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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Rev. Delmus Gillis is not one for being the center of attention. For someone whose job it is to speak in front of people, the irony wasn’t lost on the pastor of Clovis’ Bethlehem Baptist Church when he discussed the church’s latest community service project set for this weekend. “I’m not a big spotlight kind of person,” Gillis said. “I don’t like to be out front — it’s kind of an oxymoron for what I do, but I’m really not that kind of person. I just want to help people.” From 11 a.m....
Farming is an investment, not only of capitol and time, but of the soul. It is not an enterprise suited to dipping in a toe to check the water. It cannot be done halfway or in part. Most businesses can start in a place so small and a scale so reduced that the risk is almost irrelevant and the investment is more time than capitol. You can start building computers in your garage and gradually grow so large that I don’t even need to use any proper nouns and folks will still have an idea who I’m referring to. link Audra Bro...
STAFF REPORT Area law enforcement agencies are seeking participants for the annual Citizens Police Academy, with a 12-week instruction period beginning Sept. 20. The free program includes a class each Tuesday until Dec. 6, and is designed to give citizens a better understanding of officer challenges. Topics include criminal law, traffic law, investigations and domestic violence. There will be hands-on exercises in investigations, firearms and driving. The academy is free, with registration open until Aug. 26. Forms are...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Wednesday: • 4:32 a.m.: Motor vehicle theft - auto, 1200 block of North Lea Street. • 7:34 a.m.: Theft of identity, 400 block of Wrangler Way. • 11:05 a.m.: Leaving scene of crash with property damage, 400 block of Ross Street. • 12:34 p.m.: Failure to appear (felony), 900 block of Mitchell Street. • 2:25 p.m.: Larceny over $500, 1400 block of Wallace Street. • 3:03 p.m.: Forgery, 1300 block of East 11th S...
On this date ... 1976: F. H. Smotherman, who lived at Fourth and Walnut in Clovis, had a large garden that included corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, carrots, okra and more. The corn stalks were 12-feet high. Smotherman, 85, said he grew most of the food he ate, except for meat. He said he’d raise cattle in his yard, but “the city won’t let me.” link1956: Curry County commissioners announced new hours for office workers in the courthouse. Hours would be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. we...
For the many years I’ve been writing this column, I’ve tried to avoid being political, and I intend to keep trying. But I feel oddly at peace with making occasional comments that stand a good chance of making everybody — conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, red or blue, right-leaning or left-leaning, or just leaning half a bubble off of any kind of leaning — mad. link Curtis Shelburne Columnist A recent Gallup poll shows each of the two main presidential nominee...
It has been many years past but that Sunday night long ago is still clear in my mind. God knew all about me and my attitude. It was about 1963. The teenagers at church customarily all sat on the three back pews on the right side of the sanctuary. Of course as teenagers we did things during the church service that we should not have done. We passed notes, whispered and planned what we would do when Sunday night church was over. But that night a stranger walked in and I...
Editor’s note: The following story contains graphic accounts. Managing editor [email protected] Three of 10 charges were dropped Thursday morning before the start of a two-day trial for a Portales man accused of child molestation. The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office dropped charges regarding one of three victims that Marco Nunez, 28, allegedly inappropriately touched on multiple occasions from February through April of 2015. Assistant District Attorney Jake Boazman said he could not give reasons why the cha...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] With the first day of school getting underway in Portales today, teachers will be meeting and greeting the students that will be in their classes for the school year. Staff photo: Eamon Scarbrough Portales High School Science Teacher Jack Willis readies a projector for a presentation Thursday in preparation for the first day of school. Classes for Portales Municipal Schools begin today. In order to make the next year a positive...
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By Kurt Munz-Raper STAFF WRITER [email protected] For Portales residents, the unity and patriotism associated with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is what sticks out as the games finish in the first week. Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) Business Administration Student Bret Greeno and Portales resident Michelle Chavez said the Olympics are a great time for multiple nations to come together for a positive event. Portales Municipal Schools District Literacy Coach Robbie Carpenter and Roosevelt County Deputy Treasurer...
Farming is an investment, not only of capitol and time, but of the soul. It is not an enterprise suited to dipping in a toe to check the water. It cannot be done halfway or in part. Most businesses can start in a place so small and a scale so reduced that the risk is almost irrelevant and the investment is more time than capitol. You can start building computers in your garage and gradually grow so large that I don’t even need to use any proper nouns and folks will still h...
On this date ... 1976: F. H. Smotherman, who lived at Fourth and Walnut in Clovis, had a large garden that included corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, carrots, okra and more. The corn stalks were 12-feet high. Smotherman, 85, said he grew most of the food he ate, except for meat. He said he’d raise cattle in his yard, but “the city won’t let me.” 1956: Curry County commissioners announced new hours for office workers in the courthouse. Hours would be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. we...
What if I told you that the most powerful woman in the world is not Hillary Clinton? In a global best-seller, the most powerful woman speaks but a few words. Soldiers, artists, actors, government officials, rich and poor, even Olympic medalists, call upon her. She is the subject of a signature work by famous Italian sculptor Michelangelo. Football passes in her honor have been said to save games. She is said to have saved sailors from sea storms and inspired architecture....
Today • Child Find screenings — 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Dora schools. Development checks for ages 0-5. Information: 575-477-2211 Tuesday • Child Find screenings — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fort Sumner schools. Development checks for ages 0-5. Information: 575-355-7766 • Portales City Commission meeting — 6:30 p.m. in commission room at Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 Ongoing • Open tennis courts — 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays all summer at Portales Junior High School for ages 13 and up • Farmer...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Thursday’s Clovis City Commission special meeting regarding property and concession at the Clovis Municipal Airport never got off the ground. The special session, which was slated to begin at 5:15 p.m., was preceded by an executive session that began at 4:30 p.m., with the topic being threatened litigation. At approximately 5:45 p.m. City Manager Larry Fry entered the north annex of the Clovis-Carver Library and announced to those in attendance there would be no meeting — with the vast majori...
Staff Writer [email protected] The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce, Clovis Industrial Development Corporation and the Committee of Fifty are teaming up to express gratitude to the men and women of Cannon Air Force Base, as the 29th annual Cannon Appreciation Day event is slated to get underway Friday at 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Unity Park. Organizers said the effort is open to all active duty military members and dependents, retirees and base civilian personnel. “Cannon Appreciation Day is such an important o...
For the many years I’ve been writing this column, I’ve tried to avoid being political, and I intend to keep trying. But I feel oddly at peace with making occasional comments that stand a good chance of making everybody — conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, red or blue, right-leaning or left-leaning, or just leaning half a bubble off of any kind of leaning — mad. A recent Gallup poll shows each of the two main presidential nominees coming in with an “unfavo...
STAFF REPORT St. Helen Catholic Church is hosting their annual fiesta Sept. 9-11 to raise money for the church with fun activities, food and raffle drawings. Fiesta Co-chair Emma Britton said the weekend event is the only annual fundraiser the church holds. File photo St. Helen Catholic Church is hosting their annual Fiesta Sept. 9-11 at the church. The event will include games, food and kids activities, plus the newly added reverse raffle. “We celebrate the feast day of o...
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Nathan Barkocy was almost killed in January when a car plowed into him, a cycling teammate and their coach on an Albuquerque street. Seven months later, after intensive rehabilitation and surgery, he struggles with things that used to come easy, such as honors schoolwork, because of the traumatic brain injury he suffered. And he’s lucky – as well as determined. Through July of this year, two cyclists, 29 motorcyclists and 44 pedestrians have been killed on New Mexico roads. Nathan used to dream of being a professional cyclist...
I can relate when someone gets upset about laws being used against them — especially the phony laws that have nothing to do with protecting life, liberty, or property. To me, this is the height of uncivil behavior. Kent McManigal If someone has a problem with me, and goes behind my back instead of bringing the problem to me first, I can’t take them seriously. Involving the law seems, to me, a cowardly act. They skipped right past being an adult and ran to tell Mommy. Or Big...
The president of the United States also serves as the titular head of his political party, and our current president is no exception. What is unusual is the unprecedented way Barack Obama has jumped into the political fray. He functions as a political attack dog against the Republican candidate. Rube Render It is an undeniable fact of life that while every mother harbors dreams of her child growing up to be president, no mother wants her child to be anything as despicable as...
Old Glory should only fly half-staff per proper tradition Although the abuse is not surprising, given this administration’s disregard for every tradition, rule or law in this country, I am sick to death of the perpetual flying of the American flag at half-staff every time someone gets shot, there is a terrorist attack in this or another country or someone in the federal government breaks a nail. According to the National Flag Foundation, “…the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the Unite...
By: Ryan Galloway Staff Writer [email protected] Tradition runs deep in Melrose. As the 2016 Old Timers Day begins today with a music festival at 7 p.m., this year’s events will carry on the tradition Melrose Chamber of Commerce President Vicky Chambers says has been going since 1954. She recounts that it started, mainly, as an event to bring the community together. People would get together after the wheat harvest and before the maize harvest, and meet under the old M...
