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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Local columnist link Grant McGee Christmas time’s a- comin’, this week as a matter of fact. What’s on your Christmas feast menu? I’ll tell you this, there won’t be any “stuffing from a box” on our Christmas feast table. We had that at Thanksgiving. The Lady of the House and I probably won’t have it again. I grew up in hotels; my dad was a hotel manager. I grew up on hotel food. To be sure, there’s some fine hotel fare out there. There are also a lot of hotel dishes made from...
Local columnist link Grant McGee Christmas time’s a- comin’, this week as a matter of fact. What’s on your Christmas feast menu? I’ll tell you this, there won’t be any “stuffing from a box” on our Christmas feast table. We had that at Thanksgiving. The Lady of the House and I probably won’t have it again. I grew up in hotels; my dad was a hotel manager. I grew up on hotel food. To be sure, there’s some fine hotel fare out there. There are also a lot of hotel dishes made from... Full story
Building a business website is much like a construction project: the better the foundation, the better the results. For an existing or future website the business owner should consider how a website furthers the overall marketing strategy and how much of a web presence is needed to accomplish the company’s goals. A web platform allows a business to introduce itself and its products and services to a world of potential customers, but some small businesses try to do too much. Delivering multiple web-based services — a blo...
This just in as the latest example that, yes, anything and everything is up forpartisan and, often, unscientific attacks. School districts around the country are starting to keep meat off the school lunch menu one day a week. Meatless Monday, as the initiative is called, grew out of a larger movement to reduce meat consumption and promote healthier diets. In the schools, it’s a strategy to help keep children full using fewer calories, teaching kids that eating healthy can be tasty. As most people acknowledge, there is a c...
Projects Editor [email protected] Property taxes got a little less expensive for most homeowners Thursday under a new tax rate approved by Curry County commissioners. County Assessor Candace Morrison said the tax rates adopted by commissioners represents about a 2.7 percent drop from last year overall across the county. Clovis homeowners will get a 1.6 percent decrease in their tax rate and businesses in the city will see their rates drop about 1.3 percent, Morrison said. Commission Chairman Frank Blackburn noted part... Full story
Upcoming events Thursday and Saturday — Junior high and junior varsity girls will travel to the Friona tournament Friday — high school students will be awarded a trip to Lubbock for receiving A grades. Saturday — first junior high football game, 10 a.m. at Vaughn Breakfast menu: Today: Pigs in blanket, fruit, milk, cereal Thursday: Pancake and sausage on a stick, juice, milk, cereal Friday: Muffins, fruit, milk, cereal Lunch menu: Today: Sloppy Joe’s, potatoes, salad, peaches, milk Thursday: Burrito casserole, corn, salad,...
On this date … 1964: Mike Sims, a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative, told a Young Republican gathering in Portales that he’s concerned with morality in America, and in the government. He claimed Democrats in 1962 promised no increases in sales taxes and then abandoned the plan after the election. “I make no rash promises,” Sims said, “but a return to the free enterprise system that has made our country the greatest nation on the face of the earth.” Democrat Tom Morris, a Quay County farmer, won the election. 1960:...
link Rube Render Local columnist Last month, the Berkley, California City Council voted to require medical marijuana dispensaries in Berkley to provide free pot to low-income and homeless people. You can’t make this stuff up. Google it yourself. The ordinance would require the pot dispensaries donate 2 percent of the amount of cannabis they sell annually to poor and homeless people. The dispensaries cannot get away with giving away poor quality marijuana to these folks. The o...
link ... Staff writer [email protected] It’s school lunch with a twist — a way to honor, thank, and “send off” the educators who are just days away from the challenge of teaching Clovis’ youth. The annual teacher appreciation luncheon — which is open not only to Clovis teachers, but also to school support staff, administrators, and school system retirees — is two weeks away, but already cookin’. The event is expected to attract about 700 guests, said organizers Pat Moody and Anne Linville. Another volunteer, Melo...
Restaurant chosen for Burrito Byway Baby J’s Grille is one of 50 locations chosen for the launch of the New Mexico True Breakfast Burrito Byway, according to a New Mexico Department of Tourism press release. Determined by a statewide vote, Baby J’s was the lone Clovis location on the list. McCarty’s Cafe in Portales was also selected. The top vote-getter was Katrinah’s East Mountain Grill in Edgewood. More than 46,000 votes were cast during the public voting period (April 21 through May 18). To qualify for the competi...
Once upon a time, when newspaper newsrooms were filled with cigarette smoke, editors had to guess about what readers wanted to read. This inexact science was based on coffee-shop chatter, letters to the editor and subscription cancellations from irate newsmakers. In more modern times, we know what readers are reading based on technological data. At least we know what online readers are accessing, though some numbers may be occasionally manipulated by ambulance-chasing lawyers or proud parents who keep returning to look again... Full story
Staff writer [email protected] The Clovis Furr’s Cafeteria has posted a notice on its door notifying the public that its doors are closed for good after 44 years of service. “We most sincerely appreciate your patronage and the many friendships developed over the years,” the sign read. Furr's Cafeteria and Pie Kitchen opened March 12, 1970, in the same location where it closed over the weekend, 200 W. 22nd in Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center, according to CNJ files. link Staf... Full story
Editor Don Furr and Cliff Andrews, the president and vice president themselves, came to Clovis to scout out a location for their 30th Furr’s Cafeteria and Pie Kitchen in February 1969. The executives were impressed with what they saw at Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center and the restaurant celebrated its grand opening on March 12, 1970. Furr’s remained in the same location for 44-plus years before closing its doors over the weekend. Applications were taken for cooks, bakers, salad makers, “set up girls,” cashiers, dish and pot...
Take cover, hide, make yourself smell as noxious as possible, run from the car to the house and slam the door behind you, crank up the AC and avoid yard work — the alarm has been sounded and the warnings have gone out. There is an invasion going on — two if you count the widespread inundation of media reports — and if you’ve ventured outdoors recently, you’ve been attacked. Of course it’s coming on just in time for some of the most beautiful, greened-up days the area has se...
link Tom Philpott Military Update In shaping a 2015 defense authorization bill, Congress has decided to protect the prized commissary benefit from the most worrisome budget threat to base grocery stores in decades. But military personnel are not likely to escape other key compensation curbs to include a second consecutive annual pay raise cap in January of 1 percent versus 1.8 percent needed to match private sector wage growth. Also, a million recipients of Basic Allowance... Full story
link Tom Philpot Military Update In shaping a 2015 defense authorization bill, Congress has decided to protect the prized commissary benefit from the most worrisome budget threat to base grocery stores in decades. But military personnel are not likely to escape other key compensation curbs to include a second consecutive annual pay raise cap in January of 1 percent versus 1.8 percent needed to match private sector wage growth. Also, a million recipients of Basic Allowance for Housing are likely to see BAH increases dampened... Full story
Local columnist There was a customer in the bicycle shop the other day. We got to talking about food. The talk turned to chitterlings, known to most as “chitlins,” pig or bovine small intestines. Some folks like to cook ’em and eat ’em. I’ve only eaten chitlins one time in my entire life. I don’t need to eat them again. link“I cook mine with garlic and Tabasco,” said my customer, “And once they’re done, that’s really all you taste. They smell awful when you cook ’em.” This is... Full story
Clovis elementary Monday: Breakfast - Bean burrito. Lunch - Teriyaki chicken, brown rice, oriental veggies, chilled fruit, applesauce. Tuesday: Breakfast - Breakfast Quesadillas. Lunch - Hamburger on a bun, baked French fries, garden salad with ranch dressing, delicious apple. Wednesday: Breakfast - French toast. Lunch - Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, veggie coins with ranch dressing, fruit, whole wheat roll. Thursday: Breakfast -Taco omelet & salsa. Lunch - Corn dog, baked beans, zucchini coins & ranch, banana,...
Upcoming events • March 7 — Elida hosts Grady in a District Tournament beginning at 6 p.m. • Baseball season starts March 18 with game against Floyd located in Floyd. A varsity and junior varsity game is scheduled for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Breakfast menu • Tuesday: Pigs in a blanket, fruit, milk, cereal • Wednesday: Cinnamon toast, juice, milk, cereal • Thursday: Peanut butter and jelly, fruit, milk, cereal Lunch menu • Tuesday: Burrito, corn, salad, Jello, milk • Wednesday: Chicken bites, broccoli, salad, peaches, rolls,... Full story
Upcoming events • Thursday — Junior varsity girls and varsity girls basketball game in Grady, 4 p.m. • Baseball season starts March 18 with a junior varsity-varsity doubleheader game at Floyd starting at 3 p.m. Breakfast menu Tuesday — sausage & biscuit, fruit, milk, cereal Wednesday — omelet, juice, milk, cereal Thursday — waffle sticks, sausage, fruit, milk, cereal Lunch menu Tuesday — hot dogs, fries, Salad, pudding, milk Wednesday — burrito casserole, corn, salad, crackers, pears, milk Thursday — sloppy Joe's, peas, sala...
Upcoming events Thursday: Junior high girls and boys, junior varsity girls, and varsity girls basketball game in Logan at 3 p.m. Friday: Homecoming game for the junior high girls and boys, junior varsity girls, and varsity girls in Elida with San Jon starting at 5 p.m. Baseball season starts with March 18 with a 3 p.m. junior varsity game at Floyd, followed by a 5 p.m. varsity game. Breakfast Menu: Tuesday: Burrito, fruit, milk, cereal Wednesday: Muffins, juice, milk, cereal Thursday: Eggs, toast, fruit, milk, cereal Lunch...
Upcoming events Thursday: Varsity Girls basketball game in San Jon, 5 p.m. Saturday: Varsity Girls, Junior High Girls and Boys basketball game in Elida with Grady, games begin at 2 p.m. The baseball season begins 3 p.m. March 18 in Floyd, with a junior varsity and varsity contest. Breakfast menu Tuesday: Omelet, fruit, milk, cereal Wednesday: Hot Pockets, juice, milk, cereal Thursday: Rice, toast, fruit, milk, cereal Lunch Menu: Tuesday: Tacos, Corn, Salad, Peaches, Milk Wednesday: Pizza, broccoli, salad, Fruit Roll-up, milk...
link U.S. Air Force photo: Senior Airman Whitney Tucker Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing find their seats prior to the showing of a movie at the grand reopening of the Cannon Theater on Jan. 31 at Cannon Air Force Base. The theater, which closed in early 2013 due to funding issues, was able to reopen as a result of the Navy DVD Program. 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs It was standing room only as Air Commandos from Cannon Air Force Base flooded both the...
