Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PNT staff writer [email protected] The equation on the projection screen — (56 ÷ 7 + 4 x 2 ) — drew sighs of frustration from more than one student attending last week’s fifth-grade math night at Lindsey-Steiner Elementary Once they solved the equation, they would check to see if they had the answer on their bingo card. Order of operation bingo was one of the games featured that night. Kristi Victor, fifth-grade teacher at Lindsey-Steiner, said math night has be going on for four years, with different games each year t... Full story
It’s been a year of highs and lows (mostly lows since I stopped getting high). In January, I bought red Twizzlers from Stripes before visiting a Clovis dentist. As soon as I opened my mouth, he called 911. link Wendel Sloan In July I got arrested at Cattle Baron in Portales. After ordering fried catfish, I violated Sunset Menu rules by visiting the salad bar twice. I knew the rules, but tried to cheat by wearing my date’s brunette wig. Unfortunately, I sneezed and it fell in t... Full story
They are included in all of the important days. OK, so most of the time they are ON the table, but they are included nonetheless. If they strictly went by symbolism, it’s a safe bet turkeys would never guess they were to be the guest of honor at dinners everywhere, albeit in the most unpleasant of ways. Maybe it has something to do with their faces and back-end plumes adorning napkins, plates, centerpieces, advertisements, greeting cards and more — the universal sign for Tha...
Last weekend’s snow reminded me of the Thanksgiving I almost missed 33 years ago. I was a freshman at ENMU, and while I hardly suffered from homesickness, I was eager for my first extended holiday, especially since it was to be shared with a visiting Rotary exchange student from New Zealand, Mandy, who became part of our family during her year in Portales. link Betty Williamson Mandy jinxed the visit with her fervent desire for snow. As a resident of the southern h...
“Have you heard there is a shortage of big turkeys?” he inquired, leaning in to whisper as we shared the solemn, quiet time before Mass began. Given the circumstances, it seemed a strange question but this is a good buddy and I know him to be sort of, you know, random. For purposes of this column I will call him “Greg.” He noticed my eyes skeptically surveying the congregation. “Don’t even go there,” he cautioned, “we have only one seat reserved here for a big turkey, and you are sitting in it!” Lions 1, Christians 0. Gre...
link CMI staff photo: D’Nieka Hartsfield Tom Martin, owner of Taco Box in Clovis and Portales, is given a New Mexico True T-shirt by Secretary of Tourism Monique Jacobson as part of the restaurant’s designation as a New Mexico Culinary Treasure. [email protected] Not even the cold and snow could keep New Mexico Secretary of Tourism Monique Jacobson away from Clovis this week as she stopped in at three of the area’s most beloved restaurants. Cars were wrapped around Taco...
PNT staff writer [email protected] The Eastern New Mexico University Homecoming theme “Return to Paradise,” had a strong influence on all festivities link Eric Norwood Jr.: Portales News-Tribune The J.P. Stone Community Bank float applies the “Return to Paradise” theme of the ENMU Homecoming. Saturday. The Homecoming parade looked like an Hawaiian luau, as the tropical theme was displayed on almost every float, and leis with colorful flowers were thrown along with th...
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Decades back, in some hotel conference room in some city, a guy who owned the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press lectured to our newspaper management seminar about the Ten Rules of Success. The rules made so much sense I appropriated them as my very own over a period of more than 20 years straight when I taught at the annual New Mexico Press Association summer journalism workshop for high school students. My favorite of the 10, one that occasions the dreaded eye roll among my grandchildren, is Bloom Where You Are Planted. During... Full story
Amendments to the professional golf services agreement for Colonial Park Golf Course are on the agenda for the Clovis City Commission Thursday evening. The 5:15 p.m. meeting at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library will include a discussion on modifying 13 portions of the contract with Charlie Maciel of Real Golf, LLC, including: - A requirement to adjust food service operation to 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily from a limited menu and no Sunday food service. - Payment of outstanding balances no later than Aug. 31. -...
I might as well admit it: I am one tired alligator. My three grandkids and I were paddling around in a hotel swimming pool when my oldest granddaughter, the six-year-old beautiful Queen Alexandria, decided that I should be an alligator. The other two, the four-year-old magic faerie princess and the almost two-year-old handsome elf prince, agreed. Fine. Those little folks and I discovered a long time ago that when we're together, it's not at all unusual for me to morph into a unicorn, or a pony, or, on the darker side, even a...
Editor's note: This feature is the 17th in a series of Air Commando spotlights at Cannon. The airmen being highlighted are recent Diamond Sharp award winners. Diamond Sharp is a monthly program where airmen are recognized by wing leadership and first sergeants for their hard work and achievements. U.S. Air Force photo: Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alicia Marsh, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron food service specialist, stands in the kitchen at the Pecos Trail Dining Facility....
New Mexico Peanut Growers Association President Wayne Baker is not a big fan of the upcoming Food Safety Act. "If this thing is passed, they need to put farmers on the endangered species list," said Baker Thursday as he introduced guest speaker David Lucero with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, who was at the organization's annual meeting in Portales to take about new federal rules. Lucero, who serves as the liaison between the FDA and ag producers, said the purpose...
There is Super Bowl Sunday. But for eastern New Mexico, the warm-up is today's Salvation Army Souper Bowl. The annual fundraiser offers an enticing array of homemade and slow simmered soups. It's the sixth such event for The Salvation Army at 317 East Second St. in Clovis, an agency that serves Clovis and Portales. "This is our largest fundraiser next to our Christmas drive," said Salvation Army Maj. Jim Gallop. CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Linda Thrower of Clovis pours in w...
5 was a boom for new government regulations. Unfortunately, a lot of them aren't likely to do anyone any good, except perhaps as employment insurance for those bureaucrats already employed or hired to enforce them. The biggest regulation offenders on a Top 10 worst list, compiled by the conservative Heritage Foundation, range from a simplification of home mortgage rules codified in 1,099 pages, to new Energy Department rules governing dishwashers. And don't forget Mayor Michael Bloomberg's rationing of soda pop to force... Full story
Friday 16 SOS Change of Command 9 a.m. Hangar 196 Cannon Clinic closing Noon. Re-opens with normal hours on Nov. 13 Fueled Bar menu available 4 p.m. Landing Zone Friday Social Hour 4:27 p.m. Landing Zone Free bowling for single airman with ticket 5 p.m. Cannon Lanes Fall Harvest Dance 5 p.m. Youth Center Drop Zone After Dark 9 p.m. Drop Zone Heart Link 8:30 a.m. Community Training Room Saturday Wine Tasting and Tour 9:30 a.m. Outdoor Recreation Native American Heritage Day 10 a.m. Cannon Library Youth Book Club 10:30 a.m.... Full story
Friday Raise Your Glass Wine and Beer Fest 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Landing Zone Diamond Sharp Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Base DFAC, Saturday Chicago Dog Fight 9 a.m. Whispering Winds BOGO Night 5 p.m. Cannon Lanes Cosmic Bowling 8 p.m. Cannon Lanes Sunday Football Frenzy 10:30 a.m. Drop Zone Monday Football Frenzy 6 p.m. Drop Zone Tuesday Commando Newcomers Orientation 8 a.m. Landing Zone Information Fair 11 a.m. Landing Zone Air Force Teen Council 7 p.m. Youth Center Wednesday Story Time 10 a.m. Cannon Library Thanksgiving Lunch Special...
"A world where everyone has a decent place to live." That's the vision of Habitat for Humanity. Supporting this organization in eastern New Mexico this time of year is as easy as eating a bratwurst. "Oktoberfeast," the biggest annual fundraiser held by Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties, is halfway over. Portales folks got to dine last weekend on smoked bratwursts (the plain are tasty, but I highly recommend the jalapeno), sauerkraut, red cabbage, German potato salad, and Black Forest cupcakes. Clovis has it...
Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune Anselma Navarrete, a Portales High School cook, serves lunch Friday afternoon to Portales High students in the highsschool cafeteria. Navarrete said unlike elementary and junior high students, high school students don't seem to mind the new school lunch requirements. Clovis and Portales schools food services directors Paul Klein and Shirley King said the new requirements are costing their districts more money and students are rejecting the food, which includes more fruits and vegetables....
