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SANTA FE - While no immediate changes were made to public health orders, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warned the state was "at extreme risk of uncontrollable spread" of COVID-19 during its weekly press conference. "This is feeling week after week like we're preaching ... but the reality is still the same," Lujan Grisham said Thursday. "This is a deadly virus. We're in a global pandemic." Also, the governor said, the state will not update its public health order to...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Closed, Columbus Day Tuesday: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, broccoli, garlic toast, lemon pudding, salad Wednesday: Chicken fried chicken w/roasted potatoes and gravy, green beans, dinner roll w/margarine, peaches Thursday: Meatloaf w/mashed potatoes and brown gravy, peas and carrots, dinner roll w/margarine, pears Friday: Teriyaki chicken over buttered rice, Oriental vegetables, spring...
Editor’s note: In-person or to-go service varies based on a school’s mode of education as allowed by the Public Education Department on a county-by-county basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meal information is provided by school officials or websites. Contact individual schools for specific details. Clovis elementary Monday: No school Tuesday: Breakfast, fruit filled churros, milk; Lunch, meatloaf sandwich, seasoned french fries, veggie cup, ranch dressing, chilled mixed fruit, fresh veggies, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, chi...
The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “The Emerald Affair” by Janet MacLeod Trotter. In Scotland in the aftermath of the First World War, nurse Esmie McBride meets handsome Captain Tom Lomax at her best friend Lydia's home. Esmie is at first concerned for Tom's shell shock, then captivated by his charm, but it's effervescent Lydia he marries, and begins a new adventure with in India. “Lent” by Jo Walton. Young Girolamo's life is a series of miracles. A miracle that he can see dem...
Beta Phi Beta Phi had its October meeting at the home of George Hay in Portales. There were eight jewel pin members, one pledge and one guest. Jeannette Bass hosted the meeting. Before the meeting everyone enjoyed the refreshments of finger food that was brought by the members. After refreshments, President Bass started the meeting. Chaplin Patsy Lorenz read Genesis 8:22 and read a poem by Helen Steiner Rice. She also presented a program how a bill becomes a law and handed out worksheets for everyone to bring back to the...
Information on making fig desserts, using citrus fruit for centerpieces, and coloring lace with liquid paints will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Karla Stockli is the CEO for the California Fig Advisory Board, and she will talk about fresh fruit and figs as a popular item for desserts, as well as share some of her favorite ways to incorporate figs into desserts. Stockli is from Fresno, California. Kym...
Over the last few years I’ve embraced the cooking duties in our house. My wife can tell I’ve embraced it because now when she embraces me her arms don’t go all the way around her fellow. Before we were married I treated her special one date night when I fixed Duck à l’Orange. I came across the recipe in an outdoor magazine and wild mallard ducks were easy for me to hunt and bag so I did it. She was impressed enough she told her family about me and still talks about it today. T...
Much remains uncertain for the upcoming ski season in New Mexico. But ski resort owners all know one thing: They want to ride. "It's a different year than most," said Michael Adams with Ski Cloudcroft. "Gov. (Michelle Lujan) Grisham hasn't addressed this year yet and what restrictions there will be. We're planning for a bunch of scenarios right now, but what we are anticipating is 50 percent capacity and social distancing. We've watched a lot of videos on how to keep your...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department reported no updates Friday on a Tuesday morning shooting near Sandoval Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Capt. Robert Telles told The News the investigation was still ongoing, and updates would be provided when more information was available. Clovis police were dispatched to Plains Regional Medical Center 5:23 a.m. Tuesday for two gunshot victims who were later taken to Lubbock for further treatment. Information on their conditions was not provided....
Editor’s note: A New Mexico U.S. Senate seat is open after Tom Udall decided against running for a third term. Candidates are Republican Mark Ronchetti, a former television meteorologist; Democrat Ben Ray Lujân, assistant speaker of the House of Representatives, and Libertarian Bob Walsh, co-founder of Rocky Mountain EMS. Candidates were asked the same questions on the spot via telephone or online meeting software. The election is Nov. 3. Early voting continues through October: Ben Ray Lujân What do you believe should be the...
CLOVIS — The Curry County jail has become a hot spot for COVID-19. Curry County Manager Lance Pyle said 43 positive detainee COVID tests have been received in the past 36 hours. Pyle said the facility on Thursday night had 64 inmates who have tested positive for the virus. The county on Thursday reported 65 new COVID cases, the most in a single day since the pandemic began. It wasn’t immediately clear how many of those 65 were from the detention center. Pyle said none of the detention center employees have tested pos...
PORTALES — The city of Portales will host a drive-through trick-or-treating experience at the Portales Public Library, Portales city councilors said at Tuesday’s regular meeting. The event — created after the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce decided to cancel its annual Safe Trick-or-Treat event in the town square — will be held 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Oct. 29. The plan is to have staff on both sides of the library driveway who will pass out candy to kids who hold their bags or buckets out the windows of the cars, accordi...
I know that social media is not the real world, just as Kim Kardashian is not your average working mother. But we have all started to spend parts of our days in the virtual world, and in the post-pandemic era, some of us spend the majority of our waking hours communicating with avatars, digital creations, and shadow-humans. So the things that are happening in that environment do have an impact on our emotional health, and the way we view the actual world. After the news broke...
Recently, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made headlines with his announcement that by 2035 his state will ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles. That is an ambitious goal, but given the timeline, it is hard to say what compliance will look like. But for another, arguably even more ambitious car mileage proposal, one need look no further than New Mexico. Last September New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that by just model year 2022 New Mexico would be increasing its...
The upcoming election is important to every New Mexican who deserves to know the truth before casting their vote. There is an amendment to the constitution of the state of New Mexico on the ballot in November and voters will decide whether to give up their right to vote and give politicians more power. The governor and Legislature don’t believe that the citizens of our great state have the ability to make the right choices when it comes to voting for who represents us on the Public Regulation Commission (PRC). They want to t...
The Kamala Harris-Mike Pence death match will go down in history as another forgettable vice presidential debate, but it had its pluses. It showed us two important things we already knew. It showed us that Vice President Pence is a smart, sober and able defender of Donald Trump and his record at home and overseas. And it showed us that Sen. Harris is an empty pants suit who likes to laugh and smirk, play the race and gender cards, hide her own leftwing politics and blame the...
The Supreme Court fight of the century is, so far, a fizzle. The ratio of progressive outrage over the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to supposed reasons that the U.S. Senate shouldn’t confirm her is completely out of whack — there’s a surfeit of the former and almost none of the latter. Barrett has received extraordinary testimonials from her colleagues and students, who say she is brilliant, conscientious and kind. The opposition has countered with a dog’s...
It's easy to be mad at New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. She forced private businesses to close or limit interaction with customers. She said churches were dangerous places to gather. She ordered us all to wear masks and stay socially distanced, like she's our mother or something. Most thinking people admit her public health orders have reflected reasonable approaches to combating a deadly worldwide pandemic, but, well, we don't like being told what to do. And so some of us have chosen to be mad at her instead of the...
From the Oval Office to the New Mexico Legislature to numerous county offices, local voters have to make decisions on plenty of candidates in the general election. But there are plenty of other items for consideration on the Nov. 3 ballot, including constitutional amendments that could overhaul the Public Regulation Commission, bond issues that could mean nearly $14 million for area entities and decisions on whether district and appeals court judges stay on the bench. Here is a look at some of those ballot items: Bonds...
On this date ... 1985: Residents in Clovis’ La Salle Drive area packed city hall to ask for better drainage in their neighborhood. Recent rains inspired about 35 people to complain about “soggy streets, drenched living rooms and underwater back yards,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. “After the last hard rains, there’s enough force to float railroad ties into the street,” James Lavorn told city leaders. “The ties had settled into the ground, but the traveling water was strong enough to carry them into the road,” the ne...
Monday through Oct. 31 • Celebrate Recovery Pumpkin Patch — 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Living Word Church of God, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. Pumpkins available for sale with all proceeds to benefit the Celebrate Recovery ministry. Decorated area available for photos. Pumpkin carving contest at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Information: Bonetta Hutson at 575-218-1914 Monday • Indigenous Peoples’ Day Tuesday • Live Latinx Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Workshop — 1 p.m., via Zoom. Presented b...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns Monday • Indigenous Peoples’ Day Tuesday • City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Curry County and Area Republican Women — 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., K-Bob’s Steakhouse, 1600 Mabry Dr., Clovis. Information: 575-762-1842 • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., virtual meeting. Join: https://meet.google.com/fcf-hmuo-ojd +1 314-433-5615 PIN: 281422811#....
CLOVIS — After nearly a quarter century of instruction in Clovis and Cannon Air Force Base, Wayland Baptist University will close its Clovis campus at the end of the year. The move is part of a series of cuts to various programs and operational budgets due to lower enrollment trends and challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic. Dean Gary Mitchell said Thursday he understands the decision from the administration and trustees board in Plainview, and noted enrollment has been down at WBU-Clovis the last few years like other college...
Randal Brown What do you believe should be the role of the state government? Primarily, the government is responsible for providing funding for schools; more than 50% of the budget goes towards that. A significant portion goes to healthcare and Medicaid. There are a number of services it performs that the state relies on - roads, support for cities and counties. I believe the state government is there to provide appropriate services for people of the state. What makes you the most qualified candidate for this seat? The...
CLOVIS - Early voting started Tuesday, and lines were consistently seen out the doors of the Curry County Clerk's Office all week. The county clerk's office in Roosevelt County also reported lots of eager voters, and staff encouraged people to keep coming by as they said the lines move quickly. Through Friday, Curry County had 1,346 early voters while Roosevelt County had 1,005. The Curry total is more than half of all early voting at the office in 2018 (2,320) and more than a...
