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Thanksgiving could be a “perfect day” weatherwise, according to the National Weather Service. Traveling home after the holiday … well, there are no promises. “Thanksgiving Day looks great … a perfect day. I’m not sure if we could ask for better weather,” said Todd Shoemake, a meteorologist with NWS. Residents in the Clovis/Portales area should expect temperatures to be in the low 60s with high clouds and dry weather with light winds for the holiday, Shoemake said. But as a cold front comes in from Colorado, Shoemake said...
I seem to be having a hard time catching the calendar’s train this year. I caught myself almost writing the wrong year on a check a few days ago. Then I almost wrote the wrong month. All of that is early January stuff, not errors I expect to be making in November. It could be my age, of course. A clue is that I still occasionally write checks. Thanksgiving is upon us, and it has almost caught me by surprise. It’s no surprise, I’m afraid, that as we grow older, the calen...
There have been times in the years of following Texas Tech football that I have left a stadium near you trying to comprehend exactly what I just lived through. There was the 2014 abomination against TCU in Fort Worth. Frog quarterback Trevonne Boykin threw seven touchdowns passes that unseasonably warm afternoon in an 82-27 bludgeoning. I staggered out of Amon Carter Stadium like one of the survivors at the end of “The Poseidon Adventure.” Only thing missing was Maureen McGove...
LOVINGTON – When Clovis High's swimming teams left for Saturday's Lovington's Wildcat Invite, co-coach Vincent de Maio said he told them, "It's a training day." The idea was to see swimmers in some different events and different combinations. CHS took the boys' team title with 459 ½ points to 369 for Rio Rancho, while the girls' order of finish was reversed – Rio Rancho winning with 499 points to 407 for the Lady Cats. "It was a good meet for us," de Maio said. "We got...
DURANGO, Colo. – For the second year in a row, Fort Lewis beat Eastern New Mexico University’s men on a buzzer-beater. The 15th-ranked Skyhawks got a last-second basket in the lane from senior guard Junior Garbrah and nipped the Greyhounds 75-74 on Saturday night to cap FLC’s Skyhawk Classic. Last season, Carlsbad High alum Brendan Boatwright hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to hand ENMU a season-opening 84-81 setback in a game played at New Mexico Highlands. Senior guard/forward Jahcoree Ealy, who tallied a personal-best 29 poi...
Portales High senior Devin Diaz and junior Paxton Culpepper were having, shall we say, up-and-down days for most of Saturday's Class 4A state semifinal matchup against undefeated and top-seeded Bloomfield at Greyhound Stadium. Suffice it to say, the duo saved their best for last. Trailing 21-20 with just under two minutes to play, Culpepper directed the Rams into scoring position, going 3-for-4 through the air for 59 yards and scrambling for 16 yards to put PHS on the...
TEXICO – Honestly, nobody could have seen this coming. Not that Texico couldn't win Saturday's Class 2A state football championship game against Eunice. What no one saw coming was the final score – a 44-7 Wolverines rout. Coach Bob Gilbreath admitted as much. Still, he thought his squad was ready to put together a good one. "I felt like our kids were well-prepared," he said. "We had a good game plan in place." It was the Wolverines' first state title since the 2008 Mike Pro...
On this date … 1945: Lila Hedrick had been elected football queen by the Clovis Wildcats squad. She was presented flowers and a football at a coronation ceremony by the team’s co-captains, Jack Lorts and Gail Hungate. Hedrick’s attendants were Sue Bell, Pat Denton, Fran Staubus and Jeanne Boone. 1960: Eastern New Mexico University President Donald Moyer said he planned to ask state legislators for $4.3 million to open a branch junior college in Clovis. Moyer also told state Board of Education officials that he’d be asking for...
RIO RANCHO – Graci Odom has enjoyed a lot of success in five seasons with the Melrose volleyball team – not the least of which is three Class 1A state championships. The top-seeded Lady Buffs finished the mission on Saturday night, topping rival Gateway Christian 25-20, 25-12, 25-22 for the title at Rio Rancho Events Center. That gave Melrose (24-3) a 2-1 edge for the season over the fourth-seeded Lady Warriors (23-5), and also avenged a loss to Gateway in last year’s 1A final. Meantime, Texico captured its first state title...
A former Ashley Home Furniture Store employee was sentenced last week to one year in prison for his role in thefts from the Portales store. Darius Vonschriltz, 30, of Portales, pleaded guilty to larceny and receiving stolen property, both felonies. "The charges stem from a time between June of 2019 and March of 2020, in which Darius Vonschriltz stole furniture and home décor," according to a news release from the district attorney's office. Records show Vonschriltz stole...
Following a “rigorous audition process,” 25 students have been selected to perform with the New Mexico All-State Band Jan. 10-13 in Albuquerque, according to a Clovis schools news release. Those selected are: Parker Bass – Bassoon Nathan Bjorklund – Trombone Jaydyn Chapman – Clarinet Adrianna Cuebas – Flute Quinn Culiver – French Horn Fabian Duarte – Trumpet Heavan Galvan – French Horn Daimik Garcia – Euphonium Andres Gonzale – Oboe Ethan LaCoursiere – Trombone Jarimya Landin – Euphonium Liana Loucks – Percussion Adolf...
Twenty-seven Clovis High School Freshman Academy and Clovis High School students have been selected to perform with the New Mexico All-State Choir on Jan. 10-13 in Albuquerque, according to a Clovis schools news release. Those selected: Freshman Academy: Isaias Cano, Camila Salgado Quiroz, Amaya Thomas, DeMarcus Williams Clovis High School: Tyler Autrey, Nathan Bjorklund, Aiden Brown, Izabella Cordova, Bella Ellis, D’Etta Green, Malaya Henry, Julian Jimenez, Mia Kerwick, Ethan LaCoursiere, Kayleigh Maldonado, Belen M...
The New Mexico State Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Tactical Team and Uniform Bureau conducted operation in Clovis last weekend in effort to reduce DWI, reckless driving, violent crime, and other criminal activity. “Over the course of the two-day operation, 332 traffic stops were made with 66 citations issued,” a State Police news release states. “A total of 13 arrests were made to include 3 aggravated DWI arrests. In addition, officers apprehended individuals with 4 active felony warrants and 4 active misdemeanor warra...
FRIONA – Senior Cade Seaman scored 17 points on Monday and Friona’s boys built a double-digit lead through three quarters en route to their first win of the season, a 43-36 victory over Bovina. Seniors Jose Saucedo and Carson Seaman added 10 and nine points, respectively, for the Chieftans (1-2). Friona extended a 15-12 lead through one quarter to 11 points at the end of three and held off the Mustangs (0-2) the rest of the way. Senior Gabriel Nieto led Bovina with nine points, followed by senior Miguel Lopez and fre...
Here in sunny Los Angeles, it’s raining. It’s too bad it didn’t rain real hard on Nov. 11. It might have helped firefighters put out the enormous fire under the 10 Freeway near downtown before the heat weakened the pillars and forced the highway to be closed. The fire – which officials now say was arson – erupted near a village of homeless people living in their colorful tents, trailers and sleeping bags. It was fed by huge stacks of wood pallets that were illegally stored in...
It’s the onset of our annual holiday season, when gratefulness, gift-giving and anticipation of a new year come over us. It’s coming during troubled times. Nationally and internationally, the problems seem overwhelming. One war, between Ukraine and Russia, keeps dragging along with no clear victory in sight, while horrors are unfolding in a brand-new Israel-Hamas war. All this while the Earth warms, the climate changes and the weather turns extreme. On our homefront, there’s a pitched battle coming between autho...
The ghost of political déjà vu has revisited the Republican Party, with the GOP suffering humiliating defeats in virtually all of their political contests. The one bright spot was Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves holding onto his seat in a state so ruby red no one expected Democrats to win, anyway. Ohio voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of guaranteeing women the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution. Interestingly, in November 2022, access to abortion measures won...
Score 420, a dispensary at 2905 N. Prince St., suite D1, in Clovis celebrated its grand opening Friday with a Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. “We’ve received a warm welcome from the community,” James Myers said. Myers is regional manager for the company, which also has stores in Albuquerque and Farmington. “Everybody’s been excited about our product and pricing,” Myers said. Myers added Score 420 of Clovis will be having special pricing for Black Friday....
The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s “Heartfelt Connections” digital campaign won an award at the recent Top HAT Awards Gala in Albuquerque. According to a Chamber news release the event is “ the premier awards ceremony of the travel, tourism, and lodging industry in New Mexico” hosted by the New Mexico Hospitality Association. The release reported staff from the Chamber went to the event held at the Sheraton Uptown Albuquerque. Winners were recognized in many platforms including marketing, product developme...
Los Victors Mexican Restaurant has opened at 2521 Prince St. in Clovis. “This is a franchise. We are the 12th location for the company,” Judith Lopez said. Lopez and her husband Ismael run the operation. Judith Lopez said there are a number of locations in New Mexico and one in Wisconsin. “We had a different restaurant in Reno, Nev. We decided to relocate here because we have family close by,” Lopez said. Lopez added most of the employees at the restaurant are family. The food is described as “California style. Basically...
The former director of the New Mexico Baptist Children's Home on Friday was indicted on 28 counts of fraud. District Attorney Quentin Ray said David Randall Rankin, 71, was also indicted by a Roosevelt County grand jury on one count of forgery and one count of disposing of stolen property that occurred between 2018 and 2021. The charges stem from Rankin and Jose Lopez, a local contractor, fraudulently using the charity's accounts and large construction projects to pay for pers...
A couple of years ago a political candidate collapsed at a campaign event. Her entourage whisked her away to her house. “Why didn’t they take her to the hospital?” The Lady of the House said to the TV. “I would’ve. I learned that lesson in my scoutin’ days,” I said. “Oh do tell,” she said, turning to me. You should know my scoutin’ troop probably wasn’t representative of what goes on in most scout troops. I think that’s why I call it a rogue troop. The old guys in charge clearly wanted to get away from their wives for a...
The man accused of starting the Clovis Walmart fire on Sept. 3 will be jailed without bond until trial, a district court judge ruled last week. Judge Ben Cross, at a pretrial detention hearing, found Jimmy Guillen, 59, to be "dangerous and a threat to the community," according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. Guillen, a transient who came to Clovis just a few days before the fire, was indicted Friday on charges of arson, aggravated burglary with a deadly...
This Thursday, Clovis residents are invited to remember what they’re thankful for and to stuff their bellies at Lighthouse Mission’s city-wide Thanksgiving Banquet. Lighthouse Mission will be serving hundreds of guests delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and many other festive meals. That’s according to Executive Director Richard Gomez, who said Lighthouse Mission has been hosting this event for 25 years since it was founded 36 years ago. “We don’t want anybody to be alone or hungry on Thanksgiving,” Gomez said....
This week marks the 90-year anniversary of the administration building dedication on the Eastern New Mexico University campus. On Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 23, 1933, about 7,000 people gathered to celebrate the opening of the building on the Eastern New Mexico Junior College campus. Gov. A.W. Hockenhull was the guest speaker. The historic event happened 6 1/2 years after Gov. R. C. Dillon signed the bill to locate the Eastern New Mexico Normal School in Portales. Construction originally started on the administration...
