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Our newspaper did well at the recent New Mexico Press Association/Associated Press Managing Editors convention. I won’t bore you with the award listing, except to tell you it’s nice to be recognized no matter what. On your bad days, you tell yourself, “That award means I did one good day of work.” On your good days, you see them as standards you try to meet and surpass. But eventually, they blend in with the rest of the wall. The conventions are what I enjoy the most, to be honest. I get to see people I spend the entire year...
We have a two-word response to the dangerously misguided legislation being proposed by state Rep. Gail Chasey that would greatly restrict public access to police videos of people with mental illness. “James Boyd.” Despite Chasey’s well-intentioned goal of protecting the privacy of mentally ill individuals who wind up facing police during a crisis, the Albuquerque Democrat’s bill would severely undermine public oversight of police, their actions and tactics, and even departmental policies. That public oversight was key to...
Outsiders watching Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore waving a pistol at a rally must have thought they were dreaming — or nightmaring. Ignoring past transgressions with his younger pistol, his lack of empathy for Dreamers and women needing health services from Planned Parenthood, being suspended from the State Supreme Court twice for flouting judicial rulings about religious symbols on taxpayer property and same-sex marriage, and colloquializing about “blacks and whites fig...
Diana Eades Franklin was born in San Antonio and raised in Dallas. Her father was a career Army officer and her mother was a homemaker. Franklin studied art at Arlington State College. She knew she loved to draw but learned she didn't like college. By the early 1970s she met a Clovis man named George Frankiln. The two married in 1976 and moved to Clovis. Franklin was an optician at Clovis Vision Works for 15 years before retiring. She continued to work on and off for the...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is preparing its winter sports kickoff for Nov. 28 at Portales Country Club. The event, open to Greyhound Club members, will be an overview of the sports for the season, including the men’s and women’s basketball seasons and track and field. Winter sports coaches and teams will be on hand to discuss their seasons and what is coming up shortly. The fall’s teams will also be present for a look back at numerous accomplishments. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. with a program startin...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Eastern New Mexico University junior Omer Almog crossed the finish line at the 32:44.4 mark Saturday at the NCAA Division II championship meet, putting him 95th in the race at Angel Mounds. There were 249 runners in all at the meet. Almog’s finish on the 10K was a 10th of a second behind Indiana’s Sean Heaton. Adams State swept the team championships, with the men holding off Grand Valley State 44-64 and the women topping University of Mary 126-137. Adams State had all five of their scoring men’s runners...
CLOVIS — It takes some people decades to figure what they want to do with their life, but that wasn't the case for Clovis musician Bill Case. "Once he picked up an instrument at 8 years old, he always just had a thing for it," Case's grandson Josh said. Case, who passed away this week at the age of 87, was well known in Clovis for his performances of classic rock, country, rhythm & blues and jazz music. Case's passion for music, especially 1950s and 60s music, led him to p...
CLOVIS — If you saw a group of motorcycle riders traveling around eastern New Mexico on Saturday, they were likely riding for a good cause. On Saturday New Mexico American Legion Riders Chapter 2 in partnership with High Plains Harley Davidson hosted the annual Bikers for Kids Toy Run. For the past 10 years the American Legion Riders have hosted a Christmas party where free toys are distributed to underprivileged children for the holidays. But before they can hold the C...
On this date ... 1972: Clovis Mayor Chick Taylor was a good sport as he bought the first fruitcake of a fundraiser being held by the Clovis High School marching band. But he might have also felt a sense of obligation since his salesperson was his daughter, Pam, a member of the Wildcat band. The two of them posed for a Clovis News-Journal photo, along with other band members Keith Gibbons, JoAnn Martinez, Charlene Naylor, and Julio Rubio. All band members and band boosters were peddling fruitcakes for the fundraiser. Proceeds...
PORTALES — For 62 years, Woody’s Jewelry has been providing gifts to commemorate whatever needs celebrating around Roosevelt County. But customers learned this month that the downtown staple will close Dec. 27. Owner Danny Woodward took over the business in 1979 from his father H.L. Woodward, who started it upon his return to Portales from World War II in 1955. “My father was a World War II vet, was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, didn’t have many career options at the time, and this was one of them,” he said. Woodward...
MONMOUTH, Ore. — Things were a little dicey for the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team in the first half, but the Greyhounds’ offense sizzled in the second, allowing them to take command and thump Azusa Pacific 86-70 on Saturday at the Western Oregon/Doubletree by Hilton D2 Shootout. The win lifted ENMU to 3-1, matching the program’s best four-game start since 2005-06. The Greyhounds also bounced back nicely from their first defeat of the season, Friday’s 99-89 overtime loss to Dixie State. “Today’s...
LAS VEGAS, New Mexico — The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season on Saturday, walloping New Mexico Highlands 53-34 at the John A. Wilson Complex, and improving to 1-2 in the process. Defense paved the way for Eastern’s momentous win, holding the Cowgirls to those 34 points on just 22 percent shooting. NMHU’s point total was the fewest allowed by ENMU since 2006, and the first time the Greyhounds held an opponent to less than 40 since 2013. It was a refreshing and necessa...
Gattis 7th-graders The seventh-grade Gattis B team lost Monday to Portales B 39-10. The leading scorer was AJ Gillespie with six points. Gattis A lost to Portales A. Leading scorers were Dontaie Jones and Klayton King with three points each. On Thursday, Gattis B defeated Yuccca B. The leading scorers were Langdon Brown with15 points, AJ Gillespie with 13 and Kendal Byrd with nine. Coach Larry Jones said it was a good defensive effort in the win, which moved the B team to 1-2. The next game is Monday at Gattis versus...
Editor's note: The Eastern New Mexico News emailed more than three dozen water-related questions to Clovis City Commissioner Ladona Clayton, who chairs the Water Policy Strategic Planning Team. Here are Clayton's responses, unedited: Q: Is the City of Clovis in danger of running out of water in the next five years? Ten years? Twenty years? And how do you know? A: The City of Clovis is not in danger of running out of water in the next five, ten, or twenty years. EPCOR, the...
Monday • Flu shot clinic — 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Department of Health clinic for children 4-18. No charge, but bring insurance or Medicaid cards. Clovis Public Health Office, 1216 Cameo. Information: 575-763-5583 • Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Crochet tree skirt. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Community Thanksgiving Dinner — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memorial Building, Seventh and Abilene streets, Portales. Free for all. Deliveries available for homebound. Information: 575-356-424...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Asian chicken, brown rice, garden salad w/ranch, oriental veggie blend, chilled pears. Tuesday: Breakfast — Glazed donut. Lunch — Sloppy Joe on a bun, baked fries, veggie cup w/ranch, sidekicks. Wednesday: Closed Thursday: Closed Friday: Closed • Breakfast includes 100 percent fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk, choice of cereal, toast or graham cracker. Salad bar offered daily. Clovis Middle Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Choice of Asian chicken, pizza,...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sewing, 1 p.m. crafts, center closes at 3 p.m. Thursday: Closed Friday: Closed, no dance Saturday: 4 p.m. game night Daily activities: 8-ball pool Community Senior Center 1100 Community Way, Portales...
Information on preparing Mexican cuisine, dairy recipes and adopting stress-free cooking will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) John Vollertsen, more commonly known as Chef Johnny Vee, will demonstrate two recipes from his “Cooking with Johnny Vee” cookbook. Next time you’re in the mood for Mexican cuisine, try these tasty tacos and edgy enchiladas. He is in Santa Fe. Sarah Ryan is a registe...
Frontier prairie architecture wasn’t too elegant but it was extremely functional. As I ushered a group of mostly neophyte plainsmen into a replica half-dugout dwelling this week, it was easy for folks to imagine why they wouldn’t want to live there but it took a guy like me that never lived in one but had read and heard a lot about them to explain why they made sense. I was leading a Leadership Portales group on a historic tour of town for history and heritage month and we...
You don't have to wait for Christmas to create the ultimate holiday ugly sweater. Celebrate at your Thanksgiving holiday party or family gathering with an ugly sweater theme this year and make your own sweater. It can be fun to do and can lead to a lot of laughs. Have your guests make one, too, for a great conversation starter. It all starts with a casual crew sweatshirt. Here are a few creative ideas you can use to create your holiday ugly sweater with just the click of your...
