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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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On this date ... 1976: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Franklin were going to be without a kitchen for Thanksgiving. A fire, likely caused by a malfunctioning water heater, resulted in about $8,000 worth of damage to their home east of Melrose. No one was home when the fire began. Mrs. Franklin was returning home about 2 p.m., found the kitchen ablaze, and drove into Melrose to notify the fire department. Seven volunteers battled the fire for about 90 minutes before it was contained. Fire Chief Don Hightower said the entire house...
PORTALES — During the holiday season, there is an 18-year-old tradition that takes place in Portales each year that never seems to fail to put smiles on the faces of a few hundred residents. And that's the Portales Police Department's Santa Cop event, which provides toys to between 300 and 400 Roosevelt County children in need each year for Christmas. "We just live in a wonderful, giving community," said PPD Detective Charlie Smart. "The people here are great. It warms our h...
In this season of Thanksgiving, we were reminded of important things to remember at Parkview Elementary School recently. Parkview's third-graders performed a special Veterans Day program for the entire school, along with parents and community members. Originally conceived when fighting ceased during the final days of World War I — on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month — this day of remembrance was dubbed "Armistice Day" by President Wilson in 191...
Thanksgiving brings with it thanks for and memories of family time for Clovis and Portales residents. Clovis resident Cory and Breann Cupp said family gatherings were a fond Thanksgiving memory. “My favorite memory is when I actually used to live here,” said Cory Cupp. “Every Thanksgiving we used to go to my Aunt Rhonda’s and everybody used to be there. It’s always fun to see family, even if it’s just for a little while.” Breann Cupp said packing a lot of family members into a small space is a fond memory of hers, while of co...
A Clovis man has been charged with sexual contact of a child. Milton Nunez-Romero, 42, was booked at the Curry County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday, according to an arrest affidavit obtained Wednesday. He remained there on a $10,000 cash-only bond for the charges of criminal sexual contact and battery. It was not immediately known if Nunez-Romero had an attorney. The affidavit states the victim, 12, was playing at her aunt’s house with a friend before Nunez-Romero assaulted her. The victim and relatives spoke with i...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University choirs will soon be hosting an intimate event in a unique venue to help raise money for upcoming trips. According to ENMU Director of Choral Activities Jason Paulk, the choirs will be holding a dinner at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the First Baptist Church fellowship hall, followed by a concert at 7 p.m. at the church’s worship center. The dinner, Paulk said, will be catered by chef Jude Uerling of Clovis, and will include airline chicken with Beurre Blanc, wild rice and mushroom pilaf, an...
On this day of giving thanks, I am especially grateful today to some neighbors all of us in eastern New Mexico happen to share: the men and women stationed at Cannon Air Force Base. I am not exaggerating when I say that the used book sale conducted last week by the Friends of the Portales Public Library could not have happened without our Cannon volunteers. This is the third year that our small but loyal group of library supporters was supplemented (by which I mean "saved")...
The following businesses and offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday: • City of Portales offices — Thursday-Friday • City of Clovis offices — Thursday-Friday • District Court — Wednesday-Friday • Eastern New Mexico University — Wednesday-Friday • Clovis Community College — Wednesday through Friday • Fire Department Administrative Offices — Thursday-Friday • First Financial Credit Union — Thursday • James Polk Stone Community Bank — Noon Wednesday-Thursday • Magistrate Court — Noon Wednesday-Friday • Municipal Cour...
Today • Community Thanksgiving Banquet — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Lighthouse Mission, 407 L Casillas St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7775 • Pep Annual Thanksgiving Festival — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Parish Hall, Pep. Cost: $12 adult plates, $6 children under 6. Takeout available. All proceeds benefit the church. Information: 806-786-1572 • Portales Community Outreach Thanksgiving dinner — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memorial Building, Portales. Cost: Free. Deliveries available for homebound. Information: 575-693-3319 Friday • De...
CLOVIS — The Salvation Army in Clovis is preparing once again to help local families in need during the Christmas season. The organization has started fundraising for families in need through the Empty Stocking Fund. “We have individuals that come to us for help but we can only help so much,” said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. “We try to help 24 to 25 families that have very special needs that we alone can’t meet, so we reach out to the community.” Berggren said the angel tree fundraiser will continue as...
CLOVIS — Throughout the years Doris Tankersley has impacted legions of music students, adeptly aiding pupils in maximizing talent and potential. Her efforts were recently lauded by the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico, which dubbed Tankersley as the organization’s 2016 Teacher of the Year. “The (PMTNM) Board of Directors, which includes about 15 members, meets to select a teacher whom we think is representative of our values and standards as professional music teachers,” PMTNM President Jan King said. “There...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 5:48 a.m.: Breaking and entering, 1400 block of Thornton Street • 8:37 a.m.: Runaway, 1800 block of East Brady Avenue • 9:59 a.m.: Found property, 1900 block of North Thornton Street • 10:39 a.m.: Theft of a credit card, 1300 block of Lea Street • 10:57 a.m.: Following too close (muni), 900 block of Colonial Parkway • 11:05 a.m.: Fraud, welfare, 2400 block of North Main Street • 11:10 a.m.: C...
Basketball • Monday — Junior Varsity teams will play in Texico, 4 p.m. • Tuesday — Junior High A teams play in Melrose, 4 p.m. Progress reports Progress reports will be issued to Dora students on Tuesday. This report will show academic progress for the first six weeks of the second grading period....
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Members of the Clovis Police Department work the scene of a fatal crash Thursday morning north of the intersection of 21st and Thornton streets. Edward Altieri, 25, of Albuqerque, was killed in the one-vehicle crash. There were no other occupants. STAFF REPORT CLOVIS — An Albuquerque man was killed Thursday morning in a single-vehicle crash just north of the intersection of 21st and Thornton Streets. Edward Altieri, 25, of Albuquerque, was u...
Monday • Clovis Commission on Older Adults — 3 p.m., Assembly Room at Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-769-7828. • Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m., Assembly Room at Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-769-7828. Tuesday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 6 p.m. workshop and town hall meeting at the Portales Memorial Building, 207. E. Seventh St., Poratles. Information: 575-356-6662. Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at Clovis-Carver P... Full story
Today • Delk Band Thanksgiving Dance — 8 p.m.-11 p.m. at Curry County Fairgrounds Pavilion, Clovis. Admission: $10. Information: 575-935-7000 • Santa Cop Toy Drive — 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Portales Walmart. Toy donations will go to local children in need for Christmas through the Portales Police Department’s Santa Cop program. Information: 575-356-4404 Saturday • Craft and Bake Sale — 9 a.m. at Living Word Church of God, 3719 East 21st Street, Clovis. A Christian Woman’s Connection event. Information: 575-693-3381 Mond... Full story
Monday • Clovis Commission on Older Adults — 3 p.m., Assembly Room at Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-769-7828. • Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m., Assembly Room at Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-769-7828. Tuesday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 6 p.m. workshop and town hall meeting at the Portales Memorial Building, 207. E. Seventh St., Poratles. Information: 575-356-6662. Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at Clovis-Carver P...
On this date ... 1976: Deanna Williams, 5, whose grandfather lived on a farm west of Cannon Air Force Base, was featured with a pet turkey on the front page of the Clovis News-Journal. The photo caption said Deanna and her siblings had named the turkey Tom and were adamant that Tom would not be featured at the family’s Thanksgiving meal. 1976: Herman Franks had been named manager of the Chicago Cubs. Franks, 63, was the oldest manager in the Major Leagues. He succeeded Jim Marshall, who was fired after a 75-87 season, f...
Today • Delk Band Thanksgiving Dance — 8 p.m.-11 p.m. at Curry County Fairgrounds Pavilion, Clovis. Admission: $10. Information: 575-935-7000 • Santa Cop Toy Drive — 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Portales Walmart. Toy donations will go to local children in need for Christmas through the Portales Police Department’s Santa Cop program. Information: 575-356-4404 Saturday • Craft and Bake Sale — 9 a.m. at Living Word Church of God, 3719 East 21st Street, Clovis. A Christian Woman’s Connection event. Information: 575-693-3381 Mond... Full story
On this date ... 1976: Deanna Williams, 5, whose grandfather lived on a farm west of Cannon Air Force Base, was featured with a pet turkey on the front page of the Clovis News-Journal. The photo caption said Deanna and her siblings had named the turkey Tom and were adamant that Tom would not be featured at the family’s Thanksgiving meal. 1976: Herman Franks had been named manager of the Chicago Cubs. Franks, 63, was the oldest manager in the Major Leagues. He succeeded Jim Marshall, who was fired after a 75-87 season, f...
Stage fright, a phenomenon of cumulative social pressure and the expectations and judgements of a crowd of people, is an interesting concept. It is considered a major barrier to many performing arts where the main venue is a stage in front of a live crowd. I remember the first time I sang on a stage, the first time I broke a stack of bricks for a demonstration, the first time I got up the courage to play a guitar in front of an audience, and while there was a certain apprehensive excitement, none of those situations seemed... Full story
Stage fright, a phenomenon of cumulative social pressure and the expectations and judgements of a crowd of people, is an interesting concept. It is considered a major barrier to many performing arts where the main venue is a stage in front of a live crowd. I remember the first time I sang on a stage, the first time I broke a stack of bricks for a demonstration, the first time I got up the courage to play a guitar in front of an audience, and while there was a certain apprehensive excitement, none of those situations seemed... Full story
Last week, this column focused on men in the Bible who were thankful. So this week, let us focus on women of the Bible who were thankful. Their stories give us encouragement because we can see God in their lives and recognize him as the author of all blessings. The accounts of their lives are examples to us that God works out the biggest events and the smallest details of our lives. • Eve was no doubt thankful when she had another child after her son Abel had been murdered b... Full story
