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I am thankful for Christmas trees. They saved my grandmother’s life the day before Thanksgiving in 1964. She’d gone with my granddad to a tree farm near Las Vegas, New Mexico. The plan was to fill up their pickup with trees they could sell at their used furniture store — the Swap Shop — in Muleshoe. They were on their way home when it got dark and the trees settled over the pickup’s tail lights. The man in the car behind them said he didn’t see the pickup until they collided. Witnesses said the pickup rolled four times, and...
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link Staff photo: Tony Bullocks As you enjoy your Thanksgiving meal, please take a moment to think kind thoughts about the guest of honor at most of our tables: • Turkeys were first domesticated by the Aztecs in Mexico. Fossils show turkeys roamed Texas 2.5 million years ago. Source: Oklahoma State 4-H • Tom Savage, a poultry scientist and animal science professor at Oregon State University, observed that if you throw an apple to a group of turkeys, they will play with it tog... Full story
Staff report A 54-year-old Clovis man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for trafficking cocaine. James Clifton Moten was found guilty of the charges by a jury in September. He was sentenced on Tuesday, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office. Charges followed a four-month undercover operation by the Region 5 Drug Task Force....
linkIt can be no accident that National Adoption Day and Thanksgiving take place within a week of each other. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more grateful than children and parents on the day they become “forever families.” For Roosevelt and Curry counties, adoptions take place within the confines of the 9th Judicial District. On Friday the Roosevelt County district courtroom was bursting with teddy bears, balloons, and a palpable sense of joy as the adoption proce... Full story
Clovis’ Salvation Army is planning to make Christmas special for about 200 low-income families this year. About two dozen more will receive Empty Stocking packages that include toys, food and clothes. Lt. Kelly Berggren of the Salvation Army said last year his organization helped 225 families who signed up for holiday assistance. The Clovis News Journal sponsors the Empty Stocking fund for those who maybe need a bigger boost. “With Empty Stocking, we try to do a little more,” Berggren said. “We try to give them bicycles, othe...
Today Community Thanksgiving Meal — 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lighthouse Mission, 407 L Casillas Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-763-3435 Friday The Delk Band Thanksgiving Dance — 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Curry Country Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 Tuesday Board of County Commissioners — 9 a.m. Clovis Carver- Public Library, North Annex, Clovis. Portales City Meeting — 6:30 p.m. Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Open House, How The Grinch Stole Christmas — 6 p.m...
linkOn this date ... Nov. 26 1975: Friends of Ramon Flores’ family were asking for food and cash donations after the Portales family lost its home to fire. A relative said the Flores’ insurance didn’t cover the loss of personal possessions. 1975: The Cannon Air Force Base Roadrunners were off to a 2-0 start in their basketball season. They had defeated Reese Air Force Base on back-to-back night before standing-room only crowds in the Cannon gym. Cannon was led by former Clovi...
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link Staff photo: Alisa Boswell Vicki Windham puts glassware on the shelves at MainStreet Treasures in Clovis Wednesday afternoon. The antique/variety store will have a variety of discounts going on at their booths this weekend. Managing editor [email protected] Clovis and Portales retailers are gearing up for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday shoppers. But some stores are even going a step further and offering sales on Thanksgiving Day. The North Plains Mall in... Full story
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link Staff Photo: Thomas Garcia Michael Holloway, left, gave his friend Marty Martinez a Thanksgiving to remember. QCS Senior Writer Old friends are the best. Ask Tucumcari’s Marty Martinez. He hadn’t seen Michael Holloway in five years. Five months after their reunion, Holloway donated a kidney to Martinez. “Michael was sent by God, of that I am convinced,” Martinez said this week. Martinez, 42, was diagnosed with kidney failure earlier this year, a condition he learned...
DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial on allegations of excessive force in 2006 against the Clovis Police Department. In a decision penned by Chief Judge Michael Vigil, the court invalidated an Oct. 2, 2013, district court decision that exonerated the city and officers David Bryant, Eric Muller and Doug Ford in Juventino Hernandez’ death; the court said the jury could not be considered impartial. The defendants, Vigil wrote, were improperly allowed to strike all H...
A Portales homicide victim suffered a traumatic brain injury, multiple burns and severe bruising during a series of altercations with his accused killer, according to an arrest affidavit filed in district court on Tuesday. Police said William Vaughn, 45, died of blunt force trauma on Sunday in a Lubbock hospital. David Michael Smith, 40, of Portales is charged with an open count of murder in the case. Records show Smith told his fiancé, Rebecca Flock, to call 911 after Vaughn “fell” and began gasping for breath in the coup...
The following were booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday: • Sydney Suzanne Lucas, 31, possession of marijuana (one ounce or less), possession of drug paraphernalia. • Andrea Fenstermaker, 25. • James Moten, 54. • Latasha Daniels, 33, receiving stolen property ($250 or less). • Ivan Lopez, 22, battery against a household member, assault. • Matthew Zientara, 42. • Mark Lopez, 38, receiving stolen property (over $25). The following were released on bond from the Curry County Adult Detention Cen...
Today • Community Outreach Thanksgiving Dinner — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Portales Memorial Building, 7th and Abilene. Deliveries for homebound only from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Admission: Free. Order: 575-356-4241/575-356-6001. Information: 575-607-5927 Ongoing • Farmer’s market —5 p.m. every Monday and Thursday at First Street and Avenue B. Information: 575-356-8541 • Winter accessory drive — Through Nov. 24. Gently used coats, blankets, other winter accessories drop-off at city hall, Memorial Building or the chamber. Information:... Full story
The following businesses will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday: • City of Portales Offices — Thursday-Sunday • Fire Department Administration — Wednesday-Sunday • Police Department Administration — Thursday- Sunday • Portales Area Transit System — Thursday-Sunday • Portales Public Library — Thursday-Sunday • Magistrate Court — Thursday-Sunday • Municipal Court — Thursday-Monday • Roosevelt County Offices — Thursday-Sunday • Sheriff’s Administrative Offices — Thursday-Sunday • Eastern New Mexico University — Wednesd... Full story
Nov. 26 On this date ... 1975: Friends of Ramon Flores’ family were asking for food and cash donations after the Portales family lost its home to fire. A relative said the Flores’ insurance didn’t cover the loss of personal possessions.link 1975: The Cannon Air Force Base Roadrunners were off to a 2-0 start in their basketball season. They had defeated Reese Air Force Base on back-to-back night before standing-room only crowds in the Cannon gym. Cannon was led by former Clovi...
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As you enjoy your Thanksgiving meal, please take a moment to think kind thoughts about the guest of honor at most of our tables: • Turkeys were first domesticated by the Aztecs in Mexico. Fossils show turkeys roamed Texas 2.5 million years ago. Source: Oklahoma State 4-H link Staff photo: Tony Bullocks • Tom Savage, a poultry scientist and animal science professor at Oregon State University, observed that if you throw an apple to a group of turkeys, they will play with it tog...
It can be no accident that National Adoption Day and Thanksgiving take place within a week of each other. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more grateful than children and parents on the day they become “forever families.” For Roosevelt and Curry counties, adoptions take place within the confines of the 9th Judicial District. On Friday the Roosevelt County district courtroom was bursting with teddy bears, balloons, and a palpable sense of joy as the adoption process was f... Full story
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I am thankful for Christmas trees. They saved my grandmother’s life the day before Thanksgiving in 1964. She’d gone with my granddad to a tree farm near Las Vegas, New Mexico. The plan was to fill up their pickup with trees they could sell at their used furniture store — the Swap Shop — in Muleshoe. They were on their way home when it got dark and the trees settled over the pickup’s tail lights. link David Stevens The man in the car behind them said he didn’t see the pickup... Full story
The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, Roosevelt County sheriff and area fire stations. Monday • 1:51 p.m.: Warrant service, report taken, location unknown • 3:03 p.m.: Assault report, 1500 block of North Avenue K • 3:10 p.m.: Fire/regular response, location unknown • 3:28 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident (hit and run), report taken, 200 block of South Knoxville Street • 5:18 p.m.: Officer requested, report taken, 1600 block of West 18th Street • 5:44 p.m.: Burglary report, 1700 block...