Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Newspapers across the nation have undergone a multitude of changes in recent years. Adapting to readership and advertising trends has become critical for success. We're no different here at The Eastern New Mexico News. Beginning next month, we are changing the print frequency of The News to two days per week — Wednesdays and Sundays. Our readers will still get seven days' worth of news, but it'll be packaged in larger, four-section editions each of those mornings. That will s...
Picking and choosing was always interesting as I grew up. Sometimes chance was my best bet at winning or getting on a good team. I remember a variety of ways of picking and choosing we practiced in my youth. One of the oldest was Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, with a tune that went around the circle of fists or shoes until it stopped on one person who would be eliminated or sent to a specific team. Sometimes though we picked team captains this way and then the captains picked their...
I wouldn’t say I have a short attention span when I go to the gym. I would say I need something to take my attention away from the things that happen to me while I’m at the gym. If I don’t have a podcast playing, my mind races to things like, “How much sweat is too much sweat during a workout? Is it odd that I can wring out a sweatband and fill a Dixie Cup?” If there’s not something I can watch on the television I think about the body parts that are hurting despite the fact I didn’t use them in any workout. I knew it was g...
Stephen and Cassie Hardin of Portales are two of those darned millennials. You know the ones I’m talking about — that generation born from 1981-1996 who are often targeted for criticism. Let me tell you what this couple has already done, not once but twice, in the year and a half since they bought their first home in Portales: They have gone door to door passing out invitations and invited all their neighbors over to their front yard for cookouts. Wait a minute. Aren’t mille...
Information on making pants that fit and gluten free cooking for two will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Rae Cumbie says that pants are simple to make, but hard to fit (and even hard to buy.) She will show how to make a basic pattern to enable you to sew a wardrobe of pants that fit — regardless of the details and fabrication. Cumbie lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Author and regis...
PORTALES — Dozens of competitors took to Idsinga Dairy on Saturday to take part in Roosevelt General Hospital's fourth annual target shooting fundraiser. While promoters called it a skeet shoot, if you want to get technical, it was more like a sporting clay competition, said Joe Whitehurst, shooting director of the gathering. Either way, the basic goal is the same — shoot a clay target out of the air. The National Rifle Association tell us a skeet shoot is all about "cr...
CLOVIS — When three different groups submitted applications last month to bring a racetrack and casino to Clovis, many of the details of the projects were similar: hundreds of jobs, millions of dollars of revenue for the state and a location on the east side of town. One element that was not consistent throughout the three proposals was how spectators would watch the races, should the state's Racing Commission select their bid for the sixth gaming license. The application f...
America is the capital of irony If you are one who gets to watch daytime TV, you may have spent a recent week watching what is called a “confirmation hearing.” If that doesn’t ring a bell, here’s a suitable definition: When the world’s biggest group of liars and crooks assemble under one roof to determine if an individual is qualified to become a member of the highest legal panel in the country. Think about that and you’ll realize that America is indeed the capital of irony. Bill Sconone Clovis...
A 5K/fun run and golf tournament to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities will be held Saturday in Clovis. The second annual Red Shoe 5K Fun Run and Walk will begin 7 a.m. Saturday at the parking lot of Mesa Elementary. Registration will begin 6:30 a.m. on site for $25, with preregistration offerd 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday at Colonial Park Clubhouse for a $5 discount. Registration is also available online at newmexicosportsonline.com under “Red Shoe Run.” The 13th annual golf tournament will begin 9 a.m. Saturday at Col...
ROSWELL — Behind three goals each from Josiah Tellez, Lionel Chavez and Marcos Chavez, the Portales Rams went .500 on the final day of the Roswell Invitational and collected their first win of the boys soccer season. Portales (1-4) fell to New Mexico Military Institute 3-1 in the opener, but recovered to rout Silver City 8-0 to wrap up the day. Lionel and Marcos Chavez each scored three goals in the win over the Colts, while Tellez had the lone Ram goal against NMMI and two a...
LAWTON, Okla. — Jasmine Gannon had 11 kills to lead a balanced effot, and the Eastern New Mexico volleyball team extended a pair of Lone Star Conference streaks with a 26-24, 25-15, 25-18 victory over Cameron Saturday afternoon. Sarah Tuioti-Mariner had 10 kills for the Greyhounds (4-5, 2-0 LSC), who have won their first two LSC matches, and have done it while winning six consecutive sets. Although neither Cameron (2-10, 0-2) nor Friday opponent Midwestern State made the e...
DURANGO, Colo. — Fort Lewis just seems to have a habit of last-minute goals against Eastern New Mexico. A day after topping the Greyhound women 2-1, the Skyhawks did it to the Greyhound men as Ty Lang scored with seven seconds left in regulation for a 2-1 Fort Lewis victory Saturday at Dirks Field. Nicolas Perez, who assisted on Lang's game-winner, also scored on a penalty kick in the 64th minute to keep the Skyhawks undefeated at 2-0-1. The Skyhawks outshot the Greyhounds (...
AMARILLO — Neither the Clovis boys nor girls cross country teams won Saturday’s meet at Amarillo’s Thompson Park. But it’s fair to say that each team did as well as expected. Clovis’ boys took second with 52 points on the 3.2-mile course, behind Tascosa (32). And the Wildcats’ Jon Fuentes was the individual winner, with teammate Jerrick Maldonado snagging second place. “Tascosa’s really good,” Clovis head coach Mark Bussen said. “They’ve been in the top five in the state of...
Today • St. Helen Fiesta — Food, games, music 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1600 S. Ave. O, Portales. Information: 575-356-4241 Monday • Women’s Initiative Network Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Cost: $15-$20. Information: 575-769-2103 Tuesday • Portales 9/11 ceremony — 7:30 a.m. outside James Polk Stone Community Bank. CAFB Honor Guard are special guests. Information: 575-356-6601 • Books and babies — 10:30 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades...
Monday • Portales Municipal Schools — 6 p.m. in the Board Room of the L. C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Roosevelt County Courthouse, Commission Room, 109 W. First. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. special meeting at the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Planning and Zoni...
On this date ... 1983: Clovis Police Chief Nelson Worley submitted his letter of resignation to City Manager Don Clifton. Worley began working for Clovis police in 1941. He was named assistant chief in 1944. In 1945, he became police chief for the first time. He was appointed Curry County sheriff in 1959. In 1973, he was appointed Clovis police chief for a second time. Worley was the National Peace Officer of the Month for July 1971, as selected by Master Detective magazine....
PORTALES — The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education is expected to review several policy issues when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday in the board room of the L. C. Cozzens Administrative Offices. A few of the policy revisions are related to maintaining professional boundaries and staff conduct with students, which Superintendent Johnnie Cain said wasn’t in response to any particular incident but is mainly intended “to clarify staff conduct a little more than what’s clarified now,” based on the current climate in the countr...
The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “To Die But Once” by Jacqueline Winspear tracks Maisie Dobbs' investigation into the disappearance of a young apprentice working on a hush-hush government contract since Britain's declaration of war on Germany. Led from the countryside of rural Hampshire to the web of wartime opportunism by one of the most powerful men in London's underworld, Maisie risks her future and dreams. Meanwhile, the plight of thousands of soldiers stranded on the beaches of...
Curry County Retired Educators President Massey welcomed today's Curry County Association of Educational Retirees at our first meeting of the year, Tuesday, and guest speaker Donna Lay, a retired educator from Melrose Schools. Lay, dressed in period costume, gave a riveting talk about the Underground Railroad using a quilt she constructed. She explained each quilted section, telling how slaves used to follow a path (using one quilt piece per house hung on an outside fence) by noting shapes and colors in each piece thereby...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Cinnamon waffle. Lunch — Spaghetti w/meat sauce, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, orange smiles, whole wheat roll . Tuesday: Breakfast — Mini donut. Lunch — Turkey and cheese croissant, veggie dippers w/ranch, fresh apple. Wednesday: Closed Thursday: Breakfast — Breakfast burrito. Lunch — Chili cheese fries, fresh broccoli w/ranch, fresh fruit, cookie. Friday: Breakfast — Apple fruit pocket. Lunch — Pepperoni pizza, garden salad w/ranch, chilled applesauce, fresh fruit. • Breakf...
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. canasta, 4 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, 10 a.m. beginning line dance, 1 p.m. crafters, 2 p.m. Red Hat Ladies 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. 7-Up Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 9 a.m....
My name is Benito J. Chavez. I was born and raised in Clovis until the age of 18. I then joined the Marine Corps after high school and worked as a grunt. I was a grunt for six years then changed jobs to airplane jet engine mechanic, which I held for eight years. I then was given the opportunity to move up and lead up to 150 Marines and be their senior advisor. I did that for five years until another job opportunity came open, now to lead 1,000 Marines and again be the senior...
PLEASANT HILL — You can take the cowboy from the country, but you can’t keep him away forever. You might say as much for Buddy Vaughan, who was raised in Roosevelt County and returned to eastern New Mexico after decades criss-crossing the country with his trucking business and training race horses in California. The equestrian affinity goes back to his upbringing on a ranch near Kenna. His brother Dale said they had no electricity in the home most of those years. Still, those were good times. “Old times are the best times,” D...
It’s been a long, drawn-out battle, but a ruling handed down by a district judge in Taos clears the way for public use of several roads across private property to access vast tracts of state trust land in northeast New Mexico. The White Peak area in Colfax and Mora counties is considered prime hunting territory for elk and other game. The battle over access to the area has been playing out in courtrooms and elsewhere for at least two decades. District Judge Sarah Backus’ ruling is a huge victory for all New Mexicans, alt...
Several local events are planned for Tuesday as eastern New Mexico will join the rest of the nation in commemorating the 17th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the most deadly terrorist attack in American history. Remembering the Heroes of 9/11 will be held for the first time, beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Eastern New Mexico University Theater Center. Organizer Patrick McCreary said the event will feature live readings of text messages and other communications that involved those who were in the planes...
