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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Her high school coach believes LaToya Anderson’s best track days are ahead of her. Her college coach is counting on it — that and her versatility and character. Anderson recently signed a letter of intent to run track at Oklahoma Christian University, an NAIA school in Oklahoma City. “She’s a late bloomer,” Clovis High coach Darrel Ray said. “Every year she’s shown steady improvement. She ran some really good times this year. She just hasn’t been consistent.” An honors student with an interest in a business career, Anderson...
Sean Cruce and Ryan Denton collected two hits each and Luke Gray went the distance as Clovis edged Hobbs 3-2 in the first game of Thursday’s West Texas Baseball League doubleheader at Bell Park. Gray scattered six hits over seven innings. Hobbs exploded for eight runs in the seventh inning and captured the nightcap, 11-8. Matt Ulibarri went 3-for-3 for the Wildcats while Tanner Pershall added a double....
Brandon Adkins’ grand slam highlighted a seven-run fifth-inning as the Roosevelt County Diamondbacks stayed alive in the Tri-County Major league tournament with a 12-7 win over the American Yankees on Thursday at Dickenson Field The teams meet again at 7 p.m. at Rotary Park in Portales in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament. Lucas Walters, Lane Drake and Mario Posadas all collected two hits for the Yankees, who led 7-3 after three innings. Posadas started and took the loss for the Ya... Full story
West Texas A&M received 15 of a possible 18 first-place votes in the Lone Star Conference’s South Division preseason volleyball poll. The Lady Buffs, who have made 14 NCAA postseason appearances in the last 15 seasons, tallied 103 total points in the poll to easily top Abilene Christian. The Wildcats collected 65 points to finish second. Abilene Christian received two first-place votes, while Tarleton State received one. Texas A&M-Kingsville had 63 points, followed by Eastern New Mexico University with 54 points. The Zias r... Full story
Larry Jones Jr. has coached soccer before — just not at the high school level. He has coached girls before — just not at the high school level. He’ll get his chance to do both this fall after being named the girls soccer coach at Clovis High. Jones succeeds Tamara Spradlin, who resigned in January for family reasons. He said he is going to preach teamwork and discipline. “I think it’s going to be a learning experience. It’s going to take a little on the job training,” Jones said. “At the high school level, the speed of th...
Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in a four-part series on Portales Area Rodeo team representatives in July’s National High School Finals Rodeo in Farmington. Rodeoers previously featured were Lynde Orcutt (Tuesday), Brittany Bennett (Wednesday) and Jaci Sant (Thursday). Kenna Armitage already has her immediate rodeo future sewn up. By the end of July, she’d like to have bragging rights as well. Armitage, a recent Elida High School graduate, is looking for a national championship in her final appearance at the National...
Ken Huey has vivid memories of the public reaction he received while serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam era. “My wife, then my girlfriend, was a student at (the University of New Mexico) and I remember picking her up in my flight suit,” Huey said. “I was booed, hissed, and that was the last time I ever picked her up in my flight suit. From that time on I wore civilian clothes.” Making sure those returning to Cannon Air Force Base from Operation Iraqi Freedom receive a better welcome is a major motivation behind...
In an effort to ensure safety, PNM Gas Company personnel spent Thursday probing gas lines throughout the city and found no new natural gas leaks. Officials with the company said they will also search today for any leaks in the 88 miles of natural gas pipeline in Portales. On Wednesday afternoon, city officials evacuated several homes in the block of North Avenue A and Olive Street after an underground pipeline ruptured, causing natural gas to seep above ground. No one was hurt and residents were allowed to return to their hom... Full story
CLOVIS — Brandon Adkins’ grand slam highlighted a seven-run fifth-inning as the Roosevelt County Diamondbacks stayed alive in the Tri-County Major league tournament Thursday with a 12-7 win over the American Yankees. The teams meet again at 7 p.m. at Rotary Park in Portales in the championship game of the double-elimination tournament. Lucas Walters, Lane Drake and Mario Posadas all collected two hits for the Yankees, who led 7-3 after three innings. Posadas started and took the loss for the Yankees....
West Texas A&M received 15 of a possible 18 first-place votes in the Lone Star Conference’s South Division preseason volleyball poll. The Lady Buffs, who have made 14 NCAA postseason appearances in the last 15 seasons, tallied 103 total points in the poll to easily top Abilene Christian. The Wildcats collected 65 points to finish second. Abilene Christian received two first-place votes, while Tarleton State received one. Texas A&M-Kingsville had 63 points, followed by Eastern New Mexico University with 54 points. The Zias rec...
Born in October 1925 in Roosevelt County to F.M. and Zona Blair, Joe Blair, 78, has called Portales home most of his life. Blair’s father homesteaded land in Curry County in 1906. He and his mother moved to Portales in 1920. Blair attended school in Portales. When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the Navy serving as a gunner’s mate. His four-year stint earned him 13 battle stars. After his discharge, he returned to Clovis, where he met his future wife, Dorothy Stanfield. The couple married in 1946. In 1956, he ope...
This is the first in a series of profiles on 2003 Pioneer of the Year candidates. J.R. “Chick” Schlenker’s daughter, Patsy Neely, described her father as a true example of what a good person should be. “He is a man of high integrity and high moral standards of living and helps mankind,” Neely explained. Schlenker and his wife Maureen moved to Portales in 1940, making their home southwest of town. According to Schlenker, they bought 480 acres and devoted a big portion of their lives to agriculture. Some of Schlenker’s best mem...
The board of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority has begun the process of hiring a director for the Ute Reservoir pipeline project. A search committe will publish a request for proposals for the job next week with a deadline to receive applications of Aug. 1. The committee will make recommendations at an Aug. 20 board meeting and the board will interview candidates at a special meeting in late August or early September, members said. The search committee is composed of Clovis Mayor David Lansford, board members... Full story
Ken Huey has vivid memories of the public reaction he received while serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam era. “My wife, then my girlfriend, was a student at (the University of New Mexico) and I remember picking her up in my flight suit,” Huey said. “I was booed, hissed, and that was the last time I ever picked her up in my flight suit. From that time on I wore civilian clothes.” Making sure those returning to Cannon Air Force Base from Operation Iraqi Freedom receive a better welcome is a major motivation behind...
The City Commission voted Thursday to accept the Levine Building on Main Street as a donation from its current owners. The city of Clovis will accept the building on the basis that current federal and county tax liens on the building will be waived, the commission said. According Susan Freed, a Santa Fe architect with the state Main Street organization, the building can be renovated for about $116,174. The renovated building could be sold for in excess of $200,000. Obtaining the Levine Building for the city has been a...
A motorist led a Curry County deputy in hot pursuit on dirt roads southwest of Clovis early Wednesday morning before escaping, according to Undersheriff Doug Bowman. Bowman said the deputy was eastbound on County Road 8 when he noticed a vehicle that failed to dim its bright lights despite the deputy repeatedly flashing his brights. “(The other vehicle) came into his lane causing (the deputy) to run off the road,” Bowman said. “He turned around to stop the vehicle to see what the problem was. Since the road was narrow in th... Full story
Samplings of recent calls received by the Clovis Police Department, according to police reports: Early Friday morning, police responded to the 800 block of Sheldon after a battery incident. According to the victim, a former roommate had opened a window, gotten into the home, and concealed himself under the bed. The former roommate then began hitting the victim, pulled a knife, and threatened his life before leaving on foot. Police reported that they would be obtaining a warrant for the former roommate’s arrest on charges o...
Compiled from court records from June 12 through June 18 Marriage Licenses Levi Marshall Nagle, 78, and Ruth J. Hood, 80, both of Lubbock David Morris Sturdivant, 24, of Lubbock and Jessica Nicole Autrey, 23, of Clovis Daniel Paredes, 22, and Jo Ann Rodriguez, 28, both of Clovis David James Scioli, 22, of Texico and Sarah Michelle Rupp, 20, of Clovis Calvin Tremane Brown, 26, of Richmond, Va. and Manuela Maria Rubio, 23, of Clovis Efrain Najera Castillo, 21, and Meagan Arleen Short, 18, both of Clovis Robert Allen Russell,... Full story
J.D. Cox, 77 J.D. “Red” Cox, 77, of Lubbock, died Thursday, June 19, 2003, at his home. He was born Aug. 27, 1925, in Elida, to Sally Ann and J.D. “Dory” Cox. His mother died when he was 2 weeks old. He was raised by his grandmother until the age of 13. When his grandmother died he went to live with his father. He left home at 17 to start driving trucks for long haul jobs. He drove trucks cross country until he retired in 1988. He married Gwen Connelly on May 27, 1977, in Juarez, Mexico. Family members said he enjoyed...
Joe Strickland gets a physical examination from Dr. Albert M. Kwan on Wednesday at Kwan’s office in Clovis. Strickland will be one of 75 teachers traveling to NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., for a nine-day stay. Joe Strickland doesn’t care if he wasn’t the first choice to receive an invitation to NASA’s International Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., this summer. The Lincoln-Jackson Arts Academy teacher is just glad to be going. Camp officials invite all 50 state teachers of the year from the United States and 25 interna...
Jack White bows his head in prayer during the prayer meeting at the Mesa Redondo Cowboy Camp held in June 2001 at Ned Houk Park. Steaming chuckwagon meals, campfire singing and old-time preaching will highlight the 26th annual Mesa Redondo Cowboy Camp Meeting. The four-day event will take place Wednesday through Saturday. The setting for the old-fashioned camp meeting will be in the pavilion area of Ned Houk Memorial Park, about eight miles north of Clovis on State Road 209. The camp meeting format features Bible study,...
My great uncle Harris never married and lived all his adult life alone. During his lifetime, he existed only on the bare necessities. It wasn’t that Uncle Harris couldn’t afford a comfortable lifestyle, and it wasn’t that he didn’t have an income. Harris just didn’t believe in spending any money. He was thrifty in the greatest sense. In fact, some might have characterized him a miser. At his death, this sad fact became more evident with the array of worthless possessio...
Editor’s Note: Amos is a churchmouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation. With the coming of summer and the annual dust bowl weather on the Plains, amos started feeling a little lonely. Every time he saw a little daisy sprouting through the ground or the tender young grass blades blowing in the wind, he became more and more homesick to see some of his family — especially his little niece, Annie Marie. boss i guess you heard that i was trying to leave town on the next mouse tra...
The board of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority has begun the process of hiring a director for the Ute Reservoir pipeline project. A search committe will publish a request for proposals for the job next week with a deadline to receive applications of Aug. 1. The committee will make recommendations at an Aug. 20 board meeting and the board will interview candidates at a special meeting in late August or early September, members said. The search committee is composed of Clovis Mayor David Lansford, board members...
Luziano Reyna missed his daughter’s birth because he was working. Last month, he missed her graduation from Clovis High School. Again, he was working. He was working for us. Reyna, from Hereford, Texas, has served 20 years in the United States Air Force. He spent the last six months deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Welcome back, Luziano. And thanks. Thanks to you and all those in uniform who served with you. On Saturday, in a more public way, our region will say thanks with a parade and a party to honor the C...
