Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Beside the proud and vocal parent who shares how great of a reader her child is (so much so that she can barely keep up with the insatiable demand for books, books, books) is the regular mom who cringes as she considers how her kid not only doesn't read but hates reading and even struggles with it. If that's your kid, here are a few ideas that may help stimulate some interest and a little reading this summer: 1. One word at a time: "Make a summer word wall," suggests Dr. Jane Bailey, dean of the School of Education for Post...
"How can we measure the sonata unwritten, the curative drug undiscovered, the absence of political insight? They are the difference between what we are, and where we could be as a society." — James Gallagher, former director of the FPG Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. There is a well-tolerated discrimination in our education system. If a child has a disability, there are laws to protect and guarantee that he or she receives an appropriate education. But if a child has exceptional cognitive ability or...
As a girl raced toward the first barrel on her trusty steed, Sally Bland yelled “Go Stephanie!” Then she realized that wasn’t Stephanie. Stephanie was that girl’s mother. “She so looked like her, competing in the same event and everything,” Bland said. At the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association Finals, it’s not unusual for competitors to have generations of family watching them compete in the same finals those family members competed in as youngsters. In its 37th year, the association’s finals have been held in Clovis since...
Curry County fairbooks available Fairbooks are available for the 2011 Curry County Fair. Fairbooks contain information on everything from the livestock, agriculture and home economics division to 4-H and other departments, including rules for each division and contest. They can be picked up at the Curry County Events Center, Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce and the Curry County Extension Office or viewed online at www.curryeventscenter.com Information: 935-7000 —...
Samplings of recent calls to Portales law enforcement, according to police records: Monday • An officer responded to a report of fraud about 4:40 p.m. At the Portales Police Department, the officer spoke with a 36-year-old man who said a checkbook was stolen from his home. The man provided copies of three checks that he believed a Lubbock woman had written. Two checks were written to Allsups on the same day for a total of $87.25, and the third was for $66.27 to Pizza Hut. The signature was misspelled on all three...
After reading the “Our Towns 2011” publication from Freedom New Mexico, I realized that Portales is ripe with tourist-destination potential. How about an annual High Plains International Kite-Flying Fiesta? The Albuquerque International Balloon Festival would pale by comparison. With our escape-velocity winds, enthusiasts from around the world could get listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in numerous categories: “First Kite to Win Dog-Fight with Jet,” “Kite Traveling Longest Distance to Get Shot Down Over North Kor...
Recent cases in Roosevelt County Magistrate Court, according to court documents: June 29 • Isaac Montano III, born in 1980, pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license. Montano was sentenced to four days in jail with four days of pre-sentence credit, 360 days probation and $581 in fines and fees. July 7 • Luis Felipe Garcia-Nunez, born in 1990, pleaded guilty to a first offense of DWI, as amended in a plea agreement from a second offense of aggravated DWI. Charges of not maintaining lanes and not...
There seems to be some sort of fundamental misunderstanding around my house, in which my children perceive me as being hideously old-fashioned and, in fact, just plain old. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am a very groovy, hip and with-it chick. I love to sit around and have a far-out time rapping with my friends. We all have a gas. I can dance YMCA to the Village People. I can do the frug. I can still stay up past 9 p.m. Well, unless I need to crash early so I can book it to a groovy happening the next day. I...
Consider the way your child relates to the world when planning his walk to and from school. Pick a route that is easy for your child to remember even if it may take a little longer. Turning one corner is easier for your child to remember than having to turn five. Find a neighbor child to walk with your child -- they still get independence but there is safety in numbers. Walk the path home with them physically a number of times, and a few times walking behind without them knowing. When you walk the route with your child, focus... Full story
Wilkerson-Boggs Dwayne and Tammie Wilkerson of Portales announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Autumn Wilkerson of Portales, to Jesse Boggs of Las Vegas, N.M., son of Mark and Beth Boggs of Deming. The couple will exchange vows July 30, 2011, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portlaes. The reception will be in the Eastern New Mexico University ballroom in Portales. The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of Eastern New Mexico University. She is employed at New Mexico Highlands Baptist Student Union. The...
Griffith Brittany L. Behenna of Albuquerque and Brady D. Griffith of Floyd were joined in marriage June 11, 2011, at Faith Lutheran Church in Albuquerque. The Rev. Bruce Wilder performed the wedding ceremony. The bride is the daughter of William Mark and Jessica Behenna of Bloomfield Hill, Mich., and Melody Behenna of Corrales. She is the granddaughter of Marlayne Behenna of Cutler Bay, Fla., Helen Pirone of Bronson, Fla. and Marlys Weinhold of Albuquerque. The bridegroom is the son of Danny and Kay Griffith of Floyd. He is t... Full story
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Fails Alvin Fails of Clovis celebrated his 95th birthday on July 23. The celebration was hosted at his home. Fails was born July 21, 1916, in Milnesand. He has five children, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren....
Hart Sharon Hart was recognized as Plains Regional Medical Center Auxilian of the Month for June. She joined the Plains Regional Medical Center Auxiliary in February 1995. She currently volunteers at the Information desk....
Stanley Stephen Eric Stanley, son of Rick and Donna Stanley of Texico, graduated from Oregon Health Science University with a degree in dentistry, and will practice in Albuquerque. He is a 1999 Texico High School graduate, and a 2003 Eastern New Mexico University graduate. He is pictured with his wife, Jennifer....
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives” by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku gives us a provocative vision of the coming century, based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are already inventing the future in their labs. “Afraid of the Dark” by James Grippando involves criminal defense attorney Jack Swytek who has been called in to save a man from the death penalty for terrorist activity,... Full story
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Sunday: 1-5 p.m., Dance. Monday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing, 1:30 p.m., Ice cream day. Tuesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing; 10:30 a.m., indoor exercise; 1 p.m., Bingo and refreshments. Wednesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing; 9:30 a.m. Free blood pressure and sugar checks; 10:30 a.m., Indoor/outdoor exercise; 1 p.m., Bingo and refreshments. Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing;...
Beta Phi Five members and four guests of the Beta Phi enjoyed a delicious breakfast held July 9, 2011, at the Rose Garden in Pleasant Hill for their Rush Social and a pledge ceremony was held for Dottie Good and Rachel Wallace. Collen Baldwin, Nathan Blandings, Sandy Friday, Laura Loflin, Patsy Lorenz, Bev Miller, June Patrick, Michael Phillips, Gerogia Rundell and Rachel Wallace were all in attendance....
Information on pressing flowers, cancer-preventing foods and making bumper pads will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Kate Chu represents pressed-flowers.com, and she’s going to show different ways that pressed flowers can be attached to different objects, such as magnets, jewelry, candles and even light-switch plates. Chu lives in Anaheim, Calif. Registered dietitian and author Pat Baird will talk about a new cancer preventative approach called “anti-angi...
I entered the lockup through the sallyport doors and got a report from the warden of the day. “All present and accounted for, sir,” said my relieved wife, wiping a cold sweat from her brow. We’d been through several weeks of pure hell trying to keep our youngest dog Ranger on the property. It was the first full day without a jailbreak and I was proud of myself. Outwitting a 3-year-old adoption shelter refugee might be small potatoes for Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan but this beast took us to the mat. One day I would come home...
Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico Dr. Richard Layman has been practicing as an obstetrician in Clovis for 22 years. Dr. Richard Layman has been practicing as an obstetrician in Clovis for 22 years. He’s delivering babies for some of the same people he delivered. He took that as a hint. He’s decided it’s time to retire. Layman, 61, said he enjoys practicing in a small town. “It’s great being able to know your patients and being able to watch the babies I have delivered grow up,” he said. He said his retirement is bitterswee...
