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Officials: Cannon personnel dip little threat to economy
August 31st, 2006
An impending personnel dip at Cannon Air Force Base carries little economic threat, according to officials.
Drawdown of assets and personnel at Cannon will coincide with the establishment of the base...
Bentley guilty in Clovis murder
August 31st, 2006
A Clovis jury on Thursday found Jimmy Bentley guilty of second-degree murder for the Christmas Eve shooting death of an Oklahoma photo salesman.
The announcement capped a four-day trial in the 9th Ju...
Life changes are like changing of seasons
August 31st, 2006
Autumn is approaching us. I love the crispy air of fall with chilly nights, football games, pumpkins and homemade chili. It’s the time to leave my outdoor swing and exchange it for the crackling fir...
World needs creative thinkers
August 31st, 2006
As I begin what may or may not be my last semester of college for awhile, I think about a recent Time Magazine article I read titled “Liberal Arts vs. Business Degrees.
”The article states that m...
Airports, sale barns are not that different
August 31st, 2006
We were sitting in the Los Angeles airport waiting for a flight, just watching the local fauna when Will observed the striking similarities between airports and feedlots. We were in a seating area, co...
Government hindered rather than helped Katrina victims
August 31st, 2006
A year ago Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and caused widespread destruction. A year later we’re in the midst of an orgy of media overkill about the Meaning of It All. Why should one hurricane...
Cannon schedules public input meetings
August 30th, 2006
The Air Force has planned a series of public meetings to gather input for an environmental impact study of the new mission at Cannon Air Force Base.
“These meetings will give the public an opportun...
Quay County manager dies
August 30th, 2006
TUCUMCARI — Quay County Manager Terry Turner died on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Officials would not comment on the cause of death for Turner.
A family friend said Wednesday night that f...
ENMU cross country to host own invite
August 30th, 2006
Joel McMullen feels pretty good about his Eastern New Mexico University cross country program.
The Greyhounds and Zias hope to make some noise in the Lone Star Conference and in South Central Region...
Baskett’s friends excited about pal’s NFL success
August 30th, 2006
J.C. Pacheco can easily remember one of the first times that Hank Baskett was tried out at wide receiver. He recalls the pure athleticism, the jumping ability, the good hands, the overall potential.
...
Hounds fall to UT-Permian Basin 3-1
August 29th, 2006
The University of Texas-Permian Basin Falcons are making the move from NCAA Division III to Division II this season. So far, they’ve shown they can hold their own.
UT-Permian Basin scored twice in s...
Zias win home opener
August 29th, 2006
The Eastern New Mexico Zia volleyball team (3-2) won their home opener Tuesday night in three straight games over Oklahoma Panhandle State (0-3), 30-19, 30-19 and 30-22.
Zia head coach Mike Maguire t...
Rams excited about defensive prospects
August 29th, 2006
It’s been said that defense wins championships. The Portales Rams are hoping the axiom holds true for their team.
In Friday night’s season opener at Las Vegas-Robertson, the Ram defense was one o...
OT goal lifts Zias to victory
August 29th, 2006
Travis McCorkle doesn’t give the Eastern New Mexico University women’s team many style points, but so far the results have been acceptable.
Senior forward Megan Dozier had two goals and an assist...
Elida News
August 29th, 2006
Rennie called for mission
Michael Rennie, pastor of the Baptist Church is being sent on a mission trip Sept. 14 to Maranho, Brazil. He and five young men making the trip will travel along the c...
Floyd News
August 29th, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays:Crysten Smith
Upcoming events
Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Center for games and fellowship. Potluck is at 6 p.m. and games begin at 7 p...
Portales FCCLA chapter outpaces others in fund-raising
August 29th, 2006
Portales High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA) has captured national distinction for fund-raising efforts connected with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for L...
Mosier named Rams' starting QB
August 29th, 2006
Since seventh grade, Chris Mosier always imagined himself as the starting quarterback for the Portales Rams.
Now, he can stop imagining.
On Monday, Rams head coach Andy Correll announced the junior...
MSU-Billings hands Zias first loss
August 29th, 2006
The Montana State-Billings women’s soccer team had already earned two wins on a season-opening three-match road trip, although neither was a cakewalk.
After consecutive 1-0 victories at Colorado Sc...
Zias earn split, Macknicki earns award
August 29th, 2006
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Eastern New Mexico University defeated host Colorado Christian 30-27, 30-19, 30-23 late Saturday night to finish 2-2 in the Cougars’ season-opening volleyball tournament.
Junior...
17th Roosevelt County Junior Livestock Sale the best yet, fair officia...
August 28th, 2006
The 17th annual Roosevelt County Junior Livestock Sale kicked off with a patriotic feel as red and blue balloons were released. Auctioneer Arkie Kiehne and ring men Pete Paiz, Johnny Ogden and Bill Gr...
Boeing donates $10,000 to CCC program
August 28th, 2006
A program intended to supply more teachers to public schools received a monetary boost from a well-known military aircraft manufacturer.
The Boeing Company donated $10,000 to the Clovis Community Col...
Miss New Mexico warns of ID theft
August 26th, 2006
A victim of the growing identity theft problem, Miss New Mexico 2006 Christina Hall is helping others avoid a similar situation.
“When I was 19 my identity was stolen by a girl who renewed her driv...
Urban water rafting a sight to see
August 26th, 2006
Runoff conditions were optimal to run the rapids to Dead Man’s Bridge last weekend but likely no young men got the chance. Maybe that’s a good thing.
Growing up in arid eastern New Mexico, rain i...
Zias easily handle Embry-Riddle, cruise through home match
August 26th, 2006
The Eastern New Mexico womens soccer team won their second game in a row, to start the 2006 season by beating Embry-Riddle 2-0, Saturday morning at the ENMU soccer field.
Zia head coach Travis McCork...
Coffee, sunglasses help in trying times
August 26th, 2006
This week my husband left for a long deployment. Perhaps it was the fact that we have a newborn and I may still be under the post-partum blues, or the reality of caring for five children at a time whe...
Weather prediction not difficult
August 26th, 2006
You’d think America’s scientists would have better things to do than conduct fruitless research into global warming and the expanding universe. Instead they should tackle problems vital to the nat...
Aug. 27, 2006 Creative Living
August 26th, 2006
Information on cooking with potatoes, making decorative fireplace screens, and easy-to-prepare recipes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon on Tuesday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday...
Wedding: Gamble/Prothro
August 26th, 2006
Ziggy Gamble of Austin and George Michael Prothro of Clovis were joined in marriage Aug. 12 at the Blackwater Draw Archacological Site.
The Rev. James Laljer performed the ceremony.
The bride is the...
Zias handed sobering road loss
August 26th, 2006
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team fell to 1-2 in a season-opening tournament at Colorado Christian on Saturday, losing to Western State (Colo.) 30-22, 30-19, 26-30...
Wedding: Heflin/Ash
August 26th, 2006
Ashley Cherise Heflin of Portales and Ryan Curtis Ash of Lockhart, Texas were joined in marriage April 7, at the Southside Chuch of Christ in Portales.
Brother Tim Watts performed the ceremony.
The...
Aug. 27, 2006 Club Notes
August 26th, 2006
Altrusa International, Inc. of Portales met Aug. 14, in the Sandia Room at the ENMU Campus Union Building with 23 members and six guests present.
Beverly Bennett, president, presided over the busin...
Aug. 27, 2006 Portales Junior High School News
August 26th, 2006
Student council reps elected for each grade
Monday each first period class will elect their student council representative. Sponsor Amanda Burnett encourages students to consider running for the four...
Aug. 27, 2006 Community Services Center Mealsite Menu
August 26th, 2006
Monday: Beans and frank, cole slaw, corn bread, apple sauce and banana
Tuesday: Meat loaf, corn, peas, wheat bread and oatmeal cookie.
Wednesday: Burrito, lettuce/tomato, onion/salsa, cheese sauce, pi...
Aug. 27 School Lunch Menus
August 26th, 2006
Floyd Schools
Breakfast
Monday — Quesadilla, bacon, cereal, juice or milk.
Tuesday — Breakfast burrito, cereal, juice or milk.
Wednesday — Pancakes and sausage on a stick, cereal, juice or milk....
Cannon airman to stand trial
August 26th, 2006
An airman charged with murdering his wife will stand trial, according to a press release from Cannon Air Force Base.
Airman Edward Novak II is charged with premeditated murder and child abuse by the...
Prosecutors want testimony excluded
August 26th, 2006
Prosecutors asked a judge to exclude testimony of a defense psychiatric expert from the murder trial of Jimmy Bentley during a hearing Friday in the 9th Judicial District Court.
District Attorney Mat...
Fair royalty reunites
August 26th, 2006
Royalty reigned at the first Roosevelt County Fair Queen Reunion, held Friday at the Jake Lopez Community Center. Past fair queens, sweethearts and sweetheart princesses mingled with this year’s rei...
Clovis grocery store robbed
August 26th, 2006
A Clovis grocery store was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night, according to police.
About 8 p.m., police were called to K’s Oriental Food Store at 1548 Thornton St. for a report of armed robbery. Th...
ENMU receives broadcast grant
August 26th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University has been awarded a $629,898 grant from the USDA to bring digital broadcasting to the rural areas of eastern New Mexico, according to a press release from Sen. Pete Domeni...
Zias open with home win
August 24th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University senior Megan Dozier found the third time to be the charm.
Stymied on two previous penetrations into the scoring zone moments earlier, Dozier slipped inside to score on a...
Hound soccer wins opener
August 24th, 2006
The Eastern New Mexico mens soccer team opened their season on the road Thursday afternoon with a 2-0 win at Colorado Christian.
Andrew Perez got the Hounds on the board first with a first half penal...
Zia volleyball returning three starters
August 24th, 2006
At 5-foot-3, Eastern New Mexico University sophomore Kara Killian isn’t one to leave opponents shaking in their boots.
Still, as one of just three returning players this season, Killion wants to he...
Green chile is the best chile
August 24th, 2006
We have a state of emergency. Flooding in Hatch has damaged a good part of that town’s claim to fame. While our beloved green chile did all right elsewhere, Hatch is the Chile Capital of the World.
...
Maybe humans shouldn’t always understand
August 24th, 2006
Anthropomorphism is a word that has often been used in a negative context by people in the livestock business. By definition it is the ascription of human characteristics to things not human — parti...
Congress, courts need to take action in death penalty cases
August 24th, 2006
R obert Charles Comer wants to take responsibility for the murders, kidnapping, robbery and rape he committed nearly 20 years ago at Arizona’s Apache Lake and face the ultimate punishment — state...
Rabbit show hops with activity
August 23rd, 2006
Gates opened at 8 a.m Wednesday, as the 100th Roosevelt County Fair got under way. The fairgrounds were abuzz with activity, as exhibitors attended to last-minute details and fairgoers got an early l...
Portales man sentenced on child sex charges
August 23rd, 2006
A Portales man was sentenced to 51 years in prison Tuesday on child sex charges, according to a press release from 9th Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler.
Darrell Casillas, 36, of Portales...
Portales sweeps Hobbs to open season
August 23rd, 2006
The Portales volleyball team began their pursuit of a fifth state championship in seven years on the road Tuesday night by sweeping Hobbs 25-21, 25-11, 25-15.
Portales coach Ruth Chavez liked her t...
Floyd alumni fill Hound roster
August 23rd, 2006
By Mickey Winfield
PNT Staff Writer
mickey_winfield@link.freedom.com
Bobby Reed is one of three players from Floyd to make the jump from six-man football to college football at Eastern New Mexico Univ...
Poultry show for the birds
August 22nd, 2006
Chaos reigns for a moment in the poultry barn as a chicken flies into the rafters.
A crowd gathers to catch the hen, and she flies out and into the arms of a woman. With a surprised look and a chee...
Clovis youth given opportunity to attend MDA camp
August 22nd, 2006
Clovis’ Daniel Maes rides his motorized wheelchair in a circle up and down a slight slope in the floor, pausing only long enough to change directions.
Joe Garcia watches his 8-year-old grandson mot...
Hospital upgrades diagnostic equipment
August 22nd, 2006
Roosevelt General Hospital will receive two new diagnostic imaging machines in the next three months, according to the hospital’s chief financial officer.
CFO Eva Stevens reported at Tuesday’s bo...
Floyd News
August 22nd, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays: Laveta Patterson, Chad Smith, Polly Bigler
Anniversaries: Jason and Amanda Potter (seven years)
Upcoming events
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens...
Elida News
August 22nd, 2006
Fair time here
The Roosevelt County Fair opens today and is celebrating 100 years of fairs.
It’s not too late to enter home arts, 4-H junior crafts, fine arts and photography. The fair is taking e...
Lessons learned while traveling
August 22nd, 2006
As I prepared for my 10th high school class reunion, I couldn’t help but think about the class motto we’d decided on that fateful senior year: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one smal...
Unexpected is expected in military families
August 22nd, 2006
By July 26, Jennifer Flower had resigned from her civilian job at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. With her husband, Army SSgt. Brian Flower, expected home within days after a tough year in Mosul, Iraq, Jenni...
Officials should pay for taking people’s property
August 22nd, 2006
Politicians, environmentalists and professional planners all claimed the 2004 passage of Measure 37 in Oregon, which forces governments to compensate people when zoning rules or development restrictio...
Lady Ram opener tonight
August 21st, 2006
The Portales Lady Ram volleyball team begins their quest for a fifth state championship in seven years tonight as they travel to Hobbs for their 2006 season opener. Portales hits the court with most o...
Area volleyball teams prepped for season
August 21st, 2006
It’s volleyball season once again for small schools in eastern New Mexico and local squads will no doubt answer the bell, and they all have reason for optimism.
For Elida, a team that lost to Fort...
Road issues aired at Dora meeting
August 21st, 2006
What started as a gripe session evolved into group therapy.
Dora and southern Roosevelt County residents filled the Dora Senior Citizens Center on Monday night to hold the collective feet of the Depa...
Portales deals with weekend of weather woes
August 21st, 2006
After a long dry spell, Mother Nature decided to catch up on rainfall in the Portales area — and she did it quickly.
Friday saw heavy downpour in the area, along with high winds and low visibility...
Roosevelt County Fair celebrates 100 years of fun
August 19th, 2006
With a century of county fairs under its belt, the Roosevelt County Fair is planning a big centennial edition of the county tradition. The fair begins Wednesday with a special 100th-year anniversary p...
Cannon police officer arrested for attempting to lure child
August 19th, 2006
A high-ranking enlisted military police officer at Cannon Air Force Base was charged Friday with attempting to entice an 11-year-old girl over the Internet into having sexual relations with him, accor...
Memorializing Mireya
August 19th, 2006
She loved lipstick, Bratz dolls and sunglasses.
She voluntarily completed household chores.
She loved to help others.
Family and friends of 7-year-old Mireya Zapata Rascon shared stories about her...
Individuals must take responsibility
August 19th, 2006
The Nobel Laureate in literature, Gunter Grass, whose book “The Tin Drum” made him world renowned as Germany’s most prominent postwar novelist, had one major obsession: How all of Germany must b...
Child-rearing is anything but boring
August 19th, 2006
USA Today published an article about a freelance writer, Helen Kirwan-Taylor, who wrote an essay on how her children bore her to death, and how she would rather do anything than spend time with them....
Investigators general make sleeping easier
August 19th, 2006
The average American taxpayer doesn’t have a lot of friends “inside the Beltway.” Rather, most of the interest groups and individuals that make up the Washington establishment look at the people...
Air Force numbers show gradual base growth
August 19th, 2006
The Air Force Special Operations Command released preliminary information Friday about the number of personnel who will transition
to Cannon Air Force Base over the next few years with the 16th Speci...
Roosevelt General celebrates fifth anniversary
August 19th, 2006
Roosevelt General Hospital buzzed with activity Friday as it celebrated its fifth anniversary.
Hospital staff and community members were out in full force to mark the occasion. With a festive feel...
Sen. Bingaman visits Portales
August 17th, 2006
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told a crowd of Roosevelt and Curry county agriculture producers Thursday in Portales he was pessimistic about passage of a new farm bill this fall in Washington.
He said...
Portales girl killed in accident
August 17th, 2006
A 7-year-old Portales girl was struck by a pickup truck and killed Thursday as she attempted to cross a highway east of Portales, according to New Mexico State Police.
Mireya Tarango was crossing the...
Village of Dora granted new water tower
August 17th, 2006
There’s a new look to the Village of Dora.
Standing against the skyline, just east of the Dora Church of Christ, is the new water tower.
Completed in July, the tower stands approximately 110 feet...
Plans moving forward for February bond election
August 17th, 2006
Portales Municipal School District is moving forward with plans to hold a bond election in February. The plan is to keep the rate as close as possible to the current rate while extending the district...
Leaders of tomorrow are children of today
August 17th, 2006
This time of year is “bittersweet” for me. I see “Back to School” reminders everywhere. I feel a “tinge” of fall in the air and I remember those first days of school.
New lunch boxes and...
Hold soldiers accountable
August 17th, 2006
It is painful to read or hear about the five U.S. Army soldiers accused of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdering her and her family. If the accusations are at all accurate — and we must stil...
Stress can be a blessing in disguise
August 17th, 2006
Too blessed to be stressed. That’s a saying I’ve been seeing a lot lately.
But I like it better the other way around: “Blessed to be stressed.”
Why? Because as I heard a radio commentator sa...
Australians leading way in innovative thinking
August 17th, 2006
The sign in the health food store in Sydney, New South Wales read, “Sheep Placenta — On Sale! Half Price!” It was also printed in Chinese.
My first thoughts were “Do they eat it? Rub it on?...
Seventh-graders granted laptops
August 16th, 2006
Portales Junior High School will issue all its seventh-graders a brand-new Hewlett-Packard laptop computer soon in order to enhance their education and learning skills. This is the first year for the...
Feds outline available assistance for N.M.
August 16th, 2006
Federal officials outlined the type of assistance they can provide to eastern New Mexico during a meeting of the Local Growth Management Committee held Wednesday at the Clovis City Hall.
Representat...
Comparative look at regional colleges and universities
August 16th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University
Fall semester begins: Aug. 28
Last day to register: Sept. 1
Cost per credit hour: $89 per credit hour for New Mexico undergraduate students, $103.25 per credit hour f...
Waste Water ordinance ok'd by city
August 15th, 2006
Portales City Councilors adopted an ordinance Tuesday dealing with industrial wastewater that gives the city the authority to notify users when they are out of compliance and assess a fine or even shu...
County road dispute finds new life
August 15th, 2006
A county road dispute one party says was settled years ago in district court found new life at Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commissioners meeting.
In an agenda item brought by Commissioner Tom Clark,...
Sexual assault examiners join forces
August 15th, 2006
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) of Curry and Roosevelt counties have come together to form an alliance to help victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse. The two counties have formed SANE o...
County lifts fire ban
August 15th, 2006
With little discussion, Roosevelt County Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday to lift the county fire ban in place by proclamation since January.
County Administrator Charlene Hardin recommended commissi...
Bingaman to visit Portales
August 15th, 2006
Sen. Jeff Bingaman will visit Portales on Thursday to discuss various issues with local citizens. Bingaman will make three brief stops while in Portales.
At 11 a.m., Bingaman will meet with local em...
Officials come together today for Cannon expansion meeting
August 15th, 2006
What: Federal officials from the Office of Economic Development will meet with local officials.
When: Today at 9 a.m. in the Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly St.
Why: The meeting is being held to d...
District attorneys' offices moving
August 15th, 2006
The staff of the 9th Judicial District Attorney in Roosevelt and Curry counties will experience a change of scenery by the end of this year, according to a news release from 9th Judicial District Atto...
Floyd News
August 15th, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays: Chris Duncan, Noel Rippee, Jason Potter, Michael Nixon, John Lee, Rose Rector, Kendall Buzard
Upcoming events
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Cent...
Elida News
August 15th, 2006
Seniors hold membership day
Beth Hamilton and Nancy Ward, of the Elida Senior Citizens Center report they filled the center last week during their membership drive.
Every Wednesday at the center a...
Civilian now director of commisaries
August 15th, 2006
After 140 years, the tradition of a career military officer being in charge of commissary stores, and how groceries are stocked and sold on base, is over.
Patrick B. Nixon, a career grocer and a seni...
Beliefs based on individual choice
August 15th, 2006
Another way of titling this column could be “hazards of determinism.” But my specific focus is ethnicity, following a monthlong visit to Europe and many discussions about just how much one’s eth...
Feds employee too many, pay to much
August 15th, 2006
Here’s an easy way to double your salary: Go to work for the U.S. government.
GovExec.com reported earlier this month that in 2005 average compensation for federal employees was “double that of p...
Clovis funeral protest fails to materialize
August 14th, 2006
Solemnly they stood, forming a tableau that stretched from a corner in Clovis, to Melrose, to Fort Sumner.
“We are here to support the family of the fallen soldier,” said Byron Cross, near a Clov...
Rains continue in area
August 14th, 2006
Area residents are expressing joy after receiving more much needed rain Sunday night. The rain has been a big boost to the area, according to local farmers.
Floyd area farmer Jeff Essary reported a...
Portales school board breaks down AYP
August 14th, 2006
Improving student success while closing the achievement gap is Portales Schools’ mission and Priscilla Hernandez, director of instruction for the Portales School District, said at Monday’s school...
‘New’ RGH marks fifth anniversary
August 12th, 2006
Having reached many milestones on its journey to re-establish healthcare services in the community, Roosevelt General Hospital will be celebrating another one on Friday. The hospital will open its do...
Church to protest at Clovis funeral
August 12th, 2006
They spread a message of hate and condemnation without apology. In fact, members of Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., embrace the national animosity they have received and use it as fuel to pus...
Leaving teaches lessons in saying goodbye
August 12th, 2006
Goodbye is a powerful word. By saying it we close a chapter, a relationship, and move on to something else. It’s great if we are the one who really wants to say it; not so wonderful if we are left b...
School bells bring back fond memories
August 12th, 2006
OK, I’ll admit the song refrain to the right was popular quite a few years before my school days. But thanks to my music teacher at L..L Brown Elementary, Mrs. Brasell, who taught us all the old son...
Church protesters should be ignored by community
August 12th, 2006
Hate disguised as righteousness is nothing but the seeds of evil.
Evil like this should be understood and ignored.
On Monday in Clovis, we will have the chance to do so. An evil group will profanely...
Portales feed mill changes hands
August 12th, 2006
Garvey Processing’s feed mill operation in Portales was sold Aug. 1 to a California company that specializes in dairy feed plants.
J.D. Heiskell & Co., headquartered in Tulare, Calif., announced it...
Controversial group plans protest at soldier’s funeral
August 12th, 2006
A controversial group known for protesting at the funerals of U.S. soldiers has planned an appearance Monday in Clovis.
Those attending services for Sgt. Leroy Segura Jr. will see members of Westboro...
Dora schools aim to attract new students with academics and extracurri...
August 10th, 2006
Dora Municipal Schools is one of three small area school districts in Roosevelt County which met the state’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Standards – and Dora is using that as a selling point to...
Floyd Schools ready to move to 4-day week this fall
August 10th, 2006
Floyd Schools will be in for some exciting changes this year when school starts Aug. 21. The biggest change is implementation of a four-day school week.
School will be in session Monday through Thurs...
PHS, PJHS ready to begin school year
August 10th, 2006
Building on last years success and striving for better excellence, not just in academics but in athletics and activities alike is what Portales High School Principal Melvin Nusser says he hopes for th...
Cars: Necessity, status symbol or addiction
August 10th, 2006
What is it about guys and cars? Perhaps us women will never understand.
As I mentioned in a previous column, my friend Bernard Polaco is into “Chevy porn.” When he goes to Wal-Mart, he can’t by...
Feds shouldn't regulate oil fields
August 10th, 2006
It certainly looks as if BP miscalculated when it came to how often it needed to perform maintenance on a pipeline leading from the oil field at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska. As Severin Bo...
People need encouragement
August 10th, 2006
It’s been said, “If you can’t get along with people, move to an isolated island.” What an empty, miserable, selfish life that would be. I’m so glad God made you and me. You and I are unique,...
ENMU football workouts boast numbers
August 9th, 2006
The Eastern New Mexico University football team should have plenty of time to get ready for its first game.
Around 140 players reported Wednesday for the start of preseason workouts, which begin toda...
Group forming to tackle Cannon growth issues
August 9th, 2006
The framework will soon be laid for a volunteer group that will consider growth challenges that may arise with the new mission at Cannon Air Force Base, according to officials.
As Cannon transitions...
Gas prices expected to climb
August 9th, 2006
Area residents could see higher gas prices in the coming weeks, according to AAA New Mexico spokesperson Jeanie Chavez.
The recent announcement that an Alaskan oil company has shut down in order to r...
Field day shows off crops
August 9th, 2006
Around a bend on a narrow road, pockets of sorghum, canola, sunflowers, cow peas and corn sprout from the rutted brown soil.
The crops are the research of about a dozen New Mexico State University re...
Movie Scenes to be shot in area in September
August 9th, 2006
Local residents can expect to see a film production crew around town in September, according to the film’s location manager.
R. Michael Charske confirmed Wednesday he scouted several locations thro...
Fugitive from Texas caught in Clovis
August 9th, 2006
A man wanted in connection with two shooting deaths in Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested Tuesday night in Clovis, police said.
Darcy Wiley, 21, was arrested about 10 p.m. Tuesday walking in the 900 bloc...
Brown Early Childhood to have more space for expected higher enrollmen...
August 9th, 2006
Best-selling author Robert Fulghum says, “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten” and at L.L. Brown Early Childhood Center in Portales, there will be more room for learning during thi...
Steiner Elementary looking to make stars, leaders and readers
August 9th, 2006
School mission statement: “Good morning! Buenos dias Steiner Stars. At Steiner Elementary, we will have a 100 percent day where readers are leaders and leaders are readers and everyone is a star.”...
Valencia school to focus on student success, parent involvement
August 9th, 2006
At Valencia Elementary School, one of the first thing students will learn when school bells ring Tuesday is that “Everyone is in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing to learn....
R.M. James elementary to stress three R’s, mainly reading
August 9th, 2006
Second- and third-graders at R.M. James Elementary School will get educated in the three R’s – Reading, ‘riting and rithmetic – but principal Michael Terry really wants to stress the first R t...
Lindsey to prepare middle-schoolers for world of responsibility
August 9th, 2006
Sixth-graders will enter a world of more independence as they begin at Lindsey Middle School on Tuesday, but with that independence will also come responsibility and accountability.
Lindsey Middle Sc...
Curry County Fair offers entertainment for everyone
August 9th, 2006
National Tejano and country music performers highlight the entertainment portion at next week’s Curry County Fair .
“(The fair) is the largest annual event in Curry County and it’s just the bes...
Floyd News
August 8th, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays: Louis Thetford
Anniversaries: Joe and Ethel Standefer
Upcoming Events.
• School board will meet at 7p.m. Monday in the main office.
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the...
Elida News
August 8th, 2006
Town works on clean-up
Mayor Kay Nuckols has been working on getting the town cleaned up, according to the town newsletter. As a part of that effort she asks residents not to pile trash around the du...
Portales ranks 15th in quality-of-life study
August 8th, 2006
A quality-of-life study conducted by an Internet subsidiary of American City Business Journals has ranked Portales 15th in the nation among micropolitan areas.
“Isn’t that something? I’m surpri...
La Casa celebrating 30th anniversary
August 8th, 2006
Numerous activities are planned for La Casa Family Health Center’s fourth annual Health Care Center Celebration held this year in conjunction with its 30th anniversary in Portales. The event will be...
Distributing retroactive pay complicated matter
August 8th, 2006
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have worked out a plan for sharing the cost and the task of delivering about $500 million in back pay to more than 100,000 military retirees with VA-rat...
Bauer on right track concerning society
August 8th, 2006
The late Peter “Lord” Bauer devoted much of his life to championing the political economy of classical liberalism for developing societies. This is what would bring them out of their wretched stat...
U.S. should think before instituting democracy in Cuba
August 8th, 2006
The news that Fidel Castro was having unspecified intestinal surgery that caused him to hand over formal power to his brother Raul (who is 75) was so fraught with hope that Cuban-Americans in Miami’...
Dairy owners die in Texas crash
August 7th, 2006
A group of friends gathered Monday evening to mourn the loss of a prominent Portales couple who died Monday in a car accident in West Texas, according to Texas officials.
Douglas and Deborah Idsinga,...
Clovis resident killed in Iraq
August 7th, 2006
Leroy “J.R.” Segura Jr. approached running and military service in much the same manner — with an unbending work ethic and dedication to his friends and teammates.
Segura, a 2001 Clovis High gr...
AYP shortfall doesn’t mean state control
August 7th, 2006
As schools in Portales and New Mexico plow toward serious consequences for failing to meet federal academic standards, at least one appears less realistic.
The state has neither the resources nor the...
Final phase on N.M. 206 project begins later this month
August 7th, 2006
After 10 months of starts and stops, the final phase of construction on N.M. 206 south of Portales will begin soon, according to state highway officials.
The second phase of the project is scheduled...
Melrose Fruit Market changes ownership
August 7th, 2006
The Melrose Fruit Market was ripe for the picking once the long-time owners opted for retirement.
The quaint country store, located on U.S. 60/84 in Melrose, was owned and operated by Delo and Ruby S...
Local volleyball teams ready for action
August 5th, 2006
The Portales Lady Rams will have to overcome a heavy hit from graduation to top last year. Meantime, the Clovis Lady Wildcats are still striving for the blue trophy.
Portales was pushed to five games...
Causey/Lingo folks reunite
August 5th, 2006
After some initial hesitation about moving to Causey, Maureen Kennedy felt at home in the small town in southeastern Roosevelt County.
Now nearing the century mark, the 97-year-old former school teach...
Back-to-school scramble going well during tax-free holiday
August 5th, 2006
Bargain hunters flocked to Clovis and Portales stores this weekend to take advantage of the state’s second tax-free holiday weekend.
Randy Dayhoff, owner of Randy’s Shoes, said his store has done...
Patience: Virtue well worth learning
August 5th, 2006
How long does it take to learn a lesson?
Sometimes it takes quite a few years.
The lesson for me this past week was in patience -- something I’ve handled well at times and not so well at other time...
Positive thinking really takes practice
August 5th, 2006
I recently finished a great book by author Susan Jeffers called “Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway.” I don’t usually read self-help books, but enjoyed Jeffers’ book, and found her description of...
Parents should be more involved in preventing teenage drunk driving
August 5th, 2006
Victims of burglaries or violent crimes have long complained that police are never around when you need them, that they seem to be too occupied addressing victimless crimes or that they too often have...
Realtor makes visit to customers at Hurlburt
August 5th, 2006
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Sometimes you don’t wait for business to come to you.
Representatives of Coldwell Banker Colonial Real Estate of Clovis were at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort here on Fri...
Clovis police search for robbery suspect
August 3rd, 2006
Clovis police are looking for a pair of male suspects who attempted to rob a Clovis residence at gunpoint Wednesday night.
The two suspects entered a residence in the 1100 block of Sheldon Street aro...
Truck driver cited in fatal wreck
August 3rd, 2006
The driver of a truck involved in a fatal two-vehicle accident July 24 near Pleasant Hill was cited last week for a moving traffic violation, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department.
Jo...
Today is the best day of your life; Tomorrow looks better
August 3rd, 2006
Today is a special day. You are alive! This day comes with blue skies, revealing fluffy clouds that play hide and seek. This gift comes wrapped in sunshine and is displayed in sparkling colors. You ar...
Media should focus on nice stories
August 3rd, 2006
Sometimes I think I live in a different country than the ones I read about in the newspapers or hear on the radio and TV.
For instance, I was in Sacramento, Calif., recently. It is not the same Cali...
Laws that hurt the needy are wrong
August 3rd, 2006
Are we separating ourselves from the social reality of our country? Are we ignoring the facts that we are a nation with an aging population and that some cannot make a decent living?
I was shocked la...
Imprisoning people without just cause is sheer tyranny
August 3rd, 2006
Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan of Buena Park, Calif., said his arrest and detention for two years in federal custody came from the “paranoia” of an overzealous government in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist at...
Ute Water Project price skyrockets over last three months
August 2nd, 2006
Like a summer traveler cringing at $3 a gallon for unleaded gasoline, the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority is feeling pain at the pump.
Fueled by higher energy and construction costs as a fal...
CCC hit could be extreme
August 2nd, 2006
Clovis Community College could lose nearly $1 million in state funding in fiscal year 2007-2008, mostly as a result of a decrease in enrollment, which slipped about 10 percent the last two years, acco...
Causey/Lingo reunion ready to reminisce
August 2nd, 2006
Most people living in eastern New Mexico these days may not remember the heyday of the communities of Causey and Lingo. Many may not even know where they’re located. But this weekend they’ll be th...
Car show benefits children with heart problems
August 2nd, 2006
This Saturday the Classic Motor Cars and the Caprock Corvette clubs will host the third annual Kars for Kids car show at the Lubbock Dragway in Idalou, Texas, to help benefit children with heart probl...
Portales schools still struggling with AYP
August 2nd, 2006
There was progress, but all six schools in the Portales Municipal School District fell short of meeting Adequate Yearly Progress status, according to reports released Tuesday by the New Mexico Public...
Council OKs development study plan
August 2nd, 2006
Portales City councilors approved a resolution supporting a feasibility study to be done by the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority which will provide information about the community’s housing nee...
Sweet charity realigns
August 1st, 2006
The Friends of Cannon Families helps airmen bridge financial gaps when needs arise, yet this year the group found its own coffers lacking. That is when a Clovis businessman concocted a plan to sweeten...
LSC polls: WT drops from first to third in rankings
August 1st, 2006
RICHARDSON, Texas — The Lone Star Conference has taken a recount.
After releasing its annual football poll in mid-July showing defending West Texas A&M as the South Division favorite with 88 points...
Schools to hold clinics
August 1st, 2006
Rural schools in the Roosevelt County will be holding Child Find Clinics to help screen children from birth to 5 years for any developmental delays.
The clinics are free of charge and provide help fo...
Colorado serial murder case has Clovis connection
August 1st, 2006
A Clovis native who developed a taste for crime fighting as a local newspaper reporter and photographer played a role in a convicted Colorado man’s confessing to the killing of as many as 48 people....
Floyd News
August 1st, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays: Tina Lee; Mary Lou Kropp; Crystal Smith; Mitzi Miller; Ilene Beard
Upcoming events
• Lion’s Club will NOT meet this month.
• Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Se...
Elida News
August 1st, 2006
Senior citizens sought
Nancy Ward and Beth Hamilton had lunch at the Senior Citizens Center last Wednesday. They checked out the exercise room where Hazel Homes taught some new exercises that can be...
Agricultural tariffs barrier to beneficial worldwide trade
August 1st, 2006
The suspension last week of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations — named after the capital of Qatar, where the talks began in 2001 — under the auspices of the World Trade Organization...
TRICARE trying for those overseas
August 1st, 2006
In decades past, the U.S. military discouraged family members from joining loved ones on “unaccompanied” year-long tours to places like South Korea, Okinawa, Guam and more remote tours in “Cold...
Movie theaters not ideal situation
August 1st, 2006
I’m an economist and an idealist when it comes to explaining why I love movies but hate going to theaters.
For most movies, I reason, it’s more convenient to wait a few months and pay $20 to own...
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