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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The time is coming, and will soon be upon us, to get ready for the Curry County Fair. For some of you, that means nurturing a special vegetable or flower for the gardening competition. For others, it means a needlepoint project. And yet others, it involves figuring out which vehicle or aircraft model you wish to use, or sorting through photographs with the intent of discerning which one you’d like to enlarge and frame. Yep, every year around this time, I like to send out the message that there won't be a county fair if you a...
Engagements James/Hodgen Louis and Elaine James of Nara Visa announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jennie Marie James of Nara Visa, to Paul James Hodgen, of Roachdale, Ind., son of Abe and Shirley Hodgen of Roachdale, Ind. The couple will exchange vows at 4 p.m. July 30, 2005, at the United Methodist Church in Logan. The bride-elect and prospective groom are 2003 graduates of Oklahoma State University. The ceremony and reception are open to friends and relatives. Jackson/Williams Mr. and Mrs.... Full story
The community of Ricardo, now lost to just memory, was 13 miles southwest of Fort Sumner. The Santa Fe Railroad put in a depot and a water station there when the Belen Cutoff was built. By 1908, a small town had sprung up and many wannabe settlers came to find their Utopia. (My Dad homestead 10 miles south of Ricardo in 1921.) Since 1956, nothing remains of Ricardo, except the cemetery. In February of this year, a request came to Clovis’ historical society from Timothy Lakin in New York. He asked about a relative being g...
H aving your garden thrashed by a summer storm is not a pleasant thing. It actually hurts to awake and find a group of ripped roots, a fleet of mashed beets, and torn rows of corn. Nor is it like suffering the death of a cat, the loss of a lizard, or getting your baby tooth knocked out by a booster chair. The tooth at least grows back. A garden that’s been shredded by a storm has nary a chance of recovery. I must admit I was forewarned New Mexico has some of the most magnificent — and brutal — displays of weather this side...
Hal Mumme was in the familiar role of recruiter Thursday morning in Clovis. The recently-hired New Mexico State football coach wasn’t going after players, however. He wants support of football fans and Aggie alums in eastern New Mexico. Mumme has traveled across the state trying to spread the word to boosters, media outlets and alumni. “It’s a new day for New Mexico State,” Mumme said of a program that has gone three years without a winning season and 45 without a bowl game. “The Aggie nation needs to hear the message....
Do you ever experience failures? Welcome to the crowd. When I make a mess of things I feel defeated. I have to remind myself I’m not perfect. Human beings do make mistakes but learning from those mistakes enables one to pursue success. I am encouraged when I hear about the persistence of others: Colonel Sanders had his chicken recipe rejected many times before a restaurant accepted it. Zane Grey was told he had no future as a writer. Walt Disney failed financially seven times before becoming successful. Thomas Edison f...
I f you, like us, are mourning the U.S. Supreme Court’s egregious eminent domain ruling that virtually gives fat-cat developers title to your home, there was some good news from the high court. One ruling allows music producers to go after the pirates who allow everyone and his brother, sister, aunt and uncle to download tunes that by rights belong to the artists and their studios. Members of the Entitlement Generation who think everything they want should be free are screaming bloody murder, but the rest of us who u... Full story
I am writing this column on my veranda. The heat of the day is dissipating. Shadows are growing longer in the canyon to the south. The bottoms of the clouds are turning pink and the mountains to the east of the valley are glowing purple. Cindy is bustling in the kitchen. I think I smell Teriyaki sauce. My 12-year old is being mauled by five little cow dog puppies. The horses are fed. The cows are fat. The quail are chuckling and dusk is waiting in the wings. As I take a sip of my icy beverage and relax I remind myself of my...
A young Londoner in the 1980s, Claire Burroughes remembers the subway system of the famous city vividly. The underground transportation system, known as the “tube,” is the fastest and most convenient way to travel from the suburbs to the city, and within the city itself, said Burroughes. “It is the best means of transportation during the rush hour,” said Burroughes, describing the transit system as “very hot” with people often “standing shoulder to shoulder.” Burroughes is part of a small pool of English who settled in Clov... Full story
I spent the early part of my adult life playing the blame game. You know how that works. To quote my 3-year-old niece, Marissa, "It's not my fault!" Now that I've entered the 30-something years, tilting closer toward the big 40 in which I've been there and done that, and in the process, have learned to live in the present, it doesn't matter that my first-grade teacher shook me and forced me to write right-handed. It doesn't matter that I lived a sheltered childhood with limited opportunities, that my friends rejected me in...
Editor's note: A story in Thursday's paper incorrectly attributed information to Brig Gen. Voon Tse-Chow of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. The information should have been attributed to Brig. Gen. Ng Chee Khern. Following is the story as it should have appeared on Thursday: CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The 428th Fighter Squadron, comprised of air force members from the Republic of Singapore and Cannon Air Force Base, was deactivated Wednesday after almost seven years of training at the air base. The squadron was comprised of...
Hundreds of acres of cotton have been damaged or destroyed by hail damage in West Texas over the last week, according to area cotton farmers. Todd Lingnau said out of the 1,500 acres he has planted, 120 of them will make a decent harvest — that’s because they were in Curry County and survived last Friday’s night storm that damaged his fields in Bailey and Parmer counties. “I’m just glad it happened early in the season,” Lingnau said. “I have insurance that will cover the expenses if the crop doesn’t make.” Farwell Gin Manag...
Tucumcari is the latest entity to drop out of the Ute Water pipeline project. That means the number of members has dwindled from 12 to 8 for the $300-million proposed pipeline. Tucumcari Mayor Mary Mayfield wrote a letter to Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority System Chairman David Lansford stating the city of Tucumcari voted to discontinue participation in the project. The letter was dated Wednesday. Quay County dropped out last month. San Jon and Logan dropped out earlier. Despite the losses, Clovis Mayor Lansford and...
Todd Lingnau stands over his ruined crop of cotton on County Road 3 east of Farwell. Recent hail storms totaled the field, which Lingnau said should have been budding by now. (Staff photo: John Eisel) Hundreds of acres of cotton have been damaged or destroyed by hail damage in West Texas over the last week, according to area cotton farmers. Todd Lingnau said out of the 1,500 acres he has planted, 120 of them will make a decent harvest — that’s because they were in Curry County and survived last Friday’s night storm that... Full story
The camera documented the woman’s struggle with methamphetamine addiction. She was 31, youthful and bright-eyed when she was first photographed by police. By the age of 41, she had aged unrecognizably: Her skin creased with wrinkles, her hair thin, her mouth sunken in, her eyes devoid of light. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler used the photographs, Internet research, and first-hand testament to outline the need for a new city ordinance that would regulate the display and sale of over-the-counter cold m...
Kenneth McMahan examines a tile bearing the insignia of his World War II cavalry regiment on Thursday morning at his home. He purchased the tile more than 20 years ago for placement on the Lyceum Theatre walkway. (Staff photo: Sharna Johnson) History is being replaced one tile at a time in front of the Lyceum Theatre. The city is restoring hundreds of 6-inch, personalized ceramic tiles imbedded into the cement sidewalk in front of the theater as part of a downtown project...
