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CLOVIS — Organizers for the semiannual Clovis Gun Show expect a robust attendance at the event this weekend, including turnout from first-timers specifically interested in self-protection. The show is the main local fundraising effort for the non-profit Clovis Evening Lions Club, according to its president and the gun show chairman Joe Whitehurst. Attendance at each iteration — held during the second weekends of March and October — has averaged between 1,500 and 1,800 admission-paying attendees, said Whitehurst. Up to 50 ve...
It was none other than the venerable Charles Wesley, writer of hundreds of grand hymns, who in the preface (1779) to one of his hymnals pronounced a word of stern warning against anyone who would mess with the words — and thus the theology, not to mention the beauty — of one of his hymns. He had little use for “hymn-tinkerers.” During most of my growing-up years, my home church, and most others of our brand, used a hymnal that contained 665 songs, or 666 in one edition...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews said Thursday on social media that he would be done with professional football if the National Football League changes rules and forces players to stand for the national anthem. Matthews, who played part of his high school career in Clovis High, has stayed off the field the last two weeks during the anthem since President Donald Trump criticized protesting players. Amid reports the league and the NFL Players Association will discuss national anthem conduct a...
The weather of choice, to whomever it is that gets to choose in this here desert, seems to be hot, with a chance of getting hotter. For three out of four of the supposed seasons, we just get a variation in seasoning but little effective change in temperature. The spring brings the wind, which can make the hot more bearable, or at least distract us from that discomfort with the gritty blast of another. The summer doubles down and gives us a break from the wind sometimes, but...
I have had a reader request I write about the following experience again. It has been 35 years ago but I can still recall the man who used to roam the streets of Clovis. Our children named him the “strange guy.” The first time we noticed him was on one of our usual trips to the grocery store. He was so peculiar, so eccentric. He held his chin high, holding his trousers up with one hand and all the while talking to himself. His outfit of mismatched clothes made quite an imp...
CLOVIS — District play is now in full swing in regional football, with some teams starting it and others in the thick of it. Logan at Melrose, 7 p.m. The defending state champs look to maintain their undefeated season as they host Logan in tonight’s match-up. Melrose (6-0, 2-0) is coming off of a 58-8 blowout win over Mountainair last week, which happened to be one of its better opponents this season. “The win against Mountainair was a big one for us,” Melrose coach Dickie Roybal said. “The only downside is that after thi...
CLOVIS — Clovis High's football team needs to right the ship, and will try to do so tonight in the choppiest of waters. The Wildcats are looking to halt their recent losing streak at two while bagging their first district win. Getting that done would mean beating Manzano tonight at Leon Williams Stadium (7 p.m.). A mere glance at the Monarchs' Maxpreps page shows some gaudy numbers — like 1, their state ranking, and 7, their number of wins so far against no losses. Clo...
On this date ... 1972: Al Haley, manager of Commonwealth Theaters in Clovis, and Jimmy Self, promotion director for the Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center, were looking over plans for a new entertainment facility that was planned for the shopping center. Construction was set to begin in mid-November, with a completion date of March 1973, for a theater they said would provide two movies simultaneously and seat approximately 300 persons in each side. The district manager for...
HOBBS — The Clovis high school boys and girls cross country teams cruised to first place Thursday afternoon at the Hobbs Invitational. The boys meet consisted of 45 competitors and six teams with Clovis winning big with a score of 22, followed by Carlsbad (57) and Southcrest (85). Clovis’ Jose Salas lead the meet with a time of 16:25 coming in first followed by Clovis’ Juan Fuentes coming in second with a time of 16:27. Clovis had six competitors each making it within the top 10 for the easy team win. T.J Greg came in fourt...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Former Eastern New Mexico University professor Stefan Kiesbye was among the California residents whose life was changed by this week's wildfires. Kiesbye's Santa Rosa home, along with the rest of the houses on his street, burned to the ground on Monday, leaving behind only a pile of rubble. Kiesbye taught creative writing and composition at ENMU from 2012 to 2015 before moving to California where he has taught creative writing at Sonoma State University s...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday through Thursday: Clovis • Jenna Herrington, 28, contempt of court, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jeremy Carver, 20, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to pay fines • Michael Fernau, 35, probation violation • Laura Peele, 34, aggravated battery (deadly weapon) • Sophianna Moncayo, 34, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Matilda Trujillo, 39, contempt of court • Hope Egerton, 23, battery against a household member, probation vio...
CLOVIS — The Living Word Church of God has found a new home for worship services after a fire destroyed the church’s building on Monday. Christian Believers Center at 501 Main St. will host all of Living Word Church of God’s services until its building is repaired or a new church is built, which has not been determined. Associate Pastor Bonetta Hutson said the availability to host all of the church’s services in the same location was the most important factor in the church board’s decision to go with Christian Believers. “Jus...
Today • Gun and knife show — 1 p.m.-7 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Admission: $5. Information: 575-760-1379 • Friends of the Library book sale — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Props for Cops rally — 9 p.m. at St. Bernard Farms corn maze, Clovis. Admission: $1 general. Information: 575-791-2044 • Fall Choral Concert — 7 p.m. at Buchanan Hall, ENMU. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 • Habitat for Humanity Oktoberfeast — 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at First United M...
Tuesday • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at Roosevelt County Courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. at county offices, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Friends of the Library — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Wednesday • Finance Committee...
