Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Grady Carothers' reindeer were Christmastime regulars in Portales in the 1950s.
For at least four years beginning in 1950, when Santa rolled into Portales after Thanksgiving, it was in a sleigh pulled by four real, honest-to-goodness reindeer.
According to newspaper accounts at the time, locals turned out in droves to see them....
