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CLOVIS — A vast array of talented canines placed their skills on display during Saturday's American Kennel Club agility competition, as hundreds of dogs are being put through the paces before judges throughout the weekend at the Curry County Events Center. AKC officials said the event, which is hosted by the Clovis-Portales Kennel Club, draws competitors ranging from novice to national title contenders, is designed to demonstrate a dog's willingness to work with his handler i...
A bill scrapping moving clocks forward and backward for daylight saving time in the state has prompted mixed reactions from local residents. Senate Bill 239 proposes making Mountain daylight saving time the permanent time zone for the state, as opposed to just eight months each year. The bill passed the Senate 26-15 and is currently in the House of Representatives. Daylight saving time is this coming Sunday. According to the bill, a state can “exempt itself from the change to daylight saving time as long as it does so u...
Rural school districts in the area have carefully weighed the pros and cons of a bill currently traveling through the New Mexico legislature that would allow for the replacement of buses with much smaller vehicles in certain situations. Senate Bill 381, currently awaiting a third reading on the senate floor, states that school districts may utilize district-owned sport utility vehicles in place of school buses to transport one to six students “whose residence, within the boundaries of the school district, is five or more m...
On this date ... 1997: Clovis schools Superintendent Joe Mack Mitchell, 52, announced his retirement. He said he was looking into “other kinds of work,” but had no specific plans. Mitchell had been an educator for 30 years. His salary was $74,900 annually. He cited the implementation of Character Counts and HOSTS (Helping One Student to Succeed) as career accomplishments. 1962: Associates Loan Co. at 520 Pile St. in Clovis advertised “You’re welcome to our money!” A newspaper ad read, “Try our famous Payday Loan. Or you can...
It’s an odd time of year, that space between winter and spring. Heavy. Dreary. Sleepy. Cold. My garden, usually the go-to place to dig, to think things through, to “be” in creation, is dark. Raised beds, various tubs and pots of all shapes and sizes hold the remnants of last year’s planting. Once so vibrant and alive, everything is withered. Even squinting, it is hard to see the beauty in the garden. Like the gardens at Head Acres, there are times when my spirit feels heavy,...
Don’t be fooled — fake news is real. Here’s proof, from “Weekly World News:” • “Punxsutawney Phil was found dead this morning in an apparent suicide. “Terrified that the record-breaking snowfall would continue through March, Phil couldn’t face the possibility that his prediction might be wrong.” More proof, from “The Onion:” • “(Oscars) President Cheryl Boone Isaacs warned, ‘Only Hollywood’s A-list celebrities are permitted to make political statements in their acceptance...
I love old news. Here are some things you might not know from eastern New Mexico’s history: • In addition to Fort Sumner where he was killed and is buried, Billy the Kid was a frequent visitor to the Portales area. Portales Springs is dry now, but was once a major watering hole along the trail that connected Fort Sumner to the Texas Panhandle. It’s located about six miles south of the city of Portales. The Kid and his friend Charlie Bowdre were known to run horses on ranch...
Decades ago — and probably centuries in many cases — people started giving nicknames to cities. Some stuck, others went by the wayside. Denver is often referred to as the “Mile High City,” New Orleans is noted as “The Big Easy” and Los Angeles has been dubbed the “City of Angels.” We even have some popular ones a little closer to home as Albuquerque is labeled “The Duke City” and Roswell is known as the “Alien Capital of the World.” One of the U.S.’ most famous monikers rest...
Information on using inks and stamps to create backgrounds for craft projects, cavities and gum disease and making fringe flowers will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Designer and crafter Ann Butler will show how to use inks and stamps to create backgrounds for lots of different projects, including cards, scrapbooks, fabric designs, and much more. Butler’s company is Ann Butler Designs in Vi...
Leaving or coming back into Portales in the dark is a little bit out of this world these days. It feels like you’re in some sort of futuristic or sci-fi movie as you pass through the dark prairie night with dozens of red lights flashing in unison. Any minute Mad Max might appear in front of you in his souped up Interceptor. Once upon a time, on a dark night, you could’ve blindfolded someone then dropped them off in a pasture in Roosevelt County and unless they had lived in...
The 89th Academy Awards was exactly one week ago and people are still buzzing about the red carpet fashion. Of course, every fashion correspondent had their personal picks of who should have been on the best and worst dressed list. Aside from the controversial talk about who was to blame for the best picture on-stage announcement flub, the fashion was the next-best talked about thing at the 2017 Oscars and is an essential part of the show. So, who made best dressed? Well, it...
CLOVIS — After two seasons away from the program, Brandi Thomas is returning as Clovis High's softball coach this spring. Thomas, a 1994 CHS graduate, coached the Lady Wildcats for 10 seasons after five years (2000-04) as an assistant. "It was a good break," she said. "It let me take a step back and see what I needed to do for the program and for the girls." The team struggled to a 5-21 record (0-12 in then-District 4-6A) last season. Former assistant Freddy Perez coached t...
HOBBS — If nothing else, the Clovis High baseball team is getting good pitching and defense. If it holds up, the Wildcats could end up being a pretty competitive squad this season. Clovis saw its three-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday in a weekend get-together hosted by Hobbs, but the Cats were in the game all the way in a 3-1 loss to Rio Rancho Cleveland. Since losing their opener to Hobbs 12-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Feb. 23 at Bell Park, the Cats have given up just seven runs in their last f...
Zoe Morrison was born and raised in Portales. She is the daughter of Jon and Dona Skinner, also of Portales. She graduated from Portales High School in 2016 and is a student at Eastern New Mexico University. She plans to pursue a career in nursing. Morrison also works as a Certified Nurse Aid at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales. Ever since she was a little girl she has loved to sing and is happy and more than willing to accept any opportunity to sing. Morrison said...
TEXICO — Laying in the weeds, ready to strike. It worked for the Texico Wolverines last year, and they’re fine doing the same this year. The second-seeded Wolverines had little trouble making their way back to the Albuquerque metro phase of the Class 3A state basketball tournament, knocking off 15th-seeded Tohatchi 74-32. Braden Fraze scored a game-high 24 points, but was followed closely by Dalton Thatcher’s 23-point effort to help Texico (22-7) move on to a 5 p.m. quarterfinal against either Estancia or Tularosa at Cleve...
In a welcome departure from his previous public speeches, President Donald Trump delivered an optimistic message to the nation Tuesday, promising a new era of prosperity, a new approach to immigration, rebuilding of America’s infrastructure, a strengthening of the military, an overhaul of the nation’s health care system and tax code and, most notably, “a new chapter of American greatness.” Absent from his first joint address to Congress were petty attacks on his detractors, unhelpful tangents and haranguing of the media....
The state House of Representatives voted Friday night to raise the hourly minimum wage to $9.25 from $7.50 in 2018. The 37-30 vote, just days after the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a slightly smaller increase to $9, signals that a raise in the statewide minimum wage is increasingly likely as the legislative session enters its final weeks. The issue has been a priority for Democrats, who promised a raise during last year's election, but it also has won some support from Republicans. The House vote on HB 442 was not...
Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. in assembly room at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon in Bert Cabiness City Government Center at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at courthouse, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Curry County Commission...
Today • ENMU Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony concert — 3 p.m. in Buchanan Hall at ENMU, Portales. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 • Clovis/Portales Kennel Club dog agility trials — 8 a.m. at Curry County Events Center. Admission: Free. Information: 575-935-7000 Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: March daffodil granny square. Information: 575-763-9687 • Movie night singalong — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Les Miserables.” Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesda...
Editor's note: Curry County Manager Lance Pyle discussed several topics as part of a periodic series checking up on issues related to the county. At what stage is the Curry County Detention Center expansion? We're currently in the design/development phase of the project. The goal is to have that phase completed in probably the end of May, first part of June. The next phase would be the development of the construction documents, to proceed with the project going to bid. We...
A fire at the intersection of County Road L and County Road 14 charred 350 acres Saturday afternoon, per the Clovis Fire Department. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which stretched from the late morning to the early afternoon. "This was a grass fire on CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land," Battalion Chief Joel Gershon said. "There were no houses or equipment involved and we're unsure of the cause. It took crews an hour to contain the fire, with the help of county...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University freshman Kaylee Rogers has been used to working, in a softball sense, long hours so far this season. Rogers has thrown several games of 140 or more pitches this season, topped by the 161 she threw in a 9-7, eight-inning win over Midwestern State on Friday in which the Greyhounds rallied to win after blowing an early seven-run lead. This time, there was no such comeback. Rogers (9-6) tossed a five-inning one-hitter — using only 59 pitches, no less — as the Hounds compl...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Sausage biscuit. Lunch — Sloppy Joe, scalloped potatoes, green beans, chilled pears. Tuesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on stick. Lunch — Mini tacos, 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, fries, garden salad w/ranch, chilled peaches. Friday: Breakfast — Pan dulce. Lunch — Re...
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library Van Gogh's Letters edited by H. Anna Suh and given in memory of Charles (Chuck) Higdon, presents more than 150 of Van Gogh's letters, excerpted, newly translated, and set side by side with over 250 sketches, drawings, and paintings. The result is an elegantly rendered collection that allows us to see into the heart and soul of one of the greatest, yet most troubled, artists of all time, and to view the world through the windows of his eyes. Excell...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, noon p.m. pinochle, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, noon pinochle, 6 p.m. Trivial Pursuit Wednesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. exercise equipment, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. board meeting, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m....
