Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Thursday Texico 3, Melrose 1 Melrose 26 25 20 20 Texico 28 16 25 25 Individual statistics Kills – Melrose, Braylan Morgan 10, Hally Draper 8, Kambree Draper 8, Chantzee Elliott 7. Texico, Kinzee Crow 13, Adalyn Autrey 11, Aspyn Furrow 10. Blocks – Melrose, K. Draper 1, Morgan 1. Texico, Autrey 6, Kirra Fontanilla 5, Crow 3, Kaydence Lucero 1, Kailie Wieland 1. Digs – Melrose, H. Draper 10, K. Draper 8, Eden Lunsford 7, Tylee Hill 5, Elliott 4. Texico, Abby Haakma 16, Furrow 13, Crow 12, Gabby Delarosa 10. Aces – Melrose...
Sammy Lopez, longtime New Mexico newspaper publisher and most recently executive director of New Mexico Press Association, died Sunday. "His family was with him at the hospital, after having suffered a stroke the day before," said Barbara Beck, NMPA president, in a letter to the organization's membership. Lopez, former publisher at Fort Sumner and a half-dozen other state newspapers, was named executive director of NMPA in 2019. He was elected to the press association's Hall...
SANTA FE — Former state senator John Arthur Smith, a conservative Democrat who carved out a reputation for bucking governors' spending plans, died early Monday, a caucus spokesman said. Smith, a Deming real estate appraiser, served in the Legislature from 1989 until 2020, when he was ousted by a primary opponent. News of his death prompted a moment of silence at Monday's annual meeting of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association. Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, who served with Smith in the Senate, said he felt heartbroken by Smith's p...
I heard the Clovis High School student newspaper wasn’t always called “The Purple Press.” It had some kind of foreign language name? What can you find out about this? Clovis High School Class of ’73 alumnus Jay Parmenter said it was called La Sesalpha. With the proper name in hand, the internet opened up with a few references to the CHS student newspaper. “It’s not Spanish,” CHS Spanish teacher Laura Mondragon said. “It was called that when I was in high school,” said retired Clovis Municipal Schools administrator Lon...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 1704 E 7th St. Clovis Monday: Taco salad with seasoned meat, tortilla chips, Romain lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, calabicitas, tomato and onion salad, strawberries, sugar free Angel food cake. Tuesday: chicken salad with diced chicken, 2 slices wheat bread, lettuce, cold peas, cucumber tomato salad, sugar free gelatin and fruit cocktail. Wednesday: Beef fajita with peppers and onions, flour tortilla, salsa, black beans, cilantro, lime, brown rice, diced mango. Thursday: Fish sandwich w/...
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees A CCAER program was held Oct. 1 at K-Bob’s Restaurant. The program was presented by delegates who attended the New Mexico AER 81st state convention in Las Cruces, Sept. 26-28. Linda Baldock reported on the benefits of joining AARP, our Retirement Benefit Plans, the Retiree Health Care Authority, and the Legislative Priorities. Our first priority is to protect our Trust Fund! Sen. Soules spoke about the upcoming 2025 legislative session and why it is imperative that t...
If you’re old enough to remember licking trading stamps for your mother, you likely grew up in the 1960s or earlier. Somehow a conversation with a Gen Z coworker got off onto the topic of trading stamps. Talk about a quizzical look on someone’s face as I began to describe what I was talking about. My head might as well have been purple with horns in place of my ears. So this column will be a walk down memory lane for those of you my age or older and for the two or three Gen...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: “Dunkin’ Stik.” Lunch: Chicken smackers, au-gratin potatoes, seasoned corn, cinnamon applesauce,whole wheat roll . Tuesday: Breakfast: Fruit filled churro. Lunch: Corn dog, baked French fries, mini carrots, dressing, chilled mixed fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast: Mini bagel & cream cheese. Lunch: Orange or General Tso chicken, egg roll, fried rice, steamed veggies, chilled pears. Thursday: Breakfast: Homemade breakfast burrito. Lunch: Fajita, fresh pinto beans, Spanish rice, garden salad, dress...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Meet Me at the Starlight” by Rachel Hauck. Supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to hide and heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world. To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight, a Hollywood A-l...
