Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Edward Aucoin Services: Have been held. Mr. Edward Donald Aucoin, 68, of Clovis, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Amarillo. He was born on Nov. 28, 1936, in Henniker, N.H., to Wilfred and Therese Favreau Aucoin. He married Norma Nudd on Dec. 28, 1963, in Henniker, N.H. He served in the Army Reserves for five years. He was a mechanic and the Greyhound Bus Station manager. He was one of the founders of the Henniker Rescue Squad and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Family... Full story
SENIOR CALENDAR La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St. Monday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 10 a.m. — Health insurance benefits assistance information. Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. — Indoor exercise. Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. — Blood sugar checks; 1 p.m. — Bingo; 1:30 p.m. — Blood pressure checks; 2 p.m. — Refreshments. Thursday: 10:30 a.m. — Indoor exercise; 12 p.m. — Mother’s Day Luncheon; 1 p.m. — Spanish bingo (Loteria); 2 p.m. — Refreshments. Friday: 9 a.m. — Shopping and lunch; 9:30 a.m. — Blood sugar checks; 7 p...
Contrary to popular belief — or one I just made up — culture shock is not some obvious, earth-shattering thing. With almost a month in the small town of Clovis, after nearly two decades in Brooklyn and New York, N.Y., I was erroneously waiting for that bolt of lightening from the sky, or candy-coated dreams of taxi cabs, to quake my new world. I asked others when this culture shock would hit, complete with a penchant to tear my eyes out with desire for Madison Avenue. This simply is not the case. Like a lurking disease, cul... Full story
Editors, as a whole, are usually decent, hard-working and totally dedicated to their task. Editors of small town newspapers in the old days, not too unlike their counterparts today, often found it difficult to please everybody. On April 23, 1909, in the first issue of Clovis’ first daily newspaper, “The Pony Post,” editor H. A. Armstrong summed it up neatly this way: “The pathway of the small town editor is not gorgeously bestrewn with pansies, mignonettes and violets — not noticeably — but is much beset with many variet...
Good news for moms of all ages — “There is no right way to be a mother.” This sage advice was not uttered by an old-world guru. Nor was it passed along by a new-world medicine woman. It was shared by Kimberly Wood, mother of one with another on the way and accredited leader of La Leche League of Clovis, a group that meets once a month to discuss what’s on their minds — namely, breast feeding. “Some people get ‘boob-a-phobia’ when they hear about our group,” laughed Heidi Zimora, who attended the April meeting with three young... Full story
All times Mountain Clovis Viva Las Vegas fund-raiser — 6 p.m. – cocktails, 7 p.m. – dinner, 8:30 p.m. – dance, Saturday. Tickets: $50 each or $500 table of 10, reserved. Information: 769-4001. Clovis Community Orchestra Spring Concert — 3 p.m., Sunday, First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Sycamore. Information: Rev. Perry, 762-4100. Cascada de Flores — 7 p.m., Monday, CCC’s Town Hall. Admission is free, seating is limited. Playas: Gems of the Plains art exhibit — Opens Monday through June 24, Eula Mae Edwards Museum, Clovis... Full story
Clovis Police Officer Clay Cullison stands outside Marshall Junior High School on Thursday. Police were called to the school after a concerned citizen reported seeing a male juvenile enter with a suspiciously concealed item. (CNJ staff: Eric Kluth) A concerned citizen spotted a male juvenile carrying a suspiciously concealed item into Marshall Junior High School early Thursday morning. Police were called. The school was locked down. Adjacent streets were closed and law officers were perched on roofs with weapons. The drama...
The list of ingredients inside Michael Morrissey’s 30-inch burrito — steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa, red peppers, and jalapenos — was impressive. But Morrissey never imagined a burrito would attract so much attention. Morrissey, an eighth-grader at Marshall Junior High, said his teacher encouraged him to create a commercial advertising a product for extra credit in class. Morrissey chose to advertise a restaurant. “We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddl... Full story
In the 1950s, some of the best calf ropers in the world competed in Clovis. World champions including Toots Mansfield, Lovington’s Troy Fort, House’s Glen Franklin would shell out $500 to enter. Clovis’ B.J. Pierce won the event one year. “The arena would be plumb full,” said Pierce, who three times finished in the top five in the world in calf roping. “It was a very popular event.” Fifty years later, Clovis’ elite roping heritage will be resurrected for a weekend. The inaugural Joe’s Boot Shop Calf Roping competition runs...
If anyone is gonna go for broke, they’re gonna do it now. At least that’s what U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerk for New Mexico Norman Meyer predicts will happen in droves from now until Oct. 17 when a new bankruptcy law goes into effect. Officially called the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, this long-awaited reformation will make it harder for people to file for Chapter 7, or bankruptcy in which no debts have to be repaid, Meyer said. Instead, he said, there will be an increase in Chapter 13 ban...
For the third year in a row, Aleiha Applegarth has been crowned Miss Clovis. She said the pageant, held March 13 in Las Cruces, was something she “just fell into” after receiving a flier at work. With the encouragement of her co-workers and friends, Applegarth entered her first pageant competition. “I figured ‘why not?’,” she said as she prepares for Miss New Mexico competition in June in Alamogordo. She doesn’t claim to be the “typical” beauty pageant participant. “I’m going to try to change the myth that anyone who enter...
