Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Historic firsts took place all across the United States last week. As voters in scores of states — but not New Mexico — headed to the polls last Tuesday for the first regularly scheduled Election Day since President Trump won the presidency, many of the outcomes showed the ever-changing fabric of our country. A transgender woman, a Sikh man and openly gay people all posted victories in their respective races from coast to coast. We’ve changed so much in society that newsp... Full story
Congratulations are in order. After enduring one mess followed by another and another for years, the Curry County Adult Detention Center has attained “certified” status. That’s government talk meaning it’s adhering to standards set by someone who should know how a jail should be operated. The Adult Detention Professional Standards Council of the New Mexico Association of Counties approved the jail for its Certificate of Accreditation last week. Officials said they had to meet 208 standards to receive the recognition. Our jai... Full story
PORTALES — There were two coronations as a result of Saturday's Midwestern State-Eastern New Mexico football game, but only one that the Greyhounds were hoping for. With a blistering passing attack, Midwestern State crowned itself Lone Star Conference champion, beating Eastern 56-43 at Greyhound Stadium to finish 8-0 in conference play, 9-0 overall in the regular season. Though in the Greyhounds' defeat, Clovis High graduate and current ENMU senior Kamal Cass — with the hel...
RIO RANCHO — For the fourth year in a row — and eighth time under head coach Kristen Scanlan, the Texico Wolverines are state champions. Texico won yet another 3A state volleyball title at the 2017 NMAA State Volleyball Championships on Saturday afternoon, needing just three sets to take care of Santa Rosa — 25-18, 25-16, 25-19. "It's the girls that got that win and we (as coaches) kinda come along for the ride," Scanlan said. "It's a blessing to be with such great young women...
RIO RANCHO — To be the best, you have to beat the best. On Saturday night, the Melrose Buffaloes proved that old adage to be true, knocking off a Goliath of sorts in Elida, for the Class 1A state volleyball crown. For Melrose, it's the sixth state title in school history, as it pulled the narrowest sweep in the history of narrow sweeps, 25-23, 26-24, 26-24. "The girls came in refusing to lose today. We knew all year that were just as good as that team, and we just couldn't g...
Information on using boxes for kitchen organization, sewing knit leggings and making a gumball cupcake will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Bruce Johnson is from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, and will talk about getting and keeping your kitchen organized while bringing some charm, color and character into the room. He suggests using inexpensive unfinished boxes along with a variety of pro...
On this date ... 1982: Members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Clovis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3015 were putting final touches on a locomotive float they were making for the upcoming Veterans Day parade. Photographed in the Clovis News-Journal were Toni Bauske, Velma Bolinger, Irene Fritzier, Bea Gwaltney, and Alice Valverde. The parade was only one of many activities scheduled for the week proclaimed Veterans Week by the Clovis City Commission. 1972: Floren Thompson, a member of the music faculty at Eastern New Mexico...
CLOVIS — Local residents lined the sidewalks on Main Street Saturday morning for the annual Veterans Day Parade. Organized by the Joint Veterans Council of Curry/Roosevelt County, over 50 floats rode through the center of town waving, throwing candy and thanking veterans for their service during the parade. Parade Chairman John Montano was pleased with this year's iteration of the annual parade and the chance to honor local veterans. "I thought it turned out good. The w...
As I drove east past the road sign that read Roundup, Texas, my mind wondered about the name, wandering off into thoughts that it might have something to do with the chemical Roundup. No, it probably was just a site where the annual cattle roundup started or culminated — maybe a rail shipping point. After passing through Muleshoe and seeing the turn to Earth, Texas, it will start you pondering how place names came to be. I know how Portales takes its name from the springs e...
CLOVIS — With over 150 pages of material across 27 applications, selecting a new Executive Director for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority could very well take into the new year, Chairman David Lansford said Saturday. About one fourth of the applicants are from New Mexico, while others ranged from California and Texas to Massachusetts and Canada. Many of them list experience in engineering, public works or management, but at least one licensed esthetician in Knoxville also put her name in the hat. The a...
When New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced his lawsuit against Presbyterian Healthcare Services in a July 11 news conference, he said the company had “engaged in a 15-year fraudulent enterprise,” had claimed more than $754 million in unlawful deductions and realized “a multimillion-dollar windfall” by evading taxes and surcharges owed on Medicaid premiums the state paid it from 2001 to 2015. The 43-page suit included counts alleging violation of the Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, violation of the New Mexico...
Sandy Vigil was born in Apple Valley, California. She and her family moved to New Mexico in 1992. Vigil graduated from Artesia High School in 2007. She comes from a family of community servants. Her mother owned a café in downtown Artesia. Vigil was always involved with community events with her mother and gained a love for service work. Her sister works at the Chamber in Artesia. Vigil studied hotel, restaurant and tourism management at New Mexico State University. She...
CLOVIS— Friday night saw two local teams say farewell to the 2017 season with playoff losses. As for Bovina, the Mustangs take a top seed in the playoffs, while Muleshoe is hoping to find their mid-season selves coming into the playoffs. Tatum 40, Dora 26 Friday night Dora and Tatum exchanged blows in what had been an all out dog fight in Tatum, but the outcome wasn’t what Dora head coach Mason McBee was hoping for. Dora added the first six points of the game midway into the first quarter as Hayden Skinner found Kaull Bur...
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Hopefully, Eastern New Mexico and Tarleton State aren’t tired of playing each other on the volleyball court after Saturday, because they’re going to do it all over again Thursday. The host TexAnns, already guaranteed the No. 1 seed and hosting duties for this week’s LSC volleyball tournament, guaranteed their opponent with a 25-9, 25-12, 25-14 sweep of the Greyhounds Saturday afternoon. The loss locked the Greyhounds (12-18, 9-11) into the eighth and final seed, meaning the two face off again 6:30 p.m. M...
ALBUQUERQUE — The bank was open on Saturday for Lamarquis Thompson, even on Veterans Day. The Eastern New Mexico senior scored 23 points, none bigger than his 3-pointer off the glass with :01 left to give Eastern New Mexico a 73-72 win Saturday over No. 16 Fort Lewis in the RMAC-LSC Challenge opener at The Pit. Thompson also had a game-high 13 rebounds while leading three in double figures for the Greyhounds, who return to Bob King Court 5 p.m. Sunday to face New Mexico Highlands. Jamani Pierce had 12 points and nine r...
Altrusa hosts 20th Holiday Happening PORTALES — Area residents have been marveling at the table decorations of the Portales Altrusa club’s Holiday Happening for 19 years and, according to organizers, there hasn’t been a design repeated yet. The 20th annual event, a fundraiser for community efforts such as purchasing books for third-graders and improving the Portales soccer field, is set for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 2 in the Campus Union Ballroom at Eastern New Mexico University. Ticket Chair Dannah Brown said 60 individual table...
Recuperating in Dallas the past week, I broadened my horizons by channel surfing to see what enlightenment I have overlooked with my busy High Plains sports schedule. Like a deja vu thunderbolt of doom, I discovered Jimmy Swaggart, 82, preaching on his SonLife Broadcasting Network. After prostitute scandals in 1988 and 1991, he had disappeared from my radar. As I watched, I pledged to keep an open mind. First, a quick recap of Swaggart’s life. At 17 he married his 1...
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...
Tuesday • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. program for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Play your way. Information: 575-356-3940 • Books and babies — 10:30 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public Library. Story: Turkey Tuesdays. Information: 575-356-3940 • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Charm pack purse. Information: 575-763-9687 • Get Up, Get Movin’, Get Fit — 8 a.m.-3 p.m. healthy aging campaign for older adults 50+. Bring a lunch. Information: 888-623-6676 Wednesday • Teen...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Bagel and cream cheese. Lunch — Italian spaghetti, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, seasonal fresh fruit. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Turkey and cheese on goldfish bread, veggie dippers w/ranch, fresh apple, cookie. Wednesday: Breakfast — Mini waffle. Lunch — Mac and cheese, seasoned green beans, seasonal fresh fruit, whole wheat roll. Thursday: Breakfast — Yogurt and graham cracker. Lunch — Turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin cake, whole wheat rol...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Sunday: Gospel singing Monday: No daily activities, 5:30 p.m. Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class Saturday: 4 p.m. game...
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you're probably getting your fat pants ready. It’s time for good eats and even better Thanksgiving fashion. With all the demands of daily life and yoga pants all week long, a little bit more fashion for the holidays isn't a bad idea. So far, the weather seems to be fair and will continue on through Thanksgiving. It’s best you layer up though. You'll want to be prepared for both the sunshine and rain. A fair prediction of Tha...
