Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Altrusa International of Clovis Altrusa International of Clovis held its monthly program meeting on May 13at Muffley's Back Door. Members present were Sylvia Bean, Kathy Travis, Judith Glikas, Judy Cox, Carolyn Muffley, Mary Weigl, Glenda Hileman, Victoria Montiel, LaDean Jameson, Sherry Turner, Margaret Blazek, Kelly Dunwell and Laurie Westerman. Guests present were: Edwin and Doris Ford and Patricia Trevino. The club voted to give a goodie basket to Ariel Kokoricha for her trip to the National Spelling Bee in Washington,...
Clovis elementary schools Monday: Breakfast — egg & cheese biscuit. Lunch — chicken spaghetti, garden salad, mini carrots and ranch, orange smiles. Tuesday: Breakfast & Lunch — Cook's choice. Wednesday: Breakfast & Lunch — Cook's choice. Thursday: Last Day of School — "Sack Lunch." Clovis middle schools Monday: Breakfast — egg and cheese biscuit. Lunch — Choice of chicken spaghetti, pizza, popcorn chef salad, hamburger, burrito, spicy chicken sandwich w/ garden salad, mini carrots with ranch, fresh fruit, garlic roll....
On May 6, 1935, the Works Progress Administration was created to help provide economic relief to the citizens of the United States who were suffering through the Great Depression. The Federal Art Project was one of the divisions of the WPA created under Federal Project One. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had made several attempts prior to the FAP to provide employment for artists on relief, namely the Public Works of Art Project, which operated from 1933 to 1934 and the Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture w...
Gomez Joe and Maria Gomez of Clovis will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 1, 2013, at the American Legion in Clovis. The celebration was hosted by children and grandchildren. The couple was married May 31, 1953, in Clovis. They have six children, 16 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He is retired from the Pepsi-Cola company. She is employed at the Lighthouse Mission....
Class of 1948 celebrated their 65th anniversary on April 20. Front row, from left, Gloria Crain Wicker, Virginia Beckwith, Lucy Hardestry Harrison, Naomi Brandon Williams, Chris Laughlin Barnett and Jane Ann Marshall Berry. Back row, from left, Billy Neil Williams, Charles Tosh, Wilma Vaughan Fulgham, Barbara River Howell, Frank Barnett, Robbie Purselley Payne, Lorraine Waggoner Murphy, Bill Griggs, Vera Britt Mathwich and Elwyn Crume....
Sultemeier-Smith Brad and Lisa Sultemeier of Fredericksburg, Texas, along with Bro. Steve and Kathy Smith of Portales, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Ami Elizabeth Sultemeier and Jeremy Glen Smith. The couple will exchange vows 2 p.m. June 1, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, with a reception to follow. The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Heritage School in Fredericksburg and is a May graduate of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas, where she obtained a... Full story
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Monday: Daily Activities 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.; 1 p.m. Abuelitos Bingo Tuesday: Daily Activities 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.; 1 p.m. Bingo in Clovis; Sewing class 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Portales Wednesday: Daily Activities 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Bingo 1 p.m. Thursday: Daily Activities 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.; 1 p.m. Loteria Friday: Pancake Breakfast with Sausage $2 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. in Clovis; Clovis Jam 1 p.m. Daily: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily activities: quilting and sewing, coffee and socializing, exercise equipment,... Full story
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library Exploring Britain's Castles: Celebrating Britain's Magnificent Architectural Legacy paints a vivid picture of the kings, queens, feudal lords, and ladies who lived in some of the most atmospheric fortresses in England, Wales, and Scotland that dominate the landscape down to this day. The Intercept: A Jeremy Fisk Novel by Dick Wolf centers of NYPD detective Jeremy Fisk and his partner Kristen Gersten who are in a race against time to solve a terrorist plot... Full story
Information on creating background designs for quilts and new findings in skincare products will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Quilter and designer Laura Murray will demonstrate what she calls "playing in the grid." She will show how to use a paintstik primer on the background fabric and then use the grid as a guide for your quilted creation. Murray's business is Laura Murray Designs and she's from Minneapolis, Minn. Vincene... Full story
It seems I couldn't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a kissin' cousin. Said another way: "I've got more shirt-tail relatives than I can shake a stick at." Or: "My kinfolk hereabouts are more plentiful than warts on a frog." I've worked in Portales, Clovis and Tucumcari and wherever I find myself, the first question after I say my last name is: "Are you related to the Terrys in Portales?" I am related to the Terrys in Portales because I am one of them. Unfortunately I don't know all of my relatives and constantly...
Sharla Beevers co-owned Pawpaw's Pet Grooming in Clovis until she had a stroke in June 2008. The stroke paralyzed the left side of her body, and although she is walking now, she is not fully recovered. KEVIN BAIRD: CMI photo Sharla Beevers gets ready to make chocolate peanut butter cookies. Beevers, 33, discovered a passion for baking about two years ago while she was pregnant with her son, Gauge. She started out by perfecting a family pumpkin bread recipe. Soon her friends...
The cattle business today has evolved into several distinct segments. Each draws certain people whose personality, skill and savvy make them best suited to that segment. We'll start with the purebred breeders, the architects who design prototypes for the industry. They are academic minded. They steep themselves in statistics, fiddle with and refine genetics in an effort to define subjective traits, objectively. Not unlike ancient mariners drawing and redrawing the constellations in the night sky. The next segment is the...
The stretch of Highway 60/84 between the Clovis city limits and Cannon Air Force Base has been commonly referred to as an eyesore, a reference to the run-down properties that put uneasiness into the families newly assigned to the military installation. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Project organizer Stacey Martin operates a front loader Friday to tear down a home destroyed by fire on Highway 60-84 between Clovis and Cannon AFB. Martin was assisted by Stevens Construction in the...
Sometimes I wonder if the names of new graduates will influence their futures. For example, will… Ms. Summers become a global warming expert? Mr. White and Ms. Black argue incessantly with no shades of gray? Mr. Short and Ms. Stack order pancakes together? Mr. Berry move to Napa Valley? Mr. Noe and Ms. Good's engagement be headlined "Noe-Good?" Mr. Conn move to Nigeria? Mr. Ma and Ms. Paul have kids? Ms. Long and Mr. Jumper coach track together? Mr. Wang and Ms. Chung dance to "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight?" Ms. Wright e... Full story
The Board of Education of Portales Schools is set to announce the district's new superintendent Monday at a special meeting. The search for a new leader, which began after current Superintendent Randy Fowler announced his retirement in February, was recently narrowed down to four candidates. Among those four, David Van Wettering and Henry Montano currently work for Portales schools. The other two candidates, Ted Trice and Jim Daugherty, are superintendents of Grady and Elida schools, respectively. The candidates participated... Full story
Another year has passed and a new legion of high school graduates are excited to enter the world of college and careers. After 13 years of school, these graduates will be finally free to make their own choices, mistakes and successes. Here are some of their stories: Roberto Mendoza Roberto Mendoza has been attending Floyd since third grade and will be graduating in a class of 16 students. Mendoza participated in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, basketball, baseball and track in addition to working part time.... Full story
Today Portales High School Baccalaureate — 6 p.m., PHS Auditorium. Information: 356-7000. Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Adopt-a-Cop Olympics — 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Rotary Park. Second grade students from James Elementary will participate. Information: 359-3675. Portales Junior High School Awards Assembly — 6 p.m., PJHS back gymnasium. Information: 356-7000. Zumba — 5:15 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m.,... Full story
Area road construction and closure information for this week: State and Federal In Portales, Constructors Inc. will be working from East on Second Street, East of Avenue C, and traffic will be restricted to one lane traffic. Also, westbound First Street, starting at North Boston Avenue, will be restricted to one lane. First and Second of all East of Avenue C will be continue to be one lane to Avenue K. Expect closures on lateral side streets....
Gay Luna and her two daughters, Tori and Devyn Alvarado, got straight to work building their home Saturday with the help of Habitat for Humanity during Women Build Week. With no previous building experience, the family had to quickly learn how to use a nail gun and power saw. "I just feels good because at the end we could say we built our own house," said Devyn. Jillian Holbert: Portales News Tribune Mother-daughter team Gay Luna (right) and Devyn Alvarado use a nail gun to at the Habitat for Humanity work site. Luna will...
Officials at Portales Municipal Schools say a decline in enrollment is the reason for a dip in this year's budget. The budget is down $885,000 from last year's budget of $22.4 million and Business Manager Sarah Marquez says that's an indication that the economy is causing families to relocate. "We're down in our total budget and that's largely due to having a decrease in 100 kids from last year," said Marquez, who added she believes that number does not reflect children in military families stationed at Cannon Air Force...
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales girls track coach Sandie Shillings acknowledged her team didn't have a lot of entries in this weekend's Class 3A state track meet at the University of New Mexico track facility, but at least they have something to build on. CMI correspondent: Junfu Han Portales' Shereya Cox keeps her pace during the 100 meter dash during the Class 3A state championship, Saturday afternoon at the UNM track complex. Cox finished seventh in the 100, but took fifth place in the 200 to help the girls finish with five team p...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Thursday Caller reported: - 12:00 a.m.: Intoxicated driver, Portales area. - 3:10 a.m.: Criminal damage, 1600 block of South D Avenue. - 3:17 a.m.: Suspicious activity, 200 block of East Quince Street. - 7:45 a.m.: Alarm activated, 500 block of South Roosevelt Road. - 8:16 a.m.: Alarm activated, 100 block of Yucca Drive. - 8:33 a.m.: Officer requested, 1800 block of South D Avenue. - 8:26 a.m.: Officer standby requested, 1100 block of South Boulder Avenue. - 8:49...
The U.S. Senate, with the support of New Mexico's Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, recently passed legislation called the "Marketplace Fairness Act." The idea is to set up a new taxation regime that would allow states to collect sales taxes on all online sales. The U.S. Supreme Court's Quill decision of the early 1990s established that online merchants must collect all sales taxes due if they have a physical presence in a particular state, but "mom and pop" merchants are not forced to act as tax collectors for the 9,600+... Full story
An open letter to the class of 2013: Your day has arrived. You're taking another big step on your life's journey. You've walked across a stage, received a piece of paper with some engraved letterhead from the educational institution you've attended for what used to seem like forever. Finally that goal can be checked off. Now is your time to ponder the long road still ahead of you. Yes, you've been taking advice from all corners in school. Perhaps you took this advice well. Perhaps you're more like some of your friends who,... Full story
