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  • Meetings calendar - March 3

    Updated Mar 5, 2024

    Monday Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday *City of Clovis municipal officer election – 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Voting sites include Colonial Park Golf Course, 1300 Colonial Parkway; Youth Recreation Building, 1504 E. Seventh St.; Roy Walker Community Center, 316 W. Second St.; Trinity United Methodist Church, 1320 W. 21st St.; and City of Clovis Fire Substation #5, 220 W. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 *...

  • Events calendar - March 3

    Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Today *Final day 2024 Clovis Portales Kennel Club Spring Dog Agility Trial – 8 a.m. until close of competition, Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Spectators welcome; free admission; only dogs entered in the trial allowed in the building. *Free pet vaccine and low-cost microchip clinic – 9 a.m.-2 p.m., parking lot, Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, 2217 E. Brady, Clovis. Free DAPPv for dogs, HCP for cats, and rabies vaccines. Microchipping $15; cash only. No appointments necessary. Drive-up clinic; kee...

  • Pages past, March 3: State forces voting machines on local counties

    David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    On this date ... 1951: Eastern New Mexico University was fighting for its life as a four-year college. State Comptroller Richard Strahlem had proposed the university's budget be limited to $374,487. The 1950-51 fiscal year's appropriation had been $414,000 and University President Floyd Golden had requested $629,000 for the 1951-52 fiscal year. Golden wanted the increase to raise faculty salaries by 25% and to hire additional instructors. Strahlem's position was that only Univ...

  • Jail log - March 3

    Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Sergio Barrera, 37, failure to comply with specific requirements, failure to appear on a felony charge • Mary Trujillo, 53, criminal trespass • Bridgette Pyle, 39, probation violation • Jesse Villasenor, 40, probation violation • Jacob Thurman, 36, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, probation violation • Joshua Bailey, 36, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jason Bennett, 45, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Manuel Duran, 62, resi...

  • Q&A: New Portales school board member talks plans and background

    Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of state-of-the-entity interviews with local officials. Doug Pfaffenberger was recently appointed to serve on the Portales Municipal School Board, filling the unexpired term of Cade Skinner. Q: Tell me a little about your background and who you are. A: I grew up in Portales, went to school here, and really have been here my whole life. I’ve been in business for myself for the last 22 years. My daughter is a senior at Portales and my son is a sophomore. My wife is a school tea...

  • Ask the News - March 3

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    I see panhandlers around Clovis. Don’t we have laws against panhandling? Panhandling is a rather dangerous effort on the part of the panhandler, depending on where they place themselves, according to Clovis Police Department Capt. Roman Romero. “Enforcement is always possible and could take various forms, from jaywalking, obstructing public sidewalks, to food sale restrictions, to littering, and traffic related infractions,” Romero wrote in an emailed response to the question. Romero said Clovis has recently seen a surge in t...

  • Board members scheduled to meet Monday on superintendent

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    The Portales school board on Saturday was scheduled to interview four superintendent candidates vying to succeed Johnnie Cain. Cain has held the position the last 11 years and plans to retire at the end of the school year. Three of the four candidates for the job already work for Portales Municipal Schools. The fourth candidate is also local with ties to PMS. Board members also are scheduled to meet Monday and could name a new superintendent at that time. Monday’s meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the board room of the school a...

  • Towering giant always kind, encouraging

    Betty Williamson, Local columnist|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Wayne Moore may be best remembered as the coach who led the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team for 22 seasons - from the fall of 1980 to the spring of 2002 - amassing an impressive 318-259 overall record. But for those of us who grew up in Roosevelt County in my era, he's also well-remembered as a towering gentle giant of a coach who oversaw the boys' teams at Melrose High School - but who also never failed to offer an encouraging word to any kid who needed...

  • School menus - March 3

    Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Muffin. Lunch: Bacon Cheeseburger on a Bun, Seasoned Spirals, Veggie Cup, Dressing & Chilled Peaches or (grades 6-12) Pizza or Stuffwich & Fries or Chef Salad. Tuesday: Breakfast: Breakfast Pizza. Lunch: Ravioli, Garden Salad, Celery Stick & Dressing, Fresh Apple & WW Roll-Cookie or (grades 6-12) Pizza or Spicy Chicken Sandwich or Chef Salad. Wednesday: Breakfast: Triple Berry French Toast. Lunch: 2-Tacos, Lettuce& Tomato, Spanish Rice, Seasoned Pinto Beans & Chilled Mixed Fruit-Jello or (grades...

  • Senior calendar - March 3

    Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Frito Pie, Beef, Beans, Chili & Cheese, Salad & Spiced Apples. Tuesday: Taco Tuesday, Flour Tortillas w/ground Pork, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Pinto Beans, Chips & Salsa & Cookie. Wednesday: Chicken Alfredo & Noodles, Broccoli & Cauliflower, Bread Stick & Cake. Thursday: Pork Tenderloin, Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy, Italian Green Beans, Biscuit w/Margarine & Ice Cream. Friday: Baked Fish or Chicken Nuggets, Rice Pilaf, Okra, Biscuit & Butterscotch...

  • On the shelves - March 3

    Updated Mar 2, 2024

    The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight” by Andrew Leland. This book was given in memorial of Jean Waters. We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway through his life with re...

  • Our people: Retired Navy seaman likes shade trees

    Grant McGee, The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Don Spinks retired from the Clovis Case Tractor dealership almost 30 years ago. That's when he started working at Guthals Nursery. "He is one of the most truthful men you'll ever meet. I wish more people were like that," co-worker Penny Summers said. The News dropped in on Spinks while he was working Tuesday as he shared a bit about his life. Q: Where were you born? A: Temple, Okla. Q: What brought you to Clovis? A: My wife was born in Carlsbad. We met in Dallas at the Case...

  • Caitlin Clark deserves to become record holder for men and women

    Karl Terry, Local columnist|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    Today it is likely my basketball hero Pistol Pete Maravich’s career NCAA scoring record of 3,667 points will fall. A girl will displace him. Until a few weeks ago I had never heard of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. I guess that might just be because I haven’t really followed major women’s college basketball. She’s been tearing it up over four seasons. Maravich played at Louisiana State University over 50 years ago and has been dead for 35 years. But for me he set the mark in basketbal...

  • Cats, Lady Cats play in Statewide Opener

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 2, 2024

    ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s girls took third place in the season-opening, seven-team Statewide Opener tennis tournament last weekend, co-hosted by Albuquerque Academy and Farmington at Jerry Cline Tennis Center. The Lady Wildcats were a distant third – they had nine team points to trail Farmington (56) and Academy (54). In singles, junior Madita Ewert went 3-1 and finished ninth in the 16-person bracket at No. 1, junior Hansini Lingala was 2-2 and finished 13 at No. 2, sophomore Gigi Greer also went 2-2 and ended up 10th,...