Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - Following a COVID-19 spike at Plains Regional Medical Center, city and county leaders joined Interim Administrator Jorge Cruz on Friday in asking the community to follow COVID-safe procedures. The press conference, held at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library and streamed on the city's Facebook page, followed a Thursday that saw PRMC start the day with eight COVID-19 patients and end it with 20 - the highest number the hospital has treated at once...
CLOVIS - A grassfire Thursday was quite the public sight, with much of the action converging where U.S. 60/84 and NM 467 meet. And that was likely a reason the blaze, contained in around two hours by multiple area fire departments, didn't end up being far worse. Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen said the blaze, which ignited off of the shoulder of 60/84 near Curry Road N, happened where plenty of citizens reported it. Also, early response arrived quickly from the CFD's station at...
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: Breakfast, blueberry muffin, milk; Lunch, oven roasted drumstick, mashed potatoes/gravy, steamed broccoli, fresh orange, whole wheat roll, fresh veggies, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, banana bread, milk; Lun...
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: Sloppy joe on a bun, tater tots, mixed vegetables, tropical fruit Tuesday: Baked chicken, broccoli and rice casserole, dinner rolls w/margarine, mandarin oranges, salad Wednesday: Steak fingers w/mashed potatoes and cream gravy, blended vegetables, dinner roll w/margarine, fruit cocktail Thursday: Soft chicken taco, pinto beans, green chile corn, chips and salsa, pears Friday: Crispy...
The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “The Age of Witches” by Louisa Morgan. In 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch. Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in the scions of two very different lines: one dedicated to using their powers to heal and help women in need; the other, determined to grasp power for themselves by whatever means necessary. This clash will play out in the fate of Annis, a young woman in Gilded Age New York who finds herself a pawn in the fam...
Information on gluten-free cooking for two, and preparing perfect pasta will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Author and registered dietitian Carol Fenster will introduce a new cookbook she’s written titled “Gluten-Free Cooking for Two.” She’ll tell why she wrote the book, show some new appliances and bakeware that are perfect for smaller servings and also demonstrate some delicious dessert recipes fro...
Do you know a good story of a haunted place? I’ve heard about a lot of them and even started one or two but I’ve never actually seen a ghost. Growing up, we had a place just south of Portales on the storm water drainage ditch we called Deadman’s Bridge. I can’t fully remember the story but it involved finding someone hanging from the bridge. All I know was Buddy Blue told the story well enough that we loved to go out there together on our bikes. But we wouldn’t have been caug...
Sarah Ward gave a groan of frustrated effort as she completed a carousel movement around the metal pole she had been swinging on for the past half hour. "You did it. That was amazing," shouted Amanda Cobb as Ward completed her dance set. It was Ward's ninth pole dancing class with Cobb, and she had come a long way since day one. "It's been fun. I think in the beginning when I said I'd take the class, I was scared, but after I did it the first time, I was like, 'Oh my gosh,...
RICHARDSON, Texas — Fall sports that were pushed to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic will begin as early as Jan. 26, following spring schedule approvals from the Lone Star Conference’s Council of Presidents. Eastern New Mexico University is included in each of the 2021 spring schedules for football, volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer, according to a release from the conference office. The following criteria was listed for those seasons: • Football: The season will include five LSC teams beginning Feb. 27. The G...
PORTALES - While the pandemic sidelined her basketball career, Jena Mehlbrech got a start on her prospective career by job shadowing a physical therapist in Portales. Now after helping rehab eastern New Mexico residents, the junior guard is hopeful she and her Greyhound teammates can rehab Eastern New Mexico University's playoff aspirations that were so suddenly taken away by the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 8, Mehlbrech and her teammates had just returned home from the Lone...
PORTALES - Save a few weeks for a visit to family in Virginia, Garrick Sherrod has largely spent his last few months in Portales even as Eastern New Mexico University went online only for the fall semester. For the junior guard who aspires to be a college coach, Sherrod said being in the Portales community gives him support and peace of mind as he works on his degree and the game of basketball. The latter has certainly picked up, with Sherrod and his Greyhound teammates back...
BOVINA - With a district championship in their grasp, the Bovina Mustangs waited just a bit too long to get going on Friday night. Down by 19 points entering the fourth quarter, the Mustangs made things interesting late before falling to Smyer 38-33 in a battle for the Class 2A Division II District 2 lead. Senior quarterback Ethan Ramirez rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns and also threw for two scores as the Bobcats (5-3, 2-0 district) held on late and put themselves in...
Earlier this month, I passed by a small group of people outside a Planned Parenthood building in Philadelphia praying in the rain, heads bowed and exposed to the fine mist from heaven. Even though I was late to my appointment, I crossed the street to thank them. One woman, middle-aged, African American and leaning on a cane, thanked me for reaching out. “It doesn’t happen often. It means the world,” she said. Regardless of your position on abortion, you cannot — if you are...
If Donald Trump were a movie scene, he’d be the fiery train wreck in “The Fugitive,” and U.S. Marshal Tommy Lee Jones would be cruising through the carnage saying, “My my my. What. A. Mess.” The dueling “town halls” on Oct. 15 were enough to make one’s head spin. On ABC, where Joe Biden resided, you had decency and sanity. On NBC, you had demagoguery and sociopathology. Choose the America you want, folks, because the contrast could not be starker. For instance, here...
I’m convinced Jared Kushner is responsible for creating the Trump Administration HR operation that’s the Chernobyl of Human Resources. Once he pushed Chris Christie out, the resulting multitude of personnel mistakes belong to him. It’s just been one D’oh!ed thing after another in Kushner’s disastrous wake. By painful experience, mostly chronicled in the leaks on the front page of the Opposition Media, the new personnel folks learned it’s not a good idea to hire alligators if the goal of the boss is to drain the swamp. The...
Listen before you speak. My mother Jane Wyman taught me that sensible lesson a long, long time ago. And based on his fine performance at the second presidential debate on Thursday night, it looks like Donald Trump has finally learned that important lesson, too. The president proved he could listen to what Joe Biden said and then carefully respond to what he heard instead of instantly reacting and interrupting or talking over Biden. Of course, the president was forced to...
The Russians haven’t loomed so large as a sinister hand influencing the course of American society since the Red Scares of the 20th century. Then, it was largely the right that warned of Russian infiltration; now it is progressives who see Russians altering the course of American history through dark manipulations. There’s no doubt Russia meddled in our election in 2016 and is attempting to do so again. But the left’s overwhelming focus on Russia has taken on the trapp...
The Los Angeles Times reported last week that several Republicans have complained Facebook and Twitter are interfering with the presidential election. The social media giants did this, supposedly, by not letting their users freely share a New York Post expose alleging wrongdoing by Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. It’s ridiculous to argue that media outlets, even social media outlets, should be required to report anything they don’t want to report. That’s a First Amendment issue and isn’t worth debating. But media are not...
SANTA FE — Citing rising COVID-19 infections across the state, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Sunday would be the final day for regular Mass until further notice. The archdiocese has oversight of Catholic churches throughout the state, including St. Helen in Portales and Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Clovis. A Thursday letter from Archbishop John C. Wester included a half-dozen directives on the archdiocese website at archdiosf.org, including a request to inform elderly residents who might not otherwise h...
SANTA FE — The following is a list of states New Mexicans can travel to and from without requiring a COVID-19 quarantine either way, as of Wednesday. • California. For the rest of the United States, travelers be aware. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office updated the high-risk states list Wednesday to add Washington to what is now a list of 43 states, plus Puerto Rico. Anybody coming from one of the high-risk areas is required to quarantine for 14 days or the duration of their visit to New Mexico, whichever is shorter. High-r...
The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority is accepting applications Nov. 2-13 for mortgage and rental assistance through its COVID-19 Housing Cost Assistance Program. Applicants can receive up to $1,500 a month for three months to help with housing costs. The MFA said some qualifying payments include mobile home liens and their land/lot they are on, and past-due rent or mortgage. The assistance does not require repayment. Applications will be ranked by the date and time they were received, household income level, and tribal...
CLOVIS — In anticipation of a significant weather event this week, Clovis Municipal Schools indicated it would follow its standard district inclement weather procedures that include delays or closures as appropriate. Although most of the districts students are attending school remotely, inclement weather would impact a significant number of students who are receiving services in person. Also, the weather could have an impact on Internet and other utilities. Additionally, inclement weather could result in alteration or c...
CLOVIS — A tort claim has been issued to the Curry County Commission alleging negligence and improper handling of COVID-19 at the Curry County Adult Detention Center. The claim, filed Thursday by Portales attorney Eric Dixon, indicates the facility has at least 67 or more inmates currently diagnosed with COVID-19, and that it is “unfit for human habitation at this time” and should be shuttered. The claim indicates that inmate Daniel Heil, 40, tested positive for COVID-19 Oct. 9, and has received no medical treatment for t...
CLOVIS — October had been relatively warm, with high temperatures in the 80s as the second half of the month began. That’s about to come to a screeching halt, as freezing temperatures are expected to start tonight and continue through much of the week. According to the National Weather Service’s forecast for the Clovis area, an overnight low of 23 degrees is expected for Sunday with a northeast wind between 15 and 25 mph. Monday brings a 20% chance of snow, and a high of 29 degrees means a chance of freezing rain and sleet as...
Editor’s note: Jenny Essary and Troy Hall are living through the same pandemic, but with different perspectives. They shared their stories last week. ‘We can’t let fear take us down’ Jenny Essary Essary is from Floyd, where she lives with her husband Jeff and two of their four children. They are established hay farmers. From her perspective, COVID-19 has had a wide reach and changed many aspects of life this year, but it is not as big of a threat as people have been made to believe. While the normalcy of life has shifted...
