Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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We have a young composer in our midst with a name to remember: Franklin Piland. At the annual ENMU Pops Concert on Saturday night, Franklin conducted the premiere performance of a piece he wrote for the event, a rousing opener called "Flourishes and Mechanations." An enthusiastic ovation rewarded the 2008 graduate of Muleshoe High School who will receive his degree in music performance in May from Eastern New Mexico University. Franklin is a prolific composer with a number of completed works and many more in progress. "I...
When my less-than-blazing speed was duly noted by the Dora track coach 35-plus years ago, I was sent with the other slow-pokes to the old baseball field, supplied with a softball, a shot put and a discus, and condemned to "field events." My lifelong ineptitude for throwing a softball surfaced quickly, but I could hold my own putting a shot, and I was actually reasonably good at hurling a discus. So was born an obsession. Four-time Olympic gold champion Al Oerter became my hero. I convinced my parents that I needed my own... Full story
When my less-than-blazing speed was duly noted by the Dora track coach 35-plus years ago, I was sent with the other slow-pokes to the old baseball field, supplied with a softball, a shot put and a discus, and condemned to "field events." My lifelong ineptitude for throwing a softball surfaced quickly, but I could hold my own putting a shot, and I was actually reasonably good at hurling a discus. So was born an obsession. Four-time Olympic gold champion Al Oerter became my hero. I convinced my parents that I needed my own... Full story
On the walls at Dora School last week were flyers that read, "Got food? Some don't." In the center was a photo of a young woman known very well to that school. Sarah Walker is a 20-year-old daughter of the Dora community (her real parents are Lisa and Lewis Walker, but many of us claim her). Born with Angelman Syndrome, a rare neuro-genetic disorder, Sarah is mostly non-verbal, but her smile can knock your socks off and her hugs can squeeze you breathless. Sarah's special education teacher, Susie Thomas, gave Sarah a goal...
