Archive For April 2003
Ruth Brownlow
April 30th, 2003
Ruth Brownlow, 72
Ruth Marie Brownlow, 72, of Santa Anna, Texas, formerly of Clovis, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at her home.
She was born on March 22, 1931, in Gouldbusk, Texas, to Louis and Susie...
Jerrita Wilson
April 30th, 2003
Jerrita Wilson, 48
Ms. Jerrita Wilson, 48, of Portales, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
The Rev. Walter Huber will officiate the services.
Services are at 2 p.m...
Porter Henry
April 30th, 2003
Porter Henry
Services: 3 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Portales.
Mr. Porter Davis “Pat” Henry, 61, of Portales, died Monday, April 28, 2003, at his home.
He was born on May 25, 1...
McMann, Mariner named greatest
April 30th, 2003
Dallas McMann, a senior catcher on the baseball team, and Christabell Mariner, a senior middle blocker on the volleyball team, have been accorded Eastern New Mexico University’s “Greatest Greyhoun...
Lady Rams to host Lovington
April 30th, 2003
Thanks to a conversation with Wes King early in the Portales High softball season, junior Kassandra Richards may throw Lovington for a curve this weekend.
“I said, ‘You can’t throw a curve with...
Portales roads under construction
April 30th, 2003
Construction is under way on the first of three City of Portales street maintenance projects.
Joe Perry, Portales’ street superintendent, said cost for the projects is $65,000. He said the state pay...
School Board discusses budget
April 30th, 2003
The Portales School Board met Tuesday night and discussed a tentative budget for the 2003/2004 school year that has been dwindled thanks to unfunded federal mandates set forth by the Legislature.
Murp...
Aileen Disney
April 27th, 2003
Aileen Disney
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Portales Cemetery.
Mrs. Aileen Disney, 89, of Portales, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at her home.
She was born Sept. 20, 1913, in Clifton, Tenn., to Lula M...
Elizabeth Lacey
April 27th, 2003
Elizabeth June Lacey
Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales.
Mrs. Elizabeth June Lacey, 71, of Portales, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at her home.
She was born April 24, 1932,...
Jim Mullins
April 27th, 2003
Jim Mullins
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dora Baptist Church.
Mr. J.L. “Jim” Mullins, 45, of Rogers, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at his home.
He was born Dec. 10, 1957, in Muleshoe, to Nelda and...
Annie Partin
April 27th, 2003
Annie L. Partin
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales.
Mrs. Annie L. Partin, 90, of Portales, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born Apri...
Claudia Savage
April 27th, 2003
Claudia Savage
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner.
Claudia Estell Savage, 81 of Clovis, died Thursday, April 24, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center following an...
Portales swept by Lovington
April 27th, 2003
With the weather as a possible exception, Saturday was pretty much a day the Portales High baseball team would like to forget.
With 90-degree heat, no rain and a minimal amount of wind, it was a perfe...
Lady Rams clinch playoff spot
April 27th, 2003
The Portales High softball team didn’t get the sweep it wanted against District 4-3A rival St. Michael’s, but still clinched a playoff spot thanks to Friday’s split and the district champion Lov...
Portales overpowers Clovis in tennis
April 27th, 2003
It was the question on everybody’s mind following Thursday night’s tennis matches: Why doesn’t Patricia Gallegos wear a hairtie?
“I like to wear my lucky visor,” the Clovis sophomore and No....
Portales ends season in cellar
April 27th, 2003
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University interim softball coach Ron Landschoot searched for words to put Saturday’s season-ending Lone Star Conference South Division doubleheader against Texas A&M...
Coffee house offers java, fellowship
April 27th, 2003
PORTALES — Modern Christian ministry comes in many forms.
For one Portales church, outreach to the community is brewing in the form of a cup of coffee or tea.
Victory Life Church is celebrating a mo...
Students perform patriotic play
April 27th, 2003
They stood at attention with one hand over their hearts while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. That was only the beginning of a patriotic tribute to America performed Friday morning by an estimated...
Science makes stop in Portales
April 27th, 2003
The electrostatic energy at Lindsey Middle School was a “shocking” treat of hair-raising proportions, consuming a giggling, riled-up bunch of sixth graders on Thursday afternoon.
Patsy Neely’s...
Portales cleans up city
April 27th, 2003
The streets, alleys, parks and public areas in Portales received a spring cleaning Saturday, as children and adults fanned out across the city to pick up trash.
“This is our community, so we need to...
Portales hopes for playoffs
April 24th, 2003
Robbie Crowley takes pride in having a hard-work softball program that never went through a learning period. The team prides itself on being been in the thick of things during the playoffs in each of...
Grant to send 18 teachers to study in Ghana
April 24th, 2003
By Angela Peacock
PNT Staff Writer
Angela_Peacock@link.freedom.com
The destination is Wusuta, Africa, for 18 public school teachers who will spend 28 days studying a culture in a place where running w...
State alters standards for assessment tests
April 24th, 2003
New Mexico State Department of Education Assessment and Evaluation Unit has implemented new standards for non-English speaking students in an effort to meet the principals of President Bush’s 2001 N...
Legislature leaves schools frustrated
April 24th, 2003
Local school board officials are frustrated about the disbursement of Legislative funds for new federal mandates that promise to increase teachers’ salaries and other expenses next school year.
The...

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