Notebook — March 13

Today ...

• More progress could be made toward hiring an executive director for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, as the ENMWUA board will be going into executive session.

Upcoming ...

• The annual Clovis Lions Club Gun and Knife show runs today through Sunday at the Clovis Civic Center. Admission is $5.

Fun facts ...

• According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13, and according to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina, paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. The institute reports that between 17 million and 21 million Americans fear Friday the 13th.

• According to the-numbers.com, the original “Friday the 13th” movie opened on May 9, 1980, and brought in $5.8 million its opening weekend.

Words to live by ...

• “Fear is the main source of superstition and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” — Bertrand Russell

— Compiled by Managing Editor Alisa Boswell