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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - Draggin' Main Music Festival organizers are working for the weekend - June 26-28, to be exact. They believe they've found just the right band to illustrate that. Loverboy will be the headliner for the annual music festival, the final of three concerts scheduled for June 26-28 at the Marshall Auditorium. Loverboy, a Canadian rock band, is best known for its 1980s hits "Working for the Weekend," "Turn Me Loose" and "Lovin' Every Minute of It." Derek Cockrell, chair of...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will begin the process of setting the budget for fiscal year 2020 during Tuesday’s meetings with four budget hearings. County Manager Lance Pyle said no action will be taken during the budget hearings, which are simply informational items with requests from various departments. Budget requests included in the agenda packet include $107,000 for server and internet upgrades for county facilities, $121,216 to fund the extension office and $500 to purchase library materials for a rural boo...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Committee of Fifty will hold a Great American Defense Community reception at 6 p.m. April 11 at Colonial Park Golf Course. The event is a celebration of the city’s award as one of five Great American Defense Communities for 2019. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. There is no charge for the event, but anybody planning to attend is asked to RSVP to Nick Mondragon at the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce at 575-763-3435 or email: [email protected]...
Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison, each of whom recorded early hit songs in Clovis, will take the stage together this year as holograms on tour dates in Europe and North America. Music news site Billboard reported the pair will be accompanied by a live band and backup singers for performances that "will transport audiences back in time." Family members of Holly and Orbison were quoted in news releases stating their support for the high-tech revival of the early rock and roll stars....
PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital will host a wellness fair from 8 a.m. to noon April 27 at RGH. The inaugural “Spring Into Wellness” fair will feature various health checks, screenings and educational booths on topics including power of attorney, medication storage, nutrition and overall safety. The hospital is also offering blood draws April 15-25 at the hospital, with consultations at the fair. There are six individual tests ranging between $15 and $20 each, or all six tests for $50, with payment due at the time of th...
CLOVIS — Curry County is holding a meet-and-greet 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday for its senior and retired volunteers and its foster grandparents. The event will be held at the county commission room in the administrative complex on 417 Gidding. Information: 575-763-6009 or szamora @currycounty.org....
CLOVIS — A man convicted last month on drug trafficking charges from 2014 was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison. A jury found Shannon Jackson, 40, of Clovis, guilty March 8 of first-degree felony trafficking of controlled substances, according to a news release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney. He was also convicted of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, and misdemeanor resisting an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia. During an undercover operation in October 2014, officers with the R...
The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Isaiah's Daughter” by Mesu Andrews portrays an epic Biblical narrative as a young captive woman taken into the prophet Isaiah’s household rises to capture the heart of the future king. Isaiah adopts Ishma, giving her a new name — Zibah, delight of the Lord — thereby ensuring her royal pedigree. As the years pass, Zibah’s lively spirit wins the favor of Prince Hezekiah, yet loving this man will awake in her all the fears and pain of her past, turni...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. needle gang Thursday: 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 8:45 a.m. board meeting, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Cheese omelet taco. Lunch — Spaghetti w/meat sauce, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, chilled fruit cocktail, whole wheat roll Tuesday: Breakfast — Waffle. Lunch — Turkey and cheese croissant, veggie dippers w/ranch, apples Wednesday: Breakfast — Mini pancake. Lunch — Bean burrito, baked fries, baby carrots w/ranch, chilled pears Thursday: Breakfast — Breakfast burrito. Lunch — Chicken nachos, broccoli w/ranch, chilled pears, cookie Friday: Breakfast — Banana bread. Lunch — Tomato so...
Recently, I read a newspaper article about the most stressful jobs, with rankings. These rankings have come out before. The jobs that most consistently seem to make the top 10 list as being the most stressful are public school teaching, nursing and being a police officer. This year, however, the list included serving in the military and being a reporter, which had not been included on some of the other lists. Surveys such as this are, of course, suspect. Using the military as an example, not everyone in the military has a str...
My name is Carol Singletary. I have taught English and journalism since 1986, but am retiring this summer from my current job of teaching composition and running the Writing Center at Eastern New Mexico University. My husband and I sold our house of 24 years and moved into our motor home full time over Christmas. We look forward to traveling with our dogs once my husband finishes his current masters' in archeology. Tell us about your pets: I currently have a border collie and...
A bocce court. Public murals. A dog park. There are more than 100 Albuquerque projects funded in the 2019 Legislature’s capital outlay bill. A long-term solution to the metro area’s rampant homelessness problem is not one of them. And so, unfortunately once again, the many senators and representatives elected by the area’s 911,000 area residents to represent them in the Legislature have failed to form a coalition to advance solutions to a big challenge almost every one of them witnesses daily. There is no question homel...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday - Friday: Clovis n Tommy Mares, 48, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to appear on a felony charge n Jose Sena, 44, probation violation n Anthony Moore, 32, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge n Shakur Canaday, 23, failure to pay fines n Brandon McCarty, 30, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, tampering with evidence n...
For the past two years, Rachel Maddow has been a hero of her own spy thriller. She has written, directed and starred in a hit production based on the unlikely premise of a prime-time cable TV show host unraveling the most dastardly plot in American history — one opening monologue at a time. Only the story had a surprise twist at the end — she was completely wrong. Few people invested more in the Russia probe, night after night, monologue after monologue, with an eve...
No one except William Barr and Robert Mueller, to our knowledge, has seen the Mueller report. We have seen Barr’s ultra–brief summary. Why, then, is everybody making stupendous leaps to conclusions about what’s in it? If they asked, and they won’t, here’s the advice I would give to principals in the whole sticky issue: President Trump: Remember George W. Bush standing on the deck of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln with that huge “Mission Accomplished” banner behind him when our Mideast troubles were just beginning. Nothing has e...
Boeing Co. expects to soon have a software fix to the problem believed to have caused two of its 737 Max planes to plunge into deadly nose-down crashes in the past five months. But beyond solving the software glitch, troubling questions remain about the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to regulate safety of the airline manufacturers. At issue is the FAA’s practice of relying on aircraft makers to essentially certify their own planes for flight. Currently, airline manufacturers perform the safety tests and ins...
One of my favorite “Seinfeld” episodes is “The Ex-Girlfriend.” Jerry wants to date George’s ex Marlene, and Jerry’s confused when George asks him to recover some books he let Marlene borrow. Jerry, when George first broaches the subject: “What is this obsession people have with books? They put them in their houses, like they’re trophies. What do you need it for after you read it?” When George brings it up later, Jerry goes to sarcasm: “Books, books, I need my books. Have you re-read those books yet, by the way? You know t...
FARWELL - A damaged water main left Farwell residents without water for a little over 12 hours Thursday into Friday, according to Farwell Police Chief Larry Kelsay. Kelsay said the water main break occurred late Thursday afternoon and service was restored about 7 a.m. Friday morning. Kelsay said he was not sure what caused the damage. He said the city is under a 72-hour boil restriction, meaning residents should boil water before consumption. That restriction will be lifted...
PORTALES - About a dozen local senior residents on Thursday met with Community Services Center staff members in Portales to discuss the needs of the local senior community. Multiple requests had to do with accessibility, as Joyce Cox, one of CSC's foster grandparents, asked that more automatic door openers be located around town as seniors with walkers or canes can have trouble opening doors. That led to discussion of the accessibility of the CSC meal site itself, leading to q...
On this date ... 1969: The nation was mourning the death of Dwight David Eisenhower. United Press International reported he was a “good and gentle and kind man” who was the “most universally liked American president of this century.” The news service also noted his “illustrious place in history as the general who led the allies to victory in World War II and as the peace-loving president who settled the Korean conflict.” Richard Nixon said: “He made Americans proud of their president, proud of their country, proud of them...
CLOVIS — The proposed fiscal year 2019-20 operating budget for Clovis Community College is among the dozen items of new business on the agenda for Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting. President Becky Rowley said the budget includes an increase in the school’s state appropriation, as well as increase to the retirement funding paid by CCC. Rowley said all employees will see a 4 percent raise, approved by the Legislature in this past session, while student support staff will see an additional 6 percent, which she said is in re...
Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • City of Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board — 5:15 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., Clovis Municipal Airport Terminal Conference Room,...
CLOVIS — When one thinks of a drill and discomfort, the first thing that comes to mind is the dentist’s office. Clovis residents may soon associate the two ideas with the Commerce-Prince and Prince-21st intersections, as drilling work could start in May toward a state-led remediation of a petroleum plume in the area. Tom Golden, an engineer with Daniel B. Stephens and Associates, told the city’s public works committee about the plume and a remediation process that would mean some level of inconvenience on the city’s busiest...
SANTA FE — Clovis Community College President Becky Rowley is headed west. On Wednesday she was selected by the Santa Fe Community College governing board to serve as the school’s next president, Rowley confirmed. “I’m really excited about the position,” Rowley said. “I feel like it’s a good fit for me and hopefully I’m a good fit for them and it’s a good time for me to, I think, try to make a change.” Martha Romero, a member of the SFCC governing board and chair of the school’s presidential search committee, said Rowley was...
