Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Jackson-Parkey Richard and Vicki Jackson of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Amanda Jackson of Clovis to Matthew Parkey of Portales, son of Mike and Betty Parkey of Portales. The couple will exchange vows Aug. 8, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas. The reception will be in Lubbock. The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of West Texas A&M University. She is employed at Lubbock County Community Supervision and Corrections Department. The prospective groom is a 2006 graduate of Portales High School. He... Full story
Gutierrez Adam and Dolores Gutierrez celebrated their 50th anniversary on July 5, 2011, with their children and family on the Carnival Ecstasy ship with a ceremony renewing their vows. Capt. Robertio Tennie presided in the ceremony.... Full story
Brooks Stephanie Brooks of Clovis celebrated her 50th birthday July 15, 2011. She was born July 15, 1961, in Farwell. She has two children and two grandchildren....
Lee Garrett Shannon Lee of Portales has won one of the four Mary Johnston Scholarship $1,000 scholarships this year. The scholarship is is sponsored by the The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). Garrett plans to major in animal science at New Mexico State University. He is the grandson of OOIDA member James D. Turner....
Greathouse The Greathouse reunion held for the 55th time in the Ingram Room at the Clovis-Carver Library on July 10, 2011. There were two clans represented with 32 people attending. During visitation scrapbooks were viewed and family histories were exchanged followed by a potluck dinner with the invocation being given by Floretta Wood. The business meeting was called to order by President Regina Harris. A moment of silence was held for Jack Greathouse, Frank Greathouse Jr., T.M. Caldwell, Thelma Curtis, Vicki Greathouse,...
Altrusa Club of Portales The Altrusa International, Inc. Club of Portales met July 11 at noon in the Central Annex. President, Gaynelle Thomas, called the meeting to order. There were 24 members and three guests present. JoAnna Baker led the opening ceremonies. The minutes and treasurer’s report were approved. Dannah Brown gave the Altrusa Accent of the Reading is Fundamental program. Secret pals were thanked, and Judy White drew for the Queen of Hearts. The president reminded members to turn in their service hours for J...
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business From Ordinary to Extraordinary” by Frank Luntz offers specific lessons to illustrate nine essential principles of effective communication and examines how top performers win in all areas of human endeavor by mastering superb communication skills. “Bel-Air Dead” by Stuart Woods brings Stone Barrington into one of America’s wealthiest and most star-infested communities when a beautiful widow asks his help in finali...
Information on the power of dreams, cooking with figs and using fusible machine applique will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Wilny Audain is a motivational speaker and author. His book is called “Nuggets of Gold,” and he’s going to talk about the impossible dream and how we must dream first in order for anything or any goal to be within our reach. He says the same brain that has the power to dream has the power to make your dreams come true. He lives in Hialeah, Fla. Karl... Full story
Veteran sends well wishes to relatives Born in Tucumcari in 1963, retired Senior Master Sgt. Dave Aragon spent most of his early years as a Clovis resident, attending Lincoln Jackson Elementary School, Marshall Junior High School, then Clovis High School, graduating with the Class of 1982. Dave enlisted and entered the active duty Air Force on Jan. 10, 1983, with assignments in Spain, Hawaii, California, Georgia, and Utah. After serving 28 years and 20 days of honorable active service in defense of his country and the U.S.... Full story
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Sunday: 1-5 p.m., Dance. Monday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Daily activities, quilting and sewing, 1:30 p.m., Ice cream day. 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;... Full story
Last week, this columnist took you on an exploration of the beginnings of amusement parks, inspired by the annual trip to Wonderland with my grandchildren. This week, I'd like to continue that exploration, as we look at the Golden Age of amusement parks. The following information was researched by using primarily Wikipedia, and other sites under “Amusement Parks, History of." The modern age of the amusement park is often pegged to the Chicago World Columbian Exposition in 1893. Also in the 1890's, electric trolley cars w... Full story
I love a car show, the chrome, the gasoline, the stories and all those great car songs on the loudspeaker. As we got ready to hold the show on the square at Portales last week and we were thinking about the music. I told one of the car show planners I would burn a CD with some good car music on it. It turns out my collection was pretty weak. It appears I might be more of a train man from looking at my iTunes library. In my defense, I do have the song that topped several Internet lists of Top 100 car songs. That song would be...
LILIANA CASTILLO: Freedom New Mexico Tom Wade has been a barber for 52 years. When he moved to Clovis, he said there was little developed above 21st Street. Clovis resident Tom Wade, 74, has been a part of big things in Clovis. He worked with the Junior Chamber to turn Greene Acres Park Lake from a “swamp with weeds over your head” into a park where people want to spend time. Wade formed the Clovis Softball Association, which began with four teams and has grown to nearly 100. He recruited Guy Leeder into the CSA. Wade als... Full story
Golf course waste of our dollars I was in the audience the night Clovis city commissioners voted to purchase Chaparral Country Club for $2.81 million. The city took control of the golf course May 1. Not that much has improved since. The city has proven in the past it won’t spend the money necessary to have an exceptional golf course. The city is also paying a $13,000 lease per month until the final paperwork is signed and for fertilizer, electricity to run the irrigation pumps and labor. The people of Clovis deserve to k... Full story
FNM columnist and Air Force wife Loni Newby talks about the challenges of family outings:...
Freedom New Mexico Public opinion polls continue to show that strong majorities of Americans want their elected officials to crack down on illegal immigration. Furthermore, states are pushing ahead various proposals — such as requiring employers to use an E-Verify system to assure that workers they hire are in the United States legally. Yet a new study suggests that the illegal immigration situation continues to subside based on changing cultural attitudes in Mexico and a stagnant economy in the United States. Echoing... Full story
FNM columnist and Air Force wife Loni Newby talks about the challenges of family outings:...
Freedom New Mexico Public opinion polls continue to show that strong majorities of Americans want their elected officials to crack down on illegal immigration. Furthermore, states are pushing ahead various proposals — such as requiring employers to use an E-Verify system to assure that workers they hire are in the United States legally. Yet a new study suggests that the illegal immigration situation continues to subside based on changing cultural attitudes in Mexico and a stagnant economy in the United States. Echoing...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Rodeo The High Plains Junior Rodeo finals start today, all day, at the Curry County Events Center. Website of the day The revised Dora Consolidated Schools 2011-2012 calendar and elementary school supply list are available at http://www.doraschools.com/. Volleyball Kindergarten through eighth-grade students can participate in the Portales Rams Volleyball Camp through Wednesday at the Portales High School gym. Kindergartners through fourth-graders are set to... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Rodeo The High Plains Junior Rodeo finals start today, all day, at the Curry County Events Center. Website of the day The revised Dora Consolidated Schools 2011-2012 calendar and elementary school supply list are available at http://www.doraschools.com/. Volleyball Kindergarten through eighth-grade students can participate in the Portales Rams Volleyball Camp through Wednesday at the Portales High School gym. Kindergartners through fourth-graders are set to...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 5 a.m. July 5 an officer responded to the 200 block of Axtell Street for a report of vicious dogs. A woman said she and her husband were attacked by two dogs while they were in their yard, but her husband threw rocks at them until they were able to get away. She said a short time later she came out of her house to find the dogs attempting to fight with her dog. When one of...
According to the National Weather Service office in Albuquerque, the Portales and Clovis area received the following rainfall from Sunday through Friday: • 1.12 inches in Portales • 2.74 inches 3 miles west of Portales • 0.52 inches 10 1/2 miles west of Portales • 0.82 inches 8 miles east of Portales • 1.13 inches 4 miles east of Milnesand • 1.18 inches 15 miles north of Elida • 0.09 inches 13 miles north of Clovis • 0.87 inches 6 1/2 miles southeast of Clovis • 1.16 inches in...
Ticket prices and show times have been announced for the 2011 Clovis Music Festival. The festival is planned for Sept. 8 through 11 with the theme “The Biggest Little Music City in the World” and will be held at the Curry County Events Center Sept. 9 and 10. Sept. 8 the festival will open at 7 p.m. with the Buddy Holly Story at Marshall Middle School Auditorium. Concerts will be held Sept. 9 and 10, welcoming the music of Lonestar, Will Banister and the Mulberry Band, The Fireballs, The Liverpool Legends and Tommy All... Full story
Roosevelt County has been allotted $5,335 in Federal Emergency Management Agency money for non-disaster-related emergency food and shelter programs, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. The state government and 24 counties are to receive a total of $544,745 for the programs, according to the release. Curry County is to receive $11,448, and $3,441 is earmarked for Quay County....
The New Mexico Van of Enchantment mobile museum will be at the Eastern New Mexico University Blackwater Draw archaeological site July 30-31, according to a news release. The van is free with admission to the site. The van will be at the site from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The Van of Enchantment’s exhibits trace the construction, rise and decline of Route 66 through New Mexico from its inception in 1926 until it was decommissioned in 1985....
