Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Music royalty visited Clovis last week. Robert Plant stayed just long enough to remind us we still have one of the most iconic connections to rock and roll history hidden away on West Seventh Street. Plant, lead singer for Led Zeppelin and performing in Lubbock last Thursday, tweeted his reasons for being here: “76 shows into a mammoth tour, we reach Lubbock and why? Cos this is where one of the greatest influences of my singing life, kicked off a short meteoric career. “Across the stateline to Clovis, NM ... Norman Pet...
CLOVIS — Clovis High’s football team can’t exactly wipe the slate clean this weekend. But the Wildcats are, in a way, getting a fresh start. The ’Cats are 2-4 so far, on a four-game losing streak, and will indeed carry that record and that streak into Sandia this weekend. But, when visiting the Monarchs on Friday (7 p.m.), Clovis will finally be starting its District 2/5-6A schedule. And the Wildcats are 0-0 in that. “Our first season’s over; we throw it in the trash, no m...
Have you seen there are people who are blaming their health problems on the results of the most recent presidential election? Not just their mental health and happiness, as with the widespread “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” but their physical health, too. They believe politics, of a particular sort, is making them sick. If so, it’s because they have chosen to get sick over politics. In which case they take politics much too seriously. Had their preferred candidate won they...
Along the four highways entering Clovis, signs announce “Clovis: A community for family.” I spent 33 years with the Clovis schools as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent trying to assure that Clovis was a good place for families. I continue to support that effort as chairman of the Plains Regional Medical Center hospital board and the Curry County DWI Task Force. The possible construction of a racino has lead to the question: “Will the costs to families be worth the financial gain to the community?” Without...
I’ve been in Clovis three months. I love it. The people of Clovis have been welcoming. BUT ... I’ve realized the town has a serious self-esteem problem. Without fail, almost everyone has been apologetic with an Eyoreian since of sadness: “Welcome to Clovis, so sorry you had to come here, there’s nothing to do.” Having just spent 10 years in a small south Texas town, (population 880) I think I am an expert in “nothing to do.” We had no mall, no movie theater, no bowling alley. In fact, when a large hamburger chain opened...
Jobs. Entertainment. Tourism. Quality of life. Millions in tax revenue for New Mexico and Clovis/Curry County. That’s what the proposed racino (combination horse-racing track and casino) will bring if the New Mexico Racing Commission decides Clovis/Curry County will be the site of New Mexico’s sixth license. If you agree that a racino would benefit Clovis, please attend the racing commission meeting at 4 p.m. Friday for the public comment session. Just your presence will show how much Clovis supports this project. Then sta...
Expectant mothers get used to hearing from their female family members fairly quickly after becoming pregnant. They get advice on everything from sleep training to choosing pediatricians, whether the advice is asked for or not. Sharing baby advice is one of the most time-honored traditions of being a woman, and it is something that women look forward to doing for their daughters, granddaughters, or nieces. Every aspect of each pregnancy differs, but there are some things that remain true for every woman. The most sensitive pa...
Occasionally the stars align in eastern New Mexico to make for a perfectly quirky evening. That happens Thursday. Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry counties is hosting its annual fundraising meal, and the Eastern New Mexico University Department of Theater and Digital Film-Making opens a comical revue of Shakespeare’s works for the first of five local performances. Poor William Shakespeare probably never got to try a jalapeno bratwurst. More’s the pity. For...
PORTALES — “What did you work on during the bye week?” certainly wasn’t a loaded question. But sometimes a simple question demands a loaded answer. “We used that bye week to fix some of the problems we had in every area,” Portales coach Jaime Ramirez said after Monday’s Ram practice. “The main area we wanted to focus on was offense. We needed to take care of our O-line. “Defensively, we had to shore up our pass defense this week. We also need to make sure we take care of the... Full story
Sometimes, you just need to see the world through the eyes of a 4-year-old. Recently, we met up with my 4-year-old nephew, Gavin, and his Nana Della for dinner. While we waited to be seated, we played fire engine and tank, and listened to stories of the Army train. We watched train videos and made train sounds, of course. Gavin has a thing for trains, much like The Dad (my dad) did. Apparently, so does Gavin’s Nana. Della saw a train loaded with Army vehicles, all green, on h...
CLOVIS — In a 1972 Clovis High School senior English class, students took part in an exercise. They told their classmates about their plans following graduation. Some were going off to college, others entering the workforce. Meanwhile one student, Tony Marion, "got up there and I told them I had no idea," Marion told The News on Monday. "I said 'whatever comes is what comes.'" Marion would soon realize that what was coming his way was 45 years at ENMRSH providing assistance t...
TUCUMCARI — Coronado Partners frontman Warren Frost can tick off several reasons his group should land a horse-racing track and casino license in Tucumcari over Clovis. But he first says picking Tucumcari would be best for the New Mexico Racing Commission itself. Frost, a Logan attorney, said in a telephone interview that some believe $20 million of a Clovis race track's annual income would come from Lubbock - visitors who currently go to Zia Park Racetrack in Hobbs or R...
CLOVIS — Izzy Trejo doesn't claim to know what's in the minds of the five state racing commissioners listening to racino presentations this week in eastern New Mexico, but he has a few ideas of what they might be after. "Horse racing comes first and foremost," the New Mexico Racing Commission's executive director told The News in a phone interview. "We regulate horse racing, and our mission statement, I'll read it verbatim..." Trejo went on to read that statement, verbatim a... Full story
CLOVIS — In an agreement quietly discussed last month and reached on paper Tuesday, Nathaniel Jouett pleaded guilty to 30 felony charges leveled against him for the deadly mass shooting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Jouett, 17, was previously scheduled to be tried as an adult next year in a month-long trial in Roswell. Instead, defense attorney Stephen Taylor proposed last month the plea agreement, which bypasses a lengthy trial but maintains an effort to see that J... Full story
CLOVIS — Three out of five applicants agree: Clovis is the best site for New Mexico’s sixth racino. Why is that, and is there any chance the trio of competing interests might one day collaborate? Of course, the determination that will ultimately matter more is by the five individuals with the New Mexico Racing Commission, who heard one presentation last week in Lordsburg and will hear another one Thursday in Tucumcari, followed by three on Friday in Clovis. The News reached out to representatives of Full House Resort, Clo...
CLOVIS — A trial previously set this month for three airman accused of raping a colleague at a Clovis house party in January has been continued to next year. That decision followed a joint motion last week from the trio’s defense attorneys. A five-day trial is now scheduled for Feb. 18 in the 9th Judicial District, just over a year after a grand jury indicted three Cannon Air Force Base airmen on one count each of criminal sexual penetration. The defense attorneys said they were still completing pre-trial interviews and rev...
Urge candidates to be careful with public money New Mexico Land Grant and Severance Tax Permanent Funds were constitutionally created to allow the state to save and invest the revenues it derives from the extraction of natural resources statewide. Those funds, responsibly invested, meet the dual goals of growing New Mexico’s wealth and serving current and future generations of New Mexicans by funding public education. These two funds, and two other minor funds, as of April 10, added up to $23.5 billion. We have one of the lar...
In my psychiatric practice, I see quite a few children and adolescents. I strongly encourage them to get involved in competitive activities, such as sports. I tell them that sports will teach you how to win well, lose well, lead well, follow well, accept criticism well, be a good teammate, and to follow rules and orders. When the coach tells you to line up for wind sprints — you do it. All of these are valuable life lessons and, if learned, will increase one’s chance of success. And as an added side bonus, it occupies the...
Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. CCC Room 512, 417 Schepps Blvd. Information: 575-769-4001 Thursday • U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich staff — mobile office hours, 11 a.m. to noon. Los Abuelitos Senior Center, 1515 W. Fir St. Building A, Portales. Information: 575-622-7113 • U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich staff — mobile office hours, 1-2 p.m., Melrose Senior Center, 427 Main St., Melrose. Information: 575-622-7113 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Cl...
Today • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween & Teen Program — 4:30 p.m., Spooktacular Halloween Arts and Crafts, Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Habitat for Humanity fundraiser — OktoberFeast, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 5-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C, Portales. Tickets: $10. Information: 575-359-1344 • Preschool storytime — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B. Information: 57...
CLOVIS — When the New Mexico Racing Commission comes to town for a site visit on Friday, hundreds of people dressed in yellow shirts are planning to show support. Vision 2020 members say a Clovis race track/casino would bring “sunny” prospects for growing Clovis, including hundreds of jobs. They also project millions of dollars in economic impact for the city, mostly provided by out-of-town visitors. Their polls, they say, show 90 percent of Clovis residents support bringing a racino to town. But not everyone is excit...
SANTA ROSA — About 160 third-graders from Guadalupe, Quay and De Baca counties descended on the Guadalupe County Fairgrounds on Sept. 26 to learn how to stay safe in their homes, in the yard and out in the country. The gathering of young learners is an annual event that Guadalupe County’s New Mexico State University Agricultural Extension Office, along with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, has hosted in the county since the early 2000s, according to Leigh Ann Mar...
PORTALES — A victory for the Eastern New Mexico football team over Midwestern State on Saturday would have re-defined the Greyhounds’ season. A lopsided defeat could have been soul-crushing. Call Saturday’s 31-23 Eastern loss at Greyhound Stadium somewhere in between. The Hounds battled hard against the country’s fifth-ranked Division II team, even led for a while. But ultimately, they suffered their fourth loss in five games this year. So, Eastern’s showing was encouragi...
It's already October, meaning the football games are getting that much more important. The local teams will be back at it again this weekend, with an almost-full slate of those extra-important October clashes. Farwell, on a bye week, will be the area's lone absentee. Elida at Springer/Maxwell, 7 p.m. A forfeit victory is still a victory. So the Tigers will take the one they were handed by Roy/Mosquero last Friday, especially when it improved them to 5-1 in their program's...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Kierra Diaz had a goal and an assist, and the Eastern New Mexico women’s soccer team got back on a winning path in Lone Star Conference play with a 2-1 win Sunday at Midwestern State. Eastern (4-3-2, 2-2-1 LSC), coming off a 3-1 loss at nationally-ranked West Texas A&M, scored twice in a 5:16 stretch to record conference points 5-7 and move into a tie for third place with Texas Woman’s. Last season, the Greyhounds didn’t reach the seven-point mark un...
