Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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By the time tonight is over, Curry and Roosevelt counties might be holdouts no more. The last dry counties in New Mexico have ballot questions that would essentially remove those designations with voter approval. Election Day is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today throughout the state. The measures only deal with the unincorporated areas of each county that don’t belong to municipalities. Individual communities make their own decisions on alcohol. Both counties have the same three questions on their Tuesday ballot: • Question A all...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8 ball pool, 8:30 a.m. exercise, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, 1 p.m. canasta, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8 a.m. quilting, 11 a.m. beg line dance, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. needle gang 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: No activities listed Thursday: 8 a.m. veterans breakfast program, $5, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101 Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8:30 a.m....
Today • Daylight Saving Time ends; turn clocks back one hour Monday • Elida community flu shot clinic — 8:30-11:30 a.m., Elida Municipal Schools, 103 S. Church St., Elida. Presented by the Roosevelt County Public Health Office. Annual flu vaccinations available at no charge for children and uninsured adults, while supplies last. Information: 575-356-4453 • Rural Bookmobile East in Grady — 10-11:30 a.m., Grady Municipal Schools, 100 Franklin St., Grady; 11:30 a.m.-12 noon, Grady Post Office, 406 W. Main St., Grady. Informati...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Egg and Cheese Croissant Lunch — Teriyaki blastars, scalloped potatoes, seasoned green beans, chilled fruit, whole wheat roll, veggie bar Tuesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stix. Lunch — Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, mini carrots and ranch, pasta salad, chilled mixed fruit, veggie bar. Wednesday: Breakfast — Bean and cheese burrito. Lunch — Chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese sandwich, garden salad, ranch dressing, fresh fruit, veggie bar. Thursday: Breakfast ...
Information on overcoming feelings of rejection will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Are you more concerned with what others think? Do mistakes equal failure or the risk of rejection? Do you have a constant need for status or worth to maintain attachment or belonging? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you can see what perfectionism looks like. Author, Jane Bluestein, PhD, will discuss these and...
I’ve said it before and I know I’ll say it again. Getting older really sucks. I’ve been learning to live with my back problems so it’s just not fair to throw another problem into the mix. That problem would be cataracts. My eyesight has gotten bad enough looking at the computer screen that as I just typed the word cataract I got it off just far enough that spellcheck corrected it to catamaran. Good thing I leaned in close to the screen or you would be wondering why I had a p...
Joseph Gergel, a student at Eastern New Mexico University, once had plans to become an FBI agent. But after becoming fascinated with laws and politics, he's found a new calling. Gergel, from Rio Rancho, is scheduled to graduate in May 2020 with a political science degree and a minor in criminal justice, with hope that one day he will become a judge. Gergel said he loves everything about the Constitution and the history of the U.S. Tell us a little about yourself. I'm from Rio...
Roosevelt County General Election Ballot Tuesday Portales School Board Position 1 • Rodney O. Savage Position 2 • Inez F. Rodrigeuz Position 5 • David R. Rankin Dora School Board Position 1 • Patrick D. Kircher Position 2 • Andrea L. King Position 3 • Tyrl A. Tipton Position 5 • Brandon M. Dewbre Elida School Board Position 1 • Chance Brendal Bradley Position 2 • Cody Ferguson Floyd School Board Position 3 • Marvin Leon Nall Position 4 • Ryan J. Bollema House School Board Position 3 • William M. Noland Position 4 • Wen...
Curry County General Election Ballot Tuesday Clovis School Board District 3 • Paul S. Cordova Jr. District 4 • Shawn L. Hamilton District 5 • Terry Martin Grady School Board Position 1 • Kathy D. Edwards Position 2 • James Carroll Schell Position 3 • Kodie D. Weese • Gerald W. Garland Melrose School Board Position 1 • Barry L. Allen Position 2 • Joseph W. Reed Position 3 • Cedar C. Rush Texico School Board Position 1 • Derek Kyle Cain • Jerred Orson Cooper • SandyMarie Pieratt Position 2 • Troy Lance Teague • Chad H. Davi...
Republican senators will soon be receiving an invitation to tear apart the GOP ahead of the 2020 elections, and they are going to decline to accept it. It’s a trope of pro-impeachment commentary that it should be simple for Republican senators to swap out President Donald Trump, who puts them in awkward positions every day, for Vice President Mike Pence, an upstanding Reagan conservative who could start with a fresh slate in the runup to the 2020 election. The only flaw in thi...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department is preparing for its annual “Cops and Kids” Christmas event. The event occurs a few days before Christmas and gives local children a chance to go shopping with an officer or first responder. Each child ages 3-13 selected for the event will receive $100 for the shopping spree. Applications are available at the CPD records department at 300 N. Connelly. A panel of officers and civilians review each application. Parents or guardians of selected children will be contacted with instr...
One of the funnest things about living in New Mexico is keeping up with the scandals perpetrated by our elected officials. It’s not just a state: it’s an ongoing Judge Judy episode. According to the Coalition for Integrity (C4I), New Mexico ranked as the 10th most corrupt state in 2018. The interesting point about this study is that rankings were made solely on the states’ existing ethics and transparency codes. So, we’re set up for corruption by statute (or lack thereof). And we have gotten used to it as citizens. It seem...
The words weren’t aimed directly at me, but I was recently flummoxed by an unexpected undercurrent of animosity. In an online post, a military veteran refused to confine his anger to people who spit on veterans or ignore veterans. He vented about citizens who actually pause to acknowledge the contribution of former servicepeople. Echoing the recent gun-control backlash against “thoughts and prayers,” the veteran expressed disdain for people who are satisfied with flying an American flag, shaking hands with a veteran or dashi...
Tax increase not a solution Regarding Clovis’ critical water situation: Our city commissioners are correct. We have a problem. But they are going about it the wrong way if they increase our property taxes. They are forcing it down our throats. A very high percentage of the people in Clovis are on a fixed income. They may or may not be able to afford this projected tax hike. Commissioners should eliminate some of the projects that we are currently paying for that are not as important as our water situation. Do it this way. O...
Tens of thousands of acres scorched by unstoppable wildfires. Thousands of people evacuated from their homes near San Francisco and Los Angeles. Electricity shut off to millions to prevent hurricane-strength Santa Ana winds from downing transmission wires and starting new fires. Wildfire season in California makes headlines every year, but it’s nothing unnatural and nothing new. It’s been a cruel fact of nature up and down the once Golden State since before I was born. When I...
One mark of how far we have fallen into the politics of division is the blowback the White House has experienced after the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Now let’s first stipulate that no one on this side of civilized society would seriously argue the world was a better place with al-Baghdadi in it. He was, after all, the leader of the Islamic State group that unleashed forces of tyranny, violence and destruction through parts of Syria and Iraq. His men also sacked cities, exploited all who fell under their control and crea...
Today is a good day to remember former Clovis Pioneers second baseman Phil Rizzo. Stay with me here. Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo is front and center in the baseball world. That’s because of his old-school approach as an executive — he favors scouting over analytics — and his team’s World Series championship. One of Mike Rizzo’s favorite scouts is his father, Phil Rizzo, 89, a member of the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame. Today is a good day to remember Phil Rizzo because of all the attention...
On this date ... 1974: Fine autumn weather had combined with savory memories to produce “one of the best homecoming celebrations” in Eastern New Mexico’s 40-year history, the Clovis News-Journal reported. The gathering attracted notables that included Eastern’s first president — Donald Mackay — and first football coach, Tiny Reed. Outstanding alumni honored included Terry Cone of Portales, a certified public accountant. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact: [email protected]...
Craig Rohrbach is looking to start his fifth year on the Texico School Board, but he’s been challenged for the spot by Charles Vannatta during this year’s election. Texico School Board Position 3 will be decided Tuesday. The News sat down with both candidates to talk about themselves and what they’ll do if elected Charles Vannatta Why are you running? My goal is to bring unity to the schools in my community and maintain quality throughout the entire school. My goal would be to help further the school and make it better than...
Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 4 p.m., Pappy Thornton Museum, Ned Houk Park, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Election Day • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • City of Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board — 5:30 p.m., Clovis C...
PORTALES — You can treat yourself to a traditional turkey dinner and some early Christmas shopping this Thursday, courtesy of the First United Methodist Church in Portales. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., you can grab lunch or stop by from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for dinner. Meals will be $9 for adults and $5 for children under 10. Dine-in, carry out and delivery will be available. First Methodist will be serving up turkey, dressing, gravy, green beans, salad and pumpkin pie for those that stop by. There will also be a bazaar t...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man received a maximum sentence for charges stemming from a brief June 2018 jail escape, according to the district attorney’s office. Ricky Sena, 26, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, about three weeks after his Oct. 8 conviction on charges of escape from jail, conspiracy to escape from jail, escape from the custody of a peace officer, aggravated assault on a peace office with a deadly weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm. According to a release from the DA: • Sena, Victor Apodaca and Aaron Clark...
PORTALES — They’re close, but only close enough to talk about how close they are. The process of a final design for a new presidential residence at Eastern New Mexico University is moving slowly but surely, Regent Terry Othick said during the board’s Friday meeting. The 3,500-square foot house would include a private space for a four-person family, a public space for events and ideally match the design of other buildings on campus. The regents have a $650,000 award from state capital outlay to build the house, but Othic...
Clovis Community College Board of Trustees member Raymond Mondragon is up for re-election after his first four-year term and he has been challenged by Carolyn Spence. Election Day is Tuesday. The News sat down with both candidates to talk about their qualifications for the position. Candidate: Carolyn Spence Why are you running? Because our community gets knit together by specific organizations. It is affected more by things like the community college than standard businesses. I have a successful business in Clovis and we...
PORTALES — With a goal to keep prices down for students and a hope that it might attract more New Mexico residents considering college, the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents on Friday backed a smaller-than-recommended tuition hike for 2020-21. Administration recommended a 3% hike in both tuition and fees, but regents opted for a 2% tuition hike and no changes to fees. According to ENMU’s website, one credit hour breaks down to $166.50 for New Mexico residents or $249.75 for non-residents in tuition and $102.25 in...
