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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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12 years ago Sept. 1, 1944: Even the moon came out for the Rotary picnic. Click Here to Download...
CLOVIS — Officials on Friday said they were still awaiting a lab result before identifying the driver of a city vehicle involved in the fatal collision July 29 with motorcyclists in Clovis. The wreck occurred just after 8:30 a.m. that day at the intersection of Ross Street and Commerce and "involved a motorcycle versus a City of Clovis sanitation truck," according to a city news release at the time. The motorcycle's driver, Bobby Trujillo, 51, of Clovis, was transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock. Passenger P...
On this date ... 1944: “Is your child clumsy, awkward, timid?” Jimmie Allman’s Dance Studio, located at 410 Pile St. in Clovis, claimed in a newspaper ad it could fix those ailments, plus poor coordination, with dance lessons. “Give your child a chance. Enroll it in one of my classes today,” Allman suggested. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact him at: [email protected]...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education approved an out-of-state trip that conflicted with district policy, and soon after changed the policy that created that conflict. By a 4-0 vote Tuesday, the board altered its school-sponsored travel policy to say, “no group sponsored by the School District and with a school employee on duty will take a trip of more than 600 miles, one way, unless an exception is granted by the Superintendent. Exceptions can be granted when status of an organization is dependent on nat...
The folllowing marriage licenses were recently filed at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Lewis Fernando Chavez, 21, and Lesley Sujey Lopez Gomez, 18, both of Clovis • Luis Carlos Alvarez Terrazas, 29, and Sarah Maria Hernandez, 30, both of Earth, Texas • Earl Gene Large III, 50, of El Paso, and Noemi Stevenson, 51, of Bovina • Ngoc Thinb Vo, 23, and Viet H. Thai, 27, both of Clovis • Brandon Lee Prucey, 22, and Shaleigh Lynn Smith, 20, both of Clovis • Hector Villasenor Denton, 44, of Lovington, and Arlen Yadira Rodrig...
PORTALES — The Portales City Council will seek an approval of sale of city property during their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening. The property in question will be the Benson Subdivision, Block 10, Lots 3 and 4 (bounded by Nogal and Maple and N. Avenue.) Other items on the agenda for the 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Memorial Building include: • A request to grant a sewerline easement with Lonnie and Leisha Bickham, owners of a property on 300 E. Lime St. • A request to authorize an application for financial assis...
Monday • Labor Day Tuesday • Filing day to be a write-in candidate for local elections to be held on Nov. 5 in counties across New Mexico — 9 a.m.-5 p.m., all New Mexico courthouses. Includes many school boards, soil and water conservation district boards, etc. For more information, contact your local county clerk’s office. Chaves County Clerk, 575-624-6614; Curry County Clerk, 575-763-5591; DeBaca County Clerk, 575-355-2601; Roosevelt County Clerk, 575-356-8562; Quay County Clerk, 575-461-0510 • Rural Bookmobile East — 10...
The following books are available for checkout: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Destinations of a Lifetime” by National Geographic has been donated in memory of Helen Drake. This photographic tour of the world’s most spectacular destinations will inspire tangible ideas for your next trip. Stunning images, coupled with evocative text, feature a plethora of visual wonders: ancient monoliths, classic and innovative architecture, scenic islands, stunning artwork, electric cityscapes, rain forests, and much, much more. “The Eighth...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission plans to take action on a new Restrictive Housing Policy for the Curry County Adult Detention Center during their regular meeting Tuesday morning. The purpose of the new policy is to provide guidelines to manage and supervise detainees in the restrictive housing program. This will help reduce the number of detainees that need special management and increase the time they are allowed out of their cells. Restrictive housing provides living conditions comparable to the general population a...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: Closed Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8 a.m. quilting, 11 a.m. line dance, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 9 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. needle gang Thursday: 8 a.m. biscuits, gravy, eggs, $5, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8:30 a.m. exercis...
The fair has come and gone and I never even rode the Ferris wheel. Of course for me that isn’t all that strange. I never was much for carnival rides, even growing up. Others I ran with liked riding those crazy rides with g-forces and free-fall. It wasn’t my thing. I would watch them ride and only occasionally get coaxed aboard something I didn’t really want to ride. Sure, as a kid I liked the train or the boat rides. I could even get on a carousel if the carousel animals were...
Clovis elementary Monday: No school Tuesday: Breakfast, mini pancakes, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk; Lunch, Chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, zucchini coins, ranch dressing, chilled mixed fruit, veggie bar, milk Wednesday Breakfast, grape crescent, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk; Lunch, bean and cheese burritos, salsa, seasoned pinto beans, lettuce/tomato, chilled fruit, milk Thursday Breakfast, breakfast bread, fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk; Lunch, chicken mac and cheese, steamed broccoli, chilled fruit, veggie bar,...
Buck Wilson is best known in Portales as a dentist for a half-century. He spoke at Wednesday's Portales Rotary Club meeting on his time with the Brooks Air Force Base School of Aerospace Medicine, and spent time there while John Glenn trained. Wilson was also a founding member of the Friends of Eastern Foundation and served as president from 1978 until 2002. He also served on the ENMU Board of Regents from 1979 to 1984 and on the New Mexico Commission for Higher Education from...
CLOVIS — Crash reports released last week identified the Clovis police officer who "failed to yield" in an April 14 collision with a civilian vehicle during a motor vehicle pursuit. CPD Sgt. Travis Loomis and two civilians were seen at a hospital for "non-life threatening injuries," according to Capt. Roman Romero. The crash took place late that afternoon, when Loomis was northbound on Gidding Street in a police Ford SUV. The other driver was westbound on Seventh Street in a Chevy Tahoe SUV, records show. Loomis was "...
No sooner had the Trump administration announced its intention to impose a new rule that will deny public benefits like food stamps and Medicaid to some legal immigrants, than 13 lawsuit trigger-happy states filed action against the Department of Homeland Security. Immigrants who are likely to rely on welfare benefits for their survival are generally referred to as public charges. In their complaints, New Mexico, Colorado and 11 other states agreed in principle that the new rule would reverse a decades-old policy of granting...
The New York Times, an organization devoted to gathering and publishing information, doesn’t want people to gather or publish information inconvenient to it. A group of Trump-supporting operatives has been finding and archiving old social media postings of Times employees and other journalists for use in the ongoing brawl between the president and the press. There’s no indication that this is dumpster diving rather than an effort to scour readily available sources for stu...
This is the perfect time to demonstrate a technology for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the San Juan coal plant and sending the greenhouse gas by pipeline to the Permian Basin to boost the recovery of oil and natural gas. Given that fossil fuels continue to dominate energy production, supplying nearly 80 percent of the world’s energy, carbon capture could be the technology that makes a real difference in the battle against global warming. During his eight years in office, President Obama regularly included w...
We got used to his serial gaffes long ago. “That’s just Joe,” his friends and supporters say about his latest gaffes today. I’m not one to make fun of him by calling him “Sleepy Joe” or any of his other nicknames, but now I’m starting to feel sorry for Biden. He’s showing signs of mental confusion. And he’s looking and acting way too old for his political aspirations. If I could talk to Biden, I’d tell him the truth everyone knows but doesn’t have the heart to say out loud: “Joe, face reality. It’s time to get off the stage...
Vote with your faith, conscience NBA legend Bob Cousy got the Medal of Freedom Award from President Trump. Now, Cousy offers an “assist” to Trump by saying he will vote for him in 2020 because he has racked up significant accomplishments. Trump signed an order to forgive student loan debt to about 25,000 disabled veterans. He has unwavering support for our wounded warriors and our troops. Trump says we cannot let those killed in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain. He wants to get strong background checks. He doesn’t want...
Recently, Las Vegas, N.M., lost a prominent citizen. William Smith, better known to just about everyone as Skip, wasn’t a man of great power or influence in our community, but more people knew him than not. Even his actual name has been “new” news. Facebook posts about him and the images shared are revealing; his smile is unforgettable. He is still inscrutable. A mystery. Las Vegas is just the right size for someone like Skip to have been a prominent, recognizable personality. One of the loveliest characteristics of our t...
CLOVIS — Local sheriff investigators on Tuesday arrested a private military contractor charged with soliciting a child. Robert Luis Vigil, 21, of Portales, was charged with third-degree felony child solicitation by electronic communication device, according to a news release Friday from Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller. Investigators allege Vigil contacted an undercover chat profile — "representing a 14-year-old child (but) being managed by the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations — and that the "conversation becam...
Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • City of Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., Clovis Municipal Airport Terminal Conference Room, 459 CR 11.5, Texico. Information: Joshua Matekovic at 480-432-6646 • City of Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board — 5:30 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E....
PORTALES — A new source of energy will begin providing electricity to nearly 194,000 New Mexico homes next year with the construction of the 522-megawatt Sagamore Wind Project in Roosevelt County. Xcel Energy announced Wednesday it will soon begin construction on the project after finishing its planning and development stage, starting sometime in the fourth quarter of 2019 and finishing by the end of 2020. “Sagamore will pay for itself in the fuel cost savings it will generate by using one of the region’s most abundant resou...
PORTALES - One after another, a menagerie of farm animals took the stage Friday night to be paraded around the show pen, bid on and sold to members of the Portales community. Some were carted off to their new homes while others were returned to the families that raised them. The Roosevelt County Fair held its Junior Livestock Sale Friday night where a total of 60 animals were put on the block, earning $131,550 for young farmers. The Show Arena was packed with bidders,...
CLOVIS — They’re getting the bands back together, at the place where the music all started — and for some of them, the place where it ended. Recording artists of all stripes are scheduled to descend upon Clovis this coming weekend, as Saturday marks what will be the first Norman Petty Studios Alumni Reunion. Around four dozen artists with some ties to Clovis’ Norman Petty Studio and their families are expected to come to the event, which features a 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday meet-and-greet with a $6 admission charge. Clovis-Curr...
