Let’s Talk Clovis: 1949 Annual Clovis Horse Show and Festival Asso. Annual Rodeo Program
Clovis is still identified as a “cowboy” town. That reputation is sustained by the successful annual Clovis Rodeo 105 years.…
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Peg Bos
Let’s Talk Clovis: 1946 Clovis High’s Cougar’s Growl
The Honorable Phillip Sanchez (1946 Clovis High graduate) was the first editor of the Clovis High Cougars’ Growl newspaper published…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Remembering our Early Days
Yokuts (Yokotch) were the Central California Native Americans who lived here 5,000 to 8,000 years prior to the 1769 arrival…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1919 Balfe Ranch, part II
Movie star Victor McLaglen (1886-1959) purchased the Balfe Ranch in 1939. The sale price was in excess of $250,000. Buildings…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1919 Balfe Ranch, part 1
Harry Balfe (1860-1944) was a wealthy New York financier and CEO of the world’s largest wholesale grocery organization. During his…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Legendary CUSD Superintendent Dr. Floyd Buchanan, 1924-2015
We call him Doc. Dr. Floyd B. Buchanan (1924-2015) became the first Superintendent of Clovis Unified School District in 1960.…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The Clovis Independent, June 6, 1929
The printed word enriched and preserved of our rich history. The Clovis Tribune was founded in 1905 by H. W.…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Bert and MaryLou Hall, Dedicated to Youth
Bert and MaryLou Hall were united in marriage on September 14, 1937. They became dedicated teachers and stewards of our…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The Life of Azalea Ball, 1909-2008
Azalea was a passionate, intelligent, and energetic woman. She successfully fought cancer three times. Her philosophy was to see the…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1912 City Ordinances, 8th & 9th, Outlaw Two Businesses
The first Clovis Board of Trustees was elected on April 9, 1912 with a “dry” and “moral” slate. They rapidly…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Doctors from 1893-1941
We begin this article by describing the average life of US citizens approximately 110 years ago. The average life expectancy…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1906 Clovis Tribune
H.W. McCormick was editor of the weekly Clovis Tribune newspaper. Subscriptions were $1.50 yearly, six months .75 or three months…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Remembering our 59 Clovis Gold Star Heroes
Many of our early Clovis pioneers were Veterans of our Civil War (1861-1865). They were true patriots. They established a…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1962 “The Perfect Prank,” 1,400 CHS Students, “Play Hooky”
1962 was the year that 1,400 Clovis High School students committed “The Perfect Prank” (play hooky) on their dedicated Principal…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1962 Cavalcade Quotations of Clovis High Faculty
The 1962 “Spirited Cavalcade Staff” (Terry Riordan, Editor-in-Chief) requested the Clovis High School faculty (1,400 students, 60 teachers) to share…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Pioneer Lumberman Joseph Simon Bretz, 1836-1911
The genealogy of Joseph Bretz’s great grandfather, Ludwig Bretz (1734? -1807), by Winfield Scott Farthemore, states that in 1750 Ludwig…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Fire Fighters, 1872-1925
In 1872, the surrounding area that was to become Clovis produced native oat fields as far as the eye could…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The John Ghilotti Family
John Ghilotti was born in the city of Grosio, Italy (northern part of Italy) on November 11, 1871. Jobs were…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Pioneer Bessie Odom Lester, 1878-1972, and family
Bessie Odom Lester was born on June 4, 1878 and died on September 1, 1972. Her father Reverend Alexander Odom…
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Let’s Talk Clovis – 1897 Dry Creek (Academy) Ulatus Literary Society
The 1866 Dry Creek School District was among the first eight school districts formed in Fresno County. The 1872 Academy…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Pioneer Maggie May Jackson Curtis, 1887-1985 Family History by Granddaughter Carol Curtis Dahme
Our first contact with Carol Dahme was by letter on March 12, 2005. She stated, “I am cleaning out my…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The Clovis Tribune, 1928
We are sharing articles and advertisements that were printed by The Clovis Tribune on Thursday, July 12, 1928. H.E. Armstrong…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Booster Norma Nelson Meek, 1938 Clovis High Graduate
Norma’s Grandfather J.H. Nelson arrived in California in 1858. He purchased 80 acres at Tollhouse in 1884. Her parents Lee…
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