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After roughly 18 years of life and 13 years of schooling, Richard O’Hare said the Portales High School Class of 2006 is ready to face the world, but asked, “Is the world ready for us?” O’Hare’s classmates applauded his observation as he gave the welcoming address during the PHS commencement at Greyhound Arena on Friday night. Proudly donned in Ram school pride, red gowns for the girls and black gowns for the boys, 164 students received their high school diplomas in an arena overflowing with family, friends and supporter...
ELIDA — A night of remembering, honoring and celebrating the high school careers of the six Elida High School seniors had some of the graduates and few audience members shedding tears. The ceremony, which included Secretary of Education Veronica Garcia as guest speaker and a senior video of the graduates from childhood to present day, became emotionally charged as the evening went on. “I don’t think there’s a better place to go to school,” said valedictorian Tori Bilberry, who has attended school in Elida since kindergar...
TUCUMACARI — Dive teams found the body of a 12-year-old boy Friday night after nearly 24 hours of searching in a Tucumcari irrigation canal. Residents of Tucumcari hoped and prayed for the best, but feared the worst with every passing hour that Agustin "Augie" Montiel, a fifth-grader at Tucumcari Elementary School, was not discovered by emergency personnel. Lt. Cleo Baker of the New Mexico State Police said Montiel’s body was discovered at 7:40 p.m. Friday in the tunnel of an irrigation ditch adjacent to Charles Avenue. Jus...
Compiled By Paula M. Cronic: Freedom Newspapers For anyone seeking out a historical adventure and a day of exploring the area that old Wild, Wild West outlaws called their own, The Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway is a perfect experience. Starting in Ruidoso Downs, the byway travels through Fort Stanton and Capitan, into the Lincoln National Forest, and continues down into the Hondo Valley before finishing up back in Ruidoso Downs. The byway has been recognized by the National Scenic Byways Program which recognizes byways...
Sean Sena hugs his aunt Barbara Fernandez (bottom right) after graduating Friday form Clovis Christian School. (Staff photo: Andy DeLisle) Once a wayward student, Sean Sena has changed his course. The 18-year-old graduated from Clovis Christian School Friday and plans to enter a field he says changed his life — education. A move to Dallas, Texas, introduced an adolescent Sena to a rough lifestyle. “I hung out with thugs, pretty much,” Sena said, “who were always looking for ways to get into trouble.” His home life wasn’t mu...
Ashley Birkholz, right, listens to valedictorian Jeremy Smith’s address to the class during Portales High School commencement exercises Friday at Greyhound Arena in Portales. (Freedom Newspapers: Karl Terry) After roughly 18 years of life and 13 years of schooling, Richard O’Hare said the Portales High School Class of 2006 is ready to face the world, but asked, “Is the world ready for us?” O’Hare’s classmates applauded the observation as he gave the welcoming address during the PHS commencement at Greyhound Arena on Friday ni...
Elida High School graduates, from left, Mari Lopez, Jewlie Paiz and Steven Russell hold hands as they watch the class video Friday during the EHS commencement. (Freedom Newspapers: Karl Terry) ELIDA — A night of remembering, honoring and celebrating the high school careers of the six Elida High School seniors had some of the graduates and few audience members shedding tears. The ceremony, which included Secretary of Education Veronica Garcia as guest speaker and a senior video of the graduates from childhood to present d...
State and local officials search a Tucumari irrigation canal for Agustin Montiel, 12, who was swimming before the currents swept him away. (Freedom Newspapers: Kevin Wilson) TUCUMACARI — Dive teams found the body of a 12-year-old boy Friday night after nearly 24 hours of searching in a Tucumcari irrigation canal. Residents of Tucumcari hoped and prayed for the best, but feared the worst with every passing hour that Agustin "Augie" Montiel, a fifth-grader at Tucumcari Elementary School, was not discovered by emergency personne...
Janet Taylor-Birkey Janet Taylor-Birkey The Defending United States Softball Association Military World Champion, Cannon mens’ varsity softball team, opened their 2006 softball season with an impressive first place finish in the Clovis Umpires Tune Up and a second place finish in the Knights Challenge, May 6 and 7. The team is currently in first place in the Clovis Softball Associations Mens’ Competitive League with an 8 - 1 record. Having been with the team for four years, Coach Peter Santos said this is the most tal...
Courtesy photo Compiled By Paula M. Cronic: Freedom Newspapers For anyone seeking out a historical adventure and a day of exploring the area that old Wild, Wild West outlaws called their own, The Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway is a perfect experience. Starting in Ruidoso Downs, the byway travels through Fort Stanton and Capitan, into the Lincoln National Forest, and continues down into the Hondo Valley before finishing up back in Ruidoso Downs. The byway has been recognized by the National Scenic Byways Program which...
Being named dean of the Wayland Baptist University campus in Clovis has completed a nearly four-decade journey for longtime area resident Gary Mitchell. Mitchell, who has been serving as interim dean of the campus since August 2005, was promoted to dean Thursday. Mitchell, 58, said the position is a blessing in several ways. “I’m excited about being named to this position, and I thank God for the opportunity to minister to people in this area in a greater way. For me, it’s almost like coming home, or coming full circl...
You can’t buy bitters anymore. They were all the rage during the Civil War, but their popularity petered out. You see, armies of the North were to a large extent financed by a special wartime tax on booze, and so bitters were born. Bitters were an alleged medicine containing alcohol, which tasted awful but got you just as drunk. Naturally they were popular. But as a medicine, they avoided the special tax. Side note: You’d have to be a rocket scientist today to finance a war with liquor taxes. Folks were a lot more pat...
I have never played a game of golf! I play a good game of chess. But my class of CHS 50 athletes has this INZ AND OUTZ Golf Tournament each summer over in Albuquerque. They keep telling me they are the best golfers in New Mexico! You see, it was these two classmates of mine from Clovis High School that came up with the idea they could play golf. They must have been bored with nothing to do but fiddle around with honey-do jobs. I think the wives drove them out of the house as they were getting underfoot. How some of them ever...
The New Mexico dog that has been perpetually running away for more than a year to find a girlfriend has taken off again. When he was gone a week, we formulated a theory. He found a girlfriend. When his absence stretched to 14 days, we got a new theory. He up and got married. Since newlyweds are broke and honeymoons therefore last only about 22 hours, Scratch is expected back any day now. He may even arrive with his new girl in tow, depending on how it worked out. Experts say dog divorces are on the rise, thanks to wandering d...
Adoption is “the right child finding the right family.” These are the words of Janeice Scarbrough, playwright and ENMU drama instructor, concerning one of the themes of her recently presented play, “Mia, Emma and Rose.” The play itself will be performed once again on the ENMU stage in October. So beyond stating that the plot involves a birth mother, two unrelated women given up for adoption as children and searches for identity, I won’t muddy the waters for you. I’d prefer that you see it for yourself, at those anticipated...
Jacoby John and Mary Jacoby of Clovis will celebrate their 50th anniversary at 11 a.m. on June 3 at their home. The celebration will be hosted by the Jacoby children and their families. The couple married on June 3, 1956, in Clovis. They have seven children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He is a retired brakeman-conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad. She is a homemaker. Invitations have been sent. Adkins Raymond and Dona Adkins of Clovis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on...
House Monday: Breakfast — Omelets and salsa, cereal, juice and milk . Lunch —Variety of pizza, corn, fruit, salad bar/soup, and a variety of milk. Tuesday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza, cereal, juice and milk . Lunch — Hamburgers with cheese, tater tots, green beans, fruit, salad bar/soup, and a variety of milk. Wednesday: Breakfast — Assorted muffins, cereal, juice and milk. Lunch — Chalupas, spanish rice, refried beans, chips and salsa, fruit, salad bar, soup, and variety of milk. Thursday: Breakfast — Pancake and sausage,...
Greig Elizabeth Anne Greig of Clovis earned her bachelor of science degree in human nutrition and bachelor of arts degree in Spanish from Kansas State University. She was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society, according to a news release from the university. Hatla Erika Kathleen Hatla of Clovis received her bachelor of Arts degree in English from Wayland Baptist University in an April 29 ceremony held in Plainview, Texas....
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St. Sunday: 1-5 p.m. —Dance. (Music by Grupo Deseo) Please bring food. Monday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 10 a.m. — Health insurance benefits assistance. Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.. — Fun walk; 12 p.m. — Luncheon. Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood sugar checks; 1 p.m. — Bingo; 1:30 p.m. — Blood pressure checks; 2 p.m. Refreshments. Thursday: 10:30 a.m.. — Indoor exercise; 1 p.m. — Spanish Bingo (Loteria); 2 p.m. — Refreshments. Friday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks. Baxter-Curren Senior Ce...
Cox Tucker Ross Cox was born Feb. 24, 2006, to Ross and Toni Cox of Clovis at Plains Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 6.5 ounces. He has one brother, Colton, 7. His grandparents are Richard and Sarah Cox of Pleasant Hill; Ken and Carlene Petree of Clovis; Ron and George Ann Jarman of Soper, Okla., and Mike and Donna Tucker of Portales. Great-grandparents are Whynama Tucker of Portales, Angelee Rentfro of Dalhart, Texas, and Wilma Petree of Lubbock....
Pond/Smith Stuart and Tresa Pond of Grady announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Taris Pond, of Clovis to Taylor Smith of Clovis. He is the son of Guy Smith of Colorado and Julie Abernathy of Clovis. The couple will exchange vows at 3 p.m. on June 3 at Kingswood Methodist Church, and a reception will follow the ceremony. The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Grady High School. She attends Eastern New Mexico University in Roswell. The prospective groom is a 2004 graduate of Clovis High School. He...
Extension Club The Chaparral Extension Club took a field trip on May 11 to Muleshoe. There were 12 members, and the Curry County Extension Council President Amy Armenta as the guest. The group shopped at Carolyn’s Christmas Creations with door prizes won by Barbara Ratliff, Doris Widner and Sylvia Gonzales. A relaxing and delicious meal was enjoyed at the La Tea Da Tea Room. While part of the group returned home, the others shopped at Alco and then toured the most interesting Muleshoe Heritage center. Everyone had a w...
Master Sgt. Jerry McBride, 27th Operations Support Squadron, sits in the “pokey” at 27th Security Forces as he tries to make bail. $100 was raised in record time, said Sergeant McBride Public Affairs staff report Jail and Bail nets nearly a grand during National Police Week activities The 27th Fighter Wing Security Forces made more “arrests” on May 15 than they have made in some time. National Police Week gave cause to have fun and raise money through a variety of events such as a motorcycle rally and the annual Jail and Bai...
Master Sgt. Jerry McBride, 27th Operations Support Squadron, sits in the “pokey” at 27th Security Forces as he tries to make bail. $100 was raised in record time, said Sergeant McBride Public Affairs staff report Jail and Bail nets nearly a grand during National Police Week activities The 27th Fighter Wing Security Forces made more “arrests” on May 15 than they have made in some time. National Police Week gave cause to have fun and raise money through a variety of events such as a motorcycle rally and the annual Jail and Bai...
The Cannon team competed in the two-mile raft race which was the final leg of the second annual Laughlin Race Saturday. Greg Allen Cannon unleashed Thunder, Turbo, Psycho and Raw on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas as the Fantastic Four team completed 30 miles of bicycling, running and rafting through the Texas hill country Saturday. The team, which billed itself the Fantastic Four after the comic book heroes, was composed of Capt. Mila French (Thunder), Maj. Alex Lee (Turbo), Capt. Art Miller (Psycho) and Staff Sgt. Angela...
