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DairyFest celebrates industry
June 30th, 2007
Angelica Martinez aimed her lasso carefully before throwing it this time. The 6-year-old’s family cheered as she finally caught the elusive plastic calf.
The United Dairy Women held their second a...
Sexual offender captured
June 30th, 2007
A convicted Roosevelt County sex offender was captured last week in Texas after he was profiled on the TV show “America’s Most Wanted,” according to Roosevelt County Sheriff Darren Hooker.
Raym...
Regents renew president’s contract
June 30th, 2007
Eastern New Mexico University Regents rehired President Steven Gamble’s and heard a report outlining the potential for a drop in enrollment this fall at a Saturday meeting in Portales.
The board of...
Preparation pays off
June 30th, 2007
With bumper wheat harvest winding down for farmers in the area, I’m thankful for the success of the crop and the price it will command but glad I’m not making my living directly off the amber wave...
Death hard concept for children to grasp
June 30th, 2007
When we first decided to travel to Rome, I told my children we were going to visit my parents’ home because my grandmother was dying. I didn’t hide the fact she was ill, and that this was the last...
Frivolous lawsuits cost everyone
June 30th, 2007
Washington, D.C., administrative law judge Roy Pearson last week lost his $54 million case against his drycleaners for losing a pair of his pants.
Fifty-four million dollars. Over a pair of pants.
...
Elida centennial celebration set
June 29th, 2007
After months of preparation, the town of Elida is set to mark its 100th anniversary this weekend with a variety of events.
“You can’t believe how many people have worked on this,” committee mem...
Officials say Aryan Brotherhood not big in area
June 29th, 2007
The Aryan Brotherhood is a white supremacist gang formed in San Quentin State Prison, Calif., in 1964.
The group was initially founded as a way of protecting white inmates from other prisoners in the...
Calendar for week of June 30-July 6
June 29th, 2007
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
June 29, 1981
June 29th, 2007
• Dr. Robert Matheny was appointed to the position of executive vice president for academic affairs at Eastern New Mexico University.
• Miss Portales Lynn Lawson, who was a junior at Eastern New M...
Fireworks frenzy
June 28th, 2007
As Independence Day approaches, and families stock up for their home fireworks presentations, Portales and Roosevelt County officials want to keep people safe while they celebrate the holiday.
Portal...
History will be on display
June 28th, 2007
Visitors to Elida’s centennial celebration Saturday and Sunday will have the opportunity to step back in time through displays around the square.
Antique tractors dating back to the 1920s, Model T...
Grasshopper plague struck 1913 Elida
June 28th, 2007
Editor’s note: Elida celebrates its centennial this Saturday and Sunday as a part of its coverage of the event, the PNT is revisiting historical happening in the community.
The sandhills west of El...
Worrying won’t help
June 28th, 2007
Worry has been defined as the interest gained on torment.
That being true, guess where worry comes from?
Certainly not from God.
Whatever the situation, does worrying help? Does it give comfort? Do...
Political speech regulations revisited following ruling
June 28th, 2007
In 2002 the McCain-Feingold election regulations legislation, or Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), became law. The law made it illegal for a corporation to use its general treasury funds to pay f...
Summer days centered around TV
June 28th, 2007
Hispanic comedian George Lopez jokes about abuelitas who keep track of time by the order of their favorite TV programs. For example, abuelita says, “When Judge Judy is over, that’s when I take my...
June 28, 1976
June 28th, 2007
• Campbell’s Gro-Green Portales men’s softball association placed third at the La Mesa Invitational Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament.
• James T Dyke was selected by Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brot...
Victims’ daughter hopes convicted learns forgiveness
June 27th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — Though it will continue in the state department of corrections, life goes on for Stanley Bedford.
As it will for everybody affected by the conviction of Bedford, 43, for his role in th...
Destructive fires historic problem for Elida
June 27th, 2007
Elida has had more than its share of trouble with disastrous fires during its century of existence. But in the early days residents kept rebuilding.
Within a little over a year of the town’s incorp...
June 27, 1976
June 27th, 2007
• Portales High School basketball team members Gail Cozzens and Penny Sanders earned the two highest honors at the Eastern New Mexico Sunshine Basketball Camp. Cozzens was named “Miss Basketball...
Closing arguments completed
June 26th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — Jurors heard the final arguments about how they can and should punish Stanley Bedford for the deaths of an elderly Portales couple.
The jury that convicted Bedford, 43, of murder, kid...
Arrests relieve town
June 26th, 2007
With arrests made in a two-year-old murder investigation, Causey residents are expressing relief. At the same time they’re sobered by the fact that those accused lived in their tiny community.
Dist...
Judge Hensley to retire Friday
June 26th, 2007
Judge Fred Hensley, 70, worked for 35 years in the local judicial system, spending the last decade as officer of the Curry/Roosevelt Domestic Violence Office.
He is retiring Friday.
Hensley talked...
Floyd news
June 26th, 2007
Transitions
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Wednesday — Ethel Standefer
Upcoming events
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Center for games and fellowship. Potluck is at 6...
Game offers unlimited options
June 26th, 2007
Whenever a game night arrives, I look through the closet and wonder what I should bring. Monopoly? Simpsons trivia? Then I see the game that time forgot : The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
It’s base...
NCAA violated rights of ejected reporter
June 26th, 2007
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is applying 20th-century thinking to 21st-century news events, tossing the constitutional right of a free press as it tossed a reporter from the press box...
June 26, 1981
June 26th, 2007
• Graduation Day and The Fan were the featured selections showing at the Varsity Drive-in Theatre.
• The Stars defeated the Aces 16-1 during a game played at Wheelers Park as part of the Senior L...
Roosevelt County women rank fifth in Status of Women report
June 25th, 2007
Roosevelt County was ranked as the fifth best county for women in New Mexico in a report released by the state’s Commission on the Status of Women.
The Status of Women in New Mexico Counties repo...
June 24, 1981
June 24th, 2007
• Two juvenile boys escaped from the jail that was housed on the third floor of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. It appeared that the juveniles used sheets and blankets to form a rope that allowed t...
Judge could limit some testimony
June 23rd, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — The jury that will determine Stanley Bedford’s fate has seen nearly 300 pieces of evidence and heard testimony from nearly 40 witnesses – including nine Friday, the first day of mi...
Fight video troubling Clovis police, schools
June 23rd, 2007
A fight between two Clovis teens in May that was filmed and posted online to MySpace has law enforcement and school officials concerned.
However, posting such a video is not against the law or school...
Calendar for week of June 23-29
June 22nd, 2007
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
West Nile threat at peak during summer months
June 22nd, 2007
The number of West Nile cases in New Mexico has dropped steadily since the mosquito-borne disease was discovered in the state in 2003.
No cases have been reported yet this year, according to state he...
Water rates increasing up to 13 percent
June 22nd, 2007
Clovis customers of New Mexico American Water will pay up to 13 percent more for water, according to a New Mexico Public Regulation Commission spokesman.
The PRC on Tuesday OK’d the rate increase,...
June 22, 1981
June 22nd, 2007
• Temperatures reaching 107 degrees and 108 degrees were reported for the Portales area over the weekend. These were the highest recorded temperatures in 13 years for the area.
• The Eastern New...
Portales prepares for onset of helmet law
June 21st, 2007
Skid lids will become mandatory for juvenile bikers and skaters soon, as the Child Helmet Safety Act takes effect July 1 in New Mexico.
The law states that anyone under the age of 18 must wear a helme...
Trees provide more than just shade
June 21st, 2007
I learned an amazing concept about trees in a conservation workshop. We were told when a tree is in distress, from drought or disease, it sends out signals (vibrations) to the nearest tree. The neares...
Rejection can be positive thing
June 21st, 2007
Let the rejection begin.
I recently began looking for a full-time job in the academic arena, which I can hold while continuing work on a second master’s degree in English, and voila, I’ve receive...
Checks-and-balances system effective in guarding against overzealous g...
June 21st, 2007
U.S. District Court Judge John Bates has set a July 5 deadline for the FBI to hand over documents relating to the bureau’s possible misuse of what are known as National Security Letters, or NSLs, un...
Jury to consider death penalty
June 21st, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE -- An Albuquerque jury will consider the death penalty for Stanley Bedford.
One week after finding Bedford, 43, guilty in the deaths of Odis and Doris Newman of Portales, the jury found m...
June 21, 1974
June 21st, 2007
• Wilbur Smartnick, former director of audits for the New Mexico State Auditors Office, was named internal auditor for Eastern New Mexico University
• Eastern New Mexico University and the Portale...
Fighters prepare for Clovis cage event
June 20th, 2007
Ending his class at American Karate Studios, Markanthony Baca charges his students to display good sportsmanship and to stay out of trouble during the upcoming cage fight Saturday night.
Part of the...
Local Growth Committee OKs consultant search
June 20th, 2007
Local Growth Management Committee members say they’re impressed with the efficiency of their sister organization, the Local Growth Management Organization. They say planning for the transition at Ca...
Film boot camp provides students with practical experience
June 20th, 2007
Portales High School student Isiah Lucero had the opportunity to spend a week on the University of New Mexico campus attending the Film and Media Bootcamp.
“I enjoyed it a lot. Everything was plann...
Two arrested on drug charges
June 20th, 2007
Portales Police arrested two Portales residents Wednesday on charges of trafficking cocaine in connection with a seizure made last week, according to a Portales Police Department news release.
Adriea...
June 20, 1980
June 20th, 2007
• Twenty-two members of the Portales High School DECA Club departed Portales for Miami, Florida to attend the National Convention.
• Britt’s 4 Tables Steakhouse advertised one full pound of cra...
City fines Abengoa
June 19th, 2007
Abengoa Bioenergy got no extra time to comply with new regulations for industrial waste water treatment customers, but they could have fines forgiven if they are in compliance by Oct. 15.
Portales ci...
Officials want more space
June 19th, 2007
Roosevelt County commissioners discussed office space issues at the Department of Public Health and the county administrator’s office during their regular meeting Tuesday.
Public Health Nurse Carol...
Housing unit estimates too pricey for councilors’ comfort
June 19th, 2007
Portales city councilors are concerned pricing estimates for putting together an affordable workforce housing project may not be affordable enough.
Councilors met in a special meeting Tuesday morning...
Meetings watch: Roosevelt General Hospital
June 19th, 2007
Roosevelt General Hospital Board
The Roosevelt General Hospital Board held their regular board meeting on Tuesday in the board room at the hospital.
• It was reported the physical therapy and CT d...
Floyd News
June 19th, 2007
Transitions
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Saturday — Ch’ree Essary (8 years old);
Don and Linda Essary (39 years)
Upcoming events
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens C...
Forgetting Paris harder than expected
June 19th, 2007
I’ve been on a mission lately, and I’m sad to say I’ve been failing.
On my desk is a copy of the 1987 classic, “Throw Momma From the Train,” starring Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal. I look...
Forced giving tyrannical use of power
June 19th, 2007
“To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”
Who could deny such words? Who among us would want ou...
June 19, 1980
June 19th, 2007
• City crews installed the last of four new civil defense sirens at the four corners of Portales.
• Grand opening specials at the Alco Discount Store included a king size lunch kit for $4.99 and a...
Attorneys prepare for penalty phase
June 18th, 2007
A dozen Albuquerque jurors found Stanley Bedford guilty last week of killing Odis and Doris Newman of Portales.
The same jury will reconvene Thursday in Albuquerque to determine whether Bedford shou...
ENMU evaluates safety measures
June 18th, 2007
In the wake of last spring’s campus shooting at Virginia Tech, Gov. Bill Richardson and the state of New Mexico are implementing a campus safety plan for all 28 state public colleges and University...
Bovine tuberculosis testing ongoing in Curry County
June 18th, 2007
The ramifications of last week’s discovery of bovine tuberculosis in dairy cattle in eastern New Mexico is still being determined, according to State Agriculture Secretary Miley Gonzalez.
Gonzalez...
June 17, 1980
June 17th, 2007
• Bronco Billy, starring Clint Eastwood and Urban Cowboy, starring John Travolta, were both showing at the Tower Twin.
• In junior league girls softball, the Blue Jays defeated the Bobcats 21- 9 a...
North all-stars complete sweep
June 16th, 2007
CLOVIS — In her last game at Lady Wildcat Complex, Clovis High’s Jordan Garrett went out with a bang.
Unfortunately for her South squad, Garrett made about the only noise for her team on Saturday...
Officials: Cannon transition going smoothly
June 16th, 2007
Cannon Air Force Base’s transition from a fighter wing to a special operations wing is moving along without issues, officials said.
However, until the Secretary of the Air Force signs off on moving...
2-1-1 service offers free information
June 16th, 2007
Roosevelt and Curry county residents seeking assistance can turn to a free phone service to help guide them to the proper resources.
The 2-1-1 system is a service being provided by United Way of East...
Lasting marriage takes work
June 16th, 2007
Twenty-five years ago today, my wife and I were just finishing up our honeymoon in Colorado and ready to start our life together.
Some days it seems like we've just barely gotten started on that life...
Letter to the Editor
June 16th, 2007
Cyclist expresses gratitude to state
I just wanted to express my thanks to the Maintenance Patrol Yard of the state highway department here in Portales — Orville Turner and Larry Clark in particul...
Panic attacks, anxiety not uncommon
June 16th, 2007
I get panic attacks. They’re not frequent, and I’ll go years without one. But inevitably and without warning, they show up like an uninvited guest.
I say without warning, but they’re not entire...
Imprisonment without charges unconstitutional
June 16th, 2007
A ruling Monday that President Bush does not have the constitutional authority to detain a legal U.S. resident indefinitely without charges in a Navy brig in South Carolina was narrowly crafted to the...
Calendar for week of June 16-22
June 15th, 2007
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
June 15, 1975
June 15th, 2007
• Portales couple Andrew and Connie Sisneros and their 12 year-old son Andrew Jr, recorded an album of Spiritual Music with the St. Helen’s guitar choir.
• Portales High School Future Farmers of...
Superintendent says hiring on schedule
June 14th, 2007
Portales Municipal Schools Superintendent Randy Fowler told the school board at its regular meeting Thursday that hiring of staff was on schedule and looking good overall.
He announced that Mark McAf...
Smoking ban starts
June 14th, 2007
The era of smoking in public places has come to an end as The Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act takes effect today.
The law has been designed to eliminate smoking in enclosed indoor workplaces that in...
Jury to decide between prison, death penalty
June 14th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — The same jury that on Thursday convicted Stanley Bedford of kidnapping and killing an elderly Portales couple will decide in a second, separate trial whether he should be executed as p...
Father’s Day prompts letters of love
June 14th, 2007
With Father’s Day this Sunday, I thought I would share a letter my husband sent to our sons several years ago, and one son’s response.
Dear Son,
It seems only yesterday I cuddled you in my arms....
Work hard to leave behind
June 14th, 2007
I don’t get a real vacation this summer because I don’t have a real job ... yet. But when I did have one, I remember how hard it was to get away from work completely.
I always remember what it wa...
Hussein not entire basis for decision leading to war in Iraq
June 14th, 2007
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distinguished and polished, as advertised, and generally in command of the issues he discusses. But his views are still troubling on the most important...
June 14, 1974
June 14th, 2007
• Portales received .14 of an inch of rain during a nighttime storm.
• Ten girls from the Floyd and Bethel Baptist Churches were preparing to leave to attend Inlow Baptist Youth Camp, near Albuque...
PHS softball duo ready for North/South
June 13th, 2007
In the past eight years, the Lady Ram softball team has placed only one player on the New Mexico South All-Star team. This weekend in Clovis, two Portales girls will be representing the South.
Portal...
Bedford jury remains out
June 13th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque jury will enter its third day of deliberation today in the capital murder trial of Stanley Bedford, 43, of Portales.
Bedford, 43, faces eight charges, including two cou...
Former Melrose police chief acquitted of animal cruelty charge
June 13th, 2007
A former Melrose police chief was acquitted Thursday by a Magistrate Court on one count of animal cruelty.
Michael Trammell, 37, resigned as police chief in October after he was charged with seven co...
Armed robber strikes store
June 13th, 2007
Portales Police were seeking an arrest warrant Wednesday night for a man they believed robbed Video World, 505 W. 18th St., Tuesday night, and possibly another video store last week.
Police served se...
Police seize cocaine
June 13th, 2007
Portales Police seized cocaine with a street value of more than $27,000 Tuesday from a city residence.
Acting on a search warrant, police found more than nine ounces of cocaine inside a residence at...
Floyd News
June 13th, 2007
Transitions
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Thursday — Winifred West
Friday — Dink Miller
Saturday — Mike Lee, Felecia Harvey
Upcoming events
• Seniors will meet today at the Floyd Senior Cit...
June 13, 1969
June 13th, 2007
• Dennis and Pearl Diana Carlton were sentenced to the full term of 10 to 50 years in the state penitentiary for the murder of B & J pharmacist Elbert Muncy.
• Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau star...
Local man indicted
June 12th, 2007
A Roosevelt County man was indicted by a grand jury Monday on multiple felony charges in connection with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old female on May 23, according to a press release from the Dis...
Portales prepares for Heritage Days fun run
June 12th, 2007
Runners from Roosevelt County and beyond will pound the pavement this Saturday in the seventh annual Heritage Days Fun Run through the streets of Portales.
Danny Woodward, president of Portales MainS...
Residents learn about proposed healthcare plan
June 12th, 2007
A representative from the Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign met with a group of local residents on Tuesday to discuss the group’s proposed healthcare plan.
A grassroots coalition, the campa...
Movie theaters bring out worst in people
June 12th, 2007
I learned from an early age that every story worth telling needs a beginning, a conflict and an end.
Now, the story of my summers. There’s the beginning, when I’m talking with my dad about all of...
Any immigration reform better than none at all
June 12th, 2007
So the grand-bargain “comprehensive” immigration reform bill introduced a few weeks ago in the Senate is dead, having fallen 15 votes short of the 60 needed to close debate and move to a final vot...
Crash victim fights for life
June 11th, 2007
A Portales woman is in critical, but stable condition Monday following a rollover accident near Portales Sunday.
New Mexico State Police and the Portales Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle...
Police investigating armed robbery of video store
June 11th, 2007
Portales Police Department officials responded to an armed robbery that occurred on Friday evening at Landall’s Box Office, located on South Avenue C.
According to Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berr...
Leakage in basement causes phone outage at ENMU on Monday
June 11th, 2007
Workers at Eastern New Mexico University on Monday discovered that a break in the cooling system pump over the weekend had caused flooding in the Administration Building basement, leaving several buil...
June 10, 1975
June 10th, 2007
• One thousand eight hundred and twenty-three students were enrolled in summer school at Eastern New Mexico University at the end of the first day of registration.
• Twelve ounce cans of Shasta c...
Homicide case moves toward week two
June 9th, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE — One witness has told jurors Stanley Bedford helped him plan and complete the burglary and murders of Odis and Doris Newman, while a former roommate said she overhead Bedford discussing...
Heritage Days festivities draw near
June 9th, 2007
Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce officials and volunteers are gearing up for the 23rd annual Heritage Days Celebration.
The annual event will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Friday with the Pioneer of the...
People must count their blessings
June 9th, 2007
Life on Planet Earth can be cruel. Just when you think you’ve got it made, another’s greed can rip it from your grasp.
As a case in point, let’s take a dramatic little scene I witnessed on a re...
Libby’s jail sentence miscarriage of justice
June 9th, 2007
As one of the major behind-the-scenes architects — from his position as Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff — of the lamentable war in Iraq, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby has a great deal to a...
Children can feel life’s unfairness
June 9th, 2007
A few days ago, my second born, Anna, threw a temper tantrum because her older sister was going to play at the home of a friend from kindergarten. She insisted it was unfair, and what started with a p...
Canyon cowboy leads steer wrestling
June 9th, 2007
Entrants in the second night of competition of this year’s Pioneer Days PRCA rodeo didn’t exactly get a chance to size up the leaders in person because, by and large, Friday night’s set of cowbo...
Animal cruelty charges against ex-chief reduced
June 8th, 2007
A former Melrose police chief will face a single animal cruelty charge after a Magistrate Court judge ordered the prosecutor to dismiss six other charges, according to court records filed Thursday.
R...
Water rate decision postponed again
June 8th, 2007
A decision on the New Mexico American Water rate case pending before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is expected next week, according to a PRC spokesman.
The PRC postponed a decision agai...
Calendar for week of June 9-15
June 8th, 2007
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
June 8, 1958
June 8th, 2007
• Ten students representing Roosevelt County left for Roswell to participate in Boys State on the New Mexico Military Institute campus.
• B & J Drug advertised Old Spice gift sets for Father’s...
Cannon celebrates anniversary of name
June 7th, 2007
Today marks 50 years since Clovis Air Force Base became Cannon, named in honor of the late Gen. John K. Cannon.
Cannon served as commander of Tactical Air Command after a lengthy career that extended...
Colon to visit Portales today
June 7th, 2007
Editor’s note: This story was edited for clarity, length and style.
Brian Colon was elected in April as the new chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. An attorney in Albuquerque, he will b...
Centennial parade expected to draw record numbers
June 7th, 2007
Expect to see a 1963 Coca-Cola Cadillac, a three-star general and a record amount of entries in Saturday’s Pioneer Days parade in Clovis. In addition, there will be an fly-over prior to the parade f...
Cannon airmen train in Guam
June 7th, 2007
Approximately 400 airmen deployed to Guam from Cannon Air Force Base will be participating in a joint training exercise, according to Cannon officials.
The airmen, who arrived May 30 on the island, w...
Seminarian spending summer at St. Helen in Portales
June 7th, 2007
John Trambley believes he was called to the priesthood over several years in which God worked through those around him.
The 41-year-old Iowa native is spending the summer helping out at St. Helen Cat...
Flag Day prompts patriotism
June 7th, 2007
June 14 is “Flag Day.” This is a time to honor “Old Glory” and to show our patriotism for America. I love our flag and the freedom it stands for.
On June 14, 1777, Congress officially passed...
Sister’s move prompts thoughts of Oz
June 7th, 2007
“I think I’ll miss you most of all, Scarecrow.”
Those are the words my mom said to my 5-year-old niece, Marissa, as she hugged her goodbye when my sister Julie moved her family to Odessa, Texas...
Subsidies not answer to energy problems
June 7th, 2007
The slogan for public consumption is “energy independence,” with a modest but not especially sincere bow to concern about climate change. But as congressional leaders prepare energy bills they hop...
June 7, 1963
June 7th, 2007
• Seventy Portales students were enrolled in summer school, reported Portales School Superintendent M.G. Hunt. Hunt also reported that 10 new teachers had been hired for the coming school year.
•...
Greyhound grid coach adds locals to mix
June 6th, 2007
In their second wave of recruting, Eastern New Mexico University football coach Mark Ribaudo has added local flavor.
The third-year Greyhounds coach said around 52 freshmen are expected to report for...
Church nominated for State Register
June 6th, 2007
As Elida celebrates its centennial this summer, preserving its history has become important to the town’s residents. To accomplish that, a landmark building there has been nominated for inclusion on...
Smokey Bear signs utilized to inform public of fire danger
June 6th, 2007
As residents and visitors leave Portales via N.M. 206, N.M. 467 or U.S. 70, they will be seeing some new signs that are common in mountainous areas, but new to the Portales region.
The brown and yell...
June 6, 1963
June 6th, 2007
• The Walt Disney film “Miracle of the White Stallions” was showing at the Tower.
• Collin Hilliard, an assistant cashier at Portales National Bank, was named Portales’ Most Courteous Employ...
Board pushes plans ahead
June 5th, 2007
The Portales school board will go before a state committee Tuesday with a proposal for assistance in building a new elementary school, and now they have an architect attached to the project.
The scho...
City Council accepts housing study recommendations
June 5th, 2007
City Council accepted the workforce housing study recommendations Tuesday, agreeing to move forward with a plan to build affordable housing on city-owned land.
The next step in the process, according...
Commissioners adopt salary survey results
June 5th, 2007
Roosevelt County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday adopting the results of a salary survey that lays out guidelines for new pay scales across every department in the county.
Com...
Floyd News
June 5th, 2007
Transitions
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Thursday — Fred and Laveta Patterson
Upcoming events
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Center for games and fellowship. Potluck...
Presidential candidate Edwards not hypocrite
June 5th, 2007
Since it’s already come up and will come up more in our campaign season, let’s have a vocabulary lesson.
Today’s word is “hypocrisy.” On dictionary.com, it’s “a person who pretends to h...
Interpretation of disrimination law unfounded
June 5th, 2007
One can understand the frustration that led Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to issue her dissent orally, from the bench, last week in the case of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber. But her argument is...
Dora Schools mark centennial
June 4th, 2007
One hundred years of history will be celebrated during the Dora Schools Centennial and South County Reunion to be held on Saturday.
“This is our 100th year for our schools,” Peggy Prater, committe...
Overpass to be dedicated
June 4th, 2007
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. today to officially open the N.M. 467 overpass improvement project near Clovis.
Representatives of The New Mexico Department of Transportation, Cu...
Summer reading program to start
June 2nd, 2007
A world of reading and adventure await area children as the annual Portales Public Library’s summer reading program “Camp Read A-lot” begins on Monday.
The seven-week program will kick off with...
Housing proposal questions crop up
June 2nd, 2007
Opinions on the idea of an affordable housing project in Portales appear to be mixed among builders and real estate professionals with some saluting the idea and others favoring a free-market approach...
Summer is a time to sink or swim
June 2nd, 2007
It’s the first day of swimming lessons. In my house, the commotion starts at 6 a.m., when my three older girls wake up ready to go, never mind that lessons don’t start for another three hours.
T...
Hog story one for the record books
June 2nd, 2007
Have you seen Hogzilla II, a.k.a. Monster Pig?
I'm not talking about the latest horror thriller — though I guess that's on the horizon — I'm talking about the feral hog reportedly weighing in at...
Climate change policy hearings are one-sided
June 2nd, 2007
With no apparent sense of the ironies involved, congressional Democrats have been holding highly politicized, extremely one-sided hearings on allegations that the Bush administration relies on highly...
Clovis body identified as 52-year-old
June 1st, 2007
Fingerprints have established the identity of a body discovered in Clovis Tuesday as that of a 52-year-old transient with ties to Arizona and California, according to Clovis police.
Howard Payne’s...
Official: Tornado didn’t materialize
June 1st, 2007
Roosevelt County spent several hours early Friday evening under a tornado warning and eventually a tornado watch, according to National Weather Service. While the storm with hail and strong winds jang...
Democratic Party hosting women’s luncheon
June 1st, 2007
The Curry County Democratic Party women’s luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Golden Corral restaurant, 3501 N. Prince St., Clovis. Reorganization will be discussed.
For information, conta...
Martial arts fight promoter arraigned
June 1st, 2007
A martial arts fight promoter was arraigned Thursday in Quay County Magistrate Court on charges alleging he killed Albert “Jason” Pacheco, 31, of Tucumcari, on Feb. 1.
James Burleson, 33, of Soco...
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June 1st, 2007
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June 1st, 2007
• “Play Dirty” starring Michael Caine, was showing at the Tower. Admission prices were $1.00 for adults, 75 cents for students and 40 cents for children.
• Wiley Cox, well known for his barbe...
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