Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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We very nearly collected a specimen in the grill as my wife and I headed out to the naturalist talk on birding at Oasis State Park recently. “Bob White quail” I told my wife as I slowed to let the juvenile birds cross the highway. She missed them. Karl Terry My wife has long accused me of making up answers when it comes to identifying birds and critters in the countryside or our own backyard. But I think she completely believed every word the naturalist had to say. I just nee...
Matching tops and bottoms are definitely not a thing of the past. Whether it’s a cropped top short set or a ladies pants suit, ladies and gents alike can reach back into time and pull out some of their favorite two-piece looks. NiekaStyle In workout gear, you may have noticed more two-piece leggings with complementary cropped-top pieces. One of the most popular looks for spring and summer has been the ribbed top and matching skirt. It’s light weight cotton texture is bre... Full story
Matching tops and bottoms are definitely not a thing of the past. Whether it’s a cropped top short set or a ladies pants suit, ladies and gents alike can reach back into time and pull out some of their favorite two-piece looks. NiekaStyle In workout gear, you may have noticed more two-piece leggings with complementary cropped-top pieces. One of the most popular looks for spring and summer has been the ribbed top and matching skirt. It’s light weight cotton texture is bre...
Information on making double slider cards and using Paintstiks to embellish garments will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Creative Living Diane Tunnell is an Independent Demonstrator with Stampin’ Up!, and she’s going to demonstrate how to make a double slider card, focusing on cutting the pieces needed and then gluing it together. She lives in Clovis. Laura Murray is a quilter, author and d... Full story
Information on making double slider cards and using Paintstiks to embellish garments will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Diane Tunnell is an Independent Demonstrator with Stampin’ Up!, and she’s going to demonstrate how to make a double slider card, focusing on cutting the pieces needed and then gluing it together. She lives in Clovis. Laura Murray is a quilter, author and designe... Full story
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class; 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance; 1 p.m. pinochle; 5 p.m. business meeting; 5:30 potluck; 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. exercise equipment; 10 a.m. beg. line dance; 1 p.m. pinochle; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool; 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class; 10 a.m. sew days; 1 p.m. crafts; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure; 8:30 a.m. egg, gravy and biscuits $4; 8:30 a.m. kalei...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class; 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance; 1 p.m. pinochle; 5 p.m. business meeting; 5:30 potluck; 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. exercise equipment; 10 a.m. beg. line dance; 1 p.m. pinochle; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool; 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class; 10 a.m. sew days; 1 p.m. crafts; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure; 8:30 a.m. egg, gravy and biscuits $4; 8:30 a.m. kalei...
Staff Writer [email protected] An investigator hired to look into a hostile-work environment allegation at Curry County in May found the claim was “baseless and completely unjustifiable.” Curry County Commissioner Chet Spear made the claim, according to documents released last week by county officials in response to a public information request filed by the Clovis News Journal. Universal Investigation Services of Albuquerque was paid $1,943.63 to conduct the probe. “The primary focus of this investigation was in regar...
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A short drive from Clovis / Portales, about 104 miles and just under tw0 hours from Clovis, is the small community of Santa Rosa, offering visitors a great weekend getaway. Photo by Eric Gunther via Wikimedia Commons Blue Hole in Santa Rosa is fed by an underground source and is a constant 62 degrees. Here, along Interstate 40, is where historic Route 66 has been a door to the West, and Santa Rosa has always welcomed visitors due to its natural sources of water. This...
A short drive from Clovis / Portales, about 104 miles and just under two hours from Clovis, is the small community of Santa Rosa, offering visitors a great weekend getaway. Photo by Eric Gunther via Wikimedia Commons Blue Hole in Santa Rosa is fed by an underground source and is a constant 62 degrees. Here, along Interstate 40, is where historic Route 66 has been a door to the West, and Santa Rosa has always welcomed visitors due to its natural sources of water. This...
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The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library Silence by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin weaves together the stories of several characters as they struggle in new lives in Occupied Japan after World War II. As part of the occupation, they find shortages of food and medical supplies, plus discrimination and mistrust, especially toward Japanese Americans who have been forced to repatriate. Despite difficulties, the characters find the inner strength and resiliency that they need to survive. The... Full story
The following books are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library Silence by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin weaves together the stories of several characters as they struggle in new lives in Occupied Japan after World War II. As part of the occupation, they find shortages of food and medical supplies, plus discrimination and mistrust, especially toward Japanese Americans who have been forced to repatriate. Despite difficulties, the characters find the inner strength and resiliency that they need to survive. The...
While having lunch with Ron Barker and friends at a Mexican restaurant sporting mounted deer heads in my east Texas hometown of Mt. Vernon last week, Barker serenaded us with “Kill a Moose for Jesus.” Legendary for his humor and practical jokes (he brought Vienna sausage, beans, crackers, pudding and a small, red bottled Coke to lunch) — and once paid his water bill with 8,000 pennies — Barker wrote the tongue-in-cheek song about a 1980s Methodist fundraiser. Wendel Sloan ...
While having lunch with Ron Barker and friends at a Mexican restaurant sporting mounted deer heads in my east Texas hometown of Mt. Vernon last week, Barker serenaded us with “Kill a Moose for Jesus.” Wendel Sloan Legendary for his humor and practical jokes (he brought Vienna sausage, beans, crackers, pudding and a small, red bottled Coke to lunch) — and once paid his water bill with 8,000 pennies — Barker wrote the tongue-in-cheek song about a 1980s Methodist fundrai... Full story
I knew when I went home to see family, I’d spend a morning caddying for my dad on our town’s nine-hole golf course. My dad thought differently. Wilson “Your clubs are in the car,” he said, which was a surprise to me because I’d never owned clubs. “I found a cheap left-handed club set on eBay, so you don’t have to caddy.” That’s when two truths were revealed. My dad and I have different ideas of cheap, and being left-handed was always my excuse to not play golf. We got to the c...
I knew when I went home to see family, I’d spend a morning caddying for my dad on our town’s nine-hole golf course. My dad thought differently. “Your clubs are in the car,” he said, which was a surprise to me because I’d never owned clubs. “I found a cheap left-handed club set on eBay, so you Kevin Wilson don’t have to caddy.” That’s when two truths were revealed. My dad and I have different ideas of cheap, and being left-handed was always my excuse to not play golf. We got...
Supporters of Curry County Commissioner Chet Spear love his aggressive style of questioning every nickel charged to taxpayers. They also love his attention to detail — the man checks documents for typographical errors — and his overall obsession with his job as an elected official. His critics see a conspiracy theorist in a tinfoil hat who chases shiny things and can’t distinguish a forest fire from a backyard barbecue. Count us among his critics. Curry County commissioners last week reluctantly released a report from an in...
The Democratic National Committee website tells us: “Democrats believe that we’re greater together than we are on our own — that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules.” Apparently, that lofty statement doesn’t apply when party bosses need to rig the system to help a Clinton, even promising federal appointments to big donors before the votes are in. So while the DNC would have the focus of its email scandal be on who leaked them — they say no... Full story
Staff photo: Douglas Clark Jaye Crockett fires a toss at a fellow combatant during a water balloon fight Saturday during the Jaye Rock Athletics picnic at Hillcrest Park. Staff Writer [email protected] Jaye Crockett was born into a loving family that has supported him in all manner of endeavors, so when the former Clovis High School and Texas Tech University and current European basketball league standout was afforded the opportunity to give love back to the community, he...
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Managing Editor [email protected] Some pilots housing planes at Clovis Municipal Airport plan to buy their fuel elsewhere next week — not out of necessity, but because they’re upset that the city of Clovis is effectively taking over fuel sales from a private business. The city plans to take over fuel operations from Blue Sky Aviation, with Monday the final day of a 60-day termination notice sent by the city on June 9. The letter, sent from City Attorney David Richards, notes that Clovis Municipal Airport and the city hav...
Staff report Clovis city officials held a routine, but potentially important meeting Friday afternoon with an eye toward future projects where outside funding might be the difference between dreaming and done. The Clovis-Carver Public Library played host to a meeting for its Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plan. The meeting for public input was sparsely attended and lasted less than 10 minutes. It was run by Garry Johnson, a grant writer for the city, and attended by City Manager Larry Fry, Assistant City Manager...
On this date ... 1956: Melrose residents were preparing for a 50th anniversary celebration for their town. Officials planned to honor old-timers, including former Gov. T.J. Mabry, who homesteaded at St. Vrain, and Rev. Thurman Harris who “came as a lad in knee pants with his parents to a homestead in the Rocklake community northwest of here,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Roping contests and fiddle playing contests were expected to highlight the festivities. 1946: State highway commissioners had awarded contracts tot... Full story
