Owner receives Ronald Award John Snowberger, who owns McDonald’s restaurants in Clovis, Portales, Tucumcari and Roswell, was given the Ronald Award, an annual honor for the top owner/operator in each region for the fast-food restaurant. Snowberger is part of the Greater Southwest Region, which includes parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico. He was […]
Gov. Perry good enough in debate debut
September 8, 2011
Freedom New Mexico Getting to know Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his record was one of the consistent themes of the GOP presidential debate Wednesday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. At times, the debate almost felt like an indictment of Lone Star state chief executive, given the questions and challenges directed his way. […]
Loss of leaders leaves void to be filled
December 29, 2009
Freedom New Mexico This decade brought the loss of four iconic friends of liberty whose ideas helped change the course of history. We will certainly miss President Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley Jr. and Milton and Rose Friedman. Few American presidents have demonstrated the principled discipline of Ronald Reagan. His political career started in California […]
Hounds get set for No. 4 Abilene Christian
September 27, 2008
By Dave Wagner, Freedom New Mexico Eastern New Mexico University senior nose guard Ronald Green says he enjoys a challenge, and he’ll get one in Abilene Christian running back Bernard Scott when the teams open Lone Star Conference South Division play today at Blackwater Draw. The Wildcats (3-0), No. 4 in NCAA Division II, feature […]
Area McDonald’s helping celebrate anniversary
August 12, 2008
By Thomas Garcia: Freedom New Mexico More than 7,500 families have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo since its opening in 1983, including several hundred from Clovis and Portales, according to House Executive Director Jan Reid. Several local McDonald’s will help the Amarillo chapter of the global charity celebrate its 25th anniversary on […]
Finding your kin can be coincidental
February 1, 2008
By Don McAlavy: Local columnist Bea Alma Peacock died at age 88 on June 6, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born northwest of Clovis, at Hassell, but later raised her family at Ima. In her obituary she listed five of her grandchildren, one of them being Misti McAlevy living with her husband […]
Brinker, Ronald
May 15, 2005
Ronald Brinker Services: Have been held. Mr. Ronald M. Brinker, 55, of Portales, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at his home. He was born on Nov. 4, 1950, in Lovington, to Earlene and Glen O. Brinker. He grew up in Tatum and Lovington. He graduated from Lovington High School in 1969. After high school he […]
Ronald Sleezer , Ronald
March 31, 2005
Ronald Sleezer Services: Have been held. Ronald Everett “Ron” Sleezer, 64, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Friday, March 25, 2005, at his home. He was born on Dec. 29, 1940, in Kansas, to Ernest Everett and Genevieve Veturia DeLong Sleezer. He was a bartender, and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his […]
How Will History Evaluate Ronald Reagan?
June 15, 2004
By Curtis K. Shelburne Never one to leave anything to chance, one of my heroes, Winston Churchill, once remarked, “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” And he did. I’m in the fourth volume of Churchills “The Second World War,” and getting inside Churchill’s head has been fascinating. As I […]
Reagan Web sites give insight into former President’s life
June 14, 2004
By Tom DiFrancesca: Internet Safari The news coverage of President Ronald Reagan’s death has been extensive and in depth. My first thought was that an Internet Safari column dedicated to the man would be overkill. Then, I had a second thought. Although the newspapers, television networks, and radio stations have carried thousands of stories this […]
Nation says goodbye to Ronald Reagan
June 11, 2004
Former first lady Nancy Reagan leans over to kiss the casket of her husband former President Ronald Reagan, shortly before his body was removed from the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington today. (AP photo/Stephan Sovoia) By Calvin Woodward: The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a final hail to the chief beneath marble […]
Reagan gave inspiration to free people
June 9, 2004
When the talking heads with microphones and cameras show up, most of those in the long lines to honor Ronald Reagan say little more than, “It’s a piece of history,” or “You have to respect somebody who rose from nothing to become president.” But their very presence suggests the bond goes deeper than mere affection […]
Reagan took his leader role seriously
June 7, 2004
Those who love liberty lost one of their premier leaders when Ronald Reagan died Saturday. One need not consider all of Reagan’s policies excellent to realize he was the only president in the 20th century who understood what America meant to all the world, why it was dubbed “the leader of the free world,” despite […]
Ronald Reagan dies at age 93
June 5, 2004
Nancy Reagan cradles the Reagans’ pet, a King Charles spaniel named Rex, as she and President Ronald Reagan stroll along the White House South lawn in this December 1986 file photo. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook) Jeff Wilson and Terence Hunt: The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ronald Reagan, the cheerful crusader who devoted his presidency to […]
Teeters, Millie
December 15, 2003
Millie Teeters Services: Have been held. Mrs. Millie Teeters, 86, of Clovis, a retired bookkeeper/office manager, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at her home. She was born on March 12, 1917, in Claude, Texas, to William and Ellen Cornell Garton. She came to Clovis in 1938. She married Jim Teeters. She worked as a bookkeeper […]
