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CLOVIS -- Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 on March 11, and the NBA decided four minutes later to suspend its season, effective after ongoing games concluded. The next day, the state of New Mexico announced public schools would be closed for three weeks. The day after that, superintendents across the state had to have plans in to the Public Education Department over how they’d operate facilities and still provide some necessary functions to kids during the closure. That left little for Clovis s...
In wake of recent statewide coronavirus concerns, most gatherings at local senior centers have been canceled until further notice. Activities at Baxter Curren, La Casa and Los Abuelitos senior centers have been canceled until further notice. Friendship Senior Center, which houses the Curry Resident Senior Meals Association and offices for senior service personnel, will be open regular hours. City Manager Justin Howalt said the city will monitor attendance. Meals will not be served at the Portales Community Senior Center or...
RUIDOSO — The next year at Eastern New Mexico University will be Jeff Elwell’s last. Elwell, the president of the Portales campus and chancellor for the university’s three-campus system, withdrew his request for a contract extension during Friday’s Board of Regents meeting at the ENMU-Ruidoso campus. Elwell plans to serve in his current roles no later than June 30, 2021. Elwell, who started as ENMU’s 11th president in July 2017, said he was unsure if he would simply retire, find a teaching position, be an administr...
If you happen to be — as I am — a procrastinator, then it is possible that Valentine’s Day has crept upon you and you’ve not yet made plans. Have I got a deal for you. Thanks to other procrastinators in our community, there are still tickets available for Friday’s third annual For the Love of Roosevelt General Hospital dinner and auction that takes place starting at 6 p.m. at the Yam Theatre in Portales. For $35 — the cost of about a dozen roses — you can snag one of those...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Blood drive — 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Portales High School library, 201 S. Knoxville, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodher...
Today • Commando Cats and Canines walk-in pet vaccine clinic — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Hydration Station, 523 W. University Drive, Portales. Parvo/distemper: $15; FVRCP: $15; rabies: $15; microchip: $20. Cash only. Information: Email [email protected] or call 575-268-3307 Monday • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., symbolic walk and rally — 9 a.m., beginning at Potter Park, 501 N. Upsilon, Clovis, and ending at St. John’s Baptist Church, 1215 Gila St., Clovis. Guest speaker: Rev. Dr. Carlton...
Today • Reality Check Day at Portales High School — 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Portales High School, 201 S. Knoxville, Portales. Experiential education program on for area ninth graders about adult financial responsibility. Volunteers needed to fill multiple roles in morning and/or afternoon sessions. Lunch is provided for those who help all day. To volunteer or learn more: http://www.volunteerenm.org/need/detail/?need_id=456418 or call 2-1-1 • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Informa...
I collect historical tidbits that interest me from area newspapers. Here are a few from Januarys past: • Jan. 7, 1941: “Bales and bales of hay” had been moved into Clovis’ Armory for members of two National Guard units staying there. “The hay isn’t for horses, either — for there are no more since the old 111th Cavalry unit here was converted into an anti-aircraft unit of the 200th Coast Artillery,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. The hay was to “stuff the soldiers’ bed packs with,” CN-J reported. • Jan. 11, 1955: Seven gr...
Monday • Rural Bookmobile East in Grady — 10-11:30 a.m., Grady Municipal Schools, 100 Franklin St., Grady; 11:35 a.m.-12 noon, Grady Post Office, 406 W. Main St., Grady. Information: 575-461-1824 • Produce to People — 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Free in-season fruits and vegetables; no proof of income necessary; bring your own bags. Information: 575-763-6130 • Rural Bookmobile East — 2:20-2:40 p.m., St. Vrain. Information: 575-461-1824 • Rural Bookmobile East in Melrose — 2:55-3:20 p.m., M...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • Rural Bookmobile East — 1:45-3 p.m., Elida City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information: 575-461-1824 Thursday • Preschool storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Blood drive — 2-6 p.m., Bloodmobile, Kingswood United Me...
Wednesday • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Preschool storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Blood drive — 2-6 p.m., Bloodmobile, Kingswood United Methodist Church, 2600 N. Main St., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Information: 877-258-48...
Today • 18th annual Freeze Your Bippy ride — 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., High Plains Harley-Davidson, 4400 Mabry Drive, Clovis. Meet at 11:30 a.m., and ride to the Portales VFW at noon for a potluck lunch; $7 per person. All proceeds benefit veterans through the New Mexico Auxiliary special project and VFW Post 9515 Auxiliary’s Veteran Assistance Program. Information: 575-769-1000 Thursday • Pajama storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Open to Tiny Tots and Preschool Storytime kids. Wear your...
Monday • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 6:30-7:45 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • New Year Thanksgiving Mass — Our Lady of Guadalupe, 108 N. Davis, Clovis. 11 p.m. Holy Hour; midnight (Jan. 1) Thanksgiving Mass; bilingual. Information: 575-763-4445 Wednesday • 18th annual Freeze Your Bippy ride — 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., High Plains Harley-Davidson, 4400 Mabry Drive, Clovis. Meet at 11:30 a.m., and ride to the Portales VFW at noon for a potluck lunch; $7 per pers...
Today • Christmas Day Masses — Our Lady of Guadalupe, 108 N. Davis, Clovis. Midnight, bilingual; 9 a.m., Spanish; 11 a.m., English. Information: 575-763-4445 • Christmas Day Masses — Sacred Heart Community Church, 911 Merriwether, Clovis. Midnight bilingual; 8:30 a.m. English; 10:30 a.m., English. Information: 575-763-6947 • Christmas Day Masses — St. Helen Catholic Church, 1600 S. Ave. O, Portales. 9 a.m., English; 11 a.m., Spanish. Information: 575-356-4241 • Christmas Day Mass — 11 a.m., San Jose Mission, 216 Anderson St...
Today • Christmas service — 9 a.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1930 S. Ave. G, Portales. Information: 575-356-2184 • Christmas services — 9 and 11 a.m., Faith Christian Family Church, 3401 N. Norris St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-7751 • Clovis High School choir annual gift-wrapping fundraiser — Noon-6 p.m., North Plains Mall, 2809 N. Prince, Clovis. Presents wrapped for donations to the choir. Located in the shop across from Zales Jewelry. • Christmas candlelight service — 6 p.m., Floyd Baptist Church,...
President Donald Trump has long maintained the FBI investigation of former Trump policy adviser Carter Page was a politically motivated witch hunt. Whether you agree or disagree, the numerous, serious and potentially systemic failures in the FBI investigation have got to shake your confidence in the system. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his 400-plus page report on the investigation this month and testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He found the opening by the FBI of the...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Merry Little Christmas” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Preschool storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Representative Xochit...
Area residents have another chance to taste some local history. The Guadalajara Mexican restaurant is back after 12 years. Once a local staple, the restaurant closed in 2007 after nearly 70 years in business. "I grew up here and I've been around here my whole life," owner Michael Mendoza said. "My granddad taught me how to cook in the 1980s and after he passed my mother ran it while I cooked for her. She was the boss but retired in 1998 and my wife and I ran it until 2007."...
Today • Advent lessons and carols service — 10:30 a.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1117 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-4638 • Causey community holiday dinner — 1 p.m., Community Building, Causey. Hosted by the Causey Homemakers Club. Club will furnish turkey, ham, dressing, gravy, and rolls. Attendees are asked to bring at least two side dishes. Information: 575-273-4220 • Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series presents “A Mariachi Christmas” — 3 p.m., Marshall Auditorium, 100 Commerce Way, Clovis. Box off...
Here are a few signs that your cataracts might be progressing faster than you thought. 1. You’ve increased the font size on your computer and mobile devices so much you never get a full sentence on one line. 2. Road signs fly past before you can read them. Either the car is getting faster or reading has become more difficult. 3. You actually get into the wrong vehicle. Granted it was same make and model and nearly the same color but the potpourri air freshener was the g...
Sometimes it’s hard to remember to be thankful for life’s little blessings. Recently I was reminded to be grateful I don’t live in California. My electricity went out for a little while a few days ago, but the power company was on the ball and power was restored in no time; long before it could have become inconvenient for anyone but the least prepared among us. By contrast, the electric utility in California plans to shut off power to hundreds of thousands of its payin...
CLOVIS — Power has been restored to about 3,400 Xcel Energy customers in west Clovis. The power went out about 9:15 a.m. Thursday and was out until about 10:45 a.m. Those impacted included 11 public schools, including Clovis High. School officials said students remained in class during the outage. A school news release said district officials “closely monitored the situation,” and the primary concern was related to food preparation. “Student Nutrition worked in collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Health to moni...
Voters in Curry and Roosevelt counties are being asked whether alcohol sales should be permitted in the unincorporated areas of the counties. Let’s hope they approve. Yes votes don’t mean alcohol is good. Yes votes mean private business owners get to decide what’s best for their businesses. And we might even see a few more private businesses pop up around the region. The language on the Nov. 5 ballots will be the same in both counties: • Do residents wish to allow the sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverag...
Once upon a time we had seasons of all sorts. These days things sorta just run together like melted Neapolitan ice cream dropped on a summer sidewalk. This past week as I set out to the store I asked the wife if she needed anything and she replied she really wanted a TV Guide magazine. I pointed out that she was actually holding a guide in her hand and if she pushed the left button a menu would appear on the screen. I guess she was feeling nostalgic for the days when the TV Gu...
On this date ... 1969: The Eastern New Mexico University Symphony was preparing to make its season debut at the annual Pops Concert Banquet in the Campus Union ballroom. Symphony director was Arthur Welker. He planned to present selections from “My Fair Lady,” “South Pacific,” “Sound of Music” and “Carousel.” The banquet menu called for prime rib, baked potato, fruit cup, a vegetable and dessert. Admission was $2.75. That included the meal. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact: dstevens@thenews...
