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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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link Judy Brandon Columnist Religion columnist It is a puzzle why certain childhood memories stay fixed in our minds. A fond memory of my childhood centers on the long drive in our ‘54 sky blue Chevy to one of the little country churches in Missouri where Daddy used to preach on Sundays. We alternated between two churches because Daddy was considered a “half-time” preacher at both churches. Even at my young age of 6, those drives through the Missouri hills made an impre...
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 i think i might have mentioned this before but life ain t easy under a church pew the heathen alley cats have declared war on me they climb up on the window ledge outside the church and sneer at me through the stained glass windows it s unnerving boss and sometimes makes my little tail quiver and not only that but the church custo...
Clovis police, sheriff and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday • 1:24 a.m.: Animal complaint, Grand Avenue and Ross Street. • 7:14 a.m.: Dispute in progress, 300 block of Upsilon Street. • 7:40 a.m.: Animal complaint, 100 block of Commerce Way. • 8:13 a.m.: Public affray, 5100 block of North Thornton Street. • 8:23 a.m.: Situation check, Wheaton Street and Highway 60/84. • 8:30 a.m.: Animal complaint, 2600 block of North Main Street. • 8:41 a.m.: Welfare check, State Road 209 and County Road 17. • 8:53 a.m.: Suspicious...
Today Carlos Mencia Live — 8 p.m., General admission tickets $37.50 each, Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-935-5000. Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Board meeting — 9 a.m., Assembly Room, City Hall. Information: 575-769-7828. Saturday Indoor Flea Market — 7 a.m., Serving breakfast $6 adult & $2.50 child, Booths available, American Legion Auxiliary Post 25, 2400 W. Seventh St. Information: Rebecca Martinez 575-777-1581 or Gloria Lopez 575-799-5977 Trek for Trash — 8 a.m., Parks & Recreation, 500 Sycamor...
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link Courtesy photo The Steel Magnolias will perform a free concert Saturday night at Clovis’ Central Christian Church. STAFF REPORT A night of southern gospel music is set for Clovis this weekend, as the Steel Magnolias are coming to Clovis. The San Marcos, Texas-based group is scheduled to perform 7 p.m. Saturday at Central Christian Church as part of a whirlwind 10-day stretch of it’s “READY!” Mission Tour through New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and Arizona. The fall tour inclu... Full story
PROJECTS EDITOR [email protected] Rumblings of personnel problems at the Curry County jail went unanswered Thursday during a special County Commission meeting. Curry County Manager Lance Pyle declined to answer questions about charges of nepotism at the jail raised by community activist Josefita Griego. Griego said she learned from undisclosed sources that Jail Administrator Tori Sandoval was recently suspended two weeks without pay for hiring two relatives. Griego told commissioners about her concerns during the public...
Curry County Commissioners took the following action a meeting Thursday: • Approved an agreement with Melrose for road rehabilitation. • Approved the transfer of $31, 978 to the road fund to complete road rehabilitation in Melrose. • Approved a contract with Stevens Construction for hauling and delivery of caliche. • Approved a resolution supporting eight legislative priorities submitted by the New Mexico Association of Counties for the upcoming session of the Legislature. - Compiled by Projects Editor Robin Fornoff...
link Courtesy photo: Leslie Scroggins Wildcadettes march during the annual Christmas Lights Parade down Main Street in the 1980s . By Kevin Wilson CNJ STAFF WRITER [email protected] As far as extracurricular programs go at Clovis, none match the stability of the football program, with just 10 coaches since 1922 and just three coaches since 1970. Next on the list? Look no further than the Wildcadettes, a tight-knit program that has just four head coaches in the 42 years...
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Staff report A man accused of leading State Police on a high speed chase through residential Clovis faces seven felony and six misdemeanor charges. Joseph Foster, 34, blew several stop signs and a flashing red light at Manana and Thornton streets during the estimated three-minute chase early Wednesday before crashing his car through a backyard fence near Sandia and Manana, according to a state police report. Patrolman Kylie Lowe said at 2:16 a.m. he spotted Foster near Fifth and Ross and attempted to stop him for a seatbelt v... Full story
link Rube Render Local columnist Tommy Vietor, who rose from van driver during the Obama campaign to National Security Council spokesman, once remarked that President Obama preferred to have the Presidential Daily Briefing delivered to him at his residence each morning rather than having the information briefed to him. Obama did not need face-to-face briefings because, according to Vietor, Obama was “among the most sophisticated consumers of intelligence on the planet.” It...
link Kent Mcmanigal Local columnist Most people are more libertarian than they’ll admit. After all, they buy things from the store rather than steal. They ask instead of demand. They try to avoid resorting to violence as long as they are given any choice. And most people are in favor of self defense when faced with someone who refuses to live by the same rules. For that matter, most people actually live in a condition of anarchy in their daily lives. No one tells them who t...
As if the battle over whether to spend more on early childhood education and expand preschool in New Mexico isn’t heated enough, here’s another wrinkle to give advocates for children a headache. Preschool might be too late to close the achievement gap between poorer families and their middle- and upper-class counterparts. Researchers in the 1990s found that children from poor families heard roughly 30 million fewer words than more affluent children by their fourth birthdays. This “word gap” is being pointed to as one major r... Full story
link Kitsana Dounglomchan Local columnist Thousands of years ago, if you wanted to kill someone who meant to do you harm, you had to use your hands to protect yourself. But at some point, a creative man — or maybe a chimpanzee — picked up a rock and realized that by using this it would be an even more effective way to kill. And thus the first advancement in military technology was made. We’ve been trying to distance and remove ourselves from the battlefield ever since. All t... Full story
Staff report Eastern New Mexico University’s choir has been invited to perform next summer on hallowed ground — at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Jason Paulk, director of choral activities and associate professor of music at ENMU, said the MidAmerica Productions company, which promotes ensembles all over the world, invited ENMU to be a feature performer at Carnegie Hall on June 14. Paulk said the Portales university singers were invited because of previous successful performances. “Touring is really important for our student... Full story
Today • Any Given Monday — 7 p.m., Eastern New Mexico University’s Studio Theatres. ENMU students free with student ID and general admission is $5. Information: 575-562-2377 Saturday • Oktoberfest — 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., First and Third on Main Street. Information: 575-607-9261 • City of Portales Cultural Affairs Committee canned food drive — 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., South Main and Second Street. Bring in at least four cans and receive a ticket to enter a drawing that will be held at the end of the day. All cans will be donated to lo...
Police blotter Wednesday • 1:54 a.m.: suspicious circumstances, 600 block, West 14th Street • 7:19 a.m.: animal complaint, 800 block, West 16th Street • 7:20 a.m.: animal complaint, 1900 block, Avenue K • 8:58 a.m.: civil matter, 1000 block, West Second Street • 10:30 a.m.: trespass in progress, 1300 block, East Third Street • 11:45 a.m.: burglary report, 800 block, East Third Street • 1:49 p.m.: traffic hazard, 1000 block, West First Street • 1:55 p.m.: breaking and entering, 1500 block, South Avenue E • 3:43 p.m.: alarm...
link Patti Dobson Religion columnist October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For the past 15 years, I’ve worn pink on Oct. 1 in honor of my mother. Catherine Eileen “Kitty” Dobson died of breast cancer on July 19, 1999. That day is etched forever in my mind. I had moved into my new house the previous evening, and didn’t have phone service. My stepdad couldn’t contact me, so he went to my dad’s house (they live across the street from one another), and Dad drove across town to...
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link Joshua Lucero: Staff photo City of Portales Public Works Director John DeSha goes over plans for the city’s new wastewater treatment plant Thursday afternoon at City Hall. DeSha said the plant’s construction is 30-percent complete. Staff report Construction of the new wastewater treatment plant and reuse facility is moving along smoothly, according to city officials. Portales Public Works Director John DeSha said construction of the $27 million plant is on schedule. The...
ENMU Communications Chloe Hammock is playing a character a lot like herself … but different. Sarah is “a philosophy major that wants to get to the bottom of things; wants to know the cause and effect,” Hammock said. “She’s a very strong independent female character. “The subject matter and themes of this play are intriguing. I’ve never done anything so dark. It’s offensive and says what you don’t want to hear. This show is very different.” “Any Given Monday” began a four-day run Thursday at Eastern New Mexico University’s...
The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. All commissioners and Mayor David Lansford were present. All action items listed passed on unanimous votes. • The commission accepted a letter from City Manager Joe Thomas detailing his retirement plans and outlining his strategy. Thomas plans to retire Nov. 1, 2015. He will stay on as city manager until a successor is picked, and assume the role of interim assistant city manager to assist with state Legislature and transition i... Full story
link Kitsana Dounglomchan Local columnist Thousands of years ago, if you wanted to kill someone who meant to do you harm, you had to use your hands to protect yourself. But at some point, a creative man — or maybe a chimpanzee — picked up a rock and realized that by using this it would be an even more effective way to kill. And thus the first advancement in military technology was made. We’ve been trying to distance and remove ourselves from the battlefield ever since. All t... Full story
