Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Ben Sugg, a limited government proponent, offers this view on land rights: Federal overreach and the unending growth of Washington's power has been a real problem for decades. That may be a trite statement these days with Washington now in firm control of Americans' health care, but a real-world example from right here in New Mexico should give us all pause. In 2005, Peter and Frankie Smith purchased 20 acres of property located 19 miles south of Santa Fe. The retired couple found much of the land in desperate need of...
"Hi sweetheart," said Kelsey Duffield softly to the first baby of the year born in Clovis as she held her daughter, smiling with a new mother glow. Ashlyn Rose Duffield was born at 12:34 p.m. Tuesday at Plains Regional Medical Center, weighing 8 pounds and 3 ounces, born to Friona residents and Nebraska natives Joel and Kelsey Duffield. Christina Calloway: CMI staff New mom Kelsey Duffield holds the first baby of the year born in Clovis, Ashlyn Rose Duffield, Tuesday...
The approach of a new year tends to bring reflection. It also brings inspiration as people look at ways to be better and things to change. I hate when people criticize others for wanting to be better simply because it's the start of the year. I'll never understand why people find it necessary to bring the hopes of others down. I understand the question, "If not now, when?" and it's powerful. But for many, the first of the year means a new beginning. So why take that away from anyone and why must people be so callous? If...
An $850,000 water well project is one of the main projects approaching for the City of Portales in 2013. The city will expand its water well field by seven wells in 2013 by rehabilitating seven of its long-dormant wells, which were previously used for waste water. "It's very exciting," said public works director John DeSha of the project. "We're going to have more water available to us. We won't be able to go back to the good old days where everyone can water their yards as much as they want, but it will definitely take some...
Thursday Portales City Council meeting — 7 p.m., regular meeting of Portales City Council. Portales City Hall. Information: 356-6662 Ongoing "Create" — CCC Juried Art Exhibition through Jan. 4, showcasing the best artwork from CCC and ENMU students. Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery. Information: 769-2811. Saturday CGRA Barrel Racing — 10 a.m.-1:45 expo's and 2 p.m. racing, Curry County Events Center. Information: 219-5588. To add an event, contact Benna Sayyed at 356-4481 or e-mail [email protected]...
Portales has enjoyed much success in girls basketball and volleyball, its share of titles in football and, generally, bright spots in everything the high school has participated. But it wasn't until 2012 that the Rams grabbed a state championship in baseball. In the Class 3A state tournament finale, Portales faced a Cobre squad that was on an 18-game winning streak. Worse for the Rams was the fact that Portales had apparently used up ace pitcher David Rodriguez — who had just tossed a 1-0 shutout in the semifinals over S...
For the entire first Gulf War, U.S. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf was the face of a valiant and successful U.S. military. Schwarzkopf, who died Thursday at 78 from complications from pneumonia, commanded Operation Desert Storm, the U.S.-led coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991. Despite his postwar popularity, Schwarzkopf resisted efforts to get him to run for office. And while he initially supported the second Gulf War against Iraq, he later expressed reservations about that conflict and criticized...
