw himself completely into the world of swimming, with the hopes of earning an athletic scholarship to ease the financial burden of college. Skuse said he would detail every practice, every swim and even every meal in a notebook and would...
CLOVIS - Residents of eastern New Mexico were transported all across the globe without ever having to leave Hillcrest Park on Saturday as the 27th Ethnic Fair celebrated cultures from around the world. A martial arts team demonstrated traditional Asian combat techniques before the Flamenco Nuevo Mejico Dance Company showed off its popular Spanish dance moves. Other performances by Wayne Stinson and the Agalu Cultural Troupe of Nigeria performed African-influenced dancing and d...
On this date ... 1934: Notorious bank robber John Dillinger was shot dead in Chicago. "He swaggered from a neighborhood theatre ... into the raking fire of government guns," The Associated Press reported. "Too late he saw the gleaming steel of the trap set for him. His hand went for his gun. Too late. Three bullets tore into his body ... He staggered, fell. It was the end of John Dillinger." 1941: Four juveniles confessed to stealing 18 cartons of cigarettes and other tobacco... Full story
There’s a not-so-new self-defense weapon that needs its own defenders in Texas. And you can count us in. That’s because it’s pretty clear that Texas law discriminates against the pink kitty key chain, especially popular among women who carry it for protection when they’re walking to their cars at night, or into a dark parking garage. In Texas you can be thrown in the county jail for a year or be fined up to $4,000 if you’re caught with this 3- by-2 inch plastic item dangling from your steering column. That’s ridiculous... Full story
Country kids, like I was, have pretty low standards when it comes for a place to swim on a hot summer day. Our earliest “swimming hole” was a low spot about a quarter mile south of our house in the pasture. We called it the Caliche Tank, thanks to an outcropping of that chalky rock in the immediate area. After a good rain, it gathered runoff from a large area, and we weren’t the only ones who shared the mucky results. Cattle happily gathered there, as did horses, turtl... Full story
Information on using mindfulness to improve our health and well-being and creating floral arrangements in bud vases will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Michelle Ontiveros is a clinical mental health counselor, and she’s going to explain how using mindfulness in everyday activities can improve our health and emotional well-being. She’ll suggest different daily activities to help achieve...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., 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. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. Needle Gang, 6 p.m. ladies night Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 9 a.m. pinochle...
Are you being served? That question was the name of a hilarious BBC sitcom set in a London department store. The staff had its own special way with customer service in a time and place where customer service was paramount. I agree that good customer service is important and nowhere is it more important than at whatever restaurant I’m eating at. Recently my wife and I dined at a newer establishment and got delightful food and great service from everyone we came in contact with...
Let's see.... well, I'm a Clovis girl, leaving but returning to Clovis for good in the fall of 1996. I am a graduate of Texas Christian University holding a Bachelor's Degree in English and Journalism. I graduated from the University of Denver with a Master's Degree in Librarianship and Information Science in 1983. I have worked in academic libraries both in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Prescott, Arizona, was the media specialist in two elementary school libraries here in Clovi...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Almost half a century has passed, so forgive Dave Heinemann if he doesn’t remember every single detail of how things went down that long spring day in the Kansas capitol. But one thing the former state lawmaker hasn’t forgotten is the intensity of the 1969 debate on a measure that made abortion more accessible. “The Legislature was rewriting the state’s criminal code, and there was one section on abortion,” said Heinemann, then a Garden City Republican serving his first term in the Kansas Legislature...
TUCUMCARI — Robert Lumpkin’s persistent Oklahoma drawl echoed in Tucumcari City Council chambers for a dozen years and in the halls of public service for many more. That voice has been silenced. Lumpkin died last week, succumbing to cancer. It wasn’t that long ago, in fact last fall, when I joined Lumpkin and others to help clean up the city’s new disc golf course, a project he championed for months before it became reality. He seemed healthy then, doing his share and more in the cleanup effort. And he was putting his tim...
Garage sales have replaced barbershops for visiting. After recently digging through closets, cabinets and outside storage for one, I gathered enough stuff to help put Sears out of business. Neighbors Claude, Vickie and Gary Jaramillo not only loaned muscle power and tables, but were my first customers. Even though they were just being neighborly, their early purchases ensured my sale would not be a total bust. Beforehand, I asked my niece and garage sale veteran Carol Meeking...
Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council — 2 p.m. public meeting in conference room at Public Works office, 100 W. First St. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 1 p.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Water Policy Advisory Board — 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Commission — 1:30 p.m. special meeting in commission chambers...
Today • Vacation Bible School — 11 a.m. for preschoolers to fifth grade at Kingswood Methodist Church, 2600 N. Main St., Clovis. Please register. Information: 575-762-1253 Monday • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Program: Strawbee Challenge. Information: 575-356-3940 • Movie Monday — 1 p.m. “Trolls, 6 p.m. “School of Rock” at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday • Classic Creations — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Subject: Bubble up wands, painting, snakes. Informat...
Helping kids see The New Mexico Lions Operation KidSight program is trying to improve the vision of children ages 3 to 7 in eastern New Mexico and statewide — one student at a time. Program Manager Brenda Dunn said 2,408 students in Curry County and 714 students in Roosevelt County received free eye exams during the 2017-18 school year. The program also provides vouchers for students who do not have Medicaid or private insurance and are recommended for further eye testing. About 40 such vouchers were distributed in Curry C...
