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It's certainly not time to rejoice, but it's something. Dee Madrid is happy to be back to work. This weekend, after being closed for two months, she was able to re-open her sports memorabilia store in Clovis, bringing her fan favorite Pomeranians "Genesis" and "Montana" back with her along with Kansas City Chiefs hats, New York Yankees shirts, and all her other merchandise. "I've never been off two months from closing the store," said Madrid, who had been running Sports...
The disease experts and the panic-pushing media initially scared the pants off California’s 40 million people with their predictions about the death toll of the coronavirus pandemic. They said 25 million people in the state would become infected by COVID-19 and a million of us would die from it. Predictably, the experts’ computer models were way off the mark, thank goodness. Compared to devastated states like New York and New Jersey, California has been relatively uns...
Looking at the positive COVID-19 numbers around the state, I have to sympathize with people in Lincoln, Sierra or San Miguel counties, which at this writing have two, one, and six cases, respectively. Lea and Eddy counties, with just 14 cases each, don’t sound awful. Why couldn’t those counties reopen? Before I answer that question, let me say nobody is overjoyed to keep you at home, especially the governor, who can only see her grandchildren through a car window. Nobody wants to keep the economy paralyzed. I have two bro...
A few thoughts on the pandemic, the state’s latest directives, and being responsible for ourselves: • The governor on Wednesday announced she’s relaxing more of her public health orders aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19. Most retail businesses can open again, with limits on capacity. Also, the governor says everybody has to wear a mask in public unless they’re eating, drinking or exercising. To be clear, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s one-size-fits-all commandments have been irresponsible and devastating to small bus...
Just hearing about the effort to revive drive-in movies during this pandemic set off a wave of nostalgia and memories of going to the drive-in movie in a bread truck. I guess the first thing to do is make sure those under 35 or so know what a drive-in was, because there are precious few of them left in the country. Drive-in movie places have been around since the 1930s but soared to popularity in the 1950s. You would pull your car into a lot in front of a giant movie screen...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • April Bisig, 26, receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles, failure to appear on a felony charge • Brandi Chavez, 27, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, reckless driving • Irene Sigala, 42, out of state fugitive • Michael Hardwick, 39, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Javier Garcia, 31, probation violation, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to pay fines • German I...
PORTALES — A Roosevelt County grand jury has indicted a former Portales couple on charges related to furniture missing from Ashley’s furniture store. Darius Vonschriltz, 25, now of Las Cruces, is charged with larceny over $20,000, possession of stolen property over $20,000, tampering with evidence and seven counts of disposing of stolen property. Kekoa Vonschriltz, 25, also of Las Cruces now, was indicted on a charge of possession of stolen property over $20,000. Prosecutors allege Darius Vonschriltz stole furniture and hom...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission has planned a budget workshop for 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to a county notice. The meeting will be held via teleconference due to state public health orders limiting public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be available online at anymeeting.com/PIID=EE58D988864B3D Registration is required. A recording of the meeting will be posted to the county website after it concludes. Information: 575-356-5307...
The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Leroy Delon Wilson III, 20, and Aarial Leonyae Murrell, 21, both of Clovis • Russell Lee Trollinger, 50, and Sami Renae White, both of Clovis • Juan Robert Fuentes, 31, and Bobbie Cara Sears, 28, both of Texico • Aurelio Fernando Perez, 43, and Liliana Linares-Garcia, 40, both of Clovis • Benjamin W. Wild, 27, of Clovis, and Kristin Catherine Meyer, 26, both of Clovis • Dylan Gutierrez, 27, and Keisha Sheri Montano, 29, both of Clovi...
There are two candidates in the June 2 Republican primary for the position of Curry County Clerk. The winner faces no opposition in the November general election. Annie Hogland is running to keep the position against Sarah Renae Smith. Hogland has held the office since early 2017. She was the chief deputy clerk under Jo Lynn Queener, who won the 2016 election, was appointed to the role following Queener’s sudden death and was elected without opposition for the final two years of the term. The position pays $61,699.85 a...
JCPenney on Friday filed for bankruptcy and announced it will “reduce our store footprint to better align our business with the current operating environment.” A company spokesperson declined to say if the Penney’s in Clovis’ North Plains Mall would be among those impacted. “We don’t have a list to share and will disclose specific store details and the timing in the coming weeks,” the spokesperson wrote in an email. “Stores will close in phases throughout the Chapter 11 process — and the first phases of closures, includi...
There are two candidates in the June 2 Republican primary for the District 2 slot on the Curry County Commission. The winner faces no opposition in the November general election. James D. Ridling and J. Albin Smith are running for the seat currently held by Ben McDaniel, who is term-limited. The position pays $24,599.46 annually, plus benefits. James D. Ridling Occupation: Most recently retired from farming and the U.S. Postal Service. Prior or current elected offices: First time running for public office. However, I have...
FARWELL - Many golfers go their entire lives without hitting a hole-in-one. Texico's Grace McDaniel did it as a high school junior. McDaniel hit her first ace while golfing with her family Sunday at Farwell Country Club. The shot came on the No. 2 hole from 138 yards out with a 7 iron. Witnesses were her father, Ben McDaniel; her mom, Mandy McDaniel, and her sister, Claire McDaniel. She was in her third year on the Texico varsity golf team before the year was cut short due to...
Plenty remains to be decided regarding prep sports in New Mexico, but the New Mexico Activities Association has indicated when they do return, every student will have eligibility. The NMAA board voted Friday to give all students a clean academic slate entering the 2020-21 school year. “They’ll get a clean slate for the first nine weeks of the school year,” Portales Athletic Director Mark Gallegos said. “They’ll get a clean slate to start fall sports, but at the nine-week mark you have to have a 2.0 (grade-point average)...
CLOVIS - Elizabeth Hita-Ledezma spent her autumns in the late 1990s and early 2000s playing soccer for Clovis High, not running cross country. And yet she seems a natural fit to replace the retiring Mark Bussen as Clovis' varsity cross country head coach, a personnel move that was recently made official. Hita-Ledezma did train with Clovis' cross country team in the offseason during high school and did compete on Clovis' track team in the spring. More recently she served as...
New York is the greatest city in the world. It also is uniquely suited to the spread of the coronavirus. As the national debate over re-opening continues and the political blame game intensifies, it’s worth considering the scale of New York’s outbreak. There is nothing like it anywhere else in the country, and almost nothing like it in the rest of the world. The story of coronavirus in America is overwhelmingly the story of coronavirus in New York and its surrounding sub...
The country was steamrolled by the coronavirus, and the economic stimulus packages to help businesses and individuals have been staggering in costs. Admittedly, the aid was necessary. But it has left the nation with a mammoth $3.7 trillion deficit. Before further stimulus packages are passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, those leaders should commit to whittling down the nation’s $24 trillion in total debt, starting with the next federal budget which begins Oct. 1. Focusing on the U.S. debt at a time w...
No matter how beaten down American workers are or how dim their employment prospects, the White House and Congress continue their relentless insistence on importing hundreds of thousands more foreign-born workers. At the same time, legal immigration remains mostly unchanged, and annually adds more than one million lifetime work authorized immigrants to the labor pool. The U.S. economy is in a calamitous free fall. In the last seven weeks, approximately 33 million Americans have lost their jobs. As grave as this is, the...
On this date ... 1960: Jim Bob Altizer of Del Rio, Texas, had won the 11th annual Curry County Mounted Patrol championship calf-roping contest. Altizer was the defending world champion calf roper. He tied five calves in 82 seconds to win about $1,600, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Glen Franklin of House, a previous world champion calf roper, was second. He roped five calves in 85.2 seconds. He also had the contest’s fastest time of 11.1 seconds. Altizer and Franklin were both inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1...
CLOVIS — Public school officials in Clovis are still working on many initiatives, including still-to-be-determined plans for a Clovis High School graduation. But they updated residents Friday on how the school year is winding down. District facilities will remain closed to the public, with staff available by telephone. Other items announced by the district include: • Families with students at either Clovis High, Gattis Middle School, the iAcademy or Barry, Mesa and Zia elementary schools who have experienced household inc...
Area high school graduation-related events continue to be rescheduled on short notice, and many are by invitation only. For current information, contact schools or a 2020 senior. Tuesday • Blood drive — 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 Friday • Deadline to apply for local small business Covid-19 relief program through the City of Po...
Beginning Monday, The Eastern New Mexico News customers are welcome to access our office again though we continue to encourage emails, phone calls and internet communication as well. Those who choose to enter our office will be required to wear a face covering and maintain 6 feet of distance as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Our staff will also practice the CDC’s recommended safety measures. We will continue to provide the space in the vestibule outside our front door for those who prefer to t...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m., teleconference. To obtain a call-in number or for more information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., teleconference. Information: https://www.currycounty.org/open-government/meeting-portal or 575-763-6016 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., audio meeting. Public may listen on City of Portales Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/cityo...
June 2 primary ballots Federal U.S. President Republican • Donald J. Trump Democratic • Elizabeth Warren • Tulsi Gabbard • Joseph R. Biden • Deval Patrick • Bernie Sanders • Andrew Yang Libertarian • Lincoln Chafee • Arvin Vohra • Jacob Hornberger • Adam Kokesh • John Monds • Jo Jorgensen • Sam Robb • Daniel Behrman • James Ogle U.S. Senator Republican • Elisa Maria Martinez • Mark V. Ronchetti • Gavin S. Clarkson Democratic • Ben Ray Lujan Libertarian • Bob Walsh U.S. Representative District 2 Republican • Claire Chase • Yv...
CLOVIS - When most of us were children, our only masks were of the Halloween variety. Surely no one could have imagined a future that involved being required to wear masks - the surgical kind or bandanas or any type of face covering - to protect us and others from a virus engulfing the world. Texico soon-to-be-seventh-grader Kye Conley, 12, couldn't imagine wearing masks just weeks ago. But now Kye and every New Mexican has been instructed to wear a face covering in public, pe...
