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The New Mexico Department of Health launched a COVID-19 vaccine registration website last week. Registrants on the site will be notified when they are qualified to receive the vaccine once it becomes more widely available. The website allows individuals to register as well as employers. Those in Phase 1a who are qualified to receive a vaccine now and have registered have several options on the home page to schedule their appointment, reschedule an existing appointment, and find appointment details. For individuals who are not...
FARWELL — The Farwell boys basketball team extended its winning streak to 11 games on Tuesday afternoon with a 45-29 victory over Littlefield. The Steers (12-1) erased an 8-7 deficit early in the second quarter with 10 consecutive points. They eventually opened a 21-point margin late in the third stanza. The Wildcats scored nearly as many points in the final frame (14) as they did in the first three segments combined. Senior Leefe Actkinson led three Farwell players in double figures with 13 points, while senior Jonathan M...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library has reopened to the public, but patrons can continue to visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “No Offense” by Meg Cabot. As Little Bridge Island Public Library’s new head of children’s services, Molly Montgomery hopes the messiest thing in her life will be her sticky-note covered desk. But fate-in the form of a newborn left in the restroo...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Spaghetti, blended veggies,, salad, garlic toast, cake Tuesday: Chicken sandwich, tater tots, baked beans, yogurt Wednesday: Ham & pinto beans, corn bread, spiced baked apples Thursday: Chicken nuggets, loaded mash potatoes, green beans, carrots & mushroom & cookie Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St. 575-769-7908 Virtual events via City of Clovis Senior Center Facebook page....
Information on making use of fabric or photo scraps, and making collages to commemorate special days or occasions will be the featured topics on Creative Living 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). If you’re like most of us, you probably have a surplus of photos and fabric fragments in boxes or drawers. Lesley Riley is an author and designer, and she s going to show how to make collages that are a quick and fun way to commemorate a special day, person, p...
I’m not sure how you put a cap on this year, but I know a lot of us are ready. Next to the pandemic we’re living through, the only other event in my span of six decades on this Earth that has had a really profound effect on my life was 9-11. Both were bad times, but coronavirus somehow is more personal. I had a brief few hours on Sept. 11, 2001, when I wasn’t sure if we would all survive the end of the day. Then it became clear no one was going to feel safe anytime soon and r...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Thursday): Clovis • Reynaldo Armijo, 23, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation, failure to pay fines • Anthony Moore, 33, failure to pay fines, breaking and entering, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, criminal damage to property • Dameko Salguero, 23, failure to appear on a felony charge, possession of a controlled substance, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon, possession of marijuana, posse...
SANTA FE — As the coronavirus pandemic has shown, New Mexico’s governor currently has broad authority to implement and enforce public health orders in the case of declared emergencies. But several lawmakers — both Democrats and Republicans — say they are working to craft a bill for the upcoming 60-day legislative session that would change the state’s emergency response laws to give the Legislature a greater say in decision-making. Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales, said the bill is currently in the drafting process and expressed...
For all its unilateral tendencies, the U.S. typically isn't known as a rogue state. But in one area it has come close: By failing to share information with other countries, it has thwarted global efforts to track down tax cheats, money launderers and terrorists — efforts that it once led. Congress has just taken a step in the right direction by supporting provisions attached to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that would require certain U.S. companies to report their beneficial owners to Treasury. (President D...
Pastor Tony Spell is a man who takes his texts seriously. He believes in the plain truth of the Bible and the First Amendment. And that’s why Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, La., has been celebrating Christmas as usual this year. In person. In the presence of God. Pastor Spell told me 31 buses from Life Tabernacle were set to leave the parking lot and bring poor children from an 80-mile radius back to church for a Christmas service and gift-giving event. On a typical Sunday 647 children participate, but Christmas was e...
I have always thought that Planned Parenthood got a pass on its origins. While most people know that Margaret Sanger was an avid eugenicist, defenders of the organization she founded have tried to downplay her philosophy for decades. Fast forward to the pandemic. Today, we are in the midst of a crisis that sees widespread fatalities and limited resources to address them. Now that at least two vaccines have been approved for widespread distribution, it is only natural that our...
For Christmas 50 years ago, my parents splurged and bought me a compact reel-to-reel tape recorder. My father had whetted my appetite with remarks that one could build a primitive voice recorder along the lines of Thomas Edison’s prototype, but this was the real store-bought deal. I took the prized possession along when my paternal grandparents hosted Christmas dinner for the very last time. I think the device is still nestled in my mother’s attic; but even without it, I distinctly remember Grandaddy Carl neglecting his Kin...
Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel’s famous axiom is that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. It’s an even worse thing to manufacture. Although President-elect Joe Biden obviously disagrees. Creating an unwarranted sense of drama and urgency around climate change is central to his approach, in order to catalyze action unsupported by the facts or common sense. In announcing his climate and energy team the other day, Biden declared climate change a crisis requiring a ...
Yes, there will probably be a post-Christmas surge of COVID-19 cases across eastern New Mexico and the nation. But that won't be a reason to keep public schools closed to the public. The only reason to keep students from in-person learning next month is the same over-abundance of caution government officials have employed to “keep us safe” since the virus appeared in the spring. It hasn't worked. Government can't keep us safe. We have to keep ourselves safe. And we have to learn to do that in public spaces. New Mexico has...
Monday • Amazing Chemistry — Part One — 10 am., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video presentation by the ENMU Department of Physical Sciences. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/ Tuesday • Amazing Chemistry — Part Two — 10 am., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video presentation by the ENMU Department of Physical Sciences. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/ Wednesday • “Where Does My Water Come From?” — 10 a.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video event presented by Dr. Kristen Waldo, ENMU Department of History, Soci...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns Jan. 5 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., via Zoom. Information: https://www.currycounty.org/open-government/meeting-portal or 575-763-6016 • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., virtual format. Information: 575-769-7890 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Public may listen on City of Portales Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/cityofportales/. Questions or comments from citizens may be submitted in writing to the city clerk or city manager bef...
On this date ... 1940: A.J. Whiting, 68, a pioneer cowboy, railroad worker, retail store owner and city manager, died in Clovis Memorial Hospital from pneumonia. Whiting came to Clovis in 1910 after he grew tired of cow punching for the Endee Cattle Co. He worked for the railroad as a fireman. He later opened a variety store before he was appointed Clovis’ city manager. He retired from the city to work as district manager for the New Mexico Utilities Co. His obituary, published on the front page of the Clovis News-Journal, s...
Christmas Day saw the New Mexico Department of Health report 1,465 new cases of COVID-19, with 56 local cases and two Curry County deaths among a state total of 36. The deaths, the 42nd and 43rd reported by Curry County, were a male in his 70s and a female in her 50s. Both were hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The Friday pushed the state to a total of 136,622 COVID-19 cases and 2,307 deaths since the pandemic began in March. Curry County recorded 35 new cases on Friday, for a total of 690 in December and 3,882...
Without the accolade of being the area's first female Eagle Scout, Megan Scruggs probably would have been under Clovis' radar. And the 18-year-old would have been fine with that. This is the Scruggs family's second time at Cannon Air Force Base, with other stops including Portugal, California, Alabama and England. The transitions never took a toll on Megan's education because she has always been homeschooled, and being in a place where she knows few people isn't a problem....
