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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Much like last year, the Portales Rams dominated their first two opponents and are sitting at 2-0. Next up for Portales is the three-hour drive to Las Vegas to face the West Las Vegas Dons, a team that closely resembles the Rams in more ways than just an identical 2-0 record. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Senior running back Darion Ontiveros runs back a kickoff during practice. In two games Ontiveros has scored six total touchdowns. “Honestly, t...
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On this date ... Sept. 9 1971: Cook’s Department Store was conducting business as usual after a Tucumcari man killed himself in front of the Clovis store a day earlier. Witnesses said Boyd Ivan Webb, 36, shot himself in the neck with a shotgun after holding a shopper hostage. The woman, Barbara Blasdel who lived at Cannon Air Force Base, said she was approaching Cook’s when Webb brandished the gun and told her to stay with him. Blasdel said Webb wanted her to “get the sheri...
Sports Editor [email protected] Whichever high school football power rankings are looked at, one thing is clear: Two of the state’s best will go head to head as Clovis hosts Rio Rancho Friday night. The Wildcats (2-0) are coming off wins against Hobbs (46-10) and Carlsbad (34-14) while the Rams are coming off drummings of Mayfield (34-7) and Americas (31-7). Friday’s matchup should be an explosive one no matter the outcome. Both teams feature a power-run offense. The Wil...
Correspondent photo: Christopher Cook Clovis’ Thomas Gallegos splits the defense up the middle while Hunter St. John throws a hard hit on the Cavemen....
SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico women’s soccer team was handed its second straight loss Thursday night, falling to Adams State 2-0. After playing the Grizzlies (2-1) to a 0-0 half time draw, the Greyhounds (0-2-1) seemingly lost their composure in the second half, giving up two goals on defense and stalling on the offensive end. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Eastern New Mexico freshman defender Naomi Abeyta battles an Adams State player for...
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SPORTS WRITER [email protected] The Texico Wolverines haven’t exactly gotten off to the kind of start they would have liked this season. Meantime, Fort Sumner has come out of the gates strong. The two old-time rivals get together for the fourth time in the last five years on Friday at Texico in a 7 p.m. start. The Class 2A Foxes (2-0) have already whipped Class 4A New Mexico Military (34-20) and Class 3A Santa Rosa (31-6) while the 3A Wolverines (0-2) have managed only six points so far in road losses to 4A Portales a...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] It was a good day to be a Portales Ram as both the boys and girls soccer teams dispatched Lovington on the pitch in make-up games from Tuesday’s weather cancellations. In Portales, Lady Rams senior Hunter Royston needed just three minutes to give her team a quick lead against Lovington, and then made her team wait until overtime before sending them home happy. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales Lady Rams coach Ruben Tellez congratulates h...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico hopes to expand a program for children with a challenge grant offering. The Carl C. Anderson, Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation has offered a $20,000 grant to the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, according to food bank Executive Director Dianna Hernandez. Hernandez said to receive the grant, the food bank must raise $20,000 to match the grant and total $40,000 toward their Backpack Program...
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STAFF REPORT Portales city councilors approved a resolution authorizing presenting an application for funding to the New Mexico Finance Authority for approval. According to Public Works Director John DeSha, the funding, which would come from the New Mexico Water Trust Board, would go towards rehabilitation of the city’s Johnson Hill water storage tanks. “What this is is a resolution from the council allowing me to pursue forward with an application for $3 million dollars from the Water Trust Board,” he said. “The two tanks a...
I was sitting on the couch with Mom when the late night breaking news of Princess Diana’s death broke in 1997. This past weekend, Mom and I watched round-the-clock coverage of another iconic death, that of Juan Gabriel. And we also watched the canonization of the iconic Mother Teresa. Mom and I have shared many of these tragic moments in television history, and also, with the latter, some blessed moments. Mother Teresa is now officially a saint. And the late Mexican Elvis P... Full story
With my son John Scott’s heart issues, I have been thinking about “hearts” much of the time these last few weeks. The Bible has hundreds of scriptures in regard to “hearts.” But I like especially Psalm 73:26: “ My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” That tells me that even though a heart may be weak, the Maker, God, gives it spiritual strength from day to day to go on. So the question is: Is God the strength of your heart... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] They don’t call her “Big Mama” for nothing. Melanie Shankle is a public speaker and New York Times best-selling author, but her thousands of followers know her as “Big Mama.” Tonight, hundreds of her Clovis fans will gather to meet the writer behind “The Big Mama Blog” as she hosts a local women’s conference. The conference, entitled “Becoming the Woman God Made You to Be,” is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Nor...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Although they share the same space, seniors at the Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis said they get the opportunity to know each other better through Bible study discussion. The newly founded Bible studies are part of an outreach by First United Methodist Church in Portales to reach out to seniors in the Clovis community, according to Pastor Keith Wilks, who also leads the Bible studies. “There is a difference when being w...
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Hallelujah, it’s raining water. You might notice a slight uptick in the mouth-corners of your favorite farmer or rancher. There is only one thing pretty much guaranteed to have that effect and it’s moisture falling from the sky. But don’t fear, while they may be moving a little faster and more likely to tell a joke than a horror story, they will still want to talk about the weather. Rain or shine, wind or snow, dry or drowning, we always want to discuss it. Not in vague terms... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] The Clovis City Commission may take another look at a state-constructed shooting range at Ned Houk Park. During Thursday’s commission meeting, Clovis Mayor David Lansford introduced the idea of a revamped plan that would be discussed at the body’s next meeting. “I’d like to ask commissioners to consider bringing back to the agenda the Ned Houk Park sports shooting range issue,” he said. “I’ve had some conversations with some commissioners and with staff and had some exploratory work on wheth...
STAFF REPORT For 40 years, Al Ordonez has called Roosevelt County his home. He moved to New Mexico at the age of 30 after growing up in Mexico and spent the first 20 years in Portales, working as a farmer and on a dairy ranch before he retired. A typical day for Ordonez is to come to the Portales Senior Center, shoot a few games of pool and then head to work. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Al Ordonez shoots a game of pool at the Portales Senior Recreation Center Thursday morning....
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico hopes to expand a program for children with a challenge grant offering. The Carl C. Anderson, Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation has offered a $20,000 grant to the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, according to food bank Executive Director Dianna Hernandez. Hernandez said to receive the grant, the food bank must raise $20,000 to match the grant and total $40,000 toward their Backpack...
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