Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Boys Lovington 64, Clovis 54 Lovington (4-2) — Adam Aguilera 8, Tatyen Hilliard 13, Issac Hinson 9, Mason Enriquez 6, Julian Arroyo 8, Zedrick Betancourt 6, Joseph Perez 12, Demarcus Thompson 2. Totals 26 5-13 64. Clovis (0-2) — Brian Weiss 10, Jett Stone 10, Manuel Gutierrez 3, Kash Roberts 2, Juan Hernandez 14, R.J. Nora 2, Andrew Hall 13. Totals 23 2-8 54. Lovington 14 12 19 19 — 64 Clovis 11 14 18 11 — 54 3-pointers — Lovington, Hilliard 3, Enriquez 2, Arroyo, Hinson. Clovis, Hernandez...
CLOVIS -- He sang with Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Buddy Knox on multiple hit records. He provided backup vocals at Norman Petty’s studio from 1957 to 1959 when it produced 12 Billboard magazine Top-40 singles. In December 2000, he was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame for his career as a member of The Roses trio. But David Bigham’s legacy might not be his musical contributions alongside rock legends. Longtime friends and those who had only brief encounters with him...
In sports, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, and then you play again. In politics, the games never seem to end, especially if things don’t go the way you want. For example, consider the poor-loser antics of Oklahoma Sen. Bill Coleman: Coleman, a Republican from Ponca City, has requested legislation that would name the last 3 inches of Oklahoma State Highway 325 “Lincoln Riley Highway.” The Oklahoman reported Coleman issued a news release in which he said he found it appropriate to name the “tiniest section of our mos...
Bobby Eugene "Bob" Wood of Portales was known as a friendly man with a great financial mind. Wood who represented Roosevelt, Curry and Chavez counties in the New Mexico Senate for 10 years ending in 1987, has died. Wood, 89, passed away on Nov. 22 in Clovis. Wood was appointed to Senate in 1971 and was re-elected to serve until 1980. For two years in his Senate tenure, Wood served as majority whip. Wood also served as chief executive officer, president and chairman of the boar...
PORTALES — Portales city councilors on Tuesday unanimously approved the annexation of Roosevelt General Hospital and surrounding property to the city. According to the text of the ordinance authorizing the annexation, the hospital requested that the 36.4-acre area that includes the hospital be annexed to the city. The area will be known as the Roosevelt General Hospital Subdivision, according to the ordinance text. Before the commission vote, the city council held a public hearing at which no one spoke for or against the a...
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees Association members were treated to several selections of Christmas music performed by the Clovis High School Chamber Choir under the direction of Sean Galloway for the program. Installation of Officers for 2022 were as follows: • Unit President — Eileen Massey (Pam Wallace will continue as membership chair) • Vice President — Pat Archibeque • Treasurer — Andrea Bigelow • Secretary — Sandra Bates Jamie Widner, our legislative chair, gave an update. No legislation wil...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th Street 575-762-9405 Meals served with 2% milk, tossed salad w/low-fat dressing Monday: BBQ riblet, scalloped potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, cookie Tuesday: Beef enchiladas, pinto beans, chips and salsa, sopapilla Wednesday: Creamy chicken over noodles, peas and carrots, dinner roll, cake Thursday: Ham w/pineapple sauce, sweet potatoes, stuffing w/gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce Friday: Lemon baked fish or chicken nuggets, seasoned green beans, biscuit Community...
Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, grape crescent, milk; Lunch, chicken smackers, au gratin potatoes, seasoned mixed vegetables, chilled pears, homemade roll, milk (additional middle/high school option, spicy chicken sandwich) Tuesday: Breakfast, breakfast pizza, milk; Lunch, BBQ pulled pork sandwich, baked tater tots, fresh vegetables and ranch, chilled fresh fruit, milk (additional middle/high school option, cheeseburger, cookie) Wednesday: Breakfast, orange muffin top, milk; Lunch, corn dog, seasoned fries, vegetable cup, r...
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. “The Green Dress” by Liz Tolsma. When Harriet Peters came to Boston in 1882, the Robinson family took her in like one of their own, and Harriet became closer to Lizzie Robinson than her own siblings. Now, four years later, Lizzie is deathly sic...
Information on relieving pain, substitutes for nightshades and how to make a Mug Rug will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Daniel Marez is a doctor of Oriental medicine in Raton, and he has written a book on relieving pain. He’s going to share his journey from being a licensed optician to becoming a healer and acupuncturist. Nightshades are a category of vegetables, and Carol Fenster, a nutritionist and a...
What fun are bows, ribbons and wrapping paper if you can’t have fun with them? Around our place, that has happened a lot over the years. Anybody on too high a horse could very well get taken down a few pegs when they open a present that isn’t exactly what they want or even figured on. My dad was the master at guessing what was in a package. We suspected a pocketknife may have aided him in his abilities, but maybe lack of creativity in gift selection might have had som...
Zandy Bunch is a nutrition educator working with New Mexico State University's ICAN (Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition) program. Bunch serves the local schools and senior centers, teaching residents how to maintain healthy diets. While Bunch readily shares her love of food, her first passion is her family and the time she gets to spend with them. Growing up in Clovis, Bunch was an active participant in the local 4H program and took home many ribbons for sewing and showing...
Plenty of good seats were still available at kickoff Nov. 27 for the Aggies’ final game of the football season, which was unfortunate but not surprising. Unfortunate, because New Mexico State beat the University of Massachusetts in an exciting game between two evenly matched teams played on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Not surprising, because almost none of the previous games this season have met those criteria, except for the beautiful afternoon part. NMSU started the season with more than 19,000 fans for the first home g...
SANTA FE — Portales made the No. 1 ranking Friday from the New Mexico Department of Health. Unfortunately, it was a top ranking nobody wants to have. The 88130 ZIP code was tops in the state Friday with 78 new cases of COVID-19, part of a 1,468-case report from the DOH. The total report included 50 cases in Curry County and 79 in Roosevelt County. Of Curry County’s 50 cases, 48 originated from the 88101 ZIP code, which tied with Albuquerque’s 87121 ZIP code for fourth-most in the state. Tied for second were Alamogordo and A...
Once again, carnage goes to school. Once again, American students are used for target practice. But conservative leaders are on the case. Recognizing the ongoing threat to our children, they know it’s time for decisive action. It’s time to do something about books. And if you expected that sentence to end differently, you haven’t been paying attention. In red America these days, books are Public Enemy No. 1. As Time magazine recently reported, librarians are seeing a defin...
Lately, I’ve started seeing all the usual Christmas decorations, books, gift suggestions, articles, foods and complaints about all the usual Christmas decorations, books, gift suggestions, articles, and foods. Some say they’re too over the top, some say it’s too early, and some say it’s not enough. I’m familiar with all of it, including the promises of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” with its haunting Vince Guaraldi score, the proliferation of Dickensian memorabilia and the magic...
Let me begin with the following caveat. I am not a lawyer, nor have I ever played one on TV. Having established that fact, I make the following observations: On Sept. 9, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042. That mandated the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to provide guidance regarding “adequate COVID-19 safeguards” by Sept. 24 that would apply to all federal contractors and subcontractors. On Nov. 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an Int...
It should be a rule of thumb that the Olympic Games shouldn't be held in countries that operate concentration camps. If this strikes you as an unreasonable demand, you aren't suited to serve on the International Olympic Committee. The IOC has doggedly defended Beijing as the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics even as the Chinese Communist Party pursues its campaign of unrelenting barbarity against the Uyghurs. The Biden administration just announced a so-called diplomatic...
CLOVIS — The eastbound lane of Brady Street between Prince and Sycamore Streets will be closed, starting Monday, for fiber optic installation, according to a city release. The work by Elite Communications is expected to run through Dec. 22. Elite is installing on behalf of Plateau Telecommunications. Motorists are asked to look out for traffic signs and seek alternate routes. Information: Elite Communication, 505-295-8000....
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University announced on Friday the creation of its branded wine, Eastern Sunrise. The sweet white wine variety joins Silver Dawg salsa and Greyhound Grind coffee as college-branded food items, with sale revenues supporting scholarships for ENMU students. Its name was selected from more than 100 submissions in a contest created by the school. The wine is available at Lescombes Family Vineyards, but statewide distribution will roll out over the coming weeks....
CLOVIS — The Clovis regional airport will conduct a wildlife firearms training from Monday to Wednesday, according to a city release. Each day of the training will include live fire exercises using small- and large-caliber weapons. The exercises will be conducted in an area safe from the airport terminal, hangars, runways and taxiways. Information: 575-769-7890....
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - With one round left to go in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Clovis native Shad Mayfield was in the top five but seemed unlikely to repeat as world tie-down champion. Mayfield finished Friday night's round in 14th place, clocking a time of 17.0 seconds. It was his fifth consecutive round finishing out of the money (top six). He did post a pair of wins in the second and fourth rounds, earning $26,997 each night. Shane Hanchey, briefly overtaken by Caleb...
CLOVIS — The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its 2021 awards, which will be given at the January chamber banquet. Nominations are due Jan. 5 in six categories — citizen of the year, chamber volunteer of the year, business of the, the Heart Award, the Ken Huey Patriot Award and the lifetime achievement award. Information: 575-763-3435....
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University regents begrudgingly accepted a tuition and fees increase for the 2022-23 academic year Friday, taking little solace in the fact they held off a larger hike request. By a 5-0 vote, regents approved a tuition increase of 3% and a fees increase of 4% in the meeting held a day before the college’s first indoor commencement in two years. During its November meeting, ENMU officials had floated 5% increases to both tuition and fees, which would have added $162 per semester for an ave...
PORTALES - Handshakes and hugs with congratulations mixed with thanks to the people who got them there as Eastern New Mexico University celebrated its latest crop of graduates Saturday at Greyhound Arena. Chancellor Patrice Caldwell congratulated the new graduates at the conclusion of a quick-moving 95-minute ceremony. Caldwell told the students the graduation was not only a dream come true for them, but for their family members long before and the university itself when it...
