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  • Elida closing in on District 6-1A crown

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 24, 2021

    MELROSE — The Elida Tigers have all but locked up the District 4-1A boys championship. On Thursday night, they fell just short of the century mark. Elida defeated Lake Arthur 99-37 to improve to 7-1 for the season (6-0 district). Senior Teagan Burton and sophomore Aiden Yates had personal highs for the Tigers with 25 and 19 points, respectively, while junior Rylan Creighton added 15. Senior Adrian Guillen scored 25 points for the Panthers (0-6, 0-6). Elida had non-district games on tap Friday and Monday before completing dist...

  • School menus - April 25

    Updated Apr 24, 2021

    Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, chicken waffle bites; Lunch, hot dog on a bun, seasoned French fries, seasoned corn, ranch dressing, peach cup Tuesday: Breakfast, homemade breakfast burrito; Lunch, pepperoni pizza, mini carrots & celery stix, ranch dressing, fresh pear Wednesday: Breakfast, breakfast round; Lunch, mac & cheese, seasoned green beans, veggie cup, ranch dressing, fresh apple, whole wheat roll Thursday: Breakfast, breakfast pizza; Lunch, oven roasted drumstick, mashed potatoesm & gravy, seasoned green beans,...

  • Senior calendar - April 25

    Updated Apr 24, 2021

    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: Sloppy joe on a bun, potato wedges, mixed vegetables, fruit salad Tuesday: Baked ham w/pineapple sauce, sweet potato, green beans and carrots, cornbread w/margarine, butterscotch pudding Wednesday: Burrito, pinto beans, salad w/dressing, cake w/peaches Thursday: BBQ chicken, baked potato, blended vegetables, dinner roll w/margarine, peaches Friday: Beef tacos, Spanish rice, pudding...

  • On the shelves - April 25

    Updated Apr 24, 2021

    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. “A Matter of Life and Death” by Phillip Margolin. Joe Lattimore desperately agrees to fight in a no-holds-barred illegal bout, only to have his opponent die. He now finds himself at the mercy of the fight's organizers who blackmail him into burglarizing a hou...

  • Psychology of color ahead on show

    Updated Apr 24, 2021

    Information on the psychology of color and using a template called AnglePlay for quilting will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Diane Romick, President and CEO of Castle Design Studio LLC, explains that if a homeowner starts with an emotion they want to feel in a room, then the outcome can be very different compared to starting with the function of a room and/or favorite color. She’ll explain more about the psychology of color for interior design. She’s from...

  • I've got a few tailgate memories here and there

    Karl Terry, Local columnist|Updated Apr 24, 2021

    The first pickup truck I bought didn’t have a tailgate latch mechanism. You just closed the tailgate and hooked the end of the chain on the hasp to keep it closed on each side. As you drove, the chains rattled and rubbed the paint off but it worked, which is more than I can say for some of the tailgate mechanisms I’ve had since then. It was a simple and beautiful solution, back in the days before the term tailgating came into our lexicon. Oh, we used that tailgate in much the...

  • Ski areas look back on a strange season

    Will Hooper, Syndicated content|Updated Apr 24, 2021

    TAOS - As Northern New Mexico ski areas pack up their skis and transition to summer activities, they look back on a winter season unlike any other, in which adaptations were made, lessons were learned and outbreaks were avoided. The season began with much uncertainty, with many area resorts forced to delay their openings due to the second wave of COVID and the two-week shutdown imposed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last November. A rocky start After deliberation between...

  • CHS swimmers sweep at Cleveland

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 24, 2021

    RIO RANCHO - Clovis High's swimmers took a step up from season-opening dual wins at Lovington the previous week and swept both team titles on Wednesday in a triangular at Cleveland H.S. Clovis' boys finished with 118 points to 95 for Rio Rancho High and 92 for the host Storm. In girls' competition, the Lady Wildcats compiled 166 1/2 points to 118 1/2 for Rio Rancho and 109 for Cleveland. "I was very surprised we won the meet on both the girls and boys side," CHS coach Gordy...

  • ENMU baseball, softball teams post two wins

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 24, 2021

    LAREDO, Texas - Joseph Holguin delivered a go-ahead squeeze bunt in the top of the ninth inning and Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team edged Texas A&M International 12-11 on Friday to complete a sweep of their Lone Star Conference doubleheader. The Greyhounds took the opener 9-4. The final game of the series was set for Saturday afternoon. ENMU (8-26, 7-24 LSC) nearly let the second contest get away after scoring six times in the top of the first. The Hounds sent...

  • CHS track teams sorting things out

    the Staff of The News|Updated Apr 24, 2021

    ARTESIA — With numerous athletes still participating in basketball, Clovis High boys track coach Mark Sena and girls coach Darrel Ray said they’re still trying to sort things out. CHS squads opened the season in a quad meet on Friday with Lovington, Roswell Goddard and host Artesia. “We did OK,” Sena said of his squad. “We tried some different things to see how can put people in the right places.” Among the highlights for the Wildcats were wins in the 3,200 and 1,600 by senior Jerrick Maldonado and a first-place effort by s...