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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS -- For the second time in less than two weeks, officials on Tuesday reported zero COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Clovis’ Plains Regional Medical Center. March 11 marked the first time in 300 days PRMC reported no COVID-19 patients; the hospital has averaged fewer than three most of this month. Curry County has not reported a virus-related death since March 9; it’s seen just two virus-related deaths this month. The county has reported an average of four COVID-19 cases per day this month, compared to 52 per day in...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Chrystal Maes-Gilbert, 36, probation violation • Timothy Chee, 22, failure to pay fines • Christi Martinez, 45, failure to appear on a felony charge • Victor York, 25, trafficking controlled substances, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon • Cory Harmond, 33, breaking and entering, battery upon a peace officer, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, possession of a controlled substance, criminal damage to property...
On this date ... 1921: The Portales Valley News published a front-page story headlined, “Do Rabbits Lay Easter Eggs?” “The little tots are asking if rabbits really lay Easter eggs. This is the season when it is brought to a test each year,” the paper reported. “The show window at the Sweet Shop answers this question for the kiddies. They have a window full of real live rabbits, and there is a liberal supply of Easter eggs there, too. “This window is a novel advertiseme...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: BBQ riblets, mac & cheese, capri blend veggies, bread stick, vanilla pudding Tuesday: Pork chops, scalloped potatoes, spinach, dinner roll, fruit cocktail Wednesday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, California blend, veggies, biscuit, pears Thursday: Frito pie, pinto beans, corn, cornbread, Jell-O Friday: Fish sticks or chicken strips, cheese & broccoli rice, broccoli & cauliflower, c...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. brilliantly shows the Black church has never been only one thing. Its story lies at the heart of the Black political struggle, and it has produced many of the Black com...
Clovis schools: Spring break Portales schools Monday: Breakfast, Cake donut, fruit cup, juice, milk; Lunch, Corn dog, fries, apple , milk Tuesday: Breakfast, Eggstravaganza burrito, applesauce, juice, milk; Lunch, Chicken nuggets, bean dip, cucumber stick, roll, orange, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, French toast, sliced apples, juice, milk; Lunch, Chicken leg, mashed potato, broccoli, roll, apple, milk Thursday: Breakfast, Cheese filled bread stick, banana, juice, milk; Lunch, BBQ sandwich, carrots, apple, milk Friday: Breakfast...
Information on scrapbooking and flower arranging will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Do you love scrapbook layouts that include a lot of photos? Carlie Robertson says that “flip flaps” are the best answer, and she’ll show how to build interactive photo flaps for your pages. She is with Close to My Heart in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Casey Schwartz co-owns the Flower Duet in Redondo Beach, California. She is go...
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. — Proverbs 31:30-31 Growing up in a small community and close-knit church family I’ve been blessed with a number of what I would consider extra grandmothers. We lost a really good one recently. Gene Marshall, her real name was Imogene, perfectly mixed farm wife grit and gumption with gre...
Diversifying the film industry has been the goal for nearly a decade. This is why the New Mexico Film Office has invested in leading training programs in various aspects of the industry. It’s starting to pay off. The film office announced that 10 productions have either filmed or are getting ready to film around the state — in addition to “Roswell, New Mexico,” “Better Call Saul” or any Netflix productions currently in production. Across the 10 productions, 488 crew members, 123 New Mexico actors and 327 extras will be hir...
New Mexico film industry educators highlighted both the challenges and the pleasant surprises of educating film students during a pandemic in the Virtual Film & TV Day on Monday. Yes, challenges were overcome, and higher education film programs managed to thrive during online learning, according to Eastern New Mexico University Theatre and Digital Film Making Department Chair Jon Barr. But one subject that wasn’t breached during the public forum was the effect on students’ mental health, he said. “One thing that wasn...
The Clovis Sand Volleyball League is acccepting applications for its women’s and co-ed four-on-four leagues. The women’s league will play Monday nights and the co-ed league Tuesday nights, starting April 5 and 6. Entry fees are $50 per team and $25 per player, and can either be brought to 2000 Mitchell St. on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays or sent to Tisha Brothers through Venmo or Cashapp. Information: Brothers, 575-693-1182....
The Clovis Softball Association is accepting registrations for its spring season, which begins in mid-April. Entry fees are $325 per team, with a $25 per player fee, for the men’s Wednesday, women’s Thursday and men’s Friday leagues that begin April 14-16. Future 2021 seasons will be $285 per team. All players must be 18 or older. Entries and fees must be submitted by 5 p.m., and will be accepted 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays at 309 Commerce Way. The association is still working on church league and field rental information. Infor...
The Gattis Cubs completed an undefeated abbreviated season with a 20-8 win over Texico for the city championship. The Cubs got two touchdowns from Shawn Schiller and one from Peyton Harris. The team was led defensively by Schiller, Harris, Nicholas Tackitt, Tanner Fuller and Jacob Wright. The 14 players — eight eighth-graders and six seventh-graders — outscored their opponents 104-14. In its season opener, the Cubs blanked Marshall 51-0, with three touchdowns from Schiller. Harris added two touchdowns, a two-point con...
CLOVIS - Looking to get off to a quick start in District 4-5A play, Clovis High's volleyball team accomplished the first part of the mission on Wednesday night at Rock Staubus Gym. The Lady Wildcats got the second part done on Thursday. In a match pushed back a day due to Tuesday's high winds, CHS controlled Carlsbad (2-5, 0-1 district) most of the way in the first two sets, then dug out of an eight-point hole in the third to claim a 25-18, 25-16, 25-20 victory. It was...
