Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis High’s Brittany Johnson gets defensive pressure from Gadsden’s Alma Gallegos during Thursday’s first-round game in the Plateau Holiday Classic at Rock Staubus Gym. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) There wasn’t much doubt Thursday night about whether or not Clovis High would advance to the semifinals of the Plateau Holiday Classic. The Lady Wildcats overwhelmed Gadsden with defensive pressure from the get-go, cruising to a 59-23 victory at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior Tori Northcutt and junior Ebony Bunton scored 12 points...
Rhonda Louise Vibbard was the first baby from Curry County born in the new year. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vibbard, who worked on Lee Hammond's ranch northwest of Clovis. ... Clovis police announced traffic accidents in the city totaled 600 in 1956. The wrecks resulted in 53 injuries and two deaths. ... First Assembly of God church at Sixth and Mitchell was hosting a revival with evangelist Wenona Hughes. ... Clovis' National Guard Armory was the scene of a "six-man wrestle royal," which featured six...
Collins’ Sanitary Dairy encouraged area youngsters to “get their Vitamin D three times daily.” The phone number to call for pasteurized milk was 416. … Piggly Wiggly was advertising 12 pounds of flour for 42 cents, or 48 pounds for $1.35. … Newspaper comics featured Alley Oop, Red Ryder, Popeye, Little Orphan Annie and Out Our Way … The new State Theatre’s admission costs: 36 cents for adults, 10 cents for “kiddies....
The Swift & Company beef processing plant was preparing for groundbreaking ceremonies just south of Clovis. … Jerry Wheeler was captain of Clovis High’s basketball team. The playmaking guard was averaging 9.4 points and 4.4 assists per game. … Marshall’s eighth graders had the best record among area junior high basketball teams at 6-1. … Top Hat Auto Sales reported a black, 1953 Chevrolet had been stolen off of its lot. … Bob’s Café at 100 Main reported it is “always open.” … “The Comancheros” starring John Wayne was...
Max Kelso was recognized as the first Clovis baby born in 1932. Area merchants presented prizes ranging from a silver spoon to a 48-pound sack of flour. … “Blonde Crazy,” starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell, was showing at the Mesa theater on Clovis’ Main Street. … More than 50 Clovis students were preparing to return to classes at area colleges and universities following a 10-day Christmas recess. … Union Bus Station, at 109 W. Grand, reported passengers could leave Clovis at 4:30 p.m. and expect to arrive in Dallas b...
Franklin-Horton Shelley Franklin of Lewisville, Texas and Chris Horton of Plano, Texas, were joined in marriage Nov. 28, 2006, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The bride is the daughter of Glen and Jimmie Gayle Franklin of House. The bridegroom is the son of Butch Horton of Garland, Texas, and Barbara Horton of Dallas. The couple will reside in Lewisville, Texas. The bride is employed by Old Hickory Tannery in Hicory, N.C., as western states sales representative. The groom is the owner of CBR — Commercial Truck Equipment in G...
When it comes to escaping, soap heads are so passé, however cute they may appear on the tour of Alcatraz. Several soap heads were made by inmates to fool guards and give them time to break out of “The Rock” and most likely plunge to their deaths — in the angry, icy waters surrounding the island on which the prison looms. The Clovis inmate who escaped from the local lockup had it a little better. Land surrounds the jail. And he didn’t use a soap head. Instead, he fashioned something that may have been blankets into a lump to...
Now and then I dig into my stale-notes vault seeking something unusual to write about. This year I plucked a familiar poem especially for victims of Post Christmas Blues Syndrome. It’s titled “’Twas a week after Christmas, with apologies to Clement C. Moore.” It goes like this: (Warning! Prepare to shed a tear. When I take off on sentimental stuff, it gets damp around here. I’ve even been known to make sports writers weep.) ’Twas a week after Christmas and all through the house Every creature was hurting, even the mouse....
Back in 1978 Christene Hardisty, Extension home economist for Curry County, shared a bit of folklore on black-eyed peas. I am deep into eating black-eyed peas and always ate some for sure on Jan. 1. It is a law that one does that in my family, as my mother was born and raised in Alabama. According to Christene, for more than a century, Southerners have observed the tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck. Here is her account. “My folks, being Southerners,” she said, “left the impression with me...
“Panettone” and “Pandoro” are traditional sweet Italian breads, usually popular around Christmas. I try to get these specialties every year. It’s easy to find Panettone, but almost impossible to find Pandoro. For Christmas, I must have my Pandoro and it has to be a Bauli brand Pandoro. If I don’t, it doesn’t feel like an authentic Christmas. Pandoro reminds me of my childhood, and I don’t willingly part from it. When I was growing up, we always had these treats on Christmas Day. We had to buy several because there were so man...
Triple M Snow Play offers snow tubing and snowmobiling. (Courtesy photo) Getting snowed in can be fun when you’re in the mountainous village of Cloudcroft. Just take a short drive to the snow-covered hills for a day of snow tubing, snowmobiling, skiing and ice skating. Nestled in the Sacramento Mountains, conditions are just right for plenty of outdoor winter activities. A welcoming cover of snow late this week allowed Triple M Snow Play to open to snowmobilers and tubers. With more snow expected in Cloudcroft this w...
Getting snowed in can be fun when you’re in the mountainous village of Cloudcroft. Just take a short drive to the snow-covered hills for a day of snow tubing, snowmobiling, skiing and ice skating. Nestled in the Sacramento Mountains, conditions are just right for plenty of outdoor winter activities. A welcoming cover of snow late this week allowed Triple M Snow Play to open to snowmobilers and tubers. With more snow expected in Cloudcroft this weekend, Ski Cloudcroft is hoping to open for downhill skiing today. Personnel a...
Portales coach Brenda Gomez said in five of the Lady Rams’ six losses this season, they let a lead slip away. Portales refused to let it happen again Friday, surviving sloppy ballhandling and poor shooting to edge Gallup 31-29 in a consolation semifinal game in the Plateau Holiday Classic at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior Kaycee Quick scored 21 points for the Lady Rams, including a putback with 1:31 remaining in the fourth. Quick also drew a foul and completed the three-point play for a 31-26 lead in a match of defending state c...
The Portales Rams rebounded from a first-round loss in Las Vegas’ Stu Clark basketball tournament to dominate the Lordsburg Mavericks Friday afternoon 62-37. The Rams spread the ball around, as center Chance Sherburne led Portales with 9 points, followed by fellow senior Cruz Ontiveros posting 8 points. “I feel real good because our kids came out and played real well,” Portales head coach Mark Gallegos said. “We knew it was big for us to come back and rebound and jump on (Lordsburg) early and play well throughout the game....
With the way his team played, Eastern New Mexico University men’s coach Shawn Scanlan said it was hard to tell just how good Lubbock Christian was. Lubbock Christian guard Max Eding scored 23 points and fellow senior Marques Baldwin added 21 in a 73-64 win over the Greyhounds in a non-conference game on Friday at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (5-6) turned the ball over 27 times and trailed by as many as 18 in the second half in its first outing since breaking for Christmas. “(We had) way too many turnovers under any cir...
Even though Eastern New Mexico University was trailing by three points at halftime, Zias coach Linden Weese thought his team was on the verge of taking control. Senior post Riikka Lehtonen collected 20 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes and the Zias dominated the final 10 minutes Friday to beat Lubbock Christian 73-61 at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (8-3) snapped the Lady Chaps eight-game winning streak in a game which was hard-fought most of the way. Lubbock Christian (9-2) is ranked fifth in NAIA. Weese said the key was to...
Clovis High's Michael Lewis is fouled by Tascosa's Ruben Solis as he attemptsa layup during Friday's Milk Cow Classic semifinal game at Rock Staubus Gym. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) After one half, host Clovis seemed in jeopardy of suffering its first loss of the year — in the semifinals of its own Milk Cow Classic boys tournament at Rock Staubus Gym. But the Wildcats exploded in the second half and raced away from Amarillo Tascosa for a 76-48 victory. Jaden Isler scored 20 points for Clovis (10-0), which will face Rio R...
PORTALES — With the way his team played, Eastern New Mexico University men’s coach Shawn Scanlan said it was hard to tell just how good Lubbock Christian was. Lubbock Christian guard Max Eding scored 23 points and fellow senior Marques Baldwin added 21 in a 73-64 win over the Greyhounds in a non-conference game on Friday at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (5-6) turned the ball over 27 times and trailed by as many as 18 in the second half in its first outing since breaking for Christmas. “(We had) way too many turnovers under any circu...
The 16th Special Ops Wing will perform night training operations. (Air Force photo) The mission of the 16th Special Ops Wing is unconventional warfare. The wing specializes in: • Counterterrorism • Combat search and rescue • Personnel recovery • Psychological operations • Aviation assistance to developing nations • Deep battlefield re-supply, interdiction, and close air support Four major groups support the wing: Operations, maintenance, mission support, and medical. Each group is divided into squadrons charged with specific...
PORTALES — Even though Eastern New Mexico University was trailing by three points at halftime, Zias coach Linden Weese thought his team was on the verge of taking control. Senior post Riikka Lehtonen collected 20 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes and the Zias dominated the final 10 minutes Friday to beat Lubbock Christian 73-61 at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (8-3) snapped the Lady Chaps eight-game winning streak in a game which was hard-fought most of the way. Lubbock Christian (9-2) is ranked fifth in NAIA. Weese said the k...
The CV-22 Osprey is one of several types of aircraft expected to be assigned to Cannon Air Force Base. (Air Force photo) In early 2006, the fate of Cannon Air Force Base remained unwritten. Banners supporting the installation lingered in yards and storefronts. Residents of eastern New Mexico had just one thing to do — wait. “In the beginning of the year, we were anticipating we would be selected for a new mission. That anticipation was pervasive for the first several months of the year,” Clovis Mayor David Lansford recalled....
Clovis girls coach Miles Watters shouts instructions to his team during Friday’s Plateau Holiday Classic semifinal game against Alamogordo at Rock Staubus Gym. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) The Clovis High girls relied on defense Friday night to snap out of a sluggish start. Trailing for much of the first half, the Lady Wildcats forced turnovers on seven of Alamogordo’s first eight possessions in the third quarter, fueling a 9-0 run that sent them to a 55-43 victory over the Lady Tigers and into today’s Plateau Holid...
In early 2006, the fate of Cannon Air Force Base remained unwritten. Banners supporting the installation lingered in yards and storefronts. Residents of eastern New Mexico had just one thing to do — wait. “In the beginning of the year, we were anticipating we would be selected for a new mission. That anticipation was pervasive for the first several months of the year,” Clovis Mayor David Lansford recalled. Cannon had been recommended for closure by the Department of Defense in the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment round...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein, the shotgun-waving dictator who ruled Iraq with a remorseless brutality for a quarter-century and was driven from power by a U.S.-led war that left his country in shambles, was taken to the gallows and executed Saturday. It was a grim end for the 69-year-old leader who had vexed three U.S. presidents. Despite his ouster, Washington, its allies and the new Iraqi leaders remain mired in a fight to quell a stubborn insurgency by Saddam loyalists and a vicious sectarian conflict. President Bush cal...
Clovis High’s Manuel Robles gets past Pampa’s Tyler Hall for a layup during Thursday’s first-round game in the Milk Cow Classic at Rock Staubus Gym. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle) The only time Clovis wasn’t in control against Pampa on Thursday night was on the opening tip. Otherwise, the Wildcats played at warp speed while racing to a 98-61 win over the Harvesters in a first-round game of the Milk Cow Classic at Rock Staubus Gym. Jaden Isler scored 25 points and Bryce Hill chipped in 18 as the unbeaten Wildcats (9-0) scored...
