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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Six more weeks of winter — I think not. Groundhog Day was last week and I’m starting to put this prognostication holiday together. I’ve found that if you predict a Super Bowl will be held the following Sunday you’re only wrong one-out-of-seven times. That’s pretty good odds. Double down by predicting that Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots will be in that Super Bowl and you’ve got easy money. But hold on right there, I could never bet on the Patriots to...
The debate has raged for two weeks, but it all gets settled this afternoon. Super Bowl LI is here and, like any good discussion, opinions on today’s result vary across the board. By virtue of living in Las Vegas for 18-plus years, Super Bowl Sunday was always an entertaining day to have “action” on the game’s outcome and the hundreds of proposition bets available. That’s off the table, as they say, for this year. I won’t be able to take part in the fun / challenge / idiocy of...
COMMERCE, Texas — Thursday night, the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team narrowly missed upsetting Lone Star Conference-leading Tarleton State on the road. On Saturday, the Greyhounds let a huge second-half lead get away against Texas A&M-Commerce. This time, though, an 8-0 run over the final 1:20, capped by senior guard Chris Wyms’ four free throws in the closing seconds, secured a 72-65 win over the Lions (16-6, 8-5 LSC). Three players — Wyms, Lamarquis Thompson and Chris Lewis — each finished with 13 p...
Editor’s note: Phillip Borden and Emory Jones are running for Position 5 on the Grady school board. The election is scheduled for Tuesday. Quentin Wood and Colten Grau are running for the board’s Position 4. Attempts to contact both were unsuccessful. Both Position 5 candidates were asked the same questions via phone. Name: Phillip Borden Age: 55 Occupation: Self-employed Running for: Grady school board, position 5 Why are you running for the position? I’ve been on there for 12 years, and I want to see things continue as they...
Editor's note: Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Jody Balch discussed several topics as part of a periodic series checking up on issues related to the school district. Q: A final confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump's education secretary nominee, is expected to take place Monday. If confirmed, how do you believe US education will fare under her guidance? Balch: I can only speak for public education, but she never attended a public school, her kids ne...
ALBUQUERQUE — Eastern New Mexico University’s Klaudia Szych aqnd Melina Gryschka posted NCAA Division II national indoor track qualifying marks on Saturday as the Greyhounds competed in the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, hosted by the University of New Mexico. Szych finished second in the event with a time of 2 minutes, 12.13 seconds. Meantime, Gryschka, fourth in the 800 in 2:15.29, took third place to qualify in the mile run at 4:57.48. The men’s 1,600 relay team of Avery Rasher, Augustus Swanson, Ivar Moinat and Marcu...
Craig Tatum was born and raised in Clovis. He is the son of Merlene and O.C. Spencer of Clovis. He is a single parent and father to Harmony Tatum, 7. Though he's spent most of his life in Clovis, Tatum moved to Louisiana to volunteer for reconstruction and relief efforts after hurricane Katrina. He had no plans to stay but signed with a contractor and stayed for eight years until his daughter was born. He moved back to New Mexico to be closer to family. Tatum has a love for...
Information on hand piecing, handmade gifts and tips for savvy travelers will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Marci Baker is a quilter and author and she’s going to talk about the tradition of hand piecing and how relaxing it can be. She’ll demonstrate various sewing techniques, discuss fabric selection and will show numerous quilts she has made herself. Baker’s company is Alicia’s...
It's game day and you can bet football fans everywhere are getting the party started early. You don’t have to be tailgating in Houston to sport your best football style and have a good time. So, what's everyone wearing today? You can bet Patriots and Falcons fans alike are representing their teams with hats, jerseys and jackets. Whether you’re a team fan or watching for the viewing pleasure of the facetious commercials or the halftime performance by Lady Gaga, you ought to...
Every store I stroll in is abound in red and pink and chocolate and teddy bears. I should know, because I’ve been going through them with a fine-toothed comb. Every stuffed animal I’ve seen fits the bill. They’re all soft like a puppy that’s back from the groomers. They’re all cute like somebody was drawing a cartoon for PBS Kids. They’re all perfect, and it makes me sick to my stomach. I can just hear you now: “Awwwwww, how cute. He’s looking for the perfect gift for that special someone, and indecision is driving him cra...
Dear Chef Juandel, I understand your concerns about crossing the border to ride with the cuzins to Arkansas for second-cuzin Chuck and third-cuzin Buck’s wedding at the Hope Pentecostal Church and Bingo Parlor. Next time Bootlegger Sloan, The Anglo Mariachi Cowboy and I will bring our shovels to Juarez. Chuck and Buck knew their parents wouldn’t attend a gay wedding (I didn’t even know it was legal in Arkansas), so they had two weddings and invited one set of parents to each....
COMMERCE, Texas — Texas A&M-Commerce took advantage of a road-weary Eastern New Mexico University squad on Saturday, using a 22-7 third quarter to pull away to an 85-67 Lone Star Conference women’s victory that knocked the Greyhounds out of sole possession of first place. The loss for Eastern (16-5, 12-2 LSC) allowed Angelo State an opportunity to move into tie for first place, and the Rambelles took advantage with a 65-45 win over Midwestern State. Brianna Wise scored 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting to lead four players in...
Teresa Stewart-Nash said she has no real expectations for success. But she's convinced she has a long-lost sibling and she's trying to make a connection. "When you find out a piece of you is missing, you want to find that piece," she said. The story began in Clovis, probably in 1957. Teresa was 5, so she's had to craft the details from second-hand accounts, rumors and vague memories. "As my mom told it, a man came to our house and said he was Rosie's father. He said there...
On this date ... 1987: Clovis City commissioners, in a 5-3 vote, declined to rename West First Street in honor of Librado Casillas. “Some remember (Casillas) as the kindly grocery store owner who always had a sandwich and a cup of coffee for the sanitation workers who emptied his garbage,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. “Some (remember him) as the owner of the store where a child could buy enough candy for a penny to walk away with a smile.” About 40 people attended the meeting with the proposal to change West First to L....
CLOVIS — The Clovis High girls basketball team can only hope they get junior guard Teya Morris back from injury soon. Minus Morris and her nearly 18 ppg average, the Lady Wildcats struggled to score on Saturday night and dropped a 54-30 District 2-6A decision to Eldorado at Rock Staubus Gym. "We do miss her 18 points per game, especially when you lose by 24," CHS girls coach Jeff Reed said. "We held them down fairly well, but we just can't score." Reed said Morris is scheduled...
ELIDA — In a tale of two halves, the Elida girls basketball team picked up their ninth consecutive win Saturday, beating Grady, 50-30. Led by Madi Haley with 11 points and Taylor Epps with 10, the Lady Tigers (17-3, 6-0) started the game off slow, struggling on the offensive end. The slow start gave the Lady Bronchos (10-12, 4-3) the edge they were looking for, holding Elida to only 16 first-half points and heading into the locker room only down by one. Lady Tigers coach J...
It's anticipated just over 100 million viewers will tune in to Super Bowl LI this evening to see the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons battle. Included in the masses will be a pair of Clovis residents who are fervent fans of the competitors. Marvin Cox was raised in a state that didn't have a professional football team, but he found himself drawn to the ATL. "I grew up in Mobile, Alabama, and there's no NFL team there, so you're either a New Orleans Saints or an...
DURANT, Okla. — Southwestern Oklahoma took advantage of six Eastern New Mexico University errors on Saturday and dealt the Greyhounds a 9-3 loss in Southeastern Oklahoma’s season-opening tournament. Both teams came into the day 0-2, but the Lady Bulldogs jumped on top quickly and never looked back, building a 7-0 lead in the top of the fourth. ENMU got a run-scoring double from catcher Samantha Brockman in the fifth and a two-run single by right fielder Kamalani Peneku in the sixth before Southwestern, a former Lone Star Con...
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library The Right Prayers for Every Need by Christine Dallman, given in memory of Thelma Taylor, is a beautiful collection of prayers that address a broad range of situations and experiences. In straightforward, simple language, the prayers echo the thoughts and feelings that rise up in everyone from sorrow to gratitude, from loneliness to love. Who Was… George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank, Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great, the Three S...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Sausage biscuit. Lunch — Sloppy Joe on bun, scalloped potatoes, green beans, chilled pears. Tuesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick. Lunch — Mini tacos w/salsa, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto beans, romaine lettuce, tomato. Wednesday: Breakfast — Bean burrito. Lunch — Meat and cheese lasagna, steamed broccoli, ranch salad, chilled pineapple. Thursday: Breakfast — Mini pancakes. Lunch — Hamburger on bun, baked fries, garden salad w/ranch, chilled peaches. Friday: Breakfast — Pan...
Hi-Plains Toastmasters On Tuesday, Hi-Plains Toastmasters held its weekly meeting from 7 p.m.–8 p.m. at Wheatfields Senior Living Facility. Member Brian Stover delivered a superb speech from his Competent Communicator series manual focused on describing the finer details of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Komm Susser Tod Composition (Come Sweet Death). Additionally, Mr. Stover delivered a superb table topics speech and was chosen by fellow club members for the top table topics speaker. Club member and meeting toastmaster for the nig...
If the allegations against Albuquerque Public Schools in a lawsuit filed by a former West Mesa High School cheerleader are true, there is good reason for outrage. It would mean a female student was betrayed by her teammates, her coach and administrators at both her high school and the school district. In short, by everyone from top to bottom who should be there for her support. First, it was cruel for her teammates to violate her privacy by making videos of her taking a shower during a road trip, and then sharing the images...
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. at commission room at the court house. Information: 575-356-5307 • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at the Clovis airport. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. regular meeting at Clovis-Carver Public Library, north annex. Information: 575-763-6016 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-76...
Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Open stitch, review. Information: 575-763-9687 • Read to Reel movie night, pot luck — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: ‘Fried Green Tomatoes.’ Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • Portales schools election — 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-8541. • Clovis schools election — 7 a.m.-7 pm.. at either Roy Walker Gym, the Youth Recreation Building, Trinity United Methodist Church, Colonial Golf Course clubhouse or...
Area voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill school board seats and decide on bond issues and tax levies. Election day is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Clovis Municipal Schools school board president Kyle Snider is opposed by Joshua Crisp in District 1 while Cindy Osburn is unopposed in District 2. Additionally, school district officials said they are asking voters to authorize up to $20 million in general obligation bonds, which they said would essentially continue the existing debt service at the same level and will...
