Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Barack Obama's first job was scooping ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu, where he lived with his grandparents as a teenager. Sue Thirlwall, Baskin-Robbins' brand operating officer, told the LA Times in 2009 that the ice cream business has taught many employees crucial presidential skills: "Scooping for America's favorite neighborhood ice cream shop can result in obtaining basic lifelong job skills, like handling consumer care in real time and keeping calm under...
Barack Obama's first job was scooping ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu, where he lived with his grandparents as a teenager. Sue Thirlwall, Baskin-Robbins' brand operating officer, told the LA Times in 2009 that the ice cream business has taught many employees crucial presidential skills: "Scooping for America's favorite neighborhood ice cream shop can result in obtaining basic lifelong job skills, like handling consumer care in real time and keeping calm under...
Officials have rescheduled the community's annual fireworks show for tonight. Rain — 1.23 inches, according to the KVII-TV weather station — and high winds forced postponement on Wednesday. Radio personality Duffy Moon said today's show at Greene Acres Park will begin at dark, around 8:45 p.m. or 9 p.m. According to National Weather Service meteorologist Christopher Luckett, tonight's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with no chances of rain and an overnight low of 65 degrees. Portales' annual fireworks were also pos... Full story
Work and save, that's usually how it goes when you set out to buy your first car. It may not be much, but it was yours. You may not want to admit that it was an ugly green Pinto, but truth be told that's what it was. We ask several residents involved in the auto industry about their first vehicle. • Perry Furgason, 52, owner of Integrity Auto Sales My first car was a 1964 Volkswagen. My father bought it for me and my sister to share, but I admit, I did dominate it. We used it mostly to get to and from school. It was cheap, i...
Entertainer Andy Griffith died Tuesday at his North Carolina home. He was 86. The cause of death has not been released. Area officials had fond memories of the man best known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the TV series "The Andy Griffith Show." - Curry County Clerk Coni Jo Lyman: "I liked anytime Andy and the Darlings were together, picking and grinning." - Tucumcari City Clerk Trish Smith, on her favorite memories of The Andy Griffith Show: "I liked the character of Barney Fife, especially when he would drop his...
Entertainer Andy Griffith died Tuesday at his North Carolina home. He was 86. The cause of death has not been released. Area officials had fond memories of the man best known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the TV series "The Andy Griffith Show." - Curry County Clerk Coni Jo Lyman: "I liked anytime Andy and the Darlings were together, picking and grinning." - Tucumcari City Clerk Trish Smith, on her favorite memories of The Andy Griffith Show: "I liked the character of Barney Fife, especially when he would drop his... Full story
