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Groups combine to teach fastpitch
July 30th, 2004
It’s hard enough making the transition into high school athletics. A few groups are trying to make sure local softball players don’t have to adjust to a whole new sports on top of that.
The city s...
Report: Buzard's tumor cancerous
July 30th, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — A pathology report released on Thursday determined that a brain tumor which hospitalized Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball coach Dan Buzard over the weekend is cancero...
Officials look to keep office open in Portales
July 30th, 2004
Mayor Orlando Ortega traveled to Albuquerque earlier this week to meet with Department of Labor officials on trying to keep the Portales office open so Portales residents looking for unemployment and...
Youth sentenced for vandalism
July 30th, 2004
Ninth Judicial District Attorney judge Ted Hartley sentenced a 14-year-old to a two-year commitment to the Children Youth and Families Department for his involvement in vandalism to buildings, includi...
Annoyances are part of God's plan
July 30th, 2004
It’s been hard for me to find something good about grackle birds. Those huge black birds annoy me.
During the early dusk of the winter season a black sea of birds descend on neighborhood trees, incl...
Saying sorry is sometimes too easy
July 30th, 2004
Saying “I’m sorry!” has become so easy nowadays that it often loses its real meaning. It is the genuine “sorries” that are the hardest to express in words. And even harder, is knowing when t...
Buzard undergoes succesful surgery to remove tumor
July 28th, 2004
Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball coach Dan Buzard had a brain tumor surgically removed Monday in Albuquerque, where he remains hospitalized.
Buzard, 36, was taken ill over the weeken...
Loan will go toward fiber optics
July 28th, 2004
A change in the availability of fiber optics for the residents of Roosevelt County is on the horizon after U.S. Representative Tom Udall confirmed Yucca Communications of Portales will receive more th...
Filmmaker looking at area for basketball movie
July 28th, 2004
Eastern New Mexico could be become the filming location for a feature-length sports movie — if local officials can prove its likeness to 1960s Oklahoma.
The New Mexico Film Office announced this wee...
Guardsmen come to aid of infant
July 28th, 2004
Two Army National Guardsmen may have saved a baby’s life after she stopped breathing on Tuesday night.
Spc. Gabino Barreras and Sgt. Billy Gonzales, with the 27th Security Forces Squadron at Cannon...
Area put under 'gustnado' warning
July 28th, 2004
Roosevelt and Curry counties were under a “gustnado” advisory Wednesday night, weather officials said, but no major damage was reported.
A gustnado is weaker than a tornado, though residents were...
Agriculture secretary makes visit
July 28th, 2004
The U.S. secretary of agriculture came to Clovis on Wednesday behind an entourage of political, dairy and technological gurus to promote broadband and wireless services in rural America and the re-ele...
Further delays could drive up pipeline price
July 28th, 2004
Local officials told an interim committee of the State Legislature on Wednesday morning that any further delays in building the Ute Water pipeline will hike costs by about $3 million per year.
Total c...
July 29 Obituaries
July 28th, 2004
Calvin D. Griffin Jr., 19
Mr. Calvin D. Griffin Jr., 19, of Portales, died Sunday, July 25, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1984, in Montebello, Calif., to Raquel Soto and Calvin D. G...
Youth gets visit from Campos
July 27th, 2004
uesday afternoon gave Representative Joe Campos and Portales High School Junior Joderick Rodriguez a chance to talk about the concerns of the Portales Youth.
The two met to discuss surveys sent out b...
Rash of robberies hits county
July 27th, 2004
A rash of robberies in Roosevelt County involving televisions, VCRs and, in one robbery, guns, have tainted the summer for county residents.
Richard Short of the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Departm...
Officials discuss water supplies
July 27th, 2004
Responding to drought conditions that have reached emergency levels in some parts of New Mexico, an interim committee of the State Legislature is holding two days of meetings in Clovis to discuss wate...
Seth Green is the new Kevin Bacon
July 27th, 2004
Last week, I traveled from Portales to Colorado Springs, and back. Each trip runs about six to seven hours with rest stops and meal breaks. I had a broadcast of Saturday’s Red Sox-Yankees classic to...
July 28 Obituaries
July 27th, 2004
Marcos Baca, 21
Mr. Marcos Leandro “Lee” Baca, 21, of Las Cruces, died Sunday, July 25, 2004, in Las Cruces.
He was born on Feb. 12, 1983, in Portales, to Terri and Marcos Baca.
He lived in variou...
July 28 Elida News
July 27th, 2004
Birthdays August 1-7
Heath Husted, Berlene Rogers, Gloria Carrasco and Roger Moore.
Anniversaries: Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Creighton, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Fra...
July 27 Floyd News
July 27th, 2004
Transitions
Birthdays: Betty Gossett; Tammy Chandler; Chris Nixon; Tina Lee
Upcoming Events
• The Back Porch Pickers will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Community Building.
• 4-H meets Monday at 7...
July 27 Dora News
July 27th, 2004
Wet, Wet! Praises galore for all the rain everyone has received over the past few weeks. Just keeps getting better as the ground gets some much needed depth to the moisture. Then all these showers con...
July 27 South County News
July 27th, 2004
South County News
The rain was all the way down into Lea County and beyond. Sure looked good to see the Tom and Robin Cox family come to church Sunday in a pretty muddy vehicle. It seems so many times...
City lawyers looking at language of grant
July 26th, 2004
The Portales Health Council was able to receive a $30,000 grant to be able to implement a program to help with health issues in Portales.
But there’s a catch.
City attorneys are looking into the lo...
Portales high grad dies in wreck
July 25th, 2004
A former Portales High School and Eastern New Mexico University football player died early Sunday morning in a car accident in Las Vegas, Nev.
Calvin Griffin, 19, played for Portales Rams football co...
July 26, 2004
July 25th, 2004
TODAY
Clovis Gem and Mineral Society — 6:30 p.m., meeting. Clovis Carver Library, Ingram Room. Public is welcome. Details: 762-5901.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open...
Roosevelt's wet weather continues
July 24th, 2004
Just three days after Roosevelt County was flooded with rain, the region got another good dousing early Saturday morning.
Portales received .52 of an inch of rain and nearby Cannon Air Force Base mea...
Portales schools to receive Internet funds
July 24th, 2004
The federal government will pick up a portion of the tab for Portales schools’ Internet and telephone services again this year — and that could save the district tens of thousands of dollars.
U.S...
Tae kwon do students to compete in Korea
July 22nd, 2004
Qualifying for the tae kwon do world championships was quite an accomplishment for three students of Eastern New Mexico Taekwon-Do in Portales.
Instructor Steve Blakeley, who has taught tae kwon do fo...
Planning officials list goals
July 22nd, 2004
Consensus Planning officials wrapped up a series of comprehensive planning meetings on Thursday with project goals that include a city bike trail, an alternate bypass for truckers and ideas for bringi...
The states can handle issues on their own
July 22nd, 2004
The Great Dissembler, former president Bill Clinton, was in Denver on Tuesday hawking his hagiography, “My Life,” and he couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a few cheap shots at the sitting...
Back to school coming soon
July 22nd, 2004
I interrupt this long, hot summer for some important
breaking news. It’s urgent, more pressing than our current national security code level. It commands your full attention.
It’s back-to-schoo...
Like a cow out of water
July 22nd, 2004
If God intended cows to swim, he’d give them all flippers.
You rarely see a mermaid calf or Holstein skinny dippers.
But in their battle to survive, I’ve seen cows come unraveled, and to escap...
Storm rips area
July 21st, 2004
An army of rain marched through eastern New Mexico and West Texas on Tuesday night, bringing big grins to those who work in agriculture and big frowns from motorists traveling through some of the more...
Summit works to improve Portales' youth life
July 21st, 2004
Portales community members specializing in the quality of living for local youth met on Wednesday to work on one common goal — to develop a plan to improve the youth’s literacy.
The meeting took...
Strike harms state officers
July 21st, 2004
PORTALES — New Mexico State Police Officers Lance Bateman and Clint Varnell had just finished helping two women and three small children from a vehicle in a flooded ditch.
“I heard a loud crack a...
Clovis squad knocked out of nationals
July 20th, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Clovis Lady Wildcats were eliminated from national AAU 15-and-under girls basketball competition Tuesday, falling to the Concord Blazers 78-67 in the second round of bracke...
Roosevelt team declared winners
July 20th, 2004
Freedom Newspapers
CLOVIS — Roosevelt County, victims of a technicality on Monday, have been declared winners of the District 3 Little League 9-10-year-old baseball tournament.
Roosevelt County beat...
County could see deputy shortage
July 20th, 2004
Roosevelt County may soon have a shortage of sheriff’s deputies.
Sheriff’s department Sgt. Richard Short told county commissioners on Tuesday the department is about to lose a couple of deputies...
Heavy rains pound Portales area
July 20th, 2004
Parts of Roosevelt County received up to 4 inches of rain Tuesday night, weather officials estimated, closing roads and leaving drivers with near zero visiblity at times.
A Roosevelt County Sheriff...
Martha Stewart’s sentence light, still not right
July 20th, 2004
The sentence was mild compared to what some legal experts had predicted; Martha-watchers had thought one year in prison would be the penalty. But Martha Stewart was sentenced Friday to serve five mont...
Nothing changes in the NEA
July 20th, 2004
For an instant, the National Education Association (NEA) seemed poised to turn a corner. “Let me send my kids to the schools where yours go,” NEA president Reg Weaver exhorted a Florida crowd in M...
Wilson headed for stardom
July 20th, 2004
It looks like I’m going to be leaving this world of journalism behind. A musical career is calling my name. You see, I have a friend in the music business.
Last week, I received a letter from Malco...
July 20, 2004
July 20th, 2004
Vida Mae Grimshaw, 92
Mrs. Vida Mae Grimshaw, 92, of Elida, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
She was born on Sept. 17, 1911, in Goldthwaite, Texas, to Bama...
Fire officials set for investigation at China Star
July 20th, 2004
Clovis firefighters have secured the premises of the China Star restaurant, which burned Sunday morning, and don’t plan to do further investigation until Wednesday pending arrival of investigators f...
Portales youth needs top agenda at summit
July 20th, 2004
The Eastern Area Youth Summit has a simple mission for its two-day program this week: Determine the most important needs for Portales youth.
Annemarie McCracken of the School and Main Institute will f...
Roosevelt forfeits to Clovis
July 20th, 2004
CLOVIS — After thoroughly dominating the game, the Roosevelt County 9-10-year-old All-Stars were foiled by Little League rules Monday night.
Roosevelt County beat Clovis American 11-1 in the champio...
Clovis AAU squad hammers Florida Green Wave
July 19th, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — After four close games, the Clovis Lady Wildcats closed out pool play in the AAU national girls 15-and-under tournament on Monday with a 66-36 rout of the Florida Green Wave.
T...
Roosevelt County slips by Clovis
July 19th, 2004
Freedom Newspapers
CLOVIS — The Roosevelt County All-Stars got off to an early lead and rode solid pitching to beat Clovis 5-3 on Sunday night for the District 3 Juniors division tournament champion...
Roosevelt wins tournament against American
July 17th, 2004
CLOVIS — The Roosevelt County All-Stars rode strong pitching and just enough hitting Saturday night to a 5-3 win over Clovis American in the championship game of the District 3 major bracket Little...
Rodeo a family affair for Sant siblings
July 17th, 2004
Rodeo has always been a family event for the Sant family. This week, they’ll have a chance to create the same atmosphere for the National High School Finals Rodeo.
Dustan and Jaci Sant are two of th...
Athletes get ready for world stage
July 17th, 2004
Taekwon-do is generally an individual sport, but members of a local martial arts chapter are making a team effort to ensure representation on the world’s highest stage.
Three members of Eastern New...
Market not great for renters in area
July 17th, 2004
When it comes to evaluating the current real estate market in eastern New Mexico, it all comes down to a matter of perspective — especially when the issue of rental houses comes up.
Many searching f...
Soldier who died in Iraq tied to locals
July 17th, 2004
Linda Hernandez has three e-mails from her cousin to which she’ll never get the chance to respond.
The Clovis resident saw the messages after she returned from vacation Sunday — the day she found...
June 18 Obituaries
July 17th, 2004
Benjamin Cordova, 76
Mr. Benjamin Cordova, 76, of Clovis died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born June 27, 1928, in Sombrio to Carlos and Estefanita Bac...
State takeover unrelated to volunteer's actions
July 17th, 2004
Decisions by state regulators to take over and then shut down Buena Vista Nursing Home had nothing to do with the actions of a state-appointed volunteer who propositioned Buena Vista employees for sex...
Television has just gotten too commercial
July 17th, 2004
How many of us remember “pay TV?”
Probably the closest ancestor to cable service, the concept of pay TV was simple: Subscribe for a small monthly fee to improve reception and get rid of commercial...
Vocabulary is fun and fundamental
July 17th, 2004
A few weeks ago the Washington Post published its annual Pulitzer Prize winning list of wacky word definitions. It was a slow news week.
But I enjoy lists like that. This particular file was sent my w...
July 18 Public Record
July 17th, 2004
The following divorces were recently filed in Roosevelt County District Court:
• Katherine and Christopher Combs.
• Ramona and Nathaniel Freeman.
• Cindy and Marty Gonzales.
• Constance and Mi...
Goslin had love for country, pets
July 17th, 2004
Stanley Goslin’s love for his country was unsurpassed. Except when it came to love for his pets.
“He loved pets more than anybody I’d ever known,” said Millie Goslin, his wife of nearly nine y...
Kryden enjoys life of books
July 17th, 2004
What do you think of Portales?
“I love Portales. That’s why I came back, for family and also Portales has always been my hometown.”
What’s your idea of a perfect day?
“Getting up and sittin...
Former Greyhound transforms into successful sports management CEO
July 15th, 2004
Former Eastern New Mexico University football player and golfer Steve Loy has carved out a successful career for himself in the sports world since his playing days.
The 52-year-old Albuquerque native...
Caregiving ... A Sacrifice of Love
July 15th, 2004
The physical and emotional stress of meeting needs of loved ones can be debilitating. Even if that loved one is in a rest home, many needs still have to be met.
The responsibilities can be overwhelmin...
Retired cop turns to new life of service
July 15th, 2004
On Sunday, Clovis resident and retired state police Capt. Alan Brockmeier exchanged his police uniform to become a man of the cloth with a different color — the black cassock and white collar of an...
Middle feels pretty lonely right now
July 15th, 2004
I’m under attack!
It’s personal. It’s political. It’s spiritual. It goes straight to my heart.
There is no middle ground!
And it’s not just me. America is under attack!
Since we were attacke...
Fair week could get boost from ENMU
July 14th, 2004
Hotel managers in Portales may be salivating once they see the schedule of events planned for the weekend of Aug. 27-29.
The hard-hitting opening of the football season for the Eastern New Mexico Gre...
July 15 Obituaries
July 14th, 2004
Neta May Leavitt Porter, 86
Neta May Leavitt Porter, 86, of Clovis, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Laurel Plains Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on Aug. 14, 1917, in New Home, Texas, to Valentin...
Cookie handout turns into legal battle
July 14th, 2004
A Clovis native who now serves on a California city council is embroiled in a lawsuit that has already cost her city more than $538,000 in lawyer’s fees.
According to Julie Ruiz Raber, the case revo...
Portales High girls win all-sport trophy
July 14th, 2004
For the second year in a row, Portales High School has won thei girls all-sport trophy for Class 3A.
For the first year, they will have something to show for it.
On Oct. 14, during the New Mexico Acti...
Saga will continue ... as clothing store
July 13th, 2004
Mayor Orlando Ortega called the Saga Motel, located on Ave. D near Family Dollar, an “eyesore.” By the end of the year the new owner hopes to change that.
Suzi Webb purchased the property where t...
July 14 Floyd News
July 13th, 2004
Transitions
Birthdays: Mike Lee.
Upcoming Events
• The Back Porch Pickers will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Community Building.
• 4-H will meet Monday at 7pm in the Community Building.
Commodi...
July 14 Dora/South County News
July 13th, 2004
There were a few light showers again this week in the area and were all the way from Portales on to the Lea County line that I have had reports. All the way up to an inch in some locations.
Hays
Ivy...
July 14 Elida News
July 13th, 2004
Transitions
Birthdays July 17-23: Sharon Gilmore, Donald Creighton, Ronald Anthony, Angela Sims, Meranda Ryann Welch, Charles Howard, Melody Lee and Bill Bumguardner.
Anniversaries: Mr. and Mrs. Gene...
Professor wants to document female farmers
July 13th, 2004
The Kenneth Livingston Gymnasium was a place that Megan Kabrick had never played in, and it is a place she’ll likely never play in again.
Still, the Portales High School junior-to-be felt like she b...
Volleyball camp comes to Portales
July 13th, 2004
The Kenneth Livingston Gymnasium was a place that Megan Kabrick had never played in, and it is a place she’ll likely never play in again.
Still, the Portales High School junior-to-be felt like she b...
Movies can be predictable
July 13th, 2004
I saw “Spiderman 2” two weekends ago, and I could spend thousands of words elaborating on it.
Instead, I’ll just give you this paragraph. Read Roger Ebert’s review of the movie. I agree with e...
Zias softball team announces new signings
July 12th, 2004
Freedom Newspapers
Eastern New Mexico University softball coach Kevin Blaskowski has announced the signing of four players from Midland (Texas) College to national letters of intent.
The players are T...
ENMU teams earn no respect
July 12th, 2004
Freedom Newspapers
RICHARDSON, Texas — If their conference preseason polls are to be believed, Eastern New Mexico University’s soccer teams have their work cut out this fall.
The second-year women...
July 13 Obituaries
July 12th, 2004
Ubaldo Valdez, 86
Mr. Ubaldo J. Valdez, 86, of Lubbock, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on May 4, 1918, El Vado, to Inecita and Amarante Valdez.
He mad...
School board decides on seating
July 12th, 2004
Three inches, and $20,000 in savings, made more of an impact than 60 chairs on the Portales School Board at Monday night’s meeting.
The board approved a purchase from Norcon of New Mexico for seatin...
Classics not getting share of readers
July 12th, 2004
Unlike most women her age, 18-year-old Virginia Lee loves reading the literary works of some of the world’s most renown authors.
The Clovis High School graduate began reading Leo Tolstoy’s classic...
Soldier tied to Quay County dies
July 12th, 2004
TUCUMCARI — A United States Marine with direct ties to Quay County died in Iraq recently, making him one of the first military personnel with such ties to the county to die in “Operation Iraqi Fre...
Lady Blues fight off elimination
July 11th, 2004
CLOVIS — On Saturday morning, first-round play of the state USSSA softball championships began at the Guy Leeder Softball Complex in Clovis. Those contests determined whether teams would be playing...
ENMU cowboys pursuing different career paths
July 10th, 2004
A few weeks after impressive finishes at the College National Finals Rodeo, a pair of Eastern New Mexico University team members are working their own circuits.
Royce Lynch, a senior-to-be for ENMU,...
Prudence is needed in robust housing market
July 10th, 2004
Double, double, toil and trouble: Is there really a bubble?
With apologies to Shakespeare, this is a good question. A bubble traditionally has been defined as a situation where the price of an object...
Relying too much on Social Security might tarnish golden years
July 10th, 2004
It seems Americans have caught a break on Social Security.
According to a recent Congressional Budget Office report, the program isn’t going broke as fast as people thought.
CBO estimates the so-...
Ryan laid foundation for success
July 10th, 2004
A couple of weeks ago I attended a double event at Eastern New Mexico University. It was important enough to attract people wearing suits that probably cost more than our car.
Thinking it wouldn’t...
Burma-Shave ads — Part II
July 10th, 2004
Last year I wrote a column about that extinct advertising phenomenon called Burma-Shave signs — you know, those little red rhymes by the side of the road that quipped, “Peanut on a railroad track,...
Clovis getting sign-swipped
July 9th, 2004
When it comes to street signs, popularity is in the name. Or the lane — as in Clovis’ Happy Lane.
Street signs notifying drivers of the intersection of Happy Lane and Stone Place have become a fav...
July 9 Obituaries
July 9th, 2004
Anita Kay Bass, 69
Anita Kay Bass, 69, of Azle, Texas, died Saturday, July 3, 2004, in Fort Worth, Texas.
She was born on Nov. 23, 1934, in Estelline, Texas, to Andy Clinton and Ruth Wright Dunlap.
Sh...
The drive in movie isn't dead yet
July 9th, 2004
As we recently drove past the Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theater in Lubbock, it brought back fond memories of the old Varsity Drive-In in Portales, once located on the Roswell Highway.
We took the girls...
Garvey cited for accident
July 9th, 2004
Dan Rideout of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for New Mexico said the case of a Garvey worker who fell from a Garvey processing plant elevator has been completed
Two citations were...
Six PHS gridders to play in all-star game
July 9th, 2004
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — For Seth Clabaugh and Cole Parrish, Saturday’s fourth annual Class 3A New Mexico High School Coaches Association all-star football game will lead them into the start of two-a-day...
Lady Rams well-represented on all-star team
July 7th, 2004
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — The South squad will have a distinct Portales and District 4-3A flavor in Friday’s Class 3A New Mexico High School Coaches Association all-star basketball game at New Mexico High...
July 8 Obituaries
July 7th, 2004
Donald R. Vickrey, 64
Mr. Donald R. Vickrey, 64, of Clovis, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Jan. 10, 1940, in Apache, Okla., to John and Ina Del...
Departments make move downtown
July 7th, 2004
Tourists will not need to drift off the course from now on in order get information about Roosevelt County.
Roosevelt County Chamber officials held a grand opening for the new Business Welcome Center...
Roosevelt County rout halted by weather
July 6th, 2004
Nothing could stop Roosevelt County Tuesday night, except the weather.
The Portales-based squad pounded out five extra-base hits in a six-run first and built a 10-0 lead over Clovis Zia in a District...
Two of three tax increases approved
July 6th, 2004
Roosevelt County commissioners passed two of the three proposed tax increments on Tuesday during the county commission meeting and they will be in place on Jan. 1.
Commissioners passed two 1/8 tax in...
Plant road could provide bigger slice of money
July 6th, 2004
If they build it, will new business come?
Portales and Roosevelt County officials met Tuesday to discuss the potential economic impact that might follow if Roosevelt County builds a road leading to th...
Residents have concerns about property plat
July 6th, 2004
Community residents filled up the Portales city hall on Tuesday at the city council meeting to listen in to the presentation of the subdivision preliminary plat which is planned to go up off of Univer...
Project: Reader Reaction, July 7
July 6th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked:
“So the transfer of power is complete in Iraq. When will the violence in that country end?”
Some responses:
“IT IS HARD TO even imagine that th...
Planet Kevin worth the effort
July 6th, 2004
I was talking with a coworker recently, regarding the Mega Millions lottery that somebody won, and I thought about Planet Kevin.
What’s Planet Kevin, you ask? Even if you didn’t ask, you’re abou...
July 7 Obituaries
July 6th, 2004
Karen Elrod, 40
Ms. Karen Elrod, 40, of Portales, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
She was born on May 8, 1964, in Portales, to Barbara and W. F. “Bud” Miller....
July 7 South County News
July 6th, 2004
Not as many showers the past week, so it gave the folk in the area time to prepare for the Milnesand reunion for Sunday.
There were 110 people who registered at the reunion in the Community Center at...
July 7 Floyd News
July 6th, 2004
Transitions
Birthdays: Toni Whitecotton.
Anniversaries: Clifton and Betty Gossett (50 years),
Upcoming events
• Lion‘s Club will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Community Building.
• School Boa...
Elida News
July 6th, 2004
Birthdays July 10-16
Connie Dixon, Betty Howard, Brenda Reed, Angel Merrick Wiliams, Rusty Cater, Scott Hendreshot, Meghen Howard, Jenny Wilson, Evelyn Smith, Keish Chenualt, Darlene Roach, Leanne Jen...
July 7 Dora News
July 6th, 2004
Things were rather quiet in this part of Roosevelt County over the weekend. There were no clouds for rain but Migdon Cox said one afternoon she looked out and was a regular sandstorm coming in from th...
Fuller, Chavez face off for court spot
July 5th, 2004
Democrat Edward Chavez, 47, of Albuquerque, and Republican Ned Fuller, 38, of Albuquerque, will face each other in November for a seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Q: What experience do you bri...
Schools dealing with less money than expected
July 5th, 2004
School districts across New Mexico say they are making do with less state money than expected this year by cutting positions and dipping into reserves, according to a survey conducted by the Albuquerq...
Drug bust leads to several arrests
July 5th, 2004
CLOVIS — Sheriff Roger Hatcher and his deputies arrested two Clovis residents Saturday evening in a routine drug bust, but Hatcher said those two arrests multiplied to seven as more people continued...
July 6 Obituaries
July 5th, 2004
Services Pending
Karen Elrod, 40, of Portales, daughter of Bud and Barbara Miller, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
Arrangements will be announced by Wheeler Mortu...
Zias picked third in volleyball poll
July 5th, 2004
RICHARDSON, Texas — West Texas A&M may have captured all seven Lone Star Conference South titles since the league went to divisional play in 1997, but the Lady Buffs are expected to have their work...
Howl wins PCC championship
July 5th, 2004
Jason Howl was a man of few words on Monday.
He was also a man of few strokes over the weekend, and the result was a seven-stroke victory in the Portales County Club Championship.
“It felt good,”...
Roosevelt Co. teams hope for homefield advantage
July 4th, 2004
Heading into this week’s Little League All-Star tournaments, a pair of Roosevelt County teams are hoping there is no place like home.
Three different tournaments, sorted by age, will feature teams...
Baseball class will be offered at Eastern
July 3rd, 2004
Kay Reed loved playing baseball growing up on the West Coast. She remembers sitting on the bench and packing her cheeks full of Big League bubble gum.
Her uncle, a former minor league player and coac...
Hounds fourth in LSC South football poll
July 3rd, 2004
Jeff Howard admitted he was disappointed but not surprised when Eastern New Mexico University was picked for fourth place in the seven-team Lone Star Conference South Division preseason poll, released...
Ethanol plant may receive competition
July 3rd, 2004
Construction on a new ethanol plant in Levelland will begin in October or November according to Dave Quinn, director of economic development for Levelland, Texas.
Levelland is located 20 miles west o...
Water project may seek other funding
July 3rd, 2004
A member of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority believes there is a 50 percent chance the funding formula for the estimated $307 million Ute Water Project will change.
ENMRWA board member Ca...
July 4 Obituaries
July 3rd, 2004
Guy R. Coleman, 56
Mr. Guy R. Coleman, 56, of Portales, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Nov. 18, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas, to Thyra Lee and A.J....
July 4 Public Record
July 3rd, 2004
The following criminal dispositions were recently filed in the Roosevelt County District Court:
— Steve Raiche, 30, found guilty of battery against a household member and will serve 100 days in the...
Independence an event for every day
July 3rd, 2004
Happy Fourth of July or, more accurately, happy Independence Day.
This is one of only two holidays that come to mind commonly called the date it occurs rather than the event it commemorates. The oth...
Is the future better? Fat chance.
July 3rd, 2004
Notes on Independence Day from a historian of the future:
Here at the Corporation for Better Health through Chemistry, we in the history department are researching the ill-fated Fat Revolt of 2004. Ou...
Sturman a big brother for everybody
July 3rd, 2004
Long before Jack Sturman was protecting the country, he was protecting his family, and most of Elida.
Sturman, who died June 25 at his home in Tulia, served as a big brother for his four siblings on t...
Salazar reminisces on a century
July 3rd, 2004
Name: Filomena Sena Salazar
Age: 99, turning 100 on Monday
Born: July 5, 1904 in Sena
Hometown: Portales
Occupation: Retired housewife and mother
Family: Daughters, Bengina of Las Vegas, Paubulita of...
Labor Department services could change for Portales
July 1st, 2004
It is a possibility people from Portales looking for unemployment services will have to drive to Clovis starting Oct. 1.
Eastern Area Workforce Development Board chairman Jimmie Shearer said the cont...
Moshier sentence tougher than in years past
July 1st, 2004
Ninth Judicial District Judge Joe Parker handed down a 14-year sentence on Wednesday to a Roswell man who was convicted of homicide by a vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident involving death and t...
Tops in Blue entertains Clovis
July 1st, 2004
The military performers called one routine the “Musicology of America.” Those who watched Tops in Blue at Doc Stewart Park just north of Cannon Air Force Base on Thursday used more familiar words....
July 2 Obituaries
July 1st, 2004
Opal Manis, 91
Opal Turner Manis, 91, Aurora, Mo., did, Monday, June 28, 2004, at St. John’s Hospital in Aurora, Mo.
She was born on Sept. 2, 1912, in Texico, to David and Cora Bruce Turner.
She was...
Fort Sumner dispute comes before judge
July 1st, 2004
A district judge on Thursday advised lawyers for the De Baca County sheriff and the county commission to try to resolve issues related to an extended feud between the two outside of court.
Ninth Judic...
A true hero makes life better
July 1st, 2004
America’s heroes are innumerable. Countless numbers have given their lives that you and I might enjoy the freedoms we have.
From the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the present war...
Towels part of life's tapestry
July 1st, 2004
What kind of teenager have I created?
That’s what I asked myself the other day when my daughter did something unexpected. She copied me. You know, it’s the old “Do as I say, but don’t do as I...
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