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  • Events calendar - June 11

    Updated Jun 10, 2023

    Today *Draggin’ Main Sunday Funday – 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Plains Regional Medical Center, 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Clovis. Information: https://dragginmain.org/ Monday through Friday *ENMU art camp: “Summer by Design” – 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Art and Anthropology Building, ENMU, Portales. Open to students in third through 12th grades. Participating elementary and middle school students receive instruction from advanced university art students and public-school art educators; high school students receive instruction from univ...

  • Meetings calendar - June 11

    Updated Jun 10, 2023

    Monday *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday *Portales City Council – 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Questions, requests, or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing to the city clerk or city manager before the meeting. Contact information available at https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday *City of Clovis Economic I...

  • Melrose coach to be inducted into Hall of Honor

    Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Jun 10, 2023

    The New Mexico High School Coaches Association (NMHSCA) will soon honor three coaches from across the state by inducting them into the Hall of Honor. One of those coaches is an eastern New Mexico local, and it’s safe to say he’s well known to many. Dickie Roybal of Melrose has been coaching for nearly 30 years. He recently learned of the accomplishment, and he credits all his success to the many athletes he has coached along the way. “It’s hard to take credit for anything that I did, because it was the kids, and it always...

  • Leon Williams Stadium to be closed for renovations

    the Staff of The News|Updated Jun 10, 2023

    If you like to take a regular run on the track at Clovis High School’s Leon Williams Stadium, you won’t be allowed to do that anymore. The track and stadium will be closed for renovations beginning this week, according to a news release from Clovis schools. The work is expected to continue through the summer. Once the renovations are done, the track will be officially classified as an “X1000 World Athletics certified track” – a competition track only, according to the news release. CMS administrators said the renovatio...

  • Pages past, June 11: Clovis man in court after runway chase

    David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Jun 10, 2023

    On this date ... 1951: Relatives of a Clovis Marine learned he’d been killed during a recent assault in Korea. Cpl. Fred B. Fickle, 28, had gone overseas in November. He was survived by his wife Charlene, who lived at 1221 Sheldon St. in Clovis, and his parents. Fickle was also a veteran of World War II. 1955: The Varsity Drive-In Theater on the Roswell highway outside Portales offered a double feature. “Tarzan the Ape Man” was followed by “The Untamed Breed.” Johnny Weissmull...

  • On the shelves - June 11

    Updated Jun 10, 2023

    The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Kiss Me Now” by Melanie Jacobson. Ian would do anything for his grandmother, so when Gran suddenly announces she’s leaving the family property to her pretty new neighbor, Ian is on the case. He’ll use every one of his sharply honed skills as a priv...

  • Senior calendar - June 11

    Updated Jun 10, 2023

    Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Frito pie, green beans, Jell-O. Tuesday: Baked pork chops, scalloped potatoes, Capri blend veggies, roll with margarine, spiced apples. Wednesday: Chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, corn and peppers, cake. Thursday: Pinto beans with ham, fried potatoes, cornbread, pudding. Friday: Baked chicken, roasted potatoes, green beans, roll with margarine, Mandarin oranges. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis 575-762-3631 Monday: 8:30 a.m. Exercise, 10...