Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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“That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That's all your house is- a place to keep your stuff. If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house. You could just walk around all the time. A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it. ... That's what your house is, a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get ... more stuff!” — George Carlin I hate it when people are right. I especially hate it when people are right from the grave. Last week, while enjoying a brief Thanksgiving meal...
Reworking your favorite closet items is a lot easier than you think and is a lot more fun than dreadful, time-consuming shopping. And, a big benefit is saving your hard earned dollar. Don’t hit up the department store every time you have an upcoming event to attend. The more you rework your old items the better you become at it. It’s like you are your own self-made stylist. Here are a few examples of how it’s done. Rework an old pair of leather skinnies. These became popul...
Kayla Paulk was made in Hong Kong, born in Maryland, has lived in Cuba and California, but calls Orange Park, Florida, home. Paulk is a Navy brat. She moved to Portales in 2005 to begin a teaching career at Eastern New Mexico University. Prior to working at ENMU, Paulk taught at Stetson University at DeLand, Florida, where she met and married her husband Jason Paulk from Cartersville, Georgia. He is a professor of music/director of choral activities. She said children were...
Information on healing mental illness through music and using a seam pressing template for quilt corners will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Casey Jones has DID or Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder. She credits early childhood music lessons and continued practice with playing a key role in her surviving this disorder and thriving when growing up....
Christmas would be really cool, except for all the decorations that come along with the season. There’s the tree, the nativity scenes the Christmas knick-knacks, stockings, wreaths, the office decorations and the dreaded outside decorations. I’ve never done a great job decorating but if I do it I have to make it look pretty decent or I don’t want to do it. As I’ve gotten older, more and more often the second part of that statement wins out. Back in the day I didn’t mind matc...
By the time you read this, there’ll probably be yet another powerful man — or two, or three — dethroned, cast out because of serious allegations of sexual misbehavior with subordinates. Wednesday, Americans awoke to the tweets, Facebook posts and Savannah Guthrie’s catch-in-her-throat announcement that Matt Lauer, reigning host of “Today,” was sent packing. NBC tried mightily to get out ahead of upcoming stories of his sexual misconduct on the job, allegations of lewd talk, prying into women’s sex lives, gifting unwan...
Editor’s Note: “Dear Cuzins” is an advice column written by cousins Chef Juandel, The Anglo Mariachi Cowboy and Bootlegger Sloan. Cousin Wendel checks for libel. Deer Cuzins, Wit awl dis taulk bout cexual herassmint an molestin lil girls ima fraid tu evin barehug uh womun long enugh tu envite em tu my shack beehine thu katfish pon tu woo em wit uh lil shine an squirral stewe. If ah evin giv em a frendli patt on de reer dey run like ahma prevert fo ah kin evin tale em ah wasa...
“Semper fi” — Marine Corps motto, meaning always faithful or always loyal. You could probably find one just like it on eBay, or maybe in one of the second-hand shops on Clovis’ Main Street. The ring is not unusual or expensive. But there is evidence it once held great value to someone. Mary Lou Kemp, director of the Clovis Area Transit System, said a CATS employee found it about a year ago while doing some yard work outside the office. It’s most likely a man’s ring — at l...
The holidays can bring out the best — and worst — in people. By people, I mean me. And by worst, I mean one goofy move after another. All in the name of perfection. Perfection is a double-edged sword. It is elusive. It is rarely (if ever) achievable. It is subjective. It is exhausting. I started the pre-turkey rush with a frenzy of baking. All to get THE perfect pie, bread, cheesecake … fill in the blank here. I lost track of the bags of flour and sugar, cans of pumpkin, carto...
CLOVIS — On a warm December night that could have passed for spring weather, the annual Clovis Christmas Lights Parade helped kickoff the holiday season on Saturday. Put on by Clovis MainStreet, the parade featured over 80 light-covered floats, up from about 55 in past years, which made their way down Main Street. "I'm just shocked and blessed by the turnout we had for the parade, both in the number of businesses and organizations that participated and the patrons and c...
The focus of the 2018 New Mexico legislative session may be on the state’s budget, but there is plenty more that legislators on the east side of the state hope to accomplish. The session runs from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, and its primary purpose is to develop the state’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, according to Rep. Randal Crowder, R-Clovis. “That is always the priority of the legislature on the even-numbered years. It’s a 30-day session, so that’s the only thing we’re really considering.” That isn’t to say Crowder isn’t...
On this date ... 1972: Tom Gossett of Floyd and Wally Waller of Clovis were named as Roosevelt County sheriff's deputies under newly elected sheriff Odell Smith. A third deputy, Johnny Paiz of Dora, was also working under Smith, while Sharon Peterson was staying on as radio dispatcher and office secretary. Gossett had formerly worked for the Clovis Police Department as a patrolman and detective, and had been farming at Floyd, and Waller — a Roosevelt County native — had als...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University's men did a stellar defensive job on David Chavlovich, as the Lone Star Conference's leading scorer was held to 14 points for the second-lowest output of his season. The problem is when you play the No. 8 team in Division II, you have plenty more scorers to worry about. The Buffs were instead paced by Jordan Evans, who notched 22 to lead five players in double figures in a 99-69 Lone Star Conference rout of the Greyhounds Saturday at Gr...
PORTALES — The Greyhounds went 0-for-13 from the field in the first quarter of Saturday's Lone Star Conference women's basketball game against West Texas A&M — resulting in just one point in the period. In the end, Eastern New Mexico University finished 14-for-58, including just 1-for-22 from beyond the arc, in a 61-44 defeat. "Our effort was phenomenal today. You look at it, two different styles of teams — I understand. But, the other night (against UT-Permian Basin) we ha...
PORTALES — Texico's Nathan Phipps was just too much for the Portales Rams to handle in Saturday night's boys basketball showdown. The 6-foot-5 big man scored 25 points to lead his Wolverines to a 77-53 rout of the Rams. "He's solid all the way around. He's been playing since he was 5," Wolverines coach Ty Thatcher said of Phipps. "He doesn't look like he's as agile as he is, but his hands are really solid. Nathan's a great kid; he works hard and he uses his body well." T...
I've long heard and respected the phrase "Power of the Press." Undoubtedly, you have as well. It wasn't until this week that I learned that expression could come complete with wheels and a die-cast metal body. That's all thanks to Jim Tulett, a Clovis resident who's been collecting Matchbox vehicles for almost 60 years. Jim called and told me that he had some items in his vast collection that I might be interested in. He had me hook, line and sinker when he said they had...
CLOVIS — When the 2018-19 athletic year comes upon Clovis and Portales, they’re both looking forward to less travel and a fallback to classic rivalries. The New Mexico Activities Association board approved on Thursday a two-year alignment block for the state’s 160 schools in athletics. The move embodied the organization’s desire to revert to five classifications, with an acknowledgment that football is different. On the gridiron, there will still be seven classifications — Classes 2A-6A, 8-Man and 6-Man. The state’s 160 schoo...
FLOYD — A season ago, coach Steve Foust’s Floyd Broncos boys basketball team advanced to the Class 1A quarterfinals. His Broncos managed to win 15 games overall, and accomplished a 7-4 record in a fierce district. Fast forward to 2017-18, and two keys leaders — Seth Chandler and Edgardo Chavez, are gone. Luckily for the Broncos, this year’s squad has a decent mix of all classes, including three seniors and another three juniors. “The kids have high expectations (for this year),” Foust explained. “We have really good leadersh...
CLOVIS — Throw out the numbers — and the accompanying letters — as in, 4A and 6A, when the Portales and Clovis girls basketball teams play. Not that size classifications are totally irrelevant, but in the case of this season — most specifically Saturday night’s Strength and Sass Shootout final at Rock Staubus Gymnasium — the most important size factor was the height advantage Portales had over Clovis. And the only numbers that mattered were 67-47, the score by which Portales beat its area rival. The Lady Rams led from start t...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sewing, 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick. Lunch — Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, ranch salad, applesauce. Tuesday: Breakfast — Banana bread. Lunch — Mini tacos w/salsa, seasoned pinto beans, seasoned corn, seasonal fresh fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast — Bean and cheese burrito. Lunch — Hamburger on a bun, baked fries, lettuce/tomato/pickle, delicious apple. Thursday: Breakfast — Mini pancakes. Lunch — Meat and cheese lasagna, steamed broccoli, ranch salad, chilled peaches, whole wheat rol...
Curry County seeks feedback Curry County officials request public input for identifying ways “to make its programs, services and activities more accessible to persons with disabilities,” according to a news release. Feedback will inform an Americans with Disabilities Association Transition Plan, a working document to be presented to the Curry County Commission Dec. 19. Residents who know of physical barriers to county services are asked to contact Facilities Superintendent Ben Roberts at 575-763-6016, by email at broberts@cur...
Monday • Eastern Plains Council of Governments — 10 a.m. at 418 Main Street, Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at the county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. at the county administration building, 417 Gidding St. Information: 575-763-6016 • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Airport....
Today • Secret Santa basketball game — 2 p.m. between Clovis and Portales fire departments at Portales High School gym. Admission: $5 adults, children free. Silent cake and pie auctions throughout game. Information: 575-763-0338 Tuesday • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Kitty Cat Kisses.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Get your game on. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at P...
Today’s family in need: A language barrier is one of the many obstacles this family of five faces. The family, which includes three small children, recently moved to Clovis to find work. Salvation Army Lt. Kelly Berggren said that, while his organization helped with food and other essentials, “there is certainly no money for this family to have even the smallest Christmas for themselves and their children.” About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is a joint venture of the Salvation Army and The Eastern New Mexico News. The f...
