Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Most people think of slavery as an evil from the past, at least in America and other “first world” places. Yet it’s still all around us, only in slightly modified form. Libertarians are the modern-day abolitionists seeking to change this. Is slavery OK if you believe the slave would die without being owned and controlled? After all, the slave master feeds, clothes and houses his human property so they will continue to live and be useful to him. A dead slave is of no use to any... Full story
Recently I read a brief bit of information that explained how Christmas carols were invented to tell the story of the Nativity to people who couldn’t read. I had never heard it described quite that way before, but it struck me as very plausible. While I have always enjoyed Christmas songs, I’m talking here about Christmas carols and I believe there is a difference. Rube Render Bing Crosby did a wonderful job singing “White Christmas,” but it takes a full blown choir to real...
Local columnist link Audra Brown Don’t spit into the wind. Good advice and, in this part of the world, we all know somebody who spits, and we dang sure know about the wind. There’s a lot of good advice out there. Here’s the trite wisdom for the day, brought to you by our proud sponsor, experience: Chain the gate. That’s it. Three words that will save you more trouble than you can count, even if you can count quite high. Ignore this advice at your own risk. It applies to ever... Full story
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Sandy Chancey is executive director of Eastern Plains Council of Governments. We asked her about changes in the association of county and municipal governments that includes public entities in Curry, De Baca, Quay and Roosevelt counties. link Sandy Chancey How has EPCOG’s role changed over the past two or three years? EPCOG’s role has changed considerably. There are more needs and the communities look to the councils of governments (COGs) for assistance, whether it be loc...
Saturday • Craft bazaar fundraiser — 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Portales Church of God, 1427 East Amazon. Ongoing • 7 Deadly Sins, ENMU student juried art exhibition — Through Jan. 30, ENMU Golden Library. Admission: free. Information: Bryan Hahn 575-562-2778. The to do list publishes daily and features non-recurring public meetings and entertainment options of interest to Roosevelt County residents. To suggest a listing, contact 575-356-4481 or e-mail: [email protected]... Full story
Editor link David Stevens Editor’s note: This is one in a series of columns looking back at regional news in 2014. It will continue through Jan. 1. Sometimes you just have to shake your head. Some of the weirdest news we reported in 2014: • Sin came to Curry County in the fall. Former Texas high school basketball star Dwight McDonald in June made known his plans to open a strip club near Clovis Community College, outside the city limits. Facebook pages were launched in pro...
A brief look at some of the top stories in 2014: Pumpkins stolen Summary: Portales made national headlines in September when juveniles raided a small pumpkin patch cared for by youngsters at Eastern New Mexico University’s Child Development Center. Lara Vaughan, the school’s master teacher, said the students had studied pumpkins, weeded the area and watered them since they were spouts. School officials found the handful of pumpkins missing and vines destroyed when they came to work Sept. 7. Notable: Elaine Gard, the center’s...
Getting health care access to rural/low-income New Mexico requires creative collaboration. It happened when psychologists were given prescribing privileges like their M.D. psychiatrist colleagues. And when Gov. Susana Martinez put together incentives to attract more nurse practitioners. And when various provider groups embraced telemedicine. Because expecting throngs of doctors and dentists, specialists and oral surgeons to take their expensive educations and medical equipment to communities with one stoplight is a false... Full story
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Staff writer [email protected] link Derek Major: Staff photo Wynella Shaw, front, helps serve food for the Christmas Day luncheon at El Rancho. Most restaurants were closed on Christmas Day, but cars lined up early Thursday morning at the El Rancho to take part in restaurant's annual Christmas luncheon. “We’ve been doing this for 11 years now,” said Joey Garcia, whose family opened the restaurant in 1989. “Me and my wife had come to know the Lord and just wanted to know ho... Full story
Local columnist I read an article this past week on what rich parents buy their children for Christmas. Someone bought their child a gold Game Boy for $30,000. Diamond pacifiers are popular at $17,000 each. For children old enough to drive, a Ferrari 612 Scagletti — for $500,000 — is an option. Finally there is an extreme playground set fashioned like an outpost in the wilderness for $122,730. My question is: What example do we set for our children if they believe that only ex...
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Staff writer [email protected] Most restaurants in Portales were closed on Christmas Day. But cars lined up early Thursday morning at the El Rancho restaurant as it hosted its annual free luncheon. Portales came together to celebrate the holiday and help those who are less fortunate. “We’ve been doing this for 11 years now,” said Joey Garcia, who has owned El Rancho since 1989. “Me and my wife have come to know the Lord and just wanted to know how to serve him. So we thou...
Local columnist “The king of Christmas.” That’s what some of my kids called me the other day. It’s a world-class compliment, and I way more than halfway hope they’re way more than halfway right. But surely it’s far too strong a statement. No borderline blasphemy is intended. There’s only one King of Christmas. But, loving him, I do indeed love this time of year. I’ve found that the more my hope is centered on the real Reason for the season and the more I focus on that marvelo...
Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. boss this holiday season got the best of me i turned into a cheese-a-holic i don t know if you know it or not but church folk can throw some outlandish food parties this time of the year visions of cheesecakes cheese crackers and cheese rolls danced in my head on their way to my tummy it s joyous time of the year says i - with my mouth... Full story
Local columnist Don’t spit into the wind. Good advice and, in this part of the world, we all know somebody who spits, and we dang sure know about the wind. There’s a lot of good advice out there. Here’s the trite wisdom for the day, brought to you by our proud sponsor, experience: Chain the gate. link Audra Brown That’s it. Three words that will save you more trouble than you can count, even if you can count quite high. Ignore this advice at your own risk. It applies to every possible combination of gate and chain (such t...
Editor’s note: Steve Gamble has been president of Eastern New Mexico University since August of 2001. Prior to ENMU, Gamble, who earned a doctorate degree in U.S. history from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, also worked seven years as vice president for academic affairs at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, and taught at Angelo State University. We talked with him about the state of higher education. Question: What do you see as the biggest needs/ requests/ goals for the variety of students who choose to attend Eas...
Editor Editor’s note: This is one in a series of columns looking back at regional news in 2014. It will continue through Jan. 1. Sometimes you just have to shake your head. link David Stevens Some of the weirdest news we reported in 2014: • Sin came to Curry County in the fall. Former Texas high school basketball star Dwight McDonald in June made known his plans to open a strip club near Clovis Community College, outside the city limits. Facebook pages were launched in pro... Full story
On this date … 1972: Nineteen people were killed, most of them high school students, in a bus-truck crash on a narrow bridge 10 miles east of Fort Sumner. The victims were all associated with Woodlawn Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. They were on a holiday ski retreat, headed for a resort near Taos. President Lyndon Johnson attended the memorial service for what remains one of the worst traffic accidents in New Mexico history. A memorial granite stone remains at the church today. 1964: Dr. George W. Prothro, a Clovis p... Full story
Staff report A former Clovis resident said she was dismayed to find out her mother was robbed close to Christmas. Candace Johnson said her mother, Mildred Tyler, was at work Tuesday when a thief picked a back door lock at her house on Dartmouth Street and quickly made off with a television, laptop computer and jewelry a theft of at least $1,000. Johnson, who lives in Hawaii because her husband is stationed there with the Navy, said she found out about the robbery from a phone call and wanted to at least get the word out. “My...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] For the city of Clovis, 2014 started as a year in which many important issues were up in the air — or in one case, not in the air at all. A new carrier at the Clovis Municipal Airport and an election in which two new residents joined the City Commission were some of the highlights for the year, which also included discussions on water supply. The votes are in In all, 10 people ran for four seats on the commission, with much of the campaign talk steered toward the city’s $1.8 million investme...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] There was no snow to be found on the streets and driveways of Clovis, but it was Christmas all the same down on L Casillas Boulevard on Thursday afternoon. A volunteer opens the door at the Lighthouse Mission, and greets the new attendee with a “Merry Christmas” before a volunteer hands them a plate of food. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Volunteer Malaki Henry, 11, portions out butter for Christmas lunch plates Thursday at the Lighthouse Mis...
