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STAFF WRITER [email protected] New Mexico is the 11th best state for military personnel to retire, according to a recent study. In recognition of May being Military Appreciation month, and to help ease the burden of retirement planning for the nation’s military community, WalletHub, a personal finance social network, conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s best and worst states for military retirees, said Diana Popa, WalletHub communications manager. Popa said WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Col...
MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority has grown beyond being under the wing of municipal government and is now on its way to being its own independent entity, according the Chairman Gayla Brumfield and other members of the ENMWUA board. With the first step of hiring its own executive director is out of the way, ENMWUA members approved resolutions and policy changes Thursday to keep the ball rolling on becoming their own independent entity. Brumfield said the authority is...
The latest filming of “Comancheria” took place on Thursday at the Western Bank in downtown Clovis. The bank was transformed into the fictional Texas Midlands Bank of west Texas. link Actor Chris Pine walks out of Western Bank, transformed into the fictional Texas Midlands Bank, on Thursday during filming of “Comancheria” on Pile Street in Clovis. On my way to work Thursday, the roads were blocked off a few blocks from the office, between Seventh and 11th streets. At first,...
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STAFF REPORT The National Weather Service of Albuquerque has issued a tornado watch in Roosevelt, Chaves and Eddy counties until 7 p.m. today. The NWS website said showers and thunderstorms are likely, and some of the storms could be severe. A south wind around 15 mph is expected with a 60 percent chance of precipitation. The chance of raind ecreases to 40 percent later tonight....
Conrad Hamilton sandwiched his college education around a pro football career that lasted six seasons before it was cut short by a knee injury. link Hamilton A two-time all-American defensive back at Eastern New Mexico University, the New York Giants drafted Hamilton in the seventh round in 1996. The Alamogordo High product realized early that playing in the National Football League would be only a small segment of his life. So he returned to ENMU and in 2006 graduated with a...
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Down on the farm link Audra Brown There’s an interesting expectation, among those who don’t work in the dirt for a living, that everyday clothes are relatively nice and clean. I remember when I finally noticed the glaring difference in unstated expectations regarding what it means to be “work clothes.” To me, work clothes are the bottom of the heap in terms of repair and shine. Britches with holes honestly worn out from the rub of my pocket knife, with the knee burnt out fro...
Today • Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta dinner and variety show — 5:30 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Clovis. Adult plates $8 and children’s plates $4. • Asleep at the Wheel — 5:15 p.m. Dawg House, 1013 W. Second St., Portales. Information: https://tatemusicgroup.com/epk/artist/35280 • Second Annual Bit of Broadway Dinner Cabaret — Dinner and cocktails 6 p.m. show 7 p.m. Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd. Tickets $35 per person Information: http://www.brickstreetplayers.com Saturday • Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiest...
On this date ... 1975: Benny Binion had announced he would not be bringing his popular stage coach from Las Vegas, Nevada, to participate in this year’s Pioneer Days Parade in Clovis. But Chamber of Commerce officials said 64 entries had been signed up, including the Owens Country Sausage shetland horses, New Mexico Miss Rodeo Pageant contestants and Ronald McDonald the clown. The parade was to wind down Main Street, starting at 10 a.m. June 7. 1965: Eastern New Mexico University had named 286 candidates for graduation — 51...
This is one anniversary the state’s official mammal would fear if it knew it was under way — the every-four-year review of the Bear and Cougar Rule. Public hearings are being held around the state on a proposal that could increase the bear kill limit, currently set at 640 each year, and expand areas where black bears could be hunted. The state Department of Game and Fish is waiting for results of new bear population studies before recommending to the New Mexico State Game Commission a final rules-change that could set how...
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If someone is violating your personal rights — through aggression or by violating your property — you have the right to stop them. link Kent McManigal Nothing, no justifications or excuses, can abolish or alter your right to defense of self or property. The right of defense is the primary human right; all others come from that one. Aggression is the act of committing, or threatening, violence against someone who isn’t currently using violence against you nor violating your...
Over the years I have written any number of letters to the editor and guest columns for the Clovis News Journal, but I had no idea what writing a weekly column would entail. link Rube Render My meeting with the editor prior to starting was enlightening to say the least. We went over some ground rules and then Editor David Stevens informed me that at the end of my column he would append the tagline, “Rube Render is the Curry County Republican chairman.” I told him that not eve...
Movie madness... • The newest street and road closures due to filming of the movie "Comancheria." — Pile Street from Seventh to 11th streets in Clovis from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in Clovis; N.M. 209 and C.R. 278 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Curry County. Pipeline madness... • Construction of a pipeline for the Portales greywater reuse project means traffic delays. Next week, crews will be working near U.S. 70 from East Canadian to the BNSF railroad tracks. Also most of next week crews will be repaving 18th Street from...
link Conrad Hamilton Editor’s note: Where are they now is a weekly feature updating the lives of Eastern New Mexico University graduates. Conrad Hamilton sandwiched his college education around a pro football career that lasted six seasons before it was cut short by a knee injury. A two-time all-American defensive back at Eastern New Mexico University, the New York Giants drafted Hamilton in the seventh round in 1996. The Alamogordo High product realized early that playing i...
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MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority has grown beyond being under the wing of municipal government and is now on its way to being its own independent entity, according the Chairman Gayla Brumfield and other members of the ENMWUA board. With the first step of hiring its own executive director is out of the way, ENMWUA members approved resolutions and policy changes Thursday to keep the ball rolling on becoming their own independent entity. Brumfield said the authority is...
link Staff photo: D'Nieka Hartsfield Actor Chris Pine walks out of Western Bank, transformed into the fictional Texas Midlands Bank, on Thursday during filming of “Comancheria” on Pile Street in Clovis. The latest filming of “Comancheria” took place on Thursday at the Western Bank in downtown Clovis. The bank was transformed into the fictional Texas Midlands Bank of west Texas. On my way to work Thursday, the roads were blocked off a few blocks from the office, between...
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link Staff photo:Aubry Buzek Heavy equipment operators moved dirt at the Goodwin Lake Walking Trail entrance Thursday morning in preparation for a facelift from a local church next week. Faith Christian Family Church will begin working on the xeriscaping and sign installation Monday and should be finished with the project by Thursday. Staff Writer [email protected] The Goodwin Lake Walking Trail parking lot was busy with multiple heavy equipment operators moving piles of di...
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Today Asleep at the Wheel— 5:15 p.m., Dawg House, located at 1013 W. 2nd Street in Portales. Information: https://tatemusicgroup.com/epk/artist/35280 Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Fiestas — 5:30 p.m. Dinner and variety show 117 Davis St., Clovis, NM 88101 Information: 575-763-4445 2nd Annual Bit of Broadway Dinner Cabaret— Dinner and cocktails 6 p.m. show 7 p.m. Tickets $35 per person Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd. Information: http://www.brickstreetplayers.com ALPO'S— 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Shane Rogers Band with special...
