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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — What happens in August doesn’t necessarily stay in August. At least not as far as preseason football practices go. What happens in August can actually have a long-lasting effect on football teams. What goes right, how fast the players catch on, usually goes a long way toward a successful season, sometimes right on through to late autumn. If things don’t work, if the players don’t absorb what the coaches are trying to teach them, problems can arise as early as the...
“I’m in a twelve-step program for recovering ascetics,” I explained to my missionary nephew. I knew he’d get it. More than a little conversant in theology and church history, Ian had joined his dad and uncles at the old “home place” at Robert Lee, Texas. We had been dining quite well out by the fire pit when I felt led to confess. In case the humor misses you, let me explain. To greatly oversimplify, may I just say that “asceticism” is a kind of over-reaction to “hedonism....
County fairs have been around as long as counties in New Mexico. In Clovis’ case, the county fair began before Curry County was even formed. On Oct. 2, 1914, The Clovis Journal reported the “Seventh Annual Curry County Fair” was about to take place — unlikely since Curry County was formed just five years before that. But the Clovis area had a “county fair” in 1907 and 1908, well before the territorial Legislature carved Curry County out of Quay and Roosevelt counties. Those early county fairs were similar to today’s cou...
As I was savoring the heady aroma of raindrops sinking into parched earth during an unexpected rain shower earlier this week, it occurred to me that some of the best scents of the year happen in August: ripening gardens, roasting chiles, back-to-school supplies, fairs. My friends who are better at working the earth than I am have mature tomatoes growing on lush and aromatic green vines right now. It’s almost worth buying plants at a nursery in the spring only for the scent o...
She wore it for one day in 1919 and it looked as if it were sewn with this in mind. My grandma’s wedding dress was more than a little worse for wear. It had been folded up in a small box and kept safe by my cousin, Jill. (How Jill ended up with it, I do not know.) I’m guessing the dress was sewn by a relative of my grandma’s, maybe a sister or one of her many cousins. There was no lining, no reinforcement of any seam. There were raw edges inside. Much of the dress was held together with snaps and there were places that must...
There has been undeniable excitement in the air in recent days. A new school year has begun; we are prepped and looking forward to a transformative year. Schools and our central office have already been hopping for many long weeks in anticipation of new and returning students. There have been ongoing professional development opportunities throughout the summer for our staff, intensifying during the last few weeks, as if the new school year has already developed a momentum of...
Curry County Fair schedule Daily ticket prices: Adults $7, Seniors (55+) $6, kids (5-12) $3. Concert/motorcross tickets separate from fair admission ($12 per concert, $15 per motorcross event). Wednesday (Dollar Ride Night) 8:30 a.m. — Booster Junior Replacement Dairy Heifer Show, Kevin Roberts Show Arena 9 a.m. — Junior Replacement Dairy Heifer Show, Kevin Roberts Show Arena 4 p.m. — Military appreciation meal for active duty, Oldest House in Curry Co. 4:30 p.m. — Junior Market Goat Show, Kevin Roberts Show Arena 4 p.m.-10 p...
CLOVIS - In most small towns you'd struggle to find laser tag, mini golf, bowling, carnival rides and Bingo all in one place. But in just a few months, you'll be able to find all that and more under one roof in Clovis. The Red Arrow Family Entertainment Center has been under construction the past two years. During that time, it's opened piece by piece with a Bingo hall, the Rock 'N' Roll Cafe, the Buffalo Grill restaurant and an arcade so far. But there's a lot more just on th...
Back when you could do it with little or no hassle, I remember casually walking across the bridge (and therefore the border) between downtown El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. As I left the U.S. side, lively Spanish music filled the air, slowly fading into the background as I made my way across the border. But by the time I had reached the south side of the bridge, I could hear music again — only this time, it was American-style rock ’n’ roll filling the streets of Juarez. When I heard people explaining the overlapping nature of th...
In the wake of the recent mass shootings and the hype surrounding them, people are asking “why?” Simpletons parrot the popular answer: “guns.” Sensible people know there’s no single reason. Thankfully, mass shootings are rare. The way they are publicized makes them seem common, and copycat crimes often follow on the heels of well-publicized shootings. If it were up to me, the shooter’s face would never be shown and his name would be replaced by the words “some loser.” Mass sho...
CLOVIS — A familiar face returned to the front of the Clovis water policy advisory board, and local partners had discussions on protecting water and securing future rights. Mayor David Lansford was reappointed as chairman during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday at Clovis’ City Hall. Lansford rejoins the advisory board following the departure of former District 1 Commissioner and Chair Ladona Clayton. David Robinson has been appointed to serve the final eight months of Clayton’s term, and has no plans to run for re-elec...
Among the early front-runners for the dumbest California law of 2019 is the first-in-the-nation legislation requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns to be eligible for the primary ballot. If it isn’t unconstitutional, it should be. Let’s be clear: Presidential contenders should follow precedent and voluntarily release their tax returns. It’s important for all candidates, but especially for Trump, given the controversies surrounding his financial affairs. Refusing this basic transparency test shoul...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis will host a presentation by King Industries for considerations to remediate a contaminated plume of water adjacent to Cannon Air Force Base, according to a release from the city. The presentation is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library’s Ingram Room. The city first hired King Industries in February, approving spending up to $15,000 on the firm that includes former State Engineer Tom Blaine. The firm is looking into the PFAS/PFOA contamination resulting from the dec...
CLOVIS — A portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Sandoval Street in Clovis will be closed to traffic for eight days to install a pipeline for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, according to a city release. The portion of MLK between Mendenhall and Brady streets, and the portion of Sandoval between Zulek Street and Avenue M will be closed 6 a.m. today through Aug. 21. The closures will allow for installation of a 33-inch water line for the authority’s Finished Water II pipeline and Cannon Air Force Bas...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Events Center is seeking bands to compete in its Battle of the Bands, part of the center’s 10th anniversary celebration Oct. 5. The competition will begin at 5 p.m. Bands of any genre are invited to compete for $5,000 in prize money. There is no registration cost, but bands are asked to apply for the competition by 5 p.m. Sept. 3 at currycountyeventscenter.com. Information: 575-935-7000 or 575-763-6016...
PORTALES — The city of Portales will close its convenience center for trash dropoff at 1 p.m. Friday, according to a city release. The center will reopen at 1 p.m. Saturday. Located at 1230 N. Avon Ave., the center allows city residents free disposal of large and small items for free. Non-Portales residents are subject to a fee, depending on the volume and type of items. Information: 575-356-8664...
On this date ... 1974: The 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office had hired a part-time prosecutor to help with the case load. DA Fred Hensley said Clovis attorney Robert Cochrane would work the equivalent of two days per week and be on call nights and weekends. The DA’s other prosecutors were Assistant DA Bill Bonem and Richard Rowley II, who was called in for “special cases,” Hensley said. District Attorney Andrea Reeb said the district attorney’s office today is budgeted for 14 full-time prosecutors. Most of them have...
CLOVIS - No county fair would be complete without a little local flavor on display - home-baked cookies, hand-sewn dresses, locally grown flowers or Lego dioramas. Artwork, crafts, baked goods, food preserves, flower displays and more poured into the House Crafts building of the Curry County Fairgrounds on Monday as part of this year's Home Arts show. These projects, from children and adults alike, will line the halls of the House Crafts building for the duration of the fair....
Today • City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Curry County Health Council — 12-1 p.m., Commission Room, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 • Curry County DWI Task Force — 4-5 p.m., Commission Room, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Collaboration of law enforcement agencies, treatment providers, and concerned citizens. Information...
CLOVIS — Nearly two years after the fatal shooting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library, two of its survivors have filed a civil lawsuit against the family of convicted shooter Nathaniel Jouett and the psychologist who was treating him prior. The lawsuit filed in the Ninth Judicial District seeks “fair and reasonable damages” as decided by a jury, along with compensation for extensive medical treatment for siblings Alexis and Noah Molina, who were both injured in the Aug. 28, 2017, shooting. Defendants include father Chris...
CLOVIS - A cacophony of snorting pigs, bleating sheep and squawking chickens filled the air of the Curry County Fairgrounds livestock pens on Monday as participants of the Junior Livestock Auction registered farm animals of every shape and size to show during fair week. The auction itself takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, but until then, competitors will be busy keeping their entries groomed, fed and cooled off before parading them in front of potential buyers. Danny...
PORTALES — Commissioners on Tuesday approved three questions for the November ballot concerning alcohol sales in Roosevelt County. The move mirrors that of Curry County commissioners, who last week approved submitting the same three questions to their voters on Nov. 5. Those questions ask if residents wish to allow “the sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages,” the “issuance of restaurant beer & wine licenses,” and “the interlocal option district transfers” in unincorporated areas of the county. Both commissi...
• Clovis Municipal Schools is selling a family pass for the 2019-20 athletic year. The $130 pass will be valid for two parents and three schoolchildren for admission to any home game for any team in the Clovis district from middle school to high school, with the exception of Clovis High School football games and playoff games in any sport. Passes are available at the CHS athletic office. Information: 575-769-4350, ext. 1023. • The Clovis High Athletics office is selling reserved seat season tickets for the upcoming Wil...
PORTALES — Portales’ boys soccer team begins the 2019 season with its third coach in as many years. Out went Nathan Dodge after the 2017 season, out went his successor Juan Mendez after 2018. Enter Michael Aunan this year — into the Portales boys soccer program, that is, because Aunan had already been the Rams’ cross country coach. When Mendez stepped down, Aunan was eager to step in and make use of his soccer background. “I’ve played soccer for a long time now,” Aunan said, “so the transition wasn’t too hard. It was more...
CLOVIS — It was certainly a memorable 2018 season for Clovis High’s boys soccer team, which posted an 18-3-1 record while reaching the state 5A semifinals. But with that season, the bar crept a bit higher. “Oh yeah, that’s what we’ve been wanting to do,” Clovis’ 12th-year head coach Greg Trujillo said. “We were one of the top 10 teams in the state for a while, but when we were in that Albuquerque district we got knocked around. And it made us really step up our game.” The Wildcats stepped it up big time last year, and th...
