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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL Prep summaries Boys L&L Pallet Holiday tournament At The Rock, Clovis Tuesday Consolation round Los Lunas 47, Clovis 44 Los Lunas (5-6) — Hadley Beaty 11, Jalin Holland 13, Eric Aragon 21, Isaiah Aragon 2. Totals 17 9-11 47. Clovis (0-9) — Brian Weiss 2, Luciano Webster 12, Kash Roberts 5, Jaydon Levenshown 2, Juan Hernandez 8, R.J. Nora 9, Andrew Hall 6. Totals 16 7-14 44. Los Lunas 14 12 11 10 — 47 Clovis 10 11 10 13 — 44 3-pointers — Los Lunas, Beaty 2, E. Aragon, Holland. Clovis, Hernandez 2, Webster 2, Robert...
On this date ... 1976: The Clovis Wildcats prepared for the first Clovis Holiday Tournament “in near perfect health.” Clovis starters J.T. Nuckols, Bill Patton and Steve Culberth were all expected to be on the court “in top form” after overcoming injuries. Nuckols had missed nearly a month with a back injury. Patton was recovering for a pair of ankle sprains. Culberth had been having problems with his knees, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Clovis was scheduled to open th...
Wednesday • Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., meeting room, Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 • Clovis-Carver Public Library Stitch Addicts stitch — 1:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Limited in-person seating, or join online via Google Meet to follow Covid-safe protocol. Contact Sara at [email protected] to RSVP or to obtain Google...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th Street 575-762-9405 Meals served with 2% milk, tossed salad w/low-fat dressing Monday: Closed Tuesday: Green chili chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, chips and salsa, cake Wednesday: Frito pie, pinto beans, pudding Thursday: Meatballs and gravy over noodles, mixed vegetables, roll, fruit cocktail Friday: Chili cheese dog, fries, pudding Community Services Center 1100 Community Way, Portales 575-356-8576 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (11:30 p.m.-12:30 p.m. grab and go) Milk, coffee and te...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Noel Letters” by Richard Paul Evans. After nearly two decades, Noel Post, an editor for a major New York publishing house, returns to her childhood home in Salt Lake City to see her estranged, dying father. Reeling from loneliness, a rec...
Information on constructing doll houses with sturdy plastic, using leather and home décor fabrics to make a Mug Rug and relieving pain will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Designer, Jana Beus knows that PVC pipe is not just for plumbing! She’s going to show how to con-struct a doll house using this lightweight but sturdy plastic. She’ll also show a product called “Magic Foam” which can become instant upho...
A year ago we appeared to be surfacing from a nasty surge of the pandemic. I was pretty sure brighter days were just around the corner. Then two days into the new year, I was chasing a helicopter on its way to Lubbock with my wife onboard. I didn’t get her back home with me until March. I wasn’t too sure for a while I would get her home. At the same time my baby sister was in a hospital waiting on a heart/kidney transplant. This year started out really bad but it got bet...
Eastern New Mexico is home to a diverse population - some have been here for generations, some are here on military assignment, some for job opportunities. Rajasekhar Badditi chose to come here in fulfillment of a dream. Badditi, a new addition to the recently reinstated community advisory panel of the New Mexico Public Education Department, moved to Clovis from his home country of India in 2018. Originally from Hyderabad, Badditi has about 20 years of teaching experience and...
Democrats in the state Legislature were able to tilt the playing field to their side this year for the first time in three decades, and they have taken full advantage of it. The last two times our state has gone through the redistricting process that happens every 10 years after the census, the power of the Legislature was checked by Republican Govs. Gary Johnson and Susana Martinez. That led to expensive court battles both years, where the final district maps were drawn. With Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham now in office,...
So it turns out I’m a friend of Donald Trump’s. In fact, I’m one of his top supporters. Also, my name is Joe. If this surprises you, imagine how I feel. Those revelations come by way of Trump himself in emails that have deluged my inbox for months. From them, I learn that when Trump scans a list of his donors and doesn’t see my name, he’s hurt and surprised, given that I’ve always been so generous in the past. He implores me to keep on giving. And just to sweeten the offer,...
Joe Manchin and London Breed have nothing in common. One is an old-school Democratic senator from West Virginia, surviving and thriving in an increasingly red state; the other is the progressive mayor of San Francisco, a city that is a byword for cutting-edge left-wing politics. Yet both, in their own ways over the last week, signaled that Biden-era progressivism has reached its high-water mark. Manchin, of course, delivered an emphatic thumbs down to Joe Biden’s signature B...
I regularly deal with women who’ve been sexually abused in other countries. Many of them do not report the assaults to law enforcement, because in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the police are unlikely to take rape and harassment seriously. These are generally patriarchal societies, where women are still considered property. There might be laws on the books, but they’re rarely applied. But if you live in the United States, where we have a female vice president, a fem...
So much for public involvement, input and fair redistricting. The law the Legislature passed in the 2022 spring session provided for a committee, the Citizen Redistricting Committee. This group of chosen people would travel the state and listen to public input to provide for a fair, almost apolitical, redrawing of Congressional, legislative and state education positions. It was all for naught. The typical redistricting circus took place as state Sen. Joseph Cervantes, D-Doña Ana, and his committee disregarded almost all...
’Twas the night before Christmas, it was just after dark, When I heard a door slam out front, where I park. I stuck out my head to see who to greet, And saw a car backing out into the street. I yelled, “Hey, hold up,” when a voice from afar, Yelled, “I left you a note, on the seat, in the car.” I opened the car, and on the seat, by the door Was a note that was signed by Clement C. Moore. Dear Rube, I know that this year has been hard on you all, But Christmas is here and...
Wednesday was the filing deadline for candidates to become the next Ninth Judicial District Attorney, replacing current DA Andrea Reeb. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office on Thursday would not divulge the number of applications that had been received, but the governor’s press secretary, Nora Sackett, said before the appointment is made, “interviews will be conducted, and we hope to make an appointment expeditiously.” Reeb plans to retire March 1. Candidates for the position applied directly to the governor’s office. T...
CLOVIS — Excavation work will begin Monday on a groundwater remediation system on North Prince Street between York Drive and 21st Street, according to a city release. The work by Enviroworks, which will allow for the installation of PVC conduit, is anticipated to run through April and impact the southwest portions of parking lots near surrounding businesses. The job will require construction work in February on the southeast corner of Commerce Way and Prince, with boring across Prince. The release said this task would h...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University closed its Portales campus for the winter break on Thursday, according to a school release. The break will conclude Jan. 2. All offices will be closed until 8 a.m. Jan. 3. Students are still able to apply for admission and register for the spring semester at enmu.edu. The spring semester begins Jan. 18....
CLOVIS — The New Mexico Sorghum Association is planning a meeting for 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at Traci’s Greenhouse in Clovis, according to an association release. The agenda for the 6 p.m. meeting includes Brent Been discussing herbicide-tolerant hybrids, Tim Lust discussing 2022 USDA climate and water programs and Patrick Kircher discussing sorghum trial results from 2021. Continuing education units are available for those who attend. To RSVP, contact Haleigh Erramouspe at 575-512-6514 or [email protected] by Jan. 7....
CLOVIS — The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is planning an information meeting regarding the city of Clovis’ proposed sign code ordinance, according to a chamber release. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 3 at the chamber office at 105 E. Grand Ave., and participation is available in person or via Zoom. To RSVP, call the chamber at 575-763-3435. The Clovis City Commission has discussed the matter at two prior meetings, tabling the ordinance in November and voting for introduction Dec. 2. The ordinance is sche...
CLOVIS — The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is continuing to accept nominations for 2022 member awards, and tickets for the banquet are now on sale. A release from the chamber notes deadline of Jan. 5 for both nomination forms and ticket requests. Tickets for the event, scheduled for Jan. 21 at the Clovis Civic Center, are available for $50 each or $500 for a table of 10. Because the chamber did not have a banquet in 2021, nominations can include anything from 2020 or 2021 in the following categories: • Citizen of...
Christmas is a time for giving, and sometimes receiving. So we asked our readers on Facebook about the best gift they've ever given or received. A sampling of the answers: Erin Sumrall Van Soelen: When I was little (5 or 6) my dad surprised me with a playhouse. It was one of those pre-made storage sheds, but he put a real door and a porch on it. He also inserted a window on the back wall. He finished the inside with a ceiling, carpet, and paneled walls. He wired it so I had...
SANTA FE — New Mexico Department of Health officials had cautious optimism regarding recent drops in COVID-19 infections, but noted during their Wednesday update there's still plenty to learn about the Omicron variant. “We do see some decrease in our seven-day moving average,” State Epidemiologist Christine Ross said. “We certainly hope that trend continues downward, but we need more time to follow that trend out and see where it's going to head.” In a press conference presented in English and Spanish for the first time, DOH...
CLOVIS — It’s been a while since Clovis High’s girls have won their own holiday tournament. It’s also been a while since the Lady Wildcats had a player score more than 30 points in a game. Both happened on Wednesday night at The Rock, where CHS overcame an early eight-point deficit to beat Organ Mountain 77-63 in the finals of the Plateau Holiday tournament. Senior guard Yvonne Fuerte erupted for 31 points — including 20 in the second half — and the Lady Cats (10-3) fini...
CLOVIS — First, Brian Weiss went off. Then, Juan Hernandez took the reigns. Both players recorded personal scoring bests on Monday night as Clovis High’s boys broke through for their first win of the season, a 67-43 victory over Roswell High in the fifth-place game of the L&L Pallet Holiday tournament at Rock Staubus Gym. Weiss, a senior guard, scored 14 of his game-high 24 points in a 14-4 run over the final five-plus minutes of the second period, giving the Cats (1-9) a 27-...
CLOVIS — Three years after completing a four-year run in big-time college basketball and seven years removed from helping Clovis High’s girls to a strong four-year run of their own, Danni Williams finds herself a long ways from home — and enjoying it. Williams has played professionally in five countries since finishing her eligibility at the University of Texas in 2019. Currently, she’s been able to spend about a week in Clovis after completing the first half of the season...
