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In an effort to combat the high unemployment rate and frozen credit markets, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act late last year. The federal government has distributed several million dollars to Small Business Development Centers across all fifty states to help small business begin exporting and increase sales overseas. In New Mexico the Gateway to Exporting program was established and is being overseen by the International Business Accelerator. Gateway to Exporting consultants will be primarily...
Arredondo Joseph Robert Arredondo was born June 20, 2011, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis to Amanda and Ben Arredondo of Portales. He weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces. He has two brothers, Benjamin Jacob Arredondo, 3, and Samuel Josiah Arredondo, 1. Grandparents are Jacob and Elly Marez of Portales and Sherman Tipton of Jal....
Information on the importance of quilt labels, basic scrapbooking tips and card making ideas will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Kathy Bowers is a quilter and an author, and she explains that a quilt label is necessary to preserve history, as well as record who made the quilt and the date. It is also a way for the quilter to make a statement by repeating an element of the quilt top, and she’ll show how to do this. Bowers lives in Kelso, Wash. Tyleen Caffrey, an indep...
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library In conjunction with the City of Clovis floodplain management program, the Library maintains a collection of materials on National Flood Insurance programs, local floodplain maps, design manuals for retrofitting structures, residential repair handbooks, erosion control guidelines, and similar topics. Librarians will be happy to assist users in locating these materials. “Stolen Lives” by Jassy Mackenzie offers insight into post-apartheid South Africa as pri...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Monday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing, no ice cream today. Tuesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing; 10:30 a.m., indoor exercise; 1 p.m., Bingo and refreshments. Wednesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing; 9:30 a.m. Free blood pressure and sugar checks; 10:30 a.m., Indoor/outdoor exercise; 1 p.m., Bingo and refreshments. Thursday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing; 10:30 a.m., Indoor/outdoor...
"The amusement park lies cold and stark, kids are huddled on the beach in the mist, “I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss."- Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen....
L ife isn’t just one big bowl of cherries for a small town newspaper columnist. Some weeks it just doesn’t pay to hand in your copy. This week could be one of those weeks. Someone once told me to write about what you know and it’ll be easy. Writing about what I know leaves me at a distinct disadvantage because I know so little. The little I do know always seems debatable somehow. When good topics are fleeting, the temptation is to write about something I should know all there is to know about — my family. The only...
Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico Beverly Miller can be seen wearing red, white and blue nearly every day. Clovis resident Beverly Miller is involved in a number of auxiliary groups for veterans in the area and Friendship Senior Center. She said she enjoys her work and wouldn’t change it for the world. Miller, 76, can be seen wearing red, white and blue almost every day. “I love it,” she said. “There’s nothing better than supporting the men and women who have fought for our country.” Her husband Bob Miller served in t...
Freedom New Mexico Four local lawyers have applied for a 9th Judicial District judgeship vacant due to the death of Robert S. Orlik on May 28, the state Judicial Nominating Commission announced Friday. Applicants are Donna Mowrer of Portales and Wesley Pool, Andrea Reeb and Brian Stover, all of Clovis. Reeb is also chief deputy district attorney and Stover is a deputy district attorney. The nominating commission meets 9 a.m. July 21 at the Curry County Courthouse to evaluate the candidates. The meeting is open to the public,...
Freedom New Mexico Elida Mayor Durward Dixon, 45, has been charged in what Roosevelt County Sheriff’s officials described as a domestic dispute with his girlfriend June 25 at their home. Dixon, arrested July 2, is charged with false imprisonment, a fourth-degree felony, and four misdemeanors — battery against a household member, interference with communications, negligent use of a deadly weapon and use of a telephone to intimidate. According to reports, on June 29, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office met with Dix...
Freedom New Mexico Four local lawyers have applied for a 9th Judicial District judgeship vacant due to the death of Robert S. Orlik on May 28, the state Judicial Nominating Commission announced Friday. Applicants are Donna Mowrer of Portales and Wesley Pool, Andrea Reeb and Brian Stover, all of Clovis. Reeb is also chief deputy district attorney and Stover is a deputy district attorney. The nominating commission meets 9 a.m. July 21 at the Curry County Courthouse to evaluate the candidates. The meeting is open to the public,...
Freedom New Mexico Elida Mayor Durward Dixon, 45, has been charged in what Roosevelt County Sheriff’s officials described as a domestic dispute with his girlfriend June 25 at their home. Dixon, arrested July 2, is charged with false imprisonment, a fourth-degree felony, and four misdemeanors — battery against a household member, interference with communications, negligent use of a deadly weapon and use of a telephone to intimidate. According to reports, on June 29, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office met with Dix...
The dark pockets and crevices, nooks and crannies surely held a plethora of mystery and fun, or that’s how it must have looked to Kisten anyway. Several hours later, whatever fun might have hidden there was long gone as Kisten — wide-eyed and dropping thousands of stressed follicles by the minute — climbed up toward the light that seeped through the rising trunk lid. “If you’re looking for your cat, don’t worry, he’s with us,” Leslie told her daughter on the phon...
It was another Saturday morning, another morning of venturing forth out onto the High Plains in search of great yard sales. I was hungry so I sank a knife into the big pan of brownies The Lady of the House had baked the day before. “What are you doing?”said a voice from behind. It was The Lady of the House. “Having a brownie,” I said. “For breakfast?” “Sure,” I said. “Brownies for breakfast?” she repeated. “Why not?” I asked. “With a big glass of milk it’s a complete meal.” “No,” said The Lady of the House. “They’re full...
It was another Saturday morning, another morning of venturing forth out onto the High Plains in search of great yard sales. I was hungry so I sank a knife into the big pan of brownies The Lady of the House had baked the day before. “What are you doing?”said a voice from behind. It was The Lady of the House. “Having a brownie,” I said. “For breakfast?” “Sure,” I said. “Brownies for breakfast?” she repeated. “Why not?” I asked. “With a big glass of milk it’s a complete meal.” “No,” said The Lady of the House. “They’re full...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Col. Stephen Clark, right, congratulated Col. Albert Elton II, left, after the change of command ceremony while Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel looks on. Col. Stephen Clark paused during his outgoing speech to quell a rush of emotion July 8 as he bid farewell to the airmen of Cannon Air Force Base during a change of command ceremony. Clark turned command of the base over to incoming commander Col. Albert Elton II, ending his two years in charge of Cannon’s 27th Special Operations Wing. Lt. Gen. Eric F...
Cannon Connections: Liliana Castillo Col. Stephen Clark, right, congratulated Col. Albert Elton II, left, after the change of command ceremony while Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel looks on. Col. Stephen Clark paused during his outgoing speech to quell a rush of emotion July 8 as he bid farewell to the airmen of Cannon Air Force Base during a change of command ceremony. Clark turned command of the base over to incoming commander Col. Albert Elton II, ending his two years in charge of Cannon’s 27th Special Operations Wing. Lt. Gen. Eric F...
Col. Stephen Clark paused during his outgoing speech to quell a rush of emotion Friday as he bid farewell to the airmen of Cannon Air Force Base during a change of command ceremony. Clark turned command of the base over to incoming commander Col. Albert Elton II, ending his two years in charge of Cannon’s 27th Special Operations Wing. Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., officiated the ceremony. Clark, who was recently selected for promotion to brigadier general, w...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Capt. Paul Sula, along with the others from the 16th Special Operations Squadron, honor outgoing commander of Cannon Air Force Base Col. Stephen Clark with a final salute Friday during a change of command ceremony. Col. Stephen Clark paused during his outgoing speech to quell a rush of emotion Friday as he bid farewell to the airmen of Cannon Air Force Base during a change of command ceremony. Clark turned command of the base over to incoming commander Col. Albert Elton II, ending his two...
In an effort to combat the high unemployment rate and frozen credit markets, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act late last year. The federal government has distributed several million dollars to Small Business Development Centers across all fifty states to help small business begin exporting and increase sales overseas. In New Mexico the Gateway to Exporting program was established and is being overseen by the International Business Accelerator. Gateway to Exporting consultants will be primarily...
