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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department is investigating a Christmas morning shooting that sent a man to Lubbock for treatment. According to a CPD release: • Officers were dispatched to a home in the 100 block of Lydia Street at 5:19 a.m. in reference to shots fired and a subject with a gunshot wound. The caller said that a 46 year old male, later identified as James Andre Williams, was shot in the head and in and out of consciousness. • Officers arrived on scene and encountered Williams sitting in a car parked at the prope...
CLOVIS - The lunch that's been a staple of Christmas days at the Lighthouse Mission was not overly complicated as meals go - a slice of ham, big spoonfuls of mashed potatoes and green beans, a roll with a pat of butter and a slice of pumpkin pie. It's the things that aren't visible on the plate - faith, love and second chances - that made the meal memorable for many of the mission's visitors. The free Christmas meal, served every year for the 16 years the mission has been...
TEXICO — Losing your own tournament is far from the world’s end. And the Saturday before Christmas is far from do-or-die time. But, Texico’s boys basketball team certainly didn’t want to lose its last game before the holiday break, especially not at home, especially not by two points to border rival Farwell. For Farwell, you could say vice versa about all of the above. The Steers wanted to go into Christmas week by winning a tournament on the road against a border rival. Survi...
PORTALES - The free food is a good start, but it's the fellowship with family, friends and community members that's really the draw at El Rancho's annual free Christmas lunch. Jamie Garcia, wife of Joe Garcia, who owns the Portales restaurant along with parents Ruben and Sara, said the free lunch, now in its 15th iteration, is mainly a family event both for the Garcias and other families in the area. "It's a family event for sure. The coolest stories are that we have some...
In addition to selling their usual wares and services, this holiday season several area businesses played the role of Santa Claus for seniors in Clovis, Portales and Farwell. Called "Silver Bells," organizer Kristy Forrest said she reached out to local nursing homes to get a list of residents and what they might want for Christmas. The requests were a mix of resident requests and staff suggestions of what a resident might like. She then made silver and red ornaments featuring...
TEXICO — In what’s already been an impressive season for the Robertson Cardinals, the scariest thing about them may be that they’re still figuring things out. Robertson figured out just enough Saturday to win a difficult Citizens Bank Tournament, besting the host Wolverines 40-37 at the Texico Sports Arena. Alianza Darley posted a game-high 22 points for the Cardinals (10-0), who never trailed and built just enough of a lead to survive a fourth-quarter scoring drought. Tessa...
PORTALES — Portales High’s basketball teams are rested for the Wildcat Classic this weekend in Littlefield. They’re hoping they’re ready, as well. Both Portales teams, coming off losses last Tuesday, are making an early trip east. The girls face Muleshoe at 9 a.m. CST, while the boys tackle Denver City in an 11 a.m. CST contest. Portales’ girls are coming off a rough 59-15 loss to nationally-ranked Frenship. Ram coach Wade Fraze said the team took off holiday time starting Fri...
CLOVIS — With Clovis’ girls basketball team tipping off on the last day of November, the Clovis boys in early December, holiday tournament time comes fast. It will begin for both teams on Thursday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, with the girls tipping off their Plateau Tournament against Los Alamos at 6:30 p.m., and the boys starting their Griego and Sons Tournament against Sandia Prep at 8 p.m. No matter how the tournaments unfold, the Clovis games will be 6:30 p.m. for the gir...
RIO RANCHO — Saturday, in their last game before Christmas, the Clovis boys basketball players put a present under their own tree — a fourth straight victory, which they earned by a 62-61 count on Bryce Cabeldue’s putback. Notching that win improved the Wildcats to 6-3 as they headed into some brief holiday time off before getting right back to it Thursday for the start of the Griego and Sons Tournament at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. The ’Cats trailed 18-15 after one quarter...
Dealership recognized DESHLER, Neb. — A Clovis dealership has been recognized by its parent company for 30 years in business. Reinke recognized Newman Electric Company with the longevity award during the company Reinke’s annual convention in Spokane, Washington. “I congratulate Newman Electric Company on receiving this award and thank them for 30 years of commitment to Reinke,” said Reinke Vice President of North American Irrigation Sales Mark Mesloh. “The longevity award is a great reminder of Reinke’s history and the ong...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis appears ready to give away some land, but purchase quite a bit more for renewable energy as the year closes out. The Clovis City Commission is scheduled to meet at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library’s North Annex with just two agenda items — one a purchase of nearly 633 acres, and the other a donation of two lots to Curry County. The land purchase, $1.25 million plus closing costs, would go toward the acquisition of Sam and Julie Snell’s land west of Cannon Air Force Base. The c...
PORTALES — Thanks to a new online virtual tour, you don’t have to come to Portales to visit the campus of Eastern New Mexico University. Since the end of November, prospective out-of-state and international students and their families have been able to explore ENMU’s classrooms, residence halls, athletic facilities and more, all from the comfort of their own home. “Basically it allows students from all over the state, all over the region and all over the world to see our campus ... So it really opens our doors to student...
ALBUQUERQUE — Down the stretch they come, but no wager is really safe as to whether a sixth racing license will be issued Friday by the New Mexico Racing Commission — or if it will go to Clovis, Tucumcari or Lordsburg. The commission has called a special meeting for 10 a.m. Friday at its board room on 4900 Alameda, with two main agenda items — a closed session to discuss pending and threatened litigation, and possible licensing. Parts of the licensing discussion may also be in closed session, the agenda warns. The meeti...
On this date ... 1972: Nineteen people, most of them teenagers from Woodlawn Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, were killed near Fort Sumner when their chartered bus smashed into a cattle truck on a narrow bridge. "Broken bodies wrapped in makeshift shrouds of sleeping bags and blankets lay in the sandy soil alongside the highway for nearly two hours while screaming ambulances scurried to hospitals (with the injured)," the Clovis News-Journal reported. "Moments before, the bus h...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis • Sarah Chavez, probation violation, trafficking controlled substances, tampering with evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, aggravated battery upon a peace officer, failure to have operating registration plate lamp, no proof of insurance, failure to display registration plate • Alton Smith, 50, probation violation • Baynes Hoffman, 18, probation violation • Juan Heredia, 39, no drivers license • Scottie Thompson, 65, assault (attempted battery)...
Friday • Community Development Block Grant public hearing — 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 100 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662, ext. 1 Monday • Community Development Block Grant public hearing — 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 100 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662, ext. 1 Jan. 3 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Jan. 8 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. Firs...
Friday • Blood drive — 1-4:30 p.m., Bloodmobile, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Information: 877-258-4825 Saturday • Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bloodmobile, Wal-Mart, 1604 E. Spruce, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Information: 877-258-4825 Dec. 31 • New Year’s social — 1-3 p.m., Wheatfields Senior Living Community, 4701 N. Prince, Clovis. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres. RSVP to: 575-762-8700 Jan. 10 • Roosevelt County Chamber of Commer...
Merry Christmas, Vladimir! As much as I’d like my column this week to reflect the holiday spirit, events of last week, the week before Christmas, I think demand some urgent attention Last week, President Donald Trump gave Russia’s Vladimir Putin a vast gift — Syria. Trump said U.S. troops are leaving, defending this move with the palpable lie that ISIS has been defeated. Russia praised the move almost before the words were out of Trump’s mouth. With the Mueller and New York prosecutor’s probes seeming to close in on the pr...
As soon as my brothers and I were old enough to write, we had one hard and fast rule at our house: If we received a gift, we weren’t allowed to use it until a thank-you note was written. On this day after Christmas, I realize I’ve been in violation of that rule for a gift I’ve received in increments for the past quarter century or so. I’m using this column to pen a public thank you, in part because I know many of you have received this same gift. Denise Burnett, this one’s f...
Several days ago, a group of teens and supporters led by River Johnson, 17, zip-tied handwritten, laminated notes of care along the Río Grande Gorge Bridge in hopes that someone on the verge of suicide would reconsider and choose life instead. Within a few hours, the state highway department had taken the notes down. One man who saw officials taking down the notes called the newspaper, angry. “They shouldn’t do that. Those notes might help keep someone alive,” he said. This is not the first group to place notes of love a...
SANTA ROSA — Could it be that Time magazine is abandoning the “great man” perspective on history, one in which larger-than-life individuals shape world events, for a “people’s history” narrative in which common people have the greater impact? That would explain why the magazine has chosen a group of people, rather than individuals, as its “Person of the Year” for three of the last five years. Or maybe it’s because the magazine is just catching up with the realization that people, collectively, have a bigger influence over wo...
Here we go, wrapping up another year. While there’s still the possibility of something significant happening in the final days of December, there’s an even better chance nothing significant will happen, but something trivial will be overblown to seem important. Until that happens, how do things look? For yet another year, after too long following the same downward path, the U.S. is still trying to become everything it previously opposed about the late Soviet Union. Pol...
Probably the biggest knock against public education is that one size is expected to fit all. That’s understandable given that one classroom teacher cannot teach 25-plus children individually. But it’s also not ideal since we all learn in different ways. So it’s refreshing to see Clovis Municipal Schools District officials last week discussing alternative teaching options. One plan calls for a partnership with Clovis Community College in which students could graduate with a high school diploma at the same time they recei...
