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I lost my biggest fan on Friday night. Adele Lovorn Gammill and I were cousins in name only — a happy accident that started before I was born, when her mother Blanche Harp “cleverly snared” my uncle Jack Williamson (his words, not hers) in 1947. Adele was already 19, and newly married herself, but she immediately became a daughter to Jack, and a lifelong member of our tribe. The puzzling part of this equation is that I know Adele was born in 1928, so my calculator tells me she was 33 by the time I joined her on the merry-go-r...
CLOVIS — For Jace Piepkorn and Connor Langrell, being teammates won't end when the two take off their Wildcat purple a few months from now. They'll both move on to be Jets, as the pair have verbally committed to Zane Ehling's program at Division II Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, for the 2019 season. Langrell, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound pitcher and shortstop, and Piepkorn, a 6-foot, 175-pound catcher, cannot officially sign with a college program until April 11 by NCAA r...
PORTALES — A state law could potentially be keeping the city of Portales from hiring a new building inspector, City Manager Sammy Standefer told the city council Tuesday. Standefer said that in late 2017, one of the city’s inspectors resigned. When Standefer later informed the director of the New Mexico Construction Industries Division about the opening, he received a shock. “At that time, they informed us that in order for us to refill the inspector position, that we must, at that time, hire for all the trainings. That...
One of the great challenges in education remains effectively reaching students, whether in rural settings or inner cities. Our youth face great challenges these days, perhaps more than ever before. So many factors impact the ability to learn; the breakdown of the family, social pressures, or endless other distractions. One thing we do know: unless we’re able to build relationships based upon trust with our students it will remain difficult to reach and teach our students. T...
CLOVIS — Police are investigating a shots-fired incident from late Tuesday morning near Hillcrest Park. A caller reported hearing four gunshots and seeing a man running into a home near the corner of 11th and Walnut Streets around 11:45 a.m., according to a police news release. Officers spoke to multiple women at a residence in the area who “denied knowledge of anyone running into their home.” Three bullet casings were found in the roadway in front of the house as well as damage “consistent with bullet impacts” on an apartmen...
CLOVIS — The force was strong this holiday season as “Star Wars” continues to rake in money. The latest movie in the series, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” was 2017’s highest grossing film, earning $574 million in 2017, according to boxofficemojo.com The movie’s popularity extended to Clovis as well. “It did well. ‘Star Wars’ people really liked it. Many said it’s better than any of the previous ones and it’s been well received,” North Plains Cinema 7 General Manager Abby Parrish said. The film ends its run at the Clovis the...
On this date ... 1983: The Melrose Chamber of Commerce had honored a number of its local citizens at its annual banquet. Mary Lou Bagwell was named Citizen of the Year, and Ed Estes received the Work Horse award. Melrose Mayor Lonnie Daniel and his city council were cited for outstanding achievement, while Bruce Carter, Twila Wade, Melissa Misch, and Dennis Smith were given special recognition. Grady Bright was named outstanding business person, and Thelma Rogers received the...
CLOVIS — Police on Wednesday were still in search of a woman accused of shooting a man in the leg with a sawed off rifle the day before in Clovis. The victim described the incident as an act of retaliation for telling police almost two years earlier of being robbed at knifepoint by the same suspect. Gabrielle Carver, 25, is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for allegedly shooting Aaron Tanner in the left thigh before 3 p.m. Tuesday on the 500 block of W...
Today • Curry County Commission — 1:30 p.m. at the Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Clovis Senior Center Task Force — 2 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Commission on Older Adults — 3 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • Dora Consolidated School District Board of Education — 6 p.m. in DCS Board Room at the DCS buil...
Today • Tween Program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Resolution jars. Information: 575-356-3940 • Preschool storytime — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Cold snap.” Information: 575-356-3940 • 2018 Annual Portales Chamber Banquet — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yam Theatre. RSVP: [email protected] or 575-356-8541 • Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: “The Princess Bride.” Information: 575-763-9687 Friday • El Desayuno Kiwanis chili fundraiser — 11 a.m. to 2...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Antre Gonzales, 34, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation, contempt of court • Sulimiroslava Ibave, 35, failure to pay fines • Denise Apodaca-Sena, 42, possession of drug paraphernalia • Richard Griego, 40, shoplifting • Aaron Tanner, 46, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Tyson Stilson, 32, aggravated battery • Andrea Sena, 35, concealing identity, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Danielle Te...
CLOVIS — Time is running out for the Curry County Commission to take action on contracts for a proposed road barn and a water line extension agreement to provide water to the barn. The two contracts will go back in front of the commission today after commissioners voted to table them in November. Curry County Manager Lance Pyle said the amounts of the two contracts — about $400,000 for the road barn contract with Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. and $525,554 for the water line extension agreement with EPCOR Water — h...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico (7-6) hasn’t quite had the start to its women’s basketball season that it had hoped for, following a Lone Star Conference title, 20-win season and NCAA Division II Tournament appearance a year ago. However, things of late have slowly begun to turn the corner, and while numerous players deserve credit for that, two in particular, Mikaehla Connor and Dasia Johnson, have stepped up to the forefront. Connor (second) and Johnson (sixth) are amongst the LSC’s leaders in minutes per game, as each of...
Men ENMU (6-8, 1-4) at Cameron (5-10, 1-5), 6:30 p.m. On the air: KSEL 105.9 FM Last time out: The Greyhounds topped Western New Mexico 105-91 last Tuesday for their third win in four games. The Aggies were routed 93-59 at West Texas A&M. Last meeting: The teams split last season’s games, with the Greyhounds taking the last matchup 81-73 in overtime on the road. Cameron leads the series 25-20 overall with a 12-8 advantage at home. Notes: The Greyhounds are in seventh place in the Lone Star Conference, a game behind Texas A...
