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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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MELROSE - After eight years providing medical services to the people of Melrose and surrounding communities, the Melrose Health Clinic appears on the verge of closing. That was the message Roosevelt General Hospital Chief Executive Officer Kaye Green and hospital staff shared with just over a dozen people during an hour-long town hall meeting at the Melrose Senior Center on Wednesday. Green said the decision to close the clinic in Melrose was a financial one, noting the...
Charlie Ledbetter was about 11 years old when he came to eastern New Mexico with his family from Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1907. The Ledbetters settled in the Blacktower community — where Cannon Air Force Base stands today — and spent their days farming. Charlie’s dad, James, was a member of the school board at Grier, west of Clovis. After graduating from Clovis High School, Charlie was postmaster at Grier and later became a school teacher there. Historian Don McAlavy reported Charlie Ledbetter was drafted into the Army as World W...
My name is Carlos Arias. I run my own consulting company and am an aviation aficionado. I'm a pretty positive person whose whole life revolves around my family. I'm also one of the luckiest guys I know, I married way better then I deserve! My wife Amanda and I have two children: daughter Allison, 15, and son Mark, 8. What would you do if you won $1 million? A million bucks would buy me a pretty dang nice airplane! What's your idea of a perfect day? My idea of a perfect day...
PORTALES — A prominent local attorney is out of the practice in New Mexico for nine months after the state’s supreme court ordered his license suspended last week. Eric Dixon has just under 30 days now to settle his pending cases or find them new counsel, following which he is forbidden to practice law in the state for no less than nine months. He is also required to complete 10 hours of “ethics continuing legal education classes” and within two months pay court expenses of $2,654, according to court records. Rooseve...
CLOVIS — With an enhancement for prior felonies, a judge last week sentenced Aaron Clark to 18 years in prison for his convictions in September on third-degree felony child abuse, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence. According to a news release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney, Clovis police last year contacted Clark, 32, regarding an arrest warrant. “When officers told Clark he was being placed under arrest, he leaned into his car and placed a baggie of methamphetamines under his sle...
CLOVIS — Police on Thursday arrested a juvenile suspect in connection with multiple commercial burglaries, according to a news release. Detectives identified the 17-year old male suspect from business surveillance images and last week executed a search warrant at his residence on the 3100 block of North Ross Street, where they “located property from the burglaries of the three businesses...” wrote Clovis Police Capt. Roman Romero. The suspect was charged with four counts of commercial burglary and booked into the Curry Count...
CLOVIS — A 61-year old Clovis man was sentenced last week to nine years in prison for a sex crime committed four years earlier on a child in his care, according to a news release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney. Domingo Bolanos was convicted in July of second-degree felony criminal sexual contact of a minor under 13, for which he was charged two years earlier. “The child was not able to report the incident to anyone until she was removed from the home and placed with her maternal grandparents,” said the relea...
CLOVIS - A shed fire behind a home in the 700 block of Gidding Street covered downtown Clovis in smoke and drew a pair of fire engines shortly before noon on Wednesday. Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen said firefighters did not actually receive a call, rather an engine was returning to the station from an unrelated trip when firefighters spotted the smoke and responded. "I walked out there thinking 'What in the world?' Smoke was already out in front of the station" on Mitchell...
CAUSEY — Mary Lee Terral wore many hats in the village of Causey — mother and wife, seamstress, church pianist, volleyballer and bookkeeper. And for over 40 years, she was the postmistress of the small community southeast of Portales. The latter role she held from 1976 to 2016, assuming the position from her mother-in-law Jennie Dee Terral. Between those two the post office was a generational family operation since 1938, and continues as such with only a slight int...
CLOVIS - The theme was "No Veteran Walks Alone," and that held up Saturday during the Veterans Day parade in Clovis. Not only did veterans walk and march in company, plenty of others rode on floats or horses to make for a spirited promenade down a Main Street lined with residents and visitors from out of town. Locals braved the wind and cold in the morning, many bundled in winter wear and waving miniature American flags to make for what the parade chairman said was one of the...
CLOVIS — Across more than 3,600 votes cast in Curry County’s contested magistrate judge race, in the end fewer than 200 separated the candidates. Janemarie Vander Dussen, the Republican victor, said it was “nerve-wracking” to watch the votes trickle in Tuesday, but that she was relieved to have the election behind her. Training for the position starts at month’s end, and next year she assumes the role in Division 1 as the county’s first female magistrate judge. “I am honored to be the judge, it was definitely a stressful eve...
CLOVIS - Unknowns remain, but state and federal officials did what they could Friday evening to address community concerns of the recently reported contamination to area water wells stemming from past military firefighting activities. The public town hall drew a crowd that filled Clovis-Carver Public Library's North Annex, hearing presentations and asking questions of more than 20 individuals representing state agencies as well as the "federal family," in what one...
Monday • Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education work session — Noon, board room, L.C. Cozzens administrative offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education — 5:15 p.m., tour of Portales Junior High School Cafeteria; 6 p.m. regular meeting, board room, L.C. Cozzens administrative offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Thursday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority board — 1 p.m., Texico Fire Station, 120 N. Turner Ave., Texic...
Today • Veterans Day breakfast — 7-11 a.m., American Legion Post 25, 2400 W. Seventh St., Clovis. Information: 575-760-4530 • Holiday Bazaar — 10 a.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Arts, crafts, interactive shopping. Information: 575-935-5000 • Quay County Christmas Fair — 10 a.m-4 p.m., Tucumcari Fair Barn, 1500 W. Route 66 Blvd., Tucumcari. Information: 575-709-0389 • Dora High School Business Professionals of America fundraiser enchilada lunch — 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Dora school cafeteria, 100...
I believe in nonviolence. But I have not always been successful at practicing my belief. Looking back on my life, I have had a fair number of skirmishes. Growing up, I loved to wrestle. Sometimes the matches would get a little heated but about the time it was about to become a fight, Mom or Dad would show up and ask, “Are you fighting?” My partner and I would immediately respond, sometimes in unison, “No, we’re just playing.” We did not want to deal with my parents’ wrath. As a psychiatric resident in Memphis, Tennessee, I fr...
Election Day is behind us, which means we no longer have to suffer through the endless television commercials and countless mailers dripping with nasty political attacks. But it also means we’ve got a new governor about to take the reins of our state, and several other elected officials who will take office or begin new terms Jan. 1. We congratulate Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham and all the other victors and offer our thanks to all who put themselves out there so voters could have a choice in who represents them at the c...
Between the end of World War II and my birth date in 1950 lies a period of which I know little. My birth year marked the start of the Korean conflict and another new era. I was able last week to get a look at a little of the interm period when a friend gave me some Time magazines from the year 1946. That was back when for 15 cents Time offered 104 pages a week of densely packed news and analysis in long-essay form. For readers it was a joy. Time has always had its own somewhat irreverent style in presenting events in its own...
I was cleaning out older newspapers, which is a frequent occurrence when you work at a newspaper. My bookshelf needed space, and space could be had by pushing the last three years of archives into the recycle bin. But wait, something here goes back to 1939. Oh, that’s right. Two years ago, while visiting my family in Montana, I stopped at one of those small Main Street stores every community has at least one of. The store could be called “Eleanor’s Timeless Classics” or “Main Place Exchange” or “Bill’s Trading Post,...
PORTALES — Four girls — ages 5-10 — are vying for the 2018 Little Miss Merry Christmas title sponsored by the Ambassadors of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. As a part of Portales’ holiday tradition, the contest raises funds for the white Christmas lights on display throughout Portales and on the Roosevelt County Courthouse. According to a news release from the Chamber: The contest runs until 5 p.m. Dec. 5. An official pre-parade coronation is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Yam Theatre, 219 S. Main Street....
The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “No Place to Hide” by Lynette Eason leaves Jackie Sellers dumbfounded when she sees her childhood friend and onetime crush on national news and wishes it were under different circumstances. She can’t believe that Ian Lockwood is wanted in connection with a terrorist plot and she's determined to find him and help him clear his name. But she’s not the only one looking — the FBI wants him captured and the bad guys want him dead. Ian just wants to stay aliv...
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees Curry County Association of Educational Retirees hosted guest speaker Loralee Woods Hunt, who spoke about the SunZia Southwest Transmission Projects and wind energy farms being developed and constructed in the Grady, Broadview and Corona areas. The Grady/Broadview Wind Project, begun July 27, 2018, has 85,000 acres under lease and will be completed by March 30, 2019. According to Hunt, wind energy development thrives in low-populated rural areas that have high winds and brings...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: Closed Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, 10 a.m. beginning line dance, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. needle gang, 4 p.m. Thanksgiving meal brisket Thursday: 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 10 .am.-11 a.m. lawyer referral, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment,...
Information on how to layer a bed, create inspiration and memories on home décor and following the smart snack guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture for fundraisers will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and at noon on Thursday. Have you ever wished you could achieve the look you find in magazines in your own home? Interior decorator Cassidy Self will show how to layer a bed, incorporating quilts or heirloom pieces with...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Closed Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Hamburger on a bun, baked fries, veggie cup w/ranch, sidekicks. Wednesday: Breakfast — French toast. Lunch — Soft taco w/salsa, seasoned pinto beans, seasoned corn, orange smiles. Thursday: Breakfast — Sausage croissant. Lunch — Turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin cake, whole wheat roll. Friday: Breakfast — Breakfast frudel. Lunch — Chili w/bean tostada and salsa, garden salad w/ranch, raisinels, fresh fruit. • Breakfast include...
About a century ago it was known as “The Great War” or the “War To End All Wars.” We now know it as World War I and today marks 100 years since that horrible war ended. Veterans Day was originally celebrated as Armistice Day marking the official end of World War I at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. In 1954 the observance was officially changed to honor all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Armistice Day is foreign to most of us today but people...
