Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Portales School Board approved a bid to construct a fence around part of Valencia Elementary to protect fourth- and fifth-graders at school. Western Builders of Amarillo was awarded the contract for $19,880 Thursday during a school board special session. T.N.T. Fence of Savoy, Texas, submitted a bid of $35,000. “I’m hoping this will be done during the summer,” Portales Superintendent Randy Fowler said. Fowler said the fence will be 5 to 6 feet high. Fowler said officials with the Public School Facilities Authority are p...
Her jaw clenched, eyes shielded behind glasses, the mother of shooting victim Roshawn Pitts sat with arms and legs crossed, nodding her head emphatically Thursday as each guilty verdict was read. William Riley, 33, showed no emotion as his family members shook their heads in disbelief and anger after a Curry County jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and three related charges. The jury returned the verdict after less than an hour-and-a-half of deliberations to end the four-day trial. Pitts was shot three times in... Full story
Despite the sweat-inducing heat, Maj. Nicole Malachowski appeared calm, cool and collected as she stood on the flight line Thursday afternoon at Cannon Air Force Base and recalled the moment she knew she would one day be a pilot. Malachowski, 31, said an air show she attended with her parents as a young child left an indelible mark on her. “I remember the gracefulness of the airplanes,” she said. “I knew I wanted to be up there one day.” Not only does the Las Vegas, Nev., native fly a plane, the petite brunette now proudly...
The Joint Veterans Council of Curry and Roosevelt counties will place approximately 2,300 American flags on veterans’ graves this weekend. But each year, council volunteers miss veterans’ graves because there is nothing to indicate veteran status. All veteran organizations have bronze markers that can be purchased to mark veterans’ graves. VFW Post 9515 in Portales will place about 200 flags at the local cemetery on Saturday. The Portales VFW can be contacted at 359-0332. VFW Post 3280 in Clovis will place nearly 1,300 flags...
Every day I hear complaints, murmurs and criticisms of my beloved land. I am an American and proud of it. I cherish the freedom I have. I wouldn’t live anywhere else on Earth. For more than 200 years this country has opened arms to those who seek a better way of life, a place where dreams can come true by hard work and perseverance, a place where freedom exists. Take away freedom and you take away life. Blessings have reached down to all of us, blessings of prosperity, technological advances, modern-day medicine, communicatio...
I stumbled upon a school report by my older sister Becky in elementary school titled “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” and was shocked. According to the report, she went to Disneyland and Six Flags. Funny, I didn’t remember going to those places that summer. I just remembered riding in the green pickle bus from the summer recreation program at Lindsey Park to Muleshoe, Roswell and Carlsbad Caverns. That’s when Becky let me in on her dirty little secret. She had started embellishing her school reports to make them sound m...
Editorial A number of present and former members of Congress, including such Republicans as current and former House speakers Dennis Hastert and Newt Gingrich, respectively, have criticized the FBI’s decision to search the congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat being investigated for accepting bribes. The criticism is understandable but a bit overwrought. Newt Gingrich called the Saturday night raid on the office of Rep. Jefferson, who stored in his home freezer $90,000 of what the FBI says w...
Four Portales players were selected to the 2006 District 4-3A All-District team. Senior left-fielder Rebekah Gonzales along with junior catcher Jessica Adkins, junior second baseman Amanda Terry and junior pitcher Sasha Parker were selected to the team. “They are all very well-deserving, very reliable,” Portales softball coach Robbie Crowley said. “They hit the ball well. Sasha pitched very well for us.” Portales finished with a 15-12 record, including an 8-4 loss to Santa Fe Indian School in the first round of the state play...
Justin Redman-Trotter, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound guard from Milwaukee, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball next season at Eastern New Mexico University. Redman-Trotter was a two-year starter at Northern Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, averaging 16.6 points last season to rank second in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. He was the league leader in steals with two per game, finished fourth in free throw percentage at 80 percent and ranked eighth in assists with four per game.... Full story
Major Nicole Malachowski is the first female Thunderbird pilot. She along with the rest of the Thunderbirds will fly in Saturday's airshow at Cannon Air Force base on Saturday. Despite the sweat-inducing heat, Maj. Nicole Malachowski appeared calm, cool and collected as she stood on the flight line Thursday afternoon at Cannon Air Force Base and recalled the moment she knew she would one day be a pilot. Malachowski, 31, said an air show she attended with her parents as a young child left an indelible mark on her. “I remember...
The aunt of a county employee will continue her work as a temporary poll worker as county commissioners waived a nepotism policy in a special meeting held Thursday, thus condoning her employment while eschewing a state statute that prohibits nepotism. The waiver was also granted last year, according to county records. The county nepotism policy, which simply reiterates a New Mexico statute, morphed into a problem when county poll workers and election assistants were given raises. Poll workers can be paid more than $1,000 for... Full story
Schedule • What: Grady Centennial Celebration • Where: Grady Park, 410 E. Franklin St. • When: 3 p.m. Saturday • The centennial celebration will include games, prizes, food and dancing. The woman who mops the floor with a tattered rag embodies the fierce independence that also colors her town. Fairere Harper, 79, has a undiagnosed condition that locks her joints. Stubborn, she wills her arms and legs to move, often pushing her right arm into submission with a jab from her left. This afternoon, she decided her floor needed...
The Joint Veterans Council of Curry and Roosevelt counties will place approximately 2,300 American flags on veterans’ graves this weekend. But each year, council volunteers miss veterans’ graves because there is nothing to indicate veteran status. All veteran organizations have bronze markers that can be purchased to mark veterans’ graves. VFW Post 9515 in Portales will place about 200 flags at the local cemetery on Saturday. The Portales VFW can be contacted at 359-0332. VFW Post 3280 in Clovis will place nearly 1,300 flags... Full story
I stumbled upon a school report by my older sister Becky in elementary school titled “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” and was shocked. According to the report, she went to Disneyland and Six Flags. Funny, I didn’t remember going to those places that summer. I just remembered riding in the green pickle bus from the summer recreation program at Lindsey Park to Muleshoe, Roswell and Carlsbad Caverns. That’s when Becky let me in on her dirty little secret. She had started embellishing her school reports to make them sound m...
A number of present and former members of Congress, including such Republicans as current and former House speakers Dennis Hastert and Newt Gingrich, respectively, have criticized the FBI’s decision to search the congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat being investigated for accepting bribes. The criticism is understandable but a bit overwrought. Newt Gingrich called the Saturday night raid on the office of Rep. Jefferson, who stored in his home freezer $90,000 of what the FBI says was a $...
The Lady of the House and I were getting in our car last Saturday morning when a blaring car horn caught our attention. It was getting closer and closer. Soon the vehicle making all the noise rounded a corner and came into view. A young couple grinning from ear to ear were in the noisy car. They were dressed nicely, like they were going someplace where they had to be dressed nicely. “Off to graduation,” I said, realizing what all the ruckus was about. Do you remember when you graduated from high school? Seeing those kids rem...
Clovis Head Start recruiting students The Clovis Head Start Program is recruiting students, according to a Clovis Head Start press release. Children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old are eligible for the Early Head Start and preschool, the release said. Facility tours and information about services are available at 901 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard or by calling 762-5585, the release said. Head-Start is a national nonprofit program to help children with disabilities or from low-income homes, the release said. CCC holding play...
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. a dieter s dilemma boss i ve decided never to talk to freddy the flea anymore he called me a big fat mouse the other day and made me mad so i called him a skinny little tick but somehow it didn t have the same impact he could have called me a big fat louse because even a fat louse is still not very big it s ugly as sin but it s not very big a...
On this Memorial Day weekend, I have to retell the story about the man I met several years ago. I have written about him before, but I think it calls for retelling. I was on a plane from Albuquerque to Lubbock. My heart was touched as I saw an elderly gentleman board with a wheelchair and the help of all the flight attendants. He sat down by me. “How are you, miss?” he asked me. “I am fine, sir, and how are you?” I asked. He was having trouble fixing his seat belt so I volun...
The Clovis City Commission approved a preliminary budget for the 2007 fiscal year of nearly $35.4 million at a special meeting Thursday. The preliminary budget does not yet include anticipated grant funding as well as such expenditures as the Clovis Civic Center. According to City Manager Joe Thomas, expenditures will likely increase about 8 percent over 2006’s figures with an estimated 7 percent boost in gross receipts tax revenues. The city’s budget for the 2006 fiscal year that ends June 30 is $58 million. Don Cli...
Potter Park Pool opens at noon today with free admission. Admission after today is $2. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a guardian. Proper swimwear is required. Pool hours are: • Saturday — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Sunday — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Monday, Friday — noon to 6 p.m. • Tuesday, Thursday — noon to 7 p.m. • The pool is closed Wednesdays until further notice. Information: Clovis Parks and Recreation, 769-7870....
It is said that hard cases make bad law, and that seems to be the case with Brigham City v. Stuart, in which a 9-0 U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it a little easier for police officers to enter a home without a warrant or without knocking and announcing themselves. In July 2000, police in Brigham City, Utah, responded to a call about a loud party, arriving about 3 a.m. They heard shouting and looked in the back yard, where they saw two juveniles drinking beer. They peered through a screen door and windows and saw four adults...
Repentance true way to join fellowship Regarding Friday’s story in the newspaper headlined ‘“Progressive’ Christians spread message in Clovis”: I love having fellowship with fellow Christians and I have diligently promoted churches working together in their common effort to build the kingdom of God here in Clovis. Realizing we live in evil times and that deception has come upon many who call themselves Christian, I am obligated to test every spirit to make sure I am promoting righteousness in my efforts to join hands wit...
For its next trick, maybe the Senate will pass a law regulating the flight patterns of houseflies. That would be about as effective as something senators passed Thursday. The measure, an amendment to the immigration bill under debate, designates English the “national language” of these United States. Of course, that and $6.50 will get you into a matinee showing of “The Da Vinci Code.” In other words, the measure is practically meaningless — and would be even if it forbade the... Full story
“Happiness is worth a lot to me,” a good friend, colleague, and mentor once told his boss as he made a decision that would lead to his leaving the company. “Well, so what? Isn’t happiness worth a lot to everybody?” his boss replied. “No,” my friend replied truthfully and I think with unusual wisdom, “it is not — not to everybody.” I’ve thought of that exchange often. My friend’s words may mean more when I tell you that he is motivated and one of the better businessmen I kn...
