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Local columnist Nana gave me a baby doll every year for Christmas when I was a child. I loved dolls, and always became very attached to them. So I think it was a little bittersweet… being excited at the prospect of a pretty new baby to play with, but feeling sad for the one that would lose my attention. Of all the dolls she gave me, only one remains. This one wasn't underneath the Christmas tree. No, it was tucked away in a closet, and pulled out during a spring-cleaning episode. It was Nana's childhood doll, and I was in a... Full story
DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] It’s 4:30 p.m., and about a half-dozen boxers are working on technique in the back room of the Roy Walker Recreation Center. But then a sound emits when Luis Sandoval’s glove hits the bag. It’s a sound unlike other gloves hitting the bag ... a sound that makes one say, “I’m glad I’m not that bag.” link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Luis Sandoval, 12, has won his weight class at the Silver Gloves state tournament for the last three years. The 5-f...
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Luis Sandoval, 12, has won his weight class at the Silver Gloves state tournament for the last three years. The 5-foot, 88-pound Sandoval is preparing for the West Regionals Jan. 7-10 in Ontario, California....
Today Community Christmas Meal — 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lighthouse mission, 407 L. Casillas Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-762-1933 Monday Melrose City Council — 4:30 p.m. City Clerk’s Office, 105 E. Avenue B., Melrose. Information: 575-253-4274 Ongoing Artist of the Month — Lois Snyder at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 The Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery Presents — Through Jan. 15, showcasing artwork from Clovis Community College and Eastern New Mexico University Students, 417 Schepps Blvd., Cl...
Jail log The following were booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday: • Roger Elliot, 67, criminal trespass (posted), aggravated stalking (deadly weapon). • Bobby Torres, 28, parole violation. • Armando Alvarado, 35, possession of marijuana (one ounce or less), unlawful use or possession of methadone. • Shane Wilson, 26, forgery, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to yield, battery, criminal damage to property (under $1,000), no proof of insurance, no driver’s license. • Anthony Gur...
On this date … 1975: Christmas night thieves ransacked the office of Watson Motor Co. and stole a car from the lot, Clovis police reported. The incident marked the third time in a week a city auto dealer had been hit by thieves. Three rocks were used to shatter the west-side window of the Watson dealership at 1201 W. Seventh, police said. A 1975 Mercury Comet, valued at $5,000, was stolen off the lot. 1965: A Portales woman had learned that a box of Christmas gifts she’d sent to family in California had been wrapped with elec...
Religion columnist The Lord Jesus and Charles Dickens were both right: The way to be saved is to become a child. That’s not easy. We spend most of our lives trying to be all grown up. Sadly, we generally succeed. All too often, our imaginations start to shrivel about the time we learn to count. Now, learning to count is not a bad thing — if you also learn to count the right things. Children naturally assume that grown-ups know all about what’s worth counting; nothing could...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor's note: When Amos went shopping recently, he encountered the trials of last-minute Christmas shoppers. In frustration, he called out for the real meaning of Christmas. Just then, Sammy Salamander wiggled by and pointed him to a little nativity scene far from the malling crowd but in the heart of Bugtussle. Jenny (the little girl mouse next door) was playing the role of Mary; Willifred the White Rat was Joseph; Freddy Flea was baby Jesus; Virgil the Praying Mantis was a...
Religion columnist Jesus had been born and word had spread. The Bible gives us some insight on this event Matthew 2:2: “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’” So the Bible tells us that the three wise men went and found baby Jesus and took him gifts. They made the journey to Beth... Full story
Local columnist Christmas is a time for stories and friends; food, faith, and family; generosity and thanks. As my story lengthens, I find that the giving of gifts is far more my favorite than the getting of things. So, here’s my Christmas gift to you, a fun little fiction about some holiday havoc that while untrue, is certainly set on some fictional farm. For your amusement, “The Christmas Ambush.” ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and just so no one gets shot, There’s no front door delivery. We keep the gates locked. D... Full story
Staff Photo: Crystal Mondragon Yolanda Calderon, with 1-year-old Yasmeen and 12-year-old Sarai, opens a $500 gift card from the Elks Lodge and its sponsors. Staff writer [email protected] Yes, those were reindeer pulling Santa Claus on a Christmas float down Seventh Street on their way to Sheridan Street on Wednesday afternoon. Well, it looked that way anyway. Clovis’ Elks Lodge put it together for the benefit of Yolanda Calderon and her family. After arriving on t...
Editor [email protected] Frank Romero grew up with seven siblings. His dad worked for area feedlots, and later for the railroad, but money was always tight. There was seldom extra for Christmas. That’s why Romero has such fond memories of the Salvation Army and its Empty Stocking Fund. “My dad was real proud,” Romero said. “He didn’t want to accept charity, but sometimes he felt sorry for us and he would go ahead and accept the help.” The Empty Stocking Fund — in the 1950s when Romero was a boy, and today — provides food... Full story
File photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis saw 21 inches of snow in 2015, most of it in January and February. Bob Ternes of Clovis said his business clearing parking lots was booming. Editor [email protected] The numbers tell the story. Clovis averages 16.64 inches of moisture annually. It has received 31 inches so far this year. Portales averages 16.01 inches; it’s seen 25.24 inches. And forecasters are predicting we’ll add to those numbers this weekend as up to a foot of sno...
Staff report Well, we probably won’t see 29 inches of snow like some computer models were predicting early in the week. But National Weather Service forecasters on Thursday continued to warn eastern New Mexico residents to expect a major winter storm starting Saturday around sunset. “Significant accumulating snow appears most likely along and south of Interstate 40 ... as well as along and east of Interstate 25 to the Texas border,” NWS reported in a statement issued Thursday. “The strong to high winds would create areas o...
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, I offer the following: It’s Christmas again on New Mexico’s plain, Where the wind always blows and we seldom see rain. Where the sky and the clouds stretch forever above us, Stop a moment; give thanks; to the great God who loves us. Rube Render Give thanks for the workers who toil hard outside, For the food on our tables they try to provide. Farmers and fishers and men that tend dairies, Ranchers and vintners and growers of berries Fro...
The tone was testy. The attitude imperial. The conduct unbecoming of the state’s highest elected official. Gov. Susana Martinez has apologized for her early morning telephone conversation with a Santa Fe police dispatcher while she was standing at the front desk of the four-star Eldorado Hotel and Spa. As well she should. Because there are any number of things wrong with Martinez’s reaction to a noise complaint sometime after the governor’s holiday staff party of Dec. 12. (Whether it’s appropriate for the governor to throw $7...
In this season of “Peace on Earth, good will toward men,” ask yourself if you are supporting the opposite. Liberty activist Larken Rose points out that so many who say they want “peace on Earth” still support war-mongering politicians, and while talking about “good will toward men” they advocate widespread authoritarian aggression. Kent McManigal He also brings up how people “repeat a story about a baby being born in an animal’s food trough after the baby’s parents were forc...
Pat Cantwell When my son Daniel was young, he began wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, emphasizing the name of Christ. He told me, “It's Jesus' birthday.” What is the greatest gift that you have ever received? My greatest gift is Ephesians chapter one. In it I discovered the phrase “before the foundation of the world…” Pat Cantwell Paul said there was an eternity before time. It was then that the Father declared (before he created the world and before he created us) all t...
The Lord Jesus and Charles Dickens were both right: The way to be saved is to become a child. That’s not easy. We spend most of our lives trying to be all grown up. Sadly, we generally succeed. All too often, our imaginations start to shrivel about the time we learn to count. Now, learning to count is not a bad thing — if you also learn to count the right things. Children naturally assume that grown-ups know all about what’s worth counting; nothing could be further from the t...
Sandy Fields Simple pleasures Nana gave me a baby doll every year for Christmas when I was a child. I loved dolls, and always became very attached to them. So I think it was a little bittersweet… being excited at the prospect of a pretty new baby to play with, but feeling sad for the one that would lose my attention. Sandy Fields Of all the dolls she gave me, only one remains. This one wasn't underneath the Christmas tree. No, it was tucked away in a closet, and pulled out d...
