The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

Just last January the auctioneer, the former wife and trustees of the estate proclaimed “It’s Now or Never” and dropped the gavel on the jet that’s been sitting at the... — Updated 9/23/2023

I know I’m a little late to the match, but I want to throw my hat into the pro wrestling ring as a big fan of Terry Funk. The wrestler from Amarillo passed away late last month... — Updated 9/16/2023

It passed without notice by most of the readers of this newspaper. But once it was a special day for myself and others who grew up doing what I did for spending money. Yes,... — Updated 9/9/2023

I scroll Facebook a lot. It’s not as good as it once was, but still I scroll mindlessly. Despite all my scrolling on the “bubblegum for the mind” app, I nearly missed out on... — Updated 9/2/2023

The two pups and I are still adjusting to life without my sweet doggie-loving wife who died in May. Lots of people asked me if either of the two dogs was mourning for her and as... — Updated 8/26/2023

When I decided to write about the excitement of the local county fairs, I realized right away that wasn’t exactly a unique topic for me in August. Just for fun and because as you... — Updated 8/19/2023

School is back in session. I know because I attended a breakfast last week where we helped welcome over 600 teachers and school staff back to school. I’ve worked this event for... — Updated 8/12/2023

Another Portales landmark is falling by the wayside this week and strangely enough I’m not as disturbed by it as maybe I should be. Portales City Hall hasn’t been at First and... — Updated 8/5/2023

Never let your mind write checks your body can’t cash. That vacation in Colorado I wrote about last week in advance of leaving went off mostly as planned. I soaked in a hot... — Updated 7/29/2023

Fishing is good for your soul. Fishing with two little boys — well, we will see. By the time you’re reading this I’ll know if my fishing trip with these two great-nephews was... — Updated 7/22/2023

Even though I didn’t follow in the steps of my father it doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the path he cut. Both my dad and my father-in-law collected and restored antique and... — Updated 7/15/2023

This Friday will mark 142 years since the death of Henry McCarty, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, a.k.a. William or Billy Bonney. On July 14, 1881, most historians believe Billy the Kid died... — Updated 7/8/2023

I saw a news item flash across my iPhone last week noting the 16th birthday of the iPhone. And so I clicked on it and was reminded just how many items the marvelous device in my... — Updated 7/1/2023

I have this framed print of Geronimo hanging on my office wall at home and as I stared into those piercing dark eyes I saw him a little differently than I have since I hung the... — Updated 6/24/2023

I recently received greetings from a governmental body along with a request for my service — jury service that is. I’m very much all about people doing their civic duty through... — Updated 6/17/2023

After being on the other end of the equation a month ago, this week I found myself on the outside looking in at a funeral service. This was no ordinary funeral service, however.... — Updated 6/10/2023

I may have mentioned previously my current vehicle philosophy. It hasn’t always been my philosophy, but it’s worked for the last five or six years. I think I’m ready for a... — Updated 6/3/2023

Deep down inside us all there lives a treasure hunter. I believe that is true to one extent or another. For some the treasure is in searching antique shops. For others it’s... — Updated 5/27/2023

The last few weeks have been a long, sorrowful journey. Two weeks ago, I watched the love of my life take her last breaths here on Earth. I’ve watched her health falter for the... — Updated 5/20/2023

I recently went blind in my right eye and I’m blaming Joe Biden and the IRS. OK, I’m not really blind, folks — it just seems like it as I write this column as I squint at the... — Updated 4/29/2023

The boss editor sent down a message to his minions last week with the tip that it had been 50 years since they cut the ribbon on the Kakawate Road. I drew the short straw and got... — Updated 4/22/2023

My mind has been brought to the history of Portales this week thanks to Ruth White Burns. No, I haven’t been talking directly with Ruth, just her family. But it started me to... — Updated 4/15/2023

I learned many Easter egg hunts ago from none other than Elmer T. Fudd that wabbits are wascally. I was convinced at a very young age that my Daisy BB gun was going to take down one... — Updated 4/8/2023

One of the things I cherish the most are the memories my Grandmother Musette Terry related at the urging of her daughters. One of the chapters in that book of sorts (it’s also on... — Updated 4/1/2023

I normally write this column on Thursday night and this Thursday was the 16th anniversary of the tornado that ripped across Roosevelt County and then took a swath out of Clovis.... — Updated 3/25/2023