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Oct. 1, 2006 What's Happening
September 30th, 2006
All times MDT
Today
68th North Curry County Old Timers Day and 75th Anniversary — 12:30 p.m. and 10 a.m., Broadview Nazarene Church in Broadview
Monday
Curry County Association of Educational Reti...
Former patrolman acheives goal as chief
September 30th, 2006
Dan Blair started his tenure as chief of the Clovis Police Department Saturday, taking the reins over from the retiring Bill Carey.
Blair has never worked for another law enforcement agency, spendi...
Former Bovina resident sentenced
September 30th, 2006
A former Bovina chiropractor has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to hire a Clovis police detective posing as a hit man to kill her ex-husband and his father.
Shannon Elizabeth Holli...
Man shot outside Clovis eatery
September 30th, 2006
An adult male sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his leg midafternoon Friday outside a Clovis eatery, according to police.
A witness told police the shooting followed a verbal confrontation, accord...
ENMU going nuts about fund-raising
September 30th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University and Sunland Peanuts officials have decided to throw peanuts at the task of raising scholarship money at the university — a whole bunch of peanuts.
At a press conferenc...
Friday area prep football capsules
September 30th, 2006
Sundown 31, Farwell 0
What happened: The Roughnecks scored three touchdowns in the final 10 minutes of the half to open a 29-0 lead.
Why it happened: The Steers, who lost senior quarterb...
ENMU to induct eight into Hall of Honors
September 30th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University is planning to add eight inductees to the school’s Athletic Hall of Honors during halftime ceremonies of tonight’s homecoming football game against Abilene Christian...
ENMU men's soccer team falls to Mountain Lions
September 30th, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS — Bryan Stoeber’s second goal of the match, coming early in the second half, gave Colorado-Colorado Springs the lead for good in a 2-1 victory over Eastern New Mexico University i...
Prep scores
September 29th, 2006
Area
Clovis 35, Goddard 21
Portales 7, Tucumcari 6
Sundown 31, Farwell 0
Bovina 43, Wellington 20
Muleshoe 47, River Road 0
Melrose 60, Valley Christian 24
Tatum 62, Covis Christian 26
Fort Sum...
Crocodile Hunter inspiration to many
September 29th, 2006
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, recently passed away. Like many people around the world, we were sad to find out about Irwin’s passing.
Our family has enjoyed watching his show, and our childre...
Railroad changed early-day Portales valley
September 29th, 2006
This is part of a story written by Rose White, an unofficial, but unanimously recognized historian of Roosevelt County. She takes us back to the cowboy and nester days.
She wrote:
“The ranchers wh...
Land of Enchantment has much to offer
September 29th, 2006
When TV Honeymooner Ralph Kramden always joked about sending his wife to the moon, he could have done it easier than his proposed punching her hard enough in the head.
He could have simply sent her t...
Some advice best obtained from stars in sky
September 29th, 2006
It’s time once more for a horoscope analysis from Dr. Zodiac to help you survive global warming, killer bees and evil stuff like that. All you need is your date of birth, which you may not remember...
Music best when it mirrors real life
September 29th, 2006
Think authentic. Think about that which is real, not fake or overdone and overly constructed, think real not fake. My readers know (and if you’re new to this column, you may as well find it out) tha...
Senior Happenings
September 29th, 2006
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.— Dance at Friendship Senior Center. Bring covered dish.
Monday: 9 a.m. — Crafts, embroidery, sewing; 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure check...
School Menus
September 29th, 2006
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick, cold juice and milk. Lunch —Egg roll, steamed rice, vegetable medley, pineapple tidbits and cold milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — C...
Club Notes
September 29th, 2006
Pleasant Hill Women’s Club
The Pleasant Hill Women’s Club met Sept. 21 at the Pleasant Hill Fire Station for a no-host lunch. Lueta Clark presented a program on making spool garlands.
The club me...
Weddings
September 29th, 2006
Leppke-Fulcher
Amanda Emily Leppke of Clovis and Roper Dean Fulcher of Farwell were joined in marriage Sept. 8, 2006, at the Parmer County Courthouse in the Courtyard.
Justice of the Peace Pam Haselo...
Dear God, how could you let this happen?”
September 29th, 2006
We’ve all had times when through our pain and tears we ask, “Dear God, where are you? How could you let this happen? How long can you stomach this kind of atrocity before you break in and do somet...
Area weekend prep football capsules
September 29th, 2006
All Times MDT
Mora at Fort Sumner
When: 7 p.m. today
Records: Mora 0-4, Fort Sumner 2-3.
Coaches: Fort Sumner, Dexter McDaniel; Mora, George Martinez.
Last meeting: 2005, t...
Zias climb over .500 with win over Rebels
September 29th, 2006
PORTALES — Senior Megan Dozier scored in the first minute and junior Stephanie Sanchez provided solid play in goal, especially late, as the Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team held o...
Clovis High choir teacher honored
September 28th, 2006
Clovis High School Choir Director Brian Uerling has been named the New Mexico Music Educator of the Year, according to a press release from Clovis Municipal Schools.
Uerling is the sixth Clovis teach...
Early voting gets higher-than-expected turnout
September 28th, 2006
Absentee and in-person voting for the Nov. 7 general election will begin Oct. 10 at the Curry County Courthouse. Voting hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Early voting will open Oc...
Forgetfulness sign of brain overload
September 28th, 2006
What kind of a child forgets their own parents’ wedding anniversary? A self-centered, ungrateful, spoiled brat, right? Or in my case, a normally organized and occasionally thoughtful daughter suffe...
Drinking in Corona certainly eventful
September 28th, 2006
One of our county extension agents is leaving. Les Owen and his young family are moving to Las Cruces.
Les has been here for the past few years doing county extension things like working with 4-H k...
Terrorists’ jobs easier thanks to Americans
September 28th, 2006
As we enter our fifth year in the so-called war on terror, we have reacted to the 9/11 attacks about as destructively to our deeply held principles as the terrorists could have hoped.
If Osama bin La...
Religion Digest: Gospel of Mark study offered at CCC
September 28th, 2006
Gospel of Mark study offered at CCC
Registration is open to enroll in a Historical Study of the Gospel of Mark.
The eight week course is being offered at Clovis Community College and will begin...
Missionaries can be found close to home
September 28th, 2006
Our church’s 75th anniversary is coming up. It was at that church that my father, Dr. Carl Scott, was minster for 25 of the church’s 75-year history. I have many wonderful memories of growing up a...
a view from under the pew
September 28th, 2006
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens.
...
Murder trial moved
September 27th, 2006
More than 100 motions have been argued in the homicide cases of two men accused of killing an elderly Portales couple in March 2005, according to 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler.
Include...
Ex-death row inmate speaks in Portales
September 27th, 2006
Wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder in 1983, former death row inmate Juan Melendez is devoting his time to speaking out about abolishing the death penalty.
“I survived. I’ve always been a...
Dog shooting investigation to wrap up
September 27th, 2006
An investigation by New Mexico State Police into whether Melrose’s police chief was justified in shooting a dog will be forwarded to the district attorney for a determination on whether or not charg...
Softball tournament earns $3,055 for children’s charity
September 27th, 2006
A slew of softball players stepped up to the plate last weekend to raise funds for the Oasis Children’s Advocacy Center.
Clovis Softball Association tournament coordinator Roger Jackson said $3,055...
Nine inmates utilize ankle bracelets
September 27th, 2006
There are nine Curry County inmates being monitored on an ankle bracelet program designed to reduce jail overcrowding and cut the cost of housing inmates.
Only one inmate has violated the program i...
Underdog not out of political running
September 27th, 2006
Here’s how I got it figured. Jim Madison, Alex Hamilton and the boys are sitting around the pub after a hard day of constitution writing, and they are trying to figure out the finer details on how t...
Prejudice not uncommon in hiring process
September 27th, 2006
In recent weeks, I’ve offered operational definitions for some of the terms used in the discussion of race.
The first was discrimination, which can be broadly defined as the act of choice. When on...
Prisoners deserve to be humanely treated as well
September 27th, 2006
The Bush administration has come to an agreement with three dissident Republican senators — John McCain of Arizona, John Warner of Virginia and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina — on a bill to outl...
Cousins score ENMU's points in rodeo
September 27th, 2006
PORTALES — Cousins Clay Kozba and Stetson Herrera accounted for all of Eastern New Mexico University’s scoring, leading the Greyhounds to a ninth-place finish with 155 points in the school’s Col...
CHS GIRLS SOCCER: Goddard blanks Lady Cats
September 27th, 2006
ROSWELL — The Clovis High girls held off Roswell Goddard for a half Tuesday night, but the roof finally fell in.
Goddard’s Kendra Jones broke a scoreless tie three minutes into the second half an...
Clovis Schools hires education foundation consultant
September 26th, 2006
Clovis Municipal Schools is one step closer to creating an education foundation.
Members of the Clovis Schools Board of Education entered into a contract with education foundation consultant Pete Kar...
Traffic stop turns into drug bust
September 26th, 2006
A routine traffic stop on Sunday night turned out to be one of the Tucumcari Police Department’s biggest drug seizures, and netted the department two arrests.
Seized was 116.2 pounds of marijuana ...
Delayed Prince Street paving to begin Tuesday
September 26th, 2006
A scheduling conflict has delayed the paving project on North Prince Street, according to New Mexico Department of Transportation project manager Raymond Reeves.
Reeves said the state highway projec...
Clovis Schools hosts drive for musical instruments
September 26th, 2006
Calling all trumpets, trombones, French horns, clarinets and saxophones.
To supply horn instruments to all of its students, Clovis Municipal Schools is hosting an instrument drive in October.
Accor...
Violence not best way to obtain power
September 26th, 2006
I’m probably going to have to apologize for this column, so let’s get that out of the way:
I’m sorry. I did not intend to offend Islam or its followers. I respect Islam and, indeed, all the way...
Woman thankful for generosity of others
September 26th, 2006
I would like to thank the unknown person who was so generous to give my daughter a coat.
My daughter said a teacher asked if she had a coat. My daughter said no and that she could not find her sweat...
How Hungary handles problems worth watching
September 26th, 2006
Based on U.S. government priorities one might think nothing much was happening in the world besides the ongoing conflicts with Islamic jihadists and Iran’s possibly related desire to enrich uranium....
Cannon mission change starting
September 25th, 2006
Cannon Air Force Base’s mission transition to the 16th Special Operations Wing has already begun, according to base commander Col. Scott West.
West, who has served as the 27th Fighter Wing’s comm...
Industrial skills viewed as area need
September 25th, 2006
• Clovis Schools researching feasibility of vocational school.
Updates from local officials were given Monday during a city and county luncheon held at the Clovis Civic Center.
Future goals and r...
Reporter's Notebook
September 25th, 2006
Mentor chosen to wear Wildcat jersey before homecoming game
A tradition exists among Clovis High School football players.
Before homecoming games, they chose a mentor in the community to don their je...
Business Digest
September 25th, 2006
Bank president named to board
Kent Carruthers, president of Citizens Bank of Clovis, has been elected to the board of ICBA Reinsurance, an Independent Community Bankers of America subsidiary, accordin...
Zias notch road win against Angelo State
September 25th, 2006
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Senior forwards Kara Henderson and Megan Dozier scored goals and junior goalkeeper Stephanie Sanchez notched seven saves on Sunday, helping Eastern New Mexico University edge Ang...
Midwestern State shuts out Hounds
September 25th, 2006
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer team easily played better than it did in an early-season loss to Midwestern State at Wichita Falls, Texas.
The result was the same — a...
Police Blotter
September 25th, 2006
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Around 10 p.m. Monday, an officer was dispatched to a home in the 500 block of Sixth Street to take...
Ahmadinejad owes explanations
September 25th, 2006
My alma mater, Columbia University, has just invited Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. Keeping up with the Joneses? Harvard (as well as the National Cathedral) hosted former Iranian president Ayatollah Kh...
‘Wounded Warrior Insurance’ could be solution
September 25th, 2006
Service members, particularly Reserve and National Guard, might not understand yet how their military insurance has been enhanced to cover traumatic injury, whether suffered in war or at home even whi...
Chavez no laughing matter
September 25th, 2006
Despite the oppressive nature of his totalitarian government, Cuba’s Fidel Castro still gets a warm welcome in the United States by many American leftists.
But as Castro fades, the revolutionary l...
Sept. 24, 2006 What's Happening
September 24th, 2006
All times MDT
Monday
Public Hearing —10 a.m., Tucumcari City Commission Chambers, 215 E. Center, and 3 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 Connelly St. PRC for comments about proposed revisio...
Job changes student's life
September 24th, 2006
A job changed Oswaldo “Ozzie” Flores, perhaps forever.
“I was just one of those little thugs,” said Flores, 16.
“I was always getting suspended, always in trouble. I remember being told I...
Board member set for state term
September 24th, 2006
Lora Harlan is a veteran member of the Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education.
She has served on the board as a representative of District 3 for more than 15 years.
Harlan, 59, resides in Clovis...
Shooting trial to begin Monday
September 24th, 2006
The jury trial for a Clovis bail bondsman accused of shooting a bail jumper in the back a year ago is scheduled to begin Monday, according to court records.
Henry “Hank” Bayless, 64, is accused o...
If nothing else, U.N. reminds us world is crazy place
September 24th, 2006
The opening days of the United Nations’ General Assembly debate were unusually entertaining last week. Americans heard Iran’s militant Islamic President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rant about the evils of...
Second Chance Center should be first goal
September 24th, 2006
As a Republican legislator who has worked hard for my constituents and for the citizens of this state, I was appalled by the recent Channel 13 expose regarding the Second Chance Center in Albuquerque....
Helping heroin addicts a moral imperative
September 24th, 2006
If we came up with a sure cure for lung cancer, we wouldn’t withhold it because it might encourage people to smoke. But something about heroin addiction tends to cloud our thinking on public health...
Portales downtown renovation shows progress
September 24th, 2006
Revitalization plans for downtown Portales have shown recent progress, and parties involved in several projects say the next 12-18 months could bring big changes.
Plans by the Portales MainStreet org...
CHS BOYS SOCCER: Cats improve to 10-2-1 with shutout win
September 24th, 2006
ROSWELL — Clovis junior forward Luis Esparza tallied three assists and one goal in the Wildcats 5-0 route over Roswell Goddard Saturday afternoon.
Clovis coach Shaun Gill said the Cats dictated the...
Zias go five games to beat Permian Basin
September 24th, 2006
ODESSA, Texas — The third time proved to be the charm for the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team.
Junior outside hitter Jessie Macknicki had 20 kills as the Zias beat Texas-Permian Basin...
ENMU men third, women fourth in NMSU cross country meet
September 24th, 2006
LAS CRUCES — Junior Nimrod Lelei finished sixth and sophomore Felix Boit was 12th in New Mexico State’s Kachina Classic cross country meet on Saturday, leading the Greyhounds to a third-place team...
Group seeks to promoto Latino education
September 23rd, 2006
The odds were against Ricardo Arrendondo. No one in his family had ever entered a college classroom.
That did not stop him from earning his master’s degree in English.
The odds were also against Ro...
Texico residents allowed to go home
September 23rd, 2006
More than a dozen Texico residents were allowed to return to their homes around 2:30 p.m. Friday, two days after a truck accident resulting in a fuel spill forced their evacuation, according to Texico...
Church group protests N.M. funeral
September 23rd, 2006
RIO RANCHO — Members of a Kansas fundamentalist group that contends the deaths of U.S. soldiers are God’s punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuality showed up at an Army soldier’s fun...
Accident claims life of Jal man
September 23rd, 2006
A 21-year-old Jal man is dead following a single- vehicle rollover early Friday morning in Roosevelt County, according to a press release from police.
Jared B. Hunter was traveling north on State Roa...
Friday area prep football capsules
September 23rd, 2006
Idalou 36, Muleshoe 15
What happened: Idalou scored 29 unanswered points between in handing Muleshoe its first loss. It was the first meeting between the Class 2A schools in years.
Why it ha...
Hounds ready for home opener
September 23rd, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University and Central Oklahoma each got what it needed last week — a victory.
Now they’ll see who can build on it when the teams collide in ENMU’s 6 p.m. home opener today i...
Prep scores
September 22nd, 2006
Area
Clovis 36, Rio Rancho 33
Goddard 21, Portales 13
New Deal 34, Texico 6
Farwell 24, Morton 6
Idalou 36, Muleshoe 15
Friona 21, Bovina 0
New Mexico
Alamogordo 56, Roswell 0
Albuquerq...
Senior Happenings
September 22nd, 2006
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m.—Dance at Friendship Senior Center. Bring covered dish.
Monday: 9 a.m. — Crafts, embroidery, sewing; 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks.
...
School Menus
September 22nd, 2006
Clovis Elementary
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Breakfast — Cereal & graham cracker, cold juice & milk. Lunch — Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes/gravy, carrot sticks, hot homemade roll, cold milk....
Southern control fleeting at times
September 22nd, 2006
If there is one thing that I learned living in the South, it’s that a Southern lady maintains control no matter how badly her children act. A few weeks ago I embarked on a trip to Rome with my chil...
The little town that was — then wasn’t
September 22nd, 2006
Gate City beat Vega, Texas, in basketball at Gate City on July 10, 1938.
Gate City? Where in the world is Gate City?
Think Conchas Dam.
Yes, there is a Gate City and old folks around Tucumcari k...
Labeling system could be useful
September 22nd, 2006
Here at the Lazy Syntax Library we’re perusing a couple columns we wrote about terms used to describe groups of animals — you know, like a pride of lions and a gaggle of geese. The seed for this r...
Lessons can be learned from food scares
September 22nd, 2006
Just when New Mexico folks thought that burrito was safe, new news says a tainted bag of spinach found its way to the Land of Enchantment.
The spinach E. coli scare has now strained its way to 23 sta...
Club Notes
September 22nd, 2006
Claud Rainy Day Extension Club
The Claud Rainy Day Extension Club met Sept. 13, with Jean Bristow and co-hostess Nancy Wilkins. Eleven others present were Reba Camp, Ann Carter, Joan Ewing, Lois Holl...
Engagements
September 22nd, 2006
Holland-Gerig
Andrea Holland of Clovis and Mark Gerig of Clovis were joined in marriage July 22, 2006, at St. James Episcopal Church. The Rev. Stephen McElroy performed the double-ring ceremony.
T...
City picks Blair as new police chief
September 22nd, 2006
City Manager Joe Thomas stayed within the system in hiring a new police chief.
Thomas announced at Thursday’s Clovis City Commission meeting he has selected Deputy Police Chief Dan Blair to succee...
Detention center doctor deal done
September 22nd, 2006
The county has hired a two-person medical staff in an effort to increase the overall health of the jail population and reduce ambulance transports to the hospital, county officials said.
Dr. Les Don...
Sept. 22, 2006 Meetings Watch
September 22nd, 2006
The following is a report on Thursday’s City Commission meeting:
• Commissioners recognized Clovis Police Chief Bill Carey for his service, and Mayor David Lansford presented him with a key to th...
Education foundation gets city consideration
September 22nd, 2006
The seeds for an education foundation were planted Thursday during a presentation given at the Clovis High School Lecture Hall by Foundation Development Consultant Pete Karabatsos.
An education found...
Sept. 22, 2006 What's Happening
September 22nd, 2006
All times MDT
Today
Hollenen and Bellview Schools and Community Reunion — 10 a.m., Kingswood Methodist Church, $7 per plate.
Saturday
Bingo for Seniors — 5 p.m., Baxter-Curren Senior Center, $3 do...
Sept. 22, 2006 Public Record
September 22nd, 2006
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Sept. 14 through Wednesday:
• Bryan Dono Forbush, 34, to Chrisgina Dawn Beezley, 34, both of Clovis.
• Ruben Silva Cast...
Sept. 22, 2006 Police Blotter
September 22nd, 2006
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About midnight Saturday an officer responded to an assault report at Plains Regional Medical...
Weekend area prep football capsules
September 22nd, 2006
All Times MDT
New Deal (Texas) at Texico
When: 7 p.m. today
Records: New Deal 3-0, Texico 2-1.
Coaches: New Deal, Ron Mayo; Texico, Mike Prokop.
Last meeting: The teams hav...
Tarleton State defeats Zias
September 22nd, 2006
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State got 12 kills from sophomore outside hitter Missy Davis-Castro and 10 from senior middle blocker Julie Hamilton on Thursday night in handing Eastern New Mexico Un...
Religion calendar
September 21st, 2006
Today
Prayer — 6:30 - 7 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 N. Thornton St. Community prayer session. Information: 763-4400.
Women of Hope — 6 - 7 p.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 N. Th...
Religion digest: Church holds annual open house
September 21st, 2006
Church holds annual open house
Trinity United Methodist Church, 1320 W. 21st St., will hold its second annual open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday.
Members and guests are invited to visit for food...
Real freedom not type seen on talk shows
September 21st, 2006
Think about it: Daytime talk shows can be really offensive. The strange and weird are more the ordinary on these shows. For some of these shows, producers and hosts all connive to parade guests that b...
a view from under the pew
September 21st, 2006
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
amos outside looking in
boss i remember it happening
just like...
Mastering coffee drinking takes practice
September 21st, 2006
I’m a novice when it comes to the art of coffee drinking. As a somewhat new sipper of this perked beverage, I’m envious of the grace and skill my parents exhibit in drinking coffee.
My first atte...
Allergies leave nothing to sneeze about
September 21st, 2006
The stuffy head, the clogged breathing, the sore throat … I have all these as I sit here writing.
The allergy has arrived. Or is it allergies? I don’t know. All I do know is I feel funky and I...
Support of Kurds would provide mutual benefits
September 21st, 2006
In all the reporting on the Iraq war it is too seldom noted that one region of the country can tentatively be called a success story. The northern portion of the country dominated by Kurds, Muslims wh...
Education digest
September 20th, 2006
Schools close for conferences
Clovis schools will not be in session Monday because of parent-teacher conferences, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools press release.
Elementary schools, ju...
Board members lament lack of control
September 20th, 2006
As more and more mandates are handed down from the state and federal government, eastern New Mexico school board members feel more and more inert.
“We used to make decisions. Now we just rubber-sta...
Student profiles: Brenda Banuelos
September 20th, 2006
Brenda Banuelos is a Clovis High School senior. She is the daughter of Rosa Martinez and Enrique Marquez.
What’s your idea of a perfect day? Being with my parents and sister for a whole day...
Money, service mean sure Senate win
September 20th, 2006
I think Sen. Jeff Bingaman is going to get beat in November by his Republican opponent.
I also think Lordsburg High School will defeat La Cueva in the state football championship game, Santa Fe will...
Letters to the Editor: Further ethanol investigation needed
September 20th, 2006
Anyone who has ever lived anywhere near an ethanol plant will tell you these facilities emit odors into the air. Internet searches turn up numerous articles of outraged citizens trying to endure the...
College campuses located far from land of the free
September 20th, 2006
However they score on achievement tests, relative to one another or foreign peers, American college students are breaking records in at least one category — the amount of debt they amass while chasi...
Ex-CHS standout playing in California
September 20th, 2006
Saddleback High coach Jeoff Meek said he felt like he won the lottery when former Clovis Wildcat Rishard Matthews enrolled at the Santa Ana, Calif., school earlier this month.
Matthews, who left the...
CHS FOOTBALL: Cats look to shake setback
September 20th, 2006
What happened: Clovis, after leading 20-12 going into halftime Saturday at Dick Bivins Stadium, was outscored 26-6 in the second half and overtime by Palo Duro en route to a 32-26 loss.
Why...
Hounds don't want to rest on laurels
September 20th, 2006
PORTALES — Sure, the Eastern New Mexico University football team was happy with its 24-15 win over East Central on Saturday at Ada, Okla.
But as far as the Greyhounds are concerned, it’s all in a...
Africanized bee population growing
September 20th, 2006
The chances of eastern New Mexico residents encountering Africanized honeybees is increasing exponentially with each new colony, according to pest control experts.
Those experts are concerned encounte...
Schools seek 50 percent as solution
September 20th, 2006
Two thorns in the side of New Mexico public schools were discussed at the New Mexico School Board Association Region Five meeting: Inadequate funding and No Child Left Behind mandates.
Also discusse...
Age just a number for military group
September 20th, 2006
In 1947, Richard “Gene” Pershall of Clovis was infatuated with the military and wanted to follow in his older brother’s footsteps.
At the age of 15, he pestered his father to let him join the...
Sept. 20, 2006 What's Happening
September 20th, 2006
All times MDT
Today
Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting — 1 p.m. in the Clovis City Hall Assembly Room.
Air Force environmental impact meeting — 6 p.m., Fort Sumner Community House. Meetin...
Reporter's notebook: Staff sergeant’s green thumb produces prize win...
September 19th, 2006
With her new home at Cannon Air Force Base came a new yard. The urge to garden was almost immediate, said Marilisa Porter, an Air Force staff sergeant who moved to Clovis about a year and a half ago.
...
Self-projected racism perpetuates cycle
September 19th, 2006
“Can you show me the doll that looks bad?”
The two baby dolls are identical except that one has pale skin, the other is dark. The little black girl, maybe 5 years old, has been holding up the pale...
Small talk leads to major annoyance
September 19th, 2006
I felt naked as I left for work Monday, but it was a good feeling.
A few blocks into my drive to work, I realized I left my cell phone at home, and it felt as if I were going to work while missing an...
Situation in Iraq not encouraging
September 19th, 2006
President Bush describes Iraq as a young but hopeful democracy with a “unity government,” a country in which “the sight of an old man pulling an election lever” terrifies al-Qaida members and...
Hounds post shutout win over Missouri Southern
September 19th, 2006
PORTALES — It may not have been a perfect outing, but the result was just fine with the Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer team.
The Greyhounds made a first-half goal by junior defender D...
City Commission will address process for replacing police chief
September 18th, 2006
Clovis city manager Joe Thomas said he will seek the advisement of the City Commission to determine the process by which the new chief of police will be appointed.
He said the matter will be discuss...
Air Force officials encourage feedback
September 18th, 2006
Proposed special ops aircraft and operations for Cannon Air Force Base were outlined at the Clovis Community College on Monday in the first of three meetings scheduled to gather public input for an En...
Blowing in the wind
September 18th, 2006
West Texas might be right on the heels of eastern New Mexico in expanding its economic base with wind farms and biodiesel plants.
Energy companies have expressed interest in building wind farms in Pa...
Local Roundup
September 18th, 2006
Fund created for victims’ family
A fund has been set up to help the family of a two brothers killed earlier this month in an automobile accident, according to Jose Moreno, Clovis Municipal Sc...
Hereford man confesses to assaulting grandfather
September 18th, 2006
A Hereford man wanted in connection with assaulting a family member in Texas was arrested Sunday by Clovis police in a stolen semi-tractor trailer.
Aaron L. Warden, 27, slit his grandfather’s thro...
Business briefs
September 18th, 2006
Building applications available online
The Clovis Department of Building Safety has made some building permit applications available online at www.cityofclovis.org, according to a city of Clovi...
Bush reveals different side to journalists
September 18th, 2006
If there is one thing about President Bush that is different in private from his public persona, it is probably intensity. Before big crowds he is folksy and self-deprecating. Before the hostile press...
Back payments doled out to retirees
September 18th, 2006
A small group of disabled military retirees this month will be the first of 133,000 to receive lump-sum back payments, which are tied to start-up challenges for two “concurrent receipt” programs e...
Suggested testing of weapons beyond weird
September 18th, 2006
Here’s one of those incidents that should leave Americans uneasy, unsure whether to get angry or laugh.
Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said last week that the United States should use high-power...
Civic leaders address concerns during Special Ops visit
September 17th, 2006
panel of local civic leaders fielded questions about eastern New Mexico health care, real estate, schools and recreation Thursday at Hurlburt Field, Fla., home of the Air Force Special Operations Com...
City sees spike in robberies
September 17th, 2006
In recent months there has been a spike in robberies in Clovis, bringing the number of cases for the year so far, with more than three months remaining, to about the same as the total for 2005, accord...
Hounds rebound with win at East Central
September 17th, 2006
ADA, Okla. — Sophomore defensive end Randall Hutchinson returned an interception 30 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and junior quarterback Michael Benton scored on two short runs in the final pe...
CHS SOCCER: Lady Cats edge Ruidoso
September 17th, 2006
RUIDOSO —Jasiman Dykes and Cassie Belford scored goals Saturday as Clovis High’s girls edged Ruidoso 2-1.
The Lady Wildcats (3-4-2) trailed 1-0 when Ruidoso’s Allison Rigby scored with about s...
Zias bow to Lady Buffs
September 17th, 2006
CANYON, Texas — Sarit Shenar posted a hat trick in the second half on Saturday to lead unbeaten West Texas A&M to a 4-1 victory over Eastern New Mexico University in a Lone Star Conference women’s...
Enemy often absent in battle over terror
September 16th, 2006
We knew we had won World War II when the Japanese signed surrender documents on the USS Missouri.
We knew we had won the Cold War when the Berlin Wall fell.
But it’s hard to think of any single...
Letter to the Editor: Gasoline pricing strategy long outdated
September 16th, 2006
I have waited much too long to comment on the price of gasoline, so here goes.
The 9/10 cent pricing practice was initiated at a time when a 1/10 cent saving per gallon of motor fuel represented a mu...
Hewlett-Packard seemed to forget common ethics
September 16th, 2006
Hewlett-Packard long has been considered one of the premier American companies, especially because of what it called “the H-P Way.”
In his 2001 book, “Good to Great,” about the special facto...
Court dispositions
September 16th, 2006
The following criminal dispositions were recently filed in the 9th Judicial District Court:
— Bernardo Baca, 32, was found guilty by a judge of receiving stolen property (valued between $250...
Lawsuit filed over handcuffing
September 16th, 2006
A civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force by a Clovis patrol officer has been filed against the Clovis Police Department, the city and the officer, according to court records filed in the 9th Ju...
Local Roundup: Meetings planned on Cannon mission
September 16th, 2006
The Air Force has planned a series of public meetings to gather input for an environmental impact study of the new mission at Cannon Air Force Base.
The first meeting is 6 - 8 p.m. Monday at Clovis...
AREA PREP FOOTBALL: Santa Rosa rides big plays to beat Fort Sumner
September 16th, 2006
FORT SUMNER — The Santa Rosa Lions used a mix of Daniel Zamora and big special teams plays in posting a rout of the homestandings Foxes.
The Lions (4-0) lost four fumbles and only outgained Fort Su...
Hounds take on improved East Central
September 16th, 2006
East Central bounced back from a tough opener with a solid win last week at Angelo State.
Now it’s Eastern New Mexico University’s turn to see if it can accomplish the same feat.
Drubbed by Nort...
CHS hosts cross country invitational
September 16th, 2006
Clovis High cross country coach Mark Bussen would like to see his teams ready to go for today’s Clovis Invitational at Ned Houk Park.
To that end, he cut back on workouts this week for the Wildcats...
Redmen edge Hounds with late goals
September 16th, 2006
PORTALES — Northeastern State men’s soccer coach Bobby Peterson wasn’t an overly happy camper Friday, except for one thing — his team won.
The Redmen fell behind late, but scored twice in the...
ENMU cross country teams place fourth, fifth at Tech
September 16th, 2006
LUBBOCK — Junior transfer Nimrod Lelei finished seventh in a time of 25 minutes, 7.64 seconds to lead Eastern New Mexico University’s men to a fourth-place team showing with 82 points on Friday in...
Prep scores
September 15th, 2006
Area
Mountainair 42, Melrose 6
Santa Rosa 41, Fort Sumner 6
Slaton 36, Portales 13
New Deal 14, Bovina 0, suspended in second quarter
Farwell 33, Smyer 6
Springer 54, Clovis Christian 6
Animas...
One year later, shooting case difficult for investigators
September 15th, 2006
At the edge of Sgt. Dan Aguilar’s desk are two cardboard expanding files stuffed with papers to the point of bursting.
They are the case files for 10-year-old Carlos Perez, who died a year ago Frid...
Day Trip: Fort Stanton offers historical getaway
September 15th, 2006
Fort Stanton, near Ruidoso, has had a varied and long history, but according to those working to preserve it, the former cavalry post remains in remarkably good condition.
Located in the shadow of th...
Club Notes
September 15th, 2006
Altrusa International
Thirteen members of Altrusa International, Inc. of Clovis met for their regular program on Sept. 11 at Muffley's Back Door. Hostesses Amber Folk, Carolyn Muffley, and Mary Weigl...
Anniversary
September 15th, 2006
Inman
Marlon and Karolene Inman of Farwell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 7, 2006, at their home.
The couple were married Sept. 7, 1956, in Muleshoe, Texas.
They have two chil...
Birthdays
September 15th, 2006
McCurry
Goldie (Trapp) McCurry of Burleson, Texas, celebrated her 80th birthday on Sept. 10, 2006, in Burleson with family and friends.
The celebration was hosted by her children and grandchildren...
Engagements
September 15th, 2006
Lyon - Bryan
Linda Bryan of Clovis and Mike Bryan of Ciudad, Mexico, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Beau Bryan, to JeanAnn Lyon, both of Colorado Springs, Colo. She is...
Consistency key to good parenting
September 15th, 2006
Lately, my oldest daughter, Luisa, has been testing my ability to be a consistent parent. Every night, she asks to come in my bed when her younger sisters are asleep.
I have allowed her to do so on...
Cannon pilot crashes, avoids farmhouse
September 15th, 2006
First Lt. Thomas W. Seuffert of Dayton, Ohio, “took extraordinary measures and increasing that hazard to himself in guiding his disabled aircraft from an inhabited farmhouse.
“The 25-year-old Kor...
National Chicken Month is upon us
September 15th, 2006
A little bird, quite aptly, told me that September is National Chicken Month. For New Mexico this is an extra-special thing since the land is enchanted with a few distinctive chickens of its own.
The...
Time waits for no man (or woman
September 15th, 2006
(Editor’s Note: WARNING—The following column may produce symptoms of depression and queasy stomachs and should not be taken lightly by people over the age of 60. Old news reporters are also advise...
School Menus
September 15th, 2006
Clovis Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza, cold juice & milk. Lunch — Egg roll, steamed rice, vegetable medley, fresh apple and cold milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Eggs & toast, cold...
Senior Happenings
September 15th, 2006
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.— Dance at La Casa Center. Please bring covered dish.
Monday: 9 a.m. — Crafts, embroidery, sewing; 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure check...
Blind hatred, intolerance have been around for generations
September 15th, 2006
This was another piece of the family reunion we attended several weeks ago. It was the less joyful piece, and it was the piece that made one stop and think about a darker side of life. It was a piece...
Happiness comes when we learn to trust in God
September 15th, 2006
What are the ingredients for a happy life? How do we find happiness?
With the Galilean countryside stretching out below him and the Sea of
Galilee in the distance, Jesus, in what we call “The Sermo...
Weekend area prep football capsules
September 15th, 2006
All Times MDT
Texico at McCurdy
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Records: Texico 1-1, McCurdy 0-3.
Coaches: Texico, Mike Prokop; McCurdy, Eric Vigil.
Last meeting: The teams have neve...
Grants bolster first responder coffers
September 14th, 2006
Clovis law enforcers and emergency responders agree the post-9/11 climate has made federal funding more attainable for local agencies.
Clovis/Curry County Emergency Management Director Ken De Los Sa...
Independence celebration planned
September 14th, 2006
A bell rung by the Rev. Idalgo on Sept. 16, 1810, signaled the start of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. The ensuing battle lasted for 10 years before independence was gained. Today, the...
Man sentenced for gun in toy box
September 14th, 2006
A Clovis man was sentenced to four years in prison for hiding his gun in a child’s toy box, according to a press release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s office.
Sammy Guerrero, 24, was...
Sept. 15, 2006 What's Happening
September 14th, 2006
All times MDT
Today
Dance — 7 p.m., Baxter-Curren Senior Center, 908 Hickory Street. $4 donation.
State Equestrian Special Olympics — 9 a.m., Mounted Patrol Arena.
Saturday
Clovis H...
Sept. 15, 2006 Public Record
September 14th, 2006
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records from Sept. 7 through Wednesday:
• Bruce Len Colson, 42, to Sabrina Lynn Lansford, 39, both of Clovis.
• Howard Lavanda Jones...
Diversity would do world of good
September 14th, 2006
Shame on our politicians!
As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today and runs through Oct. 15, some politicians are only concerned about being re-elected and are leaving mil...
Proposed database small step forward
September 14th, 2006
Googling for government contracts may never become the hottest pastime on the Internet, we’ll admit. But we still see promise in last week’s passage by the U.S. Senate of S-2590, the 2006 Federal...
Concerts provide lifetime of memories
September 14th, 2006
Did you go to The Clovis Music Festival last weekend? That was some event. Rock ’n’ rollers from another time came to our town to play electric music and boogie.
Folks I talked to said Thursda...
Task force framework sketched
September 13th, 2006
Framework for a volunteer organization and its oversight group was sketched Wednesday at a Local Growth Management Committee meeting.
The yet-to-be-formed volunteer organization will advise the Local...
Portales bee population shifting to Africanized
September 13th, 2006
PORTALES — Problems with Africanized bees in Roosevelt County may be getting worse, evidenced by a Portales woman who was stung multiple times by bees in her back yard Tuesday.
That bee incident, a...
Ethanol trip not a stinker
September 13th, 2006
Worried about what odors might be emitted by an ethanol plant proposed for Clovis, a group of local officials visited a Nebraska ethanol plant last month.
Their worries dissipated.
“There was no...
Education calendar
September 13th, 2006
Monday: The Clovis Community College will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Commons. The United Blood Services drive will accept all blood types. Potential donors must be 17 to 79...
Education digest
September 13th, 2006
First Freedom essay contest held
The Council for America’s First Freedom is holding its First Freedom Student Competition. To enter, a student must write and submit an essay. The first-place...
Student profile: Priya Sharma
September 13th, 2006
Priya Sharma is a Clovis High School senior. She is the daughter of Kiran and Madhu Sharma.
What do you envision your life being like in 10 years? I hope that I will be an established...
Constitutional power questionable
September 13th, 2006
Each year since 2004, on Sept. 17, we commemorate the 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 American statesmen. The legislation creating Constitution Day was fathered by Sen. Robert Byrd and req...
Five years later, truth about 9/11 still evades U.S.
September 13th, 2006
The commemorations and endless coverage Monday highlighted an interesting fact. Five years on, America still has not come to terms with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Despite the attacks bei...
Task force yet to tackle main ethics issue
September 13th, 2006
They have to feel like David staring ashen-faced up at Goliath. It’s like someone handed them a teacup after Katrina and said, “go clean her up.” They are trying to row a kayak through gunk.
W...
CHS GIRLS SOCCER: Lady Cats, Artesia play to scoreless tie
September 13th, 2006
ARTESIA — The Clovis High girls soccer team came up empty on a couple of late scoring chances Tuesday and finished in a scoreless tie against Artesia.
CHS (2-4-2) was turned away on two p.enalty ki...
ENMU women's soccer team blanks Highlands
September 13th, 2006
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Freshman forward Samantha Lawrence scored on a rebound of senior forward Megan Dozier’s shot in the 78th minute on Tuesday, lifting the Eastern New Mexico University women’s so...
School board OKs further junior high research
September 12th, 2006
School administrators were given permission to move forward with research on the reconfiguration of Clovis junior high schools Tuesday during a school board meeting.
Board members unanimously approv...
United Way to start drive Thursday
September 12th, 2006
United Way of Eastern New Mexico officials are hoping to raise 9 percent more than last year’s goal of $482,005, or $525,385.
“It’s a reasonable goal,” Executive Director Erinn Burch said, ...
Tickets available for honorary dinner
September 12th, 2006
The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is selling tickets for an appreciation dinner to honor retired Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton.
Newton served on the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commissi...
Clovis officials bound for Hurlburt
September 12th, 2006
This Thursday, a group of local officials will board a military aircraft headed for Hurlburt Field, Fla., home of the Air Force Special Operations Command.
An MC-130 aircraft from Hurlburt will usher...
Police Blotter
September 12th, 2006
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 7 p.m. Friday an officer was called to a home in the 200 block of Aspen Street in refe...
State of innocence never guaranteed
September 12th, 2006
On Sept. 10, 2001, this nation was more than a quarter-century past its last real crisis.
This is not to say the intervening years were uneventful: They were not. Those years saw three attempted pres...
Mere suspicion no substitute for hard evidence
September 12th, 2006
Americans have gotten used to the sometimes other worldly decisions that come out of the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which has a reputation as a left-wing hothouse. Yet we c...
Letters to the Editor: Preservation of rights deserves thanks
September 12th, 2006
On Constitution Day, which is Sunday, we are reminded that the supreme duty of every American citizen is to defend the Constitution and that we do this by having the courage to speak up whenever we se...
Meeting set for junior high fate
September 11th, 2006
School board members will vote today on whether to continue or end research on the reorganization of Clovis junior high schools, according to a school board agenda.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p...
Music festival draws 1,000-plus
September 11th, 2006
The Clovis Music Festival was a weekend filled with rock ‘n’ roll and reminiscing.
The event honored musicians from the 1950s who had ties to the Norman Petty Studios.
Clovis/Curry County Chamber...
Sex offender guilty of failng to register
September 11th, 2006
A sex offender was found guilty of failing to register by a Clovis jury Monday afternoon. Immediately following the verdict, 9th Judicial District Judge Joe Parker gave Elmer Ray Burke the maximum sen...
Sept. 12, 2006 What's Happening
September 11th, 2006
All times MDT
Today
Public Hearing — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, City Commission Room. Non-Metro Area Agency on Aging staff from Sante Fe will hold a public hearing.
LEPC Exercise Design...
Cooperation must rule Mexico before democracy can
September 11th, 2006
Mexico’s Federal Electoral Judicial Tribunal has unanimously ruled that Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party (PAN) won the July 2 election as president.
In many ways this marks a triumph f...
Air Force stands opposed to medical overhaul
September 11th, 2006
The Air Force, the only service opposed to creation of a Unified Medical Command, saw its arguments get strafed, rocketed and bombed during a meeting last week of the Defense Business Board, a group...
Situation bound to get better for president
September 11th, 2006
President Bush’s fusillade of speeches over the past number of days have reminded us of the man we saw in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. After months of inanition, he seems to have rec...
August business licenses
September 11th, 2006
The following business licenses were obtained from the city of Clovis in August:
• Discount Party Plaza
Type: Party Supplies
Owner: Michael and Becky Dlouhy
Location: 2614 N. Prince St.
• Hawaii...
Controlling supply a business key
September 11th, 2006
Have you heard the story about the young man who walked into the grocery store and was astonished to see pile after pile of salt bags?
The young man exclaimed to the owner, “Boy! You must sell a...
Sept. 12, 2006 Business Digest
September 11th, 2006
Atlas Van Lines sees
300 percent boost
Cissell Transfer & Storage, a Clovis Atlas Van Lines agent, saw sales increase 290 percent the last fiscal year compared with 2005, according to an Atlas Van Li...
Clovis' Baskett opens NFL career
September 10th, 2006
Clovis native Hank Baskett began his NFL career Sunday with some playing time, but no receptions in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 24-10 win over the Houston Texans.
Baskett was part of a four-wide-recei...
NFL football: Baskett to get start today for Eagles
September 10th, 2006
This is the big day for Hank Baskett.
The 2001 Clovis High graduate is expected to make his NFL debut in the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting lineup for today’s NFL season opener at Houston, the Phi...
CHS BOYS SOCCER: Cats beat Carlsbad for title
September 10th, 2006
ROSWELL — Junior Luis Esparza scored early in the second half off an assist by Scott Elliott, and Clovis High’s boys made the goal stand up for a 1-0 victory over Carlsbad on Saturday night in the...
Plainview meet proves difficult for CHS harriers
September 10th, 2006
PLAINVIEW, Texas — The Plainview Invitational cross country meet was a lot tougher than Clovis High coach Mark Bussen remembered last time he was there.
Despite last-place finishes by all four of h...
Dallas Baptist tops Zias
September 10th, 2006
DALLAS — Mandy Gomez scored twice in the second half on Saturday, rallying Dallas Baptist to a 3-2 victory over Eastern New Mexico in women’s college soccer.
Trailing 1-0 midway through the first...
Eastern's slide continues
September 10th, 2006
CANYON, Texas — Southeastern Oklahoma kept the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team reeling on Saturday, sending the Zias to a 30-15, 25-30, 30-27, 30-23 setback in West Texas A&M’s Lady...
ENMU runners finish eighth, ninth
September 10th, 2006
ALBUQUERQUE — Junior Nimrod Lelei finished 12th in a field of 110 runners on Saturday as the Eastern New Mexico University men’s cross country team finished eighth out of 13 full teams in the Lobo...
Teaching 9/11 a challenge
September 10th, 2006
The school librarian has a tradition.
Each September, Charlotte Weyant pulls several books from the shelves of the James Bickley Elementary School library. One details the tragedy of Sept.11, 2001; o...
Carey's unexpected career coming to close
September 10th, 2006
Raised in the small Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, Bill Carey said he spent much of his youth helping with cutting, balling and delivering hay for his father’s hay business. His father was also a...
Professor: 9/11 changed U.S. sense of vulnerability
September 9th, 2006
Five years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the event Americans call 9/11 is still affecting people’s lives. According to local historians, the event is probab...
Sept. 10, 2006 Court Dispositions
September 9th, 2006
The following criminal dispositions were recently filed in the 9th Judicial District Court:
• Randall Quinn, 43, pleaded guilty to aggravated DWI (third offense). He was ordered to serve one year l...
Sept. 10, 2006 Police Blotter
September 9th, 2006
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
On Sept. 1 an officer took a report about a vehicle accident involving a city trash truck. The trash...
Sept. 10, 2006 What's Happening
September 9th, 2006
All times MDT
Today
Clovis Music Festival gospel — 10 a.m. at Norman Petty Studios back yard, 1313 W. Seventh St.
9/11 Concert — 6 p.m., parking lot of Central Christian Church on 14th Street acro...
Even without unity, U.S. powerful when virtuous
September 9th, 2006
It is hard now to remember the feeling that swept over our country five years ago Monday. Our country, our people, had suffered a devastating and destructive attack by a shadowy but malignant force wh...
Sept. 10, 2006 Letters to the Editor
September 9th, 2006
Bush-bashing tactics show dangerous ignorance
Kirby Rowan’s rants against the Bush administration demonstrate a staggering ignorance of the threat we in the West are facing. (“Bush administ...
Government incapable of controlling gas prices
September 9th, 2006
Socialism failed because the governments that embraced it couldn’t solve the basic problem of economics: what to produce and how much.
In the old Soviet bloc, warehouses filled up with things peop...
Rams reach .500 mark
September 9th, 2006
RATON — The Portales Rams gave first year head coach Andy Correll his first win as a Ram, as the Portales defense dominated the younger Raton Tigers (0-2) in Raton’s home opener, 13-0 Friday night...
Defense motions denied
September 9th, 2006
Motions by the defense team for a Cannon airman charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife were denied during a hearing held this week at Cannon Air Force Base, according to a press...
College funds may be stable despite enrollment drops
September 9th, 2006
Colleges and universities in New Mexico that experienced drops in enrollment may not be penalized, according to New Mexico Higher Education Department Secretary Beverlee McClure.
The Department is c...
AREA PREP FOOTBALL: CCS notches first victory
September 9th, 2006
ALBUQUERQUE — Will Genitski and Keeson Bell combined for five touchdowns and Clovis Christian scored its first victory in 8-man football with a 56-0 rout of Menaul on Friday night.
Bell caught touc...
CHS soccer: Cats overcome slow start, beat NMMI
September 9th, 2006
ROSWELL — After shutting out New Mexico Military Institute three times already this season, the Clovis High boys soccer team didn’t expect to have many problems on Friday in the quarterfinals of a...
Permian Basin tops Zias in five again
September 9th, 2006
CANYON, Texas — If nothing else, Texas-Permian Basin proved Thursday’s 3-2 volleyball win over Eastern New Mexico University was no fluke.
The Lady Falcons (4-7) beat ENMU in five games again on...
Being military spouse never dull
September 8th, 2006
Ordinary days in the life of military spouses are anything but ordinary. We are used to last-minute cancellations, constant change of plans and unexpected emergencies. A few weeks ago, I dealt with su...
Fullback elected at annual dinner honoring champs
September 8th, 2006
I watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New York Jets 16-3 in an NFL preseason game last month. It reminded me of another great football game: the Clovis Wildcats vs. Roswell Coyotes and one of th...
Heritage plays role in people we become
September 8th, 2006
This is the season; the time of year is on us. It’s usually perfect, too; not too hot, not yet cold. Maybe some rain, but more often only the threat. It’s a good time of year to make a road trip,...
Full moon causes strange behaviors
September 8th, 2006
If anyone heard some howling on Thursday, I swear it wasn’t me. But it could have been any number of coyotes, demons or anything else that delights in a full moon.
The full moon is especially magic...
Midnight phone calls elicit interesting responses
September 8th, 2006
Here at the Appalling Malady Institute, we’re studying really important stuff about human behavior, such as why folks say bizarre things when they wake up at night to answer the phone. For a moment...
Births
September 8th, 2006
Gutierrez-Garcia
Lorenzo Ramon Gutierrez Garcia was born Aug. 22, 2006, to Rachel Gutierrez and Dwayne Garcia of Portales at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounce...
Birthdays
September 8th, 2006
Cravy
Walter “Snap” Cravy of Clovis will celebrate his 90th birthday at 2 p.m. today at the Clovis-Carver Library. The celebration will be hosted by his children.
Walter was born September 11, 1...
Club Notes
September 8th, 2006
Pilot Club
The Pilot Club of Clovis held its monthly business meeting on Aug. 14, 2006, at the La Fiesta Resturant with eight members and a guest.
Chaplain Sue Rutter gave the invocation. After the...
Reunions
September 8th, 2006
Sudan
The Sudan Homecoming Banquet will be Sept. 16, 2006, in the High School Commons Area. Registration and reception will be at 5:30 p.m. and the meal will be served at 7 p.m. Plates are $15. The...
Engagements
September 8th, 2006
Brakebill-Walsh
Corte and Cleta Prude of Portales and Dick and Dede Walsh, of Lubbock announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Cristy Janese Brakebill of Portales, to Kerry...
Senior Happenings
September 8th, 2006
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.— Dance at La Casa Senior Center. Please bring covered dish.
Monday: 9 a.m. — Crafts, embroidery, sewing, computer and internet acces...
School Menus
September 8th, 2006
Clovis Junior High/High School
Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Chili cheese dog, sunshine corn, pickle spear, yummy pear and cold milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Sausage biscuit. Lun...
Clovis lands $16 million biodiesel plant
September 8th, 2006
Clovis city commissioners gave the green light Thursday for a $16 million biodiesel plant to be constructed at the city’s industrial park.
Commissioners approved their intent to issue industrial re...
Area prep football capsules
September 8th, 2006
All Times MDT
Capitan at Fort Sumner
When: 7 p.m. today
Records: Capitan 2-0, Fort Sumner 2-0.
Coaches: Capitan, Jodie Scott; Fort Sumner, Dexter McDaniel.
Last meeting: 20...
ENMU blown out by Northeastern in opener
September 8th, 2006
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Junior running back Erick Hatchett and junior wide receiver Jarrett Byers scored three touchdowns apiece and Northeastern State ran away to a 42-7 victory over Eastern New Mexico...
CHS VOLLEYBALL: Lady Cats topl Santa Fe High in three
September 8th, 2006
SANTA FE — Junior Jasmine McDonald and sophomore Lainey Flatow recorded 10 kills apiece Thursday night as the Clovis High volleyball team downed Santa Fe High 25-14, 25-20, 25-17.
Siobhan Flatow ad...
Zias fall to Midwestern in double OT
September 8th, 2006
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Midwestern State’s Ashley Hornisher scored off a penalty kick early in the second overtime Thursday to lift the Mustangs to a 2-1 victory over Eastern New Mexico University...
Dome on the range
September 7th, 2006
Meeting on the tailgate of a pickup truck in the middle of a field, three Clovis families dreamed of acquiring the property and building a church where people could worship free from preconceived noti...
Religion calendar
September 7th, 2006
Today
Prayer — 6:30 - 7 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 N. Thornton St. Community prayer session. Information: 763-4400.
Women of Hope — 6 - 7 p.m., Matt 25 Hope Center, 1200 N. Th...
Ingenuity, intelligence no match for wisdom
September 7th, 2006
Just for fun I bid on some old school lunch boxes on eBay. Years ago Annie, John Scott and Buffy ate lunch everyday at school with Charlie’s Angels, The Dukes of Hazard and Holly Hobby. So I thought...
a view from under the pew
September 7th, 2006
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except for hyphens and dashes.
Meetings watch: New Mexico Higher Education Department
September 7th, 2006
What: New Mexico Higher Education Department officials will meet with representatives of eastern New Mexico colleges and universities
Where: Clovis Community College
When: 8 a...
BRAC commissioner will attend appreciation dinner
September 7th, 2006
A Base Realignment and Closure commissioner who supported Cannon Air Force Base plans to visit Clovis next week, according to a Clovis official.
Retired Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton accepted an invita...
Republicans' strategy may lose effectiveness
September 7th, 2006
When voters troop to the polls in November the two major questions analysts will want answered are whether Democrats will be able to take over one or both houses of Congress, and to what extent disill...
Watermelon festival eludes road-trippers
September 7th, 2006
Watermelon.
That’s what was on our minds as The Lady of the House and I headed south out of Clovis to the Watermelon Roundup in Plains, Texas. It’d been awhile since we’d been road-trippin’...
Time to bid fond farewell to summer
September 7th, 2006
We know it’s coming every year, Old Man Winter, and yet here on the High Plains, where our wardrobe mostly consists of flip-flops, tank tops and shorts, we’re shocked when we feel that first chill...
So, What’s So Amazing About Grace?
September 7th, 2006
So . . . “what’s so amazing about grace?”
The whole universe is not large enough to contain the wonderful answer, but maybe part of the answer is found in comparing grace and what has been call...
If happiness is a choice, so is unhappiness
September 7th, 2006
A great way to virtually guarantee that you’ll never be happy is to ask yourself regularly and with poignancy, “Am I happy?”
Happy people are so focused outside themselves on the good, beautif...
Hounds take on Redmen
September 7th, 2006
If Northeastern State has an advantage against Eastern New Mexico University in today’s game in Tahlequah, Okla., it’s that the Redmen have already played this season.
While ENMU opens its campai...
Permit process delayed
September 6th, 2006
The location of a proposed ethanol plant in Clovis was unclear in a public notice, temporarily halting the approval process for the plant, according to a New Mexico Environment Department spokeswoman....
Student profiles: Cory Thornsbury
September 6th, 2006
Cody Thornsbury is a senior at Clovis High School. He is the son of Ed and Karen Thornsbury.
Who is your favorite entertainer? Will Ferrell, because he is great in all of his movies.
...
Meetings watch: Clovis Community College Board of Trustees
September 6th, 2006
The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees met Wednesday. The following is a summary of the meeting:
- CCC President John Neibling presented enrollment figures for the summer 2006 semester...
Roads county priority
September 6th, 2006
Curry County Commissioners approved a five-year plan to acquire capital outlay funds during their Wednesday meeting.
In presenting the plan, Curry County Manager Dick Smith said the county is require...
Education digest
September 6th, 2006
CCC displays watercolor paintings
A collection of watercolors by Josh McCallister, titled “Wanting Change,” will be on display in the Clovis Community College Eula Mae Edwards Museum and G...
Discrimination unavoidable fact of life
September 6th, 2006
There’s so much confusion and emotionalism about discrimination that I thought I’d take a stab at a dispassionate analysis.
Discrimination is simply the act of choice.
When we choose Bordeaux...
Minimum wage doesn’t cut it anymore
September 6th, 2006
It had to be a great Labor Day celebration for Carly Fiorina. Closer to home, Louis Caldera and Manny Aragon had a little more sizzle in their barbecue than most.
They are just three examples, member...
Karr case proves justice system can get it right
September 6th, 2006
Boulder, Colo., District Attorney Mary Lacy felt the need to explain herself amid questions about whether she should have spent the time and money pursuing a lead that didn’t pan out.
The explanat...
Local Roundup
September 5th, 2006
South Prince Street store robbed
A store clerk was knocked to the ground and robbed Tuesday morning at a South Prince convenience store, according to a press release from Clovis Police.
Just...
Officials say tutoring program ineffective
September 5th, 2006
Two Clovis schools that did not meet federal standards for student performance three years in a row must provide free tutoring to students.
Cameo Elementary School and W.D. Gattis Junior High School...
Second phase of Prince St. construction starting
September 5th, 2006
City officials said despite more than 5 inches of rain in the last month, the newly constructed storm drainage project on Prince Street remains untested.
The city-funded project, which stretched from...
Letters to the Editor: Followers can’t pick, choose scripture
September 5th, 2006
Leonard Pitts may be a genial person with whom a conversation would be enjoyable. His newspaper editors apparently consider him to have a way with words.
Yet, he lacks sufficient understanding to writ...
Religions unite over outlandish enemy
September 5th, 2006
I offer three cheers for Katherine Harris.
Harris has brought this nation together, done a more effective job of uniting people than any prayer breakfast, sensitivity class or Benetton ad I’ve ever...
New Orleans' Mayor Nagin little too edgy
September 5th, 2006
Ray Nagin must find it hard to walk with a foot perpetually lodged in his mouth. The New Orleans mayor was at it again last week, trashing New York’s Ground Zero rebuilding efforts in a pathetic att...
ENMU soccer team routed in conference opener
September 5th, 2006
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Sun Potter’s hat trick and stingy defense helped Midwestern State roll past Eastern New Mexico University 6-0 on Sunday in a Southwest Soccer Conference men’s soccer match...
Sept. 5, 2006 Business Briefs
September 5th, 2006
Cattle Feeders
holding convention
The Texas Cattle Feeders Association will hold its annual convention Oct.11-13 at the Amarillo Civic Center, according to a TCFA news release.
The group and the Texas...
Ag Sense: Dairies efficient water users
September 5th, 2006
There seems to be a misconception about how much water dairy farms actually utilize and their efficiency with this precious resource.
According to officials at the Office of the State Engineer, dair...
Ignoring nuclear energy shows lack of brain power
September 5th, 2006
What if the United States rolled out the welcome mat for the construction of new nuclear power plants . . . and no one showed up to build them? For the no-nukes crowd, that would be a victory. But it...
Legal battles difficult for veterans
September 5th, 2006
The Senate voted on Aug. 3 to allow paid attorneys, for the first time in over a century, to represent veterans in filing disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“It’s like inv...
Hate crime definitions reek of double standards
September 5th, 2006
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that two men are being sought in connection with an arson at a Minneapolis mosque — a crime that has attracted the attention of the FBI as a potential bias crime...
CHS SOCCER: Lady Cats finish sixth in tourney
September 3rd, 2006
ROSWELL — Socorro outscored Clovis High 3-2 in penalty kicks and the Lady Warriors captured a 3-2 victory over CHS on Saturday in the fifth-place match of the Goddard Invitational girls soccer tourn...
Baskett survives final roster cut with Eagles
September 3rd, 2006
When draft day came in May, the cell phone never rang for Hank Baskett. The same thing happened Saturday for Baskett, and it’s the best birthday present he could imagine.
Baskett, a 2001 Clovis Hig...
Zias finish 0-4 in tournament
September 3rd, 2006
DURANGO, Colo. — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team finished 0-4 in a weekend tournament hosted by Fort Lewis after losses on Saturday to Dixie State and the host Skyhawks.
Dixie Sta...
Miners shut out ENMU
September 3rd, 2006
EL PASO, Texas — Cortney Casey scored two goals and Ashleigh Decker had two assists Friday night as Texas-El Paso shut out Eastern New Mexico University 4-0 in a women’s soccer match.
The Divisio...
Reid wins with 12-under total
September 3rd, 2006
LAS CRUCES — Clovis High grad Travis Reid shot a 36-hole score of 132, 12 under par, to take a four-shot victory over former CHS teammate Robert Goff in the fifth annual Messilla Valley Amateur gol...
Two die in county road crash
September 2nd, 2006
Two children died late Saturday afternoon in an two-vehicle accident along the intersection of Curry County Road 10 and Curry County Road G, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Office.
Joe Guti...
Q & A: Lance Pyle's days packed with challenges
September 2nd, 2006
Lance Pyle was elected mayor of Melrose in March and is assistant Curry County manager, responsible for the indigent health care functions, human resources and risk management. Born in Muleshoe, he ea...
Three years, little progress in Tucker case
September 2nd, 2006
It was a late Thursday night when sheriff’s deputies were called — a Clovis man was found by his family, shot to death at the business he owned.
Three years later investigators still don’t kno...
Solar system's ninth planet deserves better
September 2nd, 2006
Things were looking so good for Pluto a couple of weeks ago. Scientists meeting in the Czech Republic voted to admit three more heavenly bodies to the family of “planets” orbiting our sun. This p...
Adolescent love not just playing field
September 2nd, 2006
In the movie “Love Actually,” a widowed father, played by Liam Neeson, asks his morose grade-school son what’s bothering him. Is it his mother’s death? Problems at school? Bullies?
“You rea...
Letter to the Editor: Reader: Wal-Mart exploits communities
September 2nd, 2006
Once again Glenda Bly is spewing forth her rantings without doing her homework. I would like to clear up the misinformation she gave in last Sunday’s letter to the editor regarding Bill Richardson a...
Prep football roundup
September 2nd, 2006
Cass Dimitroff sparks Foxes
CARRIZOZO — Cass Dimitroff ran for 195 yards four touchdowns and threw for another score as the visiting Fort Sumner Foxes defeated the host Grizzlies 38-26.
Dimi...
Day Trip: Silent Wings Museum
September 2nd, 2006
Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock is dedicated to the World War II experience from the perspective of the glider pilots who flew in every major invasion of that war. The focal piece of the museum is a re...
Prep scores
September 1st, 2006
Friday
Clovis 34, Eldorado 14
Muleshoe 20, Portales 0, called at halftime
Valley Christian 26, Clovis Christian 0, called at halftime
Farwell 42, Plains 15
Bovina 10, Morton 0
Gateway Christian 38, M...
Engagements
September 1st, 2006
Johnson-Smart
Randy and Vicki Johnson of St. Vrain announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Johnson of St. Vrain to Kevin Smart of Clovis, son of the late Melinda...
Honors
September 1st, 2006
GSU graduation
Sandia Teachers graduated in May 2006 from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., with the following degrees: Mandy Ford- Masters in Education in Reading, Suzanne Dosher - Masters...
Club Notes
September 1st, 2006
Llano Estacdo Quilt Guild
The Llano Estacado Quilt Guild sponsored a workshop Aug. 26, at Trinity Lutheran Church. There were 14 guild members present who learned how to draft their own designs to be...
Weddings
September 1st, 2006
Gamble-Prothro
Ziggy Gamble of Austin and George Michael Prothro of Clovis were joined in marriage Aug. 12, 2006, at the Blackwater Draw Archaeological Site.
The Rev. James Laljer performed the cere...
Births
September 1st, 2006
McGregor
Audrey Morgan McGregor was born July 4, 2006, to Jason and Lori McGregor of Clovis at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She has one brother, Avery, a...
School Menus
September 1st, 2006
Clovis Elementary
Monday: No School.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Eggs & toast, cold juice & milk. Lunch — Burrito/salsa, sunshine corn, crisp lettuce, fresh watermelon and cold milk.
Wednesday: Break...
Senior Happenings
September 1st, 2006
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.— Dance at Friendship Center. Please bring covered dish.
Monday: Closed for Holiday
Tuesday: 9 a.m. — Crafts, embroidery, sewing; 9:...
Fears are challenges everyone must face
September 1st, 2006
One of my favorite short stories is Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” where Gregor Samsa wakes up as a gigantic insect and has to deal with his newfound identity. I like this story because it deals with...
Clovis boy sings with Bob Hope, Andrews Sisters
September 1st, 2006
Editor’s note: The following account was told by Chick
Taylor Jr.
It was at Eugene Field I became interested in music because of our Clovis schools active music program. We had music classes and o...
Field mice can be difficult to exterminate
September 1st, 2006
Here at the Old Reporters’ Retirement Home, I’m spicing up each day by writing a horror story. It’s a TV documentary inspired by an actual event. Hollywood will love it. It’ll star Arnold Schw...
Calmest driver doesn’t always mean safest driver
September 1st, 2006
Drivers can always tell they’re in New Mexico not necessarily by the highway signs, but by what’s lying on the side of the road. I don’t mean bums in cowboy boots, but the fine proliferation of...
Art league looking for creative people
September 1st, 2006
Are you creative? Do you want to tap into your creativity, whether you believe you have some or not? Do you wish to find out in what area you have creativity? Do you think you might be better able to...
Victim's sister feels justice served
September 1st, 2006
Homicide defendant Jimmy Bentley sat unflinching Thursday as the judge announced the guilty verdict.
Behind the defense table, Bentley’s wife dropped her head in her hands, her shoulders wracked wi...
CHS harriers host invitational with ENMU
September 1st, 2006
Mark Bussen spent three years away from the Clovis High cross country program, at least in name.
Bussen coached the CHS program from 1998-2002 before stepping away when his own children were starting...
Wolverines fall to Canadian
September 1st, 2006
AMARILLO — Texico found out crossing over into Texas makes a big difference.
Matt Dickerson rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown and first-year starter Adam Cockrell added three touchdown passes Th...
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