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Eight girls, age 5-10, are vying for the 2024 Little Miss Merry Christmas title, according to ambassadors for the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. As a part of Portales’ holiday tradition, the Little Miss Merry Christmas Contest raises funds for Christmas lighting programs and the Portales Fireworks Fund. The contest runs until 5 p.m. Dec. 4. An official pre-parade coronation ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Yam Theatre, 219 S. Main, at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. The Christmas Jubilee and Lighted Christmas Parade is...
Janae Kuchta of Floyd is the 2023 Little Miss Merry Christmas, the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce announced. She is the daughter of Josh and Dawn Kuchta. Eight young ladies vied for the title and raised $10,439 for Christmas lighting programs and the Portales Fireworks fund, according to a Chamber news release. Janae led the annual Portales Christmas parade on Dec. 1. Parade winners: C&S Inc. won the business category with their float featuring “real life Barbie Doll Christmas presents,” according to the Chamber. In...
Monday *Ribbon cutting and open house celebrating the 40th anniversary of Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico – 11 a.m., Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, 2217 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6130 *International Games Month: Yahtzee – 4 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday *Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Math link cubes — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to kinde...
Today *Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bloodmobile, Legacy Church – Portales campus, 820 W. 18th St., Portales. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 *ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents the family-friendly musical “Bunnicula” by Deborah and James Howe – 2 p.m., Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Anne Beck. General admission $10, children 12 and under $5; senior ci...
The 2023 Little Miss Merry Christmas candidates have been announced by the ambassadors of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. This year’s field includes eight girls from ages 5-10 vying for the title. As a part of Portales’ holiday tradition, the Little Miss Merry Christmas Contest raises funds for Christmas lighting programs and the Portales Fireworks Fund. The contest runs until 5 p.m. Nov. 29. An official pre-parade coronation ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Yam Theatre, 219 S. Main in Portales. The...
Today *Trunk or Treat -- 5-6 p.m., The Salvation Army, 317 E. Second St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-3801 Sycamore Street. Information: 575-763-4401 Monday *ENMU Guest Artist Series: Jeffrey Siegfried, saxophone, and Sean Friar, piano – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Information: 575-562-2377 Tuesday *Books and Babies: “Boo to You!” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940 *Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, enginee...
Portales’ annual Little Miss Merry Christmas Contest kicks off next month. All contestants must attend an information meeting at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, 100 S. Avenue A, at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. The contest is for girls age 5-10. It raises money for Christmas lighting programs and the annual Portales fireworks fund. The contestant that raises the most money will be crowned Little Miss Merry Christmas. More information: portales.com or call 575-356-8541...
It’s time to polish off that last sliver of pumpkin pie and get ready for a quick pivot into the Christmas season in eastern New Mexico. Local holiday festivities kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday with Portales’ Little Miss Merry Christmas pageant in the Jake Lopez Building at 705 E. Lime St. This is a new location for the Chamber of Commerce event that serves as an annual fundraiser for the white Christmas lights that brighten Portales businesses each winter. A tradition that has...
Monday *Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday *Books and Babies: “Mother Goose” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940 *Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Hospitality Room, Wells Fargo Bank, 316 W. Second St., Portales. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 *Aftersch...
Today *Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Chapel 2, Legacy Church-Clovis campus, 3401 N. Norris St., Clovis. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 *Community-wide Thanksgiving service – 6 p.m., Central Christian Church, 1528 S. Main St., Portales. Information: 575-760-1843 Monday *Women Keep the Score: The ENMU percussion ensemble in concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Featuring works by Andre...
Six candidates are vying for the title of Little Miss Merry Christmas this holiday season. In a news release from the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce the chamber ambassadors report this year’s field includes six girls from ages 5-10 competing for the title. As a part of Portales’ holiday tradition, the Little Miss Merry Christmas Contest raises funds for Christmas lighting programs and the Portales Fireworks Fund. The contest runs until Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. On Dec. 1, the night before Portales’ Christmas parade, an offic...
The calendar says December but Mother Nature sure isn’t doing her part to put us in the holiday spirit. However, not to worry. That mild weather means there will be another opportunity to do some volunteer work to spiff up veterans’ grave markers at the Portales Cemetery, and as for that holiday spirit stuff, well, break out your Santa hats, because a merry weekend is coming at us like a runaway reindeer. A new Little Miss Merry Christmas will soon be crowned, Eastern New Mex...
Clovis and Portales are planning traditional Christmas light parades this weekend — in other words, the parades will pass by viewers, rather than the reverse. Both cities last year hosted “static parades,” in which viewers drove by the line of floats and other entries in their own cars in effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The result was long lines of traffic and a yearning for a return to normal. So this year, the parades will move as parades usually do. The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce is organizing Porta...
Monday • Women United Luncheon — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Program by Janice Jones. Luncheon served at noon. Tickets: $20 for Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) members and their guests; $25 for non-members. RSVP at www.unitedwayenm.org/luncheon. Information: 575-769-2103 Tuesday • Rural Bookmobile East — 10-10:30 a.m., Causey Fire Station, 116 Main St., Causey. Social distancing is requested; only two individuals in Bookmobile at a time, not counting staff and up to one household...
Today • Worship followed by Thanksgiving luncheon for local activity-duty military and veterans — 9 a.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1117 N Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-4638 • ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Gruesome Playground Injuries” — 2 p.m., Studio Theatre, University Theatre Center, Portales. Written by Rajiv Joseph; directed by Ricky Quintana. Tickets: $10, general admission; $7, active military and senior citizens 60 and up; free, ENMU students with valid ID. Information...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce has announced an 11-candidate field for its annual Little Miss Merry Christmas contest and fundraiser, according to a chamber release. The girls, ages 5-10, will raise money for public Christmas lights and decorations in the city. The competitor who raises the most money by Dec. 1 will be crowned Little Miss Merry Christmas. All other competitors will receive the title of Princess. The coronation ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Memorial Building. The C...
In the midst of a pandemic lockdown, local Christmas activities will be scarce this holiday season. And much like many other activities in 2020, the few holiday activities still taking place will look different this year. Both the Clovis and Portales communities have decided to carry through with their Christmas light parades, but with one slight difference — attendees will be the ones moving while the Christmas floats remain stationary. “We're trying to preserve the parade and Little Miss Merry Christmas, but we obv...
PORTALES — The Portales Rotary Club announced Thursday it will be unable to do its annual decorative holiday lighting for local businesses this year. After an evaluation of the current lighting services throughout the town, extensive damage was found that made doing the lights this year prohibitively expensive. “There are multiple reasons for this, including but not limited to, hail damage, old wiring, and electrical code concerns,” a press release by the Portales Rotary Club said. The evaluation came this year when the c...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce will host a Christmas parade this year. However, it’s the spectators who will be on the move. The plans for the 6 p.m. Dec. 4 parade are to what Chamber Executive Director Karl Terry referred to as a reverse parade, where the floats are static displays and the public is invited to drive through the parade area until 7 p.m. Floats will line up 5 p.m. that day near the intersection of Third and Abilene. It will stretch to the south on Abilene, then around City Park and back pa...
Today through possible additional days • Local COVID-19 testing events — 3-7 p.m. in Clovis and Portales. Curry County test site: Clovis Community College Gymnasium, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Roosevelt County test site: “home side” of parking lot, ENMU Stadium, 1751 W. University Drive, Portales. Drive-thru clinics with self-administered tests supervised by medical personnel from the New Mexico Department of Health and Human Services and the National Guard. Confirm event dates and register online at https:/...
PORTALES - The Christmas spirit lit up the night Friday, with the participants of the Little Miss Merry Christmas pageant leading the city's parade. Addison Dominguez won the title of Little Miss Merry Christmas after raising a record $6,851. The pageant raised over $17,000 this year with 12 contestants, which far surpassed last year, which collected about $4,500 from four contestants. The money goes to the city's White Light program, which helps businesses decorate for the ho...
Little says Christmas more than an after-dark parade with floats full of festive lights and adorned with holiday decorations, topped off with a tree lighting along the way and a visit from the big man Santa Claus himself. Both Clovis and Portales will be hosting Christmas parades this weekend. Portales parade is Friday Portales' parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, starting at the Portales Rec Center and looping around the courthouse before disbanding at C&S....
When Thanksgiving happens on its latest possible date — as it did this year — it feels as if we are plunged headfirst into the deep end of the Christmas pool almost before the turkey has been digested. Grab a life preserver. The coming days are filled with events to get us all in the holiday spirit, whether we are ready or not. Because of a love for all things quirky, let me begin with the Bazaar Market that is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the lecture hal...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Armadillo Shuffle” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Read with Gunther the therapy dog — 11 a.m.-noon, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Space is limited; sign up available at the front desk. Information: 575-769-7840 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis...
PORTALES — Local girls have been hard at work over the last month, raising money to support local holiday festivities and getting ready for the 2019 Little Miss Merry Christmas Pageant. The pageant will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Yam Theatre and will feature the coronation ceremony for Little Miss Merry Christmas 2019. There are 12 girls participating this year, more than double last year, but only one will be crowned Little Miss Merry Christmas. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served after the c...
