Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Whirring across a miniature track through molded terrain and plastic towns, model train displays are a holiday tradition. They also give hobbyists a chance to show off their collections. For the past 24 years, members of the Clovis Area Train Society have been sharing their passion for pint-sized locomotives. Kicking things off on Black Friday, this is the second year in a row members have set up their holiday display at North Plains Mall, inviting shoppers and passersby to ma...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Sausage and cheese sandwich. Lunch — BBQ drumstick, baked tater tots, garden, salad, mini carrots, ranch chilled apple, veggie bar. Tuesday: Breakfast — Mini pancakes. Lunch — Chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, zucchini coins, ranch dressing, chilled mixed fruit, veggie bar. Wednesday: Breakfast — Grape crescent. Lunch — Bean and cheese burrito, salsa, seasoned corn, lettuce and diced tomato, chilled peaches, veggie bar. Thursday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Chicken, mac an...
Information on using Kraft-tex for totebags, making facings as an outside accent and using a lightbox for paper piece quilt designs will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Gailen Runge is the Creative Director with C & T Publishing, and she’s going to explain what Kraft-tex is, and show to use it to make bags, accessories, home decor items as well as scrapbooking and cardmaking. There are three styles of Kraft...
Donna Barrera has been in Portales for nearly 27 years after her husband and her moved here to raise a family in the 1990s. She says she loves the small-community feel and how the faith in the community is strong. Barrera shares two children with her husband Miguel and together they are expecting their first grandchild in June, which she's excited about. Tell us a little about yourself. I'm 46 years old. I was born and raised in Santa Fe. I came to college at Eastern New...
I didn’t immediately recognize the neat and nicely dressed lady in the community room of the nursing home. She called me by name so I had to ask her for her name. As soon as she told me I was embarrassed that I hadn’t recognized her. I had known her and her husband pretty much my whole life and the couple had been close friends with my parents. She told me she always read my column every week and said it meant more to her because she knew my family. I thanked her for rea...
Today • Clovis Area Train Society model train display — Noon-5 p.m., North Plains Mall, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Information: email [email protected] • Cider and Song — 5-8 p.m., Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland Drive, Clovis. Songs around the campfire, cider, s’mores, cocoa, hot dogs. Dress warmly and bring a lawn chair. Information: 575-762-1779 Monday • Cannon Cookie Drop — Annual collection of 8,000 home-baked cookies for airmen at Cannon Air Force Base hosted by the CAFB First Sergeants. Drop off times and loca...
On this date ... 1969: A black airman at Cannon Air Force was being court-martialed for refusing to cut his hair. Airman First Class August Doyle said he believed the order to cut his Afro-style was unlawful because it was an expression of his black cultural identity. A five-member hearing board found Doyle guilty of “willful disobedience of a lawful order” and sentenced him to three months of hard labor and reduced his rank to airman basic. Doyle was also fined $180. Doyle, 21, later told Jet magazine he had learned wha...
Nine train cars derailed west of Fort Sumner early Saturday morning, but no injuries or hazardous material spills were reported. Jim Sloan of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said the incident occurred just before 3 a.m. Saturday, blocking two tracks. One track was reopened about 1:30 p.m. and the other was expected to reopen by 5 a.m. today. Railroad officials said they are conducting an investigation into what caused the derailment. The National Weather Service said winds were light, about 15 mph, at the time of...
Maybe it’s because my first viewing of “Rudolph” occurred when I was 4 years old and my first viewing of “Frosty the Snowman” happened when I was a worldly wise 9-year-old, but I’ve always been extra cynical about Frosty. The animated TV special (based on a 1950 song introduced by Gene Autry) will doubtless garner oodles of affectionate attention when it turns 50 on Dec. 7, but it remains troubling on multiple levels. For starters, how did this goofy nobody rate designation as Frosty THE Snowman? Who melted and made HIM bo...
A whirlwind of shoppers braved a wintry eastern New Mexico wind for Small Business Saturday. Temperatures in the 40s, and sustained winds around 30 mph most of the day, didn’t deter those determined to get a good start on their Christmas shopping. While the wind — one gust was reported at 70 mph in Clovis — ruined some shopkeepers’ plans to set up displays outside their storefronts, most reported a noticeable increase in customers taking advantage of the tax-free holiday. “We probably had around 40 to 50 customers today. It’s...
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg suddenly feels regret — just in time for his run for president. As mayor of New York for 12 years, Bloomberg oversaw an aggressive, tough on crime, stop-and-frisk policy that disproportionately targeted African Americans and Latinos. And for that he is sorry. That wasn’t his story a few months ago. Before he decided to jump in the race to unseat President Donald Trump, Bloomberg was not a fan of admitting wrong and maligned an apology culture in politics. He mocked presidential candidate and for...
According to progressive websites, Thanksgiving is a day devoted to arguing with your right-wing uncle. According to advertisements, it’s the day before Black Friday. In reality, it is a most American holiday. It dates from before the establishment of the American nation-state and harkens back to our original settlers. Although the official holiday was formally established by the government and is marked by U.S. presidents, it has acquired its layers of meaning through r...
In a mad dash to expand all their favorite “green” cash grabs before the end of the year, House Democrats have published their most bloated smash and grab yet. They call it the Green Act, but a better name might be the Greed Act. The bill extends wind and solar subsidies — which we’ve been promised for decades would be temporary — for yet another five years. In an effort to gain support from farm states, it revives the biodiesel credit. Most outrageously, the Green Act cancels the phase-out of the electric vehicle subsidies...
The fastest-growing population in New Mexico by age are those 65 and older. There was no growth for those age 18 to 64, according to census figures, and a decline for those 17 and younger. And, the trend is expected to continue in the coming decades. The state’s birth rate has remained fairly consistent. But the growth in the aging population means more people are dying each year than being born, according to Jeff Baker, a demographer for the University of New Mexico. By the year 2030, nearly half the state’s population wil...
Everybody who is a professional at something was once a beginner. And everybody who is a beginner was once a person who had no idea the thing they were beginning even existed. I was in the latter category until a few weeks ago, poring over some cooking magazine I’d decided was worth a trial subscription. Enter the galette. As soon as I saw the picture, I messaged a friend who’s a far more experienced baker than me. How have I been alive this long, I asked her, and not known about the lazy river of pies? I’m guessing about...
CLOVIS - A Clovis woman was arrested Friday morning following a high-speed crash in Clovis. Kimberly Thompson, 43, is in the Curry County Adult Detention Center on nine charges in connection to the incident, including receiving or transferring a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, driving while under the influence and battery upon a peace officer. According to the New Mexico State Police, a chase began after an NMSP officer attempted a...
CLOVIS - The Lighthouse Mission was bustling Thanksgiving morning as community members stopped in for a warm meal or dropped by to pick up food for others. Every Thanksgiving, Lighthouse puts on a community dinner to help ensure no one in the area goes hungry or has to eat alone. For those that can't leave their homes, such as for medical reasons, volunteers grab a meal and deliver it. Lighthouse invites community members and other local groups to help out, this year...
Monday • Civic Center Policy Committee — 3 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Airport Terminal Conference Room, 459 CR 11.5, Te...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission will discuss additional funding requests for its Fiscal Year 2020 budget and review its 2020 Capital Outlay priority list during its regular meeting on Tuesday. The commission will also receive reports from the sheriff’s office, treasurer, Detention Center, road department and county manager during the 9 a.m. meeting at the Roosevelt County Courthouse....
CLOVIS — The state fire marshal’s office is investigating a Tuesday house fire in which the homeowner was found dead. According to a release from the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched about 5:30 p.m. to a home on the 2500 block of Curry Road H. A caretaker had informed first responders the house was occupied by the homeowner, Leota Porter, 89, at the time. Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen said Friday there was no word back from the state fire marshal’s office. The sheriff’s office is investigating the cause...
PORTALES — The Portales City Council will look to appoint a new member to the Lodgers Tax Advisory Board after the departure of Chrisula Webb of Holiday Inn Express during its regular meeting this Tuesday. The council will then hold a public hearing on an ordinance to annex the Partin Subdivision, a tract of land in Roosevelt County. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Building....
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will consider a retainer agreement for lawsuits dealing with groundwater contamination adjacent to Cannon Air Force Base when it meets Tuesday morning. The commissioners will consider an agreement with Napoli Shkolnik at its 9 a.m. meeting at the Curry County Administrative Complex. The firm is also representing Art and Renee Schaap in their claim against the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Air Force for the use of firefighting foam that contained perfluorooctano...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees will look at its employment contract with incoming president Charles Nwankwo during its final regular meeting of the year Wednesday morning. The 8 a.m. meeting at CCC’s Room 512 includes an executive session for personnel matters, followed by an action item on the presidential employment contract. When Nwankwo was selected by the board, Nwankwo’s salary was announced at $185,000 annually. Other items on the Wednesday agenda include: • Approval of the fall 2019 graduat...
PORTALES - A little bit of turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and cranberry sauce. A little slice of dessert. And a few volunteers. Actually, make that a lot of everything above, and one dinner roll per serving. The recipe worked out again, as it now does every year in Portales' Memorial Building. Organizers expected they'd serve around 500 free meals throughout the community on Thanksgiving Day. The outreach event is in its 18th year, with people eating on-site,...
CLOVIS - As holiday shoppers rushed in and out of Clovis' Walmart the morning of Black Friday, a lone musician stood playing Christmas songs on her trumpet while soliciting donations for those in need. Tyleen Caffrey has been using her musical talents to help raise money for the Salvation Army for 25 years, ever since her second year of college when she was 19. "It's the biggest shopping day of the season. Traditionally, musicians bring in a bit more money than bell ringers,"...
