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Chihuahua dogs seem to be disappearing fast from our neighborhood on North Ave. J. in Portales — and that disturbs me. When our precious little Pepe disappeared from our front yard on the night of July 1, I soon learned one of Pepe’s playmates, Chiquita, had disappeared from the next block down a few weeks prior to that. Chiquita’s owner then told me her sister-in-law’s Chihuahua, our next door neighbor, mind you, had also vanished. I started hearing stories of other missing Chihuahuas in the area. Ay Chihuahua! What is goin...
Clovis American finished the District 3 Minor League All-Star tournament unbeaten — barely. American built a six-run lead and held off a furious last-ditch rally by Clovis Zia for an 11-10 win Thursday night at Dickensen Field. American (3-0) advanced to state competition which it will host beginning July 25. The American All-Stars were limited to five hits, but took advantage of 17 walks. Zia hitters collected eight hits and were issued eight bases on balls. Zia loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the sixth on two...
The double mugging event is new to the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association Finals and it’s proving to be a popular competition. The term has nothing to do with smiling for the camera or accosting someone for monetary gain, but instead means helping a roper tie down a calf. The event — for boys 9 to 12 years old — takes two people: the roper and a flanker or “mugger.” The reason for the flanker is simple: the mere size of the younger cowboys makes it difficult for them to handle a decent sized calf. “I wouldn’t have been abl...
The double mugging event is new to the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association Finals and it’s proving to be a popular competition. The term has nothing to do with smiling for the camera or accosting someone for monetary gain, but instead means helping a roper tie down a calf. The event — for boys 9 to 12 years old — takes two people: the roper and a flanker or “mugger.” The reason for the flanker is simple: the mere size of the younger cowboys makes it difficult for them to handle a decent sized calf. “I wouldn’t have been abl... Full story
Dave Sikes of Myers Electric works on the new storage facility being built as part of Plains Regional Medical Center expansion project. Photo by Rick White. The Plains Regional Medical Center expansion is gaining momentum — much to the delight of the hospital staff. In fact, the Healthplex building — which will house Home Health Care and Hospice and the Rehabilitation Center — is set for completion this month, said Wes White, interim administrator and chief financial officer for the hospital. “We will begin providing service... Full story
Taylor McIntire donated part of his proceeds from creating and selling a cookbook to a children’s home in Portales. Photo by Rick White. Taylor McIntire is not your average entrepenuer. The Arlington, Texas, resident eschewed the normal money-making projects of an 8-year-old like a lemonade and cookie stands and decided on something a little more ambitious. He collected cooking recipes from his mother, Kellianne Harper, and her friends and some from his grandmother, and assembled a cookbook. He has sold 15 cookbooks at $10 e... Full story
Clovis native Robert Brack received unanimous approval Thursday from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to move from New Mexico’s 9th District Court to the U.S. District Court for New Mexico. Brack previously testified before the judiciary committee on June 25 and the committee vote clears the way for his confirmation by the full U.S. Senate. A confirmation vote has not yet been scheduled but his sponsor, Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., issued a press release saying he will press for a vote by the Senate before the start of t...
For those 4-H and FFA members interested in exhibiting their projects in this year’s Curry County Fair, the 2003 Curry County Fair books are hot off the press. The books can be picked up at the Curry County Extension Office, 818 Main St. It’s not just for youngsters, though, said Glenda Belcher, extension home economist. “People or organizations who will have booth exhibits, this book will tell them about criteria and how they’re judged,” she said. “For those who have produce exhibits, it tells the class of produce and...
Clovis will host the convention of the New Mexico Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, the state chapter of the oldest African American secular organization in the nation, today through Sunday at the La Quinta Suites. Evelyn Rising, second vice president of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs and a past president of the New Mexico chapter, will speak at a public banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday at the La Quinta Suites. Rising’s topic will be “Passing On Our Heritage: Building Through Our Youth,” said Dorothy R... Full story
Junetta Fleming Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis. Mrs. Junetta Fleming, 92, of Las Vegas, Nev., a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 2, 2003. She was born March 10, 1911, in Cleveland, Okla. She was a resident of Las Vegas since 1988. She is survived by a son, Charles A. Fleming; a brother, Harold Eiseman of Oklahoma; three sisters, Doris Brown, Lois Johnson and Florence Brunson, all of Oklahoma; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Arrangements are by Davis Paradise Valley Funeral Home...
Clovis law enforcement officers have faced some public criticism in the past week for their actions in two unrelated cases that occurred last weekend. We support the rights of those who have questioned authority — indeed we have given them a voice through the pages of this newspaper. But we are hesitant to join in the criticism given the information received so far. On July 4, a Clovis woman, Bobbie Sandoval, was killed by a pickup whose driver is believed to have been fleeing police. Witnesses to the accident dispute the p...
Joan Clayton’s book, “Each Day is a Gift,” is available at Southwest Books and More in Portales and Master’s Books and Gifts in Clovis. Photo by Lisa Sonnenschein. When Joan Clayton retired from teaching school several years ago, she felt her days of usefulness were all but over. How wrong she was. Since then, the former elementary school teacher has now written and published seven books, 10 years’ worth of newspaper columns and numerous magazine articles. In April, a friend, Anna Nixon Foster, invited Clayton to a Beta Sigm...
I’m trying something new, and I really enjoy it. The thing is that I have been trying to exercise and the cardio cycling class at the college fits right into my schedule. The teacher is great, the people in the class are friends, and it’s a real uplifting experience. I just got to the point where I had to do something. I have made promises to myself to stay fit, and through the years, I have broken them. It all started several years ago when I attended a health fitness sem...
it started out as a sweet innocent dream boss there i was lying in a field of swiss cheese somehow i had won the cheese manufacturers clearing house sweepstakes and the cheese patrol came knocking on my door then all of a sudden a green frog came riding across my dream on an ugly stickhorse froggie came a courtin and he did ride uh-huh he sang with a deep- throated twang froggie came a courtin and he did ride sword and pistol by his side uh-huh what s going on here says me i m looking for miss mousie says he i ve looked in... Full story
Clovis native Robert Brack received unanimous approval Thursday from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to move from New Mexico’s 9th District Court to the U.S. District Court for New Mexico. Brack previously testified before the judiciary committee on June 25 and the committee vote clears the way for his confirmation by the full U.S. Senate. A confirmation vote has not yet been scheduled but his sponsor, Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., issued a press release saying he will press for a vote by the Senate before the start of t...
A new program allowing Roosevelt County inmates to work off jail time is also promoting shrewd spending of taxpayer dollars, county officials say. The voluntary program started on Monday and allows misdemeanor offenders to earn good time in jail for picking up trash, pulling weeds, trimming and mowing on county property. The hours inmates contribute to working can then be used as “good time,” which can work to decrease jail time, according to Roosevelt County Magistrate Judge Jane Martin. The less time an inmate is in jail, t...
When Joan Clayton retired from teaching school several years ago, she felt her days of usefulness were all but over. How wrong she was. Since then, the former elementary school teacher has now written and published seven books, 10 years’ worth of newspaper columns and numerous magazine articles. In April, a friend, Anna Nixon Foster, invited Clayton to a Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Banquet as her guest. Clayton was about to turn her down, but decided to go out of friendship. At the banquet, Clayton saw Foster’s name on th...
