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It’s always good, but never better than during these holy days, to recognize the difference between genuine gold and the sort that blinds fools (and all of us when we’re foolish). You probably remember that alchemy of old was the attempt to turn common metal into precious gold. Most blacksmiths, I suppose, were content enough to ply their useful trade and hone their craft, and their communities daily reaped the benefit of their art in iron. Alchemists ultimately benefit no one...
This week I have been contemplating on the Christmas story and especially the three wise men and their offerings of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child in Bethlehem. Most artists’ depictions of the three wise men show them dressed in well-designed robes with ornate caps or crowns on their heads. Each man has a jeweled box or an exquisite small trunk or an elegant glass jar. These containers, one in each man’s hand, carried gold, frankincense or myrrh. When the...
There’s a saying about herding goats, and I’ll wager it’s not unfounded given the few goats that I’ve had the opportunity to meet. Plenty of herds of livestock must be directed and handled. Cattle are the sort that I’ve punched more than any other. It varies from place to place and herd to herd, but over time you find that there are some basic principles that stay consistent across cattle-coaxing situations. One special sort of situation is the rare occasion when the herd...
ELIDA — A true test of a good team is how it plays against top competition. A better test is when it plays a team of bigger size. Thursday, the Elida girls basketball team passed both those tests, taking care of 3A Clayton by posting a 49-44 victory at Elida High School. In the process, the Lady Tigers improved to 8-2 on the season. Jumping out early often helps a team go on to win, and Thursday was no exception. Elida rolled to a 14-6 lead by the first quarter’s end, a lead that helped when Clayton tried storming back later,...
On this date ... 1982: Evelyn King, Bernell Moore, and Maurine Winkles, members of the Clovis High Plains Hospital Auxiliary, were among those involved in the organization's latest fundraiser project: a children's cloth activity book called The Bible Book. The soft books, which cost $25 each, were designed to combine simple Bible stories with different activities for children. Beginning readers could "unbutton Joseph's coat of many colors, unzip Jonah from the belly of the...
CLOVIS — After nearly an hour of discussion, and plenty of assurances that a plan is more a guide than a mandate, the Clovis City Commission unanimously approved a master water assurance plan nearly a year in the making. The water plan's four core recommendations are to seek funding for statewide data collection and aquifer mapping, support policies to promote water reuse, provide resources for watershed management and playa lake conservation and create an initiative that w...
CLOVIS — A man facing trial next month for a summer burglary of a Clovis home has been convicted on unrelated charges, for which he was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the Department of Corrections. Skyler Romero, 21, was found guilty in a day-long jury trial Wednesday of felony possession of burglary tools and misdemeanor resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, said a press release from 9th Judicial District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Those charges stemmed from a May 21 i...
CLOVIS — Board members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority on Thursday unanimously condemned a section of land southwest of Clovis. The action allows officials to continue on schedule with construction and development of a phase of the Ute Water Project, board members said. The condemnation — an assertion of eminent domain rights — follows two years of attempted negotiations with the property owners of a tract of land on a Curry County subdivision, ENMWUA attorney Dave Richards said. Engineers sought an easem...
The following churches have scheduled special Christmas services: Sunday • Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Norris St., Clovis — 10 a.m. service, 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Christmas story in Scripture and song • First Christian Church, 1700 N. Main St., Clovis — 10:30 a.m. service, 6 p.m. candlelight communion • First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Pile St., Clovis — 6 p.m. Christmas eve candlelight service • First United Methodist Church, 1501 Sycamore St., Clovis — 9:30 a.m. service, 4 p.m. family service, 6 p.m. candlelight com...
Today’s family in need: These grandparents were left with their grandchildren, and want them to have a merry Christmas. One of the couple’s children dropped off the grandchildren, ages 4 and 5, a month ago, and have not returned since. Both grandparents are disabled, “yet will do what they can to make extra money to stretch their budget,” said Salvation Army Lt. Kelly Berggren. “Grandpa and Grandma are seeking any help they can so the children may have a merry Christmas,” he said. About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is...
PORTALES — A Lubbock teen charged with vehicular homicide has a new attorney. Assistant District Attorney Jake Boazman said Thursday the Portales office of the public defender has been assigned to defend Jerry Nale, 19. Attorney James Baiamonte of Albuquerque withdrew from the case in a closed hearing, Boazman said. Baiamonte declined to comment on why he withdrew. Nale was arrested in May 2016 on felony charges of homicide by vehicle, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, two counts of contributing to the d...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Joann McClendon, 38, breaking and entering, assault, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Dereke Hall, 34, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Michael Smith, 35, failure to appear on felony charge, probation violation • Brian Dees, 53, speeding, driving while license suspended or revoked • Samuel Martinez, 25, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to pay fines • Jimmie Thomas, 64, assault upon a heal...
Monday • Christmas lunch — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at El Rancho, 101 S. Chicago Ave., Portales. Information: 575-359-0098 Ongoing • Artist of the month — Art from Sarah Bice will be on exhibit all month at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-762-6359 The events calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-356-4481 or e-mail: [email protected]...
