Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Information on pyrography and using Paintstiks to make quilt blocks will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Artist and author Jo Schwartz will discuss her newly released book as she talks about pyrography, which means writing with fire. Her wood burning art will be demonstrated by replicating real people, and she says you do not have to be an “artist” to burn. She’s from Abilene, Kansas. L...
Trial and error is one of our most important processes. You’ll never truly appreciate what you do like, until you figure out what you don’t like. One of my favorite movie trilogies, despite the simply-awful third part, would have to be “Back to the Future.” I loved the idea of time travel, and all the havoc a simple thing like a sports almanac could bring. Even though the second one is my favorite, I feel like there’s a pretty big plot hole. Follow me for a few here: • Doc Brown rolls up in the time-traveling DeLorean an...
I could eat ice cream every night if I let myself but I try hard not to succumb to temptation that often. Still, as the hot days of July and it’s Independence holiday rolls around, I find myself craving homemade ice cream — by far the best summer dessert ever. Even with a lot of the family scattered this week I still got the request for a freezer of chocolate ice cream. My dad’s family had a dairy and a freezer of ice cream was a regular part of a good number of Sunday after...
Despite a $600 million surplus and an unemployment rate that has dropped to an almost-respectable 5.1 percent, New Mexico’s economy is in dire shape. This bearish view of New Mexico’s economy is not held by the Rio Grande Foundation alone. Bond-rating analysts at Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded New Mexico’s general-obligation debt — the second time they’ve done so in the past 20 months. Moody’s downgrade is significant because the firm and its competitors in the...
Recall during the 2016 presidential campaign when protesters began heckling and interrupting candidate Donald Trump wherever he spoke. Instead of shutting Trump up, they caused him to double down on insulting public rhetoric. In fact, Trump told his supporters to “go ahead and punch someone in the face, and I’ll pay your legal bills.” That ugly period encapsulated everything that’s wrong with the escalating nastiness of American political discourse today. The concept of civility is getting buried in a new competition of one-...
I wish I had crossed paths in person with Father Stanley Crocchiola, the history-loving priest I wrote about two weeks ago. While he was the first to admit that he lacked both the time and resources to deliver polished prose — he was, after all, a full-time Catholic priest — the dozens of booklets he left behind capturing history of local communities are filled with gems that sparkle with optimism. It’s clear that Crocchiola had a deep love for rural areas, and he saw us th...
CLOVIS — The impact Bishop Charles Green and Mother Ange Green had on the Clovis community is still being felt today, proven by the over 100 people who packed the Ingram Room at the Clovis/Carver Public Library for their memorial on Saturday. Charles Green, who became the pastor at the First Church of God in Christ in 1957, and Ange Green, who taught for over 27 years at Highland Elementary and served as co-pastor, were celebrated for their decades of service to the Clovis com... Full story
CLOVIS — At age 69, William "Dub" Hays found a new lease on life and dedicated his remaining years to bringing his new-found Christian faith to the West African nation where for years prior he had mined diamonds. For him the decisive event was just over 16 years ago, in July 2002, when Hays' wife of more than 50 years told him she had filed for divorce. "I couldn't see how I could live without her. I loved her so much that I nearly killed myself," he wrote in a testimonial o...
CLOVIS — Bats that got swinging after a slow start. Feet that motored around the basepaths turning doubles into triples. Opportunistic baserunners capitalizing on errors. Stellar pitching and crisp fielding. All of it resulted in Clovis American’s 13-14 junior league team taking the first step toward defending its New Mexico Junior Softball state title with a 13-0, five-inning victory over Atrisco Valley on Saturday at the Lady Wildcats Softball Complex. That win propels Clo... Full story
Every lasso they’ve swirled, every calf or goat they’ve roped, every bull they’ve managed to stay atop have all been in preparation for moments like this. Eight local teens have qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, to be held July 15-21 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. That talented octet will head to the Equality State, each with their own chance at glory. Clovis’ Shad Mayfield (tie-down); Portales’ Bryce Derrer (tie-down); Dora’s Kyler Bell (team roping with Tarren Washburn of Corona), Frank Florez (saddle bro...
The Clovis Wildcat boys basketball camp will be held July 16-18 at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Registration will be held 7 a.m. July 16 in the gym lobby. The registration cost is $50 per camper, or $40 per camper if entering siblings. Information: [email protected] The Dream Big Clovis Wildcat Volleyball Skills Camp is scheduled for Wednesday through Friday at Clovis High School. The camp will run 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. each day for players entering grades 1-4 and noon to 2:30 p.m. for players entering grades 5-8. Registration...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Sunday: 2 p.m. gospel singing Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5:30 p.m. potluck, 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 10 a.m. nursing home visit, 1 p.m. Needle Gang Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs,...
Dianna Sprague was born and raised in Friona, Texas. Her parents are Salud and Angie Tirado of Friona. Dianna is the oldest of their four daughters Marie, Stefanie and Katricia. She graduated from Friona High School in 2001 and received her B.S. in Communication from Eastern New Mexico University in 2012. After graduating, she started working for the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico as a grant writer and is now the executive director of the organization. She spends her days...
Robert Gilbert, who attended Portales schools from the sixth grade until moving to Roswell his senior year in 1970 and spent his career as a professional drummer, recently moved back to Portales. In high school he drummed with “Rainy Day Children,” which included Cam and Stan Campbell, Bill Aguirri and Kirby Rowan. Recently, he shared some prose, poetry really, with me about his memories of growing up on the High Plains. Rather than mess with the emotional rhythm of his words...
24: Piggly Wiggly was offering customers a chance to win up to $1,000 playing "All Star Bingo!" during Dollar Daze sales. Among the specials: • Green beans - 10 cans for $1. • Corn dogs - 49 cents for a package of five. • Biscuits - 10-count cans for a nickel. • Vienna sausage - five cans for $1. • Pillsbury's Best Flour - 53 cents for a 5-pound bag. • Fresh frozen cream pies - 25 cents for the family size. S&H Green Stamps were doubled on Wednesdays. Clovis' Piggly Wigg...
Tuesday • Portales Schools Board — Noon in board room, 501 S. Abilene. Information: 575-356-7000 • Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board — 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at Portales Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 The meetings calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: mmontgome...
Monday • Andy Mason — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Program: Science of Sound. Information: 575-356-3940 • Movie Monday — 1 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Secret Life of Pets.” Information: 575-769-7840 • Family Movie Night — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Selena.” Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday • Classic Creations — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Project: Solar ovens. Information: 5...
