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Every year, thousands of high school musicians across the U.S. submit auditions to perform in the All National Honors Ensemble. Around 200 end up making the cut. Portales High School senior Parker Yi was one of two New Mexico musicians selected to play in the ANHE's 120-person concert band this year after submitting his audition in May. "It was very exciting. It's an honor to be chosen out of everyone who auditioned in the entire country," Yi said. "I was selected third chair...
PORTALES — Call it one for the road. It is, after all, the last one this year for Eastern New Mexico’s football team. And it is on the road — way out on it. ENMU (6-4) will conclude its 2019 slate on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time) in Monmouth, Oregon against Western Oregon University (7-3). The Greyhounds already secured a winning season by edging Angelo State 20-17 in overtime last weekend at Greyhound Stadium, but would of course like to depart the Beaver State this Saturday with another victory. 7-4 i...
LUBBOCK — Clovis’ swim team is about progressing, about driving forward through the season, improving times and preparing for district and state competition. The Wildcats moved in that direction this past weekend in the Lubbock Fall Invitational, a meet that Clovis head coach Gordy Westerburg said was similar to how the state championships will be run in February. It was done prelims/finals style, where everyone swam on the first day and then the fastest 24 earned their way back to swim again on Saturday. Highlighting Clo...
Grief. It’s a far bigger word than we usually think. Oh, we all know it applies to the loss wrought by death as we’ve stood at the graveside of a loved one, smelled the flowers, felt the emptiness, and wondered how to face a world so suddenly changed. And every day changes. We may think we’re doing, well, some better. At least, maybe making small steps in the right direction. And then we get up on the next day and find ourselves, it seems, having taken two, or 20, steps backw...
My husband Peter and I are spending a month in Spain and we have left our worries behind. As a result, we have had to come up with new, temporary worries to occupy us until we get back home. Peter ran out of lotion and for several days used something he found in the house, which turned out to be soap. (“I wondered why it wasn’t soaking in,” Peter said.) He doesn’t like my lotion (“axle grease” Peter complains) so he ventured out to buy some more. He came home with some lotion in a metal tin and immediately began worrying if...
Every day my dad walks our two dogs around the neighborhood. And sometimes I will go with him on my bike. One day we passed by this one house and a big dog was just loose. It was lying down and I didn’t notice it until I passed by. When I looked at him, he showed me his teeth and ran past my bike and across the street. He didn’t hurt me, but it did scare me. I now have a fear of dogs because of that. What if it were a 5-year-old? And they went to pet the dog? What if the dog bit a child? All I’m saying is I hate when peopl...
Carol Nash has a question. The Clovis woman perhaps best known as the pronouncer at local spelling bees for years is also the granddaughter of a Quay County newspaper publisher and a regional history fanatic. She wants to know which area communities still have evidence they were once part of a Los Angeles-to-New York aerial mail service that planned to establish itself in 1920. She has reason to believe San Jon had a landing field associated with the National Air Lines...
Perhaps in honor of Thanksgiving month — or maybe we are just lucky — this weekend has an overflowing cornucopia of good causes and good music in store for us. I’ll be spending many hours at the Portales Public Library as I do each November when we throw open the doors to the Friends of the Library used book storeroom and practically give books away. Seriously: 25 cent paperbacks and 50 cent hardbacks. That annual sale that supports library activities opens at 5 p.m. Thurs...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Cowboys & Cowgirls” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • “A Season of Giving Thanks” Taco Pile-On Luncheon — 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Baxter-Curren Senior Center, 908 Hickory, Clovis. All proceeds benefit the United Way of Eastern New Mexico. Purchase $5 tickets in advance at Clovis City Hall, 321 Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Frie...
If you didn’t attend our iAcademy’s Living Wax Museum recently, you missed a special event indeed. Between J’Drian Lawson’s second and third graders and Melinda Hewitt’s fourth and fifth graders, a sizable collection of historical characters came to life. You may have encountered the term, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), commonly used these days. This project was a STEAM focus, which includes the Arts as well and is coming to be used more and more....
PORTALES — The ballots from the Roosevelt County general election on Nov. 5 were made official after they were canvassed Tuesday morning at a special County Commission meeting. The county received 1,191 ballots total from 10,169 potential voters. The majority of votes came in on Election Day at 998 and another 184 ballots coming in early in-person from the county’s two early voting sites. Nine of the absentee ballots the county sent out were returned. Commissioners briefly discussed the three alcohol questions that were pas...
On this date ... 1974: More than 100 law enforcement officers convened in Clovis for the fall meeting of the Texas South Plains and Eastern New Mexico Peace Officers Association. The session focused on mutual problems and new approaches to solving them. Police chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors were represented, along with one of the FBI’s top firearms instructors. Topics included the death penalty and a proposed five-year mandatory prison sentence for anyone committing a crime with a firearm. Clovis’ Assistant District Att...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Michael Olivas, 38, probation violation • Devyne Cook, 24, sexual exploitation of children • Johnny Vigil, 26, first degree murder • Jeremy Cook, 37, failure to appear on a felony charge • Joey Gallegos, 46, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, probation violation • Jennifer Loniewski, 19, battery against a household member • Hubert Spillman, 41, possession of a controlled substance • Greg Leeder, 58, criminal damage to property, assau...
A common criticism of libertarians is that we are wrapped up in principles; in absolutes. We are called “purists” as if this is a bad thing, yet the opposite of “pure” is “contaminated.” Ethical principles function like a conscience. You won’t always do what your conscience tells you, but without it, you can’t know you’ve done wrong. Another word for “principled” is “consistent.” People balk at principles and consistency when they want to do something they know isn’t...
City officials’ authority respected Our Clovis City Commission consists of nine qualified individuals who we the people voted to make educated decisions in the interest of our city. Thursday, as I sat in an open meeting, I was impressed with the integrity and passion of each of them. There were a few items that elicited communication from the public and, for the most part, we the people presented our questions and concerns with respect. Of course there were a few disgruntled citizens that only had their own agenda in mind, a...
Students receive FFA degree Seven area students have received the American FFA degree, the highest honor awarded by the Future Farmers of America. Texico had five students receive the degrees — Ben Crist, Danika Nelson, Nathan Phipps, Cole Schaap and Cale Sherwood. Also receiving degrees were Melrose’s Ethan Wright and Elida’s Lyle Logemann. Logemann was also elected as the Western Region vice president for 2019-20. The degree requires members to invest $10,000 into agriculture, compete 50 hours of community service and d...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is trying to sell Americans on “Medicare for All” with the help of a new financing plan, should first have analyzed the dilemma in deep-blue New York, where a bill to replace private insurance with a single-payer system has stalled despite Democratic domination of all levels and levers of power. The mighty challenge here, where the New York Health Act is weighed down under questions about cost and practicality, suggests Warren’s plan could sink her chances should she advance to a general elect...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission made its ballots from the Nov. 5 general election official, and handled a few other business matters in a short meeting Tuesday morning. County Clerk Annie Hogland said the general election marked the first time combining school boards, community college boards and conservation districts. She said 57 different ballot combinations were available to county residents, depending on where they lived in the county. The county is submitting a reimbursement request to the secretary of state’s off...
PORTALES — The Portales school board on Monday briefly celebrated a team that learned to grow flowers, and ended up with some personal and professional growth in the process. The board congratulated Portales High’s floriculture team on its silver rating at the recent Future Farmers of American national convention and expo. The team — composed of Abi Cameron, Alyssa McAlister, Emily Newberry and Rylie Courtney — returned last week from the convention, held Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Indianapolis. It qualified for the event by winning t...
Today • City of Clovis Economic Incentive Board — 7:30 a.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-763-9654 • City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • City of Clovis Senior Services Committee — 3 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gi...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents has called a special meeting for Friday morning to allow refinancing on the privately owned San Juan Village and Sierra Vista Village housing complexes. The meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the ENMU Regents Room in the college’s administration building. The meeting is designated as a telephonic meeting, and the agenda includes no other items. Scott Smart, the university’s vice president for business affairs, hadn’t seen specifics on the refinancing Tuesday...
CLOVIS — A group of road viewers have been appointed by the Curry County Commission in conjunction with a request to close the portion of Curry Road 38 between Curry roads E and F, according to a county release. The viewing committee will meet 10 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Curry Roads 38 and F to proceed with their duties. Information: Walon Jones, 575-762-1501...
CLOVIS — An open house is scheduled Thursday at the Clovis Area Transit System (CATS) headquarters at 901 W. 13th St., according to a city release. The 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. event will provide opportunities to tour a bus, set up a rider profile and learn how to schedule rides online. CATS operates a reservation-based transportation system within city limits for 75 cents per one-way trip. The system travels approximately 215,000 miles over 68,000 trips annually. Information: 575-763-9670...
CLOVIS — Johnny Rae Vigil, 26, remains in custody without bond on a murder charge following a Thursday night shooting at a home on North Lea Street. Court records show a preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Nov. 21. Vigil does not have an attorney listed in the court records. Vigil is accused of killing Jahmall Burge, using a handgun owned by Burge, at the home of Mary Jane Ramirez. The incident was reported about 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Vigil was arrested about 7 a.m. Friday at a residence on West 10th Street in C...
The Clovis High School marching band finished second in the Bands of America regional competition last weekend. CHS was one of five state champions competing in the event at St. George, Utah. Clovis was second only to the Utah state champion in the final round. “They walked off the field with no regrets,” Clovis Band Director Bill Allred said. “The crowd loved them, the judges loved them. They were very proud of themselves.” Clovis was better in the final round than the preliminary competition, but it was still good enough...
