Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Saturday Curry County Youth Supporters Annual Dinner and Dance — Doors open at 6:30 p.m., brisket dinner 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Live entertainment: The Delk Band 8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Tickets $100 couple Table of 8 for 600.00 Information: 575-791-2711 Clovis Meals on Wheels Art and Craft Show— 9 a.m. -3 p.m. Central Christian Church 14th and Mitchell. Information: 575-714-6325 National Crime Victim’s Rights Week Fun Run & Walk — 8 a.m. Cost $10 per participant. Run will start at 8 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Informa... Full story
Editor’s note: Where are they now is a weekly feature updating the lives of Eastern New Mexico University graduates.link As president of Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc., part of Gary Tonjes’ job is to recruit businesses to locate in the city. His start as a recruiter began at Eastern New Mexico University, including serving as a disc jockey for disco recruitment dances at high schools throughout New Mexico and West Texas. Tonjes said it’s not something he would list...
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On this date ...link 1970: A tornado struck the Quay County community of McAlister, causing an estimated $1 million in damages, but no injuries. The Church of Christ sustained the most damage, losing its roof and glass from the windows. Officials also said fences, windmills and irrigation systems in the region were destroyed. McAlister-area residents were without power for more than eight hours overnight. 1948: A 15-year-old Portales girl was raped by six teens from Clovis.... Full story
Down on the farm link Audra Brown Country girls can get work done and look good doing it. Now, I’m about the furthest thing from an expert on the subject. (My version of that motto would end with “and read a book while doing it.”) But, there are more than a few ladies who do it all and do it right. One of those women, whom I admire, was the Avon Lady. Before there was UPS, before there were supermarkets and discount department stores, way on back before there was Inter... Full story
Today • International graduation ceremony — 3 p.m., Eastern New Mexico University President Steve Gamble will sash spring 2015 international graduates. Information: 575-562-1011. • ENMU Board of Regents meeting — 9 a.m., Regents room in administration building on campus. Information: 575-562-1011. Saturday • New Mexico Clean & Beautiful cleanup — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memorial Building/City Park. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Prizes for largest group, most trash collected, most canned goods collected. Information: 575-356-700... Full story
STAFF REPORT A new national health study ranks Roosevelt and Curry county high in the state for health issues but there are indications more work may be necessary. Results are part of the 2015 County Health Rankings, a collaborative project between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Results were released in March, revealing factors that contribute to a resident’s health and longevity in relation to their community. According to Jan O’Neill, an associate res...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Portales High School senior Cory Gutierrez was one of 26 students to receive a scholarship from the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. A press release from Comcast says the program provides scholarships to students who strive to reach their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, involved in their schools and who serve as models for students. Portales High School Guidance Counselor Thomas Tafoya nominated Gutierrez for the scholarship and has... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] New Mexico businesses are investing in business management software at a rate rivaled only by Alaska and Texas, according to a study conducted by Wisconsin based organization Find Accounting Software. Ace Hardware Co-Owner Rustin Self said the software his business uses is able to track sales and make automatic orders that help keep inventory stocked and provide feedback that assists management in making business decisions. “It’s key,” Self said. “It tells us where we are profitable and whe... Full story
Portales woman killed by vehicle A Portales woman was struck and killed about 8:53 p.m. Wednesday on New Mexico 88 at Mile Marker 2, according to New Mexico State Police Sgt. Chad Pierce. Pierce said the woman, not identified, was struck by a motor vehicle while walking. Pierce said no further information is available because the incident is still being investigated. Man arrested on sex charges Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker confirmed Thursday that Bryan Gonzalez-Valdivia, 21, was arrested Monday on six counts of sexua...
Staff writer link Joshua Lucero Can you imagine life without a cell phone? I know I can’t. I use my phone daily for work, conversations, and a plethora of other activities. I find it mind blowing that for people in many of the world’s developed countries cell phones are almost an extension of the human body. In form and function they are close to perfection, providing users with essential operations like calling, texting, calendars and alarms while being sleek and small eno... Full story
Religion columnist link Curtis Shelburne I love what happens when God’s people worship, and I count it a joy and a high honor to help lead worship. It’s odd, though, that leading worship and worshiping are not the same things. They can be difficult to do at the same time. Conscientious worship leaders can easily get so caught up in the nuts and bolts of leading worship that they themselves worship hardly at all. Some of that tension is unavoidable. Trying to structure wor...
The Clovis City Commission picked up the check for senior meals to the tune of $10,000 Thursday night, giving the Curry Resident Senior Meals Association help rounding out the fiscal year. The meal site, which plans to make a request for another $10,000 from the Curry County Commission next week, was hit with immediate and future budget cuts of nearly $20,000 when it missed benchmarks based on total meals served. The site was closed 21 days over the last few months, leading to the missed benchmark. The meal site spends about... Full story
Sports writer [email protected] Clovis High’s track teams expect to get a good idea where they stand in Class 6A in today’s Wildcat Relays at Leon Williams Stadium, their only home appearance of the season. La Cueva, Volcano Vista, Rio Rancho and Rio Rancho Cleveland are among the top 6A schools in the field, which also includes the rest of the District 6-4A grouping of Hobbs, Carlsbad and Alamogordo. “Volcano Vista and Rio Rancho are probably the best (boys) teams in the Albuquerque area, and Alamogordo is proba...
Staff report LOVINGTON — Clovis High’s girls now have two girls, both freshmen, qualified for next month’s Class 6A state competition. Sydni Hill joined teammate Raquel Anaya on Thursday, posting a score of 45-45 — 90 to lead the Lady Wildcats to a fourth-place team finish in the Lovington Invitational. Clovis shot a team score of 390 to trail Lovington (353), Hobbs (362) and Roswell Goddard (377). Texico finished fifth in the seven-team girls field, six strokes behind CHS. Meantime, the CHS boys also finished fourth out of...
Staff report LUBBOCK — Lubbock Christian belted five home runs on Thursday and the Lady Chaps remained unbeaten all-time against Eastern New Mexico University with a 6-5, 9-2 softball sweep of the Zias. LCU (32-11) now has 69 home runs for the season, ranking third in NCAA Division II. The Lady Chaps did all their scoring in the first game on the long ball until the bottom of the sixth, when Molly Davison led off with a single and pinch-runner Jenny Rigney stole second, took third on a throwing error and scored the g... Full story
For the first time Clovis City Commissioners could remember, Joe Thomas cut out of a commission meeting early Thursday. Thomas, who retired Friday following more than 10 years as city manager, was awarded the key to the city as a final token of thanks for more than 42 years of service to the city. After joining the police department in August 1972, Thomas moved through the ranks, including service as interim police chief, and moved on to roles as public works director and assistant city manager before taking the top position...
The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Commissioners Randy Crowder and Tom Martin were not present. Action items below passed on 6-0 votes, unless otherwise noted: • Mayor David Lansford introduced the audience to new City Manager Larry Fry, who assumed duties Monday. Lansford said Fry came with an impressive resume and a great knowledge of the state, based on his many years in Roswell city government. Commissioner Sandra Taylor-Sawyer noted that Fry, a Carlsbad High g...
For a cause ... • The Clovis Meals on Wheels Arts and Crafts Show is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Central Christian Church. The fat lady’s singing ... • The Santa Fe Opera tour lands in Clovis with a program of arias entitled “Written in the Stars.” It’s at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Clovis Community College Town Hall. Cleaning up ... • Hundreds expected to descend on Portales on Saturday for the annual New Mexico Clean & Beautiful cleanup. They can always use extra volunteers. It’s from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Help pick up tr... Full story
By: Judy Brandon link Judy Brandon Columnist It was 1977, a few months after Buffy was born. Annie and John Scott had chicken pox, and Buffy was just beginning to break out with the same. Fever medication, ointment, little sleep at night and each new day seemed to offer only another lonely vigil. On this particular day, I remember sitting at our kitchen table, feeling exhausted and sorry for myself. The house was a mess, and I had no energy to tackle it. Feeling overwhelmed, I...
By: Curtis Shelburnelink I love what happens when God’s people worship, and I count it a joy and a high honor to help lead worship. It’s odd, though, that leading worship and worshiping are not the same things. They can be difficult to do at the same time. Conscientious worship leaders can easily get so caught up in the nuts and bolts of leading worship that they themselves worship hardly at all. Some of that tension is unavoidable. Trying to structure worship so that it flo...
STAFF REPORT A new national health study ranks Roosevelt and Curry county high in the state for health issues but there are indications more work may be necessary. Results are part of the 2015 County Health Rankings, a collaborative project between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Results were released in March, revealing factors that contribute to a resident’s health and longevity in relation to their community. According to Jan O’Neill, an associate res... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] R.L. Richards didn’t become Gene Sheets assistant with the idea he’d one day replace the Muleshoe superintendent. It just worked out that way. And so, three years after he traded in his Texico green for Muleshoe black, Richards will trade his assistant superintendent position for the next one up when he takes over for the retiring Sheets. Richards, 57, begins duties July 1 with a salary of about $140,000 annually. He will oversee a school district with more than 1,400 students between Mulesh...
DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] Farwell is on notice it must upgrade its wastewater treatment plan. The orders to upgrade came from the Environmental Protection Agency, Mayor Joe Stanton said Thursday. The cost and how to pay for it, however, has yet to be determined, he said. The plant, Stanton said, hasn't been updated since 1986. “The EPA came in with their new options,” Stanton said. “Anyway, we have to put bladders down in the bottom of our tanks. It's just a new deal EPA's come out with.” The bladders, he said, a...
By: Audra Brown link Audra Brown Country girls can get work done and look good doing it. Now, I’m about the furthest thing from an expert on the subject. (My version of that motto would end with “and read a book while doing it.”) But, there are more than a few ladies who do it all and do it right. One of those women, whom I admire, was the Avon Lady. Before there was UPS, before there were supermarkets and discount department stores, way on back before there was Internet, the folks who didn’t live particularly near the cit...
