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CLOVIS - Martha Castillo brought out the joy in those who knew her. "Being around her, you were always laughing," said Tara Allen, a family friend. "She was always happy; a very joyful person." Clovis police said Castillo was killed Sunday night in a hit-and-run on the 2900 block of Thornton Street. Castillo, 68, died at the scene. A witness said Castillo was hit by a pickup, dark in color, as she attempted to cross the street. Allen said it was her understanding Castillo was...
VOLLEYBALL Prep summary Saturday Portales 3, Bosque 0 Portales 25 25 25 Bosque 20 19 15 Portales individual statistics Kills — Kylyie Paden 13, Adrianna Garcia 6. Blocks — Paden 3. Digs — n/a. Aces — Airam Lujan 5, four tied with 1. Assists — Angelina Maestas 13, Riley Shillings 11. Records — Portales 1-1, Bosque 1-1. Junior varsity — Portales def. Bosque 25-23, 25-12. C team — Portales def.Bosque 25-16, 25-22. SOCCER Prep summaries Saturday Girls Clovis 2, Socorro 1 Socorro 0 1 0 — 1 Clovis 1 0 1 — 2 Scoring summary Fir...
On this date … 1951: The Clovis Pioneers committed nine errors, but still managed to beat the Amarillo Gold Sox, 10-9, in their final meeting of the West Texas-New Mexico League baseball season. The Pioneers hammered two Amarillo pitchers for 16 hits including six extra-base hits. Right-hander Mel Kramer won his 10th game in relief for the Clovis club. Amarillo led 6-2 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning when Clovis scored four times to even the count. The Pioneers scored twice in the seventh and eighth innings, w...
“You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice.” — Zig Ziglar Smart man, that Zig. I grew up with a version of that thought, long before I ever heard of Zig Ziglar. That sentiment was woven into all of childhood and teen (angst) lessons, courtesy of The Dad. He repeated often enough, “your choice, your consequence.” And The Dad, and Zig, are correct. I am free to choose, and boy, did those chickens, er consequences, come home to roost. Oh...
My good friend Darrell Bledsoe, whose list of incredible accomplishments as a music producer, musician, choral director, songwriter, arranger (and the list could go on) is more than impressive, was my friend before he was the producer of my own four albums of music. Early on in our really enjoyable journey together, as we were beginning work on the first album, Darrell smiled and said, “Curtis, I’ll have a lot of suggestions along the way in this project, but I’ll alway...
All it took to make me nostalgic this week was a box of ripe peaches. I grew up less than a quarter mile from a veritable garden of Eden, although I didn’t properly appreciate it until after I grew up. My grandfather — “Pa” — was the orchardist. He worked most of his magic long before I was born, although he still deftly wielded a hoe into his 96th year. By the time I was old enough to toddle in the shade of his orchard, his life was drawing to a close, and I never got to re...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has added Bob Clifford to its athletic department as the school’s associate athletic director for external operations. Clifford, who served as athletic director at New Mexico Highlands, will be oversee all facets of the department’s external operations, incluing marketing, promotions, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising. Clifford, a graduate of the University of Michigan, has worked in or around college sports since 1978, with time spent at Michigan, Oregon State and Florida Atlan...
BOVINA — Farwell and Bovina were victorious in their season openers last week, so both sides are feeling pretty good heading into Friday’s 7 p.m. (CDT) rivalry clash. “I think we match up fairly well with them,” Mustangs coach Coby Emery said. “We’re both young teams. They’ve got a new starting quarterback (junior Alec Actkinson), and it always takes a while to catch on to things.” On the other hand, Actkinson is replacing older brother Leefe, who graduated in the spring. Alec Actkinson helped pilot the Steers past Ral...
ALBUQUERQUE — New Portales High volleyball coach Jacki Bailey is on the board with a win. The Lady Rams improved to 1-1 on Saturday, posting a 25-20, 25-19, 25-15 victory over Bosque. Senior middle hitter Kylyie Paden led PHS against the Lady Bobcats (1-1) with 13 kills and three blocks. “We looked good in the first two sets, and we battled the way we’re capable of in the third game,” Bailey said. “We learned from our loss (at Hobbs in the season opener). We still have things to work on, and I hope (the win) inspires us to im...
PORTALES — Entering her first year as the Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer coach, Abbey Barnum wasn’t all that surprised to find her squad near the bottom of the league’s preseason poll. Picked for 12th in the 14-team circuit, the Greyhounds begin to try proving their detractors wrong when they open the campaign with a noon match on Thursday against Colorado State-Pueblo at Greyhound Stadium. It’ll be the first official event for ENMU in the 2020-21 sports season, and the first of five consecutive outings for the...
PORTALES - When Tye Hiatt was hired in April as the 17th head football coach in Eastern New Mexico University's history, he said it wasn't a hard transition for him. "It's been a great adjustment," said Hiatt, who came to ENMU after three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Division II Shepherd University in West Virginia. "I'm originally from eastern Oregon and I grew up on a ranch. Coming to a community and a school like Eastern has been great." The Hounds have three...
PORTALES - If they had a choice, most football coaches would hardly opt to have a bye in the second week of the season. For the Portales High Rams, though, it may have come at the right time, coach Jaime Ramirez said, after dropping the season opener on Aug. 21 at Hope Christian 28-14. They now play nine consecutive weeks to end the regular campaign, beginning with Friday's 7 p.m. home opener against West Las Vegas at Greyhound Stadium. "I definitely think we've gotten...
If you’re an American worker, there’s cause for a real celebration this Labor Day. The economy is flush with jobs, wages are going up and employers are so desperate to find workers they’re offering benefits for what used to be starter jobs for teenagers. If you’re looking for work, you’ve got plenty to pick from, unless your skill sets are stuck in the old economy. Technology has or is changing just about every job out there, so workers must adapt. That’s easier for the younger generations who have grown up with their eyes...
I am not anti-vaccine. I’ve been vaccinated for a few things in my adult life because I think the risk of those vaccines is less than the risk or inconvenience of the diseases they are supposed to prevent. I wouldn’t bother getting a quasi-vaccine that neither prevents the vaccinated from getting nor spreading a disease I’m not particularly worried about; a sort-of-vaccine that doesn’t even last a few years, to moderate a new, slightly more dangerous, cold virus. A cold vi...
CLOVIS — A pair of local organizations are holding charity 5K events over the next few weeks, with the Clovis Portales Association of Realtors schedule for Sept. 11 and Mental Health Resources Oct. 9. The CPAR event will take place at Hillcrest Park, with registration at the former pro shop. Registration is $35, with sign-in at 8:30 a.m. and the walk/run at 9 a.m. For registration details, find a local Realtor or email [email protected]. Mental Health Resources is holding its second 5K and first in person, with the i...
Doctors and nurses have cajoled and pleaded, talking about how they are watching patients struggle to breathe before they ultimately go on a ventilator and die. The governor has offered cash incentives and a lottery and alluded to the possibility of going back to lockdown-style measures much more restrictive than masking up indoors as the highly contagious delta variant takes hold and hospital intensive care units fill up. Despite these efforts and many others, an estimated 500,000 New Mexicans who are eligible to get...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base will host its third quarterly meeting to provide updates on actions to address per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discovered in the groundwater surrounding the installation. The 5 p.m. Sept. 15 meeting will be virtual at Zoom meeting ID 337 873 3806 with passcode 88101. Environmental project managers from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center will review the status of the program and will answer questions from the public about the PFAS r...
ENMU named ‘veteran-friendly’ PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University announced Tuesday it has been recognized by U.S. Veterans Magazine as one of its Top Veteran-Friendly Schools for 2021. The school release said ENMU is one of less than 200 colleges nationwide and the only New Mexico school to receive the honor. “Eastern is proud of this recognition of our commitment to veterans and their families,” ENMU President Patrice Caldwell said. “We are proud to offer affordable education to the men and women who have served, giv...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Industrial Development Corporation on Friday launched Clovis Remote, a program to help connect people in the community with remote job opportunities. “There are a lot of people who say they want to work remotely but they are not prepared,” said Andrea Corpening, owner of Elite Business Performance, LLC, a contractor working for CIDC. “Clovis Remote participants will receive training on how to start a remote working career, as well as a variety of support including resume and interview preparation, virtual...
TEXICO — Law enforcement has issued an arrest warrant for a Texico man accused of child abuse leading to the death of his daughter. Christian Alonzo, 20, faces charges of abuse of a child and tampering with evidence stemming from the April 26 death of 5-month-old Pryncess Alonzo. Local authorities said Tuesday they were not sure if Alonzo had been served with the warrant. He was last known to be living in Arkansas, the child’s mother said. According to the warrant filed in Curry County Magistrate Court: • A sheriff’s deputy...
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” are among the last lines of Emma Lazarus’ sonnet, The New Colossus, written for a fundraiser for the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty still rests. Regardless of one’s stance on immigration issues, as a public school district we welcome all students; our doors and hearts are open to all who cross our thresholds. I’m reminded of our bilingual programs from La Casita and Lockwood elementary...
CLOVIS — Curry County Events Center and Fairground Director K.C. Messick gave county commissioners the June financial report Monday, but ended up answering various questions on county fair expenses. Commissioner Chet Spear asked why the Grupo Mezcal band received $6,000 to play this year, along with six hotel rooms and a case of beer versus $3,500 in 2019. Messick said the higher contract, which was negotiated in 2020 before the fair was canceled due to the pandemic, required the band bring in its own audio equipment versus u...
GRADY - Wesley Shafer, Grady's longtime mayor, died Sunday night at the age of 81. "Mayor Shafer was a dedicated and supportive leader in the Village of Grady, who was extremely knowledgeable in municipal government," the village said in a Tuesday afternoon news release. "As an integral and active part of our community, he will be sorely missed." Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at Grady Baptist Church. Shafer was born April 21, 1940 in Tucumcari, and grew up in the...
CLOVIS — During a routine update to the Curry County Commission on Monday, Plains Regional Medical Center Administrator Jorge Cruz said the battle against COVID-19 is continuing to challenge staff. In his Monday report, Cruz said the hospital had 22 COVID-19 patients, with four in intensive care and one on a ventilator. Staffing issues have led to Cruz putting on scrubs himself from time to time. “I’m a nurse by background,” said Cruz, who first came to PRMC as a travel nurse. “I will always be a nurse whatever position...
CLOVIS — With what it could control regarding legalized cannabis, Curry County on Monday finalized an ordinance governing how establishments could operate in the county’s unincorporated areas. By a 3-1 vote, the commission agreed to require cannabis establishments to: • Be 300 feet or more from a school or daycare center • Be 1,000 feet or more from a church or house of worship, residence, public park, community center or government facility • Be 1,000 feet or more from other cannabis establishments • Operate from 10 a.m. to...
