La Casita recently held a special birthday breakfast celebration. Juanita Chavez, “foster grandmother” turned 80 years old last week, and Principal Sylvia Martinez, along with all the staff at La Casita, decided it was definitely worth making a fuss about. Juanita, whose six children reside in diverse locations — from Texas, Washington, California, Connecticut, to […]
Birthdays —
January 28, 2012
Coffey [image #2, align=left, size=medium] Danielle Coffey of Clovis celebrated her 17th birthday Jan. 21 at her home. The celebration was hosted by her family. Danielle was born Jan. 21, 1995, in Clovis. — Submitted by Robin Coffey
Now is best time to do right
December 31, 2011
The end of the old year and the beginning of the new gives some people the feeling of a rite of passage. For them it represents a chance to clean the slate; they get to start fresh and try to do better next year than they did last year. Birthdays can provide the same opportunity, […]
Happy birthday, Roy Rogers
November 5, 2011
Ava Sailors grew up watching Roy Rogers in the movies and on television, like most of the rest of us. Then she had a chance to get to know him up close and personal when her son married Rogers’ and Dale Evans’ daughter. What was he like? Just an ordinary person, as was Evans, she […]
Happy birthday, Will Rogers
November 4, 2011
Happy birthday, Will Rogers Will Rogers was well known as a world traveler. Did you know one of his frequent destinations was a childhood friend’s ranch near Muleshoe? For the rest of this story, see David Stevens’ local history blog: http://highplainsyesterdays.freedomblogging.com/2011/11/03/happy-birthday-will-rogers/1603/
A real headless horseman: Happy birthday, Black Jack Ketchum
October 31, 2011
Washington Irving’s story about a headless horseman was fictional, but there was a real
Birthdays — Sept. 4
September 3, 2011
Prude Cleta Faye Prude will celebrate her 80th on Sept. 9. [image #2, align=left, size=medium] If you see Cleta at Wal-Mart this week, wish her a happy 80th birthday. She was born Sept. 9, 1931, in Elida. She was president of her Portales High School senior class, was Roosevelt County treasurer, president of Democratic Women, […]
Birthdays —Aug. 14
August 13, 2011
Brophy Christopher Brophy of Portales celebrated his 32nd birthday on Saturday. Brophy was born Aug. 13, 1979, in Arkansas. He has four children.
Birthdays — Aug. 7
August 13, 2011
Mares Carlos Mares celebrated his 29th birthday on July 29, 2011.Mares was born July 29, 1982, in Clovis.
Birthdays — July 31
July 30, 2011
Decker [image #1, align=left, size=medium] Brianna Renee Decker of Clovis celebrated her 9th birthday July 23, 2011. Happy 9th birthday Brianna Renee Decker, we love you with all our hearts love mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, nina, nino and all your family. Brianna Renee Decker was born July 25, 2002, in Clovis. — Submitted by Diana […]
Birthdays — July 24
July 23, 2011
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Fails Alvin Fails of Clovis celebrated his 95th birthday on July 23. The celebration was hosted at his home. Fails was born July 21, 1916, in Milnesand. He has five children, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Birthdays — July 17
July 16, 2011
Brooks Stephanie Brooks of Clovis celebrated her 50th birthday July 15, 2011. She was born July 15, 1961, in Farwell. She has two children and two grandchildren.
Summer time to enjoy
June 20, 2011
The pool is up and ready to go; has been for several weeks. I purchased a mechanical piranha, which Jason and Mikayla are having a lot of fun being chased around in the water by. It is especially fun when we are playing with lights out, and with the flashlight that works underwater. So far, […]
God’s plan for each of us not work of fiction
June 9, 2011
John Scott our son has a birthday coming up. I think back to childhood times when he was a little boy. But even though he is grown, I remember years filled with fantasy and child play. John Scott had an infatuation with “The Incredible Hulk” series on television and. The Hulk was a normal man […]
Birthdays — June 5
June 4, 2011
Thomas Ray Thomas of Clovis celebrated his 40th birthday. Lordy lordy look who’s forty. Happy Birthday Ray Thomas. Love always Denise, Ray Paul, David and Polly. — Submitted by Denise Thomas
Reader-submitted: Portales resident celebrates 100th birthday
March 28, 2011
Courtesy photo Portales Mayor Sharon King proclaimed Monday as “Mildred Plexico Day” to honor her 100th birthday on Saturday. Family and friends gathered in Portales from seven states and both coasts to celebrate Mildred Plexico’s 100th birthday. During the celebration, Portales Mayor Sharon King proclaimed March 28, 2011, as a day to pay tribute to […]
Birthdays — March 20
March 19, 2011
Campbell Josie Campbell of Clovis celebrated her birthday March 19. Happy birthday and many more! Love, your family.
Birthday —
February 26, 2011
Mullins Ethel Mullins, left, of Portales, celebrated her birthday Wednesday with all of her sister bowlers. She is a young 95-year-old!! She is the Matriarch of the Wednesday Morning Coffee League. For 37 years, Ethel has been admired and loved by all of her sister bowlers. Laquita Terry, right, of Clovis, is one of Ethel’s […]
a view from under the pew: amos celebrates his birthday
February 17, 2011
Gary Mitchell amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. amos celebrates his birthday boss having a birthdayisn t so bad – if […]
