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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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When I think about blessings this thanksgiving season, I realize God’s goodness and grace toward me is more than I deserve. I am most grateful for God’s grace, it given freely by God to me, regardless of my standing in society or my bank account. Grace cannot be bought by merit and grace is not earned. Yet, I can say, even though I am so underserving, that God’s grace is sufficient each day and grace for me when it is needed. I agree with Dwight L. Moody, the great preac...
What a surreal sight it must have been. The lame, the blind, the paralyzed, and people suffering from all sorts of diseases. A sad assemblage of hurting humanity, lying, sprawling, crawling, languishing around Jerusalem’s Pool of Bethesda. In the fifth chapter of his Gospel, the Apostle John describes the sad scene. As is so often the case surrounding the most poignant examples of human suffering, humans trying to survive the situation, ravaged by an incredible range of emotions, are torn between varying mixtures of faith a...
Writing this column every week starts by picking a thought. There’s, so far, never been a problem coming up with one that provokes at least as much length as this format allows. There is no shortage of stories, facts, figures, and close calls in my own life experience to write these possibly forever, or at least the practical equivalent. This is one half of my weekly paradox. On the other side is the fact that even though there is infinite material, there is also always more t...
PORTALES — This year's Greyhound men's basketball team is clearly bigger, faster and more athletic than last year. And this year's team has a vision of winning the Lone Star Conference, even if nobody else sees it. The Greyhounds, who start their second season under former Midwestern State assistant Tres Segler, get their first regulation test Saturday when they visit Fort Lewis to open a 28-game schedule that runs through Feb. 24. The team will first play for the Greyhound A...
LUBBOCK — The Clovis High swim teams set three meet records with their event wins, and finished second and sixth in the weekend Lubbock 5A Fall Invite at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center. Between the finals and preliminaries, Clovis’ teams posted 28 state-qualifying times. The Wildcat girls posted 486 points to finish second in team competition, while the boys had 261 points in their sixth-place finish. Host Lubbock High dominated the meet, posting 807 points in boys competition and 687 in girls competition. Meet records wer...
RIO RANCHO — Thursday was district state volleyball tournament pool play for four local Curry County teams at Rio Rancho’s Santa Ana Star Center. Three made it out and will play today. Texico, Melrose and Grady all survived their pools. Clovis’ season, however, ended against Cleveland. The Lady Wolverines earned a first-round bye by defeating Capitan 25-15, 25-22 in 3-A competition, then took care of Santa Fe Prep 25-16, 25-16, rallying to sway the momentum in their favor during the first set of the Santa Fe Prep match...
PORTALES — Six area children found "forever homes" Thursday morning at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, and the judge officiating the event couldn't be happier. Of National Adoption Day — an event that has seen over 50 children adopted in Portales since 2013 — Judge Donna Mowrer said it's nice to have a break from negativity. "Somebody's (almost) always upset when they leave ... Nobody gets perfect satisfaction in the court system all the time," she said. "This is somet...
On this date ... 1972: Don McAlavy, chairman of the High Plains Historical Society, was set to give a report to that group about possibly having located the oldest house in the area. "We think we have found the oldest residential house," he told the Clovis News-Journal, "but it might be too early to say definitely." McAlavy said the group hoped to eventually purchase what it believed to be one of the earliest existing dwellings in Clovis and "eventually restore it for the...
PORTALES — Three area teams embark on the NMAA postseason tonight, as Dora will look to get revenge on Tatum, following a first-round blowout victory over Pine Hill. Melrose, meanwhile, will also play in an 8-Man quarterfinal game tonight, as it seeks its 12th state title. Texico, on the other hand, travels to Dexter for 3A quarterfinal action. As for nearby Texas schools, the regular season is coming to a close, as they look to do some fine-tuning ahead of the playoffs. Bovina already clinched a district title last week, a...
CLOVIS — On Thursday, Clovis High's football team was in familiar territory, practicing in the comfy confines of Leon Williams Stadium, on the turf field where they began practices July 31. Tonight, the Wildcats will be far afield, beginning the state 6A playoffs on the road against Atrisco Heritage Academy of Albuquerque. Yet the 'Cats will hardly be out of their element. Hundreds of miles away, yes, but they'll be playing football, postseason football at that, which t...
Veterans from across Roosevelt County, including a 97-year-old who served in World War II, received a warm welcome from Floyd's elementary students Thursday morning. Each student thanked veterans for their service as they read from a presentation about the sacrifices made by the armed forces. "Today we are honored to have veterans among us, and many of you in this audience may have friends and family that have served or are currently serving in the armed forces right now," sai...
RIO RANCHO — Three Roosevelt County volleyball teams began their quest for a state title on Thursday, as Portales, Elida and Floyd all took part in the pool play portion of the 2017 NMAA State Volleyball Championships. Portales, the overall No. 3 seed in the 4A bracket heading into pool play, took care of business against Bosque and Santa Fe Indian School. Ironically, the Rams, who will be the No. 1 seed in their portion of the bracket this afternoon, will match up with a familiar foe. Moriarty, who was swept by Portales i...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Alberto Hernandez, 27, failure to appear on a felony charge • Wade Alley, 32, failure to appear on a felony charge • Richard Rees, 27, possession of a controlled substance • Benito Chavez, 39, failure to appear on a felony charge • Reynaldo Armijo, 20, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge • Kody Vaughan, 32, negligent use of a deadly weapon, interference with communications • John Willett, 50, aggravated driving while under the influence, fa...
PORTALES — A water line break that forced closing a small section of road in Portales on Thursday morning was caused by old pipe, according to City Manager Sammy Standefer. The line broke about 9 a.m., and was repaired by 2 p.m. on Fourth Street from Avenue A to Avenue B. The 4-inch cast iron pipe that ruptured was “probably in the neighborhood of 80 to 100 years old,” Standefer said. Because of the small size of the line, Standefer did not believe water service was interrupted for many residents in the vicinity of the break...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Adult Detention Center — once the site of almost routine inmate escapes — has been approved for a three-year Certificate of Accreditation by the Adult Detention Professional Standards Council of the New Mexico Association of Counties, according to a news release from the county. The honor will be presented at the NMAC legislative conference in Santa Fe in January. Detention Administrator Mark Gallegos said he has been working toward earning the accreditation since taking over in January 2016, even...
Monday • Portales School Board — 6 p.m. in board room, 501 S. Abilene. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Clovis Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. in board room, 1009 Main St. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday • Chamber Board of Directors — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Chamber of Commerce. Information: 575-763-3435 • Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursd...
Today • Annual Kettle Kick-off Dinner — 6 p.m. at Salvation Army, 317 E. Second St., Clovis. Information: $50 individual, $350 table of eight. Information: 575-762-3801 • “Proof” — 7 p.m. play at University Theatre Center, Eastern New Mexico University. Tickets: $5 general, students free. Information: 575-562-2711 Saturday • Holiday Bazaar — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Admission: Free. Information: 575-693-5962 • Veterans Parade — 10 a.m. on Main Street, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3431 • Meals on Wheels Arts and...
