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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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STAFF REPORT The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release Friday that a Portales man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of child pornography. Robert Hawkins, 25, was sentenced on July 6 after a Roosevelt County jury found him guilty of the fourth-degree felony after a two-day trial in May. Hawkins was arrested in February 2014 after a search warrant uncovered over 167 images on Hawkins’ computers. The case was a result of an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Chi... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Crystal Mondragon Garit Graham, while holding his Beretta Silver Pigeon, yells “Pull,” and stands ready to shoot flying disks. Garit Graham of Texico first picked up a shotgun at age 5. Now, eight years later, he’s headed for the national finals as a marksman. Garit, 13, is one of 10 New Mexico residents competing in disk shooting during the Junior Olympics July 22 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Garit, who quali...
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Hi-Plains Toastmasters Hi-Plains Toastmasters Club No. 9782 met Tuesday in the Theater Room of Wheatfields. There were five members present. Jon Barr, president of Portales' Peanut Valley Toastmasters club, was a guest. Bardia Barmaki was awarded best speaker for his speech on the importance of resiliency. Donna Labatt was awarded best evaluator and best Table Topics (impromptu) speech on a high school teacher who inspired her. Club members discussed next week's area director visit and the club speech contest planned for...
Beach. Beach becomes a pre-eminent and symbolic theme in my imagination during the summer. Beach, this particular summer of 2015, meant the Gulf Coast of Florida — Destin and Fort Walton to be specific — which is familiar to many residents in this area, due to time spent there with the Air Force. link Clyde Davis The first time I ever saw the ocean, I was perhaps 10 years old, and the coastline in question was Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the days before it became the casino... Full story
The following books are available for checkout at: Portales Public Library Twice in a Lifetime by Dorothy Garlock Clara Sinclair's life has not quite turned out the way he had hoped. Once happily married, she lost her husband in battle during World War II, and years later in 1954, she is still moving forward by taking each day one at a time, trying her best to raise their son by herself. But now her son is a headstrong teenager who doesn't want to listen to his mother, and Clara herself worries about how she can continue to s...
Information on protecting children from bullying and making easy and fun miniature greeting cards will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. Author Peter Goodman has written a children’s book and will discuss the steps parents and teachers can take to protect children from bullying and self-blame, while building resilience and self-confidence. His business is DreamBIG and he lives in Washington D.C. link Sheryl Borde...
There is a time when summer knits come in handy. Whether you’re taking a trip to the grocery store, doing some shopping or going out to eat, most likely the air conditioning is on blast. Not only is the weather unpredictable, but we also have to anticipate those shocking temperature changes in the workplace and every other place outside the home. link D'Nieka Hartsfield My work area, for example, is supplied with a mini electrical fan for when I think I’m having a heat fla...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Sunday: 2 p.m. gospel singing Monday: 10 a.m. Jewelry pals; 1 p.m. line dance; 5 p.m. business meeting; 5:30 p.m. potluck; 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 1 p.m. pinochle; 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 10 a.m. Sew Days; 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4; 1 p.m. bingo; 6 p.m. railroad potluck Friday: 10 a.m. Needle Gang; 1 p.m. pinochle; 7 p.m. dance Saturday: 10 a.m. line dance; 4 p.m. game night Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Exercise equipment, 8...
We didn’t need a recipe; both of us had done it often enough that the basic mixture for ice cream was locked into our brains. Half dozen eggs, two cups of sugar a pint of cream, a couple teaspoons of vanilla and whatever flavoring you want. Finish it off with whole milk to the freezer cylinder fill line. Then all you have to do is layer the ice and rock salt right for creamy, frozen goodness. linkMom ran into me in the grocery store and told me to make a freezer of ice c... Full story
Randy Rhue was born in Ruidoso. He moved to Clovis in 1991. link Staff photo: D'Nieka Hartsfield Rhue at an April 2015 Lions Club meeting in Clovis. In 1978, Rhue joined the New Mexico State Police. He retired in August 1999. He continued working 12 years after that. Rhue met his wife, Peggy Rhue, in 1989 and they married in 1991. Rhue has been an active member of the Lions Club since 1982. “After I retired, I really started concentrating on being a good Lion,” he said. He... Full story
For us humans, especially after a few years of drought, dreary, drizzly, misty days and, yes, even the sounds of thunder, are much welcome relief. link Sharna Johnson The critters also enjoy the benefits of rain, including a lot more shade plants, cooler temperatures and an abundance of foodstuffs. In general, it’s a good thing to have more moisture — after all, who doesn’t want to see green break up the many shades of brown every now and then — but it doesn’t come without a...
Beginning... This morning at Dora Schools, the All-School Reunion. Registration starts at 9 a.m., followed by a 10:30 am. business meeting and group photos at 11 a.m. Betty Williamson can be reached at 675-2352 for information. Ongoing... Pipeline work is continuing throughout Portales. This coming week, construction will be at two locations. The first will be on Kaywood Drive between North Avenues B and N, and short sections will be closed while work progresses to the west. The second is on 18th Street, from Avenue O toward...
Staff Writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Anna George Participants from Eastern New Mexico University’s female soccer camp warm up for a scrimmage on Thursday. The camp went from Tuesday to Friday. Girls high school and middle school soccer teams learned about passion and perseverance at the Eastern New Mexico University girls soccer camp. Taylor Cromeens, an assistant coach, said the camp teaches girls life lessons through soccer. “They can correlate soccer wit...
On this date ...link 1960: Bill Molder and Claudia Prince had been named the top bowlers at Portales’ Pinspotter Lanes. Molder rolled a high game of 256. Prince had a 224. 1955: “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” billed as the “mightiest motion picture of them all,” was showing at the Tower Theater in Portales. The movie house was “scientifically cooled,” according to newspaper advertisements. 1950: The Clovis Pioneers were preparing to host the Amarillo Gold Sox in a doublehe... Full story
The boss has returned from his 50th high school class reunion telling tales of seeing classmates and swapping stories from days gone by. link Grant McGee The boss said this is the first class reunion he’s ever attended. What about you? Have you been to one of your reunions? I’ve never been to one of mine; I’ve never had the urge to go. Now if there were a party involving my true pals from high school, well, I might just trundle across the country for that. Guys like Catfi...
