Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL Prep summary Tuesday Girls Rio Rancho Cleveland 55, Clovis 45 Clovis (0-1) — Yvonne Fuerte 12, Paige Harris 2, Mya Slade 5, Zarai Lewis 9, Ali Thomas 8, Maleah Urioste 3, Sholanda Lefevre 6. Totals 14 14-22 45. Cleveland (1-0) — Aubrey Jaramillo 5, Angelique Abeyta 13, Brenna Wolfe 13, Mia Nelson 9, Isabella Goss 5, Kindyll Sandoval 4, Kennedy Bimer 5, Bridgett Ignacio 1. Totals 17 17-28 55. Clovis 17 9 10 9 — 45 Cleveland 11 17 12 15 — 55 3-pointers — Clovis, Fuerte, Lefevre, Urioste. Cleveland, Abeyia, Goss, Jara...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Jewel of the Nile” by Tessa Afshar. Whispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has o...
Clovis elementary Monday: Breakfast, frudel, milk; Lunch, spaghetti & meatballs, garden salad, ranch dressing, chilled fresh fruit, whole wheat roll, milk Tuesday: Manager’s choice Remaining menu n/a Clovis middle/ high schools Monday: Breakfast, frudel, milk; Lunch, corn dog, spaghetti & meatballs, garden salad, ranch dressing, chilled fresh fruit, whole wheat roll, milk Tuesday: Manager’s choice Remaining menu n/a Portales elementary Monday: Breakfast, ultimate breakfast round, applesauce, juice, milk; Lunch, chicken que...
Beta Phi Beta Phi had its November meeting at the home of Collene Baldwin with five members present. Before the meeting a Jewel Pin ceremony was performed for John Mathys and Laura White. Collene Baldwin reported $206 was made at the craft fair Oct. 30th. Members were reminded about the upcoming district meeting and the April state convention....
Information on making a velvet stamped photo album and making a growth chart will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Lisa Rojas is a mixed media artist and designer, and she’s going to show how to make a beautiful velvet stamped photo book. Who knew you could stamp on elegant fabric such as velvet? Her company is Stampin’ Queen Creations in Victorville, California. Bruce Johnson is the spokesperson for Minwax...
Turkey Day has come and gone and the dogs have dragged the carcass onto the lawn. The last bone I did pick. If I cooked it properly, no one will get sick. As I told readers last week, I was put in charge of the turkey this Thanksgiving. I went with the smoker as my method. There’s a real love-hate relationship between most folks and turkey. It’s really intimidating to prepare one and easy to mess up. When it gets right down to it very few folks go back for seconds of the bird....
Bill Aylesworth is a native of west Texas, but has called Clovis home since 1963 when he and his wife, Martha, moved here to be closer to her mother. Aylesworth has worked in various jobs throughout his lifetime, notably as an employee of the Safeway Milk Plant for 25 years. Born in 1933, during the depths of the Great Depression, Aylesworth has lived through some extremely difficult circumstances. He remembers the Dust Bowl Era and its effects on the land. He served as a...
LUBBOCK - New Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire announced Wednesday he's retaining Sonny Cumbie as the Red Raiders' offensive coordinator. Cumbie's symbolic motivational tool isn't going anywhere either. "Oh, the pumpjack's stayin', man," McGuire said. After Cumbie was appointed interim head coach upon the Oct. 25 dismissal of Matt Wells, he thought of ways to keep the players engaged. He remembered former Snyder coach Chad Rogers' use of a pumpjack to symbolize an...
FARWELL — Farwell’s basketball teams cruised to victory on Monday night against Smyer, the boys winning 72-44 while the girls rolled to a 62-39 triumph. Playing their third game in four days, the Steers (3-0) put four players in double figures for the third consecutive time. Junior Juan Graxiola led all scorers with 18 points, while sophomore Corey Stancell had 12, senior Grayson Waldrop 11 and senior Dustin Sides 10. Farwell built a 17-9 lead over the Eagles (1-1) at the quarter and steadily pulled away. Sophomore Nate Bro...
HEREFORD — Clovis High’s boys were able to kick off their inaugural wrestling season on Monday. The girls will have to wait a while. CHS went 1-2 in a quad round-robin hosted by Hereford, losing to the Whitefaces 51-30 and to Boys Ranch 48-42 while defeating Lubbock Estacado 48-35. Both Clovis squads are slated to compete in the Carlsbad Invite next Saturday. CHS coach Eric Zottneck said there should be about 20 teams in that field. “I believe we got the experience we wanted,” Zottneck said of Monday’s competition. “We know...
RIO RANCHO — Jeff Reed had mixed feelings about the Clovis High girls’ season opener on Tuesday night. The Lady Wildcats got off to a nice start and hung tough through three quarters, then tied the contest with the first four points of the fourth. In the end, though, they couldn’t finish the deal and dropped a 55-45 decision to Rio Rancho Cleveland. Clovis led 17-11 at the quarter, and was still within four entering the final stanza. But the Storm outscored the Lady Cats 15-9 in that session, mainly from a 9-for-13 perfo...
CLOVIS - Jaden Isler has never had a squad quite this inexperienced. The 2008 Clovis High grad, beginning his fourth season as the CHS boys basketball coach after leading the Elida girls to the last four of their eight consecutive small-school state championships, lost virtually everyone from last spring's 5-6 squad. Six have graduated, and four others have moved out of the area. Only three players with any varsity experience return, and just one - 5-foot-10 senior guard Juan...
CANYON, Texas — Heading into the first media timeout of the second half, Eastern New Mexico University’s men looked like they didn’t belong on the same floor with Southwestern Oklahoma. The Bulldogs, shooting lights out to that point, opened a massive 33-point lead, and ENMU coach Brent Owen had seen enough. During the timeout, he replaced the five players on the court, looking for a spark. And he got one, helped by seldom-used Sebastian Jimenez, Niko Bossinakis and Isaac Maldonado, who combined for 37 minutes after playi...
One year after leading the effort to strip police officers of their qualified immunity from civil lawsuits, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is now seeking additional funding for law enforcement. The governor will call for an additional $100 million to hire 1,000 more law enforcement officers throughout the state when the Legislature meets in January, according to the Albuquerque Journal. She is also expected to call for reform of the bail system, following a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2016 that limits the use...
By now you have surely heard about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that passed Congress and was signed into law by President Biden. Its trickle-down impact is going to be significant for New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham flew to Washington, D.C., for the Nov. 15 signing ceremony, as did about 800 other salivating state and local officials from around the country. Biden is calling it a once-in-a-generation investment for America’s future, but New Mexico’s governor took it a step further. Right after the signin...
About a month ago, I was traveling on the subway in Philadelphia when I was attacked by a young African-American male in a hoodie, who was angry that I was filming him after he’d punched me in the head moments before. I made a report, and other than anger that Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is incapable of guaranteeing my safety for the increasingly expensive fare they charge, I’m fine. In fact, I’d basically forgotten about the incident until last week,...
Many of us gathered Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving. Hope everyone had a great time and got to see all the folks they missed from last year due to the pandemic. As we are all wont to do at this time of year, I have been ruminating on things I am thankful for, and have listed a few of them below. What follows is by no means any sort of complete list, but rather is an inventory of things I don’t think about a lot that make a difference in my daily life. I’m thankful that the...
It ought to be possible to operate a retail store in one of America’s largest and most iconic cities, but this most basic commercial proposition is in doubt in San Francisco. The erstwhile Golden City is beset by an ongoing tide of theft that is closing down retail locations and demonstrating again the city’s unwillingness to govern itself. Cities around the country dub themselves “the capital” of this or that signature product: artichokes in Castroville, Calif.; earmuffs in F...
Ever since the 1970s, when Americans woke up to the dangers of government secrecy thanks to Watergate and Vietnam, the value of transparency in public policy making has become more and more apparent. Bad things are more likely to happen in darkness, not only when it comes to crime but also when it comes to laws made in secrecy, or decisions made without public input. That's why New Mexico enacted the Open Meetings Act in 1974. As it says in the act itself, the Legislature recognized that a representative government is...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th Street 575-762-9405 Meals served with 2% milk, tossed salad w/low-fat dressing Monday: Green chili chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, chips and salsa, cake Tuesday: Vegetable beef stew, biscuit, peach cobbler Wednesday: Sausage and cabbage, sliced beets, cornbread, vanilla pudding Thursday: Baked chicken, creamy rice, brocoli, breadstick Friday: Fish sticks or chicken nuggets, blended vegetables, roasted potatoes Community Services Center 1100 Community Way, Portales...
Monday • Women United Luncheon — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Program by Janice Jones. Luncheon served at noon. Tickets: $20 for Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) members and their guests; $25 for non-members. RSVP at www.unitedwayenm.org/luncheon. Information: 575-769-2103 Tuesday • Rural Bookmobile East — 10-10:30 a.m., Causey Fire Station, 116 Main St., Causey. Social distancing is requested; only two individuals in Bookmobile at a time, not counting staff and up to one household...
Monday • City of Clovis Animal Control Policy Task Force — 5:30 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Wednesday • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4001 • Voter registration deadline for those planning to run in Portales municipal elections slated for March 1, 2022 — 5 p.m. Qualified candidates must reside within the boundaries of the ward/di...
On this date ... 1956: A giant Engelmann spruce tree had passed through Clovis on its way to Washington, D.C., where President Eisenhower planned to light it up on Dec. 20. The tree was 67 feet tall and 51 years old. It was harvested from Scott Able Canyon in New Mexico’s Lincoln National Forest. State police guarded it until it could be loaded onto two flat cars of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. From there, special agents of the railroad were charged with keeping it safe from souvenir hunters and vandals, the C...
CLOVIS - Friday was Black Friday, and after a year of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it returned with, if not a vengeance, with at least the appearance of back to normal for Clovis chain stores that usually bear the brunt of Black Fridays. In fact, for a Black Friday, most shoppers seemed to agree it did not meet the usual image of this traditional busiest shopping day of the year. Walmart, the largest of Clovis' chain stores, opened at 5 a.m., drawing a preopening...
CLOVIS - After more than a quarter century of prosecuting accused criminals in Curry and Roosevelt counties, Andrea Reeb is calling it a career. But she likely won't be far away from prosecuting, even after her March 1 retirement as the Ninth Judicial District attorney. "I just felt it was time to give somebody else a shot at the position," said Reeb, who has been DA for seven years. "I thought it was time to get my retirement, move on and try some other things." Reeb, a 1989...
