Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The month of April will, among other local attractions and items of interest, find the Clovis Carver Library hosting a group show by our local art society, Pintores. The theme of that show is anything relating to Clovis, and I hope you may take time to view it, and the work of our local artists. For me, it leads into some thoughts about the value of art in public places. Another opportunity for that sort of presentation will take place in a few weeks, courtesy of the Portales Arts Council, in the town square of our...
It was the first night of spring break. There they sat, Mikayla and her Dada (a name for a grandpa) watching the Channel 3 TV special on scenic railroads. What a way to transition from winter into spring! Plans for warmer weather began to form in my mind. I have been fortunate enough to ride on two scenic railroads, the Pike's Peak cog railroad in 2001 and the Cumbres Toltec railroad in the late 1980s. I have been able to be around, and see, other such wonders in action. I never knew until we watched this show, though I have...
T he seasonal rush is once again upon us. I was standing in line for a newspaper when I overheard the two men behind me discussing Black Friday, or more significantly, their pastime on Black Friday of rising early, not so they could shop for bargains, but so they could watch the chaos from a safe distance. Perhaps you are aware of it, or perhaps not, but the time space this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas is at its optimum. November having begun on a Thursday, we therefore have the earliest possible Thanksgiving. For...
