Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Even though the record indicates a mismatch, Portales High football coach Jaime Ramirez isn’t about to take the Ruidoso Warriors lightly in Friday’s 7 p.m. Class 4A District 3-4 opener at Greyhound Stadium. After all, three of the losses for the Warriors (3-4) have been to Class 5A competition, while the fourth was a one-point setback to Las Vegas Robertson. “They’re a good football team,” Ramirez said. “Their record doesn’t really indicate how good they are.” Ruidoso has had two weeks to get ready for the gam...
PORTALES — A pair of Eastern New Mexico University regents fear Chancellor Jeff Elwell has uncorked a few issues in approving a weekend wine festival on campus. The Queso Vino Festival is scheduled for this weekend at the ENMU baseball field, in opposition of current university policies on alcohol. Elwell believes he had the authority to waive policy for the festival without board approval due to exigent circumstances. Regents Joseph Gergel and Lance Pyle believe that was a decision for the board to make. The festival w...
PORTALES - Every fall the denizens of Portales and the surrounding communities hit the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds for a weekend of perusing arts and crafts vendors, listening to live music and snacking on a smorgasbord of peanut-based treats. The 46th annual Peanut Valley Festival is slated to kick off Saturday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and run through Sunday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Admission is free and handicap parking will be available. PVF is primarily an arts and crafts show,...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High football team will look to stay undefeated in District 2/5-6A this Friday when visiting Eldorado at Albuquerque’s Wilson Stadium. Clovis will take a 2-0 district record, 5-3 overall, into the 7 p.m. game against the Eagles (4-3, 0-1). The stakes are huge, as each team is vying for state playoff positioning. And the Wildcats will be trying to win that huge game somewhere they haven’t won yet this year — anywhere not named Leon Williams Stadium. Clovis i...
Longtime rivals figure to be battling for the Class 2A District 6-7 title on Friday night when the Texico Wolverines visit Fort Sumner. Each team opened district play last Friday with impressive road wins, and both head into the contest with some momentum. “It should be a really good game,” first-year Wolverines coach Bob Gilbreath said. “The team that executes best and makes fewer mistakes will probably come out on top.” Fort Sumner brings a 5-1 overall mark into the battle after beating Santa Rosa 34-12 on Friday, while T...
Grace is hard. It is almost incomprehensibly wonderful. It seems almost too good to be true because it actually is almost too good to be true. It is amazing. But it is hard. Grace is hard because accepting it means nothing less than death to our pride. If the sacrifice of Christ really is, as the New Testament claims, all-sufficient to save me, that not only means that I am powerless to save myself apart from faith in that sacrifice, it also means that I have no right — l...
Today • Groundbreaking for new Ranchvale fire station — 9 a.m., 1720 Curry Road 16, Clovis. Hosted by Curry County and the Ranchvale Volunteer Fire Department. Information: 575-763-6016 • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Monster Mash” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Preschool storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-...
When my husband Peter and I met, we each had a dog. Peter had a collie named The Pretty Boy, (Yes, “The” was part of his name) and I had a pound puppy, part golden retriever, part border collie mix named Milo. The Pretty Boy died shortly before we were married, about five years ago, and Milo died just over a year ago. We talk about getting a new dog, of course, but all the good reasons not to have a dog prevail. Extended travel — actually travel of any kind — is enormously complicated with a dog. So, for a year now, Peter a...
Flames shot an estimated 100 feet in the air. Smoke could be seen 25 miles away. Firefighters had to watch out for falling power lines and for paint cans that “exploded and rocketed out of the main building,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. The worst fire in eastern New Mexico’s history is debatable, but the blaze that destroyed Eastern New Mexico Builders Supply 55 years ago this week has to be among the contenders. It began about 3 p.m. on Oct. 15, 1964, at 2410 Prince, where Burns Do It Center stands today. A “tras...
If you consider yourself a foodie, you’re in luck this weekend in eastern New Mexico. Things are shaping up to be the culinary equivalent of a perfect storm. Without devoting an inordinate amount of time to research, I’d be willing to gamble that we High Plains denizens may have more opportunities to indulge in a greater variety of specialty foods this weekend than possibly any time in history. (I may be exaggerating, but stick with me.) During the 48 hours that begin at 5 p.m...
Germ-fighting supply drive Through Oct. 31, the Roosevelt County Health Council will be collecting disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, tissues, and disinfecting spray in an effort to help fight the flu and other illness. Collected donations will be distributed to public school teachers in Dora, Elida, Floyd, and Portales schools. Donation locations in Portales include Portales City Hall, 100 W. First St.; Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 First St.; Roosevelt County Public Health Department, 1515 W. Fir; and the Portales...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis ∞ Bryan Castillo, 34, aggravated battery on a household member ∞ Loydale Kirven, 48, burglary of a vehicle, larceny, injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle ∞ Eloy Bailon, 27, concealing identity, probation violation, possession of a controlled substance ∞ Ashley Dunlap, 33, arson, larceny ∞ Jose Flores, 28, failure to appear on a felony charge ∞ Jaymes Moss, 25, unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to...
In all the noise over impeachment, has anyone pointed out the relationship between the law and majority rule? I think it’s central to the question about whether an impeachment is warranted so close to an election. It seems that some people equate democracy with majority rule, but the law itself is at least as important to self-governance as is the expressed will of the people. The law gives us protections and perimeters to live by, and if someone breaks the law there should be consequences — regardless of popular opi...
I recently learned from a meteorologist at the Albuquerque National Weather Service office that we’re expecting a dry October and possibly a wet November. The meteorologist also told me that New Mexico is the “poster child” for climate change. Over the past 15 years or so, he said, warmer, drier weather patterns in New Mexico have followed global weather patterns closely. I used to live about 50 miles from the Pacific coastline in California. We lived with a double threat of becoming a beach community. Either an earth...
Sometimes it’s hard to remember to be thankful for life’s little blessings. Recently I was reminded to be grateful I don’t live in California. My electricity went out for a little while a few days ago, but the power company was on the ball and power was restored in no time; long before it could have become inconvenient for anyone but the least prepared among us. By contrast, the electric utility in California plans to shut off power to hundreds of thousands of its payin...
RGH receives honorable mention ALBUQUERQUE - Roosevelt General Hospital received an honorable mention in the Quest for Excellence Award from the New Mexico Hospital Association. Three hospitals earned the award, given at the 74th annual association meeting Oct. 7 in Albuquerque. Each of the honorees enlisted multiple clinical and administrative teams and approaches to address challenges unique to their hospital. Roosevelt General Hospital received an honorable mention for...
PORTALES — You can relax this weekend with a glass of wine and a plate of cheese while listening to some live music and celebrating two big industries in New Mexico. The New Mexico Wine Growers Association has been working to promote the wine industry in New Mexico for the last 28 years and recently set sights on expanding to Portales and the surrounding area by hosting the first Queso Vino festival at Eastern New Mexico University. “We want to highlight the New Mexico wine industry and show people what it has, as well as...
CLOVIS — The scoreboard that hangs above the center of the Curry County Events Center was highlighted at Tuesday’s county commission meeting as a true symbol of technology. The only issue, Fairgrounds Director Justin Gregory said, is that it’s a symbol of 2009 technology, when the events center was just starting up. Commissioners seemed willing to change that technology out, but tabled an item on potential scoreboard replacement because vendors hadn’t responded to inquiries and Gregory couldn’t give commissioners any price...
In addition to recommending a tax increase to help fund a water pipeline, members of Clovis’ water policy advisory board discussed water contamination from Cannon Air Force Base. Mayor David Lansford reported on the recent Washington, D.C., trip he and other local representatives made, most notably a meeting with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John Henderson. Lansford said he asked Henderson pointed questions on where Cannon Air Force Base stood among the 189 military installations dealing with PFAS/PFOA c...
On this date ... 1974: The Clovis News-Journal profiled Dr. Elwyn Crume, described as an active participant in many community organizations. The article reported Crume, an optometrist, was a Clovis High graduate and U.S. Air Force veteran who remained active in the Air Force reserves. Elwyn and Patricia Crume had two children in college and an eighth-grader at Yucca Junior High. He was involved in the Clovis Executive Club, the Shriners, the Elks Club and the Rotary Club. He was also a licensed pilot. Pages Past is compiled...
Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees special meeting — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: 575-769-4001 • Essential Air Service meeting — Noon-1 p.m., Clovis Municipal Airport Terminal, 459 CR 11.5, Texico. Information: 575-769-7890 Thursday • City of Clovis Finance Committee — 2 p.m., Clovis City Hall small conference room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., staff mobile office — Noon-2 p.m., Portales Senior Center, 421 N....
PORTALES — The city of Portales’ public works department will begin work today on University Drive from Avenue S. to the end of University — in other words, from the former Alta Terra site to the end of Territorial Estates. Traffic will be limited to one lane, and work is expected to take two days. Information: 575-356-6662...
PORTALES - While the collection of windmills at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds is an eye-catching sight, maintaining them has become an increasing burden on the county over the past few years. The Roosevelt County Board of Commissioners took action during their regular meeting Tuesday morning to allow for a public auction to dispose of 45 of the 70 windmills from the fairground's collection. Funds from the sale would go to maintaining the remaining windmills. The windmills...
MIDLAND, Texas - The Clovis High School band was fifth in preliminaries at Saturday's Bands of America regional, and finished fifth in the finals. Sounds consistent, but CHS Band Director Bill Allred said that was not the case. Clovis was the only non-Texas school to finish in the top 10 of the regional, won easily by Vista Ridge. Allred said there were some concerns after the preliminary round "wasn't a great run," whether it was nerves or intimidation at the large-band...
CLOVIS — When you put skin in the game, you have to anticipate a flesh wound or two. Clovis city commissioners acknowledged that Monday in their roles on the city’s water policy advisory board, which by a 7-0 vote recommended a tax increase to help fund completion of the interim groundwater portion of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. Clovis Mayor David Lansford, who chairs both the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority and the water policy advisory board, said the authority’s best approach is to fully fund...
