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Rev. Keith Wilks was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up with four brothers and was raised in the Catholic school from grades 1-8. His father worked for the postal service and his late mother worked for the school system. He began his ministerial life in 1988 in Yuma, Arizona. Wilks earned his master of divinity from The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. He has ministered for 29 years in many towns across southwestern states like Arizona and New Mexico...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Maybe this is the year for the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team. Junior guard Mikaehla Connor scored a career-best 25 points and added nine rebounds while junior post Daeshi McCants posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 caroms as the Greyhounds completed a perfect first-half run though the Lone Star Conference on Saturday with a 76-72 overtime win over eighth-ranked Angelo State. ENMU (14-3, 10-0 LSC) won its seventh game in a row, its longest since the 2003-04 season, and it...
On this date ... 1977: Clovis edged Roswell, 45-43, in high school basketball. “With the score tied 43 all, Nelson Franse had to fire up an off-balance 15-footer that hit the cotton at the buzzer,” Clovis News-Journal Sports Editor Mike Magda reported. The win lifted Clovis to 12-4 for the season, while Roswell fell to 12-6. Bill Patton led Clovis in scoring with 14 points. 1972: The “new, exciting capless wig” was on sale for $29.95 at Wig Chateau. A newspaper advertisement proclaimed the wig offered “easy care,” wa...
There was a mountain of debate last week over recent election results. You could find ranting posts on Facebook, attacks and criticism on Twitter and an abundance of comments and complaints posted across your choice of websites. Objections were lodged, while others posted support of their winning candidate. Televisions were abuzz with coverage. Talk show hosts, pundits and guests bantered and argued and tried to weigh in on the ramifications of the latest ballot results. In a...
ELIDA — Despite playing a pretty competitive second half, the Elida boys basketball team found itself in too much of a first-half hole Saturday night and couldn't overcome San Jon, falling 57-40. The Coyotes (6-5, 2-1) were led by the combo of Daniel Lee and Jacob Thurman, who filled up the stat sheet with 18 and 15 points, respectively. The Tigers (2-14, 0-3) were led by Kaul Burton with 15 points. "Our game plan was to try to run our pace," Elida coach Logan Turnbow said, "...
PORTALES — With chants including "Women's rights are human rights," more than four dozen area residents flocked to the Roosevelt County Courthouse on Saturday to make their voices heard. The human and women's rights rally — held to support the "protection and rights of all people regardless of ethnicity or religion," according to co-organizer Linda Sumption — brought out residents of Clovis and Portales from a variety of backgrounds. Portales residents Chelsea Starr and Matth...
Spring begins March 20, but it can't come fast enough for this season’s greatest trends. Case one, according to Vogue magazine, is "colorful sunglasses and retro florals." But don't worry, you don’t have to cast your dark tent and mirrored lenses to the side because you'll still see these classic looks. But the latest "groovy" lens craze just so happens to be blush pinks, turquoise and yellows. Another throwback style that has graced the runways for spring 2017 is florals tha...
As the dawn was breaking over the kitchen windowsill, I reached into the shadows for the first trap in my trap line. Sure enough, I had my first plew in what was to be a long season. If you’ve ever lived in the country near an open field, you know the season I’m referring to is mouse trapping season. The little vermin have a bad habit of moving inside when the weather starts to get cold. Some years and some places are worse than others. Why I recall a winter on the saddle bel...
Information on the benefits of meditation in your daily life and using a 12-needle electric felting machine will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Patricia Bates is an acupuncturist, herbalist and author, and she’s going to talk about the benefits of meditation in your daily life. She’s going to discuss the different styles of meditation, explain how to meditate and what the results can be....
CLOVIS — Heeding the advice of a former city commission and current state legislator, the Clovis City Commission has decided to go small or go home with its capital outlay list. On the advice of Rep. Randy Crowder, R-Clovis, the commission voted 7-1 to prioritize small-scale projects on its Industrial Capital Improvement Plan. The ICIP’s top three priorities are a brush fire truck, a fire rescue truck/pumper and repairs for Sugarbeet Road. “We’re all aware of the problems financially with the state, the issues being faced b...
CLOVIS — After her first retirement only lasted four years, everybody who worked with Tillie Shaw assumed she'd never have a second one. She never officially did. The longtime chief executive officer for the Clovis Board of Realtors died Wednesday at 99. She had been with the board for 37 years — first from 1975 until 2007. After she came out of retirement in 2011, she worked at least part-time for the board until a few months ago when her health deteriorated. History wil...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Senior guard Quay King scored 16 points and had four 3-pointers on Saturday, and Angelo State used a couple of big early runs to post an 84-68 Lone Star Conference men’s basketball victory over Eastern New Mexico University. The Rams (12-4, 4-4 LSC) put four players in double figures and were on cruise control most of the way in winning their second in a row following a four-game losing streak. ENMU (7-12, 1-8) dropped its four consecutive game. Junior guard Chris Lewis led the Hounds with 15 points, whi...
Editor's note: Clovis Community College President Becky Rowley discussed several topics as part of a periodic series checking up on issues related to the university. A 2015 report showed Clovis Community College as having minimal campus crime. How has CCC fared in terms of incidents in the last two years, and how is the campus' continuing safety ensured? We have continued to have the same extremely low campus crime rate. One of the things that I think we have sort of in our...
I got a call last Sunday from my dad. "Why did Dallas call time out before Green Bay's winning field goal?" I explained to him the process of icing a kicker, meaning you use a time out to make him think about that important play. I also told him it works just as well most of the time as it did Sunday for Dallas, whose hashtag went from #FinishThisFight to #FinishedTonight. That's one thing I understand about sports in 2017. Here are three things I don't. • I'm glad Ivan R...
Rabiah Memon is worried about her sister. That’s because Mariah Memon lives a world away, in more ways than one, and fears for her safety. Mariah has stopped going to work because a co-worker who once wanted to marry her is now threatening to harm her, according to police in Karachi, Pakistan. Rabiah said Kamran Aziz was arrested on Thursday, but it’s not clear how long he may be detained. “It’s been a rollercoaster ride for her the last few days,” said Rabiah, who graduated...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Mini donuts. Lunch — Spaghetti w/meat sauce, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, chilled pineapple, whole wheat roll. Tuesday: Breakfast — Bagel w/cream cheese. Lunch — Ham and cheese croissant, veggie dippers w/ranch, fresh baked cookie. Wednesday: Breakfast — Apple cinnamon bread. Lunch — Teriyaki blasters, seasoned green beans, fresh veggies w/ranch, whole wheat roll, chilled peaches. Thursday: Breakfast — Orange muffin top. Lunch — Chili cheese fries, fresh broccoli w/ranch, chille...
I am disappointed in Obama. He was supposed to declare martial law and serve a third term. Until Friday’s inauguration, I expected the military (ours, not Russia’s) to swarm the podium and assume control. Spoiled by Obama’s wit, intelligence, demeanor, lack of scandals, nuanced responses and measured approaches, I now feel like a guppy in an aquarium of blowfish. On the Portales Politics and Current Events Facebook page, one High Plains luminary said Obama was the “wors...
On Friday, almost 241 years after our nation declared its independence from Great Britain, the United States of America inaugurated its 45th president. This long-standing, orderly and peaceful transfer of power from arguably the most powerful person on Earth to another is rare in the world. It is a large part of what makes America great. Today, after a bitter election cycle, Donald J. Trump has taken office, promising he “will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my a...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 10:47 a.m.: Burglary report, 1800 block South Avenue J • 12:35 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1800 block South Avenue J • 1:25 p.m.: Larceny, walk in • 4:51 p.m.: Smoke investigation, 1900 block South Avenue I • 6:06 p.m.: Fire/high value response, Roosevelt Road 30/Roosevelt Road C • 6:19 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 100 block North Avenue A • 7:16 p.m.: Theft report, 1000 block North Chicago Avenue Friday • 1:32 a.m.: Domestic in progress, 90...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 7:52 a.m.: Battery, 2100 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • 7:57 a.m.: Contempt of court, 100 block of East Plains Avenue • 8:02 a.m.: Fraudulent use of a credit card, 500 block of Mitchell Street • 8:33 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 800 block of North Norris Street • 8:42 a.m.: Failure to appear, Magistrate Court • 9:36 a.m.: Burglary (residence), 2900 block of Lisa Ave...
Monday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 11 a.m. at Rio Chama Steakhouse, 14 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe. Information: 575-935-4262 Tuesday • Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. at the CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300. Wednesday • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission chambers at 417 Gidding Street, Clovis. Special meeting. Information: 575-763-6016 Th...
Monday • Page Turners book club — 6:30 at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag. Information: 575-763-9687 • Holby’s Sonnets & Soliloquies — 7 p.m. in Buchanan Hall at ENMU, Portales. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: Shrinky dink art. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Now You See Me. Informati...
Curry County Republican Women CCRW met Jan. 10 at K-Bob's Steakhouse. After a brief business meeting, the program was installation of officers for 2017. Helen Cleveland installed officers as follows: President Judy Jennings; Vice President Laquita Terry; Secretary, Gladys Birdsong; Treasurer Debbie Spriggs; and Parliamentarian Jeanette Spriggs. President Judy Jennings presented Helen Cleveland a beautiful engraved “Gold Star” paper weight for her eight years as parliamentarian. Rube Render was re-elected Curry County Rep...
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library The following three titles have recently been donated in memory of Judy Lubera: Blankets and Booties and Crochet Bouquet are each filled with numerous patterns for crochet buffs to create beautiful keepsakes as well as functional pieces, practical for everyday use. 2017 Christmas with Southern Living overflows with inspiring recipes and decorating ideas to make holiday entertaining easy, organized, and memorable. No Hero by Mark Owen recounts...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, noon p.m. pinochle, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, noon pinochle, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. board meeting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise...
