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Archive For August 2009
Mayor: Stoplight may take two years
August 31st, 2009
The intersection of Main and Second streets may not receive at stoplight until 2011, Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega Jr. has said.
Monday night at a regular session of the Portales City Counci...
ENMU briefs
August 31st, 2009
Employee/Student Briefs
Jessica Huff, a Los Alamos native who attends Eastern New Mexico University as an acounting/business administration major, was recently awarded a $1,000...
Sept. 11, 1968
August 31st, 2009
The Portales News Tribune reported that the Roosevelt County Chapter of the American Red Cross was sponsoring a project to provi...
Sept. 10, 1950
August 31st, 2009
The Portales Valley Mills awarded a contract the previous afternoon for the construction of a warehouse of 40 feet by 140 feet a...
Sept. 9, 1970
August 31st, 2009
The Portales News Tribune gave a local forecast of: increasing cloudiness through the day; partly cloudy that night and the next...
Sept. 8, 1955
August 31st, 2009
Roosevelt County needed 500 broomcorn pullers if that year’s crop was to be saved. Robert Dunn, manager of the New Mexico...
Sept. 7, 1967
August 31st, 2009
In the Portales News Tribune, SafeWay advertised, "Get A Load of These Values!" They listed a half gallon of Lucerne Ice Mi...
Sept. 6, 1962
August 31st, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune reported that Portales sports fans who were planning to attend the Portales-Clovis football game the following Friday in Clovis have been asked to volunteer any extra...
Sept. 5, 1954
August 31st, 2009
The city of Portales contended that city records showed no instances, with one minor exception, of any drainage project construc...
United Way fundraising year to start Friday
August 31st, 2009
Some people don’t have to look far to see the impact the United Way has on the community. Todd Morris only needs to look down the hallway at work.
“Without kids getting fed, gett...
Sept. 4, 1956
August 31st, 2009
The Portales Daily Tribune reported that city, county and state police reported a very quiet Labor Day weekend with no deaths on...
Sept. 3, 1964
August 31st, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune reported that the pet prairie dog Portales Police had in "the pokey" the day before was bailed out by...
Sept. 2, 1970
August 31st, 2009
The largest turnout of football players in the history of the university arrived on campus at Eastern New Mexico University Aug....
Sept. 1, 1949
August 31st, 2009
The Portales Tribune reported hail damages to crops the previous Saturday west of Portales. The main blunt of the storm fell in...
ENMU student killed in car crash
August 31st, 2009
An Eastern New Mexico University student was killed in a car crash south of Roswell Sunday afternoon.
According to ENMU spokesman Wendel Sloan, Abigail Calderon, 18, died when a 1996 Honda C...
Freedom continues restructuring talks
August 31st, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune, whose parent company is Freedom Communications, Inc. in Irvine, Calif., continues in talks with its lenders about restructuring $770 million in debt, Freedom officia...
Shocking headlines betray news
August 30th, 2009
Catchy titles betray truth behind news
I’m a serious hypochondriac. Googling rare diseases while breaking out in a cold sweat is an every day occurrence for me.
Forget Yoga and...
Open mouth ruins marriage bliss
August 30th, 2009
I know better than to call them like I see them, especially when it involves a purchase my wife has just made. But I’m stupid and I did it anyway.
As I inspected what appeared to be so...
Enforcement not job for rail companies
August 30th, 2009
More evidence that our government officials now consider themselves rulers rather than public servants:
Federal officials are ordering private rail companies to become de facto law enforceme...
Art, sewing skills featured
August 30th, 2009
Information on creating works of art, teaching children to cook and sewing techniques for window coverings will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and at 2 p.m....
Wedding
August 30th, 2009
Whittington
Callie Hill of Clovis and Matthew Whittington of Clovis were joined in marriage Aug. 1, 2009, at Kingswood United Methodist Church in Clovis.
The Rev. Joseph Tiller...
CSC menu
August 30th, 2009
Monday: Hamburger mac, green beans, corn, apricots and peanut butter cookie.
Tuesday: Roast beef with brown gravy, broccoli, baked potato, roll and banana pudding.
We...
Engagement
August 30th, 2009
Morris-Gilchrist
Patti Heflin of Portales and Stanley Morris of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Robert Wayne Morris of Durango, Colo., to Amber K...
On the shelves
August 30th, 2009
The following books are avaiable at the Portales Public Library
The Silent Spirit: A Wind River Mystery by Margaret Coel
Arapahos and Shoshones from the Wind River Reser...
Library news
August 30th, 2009
Fall Programming begins this week. Check out these fun activities!
Teen Writing Group
Meets every first Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Our first meeting this fall will be Sept. 1. Please...
Elida news
August 30th, 2009
Volleyball schedule:
• Sept. 1 - Clovis Christian at Elida - V - 5 p.m.
• Sept. 3 - Tucumcari at Tucumcari - JH, JV, V - 4:30 p.m.
Football schedule:
Dora news
August 30th, 2009
Sports schedules
• Thursday - 6:30 p.m. Varsity volleyball at Clovis Christian
• Friday - 4 p.m. Dora football hosts Roy ($4 non-Dora students/$5 adults; season athle...
Floyd News
August 30th, 2009
Thursday
• Floyd Senior Citizen Center pot luck and game night at Senior Center.
• Pot Luck 6 p.m. Games 7 p.m.
Friday
• Elementary cheer ca...
Hounds drop opener at CSU-Pubelo
August 29th, 2009
PUEBLO, Colo. — Colorado State-Pueblo took advantage of four interceptions — including one by free safety Sutton Richmond in the final moments — and the Thunderwolves held on for...
Zias drop final two matches at Omaha
August 29th, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. — Facing top 10 competition in both matches, the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team managed to win one game Saturday in wrapping up play in a two-day event hosted by Ne...
Commission returns to parking issue
August 29th, 2009
The sometimes contentious issue of courthouse parking is set for another discussion Tuesday by Roosevelt County Commission.
Commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the courthouse.
The...
City council to update improvement plan
August 29th, 2009
The Portales City Council will take public comments and also plans to vote on what to include in its Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan.
It’s part of the council’s agenda fo...
Hounds win opener
August 28th, 2009
HOBBS — Freshman midfielder Kal Herbert and junior forward Emerson Rodrigues scored less than a minute apart, breaking a scoreless tie late in the half and lifting Eastern New Mexico Universi...
Colorado Christian blanks Zias
August 28th, 2009
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Megan Gilchrist scored off a corner kick by teammate Kimi Wright with just over 15 minutes left Friday, lifting Colorado Christian to a season-opening 1-0 women’s socc...
Zias drop pair
August 28th, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team dropped season-opening matches to Dallas Baptist 25-18, 25-21, 25-19 and to North Albabama 19--25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-15 in a t...
Lady Cats cruise into tournament semifinals
August 28th, 2009
The Dexter Lady Demons ran into a windmill Friday night as the Clovis Lady Wildcats won the first game in the gold bracket of the Clovis Invitational volleyball tournament in three straight games,...
Prep football capsules — Aug. 29
August 28th, 2009
Texico 33, Dexter 13
Records: Texico 1-0, Dexter 0-1
Difference: Texico QB Seth Bailey scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns after the teams entered the period t...
Rattlers roll in season opener
August 28th, 2009
CARRIZOZO -- The Tucumcari Rattlers opened their 2009 football season with a 32-6 rout of Carrizozo on Friday night.
"I am really proud of the way the guys playe...
Friday's prep football scoreboard
August 28th, 2009
Class 5A
Clovis 27, Alamogordo 14
Class 3A
Portales 42, Robertson 41
Class 2A
Texico 33, Dexter 13
Tucumcari 48, Carrizozo 30
Friday's prep football scoreboard
August 28th, 2009
Class 5A
Clovis 27, Alamogordo 14
Class 3A
Portales 42, Robertson 41
Class 2A
Texico 33, Dexter 13
Class 1A
Fort Sumner...
Wal-Mart makes donation of food
August 27th, 2009
Wal-Mart stores in Portales and Clovis have been participating in a program that supplies fresh food to Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico.
The food donated from the stores is distributed by...
Young cattlemen’s scholarship available
August 27th, 2009
Aplications are being accepted through Nov. 1 for three scholarships offered by the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee.
A $1,000 scholarship i...
Business encourages flower give-away
August 27th, 2009
Hestands Floral, at 813 W. Second St., is planning to give away 1,200 flowers in 100 bunches of a dozen in exchange for canned food starting at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 9, according to a news release from F...
Area high school football capsules
August 27th, 2009
Magdalena (0-0) at Melrose (0-0)
When: 3:30 p.m. today
Last meeting: 2008, Melrose won 54-14 to open its 13-0 state title campaign in eight-man.
What to...
Homemade devices best left at home
August 27th, 2009
Those of you who watch television appreciate the increasing presence of “hard-sell, direct-buy” commercials on the cable and satellite networks.
The pitch involves an inventive b...
Letter to the editor: Fair dedication great honor for family
August 27th, 2009
Fair dedication great honor for family
The grandkids and great-grandkids of Murry Jeffries would like to thank the Roosevelt County Fair Board and the Roosevelt County Fair family for...
Admiration for Kennedy immeasurable
August 27th, 2009
Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died Tuesday night at 77 after a 15-month battle with brain cancer, was one of the remarkable political characters of American political history.
As the youngest child...
County fair revenues down
August 27th, 2009
The Roosevelt County Fair brought in about $37,650 in gate receipts this year, down from $45,130 last year, according to fair board Secretary Sharon King.
Fair board President Sheila Hays ha...
Lady Cats gear up for invitational
August 26th, 2009
From Tatum to Santa Fe to Texas, the Clovis Wildcats never quite know who they’re going to face once it’s bracket play time at its annual Clovis Invitational volleyball tournanent.
...
Police blotter
August 26th, 2009
Sample of calls received by the Portales Police Department from Aug. 22-Aug. 25
• Aug. 22, 10:31 p.m. Caller reported a dog was tied to a rock at 800 block of W. 15th St. and the...
ENMU officials project record enrollment
August 26th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University officials say it’s preliminary, but a projected enrollment increase this fall will set a record.
ENMU is seeing an overall enrollment increase of 10.7 per...
A torch extinguished: Ted Kennedy dead at 77
August 26th, 2009
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — The greatest heights eluded Ted Kennedy over a lifetime of achievement and pain. No presidency. No universal health care, chief among his causes.
Instead, Kennedy...
Press release: ENMU-Portales experiencing record enrollment
August 26th, 2009
PORTALES—Although the final numbers will not be official until Sept. 4, preliminary figures show a record enrollment exceeding 4,550 for the 2009 fall semester at Eastern New Me...
Zias' Mayo Otis honored
August 25th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University outfielder Alex Mayo Otis has received a plaque from the NCAA recognizing her as the toughest hitter to strike out in Division II softball during the 2009 season.
...
Hounds add assistant coach
August 25th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball coach Andrew Helton has added Stott Carter to his staff for the upcoming season.
Carter comes to Portales after serving at Pfeiffer Unive...
Lady Cats bounce Palo Duro in opener
August 25th, 2009
AMARILLO — The Clovis Lady Wildcats fought off an early challenge on the road, taking Amarillo Palo Duro in a three-game sweep Tuesday night.
Senior Anteisha Brown had 11 kills to lead...
Still plenty of learning left to do
August 25th, 2009
For the first time in nearly a decade, I’m getting credit for something. Granted, it’s college credit, but everybody’s got to start somewhere.
The first day of school is so...
TRICARE Prime: Move or lose it
August 25th, 2009
Retired Navy Corpsman Lloyd Tilch Sr., his wife Debbie and their chronically-ill son Cody pulled up roots last month in Blythe, Calif. They moved into a rented house 110 miles away, near to the Mar...
U.S. no longer has active role in Iraq
August 25th, 2009
Two large bomb blasts in Baghdad, one aimed at the Foreign and Finance Ministries, killed at least 100 people and injured about 600, putting something of an exclamation point on a month of escalati...
ENMU briefs
August 24th, 2009
Employee to accompany contestants
Kayla Paulk, vocal coach and accompanist, has been invited to serve as an official accompanist for the 2010 Music Teachers National Association South...
Portales woman faces multiple drug charges
August 24th, 2009
Irisema Hernandez, 26, was arrested Saturday and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute and possession of heroin, all...
State title remains standard for Portales netters
August 24th, 2009
It’s always been a state title or bust mentality when it comes to Portales High School volleyball, which has kept coach Ruth Chavez happy.
“They come in expecting to win every ye...
Engagements
August 22nd, 2009
Hailey-Walker
Jim and Colleen Hailey of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristal Hailey of Maryville, Miss., to Seth Walker of Maryville, Mis...
On the shelves
August 22nd, 2009
The Portales Public Library recently received a small grant sponsored by the Nancy Floyd Haworth Foundation and administered through the New Mexico Library Foundation. This grant allowed the purch...
CSC menu
August 22nd, 2009
Monday: Spaghetti, sauce, salad, dressing, spinach, garlic bread and pear cobbler.
Tuesday: GC chicken enchilada, Pinto beans, clabacitas, spinach salad, dressing, crackers and...
Floyd News
August 22nd, 2009
Thursday
• 6 - 8 p.m. Parent meeting. Testing what does it mean and what can I do to help?
• Floyd Senior Citizen Center pot luck and game night at Senior Center....
Wedding planning featured on show
August 22nd, 2009
Information on planning weddings and decorating on a budget will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Certified wedding specialist...
Floyd menu
August 22nd, 2009
Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast burrito, cereal, juice and milk. Lunch — Chicken enchiladas, rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, orange and milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast —...
Gardening fruitful experience
August 22nd, 2009
I had threatened to put in a garden for the last three summers.
The last several weeks we’re finally enjoying the fruits of our labor.
Back in the spring I tilled up a spot in t...
Child's health more important than size
August 22nd, 2009
A few days ago, my eight year old daughter Luisa burst into tears at the mall and told me that she’s too big.
Luisa knows that she’s overweight, and when she tried on some outfit...
Near end, Novak on par with libertarian ideas
August 22nd, 2009
Robert D. Novak died Tuesday of brain cancer at his home in suburban Washington. He had written a syndicated opinion column since 1963, for much of that time with Rowland Evans, who was in some way...
Rams set to begin defense of crown
August 22nd, 2009
Teams that have just won a state title sometimes refer to a symbolic target being on their backs.
Portales, which earned the 2008 Class 3A football championship, has taken the idea a step fu...
County fair junior livestock sales down
August 22nd, 2009
The Roosevelt County Fair junior livestock sale Friday brought in less money than last year.
The grand total was $159,275 for all the livestock sold during the auction.
Joy Levacy, se...
Wool tradition continued
August 22nd, 2009
Wool is back in style at the Roosevelt County Fair.
After a hiatus of several years, the Shepherd’s Lead returned during the 2008 Roosevelt County Fair.
Young ladies and their...
PIGSKIN PREVIEW: College football capsules
August 22nd, 2009
New Mexico
Coach: Mike Locksley (1st season)
2008 record: 4-8 (2-6 Mountain West)
Last bowl game: 2007 New Mexico Bowl, beat Nevada 23-0.
...
PIGSKIN PREVIEW: Local college players
August 22nd, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University
• Joshua Bryan, CB, 5-10, 153, Fr., Clovis
Notes: Set the Clovis school record with 10 INTs last season while earning honorable...
Meetings watch: Clovis Municipal Schools
August 21st, 2009
The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education and administrators held a work session at Eastern New Mexico University Friday. The day included reports from the superintendent’s cabinet a...
Cats hold own against Cruces
August 21st, 2009
ROSWELL — Junior Jordan Hill scored one touchdown on each side of the ball to highlight Clovis High’s scrimmage against defending Class 5A state champion Las Cruces at the Wool Bowl.
Rams' QB making transition
August 21st, 2009
Shawn Carrasco hadn’t played quarterback since his freshman year. He got his feet wet Friday as Portales High scrimmaged Hobbs at the Rams’ practice facility.
The Rams and Eagles...
Former Melrose chief cleared in traffic case
August 21st, 2009
Former Melrose Police Chief Jennifer Dreiling was found not guilty Friday for a citation she received in March when she crashed her patrol unit.
Dreiling was charged with improper turning af...
Wind farm receives state health and safety award
August 21st, 2009
NextEra Energy Resources, located near Fort Sumner, was recognized Friday as the state’s eighth company to achieve Zia Star Voluntary Protection Program status, according to a news release fr...
Deputies capture parole violator
August 21st, 2009
Sheriff’s deputies said they shot a 28-year-old Roosevelt County man with an electronic stun gun Wednesday while he was trying to escape.
The man is identified as Juan Z. Bustamante an...
Tyranny marked by silenced dissent
August 20th, 2009
When people voice fear of the American government, they are often accused of being irrational or paranoid.
But there are good reasons not to dismiss such concerns under current circumstances...
Government 'help' comes from taxpayers' pockets
August 20th, 2009
The government has an insidious way of helping.
First it hurts you. Then it benevolently rushes in to relieve a little of the pain. Then, it takes credit for being so nice.
Taxpayers...
Live bull riding test of courage
August 20th, 2009
“So, what’s the difference between riding a mechanical bull and riding a real one?” asked the boy of his dad.
“You will know the difference, my son, the first time yo...
Republican governor hopeful tests political waters across state
August 19th, 2009
It may be a year off, but the New Mexico Gubernatorial race already has candidates out and about.
In a swing through eastern new Mexico, Republican hopeful Doug Turner of Albuquerque met Cu...
Business feature: Sisters start business in memory of father
August 19th, 2009
Debbie Strong and her sister Viki Crawford got into Curves for Women after their father died of cancer.
They started getting interested in their health and their brother James Russell was l...
Climate change proposals based on faulty research
August 18th, 2009
It’s likely a sign of desperation that national security is increasingly invoked as an excuse for waging war on global warming.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says global warming will creat...
Protests delay provider transition
August 18th, 2009
Transition to new managed-care support contractors for 6 million TRICARE beneficiaries across 30 states has been halted while the Government Accountability Office reviews protests filed by losing b...
Movie one big marketing campaign
August 18th, 2009
Let it be known this column includes spoilers for “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.” I’m giving away the first five minutes, and telling you the rest doesn’t really matter.
...
RGH clinics moving closer to rural status
August 18th, 2009
The Roosevelt General Hospital Board learned Tuesday the Portales clinic is 90 days away from being able to bill as a designated rural health clinic, once Medicare and Medicaid send a billing code....
City council ups fee for Memorial Building use
August 18th, 2009
The Portales City Council approved rate increases Tuesday of 100-to-200 percent for the use of the city’s Memorial Building.
Typical rates for those leasing space were formerly estimat...
Conservation Stewardship Program signup offered
August 18th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is signing people up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program until Sept. 30.
A major change in the prog...
Area farmers eligible for disaster aid
August 18th, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom J. Vilsack has declared Roosevelt County a disaster area in a move that also affects Curry and Quay counties.
Roosevelt is among seven New Mexico counties l...
Rabbit show keeps fair hopping
August 18th, 2009
A bunch of bunnies gave it their all and kept judges hopping Tuesday at the Roosevelt County Fair Rabbit Show.
The special interest rabbit competition makes it possible for children to show...
County commission hears speeding concerns
August 18th, 2009
The Roosevelt County Commission agreed Tuesday to look into installing speed limit, children playing and cattle warning signs on Roosevelt Road AG near Floyd.
Roosevelt Road AG resident Kare...
Aug. 31, 1975
August 17th, 2009
A 3-month-old heifer was found this week mutilated under unusual circumstances, according to Portales new archives. However,&nbs...
Aug. 30, 1982
August 17th, 2009
A notice in Portales news archives reads: "Tomorrow is NOT Election Day in Roosevelt County. Because we have two uncontested leg...
Aug. 29, 1969
August 17th, 2009
A want ad from Portales news archives reads: "Help Wanted. Full time (in our plant) permanent employment. Forty-hour, five-day w...
Aug. 26, 1984
August 17th, 2009
The City of Portales, in conjunction with the Portales Fire Department and the office of the building inspector, began a fire pr...
Aug. 25, 1993
August 17th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University student Tommy Wayne "T-Wayne" Wilis, 22, of Tulsa, Texas, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder i...
Aug. 24, 1975
August 17th, 2009
JCPenney in downtown Portales advertised a special buy on men's unlined Bush jackets for $4.99, according to Portales news archi...
Aug. 23, 1978
August 17th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University students crowded the Physical Education Complex to file through the assembly-line process of choos...
Aug. 22, 1971
August 17th, 2009
Rams of the Week were defensive tackle Kim Green, defensive middle linebacker Billy Holmes, offensive tackle Mike...
Aug. 21, 1990
August 17th, 2009
Rod Savage, vocational agriculture instructor at Portales High School, was named best agriculture teacher in New Mexico by the s...
Aug. 20, 1986
August 17th, 2009
Portales City Council members again heard testimony from the Portales Humane Society concerning the proposed animal control ordi...
Aug. 19, 1979
August 17th, 2009
Playing at the Tower Twin theater were "The Muppet Movie" and "Halloween," according to Portales news archives. Spanish mov...
Aug. 18, 1982
August 17th, 2009
Ronda Russell, 17, was crowned as Roosevelt County Fair Queen, according to Portales news archives. She was selected to take ove...
Aug. 17, 1989
August 17th, 2009
Vandals broke into the Portales water reservoir and disconnected a nipple that supplied chlorine to the city water system, accor...
Pioneers’ Day lunch scheduled
August 17th, 2009
The Pioneers’ Day luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Jake Lopez Building at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Everyone can attend, and participants are asked to bring a dessert or...
Hospital board to discuss red flag rule
August 17th, 2009
The Roosevelt General Hospital board is scheduled to discuss a “red flag rule” dealing with the security of personal information during the meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in the hospital co...
Aug. 18 ENMU Briefs
August 17th, 2009
LSC honors ENMU athletic training staff
The athletic training staff at Eastern New Mexico University was recognized by peers with aLone Star Conference Athletic Training Staff of the...
Bingaman to host health care town hall meeting
August 17th, 2009
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is scheduled to host a health care town hall meeting at 4:15 p.m. today at the Clovis Civic Center.
Bingaman will discuss the effort in Congress to reform he...
Press release: Bingaman hosting town hall meeting in Clovis
August 17th, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman will be hosting a health care town hall in Clovis at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18.
Bingaman will discuss the effort in Congress to reform he...
City streets can be confusing
August 15th, 2009
I’ve heard it said a drunk using a plow pulled by a blind mule on a dark night laid out the streets of Portales.
The real story is that after first laying out streets parallel to the r...
School shopping strategy required
August 15th, 2009
I decided to homeschool my kids again this year, but I also feel the back-to-school frenzy that sweeps Wal-Mart aisles across the country, if only because I buy supplies that school children use fo...
Politics won't be Kennedy's lasting legacy
August 15th, 2009
It may seem ironic but it is somehow fitting: The most lasting contribution of one of the most intensely political dynastic families in American history will be an institution that transcends polit...
Clovis league seeking memorial
August 15th, 2009
CLOVIS — Brenda Depperman is working a softball memorial to honor her mother, Carol Depperman, who worked to start the Clovis women’s league years ago.
Carol and few other women...
Portales Public library essay contest results
August 15th, 2009
Three Roosevelt County girls recently described their picture of America in a Portales Public Library essay contest.
As part of the library’s program “Express Yourself,” th...
Salmon health benefits featured on show
August 15th, 2009
Information on the health benefits of salmon and the history of aromatherapy will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Registered d...
Floyd news
August 15th, 2009
Thursday
• County Fair day
• Floyd Senior Citizen Center pot luck and game night at Senior Center.
• Pot Luck 6 p.m. Games 7 p.m.
...
Dora news
August 15th, 2009
First week of school
David Bass, Principal, opened the first day of school Aug. 10 with an assembly for all students in grades 7-12 in the auditorium, to welcome new students and kick...
Honors
August 15th, 2009
ENMU Spring semester Dean’s honor roll
Forty-seven students from the Portales area attending Easter New Mexico University are on the 2009 spring semester Dean’s Honor Roll...
Elida news
August 15th, 2009
No school wednesday, Aug. 19.
School will be in session Aug. 21.
Football:
August 22 - Varsity at Vaughn (scrimmage) Time —TBA
August 28 - Dor...
CSC menu
August 15th, 2009
Monday: Baked chicken, wild rice, carrot raisin salad, biscuit, margarine and mandarin oranges.
Tuesday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, wheat roll, margarine and mandarin...
Floyd menu
August 15th, 2009
Monday: Breakfast — Quesadilla, cereal, juice and milk. Lunch — Macaroni casserole, green beans, roll, fruit and milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — French toast stick...
Club notes
August 15th, 2009
Clovis Quilters Club
The Clovis Quilters met Aug. 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church with 13 members and three guests, Wilma Acord from North Carolina, Linda Thrower and Judy Chavez. Brend...
On the shelves
August 15th, 2009
The following books are available at the Portales Public Library:
Big and Small Room for All by Jo Ellen Bogart, illustrated by Gillian Newland
“Big and small,/ Bi...
Commission to hear request for signs
August 15th, 2009
The Roosevelt County Commission is set to hear a request from Karen McCaslin to install signs on South Roosevelt Road AG.
Her requests are part of the commission meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday in...
Police Blotter
August 15th, 2009
A sample of calls received by the Portales Police Department Aug. 12-13:
Aug. 12
• 10:31 a.m. Caller requested an officer patrol the neighborhood, at 600 block of W...
Council will consider raising Memorial Building fees
August 15th, 2009
A well known building in Portales takes center stage at city council Tuesday.
The meeting is at 7 p.m.
A revision of policies and fees for the Memorial Building is up for consideratio...
Portales man sought for drug charges
August 15th, 2009
The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man wanted on felony drug charges.
Antonio Tarango III is charged with trafficking controlled substances, possession of marijua...
Workday scheduled to repair Habitat house
August 14th, 2009
Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry counties has scheduled a volunteer workday today to repair recent vandalism to the newest Habitat house.
The workday is set for 8 a.m. until midaf...
More parking available at Curry County Fair
August 14th, 2009
Fair-goers are being encouraged to use additional parking at the Special Events Center.
County Manager Lance Pyle said Friday there is parking available on the east side of the fairgrounds,...
Clovis police conducting saturation patrols in school zones
August 14th, 2009
The Clovis Police Department will be conducting saturation patrols in school zones.
According to a press release, officers will be watching for drivers exceeding the 15 m.p.h speed limit in...
Town reunion brings back memories of youth
August 13th, 2009
Last weekend my brother, my husband and I attended a community activity that gave me a reassurance of wonderful people who love God and this country.
All three of us at one time lived and gr...
Energy bill could raise utility rates
August 13th, 2009
Local electricity providers expect customer costs to go up if a proposed federal cap-and-trade climate legislation passes the U.S. Senate without changes.
This summer, the U.S. House of Repr...
Thanks to farmers, food one less worry
August 13th, 2009
Michelle Obama’s organic gardening is good for all of us involved in agriculture.
So few citizens have the time or interest or space to grow anything they eat, that they have no way to...
Sense of entitlement killing dream
August 13th, 2009
Now and then one hears or reads reference to “the American Dream,” as if there were just one such thing.
What is uniquely American is just that Americans are supposed to be free...
Heat-related athlete deaths serious matter
August 13th, 2009
A sure sign of the approach of football season is the sweltering heat we are now experiencing.
No matter how mild the weather is in late July, once players put on the pads in August, the tem...
City recreation programs taking registration
August 12th, 2009
The City of Portales is taking registration for its Recreation Center after-school program and for fall youth sports.
“Kidz N Motion” after-school program offers structured group...
Police Blotter
August 12th, 2009
A sample of calls received by the Portales Police Department from Aug. 7 to Aug. 11:
Aug. 7
• 1:48 p.m. Caller reported someone had stolen a scooter from her proper...
ENMU focuses on incoming freshmen
August 11th, 2009
It’s that time of year at Eastern New Mexico University as freshman students begin arriving on campus, making the sometimes difficult transition from high school to college.
Students h...
Campos announces lieutenant governor bid
August 11th, 2009
New Mexico State Rep. Jose Campos II announced a bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday during a ceremony at the Rudolfo Anaya/Ultima monument in Santa Rosa.
Campo...
Assistant superintendent tapped for dual role
August 11th, 2009
When longtime employee Trina Lujan retired recently, Portales Municipal Schools found the assets to fill her shoes already in the building.
And, with budget cuts, the school system had ample...
Driving, reading Bible not feasible
August 11th, 2009
So, last week, I said I had three ideas that weren’t worth 500 words on their own, but worth 150 each.
I was wrong. I actually had four ideas, and the entire reason I wrote last week w...
National health plan won't hit TRICARE
August 11th, 2009
President Obama says his push to reform the nation’s health care system will not diminish health benefits for service families or retirees who use TRICARE, or for veterans who rely on VA hosp...
No tolerance for opponents of health reform
August 11th, 2009
The ongoing debate over the White House health-care plan has revealed the ugly dark side of this administration. We now see that behind President Barack Obama’s soothing words and talk about...
Administrators praise AYP progress
August 10th, 2009
Board members and administrators spent much of their time at the Portales Municipal Schools regular board meeting Monday discussing last school year’s Adequate Yearly Progress test scores.
Rams start practice
August 10th, 2009
Monday’s storm did little to slow down Class 3A’s defending champions.
The Portales Rams kicked off their state title defense Monday, the first day New Mexico high school teams c...
Children’s home holds breakfast
August 10th, 2009
The New Mexico Christian Children’s Home has scheduled a pork chop breakfast fundraiser for 6:30-8:30 a.m. Aug. 18 in the Jake Lopez building at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds.
For $...
Aug. 10 ENMU Briefs
August 10th, 2009
Alumni and employee briefs
• Landall Goolsby, an Eastern New Mexico University graduate, is appearing in a Sprint commercial.
• Former Albuquerque mayor and ENMU grad...
Anniversary
August 8th, 2009
Smartnick
Wilbur (Web) and Jan Smartnick of Portales celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at First United Methodist Church in Portal...
Chinese cuisine featured topic
August 8th, 2009
Chinese cuisine featured topic
Information on making flowers from couture ribbon and preparing Chinese cuisine will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday an...
On the shelves
August 8th, 2009
The following books are available at the Portales Publis Library:
When A Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets by Timothy Blac...
Floyd News
August 8th, 2009
Monday
• First day of school.
• 7 p.m. School board meeting.
• Volleyball practice officially begins.
Tuesday
• Staf...
CSC menu
August 8th, 2009
Monday: Hamburger steak, brown gravy, mushrooms, mashed potatoes, green beans, onions, wheat roll, margarine and pineapple chunks.
Tuesday: Pork butt roast, black-eye peas, tom...
Dora news
August 8th, 2009
The Administration and staff of Dora Schools welcomes back students in Grades K through 12 as they begin the 2009-2010 fall semester Monday.
High school students begin their day with a morni...
Local dogs compete in Wiener National
August 8th, 2009
More than 80 short dogs converged on Hillcrest Park on Saturday for the Wiener National race with one hot dog walking away the winner of the first time event in Clovis.
Esperanza Martinez, o...
Being tightwad proves to be expensive
August 8th, 2009
Cheap never seems to work out for me. I should know better than to try and save on eyewear.
A little bit of personal history is in order here I think. I’ve been wearing glasses about...
No diplomacy behind pardon of journalists
August 8th, 2009
We’re vastly pleased that American journalist-adventurers Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been freed from a kangaroo-court 12-year sentence to hard labor in North Korea and returned to their fam...
Readjustment period always inevitable
August 8th, 2009
My husband returned home for a short visit before taking off again.
I guess we should be used to the routine, the coming and going, and to the changes we adjust to, but each time I’m t...
Public Record
August 8th, 2009
The following criminal cases were recently closed through magistrate court from June 18 through July 2.
June 18
• Arturo Vega, 42, guilty of aggravated driving whi...
Police Blotter
August 8th, 2009
Samples of calls received by the Portales Police Department Aug. 5 through Aug. 6:
Aug. 5
• 9:04 a.m. Caller reported juveniles on dirt bikes were trying to race ca...
School board to discuss test results
August 8th, 2009
The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education is set to hear a report on Adequate Yearly Progress test results at their meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the district administration building.
...
Mule Days offers parade, rodeo
August 8th, 2009
Mule Days, set for Saturday, includes a pancake breakfast, parade, mule rodeo and more this year.
The pancake breakfast is from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Senior Citizen Center, 319 S. Main St...
Senator's office hours set
August 8th, 2009
Senator office hours set
A staff member for U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is scheduled to hold ‘Udall Serving You’ office hours from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Portales City Hall...
Calling all readers
August 8th, 2009
Freedom New Mexico needs your help.
We’re looking for your favorite teacher.
Maybe it was your high school English teacher, whose love of literature sparked your own interest in...
Clovis seeking bids for runway expansion
August 7th, 2009
The City of Clovis is seeking bids for extending a runway at the municipal airport.
The bid is for an extension of about 1,800 feet to the 4-22 runway.
Airport Manager Steve Summers s...
Former teacher offers back to school tips
August 6th, 2009
It’s back to school. Where did the summer go? When I pass by a school and see teachers getting ready, I wish I could do it all again. I become nostalgic when I see a school bus go by.
...
ENMU emergency drill planned
August 6th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University has scheduled an emergency planning drill for 8-11 a.m. today, although it may end before 11 a.m.
The drill involves Portales and campus police trying to appreh...
Sotomayor OK’d for Supreme Court in historic vote
August 6th, 2009
WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor won confirmation Thursday as the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice in a history-making Senate vote that capped a summer-long debate heavy with e...
GPS nearly derails road trip
August 6th, 2009
Lately I’ve been packing a GPS locator when I’m checking cows. Now I can find my way back to the horse trailer. But the GPS in rental cars with all the streets and highways displayed tu...
President proves history repeats
August 6th, 2009
Although I am no historian, I do have an interest in what happened and why, especially involving big economic events of the past.
One such event is The Great Depression.
I just attend...
No errand trumps leaving child in hot car
August 6th, 2009
A South Texas tragedy is a good reminder for eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle these days:
Never leave a child unattended in a car, especially when it’s hot out.
Felici...
Section of Kilgore to close
August 5th, 2009
An additional road closure has been scheduled today on Kilgore Avenue between Spruce Street and the traffic light at U.S. 70 expansion at Sunland. Crews need to close this portion of the road for a...
Portales Police Department's accreditation first in state
August 5th, 2009
By Sharna Johnson
Freedom New Mexico
sharna_johnson@link.freedom.com
The Clovis Police Department is taking a giant step to become more transparent.
It’s a step th...
8-6 Police blotter
August 5th, 2009
A sampling of calls received by the Portales Police Department from Friday to Tuesday:
Friday
• 6:38 a.m. — Caller on West 17th Lane said they...
Portales man indicted on murder charge
August 5th, 2009
A grand jury has indicted Isaac Montano, 47, on a charge of first degree murder for the July 7, 2008, death of Donald Chapman.
The indictment was returned June 30.
Chapman, 69, was fo...
Press release: Additional road closure planned for Sunland expansion
August 5th, 2009
One additional road closure has been scheduled for the Sunland Expansion on Thursday, August 6, 2009.
This will be at the same location as was before between Spruce Street and the traffic li...
LSC releases fall preseason polls
August 5th, 2009
RICHARDSON, Texas — If Eastern New Mexico University’s football and volleyball teams have strong seasons in 2009, it will come as a surprise to most of those voting in the Lone Star Con...
City council approves $125,000 grant for DWI program
August 4th, 2009
The Portales City Council has approved two grants totaling $125,000 for the local DWI program.
It was one of several resolutions passed at the regular council meeting Tuesday night at City H...
VA not ready to back disabled pay
August 4th, 2009
Monthly compensation the Department of Veterans Affairs pays to veterans with service-connected disabilities is intended to replace average earnings loss due to injuries or ailments.
But sho...
Wedding gift worth extra laughs
August 4th, 2009
I have nothing worth 500 words this week, but a few things worth about 150. Here are the thoughts I had while watching the Texas Rangers’ bullpen blow a lead Monday night:
• I was...
Not state's job to enforce evacuations
August 4th, 2009
A Texas county judge is right to worry about the “drastic” state law that allows government officials the power to arrest people who choose to stay home when evacuation orders are issue...
Bingaman featured speaker at ag day
August 4th, 2009
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., will be the featured keynote speaker Aug. 18 at a field day at the New Mexico State University’s Agriculture Science Center at Clovis.
“A large p...
Cannon medics welcomed home
August 3rd, 2009
In the Air Force for 16 years, Tech Sgt. Carlos Ramos Sanchez had been overseas a few times. For his first deployment, something lasting longer than a few days or a couple of weeks, Sanchez was on...
Area geography needs clarification
August 1st, 2009
The July 18 CNJ article “What’s in a name?” was fun reading, but some of its sources lacked factual data.
Let me clarify some misconceptions and add some facts.
Port...
Sometimes, it's OK to fall apart
August 1st, 2009
I did something that’s fairly out of character for me while I was at a conference last week.
This is the last time I write about this conference. Next week I’m moving on to why a...
Investment protection not government's concern
August 1st, 2009
Victims of Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme at least have the satisfaction of knowing the man who ruined their lives will die in prison. In June, he received a 150-year sentence at t...
Police Blotter
August 1st, 2009
Samples of calls received by the Portales Police Department over the past week.
July 27
• 2:41 a.m. Woman called from her home on N. Ave. I to say her 35-year-old daughter...
Airport funding on council agenda
August 1st, 2009
The Portales City Council faces a light agenda Tuesday with money for airport services comprising of two of the four action items.
The council will consider a resolution to submit an applica...
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