Wednesday morning briefing
Welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Wednesday morning briefing:
Dance the night away
Just two days left if you want to be at the Mayor’s Ball Saturday evening.
Tickets are only on sale through close of business Thursday at the Curry County/Clovis Chamber of Commerce.
You’ll have to dig deep. They’re $75 a pop.
But think of all the homeless dogs and cats who’ll thank you.
Actually, the Clovis Animal Welfare League is just one of three charities benefiting from the big dance.
Mayor Gayla Brumfield’s also splitting proceeds with United Way and Clovis MainStreet.
A different kind of dance
The Grant Nitzel family hits the ground running.
Note the photo in this morning’s Clovis News Journal.
Here’s the rest of the story:
The whole family, mom, dad and nine kids ranging from age 14 to 3 months are prepping for the annual Turkey Trot, 8-mile run Thanksgiving Day in Dallas.
Nitzel says the entire family competes in the race every year.
We’ll keep you updated on how the Nitzel 11 does.
Video of the day
Find out how to cut bangs in today's "How to do" feature video with Clovis Community College cosmetology student Danielle Landers.
www.cnjonline.com/sections/video
Web site of the day
Check out this Facebook group page for Muleshoe residents, past and present, to share their stories about Muleshoe.
The group has 436 members.
Go Mules!
http://www.facebook.com/search/?init=srp&sfxp=&q=Melrose%2C+NM#/group.php?gid=57344934608&ref=search&sid=1003560904.2818422672..1
Question of the day
Who serves the best hamburger in Clovis or Portales?
Post your favorites place in the comment section below.
Fifty years ago
New Mexico’s governor in 1959 was John Burroughs of Portales, a former agriculture teacher and football player at Texas Tech College.
Burroughs, a Democrat, was the state’s 17th governor. He served just one term, failing in three other bids.
But while he was active in politics most of his adult life, most of Burroughs’ professional success was in the food processing industry.
He helped build the Valencia peanut crop into a multimillion-dollar business in Roosevelt County.
— by David Stevens
Today’s weather
Shirtsleeves during the day.
Sunny with highs in the 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Bundle up Buttercup.
Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
— by Robin Fornoff
