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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Mascots going to Dawg Days Eastern New Mexico University’s live mascots, Vic and Tory, spent the summer on campus and are scheduled to make their fall debut during Dawg Days, said Director of Publications Janice Morrow. The dogs have been coming to the Office of Communications with their roommate Dallas Ellsworth, who works there, and living on campus with Ellsworth and a new roommate, sophomore and Portales native Shawn Franken. Morrow said Vic and Tory’s space in the agriculture building is being prepared. Dawg Days sta...
It all began with the turtle — or, more properly, the tortoise, the box tortoise. Sorry, but before switching to education in college, I was a wildlife biology major. Those little distinctions distract me. It is a tortoise, not a turtle; it is a bison, not a buffalo. Anyway, the huge tortoise was moving across my front rock garden on a Saturday morning, and I snatched him up and took him to the back yard. The pink sequins still attached to his back announced to the world that this tortoise had once been someone's pet,... Full story
The following books are available at the: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness” by James Baraz offers a step-by-step program that will reorient your mind away from dissatisfaction and distraction and toward the contentment and delight that are abundantly available in our everyday lives. “Shattered” by Karen Robards opens as research assistant Lisa Grant uncovers a cold case file pertaining to an entire family that disappeared without a trace more than twenty-eig...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St. Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Dance at Los Abuelitos in Portales. Please bring a covered dish. Monday: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Daily activities. Tuesday: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Daily activities; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Wednesday: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Daily activities; 9:30 Free blood pressure and sugar testing; 10:30 Indoor exercise; 11:30 a.m. Frito pie luncheon; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Thursday: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Daily activities; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Loteria and...
My wife thinks I just like to embarrass her in public but it’s probably just the way I was raised. We were out of town in a restaurant recently and while we waited on our food I was busy looking around at all the vintage decorations. You know the type popular in restaurants these days, mostly old or reproduction tin or wood signs. My eye was drawn to a sign that read: “Eat, Drink, Be Merry.” I told my wife I needed to see if I could buy that sign or find out where they got it if it was a reproduction. She didn’t understand wh... Full story
The Newberry Family Reunion held July 9-11 drew more than 175 family and friends. The seven remaining siblings of Roy and Maude Newberry were all in attendance: Viola Orcutt of Fallbrook, Calif., Herb Newberry (host) of Portales, Bob Newberry of Parshal, Colo., Norma Sites of Roswell, Virginia Poe of Portales, Gale Newberry of Portales and Mary Bell Morgan of Sugar Grode, Ill. Deceased siblings are Velma Thorn, Jean Bower, Betty Graham, Pat Thatcher and Billie Jo Newberry. Reunions are held every five years and with the help... Full story
Information on hunting for profit, using a Klic-N-Kut die cutter and making a beef stew parfait will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Author Kivi Bernhard talks about the hunt for profit in a tough global economy. His book is titled “Leopardology, and he compares critical business thinking with the hunt for the African leopard. He’s from Atlanta, Ga. Sandy McCauley represents Accugraphic Sales Inc., and the company makes a machine called a Klic-N-Kut. McCauley will demonst...
Ortiz-Garcia Esequiel Ortiz and Mary Cothern of Beeville, Texas, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Andrea Ortiz of Portales, to TJ Garcia of Portales, son of Toby Garcia and Mary Cruz of Portales. The couple will exchange vows at 7 p.m. Aug. 7, 2010, at The Rose Garden in Clovis. A reception will follow at The Rose Garden. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Portales High School. The prospective groom is a 2008 graduate of Portales High School. He is employed at Dairiconcepts. Invitations... Full story
Ernie Kos said she loves her job as the executive director of the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce. Her days are never the same and keep her busy....
Freedom New Mexico District 3 champion Curry County’s first-round game in the state junior Little League (ages 13-14) baseball tournament was rained out Saturday night at Ram Field. The contest was to have been the last of four first-round games. It has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. today at Ram Field, following the completion of a game stopped Saturday night in the fourth inning with Taos leading Los Alamos 7-2. In earlier games on Saturday, Carlsbad trounced Albuquerque South Valley 10-1 and Alamogordo Rotary posted a 3-1 v... Full story
PORTALES — District 3 champion Curry County’s first-round game in the state junior Little League (ages 13-14) baseball tournament was rained out Saturday night at Ram Field. The contest was to have been the last of four first-round games. It has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. today at Ram Field, following the completion of a game stopped Saturday night in the fourth inning with Taos leading Los Alamos 7-2. In earlier games on Saturday, Carlsbad trounced Albuquerque South Valley 10-1 and Alamogordo Rotary posted a 3-1 victo...
A nybody living in Clovis from 1932 on to the 1970s knew Louie Augustinos as he owned one of the most popular eating establishments. His specialty — hot dogs. He ran the Coney Island Cafe at 208 1/2 Main from 1932 to Dec. 19, 1973, when he died from a stroke. Augustinos was born in Capaholonia, Greece, in 1894 and came to America in 1920. He could not speak, read, or write any English. He lived in New York State until 1925 when he joined his eldest brother Nick in Albuquerque. Louie later had a sheep ranch with other... Full story
Ortiz-Garcia Esequiel Ortiz and Mary Cothern of Beeville, Texas, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Andrea Ortiz of Portales, to TJ Garcia of Portales, son of Toby Garcia and Mary Cruz of Portales. The couple will exchange vows at 7 p.m. Aug. 7, 2010, at The Rose Garden in Clovis. A reception will follow at The Rose Garden. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Portales High School. The prospective groom is a 2008 graduate of Portales High School. He is employed at Dairiconcepts. Invitations...
Information on hunting for profit, using a Klic-N-Kut die cutter and making a beef stew parfait will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Author Kivi Bernhard talks about the hunt for profit in a tough global economy. His book is titled “Leopardology, and he compares critical business thinking with the hunt for the African leopard. He’s from Atlanta, Ga. Sandy McCauley represents Accugraphic Sales Inc., and the company makes a machine called a Klic-N-Kut. McCauley will demonst...
The Newberry Family Reunion held July 9-11 drew more than 175 family and friends. The seven remaining siblings of Roy and Maude Newberry were all in attendance: Viola Orcutt of Fallbrook, Calif., Herb Newberry (host) of Portales, Bob Newberry of Parshal, Colo., Norma Sites of Roswell, Virginia Poe of Portales, Gale Newberry of Portales and Mary Bell Morgan of Sugar Grode, Ill. Deceased siblings are Velma Thorn, Jean Bower, Betty Graham, Pat Thatcher and Billie Jo Newberry. Reunions are held every five years and with the help...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St. Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Dance at Los Abuelitos in Portales. Please bring a covered dish. Monday: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Daily activities. Tuesday: 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Daily activities; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Wednesday: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Daily activities; 9:30 Free blood pressure and sugar testing; 10:30 Indoor exercise; 11:30 a.m. Frito pie luncheon; 1 p.m. Bingo and refreshments. Thursday: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Daily activities; 10:30 a.m. Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Loteria and...
Karl Terry My wife thinks I just like to embarrass her in public but it’s probably just the way I was raised. We were out of town in a restaurant recently and while we waited on our food I was busy looking around at all the vintage decorations. You know the type popular in restaurants these days, mostly old or reproduction tin or wood signs. My eye was drawn to a sign that read: “Eat, Drink, Be Merry.” I told my wife I needed to see if I could buy that sign or find out where they got it if it was a reproduction. She didn’t un...
The following books are available at the: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness” by James Baraz offers a step-by-step program that will reorient your mind away from dissatisfaction and distraction and toward the contentment and delight that are abundantly available in our everyday lives. “Shattered” by Karen Robards opens as research assistant Lisa Grant uncovers a cold case file pertaining to an entire family that disappeared without a trace more than twenty-eig...
Clyde Davis It all began with the turtle — or, more properly, the tortoise, the box tortoise. Sorry, but before switching to education in college, I was a wildlife biology major. Those little distinctions distract me. It is a tortoise, not a turtle; it is a bison, not a buffalo. Anyway, the huge tortoise was moving across my front rock garden on a Saturday morning, and I snatched him up and took him to the back yard. The pink sequins still attached to his back announced to the world that this tortoise had once been some...
The Information Age means instant data, news, opinions and entertainment at our fingertips. It also means our personal information is less safe than ever before, leading to identity theft and other breaches of privacy. One serious case developed in the middle of July when the names of 1,300 supposedly “illegal” immigrants were released to law-enforcement officials and news organizations, along with such private details as Social Security numbers, medical records and addresses. According to The New York Times story, rel...
Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico Ernie Kos, executive director of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, is named after her father. Ernie Kos said she loves her job as the executive director of the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce. Her days are never the same and keep her busy. What is your most prized possession? My most prized possessions are Ron, Ryan, Jason, Christen, Jayden and Bretni Kos. Tell us how you met your spouse. I met Ron when we were in elementary school at Sacred Heart School. We went to... Full story
The Make-A-Wish Foundation’s first auction in Clovis was postponed Saturday due to rain. The outdoor event was intended to fund wishes of very ill children in the Clovis region. Granter and fundraiser Hazel Richter said the auction will be rescheduled for another date to be announced....
Freedom New Mexico Portales police arrested a 13-year-old... Full story
Portales police arrested a 13-year-old...
The Clovis school board is expected to decide Tuesday on one of seven sites being considered for a proposed new middle school. The district is planning a third middle school to handle district-wide growth, much of it due to expansion at Cannon Air Force Base. The district has scheduled a special bond election Aug. 31. Some money raised from the bond issue will be used as the school district’s 20 percent match of $6 million toward the $30 million school. The remaining $24 million is coming from the New Mexico Public School F...
