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After living 80 years, local aircraft mechanic and church deacon Robert Love hasn’t stopped doing what he loves. The former Air Force mechanic and inventor owns and operates an aircraft maintenance company called Love Aero Service, which he established in 1963 after moving to the area with his wife Lu. Love has made a lasting […]
Clovis-Carver Public Library Sports Illustrated Baseball’s Greatest polls the experts to determine the top 10 in more than 20 categories of players, teams and games, along with stunning photography and classic stories from the archives of Sports Illustrated magazine. A King’s Ransom by Sharon Penman gets inside the hearts and minds of real-life characters in […]
By Clyde Davis Religion columnist Convergent dates bring the advent of Memorial Day, celebrated last weekend, together with the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord, popularly tagged as D-Day, which occurs on June 6. Needless to say, that is always June 6, but anniversaries celebrating decades seem to have more impact. 2014 is also the 100th […]
By Sheryl Borden Creative Living Information on cooking with Freekeh and making an apron from a tee-shirt will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Bonnie Matthews is the co-founder of Freekeh Foods, and she is going to demonstrate how Freekeh Paella is an excellent dish for any dinner […]
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8-ball pool; Exercise equipment; Jewelry pals, 10 a.m.; Line dance, 1 p.m.; Beginning line dance, 2 p.m.; Social night, 5 p.m. Tuesday: The Walkie Talkies; Quilting,8 a.m.; Exercise equipment, 8 a.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; 8-ball pool; Musical, 6 p.m. Wednesday: 8-ball pool, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; […]
By D’Nieka Hartsfield Nieka Style The kids are on summer break and although we’ve all declared it summer, the solstice doesn’t actually begin until June 21. This past week, when I had to pull out a couple of short sets for the kids, is when it occurred to me that it’s time to get that […]
By Karl Terry Local columnist This week’s column is supercharged. That’s right. I’m composing it on a computer that was struck by lightning. Sparks are flying from my fingertips as I write and jagged adjectives are flying across the screen like vivid thunderbolts. I don’t like thunder and lightning. My wife hates it and has […]
We won’t tell you how to vote on Tuesday. But here are some suggestions for finding candidates who favor less government control of our lives. • If a wanna-be public servant comes to your door and asks for your vote, ask what kind of public service they do now. If the answer is meals-on-wheels or youth […]
By Wendel Sloan Local columnist For my final nap, I intend on returning to my east Texas roots. If fate disguised as an irritated reader intervenes and my final breath is on the High Plains, I will be in good company. Since 1982, I have attended funerals of far too many who awed and inspired. […]
By Tom McDonald State columnist About this time every year, parents all over New Mexico swell with pride as their daughters and sons walk across the graduation stage — and wave goodbye. The walk is ceremonial; the wave, at least for small towns, is figurative. As the urbanization of America continues, fewer of these young […]
By Emily Crowe Staff writer In 1910, just one year after Clovis was incorporated as a locomotive town along the Santa Fe Railway, an immigrant named Kizo Nishibata became the first recorded Japanese resident of the fledgling new city. Nishibata worked as a locomotive wiper, then messenger and after-hours janitor at Santa Fe Railway before […]
By Emily Crowe Staff writer Several generations after World War II and the forced removal of the members of the Japanese colony from Clovis, many have never heard the stories of the men, women and children who once called eastern New Mexico their home. That is all about to change. Clovis native Adrian Chavez has […]
A synopsis of campaign contributions and expenses reported to the New Mexico Secretary of State by Curry County candidates in contested races for the primary election on Tuesday. Totals are as of 5 p.m. Thursday: County Commission District 1 Angelina Baca Contributions — $800 Expenses — $703.97 Largest Contributor — Angelina Baca, $700 Edwin Perales […]
“If I had only known “It was my last night by your side “I’d pray a miracle would stop the dawn.” — from “If I Had Only Known,” by Jana Stanfield and Craig Morris Some associate the song with Reba McEntire’s band members killed in a 1991 plane crash near San Diego. McEntire sang it […]
Pioneer days continue in Clovis each day this week. This year’s theme is “Welcome Back to the Homestead.” A schedule of events: Monday 5 p.m. — Little Buckaroo Rodeo; Mutton Bustin’ entries deadline at Curry County Events Center and LBR Foot and Horse Events, entry 3:30 p.m. Tuesday 6 p.m. — Curry County Mounted Patrol […]
Staff report Primary elections for Republicans and Democrats are Tuesday in Clovis and Curry County. There are six local contested races — The Curry County Commission District 1 seat on the Democrat ballot; the District 64 State Representative, Curry County Commission District 3, Curry County Sheriff, Curry County Assessor, and Curry County Probate Judge offices […]
Clovis police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Thursday • 12:23 a.m.: Vehicle theft in progress, 700 block of Sycamore Street. • 1:02 a.m.: Burglary report, 300 block of Gayland Drive. • 1:40 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, Highway 84. • 2:59 a.m.: Remove violent subject, 900 block of Edwards Street. • 6:07 […]
Today Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Fiesta — 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., 117 Davis St. Information: 763-4445. Monday LEPC Presentation (severe weather preparedness) —2 p.m.., Clovis-Carver Library. Information: 769-7840. Little Buckaroo Rodeo — 5 p.m., Mutton Bustin’ entries deadline, LBR Foot and Horse Events, Entry 3:30 p.m., Curry County Events Center. Information: 763-3435. Tuesday […]
Staff report American country music artist Phil Vassar and The Kentucky HeadHunters will highlight this year’s Clovis Musical Festival in September, according to a Clovis Chamber of Commerce press release. Vassar has hit the Top 5 seven times with songs like “Carlene,” “Last Day of My Life” and “American Child” and topped the charts with […]
By Sharna Johnson Local columnist If there were a season they could call theirs, it would be this one. No doubt, the birds are having all the fun this time of year, their antics and activities easy to spot almost anywhere one looks. Though easy to ignore if tuned out, they are everywhere — from […]
